Chapter 32: Shi Lang (I)
Zhaoqing Qing army camp. Shi Fu said to Shi Lang, who came to see him, "Nephew Shi, you come with me!" ”
"Yes, uncle!" Shi Lang replied respectfully.
The two walked to the warehouse behind Shi Fu's camp where the armaments, grain and grass were stacked, and Shi Fu asked one of his own soldiers to step forward and lift the linen cloth from dozens of carriages.
Shi Lang was taken aback when he saw the covered thing, and hurriedly said, "Uncle, this is ......."
Shi Fu saw his nephew Shi Lang's surprised appearance, smiled proudly, and said, "This is what I want you to bring to the eldest prince, presumably after seeing this gift, the eldest prince will definitely not mind the fact that you have taken refuge in the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and will reuse you." ”
"But uncle, where did you get these, if you let Li Hook know, you will be killed!" Shi Lang was very puzzled, these things on the carriage were not something that could be obtained casually.
Shi Fu didn't explain, but just told Shi Lang: "You don't have to worry about this, uncle has his own way to deal with it." You will leave tonight, and take advantage of the cover of night to bring these up to join the eldest prince. Uncle Wei knows that you have always looked down on Zheng Chenggong, but remember, after going to the eldest prince's side, you have to change your temper. The most important thing is that you have to understand that he is the eldest prince and your lord, do you understand? ”
Shi Lang heard that his uncle Shi Fu was playing the same old tune again, and he wanted to respect Zheng Chenggong, so he replied very perfunctorily, "Yes, uncle, I know!" ”
"Let's go! Uncle will help you deal with the tail. Huang Ting: They will be waiting for you in the woods ten miles away. Remember to be fast all the way, because I am afraid that my uncle will not be able to hide it for long. “
"It's uncle, that nephew is gone!"
"Well, remember, keep those gifts, that's your greeting gift."
Shi Lang said impatiently, "Got it, uncle! “
After saying that, Shi Lang summoned his subordinates to carefully transport the gifts away in a carriage. After converging Huang Ting, Liang Li, and Chengsheng in the ten-mile forest, a team of dozens of carts and nearly 2,000 soldiers braved the cold wind and marched towards Anping, Fujian.
Those dozens of wagons made the march of the team extremely difficult. The spring rain is as expensive as gold, but for Shi Lang and his party, the spring rain makes them miserable.
The dozens of wagons full of gifts could barely move an inch on the muddy road, and from time to time they would sink into the mud, and on several occasions they would even close to overturning. From the departure to the present, it has taken eight days for the group to almost arrive at Chaozhou Mansion.
Huang Ting rode on a war horse, pulled the cloak on his body, and said to Shi Lang on the side with a trembling voice, "Shi Lang, have the soldiers you sent have arrived in Anping, and have you seen the eldest prince?" If this situation continues, we will have to spend the night in Chaozhou Mansion tonight. If the eldest prince hadn't sent someone to pick him up, I'm afraid we might not have been able to reach Anping a year ago!
"Uncle Huang, don't worry. Several of the soldiers I sent were all natives of Anping, and they had all followed my uncle to fight in various parts of Fujian, so it can be said that they were quite familiar with every place in Fujian, and if there was no accident, they should have already met Zheng Chenggong, and I am afraid that Zheng Chenggong was already in a hurry to send someone to accept the gift at this time. Hahaha! ”
"That's it!" Huang Ting nodded with a little reassurance, then looked back at the soldiers behind him, and saw that their group had been traveling day and night, and they were already exhausted, and when they turned around, they saw a small forest in front of them.
Huang Ting proposed, "Shi Lang, the soldiers are already very tired after a few days of traveling, should they go to the woods in front to rest and recuperate before they travel." ”
Shi Lang reined in his horse and turned his head to look at the surrounding environment, the four fields were empty, only a small forest was a hundred steps ahead, and it was impossible to hide many people. Shi Lang calmed down and said to Huang Ting, "Hmm." ”
Then Shi Lang shouted at the soldiers behind: "The whole army obeys the order and rests in place." ”
Rest in place? When Huang Ting heard this, he was stunned. It doesn't matter if you don't rest in the woods, it's noon, and you don't make a stove for cooking.
Huang Ting wanted to talk about Shi Lang, but considering his uncle Shi Fu, Huang Ting finally held back!
After several days of hurrying, the soldiers were already tired, and when they heard Shi Lang's order, the soldiers immediately found a comfortable place on the side of the road and sat down, complaining in their mouths.
After Huang Ting dismounted, he asked his own soldiers to help his war horse get off the saddle, relax the horse belt, and let the war horse recover its strength.
