Chapter 113: Repeated shirks
Gao Qiqian's face suddenly became gloomy, and he turned his head to Wu Sangui, "Uncle Chang, Qin Cha is here, why don't you restrain your subordinates!" ”
Wu Sangui's face was embarrassed: "Father-in-law, it is not a day or two that the military department owes the salaries and grass of all the troops in our battalion, such as our Liaozhen department, which has not been paid for three months, and the soldiers are resentful. This is what the last general said just now, there is no military salary, food and grass, Mo said that now the rescue of the giant deer and the decisive battle between the Tartars is a problem. If you don't get it right, in case the army mutinies, this will be ......! ”
Saying that, Wu Sangui looked at Gong Yonggu and Wang Mengbi intentionally or unintentionally.
At this time, Wu Sangui's personal soldiers had quietly opened the curtain of the Chinese army's big tent. The sound of the tsunami outside immediately came in, looking out from the tent, twenty steps away from the tent, Gao Qiqian's personal guards were holding knives and guns, as if facing a great enemy. On the outer layer were thousands of soldiers, and although they did not hold weapons, the crowd gathered together, and the momentum was very amazing.
Wang Mengbi couldn't help but turn pale, and unconsciously took two steps back.
Gao Qiqian led a kind of general to come out of the account, Gong Yonggu pulled Wang Mengbi, and dragged him out, Yang Tinglin didn't expect such a thing to happen, but he understood that this must be Gao Qiqian and others' delaying plan, and he didn't think of a countermeasure for the time being, so he had to wait and see what happened.
The soldiers outside the tent saw Gao Qiqian walking out of the big tent and knelt down in a large area. But they all shouted: "Father-in-law, you have to make decisions for us" and the like.
Gao Qiqian looked around and shouted, "You are not guarding in the camp." But why did they gather in the Chinese military camp, don't you know that today is the day when the imperial envoy of the Qin mission comes? So into a river system? Isn't it our family's military law? ”
The soldiers shouted in unison, "Father-in-law, we are fighting for the country, not only are the military salaries in arrears for several months, but even the rations of grain and grass have not been distributed so far. ”
The noise subsided for a while. Wu Sangui and other Liaozhen officers hurriedly stepped forward to plead with Gao Qiqian: "Father-in-law, although the soldiers are guilty of ramming the Chinese army camp, there is a reason for it. For several months, the imperial court did not allocate us food and grass and military salaries. Now they want us to rush to the giant deer and the Tartars to fight to the death, how can this battle be fought! ”
Although Gao Qiqian's face was full of anger, he put on a helpless expression and stomped his feet heavily. Turned to Gong Yonggu and Wang Mengbi. "Two chinchas. It is really our family's lax management of the army that has led to today's disaster. But now our family is really at a loss, and the two of them are from the capital. Presumably, the imperial court must have made arrangements for matters such as grain, grass, and military salaries, so let's bother the two of them to deal with them together! ”
After speaking, Gao Qiqian retreated and directly left Gong Yonggu and Wang Mengbi on the spot.
The soldiers also took the opportunity to shout one after another, "Please be the master of the Qincha for us!" ”
Where has Wang Mengbi seen such a formation, when he came, Cao Huachun only said that he wanted to urge Gao Qi to sneak into the army, how could he arrange the supply of the army, so he immediately panicked and looked at Gong Yonggu as if asking for help.
Gong Yonggu was quite calm, but there was nothing he could do in the face of such a problem in an instant, so he just shouted at the soldiers: "The army is in a panic, since the imperial court has ordered the army to march north to join the Lu Governor's division, it will naturally prepare all the military resources, and when it arrives in Julu, there will definitely be arrangements!" ”
Of course, the sergeant would not agree to such an answer, and the scene immediately became a little chaotic. "Then how can I march without food and grass, in case I get to the giant deer and there is no help, do you have to wait for me to wait hungry and fight to the death with the Tartars?"
