Nanming Yiming

Chapter 116
Near the Tunxi Ferry, the river was choppy, and the waves splashed high, forming ripples on the river surface.In the distance, an army marched mightily towards the river. The soldiers wore armor, held shields, walked firmly, and the military flag was flying.Beside the ferry, the war horse neighed and kicked its hooves unceasingly, showing a little uneasiness, but with the taming of the knight, the war horse finally overcame its fear and began to step into the water.

Qian Mo pointed to the turbulent river and said, "The current here is very fast, are you sure you can directly wade and swim here?"

Wan Ning said: "Uncle Zhongyong, don't worry, we have not yet entered the wet season. We wait for Huizhou businessmen to cross the river directly from here every year, and we will be safe."

As the order was issued, groups of soldiers began to gradually enter the river, and the horses rushed forward under the continuous spur of the cavalry.

At this time, the waves on both sides of the ferry became more turbulent, forming waves that gradually deepened and could not be heard.A few recruits began to fear and screamed, but the veterans remained calm, sometimes encouraging and sometimes comforting, stabilizing the emotions of the recruits.

In the ferry, the vanguard troops crossing the river slowly groped forward for safety. After the formation stabilized, the army stepped into the river one after another, forming a spectacular torrent.

In this majestic scene, an exhilarating atmosphere prevails between heaven and earth, as rivers and waves, soldiers and horses intermingle, forming a majestic and exciting scene that is unforgettable.

Qian Mo was also quite emotional in his heart, and said to Wanning: "I really didn't expect that the army would directly wade through the natural danger of Pushui like this. The governor wants to give you Huizhou merchants a credit!"

Qian Mo's army was mighty all the way from the Jiande Wharf to the ship, and the huge fleet attracted passers-by to stop and watch.However, after dark, he led 7000 main forces to disembark secretly, and went straight to Xiuning by land via Suian.

Only 1000 infantrymen from the Chongming Battalion were left on the ship to escort the artillery, grain and grass up the Xin'an River.

There are many hills and mountains in Huizhou. Qian Mo expected that there would be a fierce battle this time, so he brought all 20 of the 12 12-pound cannons he bought from Franco.Marching separately in this way can be used as a suspicious soldier, making the Qing army mistakenly think that he is going to attack Shexian directly; it will not delay the overall marching speed because of the artillery escort, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone.

Huang Yu said: "According to the time calculation, our army has captured Jiekou Town now, and Zhang Tianfu in She County probably has received the news."

Qian Mo laughed and said, "I learned this tactic of suspicious soldiers from the Qing army. Last time they used the flags of the ships to bluff, making me think that the 15000 Fujian army went north. This time, it will also make Zhang Tianfu suffer!"

Huang Yu said: "Zhang Tianfu never dreamed that we could cross the Pushui River directly. This trick will definitely kill the Qing army."

Qian Mo thought to himself that Zhang Tianlu, a short-lived ghost, was all to blame for letting his subordinates do it in Tianjiazhuang; if he was still alive, he could just recruit Zhang Tianfu directly, so why bother so much.

Now this Zhang Tianfu probably hates himself to death, and wants to fight me in She County?I don't follow his will!
So he said to Huang Yu: "It is estimated that Zhang Tianfu's messengers have left She County, Huang Zongbing led the Shenji Battalion to set up an ambush by the Xin'an River, be sure to intercept Xiuning's reinforcements, and not let him escape! "

Then he said to Hong Fugui: "The Chongming camp is heading towards Xiuning County from another road, so don't collide with the Qing army coming out of Xiuning."

Xiuning County is located between She County and Yi County, at the western end of Xiutun Basin, leaning against hills in the northeast, Hengjiang River in the south, and Jiayuan Water in the west.

Like She County, it is also an important place of production of Huizhou merchants, and Xu Wentong and Wanning are the big local merchants in Xiuning.

Although the Ming and Qing Dynasties were fighting in Yi County in the west, and Yanzhou in the south of Huizhou was also fighting fiercely with the Ming army, Xiuning did not seem to be affected much.

Huizhou merchants traveling from south to north still continue to transfer a large amount of goods through Xiuning, and work tirelessly to support their families through business.This is also the fate of Huizhou men, either in business or on the road to business.

In front of the west gate of Xiuning, hundreds of carts loaded with goods slowly drove into the city.In the setting sun, the soft golden light shone on the shaft and the tail of the horse, which looked extraordinarily spectacular.

The neighing of horses and the rolling of wheels give people the illusion of thousands of troops crossing the border.

Wanning shouted loudly: "Be careful, don't damage the porcelain on the car."

