"This fucking bastard thief, Lao Tzu has a restless life at home for the New Year, thinking that hiding in this Li Jia Bridge, Lao Tzu can't catch them? What are you still grinding there, why can't the cannon come up yet! ”

Chen Liu was surrounded by his own soldiers, while holding a horse whip and knocking on his thigh, while shouting loudly, Chen Liu's wife has been sent to Yangzhou Mansion, Chen Liu has also been married for a few years, and his wife is also a military child of Lingshan Guard, and he originally wanted to reunite as a family and have a reunion for the New Year.

Who would have thought that before the first month, news came from the Shandong Salt Gang, saying that one of the horse thieves who attacked Tuntian Tianzhuang last year had been found.

On that day, Fang Yingzhong, the boss of the Fang family, colluded with officers and soldiers and horse thieves to make wind and rain in Huaibei, and some inferior Haoqiang followed to participate, since Fang Yingzhong was assigned to Chuzhou to guard the ancestral tomb, these participating Haoqiang have been guilty of self-debunkment, for this kind of person, the Jiaozhou battalion is to fine some silver, call out a simple punishment such as protons, and there is no in-depth investigation.

However, there are also die-hard characters, intending to see the direction of the wind, and by the first month of the fifteenth year of Chongzhen, basically everything has settled, everyone is dead, and the last group of people have also come.

For example, Haoqiang of this Huai'an Mansion was the last to ask for guilt, but he was still self-sufficient, and he didn't wait for the Jiaozhou battalion to find out.

This Haoqiang has some friendship in the green forest rivers and lakes, and it happens to have an intersection with the Shandong Salt Gang, and the news is directly transmitted, there is a gang of nearly 700 people that day, and the attack on Tuntian Grange has not been successful, and Zhuang Ding, who wants to run but is now Tuntian Grange, has chased over.

Cornered. had to follow the pre-planned plan, ran into a Zhuangzi arranged by Fang Yingzhong, Nanzhili is a wealthy family, these powerful manors are not much smaller than Tuntian Grange, and it is really not difficult for hundreds of people to hide in it.

The area around Hongze Lake is very close to the defense area of Fengyang Mansion, and the soldiers and horses of the Huaiyang Army are more restrained here, not to mention the river on this side. The terrain is extremely complicated, Hongze Lake also has its own local forces, which are closely related to the entire southern water forces, and the Shandong Salt Gang has always advocated winning over this group, so the Huaiyang army is relatively low-key here and does not dare to let go.

If this person hadn't come to sue, he would definitely not have been able to find out that this group of people was hiding here for a while, if there was any transfer of the Huaiyang army. Maybe these people took advantage of the opportunity and ran away.

But now that he knows, there is absolutely no reason to run, and Chen Liu and his family enjoy the joy of family. The soldiers are also resting, and they are going to battle at this time, although they know that it is their duty, they are still full of reluctance, thinking that you people will surrender earlier, and the Jiaozhou battalion will not be wiped out, what are you hiding here.

The waterways of Nanzhili are criss-crossed, and the mobilization of troops is extremely fast. Before the bandits in Zhuangzi noticed it, they had already arrived here.

According to the man who told the news. In addition to the two hundred Zhuang Ding old and weak, that is, more than 700 thieves in the Zhuangzi, Chen Liu, in addition to the people he brought, mobilized the nearby garrison, three battalions of Jiaozhou battalion foot soldiers, there is no suspense about the outcome of the battle, after the battle, it is almost a massacre.

But these people in the manor were also stubborn, and saw that the troops far superior to themselves were pressing down. If it was an ordinary bandit, he would have lowered it with a white flag. If the boss wants to resist, the minions below will also fire him. went to surrender with their heads, but these bandits directly closed the village gate and arranged manpower at various points to prepare to hold on.

Chen Liu was even more angry after seeing this scene, but he also saw a little way, hundreds of people did not panic in the face of the persecution of their superior forces, but made a defensive posture, this is definitely not bandits, I am afraid that these local officers and soldiers in Nanzhili have this ability.

