(The big chapter is coming~)

Lu Zhuang led the 30,000 elite soldiers of the Dragon God Sect who had rested and recuperated from Guilin and headed towards Yongzhou, Hunan Province......

Like Lu Zhuang, as one of the eighteen earliest believers who believed in the dragon god, Ding Man was already in a high position at this time. Guarding the north gate of Guangdong, Shaoguan! He commanded 50,000 elite soldiers, and after several years of large-scale development, there were nearly 100,000!

Anyway, the Dragon God Sect is not short of money, recruiting poor people as soldiers, and then training in a modern scientific way, it is easy to become a disciplined and strong army.

Now, Ding Man left a deputy general soldier and 20,000 pairs of troops to stay in Shaoguan just in case, and then personally swept away with an army of 80,000 towards Chenzhou, Hunan! (Note: At this time, the name of Chenzhou was still called Guiyang Prefecture, and all the place names in this book at that time were converted to their modern counterparts for easy reading.) ）

Chenzhou, located in the southeast of Hunan Province, is located in the area where the Nanling Mountains and the Luoxiao Mountains intersect, and the Yangtze River and the Pearl River water system diverge. The history is very long.

As early as the Qin Dynasty, Chenxian County and Leixian County were set up here, which have been the "throat" of the Central Plains leading to the South China coast since ancient times!

Chenzhou is bordered by Ganzhou, Jiangxi Province in the east, Shaoguan in Guangdong Province in the south, Yongzhou in Hunan Province in the west, and Hengyang and Zhuzhou in Hunan Province in the north. It is not only a "place where soldiers must fight", but also a "place where humanities are beautiful".

In the vicinity of Chenzhou City in this era, there were a total of 60,000 Manchu garrisons. Still immersed in a self-righteous peace and tranquility, completely unaware that a world-changing change was coming!

Chenzhou City, the gate of the city.

Today is a rare sunny day in winter, and the sun has risen right in the middle of the sky. The sun is shining down, and it's quite warm.

Captain Youzi, a veteran soldier defending the city, wore a new cotton jacket that he had forcibly stolen from a certain shop, and led his men to search for passers-by at the place where he entered the city.

It can be said that in this era of the last years of the Qing Dynasty, not many of the entire Manchu army were capable of fighting tough battles, and not many were good things. I think that the Guangzhou Navy Division was also full of ruffians? was finally reversed by Zhao Wushuang......

Therefore, the veteran captain of the city naturally wants to show his label of "not a good person". Not only do they levy a lot of money to enter the city and leave the city privately, but if they see a big girl or a little daughter-in-law who is good-looking, they have to touch a few to take advantage. The father-in-law of the people dared to be angry but did not dare to speak, so he could only knock out his teeth and swallow them in his stomach.

No, he fell in love with a little girl again, and walked over with a few hangers and a few guards: "Yo, which little girl is this so handsome?" Are you going into the city? Come and let me touch it, and I won't charge you for entering the city. Hahaha. ”

Hahaha.

His doglegs all laughed loudly, and his eyebrows were very obscene. Where had the little girl seen such a battle, and she was so frightened that she began to cry......

The guy was about to continue flirting when he heard a rumbling vibration on the ground. There was also a slight shaking, as if a ground dragon had turned over (earthquake).

"It's ...... The voice of the cavalry!! And a lot of cavalry. "Although the veteran Captain Oily is not a good person, he is not really stupid. After all, when he was young, the Manchu army was not so corrupt, and it was also trained and rigorous. So he could hear at once that it was the movement of the cavalry and horses.

His heart was shocked, and he didn't have the heart to continue to tease the little girl. I quickly wanted to report this matter to the city defense officer to make a decision.

"Boss...... This handsome girl ......," a subordinate with lustful eyes leaned over to him and asked.

"you! Hurry up and report to the city defense officer, saying that a large number of cavalry from unknown sources are coming towards Chenzhou. He kicked his own dog-legged ass and hurried into the city, where he told the city guard of the imminent arrival of a large number of cavalry in a magistrate's office under the city walls.

