Just as Wang Zhenyu led his troops of over 900 people through the pass like tourists, in the headquarters of the Northern Ocean Army's First Army in Hankou, Feng Guozhang, who was the commander-in-chief of the First Army, was scolding someone.

  "Ma Jizeng, this good-for-nothing! Didn't they say the rioters had all been put down? Didn't they say there were no more rioters in Hankou? Then how could someone blow up the Yudamen train station to smithereens?! Go, go tell Ma Jizeng to catch these rioters and behead them all. If not, he can just wait for his own demise! Hmph!"

  After a while, seeing Feng Guozhang seemed to have dissipated some of his anger, the deputy officer carefully asked: "Sir, what should we report back to Premier Yuan?"

  Feng Guozhang's anger had just dissipated a bit, but was ignited again by the deputy officer's question: "I'm telling you, you're a pig brain, what are you reporting back for? Ma Jizeng's troops didn't lose many men. As for ammunition and supplies, just say that the rebel party attacked fiercely, we consumed everything, let Beijing replenish as soon as possible."

  Then Feng Guozhang angrily said: "Damn it, this Hanyang is impossible to defeat. Go, send a messenger to tell Li Chun to suspend the attack. Ma Jizeng, you've ruined my great plan!"

  Hanyang, the first camp of the Aid-Ezhou Army. Wang Zhenyu's hand was not light, and when Wang Longzhong woke up, he had already returned to the camp. Touching the lump on the back of his head, Wang Longzhong was furious and wanted to settle accounts with Wang Zhenyu, which was unacceptable, and even dared to hit his uncle. As a result, no one dared to respond to him, and after repeated questioning, Lu Diping couldn't help but confess that Wang Zhenyu had taken the second battalion to the back of the Boai Academy and hadn't been able to withdraw with everyone else.

  Wang Longzhong only then understood that his cousin had deliberately put himself in harm's way to allow Wang to retreat. Thinking of this, Wang's anger dissipated, replaced by sorrow, and at the time he thought Wang Zhenyu had sacrificed himself. Suddenly enraged, he pointed at Lu Diping and Liang Xibao, scolding them as useless trash, even physically attacking them. Still not satisfied, he took his men to the wartime headquarters to find Huang Xing and continue arguing.

  "Huang Keqiang, you bastard, what kind of nonsense are you spouting? I've lost nearly a thousand brothers, and even my nephew is trapped in Hankou!" Wang Longzhong rushed in, cursing loudly.

  Li Shucheng hastily stopped him: "Wang Xietong, this is the General Command Center, how can you be so presumptuous."

  Wang Longzhong exerted his strength and pushed Li Shucheng away: "Go to hell, Commander! I don't recognize you. You're still my sworn brother, one of the thousands of brothers."

  Huang Xing was also very distressed at this time, facing Wang Longzhong's accusations he couldn't say a word, counterattacking Hankou had failed, losing several thousand men and horses, not to mention that the defensive strength of Hanyang had become even weaker, who knows when the Beiyang Army would come over, could it be true that he would really become a sinner of the revolution?

  Huang Xing was speechless in the face of Wang Longzhong's violent outburst.

  At this time a young staff officer rushed in: "Good news, Commander-in-Chief. Good news!"

  Then the staff officer stood there in a daze, because everyone was staring at him and he felt very uncomfortable.

  "Huang Xing sighed and said: 'What good news can there be now?'"

  Li Shucheng hastily interrupted: "Wan Yao Huang, what's the good news? Hurry up and say it!"

  "Ah, yes! The big explosion last night was actually an attack by the Yu Dai Men Station on our people. The entire arsenal was blown up!" This was reported by a staff officer named Wan Yao Huang.

  Huang Xing suddenly sprang up from his chair, and this was indeed a piece of great news: "Who is our man? Who achieved such an extraordinary feat?"

  "Hmm, we just got this troop back, they returned from Zongguan the same way, fortunately we went in time, almost caught up by the Beiyang Army." Wan Yaohuang replied truthfully.

  "What troops are you from?" I asked. "What's the use of saying such useless things?" Huang Xing's emotions were also stirred up, losing his usual elegance.

  "Yes, they said they were the First Division of the Hubei and Hunan Relief Army, resting not far from the headquarters." Wan Yao-huang was stunned for a moment, then hurried to report.

  "Ah, Guixi!" Wang Longzhong immediately knew who it was and didn't bother to pay attention to Huang Xing's temper anymore. He brought several guards and rushed out.

  Huang Xing was overjoyed and said to Li Shucheng: "Come on, let's go take a look."

  Having said that, Li Shucheng didn't even wait for himself and walked straight out of the command center.

  The wartime headquarters of the Hubei militia was located at the Zhaozhong Temple in Hanyang, about 200 meters away from there, the entire second battalion had just withdrawn from Hankou and were all sitting there resting. Last night was a real toss-and-turn for a whole night, stimulating to return, as soon as they arrived at a safe place, everyone was busy sitting on the ground to make up for lost sleep. If it weren't for the captain saying that Commander Huang would definitely come later, I estimate that these lazy soldiers could lie down directly on the ground.

  "Director Wang, you said we made such a great achievement this time, how will the higher-ups reward us?" Now Wang Zhenyu has become the real core of the whole camp, and all the team leaders are surrounding him.

  "It goes without saying, it's definitely a promotion and wealth, Old Song, you'll be following Boss Guan from now on, and you'll definitely make progress." Yang Wanguo teased Song Xianfu and also took the opportunity to flatter Wang Zhenyu.

