There was chaos in Liuzhou's capital city. Although the so-called remnants of Bazhai and Cen Huang's two rebel gangs turned out to be very small in number, only more than 300 people together, the chaos caused by these more than 300 people was huge. , not only smashed the county government office in Maping County and looted the county government treasury, but also broke the government prison and released many prisoners.
Although other more important yamen, such as the Inspection and Procuratorate, and the branch yamen were not affected, it still caused a shock in the whole city, causing many gangsters to take advantage of the troubled waters, and the security of the city collapsed.
But this is a trivial matter compared to the other thing. The thing that really made the deputy guard Jiang Xin, the deputy guard general Ni Zhonghua and others anxious like ants on a hot pot was the disappearance of Gao pragmatism.
The dignified patrol officer in Guangxi actually disappeared because of this incident.
When Jiang Xin, the deputy commander of the branch guard, heard the news, he felt that his vision was darkened, and his legs were weak and he was about to fall to the ground. Fortunately, Ni Zhonghua next to him saw the opportunity quickly and quickly supported him. Unexpectedly, after Ni Zhonghua helped Jiang Xin, he also felt that his legs and feet were weak. The two officials collapsed on the ground together, their eyes were dull, their faces were pale, and they were sweating profusely, as if they had an emergency.
Ji Yuchun, the prefect of Liuzhou, and Rao Yanghao, the magistrate of Maping County, both stayed in their own offices because the prefecture and county offices were attacked. Jiang Xin and Ni Zhonghua didn't even have anyone they could discuss with, so they had to discuss it quickly to see how they could recover. situation.
Their hearts went cold. The one who was missing was not just an ordinary press official. He was a highly pragmatic and dignified Sixth Number One Scholar. He was a classmate of the emperor for ten years, a direct disciple of Fu Guo Ge Lao, and a direct nephew of Zhang Ge Lao, the second Fu Fu.
The two of them actually lost such an old man. This is not a question of whether the black gauze hat can be saved. Is this him? It is a question of whether the head on the neck can be saved.
Both of them had military power in their hands. At this time, they didn't have much to worry about. The two of them and the four of them were as jealous as rabbits. They yelled at their subordinates at the top of their voices, asking them to quickly divide their troops and go out of the city to find someone. , and sent people to inform the procuratorate's servants from the Gao family and the Guangxi guards that the person they were protecting was missing, and asked them to search the whole city and scrape the ground three feet away to find the Gao Press Tower. See corpse
Of course, if they really saw the corpse, Jiang Xin and Ni Zhonghua knew clearly, and it might not be much different from seeing their own corpse.
Fortunately, the servants of the Gao family gave them some comfort, saying that their master was traveling incognito today to patrol the streets. The leader of his own bodyguard, Gao Zhang, also followed him out secretly, and he had just received a message from Gao Zhang in the rush. , informed them of the master’s whereabouts.
Jiang Xin and Ni Zhonghua were like drowning people grabbing the last straw. They asked Gao Yuntai where he was now. The servants of the Gao family said that the master was taken out by a young master from the Cen family and an eldest lady from the Huang family. Fucheng went south.
Jiang Xin and Ni Zhonghua had just breathed a sigh of relief, but now they became nervous again. Although both of them felt that the rumors of the Cen and Huang families rebelling were most likely rumors, after all, if these two families really rebelled and wanted to attack Liuzhou City, they would not be able to arrange for only 300 people to cause chaos in the city. .
There are at least tens of thousands of children in Liuzhou City. With the strength of their two families, it would be simple to send thousands of people to sneak into the city and take action.
However, it cannot be easily concluded that the Cen and Huang families have no other intentions, especially since the relationship between the Cen and Huang families has always been bad. Why did the people from these two families get together today and take Gao Antai away?
Don't worry, the juniors of these two families are crazy. They want to force Gao Yuntai to agree to something. Now that Zhang Futai is seriously ill, who knows how long he can survive. If Yuntai can't perform his duties, then Guangxi will not be able to do it for a while. No one can make the decision anymore. This is no joke.
However, just when Jiang Xin and Ni Zhonghua adjusted their deployment and concentrated their military forces in the south and west of Liuzhou City to search for Gao Jintai's whereabouts, Gao Jintai was observing the famous Guangxi Chieftain Wolf Soldier with great interest.
Although Master Cen Qi and Huang Zhiting brought not many guards to Liuzhou, only two to three hundred men each, they were all their own trusted soldiers, who would become the famous chieftain wolf soldiers in later generations.
The wolf soldiers were originally called 鿍兵, but later, probably due to their bravery in combat, they gradually became known as wolf soldiers with its homophonic pronunciation. The records of Yingzong record that "Wolf soldiers are brave and feared by thieves." Chiya also said, "Wolf soldiers are fierce and fierce, and they are the best in the world.
In fact, when it comes to the term "wolf soldiers", it is not just the soldiers of the chieftains of Guangxi who use this name. The soldiers of the Tujia people in Xiangxi and the soldiers of the chieftains of Guangxi are collectively called wolf soldiers. They are mainly distributed in Guangxi, Pianyuan, and parts of southern Guizhou.
