In the woods southwest of the village, a group of young men in tattered clothes were carefully buried there, not daring to show their heads for fear of being discovered. Two of them were looking at the Oroqen village in the distance, while the others were surrounding them.
They were together, talking quietly. 【】 Surrounded by them was none other than Huang San. At this moment, he was leaning leisurely against a tree with a piece of grass in his mouth, and his eyes were closed tightly.
Even when I'm sleeping, I can still rest my mind and feel the presence of the old spirit. It's very comfortable.
Perhaps there were insects crawling around him all the time. While Huang San closed his eyes tightly, he stretched out his hand to grab a few times. Thanks to his ability, he was able to accurately pinch out the insects without seeing anything and strangle one to death.
Behind the quiet beetle, Huang San turned slightly sideways. The sun was strong at the moment, and the woods were rarely cool. It was a good time to fall asleep. He didn't want to move, but he heard such a sentence coming from beside him.
"Third Master, they have left the village, should we follow them?"
"Why not?"
Huang San opened his eyes and glanced sideways at the person who said this. When he saw it was Wei Xiaojiang, he couldn't help but change his expression and cursed: "Pig brain, if you don't follow me, the devil knows where they went. I'll pay you when the time comes."
If it doesn’t go wrong, can Master Xie Ling spare us?!”
Wei Xiaojiang was the young man who followed Huang San and bullied Feng Yun for the first time. He joined the army when the Wu army passed through his hometown in the 16th year of Kangxi. He was only fifteen years old when he joined the army. He was young at the time and could not understand this army.
What's wrong with the imperial officers and soldiers? I just know that if I become a soldier, I can eat military rations and not starve. In addition, my father has just died and my mother is sick. With such a half-grown man raised at home, how can I eat enough food? It's better to be a soldier.
, take care of yourself, and save some food for your younger brothers and sisters below.
After the Wu army went north, in addition to the green camp troops attached to it, there were also many people who joined the army wherever they went. Most of these people were urban vagrants and children from poor rural families. Of course, there were also some people with lofty ideals who were determined to fight against the Qing Dynasty. However,
Most of these people either have a speculative mentality, or, like Wei Xiaojiang, they simply work as soldiers to eat food so as not to go hungry. They have no national justice in mind, and have no ambition to avenge the Ming Dynasty or regain the country of the Han people.
They just want to fill their stomachs by serving as soldiers. In essence, these people are also the easiest source of soldiers to be shaken.
After Wu Sangui's death, 80% of the Wu troops who surrendered in batches were the head of the battalion composed of these attached troops, and the old battalions were rarely seen. The main force of the Wu army's old battalion did not completely lose confidence in resistance until Kunming was besieged, Jiuhua Mountain was breached, and Wu Shi committed suicide.
, Compared with the troops from the rear who surrendered in the past two years and the few soldiers from the old camp who surrendered, including Zhao Qiang and others, the Wu army that persisted until the last moment can be said to be worthy of Wu Sangui.
Because Wei Xiaojiang was considered a follower and was young, he did not want to be seen by others in the army. Until the defeat of his battalion, he was just a young groom. After the defeat, Wei Xiaojiang's actual age was only sixteen years old.
According to the regulations of the Qing court, ordinary rebellious sergeants under the age of sixteen can be pardoned and sent home.
Wei Xiaojiang was unlucky if he didn't want to. The Qing soldiers who captured them all believed that these Wu army prisoners had a history of treason and would harm their hometown if they were released. We must not think that they are not potentially harmful because they are not young enough. They would rather kill them by mistake.
With the thought of not letting go of one thing in a thousand, the commander of the Qing army sent all the Wu army prisoners including Wei Xiaojiang to the outside of the pass for distribution. In the eyes of the commander of the Qing army, there was no difference between beheading and beheading.
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After arriving outside the customs, a soldier like Wei Xiaojiang, whose grandfather did not care for his grandma, could not form a small team to take care of each other like other people. Therefore, he was often bullied, and the Qing army did not give him much.
Wei Xiaojiang's food was repeatedly taken away by other strong Wu Jun. Wei Xiaojiang was angry but had no choice but to shed some tears of grievance alone at night, until he met Huang San.
Huang San had never been a soldier, and he was a servant in terms of status, so he had no status at all as a prisoner of the Wu army. However, he himself did not expect that his cousin would become the servant of the deputy director of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. This was inevitable.
Okay, after knowing this, Huang San's social status suddenly increased. With his social status, Huang San naturally wanted to have a group of people follow him, for no other reason than to show off his prestige and bully those Wu Ni.
More importantly, he has been thinking about the old master's daughter and wants to keep her under him in his dreams. In the past, she was Shang's daughter, and a servant like him couldn't even think about it. But it's different now. I, Huang San, can do it.
Yi Nucai's cousin is also a junior Bannerman, so for you to be the daughter of someone who rebels against the party and rebellious ministers is a blessing you gained from your previous life.
But what makes Huang San depressed is that the other young men of Wu Jun in the fort don't look down upon him. They don't look at him differently because of Huang San's cousin. They just treat him as a servant as before, even the women
Even the children did not take him seriously, calling him "Huang San" one after another, which greatly affected Huang San's self-esteem.
