The white porridge and pickled mustard is enough, why am I wearing a royal robe?

Chapter 161 Chen Qiyu, who became famous in Qinzhong, came to the rescue from the Shenji Battalion

Chen Qiyu went all the way north. After the rogue bandits in the north reacted, they were surrounded by Chen Qiyu's troops.

They range from tens of thousands of gangs like Wang Jiayin and Wang Er to small and famous bandits such as Mountain Harrier, Black Evil God, Tiger Among Men, Five Hell Kings, and Ma Fei.

Shaanxi is such a big place, and there are two to three hundred bandit leaders, big and small, who are called by their names.

But now, most people are shocked by the court's tricks.

What followed was panic.

The straw bag that came last time made them think that the imperial court was this kind of thing.

They didn't expect that there would be such a ruthless person, who came towards them under the pretext of destroying the Stove King.

This trick was to build the plank road openly and secretly to trick Chen Cang.

"Damn, the officials are really cunning and insidious," Wang Er cursed angrily. They were already under siege. The scene of singing and dancing yesterday was still in front of them. I still remember what he said, "The officers and soldiers really don't treat us as human beings. We will use all our strength to encircle and suppress the Kitchen King." , but they don't care about us. But now, when the officers and soldiers come, they can't beat us.

Firstly, they were caught off guard, and secondly, the officers and soldiers looked different from top to bottom this time. Damn, they really fought.

They fought without mercy at all. They fought from morning to night. The brothers were killed and their armor was left behind. This was also related to the speed of their expansion.

As long as they are refugees and disaster victims, they can join their team, and after joining, they will be issued weapons.

However, because of this reason, many brothers hold hatchets and farm tools, and some even hold kitchen knives.

During the fight, although they were outnumbered, they did not have a unified command. The numerical advantage they were usually proud of became the biggest constraint here.

The old group of rebels who followed them around were all affected by these idiots.

The fight was a mess.

As a result, the combat effectiveness cannot be exerted to 50%.

With one thing going the other way, their defeat is inevitable.

"The officers and soldiers are coming fiercely. Our defeat is inevitable," Wang Jiayin's face darkened. They really didn't expect that the government would come up with such a move against them.

"What to do now?" Gao Yingxiang rode on the horse, constantly pulling the bow and shooting arrows. With his archery skills, he could still hit the target with a hundred steps even on a running horse.

However, the battlefield is not a battlefield for one person after all. Even Xiang Yu could not save the situation of defeat, and finally had to commit suicide in Wujiang.

What's more, ordinary rebels like them.

"Flee, flee to the south." Wang Jiayin's face was gloomy. The government obviously wanted to destroy them here.

"Go south and look for the Kitchen King?"

Wang Er suddenly showed a look of surprise. You must know that their development here is not much worse than that of the Kitchen King. They definitely have more people under their command than the Kitchen King.

Although it is not as large as the territory occupied by Kitchen King, it is not much different.

The territory doesn't mean anything.

If you go to the Kitchen King now, you will definitely be inferior to others.

Moreover, he had spoken out to win over the Stove King back then.

But the Kitchen King did not agree.

If you turn to the Kitchen King now.

"Then you stay here to die?"

Wang Jiayin looked at Wang Er coldly. This boy seemed to be very hostile to the Kitchen King.

There is no other way for them to survive.

This time, the soldiers and horses sent by the imperial court were obviously rushing to destroy them without stopping.

If they don't find a home, they will be wiped out by the court on the way to escape.

"This"

Wang Er didn't know what to say. Faced with life and death, face didn't seem to be that important anymore.

"It all depends on the king."

Wang Er turned his head and said with cupped hands.

"Let's go quickly, the pursuers are coming."

Gao Yingxiang said hurriedly, he drew an arrow and shot the nearest soldier to death.

They were only surrounded by a group of cronies, leaving behind the large army. Otherwise, they would not have been able to fight out so smoothly.

The crowd fled all the way south, running hundreds of miles south from Yulin before they could throw off all the pursuers.

"Go to Qingjian, Qingjian is also the Kitchen King's territory," Gao Yingxiang admired the Kitchen King. He wanted to be a bandit because he couldn't survive.

Even if he was a bandit, he would rob the rich and give to the poor, but these days he found that the nature of the team had changed somewhat. They were no longer killing dog officials for the common people, but for the enjoyment of a few people.

Looking back at the Kitchen King's side, the people lived and worked in peace and contentment. Gao Yingxiang could feel that although the Kitchen King and them were both called bandits, they were fundamentally different.

