Daqingguan was forcibly occupied by a gang of bandits!

When the closed door, which had been closed for several days, finally opened, the impatient merchants who had been waiting for them cheered and rushed in. Some of them have a background and want to trouble the Taiping Army. But as the first batch of troublemakers were beaten and thrown out, the remaining merchants and passing people soon knew what had happened in Daqingguan.

No one dared to talk much anymore, cautiously cleared the big green pass, and then ran away.

Everyone was afraid that the Taiping army would suddenly change their minds and rob them of their goods and even their lives.

With these merchants coming and going, the astonishing news spread quickly.

The first to hear the news was Yuyang Mansion, which was closest to Daqingguan.

When the defenders of Yuyang Mansion, who couldn't hold the city gate tightly, learned that Daqingguan had changed hands, Hong Fei, the captain of the city defense battalion, who was not stupid, finally understood why the Taiping army outside had not attacked these days. Because, the real main force has long been transferred away, and they have played a trick under their noses.

Not only that, but the heavy personnel and wounded soldiers of the Taiping Army who stayed behind outside also received the news on the day that Daqingguan was opened, and they slowly retreated north, completely without giving the remaining defenders of Yuyang Mansion a chance to pursue - of course, whether Hong Fei dared to do this or not depends on two questions.

Soon after the news of the change of hands in Daqingguan came, the news that Dingguang County was seized by thieves finally came.

After calculating the time before and after, Yuyang Mansion finally figured out the general idea of the entire plan of the Taiping Army. Fortunately, while the main force of the thieves did not attack Yuyang at the first time, they couldn't help but be secretly frightened, and they couldn't imagine how the Daqing Pass, which can be called Tianxiong Pass, was lost.

Is the strength of the thief really that strong?

As it is the closest to Daqingguan, Yuyang Mansion can be said to be the local government that knows the importance of Daqingguan the most. After the loss of this Xiongguan, the movements of the Taiping army have become almost transparent. Anyone who knows a little about military affairs can see that it is inevitable to plot the whole county of Songjiang in the south, and Yuyang Mansion will bear the brunt!

Previously, the thief army did not directly attack Yuyang, in order to pass guò to feint and attack them to lure out the defenders of Daqingguan.

Now that Daqingguan has been captured, and the 4,000 people of the Second Garrison Brigade have been almost wiped out, can Yuyang be spared with good luck again?

The answer can only be no!

This judgment, like a heavy boulder, pressed on the heads of the civil and military officials in Yuyang. After the previous contempt and superiority were eliminated, and the Taiping Army's beginnings were re-examined, the officials of Yuyang Mansion all looked bad. Whether it is Longshan or Wu'an, or then to Daqingguan, no one can stop the Taiping army's attack!

"Ask for help."

Hong Fei once again told the city guards of Yuyang Mansion about this construction - they had already realized a few days ago that the first messengers had been intercepted.

As for whether Dengzhou can send reinforcements, and whether Yuyang Mansion can support it until that time, Hong Fei really has no bottom in his heart. Therefore, in addition to the three words "ask for help" that contain a helpless tone, he still has one sentence that he has not said, that is, "leave it to fate".

By now, the key to whether Yuyang Mansion can hold on to it is no longer in themselves.

………

On the Dengzhou side, I received the news only one day later than Yuyang Mansion reads();。 The entire officialdom in Songjiang was stunned by this news.

The Taiping army rushed out of the Bayan Mountains?

The Taiping army captured the county seat of Dingguang?

The Taiping army attacked Yuyang Mansion and severely damaged Yuyang's city defense battalion?

The Taiping Army completely annihilated the Second Garrison Brigade of Songjiang and captured Daqing Pass?

Several pieces of bad news, coincidentally, arrived one after another, without giving people any preparation. The ensuing blows made Governor Chi Chang's hand shake, and he almost didn't drop the snuffbox in his hand to the ground. Not long after this thing came from the Western Continent, it was brought back to him by a merchant from Songjiang Marketing, which was very rare. Yu Chichang, who has been obsessed with it recently, treats this as a treasure.

However, no matter how precious things are, they can't compare to his position as the governor of Songjiang County!

Although the Wei Chi family is the Eight Great Valves, it is at the bottom of the Eight Great Valves. In order to push him to the position of the governor of Songjiang County, which is coveted by countless people, it really took a lot of effort. Now, there are people who want to move him to this position. What made Wei Chichang even more angry was that he had just finished telling him not long ago that it was impossible for the Taiping army to pass through Bayan Mountain. However, the joke at that time was still echoing in his ears, and Chen Wu immediately slapped him hard with reality.

"It's the other way around! It's just a gang of anti-thieves who are wandering around in Taiping County, and they dare to make trouble in my Songjiang! ”

The more he thought about it, the more angry Wei Chichang became, his white beard was trembling. Seeing this, several henchmen had to rush up to support him to prevent the old man from being too excited and causing something to happen.

After being comforted by them for a long time, Wei Chichang suppressed his anger a little and sat down tremblingly.

"Call Gundam State!"

He shouted his opponent's orders, apparently trying to immediately urge the general of the Protector Army to send troops to quell the rebellion.

