"Shikai, look. The big guys have all turned northwest and moved in, so let's follow along! ”

It was not someone else who proposed to Wang Zhongxiao to follow the brigade of the Eight Banners to the northwest together, it was the firearms expert Dai Zi. At this time, Dai Zi had already followed Wang Zhongxiao back to the col where they had first used to deploy artillery.

After commanding the artillery to shoot all the flowering shells with sixteen Weiyuan General Cannons, Dai Zi and his men were led back to this mountain col by Wang Zhongxiao and others. They waited here for less than half an hour, and there was a sound of hooves like thunder outside the mountain col, and countless Eight Banner horsemen ran along the official road outside the mountain col in the direction of Fushun County in the northwest.

Dai Zi, who had been waiting impatiently for a long time, saw this scene, and couldn't wait to run along.

But Wang Zhongxiao was calm and calm, without a trace of panic - what was he panicking about? The Wu Guogui who commanded the Wu army to achieve a great victory in Daguan Town is his father-in-law, and he can still kill him and let Xiao Su be widowed?

However, Wang Zhongxiao does not plan to join Wu Sangui immediately, not because he looks down on Wu Sangui, but because Wu Sangui is really not a big hero, even if he can create a new dynasty, it is estimated that he is a weak Song Dynasty, and even the market of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty is not something that an old traitor like Wu Sangui can do.

Therefore, Wang Zhongxiao still wants to create a new situation with the third prince Zhu, Chen Yonghua, and Yang Qilong!

And to create a new situation, then he must first sneak back to Beijing, and then go south to Guangdong.

After this battle of Daguan Town, Wu Sangui successfully opened a "Little Zhoutian", and the chaos in the world officially began.

In the future, if nothing happens, Wu Sangui will most likely launch a main attack in the direction of Sichuan and Shaanxi, and a secondary attack in Guizhou and Huguang.

And with Wu Sangui's hatred in Sichuan, Shaanxi, Wang Zhongxiao and his "living Lu Bu" father will also be able to pick up a good situation of "slowing down the king" in Guangdong.

But to slip away from this defeated battlefield. It's still a little difficult, and it's not safe to follow the crowd.

Although Wu Sangui doesn't have any eloquence, the generals under him are still quite powerful...... Especially Wu Guogui, Ma Bao and Wu Shicong, there is a high probability that they will not let thousands of Eight Banners soldiers from the battlefield of Daguan Town.

"We can't go with the big guys!" Wang Zhongxiao shook his head, "Brother Wen Kai, didn't you notice that something was missing on the battlefield today?" ”

"What's missing?" Dai Zi asked.

Wang Zhongxiao said: "There is no bamboo lancer!" ”

"That's right." Dai Zi was stunned, "Shikai, do you think they want to fight our ambush?" ”

Wang Zhongxiao nodded, his face solemn: "Mostly. So we can't follow the crowd, otherwise we will be ambushed by those bamboo lancers, and we don't know how to die! ”

"So, where are we going?" Dai Zi was a little panicked.

Wang Zhongxiao smiled and said, "Wen Kai, just follow me, I will be able to protect you." ”

He said "take you well", but he didn't say "take you back to Beijing". Such a firearms expert, he said that he couldn't return anything to Kang Mazi.

Dai Zi nodded and arched his hand at Wang Zhongxiao: "Then everything is please." ”

"Okay, wrap it up on me!" Wang Zhongxiao patted his chest, then glanced at Dai Zi again, and found that this firearms expert who had finally found an eight-rank sesame official was still wearing his beloved official uniform, so he shook his head and said, "Wen Kai, your official skin is too eye-catching, you have to take it off quickly." ”

"Yes, yes!" Dai Zi looked admiring, "It's still Brother Shikai." ”

As he spoke, he quickly took off his official uniform and official hat, but he was reluctant to throw it away, and wanted to roll a roll and take it away.

Wang Zhongxiao waved his hand and said, "Wen Kai, don't bring it. You don't need this official uniform anymore! ”

"Why don't you need it?" Dai Zi was stunned.

Wang Zhongxiao smiled bitterly: "If the battle is like this, we will all be punished. I'm a second-grade official, and there are always five or six grades when you drop one, and you're eight-grade, won't it be gone if you drop one? ”

"I" Dai Zi burst into tears when he heard this.

