Chapter 237 Duck Pond

"This ......" Liu Chao spread his hands and looked at Zhu Xieyuan with an embarrassed face, "Master Inspector." Whatever the lord commands, the last will be his own command. However, the officers and troops suffered successive defeats before, and the last general was lucky, and there was no loss of men and horses, but the tuntian of Rouyuan was also lost. At present, the yellow rice and sorghum in Yachi and Luguang are about to be ripe, and the last general is planning to harvest them. There will not be much food in the end, and there are nearly 20,000 mouths to eat for these harvests. Since the defeat and martyrdom of Lord Wang, the imperial court has never allocated a grain of grain to the last general, and it is all up to the sons and daughters to farm and support themselves. Sun Dashuai smashed the thief's nest and made a great contribution by himself, that is the ability of others, and the general has nothing to say. But the thief was cornered, and he would definitely come to find the bad luck of the last general, and the last general had no choice but to accept his fate. But Sun Dashuai told the last general to keep the grain and not cut it, to drag the thief, and wait for him to free up his hands and come over to fight...... I understand the truth, but the truth can't be eaten! Sun Dashuai is invincible, everyone knows that it will be difficult to resist his thunderous blow, and it will be another great achievement soon! What about the last general? Can't stop the thief's main force to break the city, the end will be a dead end, temporarily escape with his life, escape from the national law is intolerable, let out all the belongings to drag the thief, the credit belongs to Sun Dashuai, what will happen to the sons and daughters of the last general in the future? It is our duty to work hard for the court as soldiers, and if the court has difficulties, we will grow food to feed ourselves while working hard, but Sun Dashuai himself will make credit all the way, and the people of the last general will have to carry the full force of An Rebellion, and in order to let the thief fight the last general for a few more days, he will also leave the grain to him - either lose his life or starve, this matter is not very fair to the last general, Lord Inspector! ”

Zhu Xieyuan waved his hand: "Vice Marshal Liu, don't worry, you take a look at this first." As he spoke, he handed over a letter.

Liu Chao didn't answer, hugged his fists and apologized: "Master Inspector, the last general is illiterate." ”

"Oh, forget about the stubble, hehe. The old man said to you directly, this is the good news that the old man wrote to the imperial court, saying that the thief's nest is woven into the gold village, and the pioneer battalion is the Hechi soldiers you personally bred! ”

"Huh? This ......" Liu Chaoda was taken aback, and after a while, Fang muttered, "Master Inspector is too elevated to the last general!" ”

"The old man can't think of this, this is Sun Jie's idea." Zhu Xieyuan looked at Liu Chao fixedly, "Sun Jie was afraid that the old man would not agree, so he wrote seven or eight pages of military information, but most of them were talking about you." said that you have been fighting against robbers alone for three or four years, relieving the siege of Guiyang, except for Tian Baisheng, you have the greatest credit, Zhang Fang's defeat, and Lu Qin's defeat, if it weren't for the fact that you have turned the tide twice, Guizhou Province has long been out of control, to be honest, you should be the first person to deserve the great merit of rebellion anyway...... He also said that it was a pity that the imperial court only beheaded the martial artists, and there was really no way, so he was just talking about his mother-in-law, trying to persuade the old man to take this expedient measure. Hmph, is the old man such a rotten Confucian who can only drop his bookbag, doesn't he know your hardships, your grievances, and your merits? I still need him to enlighten me! It's just that I can't think of such a foolish way for you to do this in the ranks. However, this can't be considered a fool, alas, the imperial court can't let the good men who shed blood and die in the poor and marginal areas chill their hearts, right? Hehe. ”

"The last general is ashamed!" Of course, Liu Chao knew that the relationship between Master Zhu, the governor of the five provinces, and Sun Jie was extraordinary, but when he heard that Sun Jie wanted him to sacrifice the grain that was about to be harvested to drag An Bangyan in Yachi and Lu Guang, he still couldn't help but express his dissatisfaction. didn't expect Sun Jie to give himself the first credit for capturing the thief's nest, such an "exchange" must not be regarded as a loss: of course, Liu Chao still has some grain in his hands, and it is not a big problem for several war camps to eat for half a year - as for the auxiliary soldiers, it is not the first time that the days of shaving wild vegetables and boiling leaves are not the first time, and what can thousands of Hanako be hungry for a while? Therefore, I was ready to accept this deal in my heart.

"Vice Marshal Liu, you don't have to worry about food! There is a lot of military ration brought by a certain person, and if someone eats it, there will be a share of your Deputy Marshal Liu, who lied to you is a bitch and a drop in his pants! Lao Shun solemnly added.

