"Outsiders think that our Nanzhong Army fought against Jiannu, and the reason why it was able to win was completely because of the strong armor. In fact, this is just a condition, although it is a weapon, it also needs to be a soldier. Otherwise, no matter how good the armor equipment is, it can only play the role of supporting the enemy. ”

Hearing this, Lu Xiangsheng couldn't help but nod yes. Everyone fought from the blood and fire, and saw with their own eyes how the equipment of the official army ended up in the hands of those rogues.

"However, if it is an elite soldier, coupled with a sharp weapon, it will be like a tiger with wings."

"What, Master Li is going to sell me some armor, knives and guns? To be honest, I also want to replace my subordinates with such equipment as your army, and I have also inquired about the price, a set of armor is one hundred and fifty taels of silver, a long knife is fifteen taels of silver, and a spear head is twelve taels of silver; The big Buddha Lang machine has eight thousand taels of silver and one door, and ten rounds of medicine are given, yes or no? But Lu has no money in his hands! I can only wait until I take office at Xuanda to raise ideas. ”

Shouhan picked up a cup of tea and handed it to Lu Xiangsheng.

"I have issued a military law that you are not allowed to drink alcohol without permission during the march and battle. Then he replaced the wine with tea. Please! ”

The two drank the tea in their hands.

"As the Governor said, in the future, if Lord Xuanda Lu wants to use the armor and equipment of the Nanzhong Army, please go to Longshengxing outside the Chaoyang Gate of the Beijing Division, where there are our army's armaments for sale. However, at present, Jiannu is rampant in Gyeonggi, and your two armies are going to Tianjin, if the armor is insufficient, it will inevitably be despised by others. ”

Shouhan said this, Lu Xiangsheng also sighed gloomily in his heart. What the emperor sent him to Tianjin to do was to behead the former governor in front of tens of thousands of Xuan troops. If there is no strong armed force to carry out the bomb pressure. Maybe Liang Tingdong's family members supervised the standard battalion, and they might mutini on the spot. Once the mutiny, tens of thousands of people are clamoring, and this thing will not end well!

There was a commotion from outside the tent, louder and louder, almost loud.

"Chen An, go out and see, what's going on outside?!"

"Master Lu, no need, I asked someone to bring some things over. It may be that your brothers saw it. Let's go out of the tent and have a look! Please! ”

With a hint of doubt and great expectation. Lu Xiangsheng took a few younger brothers and a group of subordinates to get out of the account.

Outside, the open space in the middle of the camp was lit up as if it were day, by the light of the lights.

In front of the clearing, Wang Bao led the people to open the huge cloth bags. Remove the contents of the contents.

Armour! It's all very fine armor made in a set!

"It was supposed to give away the armor in our army. But it came in a hurry. The quantity is really insufficient, so I have to give away these hundreds of sets of heavy armor collected by the generals, which is better than nothing. ”

It turned out to be captured Jiannu armor! Chen An ran up and took a closer look. The ones are all very fine and sturdy high-quality armor, but there are traces of spears and guns in some positions, but it is not a big problem. Ordered the blacksmith in the army to modify it slightly.

"A total of 400 pieces, please Lord Lu to reward them!"

"This?! That's it! It's all about contributing to the country! Lu is cheeky! After Lu takes office at Xuanda, he will make up the report! ”

"Lord Lu has taken office as Xuanda, and all kinds of items needed in the jurisdiction can be purchased at a price in Longsheng!"

"Good! Deal! ”

On August 28, the ninth year of Chongzhen, Lu Xiangsheng, the governor of Xuanda, was ordered by the emperor to issue an edict to the Xuanda army garrison in Tianjin, with Shouhan as his deputy. The two men marched with 4,000 soldiers and horses in three days, and galloped into the army, but all the armies did not dare to move.

Liang Tingdong, the former governor of Xuanda, knew that he was guilty of a lot of sin, and he only wanted to die by taking rhubarb every day.

"I told you you were going to die a terrible death."

