Chapter 204 Chase and Escape

"Come on! Come on!."

As a long whistle sounded on the position, more than 700 people from the two battalions on the southern front jumped out of the trenches. With bayonets in hand, they launched a large pursuit of thousands of fleeing Qing soldiers.

Although the overall quality of the soldiers in Beihai Town is not high, Wang Yuanfang has strictly implemented the army's physical training standards of the 1990s for more than a year. A five-kilometer long-distance run every day is a basic training subject. When physical energy is consumed, nutrition must be followed.

Go up. Although Zhao Xin's material procurement cannot guarantee the nutritional nutrition of all the refugees, it is still no problem for thousands of troops to "add half a pound to four ounces" every day.

(In the 1980s, our military's dietary standards required one and a half pounds of vegetables, one ounce of meat, one ounce of poultry and fish eggs, one ounce of soy products, and one ounce of vegetable oil per person per day.)

What is the situation with the Qing army?

When Kangxi was conquering Junggar, the dry food for the march was one bucket of millet (thirty-three pounds and three ounces) fried into twelve pounds and eight ounces, which served as rations for thirty days.

During the Qianlong period, rice and noodles were more advantageous when fighting against Jinchuan. Five buckets of rice were made into eight pounds of fried rice, which could only be used for five days, while eight pounds of fried noodles could be used for eight days. After that, fried noodles were used as military rations. Others such as the Mongolian cavalry would carry

Dried meat, Eight Banners Manchuria will carry some vegetable dumplings, that's all.

The shortest distance from Fuldan City to the north bank of the Suifen River is only seven or eight miles. After thousands of Qing soldiers fled south for three or four miles, their physical fitness was obviously insufficient. Those who rode horses were okay, but those who ran on their feet

, the speed slowed down, and many people were wheezing and panting, even kneeling on the ground and gasping for air.

"Damn it! I can't run anymore, I won't run anymore." Several Qing soldiers cried sadly and sat down in the soft grass.

"That's it. These barbarian soldiers are so damn capable of chasing after them! They've been following for several miles, why are they still so desperate!"

"Ma, Brother Ma, get up quickly, barbarians, barbarians are chasing us, we're catching up!" Another Qing soldier suddenly turned his head and shouted suddenly.

"I can't do it anymore! I really don't have any energy. I've only eaten a handful of fried noodles since I left camp in the morning." Since the Qing soldiers had a full meal in the morning and set out to march and fight, they haven't had enough water or rice yet, and they are all tired.

I was almost breathless.

"Hands up! Turn down the gun and don't kill!" A soldier from Beihai Town suddenly ran out from behind a bush, holding a bayonet and shouting.

"Oh my God! The barbarian soldiers are coming, everyone, run away!" Several Qing soldiers were so frightened that they felt like their buttocks were on fire. They jumped up and ran away.

"Bang! Bang!" Two gunshots rang out, and smoke billowed out from the ground. Those who were about to run were frightened and stopped immediately.

"Whoever dares to run away again will be shot to death!"

"Master, have mercy on me! Master, have mercy on me!"

The Qing army veteran known as "Brother Ma" rolled his eyes, reached out and took out two silver ingots from his arms, bowed, held them in both hands and handed them to the soldiers in Beihai Town, saying: "This general manager

Master, please do your best and treat us like nothings."

"Go back! If you do anything else, I will pick you!" The soldier pointed at Brother Ma with a bright bayonet in his hands and shouted sternly. The current system in Beihai Town is a rationing system, and it is useless to ask for money. This has been communicated to the army long ago.

The order prohibits the taking of bribes and the release of prisoners without permission. Violators will be sent to dig coal in Ezo. In fact, it is very simple to trace this matter. First, the prisoners must be interrogated and screened; second, the military camp is so big, you can use the money

Where to hide?

"Yes, yes! Little kid, back off, back off." Brother Ma's expression changed, and he complimented with a smile on his face: "Master, your official words are really good. If it weren't for this clothes, I would have to

I think you're on their side."

"No matter what nonsense you say, just be honest!"

Several Qing soldiers winked at each other, and one guy took advantage of the soldiers in Beihai Town not paying attention, walked around to his side, raised the shotgun in his hand, and was about to hit them.

"Ribei! What are you doing, you're running too fast?!" Another Beihai Town soldier ran out from behind the bushes, just in time to see the Qing soldier who was about to attack him, and stabbed him with a bayonet.

"Ah!" The Qing soldier who wanted to make a sneak attack screamed, but the bayonet was stabbed into his thigh and he fell to the ground.

"Uubei, you watch here, I'll go to the front!"

"Hey! Why did you leave me alone!"

Uobei jumped to his feet and shouted angrily. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw a few Beihai Town militiamen carrying rifles coming over. He quickly said: "You can escort these guys back while I go to the front." After that, he rushed out in a hurry.

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Scenes like this abound in the wilderness. Thousands of Qing soldiers did this and took prisoners. The Beihai Town militiamen who caught up later tied them up with ropes and escorted them back.

At the same time, Fukang'an, who fled to the north bank of Suifen River on horseback, looked at the chaotic scene in front of him and cried without tears. All the pontoons were destroyed!

Only then did he understand why the Beihai navy had been holding back on firing because of its super firepower, just to attract most of its own troops up so that the two strange ships could destroy the pontoon bridge.

After the Suifen River winds southward to the Fuldan City area, the water surface suddenly widens. The narrowest point is 80 meters and the widest point is more than 100 meters. Moreover, after the confluence of surrounding tributaries, the water flow here is rapid and the water depth is at least 100 meters.

