CHAPTER XXVI

In the depths of a dense forest, a whole team lay on the ground silently at night, their eyes wide open, showing a look of surprise, looking at the road not far away, a pair of relatives and soldiers passing by, and the connection between the front and back was more than ten miles long.

Their troops pointed straight to the northwest, riding and walking, the flow of people was rolling, and the momentum was high.

Ye Bushu was surprised: "So many red tassels? Good guys, there are at least 5,000 centaurs here. ”

Another companion next to him shook his head and said in a low voice: "Look at the smoke and dust in the back, look at the traces in front and on both sides." This is not the first team of Qing soldiers that has ever been cleared, at least there is one team, which means that they have at least more than 10,000 people!"

At this time, there were suddenly a few bird calls behind him, and the two of them looked at each other, and then stepped back lightly, lying on the ground on all fours, like a flexible gecko, and without even alarming the surrounding trees, the whole person disappeared silently in the dense forest, without attracting any attention from the passing Qing soldiers.

Exiting only a dozen meters away, behind a big rock, the two of them slowly straightened up, at this time in the grass in the other direction, suddenly jumped out of a burly, bearded man, with a red identity tag tied around his waist, looking at the dress, it was also a night.

It's just that he has a smile on his face, his eyes shining with excitement, and he even has a rope in his hand.

"Two brothers, what do you think I caught?"

As he spoke, he dragged the rope outward, and at the other end, a Qing soldier who was tied into a zongzi came out, and judging from his dress, he was also a spy.

The spy was tightly tied, his mouth was tightly stuffed, and he couldn't make a sound, but he could only roll his two eyes around, glaring at the three people fiercely, with violence in his eyes, and a trace of cowardice, and in the deepest part of his eyes, there was a trace of fear, because he knew that the number that fell into the hands of the enemy was probably difficult to live.

And yet this is war, and there is no sympathy at all.

The leader gestured slightly, a leaf shook behind him, and then a figure flashed into the distance.

The route of the Qing soldiers could not be lost, and he sent his subordinates to continue to follow him, preparing to interrogate this Qing soldier in person.

With a look of excitement on their faces and a slight gesture, the three of them turned in unison and climbed up a hillside to the north.

Exploring the terrain two days ago, they found a hidden cave in advance, which was supposed to be used as a temporary resting place, and it happened to be used for interrogation at this time.

In the border army, they will not collect at night, and they will learn some Manchurian dialect to some extent, and the three brothers will be a personal soldier, and they will enter the cave, and they will use various means one after another.

The small knife was like a piece of flesh on a person's body, and the blood and flesh of the knife were cut by Sensen's bones, and it was easy to exchange for the sound of crying and begging for mercy, and the sound of giving information.

After being mixed on the battlefield for a long time, my heart is inevitably a little distorted, and when I see the tragic situation of the Qing soldiers, my first reaction is not fear, not sympathy, but excitement.

The torturers were even about to develop this into a special hobby, and every time they caught a tongue, they had to play with it carefully for a long time, and finally cut off a scalp as a memorial after they died.

This habit of his was not flattering to the other brothers.

The screams in the cave continued for an hour, and whoever could save some air at last, a man covered in blood and with an irrepressible look of excitement on his face walked out, nodded to the two brothers guarding the door, and said:

"The news is not very good, there are more than 10,000 Tartar soldiers, and they are heading to the security week, and their first target is likely to be our Shunxiang Fort."

Several people changed color at the same time, glanced at each other slightly, and turned around and left.

They must hurry back and tell the adults the news.

Pulling out the war horse from behind another hidden boulder, several people got on the horse one after another, the sound of hooves rolling and kicking up pieces of smoke and dust, and quickly headed towards Shunxiang Fort.

With the familiarity of the terrain, everyone deliberately chose a small road to take a shortcut, and fought the horses frantically all the way, desperately rushing to the road, and finally arrived at Shunxiang Fort when they were almost tired to death.

By this time it was getting dark.

They rushed into the fort and told Yang Nan the news.

"My lord, there are 10,000 Tartars according to their marching speed, I am afraid that they will arrive at us the morning after tomorrow, or at noon the day after tomorrow, please make arrangements as soon as possible!"

After more than half a year of operation, Shunxiang Fort has been sorted out by Yang Nan, and the combat effectiveness can be said to be rolling up, but no matter how it rises, there is a base.

A small border fort, the population is only 500 people, and now there is an army of 10,000 people to attack, it is like the top of Mount Tai.

Yang Nan was quite calm, but his eyes also fluctuated slightly, he glanced at the subordinates in front of him, and saw that they were all pale, more or less uneasy, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart, and sneered: "At this time, I can form 10,000 people, I'm afraid it's not just the Eight Banners, Mongolia should also be joining in the fun, maybe there are some Han people." Hum! Pass my order, Zhaojing Border Fort, Dongjiazhuang Fort, Huiyao Fort come to discuss matters! ”

As soon as the words fell, a personal soldier immediately went out to give orders.

About a stick of incense, several groups of fast horses rushed into the yard one after another, and then several people rushed in.

Yang Nan pointed at these people, and immediately didn't accept it all night, and explained the entire military situation in detail, and the three of them were also dumbfounded after listening to it, and they couldn't speak for a long time.

This is a Taishan crushing situation, there is no good way at all, so he can only look at Yang Lan.

After this period of training, Yang Nan has finally made great progress, the picture flashed in his mind, and he suddenly felt a little more confident in his heart, suddenly stood up, and shouted: "Now I order, starting from tonight, all the residents will immediately rush to make the city defense equipment overnight, and I will reserve all the defensive equipment before the Qingming comes."

Send someone to organize the young and strong to go out of the city, dig a trench for me on the southeast side, and leave a gap for him on the south side, three zhang wide enough, so that they can only attack at close range here, among which all the guns and artillery in my fort are aimed at the south side, and give them a hard blow!

Order all military households and civilians to withdraw into the fort, and not a single family is allowed to stay outside. Before noon tomorrow, all the people must be evacuated, and those who dare to disobey the order will be killed. ”

Yang Nan gritted his teeth and said, "I hope that all the brothers will work together to tide over the difficulties, send a group of fast horses to Dong's house, and Cheng Ji Grain Depot will ask to see my eldest brother, and say that I have something important to ask for!" ”

He swept the stunned faces of his subordinates from left to right, nodded seriously, and said, "Whether this catastrophe can be passed, I'm afraid I still need my eldest brother's help!" ”