On November 4, 1907, the Chinese and Russian troops outside Beijing were basically in a state of truce. When the Chinese troops did not launch a counteroffensive, they guarded the line from Changping to Shunyi. Although the Russian troops had not yet received the order to retreat, General Kilingsky moved the line to the Miyun line, and the distance between the two armies was tens of kilometers.

Except for the occasional skirmishes along those cordons, which were just a few shells fired at the other side.

Such a truce did not mean that the war was over, on the contrary, General Kizerosky knew very well that when the flames of war were burning again, there was a possibility that the whole land would be burned. This has become a very dangerous area for the Russians, the Russian troops stay here completely to save a little face for Russia and the Tsar, General Kizerosky is really afraid, he told the Russian troops to do a good job of defense now, as soon as the order to retreat is given or the Chinese troops on the opposite side are found to have the intention of attacking, the whole army will immediately retreat.

The good news for him was that the Chinese had agreed to the negotiations, hoping that Mr. Yue Ressar would move faster and end the damned war at the negotiating table, so that the hundreds of thousands of Russian troops around him could return to Russia safely.

A military truck staggered all the way down the uneven road, and General Kilingsky had a smile on his face and whispered: "It's finally here, it should be Mr. Yue Ressar." ”

A squad of Russian soldiers rushed up, and the truck stopped not far in front of General Kilingsky. Yue Ressar opened the car door with a cigarette holder in his mouth and jumped out. When the fat body squeezed out of the carriage, his first action was to pinch his waist with both hands, and then stretched his body desperately.

This time, Yue Leisar was urgently called to put out the fire, and he was planning to go to Europe to take up his post. I didn't expect to come to China again. The tsar attached great importance to this negotiation, and also placed great hopes on Mr. Yue Ressar, and opened a special train to send him from Russia to Mongolia, but unfortunately the Mongolian railway was only built to the north of Kulun, and the rest of the journey was by car. Eating, drinking, and sleeping are all in the car.

Kilingsky walked up: "Mr. Viet Resal, it's a pleasure to meet you!" I expect more from you than God now, and last night I prayed before dinner that I wanted you to come quickly! ”

Yue Resar's body twisted a few times. Rather complaining, he said: "Hell, the train can only go north of Cullen, and this section of the road really breaks my waist!" The form of the battlefield is not very good, is it, general? ”

Kilingski shrugged his shoulders: "It's very bad. The situation is getting more and more dangerous, and the small Chinese forces have rushed into Mongolia, and they are attacking our supply depots everywhere. Akpolil could do nothing about them. The Chinese troops were also in place at Daqingshan. I'm sure Yang Fighting Ghost is waiting for that small force to show us a flaw. Once the Chinese seize the opportunity, it may become purgatory. ”

Yue Lei Sal nodded: "I know a little bit, but I didn't expect the situation to be so bad." Okay General, let's work together for the Tsar. I may need help, how is Lannico doing now? Desi Jianshi Snowvich can also let them help me. ”

"No problem, Mr. Viet Resar, if you need anything, just ask."

Yue Leisar said: "Also, I want to know if the Chinese side has announced who my negotiator is. Is it Yang Du or Sun Wen? I hope it's Sun Wen, because Yang Du's guy is very difficult to deal with. ”

Kilingsky made a helpless expression: "China has not announced it yet." However, they promised to be on time for tomorrow's negotiations. ”

Yue Leisar's eyes narrowed: "Are they hanging our appetite?" This is good news, and it shows that they care about negotiations. I have to take a break now. Do you have a Chinese Langzhong in your army? My waist needs a massage, and their massage skills are excellent. ”

Kilingski smiled: "I'll arrange it for you, you can go and rest first, I think I have one more thing to do." ”

Mr. Yue Resar's truck did not come from him alone, the special train from Russia was specially driven, but after arriving in Mongolia, the car on the road was to escort Zhang Huaizhi.

Zhang Huaizhi is also almost fifty, not much younger than Yue Leisar. Yue Resar felt his waist break when he sat in front, and he was even more miserable when he was escorted to the back of the truck. After parking, Mr. Yue Lei Sal was well cared for, and the Chinese Lang Zhong gave him a massage, while Zhang Huaizhi was treated rudely.

The Russian soldiers suffered a lot of losses from the Chinese on the battlefield during this period, and their attitude was naturally not so friendly. The soldiers almost pushed Zhang Huaizhi off the back of the car, and before he could stand on his feet, several strong Russians came over and took out a rope to tie him up.

Zhang Huaizhi didn't say anything, let alone say those useless nonsense.

Mr. Yue Ressar turned back to stop the soldiers' actions: "Hey! Be polite, boys, he is a prisoner of war and a man old enough to be your father. ”

The Russians' movements were a little softer, but Zhang Huaizhi still didn't speak. The injuries on his body were not completely healed, and he was also interrogated, his face was blue and swollen, and his clothes were in tatters.

