Xiaoshunwu's slap was loud and crisp, Monk Greenqin glanced at him, didn't have the heart to talk nonsense, and secretly wondered how to deal with this matter, whether it was for Yuan Qi or Yi Zhicontentment, he had a great good impression, he knew best that after the Yellow River broke, Yishan and Lin Zexu, the two ministers, had the idea of giving up the battle of Jiangning. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

If it weren't for Yi Zhi's contentment to say that Yuan Qi would spare no effort to support it, the battle of Jiangning would be in vain, and Yi Zhixiang also did what he said, in the past few months, Yuan Qi has successively allocated three million taels of silver, these eyeless things, they actually dare to take advantage of the war to loot Yuan Qi's branch, this matter Yi Zhixiang will definitely not stop easily, this matter can be said to have touched Yuan Qi's bottom line, and Jiang Ning's first battle, it is impossible to leave Yuan Qi.

Thinking of this, he had already made up his mind in his heart, stretched out his finger and pointed at Xiaoshunwu, and then pointed at the officers and soldiers who were escorted, and said in a deep voice: "Tie them up!" ”

As soon as he gave the order, the guards behind him rushed forward without the slightest hesitation, and unexpectedly disarmed Xiaoshunwu and all the officers and soldiers, and quickly escorted them to the front of Seng Lingqin and knelt down.

Seeing this situation, Hailing knew that something was wrong, and Monk Lingqin was afraid that he was going to take advantage of them, so he hurriedly struggled and said: "Lord Wang, the slave is guilty, and he doesn't dare to ask the prince for forgiveness, the slave prays, leads the troops to fight in the front, and forgives the sin with death!" ”

Monk Lingqin was unmoved, and said coldly: "Behead the public, all the generals and soldiers who participated in the looting of the Yuanqi branch will be beheaded and sent to Changzhou." As he spoke, he pointed to the shopkeeper of Yuanqi who was kneeling on the side and said, "Kill them in front of them!" ”

Seeing that Monk Greenqin didn't even give him a chance to die in battle, Hai Ling completely collapsed, and he died on the battlefield, he could still shade his descendants and kill him like this, that would be a disaster to his descendants! He immediately forcibly struggled and roared: "I am the second-rank military general of the imperial court...... ”

"Respectfully the King's Flag!" Monk Greenqin said in a deep voice.

As soon as he heard the request for the king's flag, Hai Ling was deflated, and looked at Yang Fang with a pleading face, "Hou Ye, the last general is willing to fight with Yingyi to the death, Hou Ye-." ”

Yang Fang stood aside and picked her nails intently, without even raising her eyelids, she didn't mean to plead at all, but rather admired Monk Greenqin's decisiveness, only in this way can the anger of Yi Zhizhi be calmed, and only in this way will no official dare to easily hit Yuanqi's idea in the future, however, this favor, Monk Greenqin is a big seller.

Offering the banner of the king's order, Monk Greenqin said in a deep voice: "The deputy capital of the Jingkou battalion, Hailing, is arrogant and domineering, and he commits the following crimes, disrespects orders, and the main envoys kill innocents indiscriminately, and rob the rich businesses in the city, and he should be punished for the crime...... The deputy general of the Jingkou battalion is filial piety....... Execute! ”

As soon as the words fell, a group of wolf-like guards couldn't help but say, set up Hailing, filial piety and Wulai came to the front of the shopkeepers of the Yuanqi branch, pressed to the ground, the steel knife flashed, and the blood of the two chambers splashed out, and later, one by one, the soldiers were also escorted up, and the heads of watermelons rolled to the ground.

When did Yuan Qi and the other shopkeepers see such a bloody scene, their faces were as pale as paper with fright, and their bodies trembled like chaff, Hu Liansheng felt like a dream, just now they were facing being beheaded, and in a blink of an eye, it was actually the officers and soldiers who were fierce and vicious that were killed.

After arranging for the guards to accompany Yuan Qi and the shopkeepers to the Dutong Mansion to check and count, Monk Greenqin comforted the other soldiers of the Jingkou Battalion, and then went out of the city with Yang Fang, and came to Yang Fang's temporarily occupied house, and hurried under the scorching sun, although he was exhausted, he didn't dare to rest, and drank a few cups of herbal tea in a row before he sat down and said: "How is the situation?" ”

"The British advance has passed through Wutang Town, and it is estimated that it will arrive in Zhenjiang in two days." Yang Fang said slowly: "Now Zhenjiang brings together the eight green battalions of seven provinces, including Hunan, Hubei, Anhui, Jiangsu, Henan, Shanxi, and Shandong, with a total of more than 16,000 troops, of which there are about 3,200 people in the eight banners, including the Jingkou battalion, and more than 13,000 troops in the green battalion. As he spoke, he got up, spread out a map on the table, and said, "Lord Wang, please see, this is the West Gate, where the Hunan Green Camp ...... is stationed." ”

