Chapter 4 The Fourth Bloody Battle of the Duke of Fu at the Observatory

Fukang'an didn't close his eyes that night, and spent almost the whole night thinking about the military measures after Maoshi's general offensive. A sand table map was temporarily placed for him in the Jade Emperor's Palace, and he was so familiar with the whole map that flashed in his heart as soon as he closed his eyes. I held a candle and looked at it again and again. When I was tired, I lay down on the temporary bunk for a while, and when I remembered something, I got up and looked at the map again.The closer he got to Mao, the more irritable his heart became.Excitement was mixed with tension, anticipation was accompanied by a tinge of anxiety—after all, what the three-way army surrounded was not a small hill, but Guimengding with a radius of 200 miles.The fire signal is used to communicate with each other. Of course it is fast, but there is one case that is not good. If there is an unexpected change, it cannot be reported in detail, and the fire signal is not easy to see clearly during the day.Therefore, starting in the afternoon, he sent out several teams of local soldiers to "sniff out" and report to him every second. There are also detectives on the road to contact and report at any time.Seeing him yawning from exhaustion, Wang Jibao also felt distressed. He served tea and twisted towels and waited on him, persuading him, "There is still an hour before leaving Mao! Master, just take a nap and forget about trivial matters. I'll wake you up if there's something urgent."

"Can you handle military affairs? What is a major issue? What is a trivial matter?" Fu Kang'an said angrily.I knew I was exhausted, so I breathed a sigh of relief, and sighed: "Did Ama use carrier pigeons to convey military information in Jinchuan, or does he have a way! I'm too busy here, and there's another ten Fifth Lord—think about it, this place is messed up, fifteenth Lord made a stitch and a half thread mistake, who can take the responsibility?" Wang Jibao said: "That's right, fifteenth Lord is here to join in the fun? Ask him to come to the camp, but he doesn't come, ask him where he lives, but he doesn't tell, it's really difficult to wait for him." Fu Kang'an didn't want to express his private intentions in front of the servant, and said angrily and funny Yawning with his hands covering his mouth, he muttered indistinctly: "He also has good intentions. He is afraid that he will come to the army to hinder the camp affairs, and I am afraid that I will divide the troops to protect him. Sigh..." Besides the "good intentions" of Yong Yan, it is obvious that There is a "malicious intention" to share a share of the credit for suppressing the bandits, and it's hard to talk about it. His Fu family has a close relationship with Wei Jia's and Yong Yan's families, and he didn't care about him sharing some of the credit, but this time, the military superiors Adding this heavy responsibility made Fukang'an even more overwhelmed.Thinking about it, he sighed again: "Why is this so pretentious?"

While talking, I heard a rush of footsteps on the stone corridor outside, shaking the ground tremblingly and gradually approaching.Just as Wang Jibao was about to ask questions, a soldier rushed into the door recklessly. The wind on his body suddenly blew out a piece of candle. The soldier seemed a little confused. He glanced at Fukang'an, pointed outside and said, "Come down!" !——They are all dressed in white, come down!" Fukang'an was taken aback, knowing that the situation in the army had changed, he slapped the magic case and shouted: "Why are you panicking? Speak slowly!"

"Yes! Yes—Gong San's blind man has gone down the mountain!" "How many people? By which way and where are they going?" "They're all down! The mountain road is full of people! It's like white ants descending a tree... It's too dark to see clearly... The ones in front have reached the foot of the mountain, and the ones behind are still on the road..." Wang Yan actually abandoned the village ahead of time and came to attack on his own initiative!Fukang'an thought and racked his brains, but he didn't expect him to have such courage!This suddenly became hasty: what was supposed to be an outflanking encirclement from three sides suddenly turned into a confrontation with the rebels alone on their own side! ...They are gathering, and the team behind is on the mountain road. If there is a sudden head-on attack, they will immediately lose their positions! ... As soon as this thought flashed, Fukang'an immediately denied it himself.In that case, Wang Yan would immediately retreat to Guimengding and defend to the death in the cottage, turning into a protracted battle.But if you watch them form a team silently, and don't know the direction of their movement and attack, if Wang Yan's troops don't attack hard, and advance towards Heshui at dawn, it will become a chasing battle. These counterfeit opponents... In an instant, Fukang'an had countless thoughts, and finally decided to "do nothing without drumming", and rearranged the battle plan.He glanced calmly outside the courtyard, calculated the strength of the troops, and said: "Now Lai Feng'an is ordered to send 500 soldiers to the east of the city to block the river. If Wang Yan attacks the city, he should retreat to the south of the city for a while, and he will only be defeated." No victory is allowed—it is a great achievement for him to block the enemy's escape route from the southeast two routes—if the enemy seizes the road, he can retreat, and he is not allowed to give way, just stick Wang Yan to the river!"

The messenger agreed to go out, and He Laoliu had already come in. He already knew that there was an enemy situation, his eyes were bright, and he asked for instructions loudly: "The turtle sons are gathering. It's easy to fight at this time, and once they fight, it will be chaotic!" Fu Kang An said: "You are not allowed to shoot a single shot! Brothers, are you all up yet?" "Get up, listen to the Commander's order!" "You bring 1,500 people," Fukang'an said with a smirk on his face, gritted his teeth, "move to the west of Lai Feng'an's camp. The enemy has three attack directions when they come down, one is the original Agha camp, the other is the flat Yicheng, one is the Jade Emperor Temple here. No matter which direction you attack, don’t take any action for now, just cut off the enemy’s road back to the mountain and the post road to Heshui—it doesn’t matter if you smash it, the meat will rot in the pot!”