Yang Tinglin was furious, and was about to step forward to scold, but was grabbed by Cao Wuxian, and whispered in Yang Tinglin's ear: "Don't speak, my lord, Lord Zhu of my family has already made arrangements for this matter, just at this moment, as long as the armies are not chaotic, it is just greedy for temporary profits, and they can make noise!" ”
Yang Tinglin was stunned for a moment, looked back at Cao Wuxian, but saw that he looked calm, although he wondered what kind of arrangement Zhu Ping'an would make, he still did what he said.
Just when the soldiers were arguing with dry mouths, Gong Yonggu and Wang Mengbi were at a loss. An officer suddenly squeezed in from the crowd, walked quickly to Gao Qi's sneak, gave a military salute and shouted loudly: "Father-in-law, the Huaiyang grain transport team has arrived outside the gate!" Request to join the camp! ”
Gao Qiqian's smile suddenly froze on his face. I just said that there was a shortage of food in the army, and the Jianghuai grain transport team arrived in front of the camp, isn't this a naked slap in the face? He looked back at Wu Sangui, but saw that he was also at a loss.
Wu Sangui settled down, he had just sent 500 cavalry to intercept the grain brigade from Huaiyang, how could this come directly to the door again, and what kind of reputation did the men and horses sent out have made.
In desperation, Wu Sangui had no choice but to reply curtly: "Father-in-law, please wait, the last general will go out and have a look!" ”
Gong Yonggu and the others relaxed in an instant, and when they saw that Wu Sangui was going out, Yang Tinglin hurriedly spoke, "General Wu is slow, since the military materials supplied by the Huaiyang Caoyun Yamen have arrived in the camp, and the two Qincha happen to be here, it is better to invite the generals of Huaiyang to come to the Chinese army and distribute the military resources in front of the soldiers." At present, the war is imminent, and the soldiers are naturally at ease when they receive military rations. Hehe, Xia Guan has been in the army for a long time, and he also knows those unwritten rules in the army, which is really detrimental to morale. Now that the grain transport team has arrived in front of the camp, it will simply send it to the troops in front of the Qin Cha and Gao Gonggong, which should be to boost morale, what does Gao Gonggong think? ”
"That's great!" Gong Yonggu and Wang Mengbi breathed a long sigh of relief, stroked their palms and smiled.
Looking at Yang Tinglin's smiling face, Gao Qiqian and Wu Sangui were embarrassed and inexplicable, but the soldiers were thunderous, and they were instigated by a group of officers to come to the Chinese army camp to make trouble. Now that he is still a prince in the capital, he is a good official who can give grain and grass.
What's more, the civil official from Beijing also said that he would distribute the grain and grass in front of the two Qincha, which means that the officers will no longer be able to deduct it, so the soldiers will regard the Qincha as a Buddha of ten thousand families.
Not much. The soldiers brought in a fourth-rank military attache with a helmet and armor, and the thousands of soldiers gathered in the Chinese army consciously moved out of the way.
The military general has big ears and a burly figure, and after giving a salute to Qin Cha and Gao Qiqian, he said: "The last general is the governor of Caowu, Jianfeng, Yang, Lu, and Huai four prefectures, and Ge Ying, the general of the volunteer battalion under the command of Lu Zhenfeilu, the governor of Xu, He, and Chuzhou, and the governor of Chu, was ordered by the governor to escort ten thousand stone grain to the Ji Ze army, please Qin Cha and Gao Gonggong collect it!" ”
Hearing these words, Yang Tinglin couldn't help but suddenly realize. That Lu Zhenfei is Zhu Ping'an's mentor. Take a look at it now. The two masters and apprentices obviously had already been in contact, and they were tightly stuck in the supply of grain and straw in Gao Qiqian's Jize camp, waiting for the critical moment to force Gao Qiqian to go north.
