Chapter 509: Those who know the times will keep their wealth and honor

The terrain was running in a hurry and the terrain was not suitable for setting up cannons. After seeing someone coming to stop him, the remnants of the King of Chuang who were retreating in a panic on the official road accelerated their speed.

He brought thirty cannons, and only eight cannons were fired in a hurry. The so-called frightened bird, even the elites of hundreds of battles, were panicked when they fled in such a defeat and fleeing.

The losses of shelling are certainly unavoidable. The most appropriate way is to urge the horses and cavalry to move forward as soon as possible, and the brigade passes.

But the defeated generals were in a very incomprehensible state. In addition to retreating, a few cannons were seen on the roadside and suddenly thousands of soldiers rushed towards him in a fierce manner. Many cavalrymen subconsciously strangled their horses or collapsed towards the other side of the road.

Shandong soldiers were really perfect this time. They even arranged an ambush on the way back, but thinking of this made people extremely scared.

The King of Rebellion Li Zicheng and his personal generals were not willing to gather their troops in the midst of their collapse, and they ran wildly, allowing the cavalry behind to disperse.

Eight cannons fired in one round, killing less than fifteen cavalry, but almost one-quarter of the cavalry and brigades collapsed. When the musket soldiers of Jiaozhou camp arrived on the roadside, they fired two rounds of muskets and fell more than a hundred cavalrymen.

He clearly saw that the target was right in front of him and was about to get the chance to get the great achievements, but because he was one step late, Li Zicheng escaped under his nose. This was really regretful. Yuan Shizhong was so angry that his eyes almost burst into flames. However, after such a blockade, there were only less than three thousand cavalry left by the King of Chuang.

In addition to the pack horses that pulled cannons, Yuan Shizhong had only more than a hundred cavalrymen, and the infantry did not dare to disperse too much. If they ran away, they were killed by the cavalry of the King of Rebellion and turned around and rushed over, they could not resist it. Yuan Shizhong led the soldiers to the official road and chased them for dozens of steps, and then stopped hatred.

Since I came here, I was not in a hurry to leave, so I simply set up a position here. In addition to the brigade led by the King of Chuang, there must be other scattered cavalry soldiers who will go here, and they will be blocked here by then.

The escape of the King of Rebellion Li Zicheng this time was not a strategic retreat. He was completely defeated on the battlefield. He fled on the verge of despair. He didn't care about the life or death of his friendly troops, and he didn't have time to care about the life or death of his friendly troops.

The troops blocking the Jiaozhou camp horse army and Gao Jie's troops in the rear area of ​​Jiaozhou County, as well as Hao Yaoqi, who was responsible for both wings, were no longer caring about it.

Especially Hao Yaoqi in Ye County, according to various prior information predictions, the troops of General Chen Liu, the westward general of Jiaozhou Camp, should have arrived in Ye County.

According to the combat effectiveness of tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in Jiaozhou Camp today, even though Hao Yaoqi had 40,000 infantry in Ye County, he could block more than 10,000 people led by Chen Liu, the general of the Western Expedition. He was not sure at all.

However, the Ye County city, which is considered to be possible to be destroyed, is still very complete. The situation around Ye County is also extremely stable. However, the army of General Chen Liu, who set up camp ten miles away from Ye County, was already on the verge of being on the verge of the West. Although the Shun army troops inside and outside the city of Ye County were also on high alert, as if they were facing a great enemy, there was no movement.

The Shun Army infantry stationed here is slightly inferior to the troops he was led by the King of Chuang in Xiangcheng. However, Hao Yaoqi has an advantage. His direct old troops are in his hands. Originally, the troops he was in his hands were also first-class soldiers of the Shun Army. This time, the battle with the Shun Army would be drawn, but Hao Yaoqi fought with Shandong troops several times, and the troops in his hands were each suffering a considerable loss.

The troops in his hands have not been in force for a long time now. Although they are his trusted troops, their combat effectiveness is a little worse than those of the others who have not suffered losses.

But this also has a good advantage, that is, there are troops in his hand, and the entire plate of Ye County is controlled by him, and the orders are smooth.

