In the first battle of Huanshui, Dengzhou Town killed more than 3,000 rogues, they did not capture too many prisoners, tens of thousands of rogues escaped from the hills, and there were still as many as 3,000 people who surrendered, the most were old people and teenagers who could not run, and the others were ordinary homeless people who had been taken captive for a short time. （.com）

Most of the women and children under the city of Linxian also escaped, and most of the women who did not run away were some captive women, as many as a thousand people, who were in a state of being ravaged at any time by the rogue masses, and were eaten by the sentry bandits, and would be boiled and eaten if there was a slight mistake. So although they are also afraid of the official army, they are reluctant to run anymore, because there is no worse life than before, and most of them have not run.

Chen Xin crossed his feet in the big tent to recuperate, the loss of Dengzhou Town in this battle was very small, the total number of casualties was less than 100, and more than 30 people were killed, although he did not want to capture prisoners, but there were still a bunch of people who came up to be prisoners, especially those women were the most difficult, they were obviously victims, and they had not harmed others.

"The total value of gold and silver seized was 110,000 taels of silver, of which 90,000 taels came from his camp, 1,200 stone of grain, 640 horses, 710 mules, more than 700 mules, carriages and carts, 2,500 pieces of swords and guns, and 300 armor of all kinds, many of which were in tatters and unusable."

Wang Mafu is reporting the results of the summary, in the past, the war was straightforward, and it was rare to make such a profit, but he made a lot of money by dealing with the rebels and rogues twice.

Chen Xin said with a smile: "It's quite a lot, first let the sentry choose a horse, try to have two horses per person, and then let Zhong Laosi choose a company's horses, and the other horses will be transferred to the quartermaster, and all those who can tow the carriage will be set up." What else? ”

"When Director Song of the Foreign Affairs Department arrived in Linzhang County, he sent someone from the intelligence station to ask for instructions on how to behave, and wanted to come and walk with the army."

"Director Song has arrived in Linzhang?" Chen Xin said strangely.

"He knew the time of Dengzhou from the Ministry of War, and he originally went to Linqing to wait, but he was delayed in Beijing, and we had already set off when he arrived in Linqing. He followed him to Linzhang and did not dare to go any further. ”

"It's just in time, and I'll send twenty sentries to fetch him, and bring a few more horses."

After Chen Xin finished speaking, he sat up, "Is there any return for the dark line buried on Geng Zhongming's side?" ”

Geng Zhongming's family chased after him for a while, and then he scattered the silver, and the family ran to rob it, Geng Zhongming also scolded once, and then there was a lot of silver on the road. Geng Zhongming couldn't help it, for fear that if he continued to chase, he would be picked up by our people, and they all stopped, and it was estimated that he had caught seven thousand taels. Geng Zhongming later reported to his subordinates that it was 5,000 taels, which should be handed over to us. Other than that, there are no other changes. Wang Mafu paused, "It's Zuo Liangyu, our sentry and Geng Zhongming both secretly reported that he killed Liang and risked his merits, and it seems that he deliberately let go of the thief, and they even intercepted the scorpion block later." In the end, the big boss was not caught. ”

Wang Mafu observed Chen Xin's reaction, Chen Xin was actually very clear to Zuo Liangyu, since he was cheated once in Liaozhen, he fought completely according to his own. The robbery of Lazhuang Ding, who was like the rogue, was actually an official rogue, and he committed shocking atrocities many times, and was reprimanded by the imperial court more than ten times. However, he couldn't help him at all, and the army became his private army. Like Zu Dashou, he never entered Beijing, nor did he leave his army, and Chongzhen did not dare to send Tiqi to arrest him.

He later became stronger and stronger, when Cao Wenzhao, Deng Xi, and fierce tigers, a group of bandit generals in the same period, died, he was still alive and well, and the emperor could only beg him to fight, he was a typical warlord in the late Ming Dynasty like Zu Dashou, one relied on Jiannu to blackmail the court, and the other relied on liukou. It is not surprising that Zuo Liangyu did this kind of thing at this time, and the other Ming armies are only the difference in Cheng Dù.

Chen Xin was silent for a while and said, "Has Zuo Liangyu been here?" ”

"Not yet, but I sent Tangma over, saying that the soldiers in the battalion would be pacified."

