When the head of the family returned home, the entire Huang Mansion was bustling with excitement. Chang Yu and Su Chenghuang were drinking tea under the big banyan tree in the backyard and chatting about their family affairs. Su Guoer and Linglong were helping Aunt Su in the kitchen, whispering and laughing, and occasionally peeking at the big man outside the door.
The father and son under the banyan tree.
Several servants were outside spraying water to clean the mules and horses. Their faces were also beaming, but their eyes always turned to the two people chatting at the door of the inner courtyard: "Look at them carrying knives. They must be the guards of the house owner. Do you think they killed them?"
Is it extraordinary?".
"Nonsense. Our master is a general who has led troops and killed countless enemies. How can his subordinates be weak? Look at these two people with murderous intent, especially the young one. I dare not look at him. It must be so cold that it hurts my heart.
Killed many people."
"The city is surrounded by Tatars. My wife and children can't get in even if they want to..." Qiao Sanxiu hadn't seen his wife and children for a long time. Although he knew they were safe among the Red Lady Army, he even missed them.
Song Luoyu was carefree and her mind was always on fighting and killing: "Master Qiao, have you ever been on the battlefield?" Qiao Sanxiu shook his head: "The battlefield is different from fighting in the rivers and lakes. Thousands of troops and horses rush to swarm them. No matter how high the skill is, it is in vain. It is exquisite.
It's a team battle, and it requires long-term training before you can go into battle, otherwise you will lose your life. I have only had a short time with the factory supervisor, and I am just a personal servant."
"Then according to what you said, only Wuzhong among the personal guards has been on the battlefield?" Song Luoyu raised his eyebrows, and Qiao Sanxiu nodded: "He is both a personal guard and the commander of the Black Wolf Camp. Not only is he highly skilled in martial arts, but he is also the No. 1 in the East Factory.
A person is also a warrior on the battlefield."
"He is so powerful." A bright light flashed in Song Luoyu's eyes: "Can't you tell that this stupid big guy is not only the number one person in the East Factory, but also the number one in the army..."
Ahem, cough, cough, Qiao Sanxiu quickly waved his hands and smiled: "It is recognized that he is the number one master of Dongchang, but in the army... when it comes to marching, fighting, and fighting on the battlefield, let alone a few of our Dongchang commanders.
They all covered his head."
"Who is the most powerful general in the army?" Song Luoyu asked curiously.
"Tu Yuan and Ji Jike, one of them is born with divine power, and the other is as good as a god in marksmanship. They should be equally matched, but they have never fought before, so no one knows who is better..."
While he was talking, he heard Chang Yu shouting from the inner courtyard. It turned out that the food was already prepared and he was calling for dinner.
There is a dining table under the big banyan tree, with a few home-cooked dishes. Everyone is sitting together, which is simple and warm. Chang Yu originally wanted to have a drink with Su Chenghuang, but he was injured and drank tea instead of wine. Song Luoyu, the heroine of the heroine, drank wine with Qiao Yanhuan.
Sanxiu toasted Su Chenghuang together.
Song Luoyu and Qiao Sanxiu already understood that this was Chang Yu's private residence. In fact, it was not surprising. Many powerful officials in the palace had private residences outside and even raised wives and children. However... Su Guoer obviously knew that this little
The girl likes Mr. Factory very much, but what is more obvious is that they are not that kind of person and do not even know the identity of Mr. Factory.
This little girl might be in trouble in the future. Song Luoyu secretly glanced at Chang Yu and then at Little Apple, feeling very sorry for him. The young and handsome man of the factory, who is talented in both civil and military affairs, is really a rare combination of a dragon and a phoenix, but it is a pity that he is a eunuch.
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"Master Qiao, do you still like my house?" Chang Yu asked lightly during the chat. Qiao Sanxiu complimented him repeatedly, but he didn't expect Chang Yu to change the subject: "If you like to go back and wait for Mrs. Sister-in-law and He Ling to return to Beijing, I will
Let’s stay here.”
"How is that possible? I don't dare to bother you, sir." Qiao Sanxiu waved his hands hurriedly, and Chang Yu smiled slightly: "There must be a place to stay in the capital. Renting a house is inconvenient, and buying a house costs a lot of money. My house is empty.
It's also free, so I might as well come and keep Uncle Su company."
Chang Yu said this, and Su Chenghuang's family of three also responded enthusiastically. Qiao Sanxiu was very grateful and raised her hands to Chang Yu: "Thank you, sir. Thank you, sir."
"Sir, can you also leave a room for me? I have no place to stay in the capital. I can't always live in the Yamen." Song Luoyu came without saying anything.
"Okay." Chang Yu readily agreed: "But you two have to keep it a secret, otherwise those guys will come over and live in my house, and I won't be able to live in it."
