Nanming Engineer

Chapter 158
He Zhen's sudden yell made Li Guo and Gao Yigong's expressions darken, thinking in their hearts: The sentry ship in front didn't warn, what does it sound like to be so surprised as the commander-in-chief of one side.

Although they were unhappy in their hearts, they also fixed their eyes on the direction He Zhen was pointing at. Seeing that it didn't matter, both of them were a little surprised.

I saw that on both sides of the river in front, there were cliffs, thousands of feet high, like knives and axes. They went straight up and down, and no monkey could climb them.The mountain wall stands between the river, allowing boaters on the river to see things above from a long distance.

On one of the cliffs, hanging down from the top is a huge white cloth, ten feet long and one foot wide, with big Chinese characters written in black ink on it.

Gao Yigong had never read a book, couldn't read, stared at the bull's eye and didn't know why, but Li Guo and He Zhen could read, read the words on the huge banner, and frowned at the same time.

The boat flew quickly and quickly approached the mountain wall. The white cloth banner became more realistic. The closer it got, the more huge it became. Just weaving this cloth would cost a lot of money.

Gao Yigong looked at Li Guo and He Zhen and became a little impatient. He reached out and poked He Zhen and shouted: "He Xiucai, tell me what word "bird" is written on that piece of cloth? Who is so idle with nothing to do? Hang something like this out?"

He Zhen frowned, looked up at the dripping black letters on the white cloth, and said with doubts: "General, it says: Wang Huan, the commander-in-chief of Kuizhou in the Ming Dynasty, respectfully sends General Li of the Zhongzhen Battalion out of Sichuan, along with ten ships of grain and grass, Talk carefully."

Li Guo stared at the cliff with the white cloth hanging on it, listened to He Zhen's recitation, without saying a word, his face was solemn and deep in thought.

Gao Yigong was stunned, as if he could read the words, stared blankly at the white cloth hanging high for a while, and then asked in a muffled voice, "Kuizhou General Soldier? Wang Huan? What is it about? Why didn't you listen?" ever said?"

He Zhen shook her head, and said to Li Guo: "General Zhi, in order to prevent fraud, should we stop the fleet first and wait for an investigation before leaving?"

Li Guo waved his hand, and said in a deep voice, "No need, the former military sentry ship did not warn, indicating that there is no obstacle ahead, and just relying on a pair of white cloths to frighten our Dashun army to stop, that is delusional. !"

His face was as dark as water, and he continued calmly: "Besides, Wang Huan, the commander-in-chief of Kuizhou, has never heard of it. He might have made it up to scare us. Just put the whole army on alert and be careful."

Gao Yigong nodded, and ordered a few words to the soldiers around him. Immediately, someone hoisted a flag signal on the ship of the Chinese army, ordering all the ships of the army to go to battle.

At this moment, the fleet passed under the mountain wall where the white cloth was located, and the words were hanging high above their heads. Li Guo and others observed carefully, and found that apart from this word, the surrounding mountains were as usual, and there was no sign of people, except for the chirping of birds and the rushing river. No noise.

The three were even more confused, Li Guo asked He Zhen: "You have lived in Hanzhong for a long time, and you know the situation in Central Sichuan like the back of your hand, but have you ever heard that the Ming court still has a town of Kuizhou General Army in Central Sichuan?"

He Zhen shook his head and said: "General Zhi, Sichuan has been occupied by Zhang Xianzhong, and the town of Mingting has been dispersed for a long time. Except for Qin Liangyu guarding Shizhu County, there is no large-scale Ming army. Even some stragglers wander in the mountains. I’ve heard of Kuizhou General Soldier. After Zeng Ying entered Sichuan, he was also named Sichuan General Soldier, with Yang Zhan and Wang Xiang as Deputy Chief Soldier. In Wubie’s house, when did this Kuizhou General Soldier come? The end will not be known."

Li Guo frowned even deeper, and wondered: "Since that's the case, who is this Wang Huan? Who is the loyalty camp written on it? Could it be that it was written for us?"

