Chapter 51: Stealing the Head
On September 22, the fifth year of Yongli, Jiang Han came to Wangjing Gate as usual with a bamboo basket of fish in his arms and delivered fish to the Qing army guarding the gate.∷,
Such a move has been going on for a full month. The Qing army guarding the gate has long been accustomed to it. If Jianghan did not come one day, these Qing army might still miss it.
Seeing Jiang Han walking away with a man, a Qing army guarding the city hurried over, greeted him intimately, and took over the bamboo basket in Jiang Han's hand.
However, this time, Jiang Han did not hand over the bamboo basket, but whispered a few words to the Qing army. After hearing this, the Qing army looked at the man beside Jiang Han with interest, and without thinking, he took the two of them to the city tower together.
The person who came with Jiang Han was Mao Mingshan. After discussing yesterday, he could no longer bear Wang Yi's head was always hung on the city wall for public display. Mao Mingshan agreed with Lu Yuding's plan. In fact, before Mao Mingshan appeared, Lu Yuding found that the Qing army was very strict with Wang Yi's head guard, so he discussed a plan with Jiang Han.
In that plan, Jiang Han would bring some fresh fish to the Xicheng Gate to give it to the Qing army guarding the gate every day, and hinted that he needed to enter and exit some goods, hoping that the Qing army guarding the gate could turn a blind eye, and naturally he would have to avoid the filial piety silver of the Qing army guarding the gate. After gaining the trust of the Qing army, Jiang Han used the reason for bribery to climb up to the city wall and found an opportunity to cut off the rope tied to the battlement. Lu Yuding drove past the city gate by boat and caught Wang Yi's head and left.
Both of them were determined to die. Jiang Han cut off the rope at the top of the city and naturally had no physiology. After stole Wang Yi's head, Lu Yuding also had to hide him properly and try to escape the search of the Qing Dynasty so that one day he could be buried with Wang Yi.
However, during this period, the bribes were sent several times on the grounds of smuggling goods, but every time the Qing army did not let him climb the city, but handed them to the Qing army who had just been trying to pick up the bamboo basket at the city, and then transferred them to the gatekeeper. In this way, Jiang Han could never reach the city, and every time Jiang Han went to send bribes, Lu Yuding who was waiting in the distance had to return.
A few days ago, Lu Yuding and Jiang Han observed that the Qing army might have been a little relaxed about Wang Yi's head because of the time. After some investigation, they found out that the Qing army officer liked to eat fish sashimi, so they planned to find a master who made fish sashimi to cooperate to create an opportunity for Jiang Han to climb the city.
But this matter is of great importance, and Lu Yuding and Jiang Han couldn't find a trustworthy candidate. Now that Mao Mingshan has decided to work together, he would just pretend to be the chef and directly pretend to be the role of the chef in order to cut off the ropes whenever they entered the city.
At this moment, when the Qing army turned around and led them to the city, Jiang Han handed the bamboo basket from his left hand to his right hand, and followed the Qing army to the city with Mao Mingshan. Lu Yuding, who was hiding in the distance, disguised as a fisherman, immediately returned to the stern after seeing this scene and slowly rowed towards the city gate.
There was a row of stairs near the city gate. The Qing army led Jiang Han and Mao Mingshan up step by step, but was stopped by a Qing army at the entrance of the stairs.
Seeing that Mao Mingshan's eyes had already been thrown on the rope. It seemed that he could not hold back, Jiang Han quickly took a step forward, blocking Mao Mingshan behind him, and then waved his hand to Mao Mingshan as soon as he put down the bamboo basket, indicating that he would not be impatient. In this case, they only had the small knife for making fish sashimi carried by Mao Mingshan. It was not impossible to get close to him, but it was definitely not a complete plan.
Putting down the bamboo basket, Jiang Han talked with the Qing army. Taking advantage of his daily friendship, the Qing army who was originally under the city also helped to say a few good things. The Qing army on the city agreed to report to the officer hiding in the city gate building not far away.
After receiving several bribes, the Qing army officers still had a deep impression of Jiang Han. Giving gifts to city gate officials in order to smuggle some goods was normal. The officer who started guarding the city gate during the Chongzhen Dynasty could be said to encounter them every day, so naturally they would not care about such a hawker who could not give much money every time.
But I heard that this man brought a chef who was good at fish sashimi this time. The officer who was greedy was thinking that this person would be so good at coming. It would be fine if he met him, so he asked the Qing army to lead Jiang Han and Mao Mingshan over.
