Xue Panzhi's gossip red mansion

Xue Pan started from Jianmen all the way to the junction of Qinghai, Gansu and Sichuan. This is the plateau in the northwest of Sichuan. Adjacent to the two provinces of Qinghai and Gansu is the Ruoergai Prairie in Daqing. Arji’s station is in the grassland near Qinghai. a small town.

On the prairie in northern Sichuan, Han people and Tibetans live together, half living by migrating water and grass, and half living by animal husbandry.In this plateau oasis at a higher altitude, Xue Pan saw Xia Gui again. He was wearing a military uniform, and he had an air of vastness and independence.

"Lord Xia, we meet again. Sure enough, as Brother Duan said, the people of the Daqing Dynasty can sleep peacefully with generals like you defending their homes and the country." Waiting for Xia Gui in an inn, he came this time mainly to find out who Xia Gui really is.

Xia Gui showed a faint smile when he saw Xue Pan, and he didn't take his compliments seriously. No one can really tell whether the people in Daqing are safe or not. "You're welcome. I'm a rough man. It's too restrictive to call an adult. You can just call me Brother Xia. Brother Xue came to Alji this time to appreciate the famous scenery of the northern Sichuan plateau grassland. Summer is the best At that time, there was an endless grassland with green grass and blooming flowers. There were many lakes dotted in the grassland, sparkling, and many tributary rivers connected the lakes on the grassland. Swimming in the lake The fish meat is delicious, you can try it when the time comes.”

Seeing his enthusiasm, Xue Pan did not shirk. There are only two months before summer. During this time, he also hopes to go and see the situation in Qinghai. "I just don't know where it is inconvenient to go from here to Qinghai. There are also many beautiful scenery in the fiefdom of the Xining County King. Qinghai Lake is on the edge of his Xining City."

"There is nothing convenient. There are always caravans here and there. But..." Xia Gui remembered the news about Qinghai that the scouts had brought back recently. There seemed to be some caravans from the south, and they didn't know Which family does it belong to, and is the Mongolian coalition army in the border area really peaceful?In the spring of previous years, we could always hear news of them moving to the south again and looting supplies, but until now, there has been no movement at all. "Brother Xue, if you really want to go, it's better to take a look again. The situation this year is not right."

Seeing that Xia Gui had stopped the topic, Xue Pan tactfully did not continue to ask. Maybe it was related to military secrets, so it would be good if he could remind himself a word.Just arrived at Alji, Xue Pan was also a little sleepy, he didn't chat with Xia Gui for too long, but only got a general understanding of the style and customs of this grassland.

When Xia Gui bid farewell to Xue Pan, he didn't know what the purpose was, so he left him a token, "Brother Xue, if you are in a hurry, you can use this to go directly to the camp to find me, and I will also tell the guards. It will shut you down."

Xue Pan declined at first, but Xia Gui had made up his mind, so he had to thank him for accepting the token.

While resting on the bed, Xue Pan was still thinking about Xia Gui's identity. He had taught many students in the past, but he couldn't match this one. Is it his old friend who has crossed the same path as him? Time and space come.According to Duan Xian's words, the changes in Sichuan should be written by Xia Gui, with those things that were obvious characteristics of the Beiyang period, and a strange but familiar style of doing things.Thinking about these things, Xue Pan actually fell asleep.

It was also destined that Xue Pan would not sleep well that night. In the middle of the night, there was a sudden noise outside, and he was woken up by the noise.Opening the window and looking, it should be a dark street, but torches were lit one after another. Several groups of soldiers filled the street, and a group of soldiers was also separated, searching from house to house, not knowing who they were looking for.

After a while, there was movement downstairs in the inn. The officers and soldiers didn't say who they were looking for, they knocked on each room, and it was Xue Pan's turn immediately.When he opened the door, he saw three little soldiers, but these people had serious expressions on their faces. Looking at them, they must have had their lives in their hands, and they were not just empty airs.

