Chapter Ninety-Six: Lock the City Gate
For a while, there was a lot of noise in Changtu Mansion, and the grass and trees were all soldiers. The city defense of Fucheng was completely taken over by the training army led by Guogong Nalan Shiheng, and the green battalion should be stationed at the grain depot. The checks on the streets and in and out of the city have also become more and more strict, and unfamiliar faces are often interrogated about who their surnames are and where they live. But I don't care much about wearing swords - in the face of foreign guns and cannons, this thing is of little use, so it is better to let the people wear it on their bodies for peace of mind.
I think that Lao Maozi threatened to fight all the way from Heilongjiang to Sijiu City, but now Sijiu City has been defeated by the Eight-Nation Alliance, and this Lao Maozi's army is even more unscrupulous! When the soldiers of the Qing Dynasty learned of the fall of Beijing, they all seemed to have their backbones removed, and they lost their blood for a while, and they were defeated by the Russians. The old hairymen are also fierce, going to one place to break a city, and then then burning, killing and looting, leaving no trace of mercy.
Speaking of which, if you want someone to give you a face, you have to have a little bit of guilt, Lafayette has fled to the west, who still follows her to work hard? But not everyone is General Shoushan. Changtu Mansion, sooner or later, will have to face Lao Maozi's foreign guns and guns.
When the groceries on the same street were set up to help the refugees, many people said that they sympathized with these people who were in distress. I have also seen that tragic situation, who is not afraid that they will end up like those people? But it was the Guogong Nalanshi Evergrande who sent a message, saying that he wanted to protect the safety of the people of Changtu Mansion! This is somewhat psychologically comfortable.
Speaking of the Boxers.
Do you want to be more beautiful when the Boxers came to Changtu Mansion? Now it's good, the government Zhang Bang is shouting and killing the Boxers. It is said that the group of Our Lady of White Flowers, who killed foreigners, had already been killed in Huaide County, but they were beaten back by the green camp, and now they should be absconding and hiding in the area of the Mazhong River.
Hearing this news is really embarrassing. It is said that "flowers are not red for a hundred days", but the flower of the Boxers really failed too quickly.
The notice at the entrance of the yamen changes every day. In those days, it was said that Lao Maozi's army had just arrived in Changchun Hall, and a few days later, with the autumn wind rising, it was said that the Russian army had occupied the entire territory of Jilin Province.
And now it is even more Fenghua!
What is Fenghua? Fenghua County is under the rule of Changtu Province and is the gateway to Changtu Province. Lao Maozi's marching route can be seen by anyone with a discerning eye, and it is clearly to take Changtu, pass through Kaiyuan, cross Tieling, and go straight to the provincial capital Fengtian! At that time, the entire Guanwai will be the world of Lao Maozi!
Now that Fenghua has been pocketed by Lao Maozi, will Changtu Mansion be far away?
The training army practiced inside and outside the city, and the sound of guns was heard so that the people in the city were not surprised. I'm a little worried, but I still have to live. Otherwise, Lao Maozi's army did not arrive, and he starved to death at home first. Besides, the people have their own way of life - no matter who is in charge, they are all offered as the uncle, no matter how the uncle changes him, he has to eat, and if the uncle wants to eat, then he can't kill the people.
But to say that there is no impact is not realistic. Private schools and schools have stopped classes, those who pull carts have stopped trading, those who sing operas have stopped gongs and drums, those whose families are not in Changtu have returned to the countryside, and many wealthy families have fled to their own real estate to take refuge.
On the other hand, he is the richest man in the city, and Zhao Buddha took out the posture of sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai. Every day, he still swaggers in and out of several places in his house, and everyone he sees is greeted with a smile, as if the two shiny pecans in his hand are his reassurance.
The dog was very angry about the death of General Shoushan and was sad for many days. But in the end, it was a child, and it didn't take long for him to be happy because the private school had stopped classes, pestering Huzi to play with Xiao Jiu. Xiao Jiu also relaxed a lot, and the disciples who studied art in the troupe, and those who had family members, were all given some copper by the Chen class master and returned home. This time, there are less than eighty percent of the people in the drama troupe, so naturally they can't learn the drama. Since entering the class, Xiao Jiu has never been so idle, and he has been playing all of a sudden, and he is already happy.
