第九十五章 恶客师弟
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曾国藩书信的内容毫无营养,除了叙旧和恭喜学生屡建奇功外,再有就是希望能够早日与吴超越师徒联手大破长毛,再剩下就是教导学生精忠报国给满清八旗当好奴才之类的废话。吴超越看得无趣,又见李元度没有主动告辞的意思,就只能是随意问道:“次青,你这次来上海采购武器,情况怎么样了?”
“就只买到了一些美利坚国的洋枪,还有其他西洋国家的洋枪样品。”李元度回答得很坦白,说道:“本来恩师是打算让我采购武装一个营的洋枪,但是租界的洋枪差不多被师兄你给买光了,剩下一点洋人也要留下自卫,所以小弟连半个营的武器都没有买到。在这一点上,还请师兄你多多帮忙。”
听出李元度话里的弦外之音,吴超越皱眉盘算了一下,然后才说道:“次青,不是我不想帮你,是我现在弹药也很紧缺,打不下无锡被迫撤回上海休整,就是因为弹药不足。这样吧,我拿一百支美利坚国的洋枪和配套的刺刀给你,请你带回去送给恩师,算我的一点微薄心意,请他千万不要嫌弃。”
说罢,吴超越又赶紧补充道:“但是次青,丑话说前面,子弹我是一颗都拿不出来了,这次江阴大战,我的子弹差不多都打光了,就算剩一点也必须留下预防万一。”
虽然不是很满意吴超越献给曾国藩的弟子礼,但好歹不算是白跑一趟,所以李元度还是赶紧向吴超越道了谢,然后又提出请吴超越允许他带来的二十名湘勇住进吴军营地,学习洋枪的操作运用,吴超越再次一口答应。
宴席已经准备好了,可李元度还是没有告辞意思,吴老买办和吴超越又不好意思下令逐客,也只能是满肚子不乐意的邀请李元度入席用饭。结果李元度倒是毫不客气在老吴家蹭了一顿山珍海味了,可是好不容易送走了这个不长眼的恶客后,吴老买办却发了脾气,“这个叫李元度的,怎么连点眼色都不长?也不想想你才刚回来,我们祖孙有很多家里话要说,就是赖着不走?”
吴超越同样有些不满李元度的死皮赖脸,但是没办法,做了师兄就必须得有点师兄样,所以吴超越也没多说什么,只是赶紧把吴老买办搀进后房,与这个对自己好得无法再好的买办祖父互叙别来之情,亲手侍侯他更衣洗漱,期间也乘机提出了想把烂泥扶不上墙的刘丽川撵出上海的想法,而吴老买办一听走狗敢对自己的宝贝孙子呲牙,顿时也是勃然大怒,马上就答应吴超越的要求,祖孙叙谈到了半夜方散。
回到上海的吴超越其实比在前线还忙,迎来送往、安抚士卒、补充兵员、采购弹药、开发武器、办理实业和抚恤探望阵亡士卒的家眷,各种各样的事堆积如山,期间还得开始着手办理以盐代饷和自铸银元这两件经济大事,连续好几天都是一天到晚忙得脚不沾地,连去和处女寡妇傅善祥联络感情都找不到时间和机会。
但即便这样,不长眼的师弟李元度却还是又跑来找了一次吴超越的麻烦想从吴超越手里要一些手雷。手雷本来就严重不足的吴超越本想拒绝,可是情面难驳,不得已,吴超越也只好答应送给曾国藩一百枚手雷当然,是黑火药手雷,还是黄胜负责的上海兵工厂自产的手雷,爆炸后产生的碎片远没有英国产的多。
吴超越松了口,再一次敲诈成功的李元度这才心满意足,也顺便向吴超越说道:“慰亭,顺便说一件事,我打算明天就走了,我知道你忙,所以你用不着去送我,我们师兄弟以后有缘再聚。”
“你明天就走了?”吴超越随口问道:“怎么不多留几天?我是刚回来实在太忙,一直没机会和你好生聚聚,多住几天吧,我尽量抽空和你好生畅谈一番。”
“多谢师兄好意,但不必了。”李元度答道:“船我已经雇好了,明天上午巳时正出发,向洋人买的武器弹药也已经装船,请师兄在巳时前把手雷送到码头交给我就行了。”
“坐船?”吴超越一楞,忙问道:“你要走水路回湖南?长毛现在已经控制从九江到镇江的江面,你的船怎么可能过得去?”
