Hongmakan.
Li Tieniu aimed the broadsword at Ren Zhanbiao's back and threw it hard, hitting the target with one blow.
Due to excessive force, the broadsword penetrated Ren Zhanbiao's back, and the blade was exposed from his front.
Ren Zhanbiao died on the spot, and his body fell to the ground.
Tang Dalong looked at it and said "Oh!" and fainted at that time.
"Tang Dalong, wake up!" Xia Houzhong ran back again, and together with Li Tieniu, they slapped Tang Dalong's chest and beat his back. It took a long time for Tang Dalong to recover.
"Zhanbiao, you are disobedient and that's why we are in trouble today." Tang Dalong cried, crying so sadly.
"Chief Tang, why did you come here? If Li Tieniu hadn't tripped you just now, you would have been beaten to death by him. Why are you feeling sorry for him now?" Xia Houzhong persuaded.
"It's my fault that I didn't train him well, educate him well, and let him go astray and end up on a dead end. I'm guilty!" Tang Dalong cried and blamed himself.
"Chief Tang, it's all my fault for being too harsh. You didn't say hello earlier. If you had said hello earlier, I would still be alive. You see what happened." Li Tieniu said.
"I don't blame you for this. He brought it upon himself and brought disaster upon himself!" Tang Dalong said.
Tang Dalong then ordered people to take Ren Zhanbiao's body back to the Cavalry Camp for recovery, and to bring all the prisoners back to the Cavalry Camp to obey Battalion Commander Zhang's disposal.
Later, Zhang Tianhe ordered that all the guns, ammunition, cannons, shells, gold and silver treasures in Hongmakan be transported back to the cavalry camp. All the wealth accumulated by Ren Zhanbiao belonged to Zhang Tianhe, and Zhang Tianhe made a windfall. Only some worthless scraps of scrap metal were handed over to the government for delivery.
Zhang Xiluan was also very happy about the victory at Hongmakan and reported the matter to the Governor-General Zhao Erxun.
Soon, Zhao Yaxun issued a reply and ordered all the prisoners in Hongmakan to be executed. Zhang Tianhe had made great achievements in suppressing the bandits and was promoted to the commander of the third battalion and took office immediately.
On this day, Zhang Tianhe came to visit the prefect Zhang Xiluan.
"Commander Zhang, I'm very happy to congratulate you. Commander Zhang has been promoted to the commander of the third battalion. I want to congratulate you." Zhang Xiluan stood up and left his seat to greet him with a smile, and said first.
"Master Zhang, congratulations!" Zhang Tianhe's face was full of spring breeze and he was in high spirits. Then he took out a silver note from his arms and handed it to Zhang Xiluan, "This is to honor you, sir. In addition, I have selected ten beauties for you. , ten good horses, please accept them."
"Oh, you are fighting at the front, and I haven't contributed much. How can you be embarrassed?" Zhang Xiluan unfolded the banknote and saw that it contained fifty thousand taels of silver.
"Master Zhang, you are welcome. Without your full support, it would be difficult for us to win. This mere gift is nothing. If we win another battle in the future, there will be more benefits. I must honor you!" Zhang Xiluan took a look! Zhang Tianhe acted generously and was very happy in his heart.
At noon, Zhang Xiluan warmly entertained Zhang Tianhe.
During the dinner, Zhang Xiluan said: "Our prefect belongs to the civil service yamen. I am a civil service official and you are a military commander. We cooperate with each other. Commander Zhang, work hard. Your future will be limitless!"
Zhang Tianhe also said politely: "I still need Mr. Zhang to take care of me."
"Commander Zhang, everyone takes care of each other." Zhang Xiluan said with a smile.
On this day, Zhang Tianhe held a meeting with everyone.
"Brothers, this time, we were able to defeat Ren Zhanbiao and win the battle of Hongmakan. Thanks to the brothers who united as one and fought bravely to fight the enemy. Here, I would like to express my gratitude to everyone! Everyone who participated in this operation The reward is one hundred taels of silver, and the reward is doubled for the commander and deputy commander!" Zhang Tianhe said with a smile.
Everyone was happy, and those brothers who did not participate in this battle were all envious. They thought that if they have another chance next time, they must actively participate in the battle in order to get more rewards.
"Here, I would like to solemnly commend five people. It is precisely because of their outstanding performance that we were able to win this great victory without any bloodshed: first, it was Zhen Sifei who offered his suggestions and strategies to win over Xia Houzhong; secondly, Xia Houzhong After surrendering to our government, he actively cooperated with the government's battle plan and killed twenty people standing guard in Hongmakan. At the same time, he blocked the arsenal in Hongmakan, creating conditions for our victory in the battle. Third, Li Tieniu fought hard against Ren Zhanbiao. , killing them on the spot was indispensable; fourth, Ma Longtan and Sun Baojin performed well. Relying on their former prestige in Hongmakan, they captured all the bandits in the Hongmakan camp and controlled the situation; for Each of the above five people will be rewarded with one thousand taels of silver." Zhang Tianhe said.
Everyone clapped and celebrated.
"In addition, Shangfeng now appoints me as the commander of the third battalion, so you will also be promoted. Now I announce: the commander of the first battalion is Tang Dalong, and the deputy battalion commander Cai Yongzhen; the second battalion commander Liu Bodu, deputy commander Battalion Commander Ma Longtan; Battalion Commander Li Sizhe of the Third Battalion, and Deputy Battalion Commander Sun Baojin; Li Sizhe has not returned to the team for the time being, and Sun Baojin acts as battalion commander."
Everyone applauded again to congratulate these people.
"Commander Zhang, I have two things to say." Tang Dalong said.
"Brother Tang, how is your injury?" Zhang Tianhe looked at him and asked.
"Thank you, Commander Zhang, for your concern. It's okay. These are just superficial injuries, nothing serious."
"Then if you have anything to say, please just say it."
"I'm sorry to everyone. Although we said we won the battle of Hongmakan and killed Ren Zhanbiao, we also took great risks to win. Therefore, I feel that I have sinned heavily. "Ah, I have taught such a disciple and caused trouble to everyone," Tang Dalong said guiltily, "How can I have the dignity to be a battalion commander? I would be satisfied if I was just a top soldier. So, please Commander Zhang withdrew his order and chose someone else to be the commander of the first battalion."
Upon hearing this, everyone couldn't help but admire Tang Dalong's humility in the face of honor and power.
"Brother Tang, you have a deep affection for Ren Zhanbiao. It can be said that you only want to give without expecting anything in return. It is obvious to everyone. You hope that he will change his evil ways and become a good person and start a new life. But he won't listen and insists on going his own way. Let's go. This is what he asked for. It has nothing to do with you. How a person's path will be chosen is his own choice. You have done your best to be benevolent and righteous. You have repeatedly warned him, but he refuses to listen. Who can blame him? What?" Zhang Tianhe said, "Besides you, who else is more suitable for the position of battalion commander?"
"Captain Tang, please don't refuse." Everyone said so.
"Well, since everyone said so, I will temporarily act as the commander of the first battalion. If there are other more suitable candidates, I will immediately step down and make way for him." Tang Dalong said.
