At the end of November, when Lu Zhenfei, the governor of Huaiyang, and the governor of Caoyun, learned that the thieves were besieging Kaifeng again, and the thieves' forwards were even coming from the east, he decided that the thieves had encircled Xuzhou, and even cut off Caoyun's heart and plundered Huai'an. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

He immediately sent his generals to divide the way to defend the river, from Pizhou, Suining, and Suqian to Shuyang, Taoyuan, Qinghe, and other places to fortify layer by layer, and support each other. Each fortress sent troops to defend it, and ordered to organize a militia between the two Huai, recruit village warriors, and reward cattle wine. And he formulated rules and regulations, the township brave did not register in the army, did not supervise forced drills, did not dispatch, only defended the countryside, and soon organized a military team of tens of thousands.

Lu Zhenfei is a very characteristic principle, and those who must be petitioned should be told as much as they can, and those who can be arbitrarily will be enacted by legislation. Matters that should be reported to superiors should be handled only after the superiors have requested instructions, and they should never exceed their authority and higher levels. Where execution can be carried out within the scope of authority, responsibility is never shirked and is handled immediately.

Under his decision, although the rogues gained momentum, the morale of the two Huai soldiers and civilians was very high, and they swore to die not to let the thieves enter Huai'an.

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In December of the fourteenth year of Chongzhen, the governor Zhu Dadian was ineffective in handling the thieves, and was dismissed from his post to listen to the investigation, and he was appointed as the governor of Fengyang with Gao Douguang. However, in the fifteenth year of Chongzhen, the thieves trapped Hanshan and committed inaction, and the governor Gao Douguang was impeached for the ineffectiveness of the overseer, and in June of the fifteenth year, he used Ma Shiying, the governor of Lufeng, for military affairs.

At this time, he was stationed in Fengyang Mansion, although Xuzhou was under the direct jurisdiction of Nanzhili, but the military affairs were also under the control of Ma Shiying, when the next stream of thieves entered Xuzhou in November, Ma Shiying was worried. At the beginning of December, he led the deputy generals Yang Zhenzong and Zhuang Chaoliang, together with the general of the forbidden brigade and Ma Degong, and the general Wang Jingong, and raised a total of 5,000 troops to cross the Huai River and enter Suzhou from Fengyang Fucheng.

But then a large number of thieves kept coming, and all the generals were afraid to enter, and they were stationed at the side of the bridge and kept a wait-and-see attitude.

On the 10th day of December, Ma Shiying received a stern order from the Ministry of War, ordering him to rush to Xuzhou with troops and horses from Fenglu and other places. Ma Shiying was a little hesitant, but he still sent Sun Kewang, Huang Degong and others according to the order, invited them to intercept and suppress, and led the troops to rescue.

When the envoy he sent arrived in Shouzhou, Sun Kewang was full of ambition and took Li Dingguo to inspect the territory under his rule.

At that time, before Zhao'an, he said that he wanted to learn from Wang Dou, build a high wall, accumulate grain, and gather a strong army.

First of all, he began to suppress bandits, although he was born as a thief, but he showed no mercy to the bandits and bandits in the territory, without the slightest feeling of "the same clan", under his ruthless methods, the local bandits were extinct, not only made the local weather new, but also obtained a lot of money, food and materials.

Subsequently, he actively sought the support of the local gentry, especially willing to support the poor scholars, and more respectfully dealt with Ma Shiying, the governor of Fengyang.

Economically, with the advantage of being close to Huai'an Province, he actively sold illicit salt, smuggled a large amount of Huai'an salt, and used the army to escort it. His army was numbered as high as 5,000 men for smuggling, and the silver grain obtained was used to supply the soldiers and military supplies.

"Where a soldier has a large liter of rice per day, and a large bucket of rice per month at home, and those who give birth to children under the age of one will be given half a cent a month, and those who are three years old will be like a family. If the soldier has a family, the winter man will give a robe; For those who have no family, a pair of shoes and socks and a big hat will be given to outsiders in one robe. ”

In Tuntian, he took advantage of the characteristics of a large number of barren local fields to set up camps and provide rice and grain every month, attracting a large number of exiled people. Moreover, the farmland system is similar to that of a collective farm, and it is naturally much more powerful in fighting disasters and famines than those scattered private fields.

In terms of the rule of law, he severely punished the law, regardless of the officials, generals, people, and soldiers, if he broke the law, he would be punished with a rod at the light and beheaded at the worst, and there was no human affection to talk about.

Sun Kewang opened tuntian in the jurisdiction, recruited exiles, and visited virtuous people, and was busy all day long. Under his management, in just one year, the people in Shouzhou lived and worked in peace and contentment, and they were thriving, as if they were in a peaceful world.

Even the rich are willing to move here, although the rule of law here is strict, but there is something that Fengyang Mansion does not have elsewhere, order!

Chaos is often more terrible than poverty, and here, as long as you abide by the rules, you can be protected and stable.

People said, "Sun Kewang and others have very strict legislation, and the soldiers and the people are at peace." ”

The stable environment has a strong attraction to the surrounding area, that is, the wealthy families of Fengyang Fucheng have moved to Shouzhou City to live. They may not lack money or food, but they are insecure. And a sense of security is too rare in such a chaotic environment in the late Ming Dynasty.

At this time, looking at the large camp field in front of him, he excitedly said to Li Dingguo beside him: "Second brother, you only need to give three years to your brother, and three years will create a great foundation for your brother!" ”

He waved his hand vigorously and clenched his fist, as if he had grasped a magnificent mountain and river.