Ge Ying continued: "I just encountered a strange thing on the road. There was a group of cavalrymen dressed in the uniforms of our Ming officers who wanted to rob the grain and grass, and were all captured by their own officers. Now it's outside the camp. At the end, I will ask Gao Gonggong to investigate in detail. Let's see if it's a soldier of our Jize camp? If not. Then the general will immediately enforce the military law and behead these bold thieves who dare to rob the imperial court's materials! ”
Gao Qiqian and Wu Sangui were suddenly even more embarrassed. Wu Sangui thought about it and hurriedly smiled. "It must be a misunderstanding, the general was just afraid that there would be Tartars here, so he sent his cavalry to meet your troops, it must be that these sons and daughters did not explain clearly, and it made General Ge have a misunderstanding!"
Ge Ying's dark face was still expressionless, but he nodded slightly, "General Wu is polite." As soon as our department entered Hebei, it was extremely careful, not to mention, the grain and grass transported this time were as many as 10,000 stones, and the people of the road were afraid of encountering accidents, so they specially dispatched 1,000 elite soldiers of my Huaiyang Volunteer Battalion to escort them to ensure that nothing went wrong. In this case, then ask General Wu to bring back your soldiers, but I didn't know that this was your brother, and the general's brother was a little heavier. I'm really sorry."
said sorry in his mouth, but Ge Ying did not have the slightest expression of apology on his face.
Seeing that the originally vigorous cavalry under his command was beaten to the point that his nose was blue and his face was swollen, Wu Sangui couldn't attack at all, so he had to swallow this bitter fruit. But I wondered in my heart, which unit of the Huaiyang Volunteer Battalion was under the command of the Governor of Caowu, how could it be so fierce that it was not even an opponent for the horse team in my Liao Town?
Under the supervision of Gong Yonggu and Wang Mengbi, Gao Qiqian had to pinch his nose and finish the inspection, and distribute them to all the troops one by one, and the sergeants and soldiers were immediately elated.
Gong Yonggu shouted to the soldiers: "After the distribution of grain and grass, the matter of military salaries, the official will immediately tell the court to tell the truth, and please rest assured that the emperor will specially explain to the official when he comes, as long as he fights to kill the enemy, the court will not hesitate to reward, and now the Julu Lu Inspector has won two big victories in succession, and is waiting to meet with my Jize army to fight the Tartars, this is a great opportunity to make contributions in a lifetime." This official also dares to assure you that he will definitely ask the emperor for a reward on your behalf! ”
Wang Mengbi continued with a smile: "Everyone, this is the concubine of Princess Yong'an today, his words can be guaranteed by our family!" ”
How do the soldiers know who Gong Yonggu and Wang Mengbi are, anyway, Qin Cha must be a very big official, at this time, when they heard that Gong Yonggu was the concubine of Princess Yong'an who could only be seen in the play, that was the brother-in-law of the emperor. In that case, who can not believe him!
After Wang Mengbi finished speaking, he and Gong Yonggu came to Gao Qiqian's front together, "Father-in-law Gao, now that the grain and grass have arrived, our family and Grandpa Ma have taken care of the military salary, you see, this can be sent immediately, right?" ”
Gao Qiqian's face was red and white, cloudy and uncertain, Wu Sangui hurriedly interjected and came in, with a smile on his face, "What the two Qincha said is that this matter of grain and grass and military salaries is over, we naturally have to send troops immediately, but it's just ......!" ”
Gong Yonggu and Wang Mengbi's faces sank, "But what? ”
Gao Qiqian said slowly: "It's just that now the Jize camp is in charge of an army of 50,000, and all parts are scattered in all directions, and it will take time to gather them. Of course, our family will never do anything that disobeys the will, but it always takes time for the military horses to gather and prepare, so please ask the two Qincha to give our family two more days, and our family will send someone to notify all departments to gather immediately, in short, it will not miss the battle of Julu! (To be continued......) R861