The steel mill is built entirely of the latest reinforced concrete and covers an area the size of ten football fields.It is completely designed according to a military fortress, the wall is more than three meters high, more than a foot thick, with special shooting ports and barbed wire, if it is defended by a regiment of Qing Zi Army, it is enough to resist the impact of tens of thousands of cavalry."
Ma Xun, what is the combat effectiveness of the soldiers and horses in this Taiyuan City."
Qiao Zhiqing climbed a watchtower in the factory and looked around at the surrounding terrain, except for one side close to the Fen River, there was open land on three sides, which was not a good place for defense."
Young master, rest assured, there are no more than 10,000 soldiers and horses in Taiyuan City, there are more than 30,000 Eight Banner soldiers and more than 50,000 Green Battalion soldiers.These armies were not only loosely armed, but also very old-fashioned, and they all used broadswords, spears, bows and arrows, and a little more advanced were firearms for fighting birds, and their combat effectiveness was not worth mentioning. ”Ma Xunman didn't take it to heart, and after he returned to Shanxi, he spent all day wandering in the yamen of Fucheng, preparing for the affairs of the steel plant, and making connections up and down.The armament situation in the city is naturally very clear, and the group of soldiers and uncles do not practice on weekdays, and they take the salary of the imperial court, either in the smoke pipe casino, or in the fireworks and willow alleys.These people are still bullying ordinary people on the street, and if they really go to the battlefield, they are afraid that they will pee their pants when they hear the gunshots."
Wan is pretty much what I thought."
Qiao Zhiqing estimated in his heart that Taiyuan was an important place in Gyeonggi, and the city was garrisoned by the Eight Banners and the Green Battalion.In recent years, there have been no major rebel forces in Shanxi, so there is no powerful regimental training and armed formation, and the low combat effectiveness is obvious.This situation is completely different from that in Huaixiang, and because of Shanxi's strong business atmosphere, most of Shanxi's children do not have the tradition of becoming officials, so a vacuum area for group training has been formed.Taiyuan City is only 100 miles away from the west gate of the capital, Datong Mansion.If a Qing army is planted here, once it turns against the Qing court, Shanxi will be the forward position to attack the Qing court.If you defend it, you can hold the gate of the capital, and if you attack it, you can go straight to the Dragon Court.At the beginning, Wang Shijie and Gu Yunfei were sent to advance to the northwest in the name of exterminating the Hui army, which also meant this, and it was time to transfer Wang Shijie's new second division from northern Shaanxi."
Ma Xun, the steel mill is very important, everything is left to you.After I return to Suzhou, I will send Shijie here to assist you as soon as possible, and it will be hard for you during this time. ”Qiao Zhiqing's eyes were clear, he looked at Ma Xun and smiled, and went down the watchtower with him."
It's great that Shijie is coming.If Shijie is here, let alone the soldiers and horses defending Taiyuan Mansion, even if the soldiers and horses from all over Shanxi come over, they can defend it.It's just that there is no order from the imperial court to transfer troops, can Shijie be stationed here" Ma Xun looked at Qiao Zhiqing with a puzzled expression."
Don't worry, within a month, the imperial court will beg Wang Shijie to transfer troops here."
Qiao Zhiqing smiled confidently, inspected the factory with everyone, and then said goodbye to Ma Xun's repeated retention.While the sky was still dark, I embarked on the journey back to Suzhou.The situation in Suzhou City is complex and changeable, and Yan Yuting does not yet have the ability to control the overall situation.If Qiao Zhiqing stays outside for one more day, there will be a day of variables.Suzhou Mansion did have an accident at this time, and on the day when Qiao Zhiqing was inspecting the steel plant in Taiyuan Mansion, Sheng Bao happened to escort Rong Lu back to Suzhou City with a team of personal soldiers.Rong Lu spent more than half a month in Jinkui City, and then suddenly remembered that the time in Suzhou was a bit long, and before he knew it, even the New Year had passed.Because he was afraid that the court would blame him, he returned to Suzhou to bid farewell to Qiao Zhiqing.After Qiao Zhiqing left, Yan Yuting moved into the study to work.After Rong Lu asked his relatives to ask for a meeting, Yan Yuting let Rong Lu and Shengbao into the study.After Yan Yuting's explanation, the two learned that Qiao Zhiqing was not in Suzhou.Shengbao's courage suddenly became bigger, staring at Yan Yuting's delicate body up and down with lust, and constantly teasing Yan Yuting with meat jokes in his mouth.Rong Lu's face was gloomy on the side, and he pulled up Shengbao and was about to go out.After all, Yan Yuting is Qiao Zhiqing's woman, if Qiao Zhiqing knows, then she must not cause trouble for no reason.Where would Shengbao let go of this opportunity, he had been thinking about Yan Yuting for a long time, and finally waited until Qiao Zhiqing left Suzhou, even if he forcibly occupied Yan Yuting, Qiao Zhiqing came back and cooked raw rice.He also has more than 100,000 Eight Banner soldiers and horses in his hands, and Qiao Zhiqing has to weigh the reaction of the imperial court if he wants to swallow himself, and he can still turn his face with his sworn brother for a woman.After thinking about it, he drank Ling Ronglu to close the door, rushed forward and moved his hands and feet to Yan Yuting.Yan Yuting is not as patient as Qiao Zhiqing, she has long held her