Wu Yulin, chief of communications, specially approved a special train to send Chen Zikun to his post, and Wang Geng, the new deputy director of the Railway Police Department of the Ministry of Communications, specially dispatched a company of road police to escort him, and the train carrying the Jiangbei Escort and his entourage slowly drove out of Beijing's Zhengyangmen East Railway Station and began the journey southward.

The train leaves Beijing in the early summer season, galloping on the green fields with infinite vitality, everyone is full of hope for the future, and on the north bank of the Huai River, the vast world is waiting for the heroes to show their strength.

The special train was suspended in Tianjin for a while, adding coal and water to continue to go south along the Jinpu line, because it was a special train approved by the chief of transportation, the green light all the way unimpeded, in the middle of the night, arrived at Lunan Lincheng Railway Station, stopped again to refuel, the stationmaster of the railway station took a ticket of people to get on the train to greet, saying that everything should be left for Chen Hujun to stay for two more days.

Chen Zikun naturally excused himself, the stationmaster told the truth, in fact, it was the brigade commander Sun Meiyao of the Shandong New Brigade who was going to visit Chief Chen early in the morning, and Brigade Commander Sun said that if he let go of the military envoy, he would kill the stationmaster.

Helpless, had to stay in the car for a night, the next morning, in front of the Lincheng railway station gongs and drums, hundreds of soldiers lined up, it turned out to be Sun Meiyao arrived.

The former leader of the calve-holding bandits has become a major general and brigade commander today, with a straight military uniform, shiny riding boots, and a good complexion.

Seeing Chen Zikun from afar, Sun Meiyao opened her arms and walked over with a smile: "Boss Chen, don't come unharmed." The two shook hands and said goodbye, looked at each other's major general's epaulettes, and laughed tacitly again.

"Boss Chen, I've been waiting for you, I'll show you a good show, come on." As soon as Sun Meiyao waved her hand, several soldiers led five cattle over and set up a formation on the platform.

Chen Zikun didn't know why: "Brigade Commander Sun, which one are you singing?" ”

Sun Meiyao smiled proudly: "You'll know later, what, sisters-in-law just avoid it, it's going to have nightmares when you see it." ”

As soon as he said this, Jian Bing and Yao Yilei became interested instead, hiding behind the window of the special train and quietly watching the excitement.

The two GIs escorted a guy behind an unkempt head up, and Chen Zikun saw that this was not the Japanese translator on the calf, it turned out that he still couldn't run out after all.

Sun Meiyao shouted: "You shit, what else is there to say when you die." ”

Hashimoto Jeanji raised his head, his eyes were dull, and he was already dying.

The soldiers tied Hashimoto's limbs and head with hemp rope, tied it to the cow, waved the leather whip, and the five cows walked forward slowly, Hashimoto was pulled up, his limbs were tense, and the expression on his face was painful, Jian Bing and Yao Yilei invariably lowered the curtains, their hearts were pounding, and they didn't dare to look at it anymore.

The train station was crowded with people, and the idlers watched with great interest the corpse of Brigade Commander Sun's five cows, first one arm was torn off, then the head and the other arm, blood stained the platform red, and the cheers sounded like thunder, Sun Meiyao was even more proud, and gave her hands everywhere, the momentum was like a famous Peking Opera actor who had finished the curtain call.

In a scene of five cattle splitting the corpses, Chen Zikun, who watched it, was disgusted, and frowned: "Brigade Commander Sun is so Yaxing." ”

Sun Meiyao smiled: "Isn't it that I didn't have time to let you see it last time, don't be surprised, there are two gifts for Boss Chen." ”

After saying that, with a wave of his hand, the two guards carried a basket of Yinyang onto the train and put it in the carriage.

"Our calf-hugging brothers can have today, thanks to the help of Boss Chen, my Sun Meiyao knows how to repay the kindness, a small meaning is not a respect, if you don't accept it, Boss Chen, I can turn my face." Sun Meiyao said seriously.

"Collect, why don't you accept it, no matter how much I don't dislike it." Chen Zikun also replied seriously, and the two laughed at the same time.

"And another gift, what kind of rarity?" Chen Zikun asked with interest.

Sun Meiyao slapped her face, and a little boy came over and bowed deeply: "Handsome, good." ”

Chen Zikun was overjoyed, it turned out that the little boy was the little Taoist Qingfeng who was lost in the cave of Hugging Calf, but he didn't expect him to be alive.

Sun Meiyao said: "This kid has a big life, he didn't starve to death in the cave for several days, treat him well, follow him as a servant or something." ”

Chen Zikun said: "Thank you Brigade Commander Sun for your success. ”

Sun Meiyao said: "Okay, originally they said that they would keep you for three days and three nights, but I thought that you were anxious to take office, so I won't keep you. ”

"Get drunk!" Chen Zikun and Sun Meiyao high-fived as an alliance, and then got on the train, the whistle sounded, the special train started, Sun Meiyao kept standing in place and waved until the train was out of sight, at this time they didn't know that this was the last time they met.

Qingfeng sat timidly on the train, not daring to look around, he was an orphan picked up by the old way, he had never been out of the mountains since he was a child, and he spent his childhood with the Sanqing statue in Chaoyun Temple, where had he ever seen such an advanced thing as a train.

Jian Bing and Yao Yilei were bored, and they were quite interested in this traveling companion who joined halfway, asked long and short questions, and took out pastries and soda for him to eat.

