PFC Chapter 753 Continuous Mountains
Chapter 753 Continuous Mountains
After Manzi proclaimed himself emperor in the capital, he sent a large army south to pursue the fleeing Dashun Army.
On the other hand, he sent troops to besiege the areas around the capital to consolidate his rule.
Among the cities surrounding the capital, some of the powerful ones had almost all been defeated by the Dashun Army.
They would encounter a powerful barbarian army, most of which would surrender without a fight.
The barbarian army that was pursuing the Dashun army also had an almost overwhelming advantage.
Since the start of the war, many battles, large and small, have been fought.
Among them, there are more wins than losses.
A few days ago, the waiter heard a passerby say this.
The Dashun army and the barbarian army fought a battle more than 200 miles away from Changzhou Prefecture.
I heard that the area was littered with corpses and was a very tragic scene.
When the waiter spoke of this, he looked very worried.
Lu Qingqing chatted with the waiter for a while and asked him almost all the information he knew.
Then he took out the silver and money and started ordering hot water and food.
The waiter left with five taels of silver. After deducting the money for food and hot water, the rest was his.
As soon as the others left, Old Man Zhuang came out from behind the bed curtain with a needle bag rolled up.
"It seems that this barbarian army is following us right behind us!
Well, we still have to hurry up."
Lu Qingqing took out her purse from the bag on the table and said as she walked out:
"It's too late today, I'll go buy some supplies.
Tomorrow morning we will go to the South City Gate and wait, and leave as soon as the gate opens."
Old Man Zhuang called her over, took out a prescription from his bag, made some changes on it and handed it to her.
"Qing girl, take this prescription and get twenty more doses of medicine for Xiao Lang.
I'll cook it all tonight and give it to him on the way."
Lu Qingqing took the prescription, looked at the changed ingredients in the prescription, agreed and went out.
At this moment, sporadic snowflakes were falling outside again, and there were even fewer pedestrians on the road.
She drove the carriage out, asking for directions along the way as she headed towards the pharmacy.
Now, getting the medicine is the most important thing.
If you are missing any of the remaining supplies, you can find something in the space to make do.
Soon, the carriage arrived at the pharmacy.
The clerk took the prescription and trotted to pick out the medicine from each medicine box.
A quarter of an hour later, twenty packets of medicinal materials were prepared.
After paying the money, Lu Qingqing went out with a bunch of medicine bags.
On the way here just now, she took note of the shops that were open.
Now, I choose the shop I need and start shopping.
In fact, the main things we buy are steamed buns, meals and other things that we can eat by heating them up on the way.
In addition, if I came across any food I liked, I would buy some.
This time, as usual, we packed up what we had prepared.
Ask them to deliver the rest to the inn where she is staying before curfew.
After paying the deposit, she drove the carriage back.
I passed by a livestock market and bought some fodder for the horses.
When we returned to the inn, it was already dark.
Old Man Zhuang had already finished his meal. When he saw her come back, he picked up the medicine bag and opened each one to take a look.
After making sure that the herbs were in good condition, he took the medicine bag to the backyard and borrowed the inn's kitchen to boil the medicine.
Lu Qingqing looked at the untouched food on the table and put half of it into the space.
After washing my hands, I picked up a big, soft and fluffy steamed bun and started eating it in big mouthfuls.
He ate a mouthful of steamed bun and a mouthful of vegetables, enjoying the meal very much.
After dinner, I went into the space and took a shower.
When he came out again, Old Man Zhuang had also returned with the prepared medicine.
Early the next morning, Lu Qingqing got up and packed her luggage.
After buying breakfast, I left in a car with Old Man Zhuang.
There were few pedestrians on the street at this time.
The few people I saw were also cleaning the snow in front of their doors.
When they arrived at the South Gate, it was not open yet, so they stopped the carriage under the gate.
Looking up from where they were parked, they could vaguely see soldiers standing guard on the city gate tower.
Old Man Zhuang tugged at his thick cotton coat and whispered:
"Qing girl, I think the security in Changzhou Prefecture is quite strict.
Look, it’s so cold at this time, and there are still people standing guard on the city wall.
Tell me, if a barbarian army attacks, can they hold the city?"
Lu Qingqing glanced around the city wall and shook her head.
“I think it’s tough.
Although these officers and soldiers were on guard duty, they did not even have a proper thick cotton coat.
Look at the knife in his hand.
That Dao is probably older than both of us combined.
Also, I took a look when I entered the city from the north gate.
The gun barrels on their city walls are still the oldest type.
I guess it was either from the Hongwu period or the Yongle period.
It's been so many years, it's not realistic to expect to defeat the barbarians with these rusty cannons."
She put her hands into the fur sleeves, rubbed them together, and said:
“However, it’s hard to say.
Perhaps the barbarians will be dissuaded by the heavy snow and stop moving forward."
Old Man Zhuang sighed.
“That would be great.
By then, we won't have to worry so much.
If we come across a town on the way, we can rest for a few days."
The two of them chatted intermittently.
During this time, people came to line up behind me one after another.
By the time the city gate opened, there were already more than a dozen households lined up behind him.
Lu Qingqing drove the carriage out of the city and quickly moved forward along the official road.
Soon, he left the carriage behind him far behind.
The carriages traveled for a whole day, but except for a few other carriages, no refugees were seen on the road.
When they set up camp to rest at night, Old Man Zhuang expressed his feelings to her.
They were finally one step ahead.
But I didn't expect that the slap in the face would come so quickly.
On the second day, after passing a fork in the road, we saw refugees again.
From a few scattered people at the beginning to a large group later.
Lu Qingqing took the pancakes and asked a few refugees, only to find out that they were from Changwang County in the west.
Four days ago, several thousand soldiers captured Changwang County and were looting food there.
After asking several refugees, I finally got the answer from one of them.
Among these soldiers, there were soldiers wearing uniforms with the word "Shun" on them.
Lu Qingqing was also very confused.
According to the information they had obtained before, the Dashun army was still far away from here!
It's impossible for them to travel so fast in such snowy weather.
The most important thing is that the number of people doesn’t match!
This time, it was Old Man Zhuang who woke her up with a word.
"Could it be that the Dashun side sent out the vanguard?
Or, the large army behind us could drag the barbarian army with us, allowing these people to escape first!"
Lu Qingqing was thinking about this while shaking the reins to make the horse run faster.
All I can say is that both are possible.
There are even other possibilities.
But no matter which possibility it is, all they can do is run faster and faster.
Lu Qingqing swung the reins in her hand, and the carriage ran faster.
On the way, they encountered seven or eight refugees who were blocking the road and robbing people. Lu Qingqing used a compound bow to deal with four of them.
The rest were all hacked to death with long swords.
After killing the man, the blood on the knife dripped down.
In order to avoid trouble later, she hung the long knife directly on the front of the car.
In this way, some small groups of refugees will basically not provoke them again.
The carriage continued on its journey smoothly for two days.
Two days later, a mountain range appeared again in front of them.
However, this time the mountain range is much larger than before.
A series of mountains covered with thick snow lay before them.
Looking left and right, all I saw were mountains.
This time, the official road meandered all the way upward.
Old Man Zhuang looked at the endless mountains, sighed deeply, and asked Lu Qingqing for a map.
After careful study, I found that it would take at least two days to cross this mountain road.
This time, the official road did not go straight through like before.