The capital was immersed in singing and dancing, and sporadic gunshots rang out from Jinji Castle in the northwest. The Yellow River was still frozen during the ice period, and the Qing army and the returning army were each hiding in the castle, waiting for the arrival of spring. The war was imminent, and the Qing army's frontline commander Liu Jintang looked on with his hands behind his back. The perfect battle plan of Jinjibao terrain map has specified that he is waiting for the moment when Jinjibao is flooded.
When Liu Jintang thought of a poem, he couldn't help but sing his congratulations loudly:
“Have you not seen, the water of the Yellow River comes from the sky and flows to the sea never to return?
Don’t you see the bright mirror in the high hall, the sad white hair in the morning is like blue silk and turns to snow in the evening?
If you are proud of life, you must be happy and don’t let the golden cup empty to the moon.[
I am born with talents and will be able to come back after spending all my money.
Cooking sheep and slaughtering cows, and drinking three hundred cups in order to have fun
Master Cen, Dan Qiusheng is about to drink wine and don’t stop.
Please listen to a song with Junge:
The bells, drums, delicacies and jade are not expensive, but I hope I will never wake up after being drunk for a long time.
Since ancient times, all the sages have been lonely. Only drinkers leave their names.
In the old days, King Chen had banquets, music fights, and lots of fun.
What does the master say? I have less money and I have to sell it. It’s up to you to decide.
The five-flowered horse and the golden Qiu Hu'er will be exchanged for the fine wine and sold together with you for the eternal sorrow."
"The poem written by Commander Liu is so majestic." Guo Baochang walked into the conference room with a smile on his face.
"Haha, Old Guo, are you kidding me? This is Li Bai's poem." Liu Jintang saw a large number of officers such as Xu Zhanbiao, Huang Ding, Lei Zhengwan, Zhang Yao, and Fan Ye entering the venue. He was in a good mood, which made this large group of outstanding military exploits and high-minded. The person at Yu Ding obeys orders, this is his ability
"Oh... That's just plagiarism, just like that assassin general." Guo Baochang pretended to have just figured it out and mocked Liu Jintang.
"Hahahaha" all the generals in the conference hall laughed together. Men all have dirty thoughts. Although Li Guolou has left, he is still the target of ridicule by all the generals.
Fan Ye retorted: "Guo Junmen, you are making nonsense and trying to assassinate the general. You are not plagiarizing."
Guo Baochang scoffed and ignored Fan Ye, who didn't take Fan Ye seriously. What the hell is a small deputy general? His deputy general stood outside as a bodyguard. If Liu Jintang hadn't looked up at the Xinwu Army's first military meeting, there would have been no seat for Fan Ye.
Liu Jintang didn't mind that most of these people were his seniors who showed off their seniority and were soldiers. Liu Jintang's face was full of spring breeze: "Everyone, please sit down. I have called you here today to hold a pre-war preparation meeting. The time has come to attack Jinji Fort."
"I'm asking Commander-in-Chief Liu to give the order." All the generals held out their chests and belly, and they obeyed Liu Jintang's orders and dared to go up to the sea even though they were facing mountains of swords and seas of fire.
"Well..." Liu Jintang looked at his beloved generals with high spirits. With these generals who are capable of fighting to assist the enemy, the remaining more than 400 fortresses will surely be destroyed. The head of the bandit leader Ma Hualong is already in his pocket.
The lights in Yongning Cave were brightly lit, and the Qing generals discussed the war enthusiastically. They had made all preparations for war and were waiting for "the water of the Yellow River to come up from the sky" [
At this time, there were no major wars in the territory of the Qing Dynasty. It was the season when everything revived. Green shoots sprouted from the soil. A major event was happening in the distant Zaozhuang, Shandong Province. The cause of the event was that Zaozhuang Coal Mine was restructured and foreign capital was about to enter the Zaozhuang Coal Mine. The government was preparing to hand over the management rights of the coal mine. To French businessman Robinson and others
This incident was due to the fact that Zhang Renjun, the governor of Shandong, advocated restructuring and introducing foreign capital to develop the national economy. Zhang Renjun wanted to drive away the tyrants in the original Zaozhuang coal mines and bring the Zaozhuang coal mines into the scope of state management.
