Chapter 40 Hong Chengchou, who is seeking death

Hong Chengchou should know what to do next, and he was even ready to marry another wife. After all, having only one son is far from enough for the Hong family in the future.

For now, the reason why he still sticks here is for these soldiers who follow him, not Emperor Chongzhen.

When a person’s ideas become simple, it is the time to do big things!

People like Zhang Ruolin have found him, the nearly perfect scapegoat, and have been freed - no one is willing to stay in Liaodong to face Jiannu, which is the voice of every Ming soldiers in Liaodong.

Since the beginning of the Sarhu War, the Battle of Liaodong has been going on for more than 20 years. Nearly 500,000 good men of the Ming Dynasty died here, but they cannot see any hope of victory... Everyone is tired.

At this time, a group of people should come to Liaodong to fight against Jiannu, for example, Li Dingguo, who is ready to move in Lantian City.

Hong Chengchou is very familiar with the army led by Li Dingguo. After all, when establishing this army, Yun Zhao had asked him about his opinions.

Therefore, although the army led by Li Dingguo is also a full-fire weapon army, their degree of mules and horse transformation is very high, which in a certain sense solved the problem that the entire firearm army must be slow.

Sometimes Hong Chengchou always thought that if Li Dingguo was also assigned to his command, the Battle of Liaodong would be easy to fight.

He just needs to order this army to keep moving forward, moving forward, and moving forward…

Hong Chengchou, who was extremely sleepy, woke up from his dream and listened to the movements outside. It was very good!

Jiannu did not start attacking Xingshan Camp.

However, the feeling of loneliness quickly surged into his heart, and he quickly called out to his old servant Hong Fu.

Soon, Hong Fu came in with a basin of clean water to serve him to wash.

"My husband, let's sleep for a while. It's Chenshi and it's raining outside again."

Hong Chengchou put down his towel and said, "Where are Chen Dong and the others?"

Hong Fu said: "Chen Dong is resting in the nearby camp, and Yunping, the leader of the man in black, is on a vigil."

Hong Chengchou said: "Don't isolate our relatives."

Hong Fu smiled and said, "Liu Kuang lives on your right."

"Why didn't Jiannu attack while it was raining?"

"General Wu said that Jiannu also ran eighty miles in one and a half days, and they also needed to rest."

Hong Chengchou looked at the armor on the shelf and sighed slightly, "I am a civil servant, and I spend more time wearing armor than wearing literary robes."

While helping Hong Chengchou Jia, he said, "There are so powerful generals in Lantian. My husband will not have to wear armor in the future. He can govern the world by sitting in the political affairs hall."

Hong Chengchou smiled bitterly and said, "You are thinking too much. Yun Zhao has spent such a big price on me. It is impossible for me to be firmly in the Political Affairs Hall. Yun Zhao's behavior of cutting the southwest is already very obvious. I'm just waiting for me to pacify the world for him."

Hong Fu said with a smile: "My husband is an extraordinary person, and it is necessary to be valued. As long as my husband sends these soldiers safely to Shanhaiguan, he will be able to retire successfully.

At that time, the old slave will take the old lady and the second master back to Lantian County, leaving Hong Shou, the old dog to guard the hometown, and take care of the family's maritime trade.

After the world is peaceful, my husband will be an official in the court, the eldest son will be an official in the pass, and the second master will return to his hometown to do housework. Isn’t our family stable?”

Hong Chengchou tied his bracelet and said in surprise: "You talk about our maritime trade?"

Hong Fu diligently wiped off a mud idea from the armor with his sleeves and said with a smile: "I used to buy a lot of land for my family, but later I heard that Lantian did not allow a family to own more than 1,000 acres of fertile land.

He sent a letter to Hong Shou, asking him to sell the excess land at home, collect some money, go to find Sun Chuanting's husband, buy two boats for his family, and specialize in buying and selling silk and porcelain overseas..."

Hong Chengchou still believed in Hong Fu and Hong Shou's two old families. It was these two old servants. If these two old servants hadn't been running around over the years, the Hong family would not have had any good life.

After slapping the sword, Hong Chengchou left the handsome tent. At this time, the tent was pitch black, and only some angrily lanterns swayed in the wind and rain like ghost fires.

On the higher divine pit, two shiny beams of light were alternately patrolling, scanning the open space outside Xingshan Castle.

This spotlight was originally a equipment in the Lantian Army. It placed a thick butter candle inside and a concave glass mirror behind the candle. This way, there is a good thing that can be afraid of wind and rain but can shine the light far away.

When Hong Chengchou returned yesterday, he was exhausted and had not inspected Xingshan well. So, accompanied by his relatives, he began to inspect the camp.

At dawn, Hong Chengchou walked through mud and water to inspect the camp, but the light rain still did not stop.

Just as he was about to go back to the commander's tent to rest, four soldiers hurried in from outside the camp carrying a simple stretcher. When Hong Chengchou looked, his heart suddenly stumbled.

A young Ming army soldier was lying on the stretcher. His limbs were firmly nailed to the stretcher by wooden thorns. There was a curled wound on his ribs. The wound was soaked in rain and he could not see a trace of blood.

