Haisheng Mingdi

Chapter 683
Chen Twelve returned to Zhumadian and reunited with Yuan Shigang, his wife who had been away for half a year. Seeing his wife's swollen belly about to give birth, he happily stepped forward and put his head on his belly to listen.

"Hey, this kid kicked me with such vigor, he must be a fat boy, and he is expected to be a general in the future." Chen Twelve laughed and said to his wife very happily.

Yuan Shi looked at her young and strong husband, who didn't look like a fifth-rank general at this time, "You have been in the capital for so long, and you haven't raised another housewife there?"

"How is it possible? We study and train in the martial arts hall every day, and we have never been out of the academy. And you don't know, although this Tokyo city is lively, everything is very expensive. Around the New Year, the capital is crowded everywhere. It was full of people. The restaurants, restaurants and teahouses looked like a money grab, but there were still no empty seats.

How many silver dollars does it cost for a table of better noodles? My God, the monthly salary of a soldier in our imperial camp is only so much. How can we spend that money. "

"A group of you officers are in Beijing, why didn't you go to drink flower wine and play tea together? I don't believe it."

Yuan's great-grandfather was Yuan Keli from Suiyang, Shangshu of the Ministry of War of the Ming Dynasty, and a big boss of Donglin.Her grandfather was also a celebrity and senior official, and her father is now participating in politics in a province.Although she was born as a concubine of a maidservant, she had a low status when she was a child, and later she was left in Henan after the war, but after all, she came from a famous family and she still has some knowledge.

Chen Twelve hurriedly took his wife's hand, and said with a flattering smile, "I've been there twice, one time, our Guo surname sat down to treat guests, and invited the other Guo surnames. We are in the Chinese army, can we not go? But We just waited on the saddle and the horse, went to greet the reception, they drank, smoked, ate snacks and chatted, although they also called a few famous prostitutes, in fact, they were just entertaining and did not drink flower wine."

"Later, our classmates yelled and went back. Out of face, we had to go. I was very honest and did nothing."

"I really can't go to the brothel Chu Pavilion. It costs at least ten silver dollars to go around casually, and it starts at five dollars to order a tune. Even if you want to stay overnight, you still have to spend ten dollars.

Years ago, a rich businessman redeemed a newly famous girl for 3000 silver dollars. "

Don't look at Chen Twelve coming back to his hometown in Yongcheng to return to his hometown. He feasted on the folks and friends. He specially prepared eight bowls to entertain the folks. It cost more than 100 silver dollars for a meal, but it was dozens of tables, and it was a rare one.

Chen Twelve, who was born in poverty, was usually very stingy. Even though he was now a fifth-rank military officer, he was still a confidant of the admiral's army. He earned a small hundred silver dollars a month, but he was never willing to spend a penny casually.

Yuan Shi looked at him carefully for a while, and found that her husband was still the same, so she was relieved.

"When it's time to socialize, you still have to socialize, and you can't just eat and drink, and you have to reciprocate courtesy in the future. Being an official is not like being a soldier. You have to maintain a good relationship, and you don't have to be afraid of spending money."

"Don't dare to give gifts indiscriminately."

"I didn't ask you to offer and accept bribes, but normal human relations are indispensable. This is etiquette. It's not surprising if you have too many etiquettes, but it's not okay if you are not polite. There is a lot of knowledge in it."

Husband and wife are very happy to meet again.

"I saw my father-in-law in Fengtian this time, and my father-in-law and my uncle even invited me to dinner. By the way, my father-in-law joined the government from Guangxi and stayed in Beijing to serve as Minister of the Taipusi. His father-in-law has a bright future in his official career. Guangxi has participated in politics for less than a year, and now he is staying in Beijing as a third-rank Taipu Siqing. It is estimated that within two years, he will be promoted to minister.

A servant is full, at least he will be sent to the governor of a province by then. "

At the end of last year, a large number of Beijing officials were devolved to temporary positions. For example, the famous four sons were all given important positions in the middle of the matter with the palm prints of the third rank and six subjects, and they were sent to Taiwan to be the fifth rank of the government minister.

