Let's return the time and picture to the front of the Wu army attacking the camp of the Qing army, in the snow, after the failure of the first attack, the soldiers of the Wu army, who refused to give up, under the leadership of the fierce general of the Wu army, Li Chendian, once again launched an attack on the camp of the Qing army Fu Zhenbang with the door panel found in the streets outside the city. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

It's a pity, although the door panel has some bulletproof effect, protecting some of the Wu soldiers to approach the periphery of the Qing army's fortifications, but the serious lack of heavy weapons cover is doomed to the Wu army can not suppress the enemy's firepower, the Qing soldiers with bird guns in their hands are either hiding behind the sheep and horse wall, or hiding in the bunker, constantly shooting Wu soldiers who try to cross the trench, and naturally formed crossfire in the fierce battle, so that the Wu soldiers hiding behind the door panel were killed and wounded, and screamed endlessly.

There is also the artillery of the Qing army also formed a huge threat to the soldiers of the Wu army, in the case of building a strong fort early, the artillery of the Qing army has always roared continuously, although it is only an ordinary solid shell, but the shell bounced, but still took the precious lives of many Wu soldiers and soldiers. The grenadiers brought by the Wu army in the front were too close to the firing range and there was no heavy artillery cover, so they did not dare to approach the enemy's position and open fire, so they could only watch the primitive smoothbore artillery of the Qing army rampant and rampant, unable to provide fire cover for the soldiers in front.

The fierce battle lasted for about half an hour, in view of the large number of casualties and the fact that there was no hope of breaking the camp, Li Chendian could only order the withdrawal of the army in a gloomy manner, and fled in embarrassment with the light and serious wounded, and left dozens of corpses in front of the Qing army's position, and then directly followed the main force to withdraw to the Longwang Temple to set up camp, and no longer dared to attack the Qing army camp.

Seeing this scene, of course, the Qing army camp was full of joy, the soldiers were excited, and the Daimyofu City not far from the north was also cheering, excited, and all shouted and shouted, celebrating the first victory of the Qing army in Henan after the burial of the Manchurian cavalry.

Even the prefect Changqing joined the cheering team, and even the jumping ecstasy, Changqing also said to the Qing army generals and regimental training leaders around him with great pride: "It is said that the Wu rebel army is powerful, and when I see it today, it's just like that?" It seems that this time, as long as the reinforcements who insist on the arrival of the official platform, it will definitely be easy to defeat the Wu thief. ”

"Fart!" Before everyone could answer, Zhang Guoliang had already scolded, and said: "The reason why Wu thieves can't break through Fu Zongbing's camp is that they don't have heavy artillery to cover, if Wu Thief's army transports artillery, Fu Zongbing's small camp guard doesn't even want to defend it, Wu thieves don't need to send troops forward, just artillery can raze our barracks outside the city to the ground!" ”

Changqing shut up, but Zhang Guoliang still refused to give up, and said hatefully: "How good would it be if we could build Wai Guo earlier?" Even if the Wu thieves brought all their artillery in Henan, they would not want to bomb us so much that we could not gain a foothold outside the city! Lord, thanks to you, as soon as the main force of the Wu thieves arrives, General Fu's army can only withdraw to the city immediately. ”

Changqing's expression began to be embarrassed, but Zhang Guoliang didn't give him face at all, and like Lao Tzu teaching his son, he forced him to quickly take out money, grain, wine and meat to reward Fu Zhenbang's soldiers, and did not make any direct arrangements for city defense affairs with Changqing.

In a hurry, a large number of people and materials from outside the city were transferred into the city, and of course the various affairs in the city were complicated and complicated, and Changqing, who was eager to make up for his crimes, did not dare to have any prevarication, so he could only lead the daimyo magistrate and the third class of officials to deal with various specific problems, and was busy until it was dark, and when the second watch was approaching, he was able to take a sedan chair back to his house to rest, and he fell asleep directly in the sedan chair.

