Xie Ming

Chapter 19: East Bank of Hunhe River
Waking up from a dream, Qiu Zhizhong sent out scouts to report that the capital had fallen.
At dawn, when the sky in the east was just turning pale, Xiao Jingchuan stood up melancholy and faced the direction of the Nanjing Normal University in the east, feeling mixed emotions and feeling sad!
According to historical records, on the morning of the 19th, Zhang Jinyan, the Minister of War of the Ming Dynasty, took the initiative to open the Zhengyang Gate to welcome King Chuang into Beijing!
At noon that day, Li Zicheng, led by the eunuch Wang Dehua, entered from Desheng Gate and walked into the inner hall through Chengtian Gate.

Li Zicheng saw Chongzhen's body with his own eyes and ordered a "proper burial" for it. He also set up a public memorial service outside Donghuamen and later moved the body to a Buddhist temple.

When the Dashun Army led by Li Zicheng first entered the capital, there were less than 20,000 soldiers!
After entering the city, he issued a temporary order: "Anyone who dares to hurt people or rob people's property and women will be killed without mercy!"

Because of this, the order in the capital was still good and shops were open as usual.

"Two thieves robbed a silk shop and slashed it on the Qipan Street. The people were delighted and lived in peace as usual."

Without bloodshed, the Dashun regime successfully replaced the fallen Ming rule in Beijing!
However, this harmonious and harmonious situation between the military and civilians could not last long!

"Old Xiao, come on, stop looking!"

"The past cannot be retrieved! Let's hurry up and get on with the present!"

Qiu Zhizhong's words, which were full of Zen meaning, touched Xiao Jingchuan's heart.

Xiao Lang was stunned for a moment, then turned his head to look at him. He stopped being sad and rubbed his hands on his face to cheer himself up.

"Long Court!"

"Here!" Gu Changting trotted over and replied.

"Go wake everyone up. It's daybreak. Time to get going!"

"Yes!"

Gu Changting left as ordered, and Xiao Jingchuan was not idle either.

"Hey! I'm talking to you! Get up and get going!"

"You, get on the road, get up!"

"Everyone, get up!" Xiao Jingchuan slapped the soldiers in the face and kicked the ground to wake them up.

"The rooster has already crowed, why are you still sleeping?!"

"Oh, oh, oh, oh."

"Cluck, cluck!"

"Let's go, Feiyu (Qiu Zhizhong), let's go first!"

Xiao Jingchuan's energetic performance, which was somewhat like performance art, with rich voice and strange movements, directly stunned Qiu Zhizhong. It was not until Xiao Lang came over and pulled his arm that he came to his senses.

"Lao Xiao, Lao Xiao!"

"I'm sure you're seriously ill!"

"Don't hide it from me. Tell me, were you kicked in the head by a donkey before you came here?"

Qiu Zhizhong was serious and made a solemn vow.

But Xiao Jingchuan had already hurried forward and walked a long way away.

"Hey!"

"If it doesn't work, ask the military doctor to take a look!"

"I don't think you're sure!" Qiu Zhizhong continued shouting.

"Can the military doctor cure me?"

"Feiyu (Qiu Zhizhong), stop wasting time!"

"Look at the dark hole ahead, that must be the thief's lair. When I catch up, I'll kill him cleanly!"

Xiao Jingchuan suddenly picked up the martial arts actor's stand and neurotically sang the words from the stage.

In the heart of Xiangshan, pass through Hujialing, head northwest, go down the mountain all the way to Sanjiadian at the foot of the mountain.

Xiao Jingchuan's troops set out early in the morning and moved quickly. By the afternoon and evening, they had approached the forest near Sanjiadian.

What they didn't know was that after the battle at Yixiantian, Liu Heita's troops were also not idle.

Although the sixth son of the captain surnamed Han led a thousand cavalrymen into the mountains to search and suppress without any gains, after Liu Heita came down the mountain, he divided into groups to inform the counties and cities near Xiangshan.

At present, a net has been formed to surround most of the Xiangshan area, and the situation is not optimistic!

"General, look, out of the forest ahead is the Hun River!"

