The general of the Qing army of the Sichuan Green Camp hurriedly apologized: "My lord, forgive me, it was dinner time just now, and the brothers were eating inside. ”

Mr. Qian of the Pingxi Palace's Mansion suddenly changed his face: "Take it!" ”

Several Pingxi Wangfu soldiers around him rushed up like lightning, captured the commander of the Qing army in the Sichuan Green Camp, and tied him up like a zongzi. Before the other Qing soldiers in the camp understood what was going on, the Pingxi Wangfu soldiers outside surrounded them, two to three people against one, and tied up all those Sichuan soldiers.

There were still a few Qing soldiers eating in the barracks, and those who didn't come out were all taken down by the soldiers of Pingxi Wangfu who rushed in.

"Why did you tie us up?" Sichuan Green Camp General asked.

The president of Pingxi Wangfu sneered: "We are the Ming West Expeditionary Army!" You've been captured! As long as you cooperate honestly, we won't kill you! ”

It turned out that the person dressed up by the general manager of Pingxi Wangfu was Chen Shuigen, who did not close the team at night in the Western Expeditionary Army, and the so-called Pingxi Wangfu Army was all in the costume of the Ming Army. Why was the Qing army so paralyzed and careless, unable to distinguish between friend and foe? This is the credit of the Qing army's slaughter of Sichuan and shaving hair and making it easy to obey. Sichuan was sparsely populated, and only soldiers from both sides were left who came and went. And shaving their hair is easy to wear, which is even more disgusting to the Han people, and the Qing soldiers would never have dreamed that the Ming army would actually shave their hair!

In fact, the officers and men of the Nanyang Ming Army did not close the team at night, and the officers and men of the special combat team and the special task force all shaved their hairs in order to be able to complete the task, so as to facilitate the disguise of Qing soldiers to carry out the mission.

Some of the auxiliaries of the so-called Pingxi Wangfu Army Transport Team are night guards and special combat teams, and the rest are a group of new locals. The locals were forced to shave their hair under pressure from the Qing court and wore pigtails. After they joined the Ming army, most of them cut their braids, leaving a large bald head. In order to carry out the task, Wang Jinzhong asked them to tie fake braids to their hats, and after putting them on. I can't see it at all.

I heard that it was the Ming army, and the Qing army general was always scared and trembled, and thought that this time he would definitely die, but when he heard that as long as he cooperated, he would not be killed, and the Qing army general hurriedly said: "The adult is right, as long as the adult commands, the villain will definitely cooperate." ”

"Take us to Chengdu, we need your waist card to open the gate of Chengdu!" Wang Jinzhong walked out of the crowd of small soldiers and said goodbye to the captured Qing army.

The Qing army kowtowed to the general company again and again: "As long as the adults are willing to let the villains go." Adults are willing to say anything, villains are willing! ”

After interrogation, Wang Jinzhong learned that only the east gate of the four city gates in Chengdu could be passed, and the other three city gates were blocked. This is because when the Ming army controlled Chengdu, the defenders in the city were insufficient, and if a strong enemy came to attack, with the little strength in the city, it was simply not enough to hold the four gates, so the three gates were blocked. Later, after the Qing army occupied Chengdu. Tan Yi took into account the insufficient strength of the Qing army in Chengdu, and did not let go of the three blocked gates to maintain the state of the Ming army back then.

It was getting late, and the Ming army, the main force of the Western Expeditionary Army, hurried overnight. Arriving outside Chengdu before dawn, he laid an ambush in the woods and weeds outside the city. At that time, Chengdu was empty within a radius of dozens of miles, and the surrounding fertile fields had long since turned into overgrown meadows, and some small forests had become dense forests. Weeds more than one person tall. and the surrounding woods, providing excellent concealment conditions for the Ming army.

After dawn, the night and special combat teams disguised as the Pingxi Wangfu transport team set off from the beacon tower. Walk towards the city of Chengdu not far away.

The Qing army commander who was captured last night, named Liu Yipeng, walked in the middle of the ranks. Wang Jinzhong, who was dressed as a small soldier in the back, held a sharp dagger and resisted Liu Yipeng's waist. After seeing Chengdu City, Wang Jinzhong said in a low voice: "You go over and call the door in a while, remember not to play any tricks!" ”

Liu Yipeng replied: "Please rest assured, the villain will never dare to play tricks." ”

At the east gate of Chengdu, Wang Jinzhong observed and found that the city of Chengdu was empty, the city wall was very dilapidated, and the surroundings were desolate, only a few puffs of smoke floated in the city.

According to Wang Jinzhong's request, Liu Yipeng stepped forward and shouted: "I am Liu Yipeng from the beacon tower in the south of the city, and the army of Pingxi Wangfu has escorted the goods here!" The people inside open the door. ”

On the tower of the city, a head wearing the hat of a Qing army officer poked out, glanced at the "Pingxi Wangfu Army" under the city, and then looked at the flag of this transport team, turned to a small soldier and said: "I asked people to put you down, you go and check that Liu Yipeng's waist card!" ”

Soon after, a hanging basket was put down in the city, and a Qing soldier took the hanging basket to the city, first checked Liu Yipeng's waist card, and then turned to the city head and said: "Lord Zhang, it is Lord Liu from the beacon tower in the south of the city!" It was the people who came to Pingxi Wangfu to escort the goods, passing by us and wanting to enter the city to rest for a while. ”

The city gate was opened, and Wang Jinzhong entered the city with a Ming army disguised as a transport team of the Pingxi Palace.

