his robbery

It took Gu Chengxi a week to grab Gu Jun back into his hands.When he was in prison, some of his subordinates and generals were dishonest, so he took it to heart and didn't settle accounts with them for the time being.That night in Pukou, he led his troops to "fight fiercely all night" with Huo Jun, which was considered a great achievement. From the Nanjing government, he got both guns and pay. Of course, he couldn't get it in vain. The military order was like a mountain, so he turned around and went to Anhui , I have to beat Huo Xiangzhen.

He harbored hatred, but at the same time hid his heart and refused to fight with all his strength.Huo Xiangzhen now claims to have an army of [-], even if it is not really [-], the difference will not be too much.And his soldiers were played by Huo Xiangzhen like silly roe deer for half a year, and then they were robbed by Huo Xiangzhen. Under such circumstances, what would he use to fight Huo Xiangzhen?

So he stationed his troops at the junction of Jiangsu and Anhui, and he decided to wait for the opportunity.

During the dormant period, Gu Chengxi cleaned up his army from top to bottom. Chief of Staff Wang made great contributions, so he should be rewarded heavily;The head of the security guard who was dumped in Xuzhou by Huo Xiangzhen at the beginning was executed for an unforgivable crime.As soon as the head of the regiment was killed, all the officers under the head of the regiment were replaced.Gu Chengxi wanted to send Pei Haisheng to the guard regiment as a company commander. After hearing this, Pei Haisheng stared at him and asked, "Military seat, why?"

Gu Chengxi leaned against the head of the bed and sat on the edge of the bed, looked up at Pei Haisheng. During the period of his house arrest, Pei Haisheng didn't know how much he suffered, and he became thin and pale and tall.Just looking at his half-dead sick face, Gu Chengxi also admitted that he really loves himself, and it was just a matter of playing, but unexpectedly, he played with his feelings.

"Isn't being a company commander better than being an adjutant?" He lowered his head and casually began to curse: "I don't know what to do, you bastard!"

Pei Haisheng stared at him with sour anger on his face: "Is the military seat tired of me?"

Gu Chengxi chuckled and glanced at him again: "Yes, I liked you at the beginning because you were like Huo Jingheng; now I annoy you because you are like Huo Jingheng. If you are really Huo Jingheng, I might still be interested in playing with you again, right?" It's about taking revenge and looking for fun, but you're not."

After saying this, he leaned over to hold the opponent's hand: "Haisheng, don't be stubborn with me, I'm promoting you! After the company commander has done his job, I will immediately promote you to be the battalion commander."

Pei Haisheng shook off his hand, turned his head and left.

The current situation is changing rapidly, so after a few days, the situation has developed again.Sure enough, He Bogao led his troops into Hubei, and then he was trapped in Hubei, where he was beaten like a wild dog by the Central Army.Huo Xiangzhen's only impression of him was that he was greedy, and seeing his unlucky appearance now, he felt that it was not worth sending troops to rescue him.Seeing that the Central Army in the Jiangsu area was about to attack, he turned north without any hesitation, and went directly into Henan.Without discussing with anyone, he occupied a large piece of land at the junction of Anhui and Henan on his own initiative, and his headquarters was located in Shangqiu.The reason why he chose Shangqiu was also because Shangqiu was close to Shandong. Once he had the opportunity, he had to go to Shandong.

Leading an army of [-] under his command, Huo Xiangzhen, who was in Shangqiu, changed from hesitant to full of ambition.With strength, there is confidence. At this moment, from south to north in China, who would dare to touch him easily?

Even Lian Yi, who was next to him, changed his attitude.Lian Yi sent him a telegram from Anyang, saying that he would go to Zhoukou from Anyang in the near future, pass by Shangqiu on the way, and would like to meet him.

After seeing Gu Chengxi's various behaviors, Huo Xiangzhen gradually felt that Lian Yi was not so unsightly.Lian Yi can have [-] people in his hands. He has his territory in Henan and Hebei, and he is not a small force.Sitting upright facing the telegram on the table, Huo Xiangzhen was in charge of his head—it was like opening a hotel in his head, divided into rooms.Lian Yi and Bai Mani lived next to each other, and he restrained himself tightly to prevent him from running to Bai Mani's side, but the wall was too thin, as thin as a layer of paper, which would break if poked.Suddenly he raised his hand and slapped himself on the head, he forced himself to regain his senses.

When the inspiration just disappeared, he could turn to Lingji for everything he saw; now he is old-fashioned again, but the inspiration has become Mani.Sitting down very calmly, he told himself with experience: "It's nothing, after ten or eight years, you can forget about it."

Thinking of it this way, as if he had obtained some kind of guarantee, his heart became a little clearer, and he continued to think about Lian Yi.Andre came in silently, first checked the foreign stove in the house, and seeing that the stove was burning very vigorously, he circled around Huo Xiangzhen again.Huo Xiangzhen was preoccupied and ignored him all the time; so he stood close to the back of the chair for a while, and finally slipped out quietly.

As soon as he left, Huo Xiangzhen also made up his mind.If Lian Yi wants to come, let him come; anyway, the two sides are now in the same camp, and they can talk openly if they have something to say.

A reply was sent, and within three days, Lian Yi set off from Anyang.

