Chapter 200: Preparations for Departure

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Wang Furong and Chunping learned that Su Tiancheng was going to lead the sergeants to Anqing Mansion to exterminate the Liukou, and they couldn't be in the county government during the Spring Festival, their faces changed immediately, and there were more words, Su Tiancheng was disgraced by them, and it was not easy to lose his temper.

The soldier is a dangerous place, who knows what will happen if Su Tiancheng goes.

Wang Furong came to Su Tiancheng's side, felt the warmth, found support, was not afraid of 10,000, just in case, if Su Tiancheng went to exterminate the Liukou, what happened, she didn't want to live.

As for Chunping, when he first came to Su Tiancheng's side, it has a special meaning, since Wang Furong went to the mansion, he has been taking care of Su Tiancheng's daily life, and slowly began to be familiar with Su Tiancheng's personality, and he fell in love with Su Tiancheng irrepressibly, it will be the Spring Festival soon, Su Tiancheng can just be at home, who knows that Lu Dao will lead troops out of Lu to fight.

"Young master, why do you want to go to Anqing Mansion to exterminate the Liukou, there are so many troops in the imperial court, why don't you go for Lu, no, if the young master goes, the slave and maid will also follow, if the young master is in any danger, the slave and the maid will stand in front and protect the young master."

These are the words of Wang Furong.

"Childe, what my sister said is this, and the slave also thinks so, Childe goes to Anqing Mansion to fight, and no one can take care of him."

These are the words that Chunping said.

Su Tiancheng's head is big, and in two days, he will set off, and now he is waiting for one thing, that is, Song Sijun's war horse, which will arrive tomorrow, if it weren't for this reason, he would have set off the next day.

Everything was ready, armor, bows and arrows, etc., and the horses were in place. With Tang Shiji's edict, everything was easy to do.

Taking a woman to fight is simply a miracle in the world, and he will definitely be impeached, even if Qin Sande has the heart to help, it is difficult to say anything.

But Wang Furong and Chunping. They all care about themselves, and they must be comforted and explained.

"Okay, I know what you're worried about, it's not a big deal, and I don't know if Lu Dao Liukou is going to Anqing Mansion, even if they go to Anqing Mansion, they are thinking about looting some supplies, and they are not thinking about doing it against the officials and soldiers, there is no danger. Think about it. If I take you to Anqing Mansion and encounter impeachment, but I can't eat and walk around, besides, if you go, the sergeant will have to protect you, in case you meet the rogue, it will also be troublesome. ”

Su Tiancheng said bitterly for half an hour. It's not that much to say, it's mainly that he says one. Wang Furong and Chunping girl said ten words, and they couldn't explain it too much.

In fact, Wang Furong and Chunping both understood that it would definitely not work to follow them to Guang'an County, but they had already relied on Su Tiancheng completely, and Su Tiancheng went to Anqing Mansion. It will take at least a month to go back and forth, and if the rogue is rampant, he may come back when.

It's the time of the Spring Festival, the moment of reunion of thousands of families, but Su Tiancheng is fighting outside. The family can't be reunited, their hearts must be uncomfortable, while cursing the Liukou, they are also complaining about the court, why do they send Su Tiancheng to Anqing Mansion to exterminate the Liukou, there are so many troops in the imperial court, just move it casually, isn't it a problem to solve the problem.

Xiong Zijian, Liu Yunqing, Sun Yuankun, Liu Shiliang, Luo Chang, Ma Huabiao, Liu Tiehan and others, when they entered the third hall, they all had excited expressions on their faces, and after training for several months, the time for inspection had finally arrived.

It's just that this time when I went to Anqing Mansion, there were only 3,000 soldiers, and it was impossible for everyone to go, it depended on Su Tiancheng's arrangement.

Lu Tianming, Qu Qingze, Liu Zhongji and Su Pingyang are already waiting in the three halls.

Seeing that everyone had arrived, Su Tiancheng began to arrange.

"Xiong Zijian, Sun Yuankun, Liu Shiliang, Luo Chang, Liu Tiehan, led the first battalion of cavalry, the second battalion, and the first battalion of infantry, with me to Anqing Mansion, to conquer the Liukou, the daily affairs of the county government, please be responsible for Lord Lu, it will be the Spring Festival soon, we must ensure the stability of Jiangning County, and there can be no problems, Liu Shiliang is responsible for all matters of the Inspection Department, and must do a good job of patrolling, and many other officials must obey Lord Lu's arrangements and perform their duties."

Su Tiancheng had just finished speaking, and Qu Qingze spoke slowly.

"My lord, the lower officials still have to follow to the battle, many things in the county government, Lord Lu and Liu Dianshi are responsible, it's okay, during the Spring Festival, there are not too many things."

Su Tiancheng nodded, Qu Qingze fought with the army, in fact, he was a supervising army.

After the arrangements were made, the people who followed Su Tiancheng to Anqing Mansion stayed.

Su Tiancheng looked at everyone and spoke with a serious expression.

"Jiangning County is more than 600 miles away from Anqing Mansion, if it is according to the normal marching speed, a large group of people, six to seven days, this will definitely not work, the characteristics of the Liukou are erratic, they have suffered setbacks in Shanxi and Henan, and they will not confront the imperial army head-on, and if the Liukou go to Anqing Mansion, it is estimated that they want to loot property."

