A small soldier of the frontier army in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 368 To keep me, you need to pay a big price
Chen Yongfu led Wang Dou all the way to the Governor's Yamen in Kaifeng City, which is located on Bell Tower West Street, southwest of Zhou Wangfu.The Chief Secretary's Office, according to the Procuratorate's Office, is located in this area.

Chen Yongfu politely asked his son Chen De to entertain Wang Dou's relative Xie Yike and others, and then he led Wang Dou into the lobby of the governor's office.It seemed that Chen Yongfu had something urgent to say to Henan governor Li Xianfeng. He entered the back hall for a while, leaving Wang Dou to drink tea in the hall and wait.

After a long time, a lot of people came out from the back of Qifeng. In addition to Chen Yongfu, there were Li Xianfeng, the governor of Henan, Gao Mingheng, the censor of Henan patrol, Wang Yinchang, the deputy envoy of military preparations, the prefect of Kaifeng, the magistrate of Xiangfu County and others.

There were more than a dozen local officials, large and small, with such a large formation, it was obvious that Li Xianfeng and the others attached great importance to Wang Dou's arrival.

"...The thieves have been trapped in Lushan, Jiaxian, and Yiyang, and there is a faint tendency to peep at Luoyang. The land of the pro-vassal, there is no room for loss. I am guarding the city day and night, storing money and food, and the officials of the election committee will manage it. Leader, to protect Luoyang from unexpected events. However, there are few soldiers in Henan, sudden turmoil, and thieves are making noise. Every time I think about this, I feel heartbroken."

After asking for warmth, Henan Governor Li Xianfeng shook his head and talked about a lot of truths, while Wang Dou just listened quietly.

Seeing Wang Dou's calm expression, Li Xianfeng had no choice but to cough, and went straight to the topic: "For the affairs of the world, don't worry about your father's troubles. I heard that General Wang fought against the giant deer and Pinggu, and the slave chiefs fled watching the wind. It's tough, and it's easy to capture the thieves in the district?"

"The bandits are rampant, and the military situation is boiling. This is a great opportunity for the safety of the world. I would like to ask General Wang to stay in Henan and help the country together. With the power of the general, the rebellion can be captured, and the disaster can be calmed. If the general agrees, I have decided to increase the reward heavily, and I will never break my promise."

Wang Dou bowed slightly: "It is the great evil to rebel against the world, and the great righteousness to be the thief of the world. Li Chuang and the thieves went against the way of heaven and committed the wrath of the people. Although the last general is not a general in Henan, it is difficult to sit idly by in this crisis. However, the local The responsibility of the last general is not the original post. The general has the writing of the Ministry of War, and he must go to the land of Shu and Hunan in the crusade, otherwise the military law is ruthless. It is not that the last general does not want to stay in Bianliang, but he cannot."

Li Xianfeng and Gao Mingheng looked at each other in astonishment, among warriors, there are very few people who talk like Wang Dou.

Gao Mingheng has been paying attention to Wang Dou all the time, seeing him sitting quietly, with deep eyes and an expression neither humble nor overbearing, he has a higher evaluation of Wang Dou in his heart.

There are many rumors about Wang Dou, especially in the 11th year of Chongzhen, Wang Dou traveled thousands of miles to help, and was willing to follow Lu Xiangsheng to death, which made Gao Mingheng very moved, and even envied Lu Xiangsheng.With such a loyal and brave general under his command, he can also smile at Jiuquan, right?
After that battle, Wang Dou became famous, and even the Emperor Chongzhen issued a decree to spread Wang Dou's military training methods to the world, but it was not satisfactory everywhere.Levying three additional rates, collecting money and food, is chasing like fire everywhere, and the people are getting more and more miserable. This time, training the new army is procrastinating.

So far, Jizhen has only trained [-] new troops, Baoding Town has even fewer, only [-], and the rest are nine. It is hard to say how many new troops there are.The Ministry of War ordered each prefecture of Daming to train at least [-] new troops, [-] for each prefecture, and [-] for each county.

The same is true for Kaifeng Mansion. The three salaries have been levied, and even one thousand new troops have not been trained. If such officers and soldiers can stop the flourishing of the rogues?

