"Eun Gong?"

With another sound, Chen Fugui reacted, and following the prestige, it was actually the leader of the group of little beggars who were rescued when he passed by the wharf of Xichu County that day.

It's just that now, his clothes are much more neat, although they are also old and patched everywhere, but at least they are no longer as tattered and unclothed

"Is that you?"

Chen Fugui nodded at him, squeezing out a reluctant smile.

"Engong, come here!"

The beggar vigilantly glanced at the soldiers not far away, beckoned, and took Chen Fugui to a hidden bamboo forest next to him, and then took the initiative to say: "Engong, I saw that your face was difficult, but what difficulties did you encounter?" ”

Chen Fugui looked at the young man in front of him, who was only thirteen or fourteen years old, thinking about these things in his heart, telling him, is it good or bad?

Seeing that Chen Fugui was silent, the beggar said: "Although Engong was just a casual reward that day, but for us, it has been a long drought and a rainy day, and several of our brothers have been able to survive because of this. ”

Seeing this, Chen Fugui also let go, and said in a low voice: "Do you know that there is a way to bypass these soldiers?" ”

The beggar didn't ask much, grinning, "Engong is asking the right person, and few people in this Xichu County know as much as we do." Eun Gong, please come with me! ”

Chen Fugui was overjoyed, and pressed the other party's shoulder, "Wait a minute." We're a bit overwhelmed. ”

The beggar was stunned for a moment, recalling the scene of that day, "Or ten?" ”

Do you remember this?

Chen Fugui couldn't help but be a little surprised, "An hour later, I'll come here to look for you, and we'll discuss it again." You can also help think of what is safe to do. If it's hard to do, it doesn't have to be, we can think of something else. ”

The beggar arched his hand, "Engong rest assured." I'm waiting for you here! ”

After a while, Chen Fugui turned around again, vigilantly observing the situation behind him, and quietly returned to the forest on the outskirts of the city.

When he told Xia Jingyun the news, he added, "The stakes are so high, I don't dare to be good at it, Gongzi has an idea, do you want to believe him?" ”

Xia Jingyun had already thought silently in his heart, he had sneaked here that day, and it was unlikely that these beggars would know his identity in advance, and if so, it would be even less likely that they would be bribed at the moment and deliberately come to the door.

What's more, there is no other way for him at the moment.

Just now, the guards who acted as scouts on the side of the road had already discovered the sergeant from Chuning County who had come to report the news, and if he waited any longer, he might not be able to leave.

So, he got up and smiled, "One drink and one peck, I have my own destiny, make good karma, get good results, I want to believe in the reincarnation of goodness in this world." Brother Chen, I'm just bothering you to contact them again, what preparations need to be made, and we will find a way to leave here as soon as possible. ”

Chen Fugui nodded in response.

Not long after, the beggar boy was brought over by Chen Fugui.

Xia Jingyun smiled and said, "Little brother, don't come unharmed." ”

When the beggar boy saw Xia Jingyun's familiar face, he immediately knelt down and kowtowed, "Little one to see Engong." ”

Xia Jingyun picked him up and said with a smile, "Today we all have to rely on the little brother!" ”

The beggar boy didn't even dare to say anything, and then asked, "What are Engong's plans?" ”

Xia Jingyun opened his mouth and said, "There is a Changji shop in this city, do you know?" ”

"Master Qin is so rich, he naturally knows it."

"Send someone to find him, and ask him to find a ship in the name of delivery, and take us away, and we will have our own way of gaining his trust. But the question is, now that the docks and official roads are heavily guarded, where can we reach the river bank and stop the boats? ”

The beggar boy rolled his eyes and pointed to a mountain not far away, "There is a path on this mountain that leads to the river. There was a small dilapidated fishing village by the river, and we had a little sister's grandfather who used to be a hunter in the mountains, and when we went to offer incense to her grandfather, we walked from there once, and I still remember the way. ”

Chen Fugui frowned, "But we are going to leave against the current, and you are heading towards Chuning County in this direction!" ”

"It's fine!" Xia Jingyun, Su Yanyan, and Qin Li shook their heads in unison.

Immediately, the two daughters were silent and turned their heads away from each other, Xia Jingyun explained with a smile: "It is to go to Chuning County that you can win the trust of the guards of Western Chu County, and it is not that you can't turn around on the water at that time." ”

Since the matter was decided, Qin Li took out a piece of the Qin family's token and asked the beggar boy to ask the Qin shopkeeper of the Changji to prepare a ship in the name of the Qin family's Longshou Prefecture treasurer, and go to Chuning County to receive a batch of goods.

