Qian Mansion, Study.

A group of Donglin Party bigwigs were having a meeting, and the steward Qian Guangzhi hurriedly came in to report that Jin Liangyu and Liang were captured by Jinyiwei.

"What's going on?" Qian Qianyi jumped up in shock, he had already instructed his henchmen and cronies to quietly send Jin Liangyu and Liang guests out of Beijing, temporarily go to the countryside to hide for a while, and wait for the limelight to pass.

A Donglin Party explained with a wry smile that he was the one responsible for quietly sending Jin Liang and the two out of Beijing, but Jin Liang and the two did not listen to his advice, and said that the more dangerous the place, the safer, and also got rid of the Donglin Party members who were kind enough to help, and quietly slipped away by themselves, hiding in a corner, but they were caught by Jinyiwei.

"What should I do?"

Everyone panicked, if Jin Liang and the others couldn't endure the torture and confession, wouldn't they be finished?

"What are you panicking about?" Qian Qianyi shouted loudly, he deserves to be the leading brother of the Donglin Party, the more critical the time, the more calm he becomes, what can Jin Liang and the two of them do if they confess, what about catching traitors and arresting Shuang, there is no evidence, they can completely rely on it, as long as Fan Yongdou and others, who are far away in Shanxi, destroy the evidence in time and run away, what can the Son of Heaven do with them?

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, that is, there is no evidence, they are afraid of a ball, and they can pick it up with a word, or the big brother is smart, the only thing to worry about is the situation in Shanxi. Qian Zhipeng had already rushed to Shanxi a few days ago to report the news, so theoretically there should be nothing to worry about, right?

On the official road in Shanxi, the soldiers of the independent battalion of the guards of the imperial army led by Gao Jie were escorting three carriages on a mighty march, and the carriages were loaded with all kinds of account books of the eight major families and some official letters, which were all important evidence, which must be presented to the Son of Heaven in person, and there would be no room for mistakes.

Along the way, Gao Jie's nerves were very tense, and he ordered his soldiers to be on strict alert, and they did not dare to camp in the city in the evening, but only camped in the wilderness, and at most sent people into the city to buy food, meat and other items in case of accidents.

In fact, he was too nervous, this time the big raid was completely a sudden attack, the eight families were not prepared at all, not to mention that all the people were caught, and even the important account books and letters hidden in the secret place were searched, no one was really afraid of death, under torture, the backbone of the big guys of each family obediently confessed.

The establishment of 3,000 people of the independent battalion of the Royal Guards, equipped with all the sophisticated Lu Mi guns and thunderbolts, received military training similar to modern times, and the grassroots officers were all veterans drawn from elite units such as Lu Hongniang's Phoenix Regiment, Li Xin's Shenji Battalion, and Cao Wenzhao's Guangping Army, which were several times stronger than ordinary local garrisons, and what was lacking was only the actual combat test.

With this battle and strength, who dares to seek death? Even if there is, it is too late to react in time, and it is not possible to call up the army or manpower in a day or two, not to mention that the military power is in the hands of the military attaché, the civilian and military attachés have always been on the wrong path, and no one is birding anyone, and the civilian officials of the Donglin Party can command those military attaches who hold military power.

However, having said that, there is no absolute in everything, when people are forced into a desperate situation, it is possible to do anything, Gao Jie is not careful and cautious, he is a general of the people's army who abandoned the darkness and turned to the light, and it is normal for people to wear small shoes by various BSs, if it weren't for the thick dragon legs of the Son of Heaven, it is estimated that he would have been unable to stay still, this matter is too important, and it is never allowed to mess up, otherwise it is not a problem of smashing the rice bowl, but a fatal problem of the guy who eats on his neck and moves.

There was an endless stream of pedestrians on the official road, and a group of knights rode their horses and galloped wildly, they were all people who had received the benefits of the eight families, and they were rushing to Beijing to report the news at this moment, and naturally they also saw the independent battalion of the royal guards who were marching rapidly.

When Qian Qianyi and the others received the news, they were all shocked, and the timid ones were even more frightened and collapsed to the ground, this is really the end.

"There may be time to ......" a certain boss said murderously, the only remedy is to set up an ambush halfway to intercept and kill Gao Jie's independent battalion of the Royal Guards, as long as the evidence is destroyed, everything will be fine.

"Fight!" Everyone present gritted their teeth and roared, they had no choice, they could only gamble, they lost nothing, it was a big deal that they would be a good man again twenty years later, if they won, they would continue to be prosperous, well, they can only win, they must win, they can't afford to lose.

At the time of a cup of tea, a group of Donglin Party bigwigs quickly discussed how to deal with it, and then immediately dispersed, sent the henchmen and cronies in the house out of the city, rushed to the various granges to gather the family, and at the same time fooled some local landlords and old money to borrow people to do things.

Not to mention, the energy of the Donglin Party is very great, and tens of thousands of horses have been summoned in just one day, all of which are young and strong farmers who are landlords and old rich and powerful people working in the grange, as well as the families who have been gathered together, Qian Qianyi and other Donglin Party bigwigs alone have contributed more than 5,000 young and strong farmers and family members, led by a big man who knows a lot about military affairs, and those bodyguards who have practiced martial arts serve as officers of each team.

These farmers usually work and farm in the grange, and when there is a war, they are armed and become a private armed force, the private soldiers of the Ming Dynasty are prevalent, some military generals who lead troops to fight, and the subordinate guards are composed of their own families, equipped with the most sophisticated weapons and equipment, enjoy the best welfare treatment, and the combat power is several times higher than that of ordinary soldiers.

Qian Qianyi and other Donglin Party bigwigs owned a number of granges, thousands of hectares of fertile land, and a large number of working peasant households, and they alone contributed more than 5,000 private soldiers, and the landlords and wealthy men of other families also made up enough of 5,000 people, and 10,000 private soldiers were a force to be feared.

Of course, the bright room is too tight, nothing is ready, the clothes of the private soldiers are colorful, and the weapons are also varied, there are official and military standard knives, guns, axes and shields, there are all kinds of Qimen weapons of the Jianghu people, there are common people commonly used to chop wood axes, kitchen knives, hoes, burning wooden sticks, etc., the largest number is the wooden stick, this thing has a large number of equipment in each grange, easy to make, low cost.

Not all weapons are scum, those official and military standard swords, guns, axes and shields are all well-made good weapons, more sophisticated than the general local garrison, there are more than 300 bows, crossbow bows, hunting bows, riding bows, longbows, etc., and even dozens of firearms, five self-made earthen cannons, this strength can really beat the local garrisons with low combat power, rabble against rabble, generally the side with more people and better weapons wins.

These private soldiers were certainly not allowed to go out on a large scale, and were scattered into hundreds or thousands of squads, and they took small roads to the designated places to assemble.

This time, the Donglin Party was favored by the goddess of luck, and a sudden heavy rainstorm came, Gao Jie had to order to camp to avoid the rain and wait patiently for the rain to stop, which gave the Donglin Party a certain amount of time to mobilize and gather people and horses to rush to the preset ambush site.

The heavy rain lasted for two days and one night before it stopped, which alleviated the disaster in some places that had not rained for a long time, and the people showed a rare smile on their faces, saying that this was God's eye-opening.

The rain stopped, but the roads were muddy, which seriously affected the speed of the march, which was not a big problem, and it could be completely overcome, what worried Gao Jie was that the gunpowder in the fixed paper bullet casings could not be beaten by moisture, and he was struggling with whether to pull out the camp and set off.