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"Xiao Yingzheng, Xiaosongji is ahead of us, and beyond Xiaosongji is Cao County. Caoxian County does not belong to Henan, but to Shandong." Commander Xuanwu Wei Huang, who was following on horseback, said to Xiao Wu.
Henan and Shandong belong to two different provinces.
Even if the Tiger-Character Flag stirs up chaos in Henan, the state capital in Shandong will not interfere in Henan's affairs as long as there is no special order from the court.
But things are different when the soldiers and horses of the Tiger Character Banner arrive at the border of Shandong. Even if it is only Cao County adjacent to Henan, as long as the army enters Cao County, Shandong has the right to send troops to Cao County to quell the rebellion.
"Are you scared?" Xiao Wu glanced sideways at him.
After hearing this, Commander Huang hurriedly defended himself: "The general is not afraid, but thinks that there is no need for us to go to Caoxian County. We can completely deal with the soldiers and horses of Shandong Beiwa Dusi on the border of Henan. We don't have to worry about the commander of Shandong Capital deploying troops." Come and cause trouble for us.”
"It's better not to be afraid." Xiao Wu withdrew his gaze, and then said, "The army will be stationed at Xiaosongji tonight. Please be honest. If anyone dares to cause chaos in Xiaosongji, don't blame me for enforcing military law." .”
The last two sentences he said were murderous.
Although Xuanwuwei defected to the Tiger-Character Banner, he was not a soldier trained by the Tiger-Character Banner after all. Some of the bad habits of the Ming army were shared by the Xuanwuwei soldiers.
When he was in Kaifeng Fucheng, some soldiers of the Xuanwu Guards took advantage of the army to enter the city and looted people's property. For this reason, Xiao Wu brutally killed a group of Xuanwu Guards to stop this kind of thing. of spread.
Although many of the remaining Xuanwu Guard officers and soldiers were dissatisfied with the tyranny of the Tiger Flag, no one dared to openly oppose or confront them. At least on the surface, they all became honest.
Xiaosongji is a town. Apart from the nearest county seat, it is the busiest town here.
Because Xiaosongji is close to Caoxian County, it is the first time for the Tiger Character Banner's army to come to Xiaosongji. Before that, Xiaosongji was still nominally under the rule of the Ming Dynasty.
However, Xiao Wu came with his army, and Xiao Song Ji naturally came under the rule of the Tiger Banner.
The outer circle of Xiaosongji is surrounded by an earthen wall, which is more like an earthen fortress. The two big families of Cui and King live inside. The other people living in Xiaosongji are all tenants of the two families.
The surrounding cultivated fields all belong to the Cui and Wang family.
In the past, there might be farmers who had a few acres of thin farmland in their homes. However, as the weather has been unstable in recent years and the court has increased the amount of tax, ordinary people's lives have become more and more difficult. They have to sell their farmland and change from a farm-owning family to a The tenants.
"The camp is in full swing. Xiao Song Ji has closed the fort gate to prevent our people from entering Xiao Song Ji." A soldier rushed back from Xiao Song Ji to report.
Xiao Wu frowned subconsciously when he heard this.
Although Luoyang has not yet sent officials to take over the Xiao Song Ji, the next Xiao Song Ji will definitely implement a land distribution policy to deal with some local squires who have committed heinous crimes.
Now the people of Xiao Songji are blocking the army from entering the city, which is tantamount to resistance to the tiger-character flag and is a resistance force.
"Xiao Song Ji has always been decided by the two surnames of King Cui. The people living in Xiao Song Ji are either tenants of these two families or clansmen of these two surnames. If Xiao Yingzheng is relieved, he might as well ask his subordinates to come over. Please give some advice to the people in Xiao Song Ji." Commander Huang took the initiative and asked to go to Xiao Song Ji in person.
Although he was the commander of Xuanwu Guard, Xuanwu Guard also belonged to Kaifeng, and the army would come to Xiao Song Ji. He relied on his familiarity with the ground and found someone to learn about Xiao Song Ji in advance.
"Then you go and go!" Xiao Wu nodded, and then said, "The army does not need to enter Xiao Song Ji, but the food and grass needed by the army need to be prepared by Xiao Song Ji."
Commander Huang secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
If the army does not enter Xiao Songji, things will be much easier to handle.
Commander Huang took several of his soldiers and rode towards Xiao Songji in front.
"Ying Zheng, why don't you let me go? It's just a Xiao Song Ji. As long as you give me two cannons, I can lead my troops to capture this Xiao Song Ji." Jia Shenwu said, looking at Commander Huang's retreating back.
Xiao Wu turned his head and looked at him and said: "Our purpose is to deal with the soldiers and horses of Shandong Beiwa Dusi. After we deal with these soldiers and horses, it will not be too late to deal with this Xiao Song Ji. Before that, there is no need to fight with Xiao Song Ji." It’s a waste of time.”
His purpose is very clear. After solving the Shandong Beiwa Dusi, he will then solve the problem of Xiao Song Ji.
"It's an advantage for them." Jia Shenwu said bitterly.
The army was coming to deal with Shandong Beiwadusi, so how could they not understand the situation along the way? Regarding Xiao Song Ji, Xiao Wu had already sent people to find out the situation here first. As the deputy battalion commander, Jia Shenwu naturally also Also understand.
The small market town was an earthen fortress. It could protect against bandits, horse thieves, and small groups of officers and soldiers, but it could not protect against large groups of troops and troops like the Tiger Flag, which carried cannons wherever they went.
Commander Huang brought his soldiers to the outside of Xiao Songji.
In order to be prepared for someone in Xiao Songji to suddenly shoot an arrow, he purposely stopped his horse just a stone's throw away.
"Tell them our identities and let Xiao Song Ji take charge of the situation." Commander Huang told the soldiers around him.
A soldier on the side raised his head and shouted to Xiao Songji: "We are from Xuanwuwei. Let your person who is in charge come out. Our commander has something to say to him."
In case the people in Xiao Songji could not hear clearly, he shouted three times in a row.
After a while, a head emerged from the earth wall and shouted to Commander Huang and others outside Xiao Songji: "I am from the Cui family, who is Commander Huang of Xuanwuwei?"
Xuanwuwei's residence is in Kaifeng Mansion.
Although Xiaosongji is adjacent to Caoxian County in Shandong, it is also on the border of Kaifeng Prefecture, so it is natural that it is familiar with Xuanwuwei in Kaifeng Prefecture.
"I am Commander Xuanwuwei." Commander Huang urged his horse forward half a horse's length and looked up at the head on the earthen wall.
The people from the Cui family on the earthen wall first looked at Commander Huang, and then asked immediately: "Commander Huang is not staying well in Kaifeng Fucheng. Why do you come to my Xiao Songji?"
"I don't need to explain to you what I am doing. Open the fort gate immediately. The army is going to camp in Xiaosongji." Commander Huang ordered the other party to open the fort gate unceremoniously.
He was a local stick, and when he commanded Xuanwuwei, he would not give the other party any good face when he used it.
Faced with Commander Huang's rudeness, the Cui family members did not dare to break up and said, "Xiao Songji has also heard about the incident in Kaifeng Fucheng. Please ask Commander Huang not to embarrass us."
Although he didn't say it explicitly, everything in his words reminded Commander Huang that Xiao Songji already knew about his collusion with the Tiger Flag to capture Kaifeng City.
Hearing this, Commander Huang's expression did not change at all, but he whispered a few words to the soldiers around him.
Then he saw his soldiers turning their horses and returning to the direction of the army.
