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Lu Shunde led 20,000 righteous troops and the original 4,000 triad congregations to the south into the territory of Shunde. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Lu Shunde has a lot of fate with Shunde, and he himself is also called Shunde. He learned from several small leaders in the 20,000 rebel army that Shunde County was a county with a large population, with a population of more than one million in the county, but there was only so much land, so many people left their fields, some went to Guangzhou to beg for a living, and tens of thousands of people begged for a living on the Xijiang River and other rivers.

There are many triad congregations in Shunde, two of which are relatively powerful. One is Chen Ji and Liang Ji of Longyan Township, with a congregation of more than 5,000 people; The other is Yu Zhaobiao in Dongyi Township, with more than 3,000 people.

In accordance with the rules of the Heaven and Earth Society, Lu Shunde respectively submitted a letter to the two rebel forces, explaining his intentions, and euphemistically mentioning that he was ordered to lead 30,000 soldiers of the rebel army to come to Shunde to attack Guangzhou City by taking advantage of the road.

"I deliberately talked more about the soldiers of the rebel army to put a little pressure on them. Besides, there is no need to pass through Shunde to attack Guangzhou, and the so-called borrowing is naturally an excuse, presumably these triad leaders in Shunde can understand my thoughts. Lu Shunde secretly calculated in his heart.

Sure enough, as soon as Lu Shunde led the rebel army into Shunde, he received a message from the leaders of the two triads, asking to join Lu Shunde's rebel army and attack the city of Guangzhou together.

Shunde stationed in the left battalion of the Shunde Association under the direct jurisdiction of the Admiral of the GD Naval Division, about 800 Qing troops, as soon as they heard that there were anti-thieves in rebellion, they all concentrated in the county from the water village camp outside Shunde County into the county, according to the city and guarded. As soon as the small number of urban flood control soldiers outside the city and a small number of soldiers from the inspection department heard that the righteous army had entered Shunde County, they scattered and fled, and they did not know where to go.

Lu Shunde led the righteous army all the way unimpeded, and after the two rebel armies of Chen Ji and Yu Zhaobiao were successfully joined along the way, the whole territory of Shunde was a sensation, and there were party members and villagers and fishermen who came to join the rebel army, and the number of people has increased to more than 50,000 in three or five days. Lu Shunde led the righteous army to besiege Shunde County on three sides, deliberately leaving the north gate unblocked.

The river network in Shunde is criss-crossed by four steps. There are also several places in Shunde city that directly connect to the river network outside the city, and there is a water village surrounded by a wooden fence in the middle. Chen Ji and Liang Ji led more than 1,000 subordinates with good water quality, holding short knives in their hands, diving into the river, cutting through the Mu fence, destroying the water village, and attacking the city. Lu Shunde led thousands of rebels to drive the boat, and then rushed into the city at the risk of artillery and shotguns and thrown stones from the city tower.

The Qing soldiers on the city wall saw that the righteous army had entered the city, and they fled to the north gate. The magistrate Ma Yingjie and the general of the Shunde Association also fled and did not know where to go.

Lu Shunde and others occupied Shunde City and repaired it for a day. Lu Shunde saw that the righteous army had no equipment, and the military discipline was also messy, and it was too far from the Taiping Holy Army. He had the heart to restrain him, but there were only 4,000 people under his cronies, and the rest were all under their own leaders, although they ostensibly obeyed his orders, but they still listened to their respective leaders, and they were afraid that it would affect the major events of attacking Guangzhou City, so they couldn't help but say it. It's just that the 4,000 righteous troops under his command are more strict, and the military discipline is declared according to the Taiping Holy Army. However, the rebel army alone is so chaotic, and when the rebels from all walks of life come together, they don't know what kind of chaos they want to become, such a combat power, Lu Shunde can't help but worry.

Unexpectedly, something really happened.

After the occupation of Shunde City, all kinds of seizures in the yamen and the official warehouse were not concentrated and distributed in a unified manner according to the Holy Army, but the principle that whoever grabbed it first would belong to whomever it was, which led to constant contradictions among the small leaders of the various rebel armies.

On the night of the occupation of the county seat, more than 1,000 people under Liang Ji and hundreds of people under Yu Zhaobiao fought for the house of an official gentleman, and thousands of people on both sides fought fiercely, killing and wounding more than 200 people. Lu Shunde was furious, such a righteous army, he didn't wait to fight with the Qing soldiers in Guangzhou City, and he fought all out first? He directly ordered people to arrest the small leaders on both sides of the conflict and behead them for public display.

