Chapter 202 201. Lincheng Carjacking Case

Wu Peifu aims to unify China by force. He has successively defeated the two largest armed forces in China in the early years of the Republic of China—the Anhui Faction and the Feng Faction.After his defeat, the Anhui faction was unable to regroup, and the Feng faction had quietly returned to the outside of the pass, not daring to interfere with the central plains' affairs.Wu Peifu believed that there was no possibility of the Anhui and Feng factions resurging, and that what remained was only the problem of the Southwest, and he continued to cultivate his military power in the Southwest to help them fight against the anti-Wu forces.He trained troops in Luoyang and watched the Central Plains as a tiger.

However, the biggest irony to him is that in Henan under his armpit, there are also bandits and robbers.As early as in June 2011, a big kidnapping case occurred in Luoyang. The principal and 41 students of Luoyang Middle School were kidnapped by bandits. Although they were recovered by the army, the bandit posters were found openly in Luoyang City. The bandits used In an astonishing tone, he declared that he must tie the ticket of "General Wu" next time. The bandits in Henan were divided into two groups: one bandit leader was nicknamed "Old Foreigner", his name was Zhang Qing, and his base was in Baofeng; the other bandit leader was a student, named Li Mingsheng, and his base was in Lushan.The combined number of these two groups of bandits exceeds 20,000.Most of them are the remnants and defeated generals left by Zhao Ti, the former governor of Henan Province, and his brother Zhao Jie.

In October and November of 2011, these two groups of bandits went on a massive scale and captured more than ten counties in Henan Province one after another. "Old foreigner" Zhang Qing not only dared to challenge Wu Peifu, asking him to pay 1 million yuan in military pay, otherwise he would fight him personally, but also kidnapped priests and businessmen from Britain, France, Italy, and Switzerland (Sweden) More than 20 people caused serious negotiations on November 16, 2011 with the envoys of the five countries. Wu Peifu never took the bandits in Henan seriously, but because the "old foreigners" captured the real foreigners, he was furious, so he ordered Jin Yun'e to be the commander-in-chief of the bandits in Henan, and asked Jin to only "suppress" them. , not allowed to "caress", so as not to encourage bandits to kidnap people for ransom.Unexpectedly, Jin Yun'e failed to live up to his expectations and lost several battles in a row.Faced with these vulnerable bandits, Wu Peifu had no choice but to change from suppressing to fu, and successively incorporated Zhang Qing and Li Mingsheng into two departments.

In November, another astonishing kidnapping case occurred. The president of the Qingdao Chamber of Commerce was kidnapped along with Shi Qing, and directly ransomed from his family. , which made Marshal Wu of Megatron Huaxia lose face for it. Cao Kun is the patrol envoy of Zhi, Lu, and Henan, and Wu Peifu is the deputy envoy. These three provinces are the territory of the Zhili lineage, and it should be said that they are the areas with the strongest control power of the Zhili lineage. There are bandits running amok in the capital city, and the direct troops can only control "points" and "lines", and even the lines cannot be completely controlled. What's more unfortunate is that in May 2012, a sensational international incident occurred. City carjacking.

The carjacking case in Lincheng was a big news that caused a sensation both at home and abroad. When mentioning the carjacking case in Lincheng, people would think of Sun Meiyao.In fact, the actual head of the bandit party at that time was not Sun Meiyao, but his uncle Sun Guizhi, who is generally called the old head of the family by the green forest heroes. It turned out that the Sun family was not a bandit, but a well-known wealthy family in Teng County, Shandong.At that time, disasters were frequent all over the country, the people were in dire straits, and bandits were everywhere, especially in Shandong.There is also a very resounding slogan among bandits, which is "rabbits don't eat the grass beside the nest!" That is, they will not rob any residents who are near the bandit's den.Having said that, when the "business" is light and there is a lack of clothing and food, they still turn their thoughts to the neighbors, but their attitude is more polite and they do not use force, which is called "borrowing food".Since Sun's family is well-known and wealthy, there is no reason why the bandits would not borrow food from his family, so his family had no choice but to do so.But on the government side, they think that borrowing food from bandits is a serious crime and must be dealt with severely.Although they were unable to suppress the bandits, they were powerful in suppressing the people.If you catch a rich man, how can you be lighthearted?And every time the officers and soldiers dispatched to suppress the bandits, they always carried out a meticulous looting in the name of checking their household registrations. They didn't kill a few innocent poor people until their pockets were full, and "returned triumphantly."Therefore, the common people hate soldiers more than bandits, and would rather be looted by bandits than searched by officers and soldiers.The Sun family had suffered enough from the officers and soldiers over the years, so they couldn't bear it anymore. Sun Meiyao's elder brother, Sun Meizhu, complained loudly, thinking that instead of doing this, they might as well raise the flag and go up the mountain to rebel.To him, this was an angry remark, and he didn't really want to do it. Unexpectedly, the young and bold Sun Meiyao immediately set fire to his home after hearing this, so the Sun family had no choice but to fight hard. With a scalp, he went to Baodugu.

