After listening to Liu Er's report, Ding Zuopeng felt that Han Baihang's arrogance was boundless. The Mangdang Mountain bandits came down to plant flags, and they had to gather together. There would be as few as two or three groups of bandits, and as many as five or six groups of bandits. This meant that they were coming to fight.
There are more than just a group of bandits in Heifeng Village in Yongcheng, and Feng Guanglin's reputation in Green Forest can gather thousands of people at least. In this way, the bandits can be very large. Even the officers and soldiers in Yongcheng,
The militia, business corps, and police tied together are not necessarily the opponents of the bandits, let alone the two hundred guns of a single officer and soldier. The current plan is to strictly guard the city defense. Please quickly ask the Guide envoy to send reinforcements to rescue you, but you can't
Allowing Han Baihang to mess around, he said in a deep voice: "Let the business group gather people, distribute weapons and ammunition, and prepare to be on standby. Then let people watch Han Baihang's every move and report to me in time if there is any action."
Liu Er said yes, got up from the ground and retreated.
"Prepare the car and go to Desheng Tower!" Ding Zuopeng put on his suit jacket with the help of the maid, and headed out with his walking stick.
The butler said: "Sir, it's so chaotic outside now. Why don't we cancel the dinner party? It's for safety's sake."
Ding Zuopeng sneered and said, "If I don't go, others will think I'm afraid of bandits. Just ask Xue Lin to send a team of people to protect me."
The housekeeper did not dare to say anything. He just called some nursing staff and repeatedly told them to protect the master closely and not to be careless.
…
At noon, there was already a lot of traffic in front of Desheng Building. All the well-known gentry in Yongcheng were present. No one knew that the bandits were about to attack. It was still a peaceful and peaceful scene. They greeted each other at the door but refused to come in. Everyone was so excited.
Waiting for the arrival of several big shots from Yongcheng.
There was a sound of horse hoofbeats, and Han Baihang rode up with heroic spirit, followed closely by two guards. The scene was a bit small. When the gentry saw it, they hurriedly stepped forward to salute and greet them. Han Baihang jumped off his horse, and greeted the gentry with hands in hand. After exchanging names, he also
I had to wait outside under the sun.
A few minutes later, the clatter of horse hooves came from the east end of the street, and dozens of horsemen were seen galloping over in a menacing manner. Someone among the gentry shouted: "Master Xu Wangtang has arrived, everyone go and greet him."
As the host, Han Baihang naturally walked at the front and finally saw the true face of Xu Wangtang in Lushan. Xu Wangtang was in his fifties, tall and tall, with sinister eyes, many small blisters on his face, and a thick black beard on his cheeks.
The green forest is fierce and powerful.
"Captain Han, nice to meet you." Xu Wangtang squeezed out a smile on his sinister face, and raised his hand to Han Baihang.
Han Baihang stood at attention and saluted: "Mr. Xu is a senior in the military, and his name has been admired for a long time."
Xu Wangtang smiled faintly, raised his head, glanced, and sneered: "It seems that I came early, and the real owner hasn't arrived yet."
Han Baihang smiled and said: "It must be coming soon."
As soon as he finished speaking, more than a dozen black-clad police officers were seen escorting a sedan from the other end of the street. When the sedan came to the ground, a policeman shouted: "The county magistrate is here!"
The gentry came forward with laughter and shouted in unison: "Welcome to the Mayor of Mei County."
Mei Changyuan got off the sedan with a smile on his face and greeted everyone. He first looked at Han Baihang, his eyes full of seeking. Han Baihang nodded knowingly, indicating that the tax collection could proceed. Mei Changyuan suddenly smiled even more.
, even the voice of speaking was quite loud.
"Mr. Xu, you are well." Mei Changyuan greeted Xu Wangtang.
"Thanks to Magistrate Tomei, I am doing very well." Xu Wangtang said.
"The sun is extremely hot, let's all go in." Mei Changyuan knew that Ding Zuopeng had not arrived yet, so he did not intend to wait for him. He went straight into Desheng Building. The gentry on the side looked at each other, and most of them did not dare to move.
, just smiled and said: "The county magistrate please come in first, I will wait for President Ding to drive in."
