Due to the lack of food, these days in the Sichuan-Shaanxi Mountains are very hard, coupled with the famine everywhere, the game in the mountains is much less than in the past, often squatting all day, still empty-handed.

On this day, Wenxiu and Dingguo met again to hunt in the mountains, Dingguo carried a bow and crossbow, Wenxiu held a dagger, and the two walked slowly towards the mountains along a path covered with weeds.

"Third brother, look!" Dingguo was walking in front, and suddenly seemed to have discovered something, hurriedly squatted down, and beckoned Wenxiu to come over.

Wen Xiu walked forward quickly to take a look, it turned out that on the muddy ground in front of him, there was a string of large beast hoof footprints that stretched all the way to the bushes not far away, this hoof print was in complete shape, and it should have been left not long ago.

Wen Xiu measured the size of the hoof prints with his hands, and there were actually two palms in size, and he couldn't help but secretly exclaim in his heart: "It's really strange, on weekdays, there are at most pheasants and hares in this vicinity, but today I met a big guy!" ”

Although Dingguo was also a little nervous, he still showed calm and calm on his face, he patted Wenxiu's shoulder and comforted: "Don't be afraid, such a big guy is not something we can meet if we want to, if it is really bumped into by us, just let it try the power of my bow and crossbow." ”

While the two were talking, there was a sudden sound of rustling in the bushes not far away, and Dingguo motioned for Wenxiu to silence him, while quietly raising his bow and crossbow, and looking around alertly. When the subtle sound came again, Dingguo quickly aimed his bow and crossbow at the location where the sound came from, and Wenxiu also held the dagger in his hand tightly.

After all, he didn't know what kind of vicious beast was hidden in the bushes, and Dingguo didn't dare to act rashly for a while, holding his breath and concentrating, and he didn't dare to come out of the atmosphere, and in the silence, he only heard the thumping sound of his heart beating rapidly.

Dingguo glanced at Wenxiu, and the two immediately tiptoed forward, cautiously approaching little by little, when the rustling sound came again, accompanied by a strange cry of "hum", and the soil under his feet also obviously had traces of being arched by animals.

"Wild boar?" I don't know how big this guy is, but at least it's a wild boar.

However, their current position is really awkward, there is still a certain distance from the wild boar, and the view is still obscured by the trees, and the bow and crossbow cannot be aimed at all. Wen Xiu turned his head to look at Dingguo, and asked him with his eyes if he would continue to approach.

Dingguo nodded, then held his breath and continued to move forward, followed by Wenxiu.

Brushing aside the branches in front of him, he finally saw the true body of the wild boar. Good fellow, I saw that the wild boar, with its black and shiny coat, about the size of two adults, was facing away from them, and kept arching the earth with its long, pointed nose, as if rummaging for food.

Seeing such a big wild boar for the first time, Wenxiu couldn't help but gasp.

The boar was very alert, and although the two men were cautious, it was still aware of it, and immediately raised its head to turn to them, and made a strange "hum" cry from its nose, and its mane stood upside down.

Seeing that the wild boar was about to attack, Dingguo did not hesitate to hold the bow and crossbow, and hit the wild boar in the cheek with a whoosh arrow. However, instead of falling, the boar rushed in a rage.

"Second brother, run!" Wenxiu's face changed drastically, and he hurriedly urged Dingguo to escape.

Dingguo knew that it was too late to escape at this moment, and the brave won when he met on a narrow road, so he raised his bow and crossbow again and shot out all the five or six crossbow arrows in the quiver in one go.

The wild boar was hit by several arrows, but it still showed no signs of stopping, and soon rushed to Dingguo. Dingguo then smashed his bow and crossbow on the boar's head, rolled and dodged to the side, dodging the boar's attack.

"Dagger!" Dingguo shouted at Wenxiu, who hurriedly shook his hand and threw the dagger over.

Dingguo immediately jumped up, caught the dagger in the air, and flipped on its side, close to the back of the wild boar, and stabbed it into its abdomen.

The boar wailed, and finally fell to the ground with a bang.

"This beast is dead." Ding Guo took a breath and sat on the ground weakly, recalling the thrilling scene just now, he couldn't help but be a little afraid.

"Awesome!" Suddenly, a familiar voice came from not far away, and then I saw a young man in a fat red jacket clapping and coming out of the bushes, "Second brother, look at your skills, the injury should be almost better." ”

When Dingguo heard the sound, it turned out to be his sworn brother Li Laiheng, and he saw Li Laiheng carrying a few freshly beaten hares in his hands, looking at him with joy on his face.

