I don't know how long I was absent-minded, until my stomach growled with hunger and my whole body felt dizzy. Han Baihang came back to his senses and suddenly slapped his forehead in annoyance, thinking that the person he just met was Wu Peifu. What a chance this must be. According to the protagonist of the novel,
The development of Wu Peifu should be to communicate with Wu Peifu about world affairs. He shocked Wu Peifu with his advanced thinking of the 21st century. Wu Peifu was shocked and gave him an official position. He will enjoy endless glory and wealth in the future, but now
Fortunately, the good opportunity was missed. It will be even harder to meet Wu Peifu, a big shot like Wu Peifu, than to reach the sky.
After sighing for a while, Han Baihang accepted his fate, dragged his injured leg and climbed to his feet. After walking a few steps, he staggered to the point of falling. He looked around and took a thick tree branch from the shack to use as a walking stick. He was scared after being bitten by a dog just now.
It can also be used as a dog beating stick.
Walking all the way outside, Han Baihang saw a scene that was even more shocking than what he saw in movies and TV shows. In front of him was a shack with no end in sight. Under the shack were people with blue faces and sallow skin. Most of them were barefoot and wearing no clothes.
Their bodies were uncovered, their eyes were hollow and numb, adults were shouting, children were crying, and the air was filled with the smell of decay and death. They reminded Han Baihang of African refugees, the same skinny bones, with shocking ribs under the skin, but their thin and shriveled bodies had swelling.
He knew that this condition was hydroabdominal fluid caused by malnutrition. The visual impact he saw with his own eyes made him feel dull and wanted to escape from here as quickly as possible.
This is the Republic of China!
Han Baihang took a deep breath and touched his dry stomach. His stomach was burning so badly that he couldn't think about anything else now. The first thing he had to do was fill his stomach.
Reluctantly walking to a puddle that was either water or urine, Han Baihang stopped and looked at his current body. In the puddle was an unfamiliar face. Probably due to malnutrition, his face looked very dark and thin, and his facial features
She was still pretty, with a big beard on her face, her hair was matted and greasy, and her scalp was covered with fleas. Her clothes, made of an unknown material, had long since become tattered strips of cloth, barely covering her body, and only the straw sandals under her feet were left.
One was still rotten, looking like a beggar, but there was still something that satisfied him. This body now had a pair of slender red and phoenix eyes, unlike the dim and turbid ones in the previous life, and the eyes were clear when opening and closing.
Let him be amazed.
"Dangdangdangdang~"
At this time, there was a sound of gongs in the distance, and someone shouted in Mandarin with the Henan dialect: "The Third Division is recruiting. Strong men come to the east of the barracks to register. They will have three meals a day."
"Yeah."
He understood this. The Third Division was recruiting troops? He was immediately interested. A dozen units called the Third Division in the Republic of China suddenly popped up in his mind. Then he thought of Wu Peifu, whom he had just met, and he instantly concluded
This third division is the famous Third Division of the Beiyang Army.
After hearing the sound, Han Baihang finally found the person who was beating the gong and shouting. He was an old military leader in his forties, wearing an old gray cloth military uniform, wearing leggings, carrying an old-fashioned rifle on his back, and holding an old rifle in his hand.
He was holding a broken gong and shouting hard, surrounded by a circle of men asking questions.
Han Baihang had not become a military fan for nothing these years, and he felt ecstatic in his heart. Isn't this the soldier of the old Beiyang? The old-fashioned rifle he was carrying was no stranger to him. There was a sleeve on the outside of the barrel. It was an old sleeve. Listen again.
When the man called the Third Division to recruit troops, Han Baihang's heart moved. He dragged his injured leg to the front and shouted: "Boss, which commander will we work for when we become soldiers?"
This question was so novel that the old soldier turned around and glanced at Han Baihang and said, "Commander Wu."
"Is it Wu Peifu, Marshal Wu?" Han Baihang asked.
"Hey, you have some experience. You also know who Marshal Wu is." The old army looked Han Baihang up and down and clicked his tongue repeatedly.
Han Baihang confirmed his idea and was very excited. He asked with a smile: "Boss, may I ask what year and month it is in the Republic of China this year? Where is this place?"
The old soldier was amused and said with a smile: "I just praised you for your knowledge, but it turns out you are a fool. You don't even know how many years you have now."
Han Baihang giggled: "My head is dizzy from hunger."
"Remember, this year is May 17th, the ninth year of the Republic of China. This is Zheng County, Henan Province. It's a sad New Year. God will take care of you!" The old soldier shook his head and said, knocked the gong and continued to move forward, shouting again.
Get up: "The Third Division is recruiting troops. Men with all arms and legs come to the east of the barracks to register..."
In May of the ninth year of the Republic of China, Wu Peifu, the Third Division, Zhengzhou, Henan. When these clues were connected, Han Baihang felt an uncontrollable excitement in his heart. As a senior military fan, he was naturally no stranger to modern history. The Republic of China
In the ninth year, that is, 1920 AD, the most far-reaching thing that happened in this year was the split of the Beiyang military group. The Anhui clique headed by Duan Qirui and the Zhili clique headed by Cao Kun fell out. In July, the two sides had a uprising that shocked the whole country.
In the Zhili-Anhui War, the Zhili clique won a complete victory. Wu Peifu, who was originally a division commander, stood out and was officially promoted to the Zhili clique boss. The next four years will be his peak four years, and he will also
He will be the first Chinese to appear in Time Magazine in the United States, and he will be called the number one figure in China, the person most likely to unify China.
