Vow to die at the end of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 190 Coming Out of the Mountain ([-])

After the army finished resting in Lu'an Prefecture City, Qiu Tianxing left two standing battalions to garrison Lu'an Prefecture City, and left a reserve battalion to rush to make gunpowder and explosive packages, and then led the rest of the troops to march eastward. towards.

The team was getting bigger, and the march was mighty and mighty for as much as [-] miles. Coupled with all kinds of equipment, the team was even more bloated.The troops were crowded together, and the roads were damaged by the Tartars, so it was very difficult to travel.Therefore, Qiu Tianxing dispatched the third battalion as the vanguard to open roads and build bridges when encountering water, which made the march smoother.

Zhang Liansheng, the commander of the third battalion, led the troops all the way to the east, and his goal was directed at Hefei, the capital city of Luzhou, more than 100 miles away.

Walking in the middle of the army, Zhang Liansheng's heart suddenly felt proud, and he finally mastered more than ten thousand soldiers and horses again.During those days in the mountains, the three or two big cats and kittens under him almost made him feel aggrieved to death.For those who have had power but lost it, that feeling is really uncomfortable.

Now that the headquarters is out of the mountain, there is a tendency to move eastward to Jiangning. If Jiangning City can be captured, then I am afraid that it will become the leader of the anti-Tartar forces in the world.At that time, the security regiment will no longer be a local force, but a force that can almost compete with the Tartars politically.Thinking of this, Zhang Liansheng became excited, and he couldn't restrain his excitement, so he shouted loudly.

"Comrades! Hurry up! The official pavilion is ahead, and we will have lunch at the official pavilion!"

"Yes!"

The group members roared in unison, because they heard that they would have lunch soon, and all the group members became happy.The pace that had been slowing down could not help but speed up.It's just that the plan is not as good as changing. After walking for a few miles, a broken bridge appeared in front of the soldiers of the third battalion.

There is no way, the third battalion can only stop and repair the broken bridge before moving on.Just walking around like this, it wasn't until the third day that Sanying arrived at Hefei, the capital city of Luzhou Prefecture.

At this time, the city of Hefei was already panicked and turbulent.Because the reputation of the security regiment is too appalling, almost worse than the peasant army like Li Chuang.After the Tartars entered the customs, as long as they surrendered, they could still keep their rich life, but they had to hand over most of the family's belongings to the Tartars.Even so, compared to those mud-legged people, I am still their god and can dominate everything about them.But when the security team came, it was different. They would confiscate the homes of all the wealthy households for the crime of traitors, and send their relatives who had lived in luxury to send them to labor camps, and let them die in labor camps.Then distribute the land that originally belonged to them to those mud-legged people, so that those mud-legged people can get something for nothing.Why?The land of my own family was accumulated by my ancestors through generations of diligent and thrifty family management, and it was handed down by the ancestors!
Thinking that the gangsters were going to come and kill me, exhaust my relatives to death, and even rob the family's lifeblood - the land.These people gritted their teeth with hatred, wishing they could tear up the gangsters, bite off a piece of meat and swallow it alive.It's just that no one is strong in the situation. Although I have some money, my strength is not as good as that of the bandits.Therefore, many landlords and wealthy households wanted to flee the city with their families, but the gates of the city were closed for the past few days, and they could not escape.I can only stay at home in fear and pray for the blessings of gods and Buddhas all over the sky. If the gangsters retreat, I will offer some catties of sesame oil and some taels of money.

Not only the big households in the city, but also the [-] Tartar soldiers. Although they were quite a number, more than enough to defend the city, according to the reports from the spies, there were hundreds of thousands of bandits coming to Hefei densely.This huge difference in numbers has demoralized the soldiers in the city, and they have little fighting spirit.

Thinking that a [-] army was about to approach the city, the Tartar officers and soldiers in the city panicked. No one thought that the city of Hefei could still be defended.In the past few days, the prefect of Hefei desperately asked the provincial capital Jiangning for reinforcements, but what he got was an order to forcibly defend the city.

The lack of reinforcements made the morale of the soldiers drop. Many of the backbone of the [-] troops defending the city had fought against Chen Chen in Fengyang Mansion.When the first battalion had only [-] to [-] troops, they couldn't beat the first battalion. Now that the regiment headquarters' [-] troops are about to approach the city, how can this give them the confidence to resist?
Just when the city wall was full of soldiers, everyone held weapons and looked at the three battalions below the city in horror.Zhang Liansheng had already ordered his troops to stop one mile in front of the west city gate.

Looking at the tall city wall in front of him, Zhang Liansheng had an irresistible impulse in his heart, that is, he wished to rush to the city wall with his tens of thousands of regiments, take Hefei in one go, and add a lot of merit to himself.Fortunately, he still has a little sobriety, knowing that he can't conquer Hefei with 1 horses in his hands.So he started to take on the role of vanguard officer again. After retreating the troops for three miles, Zhang Liansheng found a flat piece of land and began to set up camp on it.

In the entire third battalion, except for one brigade to monitor the Tartars, the rest of the squadron-sized troops cut down trees to build camps, and dug wells in the camps to ensure the supply of drinking water for the army.

Therefore, the Tartars in Hefei watched the third battalion set up their camps, but they dared not go out of the city to fight.

When Qiu Tianxing brought a large army to the city of Hefei the next day, a simple camp that could house 7 horses was completed.The outer wall of the camp is made of fences, and there are sharp horses outside the fence, and there are several arrow towers inside the fence, which are also used as a lookout.Hundreds of tents are scattered inside the camp, and hundreds of wells have been dug.Fortunately, there are many water sources here in Hefei, and the wells don't need to be dug too deep to produce water.It's just that the camp was first built, with low defense, and the strong labor intensity made the regiment members exhausted.Fortunately, the Tartars did not take the opportunity to attack the camp, otherwise Zhang Liansheng might not be able to resist it.

Qiu Tianxing led the army into the camp. At this time, Zhang Liansheng had already prepared enough hot water, and bowls of half-hot boiling water immediately warmed up the dusty regiment members and relieved a lot of fatigue.It is already October now, the weather is getting cooler, and it is a very happy thing to be able to drink hot water.

After settling down the army, Qiu Tianxing brought a squadron of guard battalion to a hundred paces in front of Hefei City. Looking at the city in front of him, Qiu Tianxing tried to surrender.so he cried.

"The army of the security regiment has arrived. You still have a way to survive when the traitors surrender. If you don't surrender, your heads will fall!"

This place is still far away from the city gate, and a person's voice cannot pass through.The regiment members behind Qiu Tianxing had already cooperated tacitly.After hearing Qiu Tianxing's words, they shouted in unison.

"The army of the security regiment has arrived. You still have a way to survive when the traitors surrender. If you don't surrender, your heads will fall!"

The voices of the three hundred people were so loud that the ears of the tartars on the city gate were buzzing.

For a while, the Tartars on the city gate panicked.

(End of this chapter)