Lin Gao Qiming

Chapter 631
"Although the Kun thief's cannon is not heavy, its power should not be underestimated." Now Gou Chengxuan recounted the scene of showing the power of artillery fire during the military parade.He shrank his neck when he talked about the violent explosion in the target area during the shelling.

"The thieves just buried sulfur and fire under the mound and fired cannons to ignite it." He Rubin smiled and said to the left and right, "This kind of trick is not new, it's just to scare the ignorant natives."

The aides and generals gave praises such as "Master Zhentai has a great opinion", "seeing the fire with insight", "candle light on opportunities"... and so on.

"You said that you have fought against the Kun bandits yourself. What formation did the Kun bandits use when they took over the battle, and what methods did they use to break the stronghold and attack the city? How to fight, let me tell you one by one!"

Gou Chengxuan secretly groaned, the so-called war with the Kun bandits is nonsense.When Goujiazhuang was slaughtered, he had already fled with his father. He had never seen how the Australians attacked the village.It was only later that I learned from the population that they finally broke the village by setting gunpowder on the door.

As for the Australian field battle, when Huang Shoutong led the Xiangyongs in the county to attack Bairen Village, there were more than a dozen Xiangyongs in Goujiazhuang, so although he himself did not go to the battle in person, he still knew a lot from the Xiangyongs who came back. , and probably can fool around a bit.

He immediately recounted the process of the crossing group attacking Goujiazhuang and Huang Shoutong leading the villagers to attack Bairenzhai. Of course, there are many things he made up, but Gou Chengxuan is more or less a scholar, and his literary and eloquent skills are better than ordinary rural local tyrants. He and the common people, so he spoke in an orderly manner, and the staff and generals present listened very carefully.

He Rubin asked a few more questions about the military. Gou Chengxuan actually knew very little about the military of the Traveling Group. After all, he was just a commoner.Basically relying on listening to the chats on the streets, even if this is already a person who knows a lot about the "Kun Bandit" military.

In fact, Gou Chengxuan knows more about the information on civil affairs, infrastructure construction, and social relations of the Traveling Group, but He Rubin is not very interested in this. Things like building roads, digging rivers, and building dams are meaningless to him.

Some of He Rubin's questions, he knew a little bit, so he explained as much as possible, and some of them were not clear, but he also made it up casually, and picked up what he knew and felt novel to the people of Ming Dynasty, and described it with embellishment.For example, the Kun bandits kept a group of women who were responsible for taking care of patients, and there were also women in the Kun bandit army, who were organized into a separate team for running around and sending messages, etc.

"The Kun thief claims to be a descendant of the Great Song Dynasty. I think even if it is true, after staying overseas for a long time, he has also caught the wind of overseas barbarians." An aide said,

"The Kun thieves are really a gang of lustful and lustful people!" Chang Qingyun couldn't help commenting, "Women are used in the army! In the army and even in the land of the sun, it is against the law of heaven, how can there be no reason for invincibility! "

"That's wrong! There are women in the army, and there were women in ancient times. It's not surprising." When Lu Yizhong arrived in He Rubin's tent, although He Rubin was very polite to him and gave him generous gifts, it was obvious that he was "raised with honor" , I didn't talk to him much when we were actually discussing matters.This made Lu Zanhua, who has always been known as a "knowledgeable soldier", very unhappy, especially Chang Qingyun, who is the confidant of the general soldier and usually the most vigorous in the limelight. This time he decided to kill his vigor, and immediately commented, "As far as Princess Pingyang of the Tang Dynasty, there is Qin Xuanfu in our dynasty. Last year, Qin Xuanfu led the army to serve the king. The Mongolian emperor summoned her once on the platform and gave her four imperial poems, which have been passed down to this day. How strange is it that there are several women in the army?"

This hat was not only big but also heavy. There were people from ancient times and people from time to time. At that time, Qin Liangyu had a great reputation and was bestowed by the emperor. Chang Qingyun didn't even have room to defend himself.His face flushed red, and he fell silent.

Because of the example of this dynasty, Lu Yizhong brought out the emperor's card again, and no one dared to say that it was against the law of heaven for women to stay in the camp.

