golden scales

What happens when the army breaks up?It's not that you can't see your soldiers around you, but that there are many soldiers around you, but these people don't listen to your command. .

In the era without TV and photos, there were not many soldiers who actually saw Sun Chuanting in the camp. Even if someone recognized this as Inspector Sun, who would take care of this bad old man at the critical moment when he was running for his life?

Anyone with a bit of a brain knows that the soldiers most needed by the supervisor now are those pawns who go to the back to intercept Li Chuang's army. They are the unlucky ones who are thrown to the bandits to kill and enslave to slow down the speed!The best way is to escape on your own. Those who can escape are fortune-telling, and those who cannot escape are fate.

Naturally, Sun Chuanting would not foolishly call on the fleeing Ming soldiers around him to turn around and fight, and he would not use his own soldiers to suppress them.If everyone's resentment is aroused right now, they are likely to be kidnapped by the daring soldiers and go to see Li Zicheng.

Although the rebellious soldiers could not attack the city, it was difficult to see a well-organized Ming army in the county towns, military forts, and all the points guarded by high walls and gates on the road from Jiaxian to Ruzhou.With the news of the defeat brought by the rebellious army, the Ming army here also began to flee. Only the second boy, who is brave and fearless, is still robbing rich families in the city, and is preparing to disarm after this battle.

Sun Chuanting passed Baofeng and dispersed more than a dozen rebels who had besieged a family.The family only thought that there were new robbers coming, and they dared not open the door.Superintendent Sun didn't stop there either, and even though he did something good, he didn't leave a name. He urged his subordinates to pass through the city and run straight to Ruzhou.He didn't dare to imagine what kind of blame he would face after seeing the prince, but he just hoped that this defeat would not affect the prince's safety.

"Master!" Niu Chenghu rode on the horse, and led a group of servants to drive the broken soldiers who blocked the way aside.

"What's the matter!" Sun Chuanting almost became a frightened bird, and asked nervously, "Is Ruzhou also in chaos?"

"There is a group of officers and soldiers in front of them, under the banner of the Donggong Guards Battalion, they are gathering the rebels. I am afraid that the crown prince has already left Ruzhou!" Niu Chenghu was full of anger, but there was a trace of panic on his face.

Sun Chuanting only felt that the molars were itchy, and he cursed in his heart: His Royal Highness really doesn't know how to write the word dead!His more than a thousand people wanted to gather tens of thousands of routs! ?Just want to compete with Li Zicheng who has a hundred thousand soldiers?This... this... this is suicide!

"Master?" Niu Chenghu shouted: "This subordinate has sent someone to inquire, does the supervisor want to prepare?"

"What else is there to prepare for?" Sun Chuanting said dejectedly: "Send someone to inform the East Palace, but we can't hold it back, so hurry up and retreat to Xi'an."

"Supervisor, let's talk about withdrawing to Xi'an. I'm afraid Donggong will be angry, so why not just say withdrawing to Luoyang." Niu Chenghu said.

Sun Chuanting took a step back and said helplessly, "Then let's retreat to Tongguan first. Luoyang may not be able to hold on for a few days."

While the two were talking, another fast horse rushed over.The knight on the horse was wearing a bright red fat coat of the Ming army, but it was obviously much brighter.He saw Niu Chenghu in armor at a glance, and galloped over. After three or five steps, he stopped under the interception of Niu Chenghu's servants, and said loudly: "There is an order! Is the supervisor Sun in front?"

Sun Chuanting let go of the reins, took a step forward, and said, "It's my official! Where is Your Highness now?"

"Your Highness is just three turns ahead!" The soldier shouted loudly: "Decree: Sun Chuanting, governor of Shaanxi, will come to see you immediately!"

Just as Sun Chuanting was about to receive the decree, another Donggongtang horse with distinctive armor galloped over and said, "There is an decree! Commander-in-Chief Niu Chenghu is here to see you!"

Niu Chenghu was taken aback for a moment, and then realized: the person he sent must have already connected with Donggong.

Sun Chuanting looked at Niu Chenghu and said, "It's exactly the same way." This was said plainly, but it was the last chance for the two defeated generals to communicate.The words Sun Chuanting are clearly admonishing Niu Chenghu to take care of the overall situation and not rely on betraying his superiors and colleagues in exchange for a chance to be exonerated.

Niu Chenghu nodded, and said: "This subordinate happens to be escorting the supervisor." Although the commander-in-chief of various military towns was restrained by the supervisor when they went out for an expedition, they were not subordinates in the true sense.Many supervisors can't mobilize their generals at all, and some have to trade with each other to get what they need.Strong supervisors such as Lu Xiangsheng and Sun Chuanting are rare in the world.

