Chapter 292: Rebellion

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The military camps of Hezhou, Guangxi, and Guizhou were all arranged outside the city, while the Guangxi Green Camp was stationed inside the city, in the words of Ma Dianjia, the governor of Guangxi, to avoid disturbing the people. After all, everyone knows very well what kind of virtue the green battalion is, especially the guest army from other provinces, even more so, once the green battalion of Guizhou is allowed to enter the city, the people in the city will definitely suffer.

Fundamentally speaking, the words of Ma Dianjia, the governor of Guangxi, were not wrong. However, his order made the Guizhou Green Camp very dissatisfied. Everyone is here to fight the Xinhua Army, why can the Guangxi Green Battalion live in the city, and they have to suffer from the cold outside the city, which is simply unfair. In addition, when fighting against the Xinhua Army, it was often the Guizhou Green Battalion that rushed to the front, and the Guangxi Green Battalion picked up the bargain behind, which further deepened the dissatisfaction of the Guizhou Green Battalion with the Guangxi Green Battalion. Of course, Ma Dianjia's approach is also understandable. The generals of this era will inevitably have limitations in their thinking, and it is just their instinct to do everything possible to preserve their strength in the war.

Ma Dianjia, the governor of Guangxi, would never have thought that it was precisely because of his behavior that the disaster occurred, and he himself paid a heavy price. The price was his life, as well as the killing of many soldiers of the Guangxi Green Battalion in the ensuing war.

The military tent of Wang Daocheng, the governor of Guizhou, was in the middle of the barracks, and the barracks around him surrounded his military tent and faintly guarded it. After Wang Yongxing returned to the barracks from Hezhou, he went to Wang Daocheng's military tent as soon as possible. After meeting Major Huang Weihai of the Xinhua Army, he felt that time was pressing. He had to convince his father as much as he could, otherwise, it would be too late.

When Wang Yongxing rushed to Wang Daocheng's military tent. Wang Daocheng is summoning the generals of the Guizhou Green Camp.

"Dad, I have something urgent to discuss with you." Wang Yongxing ignored etiquette and interrupted the ongoing meeting.

Wang Daocheng frowned, he was very dissatisfied with Wang Yongxing's rude behavior, and was about to get angry, but he saw the eagerness and worry in Wang Yongxing's eyes. Thereupon. He waved his hand, and the generals in the military tent hurriedly got up and retired. General of a feudal state. has a high prestige in the army, especially Wang Daocheng as the commander of the Guizhou Green Battalion, and almost all of the people in the army are his henchmen.

"Yongxing. What happened? So panicked. Have you forgotten all the etiquette that your father usually asks you to observe? Wang Daocheng reprimanded with a dark face.

"Dad, it was really sudden, and the child had to interrupt Dad's meeting." Wang Yongxing hurriedly said.

"Okay, let's talk, what's going on?" Wang Daocheng asked. He knew that Wang Yongxing would not make something out of nothing, and there must be something really urgent.

"Daddy. When the child got the news, the Xinhua Army was about to launch a large-scale counterattack. Wang Yongxing said.

"What? Where did you hear about this? Is it reliable? Wang Daocheng was shocked.

"Daddy. The child assures that the information is absolutely reliable. Wang Yongxing assured.

"Okay, go see General Ma with me immediately, such a big thing must be reported to him." Wang Daocheng said. Although he was a little dissatisfied with Ma Dianjia, Ma Dianjia was the commander appointed by the imperial court after all, and he was just a deputy marshal.

"Dad, why do you want to sue Sù surnamed Ma? Could it be that when the Xinhua army counterattacks, let him take our brothers to death again? Wang Yongxing complained dissatisfiedly.

"Yongxing, what's wrong with you, tell me all the qiē as it is!" Wang Daocheng felt the change in Wang Yongxing, and knew that his son was not as good as his father, so he immediately asked Wang Yongxing to say everything.

"Daddy, the child will sue you. In fact, the child has already been in contact with the people of the Xinhua Army, and the child plans to join the Xinhua Army. Wang Yongxing said. However, after finishing speaking, he glanced at Wang Daocheng carefully. Sure enough, Wang Daocheng's face was already as dark as the bottom of a pot at this time.

"Rebel, if you dare to collude with the Xinhua Army, the old man will never spare you." Wang Daocheng said angrily.

"Dad, the water flows low, and people go high. Haven't you seen that the Qing Dynasty is already in decline? In comparison, the Xinhua Army is undoubtedly more powerful, and we should leave a way back for the Wang family! Besides, we came to Guangxi to fight, how did Ma Dianjia treat us, and why do we continue to help the Manchus. The children have already figured it out, the Xinhua Army is very well prepared this time, once they counterattack, we are definitely not their opponents, and we will be wiped out. Instead of becoming a prisoner of the Xinhua Army, it is better to join the Xinhua Army now, and you can also exchange it for glory and wealth. Wang Yongxing said.

Wang Daocheng's face kept changing, he was born in Wu Zhuangyuan, and he was loyal to the Manchu Qing Dynasty all his life. But he didn't expect that his son had actually defected to the Xinhua Army, and now he would persuade him to join the Xinhua Army. In Wang Daocheng's subconscious, he regarded the Xinhua Army as a rebellious minister and thief who disturbed the Qing Dynasty, and everyone was punished. However, he had to admit that what Wang Yongxing said was very correct. After more than a month of fighting, he saw the gap between the Qing army and the Xinhua army. Although the Xinhua Army has always been on the defensive, it is because the Xinhua Army has too few troops. Once the reinforcements of the Xinhua Army arrived, the Qing Army would not be the opponent of the Xinhua Army at all.