More than ten meters.

The bank of the river, which is nearly twenty miles long from east to west, is full of broken soldiers who want to cross the river to escape. Except for a few of these Eight Banners soldiers, most of them are not good at water. Looking at the wide

I didn't know what to do on the river, so I sat on the ground crying for my father and mother. Some smart people were looking around for trees as thick as arms, which they planned to cut down and build into rafts to cross the river.

On the river filled with fine snow, the two gray patrol boats that were the culprits in destroying the pontoon were cruising back and forth on the river. On the deck, in addition to the M2HB, seven or eight rifles and a PKM light machine gun were also spraying towards the river bank.

Bullets. Most of these bullets were fired in the open space on the river beach to prevent the Qing army from crossing the river.

After a while, the gunfire gradually subsided. Perhaps because no Qing troops were trying to fight back or diving to cross the river, the driver on the patrol boat turned on the communication equipment on the boat and connected a voice recorder. Soon

Quickly, a clear and sonorous voice came from the tweeter above the deck:

"Soldiers of the Qing Army, putting down your weapons and raising your hands to surrender is your only way out! We treat prisoners preferentially! Please cherish your lives and think of your parents, wives and children at home, they are all waiting for you to return and reunite. Don't do it again

It’s a needless sacrifice!”

"Oh my God! Why are there women on this boat?!" The Qing soldiers present raised their heads and looked at the speedboat from which the sound came, and they were all dumbfounded!

"Yes, my wife, children, and my mother are all waiting at home."

"I miss my mother-in-law."

"This voice really sounds like my third sister. I haven't seen her in several years."

"It's quite similar. My sister also uses the same tone when she scolds me at home."

"My family told me about my marriage. I originally thought that I would get married after the war. My mother also said that I can have a grandson the year after next! Woohoo~~"

"The girls who are shouting have really smooth voices, if they can sing for us men"

At the medical station in Fuldan City, A Miao was operating on Liu Siting. Lying on the operating table was a Qing army cavalry who had just been carried off the battlefield.

"Teacher, who were you shouting at alone in the room yesterday? Why did you raise your hands to surrender?"

Director Liu was wearing a mask, so no expression could be seen on her face. However, she raised her eyebrows and said in a low voice: "Oh. Your adult asked me to help record a few words to persuade him to surrender."

A Miao was busy with her hands, and a thought flashed through her mind. "Record? Persuade surrender?"

"Master, why are you not in a hurry?"

"What's the rush? There's still seven or eight miles from here to the river!" Zhao Xin held the reins in one hand and the rifle in the other, riding his Mongolian horse, swaying and heading south slowly.

Moving forward, beside him were militiamen and migrant workers driving carriages; these people had gone to capture prisoners.

With Zhao Xin's riding skills, if he really galloped all the way to the Suifen River, his buttocks would be buckled into eight pieces. Instead of doing this, why worry! Anyway, Sheng Haizhou and He Tai led the team to rush up.

When the two of them had walked for almost one or two miles and could already see Suifenhe from the horseback, cheers and shouts suddenly came from the front.

Guisheng was scratching his head and head anxiously at this moment, wishing he could let go of the reins and rush out. But Zhao Xin still looked calm and calm. Soon, several soldiers ran towards him.

"Sir! We have caught Fukangan!"

"What?!" Zhao Xin's eyes widened. He reined in his horse, leaned over and asked, "Who caught it?"

"The two privates, Lord Ding, have also rushed over!"

"I really caught the emoticon, what a surprise! Hehehehehe~~"

"Master, your smile is so captivating."

"Little brat, what do you know? We are going to make a fortune this time!"

"Then can the master marry my young lady?"

"." Zhao Xin rolled his eyes and continued: "Children should stop interfering in adult matters!"

"I'm not young anymore. I'll be sixteen after the Chinese New Year."

"If you're less than 18, you're all a brat!"

"Wonderful victory! Wonderful victory! Wonderful victory!"

"I am so angry that the rain breaks down at the balcony."

Outside a bush on the north bank of the Suifen River, a group of soldiers with bayonets surrounded a dozen pale-faced Manchu prisoners, cheering loudly and singing military songs together.

Ding Guofeng knelt down and looked at the prisoner Fukangan, who had a bloodless face and a knife mark on his neck. He tilted his head and looked at the other person's nostrils, and said seriously: "You can't see the universe from here!"

The tied-up Fukang'an sat cross-legged on the ground, eyes closed and silent. Of course, he couldn't speak even if he wanted to, because his mouth was blocked. He felt extremely regretful about why he didn't commit suicide by drowning in the river just now, instead he had to turn his head to the east.

Run! Now that he is a prisoner, this is more uncomfortable for him than death.

"Your Majesty, I can't help you!" Fukangan said sadly in his heart. His proud background and noble status did not allow him to show a trace of cowardice. At this moment, he felt extremely guilty, thinking that he was sorry for Qianlong and for those who died.

When my father just wanted to die and serve his country as soon as possible, he suddenly heard cheers from the people around him.

With the sound of horse hooves, the onlookers from Beihai Town automatically moved out of the way, and a young man in his thirties came over riding a Mongolian horse with four hooves in the snow.

The man got off his horse, walked up to Fu Kang'an, knelt down and said with a smile: "Commander Fu, let's get to know each other. My name is Zhao Xin."

When Fukangan heard this, he was shocked and suddenly opened his eyes.
To be continued...