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As soon as Wang Anlan put down the phone, a shell exploded not far from the headquarters of the Huncheng Association. The loud noise shattered the surrounding glass and scared some soldiers outside to hide in quickly.
Li Yuanhong also sat in front of a major case with a pale face. A mutilated corpse in the hall was shocking. It was a liaison officer sent by the party. He was hacked to death on the spot because he was afraid of causing trouble.
Due to the previous major defense change, the two battalions of the 41st Biao were outside, and the 42nd Biao was trapped in Hanyang and Hankou and was temporarily unable to cross the river to support him, so he only had an infantry battalion and an artillery battalion left, and the only officers left were Liu Wenzhi and Wang Anlan and others found the command post quite deserted. Li Yuanhong glanced at Wang Anlan, who was so frightened by the explosion that he almost fell down, and asked, "What did Yang Qiu say?"
Wang Anlan calmed down and repeated: "Sir, Yang Qiu said that all 42 bidders are on standby and are waiting for your order. He also said"
"What time is it? You're still hesitating!" Seeing him speaking in a flash, Li Yuanhong slammed the table. Wang Anlan didn't dare to delay, and said quickly: "He said that no matter what happens here in Wuchang, he will definitely protect you, and he also said that no matter what you choose, he will be your foreign aid!"
"Foreign aid" Li Yuanhong read these two meaningful words, and with an unnoticed hook at the corner of his mouth, he continued to say coldly: "Now that the gangsters are in chaos, all the battalions are responding. You guys usually As you receive the royal salary and grace from the imperial court, you should be loyal and honorable at this time, and you must not act recklessly!"
Liu Wenzhi heard the implication of Li Yuanhong and said quickly: Sir, don¡¯t worry, I still have two battalions of the 41st Brigade outside, and Yang Qiu¡¯s 42nd Brigade is also on standby on the other side. These rogue parties will never dare to act rashly. "
"Yeah, it's better for me to become a cooperator and unite the people." Li Yuanhong sighed, waved his hand and called his close guards, quickly wrote down a few words and said: "Go to Wu Zhaolin, I heard that he is in charge, give this to him , must not be seen by others, he will not kill you after seeing it."
When the guards heard that their lives were guaranteed, they rushed out of the command post.
At this time, the gunfire outside became more and more intense, and several artillery shells fell near the command post again. Liu Wenzhi and other officers became even more anxious and quickly asked: "Sir, now we"
"Sail against the current it's better to just go down the river, that's all." Li Yuanhong said something without beginning or end and then waved his hand: "You all go back. You must not participate in the mutiny. If you knock on the door, you can comfort me. If they shoot to scare you, don't fight back randomly. As for the soldiers, just let them make trouble, I can't control it."
Hearing what he said, the officers finally sighed with relief and left one after another. Li Yuanhong didn't know where to go at this time. Upon seeing this, Liu Wenzhi immediately said: "Sir, you might as well go to my place to rest for a few days, and then come back when things are settled here."
"Okay." Li Yuanhong agreed readily.
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"The bullets are coming, the bullets are coming" As the soldiers shouted excitedly, Yue Peng, who was looking at the map in the room, trembled with his fingers and let out a long sigh. After he calmed down a little and walked out of the door, he saw that several A carriage had stopped in the middle of the military camp. Several impatient soldiers immediately pried open the box, and yellow and orange bullets suddenly poured out.
Just when everyone started to receive bullets, the sound of hurried running came from outside. Zhang Wenjing's third battalion finally arrived. Seeing that the number of people was not less but more, he was surprised and said: "Wenjing, what are you "
Zhang Wenjing immediately pulled out a burly man in his thirties from behind. After seeing Yue Peng, the burly man quickly saluted and said, "Hang Zhi has seen the leader, we are patrolling the city of Hankou to camp the Left Banner."
Zhang Wenjing was afraid of misunderstanding, so he quickly told the story. It turned out that when he passed by Dazhimen Railway Station when he came back, he saw Hang Zhi, who was leading a team stationed there. The two were from the same hometown and knew each other. When Hang Zhi heard that Zhang Wenjing was going to To overthrow the Manchu Qing Dynasty, he excitedly brought people to join him immediately.
Yue Peng knew that Zhang Wenjing had always been prudent in his work. Since it was the person he recommended, he must have some confidence, but the matter still had to be made clear, so he glanced at the new soldiers: "I will say the ugly things up front, our 42nd standard is not like other troops , Mr. Biaotong strictly requires four words of orders and obedience! It talks about the execution of orders and prohibitions. Even if there are knives in front of you, you have to grit your teeth when there is an order and rush towards it! Are there any questions? "
"No problem, sir, don't worry. Zhang Guandai told me on the way here that we have long been displeased with the Tatars." Hang Zhi and his soldiers excitedly clapped their chests and assured.
