For the defenders stationed in Xinyang, it was still somewhat exciting to learn that their highest commander had come to inspect in person. What made these defenders curious and surprised was another convoy that was about to arrive outside Xinyang City.

In the eyes of these defenders, the person who deserved to be waited for and personally greeted by their commander must have been in a high position, at least higher than their commander. Under normal circumstances, aren't the gifts exchanged by subordinates and superiors?

But Hu Biao chose to do this, he also wanted to see how much he weighed in Bai Chongxi's heart. If the other party is really willing to deign to make friends, Hu Biao doesn't mind deepening cooperation with Gui Jun, which is also his plan.

After receiving the telegram from Xu Sandao, Hu Biao, who was already waiting five kilometers away with the convoy, immediately waved his hand and said: "All board!" Pay attention to stay vigilant, the cavalry squad leads the way, and inform the alert troops in front that our convoy has arrived! ”

"Yes, detachment leader!"

The choice to stand by in this place is more due to the fact that if you continue to move forward, you will encounter the alert troops sent by the Xinyang defenders. Even though he knew that the alert troops were also waiting for the convoy, Hu Biao still didn't want to show up in advance.

When the cavalry squad of the task force finally appeared in front of the highway guard post of the Xinyang garrison, the officers and soldiers in charge of the guard were also nervous, and soon someone stepped forward and asked, "Who is it?" Martial law is in front of you, please explain your intentions! ”

"We are cavalry of the task force, ordered to make contact with your troops. Our convoy is just behind, please give way to your department! ”

"Wait a minute! We need to ask for advice! ”

"Good!"

After a brief contact between the two sides, a colonel who was sent to meet the convoy also ran over and said, "You guys are from the task force?" What about you, sir? ”

"Our commander is in the back car! Is it passable now? We've already said hello to you before we came! ”

"Absolutely! Please! ”

He quickly ordered the sentries to get out of the way, and the cavalry squad, armed with submachine guns, calmly marched on their horses. It didn't take long for a long motorcade to appear in front of everyone. Seeing this convoy, the defending sentries also looked a little surprised.

"Tuanza, what is the origin of this group? So many cars? It looks like it's all the military vehicles of little devils? ”

A staff officer standing next to the regiment commander asked with a little curiosity. As a result, the regiment commander said very seriously: "Don't ask around! This unit has a very large background, and the brigade seat has an explanation when it comes, so we must not slow them off. Remember? ”

"Remember!"

The more secrecy it is, the easier it is to arouse the curiosity of others. If the first few cars made the vigilant troops guarding on both sides of the road curious, then the cars pulling artillery in the back really shocked the defenders.

"Wow! This cannon is so big! Mother! It's heavy artillery, right? ”

"Don't be fooled! This should be an elite unit, stay well, watch more, listen more, talk less! ”

Listening to the involuntary exclamations of some recruits, some veterans could not help but reprimand. But in fact, they are also full of curiosity. Similar units equipped with so many artillery pieces are all the main elite of the national army without exception!

Even among the combat units of the Gui army, there are few troops that are qualified to be equipped with so many artillery. Now that they saw such an elite force passing in front of them, they naturally felt extremely curious.

Besides, these defenders all know that the little devil's troops have already hit the territory of Lu'an. It stands to reason that the troops stationed in Lu'an simply cannot afford to equip such a valuable artillery unit. And where did this army come from?

If it weren't for the officers and soldiers sitting in the car, all wearing the uniforms of the national army, I am afraid that many soldiers in charge of vigilance would suspect that this is a unit pretended to be a little devil. The cars that pull the artillery and those artillery pieces are all the equipment of the little devils without exception.

The curiosity and sigh of the officers and soldiers on the side of the road, Hu Biao, who was sitting in the car, did not care too much. But he knew that the news that the task force had arrived in Xinyang tonight with a large number of cars and artillery should not be able to hide it from the little devil for too long.

Fortunately, after meeting with Bai Chongxi, Hu Biao will lead his troops to leave. After handing over these car artillery pieces to Bai Chongxi, the task force was no longer dragged down. Not to mention the little devils, even the defending troops in the rear may not know where the task force went.

Soon after arriving at the meeting place outside the city, Bai Chongxi heard the report. After waiting for a long time, the cavalry team responsible for leading the way appeared in front of Bai Chongxi and his party. After saluting and greeting, the cavalry squad also led their horses and waited.

At the same time, Xu Sandao called some combat team members and began to direct the arriving vehicles, which stopped in the open area of the meeting place one after another. Looking at these cars and the artillery that was pulled, even Bai Chongxi seemed very excited.

smiled and said, "Captain Xu, did you really give us these weapons?" ”

"Sir, whether it's true or not, I don't know. But you should know that since our chief said to send it, he will definitely not deceive people! ”

If it were the same as before, Xu Sandao would definitely be reluctant. But now, he didn't feel any reluctance. The weapons and equipment given to the Gui army this time were all captured from the battlefield without exception, and they could not take them with them.

Secondly, most of the artillery, including the artillery sent to the 51st Army earlier, did not have many shells. Although Xu Sandao knew that Hu Biao must still have a batch of shells in his hands, it also means that Hu Biao should still have a batch of artillery in his hands.

