The Xuanda Army quietly retreated into Shunde Mansion, and Lu Xiangsheng revisited his hometown, naturally full of emotion. What he never expected was that as soon as he entered the Shunde area, some old people came to the camp to visit.

The person who came was Lu Xiangsheng's close friend, a member of Julu, and Yao Dongzhao, a local wealthy family. When Lu Xiangsheng was the prefect of the daimyo that year, he conquered the Liukou, and Yao Dongzhao used more than 1,000 people in the clan and Minzhuang to cooperate with the official army to fight. This time, hearing that Lu Xiangsheng was trapped in Zhending, Yao Dongzhao hurried to dissuade him, but he didn't want to, but he met a positive one in Xingtai, Shunde Mansion.

Yao Dongzhao is already in his fifties, his silver-white beard has been dyed earthy yellow by the wind and sand, although his legs were weak when he dismounted, and he almost fell, but he was still in good spirits when he straightened up.

Seeing Lu Xiangsheng, Yao Dongzhao was not polite at all, he fell to the ground and shouted loudly: "Yao Dongzhao is the father of the three mansions, welcome the return of the governor!" ”

As soon as Yao Dongzhao's words came out, the grievances, fears, and resentment that had been pressed in Lu Xiangsheng's heart for many days seemed to disappear without a trace, and his lips trembled and he said to himself: "The father of the three mansions has not forgotten my Lu Jiandou!" ”

Yao Dongzhao's intention was very simple, that is, to dissuade Lu Xiangsheng Mo from defending the lonely city of Zhending, moving troops to Sanfu, and then making plans. "The governor has governed the three governments for ten years, and the people are grateful to Dade. Now that the traitorous ministers in the DPRK are in power, the adults are lonely and loyal, but they are hated. Thousands of miles up and down, galloping on an empty stomach, wandering in the wilderness, and even unable to eat a full meal. ”

Yao Dongzhao brought 700 grains from his family on this trip, just to solve Lu Xiangsheng's immediate worries.

"The children of my three provinces have always served the country, only hated to serve the no way, now the commander has arrived, everyone is enthusiastic and generous, work together, and are willing to follow the adults to go to the national disaster, although the liver and brain are also in the way!"

Yao Dongzhao said very clearly, as long as Lu Xiangsheng gave an order. He immediately recruited the people's army to gather on the front line of Xingtai, and everyone brought their own dry food, as long as Lu Xiangsheng issued weapons and equipment, the people's army could immediately enter the battle.

Lu Xiangsheng has been an official in Sanfu for many years, and he knows that the people here are fierce and abnormal, and when the rogues come to invade, all counties, forts, villages and even Lijia can organize the people to defend against the enemy. The "Tianxiong Army" formed by Lu Xiangsheng during the Pingkou period was based on the children of the three prefectures, and because of this, the local people's army also repeatedly clashed with the official army.

Lu Xiangsheng still had one worry in his heart, that is, once the people's army was recruited to participate in the war against the Qing Dynasty, the power of the people's army would suddenly become uncontrollable. Even if the Qing army is driven away, how will the power of the people's army be suppressed, at present, there are many rogues in Hebei, and the slightest distraction of the people's army will cause chaos.

Yang Tinglin on the side, Lu Xiangsheng was unable to make a decision, and couldn't help but be a little anxious. You don't have to make a lot of effort to get a large number of grain, grass and soldiers, this kind of thing is difficult to find with lanterns, if you don't rely on the people of the three provinces, then what's the point of retreating here?

"Governor......!" Yang Tinglin was about to speak, but he didn't want Lu Xiangsheng's two sharp eyes to shoot, and immediately forced his words back.

Hu Dawei and Yang Guozhu went out to inspect the army, and apart from Yang Tinglin, there was only Zhu Ping'an who could speak in the big tent.

Zhu Ping'an observed his words, Yao Dongzhao looked at Lu Xiangsheng with an eager face, but Lu Xiangsheng hesitated, looking at what he meant, it was okay for the land of Sanfu to provide food and grass for the Xuanda Army, but the people's army didn't have to. In the final analysis, Lu Xiangsheng is still afraid of raising tigers.

