Sichuan Tongjiang Maba Village, Hui Ling, Zhu Shedou, Amulta and others support troops here, 50,000 troops are stationed in this small village, it seems so crowded, so that the village is overwhelmed. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Hui Ling and the others have just experienced a big battle, the Qing soldiers have a kind of fatigue, more than three years, this team has never been in a state of nervous tension all the time, even if it is sleeping, although it is not as exaggerated as sleeping with one eye open, but it does not dare to fall into a deep sleep.

The White Lotus Sect's teaching army is like a bandit, out of nowhere, often sneaking into the camp of the Qing army, making some small moves, looting grain and grass, and killing soldiers who go out, making the Qing army anxious and helpless.

At this moment, except for the soldiers standing guard and patrolling, the other Qing troops are lazily bathing in the warm sunshine and enjoying the spring breeze, which is the relaxation and self-indulgence after the war.

This is almost a consensus and acquiescence, after a big battle, giving the White Lotus Sect a heavy blow to the army, it is impossible for the thieves to sneak attack the military camp at this time, therefore, everyone's repair is a little leisurely, but they don't dare to relax too much.

One of the best mansions in Maba Village, in the middle hall, several generals led by Hui Ling met here, and there were a large number of soldiers outside under martial law, and there were no other personnel within a radius of ten meters.

Therefore, the meeting in the middle hall is absolutely confidential, and as long as the people in the room do not say anything, no one will know the content of the meeting.

Although the space in the middle hall is large enough, bright enough, very magnificent, there is a cup of tea and a few plates of snacks next to everyone, and the smell of gunsmoke after the war has disappeared, but whether it is a general like Hui Ling or Wang Wenxiong of the Han army, he has no intention of this, his face is gloomy, worried, and preoccupied.

Hui Ling, who was in the upper seat, looked around at the left and right, looked at everyone, and said earnestly: "Everyone, in the past three months, we have fought dozens of battles large and small, and we have hardly stopped, first destroying Luo Qiqing's department, killing Luo Qiqing, his son and his brother Luo Qishu. ”

"Then he chased after the fish that slipped through the net, beat the water dogs, and defeated the rebellious army of Xian Dachuan and Ran Wenyu and others here, thus eliminating Ran Wenyu and his son Ran Tianshou, his younger brother Ran Wenyuan, the leader Gou Ziming and other important minds of the anti-thieves in one fell swoop, and dealt a heavy blow to the arrogance of the White Lotus Sect, a cult."

"However, even so, the situation is still not very good, according to the latest news, Xian Dachuan and others, who had just fled in embarrassment, joined Zhang Zicong not long ago, and suddenly launched an attack, took Pengzhou City, and killed Zhang Zicong, everyone, if it continues like this, the situation is not optimistic, everyone, what do you think?"

Everyone knew in their hearts that Hui Ling's last sentence was insincere, implying a deep meaning, referring to another extremely difficult, critical, and sensitive matter. Because of his own identity, no one wants to break it, but just say it vaguely to test the attitude of all parties.

At this time, Zhu Shudou couldn't help it: "Lord Huiling, how can we still pay attention to the infighting of the White Lotus Sect now?" Judging from the news from the scouts discharged, the truth of the rumors is at least eighty percent, and there are unknown troops stationed at the junction of Sichuan and Shaanxi, Hubei, Hunan, Guizhou, and Yunnan, completely blocking our back road! ”

"Just like Lord Erle Dengbao guessed, a few months ago, our military sources and grain and grass supplies in Hunan, Yunnan and Guizhou and other places disappeared, and there has been no arrival of the imperial court, these two months have been more serious, as long as the communication troops we sent out of Sichuan, there is no news."

Obviously, in comparison, Zhu Shotdou's meaning is already very explicit and obvious.

As the chief soldier of Shaanxi, Wang Wenxiong even said: "Not only that, but in normal times, my family in Shaanxi will have a letter every few days. What now? More than three months have passed, and there has been no news, and the communications troops I sent do not know whether they have arrived in Shaanxi and delivered my letters to my family. ”

Everyone present understood that the three adults seemed to be complaining, telling inconsequential things, and they did have a deep meaning, expressing the same meaning, that is, the court is no longer there, and no longer care about our life and death, how should we live in the future? Whether to swear allegiance to the imperial court, or to raise the white flag and simply surrender to the Great Guang Dynasty.

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The meeting ended without any progress, let alone any results, and they returned to their residences and closed their doors to spy with their cronies.

