Chapter 398: The Willows and Flowers Are Bright
"Let them run?"
Hearing that the generals of the British Principality had actually rushed out of the encirclement under the cover of the soldiers, Zhang Guang's brows suddenly furrowed, and a dissatisfied look appeared on his face, knowing that their strength was five times that of the other party. Ethereal.2.
"Wu Weihou, it's just a group of lost dogs, they can't run!"
Seeing that Zhang Guang's face became a little ugly, a noble standing on the side said with a smile, "Although the capital is big, there is no place for them, if anyone is so blind and wants to save them, then it is to conspire with the rebels to rebel, just take this opportunity to catch them all!" ”
"Pass on the military order of Bengong and tell those generals who command the army that if they let the British Duke's people escape, they will come to see Bengong!" Zhang Guang frowned slightly when he heard this, and gave an order without annoyance.
He never thought that he would not be able to wipe out all the British dukes, and if this matter spread, he would inevitably be ridiculed for not being able to govern the army, and even wiped out the British duke's men and horses with five times the force.
In the final analysis, the army participating in the military operation tonight is the elite of the Beijing army under the command of the British public camp and the nobles of the British public camp, and it is the military force that they look at, and its combat effectiveness is not ordinary and strong.
When the imperial court mobilized the main force of the Beijing army to the Liaodong battlefield the year before last, the most elite strength of the Beijing army was naturally retained by the nobles, how could they put their "old book" into it?
Therefore, although Zhang Guang mobilized his 10,000 main troops to participate in today's encirclement and suppression, and the total strength was five times that of the opponent, the generals of the British camp would definitely hit the forces to find the weakest point in their encirclement and break through after understanding the situation, so that the superiority of Zhang Guang's army in local forces would be weakened, so they would be broken through by the other side.
Although the generals of the British public camp fought their way out of the encirclement, they were exhausted after the previous fierce battle, and there were only a few dozen left, and they could not escape the pursuit of Zhang Guang's soldiers who were in hot pursuit.
"General, you go first, and we'll stay and cover."
Seeing that the pursuers were getting closer and closer, a sturdy man in his thirties dressed in a thousand household costumes stopped and shouted at several generals who were escorted by his own soldiers, and then led his soldiers to rush towards the pursuing enemy soldiers.
"Alas!"
Several generals couldn't help but sigh when they heard this, stopped and looked at them and continued to run helplessly, they had no choice but to let the Qianhu lead people to be the last cover.
Under the desperate resistance of that Qianhu and others, precious time was bought for the generals who fled, so that those generals were able to temporarily brush up a dozen or so personal soldiers to get rid of the pursuit.
"There's no way we can run like this!"
However, it is not a way to escape like this, and you will always be caught up by the pursuers, so when you come to a secluded place on the street, one of the leading generals with a national character face stopped out of breath, looked at the shouts and killings coming from the street behind her, and said expressionlessly to the three generals on the side, "Instead of being a lost dog who is being chased, it is better to fight with them, and you can also leave a good reputation." ”
"Let's go and take refuge in Yong Guogong, now only Yong Guogong can save our lives, no matter what Wu Weihou says, he wants Yong Guogong to have a face." A round-faced general groaned for a moment when he heard this, and said solemnly, "Stay in Qingshan without worrying about running out of firewood, if we die, no one will be able to save the British lord." ”
"But Yongguo is cautious by nature, and there is a good chance that ** will not accept us." At this time, another burly general couldn't help but speak, shook his head slightly at the round-faced general, his brows furrowed tightly, and he would never dare to cause such trouble with the timid and fearful character of Liu Wu, the Duke of Yongguo.
"What then? Are we all going to die here tonight? ”
Hearing this, the last sturdy general suddenly smashed his leg with a fist, and said quite unwillingly, since he participated in this military operation, he was naturally not afraid of death, but if they died like this, it would be meaningless and would not help the British public.
As soon as these words came out, the scene suddenly fell silent, and the atmosphere became very solemn, just as the noble next to the Marquis of Wu Wei said before, although the capital is no longer involved in the crime of rebellion, the nobles of the capital have long lost the heroism and responsibility of their ancestors in the past.
"Champion and first!"
Just when everyone felt a burst of despair in their hearts, the burly general accidentally saw a vertical wooden plaque on the left wall next to the gate of the mansion, and the four block letters on it were clearly visible in the moonlight.
"Hand-picked Hanlin!"
Immediately, the burly general subconsciously looked at another vertical wooden plaque on the right wall next to the gate, which could also be seen by the moonlight in the sky.
"Li Mansion!"
The burly general's eyes couldn't help but light up, and he hurriedly looked at the horizontal plaque hanging on the door, which had two big characters that made him feel excited.
In the ancient feudal society, the plaque on the door was also customized, usually only the plaque on the residence of the official who was born on the right path of the imperial examination could be called "house", and the rest could only be called "house".
There are only a handful of houses in the capital that have "champion and first" and "hand-picked Hanlin", and the owner of the house surnamed "Li" is even less, as for the location of this street, then you can lock the owner of the house.
After hearing the voice of the burly general, the three generals on the side couldn't help but look at him with some curiosity, and for some reason, he looked at the mansion on the side with a surprised expression.
"This ...... This is Li Hanlin's mansion! The burly general stretched out his hand and pointed to the plaque on the door of the mansion and said, with a surprise on his face that could not be concealed.
"Li Hanlin!" The three generals on the side were stunned for a moment, and then they understood what the burly general meant, and looked at the plaque on the door, and the person who could make the burly general look so excited was naturally Li Hongyu, who had achieved a great victory in the Liaodong battlefield.
