Begging in late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 539 Abducted

The wheels of the wagon were speeding on the concrete road, occasionally pressing on the stones, and the wheels of the cowhide wheel pushed the stones out like a slingshot, and hit the nearby trees with a bang, and the hearts of the people in the car followed suit. jump.

What does it mean to have ghosts in your heart, that is, this side is still discussing how to take military power and financial power from Song Qingshu, and this side Song Qingshu has posted a post, and he has to go. The Hongmen Banquet is not only held in the Han Dynasty. There were quite a few people killed at the banquet. At this juncture, Huang Degong and many guards along the coast gathered together to entertain the three of them, which is really suspicious.

Only Hong Chengchou seems to be leaning on the leather sofa to taste the sweet wine from France with ease. Huang Degong and Cao Bianjiao opened the left window and the other opened the right window. Both of the beggars patrolling back and forth felt nervous.

Don't look at the 11 army at the bottom of the mountain, but Huang Degong's 9000 men are really useful. It can be said that Song Qingshu killed them here, and they really have nothing to do.

Especially when he climbed to the top of Nanhuiwei, Huang Degong took a deep breath. A division had ten red cannons or imitation Armstrong cannons. Nanhuiwei was regarded as an important coastal defense base by the Songjiang Navy. The sea or the land are all cement fort walls, plus defensive artillery, there are 120 heavy artillery here, all pointing at the top of the own army at the foot of the mountain.

At first, Huang Degong planned to defend against it, but with this formation, once a war started, let alone whether his army could attack Nanhuiwei, the heavy artillery alone was enough to blow up his army to collapse.

Most of the barracks of the begging army are similar, maybe they are used to the buildings and dormitories of later generations. According to Song Qingshu’s design, there are almost three small buildings enclosing a playground. The middle dormitory, the canteen on the left, and the warehouse and office area on the right are all three-story small buildings. The banquet was also held in the cafeteria. Looking around at the begging army who was still preparing at this time, leading more than 20 soldiers, the two generals followed Hong Chengchou in nervously.

It's not the big canteen where officers and soldiers usually eat. This time Song Qingshu used a small canteen for officers to celebrate weddings or festivals, which is a bit like the decoration of later generations of hotels, but the main hall is still hung with Song Qingshu's narcissistic "big stickers" as always. A table of delicacies is placed below, but the south is sweet, the north is salty, the east is spicy, and the west is sour. Leading his main generals with scar faces, Sun Chuanting, Liu Zongmin, Zhou Yuji, Song Qingshu sat down with a smile early, seeing Hong Chengchou coming , did not come to greet him, just stood up with a smile and hugged his fists.

"The last general welcomes Master Hong."

"Bold, how dare you be rude to Lord Lichen!"

I haven't seen Hong Chengchou's low profile last time. Huang Degong couldn't hold back his anger. He pointed at Song Qingshu and scolded. Who knew that Hong Chengchou, who was walking in front of him, waved his hand indifferently: "General Huang, when Hong It’s a year-end friendship with General Song, and this is also a private banquet, so there’s no need for those vain gifts, ha, little friend Song, don’t blame the old man for coming late, it’s because your carriage and good Western wine are so intoxicating, haha!”

In Hong Chengchou's laughter, the embarrassing atmosphere eased a lot, the parties didn't care, and Huang Degong didn't want to meddle in other people's business, so he entered the table resentfully.

There were too many such banquets in the Ming Dynasty. The big guys took the opportunity to eat and drink with public funds. It is also recalling the scenery of the south of the Yangtze River when they were studying, but Huang Degong and Cao Bianjiao are both men who have been fighting for years, and they are obviously quite uncomfortable with this extravagant environment.

After drinking for three rounds and eating five flavors, just when Hong Chengchou wanted to recite a poem to help Yaxing, Cao Bianjiao, who couldn't help it, interrupted out of the blue.

"General Song, you seem to be going to send troops a few days ago. I don't know what will the court have to come down to suppress the thieves. Everyone is working in the southern province now. The general may wish to let you know. Maybe Cao, there are others. General Huang can also help a thing or two."

