Chapter 366: Dead for Living Second Watch
Although the two sides were a few hundred meters apart, Lin Yi shouted to the other side, and his subordinates could still hear it if they amplified the shout.
The Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang nodded in agreement.
The regent Dolgon waved his hand, the Qing army flashed to the side, and Song Xiance conveyed Lin Yi's order to the back, and the Ming army was also in a commotion, and soon the two sides pushed the people to be replaced in front of the two armies.
If you want to change people, you must see people, just like buying things, you can't buy cats through a cloth bag, at least you have to "inspect the goods" first.
On the other side of the river, there were five women, all of them tied up with flowers, afraid that they would shout and be noisy, the five women had their mouths blocked, but there were no injuries on their bodies, and they were extraordinary, graceful and luxurious, wearing silk and satin, and their heads were full of pearls, although their faces were full of frustration, some were worried, and some were tearful, but they could not hide their flower-like faces.
These women also knew what they were going to do at this time, and they even saw the other side clearly.
"You see it clearly." Lin Yi said to Bahrain and Ezhe.
The two brothers have long been in their throats. Although Lord Lin promised them to rescue their mother, and Song Xiance also gave divination, but before they saw people, their hearts were still hanging, and now as soon as these women appeared, they immediately couldn't take their eyes off it, no need Lin Yi to remind them, this is their relatives, although there are only two of them, but the rest are also relatives, and they have to call their mother, of course, their brothers are most concerned.
Bahrain and Ezhe can see it at a glance, sure enough, they are their mothers, they know each other too well, people have to know gratitude, drink water and think of the source, how can there be no mother? Seeing that his mother was tied, the Qing army forced them with knives and guns, the two brothers were like knives, these days the mother may not have suffered a lot of crimes, Ezhe is okay, since he surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, he was crowned as a prince by Huang Taiji, although he is far away in Yizhou, he can also go to Beijing to visit when he misses his mother, but Bahrain is different, their brothers are not on the same road, brothers turn against each other, and the Qing Dynasty is enmity, Bahrain has not seen relatives for these years, today in this situation, Bahrain is excited, thoughts are rolling, and the heart can not be calm.
After this brother identified his relatives, he was both happy and heartbroken, happy that Mr. Song was really clever, their mother was still alive, and it seemed that everything was fine, and these Manchu Tartars did not give them any heavy punishment.
The heartache is that as a son, although they have heavy soldiers in their hands, they can't do anything about this matter, a dignified seven-foot man, with thousands of horses and thousands of troops in hand, but they can't even protect their mothers, they can only open their mothers to be wronged, watch from the other side, their eyes are dumb, their relatives can't hold hands, and they are not as good as a mortal, I am sad, sad in the world!
If it weren't for Lord Lin's clever plan, they wouldn't even have the opportunity to watch across the river, I'm afraid they would have been separated by yin and yang.
The more the brothers thought about it, the more sad they became, and the pain was like cutting meat, but this was not the time to shed tears with emotion, not to mention that they had a seven-foot man, so the brothers glared back at the tears fiercely.
But the tears can be stared back, but the heart-wrenching tension can't be put down, a river away, close at hand, but far away, whether they can be brought back safely, this is the most important thing.
In addition, they knew that the Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang and Dolgon were not easy to fool, and once the dead were exchanged for the living, there would be a bloody battle in front of them, and it was still unknown who would die and who would live.
Therefore, the two brothers, Balin and Ezhe, are the most worried and nervous now, and those who are not there cannot understand their feelings.
Three prisoner carts were launched on the riverside of the Ming army, and three neatly dressed people sat in the prisoner carts.
Just when Balin and Ezhe recognized their relatives, on the side of the Qing army, the Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang and Dolgon and others also locked their eyes on the three people in the prisoner car, and they were also recognizing the people they wanted.
It's like buying and selling, one party feels that it is not suitable, the inspection is unsuccessful, and the transaction may be terminated at any time.
Both parties must be satisfied with the first impression before proceeding.
But at this time, Lin Yi, Song Xiance and the others, their hearts were also hanging in their throats.
Because they know that their goods are fake, and two of the three are fakes, although Hong Chengchou's plan to hide from the sky and cross the sea is ingenious, but it is so close, so many pairs of eyes are scrutinizing, if they see a flaw, it will be wasted.
This is Lin Yi's gaze not only fell on the three prisoner cars, but one of the three prisoner cars can be assured, that is, Hong Chengchou in the prisoner car, this person is not fake at all, and he can let the Tartar on the opposite side check it casually.
The key is that the dead people in the other two prison cars must not be recognized.
According to Hong Chengchou's idea for them, after Lin Yi ordered people to prepare, he and Song Xiance's people didn't know how many times they had reviewed it beforehand, and they really thought that it was seamless, so they dared to pull it to today's battlefield.
But this time was the most critical one, and Lin Yi looked at the two dead people in the prisoner car again.
One is the British prince Azig of the Qing Dynasty, and the other is the first warrior of Manchuria and the commander of the protector army.
At this time, the two people were wearing armor, and their money rat tails could not be exposed, their heads were lowered, their armor was neatly dressed, and they sat neatly in the prison car, shaking their heads from time to time.
On the surface, there should be nothing to be seen, so Lin Yi took his eyes off the bodies of the two "living" dead people again.
At this time, it was not only Lin Yi and Song who offered advice to Balin Ezhe, but also Hong Chengchou in the prisoner car.
