Nanming Engineer

Chapter 159 The White Robe Respects the Hero

The man in the Confucian shirt was so eye-catching that he could be seen from a long distance on the empty pier. It was difficult for Li Guo and the others not to see him standing on the bow of the boat.
Gao Yigong's complexion changed, he issued several orders in succession, and flags were issued on the flagpoles of the ships. After seeing the flags, more than ten sentinel boats sped towards the front and back of the river to investigate whether there was any abnormality.

At the same time, many warships surrounded them, as if they were facing a big enemy, they protected the Chinese army's ship in the middle, and the shieldmen rushed to the deck to protect the three generals behind the shield wall, in case of accidents.Many archers, crossbowmen, and bird commanders rushed to the side of the ship, leaning on the side of the ship, aiming at the shore, ready to shoot at any time.

The [-] Dashun Army watched nervously at the dock of Baidi City, quietly waiting for the sound of the trumpet, and then the scene of the ambush.

The river wind blew, causing ripples on the surface of the water. Tens of thousands of people seemed to be non-existent, making no sound.

Some egrets swept up from the river, flew between the fleet and the pier, and with a long cry, they went straight to the sky.

Li Guo's gaze followed the egret, across the river, moved to the pier, and then settled on the man in the Confucian shirt.

The man in the Confucian shirt had a handsome face, with sword eyebrows and star eyes. Judging by his age, he was only a weak crown in double ten, but he looked extremely calm. He regarded the countless warships on the river as nothing, and looked at Li Guo with a smile while drinking.

With a distance of hundreds of steps, the Niao Tong's crossbows couldn't hit each other. Li Guo pushed away the shield hand in front of him, and said displeasedly: "Why panic? The person on the pier is only one person, he is not afraid, I What are you afraid of?"

Gao Yigong said: "We must be on guard, the place is wide open, and it is not appropriate to shoot cold arrows."

Li Guo said: "Across hundreds of steps, how can an archer have such supernatural power? Uncle is worrying too much, the shield protects me instead, so I should withdraw it."

He stared at the young man in Confucian shirts on the pier, and wondered: "This person is so courageous that he dares to sit alone and watch our army rush in. I don't know who it is?"

He Zhen looked at the ten cargo ships docked by the pier, and guessed with some hesitation: "The ships on the pier are all loaded with cargo, and the number is also consistent with the number of grain ships written on the white cloth on the cliff. Could it be that this person is President Kuizhou?" Bing Wang Huan?"

Li Guo moved his gaze upwards and saw the flag fluttering from the top of the pole. The big characters were still clearly visible from such a distance, especially the character "Wang", which was a bit bigger than the other characters. .

"It seems that this is the person, but I didn't expect this person to be so young. He looks less than 20 years old, right? I don't know who granted the title of Kuizhou General Soldier." Li Guo pressed the long knife at his waist, Smile up.

Gao Yigong said: "Who made it? Maybe this kid made himself an official. Anyway, no one cares about this mountainous land. There are many bandit mountain kings who call themselves marshals and generals. What is it to seal a general soldier?"

When he said this, several people laughed, and the atmosphere became relaxed.

Yes, it seems that the boy on the pier is playing tricks. For some unknown purpose, he put on a pose that looks like an empty plan, trying to attract the attention of Li Guo and others.

"Since he's a bandit or something, let's leave him alone. There's still a long way to go. Let's drive the boat." He Zhen said with a smile.

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw the young man in Confucian shirt standing up on the pier, walked a few steps to the riverside, and opened his mouth to chant loudly.

"The wind follows the dragon, the cloud follows the tiger, fame and wealth, dust and earth;

Looking at Shenzhou, the people are suffering, and the fertile land for thousands of miles is barren;
Look at the world, all the barbarians, the incomplete way of heaven can be filled by everyone;
Good man, don't leave your parents, just for the common people and not for the Lord! "

The sound channel is clear, rising above the river, echoing between the mountain walls on both sides, tens of thousands of people can hear clearly.

Li Guo and the others had already stopped paying attention to him, but as soon as the poem came out, they immediately turned to look at him.

Wang Huan was dressed in a white shirt with a windy robe, looking up at Li Guo's boat that was drifting away, with one hand on his chest and the other behind his back.

As Wang Huan's singing stopped, a thunderous explosion sounded on the river far in front of the fleet. The explosion was so loud that tens of thousands of people in the fleet were temporarily deaf. The nearby sentinel boats were overturned, and even the huge boat of Li Guo and others swayed far away. Everyone on the boat couldn't stand firmly, and they all fell to the ground and rolled into a pile.

Li Guo was shocked, and hurriedly got up, Gao Yigong shouted loudly, urging the soldiers to stand up and take precautions.

"There's an ambush!" Gao Yigong yelled, with sweat on his forehead. The explosion just now was so powerful that half of the river was churning. If they got closer, the entire fleet would probably fall into the river. Feeding the fish is really scary, I don't know how much explosives were used.

Li Guo stood up, supported the boat gangster and looked at Baidi City Wharf. The young man in white was standing on the shore leisurely, looking at him with a smile, as if he was looking at a group of grasshoppers between his palms.

