Guoxinga left Saishang Atong to lead the teaching team to be stationed in Texas, taking care of the wounded while training the recruits of the second battalion, and he himself took all the main force out of the city to suppress the bandits. Most of the baggage Goxinga stayed in Texas, except for all the mules and horses.

Of the tens of thousands of mules and horses seized, Guo Xing'a picked the thin ones and the short-tempered ones that were difficult to tame, and sold them locally in Texas, while the remaining five or six thousand sturdy and tame ones were kept for his own use. This time out of the city and the original war horses of the department, it can already be done with three horses per person, or even four horses per person. Originally, there would not have been enough mules and horses to be used, but Goxinga was not at ease to put these animals in Texas. Wen Yu is a ruthless man, Guo Xing'a is not in the city, and Sai Shang's official position is lower, so it is difficult to ensure that Wen Yu does not find an excuse to forcibly recruit these horses, or take it with confidence. As for the other materials left by Guo Xing'a in the city, they are all Guo Xing'a's private property, if Wen Yu dares to move, Guo Xing'a will dare to enter Beijing to knock on the drum and sue the emperor.

After walking around the city, Guo Xing'a finally knew why Wen Yu made the Twist Army disgraced. Although the Green Battalion and Tomin are a little more watery, the combat effectiveness of the Green Battalion is still stronger than that of the Twist Army, and the reason why they are so miserable is entirely because they are fighting against a group of invisible enemies. This gang of twisted troops is a group of cattle, and in a few days they have made up tens of thousands of cattle, and they are like the wind in this Shandong Plain. And the Twist Army never stays in one place for too long, one shot changes places, Wen Yu is ambitious but can't catch the shadow of the Twist Army at all. In the end, he could only withdraw in disgrace, and then on the way home, he was attacked by the twisted army chasing like the wind.

Guoxinga can't find the Twist Army, even Tan Shaoguang can't help it, these Twist Army are liberals, there is no plan and no rules, they can go wherever they want, it's completely just a matter of leaving, where you go to find them. However, Guo Xing'a has an advantage that Wen Yu does not have, the twist army runs fast, and Guo Xing'a runs faster. The team of more than 2,000 people has seven or eight thousand mules and horses, and Guoxing'a is a day's work to run to Jinan, not to mention wandering around these counties in Texas.

"All the people and equipment are on the horse, and we will change horses for sixty miles, let's enjoy the great rivers and mountains of Texas!" Guo Xing'a is not in a hurry, and he looks for it slowly, anyway, it is Wen Yu who pays the bill. It's a big deal to play until the British and French forces enter Beijing, and I will take these 3,000 people to join in the fun, fight a small ambush, and show my face to mix the territory. Guo Xing'a never thought of defeating the Anglo-French coalition army, because even if he killed the 20,000 coalition troops, people would have to rest sooner or later, and mixing the territory and then trying to develop was the last word. Anyway, Seng Lingqin has only killed a dozen coalition troops in total, and Guo Xing'a can come out as long as he kills more than him.

"My lord, is it better to spread the troops out and search the net!" Mu Shun suggested.

"Concentrate superior forces! It's not cost-effective in case you lose money! Look for it slowly, Lord Zhongcheng is willing to pay for the military, what are we anxious about? Guo Xing'a said disdainfully.

"Huh!" Mu Shun stopped talking, and Guo Xing'a made it clear that he was running for money.

After unifying his thoughts, Guo Xing'a began his wild run on the Shandong Plain, and every day or two in the prefectures and counties of Texas, he could see the dust raised by Guoxing's army when it ran past. Wen Yu also had nothing to say, although Guo Xing'a gave the troops five days of equestrian training, he also handed over 300 heads and 1,000 prisoners, and Wen Yu, who had lost his troops and had nothing to say, could he still have anything to say.

However, the Twist Army reacted, and the small group of troops began to move closer to the larger group, and the days when they could live happily with seven or eight hundred people came to an end. Goshinga's troops, like them, were unpredictable and marched so fast that small groups of troops could survive as long as they collided. The leaders are not stupid, and after discovering the abnormality, they hurriedly looked for their thighs to hug, and it was safe when there were more people. Even if he bumped into Guoxing'a, at least there were more people, and the probability of escaping was a little higher.