"Please cooperate with the official business!" The leader didn't say much, and didn't explain anything, but carefully checked the wardrobe and the bottom of the bed in the room, and he moved neatly without disturbing any of Xue Pan's personal items.No trace was found, and the man said again, "Please forgive me for disturbing you", then turned and left, heading to the next location.

Xue Pan didn't know who they were looking for, but in the early morning of the next day, the atmosphere in Alji City became tense in vain, and the bustling morning market suddenly became deserted. The number of soldiers did not decrease.

"Master, I found out, I was catching an enemy criminal yesterday!" Dang Gui entered the room, lowered his voice and told Xue Pan the news he had heard. "The people who said they came from the west seemed to have sneaked into the military camp to steal some kind of information. They alarmed the people in the military camp and fled to the city. But they were caught in a temple."

"Then did anyone say why there are still so many soldiers on the street?" Xue Pan felt that the situation was wrong, thinking that Xia Gui's words were still unfinished, and the current scene was very similar to the martial law in the city on the eve of the war.

Dang Gui was not as complicated as he thought, "It seems that he is afraid that that person still has companions and will hurt the people in the town."

is that so?Xue Pan had doubts in his heart, what should he do if he really encountered a war?

This question should be asked to a group of generals in the northwest camp, and they all frowned.Guarding the Daying in the Northwest was Liang Sheng, who made great contributions in the Sichuan Campaign that year.He was not named a Marquis for saving the emperor like the historian's brother, but he was later transferred to the northwest camp on the plateau grassland, and has been facing the king of Xining County far away.In order to show his recognition to the King of Xining County, the emperor awarded Qinghai to him, but this does not mean that the emperor trusts him.Therefore, the Northwest Army was set up at the junction of the three provinces. In this way, it was also to protect the safety of the three provinces.The king of Xining County couldn't say that the emperor was afraid of him, so he set up another garrison.

"Tell me how to fight this battle? The man arrested yesterday has already confessed, and that old man has colluded with Houmeng, and the army will be overwhelming in a few days. We only have 10 people here, and theirs The coalition forces are in the millions, so there is a huge disparity in strength." Liang Sheng looked at the sand table, this time they were facing a menacing tiger and wolf army, but they were silent in the early stage, which showed that they were fully prepared.

"General, we have urgently reported to the capital. What we can do now is to stick to Arji. Once this place falls, the Xining coalition forces will attack Gansu and Sichuan. The situation in the Mongolian grassland is not clear now. Is it possible that this rebel army has something to do with it?" Collusion, if this is the case, once the rebel army enters the land of Shaanxi and Gansu, it will form a pincer attack, and the capital will be in danger!"

"The matter is divided into several parts. They should be divided into three groups, attacking Yumen, Lanzhou, and Alji respectively. We should get in touch with the defenders of Yumen and Lanzhou as soon as possible, so that we can form a semicircle of guards and prevent them from entering. The momentum of the Central Plains."

The generals in the camp worked together, but none of them could deny that the strength of the garrison and the rebels was very different. The opponent came prepared, but they had just entered the spring and were not well prepared, so they were not suitable for tug-of-war and difficult to defend the city.Moreover, the king of Xining County has been operating in this area for many years, and he is well aware of the terrain, mountains and rivers. He did not expect that once he rebelled, he would actually collude with foreign enemies.

This confrontation with a million rebels could almost foresee the tragedy of annihilation of the entire army, but even so, the gate to the west of Daqing had to be guarded until reinforcements arrived.

"Xia Gui, stay here." Liang Sheng stopped Xia Gui after the military meeting, "As for the grain and grass, is there a way for you to gather a batch from Sichuan, that is, we bought it from the merchants. When the war started, there was no Grain and grass are absolutely unacceptable. This time it happened suddenly, if we waited until the capital to deliver the food, everyone would probably starve to death."

"Don't worry, general, I will leave this matter to me." Xia Gui told Liang Shengruo that he had already thought of another person in his heart. Xue Pan was more powerful than him in terms of grain and grass. With a piece of grain and grass, at least the problem of food and clothing can be solved.