On a snowy afternoon, Lian Yi's special train arrived at Shangqiu Railway Station.Although Huo Xiangzhen looked down on him in every possible way, but since he came, as the host, there was no reason for him to be rude without reason.He went to the platform ahead of schedule with the adjutant guard. He was wrapped in a black cloak with a furry sea otter collar, which matched the sea otter hat on his head.Ma Congrong sent people from Tianjin to bring him all the collar and hats, in case he would be frozen in winter.He wore a hat around his collar, and he didn't like Ma Congrong at all, and he thought it was too hot to wear, but because no one told him that he didn't have to wear it if he was too hot, so he continued to wear it.

Andre opened a black umbrella from behind to cover him from the snow.The black umbrella quickly turned white, fluffy and thick, like something in a fairy tale.The train came into the station with its siren, and Huo Xiangzhen lowered his head and brushed off the snowflakes on his cloak. He was calm, but his heart was moving, because Lian Yi was as powerful as Lian Yi. With your [-] troops and my [-] troops alone, They can't tell the difference.

The train was spraying snow-white steam, braking all the way through the clouds and driving fog.The carriage in the middle is different, with gauze curtains hanging inside the windows and electric lights on, it is obviously an officer's car.Until the train came to a complete stop.As soon as the door of the central compartment opened, two guards jumped down nimbly first, and the soldiers stood on both sides; then Lian Yi showed his face with his head held high.Putting his hand on the general cap and putting it on his head, he got off the train with a smile on his face: "Jingheng, haha, long time no see! You've done a good job recently, I'm sure I'm impressed with you!"

Huo Xiangzhen walked in front of him with great strides, because she really couldn't respect him as an old man without conscience, so she hesitated for a while, and greeted him according to the old rules: "Commander Lian, you have worked hard on the road."

After the words fell, a third person suddenly spoke softly: "Brother."

Huo Xiangzhen's heart was shocked, and she looked for the car door immediately.In the dark iron door frame, he saw Bai Mani!

Bai Mani was wearing a dark blue suit. The suit was too fitted, almost narrow, stretching his thin shoulders, wrapping around his slender waist, and his arms and legs looked extraordinarily slender.Holding the door frame with one hand and a cane with the other, he turned slightly sideways, waiting for the guards to help him in a dilemma. At the same time, he looked up at Huo Xiangzhen. His clothes were so clean, but his face was full of peach petals, white It was crimson, and there was a little flowing water in the eyes.

Smiling embarrassedly, he lowered his head and tentatively stretched one leg down. His posture was weak and light, like a petal fluttering down.

Huo Xiangzhen suddenly forgot about Lian Yi beside him.Striding forward, he stretched out his hand to Bai Mani.Bai Mani threw himself down, and he carried him off the iron ladder at the door of the car.

He didn't let go after hugging him, subconsciously pulled up his cloak and moved forward, hiding Bai Mani in his arms.With such a small brother, he can completely hide it.If you hide it, it is yours. From then on, it will not be shown to others.

After hiding for less than ten seconds, Bai Mani struggled and stretched out his small head. In front of everyone, he laughed and said, "Brother, you strangled me to death!"

Huo Xiangzhen let go of her hand as if waking up from a dream, and at the same time realized her gaffe.After looking Bai Mani up and down again, he said with a straight face, "Isn't it cold?"

Bai Mani tugged at the cuffs and showed him: "There is a layer of fleece inside, so it's not cold."

At this moment, Lian Yi strolled over.Raising his hand to pat Bai Mani on the back, he smiled at Huo Xiangzhen and said, "This kid still has you in his heart. When he heard that I was coming, he cried and shouted that he must follow. What made me trouble in Anyang—" —" He turned to Bai Mani, and asked with a smile, "Can you tell me?"

Bai Mani avoided Huo Xiangzhen's gaze, and just shook his head blindly.When Lian Yi saw him, he laughed loudly, and slapped him again: "Now I know I'm ashamed, how did you have so much face when you practiced [-] rolls with me at Anyang's house?"

Bai Mani leaned on his cane, and smiled with his head down.

He really wanted to see his elder brother so much. The last time he saw him was not good, he forced his elder brother away with all his might. No matter what he thought afterwards, he couldn't be reconciled. "Thinking" is something in the heart, and it is natural to be ashamed to be told about the things in the heart.

Seeing each other counts as one side, seeing more times counts as one side.He considered himself a hedonist through and through, and his elder brother wrapped him in a cloak just now. The cloak was actually cold and dark inside, but that cold darkness was better than alcohol and opium, and made him feel extremely happy.For a moment, he and his elder brother were in the same mind, and they also wanted to hide in the cloak, isolate themselves from the world, and never see people again.

In front of Lian Yi, Huo Xiangzhen suddenly had nothing to say to Bai Mani—it wasn't that he had nothing to say, but he felt that what he said was inappropriate.Instead of that, it's better not to say it.He directly invited these two people into the car, but he still felt that Bai Mani was cold, but fortunately, there was a charcoal box on the back of the car, which made the car feel a little warmer.If it was placed before, it wouldn't matter if it was cold, his thighs, his chest, were all filled with Baimani's seats and heaters.But now, he couldn't figure out Bai Mani's intentions.Maybe Bai Mani would rather be so beautiful and cool, and not care about his embrace.