The north wind was howling outside the car, and the cabin was as warm as spring, and the first car was still the special float that was used to deal with the hostage incident in Shandong. The cabin is lavishly equipped with chandeliers and heating, a thick carpet on the floor, and red velvet sofas and chairs.

Shen Jinying and Su Hanzhi sat opposite each other, each of them had a good alcohol cotton heating stove, and they didn't feel cold at all. After Mrs. Jensen's training, Su Hanzhi already has a bit of a lady's temperament, and she can also cope with ordinary social occasions.

But in front of Shen Jinying, she was still a little restrained and didn't dare to say much. Relatively speaking, Shen Jinying is more generous, with a big fur out of the white fox coat, taking it off and hanging it on a hanger, wearing a red satin jacket, and said while looking at the hearth

"This foreign thing is just good, you don't need to put charcoal, it's so warm, Guanhou's heart is so fine, everything is thought of in his head. This is very intimate, you are blessed to be able to marry such a man, sister. ”

"The eldest lady is really blessed to marry a handsome man. Guanhou is running outside, and he may have seen more things, so he only knew this. The eldest lady is satisfied. ”

"Don't call Mrs. Sister, Guanhou and I are sisters and brothers, we are our own relatives, so you don't have to be polite to me. Seeing that you are worried about your worries along the way, are you worried that he will snub you if he begs for a small one? Don't be afraid, with me supporting you, he dares to treat you badly, and I will be the first to spare him. ”

Su Hanzhi naturally didn't dare to distinguish between big and small in front of Shen Jinying, and hurriedly shook his head, "No, there is nothing small, they are all women of the crown marquis, and I have known Sun Dangjia since the beginning, and I am not embarrassed." I was just...... It's just a bit reluctant to ......."

"Still lying to me?" Shen Jinying smiled slightly: "Have you forgotten what my background is?" It's not so easy to trick me right in front of my eyes. Our woman's home is the man in my heart, where he is, it is our home. The disease in your heart, I know, I can't have children like you, so what? As long as men have us in their hearts, whether they have children or not, they are all average. ”

She glanced at the back of the carriage, "The girl who cooks at your house is very close to you, wouldn't it be good to borrow a stomach from her?" When the time comes, the child will be born with you, calling you a mother, and it will be the same as you. Besides, this kind of thing, the most important thing is to look at the man, don't worry, Guanhou will never be able to do anything to change his wife, if he dares to do it, I will let Rong An pick his top! ”

Zhao Guanhou sent a letter to Su Hanzhi as early as after Mengyin suppressed the bandits, asking her to come to Shandong and reunite the husband and wife. However, Su Hanzhi either shirked that he was sick, or that his father's coffin was inconvenient and he did not move for a long time.

The reason for this is naturally that she can't have children, she is ashamed of herself and always feels unworthy of being a wife. Especially knowing that Zhao Guanhou accepted a new favorite, he had the heart to abdicate and make way for Xian, thinking that Sun Meiyao would give birth to a child, so he gave up the position of the eldest woman to her, only as a side room, and could not occupy the position of the eldest woman.

However, Yuan Weiting has already gained a firm foothold in Shandong, and he will receive his family for reunion, and in addition to himself, many of the families of the generals of the Right Army will also be taken to Shandong. Yuan Weiting's several side rooms were not mentioned, as long as Shen Jinying went to Shandong. Before Shen Jinying set off, she specially called Su Hanzhi, and she couldn't move. No matter what, she can't save Shen Jinying's face.

Of course, she thought of Zhao Guanhou in her heart, worried that her sweetheart would not eat well, that she would not adapt to the water and soil, and that she would inevitably be injured by the rain of bullets, so she couldn't wait to fly in front of him in one step to see if he was the same as before. But when I thought that when I arrived in Shandong, I would face the situation of two women sharing a man, and I was always a little unhappy in my heart, and my expression was not very good.

Hearing what Shen Jinying said, she said for Zhao Guanhou, "Sister, Guanhou is not that kind of person, he will not change his wife." I was just...... It's just a little bit that I don't deserve him. ”

Shen Jinying smiled, "Sister, then do you say that my sister is worthy of Shangrong'an?" Between this man and woman, is there a match or an unworthiness? Isn't it still fate? You just say yourself, now in the Tianjin Concession, but there are many people who are your Jiuhe Xia Yin book fans, as soon as you arrive in Shandong, the first one who is anxious is Xiongye Song, and the remaining half of the book is not alive, and he doesn't know what to do. A talented woman like you, if you don't look down on the crown marquis, a lot of men are rushing to marry ......"

