"Grand Governor, there is news in the city that the White Lotus bandit Jinling branch has been wiped out, and the Jinling slave rebellion has been suppressed."
Yanziji.
Jia Hui stood on the dock on horseback, looking at the rocks hanging on the abrupt river on three sides by the light of countless fires.
"I understand. Let's inform Tan Ji and screen him a few more times. I don't want to wait until one day when I return to Aurous Hill, a thief claiming to be from the White Lotus Sect will suddenly show up and come to me and say he wants revenge."
"Yes, I will inform Qianhu now!" Xiu Yi, who came to deliver the news, leaned over and said yes. Seeing that Jia Hui didn't give any more instructions, he turned around and mounted his horse to deliver the order to Jinling.
Jia Hui retracted his gaze from the distant view of Jishi and looked back at the bustling pier again.
Thirty thousand people crowded on the dock waiting to board the ship. Guan Sheng was temporarily appointed by Jia Hui as the commander of the Pioneer Battalion, responsible for leading the 10,000 Pioneer Battalion to support the inland river naval station that was still struggling to support Xijin Crossing. It would be best to repel the White Lotus bandits' attack and clear a camp for thirty thousand troops.
A large number of merchant ships were temporarily requisitioned. Guan Sheng had already taken the lead in leading a thousand cavalry from his headquarters to board the ship, and the 10,000-strong army had also boarded about 5,000 people.
"Notify Guan Sheng to set off first with five thousand soldiers and horses, and the remaining five thousand men will be led by his deputy." Jia Hui said to his own soldiers.
"Follow the order!" The soldier did not ask why, bowed his hands to Jia Hui and rushed towards Guan Sheng.
The river navy's station in Zhenjiang is not large, and it takes a long time to get off the ship. There is no difference between the arrival of 10,000 people and the arrival of 5,000 people.
Maybe the five thousand people have not yet disembarked from the boat, and the following five thousand people may have arrived.
Not long after, a low sound of horns sounded from the inland river navy warship Guan Sheng was riding, and then several other large ships blew their horns in response. Accompanied by the sound of trumpets and war drums, the warships left the port, followed closely by some large merchant ships carrying 5,000 infantry and more than 1,000 cavalry. A total of more than 6,000 Qi troops headed towards Xijin, which was under siege. Crossing the Neihe River Naval Camp.
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As an important town in Jiangnan Province, Yangzhou, a city that is both north and south of the Yangtze River, naturally has a branch of the White Lotus Sect.
The Lin family had just reformed their servant system due to the fact that their son's cook was bribed. The servants of the Lin family who had benefited from the benefits would naturally not follow the White Lotus Sect in such a stupid thing as rebelling. The White Lotus Sect branch in Yangzhou was almost wiped out because of the undercover servants of the Lin family who came in undercover.
Although they finally managed to escape from the three cunning rabbit caves, their many years of operation suffered another heavy blow after the salt merchant incident severely damaged their vitality, and were almost destroyed.
However, the White Lotus Sect is still a cult that plays with people's hearts. There are still many die-hard loyalists in the homes of other large households in the city. With the die-hard loyalists' generous donations, the Yangzhou branch still reluctantly re-established the framework and restored control over the surviving ministries. contact.
In the ruins of the salt merchant Gao's house, Li Qing, the helmsman of the Yangzhou branch of the White Lotus Sect, was sitting in despair on a chair with a missing leg that could only be cushioned by a stone, listening to the reports of his subordinates.
He was not so depressed originally, mainly because it was already July 29th when Li Qing sneaked back to Yangzhou, and he was still looking for a new location for the branch. A souvenir from the leader arrived in his hands.
When he saw that the leader decided to officially start the uprising on the first day of August, he was instantly confused. No longer caring about the dignity that he usually cared about most, he ran away. He found an abandoned house and got into it. He started taking it with him without even cleaning it up. People reconnected from house to house, and finally notified the last house before sunset this afternoon. They didn't even bother to identify whether they were loyal or not, and returned to the abandoned house they temporarily brought with them.
Because of this, Li Qing didn't even dare to rest. He just leaned on the still swinging chair and closed his eyes. He didn't dare to fall asleep, for fear that someone would inform him again and bring officers and soldiers to kill him again.
Fortunately, there are not many wealthy families in Yangzhou who are humanoid. In Jiangnan these days, it is the mainstream to treat domestic slaves without talents. Families like the Jia family who treat slaves well and even consider them to be kind are the exception.
Yangzhou is the northernmost branch of the White Lotus Sect, and there is no need to go further north.
Further north, when an uprising breaks out, everyone will face the swords of one of the bases of the Qi Dynasty, the Jianghuai Cao Gong soldiers.
