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8 November 1846, Lantau Island.

Inside and outside Tung Chung City, the former calm has been restored, and the dozens of soldiers of the Qing Green Battalion who were originally guarding here have all been taken prisoners of the Jishi Army. The battle that just ended can only be described as bloodless, and there was not a single casualty on both sides of the war, except for a few old Qing soldiers who broke their feet when they fled. In the city of Tung Chung, there was already a prison, and all the captured Qing soldiers were taken in. Han Si brought a few of his subordinates, interrogated them one by one, clarified their identities and official positions, and reported them to Zhu Jishi.

Zhu Jishizheng, Su Yuniang and Zuo Dajun were counting the seizures in the treasury of Tung Chung City, except for a small amount of grain and a dozen boxes of silver dollars. After all, Tung Chung is the "anti-British frontline", although most of the soldiers have gone out to make a living, but there are a lot of weapons in the city. According to the green battalion military system, soldiers need to bring some of their own weapons, but cannons, shotguns, and ammunition are still provided by the imperial court, and the weapons in the treasury of Tung Chung City are mainly these.

"These arquebuses are too old, and the barrels are not made well, so they are easily blown up and cannot be used."

The French artillery officer Reye, who was serving Zhu Jishi, had already commanded his subordinates to inspect all the weapons and ammunition, and now it was time to report to Zhu Jishi.

"And this ...... A very large 'spear' (actually a carrying gun) is of no value, and I wonder who can hold it? ”

Zuo Zongtang interjected on the side: "This is a carrying gun, and it should be used on a person's shoulder." ”

Reyer shrugged, "It's pretty creative. I'll find two people to try it out later, and see how long and accurate this gun is. He pointed to the six guns on the trolley on the other side and smiled, "This is our French cannon." The 1826-style 12-pounder bronze cannon was much better than the 9-pounder iron cannon we use today. It's just that there is no suitable gun mount, presumably a naval cannon. I propose to immediately equip the troops with these 6 cannons with artillery mounts. ”

"These cannons were either purchased by Lin Muong from Macao before the Sino-British war, or purchased from France by Qiying in the past two years." Zuo Zongtang smiled bitterly, "It's a pity that the Eight Banners and Green Camp of the Manchu Qing Dynasty are all decayed, and they only know how to buy weapons, but they can't use them, and these 6 bronze cannons are only afraid that they will be thrown in the warehouse after they are transported to Tung Chung City, right?" ”

Reye said again: "Ming Gong, there are about three or four thousand pounds of black powder here. However, they are all too wet to use, so they need to be dried and then experimented to see if they can be used. There were more than a thousand shells, all of which were solid. I think we can replace the ancient cannons on the city tower with these six cannons, and use them against the Manchu warships approaching from the north. ”

"Well, yes, let's move them up to the castle tower as soon as possible."

Zhu Jishixin said that these six cannons were probably bought to replace those ancient cannons. However, the Qing soldiers in Tung Chung didn't bother to carry them to the city tower, so they kept throwing them in the storehouse.

Thinking of this, Han Si and Su Yuniang entered the warehouse together.

"Ming Gong." Han Si raised his hand - it looks a bit like a Nazi! However, it was brought to the army by several French officers, and this military salute was actually a Roman military salute. This kind of salute is still practiced in many armies in Europe at the moment.

"The captives have all been tried, and there is a capital division and three thousand generals. Eleven generals, and three outsourced generals. The others were all elderly veterans. ”

"And a Toji? Great, this is the military attache of the fourth grade of the Qing Dynasty! Zuo Zongtang clapped his hands and laughed.

"Strategist. Are we going to slaughter this priest flag surnamed Wang? Su Yuniang's willow eyebrows were raised, and she seemed to want to do it herself.

"No slaughter, no slaughter." Zuo Zongtang smiled and said, "It should be recruited, one capital division, three thousand generals, fourteen generals, it is best to recruit all of them to become military attaches of the Ming Dynasty." ”

"What's the use of all this waste?" Su Yuniang asked puzzled.

