Taizhou City, under the roar of 10,000 cannons, the weak city walls seemed to be trembling, and 15,000 people of the Qing army Peng Yulin were trapped in Taizhou, isolated and helpless.

The Pingyuan army that participated in the siege of Taizhou City was nominally three infantry regiments, but in fact, Su Hongniang's troops came to Suzhong to pacify the people and requisition the people, and the southern reserve troops came in a steady stream, under the city of Taizhou, not counting the people, the strength had already exceeded 20,000 people, and a large number of various artillery pieces were assembled, and in the early morning of July 25, a fierce attack on Taizhou City was launched.

Just equipped with the German Krupp company to produce a number of Guangzhou-Krupp breech steel cannon for the first time to show its earth-shaking power, several artillery guns in unison, after correction and adjustment half an hour of slow shooting, one of the guns finally bombarded the city gate, only one cannon, immediately screamed again and again, the shell through the city gate in the gatehouse hit the city wall after exploding, in the black smoke, I don't know how many northern soldiers were blown up flesh and blood, the sudden explosion shock wave, the city gate from the inside out squeaked to the ground, Several shrednel sliced cracks through the gates.

On a city tower in Dongcheng, Peng Yulin, who was holding a clairvoyant mirror, slowly stood upright, the reinforcements had not arrived for a long time, looking at the dense gray military uniforms that were faintly in the grass stalks, fields, and canals under the city under the moonlight, Peng Yulin knew that he was afraid that he would lose Maicheng.

To the southwest, dense gunfire rang out.

A few dark clouds drifted in, covering the bright moon, and it was pitch black, and I don't know how many enemy troops were preparing to charge.

"Handsome! Let's go! The commander of the pro-soldier beside him anxiously urged.

In the southwest direction, Liu Ziyun, a fierce general under Xue Shuai, led the elite of the ten battalions to break through, intending to fight a bloody way.

Four times, the low and majestic Pingyuan Army horn sounded, and almost every force that fought with the Pingyuan Army would be deeply impressed by it, because this low melody represented the brutal killings that followed.

Peng Yulin sighed softly and turned around to go down the city tower.

In the dark night, you can almost see the traces of the brilliant flares piercing the night sky, like fireworks blooming in the night, which looks beautiful, but it represents eternal death.

Shuitang Village is located in the southwest of Taizhou, famous for a pond at the entrance of the village, and the fiercest battle took place on the reservoir embankment.

Responsible for blocking the enemy army on the front line of Shuitang Village is the second battalion of the first regiment of the fourth town of the Pingyuan Army, the pipe band Chu Xiangyu is just in his early twenties, he is a veteran who carried a gun at the age of fifteen.

Among the commanders of each town, in fact, Zhao Sanbao's fourth town is the lightest color, and the regent ordered him to hand over the soldiers and horses of the fourth town to the red lady, and Zhao Sanbao selected some generals to form the Western Expeditionary Army, and Zhao Sanbao went to Guizhou without saying a word. Han Jinchun and the regent have an extraordinary relationship, and they will not make trouble. And if it is Harwich or Shenbao, although he will listen to orders, he will inevitably have pimples in his heart, of course, this is also a human condition, which is completely different from personnel scheduling in peacetime.

Chu Xiangyu's infantry battalion, like its brother troops, was supplemented with some new recruits, and now the whole battalion has about 700 soldiers.

Biting on a cigarette, Chu Xiangyu paced behind the embankment, on which there were rows of soldiers lying on his stomach, shooting at the shadowy northern soldiers in the fields at night.

Not far away, a red signal flare rose, it was the Fifth Infantry Battalion on Xiaohuan Mountain calling for artillery support, Chu Xiangyu grinned: "Brothers, these turtle grandsons have hit a wall, and they will be driven back immediately, and they will all beat me hard." ”

With the sound of pulling the bolt, bullet casings ejected one after another, and landed on the embankment and in the earthen ditch.

"Boom, boom, boom" artillery roared, and more than ten miles away, there were bursts of firelight, dazzling people's eyes.

Chu Xiangyu lit a cigarette, reached out and slapped the back of a recruit's head, and scolded with a smile: "Look at a ball!" Look there, see it, shoot! ”

"Kill!" In the bamboo forest in the distance, the northern soldiers seemed to be crazy and roared, but it was Liu Ziyu who was anxious and personally organized a death squad to rush towards the embankment.

In the battle of the breakthrough, Liu Ziyun ran into walls everywhere and stormed Liujia Village on the south side, but he didn't want to dig a trench in the south and wait for the battle, and the right flank on the west side was hit by the artillery fire of the Pingyuan army, and if he didn't break out of the encirclement, he was afraid that the whole army would be annihilated.

