Lin Mengchu cheered up the officers of the second battalion: "How is it impossible, the entire Nanxi Brigade only came to one Nanxi regiment this time, a total of twelve infantry companies, and one battalion was transferred to the north to fight snipers, so calculated, there are only eight companies of infantry under this Jiande City, and the actual personnel of each company who participate in the battle with rifles are only one hundred, adding up to eight hundred."

"Even if Huo Qiu can arm the baggage soldiers and miscellaneous soldiers with rifles, that is, a thousand riflemen, it will be a little difficult to attack this Jiande City with a thousand riflemen, and that is when we show our skills

As soon as he said this, the officers of the entire second battalion became active, and they agreed again and again: "That's right, that's the truth, don't look at our small troops, but there are almost 300 riflemen, if you encounter gritting your teeth, Huo Qiu has to use us."

But some people disagreed, and they asked: "If that happens, it will be the same if Zhen Changyu's battalion is transferred back1"

"It's different, it's not the same, Lin Mengchu said: "There is a lesson from our past, the defense line in the north will never be relaxed.1 If Huo Qiu wants to use troops, first of all, our battalion. ”

This is indeed true, and in the north, Zhen Changyu, as the commander of the second battalion of the Nanxi Regiment, has made a brief deployment on the map: "In this operation, we must return with complete victory, so I have made a decision that our battalion will arrange a reinforced company in the north of Jiande County to prevent the Qing demon from fleeing north, and a reinforced platoon will be responsible for the vigilance of Fenshui County, and all the main forces of the battalion will be responsible for preventing the enemy's main force from moving south from Fuyang in Tonglu County."

Someone immediately objected: "Battalion commander, we not only want to prevent the Qing Demon reinforcements from going south, but also prevent the Jiande Qing Demon from escaping, and only arrange a reinforced company in front of the Qing Demon to the north, isn't it too risky."

"Don't take risks, don't take risks 1" Zhen Changyu immediately talked about the experience of the second battalion of the teaching regiment: "The second battalion of the teaching regiment is because only one reinforced platoon was deployed in Tonglu County, which led to total passivity, for now, the Qing Demon in Jiande County can be safely handed over to our comrades in Nanxi Regiment, and our reinforced company only needs to block the Qing Demon for an hour or two, even if it can't be blocked, if they want to go back to Hangzhou, they must also pass our pass in Tonglu County." ”

"Now the key is to block the Qing demon from the south of Hangzhou Mansion reinforcements, if this support army breaks through the defense line arranged by our army in Tonglu County and joins forces with the Qing demon in Jiande, then the situation will be unimaginable, because we must firmly nail the main force of the battalion to the Tonglu Avenue between Fuyang and Jiande, Zhen Changyu made a summary: "The lesson of the second battalion of the teaching regiment is bloody

For this arrangement, although everyone has some objections, but it can only be implemented, the whole unit will be carried out according to Zhen Changyu's plan, but there is good news, the reinforced platoon sent to Fenshui County actually found an infantry squad of the second battalion of the teaching regiment in Fenshui County, this squad is led by a deputy platoon commander, responsible for monitoring the enemy troops in front of Fenshui County./

But in fact, the reinforced platoon of Tonglu County and the reinforcements from Jiande were defeated by the Qing army, and they were cut off behind enemy lines, but the Qing army did not have the time to clean up such a small army, so they waited with difficulty until the Hong army returned to Yanzhou Mansion.

"That's not bad, at least in Fenshui County, we can have one more squad of troops, which is a lot of people for a reinforced platoon

Zhen Changyu also replied: "Yes, this time, the reinforced platoon of the second battalion of the combat training regiment in Tonglu County was not broken in the first time because Lin Mengchu sent an infantry squad. ”

The troops have regained Tonglu County, and the small number of Qing troops left in the county are almost vulnerable, and they have all surrendered to the Hong Army after only a few shots. ..., but this relaxed atmosphere only lasted for a few minutes, and soon bad news came: "It is reported that thousands of the Shengbao Army's horse infantry team has arrived in Hangzhou Mansion and may go south at any time

Until now, everyone admires Zhen Changyu's foresight, and several cadres who had reservations at that time gave a thumbs up: "The battalion commander is the battalion commander."

It's just that everyone doesn't dare to relax at all, but there are thousands of horses and steps of the Shengbao Army in front of them, and the strength of the Hong Army in this regard is just the main force of an infantry battalion.

Ningbo. Bond Exchange.

The bond market is becoming more and more sensitive, and speculation is becoming more and more intense.

Wave after wave of news came from all sides, and the news of the arrival of the Hongjun soldiers in Jiande City made the price of public bonds rise by 20 points for a time, but soon after, the news of the Qing army's soldiers entering Hangzhou Mansion caused the market price to fall by 30 points in a row.

Now the winner and the loser have not been distinguished, whether it is Deng Shaoliang of Quzhou Mansion, or Hu Xingren and Zhang Yuliang of Yanzhou Mansion, they are all garrisoned according to the fortified city, and the outcome is unpredictable, and more importantly, the army of at least thousands of people in the north makes everyone's hearts hang.

