Chapter 20 Chapter Nineteen: Chen Guangzhong Loses Guards Against Bitter Tactics Zhang Shuncai's Death

Xigou reported to Zhang Guangwen: "That night, just after we went to bed, suddenly the house was full of flames, and a group of bandits surrounded the house with open flames, shouting for food and money. Master Huo got up quickly, ready to bargain with them. At this time, a group of people rushed in, regardless of injustice, and killed everyone they saw, even the servants, and set fire after killing people." However, it is said that on the first day of the first month of the 17th year of the Republic of China, one day after Chen Guangzhong and Zhang Yunqing made a blood alliance, Zhang Guangwen went to the residence of Chen Guangzhong in the county government to meet with him.

Zhang Guangwen reminded Chen Guangzhong that Zhang Yunqing is a cunning and cunning habitual bandit, and once he leaves Wugang, he will still mutiny halfway.In order to persuade Chen Guangzhong, Zhang Guangwen enumerated all kinds of legendary experiences of Zhang Yunqing since he became a bandit in 1921.Chen Guangzhong was shocked and did not dare to underestimate Zhang Yunqing.Zhang Guangwen took advantage of the situation to offer a suggestion: "If you want to subdue Zhang Yunqing, you have to separate his bandits when you leave Wugang, and use the method of making dumplings to place them in the commander's cronies, and then strictly guard them to prevent them from gathering together." Together."

Chen Guangzhong said happily: "As expected of Zhang Yunqing's old opponent, if this is the case, we won't be afraid that he will mutiny on the way!" In late June, under the order of He Jian, Chen Guangzhong went northward to encircle and suppress the Red Army of Zhu and Mao in Jinggangshan. Zhang Yunqing and his bandits were also taken away. After Zhang Yunqing left, the people of Wugang suddenly felt the dark clouds above their heads dissipate, and rushed to tell each other to celebrate peace. Beginning in July, Zhao Rong recalled Zhu Yunhan and Zhang Shuncai to the county seat, serving as the voluntary corps of shoveling the communist party, with Liu Yi as the team leader, and Zhu and Zhang respectively as team leaders.

At that time, Yi Hao heard the news and led his troops out from the hinterland of Xuefeng Mountain to seize the territory, and fought a few small battles with Liu Yi's volunteer corps. In the end, Zhao Rong sent a representative to make peace with Yi Hao in order to save trouble, and set out a Xiqi maple tree. There is a large area of ​​land in Shanmen Town in the east and east, for Yihao to collect head tax, land tax, and mountain forest tax to support his bandits. From June 1928 to May 1929, in nearly a year, although small looting continued in Wugang territory, large-scale looting of houses and homes was rare.

In mid-May, the area around Beixiang and Shibei Township was suddenly attacked by bandits, and every household was robbed of their cattle, sheep, pigs, chickens, ducks and all valuables.Some young and beautiful women were raped repeatedly... Emergency letters flew to the county government like a snowflake, filling Zhao Rong's desk. At that time, the war between Jiangui and Guizhou broke out, and the large amount of rations allocated to Wugang County by He Jian had not yet been raised, and there were bandits in the county. Zhao Rong was extremely anxious, and discussed with Liu Yi, the leader of the Volunteer General.Liu Yidao: "County Zhao, the most important question at the moment is to find out the ins and outs of this group of bandits, how many people are shooting, are they from other places or local bandits. What's the use."

Zhao Rong thought it made sense, nodded and said, "That's true. It's just that there are so many things to know, and I don't know where to start." "It's very simple, you only need to start from the emergency letter to see the clue." Zhao Rong said: "The emergency letter is not sure. Some say there are five or six hundred people with guns, and some say there are only a hundred people with guns." "That's right. We already know that the number of bandits is between 100 and 600. Also, did the emergency letter mention where the bandits speak?"

Zhao Rong shook his head: "No. They are all boring numbers such as robbing the East Village today and the West Village tomorrow." Hearing this, Liu Yi also felt that there was nothing he could do. He suggested: "It's better to call the leaders of the township defense bureaus to come to the city for a meeting, brainstorm and discuss countermeasures, maybe we can sort out the clues." According to Zhao Rong's words, he immediately issued a notice and ordered messengers to send it to all townships quickly. Two days later, the heads of the regimental defense bureaus of the various townships came to the county seat and held a meeting together in the county government office.

The strange thing is that apart from the fact that the directly victimized township regiment knew about the banditry, the leaders of the other regiment defense bureaus were still kept in the dark.They heard that a group of bandits had come to Wugang recently, and they were all terrified, afraid of endangering themselves, chattering, asking Zhao Rong to send troops to suppress them. Disappointed, Zhao Rong hastily dismissed the regiment defense leaders of all townships.Just as he was at his wit's end, he suddenly thought of someone and said to Liu Yi, "General Liu, Zhang Guangwen from the Huangqiaopu regiment defense is a graduate of Baoding Military Academy. He is very good at writing and martial arts. Why don't you see him expressing his opinions today?"

Liu Yi said: "Maybe there are too many people talking. It's not difficult to find him, maybe he's not far from the city, I'll send someone to chase him back." Zhao Rong obeyed.Liu Yi ordered his confidant, the golden monkey, to ride on a fast horse and went out for a while before returning alone to report to Liu Yi: "My lord, the villain chased him far outside the city, and met the leaders of the regiments in various villages, but Zhang Guangwen was the only one missing. After inquiry, Only then did I realize that he didn’t go back, but still lives in Yingchun Inn.”

Liu Yi turned to Zhao Rong and said, "He stayed and didn't leave, maybe he wants to discuss with us alone." "No," said the golden monkey. "Just now I passed by the Yingchun Inn, and I specifically found Zhang Guangwen and asked him to enter the city. He said that he was waiting for someone, such as the county magistrate and the general soldier, so I could go to the inn to meet him at night." Liu Yi and Zhao Rong looked at each other.Zhao Rong sighed: "Forget it, let's give in and go there at night." Liu Yi said: "It's enough for you to go, I don't have to."

