Zhao Guanhou smiled: "I know, my sister is worried about these squires. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info they are not really better than Zhang Zongyao, for the people below, the two may be a hill, and for us, they may not always be friends. Although these people have no ability to deal with Zhang Zongyao, they have the ability to do things. The family is wealthy, intertwined, and its power in the countryside is still very great. We are guests, people and land, and if they are willing to oppose us, our life will be very troublesome. Therefore, no matter whether they are good or bad, the relationship between the two is too stiff, otherwise we will only have to rely on guns to eat in Hunan. What is the difference between that and Zhang Zongyao? However, I know their careful thinking, they just want to use the Lu army to drive Zhang, and then find a way to get rid of us and occupy this territory by themselves. ”

The Hunan squire put forward the idea of using the children of Hunan to fight against Zhang Zongyao, on the surface, it was based on the interests of the Lu army to avoid casualties, but when you think about it, you know that it is not the same thing.

How could the newly recruited troops be pulled to the front line against the veterans who had been in battle for a long time. Even if such an armed force exists, it is still a matter for the Lu army to fight against Zhang Zongyao. It is nothing more than that the squires want an armed force that obeys the orders of the local forces in Hunan, as a military capital for Hunan to compete with the government in the future.

They may be afraid of being cheated by people from other provinces, or they may want to rush to the front and grab more capital, in short, these people are no longer willing to obey the five-color flag. Their biggest demand at present is that Hunan is self-controlled, and Hunan people control Hunan. From a long-term perspective, although Zhang Toadstool needs to be eradicated, Zhao Guanhou's people may not be popular with Hunan people. When Zhang Zongyao is expelled, the next target is likely to be Lu Jun.

Zhao Guanhou had already prepared for this, and said with a smile: "Zhang Zongyao poisoned Hunan, which can be regarded as using up all the prestige of Beiyang, and it is impossible to make Hunan people obey the Zhengfu with peace of mind. If the Lu army wanted to garrison Hunan, it could only rely on contact with the gentry. The key is that Xianglu cannot be opposed. As long as we win the hearts of the Hunan people and integrate Lu and Xiang, then the way we get along with Hunan will not be as simple as being either friends or enemies. Hunan certainly wants to be independent, but this kind of thing is not something he wants to do, and he can definitely do it. Zhang Zongyao injured Hunan's vitality, and it was difficult for Hunan to recover its strength in a short period of time. As far as the army is concerned, where will they go to get arms after leaving the Shandong Arsenal? Under the means of private means, the Hanyang Arsenal will be able to close down and go bankrupt in a few years, and it cannot be counted on at all, they can't even be self-sufficient in weapons, and how can they oppose Shandong. ”

He paused and said, "Besides, these gentry are not monolithic. Overseer, Governor, who wouldn't want to sit on these two chairs? When you become an overseer, you want to manage the finances, and when you become a provincial governor, you want to take the power of the army. Even if the Hunan gentry are like brothers and sisters, in front of these two chairs, they will also be brothers and sisters. When the time comes, they still have to act according to Lu Jun's eyes. Shandong does not seek an official, but to be an official of the official, not to seek an inch of land, but can control the entire Hunan commercial finance, our plan to feed the two lakes can still be successful, but also a good reputation, why not? ”

Su Hanzhi said: "What do you mean by listening to this, do you want to help them become independent?" Miss Luo's charm seems to be even greater than I imagined. ”

Before the words fell, Zhao Guanhou had already hugged her tightly and really raged on her forehead and lips. "Sister, you will be punished for wronging me like this. In my eyes, a hundred Miss Luo is also comparable to my Sister Hanzhi. I help Hunan, it has nothing to do with her, it's just to find a shield. Rabbits and dead dogs cook, birds hide their bows, as long as there are anti-thieves and rebels, the crooked nose will not dare to really scratch my face. Such a good ready-made shield, why do you think I am willing to do it? ”