The Sun brothers directly pulled together a team of only four or five hundred people, but there were a few groups of bandits in the mountain, and they joined forces with them, and Sun Meizhu was elected as the leader; Leading by the leader, Guo Qicai, Zhou Tianlun, Chu Sizhen, etc. are among the strongest, with as few as two or three hundred people per share, and as many as five or six hundred people. All together, it is said that there are more than 4,000 people, but in fact 3,000 is not enough, half of them The above people still don't have guns.Sun Meizhu is the head of the great village in name, but he can't make orders; but his uncle Sun Guizhi can say that one is one on the mountain, so that everyone obeys orders.

Sun Guizhi was about 50 years old at the time, short and thin, with an unattractive appearance and shabby clothes, he looked like a farmer.Some people say that he has set up a private school and sat in a library. He is an old master, so he is thoughtful and full of schemes.In fact, he has been in the rivers and lakes, joined gangs, and has contacts with both black and white people, so he is a veteran who can be both on and off the field.Baodu Gushang, from the brothers Sun Meizhu and Sun Meiyao, to the bottom of the gang, all obey him, not just because he is old. In July of the 11th year of the Republic of China, Sun Meizhu was captured by a team sent by He Fengyu, the commander of the Sixth Mixed Brigade in Shandong and the guardian of Yanzhou, at the Xiji place near Yi County. At Lincheng Station, the order was displayed to the public.After Sun Meiyao took over as the head of the great village, she mobilized her troops, determined to avenge her brother, but because Sun Guizhi insisted on being cautious, she didn't launch it immediately.

Sun Meiyao has a cousin named Sun Meisong, who also fell grass nearby and was besieged by officers and soldiers for nearly a year. The mature and prudent Sun Guizhi didn't advocate acting rashly, but Sun Meiyao and others couldn't hold back anymore.After a long discussion, Guo Qi, who was originally from the army, came up with the idea of ​​intercepting trains and looting meat tickets (especially fan tickets) in order to pressure the government to accept the conditions and relieve Sun Meisong's siege; Batch of arms and salaries.Seeing that the situation in the mountains was really embarrassing, Sun Guizhi asked the brothers to tighten their belts and stick to it, which would probably discourage everyone and lead to a breakup, so he stopped objecting and agreed to do a big job.

At 2:30 a.m. on May 6th, 2012, when driving northward on Jinpu Road and passing Shagou Mountain, about three kilometers away from Lincheng Station, the driver found dark shadows in front of him under the slanting moon, and the screaming whistle could not keep up with it. Let them go, so an emergency brake is applied.Due to the high speed, the car couldn't stop for a while, and walked on the tens of feet long rails where the connecting pins were removed. The locomotive, mail car, and third-class passenger cars in front all derailed and overturned.Then there was a burst of gunfire, and with the gunfire, more than 1,000 bandits with braids hanging behind their heads appeared, swarming forward, jumping into the sleeping car to rob property and kidnap passengers.

This train carried many Chinese and foreign journalists and foreign tourists who participated in the inauguration ceremony of the Gongjiaba embankment of the Yellow River in Shandong.In addition to the British expatriate Rosemen sleeping in the first-class sleeper car and attempting to resist, who was shot and killed on the spot by the gangsters, a total of 19 foreign tourists (Powell, the editor-in-chief of the Millers Review) and more than 100 Chinese tourists were kidnapped. . As soon as the news was announced, the Beijing government was terrified.The ministers of various countries were afraid of hurting the lives of the overseas Chinese and firmly opposed the use of force, but they urged President Li Yuanhong several times a day to find a way. On May 7 and 8, the envoys of Britain, the United States, France, Italy, and Belgium successively lodged the most severe protests to the Beijing government. The American overseas Chinese in Shanghai sent a telegram requesting American President Harding to quickly rescue the captive Western overseas Chinese. Demanding direct action, US Secretary of Defense Davis openly proposed to Secretary of State Xu Shishi to send troops to China.Although no Japanese nationals were taken into captivity, Japanese newspapers gloated and advocated the organization of an international coalition to jointly manage China's railways.

