The army marched southward, looking around from Liu Chang's side, there were yellow battle flags all over the mountains, soldiers wrapped in four-foot red turbans, and heavy mules and horses like long snakes.

The rear team that had only started to cross the river early in the morning had already caught up, and now Liu Chang's unit was almost the firefighting team of the whole army, so it was in the middle of the army.

Yu Village, who rushed from Pingyang County to ask for help, stuck to Liu Chang's side, he knew whether the rescue could be successful this time, and the key was still on Liu Chang.

"Check, my eldest brother Zhao Qi is a well-known good man in the whole house, although he has no fame, but he is good at kung fu with a stick, and he makes friends with good men on the rivers and lakes.

Liu Chang nodded, and asked casually: "Brother Zhao is from Qiancang, right?" ”

He already knew the origin of this so-called red money volunteer, that is, the famous money club in history, but the money club was officially established in the eighth year of Xianfeng, and it has maintained a legal component since then, and Xianfeng was forced to rise up under the oppression of the white cloth club in the eleventh year.

But in this time and space, the fierce Red Turban Army uprising made Zhao Qi's uprising many years earlier, Yu Cun nodded and said, "Yes, the inspector also knows my big brother Zhao's name?" ”

"Hmm!" Liu Chang responded: "I have admired the name for a long time." ”

Yu Cun glanced at Liu Chang again, and then at the neatly arranged dragon lance whistle behind him: "The inspection point is really a good soldier, with such a strong army as the dragon lance whistle, why worry about not breaking Ruian City, this time you have to rely on the inspection point more." ”

"You're welcome." Liu Chang said with a smile: "Mr. Yu also gave a reward of 10,000 gold, please rest assured that this 10,000 taels of silver will definitely be worth it." ”

It's just that Yu Cun was a little anxious, and he said again: "As long as the two armies merge, no matter how much money you have, it's worth it, but why don't you offer a bounty to recruit warriors?" ”

After Liu Chang crossed the river, he immediately received a reward of 10,000 taels of silver from Qu Zhenhan, but after getting this heavy money, he did not use the heavy money to buy the hearts of his subordinates, but sent a team of people to send the heavy money back to Panshi Village.

With Yu Village's idea, since he got this money, it is the best way to boost morale by offering a large reward with a part, why did Liu Chang do the opposite?

Liu Chang laughed and said: "Mr. Yu Cun is wrong, look at my dragon spear whistle, how is the military appearance?" ”

The dragon lance sentry is now wearing a new clothes, carrying a foreign gun on his shoulder, and his military appearance is neat, he is definitely a first-class strong soldier, Yu Cun couldn't help but admire: "The dragon lance sentry should be the best in the whole army!"

"Governing the army should start from a little bit, usually enjoy the wind and drizzle with the army, it is better than offering a reward in battle, I have never treated these brothers badly in Panshi Village, usually the military salary and military food are abundant, and the ordnance and military supplies are the best for them, and it is not that I covet the silver of Qu Shuai and Brother Zhao, it is really not easy to raise this army, Mr. Yu, do you know how much this foreign gun on their shoulders is worth?"

Yu Cun hesitated for a moment and said a number: "When you need a dozen gold, right?" ”

"A foreign spear costs thirty silver yuan!" Liu Chang continued: "The sub-medicines are all foreign medicines, which are bought from Shanghai, and I have done everything for them, including military salaries, military food, military clothing, and pensions, so that they will never have to worry about going into battle!"

