Chapter 96 The Rose with Thorn
"Li Tiancheng, explain to me what's going on?" Li Tiancheng walked out of the gate as the guards walked out of the gate and immediately saw Yang Ziyin tugging with a guard, and was chirping and scolding something. When he saw him appear, he immediately turned around and shouted loudly at the door.
"It turns out that Miss Yang Ziyin is coming. I have missed her. Please forgive me!" Li Tiancheng knew that Yang Ziyin was straightforward and free, and saw that she was shouting at her with her throat open, but she didn't care too much, so she chuckled and said, wanting to ease the awkward atmosphere.
"Don't be funny, look at the good things you did. I'm here to settle the score with you today." Yang Ziyin suddenly felt a force, and suddenly broke free from a guard's hand, then walked a few steps towards Li Tiancheng, walked up and shouted with a stern voice.
The guards next to them wanted to come up and grab Yang Ziyin, and Li Tiancheng waved his hand at them, and the guards retreated to the side knowingly.
"I'm very interested in what makes a lady like Miss Yang furious in public." Li Tiancheng said calmly, still smiling.
"Look at the photos taken in the newspaper. Nanjing was blown up like this by your troops. Look at this house, the courtyard wall was blown up by a big hole. If there weren't anyone by the wall at that time, I wouldn't know how many innocent civilians would have to be killed. Today you have to explain clearly why the shells fired by your soldiers flew everywhere. It's more than a kilometer away from the war zone. Your shells deviated so outrageously. If this continues in the future, how many civilians would die from the hands of the Zhenguo Army's guns and bullets?" Yang Ziyin said with a crackling sound, her pretty face turned pale, and it seemed that she was really angry.
"Ms. Yang, this may be a misunderstanding. When our army is marching and fighting, it is inevitable that we will apologize to these people who have been bombed and compensate them for their losses. I hope Miss Yang will not make a big deal. I have experienced Miss Yang's sharp pen. Last time I missed the word "Chun Meng" and was taken back to make a long romance novel. I don't know what plots Miss Yang wants to fabricate to increase the sales rate of the high-profile newspaper, but I do have official duties at this time and can't be with her. Please forgive me!" Li Tiancheng knew that Yang Ziyin made a living by digging out these harmful news, and also understood her very much. The media in later generations were like this. The trivial matters would be hyped up by them until the whole nation knew it, so he said disapprovingly.
"Do you know who lives in this house?" Yang Ziyin said relentlessly.
"Who is the Jade Emperor or the Great Sage of the Monkey King? Could he still fight me to the death?" Li Tiancheng shook his head and smiled and said.
"That's my house. My parents live in this house. When they saw the shells hit the yard wall, they almost fainted. They are so old and still have to be so frightened. I, the daughter, I..." Yang Ziyin then told the truth about the matter. At the end, crystal tears began to appear in her eyes, the corners of her eyes were a little wet, and she actually choked up with emotion.
"So that's it. I said, why was Miss Yang so impulsive today? She stopped me at the door and refused to let me go out. It turned out that there was a reason!" Li Tiancheng knew that it was probably the recruit who went to the battlefield without much training, causing this mistake, so he said in a little injustice. Then he saw that Yang Ziyin actually burst into tears, so he couldn't help but feel a little pity in his heart, thinking who has no parents? Parents are frightened like this, and it's not the same as children.
Feared, he put away the smile on his face, immediately changed his serious expression, apologized to Yang Ziyin, "I will send someone to investigate this matter clearly. I will order my subordinates to strictly abide by military discipline and improve the accuracy of the shells, and try to avoid such accidental bombings in the future. Please ask Ms. Yang to express her sincere apology to Lingzun and Lingtang on behalf of me and the military government. If there is a chance another day, I will personally go to Lingzun and Lingtang to apologize to Lingzun and Lingtang."
"There is no need to apologize. How dare I let the dignified Chairman of the Military Government and Commander-in-Chief of the Zhenguo Army apologize to the common people." Seeing Li Tiancheng speaking sincerely, Yang Ziyin's expression suddenly slowed down, and her beautiful eyes turned a few times, hiding the tears that had just overflowed from her eyes, and said in a peaceful tone.
"But if you can agree to me with a condition, I will not write a lot in the newspapers for this matter, so that you, the chairman, will have less criticism from the outside world. Otherwise, I will join forces with major newspapers to make a big fuss and expose all the scandals of your reinvigorating the national army." Yang Ziyin had just been gentle for a few seconds, and then showed the nature of Iron Rose, and said sternly with a stern expression.
