In the suburbs of Beijing in mid-October, under the gray sky, a cool breeze suddenly came, and it rained. After a layer of rain, the clouds gradually rolled away to the west, the sky was blue again, and the sun showed its face again; Wearing a very thick green cloth single coat or jacket curly urban idler, biting a cigarette pipe, in the shadow of the inclined bridge after the rain, standing under the tree at the head of the bridge, meeting acquaintances, they will use a slow and leisurely tone, sighing and answering each other: "Alas, the sky is really cold-", "Isn't it?" A layer of autumn rain and a layer of cold! Looking at the gurgling drizzle outside the window, Tang Zhidao unconsciously recalled an essay "Autumn in Hometown" in later generations, and remembered that the high school teacher spoke of this text in a very funny tone. Captain, do you have all these books with you? Li Dazhu quietly came in and began to clean up the books scattered on the table, bed, and floor in Tang Zhidao's room. Let's all stay here! Tang Zhidao shook his head and said, "Anyway, the new barracks still have to stay here!" "This rain is really not at the right time, just yesterday at noon, Regiment Commander Tang received an order from the War Department that the entire Second Mixed Regiment except for the new barracks will be stationed in the Chahar Special Region in three days, and the jurisdiction will also be transferred from the War Department to the Chahar Prefecture Yamen." I don't know if the rain will stop tonight! Li Dazhu put down the books and helped Captain Tang pack up his other luggage. Dazhu, you have to take care of my luggage, and there is not much anyway. Tang Zhidao instructed again: "Go outside and help Adjutant Zhou and them pack up the things that the regiment headquarters wants to take away." "Hmm! Captain, will we come back? Li Dazhu asked expectantly before going out, after all, he has been stationed in this place for more than half a year, and he is really reluctant to leave. Maybe! "Tang Zhidao still looked out the window swaying the branches of the locust tree in the wind and rain, this time going north is not an ordinary garrison, the Mongolian bandits in northern Xinjiang, the sect and the party henchmen, the Japanese ronin, and the horse bandits are not easy to mess with, and at this juncture they are going north to fight a tough battle." I don't know if Yuxuan is okay? "When he was packing up his clothes, Tang Zhidao touched the ancient coin and couldn't help but think that more than three months had passed, and although he had returned to the capital a few times, he had never returned to the familiar alley and warm courtyard." Captain, busy! Zhang Yuanhang shook the droplets of water on the tips of his hair and rushed in from outside the door, although he himself stayed in the suburbs of Beijing temporarily, but the preparations for the second battalion to go north were also complicated. Brother Zhang is here, I'm more chaotic here, you can sit casually. Tang Zhidao continued to sort out the items and asked casually: "The second battalion should have been cleaned up, right?" "Almost!" Zhang Yuanhang found a stool and sat down, but said worriedly: "It's just that Saiwai is not like the capital, and the weather should be cold after October." "Brother Zhang is worried about cotton clothes and cotton shoes! It's impossible to point to the ministry. Tang Zhidao said with a smile: "I have asked Lu Enhe to take people to Zhangjiakou in advance, and one or two thousand sets of cotton clothes and pants over there should be able to be gathered." "It's still thoughtful from the head of the regiment." Zhang Yuanhang praised sincerely: "Or I'll go with you." ”

"Didn't we negotiate, as soon as the new barracks are on the right track, you will take them to the northern Xinjiang to make peace with us!" Tang Zhidao hurriedly responded: "You can't go back. ”

It has only been about ten days since the new battalion was recruited, and they can't even distinguish between east, west, north and south, and they haven't touched the barrel of a gun. The War Department supported and understood this point, and also agreed with Tang Zhidao's suggestion and stayed in place for training for the time being. The corresponding regimental deputy and commander of the second battalion should also be the commander of the recruit battalion, the commander of the first battalion is Zuo Jiwu, and the commander of the second battalion is Fu Mingyi. …,

"The situation in northern Xinjiang is extremely complicated, and one more person is one more calculation." Zhang Yuanhang took out a cigarette and smoked it slowly.

"Brother Zhang is still not at ease." Tang Zhidao put down the work at hand and sat down beside Zhang Yuanhang. It is no wonder that people are exchanging a well-trained, well-formed, and experienced infantry battalion for a newly formed battalion with incomplete officers and ready to be weaponized.

"It's not that I'm not worried, I'm just reluctant!" Zhang Yuanhang sighed and said, many brothers in the second battalion have been born and died with him, let alone two or three months, but who can say for sure what is the way of the world?

"Brother Zhang, I don't worry about who this battalion recruits will hand over, only you are the best candidate!" Tang Zhidao said comfortingly: "Besides, my sister-in-law just came to the capital, why don't you stay for a while." Besides, Saibei is not a place to stay for a long time after all, I have to leave some blood for our second group! ”

"Commander, I understand what you said." Zhang Yuanhang's heart was like a mirror, otherwise he would not agree to Tang Zhidao's plan, and he was also the biggest beneficiary of this expansion, Zuo Jiwu became the head of the first battalion.

