Cutting 1719

Chapter 192
On the north wall of Anqing City, Zhang Yuanqi was wearing armor and a long knife around his waist. Looking at his early forties, he had already grown a lot of white hair on his head, which made him look a bit vicissitudes.

The Qing soldiers on the city wall saw Zhang Yuanqi patrolling the city, and looked at him with a bit of respect. It wasn't that General Zhang was so good at fighting, but that General Zhang loved soldiers like sons and never let his brothers To do something that must die, so everyone under him is hesitant to die.

If it was someone else, he wouldn’t care how many brothers under his command died. As long as his official position grows bigger and bigger, it will be worth it, but Zhang Yuanqi is different. In Zhang Yuanqi’s eyes, a person’s head is lost If you don't go back, if you die, you are really dead, and you can't live again.

The green battalion soldiers on the city wall were all carrying a shotgun, which looked quite similar, but when Zhang Yuanqi took the shotgun from a soldier, his brows frowned slightly. There are cracks, and there are small holes in it. I don't know how such a gun got into the hands of the soldiers.

Nowadays, the imperial court is suspicious of ordinary generals of the Green Army, and the shotguns they are given are getting fewer and fewer, and the quality is getting worse. Of course, not all shotguns are of poor quality. Those with good quality have already given When the Manchu and Han Eight Banners were equipped, it was pretty good for them to have such a few guns. Most of them had big knives and spears in their hands.

Thinking of this scene, Zhang Yuanqi couldn't help sighing. He remembered the battle under Jiujiang City. Under the fierce firepower of the Fuhan Army, he almost died on the battlefield. This brother risked his life to come here, but his thoughts on the court were different.

"General, your wine has arrived." A green battalion chief came over and said in a low voice.

Zhang Yuanqi responded softly, walked under the city wall, and found that the guy looked a little serious, holding a jar of wine in his left hand, and a sharp short blade in his right hand, which was rather cold.

"Even if you Fuhan Army wants to recruit me, Zhang, you don't have to act like this. Could it be that this knife is prepared for me if I don't drink?"

The guy's face was uncertain, and he said in a low voice: "That's not true. The Fuhan army has always been friendly to friends and will not force them to do anything. Today's wine is the last time. Our military situation is in the city. Yue Zhongqi has discovered the foothold in the village, and they will be evacuated immediately."

"Oh?" Zhang Yuanqi's face was a bit ugly. These days, the buddies have come to him quite a lot. If someone with a heart finds out, he will have difficulty getting out. Thinking in his heart, his hand was on the handle of the knife.

The man sighed and said: "General Zhang, this knife was originally prepared for myself. If the general drinks alcohol, he is willing to submit to my army of Fuhan. If we lead the soldiers to commit suicide and go out of the city, we will be able to escape. If the general does not After drinking, use this knife to kill the villain, and will never implicate the general."

Zhang Yuanqi snorted coldly, "So what if I kill you? You have already been exposed, and I, Zhang Yuanqi, are no exception. I am afraid that the soldiers of Yue Junmen are not far from here."

"The general is smart, and the villain admires him." The man had a smile on his face, with a meaningful expression on his face.

Zhang Yuanqi sighed, took the wine jar from the clerk, took a few gulps, then threw the wine jar on the ground, then pulled out his saber, and cut off the braid on the back of his head.

"Damn it, it's going to be the other way around in this world!"

In December of the 60th year of Kangxi, civil unrest first broke out in Anqing City. Dozens of people fought and killed Yue Zhongqi's own soldiers in the city, and all died on the spot.But shortly thereafter, North Gate General Zhang Yuanqi led 3000 men under his command in a bloody battle with the Qing army all the way, rushed through the North Gate and fled westward, causing an uproar in the city.

Everyone knew that the Fuhan army was to the west, and they didn't dare to pursue too deeply, so they chased after thirty miles outside the city, and then returned to the city. They had to watch Zhang Yuanqi flee Anqing City with more than 2000 people.

After learning that Zhang Yuanqi still led people to flee, Yue Zhongqi was furious. This not only weakened the already weak defense force, but also exposed a big problem, that is, the morale of the green battalion is really worrying. These days, he tried every means, but in the face of the fact that Zhang Yuanqi had rebelled, they were all crushed to pieces.

The most worrying thing is definitely not Zhang Yuanqi who escaped, but the hearts of the army and the people in Anqing City. Yue Zhongqi is very worried. Who else in this city wants to be or tries to be the next Zhang Yuanqi?Thinking about it, Yue Zhongqi shuddered.

Just when he was worried, Kangxi's secret edict was also sent from Luzhou, but it was packed in a box and sealed with a seal. No one knew exactly what was inside, even the eunuch who delivered the secret edict, He didn't dare to talk too much, and after delivering the secret order, he got up and left.

After the eunuch passing the decree left, Yue Zhongqi did not open the box immediately, but sat on a chair and thought about it carefully. This is also a habit of his. Many things should not only be seen on the surface, but should be understood from the essence of the matter. Going to do it, the same is true for the secret letter on the table, at least it should be more tricky than imagined.

When Kangxi treated his subjects, he didn't really like to play guessing games. He often went to the subjects to understand what he meant as much as possible, and then completed them one by one, and the secret papers were just a channel for the subjects to feedback the people's sentiments. , he seldom directly issued secret orders to his courtiers, which shows that this matter itself is unusual.

After burning incense and cleaning her hands, Yue Zhongqi broke the seal, took out the secret folder in the box, and began to read it carefully, but the more she read it, the more frightened she felt.

".I am advanced in age, and I am also auspicious among the kings of all dynasties. I am still fighting in the field in the past few years. I have never seen you in the world. All of you are my ministers. They are stationed here, waiting for the thieves to change themselves."

Yue Zhongqi secretly measured that the whole article was full of stagnation. Thinking about the difficulty of the situation, even Emperor Kangxi felt that he could not sustain it. If he knew about today's military coup, the blow to the emperor would be severe.

Behind the secret edict, Emperor Kangxi finally twitched and confided his thoughts, that is, he sent people to the Ningyu army to seek peace from the Han army with his fame and official position.As for why he asked Ning Yu for peace instead of Ning Zhongyuan, Kangxi also had some intentions to sow discord in his heart, hoping that there would be civil strife in the Fuhan army.

When Yue Zhongqi saw the end, she also knew Kangxi's plan, which was to use the name of a king of Chu to win over the Han army. Following the old example of the San Francisco, Xu Fuhan army cut off Hubei to become king, and all the land, population, and goods would be returned to him. It is owned by the king of Chu, but the king of Chu still belongs to the imperial court in name.

As for other people under the command of the Fuhan Army, there are also rewards. Even Ning Yu also got the title of the so-called Duke of Hanyang, which is basically the title that the Fuhan Army currently proclaims. Not small either.

It's just that the high position of Wang Yigong was thrown out, and the Fuhan army might not be willing to take it.

Yue Zhongqi sighed in her heart, if she had thrown it out earlier, there might still be a chance, but in the current situation, it is too late.It's just that he didn't dare not listen to the emperor's secret edict, and he was full of worries and laments.

(End of this chapter)