Chen Twelve returned to Zhumadian and had just reunited with his wife Yuan Shi, whom he had been away from for half a year. Seeing his wife's belly bulging about to give birth, he happily stepped forward and put his head on her belly to listen.
"Hey, this kid kicked me with such force. He must be a big fat kid who will be a general in the future." Chen Twelve laughed loudly and said to his wife very happily.
Mrs. Yuan looked at her young and strong husband. He looked like a fifth-grade general at this moment.
"You've been in the capital for so long, and you haven't raised a housewife there, right?"
"How is it possible? We study and train in the martial arts hall every day and never leave the academy. And you don't know that although Tokyo is lively, everything is very expensive. Around the New Year, the capital is crowded everywhere.
It was full of people. The hotels, restaurants, and teahouses were like a money grab, but the seats were still full. How many silver dollars does a nice table cost? Oh my god, how much is the monthly salary of a soldier in our imperial camp?
, how can we spend that money."
"You guys are a group of officers in Beijing, but you didn't go to drink wine and have tea together? I don't believe it." Yuan's great-grandfather was Yuan Keli of Suiyang, the Minister of War of the Ming Dynasty, and the boss of Donglin.
Her grandfather was also a famous scholar and a high-ranking official, and her father is now involved in politics in the province. Although she was born as a maid and had a low status when she was young, and later suffered a war and was left in Henan, she was born in a famous family after all, so she still had some knowledge.
Chen Twelve quickly held his wife's hand and said with a flattering smile,
"I've been there twice. Once, our surnamed master was sitting in the east to entertain guests, and several other surnamed masters were invited. We are in the Chinese army, can we not go? But we are just waiting in front of the horse and behind the horse. We went to greet the reception, and they drank, smoked and ate.
We had snacks and chatted, and although we also called in a few famous prostitutes, it was really just socializing, and we didn’t drink any wine."
"Later, our classmates yelled and went back and forth. Due to face, we had to go. I was very honest and didn't do anything."
"It's really hard to go to the brothel. Just walking around will cost you at least ten silver dollars. Even ordering a piece of music will cost you five yuan. Even if you want to stay overnight, it will cost you ten yuan.
Years ago, a wealthy businessman redeemed a newly famous girl for three thousand silver dollars." Chen Twelve came back to his hometown in Yongcheng to return to his hometown in fine clothes, and entertained his fellow villagers and guests with a feast. He specially made eight large bowls to entertain the folks.
The meal cost more than a hundred silver dollars, but it was for dozens of tables, and it was a rare occasion.
Chen Twelve, who was born into a poor family, was usually very stingy. Even though he was now a fifth-grade military officer and a confidant of the admiral in the Chinese army, earning a few hundred silver dollars a month, he was still reluctant to spend a single penny casually.
Mrs. Yuan looked at him carefully for a while and found that her husband was still the same, so she was relieved.
"You still have to socialize when it's time to socialize. You can't just go and eat and drink. You have to be polite and reciprocate in the future. Being an official is not like being a soldier. You have to maintain good relationships. Don't be afraid of spending money."
"Don't dare to give random gifts."
"I'm not asking you to give or take bribes, but normal human relations are indispensable. This is etiquette. It's okay to have too many etiquettes, but it's not okay to have poor etiquette. There is profound knowledge in this." The husband and wife reunited after a short break.
They are all very happy.
"I met my father-in-law this time in Fengtian. My father-in-law and my uncle even invited me to dinner. By the way, my father-in-law took part in politics in Guangxi and stayed in Beijing to serve as minister of Taipu Temple. My father-in-law's official career is booming and has a bright future. He was promoted from the prefect of Nanning.
It has been less than a year since I participated in politics in Guangxi, and I have stayed in Beijing to serve as a third-rank Taipusi minister. It is estimated that I will be promoted to a minister in less than two years. When a minister is full, he will be at least a governor of a province." At the end of last year,
A large number of Beijing officials were transferred to temporary positions. For example, the famous Fourth Young Master was given important positions in the affairs with the palm seals of the third rank and the sixth rank, and was sent to Taiwan to serve as the minister of the fifth rank.