Su Hanzhi's face turned red, and the two were talking jokes, when suddenly the speed of the car gradually slowed down, and then there was a burst of noise. Due to the large temperature difference between the inside and outside, the car window was covered with a layer of thin ice, and he couldn't see the scene outside, so Shen Jinying had to ask: "Come on, go and ask the car, what's going on?" It's good, why is this car slow? On a cold day, even if you can't get to Jinan one step earlier, don't put it halfway. ”

Before the words fell, Li Xiushan, who was in charge of the guard, walked in from outside, his expression was extremely solemn, and he gave a salute to the two women, "Big wife, brother and sister, the situation is wrong, the road has been destroyed, I'm afraid there is a ringing horse." ”

"Ringing horses?" Shen Jinying snorted, "I've heard for the first time that you have to hire darts to take the train, what do you more than 100 people do to eat." If there is a ringing horse, call me back. The Western fast guns in your hands can't withstand a group of ringing horses? ”

"That's what I said, but no one knows for sure. Supposedly, there should be no thieves in this area, who knows if this is ......"

Before he finished speaking, he only felt the carpet under his feet tremble slightly, as if the entire ground was trembling at this moment. The giant beast, which had been sleeping for thousands of years, seemed to have signs of awakening, and then, like a tidal wave, a cry came in from outside.

The specific content of the shout was not clear for a while, but the sound was like the tide of the sea, and anyone could hear it.

Li Xiushan's face sank, "Two ladies, I'm afraid things are not so simple, please stay away from the car window, and leave other matters to the humble position." He got up, drew his revolver, and went to command the guards. Shen Jinying took Su Hanzhi's hand and comforted, "Don't be afraid, sister, there are more than 100 guards in our car, and there are many guns and bullets, even if there is a ringing horse, they will suffer by themselves." ”

Although Su Hanzhi was sure of what she said, from the slight tremor of her hand, she could also feel the tension hidden behind this noble lady's grace. This train was a special train, carrying only some wives and daughters, plus a horse from the horse. It is said that this news should be kept secret, but Xiangma just found the car, whether it happened to hit the big luck, or did it deliberately.

Judging from the movement of the mountain shaking just now, it is more likely to belong to the latter, there are too few guards, and against so many enemies, even if there are guns and bullets, they may not be able to win. In case it falls into the hands of these thieves...... She didn't dare to imagine what was going on.

Ma Fengxi picked up the iron rod and rushed over from the dining car, Su Hanzhi nodded at her, and ordered: "Good life to protect the eldest wife, I don't need you to care." Then from the suitcase on the side, she took out the talisman pistol that Zhao Guanhou left for her, and pressed the ammunition one by one according to the method that her husband had taught.

"Girl, will you make a gun?"

"I've only learned, I don't know how to beat people, but I can beat myself." Su Hanzhi showed a wry smile on her face, but her tone was extremely calm, she was obviously ready for martyrdom, and she was not afraid.

The sparse gunfire had already been heard, and it was not the guards who were shooting, but the attacking side. They did not have many guns, most of them were earthen guns, and only a small part of the smoothbore guns were greatly reduced due to the wind and snow, and the power of arquebuses and bows and arrows was greatly reduced. But there were still a few bullets, shattering the glass of the car window, and the cold wind mixed with the snow poured in frantically through the gap, the cold expelled the former warmth, and the cold went straight into everyone's bone marrow.

The weather is in winter, and the year is getting closer and closer, and the troops from all walks of life who are fighting the boxers are looking for a big city and a famous city to station, in order to make their subordinates live a little more comfortable. Zhao Guanhou's artillery standard was stationed in Linqingzhou, which was close to Zhili. This is also a place where horses gather in the green forest, and there are many strongmen haunted. Since Yuxian became the governor, the security in the city has improved greatly, but in the countryside, it is still possible to encounter the ringing horse.

When Zhao Guanhou's army arrived at the place, he cooperated with the state officials and the local garrison to clear the township several times, incorporated some bandits, and suppressed the rest. There were hundreds of liberated meat tickets, and a few of them were local gentry. With this incense sentiment, when the troops were stationed, the local authorities were more cooperative, and this group of people and horses had a lot of savings, bought things and paid cash, and also obeyed the rules, which was very popular with the localities. Linqing Zhizhou has invited this artillery mark to be in the city for the New Year before it is opened, with such a large army all the way, this year, it can always be stopped.

