The wind and snow became more and more violent, and the suburbs began to freeze, people's noses and cheeks froze more violently, and the cold air poured into their coats more frequently, and they needed to wrap their clothes more tightly. The horizon widened wider, and the low, dark canopy suddenly disappeared, and only white diagonal lines formed by falling snow could be seen in all directions. …… In the wilderness, the wind stubbornly blows everything in one direction. ~~ Whether it's on the right or on the left, it's white and gray everywhere. The eye tried to find something fresh, but could not find it: not a single signpost, not a pile of hay, not a single fence, nothing to see, a patch of snow everywhere

In the vast wind and snow, there was a sudden sound of horses snorting their noses, and the squeaks of many people stepping on the snow. In an instant, countless sturdy figures came out of the wind and snow, they were dressed in white cheeks, if it were not for the red edges, these people would almost be the same color as the field, the number of people and horses was small, about 100 people, they were struggling to move forward in the wind and snow.

"What? Isn't it yet? Niu Lu, who was riding on the horse, said that he was snorting twice and spit out the snowflakes that had been blown into his mouth

"If it weren't for this heavy snowfall, we would have arrived an hour ago!" The pawn who led the horse for him replied, "According to the letter sent by Brother Hung Hong, the camp of Yuetobel is near here!" ”

"Really?" Anba Etuhui crossed his five fingers and brushed his face, and then shook off the water droplets on his palm

"There's someone in front~!" Suddenly, a pawn shouted, and everyone immediately became nervous, and the swords on each bow were unsheathed, and Amba Etuhui pulled his strong bow in half slightly, and twisted a big arrow in his hand and gently put it on the string

Sure enough, everyone listened attentively, and could hear the sound of squeaky snow not far away, and Amba Etuhui coughed lightly, and all the archers pulled the strings into a full moon

In the wind and snow, the sound of talking came down the wind

"I don't want to die~~ Let's run away!"

"Military law~ But military law!"

"What kind of military law~~ It's true to survive!"

Anba Etuhui was taken aback, these people were all speaking Manchu, and judging from what they said, these people were going to be deserters, Anba Etuhui's liver was furious, and he was furious, and then put down his bow and arrows, raised his hand and said: "Fence up!" ”

"Wow!" The soldiers immediately separated from the left and right, rushed into the wind and snow, and in an instant, three Qing soldiers wearing cotton armor inlaid with red flags were escorted to Anba Etuhui by the Qing soldiers with white flags

"It turned out to be a brother with a red flag! Why are you deserters? Anba Etuhun rebuked angrily

"It turned out to be Niu Lu Ezhen with a white flag~" The Qing soldiers with red flags were not afraid, because according to the rules, only the owner of the flag could set off by himself, "We don't want to wait for death!" Smallpox was raging in the army, and many small soldiers, Niu Lu, and Jia Lae Zhen all fell ill and died, even the banner lord Yue Tuobeile Ye also fell ill. ”

"Smallpox in the winter?" An Ba Etu Hun muttered, and suddenly An Ba Etu Hun suddenly came to his senses, and quickly jumped off the horse, taking more than a dozen steps back, his face full of fear of death. The soldiers with white flags who had surrounded these deserters with red flags were also frightened and retreated, and the few soldiers who had physical contact with them were even more at a loss.

"Ah~" suddenly screamed, it turned out that someone raised a knife in a panic and cut off his palm

"Shoot them!" Anba Etuhui hurriedly took a dozen steps back before shouting loudly

"Don't~~ah!" Before the deserter with the red flag could speak, he was shot into a hedgehog

Amba Etuhun dressed nervously, then grabbed a handful of snow to cover his mouth and nose, and the rest of the soldiers followed suit

"Are you Wu Zhe (Niu Lu Ezhen) ~ let~ still have a local bureau (do you want to go)?" Because of covering his mouth and nose with snow, the soldier's voice was out of tune

"Death (looking for death)?" An Ba Etuhui scolded: "The trajectory is self-purchased (after going back)~ just say ~ not big (can't find it), Jiwa (don't say), the outer door has touched ~~ Dingqua (smallpox) ice blade (patient)." ”

Immediately, Anba Etuhui and his subordinates fled back like a plague god

It is said that the Qing army has not been seen attacking the city for many days in the city of Jinan, and the people in the whole city are surprised, but it is the wind and snow that prevent the Qing army from attacking the city. After the snowstorm stopped that day, the soldiers and civilians of Jinan guarding the city found that there were many puffs of black smoke rising from the Qing army camp, which seemed to be burning something.

