It has come to the end of September 1853.

If it was a modern generation from Nanjing to Shanghai, short-sleeved clothes were the most normal dress. Even in October, there were many people wearing short-sleeved clothes.

However, in this era, Wu Yan had already started to consider how to spend the winter. When he reached the twelfth level of "The Thirteenth Taibao Hengxing Golden Bell Cover", he had reached the state of inseparable from the cold and heat.

Normal weather changes have no effect on him. As long as he does not go to Antarctica without dying and staying in without clothes, there will be no problem.

But he is no longer alone.

He also has nearly 10,000 soldiers under him.

"Last year, Songjiang Prefecture, which is Shanghai, had heavy snow for three consecutive days, and the snow was as high as 1.5 meters thick..."

This is the information that Wu Yancai saw. His staff system collected a lot of similar information for him. It seems to have nothing to do with the war, but in fact it has a great impact.

Especially for him, because in his impression, heavy snow in Shanghai can be made on the news. The fact that people are frozen to death during heavy snow is even more unexpected news.

But in this era, it is normal to freeze people to death in winter.

"The winter clothes of the Zhuangyuan Camp are being transported, and there is no big problem, but the people in the Wuying camp do not have winter clothes."

The military camp formed by Wu Yan with prisoners of war from the Taiping Army was not only without winter clothes, but also without standard Qing military uniforms. Not only did they wear messy clothes, because the previous battle was still ragged. If it weren't for the weapons they had surrendered before, Wu Yan returned them to them, and no one believed that they were soldiers, the disciples of the Beggar Gang were more similar.

Such a unit, even if Wu Yan is known for his unparalleled bravery and his skill effect bonus is the Emperor of the Eternal Empire, if he really takes them to fight in winter, he will not be able to form a truly effective combat power.

"I haven't started to truly fight against the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty yet, why is it so difficult?"

When Wu Yan thought about these questions, he couldn't help but sigh.

Although there are many staff members and military advisors, there are not many who can really solve their problems. No matter how many good opinions are, no one can implement them.

"It would be great if Zeng Guofan could come to help me. Although he didn't have much money, he could get a lot of money and a lot of resources."

Wu Yan thought of Zeng Guofan, who had dealt with him in the capital.

You should know that the more than 100,000 Hunan Army formed by Zeng Guofan was entirely self-raised military expenses, and the Qing court did not allocate any funds. Zeng Guofan's means of raising military expenses, in addition to asking for donations from wealthy families, was to use some of the quotas for prisoners given to him by the Qing court to sell officials to make money.

Of course, Zeng Guofan's reputation and criticism in history are also directly related to his promotion of the Lijin system. This method was not created by Zeng Guofan, but was invented by Lei Yicheng, a sponsor of Jiangbei Daying.

Simply put, it is to ask the Hunan Army to set up road cards everywhere to charge tolls.

Although the Lijin system is a very small unit, it only charges tolls of 2% to 3% of the total value of towed goods according to regulations, but in actual operations, it can charge up to 10% tolls.

How many people are not greedy for money?

Even if it is military spending, it is possible to exploit it layer by layer.

The Hunan Army was able to destroy the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom mainly because of the military expenses collected by the Lijin system. Hunan, the base camp of the Hunan Army, could collect about 1 million taels of silver every year with this system.

Later, the Lijin system was promoted nationwide, and the government was able to collect tens of millions of taels of silver every year, and all kinds of personal pockets were indispensable.

"Even if I want to collect it now, I can't collect it."

Wu Yan lacked the conditions to collect lijin because he did not capture any city and was always in a marching state, and there was no business way to collect it for him.

And it’s not enough to have money. There are many resources in this era, and even if you have money, you can’t buy them. For example, cotton for making cotton clothes is very intimate. Not to mention buying them at a low price, even if you want to purchase them at a normal market price and then make winter cotton clothes for the people in the Wuying, it is very difficult.

Zeng Guofan has this resource.

I don’t know how many gentry and wealthy merchants he contacted with were of great help from his Hunan Army.

"I don't know where Zeng Guofan's Hunan Army has fought."

Although Wu Yan had been named the general who was ordered to represent Emperor Xianfeng to suppress the rebellion, the failure of various places and departments made him lack sufficient intelligence.

After thinking about it, Wu Yan still couldn't find a good solution, so he decided to kill Yang Xiuqing first.

He can't fight Danyang County City, and if he wants to fight, he can only fight Nanjing City, and he doesn't fight now.

He needs to accumulate more strength in the process of suppressing the rebellion, and reach the level of high power that shocks the Lord, and then...

"Lord, it's ready."

Master Zheng came in to report, and Wu Yan paused his thoughts, stepped on the imperial treasure sword he had just obtained and left the camp.

This knife was accompanied by the imperial edict, saying that it was a treasure knife used by Nurhaci back then. Wu Yan was not interested in Nurhaci. The reason he wore it was because this knife was a treasure in the true sense.

It is more powerful than what he got from the system, which originally belonged to Ding Xiu. This is normal. After all, it was Nurhaci, the founding emperor of the Qing Dynasty, and Ding Xiu was just a person in the martial arts world.

There was a saying of the Five Emperors' Sword in the Qing Dynasty, referring to the imperial treasure swords of the five emperors, Nurhaci, Shunzhi, Kangxi, Yongzheng and Qianlong. To talk about the characteristics of the Five Emperors' Sword, Shunzhi sword does not kill, Kangxi sword only kills civil and military ministers, and Yongzheng sword is not easily used, and Qianlong sword can only be described in the words "local tyrant".

The one that is truly suitable for the battlefield is Nurhaci's sword.

According to rumors, Nurhaci also had a magical record of defeating 800 enemy troops with three people.

