Chapter 64 The sixty-fourth round of the halberd and the disarming song Makino sinks the sand and washes the armor to watch the shooting star

It turned out that the officer's name was Zhu Qingya, and he was the new Deputy Commander of the Yulin Army. As soon as he took office, he was ordered to leave Beijing, and as an "imperial envoy", he was sent to Cui Baoshan's army to supervise the army. Meng Hua only guessed half right. The reason why the Qing army changed their strategy was not because Cui Baoshan saw through their plan, but because Zhu Qingya tipped off the news and also made suggestions. Zhang Huosheng and Sun Daoxing who were chasing Zhong Wuyong that day were seriously injured, but Zhu Qingya was not injured. When he rushed to Cui Baoshan's camp, it was the moment when the Qing army assembled by Lao Yuanshi started to launch a sneak attack.

However, Cui Baoshan entrusted the deputy commander to command that "surprise soldier". As the commander, he didn't dare to take such a big risk, and still sat in the "big camp". As soon as he heard the news from Zhu Qingya that Zhongwuyong had fallen into the enemy's hands, he immediately thought that Zhongwuyong might have leaked his military information to the enemy. Meng Yuanchao's estimate was not wrong. Cui Baoshan's troops left in the camp were no more than 10,000, which was slightly smaller than the number of rebels.Cui Baoshan didn't dare to attack rashly.But Zhu Qingya expected that the Zhunyi army would definitely use their tricks, and might even use all their strength to ambush their sneak attacking soldiers, so he strongly advocated that Cui Baoshan should do another trick.Take advantage of the emptiness and drive straight in from the front.

Cui Baoshan is quite proficient in the art of war, and Zhu Qingya gave him courage, and after careful consideration, this is the only way to reverse the defeat, so he followed his advice, and sent people flying to ask Ming Jin, the commander of the Qing army, to withdraw his troops. He tried his best to stay behind and attacked from the camp.Zhu Qingya's other suggestion - to capture the enemy's people as hostages, and to threaten Luo Hai to retreat if necessary.Cui Baoshan finally complied. More than 10,000 Qing soldiers are a small number compared to the entire rebel army, but they are more than 20 times more than the 500 left-behind troops of the rebel army!

But the chance of winning or losing now falls on these five hundred people! It must be known that although not all the Qing soldiers who attacked were ambushed, half of them had already been led into the desperate valley.But if Cui Baoshan's way of attacking the Qing army from the front succeeds, the situation will be very different.At that time, the Qing army should cooperate with the outside, and the situation of anti-encirclement will appear, and the relatives of the Kazakh soldiers are in the hands of the enemy, so they will definitely throw a rat's weapon anyway. How long these five hundred people can hold back will definitely affect the overall situation of the war!

Sundar is indeed one of the best archers of the Kazakhs. A strong general has no weak soldiers, and the 500 fighters he trained have all shot.They guard the dangerous place, and they really have the spirit of "one man guards the gate, ten thousand men are invincible".Rows of Qing troops were shot down by them. Zhu Qingya frowned, and said: "General Cui, I heard that the captain of your personal army is an excellent archer who can penetrate Yang at a hundred paces, we can't just let the other party show off!" I will ask Cui Yilun to deal with them!" Immediately, Cui Yilun was summoned and told him: "Nephew Lun, today is your chance to avenge your humiliation. You bring a thousand archers, occupy a favorable terrain, and compare arrows with them! I see them The maximum number of people is no more than five hundred, and it would be cheaper for the two of us to replace one of them."

Cui Yilun was captured by the rebel army that day, he was destined to die, but Meng Yuanchao treated him with courtesy and let him back.Although he didn't dare to tell the truth in front of Cui Baoshan, and lied that he had fled back, but he couldn't help feeling admiration and gratitude for the rebels in his heart. "We are all Han Chinese. Why do we have to work hard for the Tartars? The Hui people herded cattle and sheep on the grasslands and did not offend you at all, but you help the tyrants and prevent them from living a peaceful life. What is the reason for this? You have come from thousands of miles away Fight back people, win the battle and the generals will get promoted and get rich. You can’t do more than eat leftover bones, and the soldiers are even less beneficial. But if you lose the battle, your corpses can’t return home. Is it worth fighting such a battle?” What Meng Yuanchao said to him that day seemed to ring in his ears again.

"I can't avenge my kindness!" Cui Yilun thought in his heart, "Marshal listened to the advice of the adults and wanted to arrest their old, weak, women and children; I can't do such an outrageous thing! Although I can't stop it, I can delay it." Sometimes it can also give them a chance to escape." There is a hill on the left flank of the dangerous pass guarded by Sundar, with a similar height, which is a good location for sniping.The Qing army had a special god-arm bow, and the bow and arrow shot farther than the opponent.If Cui Yilun occupied this hill and the two sides shot at each other, Sang Da'er's men would only have 500 people, but they couldn't afford to suffer casualties.

Of course Cui Yilun didn't dare to blatantly resist the order, but he came up with a tricky plan out of his wits.Before reaching the top of the mountain, he shouted loudly: "If you have the guts, come out and compete with me, let's fight one by one!" He first fired arrows in succession, swishing three arrows towards the opposite mountain. This time it was Cui Baoshan's turn to frown: "Why is Yilun so reckless?" Cui Baoshan frowned on this side, and Sang Da'er was equally surprised on the other side. At first, he was furious: "I spared your life that day, and you still have the nerve to challenge me!" But as soon as Cui Yilun's three consecutive arrows came, he immediately knew that Cui Yilun had ulterior motives, and it was not as he imagined. That's disgusting.

To his surprise, Cui Yilun's arrows shot like lightning, but they all flew past the sentinel, and no one was injured! Sang Da'er was taken aback for a moment, and said in a low voice: "Cui Yilun's arrow skills shouldn't be so bad!" Meng Hua laughed and said: "Don't you understand, he dare not disobey orders, but he doesn't want to fight against us!" Sang Da'er suddenly realized, and said: "Okay, then I should cover up for him." Immediately, he jumped onto the stone screen and shouted: "Okay, that smelly thief named Cui, come here if you have the guts! One, I will compete with you first!" A swishing arrow shot past.

