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Volume 1: Fierce Battle in Changsha Chapter 288: General Soldiers of Zhenyu

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    The winter is cold and the sky is gray. The fields in Xiangxiang, Hunan are empty and lonely. The northwest wind is blowing in waves with floating dust and yellow sand. The wisps of smoke from the chimneys in the alleys in the city are wrapped in the cold air.  The old trees were spinning and circling, shrouding the entire Xiangxiang County in a haze of yellow dust.

    There are not many pedestrians on the street. Some are strolling slowly in jackets and earmuffs, some are walking hurriedly with their necks and sleeves rolled up, there are charcoal sellers leading mule carts and shouting loudly intermittently, and some are in ragged clothes.  The unkempt beggars and homeless people are wandering around begging in groups here and there.

    An important town in southern Chu of Xiangxiang County, known as Dragon City in ancient times, is more than 40 miles north of Shaoshan and more than 160 miles east of Changsha. Last year, the Northern King of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom fought a fierce battle with the Qing army here. Although the Qing army held on  Xiangxiang, but due to repeated fighting between the Qing army and the Taiping Army in the nearby villages and towns of Xiangxiang, the people in the villages and towns fled and many wealthy households were killed, so Xiangxiang withered.

    In front of the Xiangxiang County Yamen, two soldiers with gray cloth-covered heads were standing at the door. One of them had a thick beard, but his clothes were thin. He stood in the cold wind, stamping his feet, and kept breathing hot air into his hands.  , the hot air brought instant warmth, but was then dissipated by the cold.  The bearded Bingyong turned to look at his companion, and saw that his face was red with cold, full of excitement but he was looking at the sky motionlessly, not knowing what he was thinking.  The bearded Bingyong went up and slapped him on the back, and shouted: "Fan Zi, move a little bit, be careful of freezing. I don't want to carry a freezing stick back."

    After hearing the words, Fanzi came to his senses and started to move. He was only eighteen or nineteen years old, but he was not as old as the bearded man who was more than thirty years old. He was far behind in experience. Looking at the bearded cheeks, he was also  Turning red, he said: "Brother Meng. Do you think our Master Jiu can get food and salary for this trip?"

    The fierce brother frowned with his dry lips and said: "Our commander-in-chief is the minister of Hunan League Training, the minister of the imperial court. This time it is the commander-in-chief's brother Jiuye who takes action, so he can naturally get money and food."

    Na Fanzi smiled bitterly and said, "But we have been here three times, and we haven't even seen a big man."

    The fierce brother was silent for a while, and then said: "We are a group training organized by the marshal. The court does not pay us. It is only our battalion officers who come to ask for it, so naturally we can't get it."

    Fanzi clicked his tongue and said disdainfully: "What about the self-organized group training? Aren't we just killing Changmao? Although we suffered a few defeats last year, we still managed to save the city of Xiangxiang.  . The marshal spent all his own money and food to organize team training, and all the rich families nearby fled. The marshal didn¡¯t even have a place to raise wages, but Master Futai sent the money and food to Yiyang, and those green camps  Qiu Ba doesn't treat our local villagers as human beings. He doesn't care about his long hair, so he will just stay in Yiyang. What a big deal!"

    The fierce man snorted.  He lowered his voice and said: "You have such a tight mouth, don't talk nonsense. We know some disgusting things in our hearts. If those people from Green Camp listened to them and used monstrous words to deceive the public, cutting off your head will be a small thing, but it will be a big deal."  The cool thing is the big deal.¡±

    That style tightened the tattered uniform on her body.  He muttered: "What's so great about those Green Camp Qiu Ba?"

    Brother Meng gave him a hard blow and said: "Stop talking about the damn thing. The commander-in-chief said that as long as our Xiangyong can survive this period. We will have money and food when we conquer Changsha in the spring.  Then our good days will come.¡±

    Na Fanzi shrank his head and said: "There are a lot of hairy people in Changsha. I heard that the wife and uncle of the False King of Hairy Heaven are sitting in charge. It is really difficult to defeat them. Can the commander defeat them?"

    Brother Meng said firmly: "If the commander-in-chief says it can be done, then it can be done."

