Chapter 336: Huai'an Small Battle, Director Lin of the Ministry of War

"This fucking bastard, I'm not at home for the New Year. I thought I couldn't catch them by hiding in this Lijiaqiao? I'm still rushing there, why can't I get the cannon coming up!"

Chen Liu was surrounded by personal soldiers, and while holding a horse whip and yelling loudly, Chen Liu's mother had already taken it to Yangzhou Prefecture. Chen Liu had been married for several years. His wife was also a military child of Lingshan Guard. She originally wanted to reunite her family and spend the New Year together.

Who would have thought that before the first month of the year came, news came from the Shandong Salt Gang that one of the horse thieves who attacked Tuntianzhuang last year was found.

On that day, Fang Yingzhong, the boss of the Fang family, colluded with officers and soldiers, and the horse thieves were causing trouble in Huaibei, and some second-class powerful people participated. Since Fang Yingzhong was sent to Chuzhou to guard the ancestral tomb, these participating powerful people surrendered themselves and misdemeanors. The Jiaozhou camp only fined some silver and called out simple punishments such as protons, but did not investigate them in depth.

However, there are also hard-working characters who intend to see the direction of the wind. By the first month of the fifteenth year of Chongzhen, basically everything was settled, everyone gave up, and the last group of people came.

For example, this powerful man in Huai'an Prefecture was the last to apologize, but at least he surrendered himself and did not wait for Jiaozhou Camp to find out.

This powerful family had some friendship in the Green Forest River and Lake, and happened to have an association with the Shandong Salt Gang, so they directly spread the news. In the day, there was a gang of nearly 700 people who attacked Tuntiantianzhuang without success. They wanted to run away but found that Tuntiantianzhuang had already chased after them.

At the end of his life, he had to follow the pre-plan and run into a village arranged by Fang Yingzhong. There were many wealthy families in southern Zhili. These powerful manors are not much smaller than those in the Tungtian Village. It is not difficult for hundreds of people to hide in.

The Hongze Lake area is very close to the defense zone of Fengyang Prefecture. The Huai Yang Army's troops are more restrained here. Moreover, the rivers here are crisscrossing and the terrain is extremely complex. Hongze Lake also has its own local forces. This force is closely related to the water forces in the entire south. The Shandong Salt Gang has always advocated fighting for this group of people, so the Huai Yang Army is relatively low-key here and dare not let go.

If this person hadn't been to report it, it would have been impossible to find out that this group of people was hiding here. If the Huai Yang Army had any mobilization, these people might have taken the opportunity to run away.

But since you know, there is no reason to run away. Chen Liuhe's family enjoys family happiness, and the soldiers are also resting. When they go to fight at this time, they are still reluctant. They think that you just surrendered earlier, and Jiaozhou Camp will not be killed. What are you hiding here?

The waterways in Nanzhili were crisscrossed and the troops were mobilized very quickly. Before the bandits in the village could have arrived, they had already arrived here.

According to the powerful and powerful person who reported the news, in Zhuangzi, there were only more than 700 thieves, except for the two hundred old and weak Zhuang Dings, there were only more than 700 thieves. Chen Liu brought the local people and mobilized the nearby garrisons and the infantrymen of the Jiaozhou Camp. There was no suspense about the outcome of the victory or defeat. After the battle, it was almost a massacre.

However, these people in the manor were also stubborn and saw troops that were far better than themselves to come over. If ordinary bandits had long been invited to surrender under the white flag, if the leader wanted to resist, the minions below would also have to rebel and surrender with their heads. But these bandits directly closed the village gate, arranged personnel at each key point, and prepared to stick to it.

Chen Liu was even more angry after seeing this scene, but he also saw some tricks. Hundreds of people were forced by their superior forces. Instead of panic, they made a defensive position. This was definitely not a bandit, but probably the local officers and soldiers in Nanzhili had this ability.

Fang Yingzhong's activities that day were indeed participated by the officers and soldiers of Fengyang Prefecture. I guess the officers and soldiers were hiding in the Lijiaqiao Village.

Chen Liu found a high place and observed the terrain here. The entire village made use of the water and rivers of Hongze Lake to naturally arrange business similar to a moat. Only the village gate had a bridge leading outward, which means that the place where it could attack head-on was this village gate, and it took effort to do other locations.

"Damn it, I really think my family is a powerful soldier, and I even act like a guard, and I don't know what I have to do."

