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Chapter 12 Capture of Kunshan County

Li Yunzhong still had some impression of Zhao Laoqi, "Zhao Laoqi? You are Zhao Laoqi who participated in the worship of the God Church in Pingnan County! Why are you a regiment commander now? I remember you were promoted to deputy battalion commander in Yong'an."

Zhao Laoqi stood up and said excitedly: "It was the Mo General. Mo General fell down from his horse when he attacked Daozhou, Hunan and suffered internal injuries. He was healing the female army and only recovered when he arrived in Nanjing. Unexpectedly, Your Highness still remembers Mo General! Mo General is really ashamed."

Li Yunzhong said: "You collected all the information in Shanghai?"

"Yes, they were all rushing to Shanghai County to find out. The generals also talked with Zhou Lichun, Liu Lichuan and others in detail! They all had some concerns, and the generals didn't dare to promise anything to them!"

Li Yunzhong was happy and always wanted to establish an intelligence department, but he didn't find the right person. He really found no time to search for it. Thinking that the fewer people knew about this, the better. He planned to wait until the meeting ended and talk to him in detail, "You are still too honest. Let's do this. If there are similar things in the future, you can promise conditions that will make them excited. As long as they make great contributions!"

Zhao Laoqi said: "Yes, I will contact them later and let them make contributions to His Highness."

When Li Xiucheng saw that King Han had finished asking, he continued: "If there are support from party members, it will be much easier to attack Shanghai. In the end, what we need to pay attention to is to guard against the support of the Qing army from Jiaxing and Hangzhou when attacking Shanghai."

Looking at the sand table, pointing at Huating County, Lou County said: "These two counties are a must-pass place for the Qing army to support. As long as you guard these two counties, Shanghai is our pocket."

Meng Xing, Li Xiucheng and other generals held their breath and looked like Li Yunzhong, waiting for the final instructions.

Li Yunzhong thought about it and said, "This is how to do it, capture Kunshan County, advance in two groups, attack Jiading County, and attack Qingpu County. The two armies gathered in Shanghai County. In addition, the First Division was equipped with a battalion of muskets and cannons to attack Huating County on the spot to defend and block the Qing army in the direction of Jiaxing."

Everyone stood up and said loudly: "Abide by the order"

Li Yunzhong left Zhao Laoqi alone, "I plan to establish a CIA. In the future, you will be responsible for collecting intelligence and bribing local generals and other tasks. I will give you 100,000 taels of start-up funds. Remember, what I want is an institution that can do business like the Ming Dynasty Jinyiwei. Of course, you cannot spy on generals above the military level! I will give you a thousand people first, and you can choose whatever you want in the army."

Zhao Laoqi touched his head and said embarrassedly: "Your Highness, what is this Jinyiwei? I have never heard of it!"

Li Yunzhong was speechless and thought for a while and said, "I haven't heard of Jinyiwei. You have heard of Dongchang. You are equivalent to the Changdu of Dongchang, who is like Liu Jin and Wei Zhongxian!"

That wasn't that he was a eunuch. Zhao Laoqi subconsciously covered his crotch, saying: "Your Highness, this is not good. I have only one daughter in less than half a year of marriage and have not yet passed on the family line for my ancestors. This eunuch must not do it. I should concentrate on fighting."

Li Yunzhong was angry, "When did I let you be a eunuch? I mean your power and function are similar to those of the Dongchang and Jinyiwei, but you don't have to castrate yourself, just collect information for me."

Zhao Laoqi breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Thank you, Your Highness, when I go back, I will definitely inquire about what the Jinyiwei does! I will never let down your entrustedness."

Li Yunzhong is now a little suspicious of his vision. He wonders whether Zhao Laoqi can establish an intelligence department and said earnestly: "Your mission is very important. Whether our army can win every battle in the future depends on you."

Zhao Laoqi did not dare to neglect and hurriedly said, "Don't worry, your highness, you will definitely establish the CIA. This is Shanghai's first battle."