When the task force needed artillery support, it was believed that Hu Biao would be able to provide artillery for the detachment. This confidence is also due to Hu Biao's magic. It is this kind of magic that makes Xu Sandao's henchmen follow Hu Biao with all their hearts.

As the car will be parked in the open field, there is even some unexpected circle in a circle. Xu Sandao, who was staying on the road, soon saw Tian Tiezhu running from the open field. As for Hu Biao's words, he still refused to show up.

Just when everyone was curious, Tian Tiezhu, who saluted and greeted, said very directly: "Chief Bai, our detachment leader has set up a banquet in front of him, preparing to entertain the chief and his party." I also asked Chief Bai to move with Brigade Commander Wang, and the others should stay put. ”

"Presumptuous! What is your sir? Our chief is here, and he doesn't want to show up? ”

The security officer standing beside Bai Chongxi naturally knew that Hu Biao's rank was only a colonel. It stands to reason that Bai Chongxi has already given Hu Biao a lot of face. The fact that the guards were really angry that the guards were already here and didn't even dare to show their faces.

Facing the security officer's questioning, Tian Tiezhu smiled and said, "Chief Bai, I'm very sorry!" Our chief said that there are too many people outside, and some things are not easy to say. Besides, there are many people, and our chief doesn't want to reveal his identity! ”

"Good! Anyway! Your chief is a guest from afar, and as a landlord, it is reasonable, and I should also entertain him. Lead the way! ”

Just when the guard officer beside him was still about to persuade, Bai Chongxi said: "Except for Xiao Li, everyone else is on standby. ”

Thinking of the repeated orders and explanations of the military commanders, plus the fact that the Japanese army's special high school collected information about Hu Biao at any cost, Bai Chongxi also understood Hu Biao's worries. There are many people with mixed eyes, who dares to guarantee that among the officers and soldiers standing here on the highway, there are no eyes and ears of little devils?

Hu Biao has always maintained the principle of being an extremely low-key person, and now he has made this kind of decision, which is understandable. If you really want the little devil to find out his bottom in detail, I am afraid that it will become extremely difficult for Hu Biao to act behind enemy lines in the future.

When Tian Tiezhu led Bai Chongxi and his party of three to the open space surrounded by cars, looking at the two captains waiting there, Bai Chongxi also looked a little puzzled. And one of them strode forward and saluted: "Hello sir! I'm Hu Biao! ”

As soon as these words came out, Bai Chongxi hurriedly returned the salute and said with a smile: "My brother is really low-key!" How do you wear such a dress? ”

Facing Bai Chongxi's inquiry, Hu Biao also smiled and said: "When you go out, it's better to be less showy." As far as I am concerned, even if I don't wear a colonel's uniform, no one can command my troops. In that case, what to wear? ”

In Hu Biao's view, Lao Jiang promoted him to colonel of the national army, although he was issued with the corresponding colonel uniform. But in fact, when he went out to fight, Hu Biao rarely wore that military uniform. I didn't want people to find him at a glance.

Just like just now, if Hu Biao was wearing a colonel's uniform, Bai Chongxi would be able to recognize him at a glance. But before, Bai Chongxi was obviously a little confused, and even suspected that among the two captains waiting in the open space, there was no Hu Biao himself!

Although he put a little score, after the two sides met, Hu Biao still behaved very politely and also gave Bai Chongxi enough respect. After some politeness, Hu Biao stretched out his hand and said: "The conditions are limited, I hope the chief will forgive me!" Please take a seat! ”

Pointing to the table that was improvised with a shell box for a bullet box, Hu Biao also invited Bai Chongxi and his party to sit down. Looking at the wine and snacks placed on the bullet box, Bai Chongxi was not coquettish, found a box and sat down.

Looking at Hu Biao, who personally poured wine, Bai Chongxi also smiled and said, "It turned out to be red wine!" It seems that Brother Hu also knows how to enjoy it! ”

"There is also liquor, and it is still cellared Fenjiu. But I think that this kind of Fenjiu should be drunk often. This red wine was given by a friend of mine abroad, and it tastes good, so please take a good taste! ”

For Hu Biao, in order to invite Bai Chongxi to drink this meal, he also prepared a lot of white wine and red wine. But in Hu Biao's opinion, Bai Chongxigui is the leader of the Gui Army, and he has drunk it better than his collection of liquor.

On the contrary, it was a few boxes of red wine sent by Brooke before, and Hu Biao threw a box in the storage space. This high-end red wine, according to Brooke, is not sold at all. This means that even if Bai Chongxi is in a high position, he can't drink this kind of red wine!

Since you want to invite the other party to drink, you naturally have to invite the other party to drink wine that you haven't drunk before, so as to appear sincere! Sure enough, seeing that Hu Biao had the heart to prepare this seemingly simple banquet, Bai Chongxi still felt very happy.

Although the drinking place is a little out of place, for Bai Chongxi, who has the intention of befriending Hu Biao, he feels that Hu Biao's personality is very refreshing and crisp. Coupled with the convoy around him, even if he was unhappy, he would not show it.

Although Hu Biao put out some scores, for the sake of these materials and this meal, he is also full of sincerity. If you really want to stiffen the relationship for the sake of face, and the person who will suffer in the end may not be sure!