"You can seize the opportunity to threaten me every time. It seems that your reputation as an iron rose is not something you have come out of falsehood. You have real swords and guns. Tell me, what you want to do, I try to satisfy you as much as possible." Li Tiancheng shook his head gently and sighed.
"I think of your middle army as a military reporter. Now the war in Wuchang is tight, and the Qing soldiers are aggressive. As an ordinary patriotic woman, I want to use the pen in my hand to fight against the corrupt Qing court and their tyrant army, and help the Wuchang civilian army standing on the right side to defeat them." Yang Ziyin immediately expressed her true purpose of coming today, and then added: "I will also supervise your Zhenguo Army by the way. Let your troops continue to do whatever they want when they drive to various places. If you don't abide by the rules, I will also use my pen to attack you, so that all the 400 million compatriots will rise up and oppose you."
"Your pen is sometimes even more powerful than my gun. I'm afraid that you will cause trouble for us after you go to my army..." Li Tiancheng didn't want to take this troublemaker to the front line, so he said with a look.
"You dare not let me accompany the army for an interview. This proves that your Zhenguo Army must have some ulterior motives that want to cover up. If you are really a righteous army, how could you care about a little girl like me joining the army for an interview? Are you right, Chairman Li Da." Before Li Tiancheng finished speaking, he was interrupted by Yang Ziyin and rushed to say.
"Okay, okay, since you are so interested, follow me to the Central Army for an interview." Li Tiancheng didn't want to continue wasting talk with Yang Ziyin. He had serious things to do at this time. He thought that there was actually someone else in the follower's reporter and didn't care about her. So he reluctantly agreed. After thinking for a moment, he said, "But you have to listen to my orders and follow my military headquarters. You can't run around. When you get to the army, you are a member of our Zhenguo Army and follow the command of all actions."
"Mr. Li means that you want to command the Central Army in person. That's great. My plan for this interview can continue to be expanded. Not only can I interview the actual situation of Zhenguo Army fighting on the front line, but I can also interview you, the commander-in-chief at any time. At that time, my article will be much more important." Yang Ziyin immediately smiled like a flower and said in surprise.
"I have made you get a big advantage again. None of the other reporters can ask for such a rare opportunity. After you return to Shanghai next time, the editor-in-chief of the declaration will be admired by the way. The bonus should be doubled. By the way, you will be promoted to you and you will be the deputy editor-in-chief." Li Tiancheng pointed at Yang Ziyin and smiled.
"Miss Yang, I'm busy with official duties, so why don't we set off now. This time I want to get to the front line as soon as possible. Now I have to take our plane to rush over. Our two helicopters have withdrawn from Danyang to Shanghai and parked in a nearby courtyard. Let's set off now!"
"That's great. I haven't taken the plane yet. This time I really thanked Mr. Li for his blessing!"
"By the way, Miss Yang, I haven't asked you how old you are?"
"Sorry, Chairman, it's not convenient to disclose the age of the girl."
"Ha ha……."
Li Tiancheng then took Yang Ziyin, Lan Wenhu and others to fly towards Huzhou. Other members of the guard company set off from the ground with other personnel. At this time, the battle situation in Nanjing has stabilized. These two helicopters will be sent to the middle battlefield. The combat direction of the middle army is Xuancheng, Wuhu, the provincial capital Anqing and other places, and then they will be driven to fight against the Beiyang army in Wuchang.
At this time, the Northern Route Army had a little rest and was ready to go, advancing towards northern Jiangsu and Shandong, where the defense was empty at this time.
Since several major forces of the Beiyang Army had been transferred from Shandong, Tianjin, Henan and other places, the Jiangsu defense line that the Qing government had high expectations did not work as expected. Originally, they believed that Tieliang and Zhang Xun could at least last until the end of the Wuchang war, so that the main forces of the Beiyang Army could return to defense in time.
At this time, the situation had undergone a major reversal. The Zhenguo Army occupied Nanjing and Zhenjiang without much effort. This made the Qing court feel that it was unable to withstand the strong attack of the Zhenguo Army. It felt that it had been forced to the brink of death. Whether it could recover depends on the faces of the Zhenguo Army and others. Their fate was completely out of control.
Still a month ago, the Zhenguo Army, which was just a small local armed force, had grown into a large army of about 70,000 people. This number was roughly equivalent to the total number of the six towns of the Beiyang Army, the elite Qing army. Moreover, the Zhenguo Army had three divisions of equipment ahead of the Beiyang Army. The comparison of military strength between the two sides had undergone fundamental changes, and the battlefield offensive and defensive transformation also occurred in an instant.
Chapter completed!