On September 15 of the fourth year of the Ming Dynasty, that is, on the same month and day in the seventh year of Shunzhi in the Qing Dynasty, a large number of people gathered in the towering mountains in the south of Xinzhou and Yangqu County in Shanxi.

In front of the Shiling Pass, look out from the misty rain curtain, only to see the green trees and green valleys, one by one the flags almost cover the true color of the forest, the flags of all colors are white and white, covering the sky and the sun, below the flag, the camp tent stretches along the mountain, until it reaches the end of the field of vision, as if the camp is a part of the rain curtain, how big the rain is, how big the camp of the Qing army is.

The light rain is blowing, cool and pleasant, it can be described as very comfortable in this summer, but at this moment, there is a smell of slaughter in the rain, countless white-armored soldiers stood in the fortifications in front of the wall, watching coldly, indifferently looking at the Qing army that was only seven or eight miles away and was cutting down the fence.

The Qing army Aha and Nikan stripped their upper bodies and worked in the rain with their arms on their backs, they dug trenches, built fences, and built horses to resist horses, and also built a fortification opposite the Ming military fortifications.

While cutting trees and digging ditches, these pigtailed soldiers shouted loudly, recklessly provoking in the direction of Shiling Pass, "Come here!" Let the grandpas give you a good time! ”

"Minggou is a child, timid as a dog, hiding behind a stone and pretending to be a grandson?"

"This kind of grandson, Lao Tzu doesn't want it!"

"Hahaha, you don't want me, it's okay to bring a basin!"

"Hahahaha!"

The strange sound and the official dialect mixed with the Liaodong accent blew down the raindrops, blowing from a distance, and fell into the ears of the white armor soldiers in Kuizhou, piercing like a needle prick, and everyone's chests were like a ball of flames, and they wanted to jump out immediately and hack the beasts who owed their mouths to death.

The officers shuttled among their subordinates, constantly cooling down: "Don't be deceived by these Dongyu, they are provoking us, and we will lose when we go up!" ”

"They have heavy troops in the back, just waiting for us to rush out!"

"The grandfather has an order, and those who go out to fight without authorization will be punished with capital even if they have merit!"

"The eldest husband deserves to die with his life, how can he be provoked by the dogs?"

"Hold your strength for Lao Tzu! I'm also angry, but now is not the time, there are battles waiting for us to fight, and when it is really time to fight, Lao Tzu, who does not make a force, will be the first to hack him to death! ”

The psychological warfare on both sides was in full swing, taking the lead in the confrontation, standing behind the low wall in front of the wall, Liu Yun, the general manager of the Fengzi Battalion, shook off the rain on his face, stepped on the low wall in one step, and jumped up the wooden fence, stepped on the middle of the two sharp wooden thorns with his legs, stood up proudly, luckily, and shouted with laughter: "Bah! The dog on the other side, why bother to show such lip service? If you have the courage, you will show the chariots and horses to kill them! I'm waiting here, but even if your parents don't lay eggs for you! ”

He is strong in martial arts, quite internal, this roar actually overpowered the voice of the opposite side, like thunder and lightning, shaking in all directions in the rain, people on both sides can hear it clearly, and suddenly there was a pause, and the noisy scolding actually stopped.

After a short silence, the Kuizhou army erupted in thunderous cheers, "Yes, yes!" "Dare to come!" The echo sound was built in the sky, and on the opposite side, the Qing army was full of insults, foul language was endless, the scene got out of control, and the provocation of the Qing army evolved into a scolding on both sides, compared with the sharp mouth of the Ming army, the Qing army seemed to have the upper hand.

"Grass you mother!" When did a stout Aha receive such an atmosphere from the Ming army, but he didn't speak well in Chinese, and he didn't speak too well, where was he an expert in scolding? Choked by the Ming army, the cow's temper came up, and he picked up the knife and was about to run out.

