The soldiers went to deliver the order, and Li Zhen and Liu Taiping discussed the arrangements for sending troops.
Unknowingly, time passed by in a hurry.
In the small study, hurried footsteps sounded one after another. Five people, Zhou Xiuying, Lu Shaochuan, Smith, Huang Shihai, and Yang Banhou, arrived one after another and sat in the study one after another.
Only Qi Zhenhai was away leading the troops and could not attend.
Li Zhen said in a low tone: "The Jiangbei camp was destroyed, Qi Shan died of illness, the remaining defeated soldiers are running towards Shanghai, Li Xiucheng is still chasing after them, the situation is not good. The emperor also sent someone to convey the order before,
Let me lead the troops to attack Nanjing. I thought about it and decided to deal with Li Xiucheng and Yang Xiuqing first, and then start dealing with Nanjing."
Lu Shaochuan was particularly excited and took the lead in saying: "Commander, my sword and gun are ready, just give the order. I will hit wherever you point, no matter whether it is Yang Xiuqing or Li Xiucheng, kill them all.
."
"Pfft!!"
Zhou Xiuying couldn't help laughing and said: "Captain Lu, you will go wherever the commander asks you to go? If the commander asks you to stay in Shanghai, will you be willing? Don't be so full of words!"
"Husband... Captain Zhou, what you said is wrong."
Lu Shaochuan was immediately anxious, and he didn't care that Zhou Xiuying was Li Zhen's woman.
Besides, we haven’t slept together yet.
Lu Shaochuan held his head high and said unceremoniously: "Captain Zhou, what I said is that I will fight wherever the commander points. I want to lead troops into battle. You said you want me to stay in Shanghai, this is not
Do you want to fight yourself? Commander Zhou, my third regiment has already recruited a thousand soldiers, and is now continuing to expand its recruitment. I remember that your fifth regiment still has less than 700 soldiers. Wait for the military competition.
, you have to be careful, my soldiers will take care of the soldiers of your fifth regiment."
Zhou Xiuying snorted and said immediately: "Who is afraid of whom? None of my soldiers, Zhou Xiuying, is a coward."
Two people, facing each other.
Seeing this, Huang Shihai shouted: "Why are you arguing? The commander-in-chief invited you here to instruct the next battle arrangements, not for you to argue. Fortunately, you are still the commanders of the third and fifth regiments, which is not cool at all.
Look at Captain Yang and Captain Smith, they are so quiet, why can't you learn more?"
Huang Shihai, as the brigade commander, is the commander-in-chief of the army.
Zhou Xiuying and Lu Shaochuan had an argument. Huang Shihai suddenly felt that he had lost face and couldn't help but scold him.
Not to mention, after Huang Shihai's words, both of them became quiet.
Li Zhen had been waiting quietly to see what happened. When he saw Zhou Xiuying and Lu Shaochuan quarreling, he was not anxious. As long as there were no major problems with the generals in the army, Li Zhen was too lazy to intervene. When Huang Shihai stopped the two of them, Li Zhen
Zhen Zhen was also quite satisfied with Huang Shihai. This brigade commander still had prestige and could calm the situation.
Li Zhen coughed twice and said: "My husband and I have already discussed the arrangements for this time. Stand up!"
"yes!"
The five people all stood up in confusion, with serious expressions. All five people were wearing military uniforms and looked extremely energetic.
Li Zhen said in a deep voice: "Huang Shihai and Zhou Xiuying obey the order!"
"Arrived!" Huang Shihai shouted loudly.
"Arrived!" Zhou Xiuying also said loudly.
Li Zhen ordered: "The army went out, Huang Shihai was stationed in Shanghai, and Zhou Xiuying led the soldiers of the fifth regiment to stay behind and guard Shanghai together. If there is a small disturbance overnight, they will be suppressed. Those who should be arrested and those who should be killed, I will deal with them together when I come back.
."
"yes!"
Huang Shihai had a sad face and could only agree.
He had scolded Zhou Xiuying and Lu Shaochuan just now, but now it was his own misfortune.
Huang Shihai was also a lieutenant general in the army and wanted to lead troops on an expedition. However, Li Zhen gave the order and Huang Shihai did not dare to refute it, at least in such a formal occasion. Once he contradicted him, he would be disobeying the military order. Especially Huang Shihai
It is impossible for the top general of the army to disobey Li Zhen's orders.
