It's a pity that Lu Xiangsheng and others were all the top heroes in the late Ming Dynasty, but they did this at Yanghe and others, trained the army and killed only one person. I think it must be very cowardly.

If he was a smarter official, he would definitely be far away. However, Hong Chengchou was very fame and dared to come forward when encountering problems. For example, when he was at the same time, Lin Danhan, who moved westward, invaded the border five times. Hong Chengchou was not a governor at the time, but he dared to take the initiative to resist Chahar's cavalry and made great achievements.

During the peasant uprising, the Hong army was initially formed. Hong Chengchou was the military preparations. At that time, the governor of the three sides, Yang He, was the governor of the three sides, and Hong Chengchou performed the opposite way and insisted on severe suppression.

As a result, Yang He failed. After being repeatedly slaughtered, the peasant army rebelled repeatedly. In the end, the court completely decided to abandon the slaughter and suppress the slaughter. Hong Chengchou was promoted to governor from military affairs for several years and was promoted to governor and then to governor. He and Lu Xiangsheng were both responsible for the suppression of bandits in more than ten provinces, and he almost succeeded...

This is a person with strong utilitarianism. If he has strong utilitarianism, he has weaknesses...

Lu Xiangsheng, Fu Zonglong and others were overwhelmed by their loyalty to the Ming Dynasty. Things like this should not be regarded as an opportunity, but they were willing to accept their orders and did not hesitate to make a name for themselves... Such people are real gentlemen, but unfortunately they can only be enemies with them at this stage.

Zhang Han had no intention of keeping his hands. It was related to the plan and his own safety, and his family's safety was his own. He did not believe that the Ming soldiers really came to break Xinping Fort. With the morality and military discipline of the officers and soldiers, there might be something to keep their hands. In such danger, let alone Lu Xiangsheng and others, even if they were replaced by Emperor Tianqi, Zhang Han would not hesitate at all, and would not hesitate at all.

"Internal and external difficulties..." Yang Qiu pondered for a moment. After having the purpose, he had an idea and said with a smile: "I understand a little. First make some noise in Yanghe, so that they dare not act rashly. Then make some noise outside... In recent years, the court has given thousands of silver to the government, and the people have been resentful. If we use our strength, it will be easy for something to happen."

"Don't make too big, don't get too close."

Zhang Han remembered that the peasant uprising was about to start. From the uprising of the Peasant Army in the seventh year of Tianqi to the second year of Chongzhen, Li Zicheng and others joined one after another, the peasant army could not be replicated. This was a stubborn disease of the dynasty's end of the dynasty. After the peasant army conquered Fengyang, the world was in a state of chaos, and many people began to believe that the Ming Dynasty had already shown signs of a country's destruction.

Since the firewood pile was already high, Zhang Han didn't mind lighting the fire in advance.

Yang Qiu understood and nodded in agreement. Seeing that Zhang Han had nothing to say, he said goodbye.

...

The Military Information Department also has a office in Xinpingbao, which is quite secret. From the outside, it looks like an ordinary yard. When Yang Qiu came, the north wind suddenly came, blowing down the leaves on the trees and falling all over the ground.

There are no annoying people at the entrance of the alley, but Yang Qiu knew that there were secret whistles at the height and whistles outside. If there was any movement in Xinpingbao, he and Zhang Han would definitely know within ten minutes.

"Lai Tongxin and his several guards under his command did not move on this day, and they did not train horse and infantry. The horse and infantry brought by Wang Dian from the outside were in the small schoolyard in the fort every five days."

A middle-level official from the Military Intelligence Department followed Yang Qiu's footsteps and began daily briefings.

Because of the special situation, the Military Information Department's surveillance of Lai Tongxin and others was omnipresent. The formal briefings were divided into three times in the morning, noon and evening. Once there was any abnormal movement, they must be reported immediately. Yang Qiu stipulated that no matter whether he was sleeping or what he was doing, even if he was squatting in a thatched cottage, he had to report immediately.

