The guards at the division headquarters did not allow Zhao Zhiguo to resist, so four or five soldiers came up and tied him up.

Zhao Zhiguo wanted to resist, but when he saw the surrounding soldiers holding guns and surrounding Zhao Zhiguo, he had no choice but to surrender.

"Take away!" Commander Lu didn't mean to talk nonsense to Zhao Zhiguo, and directly ordered the guards to take Zhao Zhiguo away.

"Commander... should we find a place to secretly execute Zhao Zhiguo? Let's just say he died in the battle." Qian Kangbo could still continue to serve as chief of staff at the division headquarters, so he naturally "understood" Lu Ziming's meaning.

"Not yet. We have to wait for Commander Zhang to leave. Also, that kid Gao Cang is not someone to worry about. He arranged for the communications troops to go to Gao Cang's position and tell Gao Cang that he will be the battalion commander from today on.

Let’s stabilize Zhao Zhiguo’s troops first.”

The order to reorganize the troops has been issued. Since Lu Ziming blocked the Japanese attack and saved Pingcheng, after Commander Zhang was transferred, Lu Ziming was directly promoted to division commander and took over Commander Zhang's work.

From now on, Lu Ziming's army will fully accept the establishment, weapons and food pay of the Shanxi-Sui Army! It will break away from the Northwest Army.

At the same time, Lu Ziming created an illusion for the Jinsui Army. He was able to block the Japanese attack in this battle, which shows that he is a very capable officer.

The Jinsui Army was already trying to find ways to replenish sufficient troops for Lu Ziming, and sent another division to the Hutong area to jointly defend the Hutong area with Lu Ziming.

Of course Lu Ziming knew how he came to be the division commander. During the year under Commander Zhang, Lu Ziming did not focus on training troops, but focused on collecting money and trying every means to curry favor with some officers of the Shanxi-Sui Army.

The victory of this battle only contributed to Lu Ziming's appointment as the division commander of the Jinsui Army. Even without this battle, some officers of the Jinsui Army, for the sake of so much money, had promised Lu Ziming that as long as Commander Zhang

If this division is crippled, its regiment will also be reorganized by the Shanxi-Sui Army. He will still be the regiment leader, but he will no longer be used as cannon fodder.

But this time the credit lies here. It just so happened that the Northwest Army summoned Division Commander Zhang back. Due to all factors, Lu Ziming became the division commander.

Zhao Zhiguo was captured, and Lu Ziming was even more proud, because no one would take away the main credit for this battle, and he would be able to firmly hold his position as division commander and become the local emperor in the Hutong area.

Lu Ziming saw Zhao Zhiguo being taken away, then sitting on a chair, carefully wiping the rank of major general on his shoulder, which he had paid for with real money.

Qian Kangbo also changed his previous expression: "Commander, this major general's rank is most suitable for you."

In the past, Mr. Zhang was suppressing him, so Qian Kangbo did his best in his job. Although his performance was not particularly outstanding, he did not make any mistakes and did everything he should do.

But after Qian Kangbo saw Lu Ziming's performance, he could tell at a glance that Lu Ziming and Mr. Zhang were completely different from each other.

If flattering him can help him live smoothly in the Hutong area, why should Qian Kangbo bother to work as chief of staff?

Ever since, Qin Kangbo showed off his special skills again. Since the day Zhao Zhiguo was arrested, he often saw women coming in and out of the division headquarters.

When the heavy iron door closed, Zhao Zhiguo was at a loss.

The weak sunlight shone on the floor of the cell through the iron window. Zhao Zhiguo stared blankly at the sunlight on the ground. He thought of the beggars crowding at the foot of the wall to bask in the sun. He did not expect that in an instant he would end up worse than those beggars. At least the beggars still had freedom.

, he even lost his freedom.

"Stop looking, you can't get out!"

A lazy voice sounded in the corner of the cell, and only then did Zhao Zhiguo notice that there was another person in the cell.

Zhao Zhiguo stared at the corner and looked carefully. The man stood up, walked to the only sunlight in the cell, and looked at Zhao Zhiguo carefully.

"A soldier? Or an officer? What happened? Could it be that he escaped on the battlefield and was caught?"

The man's hair was fluffy and his face was covered with dust, as if he had never washed his face in his life. Apart from his better-looking clothes, he couldn't tell any difference from the beggars outside.

"What do you do? Why are you locked up here?"

In the sunshine, Zhao Zhiguo finally saw the other party's appearance clearly. He was in his early twenties, his face was very thin, and he looked a little frail.

"My story is legendary. It just capsized in the gutter."

"What's your name?" Zhao Zhiguo asked.

"Name? Haha, you came in here and you still want to ask for your name? Just yesterday, there were two people in this cell. Maybe tomorrow, there will be only one person left in this cell, either you or me, and then

They will imprison another person and come and go. I don’t know how many people have come in and left in this cell. If you come here and want to get out? You can only wait until the last day of your life."

After saying that, the beggar-looking man stretched himself and continued to huddle at the foot of the wall.

"My name is Zhao Zhiguo. I didn't escape on the battlefield. I was framed." Zhao Zhiguo said.

"Framing? There's no one here who doesn't cry out for injustice. Okay, just stay here."

Zhao Zhiguo also sat down against the wall and thought carefully about why Lu Ziming did this to him. He knew that he had a problem with Lu Ziming. Even if Lu Ziming was very petty, it would not be enough for Lu Ziming to kill him.

Of course, Zhao Zhiguo didn't know at this time that Lu Ziming had robbed their battalion of the credit. He robbed military honors and it would be difficult for him to gain a foothold in any army. If the matter were exposed, I'm afraid it would be Lu Ziming who would be in prison instead of Zhao Zhiguo.

In order for him to be a good teacher safely, Lu Ziming would naturally not keep Zhao Zhiguo.

"How is Zhao Zhiguo?" Lu Ziming asked the guard.

"Report to the teacher, don't make any noise or make a fuss."

"No one can reveal the information about where Zhao Zhiguo is being held, otherwise I will want their heads." Lu Ziming said.

After accepting the investigation, the Northwest Army arranged a new guard force for Commander Zhang. The first task of this guard force is definitely not to protect Commander Zhang, but to monitor Commander Zhang.

"Mr. Zhang, I have packed everything for you."

Lu Ziming saw Mr. Zhang coming back and hurriedly came to greet him.

"Are you in a hurry to drive me away?" Teacher Zhang asked.

"Commander Zhang, I still hope that you can stay and continue to lead the troops." Lu Ziming hoped that Commander Zhang would leave the Hutong area as soon as possible early in the morning, but he could not say it in front of Commander Zhang.

"Don't worry, I want to see Zhao Zhiguo."

Since Mr. Zhang is leaving, he must go to see Zhao Zhiguo and Gao Cang and tell Zhao Zhiguo about Zhao Ziming.

"Alas~ Master Zhang, what a coincidence. The Japs have just retreated. Only Zhao Zhiguo and his battalion still have some combat effectiveness. I just sent him to find out the strength of the Japanese troops in the direction of Heyun County. It is estimated that we will be able to do so in three or four days.
Chapter completed!