In May, it was the day when Wu Peifu withdrew his troops from Hunan and returned north. The problem in Zhijiang and Anhui reached the point where it could not be solved without a battle. It was expected that the Third Division would recruit troops at this time. In June, Zhang Zuolin came to Beijing to mediate.
Failure was when the Zhi-Anhui War broke out.
Han Baihang was very excited: People say that if they had known it for three years, they would not be poor. Now that he had known it for ninety-six years, it would be an unimaginable wealth. The historical context was clearly displayed in his eyes. Wu Peifu, Zhang Zuolin, Zhang Xueliang, Feng Yuxiang,
Chiang Kai-shek, as long as he is willing, every golden thigh can guarantee prosperity and wealth.
No! Ambition swelled in his heart, and he gave birth to ambitions he had never had before: he had lived enough mediocre days in the previous life, and he had a vision beyond the times. Why couldn't he accomplish great things? Why couldn't he?
Wu Peifu is a scholar, Zhang Zuolin is just a bandit, and Chiang Kai-shek is just a gangster. The Republic of China is so big and the world is so big that they are waiting for their own actions.
"Ha ha."
Han Baihang seemed to have seen a bright future and couldn't help laughing. However, a journey of thousands of miles begins with a single step. You cannot become fat with one bite. After careful consideration, he decided to join the Third Division as a soldier. First, he would hold on to the Third Division.
Now that the war between Zhijiang and Anhui is imminent, it is the time to seize the opportunity to gain military exploits.
We have also seen the situation in Zheng County. Starving people are everywhere, and the government has no ability to rescue them. We don’t know when this disaster will end. Even if we can survive the natural disasters if we stay here, the chaos of the Republic of China will be enough to drink. Although he understands history
It's a big deal, but I don't know anything about making a living in the Republic of China. Being a soldier is the best option.
Moreover, Han Baihang knew that the Zhi-Anhui War, which involved hundreds of thousands of troops and disturbed both China and foreign countries, ended in only five days, and the official opening of the war was only three days. The most ridiculous thing is that this massive war ended after
, there were only more than 200 casualties on both sides. Han Baihang still remembers that when discussing this war with military fans on the forum, he laughed and said that the casualty rate in gang fights among junior high school students was higher than this.
I dragged my injured leg and asked for directions all the way to the east of the 3rd Division's military camp. Here was a large open field. The fields where weeds had been cut were filled with canvas tents. The queue of soldiers had already formed a long queue.
Soldiers with guns patrolled back and forth on both sides of the queue, ruthlessly picking out those who jumped in line and beating them. They shouted with guns in their hands: "Hurry up and get in line. If you jump in line again, I'll shoot you."
Han Baihang obediently ran to the back and lined up. Looking at the people lining up next to him, they were all skinny. He felt relieved that at least his arms could support their thick thighs.
After waiting under the sun for about an hour, it was finally Han Baihang's turn. In front of him was a long table. Sitting in front of the table was an officer with a horse-faced face. There was a scar on the bridge of the officer's nose. Half of his ear was missing on the right side of his face, and his hand was missing.
It was placed on a white book with names densely written on it. But before he could bow his head and say hello to the recruiting officer, the officer glanced at him and waved his hand like a fly: "Unqualified, next one."
Han Baihang became anxious upon hearing this, nodded and bowed and asked, "Boss, why am I not qualified?"
The officer squinted and scolded: "Why are you a damn cripple joining in the fun? Are you looking for a fight? The Third Division is recruiting, and we want young and strong men with arms and legs."
Han Baihang lowered his head and took a look, wasn't it? The place where the dog bit him on his leg was already bruised and swollen, and he was limping when he walked. No one could stop him, but now his only way to survive was to serve as a soldier and eat food. He insisted
Looking at the officer, he smiled and said: "Boss, please accept me, my leg is not in the way."
The officer slapped the table and shouted: "Here, come, drag this lame man away to waste time."
Two soldiers ran over, yelling and cursing, and stretched out their hands to drag Han Baihang away.
Han Baihang struggled for his life. After being slapped by soldiers with rifles several times, Han Baihang was confused and his blood rushed to his head. In his previous life, if he didn't hit someone in the face, he would have to risk his life if he hit someone in the face. Don't look at his lame legs and hunger.
The front of the chest is close to the back, but the physical quality of this body is indeed not bad. Maybe he has also practiced boxing and kicking. I don’t know where he got the energy to defend himself. He suddenly grabbed a soldier’s gun with his hands. The soldier panicked and rushed towards him to fight.
The other soldier was not idle either. He raised the butt of his gun and smashed it hard. Han Baihang screamed in pain. As if his memory was unlocked during the fight, he subconsciously used the military boxing he had practiced so hard in his previous life. He had the heart and the hand, and he made a neat move.
He stepped back and threw his arms away, and with one quick and fierce twist of the neck, two soldiers were knocked to the ground with just two "ouch" sounds. One covered his arm and cried out in pain, and the other tilted his head and cried out in pain.
Han Baihang was stunned. He didn't expect that he could fight so well.
The officer was stunned and secretly thought that the lame man was hiding something secretly.
The victims who were hiding far away were stunned. This man was so powerful that he even dared to beat the boss.
"You are so fucking rebellious and you dare to attack my soldiers."
After all, it was the soldiers who reacted the fastest. The officer drew his gun in anger and pointed the gun at Han Baihang's head. Immediately afterwards, a series of gunshot sounds were heard from the left and right, and the victims screamed. Seeing that under the random gunfire, Han Baihang was shot.
