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Just a few days ago, the Yellow River suddenly broke in the Tongwaxiang of Lanyang, Henan, and the turbulent Yellow River was instantly divided into three strands, "one from the Zhaowang River to the south of Caozhou Mansion in Shandong, and two from the north and south of Dongming County, Zhili, through Puzhou, Fanxian, Shandong, to Zhangqiu Town, confluence through the (canal), always return to the Daqing River into the sea." "Below Pufan, above Shouzhang were all submerged, other prefectures and counties such as Dongping, Wenshang, Pingyin, etc., all the canals and Daqing River passed through the places were affected, Shandong Province initially estimated that at least five prefectures and more than 20 prefectures and counties were affected, and the vast areas in southwest and northwest Shandong were full of yellow water.

The Yellow River is known for its "good silting, good decision, and good migration", and there has always been a saying that "two breaks in three years, and one diversion in a hundred years". Whether it is a breach or a diversion, the disaster it has caused is unspeakable. Before the diversion of the Yellow River in 1855, the Yellow River had undergone several major breaches, and after the rupture, "the dragon did not merge for a long time." By 1853, the situation in northern Jiangsu and southern Shandong had been "starving and dying," "corpses were all over the field," and there was even a tragic situation of "dead corpses being cut and eaten by hungry people." Due to the repeated collapse of the Yellow River and the ineffective governance of the Qing government, eastern Henan, northern Anhui, northern Jiangsu, and southern Lunan at that time had become a terrible hell on earth. Therefore, after the diversion of the Yellow River, the people of Jiangsu and Anhui, who had suffered from the Yellow Water, naturally regained their lives, while the people of Shandong almost had to bear all the disasters of the Yellow River since then.

This major diversion of the Yellow River was undoubtedly a bolt from the blue for Shengbao. More than 400,000 troops gathered in northern Jiangsu, northern Anhui, and northern Hubei, and Jiangsu, the land of fish and rice that the imperial court relied on for survival in the past, was long gone, and the poor local people in Jiangsu and Anhui could not support themselves, so they had no ability to support this army at all. At present, all the food and salary on the front line are mainly from Yulu and Zhili, who have been stumbling and complaining everywhere, but God is not opening which pot to mention, so not only has the grain and salary in Shandong, which has been relied on, become a problem, but also the food and salary before the Zhili is released to the army has to add a lot of twists and turns for no reason. On the battlefield, the first is to rely on military strength, and the second is to fight on food, and if the food and salary can't keep up, how can this battle be fought?

Looking at His Excellency the Vice President, who was smiling just now, but now he was like eating a bitter melon, frowning and scratching his ears and cheeks, Mi Liuxin was a little strange, "Your Excellency, could it be that spy of yours has a problem again?" ”

Katsuho grinned, looking at Mi Liuxin in front of him, and felt a little lucky. Fortunately, the rampant twists in Huaibei were extinguished in time, if not, without the natural barrier of the Yellow River as an obstacle, the power of the twisters is bound to drive into Shandong, which is really more and more out of control.

Due to Zhang Lexing's compromise, Wei Changhui finally temporarily replenished some soldiers and horses for the Self-Defense Army, but before he could perform major surgery on Zhang Lexing's Self-Defense Army, the fierce battle had already begun.

After the vicious Qing army contained the heavenly army in the direction of Lu'an and Chuzhou with two forces, it changed its rare habits, and began to use its loyalty to save ** under the cover of night, and launched a fierce attack on the outpost camp of the heavenly army in front of Luzhou. The self-defense forces stationed in Shuangdunji and Badouling bore the brunt.

The positions of the Shuangdunji Self-Defense Forces were blown to pieces and drowned in the smoke of hundreds of cannons. In the face of a strong enemy with an absolute advantage in guns, Zhang Lexing fell into passivity at once, and the first base was quickly lost. Looking at the few retired first-base soldiers, Zhang Lexing wanted to cry without tears. At his feet, there were three more barracks, and less than 5,000 soldiers, and these three barracks may be their graves.

In Badouling, Gong Deshu's situation is even more dangerous. Gong Deshu, as the commander-in-chief of the defense of Badouling, when the first base of his own right-hand men and horses was in danger, he transferred Liu Yongjing's Blue Flag men and horses behind him several times to support, but Liu Yongjing cleverly prevaricated and ignored them, and the hope of Chuzhou people and horses to support was even more unheard. Gong Deshu understands that as long as the first base is lost, then the entire Badouling defense line will be like a fiction, and it seems that this Liu Yongjing is really going to draw his salary at a critical moment for his own selfishness.

"Deputy marshal, if there are no reinforcements, I'm afraid the front won't last long." Gong Bao looked at the blazing fortress in front of him, and then at the bases behind him that were hunting under the banner but were silent, and stomped his feet anxiously.

Gong Deshu looked at his nephew and suddenly smiled slightly. He looked around at the dozens of elite guards around him, and then patted his nephew on the shoulder, "Why don't you have reinforcements, you are." Go ahead and hold the first base for me with the brethren and give me some time. ”

"Deputy Marshal, ...... you" Gong Bao looked at his uncle blankly.

"I'll go to Liu Yongjing in person." Gong Deshu said, turning away.

"Deputy Marshal, you can't go by yourself." Gong Bao followed closely for two steps.

