lethal arsenal

Chapter 127 Fake
In the evening, Lujiang Mingyue Tower.

Four floors up and down, with about fifty guest rooms, this is the largest restaurant in Lujiang County. Today, it serves people from the camp of the Hunan Army.

Bao Chao reorganized his army here, mobilized his navy, and planned to cut off the canal, completely blocking the way out for the Taiping Army in Suzhou Prefecture.

On the huge fourth floor, the tables, chairs and benches were removed, leaving only a pair of seats.

The square and square hall was filled with many singers, the music was endless, and the melodious voice surrounded several generals.

Bao Chao hugged a diva with her thighs exposed, and was drinking a small wine mouth to mouth.

bang bang bang.

Heavy footsteps came from the corridor.

"Meet the Nine Commanders."

On the second floor, some low-ranking officers on the third floor shouted.

Zeng Guoquan appeared from the entrance of the corridor, his face so gloomy that he could squeeze out water.

He saw a large group of battalion officers who were having fun in time, and the general immediately opened his mouth and shouted: "Bao Hu'er, you really don't know what to do, when is this?"

At this time, Bao Chao was drinking to his heart's content, his cheeks were flushed, and he was slightly displeased to be interrupted by Zeng Guoquan.The main reason is that at this moment, there are all the battalion generals who flatter him and compliment him, and the magistrate of Lujiang County is there to accompany him, which makes Bao Chao feel a little bit embarrassed.

In terms of rank, he is on par with Zeng Guoquan, and in terms of qualifications, he holds a steady lead over Zeng Guoquan.

Bao Chao was wearing a boa robe, which was bestowed by Feng Batulu. He showed a sense of grace and style. He pressed his thick eyebrows and put a bit of evil on his face. He put the wine cup aside and asked: " What's the matter? Shuai Nine."

"My elder brother has sent a letter, telling us not to wait any longer, and immediately besiege Suzhou Mansion and dispatch troops immediately."

Zeng Guoquan grabbed a stool, restrained his anger, sat down beside Bao Chao and said.Zeng Guoquan knew that it would be enough to reprimand Bao Chao, and anything too much would be detrimental to the subsequent cooperative operations.

He is Zeng Guoquan, not Zeng Guofan, let alone the boss of the Hunan Army.Also leading a big camp, saving face for the other party is saving face for yourself.

"The army hasn't arrived yet, so it doesn't make much sense to fight now. Besides, if the waterways are not blocked, even if Suzhou Mansion is surrounded on three sides, Tan Shaoguang's troops can still break through from the water."

"That kid practiced the official papers of the important techniques of peace and practiced evil methods. Before that, he and his father-in-law Li Xiucheng attacked the Songjiang Mansion together and plundered them fiercely. At that time, we still had Do Aaron as the commander, and he led the troops. I rushed there, and I assisted, but in the end, I rushed into Songjiang Mansion without even seeing a single person."

"Tan Shaoguang's large boats are difficult to deal with, with giant beasts under the water and escorts."

Bao Chao frowned deeply and said so.

"What you said is right, but when did my elder brother make a big mistake?"

Zeng Guoquan approached Bao Chao, lowered his voice and asked back.

Following the conversation between the two, all the singers and maids stopped singing and dancing very discerningly, and even a few battalion generals looked at each other in blank dismay and stopped talking.

At this moment, a black pigeon flew into the building.

"Yo, the new military newspaper is here."

Bao Chao raised his arm, and the pigeon stayed on his wrist, and he opened the letter to read it.

After a while, Bao Chao suddenly slapped the table, cursing: "It's lawless! A bunch of bastards." The top-quality pear blossom wood tabletop immediately burst into cracks.

This made the eyelids of the county magistrate of Lujiang who was sitting with him twitch.

When Zeng Guoquan saw Bao Chao's face swelled with anger, bad thoughts immediately came to his mind.

"What's going on here?"

he asks.

"We have all been tricked by old thief Yuan Sanjia."

Bao Chao said bitterly, his voice paused, and he added, "The Linhuai army has entered the city, and it is the city of Suzhou!"

"what!"

Zeng Guoquan jumped up from the bench in shock.

……

That night.

Hunan army account.

