After all, what Li He and others want to seize is Nanchang, not a poor countryside that they can't fight with the Jiangxi military and political authorities, of course, if you have other ideas, meddle in my military and politics, and transfer my city defense regiment, it will be another matter, fortunately, although Li He is young, but the general of the Gannan Allied Army beside him is the original Gannan town guard, and the current deputy envoy of the Gannan town guard Wu Hongchang, But he is a veteran who has seen the world, and he knows how this battle is fought, so he will make a detour to the north in Fuzhou if he refuses to borrow the road, so that he can smoothly enter Jinxian County, and after a short rest, he plans to jump into Nanchang and Chang Zhenbang to wrestle his wrist to see who is the most capable hero to rule Jiangxi after Li Houye.

Li Tingyu, although Li He is nominally the chief and deputy commander of the Gannan Allied Army, but the real power of the Allied Army is firmly in the hands of Wu Hongchang's Gannan faction, after all, once a son of heaven and a courtier, Li Tingyu is wise and brave, and can not change the character of promoting cronies after the Chinese take the throne, excluding dissidents, don't look at the departure only for a year and a half, the military affairs of the Gannan Town Guard Yamen have been marked by Wu Hongchang, this Wu Hongchang can also be regarded as an alternative in the Jiangxi Beiyang Army, before the Wuhan civil rebellion, he was just from the patrol battalion, Because of his bravery and good fighting, he was favored by Emperor Yuan at a glance and promoted to Li Chun's army, which has not taken a few years to become a guard, that is, Li Tingyu's reinstatement has not completely cleared his control of the Gannan army, which shows this person's ability.

It is a mediocre talent who can be tempered by the heavens and is not envied.

Just when Wu Hongchang's military talent and government sensitivity were vividly displayed on the way to the north, it caused great dissatisfaction among Li He and other Nanchang factions, compared with military strength, the army of the southern Gannan faction only had only one commander of the 12th Infantry Brigade armed to the teeth to accompany the army, and the army of the Nanchang faction had at least one division, but their food and ammunition had to rely on Gannan to provide. Coupled with Wu Hongchang's intention to welcome and show weakness, this did not make this coalition army fall apart and kill each other in the process of going north, but it also made these generals of the southern Gannan faction see through what these generals of the Nanchang faction were.

After a night of rectification, with Wu Hongchang's order, the southern Gannan coalition army quickly buried the pot to make rice, taking advantage of the bright sky, quickly and cautiously marched towards the city of Nanchang, for this military order, Li He and others obviously could not accept, since the southern Gannan coalition army went north, everywhere as if no one was in the realm, they really thought it was the people's will, invincible and asked to quickly enter Nanchang to restore the old order, but Wu Hongchang could see clearly, knowing that these counties on the road were just the grass on the wall of the troubled times, so they asked to be cautious, The two sides had a big quarrel, and they did not give in to each other, so it became a situation in which Li He's army was in front and the southern Gannan army was cut off.

The mouth of the three rivers is not big, but the geographical advantage is extremely important, it is located in the southeast of Nanchang County, east of Huangma Township, west of Fengcheng Duantan, south of Fengcheng Yuandu Town, north to Guangfu Town, because of the confluence of the three rivers of the tributary of the Fu River, Yinxi and Pengxi.

The officers and soldiers of the Nanchang faction who wanted to advance into Nanchang one step ahead of others were careless, but they were caught off guard by Wang Xifeng's army and retreated one after another. If the defeated and retreated Wang Xifeng's army is not a big problem, it's a big deal to reload the gongs and drums and open again, but it's a pity that the Li He army of the defeated and retreating Gannan coalition army, they have the Wang Xifeng army of the tiger and wolf division in front of them, and the Gannan army that is in step by step can not turn around and retreat smoothly, and someone was squeezed into the water in the panic, so they escaped from the water, fortunately, the people in Jiangxi are good in water, and this water is not difficult for them, those Li Hejun who were in a mess saw this, and they all followed suit, and took the initiative to fall into the water and escape, Wang Xifeng's army took advantage of the situation to cover up and kill, and Li Hejun suffered heavy casualties.

"What about the deputy commander!" The generals of the Nanchang faction gathered around Li He for help after learning of the defeat ahead, Li He was just a young man in his twenties, what ability could he really suppress these arrogant generals? It's simply not possible! Although these people respect him as the deputy commander, they just see that he is Li Chun's nephew, and he is not allowed to interfere in real military affairs.

