Chapter 23 The 23rd Resurrected Major General Leads the Lonely Army to Meet the Enemy in Jinchuan

Under the urging of Qianlong's strict decree, Qingfu and Zhang Guangsi had to leave the Kangding base camp and rush to the Zheng Wenhuan camp of the South Route Army to supervise the battle.Zheng Wenhuan's camp is located in Dawei Town, which is less than 80 miles away from Xiaojinchuan Town, and only more than 600 miles away from Kangding.Qingfu and Zhang Guangsi arrived after half a month's journey—it couldn't be called a "road" at all, and almost all the way they walked in the criss-crossing rivers and streams.Because the caravan road on the shore has been in disrepair for many years, the snow melted from the snow mountain washed the narrow road into ravines, and the deep ravines were blocked by mudslides, making it very difficult to walk.After walking for two days, the four horses got stuck in the mud, and there was a general who relieved himself for fear of smelling bad, and he never came back.Some fell into the mud, and everyone watched him being drowned in the mud to his thighs, chest, and neck... Before he died, he screamed: "General Zhang... My name is Zhou Dicai! Tell my wife..." On this day , Zhang Guangsi always felt that his deformed face was shaking in front of his eyes.Later, Zheng Wenhuan sent his own soldiers to meet them, and took them along the Hefang River, walking in the waist-deep water, and they were safe and sound.This is the insight that Zheng Wenhuan exchanged hundreds of lives for.Although Zhang Guangsi's heart is as hard as a stone, he couldn't help but secretly feel miserable.Qingfu was so frightened by this tragedy that he couldn't sleep for several days.

Zheng Wenhuan welcomed his two superiors, one civil and one military, to his central army. He saw that all of them were covered with dirt, and all of them were covered in sweat and mud. He ordered people to cook soup for bathing, and personally went to the kitchen to supervise the cooking. Next, he was busy arranging incense again, came in to greet him again, and said with a smile: "Master Le Min, there is another man named Xiao Lu, the alternate roads are all in the Biaoxia camp, and I have already asked someone to invite them. It is raining now They can’t let them go back to Chengdu during the season. The adults and the military gate can arrive here safely, so they can feel at ease when they mark this moment. I once submitted a letter to advise you not to come. I dare you not to receive it? This ruined Lama Temple is not worth it There is nothing we can do about the earth temples in the interior, so we have to ask the adults and the generals of the army to make some."

Zhang Guangsi sat down on the rope bed with his hands on his knees and sat upright with a sullen face, without saying a word.Qingfu changed into dry clothes, drank a bowl of mint water, walked on the brick floor of this dilapidated lamasery, and said, "Compared to the road, this is heaven. You don't have to spend money, A mouthful of hot soup and rice is enough. I would like to inform you that officers above the general level will go to the camp of the Chinese army. The general and I will arrange military affairs. The North Route Army can’t take down Dajinchuan all the way, and we can’t advance or retreat. It was originally said that May was in Dajinchuan Jinchuan joined forces, the Central Route Army cut off their escape route into Tibet, and there will be a result at the end of the year. Now it seems that it is not bad to take down Dajinchuan in October-how can I explain this to the emperor?" The more Zhang Guangsi listened, the more troubled he became, and when he looked up, he saw Le Min and Xiao Lu walked in hand in hand, waved their hands arrogantly, signaling them to excuse themselves, and said, "Let's eat first, we will discuss after dinner!"

The room fell silent for a while, and the only sound of the collision of spoons and chopsticks was heard in the small Buddhist hall.The Ghoshhas moved the Jinchuan Situation Map from the East Side Hall, lit the gauze lamps, smoked mosquito coils, and exited silently.At this moment, Agui and other six generals had arrived outside the hall, and they stood in a row, looking at the hall with their heads tilted at the same time.After a long time, I heard Zhang Guangsi's voice inside: "Very well...call everyone in..." Then Zheng Wenhuan came out, gestured blankly, and said, "Master Qing Zhang Junmen is here to inspect, everyone come in!" So everyone filed in and said in unison:

"Greetings to Master Qing and Zhang Junmen!" "No need." Zhang Guangsi, contrary to his usual arrogant and arrogant attitude, looked at Qing Fu who was sitting in a daze without making a sound, raised his hand sadly and called out, "Lord Qing and I have nothing to worry about. Please! If you really feel at ease, you don't have to come here in a desperate situation." One sentence stunned everyone, and everyone was speechless.In the silence, Zhang Guangsi got up slowly, looked at the hazy twilight outside the hall, her face became even paler, and said: "I can't help but hurt my heart! Master Qing is a descendant of Lord Ye Bilong, a scholar, and the son of an extremely human minister." People, come to the former enemy to join our group of Qiu Ba, for what? To serve the emperor, to make contributions! What about me? Since I was a child, I have led horses for the holy grandfather, and have experienced Hebutong, Datanggula Mountain, Qinghai Yungui, big and small There are more than a hundred battles, the general is capable, I make great contributions; the general is useless, I make small contributions; I am the general, and I have never suffered a loss. If I think about it, since ancient times, there has been no general who is victorious. Could it be that God wants to make me Zhang People? I still want to bring these brothers who fought with me, and have a good result. I think, I am also in my sixties, and I will fight this battle quickly, and give up the battle with dignity. Enjoy life. Except for Agui, everyone here has been with me for decades, so if you speak from your heart, are my words true?"

