Chapter 20: Successful Landing on the Island!
Early in the morning of the fifth day of June in the fourteenth year of Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty, the sky was not yet bright, and under the circumstance of Xu Changqing's various parties, the huge team slowly began to set off.
Like a sheepdog guarding a flock of sheep, these Qin army elite horses were arranged around the team by Xu Changqing, in groups of ten or a dozen people, and they could be adjusted at any time.
In the large group, the grain and grass of the more than 100 chicken carts were pushed to the front, and the other young women and older children were arranged in the middle.
Xu Changqing has also spent a lot of silver in the past few days, and bought a lot of chicken carts and various carts, so that those young people of Liao who are well-fed and well-fed can use the carts to push some old and weak women and children with inconvenient legs.
This makes the whole team large and bloated, but not slow.
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At this time, the sky was just dark, and the morning on the beach was a little cold, and many Qing army sentinels around had not yet gotten up.
As soon as they heard the hoofs of the horses, they immediately blew up and got up to check the situation.
Xu Changqing didn't pay attention to these Qing army sentry riders at all.
If it weren't for these Qin cavalry guards, these Qing army sentry horses would definitely be a nightmare within a nightmare for Xu Changqing.
But at this time, with these Qin cavalry guards, the establishment specifications of these Qing army sentry horses were already doomed, and it was difficult for them to pose a mortal threat to Xu Changqing's team.
Of course, we also have to guard against the cold arrows of these Qing army sentry horses.
Xu Changqing also asked these Qin cavalry to spread out of the team a little more, and try to drive these Qing army sentry cavalry farther away.
Otherwise, once they are allowed to enter the range of 100 paces and enter their range, casualties are absolutely inevitable!
Xu Changqing is also pulling the reins of the horse, and has been cruising between the beginning and end of the team, if any Tartar dares to come, he must strike first!
Fortunately, Xu Changqing's timing was excellent, at this time, the gate of Ningyuan City had not yet opened, and the sky was not completely bright, and these Qing army sentries were not sure what the Ming army was going to do with such a large-scale transfer for a while, but they just followed from afar, and did not dare to come forward rashly.
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Soon, more than half an hour had passed, and as the sky gradually brightened, Xu Changqing's huge team also arrived at the seaside east of Ningyuan.
With the sea as a backing, a defensive surface is saved, these Liao people are the soldiers in the sequence, and they all have a certain basic sense of battle formation, with Xu Changqing, Zhao Zengjin, and Ergou everyone constantly shouting, the team quickly turned into a chubby silkworm chrysalis shape, and quickly moved towards the direction of the southern green snake forest.
In the sea, Uncle Guang, Uncle Hong and others had been preparing for a long time, and more than a dozen large and small bamboo rafts had been following the team, observing the situation of the Tartar cavalry on the shore.
Here, the Tartar rangers also saw clearly what the state of the Ming army was at this time, but they were a little confused for a while, and they couldn't understand the intentions of the Ming army.
After all, there were no important military strongholds of the Ming army on the seaside.
But soon, some Tartars reacted and quickly rushed to the south!
But their destination is not the Green Snake Forest, but the more southerly island of Juehua!
The Tartars seemed to think that the Ming army was going to deliver supplies to Juehua Island.
In the middle of the team, Liu Lang was riding on a tall black warhorse, squinting his eyes, scanning these Tartar rangers who were a little disorganized, and his face was a little erratic.
Frankly speaking, Liu Lang doesn't have any good feelings for Xu Changqing, a black boy, and I wish Xu Changqing would be unlucky.
But at this time, seeing Xu Changqing make this almost impossible thing a reality, he was also a little emotional for a while.
No wonder this black boy was promoted so quickly, and he was so favored by the governors, he did have some ability.
It seems that if you want to get ahead in the future, you can learn this, and you have to be able to pat the governor's ass.
Xu Changqing obviously didn't have time to pay attention to Liu Lang's thoughts.
At this time, as the team got closer and closer to the Green Snake Forest, the overall situation was basically decided, but Xu Changqing still didn't dare to slack off in the slightest.
The more times like this, if the Qing army sentry cavalry rushes into battle, the bad effect will be greater!
Especially even if you go to the Green Snake Forest, so many people and materials want to go to the island, it is by no means a moment!
And that's just the beginning!
Thinking about it, Xu Changqing quickly came to Liu Lang's side and said clatteringly: "Brother Liu, the brothers of Qin Jun have worked hard today, and I, Xu Changqing, can't let everyone work in vain, so after that, I will give each brother a tael of silver!" As for you, brother, let's wait and figure it out. ”
Liu Lang was a little bored at this time, but when he heard Xu Changqing's words, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he smiled and said, "Brother Xu, you are too polite." Okay, don't worry, there is an old brother and I am here to greet you, and the dog Tartar will never take advantage. ”
As he spoke, this guy stepped forward and beckoned to the surrounding Qin army cavalry and said: "Brothers, our Xu Ye is benevolent and righteous, and we will definitely not treat everyone badly, so fucking cheer up Lao Tzu and drive these dog tartars away!" ”
One to ten, ten to hundred.
As the news spread here, a group of Qin cavalry were also extremely excited, cheering and screaming, and they were even more excited to rush forward.
Some people were interested, and even began to provoke these Qing army rangers.
At this time, around Xu Changqing's team, there were probably fifty or sixty Qing army rangers, although they were extremely unhappy with the provocation of the Ming army, but at this time, the morale of the Ming army had risen, and they did not dare to mess around, so they could only avoid the edge of the Ming army first.
