On July 9th, on the roadside of Shiliyi Station west of Qianshan County, both sides of the road were covered with shabby shacks. People in ragged clothes were walking around in a mess. In a house with a brick wall on the north side, two people were silent.
Sitting side by side. On the left is the new pier leader Tan Erlin, and on the right is the new instructor Wu Dachai. Neither of them wants to talk. Tan Leizi's chair only has an armrest on one side.
He kept beating with his hands, while Wu Tat Choi had no seat at all, so he sat on a broken bed. He leaned his crutches on the edge of the bed and lay down on his side. Tan Laizi did not look at the movement when he heard the movement, but raised his head to look at it.
I took a look at the pier chief's office. This room used to be part of the courtyard of a landlord's house. Only the four brick walls are still there, but the roof is gone. A few raincloths were used to build it.
Qianshan was invaded two years ago, and has been harassed by scattered bandits ever since. Except for Tianning Village opposite the county seat, which is still somewhat popular, the population along the Yi Road has basically been lost, and the infrastructure has not been repaired. This is already a nearby area.
best condition
"I'm talking about Wu Xundao. I know that you used to be a boss, and you took a taxi to make meritorious service. Now you feel aggrieved. In fact, Mr. Tan, I am not the same." Tan Leizi stood up and said, "You take a taxi."
When we were in Mahe, I was guarding Erlang Town. Not only did I have to guard Erlang Town, but I also had to take care of five or six hundred prisoners. Those prisoners were all very fierce. Mr. Tan, I held a knife in both hands, cutting down the bandits and the wife at the same time.
...Prisoner, you who once thought about the world
The gangsters have all come, and there is a cloud of darkness, which is more than the rice in the trillion-dollar warehouse. Master Tan, I retreated while fighting, and led the gangsters into the river and drowned." At this point.
, Tan Laizi turned his head and looked at it. Wu Dacai still had no reaction at all. He coughed and said, "In the end, some people insisted that I was running away and arranged to come to this hidden mountain fort. Do you think I am willing? But no matter how unwilling I am,
Well
, I still have to get down to business. It’s almost dark now, and I haven’t made any arrangements for dinner yet.” Just as he said this, the curtain suddenly opened, and an old man walked in cautiously, and after seeing the two of them, he
With a sound, he knelt on the ground. Tan Laizi was startled. He leaned to the armrest of the chair and looked at the old man in front of him in surprise.
.
"Two officers, I am the third general under the fort. I have prepared dinner for you two adults. I wonder where you have your meals?"
Tan Laizi didn't get used to being called an adult for a moment. He looked at Wu Dacai for a moment, then turned to the general manager and said, "Well, what do you call me?"
"The villain is called Jiang Guan. He was kidnapped by bandits in Macheng. Fortunately, the officers rescued him in Susong. The former soldier asked me to temporarily take charge of the affairs of the fort. Now there are nine hundred and three in the fort..."
"Let's talk about this later. I am the new Chief Tan Bao. Please tell me first what kind of dishes are prepared for dinner."
"There is one hare enshrined by the Three Banners, four duck eggs enshrined by the Five Banners, three fresh fish enshrined by the Nine Banners, and a pound of white rice..." Tan Laizi sat up slowly, his Adam's apple sliding up and down, and waited until Jiang Guan finished speaking.
, Tan Leizi stretched out his hand and said, "Old Jiang, you are still capable of doing things. You manage the affairs of the fort really well. From now on, you will be the deputy fort commander first."
Eat, eat now, eat outside."
Jiang Guan kowtowed repeatedly, "Thank you for your promotion, what about this official?"
"This is Director Wu Xun." Seeing that Wu Dacai was still lying down, Tan Leizi waved his hand and said, "You bring it in for Director Wu Xun to eat." After saying that, Tan Leizi hurriedly went out, and sure enough, a table had been set up, and there were
There were several bowls and basins of different sizes, which indeed contained the meals I just mentioned. There were more than a dozen people around, all nodding to him to please him.
