The most difficult thing to walk from Wushan to Wuchang is the section from Wushan to Yichang. If you arrive in Yichang, you don’t have to walk the winding mountain road. The prefect of Yichang has received a report from the magistrate of Ba County and helped collect more than 120 civilian boats. As soon as Han Xiufeng and others arrived in Yichang, they changed their boats and walked down the river and landed from Baihu, about 60 miles west of Wuchang City.

If you want to be fast, you can't travel a hundred miles a day, but you can still travel seventy or eighty miles a day. But Han Xiufeng walked for ten days in these 500 miles!

First, they had to bring their own food and grass for a month, and the river flowed so fast, and there were even many reefs and dangerous shoals. It was easy for a disaster to happen if the ship sailed too fast. Second, the 700 regiments of brave men drawn in Wushan had never fought a battle, so they could only form two battalions with Shilong, Wenjing, Dizang, Yuhuang and other regiments, with Chen Zhankui and Chen Tianru as battalions in the left and right second battalions, and other civil and military supervisors served as sentry officers in the left and right second battalions respectively.

Then, a group of commanders and sergeants were drawn from Shilong and other troupe schools, and the old group of Shilong and other troupe leaders led the new group of coaches drawn from Wushan, and each person led two to three people. This would take time to familiarize everyone with the new organization. The Baojia Bureau firearm group is still a firearm group and must not be broken up, and it cannot be expanded without guns.

Seeing that Ge Zhiyuan, the alternate magistrate of Hubei who was accompanying Yichang, did not know what was going on the shore, Han Xiufeng immediately ordered Chen Zhankui to lead the left camp and the firearm regiment to go ashore first. While building defense, he quickly sent scouts to inquire nearby. More than 400 regiments of the Right Camp and the boatmen and sailors were all on the boat, and they were not in a hurry to unload their food and salary.

Unexpectedly, after waiting on the shore for nearly half an hour, only one of the dozen scouts sent out came back, and they brought six official troops back.

Looking at their untidy clothes and dusty appearance, Han Xiufeng thought they were defeated soldiers. Unexpectedly, Chen Zhankui brought the leader to the front, and the leader said excitedly: "Mr. Han, Wansheng is finally waiting for you. Wansheng thought you would go straight to Hanyang, but he didn't expect you to get ashore here!"

He heard that the accent should be from Suzhou or Zhenjiang, Han Xiufeng did not dare to be careless and stared at him and asked, "Sir, who is your surname, who is your worker?"

"I almost forgot to report that Wansheng was exempted from his surname Jin and his name was Guochen. Wansheng served under the command of Lord Hu Linyi and Hu."

Jin Guochen really wanted to take out a badge or take out a Zhang official document to prove his identity, but although he was an alternate magistrate, he was actually just a friend of the court, so he didn't have any official seal or official certificate. When he was ordered from Hongshan Camp three days ago, the war was in a tight spot, so Lord Hu didn't care about writing any official documents.

He was wondering if he would call his subordinates to help prove it, Han Xiufeng asked, "Does Brother Jin recognize Qian Junchen?"

"I recognize that I not only recognize Qian Junchen, but also know that he and you are a fellow villager. In the first month of this year, Lord Hu ordered him to go back to Ba County to purchase salt grain."

He recognized Qian Junchen and knew that Qian Junchen had returned to Ba County to handle the matter. Han Xiufeng confirmed that he must not be a long-haired spy. He immediately turned around and signaled Chen Tianru to order the right camp regiment and the boatmen and sailors to unload the grain quickly. Then he asked in a low voice: "Brother Jin, how is the battle situation on Lord Hu? Has Lujiagang been captured by Changmao, and has Hongshan been lost?"

The war was intensified under Wuchang City, and Jin Guochen had long been determined to survive and perish in Hongshan Camp. If Lord Hu had not ordered him to come and respond, he would not have left Hongshan, no matter what he said.

He thought that even if he could receive the training of the East Sichuan regiment led by Han Xiufeng, he would be a group of unhelpful mobs. Unexpectedly, Han Xiufeng brought not only a group of mobs, but also a neat army and high morale. The brave men behind him were holding new foreign guns with few hairs.

He didn't expect that Han Xiufeng not only knew that Jiang Yili was about to block Changmao at Lujiagang 30 miles east of the city, but also knew that Hongshan Camp, and said excitedly: "Report to Lord Han, Lujiagang has not been lost, but it is still in the hands of Mr. Jiang Yili! Hongshan Camp is not lost, Lord Hu is holding on with Mr. Li Xubin and Mr. Zhao Kezhang and Mr. Zhao!"