Shandong has experienced the persecution of the Nian Army in the troubled times. The Zaozhuang Coal Mining Company has changed many owners through bloody storms. Some owners joined the Nian Army and were exterminated. Some owners were exterminated by the Nian Army. Others were classified as Ax Gangs and were exterminated by the Qing Dynasty and later. Killed in the name of rebellion, the eleven largest mines in the Zaozhuang area are now occupied by five local tycoons, and illegal mining is controlled by the country without tax revenue.
The coal mine in Zaozhuang is an open-pit coal mine. As long as you find the mineral source and dig down, you can make a fortune. Therefore, fighting and killing are very serious. The powerful people here have become desperadoes. The powerful people who occupy the rich mines have guns in their hands. The local government has long lost control of Zaozhuang.
Among the five powerful men, the Sun brothers are the strongest. They are the remnants of Dongniu. Sun Meifang led more than 2,000 troops to surrender. Li Hongzhang made great achievements in the battle to eliminate Dongniu. After that, the Sun brothers' armed forces were placed in Lincheng for reorganization.
For one wing, for a thousand people
Sun Meifang was appointed as wing commander and Sun Meijing was appointed as general governor. In the past few years, through unremitting efforts, the Sun brothers have expanded their power to the Zaozhuang area and controlled four mining sites. The number of Sun brothers has already exceeded a thousand people.
Already close to three thousand troops
The Sun brothers have become local warlords. At first, the brothers obeyed the orders of Ding Baozhen, the governor of Shandong. They showed great respect and loyalty to Ding Baozhen. Now the Sun brothers have become powerful, but their relationship with the newly appointed governor of Shandong, Zhang Renjun, is very tense.
The new governor of Shandong, Zhang Renjun, wanted to take over the military power of the Sun brothers as soon as he took office. He even wanted to disband the army with the remnants of the Nian Army as its backbone. He also launched the Westernization Movement to carry out institutional reforms and became the vanguard of the Westernization Movement to vigorously attract foreign investment.
The concession that Qingdao assigned to Prussia was Zhang Renjun’s masterpiece. It was a very colorful stroke that made him a close confidant of Prince Gong. Zhang Renjun was a little bit proud.
At this moment, Zhang Renjun did not dare to touch the Sun brothers' army, which was a group of bandits. He was afraid of causing unrest, so he opened the coal mine in Zaozhuang first to recover the Sun brothers' source of wealth. Where did the Sun brothers' money go?
It can support three thousand troops. The Sun brothers will be weak if they have fewer soldiers and horses. This way, we can safely take back the military power of the Sun brothers. Then we can find excuses to deal with the Sun brothers later.
Entering Zaozhuang in the name of foreign investment in the coal mining industry, you need to know who in the world dares to offend foreigners. Zhang Renjun's plan was very successful, and there was opposition as soon as the order was issued. Even Qingdao was rented to the Prussians. The small Zaozhuang tycoon dared to destroy the foreign demon, but Zaozhuang was not like this.
The establishment of foreign-funded enterprises in coal mines has become a reality. Foreigners have already conducted on-site inspections at Zaozhuang Coal Mine.
The actions of Shandong Governor Zhang Renjun set off huge waves in the Zaozhuang area. Various illegal mining sites have been closed down by the government, destroying people's jobs and killing parents. Powerful parties from all sides gathered to discuss countermeasures.
In the Zaozhuang Coal Mine Association, powerful people from all walks of life gathered. The Sun brothers were sitting in the middle with very serious expressions. Zhang Renjun, the governor of Shandong Province, wanted to take over their property. How to feed the three thousand people? He wanted the officials to force the people to rebel. Although the Sun brothers did not dare to rebel yet, they were ready to play.
A big vote forced Shandong Governor Zhang Renjun to make concessions
The arrival of Zhu Hongdeng made Sun Meifang afraid to ask Da to go out to meet him in person. Among the five mine owners, Zhu Hongdeng's men controlled three mines. In Shandong, the power of Boxer Boxing was huge and spread widely in the countryside. Even the government relied on Boxer Boxing.
use their power to maintain local security
Zhuhongdeng is Ping An's pseudonym. He is a follower of the White Lotus Sect. He learned illusion skills from Master Baimei and also learned the art of poisoning from Master Baimei. Taking advantage of the craze of entering Shandong, he relied on the road opened by Li Guolou to lead Zhuhongdeng to lead Miao Fanlu and others.
