"Dadada..." A sound of horse hooves came from the north, and a horse ran over with Liu Sheng's handsome flag and shouted: "Report!"

Liu Sheng from there turned around and before the knight approached, his eyes immediately turned to a woman behind him.

The woman who followed him on a horse was Ruan Shi. There were two Ming knights in front and behind her. Ruan Shi had already taken off the bamboo hat on her head. She said in Chinese with a not-standard tone: "General Liu knew me, and he didn't lie to you."

The knight who went to report the news in front had arrived next to Liu Sheng, and was talking about something there, turning around and pointing at the Ruan tribe. Liu Sheng's eyes had already turned to the Ruan tribe, and did not look at the soldiers in front of him.

Ruan didn't say much anymore. Since Liu Sheng saw her, he would definitely be able to meet him.

But at this time, Ruan became even more nervous. She felt that her heart was twitching, and her mind became a mess in an instant. She had already made up her mind, but when things were about to come, Ruan was still worried and frightened.

After all, she betrayed Annan's rebel army and betrayed her husband. After today, she had no way out and was probably despised by many Annan people. What would happen to her now? I don't know yet, but in short, her heart was filled with unknown fear.

Even so, Ruan still couldn't stop. What was tempting her and what was urging her? Perhaps she had no way out. Instead of choosing the known "self-destruction" or facing various insults from people, it would be better to choose the unknown.

Many scattered and chaotic thoughts flashed through her entangled heart. Occasionally, she comforted herself: Liu Sheng knows guilt, and he is probably a person who values ​​kindness?

Liu Sheng asked in his voice: "Didn't you leave Qinghua? Why are your wife here?"

Ruan's dream woke up and replied, "It's a long story."

Liu Sheng nodded calmly and said, "You can wait in the army and talk about it after this battle."

Ruan said hurriedly: "General Liu must be careful. I heard that Wang Lili of the pacification was discussed with others. They wanted to lure the enemy into depth, burned a bridge in Songlai River, and designed an ambush to murder General Liu..."

Liu Sheng was shocked and stared at Ruan.

Ruan also wanted to say that she heard that Liu Sheng was in danger and felt sorry for him, so she couldn't sleep. But there were other people around her, and she couldn't say such meat-ma for a while.

The river next to it is Songlai River, but the bridge mentioned by Lili has not seen the Ruan tribe. She walked around from the east and got lost on the road for a while. She finally was caught by the Ming army scout.

Liu Sheng looked at Ruan's silent for a moment, then turned to look at the dust rising in the distance. He finally said to the people around him: "Send someone to send an order, and the vanguard troops will pursue the rebels and cannot cross the river."

"Get order!" A man with complete armor responded with fists and slapped his horse and left.

Liu Sheng ordered another order to ask the two Ming army soldiers around Ruan to take care of her. He then pulled out his sword and shouted: "Kill!"

Ruan and others hurriedly made it to the side of the road. The sound of horse hooves immediately sounded on the road, and a large group of iron cavalry rushed south. Ruan still looked at Liu Sheng, who was riding a tall horse in front of him. His figure was very majestic. The cloak on his horse's back fluttered in the wind, and his posture was very agile.

She watched for a while, and kicked the horse and followed the big cavalry forward. The two knights next to her did not make things difficult for her. Although one of the men persuaded her, she spoke very politely. When Ruan and Liu Sheng were talking just now, the two soldiers should also understand that she had something to do with Liu Sheng.

Several people chased the Ming army infantry and cavalry in front of them from afar, and saw many corpses of Annan people along the way. One of them was not dead yet. He curled up beside the road, stretched out his bloody hands, and asked for help in Annan dialect. The Ming army soldiers did not understand and ignored them at all.

But Ruan Shi kept looking back, and she seemed to be confirming that An Nanbing's eyes did not recognize that she was also Annan! An inexplicable sense of guilt suddenly enveloped Ruan Shi's heart.

Everyone was not far from Songlai River. Soon the Ruan family saw the river surface and also saw an arch bridge on the river. The Ming army's infantry and cavalry had reached the north bank, but they all stopped moving forward by the river.

Ruan rushed to the river bank, found Liu Sheng's flag from the crowd, and saw Liu Sheng's figure again. She looked at the bridge and saw two Ming army infantrymen holding shields walking up the arch bridge carefully, holding the railing down to see something.

At this moment, several people appeared in the grass on the other side, and they lit the oil cloth on the bow and arrow one after another. After a while, several rockets flew into the air. With the trajectory of several black smoke, the rocket accurately nailed the side of the arch bridge, and the fire immediately began to spread; the place seemed to be filled with turbulence.

The fire burned for a while, and suddenly there were a few loud noises. A fire rose into the middle of the bridge, and the oil tank hidden inside suddenly exploded, and the arch bridge was immediately shrouded in the fire. The two Ming soldiers turned around and ran back.

The Ming army soldiers on the river bank were in an uproar, and there were noises everywhere, watching the flames on the bridge.

Liu Sheng in the crowd turned around and found Ruan. Liu Sheng looked at Ruan with a strange look for a while, then turned his head and stared at the gradually collapsed bridge for a long time.

