Great Qing Dynasty talker

Chapter 358 Wu Laoer went straight to the Qing army camp alone!
The inner hall of the former Jiangxi Governor's Yamen.

Li Yu and other generals looked solemn.

"Everyone, can we all discuss this?"

Tan Muguang was the first to stand up:
"Your Majesty, I suggest you retreat as quickly as possible. You would rather bully the mountains than the water. The army must not be placed in danger."

Li Xiaowu frowned and came up with another idea:

"Master Tan, have you ever considered the scope of this flood? Will the retreat route be more dangerous than staying in Nanchang City?"

Liu Wu nodded:

"I second the proposal. My subordinates recruited some fishermen from Poyang Lake. They said that the water level of the Yangtze River is higher than that of Poyang Lake during the summer flood period, and the river water will flow back into the lake. Coupled with several main streams, a steady stream of water will be injected into the lake area, and the low-lying areas around Poyang Lake will be flooded. They could all be submerged underwater.”

Li Yu was silent.

This means that the original march route is likely to fall into chaos in advance.

Careless, careless.

Although I was from the south before crossing, I had lived in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River for a long time and had never experienced real floods. Most of what I experienced in summer was waterlogging. I even forgot that there is a word in the world called "flood discharge area".

……

suddenly,

The guards outside the door came to report.

"Your Majesty, there is a man who claims to be a gentry from Raozhou Prefecture in Jiangxi Province and has come to surrender."

"Just accept and place them."

"This man said that he had important military information and needed to meet with His Majesty, and he also brought a large family with him."

Li Yu pondered for a moment,

He waved his hand and said:
"After careful search, take him to the signing room."

Wang Sansong, a gentry from Fuliang County, Raozhou Prefecture, stood in the signing room of the former governor's Yamen, smelling the faint smell of blood, and felt extremely calm in his heart.

He fled from Zhangshu Town in a hurry, changing land and water transportation several times on the way, like a bereft dog.

When passing the level,

He was also extorted from some scattered silver by the Qing soldiers.

With the last bit of money, he hired a few fishermen to risk their lives by sailing across the Gan River, and finally fled to the bright side without any danger.

After a burst of rapid footsteps,
He saw a young man, surrounded by guards, quickly enter the signing room and sit on the official hat chair in the middle.

Wang Sansong understood instantly and straightened his clothes.

Kneel down and kowtow respectfully, shouting:

"Wang Sansong, a gentleman from Fuliang County, brought his family of 32 to pay homage to His Majesty. Long live, long live, long live your Majesty."

……

Li Yu looked at it and asked:

"What do you want?"

"Back to Your Majesty, Cao Min's family has been working in Jingdezhen for four generations and can make the best porcelain for Your Majesty."

"When my army captured Fuliang, why did you flee? Now you're defecting again?"

Wang Sansong remained calm:
"I don't dare to hide it from Your Majesty. The common people have worked in Beijing for several years as a seventh-rank official in the Ministry of War. In addition, Jiangxi Governor Wu Zhicheng's propaganda deceived him. He was unable to recognize the situation in time for a while. After thinking about it, he found that the Qing court was like a withered bone in a tomb. Wu Guozai, a Han man, led his family to abandon the dark side and join the bright side."

Li Yu smiled:

"If you know you've made a mistake, correct it. There's nothing good you can do. Stay in the army and help with something."

After all,

Just get up and leave.

"Your Majesty, the common people have something to report."

Li Yu stopped and looked at this cunning gentry coldly.

Wang Sansong lowered his head and said:

"Cao Ming risked his life to report to Your Majesty that there have been heavy rains in five prefectures in Guangdong and southern Jiangxi, and there may be major floods~"

……

"Where did the news come from?"

"Zhangshu Town, as described by medicinal merchants from various places."

Li Yu sat back in his chair and said in a cold tone:
"Wang Sansong, what do you want to say? I am very busy."