"Well, you are now the leader of the regiment, fifth-rank, and I will now appoint you as the director of the Intelligence Bureau, the same division commander, and fourth-rank."

Zhao Laoqi bowed and said, "Thank you for your cultivation, I will do my best to do my best to do your best."

In Kunshan County, Zhang Yuliang looked at the short-haired army under the city and was ready to attack the city. He was dizzy for a moment. He didn't know how long Kunshan could withstand it. Thinking of the 10 days that Zhang Junmen had told him that he had to defend, he suddenly became nervous. The short-haired siege has always been as fast as the wind and invaded like fire. If he defended the city under the first wave of short-haired siege, the pressure to defend the city will definitely be much less. Thinking of this, Zhang Yuliang turned around and walked and shouted: "Listen, brothers, kill a thief and reward 3 taels of silver. Each person will be given 2 taels of silver to defend the city."

The soldiers guarding the city made a weak cheer, which made Zhang Yuliang very embarrassed. Could it be that there were fewer people who appreciate silver hair?

In Kunshan City, at a corner not far from the city gate, about 300 people were buried in a row, silent.

"Brother, it's less than a moment before Wu. Is there really a large army outside the city to support me?" A man in a 'courage' suit asked the person next to him who looked like an official.

The official whispered: "Of course, the fourth brother left the city in the morning, and now he should contact Shorthair. Besides, you haven't seen the nervous look of the arrows on the city wall!"

His name is Zheng Damao, and his four brothers are Ermao, Sanmao and Xiaomao. He was originally a gangster in the countryside. When he heard that Kunshan could serve as a soldier and each had one or two taels of family settlement, he brought his brothers and countrymen to Kunshan to join the army. He was a small leader in Yongying by Zhang Yuliang. He heard that Shortmao was going to attack Kunshan, because he heard a lot of shortmao defeating the official army in the countryside this year, and he was suspicious. After discussing, the brothers had the idea of ​​using Kunshan as a letter of fame to shortmao. Perhaps he could find a job and glorify the countryside.

"I wonder what benefits can Shorthair give us? I heard that the high-ranking official guarding the city was Zhang Yuliang. He had a deep hatred with Shorthair. If Shorthair killed him this time, I would be very happy!" A soldier standing in front of the official turned around and said.

The official covered his mouth and scolded: "Three brothers, shut up, your voice is so loud, what should I do if I attract people? The three of us brothers will all be explained here!"

"Brother, it's noon." Zheng Ermao pulled Zheng Damao's clothes and whispered.

The official looked up at the sun and confirmed it, took a few deep breaths, and shouted: "Brothers, open the city gate and appreciate the land of a hundred acres, and a hundred taels of silver, rush!"

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Li Chunfa looked at the person next to him who called himself Zheng Xiaomao, considering whether his words were trustworthy, "It's already noon now, why is there no movement in the city yet!"

"It's open, it's open... The city gate is open, General!" Zheng Xiaomao excitedly pointed at the slowly opened city gate and shouted to Li Chunfa.

Li Chunfa made a promise to Zheng Xiaomao who jumped and jumped, "There are rewards for capturing Kunshan!" After that, he waved to the big sword team behind him, and the Han army rushed forward roaring.

Zhang Yuliang didn't believe what he heard, "What did you say? The village hero in the city rebelled! He also opened the city gate! Why didn't you stop them?" He whispered to himself, "Why did I explain to Zhang Junmen! I've been preparing for a month, but I haven't even been guarding it for a day! I might as well die."

The city gate guard cried and advised, "Sir, let's run away quickly! It's too late, it's too late. Look, the short hairs under the city have already begun to enter the city!"

"Sher" Zhang Yuliang drew his sword and stabbed him to death. He looked around the terrified soldiers around him and said with a blank expression: "If you dare to say something about escapees, you will be killed without mercy! Go down and drive short hair out of the city!"

"Yes, go quickly..." The people around seemed to be frightened, and pushed down the city wall in groups of three or three.
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