Eunuchs who traveled through the Qing Dynasty

Xiao Ran held her face in his hands and looked at it carefully.I haven't seen her for two months, this girl is already emaciated, her cheeks are deeply sunken, her originally rosy face is now pale with gray, her dim eyes have no brilliance, her whole body has changed Like a person.Xiao Ran felt sad for a while, and his nose was sore.Can't help but shed tears.

Only now did Xueyao wake up, tears poured out like a flood breaking a bank, she buried her head in Xiao Ran's arms, crying loudly like a wronged child.Duan Xingnian waved his hands at the two of them repeatedly, and shouted in a low voice: "Now is not the time to cry! My lord, let's retreat!"

Xiao Ran drew out the hunting knife, cut off the rope on Xue Yao's body, pulled her cat waist up and went into the woods.Looking at the rebel camp, the situation was beyond his expectation, he saw soldiers surrounded by Ning Wei entering the camp.The archers and shotgunners also withdrew back one after another.

"Why didn't you come to chase us?" Duan Xingnian asked a little puzzled, "Is this group of guys really scared by us?"

"Don't care about him!" Xiao Ran carried Xue Yao on his back, and waved his hands forcefully, "Get out!"

Rescuing Xueyao means that the mission has been successfully completed.The gunner covered, the sniper cut off the rear.Everyone quickly withdrew from the position, took a small road and marched all the way to the direction of Daxing Mountain.After all, after days of fighting, everyone's physical strength has dropped drastically, and they have only walked thirty or forty miles in the evening, and they are already exhausted.At this time, he was walking to a mountain pass, looking at the jagged mountains on both sides, somehow, Xiao Ran had a bad premonition, and suddenly stopped in his tracks.

"What. Is there something wrong?" Duan Xingnian was carrying Xueyao on Xiao Ran's back at this time.As expected, this guy was from the Lian family, and he had walked more than ten miles with someone on his back, but he didn't feel short of breath.

"The terrain here doesn't look good!" Xiao Ran always believed in his hunch.In fact, it was his keen intuition that saved him from danger several times.

Immediately ordered the team to stop advancing.Send a scouting squad forward to search.After a while, I heard a muffled sound of "bang" in the valley, sending out bursts of echoes. "Shotgun! There's an ambush!" Cheng Tong roared loudly, but before he finished speaking, there was a mess of gunshots.

Duan Xingnian immediately led two reconnaissance squads to reinforce, and the rest of the squad quickly withdrew to the hillside to hide.The gunfire became more and more intense, mixed with the sound of grenades.At tea time, Duan Xingnian hurried back with his brothers. Three of the eight brothers from the reconnaissance squad who had entered the pass sentry earlier were injured, and one of them had a long arrow shaft stuck in his shoulder.

"Who is lying in ambush?" Xiao Ran asked anxiously.

"I don't know!" Duan Xingnian spat angrily, "Damn, there aren't many shotguns, but bows and arrows are really strong! Looking at their strength, there are at least a thousand of them!"

"Xiaoqi Battalion!" Xiao Ran and Cheng Tong said in unison.This number of enemies would definitely not be the pro-army of Sushun or the defenders of Meihe.The only possibility is that the evacuated Xiaoqi Battalion and Tiger Gun Battalion fought back with their carbine guns.

There were no ambush soldiers chasing after them in the valley. It seemed that the purpose of these guys was to stop the team from advancing.After pondering for a while, Xiao Ran stomped his feet: "No, we have fallen into Ruilin's trick!"

Obviously, Rui Lin wasn't shot at all, and the reason why he arranged the hostage exchange at noon was clearly delaying time.

.Ruilin's follow-up troops came over and attacked from front to back, that would make dumplings for these more than 100 people!Xiao Ran broke out in a cold sweat, he hurriedly called Monk Hua, and ordered him to lead his people to look behind quickly.

