After the Fairy Disappeared

  Chapter 277 He Chunhua's embarrassment

   "Great profit for fame?"

   "Otherwise, if you encounter this catastrophe, you will either feel ashamed and hide your name, or you will be resentful and wait for an opportunity to take revenge. How can you be so active as an official?"

   When the ghost ape was rescued from the ghost gate by Dong Rui, the sun also set to the west.

  Hong Chenglue just listened to the report of the spy. This person hid in Xinhuang City overnight to inquire about the enemy, and now he rushed back to the mine.

   "Are they planning to leave tomorrow morning?"

  Hong Cheng waved this person away, tapped his finger on the broken wooden table twice and asked, "Where are the spies sent to Bailu Town, have they returned?"

  Xu Yingxian immediately said: "Not yet."

   "We are so close to Bailu Town, why not?"

   "This..." Xu Yingxian also felt good, "I'll send someone back immediately!"

  Hong Cheng remained silent until Xu Yingxian walked out the door before calling him: "Come back!"

   "General?"

   "Who did you send?"

   "Liu Si."

   "Is this person reliable?" After all, these are Xunzhou rangers. They didn't recognize him a few days ago, not the Beja army he led before. He didn't have a deep understanding of the combat habits and abilities of this team.

   "Liu Si has always been punctual and cautious. This is the first time he hasn't returned after the hour."

  Things went wrong, Hong Chenglue was slightly stunned, secretly thinking that it was not good. I have lived in Bailu Town for several years, and the lies left behind cannot be wiped clean in a short time.

   "There's no need to look for it." This was his negligence, "Order to dismantle the camp, it's not safe here, let's change places!"

  This abandoned mine pit is only known to a few locals, and it was originally a good hiding place.

Pity.

"Ah?" Tao Ze was stunned, and the others heard it too. Xu Yingxian immediately answered "Yes", but the other two generals stood up: "That's not right! Maybe it was delayed on Liusi Road, not necessarily in Bailu. Something happened in town!"

   "General Baili and those many brothers have just been treated, so they should rest now, and they should not be transported bumpily. Just because Liu Si didn't return for half an hour, it can't be assumed that he was captured by the enemy, which will cause us to mobilize our troops."

   "Yeah, not right!"

   These are all Xunzhou people, Nian Zanli's subordinates, even if Nian Zanli appointed Hong Chenglue as the chief general of the enemy's rear operations, they were not really convinced, but had a closer relationship with Bailiqing.

Even if there are other shelters, but they can't just take the official road, this road must be the most difficult mountain road, normal people riding horses can make their **** tingle, let alone Bai Liqing who is most afraid of bumps Seriously ill. After a few shakes, the wound might re-open and life-threatening.

  In this case, they only felt that Hong Chenglue was making a fuss out of a molehill.

  Hong Chenglue was not angry either, he just asked them: "What do you think?"

   "Send someone to Bailu Town to find out more clearly."

  Hong Chenglue had no objection, and even smiled: "Okay, let's do it this way."

  The two generals felt that General Hong seemed to be quite amiable, not as decisive and intolerant of disobedience as in the legend.

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  He Lingchuan and others went into the mountain under the leadership of the old man.

  This old man's surname is Shan, and he is not good at riding horses. He Lingchuan even hired a carriage for him, lest his old bones fall apart before he arrives at the place.

   "I haven't been to that mine for ten years." The old man leaned on the window to identify the scene, lest he miss the path. "Mr. Hong is a well-known good man. My old woman followed his family's things, and he didn't care too much. He often went into the mountains to hunt wild animals, and gave us some. I remember he once hunted a big wild boar. More than five hundred catties. He was not stingy, and distributed it to the neighbors in the alley. Alas, I never expected that he would actually work for the people of Xunzhou."

  Is Hong Chenglue working for Xunzhou people? It is clear that he is going to be the leader of the Xunzhou people, but the old man Shan doesn't know. He Lingchuan said with confidence: "You have a lot of game in the mountains."

"I used to run all over the place, but it has become less and less in recent years. If I can catch a rabbit after going into the mountain for a whole day, it will be a blessing from God." The old man Shan shook his head, "One time, Mr. Hong went to the mountain for two days and came back empty-handed. Yes, it is said that the mountains and forests are empty."

   "Have they been eaten up?" They walked for so long, and indeed they didn't see a single hare.

   "Yeah, the harvest in the field has been bad in recent years, and the government is demanding money, so everyone can't eat and have to find a way to eat something else?" Shan old man suddenly pointed, "Here, go in!"

  The place he pointed to had no road, only thick grass. Jiao Tai grabbed the machete and went up and down, chopping off a pile of long grass leaves, only to see that there seemed to be a small path inside, but there were small trees, which seemed to have grown newly in the past few years.

   "It really is here. Look, I carved a mark on that big rock!" Everyone saw that there was indeed a triangular mark scratched by a knife on the black stone next to the short locust tree. Although it was covered with moss, it was not very recognizable.

   "We used to take this shortcut when we went back to town after work, and it would take half an hour faster!"

  The carriage couldn't go in, Shan Youjun put the old man in the front seat of his, and everyone continued on the road.

  The road is full of ups and downs, even crossing rivers and streams. Without the guidance of someone who knows the way, it is impossible to find the way.

  After more than half an hour, the old man Shan pointed to the short mountain ahead and said, "Turn over and you will see the mine."

