Although the words were categorical, Yu Shizhong did not dare to return to the camp immediately, but planned to send a neat family member to the camp to investigate the rumors, and then see the opportunity to act. But Yu Shizhong calmed everyone down, and called the family to his side and whispered orders, but before he could finish explaining his words in a whisper, he heard a sudden burst of wild screams beside him: "The thief is coming, my lord!" ”

In the distance, there seemed to be a group of cavalry killing here, Yu Shizhong just squinted his eyes, and an officer behind him had already rushed up: "My lord, stay in the green mountains, don't be afraid of no firewood, let's avoid the edge of the thieves first." With the screams of the chaotic "Lord Guard", Yu Shizhong took his family and officers to leave.

A dozen invading rangers followed the trail and found the banner that Yu Shizhong could not take with him on the messy ground near the cemetery, and they returned to the invading army with it. In the face of the siege of the invading army, the Jiangbei military camp had fallen into a state of chaos because of the leaderless dragons, and when the soldiers saw the invading army returning under the banner of Yu Shizhong, their morale collapsed in an instant. Most of the family officers had already left with Yu Shizhong, and the remaining ones were unable to continue to control the troops, and soon some people opened the camp gate and surrendered to Sun Kewang.

Sun Kewang left some troops to inspect the Ming army camp, and he himself inspected the place where the rangers found the Shizhong banner after the battle. Soldiers reported voices coming from coffins littered in pits or abandoned in the ground, and people inside appeared to be alive. Sun Kewang waved his hand: "Open all the coffins and let everyone out." ”

After the coffin was opened, the wounded and sick of the Jiangbei Army crawled out one by one, and they were glad to see the light of day again with tears streaming down their eyes.

After Sun Kewang got some information from these wounded soldiers that he wanted to know, he ordered them to be released, and the officer of the army rushed to them and said: "Brothers, we are fighting the officers and not the people, you can leave if you want, and we will not stop you." If you are willing to join us in fighting corrupt officials, come to me and report your name. ”

Xia Abing didn't hear the officer's words clearly, he climbed out of the coffin and kept looking around, and finally fixed his eyes on Sun Kewang riding a horse in the distance. He dragged the injured leg and staggered in the direction of Sun Kewang, and knelt down with a plop towards Sun Kewang's horse head from a distance, ignoring the vigilant eyes of the surrounding intruding troops, kowtowed again and again with snot and tears: "The king, the king, the villain Xia Abing, in the future, I will repay the king for saving his life when I go up to the knife mountain and the sea of fire." ”

"Alright, alright," Sun Kewang was discussing with several generals how to pursue the fleeing enemy to Haozhou, and he ordered with some impatience: "Take them all away." ”

The captives were taken down by the Chuang Army and gathered together with other Jiangbei Army prisoners of war. A person beside Sun Kewang asked, "General, these are the wounded and sick of officers and soldiers, if we don't kill them, why waste our Langzhong herbs for them?" ”

With Xu Ping's unreserved help, Sun Kewang has completely copied the system of the guard battalion, even the old subordinates of the Xiying, as long as they are in the two battalions of Xifeng and Xirui, they are no longer allowed to call themselves "third masters" in front of everyone. Before, it was still allowed to shout in private, but now it is forbidden, saying that it sounds too much like a bandit rather than a lord of morality with an official system.

"This is the order of the Great General." Sun Kewang didn't explain more, only discussed the next move, and continuously issued follow-up action instructions.

Yu Shizhong fled to another Jiangbei Army camp with his cronies, only to meet the comrade he was looking for halfway. The other party cried and said that his military camp was also attacked by the intruding army, and from the banner he was waving, he was a close subordinate general of Sun Kewang. At that time, the Ming army was preparing for the New Year, but there was no defense, and the result was about to collapse, so he rushed to defect to Yu Shizhong. The two generals of the Jiangbei Army scolded the army in unison, and they didn't stop for the New Year. Yu Shizhong looked at the grizzled family members and officers around him, where was there still the slightest festive atmosphere of the New Year, he stumbled and sighed: "This is the New Year, alas, what is this called?" ”

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Among the garrisons near Maozhou, Yu Dong was the most vigilant one, and the only Ming general who detected the crossing of the border in advance. After getting the news, Yu Dong was about to flee east without saying a word, but was stopped by Wu Wei, a shogunist he had just recruited for three days: "Dongjia, tomorrow is the first day of the first lunar month." ”

"Yes, this big New Year's is really unlucky." Yu Dong hurriedly dressed himself as he spoke, and at the same time instructed his family to gather the whole army and leave this place of right and wrong immediately.