The plan went smoothly at this moment. Jiang Han and Mao Mingshan walked slowly towards the city gate building. The rope-bound chassis in the distance was less than five meters away. At this moment, with a seemingly deliberate cough sounding under the city, Mao Mingshan immediately took out the knife that handled the fish sashimi, and directly smeared it on the neck of the Qing army leading the way. He pulled out the Qing army's waist knife and threw it forward and inserted it straight into the throat of the Qing army guarding the rope.
The sudden change occurred. The Qing army guarding the city was stunned for a moment and rushed over. But at this moment, Mao Mingshan had already rushed to the front of the cliff with the advantage of taking the lead and slashed the rope with one knife.
The rope did not show any intention of resistance under the sharp blade and huge force. Mao Mingshan cut off the rope with just one knife, and the rope that had lost its restraint fell straight down under the pull of the head tied to the end with the action of gravity.
Looking down from the city gate to the city, the location is not very clear, and Lu Yuding is floating on the river in a small boat, so it is even harder to position it below the head level.
After Mao Mingshan's knife, the rope tied to Wang Yi's head fell down in response. Lu Yuding stretched out his hand on the boat, trying to reach the loyal soul that was falling rapidly.
But even so, Lu Yuding's hand was still a short distance away from the position where the head fell. However, with the deflection of gravity, the center of the boat also began to shift. The side where he stretched out his hands had begun to gradually press towards the horizontal plane, while the other side began to rise upwards, which tended to turn the universe upside down.
But at this moment, he did not care about the danger of Xiaozhou capsizing, and his hands were still stretching towards the direction of falling with all his might. The angle of the other end of the Xiaozhou was getting bigger and bigger, and Lu Yuding was still trying his best to reach the direction of falling, but just as he was about to touch that position, his head fell down by the end of his fingers without stopping at all.
"No!"
Not long ago, in the Battle of Zhoushan, Dong Zhining, who was also a six-crazy student in Ningbo, drew his sword and sentenced himself. Lu Yuding spent a lot of money to recover Dong Zhining's body and buried him secretly on the Magong Bridge in the north of the city. This allowed this close friend to return to his hometown and avoid the pain of burying the fish.
But now, because Wang Yi's partner Wang Jiang and general Chen Wen still fought with the Qing army in eastern Zhejiang under the banner of the Ming army of Dalan Mountain, the Qing army in Ningbo also strengthened its supervision while hanging its head. While Lu Yuding was still feeling that Wang Yi's will was still there, he also knew that this time he could no longer easily regain Wang Yi's remaining head like last time.
For this reason, Lu Yuding planned for more than a month and even found Jiang Han and Mao Mingshan, who were in concert, to work with each other. Whether it was him, Jiang Han, or Mao Mingshan, they knew very well that it would be difficult for those who climbed the city to escape by using this trick, and it was almost a death move. But even so, Jiang Han and Mao Mingshan still stood up and handed the safest work to him on the grounds that it was easier for them to escape by martial arts.
But at this time, the head level was not received, and even the broken rope that was still tied to the hair after being cut off was not reached. Seeing that the head level was about to fall into the water, Lu Yuding exerted force suddenly, and the whole person jumped out the moment the head level fell into the water, and he pierced into the water with a fierce force.
The moment Lu Yuding jumped up, the other side of the boat rose high under the downward force. The distance was completely overturned only in a slight slight slight.
The next second, the water splashed. Lu Yuding had already poured into the water with Wang Yi's head. The angle of the boat raised became larger and larger. It fell back to the water surface as the force was exhausted. After a while, the boat was flattened again under the action of gravity, causing a splash of water. At this moment, Lu Yuding also poked out of the water, and he was tightly holding a rope cut by a sharp weapon in his hand.
The shouts of killing on the top of the city were still the same. Lu Yuding quickly swam to the boat and put the broken rope and its tied head up. He also quickly climbed onto the boat. He didn't care to take off his already wet clothes, and quickly posed for a rowing boat.
On the top of the city, Mao Mingshan and Jiang Han had killed several people in a row, and the end of the Qing army's weapons they seized from the Qing army was dripping with red blood. At this moment, the sporadic Qing army defenders on the top of the city had surrounded them, and even the sound of the attack was heard throughout the city.
Jiang Han took advantage of the fight and glanced at the city. Seeing that Lu Yuding had climbed onto the boat again, he hurriedly shouted to Mao Mingshan beside him.
"We've already succeeded, let's go!"
Mao Mingshan nodded heavily, and then rushed towards the Qing army with the two swords he had seized. The city was already narrow, and the Qing army was quickly killed by Mao Mingshan before he could form a formation. Jiang Han protected Mao Mingshan tightly and fought with the chasing Qing army with a sword and shield.