On May 9, the envoys of the five countries ordered the Beijing government to rescue all the captured aliens within three days, otherwise, a certain amount of compensation would be required every 24 hours.The Beijing government panicked because of this and stopped all government affairs, concentrating on the issue of rescuing foreigners. The captive Chinese and foreign meat tickets were all taken to the foot of Baodugu Mountain, the bandit's nest.Baodu Gu is under the jurisdiction of Yi County, Shandong Province.In the past, when Zhang Jingyao was the supervisor of bandit suppression on the borders of the four provinces of Jiangsu, Shandong, Henan, and Anhui, he did not suppress but instead suppressed, so the bandits turned into soldiers.After Zhang Jingyao’s defeat in Hunan, his soldiers became bandits again. In addition, after the defeats of Zhang Xun and Zhang Wensheng, most of the remaining defeated soldiers were scattered in the mountainous area of ​​southern Shandong. Therefore, the three counties of Zou, Teng, and Yi have been areas where bandits have been rampant for many years. . After Sun Meiyao succeeded, according to Sun Guizhi's idea, she first released the four foreign female guests, and at the same time taught them to convey three conditions to the officials: first, quickly withdraw the officers and soldiers from the surrounding mountains ten miles away; The brigade takes Sun Meiyao as the brigade commander; the third is to replenish arms.The purpose of the kidnappers was to break the siege of Baodugu and incorporate them into the national army, not to redeem money.The first letter sent down from the mountain was written by Powell, a reporter from the Shanghai "Millers Review", advising the government forces not to attack the mountain, but to seek a peaceful solution.All foreign prisoners signed the letter. The letter said: "In addition to the Chinese, there are dozens of overseas Chinese belonging to Britain, the United States, France, Italy, and Mexico. I warn the officers and soldiers not to pursue too quickly, which will be detrimental to the lives of the captives." Since the diplomatic corps insisted on sending people to make peace with the bandits, so as not to endanger the lives of foreign prisoners, the officials who rushed to Zaozhuang from Beijing, Jinan, and Xuzhou to negotiate with Sun Meiyao from May 20 included Shandong Governor Tian Zhongyu, Governor Xiong Bingqi, Director of Communications Wu Yulin, Cao Kun's representative Yang Yide, Xu Hai's guard envoy Chen Tiaoyuan, Jiangsu negotiator Wen Shizhen, etc., were really crowded, and the people in the small place were frightened.In addition, the Shanghai General Chamber of Commerce, the Journalists Association, and gentry from Teng County and Yi County also came here.The consuls of relevant countries stationed in Jinan also assumed the posture of "foreign adults" and came to supervise the implementation. Sun Meiyao didn't expect the incident to be so big, so she couldn't help being a little flustered. The little bosses under him, such as Guo Qicai and Zhou Tianlun, had different opinions and had their own plans.Some advocated that enough is enough and that it is not appropriate to make too much trouble; some believed that the government was afraid of foreigners and did not dare to use force, and advocated taking advantage of this opportunity to make a big profit.It is all thanks to Sun Guizhi, as the old master, who presided over it.The living conditions in the mountains were too bad, and the gangsters had a very rough personality. The tied meat tickets couldn't bear the hardships, and many died, so he had to take care of them.As for negotiating conditions with the officials, of course he must appear on the stage.But he was very good at concealment, he didn't come forward, he just followed behind others, alluding to him, so the officials didn't notice him at first.It wasn't until after the negotiations reached a certain stage that the bandits agreed to release a batch of Chinese and foreign meat tickets first, only to find that the release certificates issued by the bandits were signed and stamped by Sun Guizhi alone. Zhang's release certificate was temporarily stopped, and everyone knew that the actual leader of the bandit was Sun Guizhi. The officers and soldiers around the mountain did not receive their salaries for a year and a half, so they had to sell their arms to the bandits frequently. Tian Zhongyu knew this situation and was afraid that the officers and soldiers would be unreliable, so he specially transferred 1,500 reliable troops from Jinan for self-defense. . When the officials and bandits started peace talks, the officials approached Li Linge, a gentleman from Yi County, and others to go up the mountain to contact them. Yang Yide found Guo Taisheng, Zhang Jingyao's former subordinate, to act as a mediator between the officials and bandits.The bandits on the mountain loved Zhang Jingyao very much, so