On the evening of the fifth day of the seventh month, Pang Yue had just returned to the Dusi Yamen from outside the city after inspecting the training of the Fubo Battalion, when he heard Wei Yuan come to report that Wang Dongri had come to visit. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Wang Dongri came to Guangzhou with Yang Tinglin last time, and after the first battle of Qingyuan, there were only more than 1,000 officers and soldiers left in Shaozhou Town around him, and they had completely lost their combat effectiveness. Although in that battle, he was not able to reverse the situation in which the enemy was strong and we were weak, but the courage and righteousness shown by him and the officers and soldiers under his command really made Chen Bangyan, Cao Tianqi and others really admire, and they were well received in the rebel army. Perhaps it was precisely because of this that Yang Tinglin did not let him immediately lead the army back to Shaozhou, but asked him to come to Guangzhou with the rest of his subordinates to receive some captured materials and captured soldiers of the Qing army to make up for the previous losses, and strive to make some military achievements. After Wang Dongri came to Guangzhou, he was busy recruiting and training new soldiers, and he didn't have much free time all day long. Last time, Pang Yue sent a group of officers to Wang Dongri's camp to help him train new soldiers, although Wang Dongri said that he must take some time to invite Pang Yue to drink, but probably because he was too busy, he has not followed. But today he took the initiative to come to visit, is it to fulfill his promise to invite him to drink?

With such a question, Pang Yue asked Wei Yuan to invite Wang Dongri to the study.

After a while, Wang Dongri walked in under the guidance of Wei Yuan.

"Hehe, Brother Xu, you're a busy man now! Why did you suddenly remember to be here? Do you remember the meal you owe me? Okay, don't worry, wait for me to change my clothes and leave immediately! "Because the relationship between the two has always been good. So Pang Yue looked very casual after seeing Wang Dongri and joked. But he soon discovered that something was not quite right, and Wang Dongri's face was a little gloomy as soon as he entered the door. Hearing the joke he just made, he only showed a wry smile. It stands to reason that Wang Dongri is a person with a hearty personality, and he will not be like this if he does not encounter any special circumstances.

Without waiting for Pang Yue to ask again, Wang Dongri took the initiative to speak, and his tone was normal: "Brother Muyuan, I have something I want to say to you alone." ”

"Okay!" Although Pang Yue was a little confused, he still accepted it without thinking. He also commanded Wei Yuan, "You go out and wait, without my orders." No one is allowed to come in. ”

"Yes!"

"Brother Asahi Zhi, please take a seat!" Pang Yue beckoned, "Looking at your face, it seems that something difficult has happened." We can be regarded as a lifelong friendship, if you have something to say, you can say it directly. As long as it can help you. Then I will not sit idly by. ”

Wang Dongri looked at Pang Yue with a complicated look for a while. Fang Cai sighed and said, "I'm in trouble, but this difficulty is not about others, but about you, Brother Muyuan." ”

"I don't know what Brother Xu is referring to?"

"Well, I'll get straight to the point! I'm a straightforward person who doesn't make any detours. Wang Dongri said, "I only want to ask you, when did you lead the army to arrive outside Qingyuan City?" ”

Pang Yue "chuckled" in his heart, he didn't expect it. Wang Dongri actually referred to this matter. What I did was secretive at the beginning, and I didn't mention it to outsiders afterwards. I don't know how Wang Dongri learned about it. But no matter what, Pang Yue definitely wouldn't show this kind of surprise on his face, and after calming down, he said quietly: "Brother Xuzhi said that this is what he said. Listen to me, this was the case......"

"Brother Mu Yuan doesn't have to beat around the bush!" Wang Dongri waved his hand to stop Pang Yue's words, and then there was a hint of aggressiveness in his tone, "You just have to answer me, did you arrive in Qingyuan on May 16, yes or no?"

Looking at Wang Dongri's gradually sharpening gaze, Pang Yue gave up his intention to look at him, nodded and said, "Yes!" ”

After getting this affirmative answer, Wang Dongri's eyes rose with a little anger, and the muscles on his face trembled a few times, trying his best to control his emotions, and continued to ask: "Then the next day, do you know that the thief Li Chengdong led the army to arrive outside Qingyuan City?" Do you know that the rebels and our soldiers in Shaozhou Town are fighting bloody battles with the enemy and struggling to support? ”

Pang Yue sighed and said, "I know." ”

"Then you encountered another group of Qing captives, and you were held back by them, and you couldn't rush to the city immediately?"

"No, at that time, I took our three battalions from Huguang Town and two thousand men and horses of Vice General Changde to rest in a mountain col north of Qingyuan City. That place is not very far from Qingyuan County, about a dozen miles, but it is rich in vegetation, which is very convenient for the army to hide. Pang Yue shook his head, and his tone was normal.

Wang Dongri's face instantly turned pale. From this old friend's eyes, Pang Yue saw extreme anger, incomprehension, and even hatred, but at this time he was not ready to say anything, just sat quietly in place, waiting for Wang Dongri's final outburst.

I saw that Wang Dongri raised his arm, as if he was going to point at Pang Yue, and it seemed that he was going to slap the desk on the side, but he still took it back when he lifted it into the air, and fell heavily on his thigh. His angry eyes no longer looked at Pang Yue, but at a corner, where it seemed that there was a mortal enemy who did not share the sky with him.

There was no sound in the study for a while, but it was extremely depressing, and it was an atmosphere that was almost on fire. The two of them are such silent sitters, and the two who once fought side by side and shared weal and woe have unconsciously had an estrangement that is difficult to eliminate.

After a long time, Wang Dongri sighed heavily, and asked angrily, "Can you tell me why you acted like that at that time?" ”

Pang Yue didn't know what to say for a while, so he picked up the teacup in front of him and moistened his dry throat, thought about it again, and then said: "In order to seize the best opportunity, give Li Chengdong the heaviest blow." ”

"Also for your Huguang Town to achieve more brilliant results, and for you to establish greater merits?" Wang Dongri sneered, "I don't know if you've thought about it, all of this was exchanged for the lives of those undeserving rebel soldiers and our soldiers in Shaozhou Town!" But can you receive it with peace of mind? ”

The corners of Pang Yue's mouth twitched with a wry smile: "Brother Xu, I admit that there is indeed something wrong with what I did, so I haven't taken the initiative to mention it to you before." But when you came to me today, I did not hide anything from you because I thought I had no selfish motives in this matter. So I don't want to hide it from you. (To be continued.) )