This is a mountain road leading from Lujiang County to Suzhou Prefecture. Bypassing this mountain, you can see the city of Suzhou Prefecture, which is faster than the waterway.

Zeng Guoquan took a few accompanying servants on the way, trying to get to the Suzhou mansion earlier to preside over the overall situation, or to compete for the results of the battle.

The tent had been set up a long time ago, but Zeng Guoquan couldn't sleep repeatedly. He couldn't help muttering when he thought of the current situation.

"How is it possible, the city is broken."

"Then Suzhou Mansion is made of mud?"

"Tan Shaoguang is also an incompetent person. I heard before that he was promoted to a general by relying on a woman, and he was able to stay in Suzhou City because of his father-in-law's relationship. It seems that these are true. Hmph, an incompetent person!"

Zeng Guoquan even made plans to besiege such a huge city for one, two, or even three years with tens of thousands of troops stationed there.

As a result, ten days passed in a hurry, and a military report flew in, saying that the city of Suzhou was destroyed.Moreover, it was the Linhuai Army Group with less than five thousand soldiers and horses that broke the city.

Did something go wrong?
It's almost like a fairy tale.

"Such a big city will be broken if it is broken?"

Even though Zeng Guoquan broke his head, he couldn't figure out what was going on and what happened these days.

Lying on the blanket covered with hay, Lao Zeng still couldn't stop muttering softly, making it difficult to fall asleep.

"Marshal, it's late at night, let's go to bed early."

Outside the tent, the honest and honest voice of Yizi came.

"Okay, Si'er, I'm sorry to trouble you. You and Little Six will switch shifts, and that kid will steal and play tricks. Don't work too hard on yourself."

Zeng Guoquan mentioned something casually, and then his eyes seemed to be closed, and he rested.

Xiao Fusi followed the Confucian general Luo Zenan to join the Hunan Army Group in his early years.

After General Luo died in battle, Zeng Guoquan begged him from his eldest brother. In the past, Zeng Guoquan lacked generals under his command, and it was difficult for him to gain a foothold in the Hunan Army system.

At that time, I simply wrote a list and held a competition in the arena, and selected from the lowest ranks of officers and soldiers.

There were a total of seven most capable fighters, and they were all gathered as adoptive sons, with the Hunan Army Group as a guarantee. This father-son relationship is quite strong. Coupled with the backing behind Zeng Guoquan, many people wanted to give him the nine commanders as his son. It can't be done yet.

Zeng Guoquan brought two godsons with him on this trip.

One is Xiao Fusi and Si'er who practiced "Li Qi Lun Gong" written by Luo Zenan in his early years.

The other sixth child, named Li Xiangyun, styled Chen Dian, is a disciple of Shaolin laymen.

Li Xiangyun practiced Datong Arm Fist with amazing bravery. Zeng Guofan made a special trip to the temple and begged for it from the temple.

Such a huge Shaolin Temple, I don't know if it's worth serving the imperial court?Not only do we have to contribute money, but we also need to contribute energy. Is it appropriate to do nothing in the face of a national crisis?

The old abbot had no choice but to send this lay disciple who had studied in Bodhidharma Hall to help the Hunan Army.

These two adoptive sons, one with a simple and honest temper, and the other with a clever and quick-witted temper, were always taken by Zeng Guoquan's side.

"I'll save you handsome."

Xiao Fusi replied in a low voice, for fear of disturbing Zeng Guoquan's sleep.

He was holding a mace whistle, waiting outside the tent, but his eyes were on the haystacks in the distance.

"Li Xiangyun said just now that he was going to release water, why hasn't he come back after a long time? Could it be that he found a place by himself and went to sleep?"

That guy's affairs are far-fetched, but Xiao Fusi had thought about the possibility of that.

……

Shhhh.

After draining the water, Li Xiangyun shook, wiped his hands on the bark, tied the crotch rope, and grabbed the iron rod next to the tree root. At this moment... his ears moved, what was the sound?
Li Xiangyun looked up, his heart tightened suddenly.

On the top of the tree, squatting a tall black figure, it was a man in a navy blue warrior outfit, almost blending into the night.

Only a ray of cold moonlight fell on the beast-shaped iron mask covering most of the man's face.

The man shook his hand and drew out a long and narrow blade.

(End of this chapter)