Shouhan smiled and looked at the former governor in front of him with a face like gray tiles, and turned his head to look at Lu Xiangsheng who was holding the holy decree in his hand. "My lord, what kind of criminal law is the Great Revelation mentioned in the Holy Decree?"

"Beheaded!" After Lu Xiangsheng, Chen An, who was wearing a modified version of Tartar armor, also had a bloodthirsty smile.

"Drag it out! Do it according to the Holy Decree! Order the generals of the Xuanda army and above to watch the punishment! ”

The two auxiliaries of the Nanzhong Army waved the long knives in their hands and slashed Liang Tingdong's neck, and blood gushed out from the fracture. However, because he never cut it in two, Liang Tingdong did not die for a while, but just rolled on the ground in pain, like a slaughtered chicken, struggling hard, but helpless.

But Lu Xiangsheng was a little unbearable, "Forget it, don't let him suffer this crime, send him on the road!" ”

"My lord! This guy, with the emperor's order, did not want to kill the enemy to serve the country, sat on tens of thousands of male soldiers, cowered, and endured to see the people of Gyeonggi suffer from the fire, those people who were killed by Jiannu died much worse than him! Today's punishment is not for Li to vent his personal anger, but for the people of Gyeonggi to get a little justice! ”

Shouhan's eyes swept over the officers of the Xuanda Army who were watching the execution on the execution ground, this scene just now had scared some people almost peeing their pants, and seeing that this Hades began to look back and forth in the crowd with bad intentions, they couldn't help but feel a pang in their hearts.

After Liang Tingdong had enjoyed the last part of his life, the two auxiliaries finally swung their knives and cut off his head, stabbed the tip of the spear high, and picked it up for everyone to see.

A Xuanda governor, who cowered because of his ineffective fighting, was beheaded like this, and he still died of pain. Such a punishment made the officers and generals shudder.

The big stick is over, and now it's time for the carrots to play.

"Jiannu plundered in Gyeonggi, and now he is about to go out of the customs and return to his lair, so the governor decided to lead the others to intercept the attack, make meritorious contributions to the court, and avenge the people. Would you like to go? ”

Which one dares to say no? But thinking about the brutality and barbarism of Jiannu, the generals were worried in their hearts.

"Li is not talented, and he is willing to lead the department as a striker, I don't know which general is willing to go together? Those who are willing to go with Li will behead their military exploits, and a certain family is willing to share it with the general! And have their own armor and guns to give! ”

"Whoa!" The sound of armor.

Facing the invitation of the Shouhan, these generals were even more excited than hearing Lu Xiangsheng's military order, and they all went forward to fight. We must fight side by side with the Nanzhong Army!

Because Tianjin was close to the sea, the fleet of the Han guards was in Nigu, and he ordered people to get 200 sets of armor, swords, and guns from the ship, and placed them in front of the Xuan army.

"The governor will borrow flowers to offer Buddha today, where there are brave warriors to kill the Jiannu armor soldiers, in addition to the imperial court military merit reward, the governor also has a set of refined armor from General Li of the Southern Central Army to raise military merits!"

In the face of the huge material temptation, the Xuanda army is arrogant, not to mention that the vanguard is Nanzhong, which is unrivaled in combat effectiveness? This battle. There is no profit or loss! Tens of thousands of horses rushed straight to the front line of Qian'an and Zunhua like a strong wind.

On the day Liang Tingdong was beheaded. Azig, who learned about the situation of the army that eliminated his two Jiala and another Niulu, ordered the Jiannu Brigade to start from Jianchang and Qingshui Mingyueguan in the area of Qian'an and Zunhua (that is, now Qian'an Lengkou, the name Lengkou still existed in the Mazi period of the Qing Dynasty. Exit.

The Qing army's fierce general Tan Tai and others set up an ambush to defeat the Ming army in Santun Camp and went out of the pass. No one dared to stop it!

Tens of thousands of troops were raised at the critical juncture of the potential cold mouth. Sit back and watch Jiannu stretch for dozens of miles, and the brigade is like a bee like an ant passing through the pass. Not a single arrow was fired against the enemy!

