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On the Zhedong Canal in the Ningshao Plain, the white sails cover the river, and the entire canal that is not wide is crowded with westbound boats. More than 20,000 people from the 9th and 4th Divisions of the Taiping Holy Kingdom took the civilian boats and fishing boats collected from all over the world, starting from Shangyu and rushing along the canal to the capital city of Shaoxing.

After capturing the capital city of Ningbo, Lu Shunde led Western warships to Zhoushan Island to clear the participating Qing troops there. The two divisions of the 4th Division B, which arrived behind the 9th Division, under the leadership of Tan Shaoguang and Li Guanlong, quickly occupied Cixi and Yuyao counties, but as soon as they entered the territory of Shaoxing Prefecture, they began to encounter resistance.

The capture of Yuyao and Cixi was almost effortless.

Cixi was close to the city of Ningbo, and when he heard that there were tens of thousands of captives captivating the city of Ningbo, he surrendered directly.

On the Yuyao side, I heard that the southern begging army was coming, and a group of tenant farmers, led by a man named Huang Chunsheng, launched an uprising, directly occupied the county seat, and notified the begging army to come to take over Yuyao City.

It turned out that the Yuyao area, which had already suffered a disaster last year, and many tenants whose harvests had been greatly reduced, were in a difficult situation, so they proposed to the landlords and gentry to reduce the rent, but the landlords objected and demanded that they still collect rent according to the original rent. As a result, the tenants rose up to resist rent, and under the leadership of Huang Chunsheng, they united to resist rent with the temple community as a unit.

However, the local gentry and landlords asked the government for help, and the government sent troops to suppress it. Unexpectedly, it was good not to suppress it, but once it was suppressed, the public was angry, Huang Chunsheng organized them all, mobilized eighteen surrounding temples and communities, and killed the officers and soldiers who came to suppress it with weapons in hand. Suddenly, the momentum became huge, and more than 10,000 tenants and poor people in Yuyao alone participated in the righteous army. And Shangyu, Cixi, Yinxian and other places also have thousands of tenants to respond and follow.

At this time, news came from the direction of Ningbo that the Holy Kingdom in the south had sent a powerful army to capture the city of Ningbo. As a result, the rebels suddenly became lively, they saw a way out, and they asked to respond to the capture army.

At the request of everyone, Huang Chunsheng gathered the rebel army composed of more than 15,000 tenants to attack Yuyao County, unexpectedly, the 300 Qing troops and more than 1,000 regiments in Yuyao City were frightened by tens of thousands of amazing rebels, and the rebels captured Yuyao City in one fell swoop.

Tan Shaoguang received a report from the messenger, saying that Huang Chunsheng, a villager from Yuyao, had led 15,000 to capture Yuyao City and was about to take refuge in the captive army, and he was stunned for a while. And then overjoyed! He immediately expressed his willingness to recommend Huang Chunsheng to the Holy King and the General Staff as the magistrate of Yuyao County, responsible for the governance of people's livelihood in Yuyao.

However, Huang Chunsheng was reluctant to disband this army of tens of thousands of people, but hoped to become a member of the captive army, Tan Shaoguang couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed, he had to report to the Holy King, let the Holy King decide, for the time being, let Huang Chunsheng become the leader of this righteous army, let him assist the B14th Brigade and other local garrisons of the captive army, and maintain law and order in Ningbo Mansion and other places.

Then, the captivity army continued to win a great victory, pushed Shangyu, Cao'e City and other places, and broke through the Dongguan Post and came to the south of Shaoxing City.

At this time, Miao Zi, the prefect of Shaoxing, was very prestigious in the local area, and was loyal to the Manchu Qing Dynasty, he claimed that the Cantonese thieves were the same as the long-haired thieves, burning, killing and looting, and doing all kinds of evil, and all the landlords and squires who had money and land would be looted by the Cantonese thieves.

For a time, many squires and heroes were frightened, and they all contributed money and people to form a group to go to the city to help the government defend the city.

Among them, the most famous is He Wenqing, a native of Fengqiao Qianjia Village in Zhuji County, Shaoxing Prefecture, who immediately led 3,000 regiments to prepare to go to Fucheng to resist the captive army after receiving a distress notice from the government.

However, before He Wenqing's Tuan Yong arrived in Shaoxing City, he heard the news that the Cantonese thieves had captured Shaoxing City.

But Shaoxing City is far less tall than Ningbo City, Tan Shaoguang used some simple ladders, after two fierce attacks, he conquered Shaoxing City in one fell swoop, Shaoxing prefect Miao Zi fled into the countryside of Shanyin County long before the city was broken.

