Pan Er and Chen Zhankui encountered a rout of troops while leading Zuoying to assist Lujiagang. Han Xiufeng, who had rushed to Hongshan ahead of them, was not idle either.

Jin Guochen, who was responsible for responding to them, heard that the left base of Luxiang was tight and that Mr. Hu had even sent all his personal guards. He did not bother to accompany Han Xiufeng to visit Mr. Hu, so he led the Sichuan troops led by Han Xiufeng, Liu Shanyang and Chen Tianru.

The East Regiment trained Zuoying and the Baojia Bureau Firearms Regiment went straight to Luxiang.

I didn't know it before the formation, so I was shocked when I arrived.

Xiangyong stationed here suffered heavy casualties, with no time to bury the corpses, wounded soldiers everywhere, and less than two hundred capable soldiers. Li Xubin, the prefect of Anqing, who was also awarded the title of Courage as a civilian, not only supervised the battle personally, but was also injured.

Han Xiufeng didn't bother to chat with him and observed the terrain. He found that their camp was destroyed by Changmao's cannon, but the trench was dug admirably. It was not only deep and wide, but also had both inside and outside. He immediately ordered Chen Tianru and Zhang

Biao took over the defense of the left camp of the Hunan Army, which suffered heavy casualties.

I don’t know if the Changmao in the city noticed that there were many more flags here, and a lot of reinforcements came. They only sent three to four hundred thieves to test the feint attack. The firearms regiment fired five or six rounds of volleys and beat them back. The left

The camp just added the Mountain Splitting Cannon

He and the loaded shotgun had no chance to fire, and the knife player and the long-haired player had nothing to do. Liu Shanyang learned some medical skills from Fei Erye on the way back to Ba County from the capital, so he simply led them

Cong Xiangyong rescued and treated the injured.

Li Xubin, like the martyred Luo Zenan, was a veteran of the Hunan Army and had experienced hundreds of battles. He always regarded himself very highly. When it came to leading troops in battles, he even looked down upon Zeng Guofan, so like Jin Guochen, he had previously treated Han Xiufeng and Han Xiufeng.

I don’t have high hopes for the Sichuan East League training.

Then the past half day had really opened his eyes to Han Xiufeng and the reinforcements of less than 500 people brought by Han Xiufeng.

The left camp had shotguns, rifles, and mountain-splitting cannons. The troops were in neat order and their morale was high. Even the new brave men who could tell at a glance that they were going into battle for the first time were only a little confused rather than weak in fear. Moreover, some of them actually

Most of them are from Huguang, no different from the Hunan Army.

There are not many people in the firearms group, but they all use automatic fire guns!

The regiments who wielded foreign guns were all veterans, obviously. Not only could they shoot accurately, but they were also quick and skillful in loading. Li Xubin even felt that relying on the deep trenches, a regiment of firearms alone could defend Luxiang.

Seeing that Changmao didn't dare to attack again, Li Xubin couldn't help but ask: "Brother Han, where did you buy these foreign guns that your men use?"

Han Xiufeng was also tired from standing. He didn't care how dirty the trench was. He sat down and said with a smile: "Since he is a foreigner, he naturally bought it from a foreigner."

"How do foreigners sell it, and how much does it cost per shot?"

"One stroke over two hundred."

"It's so expensive, well... that's just what you in Sichuan can afford."

"If Brother Nine doesn't know, although Sichuan has not been invaded by Changmao, it is not as prosperous as you think. Since Changmao rebelled, we have to help the provinces with food and salary every year. The treasurers and Taoist warehouses are empty, and the people are even more overwhelmed.

.If it weren’t for the generous donations from merchants from eight provinces in Ba County, there would be no money left to buy these foreign guns.”

Thinking that Sichuan has spent so much money and food to suppress bandits and quell chaos in recent years, and even the food and salary for his brothers for the past two months have come from Sichuan Assistance, Li Xubin was embarrassed to say this anymore, but he hesitated and said: "Han

Brother, I was busy facing the enemy just now, but I forgot to tell you something."