If the other party surrenders quickly, this matter will not be as good as a murderer. Since it is obvious that the other party is from an officer and a soldier, it is not good to be a slaughter. However, the other party's posture of defending the situation like a hob is completely angered Chen Liu in a bad mood. Since you want to fight, then fight.

Fighting with the officers and soldiers of Jiaozhou Camp, don’t think that the other party will come to the Yijiao to attack the city, especially this kind of farm. Both sides are consuming it here, and the people inside dare not fight out, but the people outside are resting there and do not attack, and they are inexplicably confronting each other.

Water transportation has many benefits than land transportation. Even heavy things will transport the land much faster. It is almost noon when Chen Liu was waiting for the cannon.

A soldier from Jiaozhou camp led the horses to the riverside, removed the cannons on the boat with all their strength and put them on the cannon stands, hung the horses on the reins, and slowly pulled the cannons towards the village.

Just pulling this cannon, seven horses were used, and the soldiers pushed hard on the side. The ground by the river was also soft, and the cannon mount with the iron-wood wheel was also difficult.

However, this time, the 3,000 people led by Chen Liu only brought a cannon, which was used to open fortifications. This was not a three-pound cannon in the field, but an eight-pound cannon created by the Weapon Manufacturing Bureau at the end of the year. In addition to the old camp, the Huai Yang Army was equipped with a cannon, which was nothing more than Chen Liuhe's subordinate troops fighting abroad and had more opportunities to use it.

When the cannon was pushed to the official road, the transportation speed was much faster. It was soon placed directly opposite the village gate, looking at the dark cannon.

The bandits in the village who were still very fighting will suddenly become silent when they saw this cannon. Then no one of the men who were waiting for the battle were willing to guard there. They all ran aside. The leader could not hold back. After a silence in the village, they began to get noisy again.

It was obvious that the morale of the army inside was already in chaos. However, Chen Liu didn't care about this. He was the one who led it out to wipe out the bandits, and Gaoke stayed behind in the camp.

Who would have thought that the artillery was transported here this time, and the guard Gaoke also came with him. It was really unreasonable. Gaoke also brought a team of personal soldiers around him, and after he got ashore, he walked towards him directly.

Chen Liu had already opened the food box to prepare for lunch, but when he saw Gaoke, he had to stand up and asked in anger:

"Haoke, why are you here too? Who is guarding the camp..."

Gaoke is five or six years younger than Chen Liu, but he is quite calm in his behavior. Seeing Chen Liu asking, he stopped, clasped his fists and said:

"Congratulations to Lord Chen."

He said it was congratulations. But there was no joy in his words. After hearing the other party said this, Chen Liu was even more confused, angry and his voice increased a little. He said hard:

"HKK, you are so sarcastic here. If you have anything to say, don't do these twists and turns!!"

There was no contact there yet. A Qian, who was urging the preparations to prepare, hurriedly ran back. He reported:

"Mr. Chen, the people in the village are raising white flags and preparing to surrender."

Anyone who saw that a cannon was placed in front of the village gate knew that the simple trench and high walls of the manor could not defend the opponent's attack at all. The officers and soldiers of Jiaozhou Camp gathered behind the cannons, just waiting for the cannons to bombard and rushed in to kill the place.

Chen Liu was in a bad mood and shouted back, shouting angrily:

"Surrender, how can you be so cheap? Don't pay attention to it, blast it in and kill it, and teach them a lesson!!!"

Mr. Qian agreed loudly, turned around and ran back. The place was not big, and he shouted "fire the cannon" while running. The cannon was already loaded. He heard the shouting here. He immediately fired the cannon.

As soon as Gaoke was about to say something, he heard a loud "boom" sound, and he couldn't hear anything he said clearly. The buzzing sound in his ears, and he couldn't help but turn his eyes to Zhuangzi's direction.

The direction of the gun was slightly deviated, and it was not hitting the village gate. It hit the courtyard wall on the left. The place where the eight-pound shell was hit, the entire wall collapsed halfway and dust flew.

The location is not right, so you can't wade over and attack. The right time and place are on the side of the Huai Yang Army. It's better to be calm and it's easier to attack after the village gate is blasted open.

