Early on the third day, when it was time to set off for the expedition, the people of Lucheng County gathered on both sides of the road in advance to bid farewell to Wan Jun and others.

Someone had prepared firecrackers in advance, and suddenly there was a burst of firecrackers on the official road of Ximen. The people around silently gathered on the street and looked at the people coming from the direction of the county government office.

Wan Jun got on a big maroon horse at the gate of the county government office, led Cui Ziyi and a group of Chinese army generals, and headed towards the west gate.

Suddenly someone shouted loudly, "General, we must win!"

"You must come back!"

Wan Jun waved to the people on horseback and said loudly, "Don't worry, everyone, for the sake of everyone being able to live and work in peace and contentment, and for the sake of the Chinese people, I will never let any enemy set foot on the borders of Lucheng. The Chinese army will win!"

The people bid farewell to each other for a while, shouting "We must win! We must win!"

The sound was like a landslide and a tsunami. Wan Jun turned around and glanced at the county government office. There was a handsome figure standing there, looking at where Wan Jun was.

Wan Jun sighed in his heart, turned his head, kicked the horse in the belly, and led everyone out of the west gate.

Outside the west gate, the two vanguard regiments had already set off, and the army formed a long queue, spreading towards the west with no end in sight.

There were still crowds of people outside the west gate, shouting "The Chinese army will win!"

Wan Jun waved goodbye to everyone on the horse. Suddenly Chang Le ran over from the side, stretched out his hand and handed Wan Jun a handkerchief, "Sir, the lady has prepared this in the past few days. You must take care of yourself when you go. Chang Le and the lady are waiting for you.

Come back safely."

Wan Jun put his handkerchief in his arms, bent down and touched Chang Le's head, and finally looked back at the city wall of Lucheng County. On the west city gate were two big words "Qingyou", and above the big words a dragon-patterned star flag.

Flying in the wind.

"Tell Xiaoyan that I will definitely come back victorious and ask him not to worry."

Wan Jun shouted "drive" and rode forward with Cui Ziyi and others. Following the mighty dragon, they set off towards Danfeng County in the northwest.

Lucheng County is located in the southeast of the Qinling Mountains. It has picturesque scenery all year round, with flowers blooming in spring, waterfalls flying in summer, red leaves like fire in autumn, and mountains covered with snow in winter.

In modern times, many places outside the mountains are still warm and sunny in the golden autumn. The mountains in Lucheng have long been covered with snow. During the Little Ice Age, thousands of mountains in the mountains are already covered with snow, and thousands of peaks are like clouds. The snow scene is several times better than usual.

Everyone climbed over a mountain ridge and faced such magnificent scenery of Qinshan Mountain. Cui Ziyi, riding on his horse, suddenly let out a long roar and laughed loudly, "I can't help but want to recite a poem because of this situation!"

Wan Jun had seen in books that the ancients would recite poems impromptu whenever they were in a mood, but he had never seen it before. He laughed loudly and said, "Zi Yi is a talented person. Then you can compose a poem and I will listen to it."

Cui Ziyi did not refuse, looked at the distant mountains, thought for a moment, and said, "Thousands of mountains are covered with white snow, and the top and bottom are like one. The great road educates all things, how can you not marvel at the magic."

Wang Lihui also read a lot of books. Hearing this, he smiled and said, "You, a Taoist priest, talk about the Tao all day long."

Chang Jian came over and said, "After listening to Mr. Cui's poems, I can't help but want to be arty."

Wan Jun asked curiously, "You kid can also recite poetry?"

Chang Jian said sheepishly, "In the past, when my family was well off, I had studied for two years."

Wan Jun said, "Okay, okay, you are all talented people. Please recite your poem and I will listen."

Chang Jian thought for a while and said loudly, "The road in the snow-covered mountains is difficult, so the army will slowly cross the Qinling Mountains. When the snow melts in spring, we will march north to defeat Yanjing!"

Wang Lihui praised, “Okay,

Have courage!"

Wan Jun also read a lot of poems when he was in school. He knew the meaning of breaking Yanjing and sighed, "Good! What a poem!"

Chang Jianlian said, "Show your ugliness, show your ugliness!"

