When the Taiping Army occupied Xinhui, Qi Hao and his brothers were in the mountains and forests not far from Tan Jiang in the northwest. In addition to doing some bandit activities, he also started to trade with some nearby forces. Of course, this transaction was not a serious transaction, but all of them were blood-touching activities. After a while, he had a great reputation in the local area and had a connection with the Qing army because of the need for "buying and selling".

Although he was limited to livelihood and had no choice but to do business with the Qing army, Qi Hao still had his bottom line. He repeatedly warned his brothers that he could do business with the Qing army, but he could not use it for them, nor could he surrender, so as not to fall into the title of the eldest king. After all, Qi Hao fought with the eldest king for so many years and witnessed the eldest king being shot to death by the Qing army. He followed the eldest king's four adopted sons from Sichuan to Yunnan, and then rushed out from Going South. Over the years, he had nothing to talk about with the Tartars, either you die or I die!

To be honest, Qi Hao has done many bad things, and many innocent people die under the knife. But if Qi Hao wants him to join the Tartars, he doesn't even think about it. Unless Qi Laosi dies, he will have to continue working with the Tartars! His grandmother is from Japan, so he doesn't believe that the Han people's country can really be occupied by the Tartars!

When Qi Hao's brothers were looking for "hair growth" nearby, they bumped into Zhou Shixiang's envoys sent to contact them, the remnants of the Ming army. When they learned that the Taiping Army had occupied Xinhui, the original Ming army was naturally surprised and did not dare to neglect the envoy to send the envoy to the mountain.

When the envoy saw Qi Hao, he briefly told them about the Taiping Army and finally asked Qi Hao and others to go up and down the mountain to support Xinhui because they were both Ming army.

After being a bandit for more than half a year, I finally got news of my own army, but which camp is the Taiping Army and which king is under the command of which king?

Qi Hao was very sure that the Taiping Army was not the soldiers under the tent of Li Dingguo of the Western Prefecture, and he was not the soldiers of any other Guangdong family. But it was not important, as long as it was the one who fought the Tartars, not to mention that the Taiping Army had even done something that even tens of thousands of troops in the Western Prefecture could not do - occupying Xinhui!

What does the gains and losses of Xinhui mean to the situation in Guangzhou and even the entire Guangdong? Qi Hao, who had been the general, naturally knew that he agreed to the envoy's request almost without hesitation. He was willing to take his brothers down the mountain to join the Taiping Army. However, when he arrived at Xinhui, he received news that Xinhui had been surrounded by the Qing army. This time, not only Qi Hao's brothers, but also the Taiping Army envoys who contacted him had no rules and did not know what to do.

Faced with the dilemma of adversity, Qi Hao's subordinates were shaken. Half of them were unwilling to continue moving forward and die. They said bluntly that even if they broke through the Qing army's encirclement and entered the city, it would be useless. Didn't the Qing army have surrounded the three layers of the outer and three layers of Xinhui City to death? If you fall in one head, you will starve to death! Depending on the situation, the Taiping Army would not be able to hold on even if you occupy Xinhui, and sooner or later it will be a death. Since that is the case, it would be better for everyone to go back to the mountain to avoid giving up their lives in vain.

The other half didn't want to go back to the mountains to be bandits. After all, most of them were from the Western Army. Over the years, they followed Qi Hao and the Qing army to kill one after another. Although they didn't know what national justice was, they were all men who were very famous and would rather die than surrender to the Tartars. Now there was a soldier who was fighting hard with the Qing army. They didn't kill the Tartars with these good men. Instead, they retreated back to become bandits. Besides, they were really at ease? No matter which nightmare did not wake up from nightmares, who deserved their conscience!

Seeing that Qi Hao's subordinates were arguing, the messenger had no choice but to put his hope on Qi Hao, the leader.

Faced with the differences between his subordinates, Qi Hao was a bachelor, so he simply told those who were unwilling to vote for the Taiping Army to go back by themselves, and the remaining people who were willing to vote continued to vote for the Taiping Army. He also told the envoy that it was true that the Tartars surrounded Xinhui City. But they were not surrounded by buckets, and it was definitely not possible to rush in openly. His handicrafts were not enough to even block the Qing army's teeth, and he had to think of other ways to enter the city.

Something else?

The envoy was just an ordinary barbarian in the Taiping Army. Because he could speak and knew a few words, he was selected by Zhou Shixiang and sent to contact the Ming army in various places. He had no urgency and courage, and he was no better than others. He was really scared to rush into the encirclement with his teeth. If it weren't for his mother and two young brothers and sisters in the city, he might have thought that he would have taken off the Taiping Army's clothes and ran away.

Qi Hao said that he would find another way to enter the city, and the messenger was naturally happy and agreed immediately, but he still didn't think about what safe way to enter the city. Unexpectedly, Qi Hao looked at Kuhao, and was indeed a sensible person. He actually saw the weakness of the Qing army's defense line. He boldly proposed to find a small boat to sneak up from the river late at night, and then sneak into the city quietly.

It would be impossible if a large group of people came ashore from the river, unless the Guangdong navy on the river was dead, but it would be feasible if a small boat was catching a dozen men to touch it. After all, the Qing army just wanted to trap the Taiping army to death, and did not allow the Taiping army to break through and cut off all the Ming army that could come to aid in all directions. Apart from that, they didn't care about any movement in the city. It was really necessary to let some people touch it, as long as they were not large groups of people and did not bring food, it would not be a big deal for the Qing army.

The envoy could not think of a better solution, so he could only agree with Qi Hao's idea. After a few more days of observation, Qi Hao took them to sneak towards Xinhui City at night. Along the way, he was stunned. Although he encountered a patrol warship of the Qing Navy, he was not discovered. After touching the shore, he did not meet the Qing army. After a little worried, everyone finally sneaked to the city. After some shouting, he called Zhou Shixiang over.

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The Taiping Army was not without doubt about Qi Hao and others coming to vote. Duke Xiang of Song was one of them. He reminded Zhou Shixiang that Xinhui City had been besieged for more than a month, and none of the dozen people who had sent out the city had come back. At this moment, one suddenly appeared and brought people back. Maybe there was a fraud. If the person who came to vote was an insider of the Qing army, letting them in easily would cause a disaster.

In order to attract enough attention from Zhou Shixiang, Duke Xiang of Song made several examples of what he knew about the Qing army's war. Whether it was Tianqi, the Liaodong wars during the Chongzhen period, or the Qing army entering the pass, they often used spies to mingle in the city against the difficult-to-capture strong city Qing army, and then opened the city gates inside and outside. This plan was repeatedly used by the Qing army, but it was effective again and again, making people unable to defend themselves.

Duke Xiang of Song also made Zhou Shixiang feel excited, and he couldn't help but wonder whether the person who came to vote was true. But I think there were only a dozen people, so what if they were really spies from the Qing army? As long as they were properly cared for, what could these people make? But if they were not allowed to come in, what would they regret if these people were really patriots who came to vote!
Chapter completed!