Chapter 235 The lips are dead and the teeth are cold!
The night is like frost, and the dry north wind is whistling through the mountains, mixed with indistinguishable dead branches and leaves, blowing on people's bodies, making a hunting sound!
On the narrow mountain road, two thousand soldiers walked slowly. They did not light torches, but used the meager moonlight to climb towards the top of the mountain!
We have entered the Linqing area here. Standing on the top of the mountain, we can already vaguely see the majestic outline of the Grand Canal. However, on the originally prosperous and busy river, there is not a single river boat in sight at the moment. It is completely silent.
color.
Liu Ruyi stepped onto a steep rock, wrapped her clothes tightly around her body, but her eyes were fixed on the sparks five or six miles away!
There is Linqing City!
Although he was extremely reluctant, Liu Ruyi also knew that he had no choice but to lead troops to rescue him!
The five thousand officers and soldiers under Ni Chong were built with the financial resources of the entire Shandong Province. They are the pillars of Shandong. If he can stay in Dezhou City peacefully, it will only serve as a deterrent! But who knows that he does not know what is good and what is wrong.
If you want to be greedy for meritorious deeds, this is a good time. Five thousand elite soldiers are no match for the more than two thousand Manchu servants under Luo Luohong!
That's all. If he could escape unscathed, he wouldn't be so entangled!
But who would have expected that Ni Chong took Luo Luohong's deliberate show of weakness seriously. He led the army and rushed straight into the low-lying Huangjia Pu. Instead, Luo Luohong made dumplings for him, and he had no way to go to the sky.
There is no way to enter the ground!
Although Luo Luohong's men are handymen, they are all cavalry, while Ni Chong's men, although they are well-equipped, are 10% infantry! Most of them are recruits recruited by Chongzhen ten years later. Although they all have a bright appearance,
It looks impressive, but its actual combat power is a mess!
Ni Chong broke through the encirclement several times, but was blocked by hundreds of Luo Luohong's elite cavalry, and lost his troops. In desperation, he knew that he was no match for the Qing army, so he hurriedly sent his cronies to ask for help!
Liu Ruyi sighed deeply. The Ming Dynasty has reached this level, and its roots are completely rotten!
The imperial court spent a lot of money to train a large part of the 'elite soldiers', but they became the private soldiers of generals at all levels!
That’s all!
If these private soldiers were capable of fighting, able to defend cities and frontiers, and protect the safety of the people, then that would be justified! But in fact, these officers and soldiers may look good, but their combat power is weak! They are paid by empty pay and nepotistic.
, just thinking about filling their pockets, I want to ask, how can such an army win the war?
Ni Chong has the rank of chief soldier, but he only has 5,000 available troops, which is not as effective as Liu Ruyi, a small guerrilla!
Even after the intelligence returned from the battle between Ni Chong and Luo Luohong, Liu Ruyi realized that he could not even raise 5,000 soldiers, and his actual combat strength depended entirely on the 300 servants under his command!
But the matter has come to this, even if he is cut into pieces, nothing will be solved!
If Ni Chong is here, he can still raise a big flag and act as a 'target' to attract the attention of the Qing army. If he is destroyed, there will be almost no more soldiers in Shandong! According to Duduo's character
, he will definitely not let go of Liu Ruyi’s Jinan City easily!
The sky was already showing white fish belly, Liu Ruyi turned around and said to the soldiers beside him: "Have you contacted Chen Guowei?"
The soldier was a little embarrassed, "General, since yesterday afternoon, Deputy General Chen has been stationed at Xiaoqiaozhuang, sixty miles away to the east, and has not advanced even half a step!"
"Didn't I order someone to rush him? What? Didn't he get the news?" Liu Ruyi said sharply.
"Our brother just came back. He has never seen Lord Chen at all. It is said that he is sick and unwell!" the soldier explained hurriedly.
"This bastard!" Liu Ruyi gritted his teeth and cursed, "Go and send someone to notify him! If he can't make it to Linqing City before noon today, then he can wait to collect Ni Chong's body!"
"Yes!" The soldiers hurriedly left!
At this time, several figures rushed up from the bottom of the mountain quickly, and the leader was the bandit leader of Nanshan, now the deputy of Qianhu Nine Lives Old Mao under Liu Ruyi!
"I humble my position and join the general!" The nine-life old cat quickly knelt down on the ground and kowtowed to Liu Ruyi respectfully.
"Thank you, Mr. Cat! How is it? Is there any new news?" Liu Ruyi smiled and patted him on the shoulder.
The old cat with nine lives seemed to be very afraid of Liu Ruyi. He hurriedly lowered his body respectfully, "General, yesterday evening, Duduo led a thousand fine cavalry with white flags and arrived at Linqing City! He seems to have come from Guangping Mansion.
, very anxious, and did not see the follow-up people!"
Liu Ruyi frowned, but soon relaxed, "What's the news in Linqing City? By the way, where are the people in the south?"
"General, the defense of Luo Luohong is very tight. Yesterday, Beizhi sent more than ten brothers to sneak into the city, but no one came out. So far, we haven't got any news from inside! However, Beizhi did find out about a bigger one.
News!" Nine Lives Old Cat deliberately let it slip.
Liu Ruyi glanced at him. The old cat with nine lives was startled and said hurriedly: "General, I heard that General Yangwu Yue Tuo is in Pinggu. He seems to have contracted a bad disease. I'm afraid he won't live long!"
"Oh? Do you have any specific news?"