Li He is also a person who knows the soldiers, and he has no good way to do it, so he has to sigh and say: "Victory and defeat are common things in our family. The generals may wish to gather the men and horses of each department first, and then I will discuss it with General Wu and make the next instructions! ”

"Obey the orders of the deputy commander!"

In the praise of the generals, Li He took two horses and went straight to Wu Hongchang's Chinese army tent, a curtain, but saw Li Tingyu standing proudly as if standing out from the crowd of dazzling brilliance, this Li Tingyu and Li Houye are long-suffering old brothers, Li He is not uncommon on weekdays, they are all asked by Li Houye to treat each other as a son and nephew, the relationship between the two can be described as affectionate, Li He also knows that this person is resourceful, more than half of his uncle Li Houye's exploits are due to this person, and now he is defeated, and a cadre of generals has pushed the aftermath to him, The invisible pressure made him a little breathless, and when he saw Li Tingyu, he immediately saw half of his relatives, and he couldn't help himself, and cried aggrievedly.

Li Tingyu reached out and touched his head, and said, "You have done a very good job, the old marquis will be relieved to know it!" Now it's time to put down your guts and let Uncle solve the big trouble at hand. Li He nodded, and sat down on the ground with a sigh of relief.

Wu Hongchang said with a blushing face: "Young Overseer, this surnamed Li has no good intentions, he has already taken refuge in Chang Zhenbang's anti-thief." Now he is our enemy, and he came to be a lobbyist for Chang Zhenbang this time! ”

Li He's face turned a lot paler all of a sudden, and he asked in disbelief, "Is this true?" ”

Li Tingyu smiled indifferently and said: "I didn't take refuge in Chang Zhenbang, but I just wanted to protect the names of my brothers because of the past feelings of my colleagues in southern Gansu." ”

"That's funny!" Wu Hongchang mocked: "As long as Lao Tzu's soldiers come to Nanchang, even if they can't enter the Overseer's Mansion for a while, the heroes of the Quartet will inevitably respond, and Chang Zhenbang will inevitably collapse!" ”

Li Tingyu laughed when he heard this: "When Lao Tzu went to Beijing, I thought you were a person, but I didn't expect you to be such a fool, so since Chang Zhenbang dared to establish himself as a military protector in Nanchang City, couldn't he think of a way to appease you town guards?" To tell you the truth, the town guards of eastern Jiangxi and northern Jiangxi have been bought by Chang Zhenbang, if you can't capture Nanchang in one go, the two town guards are willing to send troops south to carve up southern Gannan! ”

Wu Hongchang said with a gloomy face: "Li Tingyu didn't expect you to really joke, even if Marquis Li can't tame Wu Jinbiao, Yue Zhaolin, how can he make Wu Jinbiao, Yue Zhaolin willingly work for him, and not fight the country by himself...... Wait, do you mean Chang Zhenbang has ......?"

Li Tingyu nodded and said: "You are a smart person who can understand everything, there is no one in this world who can't be impressed, only fools who refuse to pay, yesterday Chang Zhenbang has made a promise, the town guard of southern and northern Jiangxi will listen to the tune and not listen to the announcement, and have the right to mobilize half of the city defense regiments of Luling and Yuzhang, do you know what this means?" ”

Wu Hongchang was shocked and said, "Is this kid really bold or is his head in water?" Giving up these rights, what is the difference between him, the protector and the town guard! ”

Li Tingyu said: "This is his wisdom, now Gannan has become the focus of Jiangxi, he has taken Gannan, naturally he is not afraid of the two town guards to unite, those two town guards who take Gannan, who will take half of Jiangxi, as for the overseer, the army makes it doesn't matter if you want these empty titles." ”

Wu Hongchang took a few steps back, sat on the chair, looked up to the sky and sighed: "I can't imagine that there are really people who do such a thankless thing as taking chestnuts from the fire, this battle is not unjust, but now I Gannan has become the target of public criticism, I Wu Hongchang is not a pity to die, but it is a pity for all brothers, if Brother Li has any good way to save the names of the brothers, Wu Hongchang is willing to go into the city alone to return to the lord." ”

"My lord, by no means! How the victory or defeat will be is unknown! How could the adults be moved by this person's words in just a few words? A big man said indignantly.

