Han Baihang glanced at what the tall and thin soldier had brought back, only took two bottles of Baigan, handed it to Hou Zhao aside, and said, "Take it back and let the brothers drink some to get rid of the cold."
Hou Zhao took the wine but refused to step forward. He looked longingly at the several packets of large items in the tall and thin man's hand, sniffed and said, "Platoon leader, where are the cigarettes?"
"The cigarettes are to reward the two brothers. Don't worry about it here. Come here as soon as you finish delivering the wine." Han Baihang said impatiently, and Hou Zhao had to leave angrily, muttering: "At least leave a pack for me."
Brothers, let's satisfy our cravings."
Han Baihang ignored him and said gently to the tall and thin soldier and the hunchbacked soldier: "Brothers, you have worked hard today. You can take these cigarettes and consider me a favor."
"Thank you for the reward, sir!"
The tall and thin man and the hunchback smiled broadly and hurriedly divided a few packs of cigarettes. The hunchback soldier opened a pack and took out a cigarette. He bowed and said, "Sir, take one." The tall soldier took out one.
I took out the matches and prepared to light a cigarette.
Han Baihang smiled and took the cigarette, lit it and took a deep breath. The three of them stood at the door and started puffing away. In fact, Han Baihang couldn't smoke at the big front door. This cigarette had no filter and was very rough to smoke.
I don’t know how much nicotine they had in their mouths. The main reason why they could endure the cigarette was to get some useful information from the mouths of the two soldiers. The two soldiers were so stupid that they didn’t know that the bold commander next to them turned out to be a Zhijun in disguise.
I just thought that the relationship was good, and I would answer whatever I asked, and Han Baihang easily got a lot of information.
Han Baihang learned that Liulician Station is a major station on the Beijing-Hankow Railway passing through Zhuozhou. There are two companies of road guards and one company of garrison at the station. 30 miles east from Liulician is the county seat of Zhuozhou, where the Third Border Guard Corps is stationed.
The division has a regiment of troops, and the guard accompanied by Duan Zhigui has a battalion. Calculating that the strength of Liulician at this time is about 1,300 people, once the warning is given, the Zhuozhou defenders can rush in within half an hour.
So, even if a main force group came to attack, it would be difficult for them to take down it in a while, let alone the twenty-odd remnants of the fifth row. Even if everyone is possessed by the strongest soldier king, they would not be able to cause much damage.
Thinking of this, Han Baihang did not dare to act rashly. Marching and fighting must be brave and decisive, but clear reason is more important at this time. If you take risks for greed, it is very likely that the entire platoon will fall into an irreversible situation. He can only force it
I had the urge to attack the Duan Zhigui special train, thinking that the worst possible outcome would be to return without success.
After talking for a while, Han Baihang returned to the garage. At this time, the fifth row of soldiers had lit a fire in a gasoline barrel. Everyone took off their clothes and baked them. Dozens of naked men were huddled together and rustling.
trembling.
"Platoon leader, how are you?" Several shed leaders came over and asked in a low voice.
Han Baihang took off his wet military uniform, wrung out the water, hung the uniform on his rifle and grilled it, and whispered back: "We encountered a big fish this time, Duan Zhigui's special train is at the station."
Several shed leaders looked at each other and saw the ecstasy in each other's eyes. They were eager to try: "Platoon leader, what should we do!"
Han Baihang smiled bitterly and said: "Don't be happy yet. There are more than a thousand enemies in the station. You don't think we can do anything with just a few people."
The enthusiasm in the eyes of several shed leaders subsided. Now they remembered the disparity in strength between the enemy and ours. They couldn't help but become depressed and hesitated: "What should we do?"
Han Baihang said briefly: "Wait!"
The several shed chiefs looked at each other, waiting for nothing more than resigning themselves to fate, but when everyone saw the Anhui army's tight security at the station, they could only look away and sigh.
Zhou Qing, who had gone out for investigation, came back quietly. He walked to Han Baihang and whispered in a voice that could not be heard by others: "Platoon leader, I just conducted an investigation and found that there are four lines from the garage to the platform where the Duan Zhigui special train stops.
Daogang, if you break through forcefully, you won't be able to get in. There are two enemy tents outside patrolling back and forth, so we must not act rashly."
After hearing Zhou Qing's report, Han Baihang lowered his head and pondered for a long time, then raised his head and said: "Pass my order to cancel all combat operations. Today we are just staying at the station. Let's take a good rest and refresh ourselves.
Let’s continue our journey tomorrow.”
After hearing this, several shed leaders hurriedly conveyed the order to every soldier. As the night progressed, and listening to the strong wind and heavy rain, the soldiers in the five rows fell asleep leaning on each other.
…
There was a heavy rain and thunder at night. Duan Zhigui was sleeping soundly with Xiao Cuiyun in his arms. He was suddenly awakened from his dream by a burst of fierce gunfire. He sat up suddenly with a start. Through the car window, he could see thunder and gunfire outside.
If he couldn't distinguish the beat of the drums, he calmed down a little and heard the gunshots mixed with the thundering shouts: "Capture Duan Zhigui alive! Capture Duan Zhigui alive!"
This surprise was no small matter. Duan Zhigui jumped up from the bed, his heart pounding, and blurted out: "Damn it, Wu Peifu must have called." He didn't care about Xiao Cuiyun who was shivering on the bed and staggered.
He staggered and walked out, not caring about Xiao Cuiyun calling his name from behind.
Duan Zhigui hurriedly walked out of the door and bumped into someone. He was so frightened that his soul almost left his body. He thought that Wu Peifu's attack had reached here so quickly and he would just close his eyes and wait for death, but he heard someone shouting.
Said: "Commander, Commander, I will escort you."
He heard the voice was very familiar, so he quickly opened his eyes and saw that it was the adjutant of a distant relative of his. He couldn't help being surprised and happy, and hurriedly held the adjutant's arm and asked, "How is the situation outside?"
"I don't know either. I just heard gunshots from all directions. I'm afraid the enemy troops are coming." The adjutant was not wearing any trousers. He was only wearing a military uniform jacket and carrying a box of cannons. He was also frightened by the movements outside.
Qing, he hurriedly said: "Commander, the special train is too obvious. It may be the enemy's key target of attack. Let's evacuate to a safe place first!"
"Yes, yes!" Duan Zhigui nodded helplessly, followed the adjutant and walked out. After walking a few steps, he stopped: "Where are the others? Why are you alone?"
The adjutant said: "There were gunshots outside, everyone was in chaos, and no one else could be found."
At this time, the gunshots outside became more intense. Duan Zhigui was panicking. He didn't bother to ask any more questions. He hurriedly opened the car door with his adjutant and jumped out. He only heard a scream, and he actually missed the step and fell to his feet.
He was covered in mud and water, and his waist fell onto the railway sleeper. At this time, he couldn't care about anything else. With the help of his adjutant, he got up in a hurry. He saw that the surrounding area was completely dark and he couldn't tell the direction, so he had to shoot his gun.
He ran away in a weak voice, and after walking for a long time, he vaguely saw a dilapidated garage. It was dark inside. The adjutant said: "Commander, there should be no one over there. Let's go in and hide."
Duan Zhigui was in severe pain from the fall just now. He couldn't walk for a long time. He said hurriedly: "Okay, okay, I fell on my waist. Please help me in quickly."
The two stumbled into the garage. There was no movement in the darkness. Just when they were about to breathe a sigh of relief, they heard the sound of gun bolts being pulled all around: "Don't move!"
Duan Zhigui was so frightened that he almost rolled his eyes and fainted.