Chapter 33 Texas Guard Commander

Eunuchs are people who are said to be incomplete, not only physically, but also spiritually. Therefore, certain ordinary qualities are often magnified in them. No matter good or bad, they will remain true to their hearts throughout their lives.

,Jian is abominable to the whole body.

Wang Chengen is also an incomplete person, and he also pursues something so that he can be complete.

He had entered the palace as a child and was used to seeing the flattery and filthiness in the palace, so he never lacked these dark things in his heart. But he was lucky, because he left this stage to be so glamorous.

Under the table, there were corpses everywhere, and the palace was crawling with decaying maggots.

He accompanied Zhu Youjian, who was still the emperor's grandson, in the East Palace, and witnessed Chongzhen's life. No matter the glory or the gloom, he regarded Chongzhen as his relative, and he also saw through Chongzhen's character. He was Chongzhen's slave and also

He was Chongzhen's father, so until the last moment, he was willing to hang himself with him and die for his country.

How to judge Wang Chengen? He may be deceitful, but that is just a way to save his life that he learned in the palace since childhood. He may be honest, but this can only be a luxury in his spare time. A big event happened not long ago, Zhu You

Jian quietly left the capital with his guards and headed towards Datong. However, in the cloudless sky that night, there was sudden thunder and lightning and strong winds. He also lost his direction and could not chase him back.

He had never dared to make public the news of the emperor's disappearance. Except for the two empresses, no one knew about it. Even the other confidants and eunuchs around the emperor who dared to gossip about it were all silenced.

And he had no choice but to guard Tongzhou. On that day, thieves entered the city and burned, killed and looted. Although he vowed to live and die with Tongzhou City, seeing that the Tongzhou City defenders were in such a miserable state, and because he could not let go of Chongzhen's safety after all, he led his people.

After breaking out of the siege, news came that he became the culprit and scapegoat after the city of Tongzhou was destroyed, and was thoroughly scolded by the imperial court.

In Tongzhou City, he even saw the leader of the red-clothed thieves. He looked very much like Zhu Youjian, but he was younger than him. Zhu Youjian had long been working hard and had many stains on his long hair.

The silver thread makes it look particularly aged.

Among the thieves in red, there were rumors that this person was Zhu Yousong, the crown prince of Prince Fu. Based on various judgments, he initially thought that this person was Zhu Yousong. However, he had taken care of Chongzhen for more than ten years, and his consciousness told him that this person was Zhu Yousong, the emperor.

He was not inspected, so he had no intention of returning to the capital, but kept following and observing.

He also helped Zhu Qian a lot along the way, including the luxurious and practical Mingguang Armor, Cao Huachun's fall, and even the missing Yu Song and Gao Qiang.

He sent the two men back to the Red Army, but sent his subordinates to heal their injuries, and also asked them about Zhu Qian.

Countless life-and-death struggles in his previous life gave Zhu Gan an intuition for danger and terror. Although he was surrounded by red-coated troops, the occasional peek through his eyes could tell that there was no malice.

It still made his hair stand on end.

He had ordered all the soldiers to get out of the cabin several times, but he still could not find the source of the peek, which made him feel extremely frustrated. Now that he was attacking Texas, he had to put aside his thoughts temporarily and prepare for the war.

On both sides of the bow of the giant ship, there were more than ten red-coated soldiers standing on each side. These were the direct descendants who had originally followed from Zhuozhou City. They were all wearing red clothes and had wild goose feather swords hanging on their waists. When they saw Zhu Gan, they immediately stood alone.

Kneeling on his knees and saluting, a red-coated soldier stepped forward and clasped his fists, saying: "See my lord, we will be at the 12th Texas Company Camp soon. Please give me your orders."

Zhu Gan expanded his chest and took a deep breath of the river breeze blowing in his face. It was a bit cool and made him feel refreshed. He waved his hands for everyone to get up and said with a smile: "Those who disembarked at Wuqiao in front must have arrived in Dezhou long ago!

Let’s first expose the red cannon on the ship and fire a few cannons into Dezhou City.”

Dezhou Twelve Company Camp, also called Twelve Company City, was a defensive city camp built in the north of Dezhou City during the three-year "Jingnan War" conducted by Zhu Di, the founder of the Ming Dynasty.

Since the early Ming Dynasty, canal water transport has become increasingly prosperous, and Dezhou, which prospered because of the river, has become an important storage base for the imperial court. A large number of military women and official supplies were stored in warehouses along the east bank of the canal. The "Battle of Jingnan" occurred

Later, in order to protect these important grains and supplies, many armies were required to stand down. The "Twelve consecutive cities" were where these warehouse-protecting armies and the soldiers of the "Southern Army" who were preparing to fight against the Yan army garrisoned troops. Therefore, these cities were actually barracks.

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, the world was in chaos, and military expenditures far exceeded the court's annual income. Apart from raising a few soldiers who could fight, the court had no extra money to raise troops, and the military soldiers in various guards had long been reduced to

For the peasants or private soldiers of the officials at all levels, the Central Plains has long been depleted of undefeated soldiers.

At this time, the weapons and equipment among the 12th Company and Battalion were backward, and the soldiers had no determination to fight. When they heard that the red-clothed thieves were coming with huge ships and cannons, they were already in mourning, and many people quietly fled from the 12th Company and Battalion.

The commander of the Dezhou Guard, Ma Qiao, was taking a nap in his own house. He drank a little wine before going to bed and snored loudly. His soldiers rushed into Ma Qiao's home in panic. Seeing his master like this, he knew that something would happen soon.

