Seven o'clock in the morning, Ya'an training base.

Xiao Yimin, who had run five kilometers with the soldiers, was in high spirits, and he came to the Longxi River to the west of the camp and squatted, picked up the cold water, washed his face happily, took off the head of the new-style military hat, and a trace of white mist rose.

In the big camp with the sound of the password, adjutant Zheng Changze rushed through a group of officers and soldiers who were training like crazy, rushed to the embankment full of rocks on the bank of the Longxi River and did not slow down, and ran directly behind Xiao Yimin, who was washing his face, before kneeling down, opening his mouth and taking a deep breath and exhaling in pain:

"Little brother, Lord Zhao was killed by the new army......"

Xiao Yimin's back suddenly stiffened, he turned around suddenly, and roared, "What are you kidding?" ”

"Really...... You see, I just received an urgent call from Uncle Fan from Chengdu, and they cut off Lord Zhao's head, little brother...... Woohoo......"

Xiao Yimin only felt that the sky was spinning, his eyes were black, he fell straight back, and his uncontrollable body smashed on the water, stirring up a wave.

The surrounding guards screamed and rushed into the river, quickly swam to Xiao Yimin, who was drifting with the waves and gradually sinking, grabbed his hands and feet and his clothes, and pulled Xiao Yimin ashore, shouting and screaming one by one, very nervous.

The entire battalion had been shaken by Zheng Changze's mournful wail, and nearly a thousand stunned officers and soldiers rushed to the river one after another, densely surrounding Xiao Yimin, who had just been rescued.

"Little brother, wake up, you ......"

"Little brother, you can't do this, little brother......"

The riverbank was already in chaos, the shouts and exclamations were endless, Zheng Changze, who was hugging Xiao Yimin, cried in a mess, and Wu San, the chief of the guard who came quickly, knelt beside Xiao Yimin, and kept shaking Xiao Yimin, whose eyes were closed and his face was like white paper.

Xiao Yimin's throat gurgled, and he suddenly squirted out a mouthful of water in Wu San's shaking, followed by a long, oozing gasping sound.

"Your Excellency is awake!"

"Little brother, little brother, don't scare me, you speak, little brother......" Wu Sanhu had tears in his eyes, grabbed Xiao Yimin's hands tightly, and shouted loudly.

Xiao Yimin opened his eyes, struggled to stand up, and after a violent cough, he gently pushed Wu San and Zheng Changze away, staggered back a few steps, suddenly pulled out a pistol and put it on his temple, looking up at the northeast sky in an exclamation, his face was full of tears, and he smiled miserably:

"I'm a man in vain...... What other face lives in this world......"

"No—"

"Smack-"

Wu San threw down Xiao Yimin, who committed suicide with a gun, turned over and still pinched Xiao Yimin's hand holding the gun, and howled at Xiao Yimin, who was bleeding from the bullet over his scalp:

"What the fuck are you...... Cowards, cowards! What should I do if you die? What do you want to do with the 5,000 brothers and their relatives at home......"

Wang Jian and several battalion officers and Wu San and other guards, set up Xiao Yimin and ran into the newly completed headquarters, after reading the three consecutive telegrams urgently sent by the telegraph room in Ya'an City, Wang Jian immediately discussed with He Qiwu and Xie Mingyang, He and Xie The two battalion officers immediately went out to assemble the team, Wang Jian ordered Wu San and Zheng Changze to say a few words, and also followed, resolutely provoked the pillar of stabilizing the army's heart.

On the field, 1,500 officers and men wearing new olive uniforms and hats of the same color lined up neatly, and their eyes were nervously watching Wang Jian who had ascended to the review stand.

Wang Jian walked to the front desk, straightened his long hat, took a deep breath, and said loudly:

"Brothers, just six hours ago, the new army in Chengdu suddenly attacked, they quietly sent people to block our Zhenzi camp, and another group of people surrounded Lord Zhao's mansion in the middle of the night, killing hundreds of our border army brothers, and finally took Lord Zhao to the bottom of the imperial city of Mingyuan, and brutally cut off Lord Zhao's head-"

The audience was amazed, and then bursts of angry shouts rang out, and the officers and soldiers of each team rushed forward, and the entire field was full of roars of revenge.