Seeing this, Azig even intensified his humiliation and closed the Ming army. With the elite cavalry as the front team, they are all freshly dressed and angry. Laughter and music pass by. It also made hundreds of wooden signs, counting four big characters, "All officials are free of charge!" "Either the cavalry was raised high, or the men were put on the side of the road.

After wearing heavy makeup, the beauties from the Gyeonggi area are either placed on horses or made to sit in cars and play musical instruments. Jiannu on the horse smiled, and the woman in the car cried endlessly.

However, the Ming army on the gate did not move.

Every day, I just watched Jiannu's Baoyi Aha show off his martial arts under the pass, and the farmers who farmed for the Ming Dynasty, paid rent and paid taxes, craftsmen who were good at making various utensils, Lang Zhong, who knew how to cure diseases and save people, and some scholars drove and escorted them out of the customs like livestock, becoming the war potential of "my Qing Dynasty" and laying a more solid foundation for the next robbery.

After three days in a row, a bad news finally came from the Jiannu team.

"The barbarian army that fought with us on the canal has caught up! With tens of thousands of Xuan troops, he chased and killed! ”

"It's time to hit the Jianchang camp!"

"The masters are gone with the armored soldiers, and we are left! Come on! ”

For a time, the hearts of the people in the Jiannu team fluctuated.

Then, when Shouhan and Lu Xiangsheng sent a messenger into the city to communicate with Gao Qiqian returned to the two, their hearts fell sharply with their dejected expressions, which had been chasing them for hundreds of miles.

Gao Jianjun said that the Xuanda Army and the Nanzhong Army are the elite of the country and cannot be consumed in the wild wave war. A few days ago, I received an order from the imperial court to return to the division as soon as possible to protect Gyeonggi! ”

"Damn! What bullshit will! Lao Tzu wiped out this group of Jiannu in the Guannai, and it was the best guard for Gyeonggi! Chen An pulled out his waist knife and slashed it fiercely on the boulder on the side of the road, and the sparks burst out from the slash.

"Leave him alone! Catch up! The next bite is a bite! ”

Li Shouhan gritted his teeth and refused to accept this chaotic fate.

Judging from the enemy situation brought back from the former enemy scout posts, there were about 80,000 soldiers and horses who entered the pass, looted more than 100,000 people and livestock, and countless assets, grains and rice.

In the eyes of Xuan Dajun, this is undoubtedly a piece of roasted fat and oily beef!

"Governor, a certain family decided to lead a division to chase and kill with light horses, and kill as many Jiannu as they can! The recaptured population and property, as well as the first-level military merits, are all handed over to the governors for disposal! Boys! Come with me! ”

With a long roar, hundreds of cavalry swept to the ground.

It was followed by Lu Xiangsheng's hundreds of Tianxiong Army's personal soldiers.

Led by his two younger brothers and his own general Chen An.

"My brother said, it is already his great regret that he can't fight side by side with your army, if our army doesn't contribute to this battle, what face will stand between heaven and earth?!"

More than 1,000 cavalry chased in front, followed by those cavalry infantry in the Nanzhong Army, gritting their teeth and following closely.

"My lord, what shall we do? Do you follow or listen to the will of the court?! ”

A general manager of the Xuan army was bored for a long time before he had the courage to ask his boss about the guerrilla masters.

"! We also have eggs! How can it be compared with closing the group of eggs without eggs, chasing! If you want to be promoted and make a fortune, chase Lao Tzu! ”

"However, if the court blames ......"

"Blame the fart! Those who don't fight are fine. Lao Tzu is guilty of killing thieves and slaves?! Besides, did you see that bullshit's will?! ”

Tens of thousands of Xuan troops rushed all the way behind.

On the Phoenix Mountain, there is a clear water and a bright moon pass, and there are forts on the twelve peaks.

A very strange scene appeared.

Under the wall, the cavalry of the Nanzhong Army rushed into the Niu Lu who was guarding the prisoners, and cut down the scattered Jiannu from their horses with a queue like a wall.