    While they were talking, I saw three horses galloping up from Dongmenzhi Street. The riders on the horses were all wearing the uniforms of the Qing military attach¨¦s. The first one was about seventeen or eighteen years old. He was quite handsome, but he had an expression on his face.  He has a weathered complexion, and his thin cheeks are full of perseverance. The two people behind him are no more than twenty years old. They are about the same age as Noriko, but they are much more energetic than Noriko, and both of them have a rough look on their faces.  , and exudes a chilling air.

    The three of them rode to the gate of the government office and reined in the horses together. The white-faced military attache turned over and dismounted, his movements were clean and neat, showing that his riding skills were very good.  He dismounted, walked to the door, saw Brother Meng and Fan Zi, and asked: "I have been ordered to assist in organizing the regiment training in Hunan Province. Minister Ronglu, the new commander-in-chief of Hunan Zhenyu Town, has come to visit Xiangxiang."  The county magistrate, Mr. Hai Tingchen Hai.¡±

    Don't look at what Fanzi said, but you can see that the three of them are all military attach¨¦s and have extraordinary bearings. They have never seen this posture before. They shrink back and dare not speak. Brother Meng has seen the world and recognizes this person.  It was the second-grade military attache who was in uniform. Hearing that he was the commander-in-chief of Zhenyu Town, he was immediately startled. He pulled Fan Zi to kneel down and kowtow and said: "When we go back to the military gate, we are not from the government office. We will wait here.  Human.¡±

    The commander-in-chief said "Ronglu" with good etiquette. He said "please get up". There were two people behind him.The military attache turned over and dismounted, and with clean and neat movements, he tied the three horses to a leafless poplar tree outside the government office, and went straight to knock on the door of the government office.  After a while, the door opened. Ronglu and the concierge boy explained their intention, and the boy rushed to report.  After a while, the porter returned to the door and led Cui Jin and the others in.

    After seeing the three people entering, Fanzi smacked his lips and said, "It's really strange. A second-grade general soldier only has two guards."

    Brother Meng stood up and dusted himself off and said: "You don't know, this military gate is in charge of Zhenyuan. That place is in western Hunan, where many foreign merchants and Miao people live together. They are in charge of Zhenyuan Miaozi."  .¡±

    Fan Ziqi said: "So what? Isn't he also a general soldier after all?"

    Brother Meng chuckled and said: "You are still a son of Hunan. Have you never heard that the Miao soldiers in Zhenzhen have been famous for their ferocity since the previous dynasty. It is also a place where Han and Miao people live together. In the 66th town of Green Camp in the Qing Dynasty,  The Miao soldiers who belong to the town are the most trouble-making. Those Miao soldiers are mostly recruited from various Miao villages. They are all experts in private fights, group fights, and nosy. They usually get along with each other, and often fight internally. With a whistle, several Miao soldiers who are in good company will  The village immediately formed a confrontation between the two armies, and they fought with jealousy. White knives went in and red knives came out. They didn't care. Generally, the general soldiers were afraid of being transferred to Zhenyu Town. If they encountered soldiers from Zhenyu Town and soldiers from other towns,  When a quarrel breaks out, the suppressing soldiers will automatically unite and fight against each other as one, using swords and sticks, and will never give up until the other party is defeated."

    After hearing this, Fanzi stuck out his tongue and said, "The army gate looks white and clean. Can you cure those Miao soldiers?"

    Brother Meng shook his head and said: "I don't know. It's strange to see that the military gate seems to be a Manchu. Historically, there have never been Manchu generals in Zhenyuan. Most of them are Hans."  Yes."

    Na Fanzi knelt down and muttered: "Whatever, let's take care of ourselves, Brother Meng, I'm so hungry that I can hardly stand up."

    Brother Meng swallowed his saliva and said, "Then breakfast is just a meal of rice bran porridge, as thin as water. Once you urinate and go out, there will be nothing in your stomach."

    In a blink of an eye, Fan Zi said in surprise: "Brother Meng, look at the saddles of those three horses. There seem to be horse material bags."

    The Meng brother followed Fan Zi's words and looked over, and sure enough he saw three horses tied at the entrance of the government office with a gray cloth bag on each saddle.  Na Fanzi said: "This horse is well fed. Maybe there are beans in the horse feed bag."

    Brother Meng hesitated and said, "That's Master Junmen's horse. You're not afraid of being discovered."

    That Fanzi stood up and said: "What the hell. It's just three beasts. Let's take some to satisfy our hunger. Can the three beasts still complain?" After that, he approached and opened the horse feed bag and saw that it was indeed a bag of soybeans.

