Zheng Cheng fled all the way back to Yizhou with Officer Shao, saw his father and younger brother who were waiting anxiously, and cried about the experience of the fiasco, which made Zheng Jing and Zheng Du suspicious. I had been waiting for the news of the recovery of Zhengjiazhuang, but I didn't expect it to be such a situation! This is good, thousands of well-equipped officers and soldiers didn't even see the wall of Zhengjiazhuang, they were ambushed, if it wasn't for Cai Yingguan's sacrifice of his life, he would have died under the hands of those outlaws!

"Second brother, you didn't see that scene, it's really flesh and blood," Zheng Cheng felt palpitations when he thought of the extremely tragic hand-to-hand combat, "I used to laugh at Lord Cao Kun, alas__How can I explain to Lord Mingfu." ”

The Lord of Mingfu in Zheng Cheng's mouth is the prefect of Yizhou. He, the garrison of the defense camp, is under the jurisdiction of the Yizhou prefect, but he has no direct relationship with the new town guard Li Chun. Zheng Cheng took one hundred and fifty defense battalions to the expedition, and less than thirty percent returned to Yizhou, and he was worried about how to explain to Shangfeng.

"Big Brother Ji people have their own natural appearance, just come back. Stay in the green mountains, not afraid of no firewood. Lord Li's new army has suffered a big loss, how can the prefect blame his brother? Zheng Du said with relief, "It seems that the Mengshan thieves have become the climate." Relying on the garrison of Yizhou or Caozhou alone, I am afraid it will be difficult to deal with. Just a few days after you set out on the expedition, Jinan came to the 'Qin Cha', this battle will definitely attract the attention of Lord Yuan, from this point of view, it is not a bad thing__"

"Chincha?"

"It wasn't sent by the imperial court, but by Lord Yuan Shikai, I'm making an analogy. It is said that this person studied in Germany and was quite valued by Lord Yuan__"

Zheng Du was calmer than his father Zheng Jing, unlike Zheng Jing, who was already speechless in anger when he heard that the official army was defeated.

In the Qing court system, the governor was in charge of the army and the governor was in charge of the people, and the governor was generally in charge of the military and political affairs of several provinces, but the governor was in charge of the civil affairs of only one province. Shandong is located near Gyeonggi, and there is no governor, and the governor is the highest military and political governor in the province. Originally, the local garrison was mainly the Green Battalion, but after the First Sino-Japanese War, the Manchu Qing court, realizing that the Green Battalion was in ruins and its combat effectiveness was low, began to rectify military affairs and establish a new army. With the establishment of the Manchurian-style army, the status of the green battalion became even more precarious, and most areas reorganized the green battalion, which had been responsible for field tasks, into a patrol battalion mainly to maintain law and order, and was under the jurisdiction of the local government. After Yuan Shikai took charge of Shandong, he set up the post of town guard envoy in the state capital that he considered necessary, in charge of local military affairs, and from this point of view, Zheng Cheng's Yizhou defense battalion was also considered Li Chun's subordinates.

After a few days of panic, Zheng Cheng, who had been severely reprimanded and dismissed from his post by Zhizhou because the patrol battalion was almost completely wiped out, was summoned to Li Chunyamen, who was in charge of the Yizhou military, and this time mainly to be questioned by a young officer named Situ Jun.

It was a delicate but serious young man, who introduced himself with the surname Situ, and his single name was a single word. Situ Jun verified the process of the battle in detail, focusing on the topography of the area around Zhengjiazhuang, and the people had already drawn a map, showing the names of more than a dozen villages centered on Zhengjiazhuang, and repeatedly checked the distance and terrain between the villages, and Zheng Cheng had never been to some places, but had only heard of them. Later, Situ Jun invited Zheng Du again, because Zheng Du was also a member of the New Army, and he was very polite, so Zheng Du added the unclear description of his brother. Moreover, Situ Jun intentionally or unintentionally asked a lot about the situation of Caozhou's officials and soldiers.

"Lord Situ, when will you send troops again?" Zheng Cheng asked anxiously.

