Chapter 23: Catching Up (9)
"Master, there's a ferry ahead!" A Qian Yong said to Wei Changrong beside him with a flattering look. After finishing speaking, Qian Yong glanced at Wei Changrong with the rest of his eyes, wanting to see something from Wei Changrong's tense face.
Wei Changrong's face was very stern, because he didn't know what to think at this time.
Not long ago, Wei Changrong hid behind the people of Guilin City, and simply approached a camp of the Qing army outside the city. An order: "Follow me in!" Wei Changrong led the team to make a surprise attack.
The Qing army never expected to be attacked at such a close distance and so suddenly, and soon, the unlucky Qing army was killed all over the place, and the lucky Qing army ran away.
How could Wei Changrong let these Qing troops run away, he left two soldiers to clear the Qing army on the spot, and he took a half-pawn to chase after the fleeing Qing army and kill it.
The massacres in the residential areas soon attracted the attention of the people of Guilin, who did not dare to participate in the loud applause of the black-haired Taiping army, and pointed out the direction in which the Qing army had fled, and pointed out where the Qing army was hiding. The people who dared to participate in it smashed the Qing army with benches, and even joined the ranks of the Qing army with sticks or something.
With the joint efforts of the Taiping Army and the people of Guilin City, this Qing army was quickly killed, and the fast Qing army just ran out of a street and met another Qing army head-on.
"Come and help!" The fleeing Qing army shouted at the friendly troops.
But the friendly army did not help at all, but took up arms and attacked the fleeing Qing army. When the two sides were fighting each other, they were now surrounded by Wei Changrong on both sides.
Wei Changrong now broke out in the infighting of the Qing army, but he also paid attention to the strategy of surrounding the Qing army. So the two Qing armies laid down their arms and surrendered very neatly. After a brief interrogation, Wei Changrong figured out what had happened. Since the Qing army besieged Yong'an, there have been several large-scale armed fights between Qian Yong and Chu Yong. The two sides have accumulated hatred that is higher than the mountains and deeper than the sea.
It was Chu Yong who was raided by Wei Changrong, and it was Qian Yong who stood in Chu Yong's way of escape. A few days ago, the Taiping army broke the siege of Guilin and began to move north. Qian Yong and Chu Yong both arrived at the city of Guilin, and the two sides collided together because they robbed the citizens, and the two sides broke out into a large-scale fight. Qian Yong suffered a lot of losses, and this time he came here to get back to the field. Seeing Chu Yong fleeing, of course the Qianyong men rolled up their sleeves and went to fight, who knew that it was the Taiping Army who followed behind.
The Qianyong are quite realistic, seeing that they are besieged, their lives are in danger. The officer they took the lead immediately said that if Wei Changrong could help them get rid of Chu Yong and give them another 3ooo taels of silver, Qian Yong didn't care about helping Wei Changrong enter Guilin City. There are also some other troops in Guilin City that have conflicts with Qianyong, and if Wei Changrong leads the team to kill them, it will be a win-win situation for the Taiping Army and Qianyong.
The thickness of this Jianyì's cheek and the arrogance of his courage opened Wei Changrong's eyes. It's just that it wasn't Wei Changrong's purpose to enter Guilin City, his mission was to harass Guilin City. Of course, the best outcome is to be able to grab the boat to cross the river. What Wei Ze hopes most is to be able to cross the river quickly.
After such a hesitation, the leader of Qian Yong saw some clues. He asked tentatively, "I wonder what this old man wants?" β
"I want a boat!" Wei Changrong replied. He made up his mind at this time, if Qian Yong couldn't help get the ship, then Wei Changrong could only kill Qian Yong and Chu Yong, who had laid down their weapons.
After listening to Wei Changrong's words, the leader of Qian Yong almost patted his chest and said: "The ship is in Zhang Zhao's place, if the master wants to go, we are willing to lead the way for the master!" β
Zhang Zhao was born in the Heaven and Earth Society, and once joined the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, and then saw that the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom did not look like it could succeed, so he turned against the water and took refuge in the Qing Army. Although he was against the water, Zhang Zhao still hooked up with the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom in private. Moreover, Zhang Zhao's subordinates also had conflicts with Qian Yong.
After some bargaining, Wei Changrong finally reached an agreement with the leader of Qian Yong, and Qian Yong led Wei Changrong to attack the ferry controlled by Zhang Zhao's troops. The war naturally had to be done by Wei Changrong himself, and if Wei Changrong could capture the ship, then he needed to pay Qian Yong 8oo taels of silver as a reward.
No matter how you look at it, Qian Yong's construction is like a complete trap, but Wei Changrong just can't help but want to believe that this thing is true. After thinking about it for a while, Wei Changrong finally made up his mind, "Try it!" β
First execute the captured Chu Yong, the Qianyong did not bring weapons, Wei Changrong's troops wore the military caps of the Qing army, and forced them with weapons in the back, if Qianyong had the slightest change, Wei Changrong's troops would kill these guys first. After arranging the strategy, Wei Changrong's brothers who stayed in Chu Yong's camp had already swept Chu Yong's military camp, and they copied out tens of thousands of taels of gold and silver. Except for some food, the Taiping army did not move anything else in Chu Yong's camp, and the mixed army went straight to the riverside ferry.
As soon as the troops left, the people rushed into Chu Yong's camp and began to search and carry, and the shouts of calling friends, the noise of earning for a long time, and even the noise after the conflict intensified, spread in the camp. Wei Changrong was quite satisfied with this, with these people making trouble, he could finally buy a little time for the troops.
