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Chapter 1093 Chapter 1184 Exposed

Only Li and his son knew the relatively detailed plan of the Ming army's entire battle plan. Moreover, after the arrival of the various Ming troops, they were stationed in different places, so only high-level officials in Yunnan knew the details.

The result is that frontline commanders such as Xian Gui can only know a glimpse of the situation but cannot understand the details.

Therefore, when Li Chengliang asked Xian Gui to hold out in Lujiang City for a month, it naturally made people think that reinforcements from the Ming army would arrive within a month.

Now, Xian Lao San told Hanba all the information about the Ming army that he had learned from Xian Gui, which naturally made him think of this section.

After that, the two of them talked in a low voice for a while, mainly Hanba asking questions and Xianlao San answering.

Hanba asked all the questions he could think of, no matter how big or small the matter was, and he had a comprehensive understanding of the situation of the Ming army in Lujiang and Baoshan.

Although Xian Lao San could not answer all the questions, he told everything he knew.

"This news is very important. I will go back and tell the King of Burma immediately. I will definitely give you, my brother, a lot of rewards then.

As for what to do next, it depends on the Burmese king's intention. We will meet again tomorrow at the same place."

Finally, Hanba just said this to the third guy on the line.

“Ok, my eldest brother has basically controlled the city, and those who are disobedient have been sent to guard the north and south gates.

We will see when the Burmese king enters the city. We will ensure that the Burmese king takes over Lujiang City smoothly."

Xian Lao San said in a somewhat flattering tone.

Since we are going to join Myanmar, we should be more attentive to the subordinates of the Burmese king as we have just arrived.

Speaking of which, the attitudes of the two people have completely reversed now. In the past, when he, the third brother, went to meet these chieftains, he was always praised highly by them.

Especially the chieftains of the Xuanwei Office outside Yunnan, their attitude was even more respectful.

Now it's my turn to be rude to them at first and respectful later.

To be honest, I still feel embarrassed to be the third person on the line.

But the situation is more important than popularity. Myanmar is powerful now, especially since we have the evidence against them, we have no choice but to commit the crime.

“Well, I will convey your words to the king. The most important thing is to ensure the safety of those ships on the Lu River.

Our army of more than one hundred thousand will arrive soon, and we will need a large number of ships to transport them across the river.

It would be too late to rush to build a ship, so you know. "

Hanba also enjoyed receiving flattery from Han officials. Well, he was the one who flattered them in the past.

However, since he followed the Burmese king into the Ming Dynasty, the remaining Han people have been very attentive to him.

"Don't worry, my eldest brother has sent his personal soldiers to the riverside to guard those boats. There will be no mistakes."

Xian Lao San hurriedly smiled and said.

Lujiang City is backed by the Lujiang River, so Xian Gui naturally knew the Burmese army’s plan.

If they wanted to reach Baoshan City unexpectedly, they would have to have a large number of ferries as a means of transportation to quickly transport the Burmese troops across the river.

This, in fact, is his value in front of the Burmese king.

Knowing the importance of ships, Xian Gui naturally took it seriously and sent his confidants to the riverside to guard the more than 20 ships.

There is actually another group of ships on the other side of the river, but now those ships are no longer under the jurisdiction of Lujiang City. Instead, they are assigned to people in Baoshan, and a temporary camp has been established on the other side of the river.

But it doesn't matter, he has plenty of ways to seize these ships.

One is to send people across the river to rob directly, and the other is to wait for the other side to transport military supplies and then rob the boat.

Anyway, as long as they can keep their affairs secret, the Ming army on the other side will not find out.

Soon, the two men separated, one returned to the city, and the other returned to the Burmese army camp not far away.

During this period, both Myanmar military camps were very quiet.

Knowing that the Ming army in Tengchong was defeated, the Burmese king was commanding his army to rush here. Although the two generals here also wanted to try to attack Lujiang City again and give Lujiang City to the Burmese king when he arrived, unfortunately they were still a little afraid.

After all, these two armies outside the city are not the direct subordinates of the Burmese king. They are two chieftains who are dependent on the Burmese king. Their subordinates are all his own soldiers. The death of one less is one less.

Then, Hanba, a subordinate of the Burmese king, suddenly arrived here ahead of time and did not allow them to attack Lujiang City, saying that the Burmese king had already made overall considerations.

Well, that's good, they can preserve their strength.

It’s not that they don’t want to contribute, it’s that the Burmese king doesn’t allow them to show their loyalty.

Hanba returned to his tent in the Burmese army camp and rested immediately. He would go to greet the Burmese king when he arrived tomorrow.

When the third brother returned to the city, he went straight to see his eldest brother and told him everything about his contact with Hanba.