Cui Ziyi said, "Since Captain Chang Jian is adding to the fun, why don't everyone sing a song?"

Wang Lihui thought for a while and said with a smile, "Then I'll show my shame. Well, it's snowing and the sky is dark, and there are few people walking on the mountain. Why is the army in such a hurry? They are all about saving the people."

Cui Ziyi nodded and said, "You have no eyebrows, but you do have some compassion."

Wang Lihui said, "Do you think that everyone talks about saving the people like you, a Taoist priest?"

Cui Ziyi smiled and said, "Your Excellency, you have been silent all this time, but you can come up with amazing poems?"

Chang Jian and others all looked at Wanjun for a moment. Wang Lihui smiled and said, "I'm waiting to hear your verses."

Wan Jun racked his brains and couldn't think of any poems. He was worried. You guys are so damn talented. How can I write poems?

As several people looked at Wan Jun together, and the atmosphere became more and more awkward, Wan Jun suddenly thought of something and smiled, "Recite poetry, why is it difficult? I will recite poetry right now!"

After that, Wan Jun cleared his throat, turned around and looked at the distant mountains, pretending to be relaxed and leisurely said, "The scenery of the North is covered with thousands of miles of ice and thousands of miles of snow. Looking inside and outside the Qinling Mountains, there is nothing but vastness, and the rivers are flowing up and down.

The silver snakes dancing in the mountains are like wax figures, and they want to compete with the gods. On a clear day, the red clothes are wrapped in plain clothes, which is particularly enchanting. The country is so beautiful that it attracts countless heroes to compete with each other. I cherish the martial arts of the Qin Emperor and the Han Dynasty, and they are slightly less talented in literature; Tang Dynasty

The ancestor of the Song Dynasty was a little less charming. Genghis Khan, the genius of the generation, only knew how to bend a bow and shoot the big eagle. They are all gone. There are many romantic figures, but let’s look at the present!"

After Wan Jun finished memorizing a poem, he dared to turn around and look at Cui Ziyi and others, "How is it? Me, my poem?"

Several people were astonished after hearing this. Although Wan Junyin's poem was not a poem, but the content was bold and unrestrained, and the momentum was majestic and majestic, it was a masterpiece!

Cui Ziyi was the first to say, "Your Excellency, this poem is so majestic and majestic that I am ashamed of myself!"

Wang Lihui and Chang Jian both said, "I am ashamed of myself!"

Wan Jun used the poems of great men to show off. After hearing these compliments, he felt a little embarrassed on his face and said quickly, "Don't take it seriously, don't take it seriously, let's get on our way!"

The mountain road was covered with snow and the march was difficult. It was not until the evening of the second day that the army arrived at Danfeng. Zhang Wuyang led his men and horses to meet them at Longju Village in the southeast.

There are valleys to the north of Longju Village, and the roads are much easier to walk. When they arrived at Danfeng County Government, the army rested for the night.

The next day, Wanjun summoned Cui Ziyi, Wang Lihui, Zhang Wuyang, Gui Dongliang, Chang Jian and others to discuss matters at the Danfeng County Yamen.

Zhang Wuyang said, "Danfeng has been affected by drought this year, and the harvest is not as good as that of Lucheng County. Since the beginning of winter, there has been a shortage of food and clothing. Although our army has provided some relief, many people have still died of cold and hunger."

Wan Jun said, "That's easy to say. The army has brought a lot of supplies this time, and some of it can be used to help the people."

Zhang Wuyang took out a piece of paper and said, "Now there is another matter. Please take a look at it."

Wan Jun read it once, passed the paper to Cui Ziyi, and everyone passed it around to read it again.

Zhang Wuyang said, "This is the news that just came back from the north."

Since several people present were illiterate, Cui Ziyi began to introduce the content of the intelligence.

Before the Dragon Boat Festival last month, Li Zicheng gathered a total of 100,000 troops from nearby prefectures, claiming to be an army of 200,000, crossed the Yellow River eastward, entered Huaiqing Prefecture, and successively captured Jiyuan and Mengxian.