It's not easy for his eight-rank official to come! His skills are excellent, and his family has spent a lot of money, and after he arrived in Beijing, he was still looked down upon by people - the Han cultural officials thought that his sets were all strange and ingenious, and the banner officials thought that he, a Han man, was studying firearms and wanted to rebel? Even a foreign devil like Nan Huairen looks down on him in his heart, he doesn't believe in God!

This time, I finally got an opportunity to make meritorious service with the army, but I didn't expect to suffer a defeat, and the merit was not reaped, but the officials who had been hard-won had to be given

Seeing that he was about to cry, Wang Zhongxiao smiled again and comforted him: "Don't be sad, isn't it just an official Wenkai, don't you forget, yesterday afternoon you also hit the flowering bullet on the top of the head of the Eight Banners vest led by Fei Yanggu, Prince An and Vice President Fei didn't care about you at that time because the battle was not over!" When you turn around and want to find someone to take the blame, if you only lose an official, you can still save your head, and you don't have to go to Ningguta, then steal the fun! ”

That's right! This is a bit of a pot that needs to lose its head! When Dai Zi thought of this, his face turned white with fright.

And he also thought about this, Wang Zhongxiao seems to have a share in this murderous disaster, it won't happen to him, right?

Wang Zhongxiao looked at Dai Zi's frightened look, and said to him with a pleasant face: "If the chaos is imminent today, it is the time when a hero is born, and Brother Wen Kai's ability is still there, so he is not afraid of having no officials." The court doesn't need you, I can recommend you to my father. Otherwise, don't go back to Beijing, just go to Guangdong to be an official! ”

What? Going to Guangdong to be an official? Dai Zi was stunned when he heard this. How does this work? The governor of Liangguang does not have the power to appoint officials at all, at most he will give Dai Zi a master, and if he wants to be an official for Dai Zi, he has to go through the road of recommendation and selection, and he still has to go to Beijing!

Unless Wang Fuchen also wants to open an official shop in Guangdong

Thinking of this, Dai Zi was trembling, and hurriedly bowed to Wang Zhongxiao: "Zi Piao has half a life, only hating the Lord of the Ming Dynasty, if the public does not give up, Zi is willing to attach the tail!" ”

"Good!" Wang Zhongxiao nodded, "Wen Kai, you will be a member of my family in the future. When you arrived in Guangdong with your ability, the head of a prefect was not stable? ”

A prefect-titled section chief? When did the head of the department become an official? Dai Zi was stunned again. What do local officials want to do by privately changing the official system and appointing and dismissing officials privately? Do you want to rebel, or do you want to create a feudal town?

As soon as he thought of this, Wu Bing's slogan suddenly sounded.

"Qingtian is dead, Zhou Tian should stand, the land will be divided, and the world will be safe"

Dai Zi trembled, and bowed again: "Thank you for your humble duties, young master!" ”

Sure enough, it's a smart person! Wang Zhongxiao thought to himself: A smart person like you has actually fallen to Ningguta in the Manchu officialdom. This Kang Mazi official is really not good to be!

Thinking of this, Wang Zhongxiao turned his head and said to Yu Haitao: "Dahai, you take Wen Kai first, let Wen Kai pretend to be my master first, and then find a chance to take him to Guangdong!" ”

"Yes!"

"Da Lei," Wang Zhongxiao said to Wang Lei Yong again: "Lead the way, go to Anxi Town!" ”

Wang Leiyong had helped Wu Shijue go to Fushun County to grab the salt well earlier, and he was very familiar with the terrain in this area.

So Wang Zhongxiao had already planned the evacuation route with him and that Lu Sanhao. The evacuation route they arranged was not to take the official road northwest of Daguan Town to retreat directly to Fushun County, but to cross the ridge east of Daguan Town, and then follow the edge of the ridge all the way to the northeast, until they ran to Anxi, a small town on the bank of the Tuojiang River.

And Lu Sanhao will pull his old superior, Li Tianyu, to find the boat that has been prepared in advance, and wait for them in Anxi Town

Anxi Town is an ordinary abandoned Sichuan town, which has long been depopulated.

Lu Sanhao was in the north of the town early, and two wooden boats were parked on the ferry terminal on the north bank of the Tuojiang River.

Yesterday morning, he asked Le Erjin for another errand, and then, together with Li Tianyu, led two or three hundred green battalion soldiers from Gansu to search all the way along the Tuojiang River.

Finally, I found the pier in the north of Anxi Town last night and found the two wooden boats.

However, because they only found two wooden boats, which were not enough to build a pontoon bridge, Lu Sanhao and Li Tianyu did not return to Fushun County, but set up a temporary camp at this ferry port for the night.

