Before the Chu army marched into Nanzhili, it repeatedly discussed whether to force the common gentry in the enemy-occupied areas to cut their braids.

Unlike the young and unscrupulous Li Laiheng, the old and stable people in the Chu army, such as Gu Yanwu, believed that if the people were forced to cut their braids, it would be the same as the Manchu Qing who forced the people to shave their heads.

Wang Kefan was also a little hesitant, the Chu army marched into Nanzhili this time, with a hit-and-go attitude, and would not stay in one place for a long time, and it didn't make much sense to force the people to cut their braids...... After entering Guichi, he was busy fighting fires and reassuring the people, and meeting the Qing army reinforcements, so he didn't have time to pay attention to this trivial matter, but he didn't expect to go out two days later, and the people and gentry in Guichi all spontaneously cut off their braids.

"Give me back my old rivers and mountains, and restore my old clothes!" The people not only cut off their braids, but also took off their robes and horse coats, and put on the clothes of the Han family.

After the Manchu Qing Dynasty entered the customs, in addition to the shaving order, it also vigorously promoted the "change of crown and easy clothing", all adult men must wear Manchu attire, only after death can change into a wide robe with large sleeves, a jacket and a hemp of Hanfu, this is the so-called "life and death do not fall".

Under the butcher's knife, the people were forced to submit, but no one liked to dress like this, after hearing that the army entered the city, they cut off their braids, changed into Hanfu, and happily greeted the Ming King who regained the lost land. Even though a few people were worried that there would be a recurrence in the future, they did not dare to do the act of using their mantis arms as a car under this trend, and cut off their braids together.

For several days in a row, firecrackers continued in Guichi City, as lively as the New Year, and the people took to the streets one after another. Dancing dragon lanterns and playing with lions. Celebrate the recovery of Guichi. The gentry and merchants generously donated money and sent two meters of silver to the labor army. As the supreme commander of the Chu army, Wang Kefan met with the representatives of the Lao army many times in addition to his busy military affairs, explained the current anti-Qing form to the gentry and merchants in the city, and encouraged them to provide more help to the Ming army.

What the gentry and the common people were most concerned about was whether the Chu army could stay in Chizhou for a long time, and whether the Qing army would make a comeback and reoccupy it. Wang Kefan did not shy away from this, and frankly admitted that the main force of the Chu army would leave Chizhou next.

"We left Chizhou temporarily in order to eliminate more Tartars. Anqing, Huizhou, Nanjing, Zhenjiang, Suzhou and Hangzhou...... These places need to be recovered by us, and only by completely driving the Tartars back to Jiangbei can Chizhou become the real rear and the people can live and work in peace and contentment. He smiled and said: "After we leave, it does not mean that we have given up Chizhou, and on the contrary, as long as we kill all the Tartars and run away, we will come back soon......"

He's just halfway there. Li Yushi hurriedly walked in, and whispered in his ear that Bu Congshan's department had already driven to Mantou Mountain, preparing to surrender to the Chu army.

Wang Kefan nodded. Then he said a few words to the representatives of the gentry and the common people, and then asked Li Yuncong to accompany them to visit the barracks, and turned around and went out by himself. Pack the pro-soldier guards, get on the horse and go straight to Mantou Mountain......

Mantou Mountain. Like steamed buns, it is near Pingtian Lake in the northeast of Guichi. Not far from the Yangtze River, it is known for its abundance of high-quality coal mines, and in order to prevent the locals from overexploiting and destroying the feng shui of the earth's leylines, Shi Kefa has specially ordered a ban on the mining of coal from Guichi Wujin Mountain.

Because it is only 20 miles away from Guichi, Mantou Mountain is an important barrier in the northeast direction of Guichi, and a part of the Gongyi Battalion B Battalion and the Firearms Battalion and the Jiangqi Battalion are stationed around Mantou Mountain.

At this moment, the sky is tight and urgent, two thousand Chu soldiers stood solemnly in front of Mantou Mountain, one after another battle flags were torn back and forth by the strong wind, making a continuous crackling sound, and a little cold light flashed on the knives and guns, which were particularly eye-catching in the dim sky.

