Just when Chen Wenqi was looking for Shen Lingshan like crazy, on this day, Shen Qing brought back a guest from the Dusi Yamen.

"General Qin, why are you here?" As soon as Chen Wenqi saw that it was Qin Zong, he immediately stepped forward to greet him warmly.

"General Chen, the last general took the liberty to disturb him, and asked Haihanna. Qin Zong knew that Chen Wenqi was not in a good mood, so he didn't be witty and joking as usual, and replied with Chen Wenqi with a solemn expression.

"Is General Qin passing by or ......?"

"The last general made a special trip to deliver the decree to General Chen on the order of Master Ma Wensheng. Qin Zong bluntly explained his intentions.

When Chen Wenqi heard this, he hurriedly put on the incense case and knelt facing north. Qin Zong asked for a holy decree from his bosom and preached:

"Fengtian carried the emperor and said: According to the music, in the territory of Huguang Huangzhou Mansion, the mob Fang Haoyu bewitched the fools, gathered in the mountains and forests, robbed the **, and disturbed the place. It is hereby ordered that the Hanlin Academy bring Chen Wenqi, a bachelor and general of martial arts, as the envoy to recruit him, and Keri led his troops to recruit him. Chin this. Sealed on September 16 in the fourth year of Hongzhi. ”

After Chen Wenqi kowtowed and thanked him, he took the holy decree from Qin Zong and invited Qin Zong to sit down for tea.

"General Chen, Master Ma asked the last general to take the talk, and the saint sent an order to lead the troops to recruit the mob during General Chen's leave, which is really a last resort, and I hope General Chen understands. ”

Chen Wenqi waved his hand and said, "The Lu of the Eater should be worried about the King." But there's something I don't know about—"

"What is the matter? General Chen, please make it clear. ”

"Wuchang City is separated from the Huangzhou Mansion, and we have not heard of any mob riots there, and my father, who works in the Huguang Capital Division, has not received any reports of mob disturbances. Even if there are some small frictions and disputes, it won't alarm the emperor?"

Qin Zong seemed to have expected Chen Wenqi to ask this question, nodded and said, "General Chen is really in a word. You look at the emperor's holy decree, 'In the territory of Huguang Huangzhou Mansion, the mob Fang Haoyu bewitched the fools, gathered in the mountains and forests, robbed the **, and disturbed the place', these words are all 'according to the play', and the emperor only has one sentence: 'I hereby order the Hanlin Academy to bring a bachelor, Wude General Chen Wenqi to lead the troops to recruit'. Looking at the word 'reprimand', it shows that there are doubts about the holy will. Therefore, whether to crusade or appease that Fang Haoyu depends on the general's decision. ”

Hearing this, although Chen Wenqi has a bottom in his heart, he still can't figure it out:

"A 'according to the music' can make the emperor decree to discuss, it seems that this music is not written by ordinary people. Even so, why didn't the emperor order the local government to settle the matter on the spot, but appointed the subordinate to lead the troops to recruit them?"

"Well, listen to Master Ma, Fang Haoyu is not only strong in martial arts, but also proficient in formations. The Huangzhou Mansion sent troops to clear it three times, but they failed to break through his formation. And the emperor still remembers General Chen's earlier acquaintance and breaking the formation, and it happened that General Chen was on vacation in Huguang, so the emperor ......" Qin Zong pointed to the holy decree offered on the case.

Although this reason is reasonable, Chen Wenqi still felt that the whole thing was a little weird, thought about it and asked:

"Also, don't be surprised if you say something, doesn't the imperial court have a full-time herald?

"The end will be clear. Didn't the general want to transfer troops from the Huguang Metropolitan Division? What Master Ma meant by letting the last one come was not only to pass on the decree on his behalf, but also to ask the last general to communicate with the Huguang Metropolitan Division in advance and complete the procedures for transferring troops, so as to save General Chen a lot of trouble. And he also specially told the last general to see if Huguang Dusi knew about it. ”

"Why does Lord Ma care if Dusi knows about this? Could it be that this is holy will?"

"I think so. Qin Zong replied vaguely.

"Lord Dusi shouldn't know about this, right?, otherwise, he can hide it from me?" Shen Qing interjected.

"Not only did Lord Dusi know about this, but Lord Wang sent someone to inquire about it, and Lord Tao Lutao, the political envoy, didn't know about it. Qin Zong said. It seems that he has already met with Lord Dusi first.