The city defense officer's name is Chen Pu, a native of the Tujia family, originally from Hefeng County, Hubei. Daoguang joined the army in the fifteenth year, and it was not until the twenty-second year of Daoguang that he was transferred to Chenzhou as a city defense officer, and it is now.

this day. He sat in the official office under the city wall and drank leisurely, and his face was red and red, and he was very excited.

Suddenly, I saw the captain of the city gate rushing in. With a frightened face, sweating profusely, and even ignoring the etiquette of the lower officials, he said breathlessly: "Lord Chen! Outside, a large number of cavalry came towards Chenzhou about a few miles outside the city. I haven't heard of any orders from the imperial court to transfer troops recently? Which garrison is going to enter our Chenzhou City? I've heard that there has been a lot of trouble in the nearby provinces, could it be ......"

He didn't finish his words, which meant that he was worried about whether the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom would come to the thieves.

Chen Pu smiled slightly and pointed to the seat next to him: "Sit, Captain Zhao, sit down and talk." It's not a big deal to see you're in a hurry. ”

It turned out that the captain of this veteran Youzi City Gate was surnamed Zhao.

Captain Zhao was a little puzzled, but seeing that the city defense officer was still so calm when he heard the news, he wondered if it was true that the imperial court officials and soldiers were going to enter the city to rest. It's just that I didn't get the news.

He still sat down opposite Chen Pu with some hesitation, and wanted to speak, but Chen Pu spoke first: "Captain Zhao, do you know that several provinces in our west have been making trouble recently?" ”

"Of course." Captain Zhao nodded.

"Then do you know that the imperial court is angry, and most of the troops have been transferred from our Hunan, as well as Hubei, Jiangxi, and Sichuan to encircle and suppress the anti-thieves?"

"This ...... Also known. "Captain Zhao doesn't know what this has to do with the fact that a large number of cavalry are coming towards Chenzhou not far from the city.

Chen Pu's smile at this time suddenly became a little mysterious, and he approached him slightly and said, "Then you know that there is also a sect called Dragon God Sect in Guangdong. The one with so many believers? ”

Captain Zhao saw Shangguan straighten up, and he could only lean over - he could even smell the rich smell of wine in the other party's mouth, but he still nodded very cooperatively: "The villain also knows, I heard that the believers of the Dragon God Sect are all good people of the court and obedient people." Not only does it not make trouble, but it is also very cooperative with the government, and it is the only folk sect in Guangdong that is licensed by the government. ”

Chen Pu smiled, his eyes suddenly flashed with excitement, and a mysterious smile appeared on his face: "No, no, no, Captain Zhao, you are wrong." The imperial court is also wrong, the Dragon God Sect is not a submissive and good citizen of the imperial court. They are backbone, dignified, and the hope of China's rejuvenation! The great dragon god, who is the lord of the dragons of the heavenly court, has protected Huaxia since ancient times, and is our totem. It was Manchu...... Mortal enemy!!! ”

The moment the last sentence came out, Chen Pu's eyes suddenly glared angrily, and suddenly burst out. A sharp dagger slipped out of his cuff, and then slammed into the heart of the captain of the gate! At the same time, the other hand covered his mouth.

Blood splattered out, but it did not splash on Chen Pu, who had been prepared.

Captain Zhao's pupils constricted for a moment, and he wanted to resist, but he didn't have any strength. The stab was accurate into his heart, and his body lost all its strength in an instant......

As soon as Chen Pu let go, he fell straight to the ground like a wooden stick, making a bang.

Blood flowed all over the ground, his pupils began to gradually dilate, and his mouth opened and closed like a dead fish: "Why, what ......?"

Chen Pu's face flushed with excitement: "Because, believe in the dragon god, you will have eternal life!" Let me tell you, the cavalry outside is the vanguard battalion of my Dragon God Sect Ding Divine Envoy from Shaoguan. From today onwards, the roar of the dragon god will resound throughout the land of Shenzhou! Hahaha. ”

That's right, Chen Pu, a Tujia from Hefeng, Hubei, is one of Chen Liansheng's nephews. He has long been a member of the Dragon God Sect, but he has been placed in Chenzhou, just to make the Dragon God Sect's actions easier and consume less vitality.