"Yes, bid to obey!" "Ge Fengyang!" Fu Kang'an shouted again. "The slave is here!" Ge Fengyang stood guard at the door, took a step forward, and listened to Fukang'an's order.Fukang'an didn't speak right away. After examining him for a long time, he sighed softly and said, "Take three hundred people to the northwest corner of the city and watch the rebels move. You don't care if he wants to attack the city or the Jade Emperor Temple. Wait for my order. If you go to fight the original Agha camp, you have to shoot to lure the enemy. It is best to encircle and annihilate them outside the west gate. You have to understand a truth, this Pingyi city is a low-lying place, which is easy to attack and difficult to defend Son, he has less than 2,000 people, as long as he enters the city, or if he doesn’t have a camp to defend in the wild, he can fight. Do you understand?”

"Slave understands!" Ge Fengyang replied loudly, he hesitated again, and said, "Then...there are less than two hundred soldiers left here...if they attack the Jade Emperor Temple, then...that can..." Fu Kang An nodded and smiled, seeing those Taoist priests and guides coming, he stood at the entrance of the temple and looked at him in bewilderment, because he said: "Don't panic, you will be led out of the temple with this supervisor, there are musketeers to protect you, you will be fine. If the property of the temple is damaged due to military affairs, how much will be compensated for the loss!" Ge Fengyang said: "I am luring the enemy, what are you doing with so many firecrackers? I bring two guns, and the rest of the musketeers follow me!"

Fukangan stared at Ge Fengyang and said: "You are the bait to lure the enemy, and the fish have to eat the bait. I want to make him reluctant to swallow it. Do you understand? In this way, I will leave ten firecrackers, including Ji Baohe Our servants, and He Laoliu's more than a hundred guards, are enough. He wants the whole group to attack the Jade Emperor Temple, so you can order people from all walks of life to attack outside. I am strong and the enemy is weak, and I am fighting in the daytime. If Liu Yong attacks the mountain, if he sees an empty village, he will come to reinforce him!"

After bouts of slight commotion, the temple calmed down. The huge courtyard was dark and silent, as deep as a bottomless ancient cave. Only the disturbed treebird occasionally gave a strange cry, and fell into a deeper darkness in an instant. In the eerie silence and darkness.The Jade Emperor Temple is located on a high terrain, leaning against the root of Guimengding Mountain to the north, the Lihe River to the east, and a dry river ditch washed down by mountain torrents to the west. Standing at the gate of the temple mountain, you can have a bird's-eye view of half of Pingyi City, but at this time The armies of both sides are on the move outside, and the command position cannot be exposed in any case, and sporadic scouts can only be sent out to spy.He was concerned about the matter urgently, and he couldn't go out to wait and see in person, but Fukang'an was calm, and in the cold weather, a thin layer of sweat oozed from his forehead.Wang Ji guarded at the entrance of the temple, usually with a high heart, there are only less than 200 people left in the temple, if the enemy finds out, a swarm of swarms will attack them, even though there are many officers and soldiers, the water will not quench their thirst, and within five steps the blood will not be quenched. Splashing on the spot, not to mention three pros and two faults, just hurt a hair of Fu Kang'an, how can I, a "slave", explain to the eldest lady?He rolled his eyes and kept thinking, taking advantage of Fukang'an asking for water, he apologized and said with a smile: "Fourth Master, I have carefully looked at it during the day, since the thief came down from the west, the only way to attack the Jade Emperor Temple is to come in through the main entrance... "

"Hmm, huh?" Fu Kang'an was all focused on the outside, listening to him, he came back to his senses after a while, stared at him with one face and asked, "What are you thinking?" Wang Jibao said: "The slave thinks, If those surnamed Gong and those surnamed Wang attack the county first, they will definitely take over the Jade Emperor Temple. There are 2,000 of them, and they are all bewitched by evil spirits. We only have less than 200 people, and if we fight, we will suffer immediate losses." He used Pointing to the back of the temple, he said, "There is an observatory at the back of the shrine. It is the place where Taoist priests guard Gengshen to sit and practice. The terrain is the highest, and the trees in the temple are lower than it. According to the knowledge of the servants, the master brought fifty When the recruits go to the Shenku, they will bring their muskets with them, and if the enemy does not come, they can observe the formation with clairvoyance, and the command is also convenient; when they attack the temple, I will lead people to block it for a while, and I will go to the north of the city from the east along the river, and dispatch troops to attack from behind. Even if he was reincarnated from the Tu Xingsun, he would not be able to run away, what do you think?" He knew that Fukang'an had a very high temper, so he didn't say "escape", but only said "go down the river", and he was afraid that Fukang'an would not give in. Stare at Fukang'an to see his color.Unexpectedly, Fukang'an said without even thinking about it: "Good boy, you will use your mind! This kind of battle is a matter of being smarter than anyone else. They went down the mountain earlier and did not follow my original plan, but after all, I arrived at the flat earlier than them." Yap. Now he is in the light and I am in the dark, so I just want to use my mind to make him dizzy!" After saying that, he walked away and ordered, "You come to call people, I will go to the observatory—turn off the lights !"

