After Wu Shaoting returned to the western suburbs, the first thing he did was to find Ni Duan.

Ni Duan did not go to the battalion office of the Third Battalion early in the morning, and many soldiers in the entire western suburbs were absent from work for no reason.

However, all this did not arouse anyone's suspicion. After all, the end of the year is approaching, and many people take this opportunity to go on a small business trip and even go home to reunite. This is not uncommon.

Wu Shaoting found Ni Duan in the officer dormitory. Although Ni Duan had properly packed his escaped luggage, he kept sitting in the room without any intention of escaping. When Ni Duan saw Wu Shaoting coming, he immediately became excited and asked him how the situation was. Wu Shaoting briefly told Ni Duan about the truth, and he was not sure whether it was safe now. After all, after he covered Liao Zhongkai's exit from the stronghold, the official army launched an attack. If the people who stayed in the stronghold did not have time to burn the roster, it would still be dangerous.

"What should we do now?" Ni Duan asked solemnly, his face very serious.

"I don't know either. It's almost dark now. If you want to escape, you have to hurry up." Wu Shaoting said with a sigh.

"What would you do?" Ni Duan asked.

Wu Shaoting was silent for a moment and said slowly: "I think we should stay. The Tongmenghui stronghold was destroyed at noon. If the official army found the list, then we should come to the western suburbs to arrest people in the afternoon. Since there is no movement yet, maybe the comrades have successfully destroyed the evidence."

Ni Duan nodded and said in agreement: "What you said makes sense, so let's take another bet."

Wu Shaoting asked: "Have you notified others?"

Ni Duan said: "Yes, some people have left in the morning. However, the military investigation has not been strict during this period. If I can really get by this time, I can contact them again."

Wu Shaoting nodded slightly and decided to say, "Okay, let's do this first."

After he finished speaking, he got up and prepared to leave.

Ni Duan stood up and called him again, and said solemnly: "Mr. Wu, it's really thanks to you who stepped forward this time."

Wu Shaoting smiled faintly and said, "Don't talk too early, the matter hasn't been over yet."

That night, I finally received a reassuring news that the city's encirclement and suppression of the revolutionary party was over. Apart from destroying a revolutionary stronghold, no one was caught. When the government army attacked the house, it was bravely blocked by the only few revolutionaries. Although it still broke through the defense line after more than ten minutes, the owner of the house lit kerosene at the last moment and detonated a bomb. The two houses were basically buried in the fire, and the lives of five officers and soldiers were also taken. Under the clues provided by Chen Lianbai, the city continued to search for Hu Hanmin, Tan Renfeng, Guan Renfu and other core figures of the revolutionary party. Although they drew images and found their address, they still found nothing so far.

The General's Office and the Governor's Office made a big fuss about this. Fuqi blamed Zhang Renjun for being ineffective in his work. The Revolutionary Party was cunning. How could he send troops to siege openly? He should send plainclothes to approach and act without giving the Revolutionary Party any time to prepare. Zhang Renjun asked Fuqi to interfere in the affairs of the police camp. It was originally an action of the patrol battalion. Mo Shicheng's plan was to take action again when Chen Lianbai crossed the arms two days later, but the General's Office ordered the action to be taken as soon as possible, which eventually led to haste action, allowing the revolutionaries to destroy the evidence. In short, both sides could not stand up and slandered each other and shirked responsibility.

In the next few days, there were patrols and guards in the streets and alleys of Guangzhou City, but these guards were meaningless. The officers and soldiers were just walking around. Everyone knew that this action was completely ruined, and the revolutionary party had already escaped.

Nothing happened in the western suburbs military camp, and Wu Shaoting, Ni Duan and others could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

In the blink of an eye, the General's Office and the Governor's Office were in a state of turmoil because they failed to encircle and suppress the revolutionary party recently, so neither the new army nor the old army received any New Year's subsidies. Everything was the same, two meals a day, simple meals, and there was no festive atmosphere.

However, Wu Shaoting received a bonus from Zhang Shengting's company. Before New Year's Eve, he sent someone to get a sum of 200 yuan. Although it was not much, it was no problem to ask a battalion to have a meal. On that day, he asked Chen Fang to take the battalion's military officer and go to the city to purchase some ingredients and send it to the kitchen team to prepare the New Year's Eve dinner. Seeing the first battalion being prosperous and preparing the New Year's Eve dinner, the second battalion and the third battalion were extremely envious.

These soldiers increasingly felt that Lord Wu was not coming to his camp to lead the troops. God was so blind. Where did he find such a good adult? He paid for the soldiers to prepare the New Year's Eve dinner.