There are also fourth-rank officials who are released as county magistrates.

Yuan Fucheng was in his thirties, and he was only a Bagong in the 17th year of Chongzhen. Bagong himself was selected by the local ministers to select outstanding grannies to enter the Imperial College. To put it bluntly, he was still a scholar.

However, Yuan Fucheng, as the eldest son of Yuan Keli, has a good family background. His father, Yuan Shu, was also the governor of Liaodong in the transfer department.Therefore, in the last years of Chongzhen, Yuan Fucheng also gave tribute to the county magistrate.

After Zhu Yihai supervised the country, Yuan Fucheng in eastern Zhejiang actively participated in the Anti-Qing Dynasty. He was first awarded the censor, and then the prefect of Nanning. He served as the prefect there for three years. Promoted to participate in politics.

In a blink of an eye, he was linked to Taipu Siqing again.

Others have to go down to exercise. Yuan Fucheng is also a temporary post, but he is assigned to the central government, and he is still a third rank. Although Taipusiqing is not an important position, he is a member of the central government after all.

With this transition of Taipu Siqing, it will be a matter of course whether it is promoted to be a minister or Dali Siqing next time, or even go down to be a chief minister.

When Yuan married Chen Twelve back then, it was also when the war was in turmoil, and she was separated from her family and lived in the countryside. It was not bad to meet Chen Twelve, an officer of the Red Spear Society.

You have to know how many daughters of famous families and great ladies have already been crushed into mud in the troubled times, and many of them have even been reduced to brothels.

She didn't even know her father was alive then.

It wasn't until after marriage that she found out that her father was still alive and an official in Lingnan, but Yuan Shi didn't regret it, and Chen Twelve also gave her solid support, otherwise, she would have starved to death.

"It's a good thing that father can recognize you." Yuan said with a smile.

She was very happy that her father returned to Beijing as a third-rank official, but even more happy that the husband chosen in the troubled times has now been promoted to the fifth rank step by step.

Although we are happy to get together, we haven't had time to eat yet.

A soldier comes over.

Zhu Zhongyi heard that he was back and asked him to return to the camp immediately to report.

"Master Guoxing is about to send troops to fight Yingzhou, and you are back just in time."

"Go." Yuan Shi was more considerate, "Go out and protect yourself." She said, she turned around and brought back a sachet with a safety talisman inside. "I begged for you, you take it well, the child and I will wait for you to come back."

Chen 12 was very reluctant to give up, but the military order was like a mountain, and in the end he had to say goodbye to his wife, and rushed to the military camp to report before he had time to eat.

"Yingzhou has been besieged for so long, and the final blow is about to be launched. Admirals Zheng and Liu have besieged the city for so long. They have dug several trenches, built many large camps, and erected several bastions. For the fort, the trenches are now dug directly under the city wall, and even several tunnels have been dug through.

The time is ripe, the two admirals Xu and Liu specially gave us a chance to share the merits of this new Henan trip, let us hurry over to share the pie, and we will win it when we go to Yingzhou at night. "

Under the city of Yingzhou, there were also soldiers from Guide Town, who also participated in the siege and fortification.

"Why are you in such a hurry all of a sudden?"

"It is said that the higher-ups got accurate information. The Tartars are in a hurry now. They are calling Wu Sangui from Guanzhong, Ba Siha from Hubei, and Wang Guangen from Xunyang to rescue Nanyang. The Tartars even sent the assistant prince Nikan to the Guanzhong See Wu Sangui, so maybe Wu Sangui will lead his troops out to fight Nanyang this time, we must take Yingzhou in advance, and we can't wait any longer." Zhu Zhongyi explained to him.

Originally Yingzhou was an important town, and Luck Dehun was also a famous clan king. There were many Eight Banners elites in the city, and their will to resist was fierce.

After the massacre of the Eight Banners in Jinan, Yanzhou and Dezhou, the Tartars are now very stubborn.

If you can't run away, then stick to it with a stubborn heart.

