It was read out of a scholar in Jiangning City, named Jia Zhonglin, and another friend of the same year, Xiao Baoan, who worked as an errand boy in front of Chen Guitang, the chief producer of Chaoyangmen, and was deeply used by Chen Guitang. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Jia Zhonglin stood up and said proudly: "Brother Zhang, don't worry, Jia will be careful." With the advantage of Jia's tongue, within three days, he could persuade most of the soldiers defending the city to secretly surrender to the imperial court. However, this Chen Guitang is a long-haired old thief in Guangxi, and I am afraid it is difficult to move. ”

Zhang Jigeng nodded, and said to another scholar-looking young man: "Brother Weng, you are the scribe of Zhang Peize, the military commander under Chen Guitang's account, I heard that this Zhang Peize is the Anqing clan of Anwan, and he should be able to rebel." It's best to bring all the soldiers under his command over, and then there is hope that the city will be broken. ”

The scholar, named Weng Yuefeng, also nodded, his face full of excitement, and readily agreed.

"Brother Hu, you have a wide range of people in the city, and you have the heaviest task. You have to quietly recruit more than 100 loyal and brave men who are willing to sacrifice their lives for the imperial court in the city as our main attacking force. At that time, it will be up to these warriors to kill those thieves who are unwilling to surrender and open the city gates. ”

Standing up was Hu Enxie, a ranger in Jiangning City, who dealt with the three sects and nine streams in the city, and he patted his chest and said angrily: "Mr. Zhang, don't worry, Hu will definitely handle it for you." ”

Zhang Jigeng smiled with satisfaction: "In this case, everyone acts separately. I have already made an appointment with Lord Xiang, and in the middle of the night seven days later, we will occupy the Chaoyang Gate, open the city gate, and Lord Xiang will lead the officers and troops outside the city to wait for the city, and the city will be broken that night. When the time comes, the glory and wealth will go down in history, and the court will reward everyone! ”

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Zhang Pize is a native of Anqing, when the Taiping Army captured Anqing, he led more than 100 people from the township to join the Taiping Army, and after dozens of battles along the way, he fought bravely into Jiangning City, made meritorious contributions, and was promoted to military commander. But I didn't expect that after the military commander, it would be difficult to enter.

He also understands that in the kingdom of heaven, there is an unwritten rule, if you are not an old brother in Guangxi, it is extremely difficult to be promoted to the top level, and as a holy soldier from Anqing, it is already a great reward for him to be promoted to military commander.

Especially for his immediate boss, Chen Guitang, the chief producer of Chaoyangmen, he was even more dissatisfied. This Chen Guitang is just a veteran of Guangxi, and I heard that he has been lurking in the Taiping Holy Kingdom in the south, and he only revealed his identity not long ago and fled back to Tianjing City.

But this is this person who has not made an inch of merit, from the original brigade commander, directly promoted to the general system.

Therefore, he was also angry at this injustice in the kingdom of heaven. Often, his cronies and brothers complained about him, and even privately jokingly proposed that he should not surrender to the Manchus. In this regard, he is full of anger and anger at his subordinates every time.

But in fact, he was a little tempted.

Those Qing generals, but only guerrilla and generals, he killed three. Since the town guarded Chaoyangmen, facing the Jiangnan camp camped by the imperial court outside the city, there have been several fierce battles almost every month, but Chaoyangmen has not moved at all in his hands, but has caused heavy casualties to the court officers and soldiers who come to attack every time.

With his level, if he is in the Jiangnan camp opposite, I am afraid that he is not this unpopular military commander, at least he is a deputy general.

He was thinking wildly, when he suddenly saw the scribe named Weng Yuefeng quietly carrying a pot of wine and walked over.

Drinking alcohol was strictly forbidden in the Taiping army, and if someone reported it, he would be beheaded for public display. But Zhang Peize has loved drinking since he was a child, and once he was bumped into by Weng Yuefeng when he secretly drank, not only did the scribe not report it, but he didn't know where he got some good wine, and secretly offered it to Zhang Peize several times, which made Zhang Peize extremely trusted.

"General Zhang, when your subordinates saw that you were depressed, they asked for a jar of wine from a friend and shared it with your adults." After Weng Yuefeng finished speaking, he took two wine cups, filled each with wine, took one cup and drank it all.

Zhang Peize also drank it all and sighed: "Mr. Weng, you can't bring wine next time." If you are discovered by the patrol team or reported by someone, you will be dead. ”

"General Zhang, Yuefeng has a saying, I don't know if I should say it or not!"