A pawn had already reported to Song Youliang, Song Youliang immediately came to the city to watch, he raised the binoculars to look, and could vaguely see that the Qing soldiers were throwing corpses and other things into the fire and burning them.

"It seems that smallpox has spread among the Tartars!" Song Youliang was very satisfied with the result, and he asked Jiang Wangcai: "Has the pox in Jinan City continued?" ”

Jiang Wangcai replied: "I haven't heard of it every day, there are 1,000 people with each pox, and about 10 people will really die of smallpox!" ”

"That's good!" Song Youliang nodded, "Those who fail to plant pox and die, will be given a settling-in allowance!" ”

"Order!"

Song Youliang looked up at the Qing army camp in the distance, which was densely populated and was a hotbed for the spread of smallpox. "Yue Tuo! Are you dead? Song Youliang proudly tapped the bricks of the women's wall with his fingers. The city wall of Jinan, which was originally carved with holes, is now covered with a thick layer of ice armor.

Time passed day by day, and it seemed that the first month had passed, and the Qing soldiers still did not move, but burned people to death every day, making the stinking black dust everywhere for several miles around Jinan. Until the tenth day of the first month, the soldiers at the head of the city came to report that the Tartar camp was on fire.

Song Youliang was suddenly surprised and delighted in his heart, couldn't it be that friendly army came to relieve the siege? But what if this friendly unit also contracted smallpox? "No, I've got to go check it out!" Song Youliang took three steps and made two steps, and rushed to the city. However, it was found that the large camp of the Qing army should have been lit by the Qing army itself, and groups of dejected Qing soldiers carrying weapons and flags were slowly retreating north.

At the same time, Ge Zhu, Feng Guan and others, who got the news, also went to the city to watch. Feng Guan squinted at the pergola with his hand, but he couldn't see it clearly. Song Youliang landed his monoculars and said, "Lord Feng, please use this thing!" Close your left eye, with your small head facing your right eye and your big head facing the direction you want to see! ”

Feng Guan saw this kind of thing for the first time, and he took the telescope a little clumsily, and began to look into the distance with the telescope according to Song Youliang's guidance. "Wow!" Feng Guan couldn't stop smacking his lips, "What is this?" You can see everything from a hundred feet away! ”

Song Youliang said with a smile: "This is a red-haired Westerner's thing, called a telescope!" It can also be called clairvoyance! ”

"Good stuff, good stuff!" Feng Guan couldn't put it down, looking at it, he turned watching the enemy situation into looking at the scenery, and he was thinking about how to find a reason to ask Song Youliang for it

"Since Lord Feng likes it so much, why don't you give this telescope to Lord Feng!" Song Youliang said directly and simply

Feng Guan was embarrassed at this time, he smiled awkwardly: "How can this be embarrassing? Western gadgets are expensive, and I can't afford to be in vain! ”

"What did Lord Feng say!" Song Youliang said with a smile: "This is just a lookout weapon, and it's not a heavy gift!" ”

After Feng Guan pretended to be polite for a few more words, he accepted the binoculars. Ge Zhu on the side looked at it in his eyes and felt a little jealous in his heart. However, after Ge Zun returned to the camp, Song Youliang also sent someone to send a telescope to Ge Zun. Ge Tuo played with the telescope and said to Ge Fu: "This Song Youliang is a good person.!" ”

Ge Fu said: "In fact, according to the official title and official position, the master you are above the boy surnamed Song, and he should honor the master!" ”