The next day, in the city of Baoding City, Baoding Prefecture, a team of Qing soldiers wandered through the streets, all of them were fully armed, the big knives on their waists were shining with cold light, faintly glowing with murderous aura, and there were more sporadic soldiers swaying everywhere, making the people's grievances boiling, and some merchants and restaurants were very dissatisfied and filled with righteous indignation. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

"MD, those rebels hurry in, Lao Tzu will welcome them when the time comes, as long as they don't plague my restaurant!"

"Shhhh Shopkeeper, be careful that trouble comes out of your mouth, the city is full of spies from the imperial court, once they hear it, our restaurant will be finished. ”

"Hmph, damn, the official and bandit family, if it goes on like this, those soldiers and ruffians will eat and drink in the store for nothing, and the restaurant will still be yellow!"

"Hey, this boss, you're pretty good, like some pawnshops and money houses with no background, all of them have been visited by these soldiers, and those who resist a little will be branded as anti-thieves and spies, so be careful, it's important to save your life!"

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A relatively remote area of Baoding City, compared with the people in other areas, panicked, very nervous, here is much calmer, especially one of the shops, even if the officers and soldiers enter it to investigate, they are very polite, do not dare to have the slightest mistake.

In this case, it is not that his background is strong enough to deter those rampant soldiers, but because his shop has a different temperament, and the store in charge of medical treatment and specializing in saving lives and helping the injured is Jishitang.

In this chaotic era, when the black clouds overwhelm the city and want to destroy it, Baoding City may encounter war and disaster at any time, whether it is a high-ranking official or a peddler, at this time, no one can afford to offend the doctor, after all, anyone may experience a small illness and a small disaster.

Not to mention the soldiers?

Once the big war comes, the slightest injury, offending the doctor will be terrible, especially those injured soldiers, if they are unlucky, the doctor who treated them is their doctor, as long as the doctor uses a little means, their lives will be in danger, not dead or disabled.

Therefore, no matter how chaotic Baoding City is, the Jishitang is also calm, and no soldier dares to be too offended, and they are all honestly checked.

In the backyard of Jishitang, in the extremely secret secret room underground, under the dim light, several dark shadows moved, talking in a low voice.

"Captain, what now? Hu Jitang, the lackey of the Qing court, seemed to have discovered something, all the residents near the city gate were moved out, those houses were stationed by the Qing court's city defense camp, and even the houses we purchased were forcibly requisitioned. ”

"There shouldn't be anything found, the tactics used by the marshal before have been spread, several cities of the Qing court, large state capitals, were attacked by our internal and external cooperation, as long as Hu Jitang is not a fool, when he hears these news, he will definitely empty all the residents near the city gate."

"Also, to be able to be the governor of Zhili, Hu Jitang must not be a mediocre person, and there are frequent reports of the fall in the south, so many lessons from the past, how can it not arouse Hu Jitang's vigilance?"

"But fortunately, the machine guns and mortars have been transferred out by us, when Commander Chao attacked the South City Gate, when the war was in full swing, as long as we had a surprise attack, we would definitely be able to catch them off guard, and we should be able to meet Commander Chao and take Baoding City."

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In the governor's palace, in the study, the governor Hu Jitang and various generals gathered together to discuss the city defense of Baoding City.

"Everyone, according to our spies, the thieves have crossed the Yellow River, completely occupied Shandong and Jiangxi, and are attacking the various state capitals of Zhili.

As soon as Hu Jitang finished speaking, an official stood up and said directly: "Your Excellency Governor, not only that, although we have the support of the firearms battalion, and many red-coated cannons are placed at the four city gates, but, according to the information brought back by our spies and those refugees, there are many powerful firearms in the hands of those anti-thieves, which have never been seen or heard of. ”

Hu Jitang nodded slightly, and then said in a deep voice: "What the political envoy said is right, this official has also received relevant news, the firearms in the hands of those anti-thieves are extremely advanced, very easy to carry, and the attack distance is very far, if the information fed back by our spies and those refugees is true, it will be very difficult to defend Baoding City!" ”

