Chapter Twenty-Six: The Two Counties of Lianke (II)

When the soldiers saw that they had lost the big boss, they wanted to take revenge, but when they saw that the second boss had something to say, they stopped for a while, but the knife and fork in their hands were still raised, ready to come forward to kill at any time. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

Luo Outline also signaled the sword players around him to stop their attacks and stay vigilant.

"A few days ago, the envoy of the Taiping Holy Army mentioned to me and Zhou Da's family about joining the gang, Zhou Da's family only wants to be the king of the mountain and make a fortune, but I have to think about my brothers! The Taiping Holy Army sincerely invited me to join the Maple Village, including food and clothing, and I don't have to worry about life! Why don't we join? Vermilion shouted.

Maybe the cottage has been poor for too long, and there is no meal, and everyone immediately shows their greed when they hear that they are eating and wearing. There are even some soldiers who cooperate with the sound of stomach rumbling, which is too attractive for people who are often hungry to eat. Someone immediately asked, "Is it really a package to eat?" Enough for every day? ”

"Of course! The holy army was fed rice porridge every day, and if they were marching and fighting, they were also eaten with white rice and meat. Seeing this, He Lu immediately replied, "Brothers, fellow villagers, I, He Lu, am from Daozhou, and I used to be hungry and panicked, after joining the Holy Army, I was full every day, look at my belly!" As he spoke, he patted his belly that was deliberately erected.

"That's right, General He is also from Daozhou, so he won't lie to us." Zhu Hong said.

"Brothers, the generals of the Taiping Holy Army treat the subordinates as brothers, but they are not like our cottage masters, who eat enough every day, but let the brothers be hungry! Is it worth it for you to fight hard with the Taiping Holy Army for such a person? ”

Hearing Zhu Hong's words, the soldiers immediately lost their momentum, and the knives and forks in their hands also hung down.

Seeing this, Luo Xuan's brows soothed, and his heart was slightly calm. Just now, if these hundreds of soldiers rushed up to avenge Zhou Fagui regardless of it, I am afraid that there will be heavy casualties among the hundred or so people on my side. Think about it, I'm a little reckless!

No wonder the Holy King once commented that he thought: "The outline battle is strong and strong, the soldiers are as fast as the wind, and they love the soldiers like their parents, and they share the joys and hardships with everyone, which is very good!" But I can't take the lead in every battle, in case of danger, not only will I lose a good brother, but also lead to the defeat of the whole army, and even the loss of the whole war. You must know that the age of firearms has come, personal bravery has lost its role, and the important thing for the handsome is not to charge into battle, but to plan for war. Keep the outline in mind! ”

At that time, Luo Xuan didn't think so, but now that he thinks about it, he can't help but be afraid for a while. If this copycat soldier shoots himself with a bird gun, how can he resist it? It doesn't matter if you die in Maple Village, but in this way, the Holy First Army will definitely have to attack this Maple Village, not to mention the delay in capturing Jianghua and Yongming, and these thousands of Zhai soldiers will not be able to successfully recruit into the Holy Army, delaying the major events explained by the Holy King. In the future, I will have to be less brave and brave.

Luo Xuan secretly instructed himself in his heart.

Seeing that the soldiers of the village had already moved to join the Taiping Holy Army, he hurriedly spoke: "Brothers of Maple Village, I Luo Outline has also been to the cottage and served as a water coward, and my life is precarious. Now he joined the Taiping Holy Army and became the deputy general of the Holy Army. At the moment, my words in the Holy Army are quite weighty, and I can guarantee that as long as you join our Taiping Holy Army and abide by the military regulations of the Holy Army, it is only a trivial matter to have enough to eat! If you can kill more demons, you can still be the general of the Holy Army like me. ”

Luo Xuan's words completely dispelled the doubts of the cottage people.

"Alright, let's all join the Holy Army." With the statements of several small leaders, the people of the cottage, under the leadership of the second leader Zhu Hong, expressed their intention to join the Holy Army.

In addition to Zhou Fagui's relatives who were driven down the mountain, more than 1,300 people in the entire Maple Village defected to the Taiping Holy Army. In addition, there are dozens of people scattered all over the cottage, and Zhu Hong also sent reliable people to inform them, and more than ten spies from the cottage are lurking in Jianghua County, all of whom are Zhu Hong's cronies, and I believe that there is no objection.

Let people dispose of the bodies of Zhou Fagui and others, Zhu Hong and a small leader carefully led Luo Xuan into the cottage. There is a flat land in the village, which is cultivated as a dry field, and some sweet potatoes and vegetables are planted, and the small stream spring passes through the middle, and the stones are stacked on the side of the stream as the road, but it is a peach source scene.

