Chapter 196: From Dengzhou to Jinan

Jiang Feng returned to Dengzhou's own capital yamen, and thought that it was Jinan's father-in-law who came to greet the family servant, although it was Weng and his son-in-law who met and met when Jiang Feng climbed the wall in Beijing, they took pictures of each other a few times, even if he went to Jinan to greet his relatives, Liu Shunhua was unwilling to see this arrogant son-in-law.

simply sent a letter to tell him that there was no need to meet, Jiang Feng did not have as many etiquette rules in his heart, and he was even more desperate not to meet, even if he dealt with Xiucai in Dengzhou Mansion on weekdays, he couldn't figure it out, if he went to deal with the father-in-law of the Hanlin bachelor, wouldn't he have a headache to death.

Anyway, the usual monthly silver is sent to Jinan, and the amount of two thousand taels is enough for the expenses of the Liu Mansion, Liu Fangrui can really be said to be a strange woman, Jiang Feng does not go to see her father, and she is also unwilling to meet. made Liu Shunhua think about his daughter in the house, he scolded the girl for being outgoing.

Jiang Feng walked up to the main hall of the Dusi Yamen, and a few servants immediately came over to help remove the armor and wide clothes, Jiang Feng took off his helmet and asked the servants on the side:

"Are the people of Jinan waiting at the house?"

He thought it was someone from Liu's Mansion in Jinan who came to greet Liu Fangrui, although both parties were too lazy to meet, but they communicated with each other, Jiang Feng and his wife's greetings, Liu Shunhua sometimes pointed out the official tricks in the officialdom in the letter, Jiang Feng was indeed an idiot in this regard.

The servant on the side replied with a smile:

"Master, that person just put down the letter, and then gave the things brought by Jinan to the steward of the inner house, and then hurried back."

Jiang Feng nodded and sat at the back of the bookcase, whether he could write is one thing, but this kind of must-have style furniture is still there, and when he opened the letter, there were not too many words on it, just that he had something important to discuss with Jiang Feng, and he would come to Jinan Mansion quickly. Actually asked himself to come over to meet, Jiang Feng was a little confused in his heart, he unfolded the letterhead, and there was a red dot in the upper left corner of the boxy letterhead.

It seems that it is indeed Liu Shunhua's letter, and the information contact between them in this era is extremely inconvenient, and it is inevitable that there will be things that seem quite unbelievable in modern times, such as omissions and forgeries. Moreover, his father-in-law is the highest civil affairs chief in Shandong, and his son-in-law is the commander of the Dengzhou Guard, as well as the position of the capital division, and he has many soldiers and horses.

Liu Shunhua told Jiang Feng through Liu Fangrui that when greeting each other, if there is no red dot in the upper left corner of the letter, the letter must not be a real letter.

At that time, when he heard about this, Jiang Feng still sneered in his heart, thinking that his father-in-law was only in his early forties, how could he be so careful.

This time, I was convinced that it was indeed comprehensive, and now thieves from all over the country are swarming, calling themselves to Jinan Mansion without warning, if it is not for this red dot as proof, I can't believe it at all. Jinan's father-in-law, Liu Shunhua, will definitely not call himself to Jinan Mansion for no reason.

It is necessary to discuss things, Jiang Feng also wanted to understand such a joint, and returned to his mansion to follow Liu Fangrui and Su Guanyue, and the two women also had the same opinion. briefly explained a few words to the family, and then ordered Zhao Xiucai to stop outside. Fifty iron men were left, with the remaining fifty iron men and a hundred infantry on horseback.

This is the departure to Jinan, Dengzhou a government and six counties have Jiang Feng's tiger and wolf guards, the surrounding thieves do not dare to make times, but the rest of Shandong is different, the consequences of the short-term famine and some man-made disasters are quite serious, in addition to those cities with high walls and sufficient defenses, the rest of the thieves and wanderers are almost everywhere, extremely rampant and arrogant.

Attacking the prefecture and county may not dare to, but the small-scale towns and merchants on the road are the targets of looting and slaughter.

Therefore, although Jiang Feng was in a hurry, he still took one hundred and fifty people on the road, Yang Da and Liu Shisan were all with him, and fifty Tie Ding were Jiang Feng's personal guards, which naturally went without saying, the hundred infantry on horseback were not the soldiers in the three hundred light horses, but the figures in the infantry phalanx.

Because many of the men on Weishan Island were reorganized into infantry, and the recruits recruited by the original Tianjin Guard were incorporated into the ranks of the cavalry.

When I was in Dengzhou, I didn't notice anything, but as soon as I got out of Dengzhou, everyone immediately noticed that it was different, although it was not to the extent that people were cannibalistic and hungry. However, what I have seen and heard can also be described by the word "miserable". Although it rains, the earth is already alive again, and the cultivated land can already grow food, but don't forget that it will take time for crops to grow.

