In the battle in front of Desheng Pass, the Ming army defeated Fujian Tibiao. In the subsequent pursuit, seizing the city and recovering the pass, they captured more than 3,000 Qing troops. The rest were not captured by

The Ming army killed them on the spot, but they escaped without knowing where to go. Of course, some were still captured by the Ming army one after another. They used their own experience to prove how dangerous it is to be blind in troubled times.

Some of these Qing troops were imprisoned in a prison renovated from an original military camp in the east of Xincheng County. The Ming army only provided them with a bowl of gruel or half a grain pancake every day. In addition to not having to work,

, the treatment is almost catching up with the temporary workers who served as corvees in the weapons workshop 1.0 era.

Such kindness is as deep as the ocean, and these wolf-hearted guys have no idea of ​​repaying their kindness. At one time, several Ming soldiers who were assigned to custody work and delayed the military expedition issued a statement about "it's better to kill all these bastards."

After complaining, an unsuccessful escape attempt finally broke out. As a result, of course, all the organizers were executed by the Ming army. The remaining ones were beaten until they could not get up, and the food ratio dropped to half a grain pancake for two days.

Or half a bowl of gruel a day. The guarding officer believed that only in this way, these guys would not have the strength to rebel.

As for why not just execute them all, it is said that Chen Kai is planning to send them to Qiongzhou, where there is a copper mine where captives are used as hard labor all year round. Of course they cannot imagine any concepts such as surplus value, but even if

Thinking with your heels in mind, you can guess that digging copper mines in Qiongzhou, a remote place where prisoners were exiled in ancient times, is nothing more than the difference between dying early and dying late.

Moreover, it soon spread in the prisoner camp that Cai Yuan, the Qiongzhou deputy general in charge of the copper mine, had a reputation as a man-eating devil within the Guangdong Ming Army. It was said that this guy who was full of evil likes to prey on lazy coolies.

Wine, use their kidneys, kidney capsules and yangfeng slices to skewer and grill, sprinkle with cumin, and eat them with leeks. It is said that Li Shizhen said that eating this way will strengthen yang...

They didn't have the "Compendium of Materia Medica" in their hands, and they didn't know whether it was true or a rumor, but they still knew a little about what to eat and what supplements to take. For this reason, people in the prisoner camp were in panic--the heart and liver were okay, but the others

, will it affect reincarnation and the gender of the next life if it is gone? This really frightens them beyond measure.

Fear always needs to be vented. However, I only eat so much every day, and even if I resist, I am powerless. Gradually, among the desperate sounds of waiting for death, some words such as "The Ming army did this for our own good, in this life" began to appear.

Only by atonement can one be reincarnated as a human being in the next life, rather than falling into the realm of animals."

In just ten days, Xincheng County Syndrome has sprouted. This disease has no cure in the current era. Fortunately, just when Xincheng County Syndrome showed infectious pathological characteristics, their savior fell from the sky.

, like gods and Buddhas from heaven, come to save these suffering people.

"I am Tong Guoqi, the governor of Fujian, and I am here to take you home!"

The lock fell to the ground, and the cell door was pushed open arrogantly by several men wearing devil masks. Immediately, a civil servant wearing a Qing Dynasty official uniform with a golden pheasant patch embroidered on his chest came out and spoke to them in a low voice.

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Governor? Go home?

Full of disbelief filled the cell, and several Qing soldiers yawned, turned over and continued to sleep, obviously believing that they were dreaming.

Time was running out, and seeing that these guys were already like this, a man next to Tong Guoqi went up and gave a low-level officer a kick, directly in the face. The pain, especially when he touched the blood flowing from his nose, immediately broke out.

That exclamation finally made the other Qing soldiers believe what was happening in front of them.

"Mr. Fujun, we have been waiting for you to come."

The next second, the officer hugged Tong Guoqi's thigh, his nose mixed with blood, and his tears kept wiping his hem.

Despite his nausea, Tong Guoqi tried to comfort him, but what he got in return was more hugs. Soon, his patience was gone. He shouted loudly to attract everyone's attention, and immediately said that this place was dangerous, so he fled first.

Let's go out of the city and wait until we're in a safe place.

This was Lao Cheng's words to seek the country, and everyone admired the governor's wisdom. So, with a group of Qing troops, Tong Guoqi opened more than a dozen cells in a row, and together with the men who came with him, he released them one after another

There must be five to six hundred Qing troops.

Next, under the cover of night, Tong Guoqi led them to the city gate quickly. There was a Ming army guarding there. Tong Guoqi gritted his teeth and rushed over with the Qing army. As a result, the Ming army guarding the gate saw

The Qing soldiers were so numerous that they dispersed in a rush and threw the city gate to them without hesitation.