The shore was very noisy, but the war seemed to have come to an abrupt end. The Ming soldiers who had just arrived at the river seemed not to be preparing for the bridge. Now that the bridge was destroyed, countless people were blocked by the river on the north bank.

That night, Li Li not only planned this plan, but also seemed to think that the Ming army would definitely be fooled and that Liu Sheng would cross the river in person, which was reasonable and well-founded. But the Ruan family still couldn't determine whether things were so magical. Can Li Li really predict things like a god?

If Ruan had not informed him, would Liu Sheng lead his army to rush across the river? Ruan could not predict it. Perhaps, only when Liu Sheng, who was still looking at the fire for a long time, would he know his own judgment.

...Liu Sheng's army selected a place to camp by the Songlai River, waiting for the vanguard to transfer ships to build a boat bridge. In this battle, the Ming army broke through three enemy camps in a row, but failed to take advantage of the situation to pursue them.

After the army crossed the Songlai River, they encountered many attacks from small rebels along the way. Liu Sheng became much more cautious. He led his army to march slowly along the way, and sent many small teams to search nearby mountains and forests to ensure that there were no traps or ambush.

It was originally only one day left, but the army took several days to reach Yanzhou City. Liu Sheng's decision to "capture Yi'an within half a month" agreed in Qinghua City has now gone with the wind.

Yanzhou City has long been turned into an empty city, with no enemy defense or much left. The treasury and granary have long been destroyed. The Ming army directly entered the city.

Lili's many small groups of enemy soldiers seemed to have retreated westward. There were mountains and dense forests there. Liu Sheng decided not to pay attention to it for the time being, and still aimed at Chen Jikuo, the head of the pseudo-emperor, as the target of the expedition.

Now the rebels seem to be reluctant to fight the Ming army, so Liu Sheng decisively gave up his original deployment in Yanzhou and no longer focused on rapid advancement.

On the one hand, he sent someone to inform Chen Xuan's navy and entered the Cha River from the sea to block the middle and lower reaches of the Cha River; on the other hand, he led the land army to march southwest along the plains, and then arrived at the middle reaches of the Cha River, and followed the river down the river. The two routes of water and land surrounded Ng'an City.

Ng'an City is located on the north bank of the Cha River. Half a month later, the Ming army was about 20,000. Lu was in the west of Ng'an, and the two northern routes were approaching the city.

The siege did not happen, and a mutiny occurred in Ng'an City. Several rebel generals were ambushed in the city, caught Chen Jikuo, who was disguised as the people, and prepared to escape, and then opened the city gate to surrender.

It was already November. Rebel generals such as Li Li still had troops in the middle and upper reaches of the Chajiang River and the vast forest west of Yanzhou in Qinghua, and controlled a large area. If Liu Sheng wanted to deal with these scattered rebels, it would be troublesome. He decided to stop using troops temporarily and immediately sent people north to report to Zhang Fu.

The Nguyen family is still in the army and has already followed the army to Ng'an City.

Liu Sheng has been busy with military affairs in the military camp for more than half a month and has neglected her for a long time. At this time, the war was gradually subsided, and Liu Sheng decided to meet her.

Ruan lived next to the headquarters of the central army. She seemed uneasy when she greeted Liu Sheng.

After the two of them met, Liu Sheng was welcomed to the living room. He asked, "Your parents and brothers are still here, where are you living? Do you have children?"

Ruan replied: "God of General Liu, I have no brothers, and my parents are both in Hedong (Haiyang). My husband is reunited. I have not been married for a while and I have no children yet."

After hearing this, Liu Sheng breathed a sigh of relief and said, "The land on the north bank of the Huangjiang River is now under the control of the Xincheng Hou. However, Ling Zun and others have to go to Dongguan to make it more stable. The wife should write a letter and I will send someone to pick them up."

Ruan said with a kneeling: "General is very thoughtful, thank you General Liu."

Liu Sheng said: "I should thank you, and I have also implicated you."

Ruan did not respond, but she raised her head and looked at Liu Sheng with a complicated look, looking at him, looking at him, and he looked like he was silenced. After a while, she said softly: "I don't blame General Liu, I just blame myself for being confused. That night, Li Li said it was very terrible, as if he was determined to win, so I felt that General Liu's fate was too bitter. If he was harmed like this, it would be..."

Liu Sheng thought for a while and said, "When the Ruan family arrives at Dongguan, I will invite a matchmaker to discuss the marriage with the two elders."

"Ah?" Ruan Shi said with a look of surprise and blushing, "Is General Liu going to marry me?"

Liu Sheng exhaled, nodded and said decisively: "As long as the Ruan parents agree."

Ruan said in a trembling voice: "General Liu is a marquis of the Ming Dynasty. I am afraid that my identity is not worthy of..."

Liu Sheng said: "Then Ruan Jian is a criminal who assisted the evildoer. Your family cut off relations with him, and it was a matter of abandoning the darkness and turning to the light. This matter should be fine. But I have to speak with the eunuch Hou Xian, and when he returns to the country, he can mediate from it."
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