Fang Yingzhong's deeds that day were indeed involved in the officers and soldiers of Fengyang Mansion, presumably the officers and soldiers hiding in this Lijiaqiao Zhuangzi.

Chen Liu found a high place, observing the terrain here, the entire Zhuangzi borrowed the water and river of Hongze Lake, and naturally arranged a business similar to a moat, only at the village gate there is a bridge to the outside, that is to say, the place that can be attacked head-on is this village gate, and other locations have to spend effort.

"***, I really think that my own family is some kind of strong soldier and horse, and he still puts on a defensive posture, and he doesn't know whether he is dead or alive."

If the other party surrenders quickly, this matter will not be to the point of murder, since it is seen that the other party is from the background of officers and soldiers, it is not good to really kill him, but the other party's hob-like stubborn posture has completely angered Chen Liu, who is already in a bad mood, since you want to fight, then fight.

Fight with the officers and soldiers of the Jiaozhou battalion, don't think that the other party will also come to the ant to attack the city or something, especially this kind of Zhuangzi, the two sides are so consumed here, the people inside dare not kill it, but the people outside are there to rest and recuperate, and they do not attack, and they confront each other inexplicably.

Water transportation has many advantages over 6 transportation, even if it is a very heavy thing, the transportation will be much faster, and when it was almost noon, the cannon that Chen Liu was waiting for was finally transported. == The soldiers of the Jiaozhou battalion had already led the horses to the river, unloaded the guns on the boat and put them on the gun carriage, hung the horses on the reins, and slowly pulled the artillery towards Zhuangzi.

Just pulling this cannon took seven horses, and the soldiers pushed the side, and the ground by the river was also soft, and the gun mount of this iron and wood wheel was also more difficult.

However, this time the 3,000 people led by Chen Liu only carried an artillery, which was used to open the fortifications, which was not a three-pounder cannon in the field, but an eight-pounder cannon made by the Ordnance Manufacturing Bureau at the end of the year.

When the cannon was pushed to the official road, the transportation was much faster, and it was soon placed in the position facing the village gate, looking at the swarthy cannon.

The bandits in the village, who still had some will to fight, were silent when they saw this cannon. Then those men who were waiting at the head of the Zhuangmen wall, no one wanted to guard there, they all ran to the side, and the leader couldn't hold back, and after a quiet moment in the Zhuangzi, it began to be noisy again.

It was obvious that the military spirit inside was already in chaos, but Chen Liu didn't care about this in front of him. Originally, he led it out to exterminate this group of bandits, and Gao Ke stayed in the camp.

Who would have thought that this time the artillery was delivered, and this garrison Gaoke also came with him, which was really unreasonable, and Gaoke also brought a team of personal soldiers with him, and walked directly towards him after going ashore.

Chen Liu had already opened the food box to prepare for lunch, but when he saw Gao Ke, he had to stand up. Some angry inquiries said:

"Gao Ke, why are you here, who is guarding the camp......

Gao Ke is five or six years younger than Chen Liu. However, he acted quite calmly, and when he saw Chen Liu asking, he stopped, clenched his fists and said:

"Congratulations, Lord Chen."

said that it was congratulations, but there was no joy in the words, hearing the other party say this, Chen Liu was even more confused, and his anger was even greater. His voice was raised, and he said firmly:

"Gao Ke, what are you doing here. If you have anything to say, just say it, don't do these twists and turns!! ”

There was no interface over there, and a thousand general managers who were urging the preparation for war in front hurriedly ran back, and said:

"Lord Chen, the people in Zhuangzi are raising the white flag and preparing to lower."

Anyone who looked at such a cannon placed in front of the village gate knew that the simple trenches and high walls of the manor could not hold the opponent's attack at all, and the officers and soldiers of the Jiaozhou battalion gathered behind the artillery in groups, just waiting for the artillery to explode and rush in to kill people.

