The city gate was wide open, and 5,000 people from the Changtu Mansion City Defense Training Army and 3,000 soldiers from the Green Battalion were all lined up here. The soldiers, armed with foreign spears and spears, lined up from the streets to the end of the streets. There are more than 8,000 people, but they are silent.

There are three people standing in front of this army, and two of them are wearing helmets and armor, robes and belts, and armor and skirts, which are none other than Nalan Shiheng, the Duke of Feng'en Auxiliary State, and his eldest son, Lian Nalan Bowei, the governor of Changtu Prefecture. There is also a person who wears a snow goose patch suit, which is the Governor of An. He was not guarded by soldiers, but more than 20 saber catchers and more than 40 standing soldiers.

There was not a single flat-headed person to be found on the street, only a succession of human heads.

"The Great Qing Kingdom also has a trustworthy official...... "The commander-in-chief of the Russian army, carrying the head of a white flower, was surrounded by more than a dozen pro-soldiers and walked forward slowly, "You keep your promises, so you have ushered in peace." If all the people along the way were as clear as you are, then we could actually do without dead people on both sides. ”

"General Andrei's words are wrong." Nalan Shiheng arched his hand and took a step forward, "As the Duke of Feng'en and Fuguo, I have received the emperor's favor for generations, and I am supposed to protect the peace of the people on behalf of the Governor of An. If it weren't for the safety of many innocent people in the city of Changtu Province, and with the Empress Dowager Lafayette's edict, how could I open the city gate and surrender? ”

Andrei waved his hand: "You speak...... As incomprehensible as the letter you gave me. Can't you just talk well? Never mind...... Needless to say, we are here to exterminate the Boxers, General Nalan, to assist us well. From today onwards, in order to maintain the friendship between our two countries, our army is stationed in Changtu Province, and your soldiers and my soldiers will work together to maintain the safety of this city. Do you understand what I mean? ”

Nalan Shiheng's face was pale, but he didn't dare to refute: "What General Andre said is a matter of coordinated defense, and it should be discussed at the yamen of our army." ”

Andre nodded: "Changtu is a good place, I heard that this is one of the several large granaries in Fengtian Province, our troops are coming from far away, will you mind taking care of friendly troops?" ”

An Zhifu panicked, although the granary was guarded by the green camp, but it belonged to the local administration, if something happened, he would first be held accountable. So he stood up: "General Andrei, this is not in line with our agreement!" The grain depot is the foundation of Changtu Mansion, how can it be easily handed over to people. ”

"An Zhifu, right......" Andre twisted his body and walked two steps, getting closer to An Zhifu. The duty of the Standing Hall Army was to immediately surround An Zhifu, and a few spears pointed towards Andre.

Andrei didn't care, he stretched out a finger and pulled away the barrel of a gun, and said, "Don't be so nervous, I'm still discussing with you here...... So it is decided, where your granary is, let my troops defend it. Otherwise, I really can't promise what my hungry soldiers will do. ”

Andrey: This is already a naked threat. But when they chose to surrender, the two court officials who were in charge of the life and death of the people of Changtu Mansion had already guessed the possible outcome.

Even if it is a battle, they will inevitably lose. In Jilin, the 15,000 Boxers and the Qing army ambushed the large army of the Russian army, wasn't it also killed by Lao Maozi and lost their armor? Ningguta won the battle, but in the blink of an eye, it was overwhelmed by more Russian troops. In the small land of Changtu Mansion, it is really impossible to be so ruthless and fight to the death with the Russian army.

What's more, the Queen Mother Lafayette also issued an edict, saying that she wanted to "assist the Russian army in cleaning up the rogue and bandits, and all departments must not resist", is it really to resist the decree? Although the first line from Yingkou to Haicheng, from Qiqihar to Jilin, all resisted the order, didn't it end well?

The smiling Russian officer in front of him is not to be feared, what is terrible is the 10,000 long guns and short guns behind him! The Standing Army of Anzhifu can beat this person to a thousand points with his fingers, but does he dare to do it?