“Then you go there tomorrow afternoon and see how the King of Burma arranges it.

I went to the riverside to wait in the morning. My family should be back tomorrow. As long as they cross the river and enter the city, I will feel at ease. "

In Lujiang City, Xian Gui was not worried about any mistakes, but he was a little worried about his family who had escaped back from Baoshan, fearing that their journey might be intercepted by the Ming army.

That would be dangerous.

The next morning, just as the sun cast a ray of light and the earth regained its vitality, a team of horse-drawn carriages were seen rushing towards the dock in a panic outside the Ming army camp on the east bank of the Lu family.

"Stop, who are you? If you come any closer I will shoot you."

This is the time when people are most likely to feel sleepy, so when the convoy was still far away, the soldiers on duty did not notice it.

However, as the convoy got closer, the sound of the wheels rolling over the ground could not be covered up no matter what, and it would wake people up, wouldn't it?

During this period of time, the only people and convoys coming from the other side of the river, as for those going to the other side from here, could only be the civilian workers who were providing supplies for Lujiang City.

But looking at this convoy, although the carriages look a bit dirty on the outside, you can tell at a glance that they belong to wealthy families. They shouldn't be coming here at this time.

"We are the family of Lord Xian, the garrison commander of Lujiang City. We were besieged by criminals on the road. Please make way for us and help us block the criminals behind us. Lord Xian will definitely reward us handsomely."

This convoy was exactly the same one that the Xian government convoy had departed from Baoshan City yesterday. However, most of the seven or eight carriages that had left the city had now been abandoned. Those were all the treasures that the Xian government had looted over the years.

The convoy was going well at first, but after bypassing Baoshan City and getting back on the main road, it was chased by a Ming army unit.

This Ming army was extremely powerful and they kept saying they wanted to capture the rebel general Xian Gui's family and bring them to justice. If it weren't for the desperate resistance of Xian Gui's personal soldiers and servants, they would have been captured by the enemy long ago.

But even so, the guards suffered extremely heavy losses.

There was no other way but to abandon those material possessions such as money and let the servants fight to the death to protect the three carriages carrying family members as they rushed towards Lujiang City, and arranged servants to cover their retreat from time to time along the way.

After running all night, I was exhausted and worried all night, so it was naturally a very uncomfortable feeling.

Fortunately, I finally escaped to the river.

It seemed that as long as they got on the boat and crossed the river, they would be safe.

While the pursuing troops behind them had not yet arrived and the Ming army in front was still confused about the situation, they made up such a lie in an attempt to deceive the Ming army guards here.

The other side's reaction was just as they expected. When they heard that the families of the garrison of Lujiang City on the other side were being besieged by criminals, the Ming army immediately relaxed their vigilance and let them pass.

There were naturally the marks of the Xian Mansion on the carriage, and it also carried tokens such as Xian Gui's notes, which easily deceived the guarding Ming army.

"I wonder where the criminals are now and how many of them are there? We can report to the general and send people to hunt them down." The chief flag-taker on duty guarding the dock walked to the carriage and asked the Xian family.

"It's more than ten miles to the east. The enemy has dozens of people. Please be kind and arrange two boats for us to cross the river."

The leading servant walked up to the general flag, answered his questions, took out a silver ingot from his bosom and put it into the general flag's hand without saying a word.

"It's easy to talk about."

Now they only had seven silver coins to start with. The general flag-holder was all smiles, and immediately called a small flag-holder to lead them to the riverside and arrange a boat to take them across the river.

Looking at the three carriages guarded by eight servants, there were indeed bloodstains on the carriages. Five or six of the servants were injured, and it was obvious that they had been killed.

People were arranged here to escort Xianfu to the riverside, while the general flag quickly ran towards the military camp in the distance.

There were gangsters ambushing and robbing people more than ten miles away from the dock. It was not a big deal under normal circumstances, but the situation was different now, as it was a time of national war.

Moreover, the victims this time were the family members of the commander of the opposing city. If we don't make some response here and the news gets through, I'm afraid it will be difficult to explain to the commander on the front line.

The commander of this camp was a guerrilla sent from Baoshan City. He led four to five hundred of his men to garrison here and also to monitor Lujiang City across the river.

Usually, he was in charge of the ferry, and when military supplies arrived, he had to arrange boats to transport them across the river. It was actually a very easy job.

At this time, the guerrilla general was still sleeping in the military tent. He was awakened by the general and only then did he know about this.

"Several dozen people?"

The guerrilla general did not doubt the story of the Xian Mansion's servants at all. Some time ago, the Xian Mansion on the other side of the river transported a lot of things across the river. Although there have been no such incidents in the past few days, it was not surprising that the Xian Mansion's family members appeared on the other side of the river.

