1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 2393
In fact, for Chen Yixin, Ji Shengrong's situation is not an exception.He has received quite a few requests like this these days, including Haihan insiders who live in Shandong, and Daming businessmen who came to Fushan County to do business, and heard of the chaos in their hometown and couldn't go back.Without exception, these people all want to ask the military to take over their families. After all, Fushan County is the safest place in Shandong right now. It seems that only the Haihan Army can really resist the Qing army.

But the problem is that the deployment of the Haihan army in Fushan County is a bit stretched to deal with the refugee influx, and how can they spare troops to handle these private affairs.In such a time of turmoil, sending a small team to the war zone is simply asking for trouble. Chen Yixin will not risk the Haihan Army for these personal entrustments.

The most he can do now is to say hello to the two outposts in Zhaoyuan and Laixi, and ask them to take care of XX's relatives as much as possible if they pick up XX's relatives.But now the number of refugees pouring into Dengzhou is growing rapidly. It is not an easy job to find the target among the thousands of refugees. Unless these people can take the initiative to find the local Haihan army to identify themselves and ask for help, otherwise I can only ask for luck.

Compared with these trivial matters, Chen Yixin is more worried about whether the outpost troops currently sent to Zhaoyuan and Laixi can handle the task of guiding refugees well.In particular, it has been discovered that the direction of the Qing army spies is recruiting far. If the number of refugees passing through the local area increases further, it may be difficult for the small troops deployed there to effectively monitor them.

But for Sun Zhen, who is located in Zhaoyuan, the most troublesome thing for him is not the group of refugees with complex identities, but the troublemakers who came after hearing the news.

Although the size of the troops led by Sun Zhen was only one reinforced company, they appeared in Zhaoyuan County in an open manner. There is a tacit understanding that Haihan will not take the initiative to send troops to areas outside Fukuyama County.

The county government of Zhaoyuan County had already been bought by Haihan in advance, and he did not show any hostile attitude towards this move. Instead, he secretly supplied food and grass to Sun Zhen's troops in order to prolong their stay in Zhaoyuan County and guide more of refugees went to Fukuyama Prefecture.But not everyone is happy to see the Haihan army appearing in Zhaoyuan, such as the Dengzhou government, which has been struggling with the colonial authorities of Zhifu Island.

It is [-] to [-] miles from Dengzhou City to Zhaoyuan County. On the third day after the Haihan Army appeared in Zhaoyuan, Dengzhou City had already received the news.Chen Zhongsheng, the prefect of Dengzhou, has always wanted to take the mining rights of the Fushan copper mine to Daming, but the matter of the copper mine has not yet been settled, but the Haihan army has entered Zhaoyuan County. Such news makes Chen Zhongsheng very disturbed.

Dengzhou City is located on the protruding part of the coast on the north side of the Shandong Peninsula. On the southeast and southwest sides of the land are Fushan County and Zhaoyuan County respectively, while the south is a mountainous area that stretches for nearly a hundred miles.Haihan has now controlled Fushan County. If Zhaoyuan County is taken down again, it means that the land connection between Dengzhou City and the outside world will be controlled by Haihan.At that time, if Haihan wants to take further action against Dengzhou City, it may be difficult to ask for help from outside.

Chen Zhongsheng could tolerate Haihan's small actions in Fushan County, but even if it was based on his own safety considerations, he couldn't just sit back and watch Haihan's army appear in Zhaoyuan.So he quickly dispatched troops and sent a force to Zhaoyuan to deal with the matter.

Liao Jie, the commander who fought against Haihan back then, and the generals Shangguanye and Guo Xingning are no longer in Dengzhou City. Most of the local soldiers who can fight have been transferred to reinforce Jinan Prefecture, so Chen Zhongsheng can be sent out now The army is no longer a regular Ming army, and its strength is obviously not enough.

However, this does not prevent them from expelling the Haihan Army who arrived in Zhaoyuan County in the name of the government. After all, it was reported to Dengzhou that there are only one or two hundred Haihan Army stationed in Zhaoyuan County. Numbers clearly lack sufficient deterrence.

Sun Zhen looked at the man sitting in front of him with a blank expression, and asked coldly: "Your Excellency, do you want us to leave here?"

The man replied: "Immediately, immediately, take your troops and leave Zhaoyuan County, and don't show up again!"

Sun Zhen was not irritated by the other party's words, but shook his head slightly and said: "I'm sorry, I only obey the orders of my superiors, if you want me to leave here, then bring my general's warrant!"

