In the middle of the night, there was a burst of thunder in the sky, and the strong wind swept down the big raindrops. Yongcheng, which had just experienced a war, was shrouded in rain and fog. The heavy rain washed away the blood stains. From a distance, it could only be seen that
See a vague outline.
In the rain curtain, an army with no head and tail facing each other marched on a muddy road in the rain. The footsteps of thousands of people stepped in the muddy water. The soldiers all wore bamboo hats and just kept their heads down. There were always cavalry.
Mercedes-Benz marched on both sides of the queue, supervising and urging the march loudly.
Under a willow tree with a canopy as lush as an umbrella, a group of people rested here. The guardsmen moved an imperial chair and an umbrella from their horses in the rain, and then put a pair of umbrellas on the ground to protect them from the rain. A major general officer came there.
Ma Jindao sat on the Taishi chair to rest. Wei Bian took out a long pipe from his bag and filled it for him. While he was smoking half a pipe, suddenly there was a sound of galloping horses from behind, and a cavalry galloped towards him.
In front of the major general, he quickly dismounted and reported: "Brigade commander, there is an urgent call from Kaifeng."
The major general took a puff of the pipe in his mouth and muttered: "Read it!"
The cavalry shouted urgently: "Urgent telegram from Kaifeng: The siege of Yongcheng has been lifted. Longshan's bandit army has moved to Zhecheng to loot. Governor Zhao ordered our brigade to rush to Zhecheng to suppress the bandits without any mistakes."
The major general officer stood up, threw his pipe into Wei Bian's arms, and said in a cold voice: "Pass my order, the entire army stops advancing, the rear army becomes the front army, and the target is Zhecheng."
Immediately, there were messengers flying on horseback to convey military orders, and the troops quickly turned around and changed their formations, and rushed towards Zhecheng.
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Han Baihang was still asleep when he heard the noise in the city. He suddenly turned over and sat up, pulled out the Browning pistol from under the pillow, and shouted outside the room: "What happened?" At this time, it was still dark outside the window.
, but it was estimated that it was already late at night.
The guard pushed the door open and came in, saluting: "Company commander, the garrison envoy of East Henan has led his troops into the city."
Han Baihang frowned: "Just go to the city as soon as you enter the city. How can you make such a big fuss?"
The guard replied: "It's raining heavily outside, and the men from the Second Division broke into people's homes to take shelter from the rain."
Han Baihang cursed secretly, and disappeared when he was suppressing the bandits. The bandits walked away and came back quickly, and they did nothing to disturb the people. He quickly put on his clothes and got down to the ground, asking: "Where is the guarding envoy now?"
The guard said: "After entering the city, we went directly to Xu Mansion."
Han Baihang was stunned and couldn't help but guess the relationship between Xu Wangtang and Bao Dequan, and then asked: "Did the guardian summon me?"
"No!" the guard shook his head.
"Prepare your horses and go to the Xu Mansion." Han Baihang hurriedly put on his military uniform. When the superior officer entered the city, he, a subordinate in his official position, had to pay a visit no matter what.
Then he went out and mounted his horse and ran straight to Xu Mansion. However, he saw that the entire street outside Xu Mansion was under martial law. Soldiers from the Second Division blocked the road with guns in hand and asked: "Who is it?"
"Han Baihang, the company commander of the Yongcheng garrison, came to pay homage to the envoy." Han Baihang reined in his horse and replied.
A major officer holding an umbrella walked out from among the soldiers, raised his eyes and glanced at Han Baihang, and said coldly: "Dismount and wait, you can see the guardian envoy whenever you want."
Han Baihang quickly dismounted from his horse, stood at attention and saluted the major officer: "Yes, sir."
The major officer rolled his eyes and turned around to go back.
"Sir, wait a minute." Han Baihang shouted hurriedly, turned around and asked for something from the guard, smiled and stuffed the thing into the major officer's hand, and said in a low voice: "Thank you for your hard work, sir. I'd like to inform the guard envoy."