"In my opinion, the thieves don't want to die on the first day of the new year and get a year of bad luck, so they choose to attack us during the day today." Wu Wei stopped Yu Dong and said slowly without hurrying: "If they come on the night of the Chinese New Year's Eve, or come to sneak attack in the early morning of tomorrow, then we are unprepared, won't the losses be greater?" ”

Yu Dong pondered the meaning of Wu Wei's words, hesitated for a moment, and then waved his hand to let the pro-soldier Shao'an who was waiting on the side not be impatient, and there was no need to give the order to retreat, he asked Wu Weidao: "What does Mr. mean?" ”

"Guide Mansion has not been peaceful this year, the harvest in the field has been delayed, the thieves are here to fight a grass valley, most of them will return to Defu tonight to celebrate the New Year, I expect that they will never die in the state." Wu Wei looked confident, and there was a deep meaning in his eyes.

The reputation of Lu among the people spread widely in Jiangbei, but Yu Dong didn't care at all, Wu Wei's words made him fall into contradictions, and after weighing the dangers and benefits several times, Yu Dong gritted his teeth: "Mr. is right, the so-called wealth and danger are sought, and I Yu Dong can't always live this kind of life of relying on people." ”

After Yu Dong and Wu Wei discussed, they immediately gathered the whole army and led his men straight to Mizhou. When they arrived at the city of Maozhou, the city was already in chaos, and the nearby Jiangbei Army had fled, and no army dared to defend this conspicuous place in Maozhou. When the news of the attack came, the soldiers defending the city scattered in a hurry, leaving the city gate wide open and fled. The officials also left their posts and hid in their homes. Wealthy people even snatched vehicles, rushed out of the unguarded city gate of Maozhou and fled.

The guards were as anxious as ants on a hot pot, and they were really happy to see Yu Dong coming with the army, and knelt down in front of the county government with the rest of the officials. Yu Dong, who was wearing armor, hurriedly pulled the guard up from the ground, and said angrily with an urn: "This general is the commander of the state appointed by the imperial court, and he would rather die than die, so he will take his sons and daughters to the city to kill the thieves." As for the rewards, wine and food for the soldiers, there is Master Lao. ”

The Bozhou defender, who did not dare to abandon the city and abscond because of his duty to defend the land, was moved to tears after hearing Yu Dong's words, and suddenly felt that there was hope for life again: "The wind knows the grass, Yu Shuai ......"

Yu Dong clenched his fists at the guards, and only said in his mouth: For a long time, he has relied on Nan Zhili to provide military supplies and support his subordinates, and he has no choice but to come to the crisis together.

Of course, the local officials were moved and ashamed when they heard it, and they did not give Yu Dong and his subordinates a blank look during this time.

But before they could be moved for a while, with Yu Dong's order, the Bianjun closed the four gates of Maozhou, and then nailed them all with wooden planks, and then piled up boulders to block them; With the help of the officials, the Bianjun demolished all the dwellings near the city wall, transported wood and masonry to the city wall, and burned the rest to the wall. After being certified by the county order, the heroes and young heroes in the city of Haozhou took their disciples to the city to assist in the defense; After carrying the materials, the strong man was strictly guarded in an open place in the city, and it was strictly forbidden to walk around without permission while sitting on the ground; The people were not allowed to go out when they went back to their homes, and the soldiers of the Bianjun armed with torches patrolled in all directions, and anyone who made a loud noise in their homes was set on fire to death.

The Bianjun army, who had been waiting for the battle, waited until the sun was in the west, and then they saw the belated invasion army. Taking advantage of the surprise attack on the thirtieth day of the Chinese New Year's Eve, Sun Kewang swept away several Jiangbei Army camps around Haozhou in one breath, captured more than 10,000 prisoners, and seized a large amount of grain, gunpowder, and countless pigs, sheep, and rice wine prepared for the New Year. Sun Kewang didn't bring enough people, and now even the captives are used to carry supplies. The army was dragged down by the unexpected harvest, so it was only now that Sun Kewang rushed to the city of Maozhou with his personal guards.

After seeing the brigade of the intruding army, Yu Dong waved his sword, and the city of Haozhou suddenly burst into full fire, and everyone tried their best to fire the firearms in their hands as quickly as possible, so they didn't even load the projectiles, but just vigorously empty guns and empty cannons; Behind the city walls, the organized men beat gongs and drums desperately, and the firecrackers in the people's homes were taken out and set off.

