Early the next morning, Luo Jian rode to the Yangzhou First Division and the Xuzhou Army to have a look, the morale of the two troops is now very high, and the preparations are also being carried out step by step, Li Chengdong also took a group of generals to the first division to visit and study, obviously determined to follow Luo Jian.

Although Luo Jian really wanted the Yangzhou First Division to march towards ** immediately, the First Division, which had a short training time, obviously could not withstand a high-intensity continuous march, and the Xuzhou Army had been marching long distances and had not yet been well rested, let alone well.

made the decision to let the two departments rest for two days, and Luo Jian was also helpless.

In the morning, someone came to report that Huang Degong had entered the ** county with thousands of people, which made Luo Jian feel a lot more relieved.

After breakfast, several people changed their clothes and walked to the door to wait for the carriage hired by Steward Luo.

Luo Jian was still wearing yesterday's "Benshan suit", and he changed to a pair of cloth shoes with mille-feuille soles, which looked much more coordinated than yesterday's combat boots.

Liu Lan changed another set of clothes, a pink embroidered cardigan and a light cyan long skirt, a hairstyle with a downdo, and her Xiaokun bag in her hand, looking very quiet and elegant.

The little girl Xing'er followed behind with a cloth bag with a Liulan camera, and her clothes were obviously newly made, looking very playful and cute.

Zhao Quan found a long cloth bag from nowhere and carried it on his back, which contained a rifle that he held in his arms while sleeping, and was completely dressed as a follower.

The group arrived at the post house where Ruan Dacheng lived, and after the doorman went in to report, they saw Ruan Dacheng running out to greet him.

"Oh, Dadu, how dare you come to the door in person, please come inside."

Ruan Dacheng let Luo Jian into the room while looking at the clothes on Luo Jian's body, "Xinghua's dress is a Tang costume?" Oh, it's not quite like it, Xinghua is really spiritual when he wears this body. ”

As a drama master, Ruan Dacheng obviously also has a study of costumes, but Luo Jian's Tang costume was added by Liu Lan with a lot of modern elements, which made him a little uncertain.

"Hehe, this is designed by Liu Lan, and I also designed a set for you, how about Brother Yuanhai try it?"

When Ruan Dacheng heard this, he hurriedly thanked Liu Lan, looked at Liu Lan, and said with a smile: "Miss Liu's change of clothes is really a fairy descending to earth." ”

"Brother Yuanhai, how about you go and try it?" Luo Jian didn't want to delay time, so he took the burden from Xing'er and handed it to Ruan Dacheng.

"Okay, okay, I'll try it." Ruan Dacheng was a little scared, this dress was designed by an angel, so he had to change it quickly.

Ruan Dacheng, who had changed his clothes, looked very energetic, and he himself was very satisfied.

"It's really good, Brother Yuanhai looks much more energetic when he wears this." Luo Jian looked at it and said. "Everything in the army has been arranged, and I have been idle for half a day, I wonder if Brother Yuanhai has the leisure to accompany me out for a walk?"

"Where Xinghua wants to go, the foolish brother should accompany him."

"Liu Lan wants to see the ancient city of Jiangdu, why don't we go to Jiangdu County to have a look?" Hearing this, Liu Lan pouted, and said in her heart that you can go if you want, why do you have to involve me.

"Oh, Zhang Zezhi of Jiangdu County is still my doorman, let him entertain us well this time." Saying that, Ruan Dacheng beckoned to an entourage and asked him to inform Zhang Zezhi in advance.

"Now that the Qing soldiers have just retreated, everything in the county is busy, so we won't bother Zhang Zhixian, just go and have a look, Brother Yuanhai, what do you think?" Luo Jian hurriedly stopped, if Zhang Zezhi knew about this, then what would he do in Jiangdu?

"Okay, then I won't inform him." Ruan Dacheng knew that Luo Jian didn't like to disturb the people, so he didn't insist anymore, but he still asked his entourage to go to the canal to prepare a boat first.

There are many farmhouses in the roadside fields outside the city, and the news of the great victory of the Yangzhou army has come out yesterday, and everyone can see joy and hope on their faces.

Listening to the faint sound of "There is a metropolitan governor in Yangzhou, the Tartars dare not come again" outside the carriage, even the little girl Xing'er showed a proud look on her face.

Duoduo rode on the horse and looked at the ** county town with a gloomy face, last night Han Dai had already sent a fast horse to bring the news that Xu Dingguo was completely annihilated and Geng Jimao was defeated.

Xu Dingguo and Geng Jimao were defeated so quickly, which Duoduo never dreamed of.

According to his and Kong Youde's analysis at the beginning, how could these two people hold on for three or five days, and no matter how bad they were, they could retreat to Tianchang and rely on the city wall to defend, so they would be able to contain the Yangzhou army and not dare to act rashly, who expected that the two armies would be almost wiped out in just one day.