Because if the plan to change generals fails, he will have to lose his head, and now his small life is in the hands of the Ming army, and only if this transaction is completely successful, he can survive.
He prayed silently in his heart, praying that God would bless the Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang and these people would not see any flaws, otherwise there would be a bloody battle in front of him, no matter what the outcome of the bloody battle was, he and the women on the other side would be the victims first.
The lives of those women had nothing to do with him, and they should have died a long time ago, but he couldn't care less about his own life.
Then it is impossible for the two sides to sit down and negotiate peace, so the only way to continue the war is to talk about fighting, and the current Qing Dynasty cannot defeat the Ming Dynasty at all, which is obvious.
Therefore, Hong Chengchou said in a little bit of the crown that his own cheap life was thrown into this trivial matter, and the Qing Dynasty may face the danger of extinction, which he does not want to see, he wants to be the minister's loyal minister and general, save the Qing Dynasty at all costs.
Thinking like this, Hong Chengchou raised his head, and happened to face the Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang and Dolgon on the other side of the river.
At this time, the eyes of the Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang and Dolgon were sweeping over the three of them.
Now the three people in the prison car, across the riverbank, the Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang and Dolgon all recognized it, and sure enough, it was Hong Chengchou, Azig and Aobai, because he had seen their true colors, and they were not badly dressed.
It's just that they are a little puzzled that Hong Chengchou still raised his head and faced them, while Prince Azig and Ao Bai, the first warrior of Manchuria, always lowered their heads and shook their heads from time to time.
What's going on? The Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang and Dolgon were a little puzzled, but they were soon relieved. Maybe it was because they lost the battle again this time and lost the Ningjin defense line, as the Prince of England and the first warrior of Manchuria, and the commander of the Qing Protector Army, they felt disgraced. In addition, they are now in the prisoner car, and they are prisoners in front of the Ming army, of course, they will not directly raise their faces, and Hong Chengchou is not also with his head down most of the time?
The Empress Dowager and Dolgon didn't think anything else.
After both sides looked at their own people, they did not raise any objections, and then began to change horses.
In order to be fair, each side propped up a medium-sized warship, and the Qing army on the ship, in addition to the sailors who drove the boat, there were 50 generals, led by a Meler Zhangjing, who took swords, guns, bows and arrows, escorted the five women to the ship, and then sailed this way.
At the same time, Lin Yi also set up a road warship, and dozens of soldiers of the Ming army were also prepared on the boat, ready with knives, guns, bows and arrows, but their guns were all new-style muskets, led by Gan Bao and Jiang Xingyuan, one of these two people was holding a big shovel and the other was carrying an iron pole, responsible for sending people back and bringing them back.
Three prisoner wagons arrived on board, and when everything was ready, the two ships drove towards each other at the same time.
At this time, the soldiers of both sides were all ready, musketeers, archers, and red-coated cannons.
Since the river was not wide, the two ships were soon together. The warship dropped anchor and came to rest in the middle of the river, connecting the two ships with several long and wide decks, and the two sides began to exchange hostages.
The Ming and Qing armies on the two warships were all ready for battle and vigilance, ready to respond at any time. Muskets and bows were aimed at each other and their hostages, and the saber rattled and the battle was on the verge of breaking out, but no one dared to make a mistake without orders.
Then both sides began to release people at the same time, and the five tied women were driven onto the Ming warship, and at the same time, the three prisoner carts on the Ming warship were also driven to the Qing warship.
Hong Chengchou's car was at the front, followed by Azig's and Aobai's two prisoner carts, both pulled by livestock.
When these Qing soldiers saw Hong Chengchou's car on their boat, they hurriedly came over and clicked a few knives, split the wooden cage, and helped Hong Chengchou out of it. But when the cars of Azig and Aobai followed them onto their boat, these Qing soldiers were stunned when they came to split the wooden cage to rescue them.
Because when they got close to the prisoner van, they realized that something was wrong. It was completely different from the one across the river just now, Azig and Aobai were always shaking their heads, both of them drooping their heads, like shaking their heads, and when they looked closely, there were still things in the prisoner car, the big cage contained a small cage, Azig and Aobai sat on the small cage in the prisoner car, and what was in the small cage was not clear because people and wooden pillars were blocking it.
Just now, because of the distance across the river, they couldn't see clearly, but now that they are closer, they can see clearly, these two people have a problem, their heads can't be straightened up, and there is a pungent smell of wine.
Is it because I drank too much? How can it be? When the Qing army's Mele Zhangjing came over to further inspect Azig and Aobai, Hong Chengchou came over and stopped them.
"Don't look at it, after going back, this Zhongtang will explain to the emperor, the queen mother and the regent prince, and drive the boat!"
Although Hong Chengchou has just been saved, he is still a big official rank such as the secretary of the military department of the Qing Dynasty, and his words are orders, so these Qing troops just bared their teeth, and no one dared not listen. In addition, they think that since Lord Hong dares to say this, then there must be no problem with this change of generals, and of course the problem is that Lord Hong is around, and they have nothing to do, as for the two people in the prisoner car, there should be another hidden reason, and they don't dare to ask more, so these Qing soldiers who see the problem have to give up.
The two sides withdrew their decks, and the Ming and Qing armies on the two warships were highly vigilant and aimed at each other, but they never moved a single knife or shot, and the two warships lifted anchor and turned around and headed for the opposite bank......