After the beggar boy left, everyone moved their positions under the leadership of Xia Jingyun, leaving only two guards to answer in place.

On this trip, there are too many uncertainties and I have to be cautious.

But it seems that good luck has finally begun to favor Xia Jingyun and his party at this moment.

The Qin shopkeeper of the Changji, who was a very distant branch of the Qin family, did not make any small moves, and after seeing the token, he immediately took it seriously, arranged ships, and dredged up the relationship.

As Xia Jingyun and others expected, when they heard that they were going to Chuning County, the guards did not stop them much because of the weight of the money in their hands.

On the other side, the beggar boy personally led everyone through the dark and gloomy forest, found the path among the thorns, and successfully came to the bank of the river.

Looking at each other's ragged appearances, everyone couldn't help but smile dumbly and secretly sighed.

The day came and went, and the night regained his rule.

In the hazy night, a man who looked like a general sat in a military tent next to the official road, silently holding a wine glass.

The pro-soldier on the side spoke: "Centurion, General Xiong has sent a message from there, should we let the brothers increase their search efforts?" ”

"Big fart! Aren't the brethren tired enough these days? Is Chin Cha sick in the brain or what? Will you come to me? ”

The general scolded angrily, "Besides, the three thousand elite soldiers surnamed Xiong can't lock up one person, and Lao Tzu only has two hundred people, can he hold it?" It's good that I didn't find it, but if I found it and lost it, that's a big crime! It's time to eat, eat, drink! Just make a show and check it out to everyone who passes by, so don't get caught by adults in the future. ”

At the same time, a ship slowly floated above the water.

A little girl dressed as a beggar stood on the deck with the shopkeeper Qin of the Changji, and the shopkeeper Qin looked around, "Where is it?" Have you arrived? ”

The little beggar's eyes widened, and he looked around silently.

"Ask you! Have you arrived? ”

The little beggar's eyes suddenly lit up, pointed to a place on the shore, and said crisply: "That's it!" ”

Shopkeeper Qin looked down and saw that it was pitch black, with only a vague outline, so he ordered the boatman to dock.

"Master Qin, I don't know how deep the water is on this shore, just in case"

"Lao Tzu asked you to dock on the shore, you can rely on it, I'm afraid I can't afford to pay it, what's the matter?"

The little beggar whispered: "This was originally a fishing village, and you can dock on the shore." ”

When the boatman heard this, he tilted his head and looked at it, and a long-ago memory came to mind, "Oh, this is it!" That's fine! ”

Soon, the ship docked.

The boatman set up a sampan, and then the sampan shook, and a man jumped on the deck on tiptoe, swept his eyes around, and then said, "Come." ”

Soon, Qin Li and Su Yanyan both stepped onto the boat with the support of the guards.

The veiled Qin Li pretended to be his maidservant, which made the distant Qin family overjoyed, and said that he would fully cooperate with the girl's request, and only asked the girl to help in front of the eldest lady in the future.

Qin Li naturally nodded, this time this person saved their group, it was already a great achievement to ascend to the sky, there is no need to say more.

She and Su Yanyan stood on the deck and waited together, unconsciously, as if they were used to each other's existence.

Xia Jingyun stood on the shore, looking at the beggar boy who had accompanied them until now, and his heart moved, "Or, will you come with me?" ”

The beggar boy did not hesitate, hugged his fists and said, "Thank you for your kindness, but I can't go." ”

Xia Jingyun was slightly surprised, "Why?" ”

The beggar boy said seriously: "I still have more than a dozen younger brothers and sisters to take care of, and if I leave, there is a high probability that they will die one after another." And you can't take us all away. ”

He paused and said with a smile: "What's more, I can see that Engong is a big man who has stood up to the sky, I want to work hard to do something more, and I have more capital, and then I will come to Engong again, instead of relying on this little credit, please reward you for a bite to eat." ”

"That's a lot of credit."

Xia Jingyun smiled, looking at the thin but tall young man, in a trance, as if he had seen himself in the labor camp that day.

He took out a jade pendant and a silver ticket from his bosom and put them in his palm, "Wait for the limelight to pass, take this, go to the Cao Gang to find the Ye Gang Master, or go to Chuning County, find Chu Ning County Ling Baiyunbian, I look forward to your achievements!" At that time, come to Zhongjing to find me. ”

With that, he turned and got on the boat.

The sampan is retracted, the oars slide, carrying a boatload of people, down the river, and then silently turning around and going upstream.

