Late Qing Dynasty Executioner

Chapter 137 The Escaped One

After receiving the news of Le Bao's defeat, Rong Zhao initially hoped that Chen Gu would not come out. After all, it was a fact known to everyone that Chen Gu did not have many troops.

In Rongzhao's opinion, since Chen Gui did not come out from the beginning, his strength must have been damaged to some extent after the battle with Lebao, so it is even more impossible for him to come out.

At least he won't come out in the short term.

But to everyone's surprise, Chen Gu actually brought out his troops the next day, and his target was Jiangjin County.

Rong Zhao was now completely at a loss. Although he didn't know the specific process of the battle in the mountain stronghold, even Le Bao, who led 8,000 Green Camp soldiers and 1,000 Eight Banners soldiers, could not defeat Chen Gu. Then Rong Zhao had no confidence at all with his 2,000 Green Camp soldiers even in a battle to defend the city.

"Uncle Cai, what should we do now?"

During the Qing Dynasty, every chief official had his own advisor to help him with his affairs. Among them, the advisor from Shaoxing was the most famous. A large family like the Zhangjia clan had some scholars of their own, so there was no need to hire an advisor from outside.

Li Youcai's ancestors were slaves of Zhangjia clan. After Agui became rich, he selected many clever children from his family to educate them.

Li Youcai was one of the best among them. He originally followed Na Yancheng in Chongqing. When Rong Zhao returned to Jiangjin, Na Yancheng was worried that Rong Zhao was too young to deal with the ten major clans in Jiangjin, so he sent Li Youcai to Rong Zhao.

Li Youcai bowed to Rong Zhao and said with a wry smile: "Young Master, at this moment, there is no better way to choose except to leave Jiangjin, Chongqing, and Sichuan immediately!"

"Leave?" Rong Zhao said hesitantly, "I am the magistrate of Jiangjin County, the head of a county. How can I abandon the city and flee? If I do this, where will Grandpa be placed, and where will Zhang Jiashi be placed?"

"What else can we do if we don't flee?" Li Youcai advised, "Even the young master and Governor Lebao with thousands of troops are no match for the bandit army. With only the two thousand Green Camp troops in Jiangjin County, staying here is just waiting to die in vain."

"Then can't we fight the enemy army to the death?" Rong Zhao naturally didn't want to leave like this. It was easy to run away, but after running away, his official career would be completely ruined.

"No, not to mention that we can't win, fighting to the death will only result in a few more deaths. There will definitely be no reinforcements in the short term. Sichuan is short of troops, and it is difficult to defend everywhere. It is impossible for them to come to rescue Jiangjin County.

Moreover, we can't hold out for a few days. The gap in combat power between the two sides is only secondary. Don't forget, young master, the ten major clans in Jiangjin County are unreliable.

More importantly, those 2,000 Green Camp soldiers might not be reliable. The spies reported that the rebel army not only dispatched 1,000 troops from its own army, but also 2,000 surrendered Green Camp soldiers among them.

Since the rebel army dared to bring those Green Camp soldiers out, it proved that those Green Camp soldiers had completely surrendered to the other side. Under this situation, there is no guarantee that the 2,000 Green Camp soldiers in the city would not have second thoughts, and it is possible that they have all secretly surrendered to the rebel army.

The worst situation at that time is that in the entire Jiangjin County, only the young master's followers want to defend the city, and the rest of the city is full of enemies!" Li Youcai analyzed.

Rong Zhao couldn't help but be frightened and broke out in cold sweats. What Li Youcai said was not unreasonable, but the ten major clans in Jiangjin County were definitely unreliable, otherwise the bandit army would not have been able to develop. At this time, the two thousand Green Camp troops in Jiangjin County were originally prepared for the ten major clans in Jiangjin County.

But who could have imagined that in just ten days, the world had changed so dramatically that even the two thousand Green Camp soldiers could not be relied upon.

The treatment of the Green Camp Army was extremely poor, and they were composed of Han people, so it was normal that they were unreliable. If there were 2,000 Eight Banners in the city, Rong Zhao would never have the intention to escape. "But where can I escape to?" Rong Zhao asked somewhat dejectedly.

"Besides returning to the capital, there are many places in the world to go." Li Youcai frowned and thought for a while, then said, "My suggestion is to go to Guangzhou in the south, where not only is the business flourishing, but the people are also quite tough.

After that, the young master can do business and make money while training new troops for future plans.

The rise of the rebel army and the corruption of Sichuan are inevitable, and the imperial court is exhausted. It took several years to wipe out the White Lotus Sect, not to mention such a powerful rebel army. If the rebel army cannot be suppressed with thundering means, the corruption of the whole country will be imminent.

The old master's students and former officials are spread all over the world. As long as the young master can obtain the old master's consent and have the old master's support in the court, the young master can slowly develop in Guangzhou and will not be without achievements in the future.

Maybe, in the end, it will be you, young master, who can save the world!"

Li Youcai's words rekindled Rong Zhao's hope. If the world was at peace, his life would indeed be over if he ran away. But if the world was in chaos, his running away would mean that he would have a chance to survive.

My great-grandfather Agui did have many students and former officials all over the world. If my grandfather was really willing to support him in the court, he would definitely be able to thrive in Guangzhou. The more corrupt the world was, the greater his chances would be.

Now Rong Zhao hopes that Chen Gu can cause chaos in Sichuan, and it would be best if he can then fight his way out of Sichuan.

Therefore, many things have two sides. People who are good at seizing opportunities can find the side that is beneficial to them in any environment.

In fact, the Green Camp Army was not as weak as Rong Zhao had imagined. The reason why the 7,000 Green Camp Army under Le Bao were incorporated so quickly was that the casualties in the first charge were too great and the speed was too fast.

In addition, a fire at night directly burned the main general and 1,800 soldiers. This greatly stimulated the morale of the Green Camp Army. After losing their main general, they had no choice but to surrender to Chen Gu.

Even so, the generals in the army still took away half of the people, but later they were ambushed by Lao Piao, who killed some generals who wanted to resist and took the remaining Green Camp soldiers back.

It is normal for soldiers to surrender, but it is not so easy for generals to surrender, especially when the generals are on the side of the court. After the generals surrender, their families will be in a dilemma.

We are all born by our parents, and no one would completely ignore their family.

Of the two thousand Green Camp soldiers originally in Jiangjin County, four captains of the fifth rank did receive Chen Gu's letter of surrender and had contact and talks with the Green Camp soldiers sent by Chen Gu.

But as to whether to surrender to Chen Gu, the four thousand men were very hesitant. They would certainly not be able to win the battle, but it would be easy to run to Chongqing to strengthen Chongqing's military strength and atone for their sins.

They were just about to discuss something with Rongzhao, but they found that Rongzhao had actually run away. This was undoubtedly the last straw that broke the camel's back.

(End of this chapter)