Chapter 55 Full Attack (1)

Wu Zhaolin finally agreed to take office as the "Commander-in-Chief of the Uprising", which made Xiong Bingkun, who knew his talents, breathed a sigh of relief.

You should know that even the elites who have worked hard for many years, the total number of new soldiers participating in the uprising in this city was only three to four thousand, and perhaps even fewer. Because of the chaos in command everywhere, some battalions had no commanders at all, so they could only sway around the city like the team Li Han met before, because they had not received any contact from the rebels in the other camps and did not know that they would gather in Chuwangtai. On the contrary, the Qing court in the city stubbornly resisted the Governor's Guard, Gendarmerie Battalion, Eighth Battalion of the Purchase, Thirty-Prince Battalion of the Flag Barracks, and the Thirty-Prince Battalion of the Flag Barracks that had been defeated, as well as more than a thousand policemen and patrolmen in and outside the city, Zhang Biao and Li Yuanhong's new soldiers. Together, there were about five to six thousand people. In terms of strength and command ability, the Qing army also had a considerable advantage.

Especially, whether it is Zhang Biao, the commander of the Eighth Town or Li Yuanhong of the Twenty-One Mixed Association, he is not an ordinary person. He is very proficient in the command of ordinary battle lines. He suppresses bandits at his hands hundreds of times, and is a very difficult opponent.

This is also why Xiong Bingkun wanted to elect Wu Zhaolin, who was also skilled in battle command, as the commander-in-chief of the uprising. Although everyone in the battalion was dissatisfied with him, after his analysis of the enemy and us, the voice finally disappeared.

"August saying goes, Wu is not a greedy person to seek power. He took over this burden because you said that there is no suitable person in the city. I am a child of the Han family and should not be slaves to the Qing Tartars. However, although Wu agreed to take office as the commander-in-chief of the rebel army, I would also like to ask you to do three things."

Xiong Bingkun frowned, "Sir, please say, as long as it does not go against my revolutionary will, I can make the decision!"

"Okay, first of all, I should be the one who is the one who said that there is no suitable person in the city. Therefore, once a more suitable person is found, Wu will definitely step down to get Yingjie, so?"

Xiong Bingkun breathed a sigh of relief and nodded in response.

"Second, please agree to me first. The new army's righteousness was to overthrow the corrupt rule of the Qing court. Therefore, the principles of our marching must not harass the people in the city. If I find that anyone violates this, I will be punished severely, no?"

"this……"

Xiong Bingkun was a little embarrassed. To be honest, although he hated those who took advantage of the chaos and dirty things, there were thousands of revolutionary new troops in the city, and there were more than a thousand brothers in the Hongmen who responded. There were inevitably some people with poor quality among them. But after all, everyone was revolutionary. It would be fine if they didn't find such villains. Once they found out, they asked him to explain to the Hongmen who blocked his head on his waist to respond to the righteousness. If he really agreed to this, he would really offend the person to death.

However, after a little delay, when he saw Wu Zhaolin sneering, Xiong Bingkun remembered that the situation in the city could not allow any further delays, so he suddenly made a fuss in his heart and nodded, "Sure, I'm going to make the decision to do this..."

But his heart was extremely bitter. He knew that he was afraid he would offend someone!

Nodded expressionlessly, Wu Zhaolin continued, "You can respond to this, which shows that you are sincere in your revolutionary cause... I wanted to make things difficult for you, but I would not use some private matters as threats. I hope you will remember in your heart that after the revolution is successful, I will find the theory of the person who killed my brother. I hope you will not participate in it, so as not to meet again in the future..."

Seeing his face suddenly change and he was about to speak, Wu Zhaolin waved his hand to block him, "Don't worry, although Wu has personal grudges with him, he is also a person with principle. When he saw the previous command, he knew that this person's ability may be above me. If there are orders and arrangements in the revolution, he must follow the responsibility of fairness and ensure that there is no personal grudge... Yes?"

Xiong Bingkun wanted to advise Li Han a few more words, but time was too late at this time. He hesitated and nodded, thinking that if he had time in the future, he would help to advise him.

