Emperor Qianlong: the beginning of his glory

Chapter 65 Nostalgic Love
Fu Heng had already carried the old battalion floating high on the Tuo Tuo Peak, and was looking at the Ehutan from the top of the mountain at the moment. The cold night wind was strong, and the corners of his robe and braid were raised high.Just now Wu Xiazi killed the lantern-holder who reported the bad news to Ehutan with a dart. Fu Heng wanted to blame him a few words, and he should have waited for the signal from Piao Gao before doing it.Thinking about the kindness of blind Wu, he didn't say a word.During these six days, he himself never stepped out of the Heavenly King Temple, and almost devoted all his energy to covering up the true identity of this team.Today they sent people to smash a store, and tomorrow they tied up a few meat tickets for redemption, and arrested more than a dozen village women and locked them in a small side room in the temple, circling back and forth like an oil hammer grinding a wheel. ... While pretending to be a bandit cultist, he secretly sent people out to spy on Piao Gao.

At this moment, the first hurdle has been passed, and all the old, weak, sick, and disabled soldiers who stayed in Piao Gao's village have been captured alive. The thirteen sub-villages were lit at the same time, and people were sent to notify the Qing soldiers who were guarding Ehutan to prepare Back and forth, the returning soldiers rescued Piao Gao from the cottage.After everything was arranged, the excited Fu Heng calmed down: To the south of him was Juanjuan, to the north was Piaogao, and to the north of Piaogao was Fan Gaojie. It was a situation where the enemy and ourselves were attacking each other.Although there were a little more officers and soldiers, Fan Gaojie was newly defeated and his soldiers had no fighting spirit.If Piao Gao waits for work with ease, instead of saving the Shanzhai, and instead attacks Fan Gaojie, the outcome is hard to predict.Thinking about it, he called Li Shiyao and said, "Go to Fan Gaojie's side in person and tell them that the bandits on Tuotuo Peak have been wiped out and their courage has been broken. Tell him to come over from Baishigou to the south at dawn. We are afraid of being hit by stones, so we would rather slow down and go up the mountain tops and ridges. Piao Gao fled westward, you lit three fires, and led your troops to chase after them; On July 21, I supervised them to go up the mountain to meet them. I figured out that the bandits in Lin County will not come to the rescue. Said: "Go! The man has made a name for the court, and here is one action. I have high hopes for you!"

"tie!"

Li Shiyao disappeared into the darkness with a dozen of his own soldiers.Fu Heng took out his pocket watch and looked at it. Before it was time, he moved to sit on the stone bench in the gazebo under the Juyi Hall, and said to blind Wu who had been standing by his side: "You are really tired tonight! You can't drink now, gourd There is ginseng soup in it, have a few mouthfuls!" After that, he untied the gourd around his waist, took a few mouthfuls from his mouth, and handed it to blind Wu, "Sit down, and you drink too!"

"Don't dare to bid." Blind Wu took it with both hands, put it on the stone table again, and said, "This place is born, and it's not the plate of the Qinghong Gang. One person in Zhongtang is responsible for the safety of the entire army. My responsibility is to protect you!"

Fu Heng suddenly felt a sense of pride in his heart.Judging from the current situation, the battle situation is developing according to the pre-plan, but the battlefield situation is changing rapidly, and one step cannot be wrong. The enemy of Lin County will not attack at night?Wouldn't Piao Gao flee from the west of Baishigou into northern Shaanxi?If he really let him escape, what would he do with him as an imperial envoy?Thinking of this, Fu Heng's heart sank again, and he called a Goshha: "Order all the battalions to sleep with their clothes on tonight. Anyone who drinks or gambles will be punished on the spot! The sentry officers of each battalion take turns to lead patrols and closely guard the cottage. .At dawn, act according to orders, and bring enough boiling water!" After speaking, he stood at the entrance again and carefully observed the situation on the opposite side with clairvoyance, but it was too dark to see anything clearly, so he sent another order: "No one on patrol is allowed to bring Lights. If there is banditry, sound the gong as a signal, and the battalions should not attack, gather together, and fight only when you obey orders!" Then they returned to the pavilion, leaning against the pillars and dozed off.

At the time of Chou, a rush of gongs woke up Fu Heng in Mengzhong, and then the three battalions rang the gongs to echo, all the soldiers were awakened and united into formation.Fu Heng's Chinese troops are all well-trained and silent. Some went to the sentry tower, some went to the wall of the village, and some guarded the gate of the second village. Only Wu Xiazi led more than 20 soldiers and guarded it closely. Fu Heng.