After listening to him explain the situation in detail one by one, Monk Lingqin spoke: "Lin Butang has repeatedly told that the purpose of the first battle of Zhenjiang is to delay the British army and try to buy time for Jiangning to deploy defense......s. After a slight sigh, he said: "This king is also pondering all the way, the British artillery rockets are good at long-distance intensive strikes, if the city is closed and held, I am afraid that the casualties will be great, it is best to send two troops outside the city to contain ......." As he spoke, he looked at Yang Fang and said, "How is the Yuanqi group training stationed in Changzhou?" ”

Hearing his tone, it seemed that he wanted to transfer the Yuanqi regiment to practice, Yang Fang shook his head with a smile, and said: "The regiment of the Yuanqi regiment is stationed in Changzhou to support Jiangyin, and only relying on Chen Huacheng's Jiangnan Green Battalion, I am afraid that it will not be able to stop the British fleet ......from escaping." Speaking of this, he paused slightly, and then said: "According to Chen Huacheng's report, the British fleet is a forward and five columns, a total of six teams, five teams have crossed Jiangyin, but one team has not yet arrived, I am afraid that there will be variables." ”

Besieging the British fleet, Jiangyin is the first line of defense, Wusong is the second line of defense, two lines of defense, and Jiangyin is the main line, this point, Seng Lingqin is very clear, hearing this, he dispelled the idea of transferring the Yuanqi regiment to train that regiment, and turned to carefully ponder how to fight the battle of Zhenjiang, for him, this is a very rare opportunity, he dare not be cautious.

Seeing that he was silent, Yang Fang said tentatively: "In this battle, Zhenjiang is afraid that it will not be able to hold it in the end, and the people in the city still have to move as soon as possible. ”

"That's right." Monk Greenqin said: "Start to let them transfer today, with Zhenjiang as the center, all the people within a radius of ten miles must be transferred, no one is allowed to stay, those who violate the order will be punished as traitors and killed on the spot." ”

Yang Fang didn't say anything, and glanced at him, is this overkill, this order continues, I am afraid that many people will suffer, the military discipline of the Eight Banners Green Battalion is not good, which is tantamount to giving them an excuse to kill indiscriminately.

"Marquis Guoyong has never seen the methods of the British army." Monk Greenqin said with a bitter face: "This king has a lot of knowledge in Zhejiang, so he said that to collect intelligence, the British army induced the local people to collect intelligence for them at a price of ten or even twenty silver dollars, whether it was true or not, they all paid for it, and they could receive dozens of messages a day."

Moreover, the British army is accustomed to enveloping the local people with small favors, buying a daily need from the people at a high price, hiring guides with a lot of money, and even hiring local nomads, the means are despicable, it is really difficult to explain, and emptying the people within a radius of ten miles is not only to avoid the local people from being used by the British army, but also to clear the wilderness. ”

Hearing him say this, Yang Fang immediately nodded and said: "It's still the prince's thoughtfulness, and the old man will post a notice at the prefect of Zhenjiang and cooperate with the strong wall to clear the wilderness." ”

As the two spoke, the entire Zhenjiang City was already boiling, and the news that Hailing, the deputy commander of the Jingkou battalion, the deputy general Xiao Shunwu, and the soldiers who participated in the ransacking of Yuanqi's branch were all beheaded by the king of Zasak County, Seng Greenqin, in front of Yuanqi and his shopkeepers, spread wildly.

In the past few days, Hailing led the flag soldiers to clean up the traitors in the name, guarding the city gate, the city is full of big ropes, not only the accent of the foreign people to catch, even the local people are also a little unpleasant to the eye, a group of soldiers are even more unscrupulous, pointing to the good as bandits, extortion and robbery, rape and plunder, the gentry and merchants of the city are terrified all day long, hearing that Hailing was killed, the city celebrates, and the monk is even more praised.

Yuanqi Zhenjiang branch is a blessing in disguise, famous, a little bit of eyesight knows that Hailing, filial piety and Wu were killed, it was because of the ransacking of Yuanqi branch, this matter is not pondered, once carefully pondered, many people are in awe of Yuanqi, how big is Yuanqi's background?

You must know that although Hailing and Xiaoshunwu ransacked the Yuanqi branch, they did not cause casualties to the shopkeeper of the Yuanqi branch, and the robbed silver was quickly sent back.

