The past three months can be summed up as "there is no danger".

First, the "Yellow Trumpet Army" with Zhao Maoding besieged Suiyang County, and at the same time divided troops to ambush the officers and troops led by the deputy general Xiangfu. Zou Chenbao's troops were divided into three routes, all the way to seize Loushan Pass, all the way to besiege Tongzi County, and the third road to invade Songkan in the north, the momentum was huge, not only the entire northern Qianbei was chaotic into a pot of porridge, but even the officials and gentry of Qijiang and Nanchuan counties were panicked, for fear that the war would sweep from northern Guizhou to eastern Sichuan.

Han Xiufeng asked the Zunyi prefect to be stationed in Songkan, the alternate magistrate Jiang Binglin, and recruited 2,000 brave men and women to aid Suiyang on the spot with the grain and salary of Sichuan Xieji Guizhou. Wu Kuixiang was worried that Jiang Binglin's temporary recruitment in Songkan would not be of great use, so he transferred more than 100 people from each regiment to serve as the commander of the army, and even asked each regiment to give them all the shotguns and guns brought from his hometown.

And Jiang Binglin and Wu Kuixiang, Chen Hu and others stationed in Songkan did not disappoint Han Xiufeng, just when Zou Chenbao's teaching army besieged Tongzi County, he led two thousand Lian Yong to defeat Zhao Mao's "Yellow Trumpet Army" outside Suiyang City, and just fought a big victory and even killed Zhao Maoding, the deputy general of the Zunyi Association Xiangfu, he could only lead the remnants to escape into the mountains and forests, and it is said that he hid in a place called the Barbarian King's Cave.

For the bandits, the battle situation on Tongzi's side is also "taking a sharp turn".

At the beginning, the battle went very smoothly, Loushanguan was taken without much effort, and Tongzi County was also about to be captured, but they just didn't listen to Wu Kuixiang's warning through the mouth of the peddler's pawn, and they had to attack Songkan. As a result, more than 3,000 people were beaten by the Ba County Armor Protection Bureau and the Sheephorn Regiment in a few rounds of guns, and they lost their armor and ran away.

How could those civil and military supervisors miss this opportunity to make meritorious contributions, and when they saw that the bandits were defeated, they led their brave men to chase and kill. Wu Kuixiang and Chen Hu only knew that it was Chen Tianru who led the leader, and when they reacted, the other regiments followed and killed, worried about the ambush of the thieves among them, so they could only lead the two firearms regiments to chase after them.

This chase was actually pursued to the foot of Tongzi City, and Zou Chenbao and other bandits who were besieging the county seat were caught off guard and immediately collapsed. Pan Changsheng, who was stationed in Hongguan, saw that the Songkan camp was empty, and was worried that hundreds of thousands of stone salt grains would be snatched up or even burned by the rebels, so he hurriedly led the brave and strong into Songkan.

At the same time, some rebels who took advantage of the fire to loot began to attack Baishagang, Buffalo Pond and other places, but they were killed by Liu Shanyang, Chen Buyi, Ge Erxiao and others who had been prepared for a long time, and the regimental training run by the local gentry who were stationed along the Songkan River.

At the invitation of the prefect of Zunyi and the main halls of Tongzi and Suiyang counties, it took two months to help the officers and troops to clear out the remaining bandits, and three or four thousand bandits were killed and captured before and after, and the Chongqing-Guizhou trade road, which had been blocked for three whole months by the war, was opened up again, and the situation in the entire northern Guizhou was completely reversed.

If you win a great victory, you will be rewarded for your merits.

If you don't report the victory, and if you don't have the courage to play a group of regimental leaders and regiments who have contributed to suppressing bandits, this soldier will not be able to take it. The reason why Han Xiufeng did not report the victory for a long time, and did not have the leader of the regiment and the regiment who had made meritorious contributions, was because Huang Zonghai, the new governor of Sichuan, was worried about the safety of eastern Sichuan, so he actually sent Li Yanggu, a friend who had just investigated an unjust case, to the camp again.

Although Li Yanggu did not say it explicitly, his attitude between his words was very clear: Eastern Sichuan is under the rule of Sichuan, and the credit of the regimental training in eastern Sichuan is the credit of Sichuan.

Considering that the frequent performances were not very good, Han Xiufeng simply pushed the boat down the river and let him handle the matter with full authority, and let him share the credit as much as he wanted. It's just that the official document was sent from Sheep's Horn Camp to Chengdu, and Chengdu sent it again with a reply, which delayed a lot of time.

Han Xiufeng couldn't sit still, invited Li Yanggu to the tent, and said bluntly: "Mr. Li, in a blink of an eye, it has entered the wax moon, and we have to let the supervisors and regiments of each regiment take turns to go home for the New Year." But the people have just made war achievements, we can't let the family go back like this, otherwise there will be another war in Qianbei or other places, and it will be difficult to gather them to help prevent the blockage! ”

Li Yanggu was as anxious, and said apologetically: "Lord Han, it should be soon, wait for another three or five days at most, if there is no news in another five days, you can ask me." ”

"Take you to ask, it's easy for you to say, can I, Han Xiufeng, hit your Mr. Li's board, or can I cut off your Mr. Li's head?"

