? Sanjiangkou, the confluence of Lushui River and Heshui River.
This is the place where Xie Xuelong gathers and trains soldiers, and some gentry bring their soldiers to defect one after another.
Zidi Bing, as the name suggests, is the children of the hometown.
The tenant farmers are not worthy of being called "children". Most of them are clan members and sons of good families. Absolutely loyal and will not pass on traitors.
Today, under Xie Xuelong's command, there are more than 800 soldiers in the guard, more than 500 self-raised soldiers from the countryside, more than 3,200 soldiers from the gentry, and more than 2,000 soldiers who transport luggage.
Military camp by the river.
Xie Xuelong sat on the high platform, expressionlessly said: "Come up!"
More than a dozen soldiers of the army were escorted to the audience, crying for their father and mother, and some of them cursed.
A military officer hissed and roared: "My surname is Xie. Grandpa is Linjiang Qianhu. To kill me, you need to have official documents from the court. Are you trying to rebel by killing generals without authorization?"
Xie Xuelong snorted coldly: "When you suppressed the bandits in Ruijin, you would plunder. I have warned you long ago. Now, when you are training to suppress the bandits, you have no reason to lead the troops to insult women from good families. What if I kill you?" ? Someone, cut this guy down!"
Seeing the executioner approaching with a knife in hand, the officer began to cry again: "Master Xie, I was wrong, I was wrong, I promise to be obedient, please let me take the blame and make meritorious service!"
When the knife goes down, the head falls to the ground.
One after another, more than ten people were beheaded, including four officers.
Immediately, the whole army was solemn, and no one dared to make noise anymore, listening to Xie Xuelong reiterating the military order again.
"Futai, Mr. Meng An is here with his disciples." Staff member Li Zongxue stepped on the stage quickly, and whispered to Xie Xuelong.
Xie Xuelong was overjoyed when he heard the words, and ordered the soldiers to continue to practice, while he rushed to the gate of the barracks.
"Jiefutai!" Li Banghua cupped his hands, with more than 30 Xiangyong standing behind him.
Xie Xuelong hastily made a bow: "Mr. Meng An, late student!"
Li Banghua said with a smile: "A person who is dismissed from office and laid off should not deserve such a big gift."
Xie Xuelong bowed again and said, "Mr. Meng An, please enter the camp."
Li Banghua, from Jishui, is next door to Luling County.
He was also born as a self-cultivating farmer. Back then, father and son went to Beijing to take the exam together. Wearing only commoner clothes, he didn't even have the money to take a boat, so he walked all the way to the capital.
Not to mention the previous political achievements, Chongzhen resumed the Ministry of Industry in the first year, and soon became the right servant of the Ministry of War, and was promoted to Minister of the Ministry of War because of his decent management of the army.
Within half a year, Li Banghua reorganized the Beijing camp, recovered tens of thousands of enlisted soldiers, cleared more than a thousand fake soldiers, eliminated tens of thousands of old, weak and disabled soldiers, and selected 10,000 elites for drills. He also strictly controlled the military horses of the Beijing camp, first reduced his troop horses by one-third, and prohibited officials from occupying military horses privately, and began to rectify the cavalry.
?At the same time, the generals of the Beijing camp were inspected, and the treasury of the Beijing camp was cleaned up. After offending countless people, the Beijing camp quickly recovered its combat effectiveness.
Just at this moment, the Tartars broke through.
Li Banghua sent 3,000 elite soldiers to guard Tongzhou, and sent 2,000 elite soldiers to reinforce Jizhou. He personally led various ministries to station around the capital.
This idea is very clear, instead of rigidly defending Beijing, it is to deploy defense lines outside the capital.
The nonsense happened. Chongzhen suddenly asked Li Banghua to come back, and ordered the elite of the Beijing camp not to go out to fight, but to guard the city of Beijing honestly. Li Banghua was so angry that he wanted to vomit blood because he didn't even send sentry cavalry and completely cut off the news from the front line.
In desperation, Li Banghua, Minister of the Ministry of War, could only hide in the city to arrest thieves, arrest spies, suppress rumors, and donate money to make firearms.
Because during Li Banghua's rectification of the Beijing camp, he offended too many people and cut off countless people's money. Before the Tartars were repelled, Li Banghua was dismissed from office and returned to Jiangxi to retire.
Xie Xuelong is already a fierce man, and now that he is the former minister of the Ministry of War, Zhao Han, this little rebel, is really showing great face.
Fortunately, Wang Siren was transferred to Jiujiang Brigade in October, and he is still on his way to the post, otherwise Wang Siren would probably come to join in the fun.
All are capable ministers and officials!
Inviting Li Banghua into the commander's account, Xie Xuelong pointed to the map and said, "Mr. Meng An, Wan Sheng has sent out spies, and the army will be formally dispatched in five days. Go up against the river, with Yongyang Town as the center, go north and south to recover the villages and towns, and eliminate the surrounding rebels." Rebels, drive these rebels upstream. At that time, the rebels in various villages and towns will join forces. It seems that there are many rebels, but in fact they have their own ideas, and it is easier to defeat them."
Li Banghua glanced at the map and asked, "Do you have elite soldiers? Those who can withstand long-distance raids."
Xie Xuelong said: "Before I sent troops to Ruijin, I recruited 500 township warriors in Nanchang, and I have been practicing for several months. Although I can barely be regarded as an elite soldier, I am afraid that I willsp; Immediately arranged a division of labor, the civil servants went to organize the people, and the political workers also followed the publicity, urging the people not to take chances and prepare to flee into the mountains.
Zhao Han led 800 soldiers in person, ran to the north slope with leggings on, and headed for Meitang Town on the mountain road.
They can actually take a flatter and closer road, but there are many people along the way, which may expose the marching movement in advance.
The same is true of Li Banghua's big detour. He was afraid of leaking news by taking a short-cut route, so he went directly to Yongxin County. by boat.
Zhao Han's army marched lightly, without any support troops, and each of them only brought dry food for three days.
Going to Meitang Town, the straight-line distance is 60 miles, but the mountain road is more than 200 miles.
On the way, when the food was approaching, he killed a landowner in the mountains, and continued to march with a little supply. Relying on leggings and vigor, he arrived in Meitang Town in four days, and immediately killed the landlord to open a warehouse to release grain.
What's interesting is that Li Banghua's roundabout surprise soldier also passed here two days ago.
After messing up Meitang Town, because the boats in the town had been confiscated by the governor long ago, Zhao Han could only pick off the shop door panels and tie them up to make a raft to cross the river.
After crossing the river, go straight to Fucheng, and there are only more than forty miles left.