After the Qing Zi Army fully armed to control the commanding heights of Zhenjiang City, Qiao Zhiqing rode a tall horse and led the generals to slowly come over, and saw a generation of heroes at the gate of the city carrying a thorn on his back, kneeling on the ground naked, and laughed secretly in his heart.In history, Zhang Lexing was unyielding in the face of Monk Greenqin, but he didn't expect him to be soft."
This is the leader of the Zhang League," Qiao Zhiqing straddled the horse and asked the man coldly, and the generals behind him all chuckled."
The sinner Zhang Lexing led all the soldiers to beg for surrender to Qiao Dashuai, and I hope Qiao Dashuai will forgive me and others.""
Sinners, please forgive Qiao Dashuai."
President Zhang Le howled, leaned over and bowed, and the generals behind him also bowed down, all with flattering expressions, but Zhang Zongyu behind Zhang Lexing was unusually calm."
Get up, you have to thank Zhang Zongyu a lot this time, if it weren't for him, you would have fallen to the ground at this time."
Qiao Zhiqing said coldly, and took the lead into the city across the horse.Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, wiped the sweat from their heads, and followed them into the city.All the banner soldiers of the Twist Army gathered in one place to sit in the city, and as soon as Qiao Zhiqing appeared, the scene immediately boiled.The Qing Zijun surrounded the scene with loaded guns and ammunition to maintain order at the scene."
Eat, eat, eat" I don't know who took the lead in shouting, and all the soldiers shouted with their arms.The field was full of the sound of bowls and chopsticks clashing, and the situation was out of control.More than 50,000 people are like powder kegs that explode at any moment, just a spark away from igniting.Qiao Zhiqing looked at the soldiers with a cold face and said nothing, and the generals of the twisted army followed behind Qiao Zhiqing, looking at the chaotic situation on the scene, his face was all pale, for fear that Qiao Zhiqing would react excessively.In fact, I can't complain about these soldiers, they have been besieged by the Qingzi army for many days, some banners have already run out of food and grass, and some people have begun to swell because of hunger.So as soon as someone takes the lead, it is a response."
Dashuai, do you want to" Chen Bingwen straddled the horse to protect Qiao Zhiqing's side, and wiped Qiao Zhiqing's neck with a knife with the palm of his hand."
Give them the steamed buns you have prepared."
Qiao Zhiqing shook his head with a cold face, gave an order to Chen Bingwen, and got off the horse.Chen Bingwen nodded, waved his hand at the entourage behind him, and after a while, more than a dozen carriages full of baskets were pulled up.After the basket was lifted down by a basket, the cloth on it was lifted, and the close twist army immediately let out an exclamation, "It's white-flour steamed buns, white-flour steamed buns." ”After a while, the steamed buns that were still steaming were distributed in baskets.For a while, the entire twist army was boiling, and cheers came and went."
Thank you, Sir."
Zhang Zongyu looked at the gobbling soldiers in front of him, his eyes moistened with pantothenic acid in his heart, and walked behind Qiao Zhiqing to thank him sincerely."
Look at them, you can be happy like this just by eating a steamed bun.When you led them to fight in the north and south, did you ever think about what you were really fighting for" Qiao Zhiqing looked at Zhang Zongyu lightly and finished speaking, and finally showed a smile of relief on his face.Zhang Zongyu secretly thought about it for a long time, when he was young, he followed his uncle to join the army because of his flamboyant personality and disobedience to the family.Later, it was because he was competitive and had to do the best than others that he made a name for himself in the army.As for Qiao Zhiqing's question, he didn't think about it seriously.Yes, what is the reason for the command of the army to fight for so many years" The last general is stupid, and please make it clear to the marshal. ”Zhang Zongyu finally hugged his fists and asked for advice in some discouragement."
It doesn't matter, you think slowly, come to me after you figure it out."
Qiao Zhiqing chuckled, instructed his subordinates to clean up Zhang Lexing's handsome tent, spread a blanket in it, and lay down on it and fell asleep.Zhang Zongyu and the second monk were puzzled, and followed Zhang Lexing to find a vacant seat in the crowd of the prisoner of war camp and sat down, closed his eyes and calmed down, and his mood was secretly pondering."
What do you say Qiao Dashuai will do with us" "I see that his face is quite kind, and he gave us steamed buns to eat, so he should let us go." ”"Who said it wasn't, I heard that a lot of people in our hometown have migrated to Suzhou, hey, each of them was given three or four acres of land, you tell me why we didn't know that there was such a good official, I knew what we were against""The soldiers in the prisoner camp filled their stomachs and whispered idly.Zhang Zongyu listened to the hearts of the soldiers, frowned, suddenly had a clear mind in his mind, and hurriedly opened his eyes excitedly.Qiao Zhiqing only slept in the tent for an hour, and then there were battle reports from Danyang City and Qiaotou Town.Qiao Zhiqing lost his sleepiness, so he simply sat up and read the official document."
Marshal, there is a general of the Twist Army clamoring to see you outside the tent, do you see it or not" Huang Feihong, the new battalion commander of the pro-military battalion, also made up for his lazy sleep, personally escorted Qiao Zhiqing's tent, and after entering the tent, he hugged his fist and reported to Qiao Zhiqing."
Let him in."
Qiao Zhiqing nodded with a smile and added, "Feihong, just call me Brother Qiao in the future." ”"Yes, sir.Oh no, Big Brother Joe. ”Huang Feihong nodded in surprise and hurriedly agreed, secretly laughed, and retreated with his fists clenched."
Dashuai, I finally figured out the question you made me think."
A young general walked into the tent and gave Qiao Zhiqing a big gift with a very happy fist.The general was Zhang Zongyu, as if he had been reborn, his eyes were bright and bright."
Oh, let's hear it."
Qiao Zhiqing chuckled and raised his head with interest."
In the past, I followed my uncle to fight in the north and south, killed corrupt officials, robbed gold and silver, and played with women.Today I realized that our team was missing something, something that could be sacrificed to make it happen.This thing has nothing to do with life and death, it is a belief that people can hold on to even in difficult situations. ”Zhang Zongyu suddenly talked eloquently."
Then what is this thing called," Qiao Zhiqing looked at the young man under the seat with appreciation."
The last general is dull, please also ask the commander to lighten it."
Zhang Zongyu's cheeks flushed with shame, this thing was obviously on his lips, but he couldn't find the right words to explain it.Qiao Zhiqing laughed and walked off the handsome seat, patted Zhang Zongyu's shoulder with great appreciation, and said lightly, "This thing is called an ideal." ”"Ideal" Zhang Zongyu couldn't help but call out."
Yes, ideals, all reasonable imaginations of the future can be called ideals.The ideal of ordinary people is to have something to eat, a piece of clothing to wear, and a house to live in.And we are fighting in the north and south for their simple ideal.One for all, all for one.This is also the ideal shared by all people with lofty ideals for thousands of years.For the sake of this ideal, they can throw their heads and spill their blood without hesitation, and this is the belief we adhere to. ”Qiao Zhiqing explained to Zhang Zongyu with a straight face, only to hear Zhang Zongyu's blood boiling, and his eyes were full of admiration."
I am for everyone, everyone is for me", Zhang Zongyu kept repeating the ideal Qiao Zhiqing said in his heart, and he really knelt down and hugged his fists in pain, "Dashuai, everything will be understood in the end."
If the commander can afford the last general, the last general is willing to serve you as a dog and horse. ”"It's so good, and it's your own creation that you can have such enlightenment.Ben Shuai does have an important thing to announce to you here, Zhang Zongyu, listen to the order. ”Qiao Zhiqing turned his back and sat down on the handsome seat with a serious face."
The end will be."
Zhang Zongyu clenched his fists and shouted his orders."
This commander appointed you as the commander of the new 1st Division of the Qing Army, and immediately led the Twist Army to Suzhou for reorganization."
After Qiao Zhiqing finished speaking, he looked at Zhang Zongyu with an expectant face."
The last general commands."
Zhang Zongyu clasped his fists and bowed, and got up and withdrew from the military tent in high spirits.After solving the problem of Zhenjiang, the rear division was stationed in the city.Due to the continuous war, Zhenjiang City has long been riddled with holes, and the residents in the city are only more than 100,000 people, and ten rooms and nine empty rooms.Qiao Zhiqing's side is currently short of talents, and he has no intention of completely rebuilding Zhenjiang, but has only added sufficient grain and grass to Zhenjiang from Suzhou.After a short stay, he returned to Suzhou with his own barracks.Hong Renji was in the most embarrassing situation at this time, and in order to meet the defenders of Zhenjiang, he dispatched nearly hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses in Nanjing.On the one hand, he was besieged by the Qingzi Army in Danyang City, and on the other hand, he was fiercely blocked by the Qingzi Army in Xinqiao Town, and it was difficult to protect himself, not to mention the matter of receiving the Twist Army.As soon as the news that Zhenjiang City was besieged by the Qing army reached the city of Nanjing, the newspapers flew into the tent of King Hong Tianwang in a steady stream.Even if King Hong Tianwang no longer cares about the government and faces the forced palace of dozens of old brothers of the Taiping Army, he can't help Hong Renji to act arbitrarily at this time.hurriedly stood at the front desk from the harem for the first time, and issued five or six military orders to Hong Renji to withdraw his troops.On the one hand, Hong Renji couldn't bear the annihilation of hundreds of thousands of cavalry, and on the other hand, he valued the geographical location of Zhenjiang City, which was the gate for the northward advance of the Tianping Heavenly Kingdom, so he kept concealing it and continued to desperately advance towards Zhenjiang.On the second day of the exchange of fire between him and the Qing army in Qiaotou Town, the news of the loss of Zhenjiang came.Hong Renji beat his chest and paused, shouted "God will die for me", and fell ill and couldn't afford it, and under the care of his subordinates, he withdrew his troops back to Nanjing.In fact, if Hong Renji persists for a while, maybe things will take a turn for the better.Even if he can't meet the Twist Army in Zhenjiang City, he can concentrate superior forces and cut off an arm of the Qing Army.The 30,000 Taiping troops he led were the last elite in Nanjing, and half of them were armed with the same foreign guns as the Qing army.The middle division of the Qing army had just gone through turmoil, and the three regiments were all newly recruited soldiers, some of whom had not even mastered the shooting of foreign guns, and they simply relied on the terrain advantage to snipe the Taiping army all night, and there were already signs of rout at dawn.relied on Hu Wenhai's bloody support, and even killed several retreating generals to stabilize the situation.But the world makes people, and Hong Renji gave up at the last moment
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