Dragon Soul in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 95 Li Mingyang, Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi

It rained continuously for several days without any intention of stopping. A large area outside the city was wet, and the red land turned into a country overnight. Although the gunpowder in the camp was well preserved, many of them were damp. Unable to use firearms, if you want to take down the small county in front of you, you have to attack by force.

After a little weighing, Zhu Qian immediately ordered people to start building large-scale siege equipment, and sent spies around to check whether there was a large group of Ming army activities in the surrounding area. At the same time, he also sent orders to the Red Army in Jiujiang to send troops Come to the rescue.

For everything that is unfamiliar around you, when you are about to succeed, you must not relax in the slightest, and on the contrary appear to be more careful.

This abnormal weather is like the delayed rainy season. Zhu Gan is sitting in the middle of the army, his heart is constantly ups and downs with the sound of rain outside the tent. What he is really worried about is not the Ming army in Meilin City, but the Ming army. But this is a trap that has been prepared long ago, and these mountains are just right for the Tibetan army.

During these days, he has gone too smoothly, attacking cities and villages, and being invincible, but after all, he has very little background, so he will lead the army to Bashu, not only to have a base to compete in the world, but also to accumulate foundation , Laying a solid foundation for future tragic battles.

However, although these days are proud, he has always remained sober, constantly reminding himself that the more he can't be careless at this time, but the sneak attack of the Ming army last night still made Zhu Gan see his carelessness, and he thought that there would be no more carelessness. The Ming army dared to steal the camp, so they found a high ground and stationed there. If they had been more vigilant last night, they would not have stolen the camp. With so many casualties, it was a great blow to the morale of the recruits.

The bloody lesson last night told Zhu Qian to be sober and more sober, so he kept reflecting, and suddenly laughed at himself: "It is said that the older you are, the less courageous you are. One step, in a high position, he has become so timid."

Angrily snorted, if at this time, because of the deaths of some people, he became timid and dared not move forward, how would he have the courage to fight for world supremacy? He slammed the table and said angrily: "Come on! !"

"The humble position is here!" A few soldiers waiting outside the tent ran in and knelt on one knee and said.

Zhu Gan didn't raise his head, as if he had made great determination, he wrote on the case table, and said in a cold voice: "Order the recruit camp to bring the supplies, and go on the road now, take the official road, pass through the mountains, and go to Jiujiang Join Yu Gao and the two."

"Yes, I will take orders from the humble position." Several people got the order, and after receiving the order from Zhu Qian, a big red engraved seal was stamped on it. This is what Zhu Gan did in Dezhou City. After passing the order to the three armies, they became the commander in chief. Above the centurion, they all have a rubbing comparison in their hands.

Although everyone received the order abruptly, they did not dare to delay when they looked at the red cinnabar seal. Most of the new barracks were soldiers from the Ming army in the south and recruited some voluntary refugees. It seems a little difficult to recruit some high-quality soldiers wantonly.

After all, the land in the south of the Yangtze River is relatively rich. Although a large number of people affected by the disaster in the north went south, there are a large number of textile workshops in the south, and they can still find some jobs. thing.

Everywhere Zhu Gan went, he always acted on a voluntary basis. He seldom did anything coercive. Being regarded as cowardly, if blindly tyrannical, it is the way of destruction and death.

Although the new barracks were established voluntarily, most of them were for the five taels of silver in full every month. Now I want them to escort such a thick tael of silver alone, except for those officers who came from Zhuozhou Or those who came out of Tongzhou City, others are unreliable!

So after receiving this order from Zhu Gan, these old people from Zhuozhou and Tongzhou became worried. Could it be that the lord was stimulated by something, otherwise, how could they make such a foolish move.

Although he was muttering in his heart, Zhu Gan's prestige was too high, and he didn't dare to question it. He carried out the order meticulously, and notified the people below to start packing and get ready to go on the road.

The recruit battalion escorted heavy materials, and discharged a long dragon, slowly passing under Meilin City, and heading towards Jiujiang City along the official road.

The officers and soldiers in the city also saw the actions of the red-clothed army, but they did not dare to act rashly. There were [-] red-clothed cavalry who were eyeing them, ready to fight and avenge them!

