Nanming Engineer

Chapter 180 Entering Chuandong
Residents in Hezhou City almost stayed up all night, but the sound of fighting at the foot of Diaoyu Mountain a few miles away rang out all night, and the soaring fire lit half the sky red, frightening people, closing the gate tightly and wandering until dawn, the sky was bright in the morning After being promoted, no one dared to show up and walk on the streets of the city. On the top of the city, as if facing an enemy, only Zhizhou and other local officials led the city's horse troopers and Min Zhuang to look out tremblingly.

A few days ago, the people from Kuizhou who occupied Chongqing City came to say hello and told the magistrates to close the city gate as soon as it gets dark these days. No one can call the gate to open, otherwise the people of the whole county will be killed. The disaster of destroying the city.

Zhizhou obediently agreed, now that the Kuizhou people are in charge, of course they have to listen to them, but why they did this, the Kuizhou people didn't say why, they just said it was Meng Zhiyu's oral message.

The magistrate of Hezhou knew Meng Zhiyu, a colleague of Juren's background, although he was not as noble as the top three Jinshi in the official and deputy list, but he was a popular person in front of Wang Huan, the lord of Kuizhou in the Ming Dynasty, and he obviously had the future No. 1 status, his words are probably correct, so Chen Kun, the magistrate of the state, hastily arranged to close and lock the gate at dusk every day, and block the city gate with stones, so that no one can enter or exit.

Sure enough, within a few days, at the Diaoyu City not far away, the Kuizhou Army and Zeng Ying, the commander-in-chief of Chongqing in the Ming Dynasty, opened it. Standing on the top of Hezhou City, you can see the sky filled with gunpowder smoke and the black sky. Hearing the sound of cannons and shouts of fighting, Chen Kun and all the state officials secretly groaned, thinking that the disaster is coming, no matter who wins or loses this time, a catastrophe in Hezhou City is inevitable.

After surviving the whole day in panic until midnight last night, the sound of rumbling explosions under the Diaoyu City awakened the people in the city from their deep sleep. As if people were mourning, Chen Kun led the horse-buying squad and some people to bravely go up to the top of the city. Looking at Diaoyu Mountain, he saw that the night sky was reddened by a huge fire, and there were scattered soldiers passing by under the city, yelling and cursing. Chen Kun opened the city gate.

Chen Kun knew that he was coming, so he gritted his teeth and closed the door and refused to open it. Seeing that the door could not be opened, the endless stream of prostitutes cursed, and even some officers looked like they were going to climb the city. If they were allowed to come in, Hezhou would be full of people. The fate of tens of thousands of people is not much different from that of the people in Yangzhou City.

Fortunately, these days, the city has also made some preparations. A lot of rolling logs and rocks have been prepared. The people on the top of the city know the horror of the war disaster, and they are united in the same hatred, so they guard the earthen city tightly, and water can't enter.

It wasn't until after noon that day that the sound of Diaoyu City stopped slowly. The stragglers entangled outside Hezhou City fled around like birds and beasts. It was quiet outside the city. Chen Kun wiped the sweat from his head and let out a long sigh. Tone, look at the group of assistants and others who followed him, everyone has an expression of relief, a catastrophe has finally been avoided.

Everyone just breathed a sigh of relief when they saw smoke and dust rising on the official road outside the city. A group of white-robed soldiers came galloping towards them. The first one was riding a donkey. He was wearing the official robe of a seventh-grade Ming Dynasty civil servant and shouted loudly to the city. : "Brother Chen, is he here?"

Chen Kun took a closer look, and it turned out that the civil servant riding on the donkey was Meng Zhiyu. He was surprised, why did this gentleman come to a small city like Hezhou in person, and quickly ordered the people to move the stone and open the gate , he stood outside the city gate and greeted him with courtesy.

When Meng Zhiyu saw Chen Kun, he quickly jumped off the donkey. His body was covered in sweat and dusty, and he seemed to have run a lot.

The two of them saw the cumbersome etiquette of the literati, and then they spoke. Chen Kun had something on his mind, so he hurriedly asked how the war outside was going, and who would win and who would lose.

Meng Zhiyu grinned, touched the beard on her chin, and said, "Is there a need to ask? Brother Chen, if Mr. Wang loses, can I still stand here and talk to you? I have already run for my life."

Chen Kun forced a smile, and asked tentatively: "Then, Mr. Wang, uh, how do you plan to send us and other old officials?"

Meng Zhiyu laughed and said: "I knew that brother Chen had asked this question, so I came here overnight to reassure you. To be honest, I came here at the order of Lord Wang, Zongbing Wang, to serve as a new vassal. The prefectures and counties arrange various matters."