The Qing army guarding the city came from the Ningbo Green Camp and was not very elite. In front of a savage general like Mao Mingshan, who was protected by a conscientious person, they were crushed like a sharp axe. One in front of the two, one behind, and gradually became tacit in the battle, and soon they reached the stairs.
Mao Mingshan shouted loudly, waved his swords and rushed over. The mad tiger-like aura scared the Qing army backwards step by step. A Qing army guarding the stairs even rolled down the stairs. Hearing Mao Mingshan's sign that he had already rushed out, Jiang Han quickly swung his sword and followed him down the stairs.
The two had already begun to go down the stairs. The Qing army guarding the city was really scared by the two Ming generals who came with the will of death and dared not force them too much. The Qing army officer who had always hid behind saw that the two were already a little far from the Qing army, so he quickly asked his soldiers to shoot arrows in an attempt to stop Mao Mingshan and Jiang Han from escaping.
The Qing army's arrows came down from the top of the city, and Mao Mingshan and Jiang Han had to use weapons to block the threats to them, and retreated down the city tower to evacuate.
The arrow slowed down the evacuation of the two, but the soldiers of the Qing army did not dare to move forward. With their personal bravery, the two could quickly escape the area of the city wall, enter the alley according to the plan, change into the prepared clothes in an empty yard, and disappear into the street market. But at this moment, a group of Qing troops, with the mixed soldiers, were marching quickly.
After a while, Mao Mingshan and Jiang Han had already rushed to the city, while the Qing army at the top of the city was still halfway through the stairs, killing several gate guards under the city, and fleeing not far from the alleys scheduled on the route. At this time, the Qing army that arrived also ran to about two hundred steps.
Looking at the Qing army holding wolves, sword cards, long spears, and the banner with the words "Zhejiang Admiral Biaoying Zuoying Central Army Guarding Xu", Mao Mingshan was stunned for a moment, and his anger filled his whole body in an instant.
"Xu Lei!"
Since learning that Chen Wen and Wang Jiang planned to exchange Wang Yi's plan with Li Rong, the name Xu Lei has been deeply reflected in Mao Mingshan's mind.
Waiting night after night, the news of exchange or not was never heard. Until Wang Yi was killed by the Qing army in Dinghai, and his head was transported to the Xicheng Gate of Yin County County to hang his head in public. This hatred grew every second, and Mao Mingshan was already murderous intent at this moment!
"Governor Mao, please leave quickly before the Tartars surrounded."
Mao Mingshan shook his head, and his eyes were filled with anger gushing out in the direction where Xu Lei came. "If it weren't for Xu Lei, Wang Jinglei wouldn't have to die. I will kill this son!"
The Qing army on the city had chased out more than half of the stairs, and the intercepting and raising the brigade soldiers were getting closer and closer. Jiang Han came in anger and shouted loudly: "A gentleman takes revenge, it will be no late for ten years, sooner or later there will be a chance!"
After yesterday's discussion, Jiang Han also understood the plan to exchange Li Rong for Wang Yi. At this moment, Mao Mingshan must have a murderous intention when he saw his enemy right in front of him. However, he did not want to die here if he could escape, because Jiang Han was still longing to be able to restore the two capitals one day with the king.
Jiang Han's persuasion is unreasonable. After all, even if the chief general of the enemy's small army can succeed, he will never be able to escape. However, Mao Mingshan no longer listens to these consolations. In the battle of Siming Lake, Shangguan, who had the kindness of knowing him, had his colleagues who had fought side by side, passed away one after another. With his temperament, he could not learn the forbearance that Chen Wen had shown before. At this moment, the enemy was right in front of him, and even if he died, he would avenge the comrades on Dalan Mountain!
"Governor Mao..."
"Go away!"
After interrupting Jiang Han's persuasion, Mao Mingshan shouted loudly and waved his swords to rush towards the soldiers who were coming to intercept him. Jiang Han gritted his teeth and turned around and ran towards the alley.
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Half an hour later, the fierce fight under Wangjing's sect had ended, but Xu Lei was still in fear when he looked at Mao Mingshan who was lying on the ground.
This weapon made countless wounds on his body by a wolf, spear, waist knife, etc., and he could break into the formation and kill several people in a row until the last moment. He tried to throw the Ming general who had broken only half of the waist knife at him. At this time, the wound on his body was no longer bleeding, or he had shed the last drop of blood to end the life-for-life attack.
Just looking at the former commander of the Ming army in Dalan Mountain in front of him, Xu Lei did not feel happy to kill the enemy chief. Some were just desolate, a kind of desolate that he could not explain at all. What caused this desolate was the capital he had planned to use to get promoted and make money - imitating the mandarin duck formation compiled by Nantang Camp. (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!