The rule of Chuzhou Prefecture, Qingliu City also ushered in a brand new day.
Although only a few months ago had experienced a tragic attack, the wall became incomplete and has not been completely repaired so far, but only some fences blocking the gap. However, the battle that ended quickly after the city was broken has left this troubled city with most of the hukou and buildings preserved; and those who survived must continue to work hard for their livelihoods.
Therefore, the short period of time to settle down has already restored the chaotic and noisy atmosphere and hustle and bustle of life in the city once again. It's just that as the three poles of people become more densely populated in the day, a full-loaded cart that drove along the street with the ringing of the bell, but let all kinds of pedestrians rush to hide their noses and retreat, and after passing by, they still talked about themselves:
"Under the Taiping Army, excrement and urine is also a tax!"
"More than that, they are said to use this to make great medicines and exchange them with so-called copper coins and rice cloth!"
"So between cities and towns, not to mention the filth in the ditches, even the water and kitchen waste are rare!"
"It is said that he was collected for the fertilizer and livestock fodder for that kind of labor..."
While trying to curl up in a pile of large barrels full of filth, I only felt that the yellow head who "has been in the abdomen for a long time, I have not heard the smell" Yu Hou Zhang Xun also felt that the wound on his body was swollen and itchy. . It was something he didn't expect to fall to this point. In other words, he didn't even think that he would become a bereaved dog in some sense when he was familiar with his hometown.
You know, his family is a well-known surname in the local area, and he himself also has the famous name of Ren Xia, who is known for his righteousness. Therefore, he is not only recognized as the "Big Brother Dutou" by many rangers in Sakon prefectures and counties, he is also a spoiled rogue in many cities and towns, admired and worshiped as a luxury figure.
Therefore, people like him are holding the homes of subordinates in Quduan Township with their left hand, and the bandits hiding in the mountains, forests and waters with their right hands, and even the city fox stove rat active in the towns of the city. The mutual transmission of ventilation. Even the arrival of Zhengyin officials in the prefectures and counties should be specifically recorded in the corresponding "Jin Shen Lu" and "An Tu Ce", thinking that one or two special existences of fear must be overcome.
However, because of the troubled times in Huainan for years, he will inevitably become one of the many local leaders in Chuzhou who have destroyed their homes. Through attacks and ambushes, he has defeated several small groups of cross-border thieves, but he has also become a Qingliu Tucion. The early bird among the forces attracted more revenge from the thieves, and even the local soil group colluded with it, wanting to draw a salary from the bottom to kill him.
In desperation, Zhang Xun, who had lost most of his subordinates and family business in the village, could only rely on his martial arts to get out of the siege, only to flee in a hurry; in the end, he met Yang Xingmin who was raising troops in Luzhou before going south. This is the chance and career of joining the army and conquering all parties as a personal soldier.
Therefore, after Luzhou gained a firm foothold and accepted the acceptance and ratification of the Huainan Festival Ya, he immediately took a group of men to dive back to Chuzhou with "no hatred"; he attacked and slaughtered those former houses overnight. The enemy family, even more than a dozen households may have betrayed their suspected family, and there are also many old, young, and young women and children who are inevitable;
In the end, a total of more than 300 heads were piled up outside the south gate of Qingliu City for public display, which became a sensational bloodthirsty incident in the local area. And the name of "big mouth", which only eats the flesh and blood of the enemy and prevents him from becoming superlative, has also begun to resound in Chuzhou again; and from this, the heroes, rangers, salt lords, and desperadoes in the southern states of Huainan are vying to vote. It is the same grand occasion.
As a result, he owns a team of local children-Huangtoudu, imitating the allusions of the former imperial court Gancheng, Zhongwu Town (Chen Xujiedu) and the Xichuan Huangtou Army, and became the Luzhou Army. One of the backbone sequences second only to the core force.
As the provincial governor of Chuzhou, Zhao Jun, appointed by Huainan, he was not even able to pursue it. Instead, he sent people to pass money and show his favor, hoping that he would read his hometown sentiment and not be for these wicked and unworthy people who undermined the joint defense and resistance of the locals The good situation and the overall situation. Therefore, his reputation and prestige in his hometown, Qingliu, etc., not only did not decrease sharply, but became more and more grand.
This is also one of the evidence and confidence that he took the opportunity of the outbreak of the epidemic in the back of the thief formation, and returned to the home under the name to support and inspire those loyal and righteous people. After all, according to his past experience and lessons, under this kind of natural and man-made calamities, even the tyrannical force of the Taiping thieves can hardly be pleased.
On the contrary, because of the rampant famine, those who are already full of outsiders' repressive rule and perverse methods will easily instigate all kinds of momentum and public opinion blamed on outsiders. As long as he can stand up and raise the flag of righteousness, he, who is familiar with the homeland and has many hopes, will naturally give them a head and direction to lead the group without a leader. Are they afraid that they will not be able to set off a momentum? .
However, it seemed to have given him a blow. The hometown and homeland that he was once familiar with had become duplicity in just a few months. Those native righteous men who had been greeted by the all-time greedy, the pot of glutinous rice, and sent their family children to take the family tribe, enthusiastically joined the army and followed, also didn't know where they went overnight.