The young man stood in the forest by the river, holding the little girl who got off the boat with one hand, and pinched the jade pendant in his hand with the other hand, and solemnly put it away.

——

After a night of darkness, the red sun erupted like a wheel, illuminating the vast plains.

On the plain, two continuous military tents face each other across a wilderness, like two pieces of dog skin plaster pasted between the green mountains.

The British Duke Lu Rusong was dressed in battle armor and sat in the big tent of the Chinese army.

In the military tent, there are also several generals, all sitting on both sides below, with serious faces.

"Handsome! The main force of the rebels is already lined up on the river, how should our army respond? ”

Lu Rusong said calmly: "Is there any news about the soldiers and horses in Longshou Prefecture?" ”

Everyone was speechless for a while, when has this been, why are they still thinking about what happened over there!

"Back to the marshal, the messenger from Longshou Prefecture said yesterday that they will appear on the battlefield at the appointed time."

"Is there exactly where they are at the moment?"

"Yes. It is hidden at the mouth of the bird's tail valley. ”

Lu Rusong nodded, was silent for a moment, and said in a deep voice: "Although there are many rebels, they are all a group of rabble, and when our army arrives, not only will they be captured, but they will also try in vain to resist our army's heavenly might. Ben Shuai showed weakness for three days and feinted defeat three times, in order to be arrogant and arrogant, so that he could gather the main force to come here and finish his work in one battle! Ladies and gentlemen! The overall situation of counterinsurgency, fight here! Seal your wife and son, that's it! The congregation will obey the order! ”

The crowd roared.

Military orders were issued one after another with Lu Rusong's orders, and the general who got the order hurried out with a token.

Soon, there was only one person left in the military tent.

It was one of the two cavalry commanders of this large army, and it was as strong as the wind.

The British Army's 30,000-strong army is different from the Wudang Army, this is a very standard Bactrian army, among the 30,000 people, 9,000 people are baggage teams, 6,000 people are cavalry teams, and 15,000 people are infantry teams.

The cavalry team of 6,000 people was divided into two, and Li Rufeng led one of the elite cavalry of 3,000 people.

"Your task is to lead your own team to break through the rebels after the battle starts, without looking back, quickly intersperse here, and then sweep the nearby rebels on the spot, waiting for the arrival of the commander."

Li Rufeng looked at the places on the map and widened his eyes in shock, "Dashuai, this."

Lu Rusong said in a deep voice: "This is a military order!" ”

Li Rufeng was helpless, knelt on one knee, hugged his fists and said: "The last general will take the order!" ”

The rebel Chinese army is a situation that is completely different from the imperial army.

More than a dozen men sat crookedly, and the aroma of wine and meat permeated the large tent, which was not particularly spacious.

"Ladies and gentlemen! The dog officials of the court are all waste, and now we have lost three games in a row, and we only dare to shrink into the turtle shell and dare not come out! We're going to break his tortoise shell and eat his tortoise meat today! ”

In the middle of the big tent is the anti-thief leader who calls himself the Great Sage of Pingtian, and below him are his henchmen such as the Four Great King Kongs and the Eight-Faced Heavenly King, who are screaming when they hear this.

On the left hand side of the Pingtian Great Sage, a middle-aged scribe with a goatee said with a smile: "Great King, generals, don't look at the strength of this official army, but the heroes of all dynasties and dynasties have risen up, and if they want to grow, they all have to pass this pass." Why? ”

"Because only they have such fine swords and armor, countless baggage and money, and war horses that make us covetous. If we win, those things will be ours, and we will be able to change from a 100,000 army to a 100,000 strong army out of thin air, so as to sweep the world, set the Central Plains, and the king will be the emperor. ”

"Therefore, in today's battle, let's gnaw this hard bone, gnaw it down, the real benefits are innumerable, and the position of the leader of the rebel army will also be natural, this world, we will hold half of it!"

Everyone was red-faced and thick-necked by this, and they wanted to immediately pick up their knives and get on their horses.

The Great Sage of Pingtian nodded with satisfaction and picked up the wine bowl, "Brothers, drink this bowl of Zhuangxing wine!" After the big victory, step on the dog officer's head and drink! ”

In another roar and a banging of bowls, the crowd came out of the tent.

The Great Sage of Pingtian also put on his armor, picked up his broadsword, and walked onto the battlefield under the escort of his own soldiers.

He came to the front of the battle and pointed to the river between the two sides, "The military division said before that the enemy army will win if they cross the river and attack it halfway." Let's hold our ground and wait for them to cross the river before attacking. ”

And after waiting for a while, it seems that the officers and soldiers really couldn't bear the loneliness and began to cross the river one after another.