Han Xiufeng asked: "Then should I go to Lujiagang or Hongshan?"

If you want to be tight, both sides will be tight.

Jin Guochen knew very well that reinforcements were needed on both sides, and even more, the news of the arrival of reinforcements cheered the brothers who were standing by. But when he thought that the regiments in eastern Sichuan were "visitors" in front of him were "visitors". It was not appropriate to issue orders in the name of Lord Hu, so he could only ask carefully: "Mr. Han, can he divide his troops into two groups, rush to Lujiagang and Hongshan all the way?"

On the way here, Han Xiufeng made up his mind not to be a turtle, nor would he be afraid of fighting. He immediately looked up and said, "Pan Changsheng, Chen Zhankui!"

"The emperor is here!" Pan Er and Chen Zhankui said hurriedly.

"I ordered you to bring three days of dry food and lead the Zuoying to help Lujiagang." Han Xiufeng thought for a while, and said coldly: "After arriving at Lujiagang, everything will be followed by the orders of Mr. Jiang Yili and Jiang. If anyone dares to refuse, he will be killed! If anyone is greedy for life and fears death, he will be shut up in the face of battle and behead him!"

"Sir, obey the order!"

"Chen Tianru obeys the order!"

"The official is here."

"Hurry up and unload the food and grass, leave a whistle to guard the brothers here. The rest of the people bring the dry food for three days and let the officials rush to Hongshan to help!"

"Abide by the order!"

Jin Guochen did not expect Han Xiufeng to be so happy, so he hurriedly asked his two subordinates to lead the way for Chen Zhankui and others who were preparing dry food. Han Xiufeng and Liu Shanyang looked at each other, walked to the alternate magistrate Ge Zhiyuan and said, "Brother Ge, the troops are in short supply, and the boatman and sailors cannot leave. They have to let them help guard the food and grass together."

"Don't worry, sir, please tell them now."

"Tell them clearly that helping the guardian of food and grass will delay their efforts, but the wages will be calculated again. From now on, you are the grain officer trained by my Eastern Sichuan delegation. If something goes wrong with the grain and grass, even if the official doesn't care about you, Lord Hu will take your head!"

"The people are there and the food is there, and the officials understand."

"I'm going to bother Brother Ge."

...

Everyone has a food bag, and the three-day dry food will be packed quickly.

It has been a fierce battle for more than a month before. Han Xiufeng is sure that not only the official army can't stand it anymore. The mob brought by Shi Dakai from Jiangxi is as hard as Changmao, who has been besieged in Wuchang City for nearly a year. Now he is fighting for morale. If the thousand brave men of his subordinates really go into battle, they may not be able to turn the world around, but as long as they can arrive in front of the formation, they can boost the morale of the official army.

So when Chen Tianru, Zhang Biao and others had just finished the team, Han Xiufeng said sternly: "Brothers, it's time to make achievements! Bang the flags and ring the drums for me! Whether it is a coward or a good man depends on today. In short, the official army brothers who are standing under Wuchang City must not be looked down upon, let alone those bandits who commit rebellion!"

"Abide by the order!"

"Rise the drum!"

With the rapid drum beats, Tuan Yong drove towards Wuchang with his weapons with great courage.

Chen Zhankui and Pan Changsheng had already led Zuoying away. Chen Tianru didn't know where Lujiagang was, but only knew that Chen Zhankui had snatched him first. He was so angry that he had already raised the flag high that he raised the cousin, who had already raised the flag high, even asked his cousin to beat the group flag that had been put away again. Seeing that he had cast out the flag of the Wenjing Group, he was not very convinced by his whistleblower, and he also drove out their respective group flags.

Flags fluttered in the wind, drums, footsteps and commands were heard. The scouts sent out before heard the movement here one after another and rushed back to return.

There are only more than 400 people, but they give people the feeling of being a huge army.

Jin Guochen was excited and felt that the three days had not been in vain. He trotted and said to Han Xiufeng who was riding on the horse: "Report to Lord Han, there were many people nearby, but in recent years, Changmao in the city often came out to grab grain, so the people in Baihu, Miaoling and Gedian areas were almost gone, otherwise the scouts you sent would not be unable to find anyone to find out the news."

"Then how did you meet the scout I sent out?"

"Sir, I waited for three days and was a little anxious, so I came along Jiangbei. I never thought that I would meet the scout you sent as I walked."