"No……" "I'm afraid I may not be able to fulfill my wish..." Zhang Guangsi sat back softly, "Sha Luoben, men, women, old and young, the whole family is only about 50,000 people. What about me? The three-way enemy army and horse combined will have 70,000 people." People, not even the supplies, food roads, medicines, warehouse defenders... When you build a fort, you often don't even see the enemy, hundreds of people will die, and a few thatched huts will be counted as "credit". It’s everyone’s safety, so we can fight the battle and slowly make up for the great kindness of the emperor..." His eyes suddenly filled with tears, which flickered under the light, "But now? The North Route Army, the South Route Army, a big The battle was not fought, and there were a total of seven thousand deserters! What kind of battle is this called? Damn, what am I called a "general"? How did I fight such a battle? I am so ashamed!"

Zheng Wenhuan sighed secretly.He is also Zhang Guangsi's old subordinate. He has never been afraid of Zhang Guangsi, and he has never seen him like this. Thinking about these slanderous words, he felt lost. He twisted a hot towel and handed it to Zhang Guangsi. Huai. There is no progress in the military, and the Holy One is anxious. It is normal to have a few words of reproach. Yue Laojun's family——Yue Zhongqi is in power, and Yongzheng Lord scolds him seven times a day. We don’t live up to it. To be honest, it’s great to camp and survive in this kind of ghost place. We’re actually at war with this swamp, the old cave, and this ghostly weather! Sharoben is an aborigine People, occupying a favorable location, this ghostly place is really like a ecstasy array, there are obviously people in the woods, surrounded, rushed in, there is not even a crack in the ground, not even a shadow of a fart! Someone was shot by an arrow for no reason , the bow for archery could not be found, and the sharp stakes were placed in the mud, and they could not be cured if they stepped on them..." He was talking about the "battle" after entering Jinchuan, still feeling terrified, and suddenly realized something. Said: "But I think we still have the chance to win: after all, we are still not seriously injured, and its strength exceeds the enemy; now that we have penetrated into the Jinchuan area, the soldiers are already familiar with the weather and weather here. It can be said that the enemy's weapons and equipment and training are still not as good as mine. The army and food sources cannot compare with our army. As long as we can really find the main force of Sha Luoben, surround and fight hard, there will be no one who will not win. My experience is based on how many times I have consulted with the brothers below I don’t know what Master Qing and Marshal Zhang have planned, we must obey orders and go through fire and water.” “Zheng Junmen’s words are right!” Qingfu came here for crimes and meritorious deeds, and he was a little more anxious than Zhang Guangsi, and hurriedly said: “Tianshi, people and us It's occupied, and the location is less than half. I think we can fight!" After finishing speaking, he looked at Zhang Guangsi.Zhang Guangsi was clear in his heart, when it came to the return of ninety-nine to one, Qingfu couldn't command these soldiers.He had always been in command of the army and fought alone, and he always went alone. This time, because Qingfu was involved in the army, he would take half of the responsibility for the defeat, and he would lose most of the credit for the victory. How awkward, how awkward.But Qianlong was eager to pacify Jinchuan, so he ignored Qingfu's quarrel with him, and added a comment to his notebook: "Don't say that I can't understand your thoughts. If you think that if you lose, Qingfu will slander you, and if you win, you can be slandered." Blame Qingfu for his loss in the previous battle - I have told Qingfu separately, if he wins, he will share honor with Zhang Guangsi; And Qingfu had no choice but to help each other in the same boat, and said: "Master Qing and I are of one mind and one mind, and trekked hard to your South Route Army for the purpose of fighting and defeating the enemy as soon as possible. I think what Zheng Junmen said makes sense, I don't know Are you guys confident?"

"Have." "Didn't eat, or there is no fodder in the stomach?!" "Have!" Zhang Guangsi noticed that Aguimu didn't agree with his face, his face sank, and he was about to explode. Qingfu secretly pulled the hem of his robe under the case, sneered, and turned to Zheng Wenhuan: "I have ordered all four cannons to be adjusted earlier." Here, have you done it yet?" "Going back to the military gate, the road is too difficult to walk. It was only pulled yesterday, and the barrel was blocked by mud and sand, so it was cleaned. It has to be dried before it can be used."