"Big brother, your harvest today is not small!" Looking at the hare in Li Laiheng's hand, Zhang Wenxiu couldn't help but swallow his saliva.

"Phew, you kid don't have to be cheap and good! Even if I shoot another hundred rabbits, I won't be as good as your wild boar!" Li Laiheng had an angry look on his face, "Why can't I meet such a good thing?" It's really eyeless! ”

Zhang Wenxiu stretched out his hand to take the dagger in Dingguo's hand, pointed to the wild boar carcass on the ground, and said with a smile: "Big brother, don't worry, little brother will go and peel off the skin and hair of this black-haired beast, let's open the meat tonight!" ”

Li Laiheng was immediately interested after hearing this, and immediately couldn't wait to say: "Haha, this is really good! But we can't just eat meat, it's too tired! I'm going back to the camp to find some other food! ”

"Big brother, then you have to go and go back quickly, if you come back late, then only the bones will be left for you!" Dingguo rolled up his sleeves and joked at Li Laiheng while pulling out the crossbow arrows on the boar carcass.

Li Laiheng pretended to be angry and said, "Phew! How dare you? I'm not afraid that the master will blow up the dog head waiting for you! ”

Wen Xiu was laboriously lighting a fire on the side, and just wanted to refute a few words, but just one mouth was choked with two mouthfuls of smoke, and he immediately kept coughing, and even tears came out.

Seeing Wenxiu's embarrassed appearance, Dingguo and Li Laiheng couldn't help laughing.

"I'm not joking with you, master, I'll go down the mountain and go back to the camp, you have to wait for me to come back before eating! Hear no! Li Laiheng put away his smile and pretended to be serious.

Dingguo pushed Li Laiheng forward, and smiled impatiently: "Got it! Got it! Let's go back quickly! This wild boar has rough skin and thick meat, and it is not cleaned up so quickly, so you can go with confidence! ”

Only then did Li Laiheng feel relieved to carry the hare, and the cat's waist got into the bushes.

It didn't take long for Wenxiu to cut a cleaned wild boar leg into pieces, and then used the crossbow arrows pulled from the wild boar to skewer the meat, sprinkle a little salt, and put it on the fire to roast it, and the smell of meat wafted in the air of the mountain forest at night.

With a branch in his mouth, Dingguo leaned against a large tree not far away, his eyes fixed on the pieces of meat on the bonfire, and he couldn't wait to come forward and feast.

"Why hasn't the big brother come back? Why don't we eat some first? Wen Xiu was already so hungry that her chest was pressed against her back, and seeing that the meat was cooked, the two decided not to wait for Li Laiheng and enjoy the food first.

I had just taken the meat from the bonfire, but I heard Li Laiheng's voice in the dark: "Okay, you two! If you don't wait for me to come, you will steal it!" ”

Following the sound, I saw Li Laiheng walking out of the darkness with a big wine jar in his arms, and said with a smile: "Isn't it a pity to have meat but no wine?" ”

"Hey, big brother, where did you get this wine?" As soon as they saw the wine, Dingguo and Wenxiu were immediately interested.

Li Laiheng lowered his voice and pretended to be mysterious: "Shh, be quiet!" This is what I secretly brought from Hao Shaoqi and Uncle Hao, don't let him know. ”

"Uncle Hao has always been a drunkard, and his wine must not be far behind!" Wen Xiu took the wine jar with a smile, slapped the sealing mud open, raised his head and took a big sip, and then handed the wine jar to Dingguo, and after Dingguo took a sip, he handed the wine back to Li Laiheng.

After drinking, the three of them simply threw away the arrows on the meat, grabbed the wild boar that had just come out of the oven and was still sizzling, and ate it without caring about the heat.

"Big brother, yesterday I heard my father say that King Chuang wanted to follow the Meridian Valley plot of Wei Wenchang when he was in the Three Kingdoms and attack Guanzhong? I don't know if there is such a thing? While chewing the meat in his mouth, Dingguo worriedly asked Li Laiheng about the situation of breaking into the camp.

"Not really! These days, grandpa has fallen out with King Chuang for this! Every military meeting broke up unhappily, but no matter how everyone persuaded him, King Chuang couldn't listen. Ay! Speaking of this, Li Laiheng restrained his smile and showed a helpless expression on his face.