"The adults are angry, and I didn't expect this official document to go so slowly."

Han Xiufeng was not as good at talking as before this time, and took out a letter and an official document sent by the military aircraft department from the official case, and said coldly: "This letter was sent by Lord Jiang, the governor of Guizhou, and this official document from the military aircraft department was transferred from Guiyang, Mr. Li, you can take a look first." ”

Li Yanggu was taken aback, and hurriedly got up to take the letter and the official document and read it.

I don't know if I don't see it, and I'm more anxious when I look at it.

I thought that Huang Zonghan couldn't protect too many people at once, so Han Xiufeng drew up a list of regiment leaders and regimental warriors who had made meritorious contributions to the same officers and soldiers to suppress thieves, and handed it over to Zhu Youzeng, the prefect of Zunyi, and asked Zhu Youzeng to report to Jiang Feiyuan, the governor of Guizhou.

Jiang Feiyuan knew very well that if there was no help from Han Xiufeng's Eastern Sichuan League Training, not to mention whether the county towns such as Tongzi and Suiyang could be defended, I was afraid that even the Zunyi Mansion City would fall, and how could he dare to disappoint Han Xiufeng, so he sent six hundred miles to expedite the list of people one by one, and personally repaired a letter to show his gratitude. After receiving the report, the emperor also gave full gratitude, and the military aircraft department has sent an official document of reward.

In order to prevent blockage, reward the Sichuan Jiangbei Hall to raise Liu Shanyang's seven-product top belt, and add the title of county.

To suppress the thief's efforts, reward the famous capital Chen Hu, Lan Ling, and award the Zunyi Association Zuoying Division.

To suppress the thief's efforts, reward the name of the thousand total Ge Erxiao, Lan Ling. Awarded the right battalion of the Zunyi Association.

To suppress the thief, reward Chen Tianru, the supervisor of Ba County, Sichuan, and the top belt of the eighth grade.

To suppress the thief's efforts, reward Zhang Biao, the supervisor of Hunan Chaling, and the top belt of the eighth grade.

To suppress the thief, reward Li Tianbao, the supervisor of Ba County, and the top belt of the eighth grade.

……

Chen Hu became the capital of the left battalion of the Zunyi Association of Guizhou for the promotion, Ge Erxiao became the general manager of the right battalion of the Guizhou Zunyi Association, and the four military supervisors who contributed to the thieves and more than a dozen brave men who "fought bravely" became the general of the left and right battalions of the Zunyi Association, the general manager of the foreign committee and the foreign committee.

And there is no news from Sichuan so far, Li Yanggu felt very uncomfortable, put down the official document and pretended to be angry and said: "Lord Han, Xiangfu is incompetent, and the whole army in Wangcao has been wiped out. At this time, Master Jiang asked Chen Dusi and Ge Qian to be transferred to Guizhou, obviously planning to let Chen Dusi and Ge Qian help rebuild the second battalion of the Zunyi Association, which is obviously to dig the corner of our eastern Sichuan regiment training! ”

"Mr. Li, people go to high places, water flows to low places, you and I can't stand in the way of people's future."

Han Xiufeng paused, and said meaningfully: "What's more, this is not a bad thing for me in eastern Sichuan, think about it, if Songkan is the gateway to northern Qian, then Zunyi is the gateway to Songkan, let Chen Hu and others recruit hundreds of soldiers in Songkan to garrison Zunyi, you and I will be able to save a lot of worry in the future." After all, it is not an overnight thing to eliminate the bandits in Guizhou, and I estimate that it will take two or three years to suppress them. ”

"That being said, they are from our eastern Sichuan after all."

"How can I take care of these things now, if I only care about myself, I Sichuan can still use the food and salary of Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan and even Liangjiang at the same time?"

"What my lord said is very true, I am a province in Sichuan, and I have to help several provinces, and now I not only have to pay for food but also have to get people!"

"If you want to talk about people, then you went out early, are there still few Sichuan soldiers in Liangjiang and Huguang?" Han Xiufeng asked rhetorically, and then changed his words: "Off topic, let's get back to business, I don't dare to let the people below know about this official document from Guizhou, otherwise there may be a lot of trouble." Mr. Li, if you want to say that there is no news from Chengdu, I, Han Xiufeng, really don't know how to explain to the people below. ”

"Yanggu knows, Yanggu understands, don't worry, you won't wait too long, three or five days at most."

"Okay, I'll wait for another five days, if there is no news in another five days, then ask Mr. Li to announce this official document on my behalf!"

……

After sending away Liyang Valley, Han Xiufeng returned to his rented home in Giethoorn Village.

Second Master Fei was sitting in the hall, drinking tea and chatting with Duan Dazhang and Sun Wuye, who came by to visit relatives and friends the day before yesterday.

As soon as he saw Han Xiufeng, Duan Dazhang smiled and asked, "Zhixing, what did that Li Yanggu say?" ”

"What can he say, after all, this is something that can't be rushed."

