Begging in late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 189
Shaanxi, which gradually calmed down since Yang He proposed the recruitment plan in the third year of Chongzhen, became completely boiled again on August 21!

Zhao'an bandits mutinied, killed Du Wenhuan, the general soldier, defeated more than [-] officers and soldiers, beheaded no less than [-], and the rest completely collapsed. The entire military force in northern Shaanxi was almost emptied by more than half, and the Shaanxi authorities in Xi'an Prefecture immediately fell into chaos.

However, the fine tradition of fighting among civil servants is vividly reflected at this time. Those officials don't think about how to defend against the enemy, but the memorial to impeach Yang He was delivered to the capital all over the world. Passive.

Just when Yang He was writing the petition, another letter from the magistrate of Yan'an Prefecture ignited the powder keg again. His surname Ma actually impeached Du Wenhuan for rebellion, but the genuine and fake corruption brochures and letters were Let Yang He feel like a treasure, he immediately wrote a lot of things eloquently, first reviewing his own mistakes, and then impeaching Du Wenhuan for deliberately sabotaging the court's plan to recruit.

Hong Chengchou really didn't dare to say anything about this matter, otherwise he would be responsible for the destruction of the nearly ten thousand army, let alone continue to be the governor, it would be good not to be the next governor.

Just now, a large group of main fighters in the capital who opposed appeasement enthusiastically listed a large number of crimes enough to kill the whole family for Yang He. Immediately afterwards, Ma Maocai's counter-complaint and a large amount of evidence were sent to the emperor to support Yang He. His allies and ministers became stiff again, pointing to the field books reclaimed by Qingquanwei and shouting confidently, why did you not order you, a general soldier, to attack the guards set up by the court?The voice of the government forcing the people to rebel resounded through the Taiji Hall of the Forbidden City in the capital.

Song Qingshu didn't expect that Emperor Chongzhen couldn't sleep for several days because of his own affairs, and the original plan to kill Yuan Chonghuan was postponed.

However, the affairs of the capital's officialdom have nothing to do with Song Qingshu for the time being, and now he has seized every minute of his time to accumulate supplies for the army to survive.

First of all, Song Qingshu took all the food, salaries and military equipment accumulated by the Yan'an Mansion, and reported it to the Ministry of War with Du Wenhuan's large print booklet, creating the illusion that someone else took it. It is estimated that if Du Wenhuanquan knew it, he would have to jump up and scold his mother .

Then throughout the second half of August, there were brigades of officers and soldiers from the prefectures and counties to which Yan'an Mansion belonged. They used to go to Zhuangzi to borrow food, and had to negotiate with other landlords for a while. Stand, wave your hand behind and go into the yard to move food, the government will collect it!Who dares to resist?Work in the prison yamen!This time it was good, not only did more food come back than before, but they stopped scolding themselves and turned their heads to spit at the government.

There are also blacksmiths, last time coaxing those blacksmiths to make ordnance, Song Qingshu begged to spend a few hundred taels of silver, this time it was Ma Mao who opened his mouth, and the craftsmen under the Yan'an Mansion Ordnance Office were as tired as grandsons. Day and night, he worked hard to make firecrackers and bayonets for Song Qingshu.

Using Ma Maocai's letter to cause confusion to the government, the time has been delayed for more than 20 days, until September 1000th. In the past 1000 days, the first batch of more than 20 muskets have been built. From the last time the brave peasant army, Song Qingshu again More than [-] people were selected to supplement the firecracker team as the main force, and the firecracker team was restored to [-]. As for the captured fifteen general cannons, they were all fused and changed into more than [-] tiger crouching cannons. Yes, Song Qingshu has forty tiger squat cannons on hand.

Twenty days of rest is also extremely important for the beggars who have just experienced bloody battles. It is not only as simple as replenishing supplies and recuperating, but also gives people a comforting time. The ordinary life makes the more than 3 soldiers People slowly come out of sadness.

The brutal massacre caused severe psychological trauma to Song Qingshu himself. The army at the end of the Ming Dynasty, whether it was the peasant army or the official army, especially the Zuo army, all experienced countless cruel melee battles and witnessed relatives, friends, and family members They died tragically one after another, and in the end, people's hearts were twisted. If he didn't slow down, Song Qingshu really suspected that he would go crazy one day.

But no matter how ordinary the days are, there is an end. On September [-]th, the peasant army, who took advantage of this rare and precious time to rest for half a month, embarked on the journey again.

The reputation of the government is really good, and this time it is really a full load. There are more than 500 carts pulled by mules alone, and many people behind are still pushing tricycles to transport food, and armor. For bows and arrows, paper armor For this reason, Song Qingshu equipped his Musketeers with a thousand sets of cloth face armor and iron armor collected from the officers and soldiers, and they will lead the battle in the future. As for the paper armor, there are more than 1000 Almost all the middle-aged males have done the same thing, but the price is that even the old business accounts in the shops in Yan'an Mansion have been scrapped, and thousands of barrels of paste have been used up.

Wearing Fan Yangli and neatly dressed black armor, the huge team escorted food and grass, and marched slowly on the official road to the southwest. If it wasn't for the flags of begging troops, they wouldn't look like rogue bandits. On the contrary, it looks like an official army.

In less than half a month, Ma Maocai did not miss the benefits. He went to the landlord's house in the countryside to collect money, and Song Qingshu never forgot to bring him a share. In more than 20 days, Ma Maocai's pocket was bulged by more than 1 taels. His monthly salary is sixteen dan, converted to 32 taels of silver, which is enough for his 30-year salary.