The sky is falling, and the children don't know what kind of scene the "one will succeed and ten thousand bones wither" mentioned in the article on the stage is, and they don't like to think about it, but they have become the fastest people in Changtu Mansion.
But it was said that on this day, there was a major event that shocked Changtu Mansion - the Boxers who walked out of Fucheng earlier and said that they were going to kill all the foreigners in Changtu Mansion came back!
That's amazing! The Boxers are now being killed by strict orders from the imperial court, but the Holy Mother of White Flowers led her boxers to the strongest and most heavily guarded place in the entire Changtu, Fucheng!
Although it is said that the military report of defeat has been handed over to Nalan Shiheng day after day, but the Qing Dynasty has not yet lost the country, and the edict of the Queen Mother Lafayette has to be executed, how can Nalan Shiheng allow this gang of rebellious ministers and thieves to enter the city? closed the north city gate, went to the city wall in person, and took seven or eight hundred training troops, one person and one gun, pointing at the Boxers outside the city gate.
The Boxers are no longer as good as they were at the beginning. When I left that day, the Boxers were very beautiful. More than 2,000 people, all of whom carried bright steel knives and spears in their hands, wore bright red cloaks on their bodies, and sewed a patch on their chests, either writing "invulnerability" or "Fuqing and extinguishing the ocean". As soon as the four-pole banner is erected, it is also called a mighty when it is opened!
Now that they are back, at a glance, there are only seven or eight hundred people left, and many of them are wounded, and it does not look like they say, they can be "invulnerable". The clothes on their bodies were covered with dust, and now they don't know where their cloaks have gone, but they are still holding spears and knives in their hands.
Nalan Shiheng did not wear armor, but wore the supplementary uniform of a fourth-grade general, holding his long beard, and looked down from the city tower. The Boxers were silent, but they didn't come forward, and Xu accepted his fate. These few, attacking the city? It's like a fantasy.
Nalan Shiheng opened his mouth first, and shouted below: "Boxer Baihua, you are so bold!" The Boxer fist is in turmoil, and the Queen Mother Lafayette has issued an order to approve the arrest. But you fought with the officers and soldiers, killed hundreds of our Qing officers and soldiers, scattered and absconded at the Mazhong River, and now they are holding swords and gathering people outside the city, which is clearly a conspiracy and rebellion. This official is magnanimous and benevolent, if you wait for the bandit leader to be captured, I will save the life of your ordinary boxer. ”
Our Lady of White Flowers is really a heroic figure among women, facing more than 700 guns, she took two steps forward and made an offering: "Lord Nalan, that day in your house, you feasted Baihua and rewarded the Boxer soldiers, Baihua deeply felt the benevolence of the adults, and he could not forget it." The so-called person who knows the times is Junjie, Baihua knows that the general trend has gone, and the court has declared us to be bandits, and since then the world is so big, there is no place for the Boxers, I can see it clearly. ”
"Good. Good! Nalan Shiheng clapped his hands twice, "Our Lady of White Flowers understands righteousness, and she is indeed a heroine among women, and the official admires it." When you lay down your sword and bind the bandits, I will open the gates of the city and welcome you into the city. Our Lady of Flowers, before you are executed, the official will definitely hold a banquet in the Pine Crane Tower, and drink 300 cups with you as a feast. ”
Bai Hua saluted again and replied loudly: "Lord Nalan, the little woman will forgive her fate!" ”
As soon as he heard this, Nalan Shiheng pulled down his face, slapped his palm on the battlements of the city wall, and scolded: "Baihua, are you really trying to rebel?" ”
Bai Hua straightened his waist this time: "My lord, Bai Hua has no objection, and the boxers of the Boxers under me have no objection!" Although Bai Hua is a woman, she has read books for a few days and knows some truths, how can she be a rebel? Bai Hua knew that there was no end to hiding in Tibet, and knew that the only remaining boxers in our department who entered the city must all die on the execution ground. Horizontal and vertical is a dead end.,I hope the adult agrees to Baihua's request.。 ”
"You speak." Nalan Shiheng's brows were furrowed into a pimple. He wasn't afraid of what else this Boxer could do, but what he was afraid of was that as soon as he shot on his side, maybe how many boxers would run away. The one who gave the death order from above, one or two died today, and tomorrow there is someone blowing the wind at General Fengtian, and he must eat melons.