Now Cao Bianjiao is still thinking about the words that the unlucky staff officer under Song Qingshu's command said to send troops, but Hong Chengchou, who had been listening to these words indifferently, turned ugly and stretched out his hand to stop him, but Song Qingshu was already ahead of him and laughed.

"The two generals want to help, that would be great! It's not a big deal. A wave of pirates invaded the coast of Jiangsu and Zhejiang. The governor of Jiangsu and Zhejiang asked Ying Tian for help. The Ministry of War gave our Huai army an order to cooperate with the pirates. Since he is kind enough to help, Song will be disrespectful, and after three days, there will be a boat from the sea to pick him up!"

This banquet did not happen, but Cao and Huang were worried about throwing their cups, and they rushed forward with knives and axes, chopped several people into meat sauce, but they were full, and sat in the luxurious carriage that Song Qingshu directly gave to Hong Chengchou On the way down the mountain, Huang Degong and Cao Bianjiao couldn't help but mutter.

"Supervisor, he seems to be waiting for us here with the surname Song! Are you telling the truth about the Japanese pirates? Could he find an excuse to transfer us out of Nanzhili and settle it on which island? After all, if we get rid of us, there will only be Nanjing Forbidden Army left in the south of the Yangtze River, wouldn't it make him, Song, even more unscrupulous!"

After muttering for a long time, Cao Bianjiao couldn't help it, and hugged Hong Chengchou again, but before Hong Chengchou could answer, Huang Degong was a little disdainful.

"How big a ship does someone Song have, and can it hold all these more than [-] people? Besides, just relying on the guards of Guanhaiwei, forgive me for disrespecting the general, I, Huang, can defeat these [-] soldiers with nine thousand soldiers." Dajun, they are a little bit more timid than thieves, and it can be said that it is a joke for them to contain Song."

"In Huang's opinion, Mr. Song is still thinking about the soldiers and horses under his command. In the past few days, I hope that Lord Lichen will follow and point out Huang's army. We must not let Mr. Song succeed!"

Seeing that the two generals under his command were at odds, Hong Chengchou was willing to pretend to be confused, and nodded vaguely: "That's natural!"

Again in apprehension and suspicion, three days passed, and on March [-]th, all the guards and the Huang Degong Army were escorted off by begging troops from several divisions, and arrived at the military port near Nanhui. The titans on the road couldn't help but grow their mouths together.

"Hey! This boat is too big!"

Treasure ships with a length of more than 200 meters, even in later generations, are of the giant level. There are more than 70 main fleets of 50 to 100 meters behind, and more than [-] fleets with laughing supply functions. The densely packed sails gather together, just like a The city on the sea, the tide rises and falls, floats endlessly, smuggling the voices of sailors everywhere.

Cao Bianjiao looked at Haidyu No. [-] in a daze. In fact, Hong Chengchou himself was also in a daze. In the last battle to aid Liao, Song Qingshu had not had such a magnificent ship. After watching it for a long time, Hong Chengchou couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

"General Song has already started to stay behind!"

"Master, what?"

"Oh, it's nothing, General Song is here, let's go too!"

Isn't this the case in the later Southern Song Dynasty?Fujian and Zhejiang fell one after another. Under the leadership of Lu Xiufu and others, the small imperial court of the Southern Song Dynasty went on a boat with more than [-] people. Didn't floating on the sea still extend the life span of the Song Dynasty for several years?
When Songshan was besieged, Hong Chengchou was already in despair. No one knew better what the 13 army in his hand meant to the imperial court. It would not be an exaggeration to say that he was the last main force. Liu, they are not even as good as their own frontier soldiers, how can they compete with the Jiannu outside the Great Wall.

After repeated battles and defeats in Liaodong, and in the Central Plains, Hong Chengchou had already been disappointed with the Ming Dynasty. If he hadn't been desperate to a certain extent, how could he have risked the world's evil and surrendered Jiannu in history?To be a slave to others?
However, in this time and space, with the birth of Song Qingshu, he actually defeated the Eight Banners army that had been undefeated for more than ten years, and gave Hong Chengchou a glimmer of hope. Although he saw the crisis of subjugation, such a strong army can keep Jiangnan, regardless Is it like the Jin army entered the pass, or the bandits took over the world, the south, and the Ming Dynasty will finally be able to have this slight respite like the Southern Song Dynasty back then, and regain their footing. At that time, Song Qingshu will not know whether he has power or not, but he can do it anyway. This ZTE figure can be regarded as a famous name in history.