The best house in Ye County is a retired magistrate. The family of the prefect has long fled to Kaifeng City. This time, Hao Yaoqi led the troops here. As the commander, the house was unscrupulous. As the head coach, the people below may have lived a hard life. The officers above the commander are all very particular. The level of generals is even more amazing. Hao Yaoqi is also considered a general, so he is naturally not bad at treating him.

Now his headquarters is under martial law within a hundred steps around him. Hao Yaoqi's personal guards are patrolling there with weapons. He is so cautious because Hao Yaoqi is meeting a guest at this time. Hao Yaoqi doesn't want others to know about this guest.

Although they wanted to keep it a secret, the people around Hao Yaoqi also knew the identity of this guest. When Hao Yaoqi and his friends were still in Shaanxi, Gao Yigong, who was responsible for military supplies, often needed the green salt from Shaanxi. Hao Yaoqi helped to buy a lot. Later, there were more salt goods from Gao Yigong and they became familiar with each other, and they would directly lead Shandong salt merchants to trade. Today, this guest was a little acquaintance.

It would be fine if it was just such a shallow friendship. The refugee army rose and fell a lot. Later, when Henan was booming, although there were people responsible for military supplies, many times they still needed to raise their own efforts.

It’s okay to have food and grass. On the one hand, Shunjun has farming land by himself, and on the other hand, he opens the cellars of the gentry and landlords. However, he wants to buy weapons, clothing, armor, and some medicinal materials.

At this time, Hao Yaoqi met again with the Shandong salt merchant who had met for one time. The salt merchant was familiar with his skills and boasted that as long as the money was enough, he could get the weapons and various necessities needed by the army.

There is no shortage of silver and money in the army. There is also a strategy of torture and pay. There will definitely be a large amount of gold and silver during the battle. But these gold and silver are all in their hands and have no place to spend them. The local governments of the Ming Dynasty have been strictly investigating the enemy and blocking materials.

Hao Yaoqi was really moved when he heard that the Shandong salt merchant came to find a business. Later, he heard that the rest of the departments had some such transactions, so he was not wary of it. He asked to deliver the goods first and then pay the money, and he was not afraid of the other party playing tricks.

The Shandong salt merchants were really capable. After the two sides agreed, a large number of materials were transported over. God knows how he passed the blockade.

When checking the goods, they are all good goods. After changing and storing them, Hao Yaoqi's troops have also become much more powerful in combat. Although the price is much higher, they will not suffer any loss when they take the needs. Not to mention that both parties are satisfied with the business, the Shandong salt merchants are very smart and sleek. Every time they do business, they always leave a portion for Hao Yaoqi and the generals, and will never miss it.

Although everyone was loyal to Shunjun, they rebelled just to get enough. Now that their career is getting bigger, they have to think about how to live a better life.

The money used to purchase weapons and medicinal materials is all public funds, and there are accounts to check. Even if you want to do it, you still have to think about military laws. Shandong salt merchants are tactful and send the money up, so naturally everyone is happy and everyone is rich.

He came back with neither soft nor hard, and Hao Yaoqi became more angry, but his heart became more and more bottomless, and he said:

"In this chaos, Jiang Hua, you are not at home and enjoy your happiness, so why are you here to do?"

"General, we still have 5,000 taels of silver to sell our knives here. This time we are here to clear the bill."

Hao Yaoqi was stunned when he heard this, and then laughed out loud. Jiang Hua's lazy appearance really made him unable to do so. He pointed at Jiang Hua with laughter and laughed and said:

"Do you really want money? I will ask the military commander to prepare for you immediately, and I will prepare a few horses for you to carry them together. Look at what, Lao Hao is good at home. Anyway, you can go out a few miles and go directly to Chen Liu's side."

"General Hao, we have been doing business for so long, and the gold and silver you have in your hands is less than 110,000 taels of gold and silver, right?"

While they were joking with each other, Jiang Hua said this leisurely. Hao Yaoqi was stunned and stood up suddenly. His movements were quite moving. Several guards who had been outside the house rushed in. Hao Yaoqi stood there and sighed and waved his hand to his hands.

