Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 357
In the Ming Dynasty, in any army, the general’s servants were the most elite. The five loyalists made reforms in terms of military pay. The generals could not support any servants, but the chief general’s personal guards were still the most elite in the entire team.

For this operation, Dai Zhifan naturally wanted to bring his personal guards over, but was rejected by Qin Feng, and finally selected 1000 men from the [-] under his command.

Most of these 300 people are rebels who have fought with Qin Feng since Zhongnan Mountain. They are short and sharp, very suitable for shuttling in the mountains and forests. They have swords on their waists, round shields and bows on their backs, and a sharp spear The spears of the Ming army are not like the army of the Sui and Tang Dynasties.

Dai Zhifan was still a little worried at first, but he was relieved when he saw that the team was walking on the ground between the mountains and forests, and he couldn't keep up with the speed.

At this time, they had rested on the mountainside for half a day and had already recovered their energy. As the sun slowly set on the mountain, a soldier suddenly slid down from the tree and saluted on one knee: "General, there is a group of Qing soldiers coming up from the mountain. It’s from the Dao Temple.”

"How many people are there?" Dai Zhifan asked hastily.

"Just ten people have already entered the mountain path, and they will be able to enter the Taoist temple in about an hour."

Qin Feng heard the words, and immediately said: "The general will catch them~"

Dai Zhifan nodded, Qin Feng then waved his hand, and the twenty Ming soldiers got up immediately, and then went down the mountain.

Half an hour later, the sky was completely dark, but with a bright moon hanging in the sky, it was still possible to see the surrounding situation clearly.

At this time, Qin Feng came back with his soldiers, but there were no casualties. He walked up to Dai Zhifan, and immediately reported: "It's the Qing soldiers who came from the county. They want to deliver orders for Zhang Cunren. His Majesty is indeed in the audience. One of them still I stayed in the temple and was brought here by me, and the rest were all killed!"

After Qin Feng finished speaking, he handed a blood-stained letter to Dai Zhifan, and with a wave of his hand, several Ming soldiers pushed a Qing soldier leader up.

Dai Zhifan first picked up the letter and looked at it, his face immediately showed joy and said: "Zhang Cunren wrote to the Qing general in Ziguang Temple, asking him to escort His Majesty out of the temple tomorrow in secret, meet him, and then return to Fujing together. It seems that we It's just in time, we must do it tonight!"

At this time, Dai Zhifan turned his eyes to the leader of the Qing army, and saw that he was already trembling with fear, so he tried to use a gentle tone: "You are also a Han, as long as you cooperate with this general, this general will not kill you." Of course, if you dare to hide and deceive, then you will not survive. You don’t need to be lucky. To tell you the truth, this general is a member of Duke Chu of the Ming Dynasty. Secretly entering Fujian, Zhang Cunren will be wiped out tonight, so there will definitely be no Qing soldiers coming to support Ziguang Temple."

Dai Zhifan was bragging, the boss had obviously heard of Wang Yan's reputation, he waved his hands again and again in fright, and kowtowed, "Don't dare~ dare~ The villain must know everything and say everything."

This leader obviously had studied for a few days, and someone with some knowledge should belong to the civil service among the Qing soldiers.Dai Zhifan nodded and said: "Then let me ask you, how many people are imprisoned in the Taoist temple? Where is the emperor locked up? How many guards are there?"

"Reporting to the general, more than 100 people were imprisoned in Guanli, all of whom were high officials of the Ming Dynasty. Emperor Longwu, Empress Zeng, and the little prince were imprisoned in the West Chamber. It is said that they have not eaten for the past few days. There are more than 200 guards from the Qing Dynasty. People are all Governor Zhang’s personal soldiers~”

The leader said everything he knew like a bean, and he was obviously terrified. Dai Zhifan immediately stood up, looked down at the Taoist temple, broke off another branch, and drew the layout of the Taoist temple on the ground. out.

"Come here, and mark the position of His Majesty and the distribution of Qing soldiers."

When Wang Yan marched and fought, he paid great attention to the terrain. Since the Song brothers helped to make the sand table, almost every time he fought, he would first make the sand table to make the battlefield clear at a glance. Influenced by Wang Yan, Dai Zhifan naturally also attached great importance to the study of the battlefield terrain.

