Just when Wang Kaiyuan and others thought that this attempt to persuade them to move in had failed again, they suddenly heard Zhang Rui say:
"Lu Shan, I will order you to go down as soon as you finish breakfast. If any soldiers come to question you again in the future, just tell them that Sixth Brother said that if we capture Nanjing, we will be king. Ask them if they have the confidence to follow me to capture the city of Nanjing." "
Zhang Rui's words were like a bombshell, and Wang Kaiyuan, Ma Jiulu, Qian Lushan and others who understood it were overjoyed.
This is the first time that Zhang Rui has made it clear that he is relenting. The next step for Zhang Rui to become king is to confirm their contributions and reward them. Although Zhang Rui has been emphasizing that fighting against the Qing Dynasty comes first, in the end, nothing gives them more peace of mind and hope than becoming king.
"Yes...yes, Sixth Brother." Qian Lushan stuttered unnaturally when answering Zhang Rui's words.
Zhang Rui looked at everyone's happy expressions and couldn't help but smile slightly at the corner of his mouth.
He has always been worried that becoming king will cause a lot of corruption and reduce the combat effectiveness of the army. At the same time, he was also worried that he would be like the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, unable to achieve anything.
But now that it's over, there's nothing to worry about. After all, the bandit-suppressing army he founded could not be compared to the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.
"It will take a while to capture Nanjing. Now let's continue talking about the attack on Jingzhou City!" Zhang Rui said.
…
Jingzhou City, Inner Garden of General Administration
"General, your medicine..."
At this time, a beautiful young woman wearing green clothes was holding a bowl full of Chinese medicine and handed it to Shang Jiabao and said.
"Um…"
Shang Jiabao responded naturally and took the medicine bowl. He took a deep breath and drank the black Chinese medicine in the medicine bowl in a few mouthfuls. Then he spat a few mouthfuls and said:
"Mom, this medicine is really bitter!"
"This good medicine tastes bitter!" The young woman looked at Shang Jiabao and said with a smile.
"Yes!" Shang Jiabao sighed suddenly, seeming to be thinking about something.
"Liang Qing, if this city cannot be defended anymore, just change your clothes and hide in a house outside the government! Although there are rebels outside the city, they are indeed better than our Qing Dynasty in terms of not disturbing the people. In addition, You are a Han woman, so nothing will happen to you." Shang Jiabao said helplessly to the concubine in the room.
"General, there is no need to be pessimistic. I always believe that the general can defeat the rebels outside the city." It was Shang Jiabao's concubine Xu Liangqing who comforted him.
Since the imperial court needed to control ministers with heavy troops, generally generals or important ministers who went abroad had to leave their families in the capital as hostages. Therefore, Shang Jiabao could only marry a concubine in Jingzhou to comfort his lonely heart.
From Shang Jia Baoguan to garrison general, there are naturally many concubines around him. If it was another concubine, it is impossible for Shang Jiabao to just stab her to death.
But this Xu Liangqing was the most popular with Shang Jiabao. Shang Jiabao couldn't bear Xu Liangqing to suffer with him after the city was destroyed, so he told her the worst plan.
"Dong...dong...dong..."
At this time, the sound of drums could be heard faintly outside the house.
Suddenly, before Shang Jiabao had time to say anything else to Xu Liangqing, he heard the voice of the messenger coming from outside the door:
"General, the rebels have attacked the city."
"Got it, I'll go over there right now." Shang Jiabao shouted to the door, and without saying anything more to Xu Liangqing, he got up and went out.
All the way there, there were no people walking on the streets. Looking at the closed shops on both sides of the street, people can't help but think of the word "depression".
"Dong...dong...dong..."
As the distance to the city wall got closer and closer, Shang Jiabao could clearly hear the drums of the anti-bandit army outside the city.
"How is the situation?" Shang Jiabao, who was taken to Nanji Gate at this time, hurriedly asked the gate guard Balin Shiliu.
Since Nanji Gate was the main force in the previous attacks of the bandit suppression army, Shang Jiabao naturally used Nanji Gate as the main force.
"Back to General, I don't know why. The rebels are currently only conducting tentative attacks and have no intention of attacking the city with all their strength." Balin Shiliu bowed to Shang Jiabao and replied.
"What is the purpose of this traitor acting like this?" Shang Jiabao became confused after hearing Balin Shiliu's words.
"Could it be that their main force is no longer at Nanji Gate and has moved to other city gates?" Shang Jiabao asked again.
"I don't know about this humble position. There are too many rebels. Their troops are all over the place. It's really hard to infer the humble position." Balin Shiliu could only reply helplessly. After all, there are over ten thousand people on the battlefield, and it looks like a huge crowd.
"Indeed, it seems that we need to instruct the guards at other city gates to pay more attention." Shang Jiabao said with a worried look on his face.
Shang Jiabao, who had just finished his instructions, was preparing to go to the recess of the female wall of the inner city wall to look out at the battlefield.
"Report..."
At this time, loud shouts came from the inner city wall and the city road. A messenger quickly came to Shang Jiabao and knelt down in front of him.
"What is the report?" Shang Jiabao asked the messenger kneeling on the city road.
"Report to the general, guard Liu Datong led his men to kill the leader Mu Shen, opened the Anlan Gate and let the rebels outside the city enter the city." The messenger hurriedly replied to Shang Jiabao, with a look of anxiety on his face.
"What?" Shang Jiabao shouted in disbelief.
"Liu Datong, you bitch, you dare to betray me, the Qing Dynasty. You will regret it one day. Sure enough, these Han people cannot be trusted." Shang Jiabao's face burst out with anger and said viciously.
"Taifeng, immediately mobilize two thousand soldiers from here to support the Anlanmen side, and be sure to slow down their entry into the city as much as possible. I will then bring more men to support you."
"Yes, General." Shang Jiabao replied immediately with Balhu Taifeng beside him. Then he shouted to the soldiers behind him: "You guys, follow me to mobilize manpower."
"嗻…"
"General, two thousand troops are deployed here. If the rebels attack the city, it may be difficult to defend it." Balin Shiliu said warily.
"Even if you lose your life here, you have to defend it. If you can't block Anlan Gate, what can you do if you can defend this place?" At this time, Shang Jiabao no longer answered Balin Shiliu in a good voice.
"Well... even if I keep my life here, I will block the rebel attack for the general." Balin Shiliu immediately knelt on the ground and replied.
"Um…"
However, before Shang Jiabao could finish answering Balin Shiliu happily, another shout came:
"Report..."
Another messenger was quickly passing through the city wall, hurriedly ran to Shang Jiabao and knelt down in front of him.
Shang Jiabao looked at the messenger kneeling on the ground, and an extremely ominous premonition arose in his heart again.
I saw that Shang Jiabao was unnatural when he asked the messenger, and asked with some trembling in his voice:
"What are you reporting?"
