Chapter 165: A Chance to Glory
(Thank you Jin Yu and Luo Su for your tips and evaluations~~)
The sophisticated equipment of Zhao Feicheng's department was also looked at by the soldiers brought by Hu Luwei, and one of the two Sima whispered and persuaded: "Brigade Marshal, what the other party said makes sense, the gods are fighting, why should we mortals meddle?" The goods that have been copied are also put into the holy treasury, so what do we have to do with it? What's more, if there is a stalemate, they have Xiao Wangniang covering, and the subordinates heard that Xiao Wangniang is arrogant and unreasonable, and the most important thing is to protect the shortcomings, and General Luo has always been businesslike, if we were beheaded in vain, wouldn't it be unjustly killed? ”
Hu Luwei thought about it, the key was that he was a step slower and couldn't take advantage of it, so he arched his hand forward: "In this case, brother, I will take a step first and say goodbye!" So saying, he led the whole army back the way he came.
Hundreds of people came quickly, and they went quickly, the old couple was completely relieved, and Zhang thanked him with a smile: "Camp Chief Zhao, thanks to your timely arrival this time, my wife and son thank you on behalf of my Sheng Mansion and the people of Longxi." ”
Zhao Feicheng humbly conceded: "The old lady is polite, this is the explanation from above, we are just obeying the order, the people who come this time are reasonable, and the next time it may not be, so we must complete the construction of the fortifications before dark, please go back first." ”
Zhang nodded and said: "Then we won't bother, as soon as there is Camp Commander Lao Zhao, the food will be delivered immediately, this is the intention of the people of my Sheng Mansion and Longxi, please hurry up and leave!" ”
Sheng Long also nodded slightly with the same face, and turned away with his wife.
The arrival of the Democratic Alliance troops, in addition to being unsettling at first, did not actually interfere with the normal life of the whole village, after driving out the Luo Gang's headquarters, the villagers who had retreated from their homes ran out of the house one after another, and some bold children surrounded the soldiers in groups of three or five, pointing at the guns, very curious.
The old couple looked at each other with interest, and a sense of harmony rose in their hearts, and the Zhang family seemed to think of something, and couldn't help but blame: "Old man, why don't you say thank you, if it weren't for Camp Commander Zhao coming in time, our Sheng family would be over today." ”
"Humph!" Sheng Long snorted: "It's not that the court officials were scared away, how many people dare to send someone to Longxi?" That's as they should! ”
Zhang glared at the past angrily, this is obviously unreasonable, "Bang! A gunshot suddenly rang out not far away, and the old couple subconsciously shivered, but unexpectedly, followed by the cheers of children.
It turned out that a little boy fired a shot under the guidance of the warrior, and although it was shot in the sky and did not hit anything, he also rolled on the ground happily.
"I want it too, I want it too!" When the other children saw it, they immediately exploded and waved their arms.
"Okay, line up, come one by one!" The soldiers organized the children to line up and shoot in turn, and the children were given mini-guns, not flintlock pistols, because the flintlock pistol would flash with flint at the moment when the trigger was pulled, forming an extremely dazzling strong light, which caused great damage to the eyes, and among the many factors that the flintlock pistol could not hit, one of them was that the soldier would instinctively dodge the bright light, either closing his eyes at the moment of pulling the trigger, or moving his face away.
"Bang bang~~" The gunshots around him continued, but it conveyed a sense of peace, and Zhang sighed with emotion: "Old man, the one surnamed Wang still has some skills, at least the soldiers of the green battalion are obedient to his training, just take the present, have you ever seen the soldiers playing with children?" This is the real win of the hearts of the people, from Changzhou to Shanghai, is the richest place in the Qing Dynasty, if he is properly managed, do you think he will be a Zhu Hongwu again? ”
"Don't talk nonsense!" Sheng Long scolded with a straight face, as if he was very dissatisfied with his wife's good impression of the thief, but his eyelids couldn't help jumping twice, Zhang noticed this detail, and the corners of his mouth skimmed very disdainfully
Shortly before Zhao Feiyang led his troops to Longxi, Xiang Rong had already received a series of news such as Xu Naizhao's annihilation of the entire army, and he was also ordered to sweep the Jiading Three Massacres Monument, as well as the officials of Suzhou, Songjiang and Changzhou who had dispersed birds and beasts.