Fan Zongxin, the leader of the Boxer in the Zaozhuang area, went to Zaozhuang to join Fan Zongxin. Soon after, Fan Zongxin died of illness. Zhu Hongdeng became the leader of the Boxer in front of everyone.
Zhu Hongdeng was a capable person. She knelt at the foot of Li Guolou and pretended to be a young girl who was new to the world. She even wrote a letter of repentance and claimed that she was willing to obey the Qing government's orders and serve as Li Guolou's backbone. But when she arrived in Shandong, she was like a fierce horse running off the reins and no longer being controlled by Li Guolou.
Guolou control has long since stopped taking a letter of repentance seriously and has focused on developing Boxing. Zhu Hongdeng is
In fact, there is no such person in the character compiled by Hong Dengzhao. However, the Ping An Society genjutsu claimed to be Zhu Hongdeng to make his name famous. In just two years, Zhu Hongdeng has become a legendary figure of Boxing. According to folklore, Zhu Hongdeng has come to the world. As for the new feudal lord,
How on earth did he die? Someone knows how vicious Ping An is.
Zhu Hongdeng is dressed in red and rides on a bay-red horse. His handsome and handsome face is wrapped in a scarf, but his graceful figure still makes people think about it. He is surrounded by a cavalry of a hundred people. It is not the same as the desolate scene with only a few mules in Zaozhuang.
Zhu Hongdeng was unable to approach men because she was learning illusions, so she is still a virgin. This made a group of big men in Boxing admire her and worship her like a goddess.
The fifth leader, Miao Fanlu, was standing behind Zhu Hongdeng, thinking about all kinds of things. His father wrote to him to return to Beijing and asked him to inherit the family business as soon as possible and not to wander around in the world. But he still likes to live like a prodigal son. There is no excitement in doing business.
Miao Fanlu still has something to worry about. The horse thief Fei Lingxue he took in has strong martial arts skills, is ruthless, ruthless and ambitious, and is eyeing the two coal mines. He will be in charge here. Fei Lingxue doesn't dare to betray Boxer, but if he leaves, this female horse thief is very likely to
Miao Fanlu had too many fetters in his heart about Zhu Hongdeng's murderous attempt to seize the ownership of two coal mines. When he thought of Li Guolou's care for his family, he had a headache, worried about gains and losses, and didn't know where to go.
Several Yihequan troops controlled by Zhu Hongdeng relied on their fierceness to break into Shandong to gain a territory in Zaozhuang. The backstage of Boxing was Ding Baozhen's national complex, which made Ding Baozhen prefer this kind of patriotic society.
This hidden danger has serious consequences that give Zhang Renjun, the current governor of Shandong, a headache.
However, Boxer Boxing also has competitors, that is, another social organization, the Changqiang Society. Originally, the Changqiang Society was a loose civil organization, but since the remnants of the Ax Gang joined the Changqian Society, it has been reborn and can compete with Boxing Boxing.
The men of the Changqian Club controlled two rich mines. Gang leader Wang Shiren walked into the hall with a big belly, followed by two sworn brothers, one tall and one thin. These three people walked together to attract everyone's attention. Six tall and burly bodyguards stood with raised eyebrows.
Behind Wang Shiren, there were two revolvers stuck in his waist and he carried a sharp knife. He looked like no one would buy it. After the guests and hosts exchanged greetings, Wang Shiren sat under the Sun brothers and drank tea. When he saw Sun Meifang going out to meet the helmsman of the Boxer, Zhu Hongdeng, he couldn't help but be jealous.
sneered three times
"Does a woman need to be greeted by General Sun?" Wang Shiren said in a strange voice, angry that Sun Meifang just greeted her at the door of the hall.
Sun Meijing squinted at Wang Shiren with stern eyes like a falcon, "giggle" and laughed three times: "Master Wang, we are brothers, we don't need to talk too much about etiquette. Let's have a big bowl of wine, eat a big piece of meat, of course we should treat women with compassion." [
"If General Zhong or Sun can talk, let's talk to each other. Girls can also share the same." Wang Shiren's ruffian voice was particularly disdainful of uprising and boxing. The old man bowed at the feet of a girl.
Everyone smiled with lewd expressions and craned their necks to look at the women illuminated by the red light at the door, which was quite eye-catching.
Sun Meifang personally greeted Zhu Hongdeng and her group. Zhu Hongdeng remained reserved as usual and said a few polite words to Sun Meifang.
