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Zhao Zhen could only see from a distance on the high platform. The Qing army's seven or eight cavalrymen who were running at the front were suddenly overturned to the ground, and the cavalry army behind them hurriedly reined in their horses. At this time, Luan Tingyu and Deng Fei led the horse troops to rush out from the orchards on both sides of the road, smashing into pieces the Qing troops who were calming the horses.

Seeing this, Zhao Zhen and Wu Yong looked at each other on the high platform and laughed. Wu Yong waved the flag, Chao Gai and Guang Hui saw him, mounted their horses, and Pu Dao soldiers also got on the captured carriages, and went around the city to meet them.

The green battalion soldiers fired another round of cannon, with little effect. Zhao Zhen also saw at this time that these green camp soldiers lacked training and were unable to fight. Any further shooting would be a waste of gunpowder projectiles.

Wu Dajing, the Qing army's general on the city wall, still commanded the Qing army to actively defend and had no intention of surrender.

At this time, Zhao Zhen had given up his plan to capture the new city, and only let the sergeants make noise and pretend to attack the city. To prevent the Qing army from sending troops to rescue the flag soldiers outside the city.

Within an hour, Luan Tingyu and others returned victorious. In addition to seizing a batch of war horses, armor, weapons and other belongings carried by the flag soldiers, they also captured the Qing army general Shu Hede.

When Zhao Zhen saw it, he laughed loudly and signaled Wu Yong to withdraw his troops. Everyone walked slowly until they exited Linqing Old City and retreated to the camp to rest.

Zhao Zhen, Wu Yong, Luan Tingyu, and Wu Sanniang first went to see Li San, Yan Liu, Li Wang, and Wang Wang, who was already awake. Zhao Zhen told everyone the news of his departure and said: "All the righteous men, today we captured the Qing army general Shu Hed. After interrogating this man, he will be killed. This can be regarded as avenging Wang Lun and other righteous men. If nothing happens, I will lead the army to leave here in the next two days. We are in the border area, what are the plans of all the righteous people?”

Tiger Claw Yan Liu shouted: "Chief, the villain's life was saved by the adults. The leader also captured Shu Hede, the clear dog. From now on, the villain is willing to follow the adults, go through fire and water, no matter what. If you can use it, you can use it." On that day, he died with his eyebrows open and his eyes widened."

The pioneer officer Li San and the hidden rabbit Li Wang also said: "Going together, going together, is better than hiding here from now on."

Zhao Zhen said goodbye to Yan Liu and others and went to the big tent next to him. Bao Xu and Guang Hui were interrogating Shu Hede. Shuhed was now stripped naked, his arms were cut behind his back, and he was tied to a bench.

The reason why Zhao Zhen did this was because there were too many Green Camp soldiers and Qingshui Cult members captured this time. The two together totaled nearly 700 people. If he became rebellious because he saw his companions losing consciousness, the gains would outweigh the losses.

After hearing this, everyone praised Zhao Zhen for his benevolence and righteousness.

Zhao Zhen said: "That's natural. Don't worry, everyone. I can stay here and do whatever you want. All righteous men, rest for now. After I take care of Shu Hed, not only the religious people, but also these surrendered Green Camp soldiers will also Ask for advice.”

Mrs. Wang finally asked: "I am deeply grateful to the leader for saving my life. Although I am over sixty years old, I can ride a powerful horse, dance with two swords, and have strong arms. Even these young people dare not say that I can win." I shouldn’t ask more because of the leader’s saving grace, but for the sake of the future of these juniors and the followers of the uprising like us, I want to ask more, where will the leader take us?”

After hearing this, Wu Yong took over the conversation and talked to everyone. After hearing this, everyone couldn't help but look at each other. After a moment of silence, Wang Wang asked again: "Chief, in this case, we are naturally willing to follow the leader, but half of the church members will If you have dementia, I’m afraid we need to seek the opinions of the parishioners, and we don’t dare to make the decision without authorization.”

When Guang Hui and others saw Zhao Zhen coming in, they left Shu Hede and stepped forward to salute.

When Shu Hede saw it, he said, "This righteous man must be the leader of this team, right?"

