Chapter 605: Ambush
Qiushuang followed the pear sister-in-law to the town, and as soon as she arrived in the town, she found a group of people running towards a place like crazy.
Sister-in-law quickly grabbed a woman and asked, "What are you doing here?"
Seeing that she couldn't shake off her sister-in-law, the woman who was grabbed by the arm hurriedly said, "The grain is spread, and everyone has gone to buy grain." Don't pull me, I'm going to buy food. ”
Sister-in-law Li was overjoyed, let go of the woman's hand, and said to Qiushuang: "Let's go and see, if there is really food to sell, let's buy some back." "Two months ago, the town's grain shop closed. I don't know why the grain shop has reopened.
Qiushuang was a little suspicious, her intuition was not very good, and she lowered her voice and said, "I'll ask later, why the grain store sells grain." "It's not surprising that these grain merchants still have grain in their hands. These people also hoard food to sell it for a good price. But at this time, there must be something strange about selling grain.
At the door of the grain store, there were six long queues, and there were more than 30 yacha next to them to maintain order. Qiushuang and Sister-in-law Pear also stood in one of the shorter lines with great interest.
Sister-in-law Li looked at the dozens of people in front of her, and said anxiously: "What if it is our turn and the grain is sold out?" In this way, the whole family can survive until the beginning of spring.
Qiushuang didn't speak, she was afraid of opening her mouth to attract the attention of others. However, she also hopes to buy some fine grains to go back and improve the food for her girl.
Luckily, the food was still on sale when it was their turn. When the sister-in-law heard that she could only buy 20 catties of coarse grain for two taels of silver, her eyes widened: "What? 1 tael of silver can only buy 20 catties of grain?
The guy who sold the grain said, "If you don't buy it, go away quickly, don't delay our business!" If it weren't for the rebels coming to Maicheng, their owners would not have been willing to sell their grain. This grain will be saved for the next year, and it will definitely be a tael of silver and a bucket by then.
No matter how angry she was, Sister-in-law Li could only grit her teeth and exchange the silver in her hand for food. These forty catties of grain are barely enough for the family to eat for a month.
Qiushuang handed a piece of ten taels of silver in his hand to the man and said, "Five taels of silver for white rice, five taels of silver for fine noodles." "Buy some white rice and fine noodles and go back to the girl to improve the food.
The price of coarse grains has risen, and the price of white rice and fine noodles has risen even more. Ten taels of silver, and only thirty catties of white rice noodles were exchanged.
Qiushuang didn't tell them right or wrong, and went to the grocery store with the grain on her back and her sister-in-law. I bought some dry goods such as red dates and soybeans at the grocery store, and it was also at the grocery store that Qiushuang finally knew why the grain store was open. It turned out that the Northwest Army had reversed, and it would have hit not far outside Lanzhou. Lanzhou City is only a few days away from Maicheng, and the owner of the grain store is worried that the rebels are coming, so he wants to sell the grain for money and then run away.
Hearing the news, Qiushuang breathed a sigh of relief. General Yun finally reversed, so that my uncle would probably be able to get out soon.
Walking out of the grocery store, Sister-in-law Pear said with some concern: "Miss Frost, there are two people following us. "They have a lot of food in their baskets, but they can't be robbed of them by these people.
Qiu Shuang didn't look behind and continued to walk forward. Passing by a butcher shop, I saw that meat was being sold at the meat stall, at this time, the silver money on Qiushuang's body was spent, and after thinking for a while, he took off the silver earrings on his ears and replaced them with a small piece of meat.
On the way back, the two encountered three groups of robbers, two of whom were wearing official clothes. Qiushuang was very resentful of these officials, and when she saw that these people dared to come to rob, she immediately killed these two people. As for the other group of Qiu Shuang, who was hungry and dizzy, he robbed them of their food, so he didn't do it ruthlessly, and only knocked the two unconscious.
Sister-in-law Pear was so frightened that her legs were weak, and said, "Miss Frost, these people will definitely come to the door." "If you kill the official, when the time comes, won't it affect the family.
Qiushuang said calmly: "Sister-in-law pear, don't worry, these people are not officials, they are just wearing official clothes." "It was also Qiushuang who knew that the Northwest Army was about to arrive, so she dared to kill, and if it was normal, she would definitely have something taboo.
Back in the village, Qiushuang told Fu Qingluo the good news: "Girl, I believe that the uncle will definitely follow, and when the time comes, we will go to find the uncle......
Before he could speak, he was rejected by Fu Qingluo by shaking his head: "No, I can't know how to find the eldest brother." "If you go to the eldest brother, not only will she lose her freedom, but the child may also be gone.
Qiushuang asked, "Then what should we do? We don't have much money." "Half of their money has already been spent.
Fu Qingluo said: "When the Northwest Army arrives, you will go to find Duo Ming when the time comes." "She's the way she looks, she can't walk around. Fortunately, Duo Ming is doing internal response to Yunqing, and he is not a real thief. Otherwise, the eldest brother will probably disown her for the rest of his life.
The Northwest Army set out from Yucheng to Wucheng, and without spending a single soldier, it took a large area of Gansu as its own. However, this kind of good thing came to an end in Lanzhou City.