The ten eldest brothers and eldest sisters of Boxing Boxing poured into the hall. The person walking next to Zhu Honglan was the magician He Xiangu.
He Xiangu, who is illuminated by red lights, has become the spokesperson of the vermilion red lanterns. Her charming smile with a string of silver bells is like an eighteen-year-old girl. She has a big face and heavy makeup, but she considers herself beautiful. He Xiangu is a native of Zhaozhuang Township, Baofeng County, Henan Province.
Her parents used to run juggling classes, so she inherited the mantle and knew all kinds of magic tricks.
How to cultivate artistic talents. Wei Xiao is famous in Tianjin. Originally, her face was covered with moles, which looked like lumps of bird droppings and made people feel sick when they saw them. Therefore, He Xiangu kept covering her face. But ever since she heard that the red light in Shandong can cure her face.
The black spot went from Tianjin Wei to Zaozhuang to worship under the vermilion lantern gate.
Nowadays, He Xiangu has a black mole on her face. After using medicine to remove the mole, there are some faint shadows left on her face. It’s hard to see even if it’s not face to face. So He Xiangu looks bright and charming after putting on makeup, which attracts everyone’s coveted eyes as soon as she walks in.
Sun Meifang was quite polite to He Xiangu and looked curiously at He Xiangu, who was famous in the world. People at this time were very superstitious about the folk legend of Yihe Quan. Sun Meifang, those who like Boxing now, of course believe in some of the miracles of Yihe Quan.
As the saying goes, seeing is believing. He has personally seen the vermilion lantern attracting thousands of birds and strange birds. Although he has seen the mysterious invisibility technique of the vermilion lantern, his subordinates all say that the vermilion lantern can invisibility.
Sun Meifang paid no attention to the boulder-breaking Kung Fu of Boxing Boxing, nor did she believe in the invulnerability of Kung Fu. No matter how great his martial arts skills were, he could only use the quick gun in his hand. However, he respected the two legendary women in the red light photo and considered them to be fairies descended to earth.
That’s why I welcome you personally
Everyone in the hall was watching tea and were seated. Five people and four people were present. The owner of another coal mine, Wang Yunteng, sat at the bottom. He had a rich mine and was able to establish a foothold in Zaozhuang. He was the eldest brother of all the people. The eldest sister rewarded him. He was the big landlord of Qilitun.
His son Wang Yunteng was born as a commoner, but now he is more promising than his legitimate son Wang Yunhao.
Because Qilitun was overcrowded, it could no longer accommodate thousands of villagers. In order to survive, the villagers of Qilitun constantly fought with the surrounding villages and were in danger of being wiped out by the government. By chance, due to the incident in Balizhuang, Wang Chengren met Li Guolou, and the big landowner Wang Chengren met.
Relying on Li Guolou's relationship, his son Wang Yunteng led more than 500 tenant households to enter Shandong. With the craze of entering Shandong, he launched a large-scale land enclosure movement in Shandong.
The Qing army and the Dongniu fought fiercely in Shandong for thousands of miles. The land became deserted, but this was only a temporary tragedy. The population of the Qing Dynasty skyrocketed. As long as the government opened the door, there would be refugees prospering to reclaim wasteland. The temporary craze for entering Shandong disappeared quickly. Shandong has become a wasteland.
Let the refugees reclaim land
Although Wang Yunteng occupied 10,000 acres of wasteland in Shandong, he still had more land. He went to Zaozhuang to develop it. With the two signs of Li Hongzhang and Li Guolou, he swaggered around and falsely called Li Guolou service, saying that Li Guolou wanted a rich mine.
Of course, when Li Guolou knew about this, he was kept in the dark and thought that the 10,000 acres of land given to him by Wang Yunteng was for enclosure.
The Sun brothers were recruited by Li Hongzhang and should repay Li Hongzhang's kindness. Although Zhu Hongdeng turned her back and disowned Li Guolou as her master, her life was given by Li Guolou, so these two people gave Wang Yunteng a rich mine. Now Wang Yunteng
Already strong and strong, he has become a mighty man in Zaozhuang. He always looks at the faces of the Sun brothers.
Now there are four groups of five people, and one group is delayed. Everyone is not surprised and continues to drink tea, because the other group of people is an old friend of the Sun brothers who are bandits in Baodugu. They have high mountains and long roads. It is not easy to go back.