Zhao Rong knew that Liu Yi couldn't hold back his airs, so he didn't force it. At night, Zhao Rong led a group of relatives out of the city to the Yingchun Inn outside the east gate, and sure enough Zhang Guangwen was there. When Zhao Rong arrived, Zhang Guangwen was quite surprised, and he closed the door to apologize: "Zhang has neglected the county magistrate, but there is no need for the county magistrate to trouble him. Once Zhang has done something, he will discuss it with the county magistrate." "Waiting for an important person to arrive?" Zhang Guangwen said with a smile: "It's not an important person, but one of my deputy." "Deng Lianjia? Where did he go?" "I asked him to inquire about it, and he will probably be back in the next few days." Zhang Guangwen said, "I made an appointment with him to meet here." "Is what you want to inquire about related to the bandits in Northeast Township?" Zhang Guangwen nodded. Zhao Rong looked at Zhang Guangwen: "What do you think these gangsters are from?" Zhang Guangwen said: "Snakes have their way, rats have their way. Of course, these new gangsters can only be from Wugang. Otherwise, outsiders can't figure out the details. Who would dare to come here?" Zhao Rong nodded: "That's true. But where did they come from? If they were new, it would be impossible to gather hundreds of people at once. Did they exist before? Zhang Yunqing followed Chen Guangzhong, Zhu Yunhan and Zhang Shuncai recruited After An, the remaining Yi Hao has also reached a tacit agreement with the government, and they will not interfere with each other. This matter is indeed quite thought-provoking." Zhang Guangwen reminded: "Although Zhang Yunqing followed Chen Guangzhong, who can guarantee that he will not rebel halfway?" "Of course there is such a possibility. Didn't it mean that Zhang Yunqing's subordinates were 'sandwiched' by Chen Guangzhong?" Zhang Guangwen sighed: "This matter is really strange, so I sent Deng Lianjia to Beixiang to inquire. Before leaving, I received a notice from the county magistrate, telling him to come to Yingchun Inn to meet him if he found important information." "Can he figure out something?" Zhao Rong's tone was somewhat distrustful. Zhang Guangwen said: "Although Deng Lianjia is my deputy, he is not inferior to me in intelligence and ability. If you leave things to him, you can rest assured." Zhao Rong got up: "I'm waiting to hear his good news." A few days later, Deng Lianjia came to Yingchun Inn from Beixiang. This time he found out a lot of things and reported to Zhang Guangwen in detail in the inn room.As expected, this group of bandits was Zhang Yunqing's former unit. Although Zhang Guangwen was mentally prepared, he was still quite surprised.When Deng Lianjia said that Zhang Yunqing was still in Guilin, Zhang Guangwen immediately rushed to the county government to discuss with Zhao Rong, and decided to go to Guilin in person to negotiate with Chen Guangzhong to get rid of Zhang Yunqing. At the beginning of June 1929, Zhang Guangwen handed over the affairs of the regiment defense bureau to Deng Lianjia. He set off from the county seat alone and walked to Guilin via Chengbu and Longsheng dry roads. On June 12, Zhang Guangwen joined forces with Chen Guangzhong who was stationed in Guilin.Chen Guangzhong was quite surprised by Zhang Guangwen's arrival, but soon realized that the other party must have an important interview. At that time, Chen Guangzhong was ordered by He Jian.It is deploying to attack Liuzhou and fighting against Wu Tingyang of the Gui army. The military affairs are very busy.When they met, Chen Guangzhong patted him on the shoulder and said, "You should stay in Guilin for a while. Guilin has many interesting places. After I capture Liuzhou, I will talk about it in detail." Zhang Guangwen said: "I know that the commander is busy with military affairs, so I shouldn't disturb you, but the matter is so important that I have to come. Even if the commander is busy, it will only take up less than ten minutes of your time after he is done. As for waiting for the commander to capture Liuzhou, I'm afraid it will be too late." Chen Guangzhong frowned: "Since it only takes ten minutes, let's talk now. Come with me, let's talk in the room." Chen Guangzhong's headquarters is in an apartment on the opposite bank of Elephant Trunk Hill. This was originally the private villa of Guijun Guanzuo. After the Hunan Army captured Guilin, it was used as an office.Zhang Guangwen followed Chen Guangzhong into the living room, and as soon as he sat down, he went straight to the point and asked, "Commander, where is Zhang Yunqing now?" Chen Guangzhong smiled slyly, hugged his chest and said, "I know you must have come here for his affairs. If that's the case, you must know a lot about him, isn't it?" Zhang Guangwen did not answer directly: "The ancients said, 'I don't know the true face of Lushan Mountain because I live in it.' However, in my opinion, this statement is not comprehensive." "Hey, what's not comprehensive? I'd like to ask." "I think that 'being on the scene' and 'seeing the mountains across the river' have their own strengths and weaknesses. If they are combined into one, I think this will give a more comprehensive and objective understanding of a thing. " Chen Guangzhong came to understand, looked at Zhang Guangwen and said, "Let me first hear about your 'viewing mountains across the river' - your understanding of Zhang Yunqing." Zhang Guangwen said: "Recently Zhang Yunqing was injured, and the injury was very serious, is it so?" Chen Guangzhong asked strangely: "You just came from Hunan, how did you