Chapter 151 Risks and Opportunities (III)
Huo Chong finished reading the report sent by the messenger, sighed, and said to Yang Wangfu, the anxious Linzi County Magistrate, "Qian Qing said that she will be back three days later."
Yang Wangfu was a little anxious. "Li Shude led his army straight to Linzi. Even if Qian Qing dropped everything and rushed back, he might not be able to make it in time. Sir, why don't you order Qian Qing to march back immediately?"
"Oh? You've learned the word 'forced march'. Very good." Huo Chong changed the subject.
Yang Wangfu was concerned about the safety of Linzi County and didn't care about Huo Chong's thoughts. He almost begged, "Sir, I'm afraid we can't hold on."
"I have a different opinion from you. We can hold on. If Li Shude really dares to go straight to Linzi County, he will definitely never come back."
If he expressed his opposition at this time, it would obviously be a criticism of Huo Chong's ability to lead the troops. Even Yang Wangfu felt that the difference between 300 and 2,000 was too great, so he felt relieved at this moment. Huo Chong clearly stated that he would personally command the battle. Yang Wangfu had seen Huo Chong's strength . From the time the imperial envoy came to arrest people to now, a series of victories and special victories were all with minimal losses and great results. The weapons equipped for this army were also prepared by Huo Chong a long time ago. Yang Wangfu could not find any reason to blame Huo Chong.
After leaving Huo Chong's place, Yang Wangfu still felt uneasy. After all, his family was in Linzi County. Even if the Qing army was defeated, Huo Chong led everyone to another great victory. But if the Qing army had a chance to enter the city, I'm afraid it would still cause the Yang family to suffer considerable damage.
The culprit who caused all dangers... no, the person responsible, in Yang Wangfu's opinion, was Qian Qing, who acted on his own when he went out to fight. Although Yang Wangfu did not dare to accuse Qian Qing in person, because the two had fought many times, Yang Wangfu could not beat Qian Qing. But in his heart, he blamed Qian Qing for ignoring his family's comfort. This courage to criticize in his heart did not require the mobilization of extraordinary mental strength. It really arose immediately, and it came as soon as he said it.
Qian Qing was also very anxious at this time, but he had to keep all this in his heart. The Taoist priest Chang Xin in front of him was an extremely important partner of Huo Chong. In a sense, it could even be said that Taoist priest Chang Xin's support for Huo Chong was the important cornerstone of the current situation.
Not to mention what would happen if he didn't get the support of Master Changxin, even if he got half the support of Master Changxin, Qian Qing would have to work with Huo Chong in the mountainous area of Mengyin County.
Huo Chong's platform would never be stingy with those who helped him, and the people brought by Master Changxin began to leave the team excitedly. These people helped Qian Qing lead his troops to move quickly as logistics personnel, allowing Qian Qing, who originally planned to destroy only one or two Qing army camps, to completely destroy the three camps set up in Dengzhou Town in the Dengzhou area.
This was better than the best expectations before the station. Huo Chong was mainly concerned about the Qing army's weapons, metals, and especially gunpowder. The spoils seized this time were enough to weigh hundreds of thousands of kilograms, and even the documents and papers in the three camps in Dengzhou were moved clean.
If there had not been the team of tens of thousands of people provided by Taoist Priest Chang, it would have taken an unknown amount of time to transport these 2,000 people and a thousand vehicles with just money.
Since Huo Chong never mentioned food, Qian Qing gave the seized hundreds of thousands of kilograms of food, a large amount of cloth and some money as a thank you gift to each person when they left. For Qian Qing, this was just a waste and a way to show his appreciation. For these participants, this was really a very valuable gift. These people's families might not be able to earn this much even if they worked hard for three or four months.
They had already reached the Daqing River. The boats sent by the leader of the Daqing River Gang, Hong, were transporting supplies across the river in an orderly manner. The Taoist priest Chang Dao was dressed in ordinary casual clothes, and he was completely invisible in the crowd. The Taoist priest said to Qian Qing: "Miss Qian, I have long wanted to talk to you. This time I traveled with Miss Qian, and I really saw how talented you are. I know a little about astrology, and I want to ask for your horoscope to make me feel at ease."
"Reassurance?" Qian Qing was puzzled and alert.
"Yes, since I am involved in this secular world, even if Mr. Huo is in front of me, I should feel at ease, right?"
"Master, what does this have to do with me?"
"Miss Qian is Mr. Huo's right-hand man. If Miss Qian is strong, Mr. Huo is strong. I can comfort myself by reading the horoscope for Miss Qian."
Qian Qing knew that he absolutely could not afford to offend Master Changxin, and after hearing the mysterious things the Taoist said, he honestly told Master Changxin his birth date and time.
Master Changdao closed his eyes, turned the Taoist rosary in his left hand, and counted with his right hand. After a while, he opened his eyes and sighed, "It turns out that Miss Qian may have the Seven Killing Stars. Interesting, interesting."
Qian Qing had studied with Huo Chong for such a long time that her Chinese knowledge had never fallen behind. She immediately recognized the key words and asked in confusion, "Maybe?"
"I didn't bring the Nine Palace Star Ruler with me. I just relied on my memory to calculate. I dare not say too big. Haha." Master Changxin laughed.
Looking at this old Taoist priest who was playing tricks on others, Qian Qing was very dissatisfied. Was the old Taoist priest making fun of him?
After Qian Qing followed Huo Chong, his status in the platform was second only to Huo Chong. After receiving Huo Chong's true teachings, he couldn't help but smiled and said, "I think the Taoist knows that my master doesn't believe this."
The monk Changxin smiled and asked, "Miss Qian doesn't believe it either?"
Qian Qing was a little speechless. Huo Chong really didn't believe in this kind of thing, Qian Qing was sure of that. But Qian Qing himself was teased by fate, thrown into a deep valley at one time , and unexpectedly pushed to a peak that Qian Qing had never dared to think of when he was a child.
When I was doing a study class before, the students got together to brag during their free time, and suddenly the question of what happiness is came up. When is the time when you feel the happiest?
Qian Qing certainly felt that it was a blessing to have both parents and to be with them. However, his mother died early, and his father was killed by the Qing Dynasty because of a literary inquisition, and the whole family was implicated. But after going through all these, Qian Qing unexpectedly ended up with Huo Chong.
The days with Huo Chong were not hard for Qian Qing. In fact, there were many times when Qian Qing felt as happy as when he was a child...
But thinking of Huo Chong's attitude, Qian Qing gathered his thoughts and replied sternly: "Master, I don't believe it."
"That's how it should be! That's how it should be!" Master Chang Xin was a little excited.
Qian Qing saw the old man getting excited and was a little worried that he would keep talking. Thanks to the old man, many people from the Jiaodong Peninsula, that is, the mountainous areas of Dengzhou, helped the troops transport food in order to obtain the food that Qian Qing and his men were not going to bring across the river.
There is strength in numbers, and the leader of the Cao Gang on the Daqing River, Hong, is an expert on the water. The spoils will soon be transported across the river. Qian Qing really doesn't have time to talk nonsense with the old man.
But the old man became interested, and Qian Qing found that he had no choice but to listen to his nonsense.
