Chapter 30 There is no wind or rain
Zhang Ergou quietly stuck his head out, looked around, and then quickly retracted his head.
Yang Ping, who was leaning against the pit, said, "What did you see?"
Zhang Ergou said, "I didn't see anything."
Yang Ping sighed. He said in a tone: "We are almost arriving in Changsha. If we still can't catch a sufficient number of bandits, the captain will not let us go."
Zhang Ergou said helplessly: "Otherwise, let's go in Changsha City?"
Yang Ping glanced at Zhang Ergou and said, "That's nonsense. If we could enter Changsha City, the general would have already entered. It's not our turn. Let's go back."
p>Zhang Ergou whistled, and seven or eight Lantian soldiers in black stood up in the field. Following Yang Ping's instructions, they held their own muskets and ignored the panicked crowd outside Changsha City. Walk back.
"Boss, what do you think the general wants to do with so many prisoners?"
"Farm the land, work, and renovate Wuchang City."
"You He said, "Why are the people here so afraid of us? We obviously treat the people better than Yang Wenxiu."
"The main reason is that our county magistrate has a bad reputation, and the people are frightened."
“Nonsense, the county magistrate is such a good person.”
“We know, do you expect these people to know? When the magistrate sent people to kill Zuo Liangyu’s daughter in Wuchang City, Everyone in the city knows it, and this leaves the people with the idea that the county magistrate prefers to kill people."
"How to kill?"
"Secret spy. The eleven secret spies of the Division killed many people in the long street, and it is said that many people were accidentally injured."
"Oh, they should be killed!"
A group of people were walking and chatting, waiting for them to walk out. After Yang Wenxiu came into sight, they returned to the formation from the skirmish line and walked in the direction of the setting sun.
As soon as I returned to the military camp, I found that today’s military camp was very different from usual. Even the brothers at the various sentries passing by stood up straight and stared straight ahead at the group of them returning to camp. Turn a blind eye.
The mess in the military camp was completely invisible, and not a single blade of grass could be seen on the muddy ground.
Captain Baihu, who usually likes to lie on a recliner and sleep, was standing at the door of a house in neat military uniform. In front of the captain was Colonel Qianfu, who looked just like his own captain.
There are some strange guys in the military camp. These people are also wearing black clothes, but they only have a brass plate on their chest without any markings.
When an older man in black saw that the group of them had returned to the camp with weapons, he stepped forward and scanned Yang Ping and the others with the same eyes as those of spies.
After confirming that they were one of their own, he pointed arrogantly to the left, indicating that they should go that way and were not allowed to move forward.
Yang Ping, Zhang Ergou and others were angered by the rude appearance of this unmarked man in black.
"You areWhere are the auxiliaries? "
Seeing that Yang Ping was angry, the elderly man in black showed a smile, dusted his breastplate with his fingers and said: "Yunda, the auxiliary soldier of Yushan City, has seen the team. just. "
"You didn't salute! "Lei Heng's army has always attached great importance to etiquette. Auxiliary soldiers still need to stand at attention and salute when they see regular soldiers. No matter who the person in front of him is, Yang Ping feels that there is nothing wrong if he sticks to the rules.
Yun laughed and said : "Don't look for trouble and return to camp from the left. Seeing that you have been busy outside for a day, go back to rest and eat. "
Yang Ping wanted to continue questioning, but Zhang Ergou pulled his sleeves from behind. Following Zhang Ergou's gaze, he found that his captain was glaring at them.
Yang Ping suddenly remembered some legends in the army. His heart trembled and he prepared to take his men back to the barracks in a detour without saying anything.
"Back? ”
A calm voice came from the door.
Yang Ping followed the sound and saw a young man in black military uniform walking towards the group of them. The person following this young man was clearly General Lei Heng.
