Not many people know about this place in Zhending Mansion, and in later generations, this place has actually been relegated to Zhengding County. In terms of administrative planning, Shijiazhuang was replaced by Shijiazhuang, which flourished because of the railway.

On June 3, 276 of the Ming Dynasty, Shijiazhuang was still unknown at this moment, and no one knew that this small Zhuangzi where villagers surnamed Shi gathered would later become the capital of Gyeonggi Hebei Province.

For the more than 1,000 An'an people living here in Zhuangzi who are struggling to survive, today's army from outside may be the most lively thing Zhuangzi has ever experienced.

When they first heard that the army was coming, the people of Shijiazhuang took the old and the young to hide on the sea and mountains in the west under the leadership of the village elders.

Just like the ordinary people of Jinchaji in later generations hiding from Japanese devils.

It's a pity that this officer and army have horses, and when they run on four legs, where are they with two legs and have to drag their families and mouths, and carry all the ordinary people who are belonged?

Xu Yanqi, who was accustomed to reconnoitring the enemy first, rode his horse and led the reconnaissance company around the foot of the mountain in Shijiazhuang, and the 100th cavalry surrounded more than 1,000 people, like a sheepdog, driving the people back and forth, left and right, and finally stopped in front of Xu Yanqi.

"Go and ask how these ordinary people are avoiding us, especially pay attention to showing the name of the Guards Legion, so that the people can believe that it is Wang Shi with good military discipline who is here, not a ragged beggar robber!" Xu Yanqi shouted, the hundred households of the reconnaissance company are Wang Xun, this is a child taught by a scholarly family, he looks polite and polite, and has a bit of elegance.

Wang Xun's father has the fame of lifting people, and he is a group of scholars who abandoned their pen and joined Rong with Xu Wen and others after Zhu Cihong summoned scholars in Beijing.

Most of these abandoned soldiers from Rong are in good health, and they can quickly get out of the way after completing the training of recruits. No matter how many problems these scholars have, most of them who can enter Beijing to take the exam and study tour at least have a reputation for being a talented child. None of these people are not top-notch people, and their military studies are very rapid, and most of them, except for a few who cannot adapt to them, have become the backbone of the army.

Wang Xun is one of the best, although it cannot be compared with Xu Wenqi Yuan, but the reconnaissance company is a newly built sharp knife of the Flying Bear Battalion, which is slightly smaller and more flexible than the Thousand Households team in terms of structure, and the ownership level directly belongs to Xu Yanqi, which is made up of the elite in the army. Status is very important.

For Xu Yanqi, the most important thing is that these new-style officers are not contaminated with the habit of deceiving their superiors and subordinates, eating soldiers' blood and drinking empty salaries, let alone the idea of robbing the people.

Wang Xun dismounted, took off his armor, and walked towards the crowd with only his sword.

The people of Shijiazhuang fled in a long procession, and when they saw that they were surrounded by officials and soldiers, they were all huddled together, making noise with each other, and all kinds of words came out. But when Wang Xun came, they were silent again. Many people's eyes turned to a white-haired old man in front of the crowd, and the atmosphere suddenly became quiet.

Wang Xun's eyes were sharp, he caught this detail at a glance, looked at the white-haired old man in the crowd, guessed that this person was the old gentry of the village in Shijiazhuang, strode over and asked: "Dare to ask who is the elder of the people here, I am the nearest ......"

"Dog officer! Hugh dares to hurt my Shijiazhuang people! As soon as Wang Xun's words fell, he saw a strong man rushing out, carrying a red tassel gun to kill, and shouting again: "Look at me, I Shi Yong will not take you today, and deter this group of thieves!" ”

Behind, Xu Yanqi looked at this move, his psychology had not yet begun to get nervous, and he couldn't help shaking his head when he saw the situation.

This Shi Yongdang was long and long-legged, with a rare tall figure, six feet in size, and rushed forward in great strides, with a fierce momentum, carrying a dry red tassel spear to assassinate him, his movements were mighty, and he was holding the embryo of a fierce general on the battlefield. But the next game is unstable, and at first glance, it is not a practitioner.

Wang Xun is not a village man who fights privately in the village, but a professional soldier, when he sees someone coming, he does not retreat but advances, stares at Shi Yongdang, and does not talk nonsense, holding the sword barrel and pulling out the flying red tassel gun, and then bullying and rushing, before Shi Yongdang can react, he went around behind Shi Yongdang, and gently kicked Shi Yongdang's knee, and the hilt of the sword smashed on Shi Yongdang's neck.

Shi Yongdang was six feet tall, and according to the body of one meter nine in later generations, he suddenly fell to the ground with a bang.