Originally, he followed the same example, and the arrow was calculated to be able to pass by Cui Yilun's shoulder.Unexpectedly, as soon as his bowstring rang, Cui Yilun on the other side of the mountain cried out sharply and rolled down the hillside.This arrow actually hit the target! It turned out that Cui Yilun deliberately went up to let the arrow shoot him.He is a great expert in bow and arrow, and he can know the opponent's intention as soon as he looks at the situation.Isn't it easy for him to correct this slight difference?He only needed to take half a step to the side, and the arrow pierced into his left shoulder.But it just avoided hurting the lute bone.

He is the captain of the personal army and the number one archer of the Qing army. Now that he is the first to be injured by an arrow, everyone in his subordinates is terrified. If he dares to grab the top of the mountain, he has to carry the officer back first. Sang Da'er was both happy and surprised, and thought to himself: "Let me show my skills again and help Cui Yilun succeed in this bitter trick." Half of Cui Yilun's thousand archers have turned around, and the other half dare not move forward, but the front group has not yet retreated. Sang Da'er drew out three arrows and shouted: "My three arrows will shoot down the helmets of the three people in the middle of your front row!" The helmet is tied to the chin with a belt to prevent it from falling off when running. How can you shoot the helmet without hurting people? But the bow is like a thunderbolt, and the arrow is like a shooting star.Sun Da'er fired arrows one after another, and the helmets of the three soldiers on the other side fell to the ground.At this moment, the Qing army was completely silent, only the sound of the helmet falling to the ground could be heard! It turned out that Sundar's arrow shot just right, just to break the belt, but did not hurt the opponent.At that moment, the three soldiers were all startled in unison.They were so startled that their helmets fell from the shock. Sang Da'er shouted: "Whoever dares to come up, I will shoot his head!" The captain was injured, and the thousand archers had already lost their fighting spirit.After Sang Da'er yelled loudly, he scrambled to escape down the mountain. Cui Baoshan was slightly skeptical at first, but seeing that Cui Yilun was injured first, he could only be blamed for being too reckless, but his suspicion towards him was gone. Zhu Qingya yelled angrily: "The archers are useless, just do it hard, the brigade will rush over and flatten this mountain!" Cui Baoshan was eager to attack the enemy's rear in order to meet the besieged team and reverse the defeat.At this time, there was no other way to think, so I had no choice but to order the whole army to attack regardless of the casualties! Five hundred archers, even if every one of them had the right arrow, could hardly resist the tide-like offensive of more than 10,000 Qing troops.Rows of Qing troops fell down, and rows of Qing troops rushed up, seeing that the enemy's vanguard was about to rush to the top of the mountain. Sang Da'er said: "Brother Meng, you and Miss Jin go back and report the news!" Meng Hua said: "No, we will die together if we die!" At this most tense moment, the sound of shouting for killing was suddenly heard, shaking the mountain and the ground, and dust piled up on the mountain. In a blink of an eye, the Qing army was in chaos.Cui Baoshan hastily ordered that the front team be changed to the rear team, busy defending against the enemy troops attacking from the bottom of the mountain. Sandal said ecstatically, "Our reinforcements are here! Strange, where did the reinforcements come from?" Meng Hua turned his eyes, said "Hey", and said, "There is a young general in white robes who takes the lead, who seems to be the prince Uli Sai of the Cheju clan!" After Sang Da'er was overjoyed, he could hear the voice shouting for killing, and said, "That's right, there are people from the Cheju clan and people from the Big Bear clan!" It turned out that Meng Hua saved Ulisai's life that time, and he saw that the rebel army defeated many with fewer. It seems that although the Qing army is powerful, it is also unreliable.He went back and told his father that the chief of the Cheju tribe was a man of the wind. Before his son came back, he had received the news that Luo Hai had won a big battle. He was afraid that the Qing army would be expelled back to Xinjiang. , he is bound to not be tolerated by all ethnic groups, and he has long regretted it.This time, he was the first to propose the matter of sending troops to help Luo Hai.As soon as he turned around, the Great Bear Clan, who was allied with him in offense and defense, also sent troops with him. At this time, the sky was already bright, and Cui Baoshan could not help being surprised and angry when he saw that Uli Sai was leading the army.But he was still trying to save the defeat, so he had to suppress his anger, put on a smiling face, and shouted loudly: "Prince Ulisay, I have asked the imperial court to make your father king and rule the whole territory. In the future, your son will succeed your father, and you will be extremely honorable." , you have to think clearly, and don’t let others take advantage of you! Now is your chance to make meritorious service. I don’t blame you for being confused for a while. It’s not too late to turn around and submit to the court!” Ulisay