"Dry it with fire!" "tie!" "Is there any shortage of food and vegetables?" "Back to the military gate, there is no shortage!" "What about the medicine?" "No shortage!" Seeing Zhang Guangsi's face glowing, Zheng Wenhuan knew that he was going to make a decision, so he hurriedly said, "Hold a few more lamps in front of the wooden map!" Zhang Guangsi waved his big hand and said with a smile: "I know the geography around Xiaojinchuan even with my eyes closed, so I want the wooden map For what? No need!"

"Lord Qing, Commander!" Ah Gui, who had been in deep thought all this time, suddenly raised his head and said, "I have something to say, I don't know if I should say it or not?" "Speak." Zhang Guangsi said with a livid face, leaning back in the chair. "tie!" Ah Gui seemed to hesitate for a moment, but quickly regained his composure. He beat Qian'er to salute and stood up, saying: "If you don't know yourself and the enemy, you can't fight this battle well. Our army is 60,000, and the enemy's army is 6,000. It is ten times stronger than the enemy, so far it has no size, so it is worth thinking about." He glanced at Zhang Guangsi with piercing eyes.

"Well, huh?" "Our army is a guest army. The northern army walked on dry roads, while the southern army walked on swamps. The enemy army waited for work at leisure. We don't occupy the time of day, at least we don't occupy the time of day." "Humph!" "Zheng Junmen just said that geographically, the enemy and we are in danger together," Agui ignored the angry faces of Qing and Zhang, and said politely, "Actually, we can only settle down in a dangerous place for survival, and there is no 'common danger' at all. The day before yesterday, an old man in Sha Luoben's tribe stabbed to death one of General Lai Tang's guards, and sent forty soldiers to chase him, and let him escape into a cave in broad daylight. Of the dozen or so soldiers who chased him, only four came out. Yes, there are poisonous snakes wrapped around his body—this doesn’t seem to be a ‘common risk’, right?” He glanced at the stunned Zheng Wenhuan, the blushing Qing and Zhang, and a group of generals who bowed their heads and said nothing, and bit them stubbornly. Gritting his teeth, he continued: "I don't know what's going on in the Shaluoben tribe, but the morale of our army is not high now. This is a waterway, so we can't escape. According to the military newspaper, dozens of soldiers from the North Route Army desert each day. Fa Si's murder has been softened, and he has changed to hard labor in the army! Morale is not high, and he is tired of fighting and homesick, how can this be called harmony?" Qingfu was already so angry that his hands and feet were cold, and when he saw that he was still going to say something, he slapped the table with a "bang" and shouted sharply: "Fork it out!" , Grid said with a smile: "Listening is also good." "Under the bid!" Agui saluted again, turned around and strode to the wooden map, picked up a whip on the sand table and pointed, and said: "The difference between this place and Yunnan and Guizhou is that Yunnan is mostly dry roads, which are beneficial to the inland areas. Soldiers marching. Compared with Qinghai, the terrain of Qinghai is relatively flat, which is convenient for all sides to support the cavalry movement. Our current position is 70 miles east of Xiaojinchuan, and the waterway for 40 miles cannot be passed by boats. Marching in the mud, some places are very difficult to walk when people are trapped. Thirty miles of mountain roads, the cannon carts have to travel for three days. Once our brigade moves, the men, women, old and children in Xiaojinchuan Town can move in time. Stationed in Xiaojinchuan, our food and wages are transported It is even more difficult. The North Route Army is also the same. It will take seven days to conquer the empty city of Dajinchuan. count on..." He drew such a terrible picture, and everyone felt an irresistible chill in their hearts.But after thinking about it carefully, Agui's words were actually words that they thought about every day but dared not say.Zheng Wenhuan knew that what Ah Gui said was true, but he had been under Zhang Guangsi's lust for a long time, and he had become a habit of bowing his head and listening to his ears. He did not dare to disobey Zhang Guangsi, but also worried about Ah Gui.Even Ah Gui, who is also an important member of the emperor's heart, who was specially appointed as a lieutenant general, cannot be easily offended.Seeing all the generals being silenced by what he said, Zhang Guangsi's blood was full, and he was about to be furious, and his hands and neck were covered with cold sweat.With a slight cough, he asked gloomyly: "Ah Gui, your knowledge is not bad. Are you a Jinshi?" "Return to Commander, I am Enyin Gongsheng, I was born as a Jinshi, and I changed from a civilian to a military position." "After the prison violence case in Shanzhou, he became a general, right?" "yes." Zhang Guangsi snorted from the nose, and his tone became slow and