"What's going on?"

Chang Zhenbang listened to the sound of gunfire one after another crackling like pouring beans, his face also became iron blue little by little, and his flat tone gradually became in his eyes, so that the surrounding guards and horses were frightened, one by one lowered their heads, not daring to speak, who knew that the more they didn't speak, the more anxious Chang Zhenbang was, and the more embarrassed his face became, Chang Zhenbang grabbed Zhao Laosi and sternly questioned the drunk Zhao Laosi, Zhao Laosi rubbed his eyes and squinted for a long time, Only then did he recognize Chang Zhenbang, with a hala in his mouth, and said in a daze: "Boy, what can happen, there is a man-made ...... Rebellion! Saying that, he burped, and fell asleep on the ground all of a sudden, and he couldn't get up anymore when he fell, Chang Zhenbang had to sigh and let people carry him away.

"Wang Dewang, you immediately notify the Quartermaster Department to set off firecrackers around the barracks, even if you can't cover up these guns, you must make people think that these gunshots are the ghosts of those newlywed officers who are too excited, and at the same time let people inform the third uncle that they must comfort all the guests."

"Li Shifa, you immediately take the men and horses of the Military Justice Department, you must maintain the stability of the military camp, if anyone causes chaos, no matter if you are close to each other, you will be killed! At the same time, let Hua Zhongtian come forward to pacify the army. This is the foundation of our rule over Jiujiang, and we must not mess up, do you understand! ”

Liu Shifa said: "I understand my humble position! Without saying anything else, he went to the barracks with the officers and men of the Judge Advocate General's Office.

"Report!"

A horse who was sent by Chang Zhenbang to reconnoiter the enemy's situation rushed to Chang Zhenbang's side in embarrassment, and fell to the ground without stopping, and he didn't even have time to climb up, so he mixed up, and he was followed by a small flower child, staring at Chang Zhenbang deadly, and half a minute later, he seemed to tilt his head and shout: "Are you Chang Daren?" ”

Chang Zhenbang said: "You are a swallow's person!" ”

Xiao Zhaohua was sure that the person in front of him was Chang Zhenbang, and he was busy kneeling in front of Chang Zhenbang to salute, but Chang Zhenbang grabbed him and said: "Don't let these false courtesies go, do you know what the situation is now?" Xiao Zhaohua said: "My lord, Sun Monkey's rebellious party soldiers launched a rebellion in two ways, all the way to attack the military camp, all the way to attack the town guard yamen, Boss Swallow told you to be careful not to fall for tricks." ”

Chang Zhenbang stretched out his hand and touched the head of the little flower child, and said to a horse beside him: "This little brother has worked hard, take him to the back to eat and drink." After speaking, he turned his head to another Ma Ben and said: "Inform Zhang Youhua and let him lead the troops to the town to guard the yamen to quell the chaos. After hearing the order, Ma Ben immediately went to the barracks to convey it, and soon Zhang Youhua rushed out of the barracks with two regiments of armed forces and attacked the yamen of the town guard.

At the same time, the Central China Heavenly Brigade and Liu Shifa Brigade each sent two brigades to take over the garrison that had been frightened by the gunfire and held four cordons.

Don't look at the sound of this gunfire one after another without interruption, but it is dry thunder and no rain, and there is almost no one casualty in the four defense lines, but these garrisons are scared not to, waiting for the four defense lines to be replaced by the men and horses of the Jiujiang Army, the deterrent effect has become a provocation, and the sergeants who should have eaten and drunk were pulled here to stand guard, don't mention how annoyed they are, these chaotic parties are still shooting and arching fire, can this be endured? Of course, this can not be endured, leaving a battalion to guard the cordon, these soldiers of the Jiujiang Army are angry like a tiger descending the mountain, and like a flood bursting the embankment, they rush over, but they really kill people when they see them, anyway, these chaotic party elements hiding in the shadows are also dressed like civilians one by one, plus the general Chinese are timid and afraid of things, and they ran away early when they heard the gunshots, so the remaining people are bullies even if they are not traitors, and they will be killed if they are killed.

Chang Zhenbang saw that Hua Zhongtian and others had quickly sent out a team, and his heart could be regarded as relaxed, although he was still a little worried about Chen Die and Lu Xiaozhu in the yamen, but with Zhao Laosi's guard regiment guarding, I believe it could also support the arrival of Zhang Youhua's department. Thinking of this, he turned around and returned to the barracks with a few personal horses.

