There is no such thing as the Kangxi and Qianlong eras

Chapter 132 Killing and Punishing the Heart

Yang Fang was helpless. No matter how brave and capable he was, he could not withstand the shamelessness of the Han army!

Even Fu Zhina was sent over. Just like when he was outside the city of Changde Prefecture, he started shouting wildly with a big loudspeaker. After he finished shouting, he recorded it and played it on a loop.

These were nobles from the Eight Banners of Manchuria, Qing soldiers under Yang Fang. No matter whether they were veterans from Guizhou or local soldiers from Chenzhou, no matter how uneducated they were, they had served as officers and soldiers and had eaten government food, so they naturally knew how powerful the Eight Banners masters were.

In particular, these people were uneducated, including Yang Fang, the educated commander. None of them understood the hierarchy of the Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty, nor did they have the concept of the upper three banners and the lower five banners.

If Hunan Governor Jiang Sheng was here, he would know immediately what the Zhenghong Banner is. Isn't it the lower five banners of the Eight Banners of Manchuria?

He was a traitor who rebelled against the Qing Dynasty and defected to the Han army. Jiang Sheng could make Fu Zhi pay for it with just a little report.

Well, you can only bear the consequences. Even if Jiang Sheng comes, he still doesn't dare to kill Mr. Man from the Zhenghongqi Banner.

The lower five banners could not compare with the upper three banners, but they could still suppress the eight banners of Mongolia, the eight banners of Han, as well as the lower-level bondservants and Han officials at the bottom of the social class.

Jiang Sheng, the provincial governor, was six levels higher than Yang Fang. Even he was afraid of the Eight Banners Manchu, let alone Yang Fang, a garrison commander of moderate size.
(Note: For intuitive purposes, a garrison commander is one level higher than a thousand-man commander, and five levels lower than a general)
"Shhhhhh!"

Chenlong Pass was closed, and wave after wave of arrows rained down.

It's useless. He couldn't even hit Fuzhina or the few personal guards around him.

Yang Fang shot an arrow in front, which could be explained as impulsiveness, and if not, he could blame it on his personal soldiers.

Now, he no longer dared to let her go, because Fu Zhina's words were hurtful. After all, she was also a Manchu of the Eight Banners, and her ancestor was the empress of Emperor Kangxi. Who would dare to do anything to her?
How can we expect other Qing archers to work hard if Yang Fang doesn't even take action?

"Brothers of the Qing army at Chenlong Pass, I swear on the Hesheli family that if you open the gate now, everyone will be forgiven."

"Even I, a Manchu from the Zhenghong Banner whose ancestor was the Empress of Emperor Shengzu, was fine even if I surrendered, let alone you?"

"If the Eight Banners of Manchuria can surrender, what hope is there for the Qing Dynasty? Most of the people in Hunan are Han soldiers, and those in Hubei, Sichuan, Yunnan and Guizhou are either Miao or White Lotus. The Qing Dynasty is almost finished, so surrender as soon as possible!"

"Those who open the gate now will not only be forgiven for their past mistakes, but will also be rewarded for their great service. This opportunity cannot be missed and will never come again!"

"..."

When it comes to persuading people to surrender, it’s easier the second time than the first time!

With the experience of the previous battle under the city of Changde Prefecture, Fu Zhina was obviously much more skilled this time and had no bottom line.

Anyway, as long as he can survive, he can do anything. The generals of the Han army have already promised him that as long as he continues to work hard, even if he cannot be released, he can be allowed to make meritorious contributions while serving his sentence, and maybe he can even become an officer and lead troops in the Han army.

Fu Kang'an, who had greatly helped him, was already dead. His hands were stained with the blood of his Manchu colleagues. He also helped the Han army capture the city of Changde. It would be difficult for him to survive if he returned to the Qing Dynasty.

Fu Zhina has already given up and is willing to work for the Han army. If he can survive, he may even be promoted to a high position with a generous salary.

If you don’t fight for your life, you will die!
Pressure? What kind of pressure? He doesn't even have any psychological burden. What kind of pressure is that?

Fu Zhina spent more than half an hour shouting to persuade Yang Fang to surrender. He even used a loudspeaker to record and play the recording in a loop, and he also played the heartbreaking words he said to Yang Fang in a loop several times.

"General, the gate is open!"

Fu Zhina noticed it as well, and immediately put the loudspeaker on his waist. The loudspeaker was still repeating the recording of Yang Fang's heartbreak, but he didn't turn it off. He shouted to several personal soldiers: "The big fish has taken the bait, follow me and retreat!"

"drive!"

"Ta-ta-ta-ta!"

Fu Zhi turned his horse around and ran away.

"Ta-ta-ta-ta!"