Zhao Zhen nodded and said: "Sir Shu Hede, I never wanted to meet in this situation." Shu Hede said shamefully: "This leader, I will kill or behead you as you please, why should you humiliate me like this? "

Zhao Zhen said: "Sir Shu Hede, if this is not the case, how can we know where the master has hidden the gold and silver?"

Shu Hede said with a confused look: "Sir, what do you mean by this?"

Zhao Zhen said: "Sir Shu Hede, I have asked the leaders of the Qingshui Sect. They opened the treasury of Shouzhang, Tangyi and Yanggu counties and looted two carts of gold and silver. Now most of these belongings are silk, satin and gold. The silver is small, I guess it is hidden. You are also a scholar, so why should you tell me where the gold and silver are so that you can avoid being tortured."

"They are all going to die anyway. If Mr. Shuhede confesses it happily, I promise to keep your body intact and not let the disciples destroy it. How about that?"

Shu Hede stared at Zhao Zhen, as if he wanted to carve Zhao Zhen's appearance into his mind. Shu Hed lowered his head and pondered for a moment, then said in a dejected tone: "I hope the rebels will keep their promise. In the east courtyard of the house where they were stationed in the old city, there are the skeletons of the rebels. I am thinking that when you see the skeletons of the rebels, I'm afraid He was too busy collecting the bones and didn’t pay attention to the loose soil in the yard, so he buried them there.”

Zhao Zhen said: "Why don't you transport it to Linqing City?"

Shu Hed said: "The elite Beijing camp I led was still invincible, let alone the green camp in the city. When retreating, I deliberately put the carriage transporting the goods at the end, and abandoned it after seeing you. It was also to confuse you. Wait, this gold and silver will be dug out and taken to the capital for disposal after you leave. I never thought that I would be captured as well."

After hearing what Shu Hede said, Zhao Zhen asked someone to put Shu Hede into a clean dress. As for the royal mink tail crown and black fox mantle that Shu Hede originally wore, he had people put them away. The clothes are all made of advanced mink and fox furs, which are also advanced treasures. Then Guanghui took people to dig for treasures in the old city.

After waiting for half an hour, Guanghui brought back three carriages full of wooden boxes. When he met Zhao Zhen, Guanghui whispered: "Master, the gold and silver have all come out. Apart from the gold and silver, there are also two boxes of pearls and gems." I didn’t even take a closer look at the jewelry, it was all packed in the car.”

Zhao Zhen listened and nodded. Asking Bao Xu to escort Shu Hed to the open space, Zhao Zhen gathered everyone and listed Shu Hed's crimes of killing the church members and citizens, killing the backbone of the Qingshui Sect, and forcing the leader to death in the square in front of everyone. . Then, with the Qingshui Cult members shouting "Kill him, kill him", Shu Hed was hanged.

Zhao Zhen took the opportunity to convey the news of his departure, and also said that those who are not heroic-level soldiers will lose their wisdom and become soldiers like the sergeants brought by Ji Minghan and Ji Minghan. The parishioners and Green Camp soldiers were allowed to choose whether to stay or stay, and the certificates of declaration signed by the Green Camp soldiers were burned in public.

Those who want to leave should go to military advisor Wu Yong to receive ten catties of grain and one tael of silver as payment. Those who are willing to follow the team should hurry up and pack up and prepare to leave this world.

Zhao Zhen ignored the noisy Green Camp troops and cultivators and asked Wu Yong to hurry up and make statistics. Wu Sanniang and others came out to speak to the religious people. The general idea is that after I leave, the Qing Gou will inevitably come back, and the lives of the remaining parishioners may not be saved. It is better to die than to live, and it is better to leave with the team.

As for the Green Camp sergeants, although no one came to persuade them, they completed the statistics earlier than the Christian team. The nearly 300 Green Camp soldiers were actually willing to follow Zhao Zhen. After asking, Zhao Zhen found out that these people had all been exposed in the previous siege battles. They were afraid of being liquidated later, so it was better to fly away.

After some discussion, the church members all chose to follow Zhao Zhen when they saw the Green Camp Army, and they all made up their minds to leave here with Zhao Zhen and others.

(End of this chapter)