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The summer heat of Huguang is considered to be the number one in Daming.

Under the city of Jingzhou, the Ming army besieging the city avoided the two hours of noon and the second hour, and did not climb the cloud ladder to kill the head of the city until the sun was setting in the west. In the past few days, Li Guo and Du Yinxi can feel that the defenders are about to run out, and they are only looking forward to the arrival of reinforcements and breathing a sigh of relief.

After finding out that the elite of the Ming army in Jiangnan entered the Yuezhou Mansion, Hong Chengchou settled down instead.

A qiē is seen in Jingzhou Mansion.

Huguang.

Dense jungles, bare stone mountains, and rushing rivers. None of this could stop the Ming army and the Qing army. They are not afraid of the heat, just to arrive at Jingzhou City half a day earlier than their opponents.

This is the territory of the Qing soldiers

After two days of marching, Zuo Ruo realized Fang Guoan's difficulties.

The road in front of me was lonely and surrounded by the dense jungle, like a belt nested by a certain god in the sky and thrown in the world.

There are no pedestrians on the road, and there is no cooking smoke in the village.

The dull and monotonous sound of footsteps stretched forward with the chirping of knowing, greedily sucking the sap from the trunk of the tree.

"If this continues, tomorrow we will have to stop and wait for military rations"

Zuo Ruo ordered the guards to bring the guide.

The guide was an old man in his fifties, with hands as rough as old bark, and his body was bent. He is a native of Wuchang Mansion, and his family is in Wuchang City, and he often comes to Yuezhou to collect reed mats. This march should go deep into the hinterland of Huguang, and in view of the attitude of the people of Huguang towards the Ming army, not just anyone can be a guide.

Zuo Ruo asked: "According to this degree, when can I get to Qianjiang?" ”

The old man hung his head and replied, "The day after tomorrow"

Zuo Ruo took out the short blade in his waist and outlined the location of several county towns on the ground, thinking that if he attacked a county town, he was afraid that it would be too late.

"Where can I get food around here?"

The old man thought for a long time, and said in a trembling voice: "The Yang family in Weiyang City and the Li family in Qianjiang are both famous and wealthy families in Yuezhou Mansion. "He often goes to Yuezhou Mansion, and he is no less familiar with this place than the locals

"Which one is close?"

"Yang Family"

The army entered the territory of Chucheng from the east of Honghu, and it was completely impossible to rush to Qianjiang as much as possible, and at the same time to solve the short-term military food problem, and then expect the people to carry grain and grass.

Zuo Ruo ordered his own soldiers to bring pen and ink, write a letter like a ghost drawing Fu Xun, and greeted the soldiers: "Let Li Hu come over"

Li Hu is a guerrilla general with the army, with a flexible brain and courage, and he is Zuo Ruo's favorite general.

A moment later, Li Hu rushed to the Chinese army, and it was he who entered the barracks in Huguang with Zuo Ruo a few days ago and held Zhang Kuang hostage. He was a native of Shaanxi, recruited by Xiao Zhiyan after the Han Dynasty entered the Ming Dynasty, and later became Zuo Ruo's confidant.

Li Hu didn't speak, Zuo Ruo pointed to the guide and instructed, "You send this letter to the Yang family in Chucheng with him and borrow some food from them." ”

"Obedience"

Li Hu led the guide to lead the soldiers and horses of the headquarters to leave.

Yang Zong's new home is in Yuezhou, just like the original Zhu family's village is in Youyu. The Yang family is not the most prestigious family, nor is it the richest family, but it has always been the family that others dare not mess with.

The Yang family's Anding Village was built ten years ago. That was the first time that Lao Huihui led the thieves from Shaanxi to enter the Huguang realm. A small group of thieves went south from Xiangyang and entered the boundary of Yuezhou, the officers and soldiers did not dare to forbid, Yang Zongxin gathered his fellow villagers, built a village for self-defense, and established a reputation in Yuezhou Mansion.