Zhang Huaizhi really didn't know what he was doing and was escorted back here, Yue Leisar was not in the mood to say anything to him along the way, he didn't take the initiative to ask, and even he didn't know anything about the current situation of the Sino-Russian war.

He was too familiar with this position in front of him, standing on this position, looking at the Russian troops everywhere, but he didn't hear the sound of guns in his ears, he finally couldn't hold his breath in his heart: "What are you bringing me back for?" ”。

General Kilingsky came over at this time, looked Zhang Huaizhi up and down, and did not answer him directly: "Take him to take a shower and change his clothes." Also, let our doctor take care of his wounds. ”

Zhang Huaizhi asked again: "Can you tell me if you have already conquered Beijing?" ”

Kizeroski really doesn't want to answer this question head-on. None of the Russian generals wanted to answer. He raised his hand and looked at his watch: "It's 4:20, and you can be back in Beijing in two hours." Your troops are in Shunyi, and they are back to pick you up. ”

A smile bloomed on Zhang Huaizhi's face. Our troops are in Shunyi, and this sentence made him know that the Russians are still stopping here, and he is very happy.

Six thirty o'clock.

Zhang Huaizhi, who had already changed his clothes, walked to Shunyi under the escort of a team of Russian soldiers, and the two sides began the procedure of exchanging prisoners of war.

It didn't take long for a group of Chinese troops to appear ahead. It was not the first time that the two sides had a procedure for the exchange of prisoners. The first was to confirm the identity of the captives, and then the two sides each brought people back, and exchanged them many times. It's easy to do.

Zhang Huaizhi followed the group of Chinese soldiers who came to pick him up and walked to the back, and he obviously found that these soldiers were different from his brothers before, although the Chinese army did not have a unified name, but the uniforms and equipment had been unified. The weapons on these soldiers were obviously much more powerful than the original Beiyang Army. And those faces under the top steel helmet look like real soldiers! Among them, there was actually a foreigner following the team, Zhang Huaizhi didn't know that this was the soldiers who came from Germany, and he was very curious and had mixed feelings.

Before he reached the gate of the barracks, he saw a neat square in front of him, the first person was in his thirties, Zhang Huaizhi didn't know him, but Duan Qirui and Jiang Baili were following behind that person. This made him vaguely guess the identity of the person.

Yuan Shikai stood next to that person and smiled slightly, and Zhang Huaizhi's steps couldn't help but speed up a lot. The further he went, the more excited he became.

There were some people in that team that he knew, old brothers of the Beiyang Army, and some people he had never met. When Zhang Huaizhi's footsteps were forward, they stood there neatly and motionless, and when the distance between the two sides was only a dozen meters, Cai Ye shouted loudly: "All stand upright!" Salute to General Zhang Huaizhi! ”

"Huh!"

Duan Qirui took the lead and brushed a military salute. Zhang Huaizhi, who didn't shed a single tear in front of the Russians, couldn't control it anymore at this time, the muscles on his face trembled, and two lines of tears rolled down from the corners of his eyes, and he didn't know what to say.

Yang Xiaolin and Yuan Shikai greeted them at this time, and Yang Xiaolin gave a military salute: "General Zhang, hard work!" ”

It's hard work, these three words make Zhang Huaizhi feel as if he was not captured by the Russians, but went to fight a very good war and now he is victorious. He really didn't know what he could say, he was almost fifty years old, but now he had a desire to cry out loud.

Seeing Yuan Shikai standing next to him and looking at him with a smile, Zhang Huaizhi knelt down on one knee fiercely: "Yuan Gong! The position failed to hold, and it was impossible to disappoint the high hopes of Yuan Gong, even if he died, he could not shirk his responsibility, and he also failed to live up to the love of all the brothers, and the fifth town was completely destroyed, please punish him!"

Yuan Shikai helped him up: "Lao Zhang! Hurry up and stop crying! Commander Yang and I exchanged you with a Russian lieutenant general, seven major generals, and more than twenty colonels just to punish you? Tell me, is your body still okay? ”

Zhang Huaizhi's injury was really not good, but when he heard Yuan Shikai say this, he immediately straightened his chest: "Don't worry, Yuan Gong, if you charge into battle, I am willing to be the vanguard!" ”

Lao Yuan patted him on the shoulder: "Okay!" I don't owe you that I value you. But this time you don't have to charge. This is Commander Yang of the Northeast, there are many brothers in our team now that you don't know, I will set up a banquet for you tonight, meet the big guys, tomorrow, there is an important thing for you to do. The specific Commander Yang will explain to you. ”

Zhang Huaizhi was really a little apprehensive in his heart, and his eyes glanced at Yang Xiaolin: "Commander Yang, may I ask what can I do?" ”

Yang Xiaolin smiled: "I'll talk to General Zhang in detail in the evening." (To be continued......)