Nanming Engineer

Chapter 383 You have to listen to me
Fenzhou Prefecture, an important town close to Taiyuan in the central part of Shanxi Province, governs one state and six counties. It is extremely important because it is located in the heart of Jinzhong.

Anyway, at the beginning of Jiangguan, Fenzhou Prefecture, like other places in Shanxi, set off a wave of anti-Qing. Counties, towns and towns gathered people into soldiers. Checkpoints were set up on the side of the road, and while investigating the remnants of the Qing court, they cut off the braids of passers-by. Groups of rebels and volunteers spontaneously took to the streets, going door to door to cut people's hair. The titles of "General Soldier", "General", and even "Governor", "Governor", "Commander of the Town" and so on, seem to be embarrassed to say hello to each other without an official title above the third rank.

In Fenzhou City, in the Yamen of the former Qing Dynasty magistrate.

This yamen was severely damaged in the fight against the law a few months ago. The rioting righteous people took almost everything they could take away, even the long pear tree table in the lobby was not released. However, there is nothing in the hall except for six large pillars that are as thick as a person surrounded by a person.

Now it has become the festival hall of Jiang Jianxun, a member of the Jiangtan tribe. Some tables and chairs of different regulations and sizes were moved from somewhere, placed in the lobby, and plaques were hung under the eaves. Finally, a picture of a big tiger descending the mountain was pasted on the wall facing the gate, and a simple festival hall was completed.

Right now in this lobby, there are more than a dozen people, tall, short, fat, and thin, sitting there, looking at their attire, both civil and military.Someone was wearing a Ming Dynasty official uniform that had obviously been pressed under the box for a long time. A splendid gown snatched from no one knows where, neither fish nor fowl, but the wearer sits proudly and leisurely; what's more, he wears a brocade gown of scribes inside, and a Qing army-style armor on the outside.

The only thing that is relatively uniform is that these people all wear helmets or hats that cover their heads and hide their yin and yang heads that look extremely ugly because their braids have been cut off.

These people sat together, quarreled and quarreled endlessly, listened carefully, but they were arguing with each other about the strength of each other's troops, comparing whose contribution was greater and whose contribution was less, and arguing that in the future they would conquer the entire province of Shanxi and expel them. What kind of reward and what kind of official position should the Tatars get after they are abroad.

The lobby is not small, but it is cramped by the hustle and bustle of this group of noisy people. The hall is full of smog and ghosts, making the solemn hall look like a vulgar vegetable market. The soldiers guarding outside are all looking inside curiously. Probe into the brain, as if watching an interesting drama.

Under the picture of the tiger, a young man with a strong figure and a frosty face is sitting majestically. He is wearing an iron armor, and the iron leaves are shining brightly under the sunlight shining from the roof through the glazed tiles, making his whole body He seemed to be much more stylish than those sitting below him, and he looked like a general.

This person is Jiang Jianxun, the nephew of Datong Town general Jiang Yu, who is only thirty years old but has been a veteran soldier in Datong Town for 16 years. Unlike the second-generation ancestors who traded on the wall, Jiang Jianxun was a soldier with his feet on the ground.

Jiang Jianxun has never left Datong Town since he started working as a boy with Jiang Quan at the age of 14. He has experienced small banners, general banners, hundreds of households, and garrison, and has been able to reach the guerrilla position. He relied on his true ability and relied on The most important thing is to risk your life for military success.

Fighting the Mongols, fighting the thieves, fighting the bandits, turning around and fighting the Ming army after becoming a Qing soldier, and now fighting the Qing army again, fighting is like a kind of life, staying in the tarsus like maggots In Jiang Tuan's life, apart from eating and sleeping, it seemed that there was nothing left but fighting.

It is precisely because of this ability that Jiang Guan released him to various places to connect and organize troops, and strive to establish a second anti-Qing force outside Datong, which can not only reduce the pressure on Datong, but also cause some waves as much as possible. Disrupting the Qing court's rhythm.

So Jiang Jianxun sat here.

There are more than 4 soldiers under his command. Unlike the leaders of the rebel army sitting below who are bragging about being strong but doing nothing, among the 4 people, there are [-] elite soldiers, who are recruited from all over the country anyway. The frontier army of the Ming Dynasty fought in the Northwest with Jiang Guan after he surrendered to the Qing Dynasty. He had rich experience and strong fighting power. Later, he was dismembered and divided by the Qing government in the name of stationing in different places, and sent to various counties and counties. However, these soldiers have a strong sense of belonging to the Jiang family. When Jiang Jianxun climbed up, they came here one after another, becoming Jiang Jianxun's core force.

It is precisely because of this core force that Jiang Jianxun moved to Jinzhong, even conquering more than [-] counties around Taiyuan, and his momentum was overwhelming, so he was qualified to sit on the most honored chair in the White Tiger Festival Hall.

But at this time, Jiang Jianxun's expressionless face hides deep helplessness and disgust. The leaders of the rebel army are full of leaders, all of them are "general soldiers" and "participant generals", and there are thousands of people behind them who dare to call themselves The commander-in-chief of the town, according to one county, dared to call himself the governor. These people used to be in the Ming Dynasty. Except for a few bandit leaders, all of them had official status and some influence in the local area. Standing up and wanting to get a share of the pie, but unwilling to obey the command, doing things on his own, made Jiang Jianxun's plan to unite all anti-Qing forces difficult, very helpless.