Chen Liu, who was in a bad mood, shouted back directly. Shouted angrily:

"Surrender. How can there be such a cheap thing, don't bother. Bang it out and kill them, teach them a lesson!! ”

The thousand always said loudly, turned around and ran back, the place was not big, and he shouted "open the cannon" while running, and the artillery had already been loaded.

Gao Ke was just about to say something, when he heard a loud "boom", he couldn't hear what he said, his ears were buzzing, and he couldn't help but look in the direction of Zhuangzi.

The direction of this cannon was slightly off, and it did not hit the village gate, but hit the courtyard wall on the left, where it was hit by an eight-pounder shell, and the whole wall collapsed in half, and the dust was flying.

The location is not quite right, you can't wade in the past to attack, the time and place are on the side of the Huaiyang army, or calm, and it is more convenient to blast the village door open and then attack.

Several artillerymen who operated the cannon shouted to adjust the direction of the muzzle, this time the infantry queue of the Huaiyang army preparing to attack, all retreated dozens of steps back, the shooting power of the eight-pounder cannon, compared to the three-pounder cannon, it was too shocking, the second cannon had not yet been shot, and the people in Zhuangzi were heard shouting:

"Brothers outside, don't be big, we are also officers and soldiers, we are heroic guards, this is all a misunderstanding, this is a misunderstanding, don't fight again......"

The hundreds of people inside shouted and shouted, the momentum was quite large, the officers and soldiers of the Huaiyang Army outside could also hear it clearly, the artillery also stopped moving, and the foot soldiers who were preparing to rush forward there also stopped.

But this "bandit" declares his identity, and it is a little inappropriate to do it again, after all, the Huaiyang army is also a soldier and horse of the imperial court, and it is impossible to fight with the same officers and soldiers in broad daylight.

The soldiers of the Huaiyang Army may not know what is going on with the Yingwu Guard, but the battalion Qian always knows that this is the guard station stationed around Fengyang Zhongdu, and it is indeed a genuine official army. ^^

This Lijiaqiao is a small town, but because it is a small port on the edge of Hongze Lake, it is also quite prosperous, and the Jiaozhou battalion will definitely not be able to keep it completely secret if it is attacked like this.

What's more, in these two Huai places, the Huaiyang army and the local people are not exactly the same mind, and they still have to consider some influences when doing things and fighting a war.

The Qian Zong just now walked in the direction of Chen Liu, whether he couldn't fight, the key was to lead the general Chen Liu to make a decision.

Listening to the Zhuangzi shouting "I am Yingwuwei", Gao Ke and Chen Liu, who were over there, also glanced at each other, and Chen Liu exhaled. Calm down and ask:

"Gao Ke, we are all our own brothers, if you have anything to say, it is so yin and yang, which makes people uncomfortable."

Gao Ke is an officer from Li Mengdi's pro-military camp, although he is a close confidant, he also understands it in his heart. No matter how close the relationship between himself and the marshal is, it is not as close as Chen Liu, who started together, so he has always acted cautiously and did not dare to show any arrogance.

But today's behavior of his is too unbelievable, not only Chen Liu is angry, but even the pro-soldiers and generals around Chen Liu are all angry. Shouts were heard inside the manor. I also saw that the troops had stopped moving, and the two of them turned their attention back to this side again.

Hearing Chen Liu say this, Gao Kedi's attitude was more solemn. He said solemnly:

"After Lord Chen left the camp, the imperial court came to announce the decree, the holy decree of the last general, congratulations to Lord Chen on his promotion to deputy general, commanding the soldiers and horses of Huaiyang, the will and the seal of the letter to the body, the last general is carrying it, this time I came to hand it over to the adult."

The Mr. Qian over there had already run back on horseback. Dismounted, hurriedly said:

"My lord, the bandits in that Zhuangzi claim to be the soldiers and horses of the Yingwu Guard of Fengyang Mansion. It's already restrained that the people below don't move, my lord, what to do next! ”

Chen Liu didn't listen to this Qiandi speech at all, but stared at Gao Ke and asked in a cold voice:

"What do you say? The court decreed it to me? ”

Gao Ke stood there indifferently, took out a package of oilcloth from his arms, unfolded it, and handed a dry document inside to Chen Liu on the other side, Chen Liu also asked Mr. Private School to give him literacy. The words "deputy general" and "Chen Liu" on this will are still clearly recognized.

