Chapter 196: From Dengzhou to Jinan

Jiang Feng returned to his own ministry yamen in Dengzhou, and thought that it was a family servant who came to Jinan's father-in-law to greet him. Although the father-in-law and son-in-law met, they had met each other several times when Jiang Feng climbed the wall in the capital. Even if he went to Jinan to meet the bride, Liu Shunhua was unwilling to meet this arrogant son-in-law.

He simply wrote to tell me not to meet. Jiang Feng did not have as many etiquette rules as the Ming Dynasty, and he was even more eager to meet him. Even if he dealt with scholars in Dengzhou Prefecture City, Zhihuzhe couldn't understand it. If he went to deal with the father-in-law of the Hanlin scholar, he would have a headache.

Anyway, the monthly money is often sent to Jinan, and the amount of 2,000 taels is enough for the expenses of the Liu family. Liu Fangrui is really a strange woman. If Jiang Feng doesn't go to see her father, she is unwilling to meet. When Liu Shunhua misses her daughter in the house, she just scolds the girl for being extroverted.

Jiang Feng walked up to the main hall of the Dusi Yamen, and immediately came a few servants to help remove their armor and clothes. Jiang Feng took off his helmet and asked the servants at the same time:

"Are the people from Jinan waiting in their homes?"

He thought it was someone from the Liu Mansion in Jinan who came to greet Liu Fangrui. Although both parties were too lazy to meet, they communicated with each other, and asked Jiang Feng and his wife about their wishes. Sometimes Liu Shunhua also gave some advice on the official secrets in the officialdom in the letter. Jiang Feng was indeed a bit idiot in this regard.

The servant next to him smiled and replied:

"Master, the man just put down the letter, and then gave the things he brought from Jinan to the in-house manager, and then hurried back."

Jiang Feng nodded and sat behind the desk. Whether he could write was one thing, but there was still such a must-have furniture. When he opened the letter, he saw that there was not much words on it. He just said that there was something important to ask Jiang Feng to discuss it and come to Jinan Prefecture quickly. He actually asked himself to meet him. Jiang Feng felt a little confused. He unfolded the letter paper, and there was a red dot on the upper left corner of the square letter paper.

It seems that it is indeed a letter from Liu Shunhua. The information connection between each other in this era is extremely inconvenient, and things like omissions and forgery are inevitably happening in modern times. Moreover, my father-in-law is the highest civil affairs chief minister in Shandong, his son-in-law is the commander of the Dengzhou garrison, and his position as the Dusi. He has many soldiers under his command.

It is a taboo to be in the same province, so both sides have to be careful of things. Liu Shunhua told Jiang Feng through Liu Fangrui that when they send letters to each other, if there is no red dot in the upper left corner of the letter paper, the letter must be not a real letter.

When Jiang Feng heard about this, he still sneered in his heart, thinking that his father-in-law was only in his early forties, so how could he be so careful?

This time, I was amazed that I was considering it thoroughly. Now that thieves are rising from all over the world, I asked myself to go to Jinan Mansion without warning. If it weren't for this red dot as a proof, I wouldn't believe it at all. The father-in-law Liu Shunhua of Jinan would definitely not have asked me to go to Jinan Mansion for no reason.

It is necessary to discuss things. Jiang Feng also wanted to understand such a joint. When he returned to his mansion, he followed Liu Fangrui and Su Guanyueyi and said that the two women had the same view. He briefly explained to the house, and then ordered Zhao Xiucai to stop working outside. He left behind fifty iron ditches, with the remaining fifty iron ditches and one hundred infantry riding horses.

This is the departure to Jinan. There are tigers and wolves under Jiang Feng’s command in Dengzhou, and the surrounding thieves dare not act rashly. However, other places in Shandong are different. The short-term famine and some man-made disasters have caused serious consequences. Except for those cities with tall walls and sufficient defenses, thieves and refugees in other places are almost everywhere, extremely rampant and arrogant.

It is not necessarily a dare to attack prefectures, but small-scale towns and merchants on the road are the targets of robbery and massacre.

So although Jiang Feng was anxious to go on the road, he still brought 150 people on the road. Yang Day and Liu Shisan were all following. Fifty Tiedin were Jiang Feng's personal guards. It is natural that there were no need to say that the 100 infantry riding horses were not soldiers among the 300 light cavalry, but characters in the infantry phalanx.

Because many of the male men on Weishan Island have been adapted into infantry, while the new recruits recruited by the original Tianjin garrison were incorporated into the cavalry team.