"Send a signal to the fifth battalion, when the time comes, tell them to attack from the flanks!" Saying that, Chu Xiangyu smiled again, "Hurry up, bring our magic cannon up, and ask Peng Yulin to try our new gadgets." ”

Soon, three small steel cannons were placed behind the embankment, which was called a lightning cannon in the south, but it was actually an experiment, but Su Niangniang had a big face, so she brought three guns to the drum and assigned them to the four towns and one regiment responsible for blocking the attack.

The small steel cannon needs more than a dozen people to be transported with a special wooden frame, but compared to the battlefield artillery, it is naturally called small, and the three steel cannons that the matchmaker wants to come have been tested by dozens of shells without major failures, in fact, the various types of this small curved artillery cannon that the south has been drummed out, and the failure is more than 100 pieces, and it is only now that it is gradually finalized, based on these three steel cannons, and slowly improved.

"Slow down, slow down, tell you, be careful, don't blow up!" Chu Xiangyu looked informal, but in fact he was extremely cautious, and kicked the soldiers around the lightning cannon to the side, just in case something really failed, after all, it was an experiment, wasn't it?

In fact, the lightning strike artillery was originally intended to be used to deal with the trench warfare of the northern country, but at this time it received miraculous results, several shells rose into the air, and exploded in the northern soldiers who were charging towards the embankment.

"Come again!" Chu Xiangyu roared with interest, the lightning cannon, the loading and firing were much faster than the southern artillery, and it exploded under the embankment.

"Snap" the base of a thunderbolt gun turret, obviously, it is still not up to the steel level, can not stand its continuous firing recoil, reinforcing the gun mount and maintaining the flexibility of the thunderbolt, this is a difficult problem to balance.

"Follow Lao Tzu! Fight these peeless ones! Chu Xiangyu roared, took the lead, and jumped out of the embankment, followed by countless gray figures...... A few miles away by a small stream, there were dozens of shadows and shadows, and the first to ride was Peng Yulin, who was wearing a python costume and coral.

One battle report after another, Peng Yulin's brows were tightly locked, Liu Ziyu's breakthrough was blocked, and he was suppressed in a radius of several miles, looking back at the city of Taizhou not far away, the sound of guns and cannons was not as fierce as just now, it was obvious that the Pingyuan army had entered the city, and the tragic street fighting and white-knuckle battle began.

"Da Shuai, there is a small road near the left, please change your robe, and the villain will lead the way." The pro-soldier who spoke was a native of Taizhou and was very familiar with the environment here.

Peng Yulin was groaning, and a fast horse rushed in front of him, and before he could get closer, the sentry immediately rolled to the ground and shouted with a cry: "Marshal, the military gate, the military gate was injured by a stray bullet, and it has been killed, ...... have been killed!" ”

"Hurry up!" Some of the guards had already untied their robes and knelt down to present them.

Peng Yulin was stunned, silent, took his robe and changed his clothes, and threw the coral top on the ground, his face was gloomy and terrifying.

It is easy to become benevolent, but it is difficult to endure humiliation! And Peng Yulin is a person who can endure humiliation and burden.

Only then did the guards rest assured that some pro-soldiers picked up the top on the ground, in order to lead away the pursuers.

…… In the first battle of Taizhou, Peng Yulin's troops were almost wiped out, most of them were annihilated and captured, half of them surrendered, and those who escaped survived for ten miles. Peng Yulin led the remnants across the canal and fled into southern Anhui.

Zuo Zongtang's department retreated to Huai'an and sent a report to the Beijing master to ask for guilt.

The six kings didn't blame him, and quickly called back to comfort him, saying that the new army has not been an army for a long time, and you have used the new army to fight against the rampant people in the south, and the results are impressive, which is really rare. Peng Yulin's defeat was actually because Miao Peilin was a snake and rat, and he was confused. I have urgently sent Lu soldiers to the Soviet Union to help, and regimental training in various places should also be loyal and brave.

Seeing the six kings call back, Zuo Zongtang couldn't help but be silent, bowed to the north a few times, paced and thought about the strategy of conquering the south, and fought with the south for the first time.

But no matter who they are, they all have their weaknesses, and where is the key point of the Pingyuan Army?

While Zuo Zongtang was thinking hard about countermeasures, the good news of the Southern Dynasty was also sent to Ye Zhao's desk.

It was the time to disperse, Ye Zhao finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the good news, the new army in the north has actually been planned for a long time, especially the Zuo Zongtang department, which has been in the army for several years, and most of the army has Russian instructors, and the combat power cannot be underestimated.

After thinking about it, he drafted a telegram, ordering Shenbao's second town to prepare to cross the river and enter the Jingnan battlefield.

