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"No. 40528, come out!"

Katsuho, who was so depressed that he was almost going crazy, looked blankly at several of his former subordinates around him when he heard a loud shout outside the tent.

"Congratulations, sir, you're being called outside." The sad-faced subordinates shot a gaze with envy at Katsuho at the same time.

"Me?" Katsuho pointed to his nose, then looked at the small strip of white cloth sewn on his chest, and smiled helplessly. He had just reacted that on the first day of his entry into the prisoner of war camp, someone had told him that he would only be known here as 40528.

"Hehe, Mr. Katsubo, it's rare to see. Quick, arrange a seat for Mr. Katsubo. ”

When he bowed his body tightly, lowered his eyebrows and lowered his eyes into this courtyard full of sentry posts, he finally understood that he could not die for the time being. With the corner of his eye, he had already secretly seen a few people sitting in the room, especially the one who spoke in the middle, who was King An of the Heavenly Balance Heavenly Kingdom.

"Shengbao, the word Kezhai, Manchu, Su Wan Guerjia clan, Daoguang 20 years to raise people. In the twenty-second year of Daoguang, he served as a professor of Confucianism in Shuntianfu, and later served as a lecturer in the Hanlin Academy, a scholar in the Guanglu Temple, a bachelor in the cabinet, and a waiter in the Ministry of Rites. In the third year of Xianfeng, because of his meritorious service in preventing our Heavenly Army from going north, he was able to reinstate the official and assist the minister Qi Shan to take charge of Jiangbei military affairs and establish the Jiangbei camp. Xianfeng was favored by the Empress Dowager Cixi in four years, and became the vice president of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, the minister of Qincha, and the prime minister of the five provinces of Suzhou, Anhui, Hubei, and Henan. How's that, isn't what this king said quite detailed? ”

When Lin Haifeng said this, he definitely didn't mean to mock at all. Even if Lian Shengbao listened to himself, he also sighed with a lot of emotion, it was all true, after all, it was the glory he once had.

Looking at Sheng Bao, who was silent and almost shrunk in a chair, Lin Haifeng smiled slightly, "Mr. has been in the prisoner of war camp for two days, right?" How's life, okay? Alas, that's it now, it's either a natural disaster or **, just like you at the beginning, I also have a shortage of food and grass here, and I can't afford to support people. If there is anything that you can't take care of for a while, please forgive me, long live understanding. ”

Katsuho's body moved. He didn't say anything, and he didn't know what to say. Say that life in a prisoner of war camp is bad? Apparently not. Say it's too scary to be there, so scared that you can't sleep? It will make the big teeth laugh off. The two sides are fighting each other, and being captured is a death, and they can't complain about others. And...... Katsubo now suddenly understood a problem, if he and his colleagues were to follow the habit, if such a famous dignitary as himself were captured, dozens of pounds of shackles would definitely fill your whole body. It's not that the other party is afraid of running away, it's just a symbol, and it's also a psychological torture for the prisoner. But it's different here, they seem to have completely forgotten about it, or simply disdainful of it. Even now, they still have their own hands and feet, no wonder people keep saying that they treat prisoners of war preferentially.

"Don't be inhibited, Mr. Katsuho." Lin Haifeng pointed to the few people sitting on both sides, "Don't worry, I invited you here today to chat, and there is no interrogation." In addition, there is a matter that needs the help of the husband. Of course, whether you want to or not is up to you. Let me introduce you to a few of my colleagues. ”

With King An's introduction one by one, Shengbao's head gradually raised. Here, every name he heard seemed to be both familiar and unfamiliar, and inevitably a little shocking.

Li Xiucheng, commander-in-chief of the Chaohu front and commander of the Red Fifth Army, Tan Shaoguang, commander of the Red Army Teaching Brigade, Zhang Lexing, commander-in-chief of the Luyu-Anhui Red Army guerrilla column, Gong Deshu, deputy commander-in-chief, Miao Peilin, deputy governor of Anhui Province, and Zuo Zongtang, governor and overseer of Anhui.

These last two people, Katsuho is really familiar. One is his protégé, but now he is Miao Peilin, who gritted his teeth so fiercely. And the other one, although he has not met, he has long been like thunder, and he has heard Zeng Guofan, Zhang Liangji and many other big people praise the great Confucian, Zuo Zongtang.

Katsubo's face was flushing.