In early October, the Qing army sent out two armies, the North Route

The British Prince Azige and the monk Wu Sangui were the commanders. They set out from Beijing, traveled from Datong to northern Shaanxi, and went south to attack Xi'an. On the south route, Prince Duduo of Yu was the commander, and with Kong Youde, Geng Zhongming and other Ming Dynasty surrendered generals, they intended to march to Nanjing and pacify the country.

southeast.

Halfway through, Duduo's army heard that the Shun army was attacking Qinyang, where the Qing army was stationed, so they turned to reinforce Qinyang. When the Shun army was about to enter the city gate and capture Qinyang, the Manchu and Qing soldiers arrived in large numbers, and the Qing soldiers in the city

The soldiers counterattacked together, and Li Zicheng's troops were defeated. The remaining soldiers fled all the way back to Guanzhong.

In this battle, Duduo's army pursued them all the way, crossed the Yellow River at Mengjin, and attacked Tongguan all the way, preparing to join forces with Azig in Xi'an and completely eliminate Li Zicheng's Shun Dynasty forces.

Cui Ziyi explained the news in the letter in detail, and everyone was silent. Wan Jun had said this before. At that time, everyone expressed doubts, but now they are all looking at Wan Jun.

Wan Jun said, "I have said before that the morale of the Shun army has declined and they will not be able to resist the Manchu and Qing soldiers for too long."

Only Wang Lihui said happily, "Li Zicheng really can't jump around for a few days?"

Cui Ziyi said, "My lord, you have a clever plan. I don't know what will happen next."

Wan Jun said, "I'm not a divine calculator, I just judge based on the situation. I guess Li Zicheng is being attacked from both sides in Xi'an now, and we will see the outcome in a month or two."

One person said, "I think Tongguan is naturally dangerous and can hold on for at least half a year. The Shun army only needs to hold off the Hu people in northern Shaanxi."

Wan Jun saw that the man was very unfamiliar and asked, "Who is this?"

Zhang Wuyang said quickly, "These two are Li Yong and Wang Changhong, the leaders of the Danfeng Militia."

The two stood up together and saluted Wan Jun. Wan Jun waved his hand for the two of them to sit down and said with a smile, "Okay, our Chinese army is gradually getting stronger. This is a good thing!"

After that, Wan Jun said, "Tongguan is a natural barrier, but Guancheng must be defended by people. Wuguan is also a natural barrier, but our army captured it without a fight. I'm afraid Tongguan won't be able to hold on for long."

Everyone was lost in thought for a while, but Wang Lihui said happily, "Li Zicheng, did you ever think that you would be today? I hope he doesn't die in the hands of barbarians. I will kill him myself and use his head to pay tribute to my family."

Wan Jun said to Wang Lihui, "Li Hui, please calm down your emotions first. If Li Zicheng is defeated by the Hu people, according to the consistent style of the Shun Army, he will never stick to Xi'an and will definitely lead his army to flee south."

Zhang Wuyang said, "Your Excellency led the army to Danfeng. Doesn't it mean that Li Zicheng has nowhere to go but to retreat to Shangzhou Prefecture?"

Wan Jun knew that in history, Li Zicheng took the Wuguan Road from Shangluo, fled south to Huguang, and finally died on Jiugong Mountain. He said loudly, "Yes, once the Shun army fails, there will be no way out in the east, west, north, and west. The only way is to go south to Shang."

Prefecture capital, retreat to Jingxiang. If we go to Shangzhou capital, our army will face a fierce attack from the remnants of Li Zicheng, as well as the barbarians following them!"

Everyone looked heavy after hearing this. Seeing their expressions, Wan Jun said, "There is no need to worry too much about this matter. I have been preparing for this matter a few months ago. Wuyang, I will let you stay in the Dihua area."

, how are you preparing to build enemy-blocking positions?"

Zhang Wuyang said, "Sir, after investigation, I have placed my position in Xiaoyi Town, north of Songjin Bridge. It is surrounded by the Four Mountains to the north and the Daluoyu Valley to the south. If the enemy comes, they can only go from the northwest, and the northwest is adjacent to

With a rocky depression, it can block a large-scale cavalry charge, which is very suitable for our army to block!"

Wan Jun said, "Okay, let's arrange everything today and go check it out tomorrow."

Zhang Wuyang said, "Take the order!"
Chapter completed!