After being interviewed by the platform, Hong Chengchou thought that the last hope of saving the Ming Dynasty was flatly rejected by Emperor Chongzhen, so he ran to the south of the Yangtze River with such a low profile to make plans for the future. A capable minister, capable of bending and stretching, it is not that no one in the capital smells the breath of subjugation, but everyone still has the attitude of being in a daze, hugging the decayed Ming Empire like a moth, and taking a bite is a bite, but they don't want to do it Make a little effort, even if it is for your own destiny.

This time, there are more than ten thousand guards and Huang Degong soldiers, which can be regarded as Hong Chengchou's nomination certificate given to Song Qingshu. According to the news he got in the market, Song Qingshu is short of people!He doesn't know what to do if he is short of people. Anyway, if he can get Song Qingshu a population, he will probably be happy, and his hope of being accepted by this political group will increase, and his status will also increase in the future.

Poor Cao Bianjiao, Huang Degong is still worried there, but he doesn't know that he has been sold by his supervisor as a bargaining chip.

"General Huang, please!"

We met each other and exchanged greetings. Before the towering Haidayu No. [-] boarding ladder, Song Qingshu respectfully made a gesture of invitation. Now that the ducks are on the shelves, the confused Huang Degong had to take the lead with an ugly face. The boat, followed by his subordinates also boarded the boat one after another along the steps.

Standing on the towering bow of the ship and looking down at the ants-like crowd, this double-whip general can only comfort himself in his heart, but he is just a Japanese pirate. With Hong Chengchou watching, even Song and others dare not do anything to him What hands and feet.

The unlucky Huang Degong didn't know how far he was sent away by Song Qingshu for his Pingwo.

Each treasure ship has a full load of 2 to 14 tons. A ship with weapons and horses can hold at least [-] horses, and four ships are [-]. Not to mention battleships, Song Qingshu's fleet has surpassed Zheng He's fleet Three times the size, [-] troops plus [-] sailors were all stuffed onto the ship for four consecutive days.

Although it was a bit difficult to go to the guards along the coast, it was a pleasure to come here to take advantage of the salary and pay, but it seemed that there was going to be a war, and all the guards were scared, and there was a guard commander who took the lead in fleeing. This time Hong Chengchou finally showed his iron blood The majesty of the commander, Guan Song Qingshu took over a battalion, and the escaped people were captured without interrogation. They were directly pressed to the port and beheaded on the spot. All their heads were hung on the port. They were dressed like candied haws, and they didn't even have the commander of the guard. Let it go, more than 30 guards, more than 100 officers were cut off, and thousands of grinning heads were placed there. After all, no one dared to escape, and they were all stuffed on board obediently.

It's just that Cao Bianjiao became a bit sour. Song Qingshu was not happy when he said that he would not kill when he killed.

This expedition to Manila is also a big event for the beggar army. After all, Taiwan is considered an offshore island and fought at the door of the Ming Dynasty. However, Manila has penetrated deep into Southeast Asia. I don’t know the strength of the Spaniards, nor do I know about my allies, and even the local mountains and rivers. Without knowing the customs, this is a gamble. For this vast strategic space, Song Qingshu gritted his teeth and prepared for three months.

The army didn't go directly to Luzon, but stopped at the bridgehead Taiwan. This time, it stopped at the newly developed Taipei City in Keelung, Taipei.

Even Cao Bianjiao is worried about the more than [-] guard soldiers, and Song Qingshu is even more worried. Every Han Chinese is a precious resource in Southeast Asia, so he is reluctant to use these people as cannon fodder. They were directly divided by Song Qingshu, and they were first sent to various reclamation farms, followed by labor reform, and waited for the army to step on Lu Song to make a gap, and then transport them up to open up wasteland.

As for Huang Degong's 20 soldiers and horses, they can be used. They will be stationed in Hualien County in later generations. Song Qingshu sent more than [-] quartermasters to them first.

