In the dark night, birds spread their wings and flew across the night sky. Under the half-moon, the mountains undulated and stretched. Under the starlight, the waterways looked like white strips scattered across the earth, and like hairs and tree roots, spreading with the terrain. Human beings
The traces left in this darkness are only specks of firelight, sometimes gathering and sometimes falling apart.
In the early morning of the ninth day of the Lunar New Year, nearly five days after the fall of Hangzhou, the initial chaos caused by this chaos finally had a relatively clear trajectory. The lights at night were centered on Hangzhou, and rushed out to the surroundings after the fall. The initial restlessness
As for the density, at this point, the trajectory gradually turned into strands, and the firelight in Hangzhou City, after the initial brilliance, had gradually become stable at this time.
Bloodshed, killing, and death almost dyed the streets of this city red in the past four days. However, after the initial madness, everything will calm down and it is time to wash away the blood stains. Four days of
The amount of blood involved in the killing and looting cannot be described in detail. Many wealthy businessmen, gentry, and officials who escaped from the city were almost hunted down, tortured, and almost wiped out. Even the civilians did not necessarily escape.
It is known how many people were killed in the "suspected" resistance, and how many women were insulted. After the initial resisters were killed, the survivors who could survive basically became numb and allowed people to come from different places.
The "rebels" occupied one area after another.
Only a few wealthy people became exceptions.
A large house not far from the Hangzhou government office was originally the house of the Chang family, one of the four famous families in Hangzhou. Although it was damaged during the earthquake, it was not serious and has been repaired since then. Shortly after midnight,
The lights inside and outside the house were brightly lit, and a banquet was coming to an end. At the gate of the house, the host sent a large group of people to the street, saying hello and seeing them off one by one.
Generally speaking, in the chaotic city of Hangzhou at this time, those who can hold a banquet are basically the leaders of the rebels who have entered the city. However, those participating at this time are not the rebels. The guests one or two appear to be simply dressed and submissive. As a result,
The middle-aged man of the host's family and the attendants around him are quite dignified. This middle-aged man is Fang La's most respected brother in Hangzhou City, Fang Qifu, who is known as the Buddha Commander. However, most of the people he sent away are
They were the wealthy gentry and businessmen in the city of Hangzhou, as well as some officials who had taken refuge in Fang La. Mixed in the crowd, there were also figures approaching from the main building of the Lou family.
As one of the big families in Hangzhou, the Lou family actually had no contact with Fang La before. Fang Qifu only found him the night before breaking the city. Because the Lou family had various businesses and came into contact with many religions and schools, the other party found some connections with him.
, moved emotionally, his answer at the time was not firm, but because he had been harassed by Qian Haiping's people before, he was angry, so he did not refuse.
Therefore, when the city was defeated on the second day, he collaborated with Fang La's army, who was not familiar with the situation, to inventory various materials in Hangzhou at that time. From then on, he became a guest of Fang La's army. Now that the four families of Qian, Mu, Tang and Chang had left,
If Fang La could really secure his position in Hangzhou, his family would have retained almost all of its capital, and would have become the first aristocratic family in Hangzhou at this time.
Of course, Fang La may not be able to stay in Hangzhou, and he is not optimistic about what will happen in the future, but at this time, he can only use this reason to talk about it.
In fact, the group of people who are surviving now all know each other or have heard their names in Hangzhou. Some of them secretly colluded with Fang La from the beginning, and some were persuaded to join later. In Fang La's new regime at this time, they may
They will become the first batch of native nobles, but unless they are the group of people who firmly joined Fang La's camp from the beginning, the rest are somewhat uneasy and do not speak to each other. They do not talk casually and only speak respectfully to Fang Qifu.
After saying goodbye, each left.
Towards these people, Fang Qifo's attitude seemed gentle and kind. He was nearly forty this year, tall and very skilled. As a general, he could kill countless enemies, but as a counselor, he was steady and restrained.
