Jiangning County is a plain county, there are few peaks, but there are still some small mountain bags, in a place thirty miles away from the county seat, there is a valley, this valley is the Meridian Valley.

The surroundings of the Meridian Valley are very desolate, according to legend, when the Ming Dynasty was founded, Zhu Yuanzhang experienced a fierce battle here, killed and injured many people, after the end of the war, there was a strange scene here, there were a lot of unjust souls, those who came out to ask for souls at night, and even some people were scared to death when they passed here.

Later, Zhu Yuanzhang also made a special worship here, but the situation was still the same.

Because of such rumors, everyone felt scared, and few people even took this path with them.

Sun Yuankun took two thousand soldiers and ambushed here.

After receiving the order, the inspection department acted quickly, and all the sergeants were mobilized, as for what the task was, it would not be revealed for the time being.

The seven hundred cavalry of the Inspection Division all arrived at the Meridian Valley, and the remaining 1,300 foot soldiers, a rapid march of an hour, also arrived at the Meridian Valley.

It's getting dark.

Ride a horse to this valley for no more than an hour.

The cavalry were all in ambush on both sides of the valley, and the foot soldiers were ambushed at the mouth of the two valleys.

The smuggling of salt was passed by here.

Probably because this place is desolate, there will be no movement here, and the salt dings who traffic in illicit salt will not pay attention to it at all if they get used to it.

Sun Yuankun had already observed the movements around him, and secretly admired that it was excellent to choose such a place. The location here is desolate, and the slaughter will not cause too many shocks, and in a short period of time, the news will not be revealed, so that the next step is to carry out a large-scale raid on Kuang Siming's mansion.

Qu Qingze's mood is extremely complicated, and the shock in his heart is difficult to describe.

He didn't see the emperor, but he saw the eunuch Wang Chengen, Wang Chengen's entrustment, he remembered it very clearly, that is, he grasped Su Tiancheng's every move and reported it at any time.

Qu Qingze also analyzed, judging from Wang Chengen's words, the emperor trusts Su Tiancheng, as a six-grade magistrate, it is rare for the emperor to be so valued.

Qu Qingze also has his own dreams, his career can be smooth, he can glorify his ancestors, and Su Tiancheng's cooperation is very pleasant, Su Tiancheng seems to know everything, so his thoughts have changed a long time ago, don't be too rigid in doing things.

Seeing the sergeants of the Inspection Division, Qu Qingze felt shocked, these sergeants are clearly experienced in a hundred battles, and their momentum is not simple at all, he doesn't know Sun Yuankun, Liu Shiliang and Luo Chang, but after a short period of contact, he feels that these three people must have been generals in the army before.

These people, following Su Tiancheng and living in the Inspection Division, are said to be very aggrieved, but they can't see it at all, it can be seen that Su Tiancheng does have a hand in employing people.

Based on these reasons, Qu Qingze understood which things should be reported to the top of the court, and which things should not be mentioned for the time being.

At two o'clock, many sergeants were ready.

And the scouts who had sent out came back.

"My lord, the smuggling of salt is less than five miles from the valley. There were sixty-five horsemen in the procession, the rest were foot soldiers, and there were thirty-seven carriages in the procession. ”

Sun Yuankun nodded, it seemed that it would only take a quarter of an hour for the fight to begin.

In this battle, he had absolute confidence, and he led seven hundred cavalry, fully armed, wearing armor, armed with bows, arrows, steel knives and spears, and the remaining 1,300 foot soldiers, all spears, of which two hundred were armed with bows and arrows.

These 900 bows and arrows are already in the treasury of Jiangning County, and Su Tiancheng took them all out in one breath and equipped them with the Inspection Division.

Look at the salt ding procession, but there are sixty-five men on horseback, and the rest are foot soldiers, and thirty-seven carriages are guarded.

Although it is said that Yanding's combat effectiveness is strong, it is not worth mentioning in front of the pro-military camp that once galloped on the battlefield. Besides, they are well prepared, and the other party is lazy and defenseless, and they can't imagine that someone will rob them.

Sun Yuankun and Qu Qingze rode above the valley, and the twenty sergeants behind them, these sergeants, will not participate in the fight, their responsibility is to protect the safety of the two.

Qu Qingze's heart became more firm, these sergeants, who used to be battlefield generals, scouted out to investigate, so professional, the situation is not clear.

"Master Sun, let's take action soon."

"Don't worry, wait until the Yanding team all enters the valley and moves, but we want to make dumplings, and we can't let go of any of them."

"Master Sun is well-planned."

Sun Yuankun looked at Qu Qingze, smiled, and didn't continue to speak, Qu Qingze's identity, he knew the Tao, Su Tiancheng once commanded, Qu Qingze is trustworthy.

At that time, torches could already be seen in front of the Meridian Valley, and the queue of trafficking illicit salt formed a long line and came towards the valley.