"General, Beizhi turned out to have a brother who had already mixed up with the red-flag-embroidered coat. Now he is under the command of Yue Tuo's eldest son Luo Luohun. He used to be in trouble in Nanshan, and Beizhi had a good relationship with him! This time, Beizhi spent a lot of effort, and this time
Just got in touch with him! According to him, Yue Tuo forced a pretty Han woman in the military tent some time ago, but unexpectedly, the woman had a hidden disease. When Yue Tuo woke up, he found that he had been infected with the virus.
He had smallpox, and now he is unconscious! Now, the Red Flag Division has joined Dorgon. Dorgon did not go to Pinggu immediately for some unknown purpose. This news has not been spread, for fear of Luo Luo
Luo Hong doesn't even know it now!" Nine Lives Old Cat deliberately showed off.
"Is this true?" Liu Ruyi was also happy in her heart, but she didn't show it!
Historically, a generation of heroic general Yue Tuo died young precisely because he contracted smallpox when he entered the customs! But Liu Ruyi didn't know when exactly this happened, let alone the details!
At this time, although Huang Taiji was in Pinggu, according to Dorgon's strong temperament, he might not be able to give him face!
If this news is true, then it would be very simple for Duduo and Luo Luohong to do it now!
"General, this is absolutely true! I am willing to use my head as a guarantee! Although this Yue Tuo is brave, he is extremely lustful. He, he even refused to let go of his own daughter-in-law! That brother of Beizi, yesterday
He came to Qingcheng to deliver a message to Luo Luohong. He chose the opportunity specially to have a few drinks with him in Xiajin! This time, he came not on Yue Tuo’s order, but on Dorgon’s order! So, Luo Luo
It is impossible for Hong to know the details! These things were all told to me by my brother himself. He and I had a life-long friendship back then, and he would never lie to me!" Nine Lives Old Cat hurriedly explained.
Liu Ruyi thought for a moment and nodded slightly, "Master Cat, I have worked hard for you this time! I have already remembered your contribution! You are a good man and a sensible person. We still have a long way to go!"
After Liu Ruyi finished speaking, she smiled and patted the nine-lived old cat on the shoulder!
Although this guy, Nine Lives Old Cat, has a lot of misdeeds in the past, it is undeniable that snakes have their own ways and rats have their own ways. This guy’s source of information is probably not even comparable to that of Jin Yiwei! This kind of person has too mixed background and too many friends.
Guang, if you are not careful, you may get bitten on your hand!
However, Liu Ruyi can see a deep desire in his eyes! He is eager to climb up! But he is also very shrewd. Ni Chong, Chen Guowei and others are just like mud that cannot be helped.
It's not a good idea, so he would rather lie under him and be a deputy Qianhu!
Liu Ruyi increased her strength on her hands, and there was a hint of meaning in her eyes!
The old cat with nine lives was flattered. He just knelt down and kowtowed to Liu Ruyi vigorously, "The life of a humble official was given by the general! If you serve the general, you will die even if you humble your official position!"
"Hahaha!" Liu Ruyi laughed. He stretched out his hand to lift the nine-lived old cat up, looked into his eyes and said: "Master Cat, what kind of temperament do I have! I'm afraid you know it too! Haha! I like it.
Smart people! But I also hate smart people~!! If I follow my brothers wholeheartedly, I will definitely not treat them badly! But if someone wants to be duplicitous and play tricks, I will definitely make him regret coming to this world.
Come on~!! Mr. Cat, are you right?"
Although Liu Ruyi seemed to speak easily, she revealed a biting chill!
The old cat with nine lives trembled. He had witnessed Liu Ruyi's rise step by step with his own eyes. He knew that the young man in front of him would do more ruthlessly than he said!
"Don't worry, General! My old cat is neither a smart person nor a fool. He just wants to follow the general, saddle up and do trivial things for the general! I don't ask for much credit, I just want to eat and drink enough every day.
!" said the old cat with nine lives, patting his chest.
Liu Ruyi smiled and shook the hand of the nine-lived old cat, "Okay! A distance can tell a horse's power, and time can tell a person's heart! I also hope that we can start well and end well! Today, you did a good job, but at the moment, I still have one more thing to do.
I have to trouble Mr. Cat to do something!"
"Just give me your orders, general! Go through fire and water, no matter what!" The nine-life old cat hurriedly lowered his body humbly!
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Huangjiapu is located in the north of Linqing, surrounded by mountains on three sides, and the entire village is located in a small basin in the mountains!
The climate here is pleasant, the environment is beautiful, the water is abundant, and the grain is abundant, making it very suitable for people to live!
However, at this time, Ni Chong, the commander-in-chief of Shandong Province, was not in the mood to appreciate the beautiful scenery of the village. He had been trapped here for three days by 1,500 Qing cavalry. If he could not break out, his army, food and grass would soon
We ran out of money and had to drink ice water to survive!
The morning sun was rising, and the soft sunshine was shining on the river in the village. Ni Chong walked out of a big house weakly!
His face was pale, his lips were chapped, and his eyes were bloodshot. It was obvious that he had not slept well for many days!
"Quick, go check out and see where our reinforcements are!" Ni Chong roared tyrannically at the soldiers around him.
"Yes! General!" Several soldiers hurriedly left!
At this time, a fast horse came quickly from outside the village. The man on the horse was covered in blood and full of arrows. He was obviously seriously injured!
He ran desperately to Ni Chong, took out an oil paper bag that was stained red with blood from his arms, and said with difficulty: "General, this, this is a letter sent by Nancheng guerrilla Liu Ruyi, please, please have the general read it!"
After saying that, he tilted his body and fell under the horse!
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