Hong Chengchou reached out to touch the pulse of the young military soldier. He had been dead for a long time.

In his arms, half of the oil paper bag was exposed. He took out the oil paper bag from his boss Liu Kuang, and then opened it and handed a piece of silk full of words to Hong Chengchou.

After reading the words on the silk, Hong Chengchou said to Liu Kuang: "Without the camp, there are seven brothers and sisters outside."

Liu Kuang hurried out with his people. In less than half an hour, he really carried back seven simple stretchers.

The seven men were also watered by the rain for one night. Six of the soldiers' bodies had become stiff, and only one soldier was still trying hard to open his eyes and breathing in pain.

"Supervisor, save me..."

The moment the soldiers saw Hong Chengchou, their spirit seemed to relax, and they called in a low voice, and their heads tilted, and they became silent.

Hong Chengchou made a strange rumbling sound in his throat, as if a mouthful of phlegm was blocking his throat, and it seemed like he was talking to himself. Finally, a wisp of blood flowed out from the corner of his mouth, and two tears also fell on his messy beard.

He returned to the tent, hurriedly wrote a letter on a silk silk, and handed it to Liu Kuang, and ordered him to tie the silk book to an arrow to send it to the camp of the Jianzhou people.

Wu Sangui hurriedly entered the tent, looked at the silk book in Liu Kuang's hand and said to Hong Chengchou: "Master General, can the last general look at it?"

Hong Chengchou nodded weakly. After Wu Sangui saw it, he handed the silk book to Liu Kuang and said to Hong Chengchou in a low voice: "General, it is not feasible to exchange gold and silver for the captured soldiers."

Hong Chengchou said in a deep voice: "Is there any better way?"

Wu Sangui said: "The commander-in-chief has always been decisive, why did he have the kindness of a woman today?"

Hong Chengchou gritted his teeth and said, "If these people are not saved, no one will cut off the rear for us in the future."

Wu Sangui shook his head and said, "Working food in a soldier is a business that ties his head to his belt. If he dies, he will be leeward. Even if he is captured alive, he will die. We who are dead cannot harm us living people. As long as we are soldiers, this principle does not need to be explained."

Hong Chengchou smiled bitterly and said, "How can I not understand what you said? I just feel that it is really hard to let go of if I don't do anything."

Wu Sangui laughed and said, "Well, spending some money to buy peace of mind is also a way."

At noon, the light rain finally stopped.

A red sun was like washing from clear water, hanging brightly in the Tianshan Mountains.

Just fifty feet away from the city wall, Jianzhou people erected more than ten tall wooden frames there.

Dozens of Ming people with huge voices kept yelling in front of the formation.

"Hong Chengchou, surrender!"

"Hong Chengchou, you want to die, don't implicate your brother!"

"Brothers of Ming army, we have surrounded Xingshan, surrender quickly!"

"Brother, surrender, don't work hard for officials. Hong Chengchou wrote to us this morning and wanted to sell you for a good price..."

Wu Sangui glanced at the traitors who kept shouting and said directly to the gunners in the camp: "Fire the gun!"

Then, the cannons on the top of the city started to roar. None of the dozens of traitors escaped, and stood straight in place, ravaged by the cannons into a pile of minced meat.

Hong Chengchou put down the telescope in his hand and sighed: "These words were not what they called, but the people hiding underground."

Wu Sangui remained silent.

Soon, the Jianzhou people outside the city began to laugh, and their laughter was extremely arrogant.

Wu Sangui looked up at the red sun in the sky and said, "I'll go out of the city to fight for a while."

Hong Chengchou said: "That's a trap. The reason why Jiannu did not attack overnight was actually waiting for Shang Kexi and others. At this time, they also had artillery. Once you leave the city, you will be trapped."

"Since that's the case, why do we still have to stay in Xingshan?"

Hong Chengchou said: "If we cannot defeat Jiannu's sharpness, our retreat will be meaningless. Even if we retreat to Shanhaiguan, what is the difference between it and Xingshan?"

Wu Sangui said angrily: "Jiannu doesn't come to attack!"

Hong Chengchou smiled and said, "You should go and rescue Cao Bianjiao."

Wu Sangui frowned and said, "Save Cao Bianjiao?"

Hong Chengchou smiled and said, "Go now. As long as I am still in Xingshan, Jiannu will not chase you."

Wu Sangui said: "I'm leaving, there are not many people under your command."

Hong Chengchou took a long breath and said, "Not only you want to leave, but all my father and son are in the army, your son will follow you, your brothers will follow you, and your only son will follow you."

Wu Sangui was surprised and said, "How did this make it?"

Hong Chengchou sighed and said, "I can't go back, so I'll die in Xingshan."

“How does this make?”

"Why can't this official stay?"

“How does this make?”

"It's right, Wu Sangui, I'll give you all the people I can give you. Remember, guard Shanhaiguan and not allow Jiannu to pass the pass. If you guard Shanhaiguan, your future fate will not be too bad no matter what.

Can't guard Shanhaiguan - everything is over!"
Chapter completed!