super god warlord

Jiang Ruiyuan's words are tantamount to pointing out that Tang Xiangming conspired to rebel, that's why he selected many high-ranking officials to privately mobilize warships to kill Jiang Ruiyuan and others when they were patrolling the port.Tang Xiangming's cold sweat broke out, how could he bear such a big crime.Jiang Ruiyuan said this on purpose, and the crime of intimidating Tang Xiangming might as well be bigger. In order to clear the blame, he will naturally deal with this matter strictly.

Sure enough, Tang Xiangming immediately ordered several motorboats in Dongjiang Harbor to dispatch, and first disarmed all the people on Wenhai Ship and Baobi Ship.These motorboats are used for anti-smuggling on the water, and are currently under the management of the navy. After receiving the order, several anti-smuggling boats rushed out of the port with soldiers and rushed towards the Wenhai ship, which was about to slow down and enter the port.

"Captain, the situation seems wrong." Deputy Captain Chen Lun, who is also a member of the Communist Party, watched the menacing anti-smuggling boat approaching, and whispered to Captain Li Zhilong.

Li Zhilong has already seen that something is wrong, but during the period of cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, Chen Qingtong, the general secretary of the Communist Party, once issued strict orders to these senior military officers, no one is allowed to disrupt the cooperation.Although Li Zhilong felt a little strange, but because of this order, he didn't dare to do anything radical.

The crew on the Wenhai ship had no defenses. They watched six anti-smuggling boats surrounded them.An officer shouted loudly from the ship's side: "Who is the person in charge here? Can you come out and answer?"

Seeing the other party's voice, Li Zhilong walked to the side of the boat and asked, "I'm Li Zhilong, Director of the Navy Bureau. What's your name for this brother?"

"Hello, sir. I am Major He Shukui, the second-class staff officer of the Naval Staff Office. According to the order of Admiral Tang Xiangming, the commander of the Navy, all officers and soldiers of the Wenhai Ship and the Baobi Ship are required to lay down their weapons and surrender, and wait for the next step of the Navy Command's disposal." The person standing in the anti-smuggling department exclaimed the officer on board.

"What?" Many people on board clamored, "We were ordered to enter Dongjiang, why did we disarm."

Li Zhilong pressed down with his hand, and the sailors on the ship immediately shut up.Li Zhilong asked in a loud voice: "We have ordered Deng Yanda, the dean of the Whampoa Military Academy, to go to Whampoa to participate in the ship viewing ceremony. The President should also know about this matter. Have you informed the President?"

"The president is now with the commander-in-chief. They are all inspecting the work in Dongjiang Port. When the commander gave the order just now, the president did not raise any objections." Major He Shukui replied.

Li Zhilong frowned, he felt a hint of conspiracy from the other party's words.It's just that now that the Wenhai ship has entered the Dongjiang River, there are many coastal forts around, and it will be very difficult for them to retreat.What's more, he didn't have a warrant, so if Jiang Ruiyuan suddenly turned his back on him, he wouldn't be able to tell, even if he rushed out of the Pearl River Estuary, he would have nowhere to go.

The current situation is very obvious. It is estimated that Jiang Ruiyuan deliberately set up a trap, and even deceived Deng Yanda to let him fall into the trap, so as to attack the Hualan Communist Party.For this president who has always suppressed the Hualan Communist Party, Li Zhilong and other members of the Communist Party's young faction have always maintained vigilance. Today's unusual situation immediately gave him a little understanding.

Perhaps Jiang Ruiyuan planned to deal with the Communist Party, and dealing with himself was only the first step.At this time, Li Zhilong suddenly remembered the telegram that the Western Special Administrative Region showed his goodwill and invited the Hualan Communist Party to participate in politics a few years ago.

Chapter 22 Collective Support

If after Sun Wenhai's death, the National Congress Party has already begun to secretly implement the action to eliminate the Hualan Communist Party, then it should be a good place to vote for the Western Special Zone.

Zhou Wuhao, the leader of the young faction, has always had a good impression of the Western Special Zone, but he is helpless to be independent, and has little say in the face of the old-fashioned faction who occupy many high positions in the party.Now the matter is clear, even if he obediently disarms and surrenders, it will not end well.Jiang Ruiyuan will definitely frame him and make him and his brothers end extremely miserable.