"The common people are acting arrogantly and want to remind His Majesty to evacuate immediately."

"Where to retreat?"

"Cross the Gan River to the west and temporarily move to Meiling. Your Majesty is our only hope for the recovery of the Han people, so we must not take risks."

Li Yu remained silent:

"Where is Meiling?"

"Meiling is 30 miles northwest of Nanchang. Although the mountain is not high and the area is not wide, it is more than enough to prevent floods."

"How can I believe that you are not the dead body sent by the Qing court to lure the army into the situation?"

Wang Sansong was stunned by this heart-wrenching rhetorical question.

For a long time,

He raised his right hand:
"The grassroots people are willing to use the lives of their family of more than 30 people as a guarantee."

[Note: This Meiling is not the place described in "Three Chapters of Meiling", it just has the same name. That Meiling is also called Dageng Ridge. It is at the junction of Jiangxi and Guangdong. It is steep and majestic. It is a battleground for real military strategists. 】

……

However, Li Yu didn't say anything anymore.

Quietly left the deposit room~
The matter was so big that it was too hasty to put tens of thousands of troops in danger based on the words of a surrendering gentry.

Nanchang City,
Several teams of scouts went out of the city in the rain to conduct reconnaissance in three directions: east, west, and south.

Li Yu stood on the city wall, looking at the dark night sky, listening to the sound of rain, and sighed:
"If Liu Qian is here, he will definitely be able to provide us with reliable information in advance."

Several important ministers who followed behind were silent.

The focus of the Intelligence Agency has always been in Jiangbei.

As a result, intelligence collection in the southern provinces is relatively backward.

"Early tomorrow morning, navy ships will send hundreds of people across the Gan River to camp on the west bank to respond to the army."

……

This night,
The generals of Wu Army were all uneasy and could not sleep well.

The soldiers below had no idea, they were all in high spirits, thinking about the silver reward.

The 4th Army Corps was on duty at the city wall. A group of people were hiding in the city gate building, listening to the movement of the cannon fodder dispatch troops stationed at the corner of the city wall below.

But no one is envious or jealous.

The cannon fodder troops were dispatched to fight for two consecutive battles, and the bloody process was witnessed by everyone. There is a price to pay for eating meat!
The camp was brightly lit, empty wine jars were everywhere, and gnawed bones were scattered everywhere.

The drunkards cried like wolves and howled like ghosts.

The so-called women's camp was a warehouse that had been requisitioned by several former green camp soldiers. From time to time, women's screams could be heard, as well as all kinds of unbearable noises.

In the warehouse, men and women were messing around, making all sorts of ugly appearances.

suddenly,

Everyone fell silent.

A guy wrapped like a rice dumpling opened the door and wandered in~
"Third brother, why are you here in person?"

……

The wounded Zhang Laosan walked in with empty steps.

While coughing, he said:
"If you don't do this yourself, can you ask someone else to do it for you?"

Everyone laughed~
"Third brother, you are weak. Take good care of yourself and don't dry up the wound."

Zhang Laosan chuckled and said:

"I'm mainly afraid that I won't be able to get through it, and I will have regrets when I die. As the storyteller said, it would be cool to die under the peonies and become a ghost!"

Everyone laughed and quickly got up and moved out of the way.

"Third brother, you choose first!"

"Correct."

First ascending is the spiritual totem in the military.

Even the most unruly and bastard soldiers will be convinced.

Zhang Laosan himself was seriously injured and a brother died, so he won the first place. Anyone who takes this title will be convinced.

A fat black man on the kang smiled and said:
"Third brother, you will be an officer from now on. When you get to the regular army, put on the red military uniform that is more beautiful than women's clothes, but don't forget our brother. Next time you supervise a battle, raise the muzzle of your gun."

Zhang Laosan stared with blood-red eyes, scanned around and picked the target.

"It's her."

"Okay, this girl belongs to the third brother."

