Of course, this late meeting was just an illusion specially created by Han Baihang for Xue Lin. Han Baihang had a heart for tigers and had no intention of treating Xue Lin as a friend. In his mind, the militia were like sheep raised in a pen and would have to be slaughtered for meat sooner or later.
It's just that he is weak in words now, so he is just giving in for the time being. Of course, he also has the idea of recruiting Xue Lin as his subordinate, but now Xue Lin has just become the leader of the militia, it is the time when the spring breeze is proud, and he will not be willing to be inferior to others, and there is Ding Zuopeng behind him.
This is a great backer, but he is not discouraged at all. Just as he said to Xue Lin just now, as long as the officers and soldiers make great contributions in defending the city and suppressing the bandits, he will be able to gain more say in Yongcheng affairs.
, to seize more benefits, and sooner or later when his wings are full, he will defeat Ding Zuopeng.
After several rounds of drinking, with Han Baihang's deliberate accompaniment, Xue Lin was already seventy or eighty percent drunk. He took advantage of the drunkenness and said to Han Baihang: "Captain Han, brother, I have something that I have been holding back in my heart. Don't tell me.
Sorry."
Han Baihang half-opened his drunken eyes, while picking his teeth, he said: "Don't be surprised, we are all brothers, just say whatever you want!"
Xue Lin leaned forward slightly and lowered his voice: "Captain Han, you are too close to County Magistrate Mei. This is not a good thing. You should be closer to President Ding."
Han Baihang pretended to be listening attentively and said, "How do you get close to me?"
Xue Lin laughed and said: "In the future, whatever President Ding wants to do, your brother will support you. Don't help the county magistrate collect taxes like you did today. Isn't this a clear sign of going against President Ding?"
Han Baihang rubbed his temples and smiled: "I know what to do."
A smile appeared on Xue Lin's face and he said: "Captain Han, you will stay in Yongcheng for a short time, and you will have to be transferred elsewhere in the future, so you should avoid this trouble and make money as soon as possible. As long as you and President Ding get along well,
, let President Ding take stock of your business, and you will be able to make a lot of money in just a few months, which is a good thing that not many people can ask for."
Han Baihang came back to his senses. After thinking about it for a long time, Xue Lin came to work as a lobbyist for Ding Zuopeng. It was really interesting that everyone had their own agenda after drinking. He showed a rather moved look on his face and hesitated.
: "What Captain Xue said makes sense. In fact, I don't want to be in trouble with Chairman Ding. It's just that the county magistrate and Chairman Ding are at odds, which puts me in a dilemma."
Xue Lin said: "What's so difficult about this? As long as your brother stands with Chairman Ding, Mei Changyuan is just a puppet of the palm print. There is nothing to worry about."
Han Baihang laughed and said: "Drink, drink, let's not talk about this. I'd like to toast Captain Xue." He sneered in his heart. It's true that Mei Changyuan is a soft persimmon, but Ding Zuopeng is a real tiger. He will get the consequences of seeking skin from a tiger.
Still know.
After finishing the wine, Han Baihang was about to say goodbye when he saw a regiment member running quickly into the tower and said in a hurry: "Report to the regiment commander that the army has returned and is calling the door outside the city."
Xue Lin looked displeased and scolded: "Then open the door, there is no need to bother me with such a trivial matter."
The group members did not dare to say anything more, so they stood at attention and ran out to open the door.
Han Baihang was startled, surprised to think that he had clearly ordered Zhou Qing to lead an army to guerrilla to contain the bandits, but Zhou Qing would never disobey and come back. Thinking of this, he slammed the table and stood up, saying: "Don't open the door yet, be careful of a scam!
"
The regiment member who was about to run out quickly stopped. Xue Lin also looked over and asked suspiciously: "Captain Han, what's the trick?"
Han Baihang said with a serious face: "My troops have ambushed the bandits as planned. Now they should withdraw to the Gushan Town area and never return to the city. It is very likely that the people under the city are pretending to be bandits in order to open the city gates."
Tuan Ding said: "You can see clearly that the people under the city are indeed wearing official and military clothes."
Han Baihang said decisively: "If you wear the clothes of an officer, you may not be an officer. I dare to say that those outside are bandits."
Xue Lin stood up immediately, pulled out his gun and shouted: "Then beat him to pieces."
Han Baihang stopped him and said: "It's useless to fight randomly. It's better to use the trick and let the bandits lose their wives and lose their troops."
Xue Lin blinked: "What's the clever idea?"
Han Baihang whispered something in his ear, and Xue Lin's eyes lit up when he heard it, and he said yes.
…
Under the north gate of the city, Song Jingang's disguised officers and soldiers were shouting at the gate to open the door. After a while, a human head poked out of the city wall and shouted: "Brothers, officers and soldiers, don't be anxious, open the door now."
The suspension bridge was slowly lowered, and the city gate opened with a creak from the inside. A few regiment members came out and shouted: "Come in quickly, there are no bandits behind you."
"No!"
Song Jingang said in a low voice. He waved his hand, and the bandits kept their heads down and walked in faster. When the bandits passed by several members of the group, they suddenly got angry and rushed towards them. They covered their mouths with their hands and held on to their hands.