The performance of the National Congress Party to eliminate dissidents is becoming more and more obvious. Perhaps its own actions can force the old-fashioned faction headed by Chen Qingtong to make up their minds as soon as possible and part ways with the National Congress Party.Li Zhilong gritted his teeth and said to Major He Shukui: "We immediately cover the cannon with the gun cover, turn off the fire and stop, and turn in all the light weapons first."

Li Zhilong's last words were addressed to his crew. Although light weapons are not required for sea warfare, the officers are still equipped with guns according to regulations, and the sailors are also equipped with five rifles.Seeing Li Zhilong's cooperation, He Shukui's expression eased a lot. He immediately nodded and said, "Thank you Captain Li for your cooperation. Please hand over the gun first."

At this time, the sailors also saw the problem, but the captain had already issued an order and took the lead in turning in their own guns, so they could only surrender their weapons.Seeing that Li Zhilong had ordered to hand over the weapons, the captain of the Baobi Ship, Wu Sihong who approached, was also ordered to hand in the weapons.All the registered weapons were successfully handed over, and He Shukui relaxed his vigilance. He immediately ordered six anti-smuggling boats to get out of the way and let the Wenhai ship enter the port.

Seeing that the anti-smuggling boat was farther away, Wu Sihong jumped over the railing: "Lao Li, this is obviously a conspiracy, so why don't we just capture it without a fight?" Some people in the National Congress are hostile to the Communist Party and are worried, and they all see it.

Although the officers and soldiers on board usually show it, they are more or less hostile to the Congress Party.Now hearing Wu Sihong say that this is a conspiracy, even the faces of those who didn't see the clue just now changed.Although there are not many communist party members on board the treasure wall ship, most of them agree with the communist party's ideas, and Wu Sihong has a very good relationship with Li Zhilong.

Wu Sihong was well aware of the internal situation of the National Army. He knew that Jiang Ruiyuan's conspiracy was mainly to deal with the Communist Party, and it had nothing to do with someone like him who did not belong to any faction.As a passionate soldier, Wu Sihong couldn't understand Jiang Ruiyuan's method of conspiring to kill revolutionary comrades, so he decided to help Li Zhilong.

"Brother Wu, I know your good intentions. This time Jiang Ruiyuan is clearly here for me. I will not stand still. As long as my brother does not stop me, I am already very happy. You can push everything on me afterwards, and Jiang Ruiyuan will not What will happen to you." Li Zhilong saw Wu Sihong's thoughts, he didn't want to hurt his good friend, so he secretly persuaded him.

Since Wu Sihong made it clear that this was a conspiracy, he just didn't want Li Zhilong to sacrifice needlessly. Seeing the other party persuading him, hoping to get rid of his suspicion, he couldn't help but feel a little moved.Wu Sihong shook his head and said: "I don't know how many brothers under my command are willing to follow you, but I will follow anyway. We are all close friends, so why be so polite, besides, I have long disliked Jiang Ruiyuan. I know why Mr. Sun chose him as his successor."

"Captain, no matter what you want to do, the brothers will follow you." The sailors on the Baobi ship heard the captain's words and expressed their support for him.In fact, the navy has been most influenced by the Communist Party. They all hate those Xishan Conference factions who are always making troubles inside, and Jiang Ruiyuan is no exception.

"Captain, why didn't you let the brothers shoot just now? Now we disarm and then act." Deputy Captain Chen Lun sighed. Without a gun in his hand, the soldier lost his courage.

Looking at the many subordinates who were waiting for his answer, Li Zhilong said in a deep voice: "I have already seen the situation just now, but the situation at that time, the soldiers with live ammunition on the anti-smuggling boat were facing us, should we still resist? We are the navy. , Fighting close combat with the army is courting death, understand?"

"Captain, what do you mean..." Chen Lun's eyes lit up.

Li Zhilong sneered and said: "Since Jiang Ruiyuan is not benevolent, don't blame me for being unrighteous. Now the domestic situation is obvious, no matter how powerful the Northern Expeditionary Army is, it is just playing tricks on the east side. When we met the Western Special Zone, Jiang Ruiyuan's little power It’s a fart. Since Jiang Ruiyuan intends to exclude us and frame us to death, and we have no obligation to be loyal to him, how about we all vote for the Western Special Zone together?”