Thinking of the day when Guan Ning's iron cavalry were afraid of their hands and feet, Cao Bianjiao felt unhappy for a while. He really wanted to open the city and try the edge of the red army. The Thousand Cavalry Soldiers wiped out Lu Xiangsheng's Tianxiong Army, but the Tianxiong Army did disappear, but it is unknown whether the rumors are true or not.

"Sure enough, he is a decisive and ruthless person." Cao Bianjiao wore a thick coir raincoat, and his tall, young and mighty face showed a look of admiration. It can be seen that the Red Clothes Army is decisive. This is an army that cannot be judged by ordinary morale.

But this day is obviously helping the officers and soldiers. Guan Ning's iron cavalry is not only good at firearms, but also good at bows and arrows. In this bad rain season, they have the upper hand.

The Dabie Mountains look at Nanjing, and the west is separated from Wuhan. It is basically located in the middle of Nanjing and Wuhan. It is its unique geographical location that makes the Dabie Mountains have important military value for Nanjing and Wuhan, but now the Dabie Mountains have nothing to do with these two cities. , but in Huangmei County, the southernmost tip of the Dabie Mountains.

This place belongs to Qizhou, Huangzhou Prefecture, the Chief Secretary of Huguang, but today it is occupied by a group of uninvited guests. These people are all elites, wearing chain mail and black cotton armor on the outside. The luxurious carriage pulled quickly and smoothly drove into the city.

The county magistrates in the city, the guards came out to greet them one after another. They obviously got the order from above. The carriage stopped at the gate of the county government office, but there was no movement at all. They just handed out a note. See, stepped forward, and said in a cold voice: "Listen up, my lord is now the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, and now I come to your little Huangmei County. Everything here is now up to my lord. Who dares to do it?" If you are a little bit wordy, please use Shang Fang's sword, and you will definitely cut him down."

The position of governor is not an official official title, so it can be temporarily set, so Li Mingyang was able to become the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi in one leap, but he only got a title. Empress Yi'an will appoint him as governor.

However, the name of advocating the military administration of Guangdong and Guangxi is only in name only. All he can command is the power in his hands, but he has the right to talk to all parties. Coupled with the huge financial resources in his hands, he is definitely Jiangnan A force to be reckoned with.

Although there are not many ruling parties behind him, or the backing of big men in the court, and he has no fame, but he also belongs to the southern scholar-bureaucrat group, and his fundamental nature is still the same, with countless subordinates. This is one of the reasons for their compromise.

However, it is obvious that Li Mingyang is not optimistic about these scholar-officials. Once the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi was appointed, a flood of invitations came to him, but he never went to any banquet. This time he led the army, and he used almost all private army.

This move is very important, as long as he plays it well, it is not impossible for him to make a dowry for his sister as he promised.

Sitting in the carriage, Li Mingyang felt the heat from the beast furnace in the four corners of the carriage. The warmth rushed towards his face, accompanied by the pure and calm sandalwood. The burning coals are indeterminate. If someone guesses his thoughts, they will definitely be deeply shocked.

"Fourth sons, shitty four sons." Li Mingyang suddenly lowered his head and looked at the collection of poems in his arms. These were all from the Mid-Autumn Festival poetry meeting on the Qinhuai River, and there were some scattered manuscripts. It is the original manuscript, not an excerpt, and there are also news of various changes in Nanjing.

When he learned that Shi Kefa had appeared and cleaned up Li Jintang, who was jumping up and down in the Li family, a stern light flashed in his eyes. He was building a wall for the Li family in front, and the people of the Li family were actually digging the root of the wall behind. He will not live long in this life, so he fights for his sister at all costs. His sister is the bottom line in his heart, and the only bottom line.

Now the members of the Li family dared to extend their dirty hands to their younger sister, and felt ruthless, but it was just a few prefects, prefects?So what if they were eradicated together.

Thinking of the Li family in Guangdong and Guangxi, his heart moved slightly. It seemed that the magistrate of Huangmei County had some relationship with those moths. Although his surname was not Li, he had a great relationship with the Li family.