"Well, I'm afraid the people in this are no strangers." Lin Haifeng looked at Shengbao, who lowered his head again, "We don't need to get any valuable information from Mr., we just want to end the war in Anhui Province as much as possible." Mr. also knows that the tens of thousands of soldiers and horses of Ruilin who were left behind by you have been wrapped in Chaohu City like zongzi, and they are cornered. Governor Zuo is now in charge of the overall military and political affairs of Anhui Province, and he will talk to him about the specific matters and discuss them. As he spoke, he snorted at Zuo Zongtang.

"Brother Kezhai, you have seen the situation." Zuo Zongtang stood up and pointed at Tan Shaoguang, "The Red Army of the Celestial Empire is invincible, as long as our Red Army Teaching Brigade is put into the front line of Chaohu, it will not take an hour for the gate of Chaohu to be opened to the Celestial Empire." If this is the case, all the officers and soldiers of Chaohu from General Ruilin to the end of their lives. After two days of life in the prisoner of war camp, I think Brother Ke Zhai has fully understood the policy of our Celestial Empire, that is, as long as you take the initiative to give up resistance, you can save the lives of your whole family, otherwise, the jade will be burned. ”

Speaking of this, he paused, and at the same time lowered his tone a lot, "Therefore, in order to give the Chaohu defenders a way out, His Royal Highness King An has decreed that as long as General Ruilin can lay down his arms and surrender to the Heavenly Army, we will not only ensure the safety of all officers and soldiers, but also allow General Ruilin and Brother Ke Zhai to return to Beijing." For this reason, we hope that Brother Ke Zhai will consider tens of millions of soldiers and go to Chaohu to persuade General Ruilin and his subordinates. Of course, this may be a very dangerous thing, in case General Zuirin turns his face and denies people......"

Zuo Zongtang didn't say anything more. However, needless to say, Katsubo also understands.

Go, if you don't go to Chaohu, you will be a fool, no matter what, it is better to go to Chaohu than to go back to the hell of the prisoner of war camp. The most important thing is that Shengbao is not a fool, he has already understood from the words of King An and Zuo Zongtang that people don't need to leave him to do anything at all, that is to say, except for going to Chaohu to persuade him to surrender, or simply bring a letter, he has no value. Then, if he refuses the other party's proposal, even if he wants to go back to the prisoner of war camp, he will not be able to go back. Alas, the only thing he could go to was the execution ground. As soon as he thought of the situation on the execution ground, his two strands couldn't help but twitch, he really couldn't stand the stimulation of those bayonets on the execution ground.

Sheng Bao sighed and acquiesced, but he didn't say it directly, he still wanted to save some face, especially in front of the so-called protégé Miao Peilin.

Zuo Zongtang smiled. He stepped forward and pulled up Shengbao, tore off the prisoner of war mark that Shengbao wore on his chest, and then pointed to His Royal Highness King An, who was smiling kindly, "Brother Kezhai, Your Highness has specially prepared a dinner for you." To tell the truth, we had a lot of trouble preparing this meal, and it was all caused by the war, alas, poor. ”

"Thank you." That's the only thing Katsuho said.

"You're welcome, Governor Miao and Brother Kezhai used to have a teacher-student friendship, although they still protect their own masters, and they also have to be reasonable in terms of etiquette, isn't it? Actually, if he hadn't been busy, Miao Du would have gone to visit Brother Tai earlier. Zuo Zongtang smiled and looked at the embarrassed Shengbao, "After the dinner, Commander-in-Chief Li Xiucheng will personally escort Brother Tai to Chaohu, Brother Kezhai can rest assured, whether Chaohu Lake succeeds or not, every qiē is providence." As the saying goes, it is up to people to make things happen, and it is up to heaven to make things happen. However, no matter what the outcome is, after the Heavenly Army recovers Chaohu, Brother Ke Zhai can choose to stay as much as he can. ”

Shengbao looked at Zuo Zongtang, and then at King An, who was still smiling and nodding. This sentence sounded most pleasant to him, and it was far more affordable than eating a big meal to fill a hungry belly for days on end.

The dinner was indeed sumptuous. Although Katsubo still rarely speaks, he can't eat anything, his stomach lacks oil and water, he doesn't allow him to do that, his throat seems to have a small hand, and he keeps waving his hand outward.

Tan Shaoguang had no blessing to enjoy this feast, and the 6,000 elite cavalry of the teaching brigade that had just been replenished set out overnight. A few days later, the red flag swept through Xuzhou. Zhang Liangji, the governor of Shandong, bowed his head and was arrested.

For the officers and men of the teaching brigade, this is a real feast.

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