The observatory is just north of Shenku, and it is also a stone-based earth platform built according to the mountain potential, which is divided into three floors.Fukang'an knew that Wang Jibao's suggestion was very good before he even got to the top of the stage. At this moment, the light was shining slightly, and although the surroundings were still dark, the scenery of mountains and rivers could be seen indistinctly. Looking out from the outside, condescending, not only is it convenient to issue orders, but also can temporarily resist for a while when things are in a hurry.Fukang'an stepped up to the top of the stage quickly, and seeing that there were still several stone plinths for meditation, he couldn't help smiling happily, and instead of sitting down, he raised his binoculars and looked westward impatiently. But the sky is still too dark, no matter how Fukang'an rotates the focus, everything is still blurred, the residual snow in the shade of the mountain roots and the striped mountain ravines constitute a strange black and white painting that extends in the mirror, It changes and jumps from time to time, and it is impossible to distinguish the roads and houses.Fukang'an was trying to stare westward, when suddenly a gun shot rang out from the southwest direction. When he turned the binoculars quickly to look at it, he was still confused, and when he listened carefully, even the gunshot stopped.Just as he was ignoring it, Wang Jibao led a messenger to jump up to the observatory, gasping for breath. He opened his mouth and said, "Handsome... I'm on fire... I'm on fire..." "Don't worry, just take a breather." Fukang'an put down the binoculars on his chest, waited for them to calm down, and asked unhurriedly, "Is it Ge Fengyang or Lai Fengan at the west gate? I just heard a gunshot. Who fired it?" What?" The messenger gasped slightly, and said, "It's Ge Fengyang... He sent someone to report, and there were less than 2,000 bandits in total, carrying pots and stoves and donkeys' grain, and formed a team in the mountain depression. He went to touch the empty camp in Agha while it was dark. He also said that he was going to fire a gun and pretend to report to the camp. When the enemy attacked the city, he would beat him around behind his butt. Let the fourth master rest assured that he would report back when he got a message. He also said that these people are all in white clothes and white heads. They are similar to ours, and they can't be distinguished clearly in the dark, so let the fourth master pay attention..." Fu Kang'an didn't expect Ge Fengyang to handle things so meticulously, even the enemy After finding out the number of people and the equipment, he couldn't help being overjoyed. He raised his fist and beat his leg and said, "Little Gezi is doing well! You send someone to pass the order to him, and if you stick to the rebels, it will be successful if you drag it until dawn!" While speaking, Wang Jibao Pointing to the southeast mountainside of Guimengding, he shouted: "Fourth Master, look! Master Liu and the others are starting!" Fukang'an looked back, and saw a clump of flames rising from the mountainside around Nanbai Village. There were about a dozen of them, all of which were rose-purple, and they were already falling slowly. Soaring into the sky, it was all bright red, scattered one after another, and there was another layer of chrysanthemum-yellow fireworks, but they were strangely bright, and fell to the ground one after another like heavenly maidens scattered flowers... Fukang'an had already faintly heard the sound of muffled guns coming from afar, and his eyes were filled with excitement. Fang Guang said, "Send someone quickly to the north gate of Pingyi to burn three big fires. After the fire is lit, all the fireworks are lit. The more prosperous the fire, the bigger the momentum, the better! —— Liu Yong entered the village and saw that there was something unusual here. We must arrange reinforcements!" He stepped on the stone pier and looked at the sky, then stretched out his hand and said, "Jibao, it's too cold, I'll drink some wine!" A cannon was fired behind Guimengding Village, and fireworks went off in the southeast of the village, which immediately alarmed Wang Yan, Gong Yitian and the rebels.They gathered at the foot of the mountain for nearly half an hour, and the large group of people gathered, originally planning to go straight to the old camp of Agha, break up the weak soldiers of this battalion, burn it to the sky, and then calmly enter the city to calm the people.But the outpost touched the camp half a mile away, and there was an inexplicable sound of a firecracker gun from the woods in the west of the city, which startled wild cranes and old ravens flying around in the forest, and rabbits frightened foxes to run and shake trees.Even the dead people in the camp woke up and sent people to check, but Ge Fengyang hid it so well that he didn't even see a ghost.Looking at Daying again, it was supposed to be Tiling Yaozi who sent someone out to investigate, but there was no movement at all.The gates of the tents and barracks were lying in the dark and gloomy, looking like a monster that was secretly grinding its teeth and sucking blood, and was about to violently hurt people at any time. Measurement.Originally, they were all thinking about kicking the camp, but the two of them became a little suspicious. "It was Fukang'an who made the