Chapter 73 The Valley of the Great
"Brother! I'm so happy!"
To the east of Jixi, there is a continuous mountainous land. Dashan Mountain is one of them. There is a great man's valley in Dashan Mountain. Legend has it that Emperor Huang of Xuanyuan and Rong Chengzi Fuqiu once collected herbs and refined elixirs in this mountain. Now Yuan Qi's remnants are hiding here for the time being.
In the battle in Hangzhou, hundreds of thousands of troops were destroyed. Yuan Qi finally broke out under the cover of Gao Jin's troops, but there were only nearly 10,000 soldiers and horses around him. Then Zhang Yunyi pursued him continuously, and Yuan Qi's troops were depressed and lost consecutive battles. If Yuan Qi had not commanded him, he would have been wiped out long ago. It was until Zhang Yunyi died of illness in the formation. Yuan Qi found an opportunity to break out of the encirclement and flee far away. At this time, his troops were less than 3,000, and even all the weapons and supplies were lost.
He led his men and horses into the mountains at the junction of Zhejiang and Huizhou. There was an ancient tea-horse road from ancient times. The terrain was dangerous and rarely visited. Yuan Qi and his subordinates circled around the mountains, and finally fell temporarily in this Great Man Valley.
From the fact that he had hundreds of thousands of troops and was energetic to the besieged by Prince Yuan, who had only three thousand defeated generals to secretly hide in the valley, it was absolutely impossible to say that he had no sense of loss. Looking back at the battle in Hangzhou, Yuan Qi believed that the biggest reason for his failure was that he had been dragging in Hangzhou for too long. If he could not swallow Hangzhou in one bite at that time, he should have taken the main force to abandon Hangzhou and attacked him early, instead of consuming power unnecessary under the city of Hangzhou, and was eventually caught off guard by Zhang Yunyi.
If time had turned around, Yuan Qi would never make such a mistake again. Unfortunately, there is no medicine for regret in this world. Now the Qing court will not give up until it is wiped out. Moreover, although Zhang Yunyi, the leader of the Qing army, died, he could not compete with the strength of the Qing army. Once the Qing army is caught up with the tail, then Yuan Qi's ending can be imagined.
On that day, Yuan Qi got up early. He had just finished practicing boxing in the empty space of the camp and was about to rest, when he heard Wang Yousan's loud voice coming.
"What's the matter?"
"Happy event! There is a big event!" Wang Yousan panted and ran to the front with an unconcealed ecstasy on his face: "There was an accident in the south. Zhu Jiancai has already taken down Tonglu County. Qinggou's hundreds of thousands of stones of military rations and weapons were all taken in Tonglu. Brother, do you think this is a big event?"
"Seriously?" Yuan Qi was shocked suddenly and stared at Wang Yousan with an incredible gaze.
"Really! It's true!" Wang Yousan said happily: "It's the news from the brothers in the world. This news is absolutely reliable! My mother-in-law! Zhu Jiancai is really lucky. I don't know how he knew that there are so many good things in Tonglu. It's strange. Logically speaking, he doesn't have many people, so why did he take Tonglu for him and take such a big advantage?"
Yuan Qi also showed joy on his face. Wang Yousan said it well, which was indeed a great joy. Zhu Jiancai occupied Tonglu and robbed a large amount of food and supplies from the Qing army. Then the Qing army would definitely have problems with its encirclement and suppression. Moreover, as one goes up and down, the rebel army will definitely be able to use these supplies to grow rapidly. Then it will not be so easy for the Qing dog to deal with the rebel army.
"Go! Summon the brothers!" Yuan Qi gave the order decisively. Wang Yousan nodded and hurried to find someone. After a while, Gao Jin and several other leaders rushed over. Zhou Zhongliang was also here. This guy also escaped from the city of Hangzhou and followed Yuan Qi's troops to the Great Man Valley.
When everyone saw everyone, Yuan Qi asked Wang You to tell everyone about Tonglu. When everyone heard about this, everyone was ecstatic.
"Prince, this is a happy event!"
"I will wait for the heavens to fail, Prince!"
"Hahaha! Damn Qing Dog, let you chase again, haha, now you have been taken away and there is no food and grass to see what you will do!"
Everyone was dancing happily, and some even cried with joy. But it was no wonder that from the moment of storm and clouds to the present, everyone had already lived up to such a worried life. Now that they finally saw hope, why isn’t it exciting?
"Prince! It's a great time to come out!" Zhou Zhongliang also showed joy. He was completely bound with Yuan Qi now. If Yuan Qi is finished, Zhou Zhongliang will also have to die. If he wants to survive, he can only rely on Yuan Qi.
"Yes! Mr. Zhou is right, Prince, let's send troops quickly! Hurry up and join Zhu Jiancai. At that time, you need food and people. Whoever wins the world will die depends on the prince!"
"You are right! Prince, let's send troops! You must not miss the opportunity, you won't come again!"
"Send troops, Prince!"
As Zhou Zhongliang finished speaking, everyone woke up urgently and rushed to persuade Yuan Qi to send troops, but only Gao Jin stood aside without saying a word.
"Second, tell me." Yuan Qi asked intently.
Gao Jin smiled and said, "Your Majesty, I will do whatever you say, I will listen to you."
Hearing this answer, Yuan Qi smiled in his heart. Gao Lao Er still has this temperament, but he just likes Gao Lao Er like this.
"Okay! I'll send my orders, the whole army will bury the pot and cook, and be ready to go after eating! Let's send troops!"
After Yuan Qi's order, everyone was excited. Everyone responded urgently and rushed to prepare. Only Gao Jin hesitated before leaving and looked back at Yuan Qi.
"What's wrong with the second child?"
"Prince, although it is a good thing for us to be occupied by Tonglu, have you ever thought about it? Zhu Jiancai is a dog. Can the meat that enters his mouth be spit out and bite us? What if..."
Hearing this, Yuan Qi laughed loudly, patted Gao Jin's shoulder and said, "Die, I thought you really did whatever I said."
"Prince, I'm..." When he heard this, Gao Jin's face changed and hurriedly wanted to distinguish.
Yuan Qi was even more happy this time: "I'm so anxious to make a joke with you. OK OK, okay, second brother, what is our relationship? It's a life-long friendship! Besides, if you can tell me these heartfelt words, it's too late to be the elder brother, how can you blame you? But second brother, when did I say I'm going to Tonglu?"
Gao Jin was stunned and didn't understand what Yuan Qi meant. Didn't Yuan Qi just issued an order to drive? Why did he refuse to admit his account in a blink of an eye?
"I know better than anyone else. If we are foolish enough to run to Tonglu, let alone eat meat, we might even swallow our bones and slags in one bite. Go to Tonglu... Haha, that's purely seeking death!" Yuan Qi said with a gloomy face. Seeing Gao Jin thinking, he said again: "But then, Zhu Jian took down Tonglu would be like stirring up a chessboard in this world. The situation changed drastically! The Qing dog who lost food would definitely cause trouble. At that time, the whole world's eyes will be focused on Tonglu. This will give me a good opportunity. Second, you understand now?"
Gao Jin suddenly realized the truth, and he clasped his fists and praised, "Prince, I understand!"
"Just understand, prepare to go!"
Seeing Gao Jin leaving, Yuan Qi looked at the continuous peaks of the valley from afar, and his eyes gradually moved to the air. He saw a goshawk flying and hovering in the sky. Seeing this, he couldn't help but smile...
Chapter completed!