I don't know how long it took, Liu Zhicun finally woke up from his coma, and as soon as he opened his eyes, he was choked by the heavy smell of gunsmoke and coughed violently. It wasn't until he coughed and tears in his eyes that the suffocating sensation in his chest eased a little. As far as the eye could see, there was black smoke all around, and I could only see that the dirt under my feet seemed to change color, dyed with a thick ink color.

The fighting in the distance seemed to be going on, but the ears didn't seem to be very bright, and the sound of the fighting seemed to be in a particularly distant place, and it was not very real.

A gust of wind blew, and the visibility finally became clearer, and the corpses around it were gradually revealed, with severed limbs and stumps everywhere, and flags broken into several pieces. Liu Zhicun shook his head hard, and then remembered the scene of the fire snake that had just flown from the sky.

"Father!" Liu Zhicun suddenly stirred up, picked up a broken spear on the ground, and stumbled forward.

Finally came to the place where he had just stationed on the horse, but Liu Zhicun found that it had become a big pit, billowing black smoke gushing up, and corpses were everywhere.

"Father!" Liu Zhicun jumped into the pit violently, his eyes couldn't open his eyes because of the strong smell of sulfur and gunpowder, he dropped his spear, and began to search for the dead bodies with both hands. After looking for a while, he only found Liu Zeqing's saber broken in two.

The sound of horses' hooves came from far and near, but Liu Zhicun didn't hear it.

More than a dozen figures also staggered into the pit, and two of them* grabbed Liu Zhicun's arm tightly, "Big brother! ”

Liu Zhicun looked up and saw two faces full of black mud in front of him, and he recognized it for a long time. Only then did he recognize that it was his two cousins, Liu Zhibing and Liu Zhigan, who commanded the rear army.

"Quick! Father must be buried underneath, help me dig up his old man's house! ”

Liu Zhibing grabbed Liu Zhicun's shoulders with both hands and shook it violently a few times, "Big brother, wake up!" The marshal is no longer there, the Chinese army is completely annihilated, and you can still get out of the way, which is a great luck. Now that the army in front has been dispersed, the Dengzhou army will surround it as soon as he speaks. Stay in the green mountains without worrying about no firewood. Now it's best for you to escape with us! ”

"Nonsense!" Liu Zhicun knocked Liu Zhibing over with one punch. "My father was by my side just now, I'm fine, he will be fine!"

Liu Zhigan and Liu Zhibing shook their heads and sighed, looking at Liu Zhicun's trance-like appearance. The two exchanged glances quickly. Liu Zhigan quietly moved behind Liu Zhicun. Take advantage of the unpreparedness. Swinging the hilt of the knife, it hit Liu Zhicun the back of the neck.

Liu Zhicun immediately fainted and fell unconscious.

Everyone helped Liu Zhicun onto the horse, spurred the horse, and galloped towards the west.

Less than a quarter of an hour after they left. Three sneaky figures sneaked up into the pit under the cover of smoke.

"Sour Xiucai, are you sure this is Liu Zeqing's Chinese army?"

"That's natural, Ben Xiucai has already calculated the location of the enemy camp, and Liu Zeqing's handsome banner must be here!"

"Leaving the team without permission is a ...... crime!"

"Whew! Load, load! Why didn't you say that it was a big sin when you and the boss forced me to imitate the handsome warrant! Boss, don't you say that's the reason! ”

"Hehe, Sour Xiucai, don't be angry, I mean, this is full of corpses, what is there to find in a broken flag, it's better to see what kind of ...... there are high-quality blades and the like!"

"Say you're a stupid cow, and you're still not convinced! Let the boss tell sù why are you looking for Liu Zeqing's handsome flag! ”

"Ahem, Zizhong means that we forged the handsome warrant, which is already a big crime. Now the battle on Weihaiwei's side has been completely won, and Zheng Sen has also been captured. The handsome man said that day that he would use Liu Zeqing's handsome flag to accompany the Zheng Sen boy. We are guilty of a serious crime, if we want to avoid that beating, it is best to find Liu Zeqing's handsome flag and present it to the handsome! ”

"High, really high!"