someone in Beijing suggested that Zhang Xun and Zhang Jingyao should be appointed to handle matters of appeasement. The first official negotiation between the Beijing government and the kidnappers was on May 15, 2012. The venue of the negotiation was the Zhongxing Coal Mine Company. The official negotiations were conducted by Shandong Governor Tian Zhongyu and Shandong Governor Xiong Bingqi. The bandit representative was Zhou Tiansong.The bandits put forward several conditions: (1) The government forces lifted the siege and withdrew to the original defense; (2) Incorporate the bandit army into a brigade, with Sun Meiyao as the brigade commander; (3) Replenishment of arms. Officials believe that everything except Article 3 is acceptable, and propose to release foreign prisoners in three batches.When the two parties were about to sign, the bandits asked the foreigners and the gentry from Zouxian, Tengxian, and Yixian counties to sign together to guarantee the official implementation of the treaty.It turned out that the bandit side, in view of the fact that the officials had betrayed the alliance and surrendered in the past, Tang Tianxi, the brigade commander in the 8th year of the Republic of China, recruited a bandit army on the condition of releasing the meat ticket and not looking into the past. Later, all 17 bandit leaders were killed, so they deeply cherished wary.This additional condition was also officially accepted. After the negotiation was successful, Wu Yulin, the director of transportation, was "filled with righteous indignation" and volunteered to enter the mountain as a pledge in exchange for "foreign tickets" for early release; then Shandong Governor Xiong Bingqi also wanted to "attach the tail" and go up the mountain together.When the news reached Beijing, Li Yuanhong immediately called to commend Wu and Xiong for their bravery and advised them to return to Beijing early.Wu Jinglian, Zhang Shaozeng, and Wang Chengbin also sent telegrams urging them not to "throw into a well to save people".In fact, Wu Yulin came to Zaozhuang to watch the excitement. He sat on the "float car" every day and played bird cards. He didn't ask anything at all. After that, he returned to Beijing "full of reputation". On May 16, Tian Zhongyu, the governor of Shandong, ordered the government troops to break the siege and retreat, and appointed Sun Meiyao as the commander of appeasement, and sent people to go up the mountain with orders.Unexpectedly, the bandits changed their minds. In front of the official representatives, Sun Meiyao tore up the appointment order and sent a letter to Tian Zhongyu, claiming to be the commander-in-chief of the Jianguo Autonomous Army, denying the peace conditions signed by the officials and bandits, and declaring that the government forces must withdraw completely , And after receiving the food in the mountains, he called the leaders of the mountains to hold a meeting before he could put forward the formal conditions of the bandits. Sun Meiyao's change of mind was because she saw that the government would make concessions, and thought that this deal could make a lot of money, so she overturned the peace treaty between officials and bandits that was signed the day before.As a result, the Beijing envoys were greatly surprised, and sent notes to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs one after another to prevent the government army from changing the appeasement to suppression, and also asked the Beijing government to order Cao Kun to order the Shandong authorities to settle it peacefully, so as not to hurt the foreign prisoners. The officials and bandits continued to negotiate, and the bandits put forward more stringent conditions each time. For example, Zhang Jingyao was appointed as the governor of Shandong, the bandit army was reorganized into two divisions, and Teng County, Zou County, and Yi County were designated as their sphere of influence. Hundreds of miles away, all "comrades" in the four provinces of Jiangsu, Shandong, Henan, and Anhui must be incorporated and the six countries must provide guarantees. The bandit side's conditions became more and more stringent, and the negotiations between officials and bandits failed to reach an agreement. Time passed day by day, and the grievances of all parties converged on the Beijing government. Since the officials and bandits could not agree, on May 21, 2012, Tian Zhongyu, the governor of Shandong, went to Beijing to report on his duties.But this plan was leaked, and the diplomatic corps was worried about the "foreign tickets" in the hands of bandits, so they strongly opposed it. Cao Kun also disagreed and strongly opposed it.Tanaka Yunai went to Baoding to visit Cao in person. The report was not really to suppress the bandits, but because the conditions in the bandit caves were very difficult, and the outsiders were strong but the inside was dry. harsh conditions. After the negotiations between the officials