The owner of the earthen fort was the house of a Qing Dynasty official who had just retired from the prefect's position, and the thousands of acres of land in the vicinity belonged to his family, and most of the people who cultivated it were his tenants, and his power was great. Therefore, he was very resistant to the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, which was flat and rich and poor.

When he heard that the long hair was killing towards Baisha Mansion City, the former prefect wrapped a thick layer of soil while raising the wall. In order to defend against Changmao's attack, he also specially invited a small group of Qing troops to garrison. This Qing army did not want to flee to Baisha Mansion City to be cannon fodder for the two armies to fight, so they readily agreed to be stationed.

The former prefect expected that his small place would not be able to attract the attention of the large army of long hair, and as long as he resisted a small number of Tianping troops, he would be able to maintain it.

Originally, things were going to be similar to what he expected, and the small group of long hairs attacked for a long time, and they suffered heavy casualties and failed to attack the courtyard. However, after the appearance of the two short-haired demons, the long-haired attack tools changed, and the wet quilt was tied to the wooden door.

"Big things are not good!"

The former prefect vaguely remembered that when Taizu of this dynasty raised troops, he loved to use this kind of cotton armor to protect the lead bullets of the Ming army. The wooden planks with the wet quilt are like enlarged cotton armor, which is very effective for the protection of firearms, and the defense power is greatly increased.

Sure enough, the casualties of the Taiping army, which had earthen tanks, were greatly reduced, and they rushed to the wall with arrows and lead bullets. Knocked down the five or six Qing soldiers on the defensive, jumped into the earthen fort, and then opened the gate.

"Haha, destroy the demons, create the kingdom of heaven, everyone rush with me!" When the commander saw the door of the bunker opened, he took the lead in charging with a heavy machete. The soldiers behind him saw it, and they also screamed, and followed behind with red eyes.

Seeing that his comrades had gone to make meritorious contributions, but he was watching the prisoners, the guard had a longing in his eyes, staring at the earthen fort vigorously, and had no heart to manage his two prisoners.

Jiang Yiming saw that his method worked, and secretly thanked the novels he had read before, which turned him from a prisoner to a distinguished guest. Well, for the time being, it's still a captive, but the guest will soon be there.

"This classmate, my name is Xie Guodong, what is your name?" The sad look on Xie Guodong's face disappeared, he looked at Jiang Yiming with bright eyes, and said excitedly, "You have made great achievements, let them let us go later, there will be no problem, so that we can go back to Xijiang University." ”

Jiang Yiming looked carefully and found that the soldiers of the Taiping Army and the Qing Army, like living bodies, would shed red blood when they were cut, which was very different from the college students who entered the dream realm.

He also remembered the goblin that had been killed, and the wound would also leak green liquid, presumably its blood. In this way, the indigenous creatures in the dream are like when they were alive.

"My name is Jiang Yiming, don't rush this matter, I'll wait until the captain comes. No one else has the right to let go of the two of us. ”

After a short time, the bloodstained guard came to Jiang Yiming and Xie Guodong and said to the guards: "Remove his hemp rope and let him go." What is your name? Are you really here to vote for our heavenly army? ”

Jiang Yiming's hands were untied and he could move freely, and then he felt the preciousness of freedom: "My name is Jiang Yiming, and I actually came from the black iron gate, and my family is on that side." How about the Elder Pawn wait for me to take care of things before I come back to join the Heavenly Army? ”

"Humph! It seems that you are not here to join the army, but for the sake of your useful plan, I will spare you for the time being. But if I find out that you are a spy of the Qing Demon, then don't blame me for not remembering your merits! ”

Although the chief is a small official, he also manages more than 100 people, and he can see Jiang Yiming's evasion at a glance.

"Elder Pawn, I can swear that I am definitely not a demon cleaner!" Jiang Yiming patted his chest and said, seeing Xie Guodong, who had been giving him a look, he mentioned it in passing, "I have also met this once, and he also came from the black iron gate, can you let him go back?" ”

"Presumptuous! Do you want to point to the east and the west with a little credit? Before the commander could speak, the guard shouted at Jiang Yiming, his face was very unhappy.

After hearing the guard's words, Xie Guodong's face suddenly became ugly, but he still looked at the pawn commander with a little hope.

However, the next words of the pawn commander knocked Xie Guodong into the abyss: "Well, this person has not been tortured yet, who knows if it is a spy of the Qing Demon?" You can't let it go right away, even if you plead, it's useless. ”

Jiang Yiming shrugged his shoulders, secretly expressed a helpless look at Xie Guodong, and no longer pleaded. Just kidding, he hasn't gained the trust of the Taiping Army yet, how can he risk his life for someone he doesn't know.

I just don't know if Xie Guodong has been captured, his spiritual body is trapped in a dream and can't return, will his real body wake up? This is a question worth investigating. Maybe he had the courage to kill himself? It's also a way back to reality.

"Nope! Let go of me, I'm not a demon! I am a college student at Xijiang University in the Chinese Republic! Xie Guodong looked at the captain who was about to go away, and shouted loudly. The voice was high, and it was obvious that he had exhausted his strength, trying to arouse the curiosity of the pawn.

The pawn commander stopped and asked Jiang Yiming suspiciously: "Where is the imperial court of the Huaxia Republic?" Why haven't you heard of it? ”

"Hehe, this Chinese Republic ......"

Jiang Yiming was desperately stirring his brains while delaying time, and secretly scolded in his heart for how the dream realm could get a group of such curious people to come out, it was completely like resurrecting people more than a hundred years ago. Suddenly, a thought took root in his head, and he couldn't get rid of it.

Last time, a large number of students entered the dream realm, and dozens of them died, and today there are more people who enter the dream realm, and the number of dead is also quite a lot, it should be more than a hundred.

The number of dead people seems to be about the same as the number of Taiping troops and Qing troops in front of them, and the intelligence shown by these people is much higher than that of goblins and the like. Is there some kind of connection between the two?

Jiang Yiming trembled, felt a large number of goosebumps on his body, his hairs stood up, and he was almost about to run towards the black iron gate. However, he resisted the impulse, for the guards beside the pawn were still staring at him, their hands still on the handle of the knife.

"You haven't heard that the Huaxia Republic is as it should be, it was only established 37 years after the fall of the Qing Dynasty." After thinking about it for a long time, he decided to tell the truth. If you tell a lie, the chief pawn can find out as long as he confronts Xie Guodong.

After answering, Jiang Yiming was ready, and his muscles tensed. As soon as the Taiping army's action of wanting to catch him was revealed, they ran into the Black Iron Gate.

"So, outside that weird gate is the territory of the Huaxia Republic?" To Jiang Yiming's surprise, hearing such an outrageous answer, the pawn chief did not show a surprised or suspicious expression.

"Yes, the other side of the door is the Huaxia Republic. Aren't you surprised at all? Jiang Yiming was so curious that he couldn't help but ask.

The pawn chief showed a look of nostalgia, as if remembering: "I know that I am dead, dead in the Jinling turmoil. However, after waking up from here, I decided to continue the cause of Heaven here, and fulfill my wish to follow the East King in Guangxi! ”