After Ji Xuan got the news of the rebellion in the northwest, he quickly mobilized 100,000 troops to Lanzhou to defend Lanzhou City, and sent Chen Wei to attack Nancheng on the other hand. Chen Wei, who was scolded as a waste by Yunqing, Feng Dajun and others, was extremely fierce this time, and in less than three days, nearly half of the rebels in Nancheng were killed or wounded.
Yang Duoming was a little worried, if it went on like this, it wouldn't take three days for the southern city to be breached. When the time comes, they really have no choice but to flee to Shudi.
The henchman Yan Xi was very strange, and said suspiciously: "The big boss, the soldiers and horses of the imperial court are now brave, why did they not only stand still before, but also look very incompetent?" Yan Xi was a little puzzled.
Yang Duoming was silent for a long time and said, "We were deceived by Ji Xuan. Ji Xuan didn't mean that he couldn't exterminate the righteous army, he deliberately dragged it, because the drunkard didn't mean to drink. ”
Yan Xi asked suspiciously, "Who is Ji Xuan's target?" Who has such a big face and is worthy of Ji Xuan's big game of chess.
Yang Duoming said: "His target is Yunqing. If he can get rid of Yunqing, then the northwest will really be his world. "The Northwest Army is like a sharp sword hanging above Ji Xuan's head, once he has a bad heart, this sword can quickly kill him.
Yan Xi said very anxiously: "The big boss, Ji Xuan mobilized 100,000 troops from Shaanxi to Lanzhou City, not counting the troops in Chen Wei's hands, only adding the men and horses in Lanzhou City, a total of 130,000 or 40,000. Yunqing only has 30,000 soldiers and horses, can he fight?" "Four to one, who loses and who wins, is there any doubt!"
Yang Duoming fell into deep thought.
Shen Xiaomao said anxiously: "Big boss, Chen Wei's soldiers and horses are about to break through Nancheng, we can't wait for death here!"
Yang Duoming shook his head and said, "We must send someone to send this news to Yunqing." "If Yunqing is not prepared, he will definitely suffer a big loss.
Yan Xi said with a headache: "Big boss, now that we can't protect ourselves, where can we send news to Yunqing." ”
Yang Duoming said: "No matter what, the news must be sent to Yunqing. "If Yunqing fails this time, he may not be able to take revenge in his life. Therefore, even if he fights to the death, he has to send this news to Yunqing, so that Yunqing knows it.
Yan Xi shook his head and said, "Big boss, this is not practical, our side is hundreds of miles away from Yunqing's side, and the road is blocked." By the time our news arrived, the daylilies were cold. ”
Yang Duoming was silent, because what Yan Xi said was right.
Yunqing is not a radical person, even if he is rebelling this time, he is not in a hurry to occupy the chassis to expand his strength, but to fight steadily. So, every time he had to send a large number of scouts to the front to find his way. In this way, there will naturally be some delays.
Cui Mo felt that Yun Qing was too careful, and said, "General, these local armies are all cowards. "These local armies, either fleeing or surrendering, what is there to worry about.
Yun Qing glanced at Cui Mo and said, "The terrain ahead is complicated, if someone ambushes there, we will definitely suffer a big loss." "Although their Northwest Army has strong combat effectiveness, it has still reached the point of being invincible and invincible.
As a general, it is natural to hope to win the battle. However, it would be better if it could reduce casualties while winning the battle, and Yunqing has done a good job in this regard.
Cui Mo couldn't help but muttered a few words to Yuan Ying: "The general is too cautious. ”
Yuan Ying glared at Cui Mo and said, "The general is not called cautious, this is safe, and he is responsible for 30,000 soldiers." "There was no ambush, and they only delayed for half a day. But once there is an ambush and scouts detect it, unnecessary casualties can be reduced.
Cui Mo said disdainfully: "Those people ran away before the fight started, where did they come from the ambush?" The local army was vulnerable, and when they heard their name, they ran away, and they dared to ambush and laugh!
Yuan Ying didn't bother to argue with Cui Mo, and said, "The general said how to do it, you just do it." Otherwise, when you were beaten, don't say brother, I didn't remind you. "Yunqing started a fire, except for Huo Changqing, no one did intercede.
Cui Mo also muttered a few words, where would he dare not listen to Yunqing. Once the military order is violated, it is light to hit the military stick, for fear that the general will directly cut off his head. Seeing that he is going to live a good life and his life is gone, it is really unjust.
As it turned out, Yunqing's caution was right. Twelve scouts were sent out, and one came back, and he was seriously wounded.
Yun Qing heard the scout say that there was an ambush in Gaojialing, so he didn't brow, and asked, "Have you found out how many soldiers and horses are in ambush?" Even if there is an emergency, as a leading general, at this time, you can't be in a hurry, not in a hurry, and you can't be chaotic.
The scout shook his head and said, "I don't know the specifics, but there are quite a few people." "When they found an ambush, they sent men after them. Thanks to the protection of the other eleven brothers, he escaped. Otherwise, he will die in those who are wounded.
Yun Qing immediately ordered the army to stop advancing: "Prepare for battle. "Just because they don't move forward doesn't mean those people won't fight.
After Cui Mo learned the news, he immediately broke out in a cold sweat: "Damn, I didn't expect there to be an ambush." "If no scouts find out the news, the army enters the ambush circle, and the consequences are unimaginable.
ps: O(∩_∩)O~, men's play is my shortcoming, and I am working hard to improve it...... R1148