They are not like the Taiping Heavenly State, which is tightly organized, they are all spontaneously gathered by heroes in the rivers and lakes, similar to the rebel army in the Gao Yingxiang era at the end of the Ming Dynasty, just a very loose alliance, if it is advantageous, it will be gathered, and if it is not profitable, it will be dispersed. After the defeat of Texas, the leading big brother died, and of course they dispersed. There was nowhere to go, so they gathered together according to their own copycat gangs and began to live happily in rich Shandong. The officers and soldiers have been here a few times, but it is obvious that the courage of the city of Texas is about to collapse at the touch of a button, and they are even more lawless. There were also a few people of insight who wanted to gather everyone, but no one responded at all, and the king of the mountain was happy, and everyone was willing to go back and sit in a row of seats. But Guoxinga came again, and they could only huddle together again to keep warm.

However, the Twist Army is like glass shattered on the ground, and the shards are scattered everywhere, and they can't be gathered in a while. Moreover, the combat styles and concepts of the various twisted armies are completely different, and some people have no intention of coming back at all. Guo Xing'a discovered the problem of the different styles of the Twist Army, and many of the towns he passed through were plundered by the Twist Army, but the result was completely different. Some of them are a style of fighting local tyrants and dividing the land, and they only talk about the landlords and squires without asking Li Shu, and after robbing the grain and silk, the furniture and sundries that cannot be taken away are distributed to the people on the spot. Some are pure bandits, whether you are a landlord or a poor peasant, committing adultery and plundering everything. There are even more excessive, it is simply an antisocial personality, after entering the town, he will kill men when he sees them, rob women when he sees them, and set fire to the house when he leaves.

At noon, Goxinga's army had traveled sixty miles and it was time to rest, and it happened to be outside a small town, so Goxinga ordered to enter the town to rest. But after the army entered the town, Goxinga was very unhappy. Before the Qing army entered the town, the people seemed to have encountered something happy, and the whole town was jubilant and almost sang and danced. But as soon as the Qing army entered the town, the scene instantly became cold, and everyone tightened their hands and leaned against the corner of the wall in fear.

"You, come here!" Guo Xing'a casually ordered a man on the side of the road with a horsewhip.

"Your Excellency called you!" The man lowered his head and did not respond, and several soldiers went over and pulled him over.

"Where are your mayors and patriarchs?" Goxinga is now accustomed to having to ask the local squires, and most of these little people can't even say a whole sentence.

"The villain kowtows to the adult! Adults want to kill villains! It's none of the villain's business! Spare your life! Spare your life! ......" The man didn't hear Guo Xing's words at all, and cried and pleaded to himself.

"My lord asks where your patriarch and mayor are?" Several soldiers are also veterans, and grabbing the man's hair is two mouths, which finally calmed the man down a little.

"Ah...... Ah......" The man twitched as if he was going to die, and his fingers trembled and pointed in the direction.

"Reward him with a tael of silver!" Guo Xing'a rolled his eyes, completely speechless for the people of the Qing Dynasty, or the Qing Dynasty. Most of these people are simple and kind, but as long as they meet officials, they will become like ghosts, and they won't say a word.

Following the direction pointed out by the man, Guo Xing'a found a decent brick courtyard, but the messy scene is enough to show what has happened here. A thin old lady dressed in ordinary clothes was rubbing the chest of an old man at the door, and the old man leaned on the threshold with a loveless look.

"It's okay!" Guo Xing'a got off his horse and walked closer, looked at the very poor old man, and asked softly.

"Ah...... What are you doing? The old lady and the old man were a little confused, and subconsciously agreed when they heard Guo Xing's question, but when they raised their hands and saw Guo Xing'a's riding boots and saber, they instantly became nervous, and the old lady protected the old man like a hen and hid in the door.

"Don't be afraid, auntie, we are officers and soldiers!" Goxinga is going to die or not to die, explaining his identity.