The leader took the branch tremblingly, glanced at the picture on the ground, and then at the Taoist temple below to understand the meaning of the layout, and then slowly began to talk and point.

At this time, following the words of the leader, Dai Zhifan, Qin Feng and others basically understood the layout of the Taoist temple and the distribution of Qing soldiers.

Qin Feng then said: "General, the Qing army has heavy troops in front of and behind the Taoist temple, and there are people patrolling around. The final suggestion is to cooperate with the inside and outside, and enter through the wall."

Dai Zhifan nodded, "The general pretended to be a messenger and brought ten soldiers into the temple first, approached the west chamber, and protected His Majesty, then you brought people over the wall from the west and joined the general .”

Hearing this, Qin Feng shook his head and said, "How can you put the general in danger, let's let the general go in~"

Dai Zhifan shook his head and said: "At the beginning, I followed the Duke and supported His Majesty in Wenzhou Mansion. Your Majesty went to the stage to offer sacrifices to the heavens to comfort the heavens. I stood under the altar and accepted the inspection of the emperor, so I was lucky enough to witness Longyan. If you don't know Your Majesty, what is the fight with this general?"

Qin Feng had nothing to say, so Dai Zhifan immediately said to the leader at the side: "I think you are also a scholar. I don't know your name and where is your ancestral home?"

Hearing Dai Zhifan's words, the leader realized the extraordinaryness of the general in front of him, and said quickly: "The villain Ding Sixi is a student of Susong Mansion, and now he is Zhang Cunren's scribe."

Dai Zhifan nodded, "This general is under the account of the Duke of Chu. Dai Mingzhang is in charge of the Zhongyong Township, and he is named Hanhou. If you help this general rescue His Majesty, you will be rewarded heavily in the future. It is not difficult to be a magistrate. If you dare to harm this general , Chu Guogong will never spare you. You should also know the reputation of the Tiandihui. The chief rudder Hu Weizong is Chu Guogong’s confidant. .do you understand?"

Ding Sixi was a little confused when he heard the words. Although he thought that Dai Zhifan had a lot of background, he only thought that he was just a general under Wang Yan's subordinates, but he didn't expect that the other party was the Marquis of Daming.

Dai Zhifan is from Yangzhou. Yangzhou belonged to Han State in ancient times, so it was named Han State. Wang Yan was from Chu, so he was named Duke of Chu. Yes, there are certain rules.

At this time, Ding Sixi's knees were already weak from fright, and he knelt down again. He came from Jiangnan, so he naturally knew the power of the Tiandihui. It was a terrorist organization that even Hong Chengchou dared to assassinate. How could he not be afraid, so he kowtowed repeatedly: "Little I will definitely help the general rescue His Majesty, and I dare not have the slightest intention of persecution."

The status of a student was originally very noble, but after Ding Sixi surrendered, he seemed like a wild dog begging for mercy. Seeing this, Dai Zhifan returned the letter to him, and said: "Calm down, I I'm going to change clothes, and we'll set off in a quarter of an hour."

Dai Zhifan was rough on the outside and detailed on the inside, he had captured Zheng Zhibao out of Quanzhou by himself at the beginning, he was not only skilled in martial arts, but also quite intelligent and thoughtful, which was also the reason why Wang Yan let him carry out the mission.

At this time, he and several Ming soldiers had already changed the equipment of the Qing soldiers. All I can say is that it has been almost three years since the Qing soldiers entered the customs. But he has already started to change clothes, and Zhang Cunren's subordinates are completely dressed in coats.

Dai Zhifan pointed at the layout map he had drawn before, "The Son of Heaven is imprisoned in the West Wing. After we sneak in, don't act impulsively. After we have figured out the terrain, Wu Gengtian will start. Qin Feng, you will The men and horses were divided into two parts, half of them were in ambush outside the west wall, and half of them were in ambush outside the east wall. They had to make ladders, and when the general gave a signal, they immediately climbed over the wall and entered. The people outside the west wall came to meet the general. People outside the wall are going to rescue the clan and ministers, especially the old Zuo Ge, understand?"

Everyone agreed in unison, with a look of solemnity on their faces.

(Thanks to the descendants of Ziye Saburo for the gift)
(End of this chapter)