and the bandits broke down, the bandits were indeed strong outsiders, but among the 19 foreign prisoners, they found Pei Yusong, a Frenchman who had won the medal of bravery during the European War, and asked him to swear to return to the mountain, and sent him down the mountain with new conditions. Government forces withdrew to the original defense before 6 pm on the 22nd.Unexpectedly, Pei Yusong never came back, and the captives on the mountain sent a telegram asking him to come back, but he ignored it.The bandits were very surprised that the foreigner was not trustworthy, not to mention that the foreigner was a well-known "warrior"! In order to prevent the government from robbing the "foreign tickets", on the 20th the bandits moved three Western prisoners into the cave on the top of the mountain.It turns out that Baodugu is like an upside-down gourd in terms of terrain. There is a basin of about two acres on the top of the mountain, but the mountainside is very narrow, and it climbs up from a steep mountain wall. Those who are on the top must hold on to wooden stakes or climb rocks, and if they let go, they are in danger of falling into the abyss.According to the local legend, since the big cows cannot go up the mountain, and there are arable basins on the mountain, they had to carry the calf up the mountain to raise them, hence the name "Baocal".There are trenches dug around the top of the mountain, and crypts are built in the middle to accommodate prisoners. There are also three reservoirs and countless large and small tanks to store rainwater.Many Chinese captives were housed in the crypt, and some of them were held captive for more than three years. They sat there waiting to die, just like the old monk Ding.Among them were dozens of children sitting on the straw, ranging in age from five to eight years old. The bandits regarded them as invalid tickets, so the treatment they received was even worse. All of them looked like skinny living skeletons. When these news were published in the newspapers, it aroused the anger of the government and the people all over the country. They unanimously condemned the Beijing government for turning a blind eye to the sufferings of the domestic victims, but only wholeheartedly helping the foreign victims. It is really heartless. Three Western captives were moved to the top of the mountain, and they were hoisted up the mountain with ropes. Among them, the 63-year-old British Smith was the oldest among the Western prisoners. Being suspended in mid-air and carried up the mountain made his insomnia even worse. Fortunately, the mountain and the outside world were able to communicate with the outside world at this time, so the prisoners on the mountain could get relief from the mountain, and Smith's sleeping pills could be sent to the mountain. Come on, so it's barely manageable.A large number of canned food, cigarettes, fruits, newspapers, and magazines sent from Shanghai were all handed over to the prisoners by the bandits. Western captives still have freedom of speech and communication. The Shanghai "Millers Review" first published Powell's "Bandit Cave Correspondence", describing the life of prisoners and the scenery in the mountains, but there is one thing Powell avoids talking about, that is, being a bandit When he and another prisoner were escorted to Chaoyun Temple, they were asked to kowtow to the gods and Buddhas, and someone nearby was beating bells and drums, and they all did so. Due to the increasingly tough attitude of the government forces, Pei Yusong went down the mountain and never returned. On the 25th, the bandits asked Powell to swear to go down the mountain and returned within 24 hours, and sent two bandit soldiers to accompany him. Powell brought three conditions to the bandit party: (1) Six months' military pay to the bandit troops; (2) Incorporate 10,000 bandit troops; (3) Take Zhang Jingyao as the governor of Shandong. The officials rejected the three conditions of the bandit side, and Powell kept his oath and returned to the bandit cave on the same day. On May 26, 2012, Tian Zhongyu returned to Zaozhuang from Beijing and ordered the government army to strengthen the encirclement, and sent planes to drop leaflets around the mountain. The more concessional conditions go downhill, these two conditions are: (1) Government troops break through the siege and retreat; (2) The incorporation is limited to the Second Brigade. The official proposes two counterconditions: (1) Release two-thirds of the captives first; (2) Incorporation of bandit troops is limited to those with guns. On May 31, the bandits sent down the three western prisoners who had been transferred to the top of the mountain, and first released the old and sick Smith. Mr. Smith, who traveled to China for treatment of insomnia, became an instant news figure when he was freed. He published a newsletter describing his feelings about being taken into captivity. Valuable experience, but