Han Baihang was startled. He did not expect Ding Qingyao to say these words suddenly. He soon woke up and felt a little sad in his heart. He sighed and said: "I have never thought about wanting you to repay your kindness! It is undeniable that I love you.
I do have a good impression, but saving you is more out of a soldier's instinct. I will not stand by and watch any woman or child encounter that kind of situation, so don't say any words of gratitude."
Ding Qingyao nodded silently, put down the bowl and spoon in her hand, and whispered: "Then you should have a good rest!"
"Liu Wuhei!" Han Baihang shouted.
"Yes!" Liu Wuhei walked into the room with straight steps and gave a military salute without looking away.
"Send Mrs. Xu back to her room to rest." Han Baihang waved his hand and said.
"This way, please, Mrs. Xu!" Liu Wuhei said angrily.
After sending Ding Qingyao away, Liu Wuhei returned to the room and said to Han Baihang: "Company Commander, Mayor Pang wants to see you!"
Han Baihang frowned: "He has good information, please invite him in!"
Liu Wuhei went out and welcomed Pang Yumin in. When Pang Yumin saw Han Baihang's condition, he was very worried and surprised and said: "Captain Han, what's wrong with you?"
Han Baihang deliberately pretended to be extremely angry after being seriously injured, and said in a hoarse voice: "Mayor Pang, you came to see me. I apologize that Baihang is injured and cannot get up."
Pang Yumin said hurriedly: "Captain Han, please lie down and rest. How did you get injured? Who dared to hurt you after eating a bear-hearted leopard!"
"The red gun will hurt me." Han Baihang said.
He had been secretly observing Pang Yumin's expression while he was speaking. As expected, he saw that Pang Yumin had no surprised expression, so he had obviously known about it for a long time.
Pang Yumin pretended to be shocked and gasped: "Red Spear Club!"
Han Baihang squinted his eyes and asked: "Mayor Pang, do you know about the Red Spear Club?"
Pang Yumin hesitated and said: "I know a little bit about it!"
Han Baihang was very ashamed and said angrily: "Han has been on the battlefield without getting hurt, but today he fell into the hands of the Red Spear Society. It is really a great shame and humiliation for a soldier. I must wipe out the Red Spear Society to relieve the hatred in my heart! Pang
Mayor, tell me everything you know about the Red Spear Club."
"Speaking of the Red Spear Club, it's a long story!" Pang Yumin was lost in memories and said: "The Red Spear Club originated in Shandong. It is a branch of Bailian's teachings and boxing. It spread to eastern Henan during the Wuxu period. Since then, it has vigorously developed the congregation.
During the Xinhai period, the Red Spear Association in this county reached its peak, with tens of thousands of members and armed members, and even the government was afraid of it..."
Han Baihang couldn't help but interrupt: "If the Red Spear Club is so powerful, why has it disappeared since the Republic of China? There are not even rumors!"
"Captain Han, please be patient and listen to me carefully!"
Pang Yumin said solemnly: "The Red Spear Association made a huge mistake. They attempted to rebel against the Republic of China and regain the Qing Dynasty. At that time, the leader of the Yongcheng patrol camp was Xu Wangtang. He pretended to promise to rebel against the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty. In fact, he was in conflict with the Beiyang Army."
They colluded secretly, organized a Hongmen Banquet, poisoned the heads of the Red Spear Club in the Huifeng Building, and then massacred the members of the Red Spear Club. As a result, the Red Spear Club's vitality was severely damaged and it fell into ruin!"
Han Baihang frowned and said: "According to what you said, the Red Spear Club is quite powerful. Isn't there any resistance?"
Pang Yumin said: "That's a good question. The Red Spear Association naturally resisted. They gathered seven or eight thousand people to besiege the county town. They almost defeated the city, but in the end they fell short and were tricked by Xu Wangtang!"
"The Red Spear Association cannot be solved with the strength of the city defense battalion. There should be external forces involved!" Han Baihang said sharply.
Pang Yumin gave a thumbs up and praised: "Captain Han is right. There are indeed external forces joining in to help Xu Wangtang uproot the Red Spear Society. I would like to ask Captain Han to guess who this external force is?"
Han Baihang pondered for a moment and said: "The one who has the strength to solve the Red Spear Association is naturally the Beiyang Army!"
"wrong!"
Pang Yumin shook his head and said loudly: "They are bandits. Xu Wangtang recruited seventeen groups of bandits from the borders of Jiangsu, Anhui and Henan provinces, and they wreaked havoc in Yongcheng for three months. Countless people were killed in various villages and towns. After that, the Red Spear Club disappeared.
, it has been nine years since it reappeared today!”
Han Baihang was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but admire Xu Wangtang's strategy. He could think of using bandits to deal with the Red Spear Club. This method of driving away wolves and devouring tigers was really extraordinary. However, everything has pros and cons. He seemed to have guessed that using bandits to deal with the Red Spear Club
The consequence of the meeting is naturally that bandits will take advantage of the situation and become more powerful, thus endangering the place.
As expected, Pang Yumin sighed and said: "Xu Wangtang thought he had a great trick, but he forgot the consequences of seeking the skin of a tiger. Bandits quickly became a problem during this period. By the second year of the Republic of China, except for the county seat, almost all the other villages and towns in Yongcheng County had become bandit nests.
The officers and soldiers repeatedly failed in their campaigns, and the bandits even had the ability to influence the county's government. It was at this time that opium cultivation started in Yongcheng in order to raise military pay for the bandits!"
"Bai Lang!" Han Baihang's heart suddenly moved, and he thought of a heroic figure who dominated Hubei, Henan, Anhui, Shaanxi and Gansu a few years ago.
Pang Yumin's eyes revealed a hint of surprise, and he nodded: "Yes, by that time the Yongcheng bandits had already returned to Bai Lang's command and started fighting with the Beiyang Army."
There was no need for Pang Yumin to continue talking at this time. Han Baihang had already guessed the follow-up development. The Bailang bandits were wiped out by the Beiyang Army led by Duan Qirui. The Yongcheng bandits were naturally severely injured. Xu Wangtang and Ding Zuopeng must have taken advantage of the situation at this time.
. He asked: "How did Ding Zuopeng become successful?"
Pang Yumin said: "It must be a coincidence. One of Ding Zuopeng's cousins was a close adjutant of Zhao Ti, the Henan military envoy at that time. He was leading troops to suppress bandits in eastern Henan. With this relationship, he gained thousands of acres of land with nothing and was about to mature."
With this batch of tobacco fields, he made a windfall and took the opportunity to buy a large number of tobacco fields. In this way, he became the person who made the biggest profit. In just a few years, he became the richest man in Yongcheng.
Amazing power!"
Han Baihang suddenly realized that this was how Ding Zuopeng became so successful. He thought about it and asked again: "Mayor Pang, what are you doing during this time?"
Pang Yumin's face showed hatred: "My Pang family was originally one of the largest households in Yongcheng, and the thousand acres of tobacco fields that Ding Zuopeng got was my Pang family's property!"
Now it was Han Baihang's turn to be surprised. This finally solved his long-standing doubts. The hatred between Pang Yumin and Ding Zuopeng turned out to be here. No wonder Pang Yumin has always been grudge. If it hadn't been for this incident, he would now be domineering in Yongcheng.
He should be the one to be blessed, not Ding Zuopeng!
"So you have always hated Ding Zuopeng, and you waited until County Magistrate Mei to decide to fall out with him!" Han Baihang's eyes flashed with a gleam, and he sneered: "Mayor Pang, you hide it so well!"