Chongzhen Daming: Starting from Coal Mountain

Chapter 192 Li Xiangjun Can't Sleep
"Ambition!" The scholar gave a thumbs up, and then roared, "Then what should we do?"

"Mother thief, kill Jiannu!" One soldier roared first, followed by hundreds of soldiers roaring at the same time, the huge roar almost deafened Jin Shenghuan's ears.

Originally, the shouts of hundreds of people had no such effect.

But this gun platform happened to be built in a mountain depression.

The depression in the shape of a concave mirror produced a polymerization effect. While amplifying the sound effect, it also allowed the sound waves to travel farther, until it was transmitted six or seven miles away, reaching the ears of Duoduo and others.

……

"What's going on?" Doduo's attention immediately shifted from the huge Kongming lantern to the direction of Yunlong Mountain, and after a while, he turned back and asked Fan Chengmo, "Dog slave, what is Ming dog calling?"

Duoduo not only understands Daming official dialect, but also speaks Daming official dialect fluently.

In fact, most of the Eight Banners nobles can speak fluent Ming Mandarin.

"Ah? This..." Fan Chengmo's face turned bitter, and he thought to himself, isn't this embarrassing me?

You guessed it right, Doduo deliberately made things difficult for Fan Chengmo, because he is Fan Wencheng's son.

This is a secret in Dodo's heart, no one knows, and Dodo is not going to tell anyone.

"Say!" Fan Chengmo hesitated for a moment, and Duoduo lashed him with a horsewhip on the back and cursed angrily, "Tell me the truth!"

"Hey!" Fan Chengmo had no choice but to tell the truth, "Return to master, these Ming dogs are shouting, kill Jiannu!"

"What did you say? You dog slave, who lent you the guts to eat inside and out?" Doduo's whip fell on Fan Chengmo's body, and he cursed again and again, "You dog slave! You are looking for death ?"

Fan Chengmo rolled down on the snow in pain, begging for mercy repeatedly, but Duoduo got off his horse and continued to chase and beat him endlessly.

Va Xing'a was confused, but he didn't intend to stop him at all, because in the eyes of bannermen like Fan Chengmo, Han people were no different from cattle, horses, sheep, etc., and were even more valuable than a farm ox. When there is not enough food in a famine year, the Bannermen will often slaughter Han people to coat them to save rations.

Duduo finally let Fan Chengmo go until he felt a little tired from the fight.

"Dog slave." Duoduo kicked Fan Chengmo again before getting on his horse again.

After getting on the horse, Duoduo said to Va Xing'a again: "Go, go to the southeast corner to have a look."

Soon, Duoduo came to the south of Yunlong Mountain with Wa Xing'a and more than [-] guards.

At this time, Duoduo and the others were less than three miles away from the direct line of the No. [-] peak of Yunlong Mountain, so the roars of the soldiers of the Ming army could be heard very clearly.

And I saw the Ming army at the foot of the mountain and on the top of the mountain.

Can vaguely hear the sound of drums and horns, as well as the sound of singing?There is a woman singing?

Listening to the faint singing in the wind, Duoduo felt a little unbelievable, didn't he?This is not true, is it?

The soldiers of the Qing Dynasty are already in sight, and they are still listening to the opera troupe?Ming Jun is too crazy, right?This is not paying attention to their Qing soldiers!
Va Xing'a and more than 600 white armored soldiers also looked at each other in blank dismay.

Duoduo took out the telescope from the leather bag again, unfolded it and pointed it at the top of Yunlong Mountain.

Now it can be clearly seen that there is really an opera troupe singing on the top of the mountain, and it is a woman.

Seeing the woman in theatrical costume slam her legs on the top of the mountain and sit on the ground, Duoduo was completely stunned. Why is the Ming army in Xuzhou so weird?
What is that big white ball rising from the city?
Why is the Ming army at the foot of the mountain roaring like crazy?

And why are there women singing on the top of the mountain?Indulge before dying?
But looking at the soldiers of the Ming army standing on the gun platform in front of them, they didn't look like they were giving up on themselves. What's going on?Doduo's brows were frowned into a deep knot.

Seeing Duoduo's brows furrowed tightly, Wa Xing'a asked, "Master, why don't you take a team of white-armored soldiers to kill up the mountain, and snatch that actor to relieve your boredom, master?"

What Va Xing'a said is really not just talking.

As long as Duoduo gives the order, he really dares to do so.

Of course, whether it can be achieved in the end is another matter.

"Forget it." Duoduo waved his hand and said, "Didn't you see the red cannon on the mountainside? No matter how powerful our guards in the Qing Dynasty are, they can't withstand a blow from the red cannon. You can't do such a stupid thing."

Wa Xing'a stopped talking, and the red-clothed cannon was still powerful.

"Order the army to camp by the lake." Duoduo said in a deep voice, "We will fight tomorrow."

