As the soldiers of the city defense battalion broke into the people's homes and picked up those leaflets, they were also plundering the people's property, and the people of Tianjin City had become angry from being the first to be in danger, and there was a faint tendency to riot. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

However, looking at the scene in front of him, the soldiers robbed the people of their money, and the centurions, thousands, or squad leaders who led the team all turned a deaf ear, indifferent to each other, and even worse, they were still instigating their subordinates.

"Don't worry, these Han people are the minions of our banner people, their things are ours, and they can afford to take a little money from them, don't worry, the above will not blame them."

"Yes, our Eight Banners soldiers are charging into battle, guarding the territory, exterminating those rebels, throwing their heads, spilling blood, what is it to requisition this little thing!"

As soon as the soldiers returned to the team, they immediately divided more than half of the looted money and stuffed it to the leader, smiling and smiling, as if they had forgotten that a big battle was coming.

With the gradual passage of time, the city of Tianjin became more and more chaotic, and there were wailing voices everywhere, one after another, and cursing words continued.

In the governor's yamen, in the study, there was a bang, the governor slapped the table angrily, and said in a cold voice: "When is this, these Eight Banner soldiers still think about the fish and meat people, and they are still strong, and there is no royal law, and do they still take the laws of the court in their eyes?" ”

"Go, go, go and stop those lawless Eight Banner soldiers, if it goes on like this, the thieves have not yet attacked the city, and the people in the city have rioted first, go quickly, it really can't be done, you can't stop it, so you will transfer the people and horses of Fubiao to stop this farce."

However, one of the adjutant generals standing there did not move at all, but persuaded him: "My lord, it's not that the last general doesn't want to go, but those city defense battalions are mostly the children of the Eight Banners, and there are also soldiers from the firearms battalion.......

Although the lieutenant general did not continue, the vague words were unobstructed, and the soldiers who raised the standard could not beat the people of the firearms battalion at all, and the governor could understand it, and knew the words behind him, and he couldn't help but be angry, the cold light in his eyes was beating, and the anger in his chest was rushing upwards and constantly surging.

At this moment, seeing this situation, the adjutant general's cold sweat flowed, knowing that his words were too straightforward, he hurriedly added: "My lord, the men and horses of Fubiao must not clash with the soldiers of the city defense battalion, it is a trivial matter to let the people see jokes, in this way, it will be cheaper to fight the thieves outside the city, they can take Tianjin City without much effort, once the officers and soldiers in the city fight, hurt each other, and suffer heavy damage." ”

As soon as the words fell, the governor's mood was slowing down, and he was squeezing the anger in his chest, trying to calm himself down, return to his normal state of mind, secretly breathe a long sigh of relief, and said in a deep voice: "Go and invite the deputy capital, just say that if the official has a consultation, it is related to the safety of Tianjin City." ”

"It's my lord, I'll go now." Seeing that the governor had calmed down and was not presumptuous, the lieutenant general also breathed a sigh of relief, and while replying, he hurriedly walked out.

As soon as the lieutenant general left, the governor's angry face reappeared, picked up the leaflet on the table, lifted a touch of mockery at the corner of his mouth, and said to himself in a cold voice: "Hmph, it's really stupid, so much paper, scattered everywhere, the people should have seen it a long time ago, what is the use of collecting these and burning them now?" Stupid, stupid! No brains at all! ”

At the same time, at the south gate of Tianjin City, two miles away, Yang Lin's artillery battalion is assembling and entering the corresponding position, there are dozens of cannons, and the muzzle of the cannon is pointed directly at the city gate, and the same is true of the east gate of Tianjin City.

Boom...

The cannons in the two places began to shoot, one after another, one after another the cannonballs fell on the city wall, and for a while, the flesh and blood flew sideways, the smoke of gunpowder suddenly rose, and the rumbling sound of cannons was made, and the attack was extremely fierce, however, strangely, not a single Marine or Kirin soldier entered the battlefield and charged towards the city gate, only the cannon was bombarding!

