In the governor's yamen, Zhu Jiabao was looking at today's newspaper.

Although he is an antique, he attaches great importance to things like newspapers, and a lot of information about the outside world is obtained through newspapers.

"Duanfang's side, are you trapped in Zizhou?" Looking at the news in the newspaper about Duanfang being besieged in Zizhou, Zhu Jiabao's face was a little ugly.

At this time, many provinces in the country have announced their recovery, not to mention Hubei, the first to be recovered, and even Jiangxi, which is close to Anhui, has been recovered, which cannot but make Zhu Jiabao worry about his future.

Seeing that Zhu Jiabao's face was not very good, the housekeeper on the side said with a smile. "Good old man, transfer the people of the new army outside the city first, otherwise if they take advantage of the situation, the consequences will be unimaginable..."

"People, after all, they are still outside the city..."As he spoke, Zhu Jiabao's fingers tapped the table, and the maid who had served him for many years on the side saw it and hurriedly stepped forward to pour him a cup of tea.

Taking a sip gently, Zhu Jiabao exhaled.

"Oh, trouble..."

If it is replaced by other governors and governors, I am afraid that at this time, I am afraid that how to obtain the maximum benefit. At this time, it was already the end of the Qing Dynasty, and the governors of the provinces no longer had much loyalty to the imperial court, and almost all they thought about were their own interests.

But Zhu Jiabao is different, he is the legendary hardcore royalist. Even if it is not as good as Zhang Xun for the imperial court, it will not be too inferior. Now he is thinking about how to suppress possible local rebellions and maintain stability in Anhui while saving his own life.

Putting the teacup on the table, Zhu Jiabao closed and pondered.

Seeing that Zhu Jiabao was thinking about things. The butler and the maid didn't dare to say anything, but quietly packed up their things, and then planned to push out of the room. Let Zhu Jiabao think about things by himself.

At this time, neither the housekeeper nor the maid is actually very worried about the current situation, yes, it is true that the revolutionary party is everywhere now, and there is chaos everywhere, but they are not full of people, Zhu Jiabao may be in danger, but they will not have anything to do with them.

Let alone...

They did not necessarily have a good impression of the Qing court.

"Smack!"

Just when the butler and the maid wanted to exit the room. Suddenly, a gunshot rang out outside, and although it sounded far away, it was clear.

Gunshots were heard. Zhu Jiabao, who was still meditating with his eyes closed, suddenly opened his eyes, and the housekeeper and maid also stopped their movements to get out.

"Quick, get people out of the way, see where the shooting is—" got up from his seat. Zhu Jiabao raised his voice to the housekeeper.

"Yes!" Nodding. The butler ran outside, but no sooner had he stepped out of the room than the gunshots rang out like fried beans, and there were even extremely dense explosions mixed with it.

"Could it be that he is a member of the New Army..."Zhu Jiabao said with a blank expression. No way, they should still be outside the city now! ”

Standing aside, the maid's face was already pale.

Although the revolutionary parties everywhere do not seem to have the habit of attacking them, but the bullets are not long-sighted, and who knows if there will be an accident in the road.

About a few minutes later. Just when Zhu Jiabao and the others were still in anxiety, the housekeeper finally ran back from outside. "Old ...... Master! Ran in front of Zhu Jiabao. The butler held his knees and gasped.

"What the hell is going on, hurry up!" Seeing that the housekeeper was just panting there but didn't speak, Zhu Jiabao also lost his usual calm and said urgently.

Trying to catch his breath, the butler, who had finally recovered, hurriedly said. "I've just inquired, the gunshots are coming from the docks, because the incident has just happened, so the specific people below don't know, but I've asked them to investigate..."

Zhu Jiabao also knew that it was almost impossible to figure everything out in a few minutes, so he thought about it and said. "Let's go, let's go to the yamen lobby..."

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It seems that because of the sound of gunshots and explosions, the yamen was already full of people, and when they saw Zhu Jiabao coming, they hurriedly surrounded it.

"Your Excellency..."

Waving his hand, signaling them not to be so polite, Zhu Jiabao looked at these humanes. "How's it going, have you found out?"

