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

Chapter 618 Death to those who stand in the way!

Beside Cai Maode, all the aides and followers were all aggrieved, and one of the aides said: "Cai Gong, absolutely not, the gentry and generals in Taiyuan have made it clear that Cai Gong will take the lead, and they will take advantage of the fisherman, and... ..."

He gritted his teeth and snorted, "How do you know that this person is not ulterior motives? If there is something wrong with Mr. Cai, they can make use of it. If there is nothing wrong, Taiyuan will be spared. They have a good idea."

Cai Maode shook his head: "As the governor of Jin Town, it is only natural for me to protect my hometown. How can I shrink back when my duty lies in it?"

He said: "Even if the Taiyuan officials and the people don't say anything, I will go there."

All the relatives followed to persuade Cai Maode, so they had to say: "Then, my subordinates will go with Cai Gong."

Cai Maode shook his head: "No need, Benfu can go alone. I have worked with the Marquis of Yongning and know that his subordinates are not killing innocent people indiscriminately."

He got down from the tower of Gongji Gate and rode on a horse. The guard of the city gate tremblingly opened the door a crack to let Cai Maode out, and then quickly closed it with a bang.

Cai Maode looked back and smiled self-deprecatingly. In the snowstorm, he crossed the suspension bridge and rode his horse forward.

The cold wind came in gusts, blowing on his thin body, his sleeves fluttered, and he wanted to ride the wind back home.

……

"The city of Taiyuan is magnificent. Its 25 towers are built on the first floor. It is not as good as Shenjing. It is magnificent..."

Gao Shiyin was chanting to the city when a gust of snow blew in, causing the horse under his crotch to plan the ground uncomfortably and snorted fiercely. Cursed: "Dead horse, don't move around, your brother is reciting poems."

The steed neighed even more, and looked back at Gao Shiyin, his clear eyes were full of innocence.

Gao Shiyin immediately relented, stroked the horse's head, and said, "Okay, okay, I won't scold you anymore, I know you have suffered a lot recently, and I will reward you well when I get home."

Li Guangheng laughed loudly and said, "Brother Gao, it seems that the poem you recited was written by Wang Shizhen when he set foot in Shanxi. This is clearly stated in the documents of the Intelligence Department."

Han Chao, Li Yunshu and others beside him were all laughing. In the severe cold weather, their bare faces and other places were covered with thick grease, but they were still pulled out of the road by the cold wind. don't care.

Gao Shiyin didn't blush, his heart didn't beat, and he said proudly: "I only said that I was reciting a poem, and I didn't say that I wrote this poem."

After Han Chao laughed, he let out a sigh of relief, looked at the Taiyuan City in front of him, and said, "It's almost done. The intelligence department's detailed work in the city should make some moves in the past two days. It's freezing cold, and we You can’t stay outside the city for long.”

Everyone nodded. In order to move quickly, the mobile army all carried fried noodle bags from the Jingbian Army. One bag can last a sergeant for fifteen days, even the officers and soldiers of Datong Town and Shanxi Town accompanying the army.

Considering the situation of the horses, Wang Dou also transferred a lot of horses for them to transfer, and served them with a lot of cheese for the sergeants and the horses to enjoy.

There are also a large number of mules and horses, carrying tents, dried meat and beans, etc.

Although the logistics department and the supply battalion are in the rear, they are continuously transporting food and grass up, but after all, it is a simple marching preparation, which cannot be compared with the regular marching in the past. Some horses have already fallen ill from exhaustion. Only after a large number of seizures can we carry out operations against Taigu, Pingyang and other places.

Suddenly Li Guangheng's expression changed, and he said, "Someone from the city has come out."

……

The cold wind was blowing outside the tent, inside the big tent, Cai Maode was sitting with Han Chao, Li Guangheng, Gao Shiyin and others, his expression was calm and he was not disturbed by the army looking around him. broth.

Because the cooking truck can’t keep up, I only use ordinary pots and stoves in front of me, a big pot, put the drained meat, salt, dried vegetables, dregs and other ingredients, and boil it. In the severe cold weather, drink it and divide it outside comfortable.

In addition, Cai Maode held a piece of cheese in his hand, chewed it slowly, and nodded from time to time.

Han Chao said with a smile: "The general said that this product can quickly replenish calories and protein. I don't understand what it means, but my Jingbian army already has a large number of this product for the use of troops."

Cai Maode nodded: "I have always admired the insight of the Marquis of Yongning."

Gao Shiyin gulped down the broth, and kept stuffing fried noodles into his mouth. He looked at Cai Maode, and said vaguely, "Isn't Cai Junmen a vegetarian? How did you change it?"

Cai Maode smiled and said, "General Gao, you should follow the authority."

Gao Shiyin nodded: "It's good to be right, Cai Junmen is too thin because he is a vegetarian, so he needs to eat more meat."

They talked, only Li Yunshu and others next to them were silent.

When everyone was full, Cai Maode took the hot tea served by Han Chao himself, and said with a smile, "Thank you, General Han."

He took a sip of hot tea, held the teacup in his hand, and said seriously: "Generals, can we fight together and lead the troops back?"

Li Yunshu and the others avoided his earnest gaze, Han Chao smiled and shook his head: "Cai Gong, you know, this is impossible."

He said: "The profiteers have harmed the East Road, especially collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country. The general was furious. Only the blood of the profiteers can wash away the anger of our army and the people on the East Road."

He also said: "Cai Gong also knows that our army has a lot of evidence and various documents, which are shocking. This time, not only my general, but also Governor Ji and Governor Zhu have agreed to search and arrest order."

Cai Maode sighed: "I know all of this."

