After receiving Yan Qian's notice, Qi Zhuang mobilized two small banners of cavalry, one for the Han army and the other for the Cossacks. []uuWhen Zhao Qiang arrived, the troops and horses of the two banners had already been prepared, and he did not care to elaborate on the matter.
Telling Qi Zhuang, Zhao Qiang turned over the horse prepared for him, raised his whip and ran south, followed closely by Chen Wei's three guards. When Qi Zhuang saw it, he didn't know why Zhao Qiang was in such a hurry, and hurriedly shouted to the two banners and horses to follow closely.
After driving south for an hour, Zhao Qiang stopped. He didn't see Xu Jinyi or the other three people along the way. This area was mostly mountainous and there were very few roads for walking. Calculating time, the three of them must have been left behind. It was probably that they were left behind.
After hearing the sound of horse hooves, they hid. Zhao Qiang's men and horses were no more than two small flag cavalry. Since Xu Jinyi and the others deliberately avoided them, they would not be easily discovered.
Zhao Qiang didn't expect to catch Xu Jinyi and the others easily. He just wanted to give it a try. It would be best if he could catch them. It didn't matter if he couldn't catch them. After stopping, he told Qi Zhuang what happened, and Qi Zhuang listened.
Then he got furious and said that Xu Jinyi and he were from the same hometown, and they had a fortune-telling friendship back then, and they had shared joys and sorrows together outside the customs. I didn't expect that he would do such a thing just after creating a situation.
After cursing a few times, Qi Zhuang reined in his horse and wanted to lead his men back to look for them again. He didn't believe where these three bastards could hide.
Zhao Qiang stopped Qi Zhuang. Not to mention that there were so many hills when he came, even if there was only one hilltop, it would be like looking for a needle in a haystack to go to the mountain to search for three people who wanted to avoid him with such a small number of people.
Qi Zhuang was so angry that he couldn't bear to say: "What should we do? Can we just let them run away like this?"
"It's going to rain, and my mother wants to get married, let them be."
Zhao Qiang raised his head and glanced at the rolling mountains in the distance and sneered: "This place is hundreds of miles away from Ninggu Pagoda and even further away from the pass. It is not easy for the three of them to return to the pass. Not to mention how to avoid the Qing army's interrogation along the way.
Even if they can avoid the Qing army's interrogation and pass through checkpoints one by one, I'm afraid they won't be able to go south. Don't forget, they are the prince's old subordinates who were assigned to outside the customs. Without their household registration, where can they go?" After a pause.
After a pause, he said with some emotion: "Man will die for money, and birds will die for food. The three of them have brought so much gold with them, and I am not far away from death."
Hearing this, Qi Zhuang nodded and agreed: "That's true. It's impossible not to be remembered by others after bringing so much gold. It's a pity, it's such a pity." He had a look of regret on his face, but he didn't know whether it was the gold or the pity Xu that was pity.
The lives of the three people in Jinyi.
Without stopping for long, after half a stick of incense, Zhao Qiang led everyone to continue moving forward. Although the Oroqen people's village is secretive, it is still within the sphere of influence of the Qing army after all. If Wu Jun's family members are brought to Shouyi City as soon as possible, Zhao Qiang can
Really feel relieved.
Two days later, Zhao Qiang led people to Urlen's tribe. When they first arrived outside the village, the old and weak Wu soldiers inside saw the Cossack cavalry and were so frightened that they shouted inside the fort. The children were so frightened that they cried.
Get up. Fortunately, they met a familiar face soon, otherwise I don't know what kind of chaos it would have been.
Before he could talk to Feng Yun, several strong women from Wu Jun's family told Zhao Qiang a dangerous piece of information. Someone had been peeping at the village from a distance in the past two days.
Someone was peeping here? Zhao Qiang felt nervous and asked them about the specific situation.
The strong women were out of the village doing laundry and cutting firewood when they noticed someone peeping from a distance. At that moment, you and I talked about the situation when we arrived.
"These people only looked into the stockade from a distance and did not come over. When they saw us leaving the stockade, they turned around and left."
"It's far away, so I don't know who they are, but they shouldn't be Tatars, otherwise they would have sent troops to take us back."
"That time, Sister-in-law Wu and I went to chop wood and bundled it before heading back to the village. We saw a figure flashing through the woods behind us. Well, I vaguely seemed to have a familiar figure, like...like..."
A woman patted her head, unable to remember what the figure was.
"Like what?"
Zhao Qiang couldn't help but urge her, this matter is not trivial and she must ask her clearly.
When Zhao Qiang urged the woman, she felt nervous and frowned tightly. She thought hard for a long time before slapping her thigh and saying, "Yes, that servant from the Feng Shang family has a cousin who works as a wrapper in Shangbao.
"
Another woman reminded: "Isn't it the same Huang San who was beaten by Zhao Qianhu?"
The woman couldn't help but nodded: "Yes, that's him! That Huang San who got together with the bannermen and bullied us when we were in Songshan Fort! This white-eyed wolf is ungrateful, always thinking about bullying Miss Feng, and his conscience has been eaten by dogs.
, thanks to Feng Shang who took such good care of him back then."
"Huang San?"
Zhao Qiang was not interested in listening to this strong woman nagging. Huang San's appearance made him puzzled. How did he find this place? Didn't this guy lead people to stay in Songshan Fort and wait for the Qing army to come? Could it be that the Qing army
Want to come to us?
Combined with Huang San's behavior, Zhao Qiang had a bad feeling. Although he didn't believe that the Qing army had the courage to take the initiative to go north early, for the sake of safety, he still asked Qi Zhuang to take people around to see if Huang San could be found.
