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    Explosions, shouts and the roar of machine guns plunged the entire Wuchang into frenzy and turmoil, but no one expected that behind the Huguang Governor's Mansion, there would be a terrible silence.  Neither Ruicheng nor Zhang Meisheng expected that someone would be waiting for them here, let alone the great hero of the imperial court, the loyal and brave Batulu Yang Qiu!  !

    Chen Delong was even more dumbfounded. He dug a hole in the backyard and left just on his own initiative. How did he know?

    I can¡¯t tell you that it¡¯s written in a history book, right?  Amid Yang Qiu's sneer, the soldiers quickly disarmed everyone. The incessant explosions and shouts of death made people extremely nervous. Fortunately, the terrain here was complex and the lack of effective command made it a loophole in the attack, allowing him to  There was enough time to "talk" with Ruicheng.

    ¡°I heard that your Excellency has been making money in these years, but he has been a little tight recently. I don¡¯t know¡± Yang Qiu glanced at the sandalwood box that Liao Keyu was holding tightly in his arms and winked at Bingwen.

    Seeing Bingwen grab the box, Ruicheng was so angry that he was about to curse, but was frightened back by the soldier's rifle butt. He staggered a few steps and dared not speak again.  After opening the box, there was a thick stack of silver notes. Bingwen had never seen so much money in his life. After counting it excitedly, he whispered: "Sir, the total is 400,000, and there are also some gold and silver jewelry."

    "400,000?" Yang Qiu became angry: "Sir, you are the governor of Huguang! It is said outside that you have earned at least 5 million in these years! I don't want them all, just give 3 million. You can take the rest with you wherever you like.  How about it?"

    Ruicheng¡¯s face turned green. He was not a corrupt official. Although he had a small amount of savings, 3 million was really shocking!  If I had that much money, I would have quit being the governor long ago.  He was a bit brave, and he gritted his teeth and kept silent. Upon seeing this, Yang Qiu immediately glanced at Zhang Meisheng, and slowly pulled out his pistol: "Say it, I will let you go."

    The cold look in his eyes made Zhang Meisheng tremble. He had given Ruicheng a lot of ideas over the years, and he naturally knew what would happen if he was caught by the party members. He quickly said: "Master Biaotong, I really don't know very well, but  A few days ago, Mr. Rui cashed all the autumn taxes from Huguang into foreigners' checks, and" After saying that, he glanced sideways at Ruicheng's chest.

    Unexpectedly, Zhang Meisheng betrayed himself like this. Before Ruicheng could curse the soldiers, he had already torn open his clothes and found his personal wallet. When he opened it, there were several checks from HSBC Bank in the UK.

    Yang Qiu finally breathed a sigh of relief with a full 2 ??million check, and with an additional 400,000 in banknotes, he could at least last for a while.  As for He glanced at the valuable gold and silver in the box, and after thinking about it, he returned it to Liao Keyu, and then his eyes stopped on Chen Delong: "Chen Guandai."

    Chen Delong was so frightened that he was sweating all over. When he saw him returning the frivolous money to Liao Keyu, he thought that he must save his life this time and nothing else. Seeing three gunboats parked not far away, he simply gritted his teeth and said:  "Chu Yu, Chu Qian, the three ships of Jianghan and the naval camp are willing to listen to your orders!"

    After Bingwen and the surrendered sailors took control of the three ships without difficulty, the direction of the Governor's Mansion was already blazing with flames. Looking at Wuchang City where the fierce battle was coming to an end, Yang Qiu knew better than anyone else that it was not his victory from the beginning to the present.  But the victory of history.  He was able to capture Ruicheng and get the Chu and Yu ships because of history. All he did was follow the trend!  But starting from tomorrow, history will officially enter another fork in the road!  It would be a disorderly, chaotic, deep and terrifying whirlpool!  Can you reach the end by yourself?

    The battle in Hankou has also come to an end. Under the rapid and fierce offensive of more than a thousand soldiers by two battalions plus a defected left battalion of the city patrol battalion, Hankou, the richest of the three towns, has quietly changed its owner.

    After passing through the main gate of the patrol camp, which had been blown down by three Jiangnan-made Krupp cannons, what came into view were groups of captives with their hands raised in the air and their faces full of terror. On the contrary, the 42nd standard soldiers whose blood had not yet subsided were already there.  Starting to clean the battlefield, the two machine guns naturally became the happiest trophies. Upon seeing this, Yue Peng also smiled and took off his military cap and patted it twice, then turned to look at the other side and said to himself: "Hankou is ours.  But what¡¯s the next step?¡±

    As the city patrol camp was breached, the dense gunfire over Hankou began to gradually become sparse, and the results of the battle were quickly tabulated. More than 500 prisoners of various types were captured, and more than 300 were surrendered. The most important government offices, customs and vassal treasury were all preserved.  , three Hotchkiss machine guns and ten brand-new 75mm Krupp mountain cannons were also seized, giving the 42nd standard some decent heavy firepower.