In the big tent of the Chinese army, the atmosphere was extremely depressed, and no one could have predicted that in less than a month, southern Jiangsu would be completely defeated.
"Alas~~" Xiang Rong seemed to have aged more than ten years overnight, and sighed weakly: "Yang Xiuqing is so calculating, holding on to our army with the main army, and breaking into southern Jiangsu with strange soldiers to stir up the wind and rain, this is all the fault that the official does not notice, and the official will ask the emperor for the crime and bear all the responsibility." ”
"No adults!" Deng Shaoliang, the governor of Jiangnan, stood up and shouted: "My Jiangnan battalion has limited troops, but my lord still allocated Xu Naizhao 8,000 elites to quell the rebellion of the Little Knife Society, but he was good, he was defeated again and again in the hands of two or three thousand bandits, and in less than half a month, my elite was buried, so according to the humble opinion, it is really the crime of Xu Naizhao to fall into such a field, and the adults only need to report it truthfully, and the emperor will be clear!" ”
"Not bad, not bad!" Everyone echoed and asked Rong for guilt, and even they had to be implicated, but Xu Naizhao was different, there was no doubt about the defeat, and he slept with Kangxi's couplet, which was a great crime, basically over, who should be the scapegoat for such a person?
Zhang Guoliang arched his hand: "This matter is indeed not the responsibility of adults, but our army has been defeated one after another since it was stationed in Xiaolingwei, and the emperor has been displeased, so the last general is willing to lead the light cavalry and recapture it while the bandits have a stable foothold in southern Jiangsu." ”
Xiang Rong showed a contemplative look, and waved his hand for a long time and said: "Lord Xu is also too anxious for the emperor's worries, so he accidentally fell into an ambush by bandits, this official will ask the emperor for leniency, and we must be cautious in the matter of marching into southern Jiangsu, we only have such a few people, once there is any more damage, I am afraid that the Jiangnan camp will not be able to keep it." ”
For a while, the tent was silent, although the responsibility could be pushed to Xu Naizhao, but it was not a matter of old consumption, in the past two months, Xianfeng's edicts urging the war were written one after another, and everyone felt huge pressure!
"Your Excellency!" At this time, a meticulous worker rushed to the tent, and Shi Li said: "Zhenjiang Luo's outline has marched to Changzhou!" ”
"How many people did you take with you?" Xiang Rong hurriedly asked.
"This" said elaborately, "I can't see clearly in the night, but there must be thousands of people." ”
Deng Shaoliang followed and said: "My lord, Luo Outline must be to seize Changzhou, and the bandits are lined with mountains inside, and I don't believe that the branch that infiltrated southern Jiangsu will sit back and watch being taken advantage of by Luo Outline, thinking that the counties of Changzhou are far richer than Zhenjiang, and the two sides may have internal strife due to the competition for Changzhou."
The humble duty thinks that Luo Outline is an understanding person, and the troops taken away will not be less than 5,000, which will make the Zhenjiang army empty, which is a God-given opportunity for our army to retake Zhenjiang, and the humble duty is willing to lead the brothers to attack Zhenjiang, and then according to the situation, wait for the military order of the Lord to decide whether to advance eastward, the soldiers are fast, please don't hesitate! ”
Xiang Rong also felt that this was a fighter plane, and to recapture Zhenjiang, at least in Xianfeng, he immediately shouted: "This official ordered you to lead the headquarters to attack immediately, and before dawn, be sure to rush to Zhenjiang!" ”
"Yes!" Deng Shaoliang hit a thousand and rushed out quickly.