It's not necessary, and it's inconsistent with the strategy designed early.
It's best if you keep it. It doesn't matter if you don't. It's just an attempt. Whether it succeeds or not won't affect the White Lotus Sect's grand strategy.
But this matter would be fatal for Li Qing, and his future for the next few decades would depend on Yangzhou!
"Captain, it's not good, some soldiers are coming to kill us!"
Li Qing, who looked sleepy just now, woke up in an instant. He stepped on the chair to the roof and looked out into the distance.
There was indeed a team with torches trotting this way.
Li Qing was so frightened that he almost fell off the roof.
Just when I was about to ask people to escape, I found that there were not many officers and soldiers, only about ten people for a small flag.
Seeing a team of thirty people under the eaves, Li Qing was filled with fear.
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"Master Lin, the White Lotus thief has been captured by the helmsman of the Yangzhou Branch."
Lin Chong's deputy general rushed into the main hall of the Salt Patrol Yamen with an excited look on his face, and excitedly reported to Lin Ruhai who was sitting behind the hall.
"What, caught? What's going on?" Lin Ruhai, who was leaning over and writing something, raised his head in surprise, a little unbelievable.
It must have been less than a quarter of an hour since the discovery of the domestic slave's attack. How come this den of thieves was taken away by a group of thieves?
Lin Ruhai was puzzled.
"Hey, isn't this how you sent a team of Xiaoqi under the official to support the Han family in Dadongmen? When we passed by the old house of the Gao family, a group of people suddenly jumped out of it. They raised their knives and wanted to fight us. We are Who are we? We are the direct descendants of the Grand Governor, the Suzaku Cavalry! We fought with thirty people on the spot, and in the end only six people were killed. The team of small flags blocked them in a dead end and they would have been hacked to death. If not Finally, the leader shouted that he was the sub-rudder of the White Lotus Thieves, and he had been hacked to death by that little flag long ago!"
The deputy general manager said to Lin Ruhai with an arrogant look.
"Oh, that's no wonder. It's unlucky for them to ask that little flag to send that helmsman to Aurous Hill."
"Yes! But sir, we finally caught it, why don't you take a look?" the deputy general asked Lin Ruhai.
In fact, he shouldn't say this, but his chief governor is Lord Lin's nephew, and his immediate superior, Lin Chong, is Lord Lin's brother. He is one of his own, so he speaks a little bolder.
Lin Ruhai touched his chin, thought for a while and shook his head.
"No, it's just a lost dog. There might be something wrong with his brain, so I won't go see him."
"yes."
"Wait a minute, remember to send a letter to Brother Chong in Huai'an, saying that the White Lotus Sect has finally rebelled."
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Xijin Ferry.
Once again, the attack of the white-clothed rebels was repelled. It has been a full five hours since the first wave of offensive.
Wei Xingchao, a member of the Qianhu Department of Zhenjiang Naval Forces, sat slumped on the high platform, looking at the white-clothed rebels in front of him who were retreating back to Zhenjiang Fucheng in trance.
Five hours ago, he had just completed a routine inspection of the ten warships returning to port. As he was preparing to return to the barracks to rest, he saw the Zhenjiang Fucheng to the east with flames rising into the sky.
I originally thought it was an ordinary fire. Although Zhenjiang is not as prosperous as Jinling, it is also a large city with prosperous commerce due to its strategic location. Staying up all night until dawn has almost become a norm. Under so many lights, fires have become the norm.
Wei Xingchao thought so at first, but after walking a few steps, he suddenly realized something was wrong. Even if it was on fire, it couldn't be that there were fires all over the city, right?
I remembered that I went to Zhenjiang City for business today. When I returned to the camp in the evening, I was suddenly informed that a curfew was to be implemented. When Jia Hui, the Commander-in-Chief of the Left Army, went to inspect the warship, he received a military order saying that there was a rebel called the White Lotus Sect. A gang of thieves may start an uprising at someone's residence, and everyone is required to be on alert tonight.
Zhenjiang City is now on fire, and the number of places on fire is even gradually increasing.
Could it be that I happened to meet him?
Being obedient and obedient, he immediately summoned all the soldiers and horses from Qianhu Station, unloaded the cannons from two ships and brought them to the camp, and distributed them equally among the three walls of the village.
Sure enough, a group of people dressed in white and holding swords and guns high walked out of Zhenjiang City and rushed towards their camp.
At first, when they arrived in front of their camp, they did not immediately start attacking. They even politely sent someone to talk to them and persuade them to surrender.
But who are you? The 22-year-old Qianhu Officer of Zhenjiang Qianhu Station of the Inland River Navy!