After returning to the door of his house and being woken up by his entourage, Changqing, who had been yawning for a long time, wanted to go back to his room to sleep, but he didn't think that the doorman greeted him and reported, "Master, a guest has been waiting for you in the doorman for a long time, saying that there is an important matter, and he must meet and discuss with you." ”

"The official is not there!" Changqing, who was already exhausted, scolded and shouted: "Tell him to get out, this official is going to rest!" ”

Menzi resigned, Changqing went directly into the back room to sleep, and for the first time did not ask the concubine to enter the room to sleep, but after a beautiful night's sleep until dawn, Changqing, who had finished washing, was eating under the maid's waiter, but the housekeeper entered the dining room again, nodded to Changqing and said: "My lord, the guest came again last night, I heard that you will be free, I want you to take some time to meet him, saying that there is an important event to present to you." ”

"Last night's guest?" Changqing took a lot of effort to recall what happened in front of his house last night, and he was also a little curious about who was so stubborn and had to see him, so he nodded and agreed to take some time to meet him.

Soon, the mysterious guest was led to the dining room, and as soon as he saw the appearance of the visitor, Changqing's mouth almost opened and dislocated, and even the food in his mouth slipped out directly - because the person who came was none other than Zeng Guoquan's envoy who had met him before.

"Little Zhou Guanghua, I've seen Changfuzun." Zeng Guoquan's envoy Zhou Guanghua quickly saluted Changqing, and said with a smile even more quickly: "Changfuzun, do you remember the villain?" Last time, General Kaizhou Ruilianrui sent someone to introduce you to Zhou Guanghua. ”

"You ......, you are so bold! Dare to come? Changqing jumped up directly.

"Grown-up, the little ones don't dare to come." Zhou Guanghua said with a smile: "But it's about your career and future, and even your life, the little one was entertained by you last time, and in order to repay the favor, I had to come." ”

"What did you say?"

Changqing was a little confused by Zhou Guanghua again, but Zhou Guanghua looked left and right, and said with a smile: "Adult, it seems that it is inconvenient for others to know about the matter between us, right?" ”

After hesitating for a moment, considering that once the secret dealings between himself and Wu Jun were exposed, the consequences would definitely be unimaginable, Changqing still waved his hand and drove away the maids in the dining room, and then lowered his voice and shouted: "You are so bold, you dare to come to the Daimyo's Mansion?" Dare to come to see this official? ”

"Adult, the little one said, I came to repay the favor." Zhou Guanghua smiled and whispered: "If I don't come, my lord, not only will your career be hopeless, but I am afraid it will be difficult to keep your head." ”

"What do you mean by that?" Changqing asked viciously.

"My lord, do you remember what happened last time?" Zhou Guanghua smiled more relaxedly, and said: "If you let the chaotic party in the capital know that in order to smuggle for profit, they did not hesitate to secretly exchange news with us, and because of this, they wasted their precious time in repairing the Daimyo's mansion, what will happen to you, sir?" ”

Changqing subconsciously shivered, and after thinking for a long time, he said fiercely: "Don't threaten me with that incident!" Not to mention that the official can kill you immediately, even if you shake it out, the official can deny it and say that this is your divisive plan! ”

"Sir, how do you explain the copy of the official document that the little one took from you last time?" Zhou Guanghua asked with a smile.

"That's just a copy, not an original?" Changqing asked rhetorically without thinking about it.

"Yes, the official document taken away by the small one is indeed just a copy." Zhou Guanghua nodded, smiled again and said: "But my lord, please think about it carefully, if we send the copy of the official document to the official platform, and the official platform looks at it and finds that it is exactly the same as the official document he issued, what will he think?" ”

Changqing's face turned pale, and he pointed at Zhou Guanghua so angry that his whole body trembled, and said angrily: "You scoundrels, you have already laid a trap for this official to drill!" ”

"It's a trap, yes, but it's a pity that you have fallen into the trap and can't climb out again." Zhou Guanghua smiled and said: "Adult, please think about your fate, if this matter is known by the capital and the official system, how sure do you say you will save your head?" Even if you can save your head, what will happen? At the very least, it's an exile of Ningguta to be enslaved by the armorers, right? ”

Changqing shivered again, his face turned even paler, and Zhou Guanghua comforted: "Adult, please rest assured, we once sent a little one from Futai to see you again, but we don't want to hurt you so much, as long as you do us a favor, your glory and wealth and beautiful wife and concubine can not only be saved, but also be able to go one step further, and sit on a bigger official." ”

"What do you want me to do this time?" Changqing asked vigilantly.

