Before the Lantern Festival, Wang Chong left Quanzhou in a hurry, took dozens of good players, traveled lightly, and rushed to Youyang.

Not long after he set off, he received Gu Er's big defeat of the anti-thieves in Luzhou, killing more than 1,000 thieves, capturing thousands, and capturing countless armor and baggage, not only relieved the siege of Luzhou, but also recovered Shen County, which was occupied by the anti-thieves, and the thieves were in the north of Luzhou.

It's just that many of the anti-thieves have escaped in all directions, escaping into the mountains and forests, and it is not easy to pursue them, Gu Er has already sent someone to notify Zuo Jinzhou County, telling them to be careful and vigilant, so as to prevent the rogue incarnation of the anti-thief from causing trouble again.

Not long after Gu Er recovered Shen County and relieved the siege of Haozhou, the thieves went down to several counties in Shouzhou, plus the garrisons in various places, the total number of soldiers and horses was seventy or eighty thousand, and the momentum was not weakened, but became more and more vast, and even sent a large army, divided into two roads, and headed towards Luzhou, with a tendency to gnaw off Gu Er's hard bones.

Gu Er was not in a hurry, gathered the defeated army of Wuwei Army in Shen County, and selected tall and strong men from Shen County who were born in Shen County and had a clean net worth, and filled the army, expanding the number of soldiers under his command to 4,000 people, and the auxiliary soldiers also increased to 1,000.

The strength of the anti-thieves was originally divided into three parts, one part to the west to attack Shouzhou, one part to the south to attack Luzhou, and the rest were all stationed in Haozhou, in order to prepare for the imperial army in the north and east, among which Shouzhou had the most soldiers and horses, with more than 20,000 people, which is why the anti-thieves were able to attack the city all the way in Shouzhou and be invincible.

Now the thieves on the south side were directly defeated by Gu Er, and only less than a thousand stragglers fled back to Haozhou, and the rest were either killed or captured, or were scattered, sneaked into the mountains and forests, and fled in all directions.

was originally a good situation, but suddenly a hard bone came out, knocking out several of his good teeth, and the thief naturally would not sit idly by.

This is also why Gu Er chose to be stationed in Shen County instead of rushing forward.

Gu Er is well versed in the art of war, and knows the truth that the food must be eaten one bite at a time, and the road must be taken step by step, and now in the entire Huainan West Road, only he is the only one left with strong combat power, but in the north, the imperial court transferred the soldiers and horses of Huainan East Road and Jingxi Road, and the east side is close to the canal, and there is no shortage of soldiers and horses stationed there, but the canal is too lengthy, and in order to maintain the stability of Cao Yun, the soldiers and horses in various places are not easy to move.

If you don't care about the way into Haozhou, not to mention the victory or defeat, with the current situation, you will definitely become a lone army, Gu Er is not without the courage to become a lone army, but once you become a lone army, it may be the biggest opportunity in this counterinsurgency war, but relatively speaking, these soldiers under his command will also usher in a very high attrition.

How much can be left in the end, Gu Er has no bottom.

If it was Gu Er in the past, he might not necessarily consider this, after all, there are immortal people in wars.

But the real famous general is to use the smallest loss to achieve the greatest victory, if it is simply a victory piled up with the lives of the soldiers under his command, there are more people in the world who can do it, what is commendable!

This is Wang Chong's original words, and Gu Er has always kept it firmly in his heart.

This time Shen County was victorious, Gu Er let the stone attack Shen County, attract the anti-thieves besieging Luzhou to come back, and then pretended to be defeated, fled all the way, and the anti-thief army that was chasing and killed was already ambushed by Gu Er, who had already been ambushed, led more than 100 light cavalry, hundreds of archers and foot soldiers, took advantage of the night to attack and kill, and wrapped dumplings with the stone that pretended to be defeated.

On the side of the Sheng family in Youyang, the eldest old lady has just passed away, and Sheng Wei and other descendants of the Sheng family must keep filial piety, so it is naturally not good to do a big job in the old house of the Sheng family, so as not to be honest.

Now that it's so chaotic outside, Minglan doesn't have the intention of preparing to do a big job, it's good for her family to get together and be happy, but Mrs. Sheng feels that this is too simple and wronged Minglan .

When Wang Zhong rushed to Youyang with his people, it was already the end of the first month, and there was not much time left before the wedding.

Originally, the original plan was for the two to get married in Tokyo, but now that there is such a big change, Wang Chong can only come to the door in person to apologize to Mrs. Sheng.

