In Huima Town, on the edge of the Tuojiang River, the sky is full of lead clouds, and the drizzling rain shrouds the thousand-year-old town in mist, and everything is not real.

On the riverbank wharf, Lord Li of Hongzhi County, who was wearing a beautiful haired robe, reluctantly said goodbye to Luo Jingyun and his party. I don't know if it's rain or tears, but the county magistrate's cheeks are wet.

"I don't see the ancients before, and I don't see the comers after! Thinking of the world and the world, crying alone! The magistrate of the county firmly grasped Luo Jingyun's hands and recited the famous sentences left by Chen Ziang, the most famous prime minister poet in Shehong County, as his parting poem.

"My brother is going west, I don't know when I will see him again!" The magistrate said, and a stream of clear water gushed out of his eyes, "My brother is generous, and he has beheaded countless thieves. Report to Jun En and comfort the people. Protect the country and the people, and achieve great achievements. is a brother and a corrupt person, and he has official clothes. Worship the people of a hundred miles, and they are ashamed to obey each other! ”

Zhixian is jokingly called Bailihou. Li Yunyi said this at this time, and the implication was to reach out to the official.

Last night, after a good drink, the relationship between the two people who are very different in age is one step closer, and they are already brothers to each other. Luo Jingyun said sincerely: "My brother is the parent of the people of a county, how can he throw it lightly if he is useful?" When the younger brother returns to the west, he will definitely visit his brother's mansion! It's just that the elder brother's yamen is majestic, so don't stop the younger brother at that time! ”

Half of the dilapidated yamen in the county has collapsed, how can there be any majesty? Hearing the brother-in-law hinting at the promotion, Lord Li couldn't help but show joy. But he thought about it when he was saying goodbye, and he still showed sadness to meet the occasion, so he cried again:

"The world is restless, pity my Ming people, tossing and turning, no food and clothing, and suffering a lot! Fortunately, I have a number of virtuous kings in Shudi, and the dynasty is well known, and the son of the world is unparalleled in benevolence and filial piety, and he is the first to advocate 'protecting the country and the people, and the world is peaceful'. It's just that now the thieves are powerful, and the words of this son ......"

Drenched in the drizzling rain, the magistrate who didn't know what to do was chattering endlessly, and he had to get the posture of the quasi-letter, Li Yongjing was a little annoyed.

"You don't have any jokes!" Li Yongjing interjected loudly.

With the promise that you have no jokes, the magistrate will be satisfied.

The group said goodbye. On the river, a few flat boats drifted with the waves, slowly sailing towards the opposite bank. The light boat became smaller and smaller, gradually disappearing in the rain and fog, and the county refused to leave, and stood on the pier and waved goodbye.

"Wave your hand and resign, Xiao Xiao Ban Ma Ming!"

Luo Jingyun couldn't see Nazhi County, so he sat back in the cabin, rubbed his aching arms, and smiled evilly: "It's a pity that there is no Xiao Xiao's roaring class horse here, only a creaking boat gang!" ”

Li Yongjing sat on the bow of the boat, his eyes looking into the distance. Hearing Luo Jingyun's joke, he didn't look back, and replied coldly:

"Brother Yun made a good means, a half-old black yarn, and he exchanged it for the country of a hundred miles! Such mediocre officials and traitors are really shameless! I expect that if he fights, he will be the first to surrender the city! If he is rewarded with another official hat, he will also offer his father and mother and children with both hands! Brother Yun, you and the son of the world are good as in-laws, and they are of the same age. If you speak, the son will listen. You must find an opportunity to advise the prince, such a traitor is not to be used! ”

Seeing that Li Yongjing was a little emotional, Luo Jingyun smiled. He didn't want to comment on his brother-in-law in front of Li Yongjing, so he said: "Thank you Mr. Li for your teachings!" The student knows, and so does the son. My sister once said that some people do bad things, thinking that no one knows, and even if they do, no one dares to touch them. God knows, you know, I know. Heaven is clear, it's not that you don't report it, the time has not come; When the time comes, report it all! ”

Just when Master Li said goodbye to Luo Jingyun with tears, the anxious Jia Denglian had already taken Qiu Ruiguang and galloped back to his old nest Shehong County. As soon as he entered the city gate, Jia Denglian couldn't go back to his house to change into a dry robe, and directly led his troops to the county office.

