Chapter 48 Reorganization of the Rebel Army

Author: Scholar Wu

Chapter 48 Reorganization of the Rebel Army

The fleet passed through "Changbai Dang" and finally arrived at the Taihu Rebels' stronghold on Turtle Island!

Although with Xia Wanchun's strong cooperation, Qian Mo has now taken over the leadership of the Taihu Rebels.

But Qian Mo knew in his heart that the cohesion of his team was not enough at the moment, and his prestige was not enough either. He still needed to find a target quickly to attack, to show the prestige of the Taihu Rebels, and to build everyone's trust in him.

To be honest, it is not the best time to attack at this time. At present, the Qing army must have gathered heavy troops in the Suzhou area to deal with the changes in Chongming. According to Qian Mo's thinking, this time must be development and accumulation of strength. Wait until next year when Jin Shenghuan in Jiangxi raises troops.

, he waited for an opportunity to take advantage of the Qing army's empty strength and seize the opportunity to seize a piece of territory.

As the saying goes, "If you want to do your job well, you must first sharpen your tools." The most important thing now is to figure out your own "family background", reintegrate the rebel army, and improve combat effectiveness and cohesion.

Although Qian Buer is now the treasurer of the Taihu Rebel Army and is in charge of the financial power of the rebel army, several generations of his family have worked for the Jiashan Qian family, and they are also distant relatives.

Therefore, both Qian Buer and his two sons Qian An and Qian Ning are used to calling Qian Mo "Second Young Master" when no one is around.

Now that Qian's father has passed away, Qian Mo is the head of the family in their hearts.

Seeing Qian Mo, Qian Buer said happily: "Second Young Master, it's great to have you back. It's a pity that the master is no longer here."

In Qian Mo's heart, Qian Buer is not only a capable housekeeper, but also an elder who cares about him. Qian An and Qian Ning are his playmates who grew up with him, and their family is also his close confidant.

Qian Mo quickly said: "Uncle Qian, there is no need to be polite. Now that you are the treasurer of our rebel army, Qian Mo will still need your full support in the future!"

Qian Buer said with sincerity and fear: "The second young master has spoken seriously, Qian Buer should do his best!"

"We, the Taihu Rebels, currently have enough money and food. We still have 7,500 shi of food and 553,000 taels of silver left."

Qian Mo said: "There is enough silver, but we still need to find ways to store more food."

At this time, Xia Wanchun said: "Our Taihu Rebel Army now has three battalions and one thousand soldiers and horses, including 600 people from the main Jingnan Battalion, 200 people from the Taihu Battalion of the Navy, and 200 people from the Firearms Shenji Battalion."

Qian Mo said: "The people who came back with me this time are all elites from hundreds of battles. There are 239 people in total. I think we will form a separate Chongming battalion, with Lu Shanhai as the chief general and Hong Fugui as the deputy general."

"I wonder what the rebel army's military reserves are now?"

Qian Buer said: "Yang Wenqi previously sent a large amount of military supplies to our Taihu Rebel Army. Currently, the Rebel Army has a total of 30 pairs of iron armor and 553 pairs of cotton armor, all of which are in the Jingnan Camp."

"The Shenji Battalion currently has 103 blunderbuss, 4 Tiger Zun cannons, one thousand-pound Franco machine gun, 50 barrels of gunpowder, 5,000 rounds of blunderbuss, and 100 rounds of artillery shells. There are many knives, guns, bows and arrows in stock, enough to arm 500 more people.

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"Now there are some craftsmen of various types in the village. It is not a problem to make some swords, guns, bows and arrows, but there is not much iron and coal, so it is impossible to make armor. In addition, there are more than 10 firearms craftsmen who can repair firearms and make 5 blunderbuss every month.

6 shots.

After understanding the situation, Qian Mo said: "It seems that the armament situation of the rebel army is much better than I imagined. However, the world will change next year, and our rebel army will grow rapidly. These military resources are still not enough. This time I will bring

Bring back 30 muskets and allocate them to the Shenji Battalion. They are all strong in the army. They are skilled in bows and arrows and can use bows."

Afterwards Qian Mo said: "It's late at night. Uncle Qian should go to rest early. You and Qian An may not have seen each other for a long time."

