For a while, let it be fussy, and let it be suppressed for a while, not to mention that the soldiers and horses from all walks of life who went to Tongzhou from all directions to garrison were dizzy, and even the soldiers of the River Battalion and the troops stationed in the Eight Banners Vest Gate, who had been waiting for nearly 20 days, were a little anxious.

The spies were sent to the direction of the Old Summer Palace, the Imperial City and Tongzhou one after another, and the ordnance, grain and grass were tied to the cart again and again and unloaded, and the morale that had been boosted again and again declined, and the three were exhausted.

Although Rong Lu and Wang Qianli were as anxious, they had to pretend to be very calm, either sitting in the lobby and pretending to handle official business, or drinking tea and chatting in the pavilion by the school grounds.

The two of them were anxious about how tight this string would be, and a Xiao riding school who inquired about the news from the imperial city ran to the pavilion and knelt down and said: "Lord Yurong, Master Wang, the emperor has issued another edict to fish, and he plans to drive the expedition in person!" ”

"Bring it on!"

"Huh."

Rong Lu took the palace gate and looked at it, put the slip aside, and asked, "What is the situation in the various ministries?" ”

"Officials from various ministries and institutes have gone up one after another, and they are all offering suggestions."

"Advice?"

"It's all in the idea, some say that although the foreigners' firearms are sharp, but they can't wear the bedding, please ask the cotton wool and bedding to be sent to Tongzhou, wrapped in the Tongzhou city wall, and then splash a little water, you can resist the guns and shells of the foreigners, and say that this is to overcome the rigidity with softness.

Some people also said that foreigners were not good for close combat, and that the skills of our northern soldiers were not flexible enough, so they asked for the urgent dispatch of troops from Sichuan, Huguang and other places to rush to the aid of Tongzhou, saying that the soldiers in Sichuan, Huguang and other places were quick and could be of great use.

The emperor also ordered the deputy capital commander Shengbao to be the secretary of Guanglu Temple, to lead all the infantry teams stationed in Tongzhou, and ordered the monk Greenqin to lead all the horse teams. ”

"Is there any news from Tongzhou, do you know how Prince Zheng and Lord Mu Yin talked to the foreigners?"

"The lowly position is omnipotent, and the lowly duty has not been investigated."

"I don't blame you for this, let's go down."

"Huh!"

Rong Lu sent away the Xiao Riding School, turned around and asked: "Brother Bailing, yesterday the emperor had already issued an edict that he planned to drive the imperial expedition in person, why did he mention it again today?" ”

"It should be the fold of Monk Greenqin that made the matter boiling, and he had to send two edicts in a row to calm the hearts of the army."

"Does that brother think the emperor will drive the expedition in person?"

Wang Qianli didn't know how to answer this question, so after thinking about it, he said embarrassedly: "I'm not afraid of the jokes of my brother, when Qianli was running a group training in Taizhou with the fourth master, he was just in time for the long-haired attack, and the Qing army of Yangzhou Mansion who moved to Taizhou planned to hold on.

And Changmao was in a big position at that time, killing from Wuchang to Jiangning, and then from Jiangning all the way to Yangzhou, which can be called a breakthrough. The fourth master felt that if he insisted on Taizhou, he would only end up in a dead end, and he had no choice but to lead me to wait for the attack. ”

"Understood, it seems that the emperor will be able to use us soon."

"In fact, the emperor can see it without mentioning the royal driver's personal expedition."

"What do you mean by that?"

Wang Qianli put down the teacup and explained: "The emperor issued an edict a few days ago, saying that it was because of the tight war that he ordered the infantry army commander Yamen and Shuntianfu to requisition those carriages, but none of the carriages that the infantry army commanded Yamen and Shuntianfu searched around went to Tongzhou, if you guessed correctly, it should all be in the hands of the Internal Affairs Office." ”

"Really, if the emperor doesn't plan to patrol Mulan, what do you want so many carriages to do." Rong Lu pondered for a moment, and then said: "The emperor can't go out to patrol the side, but I don't think it's appropriate to order Shengbao to lead the infantry team. ”

"Yes, not to mention that Shengbao and Seng Greenqin have always had a dislike, even if they can urinate in a pot, at this juncture, let Shengbao, who has just gone to Tongzhou from Henan, lead all the infantry teams, and the soldiers will not know the soldiers, and the soldiers will only make Tongzhou, which is already a mess, even more chaotic."

"Now not only will the generals not know the soldiers, but the commanders will not be in harmony, how can this battle be fought?"

