Xue Lin drew his gun and pointed it at Xu Wangtang, while his guards protected him on the left and right. One of the guards blew a whistle, and loud shouts were heard outside the chamber of commerce. At this time, a guard hurried in and lay in Xu Wangtang's ear.
As he said something, Xu Wangtang's expression suddenly changed, the corners of his eyes twitched a few times, and he said, "Xue Lin, I do underestimate you."
The muzzle of the gun in Xue Lin's hand remained motionless, and he sneered: "If I hadn't been prepared, I really wouldn't have dared to enter this den of tigers and wolves tonight."
At this time, there was a sound of footsteps downstairs, and the heavily armed regiments rushed upstairs arrogantly and surrounded the Xu family nursing home. The two sides pointed their guns at each other and glared at each other, and the battle was about to break out.
Xu Wangtang's face was so gloomy that he was about to shed tears. The situation in front of him made him dare not act rashly, but he knew that Xue Lin did not dare to do anything to him, but he had to endure his coward today. After all, he was a heroic figure, capable of bending and stretching. At the moment
Holding back the anger in his heart, he ordered the nurse to put away his weapons.
Seeing that Xu Wangtang had given in, Xue Lin also asked the group members to put away their guns. He knew that staying in the chamber of commerce for one more minute would be dangerous. He coldly dropped the word "goodbye" and left.
After Xue Lin and his party left, it took a long time for the people in the Chamber of Commerce to recover from the shock. Vice President Zhou took out a handkerchief and wiped the sweat from his forehead, and said with a bitter face: "Xu
Brother, Xue Lin is a mad dog. In the past, President Ding could control him when he was still alive, but now I am afraid no one can control him."
After Xu Wangtang heard this, a strange smile appeared on his gloomy face, and he said: "Brother Zhou is worrying too much. No matter how ferocious a dog is, it is just a dog. Let him be rampant for a while, and he won't be able to survive for a few days.
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Vice Chairman Zhou nodded hurriedly: "Mr. Xu, we are counting on you."
At this time, Boss He suddenly said loudly: "Everyone, I had no interest in the position of president. Xue Linqiang made me take the position. Now I want to give up the position of president to Mr. Xu. What do you think?"
Naturally, all the board members asked Xu Wangtang to come in. Unexpectedly, Xu Wangtang refused to agree. Everyone saw that he was not hypocritical, so they had to give up. At this time, the sun was rising, and everyone went home to rest, leaving only Xu Wangtang.
and Vice President Zhou.
"Brother Xu, just now He Ziming gave up the position of president, why didn't you agree?" Vice President Zhou complained.
Xu Wangtang smiled slightly and said: "The time is running out. We still need the Xue Lin Militia to defend the city. There is no need to provoke him at this time, but the merchant group's armed forces need to be in our hands."
Vice President Zhou nodded silently and said, "But He Ziming has a grudge against you, Brother Xu, and I'm afraid it will be a hidden danger in the future."
Xu Wangtang said proudly: "It doesn't matter, it's all about the old sesame seeds and rotten millet. If you don't tell me, I won't even remember it. Why don't you just occupy a few of his grain shops? I'll just pay him back double."
"Okay, I'll take care of He Ziming's side," Vice President Zhou said.
"Thank you." Xu Wangtang said with cupped hands.
Vice President Zhou suddenly sighed and said: "Oh, President Ding suddenly left like this. To be honest, I felt panicked. Brother Xu, you and President Ding are related by marriage. You have to avenge him."
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Xu Wangtang said seriously: "Brother Zhou doesn't need to tell me, I will do the same thing. This time I will uproot the Red Spear Society and avenge my family."
Xue Lin left the Chamber of Commerce, quickly returned to the militia, and asked the members to build fortifications along the street. He was always on guard against Xu Wangtang's dirty tricks. Not long after he went back to rest, he heard gunshots outside the city. It was the bandits who were attacking again. He
He had to work hard to command the defense of the city.
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Laojun Temple is three miles south of Yongcheng City. The mountain here is slightly higher than the county seat. After the bandits attacked, they occupied the Taoist temple and locked up the Taoist priests.
The main hall of Laojun Temple has now become a complete military command post. There are many wires outside the hall. A radio station inside the hall is beeping and receiving telegrams. Two long altar tables are put together and covered with a large-scale military
The map is exactly the terrain bordering the four provinces of Shandong, Henan and Anhui. At this time, a middle-aged man was staring at the map in trance.
"What are the movements of the officers and soldiers?" the middle-aged man suddenly lowered his head and asked.
"Report, Baode's entire army retreated to Shangqiu and did not dare to leave the city. According to the intelligence sent back from Kaifeng, there are signs of Chengshen's brigade heading south." A bandit who looked like a staff officer saluted.
