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Chapter 1082 King Jin’s little yellow flag
What Li Fuming, the commander-in-chief of Shanxi Province, was thinking was...

This raid on Shanyou's profiteer's headquarters, old residences and other treacherous property will definitely offend a large number of local Shanxi gentry and powerful people, even the King of Jin, Zhu Shenxuan.

After the matter is over, the memorial to impeach him will inevitably fly to the capital, fly into the cabinet, and fly to the imperial court of the current Emperor Chongzhen like snowflakes.

Although Uncle Yongning is in front, it does not mean that Li Fuming has no responsibility at all. After all, he is the chief military officer of Shanxi Town. Uncle Yongning cannot bear all the affairs in Shanxi.

Therefore, for the sake of his own future, Li Fuming delayed again and again, waiting to seize the properties of the profiteers before sending troops to wipe out the big thief Wang Mian.

He just wanted to use his military prowess and achievements to silence Shanxi's wealthy officials and gentry, and even said he wanted to use this to offset his own sins.

To put it more bluntly, Li Fuming is leaving an escape route for himself. Once the profiteers and property swindlers are investigated and the court investigates and liquidates them, he can shift all the responsibility to Yong Ning Bo and Yong Yijun.

Although Li Fuming is more of a bachelor than Wang Pu, he is after all a veteran who has been in the military for many years and is already very clever.

Even though he has seen that Yong Ningbo's future is limitless, he still can't change the habit of leaving a way out for himself.

In fact, Uncle Yongning has seen through all this. In Uncle Yongning's eyes, Wang Pu and Li Fuming, Jiang Mingwu, Fu Dianzuo, Hou Fanke and others can be used, but they cannot be regarded as confidants.

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Prior to this, Shanyou masters created public opinion in Shanxi and Taiyuan Prefecture, spread various rumors about Yongning Bo Zhang Cheng, and even bribed Shanxi officials and generals to make them slander Zhang Cheng in front of Jin Wang Zhu Shenxuan.

Its purpose is very clear. On the one hand, it will hold on to the big tree of King Jin, and on the other hand, it will make King Jin preconceptions and have a negative view of Zhang Cheng in advance.

In addition, the profiteers in Shanyou really did not expect that Zhang Cheng would dare to attack them in Shanxi, so the focus of their prevention was on Xuanfu and Zhangjiakou.

However, things are unpredictable, after all, "man's calculation is not as good as God's calculation"!
Zhang Cheng not only dared to take action against profiteers in Shanxi, he also showed no mercy. If Zhang Cheng caught him, it would be a disaster of genocide.

Moreover, the ancestral homes of the eight profiteers on the right side of Shanshan are not in the same city. After all, they belong to Jiexiu, Taigu, Pingyao, Yuci and other places. Even if they do not go out to do business and make money, their ancestral home and family property are not the same. The head office is located in my hometown.

Therefore, they usually manage their respective border trade businesses in Zhangjiakou, except on rare occasions when they entrust the business to the shopkeeper and go back to their ancestral home to recuperate.

However, as one of the few smart people in the world, Shanyou's profiteers never imagined that their opponents would be so decisive in their actions, not even leaving them a chance to counterattack.

The Yongyi Army is not the Bodhisattva of the world. They are real warriors who lick blood at the tip of their swords all the year round. Naturally, they know how to kill people, behead them, and eradicate the roots.

March [-], noon.

The spring breeze stirred up endless wind and sand, and the entire Taiyuan City was shrouded in wind and sand.

The streets were filled with soldiers from the Shanxi Zhenbiao Battalion wearing military uniforms and red felt hats. They were stationed in groups at various street corners, carefully checking people coming and going.

Every now and then, teams of sergeants would pass by in various parts of the city. Any shops they knocked open, and the gold and silver stocked in them, were all treason, and without exception, they were all seized on the spot.

However, many small yellow triangular flags suddenly appeared in the city, placed diagonally under the lintels of some shops. Every shop with such small yellow flags had two sergeants standing guard in front of the door, and none of them had been seized or confiscated.

It turned out that Li Fuming, the commander-in-chief of Shanxi Province, personally paid a visit to Jin King Zhu Shenxuan last night and handed him an autographed letter from Yongning Bo Zhang Cheng, stating that Xuanfu, Datong, and Shanxi towns acted simultaneously to seize treacherous property. There is no room for change.

However, he had no intention of offending the property under the name of Prince Jin's Palace. Even if the slaves in Prince Jin's Palace participated in the slave smuggling trade of profiteers without knowing it, Uncle Yongning did not intend to pursue it.

In response, Jin Wang Zhu Shenxuan became furious on the spot, claiming that everything was slander, and even scolded Li Fuming, almost expelling him from the palace on the spot.

But when Li Fuming put all the account records of the profiteers' division of the stolen goods in front of him, as well as the testimony that each of them had been pledged, King Jin had nothing to say besides being angry.

You must know that although the vassal kings of the Ming Dynasty unscrupulously occupied people's fields and plundered people's fat and oil, they were still very taboo about treason and betrayal of the country. If this matter was made public, it would be hard to escape the blame.

"Greed" is the original sin of human nature!

The vassal kings of the Ming Dynasty were all very similar in their greedy nature. Even if one or two were slightly different, it would be difficult to stand out in the late Ming Dynasty when vassals and princes were everywhere.

Finally, an agreement was reached that, except for Shanyou's profiteers' own businesses and collapsed houses, no matter whether they were involved in the smuggling trade or not, as long as the small yellow flag representing the King of Jin was hung in front of the door, they would not be inspected.

To this, Li Fuming agreed without hesitation, because Uncle Yongning had already told him that he should respect King Jin. Even if King Jin participated in the smuggling trade, he should not be treated like other officials and generals.

Although the King of Jin was given some privileges, the "little yellow flag" that could protect the shops from inspection was also numbered. The largest number was "NO.20", which meant that all the shops, big and small, in the entire Taiyuan City, Jin The king can only protect twenty families.

In Taiyuan City, there are many shops, collapsed houses, warehouses, etc. belonging to the Eight Families of Shanyou. They not only dealt in goods from the north and the south, but also used this place as a distribution center for slave trade. To the north, you can go to Zhangjiakou, and to the west, you can go to Shahukou. .

Although Zhangjiakou is their main border trade smuggling center, Zhangjiakou mainly smuggles slaves, while Shahukou is an important smuggling channel for captive Mongolian tribes, accounting for almost a quarter of the smuggling transactions of the Eight Families. quantity.

Now that the biggest resistance of Jin Wang Zhu Shenxuan has been eliminated, things in Taiyuan City will be much easier to handle.

Li Fuming did not act like a turtle like Wang Pu. He saw very clearly that since shrinking his head is a sword, extending his head is still a sword. Instead of shrinking his head and being stabbed, it is better to rush forward openly and openly, even in the future. Being stabbed can be regarded as a clear blow.

He personally took charge of the inspections in Taiyuan City. Although he encountered resistance from some unscrupulous merchant slaves and gangsters, it was just a good opportunity for the new troops of the Biaoying camp who had been training for more than three months to practice their skills. Practice courage.

Just as Yong Ning Boyan said - let them see blood first, so that they won't panic when they go to the battlefield!

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While Li Fuming was inspecting the properties of profiteers in Taiyuan City, five miles east of Yangfang Fort on Xuanfu Middle Road, Lin Fangping, deputy general of the Weiyuan Battalion of the Yongyi Army, was lurking here.

Lin Fangping learned from the horse inspection report that Lai Tianshou, the general guarding the middle road in Xuanfu Town, was already aware of the changes in Zhangjiakou, and ordered about [-] troops and horses to rush to Yangfang Fort.

At the same time, Bao Shoucao, the garrison officer of Yangfang Fort, also gathered more than a thousand guards from the surrounding small forts and piers, preparing to join forces with General Lai Tianshou when he arrived to jointly assist Zhangjiakou Fort.

Looking up at the sky, Lin Fangping couldn't help but shake his head. He sighed: "We are walking too slowly. How can we defend the country and the country like this?" Weiyuan Camp Tiger Guard Cavalry Qian Commander Mongolian General Su Tiger also joked: "That's right. He looks so embarrassed, but it's not even enough to fill the gap between our teeth."

He grinned and asked softly: "General Lin, why are you going to such a big fight? Look, why don't we lead the Tiger Guards to rush up, kill these turtles, and capture Lai for you?" better?"

Even though Su Laohu was more than ten years older than Lin Fangping, he never dared to be arrogant in front of Lin Fangping, because he knew that Lin Fangping had served as an officer for Uncle Yong Ning, and that he was a confidant of Uncle Yong Ning.

Lin Fangping glanced at him and said: "Mr. Su Qian, although Lai Tianshou's troops are not in good formation and seem to be lazy, they are still outnumbered. Since we have received orders from the uncle's army, we dare not be a little bit weak." It’s vague, but it’s better to be safe.”

He then said seriously: "Su Qianhu, Lai Tianshou's troops have entered the valley. Go to the mouth of the valley quickly. After they all enter the valley, lead Temu'er's armor to seal their troops' retreat. No one can escape."

"The last will obey."

Su Laohu clasped his hands in his fists, and after receiving the order in a loud voice, he added: "Please be patient, General Lin, if one of us runs away, our head will be given to you, General, to kick as a ball!"

