Aspiration

Chapter 76 Yang Sichang's Uncle
Li Laiheng did not follow Li Zicheng's request to send 2000 troops to meet him out of the mountain. He did not bring 200 troops, but only [-].

With 200 people, the combat power is definitely not worth mentioning.

Li Laiheng personally led the 200 people, including his two most powerful assistants Wang Si and Luo Hu.

With the two of them, it can be seen that Li Laiheng attaches great importance to this task, which also shows that this task is very difficult.

Li Laiheng took only 200 people deep into Yufu Mountain to rescue Li Zicheng after careful consideration. Of course, this was also a huge military adventure.

Zuo Liangyu and He Renlong, the two most powerful generals, participated in the encirclement and suppression of Li Zicheng together, which illustrates two problems.First, Zhang Xianzhong was no longer a threat, and Yang Sichang personally presided over the pursuit there, and the war in Sichuan would soon end, so if Li Zicheng showed up at this time, he would be complete.The sooner Li Zicheng starts, the worse it will be for his military preparations.Li Zicheng entered Henan, although he already had 1 soldiers, but 200 soldiers and horses were not enough to resist the full-scale attack of the imperial court. He had to wait for the famine in the Central Plains in April and May. With command, an army of one million is just around the corner.On this point, Niu Jinxing also has the same view.Second, the [-]-strong army ran for thousands of miles, killing the generals all the way, and when they reached Brazil, the remaining troops may only have [-]% of their strength. More than [-] people went to war with He Renlong and Zuo Liangyu. If they didn't fight, the victory or defeat would be decided. They couldn't take over Li Zicheng, and they lost [-] elite soldiers in vain.Based on these two reasons, Li Laiheng thought, it would be more realistic to lead [-] troops to pick up the important generals quietly without sending reinforcements.

However, Li Laiheng's journey will be full of obstacles.

This time he specially brought Lao Jiu with him.Because, there is an intelligence report that in order to capture Li Zicheng's traces, the court's intelligence network used the essence of Jinyiwei.

In a small mountain village close to northern Hubei, Li Laiheng hid his troops in the jungle outside the village.He and Lao Jiu came to a home named He Sangui.This He Sangui is a wealthy family in western Henan. He travels to and from western Henan, northern Hubei and other places to do local specialties business, and he knows the situation in northwestern Hubei very well.

Li Laiheng and others were officers and soldiers pretending to come from Henan.

He Sangui, a man from Jianghu, has seen too many worlds, and thought, the purpose of these Henan officers and soldiers is obvious. Li Zicheng is already a sick cat, and everyone wants to catch him. Whoever catches him will be rich and prosperous for the rest of his life. Therefore, he He Sangui was also shocked.He Sangui knew the topography and customs of Yubu Mountain, and he also knew where Li Zicheng was hiding.He has been in business for a long time, and the money he earns is no longer satisfying, and he has long wanted to be famous, so today, when he saw the generals of the officers and soldiers come to ask him about Yufu Mountain, he was very happy.

He only hoped that when Li Zicheng was captured, the imperial court would reward him with a fame, and he was satisfied with the sixth-rank and seventh-rank official positions.

Hearing that he wanted fame, Li Laiheng said, no problem, Wupin state government officials are indispensable.However, Li Laiheng said, we are the army in Henan, and neither Zuo Liangyu nor He Renlong would like their fame to be taken away by them. Therefore, the most important thing is that other troops in Henan and Shaanxi know their purpose.

He Sangui is as smart as a ghost in the business field, this is also a business, it is the business of the court, so he understands, and understands too much.He hurriedly said, that's right, the Huguang army and the Shaanxi army must not know about it.

He introduced that there are three roads to go to Yubu Mountain. The official road is definitely not good, and there are heavy soldiers; A trace of clues will be troublesome, and large troops will definitely not be able to pass; the third is the caravan road, also known as the smuggling road. In the past, there were officers and soldiers in charge, mainly to check goods and collect taxes. The troops are relatively small, as long as you make up a businessman and bribe them all the way, it is possible to pass.However, there are three dangerous places on this road, and it is really a place where one man should guard the gate and ten thousand men cannot open it. Therefore, once you get there, if you want to pass it, there is no hope.

Li Laiheng felt that this was the way to go to Yufu Mountain.

"How many soldiers and horses are stationed at the three dangerous places?" Li Laiheng asked.

"The first dangerous place is the Shekou Canyon at the junction of Henan and Hubei. There is only one very narrow mountain road in a canyon, and the narrowest part can only be passed by alone. Now there are three hundred soldiers and horses stationed on both sides of the canyon. It looks like an iron bucket. Yes. We smuggle, this is the first place to bribe. The second critical point is Sparrow Ridge. The mountain is high and the road is dangerous. There is only one opening for passing people. There are closed gates and walls, and there are 500 guards. The third The most dangerous place is the waterway, called Lingfeidu. There is a pontoon bridge, the river is thirty feet wide, and there are gates on both sides of the river. There are more than 1000 guards. This is one of the most important military positions."

He Sangui introduced.

It is not difficult to break through the three critical points. Li Laiheng is confident that his 200 people can rush through without sacrificing many troops. The difficulty is that they must pass quietly, because they still need to come back.

