Chapter 32: The Ghost Lingers

"You said the Japanese were coming?" Huang Hanju was stunned by what Tang Cheng said, although he knew that it was a little strange for Tang Cheng to pull himself out for a private chat at this time, but he didn't expect Tang Cheng to break such earth-shattering news to himself. "I said brother, this is not a joke, did you look at my brother and I was a little messy just now, and you wanted to tell a joke to make me laugh." Huang Hanju looked at Tang Cheng with a smile in his eyes, he had already decided that what he said just now was Tang Cheng's joke.

"Brother Huang, don't you think it's too strange for Sun Liansheng to pour dirty water on the Huang family? He is not a fool, don't you know the prestige of your Huang family in Macheng, he dares to do this must have been instructed from above, I guess it should be your position as the head of the regiment that someone has taken a fancy to, they are trying to force you to give up the garrison. Tang Cheng was more and more sure of his judgment, and the thing behind this matter would definitely not be what he expected at first.

Tang Cheng's question made Huang Hanju, who had calmed down, subconsciously turn his head to look at Sun Liansheng, at this time, Sun Liansheng sneered in the face of Huang San and the others' shouts, seeing Sun Liansheng's face, Huang Hanju couldn't help but shudder in his heart. Sun Liansheng is also a member of the 71st Army, and there is an uncle with real power behind him, so why did he take a fancy to his position as the head of the garrison regiment. "Brother Huang, don't be impatient, listen to what Sun Liansheng said first, and then let's make plans." Tang Cheng stopped Huang Hanju, who wanted to turn around and go back.

Not only Huang Hanju, but even Tang Cheng, who was almost guessing the answer, was very puzzled why Sun Liansheng, a member of the regular national army, wanted to fight the idea of the Macheng garrison. Dispersed the crowd that gathered around, Huang Hanju once again pressed Sun Liansheng to ask Sun Liansheng that if he wanted to eliminate the slander of the Huang family, Sun Liansheng's answer must be said in public, otherwise someone will still make a fuss about this matter in the future. "Company Commander Sun, since things are already like this, you just make things clear in front of so many people, the Huang family's century-old reputation in Mengcheng is not something you are playing with."

Huang Hanju untied the rope that tied him to Sun Liansheng with his own hands, and picked up the military hat that was knocked down by Huang San and put it on for Sun Liansheng. According to Huang Hanju's temperament, of course, this will not be the case, and with Tang Cheng's persuasion and persuasion, Huang Hanju has always shown the usual atmosphere of the Huang family at this time, at least in front of those Macheng gentry, Huang Hanju has already taken the initiative.

Sun Liansheng said that the only argument that the Huang family collaborated with the enemy was the Japanese-style mortar, and in his statement to Zhou Peilin, he thought that a person who had not had any contact with the Japanese army could have a Japanese-style mortar, unless the Japanese-style mortar was used by the Japanese army to buy him, and Sun Liansheng thought that the mortar was the evidence that Huang Hanju collaborated with the enemy. "Company Commander Sun, maybe you don't know that the mortar of the garrison regiment was originally mine, and the second company is still in the recovery stage, and I have too few people and no gunners, so I will exchange the mortar to the garrison regiment." Sun Liansheng's reason made Tang Cheng cry and laugh, it was too unbelievable.

"That's it, just like that, you say that my Huang family is a collaborator?" I can't believe that Tang Cheng is not the only one, Huang Hanju stared at Sun Liansheng with round eyes, "I know that you have a backer behind you, but this is Macheng, not your surname Sun can have the final say, in front of all the Macheng fathers and elders, you explain the matter to me as it is, otherwise I Huang Han will not agree to raise the gun in his hand." Huang Hanju pulled out a barge gun from the holster on Tang Cheng's waist, and although the action of opening the hammer looked a little clumsy, he still completed the action of loading the bullet and put the muzzle of the gun on Sun Liansheng's head.

Sun Liansheng, who is wide and strong, looks good, but in fact he is a strong guy in the middle, relying on his uncle's relationship to mix the military position of a company commander in the 71st Army, but he is a novice who has not yet been on the battlefield. The slander of the Huang family for collaborating with the enemy stemmed from his uncle's instructions, the 71st Army was about to leave for Macheng, if Sun Liansheng could get the position of commander of the Macheng garrison regiment before this, relying on his uncle's operation, maybe Sun Liansheng's title of company commander could be promoted up one level to become a battalion commander.

The 71st Army was transferred to Macheng to meet the approaching Japanese army, and if Sun Lian, who was promoted to battalion commander, could make a few contributions in the battle against the Japanese army, perhaps he, the battalion commander, would be able to become the regiment commander after the war. This kind of advanced step is not intended to be the preferred routine for those who have a backstage to advance, among Sun Liansheng's fox friends and dog friends, there are already many people who have used such routines to become school officials, Sun Liansheng is just picking up familiar roads used by others, but he doesn't want the Huang family to have a lot of prestige in Macheng, his set will not work for Huang Hanju at all.

These things can't be said, but in the face of Huang Hanju with red eyes, Sun Liansheng has no choice, if he doesn't say it, maybe Huang Hanju will really shoot. "Bastard, just to get me as the head of the garrison regiment, you are deliberately slandering my Huang family as collaborators?" Huang Hanju broke free of Tang Cheng's arm, and smashed his round arm on Sun Liansheng's face with the handle of the gun, and the latter was directly smashed to the ground, ignoring the blood stains on his face, he just begged for mercy from Huang Hanju in anger.

