Chapter 126: Flare Gun
Since Shen Jia left, there were only a few female dependents left in the Shen Mansion in Fushun City, and the atmosphere was not as lively as before. Pen Γ fun Γ Pavilion www. ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ γ info Qu Xiaojia has been busy for dozens of days, so busy that he can't even take a look at his prospective fiancΓ©e He Yuefen.
Qu Xiaoyi was full of sorrow, Shen Jia didn't return for several days, and he didn't even send a message to his family, although his brother was around, there was no one busy. If Wen Qing didn't know some inside information, she would have thought that Shen Jia had disappeared out of thin air.
Since returning to Fushun, Wen Qing has been going out early and returning late every day, Qu Xiaoyi asked the reason, Wen Qing always said that she was helping Shen Jia with the affairs of the workshop. With the woman's induction, Qu Xiaoyi felt that what Wen Qing said was untrue.
Jiahefang has been doing a good job recently, and it is very lively, Wu Shihan got into the account book all day long, and calculated the past, Qu Xiaoyi wanted to talk to her, but she didn't have time. invited a private school teacher for Lin Xiaoya's three children, who read and read all day long, and Qu Xiaoyi had no companion this time.
The tall fence stood quietly in the dark night, the attic lights flickered, the voice of the maid came from time to time in the courtyard, and the loneliness quietly climbed into Qu Xiaoyi's heart. Qu Xiaoyi sighed and was about to get up and go back to the house, but he heard what seemed to be movement behind him.
"Sister Xiaoyi, why are you alone outside the house so late, are you thinking about Shen Jia again?"
Qu Xiaoyi was slightly embarrassed, and asked with a smile, "Sister Wen, have you eaten dinner?" I'll help you clean up now. β
Wen Qing chuckled, Qu Xiaoyi looked tough on the outside, but in fact he was weak, and he always looked submissive in front of his acquaintances.
"Xiao Yi, your brother is also back, in the front yard, why don't you go and ask him?"
"Isn't there Sister Yuefen? Qu Xiaoyi said embarrassedly, and lowered his head instead.
"Sure enough, I forgot my brother with a husband, hey, Xiao Jia is really pitiful."
Hearing Wen Qing's laughter, Qu Xiaoyi's face was flushed, but he didn't know what to say, and he was a little nervous standing aside.
"Okay, Sister Xiaoyi, don't kid you, I'm going to go out with the army in two days, I'll come back early tonight and tell you."
Wen Qing's words startled Qu Xiaoyi, she didn't understand what a woman could do when she went to war, shouldn't fighting a war be a man's business?
"Shihan meets Sister Wen, Sister Qu, it's so late, you guys are chatting happily in the courtyard."
Qu Xiaoyi turned around, but saw Wu Shihan standing quietly behind him at some point. Qu Xiaoyi's face was crimson, and his head hung low.
Wu Shihan saw that Qu Xiaoyi was a little worried, and hurriedly comforted: "Sister Xiaoyi, don't worry, Sister Wen went out with the army when she was in Shenyang, and it is not the first time. β
Qu Xiaoyi was a little suspicious, looked at Wen Qing, and Wen Qing nodded with a smile.
It is troublesome for a woman to go out, and Wen Qing's personality is very much like a man, and she can't do needlework or anything like that. Fortunately, Qu Xiaoyi is very good at those simple sewing and mending. The next day, Qu Xiaoyi helped Wen Qing tidy up and repair her clothes. He Shixian sent He Zhengting to pick up Wen Qing, Wen was clean and neat, threw the burden on the carriage, and left with He Zhengting without looking back. Qu Xiaojia also left, Wu Shihan continued to be busy with his account books, and even Xiao Tao and Ruyi were busy with their own affairs.
Qu Xiaoyi is a little lonely, everyone is busy with their ideals and goals, only themselves, looking at the Gaomen Building, quietly in a daze. Although there is no need for food and clothing, brocade clothes and jade food are the life he dreamed of when he was hunting in the mountains, but when this kind of life is integrated into reality, Qu Xiaoyi feels an inexplicable discomfort.
Sitting on the stone steps, Qu Xiaoyi thought for a long time and didn't have any clue. She suddenly remembered Lin Xiaoya, and then remembered that Shen Jia told her to read and write, Qu Xiaoyi smiled, she suddenly found her direction. Qu Xiaoyi, who was excited, returned to the study, took some paper and pen, and hurriedly walked to a secluded courtyard, where the sound of reading was loud and beautiful, and occasionally a few pleasant bird calls came.
