Chapter 174 Return
Zhao Zhen could only see from a distance on the high platform. The Qing army's seven or eight cavalrymen who were running at the front were suddenly overturned to the ground, and the cavalry behind them hurriedly reined in their horses. At this time, Luan Tingyu and Deng Fei led the horse troops to rush out from the orchards on both sides of the road, smashing into pieces the Qing troops who were calming the horses.
Seeing this, Zhao Zhen and Wu Yong looked at each other on the high platform and laughed. Wu Yong waved the flag, Chao Gai and Guang Hui saw him, mounted their horses, and Pu Dao soldiers also got on the captured carriages, and went around the city to meet them.
The Green Camp soldiers fired another round of cannon, with little effect. Zhao Zhen also saw at this time that these green camp soldiers lacked training and were unable to fight. Any further shooting would be a waste of gunpowder projectiles.
Wu Dajing, the general of the Qing army on the city wall, still commanded the Qing army to actively defend and had no intention of surrender.
At this time, Zhao Zhen had given up his plan to capture the new city, and only let the sergeants make noise and pretend to attack the city. To prevent the Qing army from sending troops to rescue the flag soldiers outside the city.
An hour later, Luan Tingyu and the others returned victorious. In addition to seizing a batch of war horses, armor, weapons and other belongings carried by the flag soldiers, they also captured the Qing army general Shu Hede.
When Zhao Zhen saw it, he laughed loudly and signaled Wu Yong to withdraw his troops. Everyone walked slowly until they exited Linqing Old City and retreated to the camp to rest.
Zhao Zhen, Wu Yong, Luan Tingyu, and Wu Sanniang first went to see Li San, Yan Liu, Li Wang, and the Wang family who had woken up. The news was told to everyone, saying: "All the righteous men, today we have captured the Qing army general Shu Hed. After interrogating this man, he will be killed. This can be regarded as revenge for Wang Lun and other righteous men. If nothing happens, I will kill him in the next two days." We are about to lead the army to leave this area. I wonder what the righteous men have planned?”
Huzhao Yanliu shouted: “Leader, this villain’s life was saved by the adults, and the leader has been captured again?” Qing Gou Shu Hede, I am willing to follow you through thick and thin, no matter what, if I can use it for one day, I will die with my eyes open."
The forerunner Li San and the hidden rabbit Li Wang also said: "Going together, going together, is better than hiding here from now on."
Wang Wang finally asked: "Thank you very much, chief, for saving your life. Although I am over sixty years old, I can ride a strong horse, wield a pair of swords, and have strong arms, but even these young people dare not say that they can defeat me. I shouldn't ask more about the leader's kindness in saving my life. For the sake of the future of these juniors and the religious people who followed us in the uprising, I would like to ask, where will the leader take us?”
Wu Yong listened, took over the conversation, and talked to everyone. After hearing this, everyone couldn't help but look at each other, and after a moment of silence, Mrs. Wang asked again: "Chief, in this case, we are naturally willing to follow the leader, but half of the parishioners will become mentally ill. I am afraid that we need to ask for the opinions of the parishioners, and we dare not "You are making your own decisions."
Zhao Zhen said: "Of course, don't worry, I will stay here and do whatever you want. All the righteous men will rest for now while I take care of Shu Hed. I will not only teach you." The people, even these surrendered Green Camp soldiers, will also consult."
After hearing this, everyone praised Zhao Zhen's benevolence.
The reason why Zhao Zhen did this was because there were too many Green Camp soldiers and Qingshui Cult members captured this time. The two together totaled nearly 700 people. If he became rebellious because he saw his companions losing consciousness, the gains would outweigh the losses.
Zhao Zhen said goodbye to Yan Liu and others and went to the big tent on the side. Bao Xu and Guang Hui were interrogating Shu Hede. Shuhed was now stripped naked, his arms were cut behind his back, and he was tied to a bench.
When Guang Hui and Zhao Zhen came in, they left Shu Hede and stepped forward to salute.
When Shu Hede saw it, he said, "This righteous man must be the leader of this team, right?"