muddy, and said: "So, you are all-rounder in civil and military affairs. Listening to what you just said, it means that you can't make progress in Jinchuan. According to your idea, what should be done ?" Ah Gui stared at Zhang Guangsi, and immediately realized that he was in great danger. He was a very smart person, and he almost didn't even think about it. Biao Xia thought that if we first feinted to attack Xiaojinchuan with a small group of troops, Sha Luoben of Dajinchuan would definitely come back to rescue, and the Dajinchuan would be empty, and the North Route Army would take advantage of it. At that time, we could be said to be in danger with the enemy. From here With a frontal attack, Shaluoben is also hard to resist! The Northern Route Army is run by the governor Ji Shan himself, and the grain depots in Sichuan have been allocated. They are not short of food, and the big grassland is not difficult to get through. The overall situation is in our favor. Xiaojinchuan is now in the rainy season, and the 700-mile grain road crosses rivers and lakes. It is too difficult to walk, so we can only feign an attack to lure the enemy. After we take down Dajinchuan, the dry season will come, and the swamp will dry up. Facilitate the movement of troops. No matter how powerful Sha Luoben is, he was suppressed by our three-way army in the old forest dozens of miles away in Bawang. Our army is surrounded by our troops. The only way is Jiajin Mountain, which is covered with snow all the year round. , there is no third way to go!" He put down his whip, gave a salute without changing his face, and returned to his seat, Qingfu was confused because he didn't look at the wooden picture carefully.He only felt that this young man with a beard was arrogant and rude, and he didn't take the several Shangxian officials into his eyes at all. He was angry and said, "It sounds like a well-informed man. You just said that the right time, the right place, and the right people It's not good for me. Then, why did you take advantage of the right time, place and people to take down Dajinchuan?" "Master Qing!" Ah Gui really looked down on this imperial envoy, raised his eyebrows, and answered with a bow: "We just have a lot of people. Two of the Three Route Army horses are trapped in Zeguo. It is not so much a 'war', but actually Just 'alive', how can there be morale? Without morale, there will be neither the right time nor the harmony of people. To take down Dajinchuan, you can explain to the court, and you can boost morale—it is good to have half the morale. ——My 60,000 horses are just tofu dregs, and they are enough to kill Sha Luoben, a wild boar!" His words immediately aroused the enthusiasm of several generals, and although they didn't dare to whisper, they all had happy looks on their faces and exchanged glances with each other . Zhang Guangsi gritted his teeth and pondered, feeling extremely contradictory. After listening for a while, he knew that Agui's words were reasonable, but Agui's proposition was exactly the opposite of his. Jin, understand that the North Route Army did not dare not to go all out to conquer Dajinchuan. After completing their efforts in one battle, they can capture Sha Luoben alive in autumn.Now Agui's "two-step approach" idea was put forward in front of the meeting, and he was unwilling to listen to it; if he didn't listen, he felt that his original plan was not sure. No more, but the inexplicable jealousy can't listen to all Agui's words.Gritting his teeth and thinking for a while, he looked for Qingfu's opinion with his eyes, and Qingfu said with a smile: "Young people are awesome. I also think there is some truth to it. Military matters are still decided by the old man." "I think Agui's suggestion has merit." Zhang Guangsi swallowed, "But there is no fixed rule between a feint attack and a real attack. It is strictly ordered that Ji Shan capture the Great Jinchuan, so as to prevent Sha Luo from rushing forward The other side absconded, and at the same time ordered the Central Army to block the Qianning Pass. Sha Luoben lost the Dajinchuan, and maybe no longer held on to the Xiaojinchuan and fled westward. The original "feint attack" team would become the main attack.This burden is really heavy, who will bear it? He looked around at the people around him, suddenly smiled, and said, "Whoever talks about right and wrong is right and wrong."In my opinion, General Agui is suitable—what is your difficulty? " Ah Gui couldn't help being startled. In fact, his responsibility in the army was to take care of the grain depot, and there were only more than 3,000 old, weak, tired and wounded soldiers.He glanced at Le Min. Le Min knew this and hoped to come out and speak for him, but Le Min was so moved by A Gui's words just now that he was eager to try.How can I understand this kid's mind?Lifting the corner of the robe, he took two steps forward, bowed to Qingfu and Zhang Guangsi, and said, "Ah Gui's own opinion, how can there be excuses? Le Min is not talented, and