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Volume 1: Fierce Battle in Changsha Chapter 459: Surrender to avoid death

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    After a night of chaos, when it was daylight, within a radius of more than ten miles with Hushu Town as the center, sporadic fighting continued, but on a larger scale, it was a kind of liberating surrender.

    The performance of tens of thousands of soldiers and horses of the East Palace in last night's breakout battle was like a person suffering from premature ejaculation. They were determined to break through at first, but after the dense and powerful firepower of the West Palace came into play, the morale of the East Palace quickly collapsed.  After the shouts of surrender and death came out in the mountain wilderness, the collapse became more violent, and it was simply a collapse of thousands of miles.

    "If the enemy opposite the East Palace soldiers was the Qing army, perhaps they would have fought tooth and nail to resist, but it was the brothers from the Kingdom of Heaven who fought, and it was the troops led by the Western King of the Kingdom of Heaven, so the rout-style surrender became more and more intense.

    The squad leader took Xiao Guangxi, Slender Man and others to start their search operation. Although there were tens of thousands of West Palace soldiers participating in the battle, they were scattered within an area of ??more than ten miles and their strength was very thin. Therefore, Chen Yu made a final decision  Ordered to be divided into pieces to gather the defeated soldiers in the East Hall as much as possible.

    Little Guangxi held high a wooden sign saying to lay down his weapons, surrender and avoid death. He walked first with his head held high, and the squad leader walked behind. The tall and thin man chatted and laughed with the captured soldiers in the East Palace next to him from time to time.  There were a total of thirteen Dongdian soldiers who followed the three of them. Although they were captured, they were not depressed at all. This tall and thin Northeastern guy was also a chatty person, and he couldn't stop talking.

    "Brother, I heard that you are from the Northeast?"

    "Yes, my hometown is next to Wanzigou in Dalian. I joined the Taiping Army last year. The first one I followed was General Tan Shaoguang. In fact, I heard from my ancestors that my hometown was from Shandong. During the Qianlong period, I couldn't survive, so my ancestors followed those who left their hometown and broke into Guandong.  "

    "Didn't Northeastern be sealed off by Qing Yao? How can we get through?"

    "Our Northeast is really vast and sparsely populated. No matter how many Qingyao people there are, they can't seal the entire Northeast. In fact, I heard from my grandpa that starting from the Kangxi year, people who couldn't survive fled to the Northeast every year. At first, the number was still small.  Dozens and hundreds. By the Daoguang year, there were tens of thousands every year, and Chahar's cavalry couldn't stop them. Qing Yao is really evil. There are many people in the pass but little land, and few people outside the pass. But there are not  Let people go there to make a living. The black land over there is very fertile. You will reap what you sow. There are many forests and there are many prey."

    "Hey, brother, what will happen to your family when you become a soldier?"

    "The eldest son of my family went to garrison in Temple Street under the command of General Tan Shaoguang, and the second son worked in Dalian. The construction of a military port there began and there was an urgent shortage of manpower. The whole family still lives in our hometown. The military pay and wages of the three of us brothers are sent to us.  It¡¯s going to be a good time when you go home.¡±

    "Do you still have military pay?"

    "Nonsense, people in the West Palace have already started to live on their salaries, it's not like we are still living on the holy kumi grain."

    "Hey, brother, what if I serve as a soldier in the West Palace for you?"

    "Then I can't make the decision. I'm just a second-class soldier and I listen to the squad leader."

    The squad leader turned back at this time and said: "After you join us, there will naturally be arrangements from above, but I guess you will have to be reorganized and trained before you can become a soldier in the West Palace."

    "I'm so strong. I killed two Qingyaos when I was killing them in Nanchang. Do I need to retrain?" A rather muscular East Palace soldier shouted loudly.

