"Why can't we go into town? If we are not allowed to enter the city, then we will not be accompanied! Fight as much as you like! Hu Youlu, the leader of the boat army, said angrily.

"That's right! None of our five or six thousand brothers are good at eating and drinking, and we don't have to be with you. Wu Fengcai, the other big leader of the boat army, was helping out in a weird way.

Li Shouchang listened to the words of the two, but just snorted coldly, but did not answer at all. At this meeting, all the forces were quite straightforward, and the militia and the official army began to cooperate very early, and the two sides also agreed long ago that the militia was responsible for opening the city gate, and the official army would seize the key places after entering the city and annihilate the Guangfu army in the city. As for the boat army, the common view of the militia and the official army was that they would attack at the dock to attract the troops of the Liberation Army.

The representatives of the militia and the representatives of the official army all said that they would give a large amount of money to the boat army after the war, which made Hu Youlu and Wu Fengcai feel a deep taste of conspiracy.

Attacking the port can indeed make a profit, and after controlling the port, you can control the goods in the port, which is indeed a big fortune. It's just that if you want to get this money, you must first be able to control the port. The Liberation Army set up quite strong defenses in the port, with high watchtowers and a large number of garrison troops, and attacking the port was to seize food. And no matter how many goods there are in the port, compared with the city, it is very chicken. If the officers and militias were allowed to seize the city defenses, they would definitely not let the boat army enter the city.

Therefore, the two reckless heroes immediately expressed strong opposition, they insisted on their position, if they did not let the boat army enter the city, they would not participate in this battle against the Liberation Army.

The position of the officials and soldiers was rather vacillating, and what they were looking forward to was to regain control of the city and return to the original good city life. Since the family knew about their own affairs, after the officers and soldiers were dismissed, those more decent officers and soldiers went home to honestly beg for a living, and those who were eager to fight back to Wuzhou were not good birds. Liu Wensheng smoked a leaf cigarette soaked in a large tobacco paste, and calculated the more than 1,000 people under him. At least one-third of them have the same hobby as Liu Wensheng. Liu Wensheng is eager to return to Wuzhou, and a very important reason is that Wuzhou has good waterway transportation, and the price of tobacco is much cheaper than that of other poor and remote places. When the Guangfu Army dismissed the Qing army, they were given a severance pay, and Liu Wensheng quickly used up all the money. If he can't hurry back to Wuzhou City and live a life of an officer and army with a lot of oil and water again, when he can't afford to buy big cigarettes, Liu Wensheng doesn't know how he will live his life in the future.

So for him, for his group of brothers, they don't care who they cooperate with, and they think about being able to enter the city and retake Wuzhou. Everything else is easy to tell.

As for the militias, they did not have any peace of mind about the boat army. They knew exactly what the boat army would do when they entered the city. This is also the reason why the militia was able to fight bravely and firmly in the defensive battle of Wuzhou. They were fighting for their homes and property, and if the Liberation Army had not been so eager to try to disband the militia completely, but had adopted the same policy of full cooperation with the militia as the Manchus, the militia would not have considered breaking with the Liberation Army at all. After all, up to now, the government operation, water transportation management, and order maintenance of the Liberation Army are far more efficient than those of the Manchu government.

Soldiers, bandits, and regimental training each have their own positions and needs, and none of them make any concessions. After arguing for a while, the group training party first felt that there was no need to talk about it, although life was not easy, but their life could go on. The Liberation Army did not infringe on private property, and ordinary people lived very well. The regimental training side can wait for a while, maybe the Guangfu Army is just scaring the militia, and after a while they will soften down.

Seeing that the delegates of the regimental training were leaving, Liu Wensheng, the representative of the official army, was not happy. He shouted, "Since you're here, you can't help but be angry, do you think we're going to fight?" If Li Shouchang doesn't give face to your brothers, then you can't say it, and your brothers can't give you face? ”

"What do you mean by that?" Li Shouchang asked with a frown.

"How? No need to tell! I'll leave it here, if we don't let our officers and soldiers enter the city, you don't want to stay in the city so freely! Liu Wensheng shouted angrily. As soon as he was excited, Liu Wensheng immediately felt that this big smoking addiction was doubling down. After all, the leaf smoke soaked in the big tobacco paste is not as good as smoking the big cigarette directly, but it has a slightly calming effect. Fortunately when he was calm, he was so excited that he became short of breath, first he sneezed loudly, then his face twitched, and his snot couldn't help but start to flow down. He rubbed his nose with the sleeve of his coat, turned his head, and walked out quickly. But at this time, when the big smoking addiction came up, he felt that the strength of his whole body was almost drained, and this force made the whole person shaky. Fortunately, the soldiers next to him came up to help Liu Wensheng. Not long after Liu Wensheng went out, the smell of big smoke wafted in from outside.

This kind of appearance of the officers and soldiers made the representatives of the regimental training disgusted for a while, and they were able to become a decisive force in Wuzhou City because the officers and soldiers were not useful. If the equipment and combat effectiveness of the officers and troops can be the same as those of the Liberation Army, where can these ordinary people be used to devote themselves to the war?