"Bad eyes." Han Zhi smiled and gently slapped her husband's chest, "You executed Zhang Zongtang to buy the hearts of the people in Hunan, it seems that after our Lu army, we will prepare a Hunan canteen alone." ”

"There is no army without Xiang. Since the Hongyang Rebellion to the present, Hunan has produced many good soldiers, and there is still no shortage of excellent soldiers. Don't look at the fact that they can't deal with Zhang Zongyao, that's because of the lack of effective commanders, everyone can't fight on their own scale. In any case, the Seventh Division is also a unit that has fought old battles, not to mention that it has strong troops. The three hundred and five hundred troops were sent to death, of course. However, these Hunan children, as long as they are trained well and equipped with arms, their combat effectiveness is very impressive. In particular, Hunan is mountainous, and the local children of Hunan are familiar with the local environment, and if they can be absorbed into the team, it is also an important force. Although the goal of the Lu army is to send food to Hunan, if the troops are all their own people, it will inevitably make the local people in Hunan dissatisfied. Become Hunan rice and raise Hunan people, I think, they have no opinion. I won't hide my thoughts, but my sister wronged me just now, and now it's time to be punished. ”

The man picked up the woman and walked towards the room, where he knew that there was another person waiting for the threesome. No matter how shy Su Hanzhi was about it, but he had already started, so he couldn't refuse. Zhao Guanhou said as he walked: "I killed Zhang Sishuai today, my reputation for resisting Zhong Yang's telegram order has spread, and next, it depends on the reaction of Hunan." I believe that the children of Sanxiang, many hot-blooded men, my performance will not be in vain. ”

The next day, before Zhao Guanhou got up, a large number of young and strong people came outside the Lu army station. A large part of these people were the ones who visited the beheading of Zhang Zongtang yesterday. When the execution was over, they did not choose to go home, but came to the Lu army garrison and sat on the ground.

Looking at this formation, the officers of the Lu army were also a little panicked, not knowing what they wanted to do. It wasn't until I sent someone to ask that I got a response: "We, we want to be soldiers." ”

Since the Taiping army prospered, Hunan has been a place to send good soldiers. Although during the Ge Ming Army, Hunan was full of soldiers, and when the people were exhausted, soldiers were bandits, and bandits were soldiers. The common people had a great evil opinion of the soldiers, and the young and strong were ashamed to join the army. However, Lu Jun's excellent style, coupled with the execution of Zhang Zongtang, gave these young people hope. Their thinking is relatively simple, Zhao Guanshuai beat Zhang Zongyao, in order to eliminate harm to the Hunan people, he did not hesitate to offend Duan Zongli, we should do it with him.

The gentry of Yuezhou originally wanted to set up a team of their own in Hunan, and these young men were excellent soldiers. However, these young people did not have the will to become soldiers, and insisted on joining the Lu army. Of course, with the strength of the clan, it was not difficult for the gentry to form the Hunan Provincial Army. The problems that plague them are, first, weapons and equipment, and second, grass-roots officers.

In terms of weapons, someone proposed to Zhao Guanhou a plan to exchange Hunan rice for guns. As for the officers...... The eyes of many gentry fell on the middle and lower-level officers of the Lu army who did not have a family. Especially among the grassroots cadres, a large part of them are singles, and some of their own families are suitable women......

Zhao Guanhou had no objection to the marriage between the Lu army officers and the locals, but the precondition was that Zhang Zongyao was settled first. The gentry were naturally extremely supportive of this idea, and the military rations, military supplies, medicines, and masters ...... The manpower and material resources needed for the front line were handled by these gentry and quickly collected.

If the Zhengfu at this time is compared to a brain, the gentry is the nerves that connect the brain with the hands and feet. When nerves are necrotic on a large scale, it is difficult for the brain's commands to be transmitted to the limbs, let alone manipulate the body.

The Seventh Division, which actually has tens of thousands of combat strength, is now facing such an unfavorable situation. After learning that Zhang Zongtang was killed, Zhang Zongyao did not scold, or cry and grab the ground, but only called his subordinate Tian Shuzhang, first made up his military salary, and then pointed to the huge safe beside him.

