The meaning of Yuqing's telegram is to use code words to refer to Wu Dingzhen's headlessness. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info agents of the Fifth Town, who have liaison officers in all towns in Beiyang, and have developed a shadow under their control, and this assassination shadow has been activated. People have no head and don't go, as soon as Wu Dingzhen dies, the newly established Yanjin coalition army has no reliable person to preside over the overall situation, which is not worth mentioning. Now that Shandong's worries are gone, and he concentrates on dealing with the southeast, the situation of the Geming party has become more difficult.

The content of the telegram involves the top military secrets of the Lu army, and it is not trivial. Sun Meiyao asked Cheng Yue, "Who has read this telegram?" ”

"Send a report with a code, on our side, only the two of us have a codebook, which I translated by myself, and no one knows."

"That's fine, now, you!" She pointed at Chen Lenghe, "Since you know the highest level of military secrets, you are not allowed to leave my sight for a single step, otherwise, there will be no mercy!" ”

Chen Lenghe smiled fearlessly, "Who will kill me?" Honey, let's go to the back and I'll change the dressing for you. Let's discuss it again, let's make up the wedding......"

Yuan Weiting's telegrams were sent three times a day, all of which were carefully worded armistice orders, reminding Zhao Guanhou not to be careless, lose the opportunity in the middle of the ambush, and turn victory into defeat. The six towns of Beiyang are the essence of the country, and the fifth town is the essence of Beiyang. The slightest carelessness is a huge loss for the country and the nation. At present, the fifth town is attacking too far, and the supply line is gradually lengthening, and the slightest change may cause accidents. For the sake of the country and the lives of the three armed forces, guard against arrogance and rashness, and do not be greedy for merit.

Zhao Guanhou felt the majesty of Sun Meiyao while looking at the telegram, but laughed to himself: "Brother-in-law too, I am not Feng Huafu, it is good to have something to say, why bother with me in this scheming." ”

Sun Meiyao snorted disdainfully, "When he was down, you were the best for him, but now, it's not to guard against you." This man is able to share in adversity, but not in prosperity. If you want me to say, he said his, let's do ours, if we all wait for him, when will we have to wait. ”

"The face that should be given is always given, in fact, the more stable we are here, the more afraid those Geming parties are. It's like fishing, it's always better to sit still than to sit still. Besides, there is no harm in waiting, we have food and drink, Ge Mingjun is going to be hungry there, who do you say can wait? I'm going to use that time to do something. ”

Sun Meiyao's face sank, "Is it a thing or a person?" That little vixen is too shameless, she is just Mrs. Songjiang, and now she is in Jiangning, why does she eat more and occupy more? ”

"Where do you want to go? I'm not talking about her, I'm talking about the fleet. Of the 14 warships of Ge Ming's naval battalion that participated in this trip, two were sunk by us and 12 escaped. This fleet is naturally incomparable with the warships of the foreigners, even the steam paddle steamer cargo ship we bought, if it is equipped with cannons and dozens of fast guns, its combat effectiveness is higher than theirs. But for our Shandong Naval Division, this fleet is also very strong, and I want to pull them over. ”

Shandong's naval division has always been a shortcoming, because the Albion and Prussian fleets are stationed in Shandong, they instinctively dislike Daikin having a strong naval division, threatening the safety of its stationed fleet. Therefore, if you want to build a fleet in Shandong, it is not easy to succeed with these two countries as obstacles. In addition, the sailors also need specialized talents, including Ryan Stein, who is also good at land warfare and not good at boating. To engage in a water army is to start from scratch.

Zhao Guanhou didn't think about building an ocean-going fleet, he just wanted to have a defensive fleet that could defend the security of Shandong Province. This Jiangnan sailor is very much in line with the requirements.

These gunboats are naturally invincible to the ships of foreigners, but if they are used to defend Shandong, and the smugglers or salt barons are the opponents, they will not suffer losses. Moreover, these sailors and gunners have some experience in water warfare, which is better than that of recruits who have no experience in operation. When I arrived in Shandong, I re-trained, disciplined, and even sent to further study, but there was no material to cultivate.

These people may not support the Beiyang soldiers, but they will definitely not resist the Beiyang military salary, as long as the operation is done properly, it is not difficult to win them over. Moreover, the Cao Gang has a lot of influence in the southeast, the Songjiang Ninth Gang, the Jiabai Twenty-first Gang, and the Zhenyang Seventeen Gang, and many people in the threshold are on errands in the army. These people have the same friendship with Zhao Guanhou, and coupled with his uncle's identity, it is easy to pull people over.

But at the moment, there is another force competing with him for this fleet, that is, Xu Baoshan, the most famous salt lord in Zhenjiang, Yangzhou, and Taizhou.

He was nicknamed Xu Laohu, and because his reputation was so bad, everyone didn't dare to call him a tiger, only called him Shanzi. was born in the Cao Gang, and entered the Hongmen, which is considered to be a two-boat pedal. With the private salt business as a business, according to the incision of the rivers and lakes, it is called selling sea sand. This foundation was originally owned by the white widow, a female salt lord, and he made the face of the white widow, pillow in front of the lamp, and served effectively, so he was raised by the white widow to be the boss.