know about this?" Zhang Guangwen's male Adam's apple moved, and he swallowed a mouthful of saliva: "I not only know that Zhang Yunqing is seriously injured, but also that he is not really injured. He is using a 'bitter trick'!" "Bad tricks? Why don't I know?" "If I let you know, can it be called a bitter trick? His bitter trick is aimed at you!" Zhang Guangwen said, "I said, 'I don't know the true face of Mount Lu' is not comprehensive. In order to fully understand Zhang Yunqing, I will Tell me everything I know about "viewing the mountains across the river". To be honest, I came to contact Commander Chen at the order of the Wugang county government this time. Some time ago, a group of people nearly Five hundred bandits ran rampant in the village, looting houses, murdering and setting fires, raping women, and doing whatever they wanted. The news said that Commander Chen was ordered to go south to seek laurel, and there was a mutiny on the way of Pingjiang, and more than a thousand people fled to Wugang. In this way, my estimate was further confirmed. At that time, I thought that Commander Chen was also a He is a very remarkable person. Didn't he notice such a big thing beforehand? What is even more incredible is that so many people fled, but he didn't catch a single deserter. Commander Chen should know that my deputy Deng Lianjia is a He is a very shrewd person, in order to clarify these issues, I sent him to sneak into Zhang Yunqing's lair in disguise. After learning all the inside information, I admire Zhang Yunqing's shrewdness from the bottom of my heart." Speaking of this, I intentionally stopped. "What's the inside story? Tell me quickly!" Chen Guangzhong was hooked. "It turns out that Zhang Yunqing has been thinking about returning to the village all the time since he was recruited. Due to the commander Huwei, he had to swallow his anger and take a long-term approach. He acted as the commander of the guard battalion in front of the commander. He has always been honest and never talked nonsense. , which paralyzed the commander. When he gained the trust of the commander, he was ready to move. He used the opportunity of the commander to go out for a meeting, secretly colluded with the old department, and instigated a mutiny. On the eve of the outbreak of the Jianggui War, Zhang Yunqing knew that this was the best opportunity for mutiny, so he deliberately used the bee Sting the thigh, then apply pus-like herbal medicine, and use bitter tricks to confuse the commander, so that after his subordinates escape smoothly, he will leave the commander justifiably and return to lead his team." "Damn it! This beast!" Chen Guangzhong stared at Zhang Guangwen, "Do you know what method he used to make his subordinates escape smoothly?" "Of course I know." Zhang Guangwen raised his voice, "Before the operation, Zhang Yunqing sent people to buy a large amount of croton from various pharmacies and grind it into powder. On April 7, he quietly poured the croton powder into two barrels of cooking oil that he bought newly. Except for Yin Dongbo, Zhang Zuanzi, and Xie Laogou who knew about it, the rest of the people didn't know about it. When eating, the people who wanted to escape were notified temporarily not to eat food." "Damn it! It turns out that he played this trick, no wonder even I almost died. How do you know these inside stories?" "Of course my assistant Deng Lianjia found out about it. Those bandits returned home and bragged about it as something they were proud of. Even the local children knew about it." Chen Guangzhong's face turned red and white with anger, and he asked, "What else did you hear?" "My assistant also heard from the local people that Zhang Yunqing will come back soon. During the war, he deliberately wounded himself, and then bribed the doctor to say that his injury could not be cured. He came home." "He's really thoughtful!" Chen Guangzhong sneered, "That's fine, I'll let him do it—let Zhang Zuanzi transport his body back!" Zhang Guangwen felt that he was done, he breathed a sigh of relief, and asked further: "How does the commander plan to get rid of him?" "What do you think?" Chen Guangzhong looked at him. Zhang Guangwen shook his head: "I didn't 'be there', and I didn't even know where Zhang Yunqing appeared, so of course I dare not say how to get rid of him." Chen Guangzhong said: "He was treated at the home of Li Xun, a famous doctor in Guilin." Zhang Guangwen said: "This is easy to handle. The commander will send a killer, and one bullet will solve the problem." Chen Guangzhong shook his head and sighed: "The problem is not as simple as you said. During the time Zhang Yunqing followed me, he has followed the rules and never committed any illegal acts. How can I kill him publicly? Besides, most of my subordinates are from the green forest. A single Zhang Yunqing might disturb the morale of the entire army. If Zhang Yunqing can be truly caught as the mastermind behind the mutiny and killed, it will be justified. The problem is, even if what you said is true, but there is no real evidence, I will take it What is convincing?" Zhang Guangwen pondered: "This question is really worth considering... Since he used a 'bitter trick', why didn't the commander use his tricks?" Chen Guangzhong said: "You mean that I also bribed the doctor to tamper with the medicine?" "That's exactly what it means!" Chen Guangzhong said: "It's really you. Well, I'll just count on it." "The commander doesn't need to be so anxious, he can't run away anyway. Don't you have something important to do?" Chen Guangzhong shook his head: "The army is about to leave, and it's not