The animal world of the head of the village

Chapter 489
Huang Xiaohu hugged Zhao Yali, kissed her, and said: "I heard that the Qing army captured Bozhou in Hangzhou, and I rushed back immediately because I was worried that you would be in danger. It can be seen that there is not enough military force, even my wife You can’t even protect them, so why talk about so much benevolence and morality? Is it meaningful?”

Zhao Yali lowered her head and said, "I hope you can stabilize the overall situation as soon as possible, so that the common people in the Shenlong Society's sphere of influence can be relieved as soon as possible, and they will live a peaceful and happy life."

Huang Xiaohu said: "Yes, the purpose of fighting is for the ultimate peace. Isn't this a great irony?"

During the next period of time, Huang Xiaohu began to implement the new policy, prepared to actively hoard military rations, and promote the implementation of the new military service policy, hoping to achieve the results he wanted in a year.

After the promotion of the new military service policy, Tianjing City alone has recruited [-] new recruits, and the recruit camp in Daliang Town has also begun to be built by these recruits themselves.

As another city with a large population, Qingyuan quickly recruited nearly 5 new recruits according to the new conscription policy. Adding the four cities of Shouchun, Panlong, Qinglong and Weiyang, the total number of recruits reached [-]. , All concentrated in the barracks between Panlong and Weiyang to train quickly.

Fuxi and Subei, as well as Zhangmu and Qingyang, have recruited a total of more than [-] recruits, and they have all been concentrated in the barracks in Daliang for construction and training.

Three months later, there was finally news about Zhang Chaojue's persuasion to surrender Wei Zhijun, and Wei Zhijun expressed his willingness to join the Dragon Society, but because Wei Zhijun is still in Anqing, he can't go to Tianjing for the time being, so he can only keep in touch with Huang Xiaohu , When Huang Xiaohu's army attacked Anqing again, Wei Zhijun would turn against him.

The Dragon Society recuperated and was not in a hurry to continue attacking the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and the Qing Dynasty's territory. However, the Qing army harassed Weiyang City and Daliang Town many times, but they were all repelled by the Dragon Society defenders.

The recruits of the recruit camp in Daliang Town applied their usual training to actual combat during these battles with the Qing army. Moreover, Ji Wu personally trained troops and led the recruits to repel the Qing army several times. The prestige in China is getting higher and higher.

One day, Huang Zixuan, the governor of Qingyuan County, wrote a letter to Huang Xiaohu, generally reporting the current harvest of new crops. It seems that everything is going very well, and the promotion of crops around Qingyuan is very comprehensive. Enough [-] troops for more than two years.

In fact, the surrounding area of ​​Tianjing has also started to promote the cultivation of new food crops. There are more than [-] recruits. Apart from participating in daily training and building barracks, they are then arranged to reclaim wasteland and cultivate new food crops, sweet potatoes and sweet potatoes.

Half a year later, Huang Xiaohu called a meeting of generals above the regiment level in the army.

Huang Xiaohu said: "Shenlong Club will work hard this time to make full preparations for the future battles, so I hope everyone can continue to work hard and persist for a year."

Zhang Chaojue said: "At present, in the Daliang Barracks alone, in addition to the 1 new troops, there are more than [-] well-trained soldiers, and the defenders in Tianjing City have reached more than [-]. A veteran of the last battle. Chairman, in half a year, it is estimated that our Shenlong Society will be able to attack Bozhou on a large scale."

Jia Lin said: "My lord, take Bozhou, and then you can go straight to Tianjin, and Tianjin is similar to Beijing. If you take Tianjin at that time, I'm afraid the Qing Dynasty will panic."

Gu Quan said: "Tianjin is indeed going to fight, but it is better to enter Jiangsu and Zhejiang, take Hangzhou, then go straight to Suzhou and Changzhou, and finally take Shanghai to seize a powerful seaport."

Huang Xiaohu said: "Yes, what Gu Quan said is quite right. Although our Shenlonghui will also fight against the Qing Dynasty, but at present I think it is mainly in the Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas, which are rich, and Shanghai is definitely a good seaport. As for Tianjin, I think our Shenlong will not need to fight, and the British and French allied forces will naturally fight."

Luo Hongfan said: "My lord, the British and French allied forces are attacking Tianjin. Are we going to sit idly by and ignore it? Foreigners are always foreigners. I hope my lord can help repel the foreigners."

Huang Xiaohu said: "This matter is like this. We have to wait until the foreigners defeat the Qing court before going out to fight the foreigners. Otherwise, how will the common people know that the Qing court is incompetent and our Shenlong will be invincible?"

Gu Quan said: "Master Chairman is right, as long as we capture Hangzhou and stabilize the surrounding area, then we can force the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and the Qing army to fight decisively in Anhui and Jiangxi, and after we have consolidated the rear, we will wait for the foreigners and the Qing court to lose both. If we send troops to fight against foreigners, the odds of winning will definitely be greater."

Huang Xiaohu said: "Gu Quan, it seems that I did not misread you when I promoted you to Tianjing. It is easy to attack Hangzhou, but after defeating it, I need a general who can defend Hangzhou. Gu Quan, do you think you Can you do it?"

Gu Quan immediately knelt down and said, "Master President, please rest assured, as long as Hangzhou is handed over to Gu, Gu will definitely be able to keep it. If he can't keep it, Gu will definitely not live alone."

