The morning light illuminated most of the dark night sky, tearing off the hazy veil of last night, the warm porridge couldn't bear the excitement of the soldiers, and the loud singing replaced the bursts of rooster crows, all of which were full of vitality and vigor of the Southeast Army, Chang Zhenbang's confused eyes looked at the outside, Lin Yan cautiously guarded on the side, the adult came back very late last night, as for what he and Wu Peifu said, no one would know, but it must have been a very unpleasant conversation, so that the first thing the adult did when he came back was to cancel the resolution to withdraw the troops, made Lin Yan really happy, but Chang Zhenbang was sleepless all night, motionless looking at the Baoding city wall in the distance, hundreds of years of Xiongcheng, hundreds of years of vicissitudes, but what caught his eyes was one phantom after another, he knew that this country was built by people in history one after another, those who have been in the limelight for thousands of years, or sacrificed themselves for the country's heritage for thousands of years, their figures are virtual in Chang Zhenbang's eyes, but in this country it is real, Leading by example has made this country what it is today, and not all kinds of isms that are vain, and in a way the losers are not a few points shorter than the winners.

Lin Yan carefully observed on the side, and saw the brilliance of the adult's bright eyes, sometimes bright as summer, sometimes cold as winter, sometimes like a spring breeze, sometimes sad as autumn, but what did not move was the ancient city of Baoding in front of him, all of which in his eyes became a manifestation of the adults racking their brains in order to conquer Baoding, only the singing and rooster crowing outside informed the arrival of the time.

"Eat something and warm up." Lin Yan took advantage of the chaos in Chang Zhenbang's eyes, thinking that the adults were tired, so he said with a needle.

Chang Zhenbang slowly moved his gaze to him and said, "What time is it?" ”

Lin Yan hurriedly took out the pocket watch from his arms and said, "Five thirty-eight." ”

"Five-thirty-eight?" Chang Zhenbang muttered, and without waiting for Lin Yan to reply, he suddenly stood up and said, "Order, kill pigs, slaughter sheep and prepare wine according to the scale of rewarding the three armies, be fast!" ”

"Yes, sir!" Lin Yan said excitedly, in his opinion, this action of the adults is the precursor to a large-scale attack, and the southeast will annex the whole world and dominate the world, which is just around the corner. When the news spread from the gang's side, the entire southeast military camp was boiling all at once.

Chang Zhenbang glanced at the outside of the camp and said coldly: "Go out and appease the brothers, there is no need for this kind of atmosphere at this time." ”

Self-confidence can be a strengthening, but pride is a weakness. Lin Yan smiled and said, "Yes, my lord!" ”

After Lin Yan went out, the cheers outside the camp were much smaller, but the pride and joy in the hearts of the southeast soldiers could not be said in a few words.

"Report~!"

The spies in front came to Chang Zhenbang from the crowd in a hurry, and said with a pant: "Lord Cavalry, countless white flags have been erected at the head of Baoding City, and Wu Peifu and Cao Kun and other direct generals, they are slowly walking towards our army's camp. ”

Chang Zhenbang felt a pain in his heart and said: "Order all the Southeast Army to line up neatly and stand by in place, and some Southeast officers will go with their officers." ”

"Yes, sir!" The southeastern generals who heard the news cheered loudly.

The red carpet like blood rushed from the Chinese army camp to the outside of Baoding like flowing water, and Chang Zhenbang walked out slowly under the embrace of a southeast civil and military staff.

At that time, Cao Kun and Cao Sanye were so high-spirited as the host of the five-party talks, and Wu Peifu was so arrogant and domineering at that time, but now he is dressed in casual clothes and has a taste of surrendering in white, this is by no means their incompetence, but the time and the momentum! The other party's unwillingness can't be hidden, but the righteousness is admirable, if there is no Dongying's aggressiveness, these people may fight to the death, or they may join the stream, and they will never give up with themselves! But now that the Feng family is colluding with the Dongying people, the Chinese are eyeing the tiger, and the former allies have become enemies, perhaps this can stop Chang Zhenbang's Northern Expedition and keep each other's chassis forces, but some things have passed, it is difficult to say, brothers are on the wall, and the strong enemy outside is the blood left in the bones of the Chinese, and it will not change at any time.

