In late March, Runing Mansion ruled Ruyang Street. More than a dozen Qing soldiers on horseback drove to the county office. After the county officials caught it, the Qing soldiers led by them said that they had withdrawn from the battlefield in Hubei and were short of food and salary. I was to borrow 500 stone of grain and 3,000 taels of silver. Jin Chaodong, the magistrate of the county, was shocked when he heard this, stayed for half a salary, and ordered someone to reply: "The county order goes out, and the matter of food and salary will be discussed another day." A young officer in armor and with a sword in his hand replied: "Come back another day, if you don't pay, you will be bloodied." With that, he drew his sword and slashed down the thick pine tree outside the door. And this officer is Chen Daxi, he knows that the county order is in the county office. However, Ruyang has seven or eight hundred Qing soldiers stationed in the Qing Dynasty, and his own number is small, so he will definitely suffer a loss if he really fights, so he can only bluff him first.

That night, Chen Daxi arranged an order in Chenjiazhai. More than 200 people dressed up as Qing soldiers to beg for food, and more than 200 people dressed up as various traders and pedestrians, each holding sharp weapons to guard the east gate, so as to block the Qing army in case of an unexpected situation and facilitate the retreat. In the morning, twisters dressed as vendors entered the city one after another, and the streets were not lively for a while. And Jin Chaodong was still worried about this matter, and the county said: "These soldiers who have just left the battlefield are all killing people like numbness, licking blood on their knives. Now I want money and food. Not more, let's have less. If you don't give anything, I'm afraid of causing trouble. When the time comes, they will lose their troops, or they will rob the people and cause rivers of blood. We can't afford it. ”

At this moment, the county official hurriedly ran over: "Master Qiqi, there are hundreds of Qing soldiers asking for money and food, and they are making noise on the street!" The officer on horseback yesterday is now sitting in the lobby. He said that he would occupy the city if he could not get money and food today. ”

Jin Chaodong was at a loss for a while, if he didn't give it, I was afraid that if he started fighting, he would even have to go to prison as the magistrate. Give it, so much money and food, the meat hurts. The county man seemed to see through Jin Chaodong's thoughts, and said: "Master, it doesn't matter if you lose money and food, you will be able to ask for the squire of the Ming Dynasty." It's really a fight, and we don't even have a chance to reach out and ask for it! Jin Chaodong nodded and said: "What my brother said is true, please handle it on your behalf." ”

When the county man arrived at the lobby, he saw one by one sitting on the official desk, on the chair of the grandfather, on the ground, and the whole lobby was in a mess. The county magistrate explained his intentions, and Chen Daxi said: "Since you are here to handle it, please pay the amount now!" The county said: "Poor small county, and in case of disaster, it is really difficult to get money and food, please reduce it by half." Chen Daxi slapped the wood so violently that he almost sat down on the ground. Fart! The old man suppresses bandits for the court, how can he fight hungry? If you don't pay enough, the whole army will loot the city now! The frightened county Cheng Lian said: "Pay in full!" Pay as you go! ”

After the matter was reported to Jin Chaodong, he had to agree with Chen Daxi: After the grain payment was completed, all the officers and soldiers who demanded the salary would be evacuated immediately, and they would not come back in the future. So he ordered the opening of the warehouse and allocated money and grain. After the delivery was completed on the same day, Chen Daxi and the others were transported back to Pingyu Street overnight.

After discussion, the twisters decided to take out all the grain for everyone to use to relieve the famine, and the money took out 2,000 taels to buy grain from the kind and rich people in the county and the surrounding areas for relief of the famine. The remaining 1,000 taels will be used as the capital for trafficking in illicit salt.

If you want to eat, follow the twist.

Chen Daxi, a heroic man.