Then, Lu Shunde tried his best to mediate, and evened out the seizures from his own rebel army, comforting the dead and wounded on both sides. Unexpectedly, early the next morning, his subordinates reported that Yu Zhaobiao had absconded with dozens of cronies with all the seized silver taels last night, and Liang Ji's subordinate Zhang Pei, with nearly 1,000 people, secretly left K County and returned to Longyan Township overnight.

Lu Shunde was shocked, this has not yet begun to attack Guangzhou, the righteous army of all walks of life is not in alignment, if you wait until the real attack on Guangzhou City, as soon as the Manchu Qing buys it, maybe someone will take refuge in the Manchu Qing Dynasty and turn around and fight with the righteous army. However, this rebel army is mixed, and they are all led by their own people, and they do not obey the orders of outsiders, so it is difficult to control. But on the other hand, it's not a good thing for these irresolute elements to leave early!

Lu Shunde had no good way to deal with this matter, so he could only invite Chen Ji, Liang Ji and other leaders of the rebel army from all walks of life, saying that more had been seized in the city of Guangzhou, and the brothers should not be confused by the small wealth in front of them.

Then, Lu Shunde deliberately stayed in Shunde City for two days. In the past two days, he and several old brothers of the Taiping Holy Army came out and talked about some things about the Taiping Holy Kingdom. The small leaders of the righteous army heard that in the area of Yongzhou Mansion, the Taiping Holy Army led the people to fight local tyrants and divide the fields, and they were very yearning, and even the leaders of the righteous army said that they were ready to fight Guangzhou City and led their brothers to lead their families to Yongzhou Mansion, so that the brothers could also get a piece of land.

Hearing this, Lu Shunde smiled and said, "Brother, let me tell you, you don't have to go to Yongzhou Mansion." When we take down the city of Guangzhou, drive out the Manchu government of GD, and invite the Taiping Holy Army over, won't our Guangzhou Mansion and Shunde County also be able to divide the land? ”

When the rebels heard this, they looked forward to it, hoping to capture Guangzhou as soon as possible.

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Outside the city of Guangzhou, in a large camp of the rebel army in Foling City in the northern suburbs. A big man with a red scarf on his head was discussing something with a fair-looking middle-aged man.

"Brother Li, have you really decided to mobilize your brothers to raise the flag and make trouble? Didn't it turn out that it would take another two years to start the army? We have only been preparing for less than a year, and our brothers and weapons are not ready, so is it too hasty to move our troops? The big man with a red scarf on his head asked.

"Brother Gan, you also know that He Lu in Dongguan in the east has raised the flag to revolt, and the momentum is huge, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! We can't go as planned, we have to respond immediately! Otherwise, even the brothers in the association will leave to join the other anti-Qing rebels. Although this is a bit rushed, it can put more pressure on the Manchu Qing soldiers in Guangzhou, plus the Huizhong brothers on the Xijiang River, there is a good chance to capture Guangzhou City in one fell swoop! ”

"Moreover, I, Li Wenmao, have been singing Cantonese opera in the pear orchard for many years, and I have a little face, and the brothers on the road are also willing to serve. Even if there is less time to prepare, there will be many brothers who will respond. Let's start the army! ”

It turned out that this fair-skinned middle-aged man was Li Wenmao whom Feng Yunshan had mentioned. Originally a famous Cantonese opera actor, he was a household name in the Guangzhou Prefecture and was famous for a while. He joined the Heaven and Earth Society in his early years, and in the first two years, he secretly formed anti-Qing forces, developed the Heaven and Earth Society, and planned an anti-Qing uprising. I planned to raise troops to revolt when the time was ripe for another two years, but I heard that He Lu of Dongguan County in the east led tens of thousands of righteous troops, and he had already raised an incident, and invited all kinds of righteous troops to gather under the city of Guangzhou and capture Guangzhou. He felt that he had already started something!

The next day, Li Wenmao and Gan Xian led tens of thousands of rebels wrapped in red scarves and wearing red belts to set up camps in nearby Shijing, Jiangcun and other places to gather people. Li Wenmao proclaimed himself the leader of the "Hong Bing" and announced that he would respond to He Lu's call to gather people.

There were many congregations in the surrounding area, and some people also responded and joined the rebel army, and in less than two days, more than 90,000 rebels were gathered. In late October, Li Wenmao led 60,000 rebels, and Gan Xian led 30,000 rebels.