"Sir, the terrain of Zhennan Pass is dangerous. Our troops are few, so we can only concentrate our forces to defend the pass. The troops thought that the officers and soldiers of the first battalion of the Ministry of Justice were guarding the front, and the 500 temporary battalion of Master Cao divided the troops to defend both sides. The Lord led the Longzhou regiment to train as a supporter. This should be a proper move." Among these three people, Wan Shusheng was the most qualified to speak at the moment, so he spoke first. What this guy said was really well-informed, and even this little force was not good at playing any tricks.

Cao Yi and Li Yaozu both thought this was the only feasible solution at the moment, and nodded in agreement. Chen Congyun thought for a while and shook his head, "Zi Yao (the word "Wan Shusheng) was roughly feasible. I want to change it a little. At present, General Yang is setting up a line on Wenyuan. I plan to take the Longzhou regiment to train the first battalion to reinforce General Yang's troops. Looking back, Yaozu went to find some locals to lead the way for us. I was worried about General Yang, and he didn't have much force."

As soon as Chen Congyun said this, Wan Shusheng and Cao Yi's army agreed, and Li Yaozu even stood forward and walked: "Sir, rush to Wenyuan to help him, just lead the team to the next level. How can the leader of the army go in person?"

"Yes, sir." Cao Yi quickly spoke.

"Don't say anything, I have decided. If you have nonsense, just take it down on the charge of disrupting the morale of the army. You two, guard Zhennan Pass for me. Maybe I can't stand it anymore and will retreat." Chen Congyun's attitude was firm and he used military orders to suppress it, so the three of them had to give up.

After the military meeting, Chen Congyun personally took charge of the pass, supervised the various departments, stepped up the construction of fortifications, and strengthened the old forts. Some of the defenders who were originally on the Zhennan Pass were guarding Zhennan Pass, and they all returned to the position in scattered manner. Chen Congyun is now one more person, so he ordered them to return to their original positions.

The morning of the 20th!

In the military camp at Guanxia, ​​Chen Congyun, who had been busy all night, lay down and napping at dawn, was suddenly awakened by a noise. Chen Congyun, who was a little angry, muttered twice, got up from the temporary bed, walked outside and saw that he was stunned.

"We want to meet the biggest official here!"

A group of people surrounded the gate of the military camp and were talking loudly to the soldiers on the post.

"What's going on?" Chen Congyun quickly stepped forward and glanced at the people. They were all resisting hoes and shoulder poles, both men and women, older and younger. After a big look, there were hundreds of people. Could it be that their subordinates disturbed the people and came to settle the accounts?

"Mr. Shen!" The sentry at the door saw Chen Congyun coming and saluted quickly.

"Sir! I have something to say." An elderly man, under the support of everyone, walked to Chen Congyun tremblingly.

"Old man, are my subordinates causing trouble for the people? Just tell me who did it, and I took his skin." Chen Congyun quickly stepped forward to support the old man and made a statement to take the initiative.

"No! No! I heard that the adults led their troops to guard the pass. I was old and could not go to the battlefield to kill the enemy. I specially led the men and women of my clan to come to help the adults with their strength. If nothing else, I can still help with tea and water. I will hold my shoulders and carry my shoulders. The villagers can still help me do something." The old man expressed his intention in trembling words. Chen Congyun then understood. After looking at these people carefully, they still brought many baskets, and some half-aged children also came with them carrying baskets.

Chen Congyun's eyes blurred in an instant. China has never lacked good people. For thousands of years, as long as they are sincere in doing things for the people, the people will never forget them, let alone stand by.

On the afternoon of the 22nd, a vague sound of cannons came from far ahead. It must be that Yang Yuke's troops had a fire with the French army in Wenyuan.

Chen Congyun was watching anxiously at the direction of the sound of cannons in the distance, only seeing the towering mountains and the echoing of cannons.

A shout suddenly came from the bottom of the gate. Chen Congyun looked down and Cao Yi ran all the way and ran upwards.

"What happened?" Chen Congyun asked anxiously, saying goodbye, but something happened to Yang Yuke, right? Logically speaking, it wasn't that fast.

"Ship Pan is back again, saying he is going to supervise the battle in front of Wenyuan formation."

Chen Congyun thought he had heard it wrong. What is the reason why this guy Pan Dingxin is doing?

It turned out that after Pan Dingxin ran from Zhennan Pass to Longzhou, his troops were defeated and plundering the people. This aroused public anger. The local gentry and local officials went to Pan's troops to denounce him. As the governor of Guangxi, due to the people's voice, it is worth bringing his subordinates back to the formation again.

