On 25 February, the brothers of the three pawns who had left last time returned. This time, the three pawn commanders came up and asked for warmth, and they were much closer to Wei Ze. He was accompanied by a guard of the King of the South, who brought the will of the King of the South. Feng Yunshan, the king of the south, praised Wei Ze's contribution in his will and promoted Wei Ze to the brigade commander. Ling Wei Ze led the men and horses of the headquarters and the brothers of the three pawns to carry the remaining supplies back to Yong'an City.

Both Zhang Yingchen and Wei Changrong were quite surprised by this order. Originally, they thought that the three pawns who had come to assist would be merged under Weze's command. However, Wei Ze accepted the order as if nothing had happened. In the past two days, although Wei Ze did not urge his subordinates to sell their best, they were not unhelpful. At this time, the distance from Yong'an City is only one day's journey. After the adjustment of the troops, the body has recovered a lot. After everyone had a great meal, more than 13,000 catties of supplies were distributed to each person, and the troops began to move on.

Taking a chance, Zhang Yingchen ran to Wei Ze, and he asked quite puzzled: "Brigade Marshal!" Why did Nanwang arrange it this way? ”

Wei Ze smiled: "Ying Chen, do you think these brothers can be regarded as elites?" ”

"Elite indeed!" Zhang Yingchen replied. Being able to travel such a long distance in three days can indeed be called elite.

"King Nan was concerned about this batch of seizures, and he was afraid that there would be a mistake on the road, so he naturally sent an elite to greet him. These brothers must be the backbone of the other teams, how could they be given to us? "Wei Ze actually figured out the joints when he received the order.

Zhang Yingchen was stunned for a moment and understood what Wei Ze meant, but he couldn't let go, "Brigade Shuai, what kind of people will you give us when you return to Yong'an City?" ”

Wei Ze patted Zhang Yingchen on the shoulder, "Yingchen, that's Nanwang's business, let's not worry about it." Let's get some good luck now. Haven't you returned to Yong'an yet! ”

Beat Zhang Yingchen away, Wei Ze was not dissatisfied. His goal was to be promoted to brigade commander, and the last time he sent his brother troops to escort the critical salt, gunpowder, and lead back to Yong'an, Wei Ze was also very worried. Now that thing has been completed, and the goal of his promotion has been achieved. Weser was content for the time being. It's a pity that you can't include the elite in your subordinates, but Wei Ze just feels a little pity. But giving some credit to those brothers is equivalent to invisibly expanding a lot of contacts. The promotion to brigade commander means that Wei Ze can join a fairly high-level meeting, and at that time, one more friend will lead to many paths. No matter what Zhang Yingchen and Wei Changrong thought, Wei Ze felt that this was a better thing.

By the morning of the 26th, just as the troops were ready to leave, it rained. Zhang Yingchen and the others immediately set up a unit to stop and find a place to shelter from the rain.

Wei Ze didn't approve at all, "What if the rain doesn't stop and it lasts for a few days?" ”

This question was immediately asked to everyone, and Wei Ze continued: "Besides, rain is not necessarily a bad thing for us. If it didn't rain, the Qing army would definitely be outside the city. This rain, the Qing army did not leave the camp. Do you think we can fight well again with so many things on our backs? ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone could not refute them. Wei Ze didn't want to discuss it, no one wanted to travel in the rain, but just fighting against God was far less dead and wounded than fighting. An order "Follow me!" Wei Ze took the hat and walked into the light rain first.

The mountain road is more difficult to walk on rainy days, so always be careful with your step. After bringing the hat, it didn't get much better, and the things on my back became heavier and heavier as I absorbed the water. Naturally, there is no place to shelter from the rain where the barren mountains and mountains can be passed, and although Guangxi is much warmer than the north, the rain in February is still cold. The body temperature was constantly sucked away, and Wei Ze and his subordinates poured a few sips of wine each after walking for a while, and forced the march.

Most of the clothes were quickly wet, and everyone knew that they didn't have to find a place to take refuge, so they could only walk to Yong'an City in one go. From time to time someone slips and falls, then get up and keep walking. Occasionally, if someone falls and gets injured, then the brothers carry them along. If you really can't walk, then the strong brother will put down the supplies he is carrying, and the wounded who can't continue to walk on his back will continue to walk.

In the rain, every qiē in the distance seemed hazy. Even from a distance, the large camp of the Qing army softened. But everyone didn't have the pleasure of watching the scenery at all, and no one was only concentrating on the march.

Originally, I only had to walk for half a day, but this time I walked for almost a whole day. The team was a little complaining at first, but by noon it was silent. It's not because there's no resentment, it's because the numbness caused by exhaustion makes everyone have no strength to complain. It wasn't until the evening that the brothers arrived in the area of the Red Temple.

As soon as he got close to the Red Temple, a group of brothers from the Taiping Army suddenly came out and went straight to Wei Ze. Wei Ze took off the hat on his head, revealing the blackness of his head. Soaked in rain and sweat, Wei Ze's black head was really black and bright.

"It's my own brother! It's my own brother! The brothers who came out to meet them immediately shouted. After fighting with the Qing army for so long, you can tell if it is your own family by looking at your head, and there is no way to see the difference between the money rat tail and the long black head.

Welcoming Wei Ze and them into the position of the Red Temple, the defenders really couldn't believe it. "Did the brothers just carry so many things on their backs and brave the rain all the way back?"