  Wang Zhenyu didn't respond, after all, he was a champion in his past life. At that time, the person who surrounded him wasn't around himself, so there's no need to be humble now, just smile and don't care who is sincere or jealous! Moreover, Wang Zhenyu also enjoyed being the center of attention, after all, such scenes were rare in his past life. Just as he was feeling pleased with himself, Wang Zhenyu suddenly remembered something.

  "Xu big brother!" Wang Zhenyu was calling Xu Yuanquan.

  "This time we returned smoothly, this student army must be rebuilt. I'm not going to beat around the bush, Tao Zongyue who has been promoted to my side is already settled. Besides, it's you, Big Brother Xu, our camp doesn't lack anything else, just someone with courage and military talent like you. If you really look up to me, Wang Zhenyu, don't be a student team captain anymore, come to our camp, first as an instructor and deputy captain, when the troops expand, you'll be in charge, how about it? Hehe!"

  Xu Yuanquan killed someone with Wang Zhenyu last night, which can be considered a very strong bond according to the four major irons of life. To be honest, he was also unhappy in Hubei, before the revolution he was an instructor at the Nanjing Military Academy, but only two months after the start of school, the Wuchang Uprising broke out. At this time, the Qing government no longer trusted the new army and sent Zhang Xun to surround the academy with troops. Time was pressing, and Zhang Xun could not distinguish between revolutionaries and non-revolutionaries, so he simply dispersed all personnel. After losing his job, Xu Yuanquan returned to his hometown in Hubei from Jiangsu to join the civilian military, but he was not a member of the Tongmenghui, it would be strange if he could gain trust and reuse. So after some thought, Xu Yuanquan agreed, anyway, it's not like he had anything better to do, following Wang Zhenyu, who was bold and daring, might lead to some achievements in the future.

  "Alright, Wang Gun, you've got to give me some face, I'm not going to let you down! From now on, I'll be a member of the Second Battalion. Brothers, take care!" Xu Yuanquan said with a clenched fist, nodding at the other teams.

  Yang Wangui smiled and said: From now on, everyone will be brothers in the same nest, drinking big bowls of wine together and eating meat with big mouths. Just follow our leader to get promoted and become rich.

  Everyone was teasing each other one sentence at a time.

  "Get out, you little rascal! Get out of here!" Wang Zhenyu and the others didn't wait for Huang Xing, but instead waited for their furious uncle to arrive.

  Before Wang Zhenyu could say anything, Wang Longzhong took the whip and was about to hit him, scaring Wang Zhenyu into hastily retreating backward. Yang Wangu and others also rushed forward to hold down Commander-in-Chief, repeatedly advising and persuading him for a while before Wang Longzhong's anger gradually subsided.

  "Wang Zhenyu stepped forward to apologize, 'Uncle, it was wrong of me, but at that time I saw you were determined to take the rear guard for the entire army. I was afraid in my heart. The second cooperation's Liu had already been lying in Hankou, and we hadn't even retrieved his body. If you also fell there, our aid to Hubei and Hunan army would be left without a leader. So I took a risk and offended you, please don't be angry.'"

  "Are you kidding me? You think I'm angry because of your little tricks? I don't know what's going on in that head of yours. What really gets my goat is that you went to the back of the hall! When I brought you out, I promised your dad that I'd keep you safe and sound. If anything happens to you, how can I still show my face in the village? You little scamp, if you dare do it again, watch me break your legs!"

  Everyone hurriedly followed with a smile and said that Wang Guan brought good luck, didn't he come back safely? Only then did Wang Longzhong stop, but his face was still stern.

  "Alright, Brother Xing, don't be angry anymore. As long as the person is back, it's all good." At this time, Huang Xing walked over with big strides.

  Wang Zhenyu shouted as soon as he saw Huang Xing: "The Commander-in-Chief has arrived, everyone is present, rise and assemble."

  Nearly a thousand people were originally resting in formation on the spot, so when they heard the assembly call, after a brief flurry of activity, everyone stood up, and the formation was extremely neat.

  "Huang Xing excitedly said: 'Well done, brothers, you've worked hard.'"

  "Thank you, Commander-in-Chief," replied Wang Zhenyu on behalf of the whole regiment.

  Huang Xing looked at each soldier one by one from left to right, as if he wanted to carve their appearance into his mind. He saluted all the officers and soldiers of the Second Regiment: "You are all good men, you are all heroes of the revolution. The nation will not forget you, the country will not forget you."

  Wang Zhenyu took the lead, and the second camp burst out with thunderous applause. At this time, Yang Wanguo also shouted slogans in a timely manner: "Drive out the Tartars, restore China."

  Huang Xing then grabbed Wang Zhenyu and asked about the situation last night, and learned that Wang Zhenyu had actually blown up the arsenal of the Jade Belt Gate. Only then did he feel at ease. Without saying more, Feng Guozhang on the opposite bank of the Han River would not be able to attack Hanyang in the short term, and the situation was temporarily stabilized.

  "Wang Guandai", Huang Xing looked at Wang Zhenyu with a very gentle expression.

  "Arrive"

  "Is there anything else you need or any difficulties? Before the military government's reward arrives, I, as commander, will resolve whatever can be resolved for you first."

  Hehe, Wang Zhenyu, who is familiar with history, knows that Huang Xing, this commander, was actually very frustrated, so he won't make excessive demands. But if he doesn't make any demands, then he's a fool.

  "This time, Commander Xu Yuanquan's student army was the first to take action. They were well-trained and fought bravely. These are the kind of people that Zhang needs."

  Huang Xing smiled and patted Wang Zhenyu's shoulder: "These people are Commander Li's treasures, you've taken them all away, he'll be heartbroken to death. This way, you can choose some who are willing to join your camp, just don't be too excessive, haha!"

  "Yes, Commander-in-Chief" Wang Zhenyu was overjoyed. Alright then, I guarantee that they will all volunteer...