Chapter 365 Twenty-one Gun Salute

From Huangpu Hospital to the dock, both sides of the road were crowded with people. Li Zhiyuan would take the "Tongxin" cruiser back to Lianyungang. After the news came, more and more people went to Huangpu Hospital to see Li Zhiyuan off. //www.

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Looking at the people outside the car through the window screen of the car, although Li Zicheng was very willing to perform a performance, waving to the people with a face that looked sick after makeup and without a trace of blood, but considering his current condition

"Injury", Li Zicheng had no choice but to give up his plan.

"Eh!"

Suddenly on the side of the road, a banner caught Li Zicheng's attention. The banner was held by a group of middle-aged people who looked quite respectable. The banner clearly read.

"Calm down, what China needs at this time is calm down!"

The content of this banner gave Li Zicheng a chance to leave a deep impression.

Dozens of minutes later, at the dock, lying on a stretcher carried by a group of Army and Marine Corps officers and soldiers, surrounded by senior officials of the National Socialist Party, Li Zicheng boarded the ship. However, here, he obviously could not perform any "tiger body shaking"

” attracted cheers from all the people. Now Li Zicheng is only a wounded person, and a seriously injured person with unclear consciousness.

In the captain's room of the cruiser "Tongxin", as soon as Li Zicheng entered the captain's room, the first thing he saw was Han Wu sitting on the sofa in front of his desk. The Jiangsu Army Chief of Staff was leisurely holding a glass of wine.

Coffee is reading several documents placed on the coffee table.

“Welcome back!”

Seeing Li Zicheng come in, Han Wu quickly put down the coffee cup in his hand and stood up from the sofa to nod in greeting. He had boarded the ship two hours ago. When he first received the news that the military envoy was attacked, he was completely stunned.

I was shocked, but it was not until I received a secret message that I breathed a sigh of relief.

"Sit down, Tianren, your affairs have been settled."

After wiping off the makeup on his face with a towel, Li Zicheng quickly walked to his desk. This warship was now his operational base. The reason why he chose to take the warship back to Lianyungang was very simple. This warship was captured from Japan.

As long as the newspapers report the news of his return to Lianyungang, they will report on this warship. Correspondingly, people will pay attention to this warship. The existence of the warship will remind people of this "wounded man."

Contributions made to the country.

It can be said that the entire plan until now has been carried out according to the plan every step of the way. If nothing goes wrong, I will get what I want soon.

"Everything has been resolved."

Han Wu smiled and replied that it was after this incident that many people inside and outside the Jiangsu Army knew that the prestige of the military commander was far higher than they imagined, and the same was true among the people.

In any case, even if all plans have stopped now, after this experience, Han Wu finally understood that the Jiangsu Army's surname "Li" was truly imprinted on the Jiangsu Army.

"Well, that's good. I can rest assured that you can do things."

Sitting on the exquisite arm chair, Li Zicheng affirmatively agreed.

"This time I am really exhausted. I have spent the past few days in bed. In Shanghai, I don't know how many pairs of eyes are staring at me. Well, now on our own warship, this can also be done.

I feel more at ease.”

"Sir, would you like me to make you a cup of tea or coffee?"

Even on the ship, due to confidentiality reasons, more people could not get close to Li Zicheng, so Han Wu temporarily acted as a waiter.

"Well, I want to drink some wine now!"

Li Zicheng leaned back comfortably on the chair and answered lazily.

"Drink some beer?"

Li Zicheng nodded, beer, this may be a new habit he has gained since the Jiao'ao Special Zone became his "territory", but the beer produced by the acquired German breweries tastes really good.

It cannot be compared with the industrial beer of later generations.

"Jing Lu, I think I should congratulate you now. You have once again taken control of everything, and you still do it in a way that is beyond ordinary people's imagination. I am extremely impressed by your courage and wisdom."

Han Wu, who was sitting on the sofa, said in a sincere tone.

"No need to flatter me, my chief of staff. This is completely different from what I thought in advance. I never thought that the risk I would take this time would be so great. To be honest, I never want to try it a second time.

This fact is really bad for the heart.”

Feeling that there were still some traces of cosmetics on his face, Li Zicheng picked up the towel and wiped it again.

"My head of state, no matter what, you succeeded. I think what you need to consider now is how to extract greater benefits from this matter."

As a soldier, Han Wu was always very direct. At first, when he received the telegram, he thought that the envoy wanted to be "famous", but later he learned that the envoy sitting like this actually did not

It’s about “maximizing benefits”.

"Let me take a breath first, Tian Ren. You don't know how nervous I was when the assassin rushed towards me. Although I had been mentally prepared for a long time, when a person is really facing a gun, there is no preparation.

