Under Qianlong's strict urging, Qingfu and Zhang Guangsi had to leave the Kangding base camp and rush to the camp of Zheng Wenhuan of the Southern Route Army to supervise the battle. Zheng Wenhuan's camp is located in Dawei Town, which is less than 80 miles away from Xiaojinchuan Town, and only more than 600 miles away from Kangding. Qingfu Zhang Guangsi walked for half a month to arrive - it can't be called a "road" at all, and almost all the way is wading through the criss-crossing rivers. Because the Mabang Road on the shore has been in disrepair for many years, the snow water that melts from the snow-capped mountains washes the narrow road into ravines, and the deep ditches are blocked by mudslides one by one, making it very difficult to walk. After walking for two days, four horses got stuck in the mud, and one of the soldiers was afraid of smelling the general, so he never came back. Some of them sank into the mud, and everyone watched as he was drowning in the mud up to his thighs, chest, and neck...... Before he died, he screamed: "General Zhang...... My name is Zhou Diancai! Tell my mother...... "On this day, Zhang Guangsi always felt his deformed face shaking in front of his eyes. Later, Zheng Wenhuan sent his own soldiers to meet them, and took them to the river and stream, marching in waist-deep water, and they were safe. This is the insight that Zheng Wenhuan has exchanged for hundreds of lives. Although Zhang Guangsi's heart is like a stone, he can't help but feel miserable secretly. Qingfu was so frightened by this tragedy that he couldn't sleep for several days.

Zheng Wenhuan welcomed the two bosses of Yiwen and Wuwu to his Chinese army, and saw that they were all covered with dirt and smelly sweat and mud, and immediately ordered people to cook soup and wait for bathing, and personally went to the kitchen to supervise the cooking. In the current rainy season, they can't be let go back to Chengdu. The adults and the military gate can arrive here safely, and they can only feel at ease at this moment. I once submitted a letter to advise you not to come, but did you dare to receive it? This dilapidated lama temple does not reach the land temple in our interior, so there is no way, so I have to invite adults and military generals. ”

Zhang Guangsi had a tiger face, sat on the rope bed with his hands on his knees and did not say a word. Qingfu changed his dry clothes, drank a bowl of mint water, and paced on the brick floor of this dilapidated lama temple, really feeling like a world away, and said: "Compared to the road, this is heaven." You don't have to be poor, just a mouthful of hot soup and rice is enough, inform you that the officers above the general level will go to the Chinese army camp, and the general and I will arrange military affairs. The Northern Route Army couldn't take Dajinchuan all the way, and we couldn't advance or retreat. Originally, it was said that they would meet in Dajinchuan in May, and the Middle Route Army would cut off their escape route into Tibet, and there would be a result at the end of the year. Now it seems that it would be good to be able to conquer Dajinchuan in October - how can this be explained to the emperor? The more Zhang Guangsi listened, the more annoyed he became, and when he looked up and saw Le Min and Xiao Lu entering together, he arrogantly waved his hand, signaled them to be polite, and said, "Let's eat first, and then we will discuss after eating!" ”

For a while, the room was quiet, and the small Buddha hall only listened to the sound of the collision of spoons. The Goshkhas moved the Jinchuan situation map from the East Side Hall, lit the gauze lamp, smoked mosquito coils, and silently withdrew. At this moment, Ah Gui and the other six generals outside the hall had already arrived, standing in a row, and they all turned their heads to look at the hall. After a long time, I listened to Zhang Guangsi's voice inside: "Very good...... Call them all in......" Then Zheng Wenhuan came out, gestured with no expression on his face, and said: "Lord Qing Zhang Junmen came to inspect, come in!" So the crowd rushed in and said in unison:

"Greetings to Lord Qing and Zhang Junmen!"

"No need." Zhang Guangsi reversed his usual style of being arrogant and arrogant, looked at Qingfu who was sitting in a daze without squeaking, raised his hand and shouted with a gloomy expression, and said: "Lord Qing and I have no 'peace' to please!" If you really want to be at ease, you don't have to die and live here. ”

One sentence stunned everyone, and they couldn't reply. In the silence, Zhang Guangsi slowly got up, looked at the hazy twilight outside the hall, his face became more and more pale, and said: "I can't help but make people hurt!" Lord Qing is a descendant of Grandpa Kupilon, a scholar, and a person who is a very popular minister, and he came to the former enemy to be with our group of Qiu Ba, why? In order to be loyal to the emperor, in order to make meritorious contributions! What about me? Since childhood, he has led a horse to the Holy Grandfather, and has experienced more than 100 battles in Hebutong, Datang Gula Mountain, Qinghai Yungui, and the Lord will have the ability, and I will make great contributions; The Lord will nest in the bag, and I will make a small contribution; I myself am the main general, and I have never suffered a loss. If I thought about it, there has been no Yum General since ancient times, does God want to fulfill my Zhang? I also want to bring these brothers who have rolled out with me to have a good result. I think again, I am also a person in my sixties, and this battle was fought neatly, and I abandoned it and returned to the mountains to enjoy my old age with dignity. Except for Ah Gui here, they are all people who have been with me for decades, and I say it from my heart, are my words false? ”

"No ......"

