Yuan Su lowered his head and glanced at the feet of Zhang Hanling and the maid. The originally delicate jade feet were already stained with blood and even had traces of frostbite. He sighed secretly, then decisively took off his military jacket and held on.
After opening it, I put it directly on the shoulders of the two girls. Fortunately, the two girls were very thin, and my coat could just cover them.
Zhang Hanling and the little maid had been freezing for too long. When they got the coat that still had body heat, they subconsciously grabbed the coat tightly.
In this way, Yuan Su helped the two girls to the guard barracks. The barracks here were no longer used as dormitories, but were completely planned as office barracks. He took the two girls to the tea room at the end of the corridor and asked them to first
He sat down, poured two cups of hot water and handed them over to each other.
Not long after, the two sentries at the gate walked in with a bucket of hot water.
Yuan Su asked: "Master Zhang, where is Master Chen?"
A sentry hurriedly replied: "Someone has already called, and Mr. Chen is on his way."
Yuan Su said again: "Okay, you can go to the cafeteria and bring us some hot food."
The two soldiers did not dare to neglect, turned around and ran out in a hurry.
Yuan Su knelt down in front of Zhang Hanling and the little maid, and said slowly: "Warm your feet first. The weather is too cold. If you get sores from the frost, that would be a bad thing." Frostbite in this era is very troublesome.
The disease not only consumes a huge amount of medical resources, but is even difficult to cure. During World War II, prisoners with chilblains were even directly executed if they were found to have frostbite.
After he finished speaking, he pushed the bucket of hot water in front of them. He stretched out his hand to test the temperature of the water, then picked up the ankles of the two girls and gently put them into the bucket.
Zhang Hanling held the cup of hot water in her hands to keep warm, and her dazed consciousness gradually recovered. When Yuan Su raised her feet, she immediately felt a warm current running along her neck and up to her cheeks, and her heart pounded wildly.
As a lady, although she has been exposed to a lot of Western open-sex culture, she has never let anyone of the opposite sex touch her feet. What's more, in the traditional sense, a girl's ankles are also part of the body.
parts.
When she thought of this, she couldn't help but feel confused. She could only move the teacup she was holding in her hands back to block her sight, which was considered to be some psychological comfort.
The little maid on the side didn't pay much attention because she was still young. She just snuggled tightly on Zhang Hanling's arm, looking worried.
After a while, Chen Wennian hurriedly walked into the barracks and quickly came to the tea room.
Yuan Su told Chen Wenian about the current situation and introduced Zhang Hanling's identity.
"Governor Zhang's daughter?" Chen Wennian looked at Zhang Hanling with some surprise.
"It's absolutely true. I went to Anshan Town not long ago. The squire Zhang Juren in Anshan Town is the younger brother of Governor Zhang." Yuan Su nodded and confirmed.
"This matter is not trivial. This is the second robbery incident that has occurred in Luanzhou area, and each time is more serious than the last." Chen Wenian said with a serious expression.
"Mr. Chen, without further ado, we must send people to Anshan Town immediately." Yuan Su said in agreement.
"You're right, but now there is only the third battalion here in Biaobu, and Zhang Jiangong's consent is required to move troops." Chen Wenian said deeply, with some doubts in his tone.
At this moment, there was another sound of footsteps in the corridor outside the door, and Zhang Jiangong walked in calmly with several officers from the Third Battalion. He looked sleepy, and his military uniform was not neatly dressed.
, the coat is draped casually on the shoulders, and an uninformed person might mistake him for a bandit leader.
"Commander Chen, Counselor Yuan, what happened? I heard that something happened to the daughter-in-law of some admiral's family. Please don't trick me this early in the morning before dawn!" After arriving in the tea room, Zhang Jiangong
He said weakly, he had never gotten up so early in the day, and he was still too sleepy to open his eyes.
Yuan Sun patiently told Zhang Jiangong what happened, and introduced Zhang Hanling again.
When Zhang Jiangong heard that she was the rich daughter of Zhang Zhenfang, the governor of Zhili, he suddenly became energetic. He walked back and forth in front of Zhang Hanling several times and examined her carefully for a while. Zhang Hanling was a little embarrassed just staring at her.
Chen Wennian did not have such a good temperament to wait for Zhang Jiangong to appreciate the beauty. He took a step forward and said seriously: "Sir Zhang, the situation is critical. I suggest that a team of people be dispatched to Anshan Town immediately."
Zhang Jiangong turned back and glanced at Chen Wennian. He had always hated Chen Wennian's attitude in speaking. He used to be a mere business leader and could only swallow his anger. Now that he is a dignified agent, the other party still behaves condescendingly.
How can I make myself happy?
However, he did not have an attack for the time being. After all, there were more important things to solve now. Since this Miss Zhang was the daughter of Zhang Zhenfang, the Governor of Zhili, he could not let go of this great opportunity to show off.
