Zhou Xiuying was also the one who crawled out of the pile of dead people, although she was a little out of shape for a while, she quickly calmed down, and asked Qiao Zhiqing with tears in her eyes, "There must be something wrong with this matter, our knife society has always been secretly contacted, even if something happens, it is impossible for the whole army to be wiped out, someone must be making trouble inside." ”"Yes, you guessed right, this time it was the government and the Youth Gang who acted together, not only in Shanghai County, but also made an exception for the Huai Army to enter the concession to help suppress the bandits."
Qiao Zhiqing told Zhou Xiuying the truth, got up and helped the poor woman to sit down on the couch, and spent most of her life doing what a man should do."
Green Gang, it's Shao Huaxiong, the dog thief."
Zhou Xiuying clenched her fists and fell into Qiao Zhiqing's arms and howled."
Xiuying, let's mourn and change, something has happened, Brother Qiao promised you that you must let these executioners pay for their blood debts."
Qiao Zhiqing stroked her black hair, and repeatedly pondered Li Hongzhang's motives in his heart.He will never do this just to show goodwill to foreigners, for fear of killing chickens to show monkeys, as a warning to himself.Li Hongzhang is still the iron-blooded prime minister in history, either he doesn't do it, or he does it best.This time, I am afraid that the people who have dealings with Bai Qiwen have been eliminated by him in the name of suppressing bandits, and he is warning himself not to extend his tentacles to Shanghai."
Brother Qiao, I can't cry, I want revenge, my heart hurts."
Zhou Xiuying clenched Qiao Zhiqing's arm, and her nails were already tightly sunk into Qiao Zhiqing's flesh.It wasn't the first time she'd felt heart-rending pain, but this time she had a shoulder to lean on."
It's okay, good, it's okay to cry."
Qiao Zhiqing patted her on the back, with infinite tenderness in her words.Zhou Xiuying finally couldn't control her emotions and cried loudly, the cry was heartbreaking, and she choked up several times and couldn't breathe.An hour later, Zhou Xiuying finally dried her tears, collapsed and fell asleep in Qiao Zhiqing's arms.Qiao Zhiqing shook his head helplessly, pulled the quilt on the bed and covered it for Zhou Xiuying, and as soon as he got off the couch and moved his muscles, Yan Yuting's anxious voice came from outside, "Brother Qiao, something is wrong." ”"Be quiet, what's wrong" Qiao Zhiqing hurriedly and carefully exited the door, "shhhhh"Huzhong Village in the west of the city was slaughtered by thieves, and more than 100 people in the village were killed.The fire burned overnight, and the village is now in ruins. ”Yan Yuting whispered in Qiao Zhiqing's ear, with a sad look on her face."
What is the village in the lake" Qiao Zhiqing chuckled in his heart and exhaled.Huzhong Village is the village where he went with Su Sanniang and Zhou Xiuying last night, and Daddy Zhang is from Huzhong Village."
No, something is wrong, let's go over and take a look at the scene now."
Qiao Zhiqing hurriedly commanded, waved his hand and asked the soldiers on duty outside the courtyard to prepare a carriage, and rushed towards Huzhong Village with Yan Yuting.After Huang Feihong learned the news in the backyard, he also hurriedly took a wing of personal soldiers and crossed the horse to catch up with Qiao Zhiqing's carriage to guard both sides.The group did not stop on the road, and stopped outside the house of Daddy Zhang in Huzhong Village for half an hour."
Who did it, who did it" The village was already surrounded by the men and horses of the left division of the Qing Army, Qiao Zhiqing got out of the carriage, and yelled at Wang Shumao, who was coming in front of him.Father Zhang's three thatched houses have been burned beyond recognition, and the bodies of Father Zhang, his little granddaughter, and Xu Yao's wife are neatly placed outside the courtyard.Qiao Zhiqing suddenly felt in a trance, he had just enjoyed the thoughts of the perch here yesterday, but he didn't expect to be separated from this family at this time."
If we go back to the owner's house, we just received a report from the villagers of the neighboring village in the morning, and when we came, the village was already like this, and the subordinates had an unfavorable defense, so the thieves took advantage of the loopholes, so please punish the commander."
Wang Shumao knelt down with his fists folded in shame as he spoke, and he, a man who had always been cold, choked up with words."
Get up and talk.What are the casualties in the village, is there still a mouth" Qiao Zhiqing looked around with an iron face, infinitely sentimental.The smoke and dust have not completely cleared, and green smoke is still rising from the burning ruins.When I came yesterday, this small village was still a paradise, what happened last night?"
There are a total of 138 people in the village, except for Zhang Laohan's son Zhang Xitian, who is missing, none of the rest are alive.I have asked the soldiers to dig up the grave and be ready to be buried at any time.Your subordinates swear to you that if you find out which gang of thieves did it, you will definitely break their bodies into pieces. ”Wang Shumao gritted his teeth and replied, the joints of his hands creaking."
Let's go, look at the villagers, I want to give them one last ride."
