1890 King of Southeast Asia

At one o'clock in the morning, the stars at the beginning of the month are very bright, and the scenery of the sky full of stars is difficult to see in the period of light pollution.

Yingde County, the north gate of the city, at one o'clock in the morning, when everyone should be asleep, there are more than 200 people busy here.

\\"Leaving these, will it really work? Sun Zaizhi's eyes twitched, and he picked up a pen to write on a piece of rag, and there was a pile of them next to him.

"I know those idiots. If we run away tonight, they will probably not catch up in the dark, but the people in the city will suffer.\\" Huang Keqiang picked up a piece of cloth and threaded it on the branch.

By the light of the fire, you can see four big characters written on the cloth: "Acting on behalf of heaven."

There are many characters that have been hung up long ago, such as "Loyalty to the sky", "Saving people from fire and water", "Killing the rich and helping the poor", etc. "Poverty", highlighting a simple.

This is only a part of it. There are a lot of signs hanging at the gate of the government office, such as "harboring filth", "officials forcing people to rebel", "a group of demons dancing wildly" and so on.

These all serve as a foil. There is a piece of cloth on the gate, which reads "those who bully the people and harm the villagers will be killed." We received the news that the contact person was in Zhimagou, three kilometers north of the city. They conducted reconnaissance and asked us to rush out from the northeast, at the junction of the Green Camp and the Patrol Camp. "Zhong Yang walked over quickly.

\\"Okay, we are also fine here. As for success or failure... do our best and leave it to fate. \\" Sun Zairen nodded and threw the brush in his hand far away.

"Captain Zhong, after the breakout is successful or discovered, can you let the brothers shout "We will be back", just shout a few times. \\" Huang Keqiang asked.

\\"Okay!" Zhong Yang looked at the cloth strips around him. Although he felt that it was useless, it was not difficult.

If they wanted to sneak away, one or two of them might be possible, but for more than 200 people, it was impossible to escape quietly surrounded by 7,000 people, even at night.

Their plan was to approach the enemy without alerting them as much as possible, and then randomly select an audience to kill a chicken to scare the monkeys. I believe that with the fine tradition of the Qing soldiers, they should not be caught.

■■■ At 1:15, the north gate slowly opened, and a series of black shadows slipped out of the city against the sound of insects.

They moved very slowly because they had to suppress the footsteps.

The footsteps of one person were not loud, but what about a hundred people? What about two hundred people? Even if they walked lightly, there was still a rustling sound when their feet stepped on the yellow mud and sand.

At about two o'clock, they had walked about 1,500 meters. The process was relatively smooth. They moved forward slowly in the dark, and no one was injured.

\\"There are seven or eight braziers on the left, and the sentinels are all next to the braziers. The space in the middle is too big, so there should be a secret sentry." Zhong Yang panted slightly. He had just led people to conduct a close reconnaissance, but it was too dark, and with the braziers, he couldn't see much.

And it was unusual to place the sentinels next to the braziers, because standing in a bright place, it is easy to not see the bright place clearly.

\\"The people on the right haven't rested yet, and I can still hear the noise. I was afraid of alerting the enemy, so I didn't dare to get too close.

\\"Right? Aren't they the Green Camp soldiers? That group of rabble, why are they still not sleeping so late? \\"Sun Zaizhi asked doubtfully.

In his impression, the Green Camp soldiers had no use except to consume food.

The Qing Empire obviously noticed the problem of the Green Camp soldiers, otherwise there would not be the Xiang-Jiang Army, the Yong Camp, the Patrol Camp, the New Army, etc.

It is said that the Qing Empire actually carried out four military reforms in just sixty or seventy years, the Green Camp, the Eight Banners - the Xiang-Jiang Army - the Yong Camp - the Patrol Camp, the New Army.

The most ironic thing is that every time the Qing Empire trained the new army, it was not thorough, so that before the collapse of the Qing Empire, the money spent on the Green Camp and the Patrol Camp every year was an astronomical figure, accounting for about half of the military expenditure of the new army.

"Speed ​​is the price of war. One more minute of waiting means one more possibility of exposure. Make a decision as soon as possible. \\"Zhong Yang looked at the two.

"What do you think? \\"Sun Zaizhi asked.

\\"Right. \\"

\\"Right. ”

Huang Keqiang and Zhong Yang said in unison.

"Since it has been decided, why ask. "Sun Zaizhi chuckled.

"I think it is very unlikely that the Qing soldiers will change their defense. After all, they are not subordinate to each other. It can be seen from the fact that they can only attack alone when attacking the city. The Green Camp soldiers are treated the worst and have the lowest morale. Even if they encounter aliens, they can't do anything to us with their equipment." Zhong Yang said his judgment and looked at Huang Keqiang.

"Ahem! I'm not as professional as Captain Zhong, but I have been in the Qing Empire for a longer time and have seen many Green Camp soldiers. They have many bad habits. It is actually very normal for them to gamble and drink to this point. I forgot it just now. \\"Huang Keqiang pretended to cough.

