Shengbao's 100,000 army swaggered all the way through the city, Yangzhou to Suzhou is only more than 200 kilometers away, but Shengbao's army has walked for more than half a month.Fortunately, Qiao Zhi made plans early in the morning and instructed the Qingzi army along the way to maintain law and order, and Sheng Baocai was slightly restrained, and there was no big mess along the way.The colorful flags of Jinkui City are flying, and the drums are shaking.Qiao Zhiqing personally led the troops of two divisions and an artillery regiment to personally greet Shengbao outside Jinkui City, and more than 20,000 people were all loaded with guns and ammunition, divided into left and right sides, and rows were neatly spread out outside Jinkui City.All of them were dressed in uniform army green camouflage uniforms, and from a distance, they looked like wheat waves in the fields, one after another.In contrast, Shengbao's army was shabby, all of them looked malnourished, yellow, hungry and thin, wearing shabby uniforms, holding red tasseled spears in their hands, their equipment was even more backward than that of the Taiping army, and the ranks were loose and saggy, like herding sheep."
Shengbao Dashuai, hard all the way, hard all the way."
As soon as Shengbao and the generals behind him got off the horse, Qiao Zhiqing hurriedly hugged his fists to meet him and helped Shengbao off the horse."
You are Qiao Zhiqing, brother, I have heard of it for a long time, I didn't expect you to be so young.Have you received the emperor's will, since then Suzhou has been covered by my brother and me, you kid will give me a start. ”Katsuho jumped off his horse in a huff.I saw that he had long legs and short legs, a tiger's back and a bear's waist, his face was full of horizontal meat, and his beard grew messily like weeds.As soon as he got off the horse, he yelled at Qiao Zhiqing, and looked around at the ranks of the Qingzi army outside the city with contempt."
Presumptuous, dare to speak to our handsome man like this."
Wang Shumao drew his sword and yelled at Shengbao, and the generals behind him all blushed with anger, and they all held down the handle of the knife and pulled out their waist knives."
What are you doing, where is there a place for you to speak, quickly retreat."
Qiao Zhiqing shook his head at the generals with a pale face.Shengbao was taken aback, he didn't expect the generals of the Qingzi Army to be so arrogant, and he was about to scold, only to see Qiao Zhiqing turn around and hurriedly comfort, "Big brother, don't be surprised, the younger brother's subordinates are all rough people, they don't know what etiquette is, and the younger brother will definitely punish them when they go back." ”Sheng Bao gasped a few times with a cold face, kept shaking the horse whip in his hand, and said coldly to Qiao Zhiqing, "Forget it, it's not uncommon for Ben Shuai to worry about them, if it weren't for your brother Qiao's subordinates, my brother would have whipped it up a long time ago." ”"The eldest brother is broad-minded, the younger brother admires and admires, let's go into the city, and the younger brother will personally pick up the wind and wash the dust for the eldest brother."
Qiao Zhiqing smiled and helped Shengbao to walk into the city, and then shouted at the soldiers on both sides, "The soldiers of the Qingzi Army listened to the order, and the guns and cannons rang out to welcome the commander Shengbao into the city." ”"Guns and cannons are fired, welcome to the commander of Shengbao."
After the military order of "guns and cannons rang out" and "guns and cannons rang out in unison" was transmitted, it reverberated over and over again in the sky outside Jinkui City.When the shouting fell, an earth-shattering rumble was heard not far away.The 300 field guns of the artillery regiment were the first to start firing, although they were only filled with gunpowder, but the roar of the rows was mixed together, and the sound was so great that the hearts of people who were shocked were going to beat out."
Boom, boom, boom", one after another, as if to tear a hole in the sky.The 10,000 cavalry horses straddled behind Shengbao all neighed in fright, pouted their hooves and were about to flee in all directions, and it took a lot of effort for the soldiers to quiet the horses.The sound of the cannon shook a whole stick of incense, and as soon as the sound fell, people's ears were still buzzing, followed by the slamming of rows of foreign guns."
Bang, boom, boom", rows of foreign guns fired in unison, like firecrackers, crackling and crackling.The entire Golden Kui City shook from the dense gunfire, and no other sound could be heard.Sheng Bao and his soldiers were completely stunned by the scene in front of them, and looked at the Qingzi army in front of them with straight eyes, and their legs couldn't help shaking."
Brother Qiao, you really live up to your reputation, this meeting is a little too grand, my brother can't afford it, admire, admire."
After the gunshots fell, Sheng Bao hurriedly pulled his hand off Qiao Zhiqing's shoulder, and praised again and again with a disgraced face, everything that had been calculated in his mind had all come to naught after seeing the strength of the Qingzi Army."
Hey, as long as the eldest brother is happy, this meeting is nothing, it's just a part of our Qingzi army.If the eldest brother is free one day, the brother will pull all the people out for the eldest brother to review. ”Qiao Zhiqing's face was full of politeness, and he shouted Shengbao affectionately."
Brother Qiao is too polite, brother, I just came to my brother to do a short-term job.Suzhou City is still the brother's territory in the end, and everything here has to be listened to Brother Qiao. ”Sheng Bao naturally knew that his subordinates had a few catties and taels, he just relied on people to bully some ordinary people, and he was often defeated by the Taiping army, not to mention the well-equipped Qingzi army, and even the tone of his speech to Qiao Zhiqing was polite."
Big brother don't be so polite, in the younger brother's place, the eldest brother is like going home, you look at this Jinkui City, it is the little brother for the eldest brother, there is everything to eat, drink and have fun in the city, the eldest brother can play at will, make trouble at will, the younger brother guards the door for you in Suzhou and Changzhou, if the eldest brother plays outside the Jinkui City one day, the younger brother does not dare to guarantee that the generals under his command will do something, and the eldest brother also knows that the broken iron rod made by foreigners is easy to go off."
