Before dawn and the snow had not stopped, the young eunuch rode dozens of horses out of the east gate. After walking a few miles and approaching the coast, he turned back south, preparing to take a circuitous route into the west mountain.
Five miles southeast of the city, I saw abrupt rocks and lush trees. I was a little surprised that there was green in this cold northern land in the cold weather. However, I was surprised when I heard shouts from the front. The people in front were exploring the way. Several soldiers actually discovered the enemy's traces.
Chen Wangting, Jiangfa and others immediately drove their horses forward and surrounded Chang Yu in the center. Li Tiezhu and Kuang Ren stood guard on the outside with knives, but Tu Yuan and Jia Waixiong led several personal guards and followed the sound and killed him.
There were constant shouts and shouts in the distance, but Chang Yu ignored them. They were just some Tatars hiding here to avoid the cold, and there were no more than a dozen at most. With the power of Tu Yuan and Lao Jia, as long as they caught up, they would definitely They will be slaughtered cleanly.
He took the opportunity to look at his surroundings and wondered why the trees here were so lush and had green leaves.
After riding around in a circle, I realized that there is a hot spring here! I vaguely remember that Tang Gao, the No. 1 scholar in the Ming Dynasty and Zhengde Dynasty, passed by this place when he was sent as an envoy to Korea and wrote a poem: "The spring is like a rotten soup, the first time it is covered, the earth will not burn the firewood, but it will rise by itself."
It is said that this hot spring always maintains more than 70 degrees and can treat dozens of diseases. Later generations built more than 50 sanatoriums here, but at this time it was a wilderness.
After retreating from the enemy, Chang Yu came here to take a dip in the darkness. Chang Yu dismounted and washed his hands. The water was slightly hot, but it was cold when it came out. It felt a little refreshing in the world of ice and fire.
The Qing army was defeated by the spies, but they were good at escaping. Tu Yuan and Jia Waixiong pursued them but failed. Chang Yu had to eat these spies in order to hide their whereabouts, so Kuang Ren led the crowd to help strangle them.
Chang Yu took the first step under the protection of Li Tiezhu, Chen Wangting and others. After riding his horse for several miles, he turned around and headed straight for the Xishan Mountain.
The mountains have their own scenery. Walking in the snow to look for plum blossoms seems carefree, but after all, it is not as comfortable as the silk and satin soft beds in the Marquis Mansion. Wu Weiying lost all her elegance in one day and one night. She ate and shared food with thousands of people in an ancient cave in the mountains. Although the cave is spacious and well ventilated, the smell of horse excrement and horse urine, sleeping on hay and drinking spring water, is really unbearable for the noble prince.
When the infantry battalion and Jinwu Guards' elite cavalry went out to ambush Wu Weiying, he was at ease in the mountains. Hu Ling and his servants set up fortifications in the mountains and ignored him.
The day ended with a small harvest. I caught some game with my family and planned to barbecue it on the spot, but I was scolded by Hu Ling who followed the trail and told me not to light a fire outside the cave.
There is nothing good about the subordinates of the Demon King of Dongchang. Not only have they been on the battlefield, but they also serve the royal family on weekdays. The little Marquis really takes it seriously and scolds Wu Weiying. It’s a loss of Lord Hou’s face.
He didn't dare to confront the big devil. The eunuchs under him were all so arrogant. Wu Houye felt that he couldn't bear it, but after enduring it for a long time, he still gritted his teeth and endured it. If he can't bear it, he will mess up his big plan. What can he do if he can't bear it?
Fighting, if the infantry battalion is not there, he can cross the more than 200 people in Huling with more than a dozen people?
Even if the infantry battalion is here, he dares to mobilize it to fight? People in Dongchang can press n charges against him at any time, not to mention that the military power has been released by the Fan family, and he can't transfer it.
The only protest he could make to express his dissatisfaction was not to go into the cave, not to eat and sleep with the servants. He wanted to go camping.
Immediately acting on her heart, Wu Weiying immediately asked her servants to learn from those hidden piles to build a shed and a house in the forest. Seeing that the house was completed, she was in a good mood, and she couldn't help but feel happy when she got in and out.
Happiness was short-lived. In the dead of night, Mr. Wu finally lowered his face and returned to the cave. He did not say the reason, but Hu Ling knew that he could not bear the cold wind. I hope he could understand the hard work of those secret whistles at this time.
On the second day, Wu Weiying heard the sound of cannons in the distance, and Wu Weiying became very interested. He climbed to the top of the mountain and hid in the dense forest and looked north. Later, he secretly told Fan Jiaqian that Mr. Wu’s legs had been shaking all day.
