Chapter 531: Unexpected Joy
"The Zhensong army is really too troublesome, and the silver is looted, what is the difference between this and the Beiyang bandits? They have ruined the reputation of our Fu Han Army, and this will not work, I will go and talk to them. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info"
The leader of the White Wolf Army, that is, Bai Lang, the capital of the Central Plains Fuhan Army, is not very tall or too strong. He had read a book, and there was a little hunch on his back, which was the consequence of his improper sitting posture when he was reading. He had just reached middle age, his beard was neatly trimmed, his face was white, and his temperament was more like a scholar than a soldier.
Just looking at his appearance, no one would believe that such a polite white-faced scholar could lead thousands of generals belonging to different poles and become the leader of the Henan Green Forest. These trips will be because of the disputes over territory or daily robbery, and most of them are enemies with each other, and after meeting, they will scold and punch each other, and even draw knives and guns, which are the norm. Only in front of Bai Lang did these people look like a little human, they didn't dare to do anything wrong, let alone fight with fire.
Bai Lang was wearing a somewhat whitish military uniform, with patches on his shoulders and elbows, and there were no luxurious ornaments on his body, only a revolver, a command knife, and an inconspicuous military medal pinned to his body.
That was the reward he received when he was a staff officer under General Wu Dingzhen in the sixth town of Beiyang. Although the things are not valuable, they were given to him by Wu Dingzhen himself, which is of great significance and must not be separated from him for a while.
On the day of the Luanzhou Uprising, Bai Lang was a loyal supporter of Wu Dingzhen, and even drafted a letter to all the soldiers in Beiyang. It is ready to be sent to the soldiers and generals of all towns in Beiyang, calling on the brothers in each town to respond to the uprising, fight back, and completely bury the Yan family.
At that time, the world was shaking and the crowd was excited. The three heroes gathered, the Yanjin coalition army, and intercepted a large number of arms, and the soldiers were well armed. As long as an order is given, it will sweep Zhili, point the sword at Gyeonggi, and recover the rivers and mountains of the Han family, but it will only refer to the affairs of Gu Jian. At that time, Bai Lang once thought that he would ride a horse and carry a knife to follow General Wu, enter the capital, go straight to the Forbidden City, and capture and behead Hu who stole here.
Unexpectedly, in the blink of an eye, heaven and earth repeatedly, Wu Dingzhen was killed, the two ran out, and the coalition army mutinied and collapsed overnight. Immediately Lu Shi entered the Jin, Yan Yishan could not resist, collapsed for thousands of miles, and finally surrendered to Yuan Weiting, the overall situation of Ge Ming in the north, success or failure is like a dream.
Bai Lang fled back to his hometown at that time, and gathered people and horses again to make trouble, with only a few dozen troops and two or three guns, which was impossible at all. But he has a general strategy, understands military affairs, and among the generals, he is a talent like Sun Wu Zhuge . The team developed rapidly, and many generals admired his personality or talent, and were willing to use it for him, and even the mountain could be lent to him as an old camp.
Under his control, military law is adopted, the troops are strictly disciplined, do not offend the people, do not hurt the poor, and have an excellent reputation among the people. Everywhere he went, the people ate pot pulp, to welcome the righteous teacher, and took the initiative to ventilate and report to him, so that the official army's suppression office was repeatedly in the air, but it was attacked by Bai Lang looking for an opportunity, and suffered heavy losses.
With the establishment of the republic, the Great War between the North and the South, the large forces of the North moved to the South, and Henan was empty. Bai Lang's strength grew stronger and stronger, and the number of poles that defected to him gradually increased, and the name of the white wolf gradually spread.
Sun Dixiang sent a staff officer, Shen Hongbin, as his military adviser to help Counselor Bai Lang in military affairs and liaise with heroes from all sides. Huang Changjie also allocated a sum of military expenses and gave him the title of governor. It is allowed to open a government and build teeth, and the north and south of the river can be awarded on the spot no matter which province is captured.
Although the amount of military expenditure is very limited, the title of governor of most of them is also lip service, and even the military flag and seal must be self-made. But this kind of appointment is still significant, and it means that they are a regular army recognized by the Ge Ming government in the south, and not bandits. With this banner, there are more and more people who are willing to join the team.
Rao is like this, the White Wolf Army has been just a bandit in the past two years, and the more it spreads among the people, the more gods it becomes, and even the provinces know the name of the White Wolf, and they only come to see it as a robber. The biggest contributor to the climate and the strength to conquer the city is the current Henan overseer, Yuan Weiting's cousin Zhang Zhenfang.
Henan, as Yuan Weiting's hometown, appointed his cousin as the overseer, and he used his own family to guard his own roots and ask for a reassurance. Since Zhang Zhenfang took office, he has also lived up to his cousin's trust, first building a Buddha statue for his cousin with dozens of catties of gold, and then giving several cousins-in-law, each of whom gave a heavy gift to repay the kindness of the carry.