"Western Special Zone?" Everyone exclaimed excitedly, that is the Land of Abundance that the people all over the country yearn for, and everyone would be very happy if they could go there.

"If it wasn't for my lack of freedom as an official, I would have wanted to go to the Western Special Zone a long time ago, but can they want us?" Wu Sihong said in embarrassment.

Li Zhilong said with a smile: "In the past, the Western Special Administrative Region once called the top leaders of the Communist Party, hoping that the Communist Party could join the Western Special Administrative Region to participate in politics. Originally, Mr. Zhou Wuhao strongly supported it. It is all the fault of Chen Qingtong's group of people who talk nonsense about wanting to be with the National Congress Party. Together, that's the end. But I didn't directly refuse at that time. Now it seems that what the fuck is a solidarity. People have stabbed their chests with knives, and put their hot faces on their cold asses. I quit, as long as I show up It is estimated that the Western District will welcome us."

"That's good, time is running out, let's act quickly." Wu Sihong said: "Brother Li, you go first, and I will follow behind. Let's rush out of Dongjiang."

"Okay, now, in order to confuse the enemy, everyone pretends to cover the cannon with a cannon coat. Remember not to tie the rope too tightly. We will use the cannon in an emergency. The marines quickly add coal. Let's paralyze Jiang Ruiyuan first, and then everyone Let's rush out together." Li Zhilong said.

"Okay, let's act quickly." After Li Zhilong gave the order, everyone on the ship got busy.

The anti-smuggling boat had already returned to the shore, and Major He Shukui reported the situation to Tang Xiangming.Hearing that Li Zhilong agreed to stop the ship for questioning, and handed over the guns to the anti-smuggling boat to bring them back, Tang Xiangming smiled.Jiang Ruiyuan's expression became much more relaxed, probably thinking that his plan was about to succeed.

After waiting for 5 minutes, the Wenhai ship and the Baobi ship still stopped in the middle of the river, Jiang Ruiyuan couldn't help feeling a little anxious.Tang Xiangming was also anxious. He just wanted He Shukui to ask, when he noticed that there was movement on the ship. Many sailors began to cover the cannons, as if preparing to enter the port.

Chapter 23 Naval Interception

Tang Xiangming quickly smiled at Jiang Ruiyuan and said, "Look, President, they are about to enter Hong Kong."

Jiang Ruiyuan nodded when he heard the words: "Very good, let Li Zhilong come to see me immediately when the two gunboats enter the port." After speaking, Jiang Ruiyuan was about to turn around and leave, before he took two steps, he heard Tang Xiangming's exclamation.

"No, Li Zhilong is going to run away." Tang Xiangming exclaimed.As a veteran admiral, Tang Xiangming is very familiar with naval affairs.Originally, he thought that the opponent's gun cover meant to put away the weapon, but when he saw thick black smoke coming out of the gunboat's chimney, he immediately knew there was something wrong.

The black smoke from the chimney is caused by incomplete combustion due to a large amount of coal being added to the boiler and insufficient oxygen in the furnace.Whenever a warship enters the port, it should stop adding coal and let the steam pressure slowly decrease until it reaches the dock. However, the Wenhai ship suddenly did the opposite, obviously with other plans.

It's a pity that Tang Xiangming's reaction was a bit slow. Just as he exclaimed, the Wen Hai Ship rushed out like a wild horse, and the Bao Bi Ship rushed out of the Dongjiang Estuary.

"What are they going to do?" Jiang Ruiyuan didn't understand the navy, and he didn't know whether the other party's actions were inevitable when entering Hong Kong, or there were other problems.

Tang Xiangming's head was covered in cold sweat, and he immediately said: "Li Zhilong is going to escape, we must stop him. He Shukui, immediately lead all the anti-smuggling boats to catch up." I understand that the anti-smuggling boat can't catch up with the gunboat.Leaving aside the issue of distance, those anti-smuggling boats were all refitted from civilian steamers, and their speed was not much faster than civilian ships, while Wenhai and Baobi were genuine warships, with a great advantage in speed.

