The little eunuch had been bruised and sore all night. He got up early and looked a little tired. After chatting with Hu Ling and others for a while, he slept on the hay next to the cave wall with his clothes on. Slowly, he started to fight. Purr.
I don’t know the years in the mountains, I don’t know the time in the cave, the aroma is fragrant in my nostrils, and there is low laughter in my ears. The little eunuch woke up leisurely and saw several confidants from Hu Ling and Wuzhong Tu Yuanjia Waixiong sitting around not far away eating meat. He was drinking porridge, laughing and talking, and occasionally glanced at Chen Wangting, Jiang Fa and others a few meters away.
It seems that the two great masters Chen and Jiang have not yet integrated into their small circle.
Chang Yu's stomach growled with hunger. He got up and went to look for food. He heard them talking about the Three Kingdoms.
"Do you know who had the highest combat power during the Three Kingdoms?" Wuzhong leaned against the cave wall, holding a knife and looking at Chen Wangting who was not far away. "Do you really think it's the Second Master Guan?"
"Who is it? Don't they all say that Mr. Guan is the God of War?" several eunuchs from Hu Ling asked.
"Haven't you heard that one Lu, two Zhao, three Dianwei, four passes, five horses and six Zhang Fei? Of course, the enemy of ten thousand people is Lu Fengxian." Wuzhong snorted.
"But why did I hear that Wen Yang was the king of duels? He shocked Master Sima to death. He single-handedly entered the enemy's formation and killed hundreds of people before walking away. It's like Zhao Zilong, who calls him little Zhao Yun to others..."
"I think Ma Chao is the most powerful. Liu, Guan, and Zhang are from rude backgrounds and have extraordinary martial arts skills. Ma Chao has been a general for generations and has been practicing martial arts since he was a child. He is also gifted with divine power and a good bow and horse..."
Everyone has a Three Kingdoms in their hearts, and these people are blushing because they can relate the appearance of Chen Wangting to the military strength of the generals of the Three Kingdoms.
Seeing Chang Yu coming over, several people were still chatting. Fei pulled the little eunuch and asked him who was the most powerful among the Three Kingdoms.
Lu Bu! Wuzhong's eyes were as big as eggs.
Wenyang and Jia Waixiong do not allow others to tarnish their idols.
Ma Chao, it turned out that this was Tu Yuan’s favorite.
It was difficult for the young eunuch to answer this question. "The early period of the Three Kingdoms was a battle of gods, and heroes emerged in large numbers. Except for the one, two, three, and four mentioned by Wuzhong, which one of Xu, Chu, and Dianwei was not an enemy of ten thousand people? If we talk about who is first, we can only say You won't know until you fight." He glanced sideways at Jia Waixiong, "Wen Yang also bravely championed the three armies, but the Three Kingdoms at that time was already the twilight of the gods. If he were placed in the early stage, he might not be able to stir up much waves."
As he said that, he turned around and glanced at Chen Wangting, who was concentrating on eating not far away, "But no matter what, Guan Erye can't get the top spot in terms of martial arts."
Everyone laughed, no longer arguing over whose idol was the first, but Chen Wangting was confused. He didn't know why the dead eunuchs were looking at him and laughing.
It was already noon, and everyone gathered around to eat and drink. A sentry hurriedly came to report that there was smoke rising from the first mountain.
The little doctor raised his eyebrows and put down his bowls and chopsticks and walked out of the cave, followed by everyone.
After leaving the cave entrance, it was a rare good weather. The warm sun was high, the sky was clear, and the ice and snow in the mountains had begun to melt. The expression of God was really changeable. Yesterday, the wind was blowing, the wind and snow were raging, and in the blink of an eye it was a big disaster. smiling face.
The beacon tower on the first mountain in the northeast, the smoke is thick and thick, towering into the clouds.
Dorgon's army has broken out!
Chang Yu sighed softly, turned around and climbed towards the top of the cave.
There was a protruding rock dozens of meters away from the top of Shuangshan Mountain. Anshao built a lookout under the rock, which allowed him to have an unobstructed view of Ningyuan City to the east.
There was a flag bearer waving the flag in Ningyuan City. The young eunuch could not understand it, but there was a specially sent flag bearer beside him who was observing attentively. Later, he reported in a low voice that the Qing army had broken camp within fifty miles, with at least 100,000 troops and more than half of the cavalry.