A quarter of an hour later, the supreme military commander of Matsue rushed over. He also received the news of the fall of Daqingguan, and his face looked much gloomier than before. He knew very well how bad the news came out of nowhere, but he knew even better what Wei Chichang was looking for him for.

"Send troops to exterminate the Taiping bandit army!"

Sure enough, as Gao Gaozhou expected, he only entered the door with his front foot, and before he had time to salute, Wei Chichang, who was sitting behind the bookcase, angrily put forward his request: "You can transfer the Third Garrison Brigade at will, and you can also transfer half of the First Garrison Brigade." Within a month, I want to see those thieves disappear from Songjiang! ”

"Your Excellency the Governor, be angry."

Gao Prefecture secretly complained in his heart that the appearance of the Taiping Army was too sudden, and the garrison of Songjiang County was almost unprepared. The preparation before the dispatch of troops alone will take at least a few days. Moreover, once the Third Garrison Brigade is mobilized, the Osan Mansion in the east will inevitably be attacked by the pirates, how can the local authorities agree lightly?

Coordinate these well, plus rush to Daqing Pass, it will take at least half a month. Even if there are ten days left, you want to attack Daqingguan in such a little time?

There are only two words that can describe the mood of Gundam State: hehe!

However, in the face of Wei Chichang's anger, he had to think of explanations and enlightenment. With patience, he told Wei Chichang in detail the information about the Taiping Army that he already knew. If you can become a governor, how can your knowledge and judgment be poor, but recently people have become older, and they have gradually lost their patience. Gao Dazhou believed that as long as he let the other party figure out the form, Wei Chichang would naturally know what to do.

"What you mean, I see."

After a moment of silence, Yu Chichang looked like he had regained his composure.

Although he was getting angrier and angrier, he knew that what Gouda said was right. Regardless of how the Taiping Army captured Daqing Pass, at least the other side has the strength to completely annihilate a garrison brigade. Although their losses should be not small, it is not clear how many capable soldiers there are on the side of Songjiang County. Looking at the other party's swaggering reopening, although there is the possibility of bluffing, but it is more like a kind of self-confidence - or arrogance!

In the face of such an enemy, Matsue must be careful enough.

Rushing to mobilize troops to quell the rebellion in the past, unless two garrison brigades are dispatched, it is very likely that they will repeat the mistakes of the past and be wiped out by the thief army one by one. However, the safe crossing of the border in Dengzhou is also a hidden danger, and it is impossible to ignore it.

In this case, what should Matsue-gun do?

Yu Chichang thought about it in distress, and only felt a little dizzy. Only then did he realize that his body was not as good as it was back then.

"Humble has an idea."

On the way to Gundam Prefecture, he had already thought of a plan, which was basically perfected at the moment, and he spoke: "Among the four thousand people of the Third Garrison Brigade, there are two wings of light cavalry. Let's send 1,500 westwards, don't coordinate with the infantry army, and don't enter the city, just wander around Yuyang Mansion. With this 1,500 cavalry present, it was enough to force the thief army to shrink in the Daqing Pass, and they did not dare to make a rash move, let alone rashly attack Yuyang. At the same time, send people south to ask General Leji for help! ”

The infantry is too slow to move, and it is easy to be ambushed by thieves, so the cavalry is different.

With 1,500 cavalry withdrawn, the 3rd Garrison Brigade still has a lot of strength, and even if the Haikou gets the news, there are not many loopholes to exploit. As long as it can be dragged until the arrival of the Tiannan Army, it is an elite border army that can confront the Guards of the Kingdom of Oman, and it can definitely quell the rebellion lightly.

Although the cavalry does not have the ability to siege the city, it can effectively stop the movement of the thief army. This plan, which does not seek to suppress the rebellion in a short period of time, but only seeks to stabilize the situation, reasonably takes into account the needs of several aspects.

After a little hesitation, Wei Chichang approved the plan.

This made Gouda State breathe a sigh of relief.

After coming out of the governor's palace, the state of Gundam immediately drafted the corresponding order and sent someone to issue it urgently. But before he could finish it, the president of the famous Chifeng Chamber of Commerce in Songjiang County came to the door. Immediately afterwards, the Wushan Chamber of Commerce, the Jinghu Chamber of Commerce, the wealthy businessman Zhou Jia......

The leaders of the major chambers of commerce either personally or sent their henchmen to visit one after another.

But all the forces related to land trade, including several families, already knew the news of the change of hands of Daqingguan. These forces have all attached the highest importance to this checkpoint, which is directly related to their land security and trade routes. Although the news came that the thieves seemed to be quite restrained, and there were no caravans that made it difficult for Guò, and even the taxes were according to the old customs of the Empire, it was only a small chamber of commerce. Who can guarantee that when encountering the goods of hundreds of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of gold coins from the Great Chamber of Commerce, the thieves will not be tempted?

No one dares to pin the security of trade on a gang of thieves.

Therefore, everyone hit the idea on the protector general Gao Zhou, and wanted to know the result of his discussion with the governor Chi Chang - the most important thing, when to send troops to recapture Daqing Pass!

Without solving this problem, they won't even be able to sleep.

In the face of these chambers of commerce and families with amazing energy in Matsue County, Gao Gao Prefecture couldn't help but sigh again.

He knew he had another explanation.