The soldiers clearly saw that the other party's clothes were those of a New Army officer. Looking at the man's official appearance, they couldn't help but guess that his official rank must be high, or at least he had a strong background. No one dared to neglect him immediately.
, no one asked any more questions, and just guided the other person towards the camp.
Arriving in front of a large tent located in the center of the camp, a soldier made an announcement first.
At this time, Sun Desheng, the commander of the Dezi camp, was having dinner with several of his team officers in the camp. Hearing that a New Army officer from Luanzhou City wanted to see him, he suddenly felt puzzled.
"Leaving the city so late? How many people are here?"
"Sir, I am alone."
"Let him come in." Sun Desheng thought for a while, then explained without paying too much attention to anything.
The soldier hurriedly exited the tent, and after a while he came in with the New Army officer.
Sun Desheng and several of his men did not get up. They just glanced at the visitor lightly, and then continued to eat their own dinner. The New Army officer did not show any emotions and walked slowly to the dining table.
Stand still in front of me.
"Who are you? What do you want from me?" Sun Desheng swallowed a mouthful of dried radish and asked with contempt.
"Introducing myself, I am Zhao Shanhe, commander of the first battalion of the Luanzhou Security Regiment. I have been ordered by the commander-in-chief of the Security Regiment, Mr. Yuan, to explain a situation to you." The person who came was none other than Zhao Shanhe. He didn't
He said these words coldly, but there was still no expression on his face.
"What's going on?" Sun Desheng dropped the steamed buns on the plate and asked calmly.
"One mile northeast of your Dezi Camp, the Second Battalion of our Security Regiment is gathered here. In a small forest less than 500 meters to the southwest, there is a team of our First Battalion carrying three Maxim heavyweights.
The machine guns are ambushed there. There is also a militia team of 300 people and fully armed in the northwest, ready to go. To put it simply, you are surrounded." Zhao Shanhe's tone was very calm, like a calm stagnant water.
For the next few dozen seconds, the entire camp was silent. Sun Desheng and his men were all stunned. Some even forgot to chew the steamed buns they had just bitten into their mouths.
After a while, Sun Desheng came to his senses, slapped the table and jumped up, shouting at Zhao Shanhe: "You, what did you do to our Lord Wang!"
This loud shout brought everyone else in the camp back to their senses. Everyone quickly threw away the food in their hands and stood up one by one to grab their pistols. One of the team officers also quickly ordered the footman on the side to get out.
Take a look around you.
Zhao Shanhe said with a smile: "Everyone, please be patient. Your Excellency, Commander Yuan, is drinking happily in the restaurant. The two battalions entering the city are also drinking and eating good wine and meat. It's hard work."
You guys are sleeping in the open air in Deziying."
Sun Desheng couldn't help but frown, and everyone else looked confused. Look at me, look at him, no one can guess what Zhao Shanhe is going to do.
"What do you want to do? Could it be that you want to deceive our Dezi Camp into being isolated and take the opportunity to attack us?"
"Master Sun, don't worry too much. Since I came here alone, I naturally hope to turn the conflict into friendship." Zhao Shanhe said calmly. After speaking, he directly placed the bundle in his hand on the center of the dining table and unwrapped it.
When I opened the knot, I saw that there were stacks of silver coupons and ingots of silver nuggets inside, which amounted to at least 20,000 to 30,000 yuan.
The eyes of everyone present were wide-eyed. Although they, the officers, could earn some money on weekdays, most of them were just a few cents. No one had ever seen such a large sum of cash. It would really be such a huge sum.
If you don't have money, you will continue to work in the camp and go home to buy a house and marry a wife.
"What...are you going to do?" Sun Desheng finally took his eyes off the baggage on the table and asked Zhao Shanhe with a tense face. In fact, the people present had already had a clue, it was obvious that Zhao Shanhe was planning to bribe him.
Own.
"I often hear that your Lord Wang is greedy. He can eat meat, but whether you can take a sip of soup depends on his mood. Most of the military funds allocated from above have been used to line his own pockets, so that the supplies in the military camp have been for several years.
None of them have been replaced or repaired. My Lord Yuan is the nephew of the President. I believe you have heard of his reputation in running the army. He treats the militiamen as close to relatives, let alone the brothers under his command. As long as you are willing to join our security corps, this money
The money is your condolences, and it can be regarded as my Lord Yuan making up for your Lord Wang’s shortcomings in the camp in the past few years."
After listening to these words, everyone's expressions changed. What Zhao Shanhe said is indeed the truth. Wang Huaiqing is not an ordinary greedy person. This is not only known to everyone in the patrol camp, but even to the entire Tongyong Town area.
.If we talk about the future, although Wang Huaiqing has been promoted to the post of Inspector, there will definitely be room for development in his official position in the future, but Yuan Su is the nephew of the president, and the result is obvious in comparison.
Everyone immediately fell into a state of doubt and turned their attention to Sun Desheng from time to time. At this time, the only decision was made by the leader.
Sun Desheng didn't like Wang Huaiqing from the bottom of his heart. Not only did he have a bad character, but he also had no ability to make money. However, he didn't hate Wang Huaiqing much. He stayed in Tongyong Town for five years.
, six years, I have become accustomed to it. I have no big ambitions, I just go with the flow and get through my qualifications.
In addition, how could he switch sides based on just a few words from the other party? Wouldn't it be that this incident happened too suddenly? Moreover, if he really agreed, he would probably lose face once word got out.
After thinking about this, he suddenly put on a serious expression and retorted loudly: "Zhao, who do you think I am, Sun Desheng? I have followed Mr. Wang for many years, and what we have said as a soldier is loyalty. Don't think that
You can bribe us with two dirty coins. Humph, I will kill you now, and then lead my troops into the city to rescue Mr. Wang."