move in the north. Let's take a step first, it's dangerous!" Gong Yitian said happily, wiping his hands full of sweat, "Wang Shengshi, you are here! He occupied our empty camp and chased him all the way. Let's go back to the stockade from the Zhehe River, discipline the cubs and turn them on their backs!" Wang Yan kept examining the surrounding situation, staring at the barracks, there was no light, and no human voice could be heard, which was too much. It's strange-could it be an empty camp?But if they were left outside the city like this, the whole army would be exposed at dawn, and the old Agaha battalion could not be taken away immediately, and the reinforcements on the mountain would only take an hour, the consequences would be unimaginable!After thinking for a while, he said: "We can't stay in the countryside for a long time, let's send a small group of people to the camp first and then make a fuss!" Gong Yitian then issued an order: "Brothers in Xizhai, go!" More than 300 soldiers listened to the order, rushed towards the east gate of the barracks with a shout.The rest of more than a thousand people followed Wang Yan in cheering and cheering, and they shouted loudly: "Travel Shandong Province, kill all corrupt officials..." "Expel the Tartars, restore the clothes of the Han family", "Equalize the rich and the poor and kill the evil gentry"... …The cries of the earth shaking and the mountains shaking echoed in the wilderness before dawn, rising and falling, and it was particularly loud and powerful.But before the three hundred people rushed to the gate of the camp, they heard a burst of gunshots, "Bang bang bang..." It was generally crisp and loud, echoing in the night sky... The attackers stopped in their tracks—the gunshots still sounded from the woods in the south, and the camp that was close at hand was still motionless, gloomy and dark with ghostly shadows.But the troops of the brigade were already disturbed, and the rebel soldiers who had no experience in field combat were in a panic. Some people shouted: "Brother Gong, Wang Shengshi! The army is coming from the south!" The soldiers who attacked the camp stood at the gate of the village and faced southeast. Look, I saw a group of people from the south of the woods, creeping towards the group like caterpillars, firing sniper shots from time to time, with a "bang" sound and another "slamming" sound, I don't know what kind of trick they were playing.A few brave soldiers rushed to the gate of the village, kicking violently regardless of the situation.The Dazhai Gate stood trembling and moaning for a while, then it fell down with a bang, and dust like black mist rose up in the face. Battalion! A ghost is missing!" "Empty camp!" Although both Wang and Gong had a premonition, they were still taken aback at the same time—even if the entire camp was withdrawn, the barracks, guards, warehouses, stay-at-home partners, grooms, sick watchmen, and even cats and dogs would all be swept out?But no matter what, this is finally a place to stay. Hearing the sporadic sound of firecrackers in the south, the gunshots here and there were unhurried and sticky, and the two of them felt that it was not a problem to stand still, Gong Yitian said "Let's go", the brigade followed and rushed into the village.Urgent consultations were held in the empty chamber of Agha. Gong San said blindly: "I know Ageha, a dude who has no scheming or courage—the whole battalion entering the city must be Fukang'an's order, and he has to obey it. I think we will abide by it." In the village, half of the people were sent to take down the county town, forming a corner, and then we will decide according to the situation!" "Then who shot the gun just now?" Wang Yan asked back, and then sighed, "We have gathered together in a hurry, after all, the system is not complete Ah! The news scouts the horses, but there is no intelligence from the officers and soldiers... Now the enemy's situation is unknown, but one thing seems to be clear, Fukang'an is going to force us to go west and south, and then encircle us in the Dachuan Plain..." The two discussed and discussed, and they thought of everything, but they didn't expect that Fukang'an himself had brought two thousand elite soldiers, and had already set up a copper grid and iron formation around Pingyi. If you want to advance eastward, you must eat up Agha's garrison no matter what, and occupy Pingyi and go up the river to take action.There is a small group of officers and soldiers harassing outside the city. It may be Fukang'an's suspicious strategy, so we can't stick to it.When the day came to light, the two thought that Guimengding had fallen, and the army might overwhelm the city at any time, and they felt that they could only attack the city immediately and eliminate "Ageha" before they could talk about the reinforcements attacking Guimengding. Only then can they think about breaking out from the Zhe River to the boundary marker... Therefore, there is almost no dispute, and the two hit it off: abandon the village and fight the county seat! After the two discuss it, they come out in the camp as a whole team.At this time, the sky was already bright, but the sun had not yet come out of the mountain. In the clear light, it could be clearly seen that Pingyi County was high in the north and low in the south, stretching across the east, and winding around the city in the west. It's like a half jade belt around