Near Jiangling City, which was known as "Jingchu Tongqu" in ancient times, across the river, the south bank bridge that has been planted with the banner of the official army; A group of people also stopped for the time being in the fog that gradually dispersed by the river.

"All cheer up. From this moment on, they are the loyal soldiers of the yellow head. ”

Zhu Jian, the captain of the righteous army who was riding on the horse, shouted loudly, while carefully looking at and inspecting these specially selected soldiers who were tall and strong and fierce; and pointed to the details of their clothing and actions one by one.

"Give me the arrogance and domineering, and the momentum of the unstoppable. We have won the battle and made meritorious contributions, and we have gone to ask for rewards and provisions; In addition to the Shannan Festival Envoy himself, is there anything else worth putting in your eyes? ”

"If anyone dares to question you, don't have a good face, I'll answer it."

He is one of the few Wanqiu people in Chenzhou among the rebels, and he has been a colonel for the children of the state army in both his father and grandfather, so he is not unfamiliar with the predecessor of the Zhongwu Army. It's just that because his father died in a Yacheng military mutiny but failed to inherit the throne, the family road has been broken since then and he has become a robber on the road; was coerced into the rebel army and became a small leader;

and Zhu Cun, who was born in Songzhou nearby, can also be regarded as half of the township party and the same clan, and was able to serve under his command and become one of the few remaining captains of the Kokang Army; Now he has joined the Taiping Army and got this rare opportunity to show his face and show his worth.

And you must know that most of the children of the loyal military are from Chen and Xu Prefectures; So it's not too difficult for him to impersonate himself from the vernacular and verbal style.

"Anyone who comes, please negotiate with the customs and submit the case."

Sandwiched across the bridge crossing the obviously newly built small village sentry tower. Soon there was a loud shout that was stirred up.

"Bastard thing who doesn't have long eyes, why don't I want any guards and passes."

Zhu Jian, who was wearing a Xuanxi Mountain armor and a flying cloud hood, said angrily on the horse.

"Why don't you let go of the road quickly, are you really your grandfather's knife and gun that are good for each other?"

There was a little chaos and commotion in the small village, and then after a while, the door of the horizontal wooden nail row was slowly opened, and the attitude of inviting himself in. Zhu Jian couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, trying to recall the arrogant appearance of those tooth soldiers he saw when he was a child, and rode his horse with his eyes held high and did not squint.

Then, after a moment of fierce screams and screams, this small ferry village, which was only garrisoned by more than 100 people, easily changed hands. So, Zhu Jian, who made persistent efforts, kept taking the new replenishment and replacement of manpower, and set foot on the pontoon bridge leading to the other bank.

Half a day later,

"Now there's good news and bad news. Which one do you want to hear first? ”

On the big ship that anchored along the mouth of the river for temporary regrouping, Zhou Huai'an said to the dozens of generals who had been summoned by order.

Among them, led by Zhu Cun, there are more than a dozen new faces who have joined one after another, and they seem to be much more restrained or cautious than Zhou Huai'an's other subordinates. Others simply narrowed their lips and made eye contact, as if they had made up their minds to be complete bystanders without saying a word.

"Regardless of whether it's good or bad, please lead the leader. We should obey our orders. ”

In the end, it was still a little difficult to hide the anxiety in his heart, and the general Wang Chongba, who spoke first

"Well, then I'll tell you the good news first."

Zhou Huai'an bowed slightly

"The former outpost team pretending to be loyal soldiers has taken the intact bridge to Jiangbei, and has pulled out four fortresses and fortifications in a row, and has reached the west of Jiangling. During this period, the officers and soldiers appeared to be quite slack and defenseless. It looks like there's a lot to do."

"And what's the bad news?"

It was Wang Chongba, who seemed to be getting more and more anxious, and said.

"The bad news is that most of the camps set up by the officers and soldiers outside the city have been abandoned, leaving only a few intersections and temporary checkpoints to rush."

Zhou Huai'an continued in a heavy tone.

"Could it be ... Don't.. This Gangneung Castle... ”

Wang Chongba's face became more and more ugly, and his tone became difficult.

"That's right, now the city is surrounded by the flags of the official army."

Zhou Huaian finally threw out this somewhat cruel fact.

"I've already sent people into the city to investigate, but it's only a matter of time before the enemy reacts."

"Yes, I just want to ask everyone what they mean.,Is there any need to continue this battle.。。 Or let's retire Yuezhou and then make plans. ”

"Zenya."

"Never."

"Please think about it in the long run."

This somewhat unexpected result, like a stone stirring up a thousand waves, suddenly triggered an uproar of discussion and disputes among the generals present.

In the end, the results of the discussion were except for a few propositions that should be accepted and prudent; In fact, the opinions of most of his subordinates are still relatively positive and enterprising: as the so-called "all the way to Gangneung", of course, you can't easily retreat without encountering the enemy;

At the very least, when the enemy is unprepared and ignorant of anything, it is necessary to take advantage of the fact that the officers and soldiers will suffer a big loss, and deal a blow to and severely damage the opponent's sharpness and momentum; Let him know the interests of his own army and be deterred, so that it is possible to make the other party jealous and dare not underestimate it in the subsequent return of the class, and even act rashly.