There are also Wang Yong, Jiang Yi and others in the fort, and they are also engaged in the same intelligence and surveillance work. Everyone supervises each other to see the results. Yang Qiu’s military intelligence family is very good. If there is something that the Military Intelligence Department does not have control over but is reported by the Internal Information Department or the Attendant Department, then how can the Military Intelligence Department have any face? If this is the case, not only will the people of the Military Intelligence Department be unable to take it away, but Yang Qiu can’t spare them. Even Yang Qiu himself may have to buy a piece of tofu and kill him.

"Lai Tongxin?" Yang Qiu was listening to the report. A tall and fat man outside the alley was wearing a third-rank military officer's robe and a horse. A dozen inner men were not wearing armor, but only wearing round warm hats. The top of the hat was tied with a red Rong. This was the usual clothes for the northern martial artists and companions.

Lai Tongxin looked a little worried, and he was weak when riding a horse, which made people feel like he was a walking corpse.

Yang Qiu thought, walked out of the alley with great strides, chased Lai Tongxin a few steps, and bowed, "I have seen General Lai below."

"Oh, ah?" Lai Tongxin's expression changed when he saw that it was Yang Qiu, and his heart suddenly became bulging.

The outsiders do not understand Hutchison's potential strength, but they also know that Hutchison has a group of strong men who do secret activities. A juren who was determined to look at Hutchison's head inexplicably fell into a ditch and drowned. Another official was bribed and refused to do anything, and he also intended to target Hutchison. As a result, his boss found out that he was deficit and scolded him severely. Then he couldn't think of it for a moment and hanged him...

There are so many things like this, no one knows that something is wrong, and they just pretend to be stupid and ignorant.

Hutchison Neng opened the passage all the way from Tongzhou to Dezhou, then to Linqing, Yanzhou, Jinan, Qingzhou, and Denglai, and then went south to Nanzhili. This is a route... Then from Zhending, Baoding, south to Huaiqing, Kaifeng, Guide, and then south to Shashi, Hubei. This is another route.

There is also the old route from Zhangjiakou to Yulin, and there is a new route from the capital to Yongping and Shanhaiguan. There are so many routes along the way, dozens of prefectures, hundreds of counties, and all the money is needed to open the road. Hutchison's annual profit is not enough to use it to plug the dog hole... Of course, it is important to spend some silver in the place and give some common silver, which is included in the cost. Then, using various means to induce and force, Hutchison's own force is enough. The ordinary bully dare not be involved at all. Even if it is a pole bandit and a famous Shandong horse, it is not enough to see it in front of the guards of Hutchison's caravan.

In the matter of Hutchison opening up a new route, the Military Intelligence Department has a much greater role than pure force.

No one wants to choke to death while eating, or drown in a small river half-deep, and die unknown...

As for Hutchison's nests like Xinpingbao, people not only know the Military Information Department, but also know Yang Qiu. The so-called great reputation can stop children from crying at night...

Yang Qiu's reputation is actually not very bad. After all, no matter how cruel the Military Information Department has never bullied ordinary people, they are all dealing with those stubborn enemies or rogues. However, they have been walking in the dark and are doing things like killing and robbing people. It is abnormal not to be afraid of them.

"Brother Yang." Lai Tongxin did not dare to be negligent. Although he did not get off the horse and urinate, he was still quite polite. He immediately bowed his hand and said with a sincere expression: "I don't know what orders are there?"

These greetings and words are simply inconsistent. If Wang Dian and others were still in Xinping Fortress, Lai Tongxin would have to be scolded again. But now no one is monitoring them, and the military officers who led horses and infantry in the fort were not in front of them. Lai Tongxin felt that for his own safety, it would be better to be polite in terms of words and etiquette.

Yang Qiu smiled "hehe" and ignored Lai Tongxin's attitude. He said with a calm expression: "The court is going to add troops to the fort again recently?"

"This is the case." Lai Tongxin said awkwardly: "One guerrilla leader, two guards and two ministries, each leading one hundred and twenty cavalry and infantry..."

"There are another five or six hundred people." Yang Qiu mocked: "The court is quite cautious, and sends hundreds of people over at a time, for fear that we will jump."

Lai Tongxin's face turned dark, almost like a shady pot, and he didn't know what to say.

