Chapter Five Hundred and Seventieth God's Will
Huang Dian led his troops north, but he marched and rushed, avoiding prefectures and counties and walking only on the path. At the same time, he released several scouts to search everywhere to avoid hitting the main force of the Qing army.
Although Yue Zhongqi's main force is still in the south, there are still many troops in the Qing army near Yangzhou. Among them, the Qing army general Zhou Xing'an, who was placed in Yang Shou and Xiazhuang, had nearly 8,000 troops. In addition, the Qing army in the northwest of Yangzhou, the total strength is far greater than that of the soldiers led by Huangdian.
The reason why Huangdian went north was to take advantage of the stalemate between the main armies of the Ming and Qing dynasties to find opportunities for fighters and thus support Zhu Yigui's actions. This is also the main reason why Zhu Yigui gave Huangdian the right to act cheaply. Moreover, this tactic is familiar to Huangdian. While ensuring that the back road is worry-free, Huangdian takes advantage of the advantage all the way, and he will surround him when he sees hard bones, and he is like a fish in water for a while, and he is so happy.
On this day, Huangdian and his troops had just arrived at Mazhuang, which was located in the west of Yangshou, and the distance between the two was not far. If the march went smoothly, they would be able to arrive in less than a day.
It is easy for Huangdian to seize the Mazhuang, which was stationed in the Qing army. Huangdian was preparing to rest in Mazhuang for one night and turn to Yang Shou tomorrow to see what advantages there are. Who would have thought that as soon as he took a break, before Huangdian took a breath, someone came to report that he had caught a Qing army spy nearby.
"Spy?" Huang Dian was stunned and cursed angrily: "If you come to report such a small matter to me, please review it according to the old rules and then deal with it."
Waving his hand and letting someone go down, Huang Dian walked into a farmhouse that was empty for him. The personal soldiers had already packed the room. Huang Dian changed into light clothes, picked up the brewed tea and started drinking.
After taking a few sips, President Qian, who had just come to report, came again, saying that the spy caught in front was about to see Huang Dian. Huang Dian was angry and funny when he heard this. What kind of identity is he? A mere Qing army spy actually wants to see him? Just as he waved his hand and was about to let President Qian get out and go whatever he should do, President Qian said that the spy of the Qing army called himself the Jinyiwei.
"Embroidered Uniform Guard?" Huang Dian was stunned. If the other party was just an ordinary Qing army spy, it would be fine. Generally speaking, if the first trial is not worth it, a small character will be dealt with directly. After all, he led his troops deep and there was no condition in the army to bring such prisoners. But if the other party was his own, it would be a big deal.
"He said he was an Jinyiwei, but he had evidence to show his identity?" Huang Dian asked immediately.
"Return to the general, this person said that he had to see the general before he could identify his identity." Mr. Qian said with awkward expression.
Huang Dian thought for a while and said, "Bring the person to me to see."
Mr. Qian responded and soon after he went down, he brought a person over. Huangdian, who was sitting in the chair with a big sword, looked at the man. He saw that the man was not tall, had an ordinary appearance, had a wound on his face, was wearing Qing army clothes, and had a rat tail of money behind his head, and was dressed as an ordinary Qing army scout.
"This is General Huang." Mr. Qian said on the side.
The man looked at himself in Huangdian while also looking at Huangdian, as if he was discerning the appearance of Huangdian. Just as Huangdian was about to ask, the man saluted Huangdian first, and then said: "Hu Changpei, a small banner of the Qianhu District of the Jinyiwei in Jiangbei, had met Huang Gan General."
"Do you know me?" Now when Huang Dian was curious, General Qian only said that he was General Huang, but did not mention his name or specific position. Moreover, he had changed into casual clothes and did not express his official position. As soon as he opened his mouth, he called General Huang Gan, indicating that he had recognized his identity.
"General Huang Gan is a general under Zhuang Zhuang. He is famous and has no reputation. How can he not recognize the humble rank? But he didn't expect to meet you here." The other party replied without hesitation or humility.
Huang Dian immediately laughed. It seemed that the other party knew him. This time he could basically confirm that Hu Changpei, who called himself the small flag of Jinyiwei, was indeed his own person, but the procedures he should have had to go. Huang Dian immediately asked him how to identify him. Hu Changpei said a little, then took off his outer jacket, untied the belt inside, and borrowed a knife from Mr. Qian on the side, carefully picked up the belt one by one, then twisted it gently with his fingers, and for a while, he pulled out a silk cloth hidden in the interlayer of the belt.
"General Huang, please see." Hu Changpei handed the silk cloth to Qian Zong beside him, and then said: "It is in the enemy's realm, and it is difficult to carry a waist card, but this thing can be enough to prove his status as a humble official."
Mr. Qian took it and checked it first. After confirming that there was no problem, he gave it to Huangdian. Huangdian took it and opened it to take a closer look. This is a certificate of identity, which detailed the other party's position and identity in the Jinyiwei, and also had the seal of the Jinyiwei.
This thing cannot be forged, because in addition to words and seals, there are also numbers and complex patterns for anti-counterfeiting. Huang Dian, an intermediate general of the Ming army, certainly recognized the authenticity of this thing. And as the other party said, generally, the Jinyiwei, like Hu Changpei, who penetrated deep behind enemy lines, would not use ordinary waist cards, but used such things that are easy to carry and difficult to discover as evidence.
After the test, Huang Palace's expression suddenly relaxed, and he stood up and smiled: "Haha, the flood has washed away the Dragon King Temple. Brother, I feel wronged you in front of you. Come on, sit down and talk, come on! Give this brother Hu a pot of good tea!"
"Thank you General Huang." Hu Changpei also smiled and said, "The general is well-managed in his military management. He is really well-known. He has no benefit from the general's subordinates. He is convinced."
Huang Dian burst into laughter when he heard this. In fact, he had noticed the scars on Hu Changpei's face. This should have been the time when he was caught by his scrimmage and resisted. But at that time, anyone would have done this. Since he knew that he was his own person, he should have smiled.
As he greeted Hu Changpei, Huang Dian asked curiously why he appeared here and if there was anything important. If you need your own help, just speak.
"I'm not hiding General Huang, my outfit is indeed a matter, and it's not a trivial matter." Hu Changpei said with a smile. Before Huang Dian asked again, he took the initiative to say: "I was ordered by the Lord Qianhu and went south to report the news. Unexpectedly, I met General Huang on the way. It just so happened that General Huang is a general under Zhu Shuai, and this letter is the same for you."
"Report, what kind of letter?"
"The military situation in Huai'an." Hu Changpei immediately said: "My Lord Qianhu has already told the governor of the canal transportation, He Shou, and the governor of Huai'an Wen Dong, to revolt in Huai'an in the near future. Yesterday, Lord Qianhu ordered Beishi to go south and report to Zhu Shuai to prepare in advance. When the time comes, the north and south will be launched at the same time, which will definitely make the overall situation in Jiangbei!"
"You're serious?" Huang Dian stood up and said anxiously.
"Take it seriously!" Hu Changpei said: "How dare you talk nonsense about such a big thing? The Qianhu Lord has arranged it, so he sent Beizhi to disguise himself and go south."
"Okay! OK!" Huang Dian was so happy that he couldn't even close his mouth. He originally wanted to lead his troops north to take advantage, but who would have thought that he would encounter such a thing? He was really Hong Fu Qitian. He just was about to fall asleep and came to the pillow. This is God who made him make meritorious!
Chapter completed!