"That's not what you and I know." Situ Jun said indifferently, "I'm not an adult, I'm just a staff officer under the envoy of Li Zhenshou. The last question, since Ling Tang is ill and it is inconvenient to come, please go back and count the weapons and ammunition of the Guizhuang Yuanxiang Corps in detail, the more detailed the better. ”

Zheng Jing was sick again, and when he heard the news of the defeat of the official army, the old guy was furious and fell ill. Zheng Du knew better than his brother why Situ Jun counted the weapons of the Zhengjiazhuang Township Army, and knew that this person was a soldier. The weapons in the hands of the bandits are all from the capture, and the bullets are even less than one shot, and this person understands the terrain and counts the weapons, so he is naturally preparing for another army. After the brothers came back, they discussed, and Zheng Du thought that he must not truthfully report the strength of the government's own township army, which is very taboo. Therefore, the information they submitted to Situ Jun concealed most of their strength.

After the information was handed in, there was no news. It is said that Master Li Chun, Cai Yingguan and Situ all went to Jinan. No one knows when they will return. Zheng Du couldn't stay in Yizhou all the time, and when his father died of illness and recovered, he was handed over to his brother to take care of, and Zheng Du went back to Caozhou.

Before leaving, the two brothers secretly talked about the aunt and little sister who stayed in Zhengjiazhuang. This was his father's main heart disease, but the two were not so concerned, at least not as concerned about the family property. His father ran a life, and he could be regarded as having seen the world, but he couldn't change the style of the rich man in his bones, and the older he was, the more confused he became, building houses and land, transporting a large amount of real money back to Zhuangzi, selling the outside business, and concentrating on building his paradise! It's a good thing, it's all in the hands of bandits, and the point of it, isn't this the enemy? Therefore, the thoughtful Zheng Du concealed the weapons of the township soldiers and cut off more than half.

Both of them think that the second aunt is fine, and the third aunt and the little sister are afraid that they will be more auspicious. No one knows what will happen to a young woman in the hands of bandits, but no one wants to pierce this layer of window paper. Fortunately, the three women have no deep relationship with them, that is, the half-sister, who has lived together for a very short time, not to mention how much affection there is. The two of them were angry, but they were all angry about the loss of Wanguan's family wealth, and they blamed the old man for being stupid, which made the two of them afraid that they would be shy in the future.

"The man surnamed Situ repeatedly asked about the situation in Caozhou, maybe the above plans to send troops from Caozhou and Yizhou?" Zheng Cheng thinks that his talent is far inferior to that of his younger brother.

"Militarily, it's best. But a small village, using two armies, for Governor Yuan, I am afraid that his face will not be able to hang up. What's more, the situation in Caozhou is complicated, and it is difficult for Lord Cao's troops to leave__Even if Zhuangzi is recaptured, the family property will be gone. There are no talents. Zheng Du sighed.

Not to mention that Zheng Du returned to Caozhou to sell the fake. Li Chun took Long Qian's letter to Yuan Shikai, went to Jinan with Cai Chengxun and Situ Jun, and reported the defeat in the Battle of Qiucun to Yuan Shikai in person. Also present at the time were two of Yuan Shikai's cronies, Xu Shichang and Tang Shaoyi, as well as a Dengzhou deputy general named Zhang Xun.

Xu Shichang is an old friend of Yuan Shikai, who once had a great favor to Yuan Shikai, and his current official position is to "inspect the military affairs and battalion affairs office of the staff of the whole army", and he is actually Yuan Shikai's chief of staff. And Tang Shaoyi, who is also a literati, is a "copywriter", equivalent to Yuan Shikai's secretary and director of foreign affairs. Yuan Shikai, a self-proclaimed famous general, was always surrounded by a group of literati, and the Qing Dynasty, like its predecessors, preferred literati to take charge of the army. Zeng Guofan, Zuo Zongtang, Li Hongzhang and others were all literati and became military commanders. Yuan Shikai was frustrated, not as good as Xu Shichang, gathering a group of literati around him, and there was also the factor of vassal elegance.

