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Volume 1: Fierce Battle in Changsha Chapter 7: Why Counterattack

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    In the gatehouse of the Chaling City School Ground, more than a dozen men filed in. They were dressed in different styles. Many of them were unkempt and unkempt. The gatehouse was already cramped. As soon as these people came in, the boss felt a pungent smell.  The sour smell followed, making Xiao Yungui almost lose his breath.

    Damn it, how long have these people not taken a shower?  Although Lin Fengxiang and Li Kaifang also had some smell on their bodies, it was not that bad. Xiao Yungui, a rich man, suppressed the nausea in his heart. After thinking about it for a while, he realized that they were all poor people, running around all day long to make ends meet.  Are you able to take a shower?  It is said that many poor people in this era only took three baths in their lives, once when they were born, once when they got married, and once after death.

    Compared with the clay legs of the Tiandihui, Lin Fengxiang's clay legs are much cleaner. The reason is very simple. The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom believed in worshiping God. Hong Xiuquan hated whips and clothes that harbor dirt and evil, so he started the Jintian Uprising.  Since then, the Taiping Army has formulated strict hygiene requirements. Their "General Marching Guidelines" and "Camping Rules" have explicit orders requiring Taiping Army soldiers not to defecate anywhere and pay attention to personal hygiene. They have also invited doctors from various disciplines to accompany the army.  , reduce the probability of non-combat attrition.

    Xiao Yungui sighed secretly, the rules of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom are still very good. In this era, if you really get sick, it is indeed difficult to treat. Therefore, it is particularly important to pay attention to hygiene and reduce the chance of getting sick. Once the disease spreads, it is easy for someone to get sick.  An army loses its combat effectiveness.  At that moment, I also secretly made up my mind. If these people really want to join the Taiping Army later, the first thing to do is to ask them to take a shower!

    When Lin Fengxiang saw everyone gathered, he shouted loudly: "Everyone, this is our True Destiny, Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, Savior, Heavenly Brother, Christ, Prince, Imperial Edict, Holy Spirit, God's Rain, Lightning, Youbi, and Military Master, His Highness the King of the West, come and pay homage."  Let's go!" This tongue-twisting title made Xiao Yungui himself a little dizzy. Lin Fengxiang actually remembered that it was rare to have such a solid title, and he didn't know what to do with such a long title?

    Half of the dozen or so people were older than Xiao Yungui, and some of them were already gray-haired. When they heard Lin Fengxiang's shout and the large number of titles, they were dumbfounded, and everyone was shocked.  The man in front of him was a real high-ranking official, and he fell to his knees in darkness.

    Everyone knelt down, and Xiao Yungui heard someone whisper: "Brother Li, who is this Prince of Jidu?" Another person whispered: "Don't fucking ask, it's such a long name anyway.  You will know that he is a high official in the Kingdom of Heaven.¡±

    Xiao Yungui suppressed his smile, but he felt uncomfortable with a large group of people kneeling in front of him, so he thought about getting up to help him. Li Kaifang on the side gently pulled the corner of his clothes. Xiao Yungui looked back and saw  Li Kaifang slowly shook her head and signaled that she should not help him. Xiao Yungui was stunned for a moment, but still stopped.

    Li Kaifang leaned into his ear and whispered: "If His Highness the King of the West wants to conquer these people, he must first establish his power and let them distinguish themselves as soon as they come up. Don't show too much kindness, otherwise you will not be able to convince everyone."  ah."

    Xiao Yungui hummed softly, thinking to himself that Li Kaifang was much more sophisticated than Lin Fengxiang, didn't he just have to show off his momentum to convince others?  I can play even better!  After everyone kowtowed and paid homage, he said, "All good men, please rise."

    After everyone stood up, Xiao Yungui held his breath and carefully looked at these heroes of the Heaven and Earth Society. Lin Fengxiang came forward and wanted to name each of them one by one, but Xiao Yungui raised his hand to stop and said: "Well, let all the heroes report themselves."  The family is ready." He also wanted to take this opportunity to introduce himself to see if there was anyone available among these people.

    At that moment, everyone started announcing themselves. Xiao Yungui's face darkened. He really had no discipline at all. Thinking of Li Kaifang's words, he couldn't help shouting loudly: "Come one by one! It's such a mess, who should I listen to?"  go?!"