he is willing to serve the imperial court with Gui's army!" Qingfu, Zhang Guangsi and Zheng Wenhuan accidentally killed Cheng Yaojin.Le Min is not an ordinary high-ranking official. He was the number one scholar personally selected by the imperial pen in the third year of Qianlong. There is no glory in victory!Zheng Wenhuan smiled and said to Zhang Guangsi: "Commander, why don't you ask Wu Xiquan to handle this errand. Ah Gui is guarding the grain depot, and there are less than four thousand people, and there are many old, weak and sick..." Before he finished speaking, Ah Gui said: "Lord Le Min is a civil servant, how can a white-faced scholar fight? I can't afford to take care of such a big official if something goes wrong. Please ask the commander to issue orders, or I will go by myself!" Only then did Le Min think of the real situation in Agui's army, deeply Regretting his recklessness, he smiled and said, "The ancestor of Le Min is also a general! I am not a person who is afraid of death. How can I go back on my words? I can borrow three thousand elites from General Wu, and Agui will lead them temporarily. Is it over?" Wu Xiquan is Zhang Guangsi's number one confidant general, he used his soldiers to make meritorious service to others, a hundred people were reluctant, and said coldly beside him: "My soldiers are stationed in Mazhaigou, which is the main road leading to Kangding. There is only fifteen miles of dry road on Ningshan Mountain, who will be responsible for fleeing Sha Luoben after being transferred out? If the commander-in-chief orders me to feign an attack, it may be more convenient!" "Ah Gui's soldiers can't be used now." Zheng Wenhuan said in a deep voice, "One thousand troops each from Lang Xiong, Ge Jie, and Wu Xi's entire army will be taken under Agui's command." Le Min said: "I will hand over the mission to Xiao Lu, I must fight this battle!" Ah Gui thought about it for a while, and the matter has come to an end, he can only go to the bottom of the boat, and said loudly: "Brother Le is a champion, and he has such ambitions, what can I say? I don't want each battalion to go to Xiaojinchuan to deal with it!" "Okay!" Zhang Guangsi said against the case: "That's it, Zheng Wenhuan of the Chinese Army will fully support it, and there will be no mistakes. Now the generals obey the order!" When the two sides were paralyzed by the stalemate, Agui's battle plan immediately received unexpected results.After all, Sha Luoben has no experience in commanding large groups to fight against each other. When he heard that the officers and soldiers rushed to attack Xiao Jinchuan, he immediately brought back 2,000 people stationed in Da Jinchuan to rescue them. Jinchuan.At this moment, Sha Luoben is still on the way to Xiaojinchuan.After receiving the urgent report from the rear, Xiao Jinchuan also came to report the enemy's situation, saying that the army that attacked Xiao Jinchuan first had already moved towards Danba and Dasang, and seemed to cut off the passage between Jinchuan and Shangxia.Sanji, the guard of Xiaojinchuan, rushes to Shaluo for emergency, and at the same time opens the city to let the old and young Tibetans in the city escape for their own lives... "They finally made their move!" Sha Luoben rode on the camel, looking at the small town of Fubian in the dim twilight ahead, the Xiaojinchuan River flowing to the Dadu River was gurgling in the dense and dark jungle, shaking the river on the bank. Reeds give people a mysterious and ominous feeling.His bronze-like face was expressionless. He stared forward for a while, then looked back at the hundreds of camels he brought, stepped down on the stirrups, and said to the people around him, "Go to the back and tell Duo Yun Jieman, my old relatives, and Lama Rencuo, we will stay in Fubian tonight. Let them all come to my tent to discuss matters." The small town of Fubian is a hundred miles away from Xiaojinchuan, and there are only about 300 households, which are already full of Tibetans who fled from Xiaojinchuan.But Rencuo is the Living Buddha of the Yellow Sect in Qinghai. Just a word, all the Tibetans moved out and slept in the open air on the dam in the east of the town, making room for Sha Luoben's army horses.Sha Luoben set up the Chinese army in the Lama Temple in the south of Baping, where Duoyun and two children were placed. He had already seen Rencuo Living Buddha, and Uncle Sangcuo came to see him, so he didn't have time to say more. First, he invited the two of them to have butter milk tea. , I went out to inspect it myself and just came back.Sha Luoben saw his wife Duoyun holding his youngest son Solobeng, who had just turned one year old, in his arms. His daughter Akou and eldest son Se Luoteng were standing aside, greedily eating buttered tsampa.He said to Duo Yun: "There is a military discussion here, you women, get out!" Ren Cuo said from the side: "No need! When is this, the gods and Buddhas will blame us for the bad situation." Sha Luo ran He took a deep breath, sat down