his robbery

As soon as Xiao Zhang sent the power, the Jin army began to retreat to Shanxi, and it was impossible to retreat, because the coach had lost confidence, and he really couldn't afford it.Huo Xiangzhen, who was in Tai'an, settled an account for Lao Yan. At the end of the calculation, he sighed and said to Xue Bing: "It's just that there is no money to make trouble. Otherwise, we wouldn't have come to this point."

Xue Bing didn't know whether he was talking about Lao Yan or himself, so he pondered for a moment in silence, and he guessed that what Huo Xiangzhen was talking about should be Lao Yan——the anti-Chiang coalition, with 70 to [-] people, all of whom had Lao Yan alone No matter how rich Lao Yan is, he can't stand it.

Lao Yan has no money, and Huo Xiangzhen has no money either.A bullet, the most common one, costs eighty cents; once a fire is fired, there will be a hail of bullets, and after a battle is over, not to mention anything else, how much will it cost for the bullets alone?Bullets, shells, guns, cannons... The belly of a soldier is also a bottomless pit, with tens of thousands of mouths waiting to be fed, and it is impossible to miss a meal.As the saying goes, if you serve as a soldier, you will eat food. If you don’t give food to others, who will serve you as a soldier?No one is anyone's son, no one is anyone's father.

Xue Bing is a little afraid to settle accounts now, and will die of sorrow on the spot once she settles accounts.Logically speaking, since the team voted for Xiao Zhang, Xiao Zhang should be responsible for the military salary; but now he has not even seen a penny, if Xiao Zhang insists on ignoring him, he still can't send Huo Xiangzhen to Shenyang to find Xiao Zhang desperately.

Xue Bing wanted to tell Huo Xiangzhen that the soldiers' winter clothes had not yet arrived.But now it's just autumn, and it's still very hot, so he hesitated for a while, and decided not to talk about it, because it wouldn't be worth embarrassing Huo Xiangzhen early.

The Jin army withdrew, and the Northwest Army on the Henan battlefield also showed signs of turmoil, and the generals abandoned Lao Feng and defected one after another. The entire Northwest Army was about to fall apart, running like headless flies.Although Huo Xiangzhen was always suffering from famine, she sent a telegram to Lian Yi, asking him to retreat to her side instead of looking at the face of the monk or the face of the Buddha.

After Lian Yi received the telegram, he thought about it for a while, but still couldn't make up his mind.If you go, you will inevitably be subject to Huo Xiangzhen in the future; if you don't go, there will be no better place waiting for you.Wearing a military uniform with his hands on his hips, he paced back and forth in the general headquarters, and finally said to himself: "Why don't you withdraw and wait and see?"

Thinking of this, he walked towards the door, intending to ask the telegraph operator to send a reply, but he didn't know that the moment he went out, he tripped over the threshold and slammed his forehead into the green brick floor.When the surrounding adjutants saw him, they were frightened out of their wits and hurried up to help him.And he woke up slowly after being in a coma for more than a minute, looked up at the telegram in his hand, and said in his heart: "It's a bad omen."

Half a day later, with a bandage wrapped around his head, he sent a generator to reply to Huo Xiangzhen, indicating that he was still supportive and was not in a hurry to retreat.

Then he followed the main force of the Northwest Army and drove into Shanxi with headaches all the way.

Although Bai Mani devoted his brain to studying the battle situation, because he was not a talent in this field, he still only had a half-knowledge.He waited eagerly for the war to end, but after waiting and waiting, the war never ended.Inexplicably, he followed Lian Yi into Shanxi, and he gradually came to his senses - the war was over, but he and his elder brother were getting farther and farther apart, what should I do?

He's not impatient, Lian Yi's temper is violent now, he can't afford to charge upwards at the gunpoint.There was a fire to make Li Ziming attack Li Ziming, he was light on bones and tender flesh, but he couldn't help Lian Yi's roar.

Lian Yi was watching, and he was also watching.He thought that since he was young and had no other diseases except his addiction, as long as he was not harmed, he should be able to live for many years.Slowly look for opportunities, there will always be a day of freedom.

More than half a month passed like this, and the atmosphere of peace became stronger and stronger. Yan and Feng's resignation was a foregone conclusion, and there was no hope of turning over.Huo Xiangzhen took the opportunity to drive the team into Henan and gained a firm foothold at the junction of Shandong and Henan.Seeing that the surrounding situation was still relatively peaceful, he decided to take this opportunity to go north and leave the customs to meet Xiao Zhang. First, the situation was settled. The reason why we have not seen each other for a long time; meeting and talking, it is not a long-term solution to station troops in the Luyu area, whether he wants to or not, Xiao Zhang should make an arrangement for him; In autumn, the military pay for the second half of the year has not yet been settled.Logically speaking, this is what Xiao Zhang should be responsible for.You can't be responsible for everything, but you can be responsible for some parts.

Due to these two reasons, Huo Xiangzhen handed over the team to Xuebing, and she wanted to go to Peiping to meet Li Kechen and leave for Shenyang together.Ma Congrong was still in Tai'an, so he asked with a leisurely smile, "Master, do you want me to accompany you? The battle is over, should you re-enable the Secretary-General?"

Huo Xiangzhen didn't look at him, and used a pen to add formulas on the manuscript paper, trying to settle an account: "You? You go back to your Tianjin! Wherever you go, there will be holes. I am not what I used to be. Bi, there is no such power to block you!"

Hearing what he said, Ma Congrong suddenly lost his mind, and then smiled contentedly: "Then wait for the uncle to come back from Shenyang, and stay in Tianjin for two days on the way?"

Huo Xiangzhen looked up at him this time: "I won't go to your house."

Ma Congrong stood beside the chair, bent over to look at his silhouette: "Why?"