This person, Li Tingyu also knows, is Tang Fushan of the Provincial Defense Regiment, this person is Wu Hongchang's irreversible friend, just like Li Tingyu and Li Chun, but this person is quite ambitious, and also has means, this time Gannan Nanchang can unite into an army, this person has a lot of credit, but this life is not at the right time, it is not his turn to make meritorious service, Li Tingyu saw his talent, so he asked Li Chun to appoint him as the commander of the Provincial Defense Regiment, I didn't expect him to oppose it regardless of the past kindness, but it was not as Li Tingyu expected.

Li Tingyu smiled slightly and said: "Brother Tang didn't expect to sit firmly in the provincial defense regiment, and he hardened a lot, and he doesn't seem to recognize you, Brother Li." ”

Tang Fushan's face flushed, smiled awkwardly, and said: "Brother Li's kindness, little brother is unforgettable, how can you not recognize it, it's just one yard to one yard, your kindness can't compare to Hou Ye Li's kindness to me." Now is the best season for the Prancing Horse Nanchang to save Hou Ye from trouble, Brother Li, as the friend of Li Hou Ye's life and death, why not stay to help Brother Wu with one arm and one force, recover Nanchang, and rescue Li Hou Ye. Isn't it beautiful? ”

When Li He heard this, he hurriedly grabbed Li Tingyu's arm and said, "How is my uncle now?" ”

Li Tingyu said: "Hou Ye Li is in good health, and he is worried about his life temporarily, but it will take some time to recover, but seeing that Chang Zhenbang does not embarrass Hou Ye, and even has the intention of sending Hou Ye to Beijing, Shanghai and other places for treatment, the little general can rest assured, but then again, if these people in southern Gan really enter Nanchang, Hou Ye will not die, how can they speak up for the behavior of going north?" ”

Li He is not a stupid person, as soon as he heard this, he understood what was going on, but this is also the fault of smart people, he likes to think too much about nothing, and always thinks too much about the worst.

"What do you mean!" Tang Fushan said very dissatisfiedly: "It's all peaceful chaos, why is Hou Ye Li alive in his hands Chang Zhenbang, and in our hands, he will not die?" ”

Li Tingyu sneered, pointed at Tang Fushan and said: "You still have the face to say that the chaos is quelled, Chang Zhenbang is the chaotic party mob, what are you pacifying?" Fight for power and profit, why do you make so many excuses? When you saw the chaos in Nanchang, you watched coldly, for fear of burning yourself, and after Chang Zhenbang stepped forward, you were jealous to death, and what kind of banner of pacifying the chaos was pulling to fight for power and profit, if Marquis Li did not die, where is your righteousness? ”

"Li Tingyu, you...... You're recuperating and spewing blood! Tang Fushan couldn't help but be annoyed and angry after seeing Li Tingyu debunk the little abacus in his heart.

"Is this true?" Tang Fushan stood up next to a strong man, this person Li Tingyu also recognized, officially Tang Fushan's deputy, Huang Zhenkui, deputy head of the provincial defense regiment, is also, this person has quite a personality, in the army has many mistakes, when drunk and beat the shopkeeper was caught by Li Chun, but did not accept the military discipline, threatened to fight with Li Chun, fought, no, can't beat, the head landed without regrets, at that time Li Chun was also in the right year, immediately rose up, responded, and fought with him shirtless three times, all ended in defeat, At that time, the military law was strict, and it was inevitable, Li Chun decided to replace Huang Zhenkui's military law in order not to break the agreement, this move convinced Huang Zhenkui, and since then he has followed Li Chun's birth and death, Li Chun did not treat him badly, and promoted him to become the deputy regiment of the provincial defense regiment, which can be regarded as a kind of acquaintance to Huang Zhenkui.

"What is really fake, Chang Zhenbang spent a lot of ammunition to capture Nanchang, and the subsidy from the imperial court has not come down, how can it be possible to confront our Gannan army!" Tang Fushan Road.

"Bastard, it turns out that you really want to plot against Hou Ye Li, Lao Tzu will kill you now!" Huang Zhenkui was furious, rushed over, and punched Tang Fushan, Tang Fushan was not afraid of him, rolled up his sleeves and fought with him. The people on the side were busy trying to win over and dissuade them, but in fact, the two factions were fighting.