Calling these people today, Jiang Jianxun originally planned to win them over to his family, and try his best to ensure that the Jiang family is still the overlord of Shanxi. After one after another of free official hats were thrown on their heads, they all became angry. They didn't pay much attention to Jiang Jianxun. As soon as the discussion started, they quarreled and disrupted the order.

Rubbing his painful temples, Jiang Jianxun slapped the table and shouted angrily.

"That's enough! You are all the powers of the imperial court. How can you abuse and quarrel here for the sake of gaining power? You must know that the Tartars are still eyeing Taiyuan, and the regent of Donglu has sent troops to Hebei. We are still fighting among ourselves here. How can we accomplish great things!"

He was tall and strong, majestic and majestic, and his armor added countless murderous auras, and he had an intimidating demeanor. This loud shout made everyone quiet.

Seeing that everyone was restrained, Jiang Jianxun sat down slowly, and said angrily: "Although you all have your own territory, you are all from Shanxi and share the same pot of food. Turn over and over, you are all from the same hometown, so it is natural to say something. , there is no need to fight back and forth, and it is the right way to be consistent with the outside world."

All the leaders nodded, and a strong man with a bald head stood up and said harshly to Jiang Jianxun: "This is true, Mr. Jiang is right, and we are just regretting the momentum of the Jiang family in Shanxi. Gathering here, I was reckless just now, so I would like to ask Mr. Jiang to say a few words."

Jiang Jianxun glanced at him and recognized this person as Monk Hou, a former garrison officer in Shanxi Town, who had always had an old relationship with the Jiang family, and when he spoke at this time, it was obviously aimed at himself.

The rest of the people, even if they were dissatisfied, couldn't open their mouths, so there was a clamor of "Okay, okay" and "Master Jiang please tell me" from below.

"Gentlemen, since Datong Jiang Zongbing turned his back on him, the world has been intimidated, and all directions are in chaos. The Tartars were caught off guard and panicked. On the front line of Ningwu and Daizhou, Liu Qian cut off the traffic on the Great Wall, and Datong and Taiyuan cut off contact; In Zezhou, Ningqing occupies most of it; on the west side, everyone here has almost taken down half of Shanxi; on the south side, the two leaders Han Zhaoxuan and Yu Yin captured Pingyang Fucheng, and the whole mansion fell into our Ming Dynasty. In his hand. There is no one with such prestige!" Jiang Jianxun said loudly, his voice was ups and downs, and it was very contagious, and the crowd was full of enthusiasm and blood.

Especially when the last sentence was uttered, the atmosphere of the scene was mobilized to a climax. Everyone exclaimed in surprise: "What? Pingyang Mansion was brought down? The rock-solid Pingyang Mansion was actually brought down? That's great !"

Everyone was talking and ecstatic. The city of Pingyang Prefecture is just behind the Fenzhou Prefecture. Once troops are dispatched, they can join forces with the Qing soldiers in Taiyuan Prefecture to attack from the north and the south. Breaking through one by one poses a great threat, and now the Pingyang Fucheng, which is like a thorn in its back, has been pulled out, and everyone can't help but be unhappy.

"My lord, Han Zhaoxuan and Yu Yin have made great contributions, why don't you see them coming to this party today?" Someone asked loudly.

Jiang Jianxun smiled slightly and said: "Of course they will come. They should be on the way at this time. I have already sent someone to invite them."

He paused, and said in a more emphatic tone: "Everyone, a country without a ruler will be chaotic, and an army without a commander will disperse. Han and Yu are both old members of my Jiang family. Han Zhaoxuan was Jiang when he was in the army The general soldier recommended that Yu Yin be the garrison, and he also served under Jiang Zongbing's command. The Jiang family led troops to fight and worked hard to restore Daming, how can you go it alone? Now is the time to employ people, why don't you let me restrain you, and fight for the Ming court together!"

He stood up tall and stood in the hall, his face was as serious as a rock, his tiger eyes were shining, and he stared at everyone in the hall.

The leaders were suddenly speechless. It turned out that this was Jiang Jianxun's purpose.

But everyone understands that if you want to persevere under the pressure of the Qing army, it is inevitable to stay together. However, people are greedy and selfish. They are worried that once they enter the Jiang family, they may become his retainers in the future. , have to rely on others, but this is not reconciled.

More importantly, although none of the people present was as strong as Jiang Jianxun, they were not afraid of him when they gathered together. Jiang Jianxun did not have an overwhelming advantage, and he was defeated by the Qing army Nikan in Xinzhou , who retreated to Fenzhou, as a defeated army, but wanted to be the leader of the crowd, this did not convince the crowd.

The scene became awkward and everyone fell silent. Only Monk Hou and a few other people spoke in agreement. It was obvious at first glance that he was dragging his feet, so no one paid attention to him.

Just at this time, there was a commotion outside the door, and a soldier of Jiang Jianxun hurried in and shouted loudly: "General, there is a large group of soldiers and horses approaching outside the city. They are fighting under the banner of the Ming Dynasty. I don't know where they are."

Jiang Jianxun was overjoyed and asked hurriedly: "But Han and Yu are here?"

The soldier shook his head, and replied with a fearful expression: "I don't know, but those soldiers and horses all wear white armor. I have never seen it before. It looks very strange!"

(End of this chapter)