"Well, I will temporarily be appointed as the commander-in-chief of the uprising, and my first order is to concentrate all artillery soldiers that can be summoned and bombard the Eighth Town Command..."

The Wuchang Old Town is 3430 meters in circumference, five miles from east to west and six miles from north to south. The Supervisor where the Governor Ruicheng is located is in the southwest corner of the city, and Zhang Biao's Eighth Town Command is on the side of the Supervisor, with only two streets separated from each other.

Since the gunshots in the city, especially after a while, they did not stop, but became more intense. Later, even more gunfire sounds came. Not to mention the panic of the Governor's Office next to them, the eighth town headquarters where Zhang Biao was located was. Na Ruicheng could reasonably say that he was a literati who did not know about the war. First there were gunfires in the city, and later the rebels, and the new army even attacked near the Supervisory Office. It was normal for his own territory to become a little panic. However, his territory also became chaotic, which was untolerable for Zhang Biao, who had always been strict in governing the army.

"Have you not contacted the Supervisor's Office yet?"

Holding a saber in his hand, he stood in the compound and personally directed the war. Zhang Biao frowned and asked.

"Sir, since the sound of the cannons, the rebels who have been trapped in one place have come to support, especially one of them is equipped with a large number of machine guns. Although the soldiers under my battalion are brave, no one can escape the defense line they newly set up in the front street of the Supervisory Office..."

"No news from the Supervisor?"

"If you want to know, sir... there is...but..."

Seeing that the subordinate's face was so upset that he was hesitant for a long time but he still didn't speak. Zhang Biao was a little impatient, but although he was big and thick, he was actually a meticulous person. When his head turned slightly, he understood where his hesitation was... His face became extremely angry... "Sir, the Governor may... may have abandoned the city and fled... The subordinate sent people from afar to see the chaotic escape of the commanderless guards, and even threw down the guns at will... He heard the sound of cannons in the direction of the Supervisor's Office, and the rebel cannons had pointed the guns at our place... The death and injury of the brothers in front suddenly increased dramatically, and they could still resist for a while, but we only had ordinary rifles in the mansion, and the bullets were in stock. I'm afraid it wouldn't last long..."

"Hmph, the old thief Ruicheng misled me... The old thief Ruicheng misled me..."

Zhang Biao's face was already extremely angry. He also knew that the Chuyu ship and other ships were now staying at the dock for supplies due to normal patrols and were about to leave the port tomorrow. He also thought that Ruicheng was already timid, and was afraid that when he heard the riot army artillery attacking the supervisory office, he was so scared that he took his family with him, ran away from Wenchang Gate, and boarded the Chuyu warship to hide from the Yangtze River.

Zhang Biao knew that this was the time when the new army in the city was panicked, so he could not leave the mansion. He had sent people to explain his interests before. He even set himself on the line of defense, but he greatly encouraged the morale of the soldiers of several battalions of soldiers under his command and stabilized the morale of the army. However, Ruicheng was the governor of Huguang. If the news of his escape was exposed, the morale of his subordinates would be shaken. By then, the situation would be really hopeless. Not only Ruicheng, but also himself would be implicated by him, and he would inevitably be held accountable by the court afterwards!

"The great momentum is gone...the great momentum is gone..."

With a "bang", the command knife in Zhang Biao's hand fell to the ground, but he had no intention of bent over and picking it up. He looked at the already dark sky and kept muttering to himself.

"Sir... Sir..."

Seeing that the face of his adult was expressionless, the few subordinates next to him were so scared that they dared not speak.

"Forget it, let your subordinates outside prepare. We don't have artillery in our hands. Once Chu Wangtai falls into the hands of the chaos, it is a foregone conclusion that Wuchang will be in danger... Let's follow me to station Hankou and Hanyang towns. Humph, the old man took a step forward this time, and the headquarters will inevitably sue the capital with a memorial. I want to take a look. How many days will the old thief Ruicheng jump to his head... Let's go..."
Chapter completed!