Chapter 3 Entering the City
This man is very from all over the world, so he directly gave up his hand and hugged his name: "This marshal is Qu Zhenhan, the generalissimo of the world's land and water soldiers and horses, may I ask this brother, but is it a messenger from Tianjing City?" ”
He said a bunch of names, but Liu Chang still didn't understand, what kind of generalissimo is the world's land and water soldiers and horses?
He had already glanced at these red turban soldiers, although they were holding knives and guns, they were simply a group of farmers who had been temporarily summoned, many of them didn't even have weapons, so they simply went to the battlefield with farm tools, just wrapped a red turban, which is also called the generalissimo of the world's land and water soldiers and horses?
No wonder the predecessors did not enter the court, praised and worshipped without a name, and went to the palace with swords, according to the story of Han Xiao He, the general of the universe, and the name of the military governor **, but a white-faced scholar on Qu Zhenhan's side saw that Liu Chang did not speak, and directly took over the conversation: "The marshal of my family was appointed by the East King of the Heavenly Kingdom, and Qu Zhenhan, the commander of the Eastern Zhejiang Hongjun, is also!" ”
He glanced at Liu Chang, the person in front of him was dressed strangely, it was somewhat similar to the foreigner he saw in Shanghai, but it was also far away, but this person did have hair, and he was an out-and-out long hair, so he suppressed his suspicions and asked again: "Are you a messenger sent by His Royal Highness the King of the East?" ”
Liu Chang didn't answer his question, but asked Qu Zhenhan: "The tuba is Zhenhai?" ”
"That is the name I used in my recklessness, and now I use the name Zhenhan." Qu Zhenhan was blunt: "Let's not talk nonsense first, and it is the right way to take down the county seat together." ”
Liu Chang nodded, he didn't tell his origin clearly: "I came from Tianjing, but I thought I was looking for Qu Zhenhai, but I had a misunderstanding and almost fell into the Qing Demon, thanks to Marshal Qu's rescue!" ”
He recognized Qu Zhenhan's status as a marshal, and Qu Zhenhan was immediately overjoyed: "Is it really a messenger from Tianjing?" Good, good, good! Does the king of the east have any intentions? ”
The scholar beside him also interjected: "I'm in the East Palace, why haven't I seen Your Excellency?" ”
Liu Chang walked and asked, "Who is this gentleman?" ”
Qu Zhenhan immediately enthusiastically introduced to Liu Chang: "This is my Kong Ming Liu Bowen, Mr. Jin Peiquan!" ”
Liu Chang immediately knew that this was Qu Zhenhan's mastermind, and he was not polite: "I was sent to Zhejiang by the King of Heaven, and it is normal for Mr. Jin not to know me, by the way, pull the cannon down first and blast open the city wall!" ”
Qu Zhenhan was straightforward, and immediately revealed his bottom: "Where is there any cannon?" There is no need for cannons, there is our internal response in the city! ”
Liu Chang looked up, but saw that the gate of the county seat was open, obviously Neiying had already controlled the city gate, but he still had questions: "The three cannon sounds at the beginning?" ”
"It's just the firecrackers that gave the order, we just took the county seat in one go!"
"Hmm!"
It's just that at this moment, Liu Chang's heart has stirred up a thousand waves.
He already knew what place he had come, this was Yueqing City in Wenzhou in December of the fourth year of Xianfeng, and he participated in this short-lived Red Turban Army uprising.
Liu Chang's historical foundation is very good, but he can only say that he knows a little about the uprising of the Red Turban Army this time, and the Red Turban Army in front of him will take Yueqing County very smoothly in the future, and then fail after seven days of taking the city.
He didn't know that Qu Zhenhan's defeat of the rebel army was simply a joke, and the cause was actually a mere 500 yuan, but in the end, this 500 yuan made more than 1,700 volunteers pay the price of blood, and they were slaughtered for this 500 yuan.
But even so, he also knew that the future of the Red Turban Army in front of him was not good, and the Marshal Qu Zhenhan Qu in front of him, although he was straightforward and generous, always had the style of a small boss, and the mastermind Jin Peiquan next to him was not a clever strategist.
It is not inconceivable that such a combination will fail in a hurry, but Liu Chang cannot allow the tragic history to repeat itself.
The defeat of Qu Zhenhan and Jin Peiquan also represents his Liu Chang's dead end, this is Zhejiang, the core area of Qing Dynasty rule, and it is full of absolute risks for a traveler with short hair to travel in such an enemy area.
And the Red Turban Army in front of him seems to be a transitional platform, and he can only grasp the opportunity by himself, and he definitely has a chance to soar into the sky.
Liu Chang thought about it while watching the Red Turban Army pour into the county like a tide, and did not encounter any resistance at all, and the county seat was taken like this?
Captured by a group of improvised farmers with farm tools? You must know that in Liu Chang's impression, no matter what kind of county it is, there will always be heavy guards, and according to the news he just got from Jin Peiquan, Yueqing County is even the location of the Green Camp Yueqing Association.
A county seat, the station of the Green Battalion of the First Association, was taken down like this, and seeing the cheers of the soldiers of the Red Turban Army, Liu Chang felt incredible.
But the good news that soon came confirmed the fact that the county town had changed hands: "Qu Laosi, Qu Laosi, the county has taken it!" ”
"Vice General Yao and Zhao Dianshi were quickly cut down by us, and the rest of the green battalion soldiers and foot archers have already been ......"
"Happy, Vice General Yao doesn't know how many people's blood in our Dongxiang has drunk!"
"Is there less of Zhao Dianshi's shaved people's fat and people's ointment in our Dongxiang?"