"What should we do? Can we climb over the cliff?" Xiao Ran raised his head and looked to both sides. The mountain here is dangerous and it's not easy to climb.And from the mountainside up, there are basically no shrubs, and they are all bare stones.Everyone's camouflage training uniforms lost the effect of camouflage against the background of the same color.If the enemy ambushed the archers, the brethren would undoubtedly be easy targets.

"I'll try it!" Liu Tao volunteered, and just as he got out of the bushes with a few people, he heard a bang, and a black shell flew straight over, hitting a place less than a few meters away. Smash a piece of weathered stone into pieces.Fortunately, the Qing army was not equipped with explosive shells, otherwise, at least four or five brothers would have to be reimbursed for such a single shot.

Several people quickly retreated into the bushes.There were two more gunshots in succession. Cheng Tong listened for a while, and said with certainty: "Tiger Gun Battalion! This is their unique equipment, Thunderbolt God Cannon, with a range of [-] paces. We should be at the Within range, why didn't they fire?"

"They are waiting for Ruilin!" Xiao Ran waved his hand resolutely, "Leave before the pursuers arrive!"

Using the cover of the bushes, everyone quickly retreated.However, just about ten steps away, there was a burst of ping-pong-pong gunshots behind him.After a while, Monk Hua came back panting, gritted his teeth and cursed: "****!*** bastard, the cavalry has already chased me!"

Xiao Ran's heart sank immediately.After blocking and chasing, it seems that Ruilin is really going to kill them all this time!

"Go! Brothers, fight them while they are still standing!" Duan Xingnian raised his rifle, roared, and was about to rush down with his men.Cheng Tong hurriedly hugged him and said, "A troop of thousands of people, can you fight it?"

"Then what should we do? Wait to die?" Duan Xingnian raised the steel gun in his hand, "Striking one is worth the money, and fighting two makes one!"

There is not much ammunition left, and when the thousands of troops come together to cover up and kill them, these hundred or so people can't fly even if they have wings, so they can only wait for death!Ruilin's trick is really poisonous and absolutely terrible!Xiao Ran was burning with anxiety.At this time, the sky was gradually getting dark, and the sound of horseshoes behind him could be faintly heard. Just as he didn't know what to do, suddenly a rain of arrows shot down from the mountain ridge, passing through the bushes, and the branches and leaves rustled.Several brothers cried out, and Duan Xingnian said anxiously: "It's started! Sniper, knock down his archer for me!"

The snipers had already entered the sniper position, but at this time the dark sky just became an excellent background for the opponent's archers, and it was impossible to see the figures clearly.I was trying to find the target, only to hear a brother shout: "Hey, there is no arrow!"

ah?Everyone was stunned for a moment, and then the other brothers also raised their arrow shafts and said one after another: "I don't have mine either!"

Xiao Ran took an arrow shaft and took a closer look, it was the carved feather arrow commonly used by the Tiger Spear Camp.The arrowhead was cut off neatly, probably because it was afraid of hurting people, and it was specially wrapped with a piece of rag.Everyone was confused now, and they couldn't figure out which song Huqiangying sang.But the chasing soldiers arrived in a blink of an eye, so there was no time to think carefully.Xiao Ran only pondered for a while, and said decisively: "Brother Duan, you take a squad to climb up first. If it's safe, call the whistle; Brother Cheng leads gunners and snipers to stop the pursuers."

Duan Xingnian led a reconnaissance team, carried a rope on his back, and quickly got out of the bushes. Using both hands and feet, he climbed up like flying. In the dark night, only a few vague shadows could be seen, like apes, flashing swiftly. After a few clicks, it disappeared.After a while, two sharp whistles sounded, one long and one short, and several ropes were whistling down from above.

"Go!" This unexpected glimmer of life immediately cheered up everyone and added a bit of strength.They got out of the bushes one after another and quickly climbed up the mountain ridge.Monk Hua led someone to tie the rope around the waists of Xiao Ran, Xue Yao and the wounded, and lifted them up one by one.

At this time, the pursuers behind him also bypassed the foot of the mountain.Cheng Tong had already set up the artillery and calibrated the angles one by one by himself.Following several loud bangs, the hiss of people shouting and horse neighing came over immediately.And the flash of fire illuminated the target for the sniper, and there was a crisp gunshot, leaving behind a series of screams from the enemy.