"I'm afraid I may not be able to get my wish...... Zhang Guangsi sat back gently, "Salopun, men, women, and children, the whole clan is only about 50,000 people." What about me? There were 70,000 troops and horses on the three routes, not including the baggage, grain routes, medicine, and warehouse defenders...... When you lay down a fort, often you don't even see the shadow of the enemy, you have to kill hundreds of people, burn a few thatched huts, and it is also considered a 'merit', for the sake of everyone's safety, so that you can fight the battle and slowly make up for the emperor's kindness from heaven and earth......" His eyes suddenly filled with tears, flickering in the light, "But now? The Northern Route Army and the Southern Route Army did not fight a big battle, and there were a total of 7,000 deserters! What is this called? Damn, what am I called a general? How do I fight such a battle? I'm so ashamed! ”

Zheng Wenhuan sighed secretly. He is also Zhang Guangsi's old subordinate, he has never been afraid of Zhang Guangsi, he has never seen him like this, thinking about these heart-wrenching words, his heart is melancholy, he twisted a handful of hot towels and handed it to Zhang Guangsi, and whispered comfortingly: "The handsome don't have to be sad." There is no military progress, the saint is anxious, and it is common to have a few words of reproach. Yue Lao Junmen - Yue Zhongqi is in power, Yongzheng Ye has seven decrees a day, scolding him so much that his soul is not possessed - he is still preserved! The battle was not fought well, because we were not angry. To tell the truth, it's great that this kind of ghost place can be camped and survive. We are actually fighting with this swamp quagmire, the old caves in the mountains and forests, and this ghost weather! Saroben is an indigenous, occupying a favorable location, this ghost place is really like a maze array, there are obviously people in the woods, surrounded, rushed in, not even a crack in the ground, not even a fart shadow! Somehow, someone was hit by an arrow, and the bow for shooting the arrow could not be found, and the pointed stakes were placed in the mire, and it was not good to cure them if they stepped on them......" He said the "war" after entering Jinchuan, and he was still frightened, and suddenly realized something, and said solemnly: "But I think we still have a chance to win: after all, we still have not suffered a great loss, and our strength exceeds that of the enemy; Now that they have gone deep into the Jinchuan area, the soldiers have become familiar with the weather here, and it can be said that the enemy's weaponry and training are still inferior to our army's, and the food source cannot be compared with our army. As long as you can really find the main force of Saroben, surround and fight hard, there is no one who will not win. I have discussed these insights with the brothers below many times, and I don't know what arrangements are made by Lord Qing and Zhang Dashuai, and we will definitely obey the orders to go to the soup. "Zheng Junmen is right!" Qingfu came for meritorious service, and he was extra anxious than Zhang Guangsi in his heart, and said busily: "The people of the time and we occupy it, and the location is also a small half." I think I can fight! "Let's take a look at Zhang Guangsi. Zhang Guangsi's heart was bright, when it came to ninety-nine to one, Qingfu couldn't command these soldiers. He has always led the army to fight, he is alone, this time the battle of up and down, because Qingfu was mixed into the army, he had to bear half of the responsibility for defeat, and he had to take more than half of the credit if he won Qingfu, and he had to be awkward and awkward in his heart. But Qianlong was anxious to pacify Jinchuan, and ignored Qingfu and his mustard, and even added criticism on his fold: "Don't say that I can't understand Er's thoughts, thinking that if I lose, Qingfu will slander you, and if I win, I can blame Qingfu for the loss of the previous battle - I have already told Qingfu separately, and if I win, I will share the glory with Zhang Guangsi, and if I lose, I will lose the head with him." Your previous merit and this sin will never be combined! In this situation, he and Qingfu had no choice but to help each other in the same boat, so he said: "Lord Qingda and I are of one heart and one mind, and we have trekked to your southern route army with great difficulty, in order to fight, in order to defeat the enemy as soon as possible and make meritorious contributions." I think Zheng Junmen's words make sense, I don't know if your brothers have confidence? ”

"Yes."

"I haven't eaten, or I'm out of forage in my stomach?!"

"Yes!"

Zhang Guangsi paid attention to Ah Guimu's face and did not agree, his face sank and he was about to have a seizure, Qingfu secretly pulled the corner of his robe under the case, sneered, turned his face and asked Zheng Wenhuan: "I have already ordered to transfer all four cannons here, have you done it?" ”

"Back to the military gate, the road is too difficult to walk, it was only pulled yesterday, and the barrels of the guns were blocked by mud and sand, so they were scrubbed clean. It is necessary to wait for it to dry before it can be used. ”

"Roast it over fire!"

"Wow!"

"Is there a shortage of grain and vegetables?"

"Back to the military gate, there is no shortage!"

"Where's the medicine?"

"There is no shortage!"

