In the military tent, Peng Chun and Lang Tan sat across from each other, thinking deeply.【】
"How many people did they kill?"
"About fifteen hundred."
"Were they all eaten?"
"Most were eaten."
"Why didn't you tell me earlier?"
"It's such a tragic situation, it's better not to tell the commander."
"How long can it last?"
"Reinforcements are arriving."
"After all these labors, reinforcements haven't arrived. What should I do?"
"Pick the weak and eat them." Lang Tan's heart ached, and he gritted his teeth and added: "We have no choice but to do this."
"You do it for yourself."
Peng Chun stood up silently, without saying a word, and walked behind the curtain with withered appearance and spirit. Seeing this, Lang Tan twitched the corner of his mouth, stopped talking, sighed softly, and exited the tent. The plate was placed in front of the Marshal.
The cooked meat on the table has been there for three days, but the commander-in-chief has not yet taken a bite.
"General, it's time to eat."
In the right army camp, the soldiers brought a plate of roasted black meat into Sabusu's tent.
"oh…"
Sabusu, who had been staring at the map for a long time, raised his head when he heard the sound. Seeing that there was meat to eat today, he couldn't help but wonder: "Where did the meat come from?"
"When the general ordered Feiyu to be slaughtered, I deliberately left some extra meat." The soldier said as he carefully placed the plate in front of Sabusu. Feiyu was Sabusu's beloved mount and had been killed a few days ago.
He ordered people to kill the meat and distribute the meat to the sergeants. Hearing that this was the meat left from Feiyu's body, Sabusu couldn't help but feel a sore nose and almost shed tears. This horse has been with him for ten years, and he wanted to raise it until he is old.
I didn't expect that I would end up like this in the end. It's really unpredictable.
"well…"
With a long sigh, Sabusu picked up a piece of meat in front of his eyes, put it into his mouth sadly and started chewing it. He was really hungry. After all, at his age, his physical strength and energy could not compare with when he was young.
After only being hungry for a long time, I felt a little bit exhausted.
"You should eat some too." Seeing the soldier staring at him, and thinking that he might be hungry too, Sabusu hurriedly put the plate in front of him.
The soldier shook his head hurriedly: "Young man has already eaten, the general will eat it himself." After saying that, he said in a panic: "Young man still has something to do, so I'll leave first."
"Go." Sabusu nodded after hearing this without thinking too much.
The soldier retreated with some trembling, his eyes suddenly glanced at the plate of meat slices subconsciously, and then quickly exited the tent, not daring to stay inside any longer.
"Sir, after they eat all the civilians, it will definitely be our turn!"
"They are banner people and we are Han people. If we don't eat them, who will we eat?"
"Sir, for the sake of the lives of these thousands of brothers, please make a decision as soon as possible!"
In the firearms camp and the co-leading military tent, seven or eight Han army officers looked anxiously at the hesitant Sun Keqiang. From time to time, someone would lift the tent curtain and take a cautious look outside.
"Sir, my brothers have been following you through life and death for how many years. Just give them a way to survive!"
"The Eight Banners soldiers are all crazy, they can do anything!"
"There will be no reinforcements coming at all! They came earlier. How could it be that so many days have passed without even a shadow being seen?"
"Guan Ning's army has blocked a thirty-mile radius of Ai'ai. The news cannot spread at all. Now people outside have no idea about our situation! Sir, we can't hesitate any longer. We will wait until our brothers are tied up and roasted on the fire.
By then it will be too late!”
"Can you, Sir, bear the thought of your brothers becoming the food of the Eight Banners soldiers?"
"Guan Ning's army is Han, and we are also Han. We are all compatriots. Why shouldn't we surrender to them?"
"That's it, that's it!"
Sun Keqiang, who had been hesitating for a long time and still couldn't make up his mind, finally made up his mind under the persuasion of his subordinates. He slowly glanced at the crowd and said in a deep voice: "Have you contacted Guan Ningjun?"
