The night was as cold as water …
Luo Lie's heart was also cold. He had always hoped that he could become an awe-inspiring general on the battlefield, living a glorious life and dying a soul-stirring death. But he never thought that he would get into trouble like this.
"What should we do?" Luo Lie turned his head and asked Ouyang Jun. "You usually have a lot of wicked ideas. Give me one."
Ouyang Jun's scalp was numb. "I have never experienced such a big thing. How can it be solved with a wicked idea? At that time, it was useless to shout at you. You killed him in one move. It's too late to regret now. "
Luo Lie was unwilling to give up. He ran to the pile of corpses and found the magistrate. "Is this guy really the magistrate of Hangzhou? The magistrate has great prestige and is protected by the people. How could he be killed by me in one move? "
Ouyang Jun also came over and said to the corpse, "The prestige comes from the king. Our Emperor Daming can't even protect himself now. How can the officials in the world have the prestige? As for the people's prestige, he forced the people to destroy their homes and businesses and flee. The people hate him to the bone, so he has no prestige. "
The situation at the moment involved his own life. It was really not a problem that could be solved casually. For the first time, Luo Lie regretted that he acted so quickly. He said to Ouyang Jun, "Why don't we go back to the city now? Don't touch these things and pretend that nothing happened."
Ouyang Jun rolled his eyes and said, "The Revolutionary Army took Shandong. The officials of Nanjing ran south. Now Hangzhou is Daming's capital. Even several princes and vassals are there. There are at least tens of thousands of people and hundreds of generals in the city. Now that the magistrate of Hangzhou is dead, you pretend that nothing happened? Do you really think there is no one in the imperial court? "
Luo Lie suddenly frowned. He looked at the dock where the Revolutionary Army's ship left. "If I knew this, I should have followed that ship. Now that the prefectural magistrate is dead, it won't be long before his subordinates return to the city to report. I'm afraid the two of us won't be able to escape even if we grow wings. "
A rotten ship still had three pounds of nails, not to mention Daming, who had ruled the country for more than two hundred years. The Ming Army had no way to deal with the Revolutionary Army, but it was still easy for them to deal with Luo Lie and Ouyang Jun. The two of them were not top-notch experts. If they encountered a tough opponent, they would be unlucky.
The two of them looked at each other, not knowing what to do. The hunchbacked old man who had died for his country still had a few subordinates left. Someone stepped forward and cupped his hands, saying, "Heroes, there's no need to make things too difficult for you. I know you didn't intend to join us, but now you should go with the flow. Mr. Hu passed away, and we lack a leader. Why don't the two of you take over? "
"How many people do you have?" Ouyang Jun asked hurriedly. Luo Lie was also filled with hope, his eyes focused.
"We only have these people." The revolutionary who took the initiative to speak smiled bitterly and gathered seven or eight of his companions. "We are actually all poor families in the city. Only Mr. Hu was determined to join the revolutionary party. He read the books and pamphlets of the Revolutionary Army, so he took his family to make a revolution. As a result, he made too much noise. Before the people from the north came to help, his family died.
Mr. Hu escaped to Tianjin and received training from the Ministry of Security. When he came back, he recruited us. We also followed him because we couldn't live anymore. If the two of you don't take over as leaders, I'm afraid we will go our separate ways. But … the two of you just signed up with the Revolutionary Army, and here are the weapons they gave. Maybe you can really make a career. "
Luo Lie looked at the wooden boxes that were shipped ashore. On the side of the boxes were written "1617 Foreign Trade Standard Matchlock", "Colonial Standard Spear", "Export First Aid Kit" and so on. Among them, there were two small boxes that were special. One of them contained a few thousand silver dollars, and the other contained books. Among them, there was the original Militia Training Manual, and …
"Guerrilla Tactics in the Enemy's Rear?" Luo Lie opened the cover and saw a few lines of bold words on the title page. "The great leader taught us, 'When the enemy advances, we retreat. When the enemy is stationed, we disturb. When the enemy is tired, we fight. When the enemy retreats, we chase.' Hiss …"
Seeing Luo Lie gasping, Ouyang Jun quickly stepped forward and asked, "What is written here?"
Luo Lie turned his head and scolded, "I said your pirated books are useless. Look at this original one, it's different. Sixteen Words Mantra, every word is like gold. " He recited the mantra a few more times, and his heart was very excited. He kept saying, "It's said that 'one true sentence, ten thousand fake books'. This is the true inheritance. I understand it, I really understand it. "
Luo Lie wanted to continue looking, but Ouyang Jun, who was beside him, suddenly let out a strange cry, "Eh … where is he?"
The two looked back again and found that more than half of the one or two hundred people they led had disappeared. There were fewer people holding torches at the ferry dock, and the light was dim. After a careful count, there were only twenty people left. The rest had disappeared. And the people who stayed were also looking around, as if they were going to disband at any time.
The original revolutionary party was indifferent, "They are all ordinary people. When they heard that the magistrate was dead, they were afraid. We can't ask them to risk their lives with us. Now it's up to you two. If you are willing to join us, immediately move these boxes to the carriage. We have a base in the southern mountains, and we can barely live there. If you are not willing, then disperse the silver yuan, and everyone will go their separate ways. "
Luo Lie's eyes drifted. He looked at the book in his hand, and then looked at the scattered people around him. He couldn't make a decision for a long time. But Ouyang Jun, who was always slippery, sighed, "Things have come to this, it's fate. Do it."