"Your Excellency, I don't know. Among the thieves, there are many female officials and generals." Gou Chengxuan saw that the adults were very interested in this matter, and knowing that the words had entered Hong Kong, he quickly brought the famous female veterans of the time-traveling group together. .Although there are dozens of female veterans in the time-traveling group, for natives like Gou Chengxuan who are not in the system, the ones they are most familiar with are those who often show up outside, such as Li Mei, Du Wen, and Dong Weiwei. one.

"...Most of the female thieves are tall, mostly over five feet. They call themselves Chinese Miao descendants, but they are quite different from Chinese women—"

Gou Chengxuan took a peek at the expressions of the staff and generals, and saw that they did not show any signs of impatience or anger, and then continued to say that the thieves woman is not only tall, but also larger in stature than Chinese women, and her complexion is fair. It is the foot of heaven, running freely.Read and read as well, and even use firearms...

He spoke in a frothy manner, adding a lot of hearsay and nonsense to it, and everyone listened to it fascinated. Chang Qingyun thought to himself that this slender waist, wide shoulders, plump breasts and fat buttocks are fair-skinned and big-eyed. The thief woman didn't know what it was like, but she couldn't help but feel agitated when she thought about it.He planned that once he succeeded, he would have to try to find a few real girls for careful interrogation.

It wasn't until He Rubin coughed that Gou Chengxuan's talk about the "knife girl" came to an end.

"You've been in Lingao for a long time, how do the gentry and thieves in Lingao get along with each other? Is the popular support available?"

Gou Chengcheng's spirit was greatly lifted: as long as he kills a certain family in collusion with the Kun thief, when the imperial army arrives, the family will lose their money at least, or at worst, they will be wiped out.It would be a great opportunity to take personal revenge and enrich one's own pockets.

Because of this, he had to proceed with caution.Because of his father's appeal, he stayed in various parts of Guangdong for more than a year, and his horizons were greatly broadened until the local gentry became very powerful. Thousands of connections connect the central officials of the province and the northern and southern capitals.The same year, fellow countrymen, friends of the world, teachers and friends... colluded into a network that even officials of the imperial court should be wary of.

Gou Chengxuan had secretly noted down the few households that had the deepest collusion with the Kun bandits. He had originally planned to take the opportunity to make a fortune as soon as the officers and soldiers arrived in Lingao. , but with the large supply of food and salaries, it's just in full swing.But on weekdays, either they have offended Gou's family, or their family is rich, and they are included in Gou Chengxuan's list of "seducing Kun thieves".

First of all, he wanted to rule Huang Shoutong, an old man who had always been hostile to the Gou family in the past.He said bad things about his family in front of the county magistrate several times.Gou Chengxuan also knew that Huang Shoutong had a secret meeting with the former county magistrate, planning to arrest Gou's family in one fell swoop for the crime of harboring bandits.Fortunately, the former county magistrate was afraid that if the Gou family was captured, the pirates would retaliate, so he dropped his hand.

If Huang Shoutong, the old bastard, can be labeled as a "thief" this time, the Huangjiazhai will be doomed!Gou Chengxuan secretly hoped so.

But Huang Shoutong is not an ordinary person. He has cooperated with the government and army many times to fight against Li people and fend off pirates. He is a well-known figure in the local area.His second son was famous, and he was the one who led the attack on Bairen Village, and his third son was beaten to death by the Kun bandits. This is a well-known fact in Lingao, and it is very difficult to catch him.

Recently, because of Zhang Tian's incident, Huang Shoutong's second son, Huang Tikun, had an affair with Liu Dalin again.The weight of a Liu Dalin's words is much stronger than his own.Thinking of this, he decided not to mention who was colluding with the Kun bandits without naming names for the time being, but to reserve space first.

Gou Chengxuan cautiously said: "Although Lingao is a place in the southern frontier, the imperial court is extremely powerful. There are some who collude secretly, and those who openly turn to thieves have never seen it. covert..."

Gou Chengxuan raised his head slightly, glanced at He Rubin, saw that he was smiling but not smiling, and knew that the commander-in-chief didn't want to determine who was the "follower thief" so quickly, and understood the officer's thoughts. "As soon as the court's heavenly soldiers arrive, the gentry will naturally serve the court wholeheartedly."

"So, Lingao's popular support is available?"

