Chapter Twenty-Six: The Expedition to the West

Huo Qiu, as the leader of the salt lords, has his own means of control: "What do you want to do so much, the death squad is the death squad, if you encounter a big scene of fighting, you can send some broken copper and iron at will for them to fill in!" ”

This is the idea of using this team of green battalion soldiers as cannon fodder, Sun Huzi's face changed suddenly, and Qu Jie also had the same idea: "Although these green battalion soldiers have submitted their names, they are not the same as us after all, and Huo Qiu's idea is good." ”

Yun Tianzong read a little more and knew that Liu Chang must have a deep meaning: "What do you think about the inspection, you can tell your subordinates, and your subordinates can also help the inspection staff and staff?" ”

Liu Chang said softly: "My Red Turban Army is a division of benevolence and righteousness, and things like driving people to fill the city and serve as cannon fodder cannot be used until the point of last resort, but they don't need to be death squads, they can only be used as masters to bear the burden. ”

As soon as he heard this, someone in the green battalion rushed out of the ranks and knelt down for Liu Chang: "Check, check, the villain is not only skilled in bowing and horses, but also served as a gunner in the Songjiang battalion for six or seven years. ”

This time, there were several small cannons of all kinds seized in Yueqing City, but all of them were obtained by Qu Zhenhan, and Liu Chang did not have a single artillery: "I don't have any artillery in my hand, even if you can operate the cannon, it is useless." ”

Liu Chang's image in the eyes of these green battalion soldiers is a thunder killing god, as soon as he heard him speak in a good voice, the green battalion soldiers below became enthusiastic: "The villain can also operate the cannon!" ”

"The villain's shotgun is good, and it is a well-known target gun of the All-China Association."

"The villain has no other strengths, but he can work hard."

"The villain once opened a restaurant outside the camp, and everyone praised the food."

The green battalion soldiers talked about their strengths, and the gunner who took the lead said: "The villains have all handed over their names, and they can't go back to the Qing Demon, so they sincerely follow the inspection to do something big." ”

"What's your name?"

The gunner immediately replied: "The villain is called Zhou Peng!" ”

"It's good!" Liu Chang made up his mind: "You follow me and follow me to Yongjia, if you are able to do a good job, I will find you a cannon, and ......"

He said to Huo Qiu: "Brother Huo, I'm afraid that Sun Huzi won't be able to control the scene alone, you can borrow a few brothers to Sun Huzi to town the scene." ”

Huo Qiu just wanted to speak, but Qu Jie hurriedly said: "Checkpoint, among the brothers who were intercepted by Deputy Marshal Ni, many of our dragon lance whistles are very admiring and want to come back, it is better to let them help Sun Huzi Town first." ”

"It's good! Time is in a hurry, it's best to let them come over today, and it will come in handy tomorrow when they go to Yongjia! ”

Before proving their loyalty, these green battalion soldiers still played the role of unarmed masters, opening mountains and roads, chopping wood and boiling water, it was their responsibility, Liu Chang was not absolutely at ease with them, and still sent people to help Sun Huzi control the situation.

Seeing that Liu Chang's arrangement could not find anything wrong, these green battalion soldiers kowtowed to Liu Chang again: "The villain must do his best to do things for the inspection point." ”

By the evening of the same day, this death squad had begun to take shape, in addition to Sun Huzi and the seventeen green battalion soldiers, seven of the brothers who had been intercepted by the dragon lance post came back to serve, and now they were all temporarily promoted to the small leaders of the team, taking care of these green battalion soldiers for Sun Huzi.

Early in the morning of December 24 in the fourth year of Xianfeng. Yueqing County.

The small school field is already jubilant, Qu Zhenhan has three battalion heads on the left, the center and the right, each battalion head is divided into the front battalion and the rear battalion, the front battalion has many veterans and strong combat effectiveness, and is ready to go out as a mobile force, and the rear battalion is basically a new soldier who is responsible for staying behind.

This time, Qu Zhenhan made a bloody investment, the front battalion of the left army and the front battalion of the right army plus the middle battalion all went out together, with a total of four infantry battalions and more than 2,000 troops, he said loudly in the school field: "Brothers, today is the day when we soar to the sky!" Can you be confident that you can win a battle? ”

The mood of the soldiers was very high, and they did not fluctuate because of the episode on the eve of the previous night: "Dashuai, have confidence!" ”

"As long as we win, Jiangbei will be ours!" Qu Zhenhan shouted: "When the time comes, everyone will have a fortune." ”

He mobilized his emotions very well: "As long as this battle is won, I will personally take the stage to give everyone an official, and I will set up the left and right prime ministers, the general garrison, and the Yongjia county order, as long as you work hard, everyone will have a chance." ”

The mood is even more enthusiastic, and the reason why everyone risked their lives to participate in the Red Turban Army is that of course there are factors that the officials and the people have no way out, but after all, it is not for a great wealth and prosperity.

Prime Minister, General, Garrison, and County Commander are all titles that everyone only hears in the play, they have seen a classic history at most in their lives, and some people have not even been to the county seat once, but now the opportunity is in front of them, who is not boiling.