Exhaling lightly, Wang Xun stepped on Shi Yongdang's body, looked at the people in front of him, and said in a deep voice: "Let me ask again, who is the village sage of Shijiazhuang?" I heard that Shijiazhuang is full of clever people, why, when a big business comes, you all run away? ”

"It's the old man, Shi Wenxian." The crowd was separated by one person, and an old man in his fifties, wearing a coarse cloth shirt, bowed and saluted: "I don't know if the official has arrived, I miss the distance." I just don't know about this big business...... What is it? ”

"Open a restaurant, go in with 100 yuan of ingredients, make mature food, and come out at the price of 200 yuan. Uncle, can you take this deal in Shijiazhuang? Wang Xun removed his feet from Shi Yongdang's body, put down his sword, and saluted Shi Wenxian.

Shi Wenxian opened his mouth: "This ...... This ......"

He didn't figure it out, wasn't it a group of officers and soldiers who came, how did he start a business?

"This is a deposit, fifty taels of silver, and I have calculated that my army shall be three thousand men and horses, and four hundred horses and mules, and shall prepare five thousand lunches and dinners for adults, and a total of one hundred and twenty-seven taels, and one hundred and thirty taels. If the old man should come down, my gang will settle in later. If you don't take it...... Wang Xun said, turning around and walking towards his horse.

Shi Wenxian reacted no matter how confused he was, and the deposit of fifty taels was enough to earn. What's more, there is an order of one hundred and thirty taels? For many bigwigs, the money may just be the cost of a one-night party.

But for the poor villages, the whole village may not have so much silver. As for some coarse grains? In the extreme lack of cash in the countryside, that little bit of food is nothing.

Just when Shi Wenxian was nervous to respond, and was particularly worried that the other party would turn his face, Wang Xun, who was on the horse, turned over and looked at the old man and said, "My department will leave!" ”

Hearing Wang Xun's words, Shi Wenxian nodded again and again, and hurriedly shook his head: "I took it from Shijiazhuang!" ”

"Folks! Go and bring your bags back to Zhuangzi, boil the pot and make rice, and then go to Weizhou Town to buy enough chicken, duck and fish! Shi Wenxian said, and thousands of people went back in an uproar.

"General, we can camp in Shijiazhuang!" Wang Xun returned to Xu Yanqi to resume his life.

Xu Yanqi nodded, dismounted and entered the village, "Okay, send orders to the rear team and step up the march." That's right, the village elder. ”

"Dare to ask the general, what do you have to say? The little old man knows everything and says everything! Shi Wenxian walked quickly,

"How far is it from Jingcheng Pass?" Xu Yanqi asked.

"If you are alone, you will be able to do it in half a day. If 100 people are in parallel, I'm afraid it will take a day's work. You have to travel 80 miles! Shi Wenxian replied.

Xu Yanqi looked at the sky and said, "Now the sun is in the west, and it will be night when the rapid march to Jingcheng Pass." That's it, and ordered the whole army to rest in Shijiazhuang. Mr. Shi, if there is a vacant room, our department is willing to rent it and give cash! ”

"Wow!" Shi Wenxian was overjoyed.

At this time, Shi Yongdang woke up leisurely, and looked at Shi Wenxian in front of him being interrogated by two generals, and his eyes were split: "Dog official, don't dare to touch my father!" ”

As soon as he finished speaking, Shi Yongdang covered his head, felt a pain, and fainted again.

I saw Shi Wenxian carrying a cane, put it away, looked at Xu Yanqi and Wang Xun, and looked embarrassed: "Misunderstanding...... Misunderstanding......"

……

The sunset of Jingcheng Pass is magnificent, the sunset is in the west, the red glow is sprinkled all over the mountains, standing on the city wall and looking at it, the mountains and rivers are dyed, which makes people intoxicated.

It's a pity that no one appreciates such a view.

The soldiers on duty at the western checkpoint were lazy and went back to their houses. Only a few old and sick people remained, slowly closing the door.

Just as the gates were about to close, an urgent sound of horses' hooves sounded: "Wait! ”

Several veterans stopped and looked over there, realizing that it was an acquaintance.

"It's General Li!"

"Which Counselor Lee?"

"Which other General Li can be, it is General Li Maochun who won the victory of Xifengtai!"

Several veterans looked at the faces of the comers, and stopped their hands and saluted.

Li Maochun was not arrogant, looked at a few veterans, and said with a smile: "Stop for a while, my soldiers and horses are rushing overnight, and there is no need to close the city gate so early today." ”

"This ...... There is a regular system for the gates to close......" The veterans hesitated.

Seeing this, Li Maochun didn't bother to distinguish it, threw out a few pieces of broken silver, and galloped in with the guards behind him: "I still have a large number of people and horses, and they are protected inside, but it is another big victory." ”

The veterans rushed over to grab the broken silver, but they didn't notice it at all, after Li Maochun left, there were dozens of guards who didn't leave, and when they asked, they just said: "I'll take over the rest of the robes, so you might as well go back first." ”

Several veterans took the money, and they didn't want to waste time here, so they went back to their barracks one after another.