Sure enough, this chess piece that had been laid out a long time ago took effect!

After killing the only vigilant city gate captain, Elder Zhao, he walked out of the official office and came to the city gate with a drunken spirit.

"I've seen Lord Chen."

The guards at the gate saluted him one by one. They all felt that this city defense officer, who was very close to the people on weekdays, was a little strange, and he actually drank at this time and ran to the city gate with a swagger.

"What are these people doing here? Not all of them have rushed into the inner city. Soon, there will be a Jiangxi army that will go to Guangxi to destroy the Taiping thieves and rebel through Hunan, and they will borrow land in our Chenzhou to rest for one night, don't let these bitter haha get in the way here. and all of them shall go to the inner city. Hurry up, hurry up! Otherwise, Shangguan will be blamed when he sees it. ”

After listening to Chen Pu's words, those guards naturally did not dare to slack off, and they all brutally drove all the ordinary people directly into the city.

Boom, boom.

It was as if the sound of thunder was getting louder and louder, and I could already see the smoke and dust rising in front of me. It shows that there is indeed a large group of people coming towards Chenzhou City......

Soon, it can be seen clearly that they are indeed cavalry riding tall horses and wearing light armor. Approached the gate of Chenzhou.

Chen Pu pretended to scold: "Why don't you hurry up and kneel down to greet Shangguan first?" ”

The guards didn't know what to do, and could only carry out his orders. They all dropped their weapons and knelt on either side of the gates. Seeing that Zhou Yong, a confidant under Ding Man, slowly walked through the tall city gate with a large number of cavalry behind him, preparing to enter the outer city of Chenzhou......

When passing in front of Chen Pu, Zhou Yong looked at him and showed a meaningful smile: "Deacon Chen, this time it's hard. When this happens, I will give you great glory! ”

Chen Pu smiled and nodded, and stepped aside.

A large number of cavalry poured into the gate of Chenzhou......

What made the guards wonder was how many archers were among these cavalrymen? And they seem to be abnormally strong—when did we have such elite cavalry in the Qing Dynasty?

However, they never had a chance to understand again. For the horsemen on their horses drew their bows and brushed their brushes, and arrows came like shooting stars. Accurately shot them in the throat! At the same time, a deafening shouting of killing also sounded in Chenzhou City.

The army of the Dragon God Sect entered the gate of Chenzhou without a single soldier! There was a fierce battle with the defenders of the outer city area.

It is not quite accurate to say that it is intense. Because in such a situation, the defenders were still in a state of confusion and force, coupled with the disparity in strength, so it was less than an hour. The vanguard battalion led by Zhou Yong settled the battle, and by the time Ding Man arrived with a large army two hours later, Chenzhou was already under the control of the Dragon God Sect!

Although it doesn't seem to be a lot of effort, the operation behind the scenes has consumed a lot of manpower and material resources!

On the other hand, Lu Zhuang, who attacked Yongzhou, did not have such good luck. Originally, his troops were stationed in Yunfu, Maoming, and Zhaoqing, which did not border Hunan at all. Therefore, it is more difficult to enter the slow spy infiltration in this way, and it can only be a tough battle.

But fortunately, with the strong strength and sharpness of the firearms, coupled with the sudden attack, Yongzhou, which had less than 20,000 garrisons, was defeated when the number of casualties in the Dragon God Sect's army was less than 300!

Three days later, Lu Zhuang and Ding Man jointly attacked Hengyang, and they fell in half a day. Then the two met in the city and discussed together a plan to take the whole of Hunan in a month.

Because Lu Zhuang had fewer troops, Ding Man divided a part of his army with him.

