"Madam, something is wrong!"

The old housekeeper of the Rong Mansion stumbled into the backyard and reported to Mrs. Rong the bad news he had just inquired about. Compared with the politeness of the past, today's old butler seems flustered and looks much older, but in the empty and lifeless Rong Mansion, no one can care about accusing him.

"Well, who won the hell?"

Mrs. Rong, who had no intention of dressing up, stood up, suppressed her uneasiness in her heart, and asked nervously.

"Yesterday, the officers and soldiers were deceived into entering the city, and as a result, all 600 people were defeated, and even the camp outside the city was raided. The old butler whimpered a few times, but the rest of ......the man could not speak.

"What's wrong with him?"

Mrs. Rong asked with a miserable face, her face completely devoid of the reserve and arrogance of the previous noblewoman. Obviously, after being thoroughly raided from top to bottom of the Rong Mansion, her life was very difficult. If it weren't for the status of the viscountess, everyone was counting on the officials and soldiers to quell the rebellion, but I am afraid that no one would have listened to her a long time ago.

"Sir, he'...... Last night, he was with the army and was killed by the thieves. ”

This desperate news made Mrs. Rong's fragile nerves no longer able to support it, and her body fainted. However, the news of the killing of Viscount Rong Shihao spread in the Rong Mansion like wings.

Everyone knows that the Rong Mansion is really over now.

Without that viscount, even if the thieves are pacified, most of the Rong Mansion's property will not be recovered.

In one day, there were not many servants in the Rong Mansion, and more than a dozen people were scattered. Even more house slaves suddenly realized that the official mansion in Yicheng had been occupied by the rebels, and most of the files registered in it had been destroyed. Wouldn't it be ...... if the deed of sale was recaptured, and there was no one to identify the master's family

That night, the Rongfu was on fire!

………

The officers and troops of Longshan Mansion are all wiped out!

As the Taiping Rebels restored order and gradually relaxed restrictions on the city, all kinds of news spread explosively.

Some people vividly described the scene of the rebel army fighting officers and soldiers last night, as if they had seen it with their own eyes; Some people rumor that there are people in the righteous army who are good at spells and can scatter beans into soldiers; There are even people who pretend to be ghosts or have ulterior motives to spread rumors that Chen Wu is the widow of the emperor of the previous dynasty, and he will soon recover the rivers and mountains and ascend the throne as the emperor.

In any case, this battle had a profound impact on tens of thousands of people in Yicheng.

I was optimistic about the righteous army before, and now I have strengthened my faith; Those who had previously been skeptical began to consider joining the rebels; Those who hated the rebels before now have to restrain their words and deeds, for fear of being liquidated by the rebels. To put it more concretely, after half a day, hundreds of people took the initiative to find the rebels and asked to join them—many of whom had been dismissive of the rebels when they had recruited them before.

As for the inside of the rebel army, Chen Wu, who single-handedly created the victory in this battle, reached a peak in prestige.

Chen Wu was naturally very happy about the victory in the battle he personally commanded, after all, this was a crucial victory for the rebels. But after the joy of victory, there were a thousand affairs, such as banqueting generals at the county government and celebrating the victory; Determine the combat merits reported by each team, cash in and distribute rewards, and promote meritorious soldiers.

Sometimes with the help of Xianqian's right-hand man, Chen Wu can still be busy, but there is a more urgent matter in front of him.

Raise troops to attack Lushan and Linxian!

The defeat of the counterinsurgency army in Long Son Province is a milestone sign. Before this, Chen Wu's Taiping Rebels were nothing more than an inconspicuous rebel army, with three or five uprisings in the twenty counties of the empire every year. But once the official army of the Fucheng was defeated, there was no power in the entire Longshan Mansion that could threaten him. The Longshan Mansion, which could not control the situation, would be forced to report the news layer by layer, all the way to the center of the empire.

Once he is registered in the center, the pressure on Chen Wu will increase dramatically. Not only did they have to face the encirclement and blockade of the surrounding counties, but they also had to face the encirclement and suppression of the army in the county town of Wu'an, and even the main battle troops transferred by the empire from other counties.

