The dry season in Annan Kingdom is about to end, and the Ming army has stopped almost all military operations, and all the soldiers are stationed in important cities in the plains to rest. Chen Zhengyuan's government power is also in various places, and the bureaucratic system has been gradually established.

The Annan Governor's Office received reliable information that there were several rebels cultivated by the rebels in the mountains, and the Leli tribes were active there.

Perhaps because that mountainous area is very close to the governing center of Annan Kingdom, the Governor's Office decided to send an army to destroy the rebels' farmland and warehouses.

This is an infantry army composed of two hundred households, with several scouts. The main force is nearly 200, and they are marching along the narrow roads in the mountains and forests. The people and horses can only advance in formations like long snakes.

The surrounding mountains and forests are lush and there is no people. People are full of green plants and trees. However, the scout team continues to enter the woods, searching for possible human traces to avoid sudden attacks from the main force.

A scout's small flag captain carefully pushed apart the branches of the bushes and looked down at the situation on the ground. He was a young and low-level general, with very careful movements, holding a hatchet in his hand, while watching the situation, he led the way.

Some of the soldiers looked around nervously, while others walked weakly. In addition to the quiet birds singing around, the new soldiers who entered the scout team felt unbearable, but the road was rugged. Some of them were holding Chunhan light guns, with ammunition and fuses hanging on them, and several were holding shields and spears.

"It seems that someone has been here recently." The little flag captain said in a deep voice.

A soldier behind him said, "There are no such ghosts in the forest, are they hunters?"

"Maybe." Xiaoqi Chang said, "But everyone should be careful."

"Someone!" Someone suddenly exclaimed.

After a while, two "bang" sounds of firearms suddenly rang out of the forest. Everyone was anxious and looked for cover in the forests on both sides of the path. Unexpectedly, a few "ahhh" screams came immediately.

When the little flag leader looked in the voice, a sergeant rushed into a pit! There must be a trap inside, and the soldier was still outside, but his face was pale and screamed in pain.

On the other side, a soldier was kneeling on the ground, covering his legs and humming in pain. A sharpened hard bamboo strip pierced into his legs.

"Bang bang bang..." Several soldiers holding muskets shot at the place where the firearm was just now, but except for creating a piece of gunpowder, they didn't hit anything, and they didn't know where the lead bombs flew.

The branches and weeds were shaking, and a figure shook through the branches. They seemed to be running away. Two Ming soldiers threw their guns and shields, picked up the bows and arrows in anger, and wanted to chase them.

The little flag leader ordered: "Stop! There may be a trap in front."

Someone spitted into the distance: "Cao, Mom!"

Xiaoqi said, "Help the injured brother back and report to General Zhang."

Everyone was busy rescued the people in the pit, and immediately a few flys flew into the air, and a stench came up in the air, as if it was a mixture of dead mice and feces. The sergeant's feet and buttocks after falling were stabbed by pointed bamboo strips and iron pieces, and the things were covered with rotten animal internal organs and black feces.

"It cannot be cured. If the dirt is so thorny, the meat will become purulent." Human beings said.

Xiaoqi said, "Take it back first and find a doctor to see you."

The injured soldier suddenly said, "Brother, I'm happy with you. I don't want to die than life, and I'll drag everyone down."

The soldiers around ignored him and just went up and pulled out the bamboo strips and iron sheets on his body. "Swish!" The wounded soldier suddenly pulled out his waist knife, waved it in front of him, and the two soldiers hurriedly retreated.

Xiaoqian said, "What are you doing?"

"I have seen brothers who have become purulent, but they have no treatment! If this anger is released, it will be difficult for me to die at that time." said the wounded man.

Everyone fell silent.

The injured soldier suddenly turned his head with his waist knife and pointed it at his chest. Then he looked back at the jungle around him, looked at the soldiers around him, and stopped his eyes on the face of the small flag leader: "Am I dead in battle?"

Xiaoqi said: "It should be calculated."

The wounded soldier smiled bitterly, stared at his eyes and gritted his teeth, and suddenly shouted "ah" and stabbed into his heart with force, and the person slowly fell down.

The little flag leader bent down to salute the injured soldiers, and the soldiers also bowed to the corpse to salute. The little flag leader said, "Carry away."

... Half a month later, Zhang Fu received a report in the Annan Governor's Office in Dongguan City. The Ming army burned and destroyed three villages and rice fields, arrested dozens of Annan people, but most of them were elderly, weak, women and children. More than a hundred other people were slaughtered by the Ming army because of "resistance". More than 20 casualties of Ming soldiers were not damaged on the battlefield, but encountered harassment and traps during the march.

According to the military law formulated by Zhang Fu, the Governor's Office will, after the rebel soldiers receive the letters left in the ruins, if they confess their guilt to the government within one month, they can be exempted from death at their discretion; otherwise, all prisoners will be sentenced to exile in Qiongzhou. However, during the escort, the resentful Ming soldiers will definitely make the prisoners more inauspicious, but those people will not die in the territory of Annan.