"Solve Lu Jun this time, everything in the safe is yours. If we lose the war, then this safe belongs to the surname Zhao. For the sake of our own rich future, we have to work hard this time. ”

In the safe, almost all of Zhang Zongyao's belongings were placed, and his expropriation in Hunan was rampant, and all the proceeds were collected here. Tian Shuzhang was ecstatic at first, and then panicked, and shook his head again and again: "I dare not ...... I don't dare to ...... my humble position."

"Take what is given to you. As long as you do it, I, Zhang, will definitely speak and count. Zhang Zongyao's eyes were red, "If this money can buy back Zong Tang's life, I will not hesitate to give them to Zhao Guanhou." But now that the fourth brother is gone, no matter how much money he has, he can't get back a living fourth brother. I only want revenge, I only need hatred! The most capable of fighting in my hands is you, as long as you solve Zhao Guanhou and add another Wu Xintian to me, my seat can also be given to you to sit in. Tell the brothers that whoever it is, just get Zhao Guanhou's head. I'll reward him with a million dollars! plus the women that Zhao Guanhou brought with him, they were all his! My order is simple, attack, attack, attack! When I saw Lu Jun, I was beaten to death. ”

Advisor Nagano frowned, "Brother Zongyao, don't be impulsive, our army has suffered two losses in succession, losing tens of thousands of subordinates, and the morale of the troops has been shaken." At present, it is not advisable to start a head-on conflict with the Lu army. In my opinion, we should choose to contact the southern army and withdraw to the Xiangxi region. Take advantage of the terrain of Xiangxi to maneuver with the Lu army......"

Zhang Zongyao has always been obedient to his advisers, especially when it comes to military affairs, and usually does not refuse. But this time, he chose to oppose it

"Mr. Nagano is right, but this time, I can't listen. The enemy who killed my brother is right in front of me, you let me retreat? Where do I retreat? I quit, and when I come below, I won't have the face to see the fourth brother! Being a big brother can't be too useless, someone bullied my siblings, I have to save face for him, this is the duty of being a brother. I always knew that the fourth child was useless, he liked to play, he liked money, he liked women, he just didn't like to fight. I knew that if he led the troops, there would definitely be problems. But, in any case, he is also my brother and my brother. The fourth child likes to sing the most and likes to play Zhuge Liang the most. In his hometown, he likes our three brothers to accompany him to sing and let him be Zhuge . At that time, my family was poor, and once, we only had one piece of bread, and I divided the bread into four parts, and the fourth child secretly saved his bread and kept it for me to eat. Say I'm a big brother, I'm tall, and I eat a lot. You don't know, at that time, we really could starve to death, and the fourth child gave me not bread, but life. I asked him if there was anything I needed to do for him. He said at the time that if he has money in the future, as long as I let him sing Zhuge Liang on the stage once. Now that I'm an Overseer, I want people from all over the province to sing with him, so that he can live up to Zhuge Liang's addiction! Even if he is useless, even if he doesn't know how to fight, as long as he is happy, what does it matter if he loses the war? He lost his territory, and I, the big brother, would just take it back for him. But...... But why did Lu Jun kill him! ”

Zhang Zongyao's face turned hideous, "What did our four brothers do to the Hunan people, what does it matter to his surname Zhao?" We are robbers in the first place, and in this world, if we don't become robbers, we can only starve to death. I've had enough of living a poor life, and I want to be a good man. If we don't let those people die, we will die. He is powerful, he is majestic, I give him face, and he comes to me to avoid him. I even thought that if he had to enter Hunan, I would give up the defense area, go to be the vanguard, and enter Guangxi. But he had to kill my brother by inch! This is a personal vendetta, public affairs can not be investigated, how can a personal vendetta not be avenged? Mr. Nagano, you Fuso people do not understand the truth of us Chinese, we Chinese, brotherhood must be avenged, otherwise, we are no longer qualified to be other people's brothers. ”

"In the southern army, I have already sent negotiators, and it is okay to follow them on any conditions, as long as they are willing to send troops to help me attack Zhao, I can do anything. I won't leave Changsha, I'm going to sit here, waiting for the good news from my subordinates, I'm going to look at the heads of Zhao Guanhou and Wu Xintian, in front of me! ”

Burn one's ship.