After many times of distributing food and porridge, more and more people are joining our twisters. Brother Chen's responsibilities are also getting heavier and heavier. Let's talk about what the other two forces are doing right now:

On the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom:

In January 1855, Shi Dakai and others led the army to the west, organized the battles of Jiujiang and Hukou, annihilated the Hunan army and naval division, took advantage of the victory to counterattack, defeated Yang Pei, the governor of Huguang, and occupied Hanyang and Wuchang. In November, the Taiping army abandoned Luzhou, and the situation in northern Anhui reversed. At the end of this year, the Hunan army besieged Wuhan, and Shi Dakai led his division to the west to aid Hubei, but because the Hunan army intercepted it, he transferred to Jiangxi.

In March 1855, Lin Fengxiang broke through the siege of Lianzhen and was captured. On April 3, he was inaugurated in Beijing. Li Kaifang retreated to Fengguantun in Shandong. After being captured, he was escorted to Beijing, where he was executed on June 11. After the Second Duck War, the Qing Zhengfu borrowed the help of Britain and France to suppress the Taiping Movement. Incidents such as Yang Wei's rebellion and Shi Dakai's departure occurred within the Taiping Heavens.

Ask Wang Lin Fengxiang, Zhuang, one of the five tiger generals of the Taiping Army, Yang Xiuqing's general, attack Wuchang, the first to climb the city, attack Nanjing, the first to break the door, lead the army to conquer Yangzhou, and then the main general of the Northern Expedition, led the army to Beijing and Tianjin, after the loss of Lianzhen, he was betrayed and captured by traitors. According to legend, at the time of execution, "sixteen executioners, each holding a small iron grip with a wooden handle, hoeed on all sides, from the top to the heel in an instant, the flesh and tendons are exhausted, only the bones remain", Feng Xiang "the knife is everywhere, the eyes still look at it, and finally never taste a sound", it is said that some viewers witnessed this scene and were scared to death. Feng Xiang is not a good man who stands up to the sky.

Qing King Li Kaifang, Zhuang, one of the five tiger generals of the Taiping Army, Yang Xiuqing general, Xiao Chaogui presided over the military affairs of the Changsha front line after his death, and was the vanguard of the Taiping Army when he went east to Jinling, and then the chief general of the Northern Expedition. Li Kaifang was escorted to the Beijing Division, and a total of seven people were executed by Ling Chi, and the general Huang Yiduan still kicked two to death and injured two Qing soldiers on the execution ground, and shouted "Since leaving Tianjing, invincible, the Qing demon is vulnerable, and destruction is at hand." Li Kaifang's execution lasted for three or four hours, and every time he cut a knife, he was poured with vinegar and salt water all over his body, so as not to let him faint to death.

As for the other captured soldiers, they were all punished with skinning and Ling Chi. Historical records: Seng Lingqin besieged Lianzhen, and the Taiping army was captured by the Qing army, and all of them were "dissected". On January 17, 855, the Taiping army of Dongxilian Town went out of the camp to attack the enemy, and the Qing army captured "two long-haired old thieves, both from Jiangxi", and the murderous monk Lingqin ordered "the two thieves to be skinned and executed". On January 30, 1857, Wu Kun, the prefect of the Hunan Army, captured Fengxin County, Jiangxi, and "captured 221 old thieves alive." Capture a thief in every life, dissect the intestines, peel the bark and hang the trees, and stone stones, and everyone who sees them is dignified." The Manchu Dynasty's use of torture reached its peak, and it was known as the Ten Great Tortures of the Manchu Dynasty.

On the side of the Twist Army:

Pheasant River set, like the capital, the five-color handsome flag floats in the sky.

The brothers drank blood and wine, and swore to share weal and woe with life and death.

