There was a gentry riding a mule on the road. There were several companions standing behind him. He sat down to drink tea. Several merchants and passers-by did not dare to get too close to the gentry and sat far away at the other tables.

After looking for a while, the gentleman frowned and said, "What are these guards doing?"

The gentleman wore a Dongpo scarf, a round-necked robe with a royal blue robe, and a black shoe. He knew that his identity was not low at first glance. When he asked, someone quickly smiled and replied, "I heard that there was no large group of bandits coming from the beach. They were going to fight the bandits."

"I have not seen any bandits all the way?" the gentry pondered for a moment and said, "If this happens, we will not be in a hurry to leave. Let's follow and see the fun."

Several gentry Changsu looked at each other, and one of them came forward and bowed and said, "Second Master, it would be very dangerous to fight, so we should leave on our way."

"I have seen officers and soldiers suppressing thieves. Some bandits have no cavalry, why are they afraid?" The gentry smiled and said casually: "Besides, whether there are bandits is a different story. Who is this military officer who leads the army? If you come out once, your power will become stronger."

"It's from our Dahewei Min family." A flag army, perhaps a small flag, said respectfully: "The master doesn't know anything. Deputy Min Qianhu is indeed a capable person."

This small banner official said the matter of water gate in a very obscure way, and mentioned the matter of drying salt. There was no lack of envy and jealousy in his words, but no matter what, his attitude also represented the attitudes of many lower-level military officers and flag soldiers of Dahewei. They were both envious and jealous, and also recognized Min Yuanqi's ability.

This young Trial Household, now the deputy, is indeed the capital to disrupt the Dahewei Yuntiguan Office!

"No wonder." The gentry laughed a few times and said, "Yang Shili has always been unruly, but recently he has felt a little lost. It turns out that his brother was attacked and killed. It's okay for him to be cautious. Since that's the case, it seems that the bandits are attacking are real. I will naturally not give up on such a big excitement, and I will take a look at it."

The gentry yelled a few more times and said in a low voice: "This Min Yuanqi is interesting. I know that it is time for chaos to start. It's okay to dry salt and accumulate grain and store grain, train troops and protect yourself. I show off my martial arts and take the initiative to attack bandits and pirates, not afraid of strong foreign enemies. With such a reputation, no one dares to offend him at Yuntiguan. Is this talented person so scheming so deep? I wonder if his family elders planned this matter and let Min Yuanqi come forward? It's not right. Min Qiande has no son. If this person presided over it, why bother to be a foreigner? It's better to be better for his son? It seems that Min Yuanqi's own actions are really great. It's really great. If this person can really come out to disrupt the situation, it might as well help me. After this matter is finished, I will meet my elder brother to see if he has any rules."

The passing gentry was Zhou Liangmin, the younger brother of Zhou Liang, the current Huaiyanghai defense and military preparation road. This time he passed by was from Kaifeng to Weixian, Shandong, then to Xuzhou, then from Xuzhou to Haizhou, from Haizhou to Yancheng, and then to Taizhou.

The route is winding and winding, and it is a forced one. The Zhou family lived in Nanjing for many years, and the ancestral home is Kaifeng, Henan. Kaifeng was besieged four times. After the last time, the Yellow River embankment was dug, the whole city was destroyed. The Zhou brothers took the imperial examination in Kaifeng and studied under Zhang Minbiao, a famous scholar in Kaifeng. After Kaifeng was destroyed, the army did not continue to stay. Now the Kaifeng area is like a ghost. Zhou Liangmin returned to Kaifeng to check the tombs of his ancestors. After checking, he went to Weixian to pick up some things left there. He met his old friends and then went to Haizhou and Yancheng. However, it was a task given by his brother. He looked at the situation of Haizhou to Yancheng.

There are many prefectures and counties from Huai'an to Yangzhou, and the local conditions are relatively smooth. Haizhou and Yancheng are very remote, and the near-sea areas are even more remote. It is almost a place where no one cares about the sky and the earth are ignored. Zhou Liangmin is not too concerned about this task. Anyway, there has been almost no change in this place for decades and hundreds of years. There is no possibility of large bandits in the area, nor any changes worthy of attention. Unexpectedly, when he arrived near Yuntiguan City and was about to cross the river to Yancheng, he actually saw such a strange thing with his own eyes. When he thought of the arrival of the arrival of the enemy soldiers and the mysterious whereabouts of Yang Shili and the ends of the rat, Zhou Liangmin had a vague idea and hope in his heart.

If Min Yuanqi could really defeat the people sent by Yang Shili, he might not be unable to interfere in Yancheng. At this time, this person could train hundreds of strong soldiers, and he might not be able to train one or two thousand strong soldiers.

According to the Ming Dynasty camp system, about two thousand people is a battalion. With the support of local governments and gentry, it is not difficult to gather thousands of people.

Liu Zeqing's elite core main force is only a few thousand. If such an armed force appears here at Yunti Pass, how can you not fight against this person in the future?