Hearing that Li Zhilong was going to escape, which would make his plan lacking, Jiang Ruiyuan immediately ordered angrily: "This rebel must not be allowed to escape. Immediately order the forts along the river to be on guard, and order all the gunboats in the outer naval port to dispatch. Stop the two ships."

Jiang Ruiyuan's order was conveyed as quickly as possible, but it was a pity that the forts along the Dongjiang River were small in scale and not equipped with a radio system, so the army could only report the message with fast horses.The speed of warships sailing on the river can reach nearly [-] knots, which is not what horses can maintain for a long time.Therefore, the horses that reported the message could only follow behind, unable to send the news in time at all. The two gunboats led by Li Zhilong were able to rush out of the Dongjiang River, cross the Pearl River, and soon entered the vast river surface of the Pearl River Estuary.

Seeing that the two gunboats were about to escape, Li Zhilong didn't have the slightest expression of relief on his face. He knew that the real problem was just beginning.There were no telegrams in the various forts, so it was difficult to get the information in time, but he knew very well that the military port outside the Pearl River Estuary had radios, and the few remaining gunboats there were probably waiting for him at this time.

Li Zhilong's estimate was correct. The Wenhai ship and the Baobi ship continued to sail for less than 5 minutes, and they saw six warships approaching in the distance.The two cruisers Hairong and Haizuo took the lead, followed by three gunboats including the destroyer Feiying and the Chuyou. It seemed that the navy had sent all the warships it could get their hands on.

"Take off the gun coat and prepare to fight." Li Zhilong gave an order, and the alarm bell on the Wenhai ship was rang immediately, and everyone ran to their posts.The artillery of various calibers began to turn their muzzles and aimed at the warship ahead.

The other party seemed to be apprehensive, and stopped when it was two kilometers away from the Wenhai ship, and then put down a motorboat on the Hairong, and quickly drove towards the Wenhai ship.Seeing that the other party didn't attack first, Li Zhilong didn't dare to act rashly, so he had to order the car to stop and wait for the other party's arrival.

The motorboat quickly approached the Wenhai ship, because the freeboard was not high, and the situation of the gunboat could be directly seen even from the motorboat.I saw a man wearing the uniform of an admiral standing on the motorboat and shouting: "Is brother Li Zhilong on board, Pan Wenzhi asks to see you."

Hearing that the commander-in-chief of the National Revolutionary Army Navy had arrived, the officers and soldiers on board were agitated. Li Zhilong walked out of the cabin and said, "Commander Pan, I wonder what you want from me?"

Seeing Li Zhilong approaching the side of the boat, Pan Wenzhi sighed and said, "Brother Zhilong, why are you doing this? The revolutionary army has taken you well, so why did you commit treason?"

"Betrayal? I think Jiang Ruiyuan was the one who betrayed me, not me, Li Zhilong." Li Zhilong sneered, "I believe that Commander Pan didn't know what happened. Jiang Ruiyuan ordered someone to send a fake order to trick me into Dongjiang. Then he said that I had mischievous intentions." If you want to disarm, this is simply a conspiracy against me, do you want me to stand still and wait for death?"

"Is there any misunderstanding in this? As long as brother Zhilong returns with me, I will definitely protect it. If there is any misunderstanding, you can sit down and discuss it. Don't fight each other." Pan Wenzhi said.

"Commander Pan, you should know the status of the navy. Jiang Ruiyuan doesn't like us at all. If you plead with me, I'm afraid he won't appreciate it."

Li Zhilong sneered and said: "When the time comes, I will throw myself into a trap, who can keep me and my brothers alive. If Jiang Ruiyuan is unkind, don't blame Li Zhilong for being unrighteous. Today I must leave Eastern Guangdong. If Commander Pan looks at the old feelings , let me go, Li Zhilong is very grateful. If you insist on stopping, even if you can't bear it, you can only fight with the old brothers."

"Brother Zhilong doesn't have to be so radical, isn't there room for change?" Pan Wenzhi sighed.

"The matter has come to this point, there is no possibility of turning back, Commander Pan is gone, Zhilong will not see you off." After speaking, Li Zhilong turned and returned to the cabin.Li Zhilong's treatment of his former friend Pan Wenzhi in this way is obviously not authentic.But Li Zhilong knew that this must be the case at this critical juncture, and any hesitation would cause a huge blow to morale.