"What's your name?" Yao Yilei asked.

"The road is clear."

"What's the last name?"

"There is no last name."

"Why don't I give you a name?" Yao Yilei stroked the leper dog Ah Bian in her arms, thought for a while, and said, "Your name is Ah Yuan." ”

"It's not good, it's not as good as his original name." Jianbing immediately objected.

Qingfeng bowed his head and was silent, obviously not liking this nondescript name.

Chen Zikun put down the newspaper and said: "It's flat and round, it doesn't look like a name, so let the chief of staff give him a name." ”

Yan Su said with a smile: "Actually, Miss Yao's name is good, but it is only suitable for use as a nickname, in my opinion, since there is no surname, it is better to follow the surname Chen with the envoy of the guard, and the name is still according to the original reading, but change the word to the three-foot Qingfeng of Qingfeng." ”

"Chen Qingfeng, this name is good, just use this." Chan immediately made a decision.

"The chief of staff is really talented." Jian Bing also smiled.

Only Yao Yilei was sullen and pinned her face to the side.

……

After driving 80 miles north from Lincheng Railway Station, arrive at Xuzhou Station, which is the terminal station of the special train, and from here to the north bank of the Huaijiang River, you have to transfer to other means of transportation.

The time of arriving in Xuzhou was twelve o'clock at noon, the gongs and drums were beating outside, and it was very lively, Zhao Yufeng went out to inquire and reported to Chen Zikun: "Dashuai, Xu Haizhen guards Chen Tiaoyuan to pick up the station." ”

Yan Su introduced: "This Chen Zhen Envoy is thanks to you, and he has been in the limelight recently. ”

Chen Zikun said: "How do you say this? ”

Yan Su said: "It's not thanks to Sun Meiyao, after you were brought back to Beijing by me, Chen Tiaoyuan was responsible for continuing to negotiate with the bandits on behalf of the government, in fact, there was nothing to talk about, and the matter was settled by you, so Chen Tiaoyuan made no effort and made a great achievement." ”

Chen Zikun suddenly realized: "There is also this history, then I have to meet him." ”

Put on a full set of military uniforms, put on riding boots, and took the adjutant and the horse out of the station, only to see that both sides were full of military bands, beating and beating very lively, a large group of gray military uniforms of soldiers surrounded a fat man with a gold epaulette standing not far away, seeing Chen Zikun come out, the fat man smiled and saluted, and then shook hands and said: "Escort envoy, I have been waiting for you for a long time." ”

Chen Zikun said: "The town guard is polite. ”

Chen Tiaoyuan said: "Prepare a little thin wine to catch the wind for the escort, please." ”

"Keeper, please."

The two walked hand in hand, followed by a large number of Ma Ben guards, so not majestic.

With a cry of elongated pitch: "Salute! Hundreds of gray-clothed soldiers raised their rifles in their hands in salute, this is the honor guard specially arranged by Chen Tiaoyuan, although the military appearance is far inferior to Wu Peifu's third division, but it looks like that.

The banquet was set up in the most upscale garden hotel in Xuzhou city, the officials and gentry of all sizes in the city came to accompany them, the atmosphere was harmonious and lively, during the banquet, Chen Tiaoyuan proposed to marry Chen Zikun as brothers, a group of gentry officials immediately began to coax, and the two of them married Jinlan, and since then they have been called brothers.

The chef of the Garden Hotel is an external Shanghai chef, Chinese and Western food are all available, the dishes are very delicious, Jianbing and Yao Yilei are very satisfied, and when they come to the room after dinner, they are even more overjoyed, there is a separate toilet and flush toilet.

"Xuzhou is not as backward as imagined." Jian Bing said excitedly.

Yao Yilei glanced at her with disdain and said: "Xuzhou is the intersection of the two major railway lifelines of the Jinpu Line and the Longhai Line, known as the thoroughfare of the five provinces, how can it be backward." ”

On this issue, Miss Yao's advantages are shown, she is the daughter of the former deputy minister of transportation, and she graduated from Beijing Sacred Heart Church Girls' School.

……

In the living room of the Garden Hotel, the envoy of Xu Haizhen and the envoy of the Jiangbei Protector were having a friendly and cordial meeting, and Chen Tiaoyuan said: "The envoy of the Protector, the bandits in Jiangbei are seriously troubled, I don't know how many troops the War Department has allocated to you?" ”

Chen Zikun said: "I was only given the establishment of a mixed brigade, and I am not afraid of the jokes of the eldest brother, and I have a chief of staff, an adjutant, and a service soldier and two horses by my side." ”

Chen Tiaoyuan exclaimed: "How can this be done, Jiangbei is the tiger's den of Longtan, business and travel pass, and it takes dozens of people to form a team before they dare to go on the road, and the guards are brave and brave, naturally they are not afraid at all, but you also have to think about the two ladies, so let's do it, I, who is my brother, will send a company of soldiers to send you over." ”

After some contact, Chen Zikun knew that Chen Tiaoyuan was an eight-sided and exquisite person, and now that his direct forces were in full swing, he would definitely not be embarrassed by himself, on the contrary, he had to show goodwill in every possible way, and this company of soldiers should be an olive branch thrown by him.

"Then thank you, big brother." Chen Zikun said with a smile.

"This is not enough, I will send another hundred quick robbers, five thousand bullets to you, and help my brother open the situation as soon as possible." Chen Tiaoyuan patted his chest and said.