The back door of my house can last until the end of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 75 How can there be a city in this wilderness?

"What's the reason here?" Chongzhen asked.

A hint of sinister flashed deep in Yang Sichang's eyes, and his voice was a little cold, he said: "Master Sun has tens of thousands of elite soldiers in his hands. The high-ranking bandit was in high morale before, and he is still no match for Mr. Sun. But this time, Mr. Sun's reaction is really serious. It's a little hard to explain!

In Chen's opinion, Lord Sun's strength is tyrannical, and defeating the bandits is nothing more than a cloud and rain.However, they kept procrastinating until His Majesty urged him to attack.

Now there is only this family of bandits in Shaanxi. If they are wiped out, the whole of Shaanxi will be completely peaceful. By that time, Lord Sun's burden will be much lighter! "

Yang Sichang bit the latter sentence very hard, for fear that Chongzhen would not notice it.

"Raising the bandits for self-respect?"

Chongzhen almost blurted out, and the excitement on his face gradually disappeared.

His complexion began to change, becoming a little more gloomy.

This term, no emperor likes to hear it, it is born to stand on the opposite side of the emperor.

Yang Sichang didn't say any more, he lowered his head, waiting for Chongzhen's arrangement.

Literati have two magic weapons that are most difficult to deal with, one is spring and autumn brushwork, and the other is lip service.

Yang Sichang is a smart man, some things don't have to be explained clearly by himself, only one or two things need to be revealed.

Chongzhen is not stupid, why can't he understand what's going on here?
"Yang Qing leaves first, this matter must not be mentioned with others!"

After thinking about it, he looked at Yang Sichang.

The original good mood disappeared almost instantly.

Chongzhen looked at the good news in his hand, not as happy as before.

He frowned, not knowing what to think.

It's warm and cold, and there is still some air-conditioning in the spring breeze.

Sun Chuanting rode a war horse and took the soldiers and horses in his hands to Xi'an Mansion.

Li Zicheng fled to Shangluo Mountain. After searching for a long time, there was still no news.

It was as if Li Zicheng had disappeared out of thin air and could not be found.

Li Zicheng and the others escaped from the experience by fleeing for their lives. When they ran, the officers and soldiers really had nothing to do for a while.

It is useless to send troops to search for such a mountain with difficult roads. It is not only inefficient, but also wastes a lot of money and food, which will only increase the burden.

After being out for a long time, the food and grass in the army have bottomed out, plus the wounded soldiers, and the soldiers and horses are tired, so they have to go back to Xi'an Mansion to rest.

A man was left on the outskirts of Shangluo Mountain as an emergency.

Hong Chengchou's soldiers and horses were divided into two parts, one part returned to Yansui Town, and the other part entered Tongguan to rest and prepare to enter the Central Plains according to Chongzhen's will.

As for Li Zicheng, he has only eighteen riders left, his main force has almost collapsed, and he will not be able to make trouble again in a short time.

After the rest and recuperation is over, we will raise troops and horses, and attack them completely in one go.

The bandit soldiers who were captured were also brought back by Sun Chuanting.

However, there was a lot of running along the way.

If they were strictly guarded, these prisoners would not escape much.

It's just that Sun Chuanting turned a blind eye to it. Taking all these captives back will consume a lot of food.

Now the family background is very thin, and such a disaster cannot be tolerated.

After a battle, the house is almost empty, and it is a burden to bring these prisoners back.

The imperial court didn't have a penny or a penny of food and salary, all of which were raised by Sun Chuanting himself.

Implementing this method is a helpless move.

Watching those skeletons stubbornly, the rest of the minions ran away.

As for killing all these people, Sun Chuanting never thought about it.

Despite his great military achievements, he was born as a traditional scholar after all.

The imprisonment of thoughts further restricted his behavior.

Besides, those who follow thieves are not necessarily capital crimes.

Indiscriminate killing is against the peace of heaven.

In today's court, there are many people who disagree with each other.

To kill a prisoner is to pass a knife into the opponent's hand, which is really unwise.

It is unimaginable that the captives escaped, and they could be perfunctory with the exhaustion of soldiers and horses, and directly kill the captives.

As he got closer to the city gate, Sun Chuanting saw the refugees outside the city, with a lot of doubts on his face.

"When I left the city, there were a lot of refugees outside the city. Why have they decreased so much now?"

Riding on a war horse, the doubts in his eyes deepened.