Liu Chao hurriedly clasped his fists and saluted: "Lao Dashuai, the last general is ashamed." ”

Lao Shun's official position at this time was the commander of Sichuan Province, which was equivalent to Liu Chao's lieutenant general, and he was from the second rank. However, after all, the official title of the Sichuan Metropolitan Government is more in line with the regular establishment of the imperial court than the general deputy of the temporary dispatch origin, and people come all the way to help you and send you food, so Liu Chao must show enough enthusiasm and respect.

"Don't say it," Lao Shun laughed, and then squeezed the small eyes on Liu Chao's round face slyly, "Follow Sun Shuai to fight, we can't afford to lose!" The food of the extravagant thief Chishui was copied by Sun Shuai, and the food in the thief's nest could not give birth to legs, and it was all Sun Shuai's! Will Sun Shuai stay in Zhijin for those grains? Also, as long as we hold the city and beat away the thieves, the grain outside the city, the thieves just cut it for us, can we carry it under Sun Shuai's nose? Sooner or later, it's not all you and me! Then he turned to Zhu Xieyuan, "Boss, are you right when you say that the last general thinks?" ”

Of course, Zhu Xieyuan knew that Lao Shun was helping Sun Jie to have a relationship with Liu Chaotao, but this kind of half-gag dialogue between martial artists was not suitable for him to get involved too deeply, so he didn't talk, just nodded with a smile.

"In addition to food, those Sichuan soldiers brought by Lao have all seen blood, and they will come over to help you defend the city when they turn around!" Lao Shun continued to pat his chest and take a big package.

"No!" Liu Chao said hurriedly when he heard this, "Master Inspector, Lao Shuai, you can't make a decision!" Then he explained: "The kindness of the Inspector and Lao Shuai, Liu Mou, understands it!" But the last general has been in Guizhou for so long, and he knows that Pingfa Division, Xintiansi, Lepingsi, and Pingzhai are ...... The relationship between those Tumu and the Shuixian family is extraordinary. Now that they have ostensibly submitted to the imperial court, I am afraid that they are only forced by the general trend and pressure, once they seize the opportunity, or find that we can't suppress the two rebellions of luxury, they will definitely rebel again, in that case, the Governor and Guiyang will be in danger! In these places, Lao Shuai has to send elite soldiers to suppress them. ”

"Lao knows. Boss, can you put a pose for Vice Marshal Liu? Lao Shun said with a grin.

"Ahem, yes. That one...... Vice Marshal Liu, don't worry too much about this, although the old man has not been here for a long time, he knows a thing or two about things here. Because, well, those leaders and their heirs are now guests in the governor's mansion. Zhu Xieyuan smiled a little slyly, and deliberately emphasized the word "guest", and then continued with a straight expression, "Abandon the darkness and turn to the light, of course the court welcomes it!" As the saying goes, if a person does not stand without faith, is the old man an empty talker? Since it has been said that the enlightened ones are not to blame in the past, at this moment, they are all the dignified court officials of our court's recruitment department and pacification department! As the saying goes, the name is justified and deserved. Since he is an official of the imperial court, how can he not have an official seal? In order to avoid repeating the mistake of the inheritance of luxury in the future, the old man has asked them to bring their heirs to the governor's mansion to receive the letter of appointment, and now they are all waiting for the craftsman to engrave the official seal in the mansion! Speaking of the last sentence, Zhu Xieyuan has already resumed his seriousness.

Lao Shun, who knew the ins and outs, was laughing, and Liu Chao couldn't help but be shocked when he heard it: If this scholar makes a bad move, he is much more righteous and arrogant than us coarse people, but he can still say it so righteously! It turns out that these two, oh no, plus Sun Jie is three, they have already been discussed! This toast is also enough to show sincerity, not only can I not be regarded as a loss, but I really take a big advantage, if I don't eat again...... Thinking like this in my heart, how dare I have the slightest dissatisfaction on my face? hurriedly bowed down and saluted again: "The Inspector is clever, handsome and righteous, the last general is grateful, grateful!" ”

"Don't be in a hurry to thank you first, Sun Jie's personal guard Changjie camp was brought by the old man. Go back and wait for him to come over and teach them to beat your flag and go out of the city to counterattack and attack, how can it be regarded as a success? Although the national dynasty can't remember the merits, the first skill of breaking the golden thief's nest and the second skill of attacking the main force of Miao Rebellion, the old man thinks that Vice Marshal Liu can open the town. The old man congratulated Liu Shuai first, hahaha. ”

