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Volume 1: Fierce Battle in Changsha Chapter 275: Reincarnation

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    However, Luo Gang led his troops to pursue the defeated soldiers to Yangzhou City, and found that thousands of Qing troops were already deployed in dangerous areas outside Yangzhou City, so he ordered forward Xie Jinzhang to send troops to fight. However, he found that this Qing army was well prepared and well-defended.  Seeing that he could not gain any advantage, his Taiping troops scattered in pursuit and lacked strength, Luo Gangyou ordered Xie Jinzhang and other troops to stop the pursuit and return to the Jiangbei camp to clean up the battlefield.

    After the battle, the Taiping Army captured a lot of money. The Qing army fled with almost no money or food. Even the family letters of Qishan, Shengbao and others were seized by the Taiping Army.  According to preliminary calculations, the Taiping Army seized tens of thousands of shotguns, more than a thousand carrying guns, 60,000 kilograms of red powder, 40,000 kilograms of lead, and piles of swords, guns, bows and arrows in this battle.  From each camp, they also found tens of thousands of taels of gold, more than two million taels of silver, 70,000 dans of rice, flour, grain and grass, tens of thousands of dans of various goods such as bolts of silk and satin, tea leaves, raw silk, salt, wine, groceries, opium, tobacco, and soil. The entire Jiangbei camp could not be reached.  It looks like a military camp, more like a huge market warehouse.

    Although Luo Gang had expected to get a lot of money from this battle, but after seeing the list of seizures reported by various ministries later, he couldn't help but exclaimed: "Qing Yao is really rich. It's a pity that the emperor spent so much money and food.  But he has raised a group of self-enriched soldiers and generals, how can he be invincible?"

    Subsequently, the various departments of the Taiping Army happily transported the captured materials back to Zhenjiang for storage. Grain, grass, and gunpowder were supplied to the nearby Guazhou garrison. More than 5,000 prisoners of the Qing army were also escorted back to Zhenjiang to prepare for transformation and incorporation.  Compared with the huge gains, the price of more than 3,000 casualties paid by the Taiping Army was still very worthwhile. It was impossible for the Qing army to reorganize the Jiangbei camp in the short term.

    It was already evening when the good news came back to Xiao Yungui. After reading the good news, Xiao Yungui breathed a sigh of relief and said to Hong Yun'er, who was sitting quietly aside to help him review the official documents: "The Jiangbei camp is over.  The big boulder on our Su Nan's head has been lifted."

    Hong Yun'er raised her head and smiled and said: "Yes, without the Jiangbei Camp. It will be easier for us to go back to Tianjing and fool those princes into sending troops to Anhui and Hubei." At this point, Hong Yun'er paused and asked: "  Will there be heavy losses in this battle?"

    Xiao Yungui said: "Kill one thousand enemies and lose eight hundred to yourself. There are always losses in wars, but the losses in this battle are still slightly smaller. More than 900 people were killed and more than 2,000 were injured. But Luo Gang reported that  The seizure was a pleasant surprise. These Manchus are very business-savvy, and they can do both business and war well, and the business is all done in a grand military camp."

    Xiao Yungui said and handed the battle report to Hong Yun'er. Hong Yun'er looked at it and said with a smile: "Another windfall. The life of Emperor Xianfeng in Beijing is really hard. Sooner or later, this country will be defeated by these corrupt officials.  Empty."

    Xiao Yungui touched his nose and smiled: "Since ancient times, the downfall of every dynasty started with its own government. The Manchu government was so rotten that it cannot be saved. The so-called Tongzhi resurgence in history is just a return to glory. Since we  Come. We will end the Manchu Qing Dynasty in advance."

    Hong Yun'er nodded, picked up another official document and said: "This is a document to be reported to Tianjing. It mainly talks about the prisoners coming to Beijing. The names of the Qing Dynasty generals we captured in the battle of Suzhou, Hangzhou and Shanghai are all  Do you want to take another look at it? Once the official document is issued, these people will definitely be punished."

