Chapter 34: Making Up for Mistakes (Second Update)

  On the second floor's corridor, Tang Chao stood at the corner, leaning against the wall with his right hand holding a half-smoked cigar between his middle and index fingers, slowly sucking on it.

  The conversation of the women downstairs was heard by Tang Dynasty very clearly.

  The Tang Dynasty stayed to listen by the wall root because they inadvertently heard Wu Ma mention Mrs. Mu.

  As expected, Lan Xin immediately turned the conversation to Old Lady Mu and the Mu family.

  It was Irina's reaction, a bit beyond Tang Dynasty's expectation.

  Irina's parting words left Tang Dynasty bewildered, unsure whether she was being kind-hearted or intentionally causing trouble for Lan Xin by saying something that would make her jealous.

  Lan Xin can openly declare in front of outsiders that from now on, she and the Mu family will go their separate ways. The Tang Dynasty is still relatively satisfied with this. What she did can be said to be cutting off her own retreat.

  To be honest, the Tang family also hopes that Lan Xin's words can reach Mu's family, which is a disguised warning to Mu's family in some sense.

  When leaving Canglong Ridge, the Tang Dynasty had actually guessed that Mu Helin would send someone to receive the territory of Xianbei, but did not expect that the Mu family and the local emperor Niu family of Xianbei had an irreconcilable hundred-year-old feud.

  The Tang Dynasty didn't stop Mu Hai Lin, in fact they wanted to see if Mu Hai Lin would become arrogant and forgetful, forgetting that all these victories originated from whom!

  Expel the power of the Niu family from the Yi and Qiang, and directly kill Niu Fumin and uproot the Niu family. From a political point of view, there is an absolute difference.

  Killing an official is equivalent to rebelling, this is a high-voltage line that cannot be touched in any dynasty.

  The Tang court has not yet made adequate preparations to counter the Xinjiang Governor Yang Zengxin, and Mu Hailin killed the Uyghur official Niu Fumin out of personal enmity. Therefore, this matter must be dealt with before the Dihua Governor's Office receives any definite news.

  After some deliberation, a brilliant idea suddenly flashed through Tang's mind. As opposition to Yuan Shikai's ascension to the throne was now widespread across the country, while the Governor of Xinjiang Province supported Yuan's enthronement as the Grand President, why not simply put a "treasonous rebellion against Yuan" hat on Niu Fumin and his family?

  Made up his mind, Tang Dynasty quickly returned to the bedroom, opened the secret door and entered the base.

  "Kitty, shouldn't the base be able to receive and decipher that kind of primitive wireless telegraphy currently used on Earth?" Tang Dynasty asked as he walked towards the third layer of the base's core.

  "Can! All wireless signals on Earth, bases can intercept and decipher." Little Cat answered very affirmatively.

  "In that case, I will send a telegram to the Governor of Dihua and the Beiyang Army Ministry. The content is as follows: There is a certain Cow family from the Hui ethnic group in Gansu Province who have colluded with the remnants of the Qing dynasty, using the banner of revolution against the emperor and Yuan Shikai, and protecting the constitution to openly rebel, gathering mobs and soldiers, with the intention of establishing an armed separatist regime in the south and creating a base for the restoration of the Qing dynasty."

  "It has been said since ancient times that a treacherous minister and a rebellious son are to be executed by everyone! The 3,000-strong Tangjia Fort Militia, with loyalty to the emperor and love for the country as its highest principle, has risen up in resistance against the traitor Niu's intention to seize our foundation and accumulate funds for rebellion. As of today at noon, we will have annihilated all 5,000 rebels led by Niu Fumin, Niu Huide, and Ma Zhongqiang. The county government is now headless, so we issue this telegram to request the Governor's Office and the Ministry of War to make a decision. December 15, 1915, Tangjia Fort Militia Headquarters."

  By the means of Little Cat, this telegram was immediately transmitted according to the wireless telegraph frequency bands of the Dihua Governor's Office and the Beiyang Army Department, divided into segments of wireless waves, flying at the speed of light towards the receiving target station.

  The Tang Dynasty chose to break the telegram code instead of using plain text, with the intention of giving the Dihua Governor's Office and the Beiyang Army Ministry a profound and mysterious feeling.

  After sending the telegram, Tang Dynasty didn't bother to consider any consequences. Anyway, the people from Niu's family had been killed by Mu Haolin, leaving no chicken or dog alive. Even if someone above suspected something and sent people down to investigate, there would be no evidence to prove anything.

  However, what the Tang Dynasty did not expect was that this telegram not only stirred up a storm in the Dihua Governor's Mansion, but also caused the Northern Ocean Land Army Department's telegraph office to be in an uproar.

  As he walked, Tang suddenly remembered that the farthest distance for a call test was almost eight kilometers. With a trial mentality, Tang let Xiaomao dial 010.