"Sixth Master, light the fire?" Blind Wu saw that the mountain was full of congregants wearing white turbans, and the people behind were still climbing up.Those who climbed up first didn't move, they were all hiding in the bushes, and they were obviously gathering, so they said to Fu Heng: "It's too late, Li Shiyao's reinforcements are too hard!" During the conversation, four or five soldiers reported that the enemy was Those who went up the mountain were scattered, and the people who went up the mountain did not come to fight.Fu Heng frowned tightly, and said: "Ignition too early will not work. If they are a feint, they will escape Piao Gao. Wait a little longer—" Blind Wu examined it carefully for a while, and said: "Piao Gao come up No, no one can figure out what happened at this moment. But I'm sure that his brigade has come up, this is their old camp, and the terrain and people's hearts are not good for us. Li Daotai's soldiers can only win but not lose. "

Fu Heng said, "I'm afraid I'm going to go high."

"You can only say this when you win the battle." Wu Xiazi said, "If Piao Gao escapes, I have a way to catch him up! If we can't win, we have nothing to do with him standing in front of us."

"Light it up!"

The fire was at the base of the wall of the village. The soldiers listened to the order and poured a few barrels of clear oil. The torch ignited the branches and threw them down. Three fires were ignited on the "Teng" ground. Qiming, tens of thousands of people shouted "Kill—" like a tsunami, countless torches gathered in one place like shooting stars, forming a "field of fire" on each side and quickly pressing towards Tuotuo Peak.The believers on the mountain immediately went into chaos, shouting wildly:
"Where is Piao Zong Peak?"

"He's halfway up the mountain!"

"The officers and soldiers have started! Brothers, kill!"

"Damn it! What kind of magic trick?"

Amidst the wild shouts, Fu Hengzhong's camp opened up in an uproar, and the soldiers who were full of energy brandished their swords and slashed at everyone. The more than 1000 believers who had just reached the top of the mountain were exhausted and had no fighting spirit.There are more than 700 people in Fu Heng's three villages, and they have rested in the middle of the night. They are a new force and rushed out together.Those believers lose their command and collapse at the slightest touch, so they can only fight on their own.In the darkness, the light of the knife fluttered, sparks flew everywhere, and barely supported a bag of cigarettes, someone whistled "the wind is tight"!It collapsed all of a sudden.The mountains and plains are full of fleeing White Lotus believers, like headless chickens.

The east is gradually revealing the morning light.Fu Heng's three battalions and the Chinese Army's battalion had already pressed down halfway up the mountain.Fu Heng led Wu Xiazi and his party to patrol around the wall of the village. The hill was covered with blood and hundreds of corpses were lying here and there.Fu Heng took the twilight and looked down the mountain. Fan Gaojie's people were all around the mountain, and they had blocked all the exits of Tuotuo Peak.These soldiers only waited at the foot of the mountain, and sent 500 people to search the mountain. Seeing that Fu Heng's people were fighting hard, they occasionally played Taiping boxing, but they went back to search the mountain.Fu Heng couldn't help sighing: "Li Shiyao is worthy of being an outstanding man."

Seeing that the overall situation had been decided, Fu Hengxuan made Lao Gao feel relieved, and then he felt his legs were weak and his head was a little dizzy. He went back to Xieshan Pavilion and drank some ginseng soup, and it took him a while to regain his senses.At this time, the sun is rising, the breeze is blowing, and the mountains are full of fresh greenery. The purple mist in the mountains and the residual red of the peach blossoms complement each other. Feeling relaxed and happy, Fu Heng suddenly thought of Cao Xueqin's poem "It's time to go to the Peach Blossom Spring" by Cao Xueqin.If Xueqin is here, there must be a masterpiece... Thinking about it, he took off the jade flute on his back, and before he could blow it, he heard a shout at the gate of the village. , Ping Ping Ping Pong anxious as dense rain.Fu Heng couldn't help being startled, a Goshha rushed in, pulled Fu Heng away: "Master Six! There are more than a dozen female thieves here. There are not many of them, and they are very capable. They fought with Master Wu and the others. Let's Get out from here, once our people come up, none of them will survive!"

"What are you panicking about!" Fu Heng broke free, turned around and was slapped in the face, "Life and death are fate, wealth and honor are in the sky, I don't believe that Juanjuan will kill me! Lead the way, go out and have a look."

Nageshha came here on order, and was stunned by the slap. He wanted to say something, but seeing Fu Heng's expression, he didn't dare to say anything, so he rushed to Fu Heng and protected him to come out.

To the southeast of Dazhai Gate is an empty field of five acres. It was specially set up for soldiers to practice after Piao Gao occupied Tuo Tuo Peak. A layer of green felt.More than 30 Goshhas and more than a dozen women wearing red Taijitu turbans are fighting with each other holding a knife and dancing with a sword.Fu Heng saw Juanjuan at a glance, she was confronting blind Wu with both hands dancing sword.Wu Xiazi's sword weighs forty catties, and his slashing, chopping and blocking moves are simple and skillful; Juanjuan's swordsmanship is still the same as that seen in the traveler the year before, as light and elegant as flowing clouds and flowing water. many. More than 20 people fought desperately on the green ground, and swords clashed from time to time, resulting in a tie.If he wasn't in the middle of the game, he would have thought it was the gangsters practicing moves.When the dozen or so girls saw Fu Heng coming out, they all abandoned their opponents and rushed over with a scolding sound.Blind Wu yelled: "Which of you dares to hurt my sixth master!" The sword danced like a windmill, and more than [-] guards tightly protected Fu Heng.