Pikemen, musketeers, cavalry...... The two thousand soldiers of the Chu army formed a horseshoe-shaped formation, staring coldly at the more than 400 Dangtu green battalion soldiers standing in the middle.

"The last general surrendered to the Tartars that year, there is indeed a last resort, these years have been regretted, a few days ago I don't know that the king has arrived, offended the tiger and asked Wang Junmen to forgive the crime......"

Bu Congshan was dressed in military uniform, but he deliberately did not wear armor, knelt on the ground on his knees, kowtowed to Wang Kefan, and raised his saber with both hands: "The last general will oppose the Qing Dynasty and return to the Ming Dynasty today, and from now on I am willing to be a pawn in front of the military gate, serve the Ming court, and swear to die with the Tartars!" ”

Now that the Qing Dynasty is strong and weak, the Qing army that takes the initiative anyway is still rare, and the Chu army has just entered Nanzhili, just to buy horse bones for a thousand dollars, and Bu Congshan should be reused. So Wang Kefan laughed, helped Bu Congshan up, hung the saber on his waist with his own hands, and then picked up a helmet to bring it for him, covering the short and unkempt hair behind his head.

"The country is the time to employ people, General Bu abandons the dark and turns to the light, the merit is in the community, and the town will have a lot to rely on in the future, so there is no need to be so restrained."

"Thank you for your support!"

Bu Congshan bowed down again to thank him, and then pointed to the hundreds of subordinates behind him: "There are a total of 427 soldiers under the command of the last general, including one guerrilla member, three capital division members, four garrison members, one hundred and ninety armored soldiers, and twenty-seven war horses. ”

"There's no rush to this." Wang Kefan waved his hand and said with a smile: "At the time of war, you still have to rely on General Bu to contribute to the country, and your soldiers and horses are still led by you, so you don't need to disarm." ”

"Thank you, Junmen!" Bu Congshan was overjoyed, knelt down and kowtowed again, then turned around and ran to the front of the team, brought several of his generals over, and saw Wang Kefan together.

Wang Kefan couldn't cry or laugh, Bu Congshan's emotional intelligence was obviously problematic, he had already beaten it so obviously, but he didn't react - since you are returning to the Ming Dynasty anyway, you have to come up with a letter of nomination, a meeting gift or something, and you only saw the Ming Army with just one cut of your braids, how can there be such a cheap thing?

"General Bu anyway, how to arrange it after that, we have to wait for the will of the imperial court, but, but you captured and killed Huang Daozhou back then, you offended a lot of people, if you can make a great contribution, this town can dredge it on your behalf." Wang Kefan no longer beat around the bush and directly made his words clear.

Speaking of which, even a fool can understand it, Bu Congshan hurriedly said: "The last general has just gotten anyway, and he hasn't leaked the news yet, and he is willing to defraud Tongling for the military gate, thinking that it is a gift to meet him." ”

Tongling County, a county in the northern part of Chizhou Prefecture, is also on the bank of the Yangtze River, next to Taiping Prefecture.

"Is there only one Tongling? It's not enough. Wang Kefan shook his head, staring at Bu Congshan with blazing eyes: "I still want Wuhu and Dangtu, and I want the entire Taiping Mansion." ”

Dangtu, the capital city of Taiping Mansion, is only one hundred and forty miles away from Nanjing.

"This ......" Bu Congshan hesitated and said: "Wuhu may not be difficult, but when Tu is three hundred miles away, if I suddenly return to the teacher to be Tu, the city will inevitably be suspicious, and I may not be able to open the city gate." ”

"It doesn't matter! You are the chief soldier of Chi Tai, and it stands to reason that you are in charge of Tu military affairs, and there is always a way to think of it. Wang Kefan said: "I can send an elite army to help you, as long as you arrange the internal response in the city, you will be able to break the city in one fell swoop under the surprise attack!" (To be continued......)