On the twenty-seventh day of the seventh month in the Australian calendar, the weather was as hot as fire. It was said that the heat in the fields was so hot that people were dying. The food and wine used for the "Golden Basin Washing Hands" party at Dalangweiwei Field were going bad the next day.
Most of them were knocked down, and the minions who had not eaten meat for a long time shook their heads one by one and said privately that they had chosen a bad day. The leader heard and yelled several times and did not dare to speak.
Although the weather is hot, preparations for the "Golden Basin Washing Hands" conference or the "Adaptation Conference" are still going on step by step. A stage has been set up on the polder - it is said that this is called the "rostrum", with a pergola erected on it. There are also arbors on both sides of the polder.
There is a row of bamboo sheds: it is said that they are used by heroes from three mountains and five mountains and people from the Australian government to watch ceremonies. After all, Sun Dabiao is also a famous font in the green forest.
Hundreds of gangsters gathered in Dalangwei noisily. Sun Dabiao actually only had seventy or eighty people in his backbone, and the other less than a hundred people were "household bandits" scattered in and outside Dalangwei. Now he sent
People went out to search everywhere: Anyone who had worked under Sun Dabiao's trade name and had some melons and vines were called to make up the number. They said that as long as they ordered a mao, each person would be given two buckets of brown rice, plus a new suit of clothes. They said it was new.
That is to say, the old clothes have been patched and dyed, and when they look new, the fabric is ruined. The people below are scolding them, saying that those in charge are enriching their own pockets.
But with just such a word and a piece of shabby clothes, Sun Dabiao summoned more than 200 people. They put on "new" uniforms and were issued swords and guns. It looked like that. He also didn't shy away from this -
- Since ancient times, when heroes are recruited and inspected, false reports have been made: Who doesn’t want to have more troops under his name! Even after the recruitment, he can also get a few more pays in the first month. Don’t say anything.
, everyone said that the Australians are the most generous under the command. Not only are they paid on time, but their daily food and clothing expenses are not comparable to that of ordinary officers and soldiers. Let's just say that the Yaoman who are serving as soldiers for the Australians are not the real Fubo Army.
, it didn’t take long for everyone’s face to glow. Many people were thinking that if they really wanted to be recruited by the Australians, serving as soldiers would be a way out!
Sun Dabiao looked cheerful and wandered around Dawangwei from time to time. His attitude was much better than in the past. He greeted everyone he saw and even helped an old woman cross the road. The people were surprised: What did Sun Dabiao eat?
medicine?
On the evening of the 27th, the Yangshan Second Squadron of the National Army from Yonghua arrived at Dawangwei. However, they did not drive to the town. Instead, they all slept outside the Weiwei. Except for the squadron leader Jinzhen and Sun Dabiao
We have finalized the details for tomorrow's "Adaptation Conference" and focused on the details, nothing else. After camping, we will provide water and firewood ourselves. The only rewards sent by the faire are rice and vegetables, and we will not take anything else, even if it is rare.
All the wine and meat were returned. This behavior made many people in the town secretly sigh: I have only heard of such a team, but never seen it!
Early the next morning, Dawangwei was bustling with people and bustling with people. Guests from all walks of life kept pouring in, and the place where the business was being held was soon filled with guests and onlookers. Guests were found from all over the county.
The cook in the greenhouse, covered in oil and sweat, stood by the blazing stove. While cooking, he loudly scolded his helpers and apprentices, asking them to work "quickly". A smell filled the sky above Dalangwei.
The aroma of food makes the poor people who cannot eat meat all year round can't help but secretly swallow their saliva.
An Eight Immortals table has been placed on the high platform, covered with an elegant embroidered velvet tablecloth, and a golden washbasin is placed on it. Of course, this is not gold, but a copper basin. It has been specially polished with brick powder.
Bright and bright.
There is an incense table in front of the Eight Immortals table, with a vase and stove. At this moment, cigarette smoke is already lingering around.
Sun Dabiao was sitting in the inner house at the moment. The weather was very hot, and he was only wearing a close-fitting shirt and was still sweating profusely. Because he had to discuss in secret, there was not even a servant around to fan himself. Only Bi Xuansheng was there.
Bi Xuansheng was neatly dressed and looked calm and calm, but in fact his clothes were soaked with sweat and he was just trying to show off his posture.
He is here today, ostensibly under the orders of Feng Haijiao, but in fact he is under the control of Zhan Zhekun. What kind of show will Zhan Zhekun, a quiet and unspectacular "Zan Hua" perform in Dawangwei today?
Bi Xuansheng didn't fully know. And his task was to ensure that the Yangshan touba in front of him acted according to the script.
However, Sun Dabiao began to seem a little uneasy. He was able to hold on in the scene, but when he got to the inner room, he began to become restless.
Bi Xuansheng was actually feeling weak in his heart - he had seen with his own eyes how powerful the Australians were, but since he wanted to do something big, he couldn't be weak first. Not only could he not be weak, he also had to cheer up Sun Dabiao.
"Mr. Bi, tell me, is what happened today reliable?" Sun Dabiao finally couldn't help asking the question he had wanted to ask for a long time.
Bi Xuansheng replied without hesitation: "Of course it is reliable."
