"Yes, yes, Lord Zhong should not hesitate!" Most of the officials present echoed He Jun's suggestion and set their eyes on Zhong Dianxuan.

Zhong Dianxuan didn't make a sound, these people are all civilian officials, not to mention leading the army to fight, and even a considerable number of them can't even ride horses, without any military knowledge, their only purpose as an official in Suzhou is to make money, and although Zhong Dianxuan also takes making money as the goal of being an official, he is the prefect, and like Xu Naizhao, the governor of Jiangsu, he has the right to lead the green battalion soldiers to fight bravely.

A few months ago, the siege of Jiading, which was occupied by Zhou Lichun, was led by Zhong Dianxuan himself, and he won a complete victory, capturing Zhou Lichun alive and escorting him back to Suzhou Vegetable Market Ling Chi, so he knew a little about military affairs, and the more he knew, the heavier his heart became.

Since the bandits suddenly appeared in Changzhou Mansion, they even connected to Baoshan and Jiading, blew up and sank British warships, annihilated the British, French and American coalition forces, and cooperated with the Little Knife Society to completely annihilate the Qing army besieging Shanghai, and then killed Liu Lichuan on the spot, successfully incorporated the remnants of the Little Knife Society, and also held democratic elections in Shanghai, which won the hearts of the local gentry, and the momentum was momentless!

This is just what Zhong Dianxuan has learned, the news that Wang Feng has salvaged the weapons and equipment on the Hermes and repelled the red single boat has not yet come, but even so, it also makes his spine tingle for a while!

At least he changed himself, even if he had ten times the number of troops, he couldn't do this, how could this be covered by intrigue and trickery? This is obviously a military genius, and he has no chance of winning against such a person, even if the green battalion soldiers in Suzhou are brave enough to add up to the Eight Banner Soldiers, and the Xiangyong add up to nearly 10,000 people!

Seeing that Zhong Dianxuan didn't answer, He Jun felt that he had lost face, he was a good third grade, the so-called official level crushed people to death, and immediately said with a sinking face: "Lord Zhong, Taicang is being besieged by bandits, what are you hesitating about?" Could it be that at this time of national turmoil, he is unwilling to serve the court? ”

Zhong Dianxuan was also very unhappy, in the peaceful period, the political envoy was able to suppress him to death, but now is an extraordinary period, he has military power in his hands, not to mention that after Xu Naizhao was captured, he has virtually become the first leader of the Suzhou Green Battalion!

It's just that people who are mixed with officials generally don't directly confront their superiors, but are used to stabbing knives in the back, so Zhong Dianxuan arched his hand quietly: "Lord He is too worried, the lower officials are entrusted by the emperor, how can they not worry about the emperor?" However, the Suzhou army is divided into eight banner soldiers, green battalions and village warriors, and the lower officials only command the green battalions, and the rescue of Taicang is not the final say of the lower officials alone! ”

"Hmm~~" This is more objective, He Jun's face looked better, and he set his eyes on the group training leader.

This is the local silk merchant in Suzhou, named Shen Mingshao, Shen is a famous family in Suzhou, the family has mulberry fields, is the leader of Suzhou silk merchants, and Zhejiang merchants, Hui merchants and Jin merchants are in court, and rely on the advantage of the head snake, the influence in the officialdom is extremely huge.

To tell the truth, Shen Mingshao was reluctant to rescue Taicang, he held a regimental training for self-preservation, and watched each other with the green battalion soldiers, the purpose was just to keep his own property and send troops to help others, he was not so noble, but this could not be said clearly.

His brows furrowed, Shen Mingshao pretended to look around, and suddenly said, "Huh? What about the co-leader, Lord Sukha? Why didn't he come? Lord He, please send someone to urge Lord Su and invite him to come and discuss together! ”

Su Keha is the commander of the Eight Banners of Suzhou, and it is indeed inconvenient to discuss the dispatch of troops without him, He Jun waved his hand, and the two entourages were about to leave, but at this moment, a person dressed as a common man rushed in and shouted: "Lord He, my lords, Taicang has been lost last night!" ”

"What?" One by one, the officials stood up in an uproar, their faces full of disbelief, the bandits arrived in Taicang only yesterday evening, even if Taicang was lost, it must be after a fierce battle, how could it be so fast?