However, the Henan Province in the west of Henan Province, Ruzhou and other places are more and more prosperous. The officers and soldiers there can't stop Li Zicheng and others from attacking the city and plundering the land. Luoyang cannot be lost. Everyone is guilty.

It was so easy for Wang Dou to come. Hearing that he had outstanding achievements, the Qing soldiers fled in front of him. Just now in the backyard, Chen Yongfu also praised Wang Dou's army. Such a strong army must go to attack the bandits, and the chances of winning are great.

Looking around, there was no troops to adjust, as the last straw, Wang Dou's army, Li Xianfeng and Gao Mingheng had to stay there anyway.

Gao Mingheng said: "This is a matter of life and death. Please, general, stay here for now. On the court side, on the side of Yang Ge's department, both the book and the governor will sign and play, and the general will not be embarrassing. Kaifeng, where Luoyang's pro-vassal is, the military situation is like a fire, It is expected that Yang Ge's department and the emperor will not miss this opportunity, hoping to alleviate the national crisis."

Wang Dou pondered for a long time, and said: "It is because the local troops in Henan are not enough, so the last general stayed in Kaifeng. It is suitable for the father's urgency, and we will accomplish the feat of destroying the bandits together, but..."

Wang Dou looked at everyone with piercing eyes: "The final general is willing to be dispatched by your lords. There is a saying that the soldiers and horses are not moved, the food and grass go first, and the soldiers must not fight hungry. The money and food are spent, and various expenses, I don't know..."

Governor Li Xianfeng was a little displeased, he had already said that the reward would be increased after the incident, and this Wang Dou was still bargaining with him.However, the status of warriors is very important nowadays, civil servants have to rely on warriors to fight if they want to secure their positions, especially when there is a request for the general of Xuanfu Town.

Gao Mingheng, the patrol officer, remained calm and asked Wang Dou how much food he wanted.

When Wang Dou told the amount, everyone was shocked and looked at each other in blank dismay: "First pay three months of food and salaries, and count the salaries. The Anjia silver includes 10 taels of silver, and [-] shi of grain and rice."

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After coming out of the Governor's Yamen, Wang Dou turned back to the camp. From everyone's eyes, Wang Dou saw the words "lion's big mouth", but Wang Dou didn't take it seriously. If he wanted to stay there, he had to pay a certain price , Your own army cannot fight on an empty stomach.

Before returning to the camp, Chen Yongfu also invited Wang Dou to a restaurant in Gulou for a banquet. There, Wang Dou met the general soldier Wang Shaoyu, guerrilla Liu Jianyi, and Luo Tai.However, Wang Dou didn't have a very good impression of these three people. The typical wine bags and food bags, eating empty wages, and drinking the blood of soldiers may have a skill. Letting them fight is embarrassing for them.

The atmosphere in the banquet also showed that Chen Yongfu did not deal with them and took a break. Chen Yongfu secretly told Wang Dou that he hoped that Wang Dou would stay, and that he would urge Governor Li and others to agree to Wang Dou's request.His words also expressed the hope that he and Wang Dou will help Luoyang and seek wealth together.

It can be seen that Chen Yongfu is a person with certain ambitions. Historically, when Li Zicheng opened the seal three times, he was also loyal to his duty. When Wang Dou left the city, Chen Yongfu kept sending him off.Especially his son Chen De, who has already had a fierce fight with Xie Yike.

In November of the 13th year of Chongzhen, Shahe near Zhuxian Town.

The weather was already quite chilly, and the soldiers of the Shun Township Army in the camp put on their own red cotton and woolen cloaks, gloves, and warm woolen inner caps inside their iron helmets.When Wang Dou entered the camp, he heard a report from the guards that Chen Yongfu, the deputy general of Kaifeng city guard, was visiting.

Wang Dou nodded. He had just come back from Zhuxian Town. He had paid homage to the Yuefei Temple in the town. He accompanied Xie Yike and other guards. He also brought wooden New Year pictures bought in the town, as well as local spiced tofu and other specialties. It is also quite rewarding.

Since the Tang and Song Dynasties, Zhuxian Town has been the main water and land transportation route and commercial port of Kaifeng City, and it is also the only water and land transshipment terminal in Kaifeng. At the end of Ming Dynasty, it was also known as Foshan Town in Guangdong, Jingdezhen in Jiangxi, and Hankou Town in Hubei. Four famous towns.

