Great Qing Dynasty talker

Chapter 351: Jiangpu is in danger, Wu Jun’s vanguard crosses the river!
Three days later, the weather became calm and sunny.

The sun is shining, which is a good time for wealthy people to travel.

Early in the morning,

The servants of the Dong Mansion began to make preparations and were busy running around.

The two sisters matched up again.

Light pink dark rhombus round-neck gauze skirt, large placket on the right side, and wide sleeves.

The hem of the skirt is embroidered with colorful silk thread patterns of flowers and birds. There are four skirt doors at the front, inside and outside. The skirts are pleated on both sides, mainly to make it easier for women to ride horses.

Needless to say, her makeup was even brighter than usual.

Hu Zhihuang walked behind and was surprised to find that the two sisters even had similar hairstyles.

He couldn't help but chuckle, today must be a good harvest day.

the next morning,

The Dong Mansion hired new maids every now and then, all because of his instructions from the housekeeper.

……

It stands to reason that if the army wants to cross the Yangtze River and march north, they will definitely inform themselves in advance! How could such a big plan not use his own important chess piece?

Outside Dong's Mansion,
Hu Zhihuang rode a pure black war horse to clear the way, majestic. Hundreds of green camp soldiers marched silently with their hands on both sides of their sabers.

In the small town of Jiangbei, the atmosphere in Jiangpu was tense. Shops were closed, people were at home, and only soldiers armed with swords and guns patrolled the streets.

Hu Zhihuang grabbed the scout and said:
"See clearly?"

"It's true."

I don’t know how many years this battle will take, so why not reward yourself in advance now?

Entrusted by His Majesty, he endured the humiliation and lurked in Jiangbei. What was his purpose?
Isn't it just to follow the merits of the dragon and get promoted to a noble position?

Lao Hu considers himself a common man. What lofty ideal does he have to leave his name in history and save the world's common people?

He patrolled the city and saw that the breakfast shop was open normally when he passed by it.

In the end, the eyeliner believes that,
This is a typical green camp military attaché of the Qing Dynasty who is greedy, lustful, brave in war, and widely supported by his soldiers.

"Escort my family members back home."

The merchants and common people did not flee for their lives when they saw the soldiers, and there was no precedent for thousands of soldiers in Jiangpu Town to oppress and rob in the county town. If the military pay and food and grass are sufficient, military discipline will be relatively better.

"Report~ Jiangnan Wu bandits have invaded. Hundreds of bandits have landed from Shiqi River in 20 small boats."

In the small Jiangpu County, he can call the wind and rain!
Spend the money you want and never begrudge it (it's not your own money anyway). A woman will do whatever she likes, and she never cares about her reputation (Lvying is inherently stinky).

Everyone in Jiangpu knows that Mr. Zongbing loves this piece of hometown food.

That’s why the story begins with the bright and bold disclosure of the plan to cross the river to him, and the intention to rely on it.

"Notify the county magistrate that Jiangpu County will enter a wartime state from now on, the city gates will be blocked, and the town's model soldiers will board the city."

Naturally, I dismounted and went in to have something to eat.

A series of military orders emerged from his mouth:

Along the way, the market was in good order.

Except for pay day,
The soldiers would go into the city in small groups to eat, drink and visit the brothels, which brought a lot of vitality to the city's business.

Lao Taishan is a fox who pretends to be powerful and makes money in a good way, but Lao Hu, his uncle, has no scruples and enjoys himself in time, helping to spend the money!

……

The main thing is to do whatever you want.

……

Then he built a big house, repaired a garden, compiled a family tree and built an ancestral mausoleum, and married a bunch of beautiful women.

He was quite confused, why was it so sudden? There was no news at all in advance.

When these two words are stacked, they become one word~
……

Get rid of the complexity and simplify it, just two words:
Money, sex.

Hu Zhihuang took a deep breath and drew his sword.

nonexistent.

Actually,
Agui gave his instructions brightly and sent someone to observe him carefully.

A group of people had just left the city gate.

Hu Zhihuang stood on the city wall and never saw a flag of the Wu army.

