Chapter 173 How to explain the broken engagement?

"Who are you talking about? Han Suijing?!"

"Well, Commander Duan said that the management of our Xiong District troops is too lax and in a mess. We must arrange for an iron-faced and selfless leader like Han Suijing to go there. The military district has officially issued an order to transfer the entire army." Zhai Ximo's voice was low and deep, and he had not yet recovered from the transfer order.

Wang Ziru was a little surprised: "Commander Duan really arranged for Han Suijing to go to Xiong District? Is this really settled?"

"He is Commander Duan's most proud subordinate. It is an honor for our 9th Division that he is willing to come to our Xiong District."

“…”Wang Ziru curled her lips.

You are honored. How am I going to explain the breakup of the engagement to my partner when I meet him/her?

After all, Wang Ziru has seen the world and is quick-witted. Han Suijing went to the Xiong District and leaned against a big tree to enjoy the coolness. It seems that she is benefiting from her ex-fiancé again.

But the relationship between her and Han Suijing must never be known to others.

Looking at his shocked and speechless wife, Zhai Ximo seemed to have expected such a big reaction from her and asked, "You are finally going to meet your ex-fiancé, are you excited?"

"No! What do you mean? I have only been in the army for a few days, and you can say such frivolous words." Wang Ziru said fiercely, but her mind was still a little confused.

Before she knew it, her face turned red. She looked at the man worriedly, playing with the two black braids hanging in front of her chest helplessly. She was so excited that her breathing was not smooth.

Now that's good, Han Suijing also knows that she has joined the army.

It was unlikely that they would be able to run back home, but they would eventually meet in the army soon after.

Wang Ziru felt a headache when she thought about it. She rubbed her forehead and waved her hand, "I'll go back and lie down for a while."

Lin Xiaowan pricked up her ears and tried hard to listen, but she couldn't hear clearly what they were talking about.

However, she knew that Zhai Ximo was the deputy head of the group and knew more inside information than anyone else.

Seeing that the couple standing outside the door started arguing before they had even said three sentences, something seemed wrong. She also wanted to find out what kind of new leader Commander Duan had transferred, so she stood up and walked to the door of the ward.

Seeing Zhai Ximo chasing to the door of the female dormitory, she quickly walked out of the sickroom and asked in a low voice: "Deputy Captain Zhai, did you guys say where our new leader is from in the meeting just now?"

Zhai Ximo turned around, glanced at Lin Xiaowan calmly, and said calmly: "The new chief is Peng Xingkuan's direct superior, Han Suijing. You should have heard of him."

"Ah? How, how could it be him?!" Lin Xiaowan took a breath of cold air, her face full of shock.

She had been with the army for not very long, only a few years, and she often heard her husband chatting with the soldiers. There were two elite teams in Yun Province, one was the Hundred Battles Air Force led by Commander Duan, and the other was the armored troops of Han Suijing.

The armored division corps that has been stationed on the border of Yun Province all year round can be regarded as the ace division among the elite troops of Yun Province.

Regarding the rumors about Han Suijing, it is vaguely heard that he trained 4 generals and 50,000 people, who were well-equipped and well-trained. They could be called "War Wolfs" and were extremely domineering. Peng Xingkuan was one of his generals.

How could Zhai Ximo not know how powerful Han Suijing was?

After a while, he came back to his senses and glanced at Lin Xiaowan's numb face. He heard Lin Xiaowan muttering, "I heard that the armorer's chief is ruthless and unkind. I'm afraid our life in the family compound will not be easy."

Seeing his wife go back to the dormitory to sleep, Zhai Ximo had no choice but to go back to the house next door.

Back in the dormitory room where their cadres were staying, some junior cadres had already gathered together to discuss the peace talks.

Seeing him return to the dormitory after the meeting, Zhang Kang hurriedly asked: "How was it? What did the commander say to you in the meeting?"

"What else can I say? Those of us above the rank of regiment commander will stay in Baiteng Town to participate in the peace talks, and the others will gradually return to the Xiong District troops."

"So, we go back first and you stay here?"

"Um!"

"By the way, Captain Zhai, has the commander announced the latest transfer order tonight? Did he say from which unit he plans to transfer a new leader to our 9th Division?" A company commander also came over to inquire about the news. Before he finished speaking, the other junior officers gathered around him, nervous and curious.

Zhai Ximo sat down and sighed, "The new leader has not been decided yet. Commander Duan's plan is to transfer a general from Kun District to reorganize our team first, and then decide on a new leader after the team is reorganized."

"Ah? So he transferred Xu Changhe away and just arranged for a leader to take charge for a period of time?" The one who asked this was a platoon leader. His previous nervousness slowly disappeared, and he patted his comrades beside him excitedly, "We are just making a false alarm. How much of a fuss can a person who is taking charge of the situation cause?"

Everyone agreed that what the platoon leader said was very true, and they all relaxed.

Seeing how happy everyone was, Zhai Ximo couldn't help but pour a basin of ice on them: "I haven't even told you who will be temporarily in charge of the 9th Division, why are you all so happy?"

"Who has been arranged to take charge of us? Is it the leader of our brother unit in Xiong District?" Zhang Kang asked with a smile on his fat face.

Thinking about returning to the army soon, he also inquired about these gossips.

This time, several comrades who originally lived in the family compound became disabled due to injuries, and they will be discharged from the army and return to their hometowns in due time.

In this way, he and Zhu Yan could apply for a house as soon as they returned.