sneered and said, "I've thought it through a long time ago. I can't be like you, a slave of the Tartars, and kill my own people! Yes, I was fooled by you for a while, and now I'm the one who will make amends." Here's the chance!" While speaking, he swung his troops forward and chased after Cui Baoshan. Zhu Qingya said: "This kid doesn't know what to do, wait for me to capture him alive!" When Ulisai approached, he had a good look and jumped down from a high place, onto Ulisai's horse. Ulisai didn't expect the enemy to be so daring, suddenly he felt the strong wind, Zhu Qingya turned over with a kite in mid-air, and grabbed him straight down! Uli Sai had learned kung fu from Master Carmel for a few years, and his skills were not weak. In the midst of his busy schedule, he made a "phoenix nod" and swung his knife to intercept the enemy's wrist.Zhu Qingya grabs and catches nothing, and almost gets hit by him, and his heart shudders: "I didn't expect this kid to have some skills!" Immediately, he changed from grabbing to pushing.After all, the difference in martial arts between the two is too far, there is only a "chi" sound, Uli Sai's brocade robe was scratched by him, and he was pushed off the horse by him, fortunately Zhu Qingya wanted to capture him alive, so He was trying to threaten the enemy. He was afraid of hurting Ulisay's life, so he didn't push hard. Just as Zhu Qingya's fingers touched Ulisai's vest, he suddenly felt the breeze blowing from behind him, and felt a chill in his vest.He is a great expert in martial arts, and he immediately knew that the enemy who attacked him from behind was very capable. At this critical moment, he had to let go of Ulisay to protect himself first. The person who came to rescue Uli Sai in time was none other than Meng Hua.Zhu Qingya slapped his backhand, and the wind of his palm swayed away the tip of his sword. He took advantage of the momentum to make a step forward, and the sword turned back.But seeing the sword flowers scattered like stars, this move he used is exactly the unique move of the Kongtong School's series of life-threatening swordsmanship passed down to him by Dan Qiusheng - "Hujia Eighteen Beats"!Rao Zhu Qingya's palm was strong, so he dodged it well, and his sleeve was pierced in three places. Zhu Qingya was already startled when he failed to knock down Meng Hua's sword with the palm force of the powerful eagle claw skill, but now seeing him use this move "Hujia eighteen beats", he couldn't help being shocked . He suddenly woke up and shouted: "So you are Meng Hua!" Meng Hua laughed, and said, "That's right, if you don't want to change your name or surname when you're sitting, Meng Hua is me, and I'm Meng Hua! If you don't want to go with Hai Lancha to see the King of Hades, surrender as soon as possible!" Zhu Qingya thought to himself: "No wonder Hai Lancha was injured by his sword!" However, he was not willing to give up because of his unique martial arts.Immediately he sneered, and said: "Hugh is crazy, kid, I'm just looking for you to avenge Commander Hai!" While speaking, a coiling dragon slid forward, dodging and attacking, and already had two more weapons in his hand. His weapons are a longsword and a serrated knife.The sword is more than three feet long, but the blade is as thin as a cicada's wing, only two inches wide, the shape is very special, the serrated knife has a thick back and wide blade, it looks very heavy. He wields a knife in his left hand and a sword in his right. As the saying goes: "It's hard to use the heart at the same time", but he uses both swords and swords, and he can use different moves with both hands! Meng Hua's martial arts are very complicated, but he has never seen this kind of weird move, he dare not underestimate the enemy, he first used the move "Heng Yun Duan Feng", he used defense as attack, and waited and watched the change. This move of "Heng Yun Duan Feng" made Meng Hua extremely calm. He thought that the enemy would have no gaps to take advantage of, but he didn't know that Zhu Qingya's sword was coming so fiercely. When Meng Hua stretched out his sword to block it, he realized that there was no strong force. , the thick serrations on the back that weighed thousands of hundred were like a thin piece of paper, without any force, it swayed away lightly.Meng Huafang felt something was wrong.There was only a soft "chi" sound, and the opponent's long sword had already entered his defensive circle. It turns out that Zhu Qingya's ingenious use of swords and swords is that he reversed the functions of swords and swords, so as to confuse the opponent. The performance of swords and swords, the sword is rigid, the sword is soft, the sword is light and flexible, and the sword is thick and masculine.For example, in the use of soldiers, the sword is like a majestic formation, a banner of righteousness.Therefore, the knife method is mainly chopping and chopping, with wide opening and wide closing.The sword is like a strange soldier, protruding and unpredictable, so it mostly uses stabbing and cutting, and sideways attacks.This is the meaning of what is said in martial arts: "The sword is white, and the sword is black".Although the swordsmanship and swordsmanship of each school and sect are extremely complicated, they are invariably invariable, and they are mostly based on this principle of martial arts. However, Zhu Qingya changed the function of the sword, used the sword as a sword, and used the