But when Xiao Ran climbed up the mountain ridge, he saw a lot of soldiers from the Tiger Gun Battalion facing him, there were always two to three hundred soldiers.At this time, he was also in a state of turmoil, and he had no friendship with Mingzhen, so who knew if this was another trick by Ruilin?Instead, a big soldier greeted him first, and said in a low voice, "Eunuch Xiao, are you here all right?"

"Ah, Sheng Zuo!" Xiao Ran cried out, in the dark, he saw this man with a beard, wide face and wide mouth, and two piercing eyes, but he was not the one who escorted Ning Xin when he was hunting bears in Chengde Is the tiger gun camp coated and ginseng Sheng Zuo!

What a way!

For him, Xiao Ran saved the lives of more than 200 brothers the last time he hunted in Beishan Hunting Ground.This great kindness has always left him in his heart. It was no coincidence that Xiao Ran's team happened to be in his blocking area today, so of course he couldn't just watch him wait to die.

But this time, there was another more important reason besides repaying the favor.The Tiger Gun Battalion was usually in charge of serving the emperor's retinue hunting, paid monthly, and there was no danger, and generally seldom participated in political struggles.This time, Mingzhen took the wrong medicine for some reason, was not a good leader, and insisted on following Xiaoqi to create a rebellion, Sheng Zuo and a group of brothers under him were reluctant in their hearts.After all, this is a head-scratching errand, even if it succeeds, the hundreds of people in the Tiger Gun Battalion probably won't get much credit; but if it fails, it will lose all their wealth and lives.

Being able to meet Xiao Ran here surprised Sheng Zuo, but at the same time, he couldn't help but move his mind.Although this Eunuch Xiao is not very old, he is really not simple. When the Emperor Daxing is around, he is the celebrity next to the Long Live Lord. Even a savage girl like the Ninth Princess is obedient when she sees him. It can be seen that there are indeed some means.Such a high-ranking eunuch who was favored by his master might be able to protect himself at a critical moment.To save him now is to leave a way out for myself and my brothers.

Although Xiao Ran couldn't guess so thoroughly, he was good at observing words and expressions, and once he saw Sheng Zuo's expression, he understood half of it.Pulling him down immediately, he said, "Brother Sheng has a clear distinction between grievances and grievances. He is an upright and honest man. Brother, I can't figure out something. I don't know if I should ask or not?"

Sheng Zuo said: "Please enlighten me."

Xiao Ran looked down the mountain and pointed his finger, and said: "Rui Lin raised his troops this time, not to mention whether he was rebellious or not, but he was an unknown teacher, so it will be difficult to achieve great things in the future. Brother Sheng is different from him. Poor, the salary is abundant, how happy is it, why are you willing to be a thief and be with this kind of people?"

Sheng Zuo was silent for a long while, then sighed, "Ah! Brother said, I don't think so. It's a pity that some things can't be controlled by oneself, and go with the flow. That's something you can't do anything about."

Xiao Ran pondered for a while, and said: "Brother, you still have these two or three hundred brothers under your command. If you have the heart, why don't you find another way out earlier? Wait until the disaster is imminent and make plans, but it will be too late!"

Sheng Zuo shook his head, and said with a wry smile: "The soldiers of the Huqiang Battalion have always been just for display, who cares? Besides, I have been charged with treason now, brother, I have really become a hot potato. That's right. I want to find a way out, but there is no way out! Forget it. The matter has come to this point, so I can only take one step at a time. At any rate, I have helped my brother today, and I, Sheng Zuo, have settled my mind. Ruilin’s big brother The troops will arrive in a blink of an eye, so you can't stay here for long, it's important for you to leave as soon as possible. Turn over this mountain ridge and turn left when you see the road. You can bypass the pass. I can't see you off in person, so I can only see you off here. "

Cheng Tong led the gunners and snipers and climbed up one after another. Sheng Zuo told his brothers to shout, feathered arrows shot down the mountain indiscriminately, and the blunderbuss and artillery fired loudly.Xiao Ran didn't dare to wait any longer, he cupped his fist towards Sheng Sheng and said, "Thank you for your kindness, Big Brother Sheng's friendship. Brothers keep it in mind, we will have a brighter future."