Luo Xuan took a cursory look and nodded secretly. This maple village is between Daozhou and Jianghua, the terrain is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack, there is water on the mountain, it is a good place to station Tibetan soldiers. Turn around and mention this maple village to the Holy King.

More than 100 brothers in the original village were left to take care of Fengshu Village, and the remaining 1,200 cottage brothers were all led down the mountain by Zhu Hong and followed the holy army to attack Jianghua County.

Early the next morning, that is, on the ninth day of the fifth month, Luo Xuan led 4,000 holy troops and more than 1,000 Tiandihui brothers to finally arrive outside Jianghua County after a midnight march. Liu Xinghuan of Jianghua Zhixian County just received a report that a large group of bandits were attacking, and hurriedly sent troops to close the city gate and mobilize the people in the city to defend the city wall.

Seeing that the Qing army didn't escape, Luo Xuan was a little surprised. Zhu Hong had already taken over with Fengshuzhai's spies in the county seat, and there were only 400 Qing troops in the city. Luo Xuan didn't do anything to encircle the three ques, and directly pressed all the more than 5,000 people, and the black pressure surrounded Jianghua County. The Qing army in the city saw that there were so many rebels, and they had long lost the confidence to defend the city.

On the north city wall, Luo Qiongshu led a row of 200 holy soldiers to fire a volley of shotguns, and more than 30 Qing soldiers and civilians on the city wall fell in response, and the rest did not dare to show their heads. Luo Xuan took advantage of the situation to lead more than a thousand holy troops to launch a fierce attack, and several of the maple villages in the city should take advantage of the situation to shout, and the Qing army scattered and hid, and after a while, Jianghua City was broken by the holy army.

Liu Xinghuan, the magistrate of the county, and Ouyang Fu, the instructor, had a strong temperament, and Jianghua knew that it was difficult to hold on, so they hanged themselves together in the county office. The rest of the Qing army was killed by more than 80 people, and the remaining 300 were all captured.

The search for the county government and the official warehouse may be that Liu Xinghuan, the county magistrate, has effectively managed it, and the county government has seized more than 4,000 taels of silver, more than 1,000 sets of Qing army clothes, 6,000 stones of rice, 900 stones of rice, and 800 quintals of salt.

He also seized hundreds of spears and short knives, more than 100 shotguns, more than 20 iron cannons, and some gunpowder.

Seeing that there was a lot of seizure, Luo Xuan, who was usually cold, also had a happy smile on his face. Next, he ordered his brother Luo Qiongshu to lead 2,000 holy troops to continue to Yongming County to assist Lu Shunde's 2,000 soldiers to attack Yongming. And he held a propaganda meeting in the Jianghua County Ya, openly liquidating the evil deeds of the Manchu soldiers and servants, and preaching the beauty of the Taiping Holy Army not worrying about food and clothing, and everyone is equal. He also used the name of cracking down on the demons to eliminate the bullies, and shared the wealth of the wealthy gentry to help the poor people.

For a time, Jianghua County and the surrounding villages, Yaohan villagers rushed to join the Taiping Holy Army, and nearly 2,000 young people joined the Holy Army in one day.

On May 14, Luo Qiongshu returned to Jianghua with more than 2,000 people, and escorted 500 Qing prisoners of war from Yongming, as well as a batch of grain, rice, silver, iron cannons, knives, guns, gunpowder and other weapons.

It turned out that as early as May 11, Lu Shunde led 500 soldiers of the Holy Army to pretend to be Qing soldiers, and after entering the city, they raided and seized the city gate. A small number of Qing soldiers in the city fled, and more than 500 soldiers bravely surrendered in order to save their lives. Chang Jian, the magistrate of the county, took advantage of the chaos in the city, took off his official uniform and changed into civilian clothes and fled. When Luo Qiongshu and others arrived in Yongming City, Lu Shunde had already pacified the townships around Yongming County, and began to pacify everywhere, preaching the benefits of the holy army being fed and clothed, and recruiting soldiers.

Since then, Jianghua and Yongming have been connected with Daozhou, and the three places have leaned on each other, and the sphere of influence of the Taiping Holy Army has been further expanded. In these three places, the prestige of the Taiping Holy Army was greatly enhanced, and those who surrendered to the army came one after another, and even the anti-Qing forces in the neighboring Guangxi Guanyang, Fuchuan and other places, heard that the Taiping Army from Guangxi had captured the neighboring Daozhou and other places, and they also met together and pursued them one after another.