The army has just gone through a long and urgent march, and it is getting dark, so it will definitely not attack this evening, and it will have to wait until tomorrow if it wants to attack.

But Duduo didn't relax in the slightest.

While beating the horse and walking back, he sent someone to call the Baya Latiao Zhangjing Etuhun of the Zhengbai Banner, and asked him to arrange a sufficient number of Yebushou to lie in ambush in the snow, waiting to ambush the Yebushou sent by the Ming army. receive.

In addition, the six hundred white-armored soldiers of Wa Xing'a were put on standby.

If the Ming army dared to steal the camp, let them come and go.

Duoduo is familiar with the Three Kingdoms and knows that the Han people are good at sneak attacks at night.

……

The sky gradually darkened.

Wang Chengen persuaded in a low voice: "Your Majesty, it's getting dark, take it."

"En." Chongzhen nodded, and said again, "Then take it back."

Wang Chengen then screamed loudly: "There is a decree from the Holy Spirit, accept it!"

More than a dozen young eunuchs immediately turned the capstan and retracted the large Kongming lantern that had been put into the sky ten feet high.

After about a quarter of an hour, the hanging basket fell back to the ground, and Zheng Sen hurriedly opened the guardrail and jumped down, but almost staggered and fell to the ground, because of the strong wind in the sky, he was frozen.

Zheng Sen's two legs were completely numb, as if they were not his own.

"Brother Damu, be careful!" Two Qin Wang scholars hurried forward to help Zheng Sen.

Zheng Sen slowed down for a moment, then bowed to Chongzhen again and said, "I bow to the Holy One."

"Mian!" Chongzhen waved his hand, "Zheng Sen, can you see Jiannu clearly from the air?"

"Return to the Holy Lord, I can see clearly." Zheng Sen handed the telescope back to Chongzhen, and continued, "Jiannu has already camped on the southwest side of Yunlong Lake."

Chongzhen nodded: "As expected."

Qi Jiguang's new book on performance said that the army camps should be in hidden places in the mountains and forests that the enemy troops do not know.

But the camping of large troops is different. Small troops can camp in hidden places in the mountains, but hundreds of thousands of troops cannot be hidden if you want to hide, so it is best to camp near mountains and rivers.

Camping in this way is not only good for defense, but also convenient for getting water.

Zheng Sen said again: "Judging from the number of camps, the strength of the Jiannu army is about [-]! There are three to four thousand vans and various carriages, and more than three hundred Hongyi cannons!"

"More than three hundred!" The scholar chief present suddenly looked awe-inspiring.

In contrast, their Ming army only had a total of more than twenty Hongyi cannons.

But fortunately, there are more than [-] tiger squatting guns and more than [-] Fran cannons.

Zheng Sen said again: "In addition to more than [-] Hongyi cannons, there are also a large number of Frang cannons and tiger squat cannons. The exact number is unknown, because many Frang cannons and tiger squat cannons are hidden in the side compartments. In the carriage."

"For the time being, the Folang cannon and the tiger squat cannon are ignored, because they are defensive firearms and are not very useful in offensive operations." Chongzhen waved his hand and said, "Apart from the southeast of Yunlong Lake, have you found Jiannu in other directions?" Camp?"

"I didn't find it." Zheng Sen shook his head, and then said, "At least I didn't find it in my field of vision."

"No?" Chongzhen smiled and said again, "It seems that Duoduo is quite cautious in using troops."

Jin Xuan said: "Your Majesty, the slaves came from a long way away, so there must be a lack of people and horses. Why don't you lead the [-] fine riders from the headquarters to steal the camp at night and give them a good reputation?"

Chongzhen was a little moved when he heard the words, because such stories are often staged in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

But think about it or forget it, the Romance of the Three Kingdoms is a novel after all, if you take it seriously, you will lose.

"Forget it." Immediately Chongzhen waved his hand and said, "Although Jiannu came from a long distance, he must be exhausted, but because of this, he must strengthen his guard tonight. If Aiqing really goes to steal the camp, he may be tricked by the other party."

After a pause, Chongzhen said again: "Just sleep well tonight!"

"Have enough energy to prepare for tomorrow's battle!"

……

At this time at the top of Yunlong Mountain.

Jin Shenghuan specially vacated a bunker for the gun platform to accommodate the national crisis theater troupe.

The bunker of the gun platform was divided into several rooms, one of which was arranged by Ruan Dacheng as a dormitory for women, specially used to house actresses such as Li Xiangjun and Zheng Tuoniang.

Zheng Tuoniang is the second Qinhuai prostitute to join the troupe.

He also sang to Chongzhen twice in Yangzhou and Nanjing.

Besides Li Xiangjun and Zheng Tuoniang, there are more than a dozen girls in the troupe.

More than a dozen young women gathered together, and Yingying Yanyan was really lively.