Say goodbye in a hurry, follow Sheng Zuozhi's road all the way over the mountain, and drive out for three or four miles.Sure enough, I saw a narrow path.At this time, the sky was completely dark, but fortunately it was a sunny day, and with the moon in the sky, it was barely possible to tell the direction.Everyone was afraid that Ruilin's troops would chase them overnight, so they didn't dare to stop for a moment, and walked along the rugged path for more than an hour.Turning around a mountain pass, the eyes suddenly opened up, and I saw a road running across the foot, and the mountain became gentler. It turned out that the team had already walked out of the pass.

Surviving a desperate situation, everyone was overjoyed and relieved their tension, and suddenly felt that their legs were weak, and they could no longer walk.At this time, Xiao Ran was even more tired and out of breath, so he had no choice but to let the brothers rest and camp in the woods on the hillside.Duan Xingnian took a few people and went to arrange a sentry post.

Only then did Xiao Ran have a chance to talk to Xue Yao.Holding her in his arms, I felt like there were thousands of words in my chest, and I didn't know where to start.Xueyao was frightened again and again, and at this time she was finally out of danger. Looking at Xiao Ran again, she curled up in Xiao Ran's arms as if in another world, all her grievances and joys turned into tears, flowing freely.

Xiao Ran stroked her beautiful hair, and said softly: "Don't be afraid, girl. From now on, with my husband around, no one will touch a finger of your mother. I will send you to Daxing Mountain tomorrow morning. Let your two sisters take good care of you over there, okay?"

Xueyao was startled, and said: "Aren't you going?"

"The matter here, I'm afraid it won't be over for a while. But it shouldn't take long. When the empress and the little emperor return, the matter will be over." Sighing lightly, touching the snow Yao's stomach said: "During these days, you two have really suffered. Girl, did that bastard Ruilin make things difficult for you?"

Xueyao's expression darkened suddenly, tears flowed down her face, she couldn't make a sound.Xiao Ran's heart skipped a beat, his voice changed, and he said anxiously: "Why, that bastard Rui Lin, what did you do to you?"

Xueyao just shook her head and kept crying, the hot blood all over Xiao Ran's body rushed to the top of her head in an instant, with a loud roar, she pushed Xueyao away, walked back and forth on the ground, screaming non-stop, and suddenly shouted : "**** your mother's Ruilin, I'm going to kill your whole family! Kill your whole family!!!" Crazy, he punched hard on the tree trunk.The dry and hard bark of the old elm was knocked off by his fists.

When the brothers heard the voice, they were puzzled and wanted to come over to have a look.Cheng Tong vaguely understood what was going on in his heart, and quickly drank everyone back.Seeing Xiao Ran's appearance, Xue Yao cried even more fiercely, sobbing: "No, it's not him!"

"Ah?!" Xiao Ran suddenly turned around. In the darkness, his eyes were red with scorching anger, "Who is it? Tell me, who is it?"

"I don't know. That person is already dead!" Xue Yao sobbed desperately.

Xiao Ran was confused.Said: "Don't worry, tell me slowly what's going on?"

Xueyao choked up for a long time, finally calmed down a bit, and then told the story intermittently.It turned out that I was in a hurry to hurry a few days ago, but nothing happened.It's just that the camp was set up the night before, and a guard soldier entered the tent in the middle of the night.To touch her hands and feet.Coincidentally at this moment, there was a sudden fight outside for some reason, which saved her life.And the unlucky guard was shot in the neck during the confusion and died before dawn.

Xiao Ran

I understand, it turned out that that night, Monk Hua just happened to catch up with Monk Hua and went to Monk Hua secretly, and every time he could always hit the right side, it was really not ordinary luck!

"Did that bastard...do you..."