At this time, there were more than 20 merchants in the town, with a population of more than [-]. Even though it was a natural and man-made disaster in Henan in the late Ming Dynasty, local commerce was still very prosperous.Zhuxian Town was forty miles away from the closed city, and Wang Dou encamped the Shun Township Army here. First, it was close to the Shahe River, so the army and horses could drink water easily, and second, it meant admiration for this historic town.

When he returned to his tent of the Chinese army, Wang Dou saw Chen Yongfu sitting in the tent drinking tea, while his son Chen De was fidgeting back and forth.Seeing Wang Dou coming back, Chen Yongfu stood up with a smile. Wang Dou hurried a few steps and said, "It's really a sin to let Chen Junmen wait for a long time."

He raised the five-spice dried tofu in his hand, and said with a smile: "It would be better to come early than to be a coincidence. I will buy some local products at the end, and I will enjoy it with Chen Junmen."

Chen Yongfu laughed: "Thanks to General Wang's blessing, this general will be lucky."

After the two sides gave way to sit down, Chen Yongfu said seriously: "General Wang, I came here this time under the order of Governor Li to discuss with the general about the rescue of Ruzhou."

Wang Dou nodded, thinking, it's time.

That day, he met Henan governor Li Xianfeng and others, and asked for 10 taels of silver and [-] shi of grain and rice. Li Xianfeng and the others were quite annoyed, thinking that Wang Dou "opened his mouth like a lion" and was suspected of being a threat.But Li Xianfeng and the others really had no choice, and Wang Douyan was in charge of the Ministry of War, and he had to go to Sichuan for a certain period of time, so he could only stay in Kaifeng for three days, leaving Li Xianfeng little time to hesitate.

The next day, Governor Li Xianfeng led all the officials in Kaifeng to visit Wang Dou's barracks. After seeing Wang Dou's [-] elite troops, he calmed down.After hearing about the incident, he visited the King of Zhou, and then the officials of Kaifeng Mansion discussed a lot and agreed to Wang Dou's conditions.

In the end, Wang Dou Youruo hired mercenaries hired by Kaifeng officials to stay. Of course, Wang Dou and Li Xianfeng and others went through some fierce bargaining.

What Wang Dou meant was that he had to receive the 10 taels of silver and [-] shi of grain and rice before setting off. How could Li Xianfeng agree?What if Wang Dou took the money and ran away?You know, to raise these silver rice, he needs to spend a lot of effort.

After bargaining, Wang Dou finally agreed to give 3 taels of silver and [-] shi of grain and rice first, and the rest of the silver can be paid in a few months. However, if the military rations are exhausted, it needs to be replenished quickly.Li Xianfeng thinks it is acceptable, although it is difficult to raise food and grass, but he does not pay for it personally, and if the siege of Luoyang can be relieved, it is completely worth spending the money and food.

After watching Wang Dou's army formation that day, Li Xianfeng was full of confidence in the Shun Township Army. It was a real army of tigers and wolves, and it had a good chance of winning against the bandits.Moreover, Wang Dou is like breaking the siege of Luoyang. As a governor, he has made great contributions to saving the feudal clan, so it is obvious that he has a bright future.

The two sides hit it off immediately, and Li Xianfeng quickly sent an official document to the capital and Yang Sichang who was far away in Sichuan, stating that the bandits would besiege Luoyang, and the local troops were insufficient, so they temporarily borrowed Wang Doujun as guest soldiers to save the people from the fire.

Li Xianfeng played tricks, and the official document sent to Yang Sichang was a few beats behind the official document to the capital. The official document arrived in the capital, which caused a lot of controversy in the cabinet.

Although in Emperor Chongzhen's mind, the extermination of Zhang Xianzhong was much more important than the extermination of Li Zicheng, but it was related to his uncle. After careful consideration, Emperor Chongzhen decided to agree to the request of Henan Governor Li Xianfeng to temporarily stay Wang Doujun in Henan, exterminate Li Zicheng, and relieve the Luoyang war. Besides, the food and salaries needed by the Shun Township Army are raised locally.

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Old White Bull:
The following are battles one after another, to see how the Shun Township Army fought against the rogues.Compared with Dong Nu, Lao Niu tried to write as realistically as possible about Liu Thief's combat power and tactics.

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