A bullet took away the life of the Taiping Army general.
Li Zhen was secretly happy and immediately shouted: "The leader of the bandits has been killed, kill him."
Fa bandit is the name given to the Taiping Army.
Li Zhen shouted loudly and raised the blunderbuss in his hand to attract the attention of the surrounding soldiers. At this time, Wu Qigong stopped retreating and looked at Li Zhen appreciatively. Wu Qigong also knew how to beat the drowned dog and shouted loudly: "Fat"
The leader of the bandits will be killed, follow me back and kill all the bandits."
When the Qing soldiers heard the news that the Taiping general had been killed, they quickly stopped.
They did not kill back immediately, but took a closer look to confirm that the leader of the Taiping Army was really killed. Then they changed their expressions, their bald faces became brighter, and killed back in a show of force. Even the Qing generals
, down to the most ordinary Qing soldiers, they are all brave and high-spirited, which is completely opposite to the situation of fleeing just now.
The leader of the Taiping Army was killed, and the army was immediately in chaos.
The soldiers no longer wanted to fight, and when they saw the Qing army coming like wolves and tigers, they turned around and ran away.
Li Zhen saw the Taiping Army retreating and did not pursue it. He killed the Taiping Army's chief general and achieved the greatest military success. Killing more soldiers and generals was just the icing on the cake and of no use.
Wu Qigong came to Li Zhen happily and asked with a smile: "What is your name and what position do you hold?"
Li Zhen replied: "Li Zhen, a humble man, is a centurion."
Wu Qigong said with a smile: "You deserve great credit for killing the bandit leader. I will personally take credit for you."
Li Zhen said happily: "It is only because the generals have taught them well that they can shoot and kill the bandit leader."
Wu Qigong nodded slightly and patted Li Zhen on the shoulder to show encouragement. Li Zhen knew that he had entered Wu Qigong's sight. As long as Qu Yi married Wu Qigong, he would have a chance to be promoted. It is now the third year of Xianfeng, and it is before the Second Opium War.
Less than three years have passed. If Li Zhen wants to reverse the situation, he must create his own opportunities.
Wu Qi led his troops to pursue the Taiping Army, but soon withdrew his troops and began to clear the battlefield.
After one battle, the Taiping Army suffered more than 3,600 casualties, and more than 1,600 soldiers were captured. However, the Qing soldiers also suffered more than 1,800 casualties, which can be said to be a heavy loss.
Wu Qi led his army back and sent the news back to the Jiangbei camp on the way and reported it to Qishan.
When the army arrived at the gate of the camp, Li Zhen found an old man over fifty years old standing outside the camp. This man's official uniform was obviously very different from that of ordinary soldiers. There was a crane embroidered on the official uniform.
Some officials wore official uniforms. In the whole Jiangbei camp, only the imperial minister Qi Shan was a first-class official, so Li Zhen concluded that the old man was Qi Shan.
"The last general, Wu Qigong, pays homage to your lord."
Wu Qigong came to Qishan's side and knelt down on one knee to salute.
Qi Shan helped Wu Qigong up with a smile, and said in a leisurely manner: "Qi Gong, if you lead the army into battle, defeat the bandits, and boost the power of our army, I will give you a memorial to ask for credit."
As soon as Wu Qigong stood up, he immediately knelt down again and said gratefully: "Thank you for your cultivation!"
Qi Shan raised his hands, and Wu Qigong stood up again.
Wu Qigong turned his eyes, pointed at Li Zhen beside him, and said respectfully: "Sir, to defeat the bandits this time, the centurion Li Zhengong under the command of the last general is indispensable. Li Zhen's marksmanship is superb, and he can defeat the enemy general within a hundred steps.
The head is like searching a bag to retrieve something. It was precisely because Li Zhen shot the bandit leader in the head that he was able to successfully win."
Li Zhen hurriedly saluted and said: "I am humble Li Zhen, I have met your Excellency."
Qi Shan glanced at Li Zhen and said: "He is strong and tall, with sharp cheeks, bright eyes, and a fierce aura. He is a talent that can be cultivated."
Li Zhen bowed again and humbled himself.
