On the dangerous peaks on both sides of the mountain valley, 5,000 officers and soldiers were ambushed in the dense forest, bitten by insects and ants, but did not dare to move. The strict military discipline of the guerrilla general He Bingwen is well known.

Although General He was demoted to Guangxi, from a dignified general to a small hundred households, and became disheartened by this blow, he was born in the army, and he fought in the bitter cold land of the border for many years, and he has long been accustomed to the life of prohibitions and obedience to discipline, so even if he did not intend to govern the army, the officers and soldiers under his command also governed the army strictly, and the military discipline was strict.

After He Bingwen took office as a guerrilla general, those unruly and complicated subordinates had to behave in a proper manner under the constraints and punishments of his strict military law, and no one dared to disobey the military orders, and his soldiers were indeed the officers and soldiers with the best military discipline and the strongest combat power in the entire Fujian, which was also the reason why Ruan Dawen and others wanted to murder Qin Cha and had to use his army.

In the grass, under the cover of trees and half-man-tall artemisia grass, the cannons and stones were in place, and the tops were covered with fresh turf. The officers and men were covered with rings of branches and grass on their heads, and when they looked up from the bottom of the mountain, they looked like trees and trees, and they could not see the slightest abnormality.

The soldiers stretched out in a horizontal line far into the distance, and the officers and soldiers mainly used strong crossbows in ambushes, although after the strict training of He Guerrilla, there are still very few soldiers who can pull strong bows with both hands, but these bows can be used to step on the bowstring with both feet, and at the top of the hill they can calmly mount the arrows, forming multiple rounds of shooting to cut off the enemy's retreat.

It stands to reason that such an arrangement, as long as the Japanese are not aware of it in advance, then no matter how brave they are, standing under the canyon and letting the artillery bombardment, stone smashing and sharp arrows shooting, they will not be able to survive, not to mention that the upper reaches of the canyon hear the sound of artillery as long as the river embankment is picked, and it is said that after many heavy rains, sufficient river water can be poured into the canyon, this ambush battle can be described as foolproof, thinking of this, He Bingwen's heart is relieved.

Sweat dripped down his cheeks, and there were still two blades of grass on his face, and he didn't feel uncomfortable, but he just pulled his collar to breathe, although there was no scorching radiation in the forest, but it was impermeable, and sweat had soaked his clothes.

The combat power of the Jiangnan Army is too weak, and it actually allows a group of chattering frustrations to show off their might. He Bingwen, who once led the border army and the generals under Boyan Khan, Bodar Mo and Lin Dada, fought bloody battles, it is really hard to imagine what will happen to this group of Japanese robbers who are not well armed, have no supplies, and fight alone, if they run into the border army team led by him.

However, what the Japanese did was just to plunder money, and it was impossible for them to gain a foothold in the territory of the Ming Dynasty, while the Tatars were looking at the Central Plains and delaying, and the Beijing Division was at the foot of Yanshan, and it was impossible for the imperial court to transfer the border army to the south of the Yangtze River, so the little Japanese invaders were wreaking havoc in the six coastal provinces and stirring up a miasma.

"I heard that under the leadership of Lord Engong Yang, from Shandong, Jiangsu, Zhejiang all the way to the south of the good news frequently, now only Fujian Lian defeated the battle, this time Lord Ruan finally hardened, dare to call people to send troops to fight against the Japanese Invaders, I must win this battle, to fight beautifully, all the Japanese Kou! If Lord Ruan can summon up the courage to fight because of this, change the situation of anti-Japanese resistance in Fujian Province, and thus relieve Lord Yang's worries, I can also be regarded as repaying the grace of Engong for saving his life. ”

Thinking of this, He Bingwen turned his head to look at the generals sent by Zhou Hong, because they were too hot, they not only took off their armor, but also took off their military uniforms, and were sitting behind them chatting quietly in the grass.

