Eunuchs who traveled through the Qing Dynasty

Lan Qingzhuo pushed away Xiao Ran's arm, smiled sullenly, took out a token made of muddy iron, weighed it in his hand, and said: "This is given to you by Master Zhongtang. In Chengde City, you can only use it if you have it." It can be unimpeded. As for what to do, hey, brother Xiao should make up his mind earlier!"

As he spoke, he stuffed the token into Xiao Ran's hand.went away.Xiao Ran's heart was already in a mess, he could only feel the buzzing in his ears, over and over again, all those words he said when he parted with Xue Yao that day:

"Sir, Xueyao has only lived for you in this life. If you still miss our mother and son, you must be careful in everything and come back early in peace."

"Don't worry, girl. For you and the child in your belly, I will."

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"Xun Jing!!!" Xiao Ran's eyes were red.He punched heavily on the tree trunk, and blood oozed drop by drop from his fingers.

The piercing pain made him temporarily clear his head, and the reason why Sushun told him the news was nothing more than to make him catch a chestnut from the fire.It is still uncertain whether what Lan Qingzhuo said is true or not, but I would rather believe it.It's unbelievable.For the sake of his wife and the unborn child, it seems that this time, he will make a move no matter what!

Hurry back to Yanbo Hall, find Liu Deliang at the door, and ask him to take a leave of absence from the queen for himself.Then he went back to the hut in the central palace, took Lin Qing'er and left the palace quickly.It was the first time for Lin Qing'er to see Xiao Ran like this, her face was frighteningly gloomy.The blue veins on his forehead are protruding, and his originally handsome face is now indescribably ferocious.My heart was beating wildly for a while, and I didn't dare to ask more questions.

Sure enough, Sushun added checkpoints at every intersection.The two hired a carriage and went out of the city all the way with the token.Walked about ten miles.Turning around a mountain pass, Lin Qing'er gave the handlebar a large silver ingot, and ordered him to drive the carriage forward, then jumped out of the carriage with Xiao Ran, and hid in the bushes by the side of the road.After a while, a dozen or so knights chased after him. Of course, these people were the tails sent by Sushun.

After throwing off the trail, the two climbed over the mountain ridge and walked westward.After walking for more than an hour, they came to a small village.Surrounded by mountains, it is very quiet.There is a big elm tree at the head of the village. It is the season when thousands of trees are competing for greenery, and strings of elm coins are hung on the branches.A hand covered in oil paint protruded from the dense canopy, and made a safe gesture to Xiao Ran and the others.It turns out that the place hidden here is the sniper in charge of security.

Duan Xingnian and other brothers were stationed in the village.The hostages captured in the capital had been secretly sent to Daxing Mountain, and the nearly two hundred brothers remained in the village for two or three days, feeling very depressed.Xiao Ran assembled his team urgently, all of them went into battle lightly, and marched in the direction of Meihe.

Meihe is a small county, but it is located on a major traffic road, a strategic throat, and the only way from Chengde to Shengjing.It was already the evening of the third day when the team arrived. Before the gate of the city was closed, Xiao Ran sent a few brothers in to investigate and reported that no large troops had passed by in the past two days. The front of the gun camp.

It turned out that at the same time that Xiao Ran led his troops to come, Sushun also sent his pursuers, and one of the cavalry copied to the back of the Xiaoqi camp. More than a day bought Xiao Ran time.

It was night, and the team hid in the mountain depression beside the road in the south of the city.Xiao Ran, Duan Xingnian and Cheng

After looking at the battle plan, after all, the enemy has more than 2000 troops, and the key is to ensure Xueyao's safety.

At noon the next day, an outpost of the rebels hurried over.The investigation team also reported back one after another, saying that Xueyao was not found in the team.A question mark was drawn in Xiao Ran's heart, and he ordered his brothers to stand by, and no one was allowed to act rashly.