   Mao Tao dived to the top of the mountain and looked down, then nodded to He Lingchuan.

  He Lingchuan took out three taels of silver and handed it to the old man Shan: "Thank you, this is the reward."

  He gave one or two more than the agreed amount. The old man Shan was very grateful, wiped the cobweb on his forehead and said, "Do you want to know another way out of the mine?"

  Everyone was startled: "Is there another exit from the mine?"

   "Originally not." The old man Shan drank his saliva and whetted everyone's appetite. He Lingchuan stretched out his hand and gave him a few more pieces of silver, and then the old man Shan led the crowd around the back of the mountain.

  On this point, He Lingchuan felt that he and the old woman were really a perfect match, and it wasn't that the whole family didn't come into the house.

"Fourteen years ago, there was a mine here, and nearly a hundred people worked every day. I remember that at that time, the Chinese New Year would be two days away, and everyone wanted to finish their work quickly and go home. As a result, when the digging was in full swing, the mine tunnel Suddenly it collapsed again."

"Four or five died on the spot, and the remaining dozen or so were all trapped. We thought we were dead, but the stone wall deep in the mine was also shattered, and light came in, but the opening was too small. We used a pickaxe to open the rock crevice into a hole, and the rockslide in the middle several times, buried that crevice several times, and we dug it several times, and it took a lot of hardships to escape."

   "It's been so long, I don't know if that exit is still there."

   After walking down the mountain for more than a mile, Mao Tao in front of him suddenly hissed: "Don't move!"

  Five people happened to pass between two boulders. Through the cracks in the rocks, they could see the mountain stream in front of them. Two people were sitting around the fire with weapons pinned to their waists.

   This is the guard.

  He Lingchuan was sure when he saw this. If there is no back door to the mine, why would the Xunzhou people send two guards here?

   Sure enough, the old man Shan pointed there, meaning "the exit is there".

  Hong Chenglue chose this abandoned mine pit as his base, and he really had careful consideration, and he even prepared the way back.

  Then the five of them tiptoed back without disturbing the two guards.

   Back near the mine again, the old man Shan immediately said: "The officials are doing business, I'll go back first." This is a sign of a gang fight, and the old man can't stand it, so he has to slip away first.

  There is a carriage waiting for him at the end of the path, and he will drive it.

   Until his background disappeared at the end of the path, Mao Tao turned and dived towards the mine.

  The three of them waited patiently.

About half a quarter of an hour later, Mao Tao dived back again, and whispered: "There are at least six sentries around the mine, all guarding at the commanding heights, and able to observe the overall situation. The diameter of the open-pit mine must be seventy or eighty feet. From here Shooting arrows is not easy to hit the people below. By the way, there are more than a hundred people sitting on the stone steps of the mine waiting to eat. Seeing some blood pouring out, maybe the wounded are lying in the house."

   "I also heard a loud cry, it seems that Dong Rui's strange bird stopped on the roof and combed its wings."

   Indeed, the aroma of rice wafted up with the wind, and everyone asked He Lingchuan: "What should we do now?"

   There are hundreds of enemy troops under there, and there are only four on our own side, so we can't take them down. He Lingchuan then nodded Jiao Tai: "You go back to Xinhuang and report to Dad, and let him make up his mind. For the rest, just lie here with me and eat dry food."

  Jiao Tai took the order, turned around and left.

  Since Dong Rui's strange bird is also here, it can fly with eyes and ears, so their actions must be more covert.

  …

  He Chunhua was sitting in the bungalow, fascinated by the military loss report on the table.

  The grain transportation team was defeated in Bailu Town, losing 10,000 shi of grain; Xinhuang was better here, but more than 100 people were killed and injured, and more than 400 catties of grain were burned.

  With the status quo of the Yuan Kingdom, every time they raise food, they have to tighten their belts, and they almost have to search the common people again. Ke Jihai in the west would drool just by looking at this little food. However, He Chunhua personally escorted the transport this time, and before reaching the front line, half of the 20,000 shi grain allocated by the royal court was lost.

   Then after seeing Zhao Kai, he will be much shorter in momentum.

   This made him very unhappy.

   At the same time, he was also very entangled. Should he stop and hunt down the remaining Xunzhou cavalry, or should he transport the food and grass to the front line safely?

  From the perspective of the overall situation, he should choose the latter. As a food transportation team, the safety of food and grass is the first priority, and the food and clothing of frontline soldiers are the first priority.

   But even if he made this plan, it was hard to say that Hong Chenglue would not attack again and planned to burn up the remaining food and grass. Then you are passive.

  If proactive...

  The living aides have discussed with him twice, and everyone insists on transporting food first.

  But He Chunhua hasn't made up his mind yet.

   Just writing down a sentence for this ambush, he felt unwilling, and it was hard to explain when he went back.

   At this moment, the outside reported:

   "The eldest young master's relatives are here to see you."

  Finally the news came! He Chunhua cheered up: "Come in."

  Jiao Tai arrived in a hurry, his lips were a little cracked, and before he had time to drink water, he rushed to report to He Chunhua about Bailu Town and the mine.

   The circle of book friends and this chapter say that it is back to normal, and everyone can chat and praise again. Previously, due to force majeure, everyone's compliments could not be displayed, only the backstage was visible.

   How about you praise me again? In the open and above board.

  (end of this chapter)