Chapter 125
After confronting the Chu army for more than half an hour, everyone didn't dare to take a step beyond Lei Chi, and it was only a matter of a few minutes when the battle really started.
In fact, it was not a fight, except for Lu Daqi who was shot and wounded, the soldiers of the Guilin Terracotta Division approached to eighty paces, and once again formed a confrontation with the Chu army, and no large-scale bloody clashes broke out. The distance of eighty paces has already entered the range of the flintlock pistol, if it weren't for the very, very restrained side of the Guilin Terracotta Division, from time to time to retreat a little, and then retreat a little, I am afraid that the gun would have gone off the fire and really fought.
After Lu Daqi sat up, the wound on his left leg kept bleeding, and the bluestone slab under his body quickly leached out a pool of blood, others did not dare to step forward, but his son and nephew protégé rushed forward, and shouted bravely while running, he would rather be shot and killed by the Chu army than rescue his division commander.
There are a total of twelve people, Lu Daqi's eldest son Lu Qian, second son Lu Yuan, son-in-law Li Shi, and eight or nine are his protégés.
The official uniform with wide robes and large sleeves was not suitable for strenuous exercise, and Lu Qian and the others were too sad and excited, and they fell down a few after another as soon as they rushed out. After getting up, Lu Qian's hat fell off, Li Shi's official uniform was torn, and Lu Yuan was even more disheveled, his eyes were split, and he rushed forward again in the face of the muzzle of the Chu army's black hole and the cold-blooded military formation.
"Wait, wait, don't die!"
Huang Jin's sedan chair was finally lifted up, and before the sedan chair stopped, he leaned out and shouted loudly at Lu Qian. There was a commotion among the scholars and civil officials next to them, some of them were still hesitating, while others had already taken steps forward. I want to follow Lu Qian and them to rush up together.
It was at this time that rows of gunfire rang out again.
"Bang bang bang!"
The sound of gunfire was like bursting beans, and in the Chu army's formation, the kneeling soldiers in the first row raised their guns and fired a volley, and a hundred flintlock muskets spewed fire at the same time, and the lead bullet roared over the top of everyone's heads with a sharp sound of breaking through the air. Hitting the houses facing the street behind them, pieces of smoke and dust debris flew up, and the tiles crackled and shattered several pieces. Fall to the ground and fall to pieces.
The salvo of a hundred flintlock muskets was so amazing that everyone was startled, and the footsteps that had just taken out of them involuntarily stopped. Some even fell to the ground with their heads in their hands. One by one, they were shocked.
After the Chu army was arrayed, a young officer issued a short and powerful order, and two soldiers rushed out on the left and right, brandishing the butts of their guns and smashing them indiscriminately, beating Lu Qian and others to break their heads and bleed, and then tied them with ropes, pushing and shoving them, and all of them were caught.
"Rush! Let's go up together! These thieves didn't dare to shoot. It's all scary! Someone shouted.
After the Chu army was arrayed, Wang Kefan glanced to this side. said to Li Yushi: "If they really rush up, they will still deal with it the same way, shoot a warning in 70 steps, hit the leg in 50 steps, can hit the calf but not the thigh, and try not to kill anyone." ”
Li Yushi responded, but Fan Wenqin said worriedly: "So many people rushed up together, and they couldn't aim at it, what if they really killed a few." ”
"Try your best, it's okay to kill a few. Hmph, although the dead are troublesome, they also have many benefits. Wang Kefan's voice was very calm, and after he finished speaking, he turned around and walked to the shore, and said to Liu Shu, who was directing the loading: "This silver will be escorted by you, and you will get off the boat in Quanzhou, and someone will answer there, and go to Huguang ...... Huangsha Town."
In the commotion and grief, Yang Tinglin hesitated, stepped in front of everyone, his expression was resolute, he was about to say something, but an old voice sounded next to him.
"Kanshan, don't be rash!" Huang Jin trembled and walked up.
Huang Jin, Yang Tinglin, Lu Zhenfei and Zhai Shiyun, Huang Zongxi and Gu Yanwu followed, and under the leadership of Fan Wenqin, they came to the Chu army formation, and the Chu soldiers did not squint and did not move at all, as if they did not see the anger in the eyes of several court bigwigs.
On the shore of the wharf, there are several carts loaded with silver boxes, half of which have been emptied, and the other silver boxes are becoming fewer and fewer.
In a courtyard next to it, there were shouts and begging for mercy from time to time, and when I looked through the gate, there was a group of officials and officers and soldiers squatting inside, watched by several Chu soldiers with bayonets.
Lu Qian, Lu Yuan, Li Shi and others sat under the tree next to the cart, and there were also guards next to them, their ties had been untied, but they all sat honestly, scolding the Chu soldiers at most, but they didn't dare to stand up.
After Lu Daqi was arrested, the medical officer of the Chu army had already treated his injuries, he was very lucky not to hurt his bones, and he felt much better after bandaging, although his face was pale and terrible, and his face was a little haggard, but there were two small bright and shining flames burning in his eyes, and his face was full of resentment, with a kind of excitement after being stimulated by Yanzhòng.