    He startled himself when he shouted. His voice was so loud, it was like thunder in his ears. It really matched the image of Xiao Chaogui, a brave general.  However, when he stopped shouting, these people were startled. They looked at each other and shrank back, and no one dared to speak anymore.  Xiao Yungui sighed, he really couldn't expect too much from the courage of these mud-legged people.

    Just as they were disappointed, one of the people stood out from the crowd and said with clasped fists: "I am a member of Tong Qiang Sheng, a native of Taiping Prefecture, Anhui Province. His hometown was hit by a disaster in his early years and he fled to Hunan. Thanks to all the brothers of the Tiandihui, you can support him and sit down in the hall.  The leader of the mouth, when he heard about the arrival of the Heavenly Soldiers of the King of the West, he brought eighty-three of his brothers to join him!"

    " Xiao Yungui said oh, this man is quite courageous. He talks freely and has some rules. He looks like he has studied. He immediately asked: "I heard you speak, have you studied?"

    That Tong Qiangsheng nodded and said: "When I was a child, my family still had a small amount of money, so I went to private school for a few years."

    Xiao Yungui nodded slightly, thinking that this person can be used. There is no shortage of fierce people at this time, so heThe scholar who lacked the brains to understand immediately nodded and said: "Well, it turns out to be Brother Tong, please sit down."

    There are no extra seats in this concierge.  There was only one chair that Xiao Yungui was sitting on. He said this deliberately because he wanted to see how Tong Qiangsheng would respond.  The Tong Qiangsheng raised his eyebrows slightly, but in the blink of an eye he seemed to have an idea. He cupped his fists and thanked him, turned around and walked to the side, sat cross-legged on the ground, and looked at Xiao Yungui neither humble nor overbearing.

    Xiao Yungui was overjoyed. This person was able to adapt well and was a useful talent. However, his face remained calm as he pointed to the next person and said, "It's your turn!"

    The next one seemed to be stuttering, and it took him a long time to explain his story clearly. Xiao Yungui shook his head secretly, but also called him brother and asked him to sit down. This person had more than fifty people under his command.  The man went over to sit next to Tong Qiangsheng and imitated him by sitting cross-legged on the ground.

    Among the next dozen or so people, there was no decent person. Xiao Yungui was disappointed, but he was not too discouraged. He did not intend to send these people to the front line to fight, to fill the scene, and to be strong.  It is still possible to have prestige and help wave the flag, but you must first make them completely convinced of yourself.

    At that moment, Xiao Yungui put on a serious look, looked around at everyone in the room with his eyes widened, and asked loudly: "Why do you heroes want to surrender to me?"

    When he asked, the people sitting cross-legged on the ground began to discuss in low voices again. Tong Qiangsheng was the first to answer loudly: "Of course I will follow the Kingdom of Heaven to fight against the Qing Dynasty!" Someone took the lead, and everyone started to echo loudly.

    Xiao Yungui hummed and asked again: "Then why do you want to rebel against the Qing Dynasty?!"

    Tong Qiangsheng was startled for a moment, then stood up slowly and said: "Why does His Highness the King of the West ask this question? Why did the King of the West rebel against the Qing Dynasty? Why do we rebel against the Qing Dynasty! We all came from a miserable background, and the Qing Dynasty forced us to survive.  Of course, we must oppose it! Your Highness the King of the West, you should have heard this poem, right? Eight hundred Miao Jiang Pavilion Jia Chai, scattered into thirty-six lawsuits, teams of foxes and tigers are powerful, villages and villages ride horses and eat meat. Horses eat meat  A hoe is worth money, but it is pitiful to hoe until it is seven. The lush green forest turns into black ground, and the sky is filled with smoke and no blue sky."

    As he talked, Tong Qiangsheng walked up to the crowd and became angrier as he spoke: "We farmers have a saying when we hoe the land: one hoe is for officials, two is for officials, three is for officials, four is for officials, five is for six.  The hoe man takes care of the work, hoeing everything to his own property. After a year of hard work, seventy-eight percent of the harvest has been exploited by the evil gentry of the government. In the good years, we could barely make ends meet, but in recent years, the government has exploited us.  Rizhong, which family sitting here has never sold their children? Who has never starved to death? Who has not been bullied by corrupt officials and evil gentry? King Xi, please tell me, why do you want to fight against the Qing Dynasty?!"

