In the battle before the Desheng Pass, the Ming army defeated the Fujian Biao with a drum, and captured more than 3,000 Qing troops in the subsequent pursuit, capture of the city and the recovery of the pass. The rest were either killed on the spot by the Ming army, or fled without knowing where to go. Of course, there are also some who are still being captured by the Ming army one after another, and they have proved with their own experience how dangerous it is to be born blind in troubled times.

Some of these Qing soldiers were imprisoned in a former barracks in the eastern part of Xincheng County, and the Ming army provided them with only a bowl of gruel or half a multigrain cake a day. In addition to not having to work, the treatment is almost catching up with those temporary workers who served in the armory workshop 1.0 era.

Such a grace is as deep as the sea, these wolf-hearted guys don't even know how to repay the favor. After several Ming soldiers who had been assigned to detention work and had delayed their expedition with the army complained that "it is better to slaughter all these bastards", an unsuccessful escape finally broke out. As a result, the organizers were all executed by the Ming army, and after the rest were beaten to the point that they couldn't get out of bed, the food ratio also dropped to half a multigrain cake for two days or half a bowl of gruel a day. The officers on guard thought that only in this way would these guys not have the strength to rebel.

As for why they weren't all put to death, it is said that Chen Kai was going to send them to Qiongzhou, where there was a copper mine where captives were used as drudgery all year round. Of course, they can't imagine any ideas such as surplus value, but even if they think about it on their heels, they can guess that digging copper mines in the poor mountains and bad water used to exile prisoners in Qiongzhou, in ancient times, is nothing more than a difference between early death and late death.

Moreover, it was soon rumored in the prisoner camp that Cai Yuan, the deputy general of Qiongzhou who was in charge of the copper mine, had a fierce reputation as a man-eating demon king within the Ming army in Guangdong. It is said that the guy who is full of evil likes to drink with the heart and liver of lazy coolies, use their kidneys, kidney sacs and yang feng slices to roast on skewers, and sprinkle cumin, and eat leeks, saying that Li Shizhen said that he ate aphrodisiac like this......

They don't have the "Compendium of Materia Medica" in their hands, and they don't know whether this is true or a rumor, but they still know some of the truth about what to eat and what to supplement. For this reason, the people in the prisoner camp can be said to be panicked - the heart and liver are okay to say, and the rest, whether it will affect the reincarnation and the gender of the next life, really makes them terrified.

Fears always need to be vented. However, if you eat so much every day, even if you resist, you are powerless. Gradually, in the midst of the despair of waiting for death, some remarks such as "The Ming army is doing this for our good, and only in this life can we atone for our sins in the next life and reincarnate as a human being, instead of falling into the way of animals".

In just ten days, the syndrome in Xincheng County has sprouted, and this disease is incurable in the current era. Fortunately, just as the Xincheng County syndrome showed its contagious pathological characteristics, their savior descended from heaven to save them from the heavens.

"This official is the governor of Fujian, Tong Guoqi, and he has come to take you home!"

The lock fell to the ground, and the cell door was brutally pushed open by several men wearing demon masks. Immediately, a civil official wearing a Qing Dynasty official uniform and embroidered with a brocade chicken tonic on his chest stepped out of the crowd and spoke to them in a low voice.

Governor? Go home?

Full of disbelief filled the cell, and several Qing soldiers yawned, rolled over and continued to sleep, apparently believing that this was a dream.

Time was pressing, and seeing that this group of guys was already like this, a man next to Tong Guoqi went up and gave a kick to a low-level officer, and kicked him directly in the face. The pain, especially the blood flowing from the nose, and the exclamation that erupted immediately finally made the other Qing soldiers believe what was happening in front of them.

"Boss Fujun, I'm looking forward to you."

In the next second, the officer had already hugged Tong Guoqi's thigh, and the bloody snot and tears were rubbing his hem vigorously.

Stubbornly resisting the nausea, Tong Guoqi was appeased, but in exchange for more thighs. Soon, his patience was gone, and a loud shout attracted everyone's attention, and immediately said that this place was dangerous, and he would flee from the city first, and wait until he was safe.

This is the words of the old man who seeks the country, and everyone is submissive to the wisdom of the governor. So, with a group of Qing troops, Tong Guoqi opened more than a dozen cells in a row, and even with the men who came with him, five or six hundred Qing soldiers were released before and after.

Next, under the cover of night, Tong Guoqi led them to the city gate quickly. There was a Ming army guarding there, Tong Guoqi gritted his teeth, and rushed over with the Qing army, but the Ming army guarding the gate saw that the Qing soldiers were overwhelming, and they scattered in a hurry, and threw the city gate to them without hesitation.

