Chapter five hundred and thirty first unexpected joy
"The Zhensong Army is really unreasonable. What is the difference between the plundering of silver and the Beiyang bandits? What's the difference between them? They did this and ruined the reputation of our Han army. If this fails, I want to talk to them."
The leader of the White Wolf Army, Bai Lang, the commander of the Central Plains Fu Han Army, was not very tall or too strong. He had read books and had a little hunch on his back. This was the consequence of his improper sitting posture when he was studying. He was just middle-aged, his beard was neatly trimmed, his face was white, and his temperament was more like a scholar than a soldier.
Just looking at the appearance, no one would believe that such a gentle and elegant white-faced scholar can command thousands of generals, belonging to different poles, becoming the leader of the thief in Henan Green Forest. These generals are mostly enemies of each other due to disputes about territory or daily robbery. After meeting, they curse and punch and even pull out swords and guns. Only in front of Bai Lang can these people look a little human, dare not act recklessly, and dare not fight with armed forces.
Bai Lang was wearing a white-washed military uniform, with patches on his shoulders and elbows, and there were no luxurious decorations on his body, only a revolver, a command knife, and an inconspicuous military medal.
That was the reward he received when he was in the Sixth Town of Beiyang, when General Wu Dingzhen was a staff officer. Although the things were not worth much, they were distributed to him by Wu Dingzhen himself. It was of great significance and he must not leave him for a moment.
On that day, Bai Lang was a loyal supporter of Wu Dingzhen, and even drafted a letter of suing all the soldiers of Beiyang. He was preparing to send it to soldiers and generals in various towns in Beiyang, calling on the brothers of each town to respond to the uprising, fight back, and completely ruin the Wanyan family's territory.
At that time, the world was trembling and the crowd was in full bloom. The three heroes gathered together, and the Yan and Jin coalition forces intercepted a large number of arms and weapons, and the soldiers were fully equipped with mechanics. With a command, they swept across Zhili, pointed their swords at the capital, and restored the Han family's rivers and mountains, but they were just a matter of the matter. At that time, Bai Lang once thought that he would ride a horse, carry a knife, follow General Wu, enter the capital, and enter the Forbidden City, and capture the Hu Chief who occupied it here and beheaded.
Unexpectedly, in the blink of an eye, the world was repeated, Wu Dingzhen was killed, and the two heroes ran away, and the coalition forces mutiny and collapsed overnight. Then the Lu army entered Jin, and Yan Yishan could not resist and was defeated for thousands of miles. Finally, he bowed to Yuan Weiting. The overall situation of Ge Ming in the north, success or failure was like a dream.
Bai Lang fled back to his hometown and gathered again to serve. He had only dozens of troops and two or three guns, which was impossible. However, he had a general and understood military affairs. Among the generals, he was a talent like Zhuge of Sun Wu. The team developed very quickly, and many generals admired his personality or talents, and were willing to use it for him. Even the mountain could be lent to him as an old camp.
He adopted military law under his control, and the troops were disciplined strictly, and did not offend the people, nor did he hurt the poor. He had a very good reputation among the people. Wherever he went, the people ate a pot of slurry to welcome the righteous army, and took the initiative to inform him, which made the official army's suppression and office failed repeatedly, but was attacked by Bai Lang in search of an opportunity and suffered heavy losses.
With the establishment of the Communist Party and the war between the north and the south, the large forces from the north moved to the south, and Henan was empty. Bai Lang's power grew stronger and stronger, and the number of poles for him gradually increased, and the name of the White Wolf gradually spread.
Sun Dixiang sent a staff officer Chen Hongbin as his military adviser to help Bai Lang counsel military affairs and contact heroes from all sides. Huang Changjie also allocated a military expenses and also gave him a title of Grand Commander. He allowed him to open a government office and build a large army, and no matter what province he captured, he could be awarded an official position on the spot.
Although the military expenditure is very limited, the title of Grand Commander is not worthy of verbal benefits, and even the military flag and seal must be self-made. However, this appointment is still of great significance, which means that they are regular soldiers recognized by the Ge Ming official in the south, not bandits. With this banner, more and more people are willing to join the team.
Even so, the White Wolf Army was just a bandit in the past or two years. It became more and more popular among the people. Even other provinces knew the name of White Wolf and was just a robber. The biggest contributor who truly made it a climate and had the ability to capture cities and villages was Zhang Zhenfang, the current governor of Henan and Yuan Weiting's cousin.