He Bingwen smiled contemptuously: These generals themselves can't endure hardships and can't lead by example, and their military morale can be imagined. Zhou Hong sent them here, presumably to fight for a merit for the sailor, just fight, if I hadn't been greedy for merit, why did I fall into the Tartar ambush? There is no one in the DPRK, so it is better to be low-key.

He couldn't help but think of what Lord Ruan and Governor Wang had said to him before sending troops.

Lord Ruan said, "Bingwen, our Fujian Lian has suffered defeat, and if it continues like this, I am afraid that the Governor will blame me for my ineffective command of the battle, but you also know that our sailors are not very competitive and cannot count on them."

Now there is a group of robbers who have sacked Jinhua, numbering more than 3,000, and they put on the clothes of officers and soldiers seized from the treasury of Jinhua and go all the way south.

Because there were fake widows in their army who were familiar with the Chinese dialect and the military system, they pretended to be Wei Miao Weixiao, and they actually deceived the officers and soldiers of the prefectures, counties, and health centers along the way. When they entered the Xianxia Ancient Road, they forcibly broke through because they did not clear the spy text, and killed the officers and soldiers guarding the pass, and a clever soldier pretended to be dead to hide from them, so Pegasus rushed to get the news in front of them.

Bingwen, this is a good opportunity, the Japanese still don't know that the line is hidden, if we can take the opportunity to annihilate this gang of Japanese criminals, we also have an explanation from the governor, the official wants to come and go, only by sending you to rest assured, after the matter is completed, the official will promote you as a general of Quanzhou and a guerrilla general, what do you think? ”

As soon as Lord Ruan's words fell, Governor Wang had already smiled and said: "Congratulations to General He, Lord Ruan is bound to win this battle, and he specially allocated eight 'Thunderbolt Artillery' to help you succeed in the first battle." Hehehe, the general has made the first contribution to the establishment of Fu, and the future is more than a general? Following Lord Ruan, sooner or later he will be a feudal official.

By the way, my little sister has always admired the prestige of General He, and often said that there are 40,000 officers and soldiers in Fuzhou City, and you are the only general who stands up to the sky and the earth! I heard that General He is now alone and has not yet renewed, and when you return triumphantly, this official wants to ask Lord Ruan to be a matchmaker for her sister, and you and I will marry Qin and Jin, and I hope General He will not dislike it."

Miss Yiren of the Wang family? He Bingwen shuddered when he thought of her, and his body immediately cooled down.

Wang Yiren, the youngest sister of Wang Zhifu, is now twenty-one years old, and I heard that her appearance is extremely beautiful. She was married, but unfortunately her husband's family was short-lived, and now she has been living in her mother's house and has not dipped again. It is said that with He Bingwen's age and the status of Wang Zhifu, it can be regarded as a good match to be able to continue to marry such a young and beautiful lady.

I heard that this Yiren girl and some young ladies and ladies of large families walked very closely, and they knotted each other with 'handkerchiefs', ranking ninth among the women according to their age, known as the little nine sisters.

He Bingwen is from the north, the folk customs in the north are relatively simple, he really can't accept a woman who often has the same surname as a fake phoenix as a wife, because of this Yiren girl's style, he can only be grateful to Wang Zhifu.

It's just that he thought of his refusal at that time, and the ugly look of Governor Wang's mansion, he couldn't help but hesitate in his heart, his excuse was tactful enough, why was his face so ugly? It seems that Lord Ruan is also a little unhappy, "I don't want to do so much, just fight this battle!" As long as this battle is fought well and a great contribution is made for Lord Ruan, I believe he will not be embarrassed by himself." Thinking of this, He Bingwen spit out the blades of grass in his hand, slowly stood up, and looked into the canyon.

In the distance, a group of officers and soldiers came from the depths of the canyon, although the ancient road in the gorge was not very wide, but it was very smooth, and the flat dirt road was overgrown with low wild grass, and the brigade of men and horses marched at a glance.

He Bingwen perked up and shouted: "Cheer up, the widows are coming!" ”

The officers and soldiers around immediately became nervous, and several sailors who were sitting under the trees to enjoy the shade did not care about putting on their clothes and armor, and hurriedly rushed over with their knives, and looked into the canyon through the swaying trees.

