"Ziyou, when you were studying at Huaxue Academy, did you ever hear of a teacher who was good at drawing maps" Wei Ziyou was waiting for Qiao Zhiqing's approval in the study, Qiao Zhiqing looked at the topographic map for a long time, and was always confused by the chaotic drawings on it."
You know, my father's friends Zou Shiyi, Yan Qizhen, and Wang Shiduo are all first-class geography experts in the world today.The map of Daqing Kun was compiled by the two of them back then.Now the two of them are working as teachers in Huaxing Academy. ”Wei Ziyou chuckled and replied casually."
Great, you have time to contact them and ask them to come and see me in the mansion, I have important matters to discuss with them."
Qiao Zhiqing spit out excitedly, hoping that he would soon be able to draw the same map as the remote sensing satellite maps of later generations."
Okay, then I'll get you in touch."
Wei Ziyou nodded and agreed."
Okay, you send this military report to Zhang Shusheng immediately, and come to me to report any military information."
Qiao Zhiqing finally finished approving the military report and breathed a sigh of relief.Now the vanguard of Zuo Zongtang and Guo Songtao, with the assistance of the navy, has also gone south to Guangxi.The progress of both fronts is going well, and this expedition is a good opportunity for the Fifth Route Army to hone its skills."
Brother Qiao, are you still worried about Sister Ji Yun, why do you always look at your sad face" Wei Ziyou took the military report and greeted with concern."
No, you go down and get busy, I'm fine."
Qiao Zhiqing tried his best to hide his emotions and chuckled at this caring girl."
Well, call me if you have anything.If you're too busy here, I can be your free secretary today. ”Wei Ziyou covered his mouth and smiled, stepped forward and went out.Qiao Zhiqing shook his head with a smile, focused his eyes on the direction of Chongqing, and muttered secretly in his heart, "Wing King Shi Dakai, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom is dead, what are you going to do" After Zhang Shusheng of Yichang, Hubei Province gained a firm foothold here, he quickly posted a notice to put up a security notice and opened a warehouse in the city to release grain and save the people.This is the consistent practice of the Huaxing army after occupying the city, and their logistics supplies are all supplied by the logistics department, so there is no need to worry about the problem of food and grass.The people of Yichang have long been looking forward to the arrival of the Huaxing Army, and they also know more or less about the policies of the Huaxing Army.In Jingzhou, which is not far away, the peasants in the village have now redistributed their land and reduced their tax burden for a year, which is not enviable.With the support of the people, the Huaxing army soon gained a firm foothold in Yichang.Yichang City also became a bridgehead for the attack on Chongqing, and the strategic materials of the Huaxing Army were also transferred from there.Shi Dakai has already called back his troops and horses, and built a ring defense network in Changshou County in the northeast, Fuling County in the east, and Nanchuan County in the southeast of Chongqing.The three counties were also deployed by Shi Dakai's three generals, Lai Yuxin, Fu Zhongxin, and Ji Qingyuan.When Shi Dakai went west, he didn't take away one of his old subordinates, and all three of them had just been promoted from among the middle-level generals.Shi Dakai, the Yiwang Mansion of Chongqing, summoned all three of them to discuss how to deal with the attack of the three-way army of the Huaxing Army.The first batch of fine works planted in Nanjing has brought the news back to Chongqing.The Huaxing army did not hide the attack on Sichuan, and they did have the strength to do so.After the Navy's Jiangyin took control of the waterway of the Three Gorges, it became a no-sail zone.Although the second batch of detailed works collected some military newspapers, they could not be sent back to Chongqing in time.Shi Dakai had very little information about Huaxingjun, and he didn't even know anything about the fall of Yichang."
Yiwang, this time the Huaxing army is menacing, and it is said that hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses have been gathered.You said that we and Qiao Zhiqing do not violate the river water, he runs his Jiangdong, and we run our own Sichuan, why do you have to kill us" Lai Yuxin first got up and shouted, this person is very bold and deeply relied on by the Wing King.Because he often shaves his head and does not match a hat and scarf, he is called a monk."
Monk Lai, do you think Qiao Zhiqing is singing the Romance of the Three Kingdoms with us.People are now strong and strong, how can they be willing to share the world with our Taiping Army" Ji Qingyuan is the only talented marshal in the army, and he couldn't help but smile bitterly when he heard Lai Yuxin's words."
Ji Xiucai is right, Qiao Zhiqing has the world in his heart, let alone Sichuan.I heard that this time he also sent troops to Yunnan at the same time, and with his own strength, he fought against Zeng Guoquan and us at the same time.I am afraid that he is the only one who has the strength to annex the world like this. ”Fu Zhongxin is old, and this time, like Ji Qingyuan's thoughts, he feels a little discouraged."
Why are you two raising other people's morale to destroy your own prestige, anyway, we also have hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses, no matter how powerful Qiao Zhiqing is, he can't eat so much in one go.Besides, there is also the loyal king of Chengdu who is with us to defend against the enemy, and we have 100,000 more people than the Huaxing army, how can we hold Sichuan. ”Lai Yuxin spit out angrily, and secretly glanced at the two of them in his heart."
