Laizhou Prefecture School, the highest institution of learning in Laizhou Prefecture, is now the temporary Denglai Governor's Yamen, and Sun Yuanhua is stationed here.
Sun Yuanhua was sitting in the signing room with a worried look on his face. The tea on the table was already cold.
After escaping from Dengzhou, Laizhou has become the most critical place under Sun Yuanhua's control. Can the rebellion be controlled within the scope of Dongsanfu to ensure that the rebels do not become another group of "rogue bandits" that cannot be contained? Finally, Sun Yuanhua's personal
Whether his future and even his life can be turned around depends on whether Laizhou City can be defended.
These days, Sun Yuanhua has been working hard every day to plan city defense matters. However, things are not easy to handle.
As the governor of Denglai, he was not a provincial civil affairs officer like the county magistrate or prime minister in the Qing Dynasty. He was more responsible for handling military affairs. Sun Yuanhua's own title was only the fourth rank, Qiandu Censor, and the governor's appointment title was "
He did not even have the title of Minister of War. Compared with Yuan Keli, who also served as the governor of Denglai and "approved the military affairs of the Eastern Expedition and was in charge of food and wages", he had much less power. If it was in the Qing Dynasty, it would be
A Dengzhou military commander with a high level of military preparedness has little say in interfering with local personnel and financial rights. It cannot be compared with Yu Dacheng, the governor of Shandong who has been dismissed by the court and questioned.
In terms of rank alone, Zhu Wannian, the prefect of Laizhou, is of the same fourth rank as him. If the prefect does not deal with him, he can completely ignore him or even ignore him.
Fortunately, Zhu Wannian had a good sense of the overall situation and was very capable of doing things. Ever since Sun Yuanhua entered Laizhou, everything has been guided by his leadership. The people in Hongxian County of Yexian County are all good in character and talent, and everyone worked together for a while, raising food and wages, practicing bravery in the city, and
The morale of the soldiers and the people was boosted.
However, the defense force in the city is still very weak. Including the original garrison, military households, the defeated troops who broke out from Denglai area, and the newly recruited Xiangyong, the entire Laizhou garrison only has 3,000 people.
There are very few professional soldiers among these people who can fight. Although there are some soldiers who can fight among the military households, most of them are vulnerable and not even fully equipped. They are pure scarecrow troops. The most important thing is that his men lack experience.
And generals who are good at fighting lead troops. Although guard officers like Bai Zhongren of Baihu are commendable for their loyalty and bravery, they have little experience in battle. Therefore, Sun Yuanhua has been arranging for new troops to enter the city to assist in the defense.
However, so far no troops have arrived to aid Laizhou. Although Huanglong has agreed to send troops, it is still unknown when they will arrive. Sun Yuanhua has been worried about it day and night. Bad news comes one after another. First, Huang County fell, and then news came from Jinan:
Yu Dacheng has been deposed and questioned. Xu Congzhi, the former Shandong Wude Bingdao, took over as governor of Shandong.
The latter news particularly made him uneasy: when it came to the seriousness of the problem, Yu Dacheng's crimes were far less than his own. Even he was deposed and held accountable, so his fate might not be much better than his.
Although Yu Dacheng was not considered his political ally, after the fall of Dengzhou, he was quite helpful and cooperated well with each other. Another Shandong governor might not be so easy to talk to.
Xu Congzhi is known to Sun Yuanhua, but his specific temperament and whether he can work together are all question marks. Moreover, once the imperial court decides to launch a campaign, Xu Congzhi, as the governor of Shandong, will inevitably go to Laizhou to direct the strategy. There will be a problem of cooperation between the two parties.
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Sun Yuanhua had been on the Liaodong front line for many years. He was well aware of the importance of his colleagues: countless officials and generals of the Ming Dynasty were tricked to death by their colleagues.
It's a pity that he has lost all his staff in Laizhou. Even the master of Bingbi was found by Yu Dacheng for him. Now he wants to find someone to discuss countermeasures, but there is no one around him.
Firstly, it was too late to recruit staff. Secondly, his own safety and future were uncertain, and no one would be willing to be his staff.
As for the officials in the city and the Jin gentry scribes who participated in the defense of the city, they were only concerned about how to defend Laizhou and did not care about the future of Governor Sun.
Even if he has all kinds of anxieties, he can only hide them in his heart - Sun Yuanhua has become more and more religious in this situation of internal and external difficulties. Since God rescued him from the abyss of eternal destruction by the hands of the Australians, Laizhou City and its own
I can probably survive the crisis safely.
Although he was somewhat wary of Mr. Lu and others, after much thought, the only ones who could help him now were them. Thinking of this, he braced himself up and prepared to write a letter to Mr. Lu, asking him to make a special trip or send someone
Go to Laizhou to interview important matters.
One of the team of servants sent by Lu Wenyuan to him had a pigeon cage specially, and even a special person was assigned to write letters: Mr. Lu asked Cheng Lingsu to continue to serve him, and if he wanted to write letters, he asked Cheng Lingsu to ghostwrite them. Originally, it was a matter of confidentiality.
Sun Yuanhua would not put pen to paper on things by himself - once he gets lost, it will be a great disaster.
Every time Cheng Lingsu contacted Qimu Island, he used a kind of potion, and after writing, there was a blank sheet of paper - this was not uncommon. Sun Yuanhua knew about the alum book, but even when he saw Cheng Lingsu writing, he couldn't read it.
Understand: what she wrote was not words, but symbols.
