The dark clouds in the sky slowly gathered in front of them.
During the journey from Hangzhou to Huzhou, I fled all the way. []
If looking at this time in the later days, the city of Hangzhou was broken on the fourth day of the first day, and everyone fled from the city in panic. After that, the most direct choice for many people was to go to Jiaxing. At that time, Fang La's army still had various sieges and interceptions, leaving many people behind. Later, this large group of people who were killed and scattered again gathered on the road, and a little order was restored, and it was the sixth and seventh day of the first lunar month.
At this time, the Fang La Rebels who gathered from the west to Hangzhou approached saturation and began to expand in all directions. The refugees who gathered again chose the direction to go to each other painfully. Although the mountains around Hangzhou were not deep, the waterways were vertical and horizontal. Gathered and scattered, some were overtaken by the rebels and then besieged and killed, and there were groups of prisoners who were robbed and captured and sent back to Hangzhou.
In the past few months, Fang La's momentum after Xingbing was the strongest at this time. Fang Baihua rejected Kang Fangting's Wusu camp in the northwest, and Chen Shisheng's Wuwei army in the south was attacked by Deng Yuanjue and Si Xingfang in the middle. Fang La, Fang Qifo and others took Hangzhou with heavy force. Since then, there have been uprisings echoing it. On the roads around Hangzhou, when those ignorant fugitives reacted, they have already discovered that at this time since Hangzhou From the beginning, no matter which direction you go, it has almost become a minefield of danger.
Except for the people who escaped in the mountains and villages in the mountains and villages, there are not many examples of people who finally escaped the boundaries of Hangzhou safely in the form of large troops. Most of these displaced people who were driven out of Hangzhou City eventually became sacrifices or the original subjects of the "Yongle Dynasty" established by Fang La. The influence belonging to the Wu Dynasty was suppressed to the lowest level for a while in the land of Jiangnan. Of course, if you want to find small highlights, there are naturally some.
Its entire process only happened in a corner of the border between Hangzhou and Huzhou. At that time, it came out of Hangzhou and gathered a large number of wealthy businessmen and gentry. The largest fleeing team made a roundabout way to this place. Less than two days in the morning.
From a strategic point of view, it was difficult to complete complicated operations in one and a half days. At that time, there were five Rebels who were approaching the rear of the team, including Yao Yi, Lu Jiao, Xue Dounan, Mi Quan, and Shen Zhucheng in Fang La's army. The general leads. The few Hei Lingwei and some soldiers of the Ba Dao Battalion led by Liu Dabiao were not counted. The five teams have a total of more than 6,000 troops, and their morale is booming. In the escape team, there were a total of 3,000 remnants of soldiers, plus more than 1,000 bodyguards under the guards of many wealthy businessmen and gentry. It was just that the battles were different, and the combat power of these more than 1,000 people was not reliable.
In hindsight, these teams just made a simple interleaving and heart-to-heart battle within a radius of less than forty miles, and then began to command each other. The matter was simple, but the subsequent results were somewhat unexpected. Of course, when things first happened, it was unexpected, but it was not only the army under Fang La's command, but even the fleeing team itself, only reacted to it after experiencing extremely stunned emotions.
The gathering yin cloud, the hot and uneasy weather, and the winding river, the team extended to the distance. There are nearly 10,000 people in this team going forward. At this time, at the end of the team, a quarrel and infighting are brewing, and there are whispers in the crowd. In the front and middle stages, some soldiers or masters on horses were running back and forth. Most of them took pen and paper and dispersed into each small team of the remaining soldiers, recording what needed to be recorded.
It seems a bit hasty to do this kind of statistics on the way to escape, but this matter started in the morning, and the meaning of the above is also simple. At this time, the leader of the team, Chen Xingdu, had a careful discussion with the gentlemen headed by Tang Xiuxuan. As long as they go to Huzhou, every soldier will be the hero of the escort. For future rewards, everyone's name and place of origin will be recorded at this time, so that no one in the team, regardless of officers or soldiers, will be left behind. There will also be additional pensions, which is what everyone deserves after escorting these "big men".
After the city of Hangzhou was broken, it was difficult for the army of the Wude Battalion to keep weaving. Although there were more than 3,000 soldiers in this team, the teams each belonged to were quite messy, and most of them lost their minds to fight. The reason why Chen Xingdu was able to become the military leader in this team was because he had the most people under his command at this time, more than 700 people. Although the rest are also obeyed, they are quite troublesome to operate.