"What's the matter?"

"Do you recognize Qian Junchen?"

"I recognize him. What's wrong with him?"

"He...he was ordered by Mr. Hu yesterday to lead the young men he recruited from his hometown to help Xiaoguishan. Although he repelled Changmao who went to attack Xiaoguishan, he also suffered more than a dozen injuries. His men

More than half of those brothers were killed or injured."

"Is he seriously injured?" Han Xiufeng asked eagerly.

"The injury is not serious. Mr. Hu has sent someone to Hanyang for treatment." Li Xubin paused and said meaningfully: "I don't know whether he is seeking benevolence and getting benevolence, or whether he is approaching the red and the red is approaching the ink.

Those who are black.”

"Brother Rujiu, where do you start with these words?"

"Brother Han, you don't know anything about his past and his subsequent experiences, right? It can be said that he came back from Yichang with the intention of dying, in order to serve in the army and to provide for his wife and children.

To take revenge, he knelt in front of Mr. Hu's tent for a day and a night. Then he followed Bao Chao. Brother Bao Chao, you must have heard that every time he fights, he takes the lead, so he is said to be red when he is close to the red and black when he is close to the ink."

Han Xiufeng nodded slightly and said nothing more.

Li Xubin didn't know what Han Xiufeng was thinking, so he simply stood up and said: "Brother Han, I think your subordinates are all good at fighting. There is nothing to worry about here. How about I accompany you to the camp to meet Mr. Hu?"

."

"Okay, I'll help you like my ninth brother."

…

He took four regiment soldiers with him and followed Li Xubin to Hongshan Camp. The sun had already set.

Hu Linyi had long heard that Han Xiufeng had not only arrived, but also helped guard Lu Lane, and specially asked the cook to prepare a banquet for Han Xiufeng.

Han Xiufeng was really flattered. After a while of politeness, he sat down and said, "Master Zhongcheng is so kind, so Xiufeng is bold enough to accept it."

"Brother, what are you talking about?" Hu Linyi picked up the wine glass and sighed: "To be honest, I didn't expect that brother would really come, let alone that he would come so quickly."

Compared to Li Xubin, Han Xiufeng was more willing to deal with the governor in front of him.

It's not because Hu Linyi has a high official position, but because Hu Linyi is not pedantic, he was even once a "dandy". It is said that when he was in the capital, he often looked for flowers and people, and once encountered an infantry yamen checking the night, and was caught by those Qiu Ba.

I suffered a lot because I didn't dare to reveal my identity, and even because a friend who went to visit the brothel at the time hid when the situation was bad, and instead of "sharing the joys and sorrows" with the others who were arrested, I actually went with that person

Friends break up.

Later, he even raised money to donate money to a magistrate, and a dignified Hanlin official spent money to donate his official position. It is said that he did not know that it would attract criticism at that time, but now it has become a good talk.

Because of this, Han Xiufeng felt that he was a man of temperament and couldn't help but asked with a smile: "Why do you say this, sir?"

"You are guarding the throne in Dingyou. Even if you don't obey the imperial edict, the emperor will not punish you."

"Having said that, Xiufeng is deeply favored by the emperor, how dare he not obey the imperial edict."

Hu Linyi was very curious about Han Xiufeng, a former counselor of the Department of General Affairs who was born as a donor. He stared at him closely and asked with a smile: "What are your plans next?"

"Your Excellency, you are really good at joking. Xiufeng is here to lead the Sichuan East Regiment to listen to your instructions. Whatever Xiufeng is ordered to do, Xiufeng will do it. How could he have any other plans?"

"Brother, aren't you afraid that I will send your subordinates to take the lead?"

"Xiu Feng is afraid. Xiu Feng is really afraid that he will not be able to explain to Jiangdong and his father in the future. But Xiu Feng has already come, and Xiu Feng is neither familiar with thieves nor the terrain. If he doesn't listen to Master Zhongcheng's orders, who else can he listen to?"

