Anti-Qing: Starting from the Jintian Uprising
Chapter 275: Will-O-Wisp? No, it's a ghost!
Chapter 275: Will-O-Wisp? No, it's a ghost!
"Oh!"
Zhang Tian's legs suddenly went limp and he fell to the ground with a thud.
"Oh my god, there's a ghost fire on the sea!"
As he fell, Zhang Tian subconsciously supported himself on the ground with his hands, and then pressed into a pool of warm liquid.
However, at this moment, Zhang Tian no longer cared about where his hands were placed. He just looked at everything in front of him with an expression full of horror and fear.
Just as Zhang Tian was shocked and frightened, there was a noise coming from the sea.
It was someone shouting in a language he couldn't understand.
Zhang Tian suddenly shuddered, looked carefully, and finally saw it clearly.
Those lights floating on the sea were not will-o'-the-wisp lights at all; they were clearly the mast lights hung on small boats.
Soon, Zhang Tian reacted.
"Fuck, this isn't a haunted fire, it's a haunted man!"
"No, we have to go back to town and report the news!"
Thinking of this, Zhang Tian got up from the ground, suppressed his drunkenness, and stumbled towards Pinghai Town.
Feeling the wetness and heat on his palms, he subconsciously wiped them on the tree trunk he passed by. Without caring whether he wiped them clean or not, he ran towards the town without looking back.
Soon, Zhang Tian ran all the way back to the town without stopping. From a distance, he saw the lights still on in the direction of Mr. Zhao's house in the town.
After calming himself down, Zhang Tian strode towards Mr. Zhao's house.
Soon, he arrived outside Zhao's mansion.
The Zhao family was originally the largest landlord in the town, but after the Tang Dynasty court invaded, the Zhao family sold their land, opened a textile factory, and started a business.
Because Mr. Zhao managed the family business well, and someone from the Zhao family's side branch passed the imperial examination and became an official in the Tang Dynasty.
Therefore, the Zhao family's business not only did not decline because of the change of dynasties, but became even more prosperous.
Apart from anything else, if it were the Zhao family in the past, even if there was a happy event at home, they would not be willing to hold such a lavish banquet in the town.
When Zhang Tian rushed to the Zhao Mansion, most of the neighbors in the town had already left, but the buffet banquet at the Zhao Mansion was still going on.
There are still many villagers gathered together, drinking and eating, laughing loudly, and the atmosphere is lively.
Zhang Tian had good eyesight and spotted the patriarch of his own clan in the crowd at a glance.
At this time, the patriarch of the Zhang family was sitting with Mr. Zhao and other gentry, drinking and chatting, discussing state affairs, and the atmosphere was quite lively.
"The imperial court almost conquered Jiangnan during its expedition to the east last year. If the king had not withdrawn his troops to Guangzhou out of fear of the invasion of foreigners, the entire south would have been ceded to the Tang Dynasty. Now it seems like a pity."
"That's right, that's right. In my opinion, although the world is still in chaos, the general trend has been determined. If there are no accidents, the world will inevitably belong to the Tang Dynasty."
"That's right, but it's a pity that the king doesn't pay much attention to Confucianism. The court has invested in so many academies, but there is hardly any one teaching Confucianism. It's really ridiculous."
"This is nothing. When our tribesmen become officials in the court, we can persuade the king to return to the right path. It's not a big deal."
"..."
It is perfectly normal for men to get together to discuss state affairs and criticize current problems.
In addition, there was no literary inquisition in the Tang Dynasty, so these gentry were naturally more unrestrained when discussing state affairs.
Zhang Tian saw the head of his family in the crowd, ran over and grabbed the head of the family by the sleeve.
"Clan, clan leader, something happened, something serious happened!"
The patriarch of the Zhang family felt that he was being pulled and felt a little annoyed, but when he turned around, he saw Zhang Tian.
"Zhang Tian? What are you doing?"
"You are already old and you don't know how to be more stable. What could go wrong on such a good day like today?"
As he was talking, the head of the Zhang family smelled a strong smell of urine coming from Zhang Tian's hand that was pulling his sleeve.
"No, Zhang Tian, where have you been? What's that smell on your hands?"
Upon hearing this, Zhang Tian did not bother to explain the peculiar smell on his hands, and spoke in a panic.
"Chief, the ghost guy has come ashore."
"I was just relieving myself in the woods by the sea when I saw some foreigners coming ashore."
Upon hearing this, the surrounding gentry could not help but be shocked.
"The ghosts have come ashore? Are you serious?"
"What's going on? Aren't the foreigners fighting the imperial court in Humen right now? Why are they coming to Huizhou?"
"These ghosts really deserve to die!"
Mr. Zhao couldn't help but frown, but he still looked at Zhang Tian.
"Everyone please be quiet. It's hard to make a clear statement if you talk too much."
"Go on, tell me what's going on!"
Zhang Tian was stared at by Master Zhao's majestic gaze and couldn't help feeling a little nervous. He swallowed and then honestly explained what he had just seen.
After listening to Zhang Tian's explanation, Mr. Zhao and others couldn't help but change their expressions.
"It seems that the ghost guy is really here!"
"These ghosts are really despicable. They can't defeat the imperial court, so they come to pick on us. Do they think we are easy prey?!"
"Damn it, gather the tribesmen and kill these ghosts, so that we can get the reward from the court!"
"..."