The martial arts camp is said to be elite, but in fact, it does not have a lot of actual combat experience. After this defeat, if they only say that they will rebuild the establishment, I am afraid many people will be afraid. However, after the order was issued, for the convenience of recording, these people began to gather automatically, and temporarily elected officers according to the original distribution of military camps. Although it seemed that they were occupying the top of the mountain, they finally established a tighter weave. , During this period, Chen Xingdu naturally also installed a famous confidant to develop the force, so that the order can be sent to the past more quickly.
In the statistics of the number of troops, some rumors began to spread among the soldiers or civilians. Naturally, there are negative news, including the approaching chasing troops behind them, and the blocked way ahead, all of which have been secretly spread and made public. into the ears of all. After that, there were other news that spread in the whispers of everyone.
"Mr. Tang, they already have a solution..."
"I heard that someone in the Tang family has friendship with the traitors in Qingfengzhai. We have more than 3,000 Wude camps in the past, and Qingfengzhai will open the way..."
"No, I heard that a man named Ning Liheng came up with a plan. Everything is counted. General Chen and the others are a treasure. My cousin is over there in the camp. I saw it last night..."
"Who is Ning Liheng?"
"Hey, don't you know, this person seems to be a scholar, but he has the title of ten steps and one calculation, and he is extremely skilled in martial arts. When he was in Hangzhou, Fang La's gang made trouble in the city, and he helped him make plans. Later, Shi Bao, Fang Qifo and others went to kill him personally, but he was plotted against him. After killing several people, they went away, making Shi Bao and Fang Qifo disgraced. Alas, it was a pity that the city was broken too early. If I can hold on for a few more days, I heard that Fang Qifo will be killed by him..."
"... I heard that he also has a name in the rivers and lakes, but it's not a matter of ten steps. People call him a bloody slaughter. This time he can definitely pass... "
All kinds of messy rumors have been said for a while, including Ning Yi's actions in Taiping Lane, his nickname and so on.
Of course, this does not relieve the anxiety that has arisen in most people's hearts. When there are enemies before and after, not many people can trust a stunned youth who was not well-known before. Even if he is portrayed as the reincarnation of Zhuge Liang, it may not be the case. How much confidence can you give.
However, in the fleeing team at this time, soldiers, wealthy businessmen, tycoons, landlords, officials and the like actually did not have many choices. Once Fang La's army caught up, they would have no chance of luck, only a dead end. At this time , they can only believe what they can believe in front of them. However, those in the team who are poor and poor, or those who do not have much wealth are different. They originally followed the crowd. They thought that the team was safe and followed them together. At this time, they suddenly heard the current news, and they suddenly became apprehensive. The order of the team was not strong, and there were all kinds of contradictions, but they were pressed by everyone at first, but after the news of these despair came, the contradictions immediately jiggled.
As far as these civilians are concerned, even if they are caught up, they can choose to surrender, or break into pieces and indent into the ravines and villages. As long as Fang La's army didn't kill all the surrounding areas of Hangzhou, it would naturally be possible to escape. On the afternoon of the tenth day of the first lunar month, under the unbridled indulgence of the top of the team, after the team crossed the tributary of the river from a nearby place called Shiqiaobin, the fleeing team was led by a small-scale fight. The fuse, split into two strands of seven thousand and nearly three thousand.
The three thousand people began to turn to the northeast, trying to go in the direction of Jiaxing, bypassing Qingfengzhai and Xiaoluo Town in front of them. Most of these people are composed of civilians, and there are also wealthy businessmen and officials who are clever and mixed into them. In these people's eyes, the chaotic army chased by the rear is mainly for money. If those 7,000 people are used as bait, they can get a little bit of the front line. Vitality, there are also those who are aware of the danger ahead, and simply start to leave the team and disperse as civilians towards the surrounding area.
At this time, some difficult problems began to appear among the chasing soldiers behind. As they approached the largest fleeing team, some miscellaneous information began to suddenly appear in front of them.
From the isolated refugees, they can easily ask for various information, the size of the team, the infighting that began to appear in the team, the rumors that spread in the team, what about "ten steps and one count", "blood hand slaughter" ”, made Shi Bao, Fang Qifo, Liu Dabiao disgraced, and then there were rumors that some people began to leave the team to go alone, or a certain wealthy businessman and a certain official knew the urgency of the situation and began to leave the team with the information of fleeing in the mountains. .