the waist.The farther you go to the north, the lower the city wall is. To the south, there are two or three feet high brick city, and the gates are locked with copper keys. It is impossible to attack without explosives and ladders.Standing at the gate of the village, Gong Yitian raised his knife and pointed at the Jade Emperor Temple, saying: "Take this temple as our commander, and enter from this gate!" Wang Yan said: "Set fire to his camp!" In the raging flames, more than 1,600 volunteers marched towards the Jade Emperor Temple. The first 300 or so forwards were about to turn around the northwest corner of the city, when they suddenly roared in unison and swung their knives to attack the Jade Emperor Temple. The tight mountain gate couldn't resist being kicked by stones, and it became fragmented after three times and five times.The rebels had swarmed in.Gong Yitian was about to march into the temple, when suddenly gunshots rang out in the temple, "bang, bang", one after another, but not very dense, as if it wasn't lively enough, gunshots also rang out in the forest area to the south, Much louder than in the temple, it seemed to be a volley of guns, getting louder and closer as they fired.Almost at the same time, more than a dozen soldiers who attacked the temple ran out, yelling, "There are officers and soldiers in the temple! There are officers and soldiers in the temple!" Wang Yan was stunned for a moment. Hearing shouts coming from the west of the barracks, all kinds of unfavorable people gathered together, and the situation changed drastically, so he asked anxiously, "How many people are there?" "I can't see clearly. They are all hiding in the main hall on the temple tower, shooting arrows and shooting guns. The brothers who went in couldn't lift their heads..." "Fight! Go in with another five hundred people!" Gong Yitian yelled. Five hundred warriors swarmed in from the gate of the temple, and Fukang'an's guards were immediately in danger. Wang Jibao saw that the rebel army was holding torches and was about to set fire to the temple, so he hurriedly ordered the soldiers guarding the corridor in the hall to retreat to the north back gate of the temple. The flood of people pouring into the temple just shot their arrows, and the musketeers were divided into rows of five. One row fired to resist the enemy and the other loaded gunpowder. The temple was filled with arrows like rain and smoke.But the rebel army seemed to have noticed that there were not many troops stationed in the temple, and the follow-up soldiers came in and formed a team inside the mountain gate. Order: "Everyone retreats to the Shenku to protect the fourth master!" He ran straight to the observatory, saw Fu Kang'an standing on the stone pier, still looking forward with his own binoculars, and didn't care about saluting and beating Qian'er, he hurriedly said: "Fourth master!" , let's go!" "What? Did the attack come in?" Fukang'an put down his binoculars and asked, his face as calm as water, pointing to Pingyi and said, "This Lai Feng'an is fine, knowing how to deal with it, a large group of people have already left from the east gate!" "My lord, the bandits are also outflanking the road to the east and blocking our way down the Lihe River!" Wang Jibao was sweating profusely and his face turned pale, "If it's too late, they'll surround us!" Fukang'an said, "Yes. We surrounded them! Ge Fengyang stuck to their buttocks like a stinky plaster, and He Laoliu's big encirclement came, this is an easy battle!" He pointed to the gate of the North Temple: "We can still guard here, let him Bring the whole army to the temple and I will retreat!" Before finishing speaking, several shots were fired very close to the gate of the North Temple, and then heard the sound of knives and guns colliding and clattering rapidly in the secluded area. First, ten musketeers rushed out of the door and approached Fukang'an. , almost everyone was wounded, they all pulled out their knives under the observatory, and then they were busy loading the powder - it turned out that the enemy and the enemy were mixed in front, and it was already hand-to-hand combat, and it was impossible to fire, and it was too late to load the gunpowder, Fukang'an "Shua" drew his sword in his hand, and shouted at the top of his voice: "All my guards retreat to the back of the temple!" Hearing a burst of weapons, more than a hundred soldiers retreated from the temple gate covered in blood. Line up next to Shenku.Seeing that there were still more than a dozen corpses dragging along, and many standing people had injured arms and legs, he ordered: "Brothers, come back, the musketeers aim at the door, come in and kill the other!" Here, the personal guards had just retreated to the bottom of the stage, and fifteen or six enemy soldiers swarmed out from the gate of the temple. Because the gate was narrow, all of them staggered and staggered. After knocking down five or six people, the remaining people saw that the situation was not good, some ran back and fled, some lay down on the ridge, and some shouted: "The musket is powerful! Wang Shengshi's spells are not effective!" Someone echoed the cheers and shouted: "It's not that the spells don't work, it's that they missed women last night! Brothers, tear down this wall and open the fight!" Hearing "one-two!" It collapsed suddenly, and I saw heroes like bees and ants lined up, holding spears and knives, shouting