Yunya Mountain is southeast of Yanjing City. The mountain is not high and stretches for seven or eight miles. There is a stream in the mountain. There is a pool of water in the low-lying area at the foot of the mountain in the north, and then flows into the Wei River in the northeast. This Tanxi Lake is also called Yunya Lake, which is related to the mountain.
It is also an excellent scenery near Gyeonggi. Every spring and summer, countless dignitaries and their families come here to spend the spring and cool off. Many temples and pavilions have been built in the mountains, nestled among red flowers and green trees. At the foot of the mountain at the northern foot of the mountain
, Seongsuji on the bank of Unya Lake is also a lively place in East Antarctica, Gyeonggi Province.
In troubled times, Chengshoujili naturally lost its former glory and completely declined. No well-dressed dignitaries could be seen, and no beautiful ladies could be seen.
Since the Taihu camp of King Qin's army on the West Road was twenty miles east of Yunya Mountain, Yunya Mountain was still on the inside line at this time. There were even Donghu sentries infiltrating to rob and kill people. Although most families in Chengshouji had long since
They fled into the city of Yanjing with their families, but there were still two to three thousand refugees from other places stranded here. It was a mess, and it looked like a chaotic world where the building was about to collapse.
After all, it is close to the garrison, and the order here is not chaotic. There are still a few inns, tea shops, and even a few secret brothels in the town. In this world, chastity is worthless if it can be exchanged for a handful of rice.
The Yang Ji Tea Shop at the east end of the town is very simple. It is owned by shopkeeper Yang and a few errand boys. The tea shop opens on the east side and has two windows. The shop is not very deep and wide. There are nine high tables surrounded by benches.
It is said to be a tea shop, but the tabletop is dark and greasy. The tea shop also serves food. The tea is wild tea from Yunya Mountain. I recruited some helpers from the refugees to go to the mountain to collect firewood - one ingot of silver can only buy one.
In Chengshouji, a rice shop, a bowl of foam tea in the tea shop only costs two copper coins, which is very kind. Although more refugees are hungry and unwilling to move, there are also people who are wandering in troubled times and come to the tea shop.
Come and have tea together to get some news.
Although this nook and cranny is close to the city of Yanjing, it is full of helpless refugees, so what news can be gleaned? They just gather together and seek comfort from each other.
On June 15th, it was getting dark, and it started to rain at dusk. It didn't stop. The cloth cover in front of the tea shop got wet from the rain and twisted into a ball. At this time, no one had the thought to go out and unfold the cloth cover in the rain.
Come.
At this moment, the door of the tea shop was pushed open from the outside, and the three people who came in followed the wind and drifted in. A piece of rain came in, and two dim oil lamps shone on the faces of the three people. Although they looked unfamiliar, they had slim faces.
They all carried a big, tattered baggage, no different from the refugees in the North. The tea patrons in the shop did not pay attention anymore and continued to gather in various places to discuss the current situation. The person who talked the most was Li Zhuo.
Fearing the crime of committing suicide, everyone gnashed their teeth and wished they could snatch and eat the body of Li Zhuo who had done everything he could to ruin the situation.
Shopkeeper Yang of the tea shop was leaning on the counter at first, listening to people discussing the current situation. When he saw a guest coming in, he was about to send his waiter to greet him. Among the three people who came in, a middle-aged man straightened his waist and asked loudly: "Where is the shopkeeper?"
?" Shopkeeper Yang looked over and asked, "Can I stay in the hotel? It's raining so heavily outside, I can't bear it lying on the street!"
"If you don't mind, there is an empty mule and horse pen in the back, and it will be okay if it is spread with hay." Shopkeeper Yang replied.
"In this world, if you can escape here alive, even if you save your life, who can f*cking pick things up, and the shopkeeper can give you a place to stay, it is a huge kindness!" said the younger man with a black face.
It has to be vicious.
"I'll lead you over," Shopkeeper Yang stood up lazily and led the three tea customers who came to the tea shop to go inside. The other tea customers didn't pay attention, and all the places in the town that could shelter from the rain were provided.
Yes, there is an inn operating up front, but how can there be any available rooms at this moment?