Zhai Ximo closed his eyes lightly, his expression suddenly becoming profound, "Peng Xingkuan's direct superior will temporarily take charge of us..."

"Who is Peng Xingkuan's direct superior? Are you talking about Han Suijing?!" Someone's eyelids twitched violently.

The dormitory was in an uproar, with everyone talking at once.

After finishing the work for the day, Duan Yanzhi took a jeep back to the "Bao'an Tang" pharmacy owned by the Duan family to rest and sleep. As soon as he went up to the second floor, he ran into the old shopkeeper holding a tray and asked, "Are you still drinking soup medicine so late at night?"

"Hey, Commander, you don't know, this is the prescription that the wife of a soldier in your army wrote two days ago. Master Jiu looked at the prescription and said it was good. So, he asked me to boil two doses for him. After drinking it, Master Jiu said that his throat felt much better and he was in better spirits than before."

Duan Yanzhi's tall figure followed him to the door of his uncle's bedroom, and he leaned lazily against the door, his height almost reaching the door frame. He looked down at his uncle who was leaning on a chair at the head of the bed.

Duan Yanzhi's tone was even more nonchalant, "You old man are quite good at keeping healthy. If you want to see a Chinese doctor, just let me know and I'll get him for you."

The old shopkeeper gently placed the bowl of brown medicine on the tray on the small round table in front of Duan Suili.

Turning around, he smiled and said, "A few days ago, your military wife came to get medicine, and Master Jiu asked her to take your pulse."

"Oh? What a strange thing! The old man secretly went to see a Chinese doctor without my knowledge. Hey, I calculated with my fingers, maybe he has fallen in love..."

"Stop gloating over other people's misfortunes, little brat. Go back to sleep if nothing happens." Duan Suili picked up the porcelain bowl, took two sips of the medicine with his sensual lips, and followed the military wife's method and added an apple when decocting the medicine, which made it taste much better.

The old shopkeeper looked as respectful as ever and tiptoed out of the room.

As if she had thought of something, she smiled and asked Duan Yanzhi, "Commander, how about drinking a bowl too? Her recipe adds precious herbs such as Polygonum multiflorum, Schisandra chinensis, and Salvia miltiorrhiza, which are more effective in nourishing the heart and calming the mind."

"Anything else?" Duan Yan turned his head.

Lately I've either been staying up all night or sleeping for only one or two hours at night.

We have finally finalized the peace talks these days, so I should be able to sleep well tonight.

"More! More! Commander, please wait for two minutes. I will go downstairs and get a bowl." The old shopkeeper hurried downstairs to the stove room.

Duan Yanzhi simply lit a cigarette, kicked his long legs and walked into the old man's room, strode over and sat on a chair next to the small round table.

"No wonder you haven't found a woman in your entire life! Which woman would be willing to marry you when you stink all day long?" Duan Suili picked up the porcelain bowl and drank it all in one gulp. He glanced at his nephew with a cold look, his tone full of sarcasm and ridicule.

"Okay, you always say that to me, as if you can be much better than me."

As soon as the uncle and nephew meet, they are bound to have another quarrel.

The old shopkeeper came in swiftly with a tray, placed a bowl of dark brown hot medicine on the small round table, and even poured a cup of warm water, "Commander, rinse your mouth with warm water after drinking it, and it won't be bitter."

"Hmm." Duan Yan leaned lazily on the chair with his slender body, crossed his legs, picked up the medicine and drank it in one gulp, then drank half a bowl of warm water, "Take it."

"The commander is really straightforward. He never needs anyone to coax him into taking medicine since he was a child."

Hearing the old shopkeeper's compliment, Duan Yanzhi grinned, "Of course! Unlike this old man in our family, his brows are wrinkled so much that he needs to hang a comb on them after drinking some medicine."

How could the old shopkeeper dare to respond to the commander's teasing? He cleared the debris on the small round table and quietly left.

"The peace talks are finalized!"

"It's settled? Have the terms been worked out?"

"Hmm!" Duan Yan's eyes were full of circles, his thin fingers crawling through his thick black hair. "They caused me to lose so many good seedlings, I will definitely not let them have a good time. However, after the peace talks are over, Han Suijing will go to Xiong District and take over Xu Changhe's temporary management of the 9th Division for a period of time."

A strange light flashed in Duan Suili's bright eyes. The brat actually arranged for Han Suijing to go to Xiong District?

"You arranged for Han Suijing to go to Xiong District to take over Xu Changhe?"

"Xu Changhe's transfer order has also been issued. The 9th Division in Xiong District is not that big, but it is not small in scale. It cannot be without a general for a day. The day after tomorrow, that guy will also come to Baiteng Town to participate in the peace talks! After the talks, he will go directly to Xiong District to take up his post."

Duan Suili pursed his lips, a strange smile appeared on his lips, "When will the military wives return to the army?"

"Military wives? The day after tomorrow they will escort the wounded and follow the main force back to Xiong District."

"Do you want to wait until the three-party talks are over, and then leave the town with the wounded?"

Huh? What happened?

The old man seemed to be very concerned about when the wounded would leave Baiteng Town. Could he have other intentions?

Duan Yanzhi glanced at his uncle sideways, sizing him up carefully, and pointed the finger holding the cigarette at his uncle with an exaggerated expression on his face, "No, do you have any other thoughts about that young wife? We are talking about serious matters, don't tell me that your mind is full of that young wife."