Bang bang...

The city defense battalion on the city of Tianjin began to return fire and carry out artillery bombardment, but, disappointingly, the farthest artillery shell was only two miles, which landed right in front of the Yang Lin artillery battalion, and did not cause any lethality.

The smoke was filled, and for a short time, the city defense battalion on the city wall did not notice this situation, and still filled the shells and fired back, hoping to contain the enemy's heavy artillery fire.

Two miles away from the south gate, in the rear of the artillery camp, Yang Lin stood on a small mound, climbed high and looked, looking at the situation at the south gate of Tianjin City, his face was leisurely, not very nervous, at this time, a regiment commander shouted: "Marshal, just let me treat people, only need a charge, you can reach the city gate, bury some explosives, you can immediately break through the city gate, and there is no problem in taking Tianjin City!" ”

Yang Lin didn't have any words and responded to the regiment commander's invitation to fight, however, Baili River on the side said: "Commander Wu, don't you understand the marshal's plan yet?" ”

"Hmm... What is the plan? Head Wu raised his face and asked puzzled.

"It's very simple, the marshal wants to take Baoding City at the lowest cost and ensure the integrity of Baoding City as much as possible. If you really want to attack hard, take Baoding City by force, you don't have to be so troublesome, go directly at night, at the city gate, or a certain section of the city wall, only a large amount of explosives are needed, you can blow up a gap, drive straight in, take Baoding City, there is no need to be so troublesome. ”

"So, why not? If you attack it in this way, you can save a lot of trouble, greatly reduce some time, and you can take the capital as soon as possible and overthrow the rule of the Qing court. Head Wu blurted out.

Looking at the continuous shelling, let his artillery fire rumble, deafening, looking at the propaganda leaflets that were still falling, Bailihe admired Yang Lin more and more, fighting against the enemy, not only decisive killing, but also whimsical ideas.

These thoughts flashed in his mind, and when he heard Commander Wu's doubtful words, he smiled slightly, and replied loudly: "Commander Wu, the marshal will sit on the world in the future, and he can't blindly attack and kill, but also have benevolence and righteousness to win the hearts of the people." ”

"And whether it's blowing up the gates or blowing up a hole in the wall somewhere, that's the next step."

Commander Wu had already reacted and understood what Bailihe was trying to express, and then blurted out: "Also, this kind of destructive siege is indeed the next policy, although it can capture Tianjin City, but it also buries many hidden dangers, causing inconvenience in defending the city in the future, and it is necessary to work hard and lose money and repair the city walls and gates, which is really worth the loss." ”

Speaking of this, Commander Wu's words suddenly burst into doubt, and he said puzzledly: "But, Mr. Baili, if this is the case, we can't destroy the city wall or blow up the city gate, won't the difficulty of our capture of Tianjin City greatly increased?" ”

Bailihe showed a mysterious smile and said meaningfully: "Commander Wu, you look at our artillery attack points, and then think about the content of those leaflets, and combine the two......"

Bailihe has never been able to get rid of the mysterious temperament of the literati, and at the critical moment, he will always sell some guanzi, Wu Tuanchang frowned slightly, looked at Tianjin City, and showed a thoughtful look.

The artillery fire was still rumbling, and the leaflets were still fluttering down, some falling in the city of Tianjin, and some on the city walls.

Soon, a flash of brightness flashed in front of Captain Wu's eyes, revealing a sudden look, and he said excitedly, "Oh. I understand, this is a battle to fight a battle, and the marshal is a battle to attack the heart, disintegrating the city defense camp of Tianjin City from the inside, and at the same time, it is also to appease the people in the city and reduce their resistance. ”

At this time, Yang Lin, who had been watching, turned sideways, looked at Head Wu, and said in a harmonious voice: "Not only that, but there are other means, before dawn tomorrow, we must take Tianjin City." Otherwise, if it is too late, there will be changes, and no one can guarantee when the reinforcements from the Qing court will arrive? ”