As soon as the alarm came from Dajiaxi, all the villages around Qingpu immediately rang the bell and entered a state of battle.

Because there is a strong Qingpu Village in front, the townsmen of Niu Shutou (now Qingshui Town) didn't care at first, and Chen Jian'an, the head of the Niu Shutou People's League, was still convening the big and small leaders to give lectures, calling for concerted efforts to kill thieves and defend their families.

Unexpectedly, someone soon came to report that they had found groups of routs walking past the village. These deserters are all homeless and unemployed homeless people, recruited by Qingpu to guard the camp, and now they are covered with blood and wounds, Qingpu does not go, and runs directly to Changhua City.

Knowing that the Ming bandits' artillery fire was very fierce and Qingpu had lost several camps in a row, Chen Tuan Zong suddenly became nervous, and hurriedly ordered the big and small leaders to immediately lead people to run into the position.

Chen Dachong, the small leader of the regimental training, led his brothers and trotted all the way into the front line of Niu Shutou. Before Chen Dachong's breath subsided, the gunfire in the direction of Qingpu in front of him all subsided.

The villagers were excited, "Haha, the Ming bandits have retreated!" Qingpu Zhuang won! ”

Most of these townsmen are Luohan feet, have no land, no family, because they got ten silver and foreign rewards, so they are at the forefront.

Lin Richeng of Qingpu Village is the backbone of this area, and the hard village of Guangzhu Tubao is also the largest investment in Qingpu Village, and winning is naturally expected. Chen Dachong also breathed a sigh of relief, and said in his heart that before the war, Chen Tuan always promised a hundred oceans, and it seemed that it had been obtained.

However, he was still a little worried, and sent two experienced villagers to investigate. After waiting for a cigarette, I got bad news.

"Oh no! Qingpu Village hung the red flag of the sun and the moon! The two villagers stumbled into the front line of Niu Shutou, "The artillery of the Ming army has entered Qingpu Village. ”

The villagers guarding the camp suddenly panicked, "Chen Tou, are we still guarding the camp here?" ”

"Forget it, Qingpu Village fell into the hands of the Ming bandits in less than an hour, and it is for nothing for us to stay here!"

Yes, Qingpu Zhuang didn't support it for long, can we!

Chen Dachong had the intention to return the cow's head, thinking about the reward of one hundred silver dollars, he was a little reluctant, "I said brothers, we are also men, we can't run away without firing!" ”

Outside the south pass gate of Qingpu Village, more than 500 young people who have cut off their braids have been assembled.

"Brothers and brothers, old and young masters. Qingpu Zhuang aided the abuse and resisted the king, which is an unforgivable crime. Lin Malan held a banner of "Qingpu Joint Defense Team" and stood majestically in front of the team.

As soon as the Ming army entered Miaoli, he and several villagers went to Dajia to work to make a living, and was later discovered by the team and received some rural work training in the training class.

"Serving the Manchu Tartars is despicable and shameful. Striving for the rejuvenation of China is supremely glorious. The imperial court was lenient and allowed to make meritorious contributions. Cowering and retreating, hard labor for life; Kill the enemy and make meritorious contributions, and the family is glorious. Lin Malan raised his fist and roared loudly, "From the dragon or from the worm, it depends on everyone's current performance." ”

Turning the captured villagers into death squads was a strategy formulated by the Central Military Commission before the war. The first is to let Xiang Yong submit a petition for submission; The second is to save ammunition consumption and reduce troop casualties.

Although the Ming army easily took Qingpu Village, the consumption of ammunition by the coordination of infantry artillery was also great, and more than half of the shells in the pre-war reserve were consumed.

"Kill! Kill! Kill! ”

The Qingpu Zhuang joint defense team ran murderously to the head of the cow.

At the same time, the machine gun team of the 2nd Battalion of the Yulin Army had already established a good position to provide artillery support to it.

More than a dozen mortar shells smashed into the forward position of Niu Weitou, and then there was a cloud of white smoke, and the sound of fierce bombardment came and went.

Chen Dachong's mind was blank, and he only knew that he was huddled in the camp with his head in his arms, and it didn't take long for a sound of shouting to kill.

"The Ming bandits are here!"

He raised his head suddenly, and saw that the smoke of gunpowder on the position had not yet dissipated, and a large group of guys dressed in village brave shoulders and without braids, brandishing large swords and spears, rushed over like wolves and tigers.