Shopkeeper Yang led people into the backyard. There was a waiter who was guarding here. Now he went out to close the courtyard door. The man squatted under the eaves outside the courtyard door. Only then did shopkeeper Yang at the courtyard door remove his lazy demeanor and give it to the three of them.
In the middle, a thin-faced man like an old farmer saluted: "It's so chaotic and the road is so dangerous, why did the president come here in person again?"
Yang Ji Tea Shop is a liaison station of the Military Intelligence Department outside Yanjing City.
"It's a very important matter. I can't do it if I don't come. There's no danger on the road. Donglu wants to win over the people and is more restrained than before. Even if he is hit by a wandering sentinel, his life will not be a problem." Wu Qi asked, "Where is Chen Dingbang?"
?Does his injury matter?"
"The injury is not serious, but we can't send it out yet..." Shopkeeper Yang replied, saying that Chen Dingbang was being chased in the city, and he finally had no choice but to ask for help from the Military Intelligence Department's contact point in the city. They lost money in the city.
It took two people to move Chen Dingbang out.
A younger, dark-faced man got into the mule and horse shed against the courtyard wall on the west side, lowered his waist and looked out, spread hay and sat against the wall, guarding the courtyard. Shopkeeper Yang led Wu Qi and another person into the east gate of the wing building.
There was a secret door in a room. After knocking a few times, the secret door was opened from the inside, but it turned out to be a very long and narrow dark room.
On one side of the courtyard is a covered wing, and this dark room is hidden under the wing. The dark room is more than ten steps long and wide enough for a person to lie flat on his back. If the secret door cannot be found, it will be difficult for others to see the flaws from the outside.
Come.
Chen Dingbang was lying on the couch against the north wall to recover from his injuries. He leaned over and used an oil lamp to see clearly that it was Wu Qi who came in. He held back his tears and said sadly: "The Commander-in-Chief gave the Emperor poisonous wine to force him to death, and he did not commit suicide out of fear of crime. Poor Commander-in-Chief
I was loyal to the emperor and the court, but I was charged with such a crime before my death..."
Shopkeeper Yang said from the side: "The news from the official family is that Li Bingbu died of suicide in the house, and it was forbidden to talk about the war in Western Liaoning. However, all the officials from the imperial court to the military camp, officers and assistants to the streets and markets are talking about Western Liaoning."
The army was defeated without restraint, and they all said that Li's army failed to fulfill its orders, relied on deception, and had the intention of colluding with the prisoners in Songshan to conspire, so he stopped advancing and delayed the fight, which led to the collapse of the situation!
"
"Are they not afraid that Chen Zhihu will find out?" Another middle-aged man who followed Wu Qi in said bitterly.
"They thought they had completely sealed Yanjing City, thinking that not even a grasshopper could jump out!" Shopkeeper Yang said disdainfully.
The entire city of Yanjing was under martial law, and almost every crenellation at the top of the city was guarded day and night. Except for special envoys carrying orders and edicts, almost no one could enter or exit the city openly.
However, there were tens of thousands of people in the palace and officials' families, and the number of days of charcoal they needed every day. The line controlled by Shopkeeper Yang was to exchange news in and out of Yanjing through charcoal trucks.
"It is difficult for others to spread the news," Wu Qi said. "Chen Zhihu suddenly led his troops to attack Sanhe yesterday. It seems that he received an order from the imperial court to march eastward to threaten the Donghu people's camp in Jizhou..."
"In addition to General Chen, another member of Li Bingbu escaped, but he couldn't find the other one!" Shopkeeper Yang said.
There are hundreds of thousands of refugees in Beijing. Except for Chen Dingbang who takes the initiative to seek help from them, it is difficult to find someone among the hundreds of thousands of refugees who deliberately hides his traces and avoids the government. Wu Qi frowned slightly, he knew
What Shopkeeper Yang meant by this was that he was worried that Chen Zhihu would do something against the rule of law after knowing the truth about Li Zhuo giving him poisonous wine to force him to death.
Wu Qi thought for a while and said: "Chen Zhihu is leading his troops eastward, so the imperial court should be on guard against him..."
Chen Dingbang also regretted it. When Chen Xinbo sent people to kill them, the situation was urgent. He didn't think too much. He just wanted to escape alone with Lu Xiongneng, survive, and bring out the truth about the commander-in-chief who was forced to die. Wait and see.
