Chapter 41: Gathering the Purple Earth
Luo Yang rode a war horse, led a small number of cavalry in front, crossed the obstacles set up by the Qing army, and when he marched to the north, he found that the Taiping army camp in the north was full of jubilation!
Soon, a large number of Taiping troops arrived from the north, but the speed was not fast, and the number was far less than expected, and soon, the two armies would be divided.
"Hey! Feed! How are you guys? ”
The soldiers of the Luoyang Army pounced.
"Good, good!" The Taiping army from the north cried loudly!
The soldiers of the two phases, many of whom knew each other, saw each other, and were very cordial, rushing up to hug and cry.
Countless soldiers of the Taiping Army flocked to Luo Yang's horse, waving to him while shouting: "General Luo Yang is mighty!" ”
Luo Yang confidently led the troops to join Shi Dakai's troops. Then, move all your belongings to the north.
Zeng Shihe appeared!
This tall old man, crying like a child, rushed over and hugged Luo Yang: "Oh my God, it's really you, you're here!" ”
"Zeng Zaifu, Zeng Zaifu?" Luo Yang felt that he was too irrational, as the main general of the rear flag team, how could he act like a child in public?
"Luo Yang, Luo Yang! I'm right, you're going to come to our rescue! You're coming, you're coming! ”
Luo Yang was also infected by this piece of true love, and hurriedly supported him: "Zeng Zaifu, let's go, let's go see the Wing King!" ”
"Let's go, let's go!"
The elated Taiping army walked towards the north, and it didn't take long to see more Taiping troops, many generals came, and soon saw Shi Dakai!
Far away, Shi Dakai, who was surrounded by everyone, galloped over quickly, but when he saw him, his steps were soft and he actually fell!
Luo Yang hurriedly stepped forward and helped him up: "Wing King! ”
"Luo Yang? Luo Yang? Is it really you, is it you Luoyang? Shi Dakai's handsome face was filled with tears. A rare sadness and shame, as well as the surprise of seeing relatives, are all exposed.
"It's me! Wing King! Luo Yang's heart also has some guilt, damn, we intentionally or unintentionally delayed the rescue operation and caused people so miserable.
"Luo Yang!" Shi Dakai cried loudly!
Luo Yang hurriedly supported him, and tears couldn't help but flow, this heroic figure who galloped across the land of China, was so sad, it really made Luo Yang feel a lot of emotion.
Shi Dakai's face was much worse, the original white and tender color was now pale and yellow, and he was also much thinner, looking extremely weak, and the look of his eyes was also very weak.
Of course, Luo Yang found that Zeng Shihe, including all the Taiping soldiers he met, were all thin and weak, and they had no strength. Some people behaved very strangely, fat and swollen, but when they hugged just now, they were almost hit by a big pit, which was hungry and edema!
The Taiping army in the north saw that although there were not many troops in Luoyang, everyone was full of energy and strength, and they were very envious, and after seeing that their troops were carrying a large number of chariots and horses, loaded with a lot of grain and other things, they shouted excitedly: "Hahaha, we have something to eat!" ”
Shi Dakai was not too sad, but asked about the situation in Luoyang rationally, and he didn't ask more, mainly to ask about the current number of troops and the amount of grain he carried, when he heard that there was a large amount of food, and even the captured cattle and sheep of the Qing army, he laughed loudly: "Heaven will not destroy my Taiping Heavenly Army!" ”
All the Taiping soldiers were elated and happily welcomed the Luoyang army to the military camp in the north.
Luo Yang was stunned, is this still a barracks for a large army? Except for the tents, there was nothing left.
"Wing King, what's going on?"
"Alas, it's hard to put into words!" Shi Dakai told the story of the breakup these days with grief and guilt.
"Alright, Winged King, I see, alright, let's cook first, let the warriors eat!"
"Yes, yes, eat first!" Shi Dakai said excitedly.
Soon, a cauldron was erected in the barracks of the Taiping Army and water was fought, because most of the soldiers of Shi Dakai's army were weak and sickly and had no strength, and they were all done by the officers and soldiers led by Luo Yang. Soon, smoke rose from the barracks!
"Quick, stop the people by the river!" Shi Dakai suddenly woke up like a dream.
"Yes, let's go!"
The officers and soldiers of Shi Dakai's army were all arranged by Luo Yang to rest in the barracks, and Luo Yang personally went out and led a small number of cavalry to rush towards the Dadu River.
Oh my God, Luo Yang was surprised!
I saw that to the south of the Dadu River, about a distance of several hundred meters, there were many Taiping soldiers and their families, supporting each other and walking forward. All of them are yellow and thin, like ghost zombies!
"Hey, you guys stop, stop, all stop, all come back!" When Luo Yang came out, he heard that because of the lack of food for several days, the Taiping army and their families were starving, and Shi Dakai had decided to evacuate this place and assault the Xiaoshui area in the east, so it was decided to let the wounded, sick and family members who could not fight and had no strength to walk cut off on their own!
All these people are going to commit suicide by jumping into the river of Dadu!
It's tragic.
Men, women, and children, especially those who were wounded and sick, some were wounded in battle, lacked arms, legs and feet, and the movement of climbing on the mud was extremely difficult, and many old people and children, who were crawling, lost their strength and fell to the ground, resigned to their fate.
"Kill me, brother, kill me!" Many of the wounded struggled, pleading with others who accompanied them.
Luo Yang had already found a lot of suicide Taiping soldiers from the barracks, the old, weak, sick and disabled, all the way to the Dadu River, and found a lot of corpses, when they arrived here, they had already burst into tears, and quickly intercepted them.
As soon as they saw Luo Yang, everyone had an impression, after all, a hero like him would come out in a few years, and everyone was immediately surprised and delighted. "Brother Luo, you, where did you come from?"
Luo Yang told what happened. Everyone cried with joy. "We can not die, we can not die!" "Brother Luo has come to save us!"
Many old, weak, sick and disabled Taiping Army brothers knelt down directly to Luo Yang and thanked him for saving his life.
Luo Yang got off the war horse, put the youngest children on his shoulders, and ordered his entourage to support the old, weak, sick and disabled people on the war horses.
Although they were still very weak, the joy of life had made all the people glow with great enthusiasm, and everyone returned to the barracks with joy.
Luo Yang looked, there are at least 2,000 people rescued this time!
When I returned to the barracks, the boiling cauldron was already wafting with the enticing smell of rice, which was thick rice soup. What's more, what's even more fatal is that the smell of beef and sheep has been stirred up in many cauldrons lined up!
All the soldiers of the Taiping Army are waiting around the place where the cooking is taking place!
The exhausted soldiers were supposed to abandon the barracks and break through to the east today, and they also made desperate preparations, but the timely arrival of the Luoyang army completely reversed the situation.
Shi Dakai and several generals greeted Luo Yang in person, took his hand, and refused to let go for a long time.
"Alright, alright! The rice soup has been made, brothers and sisters, each of you drink a small bowl first, drink it leisurely, and wait until you have some bottom in your stomach, then eat thick rice, and then eat fragrant beef and mutton! Luo Yangjun's cooks shouted loudly.
"Good!"
The Dadu River and the Songlin River in the northwest cut off the communication between the Qing army and the Taiping army, and the surrounding mountains and mountains are also moats, there are only three mountain roads, Tiezai was blocked, Shaluo was occupied, and the Qing army was defeated again, and was expelled by the cavalry and fled to the Dustpan Bay Pass, so the Taiping troops in the purple land were exceptionally safe.