heavily, and said: "Zhang Guangsi's move is very powerful, it cut off our retreat, we have to find a way to deal with this situation!" In fact, even if he didn't say anything, everyone present is aware of the serious situation. Xiao Jinchuan has fallen, and Jinchuan's key points have been occupied by the government.There is only one way to escape through the mountains and forests.But the surrounding roads were trapped like iron barrels. "Great lama, Sha Shuai," Sangcuo raised his gray eyebrows and said in a heavy tone, "the people in Xiaojinchuan should be ordered to withdraw now, and the empty city should be handed over to Zhang Guangsi. Because more than a thousand of us can't hold Xiaojinchuan Yes. Our people gathered here, and then went to hide in caves in the deep mountains in the southwest. All the warriors of our tribe opened up and looked up and down, and then raised the flag and moved into Tibet! Jinchuan, the official army can only occupy it for a while, and wait for them Withdraw the troops, and we will try to come back." Rencuo rubbed the dharma beads and said, "Sangcuo is right. We only have this army and horses, so we can't fight at all. Fortunately, we have been prepared for a long time. One year's food. How can the enemy have so much food, and we can't afford it. According to the military situation reported earlier, there is no Qing army stationed west of Mazhaigou. It can be seen that they are only preventing us from breaking out of Qianning Mountain. It is summer now. We looked up and down the Jiajin Mountain, looked up and down, and made a detour, which they would never have dreamed of.” Sangcuo stroked his beard and pondered: “Of course our eagle can pass the Jiajin Mountain. Young women can also pass, but what about the elderly and children? I didn’t even bring out my fur robe!” Duo Yun's face was pale, and the hand holding the child trembled, and he murmured: "Crossing the Snow Mountain? How many people will die? Mr. Ban Gun brought all strong men, and only less than 700 of the 2,000 people came. I've never walked this road before. Alas... Ban Gun..." She thought of Ban Gun, the stubborn old man who had been tortured in Jinchuan and had died for a year.Old Sangcuo sighed: "I don't think the Han people have any sense of humanity. They don't count what they say, and they play tricks on people. Those officials who wear top hats are all reincarnated pigs and dogs. They don't care about anything except gold and women." I don't love it. On the other hand, General Fuyuan, Mr. Yue, is still a human being, and he was trapped by their own people." After finishing speaking, he sighed again.Rencuo Living Buddha turned the prayer wheel with one hand and rubbed the Buddhist beads with the other. He was still thinking about crossing the snow-capped mountains: "You can't fight hard, you can only cross the snow-capped mountains. You will die if you cross the snow-capped mountains, and you will die if you look up and down. The journey to Lhasa is difficult and dangerous. People are going to die... We Jinchuan people are really going to die? Buddha, you give me enlightenment..." "Damn it!" Sha Luoben suddenly cursed in Chinese: "Occupying Da Jinchuan is taking over my brother Seleben's territory. Why does Qianlong Bogda Khan take such a leniency in the affairs of our own clan? I have How many mistakes? How many times have I written letters to Ji Shan, a tortoise, stating that I am willing to obey the imperial court's restraint, but he still wants to be suppressed, even if he handed over the form of surrender!" He paced back and forth frantically, his cowhide boots making heavy noises on the brick floor. Moaning: "Since I can't escape, I won't run away, I won't run away! We're going to kill him here! Jinchuan is a big place, and his 50,000 to 60,000 people coming in are like salt in a meat pot, and they won't show up. We are mountain tigers, he is strong and does not overwhelm the snake, and we may not lose to Zhang Guangsi——Please ask the big lama to go to the Buddhist hall to pray for the blessing of the Buddha, and Uncle Sangcuo arranged for someone to go to Xiaojinchuan to deliver an order to evacuate the city immediately! All the granaries and houses in the village were burned down, and all the refugees were accommodated along the way. Those who could carry food carried food, those who could fight wars, and those who could take care of children—from now on, all weapons were distributed. , and the tea leaves are all in charge of distribution by the Great Living Buddha!" The two silently bowed to Sha Luoben and retreated.In the room, Sha Luoben and his wife stood and sat, without speaking for a long time.The two older children felt that something inauspicious was about to happen, and stared at Sha Luoben for a while with terrified eyes, then threw themselves into his mother's arms, Ah Kou whispered: "Ah Pa's eyes are so fierce, I'm afraid ...Abba is going to fight people again..." Duo Yun said: "Gu Zha, do you really have to fight?" "Ok!" "Why don't they