In the midst of this disturbance, the Green Snake Forest has finally arrived.
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At this time, Uncle Guang, Uncle Hong and others were already waiting here for a long time with fifty or sixty bamboo rafts of various kinds.
There was no nonsense, first the old and weak women and children got on the boat first, and dozens of bamboo rafts rowed to Pig's Trotter Island at high speed.
The broken bamboo raft doesn't look very good, but the carrying capacity is amazing!
This trip can transport at least four or five hundred people.
And as these old and weak women and children were transported to Pig's Trotter Island, these young people of Liao were also very settled, and even had the spare strength to cut down new bamboo and make new bamboo rafts.
When the bamboo rafts on Pig's Trotter Island returned, more than a dozen medium-sized bamboo rafts had been built here.
Of course, there are no guardrails around these rafts, so they are certainly not suitable for the elderly, the weak, women and children.
Like a snowball effect, Xu Changqing originally expected that the transportation process might take more than an hour, but at this time, it took less than half an hour to solve most of it.
At this time, it was not yet noon, and it was just over half past ten, and all the old and weak women and children were transported to Pig's Trotter Island, leaving only more than 500 Liao people and various supplies.
At this time, the scale of the bamboo raft has reached seventy or eighty ships, and it can all be passed in one trip.
Xu Changqing also asked people to take his few pieces of silver at this time, and directly handed over more than 600 taels of silver to Liu Lang's side.
"Brother Liu, don't say much, brother, your affection, I Xu Changqing remembered."
Liu Lang didn't expect Xu Changqing to be so efficient, he didn't do anything when he came out this time, but he made such a big windfall.
In just a few days, he had already touched a small three thousand taels of silver from Xu Changqing, and he himself had eaten more than a thousand taels, and his senses for Xu Changqing couldn't help but improve a lot.
smiled: "Brother Xu, between our brothers, do you still need to be so polite?" Okay, let's keep in touch often in the future, brother, I'll introduce you to some good friends. ”
Joke a few words with Liu Lang, everyone here has boarded the ship, how can Xu Changqing know how to ink? hugged Liu Lang's fist: "Brother Liu, then we will have a period later!" ”
"Hehe, good!"
Liu Lang glanced at the dense bamboo rafts on the sea, and no longer had nostalgia, and directly beckoned the five hundred Qin army elite horsemen to evacuate.
When the Qin army's elite cavalry walked away, those Tartar rangers gathered on the side of the Green Snake Forest, pointing at the sea and Pig's Trotter Island.
But at this time, the bamboo raft of Xu Changqing and others was already approaching Pig's Trotter Island, and these Tartar rangers couldn't hit it even with cannons.
Scanning the smoke and dust raised by the departure of the Qin army, as well as these Tartar rangers who seemed to be unable to figure out their heads, Xu Changqing's eyes narrowed slightly.
God forbid!
It's finally done!
More critically, there were no casualties!
Although nearly three thousand taels of silver were spent for this, Xu Changqing had less than two hundred taels of silver left at this time, but no matter how you consider it, it was worth it!
These populations will surely become the most solid foundation for their own take-off!
However, although the team successfully migrated to Pig's Trotter Island, Pig's Trotter Island was too small, just a little more than a mile away, and more than 2,000 people poured in at once, and the degree of crowding can be imagined.
Even if the island has prepared some measures in advance, it is still a drop in the bucket.
At this time, near the small wharf, it has been filled with all kinds of bamboo rafts, and all kinds of chicken buses and baggage have nowhere to put them, and the crowds are crowded and noisy.
Xu Changqing was a little big, but at the same time, he couldn't help but clench his fists excitedly!
These people, these materials, will be his blood and bones!
After a while, when the bamboo raft stopped, Xu Changqing was like a agile ape, jumped to the dock on three or two feet, and quickly climbed a rock on a high place, shouting: "Don't make noise, don't mess up, listen to me Xu Changqing say a few words." ”
Soon, the surrounding Xu Changqing's family members also shouted.
The noisy crowd gradually began to settle down.
At this time, even if Xu Changqing didn't say anything about a lot of things, these Liao people are not stupid, how can they not know how much Xu Changqing has paid in order to make them come to this small island?
Soon, everyone quieted down, and they all looked at Xu Changqing with blank eyes.
Xu Changqing looked at these pairs of eager and hopeful eyes, and the blood in his chest and abdomen couldn't stop burning.
"Brothers, it's not easy for us to get here!
Although the time we have been together for a short time is still very short, but who am I, Xu Changqing, the big guy should know a little bit these days!
Okay, I won't say much nonsense, in short, it's a sentence, if I Xu Changqing eats a bite, I will never make everyone hungry!
Now, everyone has it, standing by and waiting for the command, the island has prepared a delicious fish soup, and everyone is ready to line up for lunch! ”
"Lord Xu is benevolent!"
"Lord Xu is benevolent!"
"Lord Xu has a long journey, and the prince is ......"
In an instant, I don't know who started it, more than 500 young people fell to their knees, and many people's tears were like springs, kowtowing desperately.
"Lord Xu's benevolence and righteousness ......"
"Lord Xu is really the reincarnation of a Bodhisattva......"
At this time, many old and weak women and children who had already come to the mountains on the island also knelt down one after another, and kept kowtowing to Xu Changqing.
That kind of piety is really like facing a god!
On the side of the dock, looking at the pious crowd like waves, Uncle Guang and Uncle Hong glanced at each other, and they only felt that their blood was rushing to the top, and they couldn't help themselves!
Young master's business, this means, it's not a matter of not losing, this is a big profit!