"The general sent an order to order Fan Yongdou to Wuchang Prefecture to meet him."

The messenger who sent the order started from dismounting and bowed until he stood in front of Fan Yongdou and conveyed the order. He did not know Fan Yongdou's identity. As the general's messenger, he did not need to be used to color anyone, and not everyone had to learn worldly style. As the general's personal guard, he was a kind of pride and a kind of self-satisfaction that needed no concealment.

Zong Mao, Feng Qin, Ji Hong, now Jin Xiaoding, and seniors are walking in front of them. They just need to follow their steps and wait for the opportunity to fall on their heads.

After arriving in Jiangnan, Fan Yongdou was extremely low-key. Except for his first visit to the prince's wife, his sister Fan Yi, he has been working as an apartment in Hangzhou. Zhai Tang is the general's elder brother and there are already a lot of guests. He has been hiding in the darkness honestly. Zhai Zhe will think of him, but it is not yet time yet.

As expected, before he could wait for peace in Hangzhou, Zhai Zhe, who was far away in Wuchang, came from all the way to summon him.

"Thank you, Jun Ye." Fan Yongdou waved his hand and ordered the butler to take out a silver ingot, take it and give it to the messenger with both hands, and said happily: "Jun Ye has worked hard all the way, so I will leave this little money for Jun Ye to buy a bowl of tea.

The messenger hesitated for a moment, reached out to take it, his attitude turned calm, and said, "Please clean up quickly and you can follow me to the west."

There was no time for Fan Yongdou to prepare for delaying, and in fact he had nothing to prepare. Only by meeting the general could he get what he wanted.

The Fan family used to play for the Jurchens, but Fan Yongdou's goal was to become the leader of the Shanxi merchants. Now there is a wider world in front of him, and he can't even imagine the position he might have reached. The Fan family has a complete intelligence network in Jiangbei, and once served for the Qing Dynasty, but now it is time to turn the knife in.

It takes at least eight or nine days to take a boat out of Hangzhou, walk the canal to Zhenjiang, and then go from the Yangtze River to Wuchang.

Fan Yongdou did not say goodbye to his sister Fan Yi, nor did he tell Zhai Tang.

He was not walking alone, and he was also accompanied by Zhao Yucheng, the commander of the Jiangnan secret camp, and a thin middle-aged scholar who was almost becoming a monkey.

Fan Yongdou didn't know him, but it didn't prevent the two from becoming friends because Zhao Yucheng knew his identity.

I was lonely on the boat, and the two of them talked about each other all over the world, although they didn't say a valuable word, but they still gained a lot.

Fan Yongdou is from the North, and everything he said casually is something that Zhao Yucheng has never heard of.

The anecdotes about Jiangnan told by Zhao Yucheng made Fan Yongdou understand this land better.

The two people's topics cannot be avoided by two places - Huguang and Shanxi.

Two bloody places.

Shanxi.

Jin Xiaoding and Jiang Xiang were isolated and helpless in Shanxi and Datong respectively. The Ming army conquered one county after another, but Datong was still as strong as ever. Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming Monk Kexi resolutely implemented Dorgon's order, and all the people who cut off their braids were cut off their heads.

Perhaps lifting the hair shaving order can alleviate the resistance of the Han people, but Dorgon could not order the shaving order to remove it. This is due to his majesty and the identity of the Jurchen conquerors.

Geng Zhongming and others rushed into Shanxi from Hebei and led their army into Taiyuan Prefecture, and immediately reported the victory to Dorgon. Taiyuan is the capital of Shanxi. If it is captured by the rebel army, it will have a huge impact. The gentry in Shanxi who surrendered to the Qing court will hide in this strong city. After defending Taiyuan, they will defend the hope of the Qing court in Shanxi.

The Qing soldiers were stationed in Taiyuan for three days and marched south. Dorgon couldn't escape from the city of Datong, and he was eager to sing the rebellion in Shanxi. In half a month, Geng Zhongming and Kong Youde led a large army to conquer Qingyuan, Taigu, and Qixian, and approached Pingyao.

Towards the south of Pingyao is Jiexiu, and there is Jinshan in the south of Jiexiu County, which is located in the middle of Shanxi.

Jin Xiaoding led his army here. He had more than 20,000 people under his command and more than 3,000 mules and horses.

These people are far from the soldiers under the general. He is very cautious in fighting the first battle. Over the past month, he has taken over the remnants of the army from east Jin and used the banner of General Zhai Zhe, which has gained a lot. In fact, his army is not very prominent in Shanxi. Rebels from all over the country are defending the city, and his old nest is in the Taihang Mountains.

Although the banner of General Zhai Zhe was loud, it was not the most scary one. Some people raised the banner of Prince Chongzhen, and some raised their troops in the name of Li Zicheng. There are only ones you could not imagine, and there is no one that the rebels could not call out.

Everything is true on the battlefield.

The mountainous areas in southern Shanxi are the natural battlefields of refugee troops. Jin Xiaoding didn't want to come to Jiexiu to fight against the Qing soldiers head-on, but Jiexiu is a place where he must save.

His injuries were completely healed, and there were still some scars on his hands and feet.

The rebel army divided into eight camps and hid in dense forests. These people came from different places in Shanxi, and their main camps had 30% of their troops. There were sentry guards on the periphery, and most of them sat under the shade of trees and chatted.

Jin Xiaoding did not require these rebels to maintain their ranks and order like in the army. He also needed fame to ensure his majesty. He did not expect to lead these people under his command to defeat the heavy encirclement of the Qing army, but only hoped to persevere until the moment when the general led his army to the northern expedition.