"Li Hanlin is the assistant minister appointed by Emperor Daxing, and he has a close relationship with Princess Shouning's mansion, if he can come forward, we may be able to escape this catastrophe."
The burly general glanced at the street where the shouts of killing came from far and near, hesitated for a moment, and then said in a deep voice, "Li Hanlin has a good heart, and his responsibility and courage are unmatched, maybe he can protect us." ”
"But Li Hanlin is now under house arrest in the palace, how can he help us?" Hearing this, the national-faced general suddenly frowned and said, Li Hongyu was "stayed" in the Forbidden City by Concubine Zheng Guifei is well known in the capital, so Li Hongyu can't help them now.
"It is precisely because Li Hanlin is not here that Wu Weihou will be afraid and dare not act rashly."
The burly general didn't think so, and said with a serious expression, he didn't think that Marquis Wu Wei had a falling out with Li Hongyu at this time, it was obvious that Concubine Zheng and King Fu attached great importance to Li Hongyu, otherwise they would not have left Li Hongyu alone in the Forbidden City, which was both house arrest and protection.
The Guozi-faced general suddenly fell silent when he heard this, although he didn't want to admit it, but he had to say that Li Hongyu was their only hope now, and if he missed it, he would fall into a situation from which he could never recover.
"It doesn't matter so much, let's try it first and see how providence goes!" At this time, the shouts of the chasing soldiers in the distance were getting closer and closer, and the round-faced general didn't care much, and said to the national-faced general, after all, no one wants to die like this.
"Good!"
Hearing this, the national-faced general glanced around the scene, and saw that everyone was looking at him expectantly, so he nodded after a deep sigh, walked towards the door of the mansion with heavy steps under the concerned gaze of everyone, and buckled the iron ring on the door hard.
"Who knocked on the door?" Just when the national-faced general thought that he was going to wait for the subordinates of the Li Mansion to come to check after hearing the sound of the door being slammed, he had just finished buttoning the door when a man asked in a deep voice in the door, it seemed that he had been guarding the door for a long time.
"I was a military attache under the command of the British Duke, and I thought that the Wuwei Hou Mansion would rescue the British Duke, but I didn't expect to be ambushed by the Wuwei Hou, and I hoped that Mrs. Li could take me in and let me take refuge."
A look of embarrassment flashed on the face of the general, and then he said solemnly to the people in the door, waiting for the reply of the people in the door with apprehension.
"Wait a minute, my lord, the next official will go to find my young lady." Hearing this, the man in the door quickly replied, which made the Guozi-faced general breathe a sigh of relief, at least the other party did not refuse him, and now they can only wait patiently for the reply from the house.
"General, please!"
Originally, the Guozi-faced general thought that he would have to wait a while to get the results, but he didn't expect that after only a few moments, the door opened, and a big man wearing a new army uniform appeared in front of him, bowing down and making a gesture of invitation to him.
The national-faced general was stunned for a moment, but he didn't expect to get a reply so quickly, and then beckoned the people behind him to enter the mansion.
When they entered the courtyard gate, the national-faced generals and others suddenly showed surprised looks, it turned out that the courtyard in front of them was full of heavily armed New Army soldiers, lined up neatly, silently, and they did not hear the slightest abnormal sound before, and thought that the courtyard was empty, which shows the rigor of the daily training of the new army.
What particularly shocked the national-faced generals was that the new army sergeants in the courtyard were wearing fine armor, which cost a lot of money, which showed that Li Hongyu attached great importance to the new army.
Originally, there was no new army in the Li Mansion, but when the British Duke was placed under house arrest in the Marquis of Wuwei, the nobles in the capital transferred troops to protect themselves, so the military attachés of the new army who stayed in the new army camp outside the city transferred 200 people to the Li Mansion for protection.
In order to better protect the Li Mansion, the two hundred soldiers of the New Army who were transferred specially wore the armor in the warehouse of the New Army camp, which would greatly increase their combat ability in the battle.
After passing through the soldiers of the New Army in the courtyard, the Guozi-faced general and the others were led into the reception hall in the front yard, only to see that Qin Yue, Naren Toya and Rou'er were all there, no wonder they could reply to the request of the Guozi-faced general and others so quickly.
The idea of accepting the generals and others was decided by Qin Yue, and when Li Hongyu was not in the Li Mansion, the major affairs of the family were decided by Qin Yue, Qin Yue acted thoughtfully and decisively, and was a person who made up his mind at the critical moment.
In fact, Qin Yue also had concerns about the generals and others who put the country's face in their hearts, first, they were worried about setting themselves on fire and being on the bar with Wuwei Hou, and secondly, they were also worried that this was a trap for Wuwei Hou.
However, Qin Yue didn't have time to think too much, since the generals under the command of the British Duke begged for the door of the Li Mansion, then she couldn't ignore it for the sake of Li Hongyu's reputation, and at the same time, she could also gather the military heart of the Ming army and the appreciation of the outside world, after all, King Fu now appeared as a usurper, and it was difficult to get the recognition of the outside world.
Besides, Li Hongyu is very safe in the Forbidden City now, Qin Yue doesn't believe that Wuweihou dares to do anything to the Li Mansion, anyway, Li Hongyu's people in the Forbidden City have nothing to do with this mutiny, and it is difficult for Wuweihou to involve Li Hongyu.
Therefore, after a brief weighing, Qin Yue made up her mind and prepared to provide shelter to the national-faced generals and others and wait to see what happened.
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