In the wilderness outside Chang'an. Taiping Lieutenant Zhang Dong, who was born as a soldier of the Long March, also used bows, crossbows, spears and hook platoons under his command, to alternately cover the small groups of enemy soldiers who were constantly rushing up and retreat;
From time to time, relying on the protective advantage of a chest armor and iron armor, he unexpectedly turned back into the enemy, and dispelled and defeated them on the spot; but there was not much panic, nervousness, and cramping.
Logically, he has doubled his wish to return to his hometown in Jinzhou, where he can retreat to the local second and third line troops, but in Ankang County's already unrecognizable hometown, he will start a new period with his status and treatment as a military official. life;
But instead he didn't want to leave the army; on the one hand, because he was tired of drifting with the crowd and living in a muddle-headed past, and got used to the current situation and circumstances, he realized that there was no better place to play his skills than here. .
It was also because he had seen too many tragic things in this world when he was moving to the north and south; he suddenly discovered that there are still so many people in the world, who can be saved or gained through his meager efforts. relief.
For these former officers and soldiers who had been fighting for nothing in their early years, being able to directly or indirectly help more people with the means that were good at fighting in battle was undoubtedly a kind of blessing in disguise and a reassuring redemption.
Therefore, in a sense, these transformed descendants, the metropolis are not so afraid of injury and death; they are expecting how far they can go before they can’t move their swords and guns, and they can’t walk. How much blessing did you get
As a result, they even generate certain legends and conjectures in private.
Since the chief governor descended the earthly incarnation of the salvation peacock Buddha Mother Ming to understand the sufferings of all living beings, it is also possible that the soldiers who followed the war dead will pass the engraved name of the incense and incense in the cemetery and be able to live in bliss. Or detached from the heavens.
Even among them, another kind of self-consistent related reasoning was derived. For what, since he started his army, he has been unable to get along with all kinds of temples and temples; he has repeatedly made things.
Even under the rule of the Taiping Army, with the exception of the few Jialan temples where they practiced their own practice, or the village temples with only two or three kittens, almost all religious places have been purged and renovated, even the remote ones. If Yelan is also unavoidable.
Precisely because this chief governor is a reincarnation of a celestial being who is closely related to Buddhism, it is especially difficult to see those who are flooded, confused, and the world's jungle buddhist, who are full of numbers or are evildoers.
Therefore, whenever there is a chance, he must do the things of rectifying the source, self-denying and restoring rituals, so that he can return to the true qualities of a monk who practice and live the world, and resolutely deprive him of unnecessary affairs that may make him indulge in pleasure and prosperity.
As the saying goes, it was once known as Kayiko who "want for money and food, look for temples and temples", "want to learn, and find monks." "If you overthrow the temples, you have everything." As a result, in the process of destroying these religious sacrifices and Buddhist black sheep, the original foundation of the Taiping Army was established.
And the one who carried the team flag without saying a word and followed him to charge into the battle, it was the big former official army prisoner Wang Hongfan—now the head of the regiment; he was an unscrupulous man in Guanzhong, and he was even a divine strategy camp. The children of military households.
It's just that the years of continuous catastrophes, even if it is the land of Gyeonggi, which is the heart of the world, it is difficult to be alone before natural disasters and man-made disasters; and there are times of starvation.
In particular, Yang Zhizhi, the "locust Jing Zhao" who claimed that "locusts fear the might and die without entering Gyeonggi," is the chief culprit who caused countless people to be destroyed and exiled.
Even in the last place, there was no relief or exemption. Instead, they continued to increase their share for auspicious congratulations. Now that they were accompanied by these wise camps, the military households who lived in the camps really couldn’t survive, and they began to flee to other villages. ,
It's just that Wang Hongfan and the others haven't gone far, and they were blocked by tax collectors and patrolmen sent by Chang'an City on the way. They ate a severe punishment as a deserter, and they had to be punished even further.
It was just because they were born more robust than ordinary refugees, and they were seen by Niu Xie, who happened to pass by the incoming Shanxi Jiedu Envoy, and asked them to go to Chongjun Yangzhou, Shanxi. This is why he later entered the bandit. The chance of being captured in the Golden State.
As a result, after he really followed these peaceful thieves, he knew for the first time that there are still soldiers in the world who give soldiers enough food and drink, never deduct or delay the payment, and restrict the use of insults and punishments other than conduct.
As far as he knows, even the closest dental soldiers in Shanxi Jieya, apart from being admitted from time to time, are just such preferential treatment on weekdays; let alone these newly-remoulded soldiers.
What's more, in addition to the strict regulations that are executed daily, the soldiers are provided with various entertainment methods for singing and storytelling. The soldiers are required to enlighten the students and discuss and greet the situation at home on a regular basis.
Therefore, when Wang Hongfan first arrived, he was a little uncomfortable, and even a few times he wanted to escape; after all, he was a little bit ashamed to tell a group of strangers about his past life trivialities and memories of his hometown. .
But after listening to others in the same house a lot, I couldn’t help but resonate with sorrow, and even had the desire to express and talk; then after sharing his heartfelt thoughts, he suddenly sank in. .
When dealing with other situations in his hometown, he even sobbed and shed tears with other people, cursing loudly the government subordinates who had harmed the township, and the camp chiefs who had done the best for them.