At the same time, Lu Sanhao also sent two of his family members to cross the Tuojiang River by boat to inquire about the military situation.

As a result, before noon arrived today, the shocking news came!

Wu Sangui's stroke was really good!

Moreover, he also took 20,000 horses out of Nanxi and went straight to the battlefield of Daguan Town, and also subdued 5,000 green battalion soldiers in the middle of the road! Then this Wu Sangui also marched overnight and advanced in the direction of Daguan Town. Count the time, it's almost time now!

"It's over, it's over. It's all over! There were already 15,000 rebels in Daguan Town, and now there are 20,000 more, and they are still fighting back and forth. The soldiers in Prince An's hands were originally 20,000, and after subtracting the 5,000 who defected, there were only 15,000 left. Thirty-five thousand dozen fifteen, and there is a Wu Sangui. Finished! ”

After listening to the report of the people under his hands, Lu Sanhao's legs and stomach trembled, and he was so frightened that he sat on the ground, and while analyzing it tremblingly, he also shed sad tears.

Li Tianyu was also dumbfounded, "How can Wu Sangui's stroke be cured?" ”

"What a stroke. He's faking illness! Lu Sanhao hugged his head and cried, "We were both deceived by him, what should we do?" I, Lu Yifeng, am sorry for the emperor, I'm sorry for the court, I'm going to jump into the river, don't stop any of you."

was reminded by him like this, and Li Tianyu also sat down on the ground.

Lu Yifeng is just an alternate prefect, or an official in the west, and he has no duty to monitor Wu Sangui, so it is not uncommon for him to be deceived by Wu Sangui.

But he, Li Tianyu, is different! He was the governor and was sent by the imperial court to Yunnan to keep an eye on Wu Sangui! As a result, he was deceived by Wu Sangui, and even the wise and martial little emperor Kangxi was implicated because of his confusion, and he fell for Wu Sangui together!

This is a misguided country and a mistaken king, it is simply a crime that deserves death!

Thinking of this, he didn't cry or make trouble, he walked to the dock step by step, and when he arrived at the rolling Tuojiang River, his heart was horizontal, and his teeth were bitten, and he was about to jump down. When he was about to jump, his official uniform was grabbed.

Li Tianyu looked back, and it turned out that it was Lu Yifeng pulling him.

Lu Yifeng said: "Futai. The water is cool! ”

Li Tianyu replied with tears in his eyes: "Sanhao, the matter has come to this, do you think I still have a way to live?" ”

"Yes, there must be." Lu Yifeng said, "Stay in the green mountains, don't be afraid of no firewood, even if you are exiled to Ningguta, you will have a chance to recover!" Besides, although Qingtian is not dead now, Zhou Tian has already stood up! ”

Li Tianyu was stunned for a moment, "Miyoshi, what do you mean by this?" ”

Lu Yifeng said: "Futai, if you talk about the familiarity with the Pingxi Wang's domain, the court side of the Liangguang King is the first, and you are the second!" ”

Li Tianyu was circled by Lu Yifeng like this, and really felt that he seemed to have a way to live, so he dispelled the idea of jumping into the river in fear of crime. He thought about it for a while, and said to Lu Yifeng: "Sanhao, then let's stop looking for a boat, let's go back to Fushun County first." ”

Lu Yifeng waved his hand: "Futai, let's wait." ”

"What are you waiting for?" Li Tianyu asked.

Lu Yifeng said: "Maybe there will be a defeated army running from the direction of Daguan Town, let's save one!" ”

"Will the defeated army over there in Daguan Town come here in Anxi Town?" Li Tianyu asked, "Won't they be able to get to Fushun County along the official road all the way north?" ”

Lu Yifeng shook his head: "Futai. I'm afraid that Wu Sangui will still have an ambush! ”

"And an ambush?" Li Tianyu took a breath, "This surnamed Wu is too ruthless, right?" ”

Lu Yifeng guessed correctly, Wu Sangui does have a back move. How could it not be? Wu Sangui took Yue Le's military strategy and studied it repeatedly with the generals and staff officers under him for many days before he came up with a very targeted plan, and of course there would be a follow-up move. He finally seized such a God-given opportunity, how could he let go of thousands of Eight Banner vests?

If you miss this opportunity, you won't be able to win the battle so easily!

And Yue Le and Fei Yanggu, at this time, also knew that something was not quite right, because when they ran away from the battlefield of Daguan Town, they were not pursued by the sharpest bamboo lancers of the Wu army.

