The next day——
Zhou Yude didn't know how long he had slept. When he felt his consciousness gradually waking up, he felt a pain in his head.
When I wanted to stand up, I felt like my whole body was filled with lead, and my whole body ached.
This kind of hangover is very uncomfortable.
I took a few breaths and wanted to retch, but I had been drinking too much and hadn't eaten anything at all, so I couldn't vomit even if I wanted to.
Looking at the unfamiliar house, he let out a sigh of relief, lay down for a while to recover, and then got up to go out to find something to eat.
As soon as he opened the door, he bumped into a local.
"Sir, are you awake?"
Take a closer look, isn't this the hadron?
"um, I...."
Zhou Yude was about to say that he was hungry, but he didn't expect that the other party would speak first.
"Sir, my Mr. Zhao wants to talk to you about something!"
Hearing these familiar words, Zhou Yude couldn't help but shiver. He was already frightened.
"I...I'm too drunk. I'm afraid I won't be able to drink anymore. Just please spare me!"
Zhou Yude felt that he really couldn't continue drinking. If he drank any more, something would happen.
"Sir, look at what you said. My Mr. Zhao really wants to do something with you this time."
Seeing that the other party's expression didn't seem to be fake, Zhou Yude had no choice but to grit his teeth and follow him.
Entering the familiar room again, fortunately, this time the iron pot was gone, and I saw Officer Zhao writing something at his desk.
This made Zhou Yude breathe a sigh of relief.
"Sit down! Sorry for last night, I don't know that Major Zhou is not very drunk."
Zhou Yude was originally a little resentful, but when he saw that the other party was so kind as an officer, all the resentment was eliminated.
"Sir, it's okay, it's just that I'm a little sensitive to alcohol..."
"It's okay. By the way, I came here mainly to talk to you about Outer Mongolia."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Yude immediately sat up straight, ready to talk about business.
But just as he was getting ready to listen carefully.
But the other party changed the subject.
"Major Zhou, actually before that, there are some things I hope Major Zhou can say a few kind words for me from Chief Zhang in the future!"
As he spoke, Zhao Ming calmly reached out and touched the edge of the bed.
Because his residence is not very spacious, there is a bed behind the desk, and as Zhao Ming lifts the quilt, a large area of golden yellow croakers is suddenly revealed.
Seeing this scene, Zhou Yude's eyelids jumped, and he pretended to be at a loss and said, "Sir, what do you mean?"
"Haha, Major Zhou, you should understand what I mean, make friends."
"This...Sir, you are worrying too much. Even if you don't need this, I am still your friend."
Zhou Yude declined with a smile, but he felt more and more that Zhao Ming had something up his sleeve.
I was hungover last night and my brain was really a mess, but after walking all this way, I woke up and felt the cool breeze blowing, and when I thought about it carefully, I felt something was wrong.
The other party is indeed the deputy commander of Chabei, but anyone who understands will know that this is a false position, a temporary replacement, just to give Zhao Ming a reason to expel the Outer Mongols.
In fact, Zhao Mingman was only at the battalion level at all times. He was still a field commander before, but now he is allowed to temporarily hold military power during wartime.
But why are you in such a hurry to expand so many people?
With a population of 60,000 to 70,000, if a sign is forced, it is not impossible to sign an army of tens of thousands.
Then he thought about how the other party was anxious to get him drunk as soon as he arrived, probably because he didn't realize that he, the special envoy, would come and he saw the truth, so he tried to find a way to get him drunk first, and then think about the countermeasures carefully.
In this way, the current situation can be understood.
I have figured out a way to corrupt him!
For a moment, he remained calm on the surface, but he was already smiling deep inside.
Isn't this the chance for me to regain my position as the chief's confidant?
With such great power, why does he keep fighting with himself?
But he didn't know that they were observed from a distance by Zhao Ming's reconnaissance company as early as about ten kilometers away from Huo Zhongtun.
At the same time, I also noticed that in addition to Sun Qiang and his group, there were more than a hundred strangers.
The cavalry companies brought by Zhou Yude were all wearing regular military uniforms, and you could tell whose subordinates they belonged to just by looking at them.
At a distance of ten kilometers, at this time, if Zhao Ming really wanted to hide himself for the time being, he could just give an order for everyone to hide in the house first.
Anyway, there are actually not many barracks. Everyone is crowded into one room recently. It may be suspected that there are tens of thousands of people, but no one will notice that there are so many people hiding here.
Therefore, from the beginning, what Zhou Yude saw was just what others wanted him to see.
"Major Zhou, you also know why. There is nothing I can do.
As Outer Mongolia moves south, many refugees nearby are homeless. As a soldier, I can't watch the refugees suffer, so I can only grit my teeth and take them in.
There are also many prisoners of war here, as well as some women and children we recently rescued from the Outer Mongols.
Don't worry, Major Zhou, I am absolutely not telling lies or having any other intentions.
But in the officialdom, I have a clear conscience, but it’s inevitable that I will go to the top... It’s easy to overthink things, isn’t it?
So Major Zhou, please see if you can improve the wording a little bit on the commander's side?
Change this ten thousand to one thousand?
Of course, I won't let you, Major Zhou, suffer any loss in terms of the change fee.
As the old saying goes, a word is worth a thousand gold. Today I will give you a word worth ten thousand gold and an ocean of ten thousand! I hope Major Zhou will consider it? "
Zhao Ming's words were sincere, and he looked like he had no choice but to express his sincerity.
These words made Zhou Yude smile secretly in his heart, but on the surface he looked embarrassed.
This dilemma is not about disagreement, of course he wants to agree.
Since there is something wrong with Zhao Ming, of course he chooses to be in cahoots with the other party on the surface. It would be better to secretly investigate Chen Cang secretly.
What's more, this is someone else's territory. If you don't agree, what should you do if the other party lets you have an accident?
But he didn't expect that Zhao Ming was really willing to spend money and corrupt him with ten thousand oceans.
"I hope you, sir, can understand me. I also have to find expedient measures in order to stabilize the other party."
After a moment of hesitation, Zhou Yude nodded hesitantly.
He felt that his acting skills were impeccable.
It can be said that it can't be true anymore, after all, this is his mentality at this moment.
But what fell in Zhao Ming's mind was another scene.
This guy is really a talent, and he will be a real actor for future generations.
"Haha! That's right. It's good for Major Zhou to treat you and me like this. In fact, I personally feel that the money is a bit less, but I am also quite short of money here, so... Oh, forget it. It’s better not to say it so as not to spoil your mood.”
"Oh? Sir Zhao, you are short of money here? But you need to purchase arms, so..."