sword as a sword. His long sword, which was as thin as a cicada's wing, suddenly became heavy and abnormal. Meng Hua resisted according to the routine. I didn't expect him to have this change.In master fights, the difference is a thousand miles away. Meng Hua miscalculated, and this gave the opponent's sword a breakthrough in his defense. Fortunately, Meng Hua's Wuming swordsmanship is the best at adapting to the situation, even though he discovered it late and suffered a bit of a loss, he was not easily restrained.With a change of shape, he also used the saber technique passed down from his family on the sword. Taking advantage of the situation, he made three moves in a row like lightning. Zhu Qingya didn't dare to attack with a full sword, so he had to defend. But although Meng Hua can also change swords into swords, it is not as strange as the opponent's inversion of hardness and softness, and the exchange of swords and swords.After fighting for more than ten moves, Zhu Qingya suddenly saw that the sword became a sword again, and the sword became a sword again, changing or not changing, making Meng Hua elusive. It was the first time for Meng Hua to encounter this strange trick of exchanging swords and swords, so he inevitably felt very strenuous.Just as he touched a little path, Jin Biyi had already arrived. Meng Hua shouted: "A knife is not a knife, and a sword is not a sword!" Jin Biyi was puzzled, and suddenly felt that the other party's sword was as heavy as a mountain, but the knife came very quickly, and almost suffered a big loss just like Meng Huachu did. Fortunately, there was Meng Hua. Hua helped her out of her predicament by using the strategy of attacking the enemy and saving her. It was too late, but soon, Zhu Qingya turned around, and the sword attacked Jin Biyi again.Meng Hua shouted: "A knife is a knife, and a sword is a sword!" Jin Biyi was very perceptive, and now she understood what Meng Hua said.This time, she made no mistake in her judgment, and easily resolved the opponent's offensive. When the two swords are combined, their power is greatly increased at once, only the sound of gold and iron clanging, Zhu Qingya's serrated knives are all cut off. Zhu Qingya knew the power of two swords combined, and thought to himself that if he fights for a long time, it would be difficult to win against Meng Hua alone, let alone one against two?Not daring to love to fight, he made a false move, then fled and mixed into the enemy army. At this time, the general situation of the Qing army was gone, as if falling apart. Ulisai, who escaped from the eagle's claws, came forward and held Meng Hua's hand. He couldn't suppress his excitement and said, "Brother Meng, you saved me again. Alas, I regret not listening to you. I should have come with you long ago!" Meng Hua smiled and said, "You didn't come too late. I didn't save you this time, but you saved us all!" Jin Biyi suddenly said: "Brother Meng, look, is that person Cui Baoshan?" Cui Baoshan was galloping down the hillside, and several of his guards kept waving their whips, chasing away the crowded deserters on both sides, asking them to Make way for the "Marshal" to escape.It was already daylight.Uli Sai quran hesitated, and said: "Yes, let's not just talk, go and catch Cui Baoshan!" Meng Hua said: "The fighting over there hasn't stopped yet, there are more Qing troops along the way, and the situation of the battle may change. You'd better join forces with Luo Haige first." Ulisai knew that he was not as knowledgeable as Meng Hua, so he obeyed him and said, "Okay, then I will send a team to bring you there. I wish you success in capturing the thief and the king!" They chased down the mountain, and saw that the grassland was black and full of rout troops everywhere, and the soft and wet snow could not cover up the hooves of the horses galloping, the sound of trampling on each other, and the rubbing sound of knives and guns amidst the shaking. .It turned out that the defeated army on the other side had also escaped.The officers are clamoring loudly, wanting to rectify the team, but the rout of the army is like a frightened bird, how can it be restrained for a while?However, because there were too many defeated troops, it was difficult for Meng Hua and the others to find Cui Baoshan from among the disorderly troops. The sharp sound of the horn came faintly from the hilltop in the distance. It was the horn of the rebels to withdraw their troops.At this time, it was mid-sun and Meng Hua realized that they were about thirty or forty miles away from the original line of defense.Meng Hua was also afraid that if the lone army went deep, he would be in danger of being surrounded, so he had no choice but to go back when he heard the clarion call to withdraw the troops. He and Jin Biyi took a shortcut and took the mountain road back to Lao Yuanshi.After walking on the mountain road for more than ten miles, suddenly I heard someone's voice in the distance. Meng Hua pricked up his ears to listen, only to hear one person say: "This woman is very vicious, don't provoke her!" The other said: "Although she is vicious, she is very beautiful. She is seriously injured now. Let us You don't need to fight her, if you chase after another distance, I think she will faint. Wouldn't it be wonderful to snatch this girl back!" The other said: "You have such a good idea. If you chase after another distance, I'm afraid It's time to fall into the