Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 314
A group of secret whistles found that the first line of Yuan Zong was also Han Jiaerlang with curly hair, and they were stunned. The young general who shot the arrow was even more embarrassed, not knowing how to face Yuan Zongdi and others.

Seeing that the young general knew he had made a mistake and was at a loss, Yuan Zongdi wanted to get angry, but he didn't do anything, but he didn't give the other party any good looks.

After all, as a general, being shot with an arrow by a child for no reason and even knocking off his helmet is not a glorious thing, and if the incident is reported back to the army, he will definitely be laughed at by the lieutenant general.

At this time, Yuan Zongdi was very annoyed, he wanted to kill the young general, but he needed some courage as a general, and he didn't understand the identity of the opponent, Wang Yan had strict military discipline, the opponent was just an unintentional mistake, He had to endure it.

After the two parties had a conversation, Anshao immediately cheered when he learned of Yuan Zongdi's identity, but halfway through the cheers, he immediately became sad when he remembered the unhappiness just now, and the young general turned pale with shock.

He couldn't believe it, he almost shot a Ming army general to death, but he shot down the helmet of the dignified master.

Yuan Zongdi's guess was correct, this army was indeed a secret sentinel sent by Chengtianfu City, and the soldiers in the city were actually He Zhen and Sun Shoufa's rebel army who had withdrawn from Hanzhong, so he sent people back to the riverside Inform Wang Shixiu to ride a horse and go to Fucheng together with the others to find the official in charge to understand the situation.

When everyone came to the city, the city gate of Chengtian Mansion had been blocked by the defenders. Yuan Zongdi and others had to be hanged from the top of the city. Beside the wall, there are a large number of soldiers holding swords, spears, bows and arrows, as well as piles of rolling logs and rocks.

Chengtianfu is a medium-sized city, and its scale and overall city pool are far from being comparable to big cities. In ancient times, there were regulations. Beijing and Jinling were the capitals. The towers are magnificent and four or five stories high, while the towers of small county towns are just a hut. Chengtian Mansion is one level higher than the county seat. Its tower has two floors, with a circumference of eighteen miles, high walls and thick walls, surrounded by the Han River as a moat. It can be regarded as a strong city.

The city tower is the place where the generals command the battle. Yuan Zongdi was brought into it, and saw that the inside was very spacious, with several maps hanging around it, and this table was placed in the middle, with pens, inks, papers and inkstones on it, which looked very elegant. Tao is not like a place for generals.

Seeing that there was no one in the tower, Yuan Zongdi couldn't help turning his head to the young general and said, "Where is your lord, Qin Feng?"

"Uh~" The young general, who was full of anxiety along the way, heard Yuan Zongdi's sudden call, and couldn't help being slightly taken aback, then said happily: "General, wait a moment, I'll go and make an announcement~"

After finishing speaking, Qin Feng hurriedly ran out of the city tower. Seeing this, Yuan Zongdi shook his head slightly and let out a chuckle on his face.

At this time, I turned around in the tower and saw that the Qing soldiers had attacked Chengtian Fucheng, and the guards of the Fucheng were able to stay calm in the face of danger, and even set up secret posts outside the city to deal with the Qing army's secret operations Seeing the whole leopard at a glance, based on these alone, the guard's ability is somewhat extraordinary.

Not long after, Qin Feng ushered in a man in his thirties. He raised his eyes to look at Yuan Zongdi, clasped his fists in salute, and said, "The general is Yuan Zongdi, the supervising general of the Duke of Chu?" Yes~" Yuan Zongdi clasped his fists in return, looked at the other party slightly, and saw that he was wearing a red and purple flower embroidered battle robe, a brocade belt of swallowing beast clouds around his waist, a treasured knife hanging from his waist, a purple gold crown with tied hair on his head, and a thick beard on his lips. He was so heroic that he couldn't help asking: "Who is the general?"

"I am the governor of Shaanxi and know Sun Shoufa!" Originally, in April, Sun Shoufa took the son of King Qin as "King Qin" and claimed to be the governor of the five provinces, but now he has retreated to Chu at the invitation of Wang Yan. As a superintendent, his self-proclaimed official position was naturally useless, so he reported his own position immediately.

The two reported their identities, and Sun Shoufa saw that it was getting late, so he proposed to go into the city and find a restaurant to eat and talk.

Yuan Zongdi also felt a little hungry in his stomach, so he agreed: "Alright, just go and have two glasses of wine, but after a while, the general's men and horses will come to Fucheng, and ask Brother Sun to send someone to clean the city gate , to prepare a resting place for the army."

"This is what should be done. I will let my subordinates take care of it." Immediately, the two of them got out of the city tower and descended the city wall along the horse path. Sure enough, they saw that the soldiers were already clearing the city gate blocked by bricks, stones and sand.

The two passed by the street, and Yuan Zongdi saw Jumaluzhai standing around. Obviously, even if the city was broken, the defenders were preparing to fight with the Qing soldiers in the streets of the city. On the way to the restaurant, groups of soldiers patrolled back and forth, looking vigilant strict.

Seeing this, Yuan Zongdi couldn't help nodding secretly, this Sun Shoufa is still capable and worth making friends with.

A group of people came to the restaurant, the soldiers sat in the lobby, and the two came to the private room, eating and chatting, and quickly became acquainted.

Yuan Zongdi then asked: "Mr. Chu asked Yan Da to contact Brother Sun. Why didn't Lord Yan and General He not see you? What about the situation in Hanzhong?"

"We walked up the Yonggu Road from Hanzhong to Zhushan County together with Master Yan. It happened that the Qing soldiers plundered Jianghan, and many counties were easily broken by the Qing soldiers because of weak guards. Originally, we were going to enter Xiangyang and help General Gao defend the area. However, in the process of approaching Xiangyang several times, they were forced to retreat to Zhushan because of the surprise attack of the Qing cavalry." Sun Shoufa put down his bowl and chopsticks and said: "Master Yan saw that the rescue was impossible, so he divided the army into three groups. Chengtian Mansion and He Zongbing went north to guard Yunyang, while Lord Yan guarded Baihu Pass, trying his best to control the looting range of the Qing soldiers to Xiangyang Mansion, so as to reduce the damage to the people."

"As for the land of Hanzhong, Zhang Xianzhong has wanted it for a long time! Now the Daxi Army is fighting fiercely with Brother Hao in Hanzhong. I don't know the specific situation very well."

Yuan Zongdi nodded slightly, digesting Sun Shoufa's words, and then asked again: "I see that Brother Sun is mobilizing troops in Chengtian Mansion, the defense is complete, and even the city gate is blocked, but are there any Qing soldiers nearby who want to attack Chengtian Mansion? "

Sun Shoufa nodded, "Azig and Wu Sangui sent troops to arrest the common people and participated in the siege of Xiangyang. The manpower of the Xiangyang government was exhausted, so they went south to plunder Chengtian Mansion. Gao Di is now stationed in Yizhou in the north with 1 troops. From time to time, we sent troops to the south to plunder, and even attacked Fucheng several times, but fortunately, our army and people were united, so the Qing soldiers were repelled."

"Gaodi is stationed in Yicheng?" Yuan Zongdi couldn't help frowning slightly when he heard the words, "Then our army's way to the north was just blocked by him. It seems that he wants to take advantage of the unpreparedness of the Qing army and go directly to Xiangyang, right? It's possible."

(End of this chapter)