Sun Yuankun looked very quiet, squinting his eyes, looking at this long dragon, while Qu Qingze looked a little nervous, after all, he had no experience in fighting in the army.

The smuggling of salt gradually approached the valley, and the sound of the horsemen talking could be heard.

Inside the valley, it was very quiet, and it was hard to imagine that seven hundred cavalry were ambushed inside, and there was not a trace of sound.

The convoy of smuggling salt, in front of the valley, actually stopped.

Qu Qingze was a little nervous, could he have been discovered, but when he saw Sun Yuankun beside him, his expression was serious, like a statue, and the sergeant next to Sun Yuankun did not move.

That's what a battle-hardened performance is.

The Yanding team finally made a move, it turned out that they were going to worship in front of the valley, many people had died here, every time they passed here, Yanding had to worship, although there was some formalism, but they could always be at ease.

At the end of the worship, the procession slowly entered the valley, not more than a quarter of an hour.

Suddenly, the drums sounded.

Just when the team of smuggling salt seemed a little confused and overwhelmed, a cannon rang out, and countless arrows were shot out on both sides of the valley, and these arrows, as if they had eyes, flew directly towards the man on horseback, and the person in command on horseback screamed and fell off the horse.

The sergeants waiting on both sides of the carriage also became the focus of care, and they were shot one after another.

Screams rang out one after another.

After all, Yanding has some combat effectiveness, at this time, charging towards the mountains on both sides, that is tantamount to looking for death, it is best to break through from the front and back, and the ambush team is obviously on both sides of the valley.

Immediately someone commanded, rushing forward.

There was another cannon shot, and arrows flew in front, and the salt in the front fell to the ground with an arrow, and the team was once again in chaos. The salt ding in the back realized that the situation was not right and ran in the direction from which he came.

Seeing such a situation, Sun Yuankun's face showed a smile of relief, and the sergeant next to him lit the arrow in his hand, which was very similar to the fireworks cannon hundreds of years later.

A sharp voice came, and two red flowers rose in the sky.

On both sides of the valley, countless cavalry rushed down, all of them wearing armor, shining under the light of torches, looking extremely powerful.

This was a one-sided killing, and the few surviving salters on horseback were directly cut down under the horses before they could speak, and the remaining salts found that the situation was not right, and many knelt on the ground and raised their hands.

The soldiers who were lying in ambush on both sides of the valley poured into the valley.

"Listen, I'm Sun Yuankun, the inspector of the Jiangning County Inspection Department, and I was ordered by the county lord to seize the trafficking of illicit salt, according to the provisions of my Ming law, if you disarm and surrender, you can open the net, and if you resist stubbornly, you will be killed."

At the time of Sun Yuankun, 2,000 sergeants had completely surrounded Yanding, who was trafficking in illicit salt.

The remaining strong man on horseback was stunned for a moment, and then rushed over with a steel knife.

At this time, there is nothing to say, only desperately, anyway, a death.

"Brothers, fight, don't believe their nonsense, horizontal and vertical is a dead ......"

"If you don't measure yourself, the grasshopper dares to shake the tree, okay, I will fulfill you."

Sun Yuankun took the bow and arrow handed over by the sergeant next to him, drew out a ringing arrow, and aimed at the bow.

The arrow was shot, and the strong man fell to the ground like a kite with a broken string.

The rest of the salt ding, looking at the sergeants around them, did not dare to move at all.

Of course, Sun Yuankun will not rush to kill them all, he saw all the scenes just now, these salts, the quality is good, they are all valuable soldiers, they can be appeased, and they have great benefits for strengthening the army.

The smuggling procession, mainly commanded by these sixty-five horsemen, had now all been shot and killed, and before they even had time to fight, more than a hundred corpses had been left in the valley.

Seeing the rest of the salt, kneeling on the ground, not daring to move, Sun Yuankun smiled.

"Master Qu, you finally live up to your mission."

"Lord Sun is really powerful, without losing a single soldier, he took down all the salt dings, Qu is considered to have seen it, and he will follow Lord Sun in the future and learn more."

"Where, Lord Qu, I see, do you and I divide the labor, I will lead some of the sergeants, immediately return to the county seat, and carry out the next step, you take some of the sergeants, escort Yanding, escort supplies, how."

"I think so, I still take some of the sergeants to the county seat."

"It's according to Lord Qu's will."

Sun Yuankun opened his mouth and gave the order.

"Immediately search out the letter, hand it over to Lord Qu, six hundred cavalry, four hundred foot soldiers, follow Lord Qu, immediately rush to the county seat, leave the sergeant, and escort Yanding to the county government with me, these thirty-seven carriages, can not have the slightest loss."

Watching Qu Qingze leave with the sergeant, Sun Yuankun showed a relieved smile on his face, according to Su Tiancheng's arrangement, he still had something to do, and many of the thirty-seven carts of gold and silver were to be transported to the mansion.