Chongzhen Wiretapping System

Chapter 198 Exhausting them to death (adding updates for rewarding 100 times)

I saw simple military tents set up in this big valley, and it was impossible to see the end.Teams of soldiers wearing red mandarin duck jerseys were either patrolling or standing guard.A murderous aura rushed towards his face.

When did an army hide here?This was the first thought of the dozen or so people who followed after they came back to their senses.

I saw a group of cavalry coming out of the camp gate and coming towards them.No matter how courageous they were before, anyway, their courage was gone at this time, and they quickly turned their horses and wanted to slip away.The leader, habitually according to the rules of the world, cupped his fists and apologized: "I'm sorry, we admitted the wrong person!"

However, they turned their heads and realized that at some point, behind them, there was already a group of fifty or sixty cavalry soldiers blocking their way.

They are no strangers to the army, they have seen too many Ming army, or the Mongol army, and the Liaodong Daqing army.Therefore, they could tell at a glance that it was the elite Yebushuo of the Ming army who blocked their way.

Just stopping there like that made them feel that if they tried to rush over there, they would definitely be courting death!

However, they also know that it is not a mistake to admit the wrong person at all. This reason can only be a three-year-old child.

Besides, people hiding here must have some intentions and don’t want others to know.If I bump into them, even if I don't kill them and silence them, I will definitely leave them behind.

Sure enough, they tried to escape, but the Ming soldiers blocking them raised their bows, arrows and firecrackers.It is absolutely impossible for people like them to escape.

After a while, all of them were tied tightly, and then they walked towards the barracks in the valley under the escort of a group of soldiers.

The three people who were chased by them before, watched them being escorted, one of them sneered and said: "Now you know who got the territory? If you don't want to die, you will have a good answer later!"

At the moment when they were escorted over, these people had basically come to their senses. After contacting each other, they knew what this army was probably going to do.However, it is too unloyal to be coerced into doing anything, and I feel sorry for my master.So they were all silent.

They still have a little bit of luck in their hearts, and feel that all of their masters are supernatural powers. After so many years, they have become bigger and bigger, and they have never seen any kind of storm.If it doesn't work, this army will be smashed by money when it turns back.

However, when they arrived at the military camp, they heard one of the people they were chasing reported to a general at the entrance of a large tent: "Commander, these are Shanxi merchants. They have been chasing us all the way. Maybe they know better." Details inside Zhangjiakou Fort!"

When they heard this, they were startled. This is the handsome man?Commander?Or just a gatekeeper?What's happening here?
Just as they were thinking about it, they heard the chief soldier nodding and saying: "Okay, the brothers in Dongchang have worked hard, and I will report to the governor later."

Hearing this conversation, these Shanxi merchants were suddenly shocked again. Is there a governor here?

The army, the East Factory, the governor, with such a huge lineup, is the money of the gentlemen still useful at this time?

After a while, in the military tent, Hong Chengchou was wearing a scarlet gown and sat in the main seat, with generals on both sides. Seeing these people being escorted in, each of them trembled slightly.Then he knew that these guards and thugs who were messing around in the rivers and lakes had never entered Xiao Sha's barracks at all, but this aura had already frightened them.

So, he gave them the last straw and shouted majestically: "The merchants of Shanxi are plotting rebellion. Are you going to follow them and confiscate your family and exterminate your clan?"

Afterwards, there was nothing to say. As far as these people knew about all the things in Zhangjiakou Fort, they rushed to confess.

Hong Chengchou was not surprised at all.

In fact, when the emperor ordered Lu Xiangsheng to return to Xuanda, he already knew that this time there would not be much of a problem.

Chen Xinjia, the former governor of Xuanda, was imprisoned in the capital, and Shanxi has no leader.And Lu Xiangsheng once served as the governor of Xuanda, and if he has established his authority here, he will definitely be able to wipe out all the lords and generals of various places, and make the armies of various places fall into a leaderless situation.

Moreover, Lu Xiangsheng's appearance was another way of frightening the enemy, scaring those with evil intentions into discussing countermeasures together.

After Hong Chengchou verified the situation and the confession of these people, and further confirmed that there was no problem, he gave an order to leave the camp and set off.

Not all of the troops he brought were brought to Zhangjiakou Fort. The general troops of the Yongwei Battalion and the Hussars Battalion had to be divided into many units and attacked at the same time. All the garrison troops in the town have problems, and they are all on the imperial list, and they are all to be arrested.

