However, it was said that in Gaoming County, dozens of miles away from Soap Curtain Mountain, in a closed Hakka village, a young Hakka family broke into the village in a rage, alarming everyone. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

"Hou Er, you are flustered, what's the matter? Beware of the Lord who disturbed the Taipings. A Hakka old rebuked.

"Fellow villager, something is wrong! On the side of Heshan in the neighboring county, there were several incidents where our Hakka villages were attacked and slaughtered by the Cantonese natives. Moreover, I heard that the native people of Guangfu have accumulated tens of thousands of horses and attacked the city of Guangzhou! The young Hakka, who was called Hou Er, shouted anxiously.

"These brutes! Slaughter our Hakka people again! However, what are they doing in Guangzhou City? The villager spat out thick phlegm angrily and asked, "Guangzhou City? That was not occupied by the Taiping army, and they dared to fight too? ”。

"Don't you know, I heard that the Taiping army in Guangzhou has gone to fight in other places, so these natives, with the support of some squires, want to occupy the city of Guangzhou and restore the rule of the Manchu government. Villager elder, you don't know, it has spread outside, saying that it is the Holy King of the Taiping Army in Guangzhou, who is ready to distribute their land to our Hakka people, so that the local people hold a grudge and raise troops to attack Guangzhou. Hou Er quickly said the news he had found outside, looking anxious, looking forward to the villagers' ideas.

"Huh? Is that really what is said out there? The villager was taken aback when he heard this, thought for a while, and said: "In this way, what the Lord of the Taiping Army who is healing and recuperating in our village is true!" The holy king of the Taiping Army is really ready to divide the land among our Hakka people! ”

The villager took a few steps back and forth, and quickly made a decision: "No! Can't let these Cantonese natives succeed! Once they drive the Taiping army away, make great achievements, and gain the support of the Manchu government, I am afraid that the Hakka people in our area will be suppressed even more, and there will be no place for them! ”

"Hou Er! Hurry up and ask people to act separately, invite all the villagers from a dozen or so Hakka villages nearby, and say that I, Lin Dashan, have an urgent matter related to the survival of the Hakka people and need to discuss with them! After the villager finished speaking, he turned and walked towards a thatched hut in the village.

"Yikes! My lord, why did you get up, are you healed? Approaching Lin Dashan, who was in the thatched hut, he saw a young man of nearly thirty years old, with a red scarf on his head, standing in front of the bed, so he hurriedly asked.

"Uncle Lin, Ruxiao is no longer in the way! Thank you for your help! I don't know, you asked the second brother Hou to go out to find out the news, what is the situation? The young man asked.

"My lord, the old man is about to tell you about something related to your Taiping Army!" Lin Dashan told all the news that Hou Er had found outside.

When the young man heard this, he was shocked, anxious, and asked in disbelief: "Uncle Lin, in this way, this Guangzhou City, and even Liangguang, have basically been occupied by our Taiping Holy Army. It's just that now, the army in Guangzhou is empty, and these local squires and natives are ready to attack the city? ”

"Exactly! My lord, I want to ask you again, are you sure that the one you are talking about, as long as there is a holy king, he will give us Hakka people the land? Lin Dashan asked eagerly.

"Of course! The Holy King is the person I Wu Ruxiao admires the most! He does what he says! Long before I was injured, the Yongzhou Prefecture in the southern Hunan area had already begun to divide the fields. Whether it was a local, or someone who moved in later, they all divided the land! The Holy King said that the goal of our Taiping Holy Kingdom is to make the world peaceful and everyone has a field to plant! Speaking of the Holy King, Wu Ruxiao's face was full of admiration and pride, and the pride was overflowing.

It turned out that this young man was Wu Ruxiao, who was sent to Guangxi by Feng Yunshan to contact Ling 18. He led people to the area of Xinyi and Luoding, and when he contacted Ling Eighteen's Righteous Army, he found that Ling Eighteen and others were just exterminated by the Manchu Green Battalion, and he and a group of Taiping Saint Army brothers were also hunted down, they fought desperately, and finally scattered in all directions, only he escaped, but was seriously injured, and fled to Gaoming Realm and fainted with blood loss. Fortunately, Lin Dashan and others, who were collecting firewood, rescued him and recuperated from his injuries to this day.

Hearing that the local gentry and natives of Heshan were going to attack the city of Guangzhou, Wu Ruxiao was extremely worried, stomped his feet, and said, "No, I have to rush back to the city of Guangzhou immediately, report to them, and defend the Holy King." After speaking, he was ready to say goodbye to Lin Dashan.

"Don't worry! The old man has something to say! Lin Dashan stopped Wu Ruxiao and suddenly said, "My lord, it's rare for the Holy King and the Taiping Army to treat our Hakka people like this. In order for the future generations of Hakka to have a share of the land, the old man decided to gather the surrounding Hakka villages to form my Hakka boy to help your Taiping Army, protect Guangzhou, and protect the Holy King! ”

"Really? That's great! Wu Ruxiao exclaimed in surprise!

