On the second day, Qiao Zhiqing returned to the government office with half of his body paralyzed.It's like having a spring dream, and I'm refreshed.I drank and danced last night, and in the middle of the night, I felt that my daughter's fragrance was blowing on my face, and I felt it from my heart.The feeling was intensely stimulating, like a dream.I didn't know how many times I vented back and forth all night, and finally fell asleep until dawn with my hot delicate body in my arms.Miko Abe officially dismissed as a maid and became the proprietress of the first Miko Japanese restaurant in Nanjing.There was a bustle in the courtyard, and as soon as Qiao Zhiqing appeared, he saw Huang Feihong greet him with a look of urgency."
Dashuai, something happened."
Huang Feihong whispered to Qiao Zhiqing with an embarrassed face.Said in the study.Qiao Zhiqing raised his eyebrows, and calmly took Huang Feihong into the study."
What's wrong, so flustered."
Qiao Zhiqing sat down at the desk and stared directly at Huang Feihong."
Dashuai, I said, don't worry about it first."
Huang Feihong hesitated, clenched his fists and gritted his teeth and said, "Miss Ji Yun was detained in Yunnan by Zeng Guoquan, and Wang Wu and his personal soldiers fought to the death.In order to save the lives of Wang Wu and his own soldiers, Miss Ji Yun took the initiative to stay.Wang Wu was not at ease, so he waited in Dali City with his own soldiers, and only sent one personal soldier back to report. ”"This old thing, it's really shameless."
Qiao Zhiqing's face elongated suddenly, and he cursed in his heart.But after thinking about it quickly, I quickly calmed down.Zeng Guoquan is also Zeng Jiyun's ninth uncle no matter how he says it, and no one wants his niece to marry the enemy.Now that Zeng Guoquan has 300,000 soldiers and horses, he will definitely fight to the death.Only by subduing him can he obediently return to the negotiating table."
Okay, it's not about the soldiers, I already have a premonition in my heart before I set off.You let the pro-soldier return to the team, it doesn't matter if Wang Wu stays in Yunnan, or if something happens, he will have a response. ”Qiao Zhiqing waved his hand and commanded, and the irritability in his heart for many days calmed down."
Okay, then the subordinate will retreat."
Huang Feihong clenched his fists and said goodbye, turned around and went out.Qiao Zhiqing's eyes were firmly fixed on the location of Yunnan on the topographic map, and a trace of contempt and disdain flashed coldly in his eyes.One day after the Fifth Route Army of the Huaxing Army was launched, Zhang Shusheng's New Ninth Army had arrived in Jingzhou City, where Chen Yucheng was stationed, and further west was Yichang City, where the Taiping Army was stationed.Yichang City is the east gate of Hubei into Sichuan, and Chongqing is 400 miles up the river.The two places are separated by three gorges: Qutang Gorge, Wu Gorge and Xiling Gorge.The mountains on both sides are endless, and the cliffs cover the sky.If there is a heavy rain in summer, the water is so turbulent that it is impossible to swim up at all.Li Bai, a great poet of the Tang Dynasty, once wrote a poem, "The white emperor of the dynasty is among the clouds, and thousands of miles of Jiangling are returned in one day." ”It is said that the water of the Three Gorges is turbulent.The reason why Qiao Zhiqing took advantage of the autumn to attack Sichuan was probably also to take this aspect into account.After the Qing court's forces completely withdrew from Sichuan, Shi Dakai sent people to take the opportunity to occupy Yichang.There were 10,000 soldiers stationed here, as well as more than 1,000 sailors and hundreds of warships.They are all small wooden boats, the largest tonnage is only more than 500 tons, and they are still converted from cargo ships.According to the plan drawn up in advance, Zhang Shusheng's New Ninth Army launched an attack on Yichang from the land at dawn after resting for the night in Jingzhou City, and the navy's Jiangyin battleship coordinated the action in the middle of the river.The defenders of Yichang quickly retreated from the counties, vainly trying to hold the highland passes, dragging the Huaxing army, and waiting for Shi Dakai's support.Zhang Shusheng encountered little resistance along the way, and three days later he broke through Zhijiang County, the gate of Yichang.The city of Yichang is built along the river, and the mountains are vertical and horizontal.The walls are no more than five meters high, and they are completely built of bluestone, making them look like a stone city.It can't be compared with the big cities in the north and south of the Yangtze River at all, but it looks like a bandit's cottage.The Taiping army here has experienced a hundred battles, and most of them are Shi Dakai's old team.The guard general Zhang Suimou, because his eyes are a little short-sighted, is called Zhang Blind.As his name suggests, he is brave and strategic, and he is the confidant of the winged king Shi Dakai.The generals in the lobby of the Taiping Army Headquarters in Yichang were already arguing, and they were all arguing about how to deal with the enemy.Zhang Suimou sat in the handsome seat without saying a word, and when the generals couldn't stand the noise, he finally coughed a few times and shouted, "Fuck me quiet" The lobby was suddenly scened, and the generals sat back in their seats and obediently closed their mouths."
You have been arguing for a long time, have you come up with a result" Zhang Suimou stretched out his voice and looked around coldly at the generals."