"Exactly!" Weeser replied proudly. After reading a lot of information about the Long March, and walking like this for a day, Wei Ze can be regarded as experiencing the feeling of a scaly claw on the Long March. As a brigade commander and as the leader of the troops, Wei Ze himself no longer has any desire to win during the journey, and the only thing that can support Wei Ze is only two words: "Resist!" ”

God seemed to be joking with Wei Ze, and not long after entering the Red Temple, the rain actually stopped. Wei Ze didn't care how much dissatisfaction the brothers looked at him, after all, it was Wei Ze who asked everyone what to do if it rained for a few days in a row.

"Take advantage of the rain to stop, get up and go back to Yong'an." Weeser shouted.

At this time, even the brigade commander guarding the Red Temple couldn't stand it anymore, "Brother Wei, let your brothers bake the fire for a while." Now that the rain has stopped, I don't care about the time and a half. ”

Wei Ze bowed his hand to the brigade commander, "Thank you for this brother's kindness, it's just that the Red Temple doesn't have much firewood, if you want to bake the fire, you should roast it in one go, and we, the hundreds of people, are afraid that it will not be enough to use up all the firewood in the Red Temple." Rather than that, it's better to go back while the rain stops. ”

The brigade commander guarding the Red Temple heard that what Wei Ze said made sense, and saw that Wei Ze's attitude was very firm, and he was not in the way.

Fortunately, Wei Ze's subordinates admired Wei Ze very much, and the brothers of the other three pawns received a lot of credit from Wei Ze, and everyone followed Wei Ze out.

Hurried back to Yong'an, Wei Ze did not hand over the supplies, but went straight to his station. Immediately a fire broke out in the barracks, and everyone took off their wet clothes, huddled together, and soon warmed up. Wei Ze not only let him live, but also ordered Lin Asheng and others to hurry up and boil water for cooking. Hot water, hot rice, hot wine, rice, bacon, such a fierce meal, the brothers quickly warmed up.

After the three captains had finished eating and drinking, and their clothes had dried a lot, they got up to take their leave.

Wei Ze didn't leave everyone behind, everyone was really tired, and sent away the brothers from the other troops, and everyone fell asleep.

The next day, the sky was clear, and Wei Ze personally reported to Feng Yunshan, the king of the south. Feng Yunshan only praised Wei Ze a few words, and ordered him to hurry up and transport the seized materials to the Holy Treasury. Before the handover to the person in charge of the Holy Treasury was completed, the cannon outside the city was heard. Sima, who was in charge of the Sacred Treasury, did not react to this, but Wei Ze's subordinates were quite surprised.

Now everyone believes Wei Ze's words, if they don't take advantage of the rainy day to hurry, but wait outside, it will not be easy to find an opportunity to enter Yong'an City with the momentum of the Qing army outside.

Weeser also didn't want to boast about his foresight, there were too many things to be busy, and bragging was not on the agenda at all compared to these urgent matters. After handing over the supplies, Wei Ze went to see Feng Yunshan again. Feng Yunshan is Gao Wei Ze, and at this time, he can give Wei Ze another pawn of his subordinates. and urged Wei Ze to prepare as soon as possible and go out as much as possible to continue to attack the grain routes of the Qing army.

Weeser took the order and left. Having received new subordinates, Weeser began to adjust his troops. The sortie not only captured a large amount of supplies, but also a large number of muskets. Wei Ze is going to train the troops in the city a little now, and it is very difficult to train a large number of excellent pikemen, but if a group of musketeers are trained in the form of a military formation, it is much easier. As far as the current situation is concerned, sooner or later Wei Ze will have to fight hard with the Qing army on the frontal battlefield, and if he can effectively use firearms, he can indeed greatly improve his combat efficiency.

However, from February 27 to 29, the Qing army outside the city launched a fierce attack on Yong'an City. Weezer they can only carry out all kinds of maintenance work.

On the afternoon of February 29, marching Sima Zhang Yingchen said at the daily meeting, "It rains for a long time every year at this time, and I look at the clouds outside today, and this year's rain is not small." ”

Zhang Yingchen's prediction is accurate. On March 1, the Qing army mobilized and gathered heavily in the north of Yong'an City, seeing that the fierce siege battle was about to begin. However it rained.

It's not a misty spring rain, it's a downpour. Wei Ze is not from Guangxi, so it is difficult for him to understand that Guangxi can actually rain heavily in March. It was as if the sky was leaking, thick black clouds obscured the sky, and it poured rain one after another. This is the spring in Guangxi, the spring that begins with heavy rainfall.

This rain is not a good thing for both warring parties, the camp of the Qing army is set up in the field, and the heavy rain is naturally extremely uncomfortable. The Taiping army was in the city, but it was better. However, in the original plan of the Taiping army, it was to prepare to deal a heavy blow to the Qing army in the field of Tongguò. Now, the plan is also in vain.

Wei Ze felt that this heavy rain was simply an opportunity from God, and with the help of this opportunity, he finally had time to complete the training of the troops. Since you can only stay in the house and not go out, let's study hard!

From March 1 to March 2, it rained heavily. From March 3rd to March 16th, it was rainy for half a month. Outside the city, the water was waist-deep, and then slowly retreated after two or three days. The battlefield was muddy and slippery, as if in a lotus pond. Whether it was the Taiping army trying to attack, or the Qing army trying to attack the city, they could only look helplessly at each other's camp in the rain.

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