Kai Fu Han

Chapter 305
After resting overnight in Haicang Town and changing horses, Liu Xinqi and others set out again for Jiaoshui County on the 23rd.

We drove 130 miles in one day and arrived in Jiaoshui County before dark.

After Liu Xinang returned to Penglai, the person in charge of the glue was Liu Xinhui from the former [-]nd Infantry Battalion, and Liu Zhijie from the former [-]st Infantry Battalion was also here, and Liu Xinqi first issued letters of appointment to the two.

Liu Zhijie will return to Penglai the next day with other soldiers who have also been reorganized into the Fourth Field Regiment. Liu Xinhui will wait for Liu Xinjun to arrive in Jiaojie and take over the defense here before setting off for the Third Field Regiment's station in Jiaozhou Bay.

After talking with Liu Xinhui and others, they explained the process of attacking Glue City to Liu Xinqi in detail.

Jiaoshui City is far away from Penglai and is located inland of the Shandong Peninsula. It has little contact with maritime merchants, so it is the county with the least knowledge about the Xinghan League among the eight counties in Denglai.

At that time, after Liu Xinang arrived at Jiaoshui with an infantry battalion and a cavalry battalion, Jiaoshui City was so slow that he didn't even have time to close the city gate. Liu Xinang made a prompt decision and sent Liu Zhijie to lead the cavalry battalion into the city.

It can be said that the attack on Glue City was the least technical among the eight counties.

When Liu Zhijie led his men into the Jiaoshui City County Government Office, it was already three o'clock in the morning, and the county magistrate was still sleeping with his concubine in his arms.

In the end, Liu Xinang directly tied the naked county magistrate to the horse post outside the county government gate.

'Flying in the wind'…

With the appearance of the county magistrate in front, none of the gentry and big businessmen in the city dared to attack. Even the subsequent reforms were carried out very smoothly, and the current progress was faster than that of Huang County.

"Did the county magistrate commit suicide because of 'insulting politeness'?" Liu Xinqi asked.

"How can you be so polite if you can surrender to the Jin Kingdom and become a pawn of the Qi Dynasty? After tying it up for a long time and putting it down, it begged for mercy repeatedly and just wanted to live. It answered whatever was asked and did whatever it asked. It was quite obedient and kind. Easy to use." Liu Xinhui replied.

"The water is too cold!" Liu Xinqi sighed.

"Why is the water too cold?" Liu Xinhui wondered.

"nothing…"

This is an allusion that has not happened yet and cannot be explained.

...

The work in Jiaoshui County was well done, so Liu Xinqi did not stay any longer. The next day, on the 24th, he set off directly for Jimo County.

It was another day of traveling, and when we arrived in Jimo County, there was only a trace of sunset left in the sky.

It may be that Cui Wu in Jimo City knew in advance that Liu Xinqi was coming, or Cui Wu sent spies on all the main roads outside the city. When Liu Xinqi arrived at the north gate of Jimo, Cui Wu was already waiting at the gate.

After a few polite words, the two went directly into the city.

"Why are there so few people on the street?"

The Chinese New Year is coming soon, and the people have made a lot of preparations for the New Year. In the counties we arrived in before, even after the war, there were a lot of people on the streets.

Cui Wu laughed first, then replied:
"I have hired most of the young men to build barracks in Jiaozhou Bay. Even healthy women have been hired to help with whatever work they can. I pay the people I hire once a day, and they can leave at any time if they want. Being able to leave, the people in Jimo City chose making money between money and celebrating the New Year." "You..." Liu Xinqi looked at Cui Wu's little pride and didn't know how to evaluate it.

"I also want these people to have a prosperous New Year. I have discussed with Zhao Liang that he will return to Jiaozhou Bay as much as possible before New Year's Eve, and then sell some of the materials and New Year's goods purchased in Jiangnan on the spot in Jiaozhou Bay. The people in Jimo City can't buy it if they don't have money. I can't give it to them for free. I can only let them make some money first. Then every household can buy some food and new cloth for their families. We Xinghan League The credibility has been initially established." Cui Wu explained:
"After I just captured Jimo City, I first hired people to repair the city walls, roads and drainage facilities. Later, more and more people were hired, and there began to be fewer people to work with. Just then, an order came from the alliance, and the Third Field Regiment The meeting will be stationed on the north shore of Jiaozhou Bay, so I simply sent most of the people there to do some preliminary preparations."

"You did a great job."

The two of them chatted and walked, and soon they arrived at the Jimo County Government Courtyard (formerly the Jimo County Government Office).

"Have you finished renovating this place?"

"No, many materials are not available in Jimo. The little cement that was shipped last time has been used up long ago, so we put it on hold for now." Cui Wu replied.

After entering the original county government hall, the two sat down, and Liu Xinqi took out Cui Wu's letter of appointment and handed it to him.

"this is yours."

Cui Wu took a look:
"I actually got promoted? I didn't do much against the Jin-Qi coalition this time."

"Don't belittle yourself. This is the result of joint discussions between the Army Department, the Ministry of War and the Military Selection Department of the Military Aircraft Academy. You can accept it with peace of mind. Everyone recognizes you. Work hard in the future." Liu Xinqi replied, and then continued:
"The pressure on the northern front is the greatest. If the Jin Kingdom wants to attack the Xinghan Alliance, they will most likely choose to attack from the northern front, so where will you be placed? You have been following me for the longest time and understand my attitude towards the Jin Kingdom and the people. , I believe you can be a good leader."

Cui Wu was very moved after hearing Liu Xinqi's words, and his tone of reply was choked with sobs.

"Thank you, leader. I have been poor since I was a child and followed the sea businessmen. As long as you really recognize me, I will definitely do a good job."

Liu Xinqi did not continue to dwell on Cui Wu's words of thanks and continued to talk about business:
"When we get to Haicang Town, we should not blindly defend the Jin Kingdom. We can take the initiative to attack more and save as many Han people as we can on the west bank of the Jiao Shui River. If we rescue one more person, they will have one less person from the Puppet Qi and the Jin Kingdom. With the strength of each other, our advantage will become bigger in the later stage of the decisive battle."

"I know what to do. There is Ye Chuan from the Second Fleet in Haicang Town. I know him. His personality is more radical than mine. We will definitely cooperate well to make the Puppet Qi Hebei land unrest. , Wanyan Zongfu was so overwhelmed that he had no time to take care of other things."

"That's it."

After the two chatted for a few more words, Cui Wu took Liu Xinqi to the martial arts field of the garrison camp, saying that he wanted to show him something good.

When we arrived at the martial arts arena, there were already several soldiers waiting here. One of them had a musket and was wiping it.

"Leader, let me show you today." After Cui Wu finished speaking, he motioned for these people to start the demonstration.

One of them took a human-shaped target and ran towards the other end of the martial arts field. He ran for more than 200 steps and did not stop until he reached the other end of the wall. Then he set up the target and hid behind a pile of sandbags.

Two people stood on both sides of the line between the target and the soldiers holding guns, preventing other soldiers who were training from passing through this line area.

The soldier holding the gun began to operate the "Xinghan Type [-] flintlock rifle" in an orderly manner.

Charge, reload, aim...

"How can it be shot from such a distance?" Liu Xinqi asked.

(End of this chapter)