The more frank Han Xiufeng was, the more suspicious Hu Linyi became.

Because in the past two years, he had often heard friends in Beijing mention Han Xiufeng in letters. Not only did he know that Han Xiufeng had been impeached by Han Zhankedao more than once, he even knew that Han Xiufeng was really a "disciple of the emperor", otherwise the emperor would never ignore him.

The Imperial Censor Yanguan dissuaded Han Xiufeng from doing so and ordered Han Xiufeng to use his name as Zhang Jing to take extra walks aboard the military aircraft Zhang Jing.

When an official reaches the position of governor, he understands better than anyone else that sometimes the size of the official position is no longer important. What is important is who is closer to the emperor and who can talk to the emperor! For example, Sushun is neither a minister nor a minister.

The Minister of Military and Aircraft can wield the same power over both the government and the public.

Thinking that many ministers in the court were prejudiced against him and even the Hunan Army, Hu Linyi increasingly felt that it was not that simple for the emperor to order Han Xiufeng to lead the Sichuan Eastern Regiment to come for reinforcements. Maybe it was both for reinforcements and for defense, in case "the tail was too big to lose".

Just as he was thinking about how to work with the former Councilor of the Department of General Affairs who was a donor, Han Xiufeng suddenly raised his hands and said: "Your Excellency, you just said why Xiufeng came so quickly. That's because Xiufeng was ordered to supervise the training of the Eastern Sichuan League and happened to be on inspection."

Wushan, and helped you transport tens of thousands of taels of silver along the way."

"I see."

"Actually, that's not what Xiufeng wants to say."

"Then what do you want to say?"

"There is one thing that Xiufeng didn't have time to report to you. The food, wages and weapons for the thousand regiments that Xiufeng brought were all generously donated by the gentry and merchants from eastern Sichuan. When setting up the regiment, the gentry and merchants from eastern Sichuan made an agreement with Xiufeng.

, they only stay in eastern Sichuan to protect the territory and the people, and do not leave the province or even eastern Sichuan to help the officers and soldiers suppress the bandits and quell the rebellion. So Xiufeng would like to implore you, sir, to let them go back once they have defeated the enemy in front of them."

Hu Linyi thought he heard wrongly, and was stunned for a while before he smiled and said: "I want to retire after my achievements, even if I agree to it, the emperor will not grant it."

While waiting for the decree in Wushan, he received a letter from the Ba County branch of "Rishengchang". In the letter, Wen Xiang said that the British and French ministers had requested troops from their homeland, and it would be sooner or later for those foreigners to start a war with the Qing Dynasty.

However, once a foreigner goes to war with the Qing Dynasty, the emperor will most likely order him to go to Guangdong or Shanghai immediately. Han Xiufeng couldn't help but smile bitterly: "The emperor will grant permission."

"So I don't want to play in Hubei?"

"As the saying goes, it's easy to enjoy the shade under the big tree. It's Xiufeng's dream to be able to serve under the master, but the emperor won't let it."

The more Hu Linyi thought about it, the more strange he felt. Just when he didn't know what to say, a secret friend walked into the tent, smiled and said with a cupped hand: "Master Zhongcheng, Mr. Jiang Yili and Mr. Jiang are urgently reporting that at noon today, Shi Dakai is not a six-pronged attack."

In our Lujiagang camp, two of the groups actually circled the back of the camp and fled in a hurry after being repulsed. As a result, we met the Lian Zuoying of the Eastern Sichuan Regiment who went to rescue us. The soldiers from the Eastern Sichuan Regiment and my brothers from the Zhongying Camp were pursuing the victory.

Attack from both sides..."

The East Sichuan regiment won the first battle, killing more than 100 long hairs and drowning countless more. Han Xiufeng was surprised and subconsciously asked: "May I ask this gentleman, how much did my brother Zuoying of the East Sichuan regiment lose?"

"Master Han, if the battle report sent by Mr. Jiang is correct, then the casualties in this battle can be ignored."

"That's a human life, how can we ignore it?"
Chapter completed!