Zheng Wenhuan saw Zhang Guangsi's face glowing, and knew that he was going to make a decision and give an order, so he was busy: "A few more lamps in front of Mutu!" Zhang Guangsi waved his big hand and smiled: "I know the geography around Xiaojinchuan with my eyes closed, what do you want Mutu to do?" No! ”

"Lord Qing, handsome!" Ah Gui, who had been silent all the time, suddenly raised his head and said, "There is something under the mark, I don't know if I should say it or not?" ”

"Tell me." Zhang Guangsi blushed, leaned back in the chair and said.

"Wow!"

Ah Gui seemed to hesitate for a moment, but quickly regained his composure, saluted Qian'er and got up, and said, "If you don't know yourself and don't know who you are, this battle will still not be good." Our army is 60,000, and the enemy army is 6,000, ten times the enemy. He glanced at Zhang Guangsi with blazing eyes.

"Hmm, hmm?"

"Our army is a guest army, the northern route army takes the dry road, the southern route army walks all swamps, and the enemy army is waiting for work. We don't occupy the time of the day, at least not the time of the day. ”

"Humph!"

"Zheng Junmen just said that geographically we are in common danger," Ah Gui ignored Qing and Zhang's angry faces, and said: "In fact, we can just settle down in a dangerous place, and we can't talk about 'common risk' at all." The day before yesterday, an old man in the Salopun tribe stabbed to death a sentry under General Lai Tang, sent forty soldiers to chase him, and let him escape into the cave in broad daylight. He glanced at the stunned Zheng Wenhuan, the red-headed Qing, Zhang and a group of generals who bowed their heads and were silent, gritted his teeth stubbornly, and continued: "I don't know how the Salopun tribe is now, but the morale of our army is not high now, this is a waterway, and there is no way to escape. Morale is not high, war-weariness and homesickness, how can this be called peaceful? ”

Qingfu was already so angry that his hands and feet were cold, and when he saw that he was about to say, he slapped the table with a "bang" and shouted: "Get out!" "Don't be busy, tell him to continue!" Zhang Guangsi already had a murderous intention in his heart, but he fixed his heart, and said with a smile: "It's also good to listen." ”

"Mark and obey!" Ah Gui bowed his hand again, turned around and strode to the side of the wooden map, picked up the whip on the sand table and pointed, and said: "The difference between this and Yunnan and Guizhou is that Yunnan is mostly dry roads, which is conducive to the march of soldiers in the mainland. Compared with Qinghai, the terrain of Qinghai is relatively flat, which is convenient for all parties involved in cavalry movements. The current position of our army is 70 miles east of Xiaojinchuan, and the 40-mile waterway cannot be navigated by boat, so it has to wade through knee-deep quagmires, and it is very difficult to walk in some places. Thirty miles of mountain road, the gun wagon has to travel for three days. As soon as our brigade moved, the men, women and children in Xiaojinchuan Town had time to move. Stationed in Xiaojinchuan, it is even more difficult for us to transport food and wages. The Northern Route Army is also a reason, it is necessary to pass through the seven days of the Great Grassland and lay down an empty city in Dajinchuan, and for a while our army in Xiaojinchuan will not be able to form a horn, and it is easy to be divided and broken by Sha Luoben, and there is no hope of retreating......"

He painted such a terrible picture, and everyone felt an irresistible chill in their hearts. But after thinking about it carefully, Ah Gui's words were all words that they thought about every day and didn't dare to say. Zheng Wenhuan knew that what Ah Gui said was the truth, but he had been under Zhang Guangsi's obscenity for a long time, and it had become a habit to bow his head to his ears, and he did not dare to disobey Zhang Guangsi, but he was also worried about Ah Gui. Even Ah Gui is also the emperor's heart, and he is specially appointed as a key member of the deputy general, and he can't be easily offended. Seeing that the generals were silenced by him one by one, Zhang Guangsi was full of blood, and he was immediately about to thunder and rage, so anxious that cold sweat was on his palms and neck. Coughing lightly, he asked gloomily:

"Ah Gui, you're not bad at learning. Is it a Jinshi background? ”

"Hui Dashuai, I am Enyin Gongsheng, born as a Jinshi, and changed from a civilian official to a military position."

"After the case of prison violence in Shaanzhou, he was reappointed as a general, right?"

"Yes."

Zhang Guangsi snorted from his nose, his tone became slow and turbid, and said, "In this way, you are an all-round talent in civil and military affairs." Listening to what you just said, it means that you can't enter Jinchuan. What do you think? Ah Gui stared at Zhang Guangsi, and immediately realized that he was in great danger, he was a very smart person, almost didn't even think about it, and replied loudly: "Everything is foreseen, and if you don't prepare, you will be wasted." Under the standard, it was thought that if a small force first feinted to attack Xiaojinchuan, Sha Luoben of Dajinchuan would inevitably come to the rescue, Dajinchuan was empty, and the Northern Route Army took advantage of the weakness to enter. At that time, we can be said to be in danger with the enemy, and from here it will be difficult to defeat the frontal attack! The Northern Route Army was personally run by Governor Ji Shan, and the grain depots in Sichuan were exhausted, they were not short of grain, and the big grassland was not impassable. It is the rainy season on this side of Xiaojinchuan, and the rivers and lakes cross on the 700-mile grain road, which is too difficult to walk, so you can only feint and lure the enemy. After the Dajinchuan was taken, in the dry season, the marshes dried up, which was conducive to troop operations. No matter how great Saroben's ability is, he was pressed by my three-way army in the old forest of Bawang for dozens of miles, and there are our troops on all sides, and the only passage is the Jiajin Mountain, which is covered with snow all year round. He put down the whip, gave a salute without changing his face, and returned to his position. He only felt that this young man with a full face and beard was arrogant and rude, and he didn't look at a few constitutional officials in his eyes at all, and he was angry in his heart, and said: "It sounds like the head is the way." You just said that the time and place are favorable, and the people are not good for me. So, why did the Great Jinchuan occupy the right time, place and people? ”