"Someone, notify Captain Zhou and Captain Wang to come over."

The guerrilla shouted and gave orders to his personal soldiers outside the tent.

Since there are dozens of bad guys, naturally we need to send out a lot of soldiers. Two centurions will lead more than a hundred people, which is several times the number of bad guys, so they will naturally win.

The captain had already made the decision in his mind, and without slow movements, he quickly dressed and left the tent.

Far outside the camp, a cloud of dust rose up, and a team of cavalrymen rode towards the dock.

"Kua Kua Kua"

The sound of horse hooves hitting the ground can be heard from far away.

"Where did the horse team come from?"

Hearing the sound, the guerrilla immediately looked to the east, but unfortunately he could only see flying dust but no trace of the cavalry.

It's wartime now, so we have to be vigilant when we see cavalry.

The guerrilla called on his men to assemble and ran to the camp fence to look outside.

At this time, at the dock behind him, several servants of the Xian Mansion escorted the Xian Gui family members who got off the carriage and hurriedly boarded a large ship.

"Hurry up and start the boat and take us to the other side."

The leading servant threw another ingot of silver to the captain and urged them to sail.

As for the somewhat panicked Ming troops on the shore, they had no time to care about them.

Of course they knew the identities of the pursuers. After being caught up, if he had not overturned a carriage in desperation, causing the gold and silver on the carriage to scatter all over the ground and divert the attention of the pursuers, they would not have been able to run here.

Along the way, whenever they were about to be caught up, they would abandon a carriage and scatter the property on the ground. Otherwise, there was no way they could have escaped here.

Sure enough, the boatman held up the pole, and the big boat slowly left the dock and headed across the river, and the sound of horse hooves gradually became clearer.

Soon, a large group of Ming troops rushed to the dock, but at this time the large ship had already reached the center of the river.

"Come back, come back quickly."

Hearing the shouts of the Ming army across the river, the servant just winked at the other people, and several guards stood beside the boatman.

"Sir, this."

The old boatman who was holding the pole at the back of the boat heard the shouting of the Ming army on the shore and looked at him hesitantly.

"Ignore them, send us across the river, and this ingot of silver will be yours."

As he spoke, the servant took out another ingot of silver from his bosom, which looked to be at least five taels.

The old boatman knew something was wrong, so he looked back at his colleagues in front of him and saw that the servants standing next to them all had their hands on the hilts of their knives.

The old boatman had no doubt that even if he sounded a warning at this time, his men would probably be hacked to pieces by the servants before they could react.

Although I don’t know what exactly happened, it seems that these people are being hunted by the officers and soldiers. But for my own safety, I can only do what they say.

Soon, the big ship passed the center of the river and gradually approached the opposite dock.

"Major General, we really didn't know that they were looking for fugitives. They brought a letter from Lord Xian, the garrison commander of Lujiang City, saying that they were from the Xian Mansion, so it was difficult for us to stop them."

At this time, the guerrilla general was on the shore, with sweat on his forehead, explaining the situation.

Now he knew that the people in the carriage were the relatives of the rebels being hunted by the government troops, and he was scared half to death.

The young general was naturally Li Ruzhang, who was only about fifteen or sixteen years old at the time. After a whole night of pursuit, his face was full of fatigue.

Of course he knew that before receiving the news of the rebellion in Lujiang City, the nearby Ming army would definitely give face to Xian Gui. After all, he was a garrison commander, equivalent to a deputy general, and there were several people nearby who held higher positions than him.

It was just a show to force Xian Gui to rebel sooner, not really to arrest all his family members.

However, they didn't expect that the people from Xian Mansion actually brought several carts of treasures with them. The most hateful thing was that they scattered the treasures along the way, which took them a lot of effort to clean up.

Of course, those carts of treasures were all taken by his Li family, which was considered unexpected wealth.

"Listen, it has been verified that the opposite line Gui colluded with Myanmar to cause chaos."

"what?"

Li Ruzhang's words scared the guerrilla general half to death.

  The other side has already betrayed the country, so if they attack us, wouldn't it be

I dare not think about it. I dare not think about it at all.

"So, Major General, should we burn down the docks and destroy these ships right away or what?"

The guerrilla general hurriedly asked for advice. According to his idea, since Xiangui had surrendered to the enemy, shouldn't he destroy all the ships immediately?

Without boats, it would be difficult for the enemy to cross the river quickly.

My job is over, so I can retreat back to Baoshan City.

With the protection of the city walls, you can sleep more peacefully.

However, to his disappointment, Li Ruzhang ordered: "No, just hold on to the dock.

If the other side attacks, you must defend the ferry with all your strength and not retreat a single step."

Li Ruzhang rode his horse slowly on the dock, looking across the river and said.

(End of this chapter)