Anti Qing

Chapter 76
The setting sun is like blood, thin red.

Inside Longju Village, everyone was beaming with joy.

Under the attack of Qianying, Chen and Huang, the two largest landlords near Longju Village, have been wiped out, and all the resources in their village are still being moved into the city in an endless stream.

In Chenjiazhai, hundreds of local soldiers were captured. Huang Jiajiading at the water and drought wharf, as well as members of the boat gang, totaled more than 1000 people.

These people were all handed over to Ma Shitai by Li Zijing as promised, and they will be used as civilian husbands for rebuilding Longju Village, or sources for future military expansion.

No matter how it was arranged, Li Zijing would not interfere.

Inside the tent, the smile on Ma Shitai's face could hardly be restrained.

"Now I, Dashun, are fighting fiercely with the Hu people. These officials, gentry and landlords, it's fine if they don't help fight against the Qing Dynasty, and they even harass and provoke trouble!"

"Xiao Chuang Wang promised a thousand dollars to help wipe out Chen and Huang's two landlords, which really relieved the urgent need for the humble job!"

"If it is useful in the future, please ask Xiao Chuang Wang to order, and I will definitely do it!"

Li Zijing also knew that the brothers in the front battalion couldn't let their work go to waste, so he didn't refuse any more.

"That's very good. My front battalion will rest overnight at Longjuzhai. Tomorrow morning, I will leave Guanzhong and go to Neixiang."

"How is the local situation in Neixiang? Does General Ma have any news?"

Ma Shitai pondered for a while, and came to the map to watch.

"The humble official doesn't know much about it. I only know that at the end of last year, Mianhou Yuan Zongdi led the main force of the Right Battalion to retreat from Neixiang to Wuguan."

"Nowadays, there should be no troops from Dashun in Inner Township. King Xiao Chuang's journey to Xiangyang will be dangerous. The Inner Township may already be occupied by Hu people."

Li Zijing roughly understood, and his eyes did not move.

"Hao Yaoqi, you have made great contributions to seizing the water and dry docks. When you arrive in Xiangyang, I will remove the word "agent" from your former camp agent Duwei."

"From then on, you will still be in charge of the Jingqi in the base camp as the captain."

Gu Junen's mind moved faster, and when he heard this, he glanced at Li Zijing strangely.

If Hao Yaoqi was to be rectified, the next step would be to let him lead a team alone and leave with the camp.

But then he added a sentence to let Hao Yaoqi continue to lead Jingqi. Li Zijing's intention to do so was very intriguing.

Gu Junen is a literati, and he is more sensitive to this kind of thing. Li Zijing's meaning was just revealed, and he figured it out.

It's just that he didn't move, and didn't say a word.

"Thank you General!"

Hao Yaoqi didn't think too much, and immediately stepped forward to thank him.

In his opinion, he has been in the Chinese army for many years and has done a lot of military exploits, but he is still only a flag officer, and he is not taken seriously.

But when he arrived at Qianying, he was promoted immediately after making meritorious service, and became a captain. This is Li Zijing's kindness.

In his heart at this moment, apart from the joy after the victory, there is only sentimentality.

"Wu Zhaosheng."

Li Zijing glanced slightly, then moved his gaze aside.

Wu Zhaosheng's expression was awe-inspiring, obviously he didn't expect to have his share.

"Your department wiped out the Chen family village, and there is no looting or killing, so you can choose at random from the materials you have obtained, and replenish your military supplies!"

Li Zijing's words really made Hao Yaoqi very dissatisfied.

He has always been a person who speaks when he has something to say, and he confides his heart immediately.

"General Zhi, the soldiers of my former battalion are also fighting at the water and drought docks, and the number of the Huang family united with the local boat gang is several times that of the Chen family's village."

"Why does the general discriminate against one another and not allow us to choose supplies?"

Only then did Li Zijing gradually shift his gaze away, without replying, he just said coldly.

"Didn't you take it upon yourself to grab a lot of supplies at the flood and drought docks?"

"I will see that all of you have bulging pockets, as if you are short of supplies?"

Hao Yaoqi was startled, and wanted to refute, but suddenly remembered that Emperor Yongchang Li Zicheng had mentioned to him many times that he could not be plundered.

For a moment, he also realized that he had done something wrong, so he stopped talking.

"Humph."