On the one hand, there are countless people with unruly personalities in Fang La's army, such as Shi Bao himself who is crazy, Deng Yuanjue who is a bit crazy, Li Tianrun who is calm but arrogant, and Si Xingfang Yaizhen who is ruthless. Each of these people have their own talents, but in front of Fang Qifu
, but they are all extremely respectful, and even the moody girl who calls herself Liu Dabiao, or Wang Yin, who is also both civil and military and thoughtful, usually obey orders and don't say much when facing him.
At this time, he sent away everyone attending the banquet, turned around and walked back. A young man who was accompanying him followed him: "Teacher, you value them so much, but in my opinion, they may not like them. Many of them
People are all depressed, and they may think that our business will not last long. According to me, those who are not sincerely loyal to us can be killed...and we can make a lot of money."
Perhaps because he was accustomed to this disciple's tone, Fang Qifu just looked at him lightly, not too angry, and smiled slightly: "Chen Fan, we have now occupied Hangzhou, you have to get used to these bandits."
Change it, this business is not about making a fortune. The Holy Duke will be crowned emperor, and you will at least be a general in the future, so don’t be greedy for more."
"Tsk, teacher, it's always better to be greedy and have more fun. Thinking about those emperors, generals, etc. gives me a headache..."
The young man named Chen Fan seemed a little lazy, but Fang Qifu didn't care at all. He just walked and said: "Hangzhou is the strategic point in the south of the Yangtze River. When the Holy Duke becomes the emperor, Hangzhou is the capital. It is so important.
We can't really destroy all the places. Now the autumn harvest is about to be harvested. The rice needs to be harvested, and people need to be there. In the future, the city needs to be built, there needs to be rules, there needs to be business, and there needs to be people to support it. It needs to be emperor.
The situation is here. The people who followed us into the city are not good at these things. They only know how to burn and rob. Now this is our own home, so it’s time to restrain ourselves."
Fang Qifo sighed: "They understand what we don't understand. It doesn't matter if they are unhappy now. As long as they are willing to do things, I will give them status and power. They will like it... Now that we have captured Hangzhou, these days
I am going to attack Jiaxing. Before that, I have to arrange these things. I will leave in a few days, and you are here to protect them from being harassed. Do you remember this?"
"Teacher, I want to go with you to attack Jiaxing. I don't understand these things. Otherwise, you can keep General Wang or An Xifu and replace me. It doesn't matter if I go to Huzhou..."
"It's not that you don't understand, you're just too lazy to think about it, otherwise you wouldn't have spoken out against them... Now Wang Yin wants to take charge of the situation in the south, and An Xifu will go to Huzhou. It's best for you to stay. You are my disciple, and you are unreasonable.
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"I'm not unreasonable. I think I can get An Xifu back. To say the least, that girl from the Ba Dao family is even more unreasonable than me in her behavior. I can also get her back."
"Those people who went north to Huzhou were in a mess, with mixed good and bad. On the one hand, sending them there was to let them disrupt Huzhou, and on the other hand, it was just to give them an opportunity to plunder. Xifu went with them in order to be able to do something when necessary.
Control this group of people. Did you know that at noon today, Lu Sheo and Yao Yi almost got into a fight. Thanks to An Xifu and the Black Ling Guards, who arrived in time, the matter was calmed down. If it had been you, I'm afraid it would have added to the chaos.
Come on... As for Ba Dao, where has she been these past few days?"
Chen Fan tilted his head and scratched his eyebrows: "A few days ago... when there was a lot of fighting in the city, she was on the street trying to be neighborly, giving out steamed buns to those people, and not allowing us to kill anyone. She also went north yesterday,
I heard that her men are looking for a man named Ning Liheng, so they put her and General Shi together to kill Gou Zheng and their man? Anyway, I think this girl is quite idle..."
Fang Qifu frowned and thought for a while: "On that day, when the city was broken, most people fled to the north. I heard that Ning Liheng had contacted many people beforehand and went north together. Today, Yao Yi and others seem to be watching.
I joined a group of escapees, could he be among them?"
"Teacher, do you want me to catch up and warn them? Obviously Ning Liheng is very powerful. By the way, I can replace Liu Dabiao and the others?"