"The king is wise! The officers and soldiers have crossed the river! ”

The Great Sage of Pingtian was overjoyed, "Soldiers, rush out with me!" ”

Before he finished his words, a burst of shouts suddenly sounded behind him!

He turned his head in astonishment, only to see that not far behind his own army formation, there was a sudden burst of smoke and dust.

And the officers and soldiers on the opposite side, who were still slowly crossing the river, also accelerated sharply and rushed towards their military formation.

"Don't panic! Don't mess around! The front army rushes forward with me, and let the rear army withstand the people behind! ”

The Great Sage of Pingtian shouted, and his own soldiers also hurried to give orders, but he overestimated the panic of a group of rabble.

After the cavalry of the official army rushed into the rebel army formation at full speed like a hot knife cutting oil, the main force of the rebel army had already scattered and fled under the spreading fear, and the sudden disintegration of the military formation clearly showed the outcome of this battle.

"Handsome! Win! ”

"All that's left is to chase the dead and chase the north and wipe out these rebels as much as possible!"

The soldiers beside him shouted happily, but Lu Rusong still frowned, looking at the army that attacked and killed the rebels from the direction of Longshou Prefecture.

It seems to be looking at the opponent's combat strength, and it seems to be thinking about what will happen after the big victory.

When the establishment is dispersed, the officers and soldiers can only be slaughtered, not to mention these rebels who are already a rabble.

Some people chase and kill the thieves, and they want to capture and kill the thieves;

Some people took advantage of the chaos to occupy the county town of Liangjun and completely put an end to the rebels' nest;

The other part is the soldiers and horses from Xiao Fengshan from Longshou Prefecture who came to attack with the British Gonghe Army on the secret order of the emperor.

Xiao Fengshan put away the spear, wiped the blood-stained spear head, glanced at the military tents of the imperial court officials and soldiers from afar, and then looked at the corpses all over the ground, and there were still sporadic battlefields, and said calmly: "The whole army, the class teacher!" ”

In front of the British public, a messenger stepped forward, "Marshal, my state pastor said that the traitor has been decided, so I won't bother much, congratulations to the British public for their great achievements!" ”

That subtlety, even the big-headed soldiers who don't understand the inside story can understand it.

The British Duke said in a deep voice: "Lord Xiao came day and night, helping Ben Shuai to break the thief, there is a great contribution to the country, and there is a great favor to Ben Shuai, if this Shuai is allowed to leave like this, will he not be ridiculed by the world, and will also be severely reprimanded by His Majesty." Lead the way! Ben Shuai personally went to please! ”

The three thousand soldiers and horses of Longshou Prefecture were all together, and a scout leader suddenly rushed over, "My lord! Oh no! ”

Xiao Fengshan frowned, "What's wrong?" ”

"A cavalry of the imperial court occupies the Birdtail Valley, the main road we retreated to Longshou Prefecture, looking at the number of people, it is about the same as us!"

"What?" The soldiers around Xiao Fengshan exclaimed in surprise.

"How can the imperial court be so vicious! We kindly sent troops to quell the rebellion, but we want to intercept our way back! ”

"My lord, with my team, I will rush over and open a way for you!"

The crowd was agitated and shouted with righteous indignation.

For them, such a style of the imperial court is too cold-blooded, they are fighting for the imperial court, but the imperial court only wants to trap Xiao Fengshan outside Longshou Prefecture.

Xiao Fengshan furrowed his brows, "Come with me to take a look." ”

At the mouth of the narrow valley, Li Rufeng took his three thousand cavalry and waited for battle.

Just now, he rushed to kill, killed through the rebel camp, and without stopping, he passed directly behind the dragon head army and blocked this place.

He knew that this was very unkind, but as Lu Rusong said, this was a military order, and he was a soldier.

is still a soldier who followed the Lu family all the way.

He could only be silent, watching Xiao Fengshan lead the Dragon Head Army, getting closer and closer.

"Get out of the way."

Xiao Fengshan sat on his horse and spoke calmly.

Li Rufeng was silent, but silence itself represented resistance at this moment.

Xiao Fengshan slowly picked up the spear, "Don't force me." The head of my spear has never been pointed at my comrades. ”

Li Rufeng was still silent, but lowered his head slightly in shame.

And at this moment, another sound of horses' hooves sounded.

In the tremor of the earth, the hearty laughter of the British Duke came, "Xiao Sanlang! But do you want the old man to invite you personally? ”

(End of chapter)