Chapter 189 Arrival at Nainon
Lin Xu walked forward and looked at the soldiers who were gradually moving away coldly.
"If we can't attack and kill those Zhen Lasheng periods, we must go to find a large group of people, which is why Huang Jin wants to escape."
The ambush from the official road before, these people were obviously prepared.
But it was not expected that the Ming munitions that guarded the merchants were so sharp that the number of people was not in an advantage, and the people who had no advantage could only evacuate after leaving behind fifty or sixty bodies.
"If Zhenla's Shengfan really attacks Dongpu, she must have fought with Chen Shangchuan. We just need to chase behind those people and find the group of people. If we find the group of people, we can naturally find the camp of Mingren in Dongpu."
Lin Xu's words made Brother Ding sweat.
"We also have to follow these people to find the base camp of the Zhenla people." Brother Ding looked shocked and couldn't help but take a few steps back.
"As early as the morning when the attack failed to escape, I ordered Zhao Shen to follow him with a few soldiers."
"They will mark us along the way, and we will set off immediately." Lin Xu looked at Brother Ding, and saw that Brother Ding's face was pale, he patted his shoulder.
"I only trust you in Ming Shang. Don't let other merchants know about this, so as not to scare them."
Brother Ding was really crying and thought it was already miserable to meet a runaway general, but he didn't expect to meet a more ruthless person.
Your own group of people is like fat sheep. You might as well drive a group of fat sheep into the wolf's nest. Is it a pity that you have a long life?
Brother Ding naturally didn't dare to tell the truth to the merchants accompanying him. The group sorted out and set off after counting the goods.
Since several scouts had been sent out by Lin Xu yesterday, they followed the group of Zhenla soldiers and left marks along the way.
Following the marks left by Zhao Shen and others, the group did not meet the Zhenla soldiers again.
I walked like this for a day or two and met several villages along the way.
Most of the people in the village had already escaped, and the Ming people could only search for some food and fresh water in the village.
And learned about some local situations from some Ming people who had not yet escaped in the local village.
It turned out that Zhenla's foreign soldiers had already sneaked into the Ming people in Dongpu half a month ago.
Several Mingren villages and communities on the border were slaughtered, and the rural soldiers in charge of guarding were also beaten away by Zhenla soldiers.
In the past half a month, many people from Dongpu Ming have taken their families to escape into the mountains and forests.
The Ming army in Dongpu also built camps and confronted the Zhenla soldiers.
After learning about the situation in Dongpu, Lin Xu hoped that these Chinese businessmen could stay in this village and took a squad of Ming soldiers to investigate and ask for help.
However, the tragic situation of the villages and communities along the way was still vivid in my mind, and these Chinese merchants were beaten to death and were unwilling to stay in the villages and communities.
Fortunately, that night, they encountered a team of village soldiers near the village community.
These rural soldiers were all wearing local clothes, but they looked like Han people, with a population of about twenty or thirty.
The weapons they carried were just some spears and vine shields, but the two led them were wearing armor.
After reporting on the purpose of the visit, the Ming army officers and soldiers warily let these people into the village.
It turned out that these rural soldiers were sent by the Ming army in Dongpu to contact the nearby Mingren Village.
The Ming people in Dongpu built a siege in Dongpu, and the development of nearby towns was also very exciting.
The Ming people in Dongpu also had some precautions for the attacks of the Zhenla Fan people, but who would have thought that this time, the Zhenla Fan soldiers were not a small-scale conflict of dozens of people, but dispatched thousands of people, which caught the village soldiers and officers and soldiers on the border off guard and lost more than a dozen villages and communities on the border.
Under the leadership of the village soldiers, the group finally arrived in Nongnai City a few days later.
This place was originally the old capital of Shuizhenla, but was later occupied and developed by the Ming people who moved south.
The Ming people renovated the city walls and dug moats.
Camps have also been established in several nearby villages and communities, which serve as mutual support.
It also connects several nearby small villages through camps, gradually connecting a large area.
A large number of rural soldiers composed of local Ming people ran back and forth. They were responsible for contacting various villages and communities and searching for fleeing Ming people.
The Ming army in Dongpu was responsible for resisting the Zhenla soldiers in Nongnai City and several major camps.
At this time, Chen Shangchuan was standing on the city wall and patrolling the defense of the city wall with the generals.
When his subordinates reported to him that a Mingren caravan came from Midi, he was shocked.
I couldn't help but look up at the city wall.
Under the setting sun, a caravan was slowly walking on the path, only one mile away from the city.
Chen Shangchuan looked at the Ming caravan not far away in disbelief. They actually came from Meidi.
A few days ago, when Zhenla gathered a large army and suddenly attacked Dongpu.
Chen Shangchuan also sent messengers to Midi to report the message.
However, I encountered heavy rain on the way, and some roads were destroyed by mountain torrents. Later, the roads were muddy and were blocked by Shengfan. Several groups of people were sent back in vain.
Fortunately, the heavy rains in those days also delayed the gathering of Zhenla Shengfan, which gave the Ming people in Dongpu time to gather and migrate the people.
The generals present also looked at each other in a glance. At this time, a caravan came from Midi.
How did they escape the layers of encirclement by the Zhenlafan people?
"Sir, I'm afraid there will be a fraud." A general said worriedly.
"It's okay." Chen Shangchuan shook his head and pointed to the caravan not far away.
"Look at the flag flying by this caravan, it is the business flag of the Sihai Chamber of Commerce, and the next shot is the Minghai flag."
Chen Shangchuan smiled, "How could those geniuses from Zhenla know about the business flags in the four seas?"
After Chen Ande returned to Dongpu, he also reported the affairs of the Luzon Ming court in detail to Chen Shangchuan, including the Sihai Commercial Bank.
Chen Shangchuan naturally knew about the business banner of Sihai Business.
Seeing that the city gate was gradually opening, Ming Shang and his party breathed a sigh of relief.
Many Chinese businessmen even collapsed on the ground.
This journey can be said to be extremely dangerous, but under the escort of more than 30 Ming soldiers including Lin Xu, more than 20 Ming merchants miraculously arrived in Nongnai City.
Even Brother Ding couldn't believe that he could arrive at the destination with this caravan and the goods without any damage.
"At the order of Lord Liu Yu, Minghai merchant Ding Ge specially went to Dongpu to conduct business." Ding Ge barely smiled and said with a fist.
"I didn't expect that the Luzon merchant envoy came from Meidi, and now the Zhenla foreign soldiers sealed the way. How did you come here?" Looking at more than 20 carriages, Chen Shangchuan asked with a happy expression and a hint of doubt.
"Thanks to the escort of Fubo Town Lin Xu and thirty Ming soldiers, we escaped from the clutches of Zhenla soldiers and came here safely." Brother Ding also praised without hesitation.
Brother Ding admired Lin Xu and his group of Ming army guards from the bottom of his heart. He thought that if he returned to Lavag, he would definitely inform Su Langqing and let Minghai reward these Ming army guards.
"Oh, it turns out it's this little brother. He is so capable at such a young age."
Under the instructions of Brother Ding, Chen Shangchuan saw a flag officer in the middle of the caravan.
Lin Xu just clasped his fists, but his face was not very good.
The Chinese businessmen have arrived in Nongnai City, and the mission of the Ming army has been completed.
Chapter completed!