"The sergeants dispatched this time are all cavalry, and a thousand war horses will arrive tomorrow, Liu Tiehan, your infantry battalion will be changed to three cavalry battalions, so that we have no problem equipping, and we must ensure that we will arrive at Anqing Mansion within three days."

Sun Yuankun looked at Su Tiancheng and quickly spoke.

"The soldiers are fast, what you want is to be surprised, Jiangning County is more than 600 miles away from Anqing Mansion, and you can reach Anqing Mansion within three days, there is no problem, we are cavalry, dealing with the erratic rogues, it just comes in handy."

Su Tiancheng nodded.

"I think so too, as long as the rogues dare to enter Nanzhili, we want to let them have no return, but we must not underestimate the enemy, these rogues, in Shanxi and Henan many battles, will not be a rabble, the sword is ruthless, if we are too careless, the loss is too great, it is not cost-effective, and it will also damage the morale of the army."

"In this campaign, Sun Yuankun is the commander-in-chief, Xiong Zijian is the deputy commander-in-chief, Lord Qu and I, acting with the army, everything is subject to Sun Yuankun's arrangement, military orders are like a mountain, military discipline cannot be violated, and it is never allowed to harass the people, if anyone dares to disobey, military law is ruthless."

Speaking of this, Su Tiancheng stood up.

"If the rogues invade Anqing Mansion, this battle will be our first battle, and we must win a big victory."

Lu Tianming entered the third hall again, he really couldn't figure it out, how could the Ministry of War ask Jiangning County to send troops to Anqing Mansion, the distance was so far away, besides, Jiangning County did not have a proper imperial army, it was nothing more than a sergeant from the Inspection Department, and there were so many sergeants in the two battalions, there would be no problem in sending them out.

"Lord Lu, this official is ordered by the Ministry of War to go to Anqing Mansion to exterminate the Liukou, the county government should deal with the matter, please, it is conservatively estimated that it will take at least a month or so to go back and forth, Lord Lu is familiar with all the situation, I won't say more."

"My lord, the lower official is a little uncomfortable, it's better to say it, there are so many soldiers in the two battalions, why did you send the soldiers of the Jiangning County Inspection Department, the military department has an edict, the lower officials don't say much, adults must pay attention to safety, as for the matter of the county government, rest assured, the lower officials will do their best."

Song Sijun came to the county office, and the transaction went very smoothly this time, and a thousand war horses were all shipped back.

Some changes in Jiangning County made him very surprised, this transaction, he personally led the team to go, after coming back, he saw these changes, he felt surprised, and felt even more happy.

Knowing that the soldiers of the Inspection Department were going to Anqing Mansion to fight, he was also very concerned, according to the rules, such a campaign, the merchants and gentry in the county all needed some silver.

Entering the third hall and seeing Su Tiancheng, Song Sijun hurriedly clasped his fists and saluted.

"My lord, I have brought back a thousand war horses and sent them to the Inspection Division."

"I know, I've worked hard for you this time."

"Don't say that, my lord, the soldiers of the Inspection Division went out to fight, and I thought about donating five thousand taels of silver to do my best."

Su Tiancheng shook his head.

"Don't do this, Boss Song will have difficulties in the future, come to Boss Song again, this expedition, everything is ready, don't mention this expedition to donate silver in the future, the contribution of salt merchants to the county government is already very large, and Boss Song will go to the house to settle the bill, including the silver borrowed from you last time, and it will be returned this time."

Song Sijun opened his mouth, thinking about what to say, but he didn't say it.

Deng Hui came suddenly, which was somewhat unexpected by Su Tiancheng.

Deng Hui was also straightforward, and directly said his intention, that is, to follow Su Tiancheng on the expedition, he was familiar with some of the styles of the rogue, and he could play the role of a staff officer, strictly speaking, Liu Tiehan was not too familiar, not to mention the rest.

The situation Deng Hui said still exists.

The main force of the army of the Liukou, most of them are mutinous Ming Dynasty soldiers, they have improved the combat effectiveness of the Liukou, but they are also despised and rejected by the mainstream, but their combat effectiveness cannot be ignored, especially in long-term battles, which should not be underestimated.

Several battles of the imperial army suffered losses, and later, Sun Chuanting realized it, but unfortunately it was too late, at that time, the power of the Liukou was already very strong.

It is inevitable that the outside must first be at home, and it is inevitable to exterminate the Liukou, which is also what Su Tiancheng has been prepared for a long time, he will not be soft, rejecting Huairou's policy, once his own strength grows, he will mercilessly kill the Liukou, those leaders of the peasant rebel army who are famous in history, once they meet him, there will be no way to live, this is his principle.

Knowing oneself and knowing that the other is victorious in all battles, it is indeed beneficial to take Deng Hui to Anqing Mansion.

All the matters of the arrangement have been arranged.

The day before departure, Su Tiancheng locked himself in the third hall of the county ya, and thought alone for a long time, he faintly felt that this time when he went to Anqing Mansion, he would definitely meet something in Lu, and he would not work in vain. (To be continued.) )