Although the analogy is a bit harsh, Huang Degong’s soldiers and horses are really like the Chinese expeditionary force that entered India back then. I thought that the treatment from Huguang to Songjiang was good enough, but they lived in the barracks prepared by Hualien for the First Division of Taiwan. Only then did they realize that there is a world of difference between a soldier and a soldier.

In the dormitory where eight people get in and out of bed, the newly received underwear has been changed from inside to outside, and there are two sets for each person, and there is also a new set of bedding and bedding. The army was almost crying, and the food was even more upscale, with fish, meat, eggs, and milk. In China, even ordinary landlords could not live up to this kind of life.

However, the things were soft, and the rules followed one after another. Twenty or so quartermasters actually became domineering in Huang Degong's army. Everyone had to take a bath according to their rules, and then more than 100 barbers trimmed their beards. Appearance, you have to line up in the cafeteria to eat, and you are not allowed to make noise. How can Huang Degong's arrogant soldiers stand up to this kind of control, and immediately some people mutinied unwillingly, but the quartermaster didn't care about them, just put down a sentence talk.

"In a few days, half a year's military salary will be paid. If you don't want to receive it, sign here!"

What is the purpose of licking blood as a soldier?After fighting hard with Huang Degong for more than three years, the military salary he received was not enough for half a year. When they heard about the payment, most of Huang Degong's troops were immediately discouraged. Don't talk about queuing up for a bath, paying the military salary, and doing it like a grandson!
"Master, this Song thief is too arrogant and domineering. He even divided the towns in the south of the Yangtze River without your permission! Now the last general has less than 100 people!"

"Master Lichen, he, Song, is really a cunning knife! Now, under Huang's command, he basically doesn't listen to it! He is taking away our military power! Lord Lichen, I beg you to go to Hualien as soon as possible!" A trip to the barracks, with His Majesty's prestige, may be able to inspire the loyalty of the soldiers, otherwise, it will be over in a few days!"

Cao Bianjiao, Huang Degong was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, with several big fire bubbles in his mouth, and he kept turning around. Cao Bianjiao was watching Song Qingshu divide his subordinates, and Huang Degong had already reacted. Don't hurry up, everyone is the Ming army, and there is no rebellion. Of course, whoever has a milk is a mother. In just five or six days, he has already been excluded, and he is almost no longer as good as a quartermaster.

But listening to the irritated complaints of the two generals under his command, Hong Chengchou looked out unhurriedly while sitting on the mahogany grand master's chair, drinking tea leisurely, feeling very intoxicated.

"What a beautiful country! Who would have thought that there would be such a piece of heaven and earth overseas, not inferior to Jiangnan!"

A courtyard with three entrances is located on a small hillside, overlooking the endless sea, outside there is a manor of more than 200 acres, more than 100 mountain laborers and dozens of guards take care of it, all of which belong to Hong Chengchou is gone, and this is Song Qingshu's reward for the hundreds of thousands of people who came here for him. Even if the Ming Empire retreats here in the future, the Hong family will not lose their wealth. Sitting in their own property, Hong Chengchou is extremely intoxicated.

"Okay, the sky won't fall!"

After being intoxicated for a long time, Hong Chengchou spoke impatiently when he was really overwhelmed by Huang Degong and Cao Bianjiao.

"Mr. Huang, don't the soldiers and horses under your command still belong to you in the end? There is also Bianjiao, the [-] soldiers and horses can't be brought to the table in the first place. With General Song to help you drill, I will return one of them to you at that time." Elite soldier, isn't it good?"

"Master, this!"

At this time, Hong Fu, the housekeeper who came with Hong Chengchou at the door, suddenly rushed in.

"My lord, General Song sent a car, please go discuss the matter!"

"Oh? Hong Fu, hurry up and change clothes with Ben Du!"

It was just like the change of person just now, that laziness was thrown to the island of Java, as soon as the teapot was put down, Hong Chengchou slipped out in the blink of an eye under the astonished gazes of Cao and Huang, and looked at each other helplessly. Yes, he also walked out of this new Hong residence.

It's really a big change, the prime ministers of the five provinces let a general order around...

(End of this chapter)