important. It's just to lecture and encourage the soldiers. Let's just get rid of Zhang Yunqing. Would you like to come with me?" "Of course I would. It's just that I can't go in there." Chen Guangzhong patted him on the shoulder again: "That's fine. I'll rent a house for you nearby, and you'll stay there for a few days. It's fine if Zhang Yunqing dies. If Zhang Yunqing doesn't die, I'll get rid of the doctor too! Adjutant, prepare the car!" Zhang Guangwen and Chen Guangzhong got into a Buick car at the door, and after more than half an hour, they came to a European-style building complex with a quiet environment and pleasant scenery.The car stopped, and Chen Guangzhong pointed to a signboard not far in front: "That's where Zhang Yunqing is treated. After I leave, you just need to pay attention to the movement here." Chen Guangzhong and his adjutant got out of the car, while Zhang Guangwen and the driver remained in the car.Through the tinted window glass, he recognized the six characters written on the sign - "Lee's Traumatology Clinic". After waiting in the car for more than ten minutes, Chen Guangzhong and the adjutant came back and claimed that the matter had been settled.The car circled around and turned back.Chen Guangzhong originally planned to rent a house, but there happened to be a hotel diagonally opposite the "Li's Clinic", and Zhang Guangwen rented a room on the street.Open the window, and you can have a panoramic view of Li's Clinic and surrounding residences. Before leaving, Chen Guangzhong patted Zhang Guangwen on the shoulder and said, "Keep an eye here and don't move around. Take Liuzhou, and I will come back to find you!" After Chen Guangzhong left, Zhang Guangwen began to watch at the window wholeheartedly.Here, from time to time, he saw Zhang Zuanzi walking out of the clinic to buy cigarettes and snacks on the street.There was nothing to do for the first two days, but on the third morning, Zhang Zuanzi came out of the clinic crying, and several local people surrounded him to ask what he was doing.The crowd dispersed, and after a while, a funeral worker pushed a red Guilin-style coffin on a flatbed cart.This kind of coffin is different from Wugang's. It is small in size, light in weight, and looks like a plum blossom. When it reaches the mountain, it can be worn with a long bamboo stick and carried to the cemetery. At this time, Zhang Guangwen was highly concentrated and did not blink his eyes. He didn't feel relieved until he recognized that the person who was carried out was indeed Zhang Yunqing. On this day, it happened that the Hunan Army and the Guangxi Army were fighting fiercely in the outskirts of Liuzhou, and both sides suffered heavy casualties.When the news came, the reserve troops staying in Guilin were very nervous. Two days later, the bad news came-the Wu Tingyang Department of the Gui Army broke through the contact line of the Hunan Army, and the Hunan Army was defeated.At this time, the Guilin defenders were panicked and had to make preparations for retreat. On June 20, 1929, the Hunan Army was forced to withdraw from Guilin. Zhang Guangwen was still stranded in the hotel because he was too late to keep up with the team. Chen Guangzhong left Guilin on June 12 and never came back. It was not until early July that he sent an adjutant disguised as a businessman to sneak into the city to meet with Zhang Guangwen. Seeing the adjutant's attire, Zhang Guangwen asked uneasily, "The situation is not good?" The adjutant shook his head: "Now the Gui army has completely failed. Bai Chongxi and Huang Shaohong have fled to Vietnam." "Then why doesn't Commander Chen go to the city?" The adjutant said: "This is an order from Chiang Kai-shek, ordering us not to enter Guangxi, and the troops are on standby in the suburbs. To avoid unnecessary trouble, the commander asked me to go to the city in disguise to contact you. Is that Zhang Yunqing dead?" Zhang Guangwen nodded, and told the adjutant what he saw.The adjutant nodded and said: "This is the cleanest, I will go back and report to the commander." Zhang Guangwen reminded: "Aren't you going to meet that doctor named Li Xun?" The adjutant turned around: "The commander wants me to remind you to take time to visit the clinic before you leave. If the doctor is not there, it may be false." "Of course I'm going to see this." After the adjutant left, Zhang Guangwen missed his family and felt that there was no need to stay in Guilin. It happened that he had a small ulcer on his leg, so he pretended to see a doctor and went to Liji Clinic. Doctor Li Xun looked at Zhang Guangwen's injury, asked a few more questions, and gave him some medicine. The next day, Zhang Guangwen still took the same road to return home.Crossing mountains and wading across rivers, there are often salt sellers going to and from Wugang and Guilin on this road. They often carry a burden of 140 to 50 catties on their shoulders, and they are still walking like flying.Zhang Guangwen was weak and had to walk for more than half a month before returning to Wugang. Before leaving his hometown, he made an appointment with Zhao Rong to meet at the county government office first. When they came to the south gate, they were about to enter the city when they suddenly saw a large crowd of people gathered around the gate to watch the excitement. Zhang Guangwen was wondering what had changed in the city since he left home.So squeezed in.It turned out that these people were reading the newly posted announcements.Zhang Guangwen didn't look at it, but was surprised when he saw it, and saw that the notice read: Here are the two criminals Zhang