Later, he overhauled the ancestral tomb of the Yuan family in Xiangcheng, hoping that the ancestors of the Yuan family would bless him, and the Yuan family would be the president of the generation and the father would inherit the son. The Zhang family will always be rich and noble, and he will be the prince of the president's side.
The land of the Central Plains was already dilapidated at this time, and the natural disasters of war and fire made the fields barren and the people's livelihood was difficult. Zhang Zhenfang's raid, the people are almost unable to survive, and those who rise up with the unmasking rod are growing day by day, and the momentum of the pole is extremely strong. The once silent militia groups and generals have risen one after another, turning the whole of Henan upside down.
Zhang Zhenfang naturally didn't want this matter to reach the heavens and smear the president. came back with a strange plan, and sent a special envoy to recruit Wang Tianzong, Liu Zhenhua and others, the big bandit leaders in Henan. The subordinates will collect the poles according to the number and issue them to military uniforms to form a Zhensong army to control bandits with infinite power.
Since the Zhensong army accepted the recruitment, the weapons of the poles have changed from machetes and spears to muskets and earth cannons, and even some of them have used fast guns. Tobacco and private salt can be sold in broad daylight, and the government does not avoid it. As long as a flag of the Zhensong army is planted and a military seal is pasted, Henan Province will be unimpeded.
Even when setting up meat tickets, he no longer bothered to open the soil fence, just saying that the Zhensong army had something to discuss, and he could openly tie up people. And Zhang Zhenfang's overseer also used this clever plan, and his family had hundreds of acres of land, plus a few young and beautiful aunts who had read foreign books.
With such an overseer, the White Wolf Rebellion naturally did not become a climate, and Zhang Overseer defeated Sun Wu, plotted to compete with Zhuge and conquered everything, and fought everything. Within a few months, the white wolf was killed six times, and 500,000 bandit soldiers were annihilated.
Unfortunately, the bandits were too cunning, and in the process of escaping, they actually infiltrated Queshan, Luoshan, Huangchuan, Shangcheng, Gushi and other counties, and stole a number of official silver and grain, plus two county governors. returned to Luohe and stole a number of old, weak and sick horses. It's just that the white army, which has these old, weak and sick horses, has come and gone like the wind, and the officers and soldiers can't catch up with it, which is really an incredible case.
Today is even more bold, infiltrating Nanyang, stealing more than half of the 59th Regiment stationed here, and the white wolf himself once again came back from the dead, and had to work Zhang Overseer to drive and kill him again.
The White Wolf Department has always been disciplined, and it is very incompatible with the Zhensong Army, and it is not used to this kind of behavior between the columns. According to the custom, Bai Lang was ready to send military police to maintain discipline, and kill a few heads first. But Shen Hongbin, a staff officer on the side, stopped:
"Wait a minute, this time we captured Nanyang, and the Zhensong army counterattacked at a critical moment, which was the decisive factor. Now that the Yuan clan has stolen the country, Ge Ming's strength has suffered serious setbacks, and now is the time to unite all forces. Every point of strength must be strived for, and if we increase one point, Yuan Thief will weaken by one point, increase and decrease, and the relationship is not small. The Zhensong army is no better than our army, discipline has always been lax, and it can only be restrained a little, if we use our discipline to demand them from the beginning, the cooperation between the two will not be discussed. ”
He lowered his voice, "Wang Tianzong cooperated with us this time for the sake of the face of Guo Jian, the commander-in-chief of the Feng Yijun in Shaanxi, and he could not cooperate well with our department. In addition, their banditry has not gone away, and they are too hasty to urge, which may lead to a mutiny in their subordinates, which is very unfavorable to us. ”
"But the reputation of our army ......"
"They are playing the Zhensong military flag, which is different from our banner and military uniform, and the people can still distinguish it."
As he was talking, a horse team rushed over from the other side with torches, and the leader of the horse hugged his fists from afar and said: "Dadu Governor, Wang Moufang just met a few brothers who did not listen to orders, and dared to violate the military law. ”
The person who came was Wang Tianzong, the leader of the Zhensong Army, and his department, according to the establishment given by the current Gonghe Zhengfu, was the Second Cavalry Brigade of Henan Province, and Wang Tianzong served as the brigade commander. But when the subordinates meet, they are only called handsome. Under his horse's neck, there were several human heads, still bleeding downward as the horse moved forward.