The man said angrily: "I've tried to persuade you again and again, you don't want to toast or eat fine wine!"

How could Sun Zhen be frightened by such verbal threats, and replied coldly: "Then I want to experience how powerful you are!"

It is obviously not a wise move to fight Sun Zhen in the camp of the Haihan army. Although the man said harsh words, he still didn't dare to make a real mistake, so he could only leave angrily.Sun Zhen had no intention of fighting against the Ming army, but he didn't make things difficult for him anymore.

"Just let him go like that?" Gong Shiqi, who watched the whole negotiation process, said with a smile, "I don't see you getting angry if this guy is so arrogant, but you are quite open-minded."

"If you don't let him go, why not leave him to eat?" Sun Zhen waved his hands and said, "We came to Zhaoyuan County with a mission, so there is no need to waste time with such a small general."

Regarding the Ming army rushing over from Dengzhou, they were actually noticed by the Haihan army not long after they entered Zhaoyuan County.Although its strength is greater than that of Sun Zhen's men, the combat effectiveness of the two sides is not the same. On the one hand, there is a group of improvised troops, and on the other side is the fully equipped ace troop of the Haihan Army. Sun Zhen is very happy. Knowing your own strength, how can you be afraid of the opponent's stragglers.

Gong Shiqi said: "Of course they don't have the strength to fight you head-on, but if they want to make trouble in Zhaoyuan County and hinder our plan to guide refugees, then we have to guard against it."

Sun Zhen said in dismay: "If they dare to do something, then I won't be polite, and I will treat it as murder!"

Gong Shiqi said: "If you go to war with the Ming army, will you be unable to explain to your superiors afterwards?"

Sun Zhen shook his head and said: "The task I received is to guide the refugees to Fushan County. The military order is like a mountain. I will get rid of anyone who hinders the implementation of the task."

As soon as the other party arrived in Fushan County, he took the initiative to come to the door and asked Sun Zhen to lead his troops to leave the local area. His intention could not have been more obvious, that is, he did not want the Haihan Army to continue to stay in Zhaoyuan County.As for the real purpose of the Haihan army coming here to rescue thousands of refugees, or to occupy Zhaoyuan County, that is not the focus of the Ming army.

However, Sun Zhen has the same attitude towards this. He doesn't care who the person who instigated this Ming army to come to Zhaoyuan County to find trouble, and he doesn't care whether it is just a tentative provocation or whether the other party really intends to do something. If the other party is obsessed with obsession and insists on going his own way, then he will decisively get rid of this stumbling block.

As for whether this will lead to greater conflicts, or even affect the diplomatic relations between the two countries, these issues are not considered by Sun Zhen.

From Sun Zhen's point of view, he thinks that the other party should be more aggressive and inattentive. After all, the Dengzhou government government and the garrison had suffered under Haihan's hands a few years ago, and it stands to reason that they should not be unable to grasp the negotiation sense of proportion.If the purpose of coming to Zhaoyuan County is to prove themselves, to show that they did not conspire with Hai Han, so that they can have an explanation to their superiors in the future, then in fact, their goal has been achieved now, and all the plays that should be performed have been performed. It is not impossible for the army to be stationed near the county seat to live in peace.

Neither Sun Zhen nor Gong Shiqi expected that although the Ming army did not dare to attack them, it did not mean that they did not dare to do anything.After a preliminary understanding of the recent movements of the Haihan Army, the other party already understood the main reason why the Haihan Army was stationed in Zhaoyuan County, and quickly took targeted actions.

The first thing to bear the brunt is the road signs placed by the Haihan army for several days on the major traffic arteries in the county. These road signs specially used to guide the direction of Fushan County are very conspicuous. The guiding role of road signs has also become more and more obvious. Some refugees did not even stop in Zhaoyuan County, but followed the guidance and continued on the road to Fushan County.

Refugees continue to flow into Fukuyama Prefecture. What this phenomenon means is no longer necessary to go to the local area to find out.The Ming army leading the team decisively ordered to destroy these road signs to prevent the refugees from heading east to Fushan County to escape.

This measure quickly caused a lot of commotion in the refugee settlement near the county seat.Due to the increasing number of local refugees and the difficulty of finding food, many people have given up the idea of ​​waiting for relief from the government here, and are preparing to leave for Fushan County, which is said to have no worries about food and shelter.However, the Ming army blatantly blocked the whereabouts of the refugees and failed to come up with feasible relief measures. This was tantamount to asking the refugees to give up hope and continue starving and freezing in Zhaoyuan. Many refugees were outraged by this.