"This is the country we have beaten down, of course, it is up to us old brothers to sit, are you talking about it! Liu Changliu checked, are you talking about it! ”

Liu Chang now has a very high reputation in the Red Turban Army, which can be said to be second only to Qu Zhenhan, the generalissimo, and he immediately said: "That's right, if we can succeed in this expedition to the west, we can be crowned as a marquis and worship the prime minister, if we can't succeed, we will die and the clan will be wiped out, and the Hong Army will rise and fall, in this battle!" Jackie Chan is an adult, just today! ”

"The rise and fall of the Rainbow Army, in this battle, Jackie Chan will become a day, and it will be today!"

Qu Zhenhan also took advantage of everyone's high mood to shout: "The army marches west!" Come with me! ”

Now the part of the Red Turban Army's westward expedition is equal to Yongjia County, which was divided after the founding of the People's Republic of China, and in this time and space it is only the Jiangbei part of Yongjia County.

Yongjia County in this time and space is a super large county, which is equal to the urban area of Wenzhou (Lucheng, Longwan, Ouhai three districts, that is, the Jiangnan part) and the four county-level Xingxia districts of Yongjia County after the founding of the People's Republic of China.

However, there are also many advantages to the northern part of the expedition, one is the weakness of the ruling force, there is no green battalion troops to garrison, only a few flood soldiers and inspection divisions stationed in various places, at most thirty or forty Qing soldiers are stationed, with an army of 2,000 can easily crush the past.

Second, although Yongjia Jiangbei is a suburb, it is also quite wealthy, which is enough to supply thousands of troops.

Third, the people in the mountainous area of Nanxi are fierce, and there is a tradition of anti-Qing and civil change, and the Red Turban Army has contacted the heroes in the Nanxi area before the incident, and many local tyrants are willing to raise troops to respond, but before it was launched, there was a problem with the Red Turban Army in Wenzhou, and more than ten people were arrested before it was launched, but as long as the troops entered Nanxi, they would inevitably respond to the call.

Liu Chang and Qu Zhenhan walked together, talking about the division of Yongjia, this is Liu Chang's suggestion last night, he proposed to divide Yongjia's Jiangbei like after the founding of the People's Republic of China to reward meritorious service: "Where the county governance is located, you can talk slowly, the key is to set the county order as soon as possible, this is the backbone of the county!" ”

Ni Tingmo bit his lip, he really wanted to take the position of this Yongjia County Order, unlike those prime ministers and generals, this is a real prince, and it can even be said that he is a side by side king, but he is a little hesitant, once he makes the Yongjia County Order, he will definitely leave the core leadership of the Red Turban Army temporarily, will anything happen.

"Well said the check! As long as you make great contributions, the county order of this new county is yours! Qu Zhenhan cheered up a group of subordinates: "Although the county order is small, it is a hundred miles of marquis." ”

Next to him, Ge Mengjin was also moved, but although this new county was good, it was not close to the sea, which did not meet his expectations: "Zhenhai, my lady sent me good news just now!" ”

"Is it your soldiers bombarding the city?" This news happened yesterday, and Qu Zhenhan also received it just now: "I heard that the results of the battle are good, my words are effective, and two thousand five hundred taels of silver will be given to the fifth master immediately!" ”

Ge Mengjin was not in a hurry: "No, no!" Of course, my lady did shell a trip back to Fucheng yesterday morning, dozens of large and small shells bombarded all morning, fired hundreds of shells, destroyed dozens of forts, and killed and wounded more than 100 soldiers, but I don't want to talk about this matter. ”

"My lady has sent a message that she has locked up the river in the Lingkun area, and sent ships to bombard Panshi Town, and the Tartars can neither send a soldier to cross the river, nor can they draw a soldier from Panshi."

Qu Zhenhan was naturally relieved, this is indeed the best news for the Red Turban Army's westward expedition, and Yueqing County can be safe and sound: "Thank you Wuniang, this is a great thing." ”

"It's just that my lady asked me to bring a sentence, Marshal Qu said, as long as you fire a cannon, there will be two thousand five hundred taels of silver to take, we have fired so many cannons, and we work so hard, how much should we take?"

"This?" Qu Zhenhai really couldn't answer: "How much does the inspector think the fifth lady should take?" ”

Liu Chang easily avoided this question: "It depends on how much you get from this western expedition, and you can't lose the fifth master!" ”

As he was talking, there were already good news ahead.

"The Sungai Flood has been taken, and the seventeen flood soldiers have been surrendered."

"The inspection department has been broken, killed six demons, and captured thirty-four ......"

"Ishimura Haoqiang Shihai led 20 volunteers to join ......"

"Our soldiers easily broke through Liu Yuxun's ......"

"The squire of Ding Village sent five big pigs and made a hundred ...... money"

"Another Volunteers Came to Serve ......"

Hearing so much good news, Liu Chang immediately smiled and said: "The greater the harvest of our army, the more the five ladies will take." ”

Qu Zhenhan also nodded, and was about to speak, but saw someone rushing in front of him, panting: "Qu Shuai, there is a large group of clear soldiers ahead!" ”