As soon as his feet moved, a hand stretched out behind him, and Niu Lu Ezhen, who led the team, dragged him back, and the strong man was as healthy as an ox, but he was pulled into a circle and thrown into the muddy water.

"The prince has an order, you can only lure the enemy, not attack the city, do you want to fucking harm our entire Niulu?" The tower-like Ezhen stood in the rain, and the raindrops hit him, turning into droplets of water and splashing in all directions, like an angry King Kong.

The strong man gritted his teeth, didn't dare to make a mistake, got up and bowed, and went to carry the wood again.

Ezhen turned his head and glanced at the other side fiercely, in the hazy drizzle, the foggy Ming army on the opposite side was misty, and he couldn't see it clearly, only the laughter and scolding full of Sichuan flavor came from afar.

Behind the two sides of the Qing army's trenching team, a black and oppressed person squatted on the ground, lying down, like a lurking wolf, silent, leading the team of Zhenghuang Qigu Mountain Ezhen Zhun Pagoda spit on the ground, staring at the eyes that radiated anger and waved his hand: "Go!" Go back, these dogs won't come out! ”

They had been lying in ambush in the rain for two hours, covered in mud, and their ears were numb by the scolding on both sides, but they still didn't see half of the Ming army come out, and it was useless to wait any longer except to go back helplessly.

……

"Bump!" Man Dahai slammed his fist on the table, smashing a short table to the point of falling apart.

"How can it be!" He roared: "Ming Dog is so cowardly, why dare to attack my Han army at night? How arrogant it is to capture the flag, but at this moment he is afraid of war! It's really hateful! ”

"Do not be angry as you should be." Dolgon squinted, and the light in his slit-like eyes flickered: "This is what a strong enemy should look like, angry and faced, righteous and angry, and fooled casually, then he is not worthy of being our opponent!" ”

Mandahai skimmed Dolgon, and said in his heart, which side are you?

"The people below have already built a trench and wooden fence according to my instructions, and it will be troublesome for the Ming army to rush over, and it will not be so easy to deal with us like dealing with Nikan, let's rest first, and after walking this way, the sons and daughters are tired, and they will have to spend a day or two before going to tackle key problems." Dolgon smiled and handed a cup to Man Dahai: "Come, take a sip of tea, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty is extremely blessed, and we will also learn to order, this tea is not cheap." ”

Man Dahai hurriedly bowed down to attack, respectfully took it, held it in his hand, and drank it slowly.

Not bad indeed. Thinking like this, he couldn't help but miss the newly recruited Han concubines in Beijing.

……

Wang Huan stood on the stone ridge pass, holding a monocular in his hand, standing in the rain, looking at the depths of the layered mountains.

The telescope of this era, called the clairvoyant, first appeared in the Ming Dynasty, or the sixth year of the Great Tomorrow Apocalypse, the German missionary John Tang carried this thing from Germany to Middle-earth by ship less than 30 years ago, and presented it to the emperor, and was shocked for a while.

At that time, Xu Guangqi wanted to imitate it, but because the glass craftsmanship was not up to par, he couldn't make it, so he had to give up. After so many years, there have been a lot more in the southern Macao area, and there are a lot of such holes flowing out of the ship of the red-haired ghost, and this one in Wang Huan's hand is the reward brought to him by the lieutenant official sent by Emperor Yongli to announce the decree.

"Retreated." Wang Huan put away the mirror, threw it to Ma Wannian casually, and grinned: "Is Tartar stupid?" Do you really think we're going to be fooled? ”

Ma Wannian carefully took the clairvoyant mirror like a mother-in-law, wiped the lens barrel with his sleeve, and then put it into a cloth bag and carried it in his arms.