He immediately sat down and a pair of chopsticks were handed over to him, and then someone served him rice. Tan Laizi took it and devoured it. Although the taste was not very good, fortunately it was all meat. "Master Tan, use it slowly.
The villain reported to the adults the situation in the fort. When they came here in the fourth month of leap month, there were a total of one thousand and thirty-three people. During the month, fifty-three died of illness, twenty-nine died in fights, and twenty escaped without a trace.
Total remaining nine hundred and thirty
Take a sip, the roster is here."
Tan Laizi casually flipped through the roster, took another mouthful of rice in his mouth, and said while eating, "Put it down and take a look, twenty-nine people died in a fight, how did the fight come about?"
"My lord, twenty-six of the natives died in the struggle. The other three were beaten to death in the fort while fighting for food. They also had insufficient food when they first arrived."
Tan Laizi said, "Why did we kill so many people? What kind of errands were sent from above?" "At first, they said they would open up the fields for farming. Recently, they sent people to build fort walls and repair roads. The rest were sent by the soldiers.
I'm here to deliver hay to the soldiers in Tianning Village. On weekdays, there are soldiers on horseback who want to go into the mountains. Rice and beans must be prepared at all times for the horses.
Clean water must be placed on the roadside. Firewood and fodder will be delivered to Tianning Village tomorrow, and ten days of grain will be transported back. Yesterday, someone came to the household and said that 200 people will be sent to Tianning Village to build walls next month, and they will also build a wall in the fort.
Zhongjian Station."
Jiang Guan paused and continued, "The most important problem in the fort is the lack of food. Building walls, building roads, and collecting fodder for drying are all manual labor. Among those who died of illness, many were sick from exhaustion and hunger..."
Before Tan Laizi could nod, someone ran in from outside and shouted, "Mr. Jiang Qi, Nine Flags ran away seven more times. Mr. Hao led people to chase him. He said he went into the mountains and was afraid he wouldn't be able to find them. He asked Mr. Jiang Qi for something.
Don’t bring more people to chase.”
Everyone present turned their attention to Tan Leizi. Tan Leizi was stunned for a moment and pointed to the room, "It is the job of the training director to chase the murderer and arrest the fugitive. You go ask Wu Xunzhi."
Jiang Guan was a little afraid of the silent Shangguan. He hesitated and didn't dare to go in. At this moment, a hand stretched out from the door curtain. Wu Dacai walked out of the door curtain on crutches. He stopped in front of the door and slowly scanned around it.
Everyone said, "Why are you chasing us back? I caught you all in the Chema River. You were captured with tens of thousands of people. You were taken away from the workshop where you could do the craftsmanship. You were taken away from the banker's house where you could read and arithmetic. You were taken away to raise horses."
The cavalry division was elected away, and even the one who committed murder and set fire was elected away by the Cao Gang."
Everyone present looked at him blankly. Wu Tachai paused for a long time and suddenly said angrily, "You are all useless people. These are the people here that the garrison does not want! If you die, you will die. If you escape, you will escape.
Why are you chasing me back?"
He finished speaking angrily, turned around, opened the door curtain and disappeared into the room.
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On the city wall of Pukou County, Pang Yu was walking slowly on the top of the wall, followed by Wang Zenglu and the guards. The soldiers on both sides moved out of the way. After Zhang Guowei sent the order, Pang Yu mobilized two divisions to garrison in Puliu, so that he could rush
In front of the rogue bandits. Pang Yu first went to check the Marine Division stationed in Liuhe yesterday. Compared with Jiangpu, Liuhe has no city walls, only trenches, and the defense is heavy.
The force was heavier, and when mobilized, it was equipped with two more small cannons from the Guards Division. Pang Yu walked around the city and looked around. There were piles of stones on one side of the wall stacks, and straw plants were arranged on the side of the female wall. Pang Yu chose
We went into a grass factory, where there were gray bottles, oil bottles, grass bundles, big sticks and other equipment. On the ground
There is a ball of rags, I don't know whose it belongs to.
Wang Zenglu picked up two of the gray bottles and tested the weight, then nodded to Pang Yu, indicating that the weight was enough. Pang Yu walked out of the grass factory and came to the wall. He held his hands and looked out of the city, from the county seat to the river.