Gou Chengxuan knew that although most of the people in Lingao were afraid that they would be implicated when the officers and soldiers arrived in Lingao, they had no good feelings for the government at all. Many people even had a great deal of dissatisfaction with the government's invasion and suppression because they had just lived a relatively stable life. disgusted.Even the big gentry in the local area have such thoughts. They are more afraid of the arrival of the officers and soldiers than the thieves who are entrenched in Lingao.As for the Australians themselves, they are even more hostile to the government.Quite the arrogance of the same hatred.The government doesn't even have the support of the people in Lingao, so it can't be called "available".

But he didn't dare to say such words, so he had to say very euphemistically:

"The people of Lingao look forward to the king's master like a long drought and hope for the rain. It's just that the gangsters are powerful in Lingao. On weekdays, the punishment is severe and the law is harsh, and there are many patrols and spies. If they speak carelessly, they will be arrested and do hard work. Moreover, the gangsters have sharp firearms." , Breaking down a stronghold is as easy as turning the palm of your hand, even a family of a wealthy gentry has to be vain and submissive, and you dare not be negligent if you want food or family."

"Wu Ling is still in the county seat, and the Ming government is still there. Why are the people so afraid of the Kun bandits?"

When Gou Chengxuan heard that this was the opportunity to give Wu Mingjin eye drops, he hurriedly said: "Although Mr. Wu is guarding the county seat, he is trapped in the isolated city, and the government orders do not leave the city gate, and the bandits have entered Lingao County several times. .”

He Rubin only let out a "huh".Whether Wu Mingjin dereliction of duty or not dereliction of duty has nothing to do with him.He is most concerned about the local food in Lingao and the situation of Xiangyong.

Gou Chengxuan said that there is not much food in the county. Last year, there was a typhoon, and the Wenlan River swelled, flooding many fields.Autumn grain production has been greatly reduced.

"Since the production has been reduced a lot, where does the food for the thieves come from?"

"The Kun thieves plundered people from the mainland to farm for them. The Kun thieves have their own secret methods of farming, and the harvest is much more than ordinary people." Gou Chengxuan knew that the army's war was an opportunity for everyone to make a fortune. In order to inspire people, he Immediately, he talked about the hype, why did the bandit store a large amount of grain and rice in the village, and a lot of sugar shipped from Leizhou, and all kinds of Australian goods were piled up like a mountain... These remarks made everyone present reveal The color of greed.The wealth of Australians has already gained a little reputation in Guangdong, especially in the raid on the three properties of Zizihao. It is said that countless goods were seized, and everyone who handled it made a small fortune.Since Lingao is their base camp, there must be countless goods.

As for the Xiangyong, Gou Chengxuan said that although there are many local Xiangyongs, they are only guarding in the village because they are weak and cannot match the firearms of the Kun bandits.

He Rubin and his staff and generals asked about the arrangement of the bandits in Lingao.Gou Chengxuan said that the Kun bandits had five camps in Lingao, not just one camp in Bopu.This news aroused his great attention, because so far, when the Tang newspaper mentioned the camp of the thieves, it only mentioned one Bopu, and never mentioned that there were several other places.

He Rubin immediately asked someone to fetch a map and asked him to mark the locations one by one.

"Villains don't know maps..."

"It's okay, just tell me the name of the place." He Rubin called a master who was in charge of the map, and marked the place on the map according to what he said.

"There are five camps for the Kun bandits, named Bairen, Bopu, Mayou, Gaoshan, and Nanbao. There are also many archery towers and fortresses." Seeing that the general soldier attaches great importance to it, Gou Chengxuan couldn't help but cheer up and show off. .

The master circled the places one by one on the map according to the place names he said.Before submitting to the case.

He Rubin took a cursory look and was secretly surprised.If what Gou Chengxuan said is correct, then the penetration of the Kun bandits in Lingao has far exceeded the original estimate, and they are not just occupying the ports along the river mouth like the Westerners—you must know that Nanbao has already arrived in Li District It is already on the border of Lingao County, which is already the hinterland of Lingao County.

"The Kun bandits take Bairen as their heartland, and most of the real Kuns live in it." Gou Chengxuan said, "It is said that the puppet governor Wen Desi and Ma Qianzhu also lived there. All the orders of the Kun bandits come from Bairen village. This village is extremely heavily guarded, with high walls and deep ditches, surrounded by barbed wire. Not even the fake kun they trust can enter. Outside the village, a market is set up to lure traders to operate..."

He Rubin's expression darkened suddenly, and he scolded, "Bold!"

