Hu Xuan was happy in his heart, listening to the above here, although it was not too clear, but he could barely distinguish the content, he tilted his ears and listened carefully.

"Second brother," another older voice said, "You are always rash, Brother Zhang is afraid that you will be reckless and in danger, why don't you know how to do it?" ”

"How come I don't know how to do it? We've been discussing for so many days, and you're always afraid of wolves and tigers, like a little foot girl, and I really can't get into trouble with you. ”

From the cliff, a hoarse voice came again, "Second brother, who did you say was afraid of wolves and tigers?" If I'm afraid, I won't start this matter, Zhang Jingyao takes us as a thorn in his side, maybe he will clean it up one day, this situation, everyone has already seen it, but, how to do it, but you have to be careful, although General Si Tang has a dislike for the boss, but they are brothers after all, you want to pull the fourth brother into the gang, this is obviously to invite the monkey to pick peaches, maybe, and trap a few of us in. ”

The voice of the "second child" said: "But, without the help of General Tang, can we make it?" Even if something happens, let alone shaking Zhang Jingyao, even we can't escape, even if we run fast, can we run to the ground in Hunan? ”

On the cliff, there was silence.

After a while, the hoarse voice said again: "What you said sounds reasonable, but in fact, something is wrong at the root. Let's start an incident, the purpose is to save our lives first, and then to fight against the surname Zhang, according to your idea, let's put our lives in the hands of others first, so how much hope for success is there? You only saw that General Tang and his eldest brother had a suspicion, but with such a suspicion, how sure can you let him help us? A little business trip pool, thousands of lives, is it child's play? ”

"That's right," Brother Zhang said makes sense. There were people next to him, shouting and echoing.

Hu Xuan understood that the "General Tang" they were referring to Zhang Jingyao's fourth brother Zhang Jingtang, and the four Zhang Jingyao brothers were named after Yao Shunyu Tang. These four brothers are now the controllers of Hunan, all of them are ruthless, and they are called the Four Tigers of the Zhang family by the people.

Listening to the discussion of the people above, it is obvious that they want to oppose Zhang Jingyao, and if these people are soldiers, it means that there are people in Zhang Jingyao's army who are plotting rebellion, this news is too important, Hu Xuan felt a burst of excitement, and couldn't help clenching his fists.

On the cliff, the old voice spoke again, "The second child's worries are actually not unreasonable. Our people are all drawn together, and there are only a thousand people. Moreover, when it really comes, you may not know how many will run away. It would be nice to have a few hundred people left. If there is no assistance, it is really ...... Alas. ”

"No matter what, you can't find General Tang." A few people around were shouting again.

"But what good ideas do you have?"

"Brother Zhang" with a hoarse voice spoke again, "Everyone thinks about a way, but there may be no way out." There is a brother in our camp who knows a university professor in the city, and that professor is said to have known Wu Peifu in his direct line, I wondered, can I ...... it?"

"Ahem," the second child said: "With such eight turns, can Wu Peifu buy it?" Besides, is that professor reliable or not? Will we sell our brothers? ”

There was silence on the cliff again.

"It's really not good, let's just come hard, it's better to break out, if you can't break out, at most you can fight it." A rough voice shouted, and his words resonated with several people, "Yes, it's difficult," "Anyway, I can't bear this wretched spirit anymore." ”

"Brother Zhang" said: "Since everyone has this courage, why don't we explore this professor's tone first?" Things must be kept secret, and wouldn't it be nice to have the help of a professor? If it doesn't work, it's not too late to try it again, or think of another way. ”

"Okay." The second child changed his words and agreed. Several people argued a few words in a mess, and seemed to affirm this plan.

Hu Xuan, Duan Laosan, and Bald Man listened with relish, but the voice above was gone, it seemed that the discussion was over, and after a while, there was no sound, Duan Laosan said: "They may have gone back." ”

Looking up from here, there is no movement of people on the platform, and there is no movement for a long time, the three people drag the thatched mountain stone again, climb the cliff, look around for a while, and there is no one, then turn back to the city.

2

In the evening, in the hut of the brick factory, He Yuan, Professor Wan, Qian Zhihou and others arrived. Hu Xuan overheard the situation and narrated it as it was, and sure enough, everyone became excited all of a sudden. He Yuan held a cigarette pouch and said: "It's not surprising, people like Zhang Jingyao are insidious and vicious to the people, and they are also insidious and vicious to their own people. We must seize and take advantage of this opportunity. ”

Qian Zhihou looked at Professor Wan and said with a smile: "The professor they are talking about can't be you, right?" ”

"Possibly."