Many farmers who survived the drought could not hold on during this time, Jiang Feng and his party originally wanted to rest in the towns and post stations on the road, but after seeing the tragic situation in the towns on the road. On the contrary, I was not in the mood to live there, but I just hurried forward, thinking that maybe the situation over there would be better.

Such a change in plan naturally delayed time, and when it got dark, Jiang Feng and the others finally found that they might have to camp.

Tie Ding and the soldiers are no strangers to camping or something, and immediately sorted it out there and arranged it, although Jiang Feng is clothed and fed, but he often boils his body in the barracks, and he doesn't care, Tie Ding on the side takes the woolen felt from his horse.

I found a flat and dry place on the hillside near the official road, first cleared the grass and trees, gathered the branches and leaves of the grass and trees that dried in the autumn, and then lit them with flint. After the flames burned, the ground on the side gradually became dry, and the felt was spread on the other side.

After eating the dry rations, the current ironclads have more or less the titles of officers at all levels, and they are usually middle and lower officers in the infantry and cavalry units. Under their arrangement, Jiang Feng didn't have to worry about it, and immediately arranged a shift on duty in the middle of the night.

There were people who took care of the horses and fed the forage, everything was arranged to stop, and a group of people went out in the morning after a long day, and they all fell asleep.

For Jiang Feng, whether it is the modern or the Ming Dynasty, although there are a lot of hardships, but it is the first time to camp in the wild, and he has not fallen asleep there. The autumn night is not quiet, and there are many small animals and insects around, but slowly Jiang Feng is sleepy, and when he is about to sleep, he hears some abnormal movements not far away, or traces of human activity.

Jiang Feng's hand slowly touched the handle of the knife, and the thin blanket covered by his body was also gently thrown off by him, and the reaction of several iron dings around him was more obvious, and they directly stood up with weapons and stood up to surround Jiang Feng, and the iron dings quickly stood up, holding weapons in their hands, and looked around nervously.

At this time, it was seen that Tie Ding and the recruits who were sleeping very heavily over there - of course, it could not be regarded as a gap between the recruits, they were still sleeping very deeply, and some of the Tie Ding were separated and shouted separately to let the mounted infantry get up, Jiang Feng also bent down on the ground and looked around.

The fire was already about to be extinguished, and it provided a lot of light sources. It was pitch black all around, and he couldn't see anything, Jiang Feng whispered to Tie Ding on the side and said:

"Two bows, one wrapped in cotton wool."

The loading of the firearm is quite troublesome, so it turns out that those hunters of the Yang family use strong bows and hard crossbows of the military standard, although they cannot guarantee continuous firing, but they are still the most convenient bows and arrows in a short time. Hearing Jiang Feng's words, Yang Shi and the other hunter were both stretched out their bows and arrows.

Yang Shi took out a strip of cotton cloth soaked in oil in the leather bag and tied it to the arrow, and the other hunter was also ready, Liu Shisan had been buying and selling in the green forest for many years, but he judged that the sound was about the same, and pointed to that side.

As soon as the sound appeared just now, when the ironclads reacted quickly, there was no movement over there, obviously knowing that the traces were exposed, this hidden and latent action at night, if it was discovered, the reaction should not be to run, but to stay and not move, or slowly retreat, you must know that in the dark night, the sound of rushing is the best signal to judge the position.

However, although the person hiding on the side is old, Jiang Feng is not a bully here, the cotton wool burned quickly when he touched the bonfire that was about to west, Yang Shi turned around and shot an arrow in the direction pointed out by Liu Shisan.

The angle of the curved shot is relatively high, and the arrow with the flame of the arrow drew an arc of light in mid-air, falling in the woods not far away, although the flame was not particularly bright in mid-air, but it was enough, and the hidden person over there did not expect the other party to have such a method, and couldn't help but exclaim in a low voice.

Another hunter's bow and arrow was raised, and just about to shoot over, Jiang Feng held his arm, and suddenly shot into the air, and the hidden spies dared to stay longer, but they heard the sound of rapid running, and the sound of horses' hooves sounded in the distance, and it seemed that the person had already run far.

Everyone was a little confused, but no one said anything, and Yang Shi on the side asked in a low voice:

"My lord, shall we camp in another place?"

Before Jiang Feng could answer, Liu Shisan came over and whispered:

"This should be Chen Deaf's territory, the spy saw us just now, it is estimated that someone will come over tomorrow morning to do it, let's change places."

The words of the two people did not move Jiang Feng, Jiang Feng squinted his eyes and was silent for a while, then suddenly waved his hand and said:

"Stay put, I haven't seen blood for a long time, I'll be happy tomorrow morning!"