This kind of Jianghu style makes Bai Lang a little unaccustomed to it, but the next move of his own troops urgently needs the cooperation of the Zhensong army, and it is not easy to scratch his face. Fortunately, Wang Tianzong is also restraining discipline, which is a good start, he hugged his fists:
"Commander Zong doesn't have to be polite, we are fighting the war to fight the world for the poor, crusade against the thieves, and welcome Mr. Emperor Xiang back to China. Our brothers also have to be like a regular army, so that the people can support us, right? ”
"I just love to listen to the Metropolitan Governor, that's right, we can't look down on ourselves, if we all think of ourselves as bandits, then don't expect to be promising. Don't worry, I don't shield my subordinates, whoever dares to commit a crime, you will arrest it, and I will cut it in public. Damn, I lost my face. Governor, what's going on with the treasury? ”
"As Commander Zong said, there are more than five million banknotes stored in the treasury, and at this time, our military salary will be solved."
Wang Tianzong touched the beard under his chin and laughed, "How is it?" My brother is still reliable, right? To say that there are millions is to have millions. Although there is not enough silver, those banknotes can still be spent as money. Now we're really making a windfall, come on! ”
He shouted, and the guards behind him came over, and he ordered: "Tell your brothers to go and help the subordinates of the White Governor move the military salary." Put your pants on and get down to business, whoever dares to disobey orders, I'll cut him! Also, in addition to moving money and getting me food, the more you get, the better. This hammer is finished, Zhang Zhenfang can't finish it, he must fight hard, we have to avoid him later, get more food, and survive the winter. ”
A correspondent arrived from the direction of the station, and the horse was running in a hurry, and at a glance he knew that there was something of great importance. When Kankan arrived in front of Bai Lang, the herald reined in his horse, and the war horse man stood up and almost threw him down. Bai Lang said: "Don't worry, if you have something to say, things that are big are not as important as people." ”
The herald wiped the sweat on his head, looked at Wang Tianzong, and said whitely: "It's all your own people, it's okay to say it directly." ”
"Song ...... Brigade Commander Song asked the Metropolitan Governor to come to the station immediately, saying that there was an important situation report. ”
Bai Lang's subordinates now have more than 10,000 people, organized into three cavalry brigades, of which the first cavalry brigade is its basic force, and the brigade commander Song Lao is also a fierce general under him.
He was ordered to lead the First Standard in attacking the station and taking control of the trains inside the station. The level of secrecy of this train is extremely high, and even Wang Tianzong can't figure out what's inside, but looking at the degree of attention, he knows that it is not ordinary materials, maybe it is food, maybe it is gold and silver.
can alarm the old man Song to personally send someone to deliver the letter, I am afraid that its value is even higher than these. Wang Tianzong is very shrewd, and said with a smile: "I won't go to the station, I'll go to the warehouse and keep an eye on the cubs to work, so as not to be lazy." ”
Bai Lang grabbed his reins, "Zong Shuai, they are all Gan Ge Ming, don't divide each other, let's go together." ”
Wang Tianzong's eyes lit up, "Happy!" Working with someone like you is much more comfortable than Zhang Zhenfang, go, go together. ”
The horses of the two men were in front, and the horse team broke through the night and went straight to the station. The convoy of this train originally had a company, all armed with rifled guns, which was not easy to deal with. But it is precisely because they are too mysterious that the Nanyang place believes that their identity is special and must be entertained properly. The governor specially prepared lamb wine, and found more than a dozen girls to send it over****.
Originally, the troops who were only adding water and coal to Nanyang were blocked by the powerful offensive of the lamb wine and beauty people, on the one hand, they reported that the railway was damaged and needed to be repaired and advanced, and on the other hand, the sky was dark and the sun and moon were dark and the sun and moon were dark and the sun and moon were dull. By the time the Song Elder Department attacked the station, there were no more than ten soldiers who could pick up guns and resist, and the success was very smooth.
But when the carriage was opened, it was not the glittering gold bars or the mountains of grain bags that greeted Song Lao. Rao had been a bandit for many years, but it was the first time he had seen a trophy of this scale.
When Wang Tianzong arrived, he shook it inside with the help of the horse lantern, but his frightened hand shook, and the horse lantern fell to the ground. He scolded a little embarrassedly, "**** mother, I've played with guns all my life, and I scared the guns." ”
Bai Lang smiled: "It's not strange, if it weren't for the old age to wake me up, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to hold the lamp." Even now, my heart is beating fast. How...... How could there be such a train......"
"Damn, Lao Tzu led the rebellion just for the five million. If he knew that there was such a train, Lao Tzu would ...... it himself I mean, I went to Governor Bai to talk about cooperation. ”
Wang Tianzong said while excitedly circling in place, muttering, "Get rich, get rich, this time Zhang Zhenfang doesn't spit out all the old people, don't think about leaving Henan!" ”
An hour later, the news spread in Nanyang City, and the excited bandits fired their guns into the sky to celebrate this unprecedented harvest. After Zhang Zhenfang learned the news, his face was as frightened as earth, and he suddenly collapsed on the chair and couldn't move. He knew that this time he had caused a big disaster! Originally, the white wolf could only be regarded as a bandit, but this time, it had to be counted as a henchman comparable to Ge Mingjun's henchmen! (To be continued.) )