"Lord Kei!" Ah Gui really looked down on this Qincha in his heart, raised his eyebrows, bowed down and replied, "We are just a lot of people." Two of the three military horses are trapped in Zeguo, not so much 'fighting', but actually just 'living', how can there be morale? If there is no morale, then there is neither time nor people. After conquering Dajinchuan, you can give an explanation to the imperial court, and you can boost morale - it's good that morale can be half boosted - my 60,000 horses are tofu scum, and it is enough to support the wild boar of Sha Luoben! His words immediately aroused the vitality of several generals, and although they did not dare to talk to each other, they all had happy expressions on their faces, exchanging glances with each other.

Zhang Guangsi gritted his teeth and pondered, extremely conflicted in his heart, he knew that what Ah Gui said made sense after listening to a little bit, but Ah Gui's proposition was just contrary to his proposition, he wanted to personally supervise the battle and defeat Xiaojinchuan, the middle route army marched north from Kangding, and the Langbei Route Army did not dare not go all out to conquer Dajinchuan, and after completing its work, he could capture Saroben alive in the autumn. Now Ah Gui's "two-step" opinion was put forward in front of the meeting, and he listened to it, and he was unwilling to do so; didn't listen, and felt that his original plan was not sure, and the idea of killing Ah Gui "with the heart of the police and slow the army" was gone, but the inexplicable jealousy couldn't listen to all Ah Gui's words. Gritted his teeth and thought for a while, he asked Qingfu for his opinion with his eyes, and Qingfu smiled: "The future is terrifying, I also think there is some truth, military matters, or the decision of the brother." ”

"I think Gui's suggestion has merit." Zhang Guangsi swallowed a mouthful of saliva, "But there are no certain rules for feints and real attacks, and the strict order for Ji Shan to capture Dajinchuan can be determined, in order to prevent Sha Luo from absconding in the opposite direction, he must also order the middle route army to block the Qianning Pass, and Sha Luoben will lose Dajinchuan, maybe he will no longer hold on to Xiaojinchuan and flee west, and the original 'feint' team will become the main attack." This burden is really a thousand pounds, who will bear it? He looked around at the people around him, suddenly smiled, and said, "Those who say wrong are right and wrong." I think General Gui is suitable - what are your difficulties? ”

Ah Gui couldn't help but be stunned, he was actually responsible for taking care of the grain depot in the army, and there were only more than 3,000 old, weak, tired and wounded soldiers. He glanced at Le Min, Le Min knew this, and hoped to come out and say something for himself, but Le Min was so excited by Ah Gui's words just now that his heart was itching, and he was also eager to try, where did he pay attention to this child's thoughts? Yiti took two steps to lift the corner of his robe, shook Xiang Qingfu and Zhang Guangsi to the ground, and said: "Ah Gui's own claim, how can there be any prevarication? Le Min is not talented, and he is also willing to follow Gui Junmen to make meritorious contributions to the imperial court! ”

Qingfu, Zhang Guangsi and Zheng Wenhuan unexpectedly hit the cross-hit and bit the gold. Le Min is not an ordinary man, he is the champion of Qianlong's three-year imperial pen, Manchurian Hara beads, not only the status is valuable, but also the reputation is great, in case of "attacking Jinchuan and dying in the champion", it is really a hundred bodies that cannot be redeemed, and there is no glory in winning the battle! Zheng Wenhuan smiled and said to Zhang Guangsi: "Dashuai, it is better to call Wu Xiquan to do this errand." Ah Gui guards the grain depot, there are less than 4,000 people, and there are many old, weak and sick people......" Before he finished speaking, Ah Gui said: "Lord Lemin is a civil servant, how can a white-faced scholar fight?" With such a big official, I can't afford to have an accident. Please give the order, or I'll go by myself! Only then did Le Min think of the real situation in Agui's army, and deeply regretted his recklessness, so he smiled and said: "Le Min's ancestor is also a military general!" I am not a person who is afraid of death, and if I say it, how can I regret it? You can borrow 3,000 elites from General Wu, and they will be temporarily led by Ah Gui, won't it be over? ”

