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From the winter moon of the second year of Xianfeng, for the officials and people of central Hubei Province, it can be said that a mountain rain is about to come, from the twelfth winter month, after the bandits advancing along the river from Yuezhou arrived at the periphery of Wuchang, the atmosphere in central Hubei became more and more solemn, just when the gentry were looking forward to the "Wang Shi" to restrain the "bandits", on the fourth day of the lunar month, the news of the fall of the provincial capital Wuchang was like a thunderclap echoing in the land of central Hubei.

The news of the fall of the provincial capital only made everyone panic, I don't know what to do, just in this kind of waiting, the gentry waited for more than 20 days, after the gentry in Wuchang County heard that the bandits had coerced all the people in Wuchang Mansion and forcibly conscripted them into camps, these gentry who were already panicked because of the news of "fighting vanguards" and so on, they still dared to stay, and fled from the cities and market towns one after another, and hid in the countryside far away from the towns.

And this more or less, always let a lot of gentry escape, the second day of the first month, when the Taiping army vanguard tens of thousands of people down the river, Wuchang County naturally also occupied by it, but captured is an empty city, but a few days later, the Taiping army in the city abandoned the city, at this time, the Wuchang city dilapidated wall of several broken flags in this gloomy early morning have weak swing, the haze of the world faintly flashed a ray of light, but the light is fleeting, followed by the sky full of lead gray heavy haze, at this time in Wuchang County, Shrouded in a haze and a mountain rain is about to come.

Wuchang County is a small county along the river under the rule of Wuchang Prefecture, since the second day of the winter month after the bandits arrived on the periphery of Wuchang, the gentry in the city are in panic all day, after the news of the bandits in the provincial capital came, the gentry in the city have fled out of the city. The gentry can run, but the magistrate who is responsible for defending the land cannot escape.

For Xu Shiliang, who donated seven officials to his family ten years ago and waited for nine years to make up for the county, as early as after Hanyang fell into the bandits, he started to escape, after all, the bandits were only more than 100 miles away from Wuchang.

But he didn't dare to escape, not that he was loyal to the court, the reason couldn't be simpler - the money donated to the official had not been able to earn back the original, and there was no money in his hand, even if he fled, what could he do? If there is no money, isn't life worse than death?

Although the rebellion was indeed worrisome, but after a month, Xu Shiliang slowly did not feel afraid, but thought that this was an opportunity - an opportunity to make money, what to raise Ding Yong and the like, always need silver, and from where this silver came from, it was naturally from the gentry shops to raise donations.

After the fall of the provincial capital and the gentry left or fled, Xu Shiliang knew that he should almost escape, but his brain was much more active than ordinary people, he did not abandon the city and fled, but sent two thousand taels of silver to Xiang Rong, the minister of the Qin Mission, and took two hundred Ding Yong to send grain to Xiang Rong under the pretext, and then went out of the city and hid in the nearby lake.

When Xiang Rong pursued through Wuchang County, Xu Shiliang greeted him again, although he accidentally lost the city when he "escorted grain and grass", but it was also "excusable", compared to those who fled to the county, he believed that the imperial court would not be too harsh, after all, there was Xiang Rong Xiang General to help him intercede.

After such an operation, Xu Shiliang even suspected that it might be time, because this Hubei place is erosive, and it is difficult for officials to be selected for a while, and he may have the opportunity to act as a prefect at that time, such as the Huangzhou Mansion opposite, I heard that the Fang Governor of the Huangzhou Mansion didn't know where to go.

But having said that, Xu Shiliang is still careful, and the reason is simple - there are still bandits in Jiangbei, for the shipless Lord Xiang, his mind is on the main force, and the clowns in Jiangbei naturally don't look at it, but Xu Shiliang knows that it is those clowns who jump beams may be able to kill him.

No, almost after Lord Xiang left Wuchang County, he ordered the city gate to be closed, for fear that the thieves from Jiangbei would sneak into the city and rob him of his glory and wealth.

These days, it's okay to get along.

Unlike in the past, after getting up early this time, Xu Shiliang felt a little unsteady when eating.

Crow's beak!