  In under three seconds, the kitten transmitted 010's words through the wristwatch: "Reporting to boss, I am 010, I am 010."

  "Who is in charge of Canglong Ridge now?" Tang Dynasty asked in a low voice.

  "It's Five of Clubs... It's Three Consecutive Long Bao Da Fu."

  "Bring Balianchang over, I have something to entrust him with."

  "Yes, boss."

  After a while, the voice on the wristwatch sounded again: "Report to the boss, the commander of the 3rd company of the 1st Cavalry Regiment of the People's Militia, Baldyov, has arrived as ordered, please instruct."

  "Did Commander Balin and Commander Mu bring both the First and Second Companies into the city of Baozhong?"

  "There's also Lang Ying's scouting team, Mu Ying Chang said that this is to take over the county town, we need to bring some manpower. If it weren't for the fact that there are now over 1,200 prisoners at Cang Long Ridge who require a large number of people to guard them, I would have wanted to bring the brothers from the third company along as well."

  "Over a thousand two hundred captives? So many? Haven't they been identified?" Tang Chao asked in puzzlement.

  "It's already been identified, boss. This time we caught a total of 1,847 captives. Through mutual identification and exposure, we killed all the problematic 625 people. The remaining 1,222 people are all young and strong men captured by Heifengzhai and Xichang Guard Camp in the southern border area. I am arranging personnel to conduct the second round of screening."

  "Be careful, remember, it's better to be lacking than to have too much. I believe the matter of Cha San Dao should give you a profound lesson! By the way, has Cha San Dao been dealt with by Mu Yinglong yet?"

  "Yes! Boss. Mu Yinglong took Cha Sandao to the brothel, saying that he wanted him to witness the downfall of the Niu family with his own eyes and then be torn apart by five horses in public!"

  "Five horses tearing the body apart? Haha, it's indeed impressive that Old Mu came up with this. It's a bit cruel, but in chaotic times, severe punishment is necessary to deter treacherous villains, and it's fitting to use the most severe penalties to intimidate them."

  "Yes, boss, Mu Da is right... Look at me, it's been a while since I've spoken like this and it's really hard to change. Commander Mu said the same thing."

  "What is our casualty situation after the battle?"

  "Please convey our congratulations to the boss, this time our brothers didn't have a single death, only over ten were injured."

  "How serious were the injuries? Were they given timely treatment?"

  "Two seriously injured, five slightly injured... have applied herbal medicine to them..."

  "Herbal medicine is useful, but its effect is too slow! Moreover, it's easy to cause wound infection. Once the wound becomes infected and festers, a minor injury can become serious, and a serious injury is basically hopeless! Never mind, this is my fault for not instructing you earlier. You hurry up and arrange for someone to send the wounded to Tangjia Fortress, I have the best medical supplies here! Do you have anyone who understands Western medicine and can perform surgery?"

  "Sorry boss, none."

  "Never mind, never mind, just send the wounded over first."

  As they spoke, Tang Dynasty had already arrived at the main control room on the third floor of the base.

  Sitting down in the chair in front of the central intelligent brain, Tang Dynasty sighed and said: "The grudges between the Mu family and the Niu family, I know a little about. But he dared to kill Niu Fumin so openly, has he thought that Niu Fumin now holds a formal official position appointed by the government? What are the consequences of openly killing an official?"

  "What shall we do now, boss?" Baldev's voice also became tense.

  "What else can be done, isn't it me who has been racking my brains to cover for him?" Tang Chao replied with a bitter smile, and then recited the contents of the telegram he had just sent to Bardash.

  "Ba Lian Chang, immediately dispatch someone to rush to Mu Ying's camp in the fastest speed possible and find Mu Ying Long. Be sure to convey my intentions to him accurately. The telegram is too long, just remember the general idea."

  "Yes! Boss, I'll arrange for someone to set off immediately."

  "Remember to let Pai go and come back, and tell me when he comes back."

  "Yes! Boss. Hehe, our walkie-talkies are indeed useful, but the communication distance is a bit short. If only we had those that can directly reach Lhasa City."

  "You think I'm a god! I don't know how many brain cells have died to come up with such a step-by-step machine. The long-distance communication device you mentioned is not useless either, I happen to have one readily available, the best military radio, with a communication distance of 3,000 kilometers. It's just that for now, no one in the entire Canglong Ridge can be found who knows how to use it."

  "It can be learned! Half a catty and eight taels, these little guys weren't taught by you yourself, boss!"

  "We'll talk about this later, you hurry up and send someone over, just like that for now, I still have things to attend to."

  "Yes! Boss."

  He cut off his conversation with Bardolph and sat there in silence for a while, then opened the central brain's database and sat down to study it seriously.