When Sun Chuanting heard Niu Chenghu's words, he felt relieved, and followed Donggong Tangma to Sandaoguai.

Three turns is less than three miles away from here.

Not far away, Sun Chuanting saw torches lit in front of him, like three fire dragons, stretching for a mile.When he got closer, he found that it was not the guards of the Eastern Palace, but a temporary wooden frame, which was erected on the left, middle and right of the official road, dividing an official road into two roads.

The wooden frame was crudely built, and some of the front had been dispersed by the rout soldiers, but it was more secure at the back. From time to time, soldiers could be seen standing in it with guns, shouting to the disorderly soldiers not to crowd and push.

"Whoever obeys orders will be rewarded! Those who disobey orders will be killed!" The soldiers didn't do anything, but just shouted loudly in turn, regardless of whether the soldiers listened to it or not.Their voices could barely be heard in the chaotic crowd, if Sun Chuanting hadn't walked up to them, they wouldn't have heard them at all.

——Is this gathering the rebels?What can it do?

Sun Chuanting didn't think so, just frowned slightly and galloped past.

After crossing the section that is separated into two roads, more Eastern Palace guards appeared ahead.This time it's not just shouting, it's all soldiers in sharp clothes.These warriors stood in front, and behind them were civilian husbands and auxiliary soldiers. They swung a sledgehammer and smashed wooden piles into the ground, in order to divide the not-so-open official road into three passages.

"It seems that there are people from us." Niu Chenghu approached Sun Chuanting and asked suspiciously.

Before Sun Chuanting could speak, he heard a soldier with a Qin dialect singing Qin opera, shouting loudly in Shaanxi dialect: "Brothers! His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is right in front, and everyone is lined up! Eat and drink! Eat and drink!" It doesn't matter if you drink or drink!" He said this tune, followed by people shouting and shouting one after another, all with a Qin accent, obviously it was Qin Bing's retreat.

Sun Chuanting stepped forward, grabbed Qin Bing and asked, "Which department do you belong to?"

That Qin Bing suddenly saw a general in armor coming over, he was startled, he got used to kneeling down, and said: "The villain is under Bai Zongbing."

"Where's Bai Guangen?" Sun Chuanting asked.

"I don't know," said the little soldier, "The villain followed the big guy all the way, and when he ran here, he was recruited, collected, and incorporated by the guards of the Eastern Palace."

Sun Chuanting didn't ask any more questions and walked forward through the narrowed passage.

The team driving wooden piles continued for a full mile, and Sun Chuanting finally saw the battalion flag flying not far away.All the broken soldiers who flocked to this place had lost their strength, and were numbly divided into various camps by the guards of the Eastern Palace Guard Battalion.Someone there organized them into teams, distributed dry food and soup, and took them to the camp to rest.

Sun Chuanting could smell the faint salty smell in the air, it must be that Donggong was using food to appease the defeated soldiers.He thought that these Sanqin disciples he had brought out had somehow survived, and half of the stone in his heart had fallen.

Walking in front of the gate, Sun Chuanting got off his horse and said to the guards: "Please inform Your Highness, the guilty minister Sun Chuanting is asking to see you."

After a while, word came from the camp: "Sun Chuanting and Niu Chenghu will come to see you immediately!"

Sun Chuanting put aside his worries at the surname, saluted like a ritual, and walked briskly to the camp.Niu Chenghu followed behind him, walking straight until the iron armor on his body slammed, but he was trembling, fearing that he would be prosecuted for the crime of defeat.The two went straight to the big tent, and after the gatekeeper announced, they bowed through the tent door, not daring to raise their heads, and bowed to the end: "The guilty minister Sun Chuanting (Niu Chenghu), pay homage to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

Zhu Cihong stood up and went forward to help Sun Chuanting up, only to find that Sun Chuanting was indeed eight feet tall and upright.Moreover, this supervisor has a beautiful beard, neither long nor dense, just right, exactly the beard shape that Zhu Cihong likes.

If he hadn't been completely defeated, he would really be a central minister with both demeanor and appearance.

"Mr. Baigu, today's intruder is not the old Amon." Zhu Cihong smiled warmly.

Sun Chuanting was frightened and uneasy, and lowered his head under the gaze of the prince.Shibie three days later, he should look at him with admiration. In the past, Amon had become the overlord of one side, but he would still face the prison guards. What a humiliation! (To be continued.)