At this time, He Wenqing realized that this parent official who swore that he would live and die with Shaoxing City was really cheeky. In his disappointment, he was confronted by a large number of fleeing squires and civilians.

He inquired that the Cantonese thieves did not burn, kill and loot as the government said, but had strict military discipline, except for the resisting gentry and Manchu officials and Qing soldiers in the city, who were captured by the captive army, the rest of the squires and people did not suffer losses, let alone were killed and set on fire and confiscated their property.

He Wenqing was a little skeptical that he had been deceived by Miao Zi, the prefect of Shaoxing. When he was suspicious, he suddenly ran into the prefect Miao Zi and a guerrilla general who had escaped from Shaoxing City, leading more than 400 officers and soldiers, covered in blood, all carrying heavy packages, and hurried to the direction of Zhuji.

He Wenqing couldn't help but wonder, didn't he say that the prefect and the old man fled immediately, why did the officers and soldiers around him seem to be fighting fiercely, covered in blood, but no one was injured? It's weird!

Miao Zi, the prefect of Shaoxing, was overjoyed when he saw He Wenqing leading 3,000 regiments, so he ordered him to divide 1,000 regiments to escort him to Zhuji, and gave He Wenqing more than ten packages, saying that they were rewarded to him, and ordered him to lead the remaining 2,000 regiments to block the chasing Cantonese thieves on the official road. After speaking, he didn't let He Wenqing refuse, so he led a thousand regiments to guard it and hurriedly went west.

He Wenqing stupidly led 2,000 regiments to continue to rush forward, and suddenly saw a market town in front of him, more than 30 shops were looted, more than 100 people died tragically, and the cry shook the sky, and it was extremely miserable. He Wenqing's chest was full of anger, these god-killing Cantonese thieves really killed and plundered the unarmed people.

He hurriedly stepped forward to inquire, ready to inquire about the movements of the thieves. Unexpectedly, to his great surprise, the weeping people said that these people were not killed by Cantonese thieves, but by a group of four or five hundred fleeing officers and soldiers. When the officers and soldiers who fled saw that the shops in the town had some property, they saw that they were interested in the money, and looted more than 30 shops and robbed a large amount of silver taels. The people went to stop them, but they were killed on the ground by the fierce officers and soldiers, and a few of the officials did not stop them, but accepted the goods and turned a blind eye.

As soon as he said this, He Wenqing and others were furious on the spot. They understood that this was what the officers and soldiers who had just taken the photo had done. No wonder he was covered in blood, but unscathed. No wonder everyone brought bulging packages, which turned out to be looted belongings.

Now, He Wenqing understands! He opened the package, and the crying people came forward to see that it was some of the belongings that had just been stolen from the town.

He Wenqing was furious! He was a straightforward person, and he looked at his relatives to the people in his hometown in this land of Shaoxing, and when he saw these officers and soldiers doing this, he led his men to chase after him on the spot, wanting to seek justice for the people who were killed.

So, He Wenqing led 2,000 regiments to chase in the direction of Zhuji, and half a day later, he came to a village called Bao Village, and finally caught up with the prefect Miao Zi and the officers and soldiers.

But he saw that Miao Zi was mobilizing the township Yong of Bao Village, and after breaking it, he went to Zhuji on the other hand. He Wenqing immediately appeared, recalled the 1,000 regiments sent out, and surrounded Miao Zi and the officers and soldiers, exposed the sins of the officers and soldiers in front of everyone, and bitterly reprimanded Miao Zi for being inferior to livestock and being the parent official of Shaoxing in vain.

When the townspeople of Baocun heard this, they were also furious, and surrounded a group of officers and soldiers, wanting to ask for an explanation for the people who died tragically.

Miao Zi was still waiting to be defended, but he was annoyed and angry when everyone searched for the belongings brought by his entourage, and ordered the officers and soldiers to kill the villagers and open the road. In this way, the crowd was even more enraged, and the extremely angry Tuan Yong and Xiang Yong, armed with wooden sticks and swords and spears, killed and wounded most of the 400 officers and soldiers, and beat the prefect Miao Zi and the guerrilla general half to death.

At this time, the begging army that was chasing all the way rushed to Bao Village, and the military discipline was strict, and there was no crime against the people of Bao Village.

He Wenqing handed over the captured Shaoxing prefect Miao Zi and the guerrilla general, as well as more than 300 wounded and captured officers and soldiers, to the captive army.

Seeing that he had fallen into the hands of the begging army, Miao Zi immediately collapsed to the ground, and then knelt on the ground and begged for mercy.