Nanchang Wei, school field.

Li Ruolian, the chief soldier of Jiangxi, inspected the troops, and suddenly drew his sword and shouted: "Luling Zhao thief, stealing the state capital, burning, killing, plundering, and doing all kinds of evil." Today, I am begging for it under the emperor's order, and with the cooperation of all the monarchs, I will win the battle in Beijing! Pull out, go on the march! ”

Li Ruolian is 69 years old this year, and he was 78 years old when he led the Jinyi guards to defend the Beijing city gate and died in history.

If it weren't for the fact that as the eldest son of a military family, he would have to inherit the military position according to the system, and he would definitely go to Kawen Jinshi, not this nonsense Wujinshi. His younger brother Li Ruoqi was Wen Jinshi, who served as a waiter in the Criminal Department during the Apocalypse, and resigned because he could not tolerate Wei Zhongxian.

By the way, his younger brother Li Ruoqi is rumored to have hugged the young Emperor of the Apocalypse, and Zhu Youxiao was given the title "Golden Arm Lao Li" after he ascended the throne.

In the case of Yuan Chonghuan's rebellion, Li Ruolian was the presiding judge.

Li Ruolian did not find any fault with the trial, and Emperor Chongzhen was not happy, so he asked his boss Liu Qiao to try it, and Liu Qiao really found out the evidence of Yuan Chonghuan's rebellion.

Li Ruolian was demoted to two levels because of this, and it took several years to slowly rise back, and now he was finally thrown by Chongzhen to be the chief soldier of Jiangxi.

In mid-May, the winter wheat harvest began.

"Don't trample on the crops!" This was the first order given by Li Ruolian.

Li Ruolian and Li Ruoqi are both well-known Qing officials. However, the capital of being a Qing official is a solid family, and my ancestors don't know how much military land they occupy. Before his younger brother was admitted to the Jinshi, due to the lack of silver, he sold hundreds of acres of land at one time.

"Carry the heart!"

came to the dock to board the ship, and the governor Li Maofang, with his servant Wang Siren, took the initiative to come to visit.

Li Ruolian returned the salute, although they were unlucky, there was one thing that went well. That is, Chongzhen withdrew the eunuchs last year, and the eunuchs have not been sent back until now, so there is no need to listen to the eunuchs of the prison army being forced by the side.

The three of them joined forces, with tens of thousands of foot soldiers, and thousands of people were also recruited.

With so many people, Wang Siren's sailors couldn't fit it, so they could only use boats to carry grain and grass forward, while the soldiers followed the boats on the shore.

The peasants, who were originally harvesting wheat, were so frightened that they hid far away when they saw the arrival of the officers and soldiers, and then looked at these people with resentful eyes.

The three of them combined to train tens of thousands of soldiers, and at the beginning of the year, they also folded more than 3,000, and hurriedly recruited urgently to make up the difference. How much money does it cost? The three divisions of Jiangxi not only had to supply military salaries, but also had to delegate taxes to the imperial court, so they could only step up the exploitation of the common people, and more than a dozen kinds of miscellaneous taxes were added.

All the way to the south, these officers and soldiers did not have time to plunder the people because they were in a hurry.

Ten days later, they arrived at Linjiang Fucheng.

(There is a mistake in the previous text, Linjiang Fucheng is not in Fengcheng City, but in Linjiang Town, Zhangshu City in later generations, sandwiched between the Yuan River and the Ganjiang River.) Zhao Han had to attack Jiangfu City before he could occupy Zhangshu Town. But there are so many chapters wrong that the main plot cannot be modified, and it can only be assumed that Zhangshu Town is ten miles south of Linjiang Fucheng. The real situation is just the opposite, so don't be more serious. ）

"I've seen Li Fushuai, I've seen Li Zongzhen, and I've seen Wang Yanshi."

The prefect He Tianqu, with officials at the prefecture and county levels, went out of the city to welcome the arrival of the official army. In order to save his life, he didn't care about the difference between civil and military, and he also respected the chief soldier Li Ruolian.

Li Maofang asked, "How is the Zhao thief moving?" ”

He Tianqu replied: "The Zhao thief is camped on the other side of the river ten miles away, blocking any passing ships, and there is no news for the time being. ”

"Fu Shuai, set up camp first, and then send spies." Wang Siren said.

Li Maofang nodded and said, "Okay, let's camp first." ”

He Tianqu said: "Several people came from afar and set up a banquet to wash the dust for the kings. ”

Wang Siren frowned and said, "It's important to set up camp first. ”

So, Wang Siren was in charge of setting up camp, and Li Maofang and Li Ruolian were invited into the city to eat and drink.

This kind of eating and drinking is also necessary to get closer to each other, otherwise it will be difficult to cooperate in the next war.

The two sides camped 10 miles across the river, and together with the people, sailors, and local villagers, there were more than 18,000 officers and men.

On Zhao Han's side, the number of sailors plus the baggage team was less than four thousand.

Following.

Wang Siren personally led the sailors to the south, with more than 40 large and small warships.