The 1,500 intruders quietly stopped outside the range of the firearms on the city, and their commander Sun Kewang listened attentively to the sound of the city a mile away, and then looked at the large cloud of gunsmoke rising from the city tower, shook his head and said: "Although some are firecrackers, there are indeed a lot of firearms, and there are at least thousands of officers and soldiers in the city. ”

Sun Kewang understood what Yu Dong wanted to express, and when he saw that he couldn't do anything, Sun Kewang ordered him to return to his teacher. Hearing that they would immediately return to Defu for the New Year, the 1,500 intruders cheered and turned around happily to the north, and the officers and men sang in unison and walked briskly away from Maozhou.

The magistrate of Haozhou County did not know that the army had retreated. The county magistrate who was sitting in the county ya, heard the sound of cannons, lowered his head and closed his eyes and chanted the Buddha vigorously: "Bodhisattva bless, Bodhisattva bless, Bodhisattva bless......"

The county master didn't know how long he had been reading, until he was excitedly interrupted by a servant who rushed in: "Master, a great victory, a great victory for officers and soldiers!" The thieves have been killed by us! ”

"What a bodhisattva blessing!" With tears in his eyes, the county magistrate jumped up from his seat like a rabbit, and ran to the door with the corner of his official uniform: "I want to rush to congratulate Yu Shuai immediately." ”

Yu Dong smiled and accepted the congratulations of the county order. He was so determined that he watched the empty distance and held out at the head of the city until dark. As soon as the sun set, the Bianjun army began to set off firecrackers, beat gongs and drums, and set fire weapons indiscriminately at the empty city.

The county magistrate, who was standing not far behind Yu Dong, was disturbed by the sound of gunfire and couldn't help asking, "Yu Shuai, what does this mean?" ”

"Adults don't know, this is to prevent thieves from sneaking up at night." Yu Dong was in a good mood, so he explained to the surroundings that the city was so lively, so that the intrusive army lurking in the shadows could know that the officers and soldiers were heavily guarded and there was no gap to take advantage of.

Everyone was immediately convinced: "Yu Shuai is skilled in the art of war, and he really deserves his reputation." ”

This Chinese New Year's Eve dinner Yu Dong ate extremely happily, and the remaining gentlemen in Haozhou did not stay at home to reunite with their families, but rushed to toast Yu Dong. But Yu Dong only drank two glasses and dismissed the rest: "Brother, although I repelled the attack of the thieves, I am afraid of drinking and making mistakes." ”

At the banquet, Yu Dong never took off his armor, and the gentlemen sighed and said that they would celebrate Yu Dong on the fifth day of the new year to make up for his regret that he could not have a good year. After three rounds of drinking, Yu Dong got up again and apologized, saying that he was going to patrol the city. The county magistrates and gentlemen respectfully sent him out. Yu Dongzhi and Wu Wei came to the city wall again, and the relatives behind him took out the gong and banged it, shouting loudly: "The handsome patrol the city, the handsome patrol the city!" ”

Hearing the sound of the gong, the soldiers of the Bianjun army immediately scrambled to shoot their guns into the dark night like splashing water. The soldiers of the Bianjun army on the tower of the city had hideous faces like ghosts, and when they fired hard at the outside of the battlements, they also shouted: "Kill! Kill! Kill the thief! ”

"Hmm." Yu Dong nodded with satisfaction: "The sons are very brave." ”

Yu Dong circled around the city of Maozhou, and when he returned to the banquet hall, he found that the faces of the county magistrates and the gentry were a little wrong. Yu Dong knew that they were worried, so he was relieved: "Rest assured, if the thieves really killed the city, it wouldn't be like this. ”

Everyone was the only one, and one of them asked, "Yu Shuai, is this cannon going to be fired overnight?" ”

"yes." Yu Dong replied calmly.

