On the battlefield where the bridgehead was nearing the end, Qu Chengyu, who had once again broken through the enemy formation and scattered them, looked at the official and military array on the other side that was slowly retreating through the bridge deck that had become black and broken, as if he had not hesitated to abandon something. It's just that he doesn't have much room to pursue and expand the results of the battle at the moment, but can only prioritize and digest the remaining enemies on this side of the battlefield.

And as the enemy forces on the other side of the bank, which were still relatively well prepared, gradually moved away; The officers and soldiers who were scattered here and were still fighting like trapped beasts also seemed to have lost their backbone and supporting strength all of a sudden; Suddenly, in the midst of a burst of shouting, scolding, and faint cries, the morale plummeted with a rapid speed visible to the naked eye, and they broke up and fled one after another.

Then Qu Chengyu had to face the number of prisoners who needed to be guarded because these officers and soldiers who saw that there was no way to flee began to surrender and kneel on the ground to beg for mercy; Far more than the real problems of the manpower he brought to the table.

After all, it is not easy to re-operate these captured official and military riverboats. Fortunately, there are still some soldiers in this cavalry battalion who have worked as water operators; That's why these seizures were put to good use by Bump Bang; Then on the road, two more slowly entered the water and sank, and one was stranded before maneuvering; Only then was he able to transport the rest of his men to barely catch up with the end of the battle.

I thought that these other rebels, who had a total of seven or eight thousand people, could at least hold back this first-class bird of the official army going north for a while; And to create more fighters for the cavalry battalion. As a result, I didn't expect to miss their combat effectiveness and will; As a result, the Taiping army, which was responsible for knowing and supervising their actions, gave the pit a shallow and almost collapsed on the spot.

Fortunately, someone finally persevered to the end, and created a chance for their new force to sneak and blossom in the center. However, the actual boat ride along the river bank followed up to ride the soldiers, and the front and back added up to more than a thousand people; In the end, it contained more than 2,000 prisoners on the battlefield. The results are certainly quite fruitful, but the follow-up disposal is also very troublesome.

Once the retreating officers and soldiers on the other side of the strait perceive something, or leave a secret whistle and eyeliner to peek through the reality here; There's also a good chance that he's going to come back and eat up his bluffing deviant. At least this place can't stay much longer.

"Pass the order down and abandon these ships and superfluous belongings."

Qu Chengyu immediately decided.

"Gather all the wagons and horses, take the wounded and drive the prisoners, and we will approach the city of Yanling. Then release the carrier pigeon summons, where you will take a short break and wait for the convergence with the support of the main formation. ”

And beside the big ship that was stranded on the shore, another group of soldiers and soldiers surrounded the crowd, and there was also some kind of exclamation and exclamation of surprise.

"Rocket, that's right, this is a rocket. Not those oil-soaked cloths or firing arrows tied to the firing pipes; It is a new type of firearm named by the leader himself, but it is much simpler and easier to carry than those catapult fire cups and fire bottles. ”

Chen Nian, the team leader of the fire throwing team, also explained loudly to the side.

"As long as you don't wear armor, one person can carry two of them on his back with his armor for a hundred and eighty miles; If you change to a pack horse or donkey and mule, you can hold eight or nine of them in a packer rack. Find something to stand or dig a dry pit, and you can go out by yourself with a fire. I don't need any equipment to help, so I don't have to worry about it."

"It's just that if you want to have an accurate head, you need to have good eyesight and understand mathematics, and at the worst, you must be able to calculate the approximate direction and spacing, so as not to waste the power of this thing in vain."

"It's a pity that this time for the raid and rescue needs, almost all of them have been wiped out. Otherwise, no matter how many officers and soldiers come, they can continue to fight again. ”

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When Wang Xianchao, who was bleeding and cold, numb and unconscious, woke up again, he found that he was already under the cover of the eaves of a rather empty building; There was also a familiar and slightly pungent smell in the air. So his instinctively tense body in a strange place slowly relaxed and sighed.

Although he has not been in the rebel army for a long time, the period of counting the auxiliary soldiers is only a few months; But it was enough for him to pay attention and notice many details of the Taiping army; For example, as an auxiliary pawn, he once carried condolences to the exclusive field ambulance battalion twice;

After finding that it was unexpectedly clean and tidy, and there was not much gloomy atmosphere, the wounded were singing or listening to lectures as long as they could still move, or using some simple equipment to resume training, and there was actually a refreshing mental outlook; The means used to maintain environmental hygiene were also remembered.

For example, when the Taiping army set up camp in a place, they collected large quantities of vinegar and quicklime on the spot. Because according to the health and epidemic prevention instructions in the booklet of the service regulations, whether it is raw ash or steamed acetic acid, it can effectively eliminate and curb the blight seeds in the wind, water, soil and dust.

