After ordering the entire army to be on guard, Zhou Kaihuang and other officers hurriedly ran towards the rear guard: "If there are not many pursuers, defeat the pursuers first and steal their weapons."

"Even if there are too many people, they must be defeated first." Zhao Tianba was single and had no subordinates to lead him. At the critical moment of life and death, his martial arts could not be wasted. He pulled out his waist knife and rushed forward to fight desperately.

No matter what, the whereabouts of more than a thousand people cannot be hidden. It is impossible to attack Tan Hong in front of him. Then, he can only deal with the pursuers behind him before Tan Hong noticed, which can be regarded as taking some enemies. Now these Ming soldiers are thinking of killing one of them and killing one pair to make a profit. The pursuers behind the surprise attack are always more opportunities than attacking Tan Hong's camp.

"No matter who it is, you are not allowed to die before killing a Tartar!" Seeing that all hope was lost, Zhou Kaihuang put down the order of life-for-life exchange and rushed forward with a spear. Although the army had been organized, it was far less disciplined than normal. It was absolutely impossible for the entire army to turn back like an arm and finger. Zhou Kaihuang could not wait for the team to follow, so he took the people around him across the back line to launch an attack, hoping to attack the pursuers off guard.

Just after Zhou Kaihuang crossed the guard cordon, he saw a group of strong men holding sticks rushing out from behind the rocks blocking Jiang Liu's view. Their armor was very messy, most of them were wearing cloth clothes, and one or two people were wearing muddy armor, or half of their arm guards were pressed on their shoulders. Zhou Kaihuang was stunned for a moment and quickly looked around the people in front of him. He saw that only one of them was wearing a helmet, but it was a cavalry helmet. Moreover, the guy was wearing a coarse cloth uniform and holding two wooden sticks with two hands.

The two groups of people totaled nearly a hundred, silently confronting each other. After a moment, two or three men rushed out from behind the rocks, one of them holding a bamboo pole with a few strands of red cloth tied. At this time, the head of the opposite center also saw half of the red belt on the bamboo pole on the side of Zhou Kaihuang. This red cloth was borrowed from a soldier, half used as a military flag, and the other half was left on the soldier's waist. Both sides let out a long sigh and slowly lowered the weapons in their hands.

"So it's you!" Deng Ming had just squeezed into the front row at this time, and he immediately recognized that the leader on the opposite side was the young officer from Tan Wen's department who had met on the dock.

The other party stared at Deng Ming for a while before reacting, inserted the sword in his hand into the mud at his feet, and clasped his fists at Deng Ming: "So it's Mr. Deng... Mr. Deng?"

Seeing Deng Ming nodding, the Ming army officer slowly glanced at the crowd here again, and finally recognized Zhou Kaihuang and Zhao Tianba: "Why are you here too? Didn't you escape home with your tails in between?"

"I have never known what 'escape' in my life! I feel uncomfortable sitting on the boat, so I want to go ashore for a walk!" Zhou Kaihuang held his head and chest out, slowly inserted his waist knife back into the sheath, with disdain on his face: "It's your Tan family, I remember that there are thousands of people who let the river go, and now I have escaped only these few?" Then he looked back and asked a subordinate to go down to report the situation.

The officer on the opposite side was also turning around and whispering something to a soldier behind him. Hearing this, he turned around and shouted with anger: "Will your grandfather escape? Mr. Deng saved the 1,300 brothers from Jiang, and no one of them was behind me!"

Deng Ming looked at the other party. The unknown officer was wearing a military boot on his left foot and a straw sandal on his right foot. It was obviously made hastily, as if he had pieced together a sole of a shoe with something like a tree bark, and tied it with green plants to his feet and ankles.

Although Zhou Kaihuang was able to lead thousands of people to march, the battle was another matter. He had just planned to raid the entire army to defeat the enemy behind, but dozens of people followed. The two sides had confronted each other for so long, until Zhou Kaihuang sent people to relieve the alarm. There were still a large number of people behind him who had not been notified to mobilize. The opposite side of Tan Wenyu's army was no better than Deng Ming's group. The officer successfully reorganized the defeated troops like Zhou Kaihuang and sent scouts in a manner. As soon as he learned that there were sneaky and unidentified soldiers in front, he was determined to raid and caught someone off guard in the front, but only dozens of people around him were following him.

Fortunately, the two armies were like this. Not only did there be no bloody conflict, but also fortunately, there was no big disturbance, and even did not alarm Tan Hong's army.

"Has Xinjinhou rebelled?" After lifting his guard, the officer asked.