Li Tingyu replied indifferently: "But my lord, it's not a bad thing to rush out and kill a game, the brothers are all suffocated, how can a dignified man endure this kind of bird anger?" ”

Li Dingguo smiled: "Didn't you just go out and kill a round a few days ago?" Why is it suffocating again? Liu Zeqing's mind is still hanging on the city wall, that can't be faked, besides, it's me who accompanies the adults to stay here, and it should be me who is suffocating, right? ”

Li Tingyu shouted: "You have a light temperament, you are like wood, you have a virtue like Ma Xintian, and you can't hold it back." He doesn't have any expression when he kills, he looks, looks, looks, just like now! He tapped his fingers and shouted.

Ma Xintian stood behind Wang Huan, with an expressionless face with smooth rain, without even a trace of waves, if it weren't for the ruddy complexion, others would probably think that this was a standing dead corpse.

Listening to Li Tingyu's complaints, Ma Xintian rarely moved and shrugged his shoulders.

There was still no expression on his face.

Li Tingyu only felt goosebumps all over his body: "Look, you see, he doesn't even bother to move his body now, just shrug his shoulders, if this continues, Ma Xintian, I tell you, you will become a clay Bodhisattva in the temple!" ”

Wang Huan also looked at the past, and sighed secretly in his heart, Ma Xintian had a calm temperament, and after following himself, he didn't like words more and more, just learning things silently, and gradually became like a living dead, Wang Huan was afraid that he would have psychological problems, and chatted with him a few times, each time he said: Out of Sichuan, seeing the miserable appearance of the world, I realized that the husband is responsible for standing in the world, and the troubled times are in charge, and it is useless to say, only strength is supreme, and it is better to say more than to do more.

This is a typical sequelae after seeing too much killing and misery, there are psychiatrists in later generations, but there is no at this time, and Wang Huan can't do ideological work for him every day, so he can only talk to him sometimes, so that he can be psychologically balanced, and there is no way to do more.

In troubled times, some people die and have life, some people see through the cycle of life and death, some people inhale fame and fortune, some people are angry and beg to die to serve the country, and some people are worried and help the world to save the people, who can say which is right and which is wrong?

Wang Huan clapped his hands, pulled everyone's attention back, and said in a deep voice: "Since the Tartars are here, today is just a temptation, and the official war will start in two days." Gentlemen pay attention, this battle Dolgon is in person, the pressure is not as good as before, there are more Tartar soldiers, and there are also Tartar soldiers in Tianmen Pass and Liangling Pass, maybe we will face the dilemma of facing the enemy on both sides, this projectile land, has been extremely dangerous. ”

He turned around and faced the misty world outside the gate: "The brave survive, and the aspiring live!" I, Wang Huan, stood here, and I didn't think about whether I could return to Sichuan alive, but no matter whether I live or die, together with all the kings, I can force Dolgon to such a point, and it will not be in vain to be a human being, let's add a little more force, this Han family will be reborn in the hands of us, and when the time comes, the Tartars will be expelled from the Great Wall, and they will climb the mountain to drink freely at Shanhaiguan, wouldn't it be happy! ”

Everyone in the rain laughed in unison, unconcerned about the danger they were facing, and stood behind Wang Huan in high spirits.

West Wind Fierce,

Frost Morning Moon,

Mountains are like the sea

The remnant sun is like blood.

……

Thousands of miles away, in Zhaoqing City, Qu Shiyun and other civil officials were arguing in the main hall of Shuiyue Palace, Jiao Lian and other military generals stood on one side blankly, at a loss, Du Yonghe, the deputy general sent by Li Chengdong, watched coldly and did not say a word; On the Jinluan Palace, Emperor Yongli sat weakly, supported his chin with his hands, looked at the quarreling ministers for a while, his eyes were empty and sad, and for a while he looked at the north with hope, where there was a wall, blocking his view, but he stared at it, happy to do it.