He sighed: "The situation in Ming Dynasty is as it is, it can't be changed. It's just a big announcement, and if you lead troops here rashly, can you give someone a handle? I'm afraid that the Marquis of Yongning will act too hastily, and the lower officials will worry..."

He shook his head.

Han Chao said calmly: "The general will wait and act according to the order. Then compare the rest of the Ming Dynasty, and then compare the east road. The general thinks that my general is doing the right thing."

Cai Maode remained silent. What he was talking about with Han and North Korea were actually two concepts of thought. In the words of later generations, Wang Dou was considered a radical school, while Cai Maode was a moderate school. Han and North Korea and others are just following orders.

He pondered for a while: "The city of Taiyuan is tall and thick, and there are many soldiers..."

Han Chao smiled and said, "Mr. Cai knows that, our Jingbian army never fights uncertain battles."

Cai Maode immediately understood that Donglu had an internal response in the city. He had heard about the strength of the Wangdou Intelligence Department, so he must have arranged manpower for this city. They will definitely come down.

He pondered: "If this city is opened from within..."

Han Chao understood what he meant, and said: "There will definitely be some chaos. If the army takes the opportunity to enter the city, it will also affect some officials and generals, and kill some rebels."

Cai Maode stroked the Buddhist beads on his wrist for a long time, and finally sighed: "Forget it, the old man tried every means to open the city gate, but everyone, you must promise the old man that there will be less killing, especially don't hurt the innocent. The old man hopes that this matter will pass as soon as possible."

Han Chao said: "Don't worry, Mr. Cai. When he was in Liaodong, Mr. Cai knew the discipline of our division."

Then a cold light flashed in his eyes: "I'm only targeting profiteers. Of course, if the soldiers and civilians besiege me, my soldiers will not show mercy, let alone wait to die!"

Cai Maode sighed, it is impossible for some people in the city not to resist.

Looking at Cai Maode, Han Chao said with concern: "Cai Gong opens the city gate, will he treat your official position..."

Cai Maode calmly said: "The situation is like this, so what's your personal name?"

……

On the sixth day of the twelfth lunar month, at Sishi, the Yichun Gate and Yinghui Gate in Taiyuan City suddenly opened wide, the suspension bridge was lowered, and then the Jingbian army outside the city rushed in and quickly controlled the two city gates. Enter the city and quickly seize the key points of other city gates.

The city of Taiyuan was in chaos. Many merchants, civilians and military residents on the streets stared dumbfounded at the cavalry army purge entering the city from several directions. Hearing the orderly sound coming from afar, they all avoided in fear and did not know what to do. good.

There were still many people waiting, shouting angrily: "Who is it, who opened the city gate?"

In the chaos, they organized in a hurry, pulled some officers and soldiers, and incited some civilians, intending to prevent the army from entering the city.

Gao Shiyin led the soldiers of the Vanguard Battalion and entered through the Yinghui Gate. Not far from Zhengzhong Street, his subordinates came to report that Xindao Street, Bugong Street, and Yuanxi Street were crowded with crowds, all of them armed with knives, guns and sticks. .

The leaders were actually some senior officials of the Prince Jin's Mansion, as well as the eunuchs of the East and West Chengfeng Department.

The soldiers and horses entering the city have already sent people around to issue a notice that the whole city will be under martial law immediately.

Gao Shiyin roared: "Whoever blocks the way will die!"

He shouted: "All dismount and prepare for battle!"

"Drive away the thieves from the East Road!"

"I am the eunuch of Jin Wangfu, who dares to do anything?"

"Wang fighting dog thief, dare to act recklessly, don't you dare to take the feudal king seriously?"

Crowds from all over the street continued to gather, and a few fat or thin eunuchs walked proudly at the forefront of the flow of people.

Behind them, there is another mighty flow of people, including soldiers, residents, businessmen, students, officials, gentry, local ruffians, and servants. Usually, they may despise and resent these eunuchs, but now, they became the backbone.

Because these people represent King Jin!
No matter how unscrupulous Wang Dou is, would he dare to attack Jin Wang's representative?

So there are more and more people following them, and the more people they have, the more courageous they become. Even if someone sees the hated soldiers in front of them, they are already waiting in full force, holding black bird guns at them, the crowd is still big. Walk forward.

Just when they were not far from the volleyball formation and their aura reached its peak, they heard a roar from ahead: "Shoot!"

"Bang bang bang bang!"

The sound of popping firecrackers rang out one after another, and the white mist fired by the priming powder diffused in the blunderbuss formation, and then clusters of blood mist exploded from the people in front!
The crowd froze for a moment, and those eunuchs, who were arrogant and arrogant, even couldn't believe it, touched the place where they were shot, and then touched their nose and mouth. The place was also bleeding from the shock, and then they fell to the ground in incomparable pain. Rolling and howling.

"shooting!"

The blunderbuss soldiers in the front row retreated, and the blunderbuss soldiers in the second row ruthlessly pulled the trigger on the crowd in front of them.

The deafening sound of gunshots rang out again, and another puff of blood mist rose.

Those who were shot were first stunned, then showed disbelief, and finally fell to the ground, crying desperately.

"shooting!"

"Bang bang bang bang!"

The pungent gunpowder smoke spread in the cold air, more white smoke spread, and the smell of blood began to spread.

"what!"

"Murdered..."

The crowd finally came to their senses, they screamed, and with a loud bang, they fled in all directions like birds and beasts.

"March in array!"

The soldiers of the Vanguard Battalion pushed forward over the dead bodies of eunuchs on the ground.

Their military boots, stepping on the Qingshiban street, made a neat sound.

(End of this chapter)