The clues left by the 10,000-person escaping team were actually relatively clear, but at this time, there were a series of things that interfered with judgment, scattered on the way of the escape, property extending in different directions. The scouts of the five armies were all rushing forward, and collided with the scouts of the Wude Camp in different directions. Yao Yi and the others went all the way north, and they were not united in the first place. Naturally, there would be some quarrels over the distribution of prey and trophies. In the end, in order to temporarily maintain peace, the five teams separated a certain distance from each other and chose a direction to move forward. The direction they chose was the same, and Yao Yi and Lu Jiao even quarreled again. Of course, at this time, everyone was not worried about fighting. Even if they caught up, the 3,000-odd remaining soldiers, surrounded by 7,000 people, would not be able to do anything.
That evening, more than 7,000 people, the main force of the fleeing team, turned back again from the Shiqiaobin area where they had originally crossed the river. They almost passed by Yao Yi's team that was chasing from the north. Camped by the dangerous river bend. The river here is like a hook. They turned south and turned back. Originally, there were various traces along the way. At this time, there was a river blocking the road to the east and south. When they turn back to the south, they are almost dead. But now Yao Yi and others are also eager to chase the north, and have not come to investigate for a while.
That night, the five teams headed north on different paths. Among them, thousands of people from Xue Dounan and Mi Quan even passed by the other side of the river where they camped, and they were also in different areas more than ten miles away from here. Camp temporarily. That night, the camp by the river was so quiet that it was almost suffocating. As long as the five chasing troops moved northwards tomorrow, they would have the first chance to do other operations.
No one dared to start a fire, no one dared to light a lamp, and everyone who knew the seriousness of the situation almost consciously held their breath at the juncture of life and death, and did not dare to speak loudly for a while. However, the carbine that passed Yao Yi's army at night was exaggerated in the mouths of everyone. It was originally just a small measure, but everyone also needed some self-confidence as support.
On the second day, the dark clouds gathered in the sky, and the most elite spies were released from the Wude Battalion. They paid attention to the movements of the several armies to the north. The army began to pull out the camp, and Lu Jiao's team was at the back. He followed Yao Yi's route to the direction of Shiqiaodu, and then, on the eve of the river crossing at noon that day. stopped...
He started to turn back.
At noon, on a hill to the north, a man named An Xifu rode on a horse and led Hei Lingwei to the north.
His mission was different from Yao Yi and others, and Liu Dabiao who came to look for someone with his son. It seems very simple to disrupt Huzhou and not be able to rescue Jiaxing. Yao Yi and others also play as if they are relaxing and making a fortune, but he has to be responsible for the overall situation.
Chasing and killing the fleeing people along the way is to harvest the spoils, so it can be sloppy, but after all, Huzhou still has its own army, so he led Hei Lingwei and his party to travel north quickly, which has already surpassed the progress of everyone. People like Qingfengzhai and Xiaoluo Town who suddenly came forward, because they had no contact with Fang La beforehand, Anxifu had to give them a name at this time, and let them really contribute in the battle.
At this time, they had approached Xiaoluo Town in front, and a scout who stayed behind to observe Yao Yi and others also came back on horseback, and told him the daily progress of the five people as usual. Looking at the information brought back by the scout, the man in black tapped on the map, frowned, and put the map aside. He felt that these people were too lazy, too slow, slow in fighting, and slow in even robbing money. It was really hopeless. As for the fleeing team, it was a little weird. The thought just flashed through my mind, and then I didn't think about it seriously.
It was only after a quarter of an hour that the group gradually descended the mountain, and something began to beat in his mind. He was stunned for a few times, then picked up the map and looked at it. After a while, he really frowned: "No. Maybe… "
He waved his hand to stop the team, and then called for scouts to start reporting the information he had heard since yesterday. The purpose of this visit. Although it is still uncertain, when I turned back, some ominous feeling seemed to be pressing down from the gray sky in the south.
"Ning Liheng..." He thought for a while, "I hope... it won't be like this..."
It was dark and dark, and in the camp, Chen Xing was sitting in the tent, deducing the plan that Ning Yi brought with his two confidants. When the news of the scout came, his entire face was already white.
"How, how could this be... it shouldn't be..."
He subconsciously looked at Ning Yi's plan. The plan was a bit complicated, but very convincing. So far, this is only the beginning. Speaking of which, there are still thousands of troops in this army. It is not impossible to break through Qingfengzhai and Xiaoluo Town and go north to Huzhou, but the chasing troops in the rear are already approaching. Dumplings have been made by nearly ten thousand people, and now that these generals have no will to fight, it is impossible to say that the battle will go smoothly.