"Huh?" Qian Zhihou was originally a joke, but he didn't expect Professor Wan to admit it at once, Professor Wan said: "Wu Peifu and I are fellow villagers and have known each other before, but since he became the division commander and commander, there has been no contact, especially in the past few years, the warlords have been fighting, and the people are not living well, he is equivalent to the enemy for me, and if we meet on the battlefield in the future, no one will be polite." ”

"No, no, no," He Yuan shook his head again and again, "Lao Wan, it's true that Wu Peifu is a warlord, but whether he is regarded as an enemy, the time and occasion for scoring." When he slaughtered the people and endangered the country, of course, he had to resist bravely and fight the enemy. When he can use it, he can play a positive role, and he should also make full use of it, so as to be a friend. ”

Professor Wan disagreed, "Have you forgotten? The lesson of Mr. Sun Yat-sen's fight against warlords through warlords is profound enough, should we repeat the mistakes of the past? ”

"It depends on the specific situation," He Yuan dug into the tobacco with his cigarette pouch and said slowly: "I don't advocate fighting warlords through warlords, but now when our own strength is still too weak, it is still possible to use the contradictions between warlords to achieve our goals." Nothing can be rigid, and the law must be used flexibly in order to maximize its effectiveness. For now, if we use Wu Peifu's relationship to intensify Zhang Jingyao's internal contradictions and achieve our goal of driving Zhang Jingyao away, why not? ”

Professor Wan lit a cigarette and tilted his head to think, "Well, you're right, old man, you are indeed farther than I thought. In fact, my fellow countryman Wu Peifu still has a lot of advantages compared to other warlords. He does not prostitute, gamble, or take drugs, admires literature and martial arts, and is diligent and open-minded, which is very desirable. ”

Boss Wang said beside him: "After talking for a long time, we are all guessing, who knows if the professor those people are talking about, is it you?" ”

"Haha, that's right." Professor Wan looked up and smiled.

"I think it's about the same." He Yuan said: "Whether it is or not, we can't relax on this matter, we must continue to reconnoitre, let Duan Laosan send two beggars, take Wuliufeng as the focus, and monitor it for a long time, if those people have any movements, we will strive to grasp it as soon as possible." Lao Wan, if someone finds you because of this matter, you have to agree to come down. ”

"Okay."

As a result, the next day, everyone's speculation was confirmed.

A man in a long shirt and a top hat, with the brim pressed low, covering half of his face, quietly found Professor Wan. At first, Professor Wan didn't recognize him, until the man took off his top hat and raised his head, Professor Wan smiled and said, "Sun Xiaobo, it's you, I haven't seen you for a long time, aren't you in the team?" I heard that I recently became a platoon commander, which is pretty good, why did I get to school today, is there something wrong? ”

"Professor Wan, take a step to speak." Sun Xiaobo buttoned his top hat on his head again, covering half of his face.

The two of them came to a small dormitory where no one was around, and Professor Wan had already guessed his intention, but pretended not to know and asked, "Xiaobo, what's the matter?" It's still secretive, in school, I can still take up some space to speak, if there's anything, you just open your mouth. ”

"It's not about the school," Sun Xiaobo got up and looked at the door, and there was indeed no one near him, so he turned around and approached Professor Wan and said, "There is a military matter, and I want to ask the professor for help." ”

"Something about the military? You are mistaken, I am a man of letters. ”

"No, Professor Wan, you are a literati with a sense of justice, and I dare to come to you because I know you as a person. At present, the situation in Hunan, you will not see clearly, under the rule of Zhang Dujun, there are many complaints, people of insight, all rise up to fight, your cultural circle, didn't you also set up a friendship association to gather colleagues and support public opinion? ”

"Xiaobo, if you have something to say, you can say it directly."

Sun Xiaobo was straightforward, "Professor Wan, your cultural, industrial, peasant, and business circles are all protesting against power and fighting for rights, so how can the military be exempt?" Zhang Inspector's army is miserable to the people, and there are righteous people in the army, worried about the situation, determined to comply with the will of the people, and break away from Zhang's ****, but the power is weak and the action is difficult, therefore, someone came up with an idea, the current direct line of General Wu's team, the development is very fast, and it has played a pivotal role in the country, if it can obtain the support of General Wu, it will be greatly beneficial. ”

"I understand," Professor Wan looked suddenly enlightened, "you want me to help you contact Wu Peifu." ”

"Exactly."

"However, although we are fellow villagers, we have never been in touch for so many years, and I dare not say whether he recognizes me as a fellow villager, can he believe what I say?"

Sun Xiaobo took out a gold bar from his waist and put it on the table, "Professor Wan, we have thought about it repeatedly, you have knowledge and courage, this matter will be successful, General Wu is not the kind of person who is above the top when he gets the momentum, as long as you are willing to help, things will not be far from ten, we people, first, we can't get along with General Wu, people may not be able to trust our words." The second is that we are all soldiers, and if we leave Hunan casually, we are likely to be suspected by Zhang Dujun and leak the secret. ”

Professor Wan glanced at the gold bars, "Xiaobo, I promise you, the gold bars will not be necessary." ”

"Professor Wan, we don't want to buy you with gold bars, this is very dangerous, far more than a gold bar can buy. Because it is a long way to go, in addition to the car and horse fares, you also have to disguise yourself as a secret trip to avoid the eyes and ears of the Zhang brothers. ”

"Okay."