"It's too late, the coalition forces are going to attack Jiading today, for the sake of the child in your belly, I want you to think about it calmly."
Qiao Zhiqing's heart fell to the bottom, and he waited for two months, but he didn't expect this result to come.Yan Minxia really stopped crying, stared at her stomach stupidly, and was speechless for a long time.Yan Yuting came in with the boiled eight-treasure porridge at this time, and when she saw Qiao Zhiqing and her sister pulling their faces, she didn't dare to ask more, so she sat down at her sister's bedside and waited for her sister to eat.Qiao Zhiqing saw that Yan Minxia calmed down a little, and went out of the camp in a panic, so that Wang Shumao gathered the team and set off.The Taiping army defenders in Jiading were about 10,000 people, scattered in various strongholds inside and outside the city, and set up heavy troops in Nanxiang Town in the south of the city and Luodian Town in the east of the city, with a total of 7 camps.In order to gain a firm foothold in Shanghai, Li Hongzhang was very concerned about this battle, and because the Huai army had not yet been reorganized, despite the verbal opposition of He Bo, the commander of the coalition forces, Li Hongzhang still assigned Qiao Zhiqing to cooperate with the actions of the coalition army, and together with the coalition army, he went north from the Wusong River to attack Jiading.He also assigned Li Hengsong to the remnants of the Changsheng Army, Li Hengsong as the commander to feint Nanxiang Town by land, and sent Xiong Zhaozhou and Zhou Shilian to the former Shanghai Yunnan Defense Bureau to feint Luodian to confuse and divert the attention of the Taiping Army.The coalition forces and the Qing Regiment, totaling about 7,000 men, all armed with foreign guns and carrying 30 multi-caliber field guns, set out by boat from the waterway.Hecha Mountain is only 30 meters high, located in the north of Nanxiang Town, it is a military fortress since the Southern Song Dynasty when Han Shizhong resisted Jin, after the construction of the past dynasties, it is compacted with mud and sand, and then the house is built on the stone, it is very solid.A total of ten forts were set up on the top of the mountain, controlling the waterway into Jiading City in the north.Qiao Zhiqing naturally hid behind to watch the excitement, the main attack task was still undertaken by Wall's victorious army and coalition forces, and after the Qing Zi Regiment landed, he was still responsible for the defense of the periphery.Because the victorious army led by Wall had an agreement with the bosses of the silver village in Shanghai that they could get a "bounty" ranging from 45,000 US dollars to more than 130,000 US dollars for taking a city, so the Changsheng army was particularly active in fighting.Under the repeated bombardment of 30 guns on the ironclad ship, the fire of Hecha Mountain was everywhere, the stone houses were destroyed, and the foreign devils immediately formed a gun array, and launched an attack on Hecha Mountain with great momentum, but the Taiping army was unexpectedly stubborn resistance, and after a round of bombardment, it still had strong combat effectiveness, and frequently counterattacked with artillery and foreign guns.The coalition forces were caught off guard, and because the formation of the gun array was too dense, when they rushed towards the top of the mountain, they were completely exposed to the guns of the Taiping army, so they were shot by the Taiping army on the mountain as a live target.After two rounds of attack, the coalition suffered serious losses, and Wall's victorious army was killed more than 100 people on the spot, and as soon as the artillery entered the position, it was bombarded by the heavy artillery on the mountain in turn, and all 20 field guns were destroyed.In view of the current situation, the allied generals stopped the offensive after deliberation, mobilized large-tonnage ironclad warships from Shanghai, and bombarded Hecha Mountain with large-caliber artillery, while the allied troops stationed in the villages below the mountain.There are only more than 100 households in the small village, and the foreign devils have just suffered a defeat, burning and looting in the village like mad dogs.Everything in the village that could be eaten and drunk was plundered, all those who had the slightest ability to resist were shot, and the young women were stripped naked and gathered together for the lewd pleasure of the soldiers, and those who did not complyed were warned to be killed.The quiet little village was tossed for a while, and the chickens and dogs jumped, wailing all over the field, like purgatory on earth."
The owner, let's fight with foreign devils, these bitches are really not things."
Wang Shumao stood on a high place with a telescope, saw the situation in the village clearly, and broke into Qiao Zhiqing's camp with anger on his face.Qiao Zhiqing turned his back to Wang Shumao, facing the battle situation map on the table without saying a word."
Boss, you have something to say, there are only more than 3,000 devils, if we attack suddenly, we will definitely catch them off guard."
Wang Shumao stomped his feet anxiously behind him."
Brother Wang, come and take a look at the map."
Qiao Zhiqing called Wang Shumao to him and gestured on the map, "I just received the news, Li Hengsong's troops have captured Nanxiang Town, Xiong Zhaozhou and Zhou Shilian have also taken Luodian Town, and when the heavy ship reinforcements of the coalition army arrive, it will be a matter of time before we capture Hecha Mountain and take Jiading City directly.So now is not the time for revenge, even if we grit our teeth, we will swallow it in our stomachs. ”"Then won't the Taiping army come to the rescue, Suzhou is their base camp, Kunshan and Taicang still have hundreds of thousands of military horses to mobilize, will they see the loss of Jiading City" Wang Shumao pointed to the map and expressed his doubts.Qiao Zhiqing chuckled, "Where are there still hundreds of thousands of people, Zeng Guoquan's Hunan army has broken through Tianjing's outer defense line, Hong Tianwang has urgently recruited Li Xiucheng to return to Tianjing, and the Taiping army will not make a big move for the time being."
