"Seeking fame for profit?"

"Otherwise, if you suffer from this great calamity, you will either be dead and incognito, or you will be full of grievances and waiting for an opportunity to take revenge, how can you be so active as an official?"

When the ghost ape was barely rescued by Dong Rui from the ghost gate, the sun also tilted westward.

Hong Chengluo had just listened to the report of the spies, who had been hiding in Xinhuang City all night to investigate the enemy's situation, and now rushed back to the mine.

"They're going to leave tomorrow morning?"

Hong Chengluo waved this person away, tapped his finger twice on the broken wooden table, and asked, "What about the spies sent to Bailu Town, have you come back?" ”

Xu Yingxian immediately said, "Not yet." ”

"We're so close to White Deer Town, why aren't we?"

"This ......," Xu Yingxian also felt obediently, "I'll send someone to go again immediately!" ”

Hong Cheng was silent for a while, and it wasn't until Xu Yingxian walked out of the door that he called out to him: "Come back!" ”

"General?"

"Who did you send?"

"Liu Si."

"Is this person usually reliable?" After all, these are Xunzhou rangers, who didn't recognize him a few days ago, and they are not the Baijia army he led before. He still doesn't have a deep understanding of the combat habits and abilities of this team.

"Liu Si has always been punctual and cautious, and he hasn't come back after an hour, this is the first time."

Something went wrong, Hong Chengluo was slightly stunned, and the secret way was not good. I have lived in Bailu Town for several years, and the horse's feet left behind cannot be wiped clean in a short time.

"No need to look for it." This is his negligence, "Ordered to pull out the camp, it's not safe here, let's change places!" ”

This abandoned mine is also known only to a few locals, and it was originally a good hiding place.

It's a pity.

"Huh?" Tao Ze was stunned, and the others also heard it, Xu Yingxian immediately answered "yes", but the other two generals stood up: "It's not appropriate!" Maybe it was delayed on Liusi Road, not necessarily because of the accident in Bailu Town! ”

"General Baili and many of his brothers have just been treated, and they should recuperate at this time, and it is not appropriate to carry bumps. Just because Liu Si did not return for half an hour, it cannot be assumed that he was captured by the enemy, which will affect our army and mobilize the people. ”

"yes, no!"

These are all Xunzhou people, Nian Zanli's subordinates, even if Nian Zanli designated Hong Chengluo as the chief general of the operation behind enemy lines, they are not really convinced in their hearts, but have a closer relationship with Bailiqing.

Even if there are other places to stay, but they can't go over the official road in the open, this road is definitely the most difficult mountain road to walk, normal people are riding horses and are numb, not to mention Bailiqing, who is most afraid of bumps. After a few shakes, the wound may reopen, and it will be life-threatening.

In this case, they only felt that Hong Chengluo was chasing after the wind and shadows, and it was a big fuss.

Hong Chengluo was not angry, but only asked them: "What do you think?" ”

"Send someone to Bailu Town again and inquire clearly."

Hong Chengluo had no objection, and even smiled: "Okay, then let's do it." ”

The two generals felt that General Hong seemed to be quite amiable, not as decisive and disobedient as the legend.

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He Lingchuan and the others entered the mountain under the leadership of the old man.

This old man's surname is Shan, and he is not good at riding horses, He Lingchuan even hired a carriage for him, lest he fall apart before he arrives at the place.

"I haven't been to that pit for ten years." The old man lay by the window to discern the scene, lest he miss the path. "Mr. Hong is recognized as a good person, my old lady obeys his things, he doesn't care too much, often goes into the mountains to hunt wild animals, and gives us a little. I remember that he once beat a big wild boar, which was so big that it had to weigh more than 500 pounds. He was not stingy, and distributed them all to the neighbors in the alley. Alas, I really didn't expect that he would actually work for the people of Xunzhou. ”

Is Hong Chengluo working for Xunzhou people? It is clear that he is going to be the head of the Xunzhou people, but the old man is not clear. He Lingchuan said: "You have a lot of game in the mountains." ”

"In the past, I ran all over the ground, but in recent years, it has become less and less, and if I can catch a rabbit in the mountains all day, it will be a god's favor." Old Man Shan shook his head, "Once Mr. Hong went into the mountains for two days and came back empty-handed, saying that the mountains and forests were empty. ”

"All eaten?" They had been gone for so long, and indeed not a single hare had been seen.

"Yes, the harvest in the fields has not been good in the past few years, and the government wants money and fiercely, so everyone can't eat and can't find a way to eat anything else?" Old Man Shan suddenly stretched out his hand and pointed, "Right here, go in!" ”

Where he pointed, there was no road, only thick grass. Jiao Tai grabbed the machete and went up to snort twice, cutting off a bunch of long grass leaves, only to see that there seemed to be a path in it, but the groves stood up, and it looked like they had all grown newly grown in the past few years.

"Sure enough, it's here, and lo and behold, I've carved a mark on that big stone!" When everyone looked at it, there were indeed triangular marks on the black stone next to the dwarf locust that had been cut by a knife, although it was covered with moss, it was no longer very recognizable.

"In the past, when we returned to the town after work, we would take this shortcut, and it would be half an hour faster!"

The carriage couldn't get in, Shan Youjun put the old man in the front seat of him, and everyone continued on the road.

The road is up and down, and even has to wade through the river and cross the stream, and there is no way to find the way without the guidance of those who know the way.

