Chapter 85 Dawn
On the sixth day of November of the fourth year of Yongli, at night.
The people who evacuated Siming Mountain continued to move south under the command of Dalan Mountain officials such as Wang Yi, Chu Jiuru and Sun Yu. It was late at night. In addition, the messengers who went south to Xinchang had not returned for a long time. The large group of people evacuated Siming Mountain did not dare to carry the fire forward, so they had to rest in this valley that was about to come out.
The Exploser sent to Xinchang has not returned yet, and there is no news about Chen Wen and Nantang Camp in the north, which makes the atmosphere of the entire team extremely depressing. It is only under the supervision of the officials of Dalanshan Mountain, and the two posts of the Nantang Camp Mandarin Duck Formation Killer Team that have been indignant since Chen Wen led the hall. This brigade of people who evacuated Siming Mountain can continue to maintain order and not flee in scattered or in chaos.
Since arranging the camping affairs, Sun Yu stood at the entrance of the valley waiting for the news of Nantangying's triumphant success, and never moved. At this time, Nantangying still had no news. Other officials who were waiting for the news with him had already returned to discuss with Wang Jiang how to stop what to do in the future if the Nantangying was destroyed, only Sun Yu was standing here because he didn't believe that Nantangying's destruction, and the star king Chen Wen, who had born in his eyes, would die on this road.
Seeing her husband standing there like a husband-looking stone, and the food he delivered was still untouched on the big stone, Yi sighed, walked closer and put his cloak on Sun Yu.
She was not very comfortable these days, and even her menstrual affairs stopped. However, the Qing army chased after her. Yi did not want her husband to worry, and she had no intention of finding a doctor. It was not until this time that she stopped to rest that she went to a familiar doctor to take her pulse. However, the news she received made her feel mixed.
"My husband, are there no news about uncle Chen's family and the others?"
Taking off his cloak and putting it on Yi's body, Sun Yu shook his head, his face full of sorrow was self-evident.
"My husband, I..." Yi hesitated for a moment, and then said that. "I seem to have it again."
Hearing this, Sun Yu, who had already turned around and stared at the north road, was stunned at first, then quickly turned around and asked Yi, "Madam, have you ever found a doctor?"
Seeing Yi nodding shyly, Sun Yu's heart was immediately dispelled by joy, and he also threw away his usual image of courtesy and respect, and hugged his wife in his arms under the stars of winter.
There are three kinds of unfilial piety, and there is no descendant.
The ancients' persistence in blood inheritance is far from comparable to modern people. However, Sun Yu and the young couple of Yi family have always been very loving after suffering hardships. Even after Yi family's miscarriage, they were even blocked by Sun Yu. This is almost impossible in this era, because according to convention, dowry maids usually become concubines of the head of the family, and there are few exceptions.
Yi's young man urinated very much and was always smart and sensitive. How could she not know the meaning of Sun Yu's move? It was just that her affection made her feel extremely anxious that she could not be too anxious for the long-term descendants of the Sun family as soon as possible. However, although she was pregnant again this time, at this moment, Yi couldn't help but worry while being happy.
Holding his wife in his arms, Sun Yu's inner emotions were gradually infected by her wife. After ecstasy, the fact that Chen Wen led the Nantang Camp as the people's palace back a few hours ago once again brought him back to the cruel reality.
It is a good thing for Yi to be pregnant, but the outcome of Nantangying in the north is unknown, so there is no problem if you win. If you lose, you are afraid that these people will be unable to escape. Sun Yu has already reported his determination to plead for the people, and even he plans to hand over Chen Wen's letter to a familiar official to deliver it. However, at that time, how could Yi, who was pregnant, escape the disaster?
Sun Yu, who felt powerless about the future, had to hold Yi tightly and try to cover up some cold wind and add some warmth for his wife and children in this cold winter night, which was the only thing he could do at this moment.
Suddenly, this quiet winter night was shattered by a sound of horseshoes hitting the ground from north to south, from far to near. Standing at the mountain pass, Sun Yu and Yi heard the most sincerely. As the sound got closer, more people who were already tossing and turning stood up and looked at the north in panic.
Sun Yu knew that Chen Wen had an agreement before that, regardless of the victory or defeat, Nantangying would leave messengers behind the formation, and when the situation was clear, they would come to report the message to determine the actions of these people. According to the agreement, if Nantangying wins, they would wait for them to return to the team and continue to move south; if unfortunately defeated, they would quickly disperse the people, so as to escape as far as possible, and be massacred by the Qing army as little as possible.