The general Zhang who was in charge of guarding the gate was very happy when he saw the convoy entering the city. In the past six months, every time the transport team of Pingxi Wangfu passes through Chengdu, it will bring a lot of good things.

"There are so many good things in this Pingxi Palace! Although we can't enjoy the special offerings to the Eight Banners, those cigarettes that say they are produced in Kunming are out-and-out good things! The cigarette tastes much better than tobacco, and when you smoke a few puffs when you drink, you are really happy like a fairy. Mr. Zhang said to himself.

Every time the convoy of the Pingxi Palace's convoy arrived, the Qing army officers in Chengdu could always get some benefits more or less. The Double Happiness brand cigarettes that Wu Sangui obtained from Nanyang Company were made in Kunming according to Wu Sangui's request. These cigarettes were sold by Wu Sangui to Sichuan, Guizhou, Hunan, Hubei and Shaanxi, making a lot of money.

Of course, Wu Sangui's transport team not only sold cigarettes, but also provided special offerings to the Eight Banners in various places, as well as luxury goods such as ivory, jade, glass products, and glass mirrors. After Wu Sangui sold his goods, he bought ceramics, silk, tea and raw silk from all over the country and shipped them to Burma.

The trade with the Nanyang Company made Wu Sangui make enough money.

It is precisely because of the wealth of the transport team that every time they pass through Chengdu, the city gate officials can get a few packs of good cigarettes.

Chen Shuigen, who was dressed as the general manager of the Pingxi Wangfu Army, stepped forward, opened a pack of cigarettes, and said to the Qing soldiers who surrounded him: "Come, everyone has a share, one for each person!" ”

Qing Bing happily took the Double Happiness cigarette, you must know that this kind of cigarette is a luxury, usually only officers are qualified to smoke it, the Qian general manager opposite is so generous. A cigarette was given to each creep.

Chen Shuigen took out a whole high-quality Double Happiness cigarette from the car and handed it to Mr. Zhang: "This is for you!" ”

"Thank you, sir! Thank you, sir! Seeing the whole cigarette, Zhang Zhang's eyes lit up. The price of this cigarette in other places is extremely high, and it is said that it is a pack of silver or tael. The other party gave himself a one, which is a full ten taels of silver! Ten taels of silver was not a small amount in those days, enough for a family of five or six to spend a whole year.

Chen Shuigen took out his waist card and the documents of the Pingxi Palace, and handed it to Mr. Zhang: "Please take a look at this general!" ”

Those Pingxi Wangfu's waist cards and documents are all high imitations, Nanyang Company and Pingxi Wangfu have trade contacts, Wang Jinzhong has seen Pingxi Wangfu's waist cards and documents from Wang Shirong, so people imitate. It is done with the fake and the real, even the officers of the Pingxi Royal Mansion themselves can't tell the real from the fake.

The convoy entered the city, and before the city gate could be closed, Chen Shuigen was heard shouting: "Kill!" ”

The Ming soldiers disguised as Qing soldiers showed off their weapons one after another, and before the Qing soldiers guarding the door could react, the Ming soldiers chopped melons and vegetables, and the unsuspecting Qing soldiers fell in a pool of blood one after another.

"You guys?" Before Zhang Shuigen could react, Chen Shuigen had already raised the knife in his hand, and Zhang rolled his head to the ground. His eyes were wide open, and he looked at the man in front of him.

The surrounding circle of Qing soldiers was all dealt with, and Wang Jinzhong shouted: "Go to the city tower!" ”

Dozens of Ming soldiers rushed up the stairs to the top of the city, and the Qing soldiers they encountered were cut in two. In the blink of an eye, the Ming army rushed to the city. Slaughtered into the arrow tower and cut down all the more than ten Qing soldiers inside.

At this time, it was the season to harvest early rice, and the Qing soldiers in the city were busy harvesting the rice planted in Chengdu. When the Ming army killed the city, there were Qing soldiers in the arrow tower who sent out an alarm signal. But the Qing soldiers were busy harvesting ripe rice. When I saw the alarm signal, it was too late to go back to the barracks to get the weapons.

See the new trumpet from the city. Zhang Wei, who was lying in ambush outside the city, pulled out his knife and shouted: "Brothers, the people inside us have already done it!" Follow me! ”

"Kill!" In the grass and woods, countless Ming troops came out, shouting and rushing towards the wide open city gate.

The Qing soldiers in the city hurriedly threw away the farm tools in their hands and ran back to the barracks to get their weapons. Before they could reach the gate, the Ming army had already rushed into the city.