In such a big matter, who crossed the provincial capital and the second division of cloth and went straight to "reach the sky"? Why did he do this? Since the emperor sent someone to inquire about the capital and the second division of cloth, it shows that the emperor also has doubts. Since he had doubts, why didn't he order Hu Guangdu and Bu Ersi to investigate Gu Gong in detail, but hurriedly issued an order to solicit it? Chen Wenqi had many doubts in his heart.

After all, Qin Zong is a person who transmits the decree on behalf of the emperor (he was ordered by Ma Wensheng, the secretary of the Ministry of War, to pass on the decree, if the emperor directly asked him to pass the decree, it can be regarded as a Qincha), and many things are probably not clear. Therefore, Chen Wenqi didn't ask any more, but nodded silently to show understanding.

Qin Zong took out the emperor's edict on the transfer of troops from his bosom and handed it to Chen Wenqi, telling him that with this edict, he could go to the Huguang Capital Division to mobilize 5,000 soldiers and 10 generals.

The next day, Chen Wenqi temporarily interrupted the search for Shen Lingshan's whereabouts and went to the Huguang Capital Division to dispatch troops to recruit Fang Haoyu as soon as possible.

The commander of the Huguang Metropolitan Division, Wang Dewen, knelt down to receive the edict on the transfer of troops, and said to Chen Wenqi: "General Chen, the Huangzhou Guard has 5,600 soldiers, which is just enough for the emperor's number of troops. In order to avoid the soldiers, horses, grain and grass tossing back and forth, how about asking the general to go to Huangzhou to raise troops nearby?"

"That's very good, the last general had this idea in the first place. ”

The two hit it off, Wang Dewen was very happy, and hurriedly went to get the tiger talisman for the transfer of troops and handed it to Chen Wenqi.

"Thank you, Lord Wang, the last general will go to Huangzhouwei to try to end the negotiation as soon as possible and return the talisman as soon as possible. After Chen Wenqi saluted Wang Dewen and the other officials of the capital department present, he turned around and wanted to leave.

"General Chen, slowly. Wang Dewen shouted behind him.

Chen Wenqi turned around and asked, "What else does Lord Wang command?"

"I heard that Fang Haoyu is not only brave and good at fighting, but also scheming, General Chen should be more careful. Wang Dewen asked with concern.

"Thank you, Lord Wang, for reminding me, the last general must be more careful. Chen Wenqi said gratefully.

"Uh-so on, General Shen-"

Shen Qing, who was standing on the side, walked up to Wang Dewen and responded, "My lord, my subordinates are here." ”

"Fight tiger brothers, go into battle father and son soldiers. Why don't you make a hard trip and be General Chen's deputy?"

The son led the troops to fight, Shen Qing was naturally a little worried, and Wang Dewen's statement was naturally in the right place. Shen Qing hurriedly bowed his hand and thanked: "Thank you, my lord, for your success, the last general will never fail in his mission." ”

After bidding farewell to Wang Dewen, the father and son went out of the Dusi Yamen, returned home and explained the reason to Han Mei, and decided to go to Huangzhou Wei to recruit Fang Haoyu tomorrow. Although Han Mei was anxious about Shen Lingshan, she knew that the emperor's order was difficult to disobey, and when she saw her husband accompanying her beloved son on the expedition, she felt a little at ease, so she led Chunhong and Ruizhu to pack up for the father and son overnight, and they were busy until late at night.

Early the next morning, Shen Qing and Chen Wenqi, father and son, dressed in civilian clothes and carrying bags on their shoulders, hired a small boat to go down the river, and arrived at the Huangzhou wharf in a short time. After going ashore, according to the prior plan, Shen Qing went to Huangzhou Weiti to transfer troops and horses and arrange baggage, while Chen Wenqi went to the Yamen of Huangzhou Mansion to inquire about what happened to Fang Haoyu's "bewitching the fools, gathering in the mountains and forests, robbing the **, and disturbing the place" and the situation of the previous cleanup of Fangjiazhai.

Mo Renxing, the prefect of Huangzhou, was over fifty years old, slender and skinny, with a lock of goat's beard under his lips, which looked a little funny against the sharp jaw.

Chen Wenqi explained his intention to Mo Renxing, Mo Renxing didn't say anything for a long time, his two eyes kept turning on Chen Wenqi's body, and his face seemed to be uncertain.