Duoduo felt that his deployment was completely disrupted, the Yangzhou army was almost invincible with the help of the strange car and the magic weapon, if it was dragged down for a long time under this ** city, the Yangzhou army would definitely move westward, and then he would suffer the enemy on his back, although the strength was still superior, but in the face of the strange car and the magic weapon, Duoduo felt that there was really no certainty of victory.

When he set off, Kong Youde insisted on bringing his 50 generals (Franco) cannons, and when attacking Yangzhou, Kong Youde concentrated his efforts on transporting the red-coated cannons, but these general cannons did not arrive in time, and they only caught up when the Duoduo army returned to Tianchang.

These bulky guys seriously slowed down the marching speed of the brigade, and it took more than three days to travel less than 100 miles from Tianchang, and they only arrived at ** last night, and they couldn't attack the city at night, and they were not ready to attack the city until this morning.

The carriage stayed by the river and waited, and Luo Jian and his party took two boats before arriving in Jiangdu County.

Once in Jiangdu County, the number of people working in the roadside fields is significantly smaller than in other places. Ruan Dacheng didn't notice that Luo Jian's face became a little unsightly, and he enthusiastically introduced the humanities and history of Jiangdu to Luo Jian along the way.

Luo Jian held his temperament and listened patiently to Ruan Dacheng's explanation, I have to say that Ruan Dacheng's knowledge in this area is indeed very profound, and he clearly explained the history of establishing a county in Jiangdu from the Sui Dynasty.

After crossing the river, a few people did not hire a carriage anymore, and there was only two or three miles from the river to the county seat.

There is no shortage of taverns, pawnshops, and teahouses in the quaint small county town, but there are very few people walking around on the street, and occasionally a few shouts from the shopkeeper are also weak, and the whole county seems lifeless.

Luo Jian waved his hand to the back, Zhao Quan stopped the seven or eight entourages led by Ruan Dacheng from staying away from the two, Liu Lan was obviously very interested in this quaint town, and kept taking pictures with the camera all the way, and the maid Xing'er followed closely behind, and after a while, the two ran away without seeing the shadow.

"Xinghua, hasn't the news of the Yangzhou army's victory reached Jiangdu yet?" Ruan Dacheng obviously felt that something was not normal in this Jiangdu County, and after saying that, he was a little unconvinced, and looked around again, as if he realized something.

Luo Jian shook his head and didn't speak, and walked casually with his hands behind his back.

"Xinghua, let's go to the county government to have a look?" Ruan Dacheng took two steps to catch up with Luo Jian, and asked with some apprehension.

"Let's go, let's see."

I found a shop to inquire about the location of the county government, and said that I walked through this street and turned left in front of it.

Luo Jian was still walking unhurriedly, Ruan Dacheng's steps seemed a little anxious, but he had to slow down with Luo Jian's rhythm.

The county government looked very dilapidated, and in front of the old gate stood two officials with water and fire sticks, both of whom were yawning incessantly, looking extremely listless.

Ruan Dacheng was about to step forward to speak, when he suddenly heard a commotion in front of him, Luo Jian suddenly heard Liu Lan's voice sandwiched between them, he was startled, and walked towards the noise.

Ruan Dacheng saw it, didn't bother to ask the official for questioning, and hurriedly followed from behind.

Luo Jian pushed aside the crowd of onlookers and looked inside, Liu Lan was pointing at a oily and powdery boy opposite with disdain and scolding, and the little girl Xing'er was holding her little fist behind her, looking very angry.

"May I ask this little brother, who is this person?" Luo Jian quietly pulled a young man who looked like a second and asked.

"Shhhhh This person is the only son of our Jiangdu salt merchant Bao Lao's family, known as Bao Tai Sui, and I don't know how many women have been ruined in this Jiangdu. I advise you not to meddle in your business, lest you get burned. ”

The two were whispering, and this bag Tai Sui took another step forward.

"Miss, why should you be angry, such a delicate beauty, if she is angry, my son will be distressed." Liu Lan's scolding was obviously not very lethal to the oily and powdery boy, and the kid was still saying in an oily tone.

"Phew, what are you? My young lady is a fairy from the sky! Apricot was so angry that she mustered up the courage to come forward and scold.

"Yo, your young lady is a fairy, this son is still Dong Yong, Miss fairy, go home with this son."

Liu Lan looked up and saw Luo Jian standing outside, her heart suddenly became steady, her pretty face was cold, and she said to the other side: "This blue sky and white sun, Lang Lang Qiankun, when the street is molesting women, the county government is there, aren't you afraid of Wang Fa?" ”

"Wang Fa? In this Jiangdu County, my Bao family is the king of law, and the officials in this county have to come up and shout when they see this son, young master, you, you hurry up to the yamen to report to the official, just say that this young master is molesting the people on the street. Bao Gongzi pointed to the crowd of onlookers and shouted arrogantly, and the people who were pointed out retreated one after another.