"Waste has its own waste use." A sneer appeared at the corner of Zuo Zongtang's lips, "Although the green camp is all waste, it is a way for Han people to become officials, and it is also a means for the Manchu court to entrap Han warriors. Although the military attache of the Manchu Qing Dynasty was born in the military as the right path, the number of people born in the military examination was also quite large, accounting for a large proportion in the army, and the military examination system was strict, and the admission was relatively fair. For example, Guan Zhongjie, who was martyred in Humen before, was born in Wuju, was admitted to Wuzhen at the age of 23, and became the governor of Jiangnan at the age of 53. Although the status of the military attaché of the Green Battalion in the officialdom is not as good as that of the civil officials from the imperial examination, there are many official positions in the Green Battalion, and it is relatively easy to get an official and be promoted, so it gives many powerful people a way to become officials, so that they do not gather to raise the banner and embarrass the Qing Dynasty. ”

Although Zuo Zongtang has never been an official, he is a man Qinger for the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and he also has a whole set of theories. According to him, the Manchus used the word "official" to envelop the Han elite in order to maintain their own stability. The cage of the imperial examination is used for those who study, and the martial arts are used to win over those who practice martial arts, so that those who want to be officials have a hope and do not rebel.

"Now the traffic outside Lantau Island is completely blocked, right?" Zuo Zongtang suddenly asked Han Sidao.

"The fishing ports on the island are under control, and the fleet of Yanping Hou is still cruising around, which is not airtight, but it can also block the transmission of information."

"That's enough," Zuo Zongtang said with a smile, "The Manchu Qing Dynasty is very slow to react, if no one goes to Humen to report to Lord Rain, he won't know that Lantau Island is lost in two months, which will give us a chance to use our tricks." ”

"What do you mean?" Zhu Jishi asked.

Zuo Zongtang stroked his beard and said with a smile: "If we want to capture Lantau and turn it into Lantau Island, the right camp of Dapeng will abandon the Qing Dynasty and surrender to Ming!" ”

"Abandon the Qing and surrender to Ming?" Han Si shook his head and said disdainfully, "What are you going to do with all this waste?" ”

Zuo Zongtang looked at Zhu Jishi, Zhu Jishi already understood what he meant, and said with a smile: "A battalion of green battalion soldiers, consisting of a four-grade capital division, three thousand generals, and fourteen generals are collectively led to carry the Qing and surrender to the Ming, this news has reached Beijing, Daoguang Lao'er is afraid that even his lungs will explode, right?" ”

Zuo Zongtang twisted his beard and said with a smile: "Now Daoguang should know that Hanchen is unreliable after all!" ”

……

With a creak, the door to the cell in Tung Chung was gently opened.

The dozen or so Qing military attachés who had shrunk into a ball in the cell were suddenly alarmed, and the sunlight came in from the door, and the four-rank capital Wang Jinbao squinted his eyes, shielded the light with one hand, and at the same time raised his heart to his throat and looked towards the door, for fear that someone would pull him out and ask for beheading.

"Who is Wang Jinbao?" A dark man walked in surrounded by several soldiers with foreign guns, and asked in a deep voice.

"This official ...... Is. Wang Jinbao said in a trembling voice. He already knew that it was not a pirate who captured Tung Chung City, but an army of rebels and thieves! So I also know that there is little hope of survival.

"This official is Han Si, the commander of the Ming Jinyi pro-army!" Han Si said with a gloomy face. He is actually not the commander of the Jinyi army, but the reputation of Jinyiwei in the Qing Dynasty is not good, and it is more deterrent, so Zhu Jishi asked him to use the name of Jinyiwei to scare people.

Jinyiwei! Wang Jinbao gasped, and cried bitterly in his heart, why did this rebel still build a brocade guard? I don't know if there is an east factory......

"Sons, drag this Jianyi thief out."

Several soldiers rushed forward like wolves and tigers, pinching Wang Jinbao and walking out.

"Grandpa Haohan spares his life, Grandpa Haohan spares his life, and there is an eighty-year-old mother on the small one......" Wang Jinbao saw that the signs were wrong, and the classic words of begging for mercy came out smoothly.

With a snap, a big ear scraper went up.

"What nonsense? Lao Tzu is the commander of the Jinyi Guard! Do you know what Jinyiwei is? Han Si's hands were heavy, and Wang Jinbao's mouth was full of blood, and he continued to scare, "The Ten Tortures of the Ming Dynasty Our brothers have only seen it in the cheats, and they don't have the opportunity to practice, so it's cheap for you today!" You are the first thief in 200 years to die under the torture of the Ming Dynasty. When you get below, remember to report to Shunzhi and Kangxi, and say that sooner or later we will arrest all the descendants of Aixin Jueluo and peel them with the same skin and cramps as you! (To be continued......)