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Chapter 412 The Three Thief Kings of Xuan Town

Not long after Zhang Cheng left Zhenbei Road, he wiped out the bandits and bandits all over the North Road. Since then, he has sent several groups of rangers to check out the bandits all over the East Road.

Especially after he formed the shogunate, the Military Intelligence Department was in charge of this matter. In the name of exterminating Zhao Shihu, he went to the East Road Security Guard to suppress the bandits.

According to the investigation by the Military Intelligence Department, there are still more than a dozen groups of stubborn bandits and bandits entrenched in Yanqing Prefecture on the East Road, and the largest group is this bandit known as the "Tianbawang".

According to the investigation, there are nearly a thousand bandits under the "Tianbawang" bandits. They occupy the three caves in the mountains east of Yongning.

"Tianbawang", formerly known as Chen Yuzhu, is a well-known generation of bandits on the East Road of Xuanzhen. He is as famous as the "Fantian King" on the South Road and "Zuodilong" on the West Road. He is known as the Three Thief Kings of Xuanzhen Town.

It is heard that during the Wanli period, his ancestor was once a general in the local camp, but he turned into a bandit for some unknown reason, and his descendants have been bandits for generations, and the reason for this has not been verified.

In short, this Chen Yuzhu was born in a bandit family and was deeply "influenced by his ancestors".

And the origin of the bandits under his command is also varied. There are horse thieves, swordsmen, local hooligans, old bandits, and even northern captives.

There are as many as three places in Chen Yuzhu's cottage, all of which are high mountains, dense forests, and sparsely populated. In case of an army attacking, one place is in danger, you can gather troops to fight together, if the army is powerful, you can escape into the mountains, Don't worry about not having a place to live.

Moreover, Chen Yuzhu inherits his family education and is extremely cunning in doing things. He knows the truth that "rabbits don't eat grass by the side of their nests, and eagles don't eat under their feet". Never forgive.

Therefore, although the officers and soldiers on the East Road have encircled and suppressed them many times, they all failed and returned without success. It is not unreasonable. , there is the eyeliner of the Dongshan thieves.

Most of these gangsters went deep into Huailai, Baoan and other places, and even went out to Longmenguan to plunder, but they rarely caused trouble in Yanqing Prefecture. Sometimes they gathered into big gangs, and sometimes they were divided into small groups, robbing pigs and sheep , Rape. Adulterous women, the people of the East Road suffered greatly.

Originally, Zhang Guowei and this Chen Yuzhu lived in peace, but since Zhang Cheng arrived on the North Road, Zhang Guowei felt that there was a lot of trouble. The bandits on the North Road had been wiped out, but there was no movement on the East Road.

Especially after Zhang Cheng was ordered to supervise the military affairs of the North Road, Zhang Guowei couldn't hold on to himself. He sent troops to suppress the bandits several times in a row, but they were defeated one after another.

After discovering the information about the shareholder bandits, Zhang Cheng never entered Yanqing's territory for activities because Zhang Guowei, the deputy commander, was stationed here, so as not to further stimulate Zhang Guowei.

But I never thought that even if he did this, Zhang Guowei still couldn't tolerate it, and would attack his family and relatives, so he used poisonous hands to completely get rid of them.

Now that he has received the order from the imperial military department, he can grandly lead the army to enter Yongning City on the East Road. On the one hand, he can wipe out the Dongshan thieves, and on the other hand, he can also take this opportunity to bring Yongning's soldiers under his command.

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In the official hall of the Chicheng General's Office, Zhang Cheng said loudly: "Everyone, the giant thief 'Tianbawang' of the East Road disregarded the laws of the country. Not to mention the beheading of Vice-Shuai Zhang, all 31 members of Vice-Shuai Zhang's uncle Zeng Jinlai's family were slaughtered.