"What is there to warn you? There is an army among the fleeing people, and they have become exhausted. Ning Liheng only succeeded for a while. What can one person do in such a thing... As for you, you want to change
Go back to Liu Dabiao and tell her yourself, as long as you can tell her clearly and let her come back to maintain the situation in the city, I will allow you to go north. "
"Teacher, then you have to give her an order..." Chen Fan tilted his head and said, but the Seven Buddhas in front waved their hands and kept walking. After waiting for a while, they shouted angrily:
"But I can't maintain the situation in the city. You...Teacher, aren't you trying to force others to do something difficult? I want to fight!"
The piles of campfires were dim and dim, and the camp had entered the resting stage.
This small camp located on the top of the mountain was not neatly set up. There were no fences and there were not many security patrols. There were also few tents in it. The tired soldiers holding various good and bad weapons slept in the field around the campfire.
Even though there were various mosquito bites at this time, everyone was still feeling drowsy.
Lu Sheo was sleeping in the tent—not actually asleep. He was lying on the bed, chewing on half a roast chicken, looking at the roof of the tent, and occasionally spitting out the bones.
"Oh shit……"
What makes me unhappy is that after all, he was exposed to the unknown anger at noon during the day. His brother was beaten up by several people and was ambushed in the valley. And Yao Yi actually insisted that he had sneak attack on him!
It’s really hard to find any reason to accuse someone, it’s so uncomfortable...
Although their main duty when heading north this time is to disrupt Huzhou so that Huzhou cannot take care of Jiaxing and Hangzhou, the main task is actually not important. At this time, in the northwest, the one who can really rescue Huzhou or Jiaxing is Kang Fangting.
However, since Fang La took Hangzhou, Wu Chuying had been contained in the northwest by Fang La's sister Fang Baihua. As long as Fang Baihua was undefeated, Huzhou's small number of troops would be powerless against both sides.
Encountering such an unreasonable disaster in such an easy mission of murder and robbery, he originally thought that he had to fight back no matter what, but naturally he failed. After the black military law team arrived, both sides became silent.
Although most of Fang La's army was composed of homeless victims, some of them could not even get together weapons. For example, Lu Sheao, who was recruited from his hometown of Tong County, later joined the Holy Gong Army and gave him
There are different mountains and formations. But after all, there are still a few truly excellent armies.
Leaving aside the troops under Fang Qifu and others, in order to avoid a serious rout on the battlefield, the military law team established by Fang Baihua was indeed an elite. Its members were dressed in black,
They are all ruthless people who kill people. In several battles, when the front row was defeated, heads fell off in batches in the rear. Now the leader of this team is a young man named An Xifu.
He had a taciturn and bookish attitude, but it had to be said that Lu Sheo felt a little guilty when she saw him.
It has to be said that in today's rebel army, everyone who participates is basically a gangster. Whoever has a big fist will be afraid of others. Naturally, Lu Sheo can't offend Deng Yuanjue, Shi Baosi Xingfang, and he can't offend the Black Ling Guards either.
But he was following Li Tianrun, and Yao Yi, who was under Si Xingfang, could still be offended. He felt unhappy today, couldn't sleep at this time, and cursed in his heart for a while.
He was just venting his heart when he suddenly heard a small commotion coming from outside the tent. He was startled and secretly thought that Yao Yi was here to cause trouble again? He opened the curtain with a big knife and went out. As soon as he got out of the tent, he saw a group of people passing through.
Camp, coming towards him, the first person is petite, but she is a girl wearing a skirt and a black gauze hat. The person following her is tall and carries a box on her back. After that, there is also a group of vague
The outlines of people were approaching. The footsteps of these people disturbed the bonfire on the way. Dots of light rolled up in the air. Lu Sheo thought about the origins of the people in front of her. When she realized what was going on, she was stunned.
The girl took out a token in her hand and waved it. Lu Sheo saluted quickly, but before she could speak, the middle-aged man carrying a box behind him spoke first: "General Lu, there is no need to be polite. Let's find a famous person."
The scholar named Ning Liheng may be in the fleeing team heading north, has General Lu ever heard of him?"
Lu Sheo was stunned: "No, I don't know..."
