Weihai Mazigang, Wendeng camp finally returned to their homeland, groups of soldiers are landing on the shore, the surrounding family members who came to greet are crying, this time the Weihai peasant company suffered heavy losses, many families have children killed in battle.

Huang Side, Zhou Shifa, Dai Zhenggang and a group of other officers were guarding the dock, Liu Minyou went to Jinghaiwei's cigarette factory, but did not appear here, Chen Xin stood at the bow of the boat with a stern face, crossed the gangplank and saluted everyone, these officers all knew the news of the Wendeng camp's victory, and they were all happy.

After returning to the official office, he listened to the chief officer's report on the situation in the past two months, and the surrounding area of Wendeng Camp was generally quiet, and there was no chaos in Dengzhou, which Chen Xin was most concerned about.

Chen Xin first asked Dong Yu to settle the dead and wounded soldiers, then let the new military judge Nie Hong be in charge of all the prisoners, and finally some improvements in the army, he had already sorted out some plans with Liu Pojun and others on the ship, and did not explain in detail after sending them to the corresponding officers, so that they could go back and familiarize themselves first, and then give their opinions after two days, and then summoned Zhou Shifa alone, this intelligence chief only returned from Guanning at the end of May, and now he has been staring at Dengzhou.

Zhou Shifa gave him an urgent piece of information, Chen Xin read it, looked up at Zhou Shifa and asked: "Around July 15, the Daling River will start to build the city, is the news reliable?" ”

Zhou Shifa said: "Yes, Guanning area is like a shack like a leak on all sides, still in April when the subordinates just arrived in Guanning, there are rumors to build Daling, since May, Sun Chengzong has continuously mobilized the army and the people to Jinzhou, in addition to grain and grass, etc., now everyone in Guanning knows to build Daling River City. ”

Chen Xin's face was still full of relaxation, and he asked Zhou Shifa, "Are there many defensive troops?" ”

"It is mainly the soldiers and horses of Liaozhen led by Zu Dashou and He Kegang. In addition, it is said that there is also a Sichuan army, and the intelligence stations of Shanhaiguan and Ningyuan have reported that they have seen a Sichuan army moving to Jinzhou, about thousands of people. ”

"Who is the leader of the Sichuan army? Is it a stone pillar soldier? ”

"It is the Tusi soldiers of Shizhu and Youyang, the general is called Qin Minji, his father is called Qin Bangping, he is Qin Liangyu's elder brother, and he died in the bloody battle of the Hunhe River."

Chen Xin stopped. "Are you saying that most of the Stone Pillar Soldiers will go to the Daling River?"

Zhou Shifa replied: "That's what the intelligence station said, saying that it was sent to guard Dalinghe City. ”

Chen Xin didn't have a good impression of Liao Zhen, but he admired Shi Zhubing and Qin Liangyu. This army is a rare team in the late Ming Dynasty that dared to resist Jiannu, Chen Xin knew that the Ming army was defeated in the battle of Daling River, but whether the stone pillar soldiers were in the city. He didn't know that if this army had been in Guanning, it would be able to deter Jiannu.

But for now, Chen Xin will not change the established strategy for anyone, and after a slight pause, he asked: "Guan Ningjun is sending fat meat to Jiannu's mouth, just don't send us in." What's the news in Dengzhou? ”

"Lord Sun originally deducted our summer salary, and this year's true colors have not been released, after the news of the victory over Shenmi Island, he reissued the summer salary, but the true colors are still not issued. The armies of Dengzhou are no different from the original. ”

Chen Xin nodded while listening, and Zhou Shifa continued: "At the end of May, Wen Tiren sent someone to contact him, and his subordinates did not know the matters, and Mr. Song left the documents in the Central Military Department. ”

"Let's talk about Sun Yuanhua. Are there any small movements? ”

Zhou Shifa's eyes turned cold, "Originally, there was no action, it started suddenly in a few days, and we developed two people in his entourage, and Lord Sun seemed to have received some news, so he sent people into Beijing again and again. Then he sent a letter to Wang Zheng, asking Wang Zheng to return to Dengzhou as much as possible. ”

Chen Xin knew that most of it was Lu Zhi's letter that was known to Lord Sun, and he impeached Dengzhou for deducting money, grain and materials, and Lord Sun would definitely be prepared, and there would definitely be a return. couldn't help but smile and said, "What did Wang Zheng say?" ”

Zhou Shifa looked cunning, "The subordinates learned the news in advance and asked Mr. Liu to help, in the name of helping to build the Beiwei military port, let the science and technology class go to the harbor of Chengshanwei, and the messenger has not seen Wang Zheng yet." ”

After Wang Zheng arrived here, he was a little happy, this time the Phi Island Mutiny, as the Liaohai Supervisor Military Dao, originally planned to go out with the sailors, but after learning that Lu Zhi was there, he became a literati and did not want to go with the eunuchs, Chen Xin was happy to do so, persuaded him to stay, this person was of great help to improve the theoretical level of those craftsmen and students, Chen Xin still hoped to keep him.