These gentry and clan leaders often led their clansmen in armed fights on a daily basis, and they were actually not afraid of war.
Well, everyone knows about armed conflicts in China. If that scale were to happen in other parts of the world, it would be no different from a war.
Mr. Zhao took a deep breath, thought for a while, and then gave orders.
"It seems that the invasion of the foreigners is true. If I am not mistaken, since these foreigners have landed, they must be coming for our Pinghai Town." "If that is the case, then we, the people of Pinghai, cannot just sit there and wait to die!"
"How about this, all the clan leaders return to their respective villages, gather their clansmen, prepare their weapons, and then lead them to meet up in Pinghai Town."
"Let us weigh those foreigners carefully!"
"Back then, the folks in Sanyuanli were able to defeat the invading foreigners. How bad can we in Pinghai Town be?"
Although there are several large clans in Pinghai Town, the power of these clans cannot compare to that of Mr. Zhao's family.
Therefore, at this moment, Mr. Zhao, the largest squire in the town, naturally had to step forward and call on the villagers to prepare to fight the enemy.
Upon hearing this, the old gentry from the surrounding tribes echoed the words.
"Mr. Zhao is right!"
"It's just a ghost, let's do it!"
"It just so happens that the imperial court has offered a reward for the head of the foreigner. Let's go and collect the reward money!"
"..."
Obviously, Li Yi's previous efforts in informing coastal villages and towns through newspapers to train their own militia in preparation for meeting the enemy were not in vain.
The people along the coast were basically prepared in advance for the invading foreigners.
Of course, it doesn’t matter if you don’t prepare in advance.
Which clan in the villages in Guangdong has not had a fight?
When fighting, basically the entire village clan, including women, children, the elderly and the weak, would join in the battle, and everyone would become a soldier.
They have rich experience in how to fight small-scale armed conflicts.
Even if you don't prepare in advance, you won't be in a panic when something happens.
After saying this, Mr. Zhao turned around and gave instructions to his housekeeper.
"Besides that, send someone to the county to report the news immediately."
"Just say that the foreigners are invading Pinghai, and ask the court to send reinforcements as soon as possible!"
They are confident that they can deal with the foreign invaders who have been attacking in the past few days, but out of caution and just in case, they should notify the imperial court.
In this way, they can find someone to cover for them!
……
There was a dark land in front of me.
Harrison rowed hard, and the boat full of soldiers rushed towards the land like an arrow.
Soon, the boat came to the shore, and the bottom of the boat touched the mud and sand on the seabed and could no longer move.
Wow! Wow!
Harrison and others jumped into the sea and waded towards the shore.
After completing the landing, Harrison and others did not rush inland immediately, but set up camp on the beach to welcome the landing of their own large troops.
Tents were set up one after another, and the coalition soldiers rushed to the shore and began to sit around the campfire to eat and rest.
It is now pitch dark, and they are not familiar with the environment on land, so they naturally will not set out at will at night.
Instead, we should wait until daybreak, and then it would not be too late to take action.
As Harrison and others were busy, time passed quietly and a glimmer of light began to appear at the end of the eastern horizon.
A patch of pale sky appeared in the pitch-black sky, and gradually, the light spread all over the earth.
The golden morning sun jumped out!
Harrison stretched and looked out to sea.
They saw that the main force of their fleet had already left, and only a few armed merchant ships were left floating on the sea, ready to pick up their landing troops.
Although the coalition forces suffered successive setbacks in Hong Kong and Humen Shajiao, they suffered heavy losses.
But there are still more than 20,000 people!
It is naturally impossible for more than 20,000 people to land in the same place at the same time.
Because if they really did that, it would not be harassment, but a decisive battle.
Therefore, Elgin and others decided to divide the main force of the fleet into more than a dozen small fleets, which would land in various counties along the coast of Guangzhou to carry out harassment and looting.
After grabbing the things, they will evacuate separately and then reunite at the agreed time and place.
In this way, the efficiency of the robbery can be increased, and more things can be stolen before the Tang Kingdom reacts.
Secondly, it can disperse the troops, so that even if the Tang army wants to counterattack, they will have nowhere to start.
It can be said that it kills two birds with one stone!
Elgin was quite pleased with his decision.
Harrison looked at his own ships on the sea, took a deep breath, took out a piece of black bread and began to eat.
Soon, he had eaten a piece of dry, hard black bread mixed with sawdust and tasting slightly sour and bitter.
In those days, the treatment of European armies was actually just like that, especially during wartime, when dry and easy-to-store black bread was almost the staple food of most armies.
Touching his barely half-full stomach, Harrison picked up the flagon and took a sip of rum, looking very enjoyable.
At this moment, Lieutenant Colonel Louis, the commander of the 17th British Indian Infantry Regiment, stood up with a knife on his waist.
"Boys, cheer up!"
"From now on, this land will be our hunting ground. All the money, food, and women on the land will be our prey."
"Boys, hold on to your rifles, let us follow God's guidance and hunt to our heart's content!"
As they were talking, the officer led Harrison and others off the beach and marched inland in a swagger.
As they marched, they even began to sing military songs with cheerful rhythm and melody.
"Some people admire Alexander, others admire Hercules, or Hector, or Lysander. But among all the heroes, even among all the heroes in the world, no one can compare to the rows, rows, rows, and rows of British grenadiers..."
(End of this chapter)
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