On the wall, Gao Qiqian, the eunuch of the supervising army who supervised the soldiers and horses of the world, was strongly requested by his generals to go out of the customs to kill slaves. Please bring out the sword of Shang Fang.

"There are those who dare to speak out and fight. Chop! ”

Under the pass, more than a dozen guards protected Li Shouhan to prevent the construction of slaves from being unfavorable to the lord and causing accidents.

"Hey!"

Shouhan waved the sword in his hand. He slashed down an ink-stained wooden plaque tied to a pine and cypress. "Go. Find a Jiannu who is not dead yet! ”

Stained with the blood of the dying Jiannu, Shouhan wrote two lines on the back of the words "All officials are exempted".

"Go. Insert it in front of the pass, and leave a message for the officers and soldiers here when we leave! ”

"An eggless leads a group of eggless!"

In the battle of Jianchang Qingshui Mingyue Pass, the Nanzhong Army and the Xuanda Army joined forces to chase and kill more than 200 miles with light cavalry. Killed more than 200 members of the Jiannu Guard, recaptured more than 8,000 people, and a number of heavy property.

Although most of the Jiannu killed were only one piece of iron cotton armor or light armor and coated Aha without iron cotton armor, but for the Xuan army, it was the result of taking the initiative to pursue hundreds of miles, and it was needless to say that it had an impact on the morale of the army.

What's more, there were thousands of mules and horses and more than 1,000 carts that were seized, all of which were full of all kinds of goods, not to mention gold, silver and cloth, but still bags of grain and rice. According to the Ming system, all battlefield captures belonged to the combat troops.

For a time, the Xuan army cheered and cheered.

Gao Qiqian who closed it was full of fierce light in his eyes.

He pulled out the sword of Shang Fang that the little eunuch beside him was holding, and swung his sword to cut in two pieces the wooden plaque with words mocking him and his troops written on both sides.

"Lu Xiangsheng! Li Shouhan! ”

"Alas! Master Li, you have offended the senior prison army this time. ”

On the way back to the division, Lu Xiangsheng couldn't help but remind Shouhan.

He also heard his younger brother and his generals talk about the sign that Shou Hanli was closing down, isn't this the same as scolding the thief in front of the monk? Especially a rat villain like Gao Qiqian has always been known for his narrow-mindedness, seeing Li Shouhan so unruly, wouldn't it be a pair of small shoes thrown over one after another?

"Don't talk about me, governor, why aren't you?"

Li Shouhan, who was walking side by side with Lu Xiangsheng, teased Lu Xiangsheng nonchalantly.

"It's okay if I offend this gelding, it's a big deal that this trip to King Qin will run in vain, and you can still be the king and hegemon when you go back to Nanzhong, but, my lord, you have to be more wary of this person!"

As for how Gao Qiqian made a trick to frame Lu Xiangsheng, Shouhan knew everything clearly in Mr. Yao's Li Zicheng, first divided the troops, and divided more than half of the soldiers and horses under Lu Xiangsheng, who was appointed as the governor of the world, and they were all Guanning troops who claimed to be able to fight. After that, he cooperated with Yang Sichang and divided the troops again, leaving only 5,000 men and horses for Lu Xiangsheng. Lu Xiangsheng led the 5,000 soldiers who had no food and no pay, first fought Dingzhou, and then fought Julu, to meet the main force of Jiannu entering the pass. Even in the history of the Ming Dynasty compiled by the descendants of wild boar skin, they have to praise Lu Xiangsheng's heroic martyrs when he died in battle.