Wen and Zhang Biao, sons of Zhang Shuncai from Shibei Township.The second prisoner, along with his father Zhang Shuncai, recruited for a long time. Because of his banditry, he led his troops to attack the Huangqiaopu regiment defense station on a certain day in June. He seized two machine guns and more than 30 rifles, and killed more than 30 soldiers of the regiment defense station. People who ransacked more than 100 stores in Huangqiaopu...have been captured and beheaded, hereby announce! Republic of China ××year×month×day Zhao Rong Zhang Guangwen was taken aback. He didn't expect that within a month of leaving home, his poorly managed regiment defense bureau would be destroyed.He couldn't believe it was true.But the announcement was written in black and white, and two heads were also hung on the tower. Zhang Guangwen was in a hurry to go to the city to ask Zhao Rong what happened, then he thought about it: the situation has changed suddenly these days, maybe Zhao Rong has been bewitched by something, and I don't know if he is capturing me, I'd better be careful. Thinking this way, Zhang Guangwen made a detour to Yingchun Inn and opened a room here.He believed that once an accident really happened, Deng Lianjia would definitely come here to look for him. After staying for two days, I heard bits and pieces of news from some guests who came and went.These news prove that it is true that his regimental defense bureau no longer exists. In addition, he also heard a bad news that he absolutely cannot accept... In the evening of the next day, Zhang Guangwen was leaning on the railing above the inn in a daze. Suddenly, he was patted on the shoulder, and then a familiar voice came: "Mr. Hu, are you staying here too?" Zhang Guangwen turned around and recognized his housekeeper Xigou, quickly pulled him into the room, closed the door and asked in a low voice: "Xiaogou, what are you doing here? Why don't you serve the master at home?" Before Xigou could speak, tears flowed out first.Zhang Guangwen felt a chill in his heart, knowing that the bad news he heard these two days might have become a fact... "Xiaogou, don't hide it from me. What happened at home while I was away?" "..." Xigou looked at him, only shedding tears, and refused to speak. "Don't tell me, I already know..." Zhang Guangwen felt sore, "Did my brother and the others be killed by bandits? The house was also burned?" Xigou nodded. Zhang Guangwen couldn't control his emotions any longer, he just cried out with a "wow--", the little dog hurriedly covered his mouth, and said in a low voice: "Second Master Wen, please don't say anything, the county government is going around now arrest you!" Zhang Guangwen didn't let out a breath of sullen breath, but he breathed out again, his eyes turned white, and white foam came from his mouth. The little dog was anxious, pinched the person, and stroked the chest. After a long time of tossing, Zhang Guangwen came back to his senses. "Xiaogou, tell me in detail what happened at home when I was away." The dog looked around nervously, and said in Zhang Guangwen's ear, "You can't stay here for long. Deng Lianjia wants me to look for you here, and leave as soon as I find you. When I go to a place, I will tell you everything from beginning to end." Zhang Guangwen had no choice but to follow behind the dog.When he got downstairs, the little dog said loudly to the innkeeper, "I have something to do on the Yudai Bridge. Boss, please help me to look at the house." The boss said: "Don't worry, you two, I guarantee that the things in the room will not be lost." The master and servant left the inn and walked westward.After walking for about six or seven hours, I came to the foot of the mountain. Although it was dark, Zhang Guangwen quickly recognized it. Said to the servant: "Xiaogou, this is Huangmao. After climbing a mountain, we will find Maple Ridge. Let's go find Yihao?" The little dog said: "If you don't rely on him, who will take you in?" Zhang Guangwen sighed: "That's true. But you haven't told me about your family until now." "I'll tell you right now," said the little dog, "just the night before yesterday, I had just put Master Huo to bed, when suddenly fires broke out outside the house, and a group of bandits surrounded the house tightly. They shouted for money and food. Master Huo got up quickly , ready to bargain with them. At this moment, a group of people rushed in, regardless of injustice, killing anyone they saw, even the servants. After killing people, they set fire. I was in the house at the time, and I didn’t know Wonderful, I hid in the cellar and escaped death. When I came out of the cellar the next day, the good mansion was turned into a pile of rubble, Mr. Huo and the others were all burned to charcoal... I guess it was revenge from the enemy, so I went to find Deng Lianjia. In Huangqiaopu, the house of the Regimental Defense Bureau was also turned into rubble. After inquiring, I found out that the Regimental Defense Bureau was attacked at night, most of the soldiers were killed, and only a few escaped through the back wall." "Has Deng Lianjia escaped?" "I didn't know at the time. If he was alive, he would definitely come to Shibei to look for me. A few nights later, we met, and he told me that the situation is complicated now, and it is difficult to figure out the problem in a day or two. The top priority It’s because when Master Wen comes back, he can’t be plotted against by the enemy, he wants me to go to Yingchun Inn to look for you, but I didn’t expect to find you.” "Who are you talking about messing with us?" The little dog shook his head: "I don't know