"Organize a patrol in the city. Anyone who causes trouble will be killed in the street!"

"Don't panic! With me in charge, Jiangpu is impregnable."

Both his military camp and the Jiangpu County government had spies placed in place and conducted a comprehensive and meticulous investigation on him.

Then he met the fast horse scout.

It’s dark under the lamp, but it’s safe!
The shopkeeper remained silent, looking at the soldiers outside from the corner of his eye.

Said in a low voice:

"This is Director Liu's temporary arrangement, to alert the enemy. The ones who landed are Su Shiba's troops, about 500 people, with no backup... This is a good opportunity for you to show off and annihilate them all."

The moment Hu Zhihuang heard the name, he understood it instantly and showed a lewd smile.

I ate the sesame seed cake in three mouthfuls, drank the spicy soup with a huff, and stood up and wiped my mouth with satisfaction.

"Brothers, let's go."

At the gate of the Jiangpu County government office, there are three steps, one post, five steps, and one sentry.

The magistrate, county magistrate, representatives of the gentry, and the leader of the Eight Banners soldiers supervising the war all came. More than a dozen pairs of eyes glanced at Hu Zhihuang.

……

"Ahem, everyone. I have sent my elite scouts out of the city to investigate. We will decide whether to hold on or take the initiative to go out to suppress the bandits after we find out the enemy's situation."

The gentry quickly persuaded:
"General Rong, it's better to be safe. Stick to the county seat!"

"Yeah yeah."

Hu Zhihuang glanced at the thick and ugly riding school Ajiga with a yellow flag, and patted his saber:

"Come one, kill one. Come two, kill two. I will personally lead the team!"

Ajiga from the Riding School smiled happily, walked over and patted him on the shoulder:

"Well done, there are few heroes like you among the Han people."

Hu Zhihuang resisted the urge to knock him over with a punch, walked to Yimen arm-in-arm, and whispered:
"At that time, we will still need Manchurian soldiers to help hold down the formation and supervise the battle. Everyone will have a share of the credit."

"Easy to say, easy to say."

The stout Ajiga laughed heartily.

There was a cruel smile in his small eyes, and he loved the feeling of the warm plasma spraying on his face when he chopped off the enemy's head with a knife.

……

When this guy goes to prepare his war horse.

Hu Zhihuang just returned to Donghua Hall.
To a room full of worried elites from the county, he said:

"Dear elders, I, Mr. Hu, have led troops to Jiangpu for two years, and I am grateful for your care. I have deep feelings for this place!"

An old gentleman sighed:
"Master Hu, it is a blessing for the imperial court and me, the elders of Jiangpu, to have you in Jiangpu. We are really worried~"

"Yes. It's better to just defend the county seat and wait for reinforcements."

"There are no outsiders here. Let's quietly say something taboo. There are tens of thousands of guest soldiers stationed in the Yizheng Jiangbei Camp. It's not your turn to take risks. It's not worth it!"

Hu Zhihuang's eyes were moist and he raised his hands in salute:

"Everyone, I accept your thoughts."

"I, Mr. Hu, am not stupid. If I need to be scared, I will be scared. If I need to be brave, I will be brave. I need to trouble you to prepare the food and grass."

The magistrate quickly expressed his position:
"Don't worry, I will personally check it out and nothing will go wrong."

……

At noon,

Su Shiba's troops abandoned ship and landed.

We arrived at Aizhuang, an unremarkable small village.

"Brother, are we different from the pre-planned route?"

"Yes, I can't worry more about Lin Huaisheng."

Su Shiba took a deep breath of Jiangbei air.

Ah, the fragrance of freedom.

The mountains are high enough for birds to fly, and the sea is wide enough for fish to jump - this is the best portrayal of his current mood.

He had always been fearful and fearful in the territory of Wu State, and remained low-key.

I don't know why,
Lin Huaisheng suddenly arranged an errand for him to lead his troops across the river to open up a base for the army. For this reason, he was allocated 300 flintlock muskets, as well as swords and swords.

According to the plan,

He should go upstream from the Gaowang River, then abandon the ship and land, pass between the two hills in Jiangpu, and march northwest, with the final destination being Chuzhou!
There are mountains in Chuzhou.

