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Ma Liuliang, who was eager to advance towards Nanning, also encountered heavy fog that lasted all day long. They were less than thirty miles away from Nanning Fucheng, but after walking for a whole day, they still didn't see the shadow of the city. Found lost.
The furious Ma Liuliang found a few toasts, pointed at their noses and cursed: "What do you do for food? I asked you to lead the way. But in the end, I couldn't find any trace of Xuanhua City for a whole day. What kind of place is this?" If you don’t come out, I’ll kill you all.”
The chieftain of Sicheng Prefecture replied with a sad face: "Master Marquis, I told you from the beginning that we cannot march in such weather. We can't even see the scenery three steps away. It's okay in our own territory. But here, We are similar to you."
"You still dare to talk back, I... Who pulled me... What are you doing, sour scholar? Haven't you seen me doing business?"
Tang Yue dragged him aside, and then whispered softly: "Master Hou, even if you intend to kill them, you have to find a reason that can convince everyone. Besides, now is not the time."
"Sour scholar, don't be so smart. Who said I deliberately found an excuse to kill them?"
"Okay, okay, I did tell you at the beginning that with this kind of weather, there is no guarantee that we won't get lost. It was you who said that the fog just provided us with cover. Now we are really lost. You can't use this reason to kill people. ”
"I'm just angry, why are you so anxious?"
Tang Yue glanced at him disapprovingly and said, "What's the use of getting angry now? It's better to find a direction quickly."
"Aren't you the sour scholar who always has the best ideas? Tell me, what should I do?"
Tang Yue was frowning and thinking of a way when he suddenly heard the sound of firecrackers in the distance. He couldn't help but be overjoyed. Just as he was about to speak, Ma Liuliang had already rushed back and shouted: "Have you heard the sound of firecrackers? Did you hear the sound of firecrackers?"
Several chieftains replied: "I heard it."
"Then what are you waiting for? Hurry up and send someone to look for it in the direction where the firecrackers came from. There must be someone there, so hurry up and go!"
"Yes, yes, Lord Marquis."
On this day of the first lunar month, it is normal for people to set off firecrackers, and the sound came from the rear left.
The few natives sent to conduct reconnaissance used their usual skills of climbing over mountains and ridges to get through the large woods. After walking for two miles, the woods became sparse and they first saw a river. After walking along the river for another two or three miles, you can faintly see the city wall beside the river.
This scene surprised several local people, and they quickly sent two to report back.
The remaining two took advantage of the heavy fog and walked along the base of the city wall for a while, and then they saw a city gate with three big characters on it: Bachi Village.
Bachizhai is a fortress in the east of Nanning Prefecture, forty or fifty miles away from Fucheng. However, because it is the gateway to the east of Fucheng, an inspection department was set up here in the Ming Dynasty.
Ma Liuliang and the others got lost in the heavy fog and found Bachi Village.
Ma Liuliang was surprised and happy after receiving the report. What was surprising was that it was so far away from Nanning Prefecture. If the people in the village had not set off firecrackers, they would have even missed Bachi Village. Fortunately, I finally found the reference coordinates.
Bachizhai is not just because the fort is only eight feet big. It is named because it is located on the bank of the Bachi River.
This day is the beginning of spring among the twenty-four solar terms. According to local customs, the people in Bachi Village are carrying the God Jumang with a human face and a bird's body in a procession along the street, and at the same time offering sacrifices to Tai Sui. Tai Sui is the god of New Year's Eve and watches over the current year. It is in charge of the past and the past, so people often offer sacrifices to it.
In Bachihan, people gathered along the street to watch and compete to throw grains. The big class preached and beat drums to drive away the epidemic. The statues of Jumang God and Tai Sui with human faces and bird bodies were already a bit scary, but the sacrifices in this foggy day seemed even more ghostly.
Ma Liuliang gave an order, and the army ceased its troops. He rode the heavy fog to the foot of Bachizhai and saw the gate of the village open. The fog in the village was not as heavy as outside, but he saw people on the street stirring, firecrackers sounding from time to time, and knocking on the door. The gongs and drums are playing, so lively.
Seeing this, Wu Xiaoliu looked around, swallowed his saliva and asked, "General, what are we waiting for?"
Ma Liuliang ignored him and said to the deputy general He Jinan: "Old He, take the people to go around first and block all the gates of the castle. Hurry."
He Jinan received the order and immediately led the people to rush along the city root.
Although the fog in the city has faded a lot, the situation outside the city cannot be clearly seen from a distance. Everyone parades along the street to perform annual rituals to worship the gods. Suddenly I heard the sound of drums coming from outside the city gate. I was so surprised that I thought someone was coming to worship the gods.
It wasn't until I saw that they were fully armed that I realized something was wrong. In an instant, the people in the city were screaming in terror, beating gongs and drums, and running away in all directions.
