Nanming Engineer

Chapter 437 Attention
On September [-]th of the fourth year of Yongli in the Ming Dynasty, that is, the same month and the same day in the seventh year of Shunzhi in the Qing Dynasty, a large number of people gathered in the majestic mountains in the south of Xinzhou and north of Yangqu County, Shanxi.

On the front of Shiling Pass, looking out from the misty rain curtain, one can see the green trees and emerald valleys, one after another, the banners almost cover the true color of the forest. Following the mountain, it continued to the end of the field of vision, as if the camp was a part of the rain curtain. The extent of the rain was the extent of the Qing army's camp.

The light rain is blowing on the face, refreshing and pleasant. It can be said to be extremely comfortable in this summer, but at this moment, there is a chilling smell in the rain. Countless white-armored sergeants are standing in the fortifications in front of the wall, watching with cold eyes, looking at each other indifferently. Seven or eight miles away, the Qing army was logging vertical fences.

The Aha and Nikan soldiers of the Qing army stripped off their upper bodies and worked with their arms bare in the rain. They dug trenches, built fences, built horses, and built a fortification opposite the Ming army's fortifications.

While cutting trees and digging ditches, these braided soldiers shouted loudly and provoked wildly in the direction of Shiling Pass, "Come here! Let the grandpas give you a good time!"

"Ming Gou'er is as timid as a dog, hiding behind a rock and pretending to be a grandson?"

"I don't want to wait for my grandson!"

"Hahaha, if you don't want me, it's fine to bring a shit bowl!"

"Hahahahahaha!"

Strange sounds and mandarin with a Liaodong accent blew from a distance along the raindrops, and fell into the ears of Kuizhou Baijia soldiers. Hack those bastards to death.

The officers shuttled among their subordinates, constantly cooling down: "Don't be fooled by these Donghu, they are irritating us, if they are fooled, we will lose!"

"They have heavy troops behind them, just waiting for us to rush out!"

"My lord has ordered that those who go to battle without authorization will be punished with death even though they have meritorious service!"

"A man deserves his life to die, how can he be provoked by a dog?"

"Give me your strength! I'm angry too, but now is not the time. There are many battles waiting for us to fight. When the time comes, I will be the first to kill him without any effort!"

The psychological warfare between the two sides was like fire, and they took the lead in the confrontation. Standing behind the low wall in front of the closed wall, Liu Yun, the general manager of Fengziying, shook off the rain on his face, stepped on the low wall with one step, and jumped up again. After getting on the wooden fence, stepping on the two sharp wooden thorns with both legs, he stood up proudly, with luck in his stomach, and shouted loudly with a smile: "Hey! The dog on the other side, why bother to show such lip service? If you have the courage, just show it Come over tomorrow! I'll wait here, but come here even if your parents don't lay eggs for you!"

He is highly skilled in martial arts and has a lot of inner strength. This roar actually overwhelmed the voices of the people on the opposite side. It was like thunder and lightning, shaking in all directions in the rain. People on both sides could hear it clearly. The sound suddenly stopped.

After a brief silence, the Kuizhou army burst into thunderous cheers, "Yes, yes!" "Come here if you have the guts!" The slander was endless, and the scene got out of control. The Qing army's provocation turned into scolding between the two sides. Compared with the Ming army's sharp tongue, the Qing army seemed to be at a disadvantage.

"Grass your mother!" When did a thick-set Aha have been so angry with the Ming army, but he couldn't speak Chinese well, and he didn't speak fluently. How could he be a master of scolding?Being choked by the Ming army, the cow's temper came up, and he grabbed the knife and was about to run out.

As soon as he moved his feet, a hand stretched out from behind, and Niu Luerzhen, who led the team, pulled him back. The strong man was as strong as a cow, but he was dragged in a circle and thrown into the muddy water.

"The lord has an order to lure the enemy, not to attack the city. Are you fucking trying to kill our entire Niulu?" The tower-like Ezhen stood in the rain, and the raindrops hit him, turning into water droplets and splashing away. , just like a glaring King Kong.

The strong man gritted his teeth, not daring to do anything wrong, got up and bowed, and resentfully went to carry the wood again.

Ezhen turned his head and gave the opposite side a hard look. In the hazy drizzle, the Ming army on the opposite side was foggy, and he couldn't see clearly, only the laughter and cursing full of Sichuan flavor came from afar.

Behind the two sides of the Qing army's ditch-digging team, a mass of black people squatted on the ground, crouching low, silent like lurking wolves, and Zhenghuang Qi Gushan forehead Zhenzhunta, who led the team, spit on the ground , staring at the angry eyes and waving: "Go! Go back, these Ming dogs won't come out!"

They had been lying in ambush in the rain for two hours, their bodies were covered in mud, and their ears were numb from the scolding from both sides, but they still didn't see half of the Ming army coming out. Apart from going back helplessly, it would be useless to wait any longer.

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"Touch!" Man Dahai slammed his fist on the table, knocking a short table almost to pieces.

