The Hubei Army's Yangtze River Naval Battalion was told to stay in the naval port and was not allowed to leave the port. They could not act rashly, otherwise they would be sunk.

Facing the eyeing gaze of large modern warships, the Hubei Navy Naval Battalion dared to get angry but did not dare to speak out. They knew that resisting was equivalent to hitting a stone with an egg. They knew that something big was going to happen in Wuhan tonight, but there was nothing they could do.

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Since Zhang Xiangshuai died of illness in Beijing on the 21st day of the eighth lunar month, Zhang Biao, who had originally planned to return to Wuchang, had no choice but to stay in Beijing to keep vigil. The imperial edict was handed over to Ruicheng, the governor of Huguang, who promulgated the edict in Wuchang for implementation.

Starting from the afternoon of the 22nd, Ruicheng felt that something was wrong with the atmosphere in Wuchang City and had a premonition of some inexplicable danger. He sent people to prepare to mobilize two garrison regiments from the barracks outside Hanyang City to enter Wuchang City to protect the Governor's Mansion.

He had been waiting for news of the troops' arrival since the afternoon.

It's evening, and the detective report came back from Wuchangfu West Pier:

There was no sign of troops crossing the river, nor was there any news coming from the other side. There were also reports of unknown ships appearing on the river.

Ruicheng was so anxious that he didn't even bother to eat dinner, and made a fuss in the front hall of the Governor's Palace while throwing glasses and swearing.

With a "pop!" sound, he slammed the pistol on the desk.

"Hurry up and inform the Yangtze River Naval Battalion of the Hubei Army, and ask them to send warships to Wuchang West Pier to pick up the governor on board." Ruicheng stood up, preparing for the thirty-sixth move, and his fat body immediately covered his head.

half of the light in the room.

His cold and stern orders made one of the guards standing outside weak in the knees.

"Pingtong..." With a sound, the guard knelt down straight.

"My Lord Governor, I just received a report from a detective, saying that the Yangtze River between the three towns of Wuchang

The waters are all controlled by the Fengzhong Yangtze River Escort Fleet, and the warships of the Hubei Navy Naval Battalion are blocked in the port and dare not act rashly!"

"Damn it, you are all a coward. You can raise an army for a thousand days and use it for a while, but you don't even dare to resist at the critical moment?" Ruicheng cursed loudly.

The waterway was cut off, which Ruicheng didn't expect. His original hope was really hopeless, so he retreated to the warship. He could still command and move forward and retreat freely. Afterwards, the court held him responsible. He was not considered to have escaped before the battle.

Unexpectedly, Chen Tianhua was really ruthless. He took the first step and secretly sent warships to blockade the river. No wonder the troops from the Hanyang barracks couldn't get through. It seemed that the rebellious heart of this Han official who had been cut into pieces had long been

There you have it.

"Commander, could it be said that Mr. Chen Tianhua and Mr. Chen...he really rebelled...rebelled...this..." A deacon muttered beside him, as if he was waking up from a dream.

Ruicheng, who was in annoyance, turned around suddenly after hearing this and glared at him fiercely, the coldness in his eyes getting deeper and deeper.

The deacon was stared at by Ruicheng with horror. The cold sweat on his forehead was dripping down, his lips were trembling, and his face turned gray with fear.

"Report..."

A spy ran into the main hall, rolling on the ground, panting like an ox, followed by several disheveled officers from the Yangtze River Naval Battalion of the Hubei Army.

"Say quickly..."

"Commander, something bad has happened! The revolutionaries in the Hubei army have agreed to revolt tonight, and there is Chen...Tianhua, it is said that he is the commander-in-chief of the rebel army..." the naval battalion commander reported tremblingly.

This guy had a birthday today. In the afternoon, he took a few battalion-level officers and went to a nearby brothel to have fun. He had no idea what happened on the river in advance. The naval battalion was not prepared at all. When his subordinates came to report, he

It was like waking up from a dream, crawling on the ground and coming to the Governor's Mansion to report the news.

