Take a plane to the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 257 True and False Zhu Changyuan

While speaking, Zhang Xianzhong's spirit improved a lot, and he found a large piece of gold from his bosom, handed it to Ma'er and said: "Brother, if you really take me to a shortcut, this general will give you a big reward."

Ma'er's eyes were full of greed, he took the gold and put it in his arms, saying: "Don't worry, my lord, let's talk about it after we have eaten our fill first."

Zhang Xianzhong waved his hand, "I can't eat it, it's too late." He asked his subordinates to collect all the things in Ma'er's and his son's house, and said, "Give me your food, I will make it good for army rations."

"Okay!" Ma'er readily agreed, with the two big pieces of gold in his arms, what are the dry food and dried meat outside?
"Marshal, please follow me, the secret road is still a long way from here." The horse led the way and walked towards a hidden place.

Later, Zhang Xianzhong, his soldiers, and Ma'er's father set off together. After walking for about half an hour, they arrived at a crevice in a big mountain.

"It's here." Ma'er went down in person, and lifted the dry vines and grass blocking the gap in the mountain with his hands, revealing a deep hole, "Marshal, it's about five hundred steps from this cave, and you can go through it." This canyon, go directly to another path, and then walk along the path for three days, you can reach Dangyang County."

"Oh!" Looking at the dark cave, Zhang Xianzhong felt a little bit drummed in his heart, and he didn't let go of his suspicions. He said, "This is the first time I've been here, so I'm afraid I got lost on the way. Brother, can you take us there?"

"Okay!" After receiving Zhang Xianzhong's gold, Ma'er was very talkative, and went down the cave without hesitation, saying, "Come with me, Marshal, it's a bit dark inside, but you can see the light when you turn around the cave. "

Zhang Xianzhong followed him down the cave, suddenly felt that the inside was slippery and difficult to stand on, so he ordered his subordinates to light the torches, and saw a small dark stream in the cave, the water was not big, but it was still flowing slowly.

The road that everyone walked was along the path made of slippery stones beside the creek. Perhaps because no one walked all year round, there was a thick layer of wet and smelly bird droppings accumulated inside.

After walking two or three hundred steps in the cave, and then turning a corner, there was a glimmer of light in front of him.

The further he walked, the brighter the light became. After walking several hundred steps, he finally got out of this slippery cave and came to another place.It is behind a waterfall on a mountain.

"No wonder?" Zhang Xianzhong said: "No wonder no one found out, this cave was hidden behind the waterfall, and the terrain is very high."

The platform from this cave is located halfway up the mountain, and there is a waterfall in front of it, so it is not easy to be discovered.

"Okay, Marshal, keep walking along this path. There are many people living in front of you. If you come across it and ask, you can reach Dangyang in three days. If you walk fast, you can reach Dangyang in two days."

Ma'er pointed to a valley formed by the stream at the foot of the mountain and said.

"Aren't you going with us?" Zhang Xianzhong asked.

"No, my father and I have to go back there, and leave after packing up the things there. With the gift from the commander, we don't have to live in the mountains anymore!"

go back?

That doesn't work.

How can Zhang Xianzhong allow them to go back, if they meet Zhu Changyuan after going back, if Zhu Changyuan comes along this road again, a hundred of himself is not enough to kill that guy, okay?
Zhang Xianzhong said: "Brother, I'm sorry!" He made a gesture of raising the knife to Liu Wenxiu, and Liu Wenxiu really raised the knife and chopped off the horse's head.

"Horse! Horse!"

For this sudden change, the old father did not expect it, shouted twice, glared at Zhang Xianzhong, and before he said a word, his head also moved.

"Benefactor, it's not that I, Zhang Xianzhong, betrayed my faith, but really, really, my life is at stake." Sighing, he said to Liu Wenxiu: "Bury them both, that's right." He fumbled for a piece of gold from his bosom Said: "Three pieces of gold can be buried with you. I am sorry for the innocent people. If there is a chance to come here in the future, I will come to worship."

After all, with a shake of spirit, go down the mountain and run!
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Zhang Xianzhong ran ahead of time, but Zhu Changyuan in the deep mountains was not so lucky to find a shortcut.

Fortunately, with Guo Cheng as his subordinate, one made him feel happy, and the journey of chasing Zhang Xianzhong became much more enjoyable. Second, Guo Cheng was a local after all, although he might not know all the roads and roads in the mountains. , but the general direction is still clear.

Letting Guo Cheng lead the way saved him a lot of trouble.

Furthermore, although the road we are walking on now is equally tortuous and difficult, there is finally a place for horses to stand. Once there is a foothold, there is no need to be afraid, and you can ride a horse.

Riding fast, the speed is fast, so although the journey is farther than Zhang Xianzhong, but in five days, although Zhu Changyuan was difficult, he finally walked out of this big mountain valley.

Shennongjia, Shennongjia, is indeed a mountain!
Zhu Changyuan said with emotion.

However, it has not been settled yet to really walk out of the mountains, at most it can be regarded as out of the Shennongjia no-man's land.

It should be said that Zhu Changyuan was still deep in the mountains. Fortunately, he left the no-man's land and arrived at an inhabited place. After asking about the name of the local village, he realized that he had come to the upper reaches of the Juhe River.