For him, if he was still just in charge of the third battalion, he would naturally have to rush to send troops to Anshan Town. But now that he is the acting commander, he does not have to take the lead in everything. He can definitely
Make good use of the power in your hands and make sure nothing goes wrong.
Thinking of this, he pretended to think deeply, and then nodded his head in a serious manner and said: "This matter is not trivial. Since it happened within my jurisdiction of 79 Biao, as the acting Biaotong
Naturally, we cannot sit idly by. In this case, Staff Officers Chen and Yuan immediately went to Xiaokan Village, mobilized the first battalion to rush to Anshan Town, and must intercept this group of thieves!"
Chen Wenian's face immediately darkened, and he said loudly: "Master Zhang, at this time, you still want us to go to Xiaokan Village to mobilize people? There is obviously a battalion of troops in the city. Since the matter is urgent, why bother to mobilize people outside the city?
First Battalion, isn’t this a waste of time?”
Yuan Su also believed that Zhang Jiangong did this on purpose. The third battalion was Zhang Jiangong's direct unit, so Zhang Jiangong was reluctant to use it easily. Moreover, he could also see that Zhang Jiangong clearly just wanted to sit back and enjoy the success, so he sent the first battalion.
In Anshan Town, if things go well, Zhang Jiangong must be greedy for credit alone. If things go wrong, he and Chen Wennian will naturally take the blame. This method is almost a common trick used by those in power, and it has even been tried and tested. The former Biaotong Yue Zhaolin is a typical example.
Zhang Jiangong put on a strong posture and said rudely: "Consultant Chen, the First Battalion is on the outskirts of Dongcheng City, passing by on the way to Anshan Town. The reason why I sent the First Battalion to take charge of this matter is because
The people of the first battalion are more familiar with the environment in the east? Furthermore, the last time there was an uprising in the city, my third battalion fought all the way from Guye Town to Xiaomazhuang, and then rushed back from Xiaomazhuang to Luanzhou City to clear up the city.
The bullets have been used up and down."
Chen Wenian said angrily: "Are you kidding? You said that the third battalion has run out of bullets. Don't you know that except for Lao Zhao's team, no one else in the first battalion even has a gun?"
The atmosphere in the tea room was suddenly filled with a strong smell of gunpowder. Zhang Jiangong's face became increasingly gloomy and angry. After all, he was an agent, but Chen Wenian looked down upon him so much. He couldn't swallow it no matter what.
However, at this moment, Zhang Hanling, who had been sitting next to her, suddenly intervened and interrupted the dispute: "You guys, stop arguing. Anyway, you send people to Anshan Town first!" Her voice was still trembling, but it was louder.
It seemed much more powerful before.
Zhang Jiangong immediately turned around with a smile on his face and vowed: "Don't worry, Miss Zhang, I will let them send troops right now."
After saying these words, he turned back to Chen Wenian again and said: "If you had the time to compete, people would have arrived at Xiaokan Village. I am now acting as Biaotong. I order you to mobilize the first battalion and rush to Anshan Town. Is it possible?
Does Staff Chen want to disobey orders?"
Chen Wennian, who has a strong temperament, couldn't bear this tone at all and was about to retort explosively.
Yuan Su knew that continuing the quarrel was not an option, so he immediately stepped forward to give Chen Wennian a hand and said, "In that case, we won't talk nonsense. Mr. Zhang, the first battalion is short of ammunition and guns, and I hope the third battalion will be evened out."
Let's take some bullets with us."
Didn't Zhang Jiangong say that he didn't want to give bullets at all? Moreover, he had already said that the third battalion had run out of bullets, so how could he go back on his promise? He said without hesitation: "Commander Yuan, the third battalion is indeed out of bullets. There are only a few
This officer still has some bullets in his pistol. If you want them, take them."
Chen Wennian was furious and yelled: "You..."
Yuan Su interrupted Chen Wenian and said calmly: "Mr. Chen, it's better to say a few words less. In this case, I'll first ask the people at Bid 78 to see if they can borrow some bullets."
Chen Wennian snorted angrily and walked out of the tea room without saying a word.
Yuan Su came to Zhang Hanling and said to her: "Miss Zhang, take a rest here first. If you need anything, just ask someone for instructions. The military camp is simple, so please make do with it."
Zhang Hanling nodded gently, looking at Yuan Su gratefully with her shining eyes, but didn't know what to say. Although the other party did not leave a good impression on her when they first met a few days ago, at this moment,
She only felt that among the people present, only "Consultant Yuan" was trustworthy.
Yuan Su looked at Zhang Jiangong and said calmly: "Excuse me, sir, please take care of Miss Zhang."