In August 1855, the leaders of the various twisted armies will join the alliance in Pheasant River Collection, with Yinjiagou as the capital and Pheasant River Collection as the accompanying capital, and establish the "Great Han Kingdom", and publicly recommend Zhang Lexing as the leader of the alliance, known as the "Yongwang of the Great Han Dynasty" (a name for the Ming Ming King of the Great Han Dynasty), and formulate 19 articles of the "March Regulations" based on the Pheasant River Collection (now Wuyang County, Anhui Province). The Twist Army was formed and the "Five Banners Military System" of yellow, white, blue, black and red was established, with a number of 100,000. The main yellow flag is Zhang Lexing, the chief white flag owner Gong De (Gong Deshu), the chief red flag owner Hou Shiwei, the chief blue flag owner Han Laowan (Wan Feng, wolf), and the chief black flag master Su Tianfu. Sun Kuixin is the owner of the white flag bordered by the flag. Each flag is a mixed formation of foot and horse. There are big flags and small flags under the general flag. Each banner owner has a leading group that combines clan, kinship, and township relations. After the meeting, a proclamation was issued, denouncing the local officials of the Qing Dynasty for treating the people as enemies, and the purpose of the uprising was to "save the remnants of the people, eliminate treachery and violence, and reduce public indignation", and announced military discipline and marching and combat regulations. The meeting stipulated that all banner generals should obey the command of the alliance and set up a complete set of military establishments and military systems, and gradually united the various branches that were not related to each other to enhance their combat effectiveness. The Twist Army formally revolted here, sending troops to attack nearby prefectures and counties, controlling the area to Yingshang and Huoqiu in the south, Xiaoshan and Dangxian in Jiangsu in the north, Huaiyuan in the east, and Guide in Henan in the west. In September of the same year, Su Tianfu and Zhang Lexing led the twisted army to defeat Zhang Weihan, a member of Henan Daoist, to occupy Huiting and Xiayi County in Yongcheng and go out of Dangshan in the east, and arrive in Guide in the west, and besiege Bozhou in the south, occupy Mengcheng, divide troops to attack Luyi and Yingshang, and defeat the Qing army commander Wulong.

In 1855, Han Qifeng rebelled with Zhang Lexing and assembled in the Pheasant River. Later, he was named King of Liang by the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. After the fall of Tianjing, he and Ren Huabang and others pushed Lai Wenguang as the leader, fought jointly, and repeatedly defeated the Qing army.

In January 1855, Gong Deshu led his troops into Xiayi, Henan, and fought jointly with the local crown third-class twist army. In the autumn of the same year, the leaders of the twisted armies of all walks of life met the alliance pheasant river set, implemented the five-army system, and served as the head of the white flag and the military division.

In 1855, the Yellow River burst (east of Kaifeng), and a large number of victims in southern Shandong, northern Anhui, and northern Jiangsu were displaced and twisted one after another. Reach the climax. The north and south of the Huai River are twisted everywhere.

Why do the twisted armies of all walks of life form alliances? Why didn't Chen Daxi participate in the alliance when it was formed?

Everyone must know that the twist is out for the twist, and the scattered is for the people. A few, dozens, up to a few hundred. It is more scattered in various places. The Qing court and the township regiment liquidated the twist one after another, and carried out countless crazy and bloody massacres. Although the Twist Army defeated the Qing Army and Tuanyong at the beginning, due to the dispersion of forces, they were often broken by the Qing Army, and at this time, it was necessary for the Twisters to unite and form an organized and large-scale anti-Qing force. First of all, the twisted army of Zhang Lexing in Anhui and the twisted army of Su Tianfu in Henan united, and then Gong De's twisted army and the rebel army of Wang Guansan in Xiayi, Henan united. At this time, Yuan Jiasan, the governor of Jiangnan and Hechun, and the governor of Anhui, Fuji, who suppressed the Twist Army, were severely injured by the Twist Army and punished by the emperor, and Yuan Jiasan was dismissed. At this time, the power of the Qing army in northern Anhui was greatly weakened, and the conditions for the alliance of the Twist army were created. At that time, Chen Daxi thought that although his faction was selling smuggled salt and stealing grain. But after all, he couldn't commit the big crime of rebelling against the nine clans. What's more, I don't have much money and food, and I can't stand the toss, so I can accumulate enough strength first and then plan later.