……

This loveless woman was originally the concubine of Wu Zhicheng, the governor of Jiangxi Province. She was lovely and pampered.

Ever since she was incorporated into the women's camp, she has become extremely popular.

Her eyes were frightened, like a helpless white sheep being held up by the two men next to her.

The fat black man joking with Zhang Laosan was carrying a bucket of water.

Wow~
Splash this woman from head to toe.

"Third brother, clean it up. Your shoulders are inconvenient. Do you want brothers to help carry a shield?"

"Go away, don't make fun of me. Go get some more wine, and be happy every day. Damn, maybe one day we will be asked to block the gun again."

"The wine is gone. All the wine rewarded from above has been drunk."

"Go buy it!"

The cannon fodder quickly collected money and put it in copper basins to buy wine.

There is a special commercial institution in Wu State-a military grocery store!
Usually, in the military camp.

During the war, they were loaded onto carts and moved with the army.

Responsible for providing the soldiers with all goods that do not violate military orders, including wine, meat, cloth, medicinal materials, boots, tobacco, etc. The sale of alcohol to any officers or soldiers is strictly prohibited.

alone,

The 1st Expeditionary Force is not included.

Employees affiliated with the Ministry of Commerce happily accepted the copper basins filled with silver.

"Would it all be replaced by wine?"

"Correct."

After a while, two large trucks loaded with wine jars drove into the camp.

On the first day, the reward money was distributed.

The next day, the silver reward returned to the army bank. Forming a perfect closed business loop!

……

the next morning,

The 1st dispatched military camp area pulled out more than 100 corpses on carts, including men and women~
Zhang Laosan is not dead,

But the wound collapsed again, which is reasonable.

So he spent another 1 min of silver to invite the old military doctor from yesterday.

The old military doctor was secretly delighted. After a simple bandage, he introduced himself:
"I am Lu Huichun, the medical officer of the 2nd Army Corps. The doctor is kind-hearted and will give you two life-saving and protective pills."

Zhang Laosan took the wax pill and thought the packaging was very exquisite.

asked:

"Is this therapy or something?"

"Headache, brain fever, occasional cold, vomiting and diarrhea, malaise, and bed curtains. In short, everything can be cured."

"Medical officer, two of my brothers violated military law and were locked up in the supply camp and whipped. Could you please help me apply some golden sore medicine?"

"it is good."

Lu Huichun left happily.

He found that he had really chosen a particularly "money" career. He could earn more than slaughtering pigs and slaughtering cows, and he had a higher status and further development.

For ease of identification.

He wrote the word "medicine" in red on his bamboo hat. He was respected by the soldiers wherever he went and was full of professional pride.

……

And Zhang Laosan also made an unexpected decision:
"Sir, I will not go to the 2nd Legion."

"Ok?"

"I want to stay in the 1st Expeditionary Army as a battalion officer, is that okay?"

The examiner's eyes were cold and he stared at him for a long time.

asked:

"Have you figured it out?"

"Yes."

"Okay, I'll help you! The commander of the 1st Battalion broke his arm and can't come back. You can make it up. The armor, official seal, and saber will be issued later."

"Thank you, sir."

Zhang Laosan knelt down on one knee and solemnly thanked him.

The merit examiner walked out of the tent and told the soldiers of the military law team:
"I heard that this guy has two older brothers who are doing hard labor?"

"Yes."

"Bring it forward. Father and son go into battle, fighting brothers. It's a favor to him!"

……

Outside Sanjiangkou Town.

A group of Wu Army light cavalry are performing a reconnaissance mission.

"Old Wu, what are the Qing soldiers busy with?"

"Humph, I was busy looking for a way out. I didn't notice that the water in the river outside was flooded."

at this time,

The forts built by Ma Zhongyi near the river were half submerged in the water and deserted, with only the triangular military flag still flying.

The abandoned Guizhou remnant soldiers no longer cared about anything and focused on collecting wood.

