It was almost noon and the weather was unbearably hot. The soldiers came to report that the Ming army had made some changes. Kang Kale was very agitated. What on earth was the Ming army going to do? He wanted to be beaten or killed. Being hung like this made him nervous. There will be no peace for a moment.
"The Ming army has withdrawn." When the soldiers came to report in annoyance, Kang Kale and Hetuo hurriedly walked to the village entrance and looked west. The Ming army that was wandering around the woods a few miles away suddenly disappeared without a trace.
Kang Kale raised his head and glanced at the scorching sun in the sky. He raised his leg and kicked the soldier: "You dog slave, go and bask in the sun." It's not like they've been evacuated. They've obviously gone into the forest to enjoy the cool air.
"We went over there to investigate." He Tuo scolded people to go and investigate.
Unexpectedly, not long after, the scout horse came galloping, and the Ming army really disappeared. They left without a trace and they were very sure that there was no Ming army riding for several miles behind!
Um... Kangkal's uncle and nephew looked puzzled, and asked people to explore the east wing. The result was that they disappeared without a trace... But there was a trace, and the Ming army that had been explored had crossed the river and headed south.
He left and ran to the front! ! !
What do you want to do? Although I was relieved that the Ming army withdrew from Kangkal, I felt something was wrong.
"Uncle, since the Ming army has withdrawn, let's break camp and go to Qingzhou Prefecture," Hetuo suggested, but Kang Kale was confused because he hadn't yet figured out what the Ming army was trying to do and what they were doing. What's the point of crossing the river to the south? They blocked the road the day before yesterday. No, the Yellow River is in front of them. If they set up defenses on the other side, they might...
"The weather is too hot and it is not suitable to set up camp at this time. It is better to wait for the regent's reply."
Dorgon did not disappoint the uncle and nephew. Just after noon, they sent a message. The general meaning was: Idiot, chase, the opponent's troops can only be a few hundred at most!
It's obvious that Dorgon has seen through Chang Yu's intentions and details.
Last night, the vanguard of the Ming army was chasing and biting them like crazy. He didn't know why at the time, but in order to avoid causing trouble, he sent out a vanguard. At this time, he suddenly heard that the vanguard was ambushed, and he immediately realized that it must be the little eunuch who sent a vanguard. The troops wanted to go to Qingzhou Prefecture to stabilize the people's hearts first, and even went there in person. He saw my intention.
But since it was able to sneak from the side to the front without anyone noticing, there must not be too many people and horses, and the spies also said that only five or six hundred people showed up on the east and west wings.
But why do you want to do this? Wouldn't it be better to just sneak to the front quietly?
The answer came to light, and he knew he couldn't outrun Kangkal's vanguard, so he used this cunning trick to hold him back with bluffs and threats, and cover the other way to go ahead.
Little eunuch, you are such a clever guy. You can use all kinds of dirty tricks. Dorgon was angry, hating and convinced at the same time. He was angry that Kang Kale actually fell into the trap and was frightened. He was so angry that he The little eunuch was very haunted. He was convinced that if he had been fooled at that time, he would have been shocked, but he would never have reacted so slowly to Kang Kale.
Turns out it was just a bluff! Kang Kale rolled his eyes at the little eunuch's evil deeds. He thought about the arrogance of the Qing cavalry in the past. They would go up to them at the slightest disagreement and never cared whether the opponent was a single man or an army of thousands. But now he was so frightened by hundreds of people. If he dared to move, Dorgon would scold him.
Kang Kale felt that this was the most shameful day in his life, and it must be washed away with blood, no, it must be avenged with 500 heads of the Ming army!
"Chase, catch up and kill all those bright dogs!" Kang Kele roared hysterically, and He Tuo took the lead in crossing the river and heading south.
At this time, Lao Jiu and Jia Wai Xiong were already twenty miles away, and the young eunuch Chang Yu had just arrived at the bank of the Yellow River in Lijin County.
Lijin is under the jurisdiction of Binzhou and is more than 30 kilometers northeast of it. At this time, Chang Yu was preparing to cross the river.
He led dozens of soldiers across the Tuhai River at dawn and ran all the way to the Yellow River. Once he crossed the Yellow River, it would be difficult for the Qing army to pursue him.
There are several ferries in Lijin County, the most famous of which is Dongjin Wharf, from which the name of the county comes. It is also the location of the last hydrological monitoring station in the lower reaches of the Yellow River.
Dongjin Wharf is the largest ferry in the territory and is a few miles southeast of the city. However, Chang Yu was twenty miles west of the county seat. There was no need to go that far, so he found an ordinary ferry to cross the river.
