Ma Guozhu fled from the Xinjian dock in a hurry, and was surrounded and chased by the Chu army all the way, and there was not one out of ten soldiers and horses under his command, but fortunately, Su Jin and Tian You said it well, when they stayed away from Xinjian Town, the pursuers of the Chu army disappeared, and they seemed to really ignore him.

The dignified governor of Jiangnan, but was despised like this, Ma Guozhu not only did not get angry, but secretly rejoiced and feared, this way to escape is full of dangers, several times I thought that I would die, and several times I escaped from death, his expression has reached the verge of collapse, and the courage to serve the country with death has all flown to the clouds, and the desire to survive has never been so strong.

Ma Guozhu was injured in the leg, he couldn't walk far, half leaning and half lying on a big car, but he kept looking up, although he couldn't see the chasing soldiers of the Chu army, but now he still didn't get out of danger, there were only a few hundred remnants of the defeated generals left around him, and he was sleepy and tired, as long as he encountered a small army of the Chu army, he could only be captured.

As far as the eye could see, there was a slaughtering ice and snow everywhere, as if there was an unknown danger, Ma Guozhu trembled slightly, and asked his staff member Su Jin: "Have the people who went to find Xiong Lichun come back?" If not, send a few more people! ”

Su Jin has always regarded himself as a master who hides in the city, and although he is on the way to escape, he still tries to maintain his appearance and demeanor, and tries not to look so wolf. Everyone else is riding a horse, but he is riding a big green donkey, he feels like he is floating out of the dust, and when he sees Ma Guozhu very nervous, he only smiles faintly.

"Don't worry, Lord Duxian, I have already sent a fast horse to leave first, and General Xiong will come to answer at any time......"

As soon as he was halfway through his words, the Qing army in front of him suddenly became chaotic. The soldiers turned around and ran back, Ma Guozhu and Su Jin were both frightened birds at this time, and hurriedly looked up. I saw a group of people and horses coming, about 2,000 people up and down, and they could be seen clearly in the snow, they were all wearing the armor and trumpets of the Ming army, and they were clearly waving the red flag of the Ming army.

Su Jin screamed, pulled the donkey and left, but he was in a hurry. almost fell down, Tian You was next to him, reaching out and grabbing the reins of the big green donkey. said: "Master Su, don't panic, it's important to protect Lord Duxian!" ”

Su Jin turned his head to look at Ma Guozhu, and couldn't help but be stunned, and admired in his heart. Shame again. I saw Ma Guozhu leaning on the cart expressionlessly, his body not moving at all, how could he be so flustered.

"Lord Duxian is worthy of being a feudal official, Mount Tai collapsed before and did not change color, my qi cultivation kung fu is still too bad!"

Although the shape was critical, he still sighed with emotion, but he heard Ma Guozhu say in a trembling voice: "Quick, help me get out of the car." Surrender on your knees. ”

Ma Guozhu was stunned just now, and it was easy to come back to his senses. Under the surprised gaze of Su Jin and Tian You, trembling and climbing down the cart, and was about to bend his knees and kneel, the Ming army on the opposite side suddenly stopped, and a general urged the horse out of the ranks, fully draped, majestic, and wearing a red cloak behind him, at first glance, he was the general who led the troops.

"Excuse me, but is it the person from Ma Gong, the governor of Jiangnan? Xiong Lichun, the deputy general of Naining Prefecture, is here to welcome the driver! ”

Well?! Ma Guozhu's waist suddenly became straight, and he coughed heavily.

Su Jin was surprised and delighted, raised his voice and shouted: "Lord Duxian is here, Xiong Lichun has not come to see ......."

After seeing Xiong Lichun, Ma Guozhu finally had a sense of security, asked each other about the battle situation, exchanged intelligence, and learned that Xiong Lichun had just fought a battle with the baggage troops of the Chu army and captured a lot of armor and banners, so he disguised himself as the Chu army.

For such a brave and resourceful general, Ma Guozhu of course would not hesitate to praise him, and immediately praised Xiong Lichun fiercely, encouraging and caring, and the cold winter night became warm.

The soldiers under his command did not feel this way, they fought fiercely for two days in a row, and then ran away for their lives, everyone was cold, tired and hungry, and they couldn't walk anyway, Xiong Lichun proposed to build yì, there was a secluded and sheltered place in front, you could go there to rest first.

The two soldiers and horses immediately merged as one, left the main road, walked for a quarter of an hour, and came to the back of a forest, and with Ma Guozhu's order, the soldiers all sat on the ground and finally relaxed.

In order to avoid exposing the target, of course, they can't make a fire to cook, but fortunately, Xiong Lichun and they all brought dry food and distributed it to Ma Guozhu and his party. Seeing that Ma Guozhu was thinly dressed, Xiong Lichun hurriedly offered his high-end cloak, and took out a bag of food from his arms, wrapped it tightly with two layers of lotus leaves, and it was still hot when opened.

"Rare, rare!"

Ma Guozhu ate sweetly, and praised repeatedly: "I didn't expect General Xiong to have this hand, it's really Zhang Fei's embroidery, thick and fine!" ”

Xiong Lichun replied modestly: "The last general was born in the mountains in his early years, and he was used to sleeping in the open air, so he prepared more abundantly. ”

"Rare, rare!"

