Chapter 1 The Smoke of Gunpowder in Hanzhong
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In the spring of the first year of Tongzhi, the Taiping Army helped Wang Chen Decai's troops to enter Shaanxi, and wars surged all over Guanzhong!
At the same time, the Sichuan Li Lan Rebel Army, Lan Chaozhu, Zhou Shaoyong and others entered the southern Shaanxi region, and the general army of Hanzhong Town, Buketan, could not arrive. In April, the rebel army besieged the city of Hanzhong, and the soldiers burned Xixiang, Shiquan, Hanyin, Zhen'an and other places. After the Shaanxi explosion, the Lan Zhou army took advantage of the situation to storm the Qing army, in May, captured Xixiang County, in June, Yangxian County fell, Shaanxi political envoy Mao Zhenshou, Hanzhong general Chen Tianzhu defeated. Lan Chaozhu had the strongest troops, and was elected as the leader of the rebel armies of various ministries, calling himself "King Han Xian", and engraved the jade seal of "Ordered by the sky, both longevity and eternal prosperity".
Chapter I
"Although the world is big, we have no way to retreat. Behind it is the county seat, the hometown of Xiangzi, our home, our wives and childrenβ"
More than 30 miles northeast of Chenggu County, on the brick wall of Liulin Town, a young and burly, sturdy descendant, speaking a native dialect of Hanzhong, was terrified of the two or three hundred people under the wall, and the defeated people were like frightened birds.
"Do you want Chenggu to be occupied by thieves like Yangxian and Xixiang, and let them be powerful over us? Do you want your ancestors to be at peace under the Nine Springs, the family ancestral hall is destroyed, and they are swept away as bandits?
If you want to, get out the back door. In the future, don't say that you are the master of Chenggu, I don't have such a bad seed in Chenggu. If you don't want to, just stand up straight for me, take the leader with his brother, compile the statistics, and then listen to my orders. β
"Think about the fathers and villagers in the family, fathers, mothers and wives. All of them are gentlemen, why are they afraid of those turtles, Sun Wang, and bastard turtles-"
Inside the brick wall, dozens of eyes with complicated expressions were watching the figure as well.
Unlike the two or three hundred people outside, these dozens of people are certainly very good-looking, but their clothes and complexion are obviously more than one grade higher than the people outside. The seven or eight people who were clustered in the middle, all dressed in fine silk, were the high-ranking members of the Chenggu People's League. The dozens of sturdy men who hugged them were tall, and their bodies were still exuding a fierce and murderous aura that had not yet dispersed after the fierce battle.
"Uncle Shi! Are we really going to throw all the hundreds of people outside to Liu Xian's child? That's all what we spent money and food to raise! β
Wang Kunyang is really not suitable for this set of sleeves and strong clothes on his body, there is no heroic spirit revealed, he is still suitable for wearing a robe and horse coat with a little white face, holding a poetry book and shaking his head to read the Four Books and Five Classics.
Wang Kunyang, who prides himself on being a scholar and is proud of his talent status, really looks down on Liu Xian, who was born in a down-and-out family and begging for work in the swordsman.
The situation is in turmoil, and the children of their own big families are in the company of them!
Deng Yuzhang is the uncle in Wang Kunyang's mouth, the general group training of the Chenggu People's League, a martial artist, a family with thousands of acres of fertile land, 10,000 taels of silver, and is one of the few bigwigs in the entire county.
"Kunyang Xian's nephew, I am willing to lose the bet. Since we are defeated, the platform will be given to others. β
If you stand in a different position, you will have a different vision. Deng Yuzhang's height is stronger than Wang Kunyang's, not one and two ends, so he will not look down on Liu Xian.
is so brave and ruthless, he Deng Yuzhang is also a man who dances knives and guns. After the Zhongwu Ju, he did not enter the green camp and practiced on the South Shaanxi Road. Swordsman! Deng Yuzhang has seen a lot.
In extraordinary times, extraordinary things are done. At present, the use of knives is stronger than books.
"Brother Kunyang, now is not the time to make small calculations. Li Lan's thieves are powerful, and the city has been besieged by them. If they were really allowed to enter the city, the loss of our family would not be comparable to the money and food of hundreds of regimental training. β
"Yes. What Brother Danyang said is good, and now only keeping Liulin Town is the first priority. β
"I regret not listening to what Liu Xian said, so that the defeat of Youpu Town ......"
The population of the Chenggu militia is more than 2,000 hundreds, and the one led by Liu Xian is only about 200 people, but it has always been able to 'be independent', and the reason for this is that in addition to the fact that Deng Yuzhang, the chief practitioner of the militia group, did not crack down on the pressure, the biggest reason is that there are many mountains in the militia group, and no one is convinced by anyone except for respecting Deng Yuzhang's absolute prestige.
Wang Kunyang, Li Danyang, Meng Xichun, etc., behind one person is a well-known family in Chenggu, and it is a mountain faction!
Of course, the relatively strong force of Liu Xian and his group is also a big guarantee for themselves.
"Hmph, more than 1,000 of us can't stop the thieves fighting the enemy wholeheartedly in Puzhen, Liu Xian only has 200 people, do you really take him as a great character?" As for the two or three hundred defeated militias outside the wall, they were directly ignored by Wang Kunyang.
The road from Puzhen to Liulin Town for twenty or thirty miles, from noon to afternoon, fled all the way, not to mention the Tuan Ding Minzhuang at the bottom, even they at the upper level, they also lost a little will to fight, and they were full of panic.
