Chapter 40 Hong Chengchou seeks death

Chapter 40: Hong Chengchou Seeks Death

Hong Chengchou should know what his next step should be. He is even ready to marry another wife. After all, he only has one son. It is far from enough for the entire clan.

For now, the reason why he is still here is for the soldiers who follow him, not for Emperor Chongzhen.

When one’s ideas become simple, it is the time to do great things!

People like Zhang Ruolin have found him, an almost perfect scapegoat, and are relieved - no one wants to stay in Liaodong to face Jiannu. This is the voice of every Ming Dynasty soldier in Liaodong.

Since the beginning of the Saarhu War until now, the Battle of Liaodong has been going on for more than 20 years. Nearly half a million good men of the Ming Dynasty have died here, but there is no hope of victory... Everyone Tired.

At this time, a new group of people should come to Liaodong to fight against the Jiannu. For example, Li Dingguo is preparing to make a move in Lantian City.

Hong Chengchou still knew the army led by Li Dingguo very well. After all, Yun Zhao once asked him for his opinion when establishing this army.

So, although the army led by Li Dingguo was also an all-firearms army, they had a high degree of mules and horses, which in a certain sense solved the problem of the slowness of an all-firearms army.

Sometimes Hong Chengchou always thinks that if Li Dingguo is also assigned to his command - the Battle of Liaodong will be easy to fight.

He just needs to order this army to keep moving forward, forward, forward...

Hong Chengchou, who was extremely sleepy, woke up from his sleep and first listened to what was going on outside. Movement, very good!

Jiannu did not start attacking the Xingshan camp.

However, the feeling of loneliness quickly came to his heart, and he quickly called his old servant Hongfu.

Soon, Hong Fu came in with a basin of water to help him wash up.

"Mr. Sir, please sleep a little longer. It's Chenshi now and it's starting to rain again."

Hong Chengchou put down his towel and said, "Where are Chen Dong and the others?"< /p>

Hong Fu said: "Chen Dong is resting in the nearby camp, and Yun Ping, the leader of the men in black, is keeping watch."

Hong Chengchou said: "Don't isolate our generals Come."

Hong Fu said with a smile: "Liu Kuang lives on your right."

"Why didn't Jiannu take advantage of the rain to attack?"

Hong Chengchou looked at the armor on the shelf and sighed slightly: "As a civil servant, I spend much more time wearing armor than when I wear a robe."

Hong Fu helped Hong Chengchou put on his armor and said: "There are so many fierce generals in Lantian. From now on, my husband will not need to wear armor. You can govern the world in the political hall."

Hong Chengchou smiled bitterly and said: "You are overthinking. Yun Zhao has spent such a big price on me, and it is impossible for me to sit firmly in the political hall. Yun Zhao's behavior of cutting the southwest is already obvious, and he is just waiting for me to bring peace to him.

Hong Fu said with a smile: "My husband is a great person, and he deserves to be reused. As long as my husband delivers these soldiers to Shanhaiguan safely, my husband will be retired."

When the time comes, the old slave will take the old lady and the second master back to Lantian County, leaving Hong Shou, the old dog, to guard his hometown and take care of the family's maritime trade.

When the world is at peace, my husband will be an official in the court, the eldest son will be an official in the customs, and the second master will return to his hometown to take care of the housework, won't our family be stable? "

Hong Chengchou tightened his armor and silk ribbon and said in surprise: "You are talking about our family's maritime trade?

Hong Fu diligently wiped off a speck of mud on his armor with his sleeve and said with a smile: "I used to buy a lot of land for my family, but later I heard that Lantian did not allow a family to own more than a thousand acres of fertile land."

I wrote a letter to Hong Shou, asking him to sell the extra land at home, collect some money, go to Mr. Sun Chuanting, buy two boats for the family, specialize in buying and selling silk, and porcelain overseas... ”

Hong Chengchou still has great faith in his two old family members, Hong Fu and Hong Shou. They are these two old servants. If these two old servants hadn’t been running around all these years, the Hong family would not have done anything good. Days passed.

After carrying the sword, Hong Chengchou left the commander's tent. At this time, it was dark outside the tent, with only some angry wind lanterns swaying in the wind and rain like will-o'-wisps.

This kind of spotlight was originally a piece of equipment in the Lantian Army. Place a thick tallow candle and a concave glass mirror behind the candle, so that you have a good thing that can withstand wind and rain but shine light far away.

Hong Chengchou. When he came back yesterday, he was exhausted and had not visited Xingshan properly, so, accompanied by his generals, he began to inspect the camp.

At dawn, Hong Chengchou finished his inspection through mud and water. After arriving at the camp, the light rain still didn't stop.

Just when he was about to go back to the commander's tent to rest, four soldiers hurried in from outside the camp carrying a simple stretcher. Hong Chengchou looked at it and felt in his heart. Suddenly there was a thud.

A young Ming soldier was lying on the stretcher. His limbs were firmly nailed to the stretcher with wooden thorns, and there was a wound on his ribs. It had been soaked white by the rain, and there was no trace of blood.