The dagger stabbed Tuanting's body fiercely. Tuanting just let out a muffled groan and lost his life.
"Come in and light the fire as a signal!" Song Jinjiang's eyes flashed and he shouted.
The bandits suddenly quickened their pace, and the sound of rustling footsteps suddenly sounded in the city gate. When they entered the city, the bandits looked around, but saw that there was not even a regiment member on duty near the city gate. The surroundings were silent. They were stunned.
With a sound, I intuitively felt a hint of danger approaching.
"Second boss?"
The bandits did not dare to act rashly. When Song Jingang walked into the city, he felt that something was wrong, but since he had already entered the city, he was not afraid of an ambush, so he sternly ordered: "What are you still doing? Seize the city tower first.
Control the area near the city gate, light a fire and notify the boss."
Before he could finish his words, someone on the top of the city tower laughed loudly and said, "I had expected that you were bandits pretending to be officers and soldiers, and I wanted to inform the bandits outside the city. Let's see if you can get out of the city alive first."
Song Jingang suddenly raised his eyes and saw that the city gate was dazzled by torches, and countless people stretched out their guns at the crenellations. The person who spoke was a young officer. He gritted his teeth, waved his hand and shot over, shouting: "Brothers
, kill me!"
Han Baihang shrank away from the cold shot and said angrily: "Hit me hard!"
The regiments on the city were condescending and fired wildly with guns while the suspension bridge was being pulled up. At this time, many bandits outside were still on the bridge. When the bridge was pulled up, they were unsteady and fell into the moat. Some people were waving machetes and trying to cut off the cables.
The regiment members immediately fought back, and there was a loud burst of gunfire. From time to time, a regiment member was shot and fell from the city wall, and the bandit was shot and fell into the moat.
"Da da da!"
Xue Lin personally carried a machine gun and fired wildly, mowing down the bandits who were trying to enter the city. At the same time, a large number of regiments and business groups suddenly poured out from the darkness near the city gate, shouting in unison to kill the bandits near the door.
Fierce shooting. In order to wipe out this group of bandits, the militia and business groups took out the housekeepers. More than a dozen machine guns were set up in favorable positions and fired violently at the bandits near the city gate, suppressing the bandits until they could not lift their heads.
Bandits kept falling down, and the area near the city gate was dyed red with blood.
"withdraw!"
Song Jingang saw that he would lose his life if he didn't leave, so he ordered some bandit soldiers to rely on the city gate to fight back desperately. He led the bandit soldiers to rush out of the city gate hole, plunged into the moat, and swam desperately to the other side.
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The moat was as lively as dumplings at this time. The bandits splashed in the water and didn't even bother to fight back. The regiments on the city threw down their torches, and by the light of the fire, they shot at the bandits one after another. For a while, the moat shone in the firelight and moonlight.
color.
On the city wall, Han Baihang's eyes flickered as he looked down. He had been searching for Song Jingang's figure, intending to avenge the cold shooting. After searching for a long time, he saw people in confusion. Song Jingang was nowhere to be found. He was about to give up.
, suddenly heard someone shouting under the city: "Take cover, shoot at the city wall, retreat quickly!"
When he heard the sound and looked carefully, he saw that the person shouting below the city was the bandit leader who had shot him coldly. Enemies were really jealous when they met him. He hurriedly waved to the guard: "Bring the money quickly."
The guard handed over a gun made in Hanyang. Han Baihang took it and checked the gun. He took a row of five round-head bullets and pressed them into the magazine. Then he pulled the bolt, raised the gun and aimed it at Song Jingang at the bottom of the city. He slammed the button
The trigger was pulled.
Song Jingang was directing the bandits to retreat when he suddenly felt numbness on his scalp. He lowered his head subconsciously and heard a burning pain on the top of his head. He quickly reached out to touch the top of his head, but he felt blood on his hand. He couldn't help but startled.
Looking around, another bullet hit him on the shoulder. He screamed in pain, knowing that someone was aiming at him and shooting, so he rolled on the spot and hid in the darkness.
Han Baihang missed two shots, and when he looked for the bandit leader, he couldn't even see the shadow. He couldn't help but feel extremely angry, and gritted his teeth and said: "You have lost a dog's life."
At this time, the bandits in the city had been eliminated, and the militia and business groups were on the rise. Xue Lin was eager to leave the city to pursue him. Han Baihang quickly stopped this reckless move and frowned: "Don't chase the poor bandits. The bandits can't deceive the city. There must be a large group of bandits."
We are about to arrive, and we should guard the city gates strictly at this time. I am afraid there will be a fierce battle at night."
Xue Lin angrily gave up the pursuit and ran down to the city to take inventory of the battlefield. This was his first battle as regiment leader, so he naturally wanted to sum up the results carefully and show them to those who were not convinced that he was the regiment leader.
…
Not long after Song Jingang withdrew from the city, Feng Guanglin led an army of bandits to the outside of Yongcheng. Hearing that Song Jingang had been ambushed and almost lost his life, Feng Guanglin was furious and immediately ordered an attack at night.
city.
The bandit siege was not a brute force attack, but also a strategic one. Feng Guanglin divided the bandit army into four and surrounded Yongcheng. Then he sent scattered bandits to harass the militia and merchant garrison on the city wall while ordering the bandits to drive away.