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Chapter 281 Crossing the River

"Leqing? It's Qu Zhenhai's bastard. I chopped her up with one knife!" Ye Yudie immediately raised his eyebrows: "Shake the left and leave it to me!"

Don’t underestimate the fleet of Niang Ye. Although the organization has been streamlined and only professional combat ships have been retained. The civilian ships that were temporarily brought to make up for the numbers have been converted into transport ships. However, including Baoshun Lun, the entire fleet has thirteen large and medium-sized warships, with a total force of nearly a thousand people and 190 large and small artillery pieces. Especially Baoshun Lun, in addition to the original two 60-pound rifled guns with rotating gun mounts, a bunch of Karen cannons were also installed on both sides as secondary guns.

Even if he was pulled out for land battle, Niang Ye could barely gather a land battle camp, and there were also a large number of Minni rifles and small and medium-caliber artillery. Therefore, when Niang Ye agreed, Xian Na breathed a sigh of relief: "Empress Ye is as beautiful as a god!"

Ye Yudie said the name before Qu Zhenhan's uprising: "He, Qu Zhenhai, is just a soybean shop owner, has limited knowledge, and I don't know that fate is with me. I intend to block the car, so I can only end up like this!"

Xian Na usually felt that Madam Ye had reached Liu Chang with her beauty, so she had her current status. However, seeing Ye Yudie's decisive decision and thinking about her orders on Yuhuan Island the last time, she understood why this woman could accomplish something: "Empress Ye said so much, and she was very helpful. This time Qu Zhenhan wanted to launch it, but he was no longer willing to obey the lifeless tribes and immediately crossed the river and led Lu Ping!"

In fact, Qu Zhenhan just made such a motion, and the matter was still kept secret by the senior management, and was preparing to launch a sudden attack on the Hong army. While the Hong army was carrying out the Ningshao Battle, they directly recaptured Yueqing County.

But this idea is one thing, and another during implementation. This news was only spread among the top leaders for a long time, and immediately, the team officers under Qu Zhenhan, who directly crossed the river to inquire with Lu Ping in Yueqing County.

Moreover, these officers who ran over were not seduced by Yucun the last time. Instead, they ran over on their own initiative, and some even brought back the backbone of the army. In particular, many people from Dongxiang and Xixiang in Yueqing County came over, and even some of Qu Zhenhan's Hongqiao fellow villagers came over.

It turned out that he couldn't move like a mountain and invaded like fire. But now the play has been screwed up before it has been staged. Qu Zhenhan's Red Turban Army had just gathered. There were already as many as seventy or eighty old Red Turban Army officers and soldiers who crossed the river to Lu Ping, the magistrate of Yueqing.

The news naturally could not be kept secret. Lu Ping was preparing to organize defense while asking Xian Na, who was facing the sea. Xian Na immediately mobilized troops to reinforce Yueqing County, and at the same time rushed over to ask for help from Niang Ye: "Empress Ye, there is only one company in Lu Ping in Yueqing, and he has to face two pressures. Please, Empress!"

"No problem!" Ye Yudie replied: "I just happened to have stored more than a dozen tons of boiler coal in Panshi Village. Baoshun Lun went to replenish coal in half a day!"

This is the advantage of steamships. Don’t consider the wind direction, the only thing you are worried about is the issue of coal storage. Therefore, recently, many Western merchants have brought in a ship or half a ship of coal while transporting arms.

But this caused controversy between Niang Ye and Duncan on coal distribution. Although Duncan has the status of a naval officer, he is ultimately a representative of the military system. Now several steam engines and small furnaces have just been put into use in the military system, which greatly improves efficiency. He is even preparing to make small steam engines and firing rifles by himself. However, due to the lack of coal, charcoal can only be used in many eras. Therefore, the arrival of each ship of coal will trigger a debate between Niang Ye and Duncan.

But in this situation, Duncan had to bow to Madam Ye, and the coal he had reserved in Panshi Village was also requisitioned by Ye Yudie.

Xian Na nodded and immediately said, "Then let's go as soon as possible!" Yueqing has too few troops!"

Within the Hongjun controlled area, Yueqing County is a special area. Given the agreement reached when receiving Yueqing, Jintang Camp, which was formerly stationed in Panshizhai, returned to Taizhou Prefecture. The defense forces of the entire Yueqing County were only one Yueqing Company commanded by the magistrate Lu Ping. Although it was Lu Ping's old team, it was not a problem to be reliable, but it is hard to say how much combat effectiveness it could have.

As for the following village soldiers and basic militias, although the number is not small, the organization time is very short. Moreover, Yueqing is Qu Zhenhan's old nest, so how many reliable it is, it is hard to say that the soldiers are very fast.

"Baoshunlun, immediately ""!"

With the completion of the fire, Baoshun immediately started to drive at full speed, ready to fight at any time, and even threw down Niang Ye's main fleet and drove to Yueqing Bay first. Ye Yudie stood at the bow of the boat, watching the waves rolling, and was excited: "This is my sea! The sunny sea!"

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The two 60-pound rifled guns with rotating gun mounts are already invincible in Zhejiang and Fujian, not to mention that there are also a large number of Karen guns on both sides. Such firepower equipment will be fine even if it encounters the entire Fujian Green Camp Navy.