Bai Hua pressed one hand on the long knife on his waist, thought for a while, and said: "Lao Maozi's army has been pulled out, and it will be killed in Changtu Mansion City in about five days, but my lord wants to fight against foreign devils with all his might?" ”
Nalan Shiheng took a deep breath and responded righteously: "This official and the Governor of An, on behalf of the Heavenly Patrol Shepherd, guard one side, should be the safety of the people. Only by putting the people first can we win the hearts of the people and protect the foundation of our ancestors. ”
"In that case, Bai Hua thanked the Lord first." Speaking of this, Bai Hua, along with the boxers behind her, knelt on one knee in unison, and the blade was swinging to her feet. knelt down, but Bai Hua didn't stop: "Bai Hua knows that the Boxers are sad about this catastrophe, it is the will of heaven, when he was in Ma Zhonghe, he told his brothers that if they still have concerns, they don't have to follow me to Fucheng." None of the brothers who came back this time had any intention of leaving here alive! ”
Nalan Shiheng couldn't understand it, and he was a little impatient, brushed his beard twice, and asked, "Boxer Baihua, what are you going to do?" ”
Bai Hua raised his head and stood up: "Bai Hua begs Lord to stop arresting the boxers who have dispersed under Bai Hua's leadership, they are no longer the brothers of the Boxers." Please don't shoot the boxers today, for there are seven hundred and ninety-six of our boxers today, all of whom are here, and will camp here. When Lao Maozi is killed here, I am willing to fight the thieves and sacrifice my life for the country, and it will not be considered a wretch! ”
Hearing these words, the officers and soldiers on the city wall were boiling with enthusiasm! And at first, it doesn't matter whether it's true or not, but it's this bold statement, it's rare to say it from a woman's mouth. What is a heroine? This is the female general of the Yang family in front of her!
These words also bluffed Nalan Shiheng for a moment. Bai Hua has to die, she dares to return to Fucheng, she is already doomed. It didn't work for her to deceive Nalan Shiheng with these words. Now that the city gate is closed, can these people with big swords and spears really invite Sun Wukong to come up and fly up to the city tower to "make trouble in the sky"?
The appearance of being wounded, the invulnerable propaganda, the nonsense that can't be seen to be fake? Nalan Shiheng has more than 1,000 guns under his hands, can he still be afraid of them?
This white flower attitude is resolute, and Nalanshi persistently believes nine points. But there was one thing he didn't understand, these people were carrying tents and mats, and they didn't see the weight of food. The Russian army marched from north to south, night and night, and it should take three days to arrive, and the normal march should take five or six days to arrive.
"Lord Nalan!" Bai Hua called again, "If you can't believe Bai Hua, Bai Hua will learn from blood and believe in your heart!" ”
With that, she drew her knife. The little 800 boxers each drew their knives like white flowers, and made a cut on their left arm, and the blood flowed out as soon as they landed.
Where do you usually look for such a scene? Can't find it! Nalan Shiheng really believed in this meeting, and he also admired it a little in his heart, so he waved his hand: "Let's go, let's go, let's go!" Baihua, if you are willing to sacrifice your life for the country, this official will not arrest you. But in order to prevent the people from causing chaos, the gate of the city will be closed from today, you can understand what I mean! ”
As soon as Bai Hua arched his hand, there were more than 800 boxers, and his voice responded: "Master Xie is complete!" ”
From this day on, Changtu Mansion sealed the city, and it was not allowed to go out or enter.
This is a bitter tiger, he is trapped in the city.