Most of the Qing troops stationed in Chengdu were originally surrendered troops from the Southern Ming Dynasty, and only a few were Qing soldiers from the green battalion from the original Yucheng. Although these Qing soldiers were all veterans of a hundred battles, they were unprepared and were not opponents at all when they encountered the Ming army. Many veterans couldn't beat them when they saw it, some turned around and ran, and those who couldn't run away surrendered on their knees.

At this time, the guard general Tan Yi was sitting in the governor's yamen with Sichuan Governor Tong Fengcai drinking. Hearing the commotion outside, Tan Yi stood up, pulled over a personal soldier and asked, "What's going on outside?" ”

The soldier shook his head: "Report to the lord, the villain doesn't know what's going on outside." ”

At this moment, several veterans covered in blood stumbled into the yamen: "Big, big, big, big, big, it's a big deal!" The thieves have entered Chengdu! ”

"What?" Tan Yi and Tong Fengcai were stunned.

It has been several years, and no Ming army has come to Chengdu, and the remaining Ming army in Sichuan has either been driven to Yunnan or compressed in the area of Kuidong, and the vicinity of Chengdu is definitely a safe area, how could a Ming army suddenly appear? It's just incredible! But at this time, Tong Fengcai didn't think too much about it, but stood up and shouted: "Brothers, follow me to kill the thief!" Drive the thieves out of Chengdu! ”

Rushing out of the governor's yamen, Tong Fengcai ordered Tan Yi: "Lord Tan, you lead people to block the enemy in the south, and this official personally leads the soldiers to resist the main force of thieves from the east!" ”

Hearing that the governor was going to personally lead the army to stop the main force of thieves coming in from the east, Tan Yi was moved to tears: "Lord Governor, take care!" ”

Seeing Tan Yi going south, Tong Fengcai took the generals and pretended to kill in the direction of the east gate. Halfway through, Tong Fengcai shouted a guerrilla: "Guerrilla Zhao, you go to block the enemy head-on, and this official personally leads people to make a detour from the side!" ”

The surnamed Zhao agreed on the surface, but secretly said in his heart: You want to slip away yourself? But he threw Lao Tzu to the thief? Ma's, it's a big deal that Lao Tzu can surrender.

Tong Fengcai took a few cronies to the side, quickly took off their official uniforms, and several cronies also took off the clothes of the Qing army, took advantage of the chaos to the north city wall, hung out of the city with a hanging basket, and fled for their lives.

Zhao's guerrilla, who was left in the city by the governor, saw that the situation was not good, and surrendered to the Ming army with the Qing army.

At this time, that Tan Yi didn't know anything, and he still took the green battalion soldiers to resist desperately. Because he knows very well that no matter who he is, he can surrender to the Ming army, but he can't surrender, even if he surrenders, the Ming army will not let him go. A few years ago, Tan Yi rebelled and betrayed the Ming army, resulting in the defeat of the Ming army in the battle of Yucheng, and he was the culprit.

"Kill the Tartars! Don't let Tan Yi run away! The shouts of the Ming army resounded everywhere in the city.

Thirty-six plans to go, Tan Yi knew that if he was caught, he would definitely die, so he took off the clothes of a Qing general, changed into the clothes of a small soldier, took a few personal soldiers, and fled to the west where the Ming army was weak.

Who knows how far he has not run, a group of elite Ming troops appeared in front, first a random arrow, and then a volley of birds, killing the Qing soldiers with heavy casualties.

"Surrender or kill!" The Ming army shouted loudly.

The Qing soldiers knelt on the ground one after another and surrendered to the Ming army blocking the road in front.

Tan Yi knew that he would definitely die if he was caught, and even if he surrendered among the soldiers, he would definitely be recognized, so he took advantage of the Ming army's inattention, turned around and ran.

At this moment, someone pointed in the direction of Tan Yi's escape and shouted, "Someone ran away over there!" Fast! Go over and catch him! ”

More than 100 Ming troops chased after Tan Yi and drove him into a house.

Tan Yi swung his knife and slashed several Ming soldiers who rushed into the house. But more and more people came around. Someone outside shot a rocket into the house, setting fire to the house where Tan Yi was hiding.

Tan Yi, who had no way to escape, could only rush out, but was caught by a group of Ming soldiers and tied up strongly.

"We all said, surrender or kill, why are you running?" Chen Shuigen walked up to Tan Yi with a few soldiers.

"I, I ......" Tan Yi didn't know how to justify.

At this moment, Yuan Zongdi walked up with a few personal soldiers. Seeing Tan Yi, Yuan Zongdi drank: "Raise your head!" ”

Tan Yi knew that he couldn't hide anymore, and raised his head tremblingly. At the moment when he met Yuan Zong's fourth eye, he only heard Yuan Zong's first roar: "Tan Yi! You gourd! It hurt us so badly! You killed Tan Wen and defected to the enemy, and you also burned our grain and grass! led to a crushing defeat of our army! Today the sky has eyes, let you, a traitor, fall into my hands! Hahaha! (To be continued.) )