Zhang Jiangong pretended to be a superior, nodded and said: "Commander Yuan, don't worry, I will be in charge here, and there will definitely be no mistakes. In addition, I will simply send a platoon of troops to accompany you out of the city and go to Anshan together."
Town. In short, you must handle this matter well, do everything strictly and quickly, and make no mistakes."
Yuan Sulan ignored Zhang Jiangong, responded with a "hmm", and then walked out of the tea room.
Chen Wenian first returned to his dormitory to get the gun case, while Yuan Su came to the barracks where the soldiers of the 78th Biao Shang were stationed here. After the sentries at the gate were running around, the entire Biaobu compound had been occupied.
When I woke up, people in the barracks where the 78-year-old team were staying were already getting up one after another.
Yuan Su stopped a seventy-eight-year-old soldier at the door of the barracks and asked him to immediately notify the leader of the team to meet him.
Seventy-eight Biao also realized that the situation was urgent, so they did not dare to neglect it. Soon a staff officer wearing a coat ran to the door of the barracks to meet Yuan Su.
Yuan Su briefly explained the current situation, and then went straight to the point and stated the purpose of his visit.
The staff officer was hesitant for a moment. There had just been an uprising in Luanzhou. The reason why the general town strictly controlled the 79-mark ammunition ordnance was because of concerns about this matter. In addition, Luanzhou
Bian is not a jurisdiction of the 78th Bid, so the credit will not be credited to them. If something goes wrong, they will be implicated. It is really a thankless task.
After hesitating and hesitating for a while, the other party couldn't explain why.
Yuan Su grimaced and reprimanded: "This matter is not trivial. If something goes wrong, not to mention that our Seventy-nine Biao is not involved, and the entire Twenty Town will not be able to say a good word. You don't have to play tricks on me."
Skin, just one sentence, borrowing or not borrowing."
The staff officer was shocked by Yuan Su's momentum and immediately relaxed his mouth: "Master Yuan, it's not that I don't give you face, it's just that I have repeatedly warned you during this period that you must be cautious about ammunition..."
Yuan Su interrupted the other party's words and said calmly: "Forty rounds of rifle bullets, not too much. Just ask whether you want to borrow it or not. If you don't, I will leave right now!"
The staff officer had recently heard the rumor that Yuan Su was Yuan Gongbao's nephew. Seeing that the other party was so powerful, he immediately felt guilty. After thinking for a moment, he had no choice but to say: "Since there are only forty bullets, I will lend them to Yuan Gongbao."
Your Excellency is fine."
After getting the bullets, Yuan Su rushed to the open space of the compound. At this time, Chen Wennian had prepared his war horses, and all the soldiers from the third battalion's platoon had gathered. Yuan Su did not hand over the bullets to the third battalion.
, but hid it in the saddle bag of the war horse, then got on the horse, and together with Chen Wenian, led everyone out of the Biaobu compound and headed east along the city's main road.
When we arrived at Xiaokan Village, the sky was already completely bright. There was a white mist in the winter morning, and the small village suddenly looked like an ink painting under the clouds and mist.
Yuan Su and others went straight into the First Battalion camp at the intersection of the village. Seeing such a posture, the soldiers on duty at the gate thought there was another trouble and froze in place in shock, not daring to move.
Zhao Shanhe had just woken up, but had not yet gotten up. After being startled by the sound of horse hooves outside the house, he hurriedly got up. After a while, he opened the door and walked out wearing only a single piece of clothing. He saw at a glance that he was parked in the camp.
Yuan Su, Chen Wenian and others who were on the battlefield in the middle quickly stepped forward to greet them.
Yuan Su and Chen Wenian jumped off their horses one after another. After meeting Zhao Shanhe, they directly briefly described the situation in Anshan Town without saying a word of nonsense, and asked Zhao Shanhe to gather all the soldiers with guns in the camp first.
stand up.
"The only ones in the first battalion with guns now are the former police guards, and most of them have no bullets." Zhao Shanhe explained the situation.
"You don't need too many people, just deploy three or forty soldiers. I have forty bullets here, you can send them down first." Yuan Su said as he took out the bullets wrapped in oil paper from the saddle bag.
, handed it to Zhao Shanhe.
"Just give Zhang Jiangong forty rounds of bullets?" Zhao Shanhe said coldly.
"Huh, he didn't give me a single shot. Zi Jing borrowed it from 78 Biao." Chen Wennian said loudly and unabashedly, not caring about the soldiers of the third battalion following him.
"Enough chatting, let's set off quickly." Yuan Su interrupted their silence and said urgently.
In only a quarter of an hour, Zhao Shanhe not only dressed himself, but also ordered forty soldiers to line up. He mobilized all the horses of the first battalion and gave a few words to the officers who stayed in the camp.
, and then followed Yuan Su, Chen Wenian and others to head to Anshan Town first.