"Do you know how many troops the Xinhua Army has prepared for counterattack this time?" Wang Daocheng asked.

"Dad, the Xinhua Army has prepared a total of 5 infantry brigades, with a total of 30,000 people. Dad, don't underestimate these 30,000 people, although the number is small, but the combat effectiveness cannot be underestimated! The Xinhua Army, which fought with us before, only had two brigades and more than 12,000 people. Now it has more than doubled all of a sudden, and the Xinhua Army has the strength to defeat us! Wang Yongxing said. He is now determined to join the Xinhua Army, so he tried his best to persuade Wang Daocheng. Wang Yongxing also knew that because he was Wang Daocheng's son, Xinhua Huajun would attach importance to him, and if it weren't for this Lao Tzu, Xinhuajun wouldn't have paid attention to him at all.

Wang Daocheng nodded, although the total strength of the Xinhua army is not much, but it does have the strength to defeat the Qing army. Compared with the Qing army, which was equipped with old muskets and even cold weapons, the Xinhua army was undoubtedly armed to the teeth. Even if the Qing army had a numerical advantage, it would never be able to compete with the Xinhua army. Wang Daocheng is still very clear about this.

"Tell me, if we return to the Xinhua Army, how will they arrange for us?" Wang Daocheng asked.

Seeing that his father's attitude finally softened, Wang Yongxing's heart that had been hanging back into his stomach was put back into his stomach. He was really afraid that Wang Daocheng would kill his relatives in righteousness, in that case, he would die.

"Yes, Dad. Huang of the Xinhua Army said that if we are willing to join the Xinhua Army, the Guizhou Army will be reorganized into an infantry brigade, and when the time comes, my father will be the brigadier general and brigade commander. The child will go to the Army University in Xinhuaguo, and after returning from school, he will train in the army for two years, and then take over his father's class. Wang Yongxing said.

"Did a brigade commander send us away?" Wang Daocheng said with some dissatisfaction. He is now in the Manchu Dynasty, but he can be regarded as a feudal official! An infantry brigade of the Xinhua Army has only more than 6,000 people, which is really not enough.

"Dad, a brigade commander is already very good. At present, the Xinhua Army has only 40 infantry brigades. Besides, with the equipment of the Xinhua Army, one infantry brigade is enough to sweep the green battalion of one of the provinces before us. In addition, Xinhua has a bright future, as long as we take the big ship of Xinhua Kingdom, are we afraid that there will be no chance in the future? Wang Yongxing said.

"You can see it better. Okay, you ask that Lord Huang to come and see me tonight, and I'll talk to him again. Wang Daocheng said. After thinking about it carefully, he had to admit that it was indeed a good choice to join the Xinhua Army. As a veteran with troops, he certainly knew that if the Qing army wanted to defeat the Xinhua army on the battlefield, it would be almost impossible. If you don't know the world, you really have to change the owner. Now he has taken refuge in the Xinhua Army, although he is not a hero from the dragon, but at least he can be regarded as a hero of the founding of the country. Maybe their father and son can really earn a big foundation for the Wang family!

In the evening of the same day, Major Huang Weihai of the Military Intelligence Bureau of Xinhuaguo, led by Wang Yongxing, went to the barracks of Guizhou Green Camp and met with Wang Daocheng, the governor of Guizhou. The two talked secretly for more than an hour, during which the two sides determined what kind of treatment Guizhou Green Camp would enjoy after defecting to the Xinhua Army, what kind of treatment their Wang family would enjoy, and so on. After consultations, the elite of the Guizhou Green Battalion will be reorganized into the 41st Brigade of the Xinhua Army, and the old, weak, sick and disabled will be paid severance pay. Wang Daocheng will be the brigadier general of the 41st Infantry Brigade, while Wang Yongxing will go to the Army University for half a year of retreat. After that, he returned to serve in the 41st Infantry Brigade. Major Huang Weihai assured Wang Daocheng that in a few years, Wang Yongxing would take over Wang Daocheng's squad and become the brigade commander of the 41st Infantry Brigade.

What Wang Daocheng needs to pay is that when the Xinhua Army counterattacks, it will open a hole in the defense line, so that the Xinhua Army can reach the city of Hezhou and cooperate with the Xinhua Army to fight. After pacifying Guangxi, Wang Daocheng also needed to lead the army to assist the Xinhua army in attacking Guizhou. With the help of these local snakes, it will be much easier for the Xinhua army to conquer Guizhou in the future.

In addition, Wang Daocheng also proposed that he could help the Xinhua Army persuade Zhang Guoxiang, the governor of Yunnan. Like the Guizhou Green Battalion, the Yunnan Green Battalion is also very dissatisfied with the Guangxi Admiral Ma Dianjia. If the Xinhua army came to the door to rebel, and with the assistance of the aristocratic admiral Wang Daocheng, maybe it would really be able to make Zhang Guoxiang, the governor of Yunnan, also rebel against the Manchus. (To be continued......)