After Mr. Song was squeezed out, he remained calm on the surface, but he kept cursing secretly in his heart. The military commander was a fourth-grade civilian official, and the general of the army was usually a first- and second-grade general. Although his grade was not as good, his status was

It's higher than that, and the duty of the military preparation road is related to military supplies. This is a stranglehold duty. On weekdays, the general soldiers who do not have the rank of generals have to give up their hands as a courtesy when they see the military preparation road. These words of the general soldier Yang Guodong

His behavior can be said to be arrogant.

I am disgusted, but Mr. Song can't get angry. Who knows that Yang Guodong is already the adopted son of Eunuch Wei, the Chief Superintendent of Ceremonies. Now Wei Zhongxian and Eunuch Wei are in power, and everyone who takes refuge in him is prospering. Who dares to disobey

.

Moreover, this chaos came too suddenly. In places like Shandong, whenever there is a natural disaster, civil unrest is inevitable. This has become a rule, and everyone is prepared. However, Shandong official circles did not expect that such a chaos would suddenly break out, with such a terrifying scale, and

It was extremely organized and purposeful. After losing several cities in succession, it directly led a large group of refugees to the heart of Shandong, the world's water transportation hub.

If the canal had been closed for a longer period of time, if King Lu and his heirs had been harmed, or if the Confucius family of Yanshenggong had been affected, I don’t know how many people would have lost their official positions, and they might have moved their heads.

Therefore, there was no restriction on mobilizing troops this time. The troops from Governor Biaoying went directly to Linqing City to collect grain and grass ships. They tried their best to offend the wealthy gentry and got a lot of grain and grass ships. When they arranged for the military to come over to supervise the army, they also warned,

Don't compete for credit, but cooperate fully. If there is chaos and injustice over there, everything will come to an end.

Given these conditions, General Yang is so arrogant that Master Song can only hold his nose and admit it.

"The guide from Jining City is here," someone shouted from the front.

After the refugee brigade left, tens of thousands of people remained entrenched twenty miles away from the city, and scattered teams were also scattered thirty or forty miles around.

This made everyone in Jining city who had given the "ransom" very angry and uneasy. What was angry was that these cunning thieves had compromised, and what was uneasy was what was the reason for not leaving.

The city gates are now half-open, and only open for less than an hour every day. The officers, soldiers and civilians are still patrolling the city and do not dare to relax at all.

As soon as the army and army brigade arrived, everyone was relieved. Someone immediately took the lead in collecting a sum of money and food to labor the army, hoping that the army and the army would be able to breathe a sigh of relief for everyone in Jining City.

The cost of labor rewards elsewhere is a heavy burden, but it is nothing to Jining City. As long as the thieves can be cleared out and the river can be opened to navigation, the money and food are just a drop in the bucket.

Although they are eager to expect the army to arrive to suppress the bandits, they still have the necessary precautions. They can provide money and food, but the army wants to enter the city to camp, but they absolutely cannot. Anyway, the bandits are no longer besieging the city, so the army will go out to suppress it in the field.

Just be a thief, but there is no need to garrison in the city.

Now everyone in Jining is thankful that the city gate was not open for a long time, so they had time to close the city gate tightly before the army arrived.

The troops led by General Yang Guodong were extremely resentful about this treatment of Jining City, but there was nothing they could do about it.

But what really made Shandong Commander-in-Chief Yang Guodong angry was that the more than 10,000 bandits not far away did not escape after seeing the arrival of the army. Instead, small groups of bandits came from all directions to join together. Now there are almost 30,000 in number.

Have these thieves lost their minds? This group of mobs actually dare to face the imperial troops and horses like this. The officers and soldiers face the upper class people, let alone one for ten or one for a hundred. These people actually dare to remain entrenched and not retreat.

Anger turned into anger, contempt turned into contempt, but the commander-in-chief Yang Guodong also led the old soldiers. He knew that the thieves dared to do this, and it was very unlikely that he was out of his mind. He must have something to rely on. However, after sending the detective cavalry to check, he found that

There is no dangerous terrain in Zhuangzi, nor are there any complete fortifications.

What was the reason? The detective cavalry soon discovered that there were often fully loaded carts of cattle and horses leaving. This discovery suddenly excited the officers and soldiers. When the march came to Jining, everyone wanted to rest for a few days, regardless of Song Jianjun.

No matter how much Jining urged everyone, no one was in a hurry to take action, but once this was discovered, everyone was immediately ready to take action.

The refugees looted so many prefectures and counties, and Jining paid so much "city redemption fees". Could it be that the money and food were not taken away for a while, but were stored there for transshipment, and perhaps the robbed girls were also included.

"This general is determined to send troops to wipe out the bandits before resting." Yang Guodong, the commander-in-chief of Shandong Province, made a bold statement.

Everyone in Jining finally heaved a sigh of relief. The pressure on Jining's officials and people from the government troops encamped in Jining City was no less than that of the bandits a few days ago.

Twenty miles ahead, there is no need to move the camp, and the food and grass are only for one day. It is easy for Jining to make up this amount. The minzhuang who transported the food and supplies also prepared to leave the city, and the brigade just pressed towards the place where the refugees were entrenched.