Chang Zhenbang slowly came to Cao Kun and gently greeted him in a tone like his own son and nephew: "Third master, farewell to Beijing, less than greetings, I hope to atone for my sins." Cao Kun's face did not change, and he was as calm as the uncle next door said: "It is not easy to see each other in the south and the north, and it is enough to have this heart." As he spoke, he glanced at Wu Peifu, who held a Nine Lion Saber with both hands and held it with both hands respectfully.

"This saber was awarded by President Yuan Da for my meritorious work in quelling the rebellion in the southwest, and has been used as my saber, now that I am old, I want to go to Dongying to see it while I can still walk, and I will give it to you for a long time!"

Chang Zhenbang held the Nine Lions Saber in both hands, took a few steps back, turned around and handed it to Lin Yan, and said: "The kindness of the third master, Zhenbang will never live up to the high expectations of the third master, but this is a long way to go to Dongying, the people are sinister, and there are things to defend yourself." As he spoke, he untied the Nine Lions saber at his waist, held his hands above his head, and said: "This saber was given by President Xu after I entered Guangzhou Bay, and I also asked Cao Sanye to accept it with a smile for self-defense." ”

Cao Kun nodded, Wu Peifu stepped forward and took the Nine Lions Saber in Chang Zhenbang's hand and pushed it behind Cao Kun, Liu Mengeng walked with a stack of accounts in both hands and arrived in front of Chang Zhenbang. Cao Kun continued: "This is the roster of the various armies in Baoding City, the records of grain and grass, and the use of guns and ammunition, all of which are here, Zhenbang, you will go down and check later!" ”

Chang Zhenbang said: "Cao Sanye does things, Zhenbang can be trusted. At the same time, Ye Ji came out and took over the accounts.

Cao Kun looked at Ye Ji, who retreated behind Chang Zhenbang, and couldn't help but let out a long sigh, his eyes were sour, but he suddenly laughed sadly: "The autumn wind is really cool, but it's a pity that I can't eat the wheat and corn that just came down this year." ”

Wu Peifu said in the back: "Third master, the autumn harvest is over, one place has its own scenery, let's go to Dongying, don't you have another flavor to eat the autumn harvest of Dongying?" ”

Cao Kun smiled helplessly, and said to Chang Zhenbang: "Ziyu and I will ship tomorrow, it's too late if we don't leave now, this Baoding City will be handed over to you inside and out, I hope you are worthy of your conscience, the country and the people in everything." Farewell. As soon as he finished speaking, Wu Peifu rushed to a carriage from behind, and after respectfully supporting Cao Kun up, he also jumped up, arched his hand at Chang Zhenbang, and said: "I hope to have the opportunity to gallop on the battlefield with my brother, fight it off, and say goodbye." As he spoke, he picked up the whip beside the carriage and shook it vigorously, and the carriage slowly walked northeastward.

"Looking north at Manchuria, the Bohai Sea is full of wind and waves. I think back then, Jijiang was Liaoshen, and the people were happy. Set up a fence in front of Changbai Mountain, Leh City on the bank of the Heilongjiang River, and now the Japanese are in a vertical and horizontal position, and the wind and clouds are evil! Jiawu service, land cutting; Jiachen service, sovereignty falls. The rivers and mountains are the same, and the Yi people are scattered. He was ordered to raise the brigade and restore the old mountains and rivers in the first war, but he returned, and he traveled to Pengshan forever and recited the Mida ......"

I don't know who it is, I sang the military song of the Third Division of Beiyang, and then countless people climbed the city tower and sang this song made by Wu Peifu at the top of their voices.

The painful crying in the closed carriage was blown by the autumn wind, and no one's nose was sour. How sad it is that the general cannot be shrouded in horse leather but is exiled by the political wilderness. Many southeast generals wept when they heard this, but most of the southeast army immediately cheered after learning that Cao Kun and Wu Peifu had surrendered out of the city.

