But He Kui is worthy of being Jiang Gong's direct confidant. He can be as iron-hearted when he harms friendly forces, and he can endure humiliation and bear the burden when being bullied by friendly forces.

Chen Zhao lightly mocked him, but He Kui didn't react at all.

Since he had an indestructible reputation, Chen Zhao didn't bother to say any more. With a wave of his hand, 1,500 elite soldiers headed towards Kuiziying's baggage train.

He brought 2,000 elite soldiers, but only 1,500 went to the baggage train. The other 500 had already been arranged.

He hired people from Xincang as husbandmen.

After all, he gained too much loot in the battle of Shucheng, but at the same time, even if he recruited troops, he was not willing to recruit only Shucheng people, let alone Taiping prisoners.

He is currently in the dormant stage and does not want his subordinates to form forces early, so he tries his best to break up and reorganize the sources of soldiers, and then train them with the training officers he arranged.

The people of Xincang are often bullied by Kuiziying. If they can recruit troops from here, they will be able to dig out a lot of materials when dealing with Kuiziying in the future.

This is called planning ahead.

After Chen Zhao took control of the baggage, he did not rush to move the military supplies, but waited for the people sent to come with the civilian husbands.

Sure enough, there were brave men under the heavy reward. In less than half an hour, five or six thousand strong men came to carry the food and grass.

Although they were afraid of Kui Ziying, the money given by Chen Zhao was too much.

So five or six thousand civilians used the carts allocated by Chen Zhao and packed their horses, pulling mountains of grain, cloth, money and ordnance away from Xincang and headed for Shucheng.

Chen Zhao's soldiers led and managed the troops along the way.

In addition, there are a thousand people who are always on alert.

Standing at the top of Xincang City, He Kui sighed deeply.

Although Jiang Gong asked him to make more small moves, the opponent was well prepared, with his muskets and swords gleaming in the sun, and his vigilance was always very high. He Kui had no chance at all.

Moreover, he could also see that the guy named Zhao Erhu had always been deeply hostile to him. If he had any impulse, he would be in bad luck.

So he chose to bow his head without hesitation.

Although Mr. Jiang urged him to cause trouble, if he caused heavy losses due to his troubles, Mr. Jiang would support other camp leaders in a blink of an eye.

And He Kui will be immediately thrown into the abyss, making it difficult for him to stand up again.

Just like Pang Qingyun after the entire army was wiped out.

If it weren't for the help of noble people, Pang Qingyun would die at any time like the fading grass on the roadside.

These days, only when someone has a gun in his hand can he stand upright and speak.

…

On the way back to Shucheng.

"General!" Pang Qingyun suddenly shouted.

Among the entire army, the only one who could be called "general" by Pang Qingyun was the army commander Zhao Erhu.

Chen Zhao gave a confused expression. "Qingyun, what's wrong?

"Thank you!" Pang Qingyun looked at Chen Zhao seriously and said suddenly.

Seeing Pang Qingyun's serious look, Chen Zhao raised his eyebrows and laughed, "You and I have long been good brothers who drink soup with a horse spoon, and those who have received the title of Nato are not as close to each other as we are, so why are you thanking us?"

Thanks? Ask Wuyang, if he dares to be so flirtatious, how can I deal with him? "

Seeing Pang Qingyun turn his head, Jiang Wuyang laughed and said: "If I say thank you like you, brother will have to leave with my head covered."

"Hahaha……"

Everyone around laughed.

Pang Qingyun also smiled, and his smile was very relaxed.

When the entire army was wiped out in the battle of Tsurukawa, he thought he was dead, along with more than 1,500 brothers.

Now he knows that he has a new brother and a new family.

He was born again.

From now on, Zhao Erhu will be his eldest brother!

Although he did not have a certificate of admission and no sworn vows in Taoyuan, he, Pang Qingyun, truly regarded Zhao Erhu as his eldest brother.

Follow this big brother, he will definitely realize his ideas

Jiang Wuyang looked at this scene and the corners of his mouth curled up involuntarily.

At this moment, he also regarded Pang Qingyun as his brother.

He will work with Pang Qingyun to assist his eldest brother Zhao Erhu.

He hopes it can go on like this...

Chen Zhao turned back and glanced at Pang Qingyun, and suddenly said: "Qingyun, let's let He Kui eat a turtle this time. Do you feel good about it?"

Seeing Zhao Erhu's occasionally naive look, Chen Zhao smiled and said, "How cool is that?"

"It's cool!" Pang Qingyun said immediately.

"hehe."

The scene was full of brotherhood.

But Lu Dashan, who was on the side, was a little worried, so he interrupted and said.

"Sir, you offended He Kui so much today, is this really okay?"

He felt happy at first, but now he was just a little worried. He Kui was a strong soldier, and he was so humiliated. There was no guarantee that he would stumble one day.

As soon as these words came out, everyone looked at Chen Zhao at the same time.

Chen Zhao smiled slightly: "Brother Lu, don't worry, I know He Kui will definitely have a little plan. I have already planned it, just waiting for him to stumble. I hope that day will not be too far away!"

"The day has come, Qingyun." Chen Zhao suddenly looked at Pang Qingyun.

"Brother." Pang Qingyun said naturally.

The transition from "adult" just now to "big brother" now was very smooth, and no one felt any discomfort.

"If Kuizi Camp is also besieged by the Taiping Army's superiority, do you think we should imitate him and retreat thirty miles to sit back and watch?"

Pang Qingyun thought for a while and said: "Mr. Jiang is cautious, and He Kui is even more unwilling to take one more step. I'm afraid they won't let themselves fall into this situation easily."

"Haha, that's not up to He Kui."

Chen Zhao smiled slightly and said to Lu Dashan: "Soldiers are unpredictable, and water is unpredictable. When the situation pushed He Kui to take that step, he could only walk on with a frown on his face."

"That's what my lord said."

Looking at the calm and confident general, Lu Dashan could only hold back what he was saying.

He now has a general understanding of his commander.

He was born a bandit and turned into a regiment. In just one year, he occupied half of Lu'an Prefecture. Now he has become the Qianlihou of Lu'an Prefecture. He has countless elite soldiers under his command and defeated Shucheng of the Taiping Army in one battle.

Such a general is obviously good at seizing opportunities and understanding strategies. If you follow him, you may be able to rise to the top.

Thinking of this, he felt a lot more at ease.

Chen Zhao led two thousand elite soldiers, plus five to six thousand civilians, and brought a large amount of baggage back to Shucheng.

It took five days to walk on this road.

As soon as he arrived at the Shucheng station, the surrendered general Cheng Xueqi came to visit him.

"My subordinate Cheng Xueqi pays homage to your lord."

"Brother Cheng, please get up." Chen Zhaoxu gave him a hand, and after Cheng Xueqi stood up, he waved to ask him to take a seat.

"You came to see me as soon as I came back. It seems that things went smoothly."

"My lord, I have received a reply from the Taiping King. He is willing to talk to us. But he has to choose the location."

"Of course, the British king is in Anqing, right? Tell him that I can lead a small number of guards to Anqing, or I can find a neutral location to express my sincerity." Chen Zhao replied.

"Your Excellency is so sincere that the King of England must be deeply moved."

"You have worked hard too. If this thing comes to pass, I will benefit from you." Chen Zhao said as he picked up the tea bowl and then put it down gently.

This is called serving tea to see guests off.

Cheng Xuaqi left, and Chen Zhao slowly stood up, looked at the sky above his head, and smiled slightly:
Chapter completed!