The gate officer of Xicheng said to Wanning: "This is a mess, and you even got porcelain from Jiangxi, aren't you afraid of smashing it?"

Almost every man in Huizhou has experience in business. Although he is a city gate official, he also knows that the sales of porcelain are not good at this time.

However, he did not doubt Wanning's motives. After all, in Huizhou, as long as the business routes around the city were not cut off, Huizhou businessmen would always be busy.

But Xiuning Wanjia mainly deals in the business of porcelain and medicinal materials. At this time, he only asked out of pure curiosity.

Wan Ning said: "At this time, there is a large backlog of porcelain in Jingdezhen, and the purchase price is less than 3% of the usual price; there is a commercial area in Hangzhou, and I heard that it is very lively. I am going to try my luck in case I meet a buyer. , the profit of this trip can be as high as that of running four or five times in normal times."

After speaking, he threw a small bag of broken silver to the city gate officer.

This is the case in Huizhou. Generally, official posts will not obstruct the circulation of goods, nor will they open their mouths to ask you for money. Merchants will give a little benefit to the city gate officials based on the profits of the goods.This is a rule that has been established by everyone for many years, and it is also one of the reasons for the rise of Huizhou merchants.

He can ensure the rapid circulation of goods and reduce the links of government exploitation.

If anyone breaks this rule, it is equivalent to standing on the opposite side of the entire Huizhou merchants, and the merchants will naturally try their best to make your officials unable to continue.

There is a saying in Huizhou official circles: "The prefect of Huizhou has never been appointed by the officials, but has been appointed by the Huizhou merchants in Yangzhou City."

Hong Fugui was also surprised by this. These days, he followed Qian Mo all the way to siege cities and lands. He did a lot of things to steal into cities. He had never seen such a high efficiency of caravan traffic in a city.

Wan Ning said: "There are currently only 1000 Qing troops in Xiuning City, and the city gate officer at the north gate is his own. He will not interfere with our seizure of the city; now we only need to eliminate the Qing troops from the other three gates, and enlarge the army to enter the city and occupy the county. Ya will do."

"The original leader of the Qing army in Xiuning, General Jia Shen, has been ordered to lead his troops to reinforce She County. As long as we kill Mr. Lin Qian at the east gate, the Qing army in Xiuning will be leaderless. Breaking the city is like searching for something."

Hong Fugui said: "Then what are you waiting for, let's go to the east gate and kill Mr. Lin Qian directly."

At this time, Wanning looked around, thoughtfully, and said hesitantly: "It's just strange. It stands to reason that I have successfully entered Xiuning. The eyeliner who was arranged in the city before should take the initiative to report to me the current situation in the city. .”

Hong Fugui said: "Why are there so few pedestrians on the road ahead, as if they are actively clearing the way for us?"

After Hong Fugui said this, Wanning yelled: "No, we were fooled!"

At this time, a sharp arrow suddenly shot a soldier's throat, and he fell to the street, struggling in pain.The other soldiers suddenly felt that something was wrong, and they pulled out their weapons from the car and prepared to fight.

Another soldier rushed over, trying to help the comrade who fell to the ground, but the soldier's throat had been pierced by an arrow, blood gushed out, his breathing became difficult, and his eyes gradually weakened.

At this time, the convoy had not yet entered the enemy's ambush circle. Seeing that the purpose of the ambush had been exposed, the Qing army had to kill it in advance.On the roof in front of the street, the Qing army is taking advantage of the condescending advantage to keep shooting arrows.

Because the cart did not carry many shields, many soldiers were shot by the bows and arrows of the Qing army. Hong Fuguigao hurriedly asked the soldiers to push the cart down and use the cart to block the bows and arrows of the Qing army in front.

The 200 people who entered the city this time were all elite veterans of the Chongming Battalion, although they were caught off guard by the sudden attack.But well-trained, they quickly broke into the houses on both sides of the street to avoid the arrows of the Qing army.

Hong Fugui said: "It's very dangerous. Fortunately, we discovered it in time and did not enter the ambush circle of the Qing army."

Wan Ning said: "The narrow streets are very suitable for ambushes. The archers of the Qing army will soon run over from the roof in front. We must quickly break through."

"Turn left in front of you and you will find a wealthy businessman's house. Hurry up and order your brothers to break out there. If we occupy that courtyard, we can have a safe base."

"Bang, bang, bang"

Soon the soldiers of the Chongming Battalion also climbed onto the roof and used firecrackers to fight back against the Qing soldiers.

However, there are many Qing soldiers, and the disadvantage of the slow rate of fire of the matchlock gun is obvious. Although some Qing troops were killed, they were quickly suppressed by Qing army archers, and many soldiers were even shot by cold arrows from other directions. kill.

