The Qing military camp in Yunfu and Zhaoqing
It was getting dark, and the brazier used for lighting had been lit in the coach's tent. A slight breeze blew, and the firelight swayed.
At this time, Li Shiyao was sitting in the coach's position, and in the rows were Zhaoqing Green Battalion Commander Zhong Shengjia, Han Army Eight Banners Commander Geng Shangzhi, Manchuria Eight Banners Commander Kuyala Nanzhi, Guangzhou Green Camp Commander Niu Lumu... and so on.
"What? The rebels who passed by Qingyuan were defeated by the rebels?" At this time, Li Shiyao asked in shock as he looked at the scout who was kneeling on the ground to report the news.
"Yes, General. Except for a few who escaped, almost all the troops in Qingyuan were wiped out." The scout said with some fear at Li Shiyao's tone.
After Li Shiyao heard this, he couldn't help but frowned and didn't speak for a while. This situation made the scout kneeling on the ground even more uneasy.
"I know, go down! Don't spread anything, or I will never let you go." Li Shiyao said slowly, as if he had no strength.
"Yes, I understand. Even if someone beats me to death, I don't know anything." The scout felt relieved after hearing Li Shiyao's words and quickly assured him. After saying that, the scout also discounted the price and left.
"I really can't believe that this rebel didn't stop like this for a while. How long has it been? Qingyuan's troops are not allowed to go out to attack without receiving my order?" Li Shiyao complained in frustration.
"Everyone, you all know the situation now. How should we discuss this matter? Please come up with a charter." At this time, Li Shiyao no longer wanted to be mysterious, but asked the generals below.
"General, in fact, the rebels are not very powerful, but their shotguns are too powerful. Our troops were defeated by their muskets. If we can't break their muskets, there is no way to fight them. Go down." Kuyala Nanzhi said first.
"Mr. Nan is right. This man can be killed so far away. What a shotgun!" Niu Lumu agreed. He was the one who suffered the most losses in this expedition.
"I know what you are saying. The key is how to fight this battle now? What do you think?" After listening to what the two of them said, Li Shiyao really couldn't find any answer he wanted.
Zhong Shengjia, who was sitting and listening to their conversation, looked confused. He had no idea what they were talking about. Just heard they were defeated.
I saw Zhong Shengjia asking Geng Shangzhi next to him: "Master Geng, are these rebels very powerful?"
"It's very powerful. You don't know it. Their shotguns can actually hit a distance of 150 feet. Nearly half of our soldiers died before they could even get close. How can we continue to fight like this?" Geng Shang was facing a man. Zhong Shengjia, who was looking for knowledge, explained in a low voice.
"No way! It's really one hundred and fifty feet? Did Master Geng read it correctly?" Zhong Shengjia wondered if Geng Shangzhi was joking.
"How can I lie to you? We have brought more than 8,000 soldiers. If the shotguns of those rebels were not too weird, why would we have fled to you?" Geng Shangzhi looked at the clock with a serious face. Sheng Jia said
"Then where is this shotgun? It can't be artillery!" Zhong Shengjia said with emotion as he looked at Geng Shangzhi.
Zhong Shengjia had no choice but to deny this matter which was beyond his understanding.
"It's definitely not artillery..." Geng Shangzhi said with certainty again.
"If it's a shotgun, is this normal? Is there a demon causing trouble?" Zhong Shengjia, who has always liked feudal superstition, said.
"Mr. Zhong, do you have any good ideas?" Li Shiyao asked, looking at Zhong Shengjia who was still preparing to continue chatting with Geng Shangzhi.
After hearing Li Shiyao's question, Zhong Shengjia, who was sitting cross-legged on the ground, slowly stood up and walked out. He saluted Li Shiyao and said, "General, have you ever thought about why the rebel's shotgun can hit so far?"
The people present started talking after hearing what Zhong Shengjia said. Li Shiyao was very inspired when he saw everyone discussing.
"Then what do you think is the reason?" Li Shiyao stared at Zhong Shengjia and asked. He very much hoped that someone could break this shotgun.
"I don't know the specifics about this, but from what I know, the shotguns used by this group of rebel thieves are abnormal. How could the shotguns hit so far? I wonder if they have demons to help them!"
Zhong Shengjia seemed to feel that his idea was a bit ridiculous, so his tone of voice gradually lowered.
Li Shiyao listened to Zhong Shengjia's words and wanted to scold him for his absurdity. However, he seemed to know his fault, so Li Shiyao couldn't say anything else.
Zi Buyu's strange power and chaos made Li Shiyao, a man who had read many books on saints and sages, believe this so much?
"Mr. Zhong is right, and this is the only way to explain it. And isn't there a lot that the rebel can't explain? I suspect that the rebel Zhang Rui may be a monster from a deep mountain." Ku Yala Nan Zhi didn't seem to notice Li Shiyao's attitude. After listening to Zhong Shengjia's words, he quickly continued:
"Nan Shenling, this is such a ridiculous thing that there won't be monsters in reality." Li Shiyao said very unhappily.
However, Kuyala Nanzhi seemed not to notice, and continued: "It's hard to say. There were many wars in the past, and there were a lot of people killed. It's not surprising that there are monsters."
"General, what Mr. Nan said is not unreasonable." Geng Shangzhi agreed, saying that during the San Francisco period, they, the Eight Banners of the Han Army, killed a lot of people in Guangzhou.
"Then what do you think we should do?" Li Shiyao asked angrily.
"I think we should invite shamans or monks and mages to come over and try to see if they can capture the rebel Zhang Rui. If not, let them change the shotguns of the rebel thief back to normal." Ku Yalanan said directly.
"Then you don't want to fight?" Li Shiyao seemed to understand something.
"How can we not fight? This rebel is a thorn in the side of the Holy Emperor. Think about it, everyone, even though he is tens of thousands of miles away, the Holy Emperor can still see that Zhang Rui, the rebel, is not normal. Isn't this the real dragon emperor's vigilance against demons? ?" Ku Yalanan replied directly
Li Shiyao never thought that Ku Yala Nanzhi could be involved with Qianlong.
Once Qianlong was involved, Li Shiyao had to be honest even if he didn't want to compromise. After all, if Qianlong knew that he dared to be disrespectful to him, it would be a question of whether he could keep his life in the future.
"Okay, then it's up to you. Let's wait here for the mages to arrive!" Li Shiyao replied helplessly.
Ku Yala Nanzhi and others breathed a sigh of relief. After all, they were also afraid of going to the battlefield now.
"Did the people you sent out find Governor Yang and his friends?" Li Shiyao, who was still looking depressed just now, turned around and asked Chen Muqing beside him.