enemy's ambush again!" The one in the front said: "The enemy has already called for gold and retreated, and the front sentry will not come here to keep sentry, so let's chase for another two or three miles?" Hearing what these people said, they immediately knew that they were Qing soldiers.Jin Biyi said angrily: "These thieves are really bastards, they escaped with their lives, and they want to rob the women!" Immediately, he and Meng Hua rushed forward. However, Meng Hua became suspicious and thought: "The women and children of the Kazakh ethnicity did not disperse to the hills here. Hearing the tone of the soldier, this woman seems to have some martial arts skills, otherwise they wouldn't be afraid of her after she was injured. " Without thinking, the woman's voice could be heard.She was shouting: "Okay, come on, I'm going to risk my life, but I want to send you to see the King of Hades first!" The shouting sounded with the sound of weapons clashing, and it seemed that the woman was extremely angry Ji, instead chased and beheaded the Qing soldiers. As soon as Meng Hua heard the voice sound familiar, he suddenly woke up and shouted "No!" He quickly used the light kung fu of eight steps to drive away the cicada, and rushed to rescue the woman. I saw a woman with disheveled hair, who seemed to be drunk, staggering on her feet, and was fighting fiercely with three officers.She was wearing a white dress, and the spots of blood on the clothes were eye-catching. It was obvious that she was seriously injured. This girl is cold. Leng Bing'er gritted her silver teeth fiercely, and stabbed out with a swishing sword. She knew that it would be difficult to fight for a long time, and she was afraid that she would not be able to hurt the enemy. This sword used up all the remaining strength.The officer who was rushing towards her stabbed her straight with a sword.Unexpectedly, due to the excessive force, the tip of the sword pierced into the enemy's shoulder, but he didn't have the strength to pull it out in a hurry. The other two officers were startled at first, and then overjoyed, "Ha, ha, this female is no good!" Seeing that Leng Bing'er couldn't hold on, they didn't care about the life and death of their companions. They were about to run away, so they changed immediately. Idea, back again. Unexpectedly, this time when I came back, I happened to walk into the gate of hell by myself. Meng Hua also came like a whirlwind, picked up a stone at random, and raised his hand thirty paces away, smashing the helmet of an officer first.The other officer was shocked, and before he could turn around to fight, it was too late to say it. Soon, Meng Hua had already arrived in front of him, raised his sword in his hand, and killed him with one blow. Leng Bing'er shouted angrily: "I'll fight with you!" At this moment, she drew out her sword, kicked away the officer who was injured by her sword, and moved "Jade Girl Throwing a Shuttle" towards Meng Hua's front. Heart stabbed. Meng Hua shouted, "Sister Leng, I'm Meng Hua!" Leng Bing'er was stunned for a moment, seeing that it was really Meng Hua, she suddenly burst into tears, and shouted in a hoarse voice: "Brother Meng, I, I'm sorry!" Meng Hua was puzzled, so he was stunned for a while. He only said that Leng Binger was exhausted, and his mind was lost. He said quickly: "Sister Leng, take a rest. This is our place, don't be afraid. Sister Yi, hurry up and apply the wound to Sister Leng." At this time, Jin Biyi had also arrived. Jin Biyi took out the Jinchuang medicine and was about to check on Leng Binger's injury, but Leng Binger pushed her away, then turned to Meng Hua and repeated what she said just now: "Brother Meng, I'm sorry, your Brother, he, he..." Meng Hua was extremely astonished, and quickly asked, "Is my younger brother here too? How is he?" Leng Bing'er took a breath and said: "He, he has been captured by the rebels. I, I met that heartless thief..." Meng Hua said, "You mean Duan Jianqing?" Leng Bing'er said: "That's right, this thief was stabbed by me, but unfortunately he ran away. But Brother Yan was not captured by him..." Jin Biyi asked, "Who is it that took him?" She knew that although Meng Hua's younger brother Yang Yan was only thirteen or fourteen years old, his skills were not weak. Described Ya's appearance to Leng Bing'er, and asked her if she was this person? Leng Bing'er said: "I don't know. At that time I was fighting fiercely with the thieves, and I only heard Brother Yan's cry." At that time, she also thought that Yang Yan could deal with a few fleeing soldiers, so she didn't care, even the They didn't pay attention to the appearance of several rebels. Jin Biyi asked again: "Where did it happen?" Leng Bing'er shook her head and said dejectedly: "I don't know. I ran for about ten miles." At this point, her voice was like a gossamer. , intermittently, extremely weak. Meng Hua hurriedly said: "Sister Leng, it's none of your business, don't blame yourself, it's important to heal your injuries. Brother Yan, we will get him back." Leng Bing'er's lips moved slightly, as if she wanted to say something more, but There is no sound.Suddenly he closed his eyes, lowered his head, and fell into Jin Biyi's arms.Meng Hua was taken aback, and quickly took her pulse. Seeing that she still had a pulse, he felt relieved. Jin Biyi said: "She was exhausted physically and mentally, she couldn't support herself, and even fell into a coma. Although