"So that's it, Brother Jin, let's talk about the situation of the battle."

"As for orders," Jin Guochen thought for a while and said with a bitter face: "Mr. Han, this battle situation is a long story. Otherwise, I would say that it was a few days later. Nine days ago, Changmao from the city and outside the city were dispatched at the same time. Wei Jun, the thief general guarding the city, sent more than 10,000 bandit soldiers, divided into several groups to attack our camps at Shuangfeng Mountain, Xiaogui Mountain, Saihu Dike, etc.

Shi Dakai sent more than 20,000 bandits to attack the battalions of our Lujiagang, and sent more than 20 warships from the Mon Bridge to reach the left base of our Luxiang. Our navy was ordered to attack and repel the pirate ships; the land division relied on deep ditch and high bases, fired guns and cannons, fought for a long time, repelled them, and killed more than 600 bandits in the formation."

"What happened later?"

"There was no big battle a few days later, but we didn't dare to relax. As expected, three days ago, Mao, the army of the whole army was once again pressed over. Shi Dakai outside the city not only ordered tens of thousands of bandits to attack, but also encircled the back of Lujiagang in several ways. Mr. Jiang Yili and Mr. Jiang found out in time, so he immediately led more than a thousand brothers to fight in several ways. The 400 horseback team led by Mr. Shu Baoshu, who was ordered to help the battle, arrived just in time and defeated him in one fell swoop."

Jin Guochen paused and then said, "A group of bandits sent by Shi Dakai attacked our Hongshan camp at the same time. There were seven or eight routes in the water and land. Mr. Li Xubin, Mr. Zhang Ronggui, and Mr. Zhang Kezhang, and Mr. Zhao personally led the troops to fight from Hongshan and Luxiang. After fighting for most of the day, he also repelled the invading Changmao one by one. Mr. Yang Zaifu and Yang not only led the navy to burn the bandits in Qingshan Port and destroyed the floating bridge built by the bandits, but also seriously injured the thief general Gu Longxian. He didn't know if Gu's surname was dead now."

"What about these two days?"

"The morning before yesterday, more than 4,000 bandit soldiers sent by Shi Dakai to Luxiang, less than one mile from our Zuoying camp. He even sent troops to build six large and large camps and place cannons while attacking fiercely. How could Lord Hu and Mr. Li Xubin allow him to complete the construction? Yesterday, Mr. Zhang Ronggui and Mr. Zhang led his troops to counterattack. Mr. Shu Baoshu led the horse team to assist, defeated the bandits in one go, and flattened the six camps that Changmao had not yet completed."

Han Xiufeng thought about it and asked again: "Brother Jin, give me a solid foundation. How many soldiers can I fight under Lord Hu?"

"If... if... if the brothers from Lujiagang are included, I guess there should be five or six thousand," Jin Guochen looked up and said, "If we count the Eight Banners Green Camp on the Taiwan Strait Master and the nearby regiment training youth and strong people, there will be at least 20,000 government troops around Wuchang."

Han Xiufeng thought to himself that there were more than two or three, but the real battle was probably only the four or five thousand under Hu Linyi's men. However, it makes no sense to say these things now, so he immediately changed his tone: "How did Lord Hu know that I would lead the Eastern Sichuan delegation to help?"

"Report to Lord Han, Lord Hu and Lord Taifa asked the emperor to send more reinforcements two months ago. Lord Taifa had received the official document from the emperor's order to lead the Sichuan East regiment to train for assistance. And Yichang Prefecture had sent someone to report to Lord Hu three days ago, saying that you were leading a thousand regiments to Wuchang, otherwise Lord Hu would not have been killed to come to pick him up later."

...

As he walked and asked, Han Xiufeng quickly figured out the situation in Wuchang.

The Hongshan camp was not lost, and the water and land that were thirty miles east of Wuchang City were not lost, but they could only be considered to be barely defended. Fortunately, Shi Dakai brought mainly the "Citi Army" with each ulterior motive. There were only about two thousand old Guangxi thieves who were brave and good at fighting, such as cannons, bird guns, guns and foreign guns, etc., otherwise the official army would not be able to hold on to this day.

In short, the current situation is beneficial to the official army, because the official army not only waits for work, but also can barely provide food and salary. However, Shi Dakai not only went deep into the army alone, but even food and grass were transported by water, but there was no strong navy, and the grain route could be cut off by the Hunan Navy at any time.

Thinking of this, Han Xiufeng couldn't help but sigh that he was better than he had come early than he was a coincidence!
Chapter completed!