Although the surname of Chai Zaiyong is Chai in the Navy Brigade, he has no direct relationship with Chai Ping, who is not very old in the Taiping Army but is extremely qualified, and is known as the "bald falcon" from the young rebel army.

He is a native of Ruyang, Henan, and originally gathered people to be thieves in Huaishui; As a result, after being defeated by Zhuge Shuang in Gwangju, he was recruited into the army and assigned to Li Hanzhi's command; He became a prisoner of the Taiping Army in the Battle of Tanzhou.

Because of his experience as a thief in Huaishui, he has become a rare and outstanding water-based existence among the northerners; And when screening the transformation of the captives, he was exceptionally added to the water army by Wang Chongba.

Therefore, his mind was simple at the beginning, as long as anyone could treat him well, it would be good to give his life to whomever he could; Later, after a long time, I found out that this Taiping army was really different from other armies, and even surpassed most of the existences in the world.

It is enough to place special emphasis on the spirit of collectivism and cohesion of the upper and lower levels, and they really do so in their regulations, constitutions, and military law, and they implement them consistently.

At least Chai Zaiyong has never seen the fire chief, the five heads, the wanton beating and scolding and arbitrary support other than the prohibition of conduct, and also takes care of the new pawns assigned to his subordinates, and personally teaches them how to wrap their legs and soak their feet, and deal with many trivial things that come out of the burning.

In the routine night talk before the fire goes out, they will read out their letters and letters, introduce the situation in their hometown, their own life history and experiences, sing songs and tell stories, so as to become familiar with each other.

At the beginning, Chai Zaiyong was still very taboo about his experience of being a thief and an official soldier; But after everyone else took turns to say a lot, he couldn't hold back and talked a lot about the past, and slowly opened his heart.

Later, between mutual confiding, Chai Zaiyong found that his encounter may not be coincidental; Then he further understood that most of the suffering and calamities in this world are man-made.

Rather than resign yourself to fate, it is better to join this large collective determined to overthrow the old dynasty and recreate a peaceful and prosperous world, and gather the strength of thousands of people in the same way to finally liberate most of the suffering people in the world.

Then, he was first selected as a key member of the Navy Sergeant Committee, responsible for overseeing the standards of the team's opening of the group; Then he was also responsible for the maintenance and maintenance of the team's equipment.

He was well received for his dedication to these duties and his willingness to ask for advice and learn; In addition, the Taiping Navy is no better than the land division stationed in one place, and there are constant patrols throughout the year, and the probability of encountering conflicts with water bandits, river bandits, mountain sheds, and smugglers is also very frequent.

Therefore, he easily stood out by virtue of his extraordinary courage and courage to take the lead, and after dozens of battles, he was dropped out of the rank of brigade commander, and the most dangerous of them was undoubtedly twice.

Once, when his patrol clipper team was chasing Yunmeng Daze Water Kou, he was misled and broke into unfamiliar waters, and unfortunately ran aground near the seemingly deep and shallow sandbar one after another, and fell into the siege of the swarming Water Kou.

When the captain, the lieutenant, and the flag leader of the same ship were killed one after another, and the other clipper that did not run aground escaped, he was still one of the fire captains, and together with another accompanying team, he fought for a day and a night with the remaining clipper as a credential and cover;

Even if the sword and spear were broken, and the bow and crossbow arm were broken, they grabbed the poles and bamboo tips, and even threw the shuttle darts to continue the battle, repelling the waves of water wheels that came from the boats.

It wasn't until the reinforcements of the sailors arrived in the distance that he decisively set fire to the canopy and canvas as a guide, and finally was able to encircle and annihilate all of the Yunmeng Shui Kou, who had been gathered so easily, near this river island.

The other time was when he was heading north to the Han River, in Hanjin Gudu, near Xinye County, Dengzhou, he was attacked by the local participating local tyrants who colluded with the mountain shed at the western foot of Funiu Mountain.

Taking advantage of the familiar period of rising water, they rushed down from the upper reaches of the Baihe River with a large wooden discharge, broke up and disrupted the fleet of the Taiping Naval Army, and then rushed and set fire to the boat with a light and dexterous boat.

At this time, Chai Zaiyong, who was already the deputy of the navy, ran aground on the shore with the boat, but he took people into the water with the opposite idea, and successively chiseled through and overturned more than 20 small boats, drowning and slashing these mountain huts that were not good at water in the river, and greatly relieving the pressure on the side of the fleet.

Mounted cavalry on land came to the aid and began to outflank the enemy; He also participated in the rescue of the trapped soldiers on the burning ship, resulting in multiple injuries on his body, and had to temporarily retire from active service for treatment.

It was only when he returned to the team after recovering from an injury for more than a month that he unexpectedly got a place in the night school with the battalion and was temporarily appointed as the brigade commander of the new detachment regiment.

And it wasn't until he had limited literacy that he spent more time than others stumbling through night school, and barely passed the final assessment on the minimum passing line, that he found that the temporary brigade commander in charge of the five block boats had become a full-time officer.

It's just that he didn't stay long under the expanded Xiangzhou Water Battalion, and he was sent to Danshui, another tributary, to undertake the patrol and escort work of Wuguan waterway transportation; was also able to participate in the battle of the sudden change of Wuguan.

