"That's enough! In my opinion, you are not a private school teacher, and he is not an ordinary Qing army spy. You two, I don't know if I am right?" Liu Ziguang looked at the middle-aged scribe and the Qing army spy and said lightly.
Hearing what the general said, Zhong Shouyong kicked the middle-aged scribe to the ground, unsheathed his steel knife and placed it on his neck, shouting: "Who are you? You dare to lie to my general, why don't you recruit him from the truth?"
Anthony didn't show any weakness. He pressed the steel knife on the neck of the Qing army spy, and a streak of blood emerged: "Quickly tell me! Which department are you in? What are you here to spy on?"
Liu Ziguang grabbed the collar of the middle-aged scribe's silk robe, looked him straight in the eyes and said: "Weishan County is a border town, and the teachers in the private schools there are poor scholars. They can't make a few taels of silver a year. They can't afford you."
This Suzhou embroidered robe, oh, is the most popular pattern of five blessings and longevity in Beijing this spring. I wonder when you went to Beijing to pluck the fabric? Also, your jade pendant is probably not cheap. It doesn’t cost a thousand taels of silver.
Come down. Yes, your Shaoxing Mandarin is very authentic. When did Master Shaoxing start working as a private school teacher?"
A drop of sweat began to appear on the tip of the middle-aged scribe's nose, and he said, "Actually...I..."
"You are from the capital, and you are a staff member of a certain gentleman. If I guess correctly, this gentleman's surname may be Cui." Liu Ziguang said coldly. Ignoring the dumbfounded middle-aged scribe, he turned to the Qing army spies.
Walk over.
"As for you, you have good martial arts, a stubborn attitude, and you can speak Chinese well. No need to ask, are you a lackey of the military aircraft department, right?" When the Qing army spy heard Liu Ziguang's words, he recognized his identity with surprised eyes.
"You...how did you know that? Who are you?" the middle-aged scribe asked in horror.
"I have made it very clear. The clothes you are wearing are the most popular in the capital. It means you have just come from the capital. You speak Shaoxing dialect, which means you are probably a master. Your jade pendant is very valuable, which means your salary is high.
, your employer has a very high official position, and it happened that Cui Shangshu of the Ministry of War came from Beijing to patrol the border recently, so I think you are his master." Liu Ziguang replied lightly. I am so sorry if I can't see such a simple reasoning.
I have watched the entire series of "Sherlock Holmes" before.
"Our general is a perfect combination of civil and military skills, resourcefulness and bravery. God's favorite, the general of the death camp~~Your Excellency Liu Ziguang!" Anthony introduced in a lively manner.
Just as Anthony imagined, the middle-aged scribe was shocked and speechless for a long time, but his behavior later became a bit abnormal, and he actually knelt down in front of Liu Ziguang and burst into tears.
"General, I finally found you. Please save Governor Yuan." The scribe burst into tears. It seems that the tension of being chased just now has not been released.
"Speak slowly if you have something to say, don't be impatient." Liu Ziguang soothed the middle-aged scribe's emotions.
"My surname is Zhou Meng, and I am indeed an aide to Cui Chengxiu, Minister of the Ministry of War. This time he went north to Shandong with Cui Shangshu..." Zhou Meng told him exactly how Fan Wencheng and Cui Chengxiu secretly agreed to kill Yuan Chonghuan in exchange for the withdrawal of the Qing army.
Liu Ziguang.
"I have no choice but to pretend that my old illness has relapsed, leave the convoy, and seek help from the general to expose this secret agreement and save Governor Yuan's life." Zhou Mengren said sincerely.
"So Fan Wencheng sent people to hunt you down, right?" After getting a positive answer, Liu Ziguang walked up to the secret agent of the Military Aircraft Department and suddenly slashed his neck with a knife, knocking him unconscious to the ground.
"Tie him up and gag him. Don't let him find an opportunity to commit suicide. This person may be useful." After ordering his men, Liu Ziguang came to Zhou Mengren again.
"Do you know me? Why are you looking for me? Why are you sure that I will help you? And why are you going against Cui Chengxiu as his aide? I need a reasonable answer to all these, and I need it now."
Zhou Mengren said: "The general's reputation is all over the world, no one knows it, no one knows it;
Zhou is sure that the general will help me because the general owes a favor to a person. This person is our common friend. His surname is Qi. As for the last question, Zhou is a citizen of the Ming Dynasty, not Cui’s lackey.
For the sake of national justice, even if Mr. Cui is very kind to me, I have to go against him once."
Oh, it turns out to be the mysterious Mr. Qi from Beixin Street in Nanjing. That guy helped me collect a debt of one million taels, and now I need to repay the favor. Well, for the sake of national justice, this is a favor!
"Let's go back and discuss it first. Governor Yuan is not Yue Fei, and Cui Chengxiu is not Qin Hui. So many soldiers and generals on the front line are Yuan Jiajun. It is not that easy to kill him." Liu Ziguang's analysis is very reasonable. The soldiers and generals Cui Chengxiu leads are very good.
Young Master, even if you have Shang Fang's sword, it's not that easy to kill Yuan Chonghuan. After all, the royal dignity has been almost destroyed by the Queen Mother and Jiu Qiansui. Shang Fang's sword is nothing. A general will not accept the fate of the emperor.
It was blocked back.
Taking Zhou Mengren, the secret agent of the Military Aircraft Department, and the cannonball, the group returned to the barracks of the death camp. An iron guard happened to be waiting there. When he saw Liu Ziguang, he came up to him and said, "Vice General Liu, the factory owner has an order."