The horses and convoys marched, the wheels rolled and the horses neighed, but because of the branches on both sides of the canyon, the army was shaking their flags and the flags were rolled up.

He Bingwen smiled coldly: This gang of would-be robbers really looks like they, the officers and soldiers who opened the way are dazzling with swords and guns, and the queue is strict, if they don't know their details in advance, even if they meet each other, I'm afraid that even they will be hidden from them.

Brother Yan Hu, the sailor of Qianhu, couldn't wait to say: "Quick, ignite the artillery, hit the stones, beat the stones, and the archers are ready!" ”

"Squeak" sounded, the sound of the bowstring was terrifying, and a wolf's tooth and arrow caught the bowstring, such a heavy arrow crossbow, even if the opponent was wearing heavy armor, it could definitely penetrate the body, like a sickle cutting grass, even people and horses shot down a large piece in an instant.

"Stop!" He Bingwen shouted sharply: "Bastard, they are still far away, at this time, open fire and shoot arrows, the widows in the rear team are bound to escape into the mountains and forests, and it will be difficult to catch them again." When the front team of the Japanese invaders leaves the valley, they will listen to my orders. Violators, chop! ”

He Bingwen's military discipline was very strict, and the officers and soldiers immediately loosened their bowstrings when they heard the order, and they were again bowed down and waited for orders. Brother Yan Hu blushed and said angrily: "Lord He, Lord Ruan has entrusted you with a heavy responsibility, how can you be so afraid of the enemy and cowardly?" What if they wait until they reach the valley to attack and someone rushes out? ”

He Bingwen rolled his eyes: "A group of idiots who are blindly commanding, when they were in the Jiming Station, Gonggong Liu and Imperial Envoy Ye were also this set of words, but as the main general, it was Lao Tzu who was unlucky, and these fools were too lazy to pay attention to them, and when they won the battle and had achievements to be gained, they would not be counted."

Thinking of this, He Bingwen snorted with a dark face, turned his head without paying attention, and ordered in a low voice: "Don't make a noise from anyone, wait for the Japanese to approach." The cannon is slow to load, and this first eight cannons, I want to bomb the Japanese in chaos! ”

Brother Yan Hu was a little anxious, Zhou Hong's secret order was to ask them to monitor He Bingwen, and the affairs office should urge him to preemptively fire the cannon to create the established facts, Qincha's honor guard is different from the ordinary army, what if the Ming army under the mountain approached and he saw the flaw? Listening to the Admiral, this man doesn't seem to be infallible.

Jing Li is also Zhou Hong's confidant, among the generals present, he has the highest rank, seeing that Brother Yan Hu was choked back by He Bingwen, he put his hands behind his back and said coldly: "He Guerrilla, this official has the responsibility of supervising the war, I order you to open fire immediately, otherwise military law will be engaged!" ”

He Bingwen got up slowly, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he also responded in a cold voice: "Lord Jing, the order of the political envoy is to destroy the Japanese invaders, this battle is commanded by me, whether to fight or not is your responsibility to supervise the war envoy, when to fight is a matter of the lower officials, don't worry about it!" ”

Jing Li's fingers moved behind his back, and the two generals wanted to pull out their swords with a "click", Xueliang's blade had just been pulled out half, and He Bingwen's six archers in front of him had already raised their bows and arrows to aim at them, and the two of them froze there after pulling out half of their steel knives.

He Bingwen was furious: "These sailor generals can't fight, the internal strife is very arrogant, and they even want to use a knife against me", he took a step forward and said: "Here, I am the main general, how to fight this battle is contemptible has the final say!" The military order is like a mountain, it is not a child's play, if you want to fight indiscriminately and wait for Fuzhou, I will definitely accompany you! ”

The two sides were at a stalemate, and Emperor Yan Hu saw that the front team of the Ming army under the mountain had rushed to the foot of the mountain, and hurriedly said: "You are all here to complete Lord Ruan's order, why bother to meet each other?" The Japanese have already arrived at the foot of the mountain, General He quickly ordered! ”

He Bingwen snorted coldly, turned his face to look, and saw that about 1,000 officers and soldiers of the front team had walked to the mouth of the valley, but the Chinese army did not follow the front team closely, the two teams were separated by more than half a mile, if the artillery bombardment of the front team, the Chinese army's Japanese robbers must have time to react, they could quickly retreat to the depths of the ancient road, or immediately hide in the dense forests on both sides, and there were not many officers and soldiers in ambush there, and it was difficult to achieve the effect of completely annihilating the enemy.