"Well, we will be brothers from now on. Each of us will fire thirty rounds of bullets first and then set off immediately." After Yue Peng arranged for Hang Zhi and the soldiers to collect the bullets, he immediately pulled Zhang Wenjing to his side and asked, "Is it okay?"
"Don't worry, it's my brother, there's absolutely no problem." Zhang Wenjing patted Yue Peng on the shoulder and asked, "By the way, how are you doing over there, sir?"
"He Xi led a battalion to attack Hanyang County and the patrol camp. Lei Meng and the newly arrived Ji Fucheng attacked the Jiangfang camp of Guishan Fort. Su Xiaohu took advantage and temporarily assigned him to the ** battalion to receive guns. The artillery factory is gone, and even the steel mill should take the opportunity to clean it up!"
"He Xi, Ji Fucheng, and Su Xiaohu. None of the three are direct relatives of the Lord, but he still dares to delegate power. I really admire him." Zhang Wenjing sighed and then asked: "By the way, where is the Lord himself?"
"We have already gone to Wuchang City." Yue Peng's face darkened. Zhang Wenjing suddenly jumped up when he heard this: "What! How can you go to Wuchang to wade in the muddy water now? What are Xiao Anguo and the others doing? Why don't you stop them?"
Yue Peng was extremely worried after hearing the news just now. However, in his opinion, Yang Qiu is not the kind of reckless person. He is meticulous and methodical. Since he insists on going to Wuchang, there must be something big.
"Sir, a large number of mobs and bandits appeared in Hankou City. One team did not take action first according to the order, and sent people back to ask if" The reporting soldier interrupted the two people's thoughts, and Yue Peng patted him. Zhang Wenjing: "You must have your own concerns when doing that. Let's take care of Hankou before he comes back"
Zhang Wenjing also knew that taking Hankou was the most important thing at this moment, so he quickly said: "Hang Zhi just told me that there are two machine guns guarding the patrol camp in Hankou. We don't have cannons now. We only rely on bombs and rifles. I'm afraid "
When Hang Zhi, who had just received the bullets, heard this, he immediately said: "There are cannons."
"Is there a cannon? Where is it? Tell me quickly!" Yue Peng was already worried about the lack of firepower. When he heard Hang Zhi say that there was a cannon, he rushed in front of him, which startled Hang Zhi. He scratched his head and said with a smile: " Yesterday, China Merchants Bureau brought ten German-made Krupp mountain cannons that were imitated by the Jiangnan Factory. I heard that they were supposed to be replenished for the Huncheng Association Artillery Battalion in the past few days."
"This is real?"
¡°I don¡¯t dare to tell lies about this. I have a few brothers who are good friends at China Merchants Bureau. They told me yesterday when they were drinking.¡±
Hearing what Hang Zhi said, Yue Peng also knew that it couldn't be fake. China Merchants Bureau could be said to be an arms dealer run by the imperial government. Many purchases in the Eight Towns in recent years have been made by them, so he immediately said: "Wenjing, please bring The team first surrounded the city patrol camp, and the remaining people occupied important places such as the customs building and the treasury as planned. I personally went to the Merchants Bureau to get the cannon."
Just as Zhang Wenjing was about to leave, he suddenly remembered what the soldiers had just reported. He quickly grabbed him and asked, "What about the bandits and mobs?" Yue Peng had known that he would ask such a question, so he smiled softly and said, "All the Tatars want it." Being overthrown, Hankou naturally needs a new order!"
"It seems that our self-proclaimed Lord Yue is also becoming filthy, haha" Zhang Wenjing is not a pedantic person, not to mention that he was a secretary in the army before, so he naturally knows how much money it costs to support an army.
When gunshots rang out in Hankou and Hanyang at the same time, Ruicheng was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot in the Huguang Governor's Mansion. The constant explosions and machine gun fire outside were like needles piercing his heart. He kept walking around in the study. go. Although he fought fiercely with Zhang Biao and spared no effort to revive the Manchu Qing Dynasty, he was not proficient in fighting. Therefore, the defense of the Governor's Mansion relied on the original 29 standard commanders who were transferred by Zhang Biao after the Nanhu Artillery Camp Incident. Li Xianglin.
Li Xianglin was quite conscientious. More than a thousand soldiers and military police were transferred from the three town patrol camps and personally went into battle to supervise the battle. However, the combat effectiveness of these troops was very poor. Fortunately, machine guns came to the rescue, which prevented the hasty lack of coordination. and commanded the rebel army. But he was still scared to death. After all, fighting was not an internal fight. This was something that could easily lead to loss of one's head. More importantly, even if Li Xianlin and the others were defeated and captured, they would not necessarily die, but this bannerman would definitely die!