"How unreasonable!" He growled: "Minggou is so timid, why dare to attack our Han army at night? It's so arrogant to kill the general and seize the flag, but at this moment it is as afraid of battle as a mouse! It's really abominable!"

"What should be done, don't get angry." Dorgon narrowed his eyes, and the slit-like pupils gleamed with light: "This is what a strong enemy should look like, with a buoyant face and a sense of loyalty. If you are provoked casually, you will be fooled. You are not worthy to be our opponent!"

Man Dahai turned aside Dorgon, wondering which side are you on?

"The people below have built trenches and wooden fences according to my instructions. It will be troublesome for the Ming army to rush over. It will not be so easy to deal with us like they did with Nikan. Let's rest first. After walking this way, we are all exhausted. I'm tired. Let's wait for a day or two before going to tackle the problem." Dorgon smiled and handed a cup to Mandahai: "Come, have a sip of tea. The emperor of the Ming Dynasty enjoyed it very much. We should also learn to drink this tea. It’s not cheap.”

Man Dahai quickly bowed to grab it, took it respectfully, held it in his hand, and slowly drank it.

Really good.Thinking of this, he couldn't help but miss those two newly recruited concubines of the Han nationality in Beijing.

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Wang Huan stood on Shiling Pass, holding a binoculars in his hand, standing in the rain, looking into the depths of the mountains.

The telescope of this era, called the telescope, first appeared in Ming Dynasty. In the sixth year of the Ming Dynasty, the German missionary Tang Ruowang brought this thing that was invented less than 30 years ago to the Middle Earth by boat from Germany, and presented it to the emperor. , was amazed for a moment.

At that time, Xu Guangqi wanted to imitate it, but because of his poor glass craftsmanship, he couldn't make it, so he had to give up.After so many years, there have been a lot more in the southern Macao area, and there are many such holes on the red-haired ghost's boat. The one in Wang Huan's hand was brought to him by the middle official sent by Emperor Yongli to proclaim the decree. reward.

"Retired." Wang Huan put away the mirror, threw it to Ma Wannian, and grinned, "Are you stupid? Do you really think we will be fooled?"

Ma Wannian took the binoculars carefully like a mother-in-law who cherishes himself, wiped the lens tube with his sleeve, then put it into a cloth bag and carried it in his arms.

Li Tingyu replied nonchalantly: "But sir, it's not a bad thing to rush out and kill someone by taking advantage of your plan. Brothers are all holding it back. How can a decent man tolerate this kind of birdiness?"

Li Dingguo smiled and said: "Didn't you just go out and kill a round a few days ago? Why did you hold back again? Liu Zeqing's mind is still hanging on the city wall, so it can't be faked. I, it should be me who is holding back, right?"

Li Tingyu yelled: "You are mild-tempered, just like a piece of wood. You have the same virtue as Ma Xintian. You can't hold back. He didn't have any expression when he killed people. Look, look, look, just like now!" He shouted, pointing his fingers randomly.

Ma Xintian was standing behind Wang Huan, his expressionless face was full of rain, without even a trace of waves. If it wasn't for his ruddy complexion, others might think it was a standing dead body.

Hearing Li Tingyu's complaint, Ma Xintian made a rare move and shrugged his shoulders.

His face remained expressionless.

Li Tingyu only felt goosebumps all over his body: "Look, look, he doesn't even bother to move his body now, he just shrugs his shoulders, if this continues, Ma Xintian, let me tell you, you will become a clay sculpture Bodhisattva in the temple! "

Wang Huan also looked over and sighed inwardly. Ma Xintian was originally calm, but after following him, he became less fond of words and just learned things silently. Gradually, he was going to become like a living dead. Wang Huan was afraid that he would suffer from psychological problems. , chatted with him a few times, and every time he said: After leaving Sichuan, seeing the miserable state of the world, I realized that a man has a responsibility to stand in the world, and in troubled times, talking is useless. Do more than talk.

This is a typical sequelae after watching too much killing and tragedy. There are psychologists in later generations, but there is no one at this time. It is impossible for Wang Huan to do ideological work for him every day. He can only chat with him sometimes to make him psychologically balanced. If there are too many, there is no other way.

In the chaotic world, some people die while others live, some see through the cycle of life and death, some pay less attention to fame and fortune, some are angry and want to die to serve the country, some worry and save the world and save the people, who can tell which is right and which is wrong?
Wang Huan clapped his hands, drew everyone's attention back, and said in a deep voice: "Since the Tartars are here, today is just a test, and the official battle will start in two days. Be careful, this battle is coming with Dorgon himself. The pressure is no more than before, there are more Tartar soldiers, Tianmen Pass and Liangling Pass also have Tartar soldiers, maybe we will face the dilemma of facing the enemy on both sides, this small place is extremely dangerous."