As for Zhao Han's sailors, there are only more than 30 large and small ships. More than a dozen of them also followed Fei Ruhe to the west, and they could only temporarily avoid the edge in the face of the officers and soldiers.

Before Wang Siren arrived at the mouth of the river, he ordered the sailors to stop. He did not dare to move forward, fearing that he would be ambushed. If the anti-thief naval army kills from both sides of the Gan River and the Yuan River, his sailors will be surrounded.

Standing at the bow of the ship, Wang Siren personally observed the enemy situation, but the enemy camp stretched for two or three miles, and flags were planted everywhere, and he couldn't figure out how many people were inside.

Zhao Han did not dare to send sailors to investigate the enemy's situation, so he sent the only sentry cavalry to look at the camp of the officers and soldiers across the river.

It's pitiful, Zhao Han has rebelled for so long, and there are only six horses under his command.

On the other hand, when those northwestern rogues set up an ambush to kill Cao Wenzhao this year, they directly dispatched tens of thousands of cavalry (tens of thousands of thieves and horsemen are recorded in historical records).

Zhao Han's six horses are very precious, and they are usually taken care of carefully, and one mare is pregnant and stayed in Fucheng and did not bring it out.

The five sentry horses rushed to the riverside, and looked at the officers and soldiers camp across the river, but they could not see what was going on.

Both sides were blind, but the officers and soldiers took the initiative, because Wang Siren's navy was more powerful.

However, Zhao Han occupied a favorable terrain, and Wang Siren's naval army did not dare to cross the estuary, so he could only wait for the opportunity for the time being.

The two sides began to confront each other, sending small groups of elites to each other to test each other's virtual and real strengths.

Two days later, Fei Ruhe brought troops back to reinforce the city, leaving 500 Anfu soldiers in Fenyi County and Xinyu County to defend the city.

Zhao Han's infantry suddenly exceeded 5,000, of which 1,500 were Luling peasant soldiers, but their combat effectiveness was definitely stronger than that of officers and soldiers.

In this way, the confrontation lasted for half a month, and the summer harvest entered the busiest season.

Missionary groups, peasant associations, and grassroots officials, unable to ensure safety, simply divided their fields in the newly occupied Xingan County. The tenants of Xiajiang County next door took the opportunity to revolt and not only seized the county seat, but also came to ask the mission group to preside over the work of dividing the land.

Xingan and Xiajiang counties are mountainous, only the land next to the Ganjiang River is relatively fertile, and most of the places belong to poor and remote areas.

Zhao Han was not in a hurry, so he simply took these two counties and took advantage of the summer harvest to divide the fields.

As for the two counties of Xinyu and Fenyi, which have iron ores, they only occupy the county seat for the time being, because the personnel who divide the fields cannot get through, and they are easy to be attacked by the officers and soldiers and sailors when they go north.

……

The confrontation was in January, and the summer harvest was over.

On the grounds that the military rations were insufficient, Li Maofang ordered He Tianqu, the prefect of Linjiang, to immediately go to the countryside to collect grain.

Levy a fart grain, Linjiang Mansion only has three counties, Qingjiang, Xingan, and Xiajiang, Zhao Han occupies two and a half counties at this time, and He Tianqu's actual control territory is only half a county.

Linjiang Prefecture is not a big grain producer, it is purely upgraded to a government by commercial taxes, and it can only be regarded as a state in other places!

Li Maofang asked Fengcheng County in the north to send grain, and if there was no food, then directly give the silver.

Bandits must be suppressed, and money must be made.

Historically, Li Maofang should have been the governor of Shandong at this time. There are White Lotus disciples inside, and there are Tartars watching outside, in this case, this goods dare to make money by suppressing bandits, and when he clears the Shandong White Lotus Sect bandits, he has already fished tens of thousands of taels of silver in his hands.

The prefect of Linjiang and the prefect of Fengcheng were made big by Li Maofang.

However, the anti-thieves pressed the border, so they could only exploit the gentry, merchants and peasants, and obediently sent money and grain to Li Maofang.

In the northern part of Qingjiang County, 2,000 officers and soldiers were divided into several units and personally went to the countryside to collect grain.

"Open the door, open the door!"

A big family was knocked on the door of the house, and the officer leading the team reprimanded: "Fu Shuai and suppress bandits, the matter is very important, immediately hand over 200 stone of grain and 100 taels of silver for military expenses!" ”

The squire of the household defended: "In order to suppress the bandits, we have already apportioned it twice today, why do we have to spread so much? ”

"This secret bandit, come into the house and search for the thief!" The officer shouted.

"The military master is angry, the military master is angry, and the old man is going to raise food and grass." The squire was so frightened that he hurriedly begged for mercy.

Not only did they have to give money and silver, but they also had to organize their own people to send money and grain to the military camp outside Linjiang Prefecture.

When dealing with the gentry, the officers and soldiers are quite polite, but there is no bottom line when treating the people.

At night, I lived in a peasant's house, and when I saw a beautiful big girl and a little daughter-in-law, I broke into the boudoir and did whatever I wanted. Within a few days, more than a dozen women from good families committed suicide, causing complaints in the neighborhood.

