Chapter 1 Must Be Alive

"Can you really make it home alive?"

The rolling river is like a diligent ploughing ox rushing to the east in the dusk, and the sound of the water on the bank is like a note of life, stirring people's hearts with all kinds of tastes. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

As soon as a sigh of hope and a little helplessness came out of his mouth, Yang Dongfang's back was slapped heavily, and at the same time, a slightly melancholy comforting voice sounded:

"What! You're homesick too, and you want to desert, I remember counting your boys the other day and scolding those brothers who left to the blood. ”

Yang Dongfang didn't look back, his eyes were staring at the rolling river in front of him, revealing a sturdy face that was not very clear, with long eyebrows, a high nose bridge, and a long hair and waist at the age of about twenty.

That's who you are! But here he doesn't rely on his face to eat, he is 1.80 meters tall, but he can't stand up straight at this time, and his body is slightly pressed, because he knows that he is about to be killed.

A slanted figure overlapped and covered the waves, like a warm embrace.

The man behind him stood side by side at this time, and also looked at the river in front of him and sighed: "If only the water of this Dadu River could be as calm as it is now, God really bless me to wait, otherwise the five thousand years old would not have risked my life because of me." ”

Dadu! Five thousand years old! Yang Dongfang's heart kept echoing, and when these two terms were mentioned, the unclear face on the water surface became more blurred, which was bitterness.

There will never be a return to 2026.

After listening to the side knocks, he finally knew that this time and space was the second year of Tongzhi in the Qing Dynasty, the thirteenth year of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, and the year 1863 in the Gregorian calendar.

Oh, my God!

This is one of the worst eras, at this time China is internal and external troubles, the people live in dire straits, China is enslaved by the incompetent and rotten Manchu rule, China is surrounded by enemies, polar bears in the north continue to encroach on the land, the south of the British and French colonization, twice invaded the country, murder and arson, the Manchu Qing land reparations, lost a mess.

To the east, Japan was ready to move, and began to change its laws, from a small country of the first order to a power in East Asia, and finally used Korea as a springboard to occupy China, which also wanted to occupy the 5,000-year-old civilization.

The world is changing its laws and trying to become stronger, developing science and technology, but only China is still in civil war at this time, and its national strength is getting weaker and weaker.

The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Movement launched in 1851 spread to the north and south of the country, and countless hot-blooded men fought for the rejuvenation of China and the rise of the nation, and finally ended in failure a year later.

And he turned out to be a member of the Taiping Army, and he didn't have to wait for a year later, but was about to be killed

Because in this year, the Southwest Expeditionary Army of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, under the leadership of the Wing King Shi Dakai, crossed the Jinsha River without bloodshed, broke through the Yangtze River defense line, and had the great chance of taking Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan, the country of abundance, and then using it as a base.

As a result, they were instead besieged by the Dadu River.

In order to establish the miraculous feat of "capturing Shi Dakai alive", Luo Bingzhang, the governor of Sichuan in the Qing court, sent an envoy to negotiate, and Shi Dakai decided to sacrifice his life to the whole three armies, and after negotiations between the two sides, the Taiping army dismissed 4,000 people by itself. The remaining 2,000 people kept their weapons and followed Shi Dakai into the Qing camp and moved to Dashu Fort.

Later, Shi Dakai was escorted to Chengdu and executed in Lingchi, and then the Qing army was treacherous, and all 2,000 soldiers were killed.

And now Yang Dongfang's time node is the June inquiry after the defeat and trapping, Shi Dakai was escorted to Chengdu Mansion by the Qing army at noon, so what will happen next, Yang Dongfang doesn't have to guess to know.

Die!

Wait for death!

Is it just like that? I haven't been soaked by a female ticket yet, have I?

Especially as a crossing party, how can you watch the great rivers and mountains being ruined by foreigners, and watch it moan and groan under the iron hooves of the great powers?

No!

Never!

I want to live!

I want to live gloriously, even if I want to die, I will die for the rejuvenation of China, and I will die vigorously, heavier than Mount Tai, not a prisoner.

Yang Dongfang gritted his teeth, suddenly looked up at the sunset on the horizon, and looked at the red, it was a piece of blood, it was the horn of battle, and the blood of humiliation would swell!

War!

Yang Dongfang clenched his fists tightly.

"Third child, if you are really homesick, then swim from here later, remember not to bring a knife, and touch more mud on your face after passing, the more you look like a mountain dweller, the better."

Yang Dongfang turned his head violently to look at the person on his face, the fist in his hand slowly loosened, and he couldn't help but feel a warmth in his heart.

Yang Dongfang stared at the square-looking man in front of him in a daze, with long hair and waist-length combed cleanly, and a white scarf tied to his forehead, and he looked very elegant.

His meaning is very clear, if you want to go, leave as soon as possible, if you are afraid of losing face, you will leave at night, he will not stop him.

The eldest brother is his boss, a well-known brigade commander, whose official position is not small and can manage more than 500 people, which is equivalent to the battalion commander of later generations, and his name is Li Ruming.

And he is a pawn commander under him, in charge of a hundred people, which is equivalent to a company commander who is dissatisfied with the formation in later generations.

Yang Dongfang shook his head, suddenly stood up straight, showed a look of unwillingness, and pointed to the other side of the river and said:

"Big brother, I think you're wrong, I'm really homesick, and I don't want to stay in this ghost place for a moment, but I won't run away so weakly and cowardly, and I will go dignified and earth-shattering."

"And do you think that the person who swam across the river will really survive?"

"Oh! What did you find. Li Ruming showed a look of relief, and a trace of excitement suddenly appeared in his heart, no one wanted his subordinates or brothers to be a person who was greedy for life and afraid of death, and he was a subordinate of the Wing King.