"Tell me the truth, how did you escape from the blocked port station?" Looking at the drunken and disheveled naval officer, Ruicheng's head buzzed, and he shouted loudly, and then he

He picked up the six-rounder on the table and pointed it directly at his head.

The gun was held to his head, and the man was so frightened that he lost his mind.

"Commander... calm down your anger... today is my birthday... my brothers encouraged me to go to the restaurant and have some drinks... not at the military port..."

The trembling sound of the pipe made everyone present break into a cold sweat.

Upon hearing his explanation, Ruicheng's lips twitched with a painful expression.

Ruicheng was a native of Zhenghuang Banner in Manchuria, the grandson of Qishan, a great scholar, and the son of General Gong Boring of Heilongjiang Province. He served as the inspector general of Jiangxi Province and the governor of Jiangsu Province. He personally led the navy to suppress the bandits of Taihu Lake. He was both civil and military, and he was not greedy for life and afraid of death.

"If you receive a salary from the imperial court but do nothing serious, the whole country of the Qing Dynasty will be defeated at your hands. It is not a pity to die."

Ruicheng gritted his teeth and said, his bubble eyes were filled with bloodshot eyes, his blood pressure was rising, the pistol in his hand was shaking, and the muzzle of the gun was swinging back and forth on the head of the pipe.

"Commander, please spare your life. It's not that you are humble and don't do serious work, it's just that Chen... is too cunning... and doesn't care about our business!" The unlucky supervisor looked at the muzzle of the gun and begged in horror.

Ruicheng's lips curled up with a touch of cruelty, and his finger quickly pulled the trigger. "Bang bang..." There were two muffled sounds, and the officer fell into a pool of blood in an instant.

"Neglect of duty! Take all these naval officers outside the camp and shoot them on the spot!"

"Yes!" The captain of the guard saluted and waved to the guards to take the remaining naval officers away.

"Commander, please spare your life, this is none of our business! Spare your life..."

The miserable sounds of begging for mercy and the howling of ghosts and wolves rang from the main hall of the Governor's Mansion to outside the camp gate. They stopped with the sound of several gunshots, leaving the entire Governor's Mansion shrouded in a desolate atmosphere.

Ruicheng put down the still smoking pistol and stood in front of the desk with his backhand, staring coldly at the dark night outside the window, and pursed his thick lips tightly.

The cold aura emanating from his body, mixed with the smell of gunpowder and blood, solidified the flowing air around him into a ball, suppressing everyone present. Everyone lowered their heads in silence, but began to think about what to do in their hearts.

There was a pool of blood and corpses on the ground, which was shocking. Several detectives were shocked, their faces were as pale as death, but they were mumbling unwillingly. The main hall was filled with an unpleasant smell of blood, and for those who were still in the room,

, this thick and pungent smell of blood, I have a feeling that it will be difficult to dispel tonight.

"Come here, drag this guy outside the camp gate to show the public, and wipe off the blood!" Ruicheng shouted in a hoarse voice, with a solemn expression.

"Yes..." The guards hurriedly took action.

Ruicheng calmed down at this moment. His eyes were dark, making it impossible to figure out what he was thinking.

"Commander!"

Zhang Meisheng, the governor's master who had already arrived, had been waiting at the door. He had witnessed Ruicheng's irrational killings with his own eyes. Of course, he could not cause trouble again, and he might even hit the muzzle of the gun.

He stuck his head in and saw that the governor had calmed down, so he quickly called out to the commander.

"Come in, tell me anything you have to say!"

Ruicheng had long been sensitive to something strange at the door, and saw that it was his chief master poking around.

"Yes, handsome!"

Zhang Meisheng bowed and walked to him and said:

"Commander, Chen Tianhua and the revolutionaries in the New Army will definitely take action tonight. The top priority is to hold on to Wuchang City and wait for foreign aid. Admiral Zhang Biao is far away in the capital. The only one available here is Wuchang garrison General Li Yuanhong. Commander, you can
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