Qingzhuang, who was carrying the statue of Jumang, was no exception. He threw the wooden shoulder and ran away. The tall statue of Jumang was thrown to the ground, bang! There was a loud noise, and the statue was broken into two parts. The human face returned to the human face, and the bird body returned to the bird body.
The Tai Sui statue was even worse. It was completely made of clay. It was thrown by the young men and shattered into pieces of mud and scattered all over the ground.
People ran away and shouted: "Run away, the bandits have entered the stronghold! The bandits have entered the stronghold..."
Fortunately, what the people in the village told were all fairy tales, and Ma Liuliang couldn't understand. Otherwise, if he knew that his dignified Marquis Jiande was being regarded as a bandit, he would be very angry and his nose would be twisted. Although, he did do this business for a while back then. ... ... ..
"Stop! Stop! Why are you running? I am not Tai Sui..."
"Master Hou, they are not afraid of Tai Sui, they are afraid of you."
"Damn Wu Xiaoliu, what the hell are you talking about? Go to the inspection department quickly, don't let that bullshit inspection get away."
"Don't worry, Lord Marquis. General He is carrying around outside. No one can escape."
Bachi Village is smaller than an ordinary county town, and deputy general He Jinan is responsible for guarding the gates outside. None of the people in Bachi Village ran away after being taken away.
After taking Bachi Village, Ma Liuliang also figured out the direction of the route. He learned that it was not far from Xuanhua City, Nanning Prefecture, and that the road leading to Xuanhua City was easy to distinguish. It was easy to follow the north bank of the Bachi River. Something will go wrong.
Ma Liuliang ordered the army to rest for two hours. At the second watch, he led Bachizhai to inspect Luwang and dozens of Ming troops, and asked them to lead the way and rush to Xuanhua City overnight.
At the fourth watch, the army reached Qingxiu Mountain east of Xuanhua City.
Qingxiu Mountain is located ten miles southeast of Fucheng. It is majestic and beautiful. It rises suddenly from the vast sky, gallops up into the clouds, blocks the mouth of Yongshui, and bows to the mountains of Wangxian and Baita. When they come to the court, they are as powerful as stars. , the Yongjiang River wraps around the foot of the mountain, and looking west from the mountain, you can see the lights of Xuanhua City.
The Qin army came from the east, and Xuanhua City obviously did not expect it at all, and was not aware of it at this time.
Ma Liuliang ordered his army to lie on the west side of Qingxiu Mountain, and then led several hundred soldiers to disguise themselves as Ming troops, escorting Lu Wang and others to patrol Bachi Village and went to deceive the city.
Wei Zhong, the guard at the east gate, and Lu Wang were old acquaintances. Lu Wang was stabbed with a dagger by Ma Liuliang, so he had to lie to his old friend that behind him were soldiers from Gui County who came to reinforce Nanning Prefecture.
"Brother Wei, open the door quickly. Commander Jiang from Guixian County sent troops day and night to come for reinforcements. Brothers are tired and hungry. Open the door quickly!"
Lu Wang urged loudly, and Ma Liuliang and the others kept shouting: "We have worked hard to come here for reinforcements. If we don't open the city gate, I will turn around and go back."
"That's right, that's right, I'm exhausted. Open the city gate quickly and let us go in and have something hot to eat."
"Damn it, this Chinese New Year guy came all the way to come for reinforcements, but in the end he was turned away..."
The prefect of Nanning has been sending people everywhere to ask for help. The city is looking forward to reinforcements just like a long-lasting drought. Wei Zhong has no doubt that he has it, so he quickly orders people to open the east gate and lower the suspension bridge.
Ma Liuliang and the others took the opportunity to swarm in. Before the defenders could figure out what was going on, the east gate was occupied. They lit a fire at the top of the city as a signal, and the following troops who were hiding on the outside rushed in.
At this time, the genius was bright and most people in the city were still sleeping. Li Jing, the prefect of Nanning, was awakened by his servants. He hurriedly put on his clothes and got up. As a result, before he could leave the room, Ma Liuliang and others rushed in and blocked the room. door.
"You..." Li Jing was so frightened that his whole body trembled. A woman's scream came from the room. Ma Liuliang puffed hot air from his mouth and pushed away with a big knife on his shoulder. Li Jing, go into the room.
On the bed, Li Jing's beautiful concubine shrank in the corner of the bed in fright. She was covered with a quilt and her beauty turned pale. Ma Liuliang chuckled and said, "The magistrate is so beautiful and blessed. This girl is not bad, not bad." .. ... ..”
"What do you want to do? You..."
"I've been traveling all night in the wind and snow, why don't I borrow the prefect's concubine to warm myself up? Hey, I dare you to love the prefect, but you still don't want to..."
"Ah! Love... willing..."
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