"It's a pity that Kang Zhengji, the thief, is gone, it's really hateful......"
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At this moment, a middle-aged man in an official robe neatly took a few long-term followers out of the city and went to the countryside: "Hurry up, hurry up, Qu Zhenhan's group of bandits are all from Dongxiang, and everything will be fine when we go to Xixiang." ”
"Your Excellency, Your Excellency!" A long entourage glanced at his own adult: "As soon as you leave like this, aren't you afraid that someone will join you?" ”
"What are you afraid of!" This person is Kang Zhengji in the mouth of the Red Turban Army, Yueqing Zhixian who has just been in office for more than two months.
Compared with Deputy General Yao, he is a good official who is three feet high, and there are all kinds of names for making money, and he has only been in office for two months, and he has already remitted thousands of taels of snowflake silver to his hometown, which also provoked this change in the Red Turban Army: "This official has the responsibility to defend the land, how can he rush to Bolang to strike!" ”
He patted the official seal he was holding in his own hand: "As long as the county is in hand, this official is the dignified Lecheng magistrate, the incident happened suddenly, the county was unprepared, so he could only take you useless guys out of the city to guerrilla, ready to recover the county seat at any time." ”
He lowered his voice again and said, "You useless guys, don't you know how much money this seal in this county cost to buy, and now if something happens, won't you lose all your money." ”
"The master is smart, the master is smart!" Chang Sui immediately praised two sentences: "Master, you have to hurry up and send a letter to Lord Qing." ”
As soon as Kang Zhengji heard the three words of Lord Qing, he became embarrassed again: "That's natural, even if there is ginseng, I'm not afraid, I have a good relationship with Qinglian Qingdaotai, and I can keep my wealth with him, and when the time comes, the county will be recovered, and the first contribution will definitely be from this county." ”
It's just that another chief asked a sentence: "Master, let's go to Xixiang first, and then bring the troops back to recover the county seat?" ”
"No, go to the state!" Kang Zhengji, as an old fritter in the officialdom, knows that Xixiang is not safe, and his own safety must definitely be put first: "We went to Chuzhou to borrow troops to recover Lecheng, Qingdaotai is my friend for many years, and I will definitely understand my hardship!" ”
Chuzhou is later Lishui City, Kang Dingji keeps saying that he is responsible for defending the land, but he feels that Xixiang is not safe enough, and the Red Turban Army occupying the county seat may send troops to Xixiang at any time, so he must find the safest place and simply run from Wenzhou to Lishui.
So what place can outperform the state? He is going to go to Qingtian County first, no matter how capable Qu Zhenhan is, he will not fight to the prefecture in a hurry, if they attack the prefecture, then Kangzhi County can continue to report all the way.
He knows very well that as long as Lord Qinglian Qingqing does not fall, he is a meritorious minister: "Of course, this official risked his life to borrow troops from various states, even if he was criticized a little. ”
The facts in history are similar to what he imagined, this Kang Zheng Jikang County Commander, who was transferred all the way to Qingtian County with officers and soldiers, was actually listed as the first meritorious person by his old acquaintance Qinglian after the military defeat of the Red Turban.
It's a pity that Kang Zhengji doesn't know that history has flowed to different points in this time and space.
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The entire Yueqing county did not appear panicked because of the entry of the Red Turban Army, Qu Zhenhan crossed his hands on the street and saluted his neighbors: "Everyone, everyone, today this marshal for the East King's order to regain Lecheng, after entering the city, you dare not offend, you villagers can live and work in peace and contentment as usual, and all civil and military officials can stay in office as usual!" ”
"I repeat, all civil and military officials can stay in office, and the Green Battalion generals are no exception."
Anmin notices have been posted all over the county, and the residents of Yueqing City looked at the Red Turban Army who entered the county seat with some numbness.
Although the Red Turban Army was a group of farmers who temporarily called for an uprising, his military discipline was not bad at least so far, his business was fair, and his speech was quite kind, and he could roughly be said to have committed no offence to the residents of Yueqing County.
But in history, these numb residents of Yueqing were the most vicious enemies of the Red Turban Army, neither Qu Zhenhan nor Jin Peiquan discovered this, and Liu Chang, a traverser, also did not see this clearly.
He only saw the numbness of the residents in Yueqing City, but he didn't know how terrifying this numbness would be if it broke out.
He glanced at Qu Zhenhan, he did see a taste of a small businessman in this straightforward man on the surface, this generalissimo did not seem to be a general in commanding the army, but a bargaining little boss.
In fact, he guessed correctly, Qu Zhenhan's identity before the uprising was indeed a small owner of a sauce garden shop, he was born poor, and he made his fortune by selling bean curd as a buddy, and later donated money to a prisoner, but he was never included in the political system.
He has always been the target of Zhao Dianshi, the deputy general of Kangxian County, even if he tried hard, he could change the predicament of his family's declining fortune, and in this predicament, he combined with the rural tyrants who were also not politically recognized, trying to change his fate by running a group training.
But running a regimental training can't change their political status, nor can it change their economic predicament, and finally he embarked on the road of anti-Qing under the impetus of Jin Peiquan, but even if he commanded thousands of Red Turban Army, and had the title of commander of the Zhejiang Eastern Hong Army and the generalissimo of the world's land and water soldiers, he was still just a small local tyrant in the countryside, and his knowledge was limited to the owner of the sauce garden shop.
Therefore, Liu Chang finally spoke: "Shuai Qu, why do you want to stay as a civil and military official in the city, or even the officers and soldiers of the Green Battalion?" ”
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