"Little guys, take this little lady back to the house for me, this young master will love and love me when he goes back, don't let this little girl go, it's the first time I've seen such a handsome little girl." The arrogant boy was obviously a little impatient, and shouted to the seven or eight little guys who followed behind.

"Bold! In broad daylight, aren't you really afraid of the king's law? Ruan Dacheng saw that Liu Lan was being bullied, and he didn't care that the entourage behind him didn't follow, so he rushed forward and yelled at the arrogant son.

"Yo ho, where did a bed bug come out? Seeing that you are dressed like a dog, you don't inquire, which one in Jiangdu County dares to take care of this son's affairs? ”

The movement became bigger and bigger, Luo Jian actually saw the two officials at the entrance of the yamen standing outside with water and fire sticks to watch the excitement, and from time to time commented on Liu Lan and Xing'er, Luo Jian stepped forward and pulled Ruan Dacheng and pointed to him to see the lively officials.

"You two come here! Are you going to take care of this? Ruan Dacheng shouted at the two officials.

"I see that you are salty and eat radishes and worry about it, there are many such things in Jiangdu County, my master doesn't care, can we manage it?"

Ruan Dacheng's face turned blue with anger and wanted to call someone, but he found that his entourage did not follow, and he was so anxious that he jumped straight on the spot.

As soon as Bao Gongzi beckoned, the little guy behind him surrounded Liu Lan and the two.

Zhao Quan was already standing beside Luo Jian, and seeing that Luo Jian didn't speak, he quietly asked, "Metropolitan Governor, what should I do?" ”

Before Luo Jian could answer, he saw Liu Lan take out a small pistol from her Xiaokun bag, pointed it directly at Bao Gongzi, and said, "Hurry up!" You're welcome otherwise! ”

"Yo, little lady, what kind of treasure is this? Hurry up and bring it to Young Master Ben for insight. Bao Gongzi obviously didn't realize the danger, put aside the little guy in front of him, and actually reached out and touched Liu Lan's face.

"Bang" a gunshot, Bao Gongzi screamed, sat on the ground with his thighs covered, and fainted in pain after howling twice.

"Murdered!" The crowd of onlookers saw the blood all over the ground and immediately scattered in fright.

Bao Gongzi's seven or eight servants were all in the field, Luo Jian walked in, pointed to a medical hall in front of him to a small guy who looked like a leader, and said, "If you don't want him to die, hurry up and carry him there." ”

"You watch here, don't let this woman run away." Only then did the little guys react, and they ran towards the medical hall with Bao Gongzi in their hands.

Two or three people were still staring at Liu Lan, looking at the pistol in her hand in fear, but they were afraid that she would run away, and they looked in a dilemma when standing in the middle of the field.

Looking at the blood all over the ground, Xing'er turned pale with fright, and stepped forward to pull Liu Lan's arm. Liu Lan gently patted her arm and comforted her, "Don't be afraid, this kind of scum didn't shoot him, it can be regarded as Miss Ben's kindness." ”

Just now, the two officials who were watching the excitement ran towards the yamen after Bao Gongzi fell to the ground, but at this time, they led a group of officials to run over, shouting as they ran, "That woman killed someone, don't let her run away." ”

Seeing that the officials were surrounded, the three small servants retreated to the back, and more than a dozen officials surrounded Luo Jian, Liu Lan and others, and Zhao Quan quietly took out the rifle from the cloth bag and held it in his hand.

Ruan Dacheng didn't expect the sudden change in the situation in the field, he didn't react for a while, he stayed in the field for a long time, and only then did he come back to his senses when he saw the official coming, and shouted to the officer: "Where do you know Zhang Zezhi in the county?" Hurry up and let him come to see the official! ”

The official who looked like the head of the squad looked at Ruan Dacheng, and seeing that his clothes were not ordinary, he hesitated in his heart, and arched his hand towards Ruan Dacheng and said, "May I ask where this master is?" We know that the county is not in the yamen, so we will let people look for it. ”

"It's up to you, take us to find your county master." Luo Jian stepped forward and said lightly to the team leader.

"Who are you?" The team leader looked at Luo Jian and asked, the look of doubt in his eyes became even stronger.

"Where is all this nonsense? Why don't you hurry up and lead the way! Ruan Dacheng was so angry that he stepped forward and shouted.

"Do you know where the master is?" The squad leader turned around and asked the official behind him.

"Today, Master Bao invited the master to eat wine in Cuixiang Building." A servant standing at the door just now said.

"Take us there!" Ruan Dacheng was already in a hurry.

Cuixiang Building is not far away, walk through this street and turn right.

When he arrived at the door, the team wanted to go upstairs to report first, but was dragged back by Zhao Quan from behind, looking at what Zhao Quan wanted to say, but he held back.

After entering Monrojian, a few people didn't speak, and went directly to the second floor, and a few ** in Cuixiang Building wanted to step forward to stop them, but they were all thrown aside by Zhao Quan.

When I went upstairs and saw a servant and a servant standing outside a room on the right, Luo Jian and the others went directly to this room.