Yang Weidong and his troops surrounded the yamen, while Jia Denglian went directly into the hall and sat on the chair above the lobby with his whole body dripping. When the stunned county magistrate and the main book were pulled out by the soldiers, Jia Denglian first threw the official documents and letters of the county magistrate to them to see, and then untied the saber, slapped it on the desk with a bang, and shouted:

"Quickly move all the land documents in the county, Ben will check them now!"

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In the autumn and August of the fourteenth year of Chongzhen, Shu seemed to have entered the autumn rainy season in advance. During the critical period of grain harvesting and drying in the field, it began to rain continuously.

The road to Thuan Khanh Province is full of mud and mud. As long as the chicken cart full of several stones of grain and supplies gets trapped, three or five people can't pull it out. Chen Youfu and Wei Gan, who were advancing towards the Qingju ferry port in Shunqing Prefecture, were unable to do so, so they had to order the main force of the third battalion and the baggage battalion to camp at a temple next to the avenue and wait for the weather to clear before leaving. And so on, five days. After eating the pot helmets and beef jerky carried by the army, they had to open some grain bags and pour out the grain.

After the fifth day, the sky cleared and the brigade was back on the road. At this time, Lin Yan, the commander of the first company of the third battalion, led a platoon and an artillery platoon to catch up with the brigade. The battle is beautiful, and the soldiers participating in the battle will naturally be rewarded. The warm mood spread to all the soldiers, and the laughter returned to this collective that had been trapped by the wind and rain for five days.

Lin Yan rode on a tall brown war horse, walking among the battalion headquarters officers of the third battalion and the baggage battalion, and his personal equipment was hung on the war horse: a fire gun and a waist knife.

This war horse was originally Pan Yihong's mount. The officers and troops passed through the land pass, and Lin Yan immediately blocked the pass. In order to block the large number of officers and troops who broke through, he ordered many trees to be cut down and placed on the road. The branches of the trees were arranged in a line, and the pointed ends of the branches were pointed in the direction of the enemy's breakthrough, and they quickly formed a temporary fortification, the ZAI.

Pan Yihong escaped on a single horse, and ran to the front of the deer, and the war horse did not run. The horse is also a living and spiritual animal, and it is not stupid to use its own flesh and blood to hit dangerous roadblocks. Just as Pan Yihong was competing with his war horse, Lin Yan, who was the most skilled in firearms, opened fire behind a big tree. Pan Yihong immediately fell to the ground and died, and the head and war horse became the spoils handed in by Lin Yan.

After cleaning up the battlefield, He Qiukou gave Lin Yan the War Horse Award in line with the principle of whoever captures it, but Lin Yan politely refused. The reason for the refusal was simple, he was a deputy company officer and did not have the qualifications to equip a war horse. But later, when the prince asked Lin Yan to lead three battalions, one company, one platoon and artillery platoon to return, Lin Yan took the initiative to find He Qiukou and asked to take the brown war horse away.

Why did Lin Yan's attitude before and after take a 360-degree turn?

It was very simple, because after this rapid march of 150 miles of mountain road, the artillery platoon found that the weight of the tiger squat cannon had increased greatly after the installation of the seat plate, and one pack horse was not enough at all. After taking the Mahayana Temple, the pack horse in the artillery platoon was a little out of strength, so he had to change two more horses to carry it. Pan Jun's horses were originally not many, and they were indiscriminately bombarded by tiger squatting cannons, except for the dead and wounded and eaten, only three were captured, and two of them had to take on the task of pulling a cart and sending the wounded back to Chengdu.

