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In the Qing Army's supply convoy, Krondo's face was gloomy as he looked at the bandits hiding in the forest. There were many people in the world who could speak in the official language, but hearing such a capital accent in a remote and desolate area like Guangxi greatly exceeded the expectations of the imperial guards. Although the distance was far and the voices were rather noisy, they couldn't hear it clearly. But the accent and the special curses, the imperial guards who had been away from the capital for a long time definitely wouldn't mistake the familiar accent. Who were these people with strange hairstyles and a capital accent? Krondo couldn't understand.
But this matter couldn't be discussed at this time. Before they set off, there were more than 150 people in the grain escort team. Now, there were only less than 60 people left. Some of the Qing Army had escaped into the dense forest on both sides of the pipeline, and would probably regroup after a while. Krondo estimated that at most a dozen of the Qing Army would return. Nearly half of the entire convoy had been killed, but none of the bandits had died. Thinking back to the ferocity of the bandits, especially the bravery of the youth who charged at the front, Krondo couldn't help but feel ashamed.
If the bandits didn't number 20, but 40, or even 60. Not a single one of the Imperial Guards, including Krondo and the others, would be able to escape with their lives. Krondo could be considered a bold and courageous person. Thinking of this, Krondo's killing intent suddenly rose in his heart. He turned to the Green Camp's Commander Liu, and loudly ordered: "Send people to chase after them! We can't let these bandits go! "
Hearing Krondo's order, the Green Camp's Commander Liu, who had luckily escaped with his life, said with a pale face: "Sir, we were ordered to escort the provisions, and have already courageously defeated the enemy. We should quickly gather our troops and defend carefully. At the same time, we should call for reinforcements. That's the best plan! If these bandits want to create a diversion, sending troops over would just be falling into their trap. " Commander Liu was also a person with good leadership skills, but he had never seen such a valiant enemy before, so he didn't have the guts to chase after them.
"Courageously kill the enemy?" Krondo almost laughed out of anger when he heard this. Wasn't this being courageously killed by the enemy? After the battle, apart from not being able to kill a single robber, the grain escorting team had suffered at least sixty casualties. If it wasn't for Krondo sending his personal guards and guards to defend at the critical moment, the grain transport team would have been completely destroyed.
"Sir, it was you who led me to fight the enemy bravely." President Liu immediately corrected his inappropriate words.
Krondo fiercely glared at the general, "Those bandits are carrying a lot of things, how can they run now. If you don't chase after them now, are you going to let them escape? "
Even though he was extremely respectful towards Krondo, he still mustered up his courage and retorted, "Sir, I was ordered to escort the rations. Encountering a rebel who was robbing the army's provisions, this lowly one naturally had to be courageous … to kill the enemy. But this traitor has already fled. If this lowly officer pursues him, I will fall into the traitor's trap of luring the tiger away from the mountain. Then this lowly officer will not be able to redeem himself even if I die ten thousand times! "
Just as Krondo was about to say something, he heard the injured imperial guard Wang Feixiong speak up. "Big brother Krondo, let's not chase them for now. Don't let those bastards play any tricks! "Wang Feixiong didn't pull out the spearhead from his shoulder, he had a pained expression on his face.
With his brother's advice, Krondo thought back to the battle just now and felt that it was pointless to send these scared out of their wits to chase after them. Even though the anger in his heart couldn't be quelled, Krondo still said in the end, "Then let's do it this way. Quickly gather the troops and send someone to send a letter to the border, asking them to send troops to receive us. Also, brother Wang, bear with it, I'll help you take out the spearhead now! "
Seeing that the imperial guard didn't insist, Liu Baozong felt relieved. He originally thought that if Krondo insisted on chasing them, he would definitely reject him as the commander of the grain escorting team. Although the imperial guard was the emperor's subordinate, he couldn't directly command the grain escorting team. It wasn't the escorting team's job to chase the robbers. If something happened to the grain, the commander of the Northern Barracks, the recently reinstated Guangxi Admiral Xiang Rong, might not dare to kill the imperial guard, but he would definitely kill the commander of the grain escorting team.
"What a good blade!" Vézé praised as he used a piece of white cloth to smear the grease on the blade. This was the blade he took from Huang Changrong. Huang Changrong had used this blade to cut Wei Changrong's spear in half. Vézé had noticed this blade at that time. When he used this blade to cut the cured meat, it felt like he was cutting rubber. He needed to use a bit of strength, but he could accurately cut it.
Wei Changrong, who was beside Vézé, didn't pay attention to the quality of the blade at all. Everyone carried the goods and ran back to the retreat camp, unable to run anymore. After fighting this battle, everyone was already exhausted. Forcing themselves to run, their strength was even more exhausted. Regardless of whether there were people chasing them, the brothers immediately lay down on the grass they had prepared, unable to move.
As for Vézé, he was the same as usual. Despite his exhaustion, he forced himself to light the fire. At this time, the Qing Army brothers who were bringing up the rear did not chase after them. Vézé began to cut the cured meat. The cured meat was made from pig's legs. Wei Changrong displayed his astonishing potential and carried four fat pig's legs by himself.
Seeing Vézé begin to cut the meat, the brothers ignored their exhaustion and took out bamboo tubes. They placed the cured meat that Vézé had cut into the tubes and happily tied the tubes with grass before placing them next to the fire. These days, life was difficult. If cured meat was the main dish of many families during the New Year, it meant that it was a good year. This time, they had won a great battle, so everyone was naturally overjoyed. The brothers were even more delighted that there was cured meat among the seized goods. Smelling the rich aroma that was gradually emitting from the bamboo tubes, many of the brothers' mouths were already watering. Even Vézé, who had begun to study the double-barreled hand gun after maintaining his blade, couldn't help but look at the fire a few more times.