This is also the reason why Gao Yingxiang wants to defect to the Kitchen King.

Wang Jiayin's eyes moved slightly, and he glanced behind him, "Okay, let's go to Qingjian first, join the Kitchen King, and take a look at what's so magical about the Kitchen King."

Wang Er and his cronies looked at each other without saying anything. They had reached this point, so they could just go and see the Stove King.

After all, the imperial troops are still behind.

"Governor, Wang Jiayin and other bandit leaders fled south. The enemy was fast, light and familiar with the terrain, so our people could not catch up."

Chen Qiyu listened to the report of his men and nodded with satisfaction. It was a very gratifying result to be able to eliminate these people except for the leader of the bandit.

"Going south, the bandits are mobile and gather together. Those people should have defected to the Kitchen King."

Chen Qiyu said slowly.

Wang Chengen, the commander-in-chief standing next to him, frowned when he heard this and seemed to be thinking about something, "Governor, wouldn't this mean that the thieves and bandits would unite, and if Wang Jiayin and other thieves leaders joined the Kitchen King, wouldn't it be more difficult to deal with the Kitchen King. "

"Haha, no, first of all, there is no room for two tigers in one mountain. If those thieves gather together, their strength will not be able to reach one place, but they will become weaker."

"Secondly, when the thieves gather together, the area where they can cause trouble becomes smaller, and the people can live in greater peace."

Chen Qiyu looked enigmatic.

What he actually wanted to say was that when the bandits gather together, it will be easier to exterminate them.

"The governor is wise and righteous," Wang Cheng'en said in compliment, cupping his hands.

This is exactly what Chen Qiyu did.

Officials should always put the people first.

"Let's go back," Chen Qiyu ordered. This time the plan for the trip to northern Shaanxi has been completed perfectly.

The next step is to deal with the Kitchen King.

"The Kitchen King didn't discover my plan," Chen Qiyu thought in his mind. If the Kitchen King discovered his plan, he should come to help these bandits.

The Kitchen King was nothing more than mediocre. The victory in the past few days and the current discovery made Chen Qiyu feel contempt for this mysterious Kitchen King.

However, Chen Qiyu did not change his plan. He showed weakness to the enemy, waited for the enemy, and safely captured the Kitchen King, and he could rise to power in the court. Chen Qiyu's team traveled to northern Shaanxi and wiped out bandits of all sizes. His name resounded throughout Shaanxi, and even Shanxi had heard of Chen Qiyu's name.

"Is the Stove King going to fail?" Geng Zhangguang stood in front of the window and looked at Shaanxi. His mood was complicated. In the news about Shaanxi, Chen Qiyu was at the height of the sun. Wherever he went, the bandits melted like snow meeting hot oil.

Although the Kitchen King is powerful, his power is based on time. Can the Kitchen King really be able to withstand the court's thunderous tactics this time?

"The imperial edict has arrived!"

A eunuch with a sinister voice stood in front of Chen Qiyu and shouted.

"Chen Qiyu, you have done great work in suppressing the bandits."

Emperor Chongzhen's commendation soon arrived.

He asked Chen Qiyu to list all the meritorious soldiers. The most important thing was that in order to make Chen Qiyu's suppression of bandits smoother, the imperial court sent 500 troops from the Shenji Battalion to cooperate with Chen Qiyu in suppressing the bandits.

"it is good!"

Chen Qiyu looked at the five hundred elite soldiers standing behind the eunuch.

Five hundred people, equipped with 300 thunderbolts (firecrackers), 100 Dalianzhucano (serial firecrackers), and two red cannons, the gun-equipped rate reached 80%.

It is an extremely astonishing number. It can be seen that Emperor Chongzhen really spent a lot of money this time.

"If a worker wants to do his job well, he must first sharpen his tools. With the help of such sharp weapons, capturing the Stove King is just a snap!"

Chen Qiyu was overjoyed. He had heard about the Shenji Battalion for a long time. This was the most elite and mysterious force in the entire Ming Dynasty.

Responsible for the important task of "defending the capital internally and preparing for war externally".

Right now it's just a "charge" of Shenji Camp.

However, it is still enough to deal with Kitchen King.

"Why wait and wait, just grab the Kitchen King and pinch him," Chen Qiyu said excitedly. With the help of the soldiers and horses he gathered, as well as the elite help from the Shenji Battalion, why wait and wait?

"No."

Chen Qiyu then thought about it. The emperor sent such elite troops to assist him, which proved that the emperor attached great importance to this matter. If this failed, the consequences would be extremely serious, and the official career would probably be light in the end.