But in fact, except for some fishing boats that go out to sea normally and transport boats passing through Zhejiang and Fujian oceans, Ye Niangzi did not encounter any enemy warships. Under the command of Zhang Sigui, the Baoshun ship directly sailed into Oujiang.

On the north side of Oujiang is Yueqing, and on the south side is Qu Zhenhan's territory. Ye Yudie ordered the crew to enter the battle state immediately and prepare for battle at any time, but reiterated: "But we can't fire the first shot!"

This is the principle formulated by Liu Chang. After sailing into Oujiang, the atmosphere of war was very strong, but in the face of such a steam warship, Qu Zhenhan's troops had no intention of firing at all. They knew that it was an egg hitting a stone.

Baoshun quickly approached Panshi Village. The military workers here were already armed urgently. Duncan shouted at Ye Yudie at the dock: "Ms. Ye, it's so great that your steamboat is coming. I can't hold on!"

"What's going on? Could it be that the Red Turban Army has crossed the river?" Ye Yudie asked.

"no, no!" Duncan told Ye Yudie: "It's not like that. The problem is that I have hosted too many Red Turban Army personnel now. I don't know how to deal with them, nor do I know whether to send foreign guns to them!"

Ye Yudie then learned that when the news that Qu Zhenhan was about to cross the river and fight against Hongjun was confirmed, Ou Jiang quickly became busy, and many people even swam directly to tell Duncan and Lu Ping about such shocking news.

Now in front of Niang Ye, there are such a group of Red Turban Army officers and soldiers who have served. They expressed their thoughts: "The Red Turban Army does not attack the Red Turban Army. In order to clear the demons, I have no two brothers, but I won't do it when I attack the Dragon Gun Camp!"

"Yes, there is no reason why people kill each other. This is absolutely not possible. Without the Dragon Gun Camp, how could we be like today in the Red Turban Army!"

"That's right, the blood is thicker than water. Our Fengzi Camp and Dragon Gun Camp are good brothers at the root. We must not kill each other so much!"

If you ask carefully, you will be clearer. Qu Zhenhan’s team is based on the Yueqing people, especially the Dongxiang people, with the Hongqiao people as the core.

But the more basic he was, the more oppose his team and core he was to enter Yueqing County. After confirming the news, they almost crossed the river without stopping and informed Lu Ping and Duncan immediately.

Especially the people of Hongqiao, they knew how strong the combat power of the Dragon Gun Battalion was and how many foreign guns and cannons there were, so many of them came here. So far, Panshi Village alone has accommodated more than 400 people. Duncan suspected that they were Trojan horses sent by Qu Zhenhan, so he was a little undecided.

Ye Yudie told Duncan: "Organize them all, this is our own people, and it is reliable!"

She had to sigh for Qu Zhenhai, what a good family background was defeated like this, and these people were almost the earliest backbone of the Red Turban Army!

But sometimes, human destiny is so destined to make people foolishly, she couldn't help but think of a dead ghost: "I won't regret giving such an order!"

At this time, someone came across the river again, and the latest news came that Xu Fengfei, the commander of Fengzi Camp, had been under house arrest by Qu Zhenhan.

Everyone knows that among the entire Red Turban Army, Xu Fengfei and Liu Chang have the best relationship. The two of them can be said to be old comrades who fought side by side. Liu Chang also often cared for and sold some foreign guns and cannons to Fengzi Camp.

Therefore, Qu Zhenhan suspected that Xu Fengfei decided behind these incidents of crossing the river, so he put Xu Fengfei under house arrest as soon as possible. In this way, the entire Fengzi Camp crossing the river has become even more prosperous. Now there are even officers at the battalion level who have dozens of confidants and family members who have crossed the river directly.

Although Qu Zhenhan was willing to intercept him, Baoshunlun on Panshi Village was not a vegetarian. However, Qu Zhenhan was determined to take back the territory of Yueqing County. He had ordered the crossing of the river in Yongjia County to the north to meet with the troops of Deputy Commander Ni Tingmo, and was preparing to go south from Yongjia and forcefully accept Yueqing County.

In the evening, Lu Ping also rushed from Lecheng Town, the county town to Panshizhai. He told Niang Ye: "The ** Company has been prepared to stick to the county town. The township soldiers and basic militias in various places are generally reliable!"

"Leqing is Qu Zhenhan's hometown..." Madam Ye sighed: "This is the heart of the people!"

She had heard that the Hongjun had the idea of ​​taking action against Wenzhou, but the cadres from Hongqiao and Yueqing all expressed opposition, and Liu Chang also forced this idea to suppress it. Now thinking about it, what a wise decision!

This is the power that people want. It is estimated that Qu Zhenhan's Red Turban Army has crossed Oujiang in the past two days.

But just as she thought of this, another news came from there: "Mr. Yucun has crossed the river!"

Yucun is Liu Changbu's chess piece in the Red Turban Army. He has dug up a lot of walls for Liu Chang for a long time. Therefore, Niang Ye is no exception to this news, but there is a more shocking news coming: "There are also Qu Zhenhan's planner Jin Peiquan!" (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian () to vote for recommendation votes, monthly votes, and your support is my greatest motivation.)
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