Whether it is a win or a loss, the news is coming. Sun Yu, who was staring at the north, had already clenched his hands, and even his fingernails that were not long had completely penetrated into the flesh of his palm. Only his wife still maintained her posture just now, trying to share some pressure for her husband who was full of the people of the country.
The messenger from the north rushed all the way. The task he received was to inform the people in the south as soon as possible. Seeing the light of the bonfire in the temporary camp in the distance, the messenger even rode his horse, ignoring the little couple on the winter night, and just shouting out the news as they ran by.
"A great victory! General Chen led the Nantang camp to defeat the chasing Tartars, beheaded 600 people, captured 1,000 people, seized countless people, and won a great victory!"
A great victory?
A great victory!
Six hundred beheaded, one thousand prisoners were captured, and the seizure was indefinitely seized. In this way, the Qing army was completely defeated!
The messenger ran south with a whip and did not turn over and dismount until he approached the outermost bonfire. However, the good news was far faster than his speed. Almost it spread throughout the camp very quickly through human-to-human transmission. Even the officials of Dalanshan who were still discussing how to act in the future ran out one after another, and heard the details of the good news.
For a moment, even though the bonfires were still those, the entire valley was infected by the people who heard the good news and became warm.
On the side of the road at the mountain pass, Sun Yu and Yi were still hugging each other tightly, but at this moment they no longer had the tension and worry that they had before. Happiness may not be far away, just like the slang that Chen Wen once used.
Winter is here, will spring be far away?
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After learning that the purpose of the Tibiao Battalion's pursuit was to be the daughter of Wang Jiang and Wang Yi, Chen Wen inspired his morale and led his army south to chase the brigade. Even at night, he raised the fire without any scruples. Anyway, the soldiers in Nantang Camp had changed to take a rest vehicle, and the only prisoners walked along the way.
It was not until dawn that the cavalry in front of the team had heard the news that they had completed the connection with the Dalanshan officials in the camp.
The people were safe and sound, and the camp was in order. Chen Wen sighed happily. Part of the chasing camp was defeated. The Eight Banners stationed in Hangzhou were still not sure what they were tortured by guerrilla warfare. Since the camp was not attacked, it was obvious that the Shaoxing Green Camp had not discovered the people who went south to Xinchang to evacuate Siming Mountain.
Although Chu has three households, if Qin is destroyed, Chu will be killed. Everything is still worth doing!
After reporting the news that they were about to arrive at the camp, the officers and soldiers of Nantang Camp got off the cart and did some daily movements to stretch their muscles and bones to improve their spirits. Only the wounded soldiers were still lying on the cart. Because of the injury, their bodies were much weaker than ordinary people. They had to continue to rest here to better recover from the wounds.
Stepping on the misty morning light, Nantang Camp came out from the corner of the distance, and not far away was the mountain pass, which was full of people coming to greet them. Seeing this, the soldiers of Nantang Camp were even more energetic. Even if they didn't sleep all night, they could not lose the majesty of the victorious army.
Not far away was the mountain pass where the people gathered. Nantang camp advanced with light steps and soon came close. Seeing that the officials of Dalan Mountain were waiting, especially Wang Jiang, who had just recovered from the serious illness, was in the lead, Chen Wen immediately turned over and dismounted, bowed to the ground on one knee, and reported the results of the battle to the head of the Ming army in Dalan Mountain.
"Report to Deputy Xian Wang, yesterday afternoon, the general Nantangying was in charge of the road and intercepted the Tatars. His Highness, the superior of the general, relied on the lives of the soldiers, and defeated the Tatars by chance. He beheaded 592 people, captured 919 people, captured twelve officers under the deputy general of the Tatars, Li Rong, and were captured alive, and were captured indefinitely."
"good!"
Wang Jiang knew the details of the good news at the first moment of the messenger. Wang Jiang could not hide his excitement when he heard Chen Wen's report with his own ears. The Ming army in Dalan Mountain has developed well in the past two years, and the wars have been very exciting and rarely defeated. However, there have never been such great victory in beheadings and captives. Even the biggest one is less than one-pointer than this one. What's more, this is even more valuable in the context of the crushing defeat on the shore of Siming Lake.
But seeing such a great victory, Wang Jiang was filled with shame again. When Chen Wen was excluded by the Ming generals, he persuaded Wang Yi not to let Nantang Camp participate in the war for the overall situation. If he could be tough at that time and persuade Wang Yi to ignore the Ming generals, the ending would probably not be like that.
