Xie Erren's first impression of Wuzhou was very bad - speaking of it, his impression of any large or medium-sized city under the Ming Dynasty was below the passing line. Generally speaking, it was "dirty and messy". On the contrary, some wealthy villages and
The small town can also give him a fresh sense of literary and artistic style.
Because Wuzhou was hit by military fire, the situation in the city was even worse: rubble and ashes could be seen everywhere. Refugees who had just returned to the city were staggering around picking up their things on the ruins. Wild dogs that had been frightened by the gunfire and were hiding in the streets were found on the street.
Attracted by the bloody smell of the corpses, they came out to look for food one after another. They were shouted and driven away by the strong men watching the streets, running around everywhere.
Xie Erren was wearing a windbreaker and strutting down the street surrounded by guards - at first he was strutting like Zhukov's recapture of Yelnya in "The Battle of Moscow", but looking at the tragic scene and
The gloomy-looking citizens on the street suddenly felt bad - it would be hard to be a leader here...
Wuzhou's municipal government is temporarily located at the Wuzhou Government Office. As soon as Xie Erren arrived at the door of the Government Office, he saw several soldiers and strong men carrying out a body wrapped in reed mats noisily.
He stopped a naturalized cadre who was commanding nearby and asked, "Whose bodies are these?"
"He is the magistrate of Wuzhou in the Ming Dynasty, his name is Hu Duhua. There are also a few petty officials and other people." The naturalized cadres did not know where he came from, but looking at his appearance and the guards around him, they knew that he must be the one who came.
As a "chief", he quickly reported that "all committed suicide in the yamen."
Xie Erren secretly thought it was "unlucky" - there was nothing wrong with these people dying, other than fucking committing suicide in the yamen.
Naturally, as a believer in materialism, or in a situation where materialist believers accounted for the majority in the Senate, Xie Erren could never show such emotions. When he heard that a prefect had died, he calmly waved:
He waved his hand and said, "If you die, just die. Where are your family members?"
"The servant said he had sent his family away long ago."
Xie Erren felt a little regretful - he thought of Dong Mingxuan in Guangzhou.
If I were Liu Xiang, I would definitely "care" for this Miss Dong.
In the midst of his random thoughts, Xie Erren entered the government office. The house-searching team from the Planning Institute was "searching" and there was a lot of noise everywhere. He had no intention of watching these searches, which were carried out by digging deep into the ground.
Arriving at the Second Hall, this is where civil cases are heard. It is now a municipal government conference room. It is more like a temporary office than a conference room. It is noisy with naturalized cadres and soldiers coming in and out. Zhu Quanxing's whole body
Wearing military uniform, he was talking to a group of correspondents. After he said a few words, one correspondent immediately stood up and saluted and left, followed by the next one, very crisply. Jean, who had been holding back for a long time by the Xijiang River, could not think of a word.
Xie Erren was envious and jealous.
Seeing Zhu Quanxing busy at work, Xie Yiren didn't want to disturb him, so he wandered around the second hall. But he saw a few lines of ink writing on the west wall, and the handwriting was dripping. He suddenly became interested, and walked over to take a look, but it was a
"Death Book":
The sage said: "I have heard of those who used Xia to transform the barbarians, but I have never heard of those who transformed the barbarians." How could someone who was an official of the Ming Dynasty surrender to the beasts and live a life without integrity? I belong to the Hu family, and my ancestors have no sins.
There is no daughter to remarry. Having received the teachings of Confucius and Mencius, and the grace of the country, she died in state affairs, and she did what she wanted. A minister whose virtue lies in integrity. Being an unfaithful minister is no different from an animal! How can a ruler be defeated in three years?
In Chengmai, my heart is broken and I have been weeping for many years. However, I have endured the immortality, thinking that the shame of one person is small and the hatred of the country is great. Today, the bandit invades Guangzhou, Lingnan collapses, benevolence and righteousness are full, and I lead the beasts to eat people. I myself
You will inevitably fall into the trap of thieves, but how can you be a traitor? The matter has come to this, and there is no further humiliation of justice. I only hope that the Ming Dynasty will impose heavenly punishment and clear away the ugly people. Even if a certain person dies, he will still be alive.
"Who wrote this?" Xie Erren asked.
A surrender clerk nearby said quickly: "This is the prefect, Mr. Hu - no, the pseudo-prefect Hu Duhua said before committing suicide, he has already sent someone to get lime water..."
Xie Erren subconsciously looked at the roof beam, but there was no rope on it. The clerk said: "Master Hu Hu Ni heard that the Heavenly Soldiers had entered the city, bathed and changed clothes in the back hall, then went to the back hall to inscribe the wall, closed the door and bowed to the north again, and took poison in front of the public case.
Suicide."
"Oh." Xie Erren nodded, "You are quite brave."
Look at the two death poems next to them, but the handwriting is different from Mr. Hu's. Although Xie Erren graduated from the Chinese Department, he doesn't know much about poetry. Although the meaning is roughly understood, he can't tell whether it's good or bad.
All I know is that it is definitely better than limericks, but in short it is not as good as Tang poetry.
"This is Hu Ni's book, written by Master Xing..."
"Where are the people?"
"Mr. Xing Chenghuan... No, Xing Shu also committed suicide in the second hall."