Whether all walks of life marched together or looked for a good opportunity to land in Zhili, Ye Zhao had been thinking about this issue, but annihilating the new army in the north as soon as possible was the main goal.

Today, I want to accompany Rong'er, back to Duanning Garden, Rong'er in a snow-white gauze skirt is reading in the warm pavilion, she is getting taller and taller, in a trance, Rong'er is eighteen years old, she is a slim girl, beautiful and cute, small breasts, and she has long been proud.

"Xianggong!" Rong'er happily jumped off the kang and ran to Ye Zhao's side.

"Let's go, go to Xiaohongshan to see your sister." Ye Zhao was in a very good mood today.

"Good!" Rong'er nodded happily, tilted her head and thought about it again, and said, "I won't change my clothes." "Now my sister really doesn't seem to scold her anymore.

Ye Zhao just smiled and said, "It's all up to you, let's go, I'll stay there tonight, and bring my homework with me before I finish it." ”

Rong'er snorted.

…… Lan Guiren did not live in the Qianwang Mansion, but lived in the Xiaohongshan Palace, which was also convenient for her to summon ministers from all sides.

When Ye Zhao and Rong'er left, in the reception room of the Xiaohongshan Palace, across the yellow curtain, Lan Guiren was talking to Yuan Jiasan.

Now Xiao Anzi and a few guards "stayed in Shanghai to do things for the Queen Mother", and after a while, they said that it was good that they were missing, or that they had run away from the crime if they were bad, and then they had their own excuses.

Yuan Jiasan did not doubt it, although the Queen Mother said that she was coming to Jinling to visit her sister, but he didn't know where he was, he came for him.

Through the yellow curtain, Yuan Jiasan knelt on the ground and carefully answered the Queen Mother's question.

The Queen Mother was considerate and gave her a seat, but Yuan Jiasan didn't say a few words, so she said that Prince Qian was not, and knelt on the ground again.

"Can you understand Chinese now?"

Yuan Jiasan kowtowed and said: "The minister knows a little English, and it is a word that he reads from a book, so it is easier to read the text, but it is more difficult to listen to the language, because he is not familiar with the language." In fact, he can also read yes and no, as well as a few simple words.

"It's hard for you." The yellow curtain sighed leisurely.

"I only hate the tyranny of the king and wronged the queen mother!" At this moment, Yuan Jiasan no longer had any scruples, and he was criticizing Ye Zhao again and again.

"Do you know about Gao Qin?"

Yuan Jiasan hesitated, thought for a while, and said, "The minister has heard a little. "The Queen Mother is more shrewd than the Queen Mother, and some things can't be hidden from her.

After the yellow curtain, there was no sound.

Yuan Jiasan didn't dare to speak, and fell to the ground, feeling apprehensive. He is the first governor of Nangui, and he is the one who supports the highest prestige of the emperor and the queen mother, if he can bring down the king of Qian, he is a well-deserved Xiangzan Shoufu of the Southern Dynasty, even if he does not have the power of the king of Qian, it must be above 10,000 people under one person.

After a long while, the yellow curtain finally sounded the crisp and unspeakable coercive voice of the Queen Mother, "You will hand over the fold of the sick clearly." ”

Yuan Jiasan was stunned, looked up in amazement, and hurriedly knelt down.

"I know the matter in my heart, I understand your surname and Jingxiang's surname, you should sue the illness first, I have my own opinions."

"Yes!" The Queen Mother was resolute and wise, Yuan Jiasan knew that she must have a plan in her heart, and she didn't dare to disobey and kowtow to the ground.

"You just kneel."

Yuan Jiasan hurriedly kowtowed: "Minister Yuan Jiasan knelt down and asked for Sheng'an!" "Get up and step backwards.

…… Ye Zhao, Rong'er, and Lan Guiren had dinner, Lan Guiren said that there was something important to discuss with Ye Zhao, and Rong'er went back to her room to read.

Lan Guiren and Ye Zhao entered the lounge on the east side of the second floor, with a red carpet on the floor, landscape paintings hanging on the wall, and through the glass window, you can see the vast forests and clouds covering the mountains not far away.

"Sister-in-law, we have won a big battle in the Soviet Union!" The two sat down across the coffee table, and Ye Zhao said with a smile.

Lan Guiren lightly pinked his cheeks and said, "The sixth brother can't fight you." He also said: "If Lord Xianfeng is alive, he can't fight you." Maybe Kangxi and Qianlong are here, so they can have a hand with you. ”

For the so-called prosperous Kangqian era, Ye Zhao naturally scoffed, speaking of which, Yongzheng has done a few practical things, and has several good ideas for the policy of ethnic minorities and the policy of untouchables.

But I can't say this, and I seem to have forgotten my roots.

