When Jiang Wan heard the sound of gunshots, she knew that the battle had started as she expected. The opponent was hiding in the village. The only chance for his musketeers to make a difference was for the opponent to form a team and walk out of the village.
Right now, it seems that the other party is doing exactly that.
The battle report came quickly from Gao Jin. The opponent tried to break out. His Qianhu, with the firearms team as the main force, annihilated more than a hundred of the opponent's people face to face, and the rest retreated.
Except for Qianhu who stayed behind in Yan'an Prefecture, this should be the first actual battle since Gao Jin's troops came out of Beijing. It is not important to achieve such a result. What is important is that after this battle, they defeated the Nanhai
Guard, confidence and courage in their own tactics.
However, just after a stick of incense, another burst of dense gunfire came from the direction of the battlefield. Jiang Wan frowned. The frequency between the two waves of gunfire seemed a bit denser. Could it be that the frontier troops on the opposite side were
After suffering such huge casualties, there was still room for another attack.
If this is the case, this frontier army can really be regarded as an elite force, and Li Zicheng's defeat at their hands is not an injustice.
"Caught the thief's head!"
Cheers from a distance came over, and Jiang Wan and the guards around him immediately stood up. In their sight, Li Zicheng and several soldiers were pushing and shoving a tightly tied man.
came, and at this moment, less than ten minutes had passed since the second wave of gunshots sounded.
"This guy wants to escape!" Li Zicheng brought him to Jiang Wan: "Your Excellency, you have a clever plan, and I was able to catch you!"
Jiang Wan looked at the other person with some curiosity. The other person did not have any clothing that clearly identified his identity. How did Li Zicheng know that this guy was the leader of the officers and soldiers?
"A group of people are following me. Although they have changed their clothes, they still hold a sword in their hands. Who would carry a sword when going into battle?" Li Zicheng chuckled and said, "Waiting for me and my brothers to meet these people.
Yes, isn’t it obvious that they are protecting this person to the death?”
Jiang Wan nodded, but still had some doubts. If he was not mistaken, the battle should still be continuing. Before the battle was over, the enemy's general was captured. What kind of battle was this?
"Are you Hong Chengchou?" Jiang Wan looked at the other party. If he was right, from last night's shouting, this person was Hong Chengchou, the food supervisor of the three governorates.
"Not bad!" Hong Chengchou tried his best to stand up straight: "Do you know what you are doing? You are driving the guards and horses to kill three of our border troops. Do you want to rebel?"
"Wait a minute..." Jiang Wan interrupted him: "We'll talk about this later!"
He pointed in the direction of the battlefield: "Master Hong, you are abandoning your own troops. No, you should use your own troops to attract the troops of Nanhai Guard, and then wait for an opportunity to... escape?"
"In battle, it's just a matter of losing your car to save your commander. Now that you've won, naturally you can say whatever you want!"
"Fart!" Jiang Wan couldn't help but pointed at the other person's nose and cursed: "You were the one who drove your men to attack my food team. It's you who abandoned them now and escaped alone. How shameless do you have to be?
, that’s why you can say ‘lose your car to save your handsome man’!”
Jiang Wan suddenly had a bad impression of the handsome-looking guy in front of her.
In his memory, Hong Chengchou was also regarded as one of the most important figures in the late Ming Dynasty. He was a Jinshi during the Wanli period, worked all the way to the governor of the three sides of Shaanxi, and was later transferred to the governor of Jiliao, even though he finally surrendered to the Qing Dynasty in the Battle of Songjin.
, it was also after being defeated and being besieged and on hunger strike for several days, it was quite tragic and desperate.
Of course, all his reputation was completely lost when he surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, and he became a traitor reviled by everyone in the world.
However, it is undeniable that this person had all his abilities and knowledge. The only thing he lacked was probably his integrity. This is also the reason why he was nailed to the pillar of shame in later generations.
With this matter now, Jiang Wan could see the other party's character.
He really didn't find it strange at all that a man leading troops abandoned the fighting troops and fled quietly. Such a person said that he would surrender to the Qing Dynasty in the future.
He just felt a little sorry for the border soldiers who followed Hong Chengchou. These soldiers only carried out the orders of their superiors, but they were ruined by the superiors they trusted.
"You must be Lord Jiang Wanjiang, the commander of Nanhai Guard!" Hong Chengchou looked at Jiang Wan and suddenly spoke.
"Master Jiang was born in Gyeonggi Province. He came to Shaanxi to quell the chaos this time, and he must have wanted to do something good!" Hong Chengchou looked at Jiang Wan and spoke slowly: "Today's matter is indeed a misunderstanding. Both you and I will
The other party was regarded as a bandit, which is why the soldiers were lost. However, with the high regard that the Governor has for me and the Holy Family of Lord Jiang, this kind of trivial matter will not have much impact on your and my future.
!”
Jiang Wan remained silent.
Hong Chengchou's heart moved slightly, and he hurriedly continued: "If Mr. Jiang feels that this is not enough, among the troops who followed me to Guyuan, there are more than dozens of people who are grain merchants. Among the rebels, they chopped off the heads of these people.
You and I say these heads are the heads of escaped thieves, then they are the heads of escaped thieves, which is also a military achievement for Mr. Jiang!"
"Oh?" Jiang Wan raised her eyebrows: "You mean, you want to kill a good person and take credit for it?"
"How can we say that we are killing good people and taking credit for merit?" Hong Chengchou said seriously; "Our soldiers and horses have created such a big battle here, and the soldiers have also suffered some losses. There must be a convincing explanation. Just rely on misunderstandings.
This word cannot convince everyone. If it is said that it is for the sake of gaining credit and wiping out this group of thieves, then this statement will be much more credible!"
He smiled slightly confidently: "Striving for merit is very common in the military. Even if some people die, it is normal!"
"After all, he is a person with a Jinshi background!" Jiang Wan sighed, raised his head, and looked at him with some contempt: "It sounds like you have made arrangements for me clearly, and both sides of our matter are also aware of it.
Explain, we can even falsely claim some credit, but the unlucky ones who died in this matter are a bit too unfair!"
"Everyone will die!" Hong Chengchou said in a low voice: "Not to mention the world!"
"Then what?" Jiang Wan snorted.
"There is no more, this matter has been settled like this!" Hong Chengchou was stunned.
"No, no, there's more!" Jiang Wan smiled coldly and waved to him. Li Zicheng triumphantly threw a few bloody heads in front of Hong Chengchou: "As long as you get away, I'm afraid this won't be the case.
Let’s put it this way, probably in your heart, you think I won’t do anything to you, after all, you have already sent the news out! How could you die in the hands of your own people when you were responsible for supervising food and participating in politics? That is impossible
!”
Hong Chengchou's face suddenly turned pale. Among the heads on the ground, Hong Jiu's eyes widened and he was looking blankly at the sky, with a look of death.
"Hey!" Jiang Wan sighed, "Why are you doing so many things? If you kill my people, I will just kill you. You said it yourself, in this world, everyone will die, right?
?”
"No, no, no!" Hong Chengchou shouted loudly: "You can't kill me. I am an official of the imperial court. You are killing officials and rebelling. Jiang Wan, you are going to rebel!!"
Jiang Wan shook his head and his eyes turned cold: "Pull it down and chop it off!"