The female snake man sat next to me and the three generals, holding a roast leg of lamb in one hand and a jar of rice wine in the other, her face full of drunkenness. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

The night was dark, and the bonfire had been extinguished.

The well-fed female snake man lay on her back on the haystack, looked at the starry sky, and wondered: "Hey, it's so late, why hasn't the god king come yet?" ”

I didn't say anything, but smiled: "Right now, I just repelled the Qing army, and the king still has a lot of official business to do, so it's normal that he can't come." He also asked you to bring so much good wine and meat, and a large amount of silver. We are very grateful. ”

"If it weren't for Lianyunzhai's brothers, I'm afraid that hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians in Hangzhou City would have already become the souls of the Qing army, and this bit of wine, meat, gold and silver is a fart!"

"That's not what it says. In short, I am very grateful to Gan Wang Zhongwang and General Guo. Having said that, I can vaguely guess in my heart the attitude of the city officials towards their "thieves".

King Gan and King Zhong are not unsympathetic people, but they are important positions and must focus on the overall situation.

Now Lianyunzhai has come to save the city, but he has not come out to see him, which shows how serious the situation is.

When I think of this, my heart can't help but sink.

After a moment of silence, the female snake man suddenly asked, "Do you really plan to live a lifetime on Lianyun Mountain?" ”

I shook my head and said, "Of course not, I still have a lot of things to do." ”

"For example?"

"For example, to help you find your people."

"And then?"

And then ...... Let's continue to be my big village master. No matter what the chaos in the world is, no matter which way the princes will allow us to exist independently, and most of the future will be spent in war. ”

The female snake said: "Don't you want to rely on the power at hand to mix up an official position in the Taiping Army?" ”

I was surprised, "Why do you ask?" ”

The female snake man whispered: "In the afternoon, I accidentally overheard the conversation between the king and the generals. The Taiping army wants to attack Dinghai City? ”

When I heard the words "Dinghai City", I remembered the agreement between Longtou Mountain and the Heavenly Domain Divine Palace, and my heart shook wildly: "Why do you want to attack Dinghai City? ”

"You don't know yet, although Dinghai City belongs to Zhejiang Province, it hangs alone in the East China Sea. Not long ago, it was captured by the Qing Army's East Road Expeditionary Force as a springboard into the interior. The Qing army that retreated today returned there. ”

"This ...... King Chung is preparing to attack Dinghai City? ”

"yes. He wants to mobilize 70,000 soldiers and horses from other cities in the province, and then add 30,000 soldiers and horses from your Lianyunzhai to conquer Dinghai City across the sea. Hey, why is your face so ugly, isn't it uncomfortable? ”

"No, no, I drank too much just now." I felt guilty about her and avoided his gaze for the moment.

The female snake man suddenly said, "I understand! Are you afraid that King Zhong will use your Lianyunzhai as cannon fodder? You can rest assured that King Gan objected on the spot, and even General Guo disagreed. The city of Nadinghai was well defended and impregnable, and although the Qing army was defeated, it also fled back with more than 50,000 people. Taking a mere 100,000 troops and horses to attack this island is no different from sending it to death! ”

I frowned and said, "Dinghai City is so difficult to fight? ”

"I heard General Guo say that cross-sea warfare is not as good as inland siege warfare, and it will involve many objective factors that have not been encountered before. Although Zhejiang Province is a large coastal province, there has been no decent sailor since the beginning of this dynasty, and the islands around Dinghai City are surrounded by fortresses, such as natural fortifications. Without adequate preparation, it was difficult to get the landing of the large army smoothly. ”

I secretly thought to myself, this Dinghai City must be beaten.

This is not only to fulfill the promise to the Heavenly Domain Divine Palace, but also for the sake of the current overall situation.

Seeing that the power of the Qing army is growing stronger and stronger with the cooperation of the demon clan, if the eastern provinces also fall into the hands of the demon clan, then the consequences will be unimaginable.

Shouldering the heavy responsibility of the former emperor's clan, he must not sit idly by.

As long as Dinghai City can be captured, it can cut off the sea route of the Qing army to the east and seal them in the southwest corner.

Of course, the female snake man didn't know what I was thinking, so she drank too much wine, and then turned over and fell asleep.

I kept snoring in my ears, but I couldn't sleep.

Early the next morning, I personally sent the female snake people to Wuli Pavilion in the north of Hangzhou.

The ancient road of the long pavilion, the barren smoke and vines.

I remembered that the two of them have different identities at the moment, and it will be difficult for them to get together again in the future, and I can't help but feel melancholy.

Just as he was about to return to the camp, he suddenly remembered something, turned around and asked, "How is Miss Yun?" ”

The female snake said: "She is very good, she misses you very much." When, you go back to the city to see. ”

I sighed, "With who I am now, it's not easy to get into the city. ”

The female snake said, "It's okay, I'll arrange it for you." ”

I smiled and said, "Let's wait a while." Miss Yun is not familiar with life here, so I will trouble you to take care of it. ”

The female snake man nodded solemnly.

Four days later, the infantry led by Guan Qingfeng came to Hushan to join me.

Since my whereabouts had been exposed in advance, Guan Qingfeng's headquarters had hardly encountered any ambushes, and the journey had been very smooth.

The army encamped at the foot of Tiger Mountain, and soon after the city sent a large number of condolence supplies and a letter.

Sure enough, as expected by the female snake people, King Zhong was determined to attack Dinghai City, and wanted to invite Lian Yunzhai to join him, and promised to be a high-ranking official.

From the mouth of the captain who came to deliver the letter, it was learned that King Zhong had transferred 70,000 soldiers and horses from other cities in the province to gather at the Mingzhou City Harbor on the other side of Dinghai Island, led by Mingzhou Taishou Zhou Tai, and would soon cross the sea to attack the island.

I discussed with the leaders of the cottage and immediately agreed to send troops to attack the island, but the grain and grass must be loyal to the king.

Zhejiang Province is a famous and rich place in China, where does it care?

Not long after the lieutenant left in the morning, King Zhong sent someone to send hundreds of carts of baggage in the afternoon.

Guan Qingfeng looked at the camp full of heavy vehicles, and couldn't help laughing: "Is this loyal king really in such a hurry to Dinghai City?" He will give us whatever we want, and he will be really generous. ”

I muttered, "Although the loyal king is not as loyal as the dry king, he is also a benevolent and sincere person. Now that things are happening, it seems that he has to take Dinghai City. ”

Guan Ling said: "Maybe he wants to take the opportunity to get a handful?" Anyway, if he wins, he can ask the court for a reward, and it is not himself who dies if he loses. ”

I shook my head and said, "It doesn't seem to make much sense how big an official Tianjing is right now. On the contrary, it is these armies that are the foundation for the princes to stay alive in troubled times. No matter how confused King Zhong is, he won't take these 70,000 horses to die in vain, right? ”

The crowd was also puzzled.

I had a vague thought of a possibility, and I quickly dismissed the idea, for he could hardly connect the two anyway, and he couldn't help but blame himself for becoming more and more concerned.

Early in the morning of the second day, the whole village rose up from the camp, and when it was about to march east, a knight swept over from the direction of Hangzhou City like a whirlwind.

I saw from afar that it was King Zhong's bloody horse, and hurriedly stepped forward.

Without waiting for the horse to stop, the female snake man jumped off her horse, came to me in a few steps, and asked, "What do you kid think?" Why did you promise King Chung to attack Dinghai City? This old boy is obviously not well-intentioned! ”

I pulled the female snake man aside, explained the reason why I had to settle Haicheng, and only skimmed the section that I had agreed with the Heavenly Domain Divine Palace.