Therefore, now we still need to swallow our anger, once Li Xiucheng brings the army back to help, we will take the opportunity to fish in troubled waters and teach foreign devils a hard lesson. ”Wang Shumao nodded thoughtfully.At this time, there was a noisy commotion outside the tent, Qiao Zhiqing and Wang Shumao couldn't help but walk out of the camp tent, only to see that the barracks didn't know where to bring more than a dozen naked women, all tied with ropes, looking at the onlookers with a frightened face, curled up like a little sheep waiting to be slaughtered, and a few bold veterans couldn't help but hug the women and touch them with white flowers, laughing loudly from time to time.When the officers saw Qiao Zhiqing and Wang Shumao coming, they hurriedly stopped the commotion of the soldiers."
What's going on," Qiao Zhiqing looked at everyone and asked coldly."
Report to the head of the group, a few fake foreign devils brought them here just now, saying that they wanted to treat our brothers."
A bold soldier stepped forward and replied loudly."
Oh yes, who touched them just now, stand up and show me."
Qiao Zhiqing frowned without smiling, exuding a cold killing intent all over his body."
Young master, it's our brother."
The crowd took a step back, and five or six veterans with Shanxi accents stood out from inside, blushing and hanging their heads and not daring to look at Qiao Zhiqing."
What are you talking nonsense, get out of here."
Ma Xun just happened to rush over and scolded the veterans loudly."
Grab it."
As soon as Qiao Zhiqing finished speaking, a team of pro-soldiers beside him unloaded the foreign guns of the veterans and tied their hands behind their backs."
Young master, several of them are guys from our Qiao family, the brothers have been out for a long time and miss their mother-in-law a little, don't worry about them."
Ma Xun hurriedly turned around and pleaded, looking at the cold light in Qiao Zhiqing's eyes, his body couldn't help but tremble.The veterans finally realized the seriousness of the matter, and immediately knelt down and begged for mercy, "Young master, we all know that we are wrong, you can let us go, brothers will not dare next time." ”"Five military regulations, you can recite them to me."
Qiao Zhiqing commanded coldly."
Those who burn and kill looters, those who kill women, those who retreat from battle, those who disobey military orders, and those who embezzle the spoils of war are beheaded."
The veterans were so nervous that they trembled and slurred their speech when they memorized the last one, and they cried out loudly."
Brother Ma Xun, I don't want to die yet, you quickly plead with the young master, my mother is still waiting for me to go home and hug my grandson."
A slightly younger grade among the veterans kowtowed vigorously to Ma Xun, crying and begging loudly."
Young master, I beg you, they are all brothers brought out by our Qiaojiabao, if you kill them, how can we explain to our fathers and elders in our hometown when we go back."
Ma Xun hurriedly knelt down for Qiao Zhiqing, begging loudly for mercy, his forehead slamming on the ground."
The owner, just spare them this time, they didn't mean to."
Wang Shumao also took the lead in kneeling, and the onlookers also knelt down."
Pro-barracks, drag it down, cut it."
Qiao Zhiqing took a deep breath and yelled."
Young Master" Ma Xun pleaded again, his face full of tears."
I'll say it again, chop, whoever dares to intercede again, ask and behead together."
Qiao Zhiqing yelled again with a resolute face."
Ah, I'm here to send them on their way, you don't have to do it," Ma Xun cried and stood up.Qiao Zhiqing closed his eyes without saying a word, turned around and returned to the camp."
Bang, bang, bang" There were six gunshots outside the tent, and the barracks was instantly silent except for the sound of the wind blowing."
Young master, why are you so ruthless" An hour later, Ma Xun entered the camp tent and asked Qiao Zhiqing in a hoarse voice, his face full of tears."
Are they all buried" Qiao Zhiqing turned his back to Ma Xun, and there was some sadness in his voice."
Well, buried, do you know what they told me when they died, they said let me tell you, they don't blame you.Young master, they are our brothers" Ma Xun couldn't help crying again."
Go out, give the women some clothes and silver, and let them run for their lives."
Qiao Zhiqing clenched his fists, closed his eyes and took a deep breath."
Yes, yes, yes."
Ma Xun answered three yes words in a row, gritted his teeth and walked out of the account.The moonlight hangs high, and the black magpie flies.Outside the high post where the Qingzi group was stationed, a young man wearing a white scarf knelt down in front of the graves of six new trees, took out a few side dishes from the basket, and set up a pot of old wine in front of the grave."
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The young man set out six wine glasses, filled them one by one, and whispered the names on the tombstones."
The young master is here to see you off, the young master is sorry for you, and the young master toasts you."
The young man took a sip from the flask."
You blame the young master, the young master understands in his heart that when we set off from Shanxi, the young master promised your parents that he would take you home, but today the young master left you here."
The young man's voice became choked as he spoke, and he took another sip of the flask."
Ma Xun asked me just now, why don't you let you go, I really don't know how to answer him, there are some things, the young master can't decide.You can go on the road with peace of mind, the parents, wives and children at home, the young master will not treat them badly.In the next life, when the world is peaceful, the young master will treat you as a cow and a horse, and return your life. ”The young man bit his lip fiercely, let out a low roar, and drank the flask
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