Liu Zeqing was very aggrieved.

It has been five years since the two years of Shunzhi Duoduo went south and Shi Kefa took refuge in the Qing court when he was martyred in Yangzhou.

In the past five years, Liu Zeqing was kept in captivity in Beijing, and he was not allowed to leave the capital five miles away, and a team of Qing soldiers was stationed outside his house, called protection, but in fact it was surveillance, staring at his backbone all day long, making him feel uncomfortable.

Having military power taken away and being kept in captivity like a domestic animal is equivalent to living in a cage with a larger point, how can this kind of treatment, plus the rewards given by the Qing court to a third-class viscount and two maids, be worthy of the status of the two rich places of the prince of the Southern Ming Dynasty, the prince of the Southern Ming Dynasty, the Pingbo of Fengdong, and the town of Huai'an and Yangzhou?

Jump from rice trough to chaff trough. He often thinks to himself like a self-deprecating one.

Sometimes, he is even jealous of Huang Degong, who is also the four towns of Jiangbei, Huang Degong died in the Qinhuai River for Emperor Baohongguang when the city of Nanjing was broken.

Perhaps it was not a good choice to be greedy for life and fear of death and surrender to the Qing court.

When he came here, he saw that some generals of the Ming Dynasty who were far inferior to himself were reused, and he was arrogant, so he was angry. Kong Youde, Geng Jingzhong and others won't talk about it, after all, they descended to the Qing Dynasty very early, but what about Wu Sangui, Tang Tong, Bai Guangen and others? No matter from which point of view, these people are not as capable as themselves, but because they climbed the dragon and attached to the phoenix, they got acquainted with the Manchu Qing Dynasty, ascended to heaven, and lived a rich and glorious life. And he was an uncle in the Ming Dynasty, if the Qing army didn't take the initiative to surrender to the south, how could it be so easy to hit the city of Nanjing? Shi Kefa passed more than a dozen orders to himself a day, and in the end they were all begging, Liu Zeqing still did not hesitate to collect his troops and surrender, and nearly 100,000 tiger and wolf soldiers under his command were sold to the Qing Dynasty, with this credit, how could he finally get such treatment?

Liu Ze couldn't be angry.

He even moved the idea of going anyway again, this year, the city has changed the king's flag, as long as there are soldiers, everywhere is the uncle, the old department under his command is scattered all over the world, and there are also soldiers in charge, take the time to run out, pull the flag and rebel, and then take refuge in the Ming Dynasty, which is a way out.

However, before this idea could be figured out, the royal order of the Qing court came, and the regent Dolgon used the Ming Dynasty to surrender the generals, and ordered Liu Zeqing to clean up the old department, lead the army south, and cooperate with the Qing court army to encircle and suppress the rebellious army in Shanxi.

Liu Zeqing is only fifty years old, his body is strong, his spirit is good, and he is ecstatic after receiving the order, this is a great time to make a comeback! As long as you work hard in this battle, hold the legs of one or two Qing court bigwigs, and get appreciation, why don't you worship the handsome and be crowned king in the future?

In addition to being happy, Liu Zeqing was a warlord who could sit in the troubled times at the end of the Ming Dynasty, and he was not an incompetent person, and he had a trace of clarity in his mind.

Only after this investigation did I know that Shanxi was in danger like a tired egg, like a pot of messy porridge out of control, Jiang Huang's mutiny had not yet been extinguished, and the Ming army that came from Shaanxi was like a barrel of boiling oil poured on the fire, boiling and burning the entire Jinzhong into carbon pills.

The whole of Shanxi, except for the area east of Datong that is still in the hands of the Qing court, other places have pulled the anti-flag, and the rolling anti-Qing tide is like a surging river, impacting the land of the Three Jin Dynasty.

However, if it is not an emergency, it is estimated that the Qing court will not use the Ming Dynasty generals who are deeply suspicious, Liu Zeqing also knows this very clearly, and similarly, the trust in the combat power of the Qing army, especially the Eight Banners, is also very clear, although Shanxi is urgent, but it is caused by the lack of attention, and now the regent is in person, and the army of the Eight Banners is pouring out of the country, so under heavy pressure, even if Shanxi is a rock, it can be crushed.

So Liu Zeqing is still full of confidence on the road, his old department is mostly in Shandong, after gathering more than 20,000 people in Jinan, he followed Tong Yangliang's men and horses from Shandong to Jindi through Beizhili, Tong Yangliang stayed in Daizhou, he continued to go south, rushed all the way, and took the lead in the mountains south of Xinzhou.

Running so fast, naturally there is a careful mind to grab the first merit, after staying in the Ming Dynasty army for so long, the other party has a few catties and a few taels Liu Zeqing is clear, even if the Ming army from Shaanxi beheaded the governor of Shaanxi, Meng Qiaofang, Liu Zeqing still looks down on the other party from the bottom of his heart, eats empty salaries and drinks the blood of soldiers, does business and blackmails the rich, shouts to the court that the poor show off to the people, and when the enemy army runs faster than the common people, this kind of army, even if it bullies Meng Qiaofang with more people, it can't jump for a few days when it comes to Shanxi.

So it was a matter of course to fight a dozen small Ming troops, cut off people's heads and ask for credit in front of the regent.

According to his thoughts, the place of Hongquanzhai is not close enough, and it should be pushed towards Shiling Pass again, and even directly pounced on Shiling Pass to invite the battle, and provoked the Ming army to come out to fight, anyway, the Ming army in Guancheng is only nearly 20,000 people, and there are not many people of their own, and they don't know how much empty salary there is, and if they really fight, their side will definitely have the upper hand.

But a piece of information on the way almost caused him to fall off his horse.