As soon as Rong Lu's words fell, a vest galloped on a fast horse, ran to the side of the pavilion and shouted eagerly: "Master Rong, Master Wang, the talk has collapsed, the foreigners have to bring troops into the city, they have to exchange contracts with the emperor in person, and they don't plan to bow down, Prince Zheng was angry and ordered to take down all the envoys of the foreigners!" ”

"Duanhua caught Pashali?" Rong Lu was taken aback.

"Arrested, before the humble post came back, they were planning to escort those foreigners to the capital, and it is estimated that they have already been escorted at this time," the vest wiped his sweat, and said: "When the humble post came back, I heard from the people in the big camp that Pasha Li was the mastermind of Xiyi, and the thief captured the king first, and took the Yi chief Pasha Li, and the next thing was easy to do." ”

"Easy to do?"

"That's what the people in the camp said!"

Wang Qianli also realized that there was a big trouble, and suddenly got up and said, "Zhonghua, you can't wait any longer, hurry up and gather the brothers to prepare to go to the Old Summer Palace!" ”

"The fourth master should have also received the news, let's not wait any longer."

"Prepare first, I guess there is already a fight on the Tongzhou side."

"Okay, gather people first."

With Rong Lu's order, the drummers beat the war drums with a bang, and the soldiers who were waiting in the barracks rushed out together, and lined up under the reprimand of their respective superiors.

The horseman, the man, and the more than 100 young men who had been in the garden a few days ago were under the command of Temulun, Jilu and other officials of the Nanyuan, and tied the ordnance, grain, grass and other baggage to the cart again.

Wang Hedong checked around the queue and confirmed that all the weapons that should have come had come, and all the weapons that should have been brought with him, carrying a foreign gun wrapped in an oilcloth on his back, holding a knife in his hand, striding to Rong Lu and Wang Qianli, clasping his fists and asking: "Master Rong, Master Wang, do you want to let the brothers change their coats?" ”

"Wait, let the teams check the weapons and dry rations first."

"Yes."

As he was talking, a puff of dust was raised in the distance, and Rong Lu followed everyone's gaze, and it turned out to be the second son of the rich and noble Jixiang and Xiao Shandong riding horses.

Rong Lu realized that they were coming with the military order of the fourth master and even the emperor's decree, and hurriedly greeted them. Ji Xiang turned over and dismounted, first presenting an edict, followed by a letter.

Rong Lu didn't care about reading the edict, but first read Han Xiufeng's letter, and after reading it, he handed the letter to Wang Qianli, walked quickly to the soldiers who were neatly lined up, and shouted with the edict: "The emperor has an edict, and all the soldiers will accept it!" ”

I used to patronize the drills, and I didn't teach much etiquette. Seeing that a group of subordinates were stunned, Wang Hedong hurriedly scolded: "Don't kneel down yet!" ”

When everyone knelt down, and waited for Wang Qianli, Yongxiang, Wang Hedong and other officials to bow down and ask for Sheng'an, Rong Lu opened the edict and read in a low voice: "I caress and control the Huanhai, and treat everyone equally." Foreign countries, mutual trade, the original prohibition. Ying card, Fran, and China have been reconciled for many years, and there has been no suspicion for a long time. In the winter of the seventh year of Xianfeng, he launched an army in Guangdong, broke into our city, and attacked and captured my officials. I still thought that the governor Ye Mingchen was stubborn and self-serving, and there was a reason to provoke, and he did not improvise the teacher who asked for the crime.

In the past eight years, Yi Chieftain Erer and others went to Tianjin. When the governor Tan Tingxiang was instructed, he went to investigate. Caiyi took advantage of my unpreparedness, attacked the fort, and arrived at Jinmen! I was afraid of poisoning the living beings, so I didn't compare with the depths, and ordered the university scholar Guiliang and others to discuss with each other and stop the army. Because there were many threats on the requested treaty, Gui Liang and others were ordered to go to Shanghai to negotiate tariff rules, and then the treaty was made clear and clear, and took it as a basis.

The chieftain of the Yiyi Chieftain was unruly, and in the ninth year, he drove the military ship to Dagu and destroyed my armor. After the minister Monk Greenqin, he was bombarded and suppressed, and he began to retreat. This is not China's dishonesty, and the world knows it.

This year, Yi chieftains Erqi and Garo returned to Haikou. China, China, did not care too much, and ordered to land from Beitang and go to Beijing to exchange contracts. I didn't want to wait, harbored evil intentions, carried artillery carts, and marched to the back of my Dagu Fort. After the retreat of our troops. Return to Tianjin. Because Si Guiliang was a person who was discussing in Jinyuan the year before last, he ordered Chi to go and reasoned with him......

sprinkled with thousands of words, although it is a person, but even the illiterate soldiers can hear a rough idea.