The commanders of the Second Battalion and the Third Battalion of course felt the complaints of the soldiers, and they were also very depressed. Why was Wu Shaoting so willing to let go? After some discussion, they found Wu Shaoting and planned to have a New Year's Eve dinner with the First Battalion, and the entire army would raise some money to buy more ingredients. Wu Shaoting thought that the New Year should be more lively, so he naturally agreed. As a result, the money collected by the First Battalion and the Second Battalion were only less than forty taels of silver. Wu Shaoting didn't care about anything, and just said that no matter how difficult it was, everyone would have to spend a big day even if it was difficult.

So, the most lively place in the western suburbs of this year is the first sign. Everyone gathered at the first camp area, lit dozens of bonfires, and happily welcomed the arrival of Jiyou in the cold wind.

The officers and soldiers from other camps in the western suburbs could only sigh secretly, covering the quilt to pretend to sleep.

On the morning of the first day of the first lunar month, the city of Guangzhou was very lively. According to traditional practice, wealthy families wanted to pay for profits. There were people running around on the streets. The plain-headed people nodded and bowed to the door of Mr. Zhang's house to get the profits of Mr. Zhang, and then rushed to another Mr. Chen's house to queue up. Although the red envelopes were filled with some penny amounts of entertainment, for them, this was already a considerable living allowance.

There was no movement in the military camp. The commanders did not have the tradition of scribbling. The soldiers did not need to visit each other to greet each other. There was almost nothing to do in the New Year. For the soldiers, the only benefit of the New Year is that they could sleep in. If they didn’t even cherish the only benefits, it would be almost pitiful. The first sign was that they had the New Year’s Eve dinner until late at night. The heads of each battalion have not yet gotten up, let alone others.

Wu Shaoting couldn't sleep well this morning. At about eight o'clock, the door was knocked on for the first time. When he got up in a daze, he saw Liang Hongkai, a minor official in the army yamen, standing at the door.

"I'm disturbing Lord Wu, Happy New Year, Lord Wu." Liang Hongkai said with a smile.

"Oh, it's Brother Liang, it's been a long time since he led the way." Wu Shaoting said politely. Since Liang Hongkai helped him lead the way, he hasn't seen this person for more than half a year. He originally thought he had applied to go to the Martial Arts School for further studies, but he didn't expect to meet again today.

"I dare not take it, I dare not take it. I am on duty at the yamen today. The postman sent a quick letter from Hong Kong early in the morning. I felt that the letter sent by him on the first day of the first lunar month must be a very important letter, so I sent it early in the morning. Unexpectedly, I disturbed Lord Wu to rest..." Liang Hongkai smiled apologetically.

Seeing that Liang Hongkai was still a naughty man, Wu Shaoting always gave him the impression of smiling and kindness. It seemed that this future leader of the Guangdong warlord must be smiling. He also maintained a kind look on his face and said repeatedly: "Brother Liang, look at what you said, you came to deliver the letter so early in the morning. I thank you, so why bother?"

He took the envelope from Liang Hongkai and glanced at the signature. It was written with "Enbai". He didn't seem to have any impression of this person's name? He didn't rush to open the letter and looked up at Liang Hongkai again. The other party still stood outside the door with a smile, as if he had no intention of leaving.

He immediately guessed that Liang Hongkai must have something to say.

"Brother Liang, do you have anything else to explain?" he asked in confusion.

"I dare not take the explanation. The little one is just...haha, I just have something to ask for. Although I am a little shameless, the little one still thinks that only Lord Wu can help the little one in this matter." Liang Hongkai said embarrassedly.

"Haha, since Brother Liang trusts me, that's my honor. Just talk, as long as I can help, I will never refuse." Wu Shaoting said with a smile.

Liang Hongkai felt warm when he heard this. Lord Wu was really a polite and polite. So he said, "Actually, this is the case. The young man worked as a civil servant in the Army yamen for two years and was already familiar with the details of the yamen. In addition, the young man also studied military reading materials in his spare time. Although he was not considered a martial arts strategy, he still knew a little about the ordinary military principles."

Wu Shaoting nodded slowly. Although he didn't understand what Liang Hongkai was going to express, he still said "Oh" and said, "Brother Liang is indeed hardworking and serious, and positive."

Liang Hongkai smiled modestly, and then said, "The meaning of small is... I heard that Master Wu's first battalion is still missing a copy of the military. I don't know if it's small..." As he said, he took out a bulging small cloth bag from his sleeve and handed it to Wu Shaoting with both hands, "This is a little bit of small intention. Although it's a little bit less, please don't laugh."

Wu Shaoting took the small cloth bag and put it on the mat, and it sounded loudly inside, but he could still hear that the ones inside were definitely not big oceans, but should be broken silver and copper coins. He understood what Liang Hongkai meant. Liang Hongkai didn't want to stay in the yamen without a future and wanted to transfer to the army, so there would be much more room for promotion.

