Chapter 316 Entourage

Chang Shiren, who received the order, did not wait for the order of the military department, and prepared to embark on the way home. The Dengzhou battalion had been in Yunyang for two months, and when it left, it was already mid-September. This time it came out, tested the combat effectiveness of the Dengzhou B-word battalion, and was labeled as a "feudal town", and Chang Shiren and Wang Ben "made great contributions". Anyway, Chen Xie doesn't care about this label.

The Dengzhou battalion was not another Ming army, and when they stayed in Yunyang, the thieves basically walked around. After the Chezhou Gorge was freed, the thieves ran in many directions, one of which came to Huguang, and when they heard that the Dengzhou camp was in Yunyang, they stopped in fright. The thieves who were raging in the six counties of Yunyang before also ran cleanly.

The Dengzhou battalion has strict military discipline and has not committed any offence against the people, and this reputation has long been started. The garrison of Yunyang naturally had to deal with local merchants, and the fried noodles were for the homeless people to eat, and after transporting away 20,000 homeless people, the consumption was about the same. Canned biscuits are tired of eating for a long time, and the purchase of meat and vegetables from the local area is a fair deal. Many people have earned a lot by buying vegetables for the Dengzhou camp.

Deng Lao Er is one of them, an ordinary homesteaders, with more than a dozen acres of land at home, all of which have been handed down from their ancestors. The Dengzhou battalion was stationed in Yunyang, and he had a hard time, buying vegetables and reselling meat, earning more than farming. There are many similar people, and they are all looking forward to leaving the Dengzhou camp. Such a good army has been comparable to the Yue family army since ancient times.

Before dark, I hurriedly sent a cart of vegetables to the Dengzhou camp, and when I checked out, it was still so crisp, and the silver round could buzz. Deng Lao Er, who was in a good mood, was about to leave. was stopped by the logistics officer: "That, don't send it tomorrow." ”

Deng Lao Er was stunned for a moment, thinking that he was going to bribe, and when he was thinking about how much to send, he was told him: "Don't get me wrong, we received a military order and are about to be pulled." "What? The Dengzhou camp is leaving, and for Deng Laoer, it is really like a thunderbolt from the blue. It's only been a few good days, and I'm going to leave the Dengzhou camp.

When I was in a daze and drove back. Hou Er from the same village greeted him enviously: "Deng Lao Er." And how much did you earn? You kid, you're rich. Unlike me, I had to work as a coolie on the docks. ”

Deng Lao Er looked at this guy from the same village, and said angrily: "You go quickly." Tomorrow there will be no such work. The Dengzhou battalion is leaving. "What? Hou Er was also dumbfounded. What's going on?

The news spread ten. Ten spread hundreds, and the entire Yunyang neighborhood knew about it overnight. The prefect of Jiang in the city also knew about it, and went out of the city overnight to find Wu Zhi. Don't look at him as a civil official. The Dengzhou battalion is such an army, but I wish it would have stayed in Yunyang during his tenure. Reason? Does this need a reason? The Dengzhou camp stayed in Yunyang, and the thieves did not dare to come. The military discipline of the soldiers is strict, the trade is fair, and the people are never disturbed. Aside from the fact that the Dengzhou battalion did not obey the discipline of civilian officials, everything else was a model of the best army.

"Governor Jiang, don't say it, our family has received the order and is going back to Beijing." Wu Zhi didn't have the heart to pay attention to him, so he sent him away. If you want to say that you have been comfortable over the years, but you can't stand the gang of civil servants who are making trouble, you have to put the label of the feudal town on Chen Xie's head. Now that the emperor ordered a severe reprimand, he had no choice but to leave Chang Shiren and go back to Beijing. I don't know how to go back this time.

Governor Jiang found Chang Shiren and also said that he would keep people. You're all in town, don't care what others say. Anyway, that's what it means to talk around the corner. Governor Jiang was really afraid, and the previous governor's family was also surnamed Jiang, and he was ousted by thieves.

Chang Shiren sighed: "It's not that we want to leave, it's that someone in the court can't allow me to go to the state camp." ”

Early the next morning, when the Dengzhou camp was on the road, the scene of the people sending each other for ten miles was staged again. The Dengzhou battalion was stationed in Yunyang for two months, and there was no incident that disturbed the people, not only that, but when the wheat was harvested, they helped to do farm work and repair water canals. Borrowing to live in the people's homes and giving the house money, how many families' houses have been renovated by soldiers in the past two months? I can't even count them. It's great that these soldiers are so good! Why did such a good soldier leave?

Tens of thousands of people who saw them off cried while walking, and local literati recorded: On September 13, Dengzhou Camp went, and 50,000 fathers and elders in Yunyang sent each other off for ten miles. That day and night, it rained lightly in Yunyang, which had been in drought for a long time, and there was a father and old cloud: this sky pities the souls of Yunyang.

On the surface, the Dengzhou camp is not accepted by the civilian class, but in fact it is a different scene. The local officials in Henan are looking forward to the crossing of the Dengzhou camp. As long as the Dengzhou camp comes, the thieves will have to turn around and run. In the current Central Plains battlefield, the thieves have two opponents who dare not provoke. One is Lu Xiangsheng, a thief nicknamed, "King Lu Yan". The other one is the Dengzhou camp, but the nickname is not up. However, as long as you see the Dengzhou camp, the thieves within fifty miles will flee from the wind.

As soon as the Dengzhou camp entered Henan, Yuan Mo, who was in a hurry, received good news that the thieves were gone. What's too much is that the Dengzhou camp is still in the southernmost part of Henan, and the thieves on the Luoyang side have also escaped. Legend has it that it was because the Dengzhou camp entered Henan, for fear of being remembered.