He Bingwen nervously calculated, if waiting for the Chinese army to come, the front team of 1,000 Japanese invaders will definitely be able to escape before the flood arrives, with their combat strength, they can immediately become a team of the scourge side, it is very difficult to follow the trail to exterminate, if the front team of Japanese invaders is wiped out, release the flood to block the valley mouth, the Japanese can only turn their heads and go back, this ancient road is the only passage between Zhejiang and Fujian, even if their grain and grass are enough for the army to go back and forth, then the Zhejiang military must have also been caught up with the news.

Thinking of this, He Bingwen said sharply: "Quick, the first cannon in the left hand, the muzzle of the cannon is aimed at the valley mouth, and the cannon will be fired immediately." The rest of the artillery is aimed at the front team, and as soon as the first cannon is fired, the rest of the artillery, stones, bows and arrows are fired together, and this path-finding enemy must be completely annihilated! ”

Jing Li, Yan Hudi and the others glanced at each other when they heard this, and a sinister smile appeared on their faces, and the two generals behind them also returned their swords with a thud and stood half a step away.

He Bingwen's soldiers were really well-trained, he gave an order, immediately rushed over a few soldiers, tore off the straw clothes on the cannon, and slowly moved the muzzle of the cannon to the mouth of the canyon, the fire fold ignited the fuse, and the terrifying sound of "sneering" quickly burned to the muzzle with a line of sparks The gate in the east of Fuzhou City was heavily guarded, and two rows of officers and soldiers with guns and swords stood half a mile away, and the fleeing people living outside the city were driven away from a distance and were not allowed to approach. A civil official dressed in a quail suit and a military attache dressed in a seahorse suit stood outside the city gate, looking into the distance.

A group of men and horses from afar, all dressed in short clothes, with swords at their waists, looked like executioners in the dart game, and at the forefront was a burly man with a full beard, with a wide mouth and thick eyes, and a thick figure, standing in front of the relatively slender Nanren soldiers, it was daunting.

The young man next to him looked much more pleasing to the eye, with a smiling face, handsome, slender figure, and a narrow blade at his waist.

"Quail" and "Seahorse" saw that the more than 30 people approached, and hurriedly stepped forward to accompany the smiling face: "Two, uh, I don't know what to call the two?" ”

The young samurai politely put his hands on his knees and performed the standard Japanese etiquette: "In Shimosaki Harusuke."

The bearded man glanced at the two officials contemptuously, and said in stiff Chinese: "I'm Kumji Miyamoto, where is your political envoy?" Why didn't you come and greet me? ”

As soon as the two officials heard that this terrifying big man surnamed Miyamoto was supposed to be related to Miyamoto Hao, the great widow who was crisscrossing Fujian, they hurriedly flattered and said: "Ah! Hurry in, two samurai gentlemen, and our envoy will be waiting for you at the head of the city."

Kumaji Miyamoto snorted dissatisfiedly and swaggered forward, while Sasaki was still good-natured, smiling and groaning by his side. A group of samurai walked up to the city gate, and "Quail" said respectfully: "Two samurai gentlemen, please go up to the castle tower, uh your people".

