Chapter 544: Escape General
The garrison stationed in Lushun was Li Jingfang of the Han army flag, and he was also Li Yongfang's cousin.
When the Battle of Nanguan started, he immediately understood the key to both sides. So he urgently summoned Li Quan, the nephew of the brigade master, and then, without waiting for the Eight Banners Niulu Shamandong who asked the army to supervise, ordered Li Quan to take the two thousand Han troops he drew and immediately rushed to Nanguan to support him.
Li Quan was a little worried before going to war: "Uncle, if I take away 2,000 troops, you will only have 2,000 in your hands. Once the enemy divides troops to attack, what will you use as a stop?"
Li Jingfang stamped his feet: "Nanguan must not be lost. If it is lost, our men will become cage dogs. If Dongjiang Town still has troops to attack me, at most I will retreat to the inland. But if Nanguan is lost, we will have to jump into the sea."
Li Quan left, Li Jingfang couldn't sit still, just like an ant on a hot pan, paced in the lobby.
The master's shaman has been hunting for two days, and I don't know where I've been, but I can't see anyone. I don't even have someone to ask for advice and discuss it. I'm really anxious.
As a result, at noon the next day, Li Quan fled back with more than 2,000 soldiers who reinforced Nanguan. The first sentence he came back was "Nanguan, the city was broken one day, and uncle Li Kaifang died in battle and died in the city."
When Li Jingfang heard the news, he sat on the chair. He really felt that the arrival of his doomsday, as long as the people from Dongjiang Town appeared on the sea and didn't want them to fight, the people here would eat him.
My own plunder in this area is really too cruel. It is hard to describe it if the sky is three feet tall.
After paying filial piety to masters at all levels, I became rich.
But this time I had no way out. Now even if I want to spend money to recruit warriors and refugees and work hard for me, no one will agree. The most likely thing is that I was torn apart by the people.
Relying on the 2,000 troops at hand to defend the throne, Li Jingfang clearly believed that this was absolutely impossible.
These Han troops were also exploited by themselves so much that their anger was only one fuse.
And this fuse was when the warship from Dongjiang Town appeared on the sea.
"Uncle, what should we do?"
"What else can I do? The loss of Nanguan has made us turtles in a jar, with the sea on all sides. Even if I want to escape by boat - by boat, Li Jingfang immediately thought of this method."
So he hurriedly asked the servant: "Have the Jurgenta returned from hunting?"
The servant quickly returned: "Not yet."
Li Jingfang immediately jumped up and ordered loudly: "Close the city gate quickly."
"If the masters come back and cannot enter the city for a while, we will definitely be a whip." Li Quan reminded his uncle.
"I just want to lock them out of the city." Then he looked at the surprised Li Quan: "What are you still standing here? Hurry up and go back to your voyage, pack up the gold, silver and soft, and take your little one to run quickly, the farther you run, the better."
Li Quan suddenly realized, turned around and ran out.
But after just a few steps, he came back: "But where should we run? Run back to Dajin, and follow Dajin's military orders, kill the city and lose land, and destroy the entire clan by breaking the city and fleeing." Then Qiqi Aiai said: "And I am different from here. The Jurgent master stared at me, and I can't escape."
Li Jingfang himself has no son and regards this nephew as his own son. How can he let him die?
"In this way, I will immediately write a document to send it to your Macao University, saying that you will die in the battlefield while rescuing Nanguan. Then you will hide your name and follow me."
"But, my family is small."
Li Jingfang stamped his feet: "A man is a real man, why not worry about having no wife? Don't worry, I have money, and I will marry you a wife in the future. Now it's important to save your life, so that's the decision."
Li Quan thought about it and found that the current situation had reached this point. Even if he was loyal, he would not be able to defend himself. Whether he died in battle or lost the city, he would be dead. Then follow his uncle.
"Uncle--"
While writing official documents, Li Jingfang looked at him: "Shouldn't you change your name to me?"
Li Quan immediately knelt down: "Dad."
Li Jingfang was overjoyed: "That's right."
"Dad, where will we escape?"
"We can't go back to Dajin. If the news leaks out, we will still be dead. Fortunately, in recent years, every winter, some merchants will come to me to shelter from the wind, which is considered to be a friendship. This time we simply rush to Shandong and join them."
"Can this work?"
"This is not only possible, but I will also use this relationship and move around. Maybe I can also rely on our current identity to be a surrender and get a job."
Li Quan wondered: "Then why don't you just surrender to Dongjiang Town? We may continue to guard here."
Li Jingfang shook his head: "Dongjiang Town loves the people. What I have done over the years, even if I surrender to Dongjiang Town, the local people will not spare me. Instead of doing this, I would just take these gold, silver and treasures to Shandong to try my luck. Shandong officials are famous for being greedy. As long as you give enough money, we can achieve our goals. As for money, is that still a thing for us? It's just that being a rich man is enough for three generations of spendthrift."
Then he handed over the written official document to a loyal subordinate, gave him 100 taels of silver, and asked him to go to the Luda University to report the news according to the official document.
"Hurry up and clean up to prevent the night from getting too long and dreaming."
So the two of them greeted all the staff at home and immediately packed gold, silver and soft things, and abandoned them all for the dull things. Then they hurriedly dared to run to the dock.
On the pier, there is a large luxury cruise ship of their family, which is suitable for escaping.
However, when he was loading the ship with nearly a hundred trucks of gold and silver, he was clamoring for a loud horse's hooves. Looking up, Li Jingfang was shocked and the shamans were chasing him.
The Shamandu came back from hunting with his team. When he arrived at the city, he saw that the city gate was closed and felt something was wrong. He shouted loudly at the city. However, there was no one on the city, so he felt that the situation was even more wrong.
But after listening carefully, the city was in chaos, with crying and scolding, and you could hear clearly from the cracks in the city gate. In a short while, a few thick smoke actually emanated from the city.
"It's broken, Han Junhua has changed."
After shouting for a long time, the soldiers who stayed in the city opened the door with difficulty.
He rushed into the city and grabbed a soldier of his own and asked, "What's going on? What exactly happened?"
The soldier reported in panic: "Previously, Li Jingfang was attacked at Nanguan."
"What? Nanguan was attacked, when did it happen? Who attacked Nanguan?"
The soldier reported again: "What happened yesterday, Dongjiang Town attacked Nanguan. Li Jingfang transferred his nephew and took 2,000 people to rescue him. As a result, he got the news of the fall of Nanguan halfway, and they fled back."
"Let me let the fall of Nanguan first, so what's going on here?"
The soldier quickly reported: "The soldiers who fled back were defeated soldiers who escaped from Nanguan. As a result, they passed on fear and panic to other Han people in the military camp. As a result, people's hearts were fluctuating for a while."
"What about that thing Li Jingfang? Why not suppress it?"
"Li Jingfang had already packed up all his belongings and fled to the port. He ran away. So the soldiers in the barracks immediately mutinized and went to the streets to rob and set fire. The Eight Banners Warriors who were left behind were suppressing them."
The Shamandu's head buzzed, and it was completely broken now.
Chapter completed!