Nankou Town is located at the junction of the Yanshan Mountains and the North China Plain. Because it is located in the ditch, it is located in the south of Yongguan, so it is named, it has always been a place where soldiers must fight, and the last barrier in the northwest of the Gongwei Division. In the first year of the Republic of China (1912), it became a town, which is the condominium area of Changping and Yanqing counties, bounded by the Beijing-Zhangjiakou Railway, and divided into two parts: the south of the railway belongs to Changping County of Jingzhao place, and the north of the railway belongs to Yanqing County of Zhili Province. After the Beijing-Zhangjiakou Railway passes through the town, it gradually forms a bustling town with Nankou Station as the center.

Since it was stationed in Koubei Province, especially since it was reorganized into a mixed brigade, Tang Zhidao has stationed heavy troops here, and in late June, he even pulled the entire mixed brigade to this town in the name of the whole brigade meeting, and was always ready to advance southward.

Only half an hour after the telegram was sent, the cavalry battalion of the vanguard of the 3rd Mixed Brigade and Han Zitai's Chahar Independent Cavalry Battalion had already crossed the Beijing-Zhangjiakou railway and rushed in the direction of Changping, and the brigade began to cross the railway line one after another an hour.

Standing on a small hillside on the outskirts of Nankou Town, looking down on the scene of thousands of men and horses advancing, Brigade Commander Tang was full of ambition and heroism, and from this moment on, his Tang Road officially began to Zhuolu Central Plains, becoming an emerging force that cannot be ignored by all parties.

"Brigade commander, the first regiment has all passed through the train crossing, and the second regiment is passing." Chief of Staff Xu Yongchang stood beside Tang Zhidao with enthusiasm, and excitedly pointed to the troops in front of him and said: "At this speed, you can drive to Changping before it gets dark, and you can come to Deshengmen tomorrow!" ”

When he first received Zhang Xun's telegram on the restoration, Xu Yongchang was still thinking about how to persuade Brigade Commander Tang to send troops, but Brigade Commander Tang had even prepared the telegram in advance, and the whole army set off after a simple military meeting. Now he doubted whether Brigade Commander Tang had the ability to predict the future, otherwise how could he seize such an opportunity.

"Let's take Changping first." Tang Zhidao is still extremely calm on the surface, at least so far he has not thought about whether to go straight to Huanglong and enter the capital, or to wait and see for a day or two after taking Changping City and then continue to advance, in short, one step at a time, anyway, the prestige has been brushed out, it is difficult to predict how high it can be brushed and how much benefit it can get, but at least one "rebuilding the republic" hero can't run away.

"There is only one dissatisfied battalion of the 13th Division in Changping City, and it is estimated that Battalion Commander Song will be able to take it!" Xu Yongchang said with a smile.

"The main force of the 13th Division is stationed in Beiyuan, and it is only half a day's journey from Changping, if the division's cavalry regiment is reinforced as soon as possible, it is very likely to have an encounter with us." Tang Zhidao analyzed: "Li Jincai was co-named in the restoration of electricity, so we can't help but include this situation." ”

"Brigade commander, I'm afraid you think too highly of the mobilization ability of the Gyeonggi garrison." Xu Yongchang said disapprenously: "Unless it is premeditated, the Thirteenth Division will not be dispatched until at least tomorrow." "Staff Officer Xu, who served in the training director's department, is quite aware of the training situation and combat effectiveness of these divisions around Gyeonggi.

"It's best to be able to fight without blood, it's a pity that national defense strength is wasted on internal strife." Tang Zhidao said helplessly, after more than a year, except for killing Babu Zabu in the Battle of Duolun, which is considered to have done a great thing for the country and the people, most of the rest of the time has been thinking about how to calculate others or not be calculated by others.

"The democratic republic is the trend of the times, and I estimate that it is Zhang Xun himself and those who are old and young who are determined to restore, and the powerful factions of all parties are just waiting and seeing." Xu Yongchang said with confidence, as if the world was decided as soon as the Third Mixed Brigade entered the customs.

"I hope so!" Tang Zhidao smiled and said, "But I don't plan to come back this time when I enter Beijing." ”

"The brigade commander means that we are going to give up Koubei?" Xu Yongchang asked in surprise, all the warlords in the world regard this territory as their lives. Now, although Brigade Commander Tang has not been appointed as the town guard of Koubei Province, almost all the military and political power in this Koubei Province is controlled by him and the mixed brigade. Although Koubei Province is relatively poor, it also has a population of nearly 2 million in 10 counties, and controls most sections of the Beijing-Zhangjiakou Railway at the same time. …,

"Yes, this northern province is sandwiched between Zhili and Chahar, close to Gyeonggi, and the location is extremely sensitive and lacks room for maneuver." Tang Zhidao nodded and said, there is another important reason, once this battle is over, Cao Kun, the Zhili Overseer, will inevitably become bigger, and when the time comes, one mixed brigade of his own will not be able to confront other people's one division and two mixed brigades, and it will be more difficult to directly take refuge in Cao San's fool and want to be self-contained.

"Brigade commander, it's our brigade headquarters' turn!" Zhou Wenruo walked over and whispered.

"Let's go, then." Tang Zhidao waved his hand and followed the departments directly under the brigade headquarters of the Second Regiment through the Beijing-Zhangjiakou Railway.