Qiao Zhiqing had a smile on his face, but his words were full of unquestionable orders."
Thank you Brother Qiao for your kindness, the eldest brother has it in mind, Brother Qiao said what to do, and the eldest brother just did it."
Sheng Bao has been wandering in officialdom for many years, of course he knows what Qiao Zhiqing means, Qiao Zhiqing just wants to lock him up in this Golden Kui City, and he also carries a naked threat.Katsuho held back his sulk, but he was not a reckless person, and he kept calculating the strength of both sides in his mind, and decided to stabilize first and then make plans.After entering the city gate, Shengbao found that something was wrong, there was no one-meter city wall around Jinkui City, but the bare city tower stood there, and after the city wall was a three-meter-high archway, four big characters were written on the archway, "Heaven and earth."
Shengbao's heart couldn't help but secretly rise a trace of vigilance, if Qiao Zhiqing sent troops to attack, there would be no room for defense at all.But after passing the archway and stepping on the straight and wide official road for a while, Shengbao immediately left all the unpleasantness behind."
Brother Qiao, what does it mean to write on the archway just now that this girl on the upper floor doesn't seem to be from our Qing Dynasty, why is she dressed so strangely" Sheng Bao opened his mouth wide, full of questions, and looked at the two-story small buildings on both sides of the official road in a daze, and was dazzled for a while.I saw that the small building was full of women dressed in colorful and strange costumes, and there seemed to be a small pillow behind them, all the petals in their hands were constantly throwing downstairs, and the smiles on their faces pointed at the soldiers on the official road."
Big brother's eyesight is really good, these girls are indeed not from our Qing Dynasty, they are all from Penglai Immortal Island on the coast of the East China Sea, and they are all fairies.Big brother, please look ahead, there are all kinds of places to eat, drink and have fun, you see those casinos, they have just opened, and there are all kinds of tricks in them.Look at the wine shop, Sichuan cuisine, Cantonese cuisine, Suzhou cuisine, Shandong cuisine, you can have whatever you want.If the eldest brother plays with these fairies all day long, drinks a little wine, and gambles a few more, isn't it heaven and earth?
”Qiao Zhiqing chuckled and pointed to both sides of the official road to give Shengbao constant introductions.The more Shengbao looked at it, the more itchy his heart became, and he couldn't wait to go into the casino and touch it now, and then hold a fairy and cheer up, and shouted, "Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful, Brother Qiao is really interesting."
Brother was disrespectful to you before, Brother Qiao must not take it to heart, Brother Qiao has decided, so he will stay in this Golden City and work for Brother Qiao for a short time. ”"Big brother, don't be polite, this Jinkui City will be the eldest brother's in the future, and the eldest brother can just eat, drink and have fun here at will."
Qiao Zhiqing smiled lightly, and led Shengbao's army through the twenty miles of heaven and earth, and went straight to the military camp behind the county office.These Eight Banners disciples were all whistling with bright eyes in the face of the girls upstairs, just looking forward to settling down quickly and playing here.The sky is about to be dark, the county government in Jinkui City is brightly lit, Qiao Zhiqing has a banquet here for Shengbao to pick up the wind and wash the dust, the army of 100,000 has settled in the military camp, Qiao Zhiqing has prepared sufficient food for them, and the soldiers of the Eight Banners have also eaten fragrant white rice for the first time after half a month of running, all like vicious dogs pounced, and devoured it."
Brother Shengbao, little brother toasts you."
Qiao Zhiqing picked up the wine glass and sat up, and the generals of the Qingzi Army at the banquet also stood up with the wine glasses."
Brother Qiao is polite, it should be my brother who toasts you, my brother has just arrived, and he has not built an inch, so he has received this great benefit, and my brother is uneasy."
Sheng Bao also stood up with a wine glass and hurriedly flattered Qiao Zhiqing."
The younger brother has already said that the eldest brother only cares about eating, drinking and having fun in this Jinkui City, and the rest is left to the younger brother, and the food and grass in the eldest brother's army are also responsible for the younger brother, but the eldest brother has to promise the younger brother a condition."
Qiao Zhiqing took the wine glass and drank it to the fullest, paused and chuckled and looked at Shengbao."
Brother Qiao will talk about it if you have something to say, and the eldest brother will promise you any conditions."
Katsubo's soul had already flown to the girl in heaven and earth, holding a wine glass and constantly responding.Qiao Zhiqing's face became serious, and Chong Shengbao reminded, "This Jinkui City is the property of the younger brother, and a street in heaven and earth has just begun to operate, the eldest brother must restrain the military discipline of his subordinates, no matter who eats, drinks and has fun there, he must abide by the law, and don't make the younger brother embarrassed."
The younger brother said ugly in front, if he finds a troublemaker, the younger brother will severely punish one, and the eldest brother will not protect his shortcomings at that time. ”"There is no problem with this, Brother Qiao can rest assured, you and I are both serving the emperor, the eldest brother will naturally cooperate with you to maintain the stability of the place, if any of his subordinates dares to make trouble on your territory, the eldest brother will be the first to spare him."
After Shengbao finished speaking, he picked up his wine glass and gave Qiao Zhiqing a glass, like a pie in the sky, his mind began to be confused, and he didn't know what Qiao Zhiqing's idea was, he gave food and play, and he didn't have to accompany him to the front line to play for his life, and secretly thanked the emperor for his wisdom and transferred himself to Suzhou
.
: