Nanming Engineer

Chapter 131 The Three Tan Brothers

Tan Wen is a person with a strong background. He comes from a wealthy family. His ancestors have been officials in the court since the Tang Dynasty. There are many Chinese officials and military generals in the family. This piece of land is a well-deserved local tycoon, and the Tan family is a big family. There are tens of thousands of Tan people in Kuizhou Prefecture, so no matter who becomes the lord of Kuizhou, the Tan family is the target to be wooed.

And Tan Wen is the head of the Tan family's generation. He is in his thirties, but he has already served under two governors. He has practiced literature and martial arts since he was a child. He also learned martial arts well, no matter he was on horseback with long spear, halberd or short sword, bow and crossbow. In the troubled times at the end of the Ming Dynasty, the governors of central Sichuan came and went like a revolving lantern. The people who came were all powerful people, who were wary of him as a native. In addition, he was a bit arrogant, and he had a little bit of courage in his heart to serve the common people. The idea of ​​​​conquering the world is incompatible with the likes of Zeng Ying, so although his talents are high, they are never reused.

The Tan family has three brothers, Tan Wenju the eldest, the second brother Tan Hong, and the third brother Tan Zhi. They are all generals. In Fengjie County, the capital of the state, although Wang Xiang, the deputy chief soldier, and several other generals guarded the other prefectures and counties of Kuizhou, the three of them had a strong army, with a total of [-] soldiers. Even Zeng Ying couldn't take it lightly.

Tan Wen was in a good mood when he received the order to attack Shizhu again in the camp of the general army. He had already seen that although Zeng Ying was ambitious, he was a short-sighted person, just because he had offended the tyrants of the entire eastern Sichuan. Look, Tan Wen concluded that this person's time is numbered.

Since Zeng Ying can't rely on her, she has to rely on herself in the end. Survival in troubled times is impossible without some strength. Only when there are soldiers and food in the hands can there be greater forces to win over, and relying on greater pillars, can the It will not be annexed by others, and the whole family can be kept safe.

For this goal, Tan Wen and his two younger brothers couldn't sleep at night and were always looking for the best way. When the news of the Shizhu silver mine came, the three Tan brothers who were next to Shizhu in the town were overjoyed, and the plan came true!
Tan Wen sat in the lobby of the original county government office in Fengjie County, chatting with his two younger brothers with a smile on his face, discussing how to enter the army while talking and laughing.

"Brother, what are you waiting for? My second brother and I took our sons across the river to attack. Although Qin Liangyu is well-known, it happened more than ten years ago. How can her white-armed soldiers have anything to do these years?" What's more, the stone pillars are withered, and the white soldiers have long since become hollow, why are you afraid of being a bird? Brother, sit down in the hall and wait for the good news for the two of us!" Tan Zhi, the fat and strong youngest, said loudly He yelled, with a nonchalant expression, his thick black eyebrows raised and raised, revealing his indescribable arrogance.

Tan Wen smiled slightly. This third younger brother has a rough personality and is brave and willing to kill, but he doesn't like to use his brain very much.

Tan Wendao: "You can't say that. Yang Zhan is not an incompetent person. Although Niu Sicheng is a wine bag and rice bag, it is Yang Zhan who leads the army. He is not a weakling, but he is still blocked outside the Black Valley, making his advance and retreat awkward, and has lost a lot of face. I can’t wait for Meng Lang.”

Tan Hong, who was sitting on the chair, nodded and said: "Brother is right. Military matters are impermanent. You must be cautious when attacking stone pillars. The brothers of the Qin family have also served in the army for many years. Even if Qin Liangyu is old, Qin Yiming and Qin Gongming must also My brother be careful."

Tan Zhi didn't take it seriously, but stood up and said loudly: "Why are the two brothers so timid? I have already found out that Yang Zhan missed, but he was defeated by Qin Liangyu's tricks. Dao, how is Yang Zhan undefeated? If it were my brother, he would definitely not follow her way."

Tan Hong said with a smile: "Third brother, don't worry. Although Qin Gongming and Qin Yiming are dismissed from the imperial court, they must not be underestimated. As the saying goes, there are three catties of nails in a bad ship. They are in their prime of life and have fought many battles. We can win Keep your spirits up.”

He turned his face to Tan Wen and said, "What do you think, brother?"

Tan Wensu agreed and said: "That's right, what my second brother said is very true, and I have also considered it, so this time, in addition to my three brothers and four thousand troops from the headquarters, I also ordered the leaders of the various ministries to fight. When the horses are gathered together, there are nearly seven thousand in number."

There was a cold gleam in his eyes, and he snorted coldly: "The reason why Yang Zhan lost was because of geography. Between Fengjie and Shizhu, there is only a Yangtze River across. There is no natural danger, and Shizhu has no boats. We can't block the Yangtze River anymore, can we? As long as we cross the river, with the strength of the stone pillars, can we stop my brother's army?"

Tan Zhi was overjoyed when he heard the sound, his bear-like figure jumped up from the armchair, rolled up his big sleeves as if he was going to fight with someone fiercely, pulled his chest placket, revealing his thick chest hair, and said viciously, "That's it, two brothers, then what are we waiting for? I heard that the Tubaozhai Silver Mine produces a thousand pieces of gold every day. It's too wasteful for so much money to flow into the old woman's pocket for nothing. If the three of us get it, it will definitely be a great success." For what you have done, forgive Zeng Ying for the position of the commander in chief, the elder brother has to go and take a seat."

Tan Wen just smiled after hearing this, and looked at Tan Hong with a calm face: "Second brother, is there any news about the spies sent to Shizhu?"

Tan Hong immediately reached into his pocket and took out a piece of paper. The paper was folded many times and folded into a very small square, which seemed to be taken out of something very small.

Tan Hongdao: "Yes, this is the wax ball secret letter sent back by the elaboration. It says that there are very few soldiers on the stone pillars. Qin Liangyu's standard battalion has only 300 people, and two hundred are assigned to Tubaozhai. Although training is being stepped up now, But due to the small number of people, even counting teenagers and 50-year-olds, the number of soldiers trained is less than 2000, and the army was formed in a hurry and lacks training, so there is nothing to worry about.”

He waved the letter in his hand, and said with a smile: "This news is absolutely reliable. I really don't know how that fellow Yang Zhan lost 1000 people. Master Zeng Ying didn't beat him to death, so he burned incense."

The Tan brothers looked at each other, and then laughed together. Tan Wen and Tan Hong could still maintain their sitting posture, but Tan Zhi laughed so much that he almost squatted down and almost rolled over while holding his belly.

Tan Hong smiled and said: "It's such a good opportunity, brother, if we don't take the stone pillar, it's unforgivable!"

Tan Wen twitched the corner of his mouth, stood up abruptly, his brows were full of heroism, he clenched his fists, and slammed the table next to him hard, knocking a teacup on the table to the ground and breaking it into pieces of porcelain.

"Okay! Since the right time and place are all in place, our army will send out troops three days later and cross the river to attack." Tan Wenchang said loudly: "I am personally the commander-in-chief, the third brother is the vanguard officer, and the second brother is the rear army supervisor. Ten thousand sons, destroy his stone pillar propaganda envoy!"

(End of this chapter)