Then he asked Xia Wanchun: "How is my little sister? She should be giving birth soon, right?"

Xia Wanchun said: "Zhuan'er also misses Brother Mo and has been asking about your whereabouts. She is going to give birth in the next few days."

Qian Mo said: "Then I'll go see my little sister. Don't tell her about her father's death first, so as not to affect the child in her belly."

Xia Wanchun nodded and said, "Brother Mo is still thoughtful."

It has been almost 2 months since he traveled to the Ming Dynasty, and Qian Mo is still very curious about this little girl.

Historically, the Qian family in Jiashan can be called "a family full of loyalists." Qian's father and Xia Wanchun died heroically together in Nanjing. After learning the news, Qian's mother, Xu, threw herself into the river after bidding farewell to her relatives and friends; her brother Qian Xi has also been involved in the anti-Qing movement.

, unfortunately, he contracted an illness and passed away the year before.

Only the disappointed Qian Mo and his younger sister Qian Qinzhuan were left to escape into Buddhism, clinging to their identities as survivors of the previous dynasty.

After opening the door, Qian Qinzhuan had already fallen asleep. Although she was pregnant with Liujia, she was a little bloated at this time.

It can be seen that Qian Qinzhuan is also a beauty. Different from Gu Xin'er's fresh and refined look, Qian Qinzhuan's eyebrows have a touch of ladylike dignity.

Xia Wanchun quietly helped Qian Qin Zhuan and said, "Zhuan'er, who do you think is here?"

Qian Qinzhuan said excitedly: "Second brother, you are finally back, great!"

"Why don't you see Father?"

Qian Mo could only say in embarrassment: "My father has gone to Fujian to deliver a message to His Royal Highness Jianguo. Don't worry, little sister!"

"My little sister is about to give birth, but are you feeling uncomfortable?"

Qian Qinzhuan said: "I used to worry about you all the time. The doctor said I was a little weak. But now that you are all back safely, I have no worries anymore."

Qian Mo said to Xia Wanchun: "Xiaoyin, this is your fault. Although the national situation is difficult, you should spend more time with my little sister."

Xia Wanchun held Qian Qinzhuan's hand with some embarrassment and said, "Before, it was just for my husband, so I'm so slow to treat Zhuan'er."

Qian Qinzhuan said shyly: "No, Zhuan'er is already satisfied."

Qian Mo suddenly ate a wave of "dog food" and suddenly felt that he was too much of a hindrance here, so he quickly turned around and wanted to leave.

I only heard Qian Qinzhuan ask: "Second brother, when will you bring me a sister-in-law back?"

Qian Mo replied seriously: "Manchuria is not destroyed, why should we call home?"

Qian Qinzhuan said with a smile: "I have heard a lot about my second brother's romantic affairs. I'm afraid everyone in Jiangnan already knows the story of how you passed three levels in Piaoxiang Pavilion and met Gu Xin'er, the courtesan of Qinhuai?"

Seeing that his younger sister exposed him, Qian Mo had no choice but to say in embarrassment: "Xin'er is a good girl. I intend to hire her as my concubine. You won't dislike her because she is from a humble background, right?"

Qian Qinzhuan laughed and said, "Second brother, as long as you don't despise me, as long as your father agrees to you taking a concubine!"

Qian Mo could only say awkwardly: "I agree, my father has already agreed!"

Qian Mo asked Xia Wanchun again: "Xiaoyin, have you thought about the name of the child?"

Qian Mo immediately changed the topic.

Xia Wanchun said: "I don't know if it's a boy or a girl yet, and I haven't named it yet."

Qian Mo said: "Boy, it must be a boy. My father will not be able to come back, and my eldest brother is no longer here."

"As the saying goes, 'A brother is like a father.' As the second brother, I will give my nephew a name."

"How about just calling it 'Polu'?"

Xia Wanchun said: "Xia Polu, what a good name!"

Qian Mo didn't want to stay here and eat "dog food" anymore, so he immediately asked the two of them to rest early and resigned first!

However, Qian Qinzhuan's words reminded Qian Mo that he no longer had to worry about Hong Chengchou and should take Gu Xin'er to him as soon as possible.

