Temporarily designated the 2nd Battalion of the 33rd Mixed Association of the 17th Town.
Zhang Xu frowned and frowned. How could things have progressed to this stage?
Although his brother Wang Hengyue did a good job in Rong County, after all, he was using Rong County as a small place to fight against the power of the whole country.
What if the imperial court is really panicked and troops from Yunnan, Guizhou and Hunan are mobilized to suppress it?
Rong County is a tiny place, how to defend it!
With a bang, gunfire rang out outside.
Zhang Xu was furious: Didn't I tell you not to attack later?
However, the gunfire suddenly became intensive.
Guan Qingxia, sir, it’s not good, it’s not good! Guan Qingxia, the leader, rushed in with a pale face: Seventeenth Town, Seventeenth Town has attacked us.
What? Zhang Xu stood up suddenly, not believing what he heard: Tell me again, who did it to us?
Seventeen towns, seventeen towns! Guan Qingxia shouted anxiously: The troops led by Yao Luoshui, the deputy commander of the Sixty-fifth Biao, had two battalions of troops. The brothers had no defense and they had already invaded.
!
Zhang Xu staggered and almost fell.
It's coming, what's supposed to come has come.
After he and Wang Hengyue reached a tacit understanding, he thought everything would be fine, but he didn't expect that Zhu Qinglan would still target him.
Come on, Guan Qingxia! Guan Qingxia grabbed Zhang Xu and rushed outside.
A large number of Qing troops had already rushed in, and the brothers in the second battalion were completely unprepared. How did they expect that they would be attacked by their own people for no reason?
In the chaos, countless brothers from the second battalion fell to the guns of their own men.
Those who resist will be killed! Those who do not resist will be innocent!
The Qing soldiers took advantage of the situation and shouted these words.
This created even greater chaos for the second battalion. They did not know what had happened, and no one stepped forward to take command at this time. After only a short hesitation, most of the officers and soldiers of the second battalion who did not know what was going on were
people have chosen to lay down their weapons.
Yao Luoshui was very high-spirited. He had suffered losses many times since he attacked Rong County. Only this battle was a hearty one. The only thing that made him unsatisfactory was that Zhang Xu had not been caught yet.
At this time, Zhang Xu, protected by his loyal guards, panicked and chose his way out.
There are soldiers everywhere and bullets everywhere. Now, what should we do?
Guan, take me to Rong County! Guan Qingxia shouted loudly.
What, go to Rong County? Zhang Xu hesitated there.
Once you go to Rong County, you can never look back.
I have been an official of the imperial court for generations, is it possible that a rebel will eventually appear in my place?
Guan Dai, don’t hesitate anymore and go to Rong County! Guan Qingxia’s voice suddenly rose: Staying here means death, going to Rong County is also death, it’s better to give it a try!
Zhang Xu sighed helplessly.
Now besides Rong County, in this vast world, where else can I find a place to settle down?
Zhang Xu ran out with his guards, and on the way he met a team led by Wu Qianlong, commander of the 4th Battalion of the Chinese Army, who came to rescue him.
Mr. Zhang, I was frightened! When he saw Zhang Xu, Wu Qianlong gave a military salute: I heard gunfire from the second battalion and knew something was wrong, so I immediately brought someone to rescue me. Fortunately, I received Mr. Zhang.
Zhang Xu gave a wry smile: I didn't expect that after all the beatings, someone like Shuzhi would come to save me in the end.
Mr. Zhang, please go to Rong County first. My Hengshuai is waiting for you there. I will stop the pursuers.
Zhang Xu let out a long sigh and nodded silently. For the rest of his life, he was afraid that he would never be able to take off his hat as a rebel or rebel.
Brother!
As soon as he saw Zhang Xu appear, Wang Hengyue immediately went to greet him and held Zhang Xu's hand: I'm glad that my eldest brother escaped from the tiger's mouth. The gunfire rang out all night at your place. My brother was very worried. Fortunately, my eldest brother is fine!
Holding Wang Hengyue's hand tightly, Zhang Xu sighed with emotion: You saved my life in Leshan back then, and now I have to take refuge with you. I am a bereaved dog, a bereaved dog.
Why did the eldest brother say such a thing? Wang Hengyue took him into his headquarters, causing everyone in the headquarters to stop what they were doing: This is my eldest brother Zhang Xu! From now on, what Brother Zhang says is equal to me.
If so! My army is Brother Zhang’s army!
yes!
Wang Hengyue was satisfied and asked his subordinates to continue working, and asked Zhang Xu to sit down: What are your plans for the future?
What plan can I have? The army is lost, and Cheng is with you again. Will he go? Zhang Xu sighed heavily: Now I am just worried about my family in Leshan.
Without thinking, Wang Hengyue blurted out: Brother Zhang's family is my family. How can I sit idly by when my brother is in trouble? Brother, I have decided to concentrate one battalion of the Chinese Army, one battalion of the Armed Guards, and one pistol battalion.
A company counterattacked the Qing army, took advantage of the situation to seize Leshan, and rescued the eldest brother's family!
Is this true? Zhang Xu was surprised and happy.