An hour later, the large army also drove over.Xiao Ran was lying on the hillside, and he could clearly see a burly general riding a tall horse with a big knife in his hand. There was an iron nail hanging beside the saddle. From this appearance, he should be the leader of the Xiaoqi Battalion, Wenhan.Xun Jing and De Hui rode together, and De Hui was yawning all over the place, almost half sitting and half crawling on the saddle. Judging by his appearance, he must be addicted to drugs.According to the amount of white powder that Baolu left him, there should be very little left now.

At this time, Xun Jing had completely lost his usual carefree and carefree appearance, his face was gloomy, and he kept looking at the mountains and ridges on both sides, as if he knew that this trip was bad or bad.When Xiao Ran saw him, fire almost burst out of his eyes, and his hands were tightly grasping a lump of soil, as if he was about to squeeze out water.

Because of the dangerous terrain, Meihe County has always had troops stationed there.This troop belongs to the Eight Banners Army, which is under the command of Yan Xinduo, so when they saw Xun Jing's rebels, they didn't stop them, but opened the city gates wide.The rebels didn't dare to stay, they only rested in the city for a while, and then set off.At this time, Xingnian was already a little impatient, and said: "My lord, after crossing the Meihe River, it is Prince Gong's forces, and it will be difficult for Sushun's troops to catch up with them. If we don't do anything, it may be too late!"

Xiao Ran's heart was already burning with urgency, but there was no news from Xueyao, so he must not act rashly.When the rebels crossed the Meihe River, they led their troops to detour around the county town from the valley and followed them all the way.At this time, the role of cross-country training was highlighted. Although the valley was overgrown with bushes and thorns, the speed of travel was even faster than that of the rebels on the main road.On the contrary, Xiao Ran was exhausted physically, and only managed to keep up with the help of Monk Hua and others.

In the evening, the rebels drove to a valley and set up camp.Xiao Ran was a little strange. Normally, in order to avoid the pursuers, these guys should march in a hurry overnight, but how do you look at this posture as if they are confident?Just wondering, Cheng Tong leaned close to his ear and said in a low voice: "If there are no accidents, there will definitely be a troop joining them at night."

Xiao Ran was surprised and said: "How can you see that?"

"Look at their tents, which are wide and scattered. It doesn't look like a camp of more than 2000 people. I guess they are waiting for follow-up troops, or waiting for someone to respond."

"Follow-up troops? Impossible!" Xiao Ran immediately denied, "According to Lan Qingzhuo's news, only the Xiaoqi Battalion and the Tiger Spear Battalion brought out by Xun Jing, the total number is only [-]; The possibility is not great. In terms of time, at the fastest speed, the meteors sent by Xun Jing can barely reach Shengjing at this time, and Nayan Xinduo's troops will not come within two days. "

"But my lord, this camp is really strange!" Cheng Tong was a little uncertain at first, but after looking at it for a while, his tone became more and more certain, "Look over there, my lord. They are burying the pot for cooking. There are more than 2000 horses. Do you have so many pots and stoves?"

Xiao Ran searched for his fingers and looked over, and couldn't help being surprised.I saw that the rebels buried a total of twelve pots and stoves, each with a row of ten cauldrons, at least rations for more than 5000 people!

Just as he was in doubt, scouts were sent out suddenly to report that a force came across from the east. The number was at least 3000, and they were carrying heavy weapons such as artillery.Xiao Ran hastily asked: "Whose army?" The scout shook his head helplessly, saying that the team didn't display a handsome flag, so he couldn't see it at all. It seemed that he could only wait for the dark to scratch his tongue.

Xiao Ran had a headache for a while.Due to his identity, he had no way of knowing the distribution of troops in various places of the Qing army, and he didn't have a military map. He could only barely know a few famous troops based on his superhuman memory and careful attention.The thousands of people who came in suddenly were undoubtedly joining the rebels, and they didn't know the details, which undoubtedly made it worse for Xueyao's rescue.