Just now, I saw Yang Dongfang staring at the other side of the river, and I thought he wanted to swim to the other side, but now the hearts of the people in the camp are fluctuating, and many people have taken the opportunity to slip away.

"Big brother, do you want to have so many places to place us, why did the Hunan army let us station here, and they weren't afraid that we would all swim across the other side and run away?" Yang Dongfang asked rhetorically, Li Ruming suddenly found that this question was worth pondering, and sure enough, the next moment his eyes opened, but his brows tightened:

"You mean that the Hunan army deliberately left such a road for us to take, in order to divide and disintegrate us."

"That's right, there are three missing ones in the art of war, this river is the mouth of the que, the Hunan army deliberately left us for escape, if we really do this, in the end it will only be hunted by them and become their military merit."

The word 'military merit' Yang Dongfang bit very hard, Li Ruming seemed to think of something, his face was even more gloomy, and at the same time recalled that Yang Dongfang had just used the word defense, which had a deep meaning, you must know that in fact, since entering the Big Tree Fort, more than 2,000 people such as himself have no defense in front of the Hunan army, as long as the Qing army wants to attack, they can kill themselves and others in a moment.

Wait, could it be that the third child means that the Hunan army will suddenly attack, how can this be.

Sure enough, when Li Ruming was guessing, Yang Dongfang was very convinced: "Big brother, I don't think the Qing demon can be trusted, and the Hunan army is even less credible, if the Hunan army holds the specific number of people who swim across the other side, I think it will definitely attack our army at night tonight." ”

Yang Dongfang is not alarmist, nor is it nonsense, the reason is that Li Ruming has never trusted the Qing court, let alone the Hunan army, a militia that only fights for money, in other words, at this time, the Hunan army dominated by Zeng Guofan or the Huai army dominated by Li Hongzhang later were all private mercenaries.

The difference from other mercenaries was that they were employed by the Qing court, and their core leaders could be crowned officials and lords to act in the local area, and become the so-called Zhongxing Famous Ministers in later generations.

Therefore, the Hunan army will not keep its promise and let go of Shi Dakai, the encircled Chinese army, but will sacrifice butcher knives and slash and slaughter, so as to dye their official hats red and get more rewards.

Since ancient times, there has been no shortage of killings and deeds, not to mention that now there are long-haired thieves in front of him, and he can't help but be moved by the Hunan army and not be treacherous.

Being able to sit in the position of brigade commander, Li Ruming was naturally not stupid, and quickly figured this out, and immediately patted Yang Dongfang and turned to leave, but this move made Yang Hui stunned for a moment and did not react.

"Let's go! We must not sit still and wait for the king's beard. ”

"Oh!" Yang Dongfang, who reacted, followed Li Ruming and ran to the center of the camp.

Wang Huzi's real name is Wang Qi, he is a native of Sichuan, he was an iron striker in his early years, and later killed people and threw himself into the green forest, and finally Sichuan and Guizhou provinces revolted everywhere, he also followed the tide, and later Shi Da opened the army to Sichuan, and he also took the troops to defect over, and slowly became a division commander of Shi Dakai's Chinese army.

(The establishment of the Taiping Army: five people, five soldiers for two, four two for soldiers, five soldiers for brigades, five brigades for divisions, five divisions for armies)

When Li Ruming took Yang Hui to Wang Huzi's tent, there were five or six people sitting inside, among which Wang Huzi was wearing a black hat and a long and black beard sitting at the head of the middle.

Yang Dongfang glanced at it, and found from his memory that these people were all big names in the original Chinese army, and they were also the real power figures among the more than 1,000 people who were now under siege.

What are they doing together? Yang Dongfang suddenly felt that it was a little inappropriate for him and Li Ruming to break in, obviously these people were planning something, and it was a big deal.

"Originally, I wanted to discuss something with Master Wang, but I didn't expect you to be here, so it happened that everyone would discuss the future of all the brothers in the camp together." Li Ruming was the first to speak, and as soon as he spoke, everyone was stunned for a moment, and then Li Ruming pulled Yang Dongfang to sit down without hesitation and continued:

"You also know that the 5,000-year-old tied himself to the Qing camp for our cheap life, and was sent to Chengdu by Yang Yinggang at noon. I don't want to say much about the sincerity of the 5,000-year-old, it's nothing more than to fulfill our livelihood, but if I live up to the good intentions of the thousand-year-old, I think even if I die, I will have no shame. ”

Li Ruming's words made everyone's hearts sad, and they felt a little uncomfortable, let their lord die for themselves, who was not moved and sad, so they lowered their heads one by one, and their eyes skimmed the first Wang Huzi, it turned out that just now Wang Huzi gathered everyone in order to disobey the order left by Shi Dakai, and he didn't want to sit still and break out at night.

The consequence of this is likely to make the Qing army find an excuse to kill Shi Dakai directly, which is tantamount to risking the injustice of the boss and bearing the infamy of ingratitude.

Now there is basically no Shi Dakai's descendant generals in the army, it turns out that there are three army commanders who have followed Shi Dakai to the guillotine, and the other dozen or so division commanders are either dead or scattered, and now the three division commanders in the battalion except Wang Huzi are local Sichuan generals, and the other two are added by the Guizhou rebel army.

The only one who can be regarded as a descendant is probably Li Ruming, a brigade commander who came out of Tianjing, but his official is really not too big to suppress others, so Wang Huzi and others did not count him in the private meeting.

Yang Dongfang couldn't help but feel a grievance for his eldest brother, and felt more and more that if he turned his face, the two of them would be broken into pieces.

Before Li Ruming could say the next sentence, Yang Dongfang suddenly stood up and said loudly: "So we must live, we must break through." ”