Li Tingyu said to Wu Hongchang: "Chang Zhenbang has little ammunition, is there enough ammunition in southern Gansu?" There is still a lot of ammunition in the hands of northern and eastern Jiangxi, once the chaotic war begins, I don't know who can laugh to the end, but Gannan will never laugh at the end, even if you capture Nanchang, Zhang Youhua in Jiujiang City will inform the whole country, you will become the target of the public, and then it will not be a matter of Jiangxi Province, Anhui Ni Sichong, Jiangsu Feng Guozhang will intervene. Your brother is a smart man, you have to think about it! ”

Tang Fushan said loudly while fighting with Huang Zhenkui: "Brother, don't listen to Li Tingyu's words, when my brother goes north to Nanchang, my brother's provincial defense regiment is willing to be the vanguard, if you win, your brother will be the overseer, and if you lose, it will all be on your brother, and I hope that my brother will not miss such a great opportunity to make contributions!" ”

"Shut up!" Huang Zhenkui took the opportunity to punch Tang Fushan's mouth, Tang Fushan spurted out a mouthful of blood, two teeth fell, and the whole person suddenly fell down.

"Nonsense! All to me assistants! Li Tingyu and Wu Hongchang shouted out almost at the same time. Li Tingyu smiled at Wu Hongchang, Wu Hongchang also smiled, and Ma Ben stepped forward to pull these people away.

Wu Hongchang said with a blushing face, "A family can't say anything if they have a mouth, what kind of fight, let others see the joke!" ”

Li Tingyu said: "I am the envoy of Gannan Town, he is the deputy envoy of the town, and there are no outsiders. As he spoke, he took out a letter of appointment from his sleeve and said, "Huang Zhenkui is hereby appointed as the head of the provincial urban defense regiment, and his Jiangxi provincial defense regiment is authorized to be reorganized into the Jiangxi Second Mixed Brigade, which is stationed in Xinfeng, Jiangxi." ”

Huang Zhenkui was overjoyed when he heard this, took the letter of appointment, and said: "Thank you Lord Chang, thank you Brother Li, you must be loyal to your duties and be worthy of your kindness, but if he Chang dares to harm Hou Ye Li, don't care about Lao Tzu's ruthlessness and be an ungrateful person." "From the provincial defense regiment to the mixed brigade is a shotgun for artillery, since then he has stepped into the ranks of generals with high eyebrows, if he is lucky, he has opened the road of overseer, if he is unlucky, he can also mix a town guard to make dangdang, how can such an attractive fruit not make him excited.

"You Huang Zhenkui don't forget the kindness of Li Houye, will I Li Tingyu? If so, how can I let Chang Zhenbang give you such an appointment? Li Tingyu said.

Hearing him say this, those close friends of Li Chun's descendants in the army suddenly understood, and they all stood up and shouted for Li Tingyu.

Wu Hongchang saw the current situation, it was impossible to go north to Nanchang, and couldn't help but sigh and said: "Brother Li, I don't know how the Protector will deal with us?" ”

Li Tingyu said: "Returning to Gannan, each of them is still the same, but your brother Wu is going to Nanchang City to talk to the adults." ”

Wu Hongchang sighed and said: "This is very good, my brother is not feeling well these days, and these brothers can't rest assured, so I sent my brother to Nanchang for treatment, hoping that the protector will not overinterpret it." ”

Li Tingyu said: "My lord knows my brother's distress, so I let my foolish brother come to greet him, otherwise the artillery equipped by the British Empire outside Ding Xiaolan will be ten thousand cannons." ”

"No, it won't!" Wu Hongchang said in disbelief.

"Report!"

A scout ran in in a panic.

Wu Hongchang glared at him and said, "What's the panic, didn't you watch your lords discuss military affairs again?" ”

The scout lowered his head and said, "The villain is reckless, please punish the adult1"

"Say!"

"Lord Qiqi, Wu Xiaolan's artillery team was found more than ten miles outside the camp of our army, and a number of foreign devils appeared, please make a decision as soon as possible!"

Hearing this, Wu Hongchang was furious, kicked the scout over, and yelled, "Bastard thing!" That's the brother troops, who the fuck told you that it was the enemy! I don't have any eyesight! ”

This book was first published in Reading Books