Chongming

Ren Siqi took Shen Tingyang, Li Yanzhi, Chen Zilong and others to stand at the pier to see off the Mao 18 fleet that was about to depart. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Li Shutai led thousands of 30,000 green battalions of eight banners to Jiangyin, and was besieging Jiangyin City day and night. According to the report of the enemy intelligence department, in the east, the Manchu Beylerbolo also left Songjiang with more than 10,000 eight banners and 40,000 green battalions and was rushing to the river; To the west, Duoduo, the prince of Yu of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, personally led an army of 60,000 from Nanjing and arrived in Changzhou, where Liu Zhaoji had already led the army back to Jingjiang.

Nearly 200,000 Manchu Qing three-way troops pressed to Jiangyin with the overwhelming momentum of Mount Tai, the situation in Jiangyin was precarious, and there was a danger of falling at any time, so it was necessary to immediately send troops to rescue and wait for an opportunity to withdraw the soldiers and civilians from Jiangyin. Not long ago, Ren Siqi sent people to Jiangyin many times to persuade Yan Yingyuan and Chen Mingyu to retreat from Jiangyin as soon as possible, but they all refused.

Now the situation in Jiangyin is so dangerous, although he doesn't understand why Yan and Chen are so persistent, Ren Siqi also has to send the most powerful fleet to the rescue, he can't watch Jiangyin fall like history, he can't allow Jiangyin to happen again on the 81st of Jiangyin. Eighty-one days of independence against the Qing Dynasty, only 53 people were left who died of 100,000 soldiers and civilians, this is the death of the Chinese nation, after the fall of Jiangyin, there was no such large-scale uprising of the people in the south of the Yangtze River, and the rich Jiangnan became the backyard granary of the Manchu Dynasty, where the money and grain fed hundreds of thousands of Manchu troops, so that they had enough strength to suppress the remnants of the Ming forces in other places. Therefore, Ren Siqi must rescue the soldiers and civilians of Jiangyin as close as possible, they are the spark to resist the Qing Dynasty!

A mighty fleet of hundreds of warships rested on the river outside the docks, with masts and sails covering the sky.

For this rescue, Ren Siqi can be said to have done his best, the main ships such as the "Princess" and "Flying Fish" were all dispatched, and there were as many as 30 three-masted sailing ships in the fleet, in addition to the main force of the naval army commanded by Mao 18, the newly established infantry four towns sent two towns to accompany them, and the generals Yang Ding and Chen Mingyang were all dispatched, and the troops sent were as many as 20,000, accounting for half of the army on Chongming Island now.

Ren Siqi and others knew that with Chongming's current military strength, it was simply not enough to compete with the 200,000 Manchu Qing army, even if Jiangyin City was the basis. Therefore, the purpose of this dispatch was mainly sailors, and the purpose was to firmly control the Yangtze River outside Jiangyin, support Jiangyin from the river, and wait for the opportunity to withdraw to the people of Jiangyin.

Mao 18 was appointed as the commander of the whole army, commanding the two armies of Shuibu and responsible for the rescue of Jiangyin. Yan Ermei, the director of the United Front Work Department, went with the army as a supervisor, mainly responsible for liaison with Jiangyin City, and his main task was to persuade Yan Yingyuan and Chen Mingyu to agree to withdraw from Jiangyin.

"Governor, subordinates have gone down!" Mao Shibai was wearing a full suit of armor and saluted Ren Siqi with a fist, and he no longer called Ren Siqi Xiucai on such a serious occasion.

"Eighteen brothers, be careful, I'm waiting for the news of my brother's triumph." Ren Siqi smiled and said goodbye to Mao Shiba, what should have been explained has already been explained clearly, and there is no need to say more at this time.

Mao Eighteen made a "swish", gave a military salute to everyone, turned around and headed towards the "Princess" warship, and more than a dozen guards followed closely behind him with swords in hand.

"Woo woo ...... The melodious sound of conch sounded, and all the warships on the river set sail and marched against the current to the Yangtze River.

"I should have led the troops myself!" Looking at the distant sail shadow, Ren Siqi muttered to himself. Such a big battle did not personally lead the troops forward, which made Ren Siqi very worried.

"Governor, you are the highest governor of Chongming, and hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians in Chongming are all pointing at you, how can you do it yourself." Li Yanzhi comforted on the side.

Li Yanzhi is right, Chongming's stall is getting bigger and bigger, there are countless things that need to be decided by yourself, how can you do everything yourself, and you should train your subordinates to take charge of themselves. Ren Siqi nodded, and smiled and invited everyone present: "I just got half a catty of the best Longjing, would you like to go to Fuzhong to taste it with me?" ”

"There are many things in the subordinate yamen, I'm afraid I can't disturb the governor." Shen Tingyang refused with a smile, as the prefect of Chongming, all the civil affairs on Chongming Island need to be handled by him, and his busy feet don't touch the ground every day, where can he have time to go to the governor's mansion to taste tea?

Shen Tingyang didn't go, and his subordinate Chongming County Commander Shafu Changsha County Commander Liu Wanchun and other civil officials were also embarrassed to go.

"My subordinates have some leisure." Among the civil and military forces, only Chen Zilong agreed to go to taste tea, Chen Zilong, as a member of the army, was responsible for the dispatch of Chongming's army rations and baggage logistics, and now that the fleet has set out for the expedition, he has finally relaxed.

Li Yanzhi, as the director of the General Staff Department, worked in the Governor's Mansion, so he naturally went together.

A few people returned to the governor's palace from the dock and sat down in the flower hall. The maid Amakusa Kaede brought out the tea set and began to make tea for everyone.

Amakusa Kaede is fifteen years old, her body has grown up, her face is as white as porcelain, her big eyes and small mouth, she is not very old, she is already very graceful, she kneel on the coffee table and sit on the coffee table, the plain silk dress is tightly pressed on the hips and waist, revealing a graceful curve.

Hao's wrist is like snow, fingers are like cutting onion roots, the action is light, pleasing to the eye, placing tea, washing tea, brewing, the action of Amakusa maple making tea is like half of the dance, and it is really an excellent enjoyment in the eyes of everyone.

After the swallow finished copying the water tea, Amakusa Kaede picked up the tea cup and served it to everyone one by one.

Chen Zilong held the tea cup in one hand, twisted the lid with the other, closed his eyes and sniffed the tea deeply.

"A cup of entrance hangover solution,

The pine wind comes in the ears;

This is the cool country,

Who drinks with the Longxi Gong.

It is worthy of being the best Longjing tea. ”

Chen Zilong said casually, showing the grace of celebrities.

Li Yanzhi is just a showman, but he doesn't have a poetic talent like Chen Zilong, but he can't stop admiring the fragrance of tea.

Ren Siqi smiled and sipped tea, looked at the two talented scribes beside him, and then thought about the powerful army that had just set out, from a showman who was in prison two years ago to a hero with tens of thousands of soldiers now, he couldn't help but be full of pride.

After soaking the tea leaves in Sanshui, the three of them finally began to talk about business.

"Everything in Chongming is on the right track, and our career is thriving, all thanks to the planning of the two of them." Ren Siqi first praised the two people. Li Yanzhi was in charge of the army's training and dispatch and other daily chores, while Chen Zilong was in charge of the ordnance, grain and grass deployment.

"Governor, where do you speak, the governor you lead the overall situation well, and the generals work hard and conscientiously, and the subordinates have only done some internal things, where is the credit!" After listening to Ren Siqi's words, Li Yanzhi hurriedly put down the teacup and said modestly.