Chapter 35: The Jintian Uprising (5)
On March 3, 1828, the Kaneda Rebellion broke out (23 years earlier than in history). Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
After half a month of fierce fighting, the Taiping army led by Hong Xiuquan achieved a preliminary victory.
Shi Dakaibu outwitted Guiping County, where the troops went, the military discipline was strict, and the people did not commit any crimes in the autumn, and at the same time stabilized the normal operation of Guiping County, and arrested all the officials of the Qing Dynasty.
Yang Xiuqing's troops through the battle of Ganjialing have already defeated the Qing army, and then combined with Wei Changhui to attack on both sides, defeated the Qing army in Pingnan County, and captured the general soldier Guan Fu alive and took Pingnan County.
As for Li Xiucheng's troops, they rebelled against various villages around Jintian and revolted together, and finally annihilated 2,000 Qing soldiers. Subsequently, Li Xiucheng, Tan Shaoguang and others lobbied the villages, said them with affection, obeyed them with reason, and included the villagers of each village in the 'Workers' and Peasants' God Association'.
At this point, Guiping County, Pingnan County, and many surrounding villages all fell into the hands of the Taiping Army, and the general trend of uprising gradually took shape.
……
Guiping County.
Hong Renkong walked towards the city under the protection of several soldiers, but the joy that should have been won disappeared at this time, and Hong Renkong's brows were furrowed.
In Guiping County, the streets are desolate, and although there are a few small stalls and vendors, they are all sparse and listless.
The most shocking thing is that every few meters on the side of the street, you can see three or five ragged, unkempt, famine-faced, dying people.
The afterimage is unbearable.
"Mom, I'm hungry!" The immature children's voice sounded, and a little girl who was only five or six years old pulled her mother helplessly, shaking gently, and with each shake, the little girl's face would be even paler.
Secretly weeping, the girl's mother gently stroked the girl's head, sighed twice, but said nothing.
This situation is so heart-wrenching.
Hong Renkong's eyes were hot, and then he held back, took out the rest of the dry food from his arms, a piece of baked cake, and handed it to the little girl.
"Little sister, eat!"
"Ahh It seemed that happiness came too suddenly, and the little girl was stunned, but she didn't think much about it under the prompting of hunger, so she grabbed the baked cake and ate it.
"This, this adult, I'm sorry, she ...... child"
"Hey! Anyway. Hong Renkong stopped the girl's mother and thanked her.
"Ahem, ahem!" The little girl ate too quickly, choked, her face was flushed, and the woman suddenly panicked, and said urgently with tears: "Ying'er, you, are you okay?" Don't scare my mother, don't scare my mother! ”
"Quick, bring the water." Hong Renkong let out a loud shout, then took the kettle handed by his subordinates, slowly let the little girl drink it, and kept caressing the little girl's abdomen, which saved the child.
After another moment, the little girl finally recovered, said thank you sweetly, and continued to eat the biscuits in her hand, but obviously she was choked, and she no longer dared to gobble it up, but chewed it in small bites.
"Thank you, sir, you are so kind," the girl's mother said gratefully.
Shaking his hand, Hong Renkong smiled and said, "Whatever the aunt says, it should be ......"
"Adult, adult"
"Adults have pity on us, give us something to eat!"
……
Xu saw that although Hong Renkong had some soldiers, his hearts were very good, and those hungry people rushed over one after another, stretching out their hands to ask Hong Renkong for help, the scene was chaotic and speechless.
"Be bold, give me a retreat, otherwise you will be killed."
The soldiers shouted loudly, rushed to Hong Renkong and stretched out their spears, which immediately shocked the refugees.
Seeing this, the refugees were stunned, with a hint of despair in their eyes, and retreated, some of them were only teenage children, which was heartbreaking.
"Alas!" Hong Renkong sighed, turned his head to the soldiers, and said, "Take out all the food on your bodies!" ”
Hearing this, the eyes of the refugees lit up, and the soldiers didn't dare to say more when they saw the chief's speech, so they threw the food on their bodies over.
"Boom, sting!"
Originally, Hong Renkong also wanted to educate his soldiers to respect others, but when he saw a few baked cakes, it was like real money, so that all the refugees rushed over, and he was speechless.
His face was slightly gloomy, and seeing that the refugees had more or less been given a little food, Hong Renkong asked, "Fellow villagers, why have you fallen like this?" Is it so dark that this government is so dark? ”
"My lord doesn't know" A man still chewed on food in his mouth, and sighed: "The government is incompetent and brutal, and it has not let us fall into such a field, but the arrival of this Taiping army, alas, ......"
"Alas!"
The man sighed, which resonated with the refugees around him, and they all sighed.
"This ......" Hong Renkong was puzzled in his heart, didn't he strictly explain that the troops should enter the city without committing any crimes! How so? But looking at the miserable appearance of the people, Hong Renkong didn't have a good mouth.
"Go, call Commander Shi Dakai to me." Hong Renkong snorted.
"Yes," the soldier replied.
There was a decision in his heart to call Shi Dakai to ask for clarification, Hong Renkong no longer hesitated, and comforted some inexplicable people a few words, and he continued to walk towards the city.
He believed that there was something else hidden in this matter, and Shi Dakai would definitely not disobey his orders.
There appear to be several injured civilians ahead, and a woman is treating and bandaging them.
The woman is very young, no more than twenty years old, with a slender figure, a coquettish physique, black hair hanging down her waist, and she looks extremely capable, like a woman like Su Sanniang.
Although the clothes are simple, it is difficult to stop her elegant temperament, the only thing that is lacking, her beautiful face has a few palm-sized birthmarks, which ruins a peerless face.
sighed slightly in his heart, this God is really fair, no one is perfect, no gold is barefoot, Hong Renkong walked towards the woman.
The woman also sensed Hong Renkong's arrival, her eyes moved, but she didn't make any other movements, and continued to bandage the wounded.
Arching his hand slightly, Hong Renkong said with concern: "Girl, why is this old man injured so badly?" Get out of the way! ”
The woman stood up, turned her head, and seemed to be stunned by Hong Renkong's face, but it was a talent, and then her eyes became brighter, and there seemed to be a trace of struggle, but it quickly disappeared, "It's okay"
"Oh, that's good!" Hong Renkong's heart was relieved, fortunately for this old man, the injury was so serious but it could be cured, he really met a good doctor.
"Sting!"
And at the moment when Hong Renkong was distracted, a light flashed, followed by the sound of a dagger unsheathed and a sharp blade lightning towards Hong Renkong.
The situation was sudden, and no one reacted.
"It's over!" Hong Renkong sighed in his heart between the electric sparks, how could he die so unknowingly, wronged! He had given up his resistance, for this woman was far from his ability.