Seeing this situation, it was not a way to keep stalemate, and it also snubbed the hearts of the wealthy families of Sanfu represented by Yao Dongzhao, so Zhu Ping'an had to stand up and thin the mud.

Zhu Ping'an smiled and said to Yao Dongzhao: "The heart of the fathers of the three mansions to serve the country can be learned from heaven and earth. The commander's hesitation was inexplicably grateful, but he couldn't bear to have casualties among the children of the three mansions. In the humble opinion of the last general, the commander might as well ask the children of the three mansions to make up an auxiliary barracks. ”

Yao Dongzhao is a little unwilling, the young and strong of the three provinces have been practicing together for many years, and they usually participate in the affairs of the anti-theft and leveling of the official uniform, in his opinion, the people's army of the three provinces is definitely a force that can fight and win, and I am afraid that it is much stronger than most of the official army. Now, Zhu Ping'an has built a people's army to be included in the auxiliary barracks, isn't this a knife to kill chickens!

Zhu Ping'an smiled and stopped Yao Dongzhao's rebuttal, "Mr. Yao, don't misunderstand." This official absolutely does not mean to look down on the soldiers of the people's army in the slightest. The Qing army of Dolgon had 50,000 troops, of which the Eight Banners accounted for 30,000, and the elite of the border army and the Beijing camp were still defeated in successive battles, and the officer just did not want to let the soldiers of the people's army suffer casualties in vain. Besides, the auxiliary battalion is not just labor. The officer's auxiliary battalion had made a contribution the day before yesterday and beheaded twenty Tartars, which was definitely not the officer's own boasting! ”

As he spoke, Zhu Ping'an glanced at Lu Xiangsheng.

Lu Xiangsheng suddenly understood. Bringing the people's army into the management of auxiliary barracks is really a way to get the best of both worlds, which can not only bring the people's army of the three provinces into the management of the official army, but also prevent it from blindly becoming bigger.

Lu Xiangsheng smiled, "This method is wonderful!" Before the words fell, there was a commotion outside the big rise, and a personal soldier reported to the account, "Marshal Qiqi, General Yang Dekai and General Zhu Ping'an of the Central Capital have returned triumphantly!" ”

"Triumphant return!" Lu Xiangsheng was suddenly surprised and delighted. Since entering Shunde Mansion, Lu Xiangsheng accepted Zhu Ping'an's suggestion, divided his troops to attack, and constantly harassed the main force of the Qing army, consuming its vital strength. A few days ago, he sent Yang Dekai, the commander of the standard battalion, and the horse team under the command of Zhu Ping'an to attack Dolgon's army at night.

Lu Xiangsheng didn't care much, and hurriedly invited Yao Dongzhao to go out with Yang Tinglin, Zhu Ping'an and others.

The camp was already very lively, and a bunch of heads were placed at the gate, and although there was a bloody smell in the nose, everyone was elated. Take a closer look, there are more than 300 heads, although they are not the Eight Banners of the Eight Banners, they are all Mongolian hairstyles.

Yang Dekai is Lu Xiangsheng's personal soldier, currently serving as the general of the Xuanda Governor Battalion, the dark and stout man is full of energy at this time, and he can't help but congratulate the generals around him, and he is fighting with Zhu Ping'an's horse team temporarily formed, including the cavalry archers selected by the auxiliary battalion and the cavalry battalion, a total of more than 400 people. The chief officers who led the team were Zhang Dagou and Cheng Zhen.

The auxiliary battalion showed his face again, Hong Fatzi was naturally proud, but Yue Jinfeng and Qiu Ze and other infantry battalion generals were full of resentment, but they had no choice but to endure and listen to Hong Fatzi boasting there.

