Nanming Engineer

Chapter 135
Three days later, in Fengjie County, war drums were beating, horns were blowing, and countless soldiers in red mandarin duck uniforms filed out of the county town. In the lead, a large flag with the word "Tan" in the character "Tan" sounded in the wind, and there were many guns and blades. Flags are flying.

Tan Wen rode on a tall white horse, covered with a full body armor, covered from the neck to the thighs with a silver armor, with layers of scales and armor, and a huge bronze mirror reflecting the sun, shining brightly. With a sharp sword hanging from the waist and a good bow on the saddle, coupled with an iron helmet with a tiger's head swallowing a face and a red silk cape, the whole person looks majestic and heroic.

His second younger brother, Tan Hongqi, followed him on a streaky horse, and stood with him on a dirt slope outside Fengjie County. Seeing the infantry marching in front of him, he sighed sincerely: "Brother, The morale of our army is at its peak, and the athletes are eager to try, this battle can be completely won!"

Tan Wen laughed loudly, reined in his horse, and said in a proud voice: "Hahaha, what the second brother said is good. There is no safer way than Xu Yi's property to boost morale. I will promise that as long as we conquer Shizhu, all the silver ingots in the silver mine are in my pocket. Those who have done meritorious service will be rewarded with cash, and the children in Shizhu County will be allowed to rob for three days. .”

Tan Hong laughed proudly, as if remembering something, he leaned close to Tan Wen and said in a low voice: "Brother, is the grain merchant named Ma who has come to seek refuge here really trustworthy?"

Tan Wen lifted the rein in his hand, trusted the horse and walked slowly, and said leisurely: "Second brother, don't worry, I have already been concerned about my brother. I have already found out the details of Ma Chongming. This man is the head of Shizhu, and there are two people in his department. With a population of about a thousand households, the territory is barren, and they make a living by buying and selling grain, they have done well in recent years, but they are still just a small business in the mountains, and they cannot make a name for themselves.”

"Qin Liangyu has levied taxes in recent years, exhausting all the people in his tribe. He has already complained, but he is afraid of Qin Liangyu's majesty and concealment, so he dare not speak out. Coincidentally, the silver mine opened by Qin Liangyu happens to be in his territory. I wanted to take this opportunity to make a fortune, but unexpectedly, Qin Liangyu listened to his adopted son, a young boy named Wang Huan slandered him, robbed him of all the profits from the silver mine, and gave all of it to Wang Huan. How could Ma Chongming not be angry? Therefore, it is very reasonable for him to send people to take refuge in this general, willing to serve as internal support, and lead our army across the river."

Tan Hongzong followed him, and asked in disbelief, "Then Ma Chongming's wealth is in Shizhu, so he suddenly joined us, I always feel a little uneasy."

Tan Wen snorted coldly and said, "That profiteer has a good plan, do you think he has no conditions?"

Tan Hong hurriedly said, "What conditions does he have?"

Tan Wen smacked his mouth and said: "He proposed that after the matter is completed, he will share [-]% of the annual benefits of the Tubaozhai Silver Mine."

Tan Hong was startled and almost fell off his horse, [-]%?If Tan Wen agreed, Zeng Ying was afraid that the three Tan brothers would be cramped. He grabbed the reins tightly and asked in a panicked voice, "Then the elder brother agreed to him?"

Tan Wenman didn't care: "Ah, I agreed."

Tan Hong was so frightened that he couldn't ride the horse anymore. His face was pale, and he just froze. The horse stopped without anyone to drive it.

Looking back, Tan Wen couldn't help laughing wildly, and yelled at Tan Hong, "Second brother, why are you so unsteady, and you're scared like this just as a joke? Haha."

Hearing the sound, Tan Hong knew what he meant, his head immediately came to his senses, and he understood Tan Wen's intentions as soon as he rolled his eyes. From surprise to joy, he immediately stepped forward and said, "Ah! Could it be that big brother lied to him?"

"Of course, who will I be? Will I still let that local thief manipulate me?" Tan Wen's expression changed, and he said in a sinister way: "He thinks it is safe, and he asked me for a promise, but he doesn't want to Thinking, when I occupy the stone pillar and present Qin Liangyu's head to Mr. Zeng, what can he do to me as a small leader? Let alone the silver mine, I will also confiscate his home. Where can I be sued on a piece of waste paper?"

He held his head up and said in a vibrating voice: "This is what is called tricks, second brother, learn a little bit!"

Tan Hong immediately beamed with joy, and complimented: "Brother is wise, if this is the case, this local thief will definitely do things for us, no wonder big brother is so relieved, with this local thief tipping off our army, Qin Liangyu can do nothing even if Bai Qi is alive. "

Tan Wen also laughed and said: "So I drove the whole army straight to Xituo Town, which is the closest to Tusi City, connected by a road, and the transportation is convenient, and Ma Chongming also sent news that Qin Liangyu listened to Qin Yiming and Qin Gongming. It is a clumsy plan to divide the troops to guard each ferry, and there are only five hundred remnant soldiers guarding Xituo Town, five hundred old and weak, how can I stop my army of six thousand?"

Tan Hongxi raised his eyebrows, and laughed out loud with Tan Wen very cooperatively. There was endless satisfaction in the laughter, as if the Shizhu Tusi City had become the possession of the two of them, and they could get it by rubbing their hands.

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It is only [-] miles from Fengjie County to the opposite bank of Xituo Town. In less than two hours, Tan Wen's soldiers and horses have reached the bank. They built a wide pontoon bridge that could accommodate four people in parallel. Tan Zhi's former army was running nervously across the bridge.

Tan Wen came to the shore and stared at the opposite bank, only to see that the pontoon bridge was built on the pier on the opposite bank, and there was no one on the other side except the sergeant of his former army patrolling around.

A general of Qian came to Tan Wen on horseback and reported loudly: "General, the three generals have crossed the river and had a short confrontation with Shizhu soldiers and horses. More than ten people died, and the rest scattered and fled in all directions, the three generals have occupied the entire town of Xituo Town, please cross the river quickly and join him."

Tan Wenwen reported that the last worry in his heart disappeared. In his plan, there was another plan. In case Tan Zhi was blocked from crossing the river or fell into ambush on the opposite bank, the whole army would immediately turn around and cross to another selected location downstream. He, now that Tan Zhi is progressing smoothly and there is nothing to stop him, there is no need for a backup plan.

He was high-spirited, his fair face was flushed with excitement, he pointed his horsewhip, and roared to the whole army standing on the shore: "Okay! The former army has captured Xituo Town, and the whole army is advancing to capture the stone pillar in one go. Those who enter Tusi City first will be rewarded with a hundred taels of silver and promoted to three ranks!"

The officers and soldiers in mandarin duck battle uniforms and the native soldiers in sackcloth bunts screamed and shouted Wan Sheng. Under the leadership of their respective generals, they scrambled up the pontoon bridge and rushed straight away shouting.

"Come on, kill the Tusi City! Kill Qin Liangyu!"

The soldiers with strange screams came out of the forest like tigers and wolves, waving their weapons, and filed in like crucian carp crossing the river. They kicked in the doors and ran through the doors in Xituo Town, looting this small ancient town. Within a moment, someone set fire to it again. Come, the smoke column shoots straight into the sky, raising a piece of black smoke and dust in the sky.

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Thirty miles away from Xituo Town, in a dense pine forest, Wang Huan, Qin Yiming, Qin Gongming, Ma Xintian, Zu Bian and others stood upright, looking at the black smoke in the sky in the distance, their faces were painful and solemn.

"It seems that Tan Wen has crossed the river and is now looting the town. Fortunately, the townspeople have already evacuated and no casualties will be caused." Qin Yiming said flatly.

Qin Gongming also squinted his eyes and stared at the smoke column and said, "This also proves that Tan Wen has already taken the bait, and he will not go anywhere else. The whole army will definitely come along Xituo Town."

He looked at Ma Chongming with big copper bell-like eyes: "The horse-headed man has contributed a lot."

Ma Chongming was trembling when he saw him, and said quickly: "Chief Qin, please learn from me. I, Ma Chongming, did it according to Master Wang's instructions. It was a fake surrender, a fake surrender!"

Qin Gongming smiled calmly: "What are you afraid of? I know it's fake, so will you take it seriously?"

He turned his face, looked at Wang Huan with a hint of admiration on his face, and said harshly: "But then again, how did you come up with such a cunning plan? Even Tan Wen, who is known for his resourcefulness, was tricked by you." .”

Qin Yiming also turned his head to look over and said with a smile: "Exactly, Tan Wen actually wrote a letter in handwriting, explicitly promising to share half of the benefits of the silver mine with the horse-headed people. If it is so false and true, Tan Wen is like a fox. Even though you are so smart, you can't see through the pit inside, Wang Huan, you really deserve to be called Little Zhuge."

Wang Huan looked sad and said with some regret: "It's just a pity that Uncle Qin Gongming's men sacrificed more than ten of his soldiers when we were luring the enemy."

Qin Gongming waved his hand and said with a cold face: "There is no one who can't die in a war. The men in our army are all proud to die on the battlefield. Those who live in an ignoble way are not from our white-pole soldiers. Brother Wang, don't worry about it." "

(End of this chapter)