lcionline Chapter 257: The miserable end of the broken village of Qingyun City
Chapter 257: The miserable end of the broken village of Qingyun City
Unfortunately, Zhuang Mingqi didn't know that at this moment, the East Gate guarded by the remnants of the 25th and 26th Divisions had to face not only the siege troops of the Allied Forces, led by the two assault regiments of the Second Army of the Northwest Revolutionary Army, but also the pincer attack from the Third Brigade of the Guard Division in the rear.
The 25th Division is now in a difficult situation, so how can it send troops back to protect Zhuang Mingqi's safety?
The 27th Division, which Zhuang Mingqi had high hopes for, actually opened the north gate and declared surrender at this time.
The reason was that the commander of the 27th Division, Lai Qi, had already learned that the people in the concentration camp had been successfully rescued. In this situation, the hundreds of thousands of troops outside the city had no more scruples. The outcome facing Qingyun City was already a foregone conclusion. Instead of resisting stubbornly, it would be better to surrender directly, and perhaps they could save their lives.
At two o'clock in the morning, Qingyun City was officially captured. The remaining troops under Zhuang Mingqi suffered tens of thousands of casualties, and those who survived became prisoners of the coalition forces.
Zhuang Mingqi was captured alive by the commander of the Second Brigade under Liu Dahai and detained in the Governor's Mansion, awaiting Liu Dahai's personal decision.
At 2:30, Su Zhengyang led the Second Army to officially enter the city. Surprisingly, in Qingyun City, the people who were rescued from the concentration camp learned that the coalition forces had entered the city. They crossed the devastated battlefield full of smoke and corpses, gathered at the edge of the main road in the city, constantly saluted the coalition forces with their eyes, and burst into cheers like a landslide and tsunami.
At this point, the civil unrest in Northern Xinjiang that had lasted for more than half a year was completely quelled. The rebels headed by Zhang Chengxiang all met with a miserable end, and were destined to be recorded in the history of China and be infamous for eternity.
In the Governor's Mansion, Liu Dahai personally greeted Su Zhengyang with a respectful attitude. Looking at Su Zhengyang, who was wearing a black military coat and had a young face and a calm expression, Liu Dahai did not dare to look down on him in the slightest.
After all, it was such a man who was in his early twenties, the governor of a province and the commander-in-chief of the Northwestern Revolutionary Army, who, with his own strength, turned the tide and saved the collapsing empire. When the Northern Frontier government was facing internal and external troubles and was besieged on all sides, he turned the tide, fought against Fuso in the north, resisted the Northern Expedition Army in the south, and solved the problem of the rebels in the Northern Frontier.
"Hello, Councillor Su, I am the commander of the Qingyun City Guard Division, Liu Dahai!"
Su Zhengyang looked at Liu Dahai meaningfully, with a smile on his face, and stretched out his right hand towards Liu Dahai.
Liu Dahai was flattered and subconsciously shook Su Zhengyang's hand. The strength of Su Zhengyang's handshake was just right, giving people a feeling of extreme sincerity and courtesy.
"Master Liu, you have worked hard. It is because you have made the right choice to turn from darkness to light that the Northern Frontier government has been spared from more bloodshed and sacrifice in this unnecessary civil war. Don't worry, I, Su Zhengyang, will do what I promised Master Liu."
After getting Su Zhengyang's promise, Liu Dahai finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Member Su, the leader of the rebel party, Zhuang Mingqi, has been taken under my control. Do you want to meet him?"
Su Zhengyang nodded, with a hint of sarcasm in his eyes: "I heard that Zhuang Mingqi couldn't wait to take over the military and political power after Zhang Chengxiang passed away. He not only took over all the wealth of the Zhang family, but also pressed Zhang Chengxiang's concubine and even daughter-in-law into his bed."
Liu Dahai was slightly startled, then nodded and said, "Yes, this person was originally a translator from Japan. He is despicable and shameless, without morals or talent. It is not surprising that he would do such a thing."
