Haisheng Mingdi

Chapter 83
"Junmen, Zhujiazhuang is ahead!"

A scout came on horseback and reported to Li Yuchun.

Li Yuchun, who was riding on a fancy horse, looked into the distance, a village appeared in front of him, and he could see a manor with a large wall next to the Xingluo village house.

Such a large landlord's compound looks like a fat sheep at first glance.

He robbed a lot of fat sheep along the way, knowing how rich these old landlords are.

"Then what is the origin of Zhujiazhuang, what kind of roots does it have?"

For the Duoshi clan in the south of the Yangtze River, there may be a landlord compound that is Shangshudi or Jinshifang. Not only did their ancestors have ministers of Shangshu, but there may also be some people who are officials in the court now.

Li Yuchun didn't want to offend someone for nothing. Although generals have soldiers, horses, swords and guns in troubled times, they can be more domineering, but there is no need to make enemies everywhere.

"Back to Commander, if you find out clearly, you will be able to move."

"It's just a big move, Zhu Jiazhuang sees my king's army coming, can I ask you to be filial?"

"Marshal, the gate of Zhujiazhuang is closed, and there are family members guarding the wall with bows. I waited until I shouted at the gate, but I ignored it."

"Damn it, you're so cowardly, give me an order to take down this Zhujiazhuang."

"Subordinates have orders!"

The scouts went on horseback, Li Yuchun ordered the march to stop, rest on the spot, and then ran to find Master Manchuria.

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Majiawan Village by Linghu Lake is not far from Zhujiazhuang.

"Here we come, Li Thief's team is here."

"The front battalion has arrived in front of Zhujiazhuang, and the door is not opened, ready to attack."

Under the big tree at the entrance of the village, Shen Wenzhong, the supervisory censor and the flag bearer Zuoying supervisor, was arguing with Zhang Quan, the flag bearer Zuoying outpost. The old brother who joined King Lu with Wang Chuangzi was also a veteran who fought from outside the pass to inside the pass, and from the north to the south of the Yangtze River.

They argued for more than half an hour. The reason was that a soldier from the outpost slept with a widow in Majiawan Village yesterday. He was court-martialled.

Zhang Quan refused, so the two hit it off.

Shen Wenzhong's attitude was firm and he had to kill him.

"We are the Northern Expeditionary Army led by Jian Guo who crossed the sea personally. We are Master Wang. How did His Highness promulgate military discipline before? His Highness told everyone to avoid women even when taking a bath. You are so cowardly now that you dare to insult widows!"

Zhang Quanchang is tall and strong, with a dark and rough face. It is said that he has practiced the iron head kungfu, the golden bell cover, and the iron sand palm. Anyway, he has practiced all [-] martial arts and has a hot temper.

Facing Shen Wenzhong, a close friend of the supervisor, he did not hesitate.

"The supervising army can't wrong people for nothing. Dapeng is really a jerk, but he is not so jerk that he dares to rape a woman. He is a soldier I recruited in Ningbo. He is a very solid guy. He usually trains actively and behaves obediently. Since I came here, I have been stationed in this village. I am also very hardworking. After training, I also carry water and firewood with everyone. The widow Wang died young. Her husband died young, and her in-laws died young. child, how difficult is it?"

"Dapeng often helps Widow Wang carry water and firewood. Widow Wang also sees him diligently and honestly doing laundry and mending for him. When they come and go, the two of them look at mung beans, fall in love with them, and roll into the same bed. This is not against Wang's law." Right? It’s not stealing a married woman!”

Shen Wenzhong stiffened his neck, "That's not okay, who can prove that Zhang Dapeng didn't force it?"

"As for Dapeng, I don't dare to force him with my courage! Besides, the widow Wang's husband has been dead for many years, and it is difficult to raise the child by herself. You can see the way she looks at Dapeng. It is obvious that she has the initiative first. How is this strong boy?" Can this young woman hook up like this? In fact, Widow Wang is not bad at heart, she just wants to find a reliable and honest man to rely on to help raise three children, is there something wrong?"

"Whether Widow Wang is wrong or not, I don't care, but Dapeng is a soldier of the Banner Bearer Battalion, and I, the supervisor, have the responsibility to take care of it. What he does is violating military discipline."

"It's a consensual matter, what kind of crime are they going to commit? Even if it's a bit scandalous, it's not a big deal. Even the members of Widow Wang's family don't interfere. Why do you care so much, Supervisor Shen?"

The more the two talked, the stronger the smell of gunpowder.

"I must kill this man, how can Wang Shi's reputation tolerate such a black sheep?"

"I'm going to protect Dapeng. Even if the lawsuit comes before His Highness Jian Guo, I will protect it. Dapeng didn't force the widow Wang. I don't care about the two of you. Dapeng is in Minghe, Songpu, and Meishan. All of them have done meritorious service, this is an honest and brave good soldier, now just because he slept with a woman, if you want to kill him, I don't agree!"

At the time when there was a lot of noise.

Yebushou, disguised as a villager, came to report the military situation.

"Dapeng sleeps with a widow. It's indecent. Let him go back to the team to perform his crimes and meritorious deeds. He will report it to the supervisor and listen to His Highness. Let's get down to business first. It's important to beat traitors. Okay, Mr. Shen?" Hearing that the thieves were coming, Zhang Quan immediately stopped arguing with Shen Wenzhong, got up and patted his buttocks while saying.

Shen Wenzhong was still very annoyed, feeling that he had been working hard to maintain the image of Master Wang during this time, and now everyone's hard work was lost by Zhang Dapeng.

But Zhang Quan was stubborn, he didn't agree to kill, and he, the superintendent himself, couldn't enforce the military law. The enemy had no choice but to take a step back.