On the other side, General Jia Shen also led a large number of Qing troops to surround the Ming army from the rear.

However, the individual combat ability of the soldiers of the Chongming Battalion was really powerful, and the Qing army who went to participate in the siege was killed and defeated after a single encounter.

Lin Ping led several brothers to take charge of the rear, and they were fighting against more than 100 Qing soldiers. Countless iron spears stabbed at him continuously, but he easily blocked it and flew forward with agility.Then in an instant, he shuttled between the gaps of the enemy's attack, drew an astonishing arc with the steel knife in his hand, and cut off the throats of many Qing soldiers who came to besiege him.

Several other Ming soldiers also took advantage of the situation to kill them. The Ming soldiers moved swiftly and with majestic momentum. The continuous and fierce attacks made the Qing soldiers unable to even react. They could only watch helplessly as they swept away thousands of troops and harvested their heads.

At this time, the Qing army became terrified and began to retreat one after another, leaving the corpses of twenty or thirty comrades on the street.

General Jia Shen was stunned. More than 100 people stepped forward to besiege five or six Ming troops, and the opponent was unscathed.

"Bang, bang, bang" At this time, the firecrackers of the Qing army also sounded.

The Ming soldiers who were chasing were unable to dodge in time, and were shot and fell to the ground one after another.

The Qing army who fled just now immediately changed their faces. They approached step by step with spears in their hands, until finally they ruthlessly pierced the bodies of several Ming soldiers.

Lin Ping knew that he was powerless to struggle, and his heart was full of grief, so he closed his eyes and silently waited for death to come.

At this time, General Jia Shen said: "Leave me alive, he killed so many of our brothers, we can't let him die so happily."

At this time, Hong Fugui finally led the crowd to the wealthy businessman's house that Wanning mentioned.

But the tall courtyard door was closed tightly, like an iron wall, no sound could pass through, even if it was knocked hard, there would be no echo.The dark door is more like a door of death, cutting off the hope of life!
Wanning shouted at the top of his voice, "Is Uncle Chen there? I'm Wanning. Open the door quickly!"

Everyone held their breath and stared at the door.

Finally, the sound of moving the bolt came from behind the door. As the door was slowly opened, everyone saw the hope of life.

Now is not the time to exchange pleasantries, Wan Ning bowed to the butler of the Chen residence, and then called everyone to enter quickly.

After counting the number of people, it was found that only 79 people followed them here.

Looking at Hong Fugui's rather annoyed expression, Wan Ning comforted him, "Don't be discouraged, Mr. Hong. There should be many brothers scattered in other corners. Now that the sky is getting dark, it is not easy for the Qing army to encircle and suppress them. Many people can survive. .”

"This time it's all my younger brother's fault. I fell into the trap of the Qing army, and my brothers suffered heavy casualties."

Hong Fugui immediately interrupted Wanning and said, "Now is not the time to talk about this. Whether we can escape this time depends on Brother Wan."

Wanning turned his gaze to a respected old man, and asked, "Uncle Chen, what's going on?"

The old man said slowly, "Wanning, the noise you raised to rent a shop in Hangzhou is really too much. Think carefully about who has been stopping you from raising money."

After being reminded by the old man, a name quickly appeared in Wanning's mind, it was the bastard Gong Yan.

Originally, these Huizhou businessmen didn't have much contact with Qian Mo. After Gong Yan learned about the gambling game at Qinhuai River, he publicized it in the Huizhou merchant circle, and everyone thought it was a sure-fire deal.

So many Huizhou merchants lost a lot of money because of this "Tianxia Bureau". This Gong Yan lost 20 taels of silver at a time. Word of mouth has also plummeted.

From then on, Gong Yan hated Qian Mo to death. When he learned that Xu Wentong and Wanning were going to borrow money to rent a shop with Hangzhou, he also obstructed in every possible way, preventing other businessmen from lending money to them.

Wanning knew that Gong Yan had been tricked by Qian Mo before, so he didn't bother with him if he felt resentful.

I didn't want Gong Yan's resentment to be so deep. After learning the news that Wanning was trying to cooperate with the Ming army to capture Xiuning, he actually reported it directly to the Qing army.

Wan Ning thought to himself that the magistrate of Lu County was swinging between the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Even if he knew about it, he probably wouldn't intervene in this matter. No matter who occupied Xiuning, he would immediately announce anyway.

It seems that General Jia Shen must be playing tricks.

Suddenly he yelled: "No, in this case, the 1000 reinforcements must not have been lured out of Xiuning. I'm afraid the Governor may be in danger outside the city!"

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