    The squad leader frowned and said: "What are you arguing about? Do you know how to play with this thing? This is called a breech-loading rifled rifle, do you know it? It is made in Norway in the west. Now our West Palace soldiers are using it. Can you play with it? This guy and you guys  It¡¯s different with a shotgun that has a drug on the front.¡±

    The soldiers in the East Palace gathered around and watched the squad leader playing with the rifle in his hand. The squad leader skillfully controlled and then fired.  The sound of the gun was so loud that the soldiers in the East Palace were startled. "This thing can hit more than 400 steps, but your shotgun can only hit 150 steps. How can it be the opponent of this thing"

    Before he could finish his words, an arrow flew over with a whoosh and landed right on the wooden sign that Little Guangxi was holding high.  The arrow penetrated two inches into the wooden sign, and the feather tail trembled. Everyone was stunned for a moment. After a while, the squad leader shouted sharply: "Get down. There is an enemy!"

    The three people hurriedly fell to the ground, and sure enough, several feather arrows flew out from the forest not far away. One of the soldiers of the East Palace was shot in the shoulder by the feather arrow before he could lie down. He fell to the ground and screamed loudly.

    The squad leader turned around and shouted to several East Palace soldiers: "Take him back and be careful."

    The rather strong soldier from the East Palace said: "Brother, those in the woods may be our people from the East Palace. I'll just ask them to come out and surrender."

    The squad leader shook his head and said: "If they want to surrender, they will surrender when they see the wooden sign."

    "Perhaps they are illiterate, and there are not many of us who are literate." The strong Dongdian soldier stood up and shouted loudly as he walked forward."Point"

    Before he finished speaking, an arrow flew and hit the east palace soldier's throat. The soldier fell straight back, twitched a few times and then stopped moving.

    Xiao Guangxi said angrily: "Damn it, kill all my own people." After saying that, he raised his gun and shot into the forest. The squad leader and the tall and thin man also started to fight back. There were only a few arrows in the forest, but they did not cause any harm to the three of them.  Threatened, but the rifles of the three men shot up the trees and scattered sawdust.

    After shooting for a while, the sound of gunfire attracted a platoon of West Palace soldiers. The leader was a second lieutenant platoon leader. He immediately ordered the soldiers to rush into the woods in combat formation.  The squad leader asked several East Palace soldiers to stay where they were. With a greeting, the three of them rushed up with the platoon.

    Entering the dense forest, I saw three corpses lying behind the trees. They were all shot with gunshot wounds. I don¡¯t know who killed them. Judging from the clothes, they were all the clothes of the counselors of the East Palace.

    The second lieutenant platoon leader squatted next to the corpse, looked at it, and said, "They are all personal guards of the East Palace General. It seems there are big fish in the forest. Let's chase them separately." He then looked at the squad leader and the three of them and said:  "You are from the Third Company. Go and carry out your mission. We can come here."

    The implication was that he didn¡¯t want the squad leader and the three of them to get involved. The squad leader didn¡¯t say much. He saluted the second lieutenant and the platoon leader and asked Xiao Guangxi and the two to turn around and leave the forest.  The tall and thin man muttered behind him: "The grandsons of Erlian are really cunning. They won't let us catch the big fish as soon as they see it."

    The squad leader chuckled and said, "They are chasing them from behind. Let's move forward to outflank them. Maybe we can catch a big fish."

    Little Guangxi said worriedly: "Just the three of us? Do you want to call more people?"

    The squad leader sorted out the ammunition on his body and said: "The two idiots and the others are staying in the camp. It will take a lot of time to go back and forth. It's too late. It's just the three of us! I'm afraid I'm sorry!" After that, the squad leader told a few captured soldiers in the East Palace to wait for them where they were.  When you come back, if you encounter other West Palace soldiers, follow them after the explanation.  The three of them followed the path near the forest to the south and surrounded them.

    After walking a stick of incense, they suddenly heard loud gunshots from the other side of the forest. The squad leader called for the two of them to quickly hide in the pile of rocks beside the path by the forest. Sure enough, after a while, more than a dozen East Palace counselors surrounded by a few people came out.  The forest retreated.

    The three of them did not hesitate. When the squad leader gave the order, the three of them shot together, knocking down two of them immediately.  The group of guards from the East Hall exclaimed together: "There is an ambush here too!" "Yang Checkpoint begs to die!"