"That thief Tan Hong! You must die a good death." Zhou Kaihuang briefly introduced what he saw and heard.

During this period, the officers opposite were listening carefully. Tan Hong's rebellion was not too unexpected to him. As the garrison of Wanxian, they had long known that Tan Yi and Tan Hong had an extraordinary relationship and had always acted in a unified manner.

After pondering for a while, the officer suddenly remembered the etiquette and clasped his fists at Zhou Kaihuang: "Under the command of Fuhou, Li Xinghan, the Thousand General of Zuoying."

Li Xinghan's name comes from Cao Cao's poem "Watching the Canghai". The elders who named him gave him this name based on "The journey of the sun and the moon, if it comes out of it; the stars and the Han are brilliant, if it comes out of it." Li Xinghan entered the pass when he was six years old. When he grew up, he became a member of Tan Wen's anti-Qing army. He felt that his name was very good and he had a "Xing Han" oral.

Zhou Kaihuang also bowed his fists and returned the gift: "Duke Jingguo's personal soldiers, Qian Zongzhou, opened the land."

Seeing that the other party's eyes were on him, Zhao Tianba thought about it and told him bluntly: "The Qianhu of Jinyiwei, Zhao Tianba."

"Embroidered Uniform Guard?" Li Xinghan's eyebrows frowned and looked at Zhao Tianba carefully. After the Emperor Yongli fled to Yunnan, there were very few guards accompanying him. In order to ensure that the puppet Yongli could be firmly in his hands, Sun Kewang chose a group of officers and soldiers from the Western Camp to serve as the important position of the Jinyi Guard. Later, Jin King Li Dingguo fought back to Kunming and bombed Sun Kewang away. Although Yongli chose the imperial guards, the people of the Jinyi Guard were still from the Western Camp. Li Xinghan thought of this and asked, "Are you a member of the Jinfan?"

"The King of Jin also served for the court, and the people of Jin vassal also served for the court." Zhao Tianba replied indifferently.

"Aren't you Western thieves in Yunnan? Isn't Yunnan fighting fiercely? Why did you escape to our Sichuan?" Just now, when he heard Zhou Kaihuang introduce the situation of Tan Hong, Li Xinghan understood that the situation was dangerous and wanted to work together. However, when he heard that Zhao Tianba was from the Western Camp, he was immediately excited again. If the Sichuan Ming army's direct lineage and the Chuang Army just dislike each other, then he would be irrelevant with the Western Camp.

In recent years, all armies of the anti-Qing army have been under the banner of Yongli, but Xiying controlled the Yongli court in Yunnan. Neither Sun Kewang nor Li Dingguo had given the old Ming court a piece of food or a copper coin military pay, nor had they praised a good word. Similarly, the old Sichuan army never cooperated with the Xiying operation. Whether Liu Wenxiu of Xiying counterattacked Hanzhong or managed Jianchang, the old Sichuan army would never help. Wen'an had a way to let the Sichuan army and the remaining troops of the camp cooperate with the operation, but even the Yongli court could not let the Sichuan army and the Xiying fight side by side.

As Li Xinghan said that, he jumped towards Zhao Tianba, stretched out his arm and grabbed the collar of the latter: "Why don't you, a coward, rebel, protect the emperor in Yunnan?"

Zhao Tianba raised his hands, grabbed the other person's wrist and tried hard at the same time, trying to spread the other person's hands apart. But Li Xinghan's hand strength was greater than Zhao Tianba imagined, and he didn't succeed when he struggled. Zhao Tianba was angry and used the fighting technique to teach the other person a lesson. At this time, Li Xinghan also realized that the other person's fist and foot skills seemed to be great, so he let go of Zhao Tianba's collar and started fighting.

In a blink of an eye, Deng Ming was stunned to see two Ming army officers fighting back and forth. When they were pulled away by Zhou Kaihuang, Li Xinghan's eyes were black and Zhao Tianba's face was also covered with blue and purple.

Licking the blood on the corner of his mouth, seeing Deng Ming walking to his side as if he wanted to say something, Zhao Tianba said angrily: "Don't worry, sir, at this moment, I won't be as knowledgeable as this brainless idiot."

At this time, Li Xinghan was also wiping the bleeding wound. Seeing that Zhao Tianba, the Western thief, was so polite to Deng Ming, he couldn't help but look at Deng Ming carefully. Originally, he thought that this person was probably Yuan Zongdi's master, but Zhao Tianba's actions made him a little suspicious and he couldn't help but worry that he was also from the Xiying. Because he did not intend to accept the love of breaking into the camp, Li Xinghan planned to save his life on Deng Ming alone. But if the other party was from the Xiying, wouldn't he Li Xinghan have to accept the love of the Western thief?