The number of 110,000 taels shocked Hao Yaoqi. He had earned more than 40,000 taels in military supplies over the years. Jiang Hua should know this amount, but he plundered all over the place, and he deducted a lot of money from the public funds and gold and silver.

The total amount is not 110,000 taels. The question is how did Jiang Hua know this number? Even if he knew about it in his army, there were only dozens of confidants.

Hao Yaoqi stood and glared for a while. Jiang Hua picked up the tea bowl again and took a leisurely sip. Hao Yaoqi suddenly felt that he had no strength and sat on the chair again and said helplessly:

"Jiang Hua, Mr. Jiang, just tell Lao Haozhi if you have anything to say. We are a rough man, and you can't understand how to play a maneuver like this."

Jiang Hua smiled, put down the tea bowl, and said solemnly:

"General Hao, the army of General Chen in the West is ten miles away. Are you sure to win the battle?"

Hao Yaoqi answered simply without hesitation:

"I can't win!"

"General Hao, Duke of Qi led 40,000 troops against the King of Chuang. What do you think of the victory or defeat?"

“…I can’t win!”

After hesitating for a moment, Hao Yaoqi replied with certainty. Jiang Hua leaned forward and said earnestly:

"General Hao, you also know the strength of the Shandong Heshun Army. Jiang said something offensive. More than ten years ago, he was just a farmer who relied on the weather for his salary. Now he has a net worth of more than 100,000 taels and tens of thousands of people under his command. Such wealth is as high as one day. If he is defeated and killed, everything will disappear, so why bother?

Hao Yaoqi's face became more and more gloomy and asked in a muffled voice:

"The outcome is still unknown, and the person who persuaded surrender has already come to the door. Lao Hao doesn't understand. You are so sure. Don't worry about this. Come on, Jiang Hua, tell me what conditions have been offered by Duke Qi?"

"If you want to serve the people, you can give the treatment of a veteran general. The family will not move. In the prosperous place of Shandong and Jiangnan, please choose any place to live. If you want to continue leading troops to fight, your family will naturally not move. However, your family needs to live in Jinan City or Jiaozhou. The soldiers under your army need to be selected according to the Jiaozhou camp standards and then adapted and selected. As General Hao, it is not difficult to start as a guerrilla."

Having achieved this point, Hao Yaoqi naturally would not be a civilian, but he was already a general and marshal in the Shun Army. He surrendered and used guerrillas to do guerrillas. This was because his position was lost too quickly and he was unwilling to accept it.

But when the other party came to the door, he must have been 100% sure that he would not be surrendered. When the other party's troops came, all this would disappear.

Thinking of this, Hao Yaoqi was also very resentful. When he was about to fight, he suddenly talked about this. He didn't even have time to prepare for thinking. He was powerful and wealthy. After following Wang Chuang for more than ten years, he had to make a choice within a few hours of this day. It was really hard to do.

"General Hao, you have been dealing with me, Jiang for a year or two, and you don't want to make things difficult for you here. General Chen, the Conquest West, was stationed not far away. He would not start a war without receiving the order. At present, the King of Chuang and Duke of Qi must be in full swing. If he doesn't get the result, it will be difficult to make the general come up with an idea."

Hearing this sentence, Hao Yaoqi raised his head and saw Jiang Hua laughing and said:

"After the battle situation is determined, the general will send a quick horse to send the message. Let's wait for the news to be confirmed. What will you decide, General Hao?"

At this time, Hao Yaoqi collapsed weakly in his seat and asked in a low voice:

"You Shandong are so sure, just so sure..."

"If you are not sure, Jiang has come in person. If you say that it is not a good match, wouldn't you be joking with your own head? Let's wait for the news, General Hao, let's ask you a question, you can catch the 40,000 troops inside and outside the city. If there is any uneasy, I will also inform General Chen in time and prepare early!"

Hao Yaoqi waved his hand helplessly and said in a deep voice:

"Don't worry about this. Most of the military generals inside and outside the city are my confidants. If there is any fluctuation, the news from Xiangcheng will come, so everyone naturally knows how to choose!"