Several artillery soldiers in the artillery were shouting to adjust the direction of the muzzle. This time, the infantry ranks of Huai Yang Army who were preparing to attack all retreated dozens of steps backwards. The shooting power of these eight-pound cannons was much more shocking than that of the three-pound cannon. Before the second cannon was shot, they heard the people in the village shouting in a verbal manner:

"Brothers outside, don't be too old. We are also officers and soldiers. We are from the Yingwu Guard. This is all misunderstanding. This is all misunderstanding. Don't fight again..."

The hundreds of people inside shouted and shouted out, with a considerable momentum. The officers and soldiers of Huaiyang Army outside could hear it clearly, and the artillery stopped moving. The infantrymen who were preparing to rush forward stopped. Everyone knew some things and were tacitly informed when doing them.

But it would be inappropriate for the "bandits" to declare their identity. After all, the Yang army of Huai was also a military officer and a military officer in the court, and it was impossible for them to become a rival of the officers and soldiers in broad daylight.

The soldiers of the Huai Yang Army may not know what the Yingwu Guard is, but the General Secretary of the Ying Qian knew that this was a garrison stationed around Fengyang Zhongdu, and it was indeed a real official army.

This Lijiaqiao is a small town, but because it is a small port on the water transport area by Hongze Lake, it is quite prosperous. Jiaozhou Camp will definitely not be completely confidential when attacking like this.

Moreover, in these two Huaihe lands, the Huai Yang Army did not have the same mind as the local government. They had to consider some influence when doing things and fighting. If it was to suppress bandits, the battle would naturally be open and upright, but if they were in conflict with the officers and soldiers, they would have to consider one or two, and several thousand generals would meet each other.

The Qianmao just now walked towards Chen Liu again. It was not impossible to fight, but the key was to lead the gang general Chen Liu to make a decision.

Listening to the shouting "I am Yingwuwei" from the farm, Gaoke and Chen Liu on the other side also looked at each other. Chen Liu exhaled and asked calmly:

"Haoke, we are all our brothers. If you have anything to say, it's so sarcastic and uncomfortable."

Gaoke is an officer from the place where Li Mengdi's personal military camp. Although he is a close confidant, he also knew in his heart that no matter how close he was to the generals who started with Chen Liu, he was no closer to those of the generals who started with him. Therefore, he always acted cautiously and did not dare to show any arrogant behavior.

But today's actions were too incredible. Not only Chen Liu was angry, but also Chen Liu's personal soldiers and generals all looked angry. Hearing the shouts from the mainland of the manor, and seeing that the troops stopped acting, the two of them turned their attention back to this side.

Hearing Chen Liu say this, Gaoke's attitude was a little more serious and said solemnly:

"After Lord Chen left the camp, the imperial envoy came to the imperial envoy who announced the imperial edict. The last general received the imperial edict. Congratulations to Lord Chen for being promoted to deputy general. He commanded the troops of Huai Yang, and his decrees and seals. The last general was carrying them all. This time he came to hand them over to the master."

The Qianmao over there was already running back on his horse, and he got off the horse and said hurriedly:

"Sir. The bandits in the village claim to be the soldiers of the Yingwu Guards of Fengyang Prefecture. They have just restrained the people below. What should I do next!"

Chen Liu did not listen to Mr. Qian's speech at all. Instead, he stared at Gaoke and asked coldly:

"What did you say? The court issued an order to me?"

Gaoke stood there calmly, took out a package of oil cloth from his arms, unfolded it, and handed the documents inside to Chen Liu opposite him. Chen Liu also invited the private school teacher to hand it over to himself to read. The words "deputy general" and "Chen Liu" are still clearly recognized.

The deputy general listened to his low status, but in fact he meant the deputy general. It was equivalent to the second in command of this military group. Although Chen Liu had a high status in Li Meng's system, he knew it in his mind. Not to mention that Li Meng would not promote a deputy, it would only keep the following generals in balance.

Even if you want to promote the deputy general, Zhao Neng and Ma Gang's qualifications and achievements are far above him. In any case, it is not his turn to be at this position.

Moreover, the imperial court issued an order to promote the deputy general. It should have been to announce the order with the commander General Li Meng in Jinan City. Now, he has passed this level of procedures and came directly to Yangzhou Prefecture to announce the order. The court's heart is known to everyone. He is stationed in Lianghuai and is somewhat different from Shandong. The order of promotion and the meaning of differentiation is too obvious.