Even if two or three hundred defeated soldiers encircled Liu Xian and drummed up a little blood bravery, when thousands of thieves arrived, they would immediately come to naught!
That's the case with the frightened bird. If you don't return to the Complete Land to recuperate for a while, the Jedi will not be useful.
The defeat is like a mountain, and the gods can't save it. Wang Kunyang didn't believe that Liu Xian had the ability to turn the tide.
"All families and clans should keep their assets, and in my opinion, they should return to their homes as soon as possible, gather their families and people, and wait for the enemy. If you are not happy, you can also take advantage of this time to move to the county seat early. β
Dozens of remnants of the Wang family defeated Wang Kunyang saw that he would not come back. Anyway, even if it is a financial benefit for Liu Xian.
Wang Kunyang is not going to stay in Liulin Town anymore, he wants to go home immediately and report the news! Chenggu is really going to have a big disaster.
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"Fifth brother, Wang Kunyang is gone. A group of people walked away, and the food was useless. β
"Who are the rest?"
"Second Master Deng and Li Danyang."
Putting down the water bowl in his hand, Liu Xian smiled. It's all gone, the 300 people outside are their own! "Smart enough! Let's go, let's go drink with the second master! β
"Liu Zhuo! Take the brothers to watch the field outside, and whoever dares to run away will be beaten by me. β
With Deng Yuzhang and Li Danyang here, it means that it has been finalized, and it is still in accordance with the path he hopes.
"Second master, Li Gongzi ......"
"Liu Xian, sit down, let's talk."
Ten bowls, eight plates, and one table of banquets, the dishes have been arranged, and Deng Yuzhang and Li Danyang have already sat down. There was no one in the room but the three of them. The two remaining brothers were outside, divided into two seats, accompanied by Liu Xian's cronies.
"These people are your benefit fee!"
There's not much to say, everyone understands people.
Liu Xian, who was a little drunk, bid farewell to Deng Yuzhang and Li Danyang in the east of the town two or three quarters of an hour later. Liu Xian and Deng Li talked on the table, and it can be summed up in three points:
1. Defeated soldiers are benefit fees!
Second, the thieves are fierce, if things are not good, Liu Xian can lead the remnants to retreat into Dengjialou and Li Jizhen.
That's right, the people who wooed Liu Xian, in addition to Deng Yuzhang, also Li Danyang, who stayed.
3. If, that is, if Liu Xian can withstand the Li Lan bandit army killed in Liulin Town, the money, food, and materials, including gunpowder and equipment, will definitely be delivered in waves by the powerful families in the city, including the county government. Reinforcements will come when necessary!
However, Deng and Li's tones were fluttering, obviously distrusting Liu Xian to withstand the fight of the upcoming enemy.
"Damn, look down on people!"
"Do you think we're just as scrappy as them?"
"Don't fucking look at what they're busy with these days! The medicine and medicine are not comparable to their broken knives and guns. β
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"Liulin Town is not a shop town. It's much more prosperous than the town, with brick walls more than one zhang high, two-story buildings across the street, and the medicine prepared by the fifth brother, I really can't stand it, and I'm blind to our seven-foot-tall person! β
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No one wants to be underestimated, after Deng Yuzhang and Li Danyang left, Liu Xian's left and right brothers suddenly shouted angrily!
"Don't talk about this first, and I'll talk about it later when I see the real chapter." Liu Xian did not suppress the dissatisfaction of his brothers.
Just looking at the slowly shrinking figure of Deng Li and his party, his eyes narrowed, and then he opened them immediately, and his face was indifferent.
It's not the immobility of the enemy, it's a kind of contempt emanating from the bottom of my heart, a complete contempt from the bottom!
"Fifth brother, a total of 247 people. Thirty-one more soft eggs pretended to be grandsons and slipped away, blocked by the teaching team at the side door, and none of them were left. "Liu Xian said at the beginning that he was the leader, but in fact, the big and small leaders in the group training were the backbone of each family, and they had all 'returned to their own homes'.
"The teaching team has been expanded, one for each person. Thirty-one soft eggs were put into the coolie camp and handed over to the baggage team for discipline and repatriation. β
Walking to the open space in front of the post station, Liu Xian saw a group of people squatting there. There were two pie food spots on the side, and more than a dozen members of the teaching team and Ding Yong of the first squadron were scattered around with knives and guns.
The meals have been distributed, and the first people to get the meals have also been eaten, and they sat on the ground in a daze, their eyes full of uncertainty about their fate.
From the defeat at noon, all the way to Liulin Town, this group of people was absolutely tired. Seeing that Liu Xian and his group came to the front at this time, they all struggled to stand up, and all of them had flattering smiles on their faces. Even those people who didn't finish their meals also stood up in a panic, regardless of whether they still had steamed buns in their mouths. Just as Liu Xian thought, and as Wang Kunyang said, as soon as the 'chicken blood' time passes, this group of defeated soldiers will return to their original decadent appearance, which is embarrassing!
People who are discouraged really can't recover in a while.
Liu Xian walked in front of the crowd, his eyes were like swords, and the gazes that met his eyes one after another were like suddenly touching the hot iron. Under the shock, everyone bowed their heads.
The first half of the sentence said to Liu Zhuo, the captain of the teaching team, and the second half of the sentence said to the only cultural person in the team - Fan Debang, a landed talent.
Liu Zhuo Fan Debang stiffened his waist: "Take the order!" β