It wasn't until a light cough sounded outside the wooden door that the girls finally calmed down.

Then Ruan Dacheng's deep voice sounded from outside the wooden door again: "Go to bed early tonight, tomorrow I might sing for a whole day, from dawn to dusk, I won't be able to hold it if I don't have enough energy!"

"Sing all day?" the girls couldn't help but whisper.

Immediately, the oil lamps in the room were extinguished one after another, and the light dimmed.

However, Li Xiangjun tossed and turned and couldn't fall asleep.

Tossing and turning, Zheng Tuoniang's whisper suddenly sounded in my ears: "Sister Xiangjun, are you asleep?"

"Sister Tuoniang, are you okay?" Li Xiangjun turned around and faced Zheng Tuoniang's side, "You haven't slept yet?"

"I can't sleep, I'm scared." Zheng Tuoniang said in a low voice, "There are Jian slaves on the other side of the lake. These Jian slaves are barbarians. They not only kill people, but also eat people, and they also eat women."

I have to admit that the propaganda of this weapon by public opinion is really overbearing.

With the publicity of the scholars and the repeated singing of the opera troupe, not only the soldiers in the border towns and the traffickers in the states and counties believed in the story of the two-legged sheep, but even the opera troupe of the national crisis and the scholars in the scholar camp believed in it. No doubt.

But then again, even if Jianu didn't eat women, the murder he committed would not be much worse.

"Sister Tuoniang, I'm really scared too." As soon as Zheng Tuoniang finished speaking, multiple voices rang out in the darkness.

Good guy, the dozen or so girls in the Dare to Love troupe are all asleep, and tonight is destined to be a sleepless night.

There is great terror between life and death, facing the test of life and death, few people can truly remain calm.

Hearing this, Li Xiangjun suddenly had first-class pride in his heart, and said: "Sisters, don't be afraid, the Holy Majesty will protect us, and the soldiers of Ming Dynasty will also protect us!"

"But, but..." A weak voice sounded.

"What if they wait for Jiannu to attack, but they flee like Guan Ning's army? What shall we do?"

Li Xiangjun immediately replaced himself with Qin Liangyu, and said in a low but firm voice, "Then we will put on costumes and props to fight the enemy, and shame these eggless men!"

"Huh?" The dozen or so girls were even more frightened now.

……

In contrast, the dozen or so scholars who were also on the ninth peak of Yunlong Mountain were much calmer.

At this moment, in one of the bunkers at the foot of the Ninth Peak, several oil lamps illuminated the entire hall of the bunker. The tall and burly scholar who was speaking on the blunderbuss during the day was holding a volume of Analects and was speaking loudly. Leading the reading, the rest of the scholars responded sentence by sentence, and the sound of reading aloud spread throughout the bunker.

"The Master said: The Lord is faithful and trustworthy, do not have friends who are not as good as yourself, and don't be afraid to change your mistakes."

"The Master said: The three armies can seize the commander, but the common man cannot seize the ambition!"

"The Master said: Clothes cover the robes, and those who wear foxes and raccoons stand upright and are not ashamed, what is the reason?"

In the room, the soldiers of Bianzhen, who were lying in their clothes, were attracted by the sound of books written by the scholars, and sat up one after another.

One said: "Hey, these scholars are really interesting. Tomorrow we will fight against Jiannu. I don't know how many will survive in the end. They still have the intention to study there?"

"What do you know?" Another slightly older veteran reprimanded, "I heard that these scholars are all Wenqu stars from the sky, and they are all extraordinary."

"Adversary, they are all immortals in the sky." The third frontier soldier echoed.

"Even if these scholars die, they will just return to the fairy class in the sky, and they will still be gods."

The fourth border soldier said with infinite yearning: "I wonder if we can also become gods in the sky after we die?"

"It's just you?" the fifth frontier soldier sarcastically said, "I don't know a few big characters, and I don't know what a word is when the shoulder pole is upside down, and you still want to be a fairy in the sky? Go and live your Qingqiu dream."

The sixth frontier soldier said faintly: "I've decided, even if it's a waste of money, I still want my kid to study."

"Reading? Stop dreaming." The venomous tongue just now started to sarcasm again, "The old drunkard said that scholars are all Wenqu stars descending from the sky. Ma Wu, you don't even take pictures of yourself. Just like you, you look three years old. Like the bark of Cunding Valley, Wenqu Xingjun will be reincarnated as your son? What are you thinking?"

"Shut up, believe it or not, I cheated on you?"

Ma Wu, who was ridiculed, was furious: "Try saying one more thing?"

Seeing that the two were about to fight, the frontier soldiers nearby hurriedly dissuaded them.

The room finally quieted down, but the sound of reading aloud from the hall outside was even louder, and then these frontier soldiers fell asleep with the sound of reading on their pillows.

There was nothing to say all night, and the time came to the third day of February in the eighteenth year of Chongzhen.

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