Those who came to Youyang with Wang Chong, in addition to the accompanying guards, also included Wang Qian'er and Wei Niangzi, as well as Wei Niangzi's two sons, Zhang Xin and Zhang Yi.

Minglan and Aunt Wei haven't seen each other for several years, and her heart is full of thoughts, even if she pulls Aunt Wei, she has endless words, looking at the two cousins of Aunt Wei's family, she is quite happy in her heart, and she expects that her biological mother will be happy for her aunt when she sees it.

Wang Zhong sincerely apologized to the old lady and explained: "Now the situation is chaotic and rogue is rampant, if it is a big deal, I am afraid it will cause unnecessary trouble!" Saying that, Wang Zhong looked at Minglan next to him: "Therefore, there is only the sixth sister who has been wronged." ”

Old Mrs. Sheng had already been done by Minglan and understood that Wang Chong's consideration was reasonable, after all, when she and Minglan went south this time, they encountered water thieves, if it weren't for Wang Chong's adequate preparations in advance, the consequences would not be unimaginable.

"You have always been thoughtful and steady in doing things, and now that the situation is like this, you can keep a low profile, or keep a low profile!" Mrs. Sheng is not an unreasonable person: "It's just that Minglan has followed me since she was eight years old, and she is raised by Jin Zun and Yu, if you let her be wronged in the future, my wife will not follow!" ”

"Old lady rest assured!" Wang Chong arched his hand and said: "If the sixth sister is wronged in the future, the younger generation will come to you to bear the guilt!" ”

"You said it yourself!" When it comes to her favorite granddaughter, Mrs. Sheng, who has always been reasonable, also has a bit of strong words.

"The big husband is full of words!"

"It's just that the juniors still have a reluctant invitation!" Wang Chong's voice changed, and he suddenly mentioned it.

"Reluctantly?" Old Mrs. Sheng looked at Wang Chong: "Let's talk about it!" ”

Wang Chongdao: "Now there is a great chaos of anti-thieves in the two Huai, is in a stalemate with the official army, fighting for several months, both sides have their own victories and defeats, for a while, it is difficult to distinguish between the superior and the inferior, bandits everywhere in the world, if the old lady wants to go back to Bianjing, the road is too far, and the road is also unpredictable, it is better to go to Quanzhou with me and Minglan to live together, and then return to Bianjing after the situation calms down." ”

As soon as Wang Chong's words came out, Minglan 's eyes lit up, and she looked at Mrs. Sheng expectantly.

"I'll go to Quanzhou with you?" Mrs. Sheng didn't expect that Wang Chong's topic would change so suddenly.

I only heard Wang Chong continue: "Although Youyang is good, but now the situation is chaotic, the distance from the thieves is too close, there are wanderers in the air, although Quanzhou is remote, but the climate is pleasant, it is not an exaggeration to say that the four seasons are like spring, and it just so happens that our family also has a lot of industries in Quanzhou." ”

Speaking of this, Wang Chong couldn't help but glance at Minglan and continued: "The sixth sister is still young, if she is directly handed over to the helm, I am afraid that there is still some lack of experience, you also know the situation of my family, there is no elder to guide, if your old man can follow the past, just a little guidance, the sixth sister will be able to get started quickly." ”

"Grandmother and granddaughter also think that what Brother Zihou said makes sense! My granddaughter is still young and hasn't seen anything in the world······" There was no need to discuss, and the two began to persuade Mrs. Sheng to come very tacitly.

Seeing the two singing and harmonizing, with a tacit understanding, Mrs. Sheng couldn't help but show a smile on her face, waved her hand and glanced at Minglan and said deliberately: "Okay, okay, before you enter the door, you start talking to him!" ”

Hearing the ridicule in Mrs. Sheng's words, Minglan didn't care, walked cheekily to the old lady, took the old lady's hand and sprinkled it: "Grandmother ·······"

This trick can be described as a panacea for dealing with Mrs. Sheng, and sure enough, under Minglan 's offensive, Mrs. Sheng quickly compromised and agreed to go to Quanzhou with the two.

"You're Sister Qian?" Pin Lan, who was late to the ceremony, saw Wang Qian'er wearing a fur jacket and an arrow suit, and immediately got up curiously and greeted Wang Qian'er.

Wang Qian'er nodded and looked at Pinlan and said, "You must be Aunt Pinlan!" ”

"How do you know it's me?" Pinlan asked curiously.