    Of course, there are some things that will never appear on the statistics table again. After returning to the station, Yue Peng immediately took a sip of herbal tea and then asked: "How is it in Hanyang?"  It's not like He Xi can't be defeated.  "

    "It was fought long ago. No, it should be no fight at all." Zhang Wenjing said with a smile: "After He Xi led his people to the patrol camp in Hanyang, he just set up a machine gun and shot at the people before they surrendered. At that time, he also wondered why he was like that  It's simple. Later I went in and took a look.There were only more than 200 men left in the battalion, and one machine gun was missing.  "

    "Oh? How could this happen? Where are the others?"

    "We were all recalled by Li Xianglin, the 29th bidder, to protect Ruicheng, allowing He Xi to take advantage. We are here chewing the bones." Zhang Wenjing chuckled: "We can go back to the adults and ask for more reward money."

    "Come on, what a tough guy this is. We don't even have a decent army. I was thinking, if we were in Wuchang" As soon as Yue Peng said this, Zhang Wenjing interrupted and said with a smile: "I can  Without your ambition, the muddy waters of Wuchang would be delayed by just one day, so there is no need to fight to the death."

    Yue Peng understood what he meant. Wuchang was no better than Hanyang and Hankou. The latter had almost no decent armed forces. Not to mention the complete 42nd standard, even if they sent a battalion, they would be sure of success.  But Wuchang is different. Even though many troops have been transferred, the total number exceeds 10,000 people. Both the Kuomintang and the royalists regard it as the center. The muddy water is too deep!

    From a purely military perspective, if we participate with the current strength of 42, we may not even have many bones left!  Just when he was about to say a few more words, he saw Ke Shao escorting two carriages in from the corner of his eye, and he jumped up quickly: "Why did you bring your things here?"

    "Don't worry, those things have been transported back to Hanyang and handed over to Mr. Xiao. These are the things Biaotong asked us to pick up from Heshengyuan." Yue Peng was relieved when he heard that they were not those things, and Yang Qiu specifically explained it before coming out.  He Shengyuan, so he quickly opened the boxes and saw only a dozen boxes filled with Anmin notices. The remaining two contained armbands that looked like European shields, with a toothy grin embroidered on them.  The tiger's head looks very fierce at first glance. What's strange is that there are two cloud wings diagonally above both sides of the tiger's head.

    Zhang Wenjing had already opened one of several rolls of cloth at this moment. After unfolding it, the soldiers were stunned when they saw that the roll of cloth turned out to be a flag. On the flag was a tiger with wings and a roaring head.  , the tiger is stepping on the sea of ??blood, and there are numerous bones on top of the sea of ??blood. It is not only lifelike, but also gives people a fierce and bloody feeling.

    Just as the two of them were savoring the meaning of the flying tiger with wings and the flag, a voice came from behind: "The tiger spreads wings, aims in the sky, roars in the sky, and the sound shakes the fields! Haha It seems that you  That Lord Biaotong is quite ambitious!"

    The command post is located in the main camp of the third battalion. Now everything outside is under control. Ordinary people cannot come in at all, so the two people quickly turned to look. After seeing the person clearly, their eyes were happy at the same time: "Ziqing,  How did you"

    Song Ziqing sighed, took off his hat and hooked it on his finger, smiling bitterly: "The fighting over there is extremely annoying. I wanted to come to you for tea and chat, but I didn't expect it to be more lively here." As he spoke, he walked to the flag and looked at it.  After a long time, he said: "Which of you designed the great military flag?"

    Zhang Wenjing and Yue Peng looked at each other and smiled, and said in unison: "Apart from our Lord, who else can predict the enemy's opportunity and prepare these things so early."

    Song Ziqing was stunned by the words of the two people in unison. Just as he was about to ask in detail, he heard another urgent message: "Pipeline, report from the dock, three gunboats are coming this way!"

    Gunboat?  !  Not to mention Zhang Wenjing and Yue Peng, even Song Ziqing, who didn't know the details yet, his face sank. Although the gunboats in Wuchang are not big, the naval guns are not army guns. Three gunboats are enough to change a lot of things!

    "Pull all the cannons over, and all battalions and teams should be careful about artillery fire on the river! Contact Hanyang and ask if the Guishan Fort has been captured, and be ready to support us!" Yue Peng's order was urgent and clear, and Song Ziqing secretly admired it.  Seeing that the two of them had rushed out, they also stomped after them.

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