First, the sky-high reward of one million yuan was promulgated, and the arrears of his subordinates were made up, and while the morale of the troops was at its peak, Tian Shuzhang immediately commanded the troops to go north and advance towards Guiyi.

Changsha is not a suitable city to defend, and there is almost no danger to defend in northern Xiangbei. It is based on Zhang Zongyao's strategy, but also to attack and defend, he sits in the whole army of the governor of Changsha, and the rest of the troops are fortified step by step, and Tian Shuzhang's brigade as the vanguard takes the initiative to seize the advantageous terrain and challenge the Lu army.

Zhang Jizhong's remaining 10,000 troops, as well as his original brigade, with a total of more than 15,000 troops, were all plain and filial piety to the four commanders. Looking from afar, there are white clouds, and it is indeed quite imposing.

Tian Shuzhang didn't think that he could really defeat the Lu army, even if there was a heavy reward, the gap between his subordinates would not be able to make up for it with money. All he wanted was to inflict as many casualties on the Lu army as possible, so that it would lose the ability to attack Changsha. In that way, Zhang Zongyao, who had the support of the Southern Army, could come forward to give the Lu army the final blow.

He can't say that he is not moved by the contents of the safe, but above the benefits, there is also a virtue called loyalty. Loyalty is not unique to the Lu army, Zhang Zongyao's command also has loyalty. Tian Shuzhang is ready this time, and if necessary, he will repay him with death.

The movement of the troops was not as smooth as he imagined, and the shadow of the Lu army had not yet been seen, and the troops had been reduced by one percent. Even with a million-dollar bounty and a military beheading, it couldn't stop some soldiers from running away with their guns in tow.

The team captured a large number of young men in Hunan to add to the team, including the militia and those who had served as soldiers in Ge Ming's time before, and they could not escape the compulsory military service system of Zhang Supervisor's army. Some of them are because of their good performance, and their own quality is indeed excellent, and they gradually changed from masters to soldiers and became a member of Zhangbu.

Although Zhang Bu is often in arrears and cannot take care of the food, after all, he can rob legally and commit crimes. The former victim became the perpetrator, and gradually became satisfied with this life and became a loyal fighter under Zhang Zongyao.

However, in the course of this march, these people began to flee in large numbers with their guns in tow. Even if Tian Shuzhang paid another military salary, he couldn't curb this momentum. In addition, those bandit villains who defected to Zhang Dujun's banner did not fight desperately for reasons such as a million rewards or rescuing Zhang Jizhong, on the contrary, they also began to seek opportunities to flee. A company commander who failed to escape cried when he knelt in front of Tian Shuzhang and begged for his life:

"Brigade, don't blame me, I really can't fight. Look at the way those villagers look at us, it's too scary. Besides, our grain collection team can't buy grain and rice at all......"

The procurement of grain and non-staple food has encountered unprecedented difficulties, and even if you have the ocean, you may not be able to buy anything. It is true that under the threat of bayonets, the merchant did not dare to refuse to trade, but who could conjure up grain when he pointed to an empty rice jar?

The big businessmen who had maintained a superficially good relationship with Zhang Zongyao in the past disappeared, and the small businessmen either ran away, leaving nothing to sell. The troops' food gradually became tense, and Tian Shuzhang also realized that the situation did not seem to be quite right. But in order to be loyal, you can only work hard.

He swung his knife and cut off the head of the company commander, and then gave an order: The whole army will speed up, and before the military rations run out, Yuezhou will be defeated, and there will be food.