either." "The proclamation said that it was Zhang Shuncai's two sons who attacked the Huangqiaopu Regiment Defense Bureau?" "That's what was written in the proclamation, but only a genius knows the truth. If it's really brothers Zhang Wen and Zhang Wu, how can you explain the killing of Master Huo?" Zhang Guangwen looked up to the sky and sighed: "These two things are indeed too strange. Could it be Yin Dongbo and the others?" "Master Wen, Deng Lianjia guessed that Zhang Yunqing might be back." Zhang Guangwen shook his head: "Impossible, Zhang Yunqing is already dead." The two master and servant walked while talking, and when they reached the mountainside, a man suddenly sprang out from the forest, held up the speed machine, and asked in slang, "Where is the mushroom? What is the price?" (Who? Where?) The little dog took a step back, and calmly replied: "Whatever you want, mother comes if you want to breastfeed, and the child and grandpa come if you want to breastfeed." (I'm here to look for you to head the house.) The big man asked again: "The pheasant drills the thorns, how can you go to Maple Ridge?" (I think you are a fake.) The little dog replied: "There are rice on the ground, and there are roots and bottoms. The child's grandfather has seen it!" (I'm not fake, I know you guys.) Seeing that the dog answered calmly, the other party put away his gun, and approached him and asked, "Which one should I go up the mountain to find in the middle of the night?" Xigou pointed to Zhang Guangwen: "He is Master Wen from the Huangqiaopu Regiment Defense Bureau. He came up the mountain to find Brother Yi." When the little bandit heard that it was "Master Wen", he became more polite, bowed and said, "Master Wen, please, our Master Yi is talking about you." Zhang Guangwen and Xigou followed the little bandits around in the mountains and forests. They encountered many interrogations along the way, corrected a lot of slang words, and finally came to the entrance of a big rock cave.The little bandit matched the code with the cave, and said to Zhang Guangwen: "Master Wen, I'm going back to work, wait a moment, someone will take you to see Master Yi." After a while, three people came out of the cave, the one in front was with a flashlight, and the one behind was with a torch.Zhang Guangwen recognized Zhou Liansheng in the middle at a glance, and shouted, "Third Brother, it's me!" Zhou Liansheng was overjoyed, and hugged Zhang Guangwen: "It really is the second brother, we are worried about you!" "What are you worried about me?" "I'm worried that you will be plotted against. Let's go in and talk slowly." Zhou Liansheng let Zhang Guangwen walk in front. This is a large natural karst cave, named Huanglong Cave. The entrance of the cave is narrow and can only accommodate two people walking side by side.Entering the cave, it is as wide as a big palace. If the lamp is not lit, it will be extremely dark.This cave was originally Yi Shunman's lair, and he has been occupying this cave for decades as a bandit.Outside, there are dangerous mountains and dense forests, and there are layers of secret sentries on the top. When the government comes to suppress them, they always suffer losses time and time again.The inside of the cave extends in all directions. In the event of a large-scale siege, you can go west to the city, go north to Suining and Qianyang, and go east to escape to Wugang via Qibushi. Yi Hao has been stationed here since he separated from the Seventeenth Regiment of the Hunan Army that year.Because it is not easy to provide for more than 300 mouths, in addition to asking for "protection fees" from nearby townships with the tacit consent of the county government, every few months, they have to go out of their nests and go to Huitong, Xinhuang, Huaihua and other places to rob big households and banks. , to add guns and ammunition to strengthen strength. But they said that a group of people walked in the cave for about 20 minutes, turned around and turned, and came to a big cave. The lights are bright here, and the top of the wall is a god. Candles and incense are lit. sacred.Under the altar is a row of chairs made of tiger skin—this is also left over by Yi Shunman.Yi Hao, who was sitting on the right side of the altar, saw Zhang Guangwen coming, got up quickly, dragged him under the altar, pointed to the empty tiger leather chair and said, "Second brother Zhang, this is the chief, I specially reserved it for you." .” Where is Zhang Guangwen willing to sit? Yi Hao said angrily, so Zhang Guangwen had no choice but to say: "Brother, I will not sit in this seat. I am a graduate of Baoding Military Academy, and my classmates are all over the military. Forced, I have no choice but to fall into the grass temporarily, even if this is the case, I still have to hide my name to prevent the outside world from knowing that I am here." Yi Hao sighed: "It seems that we still have no blessings, no matter what, I won't force it." At this moment, Deng Lianjia came in and said guiltily to Zhang Guangwen: "Brother Guangwen, I failed to protect your family well, and I even lost the regiment defense bureau...I, I'm sorry..." Zhang Guangwen felt sad again, and said with tears in his eyes: "Natural disasters and man-made disasters, I can't blame you...Old Deng, let's figure out the ins and outs of the matter first." Deng Lianjia wiped away tears and looked at him: "Have you seen the notice posted by the county government?" Zhang Guangwen nodded: "The notice said that it was Zhang Shuncai's two sons who attacked the regiment defense bureau. On the surface, these two people are young and energetic, and