Chen Congyun didn't know about these things, and he thought that the eunuch's eggs of Pan Dingxin had grown back, maybe it was because of the discovery of his conscience.

"How many people did Pan Shuai bring?"

"There are about two thousand people looking for adults everywhere?"

Chen Congyun rushed down the gate and headed straight to the camp. Along the way, the Pan tribe was filled with morale and people sitting all over the ground were sparse.

From a distance, I saw Pan Dingxin being escorted by his personal soldiers and riding a horse. Chen Congyun stepped forward and greeted him and said, "Ship Pan."

"It's great that my son is still here. If I have a son in Zhennan Pass, Wuyou is here. I will lead my troops to Haicun to support me." When Pan Dingxin saw Chen Congyun, he actually said this, and almost spit out a mouthful of blood. This damn thing, he still has to run away.

"That's good!" Chen Congyun suppressed his anger and looked at Pan Dingxin with a sneer, saying, "I just ask the Lord to order the cannon and ammunition in the army, it's better to leave it behind."

Pan Dingxin showed a hint of shame on his face. Thinking that someone was holding him in front of him, he agreed and handed over the six cannons from his troops to Chen Congyun's army for use. He took a group of scattered soldiers and retreated to the Haicun. However, not everyone was afraid of death. More than 800 people under Pan Dingxin volunteered to stay and cooperate with the defenders to fight. Pan Dingxin did not stop them, so these people stayed. Chen Congyun temporarily organized these people into two battalions, and after distributing bullets, he temporarily asked the soldiers to select two battalions.

On the night of the 22nd, Chen Congyun could not sleep all night after sending Pan Dingxin away. News came from ahead that Yang Yuke had 6,000 enemies in front of him. Thinking of Yang Yuke who died in battle in history, Chen Congyun felt that such a tragedy would never be repeated.

Early in the morning on the 23rd, when it was still dawn, Shen Congyun rose.

He immediately asked someone to invite Wan Shusheng, Cao Yi and Li Yaozu came to discuss. After the four of them met, Chen Congyun directly said: "General Yang's army had few soldiers and spears. I decided to immediately lead 500 Longzhou regiments and Pan's troops to help Wenyuan. In this way, Zi Yao! Zhennan Pass will be fully commanded by you, and the battalion left by Pan's troops will also be dispatched by you."

After saying that, without saying anything, Li Yaozu ordered to reorganize the army, bring enough ammunition, and bring another 500 quick guns and 100,000 rounds of bullets. Before leaving, Chen Congyun became more careful and brought one hundred landmines.

Wan Shusheng and others saw that they could not persuade Chen Congyun, so they had to urgently dispatch a hundred people to replenish Chen Congyun's battalion of troops. Stepping on the morning dew, the two battalions set out on the battle.

Straw sandals stepped on the mountain road in the early morning, making a rustling sound. The dew wet the trouser legs, but it was difficult to extinguish the worrying fire in Chen Congyun's heart. The sound of cannons in front gradually became dense. Chen Congyun found a high ground, raised his monocular lens to look in the distance, and smoke from afar rose. Sheng Xiaoqi led the horse over and whispered: "Master, get on the horse, you have been following you for an hour."

"Another nonsense, I'll kick you back to Shanghai!" Chen Congyun cursed without hesitation and walked with the soldiers. This is the best way to get along with the soldiers in a short period of time. To be honest, Chen Congyun's soles of his feet wearing straw sandals had already been ground out of water, and he is now enduring the pain.

"Sir, get on the horse. Wenyuan is not far away." Li Yaozu trotted all the way and persuaded him.

Chen Congyun glanced at Li Yaozu, and saw the thin and kind man's face feeling uncomfortable. He ignored him and stood on a high place and shouted to the soldiers marching below: "Brothers, Wen Yuan is ahead. Speed ​​up and help General Yang fight foreign devils."

Li Yaozu glanced at Chen Congyun and turned around and was about to leave, but Chen Congyun called out: "Yaozu, come on."

Li Yaozu came over and Chen Congyun ordered: "Leave more than a dozen people, lay mines along the way, and make marks. If the front cannot hold on, the mines can resist for a while."

Li Yaozu took the order and then Chen Congyun continued to walk forward and turned to the foot of the mountain. There was a shout of killing and gunfire in front of him. The air was filled with the strong smell of gunpowder. Chen Congyun couldn't help but sneeze.

On Wenyuan's position, Yang Yuke divided his troops into two groups and defended the high ground on both sides. When Chen Congyun led his troops to arrive, Yang Yuke's troops repelled an attack from the French army. Chen Congyun arrived at the place and ordered the troops to take a temporary rest and led Li Yaozu to the high ground.
Chapter completed!