"It seems like there's fire all along this side of the east coast!"

Gu Changting followed Xiao Lang during the march. He had good eyesight and suddenly saw the situation at the foot of the mountain not far away, so he hurried to report to his general.

Hearing this, Xiao Jingchuan also stopped and looked carefully.

Sure enough, the riverside was occupied by bandits.

"It's a torch. It seems that the bandits' troops got ahead of us and may have predicted our direction of advance." "Or, relying on their superior military strength, they may have already surrounded most of the southeast part of Xiangshan!"

Xiao Jingchuan thought about this and frowned in deep thought.

"Gu Changting."

"exist!"

"Go and tell the team to stop and hide on the spot."

"Also, call Qiu Zhizhong to me!" Xiao Jingchuan ordered.

"Yes!" Gu Changting responded.

After a while, Qiu Zhizhong rushed to Xiao Lang's side.

"What's the matter? Why did you stop?" Qiu Zhizhong asked.

"Here, look for yourself!" Xiao Jingchuan pursed his lips, and looked in the direction Qiu Zhizhong pointed.

After a while, Qiu Zhizhong also looked worried.

"Old Xiao, the bandits are pretty quick!"

"If it weren't for the fact that it was getting dark, these bandits would not have been experienced enough to light the torches later, and we might not have been prepared. We have already left the forest and walked to the open area ahead, so we can see clearly!"

"By that time, it will be difficult to escape back without leaving any trace!"

What Qiu Zhizhong said was true, Xiao Jingchuan nodded and thought deeply.

"The movement is so fast. In my opinion, these troops may have just been transferred from nearby Wanping or Fangshan."

As he spoke, Xiao Jingchuan took out the monocular telescope in his arms, studied it carefully, and then let out a light exclamation.

"what?!"

"Haha, Feiyu (Qiu Zhizhong), look!" As he said that, Xiao Lang handed the telescope to Qiu Zhizhong.

"On the east bank of the Hun River, the bandits relied on their numbers to surround the shore with nets!"

"But there are no traces of enemy soldiers in the Hexi area!"

"Haha, here comes the flaw!"

"Do they think that they can rely on their superior military strength to trap us, the remnants of the defeated army, on the east coast?!"

After Xiao Jingchuan finished speaking, Qiu Zhizhong continued speaking.

"Oh, yes! If I were to command the siege, how could I not station troops on the west bank? If we take a few hundred soldiers, we will definitely not be able to cross the river!"

After saying that, Xiao Jingchuan put his hand on Qiu Zhizhong's shoulder.

"It's not possible to be so sure now!"

"In order to prevent the bandits from setting up an ambush on the west coast, I think it is necessary to send people to the nearby fishing village to find out something."

"Since we have arrived here before nightfall, there is no need to worry too much. Even if we cross the river at midnight as originally planned, there is still plenty of time!"

"Eh? By the way, didn't you say you wanted me to use Liu (Liu Wenbing) and Gong (Gong Yonggu)?!"

"Go, call them over here. This is a good opportunity. I can use them to practice with me!"

Xiao Jingchuan suddenly changed the subject and turned to the two in-laws. Qiu Zhizhong was startled and hurriedly asked the question.

"Hm? Lao Xiao, at this critical moment, is it inappropriate for you to ask them to practice?"

"What if, what if those two guys are useless, wouldn't that expose our whereabouts early?"

"Hey, Feiyu (Qiu Zhizhong), there's nothing we should worry about!" Xiao Jingchuan replied.

"Send them to go. It would be great if they can complete the mission quickly. Even if they can't, they can take advantage of the situation to see the strength of these bandits on the east coast!"

"I plan to cross the Hun River from Xiangshan and go straight southwest to Sanpo. It is true that crossing the river from here is the shortest and best way."

"But if it doesn't work, it doesn't really matter. At worst, we can go through the forest all the way to the northwest and go around the westernmost upstream of the Hun River."

"How many bandit soldiers do you think there are near the capital?"

"Such a large forest and such a long river, can he really surround them?"

"In my opinion, this so-called blockade is completely useless and leaky."

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