Damn, I almost turned around and ran away if I could still move my legs."

Li Zicheng took a deep breath of air and then sat down next to Han Wu. In front of the old man, Li Zicheng did not hide his feelings at that time. Even now, he still feels lingering fear.

"This is a human's instinctive reaction. Even if it were me, I can't guarantee that I can do better than you. Besides, you didn't run away. This alone is enough to prove to everyone that you have extraordinary powers.

You have the courage. What’s more, the reward you gained from this experience is enough to make up for the fright you suffered. I believe that with this experience, your prestige among the army and the people will reach a higher level. Afterwards, you will start from this.

The other benefits gained from this assassination will also be immeasurable."

Han Wu was extremely excited when he mentioned "prestige". What does it mean to conquer the enemy without fighting? Perhaps this is to conquer the enemy without fighting. In the past few days, he has come into contact with many people from Beiyang.

The military officers all agreed that the president had "done it" this time, and even hinted that they would not resist if the Jiangsu Army moved north.

"Haha, Tian Ren, I just discovered that you are so good at comforting people."

Li Zicheng smiled and patted Han Wu on the shoulder.

"Jing Luezhi, this is not to comfort people, but..."

"But is it true?"

After accepting Han Wu's words with a smile, Li Zicheng's expression became serious.

"I have seen the changes in some Beiyang officers mentioned in your report. Their changes are not the most important. You must know that their changes are often driven by interests. I know that there are people in the army who should take advantage of this matter for the Northern Expedition.

The so-called cooperation of those people seems to have opened the door to Beijing to us!"

At this time, Li Zicheng had a sense of ridicule on his face. From the surface, it seemed that Yuan Shikai had indeed betrayed his relatives, and he seemed to be in control of public opinion and popular support, but they had forgotten one fact.

"Do those people really want us to take control of the center?"

After asking a rhetorical question, Li Zicheng picked up the glass of beer that Han Wu had just poured for him. Drinking cold beer is indeed very refreshing, especially when people are upset.

"The reason why they support us is because first, the only one who can control them now is Yuan Shikai. Without Yuan Shikai's checks and balances, this chaos will be inevitable! We can defeat Yuan Shikai, but if we want to defeat Yuan Shikai,

To stabilize the domestic political situation, we must also overthrow the warlords who have previously expressed support for us. Only in this way can we achieve the goal of stabilizing the country's political situation. How many years will this process take? Do we have that time?"

At this moment, there was a gentle knock on the door of the captain's room.

"Secretary-General Li wants to see you."

The guard outside the door loudly announced his arrival.

"Invite him in." Li Zicheng stood up and pulled his slightly wrinkled shirt. Han Wu stood up quickly. For the secretary-general who, as the secretary-general, controls most of the power of the security department,

Han Wu was quite curious. Especially during the Jiao'ao Incident, the Ministry of Security was always able to provide him with a large amount of military intelligence as soon as possible.

"Master!"

After Li Siqin, who was wearing a black suit, entered the house, he used the same title as in the past, not caring that there was an outsider standing here.

"Ah Si, sit down. It just so happens that Tian Ren is here too. Let's chat together."

Li Zicheng looked at Yoder beside him, and then said seriously.

"It's been five days now, but there's still not much response there!"

"There have been some reactions, but..."

Looking at the young master, Li Siqin said seriously.

"However, I don't think that kind of reaction is a good reaction. After all, what we need is to get as much benefit as possible through this incident. However, Yuan Shikai's current intention is to calm down the matter as soon as possible, and failed

Think of this, he will place all his hopes on your recovery, and when the time comes, you will naturally talk to him rationally!"

"Well, the nature of this matter is very serious."

Li Zicheng looked at them indifferently. Ah Si's answer made him feel for the first time that the plan was a little off track, and a little cold sweat suddenly broke out on his forehead.

"But……"

Li Zicheng paused deliberately and glanced coldly at his two subordinates.

"Is there any other opportunity or way to tell Yuan Shikai how to end this matter?"

"Master, I have also considered this issue. Unless we take advantage of the cooperative relationship we have established with Liang Shiyi and provide advice to Yuan Shikai through Liang Shiyi, it will be difficult to change his attitude."

"Um……"

Silent, Li Zicheng opened a wooden cigar box inlaid with exquisite golden lace on the coffee table in front of him and took out a cigar from it.

"The finest cigars, this was a gift given to me by a Cuban overseas Chinese when I first arrived in Shanghai."

Li Zicheng took out a cigar from the cigar box and handed it to Han Wu. Ah Si did not smoke. Then he picked up a lighter on the table and lit the cigar.

"Is there no other way?"
To be continued...