Liu Dagong was an official in a different place, with only one son serving him.
Zhao Sanyang returned Liu Dagong's body to his son.
"Although your father is our enemy, he is loyal to his duties and an honest official. He has never harmed the people. We also admire him. We will escort your father's body back home and give him a good burial."
Zhao Sanyang gave Liu Dagong's son fifty taels of travel expenses as a gift, but did not embarrass him and let him go.
When Liu Dagong tried his best to resist the new army, his son had already foreseen the outcome. Although the sadness is unbearable, I don't have much hatred for the New Army.
Moreover, after seeing that Qiu did not commit any crime after the new army entered the city, and even suppressed the local ruffians who took the opportunity to cause trouble, it was obvious that they were an army that had the common people in mind.
Liu Dagong's son thanked him again and again, collected his father's body and returned home.
After capturing Chuzhou, the mission of the Fifth Division was not completed.
They continued south and occupied Liuhe and Jiangpu respectively.
These two places belong to Nanjing Prefecture, but are on the north bank of the Yangtze River.
In other words, the Fifth Division officially joined the naval squadron and faced Nanjing from a distance.
As long as you want to fight, you can cross the river at any time.
However, officials in Nanjing are not clear about this situation.
Because the Yangtze River is cut off, no matter what happens in Jiangbei, the news cannot be conveyed.
Compared with the occupation of Chuzhou, the battle in Luzhou Prefecture was more dramatic.
After Zhang Xianzhong retreated on the bank of the Huaihe River, he chose to break up with Gao Yingxiang and Li Zi and go south alone.
The direction he went to was Luzhou.
On its way south across the Third Army, the Fourth Division obtained news about Zhang Xianzhong.
There was no way, all the people along the way were harmed by Zhang Xianzhong, and it could be said that they were in hell on earth. When the entire New Army met, they were furious. How could they bear it?
Guo Wei also felt that Zhang Xianzhong could not be allowed to cause too much harm to Luzhou Prefecture, after all, this would be Shandong's territory in the future.
The Fourth Division began to accelerate.
The 33rd Regiment took the lead and rushed to the front of the entire army.
However, when we reached Changfeng, the scouts who came out reported something interesting.
"Captain, we caught an official."
The leader of the 33rd Regiment is none other than Deng Xinghui, a famous star who is chased by women throughout the army.
However, Deng Xinghui was extremely brave in fighting and had extraordinary strategies.
He was very curious when he heard that an official had been caught.
"bring it here."
Not long after, the scouts escorted a team to the front.
Deng Xinghui knew at a glance that this was a guard of honor unique to imperial officials.
The official was in his fifties and looked elegant. Being escorted by the soldiers, I was so frightened that I almost knelt down and begged for mercy.
"Who are you? Why are you here?"
Now the Lianghuai region has been in chaos due to the arrival of the Northwest Rebel Army and the Shandong New Army. Officials and generals from all over the country were not able to protect the homeland. It was really puzzling that some officials went out into the wild and held up ceremonial guards.
This official didn't have any integrity. Faced with the bayonet of the new army, he immediately confessed.
"Lao Chan... Lao Chan is the writing of the Southern Zhili Admiral, the Academic and Political King."
Deng Xinghui couldn't help but be a little disappointed when he heard that it was academic administration.
It's no credit to catch such an upright official.
He originally planned to ignore the matter and let the people below detain Wang Zhiwen.
When he was about to leave, he asked Duozui.
"Where are you going?"
Wang Zhiwen still answered honestly.
"Old man... I planned to go to Luzhou to test the academic administration, but I never expected to meet the general."
Deng Xinghui changed his mind when he heard that Wang Zhiwen was going to Luzhou.
He assumed the appearance of evil deeds.
"Old guy, do you want to live or die?"
"ah?"
Wang Zhiwen was so frightened that he peed and fell to his knees on the ground.
"General, spare your life! I will definitely ask my family to send me money."
Deng Xinghui hurriedly suppressed his laughter and revealed his purpose.
"Old guy, if you want to survive, just come with us. If you can open the city gate of Luzhou Mansion, you will be considered a credit, otherwise..."
Choking…
Deng Xinghui pulled out his sword, and put the shimmering blade on Wang Zhiwen's neck. It was really scary when matched with his insidious voice.
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"The head on your neck is going to be fed to the dogs."
When Wang Zhiwen heard that he was asked to cooperate in fraudulently opening the gate of Luzhou City, although Wang Zhiwen's face turned pale with fright, he still nodded like a fool.
It doesn't matter whether Luzhou City is lost or not, his life cannot be lost.
He was only in his fifties, and he had managed to get into an academic and political position. He also had twelve rooms of beautiful concubines at home. If he died like this, wouldn't it be an advantage to others?
"I obey, I am willing to make meritorious service to the general."
After surrendering Wang Zhiwen, the Thirty-third Regiment continued on their way under the starry night.
At this time, Zhang Xianzhong had already arrived at Luzhou City.
The war here is in full swing, and even Zhang Xianzhong is a latecomer.
It turned out that after the various rebel armies went south, except for Zhang Xianzhong, Gao Yingxiang, Li Zicheng and others who went to Fengyang, the rest of the rebel leaders plundered various places.
King Hun Tian and others took a liking to Luzhou and besieged it, but they never captured it.
Wu Dapu, the prefect of Luzhou, was very capable and arranged the city defense in an orderly manner.
The northwest rebels did not have any siege weapons in their hands. They only relied on the crowds and fought vigorously for several days, but they were still unable to do anything.
Zhang Xianzhong joined in, but he was also at his wits' end.
At this time, news came from the rear that the Shandong New Army was chasing them. The other leaders of the rebel army had not done anything, but Zhang Xianzhong was so distraught that he turned around and ran away.
Anyone who can be the leader of the rebel army is as cunning as a ghost.
Seeing Zhang Xianzhong running away without saying hello, this new Shandong new army must be very scary.
The other northwest rebels followed suit and left.
Lying on the top of the city and watching the inexplicable retreat of the northwest rebels, Wu Dapu was still frightened, fearing that there was fraud among them, and he even asked everyone to be on guard.
As a result, for several days, everything was calm outside the city, and the Northwest Rebels were nowhere to be seen.
Wu Dapu sent some warriors out of the city and searched everywhere, but could not find any trace of the northwest rebels.
At this time, everyone in the city thought that Luzhou Prefecture had been defended, and they celebrated with their crowns and unconsciously relaxed their vigilance.
At this moment, Wang Zhiwen's guard of honor arrived at the gate of Luzhou City.
Wu Dapu personally inspected the seals and official documents and found nothing suspicious.
Of course not.
Wang Zhiwen is a serious court official.
Moreover, Wu Dapu once had a relationship with Wang Zhiwen, and now they were vaguely similar both above and below the city, which made him even more convinced.
The city gate of Luzhou Mansion opened, and Wu Dapu led the officials and gentry in the city to greet him personally.
Seeing Wang Zhiwen approaching surrounded by guards, Wu Dapu started to blame him.
"Now that the war situation is chaotic and rogue bandits are rampant, why did Mr. Wang come here without authorization? What should we do if we encounter rogue bandits?"
Wang Zhiwen's smile is not a smile, and his cry is not a cry.
"I...I don't want to come either! But I have to come."
Wu Dapu was stunned and didn't understand why he said this.
Just as he was about to ask a question, he suddenly felt that the guards around Wang Zhiwen seemed to be too tough.
Suddenly, a shadow hit his mind.
When he looked again, the guard beside Wang Zhiwen suddenly showed a ferocious smile...