"You must have caught a few people who were left alone along the way. Can you take us to find out where they are being held?"
The people fleeing came from all directions. They would surely catch some people along the way. Some of them would be killed and some would be robbed, and some would be arrested and interrogated. Lu Sheo nodded quickly, and then led the group over, far away.
Looking from a distance, there were dark shadows in the mountains, and it seemed that more people were ambushing them. After the people were brought there, the girl and others did not need him to guard them, so he turned back, sat by the bonfire and looked over there.
He was not familiar with the group of people in front of him before, he had only heard of it. They were the Ba Dao camp led by Liu Dabiaozi, a famous martial artist in the southwest martial arts. This Liu Dabiaozi was originally a martial arts hero, not a bandit. He just had friendship with Fang La.
He responded to the uprising and was an elite member of the rebel army along with the Black Winged Guards.
Of course, compared to the reputation of the Black Wing Guards who have been beheading, this sword camp is attributed to Liu Dabiao's own famous name. It is said that this man is a master of swords and has few opponents in the Jiangnan martial arts world. He is an eight-foot-tall waistline
He is also an eight-foot-tall, hairy-chested heroic man. There are few people in the rebel army who can compare with him.
When Lu Sheo first heard about joining the rebel army, he admired Liu Dabiaozi very much. But as his position in the rebel army grew, he discovered that although the soldiers in the Ba Dao Camp could occasionally be seen, Liu Dabiaozi himself had never been seen. This man seemed
He did not participate in the various activities of fighting for power and mountaintops among the rebels. He was mysterious and domineering. But later, Lu Sheo faintly heard that Liu Dabiao had died a few years ago, and now it was Liu Dabiao who gave orders in his place.
His daughter, however, stubbornly asked people to call her Liu Dabiaozi, as if he wanted to pass on the name of his father. When he first heard about it, it was a bit funny, but later he realized that something was wrong with the atmosphere.
It is said that although Liu Dabiao's daughter has an eccentric temperament, her martial arts skills are extremely high. This is a high-level rebel army. Almost no one dares to make fun of Liu Dabiao because she has had many fights with people in the high-level leadership.
.The woman's body is thin, but the powerful sword in the imperial envoy's family has a different approach. It is said that even Shi Bao, Wang Yin and others who are the most skilled in martial arts in the army at this time may not be able to beat her. Fang Qifo's disciple Chen Fan
, it is said that he even has the power to uproot a weeping willow, and is like Shura in the battle formation, but I heard that the fight against Liu Dabiao was a draw.
Lu Sheo was not sure if there were other reasons for this, but those who fought in a draw were still alive. There were many people in the army who were said to have been actually killed by Liu Dabiao. Although others rarely saw that person after that,
The woman, however, did not dare to call her anything other than Liu Dabiao. Over time, she became known as a goddess. It was the first time he saw her today, and he didn't feel much overt domineering, but in the end he didn't show any disrespect.
Come.
After a while of this, the interrogation over there was probably over, so they came here again. The girl nodded slightly to him to express her gratitude, and he quickly returned the greeting. The middle-aged man behind said: "After asking about the matter, there was no result, so we started from Xue Dounan.
General Xue is coming over, General Yao should be here too, have you seen him?"
This group of people was actually quite polite. When Lu Sheo heard the question, he realized that the girl and her group were actually asking the people heading north one by one. She nodded quickly: "Of course I saw it, Yao Yi.
Their team should be at the other end of the mountain, just go west. Oh, there are also the Black Winged Guards, led by Mr. An, who have probably gone ahead."
"Thank you." After hearing this, these people turned around and left, walking into the darkness. After walking a few steps, Lu Sheo saw the girl turn around and speak. This was the first time he heard her voice.
It's a little cold, but it sounds pleasant to the ear: "We are looking for a person named Ning Liheng. If General Lu encounters a fugitive again tomorrow, please ask for help. Thank you."
"Uh...naturally, no problem."
After Lu Sheo finished speaking, he watched those people go away in the darkness and breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that these people were quite easy to get along with, and then he felt that this might be the aura of a powerful person. In the end,
It would be best if Yao Yi goes crazy and cleans up Yao Yi and others...