The leaders of the boat army, Hu Youlu and Wu Fengcai, had a sneering expression, although they didn't speak, but their meaning was very clear, if they expected this group of officers and soldiers who smoked big cigarettes to play an important role, it would be a big joke. It is the militia and the boat army that can really fight.

Of course, Li Shouchang, the leader of the militia group, knew this, and the boat army was all begging for a living on the water, and if they smoked a lot, let alone fighting, even if there was no wind and waves when they stood on the boat, they would be able to fall into the water and drown as soon as they became addicted to smoking. However, it was precisely because of this that the militia leaders were even more reluctant to let the boat army into the city. This group of very combative guys will be ruthlessly plundered in Wuzhou City.

However, the words of the official army Li Wensheng also made Li Shouchang feel a little uneasy, and that threat could not be ignored. If Li Wensheng saw that the militia did not cooperate, but fortunately ran to the Guangfu Army to complain, the Guangfu Army, which had long wanted to clean up the militia, would have the best reason.

The militia itself finally held an internal meeting, and everyone still didn't want the boat army to enter the city, but looking at this situation, it was unrealistic to want the boat army to make some benefits. In the end, they came to an agreement that they could let a hundred boats follow them into the city, and after giving them the promised goods, they would let the gang go. As long as the militia and the official army can hold the city gate and the city wall, there is nothing to fear from the 100 boat army in the city.

After Li Wensheng finally got enough of his addiction to smoking and returned to the venue satisfied, a new round of meetings began again. The two sides bargained, first after a difficult discussion on how much money to give to the boat army, and finally reached an agreement for 50,000 taels of silver. The discussion began again about whether a hundred or three hundred men would enter the city. The two sides did not give in to each other, and the negotiations almost broke down. Fortunately, Li Wensheng's brain became much more flexible after he became addicted to smoking, and he coordinated with him, and finally the two sides decided to negotiate in three days.

The leaders of the militia finally came out of the venue filled with the smell of smoke, and everyone's faces were extremely ugly. Lu Wenzheng, the leader of the militia with the least power, said angrily: "I said, let's just tell the group of miscellaneous things first!" I think it's better to let them come back, it's better to let the Liberation Army be in Wuzhou! We can make a contribution now, how can the Liberation Army be kind to us, as long as they can let go, what can we do with them? ”

After hearing this, several other militia leaders were silent. This is not an option, especially after meeting with the officers and boats, it is a rather tempting choice. As long as the Liberation Army can live in peace with the militias.

Not long after Li Shouchang returned to his home in Wuzhou City, a servant came to report, "Master, it's not good!" Our people have been arrested! ”

"Why?" Li Shouchang was a little surprised, could it be that his own affairs were revealed by the Liberation Army?

"Today a few brothers went out to eat and got into a fight with someone in the restaurant. Our brothers suffered a loss, and they couldn't get angry, so they ran back and carried the guy. The result was seen by the police and told them to put the guy down. The police bully people, and the brothers fight with the police......" The servant's voice became lower and lower.

Li Shouchang heard this and scolded angrily: "What kind of bullying, obviously they didn't take the police seriously!" ”

Hearing this, the servant's body shrank slightly, not daring to say any more.

Knowing that it was not his collusion with the official army and the boat army that was exposed, Li Shouchang felt a lot more settled in his heart, but his subordinates were so disobedient, and Li Shouchang was furious in his heart. In the past few days, Li Shouchang was afraid of annoying the Guangfu Army, so he strictly controlled his subordinates and did not allow them to go out without permission. But there are a thousand days to be a thief, where is there a thousand days to guard against thieves. As soon as he left the city, his men began to rejoice.

Thinking of this, Li Shouchang asked viciously: "In the end, those brothers ran out to fight with people?" ”

"It's the paid brothers!" The servant replied.

Li Shouchang stood up and frightened the servant took two steps back. The militias are not standing armies, so they are divided into two categories: backbone and vassal. The backbone elements are out of production, and are supported by the main family, and are paid silver regularly. On weekdays, it is military training, and he does things for the main family. The vassals train themselves, and on weekdays, the lord will take care of their livelihood a little and give them some money and food. When it came time to fight, the backbone of the paid brothers, in addition to serving as the main family's own soldiers, were also responsible for liaison and command the vassals. It was only in wartime that the vassal chieftains could receive a certain amount of money according to the number of troops they led, and they also had to receive a reward for each time according to the military tasks they undertook and the table of the troops.

If the vassals fight, Li Shouchang can still say that he has nothing to do with him, but now it is different if he is a brother who receives a salary. These people live completely on the status of the main family, and of course, the main family must also have the support of this group of minions in order to have a higher status.

Now that the subordinate who received the salary was arrested, Li Shouchang felt that things were going to be bad. Sure enough, it didn't take long for people from the Liberation Army to come to visit. Li Shouchang himself did not come forward, but asked the housekeeper to receive the people of the Liberation Army. And the people of the Guangfu Army gave Li Shouchang a "summons", and he didn't even drink a sip of water, so he left.

Looking at the content on the ticket asking Li Shouchang to report to the headquarters of the Liberation Army the next day and accept the inquiry, Li Shouchang sighed in his heart, why was he so unlucky?

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