Chen Xin knew what Zuo Liangyu was doing, Zuo Liangyu had hinted to Chen Xin before the war, he shook his head and diverted the topic: "Mafu, do you think it is appropriate for Tunbao to be built in Linxian County?" ”

"Back to the lord, the subordinates feel that this place is very good, from the local point of view of Linxian County, it is surrounded by mountains, but the plains in the middle are conducive to Tuntian, Longxi Mountain and other Taihang peaks can provide more abundant water sources, if it is not for the Liukou to come, the people here can live. From the point of view of location, this place is at the junction of the three provinces, and it is not a traffic artery, so it does not attract people's attention, and at the same time there are roads leading to Shanxi...... "Wang Mafu paused, "and Beizhili, in the words of adults, can throw troops everywhere and exert the influence of my Dengzhou Town." ”

Chen Xin smiled and nodded, although he decided to establish an enclave outside Denglai, but he didn't have a detailed plan, and he only came to Lin County to have this plan, he hadn't thought about it before, and it was not easy to discuss it with the generals in the army, so he felt that Song Wenxian came in time. Now the surrounding Lin County is not lightly harmed by the scourge of the rogues, a lot of fields are abandoned, most of the smaller rural gentry are hanging, but the big ones are basically there, the gentry around Taihang like to recruit clans to form villages, which is very different from Denglai, I don't know how other places in Henan are.

"Another point is that there are canals with waterways, and replenishment from Linqing can reduce losses." Chen Xin patted his leg, "Then here, this is our first step, just build a few, keep a low profile first, but now there is still a reason to go, just go to give gifts first, and call the people from the Foreign Affairs Department together." ”……

Chen Xin walked out of the big tent and went to Lu Zhi's camp, and Wang Mafu followed and asked, "My lord, do you want to bring the guards?" ”

Chen Xin hesitated and nodded, Wang Mafu quickly went to order the guards on duty, more than fifty guards on call quickly took place, Chen Xin walked to Lu Zhi's camp gate, those soldiers did not stop him, but sent someone to report. Chen Xin didn't go very fast, slowly grinding to the door of Lu Zhi, and then stopped and waited for the summons, while the guard officer carefully observed the surroundings, and there was nothing abnormal.

Chen Xin actually didn't believe that the imperial court or civil officials would deal with him now, and the intelligence stations around the country did not find any signs, but there were many cases of killing generals and officials in the late Ming Dynasty, and if there was any omission of information, it was necessary to guard against it.

A moment later, a young eunuch led a handsome man with a peach blossom face out, and as he walked, he was still arranging his clothes, and his chest showed a white color.

Chen Xin thought it was a woman, and was lamenting that it was a beautiful woman who was ruined by a dead eunuch, but when he glanced at it, he found that there was an Adam's apple. Just now he heard the tune of Kunqu opera with sea salt cavity from afar, and now it seems that this person is this person Lu Zhi has always liked to sing young people when he first came to Dengzhou. Chen Xin once gave him one, it seems that this hobby has not changed, but he can't imagine what kind of disgusting scene it would be for Lu Zhi to molest this handsome young man while listening to the singing, so he couldn't help but look at the little singing a few more times.

The young man's face was pink, and when he saw Chen Xin looking at him, his eyes rolled like autumn water, and he glanced at Chen Xin with a smile. Chen Xin got goosebumps all over his body because of this autumn wave, and flattened his mouth and didn't look at him. That little singer saw that Chen Xin had no interest. He turned his watery eyes to look at Wang Mafu, who immediately tilted his head to the side.

The little singer snorted softly and turned his head away, and when he was far away, Wang Mafu whispered to Chen Xin: "These little singers were caught by Lord Lu in the scorpion block camp, and there are ...... Lord Lu's personal army always came to the back camp. I wanted to choose dozens of people from our captured women to leave, and they were driven away by the officers on duty, and they almost got into a fight with our flag captain on duty before leaving. ”

"No, the sentry officer did nothing wrong." Chen Xin said firmly, "You remember." It's not a woman's business, it's the spirit of the army. If you come casually, you have to take people away, when the Lao Tzu barracks is a vegetable market, if anyone dares to come to the camp to make trouble. No matter who it is, detain people first, and Lord Lu has his own official there. ”

"Understood."

"Husband Lu asked Master Chen to come in and talk." A small eunuch shouted at a sharp voice.

Chen Xin thanked him and nodded to the military officials of the Foreign Affairs Department behind. The clerk was well acquainted with people of these ranks, and he handed over the spoils. Caught up a few steps and gently pulled the sleeve of the little eunuch, and whispered affectionately: "Little Father-in-law Zhang has been tired recently, but he has to work hard at night......"

The little father-in-law had a smile on his face, and he talked and laughed in a low voice with the official.

Chen Xinjing walked into the tent, saw that Lu Zhi was already sitting upright, and shouted: "Lord Prison Army, the last general came to ask for instructions, disturbed the rest of the adults, and sinned guilty. He pretended to kneel down and salute, but Lu Zhi hurriedly came over to support him, and Chen Xin got up.