At the same time, our sights were pushed further north, and some bonfires were burning in the valley where many escapees were stationed. In the darkness here, Chan'er was sitting on the grass with her knees in her arms, her eyes slightly sad.
Looking at the figure walking away from the bonfire, another figure of a woman was walking over there with a glass of water.
There are some things that she doesn't understand. Even if she understands them slightly, by this time, she has become a little confused.
In the morning, my uncle was diagnosed with a critical injury on his hand, and the doctor performed first aid. When she, Juan'er, Xing'er and others were forced into the departure team by the young lady, she was so sad that she almost cried, but
It was not the time to cry, so she held it back.
In the afternoon, her uncle and the young lady both caught up, and she was very happy about it. But on the way, she found out that her uncle's injury was very serious. But as soon as she got here, her uncle started doing various things, running around.
He persuaded the wealthy businessmen to use gold and silver jewelry as bait, summoned the veterans, and the hunters asked about various situations. Until night, these things did not stop. My uncle kept asking by the campfire, occasionally thinking about it, and walking for a while.
When walking, I spend most of my time writing and drawing on paper along with the map.
Injuries can slow down people's thinking, and my uncle's situation didn't seem ideal, but from beginning to end, he never stopped, occasionally asking the lady for her opinion, until those being asked had fallen asleep.
Still writing and thinking.
It wasn't that she couldn't understand her uncle's intentions in doing these things, but something kept beating in her heart: her uncle's injury was too serious, and he wouldn't be able to hold on...
I wanted to go over and try to persuade him, but I couldn't muster the courage. The young lady didn't try to persuade my uncle this time either. She followed and watched from the side, and most of the time, quietly and without saying a word, maybe it was the husband and the wife who followed each other.
She envied the close relationship between the young lady and her uncle, but...my uncle wouldn't be able to hold on...
Just now she brought a glass of water and wanted to go over. She almost wanted to muster up the courage to overstep her duty as a maid and go to persuade her uncle to stop. However, the young lady who passed by took the water glass over. Perhaps she saw her face.
With a look on her face, the young lady shook her head slightly and hugged her, then brought her a water glass. She came back here, unwilling to sleep, and saw the young lady and her uncle over there sitting side by side, holding her knees.
, pressed his lips to his knees, and cried softly and suppressedly...
The fire exploded, and a cloud of light dust rose up. In the light, Ning Yi raised his face and thought carefully, then lowered his head and continued to write and draw on the paper. The night may still be very long...
That night, Ning Yi finally slept. When he got up the next day, he continued yesterday's plan and deduction. The refugees broke out of the camp and turned around. He continued to think on the horse, sometimes discussing with Su Tan'er,
He gave what he was thinking to Su Tan'er for review, and along the way, he asked various people. It wasn't until the evening that he gave Chen Xingdu a rough idea. Some of the details needed to be truly known.
It may not be accepted if it is modified by soldiers, but for now, it can only be done to this extent.
While some people were discussing in the newly set up camp, Ning Yi and Su Tan'er rode a horse towards the nearby hillside. On the other side of the hillside was a winding waterway. The sun was setting in the west, and the sun was shining on the mountain.
Golden light shines on the water, sparkling waves below the mountain, and beautiful wild flowers blooming on the hillside.
Ning Yi got off the horse and reached out to pick up Su Tan'er. Then, although he saved his wife, he staggered back a few steps and the two fell on the grassy slope. Ning Yi still had some strength at this time, although he fell
However, it certainly didn't shock Su Tan'er too much, and then the two of them lay there and laughed softly.
Looking up, on the evening of the ninth day of the lunar month, wild geese were flying over the sky. The clouds on this day were very good, like pure white cotton. Ning Yi opened his arms, and Su Tan'er gently covered her belly with her hands, like two
A child.
The two children lay there for a while before someone spoke...
It’s 6,000 words again, and I already hate myself a little. It would have been better if I had published it a few days earlier, but it doesn’t matter. I don’t know if you have published a new chapter today, but I haven’t doubled it this month anyway... Please!!
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