People from the Huaidong Military Intelligence Department took over, and Chen Dingbang calmed down before feeling scared.
Chen Zhihu is a sharp blade that no one can master except the commander-in-chief. It is really difficult to guess how he will react after hearing that the commander-in-chief gave him wine and medicine to die. Although Chen Dingbang hated the imperial court in his heart, he did not want to see it.
When Chen Zhihu surrendered to Donglu.
Lu Xiong was extremely brave, but he lacked a brain. If he were asked to report the news to Chen Zhihu's army, he might encourage Chen Zhihu to join the Dong captives to avenge the bloodshed of the commander-in-chief.
However, based on common sense, Lu Xiong should not have left the city at this time.
Chen Dingbang said: "I will accompany General Wu to Sanhe to meet Chen Zhihu!"
Only then did Shopkeeper Yang know why Wu Qi was willing to take risks and sneak in at this time. Apart from Chen Zhihu, there are only a few people who can be called tiger generals in this world. Chen Zhihu is very murderous. Before he was subdued by Li Zhuo, he was killing people and stealing money.
It is difficult for outsiders to figure out Chen Zhihu's thoughts as he was a gangster.
Moreover, Chen Zhihu's army of more than ten thousand soldiers fought fiercely and fiercely, and the world's evaluation of Chen's army was even higher than that of the Huaidong Army. If Chen Zhihu's army surrendered to the Donghu people, it would definitely be a disaster!
Hearing what Chen Dingbang said, Wu Qi nodded and said, "Even if Chen Zhihu is willing to withdraw to the south, Huaidong is willing to provide convenience as much as possible!" He then said to shopkeeper Yang, "You immediately arrange for me and General Chen to go to Sanhe. Let's go to Sanhe."
After leaving, you will go to Beijing in person, and the liaison station here will be temporarily abandoned! Once Yanjing decides to break out, there will be chaos in the city for a while. You have to persuade Mr. Jiang and others to take advantage of the chaos to leave the old house and hide among the refugees.
Wait for the chaos to pass for a while before leaving the city! Huaidong will send someone else to deal with it."
The city of Yanjing was full of civil and military people, and there were many casualties. Huaidong could not take into account whether they would surrender to the enemy after the city fell. But there were also some people. Lin Fu instructed Wu Qi to protect them as much as possible. Jiang Yue, the young eunuch of Si Tian
It's one of them.
Shopkeeper Yang went to make preparations, while Wu Qi stayed to confirm that Chen Dingbang's injury would not hinder his movement. After waiting for a while, Shopkeeper Yang came in with a face full of panic and said: "It's too late to go to Sanhe. The Beijing Camp Army has left the city. There are almost 20,000 people.
It should be the Beiyuan jailer, and the discussion is to strengthen the Taihu camp. The exact news has not been received yet, but the Beiguan Road has been closed!"
No matter how calm Ren Wu Qi was on weekdays, he slapped his thigh in anger at this time. After he received the news, he rushed over without any delay. Unexpectedly, he was still delayed.
The Beijing camp army left the city on a large scale. Emperor Chongguan and the ministers who retreated south are likely to hide in the army. However, the arrangements for staying and breaking out will not be officially announced until they join forces with the Xuanfu army stationed in the Taihu camp. It is necessary to avoid returning.
Without leaving the city, they caused large-scale riots in Gyeonggi Province.
Not to mention that the team of more than 20,000 people from the Beiyuan Guard Headquarters after leaving the city was at least ten miles long. There would also be as many outside scouts as a swarm, sealing off a wider area. In addition, it is impossible for the Donghu people to
Wait until the Jingying Army has merged with the Xuanfu Army garrisoned at the Taihu Camp and formally broken through before mobilizing troops and horses.
It is almost certain that when the Donghu people know the news that the Beijing camp army has left the city, they will definitely send an elite cavalry to cut between Sanhe and Taihu to separate Chen Zhihu's troops from the Xuanfu army stationed in the Taihu camp.
The channel for Chen Zhihu's southward retreat was blocked. Once the Donghu cavalry deployed, they would cover a very wide area. Wu Qi and others could hardly sneak through the enemy territory through the gaps except for Wu Qi and others who mingled among the refugees and waited for an opportunity to escape.