Hidden Dragon in Qing Dynasty

Recruitment for betrayal was a difficult task at the beginning. As long as a fortress surrendered, there would be more to follow suit!

After eating half of their fill, the surrendered soldiers waved the white flags to find their comrades. One by one, they stopped the carriage at the entrance of the stronghold, and started shouting towards the stronghold.

"Stop hitting us, General Xu has shown us mercy by not wanting our lives, let us eat!"

"We have already surrendered, we are eating beef and Chinese rations …" I won't lie to you guys. Although I've already made it through with my life, I still have to work hard in the Andes! "

"Forget it …" "As long as you can stay alive, then don't think too much …"

Strangely, when the topic of making these people surrender to work as laborers was mentioned, the recruitment went even smoother. This was the intelligence of those at the bottom!

If Xu Zhanbiao really took advantage of the situation, saying that he wouldn't kill the captives and give them food, and would even give money to travel back home, they wouldn't receive any punishment at all … If that was the case, then these traitors of many years would really not dare to believe it!

How could there be such a good thing in the world? You won't be punished even if you rebel and don't kill your head?

Right now, Xu Zhanbiao wanted to use hard laborers to exchange for a death sentence.

The canned beef was so fragrant that even the wind could blow through the camp. The temperature of the northwest part of the place was already -10 degrees Celsius.

Under the moonlight, she was even more beautiful than the stars in Stellar Gorge!

"I can't take it anymore, give me some meat to eat and I'll surrender …" The second camp finally opened, and the starved ghost s rushed out to face the northwest cold wind and stuffed the meat in their mouths.

One, Two... Seven or eight... More and more strongholds surrendered under the temptation of the prisoners' persuasion and food!

It was not even five in the morning yet, all the fortresses on the high ground of the Gobi Desert on both sides of the Stellar Gorge Pass had all surrendered, and the lines of defense formed from over thirty fortresses had completely fallen under the control of the Shu Army.

"Good, good, good …" This time, the Stellar Gorge has become a metal chain that binds Yaqub. As long as we can firmly control this place, we can control the entrance to Xinjiang! "

"Haha, the An Province is already safe. Unless those madmen dare to leave the Azure Sea …" Taking a detour around Qinghai and walking on Qaidam? Going to the Wild Horse Springs? Walk the Party river to the Dunhuang? "

"Pah …" Hungry to the point of starving them to death! Don't forget that the locals don't share the same intention as them. As long as they dare to strut around in the locals' territory, the marshal will have ten thousand ways to kill them! "

The Stellar Gorge's assault in the night had completely changed the structure of the Western Regions, because there were only two paths to the Central Plains. One was to go to the Stellar Gorge, and the other was to go to the southern border.

However, the Southern Wilderness had always been bordered by a safe and secluded area, and the Tibetan area had always been extremely loyal to the Qing Ting.

Furthermore, both sides had completely different religious beliefs. The people in the southern desert in the Tibetan area were not pleasing to the eye towards. As long as Yaqub dared to rob the Southern Wilderness to invade the Central Plains, he would definitely be stopped!

What was even worse was that the altitude of the Tibetan Plateau was much higher than that of the southern basin. Once a conflict broke out, one side would start from the top, while the other side would start from the bottom!

If he could win, then Yaqub would really be a war god!

Therefore, the southern border could only send a small group of enemy troops. It was absolutely impossible for a large army to cross the border, and if Yaqub and the Ganshan pars dorsalis wanted to invade Gansu or even the Central Plains, they could only take the Stellar Gorge's side.

"Set up our cannons and send a signal to the back …" The more artillery shells, the better... With this terrain, as long as there are cannons, I can leave a thousand soldiers behind to defend this place! "

"Hurry up and fix the rest of the brothers. The reserve team should have a good night's rest, right?" At dawn, you will cut off three paths to rush out of the Stellar Gorge and charge straight towards the Hami! "

"Call me!" Hit the enemy in the stomach, increase the fear... lure all of the enemy troops from the Hami Hall and the Western Town Hall to the front line of Stellar Gorge … "

"Only then will His Majesty's Expedition pass by safely!"

"We obey the general's order!" The surrounding Cavalry s who were preparing for battle roared out and began to lead their troops to gather!

At this moment, the captive storekeeper who was about to starve to death came over and gave the order as well. This old one has helped the general bring it back! "

"old shopkeeper, quickly get up! This time, it's all thanks to the old man's scheme. I lost a lot of brothers … Right, I still don't know how to address this old man. "

"I am Cao Jiuling …" The people from the central government! "

Oh, so it's Shopkeeper Cao. On behalf of the entire army, I thank old shopkeeper!

"I don't dare, I don't dare …" The general saved his life and was grateful to be reborn. When he returned home, he would set up the memorial tablet for the general! Furthermore, the general doesn't say that this old man has rendered meritorious services. Actually, I just saw that the general has brought quite a bit of military rations … "

"I'm in the business here. I can tell from a glance that these rations will last for more than a month, even for an army of ten thousand people …" To put it bluntly, the general probably already had this plan in mind. "

"Hahaha …" Old sir is smart, do you know what my nickname is? " "Our general's family calls him General Pumpkin!" "General Pumpkin!"

"Ah?" General Pumpkin? "This nickname …" The people from the caravan were shocked. A great general had come up with such a nickname?

Xu Zhanbiao did not say anything, but his trusted aide explained it for him, "My family's general lives in poverty, his days are really unbearable, so he went with an uncle to the monastery to become a cultivator, and also learned how to read and write during the monastery!"

"Later on, the disaster at home was so severe that even the Taoist temple could not support the Taoists anymore. The general could only bring a group of young Taoists down the mountain to steal pumpkins!"

"At that time, the general stole pumpkins to feed the poor old Daoist and the surrounding commoners, but he also offended the local landlords …"

"They are conflicted over whether they should surround the Three Purities Monastery and force them to hand over their generals …" In order to not implicate the Taoist temple, the general could only return to the mortal world and leave his hometown.

Cao Jiuling asked with a sigh, "The general is a great general from Shu. Where did he come from?"

"Shunqing Prefecture, Xizhong Prefecture …"

"Ouch …" Heavenly Province, it's causing such a famine? "

"Haha, not all Heavenly Province are paradise! The mountainous areas are also in dire straits. In addition to the excessive taxes levied by the War Flat Hair, they will not be able to survive! "

Xu Zhanbiao let out a long sigh, "When I was young, I was really scared because of hunger, so ever since I led my troops to war, I had been paying extra attention to the issue of food and military supplies … "Furthermore, I have developed a problem with this. The first thing I need to do to find out more about the enemy military is the price of food on their side!"

"I'm not lying. I knew that the world is the place where you eat the most …" The rebel army is still human, even if they believe in a different religion than us, their language is still different … But we still have to eat! "

"As long as you are human, you need to live a good life, and eating your fill is the most basic part! In my eyes, food is also a weapon, and the most effective one! "

"During the first few months of autumn, this spy already told me that the price of food in the Hami has skyrocketed and that the people no longer have anything to eat!"

"This is our chance, this is our weapon to fight for the hearts of the people!" Pass my command... This time, we have to bring more portable military rations with us! "

"The people who are suffering are divided up... Let them know who's good and who's bad! "

"General, please be merciful!" "Please accept this old man's bow …" The entire caravan bowed in respect!