"Hahahaha" Kumaji Miyamoto laughed out loud and pointed at his nose and scolded, "Bastard! Of course my people are going to come in with me, huh? Yours, so many soldiers, are you still afraid of us? ”

"This" The civil official's face was extremely embarrassed, and the military attache raised his toes and looked into the distance, and saw that there was no one behind, so he said with confidence: "Please come in, please come in, please come in, please enter the city!" ”

Kumaji Miyamoto pushed him away unceremoniously, entered the city gate with a shy chest, and said to the thirty samurai who came into the city indifferently: "Stay here, we will come down soon", and waved to Sasaki, without the need for the Ming court officials to lead the way, and walked straight to the castle tower.

Thirty warriors Qi Qi Hai Yi, have sat cross-legged on the spot, in order to hide people's eyes, they are wearing the Central Plains narrow blade single knife, at this time one by one will be a single knife on the knee, if no one is around, this move makes the Ming army and awe, hundreds of officers and soldiers no one dares to approach.

The military attache hurriedly shouted to the officers and soldiers outside the city: "Hurry up, all return to the city, pull up the drawbridge, and close the city gates!" ”

On the city tower, Ruan Dawen and Zhou Hong were panicking at each other, Ruan Dawen said angrily: "Bastard, bastard, Miyamoto Hao is really insatiable, I gave him six warships and a full 60,000 taels of silver, and now the treasury silver is still 3,000 taels left to make up, and when Yang Ling dies, we will work up and down, and I don't know how much silver it will cost to dredge the joints, and he actually came to ask for money and food, I really can't wait for it."

"My lord, stay in the green mountains, don't be afraid of no firewood, it's just a Yang Ling who is biting us, and he has few political enemies in the court? As long as he dies, the faction in the DPRK and China that has been suppressed by him will take the opportunity to attack him, and his comrades will compete with each other for the few fat shortages he left, who can take care of us? It's a big deal to change places and continue to be an official, and after a year or two of hard work, the money we spent will come back.

Adult, if you can't bear it, you will make a big plan, Miyamoto Hao is attacking the city and plundering the land, like a broken bamboo, can our Fuzhou City hold it? What's more, he now has six warships and dozens of cannons, which is even more powerful, which really annoys him, and the army will come back to slaughter the city, can our heads and the surnames of the whole family be saved? Zhou Hong hurriedly comforted.

"Humph!" Ruan Dawen looked at Zhou Hong, then at Zhai Qingshan, and sat back on the chair hatefully.

At this time, the soldiers outside shouted: "Report! My lord, the guest has arrived."

Ruan Dawen was startled, and couldn't help standing up, Zhou Hong "shh The two widows entered the city tower, proudly glanced at the three highest officials of Fuzhou City, and did not wait for invitations, so they swaggered to sit down.

The two sides exchanged names, and the bearded widow smiled, and said in a stiff accent: "You guys, are you ready for the food that our lord wants?" ”

Ruan Dawen held back his anger and said: "Mr. Miyamoto, in order to avoid conflict, this official risked to give you six warships and 60,000 taels of silver, you promised to let Fuzhou go, and gradually moved to Guangdong, why did you go back on your word and come to ask the official for money and food again, I don't have gold and silver here."

"Bastard!" Kumaji Miyamoto slapped the table and jumped up and was furious.

Harusuke Sasaki hurriedly played the round, and said with a smile in fluent Chinese: "Lord Ruan, our lord appreciates your care for us very much, and I didn't want to disturb you anymore, but you know, we have money and now we have nowhere to buy food, and thousands of warriors want to eat, what should we do?"

Hehehe, don't worry, our lord has instructed that with the battleship and the silver two, we are ready to move to Penghu and Yizhou, looking for a place to settle down, and we will definitely not offend the place under the jurisdiction of the adults.

But there must always be grain and grass along the way, as long as the political envoy hands over another 1,000 loads of grain and grass, our army will leave Fujian immediately. Hahahaha, my lord, you can report to the imperial court, the rebellion in Fujian has been pacified, among the six provinces, you first pacify the territory, this first merit is a big reward, we take what we need, each has its own gains, huh? ”

"A thousand loads of grain and grass, and you will leave Fujian?" Ruan Dawen was surprised and delighted when he heard this, now the six provinces are all under the jurisdiction of Yang Ling, the governor of the Qincha, and there are Japanese actions everywhere, if the Qincha dies in his own war zone, although the imperial court cannot put all the responsibility on him, but a punishment and derogation are inevitable, and then he will have to spend more of his own private money.