"Reporting to Shangguan, the 7th Squadron of the 6th Battalion is returning to camp in Yangping. "
Yun Zhao looked at the ten soldiers covered in mud and water. He didn't see any trophies they brought back, so he smiled and said, "What, no harvest?" "
Yang Ping said loudly: "Reporting to Shangguan, there are people outside the city and no bandits are found.
After hearing what Yang Ping said, Yun Zhao looked back at Lei Heng and said, "Not bad, at least I haven't developed the bad habit of killing good people and taking credit for them." "
Lei Heng said with a smile: "Why is this not popular in the army? "
After finishing speaking, he said to Yang Ping: "Go back to camp. "
After Yang Ping and others solemnly saluted, they ran back to the camp from the left.
Yun Zhao walked two steps in the camp with his hands behind his back and said to Lei Heng: "Said we won Just Wuchang, why did you end up in Changsha?
There are seven hundred miles between them.
Lei Heng said with a smile: "The county magistrate doesn't know. After we stationed in Wuchang, the enemy troops in Yueyang also retreated. Wang He occupied Yueyang with some of his buddies. Since they are all his own people, , Naturally, Yue Yang must be included in the army's guard circle.
There are only three hundred miles left from Yueyang to Changsha. Our sentinels have arrived to monitor the enemy forces in Changsha. Now, isn’t the advance camp just thirty miles away from Changsha?
Yun Zhao sighed and said: "Zhang Bingzhong's adopted son Yang Wenxiu didn't cause you any trouble?" Or are you deliberately looking for trouble for Yang Wenxiu? "
Lei Heng said: "The army is spending a lot of money outside. If we don't advance even an inch, we will fail the trust of the county magistrate.
Yun Zhao smiled and said: "Forget it, if a soldier has no enterprising spirit, he cannot be considered a good soldier. However, you must be prepared to be complained by Zhang Guozhu and Han Lingshan."
The land has been taken over, but if governance cannot keep up, this will also be a big trouble., what’s the difference between taking it off and not taking it off?
According to our plan, you must wait for Zhang Bingzhong to take over Jiangxi before you can march south of the Great Lakes. "
Lei Heng said with a smile: "If we don't force Zhang Bingzhong from behind, these bandits will not be willing to work hard to attack Jiangxi. "
Yun Zhao saw that Lei Heng was a bit rogue, so he smiled and said: "Okay, follow me back to Yueyang. Don't put too much pressure on Zhang Bingzhong. You have to be considerate of others, the officers and soldiers of Jiangxi, and the gentry. This time he is gritting his teeth and resisting.
For a while, Zhang Bingzhong still couldn't capture Jiangxi. "
Lei Heng gritted his teeth and said: "The general thinks that we should take over Hunan and Jiangxi as soon as possible and try to open up the connection with Fujian. In this way, the enclave of Chaozhou can survive.
I heard that Shi Lang and Zhuque are not having an easy time in Chaozhou now, and the southwest maritime merchants have formed an alliance to deal with them together.
Yun Zhao rolled his eyes at Lei Heng and said: "Shi Lang, I know the situation of Zhuque and the others better than you. You have never thought about it. Once we penetrate this passage as you said, Emperor Chongzhen We will lose more than half of our country, and places like the southwest will become unclaimed lands before our forces are fully stationed.
At that time, there will be grass-head kings everywhere again, and the Jiaozhi people in the Annan Dutong Envoy Department have now broken away from the rule of our Ming Dynasty. Once the southwest loses contact with the Ming Dynasty, the Annan area will be in chaos.
Nowadays, the guards at Zhennanguan are quite diligent and conscientious in defending the country. Qian Shaoshao’s envoy has already gone to Zhennanguan. Most of the guards there are former members of the Qi family army, hoping to persuade them.
So, organization is very important, don’t worry, there will be times when you will attack like a spark. "
When Lei Heng saw that Yun Zhao only criticized him for moving forward, but did not say anything about him making the front thicker, he started to care about it. Since he couldn't lengthen the front , then just enlarge it.