Xu Shichang comforted Yuan Shikai, who was about to be angry, "Xiushan's mistake will be discussed again, this Long Qian, how to reply?" ”

"Reply to a fart!" Yuan Shikai grabbed the letter three and tore it to pieces, "It's just too deceitful!" Serving the country? A bandit who won by luck knows what to serve the country? I think that I can get a good background for myself by following the murder and arson, don't think about it here! And those who want me to redeem me with silver? It's just unreasonable. ”

"Lord Futai, humble the original military order, go to exterminate this group of thieves." Zhang Xun asked Zhandao.

Yuan Shikai waved his hand, he didn't use Zhang Xun's meaning, because Zhang Xun came to report on his work, and Yuan Shikai, who was good at entrapping people, asked Zhang Xun to listen to it together.

Xu Shichang also thought that the letter's request was too outrageous. The so-called reluctance to expend national defense strength is nothing more than a high-sounding rhetoric. However, a bandit can be regarded as a little knowledgeable to understand the strength of national defense, and it is even more unexpected that this person can defeat Li Chun's more than 1,000 people. Among the generals of the new army, Li Chun's ability is not weak, but it is a pity that he did not personally lead the army to the battle. And the ransom of prisoners of war that the other side said is not impossible to consider, but just a bargain. According to what Li Chun said, the bandits have hundreds of new troops in their hands, and those are all strictly trained elites__However, Yuan Weiting, who is now full of ambition and preparing to go further, will certainly not make such a move and leave a pretext for his political enemies.

Yuan Shikai gasped, "Xiushan! You've let me down! It just disgraced my face! This time, Lao Tzu went in person to see what a few clowns were capable of? ”

"Lord Futai is angry!" Tang Shaoyi hurriedly dissuaded, "Where can you leave Jinan?" What's more, how can a small ringing horse be able to work in person? ”

The Boxers in Shandong showed signs of going north to Zhili under the vigorous suppression and collapse of Yuan Shikai, and the key was that the imperial court's attitude towards the Boxers was ambiguous and rumored to be rumored. The situation on the Jiaoji Railway is also chaotic, and Yuan Shikai really can't leave the handsome position lightly.

"Dashuai," Situ Jun, who had been silent, began, "My subordinates have a few words to say. ”

"Liheng, please speak." Situ Jun had no table words, and Yuan Shikai took the table words of Liheng for him to show his popularity.

"The subordinates learned about the process of this battle in Yizhou," Situ Jun glanced at Li Chun and Cai Chengxun who were hanging their heads, "and also understood the geographical situation in the area of Zhengjiazhuang, and the subordinates thought that if they decided to completely eradicate this fertilizer, our army must kill chickens with knives, and must not underestimate the enemy." ”

"Huh?"

"Our army in Yizhou is short of troops, and there is a shortage of ammunition and weapons, so we have no strength to send troops. It is necessary to vigorously supplement and rectify, and it is better to show the enemy weakness first in order to be arrogant. After full preparation, our army went out in two places, all the way from Yizhou to the west, and all the way from Yanzhou to the north, and worked together to annihilate it. ”

"It will take time, what if the bandits take the opportunity to invade the state and county?" Xu Shichang is most worried about this. Lose a few mountain villages, no one cares, even if the court learns about it, it won't take it seriously, there are a lot of such things in the country, where can I take care of it? But if you lose the county capital, it's completely different__

Situ Jun smiled slightly, "The subordinates have the opposite opinion. The thieves do not attack the state and county, but they are in trouble, and attacking the state and county is really a dead end. When the subordinates left Yizhou, Fei County, the closest to Zhengjiazhuang, did not have any hostile situation, which showed that this gang of bandits was unusual. ”

"Liheng is too worried!" Yuan Shikai sneered, "This war thief is lucky to succeed, but he must suffer heavy casualties, and he can't do anything else." It can't be relieved. In this way, two battalions can be transferred from Wang Zhanyuan and handed over to Xiushan as a temporary commander, and troops can be dispatched as soon as possible to wipe out this coward in one fell swoop! ”

"Dashuai__"

Yuan Shikai waved his hand to stop Situ Jun, "That's it." Xiushan, I'll give you a chance, a chance to be ashamed. You personally command this battle, if there is any more mistakes, don't come to see me! ”

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