Once a small group of people entered the mountain, there was room for change and movement. …

However, he was deeply wary of Li Yu.

Lin Huaisheng was Li Yu's confidant, so it was hard to say that he was plotting against him.

Therefore, he temporarily changed the landing place and the marching route, making a big circle, just to prevent Li Yu from being poisonous!

Before Li Yu personally went to Jiangxi, he muttered when reading the official documents:
Su Shiba, is he still alive?
Many important ministers present heard it.

Therefore, when Liu Qian crossed the river in a hurry and secretly met with Lin Huaisheng, the Minister of War and Commander-in-Chief of the First Army Corps stationed in Jiangning City, he proposed to kill first and then report later to destroy the Qing army in Jiangbei's possible cross-river offensive at any time.

Lin Huaisheng was silent for a while and then agreed.

And he personally wrote an official document to report to His Majesty.

……

In front of the luxurious Dong Mansion, there are two white marble lions.

Scarlet gates, with brass rivets.

Outside stood two green soldiers with swords across their backs, and inside stood two servants in green robes and small hats.

In the small Jiangpu County,
This is a first-class wealthy family, far more impressive than the shabby county government.

Hu Zhihuang galloped to the door, threw the reins and saber to the soldiers guarding the door, and strode in.

The servant quickly said in front of him flatteringly:
"My uncle has returned home~"

When servants saw him along the way, they quickly retreated and gave way.

My uncle leads the troops and is the anchor of this mansion.

Nowadays, there are rumors that the bandits from the south of the Yangtze River are about to cross the river, and my uncle's status seems to have been greatly improved.

……

Hu Zhihuang hurriedly broke into the inner house.

The two women stood up quickly:

"Is your husband okay?" "How is my brother-in-law?"

"Ahem, all of you go down and close the door. I have something to say to the two ladies."

"Yes."

A group of maids and women hurriedly left, closed the door, and went to the yard to chatter.

Apart from the gossip inside the house, it’s just gossip and gossip.

Hu Zhihuang was a little thirsty.

Seeing two teacups on the red sandalwood table, I picked it up and drank it without thinking about it. I was still not satisfied with one teacup, so I picked up the second teacup and drank it.

"Smells! What kind of tea is this?"

Miss Dong Er rolled her eyes angrily:
"Bah, this is the leftover tea left by me and my sister."

"They're all family members, so it doesn't matter."

She asked worriedly:

"Husband, how many traitors have come from Jiangnan? Do you want to fight again?"

"Thousands and thousands of people are too numerous to count. The people floating in the Yangtze River are all Suzhou people, as well as people from Songjiang and Hangzhou."

"Then, will you die in battle?"

The second lady's eyes were red, and she grabbed his sleeve and wouldn't let go.

……

Hu Zhihuang's eyes twitched, and he quickly recited the curse "Children's words are unbridled, women's opinions" in his heart.

Looking at the aunt next to me, her face turned pale.

He quickly comforted and said:
"I, Mr. Hu, have great fortune and fortune. By the way, a fortune teller taught me a secret recipe for invulnerability a few days ago."

"What's the secret recipe?" the two women said in unison.

"Hide a woman's close-fitting moon-earth pocket into the armor. One piece can ward off arrows, two pieces can ward off spears, and three or five pieces can block cannons."

The room became quiet for a moment,
The two women looked at each other, walked around behind the screen, and looked around.

"Give!"

Hu Zhihuang suppressed himself from laughing, took the two small pieces of silk clothes that were still warm, folded them slowly with his clumsy fingers, and stuffed them into the soft armor.

So comfortable~
suddenly,
He thought of his first wife, whom he hadn't seen for a long time and was still in Suzhou Mansion.

If she had said the same thing, she would have said "Fuck you, mother" and smashed the oil-stained apron on her face.

Hey~
The educated and sensible women in this city are so easy to deceive!

……

Not far out of the room, I bumped into Taishan Dong Daguan in a hurry.

He grabbed hold of himself and asked eagerly:

"Xian son-in-law, are you okay?"