Mei Changyuan's face suddenly darkened. Before he could speak, Xu Wangtang said in a mocking tone: "President Ding is so proud. It seems that if he doesn't come, we won't be able to finish this banquet."
After hearing these words, Mei Changyuan put on an angry look on his face and said bluntly to Han Baihang: "This county is hungry, let's have a banquet."
Han Baihang smiled bitterly and had to laugh: "I will order the banquet to begin."
After Mei Changyuan and Xu Wangtang were sent to Desheng Building, Han Baihang found an excuse to go downstairs. He looked at his watch from time to time and complained that Ding Zuopeng was too assertive. After another ten minutes, he saw West Street.
Dozens of people dressed in black crowded around a black car and drove slowly over.
When Han Baihang saw this heavily armed formation, he couldn't help but laugh out loud, secretly thinking that Ding Zuopeng really cherished his life. It seemed that the bandits outside the city were indeed coming with bad intentions.
Before Han Baihang could step forward, the gentry had already rushed forward. Their enthusiasm was in stark contrast to their previous attitude toward Mei Changyuan and Xu Wangtang. Ding Zuopeng walked out of the car with a smile, holding his hands in his hands, waiting to see them standing aside.
Standing alone, Han Baihang said meaningfully: "Captain Han, I'm afraid you won't be able to fire this cannon today."
Han Baihang raised his eyebrows. He guessed that Ding Zuopeng would definitely announce the news of the bandit attack at the banquet. At that time, the gentry in the city would panic and blame him as the instigator. If he proposed to collect taxes again, he would definitely be resisted by everyone: It seems that
Today's banquet will not be peaceful. He said tit for tat: "President Ding, I am a person who will not look back even if I touch the south wall. If you want to shoot, you have to shoot."
"Well, this kind of temper is undesirable. Young people need to know the current affairs to avoid running into walls." Ding Zuopeng said with a smile, relying on his old age.
"Haha, the county magistrate has been waiting inside for a long time. Let's go in and talk." Han Baihang said.
"please!"
"please……"
Everyone entered the Desheng Building and took their seats.
Han Baihang and Ding Zuopeng were sitting in the upper room on the second floor. The people at the table were all figures who could shake their feet when they stamped their feet in Yongcheng. The other people were Police Chief Xie Changming, Deputy Chief of the Vigilante Corps Xue Lin,
Eight people including Bian Peiji, vice president of Yongcheng Chamber of Commerce, mayor of Fuping Town, mayor of Yongan Town, etc.
Chinese banquets are about harmony, and because Han Baihang was the host, even though the people at the table were at odds with each other, they still exchanged glasses with smiles. Even Ding Zuopeng, Mei Changyuan, and Xu Wangtang toasted each other with a few glasses of wine.
, but after three rounds of drinking, Han Baihang estimated that the time was almost up, so he got ahead of Ding Zuopeng and revealed the incident about the bandits' attack. Everyone had different expressions after hearing this, and the atmosphere suddenly changed.
Xu Wangtang was the first person to know about this matter. Even if the bandits entered the city, he was not afraid and his face remained as usual.
Ding Zuopeng was afraid of bandits entering the city, but he had his own militia and business corps, which were enough to save his family's lives. His face only darkened slightly. He originally planned to tell the matter himself and embarrass Han Baihang, but Han Baihang unexpectedly beat him to it.
.
Mei Changyuan let out a soft sigh, and then caught a glimpse of Ding Zuopeng's calmness. He quickly collected himself and cast worried and anxious eyes on Han Baihang.
The one who reacted the most was the county magistrate of Yong'an Town, which was the area hardest hit by bandits. Otherwise, he would not have lived in the county. All his family's properties were in the town, and now the town was the only way for bandits to attack.
Road, knowing that heavy losses were unavoidable, he couldn't help but look at Ding Zuopeng with a mournful face, and said anxiously: "President Ding, what can we do? Please ask the militia to send troops." Naturally, the one he believed in the most was Ding Zuopeng. As for the garrison of Han Baihang,
The company commander was magnificently ignored.
Ding Zuopeng smiled slightly after hearing this, then turned the problem over to Han Baihang and said: "Mayor Pang, you are confused. The matter of protecting the country and the people will naturally fall to County Magistrate Mei and Company Commander Han."
