The autumn breeze outside Baoding City, the camp tent of the Southeast Army is like a bulging hill, and the edge is like a sea of battalion commanders, every rest or duty of the Southeast Army has a high-spirited posture and expression, as long as Chang Daren takes another step, enters Baoding City, and takes Beijing City, the world is southeast, as for Zhang Zuolin in the northeast, Sun Chuanfang in the northwest, and Tang Yulin in Outer Mongolia are all clowns who jump beams, in this feeling, everyone will become Chang Zhenbang's ministers from the dragon, There are even people who are thinking about their status in Chang Zhenbang's court, but of course, it is more about the joy of disarming and returning to the field, releasing the horses to Nanshan, and the world is peaceful.

They are so optimistic is simple, but Chang Zhenbang does not dare to be so blindly optimistic, the world is no longer the world of the past, as long as the country is closed, you can be dictatorial, there are too many countries in the world today, the British Empire, the United States, the Rakshasa country is big, Belgium, Mexico is small, so many countries are added together, the relationship is complicated, you have me, I have you, the relationship is really jaw-dropping, the slightest carelessness is an international war, The only thing that China can do with its national strength is to be alone and recuperate. After the unification of the world, you must be so cautious, if you are divided today, you must pay more attention not to get involved in disputes between countries, but what can you do if you are careful, others just want to rely on your fat waist and round waist to find you trouble, grab your pigtails, take advantage of you, what can you do? You are just a weakling, not a saint, even if you are a saint, there are times when you make mistakes, how can you stand up to others picking bones in their eggs? He has already read Tang Baichuan and Duan Qirui's telegrams, except for sighing, he doesn't know what's going on, if the Dongying people really call, China must be a group of dragons without a leader, a plate of loose sand, being eaten by others, leaving a little remnant of the mountain and water for you to fend for yourself, if the relationship is not good, there is really no scum left, without China, is there still the southeast? Perhaps the first to bear the brunt is the southeast. Thinking of this, he stood up, put on his clothes, and walked out, and Lin Yan on the side hurriedly followed.

The moon is like a jade plate, hazy but like a dream, the opposite Baoding Xiongcheng is like a vampire castle that appears in the East Ying, half hidden and half visible in front of you, pitch black but solemnly standing in front of you, telling the pride and toughness that only have been available for hundreds of years, and the light of a star is faintly revealed on the city wall, like a firefly.

Lin Yan said: "It's autumn, the night wind is cold, adults should go back and rest!" ”

Chang Zhenbang shook his head indifferently, looked at Baoding City not far away for a long time, and said in a voice that was colder than the autumn night: "Take a look, one less look." Tomorrow we are going to withdraw our troops, and I don't know when we will be able to drink Baoding Mansion again. Maybe...... Maybe it's going to be a long time coming. ”

When the telegram came, Lin Yan was also present, how could he not know the meaning of his words, seeing that the great cause of the southeast, north and south expeditions was about to be completed after Baoding, who knew that it would stop here, and it would fall short, it was really chilling! If it is defeated, it is better to say, the southeast is not unable to lose, but this has nothing to do with victory or defeat, but in the case of many soldiers and generals, grain, grass, heavy gunpowder are readily available, others are forced to retreat, not to mention how big this nest is, but it has to retreat, after all, no one can afford to provoke the Sino-Ying War, it can only be said that Chang Zhenbang does not have this fate. However, this is exactly what Lin Yan is worried about, more than ninety percent of China's 40,000,000 compatriots are full of remnants of the old era, and Chang Zhenbang's decline is very likely to be instigated by some well-intentioned people to become a person who does not have the destiny of the world, and this kind of public opinion will be an irreparable blow to the morale of the entire southeast people. Chang Zhenbang is not a fool, how can he not think of this level, but there are some things, really restrained, and really responded to the old saying, everything is fate, and it is not up to anyone at all.

"My lord, this time will not work, there will be a next time, one day this world belongs to our southeast." Lin Yan said.

Chang Zhenbang shook his head and said: "Some things miss the opportunity, maybe it can only be regarded as a dream." Speaking of this time, there were helpless but unwilling tears in his eyes.

Not far away, a few people in Baoding City quietly slipped down from the city wall, and came to the camp tent of the Southeast Army with a familiar car...... Wu ......"

Lin Yan glared at him and said, "What's the matter, talk well!" ”

The southeast army on duty stretched out his hand and whapped his chest a few times, making his heavy breathing much more stable, and then he said in a rather terrifying manner: "My lord, Wu Peifu came alone and wanted to meet with my lord." ”

Hearing this, Lin Yan trembled and grabbed the little soldier, and said, "Really? Without waiting for Xiao Bing to answer, he turned his head to Chang Zhenbang and said, "My lord, give the order!" This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, without Wu Peifu, he is directly related to He Zudao! You just give the order! ”

Chang Zhenbang thought for a while and gently spit out two words: "Lead the way!" ”

The southeast soldiers hurriedly led Chang Zhenbang over, and Wu Peifu in the moonlight was also in civilian clothes, he was a little more bookish than he was wearing a military uniform, but other people's bookish anger was full of sour and rotten, and instead of a trace of sourness, there was a kind of sourness

Wu Peifu also looked at Chang Zhenbang attentively, this is not the first time I have seen him, but he looked at the other party so attentively, but it was the first time, only to find that the other party was a younger person than he thought, if he didn't have this heroic military uniform, maybe he would be more suitable to be a teacher and scholar.