This place belongs to Yuan'an County, and it is still seventy or eighty miles away from Yuan'an County, but since it is in the upper reaches of the Ju River, you can reach Yuan'an as long as you walk down the Ju River.

"Let's go!" Losing the news of Zhang Xianzhong, Zhu Changyuan was very upset, "Go to Yuan'an County first, and then ask where Zhang Xianzhong went?"

Although he said so in his mouth, he didn't have much hope in his heart. After all, whether Zhang Xianzhong could come out of the mountain was still a matter of opinion.

Leading the army all the way to the south, due to the complete supplies in the army, there was no crime during the journey. Some bold local villagers even came to chat with Zhu Changyuan's team.

Before reaching Yuan'an County, which was more than ten miles away from Yuan'an, Zhu Changyuan discovered a very mysterious phenomenon: many young men gathered together in twos and threes were heading south with their luggage, and some of them also carried weapons and food.

It's really strange. Generally speaking, people in ancient times would not run around at random after relocating their land. Even if they were businessmen, they couldn't have many Nimas. They almost met hundreds of people along the way?
"Hey! Brother, stop, I'll ask you something!" Zhu Changyuan got off his horse and ran to a young man who was walking south with two rusty knives, and said, "Wait a moment."

"General!" The young man gave a military salute, and asked, "What is your lord doing with this villain? Is this villain in a hurry to go to Dangyang County to join the army?"

Join the army?

Zhu Changyuan was puzzled, and wondered, could it be that there was a war in Jingnan, but it's not like it. Although the people in the south of Huguang were not rich, they lived and worked in peace and contentment in the late Ming Dynasty, at least they would not encounter major floods and droughts. Locust plague.

Could it be that Zhang Xianzhong came out?The local government organizes counter-insurgency?

Thinking about it, the possibility is not very great, Zhang Xianzhong only came out with dozens of people, and he still has to recruit troops to beat him?joke!

"Dare to ask, brother, which army are you going to vote for?"

Zhu Changyuan asked very sincerely, but the young man smiled and didn't answer.Even if he asked left and right, he just hesitated and said nothing.

There was no choice but to let the man go.

When I looked back and saw the armor on my body and the [-] soldiers beside me, I suddenly realized: It is said that the people from Hubei are smart, but I just realized it today. Is the paralyzed guy so smart?

Zhu Changyuan himself was wearing a suit of armor, but he was also carrying a troop. He was probably afraid that he would offend himself if he said it and defected to others.

I really didn't believe this evil, and asked several people in succession, but the result was the same, Zhu Changyuan slapped his thigh, and said: Hubei people are so smart, no wonder they can get along so well.

Chang Yuan walked up to Guo Cheng and said, "You don't have any military uniform on your body, and you are a local, so go down secretly, go to the side and ask, which army are they defecting to?"

"Yes, General!" Guo Cheng got off his horse secretly, went to a distance and started chatting with those who joined the army.

Zhu Changyuan was furious when he heard this: I bought a watch last year and went to join Zhu Changyuan?Zhu Changyuan?Zhu Changyuan?

"Who is Zhu Changyuan?" Guo Cheng asked cautiously, seeing the boss getting so angry, he wondered if this guy is the boss' enemy.

Since he followed Zhu Changyuan, he has always called "General" or "Sacred General." He Zeng knew the name of his boss, so he asked this question at this time.

Zhu Changyuan was overjoyed by his question, spread his hands, and said: "Who else can it be? It's far away in the sky and right in front of you. I'm Zhu Changyuan. It's just like a fake!"

"Oh!" Guo Cheng suddenly realized, and then he said in shock: "The general is Zhu Changyuan. Doesn't that mean, doesn't it mean that the guy from Dangyang recruited troops under the name of a fake general!"

"kindness!"

On the one hand, Zhu Changyuan was secretly happy, because he was so happy to think that he had such a great appeal. After hearing the news of the recruitment, the villagers in the mountains all traveled across the mountains and rivers to follow.

On the one hand, he also secretly hated: that blind bastard, God damn it, dared to steal your grandfather's name to recruit soldiers, and other people's grandfather caught you, and when he caught your father, he would chop you into meat paste!

"Let's go!" Zhu Changyuan jumped on the horse, waved the mace in his hand, and said: "Brothers, there are thieves pretending to be generals in Dangyang City to recruit soldiers. Brothers, work hard, and follow me to detour to Yuan'an. Straight into Dangyang City, arrest that reckless fellow, and cut him to pieces!"

"Kill! Kill! Kill!"

After hearing the reason, the soldiers were also angry, even more angry than Zhu Changyuan.

Why?Because that group of thieves seems to be pretending to be Zhu Changyuan, but don't forget that Zhu Changyuan's most capable troops are these 200 people, these [-] legendary cavalry, they fought all the way from Daling River to Sun Moon Island, fighting Huang Taiji Desperate to live, Zhang Xianzhong, who was murdered from Quegucheng, Xiyun County, and Pozhushan in Xiangyang, was terrified by the news.

Pretending to be Zhu Changyuan, no, they also pretended to be the honor of the entire army.

(End of this chapter)