Dominate the Country

[The college entrance examination is over, and education reform is neededΣ(°△°|||)︴]

On the fifth day of August, on the official road fifteen miles away from Xinyang, the Qing soldiers returning from the Gunhe battlefield were slowly surging towards the city. The flag of General Yongrui of Jingzhou had been erected in Xinyang, and Zhao Yongji, the deputy general of the Xiangyang City Defense Camp, and the two Qing army bosses who escaped from the Gunhe battlefield were gathering the scattered remnants. Of course, Yongrui was shot in the shoulder and his shoulder blade was broken. It was impossible for him to really manage the affairs. Zhao Yongji was the one who made the decision in Xinyang City.

And the Qing soldiers at the moment were exactly the troops of the Xiangyang City Defense Camp. The Xiangyang City Defense Camp had suffered greater losses than other teams. On the first night, Chen Ming attacked the Qing army camp and ran into the Xiangyang City Defense Camp. So their speed and determination to escape were only slightly behind that of the bannermen, but just as the bannermen were taken care of by the Chen family army's cavalry, they were also chased by the Chen family army all the way from Xiping to Queshan County. They threw away all the things that hindered their escape, such as muskets, spears, shields, etc. Many people didn't even have a waist knife, which was really embarrassing.

Zhang Chongbei had a waist knife on his waist, his head was bald, and his straw hat had long disappeared. His whole body was black, and his two eyes were like the national treasure giant panda in later generations, dark blue, and his eyes were full of bloodshot. There was no trace of the majesty of the thousand-man commander guarding the gate of Xiangyang. But no matter how majestic or not, he finally returned to Xinyang alive, back to this safe place, at least it had not been visited by the Chen family army.

God had pity on him. When the army entered Henan from Wusheng Pass, he passed through Xinyang in the team. It was only a few days, but..., it seemed like a lifetime ago, it seemed like a lifetime ago.

He finally led his troops to escape from Queshan County, and met Wang Zhiyuan of the right camp by the Wuwuzhai River. The two of them joined forces and had about 100 people. Then they met several soldiers from Xiangyang on the way south, and got the news that their battalion commander had died in the chaos.

Zhang Chongbei and Wang Zhiyuan did not let their troops go recklessly. The strength of 100 people was already very strong. They gave food to the villages they passed along the way, and gave pigs and sheep to the villages they passed along the way. Zhang and Wang did not waste any time except eating and drinking, and kept going to Xinyang City. The two did not know that Chen Erbao, who had withdrawn his troops from Queshan County and returned to Ruyang, really did not take another step south, and their nervousness was in vain.

The closer to Xinyang City, the slower Zhang Chongbei felt his pace. He had more than 120 people under his command, and the number of troops sent out was 100, but now less than 20 of his original troops followed him to escape from Xiping. If he returned to Xiangyang, how could he explain to his subordinates' parents? Moreover, the bandits were powerful, and the imperial court would certainly make the suppression of bandits its top priority. It was unknown whether the brothers could get the compensation. How could the families who lost their brothers live?

Wang Zhiyuan was lying on an ox cart at the back. This strong man had a strong vitality. Those few blows did not kill him. Although the wound on his thigh made him unable to walk freely, his voice was loud and his voice was full of energy.

Wang Zhiyuan kept cursing. This garrison commander, who was famous for his spear skills in the Green Camp of Xiangyang, was still upset about the defeat of the army in Xiping. Zhang Chongbei advised him at first, saying that you can curse, but don't go too far. Wang Zhiyuan always went too far in his cursing. You said that you are a Han Chinese, and you dare to curse the banner soldiers for being incompetent and cowardly. Aren't you asking for trouble?

Wang Zhiyuan knew that Zhang Chongbei was doing this for his own good, and he did restrain himself a little when he cursed afterwards. But Zhang Chongbei felt that Wang Zhiyuan was walking and cursing in the defeated army, which was not a good feeling. At this time, he should walk quietly. Zhang Chongbei's cursing was annoying.

It was also because Queshan was not far from Xinyang City. Nothing happened to their defeated army on the road. The bad changes that Zhang Chongbei thought of in his mind were a bit scary.

No matter how slow the speed is, there will be a moment when you reach the end, and Xinyang City is in front of you.

Zhang Chongbei stopped, and Wang Zhiyuan suppressed his cursing. The team stopped one or two miles away from the north gate of Xinyang City, because a team from the south gate was running towards them.

There were bursts of footsteps, and several flags led the large group of people to arrive, and they were faintly surrounded by Zhang Chongbei and Wang Zhiyuan's army. In a blink of an eye, the situation suddenly changed. Zhang Chongbei swallowed hard, and he didn't know what happened. But when an unknown Qing military officer came up to them and ordered them to surrender, Zhang Chongbei obediently threw down the sword on his waist.

The military officer, who was also a captain, looked at Zhang Chongbei and Wang Zhiyuan on the ox cart and said, "Which unit are you from?"

"Brother, we are all from the Xiangyang City Guard Camp." Wang Zhiyuan was not as timid as Zhang Chongbei and said in a loud voice.

The captain officer was not angry. He just looked at Wang Zhiyuan again and waved his hand and said, "Search everyone one by one. Those who dare to kill and rob the people will be arrested. The rest of the soldiers will enter the big camp in the west of the city, and all those above the captain will stay here."

Zhang Chongbei was also anxious and asked, "Brother, why is this? We didn't rob or kill anyone."

The thousand-man commander did not answer, but waved his hand backwards. At least two hundred people rushed over. Zhang Chongbei and his group retreated first, guarding their weapons, and then two people against one person, two people against one person, and quickly searched everyone. Zhang Chongbei was relieved, because these soldiers judged whether to rob and kill civilians based on whether there were jewelry and a lot of gold and silver, which Zhang Chongbei, Wang Zhiyuan and their defeated soldiers obviously did not have. Then Zhang Chongbei, Wang Zhiyuan and the three captains in the team were immediately treated much better. They entered Xinyang City and officially enjoyed the treatment that officers should have.

The group did not know why such a thing happened outside the North Gate until they met their immediate superior Zhao Yongji. ,

Because the news that the defeated soldiers in Xiping killed and robbed people, raped women and children, and even massacred villages and villages, somehow spread in Xinyang City in the past two days. Moreover, recently, some soldiers and officers did take out a lot of bloody jewelry to exchange for gold and silver in the pawnshops in Xinyang City, which caused a very bad impact.

Yongrui, who was seriously injured, was alarmed by this incident. Although he was a general of Taiping, he had basic political qualities, otherwise he, a yellow belt royal family member, would not have been repeatedly entrusted with important tasks by Qianlong.

"Yesterday, fifty or sixty heads were just chopped off in front of the big camp in the west of the city. You escaped all the way and did not rob and kill. I am very happy." Zhao Yongji's face was warm. The fifty heads yesterday were not all deserved. The bannerman in charge of this matter did not put a single bannerman who escaped back into the fifty people. "Just rest and recuperate in Xinyang City. The Chen thief has retreated to Ruyang Prefecture City and will not attack southward in a short time. You all stay in Xinyang and recuperate."