Lan Guiren is smart, so he can naturally find clues that Ye Zhao disagrees with, and said lightly: "You are very arrogant." ”

Ye Zhao said: "Don't dare. Reaching out and feeling the cigarette, he thought about it and threw it on a few.

Lan Guiren touched the cigarette pack, awkwardly popped out a cigarette from it, and handed it to Ye Zhao.

Looking at the cigarette in the gorgeous long finger sleeve, Ye Zhao was slightly stunned, then took it and said, "This is what you agree with me to smoke." "There are non-smokers, Ye Zhao usually doesn't light a cigarette, but facing Lan Guiren, suddenly Ye Zhao felt quite interesting, this woman, although she is not the powerful person who has borne countless infamy, but it is also quite fun to let her taste second-hand smoke.

Lighting a cigarette, Ye Zhao himself is funny, speaking of which he is not young, if he is one year old, he will be twenty-seven, but sometimes, he is quite childish.

Spit out a cigarette, and through the smoke, he looked at this graceful and luxuriously dressed young woman. Is she really willing to be used by herself? In my heart, what is the idea?

Lan Guidao: "I told Yuan Jiasan, and I said that he would definitely hand over the fold to tell him about his illness." ”

Ye Zhao snorted, the Niu Co Lu clan and the Ye Henara clan, in fact, it is the Niu Co Lu clan that is more difficult to control, compared to the Lan Guiren, the Niu Co Lu clan is more pure and good, but it is also more true, and he will never betray Xianfeng and join him.

"Jingxiang, teach me to dance again." Lan Guiren said suddenly.

Ye Zhao hesitated slightly, then snuffed out the cigarette butt and got up, and said, "Go back, let's go and practice tennis, it's better than dancing, and it's also good for the body." ”

Holding Lan Guiren's snow-white and slippery little hands and slightly cold gilt finger covers, Ye Zhao didn't know what it was like in his heart, if he taught her to dance before, he really had the heart to win her over, and now he is called Lan Guiren, but in fact, he is not much different from his own subordinate prisoners, this woman who makes thousands of people hate and fear, is actually afraid of her Yinwei to help her run errands, it's funny to think about it.

A little bow, is the Lan Guiren's snow-white forehead, the skin is extremely delicate, it is said that every day with egg white dressing, fat is a time-honored brand special, mixed with rouge and perfume, the color is beautiful and fragrant, smooth and soft.

After dancing a few steps, Ye Zhao smiled and said, "Your dance steps are very good, but you don't need me to teach you." Just as she wanted to let go of her hand, who knew that Lan Guiren's feet suddenly slipped, Ye Zhao subconsciously hurriedly stretched out his hand, who knew that it was no coincidence, and unconsciously jumped to the side of the soft couch wooden steps, Ye Zhao stumbled under his feet, and fell into the soft couch with Lan Guiren.

Nephrite jade is warm and fragrant, plump and smooth, and the softness of Lan Guiren** is pressed under Ye Zhao. Even if Ye Zhao danced with Lan Guiren, he was actually very far away from her, his hand was just lightly on her waist, and he was really ** at the moment, his slippery and soft body was like a cloud, pressing on it made people feel soft and crispy.

Almost touching Lan Guiren's pretty face, the slightly trembling red lips were in front of his mouth, and the fragrance he exhaled almost blew into Ye Zhao's mouth, which was fragrant and pleasant.

Ye Zhao was stunned and hurriedly got up, but he felt that the hand around his waist was extremely tight, and Ye Zhao broke free with a slight effort and stood up.

In an instant, Ye Zhao knew that Lan Guiren was doing it on purpose, did she want to charm herself and gain power? Even want to learn from Da Yuer to marry herself, and then seek to seize the queen's position? Or is it a last resort, it is more secure to be your own woman, so as not to be harmed by yourself?

No matter what she thought, Ye Zhao didn't want to have anything to do with her, no matter what kind of help this promise would bring.

Lan Guiren also sat up slowly and said, "Am I really dancing well?" "It's like nothing happened.

Ye Zhao was a little embarrassed, I think it hurts her self-esteem, she is also a person under the roof, she is an extremely noble identity, but now she is so compromised to come to ......, from her position, what is the taste in her heart? Not to mention that she is probably just afraid of herself, just to survive.

After thinking about it, Ye Zhao took a step forward, gently pressed her shoulder, and said, "Why do you bother?" You are Sister Rong'er, that is, my relative, otherwise, I will call you sister in private, I hope that you and my sister and brother will start and finish well, I will not fail you, and you will not fail me, I Jingxiang swear to the sky today and will never disobey. ”

Lan Guiren's pretty eyes flashed a hint of surprise, stared at Ye Zhao for a long time, and nodded lightly.

(To be continued)