Hong Xuanjiao heard the shouts coming from the bottom of the mountain one after another. She felt depressed and could not calm down her excited mood. Although the sounds from the bottom of the mountain quickly disappeared, Hong Xuanjiao's mood was completely ruined and she was still angry. Without even looking at the soldier, he said angrily: "What's the matter?"
The soldier bowed his waist slightly and said respectfully: "To Madam Xiao, the Qing troops at the foot of the mountain have just withdrawn."
"The Qing troops withdrew."
Hong Xuanjiao, Lao Yu, Gao Chuan and Jiang Hong all exclaimed, all surprised.
Hong Xuanjiao recovered quickly. With a disbelieving expression on her face, she asked doubtfully: "Are you sure the news is accurate? Li Zhen left with the soldiers. Did he really leave, or was he deliberately temporarily withdrawing to lure us down the mountain? If there is any situation, you can go find out more and make sure it is clear."
The soldier did not dare to refute Hong Xuanjiao's opinion, but said with certainty: "I am reporting to Queen Xiao that Li Zhen really evacuated. As for the reason why Li Zhen evacuated, I have no way of finding out."
Hong Xuanjiao rolled her eyes and ordered: "Go down the mountain again to find out the news and determine whether Li Zhen really left or pretended to leave. Once you have confirmed the situation at the bottom of the mountain, come back and tell me."
"As commanded."
The soldier sighed helplessly and could only go down the mountain again to inquire about the news.
Hong Xuanjiao's eyes were rolling, and she kept thinking about the reason for Li Zhen's departure. She sat down on a stone with a cold expression, and the previous shouts of Li Zhen's soldiers echoed in her mind, the neat and vigorous words. The roar was something she would never forget, especially the word 'lost her virginity' that kept lingering in her mind and could not be removed.
Hong Xuanjiao thought about her consecutive defeats by Li Zhen, and how she had been captured by Li Zhen and suffered humiliation in the Jiangbei Camp. Her heart was filled with rage that she could not suppress.
Gao Chuan, the guard general of Dongyang, looked at Hong Xuanjiao, with a flash of lust in his eyes. He clasped his fists and said, "Mrs. Xiao, I guess that Li Zhen may be brewing a new conspiracy. Li Zhen is as cunning as a fox. You must be careful not to fall into the trap." Li Zhen’s conspiracy.”
Longtan garrison general Jiang Hong said: "Li Zhen must have ulterior motives."
Lao Yu shook his head and said, "Mrs. Xiao, I think now is a good time to go down the mountain."
"Oh, why."
Hong Xuanjiao has a good sense of Lao Yu and attaches great importance to Lao Yu's opinions.
Lao Yu explained unhurriedly: "Before we were chased up the mountain by Li Zhen's soldiers, our soldiers were already defeated and embarrassed to fight. Under such circumstances, we could not fight Li Zhen, but Li Zhen He just asked his generals and soldiers to wave flags and shout, forcing us to hide in the mountains and forests, while Li Zhen waited at the foot of the mountain and did not take action. I think Li Zhen had no intention of annihilating us and had other motives. Since Li Zhen doesn’t intend to annihilate us, so he might as well seize the opportunity and leave.”
When Hong Xuanjiao heard this, she immediately felt it made sense.
"Go down the mountain."
Hong Xuanjiao made a quick decision and ordered to go down the mountain.
She directly ignored the opinions of the generals of Longtan Town and Dongyang Town and adopted Lao Yu's opinions.
Gao Chuan, the guard of Dongyang Town, said reluctantly and worriedly: "Mrs. Xiao, if we encounter Li Zhen's ambush when we go down the mountain, wouldn't there be a problem?"
No matter what the situation is at the bottom of the mountain, if you hide and wait on the mountain, you still have a chance to wait for reinforcements. If you go down the mountain, you are likely to be attacked by Li Zhen. Gao Chuan is reluctant and does not want to put himself in danger. He would rather stay on the mountain than Willing to go south.
