Jiangxi Province, Ganzhou Mansion, at the foot of Kongtong Mountain, the mighty Kongtong army slowly descended from the mountain, as if the sky descended from the gods, and the follow-up troops were like connecting the dome of Kongtong Mountain, with no end in sight and no edge in sight. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info At this time, in the middle of the Kongtong army, Huo Xiong rode a horse, and when there was still some distance from the intersection of the branch at the foot of the mountain, he was already shaking in sight, Huo Xiong's deep and strong voice sounded.

"Commander Xu, I only give you the strength of one regiment and go to Ganzhou Mansion, are you sure that you will take Ganzhou City, and hold him to ensure the safety of our army's rear, and the next series of actions will not be transmitted to Guangdong?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a young officer approached, also riding a horse, and walked side by side with Huo Xiong, heading down the mountain. Hearing Huo Xiong's radical words, this Xu regiment commander did not answer immediately, his performance was particularly stable, but he pondered for a moment, and then said in a deep voice: "Commander, there is no problem in taking Ganzhou City, if you want to take it quietly, it will be more difficult." However, as long as you give me a support, I can complete the task and ensure that our actions do not spread to Guangdong, and control the various transportation arteries. ”

"Oh... What kind of support do you want? Huo Xiong's face was noncommittal and full of interest.

"Commander, then I won't talk nonsense, to tell the truth, the support I want is that batch of Qing army uniforms, I don't want more, just eight hundred sets. As long as you give me these 800 sets of Qing army uniforms, I can guarantee you that you can take Ganzhou City with almost no guns, and then control the other three city gates, blocking the traffic arteries in all directions. Head Xu said loudly, his words were extraordinarily firm and confident.

Huo Xiong nodded, probably understanding the strategy of this subordinate and how to take Ganzhou City. Therefore, Huo Xiong laughed and said happily: "Okay, I promise you, I will give you eight hundred sets of Qing army uniforms." However, when it comes to the ugly things ahead, there are some things that must be made clear to you in advance, and if there are no major changes or any emergencies in the future, I will not send you any more troops, and even the food supply will have to be raised by yourself. ”

It seemed that he had long known that Huo Xiong would agree, and when he heard this, Commander Xu did not feel a little surprised, and responded: "Well, I know this, military commander." I have my own way to deal with food and soldiers, so there should be no problem. After all, the city of Ganzhou has not suffered any disasters, and the treasury of the Qing court is still relatively complete, and there is enough food in it for us to use. ”

"But, sir, you have to have enough guns, I don't want my soldiers to use broadswords and spears as weapons. Otherwise, once you fight the enemy, there will be heavy casualties. ”

"Of course, the matter of arms supply is definitely fine. When you need guns, you just need to send someone to the Kongtong Mountain base to get it, anyway, Ganzhou City is not far from Kongtong Mountain, and this area is under our control. ”

Between the words of the two, the city of Ganzhou has been captured, and it seems that there is no difficulty at all. Although the atmosphere of the conversation was very relaxed, Huo Xiong asked again with a reminder: "Commander Xu, do you still remember the basic principles of our military operation this time?" ”

"Remember, of course remember, how could such a big thing be forgotten? Every time a city is captured, do not disturb the people, and immediately post a notice ordering everyone in the city to cut off their braids. Otherwise, their safety will not be guaranteed, and those people will be regarded as enemies, and the family property will be confiscated at the least, and the threat will be completely eliminated by killing methods! ”

After saying the last sentence, a trace of fierceness flashed in Captain Xu's eyes, and the bloodthirsty meaning became stronger. For this answer, Huo Xiong was very satisfied. At the same time, Regiment Commander Xu did not stop and continued: "Not only that, according to the rules formulated by the marshal at the beginning, under the condition of ensuring that the city is held, it is necessary to send troops to encircle and suppress the black-hearted landlords and inferior gentry in various villages, and make decisions for the common people, and distribute the land of the black-hearted landlords and inferior gentry to the poor people, so as to gain the support of the people. ”

"In a word, as the marshal said, fight the local tyrants and divide the fields!"

While talking, the two people on horseback were only more than two hundred meters away from the intersection. At this time, Regiment Commander Xu put away his sprinkled color and said solemnly: "Commander, I won't say more to you, I will take my brothers to Ganzhou City first to complete the task you delivered." ”

"Well, you can go."

Drive~!

With a loud shout, Regiment Commander Xu galloped on his horse and drove away, and then, the vanguard of the Kongtong Army immediately divided the strength of a regiment, followed behind Commander Xu, and quickly turned south, raising bursts of dust and making a rapid sound of footsteps.

Approaching noon, at the north gate of Ganzhou City, the scorching sun released a strong light, irradiating people's scalps hot, and the high temperature made the pedestrians sparse, and no one may have passed by for half a day.

At this time, the Qing soldiers on the city wall have long disappeared, only a dozen people lazily stay under the city gate, take a cold, or nap with their backs against the city wall, or lie on the ground, resting, all disheveled, no appearance, even the weapons are thrown aside.