He sighed secretly that this kid is indeed ambitious.

Since Liang Hongkai can become one of the five major warlords in the future, it means that this person is capable.

The situation in the first battalion is very complicated now. Although Zhao Sheng's power has been traumatized, it has not completely collapsed. As long as Zhao Sheng comes to the first battalion in person to issue an order, I believe that most of the soldiers in the battalion will still decisively obey Zhao Sheng.

Wu Shaoting has realized the importance of cultivating his own power. Since Liang Hongkai did not bribe the officials of the Military Office, but came to him specifically, this is enough to show his optimism about him. Wouldn't it be too stupid to keep such a good talent?

"Oh, that's it." He nodded with a giggle.

"I'd like to ask Lord Wu to fulfill his promise." Liang Hongkai bowed to Wu Shaoting.

"Since you are literate, able to write, and have the courage to recommend yourself, I really lack a copywriting in my camp. So, I will recommend you to the above after the holiday, and nothing will happen." Wu Shaoting said.

"If this is true, I would like to thank Lord Wu. Lord Wu for his kindness to the villain, and he will never forget it." Liang Hongkai thanked him repeatedly.

"Look at what you said, I'm just filling in the gap. Whether you can be competent for a military position depends on your own ability. You can take the money back. I'm not that kind of person. Brother Liang, if you do this again, it would be an insult to my character." Wu Shaoting returned the cloth bag to Liang Hongkai and said with a smile.

Liang Hongkai was very grateful and admired Wu Shaoting even more: Why worry about not having a chance to make a comeback if he could follow a righteous and honest official like Lord Wu?

After seeing Liang Hongkai go, Wu Shaoting returns to the dormitory and closes the door, then opens the letter and reads it.

When he saw it halfway, he immediately knew who this "Enbai" was, not someone else, but Liao Zhongkai.

Liao Zhongkai was born in San Francisco and his real name was "Enxu". Later, after returning to China with his mother, he changed his name to "Yibai". The name "Enbai" was pieced together from the two names.

The letter written by Liao Zhongkai was to inform Wu Shaoting that he was safe in Hong Kong, and also explained that Tan Renfeng went to Guangxi to retreat, while Hu Hanmin was in Huizhou with Chen Jiongming and Huang Xing, asking Wu Shaoting to tell other comrades in the army not to worry too much.

Although the letter did not explain how Liao Zhongkai entered Hong Kong without a passport, such details are not important. The key is that everyone in the Tongmenghui is still safe.

The letter also mentioned that although the actions of the Guangzhou New Army's revolutionary uprising were interrupted, it did not mean that it was aborted. This period of time allowed comrades to take a breath, and when the time was ripe, they would definitely make a comeback.

Wu Shaoting burned the letter and planned to go and tell Ni Duan again in the afternoon, so he climbed onto the bed and went to bed again.

At ten o'clock, the door was knocked for the second time.

Wu Shaoting stood up helplessly and opened the door again. He found that the attendant from the Army Yamen came. The attendant said that it was the top of him who sent the battalion-level officers a profit, so he sent it over. He received the red envelope, but after thanking him, he didn't even look at it, so he fell back to bed and fell asleep again.

The third time someone came to knock on the door was already noon.

Wu Shaoting's sleepiness was completely dispelled, so he simply got up and put on his clothes, and then opened the door.

However, the person standing at the door of the dormitory this time surprised him. The person who came was Zhang Xiaoya.

The weather was very cold in the first month of the year. Zhang Xiaoya was wearing a snow-white plush shawl, and her whole body wrapped the shawl into a ball, looking graceful and cute. Her little face made the cold wind blow red, her hair was simply combed behind her head, and a small flower knot was tied to the ends, which looked energetic and simple.

Under the dormitory steps, there were two servants from the Zhang family standing. Each of them was carrying a lot of packaged items, which looked a bit like New Year's goods.

"What are you doing? I'm almost frozen to death after opening the door for so long." Zhang Xiaoya pouted her mouth and pretended to be angry.

"I just woke up, of course I have to wear clothes. Why did Miss Zhang run far away to the military camp?" Wu Shaoting asked with a smile. He dodged away and let Zhang Xiaoya into the house.

However, the dormitory was too small, and Zhang Xiaoya didn't know where to stand after coming in, so she had to stand near the door. She sighed quietly, shook her head slowly and said, "Look at you, as the deputy manager of the company, you live so small! You don't even have a place to sit."

Wu Shaoting laughed and took the only chair in the room to Zhang Xiaoya, saying, "Miss Zhang, this is a military camp, not a big hotel. It's good that I have such a place alone."