Deputy General Luo Shangwen came from behind and walked beside Sun Chuanting.

He also saw that something was wrong, and said, "My lord, there seem to be fewer refugees outside the city!"

"Yes, it's indeed a little less!" Sun Chuanting nodded.

"Less is good. At least, we don't have to worry about food, and we don't have to think about helping them." Luo Shangwen's face was much more relaxed.

"I hope so, I hope there is nothing strange about this matter!"

Sun Chuanting sighed and led his men into the city.

Although he didn't know what was going on, Luo Shangwen was right.

With fewer refugees outside the city, the pressure will be much less.

After entering the city, all the captives were put in prison.

As for how to deal with it, Sun Chuanting couldn't think of a good solution for a while, so he could only drag it slowly, eating porridge every day to hang his life.

She's not a fairy, and she doesn't have much food in her hands. It's hard for a clever woman to cook without rice, so what else can she do?

The governor's yamen was dilapidated, and there was a tradition of not repairing yamen in the Ming Dynasty. After hundreds of years, no matter how ostentatious the yamen was, it could not stand the erosion of time.

Sun Chuanting was sitting in the back hall, and the armor on his body was also changed into normal clothes.

Mainly gray and black, simple to the extreme.

Luo Shangwen sat next to him with a gloomy expression.

"Over there in Fuping County, what's going on?"

Sun Chuanting looked at Luo Shangwen with a lot of worry on his face.

Before sending troops to Tongguan, Luo Shangwen led his troops to chase and kill Ma Jinzhong.

After entering the boundary of Fuping, Ma Jinzhong entered Sun Jie's ambush.

Under the intensive bombing, Ma Jinzhong suffered heavy losses.

At that time, Luo Shangwen was following Ma Jinzhong. Although he couldn't see what was going on, he could clearly see the rumbling explosion and the dust in the sky.

At that time, chasing and killing Li Zicheng was the most important thing. After receiving the military order from Sun Chuanting, he left in a hurry without going to investigate.

Now that Li Zicheng was settled, Sun Chuanting thought about it.

Prior to this, Sun Chuanting encountered a group of bandits who escaped from Fuping County.

What they said was similar to what Luo Shangwen encountered that day.

The combination of the two is destined to cause trouble over there.

Li Zicheng had just been pacified, and Shaanxi was about to be at peace, but there was no need to stir up storms.

Today's Daming can no longer stand such a toss.

"There are no soldiers and horses over there. According to your previous description, countless gunpowder is needed to achieve that level of explosion. Now in the whole of Shaanxi, only Xi'an Prefecture can take it out. It shouldn't be, it really shouldn't be! "

Sun Chuanting kept shaking his head, somewhat disbelieving.

Luo Shangwen told Sun Chuanting about this a long time ago, but he had more important things to do at that time, so he didn't pay much attention to it.

Now that Li Zicheng has been defeated, it is natural to consider these things.

"My lord, the explosion that day is still deeply remembered by my subordinates to this day.

The rumbling explosion was like a sky full of thunder. This is the first time this subordinate has seen such a scene! "Luo Shangwen said with lingering fear.

"Ma Jinzhong, the horse thief, must be dead. It is estimated that there is no corpse left."

Sun Chuanting frowned in thought.

After a long time, he looked at Luo Shangwen and said: "Shaanxi can't be lost, take a good rest these few days, and in a few days, you will take Ye Bushou out to investigate the situation there.

This is a matter of great importance and there can be no error. "

"Subordinates have orders!"

Luo Shangwen took Sun Chuanting's order.

Time passed slowly, and after seven or eight days, he set off with hundreds of nights.

The goal is the direction of Fuping Mansion.

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, Shaanxi was arid and the land was barren. Even the grass didn't grow on the loess land.

This situation changed greatly at Sun Jie's station.

A lot of fertilizer has been applied to the farmland outside the city, and the soil is very fertile.

Relying on those chemical fertilizers, the soil strength was abruptly lifted.

When the earth returns to spring, there are many more shoots in the ground.

In addition to winter wheat, there are also some wild vegetables.

Purslane, shepherd's purse and other wild vegetables are all over the fields.

In this spring, these wild vegetables are also a kind of delicacy.

At a glance, the field is full of people bending over to pick up wild vegetables.

The east wind blows on the face, soothing and warm.

Sun Jie wandered around the surrounding fields with a few followers.