He couldn't wake up, so he didn't have much worries. A basin of cold water immediately woke him up.

Ma Qiao was sleeping more soundly at this time. When he was suddenly woken up, he almost subconsciously drew his sword and made a gesture of slashing. Only then did he realize that he was naked and a group of soldiers were suppressing their blushes and looked very uncomfortable.

Although he was the commander of the Dezhou Guard and a border official of the third rank, he was overpowered by a fifth-rank Dezhou magistrate. Who knew that the Dezhou magistrate was a real civil servant with a party backing him, but he was

Relying on the support of my ancestors, I got through it step by step.

Under such circumstances, he would just let the day pass. Now that the red-clothed thieves suddenly went south and were preparing to attack Dezhou City, he had to prepare his military equipment and prepare for battle.

But when he got dressed and prepared to go out, he was completely stunned. The ultra-long range of the red cannon allowed the red cannon to hit the entire city of Dezhou as soon as it approached Dezhou. Only one was seen.

A huge iron pellet flew over the top of Dezhou City and fell into the city. Where it landed, it rotted for dozens of feet and had no trace of life.

A house made of stone was even destroyed by an iron pellet, and the flying stones almost razed the entire courtyard to the ground.

And this house was not far in front of Ma Qiao. Seeing the entire mansion being razed to the ground with his own eyes, fear quickly spread in his heart. At that time, he was still thinking about buying this mansion and then expanding his own mansion.

, who knew that the owner of this villa had a very good relationship with Zhizhou, and finally let it go.

"Master Ma, what should we do?" These soldiers were extremely frightened. It was okay to bully ordinary people on a daily basis, but if they were really faced with such a cannon, it would be better to let them die. But it seemed that they had already died.

The frightened Commander Wei and his soldiers had to wake him up and let him make up his mind.

Ma Qiao cursed a few times, then suddenly turned around and walked away, saying: "I trust Liu Zhizhou, I will leave Dezhou City to him. If he wants our help, just ask the commander to

Or if you have something to do, just tell me, sir, that I have contracted typhoid fever and am recovering at home."

"Master! It's not safe to hide in this city!" The soldiers under his command had seen through Ma Qiao and knew that this guy couldn't take on the responsibility, so why did they want to take it on?

Ma Qiao snorted coldly and said: "Who said that the master is going to hide in the city? Hurry up and pack your things. I will go to the manor outside the city to recuperate."

Zhu Gan didn't know that the commander of the Dezhou Guard, Mr. Majoma, had been frightened by the few cannons he fired and fled. Listening to the roaring sound of the cannons on the bow, the entire giant ship was shaking, but he couldn't fire a few cannons.

The red cannon made of copper has had its barrel expanded due to the high temperature, and its firing accuracy and range have dropped very quickly.

Looking at the red-coated cannon that was about to explode, his soldiers were still preparing to continue loading ammunition. Zhu Gan quickly stopped him. Gradually, the sound of the cannons in his ears became smaller and smaller. He couldn't help but sigh: "After this battle, it is estimated that all the troops will be killed."

All the red cannons will be scrapped!"

Putting aside these distracting thoughts, he asked his soldiers: "What is the situation in Dezhou City now?"

The soldier hurriedly went to investigate, and soon received the news from the spies below. He replied: "Your Majesty, the gates of Dezhou City are closed, but there is chaos inside the city. The soldiers in the 12th Company and Battalion did not make any move.

It seems to be an empty camp.”

"What do you mean it seems to be an empty camp? Go and check it for me. Once you find out clearly, come back and report it." Zhu Gan said unhappily. These recruits didn't know anything, and such simple information was sent to him. He really

I miss Yu Song a little bit. Although that guy is a bit cold-faced, he can still take care of himself in an orderly manner when doing these chores. I just hope that those two guys are fine! Those who stay in Tongzhou can find them.

"Come ashore! Prepare your troops for war and capture Dezhou. We will repair here!" Zhu Gan put on the Mingguang armor. Groups of red-coated troops had already assembled on the river bank. At this time, he gave an order and quickly moved towards Ten

The second company battalion pounced.

At this time, there were not many people left in the 12th company camp. The sentry horse camp leaning on the canal to the west was the first to bear the brunt, and no one was left. The 'horse face' pattern on the city wall built of rammed earth had long since disappeared.

It was blurred by the erosion of time. With a blast from the small Franco machine gun, the city wall collapsed directly, filling the city defense ditch.

"Could it be a scam?" Many red-coated soldiers wondered. It was too quiet in the huge barracks.

"It's terrible to have no information!" Zhu Gan sat on his horse, looking at this large-scale military city, and couldn't help but wonder if he should urge him.

"We surrender! Don't fire!" Before the Red Army could react, they saw farmers in ragged clothes and sallow faces walking out of Twelve Company City, holding various tattered weapons in their hands, and even quite a few people.

They also carried hoes and sickles, and walked out with fearful eyes.

Rows of people knelt down in front of the red-coated soldiers, shivering, and they didn't look like they were soldiers at all. Those who didn't know better thought they were refugees fleeing famine.

"No wonder the peasant army in the late Ming Dynasty galloped across the Central Plains to attack cities, but they never encountered a decent resistance. Even dangerous passes like Tongguan came and left when they wanted. Damn it, the Central Plains has been plagued by natural disasters for many years, so there is no place.
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