But Vézé didn't care too much about eating meat. He put away his blade and pulled out the double-barreled hand gun. This double-barreled hand gun wasn't fired by a match, but by a flintlock. It was fired by a spring, and as long as gunpowder and bullets were loaded, it could be fired at any time. It was much more powerful than a matchlock. Seizing this blade naturally made Vézé overjoyed. This double-barreled hand gun, which was decorated with exquisite patterns, was Vézé's life-saving asset.
If he could change the Taiping army's matchlocks to flintlocks, and with the addition of a bayonet, Vézé was completely confident that he could easily defeat any Qing Army of this era. Just as Vézé's thoughts were on these future military considerations, he heard Zhang Yingchen respectfully say: "Wei Sima, can we start eating?"
"Oh! Eat! Eat!! "Vézé immediately replied. As soon as he finished speaking, the troops immediately erupted in cheers.
Wei Changrong anxiously untied the long grass tied to the bamboo tube, picked up a piece of cured meat, and stuffed it into his mouth. The cured meat was a little hot, and Wei Changrong couldn't help but suck in a breath of cold air. But after a few breaths of cold air, he began to chew. No one laughed at Wei Changrong. Like Wei Changrong, everyone eagerly devoured the cured meat, and even shoved the fragrant bean rice into their mouths.
After wolfing down the food, Wei Changrong let out a comfortable sigh: "If there's wine, that would be even better!"
His words immediately received the approval of most of the brothers, and they all echoed: "Yes! If there's wine, that would be great! "
Then, one of the brothers regretfully said: "It's a pity that the Qing Army didn't transport wine this time, or else we could have snatched some back."
Vézé didn't wolf down the food like his brothers, and laughed: "There's no wine this time, but there might be a next time. It's almost New Year, and the head of Qing Yao will definitely reward his subordinates. Naturally, there will be a lot of wine. Who knows, there might be more next time. "
"Oh? Are we going to ambush them again? "His brothers immediately perked up.
Vézé shook his head: "Let's first send the seized salt and gunpowder back to Yongan. The city is short of these things. We can't just eat here, our families in Yongan don't have salt to eat! "
Hearing Vézé talk about his family in Yongan City, the originally lively atmosphere became slightly gloomy, and many of the brothers put down their chopsticks.
Zhang Yingchen was a small leader of Yongan City's Tian Di Hui, and he joined the Taiping army after the Taiping army took over Yongan City. These days, he learned a lot about the Taiping army. Vézé and the other "old soldiers" had all joined the God worshipping religion. Anyone who wanted to join the God worshipping religion had to first offer all their family property to the religion. Through offering their family property, the God worshipping religion could determine whether these people were loyal to the religion. In order to prove themselves, most of the people who joined the religion even sold their own land.
After passing the loyalty check, the whole family of these believers joined the Taiping army. In other words, everything that the believers owned belonged to the Taiping army. If they left the Taiping army now, they wouldn't even have a home to return to.
Now that the families of the Taiping army were in Yongan City, Zhang Yingchen could understand why the old Taiping army soldiers would act like this when Vézé mentioned their families in Yongan City. The brothers seized the cured meat and salt, and were now eating happily. But the brothers' families in Yongan City could only eat "light food", living a life without salt or vegetables. At this time, if they could still eat happily, it could only mean that they had lost their conscience.
So Zhang Yingchen hurriedly said: "Brothers, let's quickly transport these seized goods back to Yongan City, then our families will naturally be able to eat salt. With Wei Sima here, we can attack the Qing Yao's grain transport team again, then we won't have to worry about not having salt to eat! "
"Yes! With my Fourth Uncle, there's nothing that Qing Yao can't defeat. Everyone, hurry up and rest after eating, we'll hurry back tomorrow morning. "Wei Changrong also encouraged.
The brothers of the Taiping army were not only fighting for the Taiping army, but also for themselves and their families. Once they heard that they could continue fighting after returning to Yongan City, and that they had fought smoothly this time, everyone regained their spirits.
"We will definitely fight well with Wei Sima!"
"With Wei Sima leading us, we're not afraid of anyone!"
The brothers all expressed their opinions.
When Zhang Yingchen heard these words, he was very excited. He had the same feeling. Vézé's brave performance on the battlefield made Zhang Yingchen no longer have any doubts about Vézé. Moreover, Zhang Yingchen's family was also in Yongan City. If Vézé could lead his brothers to victory a few more times, Zhang Yingchen's family would naturally be able to eat more salt. Under Vézé's leadership, they could harass the Qing Army's grain supply routes, greatly reducing the chances of the Qing Army breaking through Yongan City.
Naturally, Vézé would not let go of this opportunity. He loudly said, "Brothers, the most important thing now is to quickly transport the goods back to Yongan City. As for your contributions, I will naturally remember them. The King Of The East has already issued an order that our Taiping army will be rewarded according to their contributions. Those who have contributions will be rewarded, and those who have mistakes will be punished. Since all of you have made a great contribution, I will definitely not bury your contributions. When everyone returns to Yongan City, I will naturally report to the King Of The East. Although I cannot boast to my brothers, this time I will work hard to promote all of you to corporal. "
When they heard that they could be promoted, everyone cheered.
Vézé immediately suppressed the cheering of his brothers. "Brothers, let's make this clear first. Since we have robbed Qing Yao's grain supply team, I'm afraid we will immediately send out our troops when we return to Yongan City. If you do not get promoted this time, everyone must not have any other thoughts. If you are promoted, I have to first say that when I use troops, it is based on whether they can do their job. As corporals, the distribution of rations should naturally be given. But here, corporals may not be able to command four people. It's not that I don't want my brothers to be officials, but if they don't fight well, they will lose their lives! If they lose their lives, what's the use of being an official! "
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