After all the guests were seated, Xu Wangtang, as the host, stood up and raised his glass, and gave a simple speech: "Today, the guardian envoy came to the humble house to make the humble house shine. With this glass of thin wine, let us wish the guardian envoy good health, longevity and a bright future.
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All the guests raised their glasses and stood up to express their blessings in unison, and a long string of firecrackers lit up in the yard, making it very lively and festive.
"Everyone, please take a seat. I would like to ask the envoy to speak below."
Xu Wangtang took the lead in applauding. Amidst the warm applause of the crowd, Baodequan stood up with a smile, pressed his hands down, and said: "Then I will just say a few words. Yongcheng has been in a lot of troubles recently. Bandits have attacked three times and five times.
The attack on the county town was bold and rampant, which also exposed some problems. What is the problem? That is, there is no one with prestige in the local area who can subdue the bandits. County Magistrate Mei is a scholar and is good at governing politics and benefiting the people. Suppressing bandits is not his job.
I am good at it, so I thought I must find someone who can protect the country and the people and be responsible for suppressing bandits, so I have drawn up a commission letter and read it to everyone."
The adjutant who stood solemnly behind Baode took out a piece of commission from his bag and read aloud: "The garrison envoy's order: Xu Wangtang is hereby appointed as the commander-in-chief of suppressing bandits in Yongcheng and Zhexian counties to unify all armed forces in the two places. This order is hereby issued.
Effective from the date of publication!”
As soon as this order came out, the guests were quiet for a moment, and then the whole place was in an uproar. The guests rushed to express their congratulations to Xu Wangtang, and Xu Wangtang thanked him with a reserved smile.
Some people like it, and of course some people don't.
After Baihang heard this commission, he took a breath of air-conditioning and thought to himself that Xu Wangtang played a good hand and turned into the bandit commander-in-chief of Yongcheng and Zhe County, so that he was also under his jurisdiction.
If you fall under the law, you will have to force yourself to do it legally, which is really annoying.
"Company Commander Han, why are you looking so sad on Commander-in-Chief Xu's happy day? Get up and pay homage to Commander-in-Chief Xu." Luo Huzi came over at some point, with a half-smile but not a smile on his face, and what he said was also yin and yang.
Han Baihang's brows stood up, and the cold light shone directly on Luo Hu's face, which startled Luo Hu. At this moment, Han Baihang's face suddenly became full of joy. He put his arms around Luo Hu's shoulders and said with a smile: "Brother Luo is right.
It’s time to pay tribute to Commander-in-Chief Xu.”
As he spoke, he picked up his wine glass and offered it to Xu Wangtang. He drank it down and said, "Commander-in-Chief Xu, you will be my superior officer from now on. Please take good care of me."
"Easy to say, easy to say." Xu Wangtang squeezed the wine glass in his hand. He only took a sip, then put down the wine glass and coughed lightly: "Everyone, please be quiet. Thanks to the governor, he looks up to me and doesn't despise me for growing old. I
We must seize Yongcheng, and Zhe County will be at peace from now on, and banditry will be eliminated."
"good!"
"Commander-in-Chief Xu is mighty!"
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The guests cheered one after another and after congratulating Xu Wangtang, the banquet continued. Bao Dequan stopped saying a word at this time and just ate and drank by himself. From time to time, people came over to laugh and toast, but he did not refuse or show any airs as a guardian.
"County Magistrate Mei, I am now the commander-in-chief of bandit suppression in the two counties. It is inconvenient for me to serve as the leader of the militia group. Do you have a suitable candidate in mind? Please recommend one to me." Xu Wangtang suddenly said to Mei Changyuan.
Han Baihang also looked at Mei Changyuan, only to see Mei Changyuan smile and say: "I don't have any suitable candidates, Commander-in-Chief Xu has the final say, but I have some opinions about the Chamber of Commerce, would you like Commander-in-Chief Xu to listen to it?"
Xu Wangtang smiled and said, "I'm all ears!"
"The charter of the Chamber of Commerce was set five years ago, and it has long been out of compliance with the current situation. In my opinion, the Chamber of Commerce still needs to be under government supervision, and the president should also be appointed by the government. Only in this way can the role of the Chamber of Commerce be better utilized.
Commander-in-Chief Xu, do you think so?"
Xu Wangtang pondered for a while and said: "Yes, the Chamber of Commerce should have changed long ago. I agree, but the Chamber of Commerce's armed forces need to be commanded by me."
Mei Changyuan smiled and said: "Of course it should be under the command of Commander-in-Chief Xu. I just want to make some personnel changes. There is no problem."
"Okay!" Xu Wangtang readily agreed.
Han Baihang looked on with a cold eye and snorted in his heart. It seemed that Mei and Xu had already made a deal in private. Otherwise, why were they so tacitly understanding every question and answer that they all regarded themselves as nothing?