"Bah, stupid cow, that's my idea!"

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The battle ended quickly according to Zhu Ping'an's expectations, and after a whole day of fighting, Liu Zeqing's 20,000 troops were captured alive as many as 15,000 people, and more than 2,000 people were killed in the battle, while the others broke through under the leadership of Liu Zhicun's brothers, apparently returning to Jinan. The prisoners of war will be sent back to Dengzhou by a part of the Second Brigade, which is currently under construction everywhere, and the amount of work is very large, and a large number of young and strong laborers are needed, and these prisoners of war came at the right time. Among them, there are also many healthy soldiers, who can take the opportunity to absorb the Dengzhou army.

Zhu Ping'an got the news that Liu Zeqing had already played to the imperial court at the same time as he sent troops, and there were bandits in Dengzhou who invaded the border on a large scale, as the general soldier of Shandong, Liu Zeqing resolutely led the Shandong soldiers and horses to support despite the fact that he was recuperating at home.

This recital was Liu Zeqing to find a reasonable excuse for himself to send troops to Dengzhou, but he never expected that it would become a pretext and excuse that Zhu Ping'an could use.

As soon as the battle was over, Zhu Ping'an sent someone to inform Yin Shigang to send the prepared piece to Jingshi, of course, it was to be presented to the cabinet Zhou Yanru first, and now he believes that he will be happy to see it happen, and then it is time for him to fulfill his promise.

The pirates coveted the wealth of Dengzhou City, and colluded with the Japanese pirates at sea to participate in the large-scale attack on Dengzhou and Weihaiwei. Zhu Ping'an, as the deputy commander of Dengzhou, led the army to fight. Liu Zeqing, the general soldier of Shandong, heard the news and came to reinforce him, but he died heroically in the battle, and asked the imperial court for praise and reward. The soldiers and civilians of Shandong were united in a bloody battle with the enemy, and finally annihilated the invading enemy, and the imperial court was specially invited to issue a reward.

Liu Zhicun's brothers fled back to Jinan, and there was no point in it. As soon as Liu Zeqing died, the Liu family had no foundation and hope in Shandong, even if they went to the court again and impeached Zhu Ping'an for killing Liu Zeqing without permission, it would be meaningless. Zhou Yanru will not sit idly by, and the imperial court will not hold the general responsible for a dead man, you must know that now is not the situation in the early years of Chongzhen.

What's more, the main force of the Shandong Army, 15,000 people, including Jinan, Dongchang, and Qingzhou, has also become Zhu Ping'an's prisoners, and in order to survive, they also know which way to fall in case the imperial court investigates thoroughly.

In this battle, in fact, it was not a big battle, and the new army lost 300 people. Almost all of them were pikemen of the 1st Brigade. Compared with the results obtained, the losses can be said to be very small, and while ordering Hong Fatzi and others to determine the list of pensions, Zhu Ping'an also ordered that a military meeting would be held after returning to the division to discuss the gains and losses of this battle. This will also be maintained as a system of the Dengzhou Army.

Liu Zeqing's body was also found quickly, and although it had been blown up, it still had to be kept in order to deal with the imperial court. Zhu Ping'an ordered the coffin to be prepared, and the body was cleaned and decorated, then loaded into the coffin, and sent to Jinan in the future.

This was followed by an order for a regiment of the 1st Brigade to march into Laizhou. Purge the remnants of Liu Zeqing. But come on. At this time, the small number of troops left behind by Liu Zeqing had already fled. However, he had to do his best to rescue Peng Weizuo, the prefect of Laizhou, and Tang Qianrong, the commander of Laizhou, who were held in prison by Liu Zeqing. These two people are now Zhu Ping'an's family, and they must not have any accidents. After that, Zhu Ping'an also planned to ask for credit for the two. Further co-optation. At all costs. It is necessary to firmly control Laizhou in the palm of your hand.

Dealing with post-war matters. It was already the time to hold the lamp, and he was going to have some dinner, but Zhu Ping'an suddenly remembered Zhang Jizu and the three of them. I haven't had time to get my men to look for it. Zhang Yaoxian took the lead and brought someone to the door.