Of course, Sun Zhen received the news very quickly. He didn't intend to fight with the Ming army, but since the other party really didn't know what to do, then of course he wouldn't swallow his anger.

"Pass me the order, all gather!" Sun Zhen issued the order immediately after verifying the news.

Although his troops are not many, they are all equipped with horses for this special mission, and coupled with the weapons and equipment used, they can be regarded as one of the best cavalry in the entire Dengzhou area.

When Gong Shiqi arrived after hearing the news, Sun Zhen was already ready to mount and set off.Gong Shiqi originally wanted to go with him, but Sun Zhen persuaded him to stay and take care of the camp: "Brother Gong, how can I bother you to go out for some trivial matters, and you help me guard the camp, and I will take the brothers to go back! "

Gong Shiqi didn't insist, so he told Sun Zhen not to be too ruthless, so as to avoid further troubles.Although the lives of these miscellaneous soldiers sent by Dengzhou Prefecture are worthless, if too many lives are taken, the memorial reported to the imperial court by Dengzhou Prefecture will not know how to arrange Haihan.Haihan came to Zhaoyuan County originally to guide the refugees, and there was no need to fight to the death with the Dengzhou Ming army.

Sun Zhen didn't put on airs either, and ordered to set off after answering.These more than 100 riders set off from the camp by the small river in the east of the city, and arrived at the Ming army camp in the north of the city in a short while.But this time it was all in vain. There were only a few old soldiers guarding the camp in the camp. Seeing the attack of more than 100 horsemen, they did not try any resistance measures, so they surrendered obediently.

After Sun Zhen inquired, he found out that this Ming army went to the northeast to set up a barracks on the road leading to Fushan County to intercept refugees, and immediately left a dozen or so people to deal with the camp, and then rushed to the captives with a large group of troops. Place.

On the way, he saw more and more refugees gathering beside the road. Sun Zhen slowed down and asked some refugees at random. Sure enough, the Ming army set up a checkpoint ahead and told them not to go to Fushan County.Sun Zhen suddenly became angry, urged his horse and whipped his horse, and led the troops to the front quickly.

The Ming army came in a hurry, and naturally there was no time to build a decent checkpoint. They just cut down some tree branches and made a few refusal horses, and deployed them on the narrow trail, so no one dared to pass through the checkpoint.

Sun Zhen saw that there were probably thousands of people intercepted by him here, and he was even more furious at the moment. He shouted to the refugees who were blocking the way to get out of the way, and urged the Ming army to quickly remove the roadblock.

"This is the boundary of the Dengzhou Prefecture of the Ming Dynasty. Our army is here to set up a barrier. What does it have to do with your Excellency? Why don't you retreat quickly!" The Ming army general who negotiated with Sun Zhen before came out again, and his tone still made Sun Zhen Very upset.

Sun Zhen raised his horsewhip and pointed at the general manager: "Remove the roadblock immediately and leave Zhaoyuan County, and I will spare you waiting. If you want to talk nonsense, don't blame me for being ruthless!"

As soon as Sun Zhen said this, the Haihan army who followed closely behind had already mounted their rifles on horseback, and were waiting for his order to start fighting.At this time, the onlookers also realized that the two sides were about to start a war, so they quickly retreated to the distance to avoid being hit by the two armies.

The boss was still stubborn and refused to give in.Seeing this, Sun Zhen didn't want to waste any more time arguing with him slowly, so he waved his horsewhip and said, "Take them all for me, and kill those who resist!"

Just as the two soldiers behind the main body drew out their knives, gunshots rang out from Haihan's side, immediately knocking the two soldiers down to the ground, and the rest of them fell silent immediately upon seeing this.These people do not belong to the combat force at all, but the second-line personnel drawn from various guards, cooks, warehouse managers, military households, regiment trainers... There are all kinds of backgrounds, such a pieced together team, naturally There is no morale and discipline at all.

Seeing that the Haihan army directly opened fire and killed people, everyone had the same thought, that life was the most important thing.If the boss wants to fight Hai Han, then let him do it, but he doesn't need to put his life on the line.

The commander obviously also realized that he couldn't command these stragglers to fight the Haihan people, so his attitude softened a lot immediately: "You dare to attack the Ming army, do you really not consider the consequences?"

Sun Zhenhan replied with a grimace: "Then you came to Zhaoyuan County to make trouble and fight against my Haihan army. Have you considered the consequences of doing so? You will be arrested if you don't hold your hand!"

(End of this chapter)