If they find out, they will be arrested and interrogated carefully to find out what their purpose is for following them here. Otherwise, this matter will be like a stabbing, and it will be very uncomfortable in the heart. Whether Huang San replaced Qing
The army acts as a guide to spy on their intelligence, and this matter must be thoroughly investigated.
"We have captured the Rakshasa fortress. Now that we have a foothold, everyone finally has a place to stay. Moreover, the food in the fort is very sufficient. You no longer have to worry about running out of food. I am here to lead everyone quickly
Leave so that you can settle down early. Now you can pack up and we will set off in half an hour."
After Qi Zhuang led his people to search, Zhao Qiang hurriedly asked Wu Jun's family to pack their things and prepare to move to Shouyi City.
The old and weak women and children were eager to leave here as soon as possible. They were also panicked by the appearance of Huang San and others. It would be terrible if Huang San and others were sent by the Qing army. Therefore, everyone moved quickly, not
After a while, they all gathered at the entrance of the village, waiting to set off. The children playing nearby were also drunk by the adults. The younger ones were held in their hands, while the older ones stood aside, curiously looking at those who were older than themselves.
Get different Rakshasa cavalry.
When Zhao Qiang came to Feng Yun in the crowd, she was holding her brother at a distance. Seeing Zhao Qiang walking towards her, Feng Yun's heart beat slightly, and a trace of blush flashed across her face for no reason, but she immediately calmed her down and tried to calm herself down.
, quietly watching Zhao Qiang, who was getting closer and closer.
"Miss Feng, I'm here to pick you up."
Zhao Qiang was a little embarrassed to look directly into Feng Yun's eyes. He chuckled and went to tease Feng Jie: "How about it? Uncle has been away for the past few days. Have you listened to your sister?"
Feng Jie was no longer as timid towards Zhao Qiang as before. He obediently had his face pinched by Zhao Qiang. He grabbed the corner of Zhao Qiang's clothes with one hand and said in a coquettish voice: "I listened to my sister. I am the same as my sister.
I hope you will come to pick us up soon."
"Yeah?"
Zhao Qiang laughed out loud and glanced at Feng Yun secretly. He saw that her pretty face was slightly red and her little mouth was blinking involuntarily. He wanted to say something to his brother, but in the end he was too embarrassed to open his mouth.
In order to avoid embarrassment, Zhao Qiang pretended not to notice Feng Yun's expression, and just held Feng Jie in his hands and tossed him twice: "I didn't expect Xiaojie to be so thoughtful and to hope that my uncle would come back."
"Brother Zhao, please be gentle and don't throw him."
Seeing Feng Jie being thrown quite high by Zhao Qiang, Feng Yun was afraid that he might miss and drop his brother, so he quietly asked Zhao Qiang to put Feng Jie down.
After putting Feng Jie down gently, Zhao Qiang glanced at Feng Yun slowly and said in a deep voice: "Miss Feng, we don't have to worry about where to go from now on. When we get there, I will make good arrangements for you."
What surprised Zhao Qiang was that after hearing his words, Feng Yun didn't say anything, just nodded slightly, and then pulled his younger brother towards the front of the crowd, leaving Zhao Qiang standing there alone.
What's wrong? Zhao Qiang was confused by Feng Yun's behavior. She was not like this a few days ago.
While he was feeling depressed, Xu Ping came over to ask for instructions: "Qianhu, what should we do with those Oroqen people?"
Zhao Qiang turned his head and glanced at the Oroqen elders and children who were looking blankly at the Han people, and ordered Xu Ping: "Take them away together."
"yes"
Xu Ping responded and took a few people to shout to the Oroqen people to pack their things and prepare to leave. The Oroqen people could not understand what Xu Ping and the others were talking about, and they did not see any of their own people coming back. Only the Han and Rakshasa people were mixed in.
All the while, they were a little panicked. They didn't know what was going on and whether their men were dead or alive. After Xu Ping and several Han soldiers yelled and scolded them, the Oroqen people understood that the other party wanted them to leave the village as well.
The Oroqen people have lived in this village for a long time, so they are unwilling to move away. However, when the Han people are always threatening each other, they have no choice but to pack up their belongings. Some young Oroqen women even pack up their belongings.
There were tears in one eye.
After everyone had finished cleaning up, Qi Zhuang also brought people back. He searched the area and found no signs of Huang San or those who were peeping here. He said to Zhao Qiang: "Maybe this kid has come to us."
Come, then you will know better than to mess with us and run away with us. Forget it, Qianhu, let’s take our people and leave here quickly. What does it matter to Huang San? If he follows us again, he is deliberately seeking death."
"I always feel like something's wrong with this."
Zhao Qiang frowned and said to Qi Zhuang: "You and I both know who Huang San is. He is a born slave and has a cousin who is a slave. This kid must not have the courage to escape. I guess the Qing army may find him.
After them, this guy told the Qing army where we were going. Maybe there weren’t many Qing troops coming to Songshan Fort to investigate, so they didn’t dare to chase us. They just asked Huang San and the others to find out where we were going for them.”
"So what if you know where we are going?"
Qi Zhuang said disapprovingly: "The north is the territory of the Rakshasa people. With the Eight Banners stationed there, they don't dare to go north even if they don't have the courage."
"It's better to be cautious about this matter. In this way, I will lead a large group of people and leave. You can stay here with a few people. If you find anything, come back immediately and report it."
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Toothache is not a disease. The pain can be fatal. The gums are inflamed and the pain is really severe. I can barely hold on to reading a chapter, take medicine and sleep, and I will have to refill tomorrow.