The Qian President who came to report the news didn't know what Gaoke and Chen Liu were saying. Seeing that Chen Liu was not making any decisions, he couldn't help but interrupt and said:

"Sir, the land is filled with the soldiers of Fengyang Zhongdu. It is not easy for us to do it here. It is better to rush in and kill him, and then surrender and capture him alive. Give me a lesson, and there is no need to be too big a storm."

He was suggesting, and he didn't know how many words Chen Liu heard. Chen Liu stared at the imperial edict in his hand, his eyes as if fire was about to emerge. The eyes of the few personal soldiers behind him fluctuated slightly, but no one could notice it. After a while, Chen Liu let out a long breath and looked away from the imperial edict.

This imperial edict was so engraved by Gaoke in his arms and wrapped in a tart cloth. Chen Liu was also trying to tear it apart. He had no respect for this very sacred royal document. Chen Liu threw the imperial edict to the ground, took a few breaths, and finally returned to peace.

He looked up at the army that was already inactive and the Fengyang soldiers who had been calling out their identities on the other side, and Chen Liu gave a cold order:

"What officers and soldiers are clearly horse bandits. They disturb me from farming and farming. They are virtuous and gentlemen. This is a serious crime. What are the remaining hands? I will pass on the orders of generals. No bandits in the village will be left behind!"

When the Qianmao heard this, he was a little surprised and stepped forward a few steps and whispered to remind him:

"Sir, it should be the Fengyang officers and soldiers invited by those big families. There are many idle people around here. If you kill them, you will probably waste a lot of talk!"

Chen Liu's voice had suddenly risen a little higher. At this moment, his expression on his face was even a little ferocious. He stared at the Qian Man fiercely, and almost gritted his teeth and said:

"I'm going to pass on my general order, the mainland bandits, one or more, no more, stay."

Mr. Qian was stared at by Chen Liu like this, his shoulders shrank, and he never dared to refute. He hurriedly ran back and gave the order. The shouts inside the village gradually became smaller. He called for officers and soldiers and surrenders, but he was quiet outside and never responded. No one understood what was going on.

But there was a problem with this village. There was no courtyard wall in the direction of Hongze Lake, but there were no boats to go down the lake. When the big family left the manor to them, they were also careful, or reluctant to let go, and took away all the boats in the village. At present, the superior troops outside surrounded them and could not even run away.

Mr. Qian rode back and forth quickly. When Mr. Qian came back and talked about Chen Liu's orders and attitude, the local officers immediately understood that this was not a spring outing. Although he didn't know the reason, his chief general got angry and immediately shouted at the soldiers who were standing and waiting:

"Brothers, as mentioned above, no bandits in the village are left behind!!"

Before he finished speaking, the cannon started to fire. After a while, no one dared to gather at the village gate, so as not to be killed by cannons. When the cannon was bombed out, no one even piled up some debris behind the village gate, and the cannons roared, and the village gate was blown down.

For the soldiers of the Jiaozhou camp, the most exciting thing is this "no one left". Although the military merits of Jiaozhou camp do not focus on the head, for ordinary soldiers, cutting off the enemy's head is the simplest and most direct way to obtain military merit.

I just heard the people inside shouting out their identity. The soldiers of Jiaozhou camp outside were inevitably disappointed, but when they heard the officer's order, everyone was really excited and rushed in with shouts.

The officers and soldiers of the "Heroic Guards" in the manor also knew that they would definitely fight outside, so they also concentrated several bows in front of the manor gate.

However, the power of these eight-pound cannons is really great. One shot hit the village gate, and the brick and stone fragments exploded towards the back. The people in the front row did not even run, and were killed or injured by these high-speed wood and stone fragments.

The so-called organized resistance lasted until this time. The soldiers who had no fighting will disperse in a panic. Next, the soldiers of the Huai Yang Army shouted and rushed in.

The battle to pursue the fleeing enemy is relatively simple. Huai Yang's soldiers have an absolute advantage in terms of numbers and combat technology. The courtyard wall, trenches, and Hongze Lake were originally intended to ensure the safe barrier of the manor. However, at this time it became an obstacle to the escape of these officers and soldiers.

There were only screams and calls in the manor, "We are also an official army~" and "You are a good soldier. Are you going to rebel?" But no matter how you shouted, the only ones who dealt with them were the soldiers of Huai Yang's soldiers with expressionless faces.
To be continued...