Don’t consider whether it is true or not, but the knife is really good. The total length is 94 cm, the blade is 75 cm, and the width is 4 cm. It immediately breaks through the hair and cuts iron like mud.

Wu Yan was even more dissatisfied with this knife.

"Every imperial edict and knife can be sent, but food and grass cannot be sent, haha..."

There were not many soldiers outside the camp, only a few cavalry. After Wu Yan came out, he followed Wu Yan to the agreed location.

He didn't bring so many people because he was worried that Yang Xiuqing would attack from all over the world and had muskets in his hands. If he only defended but did not attack, even if Yang Xiuqing brought 50,000 people to fight, more than half of them would be killed or injured.

There are also situations of surveillance and investigation. Yang Xiuqing's camp has had some abnormal movements, or a large number of soldiers and horses suddenly appear without knowing the details, so Wu Yan can also return to the camp to respond effectively.

The place where the appointment was only five miles away from his camp, and you will be able to arrive soon.

"What a pity."

As soon as he arrived at the place, Wu Yan sighed.

In addition to the already built arena, there are as many as thousands of people coming from the Taiping Army, all of whom are cavalry.

But Yang Xiuqing's flag was not raised.

Originally, Wu Yan was thinking that even if Yang Xiuqing brought tens of thousands of people to watch the battle, he would forcefully break the formation and kill the other party.

But even if Yang Xiuqing really came, he would not dare to come blatantly, and he would definitely hide among the cavalry and watch.

This is true. When Yang Xiuqing first met Wu Yan, he felt a very threatening feeling because he clearly saw that Wu Yan only brought a few hundred cavalry.

Under normal circumstances, the thousands of cavalry he brought could take down these hundred cavalry with one charge, but if there was Zhao Wuji...

"Don't do it first." Yang Xiuqing ordered: "If he dies in the ring, then rush to the formation and then rush to the camp."

Receive the orders from both sides.

However, his idea was determined from the beginning that it was impossible to achieve, because Wu Yan had no intention of getting on the ring.

"Just fight here. If you buried gunpowder under the ring, wouldn't I be wiped out?"

After Wu Yan arrived, relying on his unparalleled force, he rode his horse to a position that was some distance away from the ring, and told the people around him to communicate with each other, which was the main meaning.

If he was Yang Xiuqing, one million percent would be tampering under the ring.

"This dog thief..."

Yang Xiuqing regretted why she hadn't thought of this before. She should have buried gunpowder in several acres of land around the ring, and said, "Promise him."

Naturally, someone quietly sent an order next to him, so he must ensure that Wu Yan could not find Yang Xiuqing here.

After the two sides agreed, 36 cavalry came out from the Taiping Army.

Wu Yan has good eyesight and recognizes that he is the 36 so-called masters of the martial arts world who followed the Taiping Army envoy yesterday but dare not approach his tent.

Seeing that the 36 riders were getting closer and closer to him, Wu Yan didn't feel excited. While learning martial arts with Hong Riqing, he also had a deep understanding of the so-called world of the world.

In fact, there is no so-called world in this world, because real martial arts have almost disappeared and have begun to evolve into combat techniques similar to national skills.

Previously, Su Can claimed to be invincible in Guangzhou, and he used boxing techniques such as tiger and crane double-shaped. Although he also had internal skills, he was very shallow.

From this we can also see how scarce people with internal skills are in this era.

"I'll give you a chance." Wu Yan said expressionlessly when he stopped at the 36th riding position more than ten meters in front of him: "I'll be with me, I'll be delicious and have a serious background. If I don't follow me, I'll die here today."

After hearing Wu Yan's words, the 36 cavalry performed differently, and some seemed to be moved, because Wu Yan was now the commanded general of the Qing court, and the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was a rebel after all.

But even though they were moved, no one really dared to surrender to Wu Yan on the spot. They knew that Wu Yan had the best martial arts skills in the world, but they dared to siege and kill Wu Yan because they couldn't help themselves.

Do you really think that the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom is like the slogans they shouted when they rebelled, and everyone is equal?

"Stop talking nonsense, Zhao Wuji, today is your death date." The leader shouted directly: "Do you dare to dismount?"

It is normal for martial arts masters to be proficient in equestrianism, but how can they dare to fight with Zhao Wuji in a horse battle against Zhao Wuji when facing the top martial arts scholar Zhao Wuji?

Various boxing and legs, including hidden weapons and weapons, also require you to stand on the ground with your feet to truly exert force. Being good at equestrian does not mean being good at horse fighting. This is just like later boxing champions who can drive, but when they participate in a racing car, they will only be beaten.

Wu Yan pondered for a moment, but did not see the scene where these masters of the martial arts world were waiting and bowed to him and were impressed by him on the spot, so he sighed.

"Then you'll die."

After the sound fell, Wu Yan had already drawn his sword, and his whole body jumped up from the horse's back like a big bird suddenly spread its wings.

"Very brave."

Several people in the 36th cavalry shouted, but not to praise Wu Yan's courage, but to attack the east and west, using their voices to disturb Wu Yan's hearing.

When they shouted, all kinds of hidden weapons in their hands were already attacking Wu Yan in the air. Some people immediately turned over and dismounted, carrying weapons and preparing to surround Wu Yan who fell to the ground.

However, Wu Yanren moved one foot in the air with a strange body movement, avoiding multiple hidden weapons that were blood-sealed. The Nurhaci sword, the head of the Five Emperors' swords in his hand, even slashed out four swords in an instant, slashing seven hidden weapons that seemed to be shooting missed, but in fact they were blocking his body movement.

Some experts from the martial arts world also took the opportunity to jump up, hoping to use the killer when Wu Yanren was in the air and was out of breath.
To be continued...