The middle-aged man finally raised his head, revealing the face of a brave martial artist. His face was somewhat resolute and heroic, but unfortunately he only had one eye, with a black eyepatch on his right eye, but only his left eye.
His eyes are exceptionally sharp and bright. He was the former deputy commander of the 17th Mixed Brigade of the Anhui Army, and is now the leader of the Longshan Group of Bandits, 'Zhen Sanguan', who has shocked several provinces.
"Cheng Shen?" Zhen Sanguan said thoughtfully, and said in a deep voice: "This man is not weak in leading troops. We must capture Yongcheng before he arrives." As he spoke, he banged his fists on the table heavily, his face expression blank.
He turned angrily and said: "This small Yongcheng has not been taken down for two days and nights. Give me an order to go down and break the city before sunset, otherwise I will come to see you!"
Although he is a bandit, he still sounds like a soldier in his speech, and the bandits under his command are all the same as the army, with military duties divided up and down, and military orders are strictly observed.
A messenger heard the order and left.
"Commander, when Cheng Shen's brigade goes south, it must go south via the Ping-Han Railway and get off at Xinyang, and then take the highway from Xinyang to Yongcheng. It is estimated that it will be the fastest and it will take two days to arrive. With these two days, how can we do it?
We can capture Yongcheng." The staff officer said with confidence.
"I'm afraid we won't be able to capture it in two days!"
Zhen Sanguan paced back and forth with his brows furrowed: "Yongcheng guard Xue Lin is quite capable. We underestimated him before. There were cannons in the city last night, so it was difficult to fight."
The staff officer suggested: "Commander, we will still use last night's tactics and use explosives to blow up all four walls of his city and see how he can defend it."
Zhen Sanguan shook his head and said: "There is not much explosive left. I'm afraid it won't even be enough to blow up a city wall. Now it's up to the brothers to work hard."
The staff officer said: "I asked the brothers, if the regiment does not fight, they are taking advantage of the location. If they go out of the city to fight in the field, they will be wiped out in less than an hour."
"nonsense!"
Zhen Sanguan glared at the staff and ordered: "Your staff use your brains and come up with an siege tactic to knock down Yongcheng as soon as possible!"
The staff officer nodded in agreement.
Zhensanguan went to look at the map again, when he heard a horse roaring outside, and a young man holding a riding whip entered the hall in a hurry, shouting: "Uncle San, I'm back." This man had been to Yongcheng County.
Chen He, a man from Qingshi Town who lied about the gangster case.
Zhen Sanguan glared at Chen He and said sternly: "How many times have I told you that there are no uncles or nephews in the army, only superiors and subordinates!"
Chen He shrank his neck and called "Commander" obediently.
Zhen Sanguan said angrily: "Have you found the whereabouts of the escaped officers and soldiers?"
When it came to business, Chen He's face became serious, he shook his head and said: "It's strange, this group of officers and soldiers disappeared from the world, and no trace can be found."
Zhensanguan pondered for a while and said: "The officers and soldiers are cowardly and cowardly. Maybe they have run away long ago. Don't worry about them. Now there is another mission for you."
"What mission?" Chen He asked.
Zhen Sanguan said: "This time we went to Henan to rob, we didn't notify the bandits here first to keep it secret. You can bring gifts for me and visit us, so that others won't hate us."
Chen He reluctantly said: "Commander, why do a group of bandits want to visit you?"
Zhen Sanguan scolded: "You know nothing. These bandits can do good or bad things. We broke the rules first. Be more sincere when you visit. We will inevitably have to deal with them in the future."
Chen He nodded and said: "I know." He hurried out and came back after going out. He frowned and said, "Third uncle, I always feel uneasy about that group of officers and soldiers. You should be careful."
Zhen Sanguan did not scold him this time, but nodded and said, "Be careful on the road."
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In a lush green gauze tent, Han Baihang, who had been missing for a whole day, was sneaking with his troops. The officers and soldiers walked very slowly, trying not to make loud noises, and scouts were scattered far around to detect the enemy's situation for the army.
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Han Baihang held a map in one hand and a compass in the other to correct the direction of the army. In this green gauze tent, without these two things, even the bandits would have lost their way. Since the defeat of the battle that day, he had corrected the battle in time.
Strategy, he believed that the bandits were in great arrogance after capturing Zhe County, and frontal field battles were not advisable. Yongcheng had been surrounded by bandits, and it was difficult to rescue the siege with the strength of officers and soldiers, so he came up with guerrilla tactics that avoided the reality and led the troops decisively.
I got into the green gauze tent, and after getting rid of the bandits' pursuers, I went out day and night, and slowly walked through the green gauze tent to the side and back of the bandits. The first goal was to find the bandits' baggage.