Lu Yuanlao's proposal coincides with his, but under the current tendency of "engineers rule", it is unlikely that the proposal directly submitted to the Senate will be passed: the reputation of the financial mouth is probably better than that of the "Law Club" The limited good of a few litigators is not as good as saving the country. Lu Zeyang's plan is: he will go to Shandong for field work, first use his hometown's local advantages to establish a foothold in the engine operation, build a good relationship with the intelligence bureau and the military, and improve his financial reputation. As for his status and influence in the Senate, he finally waited until the time was right before making a decision. Yi Fan thought about it and made plans with Cheng Dong for a long time, and finally agreed. So Yuan Lu was "seconded" to the Foreign Intelligence Bureau for training for half a month. , a few days after Sun Yuanhua arrived in Laizhou, he also hurried over
The Senate's guiding ideology for the defense of Laizhou City is: defend it profitably but do not let the rebels get too desperate and give up the siege. The best result is for the rebels to hoard heavy troops and siege them for a long time, with small groups of rebels looting everywhere, and wait until the imperial army arrives. , causing local corruption in the entire Dongsan Prefecture and leaving power in a "vacuum" stage, thus facilitating the development of Operation Engine
Under such circumstances, it is natural that the troops from the northward detachment cannot be sent directly to help defend the city - the local bureaucrats and gentry in Laizhou may not agree. Sun Yuanhua is even less able to shoulder this responsibility, but he arranged for a small detachment to enter the city carrying heavy firearms. , it is still necessary to directly attack the rebels in critical moments, so as to avoid the city being really destroyed and causing an unmanageable situation. It can also be regarded as a big favor to Sun Yuanhua.
After research, the engine front finger decided to separate a company and carry heavy fire suppression equipment such as mountain howitzers and typewriters to the Laizhou city wall to provide direct fire support. Lu Zeyang was the commander of this unit and was fully responsible for Laizhou's city defense and liaison. matters
For this reason, Lu Zeyang went to a village where the Lu family gathered. He imitated the way Taiwanese veterans returned home to visit their relatives. He went to the patriarch's house and took out the forged "genealogy" from the big library to build relationships. He spoke the authentic dialect and added a silver bullet attack. , the clan leader confusedly recognized himself as his "nephew", and then the members of the special reconnaissance team dressed as domestic servants took control of the family of the clan leader and the main elders of the clan. Then they "hijacked the clan leader to order the entire village" and declared Lu Zeyang as " Even if the deputy regiment commander "Lujiazhai" fell into the hands of Lu Zeyang, he recruited a few local young people from the local village warriors, camouflaged the artillery and carriages with canvas, and the Laizhou detachment of the northbound detachment officially became the Lujiazhai. Village "indigenous" Xiangyong
Lu Zeyang followed his staff to Zhu Wannian to report. Zhu Wannian knew about Lujiazhai and he spoke a dialect, so he was not suspicious. He immediately registered the number of rural warriors and soldiers entering the city. In addition to providing food and grass per head, each of them also had a Due to the reward of two silver coins, most people from all walks of life tend to falsely report the number of people.
Zhu Wannian turned a blind eye to this matter. Now is the time when the soldiers have to work hard, and they can't be stingy with money. Laizhou's ability to defend and make money has a lot to do with the fact that the wealthy gentry in the city used money to reward the soldiers generously: the defenders of Laizhou were rebels. Seduced by the temptation, Zhu Wannian was already preparing for internal rebellion. Zhu Wannian mobilized the wealthy Jin gentry in the city to reward the three armies, and supplemented by the Qingcheng operation, it was considered that Laizhou was not captured by the rebels.
Lu Zeyang led a company of people, as well as gunners and special reconnaissance team members and village warriors from Lujiazhai. The total number of people totaled more than 140 people. He immediately reported 150 people, which was considered very frugal.
Zhu Wannian immediately asked the clerk to distribute silver and ten days' worth of food and firewood to one hundred and fifty people. He also asked him if he needed any additional weapons. Lu Zeyang said that he did not need them for the time being: the weapons and equipment were sufficient.
Zhu Wannian was surprised when he heard that he had volunteered to guard Nanguanxiang - guarding the stronghold outside the city was very risky, almost like abandoning one's son. Once the situation was critical, the city gate would be closed and the soldiers responsible for guarding the city gate would be closed. No one will survive. Seeing the visitor calm and composed, talking and laughing as usual, I couldn't help but secretly admire him.
"It turns out that the Lu family has such brave and loyal children. Folks are really crouching tigers, hidden dragons." Zhu Wannian admired. Seeing that Lu Zeyang was unarmored, he asked if he should give him a cotton armor.
"Thank you for your kindness, sir. Common people don't need this," Lu Zeyang said carelessly, "It is difficult to move when wearing armor, which is not good for fighting."
Zhu Wannian praised him a few more words and sent another person to take him to Nanguanxiang to pick up the defense.
Guanxiang has "strengthened the walls and cleared the fields". All the people and soft property have entered the city. Ding Zhuang formed a team, and under the leadership of Nanguanxiang Paijia, closed the gates of each street and alley. The entrances and exits of each street and alley facing the outside were sealed with bricks, stones and earth bags. Enclosed - although it is not very useful, at least it can delay the enemy attacking the city.