Hu Jitang stopped talking, his face was full of worry, and he glanced at everyone's faces one by one, at this time, a general with a stubble on his face stood up, and said in a strong voice: "No matter how dangerous and tense the situation in Baoding City is, my Eight Banners disciples will not have the slightest fear and retreat, and will definitely stick to the last drop of blood in Baoding City, and Baoding City cannot be lost!" ”

The loud voice resounded throughout the study, making people deafening, especially the last four words, which were particularly sonorous and powerful, and the prefect of Baoding Mansion also echoed: "Yes, Baoding Mansion must not be lost, once Baoding City is conquered by anti-thieves, the capital division will be in danger, and the emperor's safety will not be guaranteed!" ”

"Yes, Baoding City must not be lost, Baoding Mansion is backed by the imperial city, is the southern gateway of the Beijing Division, once lost, there is no strategic buffer zone, at that time, even if there are more troops to help, it will be useless." An official interjected, with a solemn look on his face.

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Gradually, with the speech of a person, Hu Jitang's brows became deeper and deeper, and his face became more and more gloomy.

"Don't talk about it, we're talking about how to defend Baoding City and not be captured by those thieves, not about the impact of the loss of Baoding City."

Suddenly, there was silence around them, no one was speaking, looking at Hu Jitang's faint anger, everyone became more and more honest, silent like a cicada.

After a short silence, at this time, an elder stood up from one side, leaning over and wearing the official uniform of a squire, slowly came, stood in the center, and said softly: "Your Excellency, the lower officials feel that the ultimate thing for now is to increase the defense of Baoding City, increase the number of soldiers to patrol the streets, especially near the four city gates, there must be heavy guards, and the firearms battalion must defend it. ”

Hearing this, Hu Jitang's eyebrows rose slightly, and he asked in a voice without any emotional fluctuations: "Oh, Liu Shilang, what do you mean by this?" The four cities are already heavily guarded, and the nearby houses have also been evacuated, and there are a lot of troops stationed, even if there are spies lurking in the city, they should not be able to turn over the waves, and now the most important thing should be how to resist the upcoming army of anti-thieves, right? ”

The elder who spoke was the famous Liu Yong, and when he heard Liu Yong speak, someone secretly said coldly: "Hmph, after seeing your Liu Luoguo, you are still not honest, the emperor has long seen that you are not pleasing to the eye, and he has no intention of reusing you, otherwise, he would not have been degraded one after another, from the middle hall to the current little waiter." ”

Of course, Liu Yong couldn't hear the secret words of some well-intentioned people, and when he heard Governor Hu Jitang's questioning, he immediately replied: "My lord, if the power of the firearms of those anti-thieves is not wrong, with our current strength, whether it is in the confrontation of troops or weapons, we do not have an obvious advantage. ”

"In this case, why should we think about confronting those anti-thieves, it is better to put all our minds on the city defense of Baoding City, just like the generals and adults just said, Baoding City can not be lost, once it is broken by anti-thieves, all officials will be a capital crime, after all, no matter what, Baoding City is the last barrier of the imperial city."

Speaking of which, whether it was Governor Hu Jitang or other civil and military officials, they all probably understood what Liu Yong meant, and felt more and more that Liu Yong was gregarious and could go with the flow.

From beginning to end, between the words, Liu Yong was paying attention to everyone's expressions and behaviors, especially Hu Jitang, seeing that everyone gradually accepted his point of view, Liu Yong continued to talk without delay.

"As long as the adults build Baoding City into an iron bucket, when the anti-thieves attack, there will be no questions and answers inside, as long as we wait for the arrival of reinforcements from the imperial court, we will be victorious, and we will have a chance to turn defeat into victory."

At this moment, although Hu Jitang's heart was full of admiration, his face was as usual, and he said lightly: "Lord Liu, it is worthy of Jiang or the old spicy, it is different to be the governor of Zhili before, it stands to reason that you are still an old-timer, for the city defense of Baoding City, in terms of specific details, I don't know if you have any suggestions?" ”

As if he had known that there was such a question, Liu Yong was so confident, and then replied: "My lord, the lower officials feel that since they are defending Baoding City and not being attacked by anti-thieves, then it is necessary to mobilize the people of the whole city to defend Baoding City together, so that the people know that once the city is broken and lost, they will also suffer." ”

"Secondly, increase the density of patrols in the city, day and night, especially within 200 meters near the city gate, we must keep the light on, once a suspicious person approaches, without a password, the firearms battalion will immediately kill him, so that even if those spies in the city have firearms with great lethality, they are useless and cannot have a great effect."

