Before dawn and the snow stopped, dozens of young eunuchs rode out from the east gate, walked a few miles to get close to the coast, then turned south, preparing to take a circuitous route into the Western Mountains.
Five miles southeast of the city, I saw abrupt rocks and lush trees. I was a little surprised that there was green in this cold northern land. However, I was surprised when I heard shouts from the front. The people in front were exploring the way first.
Several soldiers actually discovered the enemy's traces.
Chen Wangting, Jiangfa and others immediately drove their horses forward and surrounded Chang Yu in the center. Li Tiezhu and Kuang Ren stood guard on the outside with knives, but Tu Yuan and Jia Waixiong led a few personal guards and followed the sound and killed him.
There were constant shouts and shouts in the distance, but Chang Yu ignored them. They were just some Tatars hiding here to avoid the cold, and there were no more than a dozen at most. With the power of Tu Yuan and Lao Jia, as long as they caught up, they would definitely
They will be slaughtered cleanly.
He took the opportunity to look at his surroundings and wondered why the trees here were so lush and had green leaves.
After riding around in a circle, I suddenly realized that there is a hot spring here! I vaguely remember that Tang Gao, the number one poet in the Ming Dynasty and Zhengde period, passed here when he was sent as an envoy to Korea and wrote a poem: "The spring is like rotten soup.
Don’t burn your fuel to make a living.”
It is said that this hot spring always maintains a temperature of more than 70 degrees and can treat dozens of diseases. Later generations built more than 50 sanatoriums here, but at this time it was a wilderness.
After retreating from the enemy, Chang Yu came here to take a dip in the darkness. Chang Yu dismounted and washed his hands. The water was slightly hot, but when it came out it was cold again. It felt a little refreshing in the world of ice and fire.
The Qing army's spies were defeated, but they were good at escaping. Tu Yuan and Jia Waixiong pursued them but failed. Chang Yu had to eat these spies in order to hide their whereabouts, so Kuang Ren led the crowd to help strangle them.
Chang Yu took the first step under the protection of Li Tiezhu, Chen Wangting and others. After riding his horse for several miles, he turned around and headed straight for the Xishan Mountain.
The mountains have their own scenery. Walking in the snow to look for plum blossoms seems carefree, but after all, it is not as comfortable as the silk and satin soft beds in the Marquis Mansion. Wu Weiying lost all her elegance in one day and one night. She ate and shared meals with thousands of people in an ancient cave in the mountains.
Although the cave is spacious and well ventilated, the smell of horse excrement and urine combined with sleeping on hay and drinking spring water is really unbearable for the noble Lord.
When the infantry battalion and the elite cavalry of the Jinwu Guards went out to ambush Wu Weiying, he was at ease in the mountains. Hu Ling led his servants to set up fortifications in the mountains and ignored him.
At the end of the day, we had a little harvest. We caught some game with our family members and planned to barbecue it on the spot, but Hu Ling, who was following the trail, scolded us and told us not to light a fire outside the cave.
There is nothing good about the subordinates of the Demon King of Dongchang. Not only have they been on the battlefield, but they also serve the royal family on weekdays. The little Marquis really takes it seriously and scolds Wu Weiying.
It’s a loss of Lord Hou’s face.
He didn't dare to confront the big devil. The eunuchs under him were all so arrogant. Wu Houye felt that he couldn't bear it, but after enduring it for a long time, he still gritted his teeth and endured it. If he can't bear it, he will mess up his big plan. What can he do if he can't bear it?
In a fight, if the infantry battalion is not there, he can cross the more than 200 people in Huling with a dozen people?
Even if he dares to mobilize the infantry battalion to fight? Dongchang can press n charges on him at any time, not to mention that the military power has been released by the Fan family, and he can't mobilize it.
The only protest he could make to express his dissatisfaction was not to go into the cave, not to eat and sleep with the servants. He wanted to go camping.
Immediately acting on her heart, Wu Weiying immediately asked her servants to learn from those hidden piles to build a shed and a house in the forest. Seeing the house completed, she felt very good and could not help but feel happy when she got in and out.
Happiness was short-lived. In the dead of night, Wu Houye finally lowered his face and returned to the cave. He didn't say the reason, but Hu Ling knew that he couldn't stand the cold wind. I hope he could understand the hard work of those secret whistles at this time.
On the second day, when he heard the sound of cannons in the distance, Wu Weiying became very interested. He climbed to the top of the mountain and hid in the dense forest and looked north.
Later, he secretly told Fan Jiaqian that Mr. Wu's legs had been shaking all day.