the injury is not light, it is not serious. I have already given her the Xiao Huan Dan, so her life is not a problem." Meng Hua let go of a stone in his heart, but another stone still weighed on his heart, and said blankly: "My younger brother was taken captive by the Qing soldiers, but what should I do?" Jin Biyi said: "The rebels are scattered, and they have already escaped from this valley. You alone have great abilities, so it's hard to find him now. But luckily Brother Yan didn't fall into the hands of Duan Jianqing." Meng Hua said, "Then what's the difference?" Jin Biyi said: "There's a big difference. Duan Jianqing knows Brother Yan's identity, but the rebels don't. Duan Jianqing dare not go back to see Cui Baoshan. This incident may have happened to him by chance, and has nothing to do with the rebellious soldiers. He fell into the hands of enemy soldiers who don't know his identity, so it is possible that he was just treated as an ordinary prisoner." It's not that she can't imagine that the person who can capture Yang Yan is definitely not an idle person, but it can only be like this Comfort Meng Hua. It's not that Meng Hua doesn't know her intentions, but what she said makes sense. If the younger brother really didn't fall into Duan Jianqing's hands, at least the enemy wouldn't immediately know his younger brother's identity and use it to threaten his father. Jin Biyi said: "For the present plan, you should go back and tell your father that Sister Leng will let me take care of you." Things have been like this, and Meng Hua has no choice but to do so.He went back to the camp and saw his father, but he hadn't had a chance to speak to him yet. Meng Yuanchao is presiding over a military meeting in Luo Hai's tent.On the one hand, it is to count the results of the battle, on the other hand, it is to understand the enemy's situation and agree on future strategies. The battlefield has been largely cleared, and Luo Hai happily reported the results to everyone: "Although this battle failed to wipe out the enemy, it can be said to be a complete victory. The enemy lost about 32,000 people, including those captured by us." Including more than 7,000 people. The total number of our casualties is less than 3,000, which is about the ratio of eleven to one." The enemy's movement has also been reported by spies. Cui Baoshan has already joined two routes and retreated to a mountain called Juelongling to stabilize his position. "The Qing soldiers are cutting wood to build camps and laying stones to build a fort. It seems that they have plans to put up a stubborn resistance in Juelongling." The spy said. Some sporadic information about the enemy has also been collected from the confessions of the prisoners, and the prisoners have also reported that Zhu Qingya, as the new commander of the Imperial Forest Army, was ordered to serve as Cui Baoshan's army supervisor. Luo Hai said: "This dog official surnamed Zhu is the most hateful. If he hadn't come to sabotage our plan, Cui Baoshan would have been wiped out!" Sang Da'er said: "However, Cui Baoshan's soul was blown away after this battle, and Zhu Qingya was almost killed by brother Meng!" Meng Hua said: "It's all due to Prince Ulisai." Ulisai had already been praised by everyone, but Meng Hua mentioned it again at this time, which made him feel very embarrassed, and said: "Brother Meng's credit is the The biggest one is, if it wasn't for him, how could I sit here and talk." Now I will tell everyone how Meng Hua fought against Zhu Qingya just now. Meng Yuanchao smiled and said: "I will talk about the matter of meritorious deeds later. At present, it is more important to discuss how to deal with the enemy. Huaer, I heard that you went after Cui Baoshan. Although your courage is commendable, it is a taboo for soldiers to go deep alone. In the future, unless you have been ordered by a general, you can't do this." Meng Hua responded with "yes", and Meng Yuanchao said again: "Why did you come back now?" Meng Hua said: "I couldn't find Cui Baoshan. I came back from the mountain road at Lao Yuanshi." Meng Yuanchao said: "How did you see the rout of the army? Is the front team running wild, while the rear team still maintains a fairly neat formation?" Meng Hua briefly reported to his father what he had seen, but it was inconvenient to bring up the matter of his younger brother's capture and rescue in this military meeting. The venue was filled with joyous atmosphere of great victory. Everyone said that the Qing army was just swimming in the bottom of the pot. Even if there was one more Zhu Qingya, it would not help, and the complete annihilation of the enemy was just around the corner. Only Meng Yuanchao remained calm and said: "Although the enemy was defeated in this battle, in addition to the fact that they may have fled, there are still more than 50,000 troops in their current strength. Compared with our strength, they are slightly more." Woolen cloth." Sundar quoted a Kazakh proverb and said with a smile: "A hundred crows can't beat a vulture, so what's the use of having too many soldiers? In the past, they had several times more troops than us, and we weren't afraid of him. Now Everyone is almost there, are you still afraid of him? The flag of the Manchurian Tartars is a dragon flag, and being trapped on the "Juelong Ridge" is just a violation of the place name. On the Ridge!" Everyone laughed out loud. But Meng Yuanchao said solemnly: "The terrain