Qiao Zhiqing had a cold face and covered the white cloth on Zhang Laohan's body, because of Zhang Xitian's relationship, Zhang Laohan's family would not be buried for the time being.The Qing army dug a 30-meter-wide deep ditch in the east of the village and spread lime underneath for disinfection.One hundred and thirty corpses were neatly laid out in front of the deep ditch, men and women, old and young, the youngest of whom was only a child of one or two years old, who had been playing in the arms of their parents yesterday, but today they were to be buried here, and could no longer open their eyes to look at this world full of surprises.Qiao Zhiqing personally covered the top of the corpse with a piece of white cloth, Yan Yuting quietly followed behind Qiao Zhiqing with the white cloth, he had never seen Qiao Zhiqing so out of shape, even on the battlefield of Bai Gu Leilei, and this time he actually cried for these irrelevant ordinary people.All the troops of a regiment of the Left Division gathered here, and they all stood still and watched Qiao Zhiqing's busyness.The generals in the regiment wanted to come forward to help, but before they could step forward, they were repelled by Qiao Zhiqing.The generals of the left division are all the first members of the Qingzi Army, and Qiao Zhiqing usually treats them as treasures.He was really angry, full of anger.It took an hour for all 200 corpses to be wrapped in white cloth.Those old people who still remained in Qiao Zhiqing's mind were still basking in the sun yesterday.The young women were still snickering at the village visitors at the door of their homes yesterday.The men were probably still thinking about the acres of land at home.Qiao Zhiqing stood aside and looked at them quietly, without saying a word.The soldiers stood quietly aside, solemn and breathless."
Dashuai, noon is almost here, hurry up and let them settle down."
Wang Shumao was worried about Qiao Zhiqing's body, and hurriedly reminded him behind him."
Let's get into the ground."
Qiao Zhiqing replied coldly.Wang Shumao hurriedly beckoned Bing Yong to put the corpse into the grave, and Qiao Zhiqing quietly watched the corpses pile up layer by layer until the loess filled the grave."
Old and young masters, go all the way.I, Qiao Zhiqing, will not avenge you and swear not to be a man. ”Qiao Zhiqing howled at the sky, pulled out the shell gun on his waist, and "bang, bang" were two shots."
Revenge.""
Revenge.""
Revenge."
The Qing Zijun shouted angrily, and raised their guns in unison to the sky.God seemed to be inspired, and there was a thunderclap in the sky with a "click", and the sky instantly darkened.The wind blew, and the dust rolled up and wrapped the Qingzi army inside.In the bamboo forest in the village, there were bursts of whining with the wind, like the complaints of more than 100 villagers.The biting rain in winter began to fall, and more than 500 Qingzi troops followed Qiao Zhiqing neatly in the face of the torrential rain.The torrential rain seeped into Qiao Zhiqing's body through his clothes, and the cold wind blew, freezing cold.Yan Yuting stood aside with an oil-paper umbrella, and finally couldn't help but feel distressed and went up to support Qiao Zhiqing's head.The corners of Qiao Zhiqing's mouth twitched, and he stubbornly walked out of the umbrella, standing straight in the rainstorm.Perhaps only a tingling could calm his heart.An hour later, Qiao Zhiqing knelt in front of the tomb in a faint state.His legs were bent, his waist was straight, his forehead was soaked in muddy water, and he finally fell down like a giant.When Qiao Zhiqing opened his eyes again in a groggy state, it was already noon on the second day.The best Chinese and Western medicine doctors in Suzhou City gathered in the government office, anxiously looking forward to Qiao Zhiqing's condition improving, and finally after a night of high fever, it gradually subsided at dawn.Yan Yuting was waiting for Qiao Zhiqing inch by inch, and her face was haggard with pear blossoms and rain.Seeing that Qiao Zhi came to his senses, he couldn't help crying anymore, hugged Qiao Zhiqing's shoulders and kept saying angrily, "Qiao Zhiqing, why are you torturing yourself like this, can you avenge the villagers in this way" Qiao Zhiqing closed his eyes and took a deep breath, the corners of his mouth twitched, and he ordered Yan Yuting with murderous aura, "Inform Wang Shumao to investigate this matter thoroughly, and I will give him five days."
On the first seven days of the villagers, the mastermind behind the scenes must be found.Whether it is the Taiping Army, the Huai Army, the Hunan Army, the bandits or the water bandits, all of them will be decided.One kills one, and if there are ten thousand, ten thousand kills. ”In the firewood room in the backyard of the government in Huzhou, Zhejiang, a middle-aged man covered in flesh and blood was tied to a wooden pillar in the room.Opposite the middle-aged man sat a well-dressed man in the uniform of the Taiping Army.The man was five short in stature, but his upper body was burly and stout, his mouth full of thick teeth was exposed, and his smile made people feel inexplicably creepy."
Huang Wenjin, there is a debtor and a debtor, if you want to hate, just kill me, don't touch those villagers."
The middle-aged man spat out a mouthful of blood from his mouth, and roared at the person opposite him with a hoarse grunt in his throat."
It's too late, the king has already been killed, and there is no one left alive.Your delicate wife, and your father, who was picked up halfway, have all been killed by this king.That person was Huang Wenjin, the commander of the Huzhou Taiping Army, and he sneered proudly at the middle-aged man, revealing his chaotic row of yellow teeth, and laughed arrogantly
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