"Quick, get out of the city, go out of the city and follow me, as long as you escape from Jianchang Mansion, you can live!"

This remark was undoubtedly a shot in the arm for the Qing army, and they followed Tong Guoqi out of the city and turned to the north, until dawn, and finally stopped.

"These are all brought out of the thieves' kitchen, so let's eat some and recuperate our strength before we can move on."

The order was given, and the men wearing the grimace masks also took off their masks, revealing the same human faces. Then, he opened the baggage they were carrying, and distributed the bread and cooked meat to these tired and hungry Qing troops one by one.

After more than ten days of multigrain cakes and gruel, they had already eaten them weak and weak, and last night's follow-up was entirely caused by the desire to survive. At this moment, once he sat down, the whole person was completely paralyzed on the ground, and if it weren't for the big gasps and panting, it would be almost like a dead person. It is difficult for such walking corpses to go on again, and only the smell of food makes them live again.

A group of Qing soldiers frantically scrambled for food like hungry tigers, grabbed it in their hands and stuffed it directly into their mouths, and at the same time stretched out their other hand to continue grabbing. The front row is like this, and the back row is also desperately squeezing forward, seeing that it is about to become a mess again, but as a result, when Tong Guoqi gives an order, those men who came with him drew knives in their hands.

The bright blade made the Qing army understand at once who had the final say in this place, and then entered the slightly more orderly collection. At this time, Tong Guoqi had already selected all the junior officers in this group of captives and called them aside to explain.

According to Tong Guoqi, he saw that the Ming army was strong earlier, so he fled from Xincheng County. However, he did not go far, but hid with these soldiers, family members and domestic slaves. The reason for this is that, on the one hand, he feels that he may not be able to escape Chen Kai's net by running directly, and on the other hand, he also thinks that he can take away some Qing troops.

"You should know that the cousin of this official gave birth to a little prince to the emperor, and there are many high-ranking officials and dignitaries in the clansmen of this official family. This time, Xincheng County was lost, and the official fled back alone, and it was inevitable that he would be condemned. However, if the official returns with a troop to assist in the defense of the locality, then there will be someone in the DPRK and the palace to speak for the official, and it is not inconceivable that he will make meritorious contributions to the crime. ”

Uncle Guo's identity made these low-level officers dare not look up, and after thinking about it carefully, they felt that Tong Guoqi was reasonable. As for the next step, what "the Ming army was stationed in Xincheng County for a few days and then the brigade was transferred", what "he took advantage of the sound of night to attack the east and west, and transferred the defenders away", what "let the soldiers, family members and house slaves wear ghost masks and scare away the prison guards", after a series of riots, the person was finally rescued. At first glance, it all sounds reasonable.

"It's useless to just escape, we have to flee to the control area of the Qing Dynasty. After thinking about it, the south of this new city and county is the Southern Jiangxi thief, and the east is Fujian, and only by going to the north can you get out of danger. ”

"Boss Fujun, what about West?"

"West?" Glancing at the little officer, Tong Guoqi continued to explain: "If it is not expected by this official, the traitor Chen Kai should be in Jianchang Mansion City in the west now. Perhaps, Fucheng is already in his pocket. ”

Chen Kai!

This name came out of Tong Guoqi's mouth, and even scared everyone. Rationally calculated, Fujian and Southern Jiangxi were both base areas controlled by the Ming army for a long time, but the west was closer to the area controlled by the Qing army. However, just by this name, no one dared to go in the direction of Fucheng anymore. After all, Chen Kai was much more terrifying than the rest of the Ming army.

"To the north, it is Luxi County, and this official expects that the defenders of Luxi have abandoned the city and fled. So let's bypass Luxi County and enter Guangxin Mansion. It is adjacent to Quzhou Mansion, and there is Prince Zheng's Eight Banners Army as a support, even Chen Kai does not dare to brush the tiger's beard. ”

Tong Guoqi has a look of wisdom in his hand, and everyone worships him. Immediately afterwards, he said that he would vigorously promote these officers and establish a Fujian Fubiao. Because only a fully organized army existed, he and the officers and soldiers of this army could be considered useful in the eyes of the Manchu court.

Behind is a dead end, and following Tong Guoqi forward is not only a way of life, but also a path of glory and wealth. The officers didn't need to think too much about it at all, so they bowed down in front of him one after another, saying that they would be loyal to their savior for the rest of their lives, and they would not hesitate to go up the sword mountain and the sea of fire for the governor.

The officer corps was initially condensed, and Tong Guoqi immediately fulfilled his promise and promoted them one by one. However, the rank of these officers was too low, and the number was too small, so he had to let the officers jump out of the old department first and serve as low-level officers, and then expand according to their respective promotions. But even so, in the end, more than a third of the soldiers remained, so Tong Guoqi could only send his personal soldiers and family members to manage these soldiers under duress.