The weather was so nice. The little eunuch raised his hands to block his eyes and looked at the sun. Soon spring would come and flowers would bloom, and the corpses would decompose into fertilizer and nourish all things. How wonderful!
But, could the Qing army have 100,000 troops?
Since ancient times, when marching and fighting, people like to take the lead and overwhelm others with momentum. The most effective way to demoralize the enemy is to always claim to have an army of millions, hundreds of thousands, etc. An honest person can usually boast twice as much at most, and a shameless person can do it. The fractions are blown into whole pieces.
Nurhachi and Huang Taiji are both honest people. Usually, tens of thousands are exaggerated into hundreds of thousands, which is not too exaggerated. They have never exceeded ten in several times. When they attacked Ningyuan twice, they only dared to say that it was 130,000 or 40,000, but it was actually 60,000. , in history, it was said that the final entry was 130,000, but in fact it was 80,000, so most historians say that it is too boastful, but it is acceptable.
But later someone came out and said that they really didn’t brag.
Because in addition to the formal establishment of the Qing army, the generals also brought a large number of coated slaves to serve as logistics, similar to the servants and servants here in the Ming Dynasty. However, these coated slaves often numbered in the tens of thousands and were not good at it. Most of them could Mount your horse and draw your bow to kill the enemy, your strength should not be underestimated.
With the establishment of the Qing army including the coated slaves, the Qing army numbered more than 100,000. This was the largest number of troops the Qing army had ever entered, because this was their biggest plan and almost all the main forces were used.
You must know that the total strength of the Qing army at this time was only about 200,000, including 120,000 Manchu Banners, 30,000 Han Banners, and 20,000 Mongolian Banners. It can be said that Dorgon brought out almost all his belongings when he entered the customs this time.
The little eunuch was unfortunate enough to catch up.
Taking out his telescope, he saw several groups of Qing troops galloping outside Ningyuan City, with more than a hundred people per group. It was obvious that Wu Sangui sent troops to snipe and kill the Qing army's probing horses, which angered Dorgon. This time he mobilized troops to launch an organized harassment, but the Ming army closed the door. With no way out, the Qing army did not dare to get too close to the city, and only scurried around.
On Wengcheng in the north of the city, Wu Sangui stared at the smoke. The flag bearers around him were communicating with the flag bearers on the beacon tower. Several waves of Qing troops fell in the ditch in the distance. Looking at their embarrassed appearance, Wu Sangui sneered at the corner of his mouth and turned to the Tang Passage next to him. "Ningyuan City is the blessed land of the Ming Dynasty. The Tatars have been besieged several times since Nurhachi and have been beaten to death. Now there is another one who is not convinced. We brothers must not let him down."
Tang Tong smiled and looked at the smoke in the distance. "There is silver, food, soldiers, and morale. The little governor said that Dorgon will return in ten days. General Wu thinks it is somewhat credible."
Wu Sangui raised his brows and turned to look at the west mountain, which was completely white. "If I had said this when I first arrived, I would have been a fool. If it hadn't been for the order to supervise the army, I would have been beaten out. But now, I don't think what he said. It’s impossible, but I can’t help but believe it, it’s really weird.”
Tang Tong laughed, "Look, even you believe it. Only the soldiers under my command have such high morale."
Wu Sangui smiled bitterly, "So this little governor's method of deceiving people is definitely top-notch." Then he said in a low voice, "We brothers are not outsiders. I'll dig into your heart. I really took the bait of the Lord of the Pillar Kingdom." .
As soon as these words came out, Tang Po let out a long sigh and clapped his thigh and said, "Who is not greedy? This world is so big, it can only be divided into eight pillar states. He has the most military generals, is the Prime Minister, and is second only to the prince in terms of title. Mr. Wu Soldiers, you have a chance to guard the border and guard the gate of the Ming Dynasty. This time, you only need to do one thing, and the Zhuguo will be successful! To be honest, I am very envious. Brother Wu will become the Zhuguo in the future, so don’t forget to join hands today The feeling of defending against enemies."
After hearing this, Wu Sangui, who was already a man of great ambition and ambition, felt extremely proud and pointed towards the north: "Dorgon, let me lend you my dog's head!"