Li Ruolian, the chief soldier, and Wang Siren, the servant, went to see Li Maofang together.

"Governor Li, are you here to suppress bandits, or are you here to disturb the people and harm the people?" Li Ruolian rebuked angrily.

A military general, angrily denouncing civilian officials for being too brutal......

Li Maofang explained with a smile: "The thieves don't know when they will be exterminated, and the military rations of the officers and soldiers are not enough, so they must be raised as soon as possible." ”

Wang Siren said angrily: "Where is the military ration not enough? Enough to eat for another two or three months! ”

"Two or three months is not enough, at least half a year's food and salary must be raised," Li Maofang said with a smile, "Don't worry, you two are here, carry the box out!" ”

Two wooden boxes were brought out, each containing a thousand taels of silver.

"Shameless!"

Wang Siren scolded bitterly and turned around and left directly.

Li Ruolian was so angry that her hands trembled, and she wanted to cut off the governor with a knife.

Neither of them took cash, and after they left, Li Maofang sneered and said to himself: "What are you pretending to be honest, where did you get the food for military training, and you didn't get it from the people?" Incorruptible without your own hands? ”

Li Maofang began to send money to civil and military officials, from the prefect of Linjiang to the prefect of Qingjiang, and then to the generals under Li Ruolian and Wang Siren, all of whom were fed with his silver.

As a result, everyone wholeheartedly supported Li Maofang and devoted their main energy to making money.

Anyway, after a month of confrontation, several attacks by the anti-thieves have already come. Since the thieves didn't dare to come over, and they didn't dare to go over on their own side, why didn't they take the opportunity to get more silver?

However, Li Ruolian and Wang Siren, two Qing officials, were isolated by all officials, as if they were abnormal.

Wang Siren secretly found Li Ruolian: "Zongzhen, we can't go on like this, otherwise the morale of the army and the people will be lost!" ”

Li Ruolian asked: "You have been fighting bandits with him for a year, and there has been no such thing before?" ”

"Alas, he also fished before," Wang Siren sighed, "When he suppressed bandits in Duchang County, he plundered everywhere, and I could only turn a blind eye." But now, the army of anti-thieves is on the other side of the river ten miles away, and if he does this, something big will happen! ”

"What are you going to do?" Li Ruolian asked.

Wang Siren said: "The Zhao thieves in Luling are treacherous, and if they do not use troops after a month of confrontation, they will set up ambushes in the Ganjiang River and the Yuan River. If our sailors dared to cross the estuary, they would definitely be attacked from both sides, and most of them would use a large number of small boats to carry out fire attacks. The sailors could not move, and the terrain was unfavorable to our army. My original intention was to send elite soldiers to the south by land to attack the county town of Xingan occupied by the thieves. But several times sentry sentries were dispatched, and there were anti-thief checkpoints on the riverside and mountain passes, so there was no way to make a detour to sneak attack. ”

"If the sneak attack fails, how else can I fight?" Li Ruolian has no battlefield experience.

Wang Siren said: "Cross the river and fight with the anti-thieves in a dignified manner." We have more than 10,000 troops, and I have trained 500 archers, so we may have the possibility of winning the battle. I can't go on here, my generals have corrupted the military discipline, and they have led their troops to plunder the people for the past two days. ”

Li Ruolian's subordinates are even more so, they are temporarily recruited commanders, thousands of households, and hundreds of households. These guys haven't fought any battles, but they have a hand in exploiting military households, and now they are completely exposed by Li Maofang.

"Can you attack the enemy camp at night?" Li Ruolian asked.

Wang Siren shook his head and said, "It's useless, there are too many enemy checkpoints." The last time I led my troops to attack at night, it was still three miles away from the enemy camp, and the sentry of the thieves blew the suona. ”

"Then fight!" Li Ruolian clenched his fists.

In fact, Zhao Han's military rations are almost unbearable, and they can hold out for a month at most, and if they continue to drag on, they can only re-transport grain.

But the governor Li Maofang gave divine assistance, and the military discipline was corrupted to the point that Li Ruolian and Wang Siren could not tolerate it, forcing the two to have a frontal decisive battle in advance.

This broken place is very nonsense, either mountains or water, the troops on both sides are stretched, as long as more sentinels are sent to guard against sneak attacks, no matter how awesome the commander is, he will not be able to play a job.

It can only be tough on the front!

Moreover, even if they are tough, they must be officers and men who take the initiative to cross the river.

Because Zhao Han's sailors were not strong, they did not dare to cross the river to fight a decisive battle with the officers and soldiers, for fear of being defeated by the officers and soldiers on the river. According to the terrain where the two rivers meet, we can only prepare more warships and fireboats to surround the officers, soldiers, and sailors who dare to cross the estuary.

Li Ruolian and Wang Siren found Li Maofang and proposed a plan to cross the river for a decisive battle, and immediately quarreled with Li Maofang.

Li Maofang's silver hasn't been enough......