Zhao Zhen nodded and said, "Master Shu Hede, never I want to meet you in this situation." Shu Hede said with shame: "This leader, I want to kill you, why should I humiliate you like this?"
Zhao Zhen said: "Sir Shu Hede, otherwise, how can we know where the master has hidden the gold and silver?"
Shu Hede said with a confused look: "Sir, this is "What do you mean?"
Zhao Zhen said: "Sir Shu Hede, I have asked the leaders of Qingshui Sect. They opened the treasury of Shouzhang, Tangyi and Yanggu counties and looted two carts of gold and silver. . Nowadays, most of these belongings are silk and satin, but there is little gold and silver. I guess you are hiding it. You are also a scholar, so why should you tell the whereabouts of the gold and silver early to avoid being tortured. "
"They are all going to die anyway. If Mr. Shuhed confesses it frankly, I promise to keep your body intact and not let the parishioners destroy it. How about that?"
Shu Hede stared at Zhao Zhen, as if he wanted to carve Zhao Zhen's appearance into his mind. Shu Hed lowered his head and pondered for a moment, then said in a dejected tone: "I hope the rebels will keep their promise. In the east courtyard of the house where they were stationed in the old city, there are the skeletons of the rebels. I am thinking that when you see the skeletons of the rebels, I'm afraid They were only busy collecting the bones and didn't pay attention to the loose soil in the yard, so they buried them there."
Zhao Zhen said: "Why not transport them to Linqing City?"
Shu Hede said. : "The elite Beijing camp I led was still invincible, not to mention the green camp in the city. When retreating, I deliberately put the carriage transporting goods at the end, and then abandoned it after seeing you. It was also to confuse you. These things The gold and silver were dug out and taken to Beijing to be collected after you left. I never thought that I would be captured as well."
After hearing what Shu Hede said, Zhao Zhen asked someone to give it to Shu Hede. He put on a clean piece of clothing. As for the royal mink tail crown and black fox mantle that Shu Hede originally wore, they were put away. Both of these clothes were made of high-end mink and fox furs and were also high-end. level treasure. Then Guanghui took people to dig for treasures in the old city.
After waiting for half an hour, Guanghui brought back three carriages full of wooden boxes. When he met Zhao Zhen, Guanghui whispered: "Master, the gold and silver have all come out. Except for the gold and silver, There are also two boxes of pearls, gems and other jewelry, which I didn’t look at carefully. They are all packed in the car.”
Zhao Zhen listened and nodded. Asking Bao Xu to escort Shu Hed to the open space, Zhao Zhen gathered everyone and listed Shu Hed's crimes of killing church members and citizens, killing the backbone of the Qingshui Sect, and forcing the leader to death in the square in front of everyone. . Then, with the Qingshui Cult members shouting "Kill him, kill him", Shu Hed was hanged.
Zhao Zhen took the opportunity to convey the message of leaving, and also said that those who are not heroic-level soldiers will lose their wisdom and become soldiers like the sergeants brought by Ji Minghan and Ji Minghan. The parishioners and Green Camp soldiers were allowed to choose whether to stay or stay, and the certificates of declaration signed by the Green Camp soldiers were burned in public.
Those who want to leave should go to Military Advisor Wu Yong to receive ten catties of grain and one tael of silver as payment. Those who are willing to follow the team should hurry up and pack up and prepare to leave this world.
Zhao Zhen ignored the noisy Green Camp troops and cultivators and asked Wu Yong to hurry up and make statistics. Wu Sanniang and others came out to speak to the religious people. The general idea is that after I leave, the Qing Gou will inevitably come back, and the lives of the remaining parishioners may not be saved. It is better to die than to live, and it is better to leave with the team.
As for the green camp sergeants, although no one came to persuade them, they completed the statistics earlier than the church members. The nearly 300 green camp soldiers were actually willing to follow Zhao Zhen. After asking, Zhao Zhen found out that these people had all been exposed in the previous siege battles. They were afraid of being liquidated later, so it was better to fly away.
After some discussion, the church members all chose to follow Zhao Zhen when they saw the Green Camp Army, and they all made up their minds to leave here with Zhao Zhen and others.
(End of this chapter)