Nanming Engineer

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"Boom!"

A silver lightning bolt meanders like a ferocious giant snake, climbs up the forest along the side of the ridge, rages on the canopy for a short moment, turns into a ball of sparks and disappears, the bursting light illuminates the earth, and the ants down the mountain Under the illumination of this light, a crowd like this crazily changed the landscape, turning the front of Shiling Pass into a battlefield of killing.

Wang Huan raised his head and looked at the sky covered with dark clouds. He waved his hand and brought up a drop of water: "Let everyone rest. It's already dark. If you continue to work, you will get sick. The hot soup will be cooked." It will be distributed as soon as possible and everyone should drink it.”

Someone promised to do it, Wang Huan tightly wrapped his coir raincoat, and took Ma Wannian and others down to the city, but instead of returning to their residence, they came outside the city.

With the sound of the gong, the soldiers of the Kuizhou army, who were busy in the rain wearing coir raincoats, put down their work and filed back from outside the city. Wang Huan stood at the closed door, waiting for them.

Ma Wannian held a wind lantern and illuminated Wang Huan's face. He was not wearing a bamboo hat, and every soldier passing by could see Duke Liang's face.

The imperial edict was delivered just yesterday. The official who delivered the edict heard that three horses were killed on the road, and he himself had only half a life left. However, he only rested for half a quarter of an hour before he struggled to get up and give birth. Wang Huan announced the decree because Emperor Yongli gave him an order. If the decree cannot be sent to Wang Huan's ears within half a month, he will wait for the Jin Yiwei to raid his home and behead him.

The decree was made in front of the Kuizhou army and the leaders of the Shanxi rebel army. A large crowd stood in a dense crowd. Wang Huan put on his helmet and armor, and accepted the official seal python robe. When the words came out of Zhongguan's sharp male duck voice, the eyes of everyone looking at Wang Huan changed.

What does it mean?In other words, Wang Huan's identity at this moment has jumped out of Wang Yingxiong's nominal control and has officially become a prince like Li Chengdong.

The Ming Dynasty ruled the military with the civil, no matter how big the military general was, there would always be civil servants on top, or the power of eunuchs to check and balance the military. It was impossible to dominate.Of course, by the end of the Ming Dynasty, this system had existed in name only, but there were not many people who had to be recognized by the imperial court and confirmed by imperial decree.

Li Chengdong, the Duke of Huiguo, counts as one, Zhang Mingzhen, Marquis of Dingxi on the Zhoushan Islands counts as one, and the King of Yanping County in Fujian barely counts as one. The king of the mountain also exists, and the situation varies, but none of them is as thick as Wang Huan's holy family.

Everyone in Shaanxi and Shanxi has already seen clearly that from now on, the powerful ministers of the Ming Dynasty in the Yellow River valley and north of the Yangtze River must be dominated by Wang Huan, and no one can shake them.The situation in the south was said to be rotten, and Yongli's attitude seemed to be embracing Wang Huan's thigh.

The Shanxi rebels are becoming more and more active. In addition to the original members of the Fenzhou League, in the past few days, various forces, large and small, have defected to them. Even the Qing troops guarding the Qing army in various places have turned against each other in the name of righteous ministers of the Ming Dynasty. Surrender to Wang Huan to express your loyalty.

The name of Duke Liang has spread in all directions with the heavy rain.

"Go back and rest, there is hot soup waiting for you, drink a bowl, don't catch a cold and get sick." Wang Huan kept telling, patted the shoulders of the soldiers passing by, fastened the belts of the coir raincoats for them, encouraged and encouraged , as if parents are caring for their hard-working children.

At this moment in the rain, looking at the father-in-law standing in the mud like himself, covered in mud, the hearts of every soldier are warm. Kuizhou veterans are fine, after all, Wang Huan's style has been like this for a long time, and some newcomers The soldiers recruited or the volunteers who followed the gate were so flattered that they almost knelt in the mud, weeping bitterly and being so excited, they were willing to die for Wang Huan at that moment.

This is the Duke of the state, he even greeted us with care, how can this kindness be repaid?

The people at the bottom of this era have such a simple mind. If you treat him well, he will do everything for you. If you treat his family well, he will give his life to you.

Wang Huan smiled and sent them into the city. When the outside of the city finally calmed down, he stepped on the mud and walked out along the passage between the trenches outside the city.

He has to take a look at the width of every ditch and the position of every horse, to see if it is reasonable and whether the defense force can be maximized. It is not easy to patrol in the rainy night at night, but he is still meticulous. watch.

"Time is running out and we can't afford to delay." Wang Huan said as he walked, and said to Ma Wannian who advised him to go back: "The Tatars are over the mountain and can attack at any time. If you don't get ready quickly, I don't worry. No more."

The lamp swayed in the rain, the orange light was like a faint firefly in the wind, the group of people came to the forefront of the trench, which was more than two miles away from the closed wall behind them, and the open plain was in front of them Extending in the rain curtain, it has been spreading to the depths of the hazy rain and fog.

After staying here for a while, there was a slight tremor of the earth from far to near, Ma Wannian's eyes sharpened, and with a wave of his hand, more than ten guard members rushed forward, holding the mountain-destroying crossbow.

After a while, the sound of horseshoes suddenly sounded, and four figures burst out of the rain curtain, like Yaksha running out of the darkness, splashing water with the smell of blood, and appeared in front of Wang Huan. The muddy water mixed with the night, hiding awe-inspiring murderous intent.

The team of scouts slowed down when they saw someone in front of them. When they got close, they saw clearly who it was by the light. They immediately rolled off their horses and knelt on one knee in the mud to salute.

Wang Huan walked out from the guards who stepped aside, asked the scouts to stand up, looked at the number of people, and asked, "Why is there one less?"

The Kuizhou scouts worked in groups of five and acted as a group. Only four of them came back at the moment, which was the wrong number.

The leader of the scouts replied respectfully: "I met a Tatar horseman on the road. After a fight, the brother in the rear was broken."

Scout Youdou, life and death are normal, Wang Huan was silent for a moment, and saw two heads hanging on the horse's neck.

The scout captain followed Wang Huan's gaze, and said proudly, "We killed two singles, both of whom were real Tartars. We made money back, Brother Luo deserves his death."

The head hung with a glare and glare, the rattail was pierced by the rope, it was bloody and hideous, the scout standing in the rain was also injured, the suppressed panting was faintly accompanied by the sound of the rain, the small-scale release was even more cruel, It is no easier than fighting with tens of thousands of people.

Wang Huan asked two more questions, and the scouts answered. Wang Huan told them to enter the customs quickly to rest, and he stayed for a while before going back.

The [-] Han troops led by Liu Zeqing, the vanguard of the Qing army, passed through Xinzhou from Gaohongkou in Beizhili, and rushed to Hongquanzhai [-] miles north of Shiling Pass. They camped in the mountains and waited for the Qing army brigade.

Dorgon's army showed its sharpness from the heavy rain covering the entire Jinzhong mountains.

(End of this chapter)