"General Andre," An Zhifu pressed the gun of the standing army beside him, "this matter is a big matter, and there are many details that need to be discussed in detail about the coordination of the two armies, and this street is not the place to talk." Since we have opened the city gate as agreed to show our sincerity, please go to the palace with the lower officials to discuss the following matters. ”

"No problem, no problem!" Andre laughed when he heard Governor An's words, "Since the city gate has been opened, it means that we are friends." Didn't your Queen Mother already give an order to the cities along the way to assist us? We are all friends, so naturally everything is easy to say. ”

"Then, General, please!" Nalambavi stepped forward, leaned sideways and made an inviting gesture. Among these more than 8,000 people, there is a way to go!

Andrei nodded, and threw the head of the white flower in his hand into Nalan Bovi's arms: "This friend, please hang this soldier's head on the north city gate, I need it, when we go in and out, the common people can see what happens to those who destroy our friendship." ”

Nalambavi held the bloodstained head, watching Andre not say a word, barely squeezing out a smile on his face, but he almost crushed his back molars. Andre smiled heartily, stretched out his hand and patted Nalambavi's face twice, rubbing the blood on his face: "My child, you have to laugh a little harder!" ”

As he spoke, he took the lead in the front. The troops of the Russian army, dragging the cannons, followed behind Andrei and stationed in the city of Changtufu.

The dog squatted in his small yard, boredly counting the ants on the ground.

The city is under martial law, saying that the Russians are coming, and General Nalan, the Duke of Feng'en Auxiliary State, is going to lead his soldiers to defend the city! Martial law in the city meant that no one was allowed to go out on the streets, except for soldiers. Every business is on the board, and the door of every house is closed, that is, you poke your head into the street, and ask someone to find out and kill you on the spot, all without any reason.

However, the martial law order came down in the morning, and it was almost noon, and neither the guns nor the gongs were heard to lift the martial law, thinking that the two armies were facing each other, and the war had not yet begun, which made the people in the city feel a lot more relieved.

This martial law is naturally the most boring for dogs. Huzi carried a knife and made a gesture in the courtyard, and Lingzhi sat under the porch embroidering, but he couldn't make him the slightest interest. A few days ago, I was still interested, and after watching it for a few days, it was nothing more than a lively look, that is, I felt bored.

was really tired of waiting, so the dog called Huzi twice: "Brother Huzi...... Brother Huzi! Can you stop practicing? ”

Huzi put away the knife and wiped the sweat from his forehead: "What's wrong?" Who made our eldest young master unhappy? ”

"You're all boring." The dog's mouth pouted, "I said you should play something with me, this stabbing ant is really boring." ”

"Well, it's up to you." Huzi also squatted beside the dog, "What do you want to play, say it, I'll accompany you." ”

The dog twisted the little brain melon and looked at the Lingzhi embroidered under the corridor, and said: "Play peek-a-boo, not only Brother Huzi has to play with me, but Sister Lingzhi also wants to play with me!" ”

Lingzhi sighed: "Puppy, don't make trouble, my sister will embroider a handkerchief for you." Peek-a-boo jumping up and down, you boys' families are playing, and my girl's family won't join in the fun. ”

Where is this dog? is to stand up with his waist crossed: "You are not my sister, you are my daughter-in-law!" Daddy said, being a daughter-in-law is to listen to her husband, I am your husband, how can you not listen to me? Saying that, he ran forward, took advantage of Lingzhi to cover his mouth and snickered, snatched the cloth support of Lingzhi, ran in the head, and turned back to Lingzhi and shouted: "You two look for me first, and if you find this thing, I will return it!" "After a while, there was no shadow.

As the dog ran, he took apart the cloth brace in his hand, tore off the needle, and put the handkerchief into his sleeve. He was calculating in his heart, even if Lingzhi really didn't find himself, he had to return the handkerchief to her, otherwise Lingzhi would probably be really angry.

I didn't look at the road for a while, so I ran casually, but I ran to the place where the people lived in the house.

It's right next to the kitchen, so it's a great place to hide. But before the dog could hide in the house, he saw a better place to go - a stack of firewood!

The fire is lit here in Changtu, and wood is not used. Changtu is a large grain producing house, planted all sorghum, corn and soybeans, during the autumn harvest, the corn stalks harvested by the geography are enough for farmers to burn a year's fire, not to mention, there must be a lot of wealth, some will be collected by the city to collect firewood, and some are burned on the spot, but also fertilize the land. Therefore, almost every household in Changtu can see the high stacks of firewood, piled up somewhere.

