Xie Ming

Continuing from the above
"I'm going to Nanjing."

"I want to see your Duke's Mansion. How many doors and caves are there? How magnificent it is. What's so great about it?"

At the scorching sun at the corner gate, we turned away without saying a word.

Let’s talk about the day when the Third Prince was welcomed to Guide, which was a mess.

Xiao Jingchuan was really a Buddha in front of the pass, and he managed to answer it correctly. Unexpectedly, the daughter of Miss Xu, the second young lady of the Xu clan leader in Jiulong Town, dressed as a man, appeared in front of his nose.

Thinking back, when Sanpo was doing business, the second young lady had a crush on Xiao Lang and was very fond of him.

Now that more than half a year has passed, Xiao Lang's heart is filled with complicated emotions when he sees the beauty again.

As for Jingyi Nizi, actually, she didn't have much resistance in her heart.

But when it comes to love between men and women, it may not be that serious.

Moreover, Xiao was newly married and was busy with military affairs, so he had even less time for romance.

So, when he met his old friend, Xiao had no time to think about it. He was afraid that the young lady's pestering would disturb the subsequent military affairs, so he became impatient and did not say much to the other party.

However, as the saying goes, the man is not interested, but I am in love!
If you put yourself in other people's shoes, you will find that people are all human.

Xiao Jingchuan was worried about getting into trouble, but he felt that it was no big deal.

But in Jingyi's eyes, this attitude seems to be very heartless and unfaithful.

How could a girl like her endure such cold words and sarcasm?

So he forced himself to be friendly and responded coldly. Xu Jingyi was heartbroken and didn't want to argue any more. She turned around and left in anger, temporarily entering the city gate.
Xiao Lang was left alone, hesitating and struggling, not knowing what to do with this girl.

At the same time, the sun was shining brightly, and the brave cavalrymen on guard were happy to watch the show, and many of them were staring at Xiao.

Xiao Jingchuan was caught off guard and distracted, and when he raised his eyes to look, he saw everyone looking at each other in embarrassment.

Suddenly, all the generals and soldiers were caught off guard. Seeing that it was the commander-in-chief looking back, they were so frightened that they withdrew their gazes. However, they smiled, but their short breath gave them away.

Xiao Jingchuan was speechless and extremely embarrassed.

I can't wait to find a place to hide.

Fortunately, at this time, Wang Chuanwu, who was not far away and did not know what was going on, rushed over to support the team.

Xiao Lang is waiting for a long time, so he can take advantage of the situation.

So, the two discussed some serious military matters in front of the pass, and then returned to the city hand in hand.

As for the second Miss Xu, Xu Jingyi.

Time passed quickly, and in a blink of an eye, two days had passed.

On the first day of November, her daughter's temper was difficult to persuade, so she finally followed the Third Prince Zhu Cijiong, along with a group of thirty plainclothes guards, to Nanjing.

Xiao Jingchuan had no choice but to ensure the safety of the trip.

He personally led the cavalry to accompany him, and asked Qi Gang to take care of them along the way.

I am going south to Kyoto and sending a secret letter to Zhong, asking him to take care of me.

In this way, after many requests, the matter was finally settled.

Without further ado, let’s get back to the point!
In Henan, the generals in various places occupied their areas and carried out their business step by step.

On the second day of the Chinese New Year, Wang Chuanwu's troops were organized in Guide City.

Therefore, the time will come later. At present, all the places in Henan have been divided up by the generals.

Helpless, in order to have a place to rest the army and reorganize, Xiao Jingchuan temporarily opened up two cities, Xiangcheng and Shenqiu, south of Luyi, and specifically entrusted Chuanwu to lead the troops to manage them.

As the troops and horses passed the border, the matter was over in a flash, and in the blink of an eye, several days had passed.

Over the past half month, Xiao's army has set up strong posts in various places in the southern part of the province and has been advancing cautiously.

In terms of logistics, Minglu was in charge of coordination and maintenance, and he and the two assistants, the commander-in-chief Xiao Lang, also worked very hard.

Firstly, most of the materials and silver that had been transported from Shandong, Yangzhou and other places had been spent after the salaries were distributed at the beginning of the month.

In order to maintain self-sufficiency in the future, it was particularly important for the locals in Champa to collect funds and silver. This money was collected by Minglu himself, some from the old treasury in Dacheng, and some from local fundraising.

However, this so-called fundraising is nothing more than asking for donations from local gentry and wealthy families in Henan.

Xiao Lang's plan was useless. This trick used by the thief made him turn his back on the court, which made it difficult for him to do anything. He was under pressure from public opinion every day, and he felt really upset.

So it was decided to transfer him to Minglu. This method of scraping silver must not harm anyone's life.

Although this appeasement policy may not be as effective as that of a thief in terms of gains, it has effectively controlled the backlash of public opinion in various places.

The second is to strictly control the various departments and implement laws that do not offend poor villagers.

If those wealthy and prosperous families could still breathe a sigh of relief because of the war, then these poor local families would find it difficult to survive if they were hit by war again.

Therefore, Xiao Lang repeatedly ordered his troops not to target the poor people, as this would protect both the people and the army.

In the future development of Henan, the military and civilians will be closely connected.

How can we correct a problem if we don't give voice to the people?
In addition, after discussing the southern territory, we will compare the areas in the north that are lacking in enemy territory.

Together, according to inquiries from the front line and what Zhizhong heard from the court, in fact, as early as mid-October, the Qing soldiers and the Jian Nu had a fierce battle with the main force of the Dashun rebels in Shanxi!
Over a month, the fierce battle to the west became more intense.

The two sides were fighting on the line of Jingxing, Shouyang and Taiyuan, with each side attacking and defending.

As time goes by, the consumption becomes considerable.

Ajige's main force was already suffering from a shortage of personnel and supplies, so he received a report of the attack and sent Lege to mobilize troops and horses to provide reinforcements and supplies.

As a result, the Qing troops in the southwest of the capital were temporarily more scarce.

Moreover, because of this incident, Wu Sangui, who was stationed in Kaifeng and was transferred to the north of Henan, also showed signs of being transferred back to the north.

Times have changed!

This is changing!

After a month of training, General Xiao in Henan finally saw the opportunity and hoped for the opportunity to expand to the north!
As we talked further, it was November 15th. After noon, leaden clouds gathered over the eastern part of Henan Province.

Not long after, a heavy thunderstorm came.

The north wind was howling and the weather was suddenly cold.

The rain lasted until the evening.

In Guide City, in the front hall of the government office, Xiao Jingchuan had no time to take care of anything at the moment. He was secretly discussing things with Qi Gang at the table under the eaves.

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The sudden downpour gradually became steady and less severe, but the green tiles on the roof of the front hall of the government office were still crackling and making noisy sounds.

The rainwater flowed down the trough, hit the eaves, and crashed heavily onto the blue bricks in the courtyard.

Water splashed everywhere.

Xiao Lang stood in front of the eaves with his hands behind his back, feeling nervous and uneasy as the rain sounded.

"General, this is indeed a rare opportunity."

"but."

"Alas, I'm afraid this is someone else's land, and I can't guarantee it's safe."

"In my opinion, it's better to just forget it."

"That's too risky."

"Don't fight for one day's success or failure. This is what you, the governor, often said in the past."

"As for the situation in the North, we can wait and see what happens next. It's not impossible to have another plan. Why do we have to rush into it now?!"

"what?"

"warlord."

After Xiao Lang, Qi Gang heard the sound of rain and felt sad, so he gave him some good advice. (End of this chapter)