allow us to surrender?" "Can you..." Duo Yun looked at the child in his arms, "Take care of a strong man and take my son out?" Tears welled up in Sha Luoben's eyes, she stepped forward to stroke his wife's braids, and said with a long sigh: "In that case, fathers with children won't fight with me, and mothers will look at you with contemptuous eyes." This Mrs. Guzha." Sha Luoben said with two tears falling down.He turned around and strode out of the temple gate. A crescent moon hangs slantingly in the starry sky, and the little Jinchuan River emblem in the distance is panting, like a young woman sighing in the dark. Going forward, I can't imagine that it is Daxue Mountain, the peak covered with snow all the year round, and a white-headed old man like a fairy... Just as he was distracted, a desolate singing sound came from the dam.Sha Luoben wiped her face and looked to the northeast. It was the place where the residents of Fubian Town slept. The bonfire was blazing, reflecting the faces of old people, women and children.He walked casually, and the singing became clearer and clearer: ... Jinchuan thousands of miles of rivers, lakes and hills, There are cattle and sheep in Caoba Zhuangtian... The girls play happily in the spring, Baiyun asked the eagle to look down on the four sides. Wild flowers bloom in the forest, The highland barley wine exudes an intoxicating mellow aroma. oh!Jinchuan...my beautiful Jinchuan, Jinchuan, the hometown I will never leave... He didn't approach the bonfire, but just stood in the dark, watching the dancing flames with sad eyes, muttering "Never leave", then turned back to the Lama Temple, seeing Duoyun still holding the child in a daze, He said: "You are taking the child with you, you are tired, go to sleep first..." "The two older ones are already asleep. I'm not tired." Duo Yun smiled miserably and said, "I heard this song...my grandpa taught me when I was young, and he also heard it from him. Grandpa said, this song There is no complete compilation. Our Jinchuan got this name because of the gold production. The Jinsha River in the lower reaches is washed down from here. There are several old caves in the Shaer Cliff, which produce dog head gold... Mr. Yue said that the Han people are the most Love gold, I was thinking, we give them gold. Ask them to leave our Jinchuan, isn't everyone safe and sound?" Sha Luoben laughed as soon as he heard it: "You are such a big boy. Zhang Guangsi should know that there is a golden dog's head the size of a washbasin here, and the red eyes will turn purple!" Terrible, my two uncles both died in Qinghai, one had his head cut off and could not be found, and the other was split from his left shoulder to his right crotch... We have thousands of people here, are we going to end up like that?" Sha Luo Ben had calmed down now, not as agitated as before. He smiled self-consciously and said, "Who knows what will happen in the future? However, the Han people have a good saying: Cars have their own way to the front of the mountain. Now Zhang Guangsi only occupies two It's an empty city, and my strength hasn't been damaged at all. I think, first destroy Zhang Guangsi's prestige, and then sit down and make peace with him." "Reconcile?" Duo Yun looked at her husband in surprise, "Just now you said you would fight to the end!" Sha Luoben raised his face, smiled sullenly, and said, "Duoyun, in the long run, we can't fight against the imperial court... You don't know how big the world is. Compared with Bogda Khan and Qianlong, he is like a big tree. We are just a grass under a tree...the grass also has the right to live, I am just fighting for such a little power - we want Qianlong to understand this. Only desperately, fight this battle well, and Zhang Guangsi's soul will come out Only by falling down on your back can Qianlong understand this." Just as he was talking, he saw Sangcuo coming in with a strong man, and asked, "Are you from Xiao Jinchuan?" "Yes!" the man said, "My name is Ye Danka. My father ordered me to report to Guzha and the Living Buddha that the Qing soldiers were hauling cannons to Xiaojinchuan. Yesterday, another two thousand people came to defend the south of Jinchuan. Dad Get ready to go out of the city, take advantage of the fact that the people who came over are not standing still, take them out first, push their cannons into the quagmire, and they will not be able to be fished out in a hundred years! I have to go back tonight, please give orders!" Sha Luo ran Seeing that his body was covered in sweat and grout, and his tall and sturdy body was swaying from exhaustion, he went over and brought him the milk tea that the servant had warmed for him, sat down with one hand on Ye Danka, and said, "My good brother, don't be too busy." , drink this bowl of milk tea first! When did you leave Xiaojinchuan?" Ye Danka sucked up the bowl of milk tea, took a long breath, and said: "I left before dawn in the morning, Dad Explain that I have to go back before noon tomorrow, if I can't go back, I don't