It was a severe drought and the Yellow River was cut off in many places (it was cut off 19 times in 25 years of hydrological monitoring in Lijin, with an average of 3 cuts in 4 years). It was not difficult to find a shoal to cross the river, but the river was steep and not as smooth and easy to navigate as the ferry.
The first scouts found the ferry and led Chang Yu and others to rush there, but they saw that the ferry was crowded and very crowded. They didn't understand how many people were crossing the river.
If he had time to wait on weekdays, the pursuers behind him could come at any time, so he was impatient and ordered Kuang Ren to drive the people out of the way.
"The Tatar soldiers have arrived and we will take refuge along the east side of the river as soon as possible..." Kuang Ren led several people to the ferry and began to drive away the people. His words stirred up thousands of waves with one stone and made the people panic. Seeing that he was wearing military uniform, it didn't seem like he was faking it. Flee in all directions.
However, this move immediately aroused the dissatisfaction of local snakes. In the blink of an eye, more than ten big men blocked Kuang Ren: "You military masters, how can I do this business when all the people have fled with such a shout?"
Presumably these people are part of a gang that makes a living at the ferry.
"The Tatars are about to come and your life will be in danger. How can you still make a living?" Kuang Ren said angrily, but the leading brother sneered: "When the Tatars come, why don't you soldiers go to fight, but you are busy running away? , and they have to fight with other people to escape, it’s so shameless for them.”
"Yes, it's so shameless. You scared all my ferry passengers away with your nonsense. If this business fails, you will have to pay money. My subordinates are shouting at me."
"Go away!" Kuang Ren held the handle of the knife in his hand, and the big man laughed: "Why do you want to do something? Oh, the officers and soldiers killed people..." He shouted and stretched out his hand to take out the guy from his arms. It turned out to be a dazzling short knife. .
There is a saying in Jianghu that once you cross Cangzhou and enter Shandong, you have to pinch your tail.
Cangzhou, the hometown of martial arts, has strong folk customs, and Shandong thieves shocked the world. These people are also people and bandits who will attack at the first sight of disagreement. Not to mention ordinary people, even ordinary officers and soldiers see it. They are local snakes.
"Why do you want to kill officials and rebel?" Kuang Ren sneered. He drew out the steel knife from his waist and flashed his weapons behind him. The big man showed no fear and just sneered: "Only officers and soldiers are allowed to kill people and the people are not allowed to resist!"
"Haha, you are born with a sharp tongue and can confuse right and wrong with your mouth, but I don't have time to talk nonsense with you now." Kuang Ren sneered, raised his hand and pointed towards the shore behind him: "I have nearly a hundred good players here, you weigh them up."
"More than a human being." The big man laughed loudly, stretched out his hand and blew a whistle. People on both sides of the Yellow River who were busy at work stopped and workers began to come slowly, many of them carrying guys in their hands.
"Master, please don't label me as someone who kills officials and rebels. You can go this way and cross the river, but you have to leave money for the crossing. I, the hundred brothers, also have to eat..." The man's words have not yet finished. Suddenly, he fell down and lay straight on the ground. A sharp arrow on his forehead passed through his brain and he died.
Everyone was shocked, but they saw a young man on the shore coming with a bow and a horse. It was Chang Yu. He swept away the big men coldly: "Your family runs the ferry. You really don't know how to charge me for charging. Ask about the dozens of strong bows behind me." Are you convinced?"
On the shore, dozens of soldiers were pointing their bows at the group of big men at the ferry. They were all sharp archers, and if they said they would shoot you in the left eye, they would definitely not shoot you in the right brow.
"Crossing the river, anyone who dares to intercept will be killed without mercy!" Chang Yu shouted angrily and took the lead in crossing the river. Seeing the murderous look on his face, no one dared to touch the big men on both sides of the ferry. It is obvious that these officers and soldiers are not soft persimmons. Look at their strong bows. I don’t know where Ma is from, but he is definitely a tough guy.
To suppress chaos, use thunderous means! Kuang Ren learned another move, and he admired the young eunuch's decisiveness in killing.
The group of people crossed the river quickly. Chang Yu stood at the ferry and shouted to the group of big men: "There are tens of thousands of Tatars behind us. If you are really brave and awesome, then stop them and charge them. If you can stop them for a day, the governor will pay them." You are waiting for me." After saying this, he sneered and led the team away.
"It seems that what the dog officer said is not false. There may really be Tatars behind you." Looking at the corpse of the boss on the shore, the big men talked a lot and dispersed in a blink of an eye. The originally bustling ferry immediately became empty.
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