Dingguo looked at Li Laiheng with a shocked face, and even forgot to chew the meat stuffed in his mouth: "So King Chuang still decided to enter the Meridian Valley?" ”

Li Laiheng nodded, and said helplessly: "The matter has come to this point, no matter how much the grandfather persuades, King Chuang will not listen, and in the end, King Chuang still decided to divide half of his troops into the Meridian Road, leaving the grandfather to lead the troops to meet at the mouth of the valley." ”

Dingguo shook his head: "This Meridian Valley Road is a long and dangerous road, how can the valley mouth be able to cope with thousands of troops and horses?" King Chuang is confused! ”。

"But I heard that King Chuang has always been humble and never stubborn, this time it's really not like him!" Wen Xiu listened to it for a long time, and couldn't help but interject.

Dingguo violently broke a branch, and then let out a sigh: "The meridian road is difficult and difficult to walk, and it takes a long time, how can you not leak the wind?" Once the officers and troops are prepared and an ambush is set up at the mouth of the valley, our army will not be able to advance or retreat, and it will definitely fall into a desperate situation! ”

"I don't know this, but King Chuang has made up his mind, how can there be room to turn around, I can only pray for God's blessing to have a smooth journey, and I can rush out of the Meridian Valley before the officials and soldiers notice." Lee Rae-hyung kept fiddling the burning bonfire back and forth with the branches, and his heart was full of foreboding.

In May, Gao Yingxiang ignored the dissuasion of Zhang Xianzhong and Li Zicheng, left Li Zicheng's troops to guard the entrance to the Meridian Valley, and led his army north alone, intending to attack Xi'an.

Seeing that Gao Yingxiang could not be persuaded, in order to attract the attention of the officers and soldiers, Zhang Xianzhong led his troops back to Huguang.

After receiving the military intelligence report, Lu Xiangsheng quickly gathered the Tianxiong Army of his headquarters, Zu Kuan's Liaodong Army, and other officers and troops in Henan, and gathered in the Luoyang area of western Henan, intending to block Zhang Xianzhong's passage back to the Central Plains.

And Gao Yingxiang had only entered the Meridian Valley for two days, and Hong Chengchou, the governor of the three sides in Xi'an, already knew his whereabouts. The officers and troops of all walks of life in Shaanxi immediately took quick action, and the heavy task of encircling and suppressing Gao Yingxiang naturally fell on the Shaanxi governor Sun Chuanting.

The war in the Central Plains was in full swing, and at the same time, Huang Taiji, who was far away in Liaodong, was not idle. In order to alleviate the hostility with the Han people, dilute the memories of the history of the confrontation between the Song and Jin dynasties, and at the same time, because the word "Qing" has the meaning of "clearing the world", and according to the Five Elements Theory, the "Manchu Qing" brings water, and "Zhu Ming" contains fire, which is in line with the auspicious omen that water can overcome fire and Qing can win over Ming, so the Jurchen people were changed to Manchus, and at the same time announced that the country name would be changed from "Dajin" to "Daqing", proclaimed himself emperor, changed Yuan Chongde, and took this year as the first year of Chongde.

In July, after more than a month of difficult marching, Gao Yingxiang finally walked out of the inaccessible Meridian Valley, but what he never wanted to greet him was the net laid by Sun Chuanting in Heishuiyu in the south of Xuyu.

Faced with a desperate situation, many people wavered.

In the battle of Ma Zhaoyuan, the dry rooster Zhang Er and Yidougu Huanglong decided to betray Gao Yingxiang in order to survive. They took advantage of the fog after the rain and when Gao Yingxiang dismounted and opened his bow to shoot the enemy, they secretly pulled his mount away.

When Gao Yingxiang realized that he had become a loner, he had to take off his armor and hide in the grass, but he was still unfortunately captured by He Renlong and then escorted to Beijing where he was killed.

After the death of King Gao Yingxiang, although Li Zicheng inherited King Chuang with the support of his generals, after all, the losses in this battle were too great, especially the loss of a leader with high prestige like Gao Yingxiang, and the morale of the camp was greatly depressed.

In September, Liaodong will start again. The Qing army entered the customs, and Emperor Chongzhen urgently transferred Lu Xiangsheng's Tianxiong army to aid the Beijing Division, and for a time, the territory of Huguang was empty again.