"It's okay. I'll come back after the battle. Don't worry, Old Taishan. I've left two soldiers for you to look after your house and nursery. You only need to give them three meals."

"Hey, hey."

Hu Zhihuang just walked out a few steps and stopped again.

Asked in a low voice:

"What is the name of that big businessman who competes with our family because he has a backer in the province? Where does he live?"

"My name is Ge Youcai. The old man's manor is to the west of Hot Spring Mountain. That place is called Ge Village. Yes, that's the name of the place. Why do you ask this, my dear son-in-law?"

"This time we sent out troops and took care of his house."

"Oh, he has a big backer."

"In the past, it was a civil war, and everyone acted within the rules. Once there is a war, there are no rules. I led the troops and killed his whole family. The responsibility was passed on to the Wu thieves from the south of the Yangtze River."

"well."

Looking at the back of the virtuous son-in-law leaving majestically,
Dong Daguan was very pleased and took a steady step with his hands behind his back.

He also hummed a ditty:

“The more I think about it, the more I hate it, there are no good people in Hongdong County!
……

It has to be said that Hu Zhihuang learned a lot from his sworn brother Li Yu.

It's just that I didn't realize it.

He left half of the town's men to guard the county seat.

He personally led the remaining 1500 infantrymen from Zhenbiao to march out of the city. On the second day, he joined forces with a total of 2 people from Tangquan Camp and Pukou Camp that had been temporarily recruited.

Half of them are shield soldiers, spearmen, and archers. The other half are shotgun soldiers and matchlock soldiers.

Hu Zhihuang tried firing two kinds of muskets, and the power was very different.

The 500 matchlocks allocated by Mingliang are imitation Zambalak heavy matchlocks, which can easily penetrate the rattan within 30 feet, and can break through heavy armor within 20 feet.

In order to achieve the same killing effect, the previous shotgun needed to be 10 feet closer.

He murmured in his heart,

This is a bad signal, and your Majesty must be informed as soon as possible. The Qing court lost its control and began to manufacture firearms. As a result, Wu Jun's battlefield advantage will be weakened.

"Master Hu, don't you have any artillery in your army?" Ajiga, the commander of the Xiaoqi Cavalry School, asked with a frown.

"The Mandarins don't know something. This artillery is an important weapon for the military and the state, and the court will not allocate it to our Green Camp. Even if it does, it is just a few old mountain-splitting cannons."

Aji Galema looked at the long marching team and said:
"I see that your troops are marching in an orderly manner and that your troops are well-trained. Next time you return to Anqing, talk to our master and ask for some mountain-splitting cannons. In this war, there is a huge difference between having cannons and not having cannons."

"That's it, thank you."

……

15 elite Eight Banners soldiers in cotton armor supervise the battle. They are Mingliang's guard against him.

They marched normally without saying much.

The territory of Jiangpu County is mostly plains, and the few mountains are not too high.

Ajiga is still doing his job well.
He dispersed the cavalry in his hands and conducted reconnaissance in three directions: west, southwest, and south.

Hu Zhihuang also sent people to carry the smoke and climbed the Eagle Mountain.

Eagle Mountain is the highest peak in Jiangpu County, with an altitude of more than 400 meters. In Jiangpu, which is dominated by plain terrain, it can be said to be an absolute sight!

When the soldiers saw the rebels leaving at the top of the mountain, they lit beacon smoke as a flag.

Hu Zhihuang has experienced big scenes, and he is quite organized in arranging his troops.

The soldiers under his command marched in three columns, with intervals of less than half a mile, and the new soldiers were in the middle.

flanked by veterans. The shotgun soldiers and archers took the lead, and the rattan soldiers and pikemen were behind empty-handed, with weapons placed on carts. To this end, he mobilized almost all the large livestock and carts in the city.

……

[There was a small sidekick, an officer of the 2nd Army Corps of the Wu Army, who was originally from Fuyang, Anhui Province. He led a small team to intercept the Qing army and died on the bank of the Gan River. He was brave and tragic. If you are interested, please leave your name and the author will choose one. 】

(End of this chapter)