Chapter 19: Thank God
"Ah, it's Huiying, please tell me, who the hell is it?" The old fairy was anxious to save Xingheng, so he hurriedly asked.
"Back then, when we followed Emperor Dashun to fight the world, I saw people like you said every day. At that time, there were really a lot of such people in our camp, but everyone didn't care about their own internal skills at that time. ”
When the old fairy heard this, he said in his heart, "Yes", and then remembered the past, his eyes were shining, and he was very excited. Time seems to have returned to the eventful years of following King Chuang, although the days were hard, but they were fulfilling and happy.
Suddenly, I heard 'Princess Zhong' continue to say:
"I remember that many years ago, in the bloody battle in Tongguan Nanyuan, General Yuan Zongdi, the 'Mianhou', once broke five ribs of the enemy's deputy general Sun Chuanting with one palm on the horse, and the general Tian Jianxiu's 'lion roar' killed more than a dozen enemies. There are not a few such examples, but as long as you are a general, you almost have this ability, but now..., alas". 'Princess Zhong' sighed, her expression darkened a little, but after a moment she continued:
"However, I have occasionally heard Heng mention that our current generals, although their skills may be a little different from the veteran generals of the previous dynasty, but Tian Zhongshun, Liu Shun, Yuan Chongli, Niu Xi and others are the leaders of our army's generals today, and there should be no problem in saving Heng from the current army."
'Princess Zhong' Huiying's words immediately reminded Song Qingping, but who should be called to come back to save Grandpa Guo? Could it be that the four people mentioned by Princess Chengzhong were all called back? That's obviously not going to work. Suddenly, Song Qingping frowned, remembering someone.
"Old fairy, please wait." After saying hello, he went to take Li Yong by the hand and walked out of the tent together.
"General Li, you are very good at martial arts, according to your opinion, who of the four people mentioned in 'Princess Zhong' is more suitable?"
"The last general thinks that Yuan Chong and Li Wuyi should be the first."
"Okay, I see."
Suddenly, everyone saw the two of them enter the account.
I saw Song Qingping take out a token from her arms, shining with golden light, and said:
"Come to Xi'er and listen to orders,"
"The end will be." Laixi hurriedly stepped forward to answer.
"I order you to hold this token and transfer the Gufu town guard Yuan Chongli back to Baiyang Village, you must take over the post of General Yuan guarding the village, I don't know... Do you dare to take on this task?"
Laixi looked at Chen Min'er on the side and thought, "Don't let Min'er underestimate me!" So he agreed loudly:
"The last will obey! We will live up to the high expectations of the military advisor!"
"Good! You are not very old, but you are very courageous, and it is really in vain for the grandfather of the country to cultivate you. However, the main purpose of your trip to Gufu Town is only to exchange for General Yuan, so you must not delay some of the mustaches on the road, and twenty brothers outside the tent will go with you. Qingping patted Xi'er on the shoulder and handed over the gold medal in her hand. Lai Xi took it, looked back at Chen Min'er again, and went out of the account, everyone saw that they were going to call Yuan Chongli, so they put their minds at ease.
At this time, Zhang Shun had already asked someone to arrange breakfast, and everyone ate it.
The 'old fairy' asked Qingping when Yuan Chongli would arrive, and Qingping estimated it slightly, and said:
"You should go and rest first, if nothing else, it will take about three or four hours to arrive,"
"Well, well, when you call for the old decay, come to Heng, you only need to send someone to feed you some cold water, and you should not worry about your life within twelve hours." After speaking, he glanced at Li Laiheng, who was lying down, and went straight away.
'Princess Zhong' and Chen Qiao'er sisters, Zhang Shun also arranged a place to rest.
Gong Fu Long took a break in the tent of Laiheng.
Song Qingping watched the 'old fairy' leave, still thinking about the purchase of food in the army, and suddenly felt a little dizzy and dizzy, knowing that it was because she had not slept all night, she settled down. Look at the time, it was past the hour, and hurriedly went to the bookcase to write a letter, sealed it with fire paint, handed it to Li Yong beside him, looked at him, and said:
"General Li, at present, our army's grain and grass are about to run out, yesterday Grandpa Guo and I agreed that he intends to send you to the area of Chongqing Mansion to buy grain and grass and other things, I don't know you, are you willing to go?"
"Grandpa Guo and Shanzhai treat Li Yong with the grace of recreation, and the villain dares to refuse? But the military advisor is sent, just command the villain!" Li Yong replied with his fists clenched.
"Hmmm! I know that the general is a generous and loyal person, and he is extremely alert and decisive, but this time the purchase of grain is different from usual..."Qingping looked at him and suddenly stopped.
"How is it different, please give it a clear indication of the military advisor."
Qingping took a step closer and lowered her voice:
"The general went to buy grain as in the past, we usually buy grain, nothing more than a few places on the left, the farthest is only two or three hundred miles, but, this time it is to go to the east of Sichuan, and the waterway alone is more than eight hundred miles, and the difficulty is conceivable. And more importantly, Liu Wenxiu, the righteous son of the 'Eight Kings', still has tens of thousands of soldiers and horses entrenched in various parts of Chongqing Mansion. After all, Liu Wenxiu's men and horses were also resisting the Manchus and pinning down part of the Manchus' troops. is also a Han people, and it is necessary to cherish each other. ”
Li Yong nodded while listening, and listened to the military advisor continue to speak, and the Long Gongfu (Zi Xiaofu), who was resting on the side, sat up at this time, only to see him dressed in his whole hat, and then walked to Li Yong's side, moved a chair and sat down. Obviously, in his sleep, he had heard Song Qingping and their conversation.