Zhou Liangmin's eyes were lit, and his idea was very far-reaching. According to the system, Zhou Lianggong's Huaiyang Road could have his own roadblock camp. However, Zhou Lianggong was just the magistrate of Weixian two years ago. When the Qing army entered the pass for the fifth time, he besieged Weixian. Zhou Lianggong persuaded the gentry in the city to gather Ding Zhuang to prepare materials to defend the city. His wives and concubines all threw stones together in the city. Weixian was not captured by the Qing army under the same hatred of the enemy. At that time, it was a big and small miracle. You must know that on the way to the south, the main force of the Ming army avoided and dared not fight. Anyone who met the city would be destroyed. Even a provincial capital like Jinan was captured by the Qing army. Dozens of prefectures and counties in Shandong were almost completely captured like autumn wind and fallen leaves. Weixian

Later, Zhou Lianggong was promoted to the Censor of Supervision and was later awarded the preparations for the Huaiyang Army. Zhou Lianggong was famous for his knowledge of military and good at fighting. Zhou Liangmin was his brother, and of course he knew his brother's predicament at this time. Because he was disliked by Ma Shiying, he was not in the same way as the Donglin Party in Nanjing. Zhou Lianggong was quite excluded and often felt depressed... This is also the reason why Zhou Lianggong surrendered to the Qing Dynasty in the early years of Shunzhi. He was excluded in the Ming Dynasty, but when the Qing army went south, he attached great importance to and won over him because he knew the military. The rulers on both sides were really sentenced to the high and low. After Zhou Lianggong surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, his career was very smooth in his early years, but later he was imprisoned many times for some reason. It was also because he was smart and wise, too smart and capable. He said that he would do more mistakes and have many handles.

But at this time, Zhou Lianggong was in his early thirties and had just made great achievements. His literary reputation was widely spread, and he was proficient in seal carving, calligraphy, painting, and poetry. Although his political views were different, Fang Yizhi and others from the Donglin lineage had close contact with Zhou Lianggong. Such a young and powerful official, of course, did not want to be trapped in an alien vassal state like Liu Zeqing. If he could master a confidant force, he could control the generals, it would of course be of great help to Zhou Lianggong's future.

Shi Kefa was backed by Donglin, and Huang Degong Zuo Liangyu Liu Liangzuo and others were all controlled by him. Ma Shiying was because of his talents and abilities. In addition, Ma Shiying was born in a noble family and had many servants from Guizhou under his command, which could help him control the generals.

Zhou Lianggong is just an ordinary family of scholars and officials, so how can he support his family?

Zhou Liangmin's eyes were lively and shining with strange light. For him, what was happening in front of him might be an unexpected opportunity...

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Amid the drum beats, all the flag soldiers stood up and prepared to continue moving forward.

The farthest whistle cavalry spread more than ten miles and continued to investigate the villages, towns and beaches.

Each hundred steps apart, and the four hundred generals set up a long team.

At this time, the timids had already avoided it, and some braves were watching from afar. The flag soldiers had warned them a long time ago and ignored these people who came to watch boldly.

After continuing to move forward five or six miles, the whistle cavalry returned, and Liang Shifa's subordinates turned back in front, and the bandit brigade was less than ten miles apart.

After thinking for a moment, Min Yuanqi decided to fight here.

On the left is a village in Minhou. There are trees, farmland, canals, and ridges outside the village, which are twists and turns, which is not conducive to the formation of a brigade, and bandits are unlikely to attack from the other end of the village.

On the right side is a small number of farmland and tidal flats, and there are several scattered buildings. It seems that the bandits should have come along the coast.

Min Yuanqi ordered the four hundred generals to be arranged in sequence, the first hundred generals suddenly broke forward, the second and third hundred generals were on the left and right sides, and the fourth hundred generals were in the middle position and later.

Each flag team, team, and the 100-year-old general level is all arranged, because the terrain from the official road to the seaside is narrow, which is not conducive to the army's formation. Such a Yuanyang team, flag team, and the 100-year-old general are the most suitable battle formations.

The cavalry were concentrated on the side of the left wing official road, and the tidal flats were wet. Min Yuanqi was not so stupid as to be placed in such a terrain.

The atmosphere gradually became tense, and Liang Shifa rode a horse with a whistle and rushed forward. Min Yuanqi watched the soldiers posed for formation on the official road.

The camp flag was in the formation, and the four Hundred General Flags were unfolded in sequence, or the Knife player was in front of the swordsman. The team officer holding the flag gun was in front of the spear, followed by the spearman, and the spearman was backward in sequence, followed by the boring handle. Three Yuanyang teams formed a flag team, three flag teams and one Hundred General, and the four Hundred Generals were unfolded in the formation of Yuanyang. Min Yuanqi looked for a while and felt that the gun formation was a little weak, with too shallow depth, and the long-range attack was only at the mudgage flag team near the mudflat on the right side of the 300 General. There was no cannon or archer, and the long-range attack power was quite insufficient.

These are all shortcomings, but Min Yuanqi knew that he was eager to do so. It was enough for a new army to reach the current level, which made him feel proud.

Looking far to the left, two or three miles away, there seemed to be countless people following and watching in the distance.

The incidents of officers and soldiers suppressing bandits are common in Haizhou to Shandong. Such formations are rarely seen from Haizhou to Yancheng. One reason is that there are not many bandits, and not many pirates are attacking. The other reason is that the local power is weak and they are powerless.

Even if there is some risk, it is worth following.

Min Yuanqi felt a little strange in his heart. He was going to risk his life to fight the thief, and there was a wait to watch the fun... This feeling was really strange.
Chapter completed!