"Nothing! The money is gone, the food is gone, you kill me! The old man stood up tremblingly, looking like he was going to fight desperately with Guo Xing'a.

"It's not that you misunderstood, I'm passing by, passing by! I don't want your stuff! Come and drink your saliva and eat something first! Guo Xing'a remembered that the Qing army and bandits were almost synonymous, and hurriedly explained that he was not here to rob. Seeing that the old man and the old lady seemed to be hungry and thirsty, he turned around and took water and dry food from the soldier's hands and handed them over.

The old man and the old lady had to have no teeth for a while, and their mouths were peeling, and when they saw the water and dry food, they hurriedly devoured it. The two were quite affectionate, the old lady waited for the old man to eat and drink, and she endured it, the old man ate two bites and saw that the old lady didn't eat, so he stuffed the dry food in his hand into the old lady's mouth.

"What a good officer! O Lord! Help me! You can't leave it alone! After eating and drinking, the old man also eased up, hugged Guoxing's thigh and began to cry loudly.

This old man is neither the mayor nor the patriarch, but a wealthy family in the town, and his family takes advantage of hundreds of acres of land. This old man can be called a model of traditional Chinese farmers, and most of his land is not ancestral, but he has saved it little by little. When he was young, his family only had ten acres of land, which he worked hard to save all his life.

When I was old, I couldn't do anything, and I also had a family business, and when I was busy with farming, I hired more than a dozen short-term workers, and there was a good harvest every year. Now is the time to start farming, and there are more than a dozen short-term workers at home. Last night, the old lady fried potato chips and baked flatbread for the short-term workers, and her son and daughter-in-law happily ate the peeled potatoes with her son and daughter-in-law, imagining this year's good harvest. As soon as he moved the chopsticks, he killed the door, and robbed everything he could, even his daughter-in-law was snatched away. The short-term workers at home joined the Twist Army in the line of fire and helped the Twist Army move the old man's house clean. The old man's son wanted to struggle twice, but he was said to have good strength, and he was also arrested as a man.

"Uncle, where did those bandits go?" The old man cried and grabbed the ground and asked Guo Xing'a to call the shots for him, Guo Xing'a also thought, but it's been a night and a morning, where are these twisted armies running, how can there be a direction!

"I don't know!" The old man replied simply.

"Uncle, I also want to help you get your son and daughter-in-law back, but I'm chasing it now, I have to have a direction!" Guo Xing'a looked at the old man and was indeed very worried.

"Auntie, do you know?" Guo Xing'a estimated that the old man fainted at that time, maybe the old lady knew.

"Over there!" The old lady looked into the courtyard first, and then pointed firmly to the outside of the gate.

"I'll go!" Guo Xing'a was speechless again, this old lady is also a model of not going out of the door, and the direction she pointed to is called outside the door.

"Sir, come with me, I know who knows!" The old man thought for a while, then pulled Guo Xinga and left.

The old man took Guoxing Allah to the door of another rich family, and this family was the mayor of the town. It's hard to say whether there is an old man in their family who is rich, but it is not as miserable as the old man's family, at least the two sons are still there, and it is difficult to say whether the daughter-in-law is lost or not. A family of four also sat on the threshold, crying and crying like victims.

"My three-finger-wide carved gold bracelet!" The old lady of the mayor's house was a fat old lady, and she was very angry when she cried.

However, the mayor's family obviously did not have the harmony and affection of the old man's family, and the two sons were depressed, and the fat old lady cried "a carved gold bracelet three fingers wide" and wanted to beat the mayor twice, and she had to force the mayor to compensate her.

After the old man went over to inform the mayor that he had brought the official army, the mayor's family almost copied the guy and fought with the old man. However, after hearing that the old man brought the old man Qingtian, he knelt in front of Guo Xing'a, asking Guo Xing'a to find their daughter-in-law's property and the fat old lady's three-finger-wide carved gold bracelet.

"The bandits went in that direction!" Guo Xing'a saw that the mayor's family was well nourished, and he should be able to see the whereabouts of the Twist Army.

"I don't know!" The mayor's family replied in unison. Guo Xing'a only felt uncomfortable in his heart!