Early morning, August 11, 1900.

General's Mansion in Blackwater Province.

The Heishui Provincial General was the highest governor of the Qing government in the border region, directly responsible to the emperor, and unlike the garrison generals in the interior, the Heishui Provincial General not only managed the military and flag affairs, but also supervised local civil affairs, civil and criminal affairs, and other matters.

In other words, the general of Heishui Province is the emperor of Heishui Province, and he has to manage everything and has great power.

Of course, there are naturally a lot of affairs, especially when it comes to the current large-scale invasion of Tsarist Russia, Shoushan, as the general of Heishui Province, is almost busy with his feet on the ground, and with the unfavorable war, Shoushan is anxious almost every day, and only a little more than a month has passed, as if he is ten years old.

However, yesterday there was a happy thing for Shoushan, that is, the Tsarist Russian road guard team at the Fulaierji railway station was killed and all wiped out, you know, these three battalions of the Tsarist Russian road guard team have recently become Shoushan's heart disease, such as a fish in the throat, not to get rid of unpleasantness, but due to various reasons, Shoushan did not dare to move, so that Shoushan is difficult to sleep.

When Shoushan received the news, it was already half past eight in the evening, in fact, at that time, the battle at the Fulaierji railway station had ended for three hours, although the Fulaierji was separated from the general's mansion by seventy or eighty miles, but the news came a little late, and this was the efficiency of the Qing army.

Shoushan was very happy that the Tsarist Russian road guard at the Fulerji Railway Station was eliminated, but to his great regret and annoyance, no one knew who did it, you must know that the Qing army surrounded the train station, and the whole battle process was carried out under the noses of those fools, but even so, I only knew that these people were dressed in strange costumes and had no braids on the back of their heads.

Shoushan was angry, almost didn't give a few of his subordinates a direct click, scolding a bunch of fools, not enough to succeed and more than to lose, now that Tsarist Russia is invading, when the country is in danger, if the team with such combat effectiveness can be persuaded to serve the country, it is not like adding a wing of soldiers and horses.

Although Shoushan ordered people to visit overnight, until the sky brightened, he did not get any definite information, only that they entered and exited the station from the position of a boxer of the Boxers, and now the boxer is also missing.

Shoushan, who had been sleepless all night, his eyes were bloodshot, and he sighed helplessly: "Is Daqing really hopeless?" ”

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Daqing is really hopeless, no one knows this better than Yue Weihua.

Therefore, after the first battle last night, Yue Weihua used the temptation of silver and the deterrence of force to take more than 3,000 migrant workers to flee more than 20 kilometers away and enter a mountain village to temporarily recuperate, and the Qing army's search range was not more than 20 kilometers away at all, so naturally, it was impossible to find it.

Drive, drive, drive!

On the official road leading from Qihar to the city of Morgen, a group of seven or eight hundred horses marched mightily, although there were only seven or eight hundred, but there were more than two thousand horses, because all of them were one man and three horses, without baggage, and traveled lightly.

"Master Zou, I really want to thank you for your help this time, otherwise, it will be a little difficult to leave so easily." Yue Weihua in the horse team is chatting with boxer Zou Yin while riding.

"Haha, Commander Yue, what you said is out of sight, yesterday my brothers and I really didn't do anything, and I left with you, also because the matter here is over, I just want to go back to my hometown, speaking of which, I want to thank Commander Yue for the gift again, and I hope Commander Yue will take care of it more in the future." Zou Yin smiled heartily.

Zou Yin and other boxers did not contribute much, but it brought great convenience to Yue Weihua, and it was also with Zou Yin's cooperation that Yue Weihua was able to leave with a swagger, in fact, the Qing army was not people who did not want to follow to find out, but these small number of Qing troops were stopped by Zou Yin with more than 200 boxers under his hands.

Of course, Yue Weihua was able to leave with the migrant workers, in addition to Zou Yin's role, there was also the strong military deterrence of the Black Dragon Army, so that these Qing soldiers did not dare to offend the Black Dragon Army before they got Shoushan's order, plus they left at night, and there were many horses, so they were able to leave the sight of the Qing army smoothly.

For the follow-up questions of these more than 3,000 migrant workers, Yue Weihua also discussed with them overnight, of course, first of all, he must introduce the situation and policies of the Black Dragon Army, and then analyze for them, what to do in the future, where to go.

To this day, the entire three eastern provinces are in a state of war, and it will not be long before the Eight-Nation Alliance takes Yanjing, these foreigners will also begin to fight in all directions, grabbing territory, especially Lao Maozi, they will directly set off from Yanjing to attack Qinhuangdao and Shanhaiguan, and then join Lao Maozi in the customs to complete the plan to occupy the three eastern provinces.

In such a chaotic period of time, it is really very difficult for a few ordinary migrant workers to travel thousands of miles to return to their hometown, even if they have enough silver in their pockets, they may not be able to get home safely, let alone they have nothing to lose.

After Yue Weihua's profound analysis, coupled with the identity of the life-saving benefactor, most of the migrant workers agreed with Yue Weihua's point of view, and at this time, Yue Weihua said a few choices for everyone: one is to join the Black Dragon Army and become a soldier of the Black Dragon Army, taking care of food and receiving salaries, and the other is to go to Aihui to work for the Black Dragon Army and receive wages.

