Although July has entered a slight summer heat, the nights in the mountainous areas are still very cold. Han Baihang put some hay under his body and got some night grass for his mules. He quickly fell asleep with his grain sack on his pillow. He slept until midnight with the bonfire burning.
The lights were out, the temperature dropped even lower, and he didn't sleep very soundly. Suddenly he heard a rustling of footsteps in the distance. He suddenly opened his eyes, touched the bayonet on his waist, and slowly
He sat up and saw several figures in the darkness surrounding him. Fortunately, the bonfire had burned out and both the enemy and ourselves could only see vague shadows. He raised his hand with a dagger skill and shouted:
"who?"
The figure in the darkness paused for a moment, and someone whispered: "Platoon leader?"
"it's me!"
Han Baihang secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He recognized that it was Zhou Qing's voice. He lowered his bayonet but did not lower his vigilance. He asked sharply: "Why did the troops leave the station without permission?"
Zhou Qing replied in panic: "Platoon leader, not long after you left, the Anhui army was chasing after you. The situation was urgent, so we had to make an unauthorized decision to retreat to the mountains."
This reason was reasonable, but Han Baihang still asked worriedly: "Then how did you find me?"
Zhou Qing said: "It's a coincidence. The brothers have run out of food rations. When we went out hunting, we saw a fire here, so we came over to find out. I didn't expect it was you, the platoon leader."
Han Baihang completely let down his guard. Hearing that he was the only one speaking, he frowned and said, "Where are He Li, Zhou Baocai, and Xu Pengzu?"
Zhou Qing hesitated: "After you left, there was a conflict between the chiefs of sheds He and shed chiefs Zhou. He and shed chiefs Xu joined forces to put Mr. Zhou under house arrest..."
Han Baihang was shocked. He had only been out for more than half a day, and something like this happened. He couldn't help asking anxiously: "Do you know why they conflicted?"
Zhou Qing hesitated and said: "I don't know very well. I heard that it seems that the shed chief Zhou has objections to your command!"
Han Baihang frowned and did not believe Zhou Qing's words rashly. He waved his hand and said: "Take me to see them. Here are the rations and medicines I brought back. Take them back."
Zhou Qing nodded in agreement and ordered the other soldiers to drive the mules. He followed Han Baihang and returned to his role as an orderly.
Halfway through, Han Baihang stopped suddenly, stared at Zhou Qing sharply, and said coldly: "When you see He Li and others later, look at my eyes and act."
Zhou Qing nodded silently, secretly opened the nose of the box gun on his waist, and prepared for emergencies.
After walking on the mountain road for about ten minutes, we crossed a mountain ridge and finally found five rows of camps on an open land. Han Baihang looked from a distance and saw two bonfires rising in the camp. The soldiers were sitting around the bonfires.
He Li and Xu Pengzu were also among them, but Zhou Baocai was nowhere to be seen.
At this time, the soldiers in the camp saw Han Baihang and his party, especially the supplies carried on the backs of the mules. They all came over happily and shouted: "The platoon leader is back! The platoon leader is back!"
He Li and Xu Pengzu were a little slower and walked toward Han Baihang. Their faces could not be seen clearly in the darkness, but it could be seen from their movements that their movements were a little stiff.
"Platoon commander, you are back."
He Li and Xu Pengzu said hello to Han Baihang.
Han Baihang's face was as dark as water, and he glanced at He Li and Xu Pengzu with his fiery gaze, and said unhurriedly: "I heard that you arrested Zhou Baocai, is this true?"
He Li and Xu Pengzu were stared at by Han Baihang's sharp, arrow-like eyes, and their hearts were pounding. He Li swallowed and said dryly: "Platoon leader, this old boy Zhou Baocai wants to split the army. After being discovered by his humble position,
It’s under control for the time being, but please be aware of it.”
Han Baihang sneered: "Then where are the others?"
He Li pointed behind the bonfire and said awkwardly: "It's right there!"
Han Baihang was about to go that way when Xu Pengzu stretched out his hand to stop Han Baihang. Han Baihang raised his brows, cast a cold gaze on his face, and snorted heavily: "What's the matter, you want to stop me?"
Zhou Qing, who was behind him, took a step forward, put his right hand on the box cannon at his waist, and looked at He Li and Xu Pengzu with eager eyes.
"I don't dare." Xu Pengzu's feet trembled and he hesitated: "Zhou Baocai resisted just now, and I was a bit harsh..."
He Li didn't dare to move, he just lowered his head and said: "Platoon leader, I have no intention of disobeying my humble position."
Han Baihang said calmly: "I won't know until I ask if you have any doubts."
He Li and the other two did not dare to say anything, so they had no choice but to follow Han Baihang to the bonfire. They saw Zhou Baocai who was tied up like a shrimp. Looking at his bruised nose and swollen face, it was obvious that he had suffered a lot. When he saw Han Baihang coming, he twisted around desperately.
Body, mouth humming miserably.
Han Baihang frowned and went up to untie the rope for him. After Zhou Baocai escaped from the trap, he stared at He Li and the two with burning eyes. He cried to Han Baihang with snot and tears: "Platoon leader, you have to make the decision for your humble position.
Ah, He Li and Xu Pengzu are not well-intentioned, they are targeting me and want to exclude you."
"fart!"
"Bloody mouth!"
He Li and Xu Pengzu's expressions suddenly changed, and they sternly cursed at Zhou Baocai.
Han Baihang's eyes spit fire and he said angrily: "Shut up, everyone!"
Then he suddenly grabbed Zhou Baocai's collar, raised his hand and slapped him in the face, shouting angrily: "Do you have the guts to be a soldier? Why are you crying? The soldiers I lead are not cowards."
Zhou Baocai was stunned by a slap in the face, and his crying suddenly stopped. Before He Li and Xu Pengzu could be happy for a few seconds, Han Baihang turned his anger on them again, pointed at the two of them with his finger and shouted: "Put your face over here.
"
He Li and Xu Pengzu were stunned, thinking that their ears had heard wrongly.
Han Baihang slowly walked towards the two of them, unbuttoned his sleeves, rolled up his sleeves on his arms, and said with a pale face: "You didn't hear me or are you deaf?"
This was the first time He Li and Xu Pengzu saw Han Baihang looking so ferocious, and they couldn't help being frightened. Before the two of them could react, Han Baihang hooked He Li's chin with his hand, and raised his hand with a trembling sound.
, this slap was absolutely powerful and heavy, making He Li's eyes flash with stars. He staggered a few steps and almost fell to the ground. Xu Pengzu on the other side was so frightened that his hair stood up and he was about to step back.
He took one step, and the next moment, Han Baihang grabbed him by the collar, slapped him twice in the face, poked his forehead with his finger, and said word by word: "You must admit your mistakes, and stand at attention when you are beaten. Do you understand?"
.”
The three of them were completely shocked by Han Baihang's rage. Feeling the stinging pain on their faces, they didn't even dare to feel a trace of shame, anger or resentment. They stood upright in the most standard posture. Even Zhou Qing next to them looked stupid.
I didn't even dare to make a sound.
Han Baihang's anger was still lingering. He paced back and forth in front of the three people, pointed at their noses and cursed: "You bastards, don't you know what the hell the situation is now? You still have time to fight in your heart, you are quite capable.
If you don't care about the life or death of our brothers in the fifth platoon, I will shoot you bastards."
