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Chapter 61 House Arrest

At this time, the entire Nancheng was full of soldiers from the Li family army. They guarded the important roads everywhere, and the battle was basically over. As the people from the Second Battalion of the First Regiment went around from the east to the county government office, Jiang Zhiqing had to lower his head and ordered his troops to put down his weapons.

The soldiers of the Li family army were already standing guard near the mansion and patrolling the inside. The inside was completely controlled. The bodies of several killed Qing Gang members were carried out one after another. Under the guidance of the soldiers, Li Tiancheng went to the second floor of the mansion. Chen Qimei and Tan Renfeng were sitting inside, and there were two or three young members of the Tongmenghui who were newly joined. Except for the two, they were all young people in their twenties.

"The two are Chen Qimei and Mr. Tan Renfeng. I am Li Tiancheng, so I am lucky to meet you!" Li Tiancheng saw the two sitting on the chair in front of him, staring at the door depressedly, and immediately walked up and greeted Chen Qimei and Tan Renfeng with a smile on his face.

"Mr. Chen and Mr. Tan are captured by you now, and there is nothing to say. If you order your soldiers to arrest us, we revolutionaries are all people who are not afraid of death and will not succumb to the power of the Li family army. We are powerful in the country. Even if I, Chen Qimei, sacrificed today, there are still thousands of Chen Qimei to stand up." Chen Qimei's face was gloomy and could not laugh at all. Seeing Li Tiancheng walking towards him and Tan Renfeng, he immediately stood up and said righteously.

"Well, although Li is a few years younger than Mr. Chen, he is also a wise man. Li has always admired Mr. Chen and Mr. Tan, a kind-hearted and righteous man. How could I order the soldiers to arrest the two? I think the Li family army and Mr. Chen's Qing Gang people had some unhappiness before, which was caused by misunderstandings." Li Tiancheng still insisted on his thoughts and strive for the support of the revolutionaries, at least not to force them to the opposite side.

"Now the situation in Shanghai has been settled, and the Li family army is about to announce that the establishment of a military government in Shanghai will be established. Both are patriotic revolutionaries. There are still areas that can be used in the future. Li will naturally not make things difficult for you." Li Tiancheng continued to say calmly.

"But you two have been better off staying in the mansion recently and don't go out. I will send my soldiers to protect your personal safety. Without my permission, no one is allowed to approach the mansion. I will temporarily feel wronged. After the situation is peaceful, I will naturally take you out to reunite with the brothers of the Qing Gang." Li Tiancheng saw that the two of them seemed to not care about him, and at this time he treated the Li family army as an opponent. He immediately did not intend to talk too much, so he said solemnly.

"This is obviously a place to put us under house arrest." Tan Renfeng immediately sat there and muttered quietly, but he didn't want to look up at Li Tiancheng. He saw that Li Tiancheng was a young man who was only 23 years old, but now he was defeated by him. He suddenly felt that he had no face and had no face to see others, and he lowered his head to think about his mistakes.

"You have to drink and treat Mr. Chen and Mr. Tan every day, so there must be no mistakes. If the two patriots lack a hair, I will ask!" Li Tiancheng then ordered a platoon leader who was guarding the mansion and ordered.

"Yes, I dare not be careless!"

Li Tiancheng then looked at Chen Qimei and Tan Renfeng meaningfully. The two of them had turned their heads, looking arrogant and unwilling to submit. He ignored them, and then turned around and left.

"No., No., Li Tiancheng led the Li family army to occupy Shanghai..."

"Extreme news: After the Li family army attacked southern Jiangsu, the tigers showed their power again, and they wiped out the entire Shanghai overnight, spreading all over the Shanghai beaches. The powerful Qing Gang members were controlled by the Li family army one by one and could not move..."

"I've sold the newspaper, did you buy it? The young general Li Tiancheng is only twenty-three years old. His reputation has shook China and is unstoppable... There are millions of lions under his command... and the masts and oars are gone as they talk and laugh... I won't look at them anymore."

Early the next morning, the streets and alleys in Shanghai were several times more lively than usual. People rushed to tell the story of teahouses, morning markets, shops, docks, foreign markets and other places. Shanghai had changed its dynasty overnight. In just three days, the young man Li Tiancheng made a big move again to pacify the beach in one fell swoop, instigated the Shanghai magistrate Tian Baorong, controlled the leaders of the Qing Gang, and Huang Jinrong's police room was also stationed by the Li family army. The Qing government's Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau also fell into the hands of the Li family army. The entire Shanghai had changed hands.

The major domestic newspapers, Times, Newspapers, Minli newspapers, etc., were all on the front page headlines, and published the news of Li Jiajun's entry into Shanghai in large-text titles.