"If there is no news from Huang Zonghan's side, how can you explain to the people below at that time?"

"This uncle can rest assured, whether it is the supervisors below, the gentry and merchants who help run the grain station, Xiufeng explained that they should be able to listen. Besides, there will be no less of them, just a day earlier and a day later. ”

"Old Five, look, this is the wind of a general!"

Duan Dazhang laughed, and then muttered: "Huang Zonghan is also a capable official, and he still acts in order. Less than a year after taking office, he first investigated the unjust case, and then played a trick with the imperial court, and as soon as the township test was over, he asked me to convert the more than a dozen Wenwu township tests that I Sichuan spent more than one million taels to donate into five permanent amounts, and the emperor actually gave permission, and suddenly accepted the hearts of the scholars. But there is no news about such a big event as a good report and a good performance, which is really strange to think about. ”

"Maybe the official document was delayed on the way." Sun Wuye groaned.

Duan Dazhang shook his head: "Guizhou's official document has not been delayed, I don't think this matter is so simple." ”

Han Xiufeng said with a smile: "Uncle, Fifth Master, I estimate that Lord Huang is planning to send someone over to deliver the decree. ”

Sun Wuye reacted and couldn't help asking: "Zhixing, is Huang Zonghan worried about you in this way?" ”

"What's wrong with him? If he guessed correctly, he was eyeing these thousands of battleable soldiers, and if he didn't send a trustworthy person to deliver the decree, and if he didn't send a few trustworthy people to help with the camp affairs, he would feel unsteady in his heart. After all, Huguang is making trouble with long hair, Guizhou is making trouble with bandits, and it is said that the Miao and Hui people in Yunnan are also ready to move, and no one knows whether my Sichuan will follow the chaos. And my Eight Banners Green Battalion in Sichuan is not only useless, but has already been emptied, in case something happens, where will he transfer troops to suppress the chaos? ”

The more Duan Dazhang thought about it, the more reasonable it became, and he couldn't help but sigh: "As the governor, he can't do without a usable army under his command. ”

"But isn't this a robbery of your military power?" Sun Wuye asked in surprise.

"Fifth master, in fact, not only am I not afraid that he will send someone to snatch the military power, but I am a little worried that he will not send someone here."

"What do you mean by that?"

"Because before the war started, these thousands of brave men were a rabble, and the imperial court would not worry about it, and the yamen would not look down on it; But now that a battle has just been fought and won, the imperial court will no longer think that these thousands of brave men are a rabble, if the Taiwan Yamen does not send people to help with the camp affairs and come to the prime minister's grain and Taiwan affairs, then these thousands of brave men will not become Yu Yong, and I will be in the same situation as Zeng Guofan Zeng. ”

"Really!" Duan Dazhang thought so, and couldn't help but smile: "The more you are at this time, the more you can't be arrogant, and you can't make trouble with the governor like Zeng Guofan, Huang Zonghan wants to give him the military power, anyway, you, the minister of regimental training, can't do it for long." ”

"I'm afraid that if I send a straw bale, I won't be able to exhaust the three armies to death when the time comes." Sun Wuye frowned and said.

"You can rest assured that this is just as old as you are, after all, we are still a team exercise, not a village warrior, and not a green camp. Those prison leaders all know very well that preventing bandits and protecting the territory and the people is the top priority, and it is not something that can be transferred away with a piece of paper. Moreover, before Zou Chenbao came to attack Songkan, I asked Wu Kuixiang to warn those remnants of the White Lotus Sect through the mouth of the local people, as long as they did not commit Songkan, we would not move. ”

Han Xiufeng paused, and then said: "But they didn't believe it, they had to provoke us, so Wu Kuixiang and Chen Hu gave them some color, it can be said that they have already beaten them and are afraid!" In the next two or three years, they should not dare to commit Songkan again, let alone invade our eastern Sichuan. ”

Speaking of this, Second Master Fei, who had never interjected, couldn't help but laugh: "Wu Kuixiang and Chen Hu didn't restrain those leaders who were eager to make meritorious contributions, and they followed them all the way to Tongzi City. Now think about it, Chen Tianru and the other leaders of the group are crooked, otherwise how can they make an example of chickens and monkeys like now. ”

"Second master, you always say the opposite, it's not to kill chickens and monkeys, but to kill monkeys and make an example of chickens."

"Yes, yes, yes, it's indeed a monkey and an example!"

"However, although Chen Tianru's group of stinky boys have made great contributions, they can't just end this matter by not following the order and leading the brave men to hunt down the remaining bandits, I have already summoned them back. Tomorrow morning, they will be assigned to the 'regimental head battalion' as before, and they will be given rules so that they will know the consequences of disobeying orders. ”

"Chen Hu, what should they do, let them go to Zunyi to take office after the New Year, or wait for the news from Chengdu to let them go to Guizhou?"

"Wait for the New Year to let them go to Zunyi, last year because Qin'er gave birth to a baby, they couldn't have a good year, and this year we can't let them have a bad year."