The food brought by Wu Sangui greatly relieved the pressure on the three towns of Wuhan. Because this is the economic and political center of Huguang and the largest city, refugees from all around are moving closer to here. The number of refugees is increasing day by day. If there is not sufficient food supply, sooner or later there will be
Cause civil unrest.
The scale of the refugee camp is still expanding, almost covering the entire Luojia Mountain. They spontaneously divide their residences according to clans, forming small villages. Under the guidance of court officials, drainage ditches were dug and buildings were built in the camp.
When they moved into public latrines, they had to bury their urine and urine on the spot. They had to fetch water from the East Lake and boil it before they could drink it. I originally wanted to give them rice grains to cook for themselves, but considering that every household of the refugees had to cook in a pot,
The trees in the entire Luojia Mountain were bound to be burned down, so they set up a porridge shed and distributed two meals of thick porridge every day, as well as salty foods such as salted dried radish. Troops of strong men armed with sticks patrolled the camp every day.
Guard against theft and food grabbing.
After a major disaster, there will be a major epidemic. In order to prevent the occurrence of the plague, He Tengjiao sent strong troops to bury the bodies of dead people and livestock, hunted and killed wild dogs, cooked vinegar in the camp, burned herbs, and isolated and resettled the sick victims.
Well organized.
However, as the number of victims increased, there was still a shortage of food. It had rained continuously in recent days, and the convoys transporting food were stuck on the road. The governor's office had to consider purchasing rice and food from the local area for disaster relief. This time He Tengjiao showed his talent again.
With outstanding administrative ability, he carried out a thunderous attack on the profiteers in Hankou who were hoarding and driving up prices. They closed down their warehouses and confiscated them all. The wealthy businessmen originally had Zuo Liangyu as their backer, but now they have no one to support them, so they have to admit that they are unlucky and be good.
The stored grain was sold at a fair price.
Frontline battle reports continued to come in. Ezhou changed hands several times in just one month, and finally fell into the hands of Wu Sangui's army. Zuo Menggeng's tribe plundered Ezhou, took many people and materials with them, and continued south along the river to Huangshi, Huangshi
Seeing that the Zuo Army was gone, the defender was naturally unwilling to take Zuo Mengeng in. The two armies clashed fiercely. Wu Sangui's army then arrived and helped the Huangshi Army defeat Zuo Mengeng. The remnants of the Zuo Army continued to flee south and entered the area controlled by King Ning of Jiangxi Province.
.Wu Sangui stopped chasing, and instead led his army to Hunan, aiming at Changsha, the second largest city in Huguang.
Ezhou and Huangshi have all surrendered, and He Tengjiao appointed local officials to take office. Liu Ziguang, on behalf of the imperial court, took over the railways of Wuchang, Ezhou, and Huangshi to the Ministry of Industry. Liu Zhijun, the former director of Ezhou Station, was appointed as the director of the Wuchang Railway because of his meritorious service in assisting the thieves.
As the director of the bureau, he is in charge of railway affairs in Huguang, repairing railway tracks, restoring them to traffic, and striving to ensure a continuous supply of raw materials for Hanyang Iron Works and Wuchang Shipyard.
Disaster relief was proceeding in an orderly manner, Liu Ziguang was also systematically embezzling state-owned assets, and the war was proceeding smoothly. The 30,000-strong army led by Wu Sangui fought their way to the foot of Changsha City, set up camp, and set up cannons aimed at the city. Changsha
Just two days after guarding He Renlong, guard Zhang Yingyuan was attacked by his pursuers, which made him restless. Zhang Yingyuan did not have Zuo Liangyu's courage, nor did he have the ambition to dominate one side. In this case, his first thought was to surrender.
After hearing the news, He Renlong led his men to kill Zhang Yingyuan, gathered his troops, and sent out troops to resist the imperial soldiers.
Wu Sangui's ability to command troops was much stronger than that of Liu Ziguang. Under his command, 30,000 troops set up a solid camp, and the troops were arranged in a orderly manner. Even the deputy general Jin Shengheng was amazed.
Jin Shengheng and He Renlong were originally Zuo Liangyu's right-hand men. They were both fierce generals who were good at martial arts. One was Dou Li and the other was Madman He. During the war, each became more desperate than the other. The former good brothers became enemies on the battlefield.