The adjutant general does not have a high status as he listens. In fact, it is the meaning of the deputy commander-in-chief, which is equivalent to the second-in-command of this military group. In Li Meng's system, although Chen Liu's status is high, he knows it in his heart, not to mention that Li Meng will not promote a deputy, but will only keep the following generals balanced.

Even if they want to promote deputy generals, Zhao Neng and Ma Gangdi's qualifications and merits are far above themselves, and this position will not be their turn anyway.

And the imperial court ordered the promotion of the deputy general, it should also be in Jinan City with the commander Li Meng, but now he has crossed this level of procedures and directly came to Yangzhou Mansion to announce the decree, the heart of the court, passers-by know, they are stationed in Lianghuai, and there is some distance from that Shandong, this promotion order, the meaning of differentiation, is too obvious.

The president of Qian, who came to report the news, didn't know what Gao Ke and Chen Liu were talking about, and when he saw that Chen Liu didn't have an idea, he couldn't help but interject and said:

"My lord, there are soldiers and horses in Fengyang Zhongdu, it's not easy for us to do too much, it's better to rush in and kill a few, and then surrender and capture him alive, just give a lesson, and don't have to have too much turmoil."

He was suggesting here, and he didn't know where Chen Liu listened to a few words, Chen Liu stared at the holy decree in his hand, his eyes seemed to be about to burst into flames, and the eyes of several pro-soldiers behind him fluctuated slightly, but no one could show it, and after a while, Chen Liuchang let out a long breath and looked away from the holy decree.

This holy decree was carried in Gao Ke's arms and wrapped in an oilcloth, Chen Liu was also going to tear apart the ground posture, there was no respect for this very sacred royal document, Chen Liu threw this holy decree to the ground, took a few big breaths, and finally regained his calm.

Raising his eyes and glancing at the troops in front of him who were already standing still and the Fengyang officers and soldiers on the opposite side who had been desperately shouting their identities, Chen Liu coldly gave an order:

"What officers and soldiers, they are clearly horse bandits, harassing my Tuntian Grange, virtuous and virtuous gentry, this is already a big crime, what hand do you have left, pass on my general order, and there will be no bandits in the village!"

When Mr. Qian heard this, he was a little stunned, and took a few steps forward and reminded in a low voice:

"My lord, it should be the Fengyang officers and soldiers invited by those big households, there are a lot of idlers around here, kill them, I'm afraid it will be a waste of tongue!"

Chen Liu's voice had risen sharply, and the expression on his face was even a little hideous at this moment, staring at the Qian Zong viciously, almost gritting his teeth and saying:

"Pass on my general order, no bandits in the village will be left."

That Qian was stared at by Chen Liu, his shoulders shrank, he didn't dare to refute anymore, and hurriedly ran back to order, and the shouts in Zhuangzi gradually decreased. On his side, he shouted officers and soldiers, and shouted surrender, but it was quiet outside and there was no response, and no one understood what was going on.

But there is a problem with this Zhuangzi, there is no courtyard wall in the direction of Hongze Lake, but there are no boats to go down to the lake, when the big family left this manor to them. is also careful, or reluctant, the boats in the Zhuangzi are all taken away, and now the superior forces outside are surrounded, and they can't run.

The Qian Zong rode back and forth very quickly, and as soon as the Qian Zong came back and told Chen Liu's order and attitude, the officers here immediately understood that this was not a spring outing, although they didn't know the reason. But the landlord of his own house was on fire, and immediately shouted at the soldiers who were standing and waiting:

"Brothers, it was said above. There is no bandit left in Zhuangzi!! ”

Before the words fell, the artillery roared, this time, none of those people dared to gather at the side of the village gate, so as not to be killed by the cannonball, this cannon bombarded out, no one even piled up more debris behind the village gate, and the artillery roared. The gate was blown up all at once.