The summary of the comments of Shen's report is: Chang'an Shencheng changed ownership overnight: Li Tiancheng and his Li family army made another amazing move. After bombarding the public concession and attacking southern Jiangsu, they occupied Shanghai beach overnight. Shanghai fell into the hands of the Li family army. For the people of Shencheng, is this shocking thunder a blessing or a disaster?

News report said: Comment on Li Tiancheng: A young man who was only eighteen years old, traveled alone to southern Jiangsu, slowly accumulating energy in Songjiang and secretly cultivated his party members. Now the eagle has grown up, flapping its wings and flying, and the whole land of China is like spring thunder blew, and the river bursts its dam...

The Minlibao said: Who is Li Tiancheng?: Is he a pure revolutionist or a strong bandit? What is his purpose in urging troops to fight against the Qing government? Is it just to change the dynasty, replace the Qing Dynasty, and become an emperor by himself, which may not be a blessing for the people.

There are also some messy reports, some are positive, some are negative, and some are unanimous:

"Since ancient times, heroes came out of young people. General Li's magical weapon came from the sky and was extremely powerful. Within three days, he spread a vast area of ​​land in East China, and achieved a miracle that Sun Yat-sen and other revolutionaries could not achieve after decades of struggle. The Qing court had already exhausted its energy, and the world was about to change its surname to Li."

"The Li family army was disciplined and never disturbed the people during the militia defense force. After renamed the Li family army, it attacked southern Jiangsu and Shanghai without entering a private house and taking every needle or thread from the people. The people cheered and warmly welcomed the Li family army to replace the corrupt and incompetent Qing court."

"Li Tiancheng is just a gentry and a rich man. He actually wanted to fight against the Qing Dynasty with a group of mobs. It was simply a delusion. The Qing soldiers had formed a siege against the Li family army and were about to launch a counterattack. Li Tiancheng was just a figure destined to be short-lived in history. He was about to be ruthlessly buried by the dust of history."

"A guy who is not dry and wants to learn from the revolutionaries to make a revolution. He thought that it would be great if he captured a few cities and could overthrow the court. Let's see what happened to Hong Xiuquan and the bandits who rebel in the past. Compared with Hong Xiuquan, Shi Dakai and others, he was just an ignorant little brat, a jumping clown who came out to hum a few songs while he was idle. He would soon be squeezed out under the attack of the government and foreigners, and he would not die well."

"The Li family army, who suddenly rose overnight, carried the strange new weapon he developed, to pacify East China. The situation was unstoppable. The tigers and dragons fought against each other. Let's see how the situation will develop in the future?"

Various comments were flying everywhere. Some newspapers were controlled by the Qing government, and of course they mainly slander Li Tiancheng and the Li family army. Some private newspaper reports were fairer. Some newspapers stood on Li Tiancheng's side and supported the Li family army's actions. However, among them, there were newspapers such as newspapers that had been controlled by the Li family army, Times and other newspapers.

More newspapers dare not comment on the ground, because the current situation is not accurate. If the comments are too much, they offend one party and then they will come to seek a criminal offense, and their jobs will not be saved.

The concessions in Shanghai, Britain, the United States, France and other countries have entered a state of martial law. The concessions issued unified official documents early in the morning, saying that they strictly adhered to neutrality and did not participate in the internal affairs of the Qing Dynasty, and demanded that the Li family army should not infringe on the interests of various countries in Shanghai and southern Jiangsu.

At this time, Li Tiancheng needed the support of all forces, and of course he would not choose to break up with foreigners. It was exactly what they needed to remain neutral. Therefore, he immediately sent people to contact various countries and promised that the concessions of various countries would operate as usual, and the interests of personnel such as preaching, doing business, and handling official duties in China and all other related personnel would be protected by the Li family army. The two parties reached a simple agreement.

The major giants of the Qing Gang have been controlled, and they have a large number of gang members under them. Some of them want to gather to cause trouble. However, Li Tiancheng's spies are spread all over the place, and soldiers with live ammunition are patrolling everywhere. The docks, workshops and other places with many disciples of the Qing Gang have been sent to prevent anyone from raising trouble in the chaos.

There were other revolutionary guild halls in Shanghai, all of which were found out in advance by the Li family army and controlled them one by one to prevent them from causing trouble. The situation quickly calmed down, mainly due to the strategy of winning over revolutionaries formulated by Li Tiancheng. He adopted a policy of gentleness against both revolutionaries and their grassroots groups. In addition to the confrontation between the two sides last night, he ordered soldiers to use tear gas and batons to disperse the crowds that were causing trouble and not shoot.

This was effectively implemented in dealing with several small-scale riots in the Qing gang this morning. Without the soldiers of the Li family army fired at them, conflicts should be handled in a relatively gentle manner. This behavior quickly received unanimous praise among the civilians in Shanghai. They claimed that the Li family army was definitely different from those who killed innocent people. Not only did they not invade private houses, burn, kill and plunder, but they were also magnanimous to those who did not have any opinions.
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