"Could it be that the prefect doesn't know anything about this matter? Although Chen Wenqi is very well-cultivated, he also has a character, and when he saw Mo Renxing looking at himself like a prisoner, he was slightly displeased, and turned around and walked out.

"General Chen, please stay, stay ......" Mo Renxing saw that Chen Wenqi was leaving, and hurriedly got up to stop him, half explaining and half apologetic, and said: "This mansion is a little surprised to see that the general is young and takes on this big responsibility, it is that this mansion has eyes and does not know gold and jade, please Haihan, Haihan." General Chen, please be seated, please be seated. Come on, watch the tea. ”

"Tea is not necessary, let's ask the prefect to tell me about Fang Haoyu's situation. Chen Wenqi turned around and sat down and said indifferently.

"This person is a typical mob, a mob. Mo Renxing didn't think about it, and blurted out.

"Huh, how so?"

"Bewitching the foolish, gathering in the mountains and forests, robbing the **, and disturbing the place. That's not all, he actually entangled his clansmen to set up a big array, openly making enemies of the government, if it weren't for the mob, who could do this?" Mo Renxing was impassioned, answering with questions.

It is exactly the same as the "according to the music", and it seems that the music was handed by this person. But why didn't he report to his top boss Hu Guangbu, the political envoy, but he crossed the province and went directly to someone in the imperial court? Chen Wenqi couldn't think about this question at this time, he had to first find out how Fang Haoyu "bewitched the foolish people, gathered in the mountains and forests, robbed the world, and harassed the place."

"Oh? How did he 'bewitch the fools' and how did he 'gather in the mountains and forests'? Who did he rob? What did he disturb? Can you tell us more about it?"

"This ...... It's hard to write, it's hard to write. After the general arrests this person and the government strictly interrogates him, he will definitely make his crime known to the public. Mo Renxing flickered.

Chen Wenqi was quite surprised: "What does Master Mo mean, after General Ben arrests Fang Haoyu, he will hand him over to Lord Mo for trial?"

Of course, if the mob were to be exterminated, there would be no need for interrogation. Mo Renxing still answers with questions.

"Hehe, good! good!" Chen Wenqi was noncommittal, "hehe" smiled, "Then ask Master Mo to send someone to lead the way, and General Ben will go to meet that Fang Haoyu." ”

"Send one person? No, no, the government will send the barracks to follow the general into the mountain, and the general is only responsible for breaking the formation of the gang, as for catching people, don't bother the general, or leave it to the people in the barracks of the house." ”

"What? Chen Wenqi thought that there was something wrong with his ears and misheard what Mo Renxing meant.

"This government is saying that all the people in the military room of this government will go into the mountains with the general, and after the general breaks the formation, he will go to arrest the criminals. ”

Although Chen Wenqi has a good cultivation, he can't help but feel a little angry at this time. Is this person arrogant or ignorant? Is this general a dignified envoy of the imperial seal here to help you break through the formation? Looking at his fearless appearance, as if he is holding some "trump card" in his hand? Even if you have any trump card, can you still suppress the holy decree in my arms?

Chen Wenqi suppressed his anger and said to Mo Renxing: "Lord Mo, this general is ordered to rebel and is only responsible to the emperor. Since Master Mo wants someone to commit a crime, either you personally bring someone to arrest him, and General Ben will return to Beijing to pay the decree; or General General will lead his troops to recruit him, and if he wants to commit a crime, he will bother Lord Mo to go to the Jinluan Palace to ask the emperor. Leave. Then he lifted his leg and walked out.

"General Chen, please stay, stay. Mo Renxing hurriedly grabbed Chen Wenqi, and his tone softened: "The words of the lower officials do not reach the meaning, the words do not reach the meaning, I implore the general Haihan, Haihan." That Fang Haoyu not only openly confronted the imperial court, but he also indulged in the robbery of his son, and the father and son are still in the case, if they are not held accountable for their crimes and the victims are given justice, how can the lower officials be worthy of the people under their rule? ”

Mo Renxing pleaded softly but did not budge, which surprised Chen Wenqi. He thought about it for a moment and said ambiguously: "The formation is not broken, it is too early to say this." This general is jealous and hateful, and he will not see anyone running rampant in the countryside and bullying the good and the good, if his father and son are indeed full of bad deeds, he will not be taught to go unpunished. But the people in the barracks of your mansion, I'm afraid they don't need it, and it's better for Lord Mo to stay to maintain law and order. ”

"It's good, it's good. Mo Renxing thought that Chen Wenqi had agreed to his request, and he was even more afraid of annoying Chen Wenqi, so he no longer insisted on his opinion, and immediately called the military room Jingcheng and instructed him to lead the way into the mountain.