Emperor Zhu Yihai repeatedly emphasized that do not attack hard, but try to avoid casualties, even if the siege takes longer, it does not matter, first encircle the blockade, besiege the city for reinforcements, and besiege the defenders.

While besieging, you can dig trenches and cast cannons, and you can even train troops while farming, in short, take your time.

Especially after Shandong and Henan were recovered successively, the imperial court had no more worries, and the emperor was even more unwilling to suffer casualties in vain under the strong city of Yingzhou.

The men and horses of several towns have been besieged for more than a year, and the various ministries regard Yingzhou as a training ground, practicing digging trenches, practicing building forts, and even farming, casting cannons, and setting up camps. Anyway, it is a long-term siege and blockade.

Lu Kede counterattacked and tried to break through. The trenches, earthen walls, camps, and castles outside Yingzhou City are already very strong, and they will not get half of the benefits, especially in Yingzhou. Many arsenals were established, casting cannons, artillery vehicles, and even gunpowder and shells. From time to time, an offensive was launched, infantry coordinated drills, and various siege weapons were tested.

Bathha stationed in Wuchang and Shangshan stationed in Nanyang, the two Dorobelles also tried to rescue them, but they were attacked halfway and had to retreat in the end. If you say that the two are also descendants of the clan, they are quite brave. Bathha is the representative The son of Shan's eldest son, Shang Shan is the son of Shuerhaqi's son Fei Yangwu, who is also Jierhalang's nephew.

But even the assistant king, Luc Dehun, was trapped in Yingzhou. What's the use of their meager military strength?

Now the Tartars have sent Nikan to the south to supervise the battle, and they want to gather soldiers from Shaanxi and Hubei to fight again.

The emperor ordered Yingzhou to close the net in advance.

"After being surrounded for so long, the city is already hungry. We have almost dug the trenches and tunnels, and the cannons and gunpowder are in place. It is not difficult to break into the city when the horn of the general attack is sounded, but these trapped beasts want to fight in the streets. Desperately resisting, I'm afraid it will cause us a lot of trouble." Chen Twelve took three months of classes in the martial arts hall, and it was not for nothing, and now he has the pattern of a commander.

"Zheng Zunqian, Liu Mu, and Liu Guangshi are all admirals who commanded a town's imperial battalion. All of them have made great achievements in battle. They must know more about these than us. They will definitely surround each other and even release some rumors in advance to deliberately leak information. The news of Nikan and Wu Sangui coming,

There is a high probability that Luck Dehun and the others will leave behind the old and the weak to break through once the city is broken, so this battle is not only a siege battle, there will definitely be street fighting, but it is also a psychological battle and a pursuit battle.

No matter what, they had to take Yingzhou before Wu Sangui and the others left the customs, and they couldn't make troubles. "

"To win Yingzhou, we have to take advantage of the trend and march into Nanyang. If the Tartars want to fight, then we will use our strength to completely smash their illusions." Zhu Zhongyi now has a Henan camp with 5000 troops, complete with infantry, artillery and engineers. Especially the heavy artillery battalion and the two wild artillery battalions made him full of confidence, with the domineering aura to block and kill gods and Buddhas.

The Tartars in Yingzhou are no longer in his eyes.

He is now planning to get rid of the starving remnant soldiers in Yingzhou as soon as possible, and then several towns and imperial battalions will fight together to Nanyang. There will be a big battle in Nanyang, and then they will annihilate Wu Sangui, Nikan, Bathha, Wang Guangen, Shangshan and other traitors in one fell swoop. , Tartars, and then take advantage of the trend to recover Nanyang, Jingxiang, Yunyang, Wuchang, etc. This is a great contribution.

"Second brother Zhu from Yueyang is also coming, and Li Chixin, Gao Yigong and Yuan Zongdi are also expected to leave. This time is a big battle. Although our Henan Xinying is newly established, in terms of equipment and soldiers, it is still there. over them."

"Let's go, Admiral Zheng and the others specially reserved a seat for us, we can't put on airs."

(End of this chapter)