they are easy to get ahead. It is reasonable to do reckless things for a while. Who killed it? These two incidents happened on the same day, so it cannot be said that there is no connection. What is even more strange is that the two incidents happened when I was not in Wugang. Obviously, the other party knew my details - This, Zhang Wen and Zhang Wu can't do." Deng Lianjia specifically asked: "Master Wen went to Guilin this time, have things been settled?" "What if it's done? What if it's not done?" Zhang Guangwen asked back. "If it's done, I think it's puzzling that these two things happened. If it's not done, it must be Zhang Yunqing who came back to take revenge." Zhang Guangwen was startled, and he said after a long time, "Even I am not sure about this. Although I saw Zhang Yunqing's body dragged out of the clinic with my own eyes, I couldn't go out to check it." After hearing Zhang Guangwen's narration, everyone believed that the only way to determine whether Zhang Yunqing was dead was to send people to Guilin to find Li Xun and torture him. Zhang Guangwen also thinks that's the only way.Early the next morning, Zhang Guangwen wrote down Li Xun's address and ordered Deng Lianjia to take the two young brothers and rush to Guilin. After Deng Lianjia left, Zhou Liansheng found an important piece of information from the city: Zhang Yunqing's bandit department had been incorporated by the county government and served as a security brigade stationed at the entrance of the cave and the mountain gate. When Zhang Guangwen heard the news, he sighed: "If I knew this, I shouldn't have sent Deng Lianjia to Guilin. This is a waste of time." Zhou Liansheng said: "It's not in vain. This time, only Zhang Yunqing's bandit department is recruited. Yin Dongbo is the captain of the security brigade, Xie Laogou is the deputy captain, Zhang Zuanzi and others are the squadron leaders. Zhang Yunqing has no name." "Zhang Zuanzi is back?" Zhang Guangwen asked. "He came back a few days earlier than you." Zhou Liansheng coughed and said, "I also heard an important piece of information. The people who attacked the Huangqiaopu regiment defense station and killed your family were Yin Dongbo and the others. They said it was Zhang Zuanzi." When I came back from Guilin, I brought back Zhang Yunqing’s deathbed instructions. Before he died, Zhang Yunqing said that Zhang Guangwen was his enemy, and that he would only rest in peace if Yin Dongbo killed his whole family and raped the regiment defense bureau he led. Yin Dongbo had plans to recruit , dare not come out publicly. After the Huangqiaopu regiment defense bureau was violent, the heads of Zhang Wen and Zhang Wu were beheaded, and the county government blamed others." Yi Hao sighed: "Yin Dongbo is really vicious, he looks not far from Zhang Yunqing." Zhang Guangwen pondered for a long time, and said: "On the surface, this matter seems to be watertight, and there are no flaws. If I think about it seriously, I think Yin Dongbo is not up to this level." "Second brother, do you mean that Zhang Yunqing is not dead yet?" Yi Hao looked at Zhang Guangwen. Zhang Guangwen's Adam's apple twitched: "At least wait for Deng Lianjia to come back - then we can make a judgment." Two months later, Deng Lianjia came back.He did not find Li Xun on his trip to Guilin. Zhang Guangwen asked, "Have you found the right place?" Deng Lianjia said: "I found the house near Elephant Trunk Hill according to the address you wrote, and the signboard saying 'Li Ji Traumatology Clinic' is still hanging there. The house has changed hands, and the new residents don't know Li Xun's whereabouts." It just so happened that someone died near the Elephant Trunk Hill that day. I went to ask the undertakers if a foreigner died in the Liji Clinic in late June. They refused to say it at first, but they already knew it from their expressions. Something was wrong, and then he focused on one of them and gave more than a dozen oceans. The funeral worker told them that someone had asked them to go to the Lee Kee Clinic to drag out a dead person at that time. He carried it to the cemetery, but he did not expect the person in the coffin They are alive, I gave them a sum of money, and asked them not to say anything." It has been proven that Zhang Yunqing, who is hiding in the dark, is more vicious and difficult to deal with than before. On the second day after Deng Lianjia came back, Zhou Liansheng also inquired about an important situation from the city: Zhao Rong and Liu Yi issued an order to send Yin Dongbo, Zhu Yunhan, and Zhang Shuncai to Fengmuling to suppress Yi Hao. The book continued from the previous chapter, but said that on June 12, Chen Guangzhong visited Zhang Yunqing, and then called Li Xun.Zhang Yunqing felt that Chen Guangzhong was behaving suspiciously, and quickly gave Zhang Zuanzi a wink. Zhang Zuanzi wanted to follow out, but he was afraid of collision, so he had to peep through the wall through the crack of the door.He couldn't hear a word of what Chen Guangzhong and Li Xun said, but he could clearly see their every move.Zhang Zuanzi turned his head and said to Zhang Yunqing: "Master Man, I can't hear it, I only saw something Chen Guangzhong gave Li Xun." Zhang Yunqing said: "Find an excuse to go out, if they look nervous, it means there is something wrong." Zhang Zuanzi complied, and after a while, Li Xun came back in a panic, and Zhang Yunqing hummed Qingqing and talked nonsense. Zhang Zuanzi waited at the door until Chen Guangzhong left in a Buick car, then turned around and said to Li Xun who was changing Zhang Yunqing's dressing, "What did Commander Chen discuss with you just now?" "No, nothing." Li Xun stuttered. 