Wang Qian'er said: "The third uncle said that there is only one Aunt Pinlan in the big house of the Sheng family in Youyang, which is the same age as Aunt Minglan!" And Aunt Pinlan and Aunt Shulan have a bit of a resemblance to each other. ”

Pinlan leaned over to Wang Qian'er and asked in a low voice, "Sister Minglan said that you are strong in martial arts, and even Xiao Tao is not an opponent, is it true?" ”

Wang Qian'er shook her head and said, "I just learned a little bit of three-legged cat kung fu from the third uncle, where can I talk about martial arts." ”

As she gets older, I don't know if it's because of the pressure that Wang Chong instilled in her, Wang Qian'er gradually lost a little bit of a girl's innocence, but a little more calm and old face, and she didn't talk as much as before.

Pinlan said with great interest: "I've seen Xiao Tao's power, four or five mothers-in-law who do rough work, sturdy, and she was put down by her in three or two clicks, you are more powerful than Xiao Tao, you must be a master." ”

Wang Qian'er said: "Sister Xiao Tao is not badly talented, and her perseverance is outstanding, she is older than me, and her strength is stronger than mine, I may not be Sister Xiao Tao's opponent." ”

"Why don't you and Xiao Tao learn from each other another day!" Pinlan is still full of interest, purely to see the excitement is not a big deal!

Wang Qian'er smiled, but did not agree or refuse.

Early the next morning, just after dawn, Pinlan rushed to the wing where Wang Qian'er was, and just entered the courtyard, she saw Wang Qian'er practicing guns in the courtyard.

There is no too fancy routine, it is simply a gun, but in Pinlan's opinion, the spear that should have been a dead thing seems to have come back to life in Wang Qian'er's hands.

Since that day, Pinlan has come to look for Wang Qian'er every day, if it weren't for the chaotic situation now, and it was the end of winter and early spring, and the weather was cold, I was afraid that Pinlan would have led Wang Qian'er to visit the entire Youyang.

In order to avoid accidents, Wang Chong and his entourage only stayed in Youyang for a few days, and on the first day of the second month, Sheng Lao Tiantai and Minglan who packed their bags followed Wang Chong from Shengjia and rushed to Quanzhou.

Accompanied by the two Changsong Changwu brothers and Shulan and Pinlan sisters, originally Sheng Wei meant to want the whole family to go to Quanzhou, but now the anti-thieves are rampant, Youyang is not too far from Haozhou, and no one can sit in the family, so they only let the children follow Wang Zhong to Quanzhou, and the two of them stay in Quanzhou, and then keep filial piety to the old lady.

Wang Chong, Chang Song, and Chang Wu rode on horses, followed by nearly twenty carriages, in addition to Minglan and Mrs. Sheng, as well as Shulan and Pinlan sisters' cars and luggage cars, the remaining dozen cars, all of which were given to Minglan by Sheng Wei and Li's sons, what pearl jade, agate jade, coral brocade, etc., and they were all very precious and rare.

Forty or fifty guards with knives and a dozen servants with clubs were scattered in the front and rear of the convoy, and the men and women were surrounded in the middle.

The total of 20 cars and nearly 100 people in the fleet is not small, and the Haohao soup is out of Youyang City, and goes straight to Jinling, because there are female dependents in the car, and there are female envoys, and the speed is not fast.

After noon, everyone had just finished resting in a mountain col, and continued to drive forward for only a few miles, when suddenly a bunch of rogues came out of the nearby mountain forest, roaring towards the convoy, and there were one or two hundred people.

"Don't panic! Team up to defend against the enemy! Wang re-raised his arms and shouted, and the guards immediately, Wang Zhong drew out two iron shovels, Changwu carried a long stick, Changsong took the healthy servants to guard around the old lady's carriage, the guards drew their long knives, set up a simple wooden shield, took out bows and arrows from the car, and guarded around the chariot array.

However, in just a few breaths, he has made the most prudent disposition, which is the result of Wang Chong's years of training.

If Mrs. Sheng and Minglan were not there, it was estimated that Wang Chong would directly lead people to rush up and fight with this group of rogues.

As the saying goes: the brave wins when they meet on a narrow road!

Wang Chong looked at the rogue who shouted like a tide to kill the general, each hand carried a bronze iron shovel, turned his head to look at Changwu next to him, and suddenly the corners of his mouth raised an arc, and asked, "Brother Changwu, do you dare to rush with me?" ”

Changwu shook the long stick in his hand, crossed a graceful arc in mid-air, pointed obliquely at the ground, held his head high, looked at the rogues who had rushed to the front of the car formation, and exchanged hands with the guards, his eyes were full of eagerness, his left hand grabbed the reins and pulled it hard, and the horse raised his head and raised his hooves under the crotch, neighing loudly, and spit out white mist from his mouth and nose.