"Why did you Jinfan come to Yunnan?" Li Xinghan remembered the question just now. The Sichuan Army had always used the greatest malice to speculate on the intentions of Xiying. Looking at the remnant of Zhou Kaihuang, a terrible thought suddenly arose from Li Xinghan's heart. He asked in a trembling voice: "Are you, those who are despicable, want to abandon the emperor and betray the court again?"

This time, Zhou Kaihuang and others were scolded. The people from Yuan Zongdi's unit were furious when they heard this: "You dogs, soldiers, are so conscientious. Which wild dogs betray the imperial court under Chongqing city?"

As soon as he said that, Li Xinghan knew it was impossible. He blurted out because he was so angry that he blurted out, but it was still impossible to be scolded as a wild dog by the traitor. The soldiers of Tan's army immediately retorted.

"You cowards! You probably have never seen a hero! "The people behind Zhou Kaihuang saw that they could not get any advantage, so they raised the wooden stick in their hand again.

"We need to see who is a hero and a coward!" The people next to Li Xinghan were not showing any weakness and raised the stick in his hand.

All of this in front of him made Deng Ming feel incredible - under the enemy's nose, his own people are about to start to become popular!

As a person hundreds of years later, whenever he read this history, Deng Ming naturally regarded the Ming army's direct line, the camp and the Xiying camp as the same camp, because they also fought under the banner of the Ming Dynasty, and were both Han people. However, in Zhou Kaihuang, Zhao Tianba and Li Xinghan were completely different from the hearts of the people. Their father and brother killed each other for more than ten years, and each other was full of each other's blood debts. When they were young, they heard many cruel beast acts from the elders. The hatred between them was not only deep but also continued to accumulate, and they were probably not much different from the deep hatred of the Qing army. In this era, except for Deng Ming, an isolated person, there was no remaining part of the camp. The remaining part of the Xiying camp or the Ming army's direct line would think that the other party was "one of their own people".

Deng Ming always felt that Zhou Kaihuang was impatient, while Zhao Tianba was careful and thoughtful. Sometimes Zhou Kaihuang was impulsive and would dissuade him. But now Zhao Tianba pulled his waist without saying a word, and Li Xinghan on the opposite side drew his sword in his hand without saying a word, and saw a fire and approaching him.

"Will you not pick when you want to cut and kill?" Zhou Kaihuang jumped out. He first stopped his subordinates who were eager to try, and then stepped forward to the front of Li Xinghan and his group. Zhou Kaihuang raised his arm and pointed behind him. Although he did not look back, he pointed accurately at Deng Ming: "If he was harmed by Tan Zhe, you will die!"

Deng Ming stared at the arm pointing at him blankly, thinking that Zhou Kaihuang might have pointed at the wrong person. Zhou Kaihuang quickly glanced back and confirmed that he was pointing at Deng Ming, so he turned around and coughed and strengthened his tone: "Do you know his identity?"

"My identity?" Deng Mingxin said: "I was a student of the Academy of Fine Arts more than ten days ago, and now I claim to be an amnesia-lost scholar."

Zhou Kaihuang attracted the eyes of everyone around him to Deng Ming, including those from Yuan Zongdi's family, and they also looked at Deng Ming's face seriously. The people behind him were still tiptoed, stretched their necks and tried hard to move forward, fearing that they could not see clearly, just as if Deng Ming's identity was written on his face, and you could see clearly with just a few more glances.

Seeing that everyone around him looked at Deng Ming intently, Zhou Kaihuang showed a hint of pride. He dodged a little to the side, and waited for a while to make everyone's waiting more anxiously, he said heavily: "This is the royal family! It is Your Highness!"

"Wow!"

People on Yuan Zongdi also exclaimed together, and then started talking. Several officers immediately said that they had already seen that Deng Ming was unusual and that Yuan Zongdi had a noble identity. How could he send his own personal guard captain to protect a new "dean" for no reason! The officers said that because of the urgent war, this idea has been lurking in his heart and has not been made public.

With the help of these clever Zhuge Liang, everyone in Yuan Zongdi's family soon believed that Deng Ming was a clan. As for which clan family they were, Zhuge Liang and others were cautiously not explaining, and they just waited for Zhou Kaihuang to announce it.

However, Zhou Kaihuang did not announce it. He hoped that Deng Ming would speak out at this critical moment and convince everyone to stabilize the morale of the army.