, the death battalion is escorting the baggage to the Yanzhou front line, please send someone to the city to take over the convoy."
What a coincidence that this order came. While Liu Ziguang ordered the private company to go into the city to take over the baggage train, he also asked the other four companies to assemble and prepare to set off.
The convoy in the city has been loaded with a hundred carts of mules and horses. Each cart has two mules pulling the cart, a driver and a groom. The carts are filled with armor, swords, guns, arrows, and fire oil.
Alcohol, lead bullets for chariot machine guns, caltrops for lagging cavalry, various types of crossbow accessories, etc. When the Ming army fought, crossbows were the most important weapons. In defensive battles, arrows were consumed the fastest, so
The largest quantity of cargo was arrows, which were loaded onto sixty vehicles.
Factory owner Peng handed the loading list to Liu Ziguang and explained: "These are the ordnance produced by our iron factory working overtime. They must be delivered to Master Yuan of Yanzhou safely. If Yanzhou cannot hold it, the Qing army will attack directly."
Iron Factory, so I have sent armored chariots and 3,000 iron guards to assist the imperial army. Be careful of sneak attacks by the Qing army along the way. After arriving in Yanzhou, the 3,000 iron guards will be under your command. After repelling Dorgon, come back.
Bar."
This is the first mercenary mission carried out by the Death Battalion. It is very meaningful to fight against foreign invaders and regain lost territory. However, this group of men themselves is composed of foreign invaders from all over the world. For them, war is just work.
"How do you deal with such a large amount of supplies in the accounts? Do you want Mr. Yuan to make a free note or something?" Liu Ziguang still hasn't forgotten his other job as Accountant Prime Minister. How can a hundred carts of military supplies be worth it?
Probably a hundred thousand taels of silver.
"Just ask the ordnance officer to sign for it. How can I care about these extraneous things when the Ming Dynasty is at the critical moment of life and death? They all hit the Tatars. If we don't fight in Yanzhou, why should we fight them under the iron factory city? Their Xuzhou Army even has a few military pay.
It hasn't been issued for a month, so these military supplies are all given as a gift from us." Unexpectedly, Factory Owner Peng was still such a man of justice, and Liu Ziguang secretly admired him.
Let the company of soldiers escort the convoy slowly out of the city, Liu Ziguang rode out of the city alone and came to the camp to give a lecture. The soldiers in the death camp were all veterans, and they packed their gear in a short time. The marching tents and provisions were packed in the camp.
On the car, personal weapons and armor were carried by themselves, and the crossbow carts and artillery carts were also fully prepared. The infantry also put their shields, armor, and spears on the carts, and sat on the carts wearing only soft armor and carrying sabers. In Zhamuhe's
Through hard work, the small force of 500 people has realized the motorization of all mules and horses. The infantry is no longer infantry in the pure sense, but infantry on vehicles and dragoons who can maneuver on horseback and dismount to fight.
Looking at the well-equipped troops with high morale, Liu Ziguang felt a little excited. These were his brothers who shared hardships and experienced life and death together. In this troubled world, these alien prisoners of war were thousands of miles away from home, and they could only fight with the swords and guns in their hands.
Heaven and earth are spelling out a future. Their eager eyes fall on themselves, showing admiration, trust and gratitude.
I can't let them down. Liu Ziguang said to himself secretly. He jumped on a carriage, stood on the carriage, glanced around, and said:
"Brothers, let's escort a group of ordnance to Yanzhou, and stay there to fight with the Qing army to see whose sword is faster and whose head is stronger! Whoever cuts off more heads will be the first.
There will always be great rewards!”
The soldiers listened quietly, no one spoke.
"Our death camp is full of veterans who have crawled out of the dead. This battle is the first since we formed the army. It is a battle between heroes and bears. Cheer up, brothers!"
"There's not much else to say. We've been together for more than a day or two. In one sentence: Come and go together! Live and die together!"
The last sentence resonated with the soldiers. They raised their weapons high and shouted: "Come and go together! Live and die together!"
Liu Ziguang, who was very satisfied with the effect of his speech, watched the secretary hold a meeting and stretched out his hands to press down, and his voice suddenly calmed down.
"Okay, that's all I have to say. Next, the first company commander will arrange the marching arrangements." After saying that, he jumped off the cart. Only Zhamuhe, who had been a centurion, had some experience in marching formations.
Zhamuhe now acted as the duty officer of the battalion. He jumped on the carriage and shouted: "The cavalry company's scouts will lead the way, and the second and third rows will be divided into left and right wings to conduct reconnaissance. Other infantry will accompany the vehicle to escort, and each company and platoon will allocate themselves.
Disband!"
There was a pleasant sound of horse bells, and the transport convoy left the city under the escort of a company of soldiers. The iron factory equipped each carriage with a coachman, a groom, four or five officers sent by the Xuzhou Forbidden Army to take charge of liaison matters, and another
A dozen technicians rushed to Yanzhou to repair armored tanks and steam boilers. There were a dozen sick people with gastrointestinal problems and ten soldiers who stayed behind in the camp. Most of them were dispatched. The entire convoy was
Seven hundred men and five hundred mules and horses marched toward Yanzhou in a mighty manner.
At the same time, an elite force roared out from the Qing army's camp outside Yanzhou City, made a large circle, and penetrated deep into the south of Yanzhou. Their mission was to intercept and kill the Ming army's grain transport team and messengers.