"Could it be the garrison from Shanhaiguan coming from the east?" Cheng Tong suddenly asked thoughtfully.

"Shanhaiguan, whose team is that?"

"If I remember correctly, it should be Xi Rab, the deputy capital commander. This guy was ordered to guard Shanhaiguan, and he should have more than these soldiers!"

"Xi Rab?!" This familiar name suddenly flashed across Xiao Ran's mind, this is not... Ruilin's father!

This news took him by surprise, but vaguely, it seemed that some mystery was immediately solved.After pondering for a moment, he called Duan Xingnian, handed the token to him, and said: "Hurry back to Chengde Palace quickly, I want you to catch me a person, no matter what, you must do it, you can only succeed, not fail!"

"Catch Ruilin?" Duan Xingnian raised his eyebrows, but Xiao Ran shook his head unexpectedly: "This guy should not be in Chengde anymore. The one I want you to catch is another person!"

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After exhorting Duan Xingnian in detail, Duan Xingnian took the token and took a squad of scouts to Chengde overnight.Cheng Tong said worriedly: "The battle is imminent, is it appropriate for the captain to go in person at this time?"

Xiao Ran let out a sigh of relief, and said, "Others probably won't be able to do this, so they can only rely on old tricks! If I'm right, within a day or two, it should be relatively peaceful here?"

"Why? Let's...don't do anything?" Cheng Tong asked suspiciously, "Tomorrow they will go another day, and they will probably arrive in Jianchang soon, and it will be too late to do anything by then!"

"No!" Xiao Ran said resolutely, "After the two troops meet up, they will definitely not move out for a day or two."

Seeing that he was so sure of what he said, Cheng Tong stopped insisting.Sure enough, after a while, the troops from the east crossed the valley and joined forces with Xun Jing's rebels.This team not only has a large number of people, but also carries more than [-] artillery pieces, large and small, and dozens of carts, carrying food and supplies.Xun Jing, Wen Han, and Ming Zhen all came out of the camp to greet them in person, and a white-robed general walked out of the opposite team, his helmet was very low, and the distance was so far that he couldn't see his face clearly.

These few people seemed to be very familiar with each other, they hurriedly greeted each other, and then went to the account together.The battalion sent out a small group of patrol troops, Xiao Ran didn't dare to stay for long, only a few snipers were left to monitor, a squad of scouts was responsible for grabbing tongues, and the rest withdrew into the valley behind.

Smoke was already rising from the camp of the rebels, but Xiao Ran and the others couldn't light the fire, they could only eat the hard "pot helmet".This thing is actually a kind of bread.It is said that its production can be traced back to the Shang and Zhou dynasties.According to legend, when King Wen of Zhou defeated Zhou, pot helmets were used as rations for soldiers.In the Qin Dynasty, it was carried forward and popularized.The pot helmet made by Qin people is big, thick and solid.It is said that the pot helmet was not called the pot helmet at first.Because its shape resembles the cross section of a tree stump, it is called "dump cake".

At that time, the pier cakes distributed by the soldiers during the march of the Qin army weighed five or six catties each. The diameter of each pier cake was about 50-60 meters, and the thickness was also 10 centimeters. Moreover, the soldiers carried it in a unique way. Two pies are used as a group, and two holes are drilled on each pie.Tie it up with hemp rope, and put one on the front chest and one on the back chest, just like the girdles commonly used by folks in the past.When this special carrying method is encountered in a sudden battle, the pier cake has become an excellent individual soldier's protective gear, and it has played the role of armor (bulletproof vest). After being pulled out by the soldiers of the Qin army, the cakes can be used to shoot and kill the enemy.The ability of pier cakes to "eat arrows" became a magic weapon for the Qin army to win, and then the soldiers called pier cakes "guokui", that is, hard-faced armor baked with a pot.The pot helmet has also become famous for this.When people of Qin go out, they must burn pot helmets at home, and ask those who go out to wear them.This custom continues to this day.It is said that during the Three Kingdoms period, the famous Zhuge Liang's straw boat borrowed arrows, and its inspiration came from Qin Jun's Guokui eating arrows.

