A few days later, Zhongzhou, Sichuan, close to the three provinces of Hubei, Hunan and Guizhou, is located in the southeast of Sichuan, has been a place of loyalty and courage since ancient times, and there are many talents, emerging one after another loyal and famous generals, the Warring States Ba Manzi General who "left the city with his head", Yan Yan, the Shu general of the Three Kingdoms who "only has a severed head and no surrendered general", Bai Juyi, who is "determined to help and do good alone", Lu Zhen, who cares about the people's suffering, and Qin Liangyu, who has a woman who has eyebrows, and so on. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Whether it is the Yuan Dynasty of Mongolia or the Manchu Qing Dynasty of the descendants of the Jurchens, when they captured Sichuan, they all paid an extremely painful price, and Sichuan resisted the most fiercely.

Therefore, the vast majority of the later Sichuan people were of blood from other provinces.

In the third year of Jiaqing, the fifteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, there was still half a month before the Chinese New Year's Eve, however, at this time, Zhongzhou was somewhat depressed, and the people's livelihood withered, and after several changes of hands, it finally fell into the hands of Wang Cong'er of the White Lotus Sect.

In the courtyard of a deep house in Chungju City, in the study, the charcoal in the brazier was burning red, making a crisp sound of "zizi", at this time, Wang Cong'er sat there quietly, although he was wearing armor, but what he was holding in his hand was not all kinds of military information, but a female red, embroidering two mandarin ducks, vivid.

Between shuttles, Wang Cong'er's right hand flew up and down, and at a glance, she knew that she was extremely familiar with needlework.

Gradually, Wang Cong'er's movements slowed down, and he looked at the splendid pattern in distraction, the pair of mandarin ducks, and muttered: "Ten years of life and death are boundless, I don't think about it, and I can't forget it." Thousands of miles of lonely graves, nowhere to talk about desolation. Even if you don't know each other, your face is dusty, and your temples are like frost. At night, I suddenly returned to my hometown, and I was dressing up in the small window. There are no words for each other, only a thousand tears. It is expected that the intestines will be broken every year, the bright moon night, and the short Matsuoka. ”

After singing a song of Su Shi's Jiang Chengzi, Wang Cong'er's eyes were filled with tears, and strings of tears slowly flowed.

Suddenly, I had a strange feeling in my heart, and immediately noticed that someone had come to the study, and then, in a little panic, I put the female worker aside, covered it with something, and quickly wiped the corners of my eyes, wiped off the tears, and then looked.

I saw a person standing there quietly, with a hideous face, I couldn't see how he looked and what emotional changes he had?

Seeing the person who came, for some reason, Wang Cong'er didn't blame the person for being silent, and came in without knocking. Not only that, the strong aura that had just burst out was stagnant, dispersed again, and said softly: "Mr. Zhang, it's you, how long have you been here?" ”

The person who came was none other than Lin Qi, who was alias Zhang Lin, his face was ruined, and his voice had changed a lot under the smoke, making the beautiful girl in front of him unrecognizable, even after getting along for so long.

Shi Shiran walked in, and at the same time replied softly: "Commander-in-chief, it didn't take long to come, just to see that you were chanting, I didn't bother." ”

"That~ Mr. Zhang, have you seen it all?" Wang Cong'er's nose twitched slightly, meaning something, and said a little knowingly.

Zhang Lin nodded, and between his eyebrows, there was a trace of inexplicable taste, which made Wang Cong'er's heart tremble, and said secretly: "What's the matter?" It's been so many years, how can it feel this way? ”

Thinking about it, Wang Cong'er couldn't help but be frightened, and then returned to normal, and glanced at each other vaguely and deeply, and there was no longer that strange feeling.

At the same time, Zhang Lin's heart was also trembling, relieved at the same time, but also a little guilty, the moment he heard Wang Cong'er chant out of Jiang Chengzi, he wanted to hold the other party in his arms, although he didn't read much, but Zhang Lin knew that although this poem was written by Su Shi, in order to express his thoughts about his deceased wife.