"He is a minister, not an official of the imperial court. He has the responsibility to protect the land. Whatever he does, he must be buried in the Ming Dynasty. Xiong Wencan lost Guangzhou, and he ran all the way here from Zhaoqing and then slipped out of the city. It is really unreasonable!" Xie Erren heard this
The master also committed suicide. I felt a little baffled that the Senate and Fubo Army would not pay attention to such a small prefect master.
"Yes, yes, it's just that I couldn't think about it for the moment." The clerk sighed, "He is from Guangdong. I heard that my family just got engaged to him. It's really a pity."
"very young?"
"I'm in my early thirties. I heard that I only entered school the year before last year. I came out to play because my family was poor. I have some family connections with Mr. Hu. The two of them really get along well with each other."
Xie Erren said a few words such as "It's a pity". He said these words deliberately, with the intention of using Xing Chenghuan's "horse bones" to attract "thousand-mile horses".
His pretentiousness actually reassured the officials, big and small, who had surrendered.
After Zhu Quanxing finished arranging his work, he realized that Yiren had already arrived and quickly called him to a side room next to him to "discuss important matters."
"I will leave Wuzhou City soon, and the next thing will be up to you." Zhu Quanxing said.
"What?!" Xie Yiren was surprised. The city of Wuzhou had just been taken, and order had not been restored in all aspects. As the garrison commander of Wuzhou, Zhu Quanxing was the backbone of his military here. Once he left, he would not be left alive.
How can people without military capabilities encircle Wuzhou's security?
"This, Wuzhou has just been captured, and not all surrounding counties have been captured..."
It was seen that Xie Erren admired Mr. Lin very much, and he could copy Mr. Lin's orders very well, but he actually knew very little about military affairs, let alone commanding a war. As soon as he heard that Zhu Quanxing was leaving, he immediately became anxious.
.
"You are right." Zhu Quanxing said, "I am going to lead the team to capture the counties in Wuzhou, so that Wuzhou's defense line can be arranged as soon as possible."
"Isn't this Brigadier Zhu's job?"
"Zhu Mingxia can't care about this now..." Zhu Quanxing lowered his voice and said, "The brigade headquarters just received a telegram that the situation in Bapaiyao is not good and the situation is very urgent. Brigadier Zhu has to rush back to Zhaoqing to take charge.
"
Although Xie Erren, as the elder who took over Wuzhou, had read the background information of the 1635 Badai Yao Rebellion in advance, he did not take it seriously. He felt that it was just a piece of historical data, and he did not take it to heart at all -
In his heart, the Fubo Army is a powerful force that can win every battle, and it is also a magical needle that can prevent evil from invading the sea. As long as the army is there, no problem will matter. He did not expect that he would encounter such a situation as soon as he took office!
Xie Erren still understands the consequences of the Badai Yao riot. Now that the troops' offensive momentum is just right, Zhu Mingxia has to rush back, which fully illustrates the criticality of this matter.
"You won't leave..."
"I am the garrison commander in the Wuzhou area, so of course I won't leave." Zhu Quanxing quickly cheered him up, "But I can't stay in Wuzhou city and not go out. The strategy plan around Wuzhou will be carried out as usual - in this way, the security of Wuzhou can be fully guaranteed.
."
"That's good." Xie Erren breathed a sigh of relief.
"Don't worry." Zhu Quanxing secretly laughed at Director Jie, "I'll leave you a company. The Wuzhou Squadron of the National Army will arrive soon - expand to the size of a brigade as soon as possible. The local militia must also be organized as soon as possible.
Only in this way can Wuzhou’s safety be ensured.”
"As long as the National Army is here, nothing will happen to Wuzhou! You can go there without worry." Xie Erren probably felt that he was too nervous just now, so he quickly adopted a "calm" attitude.
I felt certain that my worries were unfounded. With one company of regular troops and one squadron of National Army, there would be no problem in defending Wuzhou City to a minimum extent.
"Who is the commander of the army..."
Zhu Quanxing said: "The company commander of this company is an old naturalized civilian officer. He is very experienced in leading troops and fighting, and he is also very reliable politically - you can completely trust him."
After the explanation was completed, Zhu Quanxing called over the commander of the 7th company of the battle infantry who had stayed in Wuzhou.
"This is Captain Qian Duo, commander of the 7th Company." Zhu Quanxing introduced, "He is an officer from the old security regiment."
The original Bairen Security Regiment was the first armed force of the Senate, and this background was a well-known qualification in the Fubo Army. The first line of the military song of the First Battalion of the Infantry, which inherited the mantle of the Bairen Security Regiment, was "Glory"
"Establishing the Army, in front of Bairentan". As long as the soldiers who joined the security regiment did not die in battle or were discharged from the army, they have now grown into officers. Regardless of whether the military level is good or bad, at least there is no problem with qualifications and loyalty.
Qian Duo clicked and stood at attention to salute. Xie Erren nodded, feeling a little worried: This money is short, dark, and unattractive. Can it take on the heavy responsibility of Wuzhou garrison?
Seemingly sensing Xie Erren's uneasiness, Zhu Quanxing added: "Captain Qian is not only senior, but also has rich service experience. He has participated in many major military operations. His military and political qualities are first-rate."
Qian Duo stood at attention again: "Thank you for the compliment, chief! I promise to complete all the tasks assigned by the Senate!"
Xie Erren nodded: "The next Wuzhou city defense work depends entirely on you."
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