with red eyes: "Swords and guns are invulnerable! Knives, guns, invulnerability!" ... One end called out a group of white barks to press up, and there were five or six earthen guns in the Yijun village, and they gradually came out and stood in a row behind the Jade Emperor Hall, aiming at the earthen platform and just firing without thinking.In an instant, thick smoke billowed around the observatory, and the iron sand in the gunpowder mist made the wormwood and stone foundations clank.During the sound of gunfire, some officers and rebels fell down from time to time.But the people in the cottage don’t seem to mind whether they are really “invulnerable”. The ones in the front fell down, and the ones in the back rushed up shouting as usual. , both of them are the most elite troops, fighting hand to hand in this square inch, hundreds of people in front of the earthen platform, around the temple, screaming and killing, churning into piles and rolling into groups... This is really an unprecedented fierce hand-to-hand fight. At this moment, even if Fukang'an wants to withdraw from the temple from Shenkudong, he will have to pass through this place of fighting.The bleak light of the rising sun just slanted on this hillside. Wang Jibao led two musketeers and more than a dozen guards to protect Fukang'an and went around the platform to hide and resist. Those in front of him desperately stabbed with knives and spears. Fukang'an himself had a short-handled horse gun, and he shot once when he spotted it. Amidst the sound, the more than 30 soldiers living in front of the stage were really fierce. Everyone was killed to the point of bleeding. The surrounding government troops and rebel troops were completely mixed up, and sparks splashed from swords and guns, and some people fell down screaming from time to time.Wang Jibao saw that the number of his own people was getting smaller and smaller, and he was really anxious, and shouted: "Pick up the fourth master! Jump down from the west ditch-you motherfuckers, listen to my Wang Jibao now!" Fukang'an Still hesitating, three or four soldiers surrounded him and walked west.Just when it was extremely critical, suddenly a horn sounded "Woo-doo-doo" from the northeast corner of the temple. Gong Jibao wiped away the blood on his eyes, and immediately jumped up happily and shouted: "Four Lords and Four Lords! Our people are coming up!" !—Ge Fengyang! The young master is on the west side, what the hell are you talking about?" He stood on the base of the observatory platform, watching the army of officers and soldiers rushing up from the northeast corner like wasps, with his legs slightly bent and his fists raised on his shoulders On the ground, trembling with excitement, he just raised his fists and shouted hysterically: "Okay, good! Good fight, good wow! Fire, fire, fire! Hit—ahhh!" "Bang!" "Bang!!" "Bang!!" This is a Qing army of more than 300 people. Ge Fengyang led them around from the east of the temple. Forty muskets fired in rows and fired at the dense crowd. They fell down as soon as they were fired, and they beat like wheat. There are piles of corpses in front of the warehouse.The people who were already able to fight were awakened by the sudden terror, and they were frightened. They wanted to take the road back to the temple, but they were also blocked by muskets. Someone yelled "Run away", and the crowd rushed westward suddenly, and then another row of gunshots was fired, and a large group of people squeezed and rolled into the flood ravine more than two feet deep.Ge Fengyang saw Fu Kang'an standing in a daze in front of the jumping and calling Wang Jibao with his blunderbuss in his hands. He staggered up a few times, and shot down one by one. He didn't say a word, and cried.Wang Jibao was so excited that he was so excited that he jumped off the stone base with one foot bare, pointed at the mountain torrent ditch like a madman, and shouted hoarsely: "Hit—ahhh! Fill me with medicine, fill me up! Zi'er—hit!" The forty musketeers stood on the edge of the ditch and listened to his orders, their muskets were set off like firecrackers, and they just opened fire where there were people.The poor people who squeezed out of the ditch had no power to resist, and they had no way to climb and surrender. Except for a few quick-minded people who fled south along the ditch, the remaining more than a hundred people were shot countless times and were beaten to death. No complete blood flow Yingou.Wang Jibao shook his hands and looked up to the sky, laughing loudly, and fell to the ground faintly with a "gudong". "Help up Ji Bao, clean up the battlefield and treat the wounded!" Fukang'an said, as if he had just woken up from a nightmare at this time, watching the smoke on the battlefield gradually thinning, and piles of corpses piled here and there like a threshing field , shuddered for a moment, quickly calmed down, and said to the weeping Ge Fengyang: "Don't be sad, I want to lure Gong Yitian and his gang into the temple, and it will save trouble if we fight. It's because I'm not keeping things secret. , without you and Ji Bao's responsibility..." Ge Fengyang neither agreed nor resigned, but was in a daze with teary eyes.Fukang knew that he blamed himself for not listening to advice beforehand, and he couldn't be rude to blame himself. His heart was burning hot, and he was so moved that he breathed a sigh of relief, but he smiled and said, "Don't