Huang Ting saw that Shi Lang was still standing on his horse, and asked out loud, "Won't you get off your horse and rest?" ”
Shi Lang said without looking back: "As the main general, I must always be vigilant. It is necessary to know that the slightest negligence on the part of a general may result in a heavy loss to the entire army. ”
Hearing Shi Lang speak to himself in a tone of teaching his subordinates, Huang Ting suddenly disliked it in his heart, together with the whole army, you are the only one who knows how to be a general, and our veterans are just messing around!
For this second stunned, Huang Ting didn't bother to talk nonsense, and walked away.
Shi Lang was also not interested in dealing with Huang Ting, so he rode his horse to inspect those soldiers. Seeing that the gifts on one of the carriages were messy because of the bumps, the soldiers did not take care of the rest and did not clean them up in time.
Shi Lang immediately raised his horsewhip and whipped it down fiercely at the soldiers sitting on the ground.
With a snap, a bloody streak appeared on the faces of the soldiers. Shi Lang shouted loudly: "What a bold man, he dares to be lazy, he hasn't cleaned up before I come back, don't expect to have food tonight." Hum! ”
After speaking, Shi Lang ignored the hateful gaze of those soldiers and continued to patrol. After resting for about ten minutes, Shi Lang ordered the whole army to continue marching, and immediately a few soldiers were dissatisfied and complained a few words, Shi Lang rode over with a whip, and did not forget to say after pumping, "If you don't obey the military order again, if you complain, you will be dealt with by military law!" ”
Hearing this, the soldier had no choice but to get up and drag his tired body with resentment to continue his journey! After walking for a long time, a spy suddenly ran over from the front of the team.
"What's going on?" Seeing this, Huang Ting asked loudly.
"General, there's a team of men and horses coming this way!" A soldier stumbled over and said in an excited tone.
"Have you ever seen the other party's flag?" Huang Tingjia asked.
"This, it's a little far away, the villain didn't see the flag clearly!"
"It must be the answer sent by the eldest prince! Shi Lang wants to go with me to greet the eldest son? Huang Ting said to Shi Lang.
"If I don't go, I'll still press the formation!" Shi Lang said.
Since Shi Lang was reluctant to go, Huang Ting took a few personal soldiers and ran to the front, raising his eyes to look ahead.
I saw a hundred paces away, a cavalry of about 1,000 people was running quickly to this side, and on a military flag flying in the wind among the cavalrymen, a big "Hao" character was very conspicuously written.
"No, they're not the eldest prince's centaurs! All the centaurs are on alert, there is an enemy ahead! Huang Ting turned his horse's head and shouted at Shi Lang and them.
Shi Lang looked behind Huang Ting and was shocked to find that the cavalry had begun to pick up speed, and it was obvious that it was charging. In the blink of an eye, the distance between the two armies was already less than three hundred meters, and even the sabers in the hands of the opposing cavalry could be clearly seen flashing in the sun.
At this time, as long as you are not blind or foolish, you can see that you are the enemy.
Shi Lang immediately roared, "The enemy is attacking, the cavalry is on horseback, and I will step forward to entangle the enemy." The others immediately put the carriage in a circle for Lao Tzu. ”
"Kill!" The opposing cavalry had sprinted to less than 20 paces. The speed of the galloping war horse has been increased to the fastest, and the flying hooves of the horses have raised the dust on the ground, and the dust is suddenly flying. The cavalrymen on the horse were all murderous, their eyes were full of blood, and the swords in their hands were already raised and ready to cut people.
The opposing cavalry roared in unison, accompanied by a roar of rage, and the sharp swords slashed down in the air, bringing up a splash of blood. The gray earth was suddenly sprinkled with patches of blood.
"Ah...... Yes......! "More than a dozen of Shi Lang's soldiers have not yet come to their senses, and they have already been killed by the sharp blades in the screams. The galloping cavalry rushed like a raging wave, drowning the unprepared front army.
Shi Lang looked at his own soldiers who were constantly falling, and hurriedly led the cavalry forward to entangle.
The enemy's cavalry continued to rush over, slashing at Shi Lang with sabers one after another. "Hammer!" After blocking the eighth sword, Shi Lang turned his horse sharply and galloped in the direction of the convoy behind. As he rode his horse, he roared like madness, "Formation, formation...... The rear convoy quickly pushed the carriage outside to form a car formation. Others fight to the death for me! ”
By the time Shi Lang's men formed a chariot formation and retreated to the defense, at least 700 soldiers had fallen in pools of blood. What's more, what can you do if you hide in the car formation? After many days of marching, the soldiers were already exhausted, and they were faced with a wolf-like cavalry.
Shi Lang and his party are in danger!