To be honest, Qian Mo really missed Gu Xin'er.

The next day, everyone gathered at the mountain village of Turtle Island.

There are not only the battalions of the original Taihu Rebels, but also several large and small leaders who were originally attached to the Taihu Rebels.

At this time, the cottage was already packed to the brim.

Xia Wanchun said: "First of all, I would like to inform everyone of the military situation!"

"Three days ago, the 5 million taels of silver shipped from the Manchu Qing Dynasty to Beijing encountered a storm in the Yangtze River waterway, and all of them were submerged into the Yangtze River. Most of the 3,000 elite men under Jiangning Governor Zhou Boda's command were killed in the Yangtze River. The rest have followed Mr. Qian Mo and joined our Taihu Rebel Army anyway!"

"Yang Wenqi, the former commander-in-chief of the Wusong Army of the Qing Dynasty, and the commander-in-chief of Chongming Tu Guobao, have led his troops to return to the Ming Dynasty. Zhang Mingzhen, the Marquis of Dingxi who is stationed in Zhoushan, has led tens of thousands of Ming troops and thousands of warships to join forces with Yang Tu and the Second Division in Chongming.

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After hearing this news, everyone in the village suddenly went crazy.

"It's such a pity that these 5 million taels of silver are gone like this!"

"Excellent, God bless us with the Ming Dynasty. Tens of thousands of kings and soldiers are serving the Ming Dynasty. We are about to counterattack!"

"Isn't this Qian Mo a big traitor who took refuge with Hong Chengchou? Why did he lead his army to join the rebels again?"

At this time, Xia Wanchun signaled everyone to be quiet.

Said: "Previously, Mr. Qian Mo and I were trapped in Nanjing, and our lives were in danger."

"In order to save me from trouble, Mr. Qian Mo cleverly set up the 'Tian Xia Bureau'. Taking refuge with Hong Chengchou to surrender to the Qing Dynasty was a trick to surrender. The 5 million taels of silver offered were for the purpose of fighting against the Qing Dynasty and restoring the Ming Dynasty."

"Now that Mr. Qian Mo has escaped safely, he is naturally the leader of our Taihu Rebel Army. I would like to invite Mr. Qian Mo below!"

At this time Qian Mo came on the stage and said: "I know you are very curious about me. Many of you here know me, Qian Mo, and many people have heard of me."

"My Jiashan Qian family is a famous family in the south of the Yangtze River. I have been favored by the Ming emperor. My father and brother both died fighting against the Qing Dynasty. Many of the rebels present are my Qian family's children. I, Qian Mo, have a sworn relationship with the Manchu Tatars."

Revenge!"

"You must have heard about the previous 'Tianxia Bureau'. Although my Ming Dynasty currently occupies less territory than the Pseudo-Qing Dynasty, my Ming Dynasty occupies the world's orthodoxy and will eventually turn over and dominate the world just like the 'Tianxia Bureau' did!"

"Qian Mo planned for a long time and won 500,000 taels of silver. He originally wanted to seize the silver in the name of donating the silver. However, due to the unpredictable nature of heaven, unexpected changes caused the silver taels to disappear in the Yangtze River."

"Fortunately, God has blessed us with the Ming Dynasty. Today, Yang Wenqi and the two generals of Tu Guobao have been killed one after another, and tens of thousands of troops under Zhang Mingzhen, the Marquis of Dingxi, have arrived in Chongming to guard the Yangtze River. There is a lot to be done in the south of the Yangtze River."

"The Manchurian Tatars' attempt to destroy the foundation of China by carrying out the 'hair-shaving order' will surely cause the Han people all over the world to raise troops to resist. If Qian Mo predicts it is true, Yang Wenqi and Tu Guobao are just the beginning. There will definitely be more within a few months." There are many generals of the Qing army who are resisting the Qing anyway, so our Taihu Rebel Army should have great potential."

"Although Qian Mo's previous theory of 'national integration' is contrary to his intentions, it is not completely nonsense. Our Han nation has grown stronger through continuous integration and absorption of surrounding ethnic groups. Manchuria must be like the Khitan and be absorbed by our Han nation. The fusion of cultures disappears in the long river of history!”
To be continued...