Song Luoyu and Qiao Sanxiu nodded and looked at each other with a smile. They understood in their hearts that Chang Yu was not worried about not being able to live in the place, but that living in this secret place was too ostentatious to attract the attention of interested people, and the purpose of letting the two of them move in was for protection.
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After a simple family dinner, Chang Yu was extremely relaxed and satisfied. He was always tense due to battles of wits and courage with the enemy. Only now would he let everything go and enjoy a rare moment of leisure.
After dinner, Chang Yu walked around with Su Chenghuang and Qiao Sanxiu in the yard, even pulling weeds and hoeing the ground. Linglong chatted with Aunt Su. Little Apple learned that Song Luoyu was pulling her daughter to learn kung fu...
Looking at a large abandoned stone trough beside the wall, Qiao Sanxiu tried it and it weighed a thousand kilograms. He laughed and said that only Tu Yuan could move this thing, and gave it to him to practice his strength. Chang Yu said: "Yes, I can still lift it."
I’m thinking of getting some fish to keep in there.”
"If the owner of the house wants to raise fish, we have several large water tanks..." Su Chenghuang took over from the side: "Tomorrow, I will catch a few fish for you and keep them to satisfy your craving during the Chinese New Year."
"That's good." Chang Yu smiled slightly and looked up at Zhiya's two playing monkeys: "Uncle Su, you're not afraid of it escaping, so you'd better tie it up." Su Chenghuang was very confident: "I raised it since I was young and tamed it early in the morning.
No matter how far you go, just say hello..."
At this time, there was a loud bang, which made the people who were talking tremble. They raised their heads and looked up the city, and saw a panic on the top of Guangqumen City. Officers and soldiers were running around, and the sound of cannons continued.
Su Chenghuang's face turned pale: "The Tatars are about to attack the city..." As he spoke, Chang Yu rushed out directly, followed closely by Qiao Sanxiu and Song Luoyu. The three of them, except Huangfu Sayazi, ran towards the city gate.
The Tatars actually took action so quickly? Chang Yu expected that Dorgon would have to prepare for at least two to three days. Confused, he ran straight to the city gate. The wound on his neck was not healed, but he tore the wound and blood flowed down. He didn't care.
Don't reach out so much to cover it.
Hurrying to the city gate, he saw panicked people pouring into the street everywhere. If there was a war near the city wall, they would be injured by the fire. Chang Yu shouted to them to stay away from here. At this time, Lao Hu was walking in circles outside.
The guards also came after hearing the news.
"Old Hu, go back to the palace." Chang Yu saw that he was so stupid that he drove the carriage to come here. He was funny and angry. Then he ran towards the city. The defenders below the city were about to intercept him, but Qiao Sanxiu had already stopped.
He rushed over to fend off those people: "From Dongchang..."
Chang Yu hurried to the top of the city, with arrows whizzing in his ears. The Ming army was fighting back, using the crenels to conceal their arrows and bombarding them with artillery: "What's going on? Are the Tatars attacking the city?" Chang Yu couldn't get close to the city wall for a while.
He couldn't clearly see the situation outside the city and shouted loudly. People from Dongchang and Jinyiwei who stayed on the city to supervise came and reported: "Report to the factory governor, the Tatars want to capture the moat..."
Capture the moat? Chang Yu raised his eyebrows, wondering that Dorgon would take action after only one day and one night of preparation. Such haste and haste was obviously unreasonable, so he casually put on the armor handed to him by one of the hundreds of defenders nearby.
He walked toward the city wall with his shield in hand. When he saw that Song Luoyu was so stupid that he wanted to follow him, he glared: "Go back."
Chang Yu looked out from the crenellation of the wall and saw thousands of Qing troops outside the moat. They were building a bridge to cross the river and shooting arrows at the city. After watching for a while, he saw that there was heavy thunder and light rain. What the hell is going on?
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I returned to the city tower and climbed up to look around again. I saw in the distance that the Ming troops on the city in the southwest, north and south were firing back. What the hell? Beijing is such a big city and you still want to attack with so many troops. It’s nonsense. And look at this formation.
I don't want that to happen either.
Chang Yu rubbed his temples, walked out of the tower and ordered to stop firing. He could save arrow feathers and use burst fire to shock. He could also use a trebuchet to deal with it.
"Mr. Factory Supervisor, I'm afraid I won't be able to stop you. If the bandit army attacks..." A hundred households were puzzled.
Chang Yu sneered: "If you give him the courage to attack, he wouldn't dare. Besides, if you attack across the river, he will fly up with wings. If you didn't come in, how can you get out honestly?" After saying that, he went down to the city and left.
He had already seen through Dorgon's trick at this time. This move was just to test the armament strength of the Ming army in the capital, and to let his men do a warm-up exercise to prepare for the general attack. (To be continued)