Chapter 330 Rushing to the rescue of Lijiazhuang

"You two, this is just a small thought from me. I hope you two can say a few kind words for the Li family. I will thank you very much when it is done!"

Li Jifeng had a sincere look on his face. This was his third visit to the Guangdong Office in five days. This time, he even brought his two sons, Li Nai and Li Po, with him, which seemed to suggest that the whole family was going out to ask for help.

"Um...Boss Li, if you do this, it will make things difficult for us. Let's take this gift back first!" Maliko looked at the plate of gold ingots on the table, shook his head and pushed it back. Although

This thing was very tempting, but he definitely wouldn't dare accept it without permission - not to mention that there was He Xi sitting next to him who was not particularly on the same page as him.

What is the nature of He Xi's work? Malik, who has worked with him for half a year, knows very well that intelligence personnel like He Xi who are under the direct jurisdiction of the Executive Committee may be responsible for more than just collecting intelligence about the Ming Dynasty.

Supervising internal personnel is most likely part of his job. If he dares to openly accept bribes from wealthy businessmen of the Ming Dynasty, then I am afraid that the news will be sent back to Victory Port before it gets dark and placed on the desk of the Executive Committee

superior.

"Boss Li, regarding your family affairs, we have already sent the news back to Shengli Port. As for the process of our work, you should be very clear about it. It must be decided by the executive committee. Only those of us who handle the matter can decide what should be done.

How to do it? Even if you put mountains of gold and silver in front of us now, it will have no practical effect." He Xi also persuaded calmly.

When Li Jifeng visited the Lijiazhuang Office five days ago, he claimed that a large group of bandits might attack Lijiazhuang in the near future and requested that the armed personnel of the Lijiazhuang militia under the name of "Golden Shield Security" be temporarily transferred back to Lijiazhuang to participate in the defense. In response to this request, the Lijiazhuang Office in Guangzhou

After all, compared with the business of "Golden Shield Security", the safety of Lijiazhuang is definitely more important. But at the time, neither party realized the seriousness of the problem and thought that as long as the Lijiazhuang Vigilante Group was transferred back, they could

Solve this problem.

Two days later, Li Jifeng visited again. This time he had more precise information - multiple gangs of bandits in Guangzhou Prefecture have joined forces and are preparing to attack Lijiazhuang in Panyu within the month, and they are currently determined to participate in this attack.

The number of rogue bandits attacking has reached more than 2,000 people. And the momentum is still gradually expanding. It is said that the rogue bandits from Huizhou Prefecture have also sent people to Guangzhou Prefecture to join forces.

Li Jifeng spent thousands of taels of silver to buy this information, which is still quite credible. The bandits in Guangzhou Prefecture have been making trouble for three or four years, but almost all rural areas with weak defenses have been cleaned out, and there are not many left.

The place where you dare to move is either too close to Guangzhou City and still under the control of the government, or it is Dazhuang Dazhai, which has a certain number of armed personnel. It is very difficult for an organization like the rogue bandits to attack the fortress.

But now that there are fewer and fewer targets, the rogue bandits can only focus on forts like Lijiazhuang. If one family cannot defeat them, they will gather people from several more families to attack together. After all, these forts are no better than Guangzhou City.

No matter how powerful it is, a few hundred strong men can train in a group. If thousands of people launch an offensive together, there is still a high chance that they can be captured.

Another fort, only more than 70 miles away from Lijiazhuang, was captured by multiple groups of bandits ten days ago. It is said that even the people and things in the area were looted. The bandits who have tasted the benefits have turned their attention to

Lijiazhuang, which is richer in oil and water.

After receiving the exact information, Li Jifeng naturally did not dare to be careless again. When he visited the Guangdong Office for the second time, he clearly asked Haihan to provide military assistance. As for the cost issue, Li Jifeng readily said that he could ask the Guangdong Office to provide military assistance.

You can set your own price, as long as the reinforcements can arrive before the bandits take action. But the Guangdong Office does not have such great authority, so it can only kick the ball back to the base camp and let the Executive Committee make a decision.

Li Jifeng waited restlessly at home for nearly two days. Seeing that the Haihan people had not yet given a clear reply, he had no patience to wait any longer. He took his two sons with him, packed two large trays of gold ingots, and went to ask for help again.

.Li Jifeng has already thought about it. If the Haihan people don’t come up with a clear explanation this time, then he will not be able to leave at the Office in Guangdong.

Li Jifeng continued to persuade without mercy: "Two of you, what is the situation here in Guangzhou? The bosses of the executive committee can only get information from a few words. They may not be able to feel the urgency of the situation. If you urge more,

Several times, the executive committee will definitely be able to make decisions faster. If it is delayed for a few more days, I am afraid that things will change and even if we send assistance, we will not be able to catch up!"