“多谢师兄关心,但小弟当然不敢走长江这条路。”李元度拱手道谢,也是随口说道:“小弟打算走吴淞江这条水路先到苏州,然后经过太湖到宜兴登岸,然后走陆路把武器送回湖南。”
吴超越松了口气,先是叮嘱了李元度在路上一定要千万小心,接着又答应在明天上午巳时前派人把手雷送去吴凇江码头交给李元度,李元度这才千恩万谢的告辞回去准备出发。然而看着李元度离去的背影,吴超越心里却觉得很有一些不是滋味,既不爽李元度打着曾国藩的旗号从自己手里弄走不少军火,又更担心一件事,心中暗道:“记得曾剃头的湘军好象在武器装备方面不怎么样,卡宾枪烂归烂好歹也是后装枪,子弹也是定装弹,射速远超过火绳枪,这要是让曾剃头尝到了后装枪的甜头,将来大量装备了,那太平军不就是更难把他怎么样了?”
担心也没办法,就算吴超越反悔不送手雷和卡宾枪,人家李元度也已经在美国人那里买到了卡宾枪,所以吴超越也只好把这件事暂时抛在脑后,集中精力又去忙碌其他的事。而很凑巧的是,新拿起的一道公文,恰好就是关于吴军练勇采购鲸鱼肉的公文,看到鱼字吴超越自然是马上就想起了一个人,心里也马上就生出了一个念头,暗道:“她会不会还在那里?”
深藏在心中已久的思念突然浮上了心头,搅得吴超越心中一片大乱,彻底的坐立难安。随手在鲸鱼肉的采购预算上批了一个同意后,吴超越干脆借口憋得太久,换了一身便衣,只领了吴大赛一人去吴凇江的码头游荡,既散步解闷,也期盼奇迹能够出现,让自己能够与那个思念已久的人再见上一面。
随着大量的难民涌入,吴凇江码头的热闹程度早非往常可比,几座码头处都是人头涌动,想要走上码头都难,不得已,吴超越只能是领着吴大赛在岸边随意走动。而期间吴大赛也再没象往常那样的动不动就怂恿吴超越去逛妓院上花船,还多少有些长进的主动发表起了一些关于军事的意见,假设上海如果发生战事,应该在什么地方布置什么样的防御。
注意着岸边的大小渔船,有口无心的和吴大赛扯谈着,就在快要失望的时候,朝思暮想的那个戴着斗笠的熟悉身影突然出现在了吴凇江岸边,吴超越开始还以为自己是思念过甚看错了,可是看到那人迅速退回到了一条带蓬的小渔船上后,吴超越才终于确认自己没看错!
激动之下,吴超越直接向那条渔船快步冲了过去,后面的吴大赛虽然有些莫名其妙,却也还算乖巧的大声喊叫,只是悄悄握住了腰间的左轮枪紧紧跟上。而吴超越也还算理智,再是激动也始终没有叫出那人的名字,只是跳上了那条小渔船,冲着蓬布蒙盖的船舱里说道:“有没有人?我要买鱼。”
看出情况不对,吴大赛硬把吴超越拉到旁边,用身体护住吴超越,吴超越则再次重复了刚才的问题,又过了片刻后,船舱里才终于响起了一个熟悉的声音,“想买什么鱼?”
“啊!这声音是……?”
同样对这个声音十分熟悉的吴大赛差点没喊出来,吴超越则心情激动难当,迫不及待的一把拉开遮盖船舱的布帘冲了进去,然后吴超越也马上就傻了眼睛,一把雪亮的尖刀,已经指在了吴超越的胸膛处。同时那熟悉的声音还低声喝道:“别动,否则宰了你!”
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