The two of them could hardly believe their ears. It was such a child's play that such an important matter should be decided by drawing lots. However, these words came from the mouth of a dignified county chief, which made people laugh and laugh.
Han Baihang looked unhappy and said solemnly: "County Magistrate, you can't joke about this kind of thing."
Mei Changyuan glanced at the two of them and said solemnly: "You two have different views. If you continue to fight, it will not only harm the harmony, but also delay the defense of the city. It is better to let God make the decision. Once you choose who is chosen, I hope you two can kill him." Let’s work together to defend the city.”
Han Baihang couldn't help but look at Mei Changyuan, but when he saw Mei Changyuan make a quick look, he felt a slight movement in his heart and nodded lightly: "That's fine."
Seeing Han Baihang's agreement, Xu Wangtang pondered for a moment and said, "Okay!"
Mei Changyuan then came to the desk and wrote two paper balls. He put them in his hands for the two of them to choose. Xu Wangtang took one first, and Han Baihang took the last one. After opening it, he found the word "NO" written inside. He raised his head and was about to While talking, Mei Changyuan rushed to ask Xu Wangtang: "Mr. Xu, I wrote two paper balls. I wonder which one you took?"
Xu Wangtang didn't think much, he directly showed the paper ball and said with a disappointed look: "It means "no"."
Han Baihang's heart skipped a beat. He immediately clenched the ball of paper in his hand and shouted loudly: "Then the command of the city defense belongs to me. Come on, please order the whole city to be commanded by me. If anyone dares to Anyone who disobeys military orders will be killed without mercy!"
"yes!"
Immediately, soldiers rushed outside the door to deliver orders. Han Baihang quickly glanced at Xu Wangtang and saw that he had no doubts on his face. He hurriedly said: "The war situation is urgent, so I won't stay here any longer. Mr. Xu, please be willing to bet." Accept defeat and support me in uniting the army to fight!"
Xu Wangtang said with a cold face: "Don't worry, I will do what I say."
Han Baihang bowed his hands and left. Not long after he left, Xu Wangtang also left with a dark face. After the two left, Mei Changyuan suddenly burst into laughter, rolling forward and backward in laughter.
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Han Baihang flew straight to the city wall on horseback. On the way, he couldn't help but think that Mei Changyuan was quite capable, and he actually deceived Xu Wangtang with this lottery trick.
He kept giving various instructions on horseback and sent capable officers to rectify the soldiers and horses in the city. Not long after, he came to the south gate where the bandits attacked the most. Several city walls here had collapsed, and bandits were constantly coming. Climbing in under a hail of bullets, the fighting became particularly fierce.
At this time, Han Baihang no longer dared to sit high on his horse. He dismounted and braved stray bullets to climb the city wall. When he came to a blind corner of the bunker, he raised his eyes and looked down. He only saw the black bandits under the city attacking the city with flying ants. The locust-like rain of bullets rained down on the city. From time to time, the defenders were shot and screamed, and the city was already littered with corpses. This scene made people feel numb.
Han Baihang calmly observed the offensive and defensive battles under the city for a long time, and he had an idea in his mind. Suddenly, he heard someone shouting in the distance: "County magistrate, the city is in danger, why are you here?" When he heard the sound, he turned around and saw Mei Chang. Yuan unexpectedly came to the top of the city tower and was walking towards here under the escort of a group of policemen. However, his face was pale and he kept wiping the cold sweat from his face. It was obvious that he was very guilty and timid.
Han Baihang laughed in his heart, raised his hand to Mei Changyuan and said: "County magistrate, come here quickly, this is a blind spot in the city, bullets can't reach it!"
Hearing this, Mei Changyuan hurriedly ran over, walked behind Han Baihang, and gasped: "Captain Han, how is the situation?" When he spoke, he looked around the walls with his eyes. Sure enough, there were no bullet holes, and he calmed down a little. .
Han Baihang did not answer, but frowned and said: "The bullets on the city wall have no eyes, so it is very dangerous. The county magistrate should be sitting in the county government office, how can he risk it himself?"
Mei Changyuan laughed dryly and said: "Captain Han, please stop making fun of me. As a county magistrate, I want power but no power, money but no money, and no power to tie a chicken. How can I talk about being in charge?"
His words were true. He was sitting in the county office just now when Secretary-General He Ruiliang reminded him that the bandits' siege was the time to win people's hearts. As the county magistrate, he had to go to the front line to inspect. In Manchuria,
He showed his face in front of the people of the city. As for safety issues, a few bold police officers were specially assigned to protect him, so he dared to come to the city wall.
Han Baihang smiled, turned around and pointed at the bandits who were attacking fiercely below the city and said: "The Art of War says, ten are to surround and five are to attack. The bandits are not as powerful as our defenders, but they dare to attack like this. First of all, they have committed a major military crime."
Bogey, this is because they don’t know how powerful my Han Baihang is. As a saying goes, an attack cannot last long. It is already three o’clock in the afternoon. The bandits can organize up to four fierce attacks. As long as they stay up until dark, our army can leave the city for a sneak attack. Once they win,
There is no need to worry about the bandit attack tomorrow."
Mei Changyuan nodded. Although he did not understand military affairs, he also knew that defending the city was not as easy as Han Baihang said. Looking at the low morale of the defenders on the top of the city, he was worried and said: "Captain Han, you were here just now.
The county government said it wanted to organize the army, but why is there no movement?"
Han Baihang smiled bitterly and said: "County Magistrate, to tell you the truth, I was just in the county office just to convince Xu Wangtang. The soldiers in the city are mixed and not under each other. I don't have the time and energy to organize the army. I can only adjust it now."
The troops are deployed in case the bandits attack, but I have already sent officers and soldiers to select elite people who dare to fight and formed a reserve team, which can be used!"
Mei Changyuan nodded worriedly, and now he could only trust Han Baihang's command.
At this time, the bandits' offensive under the city became more and more intense. A loud bang was heard under the city gate, and the ground shook beneath the two men. Mei Changyuan was so shaken that he squatted on the ground, his face pale. Han Baihang quickly stabbed him.
Standing firm on his horse, he rushed to the battlements and looked down. He saw thick smoke billowing from the city gate, and countless bandits were charging in with earth-shattering killing cries. He immediately realized that the city gate was broken!
At this time, the defenders in the city were heard shouting: "Oh no, the city gate is broken!"
Hearing the fierce gunshots in the city cave, Mei Changyuan shivered with fear. He sat on the ground and shouted in despair: "It's broken, it's broken, the city can't be defended. Captain Han, what should we do now?"
Han Baihang glanced at Mei Changyuan with disgust, waved his hand for the guards to help him up, and said coldly: "I have already made arrangements under the city, so the bandits can't get in!"
Before he finished speaking, he heard the roar of heavy machine guns in the city. The huge sound made people's ears hurt and itch. It turned out that when Han Baihang came, he saw that the city gate had been riddled with holes by bandits. He knew that the city gate
He ordered a platoon of officers and soldiers to reinforce the barricades at the city gate. At the same time, he transferred two Maxim water-cooled heavy machine guns from the cannon platoon and placed them on both wings to form a crossfire, waiting for the bandits to attack.
When the attack came, the bandits happily rushed into the city. The first thing they encountered was machine gun fire. Two heavy machine guns directly nailed the bandits to the city gate. After several charges, the bandits were unable to break in and left behind.