King Mafu also squeezed in front of people, and when he met people, he said: "See, Lao Tzu's craftsmanship is not covered, these brothers can make great achievements, all rely on my Mafu King's formula." Even the Eight Banners elite of the Tartars was helpless! ”

Seeing Lu Xiangsheng come out, Yang Dekai hurriedly greeted him, and naturally recounted the story again. "Lord Zhu's equipment is really sharp, and the small test of the knife has already made the Tartar suffer. The lowly rank did not dare to get too close to the Tartar camp, but when they saw that the camp was in chaos, they knew that they had succeeded. Later, the Mongolian light cavalry detected our hiding place and hurriedly launched an attack, but it was a slight trick by the brothers under the command of Lord Zhu, and they won countless victories! ”

Cheng Zhen and the others were carrying a bag behind them, and when they heard Lu Xiangsheng's question, they poured out the contents of the bag. But it is an extremely fine bundle of iron wire that has been hammered and polished, although it is not very fine, but the two sides have been treated with sharp edges.

"These are the things?" Lu Xiangsheng felt a little incredible.

Cheng Zhen smiled and picked up one, which was still stained with thick blood. "Commander, please see, the lowly rank hid in the woods and fired firearms, and when he was leaving, my lord instructed me that the Tartars rode very fast, and they would soon find out that we were in storage. Even if you transfer immediately, it may not be too late. Therefore he gave it to us, and he spread it among the trees, and he did as he was told, and he did as he was told, and it worked wonders! ”

Lu Xiangsheng understood the key to this after a little thought. The distance between the trees was limited, and the cavalry could be cut in two at once by tying such wires, and the cavalry charged at high speed, and the vision was blurred at night. It is definitely a big killing weapon of the cavalry, but it has little effect in front of the two armies. But in this Zhu Ping'an's whimsy, the effect is surprisingly good. Thinking of firing a firearm in the woods was a trap he had set in advance.

Zhu Ping'an smiled, "Let the governor see it." It was also during the drill that day that the last general saw a cavalryman being brought down by a branch sticking out of a tree, and the wolf was unbearable. Anyway, there was nothing to do on the march, so he commissioned the craftsmen in the army to create this thing, although it was not extremely fine, but it took a lot of effort to beat and grind. The last general is brave, and please reward these craftsmen with great rewards! ”

It is also true that iron wire has been around for a long time, but it has not been widely used. In addition, there was no wire drawing technology at this time, and there were no lathes and other equipment for production, so Zhu Ping'an had to ask the craftsmen to polish and polish carefully, but fortunately, the distance between the trees was limited, and it did not need to be too long, as long as there was enough toughness.

Lu Xiangsheng smiled and nodded, although this battle was not a big victory, but a few hundred people attacked the Qing army camp at night, not to mention the gains, and they could retreat with their whole body, but it could really lift the morale of the army!

Zhu Ping'an pointed out Cheng Zhen and the others to Yao Dongzhao, "Mr. Yao, please see, among these victorious soldiers, the auxiliary battalion can account for most of them!" ”

Yao Dongzhao was taken aback, couldn't help but look at Cheng Zhen and the others carefully, and sighed: "In the commander's army, they are indeed all tigers and wolves!" ”

The three prefectures of Jinan, Guangping, Shunde, and the daimyo are still martial, and the clan power in the countryside is huge, so it is extraordinarily united, even in the year of the great famine, the squires and rich people are forced by the pressure of the clan, and they will give relief to the villagers. Lijia and villages are even more self-protective, although they are fighting on their own, but once the foreign enemy enters, whether it is the official army or the Qing army, they can immediately assemble as a civilian army and fight in a unified manner. Lu Xiangsheng formed the Tianxiong Army because he took a fancy to the popular customs in this area.

Now, Zhu Ping'an is also fighting this idea, since Lu Xiangsheng is looking forward and backward, for fear that the people of Sanfu will cause some trouble, but Zhu Ping'an is still polite, pick some elite soldiers from Sanfu to enter his command!

As soon as he rode a horse galloping, he shouted loudly from afar: "The Tartars divided their troops into four routes, and attacked Julu, Lincheng, and Longyao separately, and Dolgon led the Chinese army to kill Shunde!" ”R1152