In order to facilitate the fire, the firewood stack on the Zhao Buddha's house is naturally not far from the kitchen. Zhao Xiaogou thought of doing it, tucked the hem of the verbose robe into the waistband of his trousers, sorted out the sleeves and trousers, coiled the braid on his head, and ordered the busy subordinates, "No one will say they didn't see me", that is, they opened the firewood stack and got in.

He thought about it in his heart, this Huzi and Lingzhi thought about it a lot, and they couldn't find it hiding in the firewood stack. He breathed lightly, and no matter how dirty it was, he gently opened a crack in front of his eyes, observing the noise in the courtyard.

After a while, a rush of footsteps came, and it was Huzi and Lingzhi who came over.

"Have any of you seen Young Master Zhao?" Huzi asked loudly. Those domestic helpers who came in and out got the dog's words, and they all said that they didn't see it, but a few of them secretly gave Lingzhi and Huzi a sneak look.

Huzi and Lingzhi knew it, but they didn't say anything, and pretended to look for it in the courtyard. Huzi even patted the firewood stack, so frightened that the dog didn't dare to breathe.

"I didn't find it, it shouldn't be here, let's go to the garden and have a look." Lingzhi called Huzi. Huzi also responded, nodded, and followed Lingzhi out of the courtyard.

The dog was secretly happy in his heart, thinking about how to laugh at Huzi and Lingzhi later. But he still wants to hide for a while, who knows if Huzi and Lingzhi will come back suddenly?

But after waiting less than half a pillar of incense, he could vaguely hear a sound coming from outside the courtyard. It's like a lot of people are running, it's like someone is wailing! Then, the cacophony grew clearer and clearer, and even ...... There were two gunshots!

What's wrong? The dog was a little frightened, and through the small gap he had picked up, he could see that there were people running in the yard too, running aimlessly, crying, wailing. Some people shouted "kill" and "kill" in their mouths, and they looked like they were already scared and lost their minds!

Zhao Xiaogou didn't dare to move: What the hell is going on?

At this moment, a familiar figure of Zhao Xiaopu, who ran into this yard - Lingzhi!

Lingzhi entered the courtyard, glanced around, and looked in the direction where Zhao Xiaogou was hiding. She had just run forward a few steps before she heard a "bang" of gunshots, and Lingzhi's chest was filled with a bloody hole! Zhao Xiaogou was stunned! Ganoderma lucidum died?

"Sister Lingzhi!" Zhao Xiaogou wanted to shout. But before he could speak, he was covered by a hand from behind!

"Don't scream! Don't move! A muffled voice rang in the dog's ear, a warning squeezed out between his teeth. Even if the dog was covered from behind and his neck was pressed to death, he could hear it, this was different from the usual sound, it was a tiger's.

As Lingzhi fell, three or two Russian soldiers entered the courtyard, and when they saw people, they cut them, and those who ran far away picked up their guns and killed them.

The small courtyard was a mess, but there were even more noisy sounds coming from outside.

Lingzhi was not dead, and she struggled to roll over. Tilting his head up at the firewood stack, blood gushing out of his mouth and nose, he shouted two words with all his strength: "Hide it!" ”

This voice was not small, and the Russian soldier who had already stepped over her body naturally heard the sound, turned around, and directly cut off Lingzhi's head with a knife!

This time, the dog couldn't help it anymore, and struggled desperately in Huzi's arms, and Huzi could only try his best to hold down Zhao Xiaopu!

Under Zhao Xiaopu's repeated struggle, his mouth opened a little, and he bit the middle finger of Huzi's left hand! He wants to go out, he wants to avenge Lingzhi, even Brother Huzi can't stop him!

But Huzi's hand seemed to be beaten with iron, even if he was bitten by a dog and saw blood and flesh, he was strangled and couldn't move.

"Be honest with me!" Huzi whispered in Zhao Xiaogou's ear.

Immediately afterwards, Zhao Xiaogou only felt a numbness in his waist, and he was unconscious.