The people of Linzhou, who were still a little hesitant, couldn't sit still anymore when they saw that those big families began to load their supplies and prepare to leave to avoid the upcoming war, and they packed up their things one after another. Following the instructions of Xu Jiajun's guides, he quickly evacuated in the direction of Orange City.

In order to transfer as many people as possible, on the official road from Linzhou to Juxiangcheng, the soldiers of the Xu family, who were responsible for protecting the safety of the transferred people, could not even rest at night. The torches illuminated this official road transparently, so that these people who came from all over Linzhou fled to the base of the Xu Jiajun in Juxiang City.

According to Jihua's evacuation arrangements in advance, the people of Linzhou who arrived in Juxiang City were led away by a joint defense team. In the villages where these joint defense teams are located, there will be simple houses that Xu Jiajun has specially allocated some money to build for these people. As for the local people, they also know that they all belong to the same state, and in this case they should be in the same boat.

Therefore, these people who fled here far from their homes can at least have food and housing, and will not end up on the streets. Being able to get this kind of proper resettlement during the war years allowed these people who abandoned their homes to truly realize that Xu Jiajun's propaganda of loving the people was not just a shout, but indeed a practical action.

Compared with these ordinary people, who are mostly arranged to live in towns and villages, the members of several major families who have been transferred from the Linzhou capital are treated slightly better. For a small amount of accommodation, you can arrange for the vacant houses in the city that have been raided by corrupt officials. As for the living situation in the county, as long as you have money, you still don't have to worry about the shortage of materials.

And to the surprise of these family owners, who are mostly businessmen, after so many people poured into the four cities, the price of grain sold in the grain houses of the four cities remained the same as before the war. There has not been a single case of price gouging. In this regard, many family owners who have sold grain to Xu Jiajun at a low price also really feel that this Xu Jiajun is different.

The revolutionary army, which was originally expected to be approaching three days, suddenly had a vanguard battalion, and I don't know if it had taken medicine and quickly whipped up, and arrived at Wushan Town, the nearest town in Linzhou Prefecture, in the afternoon of the next day. According to the feedback from the scouts who had gone out to reconnoitre, this pioneer battalion had been separated from the main force for nearly 60 miles.

Completely ignoring it, he went straight to the Linzhou capital, and it is said that this pioneer battalion turned out to be a cavalry battalion of Yishui. So in terms of long-distance running, it is indeed much faster than infantry.

Xu Bin, who received this information, couldn't help but laugh angrily: "Damn, if there is no one in Linzhou, a cavalry battalion would dare to make such an arrogant long-distance attack." If you don't give him some color, I can't really be deceived by my Xu Jiajun!

Ordered the new 2nd Regiment not to withdraw immediately, but to destroy this cavalry battalion for me first and then come back. In addition, if you can, try to catch a few alive, and those military horses are good things, catch a few more. Send them a report now! ”

When Bai Diantang, who was about to lead the troops to leave, received this temporary urgent telegram, he knew that these arrogant cavalrymen had really annoyed his son-in-law, who had recently been angry with his son-in-law and division commander in order to settle those refugees.

Immediately ordered the troops to temporarily cancel their departure from the city, and brought the advisers accompanying the army and Zhou Dingbian, who was temporarily the deputy commander of the new second regiment, to discuss how to capture this group of cavalry as much as possible. In this regard, Zhou Dingbian put forward an idea, which was quickly agreed by the German advisers and the White Palace.

After some arrangements were made, sure enough, at midnight, the sound of horses' hooves sounded outside Linzhou City. As these war horses began to assemble in front of the city gate, the officers and soldiers of the security regiment who were standing guard at the city gate closed seemed to be a little frightened and shouted to those people: "What part are you from? Now that the gates of the city are closed, something will open the city tomorrow and come in again. ”

Looking at the probe and leaving this sentence, as well as those officers and soldiers of the security regiment who hid on the city wall and did not dare to show their heads, a middle-aged man with a full beard on his face, suddenly said: "Look clearly, Lao Tzu is a revolutionary army." Those who know each other quickly open the city gate and surrender, otherwise don't blame Lao Tzu for breaking through the city gate and killing you without leaving a piece of armor. ”

As the middle-aged man laughed and scolded, the cavalry on the horse saw it, and the soldiers of the security regiment at the head of the city suddenly became even more frightened and said: "Ah! It was the revolutionary army, and the revolutionary army called, and quickly called the regiment commander up. The revolutionary army is attacking the city! ”

This kind of remark made the officers and soldiers at the head of the city chaotic scene, provoking the cavalry of the vanguard battalion on horseback to get up, and even some cavalry even arrogantly opened fire as a warning.

Waiting for Zhou Dingbian to appear at the head of the city, he looked at the cavalry under the city, and said a little calmly: "I am Zhou Dingbian, the head of the Linzhou Security Corps, may I ask if the brother below is the unit of the revolutionary army?" If it's just you people, I'm afraid I won't be able to break through my Linzhou City, right? ”

Hearing the appearance of the positive angle, the bearded middle-aged man slapped his horse and said, "Commander Zhou, my brother is Du Zhentao, the commander of the vanguard cavalry battalion of the revolutionary army." Commander Zhou is right, with me, the cavalry battalion, I really can't take the Linzhou City defended by Commander Zhou. It's just that with the main force of the main division that will arrive tomorrow behind me, does Commander Zhou think you can still hold Linzhou City?