Monk Lai, don't forget that King Zhong has always regarded the Wing King as a thorn in his side.When our Wing King assisted King Hongtian, King Zhong was still a nobody.Now I can't wait for us to be wiped out by the Huaxing army, so that we can control the government alone, how can they come to our aid. ”Ji Qingyuan replied stupidly, and Lai Yuxin was just about to hold his breath to refute, but Shi Dakai hurriedly stopped the two."
Alright, it's useless to talk about it.Now that the great enemy is present, we should put aside our personal grievances and work together to defend the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. ”Shi Dakai looked around at the three of them with a cold face, and his tone was full of helplessness.A year ago, Li Xiucheng led a large army to Sichuan, and the two relied on sincere cooperation to gain a firm foothold in Sichuan.But although this person is a rising star, his desire for power is extremely heavy, and he always wants to dominate the dynasty alone.Now Hong Tianguifu is at the mercy of Liu Chan of the Three Kingdoms, and he has become Zhuge Liang of the Auxiliary State.Shi Dakai didn't want the two sides to fight each other, and the vitality of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was wasted.But Li Xiucheng was aggressive, if Luo Bingzhang hadn't taken the initiative to withdraw from Sichuan, Shi Dakai would have gone north to Guanzhong to avoid the struggle for power."
Everything is at the command of the Winged King."
All three of them fell silent, all of them clasping their fists and saying yes."
Ji Qingyuan, your eloquence is the best.This king has ordered you to rush to Chengdu quickly and negotiate with King Zhong on a plan to jointly defend against the enemy. ”Shi Dakai glanced around the three of them, and Zhengse gave an order to Ji Qingyuan."
The last will obey."
Ji Qingyuan clenched his fists and received his life, his face full of duty."
Lai Yuxin, Fu Zhongxin.The two of you continued to build fortifications inside and outside the city, combined your naval army with one place, and quickly went down the river to Fengjie County.Defend the gate of the Three Gorges and strictly prevent the attack of the Huaxing Army's naval army. ”Shi Dakai's face was calm, and he gave the order decisively."
The last general commands."
Lai Yuxin and Fu Zhongxin got up at the same time and clenched their fists to receive their lives.Not long ago, Luo Bingzhang withdrew from Chongqing, leaving behind hundreds of warships here.Most of the displacements are more than 100 tons, although they are not large ships, but compared to the small boats of Ubong, they are not a grade at all.Three of them were a thousand-ton battleship that could carry twenty guns.This is also Luo Bingzhang's cleverness, he can completely burn these warships.However, he had already expected that the Huaxing Army would march west to Sichuan, and the purpose of leaving these warships behind was also to allow the Taiping Army to contain the Huaxing Army, and the two sides would consume each other.Three days later, in the early morning, the river was still foggy.At the naval base in Fengjie County, dozens of patrol boats sailed out of the dock as usual and cruised downstream."
Commander Wu, why didn't you say that the Wing King didn't let us go directly to the Three Gorges and wipe out all the sailors of the Huaxing Army.I heard that the woman in Jiangdong is water and watery, and when the time comes, she will grab one, and she will not be a fairy in that day.Guarding the door every day, I was really suffocated to death. ”A soldier on the patrol boat spat out a stupid sentence, although he was just a pawn, but his words were full of ambition."
Gua Wazi, do you think Lao Tzu doesn't want to rush down the river.Wing King, he is far-sighted, how do you and I know what he thinks.Hurry up and give Lao Tzu a good monitoring target, don't let the water army of the Huaxing Army take the opportunity to enter. ”The captain patted the soldier on the head, and looked around the river with a telescope.The Three Gorges are surrounded by mountains on both sides, and the sun shines on the river at nearly noon.As soon as the fog cleared, the river surface returned to light."
Captain Wu, look, what's in front of you" The patrol boat was about to sail out of Wuxia, and the pawn suddenly screamed, and hurriedly shouted at Captain Wu."
What are you shouting about, making a fuss, it's really wood that has seen the world."
The captain glared at him indignantly, and walked up to the bow of the boat and raised the monocular in front of him.Two thousand meters away from the river, I saw three black dots quickly heading upstream.Wu Chang rubbed his eyes in disbelief, stared at the front and continued to look.The three black dots got closer and closer, and finally popped up in the telescope."
Woo" Horn remembered in the valley, and the patrol boats, which were a mile away from each other, were warned for a while."
Ge Laozidi, what the hell is this" The captain looked at the three ships in front of him, and his frightened tongue was straight and speechless.From a distance, the three warships looked like three hills floating in the middle of the river.The sails went straight into the sky, taking advantage of the northwest wind, fluttering in the wind."
Captain Wu, what should we do now" The little pawn finished blowing the alarm and hurriedly hissed with a bitter face, completely lacking the ambition just now."
Guawazi, retreat, retreat, retreat, send a retreat signal."
Wu Chang seemed to have seen a monster, and it only took ten minutes.The three ships downstream were swimming upstream, and the speed was unbelievably fast, and there was only half the distance between them and the patrol boat.Although it was thousands of kilometers away, Wu Chang could already feel the deterrent power emanating from the giant ship.The horn sounded again in the Wuxia Gorge, startling the birds and beasts on both sides of the river."
Straight ahead, ruler 180, direction right 13, main gun charge, instantaneous fuse, 3 rapid fire."
The main ship in the middle of the three battleships suddenly remembered a military order, the military flag waved, the muzzle of the gun was aimed together, and the ammunition was fully loaded
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