Chen Dachong suddenly woke up, "This is Xiangyong, Qingpu Xiangyong!" ”

Seeing the banner of the "Qingpu Joint Defense Team", the literate Xiangyong shouted, "Chen Tou, why did Qingpu Xiangyong rush over!" ”

"They're submitting a petition!" Chen Dachong gritted his teeth and said fiercely, "It's the opposite, it's the opposite!" Let's also vote for Daming, and let's also vote for the name! ”

"It's the other way around! It's the other way around! ”

These townsmen knew that being the enemy of the Ming army was a dead end, and when they heard Chen Dachong's greeting, they felt that there was hope for survival, so they turned around and rushed south.

The townspeople in the camp behind were a little caught off guard, and they were dragged all the way south in a daze.

The anti-water townsmen rolled all the way to the south like a snowball, and even the villages and towns such as Niushutou, Shalu, Wuwa Kiln, Lombok, and Dadu were also rolling more and more.

In the evening, the north and south banks of Dadu Creek are full of bonfires.

On the river surface of the ferry port in the lower reaches of Dadu Creek, the infrastructure engineering corps has built two pontoon bridges in succession with boats, cables, and chain locks, closely connecting the north and south banks together.

In the vast twilight, the wheels of the road rolled, stretching. The headquarters, artillery units, and the front headquarters crossed the Dadu Creek in a mighty manner.

On a high ground on the bank of the river, there is a courtyard in the style of a temple, with red bricks and white stones double slopes, bricks and bricks into the stone dovetail ridge, and the door is engraved with the three words "Guangxing Palace".

The Changhua Military Control Commission of the Ming Dynasty was temporarily set up here, and the Military Management Commission was fully responsible for the military and political affairs of the liberated areas in Changhua, in order to quickly eliminate the remnants of reaction, ensure social stability, and establish a new order of the Chinese revolution.

The group walked out of the Guangxing Palace.

Jiang Ye, chairman of the Changhua Military Management Committee, Guo Zhongluo, and Yue Mu, vice chairmen, sent Shui Wuji and others to the ferry.

Jiang Ye and Yue Mu are in charge of Changhua government affairs, one is in charge of the county party committee, and the other is in charge of the county government.

Guo Zhongluo was a communications staff officer of the Armed Police before the crossing, and he was originally the company commander of the Yulin Army. The team formed a security force, and Guo Zhongluo was appointed as the captain of a large brigade of the armed police force.

The Armed Police Force originally used the name "Qianniuwei," but later changed it to the name of the "Red Guards," but because everyone felt too embarrassed, it was finally changed to "Armed Garrison Force."

At this time, a long convoy of horses and mules roared onto the pontoon bridge, and at the front of the convoy was a double-wheeled artillery cart pulled by 18 tall horses, and there was a sound of human voices, the neighing of mules and horses, the sound of wheels and the sound of chaotic footsteps.

The area around the campfire near the ferry suddenly exclaimed, "The cannon is coming!" The cannon is coming! ”

Around the bonfire on the north bank, there are all villages and villagers who surrender to the Ming Dynasty. Under the supervision of the armed police, they were queuing up in their respective villages to receive a portion of yellow braised chicken and a portion of white rice, and then gathered around a pile of bonfires, enjoying delicious battlefield fast food fragrantly and sweetly.

During this attack on Tainan, Shu Cong was appointed head of the logistics department. He needs to solve the food supply of the Yulin Army troops, the Red Guards in charge of law and order, the migrant workers who support the front line, and the prisoners who surrender their troops.

According to the share of 20,000 people, the ingredients consumed and the manpower and material resources used are also a huge number.

The ingredients are easy to solve, the production is simple and convenient, and the nutrition is abundant, and the book conglomerate immediately thought of yellow braised chicken rice.

Yellow Braised Chicken Rice is a combination of salty and fresh chicken, and with the combination of rice, it is definitely a convenient and practical fast food on the battlefield.

Hearing the exclamations of the villagers, Shui Wujian, the former commander-in-chief of the enemy in the Tainan Campaign, frowned, a little uneasy.

He pointed to the starry bonfire on the north shore with his horsewhip, "Our Yulin army is all going south, and the security of this north is left to you." ”

"Don't worry, Water Brigadier!" Jiang Ye raised his eyebrows and glanced at Yue Mu, "The Daduxi Liberation Camp will be completed tomorrow." As for the villages, don't worry, the working group is all in place. ”

Yue Mu nodded and did not say anything.