In Hui Ling's room, a housekeeper-like person stood in front of Hui Ling, bowed his head and said: "Master, the old lady, the old lady, the young master, and the young master and the young master Sun were all imprisoned in the Zongren Mansion by the Daguang Dynasty, and they said that if you are really loyal to the Qing court, then they will not be polite, and they will no longer protect the safety of the old lady and give them special care." ”

Although the words stopped, the meaning was endless, and the four words of responsibility for the consequences did not come out of their mouths. Hui Ling was calm and not in a hurry, but asked, "Is what you said true?" Will the Great Guang Dynasty really keep its promise, as long as I hand over the troops in my hands and throw them at them, the Great Guang Dynasty will let our family go? ”

The housekeeper nodded fiercely, as if in order to increase his persuasiveness, he said: "Master, when the Daguang army attacked the capital, there were already troops who surrendered, and there were more than 200,000 people~!" Moreover, as far as the small one knows, as long as the big Guang Dynasty promises something, so far, there is no repentance or non-fulfillment. ”

Hui Ling didn't ask any more, but fell silent, thinking quietly, as if thinking about something, weighing the pros and cons, with mixed feelings in her heart, loyalty and filial piety lingering in her mind, lingering for a long time, so that she couldn't choose for a while.

At the same time, at Zhu Shudou's residence, his son was standing with him looking at him, and said in a serious and worried tone: "Father, don't hesitate, the capital has fallen, the imperial court no longer exists, and almost seventy percent of the entire land of China has fallen into the hands of the Great Guang Dynasty. Father, make a decision, there is not much time left for us, and the sooner we surrender, the more promises we can get from the Great Guang Dynasty! ”

In Amulta's bedroom, his younger brother was anxiously walking back and forth, and as soon as he saw Amuleta coming back, he immediately said: "Big brother, don't hesitate, if you don't make a decision early now, if you don't make a wise decision, once the Daguang army sends troops to Sichuan, goes deep into the hinterland, and hits the front, it will be too late to talk about the matter of effectiveness, and people are not necessarily rare." ”

"And, big brother, do you know, the Daguang Army is extraordinary, the firearms they use are extremely powerful, varied, and the quality of the soldiers is even better, even the Tongzhou Battalion, Xishan Jianrui Battalion and Fengtai Battalion guarding the capital are not a combination of people, just one day, the three major battalions were wiped out and ceased to exist!"

Amuleta was shocked, as a Manchurian, he knew the three battalions very well, each soldier was not only carefully selected, all of them were children of the Eight Banners, and everyone was a good fighter, fully armed, it can be said that they were armed to the teeth, and they were definitely the elite of the imperial army.

Otherwise, he will not take on the responsibility of guarding the capital.

In contrast, for the combat power of the Daguang army, you can get a glimpse of it from it, thinking of this, Amulta's heart moved, but he still remained calm, did not show any emotions, and saw that his younger brother was secretly anxious.

Dozens of miles away, in the camp of Erle Dengbao, in the big tent, Erle Dengbao was secretly discussing things with his henchmen.

"Abha, how's the news going? Figuring it out? ”

"Master Qiqi, according to the news of our secret investigation, combined with the letters sent by the young master and the old lady, those rumors are true, the imperial court no longer exists, Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan-Guizhou, Lianghu, Jiangxi, Fujian, Shaanxi, Henan, Anhui, Zhejiang, Jiangsu, and Shandong have all been occupied by the Daguang army one after another."

"Moreover, Lord Qianlong and Emperor Jiaqing have all died, and within a few days, the ruler of the Daguang Dynasty has ascended the throne as emperor and entered the Forbidden City. Not only that, whether it was Hui Ling or Lebao's camp, more or less, some of the generals' families or domestic slaves came to at least one. ”

Hearing this, Erle Dengbao couldn't help but secretly say: "It seems that this Daguang Dynasty is really not simple, but it is just using the battle to attack the heart to disintegrate the fighting spirit of the main general from the heart, so as to achieve the bloodless victory of the imperial army in Sichuan, what a good calculation~!" ”

Although he had been mentally prepared for a long time, thinking that this would be the result, for a while, Erle Dengbao still couldn't believe it, couldn't accept it, and retreated again and again, which was deeply hit, and finally stabilized his body and calmed down.

After a short period of silence, Erle Dengbao swept away his loneliness, became decisive and resolute, showed his strength, and said in a deep voice: "Inform those generals, act according to the plan, be ready at any time, and wait for my orders!" ”

"Yes, master, the servant will go to those generals and convey your intentions."

Watching the clothed servant slowly retreat and leave his room, the door was closed, and Erle Dengbao was like a deflated ball, with a lost face, sitting on the bed, his lips squirming, and he didn't know what he was muttering?