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Chapter 414 Surprise victory
On the bank of the Qingshui River outside the west gate of Yongning City on Xuanzhen East Road.

Zhang Cheng stepped forward to help Liu Minshen, magistrate of Yongning County, and said, "How dare Zhang be the county magistrate who came out of the city to welcome you!"

Even though Zhang Cheng has been downgraded from being the commander of the third rank to the commander of the guards, he is still a rank of the fourth rank, which is much higher than Liu Minshen's rank of the seventh rank.

But at this moment in the Ming Dynasty, the culture is noble and the military is cheap, not to mention that Zhang Cheng is just a general with the rank of commander of the fourth-rank guard, even Zhang Guowei, the deputy commander-in-chief who was originally a second-rank official, and the county magistrate Liu Minshen would not pay homage to him!
This person was born as a Jinshi, quite talented and knowledgeable, but he lost his arrogance, because he was dissatisfied with the Donglin people's control of the court, but he was mediocre, he didn't want to boost the government, he focused on eliminating dissidents, and doing things for selfish enrichment , So he wrote a letter to impeach him and others, so he was retaliated and suppressed, and was sent to Yongning to be the county magistrate.

This Yongning is different from other places. Most of the city are military households, and they are in the same city as the garrison, guard generals, and deputy commanders. Their military affairs are more important than government affairs. Often ignored by the generals on the East Road.

But Liu Minshen relied on his courage to single-handedly challenge the princes of the imperial court, coupled with his aloofness and his own talent and insight, he was stunned to compete for a place in Yongning City.

At this time, seeing Zhang Cheng treating him with courtesy, he hurriedly said: "I have heard for a long time about the reputation of General Zhang. He shot Dorgon with arrows and killed Ma Zhan and Yue Tuo. Although our Ming Dynasty has many brave generals who charge forward, but like generals, they are afraid It is also unmatched by anyone, and it is indeed the most admired by lower officials!"

Zhang Cheng replied with a smile: "The courage of a man is nothing to worry about!"

He went on to say: "It is Liu Zhixian who has used his own strength to be outspoken and publicize the crux of our Ming Dynasty to the public. Zhang is also very admirable for such courage!"

"Ha ha……"

When Zhang Cheng mentioned Liu Minshen's glorious deeds, he was also proud and couldn't help laughing out loud.

After Liu Minshen laughed, he said to Zhang Cheng: "General Zhang's song 'Clean the Hudust, Swear to Sweep the Tartars Regardless of Yourself!' It makes me feel very proud and heroic!"

"Hahaha……"

Zhang Cheng laughed wildly when he heard the words, and the two of them came and went and praised each other for a while, talking happily.

But the army can't wait here by the Qingshui River all the time. I saw Zhang Cheng shouting to the left and right: "In order, Wu Zhizhong will lead the Cui Shijie Department of the Infantry Battalion, and the Gao Jingong Department of the Longmen Station will station in the Chengdong Army Camp, and Wei Zhice will lead the Chariot Battalion to station in the south of the city." In the camp, Lin Fangping led the guards to follow me into the city and stationed in the small teaching ground next to the general office."

"Here!"

A few pro-armies received the order loudly, and they rode their horses and rushed forward. After a while, the army formations on both sides began to roll forward. Although thousands of people marched in formation, they did not show the slightest panic. So neat and tight.

"Ten thousand people have one heart, Mount Tai can be shaken, but loyalty and righteousness are full of anger.

The lord general kisses me better than my parents, violates the military law and is not free.

Order Mingming, reward and punishment letter, go to water and fire, dare to stay late

Report to the emperor to rescue the head of Guizhou, kill all the Tartars and find a prince. "

There was another burst of loud and clear military songs, shaking the sky and the earth, as if the earth was trembling for it, the officials and generals who came out in Yongning City had seen such a battle before, and all of them were full of panic.

Even the crowd watching from a distance was a little flustered. Although they were far away from the main army, the crowd in the front row was still terrified.