Of course, you can also choose to leave, but you can't leave until three days later, and those who choose to leave at that time will be sent ten yuan per person by the Black Dragon Army, and these three days, they can also recuperate in this village, killing two birds with one stone.

In the end, after rough statistics, there were more than 500 people who chose to join the Black Dragon Army, and more than 1,500 people who chose to go to Aihui to work for the Black Dragon Army, and the remaining more than 1,000 people chose to leave, Yue Weihua also solemnly promised to respect everyone's choice.

However, it is impossible for Yue Weihua to leave in three days, after all, no one can say when the war will happen in the situation on Aihui's side, so after resting for the night, Yue Weihua took most of the Black Dragon Army soldiers to leave first and went to Mergen City, after all, it is closer to Aihui when he arrives in Mergen City, and there is still Xigang's beard in Morgen City that needs to be cleaned up, so Yue Weihua does not want to delay for a moment.

However, when Yue Weihua and the others left, some of the migrant workers who were originally strong and strong also recovered their spirits after a night of rest, and most of these people also chose to join the army, so they proposed to leave with Yue Weihua and them, and the final statistics were as many as 300 people.

Originally, Yue Weihua didn't want to take it, after all, most of these migrant workers could only say that they could ride horses, but few were good at riding, and they needed to hurry, so they didn't want to be slowed down, but seeing the adoration and excitement in the eyes of these guys, Yue Weihua finally nodded and agreed.

As for the rest of the migrant workers, they will set off after three days of cultivation, for this reason, Yue Weihua deliberately left a platoon of cavalry, and when the time comes, he will go on the road with them, and Yue Weihua also demanded that the more than 1,500 migrant workers who are going to Aihui must learn to ride horses within three days, because Yue Weihua will prepare two horses for each of them.

Although most of the more than 1,500 war horses seized from Lao Maozi, as well as the nearly 1,000 war horses that Yue Weihua rode three times when he came to Qihar, were taken away by Yue Weihua's gang with one person and three horses, Fang Wenke and Yuan Ping were still in Qihar, as well as the 11 intelligence teams who were preparing to go south, also stayed in Qihar temporarily, and they would buy 3,000 war horses within three days, teach the migrant workers to ride horses, and let these migrant workers ride back.

Let the migrant workers ride back, save effort, and the speed is fast, and at the same time, it can be regarded as transporting the horse back for Yue Weihua, which can be regarded as killing two birds with one stone.

After chatting with Zou Yin for a while, Yue Weihua suddenly thought of the fate of the Boxers, so he asked, "Master Zou, I don't know if you have any plans in the future?" ”

"Haha, what else can you plan, when the national disaster is at the head, it is naturally to fight with Lao Maozi, speaking of which, Commander Yue's Black Dragon Army is similar to our boxing brothers." Zou Yin said with a smile.

Obviously, Zou Yin has their own beliefs, that is, to help the Qing Dynasty to destroy the foreigners, for this belief, Yue Weihua does not evaluate its good or bad, after all, even later generations have the same mixed reputation, but their end is very sad, because the object of their help, the Qing Dynasty, will abandon them in early September, and they have also become the object of the Qing Dynasty and the foreigners to exterminate together.

Although the time with Zou Yin is short, Zou Yin still has some understanding of his personality, and his ability to be righteous, cheerful, and lead soldiers is almost at present, but he can eat and live with his brothers, and he has won the support of his brothers, which also shows his ability.

Yue Weihua thought for a moment before continuing: "Master Zou, since you and I both exist to fight Lao Maozi, how about we cooperate?" ”

Hearing Yue Weihua's proposal, Zou Yin frowned, if you want to say that the Black Dragon Army is strong, there is no doubt about it, the benefits of joining the Black Dragon Army are also obvious, Yue Weihua is also a friend worthy of friendship, but the Black Dragon Army does not interact with the government and does not obey the dispatch of the government, which is obviously contrary to the belief of the Boxers.

What's more, Zou Yin had a hunch that Yue Weihua might work against the imperial court in the future, which was difficult for him Zou Yin to accept, so after pondering for a while, he shook his head and said: "Commander Yue, I understand your kindness, but at present, I just want to take my brother back to my hometown and fight Lao Maozi, as for the rest, I haven't thought much about it for the time being." ”

Yue Weihua nodded helplessly, no longer persuading, although I don't know how the Boxers brainwashed the fighters below, but there is no doubt that they succeeded, it seems that only when their masters sell them and become rats crossing the street, they can only wake up.

Drive, drive, drive!

Yue Weihua stopped talking and began to hurry, and at the same time he was thinking about last night's harvest, the train in the railway station was successfully arrived, the railroad tracks were also picked up thousands of meters overnight, and there were a lot of weapons and equipment seized, of course, the most important harvest was merit points, the annihilation of the three battalions of Tsarist Russia earned more than 6,000 merit points, and the rescue of more than 3,000 migrant workers also received more than 3,000 merit points, almost 10,000 merit points.

"10,000 merit points, almost enough for the third and fourth battalions to change their clothes."

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