Hong Xuanjiao was stunned for a moment after hearing Gao Shan's words, but did not adopt them and continued: "Go down the mountain."
She continued to walk forward without even looking at Gao Chuan.
All the soldiers gathered together and followed Hong Xuanjiao down the mountain. When Hong Xuanjiao led the soldiers to the mountainside, the soldiers who went down the mountain to inquire about the news came back. The soldiers looked tired and dusty, and said quickly: "Qi Xiao Xiao Madam Wang, Li Zhen left with his army and did not stay at the foot of the mountain."
"Let's go down the mountain and have a look."
Hong Xuanjiao was also a little curious and took all the soldiers down the mountain. When they arrived at the foot of the mountain, Hong Xuanjiao found that there were only traces of pots buried for cooking and garbage thrown on the ground around the road. Hong Xuanjiao glanced at the surrounding situation. , discovered that Li Zhen had indeed disappeared, and said happily: "Retreat immediately to Xia Shu Town."
At this time, Hong Xuanjiao no longer had the idea of competing with Li Zhen and retreated directly. Lao Yu, Jiang Hong and Gao Chuan also agreed with the idea of retreating immediately, and quickly retreated with their respective soldiers.
"Rumble,,."
When the army was running along the trail towards Xia Shu Town, a rumbling sound suddenly came from the front.
This voice is dull yet powerful.
Hong Xuanjiao felt the vibration on the ground, her face changed with fright, and she immediately stopped the soldiers from advancing. She raised her head and looked into the distance, carefully looking at who was stopping.
It didn't take long and I could already see clearly the other party's situation.
Hong Xuanjiao glanced around and found that the uniforms of the soldiers who came into view were those of the Taiping Army. Her eyes fell on Yang Xiuqing, and she was immediately encouraged and said happily: "The reinforcements are here, our reinforcements are here, haha, I finally I know why Li Zhen left. It turns out that King Dong led his army, and Li Zhen didn't dare to fight, so he took the initiative to retreat."
Not long after, Yang Xiuqing arrived with soldiers.
Among them, the foreign soldiers were extremely conspicuous and easily attracted attention. However, Hong Xuanjiao's eyes fell on Yang Xiuqing who was riding a horse and surrounded by soldiers. She secretly sighed that Yang Xiuqing really knew how to protect herself. Yang Xiuqing walked up to Hong Xuanjiao and said, Nodding slightly, his eyes immediately turned to the ordinary soldiers.
Yang Xiuqing asked about the specific situation, briefly understood the content, and asked: "Where is Li Zhen?"
Hong Xuanjiao said: "Li Zhen just withdrew and did not dare to fight Dong Wang."
After a pause, Hong Xuanjiao continued: "Li Zhen, this heinous person, should be cut into pieces with a thousand cuts. Your Highness, Dong Wang, Li Zhen did not escape for long. We will pursue him immediately and we can still catch up with Li Zhen."
Yang Xiuqing said: "No need to chase, return to Xia Shu Town immediately."
Hong Xuanjiao said loudly: "Now is a great opportunity to pursue Li Zhen. We can't miss it. Especially since Dongwang has a strong force, we must seize this great opportunity. If we wait until Li Zhen hides with his soldiers, we can then deal with Li Zhen." , it’s not easy.”
Seeing Hong Xuanjiao gritting her teeth, Yang Xiuqing waved her sleeves and ordered what Hong Xuanjiao said. He could not refuse Hong Xuanjiao, so he could only act in accordance with Hong Xuanjiao's arrangements.
The scout was ordered to inquire about the news and search for Li Zhen's location.
Li Zhen left with his soldiers for a short period of time and did not go too far, so the news of Li Zhen's whereabouts was easily leaked. Moreover, Li Zhen deliberately leaked the news along the way to facilitate the other party's investigation of the location. , Yang Xiuqing sent soldiers to search and easily found Li Zhen's location.
