Although Shuai Chai Zai Zai used his surname, he was not directly related to Chai Ping, who was a young but extremely qualified member of the Taiping Army.
He was a native of Ruyang, Henan, who originally gathered a crowd on the Huai River as a thief; but after being defeated by Zhuge Shuang in Guangzhou, he was recruited to join the army and was assigned to Li Hanzhi's command. He became a prisoner of the Taiping Army in the Battle of Tanzhou.
Because of the experience of being a thief in Huaishui, he became a rare and outstanding existence among the northerners; and when he was screening the prisoners and reforming situation, he was added to the navy by Wang Zhongba to serve in the navy.
Therefore, his mind was simple at the beginning, as long as it is who can treat him kindly, he will sell his life. Later, it took a long time to discover that the Taiping Army was really different from other soldiers, and even surpassed the majority of the world. Existed.
It is enough to emphasize the collective spirit and cohesion of the upper and lower unity. They really do this and implement it in the doctrine, statutes, and military laws.
At least Chai Zaiyong has never seen him as a fire chief, five heads, and prohibits wanton beating and arbitrary support outside of his behavior. He must also take care of the new pawns assigned to his staff, and teach them how to bind their legs and feet to deal with the burned bubbles. A lot of trivia.
In the routine night talks before the camp is turned off, they should read out their home letters and letters, introduce the circumstances of their hometowns and their life and experiences, sing songs and tell stories, so as to make each other become familiar with each other.
At the beginning, Chai Zaiyong was deeply taboo about his experience of being a thief and being an officer and army; but after others had talked a lot in turn, he could no longer hold back and talked a lot about the past. Slowly opened his heart.
After talking to each other, Chai Zaiyong realized that his fate may not be unique; then he further understood that most of the suffering and calamities in this world have man-made roots.
Rather than follow the tide at resignation, it is better to join this large group that is determined to overthrow the old dynasty and recreate the peaceful and prosperous age, and gather together with the power of thousands of fellow people, and finally make most of the suffering people in the world. Get free.
Then, he was first selected as a backbone member of the Navy Sergeant Committee, responsible for supervising the standards of the team's opening; then, he concurrently assumed the responsibility of maintaining and maintaining equipment in the team.
Because he was very attentive in these responsibilities, and he was willing to ask for advice and study, he was well received. In addition, the Taiping Marine Corps was no better than the resident land division, and had constant cruise duties throughout the year. The probability of conflict between bandits, Jiang pirates, mountain sheds, and peddlers is also very frequent.
Therefore, he can easily stand out by virtue of his extraordinary bravery and courage to take the lead. After dozens of battles, he was dropped to the rank of this brigade commander. Among them, there are undoubtedly two of the most dangerous ones.
Once when his water cruiser team was chasing Yunmeng Daze pirates, they were misled and broke into unfamiliar waters. Unfortunately, they ran aground near shallow and deep sandbanks, and fell into swarms. The pirates besieged.
When the team leader, lieutenant, and flag head of the same ship all died in battle, and the other clipper that did not run aground escaped, he was still one of the fire chiefs and the other was waiting with the team. The next Clippers fought all day and night for credentials and cover;
Even if the knives and spears are broken and the bows and crossbows are broken, they will pick up the struts and bamboo tips, and even the thrown spears will continue to fight hard, repelling waves of punting boat wheels. Offensive.
Until reinforcements from the navy arrived in the distance, he decisively set fire to the canopy and canvas as a guide, and finally was able to gather all the Yunmeng pirates, who had just gathered together, to encircle and annihilate all of them near this river island. .
The other time was when the Hanjiang River was going north, the ancient crossing of Hanjin near Xinye County in Dengzhou was attacked by local tyrants in collusion with the mountain shed at the western foot of Funiu Mountain.
They took advantage of the familiar period of rising waters and flowed down from the upper reaches of the Baihe River in the form of large wooden unions to disperse the fleet that disrupted the Taiping Navy, and then rushed and set fire to them with their brisk and dexterous boats.
At this time, the firewood, which was already the deputy of the navy force, ran aground on the shore with the boat, but with an idea, he led people to jump into the water and pierced and overturned more than 20 small boats in succession. The water-based mountain shed drowned and slashed in the river, which greatly relieved the pressure on the side of the fleet.
The horse riding team on the land came to support and began to circle around the enemies; he participated in the rescue of the trapped soldiers on the burning ship, causing multiple injuries on his body and had to temporarily retire from active treatment.
It was only after he returned to the team after more than a month of injury, that he unexpectedly got a place in the night school with the camp, and was temporarily appointed as the brigade commander of the newly formed sub-ship regiment.
But when he had limited literacy, he spent more time stumbling over night school than others, and then barely passed the final assessment on the lowest pass line, only to find that his temporary brigade commander in charge of five ships had become a full-time post. .
It was just that he had not stayed long under the expanded Xiangzhou water camp, and he was sent to another tributary Danshui to undertake the patrol and escort work of Wuguan waterway transportation; he was also able to participate in the sudden Wuguan tour. The battle changed.
Although the navy was a supporting role in the Eastern Expedition Raiders this time, it also mobilized elite troops to fully support it in the future. As a result, the firewood reuse, who was good at using the Clippers to quickly attack and fought, was also assigned to serve in the river boat division.