Wu Xiquan is Zhang Guangsi's first confidant, and he used his soldiers to make meritorious contributions to others, and a hundred were reluctant, and said coldly on the side: "My soldiers are stationed in Mazhaigou, which is the main road to Kangding, and it is only a fifteen-mile dry road from Qianning Mountain. If the commander orders me to make a feint, I'm afraid it will be more convenient! ”

"Ah Gui's current soldiers can't be used." Zheng Wenhuan muttered: "Draw a thousand men and horses from each of Lang Xiong, Gejie and Wu Xi's entire army and put them under the command of Ah Gui." Le Min said: "I handed over the envoy to Xiao Lu, I must fight this battle!" ”

Ah Gui pondered for a long time, and the matter had come to this point, so he could only break the kettle and say loudly: "Brother Le is a champion, and he still has this ambition, what do I say?" I don't want one soldier in each battalion to go around Xiaojinchuan! ”

"Good!" Zhang Guangsi said: "It's so decided, and Zheng Wenhuan of the Chinese army will do his best to deal with it, and there will be nothing missing." Now the generals are listening! ”

When the stalemate between the two sides was already paralyzed, Gui's battle plan immediately received unexpected results. After all, Sharopun had no experience in commanding large groups to fight against each other, and when he heard the news that the official army was rushing to attack Xiaojinchuan, he immediately brought 2,000 people stationed in Dajinchuan to rescue him, and the 5,000 elite troops of Jishan of the Northern Route Army captured Dajinchuan almost bloodlessly. At this moment, Saroben was still on the march to Xiaojinchuan. After receiving an urgent report from the rear, Xiao Jinchuan also came to report the enemy's situation, saying that the officers and troops who had attacked Xiao Jinchuan in advance had moved towards the area of Danba and Dasang, and seemed to want to cut off the passage between Jinchuan and Shangzhan and Shangzhan. Sanchi, the general of Xiaojinchuan, rushed to Shaluo in an emergency, and at the same time opened the city and let the Tibetans of old and young escape in the city......

"They've finally done it!" Riding on a camel, looking at the town of Fubian in the hazy twilight ahead, the Xiaojinchuan River flowing to the Dadu River is gurgling in the dense and dark jungle, shaking the reeds on the bank, giving people a mysterious and ominous feeling. His bronze face was expressionless, he stared forward for a while, looked back at the hundreds of camels he had brought, stepped down on the pedals, and said to the servants beside him, "Go to the back and tell Duoyun Jieyan, as well as the family history, and the Rencuo Lama, we will stay in Fubian tonight." Let them all come to my tent and take counsel. ”

The small town of Fubian is 100 miles away from Xiaojinchuan, and there are only about 300 households, which are already full of Tibetans who have fled from Xiaojinchuan. But Ren Cuo is the living Buddha of the Yellow Sect in Qinghai, and in just one sentence, all the Tibetans moved out and stayed in the open air on the dam in the east of the town, making room for the military horses of Sha Luoben. Sharopun set up the Chinese army in the lama temple south of the damping, placed Duoyun and two children, has seen the wrong living Buddha, Uncle Sangcuo came to see, did not have time to say more, first invited the two of them to eat butter milk tea, and went out to inspect himself before returning. Sharopen saw his wife Duoyun holding his youngest son Soluobang, who had just turned one year old, in her arms, and her daughter Akou and eldest son Seluoteng standing aside and greedily eating ghee. He said to Duoyun: "There is a military discussion here, you women quit!" Ren Cuo said on the side: "No need! When will the gods and Buddhas still blame? ”

"We're in a bad situation." Sha Luo Ben breathed a sigh of relief, sat down heavily, and said: "Zhang Guangsi's hand is very powerful, it has cut off our retreat, we have to find a way to deal with this situation!" ”

In fact, even if he didn't say it, everyone here realized that the situation was grim. Xiaojinchuan was lost, and the key points of Jinchuan were occupied by the official army. There is only one way to escape through the mountains and forests. But the roads around them were trapped like iron buckets.

"Great Lama, Sha Shuai," Sangcuo raised his gray eyebrows and said in a heavy tone, "It is time to order the people of Xiaojinchuan to withdraw and give up the empty city to Zhang Guangsi." Because more than 1,000 of us can't hold Xiaojinchuan. Our people gathered here, and then went into the cave to hide in the deep mountains in the southwest, poured all the warriors of our tribe to open up and down the pair, and then raised the flag and moved into Tibet! Jinchuan, the official army can only occupy it for a while, and when they withdraw their troops, we will try to come back. Ren Cuo rubbed his hand together and said, "Sangcuo is right. We only have this little bit of military horses, and we can't fight at all. Fortunately, we have been prepared for a long time, and we have accumulated food in the old cave of Scraping Cliff for a year. How can the enemy army have so much food, and we can't afford to consume it. According to the military situation reported earlier, there were no Qing troops stationed west of Mazhaigou, so it can be seen that they were only preventing us from breaking through to Qianning Mountain. It's summer, and we're looking up and down the mountains of gold, and they can't even dream of it. Sangcuo stroked his beard and groaned: "Crossing the Golden Mountain, of course our eagle can." Young women can live, but what about the elderly and children? I didn't bring out the cold leather robe! ”