The artillery platoon has four tiger squat guns. Without this big brown horse, the artillery firepower of the third battalion would have been reduced by a quarter, which Lin Yan was unwilling. Fortunately, He Qiukou was reasonable, not only let him take the horses, but also generously gave him a guide, one of the two family members that Yang Weidong gave him.

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Entering the territory of Shunqing Province, there is no longer any hostile situation. Chen Youfu left a platoon of three companies in front of the marching army column to keep on guard, and the rest were disbanded to help the baggage battalion push carts. The pavement is still damp. Although the car is a little more resistant to walking, it also has a benefit: there is no dust. From time to time, the soldiers were making noise, and meat and vegetable jokes or mountain songs were heard in the procession.

Wei Gancai didn't care how the rabbit cubs behind him made a fuss, as long as they didn't scatter their precious food on the ground. He smiled and accosted Lin Yan: "Company Commander Lin, you crossed the Fujiang River from Suining County and didn't encounter any trouble?" ”

"Why don't you bother?" Lin Yan looked indignant, "We arrived at the west gate of Suining, preparing to cross the river through the city (Note 1). When the people saw that we had all run away, it was difficult to find a place to eat and drink! The magistrate surnamed Ren was even more desperate, so he directly closed the city gate, and asked the people at the head of the city to release arrows, and did not allow us to approach. ”

Chen Youfu heard Lin Yan say something funny, and rarely joked with him: "Aren't you carrying cannons?" Why don't you give them a shot? ”

Who knew that Lin Yan immediately shook his head and said, "You can't fire a cannon!" This is a violation of the united front! The people of the government just don't know about the caravan, thinking that we are a rebel like Pan Yihong. If you open fire at the end, it will be even more inexplicable! ”

Hearing Lin Yan's answer, Chen Youfu was very depressed: "Company Commander Lin is stronger than me!" When I saw those officials of the imperial court, I couldn't help but blacken my face. Jingyun has criticized me several times for this, but I still can't help it! ”

Chen Youfu was not only criticized, but also inspected the military and political committee of the northbound advance detachment. It's just that Wei Gan won't say this in front of others.

"Then you're going to go around the city hungry?" Wei Gan asked with a smile.

"Nope. I ran to the city gate and shouted to them, and the county immediately opened the city gate. ”

Hey? Why are you so bright? As soon as you shout, the city gate opens? Several officers from the two battalion headquarters were attracted to this topic, and even Liu Wenyu pricked up his ears.

"The last general rushed to the city and shouted to the dog officer in the city." Lin Yan grinned, not at all silent, "The last general shouted, dog officer!" Open your dog's eyes and see what Lao Tzu is wearing! ”

"Leather armor and leather helmet!" Liu Wenyu couldn't help but interject. He was dressed as a scholar, but he didn't have leather armor and a leather helmet.

Liu Wenyu's answer was obviously not touched, so no one paid attention to him.

"I guessed it!" A small, thin child shouted. The kid didn't have a leather helmet either. It's not that the quartermaster won't be issued to him, it's that he is too thin and all the armor doesn't fit.

"Shi Yunxiao, let's talk about it!" Both battalion commanders urged him to encourage him.

Company Commander Lin rushed to the city and roared. Shi Yunxiao didn't need encouragement from others at all, he imitated Lin Yan's movements and voice: "Zhu Qi paints gold, open your dog eyes and see, Lao Tzu is a soldier of the Heavenly Family!" Do you want to rebel? Do you want to destroy the Nine Clans? ”

The team was moving forward in cheerfulness. According to He Yongnian's liaison cavalry, there was a fork about five miles away from the main road ahead. Go straight for a short distance to Nanchong County, the capital of Shunqing Prefecture, and turn right to Qingju Ferry. At this time, a large group of officials and gentry from Shunqing Mansion were waiting at the fork in the road.

"X!" Chen Youfu couldn't help but scold, "I wanted to avoid these officials, so I avoided the dock of the state city." But they are like flies seeing, and they have to come over! ”

Note 1: Suining and Pengxi are divided, and the west of the Fujiang River is Suining; To the east is Pengxi.