Liu Chao had mixed feelings in his heart. Ordered to enter Guizhou to open the way for the army, endure all kinds of difficulties and exclusion by Zhang Fang, Xie Zhongren, etc., and after they were defeated and died, they were always worried about being hung and beaten by An Bangyan, and they had to fight and fight after they were defeated and killed...... After escaping death so many times, he climbed from guerrilla to deputy general step by step, and now he can open the town and become marshal without caring about anything while sitting at home, and it was the promise of Lord Zhu, the governor of the five provinces, Liu Chao didn't think about it anymore, so he knelt down and kowtowed deeply: "Master Inspector, Liu is an illiterate rough billet, and the boss takes care of him so much." In the future, if you go in the water and in the water, you will go in the fire, and if you have two words in front of adults, you will not be raised by your parents! ”

An Bangyan on the north bank of the Xiangshui River looked at the chase on the south bank with tears in his eyes, although his face sank like water, his heart was dripping blood.

The Ming army's horse team stayed on the south bank, but Elder An's attempt to force the crossing was crushed by the head. Because, together with the horse team, in addition to only two infantry teams and a few hundred auxiliaries...... There were five or six more cannons!

Crossing the river in a lonely boat must be sent to death, so Elder An dragged out more than 100 rafts that Hao Chongming dragged ashore and hid together, and more than 1,000 warriors who were the most fierce and loyal in Zhijin Village began to assemble in front of the Ming army with the mood of seeing death as home! There are also many warriors with good water characteristics have jumped into the rapids, climbing the edge of the raft to cross the Xiangshui - the Ming army has only more than 400 soldiers and horses, as long as they set foot on the south bank, five or six times the number of Miao Yi warriors will use their lives and blood to open up enough landing ground for the tens of thousands of tribesmen behind.

However, the boat in front of it could be rowed to the center of the river, and with a sharp bamboo whistle, more than a dozen horse-drawn carts rushed out of the forest on the opposite bank, with horses and gun carts in front and bundles of gunpowder and heavy carts in the back. The raft was still more than ten feet away from the south bank, and the muzzles of a row of black holes had been pointed at the rafts that were fighting with the rapids and squeezing into a pile......

"Boom", "Boom", "Boom"!

A relentless rain of bullets came to the face.

At a distance of about ten feet, there was no need to aim at all, just point the muzzle of the cannon roughly at the target, press the torch, and the warriors on the boat and in the water fell in pieces like rice under a sickle. The whistling projectiles passed through the human body without hindrance, and knocked down the warriors on the raft behind, the hemp rope on the bamboo raft was broken, and the thick bamboo that suddenly bounced up swept across the river, and all the bones and tendons on the path were broken, and the uncontrolled and riddled raft drifted with the tide in the blood-stained red river, rubbing, colliding, spinning, and blocking the ferry behind......

The infantry of the Ming army on the shore had already pulled out two horizontal columns, took off the infantry bow on their backs and aimed and shot at the survivors in a good time, and the iron armor of the whole body made them blind to the bamboo arrows that sporadically returned from the ship in the undulating waves, and in a few breaths, the helmsmen, paddlers, and archers fell one after another. At the same time, several artillery crews cleared and loaded without raising their heads, and then, under the command of the gun commander, the muzzles of the guns turned to another dense section of the rafted river, and round after round of bullets representing death were once again sprinkled head-on......

Two lines of tears flowed silently from Ahn Bangyan's resolute cheeks. On that day, Elder Ann stood alone on the bank of the river for a long time.

All of this was two days ago. At this moment, Elder An stood on the north shore, watching the horse team chase and hunt a ragged familiar figure on the other side. The figure kept changing directions, running, being forced back again by the shining blade, running again...... Until he fell, and several horsemen surrounded him......

That's the leader of the house, who stayed in Zhijin Village to take care of the family - the leader of the family who fled to the Xiangshui River alone and tried to swim across to deliver the letter, which only shows one thing: the nest has been lost!

An Bangyan watched coldly, turned his horse back to the camp at the moment when the figure fell, and did not look back. There were no tears on his face—all the tears had been drained two days ago.

An Xiaoliang, Gangfei, Wumi, and a grasshopper are cowardly...... Under the leadership of An Bangyan, the leader of the first cadre led more than 30,000 people from various departments in Shuixi, with red eyes and wounded tigers, desperately rushed towards Yachi City.