Volume 1 Mountain Town Chapter 23 The Taiping Army's First Arrival in Quzhou City (1)

Zhang Yingquan hopes to establish a secret organization, and he has fallen in love with the Jingshan Hall of Tan Lao's class master, what will happen to heaven and earth? The long-term existence of the Tiandihui is related to the effectiveness of its organization, which is a ready-made successful experience.

Jianghu organization is most suitable for building secret intelligence, which is also a 'professional counterpart' for Jianghu figures, Tangkou is located opposite the north and south cargo stores of the Zhan family in Jinxian County, using the goods trade outlets of the goods bank as a cover, whether it is information transmission, customers coming and going, and action is convenient, Zhan Da shopkeeper knows well, knows that Zhang Da shopkeeper is not small, Zhan and Zhang two families are married, there is no reason not to cooperate.

The big tiger is familiar with the rivers and lakes, and is familiar with the mountain town, decisive and neat, with the Tan Tang master to build the hall, for the deputy hall master, the big shopkeeper instructs, if there is any need, although the need is raised, it is not a problem to ask for money, the current mountain town is richer than in previous years, as far as possible to meet the needs, intelligence, infiltration, bribery, assassination This costs money, the big shopkeeper will never feel distressed, as long as it is worth it.

After the big tiger went down the mountain, the volunteer group was led by Wu Nengjing, and the two tigers cooperated.

It is said that Shanghai will also organize a foreign gun team composed of foreigners, the imperial firearms battalion, and all state capitals have plans to recruit foreign gun teams, this foreign gun has been in a state of shortage, the market price has risen, and the foreign banks are busy notifying the country to dump the inventory to the Qing Dynasty.

The barrel casting has increased from more than 20 per day to 50, 80, and even 100 per day, and the small blast furnace does not turn off at night, and the furnace is opened early in the morning to make steel.

The Gun Bureau under the Hangzhou Political Division, which was originally scheduled to be built, was renamed the Iron Factory under the Smelting Bureau of the Political Department because it avoided the word hanging guns and irritated the yamen of the Ministry of War, and did not want to let go of this piece of fat, and the literati were good at literary decoration. Some people have found that this iron factory is recruiting carpenters, which is also a strange story!

Assembling guns, it is really profitable, Hanzhang Foreign Company provides barrels ranging from one to two thousand per month, as well as the bolt parts provided by Shanzhen, plus the best hardwood butts assembled by their own craftsmen, you don't have to say, this gun is really not worse than foreigners, the quality and quantity of the guns are still satisfactory, and the profits are even ......more gluttonous.

Bai Xianglong's political envoy was in the limelight, and he was greatly praised by his boss Lord Huang, and he was able to produce foreign guns by himself, and the Qing Dynasty was really unique.

After the long-haired soldiers invaded Jinling, the soldiers were divided into four roads, all the way to clear the Qing army in Anqing and Jiujiangkou, which was the west road; All the way to the north with the twisting army, guarding the north of Tianjing, this is the north road; All the way to the suburbs of Shanghai, the side should be a knife will cause an incident, this is the east road, there is a road although not the main direction, but it makes people feel frightened, aiming at the "four provinces thoroughfare" of Quzhou, maybe it is a temptation, but everyone knows that here is the west of Zhejiang, "control the elbow and armpit of Poyang, choke the throat of Ou Fujian, even the momentum of Xuanshe, there is something in the southeast, in the fight", this is the south road. There are also capable men in the Taiping army, who will give up Quzhou?

According to the post report, Changmao has broken into Panyang Lake, and nearly 20,000 pioneers have approached Quzhou Mansion, and the war is imminent!

Quzhou Governor's Mansion, under the jurisdiction of 2,000 Eight Banners, 4,000 Green Battalion, known as 10,000 people guarding the city, its military system is governed by a general, under the control of the Hangzhou General, listen to the governor of the Governor.