"Quickly, get out of the city quickly. Follow me after you get out of the city. As long as you escape from Jianchang Mansion, you can survive!"

This statement undoubtedly gave the Qing troops a shot in the arm. They followed Tong Guoqi out of the city and turned north until dawn, when they finally stopped.

"These are all brought out from the bandit's kitchen. Eat some quickly and build up your strength before you can continue moving forward."

After giving the order, the men wearing ghost masks also took off their masks one after another, revealing the same human faces. Then, they opened the baggage they were carrying and distributed the pancakes and cooked meat wrapped inside to them one by one.

These exhausted and hungry Qing troops.

After more than ten days of eating grain pancakes and porridge, they had already become weak and weak. What followed last night was entirely caused by the desire to survive. At this moment, once they sat down, they were completely paralyzed.

On the ground, if they weren't breathing heavily, they would be no different from dead people. It would be difficult for such walking zombies to continue walking. Only the smell of food can make them live again.

A group of Qing soldiers frantically scrambled for food like hungry tigers. When they caught it, they stuffed it directly into their mouths. At the same time, they stretched out their other hands to continue grabbing. The front row was like this, and the back row was also trying their best to squeeze in.

When they came, they saw chaos again, but as soon as Tong Guoqi gave an order, the men who came with him drew their swords in their hands.

The sharp blade made the Qing army understand who had the final say here, and then they entered into a slightly more orderly collection. At this time, Tong Guoqi had already selected all the young officers among the prisoners.

He came out and was called aside to explain.

According to Tong Guoqi, he had earlier fled from Xincheng County when he saw the Ming army's strength. However, he did not go far, but hid with these soldiers, servants and slaves. The reasons are as follows:

On the one hand, he felt that running away might not be able to escape Chen Kai's dragnet. On the other hand, he also thought that he could take away some Qing troops.

"Everyone should know that my cousin gave birth to a little prince for the emperor, and there are many high-ranking officials in my family. This time, after losing Xincheng County, I fled back alone. I was sentenced to

It is inevitable. However, if I go back with an army to help defend the place, then there will be people in the court and the palace who can speak for me, and it is not unimaginable to be guilty and meritorious."

Uncle Guo's identity makes these low-level officers dare not look up to him. Thinking about it carefully, they feel that Tong Guoqi's words are reasonable. As for the next step, "the Ming army was stationed in Xincheng County for a few days and then the brigades were transferred", what?

"He took advantage of the night noise to attack in the east and west and transferred the defenders away", and "let the soldiers, servants and slaves wear ghost masks to scare away the prison guards", after a series of cunning operations, he was finally rescued.

.At first glance, these all sound reasonable.

"Just escaping is useless. We must escape to the Qing-controlled area. After thinking about it, I realized that Xincheng County is surrounded by bandits from South Jiangxi to the south and Fujian to the east. We can only escape by going north."

"Mr. Fujun, what about the west side?"

"To the west?" Glancing at the young officer, Tong Guoqi continued to explain: "If this officer is not surprised, the traitor Chen Kai should be in Jianchang Fucheng to the west now. Perhaps, Fucheng is already his.

It’s in the bag.”

Chen Kai!

When Tong Guoqi said this name, everyone was frightened. From a rational calculation, Fujian and southern Gansu are both base areas controlled by the Ming army for a long time. On the contrary, the west is closer to the area controlled by the Qing army. However, it is just

With this name, no one dared to go towards Fucheng. After all, Chen Kai was much more terrifying than other Ming soldiers.

"Going north is Luxi County. I believe that the defenders of Luxi have abandoned the city and fled. So we have to bypass Luxi County and enter Guangxin Prefecture. It is adjacent to Quzhou Prefecture, and Prince Zheng's Eight Banners Army is there.

Rely on, even Chen Kai wouldn't dare to stroke the tiger's beard lightly."

Tong Guoqi looked like he had a pearl of wisdom, and everyone admired him. Immediately afterwards, he even stated that he would vigorously promote these officers and establish a Fujian Fubiao army. Because there was only one fully organized army, he and

Only the officers and soldiers of this army were useful in the eyes of the Manchu Qing court.

There was a dead end behind him, and following Tong Guoqi would not only provide a way to survive, but also accompany him with glory and wealth. All the officers did not need to think too much, and they all fell in front of him, saying that they would be loyal to their savior for the rest of their lives.

The old governor will go up to the mountain of swords and down to the sea of ​​fire, no matter what.

After initially gathering the officer corps, Tong Guoqi immediately fulfilled his promise and promoted them one by one. However, the ranks of these officers were too low and the number was small. He had to let the officers first jump out of their old departments and serve as low-level officers, and then

The number of soldiers was expanded according to their promoted positions. But even so, in the end, more than one-third of the soldiers were left. Therefore, Tong Guoqi could only send his soldiers and servants out of necessity.