    Xiao Yungui said oh, took the list and read it carefully.  When he and Hong Yun'er came out of Suzhou, they took dozens of prisoners of the Qing court, including Zhang Guoliang, He Chun, Dexing'a, Liu Cunhou, Lai Zhenhai, Li Xinming, Hu Songlin, Hu Yuankun, Feng Zicai, etc.  We need to bring prisoners to Beijing.  Then the two received news that Shengbao would bring reinforcements to the Jiangbei camp.  Therefore, the two of them headed to Zhenjiang with a large number of people entering the capital. Now that the Jiangbei camp was defeated, the matter of returning to Tianjing was put on the agenda again.

    Judging from the attitude of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom towards the captured Qingyao generals, these people on the list will inevitably die.  Xiao Yungui thought for a moment and said, "What's the attitude of these people lately?"

    Hong Yun'er stood up and walked to him and said: "Zhang Guoliang begs the jailer to say something nice to the King of the West every day. He wants to survive more strongly than anyone else. He Chun, he said nothing all day long and slept after eating.  , slept well and ate, and seemed to have accepted his fate. Dexing'a cursed all day long, and Liu Cunhou wrote some poems all day long. He wanted to imitate a loyal minister and righteous man like Wen Tianxiang, and leave a poem to express his will before he died. "

    Xiao Yungui sighed and said, "He deserves it?!"

    Hong Yun'er continued: "Lai Zhenhai has been confused all day long, Li Xinming has been clamoring for revenge all day long, and the Hu family father and son are locked together and talking about family matters all day long, but it can be seen that the two of them are still unwilling to die like this, while Feng Zicai is  He seems to be an extremely bachelor, and he keeps practicing martial arts every day in prison. Everyone else is begging for their lives. Since being arrested, you have not interrogated anyone, killed anyone, or released anyone. None of these people know  What on earth are you going to do? You are so ruthless. You don¡¯t care if you come in. After being locked up in that cell for so long, the energy of these people has long been worn away.¡±Xiao Yungui looked at the list and said slowly: "Zhang Guoliang committed too many crimes, and as the culprit who caused heavy losses to our army in the Battle of Suzhou, he must die! He Chun and Du Xing'a are Manchu generals. Needless to say, they deserve to die.  ! Liu Cunhou wants to be a loyal minister of the Manchus, so we will help him. Li Xinming wants revenge, so naturally we can't give him this chance. You order people to bring the father and son of the Hu family, Feng Zicai and Lai Zhenhai separately, and I will interrogate them all night  , if they are willing to surrender, I might as well leave them a way to live. Go and see the others. Those who have not committed serious crimes but have regrets and can be used by me can be surrendered. Those who cannot be used will be sent to Tianjing to be punished. "

    Hong Yun'er nodded and smiled: "It's okay, talents are still important these days. Your words can determine life or death. Don't kill talents by mistake." At that moment, Hong Yun'er ordered Tang Erniu to follow her to the Zhenjiang government office.  Go to jail.

    Arriving inside the prison, there was a row of short mud houses, opposite the stables. They were dirty and smelly. There was nothing in the cells, only some thatch.  The Taiping Army was very tightly guarded here, with four soldiers guarding each cell, and torches were lit on the walls outside the cells.

    After Feng Zicai ate a large bowl of black beans mixed with rice bran for dinner, he began to practice boxing and kicking in a small cell. After being captured by the Taiping Army, he had thought that he would be beheaded by the Taiping Army.  For ten days, not a single Taiping officer or general was brought to trial. The biggest official they saw was the Taiping brigade commander who was guarding the prisoners.  Taiping soldiers also received strict orders.  He was not allowed to talk to the prisoners, just give them food and drink, and don't let them seek death. So Feng Zicai started to pass the time by practicing martial arts from the sixth day after he was captured.

    The food he ate was indeed very unlike what humans would eat, but Feng Zicai came from a poor background and had eaten even worse food than this, so he was not as unaccustomed to it as He Chun and De Xing'a, who were used to fine food and clothing.  It's just that Feng Zicai is a good drinker. He hasn't had any wine for a long time, and his mouth has become a bit dull.

    Sometimes during the day, I heard the Taiping soldiers guarding outside talking.  They would talk about where the Taiping Army won another victory. What shocked Feng Zicai was that the Taiping Army not only captured Shanghai, but also occupied Ningbo and Xiamen.  Whenever he asked loudly and carefully, each of the Taiping soldiers paid no attention to themselves.

