The twenty-first year of Qianlong, the beginning of March

Fu Heng and his group traveled all the way south from Beijing, and the team arrived in Hangzhou at a very fast speed of more than 20 days.

However, at this time, Fu Heng, who had not yet had time to leave Zhejiang in a hurry and enter the Jiangxi territory, had already received the military information that Yueyang had fallen.

The speed of the siege of the bandit army once again refreshed the understanding of the Manchus. Nowadays, no one thinks that the eight-hundred-mile expedited written by the Governor of Liangguang in the year of Henian is an exaggeration of the strength of the anti-thief, but it is still underestimated.

At this time, the strength of the bandit suppression army in Hunan had reached 200,000, claiming to be 800,000.

After capturing Yueyang, the bandit army pointed directly at Wuchang, where the Hunan and Hubei governor's mansions were located.

Due to the rapid fall of Hunan Province, Min Rui, the governor of Hunan and Hubei, also adopted the method of concentrating troops in order to cope with the method of concentrating troops to advance against the bandit army.

For this reason, in addition to important checkpoints and large cities in Hubei Province, almost all county towns have given up military defense.

Not only that, in order to cope with the attack of the bandit army, Min Rui, the governor of Hunan and Hubei, transferred the troops of some small cities around Wuchang.

At this time, Wuchang City had gathered nearly 50,000 men and horses to defend the city.

"Judging from the time when the information was sent, it is estimated that this anti-thief soldier should also arrive in Wuchang City!" Fu Heng said to Su Yunting beside him.

"Yes, General. Judging from the current momentum of the anti-thieves, it is estimated that military intelligence will be sent soon. Su Yunting replied to Fu Hengzuo.

Although Fu Heng has no shortage of staff around him, and there are many staff members, he still likes to take Su Yunting with him. Because Su Yunting made him feel comfortable handling things.

"In fact, Governor Min's response is very appropriate, as long as he concentrates his forces to protect important cities and checkpoints. Those small cities that don't matter will be able to get them back later. Looking at Fu Heng's frowning face, Su Yunting comforted.

"Minrui's defensive response was really good. Yunting, this thief is the strongest that I have faced in the Qing Dynasty since the "Rebellion of the Three Feudatories"! Fu Heng asked worriedly.

Since the road to the south, Fu Heng has received continuous military information about the fall of various cities in Hunan. How can this not make Fu Heng worried?

"Originally, we were supposed to encircle and suppress the anti-thieves, but why did we become defensive resistance. And I can't beat it, and I can't hold it. At this time, Fu Heng, who was moving forward on horseback, secretly thought in his heart.

According to the information from Hunan, this anti-thief not only attacked the city quickly, but also fought in the field.

According to military intelligence, this gang of thieves had hundreds of artillery pieces and muskets that hit far away. When it comes to the charge, their men and horses are not afraid of death.

Judging from the news from other quarters, the conditions offered by this gang of thieves to their soldiers were very lucrative.

The disabled were compensated twenty taels, and the dead were given fifty taels of silver. Not only that, but they will also be exempted from taxes on their allocated fields, with the disabled being exempted from grain for five years, and the deceased being exempted from ten years of grain for their military fields cultivated by their families.

Such a thief who is willing to spend money is a terrible thief. How many anti-thief leaders have been in ancient times who did not covet pleasures? But this Zhang Rui can restrain himself at a young age.

It is said that he lived in an ordinary official office and ate simple three meals a day. If you don't build a wine pond, you don't have a meat forest, you don't have a big selection of beauties, you don't build a lot of construction, and you don't want to be greedy for money or silver.

It is precisely because of this that Fu Heng is worried, even Wu Sangui back then also looked like eating, drinking and having fun. But what is this seventeen-year-old guy for?

For what? The former Liu Shishi asked Zhang Rui in private. Zhang Rui gave him an answer that was for you to survive.

Liu Shishi didn't understand Zhang Rui's question very well at first, and later Zhang Rui told him a story.

A man led a group of people to rebel, robbed a lot of silver and possessed a lot of women, and later he felt that he had lived enough in his life.

So he didn't want to rebel and threw his knife into the river. With the stolen money, he found a safe place to buy some fields, and found a woman to have sons to live out in peace.

But all the soldiers who rebelled against him were killed one by one.

That's responsibility.

After Xiang Yu committed suicide that year, how many of the generals under him could be good? Even Ji Bu, who made a promise, had to become a slave to avoid Liu Bang's bounty. If it weren't for the help of nobles, he would have been like this in this life.

"And will the Manchus give you a chance?" Zhang Rui asked Liu Shishi, who was asking questions at that time.

Regarding Zhang Rui's question, Liu Shishi just knows without thinking about it. If the Manchu Qing Dynasty caught himself, he would definitely be killed, not only would he be killed, but if the sixth brother was defeated, then his family and even the entire village might be killed, even if he was not killed, he would be captured as a slave in the dark.

From the moment of the uprising, it was doomed that there would be no turning back, and if it did not succeed, it would die. And Zhang Rui has always taken this as the core to teach all the Junzheng, so that the Junzheng has always reminded all the bandit troops.

At the same time, the military officials also did ideological work for the generals below, so that they didn't think about Zhao'an, and looked at how Song Jiang in the Water Margin died?

That's still the enlightened Song Dynasty, can this Qing Dynasty make you feel better? Thinking about Zhao'an, it is better to think about how to be a soldier who works from the dragon.

I have to say that Zhang Rui's control over the ideology of the bandit army has never been relaxed. Zhang Rui's request to recruit and screen out some children from good families who are convenient for ideological work has also deepened the further unity and combat effectiveness of the anti-bandit army.

(Well,I'm really speechless.,I can't think of this or two or three hundred words.,Still wait a little longer and then refresh it.,There's definitely no problem about a little bit.,If it's fast, it's half an hour later.") ）

(Well,I'm really speechless.,I can't think of this or two or three hundred words.,Still wait a little longer and then refresh it.,There's definitely no problem about a little bit.,If it's fast, it's half an hour later.") ）

(Well,I'm really speechless.,I can't think of this or two or three hundred words.,Still wait a little longer and then refresh it.,There's definitely no problem about a little bit.,If it's fast, it's half an hour later.") ）

Regarding Zhang Rui's question, Liu Shishi just knows without thinking about it. If the Manchu Qing Dynasty caught himself, he would definitely be killed, not only would he be killed, but if the sixth brother was defeated, then his family and even the entire village might be killed, even if he was not killed, he would be captured as a slave in the dark.

From the moment of the uprising, it was doomed that there would be no turning back, and if it did not succeed, it would die. And Zhang Rui has always taken this as the core to teach all the Junzheng, so that the Junzheng has always reminded all the bandit troops.

At the same time, the military officials also did ideological work for the generals below, so that they didn't think about Zhao'an, and looked at how Song Jiang in the Water Margin died?

That's still the enlightened Song Dynasty, can this Qing Dynasty make you feel better? Thinking about Zhao'an, it is better to think about how to be a soldier who works from the dragon.