Wu Ankui had a rough time during this time. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

He was originally a native of Yingyin in Yingchuan County, originally from Fufeng, and his ancestor was the famous Wu Anjun Baiqi. However, the world has changed, and his branch has been passed down to this day, and it is almost in decline, even in Yingyin, it is at most a third-rate family, and it is not a farming heirloom, so he can only barely survive.

Yingchuan is a large county in the Central Plains, with a profound cultural heritage, since ancient times, there have been many cultural celebrities and high-ranking officials of the imperial court, it can be said that there are many talents, and there are many families like cattle hair, and the scholars born in Yingchuan can be said to be both lucky and unlucky. Fortunately, the literary style here is extremely prosperous, whether it is studying or doing scriptures, it is easy to find a way; The unfortunate thing is that according to the rules of this dynasty, the number of filial piety and honesty in each county is constant every year, and it is extremely difficult to be inspected in Yingchuan, which is full of talents. Therefore, there is a folk ballad that says: "To be an official, Mo Yingchuan." ”

And Wu Ankui is just one of the many scholars in Yingchuan, but he is from a humble background, and his learning is not outstanding, so it is naturally not easy to get ahead here. Even if you are willing to become a clerk, it is difficult to do so because of the fierce competition. Under these circumstances, Wu Ankui simply decided to leave his hometown and try his luck in a different place. It happened that at this time, the new R county commander of Feiguo County, Taishan County, had some friendship with Wu Ankui's father, so he carried a burden on his back, ran all the way to Feiguo, and committed himself to the position of a scribe in Feiguo County.

Wu Ankui's knowledge is not necessarily outstanding, but he has had ambitions since he was a child, and he has mastered a lot of knowledge that has been applied to the world. In addition, he is sleek and good at figuring out the thoughts of the peak, and he is like a fish in water in the government. In just three years, he climbed from an ordinary scribe to the second-in-command of the county, the position of the county leader. This made Wu Ankui himself very proud, as long as he worked hard, stayed up for three or five years, and waited until the county magistrate or left office, he might not be able to top this position of 600 stones, and he would be able to taste the taste of a party member at that time.

It's a pity that there are unforeseen circumstances, and in the third year of Xinping, a **** that swept the whole country arrived. The Red Turban, which had been dead for six years, rose again, and Wu Ankui's Fei State bore the brunt of it, and was coerced by the Red Turban Army to capture the county in one fell swoop, and from then on, the whole county fell into the hands of the rebels. The red scarf is the first naked peasant rebel army, which is naturally opposed to the gentry class who are officials, so the original Fei Guo county order hanged himself in the palace on the day the red scarf entered the city. The remaining officials had no way to escape, some followed in the footsteps of the county order, some fought desperately with the red turban thief to seek benevolence, and some were forced to be helpless and finally became thieves. And he, Wu Ankui, is precisely the earliest one to devote himself.

Wu Ankui is different from most scholars, he has never been the so-called arrogance of ordinary scholars. Fundamentally, he is actually an out-and-out pragmatist. That is, if he can obtain vital benefits, he will not hesitate to do it; And once it goes against it, it will agree to abandon it without hesitation. In his opinion, the situation of the Red Turban Army is good, but it is a pity that the organizational form is scattered. If you can plan and coordinate it well, you may not be able to win a place in this decaying Great Xia Dynasty. Therefore, since the defeat and surrender to the enemy, he has been diligent in offering advice and giving advice in everything. And the Red Turban's General Tianpeng already needed someone who was familiar with the local situation and had a certain prestige to help him straighten out the government affairs of Fei Guo, and Wu Ankui's advice was often substantial, which gave him a lot of help. came and went, and his trust in Wu Ankui also increased day by day, and he gradually relied on him as a confidant, and he actually planned to worship him as a military advisor. However, because the general of the ministry strongly persuaded him, he thought that Wu Ankui was born in the government after all, his position was unclear, and the time for refuge was still short, so he gave up.

However, Wu Ankui's road to the red scarf was not all smooth sailing. At least the lieutenants under General Tianpeng didn't buy it, and they had to take some eye medicine from time to time to make it difficult. Fortunately, some time ago, he took advantage of his favor and proposed to set up a water array at the fork of the Yishui River, and actually set up iron cables in the upper reaches of the water to intercept the strategy of passing ships, which proved to be effective. In just a few days, more than 200 large and small ships were intercepted, which blocked the mouths of many people.

When the spring breeze was proud, it was suddenly reported that two ships had broken through the encirclement and escaped from the Broken Soul Beach. Wu Ankui was shocked when he heard the report, it stands to reason that ordinary businessmen have such ability? The position of the barrage, the position of the iron cable, the time and number of personnel to check were all carefully arranged by themselves, how could there be such a mistake? In order to find out the truth, he asked the defeated soldiers at that time to interrogate him carefully. And before he could ask the result, it happened that Zhao Min broke into Feiguo City at night, burned grain, captured the flag, and escaped. Hearing the report, Wu Ankui's brain was "buzzing" at that time, knowing that something was wrong.

Sure enough, the next day, the Japanese army was promoted to the account, and many generals and captains clamored one after another, saying that according to his strategy, there was such a big mistake, and the loss of thousands of soldiers and a large amount of grain and grass Not to mention, the key is that the morale of the three armies fell to a low point after this incident, all of which was caused by his Wu Ankui's poor consideration, and now he must also be responsible for this matter. Although these words are somewhat strong, they are not wrong. Since the boat was put into the water, how could it not have expected that Feiguo would be counterattacked? Even General Tianpeng, who usually trusted him, was also cold and silent at this time.