Lu Zhi was not embarrassed by being bumped into and trained Xiao Sing, and it had always been Chen Xin's idea to make any decisions about these, so he had to say, "Then what is General Chen's strategy, let's refer to it with our family." ”

"There are hundreds of wounded soldiers here at the end of the general, and it is very inconvenient to carry it all the way, and now there are a lot of scattered wanderers near Ci County, and the last general is not worried about their return, if the adults do not object, the last general wants to rest here."

Lu Zhi asked, "How long do you have to rest?" ”

"A month."

Lu Zhi opened his mouth widely, if he had changed to a general, he would have scolded him a long time ago, but he didn't dare to Chen Xin, his current status relied on Chen Xin's military exploits in a big way, and the two sides had always gotten along well, so he had to ask kindly: "Why do you want to do this for so long?" ”

"Lord Lu, you see, these wounded soldiers and sick people are damaged in their qi and blood, if they are infected with foreign evil on the road, they may have to worry about their lives, their subordinates think, their families are waiting for them to return to their hometown, and the last general will lead them on an expedition of thousands of miles, always thinking about leading them back safely, if they die in battle, they will die well, and it is really unbearable to die of illness for no reason."

"This ......" Lu Zhi didn't know what Chen Xin wanted to do now, he had to say, "General Chen led the troops like a son, no wonder everyone in Dengzhou Town served his life, but the thieves were still in trouble, and they were far away for hundreds of miles in one day, and the urgency of the war was like wind and fire, and they couldn't wait for a month." We feel that General Chen can send a unit to escort them, and our army will rest for a while, and then continue to pursue and suppress the Liukou. ”

"It's just that there are still remnants of thieves in this vicinity, maybe there will be a team from Taihang Mountain at some point, and there are also a lot of routs between the mountains and forests here, if they stay in Lin County, they will be worried that they will be retaliated against by these mobs. However, what Master Lu said is also reasonable, and the military plane must not be delayed...... Then they will leave a horse and a guard here until they are healed. ”

Lu Zhi thought about it and said, "That's fine, but don't leave too many soldiers, otherwise I may not be able to deal with the rogue." ”

"The last general obeyed, leaving only one division here. It's just that the magistrate of Lin County, maybe he was worried that the guest soldiers would stay for a long time, and asked Lord Lu to help share it. After Chen Xin finished speaking, he waited for Lu Zhi to reply, Nazhi County had come once, Chen Xin asked him for food, he didn't give it at all, and he gave it as soon as Lu Zhi came forward, eunuchs are much more useful than military generals.

Lu Zhi only wanted Chen Xin to send troops, and he said simply: "This matter is up to our family, he has the responsibility to defend the territory of the county, but he can't shrink back, and the people are left to fend for themselves." Now let's help him destroy the rogues and save his life, he dares to push back. Our family sued him to the celebrant of ceremonies. ”……

Two days later, the screening of the captives was completed, and the exile captives who had just been coerced in Shanxi were left behind, with a total of more than 500 people, all of whom were people who had no evil deeds in reporting each other, Chen Xin did not choose whether they were young or strong, but valued them for a short time after being coerced, and they were at the bottom of the thieves, and did not enjoy the robbery dividends of the rogues. At the same time, there is nothing evil.

There were more than 1,000 women left behind, and basically none of them were willing to leave on their own, Chen Xin originally planned to choose some to train as nurses, but later found that they were very weak and could not march long distances. They couldn't move with the army at all, so they had to leave some medical soldiers to teach them in Linxian County, as a field hospital in Henan, and all the others could only participate in farming.

What makes Chen Xin the most headache is that there are still many women who are pregnant, and some of them are pregnant for several months, which is obviously the seed of Liukou. This can be discriminated against in any era in China, and it is difficult to integrate into ordinary society. However, Chen Xin can't manage so many things, and only hopes that these women and homeless people can comfort each other in this relatively closed group.

Before Chen Xin was promoted, Kunshan General Zuo Liangyu finally rushed to Chen Xin's camp. There were also a few large carts with them. Among them, there are also those for Lu Zhi, if it is an ordinary overseer of the army, Zuo Liangyu will not pay attention to him, and Zuo Liangyu also has one in his own army. It's called Xie Wenju. But Lü Zhi is different, Lü Zhi has relied on Dengzhou's military exploits in the past two years to win the emperor's attention. And has a close relationship with Chen Xin.

Zuo Liangyu knew the key very well, he first went to Chen Xin's camp to ask for a meeting, and Chen Xin personally greeted him at the camp gate.