There were also people who piled firewood and clear oil in each house, preparing to set fire to the gate if it was lost. Although the gate was a must-defend area, no one thought that the gate could be guarded for a long time, so the young men and the paijia all looked sad - they As a strong man in Nanguanxiang, Paijia probably had little chance of returning to the city. He would most likely be buried here together with the officers and soldiers stationed here.
The staff called the local card player Fan Twelve, which made him obey the arrangements of "Lu Zhuangshi"
Fan Twelve was the owner and cook of a small restaurant in Nanguanxiang. He was considered to be a man of some wealth. He also knew some boxing and kicking skills. He could usually fool the clerk in the yamen, so he started working as a card player. things
There are many benefits to being a Paijia, so Fan Twelve inevitably does some things that involve being scolded behind his back - but it is generally within the tolerance of local residents, and he is willing to help local people in official matters, so I have a pretty good reputation, and I've done a lot with a little money.
Unexpectedly, the rebels were coming to attack Laizhou, and with the news of various atrocities committed by the rebels in various places, Fan Twelve's heart was fried: Although he and his family had already sent Laizhou into the city, could Laizhou be defended? No one is sure, and if he is killed in the battle to defend the city, the property left behind by his son's shoes will either be destroyed by the war or occupied by others, and it is not impossible for the family to become beggars and refugees - so these He has been depressed for days
Lu Zeyang comforted him a few words when he saw that the card player looked like he was waiting for death, and then boasted about himself, so that he could rest assured: Nanguanxiang is absolutely safe.
"Everyone is in the gate, and we will fight to the death to protect the gate!" Lu Zeyang said with great pride.
"The strong man said this, I can trust you." Although Fan Twelve didn't look like he was "trustworthy", he still had to keep up his spirits. Lu Zeyang's guarantee was worthless to him: these hundreds and dozens of people, each of them They only have one sword and one spear. Although everyone is carrying a cannon, they don't even have any armor. From this appearance, they don't look like elite soldiers from hundreds of battles - besides, they are just local warriors from Lujiazhai.
However, Governor Sun personally sent them to bring them there. It seemed that the officials in the city valued them very much, and Fan Twelve did not dare to neglect them.
"Now take me for a walk inside and outside Guanxiang. I want to explore the terrain."
Lu Zeyang, led by Fan Twelve, walked around inside and outside Nanguanxiang, and finally chose the graveyard of the Wang family of a wealthy family as a place for garrison and fortification.
This cemetery has a high terrain: it is located on a high hill and is divided into two houses, Yin and Yang. It is surrounded by dense trees and surrounded by small rivers. It has high walls and can be a suitable fortress with a little modification. The terrain directly controls the access to the cemetery. If the road rebels in Yuecheng want to attack the south gate, they will be fired from the side by the Wang Family Cemetery, and they will not even be able to rush through the gate.
Less than a mile south from Nanguanxiang is the Yenan River. It is now frozen time and lacks defensive value. Lu Zeyang plans to have Pai Jia dig another trench outside the pass and set up resisting horses to delay the movement of the rebels.
After the arrangements were made, Lu Zeyang took Fan Twelve back to the Wang Family Cemetery. A command post had been set up in the ancestral hall. A large map of Laizhou was hung on the wall, and a sand table of the Laizhou area in a box was being assembled on the table: including the large maps of the entire city. Proportional sand table resistance and small proportion Laizhou terrain resistance
A fire had been lit in the room with the light iron stove that he had brought, and the tall and cold main hall of the ancestral hall suddenly felt as warm as spring. Fan Twelve looked at the stove curiously - this stove is really beautiful and light! Don't know where it came from?
Lu Zeyang asked him to sit down and said, "We are all in the same boat now. We all have to take care of each other."
Fan Twelve stood up in a hurry and said with a sincere face: "Mr. Lu! What are you talking about? You are our backbone now, and the people at this level are pointing at you!"
"No, no, I'm not an official of the imperial court." Lu Zeyang knew that he was flattering, but it was always useful. He couldn't help but smile: "How many people are there in your team?" He said seriously, "This is To guard the grand plan, I want to know the details of everything - you are the host, I am the guest, and I have my own sense of proportion in everything."
Whenever it comes to employment, regardless of whether it is ancient or modern, there are disadvantages. Lu Zeyang said it specifically to avoid the other party's suspicion.
This kind of strong team of 16 to 50 men temporarily recruited from the common people does not have much combat power when defending the city, but it is a very good labor force.
"I'm afraid I won't be able to tell how many people there are for a while," Fan Twelve said with a smile, "I've been running around a lot these days, so I'll tell you the truth: the number of people who reported to the county government was actually about 320 people in winter. There are two hundred and eighty”
It's equivalent to embezzling the food rations of forty people every day - Lu Zeyang thought to himself that this guy is quite evil!
"...You old Mingjian, I have no choice but to do this..." Fan Twelve "complained", "Everyone knows that there are benefits to the Paijiaguan Team. No one dares to offend any of the gods and villains, and they all get points. Run, run, run..."
"It doesn't matter," Lu Zeyang said with a smile, "This is what it should be. Fan Paijia doesn't need to take it to heart."
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