Wu Qigong was very happy and ordered: "Come here, bring the head of the bandit leader."
After a while, the soldiers took over the head of the Taiping Army general. Wu Qigong took the bloody head, shook it in front of Qi Shan's eyes, and said with a smile: "Sir, this is the head of the bandit leader, and there is a bloody head on his head.
Hole."
"ah!!"
Qi Shan suddenly exclaimed, his eyes widened, and a trace of panic flashed across his face.
Li Zhen looked at the words and expressions and noticed the change in Qi Shan's expression. His heart skipped a beat, and he had a bad premonition. This was because Qi Shan's expression was not one of fear, but a hint of worry.
There must be something fishy in this.
Wu Qigong thought Qi Shan was frightened, so he hurriedly threw the bloody head to the soldiers and said: "Sir, the bandits do all kinds of evil. Only severe punishment can deter the bandits. The general proposed that the bandits' heads be hung at the entrance of the camp for three days.
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Qishan said in a deep voice: "Place the soldiers and prisoners, and then bring Li Zhen to the big tent to discuss matters."
Li Zhen felt even more strange when he heard Qishan's tone.
Li Zhen was just a centurion under Wu Qigong with a humble official position. Even though he had made great achievements, he was still a low-ranking official and was not qualified to discuss affairs. Qishan asked Wu Qigong to take him with him, which was probably related to the banditry.
Li Zhen even guessed that the identity of the culprit was unusual, which made Qishan's expression change.
Qi Shan was sitting in the large tent of the Chinese army with a solemn look on his face.
Below, on the left and right sides sit military generals.
Li Zhen was not qualified to sit and stood quietly behind Wu Qigong. Wu Qigong found that the atmosphere was not right, and he was upset. But Wu Qigong did not understand that defeating the Taiping Army was in the interests of Jiangbei Camp and Qishan. Why was the atmosphere so tense?
How could he be so dignified? Wu Qigong rolled his eyes and asked tentatively: "Sir, what's the matter?"
Qishan asked: "You led the troops to fight against the bandits, but did you ever find out the identity of the other party?"
Wu Qigong shook his head and said: "Reporting to your lord, I don't know who the other party is."
Li Zhen shook his head secretly in his heart. It was strange that a general who was leading the army did not know the situation of the other party. It was also strange that such a general held an important position.
Qi Shan stared at Wu Qigong, the joy on his face disappeared, and he said seriously: "I tell you that the name of the killed bandit is Yang Zhengqing, and he is the brother of the bandit king Yang Xiuqing."
"Yang Xiuqing's brother?"
Wu Qigong looked overjoyed and said, "Sir, wouldn't it be nice to kill Yang Xiuqing?"
When Li Zhen heard this, he really wanted to dig a hole and crawl in.
Everyone's eyes were directed at Wu Qigong, and Li Zhen felt his cheeks feel slightly hot. The person who died was the brother of Dongwang Yang Xiuqing, and Qi Shan's worries were clearly revealed. Yang Zhengqing was killed, and Yang Xiuqing was likely to send troops to attack the Jiangbei camp.
Qishan really needed a victory to boost the morale of the army, but Yang Zhengqing was killed, and Qishan was unable to deal with the aftermath.
Qi Shan glared at Wu Qigong, looked at the other generals, and said, "Yang Zhengqing was killed. Yang Xiuqing probably sent troops to kill him. What do you think?"
As soon as the voice fell, the quiet tent immediately became noisy.
The generals shook their heads and sighed, looking at Wu Qigong reproachfully.
Wu Qigong's body was stiff, and he seemed to be smiling but not smiling. He was extremely embarrassed. He finally made a great contribution, but he picked up a hot potato. Wu Qigong sighed softly in his heart, but did not blame Li Zhen. He stood up and said: "Sir, Yang Zhengqing has been killed. If
Yang Xiuqing sent bandits to kill them, but the general stopped them with all his strength."
Li Zhen saw Wu Qigong shouldering the responsibility wholeheartedly, and he also developed a good impression of Wu Qigong.
This guy has no abilities, but his character is pretty good.
Ps: 4 chapters in a row today, and 10 chapters tomorrow.