After saying this, he actually thought that the King of Chuang would be defeated. Jiang Hua smiled and bowed, picked up the tea bowl again, and began to praise the tea bowl and the tea leaves. The weather was a bit cold, and Jiang Hua was wearing a lot, but the vest was already wet. He was also trembling with this kind of danger.

Now Shandong's intelligence work is under the jurisdiction of the Inspectus Department. It turns out that the intelligence systems of Lingshan Trading Bank and Shandong Salt Gang were all integrated by the Inspectus Department. Jiang Xianchuo is now a deputy sponsor of the Inspectus Department, responsible for external intelligence work. Jiang Hua is a secret spy under his command.

Jiang Hua is a little different from ordinary spies. Jiang Hua is Jiang Xianchuo's cousin and knows the inside story of Shandong more clearly than ordinary officials.

Now that a major event is about to be determined, if you can make contributions early, you can gain wealth and glory in the future. At that time, you will be a few levels higher than the rest of the people and get a little faster. If you wait until the major event is determined and make contributions, you will have to slowly climb into the system and your future will usually be a little dim.

This time, the persuasion of Hao Yaoqi surrender is quite dangerous. Although everyone knows that there is no suspense about the outcome on the battlefield, a general surrenders. Shandong's troops fight less and more power, and can accelerate the collapse of the Shun Army. This is a great merit. But we can talk about surrendering. Hao Yaoqi is also a direct line among the direct line of the Shun Army. The top generals may have been cut off their heads as soon as they opened their mouths.

Jiang Hua and Hao Yaoqi have a lot of dealing with each other. They know that this person's personality is different from most Shunjun generals. Others are righteous and enthusiastic, while Hao Yaoqi is much more disgusting. He considers things more about his own interests. After Jiang Hua and other companions communicate with each other, he found that there were voices everywhere. Hao Yaoqi collected the most filial piety money. Since he loves money so much, he is not so loyal.

But all this is speculation, and Jiang Hua dared not judge what it was, but he still had to bet on this vote for his future glory and wealth.

Judging from the conversation between the two parties, he seemed to be a good bet. After both parties said that, Hao Yaoqi's expression became very bad, but he began to greet his confidants outside and ordered them one by one, without avoiding Jiang Hua next to him. Jiang Hua took a teapot and drank by himself, but he could understand Hao Yaoqi's arrangement. It was nothing more than a certain camp retreating from the city gate and changing to a certain camp. Several points in Ye County were replaced.

Such actions made Jiang Hua even more confident. Hao Yaoqi had already started to change defenses in the city and was preparing to prepare. Moreover, these arrangements were obviously not for Chen Liu outside the city, but for the defense in the city.

The war started in the morning, and it would take several hours for the horses from Xiangcheng to come to Ye County. The news came, and it would be dark at the earliest.

Hao Yaoqi's personal soldiers and servants held a banquet as instructed, but neither Hao Yaoqi nor Jiang Hua had any intention of eating, and were waiting for news on the battlefield. When the news came, everything could be confirmed.

The city of Ye County had long been set up on the front of the city. If you can see that the camp of the General of the West on the opposite side was brightly lit, but there was no sign of being dispatched. The two armies were not far apart, but their mood was very different.

Hao Yaoqi and Jiang Hua didn't stay in the house for long, and they couldn't sit still, so they simply asked someone to set up a shed on the top of the city wall and wait together.

The night was getting heavier and heavier, and the brightly lit Jiaozhou Camp opposite the West Military Camp was gradually leaving behind the stars. However, Jiang Hua felt that his body was getting colder and colder, and he didn't know whether it was the weather or the psychology.

Perhaps because he realized Jiang Hua's condition, Hao Yaoqi said in a deep voice:

"Don't be afraid, the siege I sent should be back. He should be much faster than your Shandong ones!"

Such a big thing, if you use fake news inside and outside the city, wouldn’t you suffer a big loss? A veteran like Hao Yaoqi will naturally not make such a mistake.
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