When he was a child, Xu Shiliang was beaten a lot because of this "unsteady", and later he stopped saying this feeling. But this time after the rebel soldiers entered Wuchang Mansion, this kind of "unsteady" never found him, it seems that as expected, those rebels do not seem to look down on this Wuchang County, at most some rebels go to the countryside to collect grain, but they have never approached Wuchang County, and it is because of this that he will stay in the city steadily.

It seems that with God's blessing, everything is like a dream, and under the pretext of sending food, the official hat is kept, not to mention the wealth, and it is possible to bring new wealth - promotion and fortune are just around the corner.

After the Taiping Army went south along the river, although there were still bandits on the other side of the river, those rebels were in Jiangnan, which made Xu Shiliang slowly put his mind at ease, at least for the time being, he didn't have to worry about the bandits seizing the city.

But today, as soon as his eyes opened, Xu Shiliang, who had been stable for a month, felt unsteady.

"What's going on?"

Not only was he not steady, he even felt a little tightness in his chest, so that he couldn't breathe, something big must have happened! What will be the big deal?

"Master, master, it's not good, it's not good, it's not good, it's long-haired, no, the bandits have hit the city gate......"

Suddenly, a servant ran and shouted loudly.

Xu Shiliang, who was still struggling with the fact that something was going to happen, listened to the shouts of the officials, and only felt that his legs were weak, Mom, what are you afraid of, this rebel can still let himself go!

In a panic, Xu Shiliang wanted to escape. Where can you escape?

Where did this bandit come from? Why did you hit Wuchang County all at once?

Just as he was about to escape, Master Shi Tingtao came over, only to see him reprimanding the yelling official as he walked.

"What kind of system is it in a panic!"

While reprimanding the servant, Shi Tingtao asked again.

"Where have the rebels gone? City gates? Why can't you hear the sound of cannons? ”

Just when his words fell, the sound of the cannon came from the city gate, and the cannon made the already timid Xu Shiliang's face turn pale, and when the cannon sounded, it was also the thief's counterattack on the city.

It's over, what should I do? What am I going to do?

Then, didn't General Xiang say that the remnants of the bandits were not enough to be troubled, and also, and the master, didn't the master also say that the remnants of the bandits in Huangzhou would definitely flee in the near future, why, why did they fight the river now!

Xu Shiliang, who didn't have any guts, thought of those colleagues whose heads were cut off, his heart tightened, this, this, how can this be a good thing!

"Master, master, this, what's the matter......

Xu Shiliang, who was pale with fright, grabbed Shi Tingtao tightly as if he was grasping the last life-saving straw.

"Don't panic, sir, wait for me to ask clearly, and then ......"

After saying that, Shi Tingtao asked the officer.

"Liu Chuan, tell me, where are those rebels now? ……”

"Return, go back to the master's words, small, small ......"

The master's words suddenly only made Liu Chuan, who was still wheezing, his face flushed, so that he gasped for a while before speaking.

"Yes, it's Wang Bantou, let, let the little one come, then, the bandit, just outside the city gate......"

"Outside the city gates!"

How did you get to the city gate so quickly, what about the outpost at the mouth of the river?

But this sitting Shi Tingtao didn't care to ask, for him, this Huangzhou rebellion actually crossed the river, instead of abandoning the city and fleeing, it was really beyond his expectations, and even he was thinking, if the rebellion abandoned the city and fled, then he would ask the adults to send a group to restore the city, and then there was that resumption of the city, it is not impossible for the county to transfer to the prefect, after all, this is also a great achievement, but now the rebellion on the other side of the river should have abandoned the city and fled but hit the door, but hit the city gate at once.

"Master, master, now, what should I do now?"

Xu Shiliang grabbed Shi Tingtao's arm, and the only thing he could do now was to rely on the master in front of him to see if he could get through this pass.

"My lord, the top priority is that you have to go to the city to stabilize the morale of the army......"

Shi Tingtao, who was also terrified in his heart, said this, but his eyes were drifting around.

"Yes, yes, stabilize the morale of the army, stabilize the morale of the army......"

Grabbing his master's arm, Xu Shiliang muttered.

"Master, master, you can help me, you and me, you and I are grasshoppers on a rope......"