……

At the head of Quanzhou City, Zheng Chenggong, the king of Yanping County, brandished a long knife, covered in blood, roared and split the head of a Qing soldier, jumped on the city wall, and a few spears stabbed him, he did not retreat but advanced, ravaged his body, and crashed into the arms of those Qing soldiers, the blade of the spear grazed the iron armor, and a string of sparks appeared, and the long knife in his hand slashed horizontally, splitting a stream of blood.

The Ming army behind shouted and rushed up, spread to both sides along the city wall, in the collision of the human body and the sword, the Qing army flags were thrown off the city, and the big banner embroidered with the word "Zheng" was inserted, and Quanzhou was broken.

Zheng Chenggong stuck the rolled steel knife upside down on the ground, sat on the battlement and gasped, looked up to the north, his eyes were complicated, and after a while, he stood up and shouted and raised the knife away.

……

On the border between Huguang and Guangxi, in the city of Yuezhou, Du Yinxi, Li Guo and others sat in a quiet room, listening carefully to the report of the spies who came back from the north. On the other side of the city, He Tengjiao was lying on the bed, his forehead was wrapped in bandages, and he was discussing something with his henchman He Shaoqi and others in a voice as thin as a mosquito.

The city is full of defeats, and it should be bare and ruined.

……

Outside Xiangtan City, the two armies faced each other. Shen Zhixiang, the Duke of Shun of the Qing Army, shouted hoarsely and opened fire, and one by one the red-clothed cannons shot iron bullets in the roar, crossed the sky, fell to the ground, jumped a few times, and did not move like a rice ball, but there were still hundreds of steps away from the white-armored soldier array in the distance.

Xu Tiezhu smashed his mouth contemptuously, waved the red flag in his hand suddenly, and in the thunderous sound of the divine cannon, the ten-pound iron bullet whistled and the projectile shot by the red-clothed cannon staggered through the air, and then smashed into the Qing army's columns, like a drop of water falling into the oil pot, and suddenly exploded the pot.

……

At the head of Huai'an City, the general soldiers and horses of Caoyun waved their long knives and cut off the head of the governor of Caoyun in the Qing Dynasty.

In the blood all over the ground, several corpses were poured horizontally, all of them were officials stationed in the Huai'an Qing court above the third grade, Ma Quan raised the severed head, and stood proudly on the high city tower.

"I have been Han all my life, why do you want to keep this rattail and be the one who forgets my ancestors?" He shouted, the city was densely populated, and tens of thousands of people under the command of the general army of Caoyun were all bald, and their braids were cut: "The Ming Liang Kingdom is just gathering troops in Shanxi and fighting with the Tartars in Taiyuan, how can we stand idly by?" ”

"I will swear here, sacrifice the flag with this head, anyway! Those who do not obey will be killed! ”

A hunting banner with clear characters fluttered in the wind on the head of the city.

……

Outside the city of Nanjing, the rice merchant ancestor Tianci escorted the grain cart that could not be seen at a glance, lined up outside the south gate to prepare to enter the city, there were many accompanying soldiers in the convoy, holding knives and guns, all of them were strong and strong.

Zu Tianci squinted his eyes, looked at the scorching sun in the sky, turned his head again, and looked at the north, the resolute light in his pupils was so bright that his eyes were as bright as torches.

He pinched the arrow in his arm, reached out and grabbed the knife hidden in the rice bag, took a deep breath, and walked towards the city gate.

……

Zhoushan Islands, King Lu stood at the wharf, handed the wine cup to Zhang Mingzhen of Dingxi and Zhang Huangyan, the secretary of the Ministry of War, with both hands, the two took it, drank it all, said goodbye to King Lu with courtesy, and turned around to board the ship.

On the sea, thousands of ships are ready to go, thousands of sails are facing the wind, tens of thousands of Ming troops sail into the sea, and take advantage of the wind to sail towards Chongming Island, which faces each other across the sea.

……

Shenzhou is stormy, the north and south of the river, and the beacon is like a pillar.

Looking north of the rivers and mountains, gather under the Shiling Pass.

(End of chapter)