A man with bare head, legs and feet jumped from several large stones like a clever ape to Jin Xiaoding, kneeling down on one knee to salute and report: "Report, the leader, Qing Dynasty's leader, Geng Zhongming, led his army out of Pingyao City and is coming to Jiexiu."

In recent years, it has become a good way to make a living by people from Shanxi to serve as escorts to the frontier, and there are many people in Jin Dynasty who practice martial arts.

"Explore again"

The clever scout left.

I chose Jinshan because I was close to Jiexiu here. Most of the people who Fan Yongdou and Zhai Tang left him were Jiexiu people.

Jiexiu had many Shanxi merchants, but after Fan Yongdou and Zhai Tang left, the boss here had already escaped Yu Yu Jingjing. With Dorgon's temper, he would definitely retaliate against this place.

Not far away, a man in his forties moved over and asked, "Master, do you want to save Jie Xiu?"

He looked ferocious, his hair was connected to the beard on his face, as if he was covered with a piece of green cloth. He was Hao Yangping, the younger brother of Hao Yangyou, the former head of the Zhai family caravan guard.

The Zhai family and the Fan family have deep roots in Shanxi, and these people are currently relying on Jin Xiaoding.

Jin Xiaoding frowned and thoughtful, but did not reply. He knew that Hao Yangyou wanted to save Jie Xiu, and a small part of his leader was Jie Xiu.

After waiting for a long time, when Jin Xiaoding did not respond, Hao Yangping was a little unhappy and said, "We have been in the mountains for a month. The Qing barbarians killed countless people in our Shanxi. If this continues, will we have to wait for Datong City to be broken?

An old man with white beard stopped him from his excessive words: "Three, stop talking." He is Hao Yangyou, the escort of the Zhai family.

Hao Yangping was dissatisfied and contradicted: "Do you want Jiexiu's fellow villagers to be killed by the Qing captives?" When Zhai Tang left the house, Hao Yangyou had been the old commander of the Zhai family for more than 20 years, but he was unaware of it. He listened to his brother's words and threw himself under Jin Xiaoding's command, but he was always unhappy with the Zhai family.

The two of them quarreled around them, without any majesty in the army.

This is how the rebel army was. After these days, Jin Xiaoding had already gotten used to it.

"Jie Xiu, of course we have to save him." He looked at Hao Yangping coldly and said slowly: "Facing the Qing soldiers head-on, we are afraid that we are not our opponents, so we can only attack secretly."

Hao Yangping wanted to despise him for fear of the Qing soldiers, but was afraid that he would change his mind, so he immediately followed up with the snake stick and said, "It's okay to attack. I'm very familiar with Jiexiu's mountains and rivers. I'm willing to lead the army as the vanguard."

The Hao family has been practicing martial arts for generations and has a high prestige among the rebels. When Hao Yangping spoke, Jin Xiaoding could only nod and agree.

"I'll give you three thousand soldiers, go to Jiexiu to inquire about military information. If you meet Qing soldiers attack Jiexiu, come back and report quickly."

The rebels in all parts of Shanxi were suffocated, but they still implemented the strategy of local people to stay local. Anyway, the rebels in various places were unwilling to leave their territory, and were unwilling to obey the orders of others. The rebels in Shanxi lacked a prestigious leader.

Jin Xiaoding wanted to be the leader, but he had been following the Qing soldiers and gathering the rebels' rebels and defeated generals who could not achieve his goal.

The relationship between the Fan family and the Zhai family will become his help and a shackle. After all, Fan Yongdou and Zhai Tang have already gone to Jiangnan, and the guards seem to have been abandoned.

There was no battle in Jiexiu County. The Qing soldiers won consecutive victories a few days ago, which scared some people. Jiexiu's rebels were mostly in the Jin Xiaoding Camp. The gentry in the county was only afraid of rebels' revenge and raised the banner of the vassal states.

When Geng Zhongming entered the city, he beheaded five hundred people with shaved hair outside the county town like a lot. The gentry in Xiancheng escaped the disaster, and the rich can also buy a life with money.

Hao Yangping got the news before he arrived at Jiexiu City.

According to Jin Xiaoding's order, he should return to Jinshan to report immediately, but he was not in a hurry to go back.

He has been practicing martial arts since he was a child and has been self-reliant. He has been upset after following Jin Xiaoding in the mountains for a month.

Hearing that the Qing soldiers were killing people indiscriminately, he couldn't help but lead his army to attack Jiexiu City.

Perhaps the Qing barbarians have been going well recently. Twenty miles away from Jiexiu County, Hao Yangping met the Qing soldiers who were pursuing and robbing the people.

"Brothers, kill all the Qing captives." When Hao Yangping was working as a guard outside the frontier, he often confronted the horse thieves and drew his sword and led his troops to pounce on him.

Within a quarter of an hour, three thousand people cut off the heads of more than 20 Qing soldiers who had left the brigade. Hao Yangping was stunned and continued to move forward.

"Report"

The scout ran and fled into the camp outside Jiexiu City in a panic. If he ran slower, he would almost become a prisoner of the rebel army.

The sudden appearance of the rebel army surprised Geng Zhongming in Jiexiu County. Now the rebel army avoids the Qing soldiers, so no one dares to mess with the Qing soldiers.

He personally ordered three thousand soldiers to attack Hao Yangping head-on.

As he was getting closer and closer to Jiexiu County, when he saw the oncoming Qing soldiers flags clearly, Hao Yangping was shocked and suddenly realized that he had been trapped in the encirclement of the Qing soldiers.

Fortunately, he was not confused at the last moment and ordered: "retreat"

Three thousand rebels against three thousand Qing soldiers. If this battle can be won, the Qing army will not be able to sweep the east of Jin in a short time.

The only thing the Rebels could compete with the Qing soldiers was to escape.
Chapter completed!