If he is given a thousand loads of grain and grass, first, he can send away this broom star, and second, he dies in ambush, but he has achieved a great victory and pacified the whole province of Fujian, who will dare to hold him accountable at that time? Among the anti-Japanese officials in the six provinces, he has made the first contribution, maybe the vacancy of the governor of Qincha will be put on his head by the emperor.

Ruan Dawen turned his anger into joy when he thought of this, and hurriedly asked, "Is this true?" As long as you collect 1,000 loads of grain and grass, you will immediately move out of Fujian? ”

Kumaji Miyamoto roared, "Don't you believe us? We samurai are inconsistent! ”

Ruan Dawen listened to this rough man's words, and he believed a little more in his heart, he hurriedly called Zhai Qingshan, and instructed him to go to the prefect Wang Feiling, and quickly ordered Minzhuang to escort a thousand loads of grain and grass over.

Zhai Qingshan couldn't help but be overjoyed when he heard Ruan Dawen's strategy, and agreed to go.

Zhou Hong smiled and said, "Mr. Miyamoto, Mr. Sasaki, uh, you have a grain ship parked by the river, right?" After a while, Minzhuang will transport grain, and I will trouble you to pretend to be Minzhuang who has been dispatched to escort grain and grass, and I will send my own soldiers to escort you to the river, and I hope that you will keep your promises and leave Fujian as soon as possible."

Miyamoto and the two agreed repeatedly, and after half an hour, Minzhuang escorted the grain and grass carts to Dongcheng, Ruan Dawen hurried out, pretending to say to those Minzhuang and officers and soldiers: "The battle ahead is tense, and now the Quanzhou Guard Station has sent people to transport grain and grass, you should hurry up and send the rice and grain to the riverside grain boat, and it will not be delayed."

Before he finished speaking, a snow-bright steel knife was already on his neck, Ruan Dawen turned his head in shock, and saw that it was Miyamoto Kumaji with a full beard, and couldn't help but exclaim: "What are you doing?" I have paid food according to the agreement, and if you dare to move your own official, you will not want to leave Fuzhou."

Zhou Hong, who was standing next to him, was also squeezed hard by Sasaki with the handle of his knife, and he crouched on the ground in pain, and Wang Zhifu and Imperial Envoy Zhai, who had just walked up to the city tower, were at a loss in surprise.

Sasaki gasped Zhou Hong with one kick, and the tips of his boots stepped on his neck and shouted loudly to the city: "Don't move, Hangzhou Navy Master Qianhu Han Wu, I am ordered to rob!" ”

As soon as he finished speaking, the thirty soldiers sitting cross-legged under the city jumped up, and quickly guarded the main road leading to the city tower on the left and right, holding a knife in his right hand, raising his left hand, and the dark and heavy in his sleeve was clearly a plum blossom crossbow arrow launched by a machine crossbow.

Wang Zhifu trembled all over, and said with an earthy face: "You are Hangzhou sailors?" Ordered to rob? ”

"Exactly!" Han Wu took out a yellow silk from his arms, shook it away in the wind, and shouted: "Ruan Dawen, Zhai Qingshan, Zhou Hong, and Wang Feiling collaborated with the enemy and funded the enemy, and they should be punished!" As a soldier, you will act according to orders, and the saint will not be held accountable, and immediately put down your sword and wait for it to fall! ”

When the soldiers under the city saw that the four adults were in the hands of others, they had already panicked, not to mention that there were still 2,000 people carrying grain under the city, who would dare to rebel in front of everyone's eyes? One obediently put down his weapon, and immediately a group of people rushed to drop their swords and guns, and suddenly threw a piece of swords, spears, spears and shields on the ground.

Han Wu smiled at Ruan Dawen and said, "This official is ordered to rob your head, Lord Ruan, please accept the order!" ”

(To be continued)