When Wickham returned to his room, he found Bert and Barnett sitting in their chairs with indignant expressions, as if they had been flattened.

Wickham asked, a little curiously, "What's the matter with the two of you, why are you all like this?" Was the money robbed, or was the beloved girl robbed? And where did that kid go to Aven, the fleet will leave the day after tomorrow, this kid is not on standby in the army, how can he do it! ”

Bert couldn't hide things in his heart, and when he saw that Wickham was back, he hurriedly said, "Sir, you're back, something big happened last night!" ”

Wickham's eyelids jumped, and it would definitely not be a trivial matter to make Bert, a guy who is not afraid of heaven and earth, anxious. "What the hell is going on?" Wickham's face sank, and he had a bad feeling in his heart.

Barnett stepped forward to grab the excited Bert, sighed, and explained, "Sir, here's the thing. Last night a few soldiers from our company went to the tavern in the city to have fun, got into a verbal altercation with the soldiers of the local Indian garrison, and got into a fight in the street. Unexpectedly, this group of people in the Indian garrison was a group of bandits, and they called dozens of people back to the barracks and seriously injured our soldiers! Second Lieutenant Aiwen was angry, and took the soldiers in the company to block those who committed the murder, but he didn't expect it to cause a group fight between the two armies, and now the Aiwen people are being locked up in the barracks outside the city. ”

Since going to the Xhosa tribe, Wickham has basically not been in charge of the affairs of the company, whether it is training and military management in peacetime, it is the three officers under him who are discussing it.

This is also something that can't be helped, Wickham was called by Lord Magalny to go on a mission, and no one is there, how to manage the troops? It's just that he didn't expect his subordinates to stab him in such a big basket this time! The clash between the guest army and the garrison, no matter who is right or wrong, is a slap in the face of the Marquis of Cornwallis! Wickham didn't want to offend Britain's powerful man for no reason.

"Evan is also locked up? If something happens, won't you tell me about it, and just take people to make trouble? Do you still have me in your eyes? Wickham was also angry, originally he thought that Evan was the calmest person among the three ensigns, but he didn't expect that he was the first person to lose his breath.

Bert argued with some grievances: "After returning from the outskirts of the city yesterday, you have been staying at Colonel Brandon's place, sir, and the doctor did not let us in, so Ensign Evan had to bring someone over to ask for an explanation, but I didn't expect the troops stationed in India to fight if they didn't agree with each other." Major Henry Sario, who arrived later to maintain order, did not ask about the time, and directly arrested all of our people! ”

Wickham was a little embarrassed at this time, and when the doctor at the Governor's Palace saw Wickham's haphazardly folded triangular hemostatic bandage last night, he was shocked by Wickham, and insisted on pestering Wickham to teach him this method.

Wickham was annoyed and worried about Colonel Brandon's injuries, so he stayed there and looked after Colonel Brandon in a coma while teaching the doctor how to fold the triangular compression hemostatic bandage.

Unexpectedly, Barnett and Bert, who missed the report because of this, are really no wonder. However, Major Henry was still present in this incident, which surprised Wickham. Last time in the Frenchman's manor, it was because this guy was playing tricks and almost killed Colonel Brandon, and Wickham hadn't gone to look for his bad luck, but he didn't expect this guy to come to the door first.

"Don't talk about that, Barnett, you come with me to the barracks outside the city, and get Evan and the others out first. Bert, you're in charge of packing up your things and moving them to the barracks outside the city. "Wickham had a gut feeling that those troops in India wouldn't be so arrogant for no reason, and that had something to do with that damn Henry Sario.

"Isn't it? Sir, I want to go with you, too, and I want to see which of the crumbs it is, and how dare you hold on to our people! When Wickham returned, Bert, who was afraid of the chaos in the world, became clamoring and muttered that he wanted to go over and find his way back.

Wickham glared at the guy fiercely and said fiercely, "Bert, you let me stay in the Marine camp honestly!" Nor can there be an officer in the barracks. ”

As for why Wickham took Barnett there, it was mainly because Barnett had the same background as Major Henry Sario, both of whom were from aristocratic families, and they could control the scene when they were pulled out. No matter how arrogant Major Henry is, he won't fail to give Lord Magalny face, right?

