Iron blood Suiming

It wasn't until Li Kaiguo saw that there were about [-] old men in their fifties in the Ming army that he realized that two-thirds of the thousands of Ming troops had no combat effectiveness. There are only more than [-] people.

Li Jianguo looked at the large group of soldiers with obviously gray hair, who were tightly tied up, and was extremely angry in his heart.This time, he was not mad at others, but at himself.

It seems that he is really not a genius for marching and fighting.Since the last time he suppressed the bandits, he already knew how dangerous it was to not send out scouts first.But this time, he actually completely forgot this experience. Not only did he arrogantly think that everything was under control, but he also didn't know the enemy's situation, didn't observe the enemy's situation, and didn't observe carefully after the ambush. The more than [-] Ming troops who could fight were bluffed.

He nnd, whoever thinks that the ancients are fools any longer is a hopelessly stupid pig.Li Jianguo cursed viciously in his heart.

Hao Xi rushed over in a stumbling manner, and when he saw Li Jianguo, he burst into tears and said, "My lord, I almost can't see you anymore." He cried while talking.

Cao, Li Jianguo was angry in his heart, how could he have the heart to comfort Hao Xi, he stretched out his legs and kicked this guy away, Hao Xi was caught off guard, and was kicked five or six steps away, it was the little boy who was beaten by his master Like a dog, I dare not come here again.

As soon as Jianghu Village saw that the army of Lingshan Guard had been defeated, they immediately opened up the village and surrendered. They were afraid that if they were too late, they would offend Li Jianguo and slaughter them, so they immediately released Hao Xi who was arrested. , to show the sincerity of surrender.

"Bring Chang Wenzhong here." When Li Jianguo saw that the Ming army was tied up, he felt relieved and asked someone to bring Chang Wenzhong, who was bandaging his wound.

At this time, Chang Wenzhong was extremely pitiful, with no hands or feet, and he had lost too much blood, his face was as pale as a dead man, and the pain was still hitting his brain continuously, so painful that he was unconscious. awake.

When Li Jianguo saw this, he ordered someone to bring cold water, and a bucket of water was poured down with a "wow". Kill me, don't kill me."

Li Jianguo wished he could really stab him to death, but he didn't expect that the pustule in front of him also knew how to be suspicious, and actually got a group of old men to bluff him.But he can't be killed for the time being, because Chang Wenzhong still has great use, not only to learn from him who betrayed him, but also to rely on him to control Lingshanwei.

Li Kaiguo suddenly suppressed his anger, and said with a smile, "Master Chang, does the wound still hurt?"

Chang Wenzhong's heart trembled. The smiling Li Kaiguo made him even more hairy than when he was angry. He tried his best to squeeze out a little smile, and said with a dry smile, "It doesn't hurt, it doesn't hurt anymore."

Li Jianguo laughed, and stretched out his hand to pinch his broken arm. Chang Wenzhong immediately screamed again and again, and the wound that was wrapped was slowly turning red, apparently bleeding again.

Li Jianguo said with a leisurely smile: "My lord, there is no need to be panicky. If it hurts, let it hurt. Tell me, listen to me. I may find a famous doctor to connect your broken arm and leg. I don't know. .”

As he spoke, he squeezed again, the pain made Chang Wenzhong sweat all over his body, he only knew how to scream loudly, Li Jianguo let go, and smiled sinisterly.

Chang Wenzhong was so painful that he almost fainted, but finally the desire to survive supported him. He had been in the officialdom for a long time, how could he not know what Li Jianguo said, and finally the pain was relieved, so he gritted his teeth and said with a wry smile: "Master Li taught me a lesson. What's more, the lower officials don't dare to lie anymore. My lord asks, and the lower officials will answer truthfully."

Li Jianguo nodded, and suppressed his smile. Since Chang Wenzhong is sensible, he will not torture him anymore, but he is angry in his heart, but he can't feel it in his words, "In that case, then tell me , how did you know that this official is coming to this Jianghu Village?"

Chang Wenzhong had long expected that Li Kai would ask this question, and he would not help anyone cover up the current situation, so he would tell the truth immediately.

It turned out that two days ago, Zhao Qianhu under Chang Wenzhong's command brought a family to see him, and told him all the major events that happened in Gaomi County in the past few days.At that time, Chang Wenzhong was furious. According to the division of the imperial court, Gaomi County was also under his rule. This did not mean civil rule, but the military system.

Lu Cai of Gaomi, one of his confidantes in Gaomi, would pay him 3000 taels of silver every year. Of course, the 3000 taels was the contribution that the entire Gaomi County should have to him, including protection fees, checkpoint taxes, and so on.

As the commander of the Lingshan Guard, he is in charge of the commander of the capital. According to the law, there are 120 soldiers, and there are five thousand households in the front, back, left, right, and middle, each with [-] people. , with hundreds of households, general banners, and countless small banners. In the area of ​​Qingzhou, he is the local emperor. Li Kaiguo actually stole the army of Gaomi County out of thin air, cutting off his source of income.As the saying goes, cutting someone's money is like killing one's parents, how can this make him not angry?

Right now he was about to send troops to fight against Li Jianguo, but the family brought him news that Li Jianguo had brought four hundred soldiers to Jianghu Village. Chang Wenzhong thought about it and called four thousand households under his command. After discussing, Cao Qianhu from another former Qianhu Office was recuperating at home, and he didn't deal with him on weekdays, so he didn't inform him.