Li Zijing snorted coldly, got up and paced back and forth in the tent.

"The prohibition of looting is the fault of this general. It has nothing to do with you. This general did not order to prohibit it first."

"This time, I will take full responsibility for the consequences."

As he spoke, Li Zijing suddenly turned his head.

"General Ma."

Although Ma Shitai is not Li Zijing's subordinate, but this time, after all, he is in the front camp and he can be regarded as a stable place.

With short hands and soft mouth, how dare you neglect.

He responded immediately and said with a smile.

"King Xiao Chuang ordered."

Li Zijing sighed and said.

"This time, the looting by our former battalion at the Shuihan Wharf must have had a considerable impact on the local people."

"Afterwards, if anyone asks about it, the fault that affects General Ma's management of Longju Village is all my fault, Li Zijing's, and it has nothing to do with my brothers."

Ma Shitai's expression lifted, and he quickly took a few steps forward.

"Where did King Chuang say that?"

"When the local people saw King Xiao Chuang pacify the earthen village, they were too happy and dissatisfied."

In fact, what Ma Shitai said was also from the heart.

In this troubled world, human life is the most despicable, and how can there be a few soldiers who really take care of the lives of ordinary people.

Now Li Zijing's words are really beyond Ma Shitai's expectation.

Originally, he thought that even if Li Zijing wanted to get angry about this, he would definitely blame Hao Yaoqi, but he didn't expect that he would take all the blame on himself.

Li Zijing waved his hand slightly, motioning him to stop talking.

When Hao Yaoqi heard this, he also realized that he had gone too far, and suddenly felt flushed and ashamed.

"General Zhi, this is the fault of the last general!"

"This matter is due to the failure of the general to manage himself well. His Majesty has mentioned it to the general many times, and it was completely ignored in the past."

Hao Yaoqi knelt on one knee, and when he said this, he suddenly raised his head and looked at Ma Shitai.

"General Ma, if anyone asks, just mention my name, Hao Yaoqi. This matter has nothing to do with General Zhi!"

"Notoriety should not be borne by General Zhi!"

Although Ma Shitai was not from the front battalion, his face moved slightly when he came and went. He did not expect that the relationship between the general and his subordinates could be so harmonious.

He hesitated for a while, then suddenly knelt on the ground.

"Little King Chuang!"

"The humble Ma Shitai, I have a merciless request!"

Li Zijing quickly walked back a few steps to help him up, with surprise in his eyes.

"From my humble position, King Xiao Chuang is good at controlling his subordinates, he will be rewarded for his meritorious deeds, and his subordinates will not be blamed for his mistakes. He will stay in Longjuzhai for many years, and he doesn't want to waste his time anymore."

"Little King Chuang is going to Xiangyang, and he needs manpower. I still have more than 1000 veterans in Longju Village, and more than [-] strong soldiers, all of whom are willing to follow my subordinates!"

Li Zijing also didn't expect Ma Shitai to confess his love suddenly, his eyes twitched slightly, and he realized it after a while, looked him up and down, and praised him again and again.

"it is good."

"Okay!"

Li Zijing bent down, and under the shocked eyes of everyone, he patted the yellow dust off Ma Shitai's knees.

"It seems that His Majesty has chosen the right person for General Ma to garrison Longju Village."

"But General Ma, you are wrong about one thing."

"You are not wasting your time in Longjuzhai. According to the military adviser, this is an important commercial town that controls water transportation from the south of the Yangtze River to the northwest."

"The general can now see that this place must be occupied. In Xi'an and Xiangyang, it is the most important thing."

"If General Ma intends to do this, we will have a long time to come."

Li Zijing paced to the front of the map, looking in the direction of Yunyang.

"This general intends to pull out the nail of the Hongguang court in Yunyang, and clamp it down from the north. It is necessary for General Ma's troops in Longjuzhai."

"In the future, we will have opportunities to cooperate."

"If General Ma still intends to belong to Xiangyang at that time, I will go to Shuxijing to ask His Majesty for permission."

Ma Shitai was deeply shocked by Li Zijing's bending over. He never thought that a superior official could do this.

His eyes gradually became foggy, he couldn't see things clearly, his throat was choked up, and he couldn't even speak clearly.

"Then we will have to do our best to build Longju Village and wait for the good news from King Chuang!"

(End of this chapter)