"How can it be so strict?" Gong Deshu glanced at Gong Bao, "Go, hurry up and do what you have to do." ”

Liu Yongjing was convening a meeting of his generals at third base, and the generals sitting around him had solemn faces and joyful faces. Regarding the idea of withdrawing Chuzhou just now put forward by the general chief, everyone's mood is different. Most of the people in this team want to be able to return to their hometowns as soon as possible. But now that the brothers in the white flag are fighting bloodily and eagerly awaiting their help, and in any case they have fought side by side with themselves for more than a year, and it is inevitable that there will be some guilt in the hearts of those who claim to have gathered together by righteousness. In addition, what happens after the withdrawal to Chuzhou? Can you really go home? Not many people have the bottom of their hearts. Therefore, after Liu Yongjing gave out all his ideas, except for a few who agreed, there was more silence.

Of course, Liu Yongjing didn't fully explain what he said, at least not yet. His son, Ren Huabang and Niu Hongsheng, two cadres, all ran back from Shanghai, and he no longer had any worries. Now, he is not going to pull up the team and return to Huaibei, but to accept the construction of Li Zhaoshou in Chuzhou and throw himself into the arms of the Manchu Qing Dynasty together. It's one thing to be able to be the "soil emperor" you expect in the future, at least you won't sit here and wait not to be eliminated by the imperial court, but also to be swallowed by others.

"Who?" The vigilant guard shouted and broke the silence. Everyone's eyes turned to the direction of the shout.

"Why, I don't even know each other anymore?"

"Yo, it's Vice Marshal Gong, our leader is convening a meeting to prepare for support, see if it's ......" The guards were obviously trying to stop Gong Deshu.

"Chief, shall I go and see?" Ren Huabang looked at Liu Yongjing, who was frowning, and stood up from a big stone with a smile.

"This guy doesn't come early or late, but he comes to make trouble at this time." Liu Yongjing snorted and glanced at his son Liu Quansheng.

Liu Quansheng nodded knowingly, and casually touched the short gun on his waist.

"Hehe, you guys are heavily guarded here, what are you doing so nervously, the demons are still blocked outside the first base." Gong Deshu looked at Ren Huabang, who came quickly, and smiled.

"Bastard, the deputy marshal is here and you dare to push back, I think you are tired and crooked!" Ren Huabang raised his eyebrows and reprimanded the guards, and then grabbed Gong Deshu's arm, and laughed, "Our leader has always been careful, and he always does this when discussing military plans, so the deputy marshal doesn't have to think about it." ”

"yes, it's better to be careful, or better to be careful." Gong Deshu laughed loudly.

"It's still the deputy marshal with a broad chest and abdomen." Ren Huabang was loud and easy-going, and then muttered a few words in a low voice.

"Oh, look at it, you have to come in person, hehe, my brother is deploying men and horses to support the battle ahead." Liu Yongjing still sat still grinning, and arched his hand.

"Alas, this battle can't be fought." Gong Deshu found a stone and sat down, shaking his head, "The fire of the Qing Demon is fierce, most of my men have been killed and wounded, and if I continue to fight, I will soon become a leader of the light pole." ”

"Oh, does the lieutenant have anything else in mind?" Liu Yongjing blinked his eyes and asked curiously.

"What else can I think?" Gong Deshu sighed, looked at the Blue Flag generals around him, and smiled again, "I also want to go home, but it's a pity that the Qing Demon blocked our way home, and the reinforcements from Chuzhou have not arrived, so now there seems to be no better way than to sit and wait to die." ”

"Deputy marshal, then withdraw to Chuzhou with us." Liu Quansheng laughed hesitantly, "His Royal Highness King An has repeatedly taught us that fighting hard is a fool's tactic, and the key to war is to save ourselves and destroy the enemy." ”

"Really? Then His Royal Highness King An didn't educate you people to have backbone in life, and would rather die than be a dog slave of the Manchu Dynasty? Gong Deshu tilted his head to look at Liu Quansheng, the boss with a pair of eyes that always squinted during the day.

"You...... What do you mean? Liu Quansheng jumped up.

"What do you mean?" Gong Deshu smiled unhurriedly, "I mean you haven't fully studied yet, you shouldn't have escaped from the Red Army University so early." ”

"Blind Gong, what you said is not right, I am on leave, if you don't believe it, you can ask the two of them." Liu Yongjing pointed to Ren Huabang and Niu Hongsheng beside him, "We asked you to go to Chuzhou together to keep some of their bloodline for the elders in your hometown, you can't be ignorant." ”

"Is it really to preserve the bloodline for the hometown fathers?" Gong Deshu laughed, pointed his finger at Liu Yongjing and said, "I said Lao Liu, you really know how to put gold on your face." Leaving the camp and fleeing into Chuzhou is a betrayal to the Celestial Empire, and a loss of backbone for an excellent man. What can I do in Chuzhou? Can I go back to my hometown? I think, if you are reluctant to be a slave of the Qing Demon, I'm afraid you won't be able to cross the Huai River now, right? ”

In a word, everyone present was stunned.

Liu Yongjing was annoyed and ashamed, slapped his thigh hard, and shouted in a broken voice, "Blind Gong, you are talking nonsense and disturbing the morale of the army, you have another intention, for the sake of the Celestial Empire, and for the sake of our thousands of twists, I want to get rid of you scum!" ”

With Liu Yongjing's strange scream, Liu Quansheng swooped out a short gun and pointed it at Gong Deshu's head.

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