"I will definitely report this matter to the supervisor."

"Don't worry, I'll report it too."

The two looked at each other, and pressed the matter not to mention it.

"Wang San, where are Li Bandit's troops from all walks of life, have you found out?"

"It's all been found out. This thief Li is very arrogant and arrogant. He originally said that there were 5000 men in his army, and he was accompanied by [-] Tartar cavalry. Many young women even brought a troupe and many prostitutes with them, followed by many merchants, in a mighty manner, dragging back and forth, with dozens of miles between the beginning and the end."

Zhang Quan is a veteran soldier, and Li Yuchun could be heard to be very arrogant. Nearly ten thousand people marched without any vigilance at all. There is a certain distance, but if you are careful, you will not be too far away, and there will be Tangqi to explore the road, and light cavalry to guard on both sides.

But now these thieves have threatened a large number of civilians, and even accompanied the army with a large amount of looted supplies, greatly slowing down the marching speed and widening the distance between the battalions, with the distance between the end and the end tens of miles.

He even took a troupe with prostitutes and traders.

This is not a war, but a parade.

However, Li Yuchun's behavior is not difficult to guess, after all, this is the territory occupied by the Tartars. Although they came to attack the Ming army in Haining, how many soldiers were there?

Li Yuchun, who used to be in the Ming army, didn't know the details of the Ming army, so he was confident.

Zhang Quan asked Ye Bushou to tell him the location and strength of Li Yuchun's various ministries who came from scouting.

"According to the plan, we don't care about the front, we only need to block the last tail."

The order conveyed by the Jian Guo people was that all the ministries should stop Li Yuchun's ministries one by one, act quickly and decisively, leave after fighting, and don't get entangled or love to fight.

The newly formed township militias in various places should also be mobilized to assist in blocking the attack, and be responsible for logistics, transportation, cleaning the battlefield, and transporting the wounded.

Zhu Yihai is determined to wipe out Li Yuchun's traitor and puppet army.

"Gather all the brothers together, prepare for battle, and rush to the scheduled ambush location. I don't care about the real Tartars in front of the puppet army. If it is eaten, then we must do it, even if it is desperate, we must complete the task."

Shen Wenzhong frowned, and reminded Zhang Quan, the head of the post, "Jianguo's original words are that we must find ways to protect ourselves while completing the mission of annihilating the enemy. Don't be afraid of running out of firewood, you can always find an opportunity to destroy the Tartars."

Zhang Quan waved his hands with a stern face, "Although His Highness said so, it is to love us, but we can't be cowardly. There is no magic weapon in war, as long as one is not afraid of death."

Shen Wenzhong didn't argue, "I'll go to the village chiefs and clan elders in each village to call a militia group."

Although during this period of time he tried his best to obey the will of the supervisory state, mobilized the masses, did a lot of work, and pulled up a few militia teams, but when he was about to go to the battlefield, he didn't know whether these strong people would be able to play a role.

But if it's just to help with transportation, clean up the battlefield, etc., if you don't need to go directly to the battlefield to kill the enemy, it should be fine.

Shen Wenzhong has been on the battlefield several times, and even hacked an enemy to death with his own hands, but he still doesn't have much confidence in this battle.

The [-] Ming army at the head of the ten battalions has no advantage over the [-] bandit army and the [-] captive cavalry.

Especially the five hundred Tartar cavalrymen were always a great threat, but now that the battle was about to start, he could only take a deep breath and tell himself that he had to trust His Highness Jian Guo.

The young His Royal Highness Jian Guo has already led them from one victory to another, winning several games in a row. This time, they should be able to win the final victory again.

The Tartars were not that scary either. Didn't they wipe out a hundred cavalry in the two battles at Meishan and Long Beach?

When meeting the village chiefs and clan elders, Shen Wenzhong went to meet Zhang Dapeng on purpose, "The battle is about to begin, and your head will be placed on your neck for the time being, and we will deal with it after the battle is over."

Dapeng smiled at Shen Wenzhong, "Mr. Xie Chen, Sister Wang, is she okay, she was not implicated because of me, right?" Mentioning that woman, the boy's face turned red a lot.

"What do you think about this? She really seduced you?"

The young man hurriedly said, "Sister Wang is a good woman, but her life is too hard. She didn't seduce me, and I, I didn't force her. We just don't know what happened. But please don't worry, Mr. Shen, I will definitely I will be responsible. I have made up my mind, after this battle is over, I will marry Sister Wang and raise those three children with Sister Wang, how many more will we have..."

Shen Wenzhong suddenly thought of his wife and children, his heart felt sour, and he turned his head away, "Live first, don't throw your life on the battlefield, since you are willing to take responsibility, then you have to live well, not only for yourself, but also for yourself." You live for the person you care about, that woman's life is hard enough, you just gave her some hope and vision for the future, don't let people lose hope again."

Zhang Dapeng stopped Shen Wenzhong, "Mr. Shen, I will definitely work hard to kill the enemy. If, I mean, if I die in battle, can my pension be given to Sister Wang? Ten taels of silver should be enough for Sister Wang." The four of them, mother and daughter, have been living together for a while, and the three-year monthly ration that Jian Guo said, and the three-and-a-half-year monthly ration, can you also give them?"

"I'm a bachelor and my parents are dead."

Shen Wenzhong felt uncomfortable when he heard it, and he hummed heavily, "Report to the team and prepare for battle. I will write down what you said, but you are still so young, so I am sure you will be fine. Take care of yourself. , when the battle is over, I will personally intercede with Jian Guo for you, and then I will be your witness!"

After speaking, he hurried out without looking back.

(End of this chapter)