They showed no mercy, and the two armies fought fiercely in front of the formation. After two battles, both sides suffered heavy casualties.
The equipment of the Imperial Army under Wu Sangui is far less advanced than that of the Red Shirt Regiment. They still mainly use swords, guns, bows and crossbows, supplemented by artillery and firecrackers. The firearms are also relatively backward muzzle-loading cannons and flintlock muskets, and the ammunition configuration is not much, so don't worry about it.
There will be no time to take action.
After Jin Shengheng had almost exhausted He Renlong's fresh troops, Wu Sangui finally took action and sent out 3,000 troops with the Fusiliers Battalion as the main force. The Forbidden Army could not afford to have one firecracker per man, so the troops were divided into several components, using fire as the main force.
The gunman is the core, supplemented by long card players, archers, spearmen, etc. During the battle, the long card player is in front, blocking the enemy's arrows. The fire gunman shoots calmly in the second row. After the shooting is completed, the second row of gunmen shoots calmly.
The three rows of archers shot upward to cover, and the spearmen and axemen on both sides of the team were responsible for protecting the long-range strike forces inside. The firepower of this suppressive force mixed with firecrackers, bows and crossbows was amazing, and it was impossible to defeat He Renlong's cavalry.
Dare not leave the city.
There are thirteen bamboo tubes hanging on the chests of the Forbidden Army's gun soldiers. Each bottle contains a portion of gunpowder and a projectile. When using it, bite open the tube plug with your teeth, and first pour a little gunpowder into the medicine pool of the fusilier mechanism.
Then pour the remaining gunpowder and projectiles into the gun tube from the mouth of the gun, tamp it with a pipe, then set up the bipod under the gun, place it firmly on the ground, aim at the target and shoot.
There are thirteen wooden cartridges for ammunition, so it is also called the Thirteen Taibo.
Wu Sangui had twenty eight-pound cannons, which were lined up in a row and aimed at Changsha City, firing fiercely in turns. Changsha City had not experienced war for many years, and the city walls were still left over from the Song Dynasty. How could they withstand such bombardment? It finally collapsed after half an hour.
The officers and soldiers rushed into the city and had a street fight with He Jun. The battle was not brutal, because after all, this was not a war against aliens, so there was no need to fight so hard. Moreover, the officers and soldiers also said that surrendering would avoid death, and they were given money to release them.
The family went to farm, so a large number of He's troops threw away their swords and guns and surrendered. Only He Renlong's die-hard subordinates refused to surrender and held on to the Changsha government office. Wu Sangui sent thirteen eunuchs to form a dense queue along the street in front of the government office.
Advancing, firing a shot at every step, forcing He Jun into the yamen compound, and then surrounded them and bombarded them with cannons. If someone broke out, they would beat him to pieces with a musket. After a long time, the yamen building turned into a pile of rubble.
There is no one alive anymore. Poor He Renlong has been running around for many years, and finally ended up with no body left. In sharp contrast, Jin Shengheng, who also rebelled against the imperial court, is very proud of his bright clothes and angry horses. He has repeatedly created miracles in this battle.
Thanks to his merits, he will be promoted to the rank of general soldier in the future.
After Wu Sangui captured Changsha, he rested and reorganized his troops, recruited military rations and young men, and reported to Wuchang, asking Liu Ziguang to make next instructions and asking the imperial court to send local officials. These days, except for the local top leaders, they are cadres appointed by the imperial court to officially feed the finance.
, Other officers such as Dao Bi, Xing Ming, three classes and six rooms are all hired personnel, and they can be recruited locally. Zuo Liangyu does not have garrisons in all states and counties, and those places are still controlled by the original local officials.
It is enough to pay money and food to the Zuo regime every month. Now that the Zuo family has been defeated, these petty bureaucrats have taken advantage of the situation, so they only need to send out a few chief officials from large states and counties. The imperial court has long selected Jinshi from Hunan.
We are now on the way south.
The Battle of Huguang has come to an end. What lies before us are Jiangxi, Sichuan, and Yunnan-Guizhou in a semi-democracy state. These places are not openly betraying the imperial court. Instead, they adopt the attitude of being high and the emperor is far away and doing their own thing, especially Xiangxi, Yunnan-Guizhou, and Sichuan.