Yu Cun praised: "The inspection is smart, this kind of behavior is better than a heavy reward." ”

Liu Chang sighed: "It's too much silver, don't look at the fact that I only brought hundreds of soldiers out of the battle this time, and it will cost more than a thousand taels of silver before I take over the battle." ”

His words were inevitably a bit exaggerated, but Yu Cun was envious, and he had the heart to let Brother Zhao also raise such an elite: "Rest assured, since Yu Mou has made a reward of 10,000 taels of silver, he will be worthy of the inspection even if he is bankrupt." ”

The two of them were talking in high spirits, but a messenger rushed to report: "The vanguard of our army has passed the tea mountain, and will immediately enter the border of Ruian County, and it is reported that thousands of Ruixian militia groups have gathered near the county under the command of Sun Qiangming. ”

"Very good!" Liu Chang laughed loudly: "Let's let Mr. see the skills of our dragon lance whistle." ”

It's just that as soon as his voice fell, Qu Zhenhan over there had already walked over quickly with the Red Turban Army: "Sun Qiangming is a strong enemy of our army, but I have already inquired clearly, the leader of the front team is Sun Yigu, a yellow-haired child, and there is no need to check and shoot, please check and press the formation for our army!"

While speaking, Qu Zhenhan was full of confidence.

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The history of Ruian County is very far, the Three Kingdoms Sun Wu began to set up Luoyang County, to the Tang Dynasty in the second year, there is Baiwuqi City North Jiyun Mountain, thought that it was auspicious, and the edict was renamed Ruian.

And in Ruian County, where the Red Turban Army is about to cross, it is already a gathering of soldiers, and you can see the militia holding white cloth everywhere, this is the newly established White Cloth Association group training, although it was established for a short time, but the rural market towns are full of white cloth, and the momentum is not weaker than that of the Red Turban Army.

The county seat of Ruian is backed by the Feiyun River, the city wall is full of green flags and white cloths, and the green battalion soldiers and white cloth militia with short shotguns standing behind the battlement wall, staring at the outside of the city.

On the city tower, a group of people looked at the north city gate, but saw a field outside the city, which was the place where soldiers were used.

A fat man opened his mouth and said: "The whole county can be preserved, I'm afraid it is Shaofu's work alone!"

"Father-in-law, that's all you say!"

The person who spoke was Sun Shaofu in Qinglian's mouth, his real name was Sun Qiangming, and his name was Shaofu.

This Sun Qiangming is not an ordinary person, he can be said to be the key to Rui'an's battle guard, the soul of the White Cloth Society.

Pangu Sun was originally from Changxi, Fujian, and moved to Ruian in the fifth generation, and was a large local landlord family in Ruian, and in the generation of Sun Qiangming, it was even more prestigious in the county.

Sun Qiangming himself is Daoguang fifteen years of lifting, twenty-one years of jinshi, entered the Hanlin, did the editing of the scattered museum, Daoguang twenty-seven years also served as the same examiner, Daoguang twenty-nine years is to do the position of Guangxi Xuezheng, Xianfeng two years of leave to return to the province, after returning to Ruian, he was ordered to do his own group training, donations.

Although he is ostensibly returning to his hometown and province after the expiration of his term, he is much more effective than Ruian Zhixian, you must know that this Sun Qiangming has been a jinshi, has ordered Hanlin, has been a house teacher, and has been the third in command of a province such as Sanpin Xuetai, and there is a name that will do his own group training and donations, and there is an elder brother walking in the study, not to mention a seven-pin county order, that is, Yu Shufeng of Wenzhou Daotai and Ruichun of Wenzhou have to be respectful in front of him.

And the person who talked to him was Sun Qiangming's sons and daughters, the sworn enemy of Ni Tingmo, the deputy marshal of the Red Turban Army, and Xu Muqian, a big landlord in Yueqing County who was angry with people in Yueqing about donations.

"Shaofu is too modest." Xu Muqian complimented: "In the past, the bandits besieged Guilin but did not break it, you have made great contributions, but today you are just some red scarf thieves, and you can break it effortlessly." ”

Sun Qiangming is a person who has seen the real bandits, he was in Guangxi Xuezheng, just when the Heavenly Kingdom Tianjing Rebellion swept Guangxi, he even participated in the siege of Guilin, and personally led his subordinates to defend the city.

Xu Muqian's words made him feel like he was in his chest: "The rattan bamboo needle method used by the red scarf thief, the old wisdom of the Guangdong thief in the western province, is easy to break, and the patients today are ......."

"But Liu is a thief!"

Xu Muqian hurriedly asked: "What method should be used to break the thief who wants to break the willow household?" ”

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