Over there, Feng Wenyi had already frowned, and he said to the underworld: "Let Hu Xueyan be quiet, he is too much to incite people's hearts."

Now the bears of the entire market have been tightly around Hu Xueyan, and they have set off countless storms in the public bond market, so that Feng Wenyi can't control his anger and must not use strong means to interfere.

The underworld man over there had already walked over with a whisk: "Brother Hu Yong, let's talk a few words."

Okay, Hu Xueyan has already agreed: "Go to the back tearoom to talk."

It's just that a group of people are paying attention to the contest between Hu Xueyan and the underworld, this is not as simple as drinking tea, but a decisive battle between the empty side and the multi-party.

The underworld man said while drinking tea: "Our young master said, Boss Hu's anger is too big, and it is inevitable that things will go beyond the scale, so it's better to take it away."

"Collect it?" Hu Xueyan said with a smile: "It's just business, it's just business." ”

"After all, this is our Feng family's home mafia, and the underworld has begun to exert pressure: "If Boss Hu wants to get out of the way, he has to act according to the rules 1"

"Rules? I only know that the rules of this exchange are that if there is good news, it will rise, and if there is bad news, it will fall, and it has always been like this, Hu Xueyan cruelly exposed the facts: "No matter what the rules, they are no bigger than these two, as long as I make enough, I will quit."

As soon as Hu Xueyan said this, the underworld could only say: "One-third of the Self-Defense Forces in Ningbo Port are in the hands of our young master

Hu Xueyan opened the folding fan and said gracefully: "Then tell Young Master Feng an earth-shattering news." ”

"What's the news?"

"Come here

"The person who went south this time was not only Shengbao leading the team, but also the prince of Horqin, Seng Greenqin, presiding over the war, and Shengbao helping to handle military affairs

The underworld was shocked by Hu Xueyan's news.

The monk presided over the military, and Shengbao assisted in military affairs, how much determination did the center of the Qing Dynasty make to suppress the red thieves1

After a while, he pretended to be calm and said, "It's exaggerated, it's not worth talking about."

Hu Xueyan smiled: "It's still too late to change your position, and you can get out of the way."

Farewell to the underworld man stood up, he had to tell Feng Wenyi the earth-shattering news as soon as possible: "Boss Hu, you are the one who wants to get out." ”

Everyone immediately noticed that the underworld man's footsteps were a little flustered, and something must have happened.

The government bond market immediately plummeted.

"Shengbao Tong led thousands of foot teams and horse teams to enter Hangzhou Mansion?"

Liu Chang got the news at about the same time as Zhen Changyu, and he knew immediately that the development of the Yanqu Battle was beyond his control. ..., this has become a decisive battle for the entire southeast, if it wins, then the entire southeast is in the hands of the rainbow army, if it is defeated, then the rainbow army has to be greatly damaged.

The information was transmitted to Shaoxing Mansion by the sentinels of the Hongjun in Hangzhou Mansion, and then from Shaoxing Mansion to Jinhua Mansion by telegram, and finally from Jinhua Mansion to Liu Chang by Chuancai: "How many troops are there under Jiande City?" ”

Less than four thousand, Zhou Xiuying immediately estimated the strength: "The Nanxi Brigade, the four cavalry companies I sent over, and the rest of the second battalion of the teaching regiment, at most 36,700 people, less than 4,000 people."

There are five or six thousand Qing demons in Jiande City, Liu Chang glanced at the map, and felt that the key to this battle had shifted from Quzhou to Yanzhou and Jiande: "How many troops can be mobilized now?" ”

I can transfer a reinforced battalion and a cavalry company to Jiande, and Zhou Xiuying immediately replied: "It's just that in this way, our grain route will be a little dangerous."

Originally, the Hong Army used three independent battalions to be responsible for the garrison of the rear, but now that one battalion has been used to guard the prisoners and booty of the An Yue Army, Zhou Xiuying can only transfer another reinforced battalion, otherwise, there will be no garrison troops in the entire rear.

Too little, Liu Chang has already thought of a way: "You personally jump to Lanxi County, ask how many troops there are in Lanxi County, pull them out, and tell them that Zhang Yuliang is in Jiande County, Yanzhou Prefecture, this is our decisive battle with Zhang Yuliang, and if you miss this time, it is equivalent to missing the opportunity to take revenge." ”

Zhang Yuliang and the Jinhua people led by the Lanxi people can be said to have the sin of not sharing the sky, and when they encounter each other, both sides often go crazy, even the weakest troops will become aggressive in the face of hatred, Zhou Xiuying thinks this idea is good: "Lanxi County has the deepest hatred with Zhang Yuliang, let them send troops, it is absolutely no problem, and now the Lanxi people hate to drink Zhang Yuliang's blood and eat Zhang Yuliang's flesh."

But Liu Chang continued: "Also, send a telegram to Sun Huzi, telling him that the Rock Brigade will also move, in the past, it was acting to fight Xiaoshan, and this time let him move seriously." ”

This is the meaning of encircling Wei to save Zhao, since the Qing Army's Shengbao Department can threaten the Nanxi Brigade at any time, then the Panshi Brigade will take the initiative to launch a campaign near Hangzhou Mansion to contain it.

But Liu Chang finally figured out what he had missed.