"Dashuai, these are the three people you are looking for, all of whom have been tied up by their subordinates. And this morning, Shen Qianhu came to the front to give an order, and his subordinates were disrespectful, please punish the marshal! The other three people seized Liu Zeqing's handsome flag, please take a look! ”

Shen Ke suddenly laughed. Zhu Ping'an turned his head and glared at him, and then helped Zhang Yaoxian up. This person is not very old, although he is in his thirties, and he also has his own views on military affairs, but he is indeed too old and serious, and his mind is comprehensive, so it is inevitable that some will look forward to the future in the future.

Zhu Ping'an soothed a few words, and then looked back at Zhang Jizu and the others, and couldn't help but sneer.

"Okay, Master Zhang, I have been in the Dengzhou army for less than a year, and now it is even more beautiful than when I was in Zhongdu! Forge military orders, leave your post without permission, look at the good things you three have done! ”

Zhang Jizu hadn't spoken yet, but Xiao Yuanteng on the side opened his mouth first, "School ......!" ”

Zhu Ping'an glared, and Xiao Yuanteng swallowed the last word back. The students of the martial arts hall originally called Zhu Ping'an "principal", but Zhu Ping'an always felt awkward, and later simply ordered everyone not to call him this in public.

"Marshal, we are also eager to fight. Isn't everything that is learned in the martial arts hall for the sake of protecting the territory and the people? Please also ask the marshal to spare us this time for the sake of us and others who are dedicated to killing the enemy, and for the sake of us sacrificing our lives to kill the enemy and snatch Liu Zeqing's handsome banner! Xiao Yuanteng looked at Zhu Ping'an pitifully.

"Whose idea is this?"

"Me!" As soon as Wu Ziniu stepped forward, Zhang Jizu raised his leg and kicked him, "Dashuai, don't listen to Da Niu's nonsense, it's the student's idea!" ”

Zhu Ping'an nodded, "It's okay, I didn't shirk my responsibility." As he spoke, he took out the warrant that Zhang Yaoxian had handed back before from his arms, looked at it carefully, and exclaimed: "What a good craft!" Look at the seal of this signature, and this pattern, especially this signature, even I can't tell the real from the fake! ”

Xiao Yuanteng was proud, and his brain didn't turn a corner for a while, and he opened his mouth and said: "That's, this is an ancestral craft, gold and stone seal carving, copying famous fonts, easy to come." Which of the Hebei Daimyo Mansion doesn't know the craftsmanship of my Xiao family! Not to mention a military order, even if it is a cabinet ......! ”

Speaking of halfway, he suddenly saw Zhang Jizu and Wu Ziniu shaking their heads and sighing, as well as the weird smile on Zhu Ping'an's face, Xiao Yuanteng suddenly realized that he knelt down with a plop, "Dashuai, the student knows that he is wrong!" ”

Zhu Ping'an smiled and nodded, "Don't recruit yourself!" Punish you like this, and you won't complain! ”

Xiao Yuanteng wanted to argue a few more words, but after thinking about it carefully, he sighed when he lowered his head. "You can't live if you do your own evil!"

"Okay, this official has already said that the three of you fake military orders, each with fifty military sticks! Ten days of confinement! ”

The three of them suddenly relaxed, exchanging a smiling look with each other.

"The official hasn't finished speaking, during the confinement, you are not allowed to touch meat, including alcohol!"

"Ahh The three of them were dumbfounded.

Zhu Ping'an looked at Xiao Yuanteng with a smile, "Mr. Xiao, what about you?" This military order was concocted by your old man, shouldn't you receive more punishment? ”

Xiao Yuanteng nodded weakly, "Please punish the marshal, the students don't dare to complain in the slightest!" ”

"Okay, you Xiao Yuanteng will be confined for 12 days, receive 60 military sticks, and after returning to Dengzhou, the official will still have affairs to you, be sure to do it carefully, if you mess it up, you don't want to touch wine and meat in this life!" (To be continued......) R1292