Seeing Su Laohu leave quickly, Lin Fangping didn't have time to think carefully. He looked at Du Youwei, the "Tiaojianhu" of the Qian General on the right of the infantry, and said in a deep voice: "Du Laohu, you and Su Laohu are in tandem. But you can’t let others compare you.”

Du Youwei was stunned for a moment, then continued with a smile: "Don't worry, Mr. Lin, although our infantry camp is not as brave as our Mongolian brothers, we are not vegetarians either. We are not afraid of the Tatars. We are here to fight these guards today." The troops stationed there can still capsize in the ditch."

Lin Fangping's face suddenly darkened, he stared at Du Youwei, and said: "Remember this. You must wait until Lai Tianshou's Chinese army leaves the valley before you can fight out, block the entrance of the valley, and no one is allowed to leave the valley." come out."

"Here."

Du Youwei received the order with a deep expression and clasped his fists, then strode away.

Lin Fangping then stood up straight and shouted to the soldiers on his left and right: "Wear armor."

Immediately, some soldiers came forward and put the armor that had been prepared nearby on Lin Fangping's body.

"Boss Huang, the rest is up to both of us."

Upon hearing this, Huang Baozhong first shook the armor leaves on his body to make himself more comfortable, then walked forward and said with a worried look: "General, you have just recovered..."

Seeing that there was no displeasure on Lin Fang's face, he continued, "How about you just sit here and capture Lai Tianshou alive and deliver it to you...?"

Lin Fang was expressionless, just waved her hand gently and said calmly: "Don't talk nonsense, let's go."

After he finished speaking, he stepped towards the valley to the west. In order to show that he was fine, when he passed in front of Huang Baozhong, he straightened up even more, and the armor leaves on his body kept making a "choking" noise.

Seeing him like this, Huang Baozhong had no choice but to smile and shake his head, and followed Lin Fangping down the mountain.

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It was just after Shenshi.

Finally, I saw a group of cavalry that looked like officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, galloping out from the valley between two mountains. There were about a hundred cavalry. Although they were riding fast, they were in groups of three or five, and there was no one. What formation array to speak of.

Temur's palms were almost sweating. He whispered to Su Laohu: "Boss, when will all these old men and horses be able to enter the grain?"

Su Laohu was a little anxious in his heart, but he looked very calm on his face as he whispered in a low voice: "Don't look at General Lin who is usually very kind, but when it comes to enforcing military laws, he is very strict.

The military order requires us to wait until the last enemy approaches the valley before rushing down to seal the opening. We just obey General Lin's military order. There is no rush! "

At the same time, Du Youwei at the west entrance of the valley road also widened his eyes, staring closely at the Geyu Fort guards passing by in the valley road, and muttering softly: "You guys, please keep an eye on me, keep an eye on those soldiers." We'll hold up a handsome flag and wait until he's a hundred steps away from the mouth of the valley before we can rush out and block the mouth of the valley so that they can't connect inside and outside."

When several soldiers around him heard this, their eyes widened like his, staring at the tallest flag in the valley.

According to Lin Fangping's arrangement, Su Laohu led the Tiger Guard Cavalry to block Lai Tianshou's retreat, while Du Youwei led the main force of the right infantry to block the west exit of the valley road.

Then, the sergeants who were ambushing on the mountain walls on both sides of the valley pushed down the pre-prepared rolling rocks and attacked the enemy troops blocked in the valley from the waist.

The reason why Lin Fangping asked Du Youwei to wait for Lai Tianshou to leave the valley road before blocking the exit of the valley road was because he was afraid that Lai Tianshou would be killed in the melee.

Because only by capturing Lai Tianshou alive can he be forced to go back and open the gate of Geyu Fort. If this can be done, it will save the difficulty of attacking the fortress and greatly reduce the casualties of his soldiers.

Although it is unlikely that Lai Tianshou is in the front army, even if he is in the middle army, at least half of the troops will be blocked in the valley. And how much combat effectiveness can Lai Tianshou and his front army have in panic?

The reason why Lin Fangping left Huang Baozhong's Tiger Guard Cavalry Commander B behind was to rush straight into the enemy's center in one charge. As long as Lai Tianshou was captured, it would mark the end of the war.

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"Boom..."

As soon as the cannon was fired, the shouts of killing shook the sky and the earth, as if millions of people were ambushed from all directions.

"Boom..."

After the second blast of the cannon, the explosion sound of "Boom...Boom...Boom..." continued to be heard, and the loud noise echoed in the valley for a long time.

At the west exit of the valley entrance, gravel flew across the sky, and dust mixed with strong black fireworks rose into the sky.

Almost at the same time, countless gravel and large trees also rolled down from the mountain wall. In just an instant, the enemy troops in the valley were divided into countless small teams, making them unable to care about each other, and the scene was extremely chaotic.

(End of this chapter)