    "Put down your weapons. Surrender and avoid death!" The squad leader reloaded ammunition while distracting the attention of the guards in the East Hall. Although the three of them were skilled in loading ammunition, they could only guarantee about four rounds per minute, even if they had three rifles.  The firepower is not enough to guarantee that it can stop the charge of more than ten people.

    Sure enough, the counselors in the East Hall hesitated for a while, and one of them suddenly shouted loudly: "The matter is over. Killing more is useless, everyone surrender."

    The dozen or so guards were stunned, then they knelt on the ground and cried loudly, "Guozong, we can still protect you and rush out." "Even if there is the last person left, we can't surrender.  Yes."

    The man separated from everyone and came forward.  But he was dressed in a red robe and yellow scarf, and he looked like a high official from the East Palace.  Although the man was on the run, he still tried hard to maintain his majesty and demeanor. He waved his scarlet cloak and said with a wry smile: "The situation is over. Chen Zhaoping defected before the battle. The soldiers have no fighting spirit. How can they still break through? That's all, that's all. We can't either.  He died in front of Bei Chao, so he might as well surrender."

    More than a dozen guards were still crying and persuading. The second lieutenant platoon leader in the woods had already led his men to chase him out. The squad leader and three other people also stood up from the pile of rubble. The soldiers from the west hall formed a faint fan shape and surrounded the east hall.  More than ten people.

    The second lieutenant platoon leader glanced at the three squad leaders, turned back and said to the man: "Put down your weapons, surrender and avoid death. The West Hall will not harm our brothers' lives!"

    The man sneered a few times, and said with an air of dignity: "Take me to see your King of the West!"

    Little Guangxi pouted and said, "Who are you? You said you can meet the King of the West if you want?"

    The man stepped forward, raised his head and said loudly: "I am Yang Fuqing, take me to see your King of the West!"

    The second lieutenant was slightly startled.  Then he asked in a deep voice: "Are you really Yang Fuqing?"

    The man snorted and said: "If I don't change my name, I won't change my surname. I am Yang Fuqing!"

    The second lieutenant nodded, took a few steps back and winked at the sergeant beside him. The sergeant raised his hand, and the soldiers in that platoon actually raised their guns.  The squad leader noticed something was wrong, and before he could ask, the second lieutenant shouted loudly: "Fire!"

    Dozens of soldiers surrounded Yang Fuqing and more than a dozen people. Dozens of rifles opened fire at once. The distance was so close. After a burst of gunfire, everyone around them was shot to death.

      The second lieutenant waved his hand expressionlessly, and more than a dozen soldiers came forward with bayonets in hand to stab the corpse.

    The squad leader and three other people were shocked. The second lieutenant put away his revolver, walked up to him, took out a pack of cigarettes and gave them to the three of them without expression, and asked: "What did you see?"

    The squad leader's heart was pounding. He knew that the second lieutenant platoon leader must have received some secret order to kill Yang Fuqing, the biggest leader in the East Hall, on the spot. He said in a trembling voice: "We didn't see anything."

    The second lieutenant said coldly: "Come back with us, and you are not allowed to talk to others on the way. Don't worry, the three of you only need to stay in the Intelligence Department for a while before you can return to the company. Your military exploits will be prioritized. I believe it.  You won¡¯t say anything nonsense, right?¡±

    The squad leader wiped the sweat from his forehead and nodded: "All orders are obeyed by the commander!"

    The second lieutenant nodded with satisfaction, then waved his hands and his soldiers began to collect the corpse. A sergeant ran over and reported loudly: "Report to the platoon leader, when our unit was ordered to search and advance, we encountered more than a dozen stubborn remnants of the East Hall enemy.  Our troops were forced to fight back and killed more than ten remnants of the enemy on the spot. It was found that Yang Fuqing, the emperor of the East Palace, was among them"

    The squad leader didn¡¯t listen any more to what was said. He pulled Xiao Guangxi and the other two to explain: ¡°This matter is rotten in my stomach, just remember what the sergeant just said!¡±

    Little Guangxi held the cigarette in his trembling hand and couldn't help but ask in a low voice: "Squad leader, didn't you say you should put down your weapons and surrender to avoid death?"

    The squad leader sighed softly and whispered: "Some people can't put down their weapons"
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