"Open the gates and welcome our army into the city." Zhou Guanghua said lightly: "After the matter is completed, we will definitely reward you with Futai, and we will definitely ask for credit from our Wu Dashuai for you." ”

"You are dreaming!" Changqing said angrily: "This official is a Manchurian bannerman, how can he surrender to Wu Gou?" ”

"Grown-up, Sichuan's Youfeng and Junmen, Henan's Chongshi Chong's General Army, and Shengbaosheng's Marshal, aren't they all Manchurian bannermen?" Zhou Guanghua said with a smile: "These first- and second-grade masters still abandon the dark and turn to the light, you are just a five-grade prefect, why can't you learn from them?" ”

"This official is different from those shameless dog thieves!" Changqing was even more angry, and said: "This official grew up reading sage books, and it took ten years to be admitted to the Jinshi ....... ”

"It is precisely because you are an adult who has worked hard for ten years to become famous, so you should think more about yourself as an adult."

Zhou Guanghua interrupted Changqing and said with a smile: "Please think about it, my lord, how difficult it is for you to survive from the broken flag man to today?" How much sweat did you sweat during this time? How many tears were shed? Isn't it a pity to have worked so hard to get to where you are today, and just give up all of them? Do you still want to start from scratch when you are an adult? ”

Changqing was silent, and the person slowly sat back on the chair, Zhou Guanghua observed his words and looks, knowing that he had been shaken, so he said again: "Adult, whether you lose your official position and resign, kill your head and rob your family, or receive meritorious service and reward, get promoted and make a fortune, life and death, honor and disgrace, it is already in your thoughts, where to go, my lord, can't you make a wise choice?" ”

Changqing looked up at Zhou Guanghua, and suddenly gritted his teeth and said: "This official has another choice, that is, to take you down immediately, and then hand you over to the imperial court, confess everything to the imperial court, and take the initiative to ask for guilt!" That official will not only definitely be able to keep his head, but maybe he will also have a chance to be promoted! ”

"Your Excellency, you do have that choice."

Zhou Guanghua nodded, admitting that Changqing did have a third choice, and then smiled and said, "But my lord, how much hope do you think there is for the chaotic party in the capital now?" Our rebellious army in Henan has sent troops to the north, and the rebel army in Shanxi is also about to march out of Niangzi Pass and go straight to the hinterland of Zhili, do you think the chaotic party in the capital can survive this pass? The chaotic party in the capital can't survive this hurdle, they just give you more, what can you get? ”

Speaking of this, Zhou Guanghua paused, and then chuckled and said: "Take 10,000 steps back, even if the chaotic party in the capital survives this hurdle, what can they give you?" ”

"You took the initiative to confess the smuggling of the enemy, how could the chaotic party in the capital still let you continue to be the prefect in the Daimyo's Mansion?"

"How much territory does the chaotic party in the capital have left, and how many people are still lacking in real power? Could it be that those big members of the chaotic party can still let their trusted relatives and protégés and slaves not be used, and let you, an outsider who has committed crimes, continue to be a magistrate with oil and water? ”

"If you are transferred back to the capital to be a lecturer of the Hanlin Academy, or you will be in the six departments of the Academy, how much is the difference between that and being called Hanako? Grown-up, you have been suffering for ten years, is it just to let you and your wife and children eat chaff and eat chaff and tattered clothes? ”

Changqing was silent for a long time, but two fierce lights gradually shot out of his eyes......

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Two days later, the main force of the Wu army led by Zeng Guoquan personally arrived at the battlefield of the Daimyo's Mansion smoothly, but just saw the heavy artillery brought by the main force of the Wu army, in order to reduce the unnecessary army losses, Fu Zhenbang decisively led the army to withdraw to the city, and joined forces with Zhang Guoliang's army to defend the Daimyo's Mansion City.

During this period, the official also sent someone to send an urgent letter to the Daimyo's Mansion, ordering the Qing army of the Daimyo's Mansion to hold the city with all their might, not giving the Wu army a chance to seize the Daimyo's Mansion and establish an advance base, and said that he had been actively dispatching troops and organizing reinforcements to go south to rescue the Daimyo's Mansion, so that the Qing army of the Daimyo's Mansion could rest assured that they would hold on to the aid and wait for help.