wipe your tears. If this happens again in the future, just listen to your advice more." ——Write to your father, just tell me what I said, you show your face to me..." Seeing that the stretcher was carried past Wang Jibao, he stepped forward to cover the quilt for him, and seeing that he was unconscious, he turned to the bearer. The soldier on the stretcher said again, "Order to Lai Feng'an. I will conscript all the doctors in Pingyi and buy all the red and white wound medicines. Now the living soldiers must be cured and safe!" He ordered loudly as he walked, "All our troops move closer here and besiege this temple! Lord Liu, please come down the mountain and ask him to meet you at the north gate of Pingyi City!" Fukang'an went around from the east of the temple to the south of the temple, and he was relieved until he was outside the north gate of Pingyi City.He took out his pocket watch to check the time, but was surprised again. At some point, someone stabbed him under his left rib, and it was on the pocket watch.The watch case's glass needles are gone, the spring mechanism and glass shards are mixed together, and the edge of the case is curled up and distorted, shining like a golden snail.After being startled for a while, he felt a dull pain between his left ribs, but he stretched out his hand to feel it, but there was no abnormality. Knowing that this watch saved his life, he couldn't help thinking to himself. "Ashamed! Your majesty is blessed and blessed, and Fukang's life should not be lost... I wanted to throw away the watch, but stopped. I wrapped it carefully in a white kerchief and put it in my arms. When I looked at the temple with a timid look, He Laoliu's soldiers were in the west, Ge Fengyang had already guarded in the northeast, and Lai Feng'an's soldiers in the city were also majestic. There were also dozens of corpses in front of the mountain gate, and the soldiers were also carrying the corpses backwards like ants dragging flies. The officers and soldiers who had been arranged in the west and were not in use also moved over from the official road in the north of the city, and rushed over in groups. The whole The Jade Emperor Temple is almost submerged in the white "sea of ​​soldiers". The temple gate is open, and people can be seen walking in front of the iron tripod with binoculars, but there is no sound, and the silence is terrifying. He wants to call Wang Jibao , suddenly remembered that he was healing his wounds, felt sad and hated for a while, gritted his teeth, turned around and ordered the messenger: "Go, pass the order to them, the enemy's wounded will not be saved, and beheaded on the spot!Tell all the cooks in the city, if there is anything delicious, just cook it for my wounded soldiers! "While speaking, someone in the city flew a report: "Master Liu is coming from Xiguan, please see Mr. Fu!" " "Okay, please meet him upstairs!" Fu Kang'an gritted his teeth and said with a smile, "It's so lucky to watch the battle together today!" After finishing speaking, he went into the city and went upstairs.After a while, he heard the sound of spurs and swords colliding under the city, and Liu Yong almost trotted up.Seeing Fu Kang'an standing at the door of the building and looking sideways at the sky, Liu Yong's legs softened, and he almost fell to the ground, holding on to the crenellation with one hand to stand firm, and said, "Fourth Master Fu, you almost bluffed away my true soul!" !" Fukang'an was also moved when he saw that his black face was scorched yellow, he stood panting and stared at him, his eyes were full of concern and melancholy.I wanted to say something, but a sentence popped up: "Damn! The watch is broken, what time is it?" Wen and Wu are a pair of old partners. Since Qianlong's first tour to the south, the two have been ordered to watch the wind together. They have formed an indissoluble bond in Zaozhuang when they attacked Cai Qi, a flower surplus party. Now one is the Duke and the other is the The Minister of Military Aircraft and the Tiger Talisman, the central center of the military, have all developed a city mansion from their own experience, and they are indifferent to their happiness and anger. At this time, they can't help but see the truth.Liu Yong was stunned for a moment, and looked at the sky, but the sun was covered by thin clouds. He also smiled, took out his watch, and said, "It's not the end of the day until the beginning of the afternoon." Fukang'an looked at the sky again in surprise, and didn't speak immediately. He didn't expect that the fierce battle just now took less than an hour, and he had already walked through life and death in such a short time. He turned his face to Liu Yong, Said: "Brother Shi'an, don't look at me like this. I haven't hurt a single hair. There is no risk in the war. It is not even as good as speculators. Although this battle is dangerous, the enemy All of them were lured into this urn by me, how much trouble was saved! How many people will be saved? ——In broad daylight, we must wipe out this group of gangsters!" He said, and ordered people, "Get a table and put some tea and food , let’s light a fire here, Master Liu and I will watch the formation here!” After a while, Liu Yongfu and Kang'an took their seats, and saw He Laoliu Lai Feng'an and Ge Fengyang going to the city to report.Fu Kang'an smiled and said: "Lai Feng'an did a good job on the mission. If your soldiers hadn't moved