Trembling and grabbing the placket of the messenger's clothes, Liu Zeqing's face turned white, and he shouted in a trembling voice: "This, this news, is it reliable?" ”

His subordinates also looked like mourners, and said with a bitter face: "It's true, Bolo's death and Nikan's defeat and escape have long been spread throughout the Great Wall, only the general you are far away in Shandong, and you have walked all the way fast, so you have not received the news, and at this moment, I am afraid that no one has collected the corpse in front of Shiling Pass!" ”

Liu Zeqing sat on the horse in a daze, stunned for a while, and didn't make a sound for a long time.

The person who reported the news didn't know what was wrong, and secretly looked up, only to find that this mighty Qilu general was already stupid on a horse.

The surrounding generals were silent, looking at each other, and after a long time, a deputy general had the courage to speak: "General, we ...... What to do? ”

Liu Zeqing slowly eased up, swallowed his saliva, and asked faintly while holding his forehead: "How far is it from that Shiling Pass here?" ”

"There are still fifty miles to go." The lieutenant replied.

"The whole army stopped, looked for the vicinity, where there was a place to set up, set up camp, and waited for the army of the regent." Liu Zeqing said weakly: "Such a powerful character, we must be cautious!" ”

"Right, right, be cautious! The general is wise! Everyone said in unison.

……

Luliang Mountain on a rainy night, the trees move with the wind, swaying all over the mountain, there is no moon in the sky, the shadow of the black hole is all over the mountain, I can't figure out whether it is a forest or a mountain shadow, the grass is deep, the sound of the beast is startled from time to time, being in it, it is inevitable that the wind is screaming, the grass and trees are soldiers.

Hongquan Village was originally a bandit nest in the mountains, there were more than 200 people gathered around, relying on robbing the passing merchants to mix a bite of food, Liu Zeqing chose here, killed the bandits, occupied the cottage, and more than 20,000 officers and soldiers lived in it.

Even so, Liu Zeqing was still not at ease, arranged a defense in the simple bandit's den, personally led a group of deputy generals and staff to look back and forth a few times, demarcated their respective defense territories, put a secret sentry scout, and turned a small hill into a fortress.

In the end, at three o'clock, Liu Zeqing also braved the heavy rain to inspect the camp, severely whipped a few night watch soldiers who hid under the wall of the village to avoid the rain, lost his temper, and then returned to the largest tiled house in the cottage he occupied, unloaded his armor and fell asleep.

Not long after lying down, he suddenly opened his eyes, turned over and sat up, and listened attentively.

Suddenly, he reached out and grabbed the long knife at the head of the bed, pulled it out with a "brush", and didn't even have time to put on his coat, and broke into the door in a few steps.

The next moment, his breathing became short, and the dense raindrops fell on his face, and he didn't realize it, his hands trembled slightly, his right hand holding the knife tightly pinched the handle of the knife, his eyes were wide open, and his bloodshot pupils looked in the direction of the wall.

A group of black shadows jumped in the light of a few campfires, they climbed over the wall and entered, without making a single sound, like a group of night owls falling from the sky, holding swords in their hands, slashing and killing the guards, and the Qing soldiers who were caught off guard screamed and were cut to the ground, and blood burst out.

What about the Dark Whistle? What about scouts?

Liu Zeqing was like in a dream, the foolproof defense was shattered, so many people were scattered outside, and they didn't even issue a warning, and they were broken into the core of the Chinese army by the enemy, what kind of person is this?

"Enemy attack!" Liu Zeqing was woken up by the cold rain and shouted: "The enemy army is attacking at night!" ”

People have already run out of tents and houses, scattered out of formation, and the people who rushed in were like the autumn wind sweeping away the fallen leaves, surging over like a tide, spears and knives were slashed, and the Qing soldiers who hurriedly met them were ruthlessly trampled on the ground and ravaged at will.

Liu Zeqing shouted a few times, and successfully attracted the attention of the visitors, and a team of black shadows rushed over.

Liu Zeqing turned around and ran, shouting loudly as he ran, and the guards who had gathered eagerly were also approaching him, and the sound of weapons echoing the night sky.

"Die!" A hook and sickle spear is held in the hand of a tall black shadow, like a spirit snake flying, and like a dragon going out to sea, smashing, stabbing, cutting a few simple actions are extremely skillful, combined together as if the exquisite marksmanship is impossible to defend, the guards who meet are penetrated in the shadow of the gun, and the blood holes appear one by one in the screams, and the armor cannot resist.

Liu Zeqing's heart was shocked, and he ran backwards without looking back, the military camp was already completely chaotic, and there were shouts and fighting everywhere, "Enemy attack, enemy attack!" And "Run, run!" "There were people shouting at the same time from different people's mouths, some running backwards and some running forward, and some people scurrying around, not knowing where to run.

From the moment he saw the enemy, Liu Zeqing never had the idea of gathering his subordinates to fight back, it was not that he had never encountered a night attack, but he had never seen it so cleanly, this is a strong army, an enemy army that is much stronger than himself, how can he fight back by relying on this group of soldiers under his hands?

The general's intuition played a role at a certain moment, and Liu Zeqing reflexively waved his knife and flirted, "Bell! With a thud, Ge fired a spear that stabbed him in the back of the heart.

"Huh? Ge Laozi's master is this! ”

Scolding with a Sichuan accent popped out of the mouth of the gunman, and Li Zeqing also saw the appearance of the comer clearly by the light of a tent burning on one side.

"White Armor!" Liu Zeqing lunged and stood on the knife, and swallowed a mouthful of saliva: "White armor soldiers!" ”

The big man with the gun wore an eye patch, his only eyes flashed with a violent light, his face was full of beard and stood up like steel needles, and he stabbed it with a smirk with a spear.

(End of chapter)