Sending off the surviving Yan Lin, Li Dingguo's heart was a little heavy, and he said that meeting his hometown is one of the four joys of life, and the conditions are suitable, but when he meets in this kind of situation and opportunity, his heart is as heavy as lead, and he can laugh at any time.

Such is the brutality of war.

Nighthawk whispered: "General Li has worked hard all the way, and the villain has asked people to make a few tables of thin banquets nearby to catch the wind and wash the dust for the general and his party, and ask the general to move." ”

"No need" Li Dingguo waved his hand and said: "The banquet is only happy when you return from victory, the army is still on the way, there is not much time, we have to complete the task before the army arrives." ”

"General, now the defense of the Qing army is very strict, with our current manpower, I am afraid that we cannot fight on two sides at the same time, if we want to do it, the villain must mobilize the manpower first." Nighthawk looked at the fact that there were only a few dozen people behind Li Dingguo, and said with a frown.

There are too few people, and dozens of people want to make waves, which is a bit whimsical.

"No need" Li Dingguo shook his head and said: "You are engaged in intelligence, all of them are treasures, you can't go out lightly, and you can't risk yourself until the critical moment, otherwise you won't be able to explain to the governor, this time it's a sneak attack, not a strong attack, we have enough people, you are responsible for providing intelligence, cover and logistics." ”

Although he wanted to find more people, but the large number of people and the big goal were easy to leak news, Li Dingguo decided to take only 50 people to carry out the task after careful consideration.

The Hongyi cannon weighs more than two tons, it is impossible to take it away, blow it up, just one person, now it is not to fight with the Qing army, but to approach secretly, Li Dingguo decided to go off the peak of the sword at the beginning.

"Yes, General" Nighthawk was not reluctant, in fact, there was not much force he could use, and Lu Haoshan also said that the lives of intelligence officers should be put first at all times, and money was easy to obtain. But cultivating a good work is not an easy task.

After speaking, Nighthawk continued to ask, "I wonder what the general is going to do?" ”

Li Dingguo nodded and said: "From now on, it is a bit far-fetched to act at the same time, it is better to gather forces in one place, so as to increase the success rate." ”

"Which one is the general going to attack against?"

"Dingjun Mountain."

Nighthawk said with some surprise: "Dingjun Mountain? This is a hard bone, Hong Chengchou has been operating here for a long time, with strong defenses and many sentry posts, from the foot of the mountain to the place where the Hongyi cannon is placed, there are more than ten defenses, and if there are tens of thousands of horses, there is still hope to go up. But the general is only fifty people, no, this is not a chance at all, or Hanzhong City has a better chance, there is a large population in it, it is easy to dodge, and the defense is not so strong. ”

Very simply, Hanzhong is a big city with a large population. Even if there are dozens of unfamiliar faces mixed into the sea of people, no one notices, but Dingjun Mountain is different, it is divided into a military area by Hong Chengchou, and the mountain is full of troops. When a stranger approached, he immediately realized that it was too difficult to succeed.

Besides, even if it's a success. With such a big movement, is it difficult for these dozens of people to run around them?

I can't answer it myself.

Li Dingguo said with a firm face: "The more heavily guarded, the more lax their hearts will be. This gives us an opportunity to take advantage of", patted Nighthawk on the shoulder and said: "Don't worry, this Shaanxi general is not the first time to come, in the past, he followed the adults out of Sichuan to suppress bandits and visited here, and he is not a stranger here, and in the military department, the topographic map here is very complete, even accurate to the mountain path, this general said that the goal is to Dingjun Mountain, which naturally has its reason." ”

Dingjun Mountain is a gate blocked at the mouth of the river, Lu Haoshan arranged for someone to secretly draw a detailed map early, when Li Dingguo went out of Sichuan, he studied the map of Shaanxi as soon as he had time on the road, paying special attention to the topography of Hanzhong Mansion, and had an outline in his heart.

"Now that the general has made a decision, I won't say much about it, please wait here for a while, and we'll hurry when it's dark."

Li Dingguo said a little strangely: "Oh, what is the explanation? ”

"In order to prevent the infiltration of the fine work, the Qing army restored the road guide system, ten miles away from home to guide the road, in addition, the neighbors supervise each other, as soon as there is a strange face to report, although the road guide is done early, for the sake of safety, we rush after dark, so it is much safer."

For the sake of safety, it is worth waiting, Li Dingguo did not speak, and ordered his subordinates to find a hidden place to rest.

Waited until nightfall, Nighthawk took Li Dingguo, who had all changed into night clothes, and walked forward on the path, familiarly avoiding the two patrols on the way, and changing horses halfway, until the dawn arrived at the destination, from the faint moonlight, this is a remote, quiet small village.

"General, we're here." Arriving at his destination, Nighthawk breathed a sigh of relief.

It was not easy to distinguish the direction in the dark, and Li Dingguo asked in a low voice: "Where is this?" ”

"Wujiawan, general, look, the highest mountain is Dingjun Mountain, where Hong Chengchou's lair is." Nighthawk said as he pointed to the side.

Li Dingguo turned around and looked, that's right, it was not dawn at this time, under the faint moonlight, the towering mountain was like an ancient beast squatting in the dark, and the bonfire used for lighting in the dark night was blowing flickering under the mountain wind, like a fierce light that was constantly revealed, which made people feel daunted.