On his own side, Hong Chengchou only brought 1 people from Yang Guozhu's Yongwei Battalion and He Renlong's troops from Hussar Battalion to Zhangjiakou Fort.This is already killing a chicken with a knife, but more importantly, it is to ensure the safety of materials in Zhangjiakou Fort.As for Hu Dawei's headquarters in the Hussars camp, they are not here.

Other general soldiers took their men, together with the supervisory army, and were accompanied by factory guards, and headed to various destinations.

When it was about an hour before dark, the army appeared in the sight of the defenders of Zhangjiakou Fort.

"Look, over there, why is there an army coming?"

"Is it the imperial court army? Is this the army from that place?"

"Is it from Xuanfu? It doesn't look like it!"

"..."

At the beginning, these guards were just commenting curiously, and did not respond.After all, there is no fighting now, even if there are enemies who want to pretend to be the Ming army, it is impossible to do so on such a large scale.

However, when the guard was alerted, he was immediately frightened.

He knew the current situation in the city, so he quickly ordered: "Quickly, close the city gate, close the city gate..."

"My lord, that's the imperial army, not like a fake one!"

"You know what the heck, hurry up and close the city gate, otherwise don't blame the military for being ruthless!" After the general shouted loudly, he quickly told his personal guards, "Quickly, go inform Mr. Fan and the others that there are imperial troops. It’s coming, and it’s very possible that the person who came here is evil. I may not be able to stop you here for long, let Mr. Fan deal with it quickly!”

After saying this, he remembered something again and immediately shouted to his guards: "All those suspicious people in the city will be arrested by me. If they dare to resist, they will be killed!"

A series of orders went on, and the city was obviously a little chaotic.

Not only was there chaos on top of the city, but it was also affected inside the city. This kind of movement made people immediately think that an enemy was coming.

On the side of Fan's mansion, noises were naturally heard as well.In the lobby, Fan Yongdou was talking with Wang Dengku, while the others had gone back to deal with their own affairs.

Now this is a sensitive period, when they heard the noise outside, no matter if it was Fan Yongdou or Wang Dengku, they immediately stopped talking and turned to look outside like a frightened bird.

Fan Yongdou was the master, and he immediately asked, "Why is it so chaotic outside? What happened?"

When the servant waiting outside the door heard this, he quickly agreed and ran away in a hurry.

"Brother Fan, why do I always feel a little uneasy in my heart!" Wang Dengku said a little worriedly, "I have a feeling, just like the feeling I had when I was in the capital that day. It's really, very strange, that's the feeling..."

Fan Yongdou frowned and couldn't sit still anymore. He stood up and said, "Instead of waiting here, why not go out and take a look!"

"Okay, otherwise I feel really unsure!" Wang Dengku nodded and immediately stood up.

However, as soon as they walked out of the lobby, they saw a servant hurried back. With a hint of panic, he reported to Fan Yongdou: "Sir, General Fan sent someone over to report that a royal army has arrived outside the fort. I don't know where it is. Yes, they are coming for Zhangjiakou Fort..."

General Fan, in fact, the son of Fan Yongdou's family, named Fan Yaosi, because Zhangjiakou Fort is too important, so he was thrown into the defensive position by spending money. guard.

After hearing the servant's report, Fan Yongdou and Wang Denku couldn't help but glance at each other, and both could see the worry in each other's eyes.

"...General Fan has ordered to close the city gates and arrest those suspicious people in the city. Master, there is a response as soon as possible." After the servant finished speaking, he looked at Fan Yongdou and waited for his instructions.

Fan Yongdou understood the situation, thought for a while, and then hurriedly said: "Well done, tell him that if the army outside the fort is not trustworthy, you can't let it in. Just treat it as a warning and don't open the door. If you dare to attack , don’t hold back, just fight back.”

"Yes, sir!" After hearing this, the servant quickly agreed, then turned around and left.

However, he hadn't taken a few steps when he heard Fan Yongdou's voice coming from behind him: "Tell him, each of the defenders on the top of the city will be rewarded with one tael of silver, and if there is a war, another two taels will be added." , those who have meritorious service will be rewarded heavily. If there is not enough manpower, just say, there are plenty of manpower in this city that can be transferred."

Zhangjiakou Fort is the place where the eight Shanxi merchants hoarded supplies and finally left the customs.Therefore, there are many nursing homes and servants in each family.If the city is really tight, these people can be sent up. This number is only a lot more than the defenders.

Moreover, this kind of thing that did not allow the imperial army to enter the city had happened many times at this time in the late Ming Dynasty.Not to mention far away, Chen Hongxu, the magistrate of Jinzhou, is an example of the closest one.He was even more daring, and he didn't even use Da Ming's chief assistant to speak.Looking back, he was also commended by the emperor.