The Miao, Yi and other tribes have been dissatisfied with Wang Hua for a long time, and it is very troublesome to mobilize troops against them. They are all mountains and dense forests, full of miasma poisonous insects, so Wu Sangui dare not act rashly for the time being, waiting for further instructions from Liu Ziguang.
Liu Ziguang kicked the ball to Nanjing. He felt that these places were remote areas after all, and these barbarians were just happy to dominate the local areas. They were far less threatening than the Manchu Xixia Xixia, so the solution could be postponed. As for what strategy to adopt, or
Let those big guys in Beijing make the decision. What he has to do now is to settle the situation in Wuchang as soon as possible so that he can go home to see his wife as soon as possible.
Businessmen who came from Jiangnan and northern Jiangsu have settled in Hankou. They are here to participate in the disaster relief and reconstruction work. The contract to build the river embankment is mouth-watering. As long as it can be contracted for a few miles, it will be prosperous. If it is contracted for several hundred
Here, even the next life of the children and grandchildren is settled. If you can't get a big deal, you can still get a small contract to rebuild the village. In that way, you can make a thousand or eight hundred dollars. Who doesn't know the tricks of the court tendering? The bid is only worth the money.
The bid for 3,000 taels of silver can be raised to 10,000 taels, and then everyone raises the bid to about 6,800 taels. The winning bidder will share the extra money with the officials in charge, and add some water during work, and two thousand taels of silver can be used to deal with it.
In the past, the imperial court provided the money and the people used it, and no one cared about the quality.
So in the past few days, Liu Ziguang's temporary residence has been constantly visited by guests. They are all big businessmen coming and going. Some of them even have notes written by powerful people in the court, hoping that Zhenwuhou can take care of him in the upcoming tender. These days
Everyone who goes through the back door is fair and square. Anyway, there are not that many censors here in Wuchang. The merchants use the worship box to send in not only name cards but also thick banknotes. The amount is enough to impress the wealthy Zhenwu Marquis, except for one person.
The gift he gave was not gold or silver, but a unique rectangular nanmu box.
Liu Ziguang sat under a big shady tree to enjoy the cool air. His camp was set up by the East Lake, where he could swim in the lake every day to relieve the heat. The prayer boxes brought in by the merchants were piled on the small table and he was too lazy to look at them in person. He only asked the guards to write down each item.
The name of the briber and the amount of the bribe. Liu Ziguang did not intend to accuse them of bribery, because this is the current trend, and these builders are also forced into this by corrupt officials. This Qianli River Embankment tender involves the Yangtze River
Millions of people along the coast will have a livelihood for more than a hundred years in the future, so we can't take it lightly. Who can do it and who can't do it needs to be studied carefully.
"Commander, you have a great treasure!" The guard opened a nanmu box and took out a sword with a shining blue light and a cold air. The sword was only one foot and a half long and an inch and a half wide. It was simple in shape and definitely not a weapon of today. Liu Ziguang
The guards who followed him all knew some appreciation through their ears and eyes, and they immediately recognized that it was a bronze sword from the Spring and Autumn Period, the Marquis's favorite thing.
Liu Ziguang waved to the guard to bring the sword over. He took off his sunglasses and looked at it carefully. He saw that the sword's head was rolled up into a hoop shape, with 11 concentric circles at extremely fine intervals cast inside. The sword's body was covered with regular black rhombus-shaped dark circles.
Checkered pattern, the front of the sword grid is inlaid with blue glass and the back is inlaid with turquoise. There are two lines of bird seal inscriptions near the sword grid.
Liu Ziguang collected a lot of ancient swords. After playing with them a lot, he naturally understood the seal character inscriptions. He gently read out the eight words: "King Goujian of Yue, he made his own sword!" At that moment, his expression changed slightly. This is a rare and unique treasure.
He held the hilt of his sword and lightly scratched the book on the coffee table, which contained the words "Zhen Wu Hou Zhengbei". The forty-plus pages of the book were completely torn with a brush!
"It is indeed a magic weapon! Who gave it to me?" Liu Ziguang asked.
"Back to Lord Marquis, it's a builder named Wang Jiu."