Without further ado, the two hurried to the stables and pulled out two war horses and turned over, and then galloped towards the barracks outside the city

At this time, in the barracks of the British army stationed in India, a lieutenant officer touched his military hat with some anxiety and said to Major Henry Sario: "Major Henry, I'm afraid this is a little inappropriate, right?" That Evan is also a British officer, and it is not a matter of way for us to be detained like this, and if someone stabs me, I really can't eat and walk away. ”

If Evan had been there, he would have recognized the lieutenant officer as the one who had fought the Marines outside the tavern. Originally, the soldiers of the army and the Marine war had a conflict in the tavern because of a prostitute and a woman, which was not a big deal.

It's just that the scene at that time happened to be seen by Major Henry, who was drinking in the tavern, and this guy immediately had a sense of causing trouble to Wickham. So Major Henry called a lieutenant officer, who usually flattered him, and asked him to lead someone to make a big deal out of it, and then he went back to the barracks and brought his troops over to arrest the troublesome marines. Anyway, if he was asked, he could have bitten it to death, and it was the Marine Corps soldiers who caused it first.

"What, scared? That's the first thing the Marines picked out! If we let people go like this, who will be convinced by the soldiers below in the future? "Major Henry looks down on this kind of person at both ends of the snake and the mouse, he wants to please him, but he doesn't want to offend the people who visit the Qing Mission, is there such a good thing in this world?

At this moment, a soldier stumbled in and said to Henry Sario, "Major Henry, two Marine officers have broken in with guns and said they want to see you. ”

Originally, there were only two people, Wickham and Barnett, and it was impossible for ordinary people to break into the camp, but during this period, the European armies were strictly hierarchical and distinct, and officers and soldiers were two completely different classes. The sentry standing guard saw two men in officer uniforms rushing in murderously on horseback, and subconsciously wanted to back down, so he let Wickham and Barnett break in.

"Major Henry, I didn't expect us to meet again so soon, maybe it's God's will, haha......" Wickham laughed and walked in, as if he had been an old friend of Henry Sario for many years, completely devoid of the anger that had just broken into the camp.

Wickham's breezy demeanor made Henry Sario's heart chuckle, and the words that had been prepared were now unable to say a word, as if an eloquent lawyer stood on the stage and was ready to show his demeanor, only to find that the other party was ready to plead guilty.

"Maybe God wants us to be 'friends' for life, Captain Wakeham." Henri Sario deliberately chews on the word "friend", which is quite intriguing.

"Really? Then I'll have to think about it. "For this inexplicable rival, Wickham doesn't care at all, and the more you deal with him, the happier he becomes. But what Wickham didn't expect was that it was Henry Sario, whom he had never cared about, who almost brought him a devastating disaster in the future.

After some words with guns and sticks, Barnett had already guessed that the young aristocratic officer in front of him was not quite at odds with his superior, and he thought that if he wanted to solve the matter, it would not be so easy.

Wickham pretended to glance casually in the direction of the cell and said, "Major Henry, I heard that my men were detained in the barracks, there must be some misunderstanding in this. The boys in the army are still young, and they are inevitably a little angry, and it is understandable that they will cause some trouble in the tavern after drinking, and it is not a big deal. Major Henry, after you hand them over to me, I will discipline these arrogant fellows well. ”

Wickham's deliberate brawl incident faded into a small conflict, and he also had the mentality of turning a big thing into a small thing and a small thing, after all, this matter has come to the top, and the faces of the Marquis of Cornwallis and Lord Margarny will not be able to hang it, and it will definitely be himself who is unlucky at that time.

Henry Sario ignored the concession in Wickham's words, but smiled darkly: "Captain Wickham, that's not what you said, your people don't stay in the barracks well, and they still run out to drink and make trouble." According to the regulations of the War Department, the first few men were to be punished with at least fifty lashes! I have not yet reported this matter to His Excellency the Governor, and it is already for the sake of Lord Magalny's face. ”

Henry Saario deliberately exaggerated the magnitude of the matter in order to deal a major blow to Wickham's image in front of the Marquis of Cornwallis and Lord Margarny.