Huang Xiaohu said: "The time is not yet ripe, we need to wait a few more months, I see that the Qing Army is helping our Shenlong Society train new recruits, and has harassed our Shenlong Society several times, probably they didn't realize that they were talking to us. The new army is at war. In a few months, when everything is ready, it will be the busiest time for everyone here."

Jia Lin said: "Master President is going to attack Hangzhou, but ignore Bozhou for the time being?"

Huang Xiaohu said: "If Bozhou is captured, who can defend it? Bozhou is very close to Tianjin, and it is also the main road leading to Beijing. If this city cannot be defended, it will be meaningless to defeat it."

Zhang Chaojue said: "Someone Zhang can recommend Wei Zhijun to guard Bozhou. The chairman can send troops to attack Anqing again after attacking Hangzhou. At that time, Wei Zhijun will definitely act according to the plan. After Wei Zhijun comes, the chairman can Asking him to attack Bozhou is also a test of his ability."

Huang Xiaohu said: "Alright, anyway, I really need to verify Wei Zhijun's ability, and then I will do as Master Zhang wants."

After the meeting, Huang Xiaohu returned directly to the Heavenly King's Mansion, and continued to spend time with Zhao Yali and Zhang Yalan.

During these seven or eight months, apart from meeting occasionally to hear about the effects of the promotion of the New Deal, Huang Xiaohu spent all his time accompanying Zhao Yali and Zhang Yalan, and spent a very happy time.

Zhao Yali said: "Huzi, it's almost nine months, what are you going to do?"

Zhang Yalan also asked: "Jade Ganoderma lucidum is still missing, do we have to stay here forever?"

Huang Xiaohu explained: "In fact, you have all seen that although our Shenlonghui is powerful, if we don't have enough troops, even if we capture many places, we don't have enough troops to defend them, so we have already captured Hangzhou and even Anqing before. I took it, but when I returned to Tianjing, these places were taken back by the Qing army or the Taiping army.”

Zhao Yali said: "So you want to recruit more soldiers, right?"

Huang Xiaohu said: "Now we have recruited 15 new troops, but these new troops need training and cannot be sent to the battlefield immediately, and although we have promoted the cultivation of new food crops, we still need some time to save food, but These things can end soon."

Zhang Yalan said, "Then when are you going to fight?"

Huang Xiaohu said: "In a few months, I want to wait until the British and French allied forces attack Tianjin first, and then start our plan for the Dragon Club."

Zhao Yali said: "It is already August. According to history, in 1858, that is, within this year, the British and French allied forces will fight against the Qing army at Dagukou. Huzi, are you waiting for this opportunity?"

Huang Xiaohu said: "That's right, as long as the Qing army fights with the British and French allied forces, they won't have time to separate themselves and worry about our Shenlonghui. At that time, we will go directly to fight Hangzhou, and then take all the surrounding areas of Hangzhou. At the same time, we will also capture Shanghai and take After Shanghai, everything will be easy.”

Zhang Yalan said: "Fight Shanghai? Huzi, after we conquer Shanghai, can we live together in Shanghai?"

Zhao Yali said: "Yes, can we live in Shanghai together?"

Huang Xiaohu said: "It depends on you. Is Tianjing the center of our Shenlonghui better, or Shanghai? Don't forget, Shanghai is near the sea, and it is very likely that foreigners will come by boat to beat us. "

Zhao Yali said: "Can't we defend? If I choose, I think that although Tianjing is also the ancient capital, Shanghai is more convenient. I want to go to Shanghai."

Zhang Yalan also said: "Huzi, I also really want to go to Shanghai, why don't we go to Shanghai together."

Huang Xiaohu thought for a while, and then said: "Okay, let's talk about it after we take down Shanghai."

After a while, Huang Xiaohu reckoned that the Qing army in Tianjin and the British and French allied forces had already started fighting, so he immediately made preparations for the battle.

This time Huang Xiaohu spent seven days drawing away [-] elite soldiers, and asked Gu Quan to lead [-] soldiers alone to escort food and other equipment, preparing to solve the problem of Hangzhou and its surrounding cities at once.

The [-] army quickly approached Hangzhou, and at this time the Qing army obviously did not realize that the Shenlong Society had sent so many troops this time, so it was in a hurry and had no intention of fighting. After barely resisting for a day, the Qing army directly retreated to Yangzhou. up.

The Shenlonghui army captured Hangzhou, and then waited for Gu Quan's [-] troops to arrive, and then calmly attacked Changzhou and Suzhou.

Within ten days, under the leadership of Huang Xiaohu, the army of the Dragon Society conquered Changzhou and Suzhou successively, and then surrounded Yangzhou city.

The siege of Yangzhou took only five days. After the city of Yangzhou was broken, more than 2 Qing troops had nowhere to escape. A few thousand people who came out fought stubbornly and were beheaded. The remaining nearly 8000 people surrendered and were found by Huang Xiaohu. The people were brought back to the Daliang Town Barracks for distribution and disposal.

In this battle, the power of the Dragon Society has been consolidated in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and Huang Xiaohu's next target is Shanghai. The reason why he didn't attack Shanghai for the time being is because Huang Xiaohu has other plans.

According to the original agreed plan, after capturing Hangzhou and several surrounding cities, Huang Xiaohu asked Jia Lin to lead 8000 people to escort [-] soldiers back to Tianjing. Wu personally led [-] soldiers to attack Bozhou.

(End of this chapter)