There are ruins everywhere on the vast plains. The once prosperous place with transportation from north to south is now almost desolate, with the occasional one or two.
Wild dogs flashed among the weeds. Jiangpu was besieged for the first time two years ago and already had rich experience in defending the city. Pang Yu was not worried about the city defense itself, but compared to the first time he came, the county was obviously depressed. Jiangpu
It is a commercial town in Jiangbei, with the advantage of transportation from north to south. The frequent activities of rogue bandits in Jiangbei have caused heavy damage to production, demand and logistics in various places, causing commercial towns like Jiangpu to decline rapidly. The current population is at least
has been reduced
30%, most of the stores in the city were closed. This time the bandits came out from Lu'an Prefecture and divided into three groups to attack eastward. The group in the north was Hun Shiwan and Ziweixing. These two camp heads did not participate in the battle of Chema River, so their strength was relatively preserved.
Complete, currently moving towards Fengyang, in the middle
The known route includes Fatty Zhang, Guo Tianxing and other battalions, currently between Luzhou and Dingyuan. The third route is Lao Huihui, Ba Dawang and other battalions. They conquered Chaoxian and Hezhou for the second time and are heading towards
Pu Liu came. Although Pang Yu had just won a great victory on the Chema River, facing dozens of battalions of rogue bandits spreading thousands of miles, he also felt a sense of powerlessness. The terror of rogue bandits was not on the battlefield, but outside the battlefield.
The range of movement is so wide that even if Pang Yukuo
When the army reaches 10,000 people, there is no way to pursue them everywhere. They can only maneuver in areas along the river and rely on water transportation to provide logistics. Once they go north and enter the depths of the land, logistics alone can overwhelm the army.
"Sir, Jiang Ruo comes to ask for an audience."
Pang Yu turned around and saw the lean Jiang Ruolai waiting on the west side of the wall. He smiled and waved to Jiang Ruolai.
Jiang Ruolai came over and knelt down to greet him and said, "I've seen Panda."
"General Jiang, please get up." Pang Yu stretched out his hand to support him and looked at it for a moment. "The general returned to Jiangpu and reorganized his army before resting to prepare for war. This shows that he is dedicated to the country, but he must also pay more attention to adjusting his breath. The rogue bandits will not come from the east for a day or two.
The fight can be completed."
"Zhang Junmen has been entrusted with such an important task, and a little hard work is not worth mentioning." Jiang Ruolai said respectfully, "The reason why this injustice is finally overturned is because of the huge manpower. The great benefactor will keep it in mind."
"General Jiang is a rare and powerful general. I cherish talents for the country. What I told Zhang Junmen was also the reality of the battlefield that day." Before Jiang Ruolai could say anything, Pang Yu waved his hand and said, "General Jiang managed the Jiangpu city defense very well.
Such solidity shows that my recommendation is not bad. Whether it is Zhang Junmen or Premier Xiong, as long as I can speak, I will definitely give it a try.
Highly recommended.”
"The kindness of an adult will never be forgotten by a villain." Pang Yu smiled. This Jiang Ruolai disappeared from Fengjiapu and then appeared in Anqing Fucheng with only a few servants around him. According to subsequent analysis of news from various places, Jiang Ruolai should have been on the defensive line that night.
After the collapse, he put on makeup and ran away. But
In the previous battle at Fengjiapu, this man was regarded as a brave man.
But Pi Yingju and Shi Kefa didn't believe it. They detained him in Anqing for investigation. Pang Yu could naturally understand the difficulties of these civil servants. If Jiang Ruolai had defected to the enemy or fled directly, letting him go would not only be a matter of unknown persons.
This time the rogue bandits came east, Cheng Long and King Chen Yu were injured and Zhang Guowei had no available troops. Pang Yu took the opportunity to recommend Jiang Ruolai and asked him to lead the remnants of the suppression force back to defend Jiangpu County, thus exposing Fengjia Pu's absconding.