As soon as Zuo Liangyu saw Chen Xin, he knelt on the ground, and said in a voice like a Hong Zhong: "Master Lai Shaofu is strategizing, and the last general has also made a lot of gains." The last general was impressed, and heard that the young master did not have enough food, so he specially escorted and seized five carts of military rations, although it was difficult for the adults to see, but it was the last general's mind, and I hope that the adults will not dislike it. ”

Chen Xin excused himself slightly, pretended to accept it, Zuo Liangyu's method of distributing the spoils is also good, it is common to share some military rations, there must be a silver bag in it, and he called Wang Mafu to give two instructions, and Wang Mafu personally collected the grain cart and sent it to the baggage corps to deal with it. He will not say that it was sent by someone else, but will only tell the quartermaster that it has just been captured, so that ordinary soldiers will stay away from these transactions.

Chen Xin led Zuo Liangyu to the camp slowly, as if walking, and chatted as he walked: "I heard that the eight kings and other thieves jumped over the wall in a hurry when General Zuo intercepted them, and when they saw that the general was safe, the official was relieved. Now that I think about it, General Zuo's left and right bows are a unique stunt on nine sides, and it is absolutely impossible for these thieves to injure the general. ”

Zuo Liangyu didn't know what Chen Xin meant by this, so he had to be cautious: "The last general is ashamed, he should not be praised by adults, and he failed to intercept and kill any of the thieves." ”

Chen Xin smiled and waved his hand, "The rogue is running like the wind, it is easy to lose and it is difficult to destroy, and this matter is not in a hurry." ”

Zuo Liangyu's heart settled after hearing this, but he heard Chen Xin say again: "I don't know the geometry of General Zuo's beheading, can you report it?" ”

"The head has not yet been counted, and the final general is estimated to be less than half of the adult." Zuo Liangyu said very cleverly, Zuo Liangyu is also the most obedient and strong man, he has heard of some of Chen Xin's deeds, and with his current form, he must not offend this person.

In the past few days, he has killed a lot, many scattered homeless people have been intercepted and killed by his men, and the number of people who killed good people has reached more than 3,000, and he can't kill good people. However, this time the main force is Chen Xin, and Zuo Liangyu can't exceed the number of Chen Xin's beheadings, so Chen Xin hinted at him like this, and Zuo Liangyu said that it was half of Chen Xin, and it was estimated that Chen Xin might accept it.

Sure enough, Chen Xin nodded and said, "It turns out that General Zuo has beheaded as many as 1,500 people." ”

Zuo Liangyu immediately picked it up, "Exactly, my lord is very accurate." ”

Chen Xin stopped in front of the big tent, turned his head to look at the tall Zuo Liangyu in front of him, and remembered the scene of the first time he saw Zuo Liangyu in Jizhou, at that time Zuo Liangyu was still quite arrogant, and his reputation in the army mostly came from his continuous shooting skills of opening the bow left and right.

Chen Xin smiled professionally and said lightly to Zuo Liangyu: "There are more than 2,000 captured rogues in this official camp, and I should ask them one by one, but I don't understand the language with the soldiers of Dengzhou Town, so I can't understand it for a while. This official will trouble General Zuo to screen on his behalf. Lord Zuo has recently fought a series of bloody battles with Liukou, and the losses must be not small, and there are still some soldiers and the like here, so the official will send it to the general, and please General Zuo not to shirk. ”

Zuo Liangyu hurriedly thanked him, what he lacked most was weapons, and those homeless people were used as cannon fodder to consume, Chen Xin was afraid of many people, but he was not afraid.

Chen Xin pointed to the east and said, "Brother Zuo has any shortage in the future, don't be polite, this official knows a lot of merchants in Denglai, and there are roads along the canal. ”

Zuo Liangyu listened to Chen Xin's last emphasis, and immediately understood that Chen Xin said that including weapons and sulfur, he used to know that Wen Dengxiang was run by Chen Xin, but now after listening to Chen Xin's words, he began to re-evaluate Chen Xin's strength.

Then he heard Chen Xin say leisurely, "If Brother Zuo has anything to sell, just say it, and the Japanese official will introduce you to someone in two days, and you can contact him directly in the future." ”

Zuo Liangyu only listened now, and nodded honestly. At this time, Wang Mafu chased after him from behind, and he stood up and saluted, "My lord, there is a military order." ”

Chen Xin turned around and asked, "Where did you come from?" ”

"Lord Xuan, the governor of Henan." Wang Mafu glanced at Zuo Liangyu.

Chen Xindao: "It's okay, General Zuo is not an outsider, Master Xuan has something urgent." ”

"Lord Xuan ordered my town, Changping, and Sichuan troops to go to Huixian County after clearing out Yu Kou, and he will personally go to Wei Hui Mansion to preside over the plan to suppress Yu Kou."

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