At the same time, Li Xinghan also vaguely remembered that when he first met Deng Ming, he felt that this person was a little special. Deng Ming kept asking General Manager of the Shuiying to cross the old Sichuan Army across the south bank, which was completely different from the camp and the Xiying. At that time, he was only concerned about crossing the river by the river, and they were in a hurry and didn't ask much.

Now that Zhou's reminder of the land reclamation, Li Xinghan gradually understood what Deng Ming was different from others, perhaps the temperament of the royal family.

Deng Ming's face, hands, and no disability. It was probably because he had a noble status and had never been to the battlefield. Deng Ming had a tall figure, a white face, a smooth forehead without wrinkles. He obviously had not been engaged in hard work, nor had heavier pressure on life. No wonder Zhou Kaihuang respected Deng Ming so much, and Zhao Tianba was with Deng Ming's side, so it was understandable - a very important clan of the royal family deserves to be sent to protect the Jinyiwei.

"Meet Your Highness." Since it was not a Western thief or a treacher, Li Xinghan immediately remembered Deng Ming's life-saving grace. He fought against the battlefield for the Ming Dynasty and was rescued by the royal family. After all, the royal family was closer to the Sichuan Army of the Ming court! At this point, all the matter today can be explained. Li Xinghan immediately knelt down on one knee in the mud: "Shut Beizhi is in his armor and he can't be fully polite. How dare you ask Your Highness if it is?"

Seeing Li Xinghan kneeling, the officers and soldiers of Tan Wen's army behind him also worshiped each other with a big ceremony, saying in unison: "Your Highness."

At this time, Deng Ming also recovered from his initial shock. He guessed Zhou Kaihuang's intention in his heart, and felt that he needed to look at this person who had always been a little impatient: "I didn't expect that Zhou Kaihuang was so anxious and wise, well, I really can't kill each other now. This Li Xinghan claims that there are more than a thousand people behind him, and there are more than two thousand of us. If we work together, maybe we can break through Tan Hong's block. This group of people has a deep prejudice against the people in the camp and the Xiying camp. Obviously, only by carrying out the clan can we suppress them. In these few seconds, Brother Zhou actually thought so thoroughly and took action immediately. He is really a master."

After thinking that he understood Zhou Kaihuang's intention and plan, Deng Ming began to be glad that he was shocked by Zhou Kaihuang's remarks just now, instead of jumping up and denied it immediately, otherwise it would be out of control: "Why didn't Zhou Kaihuang just say which vassal Wang family I am? I have no idea about the Ming royal family. If I say something randomly, maybe I'm wrong at the age, or someone has seen it, or I've revealed my flaws in a few words, then will I immediately see that it's an impostor?"

Deng Ming hurriedly took a few steps to help Li Xinghan, but he couldn't watch others kneel down to him.

Li Xinghan and his subordinates were still waiting for the answer, and Deng Ming could not let them wait forever, so he had to vaguely say: "I really have something to hide. Please don't worry. When I return to Fengjie, I will naturally explain it to you clearly."

Seeing that Deng Ming was still unwilling to reveal his identity, Zhou Kaihuang and Zhao Tianba looked at each other, and they felt a little regretful. Deng Ming never let go for so many days, obviously he had deep concerns. If they forcibly made it clear, they might be denied.

Zhao Tianba and Zhou Kaihuang's small actions failed to escape Li Xinghan's eyes. He said to himself: "These two guys probably know the identity of Your Highness."

Some of the Zhuge Liangs from Yuan Zongdi's family guessed the Han Wang family in their hearts, some guessed the Andong Wang family, and even guessed it was Prince Yongli, waiting for Zhou Kaihuang to announce it or Deng Ming himself admitted it. Seeing that Deng Ming and Zhou Kaihuang were both keeping secrets, Zhuge Liang looked unpredictable and profound, and refused to answer the curious questions of the people around him: "It's not good to say it. If your highness doesn't want to say it, wouldn't it be contrary to your highness's original intention?" - What if you say it wrong wouldn't it damage your Zhuge Liang's image?

The expressions of these people also fell into Li Xinghan's eyes. He thought: "The true identity of this royal family is probably only known to Zhou Kaihuang and this Western thief. Most of the others don't seem to know it yet."

When the officers and soldiers of Tan Wen's army saw Deng Ming's vague words, someone immediately became clamored. Obviously, they became suspicious of Zhou Kaihuang's words. Zhou Kaihuang saw that there was another storm, and he couldn't help but be anxious.
Chapter completed!