want my son!" Sha Luoben couldn't help being shocked. Although Xiao Jinchuan is only a hundred miles away from Fubian, what kind of road is that?It usually takes two and a half days to walk leisurely, and three days if it is slower, but he arrived in one day!Looking at this strong man, he jumped up and stroked his shoulders, and said: "I have sent someone to tell Uncle Ye Dan to withdraw from Xiaojinchuan and join me. Good brother, you don't have to go back, I'll talk to your dad! "Because of seeing benevolence, the Living Buddha walked in slowly, and ordered his followers: "Bring Jinchuan Tuzhi, Duoyun, you go to the back room and pray for us in front of the gods and Buddhas!" "Yes!" Duo Yun bowed to her husband, and obediently led the children into the back room. I got the map, which is composed of more than 20 pieces of bare sheepskin. On it, the mountains, rivers, villages and towns, roads, and paths of Jinchuan and Jinchuan are outlined with a brush. Shaluoben is in the middle, and Sangcuo and Renco are one on each side, and they are carefully spread on the ground. .Sha Luoben smiled and said: "This is really a precious treasure, it has helped me so much! Zhang Guangsi's wooden map is from the thirty-sixth year of Kangxi, and I dare say that the direction of the mountain is not completely correct. At the beginning, when I drew this map, I still did it. A few people died, and the people in the clan said I was crazy!" After speaking, he squatted down to look at the picture, and asked, "Brother Ye Danka, where is the dog Agui who came in first? Whose soldiers? Also talk about their locations - look, this is Xiaojinchuan, this is our Fubian Town, this is Dajinchuan River, this is Xiaojinchuan River, this location is Shuihaizi, and then north ——It's Zheng Wenhuan's camp, it's in Dawei... Do you understand?" He moved slowly on the map with the scabbard, Ye Danka began to look dazed, and gradually, his eyes lit up: he also understood , pointed to the town of Danba with his thick finger, and said: "This man named Agui is a Manchu, not yet thirty years old, and he has fought very well. He is in this position—Davinan, here, Zha Wang is Zheng Wenhuan's grain depot. It is very humid there, and the grain brought in must be eaten quickly, or it will be moldy. Now the cannons are being dragged to Xiaojinchuan by manpower, tied into rows with wood, and hauled in the beach. It takes five days to get to the edge of Xiaojinchuan City. Luo Zecheng, a Han dog who recently stationed at the city, has about 2,000 people, all in the south of the city. They moved to the north of the city, not familiar with the road. The bamboo stick was pierced through, and it retracted again. It seems that Zheng Wenhuan will personally go to Xiaojinchuan City to supervise the battle after the cannon is brought in..." "Little Jinchuan?" Sha Luoben shook his head with a sneer, "Unless a pig is so stupid, fight him in the city! I think Zheng Wenhuan wanted to put on a show to scare us away so that he could turn to Qianlong! Lao Yuejun The door said that Xiang Yu was victorious in every battle, and if he lost a battle, he committed suicide in the Wujiang River. Since Zhang Guangsi won the battle in Miaojiang, his eyes grew to the forehead, I want him to taste the taste of committing suicide by the Jinchuan River!" Seeing that he was so confident in what he said, everyone knew that he had made up his mind. Sha Luo ran over the butter lamp and looked at the map carefully, pointing to Agui's residence in Danba. Standing up, he became preoccupied for a while, just pondering He paced around, stopped a few times to speak, and then swallowed back.Old Sangcuo asked, "Guzha, is there any embarrassment?" "This Agui is stationed in Danba, only twenty miles away from the scraping cliff," Sha Luoben murmured, "Our grain is stored in the old cave in the scraping cliff—did he smell something? Want to cut off our food?" Several people were stunned.他们都知道，刮耳崖不但存着粮食，还有盐巴、酥油，还有药品，还有一掘就能到手的黄金！这一突如其来的反问众人心里都打了个寒颤。老桑措目光炯炯盯着酥油灯，说道：“先打掉小金川的郑文焕，看他回不回来救？” “我就是在想这件事。”因为思虑极深，莎罗奔的眼睛猫一样放着绿幽幽的光：“假如这个阿桂，知道我刮耳崖中有粮食，会不会不顾小金川安危，截断我的粮道？”他嘬吸着干燥的嘴唇，在地图前仔细审量，神色变得缓和了些，说道：“阿桂肯定还没发现我们的秘密！如果发现了，他立即就会不顾一切扑上去卡断我们的粮道！他在丹巴干什么？是想到我们小金川失守，一定从这里夺路向西，他要把我们堵住！我们如果要过夹金山，他也可以从丹巴袭击，打乱我的队伍……这个阿桂够狠的啊！” “事不宜迟。”仁错活佛揩着鼻尖上的汗，说道：“我们狠打小金川，阿桂就会往回缩！” 莎罗奔用力握青藏刀刀鞘，手指变得苍白，咬牙说道：“对，就这么干。明天拂晓就行动，派五百人抄东路绕过达维，到扎旺烧掉他们的粮库，一路把路标全部拔掉，再派五百兵在达维西边佯攻。叶丹的人马一千七，派出二百人佯攻阿桂，装作要夺路逃命，剩余的一千五百人和我本部人马去围困小金川，如果阿桂回援，原来佯攻的人就一路牵制，放冷箭射他的人马，杀他的探路兵，我的本部还可再抽五百弓箭手扼住刮耳崖东路河道，阿桂没有长翅膀，三天之内就能歼灭小金川的清兵，回过头来再和阿桂算帐！”他神采奕奕，挥着刀鞘又指马寨沟，“吴喜全的兵是防我们攻康定大城，又防着我们过雪山逃命的，我们不攻康定也不过雪山，他这支兵就设得没有用处，听到他主帅被困在小金川和达维，他不能不来救，其实这条道儿要走五天，他兵不到，小金川的清兵已经被歼了！大金川的兵来援小金川这一条也要虑到，但有两条：一，他们未必料到我们敢于重新夺回小金川，二，他们信息难以联系，未必知道这个军情，即使料到，这条道至少要半个月才能走过来，那时候大局已定，谁也莫奈我何了——总之一句话，歼掉郑文焕从达维抢攻小金川的三千人，我们就卡住了毒蛇的七寸，怎么摆弄都对！” “老人和孩子怎么办？”仁错活佛问道。 莎罗奔松弛地舒展一下高大的身躯，笑道：“那要拜托活佛，带他们向刮耳崖东躲避。”他是个心思异常灵动的人，怔了一下，又道：“白天休息，夜晚打着火把行动，慢慢地走。小金川的敌人会以为我主力向西，可以麻痹他们。阿桂知道我主力在刮耳崖东，也不敢轻易增援小金川——怎么样？”他用得意的目光征询着众人意见，“他的兵多又有什么？地理不熟，联络不通，战线有千余里。我们打穿插，各个击破，先打首脑。我看他无法应付？” “故扎圣明！” 众人一齐躬身施礼。