Changbai said confidently: "Why don't you dare! ”

In the convoy, as early as the first time she saw the thief, Wang Qian'er took out a leather armor from the box and put it on her body, tied her hair with a red rope, and then in Pinlan's puzzled gaze, she took out a four-foot-long wooden box from under the seat of the car, and took out the spear that was divided into three sections.

"Aunt Pinlan, don't get out of the car!" As soon as he finished speaking, he got out of the carriage, jumped out of the carriage, assembled the spear, took the reins handed by the guard, stepped on the stirrup and sat on the horse's back, took the spear handed by the guard, pointed the spear diagonally to the ground, and beat the horse towards the king.

Pinlan had already opened the curtain and chased out, standing on the wheel, stunned to see Wang Qian'er skillfully turning over and getting on the horse, carrying a gun and walking away, her expression was full of astonishment.

"Third uncle!" Wang Qian'er hit her horse and ran to Wang Chong's side, reined in her horse and stopped: "I'll go too!" ”

Wang nodded again, did not refuse, but instructed Yu Chuer next to him: "Second junior high!" Be sure to protect Sister Qian later! ”

Yu Chuer nodded cautiously and said, "Don't worry, Third Master!" ”

Wang Chong turned his head to Wang Qian'er and said, "Follow me!" ”

"Hmm!" Wang Qian'er's face was solemn, but her eyes were full of eagerness to try.

Wang Chong pulled the reins, clamped his legs around the horse's belly, and shouted: "Drive! Immediately, he galloped his horse and rushed towards the rogues like arrows from the string.

Wang Qian'er carried a steel spear, and Changwu, who was holding a cooked copper stick, beat the horse and followed, and Yu Chuer and several guards on horseback were on the left and right, all holding long-handled simple knives.

But said that Wang Chong, holding a pair of four-foot-long copper maces, like a tiger into a wolf pack, rushed into the rogue Kou, the copper wedge flew between the flies, one by one the rogue suddenly seemed to be hit head-on by a galloping horse, flying out sideways, blood stained the sky, but in a moment, a passage was plowed out in the rogue Kou, and the horse's speed gradually slowed down.

Although Wang Qian'er is a girl, as soon as she has a steel gun in her hand, she is as flexible as a spirit snake, fast as lightning, and every time she stabs out the steel gun in her hand, it will leave a blood hole on Liukou's body.

A few people took Wang Zhong as the arrow, and killed in and out of more than 100 rogues, but a few rushed to kill, and the rest of the rogues were frightened, screaming in horror and scattered, and a few people scattered, two by two, chasing and killing the remnants of the rogues.

However, in just a cup of tea, the one or two hundred rogues who suddenly killed were completely dispersed, and those who died died, those who fled, and some of the cowardly threw down their weapons directly, knelt on the ground, and chose to surrender.

Standing on the wheel, holding the car body, the anticipating Pinlan looked heroic, followed Wang Zhong to kill and kill among the thieves several times, and Wang Qian'er, who was like a dragon, was a little distracted for a while.

Another cup of tea, the battle was completely over, the scattered rogues fled into the mountains and forests, Wang Chong and others no longer pursued, and those who surrendered were taken away one by one, and kept kowtowing and begging for mercy.

Looking at these 'rogues' with bags on their backs, tall, short, fat and thin, old and weak, Wang Chong is not a murderer, so naturally he will not kill them, but only surrender their blades.

After asking about the origin of this gang of rogues, they were given two choices.

"This official is the general judge of Quanzhou, now I give you two choices, either I will send you to Jinling and let the Jinling Yamen deal with you, or follow me to Quanzhou, and when you arrive in Quanzhou, I will settle you! Help you settle down in Quanzhou. ”

"What about our guilt?" A daring captive asked.

"That's a good question! You have all violated the law of the country, but you are all innocent people who were coerced by anti-thieves, and you only made a big mistake by being bewitched by thieves, and now you are repentant, and I will give you a chance to reform your ways, but those who are willing to go to Quanzhou with this sentence can settle down in Quanzhou after serving a year of work and rest, and everything is not to blame. ”

"Friendly reminder to you: during the period of service and rest in Quanzhou, there are two dry meals and one gruel every day, and two sets of clothes in spring and summer!"

"Two dry meals a day, and clothes?" One by one, the rogues who were originally kneeling on the ground looked up at Wang Chong: "What Lord Tongju said is true?" ”

"This sentence is a word, and there is no lie!" Wang Zhong said loudly.

(End of chapter)