After he took the risk to rescue Luan Rong and returned, he walked out of the mansion to the Blood Wolf ship that day and asked Gu Zhunian to handle Yu Qing's funeral affairs.

Gu Zhunian is a smart guy who knows how to get things done. He spent money to bribe the non-commissioned officer of the logistics department of the police station, and asked someone to clean Yuqing's body, put it into a set of clean plain clothes, install it in a high-quality coffin, and then search for it.

It took a long time to find this place, and Yuqing was buried here one by one.

This was done very beautifully and neatly, which made Luan Rong very satisfied and grateful.

Chen Tianhua and Xu Yunyuan placed the wild flowers they picked at the stone monument in front of Yuqing's tomb, sat cross-legged on the grass in front of the monument, and burned paper money for her with Luan Rong.

Hey! What an innocent and kind-hearted girl, what a pity!

Born in this troubled dynasty, she accidentally became a member of the Revolutionary Party, or at least a sympathizer, but she knew how to repay her kindness and protect her master, and bravely faced life and death.

She died with dignity and glory, which may be a kind of spiritual sublimation and liberation.

Rest in peace, little sister!

I hope I will be reborn in a peaceful era in my next life!

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Liujia Temple in Hankou.

Liujiamiao is originally a place name, a depression in the northern suburbs of Hankou City. It is said that in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties, there used to be a temple here called Liujiamiao. Later, Qing soldiers invaded from the south. There was a battle here and the temple was destroyed.

, leaving this place name.

In the 24th year of the reign of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty, the Beijing-Hankou Railway was extended to Hankou and a station was set up at Liujiamiao. This area became lively. This station was later named Jiang'an Station.

Liujiamiao Station is the first station where the Beijing-Hankow Railway enters the city of Hankou. The Qing army attacked the three towns of Wuhan from the land route, starting here, which is the only way.

Therefore, the General Headquarters of the Wuhan Revolutionary Army set this place as a key defensive position with criss-crossing deep trenches. Jiang Yiwu, commander of the Third Brigade of the Revolutionary Army, located his brigade headquarters in Liujiamiao.

The troops stationed here include two infantry regiments, a heavy artillery battalion, a cavalry battalion, and an engineer company. The total strength is about 4,300, accounting for almost four-fifths of the revolutionary army garrison in Hankou. It has a bright future.

The enemy invaded and blocked the outside of Hankou City.

Jiang Yiwu was a young general who knew how to attack and defend positions. He pushed northeast along the railway line and set up an outpost at Sandaoqiao Fortress in front of Shekou Station. He sent the surrendered Third Division of the First Town Division of the former Hubei Army.

The 11th Battalion is stationed here, with the battalion commander (in charge) Zhang Jingliang.

The First Army under the command of Tie Liang was gathering, and Hubei Admiral Zhang Biao arrived in Hubei before him.

Zhang Biao, who was watching the Wuhan Incident in Beijing, was very upset when he heard about it. He swore in front of the Regent Zaifeng that if he were in Wuchang, he would never let Chen Tianhua's uprising succeed.

Zaifeng appointed him as the vanguard of the First Army and set off immediately to Wuhan to suppress the rebels. He also authorized him to mobilize Qing troops belonging to Henan and Hunan along the Beijing-Hankou Railway, and promised to appoint him governor of Huguang afterwards.

Hubei Admiral Zhang Biao is Zhang Xiangshuai's niece and son-in-law. He was appointed as the coach of Hubei New Army in his early years and later promoted to Hubei Admiral. He is a veteran and loyal general of the Qing Dynasty. His fighting style is fierce and powerful. Everyone in Huguang New Army is well-known.

Among the Qing troops in the Huguang area, he was famous and had high prestige.

He took the guard with him by train to Shekou Station. Within three days, he summoned Qing troops from Ezhou, Huangzhou, Hunan, and Henan in Hubei. There were new troops, green battalions, and patrol battalions mixed together, totaling more than 5,000

The troops include artillery, cavalry and infantry.

After Zhang Biao simply divided them into groups, he was eager to attack in the direction of Liujiamiao and fight the revolutionary army.

His team passed Sandao Bridge and found a battalion of revolutionary army defenders at the outpost. The battalion officer was Zhang Jingliang.

Zhang Biao laughed loudly after hearing this. It turned out that Zhang Jingliang was one of his bodyguards in his early years. After a few years, he was sent to serve as the platoon leader. Over the years, he was gradually promoted to the rank of battalion leader.

"Give me the order of the Commander-in-Chief to quietly surround them, but do not open fire and attack. Send someone to deliver a personal letter from me asking him to surrender without any further accountability."

"As ordered!" The deacon went to arrange it.

It is said that Zhang Jingliang, who was stationed at Sandao Bridge, was drinking wine in the camp at this time.

He is not a revolutionary, but a typical opportunist, a professional soldier who goes with the flow and joins whoever gains power. He relies on military pay to support his family.

Half a month ago, there was a burst of gunfire during the Wuhan uprising. His battalion was in the Hankou military camp and was surrounded by Luo Erhu's cavalry inexplicably. He, a good man, refused to suffer the immediate loss and immediately surrendered.

Afterwards, he was reorganized by the revolutionary army and became the battalion officer of the sixth battalion under Jiang Yiwu's third brigade. Jiang and he were in Zhang Biao's first town division of the Hubei New Army. According to rank, Jiang Yiwu was his superior officer.

This time Jiang Yiwu had a heavy responsibility to guard Hankou. He placed the brigade commander in front of Liujiamiao. At the same time, he sent battalion Zhang Jingliang, a veteran of many years, to garrison Sandao Bridge. The original plan was that once the encounter started, he could find out the enemy.

Firepower, direct the artillery battalion to strike, and then the infantry and cavalry assault.

But Zhang Jingliang didn't think so. He placed his battalion at the forefront, which is the most dangerous place. Although there was a large force behind him, he was asked to resist for a while. The purpose was to find out the enemy's troop layout and firepower. To put it bluntly,

Let him be used as bait and cannon fodder.

Zhang Jingliang had to accept the order, but he felt very unhappy.

"Report to the battalion officer!" A scout squad leader panted and came in to report: "A large number of Qing troops are coming from the direction of Shekou. They are full of black crows. There are thousands of people, including mounted infantry."

"What? Where did so many Qing soldiers emerge? Let me take a look."

Zhang Jingliang was so shocked that he was sober that he quickly picked up the pistol and binoculars on the desk and walked out.

Through the telescope, lined up along both sides of the railway line for several miles, the cavalry galloped their horses and whipped, followed by the infantry, and it was really a large area of ​​black crows.

"Damn, there are really thousands of troops. The costumes don't look like the Beiyang Army." A company officer said tremblingly.

Zhang Jingliang was so nervous that his calves were trembling. He never expected that the Qing troops who came to suppress him would arrive so quickly. His trenches had not yet been completely dug, and he had more than 400 guns, which were not enough to fill the gap between the enemy's teeth.

"Sir, what should we do, fight or not?"

"What are you fighting for? Can we block this stance? Let's run back quickly."

"Fleeing back, can you outrun the war horses? Aren't you all going to be the victims of the cavalry? It's better to hold the position first. Once the battle starts here, the large troops behind will be able to come up with reinforcements!"

"..."

While everyone was busy discussing, a scout led a Qing soldier with a command flag on his shoulder and rode forward.

"Who is in charge of Zhang Jingliang?" asked the Qing army messenger.

"I...I am!" Zhang Jingliang was stunned, nervous and even stammering.
Chapter completed!