Many gentry and businessmen with flexible brains have taken advantage of this to go to the Yuanqi branch to congratulate, but the notice stamped with the three bright red seals of Monk Greenqin, Yang Fang and the prefect of Zhenjiang is like a basin of cold water poured on the head, and the joy of everyone is gone.

Looking at this murderous notice, the gentry and merchants of the city rushed home to pack up the gold and silver, and helped the old and the young to flock to the outside of the city.

Shanghai Provincial Government.

Yan Yangtian, who was dressed in a fourth-grade military attache robe, walked into the courtyard briskly, climbed the steps, and said loudly: "Report." ”

Listening to his words, there was an irrepressible joy in his voice, Yi Zhixiang smiled and said slowly: "Come in." ”

Yan Yangtian walked into the room quickly, glanced at Yi Zhicontent, and hurriedly saluted: "Student Yan Yangtian, I have seen the principal." ”

He was dressed in a military attache robe, but the salute was Yuan Qi's military salute, and his appearance looked quite funny, Yi Zhixiang smiled and said, "Sit." After he sat down, he said, "It's been stuffy this time, right?" ”

"It's really stuffy." Yan Yangtian said unabashedly, put his cool hat on the coffee table, and then he said: "Principal, this is all in Shanghai, can we change back into the Yuanqi military uniform?" ”

Yi Zhizu glanced at him and said, "What, I'm afraid that Wu Song's British army won't know that most of the Yuanqi regimental training has arrived?" Don't forget, the British army still has a large fleet in Dinghai, once it is found that the situation is not right, it is very likely to ask Dinghai for help, if that is the case, Wu Song, we will not have a chance to take it. ”

Yan Yangtian hurriedly said: "The student is confused. In fact, he just casually mentioned that the official robe and gown of the green battalion are far less comfortable and convenient than the Yuanqi military uniform, and the officers and soldiers below have complained a lot in recent months, and he also thought that when he arrived in Shanghai, there was no need to hide his whereabouts.

After a slight sigh, he spoke: "The situation of Wu Song's British army, Xiao Mingliang has already given the students a detailed introduction, Wu Song, the students are confident that they can take it, but the five warships on the river ........" He smiled as he spoke, "Has the principal already arrived in Shanghai with our fleet?" ”

"It's not a good fight." Yi Zhishu looked at him and said: "There are five battleships on the river, a third-class battleship, a fourth-class ship, three light cruisers, and the Wusong Fort is 3,000 British troops....... ”

Yan Yangtian didn't dare to accept this, he knew very well how much Yi Zhixiang valued Yuanqi group training, and he also understood that once there were major casualties in Yuanqi group training, it was very likely that he would face the danger of disbandment, because the imperial court had always been extremely wary of Yuanqi group training, and if Yuanqi group training declined, the imperial court would definitely fall into the ground.

After a slight pause, Yi Zhizhi said in a deep voice: "However, this battle is related to the national fortune of the Qing Dynasty for a hundred years, no matter how big the casualties are, we have to fight hard, and win this battle, otherwise, the entire Jiangning Battle will be a complete loss, and you have to do a good job of ideological work for the officers of each battalion." ”

"Principal rest assured." Yan Yangtian said in a deep voice: "Yuanqi group practice is not afraid of fighting tough battles!" ”

Yi Zhishu nodded and said, "Rest for a few days and wait for news." ”

"The students obeyed."

"In order to avoid suspicion, these **** will not visit you in the barracks." Yi Zhizhi said: "You tell everyone, in addition, let Xiao Mingliang not go to the camp, this yamen can come, but there are not many people who come at one time." ”

"Students understand."

As soon as Yan Yangtian was sent out, Bao Shichen hurried over, and as soon as they met, he took out an urgent report, saying: "Dong Weng, Zhenjiang is eight hundred miles urgent." ”

Zhenjiang? Did the British army start attacking Zhenjiang? Yi Zhizu felt that something was wrong when he took the urgent mail, it was a little heavy, and he cut open the envelope, only to find that it was four letters, Monk Greenqin, Yang Fang, Zhenjiang treasurer Jiang Changfu, and Chen Hongming, the head of the second regiment of Yuanqi Regiment, each of them with a letter.

Something happened to the Zhenjiang branch? Yi Zhixiang couldn't wait to open Jiang Changfu's letter first, and after reading it, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief, read the four letters one by one, they all said the same thing, didn't say anything, pushed the letter over and motioned to Bao Shichen to look at it, and then slowly lit a cigar, saying that it was true, he was a little afraid in his heart, this is Monk Lingqin just arrived, if there is no coincidence, what will be the situation? He was sure that Yang Fang would definitely not be able to control that scene.

Bao Shichen quickly read the four letters, breathed a long sigh of relief, and said, "Dong Weng is still satisfied with this result?" (To be continued.) )