Han Baihang asked to see you, they are all my brothers, please help me."
The major officer was startled by Han Baihang's actions, and was about to glare and scold him, but saw clearly that the thing in his hand was a silver dollar, and his expression immediately softened. He quietly put the silver dollar into his sleeve and said with a smile: "Then
I will help you." Then he turned around and ordered: "Go and report it."
A soldier ran to the Xu Mansion with a gun on his shoulder. When Han Baihang saw this, he hurriedly thanked him and said, "Thank you, sir."
The major officer waved his hand and walked back to his original position.
After waiting in the rain for half an hour, the general soldier ran back panting and shouted: "The guard asked Company Commander Han to go in."
The soldiers got out of the way, and Han Baihang asked the guards to wait outside. He followed a soldier into the Xu Mansion, walked a few yards inward, and came to a brightly lit courtyard. He only heard laughter coming from inside, and Han Baihang heard it.
There was Xu Wangtang's voice among them, and he couldn't help but frown. He was just about to fight with Xu Wangtang, but there was a guard envoy living in his house, and things were probably going to be bad.
After another notification, Han Baihang was allowed to enter the house. He took off his raincoat in front of the door, stamped the rainwater off his riding boots, walked into the house with his chest straight, and his eyes suddenly opened up, and he saw the right thing.
A middle-aged man with a rank of Major General was sitting in the hall, talking loudly and laughing. Needless to say, this was Bao Dequan, the garrison of East Henan. The person laughing next to him was Xu Wangtang, but he looked calm and not low-key.
The fawning look made Han Baihang feel alert and he treated him with extreme caution.
"Han Baihang, who holds a humble position, has met the Lord Guard Envoy." Han Baihang stood at attention on his feet and performed a dignified military salute, and said loudly.
Bao Dequan raised his nostrils and glanced at Han Baihang, but he only talked to Xu Wangtang and paid no attention to Han Baihang's plans.
Han Baihang's face was full of embarrassment, but he didn't dare to put down his hand. He greeted Bao Dequan's mother in his heart, and could only endure the sleepiness and keep raising his hand.
This move lasted for more than ten minutes. A layer of cold sweat broke out on Han Baihang's forehead. His arms seemed to be useless, but he still gritted his teeth and raised his hands. He was about to lose his support.
Xu Wangtang smiled and talked to Bao De, but he kept looking at Han Baihang from the corner of his eyes. The initial teasing turned into awe. He had been a soldier, so he naturally knew how difficult it was to salute for such a long time, regardless of whether he was
He absolutely couldn't support it. At this time, he felt that the time had come and kindly reminded Baodequan: "Guardian, Captain Han is still saluting!"
Only then did Bao Dequan suddenly realize, and he pointed his chin at Han Baihang: "Stop holding it up, put it down."
Han Baihang felt relieved and wanted to put down his arm, but a severe pain like breaking came from his arm. The pain made his teeth rattle, but he didn't say a word on his face.
"sit!"
Bao Dequan kept looking at Han Baihang. He came to Yongcheng this time to vent his anger. His dignified guard was beaten to a disgrace by the bandits, but a small company commander repelled the bandits. If he didn't tell others, he would be worse than him.
The previous company commander was a small company commander, so he gave Han Baihang a blow when they met. He originally wanted to see Han Baihang make a fool of himself, but he didn't expect that Han Baihang was somewhat capable and could handle his embarrassment, so he looked up to Han Baihang and sighed.
The injustice in my heart.
"Thank you, Governor, for the seat!" Han Baihang stood at attention on his feet and nodded in thanks. His arms were now too numb to move. After taking his seat, Han Baihang still couldn't get in a word. He could only sit upright and listen to Bao Dequan and Xu Wangtang talking about some domestic provinces.
After a long time, the two of them seemed to realize that they had left Han Baihang in the cold, and they began to bring the topic to Han Baihang in a nonchalant manner.