    When Xiao Chaogui heard this, he was not angry but laughed. He burst into laughter. Tong Qiangsheng's expression changed and he said slightly angrily: "King Xi, I can tell you what is untrue in what I said, but there is no need to make fun of me!"

    This boy is only twenty-seven or eight years old. He is indeed a bit brave, and he has studied. Although people like Tiandi Hui have their own mouths, from what he said just now, it can be seen that everyone is following him. Just because of him  He is literate and has a higher level of knowledge than others, so he seems to stand out among a group of illiterate people.  Xiao Yungui secretly wanted to trick this kid into buying his life first, and others would naturally follow.

    At that moment, Xiao Yungui stopped laughing, his face darkened, and he shouted sternly: "You are just rebelling because you can't survive anymore? Then I ask you, if one day a high-ranking official from Qingyao recruits you, will you still rebel?!  If the Qing Yao Sect provides rice and grain relief, will you rebel?! If your family is more prosperous and still has some food left over, will you rebel?! Huh?!"

    Xiao Yungui¡¯s discontinuation made Tong Qiangsheng and others¡¯ expressions change. Many people lowered their heads and became silent.  To be honest, who would be willing to commit suicide and behead someone if they could survive?  Who wants to live a life of licking blood with a knife when you have a safe life to eat?  When Xiao Chaogui asked, these honest farm men couldn't help but lower their heads.

    Xiao Yungui took a step forward, glared at them and shouted: "I tell you, why do I want to fight against the evil spirits! This bastard court takes away our food and money as taxes every year, but it raises a group of bastard corrupt officials."  Officials, soldiers and lackeys are here to guard and oppress us people! What to guard against us?! Just to guard against our rebellion! As long as we don¡¯t rebel, they can continue to oppress us! Why do we have to feed a group of people to oppress us every day?! It stands to reason that we have been fed.  They, they should work for the welfare of our people and benefit the people! But they come to oppress the people and make it difficult for us powerless people to survive, so we kill officials and rebel!"

    " Xiao Chaogui's words made everyone's eyes brighten. Yes, why do we have to feed our officers and soldiers to oppress ourselves?

    Xiao Yungui took another step and shouted sternly: "There are still Manchus who have occupied our Han lands for nearly two hundred years. Those fat Manchus and Bannermen can have food and clothing without having to work, and they are everywhere.They are superior to us Han people in every aspect, why should they?  !  Not counting the fact that the Manchus occupied our rivers and mountains and stole our land, they also forced us to shave our heads and change clothes!  What did we Han people wear in the past?  !  Who of you still remembers?  !  I rebelled for the sake of peace in the world, killing all corrupt officials, expelling the Tartars, and restoring the Han dynasty!  "

    After Xiao Yungui finished speaking solemnly, everyone fell silent. Xiao Yungui's face did not turn red. In fact, in his heart, he never thought about expelling the Tartars, let alone Han clothes.  Decades after the founding of the People's Republic of China, how many people wear Hanfu?  He couldn't think of these words at first, but Dong Wang Yang Xiuqing and Xiao Chaogui had said these words in the past, and had said them to many brothers and sisters of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. Anyway, now they were just for fooling these people, and Xiao Yungui used them without any blush.

    He did not expect that these great principles could make a big difference in these mud-legged people, nor did he expect that anything could awaken their national consciousness. But just like Tong Qiang stood out from the crowd, he must let them know that he, the King of the West,  Unlike them, he had a nobler reason for rebelling. He had the world in mind and saw a longer term than they did, so he could be above them and lead them!  As long as the superiority and inferiority can be distinguished, that is enough.

    Whether the reasons for rebellion can be realized is another matter. By then, Xiao Yungui may have figured out how to travel back in time and return to modern times to continue living happily.

    After hearing this, Tong Qiangsheng let out a long sigh and said, "His Royal Highness the King of the West really sees things more profoundly than we do. The King of the West has the world in mind, and we can't do as well."

    Xiao Chaogui snorted and pointed to the door and said: "I have finished my words. Anyone who enters this door will follow me to rebel to the end. No matter how high-ranking the demon is, he recruits and surrenders, no matter how high-ranking the demon is and whether he sends rice and food to support him, we will all  You must make up your mind and move forward! You must not look back or have any second thoughts! If you are unwilling to do so, you can leave now! Those who stay must obey my orders! Of course, I will not let those who follow me  He will suffer a loss, and that¡¯s for sure if he has enough to eat and drink!¡±

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