The previous Governor of the Three Sides directly sent the nine tribes into the army, and now he has become his pawn. If he fails this time, he may directly send the nine tribes to hell.

"Don't be sloppy, don't be careless," Chen Qiyu shuddered severely. The consequences of failure were not something he could bear.

It's better to be careful.

"Instructions from this governor are to hide in Ganquan, Zichang and other places and set up heavy troops."

That night.

Zhang Heizi's reconnaissance camp already has hundreds of people, and has built a huge information network with Yan'an as the center.

They moved around various places, carrying dried sweet potatoes and bottled water with them. Since there was no Heavenly Soldier meal, Liu Zhenhua did not hesitate to give them these portable and inexpensive bottled water.

It was very cold in Shaanxi at night, and they were very particular about concealment, so they couldn't even light a fire.

I can only rely on thick clothes and a warm baby attached to my body.

This kind of warm-up product made of iron, activated carbon, etc. does not require much reputation in the mall. Of course, this is compared to Liu Zhenhua's huge daily reputation gain.

"This magical thing from the Stove King is so useful." Zhang Heizi took out a bottle of mineral water from his arms. He had no choice but to do it. It was too cold outside. If he didn't put this thing in his arms but hung it outside, it wouldn't work. The incense stick will freeze within half the time it takes to come out.

"Hey, battalion commander, the Kitchen King is a god. It's normal to have this thing," said Zhang Quandan, who was from the same village nearby and used to herd cattle for the landlord.

"By the way, battalion commander, are we still running around in the middle of the night? Those imperial officers and soldiers should not be mobilized in the middle of the night."

They are here to supervise the troops and horses of the imperial court going south. According to the temperament of those officers and soldiers, they will not march at all when the weather is freezing in the middle of the night.

"Having said that, the officers and soldiers this time are different. You haven't seen those soldiers chasing away the rogue bandits from the north."

Zhang Heizi squinted his eyes. He couldn't see clearly what was in front of him. This was a disease that most people in ancient times had, night blindness.

At night, they relied on the light of each other's torches and each other's movements to judge.

"Yes, the officers and soldiers this time are indeed powerful," Zhang Quandan nodded in agreement.

"Let's look towards the north," Zhang Heizi got on his horse.

The same goes for the scouts following him.

Northern Shaanxi is a vast territory, and in order to maintain concealment, they could only observe at some bayonet points in advance.

There were only a few fixed roads, and their information was obtained very smoothly.

But this time, they were destined to miss the mark, because Chen Qiyu's troops took a detour, one to the east and the other to the west.

Reconnaissance and counter-reconnaissance have been common in ancient times.

In order for Chen Qiyu to successfully complete this plan, he did not hesitate to waste a lot of time and ensure that no one knew about his plan.

I have to say that this move of his was extremely correct. The large troops returned to the DPRK.

Zhang Heizi looked at the team in front of him that stretched for miles towards Qingyang. He took advantage of the night to see that the team was huge. This was the court team that returned victoriously.

"Keep staring and see where they are going," Zhang Heizi turned to Zhang Quandan and said, then he looked at the other person, "Go and follow the way they came and look for them. Are there any signs of division of troops?"

When the imperial court dealt with the northern bandits, they used a strategy of dividing their troops. This was still fresh in Zhang Heizi's memory, so he came up with the idea to prevent the imperial court from doing this again when it went south.

The Kitchen King trusted him so much, so he couldn't give the Kitchen King wrong information.

After arranging his two men, Zhang Heizi headed towards Yan'an. He wanted to bring the news back to Yan'an.

The walls of Yan'an City are tall and majestic, and they look even more majestic after being painted with cement.

Common people usually like to watch here.

They had never seen this paint before.

The Tianbing militiamen and Xiangyong in Yan'an were looking intently at the two strange-looking things next to the Stove King.

It was a vehicle with two wheels and a thick long tube on it. It seemed to be some kind of iron chariot.

"What is this?"

The order among the village heroes was not very good, so some people were whispering to each other.

"What the Kitchen King conjured must be a magic weapon."

"It should be, it must be a magic weapon. Have you ever seen this thing? If nothing else, my legs trembled when I saw this thing. It must be something amazing."

"Hey, is it as exaggerated as you said?"

"But look, what is that Kitchen King is carrying on his back?"

"You ask, he must also be a magic weapon."

Liu Zhenhua looked at the two Maxim machine guns with a smile on his lips. The Maxim machine guns were already loaded with ammunition belts. They were just waiting for someone to pull the trigger, and fatal bullets would spurt out from the muzzle.

(End of this chapter)