"Boss Li, you have to believe in us and the wisdom of the executive committee..." Ma Like was about to brainwash Li Jifeng again when he saw Yu Xiaobao running in holding a piece of paper: "Director Ma, there is an urgent call from Victory Port.

!”

Maliko quickly took it and took a quick look at it, then put it on the table in a hurry and said to Xiaobao: "You go down first."

After Yu Xiaobao left the study, Malik said: "Boss Li, regarding the matter of Lijiazhuang, the executive committee has made a decision..."

"Ah? What's going on?" Li Jifeng stood up in such a hurry that he almost couldn't control himself and grabbed the piece of paper on the table in front of Maliko.

"The executive committee decided to send a militia group to support Lijiazhuang and assist the local defense." Malik said in a deep voice.

"When can your militia reach Panyu?" Li Jifeng asked anxiously.

"When we can arrive, this is a matter for the military, but I think we should be preparing to leave by this time." Seeing Li Jifeng's anxious look, Maliko smiled and comforted him: "You don't have to be so nervous.

It will arrive tomorrow at the latest."

"How is this possible? I haven't read much, Mr. Ma, please don't fool me." Li Jifeng shook his head repeatedly and said: "I think the Victory Port is six hundred miles away from the Pearl River Estuary. Although your ships are well-made,

It's fast, but it's absolutely impossible to reach the Pearl River Estuary from Victory Harbor in one day and one night."

"I didn't say that the reinforcements came from Victory Port!" Malik smiled and told the answer: "There happens to be a company of the militia conducting training at the Pearl River Estuary. It will be able to set off soon after receiving the order from the Executive Committee.

Panyu. There are also two companies as follow-up reinforcements, which will come from Victory Port as soon as possible."

"So that's it...very good, very good! If we rush from the Pearl River Estuary to Panyu, it can indeed be reached in one day..." Li Jifeng suddenly turned his head and said: "Po'er, go back quickly and escort two thousand kilograms of grain to Panyu.

, the sooner the better! Also, we will try our best to purchase more various daily necessities and transport them together to avoid inconvenience after the Haihan reinforcements arrive!"

After hearing this, Li Po was about to leave, but Li Jifeng stopped him again: "When you arrive, you will live in Lijiazhuang and be responsible for contacting the Haihan reinforcements after they arrive. The local defense must be based on the Haihan reinforcements.

All affairs are subject to the command of Officer Haihan! If dad had time, he would have rushed back in the next two days to guard the farm side by side with his sons!"

"Baby, take your orders, let's go!" Li Po hurriedly said goodbye to Maliko and He Xi and left.

Maliko and He Xi both nodded secretly. Jiang was still hot. Although Li Jifeng was extremely anxious, he still acted calmly. He immediately thought of ensuring the supply of living materials for the reinforcements - this is what the Haihan Militia is famous for.

One of the characteristics of the people is that they must be well-fed, well-clothed and well-housed wherever they go. In comparison, the treatment of the Li's Vigilante Group is far behind.

It was also a very wise decision for Li Jifeng to decisively hand over the military command to Haihan. Otherwise, the defenders would have to face a chaotic command system while fighting more with less, so this battle would not be possible.

Good fight.

Guangzhou City is only forty or fifty miles away from Panyu, and there are official roads in the middle. It doesn't take much time to transport supplies from here. If Li Po's work efficiency is high enough, most of the supplies can be transported in time.

The reinforcements arrived at Lijiazhuang.

"Boss Li, are you relieved now?" He Xi looked at Li Jifeng and finally sat back on the chair calmly, and joked to him.

"Don't worry, don't worry. Now that you have mobilized the militia to go to support, I am completely relieved. This is also thanks to the two of you for your generous help!" Li Jifeng cupped his fists and bowed to the two of them.

After Li Nai participated in a series of anniversary activities and project promotion meetings organized by the Haihan people in Victory Port, he returned to Guangzhou with a lot of knowledge. In addition to the business gains, there were also various anecdotes about the Haihan people's battles in Annan.

Things. Others may be skeptical about certain news, but Li Nai, as a serious poisoner of Haihan culture, has no doubts about the victory of Haihan militia in Annan. Of course, the biggest reason for his judgment is

, or it came from one night when Tao Donglai and others personally introduced him to the envoy from Annan. It is said that he is a young prince who is very respected in Annan. The executive committee hopes to establish entrepot trade in Victory Port, so that

Annan had the opportunity to purchase more Ming goods - the benefits of this major supplier naturally fell on "Fu Ruifeng".

With the personal endorsement of Annan's young prince and Annan officers, Li Nai was convinced of the actual combat capabilities of the Haihan Militia. And his confidence also directly infected his family members, including Li Jifeng. Therefore, after getting Lijiazhuang, he would suffer in the near future.

After receiving the early warning of the rogue bandits' attack, Li Jifeng's first reaction was to apply for military assistance from the Haihan people. As long as the Haihan militia came, these rogue bandits would be nothing more than local chickens and dogs.