There are also fourth-rank officials who were released as county magistrates. Yuan Fucheng was in his thirties, and he was only a tribute in the 17th year of Chongzhen. The tribute itself was the local minister's recommendation of outstanding Lin students to enter the Imperial Academy. To put it bluntly, he was still a scholar.
However, Yuan Fucheng was the eldest son of Yuan Keli and had a good family background. His father, Yuan Shu, was also appointed as the lieutenant of the transfer department and the governor of Liaodong. In the 17th year of Chongzhen, he was appointed as the political officer of Henan Province and patrolled Daliang Road.
Therefore, in the last years of Chongzhen, Yuan Fucheng also gave tribute to the county magistrate. After Zhu Yihai took charge of the country, Yuan Fucheng in eastern Zhejiang actively participated in the war against the Qing Dynasty. He was first granted the title of censor and then the magistrate of Nanning. He served as the magistrate there for three years. Although it was a special
He was specially promoted during the period, but his performance in Anmin's tax collection was pretty good, so he was promoted to participate in politics.
In the blink of an eye, he was promoted to Minister of Taipusi again. Others had to be sent down for training. Yuan Fucheng was also promoted to the central government, and he was still a third-rank official. Although Minister of Taipusi was not an important position, he was still a member of the Central Committee.
With this transition from Taipu Temple Minister, next time whether he is promoted to Vice Minister or Minister of Dali Temple, or even goes down to serve as Chief Envoy again, it will be a matter of course.
When Yuan married Chen Twelve, it was at a time when the war was in turmoil and she and her family were separated and living in the countryside. It was good to meet Chen Twelve, an officer of the Red Spear Club.
You have to know how many wealthy ladies and ladies from famous families were crushed to dust in those troubled times, and many of them even ended up in brothels.
At that time, she didn't even know that her father was still alive. It was only after her marriage that she found out that her father was still alive and still serving as an official in Lingnan. However, Yuan did not regret it. Chen Twelve also gave her a solid support, otherwise
, she had already starved to death.
"It's a good thing that your father can recognize you." Mrs. Yuan said with a smile. She was very happy that her father returned to Beijing and became a third-rank official, but she was even more happy that the husband she chose in troubled times has now been promoted to a fifth-rank official step by step.
Although the reunion was joyful, the meal had not even come yet. A soldier came over. When Zhu Zhongyi heard that he was back, he asked him to report back to the camp immediately.
"The surnamed master is about to send troops to attack Yingzhou. You have come back just in time."
"Go." Mrs. Yuan was more considerate.
"Protect yourself when you go out." As she said this, she turned around and took out a sachet with a peace charm inside.
"I begged for you, take it with you. My children and I will wait for you to come back." Chen Twelve was extremely reluctant to leave, but the military orders were overwhelming. In the end, he had to say goodbye to his wife carefully, and rushed to the military camp without even having time to eat.
Report.
"Yingzhou has been besieged for so long, and it's time to launch the final blow. Admirals Zheng and Liu have been besieging the city for so long. They have dug several trenches, built many large camps, and erected several fortresses.
For the fort, trenches have now been dug directly under the city wall, and even several tunnels have been dug. The time has come. The two admirals Xu and Liu specially gave us the opportunity to share the credit in the newly built Henan camp, and asked us to hurry over and share the pie.
Yingzhou was captured at night." There were also soldiers from Guide Town under Yingzhou City, who also participated in the siege and fortifications.
"Why are you so anxious all of a sudden?"
"It is said that accurate information has been received from above. The Tatars are now anxious. Wu Sangui from Guanzhong, Basha from Hubei, and Wang Guangen from Xunyang are being mobilized to rescue Nanyang together. The Tatars have also sent the auxiliary prince Nikan to rush to Guanzhong in person.
See Wu Sangui, so maybe Wu Sangui will lead his troops out to attack Nanyang this time, and we must capture Yingzhou in advance and cannot wait any longer." Zhu Zhongyi explained to him.
Originally, Yingzhou was an important town, and Luck Dehun was also a famous king of the clan. There were many Eight Banners elites in the city, and they had a strong will to resist. Especially since the city was full of people and many family members of the Eight Banners were stationed there.
After the Eight Banners in Jinan, Yanzhou and Dezhou were massacred all over the city, the Tatars are now very stubborn. They can't run away, so they must hold on to their stubborn resistance.