For the non-commissioned officers of the various armies in the Jiaozhou battalion, the most exciting words for them are this "no one left". Although the military merits of the Jiaozhou battalion are not heavy, for ordinary soldiers, cutting off the enemy's head is still the simplest and most direct means to obtain military merits.

Just now I heard the people inside shouting out their identities, and the soldiers of the Jiaozhou battalion outside were inevitably not disappointed, but when they heard the officer's order, everyone was really excited, and rushed in with a shout.

The officers and soldiers of the "Heroic Guard" inside the manor also knew that they would definitely start fighting outside, and they also concentrated a few bows in front of the village gate.

But the power of the eight-pounder cannon is really too great. A shot is right in the village. Wood chips, shards of masonry exploded in the back. The men in the front row didn't have time to run, and they were killed or injured by these high-flying fragments of wood and stone.

The so-called organized resistance continued until this time, and the soldiers who had no will to fight dispersed in a hurry, and then the soldiers of the Huaiyang army shouted and rushed in.

The battle to pursue the fleeing enemy is relatively simple, Huaiyang's soldiers are absolutely superior in terms of numbers and combat skills, and the courtyard wall, the trench, and the Hongze Lake were originally a barrier to ensure the safety of the manor, but at this time they have become an obstacle to the escape of these officers and soldiers.

There were only screams and pleas in the manor, "We are also officers and soldiers", "Kill friendly soldiers, are you going to rebel", but no matter how you shouted, all they dealt with was the expressionless slashing of the Huaiyang sergeants.

Throwing away the holy decree and ordering the killing of the officers and soldiers, these two actions made Gao Kedi's expression soften, and the atmosphere was already quite embarrassing, Gao Ke looked at the battlefield, and listened to the shouts and screams that gradually lowered inside, the victory was in hand, and there was no point in staying here any longer.

At that moment, he clenched his fists and said: My lord, the last general will bring the will, and I don't know if the big marshal knows the news, so the last general will rashly make the decision and send an expedited horse to send a letter to Jinan, and hope that the adult will atone for his sins. ”

Chen Liu smiled bitterly and shook his head, if he said that he accepted the order, Jinan did not know the news, and I am afraid that the matter is really going to make a big fuss.

Although he is short-tempered, he is not a fool, Gao Ke's behavior is good for himself, put yourself in the shoes of think, if the will of the court is in the hands of Gao Ke, then what should he do?

No one is wrong in this matter, only the imperial court that issued the decree is really too dirty, and sent a few people to bring a document written in yellow silk, which made the Huaiyang army uncomfortable, think about it carefully, the Jiaozhou battalion has indeed done a lot of things that are not in line with the system over the years.

However, what Shandong soldiers and horses have done over the years is at least beneficial to this empire, and they are still victorious in fighting against various enemies of the Ming Empire.

But the imperial court still has to mix some sand from time to time, such an emperor, such a court, is really speechless......

Seeing that Gao Ke was just about to get on the boat and leave, Chen Liu groaned slightly, and raised his voice to greet Gao Ke, and when he returned to him, Chen Liu said in a deep voice:

"My wife and daughter-in-law are both from our Shandong, and they are not accustomed to the water and soil in this Jianghuai place, so when you go back, let those people from the Lingshan Commercial Bank arrange for them to be sent to Jinan, and stay by Dashuai's side. I'll put it here too

Hearing Chen Liudi's words, Gao Ke was stunned, stood still and said solemnly:

"Please rest assured, this matter will be done seriously by the general, and the family of the general is not very suitable for the water and soil of the Jianghuai, so he will set off with the family of the adult and put it in the handsome. It is also reassuring. ”

The two glanced at each other and laughed, and the little unhappiness of Fang Cai had already disappeared.

On the eighteenth day of the first month, there were already people on duty there, and Chen Xinjia, as a scholar, rarely came to the ministry just after the Lantern Festival to urge, and arranged one affairs after another.