In addition, the official document also comforted the Qing army of the Daimyo Mansion and said that the reinforcements he sent would be elite and strong soldiers equipped with Tsarist weapons, and they would definitely be able to share the pressure on the battlefield for the Qing army of the Daimyofu. At the same time, the official document also saw the weakness of the Wu army's difficulty in transporting grain and supplies by land, so that the Qing army of the Daimyo Mansion could rest assured that they would defend the city, and they did not have to worry about being besieged by the Wu army for a long time.

In fact, there is no need for official guidance, just because the Wu army bypassed the three cities of Kaizhou, Qingfeng and Nanle and went north directly, the battlefield veterans Fu Zhenbang and Zhang Guoliang knew that the grain route of the Wu army was a huge hidden danger, and they were also full of confidence in the retreat of the Wu army's food until it ran out. At the same time, when discussing the strategy of defending the city, Fu Zhenbang once again took the initiative to suffer a loss, and proposed: "Your Majesty, let my army be responsible for peacetime defense, and your army will serve as a reserve, rest as usual, and then go to the city to help in the battle when there is a war." ”

"Weiping, then how do you explain to your soldiers?" Zhang Guoliang asked with some concern.

"Don't worry." Fu Zhenbang smiled and said: "Although my brothers are usually a little presumptuous, they still listen to my words very well, as long as I tell them that you are the ones who fight tough battles, the brothers will definitely not say anything." ”

Knowing that Fu Zhenbang's temper is usually mild, but once he decides something, he will never change it, Zhang Guoliang did not argue with Fu Zhenbang, but just arched his hand and said: "Then please do it in peacetime, rest assured, as long as there is a war, I will immediately lead the army to fight in the city, and I will never let your brother Weiping fight alone!" ”

When Fu Zhenbang nodded, the elder Changqing over there was also moved to tears by the loyalty, righteousness and humility of Fu Zhang's second general, and said: "The two generals can rest assured, you just have to rest assured that you will kill the thief in front, and the logistics supply is on the lower officials, no matter what time it is, the lower officials will guarantee that there will be hot soup and hot rice, and they will never let the soldiers eat cold meals." No matter what you need on the battlefield, as long as you give an order, no matter what kind of method the subordinate thinks, he will definitely send it to you immediately. ”

Considering that Changqing really wanted to atone for his sins in the past few days, Fu Zhenbang and Zhang Guoliang didn't care about the past, and they both thanked Changqing together, and didn't mention the old matter of Changqing's delay in repairing Waiguo before.

Not to mention, Lord Changqing really did what he said this time, after Fu and Zhang's armies settled down in the city, not only did they not say anything about the hot and fresh meals to eat, but they also had supper at night. No, late at night on the day when the main force of the Wu army arrived at the battlefield of the Daimyofu, the elder arranged for a team of officials to lead the people to deliver food to the city to reward the Qing soldiers who worked hard all night in the ice and snow.

Among the officers and men of the Qing army who kept vigil at night, the officers and men of the Qing army guarding the east gate also received special preferential treatment -- the elder personally brought them a good meal with a few officials, and gave them kind words and encouragement, and watched them eat the food before leading the team to leave.

As the so-called gentle township is the most abrasive, when standing guard in the ice and snow with an empty stomach before, the Qing soldiers on duty at the east gate are still full of energy, full of energy, not sleepy or tired, but after eating the hot meals and hot dishes sent by the adults themselves, this team of Qing soldiers is yawning one after another, leaning on the city wall and the sandbags ready to block the city gate and the road at any time, and unconsciously entered the dreamland.

Then, the elder man, who had already left before, naturally returned to the east gate, and after a few tests found that all the soldiers guarding the gate were already asleep, the adult quickly took the key to the city gate from the body of the leading sentry, and opened the gate with his own hands with the help of several henchmen, and raised the red lantern for lighting and shook it, sending out the answering signal......

Seeing the red lantern that suddenly appeared at the city gate, in the wind and snow outside the city, an army wearing a white hat naturally appeared, like a white hungry wolf, vigilant and cautious, and quietly pounced on the east gate of the Daimyo's mansion that had been opened.