Gou Chengxuan was talking vigorously, suddenly He Rubin scolded him angrily, and was so frightened that he immediately knelt down on the ground and dared not speak.

Because of Lu Yizhong's presence, He Rubin's statement by Gou Chengxuan overturned the original statement that the Kun bandits were based in Bopu.And that was the tone set by the Governor.Now this Lingao aborigine actually said openly that there is a Bairen village less than a dozen miles away from the county seat, and that is the old camp of the Kun bandits.

Nine out of ten what this person said is true, but it is not acceptable to deny the judgment of the leader—it is the same in ancient and modern times.

"The old camp of the thieves, this town has heard about it for a long time, that is, in Bopu, where did your so-called Bairen stronghold come from?! Could it be that you lied to this town?"

"The villain doesn't dare, the villain doesn't dare," Gou Chengxuan kowtowed repeatedly, but the thoughts in his mind turned quickly, and he said it well, why did Master He suddenly deny the existence of Bairen Village?The scale of defense of Bairen City is second to none among the Australian camps in Lingao.Even if he doesn't say it, the secret work dispatched by the government and army can still be seen.

His mind was extremely flexible, and he made a decision in an instant: no matter what the reason for He Rubin's anger, he must follow his words.He hurriedly said:
"Yes, yes, the villain is ignorant. This was originally heard by the villain, and he couldn't distinguish nonsense for a while. But there is indeed a village with hundreds of thieves guarding it."

He Rubin glanced sideways at Lu Yizhong, seeing that he just nodded with his beard.Knowing that Gou Chengxuan's words are quite decent.Only then did he slow down his tone: "Go on!"

"Yes, yes." Gou Chengxuan kowtowed, and immediately said the directions and fortifications of several camps.He had never personally peeped at the two camps of Nanbao and Gaoshanling——Nanbao heard that they were mining and quarrying, and he was afraid that he would be arrested if he went there rashly. It is said that this place is very tightly fortified, and irrelevant natives are completely prohibited from going there.So he didn't dare to peep.

But from He Rubin's attitude just now, he figured out that the officers and soldiers didn't want the kun thieves to have many camps, and now they described Nanbao, Gaoshanling and other places as small villages with hundreds of fake kun stationed in each place.But he didn’t dare to say that about Ma Niao again, because he had passed by Ma Niao when he left Lingao, and saw with his own eyes that regimental cities and fortresses had been built there, and a large number of troops had been assembled.If the officers and soldiers were made to look down upon him, he would lose his head after a defeat in Ma Niao.

Fortunately, He Rubin didn't show any signs of getting angry since he took advantage of the opportunity and admitted that Bopu was the old camp of the thieves.He had the courage to finish speaking.

Lu Yizhong suddenly asked: "You said that the leader of the gangster is called..."

"My lord, one is Ma Qianzhu and the other is Wendesi."

"Have you seen these two?"

"The villain is only seen from a distance." Gou Chengxuan is telling the truth.He didn't dare to get too close to the passing crowd.Not to mention the big boss among them.

"What positions do these two people have in their country? Do they have titles? Why didn't they avoid the danger of thousands of miles of waves and lead the thieves to attack us in Daming?" Lu Yizhong was more concerned about the origin of the thieves than He Rubin, "It is said that they call themselves Huaxia Miao Yi, can this happen?"

Gou Chengxuan said: "My lord, the Kun thieves do claim to be descendants of the Huaxia Miao people. They can understand Chinese characters, but they only write in vulgar styles. According to him, they are descendants of the Song Dynasty. After the defeat of their ancestor Yashan, they led all the way to the In the south, after going through hardships and dangers, I met a large island and named it Australia. Seeing its rich water and soil, I established a country in Australia and named it 'Ausong'."

This rumor had spread to Guangdong a long time ago, but it was not explained in such detail, and Lu Yizhong became very interested.

"That is to say, Song is the name of the country, but the ruler is a descendant of Emperor Song?"

"The villain doesn't know." Gou Chengxuan also heard these things from hearsay.

A staff member said: "If you are a descendant of the Song Dynasty, how can you wear short clothes? Isn't it changing the summer with barbarians?"

"If you live in barbarians, you will enter barbarians, and if you are in China, you will enter China." Lu Yizhong shook his head and said, "It is inevitable to live in barbarian lands overseas for a long time."

"According to the students, this gang of thieves is just using the name of the Song family."

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(End of this chapter)