Chapter 148: Cheng Xueqi Kills and Surrenders in Suzhou (2)

The next day, Li Xiucheng summoned Gao Yongkuan, Wang Anjun, Zhou Wenjia, Wang Youwei and others, and said earnestly: Now that my lord is covered with dust, his momentum will not be long, and most of you are from the two lakes, so you and I don't have to harm each other. In the current situation, I can't stay here. If I have his heart, I am a famous general in the country, who dares to accept me?

Gao Yongkuan and the others looked at each other, but they didn't know what to say again.

In the afternoon, Li Xiucheng summoned Tan Shaoguang again, and persuaded again: Suzhou Eight Gates, Gao Yongkuan and Wang Anjun have six, and the crowd is several times that of his brother; As I leave here, it's gone.

Tan Shaoguang said: I have made up my mind, and I vow to live and die with this city!

Xiu Chang sighed, handed over the right to defend the city to Tan Shaoguang, and led the headquarters to go out of the city from Xumen at night, stationed in the area of Maotang Bridge, and wanted to be controlled by the outside and temporarily protect Suzhou.

Li Xiucheng left the Su, Gao Yong was relieved, and said Wang Anjun: The Zhongdian ran away, and the big thing was done!

Wang Anjun said: Looking for an opportunity to kill Tan Shaoguang, Tan will be chaotic, let Cheng and Ge enter the city, the inside and outside should be together, once and for all.

Gao Yongkuandao: Hua Ling doesn't know how many eyes, red and blue tops have not been seen, why be anxious, tomorrow I will go to the outside of the city in person to meet Cheng Xueqi.

On December 2, 1863, Gao Yongkuan, Cheng Xueqi, and Gordon gathered together to discuss the transfer of Sioux City.

Gao Yongkuandao: What we mentioned, Lord Futai allowed it?

Cheng Xueqi said: Li Shuai has already allowed it, and the chapter will go back and forth from the north and south, and it will take time for my emperor Zhu Yu to approve it, and Brother Gao will be calm and impatient. Cheng folded the arrow and swore that if he had a second heart, he would hit five thunderbolts in the sky.

Gordon Dao: Don't worry, Mr. Gao, I vouch for my honor as a royal officer of the British Empire.

Gao Yongkuandao: Since Mr. Gordon took office, the foreign guns have strict military discipline and a degree of killing, and Gao admires him very much.

Gordon said: Do your best, do your best. Mr. Gao walked slowly and seemed to have a stubborn illness.

Gao Yongkuan sighed: After years of fighting horses, I am injured all over my body!

Gordon Dao: I will immediately order the military doctor to treat Mr. Gao's wounds.

Magani, a close friend of Gordon and a doctor of the Victorious Army, is twenty-nine years old and dignified. Gao Yongkuan likes it very much, and hopes to seek the good of Qin and Jin.

Gao Yongkuandao: I have a daughter in my family, I am twenty-eight years old, and I don't know ......

Cheng Xueqi hurriedly said: Suzhou's predicament has not been solved, don't love children for the time being. The inside should be combined with the outside, and the city of Sioux is broken, so I will ask Li Shuai to match in the middle.

Gao Yongkuandao: There are twenty or thirty kings under my command, there are those who are unruly, those who swear allegiance to heaven, and those who are bent on surrendering; I will return to the city, and I will use both grace and power to hold the three armies hostage. Tomorrow and others can attack the city, and our head is wrapped in a white scarf, and the city echoes.

On December 3, Cheng Xueqi and Gordon attacked Suzhou again, attacking for a day and a night, and the sky was clear.

Mu Wang Tan Shaoguang fought alone, and his strength was overwhelmed; Then a banquet was held, and the kings were invited to a banquet in the palace of King Mu to plan the defense of the city.

Gao Yongkuan was a thief and did not dare to go to the banquet.

Wang Anjun said: When the interruption continues, it will be chaotic. Yesterday, the inside should be combined with the outside, and Tan was beheaded.

Gao Yongkuandao: Before the Qing court's holy decree arrived, the general army and deputy generals were not allowed to act rashly; Otherwise, I am a fish and a knife!

Wang Anjun said: If you don't go to the banquet, you may be suspicious; Our troops are thick, and they are secretly outside the palace of the king, and we are carrying soldiers, and if Tan is misbehaved, he will be killed.

Gao Yongkuan said: As soon as the door of Tan Jiang's mansion was closed, we entered the urn by ourselves.

Wang Anjun said: I will wait for eight people, do not leave Tan, look for an opportunity to kill him, and the big thing can be done.

Gao Yongkuan sighed and said: People say that Long Wangshu has it, but I have not yet obtained Long, but to fish for the moon in the water, it is really a strategy!

At noon, Gao Yongkuan, Wang Anjun, Zhou Wenjia, Wang Youwei and others rushed in, all went to King Mu's mansion to eat meat and drink wine, and without saying a word, Wang Anjun took out a dagger, rushed to Tan Shaoguang, and stabbed violently, Wang Youwei and others rushed up and cut off Shaoguang's head.

Gao Yongkuan did not stop doing anything, and simply ordered to kill more than 1,000 people from Tan Shaoguang's personal soldiers.

The civil strife subsided, and Gao Yongkuan immediately ordered the city gate to open to welcome the Huai army; In order to show his sincerity, Gao Yongkuan sent Shaoguang's head to Cheng Xueqi's office.

