After a few days of repairs in Wu Laosi's cottage, Han Baihang led his men and headed towards Yongcheng.
By the time they entered the city, the people in the city had already received the news that the army led by Han Baihang had wiped out the bandits around Yongcheng in one fell swoop.
So when Han Baihang led his troops into the city, the people in the city spontaneously lined the streets to welcome him. Every shop in the city looked like a Chinese New Year, decorated with lanterns and colors, and some shops even set off firecrackers.
Yongcheng has been plagued by banditry for a long time. No matter who it is, no one has eradicated the banditry, but only Han Baihang has done it, so the people are happy in their hearts.
In the past, bandits were plundering severely. Ordinary people would be robbed by bandits when they left the city. They didn't have much in the first place. The bandits were not satisfied and even killed them directly.
The storekeepers also hated bandits very much. The fleets in which they purchased goods were often targeted by large numbers of bandits, who not only wiped away their property and cash, but sometimes even left no survivors alive.
The store had no choice but to send people to negotiate with the bandits. The result of the negotiation was to pay the bandits a large amount of money every month as protection fees.
As long as the money is paid, the bandits promise not to attack the shop, but often the goods are still snatched away after the money is paid.
When the shop asked the bandits why, they either said they had seen it wrong, or simply killed the people who went there. After going back and forth, the shop could see clearly the true face of the bandits.
But this time Han Baihang was able to take down the five major bandit dens in Yongcheng, and he made a great contribution to ordinary people and shops.
Han Baihang finally squeezed out from the enthusiastic crowd and said loudly: "Everyone, please be patient. We are soldiers and we are here to protect everyone, so these are what we should do. You don't have to do this. Please leave now!"
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"Company Commander Han, you are different. Those soldiers don't care about our life or death. Only you care about us all the time. So, you are our great benefactor."
"Yes, he is also my great benefactor!"
"No, he should be our great benefactor in Yongcheng!"
"Yes Yes Yes!"
The common people were talking about it. Han Baihang had a headache, so he had to say: "Everyone, please disperse first. There are still things in the army that I need to deal with!"
When the people surrounding Han Baihang heard these words, they dispersed and allowed Han Baihang to leave.
Han Baihang finally left here with great difficulty and returned to the camp where he was stationed in Yongcheng. Xu Shihou laughed and said: "Company Commander, you have won the hearts of the people now!"
Han Baihang smiled slightly and said: "If you pay, you will be rewarded. What the people want is stability. I have brought stability to everyone, so everyone supports me."
"By the way, arrange a greeting for me. I want to meet with Wu Peifu's secretary-general Guo Xudong to find a way to solve the establishment issue."
Xu Shihou nodded and said: "It is indeed suitable to expand the army at this moment. Taking advantage of the strong public voice, we should recruit troops as soon as possible."
"It's just that Guo Xudong is said to be very greedy for money. Although he is young, he is an old vixen. Without better capital management, I'm afraid he won't be able to do it!" Xu Shihou said worriedly.
Han Baihang smiled and said: "You don't have to worry about this, just help me make an appointment."
Han Baihang had long known that Guo Xudong loved money as much as his life and was obsessed with property, so he had already thought of countermeasures.
As early as when he first started to suppress bandits, Han Baihang ordered people to count and keep the gold, silver, jewelry, money and belongings in the bandits' dens.
After several rounds of bandit suppression, all the gold and silver treasures were gathered together. There were five large boxes. Han Baihang had three boxes of treasures converted into foreign dollars from the jewelry store, and the remaining two boxes were converted into foreign dollars.
The big box was prepared as a gift to bribe Guo Xudong.
In less than a day, Xu Shihou came to see Han Baihang, "Company Commander, we have made an appointment. Guo Xudong will replace Wu Peifu at Yongcheng for inspection at noon tomorrow, so I will come to our place to meet you in the afternoon."
Han Baihang said: "Very good, let's make arrangements and wait for Guo Xudong to come."
At noon the next day, Guo Xudong led his troops into the streets of Yongcheng, inspected them, and then headed towards Han Baihang's station.
Han Baihang did his best. He first asked the soldiers to line the streets to welcome him, and he even led Xu Shihou and others to wait at the gate of the station to greet him.
When Guo Xudong got out of the car, he saw Han Baihang walking towards him. Guo Xudong looked at this formation and was very happy. He laughed and walked towards Han Baihang.
The two stood still, Han Baihang stood at attention on his feet and saluted, Guo Xudong laughed and said: "Haha, Captain Han is very promising at this young age. It is said that the banditry in Yongcheng has been put down."
Han Baihang smiled slightly and said: "Secretary-General Guo is so complimentary. This is all due to Commander Wu Peifu's good teaching!"
"Oh, you can talk, hahaha!" Guo Xudong laughed.
The two of them walked and chatted, and soon entered the living room.
Guo Xudong sat on a chair. Someone had already brought him good tea. Han Baihang also sat down. Xu Shihou stood aside, and everyone else left temporarily.
Guo Xudong picked up the tea on the table, took a sip and said, "I don't know, Captain Han invited me here, why are you doing it?"
Han Baihang smiled slightly and said: "I really have something to ask for, and I hope the secretary-general can help."
"Oh, tell me, what do you want to do?" Guo Xudong said with a smile.
"It's like this. The Secretary-General also knows that I have now cleared all the bandits around Yongcheng, and I have more soldiers. But my current establishment is still a company." Han Baihang smiled slightly,
said.
"What do you mean, Captain Han?" Guo Xudong was still smiling.
Han Baihang cursed an old fox in his heart. Guo Xudong obviously understood what he meant, but he pretended to be confused and deliberately engaged in Tai Chi with himself.
Han Baihang nodded to Xu Shihou, and Xu Shihou walked out. Then four soldiers came in carrying two large boxes, put them on the ground, and then turned around and went out.
Xu Shihou closed the door and stood outside without saying a word, listening carefully to what was going on inside.
"This is a small thought. Firstly, it is to honor Commander Wu's wise leadership, and secondly, it is to honor the Secretary-General's support." Han Baihang said while opening the box with his hands.
Guo Xudong raised his neck and took a look. What a guy, there were two boxes full of gold and silver jewelry, which made his eyes hurt.
"Oh, Brother Han, you are really thoughtful. Commander Wu will definitely praise you greatly if he knows that you have made great achievements in suppressing the bandits!"
When Han Baihang saw that Guo Xudong saw these gold and silver treasures, he immediately became much more polite to him. Even Brother Han called out, knowing that it was done.