He said, turning around to get the gun. He had put the armed belt on the desk behind him because he had eaten.
However, before Sun Desheng could grab his pistol case, the curtain of the camp tent was raised, and the footman who had been sent out to inquire about the surrounding situation hurriedly returned to the tent.
"Sir... Sir, something is going wrong. We... we seem to be really surrounded. There is movement from the north, south and west..." the footman said panting.
The total number of people in the Dezi camp is less than 300, and not only does it not have any heavy weapons, even the rifles equipped by the soldiers are not standard rifles, some are fast guns, and some are blunderbuss. Everyone knows the Luanzhou Security Corps
In the past, there was a new army with a score of 79. Even if it was a weak new army, its weapons and equipment were far superior to those of the old patrol battalion. Now the entire battalion is surrounded by people. If they really want to fight with each other, there is almost no chance of winning.
Sun Desheng didn't know what was going on in the city. If what Zhao Shanhe said just now was true, Mr. Wang and Yuan Su were eating and drinking in the restaurant. Kuiziying and Youying who entered the city were also eating and drinking.
So what's going on here now?
He comforted himself in his mind. Once there was loud gunfire outside the city, the two battalions in the city would definitely be alert. With the Luanzhou Security Corps only having a strength of four or five hundred people, it was impossible to cope with three patrol battalions. Moreover, the security regiment now has
Most of the troops are outside the city. As long as Kuiziying and Youying can take advantage of the situation to occupy Luanzhou and capture the leader of the bandits, Yuan Su, a major event will be settled.
Therefore, he speculated that Zhao Shanhe was just bluffing, and the other party absolutely did not dare to fight with him.
"Why are you panicking? Tell the brothers to gather together and set up a defense line around the camp." Sun Desheng ordered in a loud voice.
"Yes, yes." The footman quickly ran out again.
"Master Sun, do you know how powerful three heavy machine guns are? Now Dezi Camp is within the shooting range of the heavy machine guns. I gave an order before leaving. If you don't return within an hour, the people outside will
Start the attack. By then no one in the Dezi Camp will survive!" Zhao Shanhe said coldly, his expression showing a confident attitude.
"You, Zhao Shanhe, are not afraid of death, and I, Sun Desheng, am not a coward. You are not afraid that we will fight each other. Mr. Wang will definitely react in the city. How will you look after you? How will you explain to the superiors afterwards!" Sun Desheng encouraged!
Said angrily.
"Are you so sure that Kuiziying and Youying in the city still have the strength to resist? Are you so sure that Mr. Wang can still stand upright now? You are right, our security regiment only has two battalions.
But we have a thousand people in the Luanzhou Civil Defense Camp, so why worry about not being able to look at both ends?" Zhao Shanhe said with a smile.
"You, you dare to make things worse, let's see how you report to the higher authorities." Sun Desheng said angrily.
"I don't want to talk nonsense. I just want to tell you that Mr. Yuan is the nephew of the president. He can take the seventy-nine bids as his own, but he can't deal with Wang Huaiqing?" Zhao Shanhe said. Of course he knew that these words were just words.
The fox pretends to be the tiger's power, but I wonder how a patrol battalion leader could see through this relationship.
Sun Desheng really had nothing to say. The palm of his hand holding the pistol was soaked in cold sweat, and beads were rolling down his forehead like rain. He naturally knew about the joint military-civilian defense in Luanzhou, and he also knew Yuan Su's identity and background very well.
The disadvantage has been clearly seen, and it is impossible to take advantage by talking.
Several officers around him were more anxious than Sun Desheng. They looked at the money on the table and at Sun and Zhao who were at war with each other. Everyone had already lost their mind and wished they could take the money and run away early, away from this business.
That's the thing.
After a brief pause, Zhao Shanhe spoke again without hesitation: "Master Sun, there are only two ways in front of you. Either take this money and distribute it to your brothers, and work hard with us Master Yuan from now on. We Yuan
I won't treat you badly in my custody. If I don't have to wait for this to happen, you can go home with the money and live your life. Or, you can beat me to death now and let the brothers from Deziying be buried with you."
When he said the last sentence, he deliberately emphasized his tone.
Not only was Sun Desheng panicked, but the others were even a little unable to stand, and some even had the hand holding the gun trembling.
"Sun...Master Sun, what do you want to say?"
"Yes, yes, what can we do?"
Sun Desheng's eyes were erratic, and he couldn't make up his mind for a while. After all, he had been following Wang Huaiqing for so many years, and even if he was just messing around, it was just a habit. Now he suddenly had to betray himself, and this was not a good hurdle in his heart.
crossed.
Zhao Shanhe smiled calmly and further said: "Master Sun, as the saying goes, a good bird chooses a tree to roost in, and a wise man is a man who knows the current affairs. Even if you don't do this, there is no guarantee that others will not do this."
I will really regret it when the time comes."
Sun Desheng was startled. He clearly heard another meaning in Zhao Shanhe's tone. He immediately glanced at the subordinates around him and saw that the eyes of these subordinates looking at him were getting more and more strange. His heart suddenly went cold.
He can keep his composure, but his subordinates may not have such backbone. If these people shoot someone in the back, it will be worthless. When he thought of this, he gritted his teeth and put the pistol aside.
On the table.
"You're cruel! Tell me what you want us to do!"
The atmosphere in the camp suddenly relaxed, and everyone could finally relax their tense nerves.
Zhao Shanhe nodded in admiration and said: "Master Sun really knows the current affairs. Don't worry, we will not let Master Sun enter the city to deal with Kuiziying and Youying now. Master Yuan does not want this matter to become bloody.
Feng. But in order for Mr. Sun to clearly state his position, we hope that Mr. Sun can help us accomplish another thing."