As Yuan Weiting's hometown, Henan appointed his cousin as the governor, so he always kept his family's foundation and wanted to be at ease. Since taking office, Zhang Zhenfang did not let down his cousin's trust. He first used dozens of kilograms of gold to create a Buddha statue for his cousin, and then gave a few cousin's sisters-in-law a heavy gift to each of them to repay the kindness of his support.
Later, he overhauled the Yuan family's ancestral tomb in Xiangcheng, hoping that the Yuan family's ancestors would bless him. The Yuan family would be president for generations, and the father would inherit his son. The Zhang family would always maintain wealth and honor and become a prince around the president.
The Central Plains was already ruined at this time, with natural disasters that left the fields deserted and the people's livelihood difficult. Zhang Zhenfang's search for plunder almost no one can survive, so the number of people rising up is growing, and the momentum of the poles is extremely strong. The once silent militia will rise up one after another, turning the whole of Henan upside down.
Zhang Zhenfang naturally did not want this matter to be heard and to slander the president. He made a strange plan and sent a special envoy to recruit the bandit leader Wang Tianzong, Liu Zhenhua and others in Henan. He arranged his troops to collect the pole according to the number, and sent it to military uniforms and robes to form the Zhensong Army, and used bandits to control the bandits, which was extremely powerful.
Since the Zhensong Army was recruited, the weapons of the poles have changed from machetes and spears to muskets and earth cannons, and some have even used quick guns. Opium private salt can be sold in broad daylight without avoiding the government. Just put a flag of the Zhensong Army and put a military seal on it, and Henan Province will be unobstructed.
Even when he was making meat tickets, he no longer bothered to open a siege. He just said that if there was something to discuss with the army of Zhensong, he could openly tie people up. Because of this trick, the governor of Zhang Zhenfang also used hundreds of acres of land at home, plus several young and beautiful concubines who had read foreign books.
With such a governor, the White Wolf Rebellion naturally did not become a climate. General Zhang defeated Sun Wu, and he was able to compete with Zhuge, and he attacked and fought. Within a few months, he killed Bai Wolf six times and wiped out 500,000 bandit soldiers.
Unfortunately, the bandits were too cunning. During the escape, they actually sneaked into Queshan, Luoshan, Huangchuan, Shangcheng, Gushi and other counties, and stole a few official silver grains, plus two county governors. They went back to Luohe and stole a few old, weak and sick horses. However, the White Army, which had these old, weak and sick horses, actually came and went like the wind, and the official army could not catch up with them. This was really an incredible strange case.
Today, he was even more courageous and sneaked into Nanyang and stole most of the 59th Regiment stationed here. Bai Lang himself was once again resurrected and had to work with General Zhang to kill him again.
The Bailang tribe always respects discipline and is very different from the Zhensong Army. He is naturally disgusted with this kind of behavior between soldiers and corpses. Bai Lang is ready to send a military police to maintain discipline and kill a few leaders first. However, Chen Hongbin, the staff officer, stopped him and said:
"Grandmaster wait a minute. This time we attack Nanyang. Zhensong Army counterattacked at a critical moment. Now the Yuan family stole the country and Ge Ming's strength was severely setback. Now it is time to unite all forces. Every point of strength must be fought for. If we strengthen one point, the Yuan thief will weaken one point, one increase and one decrease, and the relationship is not small. Zhensong Army is not as good as our army. The discipline has always been abolished and can only be restrained a little bit. If we use our discipline to demand them from the beginning, there will be no cooperation between the two."
He lowered his voice, "Wang Tianzong cooperated with us this time for the sake of the face of Guo Jian, the commander-in-chief of Fengyi Army in Shaanxi, and he cannot cooperate well with our troops. In addition, his bandits have not gone away and he has too urgently urged them, which may cause a mutiny from his troops, which is very unfavorable to us."
"But our army's reputation..."
"They are fighting the Zhensong Army Banner. They are different from ours and their military uniforms, so the people can still distinguish them."
While talking, a horse team rushed over from the other side with a torch. The leader of the horse clasped his fists from afar and said, "Grandmaster, Wang just met a few brothers who did not obey the orders and dared to violate the military law. He chopped it up. He came one step late. Don't be surprised by the Governor."
The visitor was Wang Tianzong, the leader of Zhensong Army. His troops, according to the organization given by the General Administration of the present, were the Second Cavalry Brigade of Henan Province, and Wang Tianzong was appointed as the brigade commander. However, when the subordinates met, they were only called the commander. There were a few heads hanging under his horse's neck, and he was still bleeding as the war horse moved forward.