After dealing with bandits for so long, Lei Heng has clearly seen the nature of these bandits, which are fierce in appearance and soft in heart.
It is not just the thieves who are fierce in appearance but soft in heart. Even the officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty are like this.
Since leaving Guanzhong, the entire army of nearly 80,000 people has not even fought a decent battle. This is the most depressing thing for Lei Heng.
Lei Heng hated being invincible in the world, but Hong Chengchou was struggling to hold on.
Seeing the Jiannu infantry rushing up like a tide, and retreating like a tide, every time. During the battle, there were many corpses left behind the city, which made Hong Chengchou's eyes red.
Because the soldiers killed on both sides were Han Chinese.
The artillery fire continued sporadically. A sound will leave a bloody gap in the retreating enemy group.
"Commander Commander, Kong Youde's men retreated, and Wu Sangui's cavalry chased them out. "
Yang Guozhu, the commander-in-chief of the Xuanfu, hurriedly came to report.
"Wu Sangui's soldiers and horses cannot leave the city for a hundred feet., has this been explained? "
Hong Chengchou sat up straight, dusted off the dust on his body and said calmly.
Yang Guozhu nodded and said: "General Wu should understand this. "
Hong Chengchou smiled and said: "If we can make the slaves bleed dry in this Songshan Fort, all our previous efforts will be worth it. "
Yang Guozhu said: "Kong Youde, this dog thief, is determined to work for the Jiannu. He attacked the city six times in succession and refused to retreat. He was not seen when he fought against the Jiannu under Mao Wenlong. He works so hard.
Hong Chengchou sneered and said: "It's just bones in the grave." "
The sound of artillery stopped, and Wu Sangui's cavalry had appeared under the city. After chasing the enemy for a while, they saw the Jianzhou cavalry approaching slowly. After hearing a gong, they withdrew their troops and returned to the city.
At this time, the sky was getting dark. Hong Chengchou looked at the dark clouds on the horizon and said to Yang Guozhu: "There may be heavy rain tonight, which is not good for artillery and cannons. We need to beware of sneak attacks by Jiannu. "
Yang Guozhu said: "The general will understand that he will not let Jiannu succeed. ”
Wu Sangui’s cavalry returned to camp, and the Jiannu cavalry on the opposite side slowly retreated. You can faintly hear the orders from the opposite side. It seems that today’s battle should have come to an end.
Back in the commander's tent, Hong Chengchou took a shower, and his old servant Hong Fu came over and said, "Ms. sir, someone is here from Lantian.
Hong Chengchou sat in front of the table, picked up his rice bowl and said, "Who is here?" "
Hong Fu said: "Chen Dong, the leader of the Liaodong Secret Service.
Hong Chengchou frowned and said, "Why is he here?" Yun Zhao said that he would not easily use people from the Secret Service to contact me.
Hong Fu smiled and said: "It won't hurt to listen to what the county magistrate has to say." "
Hong Chengchou nodded, and Hong Fu walked out. Not long after, a young man with a smile walked in. He first clasped his fists and saluted, and then said quickly: "The county magistrate wants to say hello to the commander-in-chief.
Hong Chengchou put down the bowls and chopsticks in his hands and said, "What does the county magistrate want me to do?"
Chen Dong said with a smile: "The county official said that how to fight is the commander's business, and he will not interfere. However, two hundred men in black from the Secret Intelligence Department have entered Liaodong. This force It is completely at the command of the commander-in-chief.
The humble job is here to deliver the token. "
After finishing speaking, he took out the ring jade pendant from his arms and handed it to Hong Chengchou, and whispered: "The green dragon ascends to the sky, which is the final incision.
Hong Chengchou played with the jade pendant in his hand, looked at Chen Dong and said: "It seems that the county official thinks that I will lose the next battle." "
Chen Dong smiled and said: "The county official has no intention of doing this. This is just a precaution." "
Hong Chengchou nodded, put the jade pendant into his arms, sat down to eat again, but said nothing.