A great future is waiting for me, and a lot of happiness is waiting for me to enjoy! What's more, I have done a good job in the Neihe Navy. It would be great to take over my uncle's squad and be the commander of the first guard in the future. Why should I hang my head with my belt and hang out with you group of rebels who have been discovered long ago? ?
The messenger of the White Lotus thief was hoisted to the flagpole of the camp grounds on the spot!
As expected, the White Lotus bandits were furious. Nearly 20,000 people rushed towards the camp as if they were desperate for their lives. However, they were quickly blown up by the cannon they brought in. They could no longer maintain their formation and ran away.
It’s all thanks to the nine-door large blunderbuss that was removed from the ship!
Coupled with the two squatting tiger heavy artillery assigned to the naval camp, and based on the strength of the 20,000 people who just came to attack, Wei Xingchao is even confident of defending for a month!
Even if the cannons are blown out, there are still eight ships. There are more than ten ships in total.
Thanks to the fact that this is Zhenjiang, an important Jiangfang town. Whether the equipment provided is good or not is another matter, but it must be sufficient.
The personnel are sufficient, the weapons are sufficient, the enemy is weak, and there are ships that can supply supplies in various cities along the river. If the camp is lost again, Wei Xingchao will immediately throw himself into the river!
Full of confidence, he was ready to fight a war of attrition.
Then he regretted it.
After the first wave of 20,000 people failed, an army carrying the White Lotus Flag came to the camp. Several squatting cannons followed.
They took down the cannons on the city walls.
Damn it, aren't they afraid of someone attacking the city?
What was expected to be a defensive battle for him to become famous suddenly turned into a cannon fire.
The artillery fire continued intermittently for nearly three hours!
The camp wall was repaired and repaired again and again. Just before the camp wall was about to collapse after being bombarded, the cannon on the opposite side exploded.
Morale was immediately boosted. The officers and soldiers of the Inland River Navy fired artillery non-stop despite the danger of exploding their barrels, and finally drove them back.
In the next hour, no more cannons came from the opposite side.
"Sir Senhu, a ship is coming!"
Just as he was about to drink some water, Baihu, who was responsible for guarding the ship, ran towards the high platform, shouting as he ran.
"What, a boat? Did you see what flag was hung?" Wei Xingchao stopped drinking water and quickly stuck his head out to look at the hundreds of households below, asking him nervously.
It would be fine if they were reinforcements, but what if they were the White Lotus bandits?
"The dragon flag with a blue background is the military flag of our Navy, but I don't know if it is our people." Baihu answered truthfully.
I don’t know if they are enemies or friends.
"Old Lin, please keep an eye on the front, I'll take people to the dock to have a look."
Wei Xingchao said to his deputy, Qianhu Lao Lin, who looked at him.
"No, you are Qianhu, our backbone, and you have the greatest role here. Let me go!"
Lao Lin quickly retorted.
"No, I'll go. The White Lotus bandits have just retreated, and they can't organize the next wave of attacks for a while. The most dangerous thing now is that the ship behind is friend or foe. I want to go and see for myself."
Without giving Lao Lin a chance to refute, Wei Xingchao slipped down the ladder, mounted his horse and followed Baihu to the dock.
"Besides the dragon flag, what other conspicuous features do those ships have?"
Wei Xingchao asked about Baihu.
"There is also a red flag with some gold on it, but you can't tell what is embroidered on it."
"Red, gold embroidery?" Wei Xingchao was confused.
Anyway, he has rarely seen ships with red flags on board. These days, red cannot be used indiscriminately.
What puzzled him the most was the gold embroidery, which was even more useless. The gold embroidery on a red background was the color of some clothes.
Well, give it a try?
Wei Xingchao suddenly remembered that when General Jia Hui crossed the river two months ago, the Suzaku flag with red background and gold embroidery was hung on the boat.
Is it possible?
Wei Xingchao suddenly whipped his horse whip and started running towards the dock. Seeing this, Baihu quickly kicked the horse's belly and ran to follow.
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Guan Sheng was very excited. Except that when he was still in Xie Liang, he led hundreds of people into the mountains to suppress bandits. This was the first time in his life that he led an army to fight alone, especially this time he was leading an army of ten thousand people. troops!
He, who is usually the most steady, couldn't help laughing excitedly this time.
"Master Guan, the Xijin Ferry is ahead. Should we go in directly or send a centipede boat down to explore?"
Outside the door, the captain asked Guan Sheng inside through the door.
"Don't go in yet, send the centipede boat you mentioned to go ashore to explore first." Guan Sheng suppressed his smile and said to the captain outside the door. At the same time, he stood up, grabbed the waist knife and walked towards the door.
Who knows whether the White Lotus Thieves managed to break through the Neihe Navy's camp?
First update!
The second update is either around two in the morning or around twelve noon.
(End of chapter)