Sun Meiyao no longer held a cigarette pouch, but hugged her arms, leaned against the wall and snorted coldly, "Even if that Zhizhou is not invited, you have to stay anyway, right?" Hanzhi's train from Zhili through Dezhou into Shandong, you are the first to meet. If it weren't for the friendly forces advancing to Texas, I think we would be able to eat grilled chicken in Texas during the Chinese New Year. ”

Zhao Guanhou's standard, like Sun Meiyao's battalion, is also terrifying. In addition to the two artillery battalions, there were two infantry battalions, one cavalry battalion, one sentry each for the engineer and the baggage team, and several sentry officers with pipes, all of whom were not in the room at this time, and there were only two of them in the room. He didn't have any scruples, and hugged Sun Meiyao

"What, you're still jealous? I really just want to garrison here, so I can meet Hanzhi as soon as possible. Think about it, how long have we not seen each other, and I don't want to call it a ghost. It's like you, and if you've been away from me for so long, so will I. ”

"Don't fool people with good words, I'm ...... I don't like you. Although his mouth was very hard, his body had already softened first, and while struggling gently, he reminded him not to mess up his official uniform, and he was a little worried. Sister Hanzhi has a good temper, but that was in the past, and now the two of us are a husband together. The wife of a big family, I heard that she is very powerful, if she bullies me as a small person, you have to call the shots for me. ”

"Come on, if you don't bully her, I'll burn high incense, how can she bully you." Zhao Guanhou smiled, and at this moment, a cough suddenly sounded outside, and Zhao Guanhou hurriedly let go of his hand. After giving the order, a guard came in outside the door and said, "My lord, an old man of yours came to worship, saying that it was Cao Siye from Jinmen." ”

"My fourth brother?" Zhao Guanhou looked at the famous thorn and saw Cao Zhongying, who was written, and hurriedly ordered: "Please." ”

Cao Zhongying's speculative business is getting bigger and bigger, and he has connections in the new army, and between Shandong and Jinmen, he has done a lot of all kinds of gray and black business, and he has made a lot of money. Among the seizures obtained by Sun Meiyao from various mountains, there are some shady things, and it is also up to him to take action.

After meeting, he saw that Cao Zhongying looked very flustered, and he was also very embarrassed, with obvious injuries on his face, but he didn't care about it, and as soon as he entered the room, he gasped and said: "Guanhou, the big thing is not good, the eldest lady's train is going to have an accident." ”

Cao Zhongying traded with boxers in Shandong and made some money. When he came here this time, he knew that the boxers had a big move in the Senluo Temple, and he just thought he was going to open a certain church, so he rushed to join in the fun and pick up the ocean.

Those boxers had his connections, and they didn't know that this businessman from Jinmen was actually a family member of an officer in the new army, and he didn't hide anything from him, telling him that this time he was not going to fight foreigners at all, but to rob the relatives of the right officer and attack the train. When Cao Zhongying heard the news, he wanted to report it, but Zhao Laozhu had strict military law, and he was not allowed to come and leave, so he finally found an opportunity to sneak out, first to report to Texas, and then to Linqing.

Zhao Guanhou was shocked when he heard the news: "These boxers want to hit the train?" They're going crazy. I said how to shoot a few telegrams to Zhili, but there was no response at all. ”

"What telegram to reply, the telegraph pole has been sawn by the boxers, and the telegram is no longer working."

Sun Meiyao said: "Then why don't you go to Hejian to communicate with the news?" ”

"The Hejian government and the boxers are at the same end, and it is useless to communicate with each other. Duan Xiangyan in Texas didn't believe me at all, I could only tell my eldest brother that he was a pipe band under Duan. But the power is not big, Duan Xiangyan doesn't believe in this at all, I'm afraid that something will happen, so I can only come to Guanhou. ”

Sun Meiyao also knew that in addition to Su Hanzhi, there were also Shen Jinying, the first favorite concubine by Yuan Weiting's side, and dozens of wives and young ladies of generals in the right army. Since the Wuwei Right Army was to be stationed in Shandong for a long time, the families of the senior generals had to be brought over to live with them.

Yuan Weiting also took the route of his wife's diplomacy this time, and let his eldest wife envelop the homes of these generals through the train trip. It's best to help order a few dolls inside, so that everyone can form a small group with a stronger centripetal force, and outsiders will never get involved. If something goes wrong with such a convoy, the upper echelons of the new army will be shaken, and the morale of the army will be shaken.

Zhao Guanhou said: "Fourth brother, you sit down first, I will go to the telegraph house and send a telegram to Duan Xiangyan first, we will have something to say later." ”

He pushed the door out, a cold wind blew in through the crack in the door, the weather outside, the sky was getting more and more cloudy, the wind and snow were getting bigger and bigger, thinking that a big snowstorm was coming.

In the Zhizhou Yamen of Texas, several good stoves lit charcoal fires, and the atmosphere in the signing room was solemn, as if facing a great enemy. Biaotong Duan Xiangyan, a local governor of the prefecture, and the Chinese tent of Molin Foreign Company got together and were deliberating on an extremely important military matter. Professional terms such as five cylinders and eighty thousand are endless, and there are still "Hu Hu!" Such a decisive sound.

Ma Ben, who delivered the telegram, walked around outside, and no matter what, he didn't dare to break in, so he could only look inside through the glass window. Time, just in this minute and second, passed quietly. (To be continued.) )