"In addition to Wang Zheng's side, Lord Sun also sent a person to Wendeng to meet Huang Gongcheng and Zhixian."

As soon as Chen Xin heard Huang Gongcheng, his eyes narrowed, this person was suspected of murder last year, and he was choked by the magistrate, and spent a lot of money to finally release him. This year, I didn't dare to clash with the Wendeng camp, but with the support of Lord Sun, the situation would be different, this kind of person would be like a fly, which will make you sick and can't be driven away. He didn't need to ask to know that Master Sun was also planning to make some trouble for himself, and the cannonball was Huang Gongcheng, which could be regarded as having a relationship.

"How did you get this news? Is it reliable? ”

Zhou Shifa said in a low voice: "Huang Gongcheng has always been the focus of surveillance, our people seduced him a maid, this maid often serves him to sleep, and he has not been able to get the identity of a concubine for a long time, and has been bullied by the eldest woman for a long time, so it is easy to take the bait, we have taken the handle of the maid now, she dare not play any tricks, it should be reliable." In addition, Wendeng Zhixian County, he receives a lot of silver from our Wendeng camp every year, which is quite interesting, but after the people from Dengzhou came this time, he deliberately leaked it to one of our people to know, which is regarded as a report. How to deal with this Huang Gongcheng, please decide. ”

Chen Xin's mind turned sharply, his eyes kept changing, Zhou Shifa quietly waited for him to decide, Chen Xin didn't speak after a long while, Zhou Shifa couldn't help but whisper: "My lord, do you want to kill Huang Gongcheng?" ”

"Naturally, you have to kill, but you have to choose the right time." Chen Xinshu breathed a sigh of relief, stared at Zhou Shifa and said: "They are looking for Huang Gongcheng, nothing more than suing me for forcibly occupying the people's land, and then Zhou Yanru will make a big deal and send the imperial historian or the internal supervisor to toss us, this matter will not be done in a month or two, let's drag it until the Guanning army starts to build the Daling River, and when Jiannu comes, how can you adults have the kung fu to take care of this." ”

Zhou Shifa nodded, and said suddenly: "Let's let Huang Gongcheng prepare first, and then ask Wendeng Zhixian to delay the time, then we can resolve this move, and when the Daling River starts a war, we will kill Huang Gongcheng." ”

Chen Xin said with a smile: "Yes, if you kill Huang Gongcheng now, it will be a slap in the face of Lord Sun, and Dengzhou may come up with some new tricks, and when the war starts on the Daling River, the imperial court will definitely send troops to Denglai at that time, and Lord Sun will not have the time to deal with us, maybe he will have to speak well, and no one will pay attention to killing a Huang Gongcheng at that time." ”

Chen Xin's Tang Bao has been reported directly by Guò Lu, even if Lord Sun gets the news now, the launch time is much late, and he is already passive, if there are only these few tricks, then Chen Xin can easily resolve it without bothering Wen Tiren, the officialdom is most afraid of owing favors, Zhou Shifa hurriedly drew a few times on the booklet, Chen Xin didn't know what it meant when he read it, this is Zhou Shifa's own recording habit, no one can understand it except him.

Chen Xin waited for him to finish remembering, and then asked: "A Huang Gongcheng is nothing, has the person with the most silver in the fields of Denglai and the two prefectures been investigated?" ”

"Dengzhou has been clarified, and Laizhou is still inquiring. Because they can't ask openly, it's a bit slower. ”

Chen Xin hurriedly waved his hand and said: "Don't attract attention, as long as there are a few with the most, are the bandits selected?" ”

"It's chosen, it's the three groups west of Laiyang, a total of more than 300 people, in mid-June, according to the order left by the adults when they left, assisted by the 2,000 headquarters, Dai Zhenggang led people to pretend to be a dart game, and they have already laid down their cottage, and the wives and concubines of the three leaders have been brought to the Wendeng camp."

"Well done, this matter must not be known to others, only the leaders can be controlled, don't let those bandits know, and the people who connect with those bandit leaders must be reliable."

"My subordinates understand."

Chen Xin's face was calm, "Phi Dao brought back some people, that Wu Jianzhong is good, he is a material for intelligence, you can see it as much as possible, arrange a suitable position, he still has a few Jurchens under him, and he must also use them well." In addition, among the Jiannu captured this time, there will be a few left, and there will be chaos in the future, so there is a cover, I will leave that Li Sizhong, Li Sizhong was captured by the secret service team in the sneak attack on Tieshan, and the other prisoners did not know, and it was just right to stay, as for that Kak Duli, he must be sent to the Beijing Division, Zhang Dong interrogated once on Shenmi Island, and your intelligence bureau will interrogate it again, don't miss any useful information......rs