Looking at the excited Sun Kewang, Li Dingguo hesitated a little, the Sun Kewang in front of him made him a little unfamiliar, he looked around, and said in a low voice: "Does my brother want to do what his father did in Gucheng?" ”

Zhang Xianzhong accepted the "appeasement" of Xiong Wencan, the secretary of the Ministry of War, and then collected grass and grain in Gucheng, built military weapons, recruited soldiers and horses, trained soldiers, and finally reversed.

What Sun Kewang did in front of him is very similar to what Zhang Xianzhong did in Gucheng back then, of course, Zhang Xianzhong's governance ability cannot be compared with Sun Kewang.

At the mention of Zhang Xianzhong, Sun Kewang's expression was a little complicated, and then he sneered: "I won't be as stupid as my father, second brother, do you know what my biggest comprehension in Shouzhou this year is?" ”

He didn't wait for Li Dingguo to answer, so he said: "In addition to the foundation, it is the name of righteousness." Righteousness, these words are worth thousands of troops! The name of thief will never be with me. ”

"Brother is right."

Although Sun Kewang's criticism and alienation of Zhang Xianzhong made Li Dingguo a little uncomfortable, he had to admit that his brother had a feeling of being reborn over the years.

As soon as he decided to recruit An, he immediately changed the excessive action of indiscriminately killing innocents when his father was in the past, and he sternly purged the army, and specially ordered: "From now on, you must not kill people unless you fight!" ”

Sure enough, after the reorganized army entered Nanzhi Fengyang Mansion, there was no crime in all the autumns, and the people were safe, and they accepted Zhao'an very smoothly. Then he used his wrist again, and the generals and the generals were all obedient.

The composition of their army is complicated, there are the original camping people, there are the new Cao Yingmen and horses, and there are quite a lot of Gezuo people, but they are all respectfully obedient in front of Sun Kewang, and many government affairs have been smoothly arranged.

This is something he can't do, although he likes to read the art of war, and is quite strategic in military affairs, known as "Xiao Chai Wang", but in addition to fighting, in the management and management skills, the comprehension is poor.

Speaking of military affairs, Li Dingguo remembered the recent incident of thieves forcing to Xuzhou, and he was about to speak, when the messenger sent by Ma Shiying galloped towards this side.

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Seeing off the envoy, Sun Kewang inadvertently glanced at Li Dingguo beside him, and said slowly: "What do you think of the second brother?" ”

Li Dingguo felt Sun Kewang's gaze, and his heart froze, he always felt that his eldest brother's mind was becoming more and more unpredictable, and after thinking about it, he said solemnly: "Since he is an official of the imperial court, he wants to serve the imperial court!" The thieves forced to besiege Xuzhou, and Ma Du had a call, so he should point up all the soldiers and horses, and it was his duty to rescue Xuzhou! ”

When he said this, he said softly: "We have done too many evils before, and it is time to serve the court and save the people from fire and water." ”

He remembered the grateful eyes of the people of Shouzhou in the past year, it turned out that what they wanted was so simple, as long as they didn't do anything wrong and didn't endanger their lives.

He said with emotion, but when he saw Sun Kewang's expression smiling, he saw him slowly shaking his head: "Repay...... In the current situation of Daming, we have to be obedient and repay. It's not good to be too obedient...... Hold off for three days, and then we'll take a team of 5,000 horses. ”

"Big brother!"

Li Dingguo shouted in surprise, 60,000 troops, only 5,000?

Sun Kewang explained: "The thieves are powerful, one by one the strong armies have been wiped out, and you and I know those thieves and horses, what is the use of tens of thousands of foot soldiers?" If you don't fight hard, you can get away if things are not good. ”

He sighed with emotion: "Only after it is settled will I know that this Ming world ...... In any case, as long as there are elite soldiers and strong generals in hand, there are soldiers, there are land, and there are people, and things can be done. ”

Seeing what Li Dingguo was going to say, Sun Kewang's eyes were a little cold, but he still said sincerely: "Second brother, if we want to serve the imperial court, we also need to survive this difficult period." Not to mention reaching the level of Wang Dou, at least half of his accumulation is required. And this is a time of patience. Yichun, you are my brother in life and death, left arm and right arm, I need you to support me. ”

Hearing Sun Kewang call his small words, Li Dingguo's heart softened, he opened his mouth, but he couldn't speak.

The mountains in the distance are undulating, the Bagong Mountain is full of red, the layers of forests are dyed, and there is white and vast snow, the scenery is picturesque.

However, the winter wind passed, and Li Dingguo's heart was also solemn, and his brother was becoming more and more unfamiliar.

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The wind and snow howled across Xuzhou City, and then a trembling voice came from there: "...... My lord himself raised a million soldiers, and he did not commit any crimes. For the first card to the civil and military attachés, etc., the time is measured, the city is sealed, and the early picture is juelu. If obsessed with rejection, Xu Er's gentry and people will not only be rewarded, but also protect all living beings. If the officers and soldiers resist together, the soldiers will break the city, and the jade will not be divided, how can they regret it......"

"Dashuai, listen, listen, jade is not divided, although we should stick to the important place for the imperial court, we must also consider the lives of our brothers."

"Yes, Dashuai, the conditions for King Chuang are good, so why don't you drop it."

"yes, it's down."

Several generals knelt in front of Liu Liangzuo and tears rained down, making the Xuzhou general soldier hesitate at this time.

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Linqing this piece of the mansion is splendid, magnificent, spacious and gorgeous like the palace, at this time this spectacular Jiadi is coming to the sound of silk and bamboo. In the midst of the noise, a selfish and disdainful voice suddenly sounded: "The military department asked me to go south? Are all the princes fools? ”

The voice continued to sound: "This is clearly a thief's encirclement and reinforcement technique, only fools go to rescue, whoever goes is stupid." ”

"Tell me, am I Liu Zeqing stupid?" (To be continued.) )