The main purpose is to check the conditions of the farmland, see how the winter wheat is growing, and see how fertile the farmland is.

He stopped in front of a farm field and squatted down.

He dug a handful of soil on the ground and held it in his hand.

It's okay, the moisture content is good, there is a lot more water than other places, which is very suitable for the growth of winter wheat.

Standing up again, the dirt in his hand was scattered on the ground.

Looking up to the distance, there are people who are reclaiming the land in the distance.

These are the refugees who were brought back from around Xi'an Prefecture years ago, and now that spring has begun, it is a good time to reclaim wasteland.

In the ravines all over the mountains and plains, Luo Shangwen controlled the horse and slowed down.

It is inconvenient to march in the gullies, and some paths can only be walked carefully.

He raised his head and looked forward, with a little worry on his face.

Going forward for a while, it is the place where Ma Jinzhong was attacked.

Having passed the place he had reached before, Luo Shangwen's speed slowed down.

There is the influence of a difficult road, and the influence of caution.

Looking at Ye Bushou behind him, he said, "No one knows what's ahead. From now on, we will act separately, mainly with small flags. After finding out the situation, we will go directly back to Xi'an Mansion to report to the Lord. There is no need to gather for rectification."

Thinking of the explosion that day, the terrifying scene made him still have lingering fears, and he didn't know if the scene of that day would appear in his head.

No matter what, you must be cautious, and everything is based on detecting the situation.

Ye Bushou behind him dispersed, heading in all directions.

The sun can't stay forever, and it's another round of bright moon.

On an earthen wall to the north of Sun Jie's city, Luo Shangwen and his men were lying on the ground.

Looking at the city in front of him, his face was horrified: "When did there exist a city here? It's still so strong and tall?"

I really don't understand how a city was suddenly built in this wilderness?
He was a soldier, and after being transferred to Shaanxi, he learned about the local city conditions in detail.

According to the previous situation, there shouldn't be a city here.

Where there are cities, they are basically counties, prefectures, prefectures or fortresses.

There is nothing here, just the wilderness, there should be no city.

Still puzzled, he took out a crumpled map from his pocket.

He shrank back, squatted behind the earth wall, and blew on the fire.

With the light from the fire folder, Luo Shangwen carefully looked at the map in his hand.

"That's right, there shouldn't be a city here!"

He retracted the map, blew out the fire notes, and quietly crawled to the front.

"Boom!"

Under the moonlight, there was a sound of horseshoes.

Immediately afterwards, a bright beam of light pierced the night sky.

"Who?! Stop!"

There was a loud shout, and the sound of horseshoes was frequent.

Through the moonlight, Luo Shangwen saw two groups of cavalry galloping across the ground, one in front and one behind.

The group of cavalry in the back didn't know what they were holding. Several beams of light emanated from them, and there were spots of light one after another on the ground in front of them, illuminating the road.

From time to time, a few light spots deviate from the direction and go straight into the sky.

The dust splashed by the horseshoes filled the beam of light, and under the Tyndall effect, the beam of light pierced the sky like a sharp sword.

"What is this?"

Luo Shangwen, who was lying on the earthen wall, looked horrified, his eyes staring like copper bells.

"My lord, that is our person, what should we do?"

Yi Yebu, who was behind him, leaned over to Luo Shangwen and asked in a low voice.

There was a lot of anxiety in the tone. Under such circumstances, no one could easily hold back and let it go.

A trace of pain flashed across Luo Shangwen's face, he turned around and said in a low voice: "That's the case if you don't accept it at night, life and death are fate and there is nothing you can do about it.

We came out with an order from an adult, and we must find out the real situation.Let's not expose ourselves, we must learn as much as possible about the situation. "

Gritting his teeth, he made up his mind and looked forward again.

The sound of horseshoes gradually faded away, and the fleeing Ming army fled in the opposite direction to Luo Shangwen's at Yebububu, distracting the pursuers.

Looking at the disappearing direction, Luo Shangwen felt anxious, angry and helpless.

Sun Jie had already fallen asleep and fell asleep.

Chen Hu hurriedly came from a distance and knocked on the door.

Sun Jie woke up with a start, sat up, and turned to the outside, "What's the matter? Such a rush?"

Turning on the charging lamp on the table next to him, Sun Jie got dressed and got out of bed.

Sun Ling on the side opened her hazy eyes and was about to ask, but only saw Sun Jie's back going away.