he solemnly said that he would not encounter this kind of adventurous experience again, even if someone bet $1 million with him.He hadn't finished his journey in the Northeast, but when he heard that Zhang Zuolin was also from "Red Beard", he firmly stated that he would end the "travel treatment" in mainland China, packed his bags in a hurry, and returned to England. . The reason why it is difficult for the officials and bandits to negotiate is because they don't trust each other. The officials are afraid that if they accept the conditions, the bandits will not let him go;It's a knot, and if you can't untie it, it's all in vain.The American Andersen is very smart. Having seen through this point, he came up with a way for the two parties to issue letters of guarantee to each other. With the consent of Tian Zhongyu and Sun Guizhi, Anderson would guarantee that the official will absolutely fulfill the conditions for inclusion and pardon all the bandits. All the crimes committed in the past; Sun Guizhi guaranteed that the bandits would abide by military discipline and be loyal to the country after being organized.But after signing, the bandits still have concerns, how much use can a piece of paper think?The officials really wanted to turn their backs and deny the account, and this piece of paper couldn't pay off the dead card, so they continued to drag it day by day, and refused to release the meat ticket for a long time. The carjacking case in Lincheng shocked China and abroad, and accidentally made Chen Tiaoyuan famous.Chen Tiaoyuan was Xu Hai's guardian envoy. The carjacking case in Lincheng happened in Shandong, and he was not involved in it. Later, due to the incompetence of Tian Zhongyu and others, the matter was delayed for a long time. Cao Kun asked Qi Xieyuan to send someone to help. Just sent this general to go.At that time, Chen Tiaoyuan was still relatively young, and he was not as fat as he was later. He had a bright personality, a flexible mind, and good eloquence. In addition, he was used to dealing with bandits, so he understood their psychology very well.After he arrived in Zaozhuang, he talked with Sun Guizhi, Zhou Tianlun and other bandit leaders, and immediately gained their favor. Since the reason why officials and gangsters cannot reach an agreement lies in mutual distrust, there needs to be an official who is truly willing to "go to hell".When Chen Tiaoyuan arrived in Lincheng, seeing that this was a key issue, he patted his chest generously and was willing to go up the mountain immediately.Of course Tian Zhongyu agreed, and the bandits also agreed. Chen then brought a group of 20 people up the mountain, including Jiangsu negotiator Wen Shizhen, American Andersen, gentry from Yiteng counties, and Shanghai General Chamber of Commerce representative Sun Shoucheng.On the surface, of course, it does not mean that it is used as collateral, but that it is said to lead all the tickets and some Chinese tickets down the mountain. When Chen Tiaoyuan went to Lincheng, he took two brigades with him (to assist the Shandong government army in the encirclement and suppression). If the bandits released the meat tickets, Tian Zhongyu suddenly turned his face and wanted to attack Baodugu. For his safety, those two brigades would stop him by force.Conversely, if the bandits neither released the meat ticket nor let him go down the mountain, his two brigades would attack with all their strength first, and Sun Guizhi had to be concerned about this.So although it is dangerous for others to go up the mountain, he doesn't have to worry at all. When Chen arrived on the mountain, Sun Meiyao waited to see that he had a peaceful attitude, he said a word, and he drank and ate whenever he had food, without restraint, as if he was at an old friend's house, so everyone was very affectionate to him.In the afternoon of the same day, Wen Shizhen and Anderson were asked to send all the foreign tickets and six Chinese tickets out of the mountain first.The stalemate that lasted for more than a month was thus broken. Sun Guizhi, Sun Meiyao's nephew and uncle let Chen Tiaoyuan and a dozen people into a large tent that was built temporarily to host a banquet, which was actually kept as collateral. Chen Tiaoyuan toasted and drank freely at the banquet, he was not in any doubt, seeing that Sun Meiyao's eyes were red and swollen, he asked if he was ill, Sun Meiyao said that it was because he was busy with things on the mountain these days and stayed up for several nights.Chen Tiaoyuan immediately took out a pair of black glasses from his arms and gave them to him, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Take it on, it will be better. Brother! You are the master of a village, so you should take extra care of yourself!" "Since Sun Meiyao was born, no one has cared about him like this, so of course he is regarded as a good person. Chen Tiaoyuan himself had two guards with him, and Wu Changyuan, a brigade