After suppressing his displeasure and finishing the banquet, Han Baihang angrily returned to the station. He really didn't want to stay in Yongcheng for a moment. He thought about returning to the three-acre land in Yong'an Town, but then he thought about Xu Wangtang and Mei Chang.
Yuan joined forces to squeeze him, and his fighting spirit was aroused again. He thought to himself that Xu Wangtang and Mei Changyuan were nothing. If they couldn't even deal with them, how could they achieve great things in the future?
Thinking of this, Han Baihang made up his mind and sent someone to call several platoon leaders. After the officers arrived, Han Baihang glanced at them with piercing eyes and said in a deep voice: "The situation in the city has changed. Now Xu and Mei are divided.
The militia and chamber of commerce isolated me, and I wanted to stay in the city to deal with them. Except for the guards and the first platoon, the others would leave the city in the afternoon. The second and third platoons went to Qingshi Town to be stationed, with Liu Wuhei as the commander; the machine gun platoon
The militia squadron will be stationed in Yong'an Town, with Zhou Qing as the commander. The two places must be each other's horns and work hard to develop the militia armed forces. I want to come from the countryside to surround the city!"
The officers looked at each other and all said yes.
Zhou Qing was Han Baihang's confidant after all. He looked worried and said: "I don't feel at ease when others are around the company commander, so I'd better stay."
Before Han Baihang could speak, Han Leisan on the side said angrily: "Brother Zhou, you can't trust me anymore. With my brothers here, I guarantee that the company commander won't hurt a hair."
Zhou Qing frowned and said: "This is not a question of whether you can believe it or not. I am used to being by the company commander's side and can handle sudden situations. You have not been able to stay with the company commander for a short time and there are some things that you can't figure out."
Han Lei came here for the first time and cherished the opportunity at hand. Even if he had a good relationship with Zhou Qing, he couldn't give in. He frowned and said: "Do you need to distinguish between near and far for this kind of thing? You are a soldier of the company commander. Do I just have to give in?"
No, I am confident that I can handle everything assigned by the company commander, even if I am asked to die, I will not blink an eyebrow."
Zhou Qing said angrily: "I mean, Han Heizi, you've only been here for a few days, and you really treat yourself like a green onion."
Han Lei was born with dark skin, like a black whirlwind Li Kui. His nickname was Han Heizi. Every time he was mentioned, he would fall out. When Zhou Qing mentioned it, his face suddenly turned red. He shouted with a dark face: "Zhou Qing"
Monk, I am not a green onion, so don’t pretend to be a green onion. If we are not convinced, we will go down and practice my skills to let you know that our men in Yongcheng are not vegetarians either."
As the two of them were about to roll up their sleeves and compete in a fistfight outside, the other officers saw Han Baihang's expression getting even more ugly, and hurriedly stopped the two of them with a look, lowering their voices and saying, "Have you forgotten the military stick from yesterday?
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Zhou Qing trembled all over after hearing this. He knew best that Han Baihang was ruthless in running the army. If he was dragged out to beat twenty soldiers with batons, he would not only be embarrassed, but he would probably have to stay in bed for a week to recover from his old and new injuries.
Han Leisan also knew that he was afraid. After all, he had just joined the army and was most afraid of military discipline. At the same time, he did not want to be looked down upon by Han Baihang, so he quickly stood still with a low eyebrow.
"No fight?" Han Baihang said coldly.
The officers stood solemnly, not daring to make any noise.
"Everyone has become more capable. If you want to fight, I won't stop you. How about I give each of you a sword, gun, sword and halberd, and fight to the death?" Han Baihang became angrier as he spoke, and finally he was so furious that he slammed the table.
The banging sound.
"I don't dare to be humble!"
Zhou Qing hurriedly admitted his mistake, and Han Leisan followed suit.
"Brothers, please speak up if you have anything to say. Your fists are for outsiders. If anyone dares to fight with us again, I will break his legs." Han Baihang's face was extremely serious when he said this. The army will expand in the future, and these officers will be in the future.
It is very likely that he will be the regimental commander, brigade commander or even higher. Therefore, the concept of unity must be instilled, otherwise it will be difficult to lead the troops in the future, and it will easily happen that the national army will die without saving.
The officers listened carefully and took Han Baihang's words to heart. Zhou Qing and Han Leisan also lowered their heads in shame.
When Han Baihang arrived, he did not continue to scold the two of them. He then softened his expression and smiled at Han Lei three times: "Zhou Qing, this kid has dirty hands. You don't have two brushes but you are going to be beaten. If you have the ability, beat him."
After you're beaten down, I'll set up a banquet for you and let this kid know that there is a world outside the sky, and there are people outside the world."
Han Leisan patted his chest and said: "Company commander, look at it, my boxing skills are not vegetarian either."
Zhou Qing snorted and glanced sideways at Han Leisan: "You're bragging. Don't cry if you lose."
Han Baihang said with a smile: "By the way, whoever loses the battle should come to the company headquarters to polish my shoes. Why don't you, a bastard, not be good at learning?"