Fu marked a basic shelf, and Tong Guoqi hurriedly took these Qing troops to continue to advance. There is no way, after losing so many prisoners of the Qing army, the Ming army of Xincheng County, who understood that they had come over, would definitely come to chase them, and their tricks to the east and then north earlier could not be delayed for too long.

On the way, in order to improve morale, the officers explained Tong Guoqi's attitude to the officers and soldiers under his command with the approval of Tong Guoqi. Soon, with the hope of life shining on everyone, an image of courage and resourcefulness began to be established in their hearts. As for why such a brave and resourceful governor was still calculated by Chen Kai, this, after all, it was Chen Kai, and some of the high-ranking officials who were calculated by him were bigger than Tong Guo's organs, so there was nothing to make a fuss about.

The army continued to advance until late afternoon. The food had been eaten in the morning, and some water was drunk on the way, and the officers and soldiers were very tired, and Tong Guoqi was helpless about it. Fortunately, Tong Guoqi's own soldiers who had been scattered earlier came back to report that there was a Ming army station not far ahead, and a group of Ming soldiers was watching a group of Qing prisoners. What's even more unbelievable is that those Ming soldiers seem to have discovered them, and then they actually left those prisoners and ran away.

"When the thieves thought that our army was powerful and it was inconvenient to fight with the captives, they fled in disgrace."

"Master Fujun!"

"The old man of the Fu army sees thousands of miles!"

"In the words of the old man of the Fu army, it is really Kong Ming who is alive!"

“……”

In the compliment, only a stupid person who didn't know whether to live or die came to the sentence "With the boss of the Fu Army, defeating Chen Shun is just around the corner", it sounded so heart-wrenching. However, the adults didn't remember the villain, Tong Guoqi didn't care, and immediately rushed to the military station with this Qing army. The prisoners were replenished to the various officers of Fubiao, and there was also food left by the Ming army in the station, as well as a fan of pork.

"The grain and pork are taken away, this is the bandit's station after all, and if the station is lost, it may not be long before the thieves will be transferred over. Our army should first climb the hill in front of us, and then rest and recuperate, so that we can avoid the pursuit of the bandits. ”

Brushing his beard, Tong Guoqi suddenly found that he should get another feather fan to fit the current personality. However, this did not prevent the officers around him from complimenting him. Immediately, under the temptation of grain and pork, the Qing army, which had long been exhausted, once again mustered up its strength and continued to advance, according to Tong Guoqi's instructions, until it climbed over the hill in front of it before stopping to rest.

In this way, almost every day Tong Guoqi's personal soldiers could find a Ming army station, and they insisted on advancing north with the food in the station. At the same time, with the continuous liberation of prisoners and the absorption of some of the prisoners hiding on the road, this Fujian Fubiao is also expanding rapidly. By the time they bypassed Luxi County, their strength had expanded to more than 2,000, but the food was still only enough for one day.

"After turning over the mountain in front, it is the boundary of Guangxin Mansion. Erlang, our army will be out of danger soon! ”

Tong Guoqi raised his arms and shouted, and cheers followed. For many days, I have been sleeping in the ravines and ravines, not so that I can survive. Now, the destination is close at hand, and the Qing army is all cheering. However, this joy did not last long. Just half an hour later, one of Tong Guoqi's personal soldiers in charge of the palace rushed up in embarrassment.

"Master, the thieves have caught up, there are thousands of them!"

As soon as these words came out, there was an uproar immediately. Speaking of which, they did not meet the Ming army a few times along the way. Seeing that they were powerful, the Ming army at the military station naturally slipped away, and the Ming army in Luxi County chose Yingcheng to defend itself. These also confirm Tong Guoqi's previous analysis from the side - Chen Kai is in Jianchang Mansion City, so the Ming army is gathering there, in order to better attack Fuzhou Mansion and even Ji'an Mansion farther away.

However, thousands of Ming troops suddenly appeared here, and Tong Guoqi only pondered for a moment, and concluded that their movements were too big, making the Ming army think that they were a force that could pose a threat, so they would catch up.

Seeing this, the officers proposed to speed up the pace, as long as they climbed the mountain, they could get rid of the Ming army. However, Tong Guoqi did not adopt it immediately, but thought carefully in their anxious eyes. It wasn't until a long time later, when the officers were about to lose their patience and wanted to run away with their troops, that they saw him touching his beard under his chin, and a confident smile on the corner of his mouth.

"No, this official is going to ambush the traitor here!"