"Rush over! Kill him!" Gao Yigong gritted his teeth.

"Slow!" He Zhen stopped immediately: "That kid is standing there alone and confident, maybe he is trying to lure us over. I guess explosives are also planted on the bank, and it will explode at one touch!"

Li Guo frowned and didn't express his opinion, but he heard countless voices from the direction of Baidi City singing loudly: "Holding the steel knife 99, kill Hu'er before giving up;
I am a majestic man, why do Tartars make horses and cows?
A strong man drank all the wine in his bowl and traveled a thousand miles without turning back;

The golden drum is beeping in unison, and the crowds are roaring, and they will never break the yellow dragon! "

Along with the singing, countless soldiers in white robes and armed with spears poured out from the Baidi City behind Wang Huan. They lined up on the pier and sang loudly together. Judging by the number of people, there were at least several thousand soldiers.

Li Guo's complexion changed continuously, his eyes were very poisonous, and he could tell at a glance that these white-robed soldiers were all elite soldiers, with strict discipline and high morale, and they were somewhat stronger than his own soldiers.

The white-robed soldiers sang a song, and shouted in unison: "General Li, there is no need to panic. We are the white-armed soldiers of Kuizhou. We are ordered by the commander-in-chief king to send General Li to the east and blow up the river for the general. A place in the middle of the hidden reef, to show respect, I hope that General Li will go thousands of miles here, not forgetting his life as a son of the Han family, be brave enough to kill the enemy, drive out the Tartars, and restore our country!"

Thousands of people shouted at the same time, and the echo was loud and clear, almost suppressing the panic shouts of tens of thousands of people on Li Guo's side.

Immediately, more than a dozen people from the white-robed soldiers rushed out, all of them were dressed up with short knives and water, boarded the cargo ship docked by the pier, untied the cables, and drove the boat towards Li Guo's fleet.

The white-robed soldiers opened their mouths and shouted together again: "The ten ships of food are the wishes of my commander-in-chief, Lord Wang. There is no one else, just to respect General Li for his loyalty to the people. General Li please accept it!"

Ten cargo ships approached Li Guo's convoy, and without waiting to get close, more than a dozen sailors cupped their hands in Li Guo's direction, laughed and rolled over into the water, and disappeared in the water.

Seeing that the cargo ship was about to collide, Li Guo's soldiers stretched out their long poles to support the cargo ship, and then sent some people to jump over to search it.

After a short rest, the people on the boat reported to Li Guo that the boat was indeed full of food, not a fire boat.

Li Guo's face had recovered his composure, and he stood on the bow of the boat with his sword pressed, recalling the song of the white-robed soldiers, and said to himself: "This is the battle song of the Red Scarf Army at the end of the Yuan Dynasty. Sing it to me. What is it?" mean?"

Gao Yigong didn't care about what song Wang Huan sang, but sent soldiers from Shanshui to jump into the river to touch the explosion site in front of him, and found that a hidden reef was blown up, and the fleet passed without any worries.

Li Guo was even more surprised when he heard this, and together with the white-robed soldiers on the shore, they really delivered food and blasted the rocks, looking at this posture, they are not enemies but friends.

"The white pole soldier is Qin Liangyu's soldier, and I have never had any contact with Dashun. The boy named Wang Huan is probably the commander-in-chief of Qin Liangyu. Why did he help us?" He Zhen stood beside Li Guo. He was familiar with various factions in Sichuan. Power, reacted immediately, and said to Li Guo.

Li Guo remained silent, just watched the white soldiers lined up neatly on the shore, motionless, as if thinking about something.

On the other hand, Wang Huan on the shore looked intently at the boat where Li Guo was standing. The distance was too far, and he could only take a rough look. He could vaguely see a man in armor standing on the bow of the boat. look at yourself.

"I wonder if it's Li Guo, but it's a pity that we are on both sides of the river and can't meet each other." Wang Huan sighed and shook his head.

However, the purpose of this trip has been achieved, Li Guo has left a deep impression on himself, demonstrated the strength of the Kuizhou soldiers, and also sent a little food, see you later, it will be a good friendship.

As for this genius general in the late Ming Dynasty, Wang Huan was really reluctant to just let him go, but he was not strong enough to let Li Guoqiang stay. He had to find a way to win him over before Li Guo died of illness in Huguang. come over.

Historically, Li Guo was recruited by Du Yinxi after he arrived in Huguang and learned of Li Zicheng's death. By that time, they were all from the Ming army, so it might be easier to recruit.

Wang Huan glanced in Li Guo's direction full of reluctance, then turned around sadly, and said to Zu Bian and Ma Xintian who were standing behind him, "Let's go, we've said what we need to express, we should go to Chongqing."

Zu Bian and Ma Xintian bowed and led thousands of white-robed soldiers to evacuate from the pier in an orderly manner.

Li Guo on the river, watching Wang Huan leave, still didn't say a word, just grabbed the hands of the side of the boat with more force, and almost scratched the imprint on the wooden boat board.

On the other hand, He Zhen also had a serious face, and there was a bit of deep worry in her eyes, which were already full of worries.

(End of this chapter)