Huangzhou Mansion and Huangzhou Wei are both on the same street in Huangzhou City, less than a mile away from each other. Chen Wenqi did not get any valuable information about Fang Haoyu in Huangzhou Mansion, and he was unwilling to blindly raise troops to go to the expedition. Therefore, he slowed down and deliberately chatted with the soldier surnamed Wen (I heard Mo Renxing say it just now) about "family life".

"Smell the scriptures—"

"General Chen, the little one can't afford it, you should call the little Wenli. ”

"Listen to the etiquette, then know the etiquette, know the etiquette and then follow the practice. This name is good, is it a native of Qishui County, this prefecture?"

Wen Li grinned and said: "There is a Wenjiawan in the Qishuiba River, and the Wenjia is a prominent family, so many people think that I am from Wenjiawan. In fact, the small one is a native of Luling, Jiangxi, and the surname is different from the Wen surname of Wenjiawan, and the small one is the Wenwu Wen, not the Wen of Wenda. ”

"Jiangxi Luling? That is the hometown of Mr. Wenshan, the famous minister of the former dynasty. Are you ...... with Mr. Wenshan?"

"Mr. Wenshan is the distant ancestor of the villain, and the youngest is the ninth grandson of his old man. ”

"Ah, after the martyrs, disrespect and disrespect!" Chen Wenqi said sincerely.

"Alas, it's a pity that the small ones don't make big things, but they are ashamed of their ancestors. "Wen Li is a little ashamed of himself.

"Don't say that, this prefect's military room is inherited, and it is also remarkable to shoulder the safety of the people. Chen Wenqi said with relief.

"Cough, 'Millions of Pixiu sweep dogs and sheep, and the mountains and mountains are feuded. If the man is not even, he will be ashamed of Mingxi Xin Qi Niang'. Wen Li shook his head and replied with the inscription poem of Naizu Wen Tianxiang.

Chen Wenqi said deliberately: "Although I don't have the opportunity to go to the border to kill Kou, I am also 'quelling the violence' in Huangzhou Mansion." If your ancestor has knowledge, he is also very 'gratifying', right?"

Wen Li wanted to speak and stopped, and was silent for a while before he said: "The little one has a sentence, I don't know if I should say it or not?"

"You and I are chatting in private, what should we not say? Say, even if you say something wrong, you just don't hear it. Chen Wenqi encouraged.

Wen Li said carefully: "The two Jiazi of the Ming Dynasty founded the country, except for the occasional border troubles, it can be said that the time and the years are small, the country and the people's peace, where are there many 'mobs'? Even if there are so many 'mobs', it is the official forcing the people to rebel, and it is the local government, not the imperial court. It is difficult to avoid facing those 'mobs' in the face of the small one, but when the sword is waved at them, the little one is always guilty and uneasy. ”

Hearing these straightforward words, Chen Wenqi thought that this person had a sense of justice, so he asked directly: "Could it be that Fang Haoyu is the same?"

"Fang Haoyu is actually not bad, or he is very chivalrous and kind. Osaki Mountain is a long way to go, and there are often passers-by who go hungry after a long journey, and whenever they meet him, he will help them. General Chen, do you say that there is such a 'mob' who gather to cut the path?" As he spoke, Wen Li slowly lost his scruples, and his speech was no longer ambiguous.

Chen Wenqi was noncommittal and continued to ask: "Isn't he a 'nuisance place'?

"Nuisance place? Yes, Master Mo once said this when he was scolding and fighting on the mountain. But the little one has never heard of Fang Haoyu's 'nuisance' where, if there is really such a thing, why don't you send someone from the military room to suppress it?"

"What's going on with the snatching of the **?"

"This little one doesn't know, Lord Mo, he didn't tell you?"

Chen Wenqi shook his head and did not answer. Mo Renxing was vague about Fang Haoyu's "crime", and Wen Li indirectly denied it. He had a gut feeling that there was something "wrong" with this Huangzhou prefect.