Just as he was about to call Cheng Lingsu to write as his ghostwriter, Sun Yuan came in and reported: "There are people from Lujiazhai village in Pinglidian who have come to guard Yufucheng..."
Sun Yuanhua waved his hand: "Let them go to Zhufutai first: tell them that they don't have to worry about food and salary, and I will go to review them tomorrow." Laizhou Prefecture has been recruiting local braves from all over the country recently, and local braves have arrived from everywhere. He does not think that
meaning.
"Replying to your lord, the leader of Xiangyong said that he was entrusted by Mr. Lu of Qimu Island and brought a letter to him..."
Sun Yuanhua perked up and said quickly: "Please come quickly!"
The visitor is a young man in his thirties, wearing a cotton-padded uniform hat and cotton robe. His tall and strong body, the sideburns vaguely exposed under the hat, and the wind-stirring hair as he walks.
After seeing the pattern, Sun Yuanhua immediately came to the conclusion: This is a thief!
However, when the other party opened his mouth, he spoke in Laizhou dialect: "Lu Zeyang, deputy general manager of Lujiazhaixiangyong, Caominpinglidian, pays homage to your lord!" He bowed deeply as he spoke.
Just by doing this, Sun Yuanhua knew that the other party must be a thief.
It's just that Lujiazhai in Pingdian is a relatively large village in the local area. Although the Lu family is not a gentry in the local area, it is a local indigenous family. It has lived here for nearly a thousand years, and there are famous figures in every dynasty. Especially in
In the Song Dynasty, there were prime ministers such as Lu Mengzheng and Lu Yijian, so they were very powerful in the local area.
How did this person assume the name of Lujiazhai? And this name made him suspicious: Lu Yang didn't look like this: he was obviously a young man with good features.
"A strong man is exempt from courtesy." Sun Yuanhua raised his hand, "Your surname is Lu... hmm? Lu Yang?"
"The villain is Lu Zeyang, not Lu Yang." The visitor said loudly, "The common people are the natives of Laizhou!"
After the quarrel for a long time, Sun Yuanhua wondered how many Kun thieves there were here? This Lu Zeyang spoke Laizhou dialect and claimed to be from Lujiazhai in Pinglitian. He had probably been lurking here for many days.
He didn't expect that this thief had quietly set up such a situation under his nose! Thinking of this, he couldn't help but be secretly frightened.
But the other party came with courage, which shows that the owner of Luzhuang is very dedicated to the safety of Laizhou. He nodded and said with a smile: "The strong man is indeed a daughter of a famous family. I wonder how many people have been brought this time?"
"One hundred strong village warriors."
Sun Yuanhua was slightly disappointed: What can a hundred people do? However, the opponent has strong troops and horses on Qimu Island. These one hundred people are naturally elites, and having a hundred elites in the defense will not be without some help.
Probably aware of the other party's thoughts, Lu Zeyang added: "The villain has brought these 100 warriors with guns, adults can rest assured!"
Sun Yuanhua had seen the cannons of the ships on Qimu Island, and after the Battle of Chengmai, he had obtained the firearm patterns of the Kun thieves. He also learned that the firearms of the Kun thieves were extremely sharp, especially their bird muskets, which were far superior to those of the Ming Dynasty.
Bird guns are a hundred times more valuable. I heard that there are bird guns, which gives me some peace of mind.
Lu Zeyang then submitted a letter to Sun Yuanhua. When he opened the letter, it contained some ordinary words. He was startled and immediately understood. The person in charge called Cheng Lingsu over and asked her to translate the letter first.
The beginning of the letter was nothing special: first, it told him that Lu Zeyang was sent to jointly defend Laizhou this time, and Qimu Island would definitely try its best to ensure the safety of Laizhou; Sun Yuanhua's eyelids jumped when he saw the following: The letter said that they had been eliminated a few days ago.
They captured a band of rebels who "robbered" in Huang County and killed more than a dozen rebels under Mao Chenglu. Another 2,000 rebels were killed. The heads of the main generals were captured, and the documents, seals, and flags seized were sent to Lu Zeyang.
Transport it to Laizhou together and ask him to make good use of it.
Sun Yuanhua couldn't believe his eyes. He couldn't help but look at it carefully from top to bottom again. After confirming that it was correct, he suppressed his emotions and asked: "Is this really true?!"
"It's absolutely true." Lu Zeyang nodded, "Everything mentioned in the letter was in my car..." He was afraid that the other party would not believe it, so he added: "General Mao must have seen it..."
"I believe it!" Sun Yuanhua could no longer restrain his excitement. He stood up and walked back and forth for several steps: This victory came at the right time! The Denglai area is currently in a state of gloom. A beautiful victory can not only boost morale, but also make people more happy.
Your chances of getting away with it in court are also greatly increased.
The owner of Luzhuang was not only capable, but also extremely loyal. Sun Yuanhua couldn't help but have a great impression of Kun Thief. He also had a good impression of the fake Tuanzong Lu.
He whispered: "Thank you for your kindness. Your benefits will be unforgettable by Mr. Sun!"
Lu Zeyang nodded: "Master Sun, you are serious. I hope you will be promoted step by step and live a long life!"
Sun Yuanhua smiled slightly and said loudly: "Master Lu, where do you plan to station your troops? What are your requirements? As long as the students can do it, they will do their best."
Lu Zeyang thought that what Lu Wenyuan said was indeed true. These heads were indeed what Sun Yuanhua needed most. He proposed to station them there.
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