Zhao Ti wondered why Zhao Jie suddenly mentioned this matter, thought for a moment and said, "Remember, what happened?"
Zhao Jason said suddenly: "Brother, this company is Wu Peifu's pawn who wants to eliminate us!"
Zhao Ti burst out laughing. He thought that Zhao Jie was making too much fuss. There were only a few men in a company. To use these troops as vanguards was to underestimate Wu Peifu and to underestimate himself. He was the governor of a province and had tens of thousands of tiger warriors under his command.
, this company can be wiped out with just a few fingers, and it does not pose a threat at all. He glanced at Zhao Jie, and scolded: "You are about to become a division commander, don't think about these things all day long.
, think more about business!"
Zhao Jie was very unconvinced and said anxiously: "What I want to do is business. Brother, think about it. Why did Wu Peifu send a company to Henan? Isn't this a lice on a bald man's head? It's an obvious thing?"
"It's just about suppressing bandits. I asked Wu Peifu for reinforcements." Zhao Ti said with some annoyance. At that time, the Zhili army defeated the Anhui army in Liulician. He felt that the Henan army's combat power was low, so he asked Wu Peifu to borrow troops to suppress the bandits on a whim.
, This was an unintentional remark. I never thought that Wu Peifu would take it seriously and send a company to Henan to suppress the bandits. Later, he did not take this matter seriously and had long forgotten it.
If Zhao Jie hadn't mentioned it, I really wouldn't have remembered it.
Zhao Jie slapped his thigh and said, "Brother, you have been fooled by Wu Peifu. Do you know who the commander of this company he sent to Henan is?"
Zhao Ti was confused. He couldn't even remember the name of his regiment commander, let alone a small company commander. He asked inexplicably: "Who is it?"
Zhao Jie said: "I also found out the information from friends in the Army Department. The company commander's name is Han Baihang, Duan Zhigui, and Qu Tongfeng were captured alive by him. Half of the credit for the Zhizhi Army's victory so quickly is due to him. He also served as a soldier.
The deputy commander of the army, Zhang Jinghui, seized the Nanyuan Military Camp. If you think such a person is not powerful, how can you underestimate him?"
Zhao Ti was shocked. He originally thought that Han Baihang was an unknown little company commander, but he didn't expect that he was such a ruthless character. He couldn't help but wonder, did Wu Peifu send such a general here with an ulterior motive?
"Third brother, you immediately send someone to Yongcheng to inquire about Han Baihang's every move and retaliate to me. I was really careless about this matter. It's thanks to your foresight. Otherwise, when Han Baihang becomes a common phenomenon in eastern Henan, things will go wrong.
It’s hard to handle.” Zhao Ti praised Zhao Jie in a rare compliment.
Zhao Jie said proudly, "Brother, don't worry. I have sent people to Yongcheng to gather information. No trouble will escape my eyes. However, I always feel that Han Baihang is a hidden danger and needs to be eliminated as soon as possible."
Zhao Ti frowned and said: "He is from Wu Peifu, so he is afraid of the rat." He felt ridiculous in his heart. He was the military commander, but he was afraid of a small company commander. He really became more and more timid as he lived.
Zhao Jie smiled conspiratorially and said: "Brother, we obviously don't dare to come, so we can borrow a knife to kill someone!"
"You mean bandits?" Zhao Ti guessed what Zhao Jie was thinking at once, and said after a while: "Yes, but it must be done flawlessly."
"Brother, don't worry, I'll take care of it!" Zhao Jie said eagerly.
…
Yong'an Town.
Han Baihang sat leaning against the window, holding a copy of "Xinxu Daily" in his hand and reading it with great interest. The newspaper clearly published this news: "General Wu Peifu, deputy patrol envoy of Zhilu and Henan, will go to Luoyang for military training soon.
I heard that the Ministry of War originally wanted to appoint General Wu as the governor of Shandong, but General Wu did not stand for four things: first, he would not be a governor, second, he would not fight civil war, third, he would not interfere in politics, and fourth, he would not disturb the people. He was really a model soldier of the Republic of China..."
"Pfft!"
Han Baihang suddenly laughed when he saw this. The reporter's words were pleasant to the ears. He said that he would not fight civil war and would not be involved in politics. He was a role model for soldiers. These words could only be used to deceive the common people, but they could not deceive people who understand. He knew very well that Wu Peifu had great ambitions in his heart.
Naturally, he did not want to stoop to be a military governor, so it was just right to be the deputy patrol envoy to Lu and Yu. In the future, if Cao Kun took a step forward, Wu Peifu would be able to take over as the patrol envoy to Lu and Yu, and become a commander on an equal footing with Cao Kun and Zhang Zuolin.
Putting down the newspaper, Han Baihang felt excited. He was sent to Henan that day, and he was waiting for the day when Wu Peifu took control of Henan. In the future, as long as he achieved results in suppressing the bandits, he would be able to re-enter Wu Peifu's vision, and then he would not have to worry about returning to the Zhili Army.
Sequence, board Wu Peifu's express train that is soaring.
While he was thinking about his future, the guard outside the door quickly walked in and reported: "Company Commander, Platoon Commander Han sent someone to reply. The arms have been received and are heading to Mangdang Mountain to contact Feng Guanglin."
"Okay, everything is ready, all we need is Dongfeng!" Han Baihang's eyes flashed and he said loudly: "The whole company has entered a state of combat readiness. Notify Zhou Qing that the show is about to begin. Let me ring the gong."
"Yes!" The guard ran out in a hurry.
…
In the green gauze tent, hundreds of farmers are busy harvesting tobacco fields. The farmers hold knives and cut each bud one by one to squeeze out the thick milky white juice inside. The squeezed opium quickly flows in the container.
It condenses into a viscous substance, which is raw opium.
Outside the tobacco fields, a large number of militiamen were on guard outside, and no outsiders were allowed to approach. The harvested raw opium was quickly loaded into donkey carts and escorted by the militia members to a farm. This farm had no name, only residents
A family of four who came from out of town lived in the county town on weekdays. They only lived in this farm during opium planting and harvesting.
At this time, the farm was surrounded by members of the regiment, with roadblocks on the road in and out, and sandbag fortifications built, making it look like it was facing a formidable enemy.
Black smoke billows from the farm. In a large workshop, there are dozens of large pots. Thick opium is boiling in the large pots. In front of each large pot, there is a shirtless man stirring vigorously with a big spoon.
When the opium became solidified, the men used spoons to cool the opium and put it into jars to compact and seal. Then they continued the same process with the newly shipped raw opium to make mature opium.
The cooked opium in jars is put into a sealed room, and after seven to ten days of fermentation, it can be taken out, weighed and sold.
On a big tree in the dense forest on the west side of the farm, a lean man was hiding in the canopy of dense branches and leaves, observing every move in the farm with a telescope from a high position.
At night, the man slipped down from the tree and quietly retreated into the dense forest and disappeared without a trace. Then the day's status of the farm was transmitted back to Yong'an Town via fast horse, and was in the hands of Han Baihang.
…
Late at night, a dark figure walked into the county government office with ease and went straight to the back house. This time, he did not enter through the back window. Instead, he stuffed a note into the crack of the window, tapped it three times, and then got out.
Escaped.
Mei Changyuan quietly came to the window, found the note, held it under the light and looked at it, and saw a line written on the note: On the seventh day of September, intercept opium.
After reading it, he put the note into his mouth and ate it.