Doesn't his wife mean the same thing when she recites this verse?

Between the two of them lost their minds, it was just a moment, Zhang Lin had already come to Wang Cong'er's approach, almost instinctively reacted, and his right hand slowly stretched out, wanting to caress the stubborn and weak face.

Wang Cong'er flashed suddenly, his expression was a little flustered, and he returned to normal in an instant, his title changed, and he said in a slightly cold voice: "Staff Officer Zhang, I just treat you as a like-minded friend, I don't mean anything else, I hope you don't misunderstand, don't have other ideas, we are just friends and superiors, that's all, there can be no further possibility." ”

The more he talked, the colder it became, the more obvious the sense of distance became, and at the same time Zhang Lin was bitter in his heart, but he was full of joy, he retracted his palm brightly, and said dryly: "Zhang understands, thank you for the reminder from the commander-in-chief." ”

For a while, Wang Cong'er seemed to be a different person, expressionless, and asked indifferently: "Staff Officer Zhang, come to me at this time, is there anything important?" ”

"Hehe, there is indeed something important, congratulations to the commander-in-chief, Zhang Baozai on the southeast coast has promised us that he is willing to sell us a batch of bird guns and artillery, as long as the price is right, the other party can guarantee a steady supply of goods." Zhang Lin's expression also changed quickly, and he said as if offering a treasure, with a smile on his face.

"Really, did they really say yes?" Wang Cong'er asked in disbelief, the embarrassment just now disappeared in an instant.

"Yes, they promised, as long as they paid, they promised to bring the goods over, through the Yangtze River, from the waterway with their warships." Zhang Lin's tone was very determined.

At this moment, Wang Cong'er has indescribable joy and joy, and has been hiding troops in Zhongzhou, just waiting, waiting for Zhang Baozai's clear reply, hoping that the other party can sell him a batch of firearms, in that case, when facing the encirclement and suppression of the Qing army, he no longer has to hold his head and run around, and has the strength of the other party.

Not only that, Wang Cong'er had another plan, and Zhang Lin's voice sounded again, full of excitement.

"Commander-in-chief, as long as that batch of firearms arrives, our strength can be greatly improved, not only have the strength to compete with the Qing army, but also form a majestic momentum, in a short period of time, become the strongest of the several armies to teach the army, in this way, with your name as the commander-in-chief of the Eighth Route Righteous Army, as long as you raise your arms, you can collect and integrate some small rebel armies, as well as some guerrilla soldiers."

Wang Cong'er smiled brightly, was silent, and nodded lightly, which was regarded as acquiescing to what Zhang Lin said.

Suddenly, as if he had thought of something, Wang Cong'er's happy face fell, his face was solemn, and he said in a deep voice: "Staff Officer Zhang, I think things are far from being that simple, the reason why Zhang Baozai agreed to sell firearms to us is not just to make money, it is likely that there are other purposes." ”

Hearing this, Zhang Lin's expression also fell, and he became solemn, and asked in a voice, "Commander-in-chief, what is this about?" Is there any conspiracy in it? ”

However, Wang Cong'er did not answer immediately, but groaned slightly, thought for a moment, and then said: "I can't say it well, but beforehand, we have been in contact with Zhang Baozai several times, and we have always had an ambiguous attitude and no clear answer, and now I suddenly agreed, without the slightest warning, and it always gave people a strange feeling." ”

Although he also felt the same way, Zhang Lin still said: "Commander-in-chief, there should be no conspiracy here." Anyway, we are far away from Zhang Baozai, one in the southeast, one in the southwest, one on land, and one on the sea, there is no conflict of interest at all, what can he plan for us? That doesn't make sense. ”

Although the strange feeling is still there, I have to say that Zhang Lin's words are very reasonable, what kind of interests can the two forces in the south and the north have entanglement? Thinking so, Wang Cong'er said: "I hope so, I hope Zhang Baozai is just for money, and has no other intentions." ”