When it comes to fighting against Japanese invaders, what usually comes to mind is the undefeated famous general Qi Jiguang. In fact, during the Anti-Japanese War, in addition to sending Yu Dayou, Qi Jiguang, Liu Xian and other famous generals to lead the expedition, the imperial court also recruited a large number of wolf soldiers from Guangxi and Xiangxi to participate in the war. Among them, the Guangxi wolf soldiers led the Wa family of the Tianzhou branch of the Cen family at that time. Under the leadership of his wife, they often used small numbers to attack large numbers, and won nine out of ten times. The Japanese pirates "trembled with fear upon hearing the accent of Guangxi." Once, two wolf soldiers in the Songjiang area were besieged by two Japanese pirates. The Japanese pirates were known for their personal force. This kind of small-scale combat always has advantages. However, the wolf soldiers defeated the larger number with less, and managed to kill more than 5 enemies. , but also frantically chased the enemy and pursued them closely. After the victory in this battle, only 6 wolf soldiers were sacrificed. Although it was a small battle, it shocked Nanjing at the time.
As expected, Cen Qigong and Huang Zhiting had manpower deployed in Liuzhou City and quickly took Gao Pragmatic out of Liuzhou City. Originally, they thought they could just go back to the other courtyard near Jinghu Lake in Longtan Town and wait for the city to settle down before returning to the city to explain the situation.
Who knew that not long after, some of his wolf soldiers came flying from the north, saying that more than 3,000 officers and soldiers were heading towards Longtan Town with great momentum. They changed from their usual gentle and gentle style and simply ran all the way, looking very anxious. .
This completely unexpected news seriously affected the judgment of Master Cen Qi and Huang Zhiting. They both believed that the high patrol officer in the city was frightened and went crazy, so they ordered Jiang Xin and Ni Zhonghua to send troops to "immediately kill" them. "Catch and bring them to justice", maybe this master who was accustomed to having a smooth journey even issued an even crazier order, asking the officers and soldiers to "execute justice on the spot" as soon as they caught the two of them.
It was impossible to sacrifice the head honestly. The two of them combined and decided to take the Thirty-Six Stratagem. They would first avoid this wave of unreasonable disasters, and then wait for the officers and soldiers to wake up before explaining anything.
So regardless of Gao Pragmatic's persuasion, the two made up their minds to transfer immediately.
Although the number of wolf soldiers brought by the two of them is small, they are highly disciplined and resolutely obey orders. Moreover, these wolf soldiers are all from the mountains. They grew up in the mountainous environment of Guangxi with complex terrain. They can climb mountains, climb trees, and swim. Proficient, the most important thing is that the physical strength of these wolf soldiers is significantly higher than that of ordinary troops.
From a highly pragmatic observation, they are not at the same level of physical fitness as those of the guardsmen. In other words, the elite among his own servants have implemented his training ideas and often train long distances, and may be able to compete with them. But that's only on ordinary terrain. If it were a complex mountainous area like Guangxi, I'm afraid the wolf soldiers would be even better.
At least Gao Pragmatic still understood how powerful the wolf soldiers were. The key was that Master Cen Qi and Huang Zhiting could actually walk quickly in the mountains and forests, which shocked Gao Pragmatic. Young Master Cen Qi had given Gao Pragmatic the impression of being handsome and elegant, while Huang Zhiting had been showing off her charm. Who would have thought that once these two people entered the mountains and forests, they would seem to be completely transformed, moving around effortlessly.
At this time, he was the only one left in the entire team. He was the only one left. Mr. Zhang Zhen was a drag. Sometimes his clothes got caught on thorns, sometimes his boots got caught on thorns, and he even fell down because he stepped on the moss on the ground. I fell down several times.
It's just that Gao Pingshi is a little strange. It's okay for Huang Zhiting not to help him. Although Master Cen Qi, who invited him out all the way, kept reminding him to pay attention here and there, he just refused to reach out and give him a hand, which made Gao Pingshi feel suspicious. , maybe there is some taboo here in Guangxi, and you can’t let others help you when going up the mountain.
However, Master Cen finally couldn't bear it anymore and ordered his subordinates to make a temporary stretcher.
These people refused to stop while making stretchers. They took out a hatchet with a barb tip and chopped down a few unknown small trees as thick as a bowl. They took out a few pieces of coarse woven fabric from somewhere. Come on, a few people worked together to make a temporary stretcher and put Gao Pragmatic on it without even stopping.
The two wolf soldiers of the Cen family, who were of average height but strong enough, held up the tall "Mr. Zhang" and followed him steadily behind Cen Qi Gongzi without showing any signs of slowness.
After walking like this for two full hours, the sky gradually became dark. Master Cen Qi suddenly said to Huang Zhiting, "Miss Huang, it seems that we are going to sleep in the wilderness tonight. If you are afraid," he had reached such a situation. There was a hint of ridicule in his words. meaning.
Unexpectedly, Huang Zhiting was even more stunning. At this point, she was still extremely charming when she spoke: "The slave family is most afraid of the wilderness. Master Cen Qi, you are the proud son of Guixi, and you must be the one who knows how to show mercy to others, right? How about tonight?" How about you help the slave stay vigil outside the slave's tent?"
Young Master Cen Qi didn't expect that she would say that. He snorted and ignored her, which made Huang Zhiting giggle again, feeling very proud.
Gao Pragmatic couldn't help but smile bitterly. These two people really didn't take the officers and soldiers seriously at all. At this time, they were still interested in bickering. But having said that, Gao Pragmatic assessed the officer's progress in terms of the progress of these wolf soldiers in the mountains and forests. Even if Jun doesn't sleep tonight, I'm afraid he won't be able to make it.
He couldn't help but look at Huang Zhiting again in confusion, thinking that even a grown man like me can't get used to walking on this weird mountain road with three highs and two lows and no smooth steps. How did a delicate little girl like her do it?