Then Chang Zhenbang under the leadership of Liu Mengeng and Cao Rui, led the army into Baoding City, took over the city defense baggage and ammunition depot in the city, when taking over the city defense, Chang Zhenbang ordered to go down to reward the direct army with the prepared wine and meat, to appease the dissatisfaction and tragic emotions in their hearts, the southeast army only then knew that these wine and meat were not to blame themselves, and the voices of complaining were scattered quickly, after all, the winner did not have the same knowledge as the loser. Chang Zhenbang took the opportunity to pull Ye Ju aside, and whispered: "You immediately take a team of cavalry out of the city quietly and catch up with Cao Sanye and them......"

"My lord, since Sanye Cao and they have surrendered, there is no need to kill them all, there are no such rules in either Beiyang or Southwest." Ye Ju whispered softly in Chang Zhenbang's ear.

Chang Zhenbang glared at him angrily, and said: "If there is anything wrong with the two adults on the road, we can't explain it even if the southeast is reasonable, and then the world will be angry, then it will be difficult to do, so you must protect the two adults until they get on the boat safely." Got it! ”

Ye Ju was a little embarrassed when he heard this, it turned out that he wanted to be crooked, and hurriedly said: "I understand the humble position." Here it goes. After saying that, he quietly chased after him from behind with his cavalry troops.

After Ye Ji left, Cao Rui came to Chang Zhenbang and asked him how he planned to deal with the army in Baoding City, Chang Zhenbang thought for a while and said: "Third Master Cao, Wu Dashuai is kind and friendly, and I, Chang Zhenbang, will not be killed, if you don't want to follow me, find another job, and entangle yourself." If you want to follow me, this official will never favor one over the other, what does General Cao Rui think? ”

After Cao Rui listened, he lowered his head and thought about it, and said: "Lord Chang is benevolent and righteous, and Cao admires him very much, but my brother has a reluctant request and hopes that the adult can fulfill it." ”

Chang Zhenbang said: "What General Cao said, why should the younger brother excuse himself? But it doesn't hurt to say it! ”

Cao Rui said: "My Cao family has a big business in Tianjin, and the third brother is in the wilderness, I'm afraid that many people will be worried, so Cao Ruiken asked the adults to take care of me as the Tianjin town guard, and take care of the family business nearby, I don't know if the adults can agree." ”

Chang Zhenbang said: "With me Chang Zhenbang here, no one dares to embarrass the Cao family!" In fact, General Cao Rui said so, and the official was not easy to resign, so the official played to the central government and canonized you as the envoy of Tianjin Town! ”

"Thank you, Lord for your kindness! The Cao family is grateful! Although Cao Rui said so, Chang Zhenbang could also see that he was unhappy, from pointing out the country to claim the king and hegemony to sending people under the fence, the taste was really bad, and it was not surprising that he was dissatisfied, besides, he was a mediocre person, no matter how many soldiers and horses there were, it was just to take care of the house, thinking of this, Chang Zhenbang said lightly: "Wu Dashuai's army, Cao Sanye's guard division, how to deal with it?" ”

Cao Rui didn't want to talk about these things in his heart, after all, in these years, whoever controls the army has the capital to speak, otherwise it will be a fart to say that the next day is a big day! But there are some things that can't be hidden, Chang Zhenbang is not a fool, sooner or later he will know, it is better to say it now, to avoid trouble in the future, it can be regarded as leaving a little incense for the third brother, thinking of this, he said coldly: "The eldest brother's guard division will be handed over to the old-fashioned Cao Ying to lead, and Wu Dashuai's army will be handed over to Xiao Yaonan for reorganization." ”

Chang Zhenbang said: "This arrangement is also appropriate, General Cao Ying is still the envoy of Jiyu Town." How about Xiao Yaonan as the guardian of the daimyo town? ”

Cao Rui was immediately overjoyed when he heard this, these people were saved, and the third brother had a chance to turn the book after returning from Dongying, although the southeast was strong, after all, there was still a share of the world of the third brother Cao.

Chang Zhenbang saw him so happy, and couldn't help sneering in his heart, the world thinks about governance, even if a person as powerful as the Marquis of Huaiyin doesn't dare to make a mistake, what will Cao Kun and Wu Peifu do after returning to China? These two people are warlords, and they also know that the national righteousness is not much higher than those in the southwest and northeast, and he Chang Zhenbang admits it, and he will definitely not disappoint Cao and Wu, and return China to a Lang Lang Taiping.

"Report, Duan Zheng appeared outside Baoding City, please speak outside the city."

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