Yan Fang is a farmer born and raised on Jinshui Street.

Jinshui Street has been relocated here since the Longqing period, I don't know when it began, it has become the main channel and commercial land for merchants to come and go from Youxi, Datian and Yongchun, and the trade is developed, which also allows many aborigines on Jinshui Street to make a lot of money by this, not to mention the big fish and meat, but also to occasionally eat meat.

Whether it was the occupation of Dehua by the Qing army a few years ago, taking the opportunity to burn and loot in Jinshui Street, or the banditry problem that has been plaguing the local people, the life of the people of Jinshui Street has been miserable.

At the beginning of this year, seeing that the Pingding Bolinzhong broke through the encirclement and suppression of the Qing army, and saw the great momentum of the rebel army in Yongchun, Anxi and other places, a rich family named Xu Yujing in Chishui entangled the tenants to rebel, and quickly raised 2,000 people.

Although Xu Yujing held high the banner of opposing the Qing Dynasty, everything he did was to bring disaster to the people, and even a few days ago, the army ransacked Jinshui Street in Chishui and killed the people who resisted, while the rest of the people were dragged to Jiling Jianshan together with the looted money.

In the chaos, Yan Fang escaped by luck, and heard that the county seat was occupied by a group of rebels, so he rushed to the county seat to demand justice from the rebels here, and after watching in the city for a day, he saw the opportunity to run to Su Yan and shouted in front of him.

After listening to Yan Fang's narration, Su Yan's face was a little ugly, although he knew that the army in this era was not much different from the bandits, but he still opened his eyes to what Xu Yujing's so-called rebels did, they were so arrogant that they didn't find any excuses, and directly looted a Ge City, which didn't give Su Yan face at all who occupied the county seat.

After occupying the county seat, Su Yan already considered himself the ruler of Dehua, and any plundering of the people under his jurisdiction was a provocation to him!

In addition, Su Yan couldn't tolerate another group of uncontrolled troops flaunting their might in his territory, which just gave him an excuse to send troops, and he could also earn some good reputation by the way.

Thinking of this, Su Yan personally stepped forward to help Yan Fang, who was reluctant to get up, and said in a deep voice: "I understand, you rest in the county government first, and tomorrow I will personally lead people to clear out Xu Yujing's bandit army!" ”

When Yan Fang heard this, he knelt down again, and said excitedly: "The general is willing to avenge the people of Jinshui, Yan Fang is grateful, and he will not hesitate to be a cow and a horse for the general!" ”

Su Yan didn't stop him this time, he exchanged for a guard and asked the guard to take Yan Fang back to the county office, while he turned around and walked into the Xiangyong camp on the side and began to deploy tomorrow's troops.

After entering the Xiangyong camp, Su Yan ordered someone to bring a map of Dehua County, which was a very rough map, although it was rough, but it could still see the location of the county seat, township and several main mountains.

Su Yan prepared to let the Zhongwu Battalion go out this time, the main purpose was to see the performance of the Zhongwu Battalion in the battle through this battle, and to practice and train the soldiers by the way, there is another reason, Xu Yujing is hiding in the Jianshan Mountain, which is full of trees, and the combat effectiveness of the rifles and spears equipped by Su Yan's soldiers in this terrain will be greatly weakened.

The Zhongwu battalion is mainly composed of sword and shield men, and it is easy to adapt to this terrain, and sending them on the expedition is also the best choice.

Hearing that Su Yan was preparing to send the Zhongwu Battalion to the battle, Chen Shenggui, who had already adapted to the position of a thousand households, seemed a little pleased, and he knew that if the Zhongwu Battalion wanted to gradually increase its status in Su Yan's heart, it could only pass one battle after another.

This expedition was also an opportunity for him to prove his ability to Su Yan, Chen Shenggui knew that he could not sit in the position of a thousand households forever, if Su Yan felt that someone else's ability was stronger than him, he would definitely replace him without hesitation.

At this time, Su Yan's voice sounded from overhead, interrupting Chen Shenggui's thoughts.

"Chen Qianhu, you should have participated in the battle of encirclement and suppression in the mountains and forests in the past."

"Yes, general, in the fourth year of the puppet dynasty, Nan'an Zhuang Tingshu, Zhang Yi and others gathered to capture Dehua County, and the following year, we came to quell the rebellion with the general soldiers and horses on the right and quelled the rebellion of these two. And last year, we also participated in the encirclement and suppression of Pingdingbo, but we were repelled by Pingdingbo. Chen Shenggui replied.

Su Yan nodded, and continued: "If what Yan Fang said is true, Xu Yujing has two thousand soldiers under his command, although there are many people, but they are just a group of rabble, so there is no need to worry." ”

"Tomorrow on the expedition, I will personally lead the troops, and after arriving at Jianshan, I will order you to personally lead the Zhongwu battalion to attack the mountain, do you have the confidence to kill the bandit leader Xu Yujing?"

When Chen Shenggui heard the number of enemy troops, he was undoubtedly a little hesitant in his heart, but he didn't dare to express it on the surface, so he gritted his teeth and nodded: "My subordinates are willing to kill the bandit leader for the general!" ”

"Don't look like you're sacrificing your life and forgetting to die, I won't let my brothers die in vain." Su Yan looked at his reaction, and only felt funny in his heart, and said with relief: "After you are incorporated into the Zhongwu Battalion, you will be the brothers of our big family, and there will be no priority between brothers, so don't worry." ”

"The general is benevolent and righteous, and it is really a blessing for us to be able to serve the general." Chen Shenggui handed over a small sycophant with a very eye-catching eye.

Su Yan smiled, shook his head and said: "Sycophants don't work with me, if you want a bright future, you still have to rely on your own ability." ”

"What the general said is very true, and his subordinates remember it." Chen Shenggui replied humbly.

"Okay, no more gossip." Su Yan waved his hand and motioned for him to pay attention to the map: "Tomorrow, after breakfast, the Zhongwu Battalion will go out with me, starting from the Hajj Gate, all the way north along the main road, first surround Jianshan, and then make plans to attack the mountain after exploring the nearby terrain." ”

"Yes."

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The next day.

Su Yan personally ordered 625 Zhongwu battalions, 240 line infantry and 45 volunteer cavalry, a total of 910 people (not counting the general's guards), starting from the Jinchen Gate in the west of the county seat, and went all the way north under the guidance of Yan Fang, until he finally arrived at the foot of Jianshan in the afternoon of the same day.

Xu Yujing's cottage is located in the middle of Jianshan, surrounded by a circle of wooden walls in the lush mountain forest is particularly conspicuous, not to mention the cottage with the wind fluttering with the wind on the word "Xu" flag.

At the first glance of this cottage, Su Yan gave a four-word evaluation of "arrogant and arrogant".

The rebels on the cottage were condescending and discovered this army coming towards them in advance, so when Su Yan led the army to the foot of Jianshan, the rebels on the mountain had already assembled their troops and walked out of the cottage in a chaotic manner, as if they wanted to meet Su Yan.

"Array!"

Seeing this, Su Yan raised his right hand and ordered in a loud voice, and when his words fell, the army behind him began to line up in battle, and the line infantry with rifles quickly ran in front of Su Yan, lined up in three thin lines, and loaded ammunition.

At this moment, a cavalryman rushed from the mountain and galloped towards Su Yan's side.