Chen Wu's righteous army, relying on the second-line government army guarding the pit of the city, can barely do it. If you want to fight against those real elite troops, there are still 108,000 miles away. Even if it was the same situation, if Mo Guohao's 600 men were replaced by the elite of the Tiannan Army, which had fought against the Oman Dynasty for twenty years, they would be able to force the arrangement of the rebel army through immediately.

Because of this, Chen Wu, who has officially stepped onto the stage of history from now on, has no time to squander.

He must race against time to expand his power and gather strength for an even more powerful attack before the Empire reacts.

Two days later, the first formal meeting of the Taiping Rebels, who had been initially pacified, was held.

Chen Wu, who had already made up his mind in his heart, summoned all the middle and high-level soldiers of the righteous army. In addition to the commendation and commendation again, Chen Wu also announced the next actions of the rebels at the meeting. In two days at most, the rebel army will immediately raise troops, go down to Lushan first, and then attack Linxian again!

Chen Wu's prestige was most evident in this meeting. Although it felt a little rushed, no one in the soldiers had any objections except excitement, excitement, and eagerness to try.

Things settled down smoothly, and then quickly began to kick in.

………

Since ancient times, the movement of large armies has been a very time-consuming affair.

Chen Wu was quite good when he was in Changshan Town, after all, there were only more than 3,000 people. But when you expand that number tenfold and put it on a city, there are so many things to consider. From grain, grass, ordnance, money, livestock, to clothing, clothing, pots and pans, and even the blacksmith's workshop, everything is enough to turn the march into a huge relocation.

In addition to the Taiping Battalion, which is still maintaining training without being able to do anything, the Volunteer Battalion has been fully mobilized. One went out to sweep the villages and towns around Yicheng, and by the way, brought back money, grain, grass and people; The other part began to prepare for the movement of the army, and supervised the construction of carts to transport goods.

Such a big move, of course, can't be hidden from the people of Yicheng, and Chen Wu has no intention of hiding it at all.

As the accurate news of the official camp was released the morning after tomorrow, the entire Yicheng City immediately fell into chaos. Anyone who has some brains will start packing their luggage and parcels as soon as possible. Although Chen Wu did not say that he would forcibly take them away, he sent troops out to sweep and brought back all the people who had broken through the villages and towns, which is enough to explain a lot of things. What's more, all the grain in Yicheng was in the hands of the rebels.

This is the strongest means to restrain tens of thousands of people!

These days, the reason why no one in Yicheng starved to death was because the Tongguò laborers and volunteer battalions earned food from the rebels. Now that the rebels are ready to leave, if they don't want to sit here and starve to death, they can only go along.

In order to achieve his goal, Chen Wu also deliberately sent people to spread rumors such as "as long as you follow the righteous army, those who are not from the volunteer battalion can also have food", "the official army has determined that all the people of Yicheng are thieves, and the men will be beheaded and the women will be exiled after the fight is returned in the future". The threat of starvation, coupled with possible retaliation from the government, was enough to shake more than 99 percent of Yicheng people.

As for the rest who really refuse to leave, there are thirty or forty thousand people in hand, and Chen Wu is not worse than those few, let them wait for death in this empty city.

In the intense preparations, just two days passed quickly.

Under the seemingly hectic but actually orderly organization of the rebel army, all progress is advancing in an orderly manner. First of all, hundreds of carts were built to transport the army's grain and grass. Subsequently, the villages within fifteen miles around Yicheng were also swept away, and another six or seven thousand people were added to the rebel army.

This move not only expanded the strength of the rebels, but also completely dispelled the luck of some people.

Once the army withdraws, the area around Yicheng will become an empty city, or even a dead city. Even if someone wanted to stay, there was no place around to take them in and provide them with food and grass.

Finally, three days after the rebel army in Longshan Mansion was completely wiped out, the closed gate of Yicheng was opened, and the righteous army walked out of the gate and rushed to Lushan.

A team of horses led the army five miles ahead and opened the way ahead.

After that, the main force of the Taiping Battalion, the Infantry Bow Battalion, which was still slowly expanding, and the main leaders of the Rebel Army were also here.