Later, Yang Fang personally led his own personal guard of nine cavalrymen, which was also the only cavalry unit under his command, and followed out of the pass to pursue.

In history, Yang Fang has always been so bold. When he saw thousands of White Lotus rebels crossing the river, he simply sent two of his personal cavalrymen back to report the news, and he took the remaining seven cavalrymen, a total of eight cavalrymen, and dared to attack the rebel army of thousands of people.

I don't know whether to say he is a tiger or to say he is brave and invincible.

The key point is that he actually won by attacking an army of thousands of people with just eight cavalrymen. The Qing army even called this battle a "miraculous victory."

Yang Fang really couldn't bear it anymore. He endured it for almost half an hour. It was okay for him and it didn't matter. But Fu Zhina refused to leave, and he didn't react, which made the Qing soldiers below have strange thoughts.

Yang Fang knew that this was not going to work. His foundation in Chenlong Pass was too shallow. Although he was a garrison officer, one level higher than a captain, the captains of the Qing soldiers in Chenlong Pass were not very polite to him.

He hadn't even brought all of his main force with him; they had been split up by He Lin, leaving only a few hundred soldiers from his hometown who he had personally recruited. These few hundred soldiers were useless, and the key point was that these few hundred soldiers were also somewhat shaken. It wasn't that they would betray him, but that they were influenced by him and didn't dare to take action against the Manchurian Eight Banners.

There was no other way, Yang Fang could only take the risk and lead the cavalry to attack personally. If he didn't attack again, he was really afraid that one of his commanders would turn on the switch and surrender.

"Ta-ta-ta-ta!"

Fu Zhina and Yang Fang, the two cavalrymen chased each other.

Because the war horses are all similar southern horses, and this is the Hunan-Guizhou Post Road, the mountain roads are muddy everywhere, which is not suitable for cavalry to gallop.

The war horses on both sides were not fast enough, and neither could shake off the other or catch up with the other.

"Drive, drive!"

Seeing that he could not catch up, Yang Fang took off the longbow from his back and aimed it at the Manchu soldier in front of him from horseback.

An arrow shot out and hit the horse's buttocks. The warhorse fell over on the spot, and the Eight Banners soldier on the horse was also thrown to the ground.

"it is good!"

"Master, sharpshooter!"

Wang Qingshan, the personal soldier, shouted and cheered, and immediately two riders split off and went to capture the Eight Banners soldier who had fallen off his horse.

Yang Fang continued to pursue with the remaining seven riders, aiming his longbow at Fu Zhina's horse. The constant honking of the horn along the way had already made him very irritated.

Another arrow was shot, but Fu Zhina was prepared and made a nimble turn, and the arrow brushed past the horse's tail.

Fuzhina turned off the speaker because the battery was running low.

It doesn’t matter if there is no electricity, he still has a throat and a voice.

"Hahaha! You, the Han general chasing us, seem to really want to rebel. You actually dare to point your bow and arrow at our Eight Banners General. How many people are there in your family? Do you think you have enough people to chop off your head?"

"And those personal soldiers, your master, the general, is stupid, are you stupid too? You dare to capture the Eight Banners, don't you fear death?"

"Even your master, the general, doesn't dare to arrest anyone and only dares to shoot the horse's butt. How dare you arrest anyone?"

After a few words, Yang Fang was completely furious. He had no choice but to be angry. It was bad enough that Fu Zhi had been so cruel to him before, but now he was also cruel to his personal soldiers.

These were all the people he brought up from his hometown in Guizhou. Wang Qingshan was even from the same hometown as him, and he pulled him out of the village to join the army.

If someone has any bad intentions, the consequences will be unimaginable!

"You traitor, I'm going to chop you alive!"

"Hahaha, you Han general are not afraid of death, then follow me!"

Fu Zhina worked very hard, even a little too hard, because he was about to see the large flag of the Han army camp.

Yang Fang was still chasing, and the longbow in his hand was no longer aimed at the horse's butt, but directly at Fu Zhi's back. He intended to kill him.

However, before he could release an arrow, Wang Qingshan, a personal soldier beside him, suddenly cried out in surprise, "Sir, what is that?"

When Yang Fang heard the voice, he looked up and saw a large military flag fluttering in the wind not far ahead.

On the big banner, a vague Chinese character was faintly embroidered.

not good!

Yang Fang woke up instantly: "Retreat quickly!"

The Han army's watchtower had discovered the eight Qing cavalrymen who were chasing Fu Zhina.

The simple wooden gate of the camp opened, and teams of cavalry rushed out to meet Fu Zhina who had returned to the camp, and the Qing soldiers behind him.

Yang Fang immediately turned his horse around and shouted in panic: "Run! Stop chasing! There's an ambush!"

It’s too late!

(End of this chapter)