of Juelongling is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Our strength and weapons are not as good as the enemy's. If we attack a fortified point, even if we can conquer it, we will suffer a lot of damage. Cui Baoshan is quite proficient in the art of war and With the help of Zhu Qingya, don't underestimate them." Luo Hai said: "Hero Meng's words are right. It is a big taboo for military strategists to underestimate the enemy and advance hastily. We can defeat the many with the few, and defeat the strong with the weak, so we can't fight uncertain battles!" Sang Da'er said: "According to Hero Meng, how should we fight this battle?" Meng Yuanchao said: "It is estimated that the Qing army's food and grass can only last for ten and a half months. During this half month, we will surround and not attack. When the food is exhausted and the soldiers are exhausted, then the enemy's soldiers will be defeated without a fight! Let's send troops first Seize Yingchou Gorge and Hulaogang, so that the enemy can't run away, but can only defend the Jedi! During this period, if the enemy attacks, we can only strictly guard. Also, we must give preferential treatment to the prisoners, and those who want to go home Let them go home, return their weapons if they are willing to follow us, trust them, and let them fight with us. In this way, we can gain the upper hand in our forces.” Everyone listened to his detailed plan, and they were all convinced. There was no objection, and the military meeting was over.After the meeting, Meng Huafang had time to report to his father about his younger brother's capture. Meng Yuanchao pondered for a while, then said: "At present, we must fight this battle with all our strength, lest our achievements fall short. I'm afraid we can't take care of Yan'er's affairs for the time being." Meng Hua said: "Sister Yi and I went to the Qing army Find out how, if you are lucky, maybe you can find him back." Meng Yuanchao sighed, and said: "I love Yan'er as much as I love you. Don't I want to find him back soon? But I can't use my own interests to destroy the public! This kind of risky thing can be done once and never again. One time you went together with Master and Happy Zhang, but in the end you still had to use all your troops to pick you up. Now that we have decided to encircle but not attack, I cannot allow you to do this!" Meng Hua said: "We don't want Dad to send troops to support us. In case of any misfortune, it will only be the two of us who will suffer!" Meng Yuanchao shook his head and said, "You are not right!" "How to fight has already been decided. How can you act alone regardless of the overall situation? Once a big battle breaks out, there may be more urgent tasks entrusted to you. How can you say that you act alone, so that you will not hurt everyone." Meng Yuanchao After some reprimand, Meng Hua bowed his head, not daring to argue any more. The strategy of encircling and not attacking really worked. Half a month later, it was learned from the escaped captives that the Qing army had already run out of rations and almost all their horses had been slaughtered.The practice of preferential treatment of captives by the rebel army became known to more and more soldiers. But on the other hand, as the supervisor of the army, Zhu Qingya's monitoring of the soldiers became more and more strict.He has a private army, which is a thousand "Dragon Cavalry" brought out from the capital. Most of the Imperial Forest Army are the children of military officers, while the "Dragon Cavalry" don't pay attention to their backgrounds.These thousand dragoons were dedicated to catching deserters for him.As soon as the deserter was caught, he was immediately beheaded for public display.As a result of such close monitoring, the number of deserters has decreased somewhat.But it still couldn't stop the hungry soldiers from fleeing with their lives. The enemy's decline is becoming more and more obvious, and many leaders of the rebel army have lost their composure and advocated to launch a general offensive immediately.But Meng Yuanchao still refused to give this order.When many people are happy that the victory is coming, he seems to have more worries, and his gray hair is getting more and more day by day. On this day, Meng Hua returned from patrolling the front line, brought back a few deserters, handed them over to the captives, and then went to report the enemy's situation to his father.Meng Yuanchao suddenly said, "Hua'er, I can now agree to your request." Meng Hua was both surprised and delighted, and said, "Father, did you allow me to sneak into the Qing army to find my younger brother?" Meng Yuanchao said, "It's not for your younger brother." Meng Hua asked: "Do you want us to assassinate Cui Baoshan?" Meng Yuanchao said: "No." Meng Hua said: "What is that for?" Meng Yuanchao said, "Because I don't want to fight this last battle with the Qing army." Meng Hua was taken aback for a moment, and said: "The Qing army is exhausted, and it's time to fight. Why doesn't Dad want to fight?" Meng Yuanchao said: "Because of this, the Qing army must have suffered heavy casualties after this ambush. Although they are the Qing army, they are Han Chinese!" Only then did Meng Hua understand why his father was worried recently, and said, "What does dad mean is that he hopes Cui Baoshan will surrender without a fight?" Meng Yuanchao said: "That's right. He is in trouble now, and this is the right time to persuade him to surrender. However, he is under Zhu Qingya's surveillance. If there is no foreign aid, he might not dare to make such a decision." Meng Hua said: "Okay, then I will help him deal with Zhu Qingya." Meng Yuanchao said: "This is a big matter, you can't be too reckless. I've already thought about how to recruit you." 