Marshal, in my opinion, let's try to withdraw to Chongqing as soon as possible.The day before yesterday, the Huaxing Army sent only one warship, and it completely annihilated hundreds of warships of our naval army outside the Yangtze River.Now that the waterway has been completely controlled by the Huaxing Army, if the land route is blocked by the Huaxing Army again, then we will have no way to retreat. ”A man with a big waist and a round waist quickly stood up and said, his surname is Peng Dashun, known as Peng Dawang, and he is the commander of the left division.He fought bravely and made many great achievements, and the sailors were also under his control.In the past three years of Qiao Zhiqing's rise, Shi Dakai has begun his westward expedition.Therefore, the generals only heard about the benefits and disadvantages of the Huaxing Army, but they did not see it with their own eyes.Three days ago, the waterway army launched an attack on Yichang at the same time.It took only three hours for the Jiangyin to reach the outside of Yichang, and after dawn it opened fire on the city with heavy artillery.The stone walls were like tofu scum in front of the general's artillery.It only took three consecutive rapid fires for the south gate of Yichang City to collapse.Peng Dashuai immediately organized the navy to attack the Jiangyin, and after all the sailors rowed a small boat to surround it, they looked at the 6,000-ton warship, and their eyes fell out.It's like an ant looking up at a human, let alone firing a cannon.The Jiangyin was at full speed, rampage all the way, and the splash alone overturned more than a dozen small boats.The largest 500-ton cargo ship of the Navy had just appeared, and the artillery loaded on it had opened fire.However, the ship was thousands of meters away from the Jiangyin, but the range of the guns was only two hundred meters.The jumping ball that jumped out of the muzzle of the cannon rushed straight to less than half of the river and fell into the river.The Jiangyin's main cannon broke the general's artillery, and the effective range could be 6,000 meters away.Hearing only a loud thunderous "boom", the 500-ton battleship was blown in half after only one shell, and suddenly burst into flames.There were only more than 50 soldiers on board, and the explosion was generally killed, and the rest were generally burned by the fierce fire, even if they jumped into the river, the fire was still not extinguished.During this period, the artillery on a small boat was lucky enough to hit the Jiangyin, but the iron ball triggered by the breech gun was like tickling in the face of the iron armor ten centimeters behind, and it had no effect at all.However, the side guns of the Jiangyin hit and directly bombed the boat into slag.Peng Dashuai was angry and annoyed with the binoculars on the shore, but there was no way at all, he stomped his foot fiercely, and waved the order flag for the withdrawal of the army.This moment is a violent collision between the old and the new eras, not that the Taiping Army is not brave.Sometimes, being brave doesn't help.The battle on the river lasted only an hour, and more than 100 small boats escaped, wounded, and completely incapacitated.None of the generals present this time have intuitively seen the firepower of the Huaxing Army like Peng Dashun.Therefore, Peng Dashuai advocated the withdrawal of troops, and he also had a clear enough understanding of his own strength."
King Peng, are you scared out of your guts by Hua Xingjun" As soon as Peng Dashun's words fell, a man on the opposite side laughed.The man's name is Tong Ronghai, and he holds the position of the commander of the right division.This person is full of tiger courage, and when he fights, he is like a tiger coming down the mountain, completely disregarding his life, and is called a child tiger."
Tong Laohu, it's not like you haven't seen Jiang Zhan that day, and the young fuck is gloating here."
Peng Dashun spit out angrily, and his face turned dark."
King Peng, don't be angry.The battle of the river that day was due to your improper command, knowing that the enemy's firepower was fierce, and you still insisted on sending it to the tiger's mouth.If I were you, I'd try to lead the enemy ships into shallow water.Its tonnage is so big, if it runs aground, it is a big fish that has come ashore.No matter how hard you toss in the water, you can't fart on the shore. ”Tong Ronghai shouted with disdain on his face, which attracted everyone's admiration."
You don't have an afterthought here, and the enemy ships opened heavy fire on the city that day.If it weren't for the desperate efforts of my naval army to consume their ammunition, it is estimated that the southern city wall would have been blown up without leaving a single piece of it.You think that the navy of the Huaxing Army is vegetarian, as far as I know, the warships of the foreigners have been completely wiped out by them in the South China Sea, not to mention our random boats. ”Peng Dashun retorted angrily, which caused another round of boos."
Alright, you two are not finished.According to King Peng's meaning, do we want to withdraw our relatives without moving?"
Zhang Suimou squinted and snorted, obviously disgusted by the suggestion to withdraw troops."
Don't blame the commander, his subordinates don't mean that.The subordinates just want to find a safe way to use our advantage to eliminate the Huaxing army.Instead of fighting them to the death, it is to hit the stone with an egg. ”Peng Dashun heard that Zhang Suimou's tone was wrong, and hurriedly defended.Retreating before the battle, cowardly without a fight, that is a great crime to disturb the morale of the army."
Don't worry, the commander of the army has already set up heavy troops in Gujiadian, Anfu Temple and Yaqueling in the southeast of the city.The north and the south are at the corner of each other, supporting and cooperating with each other.All three of these strongholds were built by me as if they were impregnable, with steep terrain and heavy artillery on them.Even if the Huaxing Army is well-equipped, it is enough to withstand more than a month.When the time comes, we will be able to take advantage of the situation to catch them all. ”Tong Ronghai boasted confidently, he had always fought against the Qing army before, and the most powerful weapon he had ever seen was the dense foreign gun array of the Qing army.In the steep mountains, the foreign guns did not have much advantage."
Tong Laohu, you have to talk nonsense in front of the marshal, do you know how many soldiers and horses the Huaxing Army dispatched this time" Peng Dashun immediately retorted, he really couldn't bear Tong Ronghai's arrogance and ignorance."
Lao Tzu doesn't care how many soldiers and horses he has dispatched, he comes 10,000 Lao Tzu to block him 10,000, he comes 100,000, Lao Tzu will block him 100,000."
Tong Ronghai glared at Peng Dashun with contempt, and was extremely confident in the defensive position he had constructed
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