The gentry who were placed to go to Jiaojiazhuang for temporary refuge heard that the bandits had been repulsed, and pooled money overnight to manage the people of Jiaojiazhuang to buy chickens, ducks, fish and meat for treatment.

The gentry who came from Daqiao Town were like arrows, and when everyone had eaten and drunk, they proposed to return to the west bank.

Their foundation is all on the other side, Han Xiufeng can understand their feelings, and let Chu Chenggui lead Liangshi Xiangyong to escort them back overnight. This is a beauty difference, and the reward must be indispensable, Chu Chenggui agreed without saying a word.

Unexpectedly, the gentry of Daqiao Town were sent away, and Chen Hu and Chen Biao, who thought that they had died at the hands of the bandits, actually led twenty-seven villagers back, including the children of the Wu family, and they were all tired like dead dogs, and as soon as they returned to the camp, they threw down the bloodstained sacks and sat on the ground.

Chen Hu weakly reported the experience of attacking and harassing the bandits on the other side, so he forcibly untied the sack, and asked everyone to inspect the heads of the bandits while asking with a sneer: "Master Han, the little one has a big life, not only did he not die, but he also cut off twelve of the bandits' heads. Before coming, Second Young Master Zhang said that killing a thief will reward five taels of silver, and killing twelve thieves is sixty taels, the small one is not wrong, right? ”

"It's not wrong, it's not just wrong, it's less!" Han Xiufeng couldn't help but smile and said: "Those you killed and injured when you intercepted the river across the river on the west bank, Master Wu can help you testify, and the official will count with you according to forty, five taels each, a total of two hundred taels, and when Second Young Master Zhang comes back, he will give you a reward." ”

"Master Xie Han, Master Xie Han!"

"Don't thank me, this is what you deserve, and you fought hard for it."

……

I haven't been in battle to kill an enemy before, and I don't know how dangerous it is to go into battle to kill an enemy, as long as people are afraid.

After the battle at noon, Wu Wenming not only forgave his own children who came back with Chen Hu and Chen Biao, but saw that Wu Xinmin and Wu Sizhu were not only tired like dead dogs, but also full of injuries, so he couldn't help but hug his own children and cry.

The more Zhang Yiguo looked at Chen Hu and Chen Biao's brothers, the more he liked them, and felt that these were two fierce generals who were similar to Liang Liu and Liang Jiu, and made up his mind to persuade them later, and he couldn't let them go back to Hai'an's hometown no matter what.

Zhou Xingyuan stayed by the river and waited for news on the other side, and as soon as the bandits left in the evening, he sent out the spies who came back one after another during the day, and he didn't know whether it was because the road was not easy to walk at night, or the reinforcements were too far away, so he didn't wait until midnight, so he could only go back to the camp to rest.

This night, Han Xiufeng, Li Changjing, Yu Qinghuai, Wang Qianli, Li Zhiyong and other people who planned to retire after success slept very soundly, but Zhang Yiguo and Wu Wenming, who had made up his mind to kill the thief, were busy until almost dawn, drilling from this tent to that tent, bewitching this and then bewitching that, making meritorious contributions, being promoted to become wealthy, sealing his wife and son, and glorifying his ancestors...... said that a group of villagers who have no land and no one at home are enthusiastic.

When Han Xiufeng woke up, there were already people gathered outside the big tent.

"What the hell is going on?" Han Xiufeng asked while washing his face.

The big head couldn't help but smile and said, "Fourth brother, Lu Daming, they don't want to go back, and I'm afraid that you will be unhappy." ”

"Let them come in and say."

"Oh."

Lu Daming led everyone into the big tent, and as soon as he came in, he knelt down, and said nervously: "Master Han, the small one is originally from the army, and it is not good to let the small one farm the small one really breed." Master Zhang and Master Wu said that the Yangzhou camp and the salt fishing camp would be rebuilt sooner or later, and said that if the small ones stayed, when the Yangzhou camp and the salt fishing camp were rebuilt, they would ensure that the small ones would be a serious thousand general ......."