While he was pondering, Wen Li behind him reminded: "General Chen, Huangzhouwei has arrived." ”

After meeting with his father Shen Qing, Chen Wenqi introduced the situation of going to Huangzhou Mansion to his father, and then said:

"Daddy, looks like we need to change our plans. ”

"Qi'er, ......what do you mean?" asked Shen Qing.

"According to the current situation, Fang Haoyu's charges may not be true, I intend to appease first, why do I need 5,000 people to go back and forth? It is better for my father to stay in Huangzhou and guard the troops, and Qi'er will go to Fangjiazhai alone to find out the situation and then make a decision. ”

Shen Qing pondered for a long time and said, "Although what you said has some truth, it is too risky. In this way, Daddy will bring a hundred households to lead the people of the headquarters to go with you, just in case. ”

Chen Wenqi was inconvenient to insist too much, so he asked the envoy of Huangzhou Wei Zhen to lead most of the men and horses to stand by, and let a hundred households named Feng Bin lead more than 100 soldiers under him to Fangjiazhai.

Soon, the procession entered the Osakiyama mountain range. The mountain beams in front of you are rough and cold, the coniferous pines swaying in the autumn wind but still verdant green, showing an unyielding solemnity; in the deep canyon, there is a soothing and elegant mountain atmosphere, like a light veil of veil, which looks charming and demure under the sunshine of the west slope.

Fangjiazhai is located in the valley of Daqi Mountain, and the steep mountain formation forms a natural defensive barrier. A group of people came to Dazhai, only to see that the gate of the village was closed, no human voices were heard, only faintly audible cicadas and birds singing, and there was no sign of war.

Suddenly, a rapid gong sound came from inside the village, and then someone shouted: "Mo Renxing has brought people here again, hurry up and end the formation." Then a jumble of footsteps and staccato shouting was heard, accompanied by dust filling the air, and the previous silence was instantly broken by the noise.

At Shen Qing's signal, Feng Bin immediately stepped forward and shouted through the walled gate: "Is there anyone inside?" After shouting three times in a row, he only heard a sound of "squeak", the walled door was ajar, and more than ten mountain people holding swords flashed out from inside. The first person was a middle-aged woman who was handsome but handsome, with beautiful eyes and a touch of coldness and strong hostility.

"Who are you, what do you mean by this?" the woman asked two questions in succession, and although her tone was not good, the voice was still as crisp and pleasant as a yellow warbler out of the valley.

Feng Bin pointed to Chen Wenqi and Shen Qing and said, "This is General Chen, the imperial court's envoy, and this is Lord Shen, the secretary of the Huguang Metropolitan Division, and he is ...... by order."

Chen Wenqi turned over and dismounted, intercepted Feng Bin's words, hugged his fist at the woman, and said, "Dare to ask Madame, is Fang Haoyu the master of Fang Zhai?"

When the woman heard this, her face turned red, and she said shyly and timidly: "Who is 'Madame'? ”

Seeing that this woman is nearly thirty years old, so she respects her as a lady, but she is still a yellow flower girl, Chen Wenqi couldn't help but be a little embarrassed, and hurriedly said: "Don't choose what to say, please...... Please don't blame the girl. Dare to ask the girl's name?"

A strong man behind the woman shouted in a rough voice: "Don't be unreasonable." How can you inquire about the name of our eldest lady Haoling?"

As soon as the words came out, everyone couldn't help laughing. The woman glared at him and whispered, "Okara braincase." Fu turned to Chen Wenqi and said, "Yes, this girl's name is Haoling." ”

"I don't know who the girl is the owner of Fang Haoyu Fang Village?" asked Chen Wenqi politely.

Fang Haoling saw that he had a kind attitude, not as murderous as Mo Renxing a few times ago, and his face was a little pale: "Fang Haoyu is my eldest brother." ”

"It turned out to be Miss Fang, fortunately. Miss Fang, can you please ask Brother Ling to come out and see you?"

"My eldest brother is sick, and it is inconvenient to meet guests, so what is the same as what this girl said. ”

"Girl, it's about the safety of your whole village, do you deserve this family?" Feng Bin interjected.

"If you can do it, this girl has her own measure, and she doesn't bother to remind her. Fang Haoling choked back. Then he pointed to the more than 100 soldiers in the distance and said: "Aren't you taking so many people up the mountain to 'put down the violence by order'? ”

"Are you intent on being an enemy of the imperial court?" Feng Bin shouted.