Most of the remaining people are foreigners with various accents; they grandly occupy the homes and farms of those local tycoons, big clans, and busy setting up a circle of walls and fences among the villages, or Drive cattle and livestock to plow the deserted fields full of weeds and squirrels in the four fields.
And occasionally, the local villagers who are mixed in it are also honest and docile. They don't seem to be where the people used to be brave. Not to mention those checkpoints that are scattered all over the intersection in the name of prevention of epidemics, meticulously and specifically check foreigners and faces; so that they can't walk far in the daytime, they have to retreat and hide in the mountains and forests from time to time, and even go around. Some rugged trails.
I didn’t dare to enter when I met the village, but could only dig out some unharvested melons and vegetables from the outside. I was able to return to the familiar Qingliu City, and then mixed into the city with the flow of people from the early set.
However, when he kept sending out people to contact places and inquire about news, none of them were able to come back; he could not help but smell some ominous smell and left the hiding place early. As a result, not long after he hid in another nearby hiding spot, he watched a group of armed men come to search. . . .
At this time, the slow-moving big car suddenly stopped, and then there was a hoarse voice that was accustomed to humble and respectful:
"Uncle Zhang Mansion, we have already come out of the city, and no one can come out in the neighborhood..."
Zhang Xun couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief. He only felt that the previous wound was not so itchy anymore. However, through the gap between the barrels, he carefully peeped and confirmed for several rounds. Only then did he support the staggering cart with a somewhat numb and stiff body, and saw a rough-handed and gully-faced man. The rickety man, standing aside with a humble smile, said dumbly:
"I still have some Zhuanghan costumes... I can only feel wronged by the uncle for a while..."
"Tell me more about these things, your righteous deeds and painstaking efforts, I will have a good return in the future!"
Zhang Xun waved his hand, and did not hesitate to take off his bloody and filthy outfit, and put on this short brown outfit with bare legs and shirtless shirt with many patches and holes.
Nowadays, as the saying goes, the wind knows the strong grass, and the board member knows the truth of loyalty. When he was able to detect the enemy in the city but was busy avoiding the patrol, it was a great fortune in some misfortune to encounter this subordinate who was between a slave and a tribe. The other party not only provided him with a temporary hiding place and simple meals, but also provided him with a means of protection from the city. Isn't it the blessing of the family of Jishan
"Naturally, the villain dare not expect the grandfather's repayment, just want to ask the last sentence, is this the officer and the army going to fight back..."
The rickety man stammered a little hesitantly:
"This is natural. The officers and the army must not only fight back, but also deal with those foolish husbands and wives who follow and help the thieves?"
Zhang Xun could not take it for granted:
"Naturally, you will be rewarded for such loyal people... Reward your wealth and women, and be a comfortable landlord..."
"That's it, that's it..."
The rickety man couldn't help but laughed and said, and then he talked about these peaceful thieves who occupied the place, released the slaves and maidservants, forcibly dispelled the guild, and reversed the inferiority, including the many perverse methods, and those were dragged to the streets The big family and their families who were asked for the crime and trial and how miserable and helpless were they bullied and tortured after losing their family business.
It wasn't until Zhang Xun was a little impatient that he suddenly interrupted him:
"So, you have to turn around and go back to the city?"
"The villain. The villain will have to eat to support the family after all. This dirty errand was earned by our hard work... for the time being I cannot lose it or lose it..."
The rickety man was a little unclear, so he smiled and said:
"Are you actually married?"
Zhang Xun squinted slightly after hearing this:
"Yes, yeah, after the thieves drove the young people out of the house, they spent time with the scouring lady under the head of the cook, which is the matter of the past two months... It's nothing but waiting for people. Craftsmanship, you can only make ends meet with such filthy errands;"
The rickety man said:
"Then you really should go back... Don't delay too long..."
Zhang Xun is empathetic:
"Master said... I. I. I. I'm leaving now."
The rickety man nodded in response, and then turned around hurriedly to pick up the bamboo whip that drives the animals, but suddenly his neck was suddenly strangled by an arm behind him; he didn't have time to groan and scream in the future. Under the frozen expression of horror, his neck was sharply twisted off.
"Don't blame me for being cruel..."
Then Zhang Xun, who seemed to throw away a dirty hand, frowned and sighed:
"I wanted to see that for the sake of this helping hand, I wanted to help you achieve the first righteousness of your career and future, but I don't want to be a clumsy who cares about your family and does not care about the righteousness of the country; if you let the bandit army hold you down Family members, wouldn’t they confess me again, thinking about the great cause of restoring the homeland, they still can’t take risks with their own bodies!"
Under the city of Shanyang, a fierce battle that broke out suddenly and with twists and turns finally came to an end.
Kong Liluo, appointed by the Taiping Army and appointed by the Taiping Army, and a cruise officer on the coast of Huainan, was also a little unwilling to look at the dazzling flags that had merged in the distance; and those who dragged down the flags and fled with swords and guns behind him. The crowd finally stomped fiercely and turned around to join these retreating crowds. (End of this chapter)