"Okay, since this is the opinion of the people, then everyone will deploy and make every effort to reorganize the armament for war."

Zhou Huaian also immediately announced.

Subsequently, the army participation group will forward the corresponding task strategy and specific regulations to the generals at all levels through the subordinate of each battalion, regiment and brigade. I also ask you to work together to teach the officers and soldiers a hard lesson and painful memories. ”

"I am willing to sweep away the demonic atmosphere with the leader and recreate peace in the world."

"Heaven makes up for the average, and recreates peace."

"Avenge the shame of the fallen rebel brothers."

Suddenly, an excited, enthusiastic and uneven echo echo resounded in the cabin of the ship, which was used as a military tent.

Wang Chongba, who was full of thoughts, returned to his naval ship, a 500-material river, and saw someone rushing over and said:

"General, how do you say it now?"

But they were all the surviving old brothers of the navy who were brought out from the generals, and everyone had the appearance and expression of urgent worry.

"Let the brothers get ready, they are going to fight, and they will fight with the official dogs fiercely,"

Wang Chongba couldn't help but sigh heavily.

"It's just that this official dog has already occupied the head of the general's city, and I'm afraid there is no extra hope on the side of Uncle and Cao Shishi."

"What..."

"How so."

"What should I do then?"

Suddenly, there was a shock, and some people shouted indignantly on the spot.

"If I hadn't been on the road for too long, how could I have been..."

"Bastard, is this still human."

But Wang Chongba was furious, and a person who slapped the strange thing back without sparing, and rolled to the ground like a spinning top and couldn't get up for a while.

"The virtual leader has done his best for us, what do you want to do if you don't remember the good things. Isn't it that we have fought hard with blood and sweat along the way? Among them, the dead and wounded were not the brothers of the rebels, and they were delayed there. ”

"When all the people under the General's Mansion refused to pay attention to the siege of Jiangling, it was my uncle who reported the thought of what happened, so I made a special trip to ask Guangfu to come to the rescue of Jiangling. Where did you hear such nonsense? ”

Speaking of this, Wang Chongba stared at the old subordinate on the ground who was still sitting on the ground.

"Don't tell me you came up with the idea yourself,。。 Forgive you, kid doesn't have this kind of babbling mind.。。 Who the hell said that?"

"It's from Jiangzhou in the east. I'm a fellow of the Brave Army. ”

The subordinate who was kneeling on the ground hurriedly explained.

"People are also kind enough to say that if things are good on the Jiangling side, don't expect those people in Guangfu to continue to contribute, or go back to the military government as soon as possible. At least there's a place for you."

"Could it be that you think the same way?"

Wang Chongba's face couldn't help but slowly sink, and he ignored him and turned to the other subordinates. Of course, most people look annoyed, overwhelmed, or unclear. Only a few people who came close to this subordinate quickly avoided his gaze with some humility.

"It's really...

After understanding their answers, at this moment, Wang Chongba only felt a little surprisingly resentful and unwilling, and a little disheartened;

These people in the General's Mansion used to talk to themselves about themselves, saying that the righteous army had long brothers and short brothers; Then the matter is coming, but he will only sit back and watch the privacy tricks of picking up cheap and dividing up his belongings after the fall of Gangneung. Is this still the old brother of the rebel army who swore together to share blessings and misfortunes and fight grievances?

In contrast, the one who frankly admitted that Gangneung had some particularly important interests with him, and he really couldn't afford to lose; Therefore, without saying a word, he turned from the conquest to lead his troops to come to the rescue, but he undoubtedly seemed to be extremely upright. Thinking of this, the last bit of unwillingness and mustard that he was forced to serve the other party for five years completely disappeared in his heart.

At least the reason why the reinforcements were delayed, it mainly fell on the fault of the city of Tanzhou to pursue the enemy without authorization; But despite this, the other party can still claim to be one thing regardless of the previous suspicions, and do not change the original intention and itinerary of rescuing Gangneung. On the contrary, he is willing to give himself a chance to compensate and redeem; It's not like these at all, but after falling into the well, they will come to pretend to be good at digging the foot of the wall.

For this alone, he had to plan for the future of himself and his brothers after losing his foundation and subordination. Maybe it would be a good choice to settle down outside the mountains in the future, but this will require him and his subordinates to have enough performance to reflect their own value and usefulness.

"Everyone's listened to me,"

He told himself, and once again spoke solemnly to his subordinates.

"In the next battle, we all have to work hard to the death and do our best to perform well. If anyone dares to steal and play tricks, leave their hands and retreat, they don't need to be dealt with by military law afterwards, I will cut him on the spot first. ”

"This is not only my request to everyone, but also for the sake of our future and way out."

As for the few black sheep who have obviously given birth to different intentions, he no longer plans to stay or follow the example of the magnanimous leader, so that he can gather scattered gifts and send them out, so he can directly watch their performance on the battlefield to solve them.

(End of chapter)