Therefore, being able to smell such a characteristic acetic acid smell also means that the pointer is under the control of the Taiping Army, and the safest ambulance camp is located. Thinking of this, he couldn't help swallowing his saliva, because he had seen the food of those seriously injured, as long as there was oil and meat at a time when the conditions permitted, and eating canned food twice a day, it was also an idle thing.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but check his abdomen, which had been stuffed with medicine to stop bleeding and heal wounds, and the ointment had wrapped the arrow wounds; Only when he was pushing himself up, he could feel obvious twitching and swelling pain, so one of his thoughts was completely on the ground, and he obviously had no danger of his life.

Then, Wang Xianchao, who was worried about the whereabouts of the other two younger brothers, was looking at all kinds of people in this rather spacious courtyard with his eyes; But I was surprised to find the figure of an acquaintance.

The hard-mouthed Fu Cun actually survived. And he was only wounded by flesh and skin, and he looked carefully as a result of the wounds of the frontal battle, and now he was still wandering around the camp with his arms hanging on his arms, and then stood thoughtfully under the base of a wall for a long time.

"Old Fu, you're even here."

He couldn't help but bracing himself in a loud voice; But he turned his hand at him, who was leaning against the wall and listening to something, and turned to glare at him as if he was startled. Then Wang Xianchao said again.

"Old Fu, you are also fighting hard, right?"

"If they want me to die, won't they allow me to do my best to live?"

Fu Cun blushed a little, and pretended to be disdainful.

"Even if there is no constant conflict between the imperial court and the towns, and the soldiers attack and kill each other? If you don't kill a few local motley officers and soldiers, what a strange thing. ”

"Don't worry, after healing this injury, I will think of begging for it."

Fu Cun swore so confidently, and quickly walked out of his sight.

"I've seen a lot of his situation, believe it or not, I'll run back to run back after a few days."

At this time, it was a soldier with a yellow beard who happened to walk up to Wang Xianchao and sighed.

"When I was in Hengzhou, I also had this intention to leave, but they really sent me half a bag of dry cakes and 20 yuan; Then I relied on these cakes to eat and sleep all the way, and went straight to the township without stopping. As a result, guess what. ”

"Then how did it happen? I don't know what to call my brother. ”

Wang Xianchao couldn't help but echo with interest.

"My surname is Yang, and I call me Lao Huangyang. Because all the people in the old family are gone, the whole village of one hundred and eighty people, there are only a bunch of broken walls and weeds all over the ground. ”

The yellow-bearded soldier sighed again.

"Then I looked back and thought about it, seeing that I had no land to plant, and no one asked me to go to work, it was only right to stay in the army and make a living by licking blood; and came back hungry again; Finally willing to accept me.。。 ”

"I'm still good at this, if I run away from the famine due to a disaster, there will always be a hope and hope in the future. Do you know that Zhang Tietou? ”

He gestured to the group of wounded people who were listening to something in the distance, a figure that was obviously a little silent and lonely.

"It's okay if you don't know... You just need to know that his family has a decent livelihood, but he was deceived and sent to the government. ”

"Originally, I hoped to sell more strength in the official army and earn some things to compensate my family; was also the one who fought hard in the battle array, and was selected to the pro-soldier team at that time; But he didn't want to be captured by the rebels immediately with the city; ”

Later, he also risked his life in exchange for this opportunity to exonerate and return on his own; Then I went back to the town where I lived day and night, but I found that the shop's livelihood was gone, and the whole family was almost dead, leaving only one sister who was also sold to the owner of the house and disappeared. ”

"So he hated it, turned back with a body of wounds and mud, knelt in front of the camp gate and kowtowed, and the blood was pouring out, just to take him again, so that he could have the opportunity to lead the rebels to avenge him in the future. And then everyone knew about him. ”

Later, the rebels really came to his town, and they killed all over the place with a quasi-murderous deed, and killed all those who had some criminal evidence. He was determined to stay and serve; It's said that he wants to kill more big dogs here, and avenge more people in the world who are suffering from this difficulty. ”

"If you want to say that the world is chaotic, how many quiet places can let good people survive safely; Most of these officers and soldiers are from ordinary people's backgrounds, so how can they rely on themselves to save much? At the moment, even if many people are unwilling to leave, they will still turn back one after another in a few days. ”

Speaking of this, he said meaningfully.

"Now under the rule of the Righteous Army, many local families have survived by relying on the collection, management, and resettlement of the Righteous Army. Not to mention those places outside the system of righteous officers, how can ordinary people come and go in peace?。。 ”

At this time, a hurried and excited voice suddenly shouted:

"The great victory of Yanling City, the righteous army defeated tens of thousands of officers and soldiers, and trapped the leader of them."

(End of chapter)