The sky has changed, my identity has also changed, how dare you Wu Ni do this to me!
Huang San began to act, and he wanted to find ways to convert his cousin's identity into his own power. Because Huang San's cousin was sent to Shangyang Fort to accept tribute from various places, the bannerman of Songshan Fort, Zuo Ling Du Lai
He and the steward Yilong also gave Huang San some face, so that there would be less twists and turns and less filial piety during the tribute. Of course, in their eyes, a slave is still a slave, and the person who is the servant is Huang San's cousin, not Huang San.
He will still be beaten when he should be beaten, and he will be scolded when he should be scolded. But compared to other Wu Ni, Huang San's situation has changed a lot. At least he can have a full stomach, and he has formed a certain authority flag among Wu Jun's family members in the west of the fort.
The authority given to him by man.
Relying on the food he got from Fulong, Huang San successfully bribed several younger brothers, including Wei Xiaojiang. Unlike the other young men who relied on Huang San, they were tempted by Huang San, but Wei Xiaojiang was
He took the initiative to find Huang San. After finding him, he only said, "Give me food, and I will work for you from now on." From then on, he became Huang San's minion and did many bad things for him. Of course, the so-called bad things were just
They were just helping Huang San to tease and tease Wu Jun's women, or looking up at those young and strong men, but they didn't do anything serious. It's not that Wei Xiaojiang didn't have the guts to do it, it's that Huang San didn't have the guts to do it.
In the final analysis, what Huang San did was just an evil slave, not even a villain. His greatest ideal was to suppress his former master, Miss Feng, to vent his anger. He had not thought about anything else, and he did not know what to think about.
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After Zhao Qiang led his people to leave Songshan Fort that day, Huang San led the remaining dozens of people to wait in the fort. They did not dare to leave for fear of being considered treason by the Qing army. Some people also advised Huang San to follow Zhao Qiang and learn from the north.
Either follow Zhang Dahai's example and lead people south, sneak back to the pass and return to his hometown, but Huang San yelled and scolded him every time.
The only belief that supports Huang San is that my second brother and cousin will save me. As long as I lead people to stay here honestly, it will be a great achievement! After my second brother knows what is going on here, he will definitely try to save me.
Escape or rebel, it's like throwing an egg against a stone. Wu Sangui's hundreds of thousands of troops were wiped out, but these few hundred people can still turn the world upside down. Huang San firmly believes that as long as he stays here, nothing will happen. If
As Huang San wished, his persistence was rewarded. Things were not as Zhao Qiang imagined, and the young man who was left behind was treated as a scapegoat and killed with a knife.
After Huang San and his men waited in the fort for two days, a group of Qing soldiers discovered them. However, it was not the troops sent by Ning Guta, but the troops of Heilongjiang Deputy Capital Commander Sabusu who passed by.
The soldier was led by a co-leader named He Bao.
After the cross-examination, He Bao's brows furrowed. According to Huang San's explanation, the Barhu people killed officials and rebelled against the whole clan and moved north. If this is true, it would be a serious matter. It is quite serious in nature, but it must be reported to the court.
But this place is under the rule of Ning Guta. How can he guarantee that he is from Heilongjiang? Passing by here is purely accidental, so he has no control over this matter. Even if Deputy Governor Sabusu came in person, he would not be able to interfere with this matter.
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If you force the matter to be dealt with, it would be a taboo in official circles. If you offend General Ningguta Bahai, it would be very unwise. You must know that General Ningguta Bahai is a popular figure in the Holy Eye today.
The Optimus Prime outside the customs. As a co-leader and a senior officer, He Bao naturally understood the consequences of offending Ba Hai. After discussing it with his two subordinates, He Bao decided to take the matter to Ning Gu in advance.
The tower informed that for safety reasons, they would stay in Songshan Fort and wait for Ninggu Tower to send someone.
As for Huang San and the dozens of Wu Ni, He Bao did not treat them harshly, because he was half Han, and his mother was the daughter of a Han official snatched from the pass. She was raped and gave birth to him. Because of his mother,
He Bao was an outlier among the Eight Banners officers. Besides, it was not his turn to take care of the matter. If he killed these Wu Ni, it would be unclear afterwards, so it would be better to keep them for his own use.
He Bao was a smart man and knew how to use Han to control Han. The Barhu people were ready to move north, and they would not be able to pursue them for a while. However, Wu Ni, who also fled, hurried north and brought so many old, weak, women and children with him.
, the action must not be fast. If they were captured, it would be a small feat. Seeing that Huang San was sincere, He Bao ordered him to take people north to search for the whereabouts of Wu Ni. If he found anything, he would report back immediately.
Huang Sanben was a little worried that the Qing army would not let them go, but he did not expect that the Qing army would entrust him with such an errand. He was so excited that he kowtowed repeatedly and without any hesitation, he led his men to the north and drove them away. He was also very lucky.
They really discovered the whereabouts of Wu Jun's old and weak people. Since the young and strong men were not there, Huang San did not have the horses and men to escort the old and weak back. He wanted to make greater achievements and found out where the young and strong men were staying.
They understand so that the Qing army can capture them and let go of the shame of being beaten up by Zhao Qiang.