Li Hongzhang was surprised and delighted, and said that Cheng Xueqi said: Fang Zhong is a quick view, is this the head of the Mu chief?

Cheng Xueqidao: Yes!

Li Hongzhang said: In the whole world, there are many similar people, there are Taicang thieves in the past, and the thieves in Sucheng are huge and cunning, so they must be guarded against.

Cheng Xueqidao: Enlighten Li Shuai, Gao Yongkuan has opened the city gate, and I can't hesitate; Zheng Guokui's Kuizi battalion and Wu Yufen's Huazi battalion can be fully armed and immediately enter the city to find out.

Wu Yufen received the order, very afraid, and said Wu Yulan said: In Suzhou City, there are 100,000 soldiers, if Gao Yongkuan cheats, my Huazi battalion will not be wiped out.

Wu Yulan said: Taicang is a lesson from the past, and it must be guarded against; The military order is like a mountain, and it has to be done.

Wu Yufen said: My battalion soldiers, no pay for nearly three months, licking blood from the knife, life and death are mixed, so I simply have a good time.

That night, the Huazi battalion entered Suzhou City for the first time, and thousands of troops marched through the streets and alleys without anyone hindering them. The Wu brothers wept with joy, and then let go of their hands and feet and robbed on a large scale.

Gao Yongkuan was furious, and immediately ordered the soldiers, armed with guns and cannons, to be ready for battle.

In the morning, Cheng Xueqi led the main force and stationed in Suzhou Lou, Qi, Feng and Pan.

Gao Yongkuan immediately entered Cheng Xueqi camp and accused the atrocities of the Huazi camp.

Cheng Xueqi said: Our military discipline is strict, and the Huazi battalion does not dare to make a mistake, it must be done by stragglers.

Gao Yongkuandao: Last night in Suzhou, a few stragglers were brave, why was there such a movement? Brother Cheng, don't act perfunctory. You and I are both leaders of the army, words must be done, deeds must be fruitful, and fruits must be believed. When will the three items be implemented?

Cheng Xueqidao: Li Shuai has also entered the city, I will ask for my brother again.

Cheng Xueqi met with Li Hongzhang and explained the situation.

Li Hongzhang said: There are many people who descend, and they are unwilling to be subordinate. What does Fang Zhong mean?

Cheng Xueqi said: The siege began to fall, and there was no intention of repentance, and there was still a lot of non-repentance. Kill!

Li Hongzhang was stunned and said: The killing has fallen ominously, and it makes Chang Jia thieves defend against the wind, it is a self-made enemy, and it is not allowed.

Cheng Xueqi said: A certain extreme knows that killing is ominous, but if he does not kill these eight people, Su Cheng will not be able to get it, although it is uneasy. I would rather be a thief than the court.

Li Hongzhang said: This matter is not trivial, let me think about it again.

Li Hongzhang hesitated for two days and nights, unable to decide.

Cheng Xueqi said again: Kill the negative person, and then benefit the country, this heart is not ashamed, but it can be a ghost.

Li Hongzhang said: Gordon's guarantee is also troublesome.

Cheng Xueqidao: Gao and others are close to foreigners, and they should be punished. Waiyi despises China, for a long time! It is necessary to train troops to improve themselves, learn from each other's strengths, and eliminate our shortcomings. In time, after the southeast of the Great Jing, our department will go north to level the twist, clamp down on the foreign Yi, and attach themselves to Li Shuai, which will become an immortal achievement.

Li Hongzhang said: If Gao and others are like Luo Guozhong and others, withdraw from the city and be constrained, how happy!

Cheng Xueqi said: There are 50,000 Gao troops in the city, and our army is only more than 13,000.

Li Hongzhang said: In one thought, life and death are two heavens; May I ask Fang Zhong, is there any other way?

Cheng Xueqidao: There is no other way, but to kill eight people, Suzhou can be appeased. If Li Shuai hesitates any longer, Cheng will immediately leave his post for the people, and will no longer be involved in the war in the world. Cheng's stay has nothing to do with the overall situation; Dare to ask Li Shuai, the thief rebelled against Taicang and surrendered, Brother Ji Quan almost died, Li Shuai was forgetful?

Li Hongzhang said angrily: This time it will be according to Fang Zhong.

Cheng Xueqi said: Li Shuai Gou sees and listens, please follow a certain command.

At noon on December 6, Li Hongzhang personally invited Gao Yongkuan and eight people to the banquet, and as soon as they were seated, some officers entered from outside and threw themselves into Li Hongzhang, and Hongzhang came out. There are eight people in the rotation, each with a crown, all of them are red-topped flowers, and in front of the knee seat, please Gao Yongkuan and other eight people to be crowned.

Gao Yongkuan and the others were proud, and between their knees, eight heads rolled to the ground.

Cheng Xueqi killed the Eight Kings, it was already past noon, and when he heard a cannon sound again, all the departments of the Huai Army rushed in, no door was broken, no place was searched, no one was killed, and nothing was robbed. The sun sets and the sky is dusk, and the fight stops.

Li Hongzhang was angry and rebuked Cheng Xueqi: Jun also descended to people, but he couldn't do it yet!

Cheng Xueqi said: Li Shuai was angry, killed eight people, rebelled against the army, and had no choice but to kill!

Li Hongzhang said: Burning and looting is not the work of a good general!