Han Xiufeng suddenly found that Zhang Yiguo and Wu Wenming were really not coaxing them, and now not only the Yangzhou camp and the salt fishing camp of the Yunsi Yamen should be rebuilt, but the Guazhou camp, Qingshan camp and Qibing camp, which had run out long ago, should be rebuilt, and even the Taizhou camp is now short of military attachés, because those who can go into battle to kill the enemy have long been removed to Jiangning.

There are so many dead, and those who run away and don't die will soon be investigated, and there are so many vacancies at once, no matter which minister the emperor sends, he can't find so many military attaches who can fight for a while. And although Zhang Yiguo is not a big official, the soldiers are not very good, and the battle is not very good, but the reputation of repeated defeats and battles is outside, and no one in the entire Yangzhou Mansion knows that he is a big loyal minister, and Wu Wenming is the cousin of Wu Wenrong, the governor of Huguang.

Han Xiufeng nodded slightly, put down the towel and asked in a low voice, "Jiang Huai, you plan to stay too?" ”

"Master Han, the little one doesn't want to be a servant for the rest of his life, and the little one who wants to turn over has to go out and fight." Jiang Huai said embarrassedly.

The yamen is a cheap job, and the three generations can't go to the meritorious service, as he said, he and even their Jiang family want to turn over and only go out to join the army, Han Xiufeng has been idle in the yamen gang for so many years before donating the official, and can understand his feelings of honoring his ancestors, while signaling him and Lu Daming to get up, he asked again: "Chen Hu, Chen Biao, you don't want to go back?" ”

"Master Han, others don't know that you know, the little one who has been idle all these years will not do anything, even if he waits for the second young master Zhang to come back and receive the reward, that bit of silver is not enough to spend."

"Master Han, if the little one goes back like this, he will still be looked down upon by those people in the village. The small ones have to make meritorious contributions, they must be officials, and when the small ones become officials, they will go back to glorify their ancestors! ”

"Okay, ambitious." Han Xiufeng patted him on the shoulder, then turned around and said, "Liang Liu, why are you here alone, why didn't Liang Jiu come?" ”

Liang Liu said with an embarrassed face: "Master Han, the small one drags the family with the mouth, and the big family is just going back to the corner of the field, and the little one is worried that the few acres of thin land will not be able to support the whole family." Lao Jiu is different from the little one, he eats the whole family alone and is not hungry, so he didn't come. ”

……

One after another, everyone who doesn't want to leave has a reason.

Han Xiufeng knew that as long as they stayed, it wouldn't be long before they could be an official, but how long could this official be a good official, and it was difficult to say whether he could make money and spend his life, no matter what, he would have a hard time with them, and he didn't want them to stay in his heart, but he thought that blocking people's future was as annoying as blocking people's wealth, so he simply smiled: "If you want to stay, stay, people go to high places, and water flows to low places, there is nothing to be embarrassed about." ”

"Master Han, I ......"

"Don't let me, yours, as soon as Second Young Master Zhang comes back, I will leave for Hai'an. Before leaving, I just want to tell you that the march and battle are very dangerous, and we must cherish them in the future. ”

"Master Xie Han is complete, Master Xie Han is complete!"

"Alright, alright, let's get busy."

They went to the big tent to report to Han Xiufeng, and Zhang Yiguo and Wu Wenming, who were guarding outside the tent, were really nervous, and when they saw that they came out happily, the two of them breathed a sigh of relief.

Han Xiufeng didn't know that Zhang Yiguo and Wu Wenming were outside, and they were picking up the dishes and chopsticks to prepare for breakfast, Liang Jiu and Ji Dajier walked into the big tent, and as soon as they came in, they said angrily: "Master Han, those people who have no conscience were deceived by Master Zhang and Master Wu in a few words, except for those who want to go home to farm, forty-two brothers are willing to go back to Hai'an with us." ”

As soon as Liang Jiu's words fell, Ji Da said with a bitter face: "Li Er, they don't want to leave, they all become official fans, and they all want to stay as officials." ”

"Go to the high places, and the water to the low places, let them go."

"But ......"