The emperor said that the foreigners were unreasonable, and they provoked trouble again and again, and the emperor didn't want to be miserable, so he tolerated it again and again, but the foreigners were shameless, and now they can't bear it anymore and want to fight!

As expected by the soldiers, Rong Lu's voice suddenly became louder than before: "Now we have strictly ordered the minister to command the army, lead all the horses and armies, and fight a decisive battle with them!" The local soldiers of the prefectures and prefectures of, or led the village soldiers, worked together to help in the war. Or organize group training and block the way.

Regardless of the soldiers, soldiers, people, etc., if there is anyone who can behead the first level of the black and razor, a reward of fifty taels of silver! Those who can behead Bai Yi will be rewarded with one hundred taels of silver! Those who can kill the famous chieftain will be rewarded with five hundred taels of silver! Those who can burn and rob a ship will be rewarded with 5,000 taels of silver! The wealth obtained will be rewarded by the whole bank......"

Kill a Bai Yi and you will be rewarded with a hundred taels!

Not only did most of the soldiers on the school field have foreign guns, but they have all seen foreigners, but they are not foreign soldiers, but Xiyi missionary Baoer.

A heartless guy thought that a foreigner would die like a gun, and it was not difficult to kill, so he raised his waist knife and shouted: "Kill!" ”

This head was out of control, and after nearly two years of suffocation in Nanyuan, he was waiting for the soldiers of the river camp and the Eight Banners vest gate army to make a fortune, and they all roared one after another, and the sound of killing shook the sky for a while.

Rong Lu didn't expect their morale to be so high, and he was stunned for a while.

Wang Qianli thought that there must be a brave man under the heavy reward, and seeing that Rong Lu didn't finish speaking, he immediately gave Wang Hedong and the others a look.

"Silence, brethren!"

"Whatever you shout, you can bear it, shut your mouth for Lao Tzu!"

"The victory is fought, not shouted, all the special to the master to be quiet!"

……

A group of Qiu Ba realized that they were too excited, and hurriedly put away their knives and guns and didn't dare to make any more loud noises.

Rong Lu relieved himself, put down the edict and said: "Brothers, the decisive battle with the foreigners is the matter of the brothers of the battalions stationed in Tongzhou, especially in the Bali Bridge area, our errand is not to go to the decisive battle with the foreigners, but to gallop to the Old Summer Palace to escort!" From now on, we will be the Son of Heaven's pro-army, and we will be the emperor's guards. ”

A Qiu Ba couldn't help but ask: "Master Rong, I know that escorting is a good errand, but how can escorting kill Xiyi to earn reward?" ”

"As long as you protect the emperor well, your boy's reward is indispensable, if you really want to fight with the foreigners, this official can fulfill your service in Tongzhou now, but you have to leave the weapon."

"Master Rong, you are confused, and you are in charge."

Rong Lu glared at him, turned around and said, "Yongxiang and Wang Hedong listen to the order, let each team change into yellow coats, raise the flag, and start in the order agreed before!" ”

"Yes."

"Temulun listened to the order, and immediately led the grain and grass to Miyun, this road must not be delayed, if it is slow, it will be blocked on the road, and you can't go if you want to."

"Xia Guan understands!"

After Rong Lu finished giving the order, he turned around and said, "Brother Bailing, don't leave it at that, the affairs in the capital, especially the small family I am waiting for, please leave it to my brother." ”

Wang Qianli subconsciously looked back at Yu Tiesuo and the others who were on standby, and arched his hand: "Brother, you can rest assured, even if Qianli gives up this life, you must protect your family members." ”

"Thanks, brother go first."

"I wish my brother a smooth journey and success."

……

For this moment, Nanyuan has been preparing for nearly two years.

The carts full of grain and grass were slowly pulled out under the command of Temurun; A team of soldiers from the river battalion, who had just changed into yellow jackets, either carrying foreign guns or holding flags, followed their respective generals and thousands of generals out of the school field in turn;

Yongxiang led fifty horsemen to open the way in front, and Rong Lu led the rest of the vest behind the palace, and after a while, the school field became empty, and Wang Qianli's heart was empty all of a sudden.

"Master Wang, Master Wang, it's time for us to leave." Yu Tiesuo reminded.

"Oh," Wang Qianli relieved himself, climbed on the horse's back with the help of a soap li, took the horsewhip and asked, "Iron lock, where is your father, why haven't you seen your father?" ”

"Lord Wang, my father didn't come today, he and the rich man are waiting for you in the guild hall."

"Okay, let's go to the guild hall first."