Ma Guozhu said with emotion: "Since ancient times, heroes have mostly started from recklessness, such as today's surging and troubled, General Xiong is so loyal and honest, he will be the pillar of the court one day!" ”

With his status and status, he said these words to Xiong Lichun, obviously with the intention of wooing, and now he has not escaped the danger, it is the time to use people, take a carrot and shake it, which can motivate Xiong Lichun to work hard.

"It's all up to the military!" Xiong Lichun was a smart man, so he immediately knelt down and kowtowed, and said his position loudly.

"Rare, rare!" Ma Guozhu laughed and stretched out his hand to help. Xiong Lichun was so clever, beyond his expectations, although he spoke a little rudely and acted too directly, but such a rough person was more comfortable to use, and Ma Guozhu really had the heart to solicit.

Seeing his favor for Xiong Lichun, Tian You's expression was blank, but Su Jin was very angry. In terms of merit and hard work, Su Jin has been following Ma Guozhu for several years, giving him advice, solving countless troubles in the officialdom, and even being born and dying like now, Xiong Lichun, an outsider, suddenly got such favor from Ma Guozhu, which caused Su Jin to be sour and vinegary.

He suddenly interjected, reminding Ma Guozhu that he was still in danger and had to determine the next direction of escape.

Ma Guozhu glanced at him meaningfully, nodded and said, "Yes, in Mr. Su's opinion, where should I go now?" ”

"There are three ways to go, divided into upper, middle and lower strategies......"

Su Jin has a common sour problem with his staff, and he always makes a fool of himself when he makes plans, and when Ma Guozhu asks again, he explains: "Go north and retreat to Jiujiang, this road is far away from the battlefield, naturally there is no danger, but the court will be accountable in the future, I'm afraid it will be difficult to explain." ”

Ma Guozhu nodded noncommittally and did not speak.

Su Jin continued: "Zhongce went south, went to Fengcheng County to join Tan Tai, the general of the expedition to the south, although he was inevitably reprimanded by the general, but he could serve in front of the army and seek opportunities to atone for his crimes. ”

Ma Guozhu still didn't speak.

Su Jin accentuated his tone and said sarcastically: "Shangce go southeast, go to Jimi to cross the river, and join forces with Gushan Ezhen Zhumala." The Eight Banners are brave and good at fighting, enough to defeat Wang Sheng's thieves, Lord Duxian participated in this battle, and the guilt of losing Jilong Mountain and Xinjian Town was naturally written off, and there was no mer......it in it."

He was talking proudly, but he heard Ma Guozhu snort coldly.

"Humph! Jumala despicable villain, I go to find him now, will I be sold again? ”

"This ......"

Su Jin's tongue was knotted, and her head was sweaty, so she reacted and came up with a bad idea. Because of the battle of Xinjian Town, Ma Guozhu already hated Zhu Mala, and it was really wishful thinking to let him hug Zhu Mala's thigh, besides, Zhu Mala was good at selling his teammates, in case the battle was lost, Ma Guozhu, who was sent to the door, was just on top of the cylinder.

"The upper policy is too urgent, the lower policy is too slow, so let's take the middle policy." Ma Guozhu finally made a decision, turned his head and asked, "Does General Xiong still have extra Ming army armor?" The road to Fengcheng County is far away, so we'd better disguise ourselves as southern thieves. ”

……

As soon as the sky was bright, a "Ming army" appeared on the road to Fengcheng County, and the color of the clothes and armor was exactly the same as that of the Chu army.

Ma Guozhu is very satisfied, what does it matter if you are funny, safety first is the most important thing.

That night, he and Xiong Lichun had another secret conversation.

"General Xiong, do you have any words?"

"The Mengjunmen inquired, and the last general was full of words." Since Xiong Lichun is mixed with officialdom, he has long asked Niu Yan to give him a table, a rough man with a scruffy beard, but he is called "Shengyun" Such an elegant expression, others feel very awkward, but Xiong Lichun himself likes it very much, and feels that the word "Shengyun" is high-end and atmospheric.

Niu Yan was hiding in the crowd at this moment, looking at Ma Guozhu from a distance, he was afraid of showing his horse's feet, and he didn't dare to meet Ma Guozhu and others directly, but he kept giving advice behind his back, instructing Xiong Lichun on how to deal with Manchu officials, such as pretending to be honest and straightforward to win Ma Guozhu's favor, which was his idea.

"It's rare, it's rare, the beginning of spring is cloudy, and there is a lot of weather!" Ma Guozhu casually praised two sentences, carefully asked Xiong Lichun about his past experience, and heard that he was originally a member of the Chu army, and looked up to him again: "The so-called knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent can win a hundred battles, where did Wang Sheng's thief and Kou go around Jilong Mountain, do you know Shengyun?" ”

After two or three days of ping pong with the Chu army, Ma Guozhu was still confused, and he didn't know the number of the army, nor did he know where they came from.

"The last general will be guilty of negligence, please punish the military gate! There are 800 miles in the Makufu Mountain, and I don't know where the southern thieves slipped from. Xiong Lichun pushed 625, pretending to be confused. The battlefield is so complicated, rumors are flying all over the sky, and it will not be traced to his head for a while, if the Qing army fights a big defeat, no one can take care of him.

"The boy was born in troubled times, when he galloped in the world, Shengyun has been staying in Mufu Mountain, although he is comfortable, but he thinks his vision is too narrow, and he will be in the future." Ma Guozhu pulled the collar of his cloak and asked with a smile: "When the war is over here, are you willing to go to Nanjing with Benxian?" (To be continued......)