Duoyun's face was pale, the hand holding the child trembled, and he muttered, "Over the Great Snow Mountain? How many people will die in that? The old man of Ban Roll brought all the strong men, and less than seven hundred of the two thousand people came, and we have never walked this road. Alas...... Ban Roll...... "She thought of Ban Roll, a stubborn old man who had been dead for a year after suffering from malaria in Jinchuan. Lao Sancuo sighed: "I don't think the Han people have any human flavor, what they say doesn't count, so that the ghosts are calculating, and those officials who wear crowns are all reincarnated pigs and dogs, and they don't love anything but gold and women." However, the old man Yue, the general of Fuyuan in front, was still a person, and he was trapped by their own people. "It's another sigh. The living Buddha of Rencuo turned the prayer wheel with one hand and rubbed the Buddha beads with the other, still thinking about crossing the snow mountain: "You can't fight hard, you can only cross the snow mountain." Crossing the snow-capped mountains will kill people, fighting up and down to see the dead, and going all the way to Lhasa will be difficult, and still dead...... Is our Jinchuan clan really going to die? Buddha, you enlightened me ......"

"Fuck!" Sha Luoben suddenly scolded in Chinese: "Zhanda Jinchuan occupies my *** Leben's territory, our own clan's affairs, why is Qianlong Bogda Khan so lenient?" How much did I get wrong? How many times have I written to Ji Shan, a turtle, stating that I am willing to listen to the court's moderation, but he still wants to suppress it, and he will not spare it when he hands it out! He paced back and forth frantically, and the cowhide boots made a heavy ** sound on the brick floor: "Since I can't escape, I simply won't escape, don't escape!" Hit it here and break the net! Our Jinchuan is a big place, and his 50,000 or 60,000 people come in, just like salt sprinkled in a meat pot, and it can't be revealed! We are a mountain tiger, he is strong and does not suppress the head snake, and we may not lose to Zhang Guangsi - please go to the Buddha hall to pray for the blessing of the Buddha, and Uncle Sangcuo will arrange for someone to go to Xiaojinchuan to give an order to withdraw immediately! All the granaries and houses in the city will be burned down, all the refugees will be sheltered along the way, those who can carry food will be carried, those who can fight wars, and those who can take care of children will take care of their children - from now on, all weapons will be distributed, and grain, ghee, tsampa, and tea will all be distributed under the control of the Great Living Buddha! ”

The two men bowed silently to Salopen and retreated. In the room, Salopen and his wife stood and sat without speaking for a long time. The two older children felt that something unlucky was going to happen, and stared at Shalopun with frightened eyes for a while, and threw themselves into their mother's arms, and Ah Kou whispered: "Abba's eyes are so fierce, I'm afraid...... Abba is going to war with someone again......" Duoyun said: "Sozha, do you really have to fight?" ”

"Hmm!"

"Why won't they allow us to surrender?"

Salopen was silent.

"Can you ......" Duoyun looked at the child in his arms, "Hold a few strong men and take your son out?" ”

With tears in his eyes, he stepped forward and stroked his wife's braids, sighed, and said, "Then the father who has children will not fight with me, and the mothers will look at you with contempt. Salopen said with two tears in her eyes. As soon as he turned around, he strode out of the temple gate.

A crooked moon hung obliquely in the starry sky, and the small Jinchuan River in the distance gasped slightly, like a young woman sighing in secret. He looked south, as if he wanted to see through the bushes and jungles in front of him, the Zeguo River, and then forward, he couldn't imagine that it was the snowy mountain, the peak of snow all year round, a fairy-like white-headed old man...... Just as he was wandering, a desolate singing voice came from the dam flat. Sha Luoben wiped his face and looked northeast, where the residents of Fubian Town slept in the open, with a blazing bonfire reflecting the faces of the elderly, women and children. As he paced, his singing became clearer and clearer:

…… Jinchuan Qianli River, Lake Hill,

There are cattle and sheep all over the grass dam and Zhuangtian......

The girls frolicked happily in the spring,

The eagle in the white clouds looked down in all directions.

Wildflowers bloom in the dense forest,

The barley wine wafts with an intoxicating mellow aroma.

Oh! Jinchuan ...... My beautiful Jinchuan,

Jinchuan, the hometown I will never leave......

He didn't approach the bonfire, but just stood in the dark, staring at the jumping flames with sad eyes, muttering "never leave", then turned back to the lama temple, and saw that Duoyun was still in a daze holding the child, so he said: "You take the child, you are tired, go to sleep first......