Everyone looked around for a long time, only to find Wang Kefan and Liu Shu standing on the shore, what they were talking with the two officers, no matter the busy scolding around them, or the tension between the two armies, it did not have much impact on Wang Kefan. After Huang Jin and the others came over, he looked up and looked this way, and continued to talk to Liu Shu and the others, until Huang Jin and the others came closer, and then turned around to greet them.
"I admired the name of Mr. Ji'an for a long time in my later life, and I can see it today, fortunately. However, Wansheng encountered some trouble today, and he was in armor, so he could only give Mr. a military salute. Wang Kefan, who was dressed in military uniform, bent one knee, stood up immediately after his knee touched the ground, and arched his hand to Lu Zhenfei: "Da Situ came just in time, I took away more than 70,000 yuan of silver this time, and I just happened to settle the formalities." ”
Lu Zhenfei's blood surged, his face was red and white, his breath was heavy and he couldn't speak, his eyes were blazing with anger, but his body was cowering and trembling with shame.
As a head of the household, he has seen all scenes, and some people may use any means in order to ask for money, designing frames, beating and scolding, threatening and even hiring murderers, but he never dreamed of using the army to rob and injure several court officials.
Compared with the current Wang Kefan, the four towns in the south of the Yangtze River were all models of law-abiding.
"Did you take it? It's a robbery! ”
"A soldier is not as good as a bandit!"
"Everyone can be punished for ...... thieves"
There was a burst of scolding around, and Lu Daqi, supported by his two sons, stood up and took two steps forward, stumbling under his feet, as if he was going to pounce and fight with Wang Kefan. Huang Jin hurriedly waved his hand to him, turned to Wang Kefan and smiled and nodded.
"Yuntai is young and promising, and the old man is also admired for a long time. When we met for the first time today, there were some things that should not be said, but just in time for such an embarrassing thing, the old man couldn't see the fighting, killing and killing, so he had to sell an old face and wanted to say a few words to the PTZ, okay? ”
"Mr. is taught, and the late students listen to him." Wang Kefan responded lightly, then turned around and beckoned Liu Shu, and said concisely and forcefully: "The order is to speed up, and the loading will be completed in half an hour." ”
"You, you ......, Wang Kefan! In front of Mr. Ji'an, you dare to be so presumptuous, quickly order it to stop. Lu Daqi shouted.
"Wang Kefan, this matter has been reported to the palace, causing Tianwei to be angry, the holy decree will come soon, you can be arrested now, and you can still be lightly punished!" Yang Tinglin also came out to help.
Wang Kefan raised his hand, pointed at Lu Daqi, and then pointed to Yang Tinglin's nose and said, "I'm talking to Mr. Ji'an, don't interject." ”
Suddenly, there was silence.
The military formation of the Chu army, the silver box that was constantly carried, the scarred Lu Daqi, and the arrogant and indifferent Wang Kefan...... A qiē seems so unreal. Lu Zhenfei and Zhai Shiyun subconsciously glanced at each other, and they both saw fear and retreat in each other's eyes.
Wang Kefan did this, for the most face-heavy civil official, it was even more sad than being slapped in the face, this matter is already endless, and there is no room for maneuver.
Did you really fall out with Chu Jun?
What should I do if Wang Kefan is reversed?
Will he have a sudden seizure, arrest all these people, or even kill them outright......
The silence seemed to last for a long time, and it seemed that there was only a moment, and the voice of Huang Jincang rang out again.
"The first time I heard about the name of Yuntai, it was when the saint was in distress in Tingzhou, but fortunately, Yuntai arrived in time, so that His Majesty turned the corner. In the following years, the name of Yuntai was even more thunderous, and the good news of the imperial court was frequent. After Emperor Si Zonglie returned to heaven, my Ming Dynasty had collapsed, and it was all reversed by Yuntai's strength, and he was not rewarded in Sheji, which made the old man admire him...... Today, please accept the old man's gift! ”
Huang Jin leaned down and saluted Wang Kefan with a bow, everyone was stunned, with Huang Jin's identity and old qualifications, he didn't have to bow down when he saw Emperor Longwu, as long as he made a bow, he also respected Wang Kefan so much, is this to ask for a soft word?
Lu Daqi frowned, and scolded in his heart: "Hmph, Huang Jin is really old and confused, if you ask for good words, you can understand this matter, the sun is really coming out of the west."
Wang Kefan returned the salute with a bow: "Mr. Ji'an fought Wei Gelding back then, and he was very respectful in his later years. ”
In Wang Kefan's heart, he has another judgment on Wei Zhongxian's merits and demerits, but in the current environment, Wei Zhongxian is the traitor of Emperor Chongzhen's iron case, and his reputation among the people is also stinky, and it doesn't matter if he steps on him and pats Huang Jin's ass.
"That was thirty years ago, and the old man is old, so he can't remember it very clearly. Alas, but there is a big grudge, after a long time, grievances and grievances will disappear sooner or later, if Wei Zhongxian is here today, I would like to talk to him a few words. Huang Jin's expression was gloomy. (To be continued......)