This is not the first time that the Taiping Army has cooperated with the Qing Army, as early as Yong'an, the two sides have cooperated a lot. And everyone pays attention to integrity, once the agreement is made, there is no deception. It's just that Wei Changrong didn't participate in it, he followed Wei Ze to fight a tough battle with the Qing army, and this was the first time to cooperate with the Qing army.
The troops marched unhindered along the way, and when the people saw the Qing army, they avoided it from afar. When the mixed army arrived near the ferry, the leader of Qianyong said with a flattering look of fear: "Master, there is the ferry in front!" β
Seeing Wei Changrong's colorful expression, the leader of Qian Yong said tentatively: "This lord, I can only bring you here, and if you go any further, we will become a rebel." I hope the master can be considerate of us. β
It's just over a hundred meters away from the ferry, and if you run fast, you can get into the ferry in a few moments. At this time, there were seven or eight canopy boats moored at the ferry, which were not big, but they were not small. Wei Changrong asked Liang Changtai beside him, "How is this ship?" β
"It works. It's very slow to swim against the current. Liang Changtai replied.
If you want to go upstream, you have to use a sail boat, and several waves of captives have said that the big ship was either taken away by the Taiping army, or in the hands of the Qing army, carrying the Qing army to pursue the Taiping army. I'm afraid there are really only so many ships that can be used at the moment.
Wei Changrong ordered someone to take a few blankets filled with silver and give them to the leader of Qianyong, "This is 8oo taels, you can take it." If you flee back......"
The leader of Qianyong took the blanket with a smile, opened it and looked at the silver carefully, carrying the same amount, and then said with a smile: "We are mixed with the rivers and lakes, relying on friends, and talking about a letter." What am I waiting to report to? Can't you go to war? β
This truth is very straightforward, but Wei Changrong is not going well with how he listens. No matter what the Qianyong people thought, Wei Changrong ordered: "Brothers, rush!" β
But after a slight delay, things still had some variables. Zhang Zhao's department, who was at the ferry, saw other officers and soldiers coming in the distance, and they were all alert. When Wei Changrong and the others rushed out, they heard the Qing soldiers shouting, "The Taiping army is coming!" Get on board! β
Most of Zhang Zhao's subordinates were born in the boat army, and they were extremely quick to get on the boat. By the time Wei Changrong rushed into the ferry, the five boats had already started and rowed two or three feet away from the shore. Wei Changrong and the others only grabbed three boats.
In the midst of his anger, one of the five boats that had been rowed out actually stood up and shouted through the incision of the Heaven and Earth Society. Liang Changtai was born in the boat army, and he understood the content of this incision as soon as he heard it.
He shouted a few words to the man on the boat opposite, exchanged for a while, and then said to Wei Changrong: "Lvshuai Wei, the brother on the other side said that if we want a boat, we have to give them 3ooo taels of silver." β
"What nonsense are they talking about!" Ruan Xihao was furious, "Just those five broken ships are not worth 3ooo taels." β
Wei Changrong was not excited, he asked suspiciously, "Are they really willing to sell the ship to us?" β
Liang Changtai replied: "That's right, and they also said that if they wait, I'm afraid that Zhang Zhao will come back with other ships." Let's hurry up and make a decision. β
"Bought it!" Wei Changrong made a decision without hesitation.
"Lv Shuai Wei, they want us to swear an oath, otherwise we won't come over!" Liang Changtai continued.
Wei Changrong immediately replied: "Then you might as well swear an oath, we will wait for the ship, and we will never harm their lives." β
Under the command of Wei Changrong, the Taiping army began to retreat, leaving only about the same number of troops as the Qing army on the ship on the shore. Liang Changtai then shouted to the Qing military cut on the ship. After some negotiations, a canopy boat approached the shore. The one who jumped out of the boat and shouted. Wei Changrong didn't say much, and ordered someone to move 3ooo taels of silver over. The man counted them and summoned the other ships back.
When the ship returned to the shore, the Qing army who took the lead said to Wei Changrong: "This lord, we have also participated in the Taiping Army, and we know that we do things according to the rules. My lord is so happy, I might as well inform you that the Taiping army has arrived in Xing'an, if the adult is chasing the Taiping army, it is better not to go directly to Xing'an. There are several commanders and commanders in Jiangbei. Adults better bypass them! β
Wei Changrong mixed the rivers and lakes, he thought that the Qing army and the rivers and lakes were completely two worlds, and these experiences under the city of Guilin made Wei Changrong understand one thing, a considerable part of the troops in the Qing army were basically the same as the heroes of the green forest. The big difference is that the heroes of the green forest can only rely on themselves to rob it, and the officials and soldiers can do all kinds of things under the banner of the government. It's a real black-and-white take-all.
Anyway, the ship finally arrived. Wei Changrong first ordered Liang Changtai, Ruan Xihao and others to carefully inspect the ship to make sure that there was no passive hand. This is the separation from the boat army under Zhang Zhao. There was no shortage of sailors in Weese's troops, and the front boats skillfully operated the canopy boats, carrying captured money, gunpowder, and food, and took the lead down the river to chase Weeser and them.
Wei Changrong led the other troops to begin to march eastward, and now that he had arrived, he no longer needed to attack Guilin and Lipu, and all he had to do at this time was to cross the Li River as much as possible and join the main force of the Taiping army.
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