He Zhen also said inexplicably: "It also says that ten boats of grain will be sent to General Li of the Zhongzhen Camp. There is no reason to send grain and boats. What is this for?"

Gao Yigong is impatient, hot-tempered, and he doesn't like guessing riddles to use his brain. Hearing these two words, he was at a loss, so he simply shouted: "Since I don't know what's going on, and I haven't seen any ambushes Look, then don’t care about it, go directly to see if there is really a ship delivering food, and then you will know if the black and white words are written for us.”

It is much easier for a rough person to chop up messes than for a meticulous person. Li Guo and He Zhen thought the same way. Since it is impossible to stop and go, let’s go. knew.

So the fleet braved the wind and waves, and sailed quickly through the waves. All the soldiers stood on the side of the boat with shields and knives, in case there was a sudden attack by soldiers and horses, and an ambush was set up on the river. The artillery arrows on both sides of the strait were fired at the same time, and the warships rushed out from behind to break their way back, trapping the entire fleet in the middle of the river, and they could catch the turtle in the urn.

But Li Guo is not worried. If this happens, the [-] troops under his command will directly rush to the two sides of the bank, land to clear the ambush, and use the fire to melt the iron chains, and the ambush will be broken. He is very confident that there will be no one in Sichuan except Zhang Xianzhong. Being able to organize an army stronger than himself, the so-called ambush may not know who is ambushing whom.

If there is really a number one figure like Wang Huan, the chief soldier of Kuizhou, who dares to stop the car with his arms, Li Guo doesn't mind adding the name of a Ming court general to the military merit book.

The pair of white cloths were left far behind, and gradually disappeared as the fleet moved forward. Apart from my own fleet on the river, there was not even a shadow of a boat in sight, nor the mountains and shoals on both sides. The person appeared, so calm that even the wind stopped.

He Zhen turned around and asked some generals behind her, then turned her head and said to Li Guo and Gao Yigong: "You two generals, we have already entered the boundary of Kuizhou, and the front is the Fengjie River. White Emperor City."

Hearing this, Li Guo felt emotionally and said: "Baidi City, the lonely place where Liu Bei was sent. A thousand years ago, Zhuge Wuhou was ordered to be in danger here. He assisted the Empress for several years, leaving good stories and outstanding martial arts. I don't know if we will come out of Sichuan today. Can I also follow the example of Marquis Wu, do my best to be loyal to the emperor, and achieve Dashun's century-old plan."

Gao Yigong said proudly: "What General Zhi said is of course, although the emperor retreated southward, it was only a temporary loss of power. I still have a million troops in Dashun. I just need to rest for a while, and I will be able to make a comeback. Man Qing The Tartars are unpopular, and sooner or later they will be killed and expelled by my son of the Han family, the general need not worry too much."

He Zhen listened, and said a few words in agreement, but his eyes flickered as he spoke, as if his words were insincere, and he seemed a little reluctant. It just so happened that Li Guo and Gao Yigong focused on observing the river surface on both sides of the river, and didn't care.

While the three of them were talking, the fleet went down the river, passed another section of the river, turned a big bend in the river, and saw a city built on the bank on the right side of the Yangtze River. The ancient city stood along the river. , but there is no city wall, only a small pier built on the shore.

Beside the pier, there are ten flat-bottomed cargo ships that are common on the Yangtze River. The boats are covered with tarpaulin, and the sides of the boats are almost against the water. Obviously, the boats are full of goods.

There was nothing else on the pier, except for a tall pole with a pair of white cloth fluttering on it, with a few big characters embroidered on it: "Ming Kuizhou Chief Soldier King".

Under the high pole, there is a round table and several chairs. There is a jar of wine and several dishes on the table. A man wearing a white Confucian shirt and a square scarf is pouring and drinking leisurely. Huh.

　Thank you Xiao Fei and I for your support in going to Guilin, thank you, thank you, and say important things three times.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)