People say collusion between government and businessmen, but now it is called collusion between officials and bandits

Next to the big team, Ma Maocai seemed a little bit reluctant to see Song Qingshu off, and he followed along while persuading him, "Song Dusi, your case has not yet been settled, and the three governors from above have also sent people to come, wait a little longer." Today, maybe things will turn around, and you can return to your Qingquanwei to be an official!"

"Hehe, we'll have to wait a while to talk about it. The subordinates are here to report. Governor Hong has already assembled his troops in Zhidan. If he doesn't leave, he might be beaten. Besides, I heard that Lord Yang, the governor of the three sides, is already planning an imperial edict. Chief Anshen Yiyuan, I will go west to Qingyang and Ningxia to join him, and I may be able to raise the boat when recruiting security, and stay away from Governor Hong, and then I have to ask adults to take care of me!"

Song Qingshu was quite polite, and he was still wearing the commander's uniform issued by the government. He smiled handsomely and bowed to Ma Maocai heavily, and then slapped his head again: "By the way, there is another important thing I forgot!"

After receiving a big wooden box from the soldiers beside him, Song Qingshu stuffed it into Ma Maocai's arms again, but he was already a little allergic to this thing. The last time it was Du Wenhuan's head, it is still hanging on the gate of Yan'an Mansion, Ma Maocai After shivering for a while, he took the box and opened it, and when he glanced at it, he was immediately overjoyed.

It's not about money or gold, but two green copper lumps, Du Wenhuan's general seal and He Renlong's official seal.

Seals were extremely important in the feudal era, and they were even sanctified. The seal of the Yansui Commander-in-Chief has been used for hundreds of years. Superstition says that as long as the seal is still there, the soul of the army will be there. Quickly reorganized and retrieved the seal, which was a great achievement, and Ma Maocai bowed to Song Qingshu overjoyed.

"Thank you Song Dusi for making it happen!"

"My lord will be prosperous in the future, just remember me, Song!"

It could be regarded as a farewell with clasped fists, and after walking a few steps, Song Qingshu finally waved his hand heavily to Ma Maocai who was still holding the box, and then plunged into his four-wheeled carriage.

However, the face-changing in Sichuan opera is really a trivial matter to Song Qingshu. Just now, his face was full of reluctance to say goodbye, but after jumping into the car, it quickly turned into a smiling face, and cursed with a smile: "Stupid bird!"

In the four-wheeled carriage, the foreign monk's head was still groaning and wounded just like the Indian Ah San. Caiwei and Li Bao'er also helplessly continued to help him correct the scriptures. On the other side of the table, there was a big After Song Qingshu opened the box with a happy smile, a copper seal that was almost exactly the same as the two seals just now appeared in his hand.

Using these two chapters as a model, Song Qingshu copied two of them a long time ago. The two big seals are of little value in his own hands, but they can be returned, and the government can use them again. This is not insignificant!

Indistinctly, Song Qingshu's triumphant laughter could still be heard from the large team.

The original plan was to go all the way to the east and enter Jin, but this time, Song Qingshu led the army to the west, under the flag, went to the west to join the Shenyiyuan uprising army, went straight to Qingyang, and evacuated with all the personnel. Departing from Yan'an Mansion, in the evening, they arrived at the edge of Luoshui, and after walking for half a day, they could reach Huachi County of Qingyang Mansion, but the army stopped here.

Without the frivolity of the morning, Song Qingshu became extremely serious at this time. Almost all of the remaining 600 cavalrymen were scattered, and the entire large team was quickly replaced by sitting and quickly split into two waves. The grain and grass materials were removed and transferred to a wheelbarrow pushed by a single person.

A large number of old and weak were separated, Song Qingshu's Musketeers were separated out more than 2000, a total of 1 people were separated from the team, and most of the food and supplies were also distributed, leaving only enough food for more than ten days, and left One day, the team had been exhausted for a long time, but in the Battle of Fenchuan River, Song Qingshu's prestige did not make a single complaint. Pushing the heavy car, he set foot on the road again.

After distributing the supplies, the night was already dark, and every hundred people lit up a lantern, and hundreds of lanterns marched in the night, as bleak and terrifying as a will-o'-the-wisp.

"I'll give you the map. Start from here, bypass Yan'an Mansion, and wait for me near Yanchang County! Before I come back, I must find out the location of the Yellow River Ferry, and where I pass, if my whereabouts are exposed..."

After hesitating for a moment, Song Qingshu made a vicious gesture of wiping his neck, but the bastard with Scarface lazily snatched the map, and muttered impatiently: "Don't worry, I know this better than you!"

Watching this guy riding his horse cynically, leading the army towards the northeast, and quickly merged into the dense night, Song Qingshu heaved a sigh of relief.

This first step is to go out!
On the second day, the queue was loosened up, the mule cart was loaded with sand, and the ferry was robbed. Song Qingshu supervised the army and plunged into the territory of Qingyang Mansion. After walking for two days, they finally arrived at Qingyang Mansion Chi County territory.

As soon as this army came, the villages near Huachi County, Qingyang Prefecture were in bad luck. Regardless of the landlords and farmers, they were all captured by the cavalry sent by Song Qingshu and incorporated into their own team. The army who had lost a lot of weight just now , fattened up again.

However, after passing Huachi, the army was cut again, and more than 2000 young and old, and more than 8000 young and strong were divided out. Dian Dengzi and Liu Zongmin of the team held fists together to bid farewell to Song Qingshu.

On the one hand, Song Qingshu divided the army, on the other hand, the Shaanxi authorities, who were still busy with the party struggle, panicked...

(End of this chapter)