Originally, after the defeat of Namatsuyama. The officials of the Ministry of War, who know the details, have a little contempt for Chen Xinjia, the secretary of the Ministry of War, but this year. The positions of the military department secretary and the squire are also like a marquee, and those who do this position are like straw bales.

Whoever is in this position, there are a lot of black cauldrons smashed up, God knows how long he can sit, this Chen Xinjia must not be able to do it for long, and the local imperial historians in the court should also take action after the New Year.

Although the position of the secretary of the military department is not easy to do, it is one of the positions closest to the emperor, and there are really many people who want to do it. With these people on top, it is difficult for Chen Xinjia to sit firmly.

Someone wants to see the excitement. However, there are also faint places, some of the main positions of the military department are fat and oily, and some are bitter and abnormal, and they have no chance to start if they want to be greedy for ink.

This Lin is in the Ministry of War Yamen to manage the documents, all know that his family is from Jizhen, his father and mother have already gone, he and his wife have three children in Beijing, the Ming officials' income is meager, and it is really difficult to raise a family of five. This Lin chief never dared to mix with any colleagues to exchange drinks and feasts with each other.

Everyone also knows that he has a hard life. And no one paid attention to him, and over time. This Lin is also becoming more and more lonely in the Yamen of the Ministry of War, the so-called poor Yamen and poor officials, that's it.

When Chongzhen was in the fourteenth year, it is said that because he couldn't hold on in the capital, Director Lin sent his wife and children to his relatives in Shandong.

This is the New Year, and the officials who mix well are all enjoying it at home, and this Lin is alone in Beijing, deserted, and he is simply on duty in the ministry, which can be regarded as a pastime.

On that day, Chen Xinjia, the secretary of the Ministry of War, came to the yamen of the ministry in a hurry, and began to arrange a piece of work.

I heard that it was to go to Shandong to "Qing Army", everyone had an excited look, Shandong soldiers and horses have always been obedient to the imperial court, these years have heard that Shandong is a good year, to approve the number of people, the other party must be for themselves.

Moreover, the "Qing Army" combined the two things of counting the number of people and salary, and this is still a year's worth of land and silver money, and a little deduction is a great profit.

Master Lin listened carefully, but he shrank back, this kind of thing was not his turn, but the others were full of anticipation, thinking that they would go back at night and prepare some exquisite gifts for Lord Shangshu to send to see if they could get the beauty difference this time.

What no one expected was that Chen Xinjia, the secretary of the Ministry of War, was on the side of the Yamen of the Ministry of War, and the person designated to go to Shandong to do this errand was actually Zhang Ruoqi, the head of the Ministry of War, who served as a civilian official in Hong Chengchou's army, and was also one of the main reasons for the defeat of the Battle of Songshan.

After the collapse of Songshan, Zhang Ruoqi, the head of the military department, did not know where he got on a small boat and fled back to Beijing at sea, Chen Xinjia had a very close relationship with Zhang Ruoqi, the head of the army, and this expedition to Songshan was to let this Zhang Ruoqi be promoted through his military exploits.

When Zhang Ruoqi came out, he proudly said that he was going to be pulled out as a foreigner when he came back, and the appearance of no one in his eyes made his colleagues unaccustomed to it.

What kind of collusion does this guy have with the above, he stabbed such a big basket and actually had a beautiful hand, everyone was secretly scolding in their hearts, but their faces were expressionless, and the two waiters of the military department were even more old gods, and they did not put forward their own opinions on everything Chen Xinjia said.

All this had nothing to do with Master Lin, he watched and listened indifferently, and when it was time to go home, he still greeted several subordinate officials according to the rules of the past, and walked back to the mansion in Nancheng.

Director Lin's house is very small, and many ordinary people in Beijing live in such a small house, so Director Lin returned to his house for a while, and after a while, he walked out of the house, stood in the courtyard and coughed loudly a few times, and then stuffed the folded paper in his hand into the courtyard next door through the gap in the courtyard wall......