commander of the Tianzhong Yupai, also had a guard, both with box cannons.Before going to sleep that night, the resourceful old bandit leader Sun Guizhi suddenly said to Chen Tiaoyuan with a smile on his face: "Guardian, you should arrange it earlier. We will send out guards here at night, and nothing will happen... But, the brothers you brought here are fine and better not go out, so as not to cause misunderstandings..." He didn't stop talking, but Chen Tiaoyuan's heart was clear, and he immediately ordered the guards: "Unload the guy and hand it over to the old master, that's right." Sun Guizhi couldn't help but admire Chen Tiaoyuan's alertness. Not only did Chen Tiaoyuan get along well with the bandits, but he also tried his best to win over the officials and gentry who went into the mountain with him, appearing very enthusiastic.He took out a diary and asked everyone to sign, saying that it was rare to get together like this, and they went up the mountain together to do such embarrassing things, so they could be regarded as friends in need.Everyone also felt that the guardian envoy was both courageous and unassuming, and he was really a rare general. When Chen Tiaoyuan went up the mountain, the officials first sent 2,000 sets of military uniforms to the bandits, and delivered food to the bandits, which showed that the two sides were very close.Coupled with Chen Tiaoyuan's win over, the Lincheng carjacking and kidnapping case that shocked the world gradually disappeared. Tian Zhongyu saw that the peace talks had been successful and the problem was close to being resolved, so he went back to the province first, and sent Zheng Shiqi, deputy military affairs officer and commander of the Fifth Division, to deal with the aftermath in Zaozhuang.Before Zheng Shiqi took over to deal with the aftermath, the diplomatic corps in Beijing had a resolution that military attaches from various countries stationed in China should organize a committee to go to various railway lines in China to investigate the kidnapping case. The Beijing government allowed them to go freely and asked relevant personnel to assist. On June 1, 2012, when military attaches from various countries arrived in Zaozhuang, Zheng Shiqi did not go to the train station to welcome these "foreign adults", which made them very angry.Zheng Shiqi invited these foreign guests to a luncheon, but they refused to go together. Zheng Shiqi knew the reason, so he came to make a lot of money, apologized and said good things. Finally, these "foreign adults" reluctantly accepted, and went to the banquet with pride. On that day, they asked Chinese military officers to lead the way and rode horses to the mountainous area to scout the route. In fact, this was just an affectation, and there was no way to scout out a trick, because at this time, the bandits had already expressed their resignation and the western prisoners had been released. On June 2, Sun Meiyao went down the mountain with Chen Tiaoyuan and signed a peace treaty with Zheng Shiqi. On the same day, Chen Tiaoyuan accompanied Sun Huishan to carry out the inspection. As a result of the inspection, the actual number of all bandit troops was only 3,000, and those with guns were less than 1,200. No matter men, women, old or young in the bandit's nest, they will all be given death certificates, and those who do not want to join the army will be allowed to disarm and be dismissed, and their personal belongings will be allowed to take home. On June 12, the last batch of eight Western captives were all released, and all returned to Shanghai on June 13. A carjacking and kidnapping case that caused a sensation in the world lasted 37 days from start to finish. The bandit army was formally reorganized into the Shandong New Eleventh Brigade on June 27. Sun Meiyao became the brigade commander, Zhou Tiansong and Guo Tiancai were the regiment leaders, and Guo Liji was designated as the defense line of the brigade, and Sun Guizhi became the brigade commander. Quartermaster. It turned out that Sun Meiyao had proposed to kill He Fengyu (the commander of the sixth mixed brigade in Shandong and the guard envoy of Yanzhou) to avenge his brother. At the same time, the diplomatic corps also asked the Beijing government to punish the chief in charge in Shandong, so the unlucky He Fengyu was dismissed and investigated. This is for June 25th. Sun Meiyao did a world-renowned kidnapping. He only served as brigade commander for six months. On December 19th of this winter, Zhang Peirong, the new governor of Yanzhou, held a banquet at the Zhongxing Coal Mine Company, and deceived Sun Meiyao and Sun Meisong. Go, give a secret signal, beat the Sun brothers to death on the spot, disband their troops, and reorganize them. However, Sun Guizhi, the man behind the Lincheng gangsters, still fled. He took a group of remnants and fled in the mountainous area of ​​southern Shandong. The authorities still had nothing to do with him.