Everyone knows that this Eight Banners system, as well as the Green Battalion system, is rotten, the flag soldiers, the Green Battalion, and the Xiangyong are not anyone, and it is not bad if they don't put an oolong, relying on them to defend against the enemy, undoubtedly counting on straw sandals to break their feet.

At this time, Lian Yong from all over the country is being mobilized to Quzhou, and Jin County is no exception.

A foreign commission, a thousand general towns, a small school counted the number of people to sweat profusely, according to the establishment of Jin County to train a battalion of Lian Yong, reported to have 1,000 people, now chaotic and crowded in Jin County's long-vacant general 'camp', it is estimated that all have arrived, a count of only 600 people, the official family eats empty quotas, and you are given a four-fold discount in the battle, some people say behind their backs, it is not bad to make a pair for you.

"Report to the lord, there is a total of one who has not arrived, and the team under his jurisdiction has not seen Lianyong."

"Who?" Mr. Qian was in a bad mood, and suddenly saw a team of about forty or fifty people entering the field, and there were still people who were late?

"Report! The mountain town is brave, and fifty-one people come to order. "The person who came was the Mountain Town Volunteer Regiment led by Wu Nengjing. If it is said that it is a regiment, it is a noun, but in fact it is a team, and the total jurisdiction system is only about 100 people.

The day before yesterday, I received a military order for all the Jinxian Lian Yong to gather, and since he was organized under the name of the Jinxian Lian Battalion, he couldn't keep doing things that didn't listen to the announcement. Since pulling up Lian Yong, she has never gathered, and the eldest girl is on the sedan chair for the first time, which is really fresh. Moreover, Quzhou's defense is a big matter, once Quzhou is lost, Jinxian County will not be protected, and the lips are dead and the teeth are cold, is this the truth? In this battle, the mountain town cannot be absent!

Zhang Yingquan ordered to recruit another eighty brave warriors and handed them over to the two tigers for training, while discussing with Wu Nengjing, leaving ten people to cooperate with the two tigers to train new bravery, and take fifty righteous warriors out of the mountain, the goal is to fight long hair, the purpose is to train the team, strive to be able to act independently, require the minimum casualties, don't fall and practice, can't fight with the team, these are all seeds! The personnel who went out were fully equipped with breech guns, 50 ammunition per person, and a sufficient supply of ammunition for seven days, and then every seven days, they were resupplied in the bandits.

"Where's your boss?" Mr. Qian asked with a frown.

"Go back to my lord, put the total illness, I'll lead the team!"

"What the, lazy donkeys have a lot of and pee! How did you come to fifty people? ”

"Lord Hui, there are only sixty people in our volunteer team, and all of them are here except for the sick and weak."

"This person?"

"Lord Hui, there are a total of 500 men, women and children in the mountain town, this is all strong men, we will do our best for the imperial court, no matter how small this mosquito is, it is meat, isn't it?" Wu Neng once did a thousand people, and he played the trick in the barracks, and he was at ease.

"Hehehe!" A malicious laugh.

"What's the mess...... wait, what are you wearing? All the bells and whistles? ”

"Lord Hui, do you have a military uniform? I'll get it and put it on! The Shanzhen Volunteer Regiment has never received military uniforms since its formation, has never seen the sound of the imperial court, military rations, and has never used the imperial court's standard weapons. ”

"What is your foreign gun?"

"Go back to your lordship, borrow it from the political secretary!"

"Yo! There's a story, gotta get in the ranks! This Qian Zong suddenly understood that this team has a backrest, don't interrogate anymore, it's good to be able to listen to the tune.

Quzhou City was in a hurry, and more than 4,000 Lian Yong from various counties joined the defense of the city, plus the original 2,000 banner soldiers and the original 4,000 green battalion soldiers, this time it was really a 10,000-strong army to defend the city. It is said that a capital city like Quzhou, with 10,000 people to defend enough, should be impregnable, why is it so unconfident?

The adults above the general level held a meeting, gathered all the people, and the general who commanded the military affairs of Quzhou met with everyone, and Wu Neng actually represented the general among them, standing at the back.

