Zhuge Kuntian didn't know why Chen Baxian was able to arrange so long in advance, and fight the Russians on his own, he thought for a long time before he said weakly: "Maybe Chen Baxian is a typical patriotic young man, no matter whether he can change the tragedy or not, he wants to work hard to change it!" ”

Xuanyuan Jian's face was cloudy, and after a long time, he sighed and said, "Regardless of whether Chen Baxian is a patriotic young man or not, if he leads the war against the Russians, he will stand on the moral high ground. Let the people who have received the quest in Heihe Mansion try their best to cooperate with him! It would also be a good thing if the tragedy could be changed. ”

Xuanyuan Jian was extremely struggling in his heart, and he was also eager to participate in changing the tragedy of Hailan Pao and Jiangdong Sixty-Four Tun, but because of his bad relationship with Chen Baxian, he probably only added to the chaos. Chen Ba first occupied the moral high ground, and according to his character of retribution, Xuanyuan Jian's trip to Heihe Mansion was likely to backfire.

Sanshengshi was also speechless for a long time after learning about Chen Hao's purpose, he didn't have the mind like Xuanyuan Sword to send his subordinates to cooperate with Chen Hao, and even faintly hoped that Chen Hao's mission failure would become a joke.

A large number of players who failed to receive the task of resisting the coalition forces in northern Hebei learned that Heihe Mansion had a mission opportunity, and they went out of the customs to Heihe. Huaxia has a wide area, players are scattered all over the country, and the explosion rate of the game is not high, not all players are qualified to swim around to do tasks. Even so, millions of players have arrived in Heihe Mansion, and there is still a steady stream of players heading north.

After the Great Powers imposed an arms embargo, many players had guns that became burning sticks because the price of bullets was too high. Even if there are not many bullets, players still don't want to miss this battle, and every Chinese wants to change the heinous tragedy.

There were 16 battalions of infantry and cavalry of the Qing army stationed in Aihui City, which was commanded by Fengxiang, the deputy capital of Aihui. The unit guards the 75-kilometre river from Fular Kitun in the south to Wudao Horoka in the north. There are 8 steel guns and 16 old guns in the heavy firepower, and there are more than 10 small boats in the naval division battalion.

When Chen Hao arrived in Aihui, more than 9,000 horse bandits had already completed the assembly, and because there was a garrison in Aihui City, the horse bandits did not dare to approach the city. He took his subordinates into the city to meet his immediate boss Aihui and Deputy Commander Fengxiang, and at the same time received 1,000 officers and soldiers of the patrol battalion.

Chen Hao came to the camp of the Aihui garrison, and after taking out the letter of appointment, a soldier soon took him to the camp of Fengxiang, the commander of the North Road of the Qing Army in Heihe and the deputy commander of Aihui. Chen Hao admired the Dutong who led the defenders to resist the enemy bravely in the Battle of Aihui in history, commanded the battle with injuries and died in the country, so he saluted respectfully and said: "The last general Aihui Foreign Commissar Qianhu Chen Ba has seen Lord Dutong first. ”

Feng Xiang is tall and has an angular face, giving people a feeling of not being angry and arrogant. He said loudly: "Chen Baxian, this official has already received an official document, it will only take ten days at most from northern Hebei to Aihui, why are you only here to report now." ”

Chen Hao said loudly; "Lord Yudutong, when I heard that the Russians wanted to go south, I was anxious every day, so I simply donated my family wealth and recruited brave men along the way to help the adults resist the enemy, which was to delay time." ”

"Oh?" Feng Xiang said with a look of surprise: "How many brave men have you recruited?" ”

Chen Hao hurriedly said: "Recruit 9,248 brave people, all of whom are cavalry, and now they are stationed outside Aihui City. ”

"Let's go, let's see." Feng Xiang got up and walked out of the city with his own soldiers, and when he came to the outside of the city, he saw a big man on horseback with a fierce face, and Feng Xiang was silent for a long time. He pulled Chen Hao to the side and said in a low voice: "Chen Qianhu, aren't these big men you recruited good?" ”

Chen Hao nodded and said: "Many of them are Fengtian horse bandits, serving the country regardless of whether they are high or low, at this time of national crisis, I hope that the adults will give them a chance to serve the country." ”

Feng Xiang sighed and said; "There is no imperial court to allow you to recruit peace privately, this is a big crime, didn't Chen Qianhu think of this?"

Chen Hao said angrily: "I thought of it, but the Russians are about to go south soon, and the good people are the opponents of the Russians, but these bandits are of good use." The subordinate is willing to accept any punishment for recruiting brave men, and hopes that the general will allow me to resist the enemy before committing the crime. ”

Feng Xiang praised; "Chen Qianhu is really a loyal minister, and he does not hesitate to donate family funds in order to resist the enemy, and he is willing to take great risks. That's it! These people will be under the name of your patrol battalion, and the official will turn a blind eye, and if the court pursues it, I will do my best to tell you what to say. ”

Chen Hao's recruitment along the way was a gamble, betting that Feng Xiang, who fought bravely against the enemy in history, would not punish himself for recruiting horse bandits without permission, and he was relieved to hear Feng Xiang's words. He arched his hand and said: "Thank you for your care, if the court asks the tyrant to bear it first, he will never implicate the adult." ”

Feng Xiang did not set up a banquet for Chen Hao to catch the wind, and arranged for someone to take Chen Hao to the patrol camp under his jurisdiction and left, and Chen Hao soon came to the patrol camp in the north of Aihui City. Because Aihui was on the frontier and had a boss like Feng Xiang, the former Qianhu did not dare to blatantly eat empty salaries like some military attaches in the mainland, and all the officers and soldiers of the 1,000 patrol battalion were full.