Lu Xiangsheng, who was sitting firmly on Wumingji, couldn't help but shake his body slightly when he heard this, "Alas! The lower officials were alone, alone in the midst of great turmoil and tribulation, and died for the sake of the court. There is no one in the sea who is in charge of the same heart, and today he is fighting with Dongnu, among his colleagues, there are people who do not kill thieves with a single arrow, but have the cheekiness to ask Lu for war merits! This generation of people who talk falsely, sit and draw promises, hope for favor and grudges, coerce anger and jealousy, have a clear chest, a beak three feet long, and shoot with sand at every turn, and do not kill endlessly. If it weren't for the Holy Son of Heaven who clearly observed the virtuous and treacherous and let others not be wrong, Lu would have died under the knife and saw. ”

Shouhan heard it very clearly, and he also understood it very well in his heart, what Lu Xiangsheng said, the spearhead was the bigwigs in the court and the father-in-law behind him. Just when the Xuanda Army and the Southern Central Army organized to clean up the battlefield and collect the property, Gao Qiqian shamelessly sent someone to send a letter, inviting Lu Xiangsheng to enter the customs, "Discuss the matter of reporting to the Beijing Division." In the messenger's words, the high father-in-law meant to ask Lu Xiangsheng to give him the main credit. The report is also based on him to report to Emperor Chongzhen.

"Lu didn't dare to bully the king." Lu Xiangsheng's words that were neither soft nor hard choked Gao Gonggong and rolled his eyes.

Shouhan turned his head, often behind the mighty brigade returning to Beijing, and the beacon tower and city wall of the Great Wall in the distance were faintly visible in the mountains and forests.

"Lengkou, the Great Wall, this Great Wall, how many heroes and heroes have been seen resisting foreign insults, and how many traitors and rats have suppressed hot-blooded men here! From the high dive in front of him, to He Yingqin later, the hero who is not a foreign invader?! ”

According to the tacit agreement reached between Lu Xiangsheng and Li Shouhan, the captured mules, horses, grain, rice, cloth and vehicles were returned to the Xuan army, and gold and silver were used as the price for the purchase of armaments in Nanzhong. As for those populations, all of them were handed over to Shouhan for disposal, and now there is either famine or military disasters everywhere in the Ming Dynasty, and it is also a blessing for these people to be able to have a stable place to eat and live.

"It is also good that the people are thieves, and many of them are hungry and cold; Soldiers and thieves are mostly due to lack of salary. Lu Xiangsheng, who had fought against the peasant army for many years and was well aware of the formation and development of this armed force, nodded helplessly when he looked at the refugees who had entered the camp for resettlement.

"It's better than being plundered by Jiannu and circulating in the ravine!"

"My lord is right, at the moment there are thieves everywhere, and it is just self-deception, if you want to solve it fundamentally, there is only one way."

While accepting refugees and arranging for sailors to make a transfer plan, Shouhan also had a busy exchange with Lu Xiangsheng on how to finally solve the problem of the exiles.

"The root of the thief is to let the people have a way to live. There is no way to live, the thieves will be more and more, and the life is good, which one will go to be a rogue when he sees a ghost?! ”

"What my brother said all the way to do in Nanzhong coincides with what Lu thinks and thinks in his heart, as the so-called admissibility of delaying the levy to prolong the lives of the people, diligent repair and abolition of the campaign to lay the people's houses, the benefits of the mountains and rivers to help the poor people, the wind of the wind to reduce the harm of the people, the prohibition and detention to settle the people's livelihood, the art of extensive recruitment and reclamation to support the people, the suffering of the households to the people, and the strict handing back to the people of Suzhou. If possible, it is necessary to implement one or two at Xuanda. ”

"It's a joy to see it happen!"

On September 8, the Qing Dynasty Wuying County King Azig played Jie, his army went straight into the Great Wall, passed through Baoding, to Anzhou, Ke 12 cities, all 56 battles were victorious, captured more than 170,000 people and animals, and captured the Ming general army Chao Pichang.

On September 9, Lu Xiangsheng, the governor of Xuanda, led the army back, and the army was stationed outside the city of Beijing, stretching for more than ten miles from Guangqumen to Andingmen.

Shouhan led the Southern Chinese Army to be stationed on the bank of the Tonghui River outside Chaoyang Gate.

On September 10, Lu Xiangsheng was ordered to enter the palace, and Chongzhen was summoned on the platform (that is, the right back door of the Baohe Hall of the Forbidden City, known as the Jianji Hall in the Ming Dynasty). (To be continued......)