Chapter Seventy-Four: Before the Encirclement and Suppression
Zhu Qing shook off the two dogs and walked into a small wood. The dog lost track of Zhu Qing and turned over and returned to the side of the little leader of the rebel army.
"The dogs are all back, and it seems that they can't be found. His grandmother's, go back and inform the eldest brother! The little leader shouted unhappily, close the team!
In a secluded grove. Zhu Qing grabbed the reins of the horse.
"After driving for most of the night, get off the horse and rest for a while." Seeing that Ning Er was still hugging her waist tightly, Zhu Qing said lightly.
Ning'er let out an "oh" and threw off her horse a little embarrassed.
"Why didn't you just kill those two dogs? Do you have to go around so many bends with them? Ning Er asked puzzled.
"Do you think they only have two dogs?" Zhu Qing sneered and asked rhetorically, Ning Er nodded if he understood.
In fact, it is too easy to kill two dogs, but as long as these two dogs do not go back, the rebels will let more dogs out to find them. However, the fact that these two dogs went back means that Zhu Qing's traces have disappeared, and even trained dogs can't find traces, how can people find them?
The little leader led the two dogs back to the village and headed straight for Dengzhou. He wanted to report this matter to the leader of the White Lotus, Xu Hongfei.
"Big brother, just now I found two Jinyi guards along the border in Dengzhou, but unfortunately they escaped, and even the hunting dogs couldn't find their traces." The little boss met Xu Hongfei.
After a year, Xu Hongfei has become more mature and stable, the only thing that remains unchanged is that kind of leadership style, I want to be a little more imposing than his father Xu Hongru back then.
Hear this report from the little boss. Xu Hongfei was not as high-spirited as before, he looked at the little leader quietly, and then looked at the two dogs beside the little leader. The two hounds kept licking their tongues.
"What's wrong with them?" Xu Hongfei looked at the two hunting dogs and asked.
"Oh, big brother, they've been biting and eating since they came back, probably when they ran into a dead mouse or something on the way." The little boss responded.
Xu Hongfei walked straight down the hall and came to the front of the two hounds, who saw Xu Hongfei for the first time and barked a little agitatedly. I could only hear Xu Hongfei's muffled voice, "Huh?!" With a sound, glaring at them, the two hounds fell down obediently. Xu Hongfei squatted down and broke the mouth of the hound with his hand, took a closer look, and sneered, "In this era, not to mention rats, even the leaves have been eaten, you go find a dead mouse to show me?!" Xu Hongfei obviously said it to the little boss.
At the end of the Ming Dynasty, there were years of war, coupled with drought and plague, and the famine was even more serious, not to mention animals, many people had nothing to eat.
"This ......" The little leader was in trouble and didn't understand what Xu Hongfei meant.
"The hounds were bewitched by the enemy. This is a typical animal drug. We used it before when we were horse thieves. It seems that you should meet a high-level brocade guard. Xu Hongfei judged.
"He's really good, he's been so badly wounded that he was able to get his two companions out of our encirclement. But strangely, he doesn't seem to want to hurt us. The little boss recalled.
"Don't want to hurt you?"
"That's right. Moreover, it seems that he and one of his female companions should be at odds. ”
"Female companion?"
"Exactly, at first we didn't know they were brocade guards, but then we found out that his female companion was wearing his brocade cloak."
"Why didn't he put on his own cloak and let his female companion do it?" Xu Hongfei asked, he seemed to know something.
"I don't know. I might be able to change clothes. Oh yes, big brother, we, actually, they escaped from the Japanese boat. ”
"What? Whits?! Darn! Remember to get to the point first when you talk in the future! Hearing the word "wolf", Xu Hongfei was annoyed. At that time, Xu Hongru was forced to Dengzhou by Yuan Chonghuan, and he could have defended one side, at least he could have survived, but he didn't expect the Japanese to sneak attack Dengzhou, Xu Hongru attacked back and forth, and died on the battlefield. The Japanese temporarily occupied the coast along Dengzhou until Xu Hongfei took charge of the house and revived the White Lotus Sect. Only then did they drive the Japanese out of Dengzhou, but I didn't expect that today, the Japanese invaded again.
"Tomorrow send troops to Dengzhou along the coast!" Xu Hongfei slapped the desk hard. The lion looked back and glared ahead angrily, giving orders to his men.
At this time, Zhu Qing had not yet walked out of Dengzhou. His wounds cracked in the rush. He needs to rest. And Ning'er was so tired that she fell asleep at this time. Zhu Qing looked at Ning Er, who was sleeping quietly beside him, and suddenly felt a contradiction in his heart, should this girl stay by his side?
She is Dolgon's sister and her own savior, and more importantly, she knows that now, Ning Er has not mentioned a word about the "Artifact Spectrum Tantric Scroll". Zhu Qing sighed and helped Ning'er put on her cloak. After that, Zhu Qing leaned against a tree next to him and closed his eyes unconsciously.
Now that the decision to send troops to the coast of Dengzhou has been made, Xu Hongfei did not sleep all night. He paced back and forth in the tent, occasionally turning over a book on the desk. Xu Hongfei is not only a bandit leader, but also a Confucian scholar. It can be said that when Xu Hongru was still there, Xu Hongfei was a typical young master. Xu Hongfei does not intend to let his son embark on this path, but it seems that everyone has their own life, and it is not something that others can change. Xu Hongru can't change his son's fate of not being a thief, just like Xu Hongfei can't change his father's bad luck.
Flipping through the books on the desk, Xu Hongfei picked up a copy of "Liangyi Xuanlan Map". This is a Chinese version of the world map published by Matteo Ricci when he went to China as a missionary. Xu Hongfei flipped to a wolf-shaped territory and sneered, "Hmph! Thieves! ”
More than ten years ago, Xu Hongru dealt with the Japanese Invaders, and Xu Hongru often told Xu Hongfei the story of the White Lotus Sect and even the Ming Court's resistance to the Japanese. Xu Hongfei remembered the lightest sentence, "The Wa Kingdom is a wolf people, ferocious and cunning, and the best way to conquer them is never a shameful etiquette, but to defeat them completely!" Trample them under your feet as a victor, and they will obey you, be afraid of you, and dare not offend you! ”
"Father, don't worry, with me, Dengzhou will be fine." Xu Hongfei looked at Tianyu and said to himself.
In fact, Xu Hongfei sent troops to the coast of Dengzhou, in addition to tracking down the Japanese and investigating the sea, there was another important purpose, that is, to find a way back for himself. Now, although the armies of Shaanxi and Henan have gained momentum one after another, Shandong is still unable to open up the situation. Because there are Tianjin factory guards watching nearby, and besides, the princes from all walks of life have retreated to the east and south. Even if Xu Hongfei has great ability and ambition, he does not dare to act rashly, especially recently when the factory guards sent Dongfang Bai and Yan Shi Niang, two Zhenfu and Xuanwu to visit the sea. The monitoring and crackdown on the White Lotus Sect is even more serious. As the leader of the White Lotus Sect, Xu Hongfei had to think about a way out for himself and tens of thousands of sect members. In the case of not being received by the intruding army. At sea, be their best and only choice.
Such an important decision, how can Xu Hongfei say it.