Although the Crusade Raiders Navy is a supporting role, it will also deploy elite soldiers to fully support it in the future. As a result, Chai Zause, who was good at using clippers to quickly attack and turn to battle, was also assigned to serve in the river boat division.

Along the way, the boat robbers who often flow through the lake, the water thieves at the docks of Taihu Lake, and the water passes and dam mouths where the earth masses are entrenched are knocked down; He has accumulated more than a dozen records of direct beheadings and double semi-indirect assists on the merit book of Yu Hou in the army.

This time, when he took the initiative to ask for orders to cross the river to reconnoitre, it was also to be able to obtain more credit and service records. Because he wants to start a family, although he has already passed the standard of a married veteran, he also has an agreed intention.

For convenience, she is a dancer in the propaganda team of the Ministry of Missions. These poor people, who were sold into the market at a very young age and forced to give birth to Zhang Shuwei, are usually the first choice for the Taiping soldiers to choose a mate;

Because compared with those who have complex identities or troublesome social relations, and the daughters of merchants, they come from humble backgrounds and have a good upbringing, and they are good at serving people, and they are rarely involved in chaos.

Even if he used to be born in a teaching workshop, and now he has another self-supporting income in the propaganda team, he doesn't mind a simpler life after washing the lead. But if he wants to give him better living conditions and treatment behind him, it is undoubtedly the best choice to upgrade his rank and rank on the battlefield.

Thinking about it like this, he took out a canned bamboo tube labeled "back to the pot meat" from the rubber waterproof bag at the back, but found that because of the collision on the river, the wax seal had been broken, and the juice was oozing out a lot.

It's just that after he ate half a can, the enemy forces in his observation also changed; As several horsemen galloped in, Zhong Jiwen, the assassin of Mingzhou, who was drinking after the alliance, suddenly interrupted the banquet and led the troops to the east.

I'm the dividing line

In Gangneung Castle, where peace has been restored, there is an expanded courtyard from the back house of the government called the "Zhou Garden". There are also people reading aloud the newly sent poems from the front:

"Ten miles of Pinghu is full of frost, and every inch of green silk is sad.

Look at the moon-shaped single look at each other, only envy the mandarin duck and not the immortal. ”

And between the delicate splendid flowers and birds, the landscape screen fan is clustered around and gradually grows more and more like a small pendant like a fairy dew pearl, and among the ladies in colorful clothes and temples around, they suddenly praised one after another:

"The Metropolitan Governor really loves the lady, and there are new works."

"Most of the governors are outside, and they are still worried about the little lady."

"The Metropolitan Governor doesn't love the little lady,。。。"

"Wan'er, isn't this another body of Lu Zhaolin's ancient meaning in Chang'an. The artistic conception is far-reaching and remarkable, even in the Kaiyuan and Zhenyuan years, it is enough to be the pattern of the white-clothed prime minister. ”

One of them, a woman with a high bun in palace clothes who was at the age of Hua Xin, was born with beautiful eyebrows and a graceful posture, which made people feel pity, and stopped talking:

"But I don't know him. What should you think of the clan of this dynasty?。。 ”

"A sacrifice for a new era."

The delicate and delicate little pendant said lightly.

"What"

The woman couldn't help but look stunned.

"Whoever wants to take over this world must find a way to eradicate the obstacles of these old dynasties first."

The small pendant is slightly pouting.

"Why, aren't most people raised in the Hundred Grandhouses of the Ten Kings, and they have never asked about the world and many things are involuntarily, why are they here?" The expression was worried.

The woman's face suddenly showed a certain sad and sad color.

"Under the preferential treatment and generous support of the imperial court for generations, how can anyone be truly innocent, is it possible that their food and clothing fell out of thin air, instead of being collected from all over the world and then brought in?"

The small pendant is still disapproving, but it is inevitably gloomy in his eyes.

"In the final analysis, this is just an inescapable backlash and collateral damage after the collapse of the world. Even I wasn't an exception, so that's why I've come to this point. ”

"But... But.. ”

The woman's tone became more harsh.

"Otherwise, if they are taken advantage of, it will be a potential source of rebellion and shaking the control of their subordinates." The small pendant became more and more expressionless.

"Therefore, the best way is to pretend to slaughter at the hands of others, and then leave one or two dead leftovers in captivity to show the magnanimity of the previous dynasty, which is the usual means of the new dynasties of the past dynasties."

"Could it be... Can't we follow the story of the two families of the former dynasty? ”

The woman said in a sad and pleading voice.

"Why, doesn't he need Yu Wenshi or Emperor Gong's descendants to decorate the façade and win over the old court officials in the world." The small pendant has already shown impatience.

"Then all the hope, won't it fall on you, Wan'er? Since he has not yet had an heir, he may be able to avoid the story of Wu Wangke. ”

The woman begged unrelentingly.

"Shut up. . . What do you still want to think about, do you dare to pay attention to Wan'er's future heirs? Get out of here now. At this time, a voice suddenly rebuked.

But it was a skeleton spirit standing next to the tree in military uniform and armor, and suddenly his face was cold. She just used her eyes to make these maids present sit on pins and needles, and hurriedly confessed while hurriedly pulling the woman who lost her words to retreat.

"Sister, I really shouldn't have let them come."

Then, the little pendant sighed at her quietly:

"Wan'er, no matter what you want to do, the slave will try his best to follow you until the last moment."

The skeleton spirit seemed to have figured out something, and there was some enlightenment.