"It's nothing," Han Xiufeng looked up and smiled: "You go and talk to those brothers who are willing to go back to Hai'an, hurry up and pack your things, and when Second Young Master Zhang comes back and finishes handing out the reward, we will leave." After going back, I will continue to be a village warrior, anyway, Hai'an has a Baojia Bureau, and the Baojia Bureau can't do without group training. ”

"Okay, I'll go tell them."

It was not only Han Xiufeng who returned to his heart, but also Li Changjing, Han Bo, Tang Guozheng, Yu Qinghuai, Wang Qianli and Li Zhiyong were busy asking their families to pack up their things, and after cleaning up, they counted them, and planned to return to Taizhou, Jiangyan, Baimi, Qutang, Hai'an and Jiaoxi, a total of more than 300 people.

Just when the Xiangyong who were about to leave were busy saying goodbye to the Xiangyong who were going to stay here, the spies sent by Zhou Xingyuan came back, and Zhang Guangcheng also rushed back from Yiling with his family.

"After inquiring clearly, the army led by Lord Qishan has arrived outside Yangzhou City, and at a glance it is full of officers and soldiers of the imperial court, not only the green battalion, but also the Eight Banners horse team. One of the roads has just crossed the canal, and it will be possible to reach the town of Daqiao by noon at the latest. Zhou Xingyuan thought about it and looked at Zhang Guangcheng with a smile and said: "Second young master, Lord Qishan is the minister of the Qincha, according to the rules, Lord Zun should hurry up to meet him." ”

"Mr. Xie Zhou mentioned, my father is on his way here."

"You can't go empty-handed."

"Mr. Zhou, rest assured, my father has been prepared."

"It's good to be prepared, it's good to be prepared."

As soon as Zhou Xingyuan's words fell, Zhang Guangcheng took out a stack of silver tickets from his arms and respectfully sent them to Zhou Xingyuan: "Mr. Zhou, if it weren't for your help, this Liao Jiagou really doesn't know if it can be kept. ”

One shot is five thousand taels!

In the past, Li Changjing, Yu Qinghuai, Wang Qianli and others must have felt that they had given too much, after all, the credit of the surname Zhou was not so great, but now no one would feel that five thousand taels was too much, because these five thousand taels were the silver to buy the seal of the governor of Liangjiang, and the seal of the governor of Liangjiang was a great achievement as long as it was handed over.

Zhou Xingyuan happily accepted the silver, but said that he was ashamed of it.

Zhang Guangcheng smiled, and took out a copy of the official document and a list of meritorious service from his arms, his father was the first to attack without accident, not only first appointed the state with Han Xiufeng to lead the township to aid Yangzhou, but also personally led more than 1,000 young people to garrison the Baita River, Han Xiufeng and others defeated the middle road bandits who planned to commit Taizhou at Wanfu Bridge, and he Zhang Zhigao defeated the South Road bandits who went to Taizhou in Baita River......

As long as the civil and military officials and gentry of Taizhou who participated in the war were all meritorious, even Han Chen, the ambassador of the Jiao Xiechang Salt Division, was on the roster, but the Qing army in Yangzhou Prefecture, who moved to Taizhou, was greedy for life and afraid of death!

"Brother Han, you're not going to sue for illness, this excerpt can only be written like this, if you don't think it's inappropriate, we'll consider it when my father arrives."

"Don't think about it, it's good like that." The real war hadn't started yet, Han Xiufeng didn't want to be a bird, so he put aside the excerpt of the victory, looked at him with a smile and asked: "Second young master, have you brought the silver, we can't be untrustworthy, and we will give as much as we promised the brothers." ”

"Brother Han, rest assured, all the reward money has been brought, and it will be distributed according to the roster registered yesterday later." Zhang Guangcheng thought about it and couldn't help laughing: "This money was raised by Old Ghost Xu, but I didn't expect it to come in handy." ”

"Okay, hurry up and send it, I, Brother Yu, and Brother Wang will go back to Hai'an after sending it." The army of the imperial court had already arrived on the other side, Han Xiufeng didn't want to stay here for a long time, handed over the official seal to Zhang Guangcheng, and led Datou and Liang Jiu and others out of the big tent.

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