eastward, they might have broken through at that time. This board is not in vain to enlighten you. Don't be so depressed, Lao Liu, thinking that you are not sent. Useful, be prepared! If the enemy sticks to the camp and goes southwest, it will be a big trouble if there is nothing left!" He glanced at Ge Fengyang, but Ge Fengyang is his slave, so there is no need to praise and appease him in this way, because he pointed at the table with his finger and asked , "There is no movement at this moment, you are wondering what Gong Yitian is doing?" He Laoliu was ashamed and blushed before speaking, Lai Feng'an said: "Just now the commander-in-chief personally led the Chinese army to fight hand-to-hand with the bandits and killed more than 300 bandits. This is the foundation of the Guimengding cottage. The fight was dangerous The victory was beautiful, I guess the blind man Gong San was terrified by the news, and he was discussing surrender with Wang Yan - the surrounding area was tightly packed, and there were no reinforcements, and Ge Zhuotai was guarding the boundary marker in the distance, and Yanzhou's soldiers hadn't come here yet. They can't get down with wings! Biaoxia is also an old soldier. He has never fought a big battle. He has captured a few small thieves. He thinks he is quite proud of himself. Only after seeing it in person can he know what a real chapter is. The fourth master is watching the stars. I rushed from the left to the right and killed more than a dozen thieves with my own eyes. They were as majestic as Guan Gong!" Fu Kang'an couldn't help laughing secretly, this person guessed that the enemy's "surrender" might not be appropriate, but the high hat hand Li ready to wear naturally.Seeing Fu Kang'an, He Laoliu pondered, and said: "These are not ordinary bandits who rob houses, but a group of rebels with a heart and a mind. When they left Pingyi, they issued a notice that they would not harm civilians or merchants.天顺劫'大干一场的家伙们！不能指望他们投诚，我看他们在等天黑，我们的兵不能夜战，天黑了突围打出去，钻进乱山中，不拘哪条小路就逃了！ ” “钻乱山，走小路……”福康安点了点头。眯起眼向南看，但见冻河纵横间万山峙立。半淹在袅袅回流的云海之中，一直绵延到极目不尽。看着群山，倏地想起一件事，问刘墉道：“你在龟蒙顶山寨上留守了多少人？”刘墉道：“我只带了不到一千人连夜下山，山上一千，剩余的还在原处看守大炮。”福康安道：“火药运走，大炮就是一堆铁，不用看守，请你即刻派人回龟蒙顶传令，龟蒙顶到南柏林一带要严加巡逻，防着逆匪抄小路返回山寨偷袭——这一带山川道路简直就是迷魂阵，官军在地形上头无论如何没他们熟。”他站起身，又用望远镜看了看庙宇，一手指定了说道：“我看他们也是在等天黑！贺老六！” “标下听令！” “现在就集合人冲锋，每次五百人轮番打，四个轮番后，两千人全部攻迸去，给我拿掉它！” "tie!" “听着，”福康安一脸狠毒的笑容，“给你两个时辰，你端不了这窝子就自杀吧！” “回大帅，我只要一个时辰！” “我给你两个时辰，你用得越少越好。我和刘大人笑看你施为！” 贺老六虎吼一声答应着，噔噔噔下了城楼，福康安命葛逢阳“就在这里侍候”，命赖奉安“派人把所有大小路口堵起来，敌人如果散逃出来，要全部擒拿”，他适意地坐回椅子，隔桌送了一个铜手炉子，自己也提了一个在怀里，一挥手命赖奉安退下，笑着向刘墉点了点头，不再说话。 听着城下集结队伍单调急促的脚步声，枯燥的口令声，刘墉心里突然袭上一阵恐怖，脸色变得有点苍白，见贺老六一手抹腰一手举着令旗站在山门前指挥部队，用手指了指问道：“他是不是叫贺老六，济南城门领？” “现在是我的参将。”福康安细白的手指抚摸着光滑的手炉子，点头说道，“跟过我阿玛，是员好将，川汉，粗点。”见福康安看自己，刘墉笑道：“哦，没什么。我听和珅说，于易简有笔银子是姓贺的过手，姓贺的是有罪之身，四爷要调用这人，该和和珅打个招呼才好。”福康安眼中瞳孔亮了一下，鼻孔里哼了一声，说道：“这是跟我摆军机架子了！我有皇上提兵调将的敕命，连你也调来使用了，他怎么样？我叫他准备三十万两银子劳军，他办了没有？” 刘墉说几句话，心思已经安定下来，脸色也不那么难看，这么撩拨得福康安动了意气，他已经心满意足，因一笑，说道：“他倒没说什么，只是瞧着不欢喜。问我银子从哪出，我说就从国泰的家产里出，他说福康安回来要写个具文，才好向户部报账。” “我偏不给他写具文，这么说，收条我也不给他，直接给户部。呸！他咬了我的——”福康安越发不豫，想骂粗话，又见是面对刘墉，嘿地一笑道：“咬了我的小人去！石庵，这人我原看他还好，越看越不地道，是他妈的那个御虱！”还要说时，城下环庙四处响起了号角，便停了口，见下头三驾大车驮着大鼓出来，笑道：“这贺老六，还要擂鼓进军！看戏本儿看得长进了！” 阴森凄凉的画角声中，鼓声细碎得如万马踏蹄般响起。似乎撼得城土地皮都在簌簌抖动。正当午时，薄云覆盖的天穹苍茫晃亮，看得清爽，城下刀枪剑戟森树排列，已变得杀气腾腾。贺老六“嗤啦”一声撕开自己裹着白布的袍子，赤膊嘶声大叫：“弟兄们，给我杀！”五百名军校跟着大喊“杀——”！便正面冲了上去。一直空寂无声的庙宇里突然也是一声齐喊“杀——！”几乎同时，庙前沿墙墙头上密密麻麻站起了人墙，也有三四百人，还树起了十二面素色三角旗，有的绘着火焰，有的画着赤乌朱雀，在风地里猎猎招展，接着墙上义军军士的箭雨已经射落下来。葛逢阳犹恐箭射到城楼上伤了福刘二人，慌忙叫人“取盾来”，后来看了看没有一枝箭能射到城根，才放下心来。 贺老六站在石阶前提刀指挥冲锋，一手舞着袍子挡箭，因冲在前头的兵士己被射倒了四五个，有的扑地气绝，有的打着滚退下来，不禁勃然大怒，喝令：“鸟铳手，开火给老子打！打先人板板的乌龟不出头！” 福康安带来的五十枝鸟铳，一字排开站在城下，这是训练有素的火枪手，装药极快，准头也极好，一排打，一排装药轮换开火，听贺老六号令齐发一枪，正面庙门墙上敌军已倒下一排，几排枪打过，墙头上已经不见人影。五百名官军嗷嗷大叫连蹿带蹦冲了上去，墙头上虽然仍有人射箭，已经无力遏制官军这股攻势，十几个官军已经夺门而入，接着又涌进去四五十个，贺老六一把甩掉手中袍子，带着余下的兵蜂拥而入。里边顿时杀声震天，兵器碰撞声响成一片…… 刘墉己看得目瞪神迷，两只手紧紧捏着椅把手，一颗心提得老高放不下来，听见庙里“轰”的一声，像是什么东西倒了，杂着杀声喊声叫骂声，却不知情形到底怎样。福康安叹道：“我听是贺老六得手了，这是拆掉了龚义天上墙射箭的木头架子，有人说我爱用大炮，像这样的庙墙，一炮就轰坍了，野战还是要炮！”说着话，贺老六已经带人退了出来，一头一脸都是灰，指挥着又抬出十几具尸体，自站在城门洞前大声禀道：“他们已经退到玉皇殿，喊话要派人说投诚的事！” “投诚？”福康安冷笑一声，“我到济南他们就该办这件事了。”他顿了一顿，毫不犹豫地迸出一个字：“打！” 第二队五百人冲进庙去。似乎没有遇到抵挡就到了玉皇殿一带，仍旧是一片杀声不见人影。贺老六不再请令，呼叱吆喝着命令第三拨人：“从庙东绕过去，从北门杀进去，逢人只管当饺子馅儿给我剁！”又喝命第四梯队，“在庙门口摆开，听我的令往里头杀！” 看着一队队官军士兵呼啸跳踉如黄蜂入巢般涌进大庙，刘塘情知大事已定，刚刚松了一口气，前庙留守的一群官军一阵乱喊狂叫，夹着乒乒乓乓的刀枪并击声且战且退出了庙。福康安以为里边战事有变，“唿”地站起身来，朝城下喊道：“贼人从前门出来，预备着厮杀！”喊声甫落，他自己也愣住了：原来龚义天一行人只剩下二十几个人，从庙后被压退到了庙前。 一刹那间阵地岑寂下来，连擂鼓助威的军士也呆着住了手。这二十多个人像是经了“血雨”，衣袍头脸都染成了殷红色，袍摆上的血黏糊糊的已渐凝结，臂上脸上血色鲜亮，淋淋漓漓还在往下淌，有几个前胸小腹受了重伤，还有的拖着一条断腿，大家挽着手相扶将，艰难地挪动着身躯向城边走来，在城门口站定了。看着这样的场景，站着的福康安、坐着的刘墉、环立护卫的葛逢阳一时都僵住了，满城上下军士将佐都如庙中木雕泥塑般愕然瞠目不语。福康安身子前倾，一手扶着城垛口，一手背在身后，大睁着眼看着这群人走近，直到他们站定，身上一个悸颤才回过神来，面白气弱地问道：“你们……你们要怎样？” “我要见福大将军。”居中而立的龚义天抹了一把脸，平静地说道，“我就是龚义天，有话要说！” 福康安悄悄深吸一口气，稳住了心神，说道：“我就是福康安——还有一个叫王炎的呢？都站出来说话！” 龚义天木着脸向前跨了一步。他身边一个身形弱小的人也跟上来，说道：“我是王炎。”福康安道：“时至今日，有什么话说？”龚义天冷冷笑了一声，说道：“自古成则王侯败则贼，可以由你说嘴。如果势均力敌，你不是我的对手。” “这也由你说嘴，”福康安咧嘴一笑，“得道多助失道寡助，自然不能势均力敌。” “三秋蚱蜢叶上走，到底蹦跳能几时？大清君昏臣庸，贪官污吏遍天下，苛捐杂税敲剥穷民，怨气直冲九天，大乱就在眼前。我虽败了，红阳教、天理教没败，二十年看天翻地覆！” “你来见我就为说这些？——恐怕我太忙，没功夫听你的三字经！” “我的兄弟有被俘的，有受伤的，他们降你，盼你不要杀降。自古杀降将军不祥，这是第一。” 福康安想了想，说道：“还有第二？说！” “家属早已被你们捕拿了，一人作事一人当，不要难为他们。”龚义天直盯盯看着福康安说道，“我也久闻你的大名，是说话算话的汉子，我要你给我一句话！” 福康安看了看从庙中拥出来围了里三层外三层的军十，说道：“你也是条汉子，只是错了念头错了路头，深可令人惋惜。国法俱在，我也不得自专，家属我可以不杀，但依律要流配为奴，跟着你的人是'从逆'，法无免死之说。” 龚义天听了，平静地一笑，说道：“你说的也是实话，既然不能许诺，我也不给你全功！”他“噌”地拔出刀来，空中弧光如电闪一耀，己将身边王炎砍翻在地，人犹未及惊呼一声，已经横刀在项，猛地一拉，项中顿时血流如注……拄刀在地，身子犹在晃荡，二十几个人一齐拔刀在手，有的互刺，有的自刎，像被一阵风突然吹折了的一片小树林，人们纷纷倒在冰冷的石板地下…… “好汉子！”福康安惊呼一声。他突然觉得有点眩晕，盯视着那些还在颤抖蠕动的尸体，良久才移开了目光。他自己也像中了一刀似的踉跄了一步，脸色像死人一样惨白，心中迷惘得一片空白，忧郁地对周围军士们说道：“你们不要学其心行，但要学其志勇……就这样吧，打扫战场，清点敌我人数，验明龚义天和王炎的正身……”