张云卿悄悄向张钻子眨眼，张钻子于是不再盘问。 一切恢复常态，像什么事也没发生似的。这时，镇定下来的李逊转对张钻子说：“你主人的伤最近又恶化了，恐怕难以治愈，你们还是另聘高明吧。” 张云卿又向张钻子递眼色。张钻子会意，哭着脸求道：“你是桂林最好的医生，你治不好，还有谁能治好？” 李逊圆股股的脸上掠过一丝不易察觉的阴笑，叹道：“好吧，事到如今，死马只能当活马医了，我家还有一个秘方，不过剂量太重，虚弱的人可能受不了。你是他惟一的亲人，这事全由你做主。如愿意用这剂药，后果我不负责。” “后果不用你负责。”张钻子说。 “那我今日配制，明天敷塞病人伤口。”李逊转过身，摆动着肥大的屁股进药房去了。 次日一早，李逊拿着配好的一剂敷药来到张云卿床前，要张钻子拿出张云卿受伤的大腿来。 张云卿干咳一声，张钻子掩上门，从衣兜里拿出一支手枪、一把利刀，向李逊走来。 李逊吃了一惊，连向后退：“你、你这是干什么？” 张钻子阴笑道：“没什么，我家主人可是万金之身，药是不能乱下的，非得由你本人先试一试。” “我没受伤呀，怎么试？” “不难。没受伤我可以从你大腿上割一块肉下来，然后再熬上这剂药，若效果好时，再用在张老爷伤口上。”说着，晃动着利刀，步步紧逼。 李逊跪下来，求饶道：“我们无怨无仇，别、别这样……” “既然无怨无仇，为何要害我性命？”张云卿翻身坐起，冷笑道，“你现在该明白了，我和陈光中是什么关系！实不相瞒，老子的伤都是本人自为的，为的是早日脱离别人管辖，都是表皮伤，并未伤及到肉深处。老子什么时候想让伤痊愈，只需停上两天不撕伤口上的痂就行了。昨天陈光中给你金条，买通你下败药，我的兄弟听得一清二楚！” 李逊一听，连连叩头：“好汉饶命，好汉饶命，是陈司令让我做的，小人不敢有违。” 张云卿板起面孔：“饶恕你也可以，但你得帮助我们逃出桂林。” 李逊道：“只要肯饶恕，你要我怎么做我都照办。” 张云卿道：“这些天陈光中若派人来，你就说败药已下，少则二天，多则三日，病人就会一命呜呼。到第三天一早，去附近雇几个殡葬工、购一具棺椁，把我运出去。” 李逊如鸡啄米一样点头：“我照办。” 第三天清早，李逊出门办事，张云卿叫住他：“还有一事，我走后你可能要离开此地，是不是这样？” “是的。我不离开，陈光中知道底细我会完蛋。” “不，你不离开反而安全，一旦他从柳州回来不见了你，必认定你心里有鬼，要满世界寻找。如果他回来你仍在这里，你向他解释一番，再找几个证人，自然可以蒙混过去。” “可是，长住这里，我心里总要害怕的。” “这事好办。什么时候陈光中或他的手下来过这里，你就可以走。” 李逊依言。出门买了棺椁，又在棺材铺雇了殡葬工，来到诊所，七手八脚把张云卿装人棺内，用平板车拖至郊外的乱葬坟岗…… 张云卿、张钻子脱险后，立刻起程回武冈。一路上，两人猜测，陈光中对他下毒手一定是有原因的。张钻子道：“莫不是陈光中已经知道平江哗变的内幕？” “一定是这样！”张云卿说，“尹东波他们回了武冈，有一些口门不牢的小弟兄肯定会当成得意的事吹嘘，如此一来，很快就会传到张光文耳朵里。” “你是说张光文到桂林来了？” "Exactly!" “啊呀！”张钻子恍然大悟，“那天我看到别克车里除了司机，还留下一个人，后来，陈光中离开，好像没过多久，那辆车在诊所斜对面的旅社停了下来。我估计，这些天张光文可能就住在旅社的房间里监视我们。” “混蛋，你怎不早说！” 张钻子道：“那时我的脑子还来不及转过来。” 张云卿两人一路风尘仆仆，于6月下旬回到武冈。 回来后，张云卿既不回石背张家，也没有去老巢燕子岩，而是化装成商人，在洞口的雪峰客栈租了包房住下，又派张钻子去把尹东波找来。 张云卿虽然已经脱离樊笼，但他的心情反而更加沉重。因为获得自由不易，害怕到手的东西再失去。摆在眼前的问题有很多，每一件都很棘手，必须全身心投入才能解决。 次日傍晚，张钻子领尹东波来到房间。张钻子留在外面望风，尹东波掩上门，急不可待地说道：“满老爷总算回来了，弟兄们正等着你回来一起干呢。” 张云卿问：“老尹，我回来的事还有什么人知道？” “就我们几个骨干知道。” 张云卿松了口气，吩咐道：“我回来的事，除了你们几个，其余人等都不能告知。” “这是为啥？”尹东波不解。 张云卿避过话锋，问道：“老尹，最近张光文有什么活动，你知道么？” “他去了桂林。我们是他离开武冈之后才知道的，弟兄们都在暗中替你捏了一把汗。张光文还没回来呢。” “我回来的事不能让更多人知道。从明天起，钻子可以公开露面，散布谣言，说我害痈毒死了。” “纸终是包不住火的，一旦张光文回来，这个秘密还是会露馅。” “我们走一段算一段吧，争取在他回来之前，办好几件事情。” “哪几件？” 张云卿目射凶光，望着尹东波：“第一件，杀掉张光文全家；第二件，暴掉黄桥铺团防局；第三件，与赵融谈判，争取招安，取得合法身份——队伍还不能进城。” 尹东波搔着首：“杀张光文全家问题不大，至于暴黄桥铺团防局——虽然这也算是直接打击了张光文，但团防局是县政府的下属，这样，岂不要影响招安？” “我已经考虑过了。你觉得张顺彩的两个儿子怎么样？” “你是说张文、张武吧？这是两个草包，父亲招了安，他们仍带着一帮小混混四处打家劫舍。你问他们是什么意思？” 张云卿道：“我的意思是要你怂恿他兄弟去攻打黄桥铺，许诺一旦攻下，枪全部归他，然后暗中向刘异报告。” 尹东波终于也明白过来，赞道：“此计甚妙！那时，我再假意保护，悄悄地把他兄弟给刘异。” 张云卿满意地说：“正是！今后，我的目标仍然不变——吃掉张顺彩，兼并朱云汉，挤走易豪，最后独霸湘西南。若不是发生这么多事，张顺彩早就该消失了，先搞掉他的两个儿子，再伺机干掉他。” 尹东波道：“经满老爷如此一说，这几件事都不难了，只是'招安'一项，恐怕不那么容易。” 张云卿道：“你去办好前面两件事，我自有安排。” 尹东波依言，数日后的一个深夜来向张云卿禀报，同时讨问“招安”的机宜。 张云卿道：“我们'招安'并非是目的，只是权宜之计——一旦张光文回来，肯定要和易豪接洽，那时，我们就可以名正言顺讨伐他。” “问题是赵融愿不愿意接受我们。”尹东波锁着眉头说，“我们是从平江逃出来的，这些事，张光文肯定知道内幕。” 张云卿脸上掠过一丝阴笑：“这就看我的手段了！你留在这里，明天一早随我到城里去。” 次日一早，张云卿领着尹东波化装成商人进城。 洞口离武冈县城约五十华里，张、尹二人赶到时，正是傍晚，城门已关。两个在迎春客栈住了一夜，次日再随第一批进城的菜农进城。 张云卿先去正南街与刘异见面，送上一份厚礼。刘异对张云卿的突然造访十分吃惊，很久才试探地问道：“我儿，你这趟回来陈司令若知道，不怕他动怒么？” 张云卿笑了笑，说道：“我这次回来，是经陈司令特许的，他让我带给赵县长一封密信，干爹能引儿见他么？” 刘异见张云卿说得有板有眼，不敢怀疑，差心腹金丝猴去问赵融。一会金丝猴回来，报告赵县长愿意与张云卿见面，并要刘异陪同一起去。 当张云卿出现在赵融面前，虽然早有准备，但赵融还是吃了一惊，屏退左右，叱道：“张云卿，你好大的胆子，何键早就下文饬令各县缉拿平江哗变的逃兵，今天你竟送上门来了！” 张云卿把双手一拱：“赵县长认为把我缚住扭送省府能得到奖励，张某这就束手受擒。” 赵融嘿嘿地笑道：“都是外面的谣言，我们在这偏远之处坐井观天，不知真伪。” 张云卿大咧咧一屁股坐在赵融、刘异的对面，认真道：“你所听到的谣言并无虚假。” 刘、赵面面相觑。 张云卿接着说：“不过，好在张某做得巧妙，没有露出破绽，陈司令仍对本人信任有加。只是赵县长很不够朋友，听信张光文谗言，派其潜至桂林揭我老底。” 刘、赵大惊失色。 张云卿冷笑道：“好在我命不该绝，张光文未跟陈司令见面就先撞上了我——我在问明情况之后，把张光文杀了！” 刘、赵打了一个寒颤。 赵融回过神来，问道：“你说陈司令有密函，在哪里？” 张云卿笑指自己的肚子：“在这里，陈司令说写成文字恐有闪失，要我带口信给你——要你加紧时间筹措粮饷。” 赵融受了捉弄，一阵脸红，欲下逐客令：“你来县衙，有事么？” “无事不登三宝殿，没事我来找你干什么？”张云卿跷起二郎腿，“我虽仍得回陈司令那里去，可我的弟兄已经回来了，关于他们的吃饭问题，县长打算如何安排？我想，与其逼他们打家劫舍、滋扰乡里，还不如就地收编，这样省得双方动干戈拼个两败俱伤。” 赵融把目光投向刘异。刘异道：“我觉得若收编他们，还存在两个问题：一是给养负担不起；二是他们毕竟是从陈司令处逃跑回来的，一旦让陈司令知道查问起来不好交差。” 张云卿道：“这两个问题不足为虑。先说后面一个，如今知道内情的张光文已死，陈光中不会追究此事，还有，真到了招安的时候，我会让尹东波他们更名换姓。这问题解决了，给养更好办。西北乡不是有易豪盘踞么？何不利用我的弟兄及朱云汉、张顺彩三股力量共剿枫木岭？” 刘异才得过张云卿的好处，也在一旁帮腔，两人一唱一和，最后张云卿使出杀手锏，扬言如赵融不肯招安，誓与之周旋到底。 赵融无奈之下，答应把张云卿旧部编为保安大队，据防山门、洞口一带，但要求尹东波、谢老狗等头目都要更名。 事情办妥，张云卿仍回洞口雪峰客栈幕后操纵。张钻子恢复以前的各条路线打探情报。尹东波、谢老狗则率部驻防山门、洞口，不在话下。 一日，尹东波闲来无事，忽然想起一个重大问题，专门来找张云卿：“我们虽已招安，但仍不稳定——一旦张光文回来，必定和赵融接洽，那时，岂不露了馅？” 张云卿反问：“依你之见，该如何处置？” “最好是半途拦截，然后，一不做，二不休！” “你以为张光文像张顺彩的傻儿子那么好对付？” “要不就这样，”尹东波自得道，“张光文回来，会向赵融述说原委，我们干脆派人守在县城，只要他回来随时可下手。” 张云卿摇头：“他敢去见赵融就好办了。自从我们招了安，就成了和赵融缠在一根草上的蚱蜢，如果张光文回来先去找他，赵融必定大慌，要来找我。那时候，我只用'通匪'一罪压他，他敢让张光文活下去？” 尹东波明白了张云卿的锦囊妙计，啧啧赞叹：“原来我们招安，是拉赵融下水，脱不了干系，我现在明白了！如此说来，我们还有哪一样害怕呢？” “我只说一样定然吓昏你。”张云卿正色道，“如果张光文回来就与陈光中勾搭，你怕不怕？” 尹东波失色，道：“陈光中在桂林打仗，应该没有时间来武冈吧。” 张云卿叹道：“凡事不怕一万，就怕万一，越是认为不会发生的事，越是会给我们带来大的灾难。你这遭回去，替我办两件事：一是找一份最近的报纸；二是把胡儿悄悄送来。我们现在最值得关注的不是易豪，也不是赵融，而是陈光中的动向及张光文什么时候回来。 尹东波离开的当晚，张钻子也从县城赶回，告知张光文已从桂林回来。他说：“满老爷果然料事如神——张光文没有去城里找赵融。” “他上了枫木岭？” 张钻子点头：“他很狡猾，回来那天，只在南门口一显身就不见了踪影。我和弟兄们守候在通往枫木岭的路上，一连几天，毫无结果。我们稍一松弛，他就在一个深夜和仆人通过了防线。” “张光文回来的事，赵融知道吗？” 张钻子摇头。 张云卿吩咐：“你马上把这件事告诉朱云汉、张顺彩——我要借他们的口向赵融转述。” 次日，蒲胡儿来到雪峰客栈，久别夫妻胜新婚，张云卿与她少不得一番缠绵，此处不表。蒲胡儿见张云卿愁眉不展，问道：“顺路，我们夫妻久别重逢，本该高兴，为何这样？” 张云卿道出原委，又问道：“胡儿，怎不把最近的报纸带来？” 蒲胡儿指指自己脑子：“都装在这里了，你想知道什么？是有关陈光中的下落？” 张云卿不语，望着蒲胡儿。 蒲胡儿启朱唇，两腮露出酒窝：“早在四五月间，《大公报》已经复刊，省内的大事要闻，时有披露。有段时间，有一则要闻是报道讨伐桂军的。” “报道讨伐桂军怎么了？”张云卿身子前倾。 蒲胡儿反问道：“你从桂林返回时，讨伐桂军处于何种状态？” “在桂林市外待命，等候蒋介石的调遣。” 蒲胡儿点头道：“这说明《大公报》消息可靠。如今何键巳下令在桂林郊外的部队班师回湘，限定一星期内撤回。” “撤回来有什么行动方向？” 蒲胡儿摇头：“报上尚未刊登，等待日后消息。” 张云卿全身的肌肉紧张起来。何键班师回湘，意味着陈光中也要回来。张光文如今是深仇大恨在心，肯定会削尖脑袋往陈光中身边钻，怂恿他出兵讨伐。 张云卿不敢怠慢，立刻召集尹东波等心腹骨干研究对策。他神色严峻地对骨干说：“弟兄们，最关键的时候已经到来了，处于目前的形势，惟一的出路是策动赵融立刻出击，赶在陈光中回湘前置张光文于死地！一会我要进城去，弟兄们有何高见？” 有人提出张云卿进城有危险。张云卿从容地说：“只要有弟兄们在，赵融就不敢把我怎么样。另外，他扣下我，也脱不了通匪的干系，弟兄们放心好了。” 再说，赵融自从将张云卿旧部招抚以后，经常召集朱云汉、张顺彩、尹东波在县衙碰头，询问各乡匪贼情况。 一次，朱云汉、张顺彩说及枫木岭匪情时，特意提到原黄桥铺团防局首领张光文从桂林回来也并入易豪匪部。 听到这个消息，赵融紧张异常，上前询问：“顺路说张光文死在桂林了么？可能是谣言吧。” 朱云汉道：“这不是谣言，有人亲眼见过他。” 赵融情知重大，急与刘异商量说：“总队长啊，大事不好了，原来张云卿在欺骗我们，张光文没有死。如果他向上头反映我们把张云卿收编为保安队，一旦追查起来，如何是好！” 刘异亦吃了一惊，但他仍侥幸：“县长，或许这是别人有意造谣，先不要轻信，待查实之后再说，按理，张光文若回来，必定进城找我们。” 赵融觉得有理，稍稍安心。 数日后，赵融忽接一信，果是张光文从枫木岭写来的。信里谴责县政府勾结土匪，危害忠良。又说，陈光中不日将返回武冈，定要讨个公正说法。 事情得到证实已是令人不安，这封信更