Fang Haoling's apricot eyes widened, and she retorted loudly: "The people of our family village are not out of the rugged mountains, this is called being an enemy of the imperial court? It is your officers and soldiers who have repeatedly bullied the door and repeatedly said that they want to raze the cottage and exterminate the mob. ”

"Miss Fang is articulate and admired. However, some people say that Fang Haoyu bewitches the fools, gathers in the mountains and forests, robs the **, and disturbs the place, is this groundless?" Chen Wenqi couldn't see Fang Haoyu, and deliberately made his words clear, wanting to see how Fang Haoling defended.

Who knew that Fang Haoling was neither surprised, nor annoyed, nor justified when she heard this, but sneered: "What is the trouble of adding crimes? ”

"Isn't that so?"

"Yes or no, can we people say it? Don't talk nonsense, if you want to fight, you will fight, if you don't fight, please go back, this girl is not interested in grinding her teeth with you here. Fang Haoling said, and waved to the dozen or so people who came with her, "Go back to the village!"

"Miss Fang, please stay. Chen Wenqi shouted urgently.

Fang Haoling turned around and asked coldly, "What else does Your Excellency have to say?"

"Miss Fang, listening to your tone, there is clearly dissatisfaction. Why don't you listen to it, maybe you can resolve this conflict for your village?"

Fang Haoling "giggled" and said: "This girl saw that you were a little more than that Mo Renxing, so she only talked to you a few more words, do you think that this girl believed you? This kind of cozy attitude will be avoided. ”

"Miss Fang, you can't say that. It cannot be said that there is no protection between officials and officials, but there have been many honest officials who love the people like sons throughout the ages. For example, the situation of this dynasty is diligent in political affairs, loyal to his duties, eliminating treachery and reform, doing things for the people, and winning the love of the people.

Fang Haoling snorted coldly: "It's a pity that Your Excellency doesn't have a surname, and it doesn't necessarily mean 'Qingtian'." This girl is not used to dealing with the official family and is out of company. After speaking, he turned around and walked towards the village with a group of people.

"Miss Fang, why don't you talk to your eldest brother next?" Chen Wenqi shouted behind him.

Fang Haoling didn't look back, and said, "Listen to you, as long as you have the ability to get in." After speaking, he said to the people behind him: "The 'guests' are here, and we can't turn them away and open the door of the village." ”

The half-covered walled gate "squeak" is all opened, and after crossing the walled gate, I see that in the open space in front of the wall, the flag covers the sun, and hundreds of mountain people dressed in strong clothes are arranged in an orderly manner, forming a special formation.

Chen Wenqi asked the soldiers to stay put, and he rode to the front of the battle with Shen Qing and Feng Bin to watch.

As early as the eighth year of Yongle, Taizong Zhu Di obtained the magic machine gun technique, and set up a special machine battalion in the army, which opened a precedent for firearms troops in the world, and the Ming army also became the earliest and most advanced gun unit in the world. With the advantage of firearms, of course, they are indestructible, and those ancient formations that rely on defeating the enemy are vulnerable in the face of muskets and artillery. Therefore, after Yongle, the generals in the army gradually neglected the attention and judgment of the formation, which is also the reason why no one could recognize Abahai after he put the car in suspense.

However, due to the extreme difficulty in manufacturing firearms and **, the Shenji Battalion, as a branch of the Ming Army, was only organized in the three major battalions of the Beijing Praetorian Guard, shouldering the heavy responsibility of "guarding the Beijing division internally and preparing for the war externally", and there was no firearms unit in the local guard.

Therefore, when Fangjiazhai set up a formation, even if the regular army lacked the ability to break the formation without firearms, not to mention the scattered guerrilla soldiers in the prefect's yamen? Therefore, Mo Renxing, the prefect of Huangzhou, led the security guards of the military room of the prefecture to attack many times, and although there were no casualties, they could not cross the thunder pond even a single step.

The three of them walked back and forth twice before the battle, then stopped observing and withdrew from the gate.

Although Shen Qing was born in a general's family, due to the early death of his father and master, he mainly practiced martial arts when he was a teenager, and he was not proficient in formation. Now, although he accompanied his son to walk in front of the battle a few times, he only saw the banner and the mountain people in his eyes, and he didn't see any fame. At this time, he asked Chen Wenqi:

"Qi'er, can you tell what kind of formation this is?"

"That's right, General Chen, what kind of formation is this? Feng Bin frowned and said.