He didn't expect that when he first heard the news of the Taiping Holy Army, it would be such a critical situation. I didn't expect that the Holy King's policy of dividing the land would make these Hakka people so supportive.

The next day, the villagers from the nearby Hakka villages came to attend the meeting, and after Lin Dashan's suggestion, everyone also felt that the local natives could not be allowed to break through the city of Guangzhou and restore Manchu rule.

So soon, dozens of villages in Gaoming County spontaneously formed a Hakka army of tens of thousands of people, under the leadership of Lin Dashan, armed with sticks, iron forks, hoes and other instruments, and slaughtered towards Guangzhou City. Wu Ruxiao and Hou Er hurried to Guangzhou City to report the news to the Holy King Feng Yunshan.

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In the city of Guangzhou, in the east of the city, a series of large camps were built, and it was the Tiandihui rebels gathered in the city, waiting for arrangements.

On this day, outside the barracks, there was the sound of gongs and drums, and hundreds of soldiers of the captive army shouted loudly outside the barracks: "So that the brothers in the Heaven and Earth Society know that our Liangguang begging army has completely occupied Liangguang two days ago, and moreover, the north has captured Hengzhou Mansion and Baoqing Mansion in the south, and Zhangzhou Mansion and Quanzhou Mansion in Fujian Province in the east. The Manchu Tartars are coming to an end! The entire Yangtze River was occupied by the Taiping army, and even the Jinling City in Jiangning Mansion was captured! ”

"The Holy King said that in order to celebrate the victory of the captive army, he will reward everyone soon!"

The sound of gongs and drums, accompanied by inspiring shouts, entered the camp and entered the ears of all the brothers of the Heaven and Earth Society.

And in one corner of the camp, a few people were whispering, as if discussing something.

"Erzhuang, do you hear it, the gang of captives outside have said that now they have occupied the entire Liangguang, and even Minan and Fujian have accounted for a small half, why do we still have to listen to those squires, what is good for us to occupy Guangzhou?"

"Shhhh You are stupid, now that the captives have occupied the city of Guangzhou, what good will it do us? Isn't it good? If you listen to the words of the squire in your hometown, occupy Guangzhou, and wait for the people from the government to come back, we brothers can all be crowned officials, isn't it? ”

"You're stupid! What did the Manchu Tartars do to us before? Forgot? I also want to give a reward, it's not bad not to investigate your crime of rebellion and rebellion some time ago. Besides, didn't the people outside beg for the army just now, in order to celebrate the victory, they are about to reward everyone! A voice rang out: "I'm not so stupid, I risk losing my head to deal with the landlords who once bullied us!" ”

"yes, what if you capture Guangzhou City? There are more than 100,000 captives, and even foreigners have been defeated! As soon as he returned, he immediately had to recover Guangzhou. I'm not going to do anything stupid! ”

And in the corner of another large battalion, several volunteer brothers were also whispering.

"Hey, did you hear that? After the captives captured all the Fu Jian and Mu Nan, they were about to build a state. Perhaps, the Holy King will ascend the throne and become emperor! At that time, we, the brothers of the Heaven and Earth Society, can also be regarded as the subordinates of the Holy King, and we will have a reward for everyone. ”

"Who did you listen to? Unlikely, right? Is the Holy King really going to ascend the throne? ”

"Of course it was the people inside the army who said it! The Liu guard, who often followed the Holy King, you know, was what he and his subordinates said, and it was rumored that it was rumored. I think it's very possible, you think, the Holy Army has been restructured, and all the titles have changed, but the title of the Holy King has not changed, and this is the precursor to being called the emperor. ”

"That makes sense!" This middle-aged man in his forties had a flickering look in his eyes, and he was also thinking about it in his heart.

"Alas, it's a pity that those stupid people in Heshan still think that the Holy King doesn't know their plans. The Holy King and his old man had already made arrangements, and in his hometown in Sanshui and Huaxian, he had put tens of thousands of captives in his hometown, and he was waiting there, but he deliberately did not move at the moment, let them attack him, and then concentrate together to wipe them out. Poor thing! ”

"What? Are you telling the truth? Then, this holy king is too ruthless! The middle-aged man in his forties changed his face drastically.

"Ruthless? Just allow them to come to Guangzhou, and don't allow the Holy King to guard against it? Besides, there are a few people who can be emperors since ancient times who are not ruthless! ”

Hearing this, the middle-aged man in his forties secretly decided in his heart: Since this is the case, then ignore the few who let him act as a group training outside the city, and not only ignore them, but I will also report them, make a meritorious contribution, and in the future, the Holy King will be rewarded a little more.

Thinking of this, he stood up and walked out of the camp, where he was going to denounce the few volunteers who had persuaded him to serve as the gentry.

He didn't notice that the person who was chatting with him just now was secretly relieved and smiled proudly.

......... (To be continued.) )