If you don't want to lose your head after the city is broken, please also ask Commander Zhou to order the city gate to be opened and surrendered now. Otherwise, it won't be so easy to surrender tomorrow! You and I are both soldiers, and each of us deserves to be in charge. But in this situation where you know that resistance is death, isn't it too unworthy to work for your Governor Ning?

Captain Zhou doesn't think about himself, but also thinks about his brothers. After all, if you refuse to surrender, when our revolutionary army breaks through Linzhou City, we will really kill Hao! ”

As a pioneer battalion, the reason why Du Zhentao rushed all the way to Linzhou City like this is to grab this first credit. For him, who was born as a bandit, being able to become the battalion commander is more dependent on his own equestrian skills and his hard work to fight. But even so, some of the current colleagues in the revolutionary army still think that he is a big old man.

In addition to being able to fight and kill, none of the great achievements of the Eight Classics have been established. So much so that in order to prove his ability, he took most of his cavalry subordinates to break away from the route of the large army, in order to rely on the deterrence of the revolutionary army to take Linzhou City, the passage to the capital of Gannan.

After saying these words, Du Zhentao found that the soldiers on the city wall were talking more and more, and the security captain who was standing on the head of the city and talking also seemed a little hesitant.

In order to add fuel to the fire, he said again: "Commander Zhou, don't hesitate any longer, you must know that the one who knows the times is Junjie." At this time, if you can open the gates and surrender, and the army arrives tomorrow, brother, I can say a good word for you.

Not to mention anything else, as long as you are willing to join the revolutionary army and give you a battalion commander, it must be relatively easy. If you wait for the arrival of the large forces of our revolutionary army tomorrow, it will not be easy for you to ask for such haode conditions. Where to go, I hope that the head of Zhou will think twice! ”

Zhou Dingbian, who seemed to be robbed by this promise, suddenly said: "Battalion Commander Du, can you guarantee that after your brother opens the city gate, you can ensure that your brother will continue to lead the troops to fight tomorrow?" As far as I know, the highest military and political governor in Ningzhou was killed by you for public display. If my brother opens the gates, if you don't keep your word, will I not die in vain? ”

Hearing this, Du Zhentao was secretly happy in his heart, the head of the security regiment of Linzhou Mansion was really a person who was afraid of death. Regarding the previous promise, Du Zhentao was just trying to deceive the city gate and take the Linzhou Mansion as his own. When the army arrives tomorrow, this first merit of taking Linzhou City, I'm afraid no one will be able to erase it, right?

Thinking that this merit should be able to raise the military rank on his body to another level, Du Zhentao hurriedly said: "Commander Zhou, please rest assured, brother, although my position is a battalion commander, I can speak in front of our division commander." Presumably, Regiment Commander Zhou was born in the military and knew that if his brother didn't have any skills, I'm afraid he wouldn't be able to be the commander of this pioneer battalion, right?

As long as you surrender tonight, tomorrow my brother will swear that he will speak for you in front of the division commander. Even if Division Commander Zuihou doesn't agree to let you lead the troops, at least he won't die in vain like your colleagues in Ningzhou. If I break this oath, I will die one day under the indiscriminate shooting. In this way, Captain Zhou should be able to believe it, right? ”

Making this kind of poisonous oath will undoubtedly gain the trust of others for those who keep their promises, but for people like Du Zhentao, swearing is as casual as boiled water. Where is he believing rumors that dishonesty will fulfill his oath!

What he longs for most now is that the head of the security regiment in Linzhou can open the city and surrender to his cavalry. As long as you put away these people's guns, isn't it a matter of your own words to clean them up?

Seeing that the head of the security regiment was still hesitating, Du Zhentao said with a heart: "Since the head of the regiment Zhou does not believe in Du's poisonous oath, then I will leave first tonight." But if I come back tomorrow, I'm afraid I won't be able to talk to you as politely as I do now.

When the time comes, whether Brother Zhou can live or not, brother, even if I have the heart, I can't help intercede. We are pressed for time, if Commander Zhou still can't make up his mind, I will retreat first. ”

After speaking, he signaled the cavalry around him to prepare to turn around and leave, this kind of grasp of wanting to capture the old man, how could Du Zhentao, who was born in a bandit cottage, not! Sure enough, just as he was about to turn around and leave, the hesitant security head shouted anxiously: "Brother Du, slow down, such a big thing, brother still needs to give me some time to think about it." Besides, there are thousands of brothers behind me to eat together, and I, as the head of the regiment, can't I just do it for my own selfish interests and ignore their lives or deaths, right?

If Brother Du can agree to spare the lives of my brothers after entering the city, then the brother will open the city gate now and surrender to your army. If Brother Du can't be the master, then I can only fight to the death for my brother's life. ”

As long as he deceives the city gate and confiscates the weapons of these people, isn't it up to him to decide the rest? Regarding the hesitation shown by the head of the security regiment and the requirements thrown out, Du Zhentao and the cavalry around him who were eager for military exploits. didn't mean that when they fooled Zhou Dingbian for their military exploits, why didn't Zhou Dingbian want to exchange them for promotion capital?