"Sir, retreat, retreat!" While he was worried, Li Xianglin walked in with a murderous look. When he saw Ruicheng, he quickly announced the good news: "Sir, I have repelled their attack, and this place is safe for the time being. "
¡°Great, great!¡±
Ruicheng jumped up excitedly like a child, but he deliberately stayed in the "retreat" by his side. Chuyu ship commander Chen Delong was not easy to fool, so he asked: "Master Biaotong, do you think these gangsters are so eager to retreat?" Already?"
Li Xianlin glared at Chen Delong, thinking that everyone was just doing errands, why bother! Seeing Ruicheng looking at him, he quickly said: "Don't worry, sir. Although they are organizing a second attack, they have machine guns to help. The admiral has also dragged out many rebels, so they can definitely ensure your safety." , until the imperial army comes from."
"That's good." Ruicheng also knew that Li Xianglin really tried his best, and sighed in his heart.After giving instructions and making a lot of false promises, he was allowed to go out and continue to resist. But as soon as they left, his face fell. He pulled Zhang Meisheng and asked: "Meisheng, look at tonight .But what to do!¡±
Zhang Meisheng was just a scholar, a master of the shogunate, and knew nothing about military affairs. He thought that there were only a few hundred rebel soldiers, so he replied firmly: "Sir, in my humble opinion, the rebels are just a group of courageous people who lack unified command, so as long as your Excellency is there, Here, we can calm people's hearts, and it is too dark and chaotic outside now, so it is inconvenient for Lord Zhang and Lord Li to mobilize their troops. As long as they hold on until dawn, these rebels will naturally not dare to fight again."
Chen Delong became angry as soon as he heard this. He was a pure martial artist who hated the literati the most. He shouted: "Your Majesty, the safety of Hubei Province is at stake. It is hard to predict the riots tonight. I must not let you take risks. It is better to get to my ship first." Up there, you can still command the counter-rebellion."
Zhang Meisheng has a scholarly temper. Once he opens his mouth, he must stick to it, so he won't let it go: "You can't leave, sir! Once you leave, the superintendent's heart will be scattered, and there will be no doubt that he will lose!"
The fighting was lively outside, and the noise inside was even more intense. Ruicheng didn't know who to listen to, so he had to hide in the inner room for some peace and quiet. Unexpectedly, the inside became an ant nest, and he was instructing the maids to clean up Liao Keyu's fragile body. When he came in, he quickly asked: "Sir, what's going on outside? But"
¡°Don¡¯t worry, madam, it¡¯s still safe for the time being.¡±
Ruicheng expressed the opinions of Zhang Meisheng and Chen Delong, and Liao Keyu was secretly anxious after hearing this. If Xindao continues to stay here, I'm afraid it will be a life-or-death situation. A man could just take a bullet and be killed, but she is a womanizer and often hears outsiders talk about how the mob treats women and children after making trouble, so she really can't die. Seeing the miserable situation, he quickly said: "Master Zhang is a scholar who doesn't know much about military affairs. I think Chen Guandai is right! Besides, my lord is here, and my family members and I are dragging you down. How can you concentrate on guarding? While the rebels are still here, If everyone doesn¡¯t come, it¡¯s better to leave immediately! Don¡¯t listen to them!¡±
Ruicheng didn't want to leave, but if he left, he would be charged with running away from the battlefield. Those people in the north were not capable, but they would not show mercy when killing people. Just when he was most hesitant, he only heard a huge explosion coming from outside. A cannonball fell in the garden. At this moment, his hair suddenly turned white. How could he hold on even if the cannons were coming? He quickly said: "Madam, pack up quickly. I don't want any big things. Just bring all the banknotes I exchanged for you." Then he immediately said He ran to the front to find Chen Delong and said he wanted to leave.
Chen Delong was not in the army. How could he feel safe on land when the troops were in chaos? So when he heard that Ruicheng had finally decided to leave, he was immediately happy and asked the seven or eight sailors he brought to dig a hole in the backyard and prepare to leave through the drill hole.
Zhang Meisheng wanted to leave when he saw Ruicheng, but he naturally didn't dare to stay. He had done a lot of bad things, and if he stayed, he would definitely die without a whole body, so he dug out the big hole with the soft belongings he had already packed up. But when he just raised his head again, he saw black shadows swaying around him. Before he could scream, his head was hit by the black muzzle of a gun, and then a familiar voice rang out.
"Isn't this Mr. Rui and Mr. Zhang? This is probably Mr. Chen Delong, the commander of the Chuyu ship" In the dark night, Yang Qiu walked out of the darkness with a mouth full of white teeth
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