anger, and she can persuade the two to leave, but who would have thought that this Shengbao is cowardly, and he actually bullied his head, as soon as he saw Shengbao rushing up, he took out the shell gun in the desk and pulled the trigger on Shengbao's chest.Just listening to the "bang", a bowl-sized blood hole appeared in Shengbao's chest, and blood bubbled from it.Rong Lu, who was hesitating to attack Yan Yuting at the door, saw this situation, where did he still have the heart to play with women, and rushed out of the door with a shout of "killing".As soon as Yan Yuting's gunshot rang out, Shengbao's twenty or thirty personal soldiers outside the door knew that the situation was wrong, and they were about to rush into the courtyard with foreign guns.The pro-soldiers in the courtyard had already formed a formation, and they only heard Yan Yuting, who rushed out of the study, give an order, and shoot "bang, bang".A group of pro-soldiers who were patrolling the house also immediately joined the battle, and it took only two or three minutes for the twenty or thirty pro-soldiers to fall under the gun.Fortunately, Rong Lu reacted in time and fell on the ground early, so he escaped the catastrophe.After Yan Yuting shot, she knew that she had made a big disaster.After instructing his own soldiers to dig a deep pit and bury Shengbao and his twenty or thirty subordinates, Rong Lu was put under house arrest, and the news was strictly blocked from the outside world, falsely claiming that Qiao Zhiqing was entertaining Sheng Bao and Rong Lu in Suzhou, and would not return to Jinkui City for the time being, and ordered the generals of the Qing Zi Army to prepare for the suppression of the rebellion.The rest of the time is just waiting for Qiao Zhiqing to come back and clean up the mess.Shengbao's Eight Banners Army has long been accustomed to the days without a commander, when in Jinkui City, Shengbao hid in a street in the sky and the world every day, after the news came from Suzhou, the soldiers let go of their courage, and went out of the barracks in a bright light, and lived happily in Jinkui City.Qiao Zhiqing didn't stop all the way, he hurried day and night, and finally stepped on the ferry of Suzhou Creek a week later."
Brother Qiao, I'm in trouble for you."
The moment Yan Yuting saw Qiao Zhiqing, the nerves that had been tense for many days immediately relaxed, and tears squeezed out of her eyes."
What's wrong, look at our Governor Yan in a hurry."
Qiao Zhiqing didn't care, and after letting Qiao Shanxing go down to rest, he took Yan Yuting back to the study."
After you left, Rong Lu came here with Shengbao to bid you farewell, and I received them."
Yan Yuting sobbed, wiping her little nose and pausing slightly."
Later" Qiao Zhiqing took Yan Yuting's little hand and sat down on her lap with great interest, wiping the tears on her face."
Later, when Katsubo saw me alone in the room, he was so bold that he wanted to insult me, and I was angry for a while, so I killed him."
Yan Yuting stared wide, staring at Qiao Zhiqing's expression, and her little heart was about to rise to her throat."
What about Rong Lu, is Rong Lu dead?"
Qiao Zhiqing's face was unexpectedly calm, as if this matter was not a matter at all."
Rong Lu put me under house arrest in the wing, no one entertained him with good food and drink, and he was not treated badly.Brother Qiao, you scolded me, I caused you such a big disaster, the court will definitely not spare you. ”Yan Yuting hung her head weakly, pretending to be pitiful."
Alright, don't pretend to be pathetic.Take me to meet Rong Lu, there is still room for remedies in this matter. ”Qiao Zhiqing pondered for a while, then suddenly laughed, pinched Yan Yuting's little nose, and stood up with her in his arms."
I knew that Brother Qiao had a way, I knew that you didn't care about that dog thing so much, I should have killed that bastard of Ronglu at that time."
Yan Yuting finally breathed a sigh of relief, stuck out her tongue, and obediently led Qiao Zhiqing to the room where Rong Lu was held.People are sometimes not afraid of death, but they are afraid of waiting for death.Because in the face of death, as long as you close your eyes, you will know nothing, but when you die, you will always have a glimmer of hope for survival.The feeling of hovering on the verge of life and death all day long can torture a person to madness.Rong Lu is such a person waiting for death, although there is good food and drink every day, as long as there is movement outside the door, he thinks that Yan Yuting sent someone to kill him.He could see Yan Yuting's eyes shooting Sheng Bao that day, just like killing a dog, without a little worry or hesitation on his face.After Qiao Zhiqing took Yan Yuting to push open the door and walk into Rong Lu's room, Rong Lu's heart beat suddenly again, and he collapsed and hid under the table."
Don't kill me, don't kill me, I don't know anything, I'll say anything."
Rong Lu hugged his head and yelled hysterically with his eyes closed."
Alright, come out, it's me."
Qiao Zhiqing glanced at him with disdain and sat down on the stool in front of the round table.Yan Yuting stood behind him obediently, looking at Rong Lu's timid appearance, she couldn't help but cover her mouth and chuckle.When Rong Lu heard that it was Qiao Zhiqing's figure, he hurriedly pretended to have the courage to stick out his head and take a look, then he trembled and got out from under the table, and sat down in front of Qiao Zhiqing with a pale face."
Brother Qiao, this matter is all done by Shengbao alone, it has nothing to do with the younger brother, the younger brother is bold, if you don't dare to hit the attention of your sister-in-law" Rong Lu took a sip of the teapot on the table, and after suppressing the shock, he cried to Qiao Zhiqing with a bitter face
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