"The two big ones have already slept, and I'm not tired." Duoyun smiled miserably and said, "I heard this song...... My grandfather taught me when I was a child, and he also heard it from his grandfather. Grandpa said that the song was not compiled. Our Jinchuan has this name because of the production of gold, and the Jinsha in the Jinsha River downstream is rushed down from here. There are several old holes in the cliff, and there are dog-headed gold ...... Mr. Yue said that the Han people love gold the most, and I was thinking, let's give them gold. Please let them leave our Jinchuan, isn't everyone all safe? ”

When Sha Luoben heard this, he laughed: "You are such a big child. Zhang Guangsi must know that there is a big dog head gold here, and his red eyes will turn purple! Duoyun frowned, and said softly: "The war is too terrible, my two uncles died in Qinghai, one was cut off and could not be found, and the other was split from his left shoulder to his right hip...... Are we all going to end up like that with thousands of us here? Salopun had calmed down at this moment, not as manic and agitated as just now, smiled to himself, and said, "Who knows what will happen next?" However, there is a saying among the Han people: the car has its own road before reaching the mountain. Now Zhang Guangsi only occupies two empty cities, and my strength has not been damaged at all. I think I should first defeat Zhang Guangsi's prestige, and then sit down with him to make peace. ”

"Peace?" Duoyun looked at her husband in surprise, "You just said that you want to fight to the end!" ”

Sha Luoben tilted his face, smiled gloomily, and said, "Duoyun, in the long run, we can't go against the imperial court...... You don't know how big the world is, compared to Bogda Khan Qianlong, he is like a big tree, we are just a small grass under the tree...... Xiaocao also has the right to live, and I'm just fighting for such a little right - we want Qianlong to understand this. Only by fighting to the death, fighting this battle well, and beating Zhang Guangsi's soul out of his body, and falling down on his back to the sky, can Qianlong understand this article. As he was talking, he saw Sangtso come in with a strong man, so he asked, "Are you from Xiaojinchuan?" ”

"Yes!" The man said: "My name is Ye Danka, Abba ordered me to come and report to Guzha and the Living Buddha, the Qing soldiers are hauling cannons to Xiaojinchuan, and yesterday another 2,000 people came over to deploy defense in the south of Jinchuan." Abba is ready to go out of the city, and while the people who came over them are not standing firm, he will end them first, and push their cannons into the mire, and they will not be able to fish out for a hundred years! I've got to rush back tonight, so please give me orders! Seeing that he was covered in sweat and slurry, and his tall and fierce body was tired and swaying, he personally went over and brought the hot milk tea that the servant gave him, sat down with one hand on Ye Danka, and said, "Good brother, don't be busy, drink this bowl of milk tea first!" When did you leave Koganegawa? Ye Danka took a long breath of milk tea, took a long breath, and said: "I left before dawn in the morning, Abba said that he would go back before noon tomorrow, and if he can't go back, he won't want my son!" ”

Sa Luoben couldn't help but be shocked, although Xiaojinchuan is only a hundred miles away from Fubian, but what kind of road is that? It usually takes two and a half days to walk calmly, and it takes three days to walk a little slower, but he actually arrived in one day! Looking at this iron man, he pounced on him and stroked his shoulders, and said, "I have sent someone to pass the order for Uncle Ye Dan to withdraw from Xiaojinchuan to join me." Good brother, you don't have to go back, I'll go and tell you Abba! Seeing that the living Buddha came in slowly, he ordered his followers: "Take the Jinchuan Tuzhi, Duoyun, you go to the inner room, and pray for us in front of the gods and Buddhas!" ”

"Yes!" Duoyun bowed to her husband and obediently stepped into the back room with the children.

The picture was taken, and it was made of more than 20 pieces of bare plate sheepskin, on which the mountains, rivers, villages, towns, roads, and paths of the Jinchuan were outlined with a brush. Saroben was in the center, and Sangtso and Rencuo were one on each side, carefully spread out on the ground. Salopen smiled: "This is really a treasure that will not be changed, how much has it helped me!" Zhang Guangsi's wooden map is from the thirty-sixth year of Kangxi, and I dare not even say that the direction of the mountain is completely correct. A few people died to draw this picture, and the people in the clan said I was crazy! After speaking, he squatted down to look at the picture and asked, "Brother Yedanka, the Han dog who came in first, Ah Gui, where is his position now?" Whose soldiers are the follow-up troops? Let's also talk about their location - you see, this is Xiaojinchuan, this is our Fubian Town, this is the Dajinchuan River, this is the Xiaojinchuan River, this location, it is Shuihaizi, and then to the north - it is Zheng Wenhuan's camp, which is in Dawei...... Got it? He slowly moved on the map with the scabbard, Ye Danka began to look dazed, and gradually, his eyes shone brightly: he also understood, pointed at the town of Danba with his thick fingers, and said: "This man named Ah Gui is a Manchurian, not yet thirty years old, and he is very good at fighting, and his current position - Davinan, here, Zawang, is Zheng Wenhuan's grain depot." It was very damp there, and the food brought in had to be eaten quickly, otherwise it would be moldy. The artillery is now being dragged by manpower to Xiaojinchuan, tied into rows with wood, and hauled in the beach, and it will take at least five days to reach the edge of Xiaojinchuan City. The newly stationed Han dog named Luo Zecheng, about 2,000 people, all in the south of the city, they moved to the north of the city, unfamiliar with the road, two fell into the quagmire, two were pierced by bamboo sticks, and shrank back. It seems that the cannon is coming, and Zheng Wenhuan is going to personally go to Xiaojinchuan City to supervise the battle......"