    That Fanzi quickly grabbed a handful and stuffed it into his mouth, chewed it, and said vaguely: "What the hell is this world like, these beasts can eat better than us."

    Brother Meng quickly stepped forward and grabbed a handful and said: "Keep your voice down, alas. Leave some for me."

    The two of them had just eaten a few mouthfuls when the door of the government office creaked open and two concierge boys came out and saw the two of them eating beside the horse.  Then he shouted: "You two thieves are so brave, you dare to steal the horse feed of Lord Junmen! Come on, catch the thieves!"

    Brother Meng and Fan Zi were startled, and hurriedly took a few steps back to escape. Just then, a group of green battalion patrols came to block the street. Brother Meng and Fan Zi struggled, and they also used their fists and kicks fiercely.  , but in the end, it was hard for them to fight with two fists, and they were beaten up by more than ten green battalion patrols. Following the servant of the government office, they went into the mansion to report, and the patrols tied them up and sent them to the mansion to be rewarded.

    Brother Meng and Fan Zi were beaten until their noses were bruised and their faces were swollen, and they were taken to the back hall of the government office. A man who looked like a scholar in his thirties walked out quickly. After seeing the two of them, the scholar's face turned red.  With a raised eyebrow, he snatched the whip from the green camp patrolman's hand and whipped it towards the two of them without thinking, cursing in his mouth: "I'll whip you two worthless things!"

    When Brother Meng and Fan Zi saw the scholar, they were so frightened that they knelt on the ground and did not dare to move. They only shouted: "Master Jiu, please spare the little one."

    Then several more people came out of the back hall, all wearing official uniforms. The first one was Hai Tingchen, the magistrate of Xiangxiang County. He only heard him say: "Master Zeng Jiu, wait a moment. There is a Rongjunmen here, please listen to him."  Order."

    Brother Meng knelt on the ground and peeked, and saw the white-faced Rong Junmen whom he had just seen take a step forward, and said with a slight smile: "Brother Yuanfu, why are you angry? The two brothers must be hungry, so they steal food.  .¡±

    Brother Yuanfu's face turned from red to black, and he said sullenly: "Rongjunmen, I enforce the military regulations myself. If the two of them violate our military regulations, they will be severely punished." After saying this, he whipped them away again.

    The Rongjun Menqiang took a step forward and stretched out his hand to grab the tail of the whip. He smiled slightly and said, "Brother Yuanfu, let's calm down first. It's not easy for Commander Zeng to train troops. It took a lot of hard work to get these few battalions of Xiangyong. It's because he destroyed a group of soldiers."One less.  Seeing that the two of them had already received a beating, there was no need to fight anymore. Wouldn't it be better to leave the two of them to kill the thief and make meritorious deeds?  "

    Brother Yuanfu looked behind the Rongjun Gate, gave Brother Meng and Fan Zi a vicious look, and shouted loudly: "Get out of here, I will lose my old face, Zeng Guoquan. If the Rongjun Gate hadn't interceded for you two today, I would have  I have to beat you to death! Why don't you thank the Invalides?"

    The two people hurriedly knelt in front of the Rongjunmen and kowtowed to thank them. The Rongjunmen had an amazingly good temper. He helped them up with a smile and said, "As the saying goes, the imperial court is not short of hungry soldiers. It seems that these two brothers are very hungry."  Yes. Mr. Hai, for my sake, please hire a traumatologist to look at your injuries, and then arrange a full meal for you two."

    "Hai Tingchen smiled slightly and said, "I obey my orders." Then he turned around and gave a few instructions to the steward next to him, and then the steward of the government office came forward and took the two of them down.  Brother Meng and Fan Zi were very grateful, and bowed several times to the Rongjun Gate. Naturally, they said words of gratitude, and then they followed the government officials and left.

    After that, the Rongjunmen rewarded the patrolmen with a few taels of silver. The general who led the patrolmen was naturally overjoyed, and he left after thanking him.

    "Then Rong Junmen smiled and took Hai Tingchen with one hand and Zeng Guoquan with the other and said: "Let's go into the room and continue talking about our affairs. It's just a trivial matter. Don't take it to heart."

    Zeng Guoquan glanced at Hai Tingchen hatefully, but Hai Tingchen just smiled, and the two followed the Rongjun Gate into the inner hall.  (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature. The novels will be better and updated faster!
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