"Not yet." An official took two steps forward. "But we've already arranged for someone to come over, and I'm sure we should be able to come over soon..."

Another official also said. "It's likely that it's the New Army, or maybe it's the revolutionary party in the city who is causing a rebellion..."

"Nonsense...", Zhu Jiabao didn't pay attention to him, just went to his seat and sat down, quietly waiting for the news.

About ten minutes later, a burly soldier barged in from the outside. "Your Excellency!"

"How's it going out there? What the hell is going on? Seeing that the person who went out to investigate the situation came back, Zhu Jiabao hurriedly asked.

"I have already ordered someone to investigate, and it is not the new army outside the city that moved, but a group of guys of unknown origin, it may be a revolutionary party, or it may be something else, they came by boat from the dock, and after coming down, they rushed directly to the city gate, because it came too suddenly, and the disparity in strength was too great, the soldiers on the other side of the city gate could not stop it, and now these people are coming towards the governor's yamen..."

"What?" Hearing that the gangsters were coming towards the yamen, almost all the officials in the public court changed their faces.

Glancing at the group with some disdain, the officer continued. "But don't worry, my lord, the commander of Bairun Mountain Bai has now rushed over with his men, and several other commanders are also leading troops to reinforce him, I believe it should be fine..."

As if in response to an officer, the distant gunfire, which had already stopped, suddenly rang out again, and seemed to be much more intense than it had been at first.

Listening to the gunshots in the distance, both Zhu Jiabao and the others breathed a sigh of relief when they heard the officer say this, but after half a sound, he spoke again. "So, do you know how many people are there who rebelled against the party?"

"So—" The officer hesitated slightly. The exact situation is not clear, but I am afraid that there are more than 1,000 people..."

Zhu Jiabao nodded, and then said to the officer. "Now send someone out of the city. Keep a close eye on the movements of the Forces nouvelles, if they take the opportunity to make a fuss..."

"Yes!"

Receiving the order, the officer turned and left the governor's yamen.

But he had just left. A few officers ran over, all in a state of embarrassment.

"You are..."

Zhu Jiabao recognized that these were all officials of some important organs in Anqing, such as the manufacturing institute and so on.

When they saw Zhu Jiabao, those officials said with tears. "My lord, not long ago, a group of bandits suddenly rushed into the factory, and now the factory has fallen..."

“……”

That is, when these officials speak. Suddenly there was a dense explosion in the distance, and almost everyone in the public hall changed color, and some timid officials even called out.

It didn't take long. The officer who had just delivered the message ran back, but his face was a little ugly.

Seeing him like this, Zhu Jiabao's heart also had a hint of foreboding.

"How's the situation out there now?"

After a moment's hesitation, the officer spoke. "I just got the news. Kashiwa-sama's soldiers have been defeated. Now the rebel party is coming towards the yamen, and several other adults have already led troops to intercept it, but the victory or defeat..."

Hearing that Bairun Mountain had been defeated, Zhu Jiabao's body shook twice.

stepped forward and hurriedly supported Zhu Jiabao, and the officer spoke. "My lord, now that the rebels are coming this way, let's get out of here quickly..."

"Leave..."With a wry smile, Zhu Jiabao said. Where are you going..."

"The lowly position has been clarified. The rebels seem to have fewer than 3,000 people, and they have dispersed a lot of their forces to places such as the Manufacturing Bureau. Therefore, the strength in the hand should only be about 2,000, and now there are about 6,000 people in the patrol battalion in the city, even if Lord Bai has been defeated, there are more than 5,000 people, as long as the adults can avoid it in time, and then gather the soldiers and horses of other adults, there may not be no chance to drive the rebels out of the city..."

The officer said well, and Zhu Jiabao also gained some confidence because of his words.

However, at this time, there was a burst of gunfire and even the sound of artillery bombardment from the city gate where the new army was located.

Now not only Zhu Jiabao and them, but even the officer's face changed, because he had already heard that the sound of artillery was unique to the 75mm mountain guns of the new army...