When I arrived at the color building, I heard the deafening sound of firecrackers crackling like popping beans, even if there were occasional gunshots, it was not so harsh. Walking through the color building, Chang Zhenbang laughed and came to the guest seat, and said with a smile: "A few officers drank more wine, and shot at the sky so unscrupulously, it's really unusual. ”

The third uncle said: "Adults can't blame them too much, this person is in good spirits on happy occasions, and it is inevitable that these thirst-quenching men will drink a few more glasses, as for shooting at the sky, it is also a matter in the army, and all the guests are well-informed people, so as not to let the adults be accused of shocking the distinguished guests, and the adults should also accompany the guests to drink." ”

Chang Zhenbang laughed and said: "What the third uncle said is very true, it was Chang who was reckless, and Chang someone borrowed the wine in the cup to make amends to the guests!" As he spoke, he raised the wine glass in front of him and turned around the guests before he drank it in one gulp, and everyone shouted hello. Then the banquet seemed to enter the normal track, and then in the frequent toasts, the male and female guests drank very happily one by one, the reason why they came here was not only that they were valued by Chang Zhenbang, but also that they expressed their recognition and flattery to Chang Zhenbang, so that they sent valuable congratulatory gifts, and the cost of these congratulatory gifts calculated by the registrar of the quartermaster department was already a large astronomical amount.

In fact, they don't have much to need, as long as Chang Zhenbang doesn't have much to do and still maintains today's stability in Jiujiang City. After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, these people got drunk one by one, and then they got up to say goodbye, but Chang Zhenbang pulled these affectionate brothers and sisters and shouted, not to mention how sweet the intimacy was, which made these guests very embarrassed, so they had to continue to drink and chat with Chang Zhenbang, and waited until Wang Dewang came over and whispered a few words in his ear, Chang Zhenbang pretended to be drunk and lay motionless on the table, and these guests bowed their hands and said goodbye.

As soon as the guests were sent away, Chang Zhenbang stood up from the table suddenly, wiped his mouth, and muttered to himself, "Fluttershy's non-drunk medicine works really well!" ”

Wang Dewang glanced at the people around him, and saw that there were no other idle people except for a few drunk officers, so he whispered: "Sun Monkey's rebel party has been wiped out by the brothers, and Lord Zhang Youhua's army successfully arrived at a critical moment and repelled the rebels, but many of the rebels ran into the British Concession in the process of being pursued by the brothers. So that if you don't do your job, please punish the adult. ”

"Punish or not, let's talk about it afterwards!" Chang Zhenbang frowned and said: "It's just that these traitors can really pick the time, and they dare to make trouble on the day of the brothers' wedding, it's really hateful!" ”

But even if Chang Zhenbang is angry, what can he do, the country is weak, foreign enemies are eyeing him, and the concession has become a country within a country, what can he do? But it was not his character to knock out his teeth and swallow blood, he thought about it for a long time, sighed, and said, "Let the army of the brothers be deployed in the concession must not be thorough, you can go with me to the British Concession!" ”

"Yes, my lord, my subordinates will arrange it!" Wang Dewang said.

"If only our army could enter the concession!" Chang Zhenbang raised his head to look at the sky, the sky is so pure and beautiful, which makes people feel happy, but at this time, Chang Zhenbang feels that the sky is empty and depressing, and the boundless sky rushes up and down to shroud and restrain it, it seems to be a crystal clear cage, giving you enough space to make you almost forget where you are, but this side still exists, only when you get close, will you feel the real dilemma. He sighed and said: "Inform Hua Zhongtian that on today's big day, the brothers have worked hard, each of them has a big ocean, and at the same time, let the kitchen treat the brothers well, and let the brothers have a good night." However, happiness is happiness, and the security of the army must still be arranged. ”

After arranging things in the army, Chang Zhenbang asked the old man and Sakura to send back, the old man saw his son's daughter-in-law's wedding ceremony today, although he knew that it was given to him later, but he couldn't stop being happy and inevitably drank a little more, it was this little bit that made him not notice the gunfire outside, as for the gunfire that Sakura heard, Chang Zhenbang didn't say, she didn't ask, but she didn't worry.

Wang Dewang drove Chang Zhenbang out of the barracks, then put the accelerator, almost galloping into the Jiujiang City Gate, at this time the city gate has been covered with heavy soldiers, three layers of barricades layer upon layer at the entrance of the city gate, merchants and idle people have to go through the careful investigation of the soldiers with live guns, but Chang Zhenbang does not need to line up, the soldiers guarding the city saw him, immediately put their legs together, saluted, quickly moved the barricades, and let them go.