After dark, Fan Jiaqian led the team back to the mountain alone. Everyone came forward curiously to inquire. Seeing that his face was not kind, Wu Weihua did not bother himself. Seeing that everyone in the infantry battalion looked happy, he went to Pingfanfeng to inquire about the details. He was stunned by what he heard.
Startled, his expression changed.
Hu Ling breathed a sigh of relief after learning that Jia Waixiong was only injured and stayed in the city. As for why Fan Jiaqian was so gloomy, there was no need to ask. The dozens of corpses brought back by the eunuch army were the answer.
More than 30 heavy armored cavalry were killed in the first battle, which shows how powerful the Qing army was, even though they were restricted from fighting in the valley.
The eunuchs who died in the battle were either buried on the spot or cremated and their ashes brought back to Beijing, but their own choice was respected as to how to implement it.
Do you want to be a lonely ghost in the barren mountains outside the Bone Burial Pass? Fan Jiaqian thought that if he died in the battle, he would still want to return to the capital. Even if he was buried in Zhongguan Village in the western suburbs, it would be better than here, so he took all the corpses with him.
He came back and was cremated as soon as the war was over.
Wu Weiying felt that sharing the same cave with these little soldiers, servants, mules and horses was his bottom line, but now he had to sleep with the corpses again. He originally wanted Fan Jiaqian to move the corpses outside the cave, but seeing those big men
The eunuch had a look on his face, and he decided to lower his bottom line even further.
That night Mr. Wu had a very restless sleep. He always felt that the corpses were nearby and within reach. He woke up many times with fright, and had his servants surround him before he fell asleep.
But early in the morning, I was woken up by my servants, who said that several big bosses of the eunuch army had come out of their caves, and it seemed like something had happened outside.
The Marquis is very angry, so it's okay to keep silent, but you have to say hello if something happens, and you have to prepare a good attack in advance in case... you run away.
Early in the morning, a secret sentry announced that Qing troops had entered the mountain.
Hu Ling and Fan Jiaqian were shocked. Could it be that the Qing army had discovered that there were soldiers hiding in the mountains?
But when you think about it, it's unlikely. They all go to the Heifeng Mountain Valley in the west, which is extremely hidden. There are many hidden stakes in the valley, and the mountains are blocked by heavy snow, so how can the Qing army detect it.
Sure enough, it was a false alarm. The so-called Qing army was just a dozen scouts. After first wandering around the Dianjiang Platform at the foot of the west mountain, they found a mountain road into the mountain and wanted to check it out or find a shelter from the wind.
In fact, it was Wu Sangui who ordered troops to be sent out to kill the Qing troops exploring horses outside the city, so these people wanted to find a safe haven.
As soon as I entered the mountain, I was spotted by a secret sentry, who immediately alerted me.
The mountain road was already rugged, and obstacles were deliberately set up after Hu Ling. It snowed again after entering the mountain from Gongziying, leaving no trace at all. This group of Qing army spies came closer, one step deeper and one shallower.
After one mile, we took a break to discuss whether we should go deeper.
Little did they know that if they walked a mile further, they would find a suddenly open valley. The valley was flat and open, with steep cliffs on both sides. There were ambushes on it. Once they entered, they would be shot dead by random arrows.
This Qing army spy was lucky. The preparations made by Hu Ling and Fan Jiaqian were in vain, and they turned around and left the mountain.
But they were unlucky. Not long after they came out of the mountain, they were blocked by a Ming army. They were chased around and no one escaped.
The war is not far away! In a secret outpost in the bushes on the top of the mountain, Hu Ling, Fan Jiaqian and Wu Weiying watched the scenery for a long time. The Ming army was chasing the Qing spies outside the city.
The three of them all realized that the storm was coming, but at that time the little eunuch was fishing in the cold outside the city.
The mountains are leisurely and boring, but time passes quickly.
At dawn, another warning signal came, this time from Heifeng Pass in the west. The people in the cave were frightened and immediately alerted, but then the warning was cancelled, and the little governor came.
It was still warm in the cave, but the little eunuch whose lips were purple from the cold smiled happily and sighed repeatedly as soon as he entered the cave, but then he frowned, the taste was not so wonderful.
Nearly four thousand people and hundreds of war horses were eating, drinking and eating here. You can imagine the smell, even though the cave is very wide, big and long.
When Wu Weiying saw the young eunuch, he was extremely flattering and praised him for his wisdom and bravery, and for controlling the Qing army.
Chang Yu was quite cooperative and chatted with him for a while. Then he found Hu Ling and Fan Jiaqian discussing something together. From time to time, they used branches to scratch the ground. Wu Weiying guessed that they were planning some military operations. Several times
They all wanted to get together, but in the end they still didn’t take that step. (To be continued)