"According to reports, one of the leaders of the long-haired bandits, the fierce general Fan Rujie, led 20,000 people to break into the territory through the waterway, and it is estimated that the enemy will be met tomorrow and tomorrow. I said, now all the soldiers and horses are crowded in the city, it seems to be a hedgehog formation, but in fact it is a move to pout their butts and be beaten. ”

The general's actual mind is not like this, he understands very well, there are many people, and they will inevitably not be able to urinate in a pot, which is even more troublesome.

"Report to your lord! The volunteers of our mountain town are willing to lead all the volunteers to attack the Changmao Grain Road and cooperate with the frontal defense of the city. Wu Neng, who was standing at the back, seized the opportunity, and he really couldn't pee in a pot with these people.

"Good! Good! What battalion do you belong to, and how many men do you have? ”

"Lord Hui, our team belongs to the Jinxian battalion, a total of fifty-one people,"

"Huh?"

"Hee......!" Someone is snickering, just this person, they can't bubble up in the water, and they are still baking!

"Today, there is a saying in the camp today that 'no matter how small a mosquito is, it is meat', does it mean you? Yes! Ha! So what is the sergeant's last name......? ”

"General Hui, the small surname is Wu, the temporary general leader!"

"Exactly! Sergeant Wu, I will now report to you as the general of the foreign commission, and after the war, I will give you the actual position, and now I order you to lead a team to attack and harass the grain road behind the enemy, fifty strong men are enough! In fact, when the soldiers heard this, they were a little chilled, if it was a surprise attack, it was enough for fifty people to raid the food team, but don't want to come back, there is no difference between a few people and sending them to death, the so-called mercy is not in charge of the soldiers, the people's hearts are really ruthless, Wu Neng actually doesn't care about this, and he is in the middle.

"Huh!" Willingly took the order and left.

Fan Rujie led 20,000 horses into Zhejiang to explore the reality, this Quzhou Mansion is an important place for soldiers, must be the focus of exploration, if you take it in one fell swoop, of course, if you can't eat, it is good to explore the end, in order to formulate a practical law, these four provinces must be taken, this is a major policy.

The Panyang Lake waterway has not yet been fully controlled by the Taiping army, and the logistics supply of the army is to rely on the war to feed the war and collect grain and grass in the newly opened places, and the second is to transport it by land.

Today, the army has arrived outside the west gate of Quzhou City, and saw the Qing army defending the city, all of them retreated in the city, insisting on passive defense, which provided an opportunity for the Taiping army. If you don't move, I can choose a little bit flexibly, concentrate five times the force to attack it, and once there is a breakthrough, the whole army will follow up, divide and annihilate it, and Quzhou City can be broken.

Suddenly, a report came that the grain transport team had been attacked, and the escort team of more than 200 officers and men, about one sentry and horse, was wiped out, and the grain and grass were burned.

The firearms battalion of the imperial court?

Firearms are generally used for defense, so how can they be used for attacking logistical supplies?

"How many days will there be enough food and grass?"

"Today and tomorrow only."

"The follow-up grain and grass will arrive in a few days."

"Due to the rough roads, it cannot be transported in large quantities, and a batch will arrive every day from tomorrow and tomorrow."

"Send a cavalry team to respond to a sneak attack of five or six hundred people, when it is a hand-held pinch, if you encounter musketeers, it is even more a thing to drop a thing, and they are not needed to attack the city, to ensure the supply of food and grass, and the rest of the subordinates' siege plan remains unchanged."

In traditional thinking, musketeers are only afraid of being fast, and guns that have not yet been loaded with medicine are like burning sticks.

This is the only cavalry team of the Taiping Army on this road, a total of more than 100 horses, due to the water network across Panyang Lake, it is inconvenient to ride a horse, plus the southern cavalry is already small, and the horses are not as common and excellent as on the grassland, this team of cavalry can reach the city of Quzhou, it is already precious, usually only used as a scout, like the meat on the tip of the heart!

"Honorable Order!"