Lu Zhuang set out from Hengyang, passed through Shaoyang, Huaihua, Jishou, Zhangjiajie, and finally captured Changde. Ding Man was from Zhuzhou, Xiangtan, Loudi, Yiyang, and finally captured Yueyang. Lu Zhuang, who was located in Changde, led his troops through Yiyang, which was already in the sphere of influence of the Dragon God Sect, and attacked Changsha with Ding Man in Yueyang in the north!

The plan was implemented flawlessly.

On February 1, 1844, the entire territory of Hunan was recovered and included in the sphere of influence of the Dragon God Sect!

At the same time that the two of them were rampage in Hunan as if they were in a no-man's land, Qian Wuqiang, the envoy of the Dragon God Sect who set off from Heyuan and Meizhou in Guangdong, also entered Jiangxi with a large army.

Jiangxi's troops are not as good as Hunan's, and there are more troops drawn from the encirclement and suppression of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom this time, so Qian Wuqiang will fight faster! Almost all the way through.

On January 20, 1844, the recovery of the entire territory of Jiangxi was completed, and Jiangxi was included in the sphere of influence of the Dragon God Sect!

As for Fujian next to it, after reacting, it originally planned to assist Jiangxi to fight against these Guangdong thieves. But he did not expect that Taiwan, which had long been occupied by "anti-thieves" on the other side of the strait, would suddenly attack. A steady stream of warships came across the sea to land and fight, firmly pinning down the troops in eastern Fujian, and they did not dare to move.

And the western part of Fujian happens to be the commander of Shi Wu. Not only did this guy not assist the imperial garrison in Jiangxi, but turned around directly and stabbed him in the back at the imperial army who were fighting against the "anti-thieves" coming from Taiwan! It turned out to be Shi Wu and the anti-thieves from the other side of the river to attack the garrison in eastern Fujian!

This Nima directly made Jinghai Hou stunned and forced. Is my cousin crazy?

When he realized that his cousin had become a pawn and undercover agent of the anti-thieves as early as when the imperial court conquered Taiwan, he was furious, but he was helpless. In the end, he had no choice but to surrender, but fortunately, Shi Wu also had a bit of a status in the Dragon God Sect at this time, so he also spared his life......

On January 28, 1844, the whole territory of Fujian was recovered and included in the sphere of influence of the Dragon God Sect.

And a part of the garrison of the former Guangzhou Naval Division, which no longer had any constraints or concerns, could not stand the speed of the ink on the Hainan side -- after such a long time, it had only penetrated the government in the northern part of Hainan, and the southern part was still loyal to the Manchu Qing Dynasty. Now that we've reached this point, there's no need to infiltrate or anything, just hit it!

So on January 10, 1844, the Guangdong army crossed the sea and landed in Hainan. Assist the Dragon Thorn Special Forces, who have already arrived here, and some devout believers to solve the problem in Hainan within half a month.

On January 25, 1844, the entire territory of Hainan was recovered and included in the sphere of influence of the Dragon God Sect!!

At this point, it was February 1, 1844. Guangxi, Hunan, Jiangxi, Fujian, Hainan, and Taiwan have all become the actual ruling areas of the Dragon God Sect!

Plus the base camp of Guangdong. At this time, the Dragon God Sect had already occupied seven provinces in the southeast!!

In less than two months, it was even faster than the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.

This speed of expansion is simply unprecedented, unbelievable, and incredible!!

But if you think about it, it's normal. After all, Zhao Wushuang was not like other reckless anti-Qing people, he himself was a cultivator of divine beasts, and he had been fighting steadily for a few years. Under the accumulation of thick and thin, the results of the battle are naturally extremely amazing.

The so-called no sound is enough, a blockbuster!

The so-called Dapeng rises with the wind one day and soars to 90,000 miles!

These are all very appropriate verses to describe the Dragon God Sect.

On February 16, 1844, Guangdong officially announced to the world that it would break away from the Manchu government with immediate effect. Together with the other six provinces under the control of the Dragon God Sect, it is self-contained. To completely restore the dominance of the Han people is for the orthodoxy of China! (To be continued.) )