Huo Xiangzhen lowered his head and screwed on the cap of the pen, then tossed the pen into the pen holder: "I told myself at the beginning that I would never set foot in your house again. If I really come to Tianjin, I will stay in a hotel!"

Ma Congrong looked at him with a smile: "Master, do you still hate me?"

Huo Xiangzhen shook his head: "I don't hold grudges, but I can't forget them either."

Ma Congrong raised his hand and stroked his back: "Isn't that still a grudge?"

Huo Xiangzhen stood up, pressed the manuscript sheet on the table with one hand, and stretched out the other hand to press the electric bell: "It's not you who remember, but I was hungry for two days. Fortunately, Li Tianbao also knew to buy me some sesame seed cakes at the train station." , or I will faint on the way."

After the words were finished, the door opened, and Li Tianbao walked in: "Marshal, do you have any orders?"

Huo Xiangzhen handed over the manuscript sheet on the table: "Send it to Xue Bing!"

Li Tianbao took the list with both hands, and withdrew respectfully.Huo Xiangzhen lowered his eyes and thought about it again. Feeling that there was nothing else to do, he turned to Ma Congrong and said condescendingly: "Tomorrow you will board the special train with me. I will go to Peiping and you will return to Tianjin. That's the deal."

Ma Congrong shrugged his shoulders disapprovingly, not daring to express any objection.

In the early morning of the next day, Huo Xiangzhen boarded the special train with his guards and headed north on Jinpu Road.Along the way, he was preoccupied and ignored no one; Ma Congrong judged the situation and simply took Andre to the dining car to sit idle.Andre changed into a brand-new military uniform before leaving, his blond hair was shaved extremely short, with a fair face and blue eyes and red lips, he was shockingly beautiful.Ma Congrong sat upright with Erlang's legs crossed, drinking soda casually, and occasionally glanced at the little old man who looked like a movie star, feeling very comfortable.

The special train stopped for a stop in Tianjin. Ma Congrong got off the train with his entourage and went home.The special train continued to Beiping and picked up Li Kechen at Beiping Station.

Continuing north from Beiping, Huo Xiangzhen went straight to Shenyang.

According to the original plan, Huo Xiangzhen will stay in Shenyang for at most one week.However, a week later, Xue Bing did not wait for him in person, but for his military order.The content of this military order is strange, it is to let Xue Bing and Sun Wenxiong lead troops northward and move to Shunde Mansion.

Huo Jun's large army is located at the junction of Shandong and Henan, and Shunde Mansion is located in the southern part of Hebei. The two places are completely incompatible. Besides, even if they leave, there is no reason to leave immediately.However, the military orders came very urgently, and as soon as one arrived, another arrived.After discussing with Sun Wenxiong, Xuebing felt that the matter should not be delayed, so he immediately organized the army and set off.

In Shunde Mansion, there are a total of nine counties in the territory, whether it is big or small, and it is possible to put [-] soldiers in a county, but it is only enough to let it go. Can't think about it.

Huo Xiangzhen came back from Shenyang just as Huo Jun all entered Shunde Mansion.Meeting with Xue Bing and others in Xingtai County, although Huo Xiangzhen didn't have a frown, but there was a black air between her brows, and she looked extremely annoyed.

Li Kechen explained in private, saying that Huo Xiangzhen was "retained" by Xiao Zhang only a few days after he arrived in Shenyang.Huo Xiangzhen wanted to leave, but Xiao Zhang refused.While refusing to give way, he asked him to transfer the team out of Shandong.Looking at Xue Bing and Sun Wenxiong in disbelief, Li Kechen whispered in a low voice: "It fell into the hands of others, and he asked you to adjust it, how dare you not adjust it? If you don't eat the toast and eat the fine wine, if Xiao Zhang really turns his face , then don’t you have to bear it too?”

Xue Bing also turned dark when she heard this.Sun Wenxiong asked in a low voice: "Have you and the commander-in-chief been wronged?"

Li Kechen waved his hand: "That's not true, being polite is being polite, just don't let him go."

Xue Bing asked again: "Is the military salary coming?"

Li Kechen held up two fingers: "I only gave 20 yuan, which is not enough for us to chew grains for a month. Speaking of which, we were the first to take refuge in them, but now it's time to share the fruits. Hebei and Shandong, Shanxi and Henan, all Damn it was preempted by someone! The commander-in-chief discussed with them, and said that if it is really impossible, we can give us Suiyuan. Damn Suiyuan will not give it, just give us a Shunde mansion!"

Sun Wenxiong cursed a lot when he heard this.Xue Bing continued to ask Li Kechen: "What is the commander's reaction to this?"

Li Kechen was silent for a moment, then lowered his voice again: "The commander-in-chief is on the train, sitting and not sleeping all night."

Xuebing went to see Huo Xiangzhen alone.

The place where the two sides met was under an old tree in front of the house.The tree is getting old and fine, and the withered and yellow branches and leaves are stretched out, densely covering the sky and covering the earth.Huo Xiangzhen stood with her hands behind her back, looking at Xue Bing in front of her.Xue Bing stood upright with no expression on her face.A gust of autumn wind passed by, and the two of them shrank a little. Outside their hearts, there was boundless falling trees, and inside their hearts, the endless Yangtze River was rolling in.

"Master." Xue Bing opened his mouth, his voice was cold: "Don't worry, it's nothing."

When Huo Xiangzhen was extremely depressed, her emotions and anger became invisible.Nodding to Xue Bing, he said flatly: "This is just the first step, let's look back!"

Then he put his hands in his trouser pockets and lifted one foot up the tree trunk.Looking up at the sky full of yellow leaves, he seemed to be walking all the way up the trunk.