Zuoling Fu'an said "Yes": "They promised that as long as you take us there, we will give you a thousand households, and all the brothers will be promoted one level!"
"Whether you are an official or not is a trivial matter. What is important is that the brothers can survive!"
Sun Keqiang did not hesitate. Since Guan Ningjun had already promised and reached this point, could he really be loyal to the Qing Dynasty? Then he said in a deep voice: "Notify all battalions to be prepared. Once the Hai hour is over, with three sounds of cat
Call the number, and let's all run to the side of Guan Ning's army. If the Qing soldiers dare to stop them, we will fire cannons to repel them!"
"twitter!"
Fu An and the others were refreshed, with happy faces on their faces. They were gearing up and went down to get ready. Sun Keqiang suddenly knelt down facing the south, kowtowed to the ground three times, and murmured: "Emperor,
It’s not that I, Sun Keqiang, am unfaithful, but I’m at my wits’ end and an ant is still trying to survive, not to mention a living person like this, Your Majesty, I’m sorry!”
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On May 25th, the Han Army Firearms Battalion, led by Assistant Leader Sun Keqiang and Assistant Leader Fu An, suddenly rushed out of the camp at midnight and surrendered to Guan Ning's army.
"Commander, Sun Keqiang, the man who killed a thousand swords, led the Han soldiers and ran away!"
Before Peng Chun fell asleep in his tent, the commanders Ma La and Burcha came in from the outside angrily to report. Lang Tan followed him in disheveled clothes. He had obviously been awakened while sleeping and ran over.
The sound of gunfire was also heard from the southeast, sparsely.
Namutu, the commander of the guard camp, ran over anxiously. When he saw Ma La and others coming, he didn't bother to say hello and rushed to Peng Chun and shouted: "Everyone in the firearms camp has escaped, and they are still firing."
The cannon killed Zoranili who was trying to stop him."
When he heard that the people from the firearms camp had killed Zorinili, Burcha was so angry that his hair and beard were all bald. He stamped his feet and cursed: "I said these Chinese dogs are unreliable. If you keep them, they will be a disaster! Carrying them to the flag is also a dog change."
I can’t eat shit! Damn it, if I had known, I would have eaten them first!”
No one dared to speak up to Burcha's words. After all, cannibalism was disgraceful and they were really embarrassed to bring it up. Ma La, Lang Tan and others looked a little embarrassed, and Peng Chun also looked stunned.
"Commander, we must send troops immediately to capture the people from the firearms camp!" Namutu looked fierce, his eyes bloodshot.
After listening to his words, Burcha nodded repeatedly, but Peng Chun shook his head and said slowly: "How to arrest him? Which of you dares to lead the troops?"
Hearing what Peng Chun said, Namutu, Burcha and others looked at each other and sighed together. Yes, if they could fight Wu Ni again, why would they end up like this? Since these Han dogs
If he dared to run to the opposite side, Wu Ni must be well prepared. This time he was in the dark again. If he really wanted to send troops, he would just beat the dog and never look back.
A few people, you and me, me and yours, no one dared to hold out their chests and say that they dare to go. Peng Chun knew that this would be the reaction, so he didn't care about anything with these generals. They were all looking after their own affairs. How could they keep the generals?
It's considered good if the camp doesn't collapse.
Lang Tan straightened his clothes and said hesitantly: "Commander, as soon as the firearms battalion ran away, our strength and fighting spirit were reduced. However, Wu Ni was stronger in numbers and had better soldiers."
"Sure, as soon as Sun Keqiang and the others run away, Wu Ni will know more about us, and maybe he will take action against us tomorrow. The general will be worried." At this point, Lang Tan stopped and looked at Peng Chun with a worried look on his face.
Hearing what he said, Mara and Burcha also began to worry.
Peng Chun didn't care, and said to him calmly: "Soldiers are coming to stop us, and water is coming and soil is flooding us. When we really want to die to serve our country, the only thing we can do is die. There is nothing to worry about."