Liu Yuanqing is unknown.
His eldest brother Liu Zeqing was like thunder.
One of the four famous towns in Jiangbei, one of the most powerful warlords in the late Ming Dynasty.
However, unlike Liu Zeqing, who is a scourge, Liu Yuanqing's life still has bright spots.
In the fifteenth year of Chongzhen, the Qing army attacked Linqing.
Liu Yuanqing, who was the chief military officer of Linqing at that time, defended the city vigorously. After the city was broken, he fought hard and died. He was called a righteous man in the fight against the Qing Dynasty.
Although he had such a glorious resume, Zuo Mengeng was deeply wary when facing this person.
Humans are the most complex creatures in the world.
When facing aliens, Liu Yuanqing can fight bravely and sacrifice his life for the country. But it doesn't mean that he is a good person.
It can be seen from what he just said that this guy is ready to kill people and take credit for it.
Although Zuo Mengeng and others were his saviors, a soldier leader would not be so kind at all.
After Zuo Mengeng guessed it correctly, Liu Yuanqing was really thinking about how to take the credit for himself.
The number of thieves wiped out in this battle was at least two thousand, almost twice his strength. No matter what, it will be a great achievement after reporting it.
The only pity is that it was Zuo Menggeng and others who truly accomplished the task of breaking the formation and determining the outcome.
If there weren't these people...
Liu Yuanqing's eyes flashed fiercely, ready to take action at any time.
Then he heard Zuo Mengeng's words.
"General Liu is polite, I am Zuo Mengeng, and my family Yan is the commander of Liaodong Cheyou Camp, Zuo Ba Kunshan."
Zuo Mengeng decided to take a gamble and bet on the time difference.
Ningyuan's mutiny caused an uproar in the world and attracted everyone's attention. But when an officer like Zuo Liangyu is dismissed, the news may not spread so quickly.
"What? Are you not a gangster?"
Liu Zeqing was shocked and annoyed.
Sure enough, he didn't know that Zuo Liangyu was among the officers being dealt with in Liaodong. Otherwise, Zuo Menggeng's announcement of his family status would not scare him.
It's different now.
Liaodong...
Cheyouying...
Dusi...
After Liu Yuanqing thought about it for a moment, he knew that he couldn't afford to offend him.
After the collapse of the guard system and the rise of the recruitment system, the officer system of the Ming Dynasty became extremely chaotic.
Dusi was originally the abbreviation of Dusi Commander, who was a high-ranking official and a very important person. Later, he became a mid-level officer and spread throughout the army.
But the problem is that Dusi's authority does not have a fixed scope. He was inconspicuous when he was young, but terrifying to death when he was older.
This military position can be promoted from General Commander, Conduct Officer, Thousand Commander, and Guard, and can also take charge of the functions and powers of Staff General and Guerrilla.
Logically speaking, as a guerrilla general, Liu Yuanqing need not fear Dusi.
But to Zuo Liangyu, he was equivalent to the commander of the local second-line army, facing the battalion commander of the synthetic reinforcement battalion of the field army.
Can it be compared?
Can't compare.
Just when he regretted that he could not be greedy for merit, Zuo Mengeng added another straw.
Zuo Mengeng pointed at Miss Xu and said, "This is the rich man of Duke Xu Xuan, the Minister of Rites. We encountered bandits on the road and were running all the way. Fortunately, the general rescued us. I am really grateful."
Liu Yuanqing gave up completely.
If the son of a Dusi just made him hesitate, then he couldn't afford to offend the relatives of the Minister of Rites.
In the Ming Dynasty, the civil servants of the seventh rank could make life worse than death for the first-rank military officers. The Minister of Rites is a third-rank official, and killing him is just a matter of words.
Even so, Zuo Mengeng still gave the credit to Liu Yuanqing.
He is a family member of a general, not an officer. No matter how many enemies he kills, he has no merit to claim.
Rather than doing this, it would be better to blame it all on Liu Yuanqing.