He hurriedly dressed and stood up, chasing after Sun Jie.

Sun Jie opened the door and saw Chen Hu standing outside the door with an anxious expression on his face.

"What happened? The knock on the door was so fast?" Sun Jie asked.

Chen Hu hurriedly said: "My lord, a group of men and horses suddenly appeared outside the city, the exact number is not clear, everyone has horses, and armor on their bodies, their combat power is strong, and they haven't caught their tongue yet.

However, in the eyes of the subordinates, it is very likely that the officers and soldiers will not accept them at night.So lean, there is only one possibility! "

Sun Jie frowned and was about to speak when he saw Sun Ling walking over.

"What happened?" Sun Ling asked.

Sun Jie's complexion was not good, and Chen Hu's complexion was also not good.

Sun Ling couldn't help feeling a little worried.

Sun Jie said relievedly: "It's nothing, you go back to sleep first, it's nothing!"

He comforted Sun Ling again and again and asked Sun Ling to go back to sleep.

He closed the door and walked out a long way.

The voices of the two were a little lower, and Sun Jie asked: "I have explained everything in detail, this matter is not trivial!"

"My lord, it is like this. Tonight, as usual, I sent Yebushou outside the city.

There was nothing wrong at first, but in the middle of the night, there was a sound of horseshoes, so I went to check if it was not closed at night.

Looking at it this way, it's amazing.Seven or eight armored knights on horses came running from a distance.Ye Bushou rushed to meet him, and the two sides fought each other.

Our soldiers and horses are inferior in terms of combat power and riding skills. If it weren't for the elite armor on their bodies, they would probably be at a disadvantage.

There is more than one man and horse, and there are several around.The tongue has not been caught yet, they never love to fight, and they retreat after a little collision. "

Chen Hu told what happened in detail.

"What you just said is right, it is very likely that they are the elite of the army!" Sun Jie said.

According to history, at this point in time, Sun Chuanting had already won the battle of Nanyuan, and Li Zicheng's strength was greatly damaged.

There are basically no major thieves in Shaanxi now, and generally speaking, it has been calmed down.

It is estimated that he got the clues from somewhere. The person who came tonight is probably here to investigate.

Sun Jie knew a thing or two about Sun Chuanting, he was a very capable official.

Now that he has time and strength, he will naturally not hide in his own territory like others.

But come on, come on.The city has been completed, so it's useless for how many people come.

"All the nights in the general are not collected, and all are thrown out, and a few tongues must be caught and brought back.

Let the soldiers in the city mount the city wall, turn on all the searchlights on the city wall, and don't let go of any suspicious places. "

Sun-jae is methodical and composed.

"Follow your lord's order!"

Chen Hu cupped his hands and left.

Sun Jie returned to the room, and Sun Ling sat on the bed and did not fall asleep.

"I'm going out for a while, you go to bed first, don't worry." Sun Jie sat on the edge of the bed, looked at Sun Ling, his tone softened a bit.

"Don't worry, Sun Lang, I will definitely stay well, and nothing will happen to me here, so don't worry, go get busy!" Sun Ling nodded.

Sun Jie touched Sun Ling's face and pinched it lightly.

Sun Ling smiled sweetly.

After changing his clothes, Sun Jie went out.

After commanding a few words to the soldiers outside the house, Sun Jie walked into the darkness.

He looked at his right hand, smiled, and praised, "It feels so good!"

On the earthen wall outside the city, Luo Shangwen saw something that could be called a "miracle".

On the originally pitch-black city wall, one after another bright light beams pierced the night like lightning.

The land in front of the city was shrouded in light, just like daytime.

The lights began to sway, like a night owl, hunting for prey.

A small group of Ming army Yebu received was enveloped by a beam of light, and then several more beams of light came.

Like a spotlight on a stage, it is clearly recognizable and has nowhere to hide.

"Hey Law!"

The Ming army in the light was shocked at night, and the bright light stabbed him, making him blind for a short time.

The war horse under his crotch was also startled by the bright light, neighing non-stop.

After a brief loss of consciousness, he came back to his senses, and hurriedly whipped the whip in his hand to the horse's buttocks, trying to escape from the light.

It's a pity that this light has eyes, so no matter what, there is no way to avoid it.

Just like the piercing eyes of Monkey King, there is nowhere to hide for all monsters and ghosts.

(End of this chapter)