Chang Shiren led his troops to walk in Henan for half a month, and the thieves did not enter Henan for half a month. It had only been five days since the Dengzhou battalion left Yunyang, and the scouts of the thieves were already operating in Yunyang.

On the march of the Dengzhou battalion, a strange landscape appeared. The Dengzhou camp walked in front, and more than 10,000 people dragged their families and followed behind. No matter how much he was persuaded, Chang Shiren could only order the troops to slow down the march, and if they were willing to follow, they would follow. More than 1,000 of these people are Yunyang people, and people continue to join them along the way. Chang Shiren was worried that the people would be harassed by the officers and soldiers, so he sent the cavalry over, and the right to provide protection. The rest of the fried noodles were given to these people, and a little of the uneaten grain was often given.

Even so, hundreds of these people died on the road, and when they left the territory of Henan, they followed the people of the Dengzhou camp over 20,000. Seeing this formation, Chang Shiren was also dumbfounded, at the beginning, there were one or two thousand people, and then they followed, and now there are so many people, and there is a growing trend. Many of them are hungry, skinny, and can't walk on the hungry road, can they walk back to Denglai?

Chang Shiren hurriedly ordered to stop the advance and sent someone to Dengzhou to report the situation. At the same time, he took out all the silver dollars he carried to buy food, and boiled porridge for the hungry people to eat at the edge of the camp. It took a few days of food before I had the strength to go on the road.

Frankly speaking, Chang Shiren is still quite apprehensive about this decision. After all, he brought so many people back without asking for instructions first. Another point is that the consumption of two meals of porridge a day for so many people is also staggering. Even if Chang Shiren used all the silver yuan, he wouldn't be able to last half a month. But he can't just go on the road like this, most of the homeless people are in poor health, so they just go to Dengzhou, I can't imagine how many people can be left.

Around nine o'clock in the morning, there was a long queue. The soldiers of the Dengzhou battalion are kind, but there is a premise, you have to obey the rules. Whenever anyone cut in line, the soldiers on duty saw it, and they immediately took it out and beat him, and then tied it to a stake on the side of the camp to show the public. This deterrent effect was obvious, and some hungry and uncomfortable hungry people, smelling the fragrance in the air, slowly moved forward.

Chang Shiren took a special look, a pot of porridge and chopsticks are not necessary, and the porridge is filled with diced luncheon meat. Speaking of this luncheon meat, the soldiers loved it to death at the beginning, but now they are all sick to their stomachs. It's really miserable to eat this every day.

A family of three made hot porridge, and when they walked by Chang Shiren's side, they suddenly let out a cheer: "There is meat!" ”

This scene made Chang Shiren feel very comfortable, and felt that even if he went back and was scolded to death, it was worth it.

Chen Xie didn't let Chang Shiren wait too long, but after a 10-day break, the power of the high-speed operation of the business machine of the United Firm was reflected. Two hundred carts of fried noodles were delivered at a time, and one bag was issued to each person on his back, and he was carried on the road. If you are not in good health, you can still take the return carriage on the road.

In this way, when I returned to Dengzhou, the number of hungry people following the team reached a staggering 35,000 people. When he walked to Huangxian, Chang Shiren saw a cavalry coming up in front of him and immediately greeted him. As soon as I looked at the banner, I knew that this was the master of the chief soldier. More than a dozen steps away, Chen Xie dismounted and strode forward.

"Salute!" Chang Shiren gave a command, and the officers behind him stood neatly. Chen Xie smiled, raised his hand and saluted in return, and stood in front of the officers. "Great work! Well done! Chen Xie said to Chang Shiren, stretched out his hand and patted his shoulder, expressing affection.

Seeing Wang Ben, Chen Xie was happy, raised his hand and lightly hammered it on his chest: "You kid, there is a kind!" Yes, I didn't lose my face. ”

The officers spoke next to each other, and Chen Xie finished it, and then announced that everyone would return to Dengzhou and have a ten-day holiday.

Chang Shiren also whispered quite uneasily: "Master, I brought back so many people without asking for instructions, please punish the master." ”

Chen Xie smiled: "What is the punishment? I should reward you. What you see is the burden, and what I see is the people's heart. So many people followed back to Dengzhou, which shows that your kid went out this time and did a good job. There is a lot of wasteland on Wang Qinian's side, so there is a shortage of people to plant. Moreover, there are collective farms, and these immigrants are the most suitable. ”

After the Chezhou Gorge was freed, Li Zicheng killed the pacification officer, marched westward, broke through Longzhou, and entered the areas of Fengxiang, Baoji, Jingyang, and Liquan, where tens of thousands of peasant troops from Luoyang came to the meeting, and there was a great earthquake in Guanzhong. Qi Yu sent He Renlong to attack him. On the 19th day of the eighth month of the leap month, he became a rebel against the encirclement of He Renlong in Longzhou (now Longxian County, Shaanxi). He Renlong, a native of Mizhi, Shaanxi, was first subordinate to Hong Chengchou, and then followed Qiyu. Since he became a fellow villager with Renlong, he sent Gao Jie's suicide note to ask Renlong to surrender, but Renlong refused to stick to Longzhou for two months. Governor Hong Chengchou sent Zuo Guang to the aid of Longzhou. Li Zichengcai led the army to break the siege.

The domestic war situation was as Chen Xie expected, because of the loss of the commander-in-chief, there was chaos in the encirclement and suppression of the thieves for a while, and the war situation took a sharp turn and became difficult to control. (To be continued......)