Xia Gui didn't delay, and immediately went to the town to find Xue Pan, and discussed the matter in detail. As he expected, Xue Pan agreed to the request.

"Brother Xia, the war is about to start, and Xue will do his part where he can do his part. But the Xue family does not run a grain store. If they want to get more support, they still need General Liang to go out and report to the court first to see if they can do anything." Grain merchants cannot be called together to face this issue.”

Xue Pan can temporarily collect a batch of grain and grass through Shanhai Pavilion, but the Xue family is not in the grain business, and it is powerless to ask for more, and the main shops of the Xue family are concentrated in the east of Daqing, and there are not many businesses in the west.

Xia Gui knew what Xue Pan meant, and acted urgently, "Brother Xue, don't worry, I will definitely ask the higher authorities to commend any shops that have made great contributions to resisting the enemy this time. They are not only businessmen, but also those who have made great contributions to protecting our border in the west of Daqing." man of."

Xue Pan took a deep look at Xia Gui. Sure enough, Xia Gui's thinking was different from that of ordinary people in Daqing. He did not think of businessmen as inferior. Pay off. There is nothing more important than serving the people."

When Alji's soldiers and civilians worked together to fight against the enemy, the rebels marched down from Xining and divided into three groups. They face each other across the grassland, and the war is imminent.

Without any hesitation, the rebels used their force to attack the semi-circular defense line formed by Gansu and Sichuan. This battle was extremely fierce. Xue Pan saw many people with severed limbs and hands Soldiers, they were sent to makeshift medical tents set up on the street.

The people on the street are in a hurry, they are all involved in this war, or learning to bandage the wounded, or cooking a big pot of rice, for the soldiers to add meals, almost all the people are dispatched, they can use what can be used at home, and can help Everything was taken out.If there is a shortage of clothes, they will be rushed to make them temporarily. If there is no medicinal herbs, they will be escorted to the front in batches.

General Liang said that if this battle is won, everyone will live in peace, and this place will be a peaceful place in the next hundred years. If they lose, then they will become slaves of the Tartars and lose their freedom. Have a great day!

The cowardly people packed up and fled early, but many people stayed behind. In just ten days, the whole Alji was turned upside down.

Young and middle-aged men have already joined the military camp. In the case of the disparity between the enemy and ourselves, it is actually a drop in the bucket to expand the army from the civilian population. However, these men in order to protect their homes have shown an extremely heroic side. It is almost one enemy ten, even Xining County Wang also did not expect that Alji, who seemed the weakest, turned out to be the hardest bone to crack.

The children were forced to grow up, the women walked out of the house, they could not swing the sword, they could not kill the enemy, but they took over the logistics, and the whole town was full of these behind-the-scenes heroes, they treated the wounded and stabilized the rear.

Yesterday, the news of the new emperor's ascension to the throne had reached Alji. No one knew why the Supreme Emperor Xuan abdicated at this time of turmoil, and chose Xing Shi, who rarely appeared in the court.Everyone wants to oppose it, but the officials in the southwest area are fully supportive. The most important thing now is the war in the west. If anyone says something that shakes people's hearts at this juncture, then don't blame the country for being ruthless.

Along with the news of the new emperor's ascension to the throne, there was also the news of reinforcements. Fortunately, this time, Shang Mongolia did not unite as one, but stood firmly on the side of Daqing.It was later learned that the reason why Xining was able to unite with the Mongolian tribes was because of civil strife among the Mongolian tribes, and the king of Xining made an alliance oath to ensure the unification of the Mongolian tribes.

Reinforcements came from Shanxi and Henan, and there were still ten days to reach the front line of the battle, so as long as they persisted for ten days, victory was in sight.

"It can't be like this anymore!" County King Xining looked at the information in his hands. He had dealt with the Supreme Emperor all his life. The reason why the other party chose to abdicate at this time was to confuse everyone and make them think that the foundation of the new emperor's ascension to the throne was unstable, making them paralyzed. , but he himself would never be fooled by this. "Gather your firepower with all your strength, and we must take Alji within three days. They can't last that long, and we must rush to occupy the base at that junction before Daqing's reinforcements arrive!"