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In the official hall in front of the general's office in Yongning City, Zhang Cheng hurriedly recruited all the generals without resting for a while.

After everyone was seated, Lin Fangping got up and reported: "Commander, Zhang Guangda's cavalry camp sent back information that Chen Zhong's cavalry has quietly stationed in the mountains outside Taigou Fort, twenty miles southeast of Yongning, and it is expected to attack tomorrow. Dongshan bandit 'Tianbawang' is in the bandit village of Dayingou;

Wang Tieren's Qingqi has advanced to the Beishanliang area [-] miles northeast of Yongning to lurk, and will wipe out the "Tianbawang" Beizhai thief den in Daniujiayu tomorrow in one fell swoop;
General Zhang Guangda led Chen Dakuan's infantry, Li Changsheng's pro-army cavalry, and three hundred cavalry led by Xu Jinyong, a thousand households in Dishuiya, have entered the valley of Weiziyu, [-] miles east of Yongning. The main business is Dazhai. "

Listening to Lin Fangping's military report, Zhang Cheng kept nodding his head to express his satisfaction.

He knew that it was not unreasonable for this group of thieves to be able to occupy the East Road for many years. If they attacked with sharp swords and spears, they would definitely have a way to deal with them, or if they sneaked into the mountains with gold, silver and grain in advance, they would not be able to After all, the pursuit cannot make the army deal with it in the mountains for many years.

Therefore, Zhang Cheng came up with a secret plan. He led the army to set off at a certain day, and headed for Yongning City on the east road in a mighty way. A wave of bandits.

Now that all the strange soldiers are in place, and the bandits haven't noticed anything yet, everything is going very smoothly. Zhang Cheng is very relieved, and he said loudly: "My army has just arrived in Yongning, and all the soldiers have worked hard all the way. Pass on my commander-in-chief. Tonight, slaughter pigs and goats to reward the officers and men, and suspend camp operations for two days after tomorrow, and three days later, we will pull out the camp and send troops to attack Dongshan's "Tianbawang" thief's lair!"

"Here!" All the generals sang loudly and answered, everyone's face was full of smiles, and they could have another big meal tonight.

Zhang Cheng looked at the generals and said again: "Tonight, the county magistrate of Yongning hosted a banquet in honor of the general on behalf of the officials in the city. In Youshi, Wu Zhizhong, Wei Zhice, and Gao Jingong went with the general, and Lin Fangping accompanied him as guards."

When he said this, he stood up and said in a solemn voice: "It is inconvenient for us to take over the defense affairs of the city immediately when our army first arrives in Yongning, but we must take precautions as a lesson from the past.
Cui Shijie is in charge of Yongning city guards, and he must arrange for four teams of soldiers to patrol. Yongning's various sects must also pay attention to it, so that the gate guards must not be slack or neglect precautions, especially the general office is the most important thing, and it cannot be called history. repeat. "

"Here!" Cui Shijie answered the order loudly.

He glanced at all the people in the hall, and called out their names again: "Fang Zhihai, the governor of Qiying Town, go to the barracks in the east of the city, and don't let the soldiers camp after drinking; Qin Dazhong, the governor of Cheying Town, you are in charge of the affairs of the south of the city. The two must keep in mind that it is necessary to keep the sergeants well fed and to keep them from messing up the camp after drinking.

"Here..." the two town governors Fang Zhihai and Qin Dazhong also stood up and shouted in unison to accept the order.

Zhang Cheng got up and left his seat, walked forward, stopped at the entrance of the official hall, and the guard immediately stepped forward to open the hall door, but Zhang Cheng did not move on, he stood at the door and said in a deep voice: "Everyone, Since today, we have stepped out of the North Road, and we are about to start a new journey on the East Road. I am in charge of the situation in the world, and the bandits are raging. It has lasted for more than ten years. It is unstoppable. In the near future, we will Or it will confront it on the battlefield.

Therefore, this matter of battalion should not be neglected. Considering that the rogues have fought for many years, and the old thieves among them are all crawling out of the dead, in contrast, you must not be careless! "

(End of this chapter)