At this time, Changping City is a different situation, the original five-color national flag has been replaced by a beige dragon flag, the large and small shops on the street are hanging the dragon flag without exception, and the one that is not there for a while is also replaced by a piece of yellow cloth, so that the yellow cloth in several cloth shops are sold out. This kind of speed and efficiency may not be able to restore the center of Jingshi.

Huang Zhongnu, the 55-year-old county magistrate, dressed in a wrinkled official uniform, stood in the middle of the courtyard with a red face and instructed his subordinates to redecorate the hall of the county government.

"The lord is still the official uniform of the Qing Dynasty, wearing you is more magnificent!" The chief of the Huang Mansion touched the braid at the back of his head and said flatteringly.

"This is natural, I have studied hard for 30 years in exchange for it." Huang Zhongnu touched the official robe on his body and said proudly. He was the Changping county commander in the former Qing Dynasty, and when he saw that the Qing Dynasty was not good, he changed his court and took refuge in Jiang Chaozong, the commander of the infantry army, and barely kept the position of the county commander, but he became the county governor, but he completely lost the demeanor of the county lord in the former Qing Dynasty.

"Huang San, where did you get this braid?" Looking at Huang San's dirty braids, Huang Xianling squinted his eyes and said, he was going to be able to release a prefect or something about the activities in the capital in a few days, but if he didn't even show his loyalty with braids.

"The little one has always been interested in the Qing Dynasty, and the braids cut a few years ago have not been willing to throw away, but I didn't think that the Qing Dynasty would finally come back again!" Huang San cried emotionally, in fact, there was no such thing at all, he bought it for a piece of ocean on the street.

"Really?" Huang Zhongnu looked at Huang San suspiciously, and said, "It seems that my braids were also handed over to you to keep at that time, sir!" ”

"Yes, yes, that's it!" Huang San's eyes rolled and hurriedly bowed: "It's just that the little one can't remember where to put it for a while." "At this time, the braids on the street are fried to at least five yuan, and I don't have a big boy on hand, how can I do it!

"No matter where you put it, hurry up and find it for the master, and go to the account office to pay thirty oceans." Huang Zhongnu said impatiently: "If you can't do it, be careful that the master hits your board." ”

"Piercing!" As soon as Huang Zhongnu heard that there was money to take, he thanked him for a lot of money and ran out. He didn't know that his braids on the street had been fried to fifteen yuan, and he might not be in stock. In addition to braids, the price of all objects that are tied to the Qing Dynasty has gone up.

"I've seen the county honor!" Huang San had just walked away, and a middle-aged man in a black police uniform ran in quickly, half-kneeling and saluting.

"Director Song is exempt!" Huang Zhongnu helped up Song Chulan, director of the Seventh Branch (Changping Branch) of the Jingshi Police Bureau, and asked with concern: "Is it done when you confess?" ”

"The county respects rest assured, everything is done, and the quilt is taken care of by the subordinates one by one." Song Chulan patted her chest and said: "Now all the shops, schools, and guilds on the street are hung with the banner of our Qing Dynasty. ”

"That's good, that's good." Huang Zhongnu said happily: "I will definitely ask for credit for you from the peak." ”

"Thank you for your support!" Song Chulan said respectfully, in fact, with his official position, he didn't have to pay much attention to Huang County's order, and the Jingshi Police Chief was his boss, but this Song Chulan was originally a banner man who was extremely keen on restoration, so he was very willing to saddle up the horse and work for Huang Zhongnu. …,

"In the past few days, the market has been watching, and if I encounter a Kuomintang member, I will be killed!" Huang Zhongnu said fiercely: "The original few thorns in this county are also locked up for me!" "The so-called thorn is the stubble of a few activists in the original county, who are looking for a group of public servants such as Governor Huang with the posture of a master all day long, although Huang Zhongnu gritted his teeth with hatred, but there is no way to hinder the general trend of the Republic of China.

"No problem, my spies were dispatched at noon, and Camp Commander Qi was also very cooperative." Song Chulan nodded and said: "The Republic of China has been engaged in three or four years, and the people have been in turmoil for a long time, and the people have long been looking forward to the emperor's reinstatement. ”

"So I'm relieved!" Huang Zhongnu said approvingly: "Early tomorrow morning, we will hold a meeting in this county office, invite all the famous corners, and celebrate well!" ”

"It's all easy to do, it's just that my brothers are working overtime, shouldn't it mean?" Song Chulan rubbed her hands and muttered, "The emperor is not good at sending hungry soldiers!" ”

"Each person will send five oceans first, and how about sending more after the situation stabilizes in a few days?" Although it hurt, Huang Zhongnu still opened his mouth and said, these policemen are still needed for the time being, and the spring tax in Changping this year has just been collected, and he has not had time to hand it over to Jingzhao.

"Then I thank the county on behalf of my brothers." Song Chulan hurriedly thanked him, the so-called three points of fat, he has more than 200 police officers, and each person has two oceans on his head, which is 500 oceans.

"Old, master, it's not good, it's not good!" Huang San ran back at a trot, sweating profusely and panting and shouting.

"Why are you back so soon, my braids?" Huang Zhongnu said unhappily when he saw Huang San's empty hands.

"Master, the troops from outside are coming in, coming in!" Huang San took a slight breath and said eagerly: "If you really hit in, Battalion Commander Qi's soldiers have all run out of the city." ”

"W-what!" Huang Zhongnu's mind was blank, it was possible that the Qing Dynasty was about to fall down as soon as he got up, and he was captured by Song Hualong's cavalry battalion more than ten minutes later.