The two looked at each other for a long time, but no one spoke, but instead looked at each other and smiled, and after that, Wu Peifu said lightly: "Brother, can you accompany me for a night tour with candles?" ”

Chang Zhenbang said: "I can't ask for it! ”

"My lord, no!"

Lin Yan was very surprised and said, Chang Zhenbang is the backbone of the southeast, and he is entrusted with the comfort and peace of the people of the world, how can he run away easily? Besides, this Wu Peifu is the most important enemy in the southeast, and the two of them are traveling at night, if there is fraud, the consequences are unimaginable!

Chang Zhenbang not only listened, but turned his head and said to him: "Don't come with me, Wu Dashuai and I are just right." Regardless of Lin Yan's situation, he walked out of the camp and said to Wu Peifu with a smile: "Brother Ziyu, please!" ”

Wu Peifu smiled, turned around and picked up a bright and inextinguishable lantern and walked slowly forward. Chang Zhenbang followed step by step, the breeze was cool but it was only cold at this time, the two looked at each other speechlessly, but they didn't know how long they walked, Wu Peifu slowly stopped, and held the lantern in his hand to Baoding, the faint light illuminated a few feet in front of him, but he couldn't shine on the opposite side of the majestic city wall, Wu Peifu sighed helplessly, and said: "Do you know who is the most powerful person in Baoding City since its establishment?" ”

Chang Zhenbang thought for a while and said, "It's probably Li Hongzhang's middle hall!" ”

Wu Peifu nodded and said: "Li Zhongtang, open the school, send foreign students, run foreign affairs, build railways, build the navy, and are the people who recreated Xuanhuang between the world and the world in China, but so what, the First Sino-Japanese War explains everything, today's Dongying is more fierce than the Meiji Emperor, and our country is not as unified as in the light years." ”

Chang Zhenbang said: "Brother Ziyu, Zhenbang studied in Dongying, and he is more familiar with the wolf ambitions of the Dongying people than ordinary Chinese...... Forget it, don't talk about it, tomorrow I will retreat from the southeast to Central China, I hope Brother Ziyu can be tolerant and let my southeast soldiers go safely. As he spoke, he knelt in front of Wu Peifu with a puff, Wu Peifu was taken aback, and hurriedly stretched out his hand to grab him and said, "Brother, don't do it, you get up first, Cao Sanye asked me to bring you a message, and you can listen to it." ”

Chang Zhenbang raised his head, but refused to get up, and said, "I also asked Brother Ziyu to agree to this little request from the younger brother." ”

Wu Peifu shook his head and said, "What if I don't agree?" ”

Chang Zhenbang said: "Whether Brother Ziyu agrees or not, the southeast will never let Dongying have an excuse to go to war." ”

Wu Peifu said: "Dongying deceives people too much, but we have no capital in China, President Yuan said well, bury your head for ten years, and see Dongying up!" It's a pity that everyone thinks they are pushing for China's progress, and everyone thinks that others are hindering China's progress. That's why China has come to this field. You and I are both sinners of the nation, don't Dongying want to be directly subordinate to peace? Lao Tzu will give him Zhili peace, and tomorrow Cao Sanye will go out of Baoding City to surrender to you in person, and then we, the soldiers who were named by the Dongying people, will announce that they will go abroad. I hope that my brother can properly arrange these troops and treat the people of Zhili and those cultural relics staff of the direct line, for this reason, on behalf of the entire direct brother, Wu Peifu implored Lord Chang to agree. Saying that, he took a pinch of his robe, and knelt beside Chang Zhenbang, with tears in the corners of his eyes, he was unwilling, but what could he do? If the state is like this, what can the individual do? Looking at the cold loess on the ground, tears fell and smashed a pit, but the heart was cut by a knife, he Wu Peifu also had a beautiful scene, a battle of An Xiang, and then defeat of Anhui, three battles of Kefeng, has the reputation of a victorious general, he once looked down on the world and wanted to unify the mountains and rivers, and achieve great achievements, but unfortunately he killed a Chang Zhenbang halfway, so that he had a great sense of frustration that both Shengyu and He Shengliang, and now Dongying is picky eaters, a national war is about to break out, and now his direct line is beaten by Chang Zhenbang, and the unification of force has become a joke in the face, the only thing he can do is to let go of everything, With all this in exchange for a unified hope for China and an excuse for Dongying not to send troops, as for the rest, everything is fate, a generation can only do what a generation can do, but this go, I don't know what year and month will be on the battlefield again, maybe there will never be a chance, thinking of this, I can't help but burst into tears, but he is also a generation of heroes who have peeped into the world, and naturally knows when it is best to leave, thinking of this, he stood up suddenly, and left without looking back, leaving only Chang Zhenbang who was kneeling on the ground, The lantern did not go with him, but as soon as the wind blew down, it burned into a fireball, and a brief splendor illuminated the surroundings......

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