"Go to the Yamen first!" Chang Zhenbang entered Jiujiang City, and did not rush to the British Concession, but first returned to the Yamen, the street in front of the Yamen, which was lively in the past, is now deserted, and there are fruits and vegetables scattered in a pool of blood everywhere and their own small objects, as for the majestic, magnificent, and elegant Yamen in the past, although it is now not full of holes, but the traces of bullets can still be seen everywhere, especially the plaque in the middle of the Yamen is smashed by these chaotic parties, and the red-painted gate has also been blown into several sections by the chaotic party. The soldiers of the guard regiment who were busy on the side had not yet cleared the broken bricks and tiles, so they had to set up a cordon to prevent the entry of idle people and others, and sent three times the number of troops to protect them. Chang Zhenbang sighed, stretched out his legs and entered the yamen, the backyard was even more of a mess, blood fell mottled to the ground, the trees with fallen leaves were dotted with all kinds of red dots, and the flat bluestone avenue was also dilapidated, it can be seen how fierce the battle between the two sides was at that time, this was already very close to the rear office, Chang Zhenbang couldn't help but worry that Lu Xiaozhu and Chen Die were coming, thinking of this, he strode in, and the places where the guard regiment was not allowed to enter at will in the past were also full of soldiers who were like facing the enemy, With the sound of a parallel salute, the solidified air finally began to dissolve, especially when Chang Zhenbang returned to the living room, he saw more than 20 guards pouring out of it, lining up to salute Chang Zhenbang, if the guards are full of heavy soldiers here, it can be seen how rampant those traitors are, thinking of this, Chang Zhenbang couldn't help but raise two eyebrows, and secretly made up his mind in his heart, he must show these hateful traitors to the public.

When he returned to the courtyard where the female dependents were, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, no matter how intense it was outside, it was still a scene of paradise without the world, he strode towards the bedroom, pushed open the door, but saw a pair of scissors coming, Chang Zhenbang was taken aback, reached out and grabbed the other party's arm holding scissors, and kicked it out, only then did he see clearly what the scene was inside.

Unexpectedly, Lu Xiaozhu and Chen Die stood together with the same enemy, Dong Zhen, Xiaoqing, Xiaoling and Chen Die's maids were also holding scissors or kitchen knives one by one, only Chen Die was holding a revolver in his hand, it seemed that they were all ready to commit suicide and martyrdom.

"Official, it's good for you to come back." Lu Xiaozhu saw that it was Chang Zhenbang, slowly breathed a sigh of relief, and greeted her happily, Chang Zhenbang stretched out his hand to stop her waist, carried her to Chen Die, and said gently: "Madame, aren't you frightened!" ”

Chen Die put away the gun and said, "You are a wrongdoer, do you remember others?" Fortunately, these rebels were incompetent, so they did not frighten the children. ”

"Thankfully!" Chang Zhenbang saw that many female dependents were not harmed in the slightest except for a little fright, and immediately relieved himself, and gently drank these girls for a while, he was surprised to find that the relationship between Chen Die and Lu Xiaozhu was still a confrontation, but there was no longer so much gunpowder smell, which could be regarded as a blessing in disguise.

"Wrongdoer, for the sake of the child's safety in the future, you can't let these traitors toss and make trouble anymore." Chen Die touched her stomach and couldn't help but remind. She had never been afraid of these self-defeating traitors, but when she remembered that the child was about to be born, she had to think about him in advance.

Chang Zhenbang reached out and touched her bulging little belly, and said, "Even if it's for my son, I can't be indifferent to these bandits." ”

"Official, what Sister Chen Die said is not unreasonable, it's just that this Jiujiang City has been troubled by this rebellion, and I'm afraid it won't be able to withstand the toss anymore." Lu Xiaozhu pulled Chang Zhenbang's arm and said.

"You can't say that, Jiujiang is the chassis of the officials, these chaotic ministers and thieves disbanded the toss and rebellion of the five chasers, the people can stand it, and the officials can't afford to toss when they move, what is the reason?" Chen Die said indignantly.

Lu Xiaozhu was embarrassed, of course she understood what Chen Die meant, in fact, not only Chen Die, but also Dong Zhen and others felt that it was a little inappropriate for Lu Xiaozhu to say this kind of thing, this is not what his wife should say, but what Chen Die said is reasonable.

Chang Zhenbang smiled secretly, gently took Lu Xiaozhu's hand, and said seriously: "Xiaozhu, I know what you mean, don't worry, I won't let Jiujiang be chaotic, let alone let these traitors go." ”

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