"At the same time, the secret sentry is placed on the houses near the city gates, all of which are extremely accurate in the marksmanship, so that there is a double insurance to ensure that the city gate will not be lost, and there is less possibility of being broken from the inside, and Baoding City will become more and more secure, so that it will not be so easy to be breached."

Hu Jitang's eyes flashed with a fine light, becoming more and more intense, and the others were also quietly listening, waiting for Liu Yong's next words.

"Finally, and most importantly, in order to be able to find out those spies and ensure that the various lords and generals are not assassinated, it is best to put up a reward notice from now on......"

No matter what time it is, there will be a-stirring stick like a stick, and if Liu Yong is not pleasing to the eye, a general stood up and interjected unceremoniously and sarcastically: "Hmph, if you can catch those spies with just a reward notice, how can there be those examples, the state capital that broke the city because of the spies?" ”

Liu Yong was very calm, did not get angry because he was interrupted, and continued: "Master Jiang, don't worry, let the official finish speaking, presumably you will not have such doubts." ”

However, at this moment, after talking for so long, Liu Yong was a little panting, his face showed a look of exhaustion, and there was a trace of sweat on his forehead. ”

Immediately, a soldier moved a chair and placed it behind Liu Yong, and after sitting down, he breathed a sigh of relief, and then Liu Yong continued: "The reward notice should not only have a reward, but also punishment. ”

"What is the bounty? And what is the punishment? Hu Jitang was already attracted by Liu Yong's words, became interested, and couldn't help but interject and ask.

"Hehe, my lord, it's like this, the so-called reward is very simple, if you can provide information about suspicious people, such as hiding strange weapons and suspicious deeds, once it is found to be true, you will be rewarded with one hundred taels of silver, and if you catch a spy, you will be rewarded with one thousand taels."

"If you don't report it, you see the spies coming out of that family, or investigate and deal with it afterwards, the light ones will confiscate the family property, and the heavy ones will be beheaded!"

After saying the last sentence, Liu Yong's cloudy eyes flashed fiercely, and they were very cold.

"Wonderful, wonderful, it's really a second, in this way, no matter what the people in the city have in mind, they don't dare to harbor the spies, even if they can't catch the spies, they can also render an extremely open atmosphere in Baoding City, whether it is assassination, or attack the city gate, those spies don't dare to act rashly, they can only hide in the shadows, we have less worries!"

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When the governor of Zhili was discussing how not to defend in Baoding City, there were already troops pouring into the territory of Baoding Mansion, pulling out one small town after another, and gradually approaching Baoding City!

Not only that, but the same thing happened in other places, in just two days, Hejian Mansion fell, Baoding Mansion lost a barrier, Shunde Mansion was also conquered, Yihua Mansion and Zhangjiakou were also in crisis, and Shuntian Mansion and Tianjin Mansion were also facing the situation of Baoding Mansion.

All of a sudden, Yang Lin's army formed an encirclement from three directions, attacking the Beijing Division, and faintly, the rule of the Qing court was overturned, and the edifice was about to collapse, and it was in danger!

Bang bang...

Da Da...

On the coastal coast in the eastern part of Tianjin Prefecture, the sound of artillery rumbles and the sound of gunfire bursts out, large warships are docked in the sea area several hundred meters away, cannons are constantly spitting out shells, one after another assault boats are taxiing rapidly, and the soldiers on it are holding machine guns and submachine guns and constantly strafing, and they are getting closer and closer to the beach.

Boom...

The Qing court forts along the coast and the thunderous warships exchanged fires, and one after another assault boats were unfortunately hit, sank to the bottom of the sea, and were swept into the waves.

Rumble...

", aim for Lao Tzu and blow up the Qing court's fort for me, damn, are they all eating dry rice?"

The general of a large warship held a telescope in his hand, looked straight at the shore, sent the direction of the station, kept roaring, and issued a series of orders.