"However, Liang Sheng used to show weakness in Sichuan and deceived the army of the previous dynasty. Will we not lose troops if we attack like this?" said a general from the late Mongolia. They have already learned about Liang Sheng these days. How did the desperate lunatic fight the war?

The king of Xining County glared at the man indiscriminately. He didn't like people denying what he said. These Mongolian coalition forces are really annoying. How can it be possible to have no casualties in the land.But now it’s time to borrow them. I thought it would be best for Alji to take it. Those who came here are all his own troops. I didn’t expect that the casualties would be heavy. Why don’t these Mongols bleed a lot.

However, the king of Xining County still said kindly and half to explain his doubts, "Sichuan is mountainous, and it is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Liang Sheng had the opportunity to take advantage of it. This is a grassland. What can they do? Is it possible that you can still invite the gods to send drought and thunder from the sky!"

The next day, the strength of the rebel army increased sharply, and Alji, who had been unable to attack for a long time, was severely suppressed by the rebel army.If the rebels maintain this momentum, by the morning of the day after tomorrow, this place will be broken.

The city was already very dilapidated, and Xue Pan couldn't see what he looked like when he came. There were wounded everywhere, and no one spoke. Everyone seemed to save their strength to die with the enemy at the last second.

That night, Xia Gui found Xue Pan in a medical clinic with a face full of dust, "Brother Xue, we are facing a catastrophe, and there are still five or six days before the arrival of reinforcements, but we can last a day and a half at most, you should leave early." .”

Xue Pan saw that Xia Gui's left arm must have been seriously injured. He heard from the doctor that in order to save Liang Sheng this morning, Xia Gui blocked a knife and the injury was to the bone.Xue Pan sighed in his heart. At this time, he shouldn't stay, but he couldn't persuade himself to leave. No matter what the reason was, Alji couldn't lose.

In the past few days, the people in the city have become one. Anyone who leaves at this time is a kind of betrayal. "Brother Xia, you are still wounded into battle, how can I leave? I won't leave until the end. Now that the food and grass in several surrounding towns have to pass through my hands, how can I leave?" open?"

Xia Gui looked at Xue Pan under the candlelight. At this moment, the scene was very similar to the time when Shanghai fell, the old Mr. Qiu said, you can still fight for the revolution, and I am an old man in his dying years. There is nothing wrong with it.It was Mr. Qiu who exchanged his life for his own, but unfortunately he did not wait for the day of victory and died under the guns.

"Mr. Qiu, why bother? Daqing is not the Qing Dynasty, and Daqing is not the Republic of China long ago." Suddenly, muddy tears flowed from Xia Gui's eyes, and he didn't know who the tears were for.In the past and present life, things have changed and the stars have changed, but the same fate is happening again.He did not hope that the only old man in this era would be sacrificed in front of him just like back then.

Xue Pan froze for a moment, he remembered the vague figure in his memory, "You are sweet-scented osmanthus? No wonder I can't remember it, your appearance is nothing like that little girl's!"

At this time, Xue Pan, who didn't have much impression of the Stone Story, but Chad remembered something, Xia Gui couldn't be that Xia Jingui, who was born in the Xia family in Chang'an, and was originally a wealthy imperial merchant. Went to the capital and married that stupid bully.

"Is it possible that your real name is Xia Jingui?!"

Xia Gui smiled bitterly, "There is no Xia Jingui in the world, there has always been only Xia Gui, and I will tell you about the twists and turns in the future, but you really can't stay, sir, we can't wait for reinforcements."

After Xue Pan knew who the other party was, he felt relieved, "Aren't you prepared for the fact that Ming people don't whisper in front of their eyes? In the past few years in Sichuan, it's not like you only bought newspapers. Back then You like things like guns and explosives, why didn’t you make some privately. If not, then don’t worry, although I don’t know how to do this, I have tried to research some ways over the years, and it will be delivered tomorrow!”