"The ...... of this year" The man smiled bitterly after hearing this, and the rest of the faces were full of Qi Qiran's sympathetic feelings, and some people dared to ask: "Yu Shuai, the officers and soldiers are on strict alert, why bother, isn't this letting the thieves know our truth?" ”

"No!" Yu Dong waved his hand and said disappreciably: "It is to let the thieves know that we are prepared." If we are only on guard and do not let the thieves know, they will think that we are really unprepared and go to the city. Now that they know that we are so vigilant, they don't dare to take chances. ”

The crowd was silent. Yu Dong smiled and said: "Sun Tzu has a cloud in the art of war, as a general, he thinks about defeat before he thinks about victory, and the so-called is not afraid of 10,000 is afraid of what if." In case the thief comes by luck and something goes wrong, wouldn't I be disappointed by the court's trust, and I'm sorry for the trust of the kings. ”

Everyone was shocked: "Yu Shuai Xiaochang is really a great luck for the elders of Haozhou." ”

After the dawn of the first day, Yu Dong watched again and again at the head of the city, but did not see any signs of military activities, and then recruited people who dared to die with a lot of money, and went to the suburbs to investigate. Before nightfall, all the fifty warriors returned safely, excitedly reporting to Yu Dong that there was no trace of the intruding army. The county order heard the news of great joy, and hurriedly drafted a chapter, reporting that the soldiers and civilians of Haozhou fought bravely to kill the thieves, and after two days and one night of fierce fighting, the thief giant Kou Sun Kewang was expected to be repulsed, and the people who dared to die were sent down to the city, chasing and killing the thieves for dozens of miles.

After the chapter was written, it was already dark, and Yu Dong once again paid 200 taels of silver to recruit the dead. There must be brave men under the heavy reward, and immediately there were soldiers of the Bianjun army who received Yu Dong's reward and went to Fengyang Mansion again to report the victory.

After Nanjing received the report from Fengyang Mansion, it was also jubilant, and hurriedly reported the details of the "Great Victory of Millizhou" to the Beijing Division. Subsequently, the second good news of Haozhou also came through Fengyang Mansion, confirming that Sun Kewang had four King Kongs under his hands, named Sun Shi, Sun Hu, Sun Leopard, and Sun Wolf, these four King Kongs were extremely vicious, and each had the courage of ten thousand people. Sun Kewang under the city grieved the death of his four great King Kongs, vomited blood and fell into the dust, almost killing him on the spot. According to reliable sources in Henan, after Sun Kewang was robbed by thieves and returned to Decheng, he still pulled his beard and shouted: "Since the Central Plains of our country for 20 years, there has never been such a big defeat." ”

After the Emperor Chongzhen heard the performance, Longyan Dayue, Nanzhili Wenchen, Fengyang Governor, Prefect, and Maozhou Wenwu were all meritorious, and Yu Dong was promoted to the Governor of the Right Army and the Left Governor...... This is a later story, and I will not mention it.

At one o'clock in the first month of the first month, the positions of the opposing armies in Henan Province and the Ming Dynasty successively sounded the sound of firecrackers to celebrate the New Year. After the sound of firecrackers, a few soldiers suddenly poured out from the side of the Chuang Army, singing Henan Bangzi in the open space under the Chuang Army's fortress. The soldiers stationed in the fortress crowded to the wall to watch, some people sat on the wall and cheered loudly, the soldiers and sentry posts in the trench also stood up one after another, and some soldiers jumped out and ran together with the invited artists, singing to their comrades.

The soldiers on the side of the Forces nouvelles watched the movements of the enemy on the opposite side, and the mortar officer, who was supposed to fire the usual guns every night, did not give the order to open fire for a while. Finally, some intruders spontaneously ran towards the camp of the New Army, and the cold wind sent their words into the ears of the New Army soldiers: "Fellow! Fellow! There is no war in the New Year! ”

The silence of the new army caused more and more soldiers to join the New Year's frolic, and a large number of soldiers left their weapons in the fortress, ran to the open field to have snowball fights, and laughed happily.

When Pu Guanshui rushed to the front line after hearing the news, he saw a large number of invading soldiers coming out of their hiding places, a grass hut had been erected, and many invading soldiers were listening to the play around it. Cheng Ping, who accompanied Pu Guanshui to come, frowned and looked at the lively scene opposite, and reproached in a low voice: "Why don't you attack?" ”

"It's already the first month," the officer whispered, "It's too much to say that you kill people on the first day of the first month, and you're worried that it will affect the morale and morale of the army." ”

"Foolish, the thieves have killed so many of our brothers." Cheng Ping reprimanded, turned his head to Pu Guanshui and asked, "My lord, give the order to attack." ”

Pu Guanshui pondered for a long time, shook his head and said, "Forget it, the sun hasn't come out yet on the first day of the Lunar New Year, and I'm not in a hurry at this time." ”

"Your Excellency." Cheng Ping took a step forward and stubbornly pleaded: "The thieves are already on the verge of collapse, and the last general thinks that he can't give them a chance to breathe." ”

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