Zhang Fu personally met the low-ranking general and asked the soldiers about their experiences in detail. Zhang Fu ordered the entire army: when the troops entered the mountains to clear out, they should not hide at will when they encountered harassment, and should stand by on time.

At this time, it started to rain outside at some point. The rain in Annan Kingdom was usually very fast, and the surroundings were soon filled with the sound of rain.

Zhang Fu, wearing a red official uniform, walked to the window with his hands behind his back and watched the rain. Huang Zhong and other generals stopped talking and remained quiet respectfully.

After a while, Zhang Fu turned around and walked on the ground.

Huang Zhong then spoke: "After hearing the news, the court is preparing to attack the Japanese island, and the war may be expanded. The initial strength of the official army is not large, but if the court sends large troops to attack in the future, will the general be Anyuan Hou (Liu Sheng)?"

Zhang Fu ignored him and did not respond.

Another general said: "Master, the last general thinks that we already have military farms in the northeast of Annan Kingdom and the official shops of the post station have been set up. It is better to retreat to the military camp earlier, and there is no need to care about the wandering soldiers hiding in the mountains and forests. Let the mess be cleaned up by Queen Mother Chen's people."

At this time, Zhang Fu finally spoke: "The strategy was decided by the court, so sooner or later it should be done. But if this strategy is implemented, most of the Jingying camp should be returned to China. The Ming army's troops in Annan will be reduced by half, leaving only less than 30,000 people. So we must first deal with it."

"Terror to Levi?" asked the general.

Zhang Fu nodded and said, "The Chen royal family is still very weak, and most Annan officials don't do much to deal with this person."

His eyes looked over the faces of the generals and said, "Although the rebels hid in the mountains and had a good location when they attacked, we are not unable to deal with them.

Rebels are also humans, and they need food and clothing, fields and houses. The fields in the mountains are small and barren, and they will inevitably be poor and have difficulty in making a living. They must be worried and may be destroyed by the government at any time. If there is no control of Lili and others, they will be intimidated and incited by the thieves. With the kindness and power of the Governor's Office and the use of suppression and appeasement, these rebels will quickly collapse, which is not worth worrying. Capturing the thief first, capturing the king, finding and eliminating Lili is the top priority of the Governor's Office."

Everyone clasped their fists and said, "The last general and the general follow the coach's instructions!"

Zhang Fu said calmly again: "What the emperor cares most about Annan Kingdom is Li Li's life and death. Sharing the worries for the king is the duty of the minister."

After hearing this, Huang Zhong and others all looked dazed.

With the combat power of the Ming army at this time, it is not difficult to win the front battlefield. Liu Sheng can even defeat Qinghua, Yanzhou, Ng'an and other places, but it cannot prove that he is very talented. If Liu Sheng is asked to deal with the rebels hiding in the mountains such as Li Li, he may have no choice but to do anything; Zhang Fu believes that he is the only one who can deal with such a person!

During the Ming Dynasty, many civil wars and wars in the south and north, today's generation is simply awesome. The Dukes and Hou Bo in the capital are all capable. Zhang Fu felt that he did not lack military merits and status, and the most important thing was to gain the true trust of the emperor.

The war to attack Japan may have begun. So many generals may not be the turn of Liu Sheng to lead the troops, nor may it be the turn of Zhang Fu. However, if Zhang Fu did not leave Annan Kingdom, it must be his.

Therefore, Zhang Fu gave up the matter of going to Beijing to offer prisoners to Liu Sheng; Zhang Fu also gave up the possible military achievements in conquering Japan. All the glory that was floating on the surface was just a cloud. Only by being united with the emperor was the secret to the prosperity of the noble family.

"The rainy season is coming soon, and all the troops should pay attention to the cleaning and disease prevention of the military camp." After saying that, Zhang Fu waved his hand gently.

Everyone clasped their fists and said, "I will obey the order and say goodbye."

After Zhang Fu returned the gift, he stayed in the signing room and did not leave after the generals went out.

As the rainy season approached, not long ago, Zhang Fu was still eager to send troops to the mountainous areas southwest of Dongguan to fight for the attack because he got news from the surrendered rebels that Li Li had been in charge there. But he still found nothing in this battle.

Lili is a very powerful person and has a high prestige among the rebels. Zhang Fu believed that most of the rebels had no idea where Lili's nest was. Lili just appeared everywhere from time to time and did not stay for long.

Lili was prepared in advance, and coupled with the dense forests in the western part of Annan, Zhang Fu's marching difficulties caused, he wanted to catch the thief's head and was simply looking for a needle in a haystack.

However, this person must be eliminated! The emperor far away in the capital also understood who was the key figure of the rebels. Zhang Fu and Zhu Gaoxu often held the same view on major events, and this time was no exception.

Maybe we should think of other ways, rather than just sending troops to search.
Chapter completed!