Manage these soldiers.

Fubiao had a basic foundation, and Tong Guoqi quickly led these Qing troops to move forward. There was no way, after losing so many Qing prisoners, the Ming troops from Xincheng County who understood that they would definitely come after them, they had earlier

The trick of heading east and then north cannot be delayed for too long.

During the march, in order to boost morale, the officers, with Tong Guoqi's approval, explained Tong Guoqi's attitude to their officers and soldiers. Soon, the hope of life shone on everyone, and a brave and resourceful image began to emerge.

It was established in their hearts. As for why such a brave and resourceful governor was still plotted by Chen Kai, well, it was Chen Kai after all. Some of the high-ranking officials who were plotted by him had bigger organs than Tong Guo.

Nothing to be surprised about.

The army continued to advance and did not stop until noon. The food had been eaten in the morning and they drank some water on the way. The officers and soldiers were very tired, and Tong Guoqi had nothing to do about it. Fortunately, Tong Guoqi had earlier

The soldiers who had been sent out came back to report that there was a Ming army station not far ahead, and a group of Ming soldiers were guarding a group of Qing prisoners. What was even more unbelievable was that those Ming soldiers seemed to have

After discovering them, they abandoned the prisoners and ran away.

"The bandits thought that our army was too powerful and it would be inconvenient to fight with prisoners, so they fled in despair."

"Congratulations, Mr. Fujun!"

"The boss of Fujun clearly sees you thousands of miles away!"

"What Mr. Fujun hit the mark is that Kong Ming is still alive!"

"..."

Among the compliments, only a fool who did not know how to live or die said, "With Mr. Fujun here, we can defeat Chen Ni just around the corner." It was so heartbreaking to hear. However, Tong Guoqi did not pay attention to the fact that adults do not remember the faults of villains.

Then the Qing army quickly arrived at the military station. The prisoners were added to the officers of Fubiao. There were also grains left by the Ming army in the military station, as well as a fan of pork.

"Take away the grain and pork. This is the bandit's military station after all. If the military station is lost, it may not take long for the bandit to mobilize troops. Our army should first climb over the mountain in front and then rest, so that we can avoid the bandit's pursuit.

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Stroking his beard lightly, Tong Guoqi suddenly realized that he should get another feather fan to fit his current character. However, this did not prevent the officers around him from complimenting him. Then, under the temptation of food and pork, he was already exhausted.

The Qing army gathered strength again and continued to advance. According to Tong Guoqi's instructions, they climbed over the hill in front before stopping to rest.

In this way, Tong Guoqi's soldiers could find a Ming army military station almost every day. Relying on the food in the military station, they continued to move north. At the same time, as they continued to liberate prisoners, they also absorbed some prisoners hiding on the road.

, this Fujian Fubiao force was also expanding rapidly. By the time they bypassed Luxi County, their strength had expanded to more than two thousand, but the food was only enough for one day.

"After crossing the mountain ahead, we will reach the boundary of Guangxin Mansion. Erlangs, our army will be out of danger soon!"

Tong Guoqi raised his arms and shouted, and cheers followed. For many days, he had been sleeping and eating in the mountains and valleys just to survive. Now that the destination was close at hand, the Qing troops all cheered. But, such joy

It didn't last long. After just half an hour, one of Tong Guoqi's soldiers in charge of the rear rushed up in a panic.

"Master, the thieves are catching up with them. There are thousands of them!"

As soon as this statement came out, there was an immediate uproar. Speaking of which, they did not encounter the Ming army several times along the way. The Ming army at the military station naturally fled away when they saw their strength, and the Ming army in Luxi County even more

They chose Yingcheng to defend themselves. These also confirmed Tong Guoqi's previous analysis from the side - Chen Kai was building Changfu City, so the Ming army was gathering there in order to better attack Fuzhou Prefecture and even Fuzhou Prefecture.

Let’s start from Ji’an Prefecture, which is further away.

However, thousands of Ming troops suddenly appeared here. Tong Guoqi just thought for a moment and concluded that their movement was too loud, making the Ming troops think that they were a force that could pose a threat, so they chased after them.

Seeing this, the officers all suggested that they should speed up and get over the mountain to get rid of the Ming army. However, Tong Guoqi did not adopt it immediately. Instead, he thought carefully in their anxious eyes. It was not until a long time later that the officers

When he was about to lose his temper and wanted to lead his troops to escape, he was seen stroking the beard under his chin and raising a confident smile on the corner of his mouth.
Chapter completed!