Wang Hong's model thought that he would live like this for the rest of his life. As a result, the Taiping Army fought back into the pass after more than half a year, which convinced him again that the Taiping Army led by the governor of the capital was shipped out by the destiny. exist.
Therefore, under the excitement and encouragement of participating in and witnessing the new era of revolution, these reform soldiers of old and new soldiers and prisoners can even burst out with stronger fighting spirit and belief than those new soldiers.
Therefore, since the start of the battle, as one of the most significant targets in the battlefield, Wang Hongfan, who is holding the flag, has taken a few arrows on his back, bloody on his shoulders, waist and legs, but he still talked and laughed loudly to encourage the same robe.
It was not until the officers and soldiers who robbed the place were once again defeated, leaving a total of 70 or 80 corpses left in a hurry; they sat down in twos and threes in the overfired ruins; they bandaged each other's wounds and prepared equipment.
Under the urging of the accompanying lifeguards, Wang Hongfan used special pliers to cut the exposed arrow shafts, and then took off the blood-soaked overalls, two armors, and jackets, revealing several arrows embedded in the flesh; use tweezers to open them. Pull it out and sew it up with thick thread.
However, he could still grin and gasp:
"It's not a hindrance, it's just a little bit of skin and flesh wounds. I have suffered more severely than this in Shanxi... ah ah..."
"Don't try to be strong, I have more than two hundred ships under my team, but you still need one to carry the flag... Hurry up and report to the back team, and leave next time when the change is made."
The school lieutenant Zhang Dong said with a cold face:
At this time, in a bit of smoke and dust in the distance, a wandering post and a swift soldier galloped in, falling down with sweat and reporting:
"At the order of Lieutenant Zhou (this), the fourth guerrilla regiment, except for the wounded, hurried to Fengshan Temple, three miles away, to set up a battle."
"Telling..."
Zhang Dong immediately arched his hands.
Two moments later, when he arrived outside the ruins of Fengshan Temple on the bank of Fengshui with the fourth regiment riding a donkey and mule, he saw a large number of worried men, women and children gathered there.
A dusty general came forward and waved:
"These are the family members of the rebels who have gathered. I will escort the old and the weak to Fengkou Town downstream for a while, and then I will ask your department to stop it a little..."
"It can be seen how many enemy troops came to chase, and what is their origin... What is the specific weaponry..."
Zhang Dong frowned and said.
"It's a party Xiangqi in a fur hat and felt clothing. It is suspected to be the first three or four hundred light riders. The equipment used is mostly spears and spears, and there are few horn bows..."
The general said in a deep voice:
"Understood, then you have to find an ambush nearby to hide, and the other generation Qingqi rides, and only when they are surprised can they have the power to fight..."
Zhang Dong continued:
"There is a Yulin in the northwest corner of the temple, but it's a little farther from the road, so it needs some means to lure the enemy..."
This general school said:
"If there is a place, I will arrange for the enemy..."
Zhang Dong nodded immediately:
Soon after, the smoke and dust in the distance rolled up, and faintly groups of Hu Qi wearing fur and felt clothes rolled in amidst the noise of one after another.
Then I saw that in the vast ruins of Fengshan Temple, many people fled as if they were frightened, and stumbled towards the reeds along the river, many of whom were wearing skirts.
Suddenly, these party-ridden strangers screamed, and they went out on their own to chase the river; some of the fugitives with very fast legs had already ran into the reeds and jumped into the river to swim towards the other bank. went.
As a result, seeing that the party Xiangqi who might have escaped was captured, they could not help but clamor and leave the team more and more. Some people began to rush into the ruins of the temple to search, or they dismounted to pick up the discarded wealth and other things; finally; , There are only dozens of horses captured on the back of the guards on the road.
At this time, a whistle sounded overwhelmingly, and then the party soldiers who chased the river and among the reeds suddenly fell in a shower of arrows.
Then with the sound of golden drums, many soldiers were suddenly slaughtered out of the elm forest. They were like sparse waves. They suddenly flooded the chaotic and loose party chasers from the side. Its culling hit the ground.
The party soldiers who rushed into the ruins of the temple reacted like a dream, and hurriedly withdrew to provide support; only to find that the party soldiers who were chasing had been basically annihilated, and they killed the party members who had picked up and discarded the wealth. The soldiers flee without life.
As a result, dozens of party cavalrymen who stayed behind on the road could not help throwing down their mounts and pack animals; they rode horses to rush over; then they were crouched on the face and suddenly blasted with the piercing sound of fried beans. Falling on the back of a horse or rolling to the ground with a horse and a man.
The rest of the party cavalry was also surprised by the noise, and all of a sudden, they scattered and avoided like waves of water; then they were surrounded by the Taiping army, which came from three sides.
Although they were struggling to wield weapons on their horses to kill them, they were still overwhelmed by their efforts to cut off the horse's legs, stabbed them on their stomachs and thighs, and turned them over again. In a blink of an eye, there was little left.
Finally, some party soldiers broke through the interception and fled to the main road to get a mount. At this time, the last new force led by Zhang Dong himself also rushed into the left-behind horse team on the road, and calmly took these powerful party soldiers at the end. Hack and disperse.
However, after a while, Zhang Dong, who received the news from the captive party leader, shouted to the left and right with a condensed face:
"Pick the fastest mount and report the letter separately. It is said that the brigade of the Party Department has been killed..." (End of this chapter)