"But I always feel a little vain..." Sun Dabiao touched his head, "You are always a scholar, so you naturally see the overall situation more clearly than me. However, now that a squadron from Yonghua has arrived, by then this county
If the commander brings another squadron, I will only have less than 200 people here..."
"Even if you really have 400 men, can you possibly defeat the 200 men of the Kun thieves?" Bi Xuansheng said, "You will lose if you fight head-on. The only way is to outsmart them."
"But your method..." Sun Dabiao patted his thigh, "What a pity for my Dalangwei!"
"Dawangwei can no longer bear the surname Sun, what are you regretting?" Bi Xuan asked.
"That's true," Sun Dabiao said, "but I have a lot of ancestral property here. Even if it succeeds this time, all these ancestral properties will be wiped out..." As he spoke, his eyebrows couldn't help trembling, which seemed to be extremely painful.
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"Haha, don't just stare at this thing in front of you. As long as the Australians are forced away, won't Dalangwei still be your old property? Besides, there is still a county seat. Although it was looted by the Yao people at the beginning
, the market has recovered a lot these days since the Australians came here, and there are also grains and goods shipped by the Australians from other places... Do you think it's a lot?"
"I believe this." Sun Dabiao was gloomy. He was not impressed at all by the big pie theory he described. "I'm afraid that if I miss a hit, this plan will be revealed..."
"Even if they miss a single hit, Wang Chuyi and the Australians from Yangshan will be in disarray." Bi Xuansheng looked confident, "It would take half a day to run back to the county town from here, even on horseback, and
Not to mention that Mr. Zhan has arranged for some good men to rob and kill them halfway, even if they could reach the county seat, Yangshan County would have been captured by us long ago."
Although he kept encouraging Sun Dabiao, Sun Dabiao was already frowning. Bi Xuansheng was afraid that he would cause trouble, so he warned: "I don't need to do anything by then - you just have to wash your hands in the golden basin according to the rules of the world. The rest.
Of course, someone will take care of it!"
Watching the sun hit three strokes, someone came to report: The county team is coming!
Sun Dabiao was excited and said: "How many people are here? Is County Magistrate Wang here?"
"The county magistrate's sedan is in the procession, and people are probably coming." The guard said, "About a hundred people are here, all with weapons. It looks like it's a team of Yao people from the county town!"
The "team of Yao people in the county" is the temporary No. 1 squadron of Yangshan. Although this squadron was established not long ago and its training equipment is very inferior, it is quite famous in Dalangwei because it is composed of Yao people.
The Australian magistrate Wang really has some strategies, Bi Xuansheng thought. Sun Dabiao and the Yao people of Yonghua have always been hostile, and they have attacked and killed each other more than once. Now that the Australians are coming with the Yao people team, if there is any trouble,
, these Yao people will definitely fight against Sun Dabiao’s men.
"Quick! Fetch water, I want to wash my face and change clothes." Sun Dabiao shouted repeatedly. He seemed to have remembered what he was going to do and cheered up.
Wang Chuyi and his temporary No. 1 Squadron set out from the county seat before dawn. They hurried on early and the heat was not yet overwhelming. As they approached the border of Dawangwei, they saw that there were increasing clouds in the sky and the air was so hot that it was hard to breathe.
You Ciren, who was in charge of leading the team, looked at the weather and thought it might rain, so he urged the team to move quickly. The Yao people of Yonghua are good at climbing mountains and walking. Although the weather was hot, no one was left behind along the way, just because of the weather.
It was so hot that I took off my armor and weapons and used poles and backpacks to carry or carry them. Wang Chuyi, You Ciren and other naturalized cadres shook their heads. If it weren't for Yao Min, Sun Dabiao, Feng Haijiao, etc.
These people have deep hatreds, and the combat effectiveness of such a team is actually very unreliable.
The team arrived all the way outside Dawangwei, and the squadron leader of the second squadron, who had arrived earlier, had already come to greet them.
You Ciren didn't talk nonsense and ordered: "You immediately lead the team into Dawangwei and control all street intersections and the four village gates. You will lead a platoon yourself and stand by at the intersection."
"Yes, Section Chief!" The squadron leader saluted, "Where are you around the polder? I see that there are a lot of Sun Dabiao's minions gathered there. Do you want to send a platoon there?"
Obviously, the squadron leader is not too reassured about the combat effectiveness of the Yaomin Squadron.
"How many people are there? Are there weapons?"
"More than two hundred people, all with their bare hands."
This number is similar to the information they collected before: Sun Dabiao's strength is currently less than 200 people. As for the extra people, they must be temporary recruits to increase his momentum.
According to the prior agreement, all of Sun Dabiao's men and horses were to be gathered at the polder with bare hands to receive inspection, while the weapons were specially concentrated in a warehouse under Sun Dabiao's name for separate inspection.
"Did you check the condition of the weapons?"
"We have inspected them early this morning, and they are all piled up in the warehouse as agreed."
"You don't need to send anyone over. You don't have many people of your own." You Ciren thought for a moment, "With the Yao people squadron, there is no problem in protecting County Magistrate Wang. You have to be more vigilant and always pay attention to any suspicious situations.
——Especially outside the town!”——
Next update: Volume 7 - Guangzhou Governance Chapter 425