Door panels, furniture, tables, and trees are all included~
Shipbuilding is labor-intensive and laborious, so rafts are obviously more suitable.

Wang Shenglie was still in a coma, and the furious Zhou Xifa took a knife and chopped three local people in one go.

"next."

"Master Jun, please spare my life."

"When there is a flood, where is the safest place nearby? You are a local, so you must know."

"Master Jun, please spare my life."

Zhou Xifa was too lazy to talk nonsense and slashed with his knife.

"Next~ I don't believe it, I can't ask anything useful."

……

"The Qing army is in disarray. They don't even send sentries or scouts?"

"Old Wu, what do you want?"

"I want to do something big!"

Everyone was dumbfounded and looked at Wu Laoer with a ferocious expression.

"Captain, there are at least several thousand Qing soldiers in the town. There are only nine of us. We are not looking for anything when we rush in~"

"Coward. If you have more people, you can use it as a ball. Fighting is not based on how many people there are, but on who is bolder! I can see that these green soldiers are scared to death. They are not much better than girls."

Wu Laoer is full of pride,

Who can connect him with the honest, timid and poor "young old man" he once was?

Today's Wu Laoer looks 30 years old at most, maybe 18!
"Hurry up, do you want to do it?"

"Follow the captain and do it!" Everyone was excited and decided to leave their lives to the captain.

not long ago,

Wu Laoer was promoted to captain of the cavalry detachment and received a salary of ten or two months for his meritorious service in capturing (cutting) the flag.

……

"Feed the horses and leave one person to look after the baggage."

"Yes."

Everyone silently unloaded excess supplies from their saddles and set out into battle lightly.

The war horse happily chewed the salted grain to replenish its horsepower.

"Brothers, mount your horses."

Hurrah, everyone is in place.

Brush, 8 cavalry narrow-edged long swords are unsheathed!

"rush!"

Wu Laoer, holding a military flag in his left hand and a knife in his right hand, rushed to the front.

As the horse's speed gradually increased, the distance between the cavalrymen was reduced as much as possible.

Zhenkou,

The four Qing soldiers carrying the birthday cake were stunned.

"Run."

The one who reacted quickly threw away the wooden pole immediately, while the one who reacted slowly was pinned under Shou Cai and struggled for help.

……

The sharp cavalry sword arrived.

The Qing troops escaping along the street fell to the ground bleeding. The Qing troops in the town were stunned for a while, and they were all running away in a mess.

"Wu Jun is coming, Wu Jun cavalry is coming."

Wu Laoer had a very good tacit understanding with his war horse. When he caught up with the enemy, he used the power of his horse to gently pull open a terrible wound without using any force on his wrist.

This happy and efficient way of killing enemies filled him with passion.

He rushed down 2 miles in one breath, cut off the Weiyuan Town general's flag erected on the flagpole stone, and planted the team flag in his hand.

"Keep charging, don't let the Qing army react."

Wu Laoer had no time to turn around and charged along another stone street.

This time,
Although many Qing soldiers were killed by the collision, one person was hit by a birdshot and fell off his horse.

Wu Laoer was frightened by the sound of the gunfire. He turned around and saw a guy standing more than ten feet away who was busy loading gunpowder into the barrel.

"Tell your mother."

He shouted loudly, turned his horse and rushed towards the guy who was shooting black guns.

……

Both sides understand that victory or defeat depends only on time.

If the shotgun soldiers were reloaded first, Wu Laoer would be dead.

If Wu Laoer takes the lead~
Clang,

Under the tremendous psychological pressure, the shotgunner's hands shook nervously, and the lead bullet failed to fit into the muzzle of the gun. It fell to the ground and rolled into the drainage ditch nearby.

Everyone was stunned on the spot.

He threw away his musket and ran into the door of a mansion on the street.

A red door with a copper ring and a lion outside must be a wealthy family.

Wu Laoer controlled the horse with a knife and rushed in immediately.

(End of this chapter)