Barnett knew that he couldn't watch anymore, so he smashed the saber on the table with a touch, tried his best to pretend to be a fool, and said, "You are the Henry of the Sario family?" It doesn't look good right now. Tell you, the second lieutenant you caught is my good friend, you can do it yourself if you let people go! ”

After speaking, Barnett also glanced at Henry with slanted eyes, showing a look of extreme disdain, which was really enough to be a London gentleman. Wickham looked at Barnett who suddenly burst out in amazement, he couldn't have imagined that Ensign Barnett Burke, who always seemed very cultured, would have such an unknown side!

The corners of Henry Sario's mouth twitched, and he couldn't figure out where Barnett came from, after all, if he could call out that he was from the Sario family, then it meant that the gentleman in front of him was definitely in the same circle as him. Although Henri Salio didn't have a good impression of this kind of London gentleman who was sinking into the ball and women, he still squeezed out a smile: "Who is this?" ”

The most important thing at the moment is to figure out the background of this guy! Wickham admires Henry Sario's ability to bend and stretch, and such a scheming person with an aristocratic background will definitely have no low achievements in the future. If it weren't for the fact that this guy has always had an inexplicable hostility towards him, Wickham would have felt that the other party was a good guy by then.

Barnett pursed his lips, put his riding boots on his chair, and said, "I forgot to introduce myself to you, I am an ensign officer under Captain Wickham, Barnett Burke. Henry was shocked, the Burke family was not an ordinary small noble, this family was one of the few nobles who survived the War of the Roses in England that year, and their influence in the British House of Lords was quite huge, and later they married the emerging Magalny family, and their power was even stronger. Unexpectedly, the little lieutenant in front of him turned out to be a member of the Barnett family, although it was very likely to be the second son, but it was not something he could afford to provoke.

Barnett used his poisonous tongue skills as best he could, and continued to sarcastically say: "It's normal that you haven't seen me at the balls and literary salons in London, and I've heard that the Sario family is so poor that there is only one knighthood left, and Captain Henry Sario must not be present at these places for a long time." ”

This sentence immediately made Henry Sario red-faced, and the decline of the Sario family in London is no secret, which is why he still ran out to join the army as the eldest son, which is also the best shortcut to revitalize the Sario family.

Wickham suddenly remembered the way Henry Sario looked at Miss Cornwallis at the ball, not a look of admiration for a lover, but a utilitarian look. If the Saario family is short of money, it makes sense.

After all, Miss Cornwallis not only has a huge dowry, but also has rich political resources behind her mother's family, and if she marries her, Henry will be able to fight for at least twenty years less. Just the thought that the beautiful and straightforward Miss Cornwallis might marry a scheming man like Henry Sario made Wickham feel uncomfortable in his heart.

Henry Sario was stunned for a moment, and then became unpolite: "Even if my Sario family has not declined, in the eyes of a 'big man' like you Ensign Barnett, I am just a dispensable small role, right?" But who knows what will happen in the future, there have been more families in the British Isles in the past thousand years, and there have been more families in decline! ”

Wickham didn't expect this guy to be a tough person, if he made up the meaning of Henry Sario's words, it was "Feng Shui takes turns, boy, don't be too arrogant, there will be a time for you to cry in the future." ”

Barnett didn't care, but casually pulled the saber out of its scabbard on the table, and played with it casually: "Then Major Henry, can I take my friend?" ”

For Barnett's move, Wickham almost applauded. Barnett's posture was really like a knife that would cut people if he didn't agree with him, and Henry Sario's face was almost green.

Henry Sario stabilized his mind and forced a smile on his face: "Since you are a friend of Ensign Barnett, then this matter is settled, you just have to take people away." ”

Wickham stood up and smiled, "Barnett, thank you Major Henry!" "To see Henry Sario deflated, Wickham is 10,000 willing.

Barnett thrust his sword into its scabbard with a "poof" and said playfully, "Thank you for your cooperation, Major Henry." When you go back to London in the future, don't forget to come to the club more often, the fees are all on my account! ”

After saying that, Barnett ignored Henry Sario's face, and walked straight to the cell with Wickham.

PS: For the sake of the yard last night, the author stayed up late and fought hard.,Said to do it.,Two more offers.。