Hong Chengchou touched the young soldier's pulse. He had been dead for a long time.

Inside, half of the oil-paper bag was exposed. Liu Kuang, the leader, took out the oil-paper bag, opened it and handed it to Hong Chengchou a piece of silk filled with words written on it.

Hong Chengchou read the words on the silk silk. After saying that, he said to Liu Kuang: "When we leave the camp, there are still people outside.Has seven siblings. ”

Liu Kuang led the people out in a hurry, and in less than half an hour, seven simple stretchers were brought back.

These seven people were also soaked by rain all night. Six of the soldiers' bodies were already stiff, and only one soldier was still trying to open his eyes wide and breathing in pain.

"Commander, save me..."

The moment the soldier saw Hong Chengchou, he seemed to relax. He called out in a low voice, then tilted his head and fell silent.

There was a strange rumbling sound in Hong Chengchou's throat. The voice seemed to have a mouthful of phlegm stuck in his throat, or he was talking to himself. Finally, a stream of blood flowed from the corner of his mouth, and two tears fell on his messy beard.

He returned to the commander's tent, hurriedly wrote a letter on a piece of silk, gave it to Liu Kuang, and ordered him to tie the letter to an arrow and send it to the Jianzhou people's camp.

Wu Sangui hurriedly entered the tent, looked at the silk book in Liu Kuang's hand and said to Hong Chengchou: "Commander, can you have a look at the end of the general?" "

Hong Chengchou nodded feebly. After Wu Sangui read it, he handed the silk book to Liu Kuang and whispered to Hong Chengchou: "Commander Commander, it is not feasible to exchange gold and silver for the captured soldiers."

Hong Chengchou said in a deep voice: "Is there a better way?" "

Wu Sangui said: "The commander-in-chief has always been decisive, how come he is so kind to a woman today? "

Hong Chengchou gritted his teeth and said: "If we don't save these people, no one will be able to help us in the future. "

Wu Sangui shook his head and said: "Being a soldier and eating food is just a living with your head tied to your belt. If you die, you will be considered as having a back, and if you are captured alive, you will be considered dead. You can't do anything for these dead people. , harming all of us living people, as long as we are soldiers, this reason does not need to be explained clearly.

Hong Chengchou smiled bitterly and said: "How can I not understand what you said? I just feel that it is really difficult to let go if I don't do something." "

Wu Sangui chuckled and said: "Forget it, spending some money to buy peace of mind is also a way. ”

At noon, the light rain finally stopped.

A red sun hung on Tianshan Mountain as brightly as if it had been washed by clear water.

Right here Fifty feet away from the walled city, the Jianzhou people set up more than a dozen tall wooden frames.

Dozens of Ming people with loud voices kept shouting in front of the formation.

"Hong Chengchou, surrender! "

"Hong Chengchou, if you want to die, don't hurt your brothers! "

"Brothers of the Ming Army, we have surrounded Xingshan, surrender quickly! "

"Brothers, surrender, don't work for the officials. Hong Chengchou wrote to us this morning and wants to sell you at a good price..."

Wu Sangui took a look. Taking one look at the traitors who kept shouting, he directly said to the gunners on the camp: "Fire! ”

Immediately, the cannons at the top of the city roared. None of the dozens of traitors escaped. They just stood there straight and were beaten.The cannon raged into a pile of minced flesh.

Hong Chengchou put down the telescope in his hand and sighed: "These words were not shouted by them, but by the people hiding underground."

Wu Sangui remained silent.

Soon, the Jianzhou people outside the city began to laugh, and their laughter was extremely arrogant.

Wu Sangui looked up at the red sun in the sky and said: "I will go out of the city to fight for a while."

Hong Chengchou said: "That is a trap. The reason why Jiannu did not attack overnight is actually We are waiting for Shang Kexi and the others. At this time, they also have artillery. Once you leave the city, you will fall into the trap."

"In this case, why do we stay in Xingshan?"

Wu Sangui said angrily: "Jiannu didn't come to attack!"

Hong Chengchou smiled and said: "It's time for you to rescue Cao Bianjiao."

Wu Sangui frowned and said: "Rescue Cao Bianjiao?"

Wu Sangui said: "I leave, and there will be no one under your command, Commander-in-Chief." "How many people are there?"

Hong Chengchou took a long breath and said: "Not only are you leaving, but all those under my command whose father and son are in the army will go with you, and whose brothers will go with you. You go, the only son in the family will go with you."

Wu Sangui was surprised and said: "How can this happen?"

Hong Chengchou sighed: "I can't go back. Then die in Xingshan."

"How can this be done?"

"If Yang Guozhu can stay, why can't I stay?"

"It will be done, it will be done, Wu Sangui, I will give you all the people I can give you. Remember, guard the Shanhaiguan Pass, and do not allow the slaves to cross the border. Guard it. Shanhaiguan, your fate in the future will not be too bad no matter what.

If you can’t defend Shanhaiguan - everything will be over!”