"Mr. Weng, don't call me a general! I am just a military commander, and I can only be called a good person, not even an adult. You and I are like brothers, as soon as we see each other, we will say it when we have something to say! Zhang Peize took another drink.

"General, in Weng's heart, you have long been a majestic general. Your merits, your martial arts and talents, not to mention the generals, even the command, inspection, is more than enough. If it's on the other side, I'm afraid it's the chief soldier of the second grade! Weng Yuefeng suddenly lowered his voice and stretched out his hand to the Jiangnan camp outside the city, his voice full of temptation.

Zhang Peize's heart suddenly sank, and he shouted in a low voice: "Mr. Weng, what do you mean by this?" ”

Weng Yuefeng's face was straight, and he also said in a low voice: "General Zhang, I can't hide it, I am a person from the imperial court, and I came to persuade the general to return to the imperial court on the order of Lord Qincha Xiang Rong Xiangjunmen." The general is such a dragon and phoenix, and the general is unparalleled, how can he stoop to be a thief, and he is so excluded that he can only be appointed as the commander of the small city gate? ”

"Bold! Dare to bewitch this commander! If you have the surname Weng, aren't you afraid that the commander of this army will immediately arrest you and send you to the East King for punishment? Zhang Peize's face changed greatly, and he snorted coldly.

"The general won't! Weng has always been very accurate in looking at people, not to mention looking at the general's face, he will definitely be a member of the imperial court in the future. Weng Yuefeng continued to persuade: "General, Weng is really planning for the general!" A good man should glorify his ancestors and enjoy glory and wealth! Now that the imperial court is in an eventful autumn, when it is urgent to employ people, with the general's ability, as long as he submits to the imperial court, he will be reused, and in less than a year and a half, he must be a third-grade staff general and a second-grade deputy general. ”

Zhang Peize seemed to be a little moved and was silent.

Weng Yuefeng was secretly happy in his heart, his face was silent, and he continued to analyze: "Look at this long-haired thief army, even if he does command or inspection, he is still not allowed to drink, and even his wife can't have the same room, and he hasn't had the slightest military salary. Inhumane! What's more, the general already knew better than anyone else that the general was not from Guangxi, and no matter how much merit he made, he could not be promoted to an official position such as a command and inspection point. Neither can enjoy happiness, but also can not be promoted, in the future will be defeated by the imperial court, even the family ancestors will be affected, and the history will be stained, where does the so-called come from? ”

Hearing this, Zhang Peize was completely convinced!

Not bad! Lao Tzu is working hard, doesn't he just want to be promoted to become rich, enjoy glory and wealth, and leave a name in history?

But among these long-haired thieves, one can't be promoted, the other can't get rich, let alone get rich, and he won't even have a salary for the soldiers, they are all working in vain, not to mention enjoying glory and wealth, and people are in heaven!

Moreover, just like Mr. Weng said, in the future, if the long-haired thief is defeated, he will be infamous for the rest of the ages. Thinking about it, I feel why I am so stupid, and I still stay in the long-haired thief soldiers, desperately working for the long-haired thief!

"Mr. Weng, is what you said true? Are you really on the orders of the demon head, no, no, the lord sent by the king, to persuade him to surrender? Zhang Peize suddenly became cautious, as if this scribe under his command had become his boss at once.

Weng Yuefeng was overjoyed when he heard this, and secretly said that he had even changed his name, and obviously had agreed to return to the imperial court. Then he insisted: "It's true!" Even a small person like Weng promised the position of prefect to adults, like you, the general, is either a Taoist or a high-ranking official above the deputy general. ”

Zhang Peize turned his heart sideways, gritted his teeth and said: "Cheng, then Zhang will listen to Mr. Weng, abandon the darkness and turn to the light, and serve the court!" But if you have any commandments, you should do them. ”

Weng Yuefeng laughed and couldn't help but be overjoyed: "The general understands the righteousness, and he will definitely soar in the future and go down in history." When the time comes, please ask the general to take care of Weng! ”

After finishing the politeness, he lowered his voice and said the main point: "In the middle of the night after the sixth day, the general found a way to support the long-haired diehards in the guards of Chaoyang Gate, and arranged reliable subordinates to assist the dead soldiers planted in the city by the imperial court to open Chaoyang Gate, which is the first achievement!" ”

Zhang Peize nodded, his eyes cloudy.