More than half an hour later, Old Man Shan pointed to the low mountain in front of him and said, "If you turn over, you can see the pit." ”

Mao Tao dived to the top of the mountain and poked her head down, and then nodded to He Lingchuan.

He Lingchuan immediately took out three taels of silver and stuffed it to Old Man Shan: "Thank you, this is a reward." ”

He gave one or two more than the agreed amount, and the old man was very grateful, wiped the cobwebs on his forehead and said, "Do you want to know another way out of the pit?" ”

Everyone was stunned: "Is there any other exit to the mine?" ”

"Originally, it wasn't." Old Man Shan drank a sip of water and hung everyone's appetite. He Lingchuan stretched out his hand and gave him a few more coins of broken silver, and then the old man led everyone to the back of the mountain.

At this point, He Lingchuan felt that he and the old woman were really a perfect match, and it was not a family that did not enter the door.

"Fourteen years ago, there was a mine here, and nearly 100 people worked every day. I remember that at that time, the Chinese New Year was two days away, and everyone wanted to go home as soon as possible, but when the digging was in full swing, the mine suddenly collapsed again. ”

"Four or five died on the spot, and the remaining dozen or so were all trapped. We thought we were dead, but the stone wall in the depths of the mine was also shattered, and light came in, but the opening was too small. We used pickaxes to make holes in the cracks in the rocks, and there were several landslides in the middle, and we buried the cracks several times, and we dug several times, and it took a lot of hard work to escape. ”

"It's been so long, and I don't know if the exit is still there."

After walking down the mountain for more than a mile, Mao Tao in front of him suddenly shouted: "Don't move!" ”

The five of them happened to walk between two boulders, and through the cracks in the rocks, they could see that outside the mountain stream in front of them, two people were sitting around the fire, with weapons pinned to their waists.

This is the guard.

He Lingchuan saw this, and his heart must have been in his heart. If there is no back door in the mine, what are the Xunzhou people sending two guards to do here?

Sure enough, Shan Laohan pointed there, which means "the exit is there".

Hong Cheng chose this abandoned mine pit as a base, and sure enough, he had careful considerations, and even the back road was ready.

At that moment, the five of them tiptoed back, not to alarm the two guards.

Back near the mine, Shan Laohan immediately said: "Officials, I'll go back first." "This is a precursor to a group fight, how can his old man stand it, he has to hurry up and fight first.

There was a carriage waiting for him at the end of the path, and he would catch it.

It wasn't until his background disappeared at the end of the path that Mao Tao turned and dived in the direction of the pit.

The three waited patiently.

About half an hour later, Mao Tao sneaked back and whispered, "There are at least six sentinels around the mine, all guarding the commanding heights, and they can watch the overall situation. The diameter of the open-pit mine must be seventy or eighty zhang, and it is difficult to shoot arrows from here to the people below. By the way, cooking is being done underneath, more than 100 people are sitting on the stone steps of the mine waiting to eat, there are more than a dozen low houses on the edge of the mine, and there are also Xunzhou people coming in and out. I saw that some of them came out with blood and poured out, and maybe there were wounded people lying in the room. ”

"I also heard a loud cry, as if Dong Rui's strange bird stopped on the roof to comb its wings."

Indeed, the aroma of rice wafted up to the wind, and everyone asked He Lingchuan, "What now?" ”

There are hundreds of enemy troops underneath, and there are only four of them on their side, and they can't take it. He Lingchuan then nodded to Jiao Tai: "You go back to Xinhuang to report to your father and let him make up his mind." For the rest, just lie here with me and nibble on dry food. ”

Jiao Tai took the order, turned around and left.

Since Dong Rui's strange bird is also here, the thing is deaf and can fly, and their actions must be more hidden.

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He Chunhua sat in the bungalow, staring at the military damage report on the table.

The grain transport team was defeated in Bailu Town, losing 10,000 stone of grain; Xinhuang was better here, but more than 100 people were killed and wounded, and more than 400 catties of grain were burned.

With the current situation of the kite country, every time you raise food, you have to tighten your belt, and you almost have to loot the people again. Just this bit of food, Ke Jihai in the west was drooling when he saw it. However, He Chunhua personally escorted it this time, and before he reached the front line, half of the 20,000 stone of grain allocated by the royal court was lost.

Then after seeing Zhao Kai, he was a lot shorter in momentum.

This made him very unhappy.

At the same time, he was also very entangled, should he stop and pursue the remaining Xunzhou cavalry, or should he transport the grain and grass safely to the front line first?

For the sake of the big picture, he should choose the latter. Since it is a grain transportation team, the safety of grain and grass is the first, and the food and clothing of the front-line soldiers are the first.

But even if he made this plan, it was difficult to say that Hong Chengluo would not attack again, and planned to burn the remaining grain and grass. Then you will be passive.

If you take the initiative......

The surviving staff had already discussed it with him twice, and everyone insisted on giving priority to transporting food.

But He Chunhua has not yet made a decision.

In this way, he was unwilling to make a sentence for this ambush battle, and it was difficult to explain it when he went back.

At this moment, it was reported outside:

"The eldest young master's personal entourage asks to see you."

It's finally here! He Chunhua perked up: "Come in." ”

Jiao Tai arrived, his lips were a little cracked, and he didn't have time to drink water, so he rushed to report to He Chunhua the information about Bailu Town and the mine.