When he thought of his thoughts, he killed so many soldiers, especially his old friend Wang Yi, who had been for many years, was not spared, Wang Jiang's heart seemed to be cut by a knife.
Seeing Wang Jiang showing shame again, Chen Wen hurriedly stepped forward and whispered to Wang Jiang for the news that Wang Yi was captured with all his might.
While walking, Chen Wen finally took the time to interrogate Li Rong, but the answer he got was that Li Rong was captured by the Ming army by Xu Lei's plot. When he thought that he actually asked Xu Lei to go back and deliver a letter to Tian Xiong, preparing to exchange Wang Yi with Li Rong, Chen Wen was so angry that he came.
He made a mistake in his busy schedule. Although he won the first battle, he, who was a fledgling, made such a big mistake because of his lack of experience and the incomplete organizational structure of his army. It is best to explain things to Wang Jiang clearly, so as to avoid any unnecessary misunderstandings, and at the same time, he would also think about other ways to rescue Wang Yi.
When Wang Yi was still alive, Wang Jiang was indeed excited and immediately called the soldiers of Nantang Camp to reunite with his family. The wounded soldiers were also taken to the prepared tent by the officials of the old camp and organized the doctors in the camp to properly treat him. However, at this moment, a shout came from the people, which still made the scene quiet.
"General Chen Duke Wandae!" An old man fell to the ground with his son, telling his family's gratitude and sincere blessings to Chen Wen.
The old man Chen Wen had never noticed it, but his son was a member of the temporary auxiliary team, as if his surname was Luo or the last name. However, when Chen Wen went to support the old man, more blessings also followed.
"General Chen Duke Wandae!"
"General Chen Duke Wandae!"
"General Chen Duke Wandae!"
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Whenever Chen Wen tried to help the people who fell to the ground, more people would fall to the ground, expressing their blessings for the general who fought for death to protect them. Seeing that he could not help everyone up, Chen Wen had to look around and express his gratitude. At this moment, his and Sun Yu's eyes also overlapped.
"Fu Ren, I know that you will definitely be able to defeat the Tartars."
"Then you're going to give me that letter?"
Because the news of the Ming army's defeat at that time came, Chen Wen did not inform Sun Yu, who had always been unfair to commit fraud, for the consideration of picking the instability of the officials of Dalanshan, which led to some estrangement between the two.
However, when Sun Yu was kidnapped by Chu Suxian and rescued by Li Ruixin, Li Ruixin expressed that it was Chen Wen's meaning. In addition, when the Qing army was chasing him, Chen Wen resolutely led the troops behind the palace to win the vitality of the people, which made the unhappiness in Sun Yu's heart disappear.
At this moment, Chen Wen laughed, and a smile appeared on the corner of Sun Yu's mouth, but it was much more natural than the last time he was like this.
Behind the smile of the young man in the Ming Dynasty, the first ray of Yangguan on the seventh day of November also sprinkled the valley from the cracks in the mountains. At this moment, the messenger who went south to Xinchang heard the news that he had discovered that the Shaoxing Green Camp was entering Beizhang Town.
The area of Beizhang Town is the only way for this group of people who evacuated from Siming Mountain to Xinchang. Moreover, since the main force of this Qing army has arrived in Beizhang Town, the Ming army in Xinchang has either been defeated or evacuated, and it is obvious that it is impossible for them to be still there.
Pulling out the sword on his waist, Chen Wen shouted loudly: "Stay for two hours, continue to go south and face the Shaoxing Green Camp!"
On the eighth day of November 1, the fourth year of Yongli, Chen Wen led Nantangying to fight against the Shaoxing Green Camp north of Beizhang Town, scaring him away with the flag of the Zuoying's deputy general and beheading. He chased and killed him for one day, captured more than a hundred people, and seized a large number of military capital.
A few days later, Nantang Camp appeared outside the city of Xinchang County. Chen Wen interrogated the surrendered Qing army soldiers in public under the city, beheaded all the Qing army officers and soldiers whose hands were covered with the blood of the Ming army and the people in Siming Mountain. Then he placed the other surrendered soldiers in the camp outside the city, and disappeared from the sight of the Xinchang defenders who thought that the Nantang Camp would attack the city.
PS: On New Year’s Eve, it’s hard to get on the car. I came back late. I have not finished writing it until now. But I still have overdone. Tomorrow should be the last chapter of the first volume.
Chapter completed!