All kinds of merchant ships, cargo ships and fishing boats entering and exiting the Pearl River Estuary all witnessed a strange-looking sailing ship sailing towards the upper reaches of the Pearl River at an unimaginable high speed one morning. This sailing ship had a pointed nose and long body, somewhat like a Cantonese sailing ship, but the mast was

It is much taller than an ordinary Chinese sailboat, and the sail is like a Western-style soft sail.

This strange sailing ship without any flag is naturally the "Exploration" warship that set off from Dawanshan Island to Panyu. All the commanders and fighters from the Fourth Company of the Militia and more than 60 sailors on the "Exploration"

, is the first batch of reinforcements that went to Panyu to support Lijiazhuang.

Chen Yixin was temporarily appointed by the Military Commission to command the support force, but the command was limited to the voyage from Dawanshan Island to Panyu, because in addition to him and his company, the Garrison and Guangdong Office also sent Xiao Liang to lead the army.

Two squads of militiamen went to Lijiazhuang. In the ranking of military wartime command authority, Xiao Liang, who is a veteran, is obviously higher than Chen Yixin. Therefore, after arriving at Lijiazhuang, the highest military command authority will be controlled by Xiao Liang.

Although Chen Yixin has the same military rank as Xiao Liang, he can only play the role of deputy.

However, Chen Yixin was not depressed at all. He was very excited to be lucky enough to participate in the Haihan Militia's first battle in the mainland. As for the fact that the combat command was given to Xiao Liang instead of himself by the Military Commission,

Chen Yixin thinks this is a matter of course. After all, Xiao Liang has been in Guangzhou for half a year and is much more familiar with the situation here than himself, a newcomer.

It took the "Exploration" eight hours to successfully pass through the waters of the Pearl River Estuary and arrive in Panyu County through the Shawan Waterway. Lijiazhuang is not far from the Shawan Waterway, and a small village was built on the north bank of the Shawan Waterway.

Small dock. When the "Exploration" arrived here, there were already people from Lijiazhuang waiting on the shore - three hours ago, Li Po from Guangzhou arrived at Lijiazhuang one step ahead of the "Exploration", and with him

Also here were Xiao Liang and others from the Guangdong Office.

The unique appearance of the "Discovery" quickly attracted onlookers from nearby villagers. However, after seeing the Haihan militiamen with live ammunition appearing on the side of the ship, the onlookers consciously backed away for a distance. Li Po was very surprised after receiving the news.

Quickly brought a group of militiamen from the Li Jia Militia to the dock to help maintain order.

"Oh, we should have waited until dark before coming in, but now we are all exposed!" Chen Yixin looked at the noisy people on the shore and couldn't help but sigh.

"It's okay, don't worry about such details." Xiao Liang said calmly with a cigarette in his mouth: "Do you think the bandits who are planning to attack Lijiazhuang will give up their original plan just because a boat appears here?

"

"Probably not. If it were me, I might still think about how to snatch this big ship together." Chen Yixin was also a smart man and immediately understood what Xiao Liang meant.

"People die for money and birds die for food. When bandits' only purpose of survival is to steal more things, they will not stop." Xiao Liang flicked the cigarette butt out hard and watched it draw an arc and fall into the

In the river, he continued: "We won't get off the boat for the time being. Let Li Po get on the boat... Let's have a meeting first, and then get off the boat and enter the village when it gets dark."

Xiao Liang's handling method can be regarded as a helpless solution. The arrival of the reinforcements cannot be hidden from everyone, and there may already be rogue spies operating nearby in Lijiazhuang, constantly inquiring about the defense situation of Lijiazhuang, and the only way the reinforcements can

What you have to do is try not to expose your own strength in advance to the public.

Soon Li Po also came to the boat and met with Chen Yixin who came with his troops. Xiao Liang was a very direct person and immediately told Li Po three things. First, let the people disperse before dark.

Perhaps they should not be allowed to see the Haihan militia disembarking from the ship. Second, immediately block the roads in and out of Lijiazhuang, check local strangers, and prevent rogue spies from sneaking into the village. Third, make room for the Haihan militia to station themselves.

place, and provide fresh drinking water and meals.

After Li Po received the order, he immediately disembarked and got busy. Xiao Liang and Chen Yixin returned to the cabin and began to discuss the next battle plan.

Xiao Liang took out a pen and paper and said: "After I got here today, I briefly investigated the situation around Lijiazhuang. Since time is short, you can make do with it."

After speaking, Xiao Liang began to draw a simple map around Lijiazhuang on paper. Lijiazhuang is located on a plain along the river. There are no strategic commanding heights or dangerous terrain nearby that can be used. Considering the gap in strength between the attacking and defensive sides, as

The main defense method of the defending side still needs to rely on the buildings in Lijiazhuang.
To be continued...