Tong Zhonghua from Shenyang, listening to the report of the spies, holding Fushun's letter in his hand, he took a sip of tea, and said slowly and solemnly: "Brothers, the time has come, let's set off." β
The generals in the house were all Tong Zhonghua's subordinates, and they had already learned the battle plan, and when they heard the commander's official military order, they all got up to say goodbye, strode out, and left proudly.
The sun is setting, the remnant sun is like blood, outside the city of Shenyang, the mighty Ming army foot soldiers, taking advantage of the twilight to quietly embark on the journey.
Thirty miles northeast of Shenyang, Yuan Yingtai followed the army and had been sleeping in the open for three days. In order to be in a hurry, Yuan Yingtai did not even enter Shenyang City, but rested outside the city for one night, and quietly left early the next morning.
Hou Shilu suffered heavy losses in the previous Battle of Tieling, and then returned to Liaoyang, although he made a slight replenishment, but his combat strength was never able to return to the previous level. There were many recruits in the battalion, and the cavalry was pitiful, and most of them relied on their legs to rush to Fushun. Although Yuan Yingtai urged him repeatedly, looking at the tired Ming army, Hou Shilu's heart was like fire, but he had to resist the pressure and march at a normal pace. Yuan Yingtai's heart was so anxious that Hou Shilu persuaded him several times, but he was beaten down by Yuan Yingtai. In desperation, Hou Shilu had no choice but to shorten the rest time of the army and hurry as soon as possible. There was a wave of resentment in the ranks, and the people were restless.
On the north bank of Salhu, the work of arranging the retreat of the people was very smooth, which made Shen Jia feel at ease. This morning, the Malay newspaper reported that the Eight Banners Army had accelerated its march and was rolling in the direction of Fushun.
Shen Jia glanced at Salhu, except for the busy Ming army on the shore, there was no movement on the lake. Shen Jia waved his hand to wipe away the sweat and ordered the army to retreat in the direction of Fushun. Yingpan Mountain gradually fell behind him, and the winding procession stretched for hundreds of meters, Shen Jia roared and hurried forward.
The mines exploded from time to time on the road, which made the Eight Banners Army extremely cautious, and they tried to catch some civilians to go through the mines, but found that the Han people had already fled, and even the Jurchens were pitiful. In the end, Fan Wencheng, who was with the army, came up with an idea, and he asked Huang Taiji to find the people to buy a batch of sheep and drive the sheep to open the way for the army. The flock moved slowly, slowing down the march of the whole army, but no one complained at this time, because no one could think of a better way.
Slowly Tengteng walked for a day, except for the occasional encounter with the horse fight, the Ming army and the Eight Banners army had almost no contact. In the evening, thirty miles away from Fushun City, Shen Jia finally met He Shixian, Zhang Shi and others who came to greet him.
"Good boy, good job, I really underestimated you, I didn't expect you to get a piece of fat." He Shixian laughed, the successive victories made him very happy, and he slapped Shen Jia on the shoulder, and Shen Jia grinned in pain.
"How is Uncle You's over there? Is there any movement of the enemy? β
Zhang Shi said: "Our flanks are safe, there is no movement in the direction of Salhu City, and Deputy Marshal You has not even seen a single Tartar hair on his side, and he complains to us every day." β
There was laughter in the tent, and He Shixian said: "How to fight next?" Boy, tell me what you think. β
"Uncle He, it depends on how Jiannu responds, who comes over first and hits who first, it is best to hurt the other party at one time, and strive for a period of time for cultivation and consolidation, by the way, is Senior Sister Wen here?"
"The girl has arrived a long time ago, just in the camp, go out for a few days, you are tired, you sleep well tonight, I will patrol the camp for everyone."
Glancing back at Zhang Shi, Shen Jia suddenly said mysteriously: "Uncle Zhang, do you dare to go out for a walk at night?" β
"Stinky boy, don't keep thinking about the Three Kingdoms, I'm not Huang Zhong, and you're not Kong Ming, let's talk about something!"
Shen Jia gathered He Shixian and Zhang Shi together and quietly discussed for a long time, and then dragged his tired body back to the camp.
At about eight o'clock in the evening, after the Ming army finished dinner, arranged the dark post and the bright post, and Shen Jia, like most of the soldiers in the regiment, fell into a deep sleep. In the past few days, the spirit has been highly tense, and the back and forth is extremely tired, and finally encountered the Fushun reinforcements, and a group of recruits were as if they had seen relatives, all on guard, and snoring everywhere. A first quarter moon crept up the hill and stayed for less than two hours before quietly descending the mountain. It was pitch black, and from time to time there was the sound of frogs.