How can a brother lie to his eldest brother? Wang Hengyue's answer is decisive: If eldest brother doesn't mind, please be the deputy commander-in-chief of the Chinese Comrade Army.
Shuzhi! Zhang Xu stood up: Zhang Xu will keep his kindness in mind!
Wang Hengyue also stood up: Wu Qianlong!
arrive!
I order you to command all the forces to counterattack the Qing army. Once the enemy camp is breached, immediately recruit the brothers from the second battalion, regroup, and work together to seize Leshan!
yes!
Remember, if one of Deputy Commander Zhang’s family members loses a hair, I will blame you!
yes!
Zhang Xu was stunned by the repeated orders.
Counterattack the Qing army, recruit the brothers of the second battalion, and seize Leshan. Why was he not allowed to go, but Wu Qianlong was sent? What's more, he had just been appointed deputy commander-in-chief.
After Wang Hengyue gave the order, he turned to Zhang Xu and said: Brother, I have been traveling hard all the way. Please rest first and just wait for good news here. Once Leshan recovers, you must ask me to go there to take charge!
Zhang Xu reluctantly nodded.
Someone, send Deputy Commander Zhang off to rest!
When Zhang Xu walked out, Yu Lei came over: Are you going to use Zhang Xu's reputation to recruit his army?
Wang Hengyue nodded: The second battalion still has a certain fighting capacity. This time it was just a surprise attack. Besides, Zhang Xu has a high reputation in their minds. Those soldiers must be dissatisfied if Zhang Xu was forced to leave. Taking advantage of the chaos, they attacked in one fell swoop.
In counterattack, the second battalion will definitely be used by me
He paused there and then said:
Moreover, when we were in Leshan that day, I said that Zhang Xu had a good way of governing the place and would be put to my use sooner or later. Why don't I miss this day? When Leshan is captured, I will still use him.
After the second battalion is collected, we must find ways to disrupt it and place them in each battalion respectively. Yu Lei said.
Wang Hengyue smiled: By the way, how did things go in Chengdu?
The Ma family members have been rescued safely and will probably arrive tonight. But Qin Guangcheng refuses to leave, and tells the adults not to worry, saying that he will have his own way to escape.
Wang Hengyue sighed softly.
I hope Qin Guangcheng can be safe and sound. This big brother has really helped me a lot.
At this time, gunshots were faintly heard
The day after the Second Battalion of Biao was eliminated by force, the Chinese army in Rong County suddenly launched a fierce attack on the Qing army with the strength of one battalion of the regular army, one battalion of the armed guard, and one company of the pistol battalion.
Wang Hengyue even mobilized an artillery piece to coordinate the attack!
The attackers were attacked instead, and the Qing army camp was once again in chaos.
Yao Luoshui, who had not yet recovered from the joy of victory, was in chaos and commanded his men to resist with a hoarse voice. But at this time, the Qing army was completely in chaos.
Artillery shells continued to fall into the Qing army camp, causing a mess of casualties and casualties.
As soon as the sound of artillery stopped, large groups of Chinese soldiers rushed over. As these soldiers charged, they were still shouting:
Zhang Guandai was wronged, take revenge for Zhang Guandai!
This makes it even more confusing!
Those former subordinates of Zhang Xu, who had just been recruited by Yao Luoshui, and who had calmed down, couldn't figure out how the leader could suddenly turn into a rebel party?
Now that I was shouted at by the soldiers on the opposite side, I was very upset and didn't know what to do.
The soldiers of the Chinese Army have already rushed in.
To avenge Zhang Guandai, Zhang Guandai's men put down their weapons and stood on their left hand, without killing!
The bursts of shouting made the brothers from the second battalion no longer hesitate, threw away their weapons, and stood at the designated place one after another. Even some people who were not from the second battalion stood over to save their lives.
Seeing this scene, Yao Luoshui knew that there was no way he could save himself, so he sighed and ran out in embarrassment with the remaining defeated soldiers.
In this battle, the Chinese army fought suddenly and quickly. Before Yao Luoshui could even gain a foothold, they suddenly launched a decisive attack and succeeded in one fell swoop.
In this battle, the Second Battalion and the Qing Army surrendered more than 600 New Army soldiers, and a batch of weapons and ammunition were seized. What's more important is that with the Second Battalion being eliminated, Leshan has become an empty city.
Zhu Qinglan originally wanted to get rid of Zhang Xu's power and dissolve Wang Hengyue's alliance, but what he never expected was that he would steal the chicken and give away the rice to more than 600 Wang Hengyue people in vain.
What's even more terrible is that Leshan is already within the attack range of the Chinese army. The rebels can reach Leshan in one day's journey.
If Rongxian and Leshan were connected together, the consequences would be disastrous.
But Zhu Qinglan had no choice.
Wang Hengyue clearly saw that with the independence of Rong County, the first card of the dominoes had fallen. What followed was a series of reactions, and the entire set of dominoes would begin to collapse.
Perhaps Wang Hengyue, who had just arrived in Rong County before, would not have thought that the source of the overthrow of the Manchu Qing Dynasty actually started from him!