This is indeed difficult.

It can even be said that it is impossible.

Li Laiheng once again dressed up as a Beijinger. Although he spoke Beijing dialect with a Beijing accent based on Mandarin, most people thought he was a standard Beijinger.He pretended to be a rich man, that is, the kind of person who is full of food and drinks soy sauce at leisure, and came out to seek excitement.

When he came to Shekou Gorge, he clamored to see the general who was stationed.

When the general stationed here heard that a rich man came to ask for an interview, he laughed violently in his heart, thinking, he got rich again.When I see you, ha, a child, give him a good deal.

Li Laiheng took Lao Jiu to the simple general's mansion, and he left the others far away.Lao Jiu pretended to be Li Laiheng's old servant.

"The young master is from Beijing? What is your surname?"

When he saw that Li Laiheng was dressed in silk and brocade, and he was handsome, he suddenly became three points shorter.He knew that the wealthy households in Beijing, as well as the government's family, have the opportunity to make a fortune only if they are powerful.After Li Laiheng met with the general surnamed Huang according to the etiquette, the general returned the salute, and then asked Li Laiheng his name.

"My surname is Li, my first name is Xiang."

Li Laiheng always likes to use the pseudonym Li Xiang. The name before time travel has a special feeling. He always feels that Li Xiang is himself.

"Oh? Mr. Li. I have admired you for a long time. Who is your father?"

This General Huang admired Li Laiheng for a long time, and then asked about Li Laiheng's family background.

Li Laiheng is not afraid of things, he also likes to tell big lies, and he is not afraid of scaring the soldiers to death.

He said: "I have been looking forward to it for a long time, but you may not know my father. He is in the jewelry and silk business. Although you have never met my nephew, you must have heard of his name. One of the things my father regrets most in his life is to put my sister He is married to my nephew, so I warn us not to associate with him, so as not to be implicated by him when he is punished by the court in the future." Li Laiheng had contempt and disdain on his face.

"Excuse me, who is your nephew?"

"Who else is not Yang Sichang!"

"Master Yang Si Yang"

Everyone exclaimed.Yang Sichang is his nephew?It's incredible.Li Laiheng didn't care whether they believed it or not, and continued.

"Well, when I'm old, I don't know how to accept it when I'm good. It's better to resign now. I'll retire bravely and enjoy the family happiness at home. But, he doesn't know how to live or die. He's in his fifties, and he's still stupid. Those who don't fight and lead troops to fight, kill and set fire, and do immoral things will definitely die in the future."

Everyone was dumbfounded, this man scolded Yang Sichang as if scolding his son, they couldn't help being shocked.They thought that Mr. Li would not be able to be Yang Sichang's uncle according to his age. He and his sister were too different in age. However, it was not unheard of to have a son at the age of 80. It must be a biological sister, a cousin or something like that is also a sister. In the feudal era, family surnames were a very close group, and seniority was very important.The young man scolded Yang Sichang, there are only three possibilities, one is a lunatic, one is a liar, and the other is the truth.

A lunatic is definitely not. Where in the world is there a lunatic with piercing eyes?
fraud?possible.But not like.No matter how you look at it, this person who called himself Li Xiang didn't look cunning at all.

Is he really Yang Sichang's uncle?

Not like, what is he doing here?What is his purpose of hating Yang Sichang so much?Isn't it a great thing to have a court official in the family?His family seems to be ashamed of Yang Sichang, which is unreasonable.

Seeing the puzzled look on General Huang's face, Li Laiheng naturally understood what he was thinking. He laughed and said, "General Huang must find it strange, yes, most people would find it strange. However, although my father is over ninety, he is an understanding man." People, he said, which high-ranking official in this dynasty can die easily? Especially the Minister of the Ministry of War, this man must not sit still. Look, Yuan Chonghuan, what a heroic spirit? He made great military exploits for this dynasty and killed Nurhachi, the leader of the Manchus So, what happened in the end? Even the corpse was eaten by people and scolded by thousands of people. Which one of the ministers of the Ministry of War of all dynasties got a good death? Cui Chengxiu hanged himself to death; Yan Mingtai was dispatched to death; Shen Yongmao, dismissed from office and investigated; Liang Tingdong, died of poison; My sister, maybe she will be a widow when she is dozens of years old."

When General Huang heard this, he broke out in a cold sweat.He thought, this Mr. Li is absolutely impossible to be a liar, why did he spend so much money to lie?What is the crime of scolding Yang Sichang?Even if he is not guilty, he should be shredded into pieces.To scold Yang Sichang, unless it is his elders and relatives, who would dare to scold him?Therefore, he confirmed that Mr. Li was indeed Yang Sichang's uncle.

Since he is Yang Sichang's uncle, he should be treated well. When the elders of his immediate superiors come, then he can't be careless.

Prepare banquet!Welcome Mr. Li's people to enter the pass!

There was a school lieutenant who was somewhat vigilant. Seeing that Li Laiheng's subordinates were all tough and capable, he was skeptical. He secretly told the general that these people might not be kind-hearted people.When General Huang heard this, he was also surprised. If they were soldiers, they were elite soldiers.

Li Laiheng found out.He sneered.

(End of this chapter)