After dark, Fan Jiaqian led the team back to the mountain alone. Everyone was curious and asked about it. Seeing that his face was not kind, Wu Weihua did not ask for trouble. Seeing that everyone in the infantry battalion looked happy, he went to Pingfanfeng to inquire about the details. He was stunned by what he heard. Startled, his expression changed.
Hu Ling was relieved to learn that Jia Waixiong was only injured and stayed in the city. As for why Fan Jiaqian was so gloomy, there was no need to ask. The dozens of corpses brought back by the eunuch army were the answer.
More than 30 heavy armored cavalry were killed in the first battle, which shows how powerful the Qing army was, even though they were restricted from fighting in the valley.
The eunuchs who died in battle were either buried on the spot or cremated and their ashes brought back to Beijing, but their own choice was respected as to how to implement it.
Do you want to be a lonely ghost in the barren mountains outside the Bone Burial Pass? Fan Jiaqian thought that if he died in the battle, he would still want to return to the capital. Even if they were buried in Zhongguan Village in the western suburbs, it would be better than here, so he brought all the corpses back and cremated them as soon as the war was over.
Wu Weiying felt that sharing the same cave with these little soldiers, servants, mules and horses was his bottom line, but now he had to sleep with the corpses again. He originally wanted Fan Jiaqian to move the corpses outside the cave, but seeing those big men The eunuch had a look on his face, and he decided to lower his bottom line even further.
That night Mr. Wu slept very uneasily. He always felt that the corpses were nearby and within reach. He woke up many times with fright, and had his servants surround him before he fell asleep.
But early in the morning, I was woken up by my servants, saying that several big bosses of the eunuch army had come out of their caves, and it seemed like something had happened outside.
The Marquis was very angry, so it was okay to keep silent, but he had to say hello if something happened, and he had to prepare a plan in advance in case... he ran away.
Early in the morning, a secret whistle informed that Qing troops had entered the mountain.
Hu Ling and Fan Jiaqian were shocked. Could it be that the Qing army had discovered soldiers hiding in the mountains?
But when you think about it, it's impossible. They all go to the Heifeng Mountain Valley in the west, which is extremely hidden. There are many hidden stakes in the valley, and the mountains are blocked by heavy snow, so how can the Qing army detect it.
Sure enough, it was a false alarm. The so-called Qing army was just a dozen exploration horses. After wandering around the Dianjiang Platform at the foot of the west mountain, they found a mountain road into the mountain and wanted to check it out or find a shelter from the wind.
In fact, it was Wu Sangui who ordered troops to be dispatched to snipe the Qing troops exploring horses outside the city, so this group of people wanted to find a safe haven.
As soon as he entered the mountain, he was spotted by a secret sentry and immediately alerted him.
The mountain road was already rugged, and obstacles were deliberately set up after Hu Ling. It snowed again after entering the mountain from Gongziying, leaving no trace at all. This group of Qing army spies came closer, one step deeper and one shallower. After one mile, we took a break to discuss whether we should go deeper.
Little did they know that if they walked a mile further, they would find a suddenly open valley. The valley was flat and open, with steep cliffs on both sides. There were ambushes on it. Once they entered, they would be shot dead by random arrows.
This Qing army spy was lucky. The preparations made by Hu Ling and Fan Jiaqian were in vain, and they turned around and left the mountain.
But they were unfortunate. Not long after they came out of the mountain, they were blocked by a Ming army. They were chased everywhere and no one escaped.
The war is not far away! In a secret outpost among the trees on the top of the mountain, Hu Ling, Fan Jiaqian and Wu Weiying watched the scenery for a long time, as the Ming army chased and killed Qing spies outside the city.
The three of them all realized that the storm was coming, but at that time the little eunuch was fishing in the cold outside the city.
The mountains are leisurely and boring, but time flies by.
At dawn, another warning signal came, this time from Heifeng Pass in the west. The people in the cave were frightened and immediately alerted, but then the warning was cancelled, and the little governor came.
It was still warm in the cave, but the little eunuch's lips were purple from the cold. When he entered the cave, he smiled happily and sighed repeatedly, but then he frowned. The taste was not so wonderful.
Nearly 4,000 people and hundreds of war horses were eating, drinking and eating here. You can imagine the smell, even though the cave is very wide, big and long.
When Wu Weiying saw the young eunuch, he was extremely flattering and praised him for his wisdom and courage, and he had the Qing army under his control.
Chang Yu was quite cooperative and chatted with him for a while. Then he found Hu Ling and Fan Jiaqian discussing something together. From time to time, they used branches to scratch the ground. Wu Weiying guessed that they were planning some military operations. Several times They all wanted to get closer, but in the end they still didn't take that step.