Compared with Zhong Yang, he was like a non-professional, and he was thinking in the wrong direction.

\\"Then prepare for action. I will lead a team to attack from the front, and Team Leader Huang will lead a team to attack from the right. The team leader will lead a team as a reserve to contain possible reinforcements. We will break through as soon as possible.

Seeing both of them nodded, Zhong Yang continued, "Use the red flare as a signal and launch the attack at the same time. After the penetration, fire a green flare, and then the team leader will immediately move closer to us."

"After the signal is sent, there may be gunfire behind the enemy. It's our people, don't get it wrong."

"Pah!" Zhong Yang spat and looked at the gamblers who were huddled on the ground in the room.

Ten minutes ago, he led more than 50 people and rushed into the Green Camp soldiers' station.

Bang!

Zhong Yang shot and killed the guard who wanted to fire a warning shot, but also alarmed everyone.

\\"Who! The one who shot at the gun in the middle of the night without caring about his life\\" A big man came out. Judging from his official uniform, he was the captain here.

He just went out cursing and saw several guns pointed at him. He dared not move on the spot.

"Good man, don't get excited. Brother, I don't have the idea of ​​being an enemy of good men. I just came here to make up the numbers under the pressure of my superiors. Good man, spare my life. There are still a few boxes of opium in the room. Good man, take them." The big man maintained his posture, and only his neck moved.

Since the other party did not shoot at the first time, it is not a life-and-death enemy. This is enough.

Since it can be negotiated, it will cost some money at most. He is indeed a veteran of the battlefield. This hat is also earned step by step, so he knows the preciousness of life.

After a series of operations, it has become what it is now.

"Captain, it's too late. Team leader Huang has made a breakthrough and the signal flares have been fired.

Zhong Yang just beat up the big man, strongly condemned the situation of selling opium, and reached an agreement with the big man - they didn't know anything today, and didn't see anything, only an unlucky guy accidentally shot himself from behind.

Unfortunately, gunshots were heard from the right, and it seemed that Huang Keqiang had taken action.

"Let's go. If you sell opium again, I will beat you every time I see you."

"Yes, yes, yes..."

"I will come back." Zhong Yang left, and thought of something else.

After meeting up with the contact personnel, nearly 500 people ran north, and no Qing soldiers really caught up.

\\"Hu~, we can't run like this, everyone take a rest and count the number of people. \\" Zhong Yang panted.

It was already six o'clock in the morning. They marched 15 kilometers in one breath and arrived at the foot of the mountain. They rested by a stream.

\\"Ha~ Hu~ Ha~ They shouldn't be able to catch up. What should we do next? \\"Huang Keqiang panted and sat on a stone.

He carried the wounded all the way.

\\"This stream leads directly to the Beijiang River. There are fishing boats we have collected at the intersection. Take a rest and walk along the river. It will be safe after crossing the river. Sun Zaizhi also sat down.

"After crossing the river, go east to Xiangshan. That is my hometown. We can lie dormant and wait for this matter to pass.

And Xiangshan is close to Hongkong, which is convenient for getting support." Sun Zaizhi took a sip of water and continued.

\\"Support is not that important. Safety is the most important. We killed Shi Rui this time. The Manchus will not give up. Save your strength and wait for the opportunity." Huang Keqiang nodded.

After resting for an hour and eating some dry food, the group walked along the stream to the intersection.

At nine o'clock in the morning, they were about to arrive at the Beijiang River. Zhong Yang was talking to Sun Zaizhi and Huang Keqiang about the old base when suddenly there was a loud noise.

Boom~~ "Artillery fire!" Zhong Yang's face was fierce, and he pressed the two men to the ground.

"Hold your head with your hands and squat down." Zhong Yang warned, and climbed up a nearby tree.

Standing high and seeing far, Zhong Yang saw the source of the artillery sound. On the river in the distance, a gunboat was firing continuously, and four boats were heading to the shore.

The explosion came from the river bank, and it should be that the vanguard was discovered.

"The rear team will change to the front team, and prepare to enter the mountain!" Zhong Yang looked at the gunboat and knew that it was temporarily impossible to cross the river.

"Fire three red signal flares to let them withdraw." Zhong Yang shouted.

"Go to a team to meet the vanguard."

Fortunately, the large army was at the bend of the river, with dense trees, and was not exposed, and it was even less likely to be bombarded.

Orders were issued one by one, and the sound of gunfire soon rang out.

It was not a comfort effect, but an indirect shooting based on the shooting scale, not seeking to hit people, but only to hit the gunboat with bullets, scare them, and reduce the pressure on the front line.

"Even if there is a cannon!" Zhong Yang clenched his fists as he looked at the vanguard troops that were torn to pieces by the artillery fire.

Zhong Yu, I don't know if the indirect shooting worked, or if Qing Bing thought the time was right and didn't want to waste any more shells, or if there were other reasons, anyway, the artillery fire stopped.