To solve the contradiction, using the three thousand people as bait, the group of myself quickly turned back and hid in the Jedi that they were unlikely to search. As long as they found a little gap, they could reroute again and gain more operating space. Regarding the feasibility of this point, Ning Yi has given a lot of analysis, the hearts of the leaders in the pursuit, how to use gold, silver and heart attack to slightly widen the distance between them, to be honest, arranged a lot of contingency In almost every situation, there is an expectation. When Ning Yi arranged for some soldiers to set up a suspicious formation to make the chasing soldiers a little suspicious, and then dispersed, Chen Xingdu actually had a lot of confidence in Ning Yi, not to mention that there was Qian Haiping next to him, saying Qi Ningyi's plan to deal with Shi Bao and others at the beginning was also similar to today's, and it was quite effective.
In the team, the formation of the soldiers was counted again, and the method was also given by Ning Yi, and then the rumors and splits in the team almost confirmed part of the plan. , At this most critical moment, the other party actually discovered them and began to turn back.
In this plan, it was determined in various ways that the other party would be mihuo, and it was confirmed with complicated words that it was feasible. After that, various plans were also very friendly, but they did not clearly explain what to do at this time. It seemed that Some people have also raised this opinion. Ning Yi was very ill at that time and just said: "You guys can see the development, and then decide whether to do this, okay?"
Everyone had never seen such a detailed and convincing plan before. Even Tang Xiuxuan said: "You have to take risks." He temporarily overwhelmed the doubters with the strong self-confidence he showed at the time and his complicated arrangements in other aspects, but at this time, it was like being hit in the head, and the matter was Got screwed in an almost fatal place the next day.
After being stunned for a while, Chen Xingdu grabbed the plan and walked out. The weather was sultry and yin was sinking. Everyone still didn't know the news, so they just waited quietly. He went all the way to the tent at the Su family's side. At this time, Ning Yi had just woken up from his sleep. Since the evening of the ninth day, the fever on his head has become more and more serious. At this time, Su Tan'er has to help him to sit up on the bed. The high fever also temporarily affected his thinking. When Chen Xingdu came in, He was a little confused, then shook his head. Chen Xing looked at him for a while, suppressing his trembling tone: "Something happened..."
Ning Yi rubbed his head: "Yao Yi... No, Lu Sheo... It should be Lu Sheo... "
Before he could finish his words, Su Tan'er, who was sitting on his knees and sorted his clothes, said, "General Chen, where is Lu Sheo?"
Chen Xingdu was slightly stunned, looked at the couple, then dropped the plan, grabbed a map, and drew a dot: "He was at Shiqiaodu and started to turn back! He found us!"
Ning Yi thought for a while: "What about the others?"
Chen Xingdu drew four points, and the five points on the map were like a fan, which had already surrounded this place, some were farther and some were nearer, Ning Yi looked at the map for a while, then closed it. Eyes: "Then what are you waiting for?"
"you… "
"Lu Siao's army only has more than 1,000 people, and we have 4,000. They are now scattered and separated by the river, and then they will find us one after another. General Chen, now is the best time to defeat them. I can do it. There are only so many, what are you waiting for?" In front of Chen Xingdu, the scholar stood up with some difficulty, looked at him, his voice was not high, "They are intriguing with each other, they are far apart, and there is no time to rescue them. After the defeat, the siege of Huzhou will be solved, General Chen, in the future, if you will be promoted to an official title, and you will be awarded a wife and a son, you will definitely have a share, you know."
Chen Xingdu hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said, "You are amusing me... You know, the army is defeated like a mountain, and these people can't fight at all... Even if it is more than a thousand people..."
"But this is not the time to fight for others. We have told them the seriousness of the matter since yesterday. In a little space, they can take off their military uniforms and hide in the mountains. It is impossible now. , now it is a soldier, if you don't move forward, you will die."
"If... if you can't win, you know..."
"You also believe that plan!?" Ning Yi raised his tone slightly, gritted his teeth and pointed to the plan that was thrown to the ground by Chen Xingdu, "It's all a lie, so stop here! I'm not an immortal. How could it be so much! General Chen, I can only control the time of the day. They have been chasing troops and underestimated the enemy. They were temporarily dizzy and couldn't react at once. If the counterattack fails this time, they will calm down. Come down, we won't have any chance."
"The way can be pointed by others, but you have to earn your own life! In this situation, there is no good way to survive without playing tricks." He looked at Chen Xingdu: "My wife is pregnant, four thousand to one thousand If we can't win, we'll all die here, just like this..." ro! .