Chapter 7: Go to War (2)
The wheels of history have been rolling, and it has not stopped, but it seems to roll a little slower, but it still comes.
The woman Zhu Yinglong rescued was quite quiet along the way and rarely spoke. She also ate when others ate. When others ate, she also ate. She was more ladylike than a lady. However, it seemed that when he saw Zhu Yinglong's eyes, he showed a look of fear, which often won the love of Xiong Hu. Over time, Zhu Yinglong rarely walked within three feet of her.
The more I go east, the more I feel a suffocating feeling in the air. Is it spring here? The answer is obviously no, because the freezing in the river seems to have no trace of melting, but it is certain that spring should be coming soon.
"Prince, I feel something is wrong. There were often pedestrians on this road before, so why did we walk for a long time without a single figure?" Xiong Tingbi whispered by the horse who surpassed Zhu Yinglong from behind.
"Does General Xiong know about Gao Di?" Zhu Yinglong vaguely knew why this was so and asked.
"Gaodi, Mo Jiang has never heard of this person." Xiong Tingbi was at the border for a long time and rarely interacted with ministers in the court. Gaodi was just a local official before, so he naturally didn't know him.
"This person is now the Minister of War and the Minister of War and the governor of Liaodong." Zhu Yinglong sighed. If it weren't for his passive defense, this battle of defense in Liaoyuan might not have to be fought. The price of the Later Jin Dynasty's demise would have been greater.
"Is it possible that Gao Di's abandoned the city outside Shanhaiguan and forced the people to move into the pass?" Xiong Tingbi was shocked. He devoted a lot of his efforts to the Liaodong defense system. He didn't expect that such a result would be. How could he not feel heartbroken? This is really a mistake for eunuchs, and a foolish official will even more mislead the country!
"If General Yuan Chonghuan had not forced himself to die and left Ningyuan and Qiantun, I would probably have been the land of the Ming Dynasty outside the pass, the land of the Later Jin Dynasty." Zhu Yinglong said with hatred.
"How could this happen? How could this happen?" Xiong Tingbi was a little excited.
"Young Master, Young Master..." Suddenly a horse appeared in front of everyone, and the horse shouted while riding the horse.
When the horse ran to the sky, everyone saw the person on the horse's body stained with blood. With a loud bang, he fell from the horse's back. Xiong Tingbi dismounted, and everyone also dismounted and surrounded him.
Xiong Tingbi picked up the injured person and asked hurriedly: "What happened? Why are you back alone?"
The person who came back reached out and pointed to the direction he had just rushed over, intermittently, and kept spitting blood foam out of his mouth and said, "We...we...we have discovered...the army of the Later Jin Dynasty for..."
"He died!" Xiong Tingbi slowly put the person down.
Zhu Yinglong's expression changed at this time. He suddenly remembered that Nurhaci's attack on Ming was to open up Shanhaiguan. There would be no news leaking along the way, so as to avoid losing the effect of sneak attacks. As long as the people you meet on the road, they would either follow the army or have a dead end. Now someone escaped and informed him, there would definitely be pursuers behind him. He hurriedly called out: "Everyone, get on the horse quickly, leave here quickly!"
Xiong Tingbi was the first to react, jumped onto the horse, and whispered: "Brothers, get on the horse and be ready for battle!"
Lu Haotian pointed to the brother from the dead tiger camp and asked, "What should I do with his body?"
Zhu Yinglong thought quickly and gave a decisive order: "Take it away, I can't let my brother expose the corpse in the wilderness!"
"Prince, the body is still bleeding. I'm afraid..." Chen Xi said worriedly.
"No need to say more, wrap it with a felt blanket and get on the horse and leave!" Zhu Yinglong glared at Chen Xi fiercely. Chen Xi hurriedly lowered his head guiltily. The businessman is a businessman, and the first thing he thinks about is his own interests!
Just less than a stick of incense were left, a cavalry of about a thousand people rushed to the place where Zhu Yinglong and others had just rested. Due to the interruption of clues, they stayed for about a cup of tea. They searched around and found nothing and left quickly. After a hillside five miles away, Zhu Yinglong and others who were observing with a telescope were relieved.
"Nurhaci finally took action!" Zhu Yinglong said with a punch on the hard rock.
Xiong Tingbi also guessed what happened at this time. He couldn't help but think of the strange situation in Zhu Yinglong's days before leaving the seclusion. He also asked himself a question. He seemed to have expected the Later Jin attack on the Ming Dynasty and couldn't help but be stunned. Could it be that the king of Xin could not know what to do? No, it should be that he did not pay too much attention to the situation in Liaodong after he was rescued and focused his energy on the military academy, so he was negligent!
"Prince, why don't we go back the same way. We are so few people who are not the opponent of other people's army." Lu Haotian suggested.
"We are not going to fight against other people's army, what are we afraid of?" Zhu Yinglong responded.
"But we have two brothers who have died at their hands, and they will not let us go. For your safety, let's go back the same way!" Chen Xi also joined the ranks of persuasion.
"What, are you afraid of death?" Zhu Yinglong turned around and stared at the two of them.
Lu Haotian is a warrior or a military officer. When Zhu Yinglong stared at him, his face turned red when he asked this. He walked from the battlefield no matter how he said that he had not even had the courage to show by a person who had never been on the battlefield at a critical moment. He was a man and had bloody nature. It may have been worn out some because of the attack and exclusion of his superiors and colleagues. But at this time, if someone who is younger than him and who has never been on the battlefield is still looked down on and thinks he is a person who is afraid of death, it is even more sad than killing him. He instantly raised his head and met Zhu Yinglong's eyes firmly said: "Lu Haotian is willing to live and die with the prince!"
"Chen Xi is willing!" Chen Xi had no choice at this time, and he could not let others look down on him. This was a matter of face, but his voice and tone were much smaller than Lu Haotian.
Zhu Yinglong looked at Lu Haotian with relief, turned around and said to Xiong Tingbi: "General Xiong, is there any shortcut here to get to Ningyuan City?"
Xiong Tingbi was still stunned. After being asked by Zhu Yinglong, he immediately came back to his senses and said, "Yes, yes, but I can't remember it very clearly, and it's very difficult to leave. Maybe the horses can't pass!"
Zhu Yinglong was suddenly a little discouraged. He didn't want to enter Ningyuan City at this time. His purpose was to see how Yuan Chonghuan fought this battle for Liaoyuan.
"Prince, don't you have a map around you? It was drawn for you by Mr. Sun before leaving." Lu Haotian reminded.
"Oh, yes, why did he forget such an important thing?" Zhu Yinglong slapped his head and said with great joy.
Take out the detailed map drawn by Sun Chengzong from his bag. After Xiong Tingbi's identification, he found that there was a path to Ningyuan City. It seemed that Sun Chengzong was also a person with a heart, and such a secret path was marked on his picture.
First, he determined where he and others were, and then according to Sun Chengzong's map, he finally found the entrance to the trail before dark.
After resting for a night, I found a dry cave to hide the fur and other goods I bought along the way. If I had the chance in the future, I would take it away. If I had no chance or were discovered by others, I would let go of all the horses I rode and put them off with a light load.
It was indeed a very difficult road. Not only did he tell me the way, but he also took the wrong path from time to time. He came from the cliffs, broken rocks and flying stones. He kept his throat all the way, for fear that he would fall into the abyss by accident. The woman rescued by Sun Shenxing and Zhu Yinglong could not walk at all, and he had to carry him on his back. Along the way, it was a life-and-death death. After finally completing this journey, it was dark and he was tired as if he was mud.
"Woo...woo..."
Chapter completed!