"At the end of the month, the Military Academy Division will divide a few military cadets to come over, and I hope that Brother Zhang will treat them well." These students were only asked by Tang Zhidao from the Department of Military Studies after great difficulty, and the huge Chinese regular military academy has no other semicolon, while the armies in various places have expanded exponentially, and qualified officers are quite in demand.

"Don't worry, the regiment commander, these student babies are a treasure, I still expect them to train the recruits of this battalion, how can I snub them." Zhang Yuanhang said with a smile, originally he did look down on these student babies, but since Tang Zhidao came, these student babies quickly supported half of the sky in the second mixed group like chicken blood, and led the soldiers to train with a clear eye.

"I'm relieved." Tang Zhidao got up, took out a box from under the bed, handed it to Zhang Yuanhang, and said, "I'm afraid that after I leave, I'm afraid the money will not be so timely." ”

"What is this?" Zhang Yuanhang hesitated to take the box and asked carefully.

"Open!" Tang Zhidao didn't explain much, just lightly commanded.

"What is this for!" Zhang Yuanhang opened the box and saw that there were several Zhuang tickets neatly stacked inside, and said unhappily.

"Brother Zhang, don't get me wrong, this is the cost of the boot camp in the next few months." Tang Zhidao then explained: "The food and clothing are here, if it is not enough, you can go to the capital to find Yulu." ”

"You're so reassuring about me?" Zhang Yuanhang still said coldly: "I'm afraid I won't be able to earn so much money in my life, so I'm not afraid that I will abscond with the money." "Money is a good thing, but Zhang Yuanhang is not the kind of person who is greedy for money, otherwise he would not be the deputy battalion commander of the regiment in a few days, and many of his peers have mixed up to the brigade commander level.

"Haha, if Brother Zhang is really such a person, even if I spend money to buy a lesson." Tang Zhidao said disapprerovantly, 18,000 oceans is indeed not a small amount, but it is worth it if you can really buy a confidant.

"Then I'll take it!" Zhang Yuanhang closed the box and said solemnly: "Don't worry, head of the regiment, I will definitely bring you an elite army." ”

"Brother Zhang, you're welcome, call me Ruoshui when you don't have it!" After settling in the new barracks, Tang Zhidao said happily: "In terms of age, qualifications, and ability, you are my eldest brother, and I am just the right person to be the head of this regiment." ”

"Brother Ruoshui is too famous! I was really not convinced at first, why did Lao Tzu work hard for more than ten years, but in the end he wanted to be your subordinate, and now I am convinced! Zhang Yuanhang smiled and was relieved, and it may not be bad to follow this little brother to get there.

"Brother Zhang, you should see the world more thoroughly than me, we can only survive in such troubled times if we unite as one." Tang Zhidao saw that Zhang Yuanhang was very truthful, and he also said in his heart: "Whether it is for the country, the people or ourselves, the only thing we can rely on is really the more than two thousand brothers in the second mixed group." ”…,

"Brother Ruoshui can rest assured, but there is a drive to dare to disobey!" Zhang Yuanhang stood up violently and said with his fists clenched.

"Brothers share their profits and cut off gold!" Tang Zhidao also stood up, held Zhang Yuanhang's hands, and said firmly, and after a long time, the two returned to their seats and chatted about some details of the future arrangement.

"Brother Zhang, are you familiar with Inspector Tanakayu?" Talking about the Chahar Special District, Tang Zhidao asked with concern. After leaving Beijing, the jurisdiction of the Second Mixed Regiment was transferred to the Chahar Metropolitan Commandery, which means that the Chahar Metropolitan Commander had full authority over where to garrison, whether it was to concentrate the garrison, whether it was to disperse the garrison, and the replenishment of supplies were all at the disposal of the Chahar Metropolitan Commander.

"I've met a few times, but it's not familiar." Zhang Yuanhang thought for a while and said: "But this person's reputation is not bad, a serious martial arts student, and an old man who trains troops at a small station." It is said that this person has a good relationship with Fu Liangzuo. ”

"Leave him alone, take one step at a time." Tang Zhidao only hoped that the Saibei Department would not be demolished, and in that case, he would not be able to use his strength. I don't care too much about a commander like Tanaka Yu, who has no descendants.

"I have a few acquaintances in the first division of the army, if Ruoshui encounters any problems, you can find them." After all, Zhang Yuanhang has worked hard in the Beiyang military circles for more than ten years, and there are still relationships in all aspects.

"The first division is okay! I'm afraid they will not be able to protect themselves for a long time, or they won't need us to reinforce them. Tang Zhidao said disdainfully. The First Division of the Beiyang Army is the most famous but the most unworthy of the name among the old six towns in Beiyang, and its combat effectiveness is not at the same level as the other five towns, and the garrison in Zhangjiakou, Duolun and other places is just to scare and scare bandits, and the battle is at most similar to the old-fashioned army of the Yi Army and the Huai Army. However, this is also a grievance, originally this army composed of banner people was used by the Qing court to decorate the façade, and the composition after the Republic of China was relatively complicated (there were more Han people), but there was still not much improvement.

"The emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, and the family is also a whole division, and there are five or six thousand people in the Zhangjiakou area alone." Zhang Yuanhang did not deny Tang Zhidao's words, since the Republic of China, the First Division of the Army has suppressed bandits, and there has not been a decent war.