It was already nine o'clock in the morning when Han Baihang led his army to Gushan Town. The strong men had been complaining since they had been running all night. It was Han Baihang who cursed and promised each person two oceans as a reward, and then he reluctantly arrived at Gushan Town.
Arriving near the ancient castle in Gushan Town, Han Baihang discovered that a fierce battle had just occurred here. The ground was stained with blood, and the field was messy and charred, but there was no body. He hurriedly led his men to the ancient castle.
When they arrived at the foot of the castle, the people above were very panicked when they saw Han Baihang and a large group of people arriving. The group members above stretched out their guns and asked about Han Baihang's origins.
Han Baihang signaled the young men to stop, and he came to the city gate alone and shouted: "I am Han Baihang, commander of the officers and soldiers stationed in Yongcheng. Some of my troops should have come to Gushan Town yesterday."
There was a man with a long sword face in the city who stuck his head out and took a look at Han Baihang. He saw that he was neatly wearing a military uniform with an armed belt and long riding boots on his feet. He had the posture of an officer, but the strong man following behind him was Huahua.
Green and green, just like a mob, could not help but be a little suspicious, shouting: "Captain Han, your army's platoon leader He Wu mentioned you to me yesterday. Are you in Yongcheng now? Why are you here in Gushan Town?"
Han Baihang laughed loudly when he heard this and said: "Brother, please don't test me. I don't have a platoon leader named He Wu, but I have a platoon leader named Zhou Qing. Just last night, I commanded the defenders to retreat.
I came to Gushan Town to join the troops and continue to pursue the bandits!"
The sword-faced man ordered the door to open and said, "Forgive me, Captain Han, the bandits are very cunning and we have to guard against them!"
After a while, the city gate opened, and a man with a long sword face and a pair of regimental men came out, saluted Han Baihang with a military salute, and said: "Captain Han, I am Zhou Fuming, leader of the Gushan Town Citizen Corps."
Han Baihang returned the military salute. He looked at the castle and couldn't help but said: "Gushan Town is a good place. With the castle as its backing, the people live and work in peace and contentment. People in other places are not so lucky."
Zhou Fuming nodded and said with a smile: "Yes, the people in this town can be regarded as thanks to the ancients."
Then he said: "Company Commander Han, please come in!"
Han Baihang asked the strong men to wait outside the city. He walked into the castle with two guards and asked: "Captain Zhou, where are my troops?"
Zhou Fuming said: "Bandits came to attack the town last night. Platoon leader Zhou Qing commanded his soldiers to repel the bandits, and then went out of the city to pursue them. They have been gone for three or four hours."
Han Baihang secretly shook his head. If the troops are not in Gushan Town, then the journey will be in vain. He said: "Captain Zhou, I have a cruel request. My men are outside. I have been hungry and thirsty after traveling all night. Please trouble your town."
Prepare some dry food and water."
Zhou Fuming smiled and said: "Captain Han is too polite. The officers and soldiers helped us fight off the bandits last night. We haven't thanked you for this kindness. I will ask someone to prepare it right now."
Later, Han Baihang met with the gentry and landlords of Gushan Town. After the strong men had eaten, drank and rested, he left and resumed his journey, following the road where the troops pursued the bandits.
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In an apricot forest in the northwest corner of Yong'an Town, Xue Lin led a group of more than 20 people to flee for their lives in a hurry. Behind them were hundreds of bandits, firing guns at them and shouting: "Stop, don't do it."
run."
Xue Lin didn't dare to look back and rushed forward. Han Baihang was hating in his heart. Last night, he was confused by Han Baihang and chased him along the official road to Yong'an Town. Unexpectedly, there was no sign of Han Baihang in Yong'an Town, but he met a bandit.
While resting inside, the enemies on both sides were extremely jealous when they met. After a fierce battle, the regiment he led lost dozens of people and was chased by the bandits. If he hadn't been quick, he would have been killed by the bandits' guns.
Seeing the apricot forest in front of him, he felt relieved. As long as he got on the road, he would be able to escape the pursuit of the bandits. Soon he was the first to run out of the apricot forest. He had no time to catch his breath. When he was about to continue running for his life, he saw the road.
When the first group of people came over, he was surprised at first and thought they were encountering bandits. But when he took a closer look, he couldn't help crying with joy and shouted: "Brothers, officers and soldiers in front, come and help us. We are being chased by bandits."
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It turned out that he was lucky enough to run into a group of officers and soldiers. The officers and soldiers seemed to have heard the sound of gunfire and quickly dispersed when they heard his cry for help. They occupied the favorable terrain on both sides of the road and set up machine guns, ready to stand ready.
Xue Lin and the remaining soldiers ran behind the officers and soldiers as if they had been saved. At this time, the bandits chased out of Xinglin. They were surprised to see the fully armed officers and soldiers. They froze involuntarily and were at a loss. At this time, the officers and soldiers gave an order.
Next: "Hit!"
Machine guns and rifle bullets were fired at the bandits, killing and wounding many bandits. The bandits fought back for a while, but then hurriedly withdrew when they saw opponents who were not officers and soldiers.
"Chase me!"
Zhou Qing flicked the cannon and issued orders loudly.
The officers and soldiers jumped up from their positions and chased the bandits with bayonets drawn.
"Platoon Leader Zhou!" Xue Lin came to Zhou Qing's side at some point and shouted with surprise on his face.
Zhou Qing twisted his neck and looked at it, and said in surprise: "Captain Xue, why is it you?"
Xue Lin felt ashamed and said: "Oh, it's hard to explain. Fortunately, we met officers and soldiers, otherwise we would have been carried into the hands of bandits."
Zhou Qing asked: "Captain Xue, why are you here? How is the situation in Yongcheng?"
Xue Lin said: "The siege of Yongcheng has been lifted. I came here to look for Captain Han. He took his young men out of the city and said he was going to chase the bandits. I didn't trust him. I didn't expect to see Captain Han along the way. Instead, he went into the bandit's den.
The whole army was almost wiped out." He lied without thinking.
Zhou Qing did not doubt that he was there and said with a smile: "So that's the case. No wonder. Commander Xue must have come from the direction of Yong'an Town. Our company commander should have gone to Gushan Town. You are in the opposite direction, so naturally you can't meet each other."
Xue Lin almost spit out blood. Then he remembered the footprints on the road leading to Yong'an Town from the T-junction. They must have been deliberately used by Han Baihang to deceive him. He was so stupid that he chased them all the way. He was really stupid.
Got home.
"Captain Xue, you just came from Yong'an Town, tell me about the situation there," Zhou Qing said.
Xue Lin said: "I can't tell the situation clearly. There are probably hundreds of bandits in the town, maybe more." After he finished speaking, he couldn't help but ask: "Platoon Commander Zhou, you don't want to fight Yong'an.
Town."
Zhou Qing smiled and said: "That's right."
Xue Lin said: "This is too risky. The bandits are several times more than the number of officers and soldiers."
"It's not about having more soldiers!"
Zhou Qing laughed, then found a messenger on horseback, and said: "Go to Gushan Town immediately, see if you can meet the company commander along the way, tell the company commander that I will lead the troops to recover Gushan Town, please hurry up
Lead people to respond."
The signal soldier wrote down what he said and rode away.
Zhou Qing suddenly ordered: "The whole army should go straight to Yong'an Town, hurry!"
