The gunshots made Li Heyun's heart skip a beat. It turned out that a large number of cavalrymen had appeared behind them. Many of the people who could not dodge were sent flying and then trampled into meat paste.
This was a chaotic world where human lives were like grass.
That was why there was a saying that it was better to be a dog in peace than a person in troubled times.
"Stop, all of you, squat down." The cavalrymen fired into the air and began searching. They were only looking for young women. Not only did they look according to the portrait, but they also asked if they had seen the woman on it. If they knew, they would be heavily rewarded.
Seeing this situation, Li Heyun, who couldn't bear to see the refugees suffer again, stood up and said,"You're looking for me, right?”
An officer immediately rode his horse over to take a look at Li Heyun and found that she was a little dirty. He asked her to wipe it clean before saying," Second Aunt, please! The marshal has been looking for you, and he did not hesitate to destroy the Shaolin Temple.”
Although she didn't say it explicitly, everyone treated her as Li Zihao's concubine.
When she heard that Shaolin Temple was destroyed, Li Heyun's heart ached. It was all her fault. If only she had not escaped to Shaolin Temple. This warlord was much more brutal than she had imagined.
"Marshal, we found her. Do you want to see her?”Lin Yu reported to Li Zihao, but Li Zihao knew that Li Heyun's escape had nothing to do with Shaolin Temple. These monks were just scapegoats.
"No need. Send her back first."
Li Zihao didn't want to see her. This woman's background was definitely not simple.
Thick smoke billowed from Hao Mountain. Presumably, Li Zihao's burning of Shaolin Temple would be on the front page of the newspaper.
Ryuzaoji Tsuko knew about Li Zihao's expulsion of the Japanese, but the trouble was that she had to return to her homeland. Under such circumstances, in order to find out what Li Zihao had to say, she decided to send Date Chizaka to Li Zihao's side.
She could tell that Li Zihao had a good impression of Ida Chizaka.
Therefore, under such circumstances, Ida Chiaki had already come to Dengfeng.
The Li Mansion, which was decorated with lanterns and colorful streamers, was very lively. Two rows of chairs were placed in the huge hall. All the warlords from all over Henan Province had come. Li Zihao had also invited Wu Peifu, but he did not know if he would give him face.
However, Wu Peifu was not the direct leader yet, and his reputation was not as big as it would be in the future.
Among these warlords, he was the youngest.
"The construction of the railway is not up to you, Li Zihao. Don't think that just because you killed Xu Long, you think you're a scoundrel.”
"Westerners have always been the kind of people who don't get up early without benefits. Who knows what they're up to behind the scenes.”
"Yes, they say they are building a railway, but who knows if they are occupying our land and passing through Mang Mountain. Isn't this our ancestor's eye candy?”
Currently, there was no Military Governor in Henan Province. In order to become the Military Governor, everyone was fighting openly and secretly. Naturally, they were extremely wary of Li Zihao, who had just appeared. Who wouldn't want to be the King of the Central Plains?
"Li Zihao, we don't care how you destroy Xu Long and burn the Shaolin Temple, but you have to know that the interests of Henan Province are not decided by you alone. Who knows if you are colluding with the foreigners?”
Li Zihao rubbed his chin and looked at the warlords in all kinds of military uniforms in front of him, his eyes flickering. No one knew what he was thinking.
The matter of building a railway was really not something he could decide alone. He had come back this time to kill Xu Long before he became the security commander of Dengfeng City.
In this era of warlords, the troops he brought back to the country were at most small warlords.
If he brought back the hundreds of thousands of soldiers from Eastern Europe, he would instantly become the strongest warlord in China. With the current military strength of the various warlords, no one could beat him. Under such circumstances, his words would be listened to. Now, if he was not strong enough, who would listen to him?
The Feng faction was still outside the pass, and the quality of the Feng faction's army was not ordinary trash. Zhang Zuolin, the leader of the horse bandits, had started from a group of bandits. It was impossible to expect them to learn modern war tactics. They were just old-fashioned.
The Wan faction was now in power, but their relationship with the direct family was already like fire and water. It was not far from the time when they would fight.
The direct line was the strongest warlord faction in the country. Li Zihao was also a member of this warlord faction. From the current situation, there was still a possibility of unifying China.
As for the warlords in the south, there was nothing much to say. Compared to the Northern Warlords, they were much weaker.
During the Revolution of 1911, the Southern Army was also beaten up by the Northern Army.
"Marshal Yu has arrived."
When Wu Peifu arrived, Li Zihao looked over.
The current Wu Peifu did not have the power he would have in the future. He did not have many soldiers under him. He was only a commander under Cao Kun. Luoyang was his territory. He tacitly agreed that Li Zihao had killed Xu Long because Li Zihao was his man.
For example, Feng Guozhang was the direct leader, Cao Kun was his subordinate, and Wu Peifu was Cao Kun's subordinate, so Li Zihao was Wu Peifu's subordinate. Layers of connections formed a huge network of warlords, and small warlords were attached to big warlords.
"This must be Zihao. My name is Ziyu. It seems that we are fated!”Wu Peifu was very enthusiastic about Li Zihao, mainly because he needed Li Zihao's support. If Li Zihao's army was formed, it would definitely be a mixed regiment.
There were cavalry and artillery, and the infantry were all elites.
"Hello, Marshal Yu." Li Zihao also looked at Wu Peifu. The ranks and qualifications of the marshals were different. Wu Peifu could call him by his name, so he had to call Wu Peifu Marshal Yu.
"Is this a meeting?" Wu Peifu also sat down. So many people gave Li Zihao face because he could talk to the foreigners.
"That's right, this Briton came to me and said that he wanted to continue building the railway in our Henan Province, but I saw that everyone's attitude was against it!”
Was he really against it?
It was unlikely. He was probably afraid that Li Zihao would borrow money from the foreigners to buy foreign guns and cannons to expand his power.
"Building a railway is a good thing. What's there to object to?”Wu Peifu supported Li Zihao, and his immediate backer was the United States and Britain.
"I'm just afraid that some people will sell dog meat under the guise of sheep's head.”The people from the Wan faction mocked Li Zihao. Li Zihao was a direct descendant of the Wan faction, so they had to attack him.
As for the direct descendants, they didn't help Li Zihao out of self-interest and because Li Zihao was too arrogant.
More importantly, Li Zihao's attitude towards the drug was that many people in Dengfeng also planted drugs, but they were all eradicated by Li Zihao, which offended many people. The Li family used to plant drugs, but Li Zihao stopped it after he came back. He even banned all the big tobacco houses, which indirectly offended many people.
Opium was an important source of income for warlords. It was the hard currency of the current era. Sometimes, it could even be used as money.
Li Zihao was very clear about the poison of the drug to the people. However, in this era, the smoking of the drug was no longer an addiction to a certain extent. In many cases, it was a custom to treat guests, especially the high-end smoking houses, which had become a social place to a large extent. These smoking houses were mostly located in the commercial center.
This was a tragedy. It was also the reason why China was the largest producer of drugs.
Once a person touched the drug, it was equivalent to being ruined. Even if they quit, it was easy for them to relapse. This was also the reason why China was still being slaughtered.
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