There are still several garrisons leading hundreds of horse infantry in the fort. Originally, this fort was the core fortress of Xinping Road, and the place was very large. Otherwise, there would not be a mansion of the former general and the mansion of the general in the city, several temples, as well as academies and major commercial shops... Xinping Fort was originally the core fortress of Xinping Road, and it was also a large Fortress of the Ma City. It has a large place and a large number of personnel, and there are many troops garrisoned.

An ordinary small fort, a fort, with three or five hundred troops garrisoned by troops, was originally a pure military fortress, with only a small number of servants and other soldiers living with the army. According to the records in Liaodong, a fortress is more common, and it is given thousands of stones of grain a year, and salt, vegetables, silver and silver worth 1,000 taels to two thousand. The defense area is usually dozens of miles away, and there are several fire road piers to cooperate. If you practice it properly and patrol it on a daily basis, it is actually quite strict garage, but it is mostly deserted and not practiced. In addition, there are insufficient wages and equipment, and you can eat the vacancies. The so-called complete defense is all empty...

Lai Tongxin is now strong in his army and has many guerrilla guards under his command, with more than 2,000 elite horses and infantrymen. However, he is not as proud as he is completely driven to the shelves.

He dared not not answer Yang Qiu's words, and he could not answer them, which was quite embarrassing.

"General Lai, some things can be done, some things cannot be done. If someone forces you to do things that cannot be done, then don't do them with your heart." Yang Qiusenran said: "Afterwards, we will always know who is sincere and who is false..."

Lai Tongxin still dared not speak. Who knows if there are people around him who were released by the court? Now rumors are spreading in the fort. It is said that in addition to sending a large number of troops, the court also sent the Dongchang and Jinyiwei men to come. Several outsiders in the fort who spoke accents in the capital were injured. Only afterwards did they realize that they were merchants from Zhangjiakou who came to discuss trade...

It is okay to nod if he dared not speak, but Lai Tongxin could only nod his head frequently and signal that he would fully understand.

"I ate mutton pot at Chen Shi, and Brother Lai has a good appetite." Yang Qiu knew that it would be almost done to hit him. The later soldiers and horses were controlled by Lai Tongxin on the surface, but in fact, they only listened to the command of Datong Governor and Yang He Bing Beidao. Lai Tongxin could not control them at all. However, it is better to manage them in the current position than to manage them. Lai Tongxin is still useful...

After hearing Yang Qiu's words, Lai Tongxin's face was ashamed. He had a bed with two concubines last night, and he was a bit too much. When he woke up in the morning, he felt sore and weak. He specially ordered the kitchen to stew a casserole of mutton with wolfberry to nourish it. Originally, Datong also ate more mutton, and the border area of ​​the horse market is easy to get sheep and the price is not expensive. Moreover, it is best to replenish mutton in autumn and winter. Unexpectedly, people will know about it in the morning at noon.

"I finished pickled radish strips, but the other side dishes did not move. It seemed that the chef was well mixed." Yang Qiu smiled and said, "Brother Lai gave me a jar of pickled radish?"

"It's easy to say, it's easy to say, small things, small things..." Lai Tongxin was about to sweat again, so Yang Qiu smiled and bowed to say goodbye.

This time Lai Tongxin turned over and got off the horse, bowed beside the road, and sent Yang Qiu away respectfully.

After Yang Qiu disappeared, Lai Tongxin stood up straight, and this time he really fell into sweat.

"Master." One Needin asked, "Do you want to go back and check it out to see who leaked the news from the mansion."

Lai Tongxin originally wanted to scold him, but then he thought, who knew whether this guy was true or false? Maybe this guy was just a secret spy from Hutchison, who was trying to test himself, and he could not answer these words at will.

Lai Tongxin didn't say a word at all. His mansion had been penetrated into a sieve. The generals next to him were probably the same. No one's home was safe. What's the best thing to do at this moment. He waved his hand and hurried back home. His robe was sweaty. He quickly changed his clothes and asked someone to raise the stove and cook the fire in the house. He ignored everything else...
Chapter completed!