During the discussion, Zhao Qianhu proposed to send out heavy troops to encircle and suppress Li Jianguo. If there were too few soldiers and Li Jianguo escaped, he might become a bandit like Zhang Xianzhong and Gao Yingxiang in the future.

Chang Wenzhong didn't take Li Kaiguo seriously at all. In his opinion, Li Jianguo was just a small thief, but at this moment, the Qingzhou government sent someone to send an official document, which also talked about Li Jianguo's high-level affairs. The official document is even more detailed, describing what Li Jianguo has done in detail. The official document finally said that if this thief is not eliminated, it may endanger the country, and I hope that the commander will eradicate it.

This last paragraph is obviously alarmist, but Chang Wenzhong understands that this is the prefect of Qingzhou trying to shirk responsibility. It is of course good if Li Jianguo does not become popular in the future. Tell the commander of the capital to let him sit down, most of them are Chang Wenzhong's incompetence.

Chang Wenzhong was even sure that if Li Jianguo had not been wiped out within half a month, the memorial to his impeachment would definitely be sent to the Emperor's Dragon Case.In the Ming Dynasty, when the culture was noble and the military was low, it is almost certain that the best consequence would be to refute it by the emperor's decree. If it is more serious, it is not a strange thing to lose his head. There have been precedents for this matter. His moodiness is known all over the world.

Therefore, Chang Wenzhong agreed to Zhao Qianhu's proposal after receiving the official document, and urgently recruited all the men under his rule to pretend to be a regular Ming army on the periphery.He usually eats too much empty pay, and has eaten more than 3000 people's empty pay. This time he had to ask the common people to pay the bills.

But all that can be found are old people in their fifties, and with some fortresses, they have managed to gather thousands of troops. Fortunately, this time, they are waiting for work at leisure, without having to march far, and they only need to wave flags and shout outside. Suspicious soldiers, Chang Wenzhong did just that.

He explained the matter clearly before and after, but he didn't get to the point, Li Jianguo sneered, as expected someone had tipped off the news, and now hearing Chang Wenzhong's talk went further and further away, he shouted: "Who sent the family who reported the news? "

Chang Wenzhong shook his head and said, "I don't know about it either. Zhao Qianhu brought it. I didn't ask about it. Only Zhao Qianhu knew about it."

Li Kaiguo said: "Then where is Zhao Qianhu?"

Chang Wenzhong smiled wryly, and said: "Zhao Qianhu has already died in the hands of the Lord, and the three Qianhu and all the Baihu are dead, and those cavalry are."

Only then did Li Jianguo know the identity of the cavalry, but he didn't take it seriously at all, and said immediately: "What about the family members who reported the letter?"

After Chang Wenzhong said so many things, he was so injured that he was so mentally distressed that he almost collapsed, but Li Kaiguo dared not refuse to answer, and said, "Maybe he is still at Zhao Qianhu's house."

Li Jianguo stood up suddenly, and wanted to rush into the Lingshan Guard, but when he looked up and swept the thousands of prisoners, he immediately felt a headache.If he doesn't deal with these captives well, he won't be able to do anything else. Although he has [-] soldiers, [-] veterans can't be trusted at all, and only the remaining [-] recruits are available.

Use these more than 100 recruits to control thousands of captives?Li Jianguo's brain is not broken yet.Incorporate these Ming troops?Li Jianguo shook his head slowly. This is absolutely impossible. The soldiers under him can only be farmers recruited by him. Only the soldiers recruited by himself will have a high degree of loyalty.

If these thousands of Ming troops become his soldiers, sooner or later, he will definitely die on these rotten soldiers.It's not one mouse dropping, it's thousands of mouse droppings.

It seems that they can only be turned into auxiliary soldiers, and then slowly find a way to deal with them. Li Jianguo sighed secretly. After all, as long as he wants to, the thousands of Ming soldiers can count his soldiers in a blink of an eye. Become thousands, not hundreds.For him, it is still very tempting.

Having made up his mind, Li Kaiguo ordered all the general flags and small flags to be gathered and brought with him. The remaining Ming army, except for the [-] soldiers who were still in their prime, were all dismissed and left to die. you leave.Those middle-aged soldiers were guarded by Hao Xi and three hundred soldiers on the spot in Jianghu Village. He would deal with them after he took over the commander of Lingshanwei. Without the general flag and small flag by his side, they would not Dare to take any action.For the other hundred soldiers, Li Jianguo asked them to disperse and temporarily act as scouts to detect movements in all directions, and they could no longer be blind.

The general flag plus the small flags, the total number is about 200 people. Li Jianguo looked at this group of military officers who are the squad leader and platoon leader in modern times. Taking them out and taking them alone, without any objection, Chang Wenzhong, who carried his severed arms and legs without saying a word, followed Li Jianguo.

Li Jianguo swaggered ahead and led the team, not worried at all about the escape of these military officers.The general flag and the small flags are all unarmed and have no weapons, but they are not bound, and they are all agile.Li Kaiguo was right. Sure enough, no one escaped along the way, but followed Li Kaiguo to the fort of Lingshanwei.

The gates of Lingshan Weibao are still wide open, as if they don't know that the Ming army led by Chang Wenzhong has been wiped out. The people working outside the fort should do what they want, but most of them are women and old people with limited mobility As well as the young children, no one cared about the strange appearance of this group of Ming soldiers. The deep numbness on their faces was their common expression.