This is Dingjun Mountain, the ancient battlefield of the Three Kingdoms, and it is also the place where the soldiers of the past dynasties must fight, Hong Chengchou hoarded 30,000 elite soldiers here, in addition, the target of this trip, the Hongyi cannon, was also placed in a corner of the mountain.

Although they were so far away, Li Dingguo still felt a sense of slaughter.

"That's right, this is Dingjun Mountain, but it's a pity that it's still dark now, and I can't see the beautiful scenery of the twelve beads, it's a pity." Li Dingguo suddenly said with a smile.

It is located in the Daba Mountain Range, the mountain is composed of Shishanzi, Dashan, Dingjun Mountain, Zhongshanzi, Xiaoqiu Mountain, Bazhen Mountain, Qianhu Mountain, Yizi Mountain, Woniu Mountain, Jixin Mountain, Huangmao Mountain, Yuanshanzi transverse veins from west to east, the mountain is composed of 12 Xiu Peaks, stretches for 20 miles, and the mountains are absolutely different, so it is called "12 Lianzhu Mountain", Dingjun Mountain belongs to the third peak, and it is also the highest peak.

Everyone entered the village while talking, perhaps the sound woke up the farmers, and one family suddenly pushed open the window, and suddenly saw so many people in black, startled, "bang", and closed the window door again.

Seeing that his whereabouts were exposed, someone immediately pulled out his sword with a "swish", and was about to go up to clean it up, but Nighthawk saw it, and hurriedly motioned for him to stop, then walked to the window door and knocked a few times, then said a few words, and soon came back.

"Are you alright?" Li Dingguo said with some concern.

Nighthawk said confidently: "That's right, this is Wujiawan Village, in the end, the people here are all surnames, a branch of the Wu family, not only the chief here, everyone is our eyes and ears, safety is no problem, the general can rest assured." ”

So that's the case, no wonder this guy is talking so much.

"General, after a night of walking, you are also tired, take a rest first, and I will accompany you to see the reconnaissance terrain later."

"Okay, I've got you covered."

At this time, a person dressed as an old peasant pushed the door out, saw the nighthawk, and immediately pulled him aside to speak, the nighthawk nodded again and again, and soon, the nighthawk said to Li Dingguo with a happy face: "General, there is good news, just today at noon, Hong Chengchou suddenly led the brigade down the mountain, towards the direction of Feixian Ling, if the guess is right, because the Qing army suffered heavy losses in the pursuit of General Zhang Rui, and needed someone to support, there is also a Manchu magnate in it, Hong Chengchou personally led about 10,000 people to support. ”

Hong Chengchou is not here?

This is good news, Li Dingguo secretly felt Zhang Rui happy in his heart, the lone army could still beat the enemy in depth, he didn't help him when he came to Sichuan, but he didn't expect him to do himself a big favor invisibly.

It's a talent that shines wherever it goes.

After a brief conversation, Nighthawk didn't say anything, woke up the people of Wujiawan Village, and placed Li Dingguo and his men in the villagers' homes, waiting for the opportunity.

There are about 30 households in Wujiawan Village, and there are turmoil in this year, young people either join the army and join the bandits, or they will be arrested as strong men, and most of the families are old and weak, but fortunately, there are not many people in Li Dingguo's trip, and one or two families will be settled, for them who live in this remote village, it is really a bit unaccustomed to having so many guests who do not chase away at once, but no one objected, because Nighthawk had already let the patriarch and chief of Wujiawan do a good job in advance.

The villagers of Wujiawan Village ushered in a group of non-expulsive guests, and not far from this place in Hanzhong City, the Manchu regent Dolgon, who sat here, also ushered in a group of non-expulsive guests: Prince Dai Shan, Prince Zheng Zierharang, Prince Su Haoge, Minister of Parliament Lausa, Han Army with Red Banner Gushan Ezhen Shi Tingzhu, Fushun Forehead Li Yongfang and others, these people are either princes or Gushan Ezhen, it can be said that most of the powerful people of the Manchu Qing Dynasty came.

What disturbed Dolgon the most was that the old fox Daishan, who had been living in seclusion behind the scenes, also came in person, and although he had received the information early in the morning, he was still surprised to see so many people coming.

He is the regent, and it is definitely a naked provocation for so many people to leave their posts without permission and run to Hanzhong without their consent.

If it weren't for the fact that so many people were just carrying personal guards, and not following the army, Dorgon would have thought that so many people would have joined forces to make trouble for him.

"Why are you here? Who asked you to come, you are all gone, what should I do in the capital? What about the emperor and the queen mother? What if someone causes trouble? Upon meeting, Dorgon reprimanded mercilessly, maintaining the majesty of his regent.

Everyone's faces were stunned, but they didn't expect that as soon as they met, they didn't even salute and didn't greet this Dolgon, and for a while everyone looked at each other, and soon, Dai Shan, who had the highest prestige on this trip, said with a flat face: "The fourteenth brother doesn't have to be angry, this action is proposed by the king, and it has also been approved by the queen mother and the emperor, if you want to blame, blame the king." (To be continued......)