Wu Ankui secretly hated itchy. At this time, he already had a general understanding of the whole story, who knew that thousands of people couldn't stop just a few dozen people? Feiguo County's huge city defense actually made the other party feel like no one? You mud-legged people are incompetent, but you want to put the blame on Lao Tzu, is it reasonable?

However, at this time, the public was angry, and he didn't dare to bite indiscriminately, lest these martial artists get mixed up, and it was not good to turn his face on the spot, and directly come with a white knife into the red knife out, with the current state of General Tianpeng, he may not be able to stop it. But this matter must be explained, Wu Ankui simply gritted his teeth, and begged General Qu to give him a chance to hand over an elite army to him, and he was willing to make a military order to ensure that the culprit who caused this incident was arrested. General Tianpeng pondered for a long time, and finally agreed, gave him a song of personal soldiers, and sent a partial general to him as a deputy, and immediately sent troops to arrest those who dared to touch the tiger's beard.

Wu Ankui clearly understood in his heart that the so-called deputy general assigned to him was called assistance and carried out surveillance. Of course, this is not wrong, these five hundred elite soldiers are all the elite forces in the red scarf, and it is impossible to rush into the hands of an outsider in his hands, so he has no opinion, and he will take the order immediately.

Out of the camp tent, Wu Ankui arranged for the adjutant general to go to count the soldiers and prepare military supplies. He returned to his residence and brought the defeated soldiers who had experienced the Battle of Broken Gutan, especially the soldiers who had been captured by Zhao Minjun, and asked them carefully. During the questioning, several things caught his attention.

The first point is that the opponent's armor is excellent, which can be said to be rare in the world. Because these defeated soldiers are not all mud-legged people who have never seen the world, and there are also border troops who have returned from the northern border. You must know that the soldiers of the Anbei Metropolitan Protectorate in the north, although they dare not say that they are the top in the country, they should have no objection to being ranked among the top three. According to these border soldiers, the combat effectiveness of these dozens of people is comparable to that of the elite of the Anbei Protectorate, which makes Wu Ankui surprised inexplicably. In this territory of Mount Tai, where are the strong soldiers?

The second point is that the enemy's main commander is actually a fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy. In these years, almost all the ways to become an official are filial piety and honesty, and the people who can be investigated are not famous people in various places, so they are all people in their twenties and thirties when they come out to be officials. That's right, under a certain age, how can you accumulate time for filial piety or incorruptibility? And this young man is the main one, is it the son of a feudal official? But it's not right, according to the routine, soldiers are not allowed to cross states and counties, if it is the division of a son, how dare he go through the state and county and carry weapons and armor with him, wouldn't he make a special trip to show his handle to the officials?

There was another detail that Wu Ankui noticed, that is, a defeated soldier heard one of them call the young man "Fourth Master". Ordinary people may not feel that there is anything wrong when they hear it, but Wu Ankui is a person with considerable social experience, and this title suddenly caught his attention. You must know that in this era, "Ye" is a specific title, not a casual name, usually only two situations will occur. One is that the younger generation calls the elders, for example, "Grandpa" is the nickname for the father in the northern region. The other is that the servant is called the master, and it is not an ordinary servant, but a slave similar to the nature of a family child. In terms of this line of people, a teenager must not be an elder, then it can only be the main family. The Great Xia Dynasty had already abolished slavery, and theoretically ordinary eunuch families would not have slaves. Of course, all kinds of de facto slaves and maids are certainly indispensable in private, but they will certainly not be blatantly publicized to the outside world, and usually the larger the family, the stricter the family education. Therefore, if you really want to talk about the whole country, there is only one person who dares to make such a declaration to the outside world: the Great Xia royal family!

Wu Ankui frowned when he thought of this. Suddenly thinking of the Di newspaper obtained a few days ago, the news that was copied about the change of Beihai County to a county and the sealing of the country, and the fourth son of the emperor, Zhao Min, was crowned the king of Beihai, and the identity of this group of people was about to come out.

Wu Ankui didn't care if he was a prince or not, since he had become a thief, everything in the official was an enemy, and it didn't make any difference to him whether it was a prince or what his identity was. But now that the identity of the other party has been determined, it is completely clear where they are going, which is very beneficial for you to know the other party's escape route.

A huge map was spread out on the table, although in Zhao Min's eyes, such a map with distorted proportions and incomplete markings was simply worthless, but for this era of lack of surveying and mapping, such a large-scale map was already quite valuable. Wu Ankui's finger followed the path of the water on the map, until he stopped when the words "Chang Lu" were marked, and his finger clicked heavily on the map.

"Guard!" He shouted.

"The subordinates are here. What does Mr. Wu An command? Although Wu Ankui exercised the function of a military advisor, in fact, he only hung the identity of a guest secretary in the Red Turban Army of the East Thai side, and there was no specific envoy, so everyone in the army was called Mr.

"Quickly go to the deacon's office and ask how many mules and horses there are in the city!"

"Whoa!"

After a while, the guards who had gone to inquire came back and brought news that there were still nearly a thousand animal powers.

"Very good!" Wu Ankui couldn't help but relax between his eyebrows. When I looked at the map again, my eyes were full of indescribable meaning.

"The Four Princes? Being able to escape from the siege is also a bit of a skill. But I'm afraid it's too early to say it now! ”

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