    Every day before going to bed, Feng Zicai thinks about something.  To be honest, he really didn't want to die like this, and he was a man of integrity.  Just to do something big.  I really can't bear to die before I can make a name for myself.

    After practicing boxing and kicking for a while, Feng Zicai broke out in sweat. He lay on the thatch and thought about his future in his mind, but he hadn't bathed for a long time.  The stench was overwhelming, and the smell of horse manure wafted from time to time outside the cell's arm-thick column, making it difficult for him to concentrate and think carefully.

    While I was thinking about it, a burst of fire shone outside the cell.  The crowd roared, and more than a hundred Taiping soldiers on guard shouted in unison: "See the Queen of the West."

    Feng Zicai stood up in a hurry, crawled to the cell door and looked around. He saw dozens of Taiping soldiers holding torches surrounding a heroic female general in the open space outside the prison.  Under the firelight, he saw the beautiful face and graceful figure of the female general, which shocked Feng Zicai, who had not seen a woman for dozens of days.  In Feng Zicai's words, even the mice in this prison are male. When will such a beautiful woman arrive?  In an instant, Feng Zicai's desire to live became even stronger. Yes, as long as he lived, he would have money and beautiful women, but if he died, there would be nothing.

    Feng Zicai was about to ask for help, but Zhang Guoliang, who was next door, had already started crying at the top of his lungs: "Guanyin Bodhisattva, this beautiful Guanyin Bodhisattva, please save me, I don't want to die."

    The female general's beautiful eyes turned cold, and she ordered her men: "Tie up Zhang Yaotou and gag me. I don't want to hear his noise!"

    Several Taiping soldiers rushed into the prison like wolves and tigers, and beat Zhang Guoliang. After a good beating, they tied him up and stuffed a lump in his mouth. While beating the Taiping soldiers, they cursed: "  You dare to disturb our Queen of the West, you bitch monster don¡¯t want to live anymore?!¡±

    Feng Zicai was startled, but he held back what he said.  Then I heard the nightingale-like voice of the Queen of the West saying: "Bring out Hu Songlin, Hu Yuankun, Feng Zicai, and Lai Zhenhai, and the King of the West will interrogate them personally."

    Feng Zicai's heart beat wildly. He knew that he had hope of survival. His name could be spoken from the beautiful Queen Xi's mouth. Feng Zicai felt that half of his body was numb.

    In the end, he was lifted out of the cell by several Taiping soldiers. When he passed by Queen Na Xi, Queen Na Xi looked at him with a smile like a flower and said: "This is Feng Zicai. He is quite young. Take them there.  .¡±

    Feng Zicai felt dizzy in his head. He smelled the faint fragrance of Queen Xi, and felt as if he was in the clouds, letting others carry him around.

    When he woke up after a while, Feng Zicai found that he had been abandoned in the town.In the lobby of the government office, a big man with a yellow turban sat in the hall. The Taiping Army guards on the side shouted: "Why don't you come and pay homage to me, His Highness the Western King of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom?"

    Feng Zicai no longer hesitated, knelt down and kowtowed and said, "The sinner Feng Zicai is here to see His Highness the King of the West."

    King Naxi snorted and asked coldly: "What crime are you guilty of?"

    Feng Zicai said loudly: "A villain should not serve the Hu Nu with his body, betray the Hongmen, and help the tyrants to commit crimes. The villain deserves death."

    King Na Xi smiled and said, "You have thought it through. Are you willing to serve as my king's vanguard?"

    Feng Zicai was overjoyed and prostrated himself in the tunnel: "I am willing to return to Zhengshuo and find a wife under the King of the West. Even if I die, I will never change my family again!"

    King Naxi smiled and said to the Taiping Guards beside him: "Tang Erniu, I will leave Feng Zicai to you. Now you will be the last member of your Guards. You will be promoted in the future if you have merit."

    Feng Zicai breathed a long sigh of relief. He felt as if he could be reincarnated as a human being. At this moment, he was very grateful to the King of the West. His complex psychology was very similar to a disease in later generations. This disease is called  Stockholm Syndrome.  (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature. The novels will be better and updated faster!
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