Just the day after the Battle of Jinan, a giant ship docked at Tianjin Port, and a group of soldiers walked down from the giant ship, which was the training soldiers led by Guo Ye.

"Big brother, what should we do now? Is it going to Jinan, or to Beijing? ”

Gao Qi asked.

Guo Ye said lightly: "No need, go directly to Tianjin City, Gao Qi, you go to the American Consulate and ask Tianjin Consul Dickens to come and see me." ”

Gao Qi agreed, stepped on the war horse and went to the American consulate.

Guo Ye led everyone into the Tianjin Prefect's Yamen, and not long after, the American Consul Dickens came to the Prefect's Yamen.

Seeing Guo Ye, Dickens hurriedly smiled and said: "Haha, respected General Guo, I welcome you back, I express my great admiration for your achievements and outstanding achievements in the United States, even Napoleon, can not compare to you!" ”

Guo Ye waved his hand and replied: "Dickens, you're welcome, may I ask, what is the current situation in the domestic war, I have almost completely cut off contact with the outside world along the way, but my eyes are black." ”

Dickens's face froze, and he smiled reluctantly: "General Guo, unfortunately, I have to regret to tell you that three days ago, Zhang Luoxing, the first of the twisted bandits, led the twisted bandits to raid Jinan City, and your army was caught off guard, and in just one night, Jinan City was breached, and Jinan City suffered serious losses......"

What the!

Not only did Gao Qi frown, but even Guo Ye stood up, Jinan, where is there not only an arsenal and Qilu Bank, but also his wife and children! Especially his precious son himself, but he has never seen it, if something happens, then he really can't live!

"What did you say, Mr. Consul? Has the city of Jinan fallen? What the ......."

Gao Qiden jumped in front of Dickens, grabbed Dickens by the collar, and roared impatiently.

"Gao Qi! Retire! ”

Guo Ye didn't wait for Gao Qi to finish speaking, so he hurriedly shouted, Gao Qi is like a fire, if Dickens is put down here, it will have a bad impact.

Gao Qi stepped aside stupidly, and Guo Ye said coldly: "Dickens, you tell me clearly, what is happening in Jinan City now?" ”

Dickens wiped the cold sweat on his forehead and wiped it, he is worthy of being a famous general in the United States, and the soldiers under his command are really fierce!

"General Guo, don't worry, listen to me slowly, the two ladies and children are not in any danger, due to the timely participation of the reinforcements, the arsenal and the bank have also been saved, the loss is not big, just a hasty response, heavy casualties, although the bandits were defeated, but they also paid the price of nearly a thousand casualties, and several generals died in battle......"

The training army suffered heavy casualties and the generals died in battle!

Guo Ye and Gao Qi's hearts immediately pinched, the price of nearly a thousand casualties, since the training army became an army, it has never suffered such heavy losses, even in the face of the British and French alliance!

"Dead in battle? Who died in battle? ”

Gao Qi shouted angrily.

"Zhang Yue, commander of the training army guard company, Zhang Xiaotang, the captain of the guard of Guo Mansion, and Zhang Yushan, commander of the cavalry battalion, ......"

Gao Qi's head buzzed, and he almost fell, these people have been living and dying together since Tianjin, when they were fighting with the Russian army, there was no accident, and when they were fighting with the British and French forces, they all died when they were fighting with the bandits!

Yes......

Gao Qi let out a terrible roar, and with a big stride, he wanted to rush outside, go back to Jinan, and return to Jinan immediately! They are all good brothers who get along with each other day and night, it's really painful!

Guo Ye shouted angrily: "Gao Qi, you give me honesty, stay honest!" ”

Gao Qi was furious and shouted: "Boss, Zhang Yue and they are all dead, Lao Tzu can't bear it, Lao Tzu will go back to Jinan to transfer troops, encircle and suppress the bandits, X him, grandma, none of them want to live!" ”

"Shut up for me, stay honest, or military law will be involved!"

Guo Ye was also furious, but now was not the time to be in a hurry, he had to figure things out.

"Dickens, what the hell is going on? Let me make it clear one by one, I left nearly 2,000 training troops in Jinan, and I absolutely don't believe that a mere twist army can take Jinan City! ”

Guo Ye shouted.

Dickens smiled bitterly: "General Guo, now Lord Zuo Guigui and that General Yan Chunyu have led the army south, I heard that the three towns of Shandong and the training camp have been evacuated, and only a group of green battalion soldiers and eight banners are left in Jinan City......"

"That's not right! Even if Guanting and Chunyu go south, there are still nearly 2,000 people training troops in Jinan City, this is my hidden power, no one knows, they definitely did not go to Jiangsu and Zhejiang, there are 2,000 people, and the bandits will definitely not be able to help Jinan City! ”

Dickens replied helplessly: "General Guo, it is true that as you said, your training army is still near Jinan City, but they are scattered, the twist bandits are all cavalry, when Jinan City got the news, the twist bandits are less than two hundred miles away from Jinan, and it takes more than two days to gather all the training troops, and the time is urgent." When the twist bandits attacked, the training army had not yet arrived in Jinan, those city defense battalions and the Eight Banners only resisted for less than two hours, and the north city gate was broken by the twist bandits. ”

"Damn it! Ke Yunlu ****** this waste, does he just eat and not work? I can't even look at a home, it's useless!! Zeng Qi and the Eight Banners are even more ****** waste among wastes! Three thousand eight banners, backed by artillery, can't even hold it for two hours, damn it! ”

Gao Qi is about to be mad now, Dickens continued: "Fortunately, Lord Guo Songtao successfully escaped under the protection of the training army, to tell the truth, the eight banners of your country are indeed rotten to the house, even if three thousand pigs are placed on the street, they will not twist the army into the city so fast, no one would have imagined that the dignified eight banners did not withstand two hours, alas......"

Dickens's heart is really tight, looking at the training army in the United States, and then looking at the Eight Banners that have reached the extreme, it is really a world of difference......

"Okay, Mr. Dickens, thank you, I have urgent business to deal with here, so I won't keep you any longer, come to the door another day to thank you, Gao Qi, send Mr. Dickens out on my behalf......"

After Guo Ye listened to Dickens's narration, he was anxious, but after all, he was a general, and if he was too revealing at this time, he would inevitably be underestimated.

Gao Qi sent Dickens away, ran back in a hurry, and shouted: "Big brother, I request that I immediately lead my brothers to Baoding to participate in the war. ”

Guo Ye replied lightly: "Okay, Hao Nan will follow me into Beijing, Gao Qi, lead the brothers to rush to Baoding, assist Huanzhang to stabilize the situation, retreat to Baoding City, and do not take the initiative to attack without my order!" ”

(To be continued.) )