Later, the government chased after him tightly, and the case could not be completed unless he had to be headed. The White Widow was affectionate, and she went to the case to replace her death, Xu Baoshan did not come out, but inherited the foundation of the White Widow and became the leader himself. He has a very capable subordinate under him, and the officers and soldiers are also quite jealous of him.

When he defected to the government, he made up for his official status, killed some of his old brothers to invite merit, and bribed Zhang Yuan with a lot of money, and his official position became bigger and bigger, and he was able to arrest the camp in Yangzhou. The arrest battalion is in charge of prohibiting illegal salt, and using salt bars to ban illegal salt. When Ge Ming's army prospered, he raised troops in Yangzhou, turned to seize Taizhou, and proclaimed himself the governor of Yangzhou.

His subordinates have both Cao Gang brothers and salt bandits, and on the Lianghuai Salt Flat, a large number of poor stove households are also ready-made soldiers. In addition, there are private salt benefits, strong financial resources, and it is claimed that there are more than 20,000 soldiers. It has also coveted this fleet for a long time, and has sent people to lobby, hoping to pull this fleet to its side.

Most of the pipe bands of these fleets are southerners, and in their hearts, they are naturally closer to Xu Baoshan, a native of Zhenjiang. If you talk about wealth, Xu Baoshan is also a big man, the wealth is powerful, and the big yellow croaker is scattered, and the captains' hearts are closer to Xu Baoshan. It's not always easy to win them over.

Zhao Guanhou had already inquired about his origin through Ying Xiecheng, and sneered: "This tiger is ruthless in the local area, but in my eyes, it is just a sick cat." The white widow slept with him, and finally had to eat a knife for him, as a man, he refused to come out to die, and asked a woman to be knifed, which was not good enough. This person, I would have gotten rid of him a long time ago, and now he has to make small moves with me, and he can't keep him. In the past few days, while I am arguing with Ge Mingjun, I will deal with him first. ”

Sun Meiyao said excitedly: "Now my cavalry is useful, go to Huai to run horses and solve those gangs." ”

"Don't worry, he's an army of 20,000. Even if you don't fight, after all, there are many people and guns, you are my good wife, I don't want you to suffer any accidents. I got shot and I was fine in a day or two. If you break the oily skin, I'm going to be sad for weeks. I'll think of a way to make a mess of the tiger's nest for it, and then let's fight the tiger, which is nine out of ten. ”

Sun Meiyao was coaxed by him, and her awkward mood with Chen Lenghe was reduced a little, and she said proudly: "That Songjiang woman is a person who doesn't know the height of the sky, and she doesn't even know where the door of your old house in Jinmen is open, so she thinks it's your sweetheart." What a joke! I'm so bad, but I've lived in a broken house with you, what does she compare with me? I'm an adult, and it's over if I don't bother with her. You don't have to worry about me, since you are a soldier, you have to dare to fight hard, if you are afraid of death, you will not be able to lead the troops. A group of salt dealers plus poor stove households, I am not afraid of him. ”

"It's good if you understand this, don't eat unnecessary vinegar, make the house uneasy, and make people laugh. and Cheng Yue, you help me persuade her not to make trouble. As for Xu Laohu, it is actually very easy to deal with his troops. In the 10,000 horse army, take the head of the general and solve Xu Laohu, everything will be solved. Let me think of an idea of how to deal with him. ”

In the evening, when Zhao Guanhou hadn't come up with a very safe way, the head of the local chamber of commerce and several gentry came to visit him again, but after meeting, he couldn't kneel, "Gong Bao, you have mercy and save our Jiangning father." Please send a team of men to maintain order in the market, otherwise, I am afraid that it will be out of control. ”

Ge Mingjun has run out of food.

Because the gentry and merchants refused to accept military coupons and refused to sell grain without seeing cash, Ge Ming's army was cut off from grain and grass, and the soldiers did not eat at noon. Angry soldiers, believing that the gentry had betrayed them, and that most of them were guest soldiers with little affection for the locals, some of the soldiers took to the streets and began to attack shops.

Today, the main victims are the rice shops and grain stores, and the victims are all grain. Otherwise, the damage is not too great. But as long as everything begins, it will inevitably intensify. If we can't curb this momentum of grabbing things as soon as possible, gold and silver treasures, antiques, calligraphy and paintings, and even women from good families will inevitably suffer.

Although the ninth town is a soldier, they are also hungry, at most they will not harass the township, and it is unlikely that they will really go to the streets to maintain order. What's more, as the commander-in-chief, Xu Shaozhen also has the responsibility of raising food for the soldiers, and if he stands up to preside over military discipline, all parties will inevitably make difficulties, and if they ask him for food and grass, the problem will be even more difficult to solve.

Michael Superior, the consul of Albion, suggested to the merchants that the Fifth Town send troops to keep the market safe. Since this was an invitation from the gentry, it could not be regarded as a breach of the armistice agreement, nor was it subject to the request of the station.