He Shixian walked around the camp twice, checked the sentry posts one by one, and confirmed that there was no problem before returning to the camp. Lifting the flask, He Shixian took a sip, a habit he had developed over the years, and he always liked to take a small sip before going to bed. The sorghum wine was spicy and mellow, and he was a little sleepy, so he simply slept with his clothes. After sleeping less than a stick of incense in a daze, He Shixian was suddenly startled by a slight sound of horses' hooves, he quickly got up, and when he was about to leave the tent, he collided with the soldiers who came to report the news.
"Dashuai, the enemy is attacking at night, the enemy is attacking at night!"
"Well, I see, inform the brothers, be vigilant, continue to be on guard, if anyone is close to the camp, kill them, and report to me at any time on the enemy's new movements!"
"Yes, Dashuai!"
He Shixian walked out of the tent, looked up at the dark night sky, and naturally said to himself: "Damn, Jiannu is now learning and selling, it's really fast, it's a little difficult tonight, and I don't know if this stinky boy's method can still be used." β
On a low hill ten miles away, Dai Shan's words are like a tide, and he is admiring Huang Taiji's clever plan. When the Eighth Banner Army arrived, it was already evening, and the people were not caught, so it was too late to build a temporary camp. The first few cunning Ming troops relied on night raids to constantly harass, so that the Eight Banners were exhausted and defeated. If there is no camp protection tonight, it is not possible to figure out that the Ming army will come to this set again. Although Houjin is powerful in field battles, he is not good at night fighting, and how to defend against the surprise attack of the Ming army at night is Huang Taiji's priority. After thinking about it for a long time, Huang Taiji decided to replace defense with offense to cover up his lack of defense. So at about ten o'clock in the evening, the first wave of harassment of the Eight Banners Army came, and there was a scene that He Shixian saw.
Houjin's harassment woke up Zhang Shi, and after a while, Shen Jia also ran over to find He Shixian. Being tossed by Jiannu like this, the three of them were completely sleepy, so they simply sat down and carefully discussed how to deal with it.
"Uncle He, why don't we get the car out and fuck the hell."
"Stinky boy, why is your mouth getting more and more smelly, I don't know who to learn from, the car can't move, the vision is too poor at night, the killing is limited, not to mention the scare away Jiannu, it's easy to have accidents, good steel should be used on the tip of the knife, don't toss around."
Seeing that He Shixian did not support his idea, Shen Jia looked at Zhang Shi. Zhang Shishi is a rigid person, and everything is based on He Shixian, so naturally he will not agree to Shen Jia. After being silent for a while, Shen Jia scratched left and right, stunned that he didn't come up with any good solution. He Shixian couldn't help laughing when he saw Shen Jia scratching around like a monkey.
"And when you can't help it, I thought you kid could do anything, it seems that you are also a mortal, that's good, don't fucking the old clothes are unfathomable, it's not good for you."
Zhang Shihaha smiled and deeply agreed with He Shixian's comment, while Shen Jia went in and out of his left ear and out of his right ear, ignoring this slander.
"Boy, go sleep to your sleep, leave it to me here, with me, Jiannu can't make waves!" With that, He Shixian stood up and pushed Shen Jia out. Shen Jia's body was weak, that was the opponent of this reckless man, and he was driven out of the camp by He Shixian in three or two clicks.
Shen Jia looked indignant, looked up at the dark sky, and cursed, before turning around and walking back. After taking two steps, Shen Jia seemed to remember something, he went around in a circle and arrived outside Wen Qing's tent.
"Senior sister, Senior Sister Wen, are you awake?"
A sergeant guarding outside Wen Qing's tent stared at Shen Jia with a look of displeasure. The sergeant knew Shen Shoubei and knew that he was Miss Wen's senior brother. But in the middle of the night, what kind of system did it become to run outside the girl's tent? After a while, Wen Qing put on his coat, rubbed his eyes and came out and asked, "What's the matter, you don't sleep in the middle of the night, you are looking for a fight!" β
"Senior sister, is the flare gun I asked you to bring?" Wen Qing nodded, turned back, took the flare gun and handed it to Shen Jia.
"Save a little use, a total of twenty flares, and the use of them will be gone."
It was a flare gun scavenged from a transport plane, which was originally placed at the bottom of the box, and no one noticed it when it was being transported. Later, when sorting out items in Fushun, Shen Jia found the flare gun and twenty flares at the bottom of the box. At that time, Shen Jia complained why he didn't put a submachine gun. In this day and age, flare guns are simply too small to be used.
But tonight is a special moment, and flare guns can come in handy.