He turned around and faced the misty world outside the pass: "The brave survive, and the ambitious survive! Standing here, I, Wang Huan, never thought about whether I would be able to return to Sichuan alive. Ergun has been forced to such a point, and it is not in vain to be a human being. If we work harder, the Han family will be reborn in our hands. At that time, we will expel the Tartars from the Great Wall and climb up to Shanhaiguan to drink. Wouldn't it be great!"

Everyone in the rain laughed in unison, not caring about the danger they were facing, and stood behind Wang Huan in high spirits.

strong west wind,
frosty morning,
Cangshan is like the sea
The setting sun is like blood.

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Thousands of miles away, in Zhaoqing City, Qu Shichun and other civil servants were arguing in the main hall of Shuiyue Palace. Jiao Lian and other generals stood blankly on one side, at a loss. Du Yonghe, the deputy sent by Li Chengdong, looked on coldly and said nothing; In the Jinluan Palace, Emperor Yongli sat helplessly high, holding his chin with his hands. He looked at the quarreling ministers for a while, his eyes were empty and sad, and for a while he looked to the north with hope, where there was a wall blocking him. but he stared there, enjoying himself.

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At the head of the city of Quanzhou, Zheng Chenggong, the king of Yanping County, brandished a long knife and was covered in blood. He roared and split the head of a Qing soldier, jumped up the city wall, and stabbed him with several long spears. Crashing into the arms of those Qing soldiers, the blade of the long spear brushed against the iron armor, a string of sparks came out, and the long knife in his hand cut across, splitting a stream of blood.

The Ming army behind them rushed up with shouts and rushed to both sides along the city wall. In the collision of human bodies and swords, Qing army flags were thrown down from the top of the city, and large flags embroidered with the word "Zheng" were planted on them. Quanzhou was broken. up.

Zheng Chenggong stuck the rolled steel knife upside down on the ground, sat on the crenel panting, looked up to the north with a complex look in his eyes, and after a while, he stood up, roared and raised the knife and left.

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On the border between Huguang and Guangxi, in Yuezhou City, Du Yinxi, Li Guo and others were sitting in a quiet room, listening carefully to the report of the spies who came back from the north. The room was quiet and quiet, except for the spies' words that shook the beams and pillars. .On the other side of the city, He Tengjiao was lying on the bed with bandages wrapped around his forehead, discussing something with his confidant He Yaoqi and others with a voice as thin as a mosquito.

The city is full of defeated soldiers, and one should be bald and waste.

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Outside Xiangtan City, the two armies faced each other.Shen Zhixiang, the continuation of the Qing army, shouted hoarsely and fired, and the red cannons fired iron bullets amidst the roar, across the sky, fell to the ground, jumped a few times, and stopped moving like glutinous rice balls. There are still hundreds of steps away from the white armor formation in the distance.

Xu Tiezhu smashed his mouth in disdain and waved down the red flag in his hand. Amidst the thunderous sound of the divine cannon, ten-pound iron bullets roared and passed through the air with the projectiles fired from the red cannon, and then smashed into the Qing army. Lie Li, like a drop of water falling into a frying pan, immediately exploded the pan.

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At the top of the city of Huai'an, all the troops in charge of water transport swung their swords and chopped off the head of the governor of water transport in the Qing Dynasty.

In the blood all over the ground, several corpses fell in disorder, all of whom were officials of the third rank and above in the Qing court in Huai'an. Ma Quan held up his severed head and stood proudly on the high tower.

"I'm all Han, why do I have to have this rat-tailed braid and be that person who forgets my ancestors?" he shouted. The city was crowded with people. Tens of thousands of people under the command of the General Water Transport Soldiers all had bald heads and had their braids cut off: "Liang Liang of the Ming Dynasty. Guo Gong gathered troops in Shanxi to fight the Tartars in Taiyuan, how can we stand by and watch?"

"I will swear an oath to my teacher here, and use this head to sacrifice the flag, and I will return to the Ming Dynasty anyway! Those who do not follow will be killed without mercy!"

A large banner with Ming characters fluttered in the wind above the city.

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Outside the city of Nanjing, Mi Shangzu Tianci escorted the endless grain carts, and lined up outside the south gate to enter the city. There were many accompanying soldiers in the convoy, armed with knives and guns, all of them were strong and strong.

Zu Tianci squinted his eyes to look at the venomous sun in the sky, then turned his head and looked to the north, the resolute light in his pupils was as bright as a torch.

He squeezed the sleeve arrow in his arm, reached out to grab the knife hidden in the rice bag, took a deep breath, and walked towards the city gate.

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In the Zhoushan Islands, the King of Lu stood at the wharf and handed wine cups to Zhang Mingzhen, Marquis of Dingxi, and Zhang Huangyan, Minister of the Ministry of War.

On the sea, thousands of ships were ready to go, and thousands of sails were facing the wind. Tens of thousands of Ming soldiers sailed into the sea, and took advantage of the wind to sail towards Chongming Island across the sea.

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There are turmoil in Shenzhou, and the north and south of the river are like pillars.

Looking north, the mountains and rivers gather under Shiling Pass.

(End of this chapter)