In the Fenglinyuan Villa in the Jiaozhou Governor's Mansion, Su Zhengyang was sitting on the sofa. Li Yunlong behind him took out a cigar box and lit a cigar for Su Zhengyang.
Zhuang Mingqi, who was still in power a day ago and even used the safety of the people in the city as a bargaining chip to threaten the coalition forces, was now in a very embarrassed state. He was barefoot, in messy pajamas, kneeling in front of Su Zhengyang, with his head lowered and trembling all over.
"I heard that you were the one who fanned the flames when Fusang first came into contact with Zhang Chengxiang and had conflicts of interest with him?"
Zhuang Mingqi raised his head and looked at Su Zhengyang. After a moment of silence, he slowly said, "Governor Zhang needs technical and financial support, and Fusang needs an agent in the Northern Frontier government. The two sides hit it off. I am just a translator and cannot play a decisive role."
Su Zhengyang sneered, "You are a bastard like me who has Chinese blood flowing in his veins but is so eager to sell your ancestors to the barbarians. You are the most despicable and shameless person. Do you know that what I, Su Zhengyang, hate most in my life is a bastard like you who sells out your country for fame and fortune!"
Zhuang Mingqi knew that he could not escape death, and said with a gloomy face: "The winner is the king and the loser is the bandit. Since I have fallen into your hands, I will definitely die. Why do you have to humiliate me like this?"
"You must die, but I want your entire family to die! Even if you want to die quickly, it would be a luxury!"
Seeing the murderous intent in Su Zhengyang's eyes, Zhuang Mingqi felt a chill down his spine.
"Come here, wait for the president to enter the city tomorrow, tie up Zhuang Mingqi at the vegetable market, and torture him to death. Throw his body into the cesspool! I want to make him die without peace, and make him a nasty figure for eternity! I don't want to see even a living fly in the Zhuang family."
"Yes, Governor!"
Zhuang Mingqi's defense was instantly broken, and he kept struggling and roaring under the control of the two soldiers, his eyes bloodshot.
"Su Zhengyang! Killing people is not enough! You beast, devil! I will never let you go even if I die!"
Su Zhengyang sneered nonchalantly: "I don't know how many people have said this to me. Even if you really become a ghost, I will kill you again and make sure you never reincarnate! Take you away!"
At noon the next day, witnessed by Yang Jiakai, Su Zhengyang, Duan Jinshu and other high-ranking officials of the Northern Frontier government and a large number of city residents, Zhuang Mingqi was escorted to the Caishikou, where Elante personally cut off pieces of skin and flesh from Zhuang Mingqi's body, each as thin as a cicada's wing.
The screams echoed over the entire execution platform, making the people watching on the scene feel happy but also feeling chilled to the bottom of their hearts.
Finally, the three-hour lingchi torture ended when Zhuang Mingqi died of pain. At the instruction of Su Zhengyang, Zhuang Mingqi's remains were thrown into the largest cesspool in the city, truly making him a disgrace for eternity.
After Su Zhengyang and Yang Jiakai discussed, they decided to build a monument to heroes in Qingyun City to commemorate the Northern Frontier soldiers who died in the civil war. At the same time, they would also make bronze statues of Zhang Chengxiang and other high-ranking rebels, who would kneel forever in front of the monument to repent to the entire Northern Frontier and the entire China.
That night, at a high-level meeting of the Northern Frontier government held in Qingyun City, Yang Jiakai officially announced that the six-month-long chaos in Northern Frontier had finally come to an end. As the biggest siege that turned the situation around, Su Zhengyang was awarded the Chinese Special Golden Dragon Medal. This is a medal that no one has ever received since the establishment of the Northern Frontier government. It represents the supreme glory and the great contributions made by Su Zhengyang, and also leaves a solid foundation for Su Zhengyang to succeed to the presidency in the future.