Chapter 523: And the hole cards
Guo Songtao made urgent arrangements for Jinan City and hurried to Guo Ye's mansion.
Guo Ye is in Japan, there are only seven or eight people in the entire Guo Mansion, and the huge mansion is deserted, but Guo Ye has been gone for more than half a year, and the situation has all changed, not long after Guo Ye left, Dong E filled Guo Ye with a white and chubby son, Dong E and Xue Qing regarded this baby as more important than anything else, Dong E lightened more than a dozen maids from the outside in one breath, and felt still not at ease, and invited a few old mothers, as well as two wet nurses, plus the original waiter, Now there are more than 30 people in Guofu!
Guo Songtao came to the door and slammed the door of Guo's mansion hard, and a lazy voice came from inside, "Who, why are you knocking on such a loud voice?" Lao Tzu is not deaf! ”
Guo Songtao couldn't care about Sven anymore, and scolded angrily: "Dog, Ke Yunlu, don't you hurry up and open the door for Lao Tzu, it's me!" ”
After Guo Ye left, Guo Songtao would come to Guo's mansion every three or five days, although there was nothing lacking in the mansion, but Guo Ye was not there, but his righteous brother wanted to take care of it, even if he just came in to say hello and leave, it was necessary, naturally he knew who the voice was inside!
Yes, it was Guo Ye's guard captain Ke Yunlu inside, this kid was lazy and didn't want to run around like Gao Qi, Chen Hai and others, so he thought that Guo Ye had hired this errand to be responsible for the safety of Guo's mansion, with a platoon under his hands to protect the two sisters-in-law.
Today, Ke Yunlu finished drinking wine and came to the gate, and when he was chatting with a few brothers, Guo Songtao arrived just in time!
When Ke Yunlu heard Guo Songtao's voice, he couldn't help but be stunned, this master is usually the most gentle, what's wrong today, how to fight the anger? And Lord Bochen came to the mansion in the morning, to see the eldest nephew, and left after a few greetings, why did he have to turn on the lights today and ran to the Guo Mansion?
Ke Yunlu hurriedly opened the door, and said with a smile: "Lord Bochen, why are you here at this time?" ”
Guo Songtao hurriedly said: "I don't have time to talk nonsense with you, take me to the living room, find someone to go to the two ladies of the compatriots, I have something urgent to see them!" ”
Ke Yunlu finally confirmed, it was definitely except for the matter, otherwise Guo Songtao would not be so eager!
Ke Yunlu hurriedly took Guo Songtao to the living room, and at the same time sent someone to the backyard to invite the two ladies.
After a short time, Dong E and Zheng Qingxue walked out from behind and saluted Guo Songtao: "Big brother, little sister is polite!" ”
Guo Songtao waved his hand and replied: "Okay, don't be polite, two younger brothers and sisters, emergency, I just got the information, a group of twisted bandits under the leadership of the bandit leader Zhang Luoxing, from Hengshui bypassing Dezhou, straight to Jinan, at most two or three days, will rush to Jinan, Jinan City is now empty of defense, the Eight Banners and Jinan City Defense Camp are decorations, absolutely can't stop them, the two of you must immediately leave Jinan with your nephew, take shelter for a while!" ”
What, Twist Bandit Raid?
Dong E and Zheng Qingxue's faces were full of shock, "Big brother, didn't this, Lord Guanting just wipe out the bandits?" ”
Dong E asked in surprise.
Guo Songtao was also reluctant to talk deeply, and replied: "This twist bandit is not from Shandong, but from the border between Henan and Zhili, according to the report, the strength is at least 6,000 people, all of them are cavalry, this time, I am afraid that Jinan City will be in a catastrophe!" ”
Ke Yunlu on the side asked: "Lord Bochen, the Eight Banners of our Jinan Mansion and the city defense battalion are combined, and the strength of the army is also 4,000 people, right?" Could it be that so many troops can't hold Jinan City? ”
Guo Songtao glared at Ke Yunlu and said, "Nonsense, do you think it's four thousand training troops?" If the training battalion is still there, who will be afraid of their thousands of bandit cavalry? Yunlu, this time, the safety of the two ladies and nephews is all handed over to you, you adults are not here, and the responsibility for protecting their safety is all on you! ”
Zheng Qingxue hurriedly said: "Big brother, let's go, what about you?" ”
Guo Songtao took a deep breath and replied: "As the governor of Shandong, naturally the city is in the people, and the city is dead, if Ziming's hard work is ruined in my hands, then what face do I have to see him......"
Dong E and Zheng Qingxue gasped, it seems that Guo Songtao is ready to die!
Ke Yunlu frowned and said, "Lord Bochen, the matter is not as serious as you imagined, two sisters-in-law, please go back to the back to take care of your nephew first, and the matter ahead, the younger brother can discuss it with Lord Bochen......"
Dong E and Zheng Qingxue glanced at each other and nodded, this Ke Yunlu has followed Guo Ye since Tianjin, and if he doesn't want a high-ranking official, he is willing to stay in Guo's Mansion and protect the safety of his family, which is definitely loyal.
Seeing the two ladies leaving, Ke Yunlu's face softened and replied, "Lord Bochen, don't worry, there's nothing wrong, isn't it just a few thousand bandits?" We don't eat dry food, since they have the guts to come, then let's let them come and go! ”
Guo Songtao was shocked when he heard this, and shouted: "Yunlu, are you crazy? That's not a few hundred, but a few thousand, and they're all cavalry! How do you call them come and go? Do you think you have a training camp in your hands? ”
Ke Yunlu smiled mysteriously and replied: "Lord Bochen, don't be anxious, since I dare to say that they will come and go, then I am absolutely sure, but we must ensure that the Eight Banners of Jinan City can withstand it for a period of time!" ”
Guo Songtao was stunned for a moment and asked, "What?" Yunlu, do you really have a way to solve the current crisis? ”
Ke Yunlu laughed and said: "Lord Bochen, Guanting and Chunyu went south to Jiangsu and Zhejiang, are they so relieved of the situation in Shandong?" You know, now Henan is completely under the control of the bandits and the Taiping army, and their forces may invade Shandong at any time! As a general, if you don't even know how to plan for a rainy day, then you are still a fart general? ”
Guo Songtao was overjoyed, and immediately wondered: "Yunlu, but Guanting and Chunyu have already removed the people from the three towns of Shandong and the training camp, and the entire training camp only left more than 100 people to take care of the house, what can we do to resist the attack of the twisted bandits, there is not enough army, just with your two mouths, you can't scare away the ...... of the vicious twisted bandits."
Ke Yunlu sneered: "Of course, where is my mouth so powerful? Don't talk about me, even if it's Lord Futai, it's absolutely useless just by mouth! But what if I have a strong army? Lord Bochen, you don't think that the original military training camp is really broken, right? ”
(To be continued.) )