"It just so happens that you are also here, Shinofu, can you roughly estimate how much gold and silver you need to buy grain in Chuandong Province this time, and you brought the lock and key to the vault?"
When Gongfu Long heard this, he frowned, thought about it in his heart, nodded and said:
"Strategist, if calculated according to the usual price of rice, 80,000 taels of gold will be enough to last in our army for more than a year, but according to the current situation, it is better to bring more gold and silver when dealing with Liu Wenxiu and them."
"Yes, Shinoo has a point. went to Chongqing Mansion to collect grain on the ground, then Liu Wenxiu's subordinates have many 'little ghosts', and it is best to use gold and silver to open the way, and General Li Yong can be good at taking advantage of it. So, Shinoo, you can do it at your discretion. Song Qingping said.
"Yes, Strategist, will General Li leave now?" Shino asked.
"Well, as soon as possible."
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Out of Wollongong to Nanyang Town, dozens of miles of rugged roads on the north bank of the West River are now densely covered with tens of thousands of soldiers and horses led by Bai Rumei, the "Governor of Shaanxi", Zhang Changgeng, the "Governor of Huguang", and Wang Yizheng, the "Governor of Shaanxi."
Because tomorrow, a general attack must be launched on Nanyang Town, so early this morning, the rear teams of these three army horses began to pull out their camps and rushed towards Nanyang Town.
The roads are too narrow and full of trees, and the grain carts are heavier than the roads are blocked. The sound of scolding, shouting, and mules and horses mingled.
At this time, a large group of soldiers came from behind with six ox carts. The Manchurian cavalry wearing red clothes and red armor waved the long sword in his hand and was high-spirited, as if he was vicious, and from time to time he used the back of his sword to urge the Han soldiers. The ox cart was pulling the Hongyi cannon, the siege weapon that Dolgon had allocated to Bai Rumei. The cannons looked very bulky, and each cart was pulled by seven or eight brute oxen. The pothole was dragged and moved, so the Han soldiers pushed their shoulders with their hands. Anyway, in any case, it must be sent to Bai Rumei and the others before the war starts tomorrow.
At this moment, the leader of the escort cannon, named Tong Puhan, is five big and three thick, with a leopard head and eyes, and is a veteran of the Qing Dynasty, the son of Tong Yangxing, the commander of the artillery, one of Dolgon's cronies and favorite generals, and a second-class Angbang Zhangjing
Ang Bang Zhangjing, the position is equivalent to the general army of the Ming Dynasty, the head of the Zhongzhangjing, followed by Meile Zhangjing, Jiala Zhangjing and Niulu Zhangjing.
Dolgon's ability to send this person in person shows the importance he attaches to Bai Rumei's people along the way.
Now that the people and horses are congested, Tong Puhan doesn't know if he can get to the front of the army as scheduled, and he is secretly anxious in his heart. He urged the horse forward, took the horsewhip and whipped the Han soldier who was pushing the cart, and cursed in his mouth: "Damn, push Lao Tzu hard, if you miss the hour, you will all be asked to move your heads!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a sudden gust of wind blew from the opposite forest, and many stumps and leaves rolled up in the air, and his eyes were lost. Tong Puhan suddenly felt a chill in his back, shook his head and looked, the sky was still clear just now, and the sky was full of dark clouds in the blink of an eye.
"Looks like there will be rain, we have to speed up!" He thought to himself, otherwise, it's really hard to say whether the guy who eats by himself will be there tomorrow or not. I didn't care about urging the soldiers to hurry up, and it was important to bring a few personal guards to the front to clear the passage.
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Xihe Camp.
Hei Yougong held a banquet yesterday evening to entertain Kuang Hanju and fifty archers and others. Drink to the third watch, Niu Xi led the crowd to arrive, and drank together until the sky will be faint and dispersed.
Several of Niu Xi's right-hand men have already set up the loyal camp, and it is no problem. Han Ju and the others were sent by Shun and arranged them in a newly built barracks not far from the gatehouse of the wall.
It was almost the end of the day, and the second generals Kuang and Niu were still asleep, and at this moment, on the north bank of the West River, thousands of meritorious infantry were busy. Three or four hundred meters north of the riverbank, trees on both sides of the dirt road leading to Wollongong were cut down to set up deer bars and horses, and a large number of thistles were placed on the ground. Two turrets were erected every fifty paces to prevent small groups of enemy sentinels from spying.
The meritorious sentinel horses had already discovered that the enemy was only six or seven miles away, and it was believed that it would not be long before the attack came, so the meritorious ones had to struggle to get these preparations right despite the fact that they were still drinking.
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Tired birds return to the forest to see that dusk is approaching. A small group of cavalry galloped into the village from the west gate of Baiyang Village, and the first general was Yuan Chongli!