The gates, which had just been closed a little, were reopened.

In the Guancheng of Jingcheng Pass, Xu Biao's right eyelid was beating vigorously, making it difficult for him to sleep, and his heart was mixed, so he simply didn't sleep: "Palm lamp!" ”

A woman in an emerald green pleated skirt whispered, and a lamp lit up the dimly lit room like a bean.

This is a Yao woman from Sichuan, who is the most loved by Xu Biao.

The red sleeves add fragrance and the plain palm lamp is the configuration preferred by the literati. But today, Xu Biao was not interested at all, waved his hand, and took a military book for himself. This is "Wu Bei Zhi". In today's Ming world, the weight of military merit can be felt by mortals. Xu Biao is also eager to make a little meritorious achievement.

But turning over and over, Xu Biao still couldn't find an answer after jumping for more than ten pages in a row, and the jump on his right eyelid couldn't be stopped.

"I'm upset!" Xu Biao slapped the table suddenly, and in an instant, there was a rapid sound outside the door at this moment, it was Mr. Qiu, Xu Biao's staff: "Dong Weng, Dong Weng!" There has been a big change! ”

"What kind of poop and pee, Mr. Qiu, what are you doing at this time?" Xu Biao got up and went over, opened the door, and looked at Mr. Qiu, who was sweating profusely and his face was pale.

"Dong Weng, it's too late to explain, run with me!" Mr. Qiu, a white-faced scholar, was amazingly strong at the moment, and he grabbed Xu Biao and ran towards the backyard.

Xu Biao was confused, but was surprised to find that his right eyelid was no longer jumping.

Before he could react, he saw Xu Biao running towards the small door in the backyard.

When a temper came in his heart, Xu Biao also reacted, grabbed Mr. Qiu, didn't leave, and said, "Mr. Qiu, what the hell is going on, so panicked!" ”

"Dong Weng...... Be...... Shun, it's Shun......" Mr. Qiu had not yet opened his mouth, when suddenly a rumbling sound rang out. The back door was ripped open by four key horses and fell to the ground.

Inside, a general wearing the armor of the Shun army walked up, and beside him, a man dressed as a general of the Ming army followed suit, respectfully.

"Come on, come on, General Li, come and help me identify people. This one is the Governor of Baoding you are talking about, Xu Biao, Lord Xu? The general of the Shun army smiled.

That General Li is Li Maochun.

Li Maochun looked respectful: "Back to General Li Nian, this is the person!" ”

"Shun Army...... It's in......" Mr. Qiu gasped, and when he said this, he realized it himself...... It's too late.

At this moment, one by one, the soldiers rushed into the house and surrounded Mr. Qiu and Xu Biao.

Xu Biao looked at Li Maochun's smile, slowly closed his eyes, patted the dust on his body, and said, "If you want to kill or chop, listen to it." ”

Jingchengguan ...... Change hands!

In the Guancheng of Guguan, Li Jiantai bid farewell to Li Maochun, his psychology was extremely ironing, and his appetite was so good that he ate two bowls of rice that night.

Early the next morning, it was even more rare to come out to inspect the defense of Guguan. It seems that I finally remembered what I should do as a commander.

On this day, the weather was a little gloomy, the climate was quite comfortable, standing on the city wall in the mountains, the cool breeze was blowing, and it was very cooked. Coupled with a good mood, Li Jiantai's face was full of smiles.

He began to think about his future.

With two meritorious achievements, how can you return to Beijing after the war this time to take a step forward?

Thinking like this, Li Jiantai couldn't wait to think about how to make a fool of himself after he made successful progress.

"At least...... I have to earn back all the money I have spent over the years! Thinking like this, Li Jiantai felt better.

He stood on the wall of Guguan, looked to the west, and said in his heart: "Wouldn't it be beautiful if you gave me a chance to defeat Li Yan's army again?" ”

Suddenly, at the end of the mountain road to the west, a crowd of people slowly approached.

Li Jiantai had some bad premonitions in his heart, and ordered the soldiers guarding the city to say: "Go and find out, who is coming!" ”

A few soldiers left with their heads bored, and soon the identity of the person who had come became clear.

A big shun word, a big Li word.

General of the Shunguo Imperial Forest Military System...... Li Yan!

"Light the beacon fire! Defend the city! Li Jiantai was anxious, and he scolded his crow mouth angrily.

Squeak......

A particularly ugly sound sounded, Li Jiantai was stunned, reacted for a long time, and rushed over to look.

The gates of the city were opened.

He stood up, and behind him, Zhang Hongshou, who was wearing the Shunjun battle armor, said with a smile: "Cabinet scholar? Haha, you've caught a big fish! (To be continued.) )