Zhang Xiaoya sat down and looked around with curious look.

Wu Shaoting sat down on his bed, waited for a while, and asked, "Miss Zhang, you haven't told me yet, why did you come to the military camp today?"

Zhang Xiaoya smiled and said happily: "Today is the first day of the Lunar New Year, of course I am here to parry for you."

Wu Shaoting couldn't help laughing and said, "Miss Zhang, you are really meant to come here to Paili."

Zhang Xiaoya turned around and waved to the two servants at the door, saying, "You put the things in."

The two servants hurriedly walked in and placed a lot of things in the dormitory against the wall.

"Here, these are the New Year's goods I brought to you, including bacon and dried abalone. In addition, I will prepare a big red envelope for you." Zhang Xiaoya stood up with a smile, lifted up the shawl, and held a very exquisite red envelope in her hand.

The red envelope looks very thick, you can imagine that it contains a lot of money.

Wu Shaoting thought for a while, then took up the red envelope sent by the Army Yamen at the bedside. He walked to Zhang Xiaoya and smiled and said, "Then I would like to thank Miss Zhang for your benefit first. Since we are the same generation, we should be respectful. Although I am not as rich as Miss Zhang, you still have to make a point. I hope Miss Zhang will not dislike you."

Zhang Xiaoya almost took the red envelope from Wu Shaoting in a way that she seized it, and then gave her red envelope to Wu Shaoting.

"Haha, this is the first profit I received this year." She said happily.

"Is that so? But I believe you will receive more benefits today, Miss Zhang, Yes." Wu Shaoting looked at Zhang Xiaoya's innocent and cute appearance and felt a warmth in his heart. This girl always gave herself a particularly friendly feeling.

"By the way, do you have something to do at noon? Do you want to go to the city with me to play? The city is very lively today." Zhang Xiaoya asked while carefully putting the red envelope into the inner pocket of the shawl.

"Oh, I'm afraid it won't work. The military camp has no mention of holidays, and there are tasks at any time." Wu Shaoting thought that he would go to find Ni Duan in the afternoon, so he refused.

"Oh, it's really boring. Then forget it, I'd better go back. You have nothing to do here, and you're bored after you go back. You have to go to New Year's greetings with your father. It's like this every year, so I'm so annoying." Zhang Xiaoya sighed helplessly and said.

Wu Shaoting didn't stay much, after all, it was inconvenient in the military camp. He sent Zhang Xiaoya out, and the Zhang family's car parked outside the dormitory compound.

At this time, some officers were already in and out of the courtyard. They all saw Zhang Xiaoya coming out of Wu Shaoting’s dormitory, and everyone was surprised and envious. Naturally, they thought that Wu Shaoting had been with the eldest daughter of the Zhang family. Not to mention the wealth of the Zhang family, Zhang Xiaoya alone was already considered a top-notch beauty. What does it mean to have both wealth and sex? That’s it!

Although Wu Shaoting felt the gaze of the people around him, he didn't say much, and he didn't like to explain.

As for the child Zhang Xiaoya, who looked completely unaware of it, she was still happy.

In the afternoon, Wu Shaoting told Ni Duan about Liao Zhongkai's letter, asking Ni Duan to notify other comrades to relieve their worries.

The first month of the New Year is difficult for the military camp. Although there is more time left, everyone has no money. Some people send it home, some people don’t have to pay for their own clothes because the weather is too cold and they don’t distribute winter clothes, so they have to raise money to buy cotton coats by themselves. Some people eat and drink on New Year’s Eve. In short, if they have no money, they will have no fun. Gambling, **, and drinking have become empty talk.

I slowly survived the middle of the first lunar month. One day at the end of the month, a news suddenly came from the Army Yamen that the 24th New Army Towns will hold a temporary review in the near future. Everyone could easily guess the reason. In February, the capital city will send people to review the training work of the 24th Towns. Once again, I must first get the tacit understanding of the whole town.

Fuqi is full of expectations for this review. As a general in Guangzhou, if he can get the official number of the new army under his command during his term, it is not underestimated. At present, the new army in the country has obtained the official number, except for the six old-fashioned Beiyang towns, there is no seventh force in various provinces and places. If the reputation of the seventh is obtained by the twenty-four towns, the tenth** will become a hot topic for a while.

At the end of the first lunar month, Fuqi transferred the second and cavalry standards from Guangzhou to the western suburbs.

This time the western suburbs became lively. Nearly three thousand people were squeezed into the empty camp, and hundreds of war horses were still there.

In order to arrange accommodation for the Second and Cavalry Standards, as long as there are vacant beds in the military camp, people will be arranged to fill in them.
Chapter completed!