The county officials are not as good as the current management, although Sun Liansheng's uncle is a little powerful, but this is Macheng, and his uncle will still be in Wuhan, no matter how powerful he is, he will not have time to save him, so the hero does not suffer the immediate loss, Sun Liansheng can only beg Huang Hanju for mercy. "Brother Huang, forget it." Tang Cheng stretched out his hand again to stop Huang Hanju in a rage. Huang Hanju is the side that takes advantage of reason, and it is okay to beat Sun Liansheng, but he can't kill him, otherwise it will bring trouble to the Huang family, after all, Sun Liansheng is still the captain and company commander of the 71st Army.

"Get out, take your people out of Macheng, we will report this matter to the Second Army Commander's Department, whether you can escape this catastrophe depends on your creation." Tang Cheng took the idea for Huang Hanju and let Sun Liansheng leave with his people, but the bullets and grenades on the soldiers under Sun Liansheng were deducted a lot by Tang Cheng and motioned to Huang San, if Tang Cheng didn't want to make a big deal, maybe Huang San would have detained Sun Liansheng's two machine guns.

"Forget Brother Huang, since the matter has been clarified, it is better to settle the grievances than to settle them, one more friend is always better than one more enemy, and you can't be annoyed with such a person." drove Sun Liansheng out of Macheng, but the danger was not lifted, the news of the garrison regiment was too closed, there was no news about the movements of the Japanese army at all, if Tang Cheng's inference was correct, then the upcoming big trouble would crush Tang Cheng lightly.

"What else can I do, our Huang family has lived in Macheng for more than 200 years, and the people of the Huang family are familiar with every grass and tree here, so I can't hear that the little devil is coming, so I, the head of the Macheng garrison regiment, will hide." He and Tang Cheng sat down in the command post again, and the restless Huang Hanju took off the soft military hat on his head and threw it on the table in front of him. It is indeed not something that Huang Hanju is good at leading troops to fight, but if he is allowed to flee Macheng with his family before the Japanese army appears, he is very unwilling in his heart, and the foundation of the Huang family is here in Macheng.

"Brother Huang, things are dead and people are alive, you haven't fought with the Japanese, you don't know how powerful they are, even a squadron of the Japanese army can't stop the Macheng garrison, let alone the Japanese army's overwhelming attack." Tang Cheng took out a cigarette and handed it to Huang Hanju, "At least you have to send your family members to a safe place before the Japanese army appears, and when you start a war, you don't have extra time to take care of them." Tang Cheng's words hit Huang Hanju's soft underbelly, and his family has always been his dead end.

The two sat in the command post of the barracks all afternoon, and Tang Cheng was persuading Huang Hanju, and the latter only smoked and did not express his position, only saying that he would think about it after he went back. "I'll go to Huang San and ask for some bullets and grenades later, and we must also be ready to leave at any time, maybe tomorrow or maybe the day after tomorrow." Tang Cheng, who walked out of the command post, called Liu Shishi aside and whispered a few words, in line with the principle that the more the merrier, Tang Cheng was ready to stock up on enough ammunition before leaving.

"Let's go, the whole family goes, go to Wuhan first to solve your matter, and then let's go to Chongqing." Huang Hanju can be generous to Sun Liansheng, but Mrs. Huang can't. poured dirty water on the face of the Huang family and wanted to leave, it didn't work in Mrs. Huang's place, and when Huang Hanju went home and said what happened during the day, Mrs. Huang's first thought was to go to Wuhan to find a relationship to deal with this Sun Liansheng, even if it couldn't make him hurt his muscles and bones, at least let that arrogant guy peel off his skin.

"No, no, Company Commander Tang has fought with the Japanese, and he has said that your garrison regiment is not the opponent of the Japanese at all, so what can you do if you stay in Macheng. Don't forget that our family depends on you to take care of it, do you want me to leave with a family of dozens of people, and then leave you here alone? The more Mrs. Huang spoke, the more anxious she became, until the moisture in her eyes turned into tears and flowed out, and Huang Hanju, who had been insisting on refusing to leave, finally nodded.

The Huang family and the cyclamen are packing up, the only difference is that the Huang family's big business is very troublesome to pack up, while the Tang City side only needs two carriages to get ready. "Master, it's not good, that Sun Liansheng is back again, and this will be called outside the city gate." As soon as the day dawned, Huang San, who was guarding the city gate, woke up the sleeping Huang Hanju and his wife, and the Huang couple, who had been busy all night, did not expect that Sun Liansheng would go and return, but they knew that the comer was not good, since Sun Liansheng dared to come back, he must have his support.

"The surname is Tang, you have committed a crime, come with me." Before the people sent by Huang Hanju arrived at the cyclamen, Sun Liansheng, who called the city gate open, had already blocked the front and back doors of the cyclamen with a large number of men. Sun Liansheng on horseback looked at Tang Cheng who was pushed out by his soldiers condescendingly, "You said that you are the 1st Battalion and 2nd Company of the 524th Regiment of the 88th Division, but the 1st Battalion of the 524th Regiment was locked up in the Shanghai Concession as early as last year after the battle in the Sixing Warehouse, I am curious about who you are." ”