In the past ten years, Huguang has been in the midst of war, and Yang Zongxin has continued to buy bird guns and weapons, and built Anding Village as strong as the county seat of Chuyang. Whenever war comes, many people from a radius of 100 miles will take refuge here.

Of course, Yang Zongxin is not kind-hearted, and everyone who takes refuge in Andingzhai must provide a certain amount of food, and may increase his income according to the length of the refuge time.

When the official army was strong, the "Ming" word banner was set up on the Anding Village, when the thieves were rampant, the flag on the Anding Village was replaced with the "Shun" flag, and Yang Zongxin also preserved the banner of "Daxi", so when the Qing soldiers went south to Huguang, the Anding Village was naturally replaced with the "Qing" word flag.

A qiē in order to survive. No matter who occupies Huguang, Yang Zongxin chooses who to cooperate with. He understood the psychology of the conquerors and often offered food and goods as a sign of obedience. Unconsciously, Sancheng's fields in Chuyang County became the Yang family's industry.

When He Tengjiao attacked Yuezhou, Andingzhai remained neutral.

After Jiangnan's soldiers and horses entered Yuezhou, Yang Zongxin also did not say anything.

A column of about 3,000 people arrived in front of Anding Village, and on this day, Yang Zongxin did not set up any banner

Li Hu picked 20 personal soldiers and arrived at the gate of Andingzhai and shouted: "On the order of the general, Yang Zongxin of Andingzhai came out to greet the Qing captives of Huguang."

Yang Zong's new order clan opened the gate of the wall. He is in his fifties, with fine skin and tender meat, and elegant appearance, he welcomed Li Hu and others into the village, and respectfully bowed his hand, "The military master invites him to enter the village, and Yang Zongxin is below"

Li Hu looked at him, his eyes were horizontal, and he asked, "Why don't you cut off your braids?" ”

Yang Zongxin touched his bare head, and said with a wry smile: "The military master understands our difficulties, and the Qing captives are not left behind" He has the identity of a person in Daming, but after ten years of tempering, he knows the importance of being low-key, and he has never been strong with soldiers and bandits, so he has maintained the stability of the village to this day.

Li Hu stood at the door, pinched his waist with his left hand, took out the letter in his arms with his right hand, and said, "This is the order of my family, you can take a look."

Yang Zongxin took it, opened the envelope and read it, and quickly begged: "When the officers and soldiers come to Chucheng, they should indeed supply grain and grass in Xiaxia, but 50,000 stone of grain is too much, and the population of Xiaozhai is limited, so it really can't afford to supply." ”

Li Hu looked Yang Zongxin up and down and asked, "How much can you supply?" ”

Yang Zongxin stretched out a finger and replied, "A thousand stones at most." ”

Bargaining is common, but Yang Zongxin's words are not a bargain, but an insult.

"Isn't it too little?" Li Hu began to change his face.

Yang Zongxin explained like a slave: "This year, there are continuous wars in Huguang, and the harvest in Canyang is not as good as in previous years, and there is really no grain in Anding Village. ”

"Do you dare me to search the cottage?"

"My ......, my lord"

"Okay, I know you're playing tricks" Li Hu reminded him seriously: "If you don't send food honestly, just wait for trouble",

Li Hu estimated that Zuo Ruo would not be satisfied, but he did not dare to make a decision on his own, so he ordered the messenger to quickly whip Zuo Ruo.

Yang Zongxin's expression is exactly the attitude of the squires from all over Huguang. Taking military rations on the spot is very important for the opposing national security army and Zuo Ruojun.

After listening to Li Hu, Zuo Ruo felt a trace of anger.

"The thieves can get food here, and the captives can get food here. Only the officers and soldiers of the imperial court are here, and these people refuse to be thousands of miles away, is this easy to bully when the imperial court? Don't the officers and soldiers dare to capture Anding Cottage? ”

In order to protect themselves, the squires of Huguang have long forgotten that they are still the people of the Ming Dynasty.

"I'll go and remind them"