"Yes, guard the city well, you'll have money!" Wang Dengku immediately echoed after hearing this.

Hearing this, the servant's face was obviously relieved, and he quickly agreed: "Yes, master!"

After waiting for a while, seeing that Fan Yongdou hadn't explained anything, he left in a hurry.

Although there are countermeasures, I believe that if the Ming army outside the city is really malicious, they will definitely not be able to enter for a while.However, it is not a solution to do this all the time, and we have to find another way to deal with it.

Thinking about this, Fan Yongdou suddenly raised his head and said to Wang Dengku: "It's best if our army comes here for something, and we should make a false alarm. But before we found out that there were suspected factory guards in the city, it is very likely that the situation will be worse. There is too much food, grass and supplies, and there is no way to hide it if we want to. We must immediately send people to the grassland, and in the name of the Qing emperor, let the nearby Mongolian tribes come to relieve the siege."

"Okay, let's do it!" Wang Dengku nodded with a flustered expression. He stopped staying and left quickly.

At this time, at the top of the east gate city, Fan Yaosi's face was a little pale, thinking that by this time, he had clearly seen that the army outside was under the banner of Governor Xuanda.And Zhangjiakou Fort is under the control of Governor Xuanda.

Governor Xuanda came in person, there is no reason not to open the door, right?Otherwise, it would be no joke to offend King Lu Yan.

At this time, he thought it was Lu Xiangsheng coming.

But after concentrating his mind, when he looked again, he didn't see the banner with the word "Lu", but a "Hong" character, which made him a little confused again.

At this moment, a few horses galloped over, arrived at the city first, and shouted to the top of the city: "Open the city gate, and quickly welcome the Governor-General Xuanda!"

The defenders on the top of the city immediately turned their heads to look at Fan Yaosi, waiting for his order.

It was a very cold day, and the wind was blowing on top of the city, but Fan Yaosi was sweating profusely.Anyway, it is impossible for him to open this city gate.If you can't open it, how can you reply?

Suddenly, he had an idea, and quickly ordered the guards.

Then, his personal guards shouted to the city: "Our lord has gone to the Governor's Mansion. If you are really from the Governor's Mansion, let General Liu come over and talk!"

"Bold, the governor is here, dare to disobey orders, don't want to live?"

Fan Yaosi anxiously turned his head to look at the city, then turned back and said something in a low voice.

Then, his personal guard shouted again: "It is really hard to violate the military order. The general is not here, so I dare not open the door privately."

"Why can't the city gate be opened? Where is the defense of Zhangjiakou Fort?"

Hearing this, Fan Yaosi gave another command in a low voice.

"It is rumored that the Liaodong Jian captives are attacking, and the city gate has to be closed. My garrison is not at the top of the city, please let the villain report to the garrison immediately."

While they were talking, the troops outside the city were getting closer and closer, and the forwards had already reached the city.

Fan Yaosi was sweating with anxiety, and when he didn't know what to do, the servant of Fan's family arrived, bringing Fan Yongdou's intentions.

Hearing this news, Fan Yaosi became more courageous, and immediately ordered to go down: "The imperial army is here. If they know about us, no one can run away. Now we can only treat them as bandits and guard the city. , Wait for the masters to find a way to resolve this matter in the capital. The master said that each person will be rewarded with one tael of silver, and if there is a fight, an additional two taels will be added. Those who have meritorious service will be rewarded in addition!"

As soon as he said these words, the momentum of the defenders on the city suddenly changed.

As Fan Yaosi said, the defenders of Zhangjiakou Fort actually had smuggling bonuses for everyone.As for those disobedient, they would have been killed long ago.Even the people in Zhangjiakou Fort are all doing things related to smuggling.

The so-called eight major Shanxi merchants in the late Ming Dynasty were only the eight major merchants. As for the small ones, they were also rushing to get through the captives, just attached to these eight merchants.Therefore, if Governor Xuan's army enters the city, no one will feel comfortable.

Just like that, the city head immediately became tense, and the city gate was not opened anyway.

Fan Yaosi took a deep breath, feeling really exciting.He also saw clearly that the army outside the city did not bring food and supplies with it, that is to say, this army could not last at all.No matter what, let's consume them first.

Just as he was thinking this way, he suddenly heard the sound of fighting on the streets of the city. He quickly turned his head and found that the soldiers he had sent were arresting strangers who were suspected of being factory guards.

(End of this chapter)