That group of thieves also had their own ranger probing horses, but there were only a dozen or so of them, but they were very careful. They went out several times before taking down two heads. Since there were people keeping an eye on them at all times, the army and the army moved out to suppress them.

The bandits entrenched there should have fled in a commotion, but unexpectedly, the bandits did not flee, and even panicked and defended themselves. Instead, they came out of Zhuangzi's formation.

This behavior was really unreasonable, but everyone quickly figured out the reason. The reason why they didn't leave was because there were still important goods in the village, and there was a lot to be gained by going there now.

Thinking of this, everyone from the commander-in-chief Yang Guodong down was very excited. Why fight with all your life, but to get rich and happy? If you are happy along the way, you will get rich before your eyes.

Driven by such thoughts, he naturally worked hard up and down and marched with great energy.

The officers and soldiers came out in full force, and everyone in Jining City was relaxed and looking forward to it. They all hoped that the officers and soldiers could sweep away the bandits. Since the refugees besieged the city, officials and gentry finally dared to go to the city to watch.

"I heard that the thieves were in disgrace. They were scattered and advancing and retreating noisily. Looking at General Yang's army, they were really strict and orderly. I have read a few military books after all. I knew at a glance that this battle would be won. Jining had no choice but to win.

Worry, Yanzhou is worry-free”

"I don't know whether Mr. Yang is planning to set up an eight-door golden lock formation or a long snake formation. I'm afraid that when the bandits see the heavenly soldiers coming, they will definitely be defeated."

"I don't know how many people will be paid for the captives when they are sold. Now there are many fields in Yanzhou Prefecture that are not being cultivated. If we buy them, we will have to find someone to cultivate them."

"There are a lot of young and beautiful ladies, so I guess the price won't be high either."

"It's not like you haven't bought it before. Where do you think so many people sold it on the market a few days ago?"

Everyone was talking in a relaxed and happy manner. Only a young man in the corner looked very cautious. Although this young man was wearing scholar's clothes, the kind only officials can wear, this young man was tall and had a resolute expression.

The guards around him were all warriors, but he looked like a noble military commander.

This kind of people are naturally very conspicuous in the city, but the gentry also know the details of this person. They say that he is a capital official born in Shanxi. He is an official in the Ministry of Personnel. Although he is just a chief, he has already been promoted. This is

A noble man with a bright future in the civil service department, but he resigned this year, saying that he wanted to go back and be filial to his parents. It is said that this man couldn't stand the eunuch's monopoly in the capital, so he simply resigned and left.

Qingliu likes to do amazing things, and does not want a good and wealthy future. Perhaps it is to gain greater fame and wealth. This is not unusual.

However, this man was not very lucky. When he came to Jining City, he was surrounded by refugees and was unable to leave. When Jining officials and gentry mobilized to defend the city, he also volunteered and said that he would do his part, but since then

Judging from this person's promotion history, he must have an extraordinary family background. It would be better to cause less trouble, so everyone politely refused.

There were quite a few people who went over to make friends and considered whether they could use them in the future. However, Sun Chuanting and Sun Boya from Shanxi were not very interested in making friends with each other. They just kept an eye on the movements of the defenders and the officers and soldiers. This made everyone feel worried.

He was despised because he was obviously a noble scholar of the Qing Dynasty, but he always focused on rude military tactics. What was even more confusing was that at the most dangerous time when the refugees were besieging the city, Sun Chuanting was actually prepared to lead his family servants to the city to help.

Was persuaded to come down.

"Master, can the army win this time?" a personal guard asked. He knew that although his master was a scholar, he was extremely proficient in martial arts and his judgment on these matters was extremely accurate.

Looking at the backs of the officers and soldiers retreating in the distance, from this distance, only the waving flags could be seen in the dust. Sun Chuanting was silent for a while, and then spoke again: "Since the chaos of the refugees, from the march to the siege,

Then they went to attack the east and west to capture Zouxian. Every move was very organized. The bandits sat down in Zouxian and refused to leave. It was obvious that they wanted to plot Jining and Ziyang, and then capture the whole prefecture of Yanzhou, and then Shandong. Since the bandits

If he dares to have such a plot, he must have such confidence. He must also have thought about the arrival of the army and must have his own way to deal with it."

After Sun Chuanting finished his comments, the guards were all silent. They were all descended from the Sun family, so they were inevitably a bit casual in front of the master's family. After a moment of silence, one of the guards couldn't help but said: "Young Master, these gangs of thieves

Have you lost your mind? In Shanxi, hundreds of people from a village want to be the emperor if they want to make trouble. Shandong has been making trouble like this for so long, but it has never happened just once."

"We have seen the refugees siege the city for the past two days. The refugees advanced from weak to strong. They mainly attacked one side, but made surprise attacks in several other places. They never used all their strength. They attacked Jining overtly, but secretly plotted against Zouxian.

, and also maintained a team outside Jining City to prevent Jining officers and soldiers from going to Ziyang and Zouxian County. Can this be called crazy?" Sun Chuanting analyzed, and everyone was speechless this time.
Chapter completed!