Since the cannon sound sounded at the city gate, it meant that the new army outside the city had also rebelled.

This series of gunshots and cannons also made Zhu Jiabao make up his mind.

"You..." called the housekeeper, Zhu Jiabao said solemnly. Go and call the ladies and them, and say that we are leaving, and tell them not to pack up their things, and it is important to save their lives...", Zhu Jiabao looked at the officer again. "You go and call a few people, contact the other commanders, and tell them that I'm waiting for them on Puyang Street..."

"Yes!"

Hearing Zhu Jiabao's order, the housekeeper and the officer hurriedly left.

Knowing that she couldn't clean it up anymore, looking at the softness that had been cleaned up, Zhu Jiabao's wife was reluctant for a while, but she also knew that her life was at stake right now, so she only took some important items that could be carried with her and left, and other large things were abandoned there.

But she doesn't care, it doesn't mean that the people in the house are the same.

Seeing that the old lady was about to flee, those subordinates hurriedly robbed the finances of the house.

Zhu Jiabao naturally knew all this, but he didn't care about it at all, just waiting to clean them up when he came back in the future.

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Outside the governor's yamen, like the rest of the city, was in chaos, and only a few soldiers standing at the yamen could attest to its importance.

At the corner of the street, Luo Wenying and more than 30 of his subordinates glanced at the main entrance of the yamen, and then said to his subordinates.

"Remember, no matter whether you live or die, you must not let Zhu Jiabao escape..."

"Don't worry, Captain..."

Taking out weapons from one suitcase after another, Luo Wenying's subordinates all showed a trace of coldness on their faces.

Zhu Jiabao is the governor of Anhui, and his importance can be imagined, so whether he lives or dies, he must be in the hands of Yan Shao. Especially when there is a new army of the Association outside, although a small number of people in the new army are Yan Shao, there is still a part of the alliance.

If you want to take Anhui before the League, you must capture the governor's yamen and get Zhu Jiabao—————— whether it is alive or dead...

This is also for what after breaking into the city, Yan Shao directly led people to the direction of the yamen.

It's just that Zhu Jiabao is human. It is a living person with two legs.

So before he started, Yan Shao had already sent a message to Luo Wenying, who was lurking in the provincial capital. Let him pay close attention to the movements in the yamen, if before Yan Shao and them bring troops to come. If Zhu Jiabao escaped from the yamen, then they would need to find a way to drag Zhu Jiabao and them firmly.

If they have the ability, it doesn't matter if they kill Zhu Jiabao.

For Yan Shao, it doesn't really matter whether this guy is alive or dead, although he hasn't reached the point where he has to die.

Seeing that his subordinates had already taken out their weapons, Luo Wenying nodded, and then asked two of the machine gunners to go upstairs. They waited from their positions on the first floor—————— whether the mission would succeed or not was up to the two machine gunners.

Otherwise, although the forces on the side of the governor's yamen are relatively small. But there are also more than 100 soldiers guarding it, and it is indeed more difficult for more than 30 of them to win. Even if there are street fighting weapons such as grenades, I am afraid that the casualties will not be small.

For the sake of her subordinates, Luo Wenying naturally hoped that the casualties would be smaller.

Get Luo Wenying's order. The machine gunner and ammunition man hurriedly ran to the second floor with their weapons and ammunition. That is, when they had just set up their weapons, Zhu Jiabao, his wife and some other people walked out of the gate of the yamen surrounded by dozens of soldiers.

And at the location of the door, there were also coachmen who rushed a few carriages.

Seeing that Zhu Jiabao and the others were already preparing to board the carriage, Luo Wenying hurriedly ordered. "Shoot, remember, don't hit the one surnamed Zhu."

Receiving the order, the special affairs officer pulled the trigger. It's just because of the instructions that they didn't directly aim at Zhu Jiabao. Instead, he first aimed at some soldiers around Zhu Jiabao.

In the dense gunfire, the soldiers at the entrance of the yamen suddenly fell, and the rest of them hurriedly lay down or found a place to hide. Zhu Jiabao himself, under the cover of several officers and soldiers, retreated into the yamen.