当下把计划说了出来：“第一步，你要先找着他的亲兵队长崔一伦，这个人那日宁愿自己受伤，也不愿与你们为敌，可知他已经是有了改变，不再是以前那个只知要'食君之禄，担君之忧'那个崔一伦啦。先说服他，那是有极大把握的。然后再由他去劝崔宝山投降。” 孟华领了锦囊妙计，当晚就和金碧漪夜探敌营。 崔宝山正在中宵不寐，绕帐彷徨。 忽地有一个人叫了一声“大帅”，走进帅帐。崔宝山一看，是他的亲兵队长崔一伦，这才松了一口气，说道：“你怎么失惊无神地撞进来，我还以为是诸青崖呢。有什么事情发生么？”这几天来，他老是担忧军心不稳，已经有如惊弓之鸟了。 崔一伦道：“没什么特别的事，不过战马都已屠宰净尽，大帅的坐骑，他们也想宰来吃了。”崔宝山道：“那就让他们宰吧。”崔一伦道：“但几万士兵，明天就只能吃树皮草根啦，弟兄们叫我来向大帅讨个主意，大帅总不能看着几万弟兄饿死吧？” 崔宝山极为苦恼说道：“诸青崖来逼我，你们又来逼我，我有什么办法？”崔一伦道：“诸大人怎么说？”崔宝山道：“他倒是有个绝处求生的办法，不过，唉……”崔一伦道：“诸大人的办法如何，大帅可以说给小人知道么？” 崔宝山道：“好，你给我参详参详，诸监军的意思是要我们全军出击，拼死突围！” 崔一伦吃了一惊，说道：“弟兄都饿得有气没力，怎能打仗？这不是绝处求生，这是要弟兄全部送死！” 崔宝山道：“他说这叫做置之死地而后生，弟兄们饿得慌了，说不定会拼命打仗的。” 崔一伦说道：“话虽如此，但也得量力而为，你叫一个三岁小孩挑一百斤重的担子，压死了他也挑不动的！绝龙岭是易守难攻之地，咱们若是固守的话，或许可以多挨几天，但若要想突围，四面山头都有敌兵封锁，只怕未能通过山口，就要全军覆没了。这个仗怎么能打呢？” 崔宝山说道：“你说的情形我都知道。不过诸监军又说，这叫做留得青山在，不怕没柴烧。他的龙骑兵还能一战，让饥饿的士兵去打头阵，能拼掉多少敌兵就是多少，他在混战中可以带龙骑兵保护我冲杀出去。他又说即使全军覆灭，最少也有把握保护我逃生。到时你只要紧紧跟随着我……” 崔一伦道：“纵然大帅能够突围，再加上我。咱们两人保全了性命，我也觉得对不起几万弟兄。”崔宝山默然不语。 崔一伦继续说道：“再说，咱们全军覆没，只有大帅逃了出去。朝廷又将对大帅怎样？只怕不是嘉奖大帅的忠心，而是要给大帅降罪了！” 崔宝山神色惨然，说道：“这是意料中事。” 崔一伦道：“请恕小人直言，说什么'留得青山在，不怕没柴烧'，有柴烧的只是诸监军，不是大帅！” 崔宝山久久不语，过了一会儿，方始说道：“那么依你之见，咱们应该怎样？” 崔一伦道：“大帅，我有一句话不知该不该说？” 崔宝山道：“你是我的堂侄，是我最亲近的亲兵队长，有话但说无妨！” 崔一伦道：“好，那么我冒着死罪也要说了，这场仗不要再打了吧！” 崔宝山大惊道：“你的意思是向他们，他们……”“投降”两字还是不敢从自己的口中说出来。 崔一伦道：“一条是死路，一条是生路。请大帅当机立断！”崔宝山踌躇莫决，沉吟半晌，说道：“我也知道打下去是条死路，但我深受朝廷厚恩——” 崔一伦道：“大帅，你还要死心塌地效忠清廷么？但可惜你虽然是个汉军旗人，到底还是汉人！” 崔宝山变了面色，说道：“你这话是什么意思？” 崔一伦道：“吴三桂当年引清兵入关，功劳比起大帅如何？结果却是被诛九族！皇上要是信任大帅的话，也不会派诸青崖来做监军了！满洲人做皇帝总是不能放心咱们汉人的，做他们的官，不管做得多大，随时都会有不测之祸，更何况是打了败仗呢！这些事情，我想大帅一定比我知道得更清楚！” 崔宝山面色阴晴不定，忽道：“一伦，这些话好像不是你能够说出来的，你老实告诉我是不是有人教你说的。” 崔一伦道：“不错，我是曾经听得有人这样议论，他们并没有要我回来对大帅这样说。但到了今天，我觉得他们的话很有道理，我冒着死罪，也不能不对大帅说了。其实，今日之事，亦已早在他们意料之中！” 崔宝山这一惊非同小可，但虽然吃惊，可也没有发怒。呆了片刻，低声说道：“他们是谁？” 崔一伦说道：“实不相瞒，说这番话的人就是孟元超！” 崔宝山道：“什么？你见过了叛军的主帅？” 崔一伦道：“请大人恕我欺瞒之罪，那一次我被他们捉去，我不是逃回来的，是他们放回来的。他们说汉人不打汉人，而且只要不是帮鞑子皇帝卖命，即使是满人，放下武器，他们也会同样优待。” 崔宝山道：“但你我身份不同，他们未必肯放过我。” 崔一伦道：“这个大帅不用担心，只要你不再打这场仗，你喜欢到什么地方就到什么地方，你的身份也不算俘虏。” 崔宝山道：“是他们叫你转达这样的条件吗？但我还是放心不下，除非我能够在一个不受人威胁的地方，和孟元超亲自会谈。” 崔一伦道：“有一个人已经来到这儿了，大帅，你见着他就如见着孟元超一样。” 崔宝山道：“这人是谁？”崔一伦道：“是孟元超的儿子！” 崔宝山这一惊更是非同小可，虽然他已经极力压低声音，却还是不自觉的比刚才提高许多，说道：“什么？孟元超的儿子已经来到这里了？” 崔一伦道：“大帅你要不要见他？”崔宝山心慌意乱，一时间竟是莫知所决。崔一伦知道他业已意动，恐怕夜长梦多，迟则有变，心想：“看来我还要推他一把，才能将他逼上梁山。”于是不待他的答复，轻轻吹了一口哨。 就在此际，一个人突然掀开帐幕，就进来了。 崔一伦正自心想：“怎的他来得这样快？”幸亏他还没有叫出孟华的名字，当他看清楚了，不觉呆了。 闯进“帅帐”来的这个人不是孟华，是诸青崖。 诸青崖的脸上也是现出甚为了诧异的神色，冷冷说道：“崔将军，我好像听得你在说孟元超，孟元超怎么样？”原来崔宝山刚才说到“孟元超”这三个字时，不自觉的声音提得最高，已经给诸青崖听见。 崔宝山毕竟是身经百战的大将，虽然心里着慌，神色还能保持镇定。他故意叹了口气，说道：“孟元超本来是我的老对手，过去在小金川的时候，他败在我的手里，也怪我因此轻敌了些，这次却是让他得逞了。” 诸青崖道：“哦，原来你们是在骂孟元超。”崔宝山苦笑。诸青崖在他苦笑过后，却是冷笑道：“背后骂他有什么用？咱们总不能束手待毙！崔将军，我是来请你立即下令的！” 崔宝山道：“下令？下什么令？”诸青崖道：“全军出击，拼死突围！” 崔宝山道：“士兵们都饿得有气没力，恐怕不能打了！” 诸青崖道：“有一口气也得为皇上卖命！” 崔一伦忽道：“诸监军，你带来的那一千名龙骑兵也肯卖命么？” 诸青崖瞪眼道：“你这话是什么意思？” 崔一伦道：“龙骑兵吃得比一般士兵好，也最能打仗。要是你们先打冲锋，我们一定唯马首是瞻！不过，要是龙骑兵也不能打了，那就莫怪我们不能从命啦！” 诸青崖怔了一怔，喝道，“崔一伦，这件事情你已经知道了是不是？是谁干的，你也应该知道了吧？” 崔一伦道：“什么事情？”诸青崖道：“你还装糊涂，要是你不知道，怎的你会怀疑我的龙骑兵已经不能打了？” 原来他的那一千名龙骑兵是受到特别优待的，在士兵们要吃到草根树皮的时候，他们还有稀饭和马肉可吃。但不知怎的，这晚在他们吃过晚饭之后，十个人当中，倒有八个患了肚痛，起不了身。没患病的人，也觉得精神疲倦，有气没力。 崔一伦道：“什么事情，我委实不知道啊！” 诸青崖说道：“我的龙骑兵本是好端端的，怎的突然都患了病？一定是内有奸细谋害他们！” 崔一伦冷冷说道：“诸大人该不会怀疑我是奸细吧？” 崔宝山道：“唔，这件事得查个水落石出。”他听得龙骑兵患了病，倒是不禁有点幸灾乐祸的心情了。 诸青崖道：“奸细慢一步再查，现在先突围要紧。” 崔宝山道：“龙骑兵都不能打了，咱们还怎能突围？” 诸青崖道：“你手下还有五万大军，即使不能打也可以用来排上样子，掩护你我突围。崔将军，你身经百战，碰上这样的事情，难道还想不到其中利害吗？” 崔宝山道：“恕我鲁钝，不知监军想到了什么？” 诸青崖道：“奸细和敌人串通害我的龙骑兵，恐怕他们今晚就要里应外合了。与其等敌人来杀我们，不如咱们先杀出去！” 崔宝山道：“对不住，我可不能要五万饿兵陪我送死！” 诸青崖道：“你那三千亲兵尚堪一战吧？” 崔宝山道：“这你可要问一伦了。”崔一伦冷冷说道：“老实告诉大人，他们一来是不能打，二来也不想打了。诸大人，你要逃命，你自己逃吧。我与弟兄们祸福同当！” 诸青崖不敢发崔宝山的脾气，只能发在崔一伦身上，大怒喝道：“崔一伦，你是不是想要造反？哼，你那日逃跑回来，我早已疑心你了。” 崔宝山忙道：“他那日是被敌人射伤的啊！” 诸青崖道：“提到此事，我更觉得奇怪，崔将军，咱们公事公办，今日我非审问你这位亲兵队长不可！” 崔宝山道：“好，你先审问我吧！”诸青崖怔了一怔，蓦地喝道：“好呀，你们都想造反了是不是？”大喝声中，一手抓向崔宝山，一手抓向崔一伦。 忽听得有人冷笑说道：“不错，我们就是想要造反，你能怎样？”声到人到，来的正是孟华！孟华的剑尖已经指到他的背心，诸青崖这一惊非同小可，哪里还有余暇抓人？ 只听得声如裂帛，厚绒帐幕已给诸青崖撕开，窜了出去。可是他刚刚窜出帐外，脚步未稳，惊魂未定，只见又是冷电精芒，耀眼生缬，一个清脆的声音斥道：“你既然是要给鞑子皇帝卖命，还想逃么？”这个人，不用说当然是和孟华一起来的金碧漪了。 诸青崖也委实了得，在这性命俄顷之际，虽惊不乱，一个“移步换形”，闪开金碧漪迎面刺来的一剑，说时迟，那时快，一刀一剑，已是掣在手中。喝道：“好呀，你这丫头也敢欺我，我与你们拼了！”声出招发，刀走偏锋，剑却抡圆，当作大刀劈下。他是想要一招制胜，只盼能够擒下金碧漪，便可拿来要胁孟华。 他这种刀剑性能互易的打法，本是武林一绝，倘若金碧漪初次和他交手，恐怕这见面一招，她就要应付不来。但好在日前孟华与她已经与诸青崖斗过一场，回来之后，二人仔细琢磨，已经大致懂得他这种打法的奥妙。虽然金碧漪还是敌不过他，但却不至于立即给他制伏了。 但这一招是诸青崖的救命绝招，却也端的非同小可，只听得“当”的一声，刀剑相交，迸出火花。金碧漪本已是剑走轻灵，避实就虚了的，但还是给他的厚背斫山刀磕着剑锋，虎口发热，青钢剑几乎掌握不牢。 诸青崖一个盘龙绕步，正要续施杀手，说时迟，那时快，孟华已裂帐而出，剑随身走，径刺他的后心。 双剑迅即合璧，诸青崖本领再强，亦难逃脱了。 此时帐外人声鼎沸，崔宝山的亲兵已是纷纷奔来。 一来是孟华二人双剑合璧，已经懂得应付诸青崖的独特打法；二来是诸青崖知道大势已去，连崔宝山也已“反叛”了，饶他如何力持镇定，也是难免意乱心慌。 不过数招，只听得同时“嗤、嗤”两声轻响，孟华一剑穿过了诸青崖左肩的琵琶骨，金碧漪也是一剑穿过了他右肩的琵琶骨。 两边琵琶骨都被刺穿，多好的武功，亦已废了。 孟华一把揪住诸青崖，喝道，“公事不必和你谈了，如今我只问你，你把我的弟弟藏在哪儿，赶快将他交出，我还可以为你说情，饶你一命。” 诸青崖冷笑道：“莫说我不知道，知道也不会告诉你！”冷笑声中，鲜血汩汩的从嘴角流出。说完便即倒地身亡。原来他自知武功已废，生不如死，是以趁着还能运最后一口真气的时候，自断经脉而亡。 此时一众将官亦已纷纷赶到，见此情状，无不骇然，争相问道：“大帅，这是怎么一回事？” 崔宝山心意已决，倒是镇定非常了。缓缓答道：“没什么，只是我不想把这场仗再打下去了。你们意见如何？” People have the same heart and the same reason.一众将官的回答当然也是一致的：“唯大帅马首是瞻。” 喜气洋溢草原，歌声响彻四方。战争结束带来的欢乐，比“刁羊大会”还更热闹。参加庆祝的人群也包括了崔宝山手下这五万业已解甲的清军。 但美中不足的是，孟华还没找到他的弟弟。孟华起初以为那个捉了他弟弟的军官是诸青崖，但崔宝山和崔一伦都说不知道这件事。按情理而论，假如真是诸青崖把杨炎捉回军中，无论如何，他是不能瞒过这两个人的。 战争结束之后，崔宝山也曾帮忙他查问遍所部官兵，依然查不到杨炎的下落。 回疆的战争已经结束，孟元超自是不能因私事逗留，必须和参战的义军重返柴达木了。 孟华请求父亲，让他和金碧漪留下，继续找寻弟弟。 冷冰儿的伤虽然并无性命之忧，但也须返回天山调治，方能恢复武功。 孟元超考虑了儿子的请求，终于答应了他。嘱咐他先把冷冰儿送回天山，然后再去找寻弟弟。并且把找寻段剑青的任务也交托与他。 可是一年过去了，两年过去了，三年也过去了。孟华还是找不着他的弟弟，也找不着段剑青。 他和金碧漪踏遍了莽莽草原，皑皑雪峰。虽然找不着弟弟，却在回疆各地干了许多行侠仗义的事。 他们行踪飘忽，草原上的牧民把他们比做牧野流星，虽然是一闪即过，却带来了光亮。exactly: