The bear child of the Red Chamber, Jia Cong

It was summer, and the sun was scorching hot.Zheng Chao'er led the troops and rushed all the way, trying to help Nanping defend the city before Jarvis.On this day, I arrived at the foot of Matou Mountain near Nanping. After walking for half an hour, a pile of rocks suddenly appeared in front of me blocking the road. It seemed that the rain had washed down the boulders on the mountain recently, and it happened to fall on the road.Zheng Chao'er couldn't help frowning.There are so many chaotic rocks, if you order soldiers to clean them up, it will take half a day at least.Now that he was in a hurry, he might let Jarvis get ahead if he was late.

Just as he was thinking, he suddenly saw a boy with a frame on his back stepping on the mountain, as agile as an ape, and he was hurriedly called to come down.This kid was about twelve or thirteen years old, with some mud smeared on his small black face, his eyeballs rolled around, he looked at Zheng Chao'er and said, "Do you want honey, sir? The wild honey I just picked is so sweet!" "

Zheng Chao'er said: "Let me ask you, is this road going to Nanping?"

"Yes~~" the boy said, "It rained heavily a few days ago, and the rocks and mud on the mountain washed down and blocked the road."

Zheng Chao'er asked: "Is there anything else passing through Nanping?"

The boy said: "There is a small road that can go around the Wudi Valley at the back of the mountain, but it is not easy to walk, and there are two streams to flow. But the nobleman has horses..." He glanced behind Zheng Chao'er, envious He looked at his tall horse, "It's cheaper to walk a horse."

Zheng Chao'er said: "Since you recognize it, lead me there and give you fifty copper coins."

The boy's eyes lit up immediately: "Really? Don't lie to me, my lord!"

"Of course I won't coax you."

The boy said again: "Don't tell my mother? I want to go to the market to buy... buy..." He blushed and stopped talking.

One of the generals laughed and said, "Could it be that you want to buy something for the little daughter-in-law?"

The boy's face turned black and red like a steamed crab, he turned his neck away and didn't speak.

The general laughed more and more: "Is there really a little daughter-in-law? I don't even have all my hair, so I want to marry a daughter-in-law!"

The boy pouted and said: "I will grow up in a few years!" All the soldiers laughed loudly.

Zheng Chao'er smiled and said, "Forget it, I won't tell your mother. You just lead the way."

A soldier said: "General, it's better to go with him to explore the way first."

Zheng Chao'er nodded: "Alright."

The kid led his soldiers to find a trail, and disappeared.After waiting for more than half an hour, the two of them came back, and the soldiers said with a smile: "It's not too far, but the road is very narrow and not easy to walk. We have a lot of people, so we need to spend some time."

Zheng Chao'er said: "It's all right if there is a road, we haven't traveled any road." He gave the boy fifty copper coins, and he ran away happily with the money.

Then the personal soldiers led the way, and tens of thousands of horses marched into the valley in a mighty manner.After walking for half an hour, the soldiers pointed to the front and said, "Not far from the valley, there is a road leading to Nanping." Zheng Chao'er nodded.

At this moment, Zheng Chao'er was shocked when he heard the sound of "dong dong dong" drums: "Why does it sound like a drum in the army?" The big flag is raised high, with the word "Jia" written on one pole and the word "Lin" written on the other.Zheng Chao'er yelled: "No, I fell for it!"

The general said hurriedly: "General, in such a terrain, one man is in charge of the gate and ten thousand men are not allowed to open it. Let's withdraw quickly!"

Zheng Chao'er smiled wryly and said: "I can't withdraw. It is obvious that this is a trick Jarvis set for me. The rocks and soil blocking the road must have been made by him. His men will surely stop him later." Nai urged Immediately forward.

I saw a general in his twenties held out in front of the enemy's formation, and shouted from a distance: "Is the one coming from the opposite side, Mr. Zheng, the General Soldier of Fujian?"

Zheng Chao'er said: "That's right, the old man is."

The general cupped his fists and said, "The last general, Jarvis, is polite."

Zheng Chao'er also clasped her fists together: "General Jia is well-deserved, good plan."

Jarvis said: "My family's army division Lin came up with the plan, and Weiss dare not take credit for it."

Zheng Chao'er praised: "As the old saying goes, soldiers are expensive and fast, which is really good. General Jia's footsteps are so fast. Could it be that you have already been to Ningde?"

Jarvis nodded and said, "I just came from Ningde. I only invited the magistrate of Ningde to our camp for two meals, and then sent him back."

It is obvious that Ningde County Magistrate was captured alive and brought back... Zheng Chao'er suddenly felt a little embarrassed, and said: "I just never calculated that you are faster than me, so I am defenseless."

Jarvis said: "Just as the military adviser expected, General Zheng was completely defenseless because he miscalculated our army's marching speed, so he felt that it was purely accidental to let her calculate, and he was not convinced."

Zheng Chao'er sneered and said, "Could it be that the military division still wants to convince the old man?"

"That's right." Jarvis said, "It's just to convince the general. After that, let's fight again in Nanping." Nai gestured.Just listening to the sound of "boring lang lang lang lang", the enemy camp called gold and retreated.Jarvis didn't say a word, and led the people away!

Zheng Chao'er stood on the spot in astonishment.Half a day later, the officer in charge just now couldn't help but muttered: "There is no accident in marching and fighting. If someone calculates once, he will die. There is no second order in life."

Zheng Chao'er heard the words and sighed: "What you said is true. If this army division Lin really wants my life - where Jarvis was standing just now, bows and arrows may not be within reach, but guns and guns must be within reach."

A ignorant soldier behind said: "Since they withdrew their troops, don't they want to make an enemy of the general?"

Zheng Chao'er shook his head and nodded again, saying: "They really don't want to be our enemy, but they are really our enemy." He sighed again.

Another general said: "General, in this way, they have captured Nanping?"

"Naturally." Zheng Chao'er said in a muffled voice.He led the soldiers and horses out of the valley, and then went to Nanping after rectifying.

I thought it would be a fierce siege when we arrived in Nanping, but who knew that the city gate was wide open, and the county magistrate led people to welcome him at the gate. When he saw Zheng Chao'er, he cried, "Master Zheng is here!"

Zheng Chaoer asked, "Where's Jarvis?"

"Just left." The magistrate of Nanping County said, "I left for about half an hour, and said I was going to Sha County."

Zheng Chao'er frowned and said, "Why did he just tell me that Nanping will fight again?"

The magistrate of Nanping County said: "General Jia asked the subordinate officials to tell General Zheng that they wanted to fight the general in Nanping. Because their army division Lin wanted to eat snacks from Sha County, they will not fight today. They moved to Sha County , I will stand with the general at another day."

Zheng Chao'er was stunned for a while, then asked, "Have you seen that Junshi Lin?"

"Your official has only seen it from a distance." Nanping County Magistrate said, "He is a frail scholar, not as weak as a crown. He looks as good as a girl, and is a hundred times prettier than ordinary girls! Sitting in the lobby of my county government, His whole body is full of wit; when he gives orders to Jarvis and others, his vigor bursts out like a sword."

Zheng Chao'er said: "Do you know his name?"

Nanping county magistrate shook his head and said: "Jia Jun only calls his surname 'Lin Junshi'."

Zheng Chao'er smiled wryly and said: "This son obviously doesn't pay attention to the old man—what kind of Shaxian snacks can you eat well?" Because he was ambushed by someone today, his morale was a little bit low, so he ordered him to rest in Nanping County for a night to refresh himself Go to Sanming tomorrow.

The next day, Zheng Chao'er led the troops out of the city and drove for a day. Seeing that the sun was about to fall in the west, he chose a place with gentle mountains to set up camp and bury pots for cooking.In the middle of the night, suddenly heard the sound of gold, and suddenly a large torch was lit on the mountain.The night watch soldiers beat the gong and shouted "enemy attack".Zheng Chao'er got up in a jiffy, and the soldiers helped him put on the armor and get out of the big tent, and mounted the horse with a gun.

Seeing that the flags picked out from the mountain were "Jia" and "Lin" again, he urged the horse to approach, and Jarvis really sat upright on the horse again.He cupped his fists and said, "General Zheng, long time no see."

Zheng Chao'er said: "Didn't we just meet yesterday?"

Jarvis said: "It's past midnight, that day should be counted as the day before yesterday. The last general is here, I just want to invite General Zheng to go somewhere on the mountain with me."

Zheng Chao'er asked, "Is General Jia okay?"

"Yes." Jarvis said, "There is a lake on the mountain. Our army has dug the aqueduct and set up the Western artillery. When the last general gives an order, three cannons are fired, the bank of the lake bursts and the water submerges. It's a vast ocean."

Zheng Chao'er took a deep breath and looked at Jarvis carefully for a long time.He knew clearly in his heart: Jarvis didn't want to kill him.Nai gasped and said, "The old man will go and see with you."

Jarvis lifted the reins of the horse: "The last general will lead the way for the general." He patted the horse and walked forward.

Zheng Chao'er only brought a few soldiers with him, and let the soldiers behind him guard the camp, and followed Jarvis all the way up.Jarvis pointed out: "This is the aqueduct dug by our army. It's not much, but the waterway is sealed or opened by borrowing from this mountain." Walking halfway up the mountain, there is indeed a huge lake, full of darkness. One can not tell the distance.

Zheng Chao'er stood by the lake for half a day, and asked, "Is this also the strategy of your army division Lin?"

Jarvis said: "General Zheng doesn't think that our army division Lin really went to eat Sha County snacks? This place is still under the jurisdiction of Nanping County. At the end of the day before yesterday, I will tell the general that Nanping will fight again."

Zheng Chao'er praised: "It is a genius to make the military division make good use of the mountains and rivers and the terrain."

Jarvis said: "General Zheng must have mistakenly believed that our army has left and was not prepared?"

Zheng Chao'er said: "That's not true. The old man told you once and ordered people to be careful. If you rob the camp tonight, you may not be able to reap the benefits. This way of diverting water down the mountain, the old man can't prevent it. You are camping in my camp." Was the aqueduct dug later?"

"No." Jarvis said, "I started digging a few days ago." Zheng Chao'er was startled.He explained, "General Zheng asked us to stop us at Matou Mountain the day before yesterday. Our morale was damaged and we had too many troops. We thought there would be a big battle in Nanping County, but it turned out to be an empty city. And the enemy The military division has the final say, the military division is a young scholar who is not weak enough, and he ran before the battle to eat snacks. In such a situation, most ordinary generals would order to be stationed in Nanping to rest for a night, and General Zheng is no exception."

Zheng Chao'er smiled wryly: "He even counted this in."

Jarvis smiled proudly, and continued: "Calculating your army's marching speed, you can know that the general will be stationed here tonight. Army division Lin walked around the mountain twice, and according to the military book, the general's camp is the best place. "

Zheng Chao'er was stunned.After a while, he asked: "How fast does our army go, how does he calculate it?"

Jarvis said: "The general came out of Fuzhou and has been on his way, which is the fastest way. You just need to send someone to follow you and you can figure it out." Nai Han smiled, "Do you still remember the black boy who sold honey?"

Zheng Chao'er was shocked: "He actually followed us all the way!"

Jarvis nodded: "This son is not bad. Both the military adviser and the last general like it very much."

Zheng Chao'er waved his hands and sighed: "Forget it, I've lost this battle again."

Jarvis clasped his fists and said, "Since that's the case, let's see you tomorrow." He turned his horse's head and wanted to leave.

Zheng Chao'er suddenly asked: "Why is General Jia so fast?"

Jarvis said, "It's much more convenient than General Zheng's."

Zheng Chao'er asked again: "Does the Commander Ling want to imitate Zhuge Liang's seven arrests and seven attacks, and subdue this old man?"

Jarvis stopped the horse and came back, and said calmly: "My military division Lin knows that the general is a veteran in the battlefield, and he has no intention of subduing him. I just want the general to understand."

"Understand what?"

"If Fujian goes to war with Taiwan, it won't be difficult for her to win." Saying that, she drove away.

Zheng Chao'er stood behind and watched him lead the soldiers away. After a long time, he sighed: "It's not only not difficult, it's really easy."

It was the night when Zheng Chao'er tossed and turned without sleep.Later, Suina no longer hurried on the road, and walked a little slower, and arrived at the outside of Sanming County without incident.The gate of the city was closed tightly, and the flag raised above it already had the characters "Jia" and "Lin".Needless to say, Junshi Lin has been waiting here for a long time.

Zheng Chao'er sent scouts to the left and right of the city gate to look around, and the soldier came back and said, "Their army division Lin is so strange."

"What's weird?"

The scout said: "There are many broken stones and bricks outside the city gate. The young man asked two people who lived nearby, and said that soldiers and horses from the Taiwan government attacked the city three days ago. Because their county magistrate got it early, we sent us from Fuzhou. The urgent report came, and I prepared bows and arrows, rolling logs, rocks, etc., thinking about defending. Unexpectedly, the people in Taiwan have Western artillery, and they blasted open the city gate in less than half a day. Those broken stones and bricks were that time It was left behind by the son. He took Western fire guns to open the way, rushed into the city and occupied the county government in a blink of an eye."

Zheng Chao'er sighed: "Rongguo Mansion is rich! Western artillery..." He shook his head.

The scout also said: "Military division Lin of the Taiwan government immediately issued a list to recruit the people, saying that they borrowed money and did not take the people's needles and threads. In the past two days, their soldiers have paid for their meals in the city according to the price, and some people teach children Recognition."

Zheng Chao'er was taken aback.After a while, he asked, "Why is the city gate intact?"

"In addition to putting up a list to reassure the people, the Lin army division also put up a list to recruit workers: because the city gate is broken, it must be repaired quickly, and don't let tigers and wolves enter the city to snatch children away. They pay extremely high wages, not only for food, but also for every meal. Meat! This city wall was repaired in just one day."

Zheng Chao'er smiled wryly again.

"It's just that apart from the usual mud bricks, they used to repair the city gate. There is also something like marl, which is stirred in water and wrapped in sand to glue the bricks together." The scout said, "No one in Sanming City has ever seen that. Passed that. People from Army Division Lin said that the wall is extremely strong and the artillery is not easy to break."

Zheng Chao'er snorted: "If the artillery is not easy to break, how can he use it to build a wall for my city in Fujian?"

A side general said: "General, I'm afraid they are sincerely showing us this thing."

"Ok?"

The general said: "There must be many government offices in Taiwan."

"Hiss..." Zheng Chao'er took a breath.After a while, he gritted his teeth and said, "This is in Fujian! My soldiers surrounded Sanming to see how much food and grass he has!"