?There are three Jinshi in one school, two prime ministers across the river, three champions in five miles, two ministers in a hundred steps, nine ministers in ten miles, nine sons and ten governors.
The above few sentences are referring to Jishui County, where the number of Jinshi ranks first in the country.
The Li family of Gu Village is just one surname for each village. If counting posthumous gifts, there have been eleven ministers in the past few decades alone.
Of course, the current number of ministers remains at eight. He had to wait until no one was available in the imperial court, and Chongzhen had to restore Li Banghua, before his father, grandfather, and great-grandfather would be granted titles or posthumous titles.
In the morning, he was Tian Shelang, and in the evening, he went to the Tianzitang.
These words couldn't be more appropriate when applied to Li Banghua. He really had a poor family. When his grandmother passed away, there was no thin-skinned coffin, so he had to wrap it in straw and bury it secretly.
Seeing that his nephew was scared back by the rolling stone, Li Banghua immediately thought about how to defeat the enemy.
In order to repay the emperor's favor and eliminate thieves for the country, even the old and weak, women and children have to be killed!
Li Banghua did not dare to attack by force. He led his troops to block the way down the mountain and sent soldiers to explore other ways up the mountain.
Both the enemy and ourselves began to confront each other.
One didn't dare to retreat, the other didn't dare to attack, they just looked at each other like that.
After a confrontation for a while, Xiang Yong came back and reported: "Uncle, two miles to the right, you can climb up the slope, but there are also rebels guarding the slope."
There is no way for a surprise attack, so we can only attack head-on.
"Boys, follow me to kill thieves!" Li Banghua drew his sword out of its sheath and led the crowd to charge in person.
Pang Chunlai immediately ordered: "Throw rolling stones!"
Head-sized stones continued to roll down the hillside, and more than a dozen Xiangyong were knocked down one after another.
It's a pity that the mountain is not steep, and the speed of the stone rolling is not fast.
Two unlucky ones had their tibias broken, and the others were only crushed on their feet, and those who were knocked down quickly got up.
"Sisters, dog killer!"
Xiaohong organized women and children, picked up fist-sized clods and rocks, and threw them at Xiangyong who was charging.
This thing is actually more lethal than rolling stones. It only hurts the body if it hits the body, but it will definitely bleed if it hits the head.
Even Li Banghua himself, the dignified former Minister of the Ministry of War, was hit on the head by some village woman, and a big green bump appeared on his forehead.
The mountain pass is narrow, and there are too many villagers to line up.
Seeing that the women and children were effective in throwing stones, the villagers who were unable to prepare for the battle in the rear picked up stones and clods and threw them down.
Xiangyong's first charge was thrown back by the villagers with stones.
Three thousand people smashed rocks together, and countless small stones flew in the air. The scene was as spectacular as a hail of bullets.
"Quickly pick up stones, not big ones, just small ones!"
Xiaohong gave an order, and together with Xiaocui, she led the women and children to pick up stones. The nearby stones had been picked up, and some people simply took off their shoes and threw them down.
Li Banghua led his troops back down the slope, and he was in a panic.
Not only did he have a big green bump on his forehead, but he was also hit in the back of the head when he was retreating, with faint blood stains in his hair.
Some of the township braves were even knocked unconscious by small stones, and it took a lot of effort before they were dragged back by their companions.
"Win, we won!"
The villagers cheered loudly, but the village braves were frowning.
Li Banghua held back his anger and felt a deep sense of frustration. He had never fought such a battle.
Under normal circumstances, the villagers should be defeated as soon as they charged, but now it was Xiangyong who was repelled.
Pang Chunlai couldn't help laughing and said: "The official below, those who gain the Tao will help more than those who have lost the way. You don't understand this kind of truth? Come down quickly, and look like you are helping the tyrant."
Seeing that there were scholars among the rebels, Li Banghua stepped forward a few steps and said in a clear voice: "I am Li Banghua, who is your Excellency?"
This name surprised Pang Chunlai. He cupped his hands and said, "It turned out to be Li Mengan. I was lucky enough to meet him in Tianjin back then. It's a pity that things are different now."
Have you seen Tianjin?
Li Banghua thought carefully, if he saw him in Tianjin, it would be when he was the governor of Tianjin.
He once vigorously rectified the Tianjin New Army, which once made the Tianjin New Army the strongest army in the Northern Zhili area.
But the person in front of him seems to have no impression.
Pang Chunlai smiled and said: "Brother Li, don't think about it again. You were the governor of Tianjin back then, and I was just a small staff member. It is impossible for you to remember me!"
"May I ask which minister's staff are you?" Li Banghua asked curiously.
"Hey, I won't say it. If I say it, it will definitely drag the old owner down." Pang Chunlai smiled happily.
This battle was very funny, one was afraid of the other, and both were afraid of the wolf.
The main reason is that everyone's troops are not enough, Li Banghua can't divide his troops to guard the ship, and at the moment the ship is lost, he feels very panicked.
As for Pang Chunlai and Huang Shunfu, although the villagers they led were large, they did not have the slightest degree of training to speak of. You can still be obedient half a mile away from the enemy, but if you are approached on flat ground, you will definitely collapse in an instant.
I want to thank Fei Yinggong a lot. The inexplicable night attack last night caused Li Banghua to lose forty people, which is one-sixth of the officers and soldiers.
Moreover, most of them were not killed, but drowned when the boat hit the rocks at night.
Otherwise, if Li Banghua stayed in Forty Townships to guard the boat bravely, how could he be afraid of the villagers attacking the boat?
After tossing and tossing for a long time, Li Banghua finally found his boat downstream and kept his food and grass.
"Oh, I still haven't kept it." Pang Chunlai could only sigh.
The villagers can only watch the officers and soldiers leave, and they dare not chase after them. A hand-to-hand battle will inevitably lead to defeat.
Li Banghua was also extremely depressed. He belonged to a surprise attack from behind, but the bandits had already prepared for it. Even more speechless, where did Xie Xuelong's main force go?
As agreed at the beginning, even if the surprise attack fails, you can attack back and forth.
Now that his teammates have disappeared without a trace, how can he catch him with less than 200 troops? It's almost as if he was pinched!
In Wuxing Town, Lijiaguai, and Huangba Village on the opposite bank, bandits appeared everywhere, and even fishing boats dotted the river far away.
Li Banghua had no choice but to attack all the way, and also divided his troops to guard the ships and food. This battle was impossible to fight.
In desperation, Li Banghua chose to escape by boat and retreated to Yongyang Town before he dared to dock.
When I went ashore to inquire, I found out that Xie Xuelong had already withdrawn his troops.
Li Banghua could only look up to the sky and sigh, and then took a boat to Sanjiangkou, and finally got more detailed military information: Xie Xuelong first went to Lushui to Anfu County, and after defeating tens of thousands of bandits, he came back by boat to rescue Fucheng, because Fucheng had been captured by bandits.
The city of Ji'an was lost?
Li Banghua was stunned. He couldn't figure out how Fucheng was captured by the rebels.
More nonsense is yet to come.
Li Banghua went to Fucheng by boat, wanting to join Xie Xuelong, passing by Shishan Town, and got the news¡ª¡ªGovernor Xie Xuelong, the whole army was wiped out!