The production method of the pot helmet is very particular. It uses high-quality wheat flour, stirs it with water, and kneads it into a dough. After fermentation, roll it into a large round cake with a rolling pin and place it in a large iron with a flat bottom.Slowly bake it with a slow fire until the water is dry, the skin is slightly browned and the flesh is dry and mellow.Even in the hot summer, the pot helmet will not deteriorate and become moldy after being left for ten days and half a month.It is suitable for long-distance combat and is completely comparable to the compressed dry food used by the army today.

The dry food that Xiao Ran equips his special forces is this kind of pot helmet.Of course, it is smaller than Qin Shidi, but with some beans, vegetable juice and beef jerky added, it is more nutritious and more resistant to hunger.Each soldier carries ten pot helmets, which is the ration for seven or eight days. The only shortcoming is that the water has been evaporated, making it dry and hard to swallow.

After half a day of rapid marching, most of the brothers' water bags were empty, and they secretly wanted to fetch water from the stream in the opposite valley.However, the place where the camp is close to the water source is generally the focus of the patrol troops' vigilance, and it will be bad if the enemy finds out.So Xiao Ran resolutely drove everyone back.

Many brothers' mouths were so dry that they couldn't swallow the cake.Xiao Ran shared half a bag of water with everyone, and the brothers dared not drink it, and finally forced them to take it with orders.

Without water, the pie would be even more depressing.He was choking and stretching his neck, when a voice behind him said, "Here you are."

Of course Xiao Ran knew that this was Lin Qing'er.Whether it was marching or camping, this girl followed behind him every step of the way.Turning around in a hurry, took the water bottle and took a big gulp, before barely swallowing the cake crumbs in his mouth.He smiled gratefully at her and handed her the water bag back.

But after handing over half of it, Xiao Ran regretted it.She drank it happily, but after she touched her mouth, how could she drink it?Even in later generations, this "kissing in disguise" is quite ambiguous, let alone in the Qing Dynasty?After such a hesitation, his arm froze in mid-air, neither stretched nor retracted.

In fact, not only him, but the brothers around him also stopped, staring at them blankly, wondering how a man and a woman drink this bag of water.With so many eyes cast over, how could Lin Qing'er have the nerve to take it?bow your head, ashamed

.Xiao Ran cursed angrily: "What are you looking at? Fuck you all!"

The brothers laughed in a low voice, and hurriedly left.Only then did Lin Qing'er dare to take the water bag.There were two slanted streaks of oil paint on her face, and she couldn't see her face clearly, but Xiao Ran guessed that it must be as bright red as a ripe apple.

At this time, the sentence popped out for no reason: "Children of the Jianghu, don't stick to trifles!" Lin Qing'er just drank a sip of water, and spit out half of it with a puff.Xiao Ran slapped his thigh: "It's a pity!"

"It's a pity you didn't continue!" Lin Qing'er, who was furious, must have missed her words, and the two of them froze for a moment after she finished speaking.

"Ah, this, that..."

Lin Qing'er was so ashamed that she wished she could bump her head into a tree.On the other hand, Xiao Ran has experienced many storms, so he quickly changed the topic: "Well, Miss Lin, I will go back to the capital after the things here are over. Do you have any plans?"

"What else can I plan? I don't think I can avenge my father's revenge. People like me who don't have a family can just wander around and go wherever they go."

Lin Qing'er raised her head silently, looking at the smear of red in the sky.The evening wind blows the fragrance of mountain flowers, and also blows a few strands of long hair from her temples, dancing lightly.She was wearing a camouflage training uniform, which was a little fat, which made her slender body even thinner, which made people feel pity involuntarily.