"That's fine, as long as we can drag the boss and them over..."

More than 30 people went to rush more than 100 people, even if the weapons and others were superior, Luo Wenying was not willing to take risks, for him, he just had to wait for Yan Shao to bring people to solve the problem.

However, in order to prevent Zhu Jiabao and others from escaping through the back door, Luo Wenying still sent a few people to support the back door and other directions—————— in order to ensure that nothing went wrong, Luo Wenying also arranged people at the back door and other positions, but there were not as many as the main gate, at most there were only 4 or 5 people.

Although it doesn't have much combat effectiveness, it's okay to delay it and report a message or something...

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With Bairun Mountain leading the way, almost all the officers and men of the patrol battalion encountered along the way surrendered, and the reason why it is said to be almost is because there are still a handful of diehards. It's just that this person has expanded to more than 4,000 people in front of Yan Shao, and he can hardly even stop it.

So it didn't take long for Yan Shao's team to be close to the governor's yamen.

It was at this time that a dense burst of gunfire came from the direction of the governor's yamen.

Listening to the gunfire of the Madsen light machine gun, Yan Shaozhi said that it must be Luo Wenying and they made a move, so he hurriedly dealt with Xiu Ming and them. "Quick, let the people below speed up their pace, and send another team of people to the yamen first to support Luo Wenying and them!"

Fu Xiuming and Qin Zhen also knew that the matter was urgent, so they hurriedly returned. "Understood!"

After saying that, Qin Zhen had already picked a company of people, and after throwing away all the unnecessary things, he rushed towards the Yamen as fast as he could.

On the Yamen side, Zhu Jiabao was being upset by his crying wife.

When he went out to board the carriage just now, Zhu Jiabao was also startled by the sudden gunshot, but after returning safely to the yamen, he was relieved.

Just looked at the corpse that fell to the ground outside the yamen, and looked at himself unharmed, Zhu Jiabao himself reflected a little.

"It seems that you want to capture me alive..." A little chill in his heart, Zhu Jiabao hurriedly looked at the officer on the side. Is there any way to break out of the rug? ”

At this time, the officer was calling a few of his subordinates to go to several other doors to have a look, and when he heard Zhu Jiabao's words, he also replied with a wry smile. "The fire outside is too fierce, our people will be suppressed as soon as they get out, and there is no way to escort you out of the city..."

After speaking, seeing that Zhu Jiabao's face didn't seem to be very good, the officer comforted him repeatedly. "But don't worry, I've already asked people to go to several other doors to take a look, and as long as you get something, I'll immediately arrange for someone to send you out..."

Hearing this, Zhu Jiabao nodded reluctantly, found a clean flower bed and sat down on the edge of the bed, waiting for the so-called 'good news', but unfortunately, he didn't even hear a single piece of good news, but heard a lot of bad news.

For example, several other exits are guarded and so on...

Now Zhu Jiabao and they were really trapped, just when Zhu Jiabao and they were at a loss, some soldiers outside also ran back and said that a group of black-clothed soldiers were coming here, and the distance was not very far...

"It looks like the heavens are really going to kill me..."

Bowing his head and smiling bitterly, Zhu Jiabao sorted out the official clothes on his body...

"Anyway, at least let me see with my own eyes the true identities of these traitors..."

After the outbreak of the Xinhai Revolution in history, Zhejiang, Jiangsu and other provinces declared independence. The Anhui revolutionaries also urged Zhu Jiabao to declare independence for the sake of local security, but he refused without thinking about it. "The treasure of the family is clear, the matter of death is clear, the city is alive and the city is alive, the city is dead and the city is dead, don't say more." Later, Yuan Shikai sent a secret telegram to Zhu Jiabao that "it is advisable to adapt to the times, wait for changes, and not glue the book to generate opinions and delay the overall situation", and Zhu Jiabao, who knew about it, changed his attitude and declared the independence of Anhui on November 8, and was promoted as the governor of Anhui.

Now that Yuan Shikai has not yet come out of the mountain to serve as the prime minister, no one will persuade him at all, so he has already made up his mind to 'die out'... (To be continued......)