"Brother Chen, you don't need to guess. As long as you respect Lord Wang wholeheartedly and do things faithfully, you can stay in the official position and not be implicated. Moreover, the adults are considerate and do a good job. It is not easy to be promoted. Quite right now, there is a shortage of talents in your lord's official office. Look at me, I'm just a seventh-rank official, but I'm appreciated by my lord. I've been appointed as the magistrate, and I've jumped several levels. When the war settles down, my lord will report to the court. It is not unthinkable to seek rewards and official positions for those who have meritorious service."

What Meng Zhiyu said made Chen Kun's eyes light up, and his expression brightened, but Meng Zhiyu's words changed, and he said a few words in a low voice: "But Mr. Wang hates duplicitous people the most. If you use his money to do things The officials under his rule, but they acted disloyalty and disobedience, which provoked the wrath of thunder is also extremely terrifying. Brother Chen, look at Zeng Ying, such a hero, he was still put down overnight by him and captured alive, you will understand. "

Chen Kun's face turned pale immediately, and he said with panic on his face: "Zeng, was Zeng Ying captured alive by Mr. Wang?"

Meng Zhiyu slapped his forehead: "Isn't that right? I was arrested last night. Look, you and I have wasted a lot of time talking here. Hurry up, brother Chen, go back to the state government office and tidy up a large courtyard. Mr. Wang is going to rest in the city, don't miss it."

Chen Kun just woke up from a dream. He was anxious just now. He pulled Meng Zhiyu and stood at the gate of the city and chatted for a long time. He even offered tea and didn't let anyone take a sip. This was not the way to treat guests, so he quickly led the way and took Meng Zhiyu with him. The rain goes to the state government.

After more than an hour, Wang Huan came to Hezhou City with 5 white-robed soldiers. Ma Long's men and Ma Xintian's new army went west and east respectively to chase the fleeing Zeng Ying's defeated soldiers. Officers and soldiers, less than [-] were killed and injured last night, and the rest were either taken away by the guerrillas, or scattered in groups as bandits, and fled into the countryside. These are all scourges If Wang Huan captured Zeng Ying, the entire three prefectures and two divisions to the east of the Chongqing prefecture were his territory. If these troubles were not completely eliminated, future governance would definitely be troublesome.

All three thousand soldiers stayed outside the city and set up camp to rest on the spot. Wang Huan only brought five hundred men into the city. Try not to disturb the people if you can.

But even so, the 500 white-robed soldiers trampled on the cobblestone streets, but they were more powerful than the 5000 people. After a night of bloody battle, the white robes of the soldiers were stained with blood and battle marks everywhere. All those who saw it looked sideways, and the white wax pole spears leaning neatly on the right shoulder at the same angle, the blades of the guns were shining, and the mountain-destroying crossbow hanging on the waist was faintly shining, revealing a frightening air of killing.Every white-robed soldier has an indifferent look of honor and disgrace, as if the fight last night was just a small training, with firm and steady eyes, orderly and powerful steps, straight backs, and majestic.

The spectators hiding under the eaves on both sides of the street discussed in low voices, praising and amazed, everyone has never seen such a military appearance and discipline, isn't the Ming Dynasty's officers and soldiers all a bunch of idiots?When did such an iron army emerge?
When a wooden prison cart that looked like it was built in a hurry was dragged by two horses and creaked and mixed with the army, the people's discussion suddenly became louder, and everyone recognized it. The horse-faced man with disheveled hair and disheveled appearance in the prison car is Zeng Ying, the commander-in-chief of Chongqing, the Ming Dynasty, who usually stands aloft?He was captured alive by Kuizhou soldiers!

The news spread from street to street, and soon spread throughout the city, changing the sky!This is the top priority in everyone's mind. From now on, in this eastern Sichuan border, there will be no Mr. Zeng, but only Mr. Wang.

When Wang Huan entered the city, the people in the city were evasive and did not dare to go to the streets, so not many people saw him. At this moment, Wang Huan was sitting peacefully in the lobby of the Hezhou government office, drinking a cup of Longjing incense that Chen Kun pressed from the bottom of the box. Ming, smiled and listened to him standing in the hall bowing and talking.

"My lord, there are [-] households in Hezhou, and the government treasury books and household registration files are all here. Please take a look at them."

Chen Kun held a large stack of booklets in his own hands, put them gently on the table next to Wang Huan, and then bowed and retreated. His forehead was covered with sweat, and he didn't dare to breathe.

Wang Huan casually picked up a book and flipped through it, then threw it aside for Meng Zhiyu to read, while he himself looked at Chen Kun with a pleasant face and asked questions.

(End of this chapter)