Along the way, the boat robbers in the lake, the water pirates in the docks of Taihu Lake, and the shuiguan and dam mouths entrenched by the soil group were beaten down; he has accumulated more than a dozen direct beheadings and half-indirects on the merits of the army. The record of assists.
This time he took the initiative to ask for orders to cross the river for reconnaissance, but also to obtain more credit and service records. Because he wants to get married, even though he has already passed the old man's standard for marriage, he also has the agreed intention.
Conveniently, she is a dancer on the propaganda team under the Ministry of Missions. These poor people who were sold into the Huanchang and forced to give birth to Zhang Shuwei at a very young age were also the first choice for Taiping soldiers to choose their mates;
Compared with the daughters of big clans and businessmen with complicated identities or troubled social relations, they came from a humble place and received good education, and being good at serving people is rarely involved in mess.
Even if he once came from a teaching workshop, and now he has another self-reliant income in the propaganda team, he doesn't mind the simpler life after cleaning the lead. But he wants to give better living conditions and treatment behind him, and it is undoubtedly the best choice to upgrade his rank and rank on the battlefield.
He thought about it this way and took out a bamboo canned with the label "twisted pork" from the rubberized waterproof pocket of the back waist, but found that the wax seal had broken because of the collision with the river pond, and a lot of juice was leaking out. .
It’s just that after he ate half a can, the enemy under observation also changed; as the number of horses galloped in, Mingzhou governor Zhong Jiwen, who was drinking after the alliance, suddenly interrupted the banquet. Lead troops to the east.
—I am the dividing line —
In the restored calm of Jiangling City, the courtyard of the post-mansion house, known as the "Zhou's Garden", was expanded. Some people are also reading aloud the poems sent back from the front:
"Shili Pinghu is full of frost, and every inch of green silk is sad.
Looking at each other in the moon shape, only the mandarin duck does not envy the immortal. "
And among the exquisite flowers, birds, mountains and water screen fans, they are clustered around and gradually grow and become more and more small pendants that look like fairy dew pearls. Among the ladies in the surrounding colorful clothes and cloud temples, they all suddenly admired. :
"The governor really loves the lady, and there are so many new works..."
"The governor of the capital is out, and he still misses Xiao Niang all the time."
"The chief governor is not a little girl who loves evil..."
"Wan'er, isn't this a different form of Lu Zhaolin's "Chang'an Ancient Meanings". The artistic conception is profound and the Wenhua is impressive, even in the Kaiyuan and Zhenyuan years, it is enough to be a pattern of white clothes..."
One of the women in the palace dress with high buns, who was born with beautiful eyes and a beautiful posture at Huaxin's age, was pitiful, he wanted to say nothing but said:
"It's just that I don't know him... what should I think of the clan of this dynasty..."
"Sacrifice ushering in a new era..."
The delicate and charming little pendant said lightly.
"what!!"
The woman couldn't help being shocked.
"Anyone who wants to conquer this world must find a way to get rid of the obstacles of these old dynasties first..."
The small pendant is slightly silent.
"Why, aren't most people raised in Shi (Wang) House and Bai (Sun) Yards, they have never asked about the world and many things are involuntary, so why do you stop here..." The expression was worried.
A certain sadness suddenly appeared on the woman's face.
"Under the preferential treatment and support of the imperial court for generations, no one is truly innocent. Could it be that their food, clothing, and other needs fell out of thin air, instead of coming in and offering them all over the world..."
The small pendant is still disapproving, but his eyes are inevitably sad.
"In the final analysis, this is nothing more than the inevitable backlash and collateral damage after the collapse of the world. Even if I am not an exception, I have fallen to this point."
"But...but..."
The woman's tone became more difficult.
"Otherwise, if this generation is used by others, it will be the source of the potential disaster to resist and shake the control of the subordinates..." The little pendant said more and more expressionlessly.
"So, the best way is to use the hands of others to massacre, and then leave one or two dead species to be raised in captivity to show preferential treatment of the magnanimity of the previous dynasty. This is the usual method of the Qixin dynasty in the past. ."
"Could it be that... can't we follow the story of the state and guest of the previous dynasty..."
The woman said sadly and sincerely.
"Why, doesn't he need Yuwenshi and the descendants of Emperor Gong to decorate the facade, and also to win over the old gentry soldiers of the world..." The small pendant was already showing impatience.
"Then all hopes fall on you, Wan'er... Since he has not yet had an offspring, maybe he can avoid the story of Wu Wangke back then..."
The woman still begged unwillingly.
"Shut up.. Do you have any wishful thinking, dare to catch and notice Wan'er's future sons... Get out immediately..." A voice suddenly scolded.
But it was the skeleton spirit who was standing next to the tree in a uniform and armor. She just used her gaze to make all the maids present, as if sitting on pins and needles, rushing to confess the crime while hurriedly pulling the woman who had failed to speak back.
"Sister, I really shouldn't have let them over..."
Then, the little pendant sighed quietly at her:
"Wan'er, no matter what you think or do, the slave will try his best to follow you to the end..."
The skeleton spirit seemed to have understood something, and had some great enlightenment. (End of this chapter)