Guo Zhongluo said with a smile, "The problem of Xiangyong is not big, the main thing is to prevent camp roaring and mutiny, and our armed police will keep a firm watch over them tonight." ”

"Please!" Shui Wuxian solemnly clenched his fists, then turned over his horse and led his men into the rolling flow of people crossing the river.

The breeze gently blows on the water, and the Dadu River is not alarmed. Without a trace, they stepped on the rattling bridge and smoothly came to the south bank.

The north of Changhua City is less than ten miles away from Dadu River, and two miles to the east is Bagua Mountain. Since ancient times, it has been a big city in central Taiwan, and it has mastered the throat of the south and north, and it is a place where soldiers must fight.

Bagua Mountain is an isolated and uplifted earthen hill from the flat ground, easy to defend and difficult to attack, like a jade screen surrounded by arches on three sides of Changhua City. The highest place of Tugang is 96 meters above sea level, there is a brick village built, a fort is set up, the name is called "Dingjun Village", it is the commanding height of overlooking Changhua City, and the cannon of the fort is facing Dadu River.

The four gates of Changhua City were closed, and the soldiers of the Green Battalion and the militia were standing behind the battlement walls, staring at the outside of the city.

Tang Junwei of Changhua Zhixian County and Huang Zhaoqiu, the Xiedu Division of the North Road, took a few people to inspect the city wall with lanterns.

Looking at the bonfire under the city like stars in the sky, Tang Jun's heart was cold, "The Ming bandit is here!" The Ming bandits are really here! ”

"It's a pity!" Huang Zhaoqiu glanced at the bonfire under the city, and said fiercely, "These thieves are going downstream, otherwise the cannons of Dingjun Village will definitely bombard them." ”

"Yes, the Ming bandits are too cunning!" Tang Jun was also unwilling.

According to Zhang Zhongxing's previous strategy, a large number of protective facilities were built in the northern part of Changhua a few months ago. Tang Jun and Xia Ruxian have brought people to inspect in person many times, and they saw that the barracks and earthen forts were dotted everywhere, and the regimental training township was well drilled, and the whole county was relieved a lot.

Xia Ruxian is the newly appointed deputy general of the North Road Association, and he also said complacently, "With such an iron wall, the Ming army will attack on a large scale, and it will be able to resist for at least three months!" ”

Who would have thought that the Ming bandits would be so ferocious that they would beat this copper wall to the ground in less than a day. The North Road Association urgently sent a battalion of elite soldiers of the Green Battalion to reinforce it, but the whole army was also wiped out in the north of Dadu River.

Tang Jun and the others inspected the city wall and came to the northeast corner of the city wall.

The night breeze blew Tang Jun a little chilly, he shivered, felt extremely tired physically and mentally, and couldn't help sighing, "Alas, so helpless! ”

"Tang Zhi County doesn't need to worry." Huang Zhaoqiu glanced at the lights on the Bagua Mountain in the east, and said confidently, "Bagua Mountain and Changhua City are each other's horns, and Lord Xietai is stationed on the mountain to set up a military village, and if the Ming bandits dare to attack Changhua City, they will definitely suffer from the enemy." ”

Thinking of the dangerous situation in Bagua Mountain, Xia Ruxian took two thousand elite soldiers of the Green Battalion to guard the Dingjun Village and provide a strong reinforcement for Changhua City. Tang Jun's spirit suddenly perked up, "Huang Shoubei is reasonable!" Huang Zhaoqiu has a strong army outside, there are 2,000 officers and soldiers in the city, 4,000 brave and brave, there is plenty of food and grass, and if the thieves want to attack the city, they will definitely break their heads."

Looking at the soldiers on the city wall, Tang Zhixian twisted his beard under his chin, thinking that he had been up and down in the sea for more than ten years, and now he was still a small Qipin county order, if he could repel the Ming bandits and make military achievements, how could this be promoted......

Just as he was thinking about this, he heard the rumbling sound of cannon in the direction of Bagua Mountain. Tang Jun turned his head to see that Dingjun Village was flashing with orange-red sky-covering fire.

"Ming bandits attack Dingjun Village! The Ming bandits actually attacked the Dingjun Village! ”