Zhou Xiuying did not answer in a hurry, but looked at Li Zhen with watery eyes.
Obviously, Zhou Xiuying is not willing to stay.
Li Zhen's face was as dark as water, his eyes shone with a cold and serious light, he looked directly at Zhou Xiuying, and asked in a deep voice: "Captain Zhou, are you disobeying the order?"
"Obey!" Zhou Xiuying gritted her teeth and reluctantly agreed.
Li Zhen shouted again: "Yang Banhou obeys the order!"
"Arrived!" Yang Banhou shouted loudly.
Yang Banhou chuckled in his heart, secretly thinking that Zhou Xiuying and Huang Shihai stayed behind, and the rest were probably candidates for the vanguard army and those who followed Li Zhen on the expedition. Now that he was called out by Li Zhen alone, he was probably a candidate for the vanguard army.
.Yang Banhou was filled with joy and his eyes were full of expectations, waiting for Li Zhen's order.
Li Zhen didn't know what Yang Banhou was thinking, and said unhurriedly: "Yang Banhou led the soldiers of the first regiment to Nanjing to join the soldiers of Qi Zhenhai's second regiment. The main task of the two armies is to prevent the Taiping Army from
When attacking Shanghai, the second task is to attract the bandits' forces and take the opportunity to annihilate them. You should assess the situation yourself and act accordingly."
Yang Banhou opened his mouth wide, not expecting this order.
At this time, Yang Banhou was also stunned.
When Yang Banhou saw Li Zhen's stern eyes, he suddenly woke up and said loudly: "I will obey your orders!"
Li Zhen turned his eyes and shouted: "Smith, Lu Shaochuan obeys the order!"
"Here!" Smith and Lu Shaochuan said at the same time.
Both of them had serious expressions, Smith was full of joy and anger, and Lu Shaochuan could not see the slightest hint of laughter on his face. This guy could be serious, but he could also laugh casually, and he was very thick-skinned.
Li Zhen ordered: "Assemble the soldiers of the third regiment and the soldiers of the fourth regiment and follow me on the expedition."
"yes!"
The two of them responded loudly, their voices filled with endless joy.
Smith and Lu Shaochuan went out with the army, which made Huang Shihai, Zhou Xiuying and Yang Banhou feel helpless. A foreigner and the most unreliable pirate actually followed Li Zhen on the expedition, which was beyond their expectation.
Li Zhen waved his hand and ordered: "Okay, let's get ready."
Lu Shaochuan and Smith walked out happily. Yang Banhou and Huang Shihai shook their heads and sighed, but still chose to leave. Only Zhou Xiuying did not leave, but looked at Li Zhen with eyes wide open, with expectation on her face.
Li Zhen said with a serious expression: "Xiuying, this is the result of my discussion with my husband. My husband said that you are suitable to stay in Shanghai, so you can stay."
Zhou Xiuying turned her eyes and stared at Liu Taiping coldly, filled with murderous intent.
The corners of Liu Taiping's mouth twitched slightly, what is this?
It was clearly Li Zhen's own decision and had nothing to do with him! He just discussed it with Li Zhen, and now it became his responsibility. Liu Taiping did not refute and said: "General Zhou, the soldiers under your command are not well trained.
It’s best to stay behind.”
Zhou Xiuying snorted, turned around and left.
Obviously, the female general was angry.
After Zhou Xiuying left, Liu Taiping smiled bitterly and said: "Sir, you are really giving me a hard time. General Zhou lives in the house, and the whole family of the old man also lives in the house. You are pouring dirty water on the old man. Isn't this right?"
Let the old man be in trouble!"
Li Zhen smiled and said: "Xiuying just plays a little temper, nothing will happen to her."
Liu Taiping muttered secretly, since it's just a small temper, why do you blame it on me?
Immediately, Li Zhen suppressed his smile, stood up, walked to Liu Taiping, and said seriously: "Sir, I will lead the army on the expedition, and I will leave all the matters in Shanghai to you."
Liu Taiping solemnly said: "Don't worry, sir, I will ensure that Shanghai remains in chaos for as long as I stay in Shanghai."
Their eyes met each other, and there was a smile on their faces.