When I was in Dengzhou, I couldn't detect anything, but as soon as I left the ground in Dengzhou, everyone immediately discovered something different. Although it was not as good as people ate and hungry as the ground. However, what I saw and heard could also be described as "miserable". Although it rained, the earth had regained its vitality and food could grow in the cultivated land, but don't forget that it still takes time to grow crops.

Many farmers who survived the drought could not hold on during this period. Jiang Feng and his group originally wanted to rest in the town and inn on the road, but after seeing the tragic situation in the town on the road, they no longer had the mood to live there, and just rushed forward, thinking that the situation there might be better.

Such a change of plan naturally delayed time. As it got dark, Jiang Feng and the others finally realized that they might be camping.

Tieding and the soldiers were not unfamiliar with camping and other things. They immediately sorted it out there and arranged it. Although Jiang Feng was rich and fed, he often worked hard in the military camp and didn't care. Tieding next to him took off the felt of the wool from the horse.

I found a flat and dry place on the hillside near the official road. I first cleaned up the grass and trees, gathered the branches and leaves of the autumn air-dried grass and trees together, and then lit them with flint. After the flames burned, the land next to me gradually became dry, and the felt was spread there.

After eating dry food, the current irons have the titles of officers at all levels, and they are usually middle and lower-level officers among the infantry and cavalry troops. Under their arrangements, Jiang Feng didn't have to worry about them, and immediately arranged the rotation shifts on duty in the middle of the night.

Someone went to take care of the horses and feed the grass, and everything was arranged to be done. The group of people went out in the morning and were tired all day long, and they fell asleep.

For Jiang Feng, whether it was modern or Ming dynasty, although he suffered a lot, it was the first time he camped in the wild, and he tossed and turned there and did not fall asleep. The night in autumn was not quiet, and there were many sounds of small animals and insects around him. However, Jiang Feng slowly felt sleepy. When he was about to go to bed, he heard some abnormal movements not far away, or traces of someone moving.

Jiang Feng slowly touched the handle of the knife, and the thin blanket covered by him gently threw it off. The reactions of the few Tiedians around him were even more obvious. He just stood up with the weapons and surrounded Jiang Feng. Tiedians quickly stood up, holding the weapons in their hands, and looked around nervously.

At this time, we can see that Tieding and the recruits who were sleeping heavily there - of course, can no longer be considered the recruits. Their people were still sleeping heavily. Some of the Tiedings were separated and shouted to get up by the horse-riding infantrymen. Jiang Feng also bent down on the ground and looked around.

The fire was about to go out and provided a lot of light sources. The surroundings were pitch black and nothing could be seen. Jiang Feng whispered to Tieding next to him:

"Two bows and one wrapped fire cotton."

The loading of muskets is quite troublesome, so it turns out that the hunters of the Yang family use strong bows and hard crossbows in the military. Although it cannot guarantee continuous firing, the bows and arrows are the most convenient for a short period of time. After hearing Jiang Feng's words, Yang Shitou and another hunter both used bows to mount arrows.

Yang Shitou took out a strip of cotton cloth soaked in oil from the skin and tied it on the arrow. Another hunter was also ready. Liu Shisan had been trading in green forest for years, but he just judged the sound of the sound almost the same and pointed at the other side.

When the sound just now appeared and the Tidings quickly reacted, there was no movement there. Obviously, they knew that the traces were exposed. If the hidden and lurking movement at night was discovered, the reaction should not be to run, but stay and not move, or retreat slowly. You should know that in the dark, the sound of running in a hurry is the best signal to judge the position.

However, although the person hiding beside him was old, Jiang Feng was not a bully character. Huomian quickly burned in the bonfire that was about to the west. Yang Shitou turned around and shot an arrow in the direction pointed out by Liu Shisan.

The angle of the curve was relatively high. The arrow with the flames drew an arc of light in the air and landed in the woods not far away. Although the flames were not particularly bright in the air, they were enough. The person hiding there did not expect that the other party would have such a way, and he couldn't help but exclaim in a low voice.

Another hunter raised his bow and arrow. Just as he was about to shoot, Jiang Feng held his arm and shot in a flash. The hidden spy dared to stay there, but he heard the sound of horse hooves and the sound of horses' hooves sounded in the distance. It seemed that the person had already run away.

Everyone was a little confused, but no one said anything. Yang Shitou next to him asked in a low voice:

"Sir, are we going to camp in another place?"

Before Jiang Feng could answer, Liu Shisan came over and whispered:

"This should be Chen Shizi's territory. The spy saw us just now. I guess someone will come to do it tomorrow morning. Let's change the place."

Jiang Feng did not say anything to the two of them. Jiang Feng squinted his eyes and was silent for a while, and suddenly waved his hand and said:

"I haven't seen blood for a long time, so I'll have some fun tomorrow morning!"
Chapter completed!