Compared with the two teams, the discipline of the Fifth Town is indeed better than that of Ge Mingjun, and with the silver in their pockets, the merchants and gentry naturally support them more, and they specially came to cry Qin Ting.

The president of the chamber of commerce brought a silver ticket of 10,000 taels of silver, "This is to ask the brothers to maintain order, the reward we have paid, please send mercy to the palace guards and save the fathers and elders of this city." Today's Ge Mingjun is about to run out of royal law, not only robbing things, but they even kill their own people. If one day the hand is killed, I will be old, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to escape my life. ”

Although the president had his hair cut off, he bought a fake braid to wear on his head, and he pointed to the fake braid, "I heard that someone has suggested that those who wear fake braids should also be killed." ”

"Wait a minute, I'll ask first, who was killed?"

"Chief of Staff of the Town Army, Tao Jun Bao Tao's second son." The president of the Chamber of Commerce was well-informed and replied: "Chen Wuwei said that he has a good ...... The Tongguan Mansion was suspicious, so he was arrested, and he was executed without waiting for Lin Shuqing to ask someone. At present, the town army and the Shanghai army are incompatible with each other, and if anyone enters the opponent's defense area, he may be harmed by the white blade and will be provoked by fire. Our Jiangning is the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties, even if they want to merge with the fire and die, will they die outside the city? It's impossible to do this in the city...... You also have to ask your army to press the ground and maintain order. ”

Chen Lenghe was listening, and his heart was shocked, "Tao Ergongzi was killed?" The Tao family is a big silk family in Zhenjiang, and he is also a very influential person in the local area, if you kill him, you are not afraid that the Tao family will not agree? ”

"Mrs. Zhao, don't you know, now Ge Mingjun is really not afraid of anything, he can kill whoever he wants, and he doesn't talk about any rules. Eighty percent of this crime is casual, as for the reason, hehe, it's not difficult to guess. Who made Tao Ergongzi the backbone of the Restoration Society, and he had military power in his hands, I heard that he was suggesting that he should form a unified party to fight against the Xingzhong Society. This Chen Wuwei is the hardcore of the Xingzhong Society, and it is natural to remove obstacles for the organization. ”

The president of the Chamber of Commerce shook his head, "When they said to save the country and save the people, I really believed it and was willing to help them." I also hope that this country will become rich and strong, and I also hope that the people will live a good life. But now, before he has done anything, he has begun to fight for power and profit, and even mutilated his life, what is the difference between this and Hong Yang? I don't have much confidence in them anymore, and all I am thinking about now is how to save the lives of the fathers and elders in this city, and ask the commander to fulfill them. ”

Zhao Guanhou's face was embarrassed and silent, Chen Lenghe shook his arm and said a few more words in his ear. Zhao Guanhou said: "My wife has spoken, so there is no reason for me not to listen." A few of them will go back first, and I will send a military police battalion and an infantry battalion to maintain order and ensure law and order in Jiangning. Whoever dares to loot supplies and harass the people will be killed. ”

When several businessmen thanked and left, and only two people remained, Chen Lenghe asked with a smile, "Honey, why do you want to give me face?" If you agree to it yourself, won't you be able to gain more people's hearts? ”

"People's hearts, it's useless. After all, I want to go back to Shandong, and no matter how pleasing the people of Jiangning look at me, it doesn't mean much. You are different, in the future, our Zhengyuan will open a semicolon in Jiangning. You, the chairman, will make a name for yourself as a living bodhisattva, and you will be able to do business in the future. These gentry and magnates have to sell your face, and the people are grateful for your kindness, what else can't be done? Don't forget, it's because we run a good church and sort out debts that so many people thank you and volunteer to be your bodyguard. It doesn't hurt to earn some more fame. ”

The gendarmes of the fifth town went out on the streets to maintain order, which was a great influence on the prestige of the coalition command, proving that the gentry of Jiangning were more and more inclined to Beiyang. But for the armies in the city, the news has become no longer important, compared to Beiyang, the people around them are really terrifying.

After Chen Wuwei was dismissed as governor by Songjiang Dengbao, instead of delegating power, he acted in a more high-profile manner. arrested and shot local celebrities like Tao Junbao, and wanted to take the seal and take the command of the coalition army into his own hands. This was of course opposed by the governors, but immediately several officers who opposed him were shot or bombed.

Relying on the Assassin Lux, Chen Wuwei actually wanted to use forceful means to bring the authority of the whole city into one. Naturally, the armies could not sit idly by, and the Zhen Army and the Zhejiang Army had the posture of joining forces to flank the Shanghai Army, while the Ning Army assisted the Shanghai Army and wanted to merge with the various armies. Xu Shaozhen was exhausted, but the situation was still gradually deteriorating.

At this moment, a telegram from the north dealt another heavy blow to the coalition forces. Wu Dingzhen, the commander of the sixth town, was assassinated by the captain of his guard, and his head was in a different place. The Yan-Jin coalition army existed in name only, the rebel officers were arrested and deported to Beijing, and it was expected that the chaos in Zhongshan and the return of the fifth town would not happen. Jiangning has become an isolated city again. (To be continued.) )