This kind of style in the world made Bai Lang feel a little uncomfortable, but the next step of his army's actions is urgently needed to cooperate with the Zhensong Army, and it is not easy to break the blame. Fortunately, Wang Tianzong is also constraining discipline, which is a good start. He clasped his fists and said:
"Even if the general is in charge, we are fighting to conquer the world for the poor, attacking the thieves of the country, and welcome Mr. Di Xiang back to the country. The brothers of his subordinates must also be in the form of a regular army, so that the people can support us, you are right?"
"I just like to listen to the Grand Governor's words. Yes, we should not look down on ourselves. If we treat ourselves as bandits, then don't expect to be successful. Don't worry, I don't protect my subordinates. Who dares to commit crimes? You catch me and I will kill you in public. Damn, I will throw away all my face. Grand Governor, how is the treasury fighting?"
"As Zongshuo said, there are more than five million in the treasury, and our military pay will be settled."
Wang Tianzong touched the beard under his jaw and laughed, "How is it? My old Wang brother is still reliable, right? It's said that there are millions, but millions. Although the money is not enough, those money can still be spent as money. Now we are really making a fortune, someone will come!"
He shouted, and the guard behind him came over, and he ordered: "Tell your brothers to help Governor Bai Da's subordinates move military pay. His mother put on her pants and do serious business. Who dares to disobey orders? I cut him down! Also, besides moving money, get me food, the more you get, the better. After this hammer is finished, Zhang Zhenfang cannot calculate it, and he will have to fight his life. We have to hide from him and get more food to survive the winter."
A correspondent arrived from the station. The horse ran very quickly, and he knew at a glance that there was something very important. He had just arrived in front of Bai Lang, and the messenger ordered the soldiers to stop the horse. The horseman stood up and almost lifted him down. Bai Lang said: "Don't be anxious. If you have something to say, it's not as important as humans."
The messenger wiped the sweat from his head, looked at Wang Tianzong, and Bai Lang said, "It's all my own people, so it's okay to just say something."
"Song... Brigade Commander Song asked the Grand Governor to arrive at the station immediately, saying that there was an important situation report."
Bai Lang's subordinates now have more than 10,000 people, and are organized into three cavalry brigades. Among them, the First Cavalry Brigade is its basic unit, and the brigade commander Song Laonian is also a powerful general under his command.
He was ordered to lead the First Counter to attack the station and control the trains in the station. The train had a very high level of confidentiality, and even Wang Tianzong couldn't figure out what it was inside, but he only knew that it was not ordinary materials, maybe it was food or gold and silver.
I am afraid that the old man Song can send someone to deliver the letters personally, it is probably more valuable than these. Wang Tianzong is very smart and laughed and said, "I won't go to the station. I'll go to the warehouse and watch some of the kids working so as not to be lazy."
Bai Lang grabbed his reins, "Even if the coach is the one who is a kid, you will be a kid. Don't divide each other, let's go together."
Wang Tianzong's eyes lit up, "Happy! Working with someone like you is much more comfortable than Zhang Zhenfang. Let's go together."
The two of them had their horses in front, and the horse team broke through the night and headed straight to the station. The escort of this train originally had a company, all equipped with rifled guns, which was not easy to deal with. However, because they were too mysterious, the Nanyang place decided that their identity was special and they had to be properly received. The governor of the government specially prepared lamb wine and found more than a dozen girls to send it over.
Originally, the troops who added water and coal in Nanyang were blocked by the powerful offensive of lambs, wine and beauty. On the one hand, they reported that the railway was damaged and needed to be repaired and advanced. On the other hand, they killed the strong enemy and were dark and the sun and the moon were dull. When Song Lao Nian's troops attacked the station, there were no more than ten soldiers who could pick up guns to resist, and the success was very smooth.
But when he opened the carriage, what greeted Song Laonian was not the shining gold bars or the mountain of food pockets. Even though he had been a bandit for many years, it was the first time he had seen a spoil of this scale.
When Wang Tianzong arrived, he shook his hand in the light of the horse lantern, and his hand shook, and the horse lantern fell to the ground. He cursed with embarrassment, "Damn, I've been playing with the gun for a lifetime, but I've been scared by the gun."
Bai Lang smiled and said, "No wonder, if the elderly hadn't reminded me, I wouldn't have been able to hold the lights. Even now, my heart would be beating fast. Why... how could there be such a train..."
"Damn, I'm going to rebel just for the five million. If I knew there was such a train, I would be myself... I mean I'm going to talk to Governor Bai to discuss cooperation."
Wang Tianzong said as he was excitedly wandering around the place, muttering, "I've got rich, I've got rich. This time, if Zhang Zhenfang doesn't spit out all the food I eat, don't think about leaving Henan in a hurry!"
Chapter completed!