Chen Hao made an inspection, and the officers and soldiers of these patrol battalions were tall and majestic, and all of them were elite soldiers. His official position is the Thousand Households of Aihui City, and this Thousand Patrol Battalion is his direct subordinate soldiers, and if Aihui City falls, he can take these soldiers away while there is chaos.

Chen Hao has the jurisdiction of the patrol battalion, so he can adjust the patrol battalion official position, and if the Aihui patrol battalion is not able to be used, he will appoint his subordinate players into the patrol battalion. After seeing that the officers and men of the patrol battalion were quite elite, he took up his post to carry out a major change of blood in order to ensure that the combat effectiveness of the troops was not good, and he had to wait for the start of the big war before looking for an opportunity.

Chen Hao's department was full of 1,000 people, including a total of 4 foreign commissioners and 1,000 soldiers, all of whom were equipped with Mauser 1888 commission rifles. To Chen Hao's surprise, the patrol battalion actually had two guns, one of which was a 6-pounder fast gun manufactured by the Jilin Machinery Bureau, and the other was a Krupp gun.

Chen Hao came to the cannon accompanied by a general, and he saw many historical materials that the Qing court patrol battalion was extremely rotten, and many cannons could not be fired, and he did not want the only two cannons to become scrap metal. He instructed his gunners to open all the shell boxes for testing, and a tall and burly young man said loudly: "Lord Qian, we don't have many shells, we can't waste them like this." ”

Chen Hao thought it was greasy, and said lightly; "This cannon has been useless for a long time, what if you don't try it and it won't go off during the battle?"

The young man's face turned red and he said loudly; "My lord, our brothers will take care of these two treasures every day, how can they not be played."

Chen Hao said with a look of disbelieving; "If you hadn't seen it with your own eyes, the officer would never have believed it, and he wouldn't have dared to rely on these two cannons when fighting."

The burly young man indignantly called several gunners over, opened the cartridge box, wiped the shells clean and laid them out, and carefully loaded a shell into the Krupp gun. Chen Hao instructed him to aim at the river in the distance and shoot, only to hear a loud bang, and the shells fell into the water and splashed several meters high.

Chen Hao is very satisfied with the power of the cannonball, the cannon is a good thing, the player has a heavy machine gun in the early stage of the game, it is a big killer, if there are two more artillery, the combat effectiveness of the troops can be greatly improved.

Among the regular classes, artillery has the highest technical content, and it takes a long time for players to become a qualified gunner, and it also takes a chance. The patrol battalion had six gunners, which was a surprise for Chen Hao, and he made up his mind to take these gunners under his command.

Although the patrol battalion is now under his subordinates, it is the royal court who receives it, and if his official position is adjusted, these soldiers will not be under his command. If he succeeds in hiring these gunners, with the Emperor's Mind Trick, as long as he does not die in battle, these artillerymen will be his loyal men.

Chen Hao was digging into the corner of the imperial court, and after the burly young man tried the gun, he said with a warm smile: "Very good!" I'm very satisfied with your performance, what's your name? ”

"Yu Qianhu, my name is Guan Lianhai."

"Connected to the sea?"

Chen Hao repeated the name, and became even more determined to take him under his command, because this Guan Lianhai was a hero who resisted the Russians, and if he could not be taken under his command, he would die in the battle of Karon Mountain in August.

On August 20, 1900, Hailanpao's Russian army first crossed the Heilongjiang River, occupied the Heihe River, and pounced down the river to Karen Mountain. Karen Mountain is bordered by the Great River and is the barrier of Aihui. The pine forests on the mountain are dense, the terrain is dangerous, and you can monitor the river surface condescendingly to the east; To the north, the road from Heihe to Aihui can be controlled, and the geographical location is very important.

Although the defenders on the mountain were less than 500 people, they were all native Aihui and Jiangdong 64 Tun people, and they were already full of anger when they saw their relatives killed and their homes burned, and they were determined to fight the enemy to the death.

On the main road leading from the Heihe River to Aihuicheng, the Russian army, under the command of the two tsarist generals, Subodich and Alexandrov, rushed and pounced like a wild beast out of a cage. The dust rolled up by the horses and artillery wagons covered the sky, and the enemy's arrogance was very arrogant.

Before the Russian army reached Karen Mountain, it first bombarded with artillery, then cavalry charged, and the Qing soldiers guarding the forward position suffered heavy casualties, and the forward position was lost after hand-to-hand combat. There were only about 30 Qing soldiers on the main position on Karon Mountain, and they took advantage of the precious time they had not yet engaged the enemy to do their best to prepare for the battle.

On the main position, there are 3 6-pounder guns made by the Jilin Manufacturing Bureau, 1 Krupp gun, and 2 ancient "Shenwei Invincible General" guns. The gunners opened all the shells, wiped the shells and laid them out, and a few shirtless Qing soldiers transported dozens of boxes of gunpowder to bunkers a little further away from the gun carriages.

At this time, a burly young man ran over from the gun position, connected the powder box with the fuse, and took out a short knife to cut one end of the fuse short. This young man is the fast gunner who insisted on staying in Karon Mountain, Guan Lianhai, Jiangdong 64 Tun Mill Room Fang Tun people. When the sentry commander asked him why he had cut the fuse short, Guan Lianhai replied: "In case the artillery fails, these gunpowders will also be used." ”

In the end, when the enemy rushed to the position, only the seriously wounded Guan Lianhai remained, he detonated all the shells, and more than a dozen Russian soldiers were buried for him.

(To be continued)