In this hellish place where there is chaos and chaos, there is nothing that can be done by a general who leads the army.
Liu Yuanqing was so pleasantly surprised that he saluted Miss Xu, and his attitude changed 180 degrees.
"This great victory is all thanks to the help of my virtuous nephew. Let's go, uncle will arrange a banquet for us to celebrate. I also want Miss Xu to take a bath and change clothes to take away the pain of running around."
Look, "you" has become "nephew".
As he spoke, his eyes kept wandering back and forth between Zuo Mengeng and Miss Xu, which was very ambiguous.
Zuo Menggeng and Miss Xu are similar in age. One is tall and handsome, the other is tall and beautiful. They seem to be a perfect match.
Although Liu Yuanqing didn't think that a son of a Dusi could rise to the rank of Minister of Rites, in this chaotic time, young men and women depend on each other to escape. Who knows whether they will become a firewood?
Even if it is investing in potential stocks, Liu Yuanqing is still willing to spend money.
Facing his ambiguous gaze, Zuo Mengeng was very calm. After all, his heart was flawless and he was naturally beautiful.
But Miss Xu blushed, and for some reason, her delicate buttocks felt numb again.
"lecher……"
Miss Xu looked at Zuo Mengeng with angry eyes, which made Liu Yuanqing think astray.
He laughed loudly and was about to lead the way first, but a horse came galloping from a distance. The soldiers on the horse were about to fall apart if they ran away.
"Report, the bandit leader Wu Shenglian took 7,000 people and broke into Nanpi County last night. The county magistrate, county magistrate, chief secretary and other officials were all killed."
"oops!"
Liu Yuanqing fainted on the spot.
Zuo Mengeng had just helped him stab the bandit in the back, but he didn't expect that in the blink of an eye, the bandit gave him a bigger stab in the back.
Who can bear it if the spring water is stolen?
The guards rushed up and rescued Liu Yuanqing with all their hands and feet before Liu Yuanqing regained consciousness.
Needless to say, the celebration party was cancelled.
Liu Yuanqing was like a dead tree, lost in thought, and his thoughts of flattering senior officials had already flown to nowhere.
Losing the city and losing the land, for a general like him, would cost his head.
When Liu Yuanqing thought that he would lose his head soon, Liu Yuanqing lost all hope, and his smile was uglier than his cry.
"My dear nephew, Miss Xu, I'm sorry. I'm in a precarious situation right now and I don't have time to entertain you two. You can go on your own."
Zuo Mengeng didn't leave, and Miss Xu didn't dare to leave. She knew she had to follow Zuo Mengeng to survive.
"Uncle Liu, I'm afraid there's still room for discussion on this matter."
The land of Jifu was full of bandits, and now that they had finally managed to sneak in with the officers and soldiers, Zuo Mengeng didn't want to be in danger again no matter what.
"Uncle Liu must have been sent by Shangguan when he went out to fight in the city. In this case, the sin of losing the city and losing the land cannot be attributed to uncle."
Liu Yuanqing's face became a little more angry, and then he sighed.
"My dear nephew, I don't know. Although I left the city on a mission from the superior officer, the superior officer will not tell me whether I lost the city or lost the land. Unless..."
Only by bribing Shangguan with a large amount of money can he save his life.
But Nanpi County fell, and all of Liu Yuanqing's wealth was in the city. How could he save it?
With the virtue of the Ming Dynasty bureaucrats, how could he speak for him without giving generous gifts?
How many people might be watching this Nanpi guerrilla location.
Is there no other way?
No.
Zuo Mengeng felt that Liu Yuanqing still had a chance to make a comeback.
Furthermore, in his memory, since Liu Yuanqing was able to become the commander-in-chief of Linqing later, he would definitely save the day this time.
What he has to do is to exert influence and gain Liu Yuanqing's gratitude, which will be of great use in the future.
"Uncle Liu, my nephew has been fighting with the bandits for several days. From my perspective, there is a good chance of retaking the county seat."
If Liu Yuanqing wanted to save his life