Everyone present was a member of the Zhenzi Battalion of the border army, Zhao Erfeng was the commander of the entire border army, and his head was suddenly cut off, so unscrupulous bullying and contempt, how could he not make the soldiers of the border army angry.

Wang Jian raised his hand and shouted quietly, and the officers of the various companies and platoons who reacted resisted their hatred and gathered the ranks loudly, but they could not suppress the angry brothers with red eyes.

Wang Jian on the stage saw the brothers in the audience rushing over angrily to ask for battle, the sound of weapons colliding and pulling bolts sounded together, so frightened that he hurriedly took out his matching guns and fired three shots into the sky, and the whole field was quiet, and the hurried company platoon commanders punched and kicked the soldiers, shouting desperately to withdraw the bullets, and it took a long time to calm down.

I don't know when, Xiao Yimin has already appeared on the stage, and after receiving the bad news, more than 20 border army generals and colonels who rushed from the baggage camp followed closely behind Xiao Yimin.

Wang Jian hurriedly greeted the expressionless Xiao Yimin above, nodded to Qi Luo and other border generals, and quietly went over to stand with them and discussed in a low voice.

Under the nervous gaze of all eyes, Xiao Yimin walked to the edge of the front desk step by step, slowly glanced at the young and angry faces under the stage, puffed up his chest and said loudly:

"Brothers, I, Xiao Yimin, am grateful to you! Thank you, my mentor, your commander, and the spirit of the Minister of Frontier Affairs, Lord Zhao, in heaven! ”

Xiao Yimin's grief, indignant and hoarse voice echoed for a long time, and the officers and soldiers were deeply infected, clenching their teeth one by one, lonely and silent.

In the minds of the officers and soldiers, Xiao Yimin, who is benevolent and kind, and has amazing ability, is not only his highest commander, but also the leading brother of all his brothers.

Without Xiao Yimin, they are still digging in the barren fields, burning charcoal and hunting in the mountains infested with wild beasts and snakes and scorpions, and still following the horse gang to climb the mountains and mountains to work hard, living a precarious and poor life.

Without Xiao Yimin, the brothers would not have the abundant food and clothing they have today, and the brothers would not have been able to receive six oceans a month to subsidize their families for a year, and their younger brothers and sisters would not have had the opportunity to go to school.

In a word, without Xiao Yimin, there would be no good life for the elders and villagers in Dayi and Ya'an Six Counties, and there would be no self-esteem and self-confidence of the brothers today.

Xiao Yimin swallowed his fiery throat with difficulty, raised his fingers, and shouted loudly to the sky:

"Brothers, I have nothing to say, Lord Zhao's spirit in the sky has not gone far, he is watching us from the sky, I, Xiao Yimin, swear to Lord Zhao's spirit in the sky today: I will not avenge this revenge, and I will not give up!"

"I won't give up!"

"I won't give up!"

"I won't give up—"

With Xiao Yimin's order, more than 1,000 brothers rushed to their respective barracks under the leadership of their respective commanders, received guns and bullets, packed up their backpacks, and made all preparations for departure.

In the headquarters, Xiao Yimin informed everyone of the situation in Chengdu according to the four urgent telegrams received one after another, and then closed his mouth and waited for everyone's opinions.

The six battalion officers and a cadre of the border army, including Qi Luo, gathered together, and everyone had a different look on their faces.

The Mongolian counselor of the "Zhenbian Battalion" Bals and the "Tai'an Battalion" Counselor Qi Luo were full of grief and indignation, while Chen Quzhen, the Hunan counselor of the "Jingbian Battalion," and Zhang Hongsheng, the Jiangxi counselor of the "Dazi Battalion," were talking in a low voice, and Phuntsok, the leader of the "Shouzi Battalion" who had been stationed in Zangbian for many years, lowered his head and sighed repeatedly.

Zheng Changze, who was guarding the door, was sad when he saw such a scene, and quietly went out to find Wang Jian and others to discuss, and finally decided together:

Immediately sent Wu San to lead a team of guards to ride back to Chengdu on fast horses, inform the Zhenzi Battalion and several seniors of Chengdu Hongmen, and arrange everything to wait for Xiao Yimin's arrival; Xie Changming and He Qiwu led the 1st and 2nd Infantry Battalions to set off immediately, and the newly formed reconnaissance company moved forward to reconnoiter the road conditions and avoid a possible ambush.

(To be continued)