After the Liaodong Military Governor gave the official order, Zheng Shiqi immediately gathered the 1st and 3rd mixed regiments and set off.
That evening, the two mixed regiments with a total of nearly eight thousand men were stationed less than three kilometers away from Bao Du Gang.
The order from above was to successfully rescue the hostages, but not to lose face. Therefore, Zheng Shiqi did not start fighting immediately. Instead, he asked someone to inform the bandits of Bao Du Gang to negotiate.
To put it bluntly, Tian Zhongyu's goal was still to spend money to redeem them, but he had to make things clear and tell these bandits not to go too far, otherwise, no one would have a good time.
Around eight o'clock.
A squad of soldiers hurriedly came down from Bao Du Gang and returned to the camp.
However, they were all covered in dust, and even their weapons were missing.
"What's going on?"
In the temporary command post, Zheng Shiqi was furious.
"Report!"
The leader of the squad immediately replied," Those bandits have no intention of negotiating at all. They immediately disarmed us and put forward very harsh conditions!”
"What condition?"
The class monitor hesitated for a moment before continuing,"They said that we have to do as they say. Our country's hostages are 10,000 yuan each, and the foreign hostages are 30,000 yuan each. There's no room for negotiation!”
"Bullshit!"
Zheng Shiqi was furious when he heard that." That's more than three million yuan in total. How the hell are we going to negotiate?!"”
Three million yuan was not a small amount. If he really gave this money to the bandits, Tian Zhongyu would cry to death.
The higher-ups would definitely not pay for it, so this was not a solution for Zheng Shiqi at all.
"These bandits still don't realize the seriousness of the matter!”
The commander of the 3rd Mixed Brigade frowned."Commander, I think we should give them a warning. They think that we don't dare to open fire with hostages in hand, so they are so bold.”
"Pass down the order!"
Zheng Shiqi felt that this was reasonable. These bandits were completely fearless, so he immediately ordered,"Order the two artillery companies to get into battle formation at the foot of Bao Du Gang mountain!”
"Yes, sir!"
The adjutant immediately turned around and left.
Less than ten minutes later, the two artillery companies immediately left the camp with their cannons and quickly approached Bao Du Gang.
"Quick, quick, quick!"
"All of you, get your spirits up!”
The two company commanders knew the seriousness of the matter, and they urged as they commanded.
Around nine o'clock.
A military vehicle slowly stopped at the foot of the mountain. Then, two middle-aged men in their forties pushed open the door and got out.
The commander of the 1st Mixed Brigade said politely.
"It's no trouble. It's what I should do."
"We've dealt with the bandits at Bao Du Gang before, so I believe they won't make things difficult for us," replied one of the middle-aged men with a smile.”
"Alright, let's go then."
The brigade commander of the 1st mixed brigade nodded.
Both of them were gentry in Lin City and were considered to be reputable figures in the local area. Zheng Shiqi had brought them over on the spur of the moment.
This was because the bandits were very resistant to dealing with soldiers, so Zheng Shiqi specially invited two gentry to negotiate on their behalf.
While setting up the cannons, Zheng Shiqi was also using both the carrot and stick to let the gentry negotiate.
Less than two minutes later, the two gentry were stopped by the bandits who were waiting for them halfway up the mountain.
"We're here to see the leader on behalf of the soldiers!”
"Please introduce us, Little Brother." Old Master Huang said with a smile.”
"Alright, follow me."
The manager did not make things difficult for them and brought them up the mountain.
On the mountain, Old Master Huang and Old Master Zhang saw the four leaders of Bao Du Gang without any obstruction.
"What brings Old Master Huang and Old Master Zhang here? Hurry up and sit down!”
At the head of the table, the chief, Sun Guizhi, said with a smile.
"Chief, long time no see. You're still so energetic!”
Old Master Huang and Old Master Zhang took their seats. Then, Old Master Huang spoke first,"To be honest, Bao Du Gang has gone overboard with this matter. The higher-ups are paying a lot of attention!”
"That's good. We'll pay for it, and no one will make things difficult for each other!”
"We brothers went through so much trouble to bring her back. Isn't it all for money?!" Sun Guizhi replied with narrowed eyes.”
"That being said, you have to consider the value!”
"What do you mean? They want to fight?"
"This is not a matter of fear."
Old Master Huang continued," No matter how powerful Bao Du Gang is, it's not worth it to have a conflict with the officials. Now that the capital is alarmed, will they obediently take the money?"
Taking a step back, even if they used the money to redeem her, wouldn't they settle the score after the matter?”
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