"General Jiang does not need to take these trivial matters to heart. In the future, my garrison will be stationed in Anqing, and the general will be stationed in Jiangpu. The two places must coordinate with each other and communicate with each other on the river. There is still a long-term relationship to be established."
Jiang Ruolai said simply, "My lord, I will never refuse when I am given an order."
Jiangpu is another point for subordinates. With Jiang Ruolai's support, it will be easy for the Cao Gang to gain a foothold here.
After encouraging Jiang Ruolai a few more words, Pang Yu left the city wall and asked Wang Zenglu when he arrived at the city gate, "With Jiang Ruolai guarding Jiangpu, I am not worried about the county town, but if you look at the whole Jiangbei, what do you think the situation will be like this time?" "Xiao Ruolai."
People think it is still worrying." Wang Zenglu looked around and then said in a low voice, "There is Zhongdu and the mausoleum in the direction of the rogue bandits on the North Road, so there is no room for failure. Master Zhu Du will definitely use most of his troops to defend this road, so it is determined.
There are no elite soldiers as far away as Yangzhou
It can be said that the two groups of bandits are unchecked and it will definitely be another hard fight. My subordinates thought that Hung Shiwan and Ziweixing would probably make a false shot and finally went to Henan, where Master Zhu Du could not hit anyone." Pang Yudian said.
Nodding, "If you lose Fengyang, you will lose your head. Fengyang has no city walls. Strong soldiers and generals have to go back to protect Fengyang first. Even if the governor knew that Ziweixing was a feint, he had to protect Fengyang first."
Yang can protect your head.
The roving bandits only need to make a gesture of going to Fengyang, and Master Zhu Du can only abandon the other areas, and the other two routes can easily go to Yangzhou. Therefore, the roving bandits are not stupid at all, but the ones who survive are all thieves.
"
"If the bandits are going to Yangzhou, then when Jiangpu is defending the city, will my subordinates just defend the city wall, or will they attack the bandits?"
Pang Yu thought about it and said, "Jiangbei is one. We are fighting for the country. We cannot use the land as a prison. To meet the vanguard of the rogue bandits, we must let the rogue bandits know that our Anqing garrison camp is stationed here." Wang Zenglu did not say much and accepted the order and left.
At the camp in the city, Pang Yu called Guo Fengyou behind him, "Go across the river and tell Ruan Dacheng that I will accept Zhu Junmen's proposal. The garrison camp will help defend Yangzhou. If Zhu Du
I will lead the army to encircle and suppress the enemy, and I will definitely send troops to respond."
Guo Fengyou responded in a low voice and handed over another rolled-up letter, "He Xianya sent an urgent letter to Nanjing, saying that Premier Xiong is about to leave, and his station will be in... Anqing." (Note 1) "What?
Stay in Anqing!" Pang Yu took the letter. He never expected that Xiong Wencan would choose Anqing as his residence. Anqing was not even among the four squares of the ten-sided net, and was only classified as one of the six corners. If Xiong Wencan stayed in Anqing,
here
, Pang Yu is equivalent to having another direct supervisory official besides Shi Kefa, and I don’t know whether it is good or bad. Pang Yu quickly browsed the letter, and He Xianya briefly explained the process. He had already visited the Governor’s Yamen. In addition to being stationed in Anqing, Pang Yu
Yu soon discovered the news that shocked him even more. Xiong Wencan left earlier than originally planned.
Because it turned out that a new group of red barbarians had appeared in Guangzhou and were in conflict with the officers and soldiers, Xiong Wencan was worried about unnecessary complications, so he set off early.
Pang Yu slowly opened his mouth, and after a long while he murmured, "Xinyi is called England, and has captured Humen Fort, Humen Fort... Did I remember the wrong time?" (Note 2)
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Note 1: Xiong Wencan was appointed Prime Minister of five provinces, and his first station was Anqing. Note 2: The war between the Ming Dynasty and the British Empire in 1637 was actually a small armed conflict. The British side was the Guttin Union, and Charles I invested 10,000 pounds in it.
A total of six ships went to China. On August 12, 1637, there was an exchange of fire, and the British ship captured the Humen Ya Niang Shoe Fort.