"Stop it all!"

Fu Heng suddenly shouted: "Juanjuan!"

Juanjuan seemed to be taken aback for a moment, seeing that Blind Wu had withdrawn the knife, she also stopped herself, and a dozen girls came over and surrounded her.She stared at Fu Heng and turned her face away, without saying a word.

"Juanjuan, are you here to stab me?" Fu Heng's throat was blocked by something, and he became a little hoarse.Seeing Blind Wu blocking him firmly, he put on a straight face and ordered "Get out of the way" in a low voice.Walked two steps forward until Juanjuan was in front of her, and said in a trembling voice, "Please!"

People on both sides were stunned and stood there in a daze.Although Blind Wu knew what happened that night, but he spent his whole life in the rivers and lakes, seeing all the high winds set fires, the dark moon killed people, how could he care about the feelings buried in the hearts of this pair of young people?As long as Juanjuan raises her hand at this moment, Fu Heng, who has no strength to restrain a chicken, will immediately become a ghost under the sword!But the situation had become like this, he didn't dare to act recklessly, he only worked hard and prepared to use a hidden weapon to save Fu Heng.

Juanjuan didn't make a move. She didn't expect Fu Heng to be so bold that he stood in front of her with bare hands, and she was stunned for a moment.She glanced at Fu Heng, the same expression that night when she saw herself dancing the sword, gentle, quiet and tender, her heart was hot, and she quickly stopped, and said coldly: "You help the evil, forget yourself Ancestral blood; you killed so many of our brothers; you are a traitor! Why can't I kill you?"

"I'm Manchu." Fu Heng's heart surged with anger, and he took another light step forward, "I'm bleeding from the Fucha clan. Juanjuan, I killed so many of you, I want you to see me my blood..."

Juanjuan's face was so pale that there was no blood at all, she seemed to want to hold out her sword, she lowered her hand again, and said slowly: "This is fate... This is the number arranged by God..." "Yes, this is fate." Fu Heng nodded "It's also said in your church that it's unknown if you violate orders." After finishing speaking, he turned and said to the crowd, "You are all outside, and Juanjuan and I will go in to talk." After finishing speaking, he looked at Juanjuan.Juanjuan saw Wu Blind's hesitation and bewilderment, smiled wryly, and threw the sword down on the ground.Fu Heng led the way, followed by Juanjuan, and they all entered the gate of the village together.

"What a strange thing!" Blind Wu rubbed the back of his head, full of doubts, wanted to enter Dazhai, set foot on the steps, then retreated, sighed deeply, and stabbed the knife into the ground.The girls also stood there in a daze, not knowing what happened to their "Third Ladies".At this time, people who searched the mountain had come up one after another.Li Shiyao was stabbed in the arm, and brought Fan Gaojie and Fang Jin over. Seeing the battle, they were all in a fog. When they asked, no one said anything, so they all waited outside the gate of Dazhai for the strange couple inside. young people.

"Juanjuan," Fu Heng and Juanjuan asked after walking silently for a long time on the grass at the base of the wall in the village, separated by three or four feet, "What are you thinking?"

Juanjuan raised her head and took a look: Yanfa Hall, Juyi Hall, Banquet Building, Dianmao Hall, and Zuogong Room, these familiar places have turned into a piece of scorched earth, a gust of wind blows, sending a faint fragrance, It was a peach grove I planted by myself, and now it has withered, falling like red rain.After a while, she said: "I think we have lost. Just like this flower, it blooms when it should bloom, and when it should fail, it will be defeated."

"I don't want to hear you say that."

"I know……"

"You know what I want to hear."

"I know."

"Would you like to say?"

"I can not……"

Both of them stopped, avoiding each other's eyes. After a long time, Fu Hengcai asked again: "Remember that night?"

"remember."

"Remember my poem?"

"...I can't forget it."

"Listen to me, Juanjuan!" Fu Heng turned around and impulsively took a step forward, trying to grab Juanjuan's shoulder.But Juanjuan's gaze stopped him.He lowered his hands and smiled self-consciously, "Maybe I shouldn't, but I dream about you almost every night."

Juanjuan blushed, nodded and said, "I'm very happy. Really, I couldn't be more happy. I know that I went to Tuo Tuo Peak to seek death—I could have escaped—— To hear these words before death is not in vain." She raised her big bright eyes, and tears rolled in their sockets. "...I am a sinful person..."

(End of this chapter)