Emperor Zhu Yihai repeatedly emphasized that we should not attack hard and avoid casualties as much as possible. Even if the siege lasts longer, it does not matter. We must first encircle and blockade the city, then siege the city and bring reinforcements, and siege the defenders to the death.
While sieging, you can dig trenches and cast cannons, or even train troops in the fields at the same time. In short, take your time. Especially after Shandong and Henan were recovered successively, the court had no more worries, and the emperor was even less willing to suffer casualties in vain under the strong city of Yingzhou.
People from several towns had been besieging Yingzhou for more than a year. The various ministries used Yingzhou as a training ground, practicing digging trenches, practicing building forts, and even farming, casting cannons, and setting up camps. In any case, it was a long-term siege and blockade, with continuous fighting and training.
Luckard counterattacked and couldn't even break out of the encirclement. The layers of trenches, earthen walls, camps, and castles outside Yingzhou City were already very strong, and they wouldn't gain half a cent if they came out, especially since they were all built directly in Yingzhou City.
There were many arsenals built to cast cannons, artillery carriages, and even gunpowder and artillery shells. From time to time, they launched an offensive, coordinated infantry and artillery drills, and tested various siege weapons.
Basha who was stationed in Wuchang, Shang Shan who was stationed in Nanyang, and the two Dorobeles also tried to rescue them, but they were attacked halfway and had to retreat in the end. To say that they were also descendants of the clan, they were quite brave, and Basha was the representative.
The son of Shan's eldest son, Shang Shan was the son of Fei Yangwu, the son of Shuerhaqi, and he was also the nephew of Jierhalang.
But even Luck Dehun, the auxiliary king, was trapped in Yingzhou. What was the use of their meager troops? In the end, not only did Luck Dehun fail to be rescued, but Shang Shan's own Nanyang was also besieged.
The Tatars now asked Nikan to go south to supervise the war, and to gather troops from Shaanxi and Hubei to fight again. The emperor ordered Yingzhou to close the net in advance.
"After being besieged for so long, the city is already hungry. We have almost dug trenches and tunnels, and the cannons and gunpowder are in place. Once the general attack horn sounds, it will not be difficult to break into the city. But these trapped beasts have to fight in the streets.
If you fight tooth and nail, I'm afraid it will cause us a lot of trouble." Chen Twelve attended the martial arts hall for three months, and it was not in vain, and now he has become a commander.
"Zheng Zunqian, Liu Mu, and Liu Guangshi are all admirals who command the imperial camp of a town, and each of them has made great achievements in battle. They must know these things better than us, and they will definitely surround the three towers, and even spread some rumors in advance, deliberately leaking
Nikan, as for the news about Wu Sangui's arrival, there is a high probability that Luck Dehun and the others will leave the old and the weak to break out once the city is broken, so this battle will not only be an siege, but there will definitely be street fighting, but it is still
A psychological battle and a pursuit battle. No matter what, we must capture Yingzhou before Wu Sangui and others leave the border, and no extraneous problems can occur."
"After taking Yingzhou, we have to march to Nanyang. If the Tatars want to fight, then we will use our strength to completely crush their illusions." Zhu Zhongyi now has a Henan camp with 15,000 troops, complete with infantry, cavalry, artillery and engineers.
, especially the heavy artillery battalion and the two field artillery battalions, made him so confident that he had the domineering power to block the gods and kill the gods and Buddhas.
The Tatars in Yingzhou are no longer in his eyes. He plans to deal with the hungry and remnant soldiers in Yingzhou as soon as possible, and then fight with several imperial camps to Nanyang, and hold a great battle in Nanyang, and then he will kill them all in one fell swoop
Annihilating the traitors and Tartars such as Wu Sangui, Nikan, Basha, Wang Guangen, and Shang Shan, and then taking advantage of the situation to recapture Nanyang, Jingxiang, Yunyang, Wuchang, etc., is a huge achievement.
"Brother Zhu from Yueyang is also coming, and Li Chixin, Gao Yigong, Yuan Zongdi and others are also expected to leave. This is a big battle. Although our Henan New Camp is newly established, in terms of equipment and soldiers, it is still there.
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