"Kojinkawa?" Salophan sneered and shook his head, "Unless a pig will be so stupid to fight him in the city!" I think Zheng Wenhuan wants to put on a position and scare us away, so that he can give a message to Qianlong! Lao Yue Junmen said that Xiang Yu won a hundred battles, and when he was defeated, he committed suicide in Wujiang. Since Zhang Guangsi won the battle in Miaojiang, his eyes have grown to the corners of his forehead, and I want to let him taste the taste of self-slaughter by the Jinchuan River! ”

Seeing that he was so sure of him, and knowing that he had an idea, Sha Luoben took the butter lamp and looked carefully at the map, nodded at the dam where Gui was stationed, stood up, and for a while became preoccupied again, just groaned and paced, stopped several times to speak, and swallowed back. Old Sangcuo asked, "Sozha, is there anything difficult about it?" ”

"This Ah Gui is stationed in Danba, only twenty miles away from the Scraping Ear Cliff," Sha Luoben muttered, "There is our grain stored in the old cave in the Scraping Ear Cliff - does he smell something and wants to cut off our food?" ”

Several people were stunned. They all know that there is not only food stored in the cliff, but also salt, ghee, medicine, and gold that can be obtained by digging up! This sudden rhetorical question, everyone shuddered in their hearts. Old Sangcuo stared at the butter lamp with blazing eyes, and said, "First defeat Zheng Wenhuan of Xiaojinchuan, and see if he can come back to save him?" ”

"I was just thinking about it." Because of his deep thoughts, Sha Luoben's eyes were like cats shining with a green and faint light: "If this Ah Gui knew that there was food in my Scraping Ear Cliff, would he disregard the safety of Xiaojinchuan and cut off my food channel?" He pursed his dry lips, carefully examined it in front of the map, his expression became a little softer, and said, "Ah Gui must not have discovered our secret yet!" If he finds out, he will immediately pounce on us and cut off our food channel! What is he doing in Danba? is thinking that our Xiaojinchuan is lost, and he must take the road west from here, and he wants to block us! If we want to cross the Jiajin Mountain, he can also attack from Danba and disrupt my team...... This Ah Gui is ruthless enough! ”

"Without further ado." The Living Buddha wiped the sweat on the tip of his nose and said, "If we beat Xiao Jinchuan hard, Ah Gui will shrink back!" ”

Sharoben gripped the scabbard of the Tibetan knife hard, his fingers turned pale, gritted his teeth and said, "Yes, that's it." Tomorrow at dawn, they will take action, send 500 men to bypass Dawei on the eastern road, go to Zawang and burn their grain depot, pull down all the road signs along the way, and send 500 troops to make a feint on the west side of Dawei. Ye Dan's men and horses are 1,000 and seven, sending 200 people to feint to attack Ah Gui, pretending to take the road and flee for their lives, and the remaining 1,500 people and my headquarters will go to besiege Xiaojinchuan, if Ah Gui returns to help, the original feint will be held back all the way, let cold arrows shoot his men and horses, kill his pathfinders, my headquarters can also draw another 500 archers to choke the river on the east road of Scraping Cliff, Ah Gui does not have wings, and he can annihilate the Qing soldiers of Xiaojinchuan within three days, and then settle accounts with Ah Gui! He was in high spirits, waving his scabbard and pointing to Mazhai Gou, "Wu Xiquan's soldiers are to prevent us from attacking Kangding City, and to prevent us from fleeing across the snow mountain, we don't attack Kangding but the snow mountain, his army is useless, hearing that his commander is trapped in Xiaojinchuan and Dawei, he can't help but come to the rescue, in fact, this road will take five days, he can't fight, Xiaojinchuan's Qing soldiers have been annihilated!" The soldiers of Dajinchuan came to help Xiaojinchuan should also be considered, but there are two: first, they may not expect that we dare to recapture Xiaojinchuan, second, they are difficult to contact information, and they may not know this military situation, even if they expected, this road will take at least half a month to come over, and at that time the overall situation has been decided, and no one can do anything about me - in a word, annihilating Zheng Wenhuan's 3,000 people who attacked Xiaojinchuan from Dawei, we will jam the seven inches of the poisonous snake, how to fiddle with it! ”

"What about the elderly and children?" The Living Buddha asked.

Sharophan stretched his tall body relaxedly, and said with a smile: "Then please ask the Living Buddha to take them to the east of the Scratching Cliff to take refuge." He was a man with an unusually smart mind, and he was stunned for a moment, and then said: "Rest during the day, move with torches at night, and walk slowly." The enemies of Kojingawa will think that our main force is to the west and can paralyze them. Ah Gui knew that my main force was in the east of the Scraping Cliff, and he didn't dare to easily reinforce Xiaojinchuan - how? He consulted the crowd with a smug gaze, "What does he have with so many soldiers?" The geography is not familiar, the communication is not clear, and the battle line is more than 1,000 miles. We interspersed, each one breaks, and the head is hit first. I don't think he can handle it! ”

"So Zha-Shengming!"

Everyone bowed in unison.