Doing this really despises my generals in Xuanzhen. No matter what other people think, I am the first commander who can't stand it. The dignified deputy commander of Xuanzhen was killed by the thieves in the official office. The one who died was Zhang Guowei, what a disgrace But I am waiting for you, gentlemen here. "

When he said this, his eyes shot out a cold light, and he scanned the people in the hall, and continued: "Today, I will receive the call from the Ministry of War, transfer the commander into the East Road, and cut off all the bandits in the territory. It's for this."

Zhang Cheng stopped, took a sip of tea, and continued: "Although the commander-in-chief went to the East Road to preside over the matter of suppressing thieves, the good situation on the North Road has not come easily, so we should not let it go to waste. This is the foundation of us all. , there is absolutely no room for mistakes.

Master Yan Qingrong stayed in Chicheng under the command of Kaipingwei and took charge of the reclamation and military affairs on the Xiabei Road side.

Commander Jin Xinpeng continued to stay in Dushikou to preside over the overall situation of the North Road, and was in charge of all matters of the Guard Division. He was in charge of Liu Zhi and was assisted by Cao Jinwang. Chen Zheng of the Dushibu Battalion was in charge of battalion operations and defense. "

All the people whose names were called out responded to the order one after another. If there were people who were dissatisfied before, but today no one is dissatisfied. At this moment, everyone sitting in the hall is regarded as Zhang Cheng's close neighbors. In fact, they are all transparent in their hearts, but no one dares to speak out, and they are all intimidated by Zhang Cheng.

Especially Jin Xinpeng, apart from admiration in his heart, he is also extremely grateful. In just over a year, Zhang Cheng has already saved the life of his only son, Jin Xiaoguo, twice. .

If it is said that the last time, Zhang Cheng first came to Beilu, there was a possibility of wooing him, but this time, although Zhang Cheng's own wife and uncle were in it, the disaster was caused by Jin Xiaoguo.

Not only did Zhang Cheng not scold or punish him, he even ventured into Yongning City and killed Zhang Guowei, the deputy commander. With such courage, who is there in the Ming Dynasty today?
Zhang Cheng looked at all the people, and said in a deep voice: "This time we are going to fight against the bandits on the East Road. We will transfer Cui Shijie from the left of the Dushi Battalion, Chen Dakuan from the left of the Chicheng Battalion, soldiers and horses from the Cavalry and Qingqi Troops of the Cavalry Battalion, and chariots. One camp supply, one chariot, plus [-] infantry led by Gao Jingong, guarded by Longmen, and [-] cavalry led by Xu Jinyong, a thousand households in Dishuiya, served with the army.

All the armies assembled, led by the general himself, the infantry battalion led by Wu Zhizhong, the chariot battalion led by Wei Zhice, the cavalry battalion led by Zhang Guangda, and all the ministries were prepared. Two days later, I will send troops eastward with my commander to wipe out the bandits! "

"Here!"

All the generals in the official hall stood up and shouted in unison to receive the order.

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On August 13, [-]th year of Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty, it was sunny and rainless. Outside the south Dading Gate of Chicheng Castle on the North Xuanzhen Road, all the officers and soldiers stood in neat formations. There were nearly [-] soldiers, plus two carts and chariots. , forming a huge army formation.

Outside Nanguan, many soldiers and civilians in Chi Castle went out of the city to see them off, and the more important thing was to watch the excitement. It had been a long time since there was such a large-scale formation on the North Road.

Meanwhile, the soldiers from the right part of the Chicheng Infantry Battalion and the newly formed central part formed formations on both sides of the formation to send each other off. A loud military song rang out, instantly resonating and resounding throughout the earth...

"Don't you see, the army at the end of the Han Dynasty, the weak crown is tied to the captive, please have a long tassel,

See you, Ban Dingyuan, Jueyu Qingqi urges Zhanyun!
The man should be in serious danger. How can he let the Confucian crown miss this life?
The situation is that the country is in danger, and the eggs are exhausted, and the feathers are struggling to stop!
Abandon my old pen, take my wartime pen,
There are more than [-] people in the same robe, singing battle songs and joining the army.

Clean up the dust, and swear to sweep the Tartars regardless of their own lives! "

(End of this chapter)