Therefore, their retreat was unexpectedly smooth, and they soon fled along the official road to the vicinity of Rongxi Bridge, and it was impossible to cross the bridge directly, because there was a hollow phalanx of 2,500 people led by Wu Yingqi in the south of Rongxi Bridge!

Yue Le and Fei Yanggu, who ran all the way from Daguan Town, of course didn't want to attack with them, they only had three or four thousand people left in their hands with low morale, the team was scattered, and even the Eight Banners Vest, which had been chaotic, had no strength to fight at all.

However, they can also bypass this phalanx and swim across Rongxi from Rongxi to the west of the Rongxi Bridge.

And the Qing army on the side of Fushun County saw the defeated troops led by Yue Le and Feiyangu from a distance, and they had already set up a formation on the north bank of Rongxi, waiting to meet the defeated army - if the Wu soldier phalanx blocking the Rongxi Bridge dared to disband the formation, then the Qing army on the north bank of Rongxi would have an opportunity.

Seeing the various Qing army flags fluttering outside Fushun County, Yue Le and Fei Yanggu breathed a sigh of relief Anyway, their lives were probably saved, and most of the more than 3,000 full flags and Mengqi that followed them could also return safely.

As long as these old foundations are still there, there will always be the Eight Banners Han Army and the clothed minions.

As soon as the two of them thought of this, the flag gates at the south corners of the Wu soldier phalanx blocking the road suddenly opened, and then they saw the bamboo lancers of the brigade rushing out from the flag gate, and launched two columns of assault columns one after another on the flat ground on both sides of the official road and the official road.

At this time, Yue Le, Feiyangu and the Eight Banners who ran all the way with them were all heartbroken!

"Lord Wang, don't worry, wait for the humble job to open a bloody road!" Feiyangu was still a little brave, and he pulled out his waist knife at that time, posing as if he was going to fight for his life.

But none of the Eight Banners disciples behind him echoed him, and he ran over all the way, and there was not much horsepower left, and he was still rushing like this? Besides, when they ran away just now, many of the Eight Banners soldiers still thought that the spears were in the way, so they discarded them, and now they are taking a short knife to hedge against the enemy's bamboo lancers? Sent to death?

Just when this group of Eight Banners disciples couldn't muster up the courage to fight, the Wu army on the opposite side had already begun to beat the war drums of the charge!

To the sound of war drums, I saw that all the bamboo lancers began to ride forward!

Prince An Yue Le didn't know what to do? It's impossible to rush through. And if you want to run, you don't know where to run?

Don't look at this prince, he has been in battle for a long time when he was young, but he has always fought with the wind, he has never been the only one who chases others and cuts, and he has no experience in being defeated by the enemy at all, and he also has the experience of chasing and intercepting people to run without a place.

Just when this prince was at a loss, Feiyangu next to him had already reacted, pulled his reins violently, and then shouted: "Prince, come with me and let's escape to the mountains!" ”

Yes, escape to the mountains!

Yue Le has also woken up, and he can still drill the ravine! Or Feiyangu, this young man is clever and promising! The current Qing Dynasty needs a new generation of generals like him who can not only defeat battles, but also be good at escaping!

Thinking of this, Yue Le didn't pretend to be a loyal martyr anymore, took out his saber and pointed at the hills next to him, and shouted: "Eight banners, follow me. Go into the mountains and kill the thieves! ”

He also went into the mountains to suppress thieves. Yue Le didn't know if he was talking nonsense or if he kept saying this "line".

"Huh!"

As soon as the Eight Banners soldiers below saw that there was still a place to run, they also came to their senses, and shouted and followed Yue Le and Feiyangu to the mountains and forests on the side. It looks like it's a bit like going into the mountains to suppress bandits.

It's a pity that they didn't have a prestige for long, because the fifteen or six hundred bamboo lancers of the Wu army had already launched a surprise attack, just like more than a thousand tigers, killing the group of Eight Banner soldiers who were piercing into the mountains with their heads covered.

However, although the assault power of these bamboo lancers was strong, they still couldn't stop Yue Le and Feiyangu from "escaping through the mountains" - the mountains here are short and long, and there are many roads in the mountains, so they can pass through them casually.

After passing through the mountains, Yue Le and Feiyangu, who temporarily got rid of the pursuing soldiers, led a defeated army of about 2,000 and went all the way to Anxi Town

At the same time that Yue Le fled to Anxi Town, Wang Zhongxiao and the others had already arrived first, and they were crossing the river in small boats in batches!

(End of chapter)