Under the scorching sun, among the cicadas and insects, all kinds of squeaky sounds come and go, making the people who already feel very hot even more bored, very dry, a black shadow appears in the far north of the north city gate, the figures are sufficient, the flag is waving, galloping, getting closer and closer, the officers and soldiers guarding the city gate are still light and sleepy, and there is no movement.

Gradually, the black shadow in the north became closer and closer, gradually clear, and the outline was clear, and under careful observation, it was not difficult to find that whether it was the man on horseback walking in the front or the running soldier following closely behind, although the uniform of the Qing army was the same, no one had braids.

Yes, these two or three hundred armored knights are the soldiers of Commander Xu, the strength of a company, and the leader at the forefront is Commander Xu.

At this time, a fresh breeze blew at the city gate, and a city gate soldier who was leaning on his eyes to recuperate suddenly opened his eyes, sleepy-eyed, as if he felt a movement in the distance, or an unconscious move, rubbed his eyes, and squinted into the distance.

In an instant, a spirit was all over his body, and he immediately came to the spirit, and hurriedly took the spear next to him, and shouted: "Head, head, hurry up, hurry up, someone is coming, it's almost there~!" ”

Although the soldier shouted quickly and nervously, and his voice trembled a little, the effect was not great, and many of the guards around him did not pay much attention to it, and woke up lazily, seeing that everyone did not seem to realize the seriousness of the matter, and shouted nervously.

"Brothers, hurry up, stand in line, someone is coming, it seems that he is still a general, if the other party finds out that we are derelict in our duties and do not guard the city gate seriously, we will be finished, and we can't afford to bear the guilt~!"

This sentence immediately woke up all the gatekeepers, stood up at the same time, picked up their respective weapons, and looked into the distance, suddenly gasping, secretly rejoicing. Just by looking at it, everyone knew that the army in the distance was by no means something that they and others could provoke, not to mention anything else, just looking at the overall quality, it was rare among many passing armies.

Under the scorching sun and high temperatures, even if the sweat was raining down and the dust was flying, this army did not relax at all, and still maintained an orderly formation, coming quickly, giving people a feeling of a tiger out of the cage as a whole, exuding a strong might. Especially on the bright armor, although it is summer, the glittering light on it gives people a sense of coldness, cold.

Immediately, the soldiers returned to their respective posts and stood at different places at the city gate, waiting, especially an officer and soldier who looked like a leader, standing at the front of everyone, ready to meet the "Qing army" not far away.

Soon, Commander Xu and his entourage came to the city gate, and the head of the city defenders was just about to step forward, when suddenly, a cold shout sounded: "Bow and crossbow waiting, release arrows, and leave no one alive!" ”

Whoosh!

When the officers and soldiers defending the city did not know why, a series of arrows attacked, instantly shooting the outermost Qing court guards and soldiers, and then, Commander Xu continued to move forward, a charge, in a moment, all the officers and soldiers guarding the gate fell, died in a pool of blood, their eyes wide, and they looked unbelievable.

It was noon, when the sun was at its most poisonous, and there were almost no others near the city gate, so the killing of Commander Xu and the others did not cause the slightest commotion, and it was very calm.

"Quick, put the signal, and order the follow-up troops to speed up their actions!"

With the order of Regiment Commander Xu, two soldiers immediately came out of the ranks, walked to the open place, took out a Kong Ming lantern and flint, and immediately lit it, the Kong Ming lantern quickly rose into the air, and in the blink of an eye, it was already a hundred meters high.

At the same time, about 500 meters away from the city gate, above a bend in the sky, the dust was flying, and it was getting closer and closer, and a column of soldiers in the uniform of the Kongtong army came quickly, running forward, with strings of bullets hanging from their waists, carrying beads on their backs, some carrying machine guns, wearing steel helmets, and a stream of modern equipment.

The speed was very fast, except for some baggage troops, in less than ten minutes, most of the soldiers had already arrived, standing in front of Commander Xu. As soon as the battle was decided, before he had time to catch his breath, Regiment Commander Xu immediately ordered in a deep voice, "First Company, Second Company, Third Company, now, immediately, immediately go to the three gates of the southeast, west and west of Ganzhou City to control the places they are responsible for!" ”

"Remember, once you succeed, immediately close the city gates, seal off the area, no one is allowed to approach, if you repeatedly do not listen to the warnings, no matter who it is, whether it is a civilian or not, shoot immediately, no mercy!"

"Rest assured, in a few moments, when the baggage troops arrive, I will order the machine gunners to go and assist you in your defenses. After gaining control of the city gate, according to the previous agreement, use the Kong Ming lantern as a signal for subsequent actions, did you hear it? ”

"Yes, Captain!" The three company commanders immediately replied, their bodies straight.

"Okay, hurry up, take advantage of this opportunity, it is noon, we have not been discovered by the Qing court's city defense army, occupy all favorable terrain, and gain control of the remaining three city gates."

With a hula, the three companies walked side by side, running quickly, the Lianzhu gun had been removed, placed in both hands, the bullet was loaded, the finger was on the trigger, and it entered the state of attack, and the sonorous footsteps resounded through the street, gradually moving away. (To be continued.) )