Zhong Dianxuan hurriedly said, "What's the matter?" Speak clearly! ”

"Lord Hui Zhong", an obviously meticulous person, confessed what he had heard, which was basically in line with the facts, and at the end, he added: "When the villain left the city, the bandits had arrested most of the Taicang officials and were being detained in prison, and I am afraid that they will be taken to the streets and shot collectively during the day today." ”

Wang Feng organized a grievance meeting for the people in Jiading, shot and killed more than 1,000 people, and the notoriety spread rapidly in the Jiangnan territory. As long as it falls into the hands of the bandits, it will be the back of the head to bloom!

All of a sudden, the hall exploded!

"Silence, silence!" He Jun waved his hand and called out repeatedly, before he finally quieted down, and everyone's eyes looked at Zhong Dianxuan again.

To tell the truth, Zhong Dianxuan's heart is all together, judging from the situation that has been carefully explored, the bandits opened fire five miles away, the first cannon hit the gatehouse, the second cannon killed Gu Lancheng, and the third cannon broke through the city, such a sharp artillery fire, even if there are 100,000 defenders in Suzhou, they can't stop it!

The choice he faced was similar to that of Gu Lancheng yesterday, he fled without a fight, his future was gone, he stayed and defended, and he faced the threat of death, and it was difficult to make a decision in a short time.

"Alas~~" At this time, I don't know who sighed: "The bandits went down from Wuchang to the east, all the way like a bamboo, only more than ten days to take Anhui, tens of thousands of officials were murdered, how similar is today's situation to Anhui that day?" This group of bandits who came to southern Jiangsu also marched fast, breaking through the city and slaughtering all the way, could it be that the tragedy will be repeated in southern Jiangsu? ”

Another person took it and said: "I heard that Zhou Lichun's only daughter Zhou Xiuying made a concubine for the bandit leader Wang Feng, and Zhou Lichun was escorted to Suzhou Vegetable Market by Lord Zhong Ling Chi, if Suzhou City is broken, Wang Feng will definitely kill to please his concubine, especially Lord Zhong Therefore, we must defend to the end!" ”

This person's original intention may have been to figure out the ferocity of the guò bandits to inspire the heart of the same enemy, but when the words came out of his mouth, they changed their taste, everyone's heart was hairy, Zhong Dianxuan's heart was even more hanging in his throat, if he was defeated and captured, it would not be as simple as shooting, but he would also be stabbed five hundred times!

Zhou Lichun was slashed to death with a knife, he witnessed the whole process, first, the executioner slapped Zhou Lichun's heart socket, and then turned the knife, spinning off a piece of meat the size of a copper coin, this knife was just about to turn the head, and the wound resembled the eye socket of a blind man.

Then the executioner pierced the flesh with the tip of the knife, held it high, and showed it to the left and right, and his apprentice shouted the number, and then, with a flick of his wrist, the piece of flesh pierced on the tip of the knife flew like a projectile to a high place and then fell, and this first piece of meat was thankful.

The second knife starts from the left chest, the same is true, the second piece of meat is Xie Di, these two pieces of meat are very particular, called money meat, dedicated to heaven and earth, and Zhou Lichun's chest, there are two holes the size of copper coins!

Then came the third knife, the fourth knife, and it was not until 500 knives that the heart was pierced!

Although Zhou Lichun didn't scream, Zhong Dianxuan didn't dare to guarantee that he could hold on, maybe he would cry his father and mother in the first shot!

This time, recalling the process of Zhou Lichun's execution, Zhong Dianxuan suddenly felt that the two small dots on his chest were sour and numb, and he couldn't help but reach out and cover them!