"You want to join the revolutionary party?" Luo Lie asked. He knew that his friend was from a rich family and couldn't take hardship. And he was from an official family, so his future was uncertain if he joined the revolutionary party.
"My father said that people can't always be overcautious and take advantage of others. When you see the opportunity, you have to make a move. My family has long wanted to join the 'revolutionary army', but we are also afraid of the 'revolutionary army's' ruthlessness in eliminating the officials. We have inquired about how to join the 'revolutionary army'. For example, the commander of the 'revolutionary army', Zhu Chengxiu, is also from an official family, but because of her meritorious service, she was rewarded.
Although today's matter is muddled, it's muddled. If we didn't make a move, the Imperial Guard on that boat would have been surrounded by thousands of people. They only have twenty to thirty people, and they also have a few hundred civilians. No matter how hard they try, they will inevitably suffer heavy casualties. So we have meritorious service, and it is a great service.
Although there are few people willing to work with us, we have a strong background. As long as we avoid the limelight, what can Hangzhou do to us? Besides, we killed the fake Hangzhou Prefectural Magistrate. This is a great achievement. " As he spoke, Ouyang Jun circled around the magistrate's corpse and pondered for a while. "This matter needs to be publicized, and it will definitely have a miraculous effect."
Ouyang Jun was determined to be the incompetent advisor. He and Luo Lie thought of ways to load the supplies from the Imperial Guard onto the carriages, and then took the last group of people to the so-called 'base.' From this moment on, the two slowly broke off with Daming and embarked on the 'revolutionary road.'
And within a few days, the entire Hangzhou began to spread the news that the 'revolutionary army' guerrillas killed the fake Ming magistrate. The guerrillas appeared and disappeared unpredictably. Today they broke into a stronghold, and tomorrow they would put up a few notices. The Ming Army didn't suffer any major losses, but the city and the outside of the city were in a state of panic, and they also became famous.
The people in the city had a deep resentment towards the government. When they heard that there was a 'revolutionary army' team, they asked around and kept coming. Within a month, Luo Lie and Ouyang Jun had thousands of people under their command, and their power was not small. The officials in the city hated them, but the entire Ming Army was afraid of them, and they didn't dare to provoke them.
This situation was gathered by the 'revolutionary army' security bureau, and one briefing after another appeared on Zhou Qingfeng's desk. "At present, there are teams using the 'revolutionary army' flag to expand their power all over the country. Most of them are local officials in disguise, or bandits in disguise. They often have a bad record and commit all kinds of crimes, and they ruin the reputation of the 'revolutionary army.' "
Zhou Qingfeng signed 'read' on the briefing, and transferred to the Special Operations Command for handling. The two leaders, Ye Na and Jia Gang, should pay attention to this matter. If necessary, cooperate with the security department to determine the identity and location of these opportunists, and then eliminate them. We must stop this kind of situation from expanding. The publicity department should also expose more of these evil ghosts in the newspaper to ensure the purity of our team.
The previous briefing was still about the dangers of the fake 'revolutionary army,' but the next was the report of the Hangzhou area's revolutionary guerrilla team. After Zhou Qingfeng glanced at it a few times, he asked Wang Kunpeng, who sent the report, "Are these guerrillas really our people?"
Wang Kunpeng shook his head and said, "We sent a lot of intelligence agents to the Jiangnan area, but we didn't order them to build an armed force behind the enemy lines. The original intelligence agent of this guerrilla team has died for the country, and the current leader is said to be the original intelligence agent's next line. Their identity is still being verified, and I personally think they are all opportunists.
However, this guerrilla team has a sense of propriety, and there are no bad records. They have been trying to contact our people, saying that they want to restore the organization. I also have a letter here from Chief Ma Keshi. It is said that the guerrilla team's leaders, Luo Lie and Ouyang Jun, were written by Chief Ma. Chief Ma testified that they were once young officials of the Ming court's Jinyi Guards and the capital camp.
Chief Ma said that the two of them wrote to ask him to testify that the two of them joined our 'revolutionary army' with Chief Ma during the Tongzhou battle in 1617. They have been hiding in the Ming court under Ma Keshi's orders, and have only now been recontacted. They belong to the underground organization's old revolutionaries.
Chief Ma also said that the two of them were completely talking nonsense. Although the two of them were present during the Tongzhou battle, they had no intention of abandoning the dark for the light. At most, they can be considered to have joined in 1618, but they can't be considered official members. "
1617 or 1618, although there was only a year difference, the difference in qualifications was huge. One year ago, the 'revolutionary army' was just showing its ferocious face; the next year, the 'revolutionary army' was already the world's hero. The year before, the defection was called the heart of the revolution, and the year after, it could only follow the general trend. The political treatment was like heaven and earth.
After listening to the story, Zhou Qingfeng couldn't help but laugh. At present, there were countless people who wanted to curry favor in the 'revolutionary army', and most of them wanted to be opportunists. He didn't mind letting the two of them go, but if it was too easy to let the two of them pass, it would be difficult to lead the team. Therefore, he casually commented on the briefing, "It depends on the two of them's awareness, to be observed."
After commenting on this sentence, Master Zhou, who was busy every day, forgot about this matter. However, he forgot, but it was impossible for Ouyang Jun and Luo Lie to forget. When the comments of the Grand Marshal of the 'revolutionary army' reached their hands from thousands of miles away, just a few words made them white with worry.
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