"Daddy, Brother Feng, you see, this formation is like a 'thread basket' (a tool used to stretch and wind spinning threads in southeastern Hubei Province, in the shape of a figure 8 - author's note), called 'Chong Yoke Array'. This formation is in a linear shape, moving quickly in the mountains, and in the process, the enemy coming from either direction will face the attack of troops from both flanks at the same time, so it is very lethal and not easy to break. Chen Wenqi explained to Shen Qing and Feng Bin while drawing graphics on the ground.

"So, this formation can't be broken?" Feng Bin asked with some uneasiness.

"Of course, this formation has its flaws. Due to the complexity of the formation, after the formation was launched, all links were negligent, and it was difficult for the generals presiding over the formation to command and form a unified pace. Therefore, it takes a long time to train to ensure that the formation is not messed up. In other words, only well-trained infantry can use this formation well, and it is not difficult to break such a makeshift formation. ”

"Since this formation can be broken, the last general will gather the troops and put an end to this 'yoke array' in one go. Feng Bin stood up as he spoke, and he was about to lead his subordinates to attack the formation.

"Slow. Chen Wenqi grabbed him and said, "I haven't finished talking yet." The biggest advantage of this formation is that it can face the enemy from the front, left and right at the same time, and it belongs to the mountain defense formation. ”

"Defensive formation, you mean ......" Feng Bin obviously didn't understand what Chen Wenqi meant.

"That is to say, Fang Haoyu's 'yoke array' is only used to defend his stockade, not to 'disturb the place'. Shen Qing interjected and explained.

Feng Bin seemed to have an understanding, and analyzed tentatively: "What General Chen meant, is it true that Fang Haoyu's charges of 'bewitching the fools, gathering mountains and forests, robbing **, and disturbing places' are untrue?"

Chen Wenqi pondered for a moment and said slowly: "At least it needs to be verified." ”

Feng Bin disagreed, and said: "I take the liberty to say that although the purpose of Fang Haoyu's formation is to protect the safety of the cottage, it does not conflict with his 'snatching ** and disturbing the place'. Maybe he saw the officials and troops coming to clean up, so he temporarily retreated in the cottage, and when the officials and troops retreated, he still went out to rob homes and make waves. ”

"Brother Feng's analysis is not unreasonable. Therefore, the emperor decreed that I should lead my troops to recruit them. If Fang Haoyuguo is a mob, he will inevitably be brought to justice and harmed the people; if he is not a mob, it is natural to appease him. In any case, the people in Fangjiazhai are not all extremely evil, regardless of whether Fang Haoyu is a mob or not, most of the mountain people in this array are innocent people. Therefore, it is not possible to open a killing ring unless it is absolutely necessary. Chen Wenqi said patiently.

Shen Qing nodded approvingly and said, "This is nature. Even if Fang Haoyu is really a mob, it is a merit to be able to persuade him to put down his weapons and change his evil to good. But they seem to have a deep prejudice against the government and don't want to talk, so how can this be good?"

"Daddy, the child wants to go back to Chenjiazhuang. ”

"Back to Chenjiazhuang?" Shen Qing didn't understand Chen Wenqi's intention to go back to Chenjiazhuang.

Chen Wenqi squatted down, picked up a branch and drew a simple formation on the ground, and said to Shen Qing: "Daddy, look, after entering the 'Yoke Formation', the 'soldiers' on these two flanks will flank the entrants at the same time. If you don't care about the life and death of the other party, you can naturally let it go. But if you don't want to hurt the opponent and keep yourself safe, you have to defuse the attack on both flanks 'just right'. As the saying goes, two fists are hard to beat four hands, and it is difficult to take care of the safety of the abdomen and back with the strength of one person to pass through this formation smoothly. The fifth uncle is well versed in the essentials of the formation, so the child wants to invite the fifth uncle to go out and break into the formation with the child. ”

Shen Qing and Feng Bin glanced at each other, and said guiltily: "It's a pity that Daddy doesn't understand the formation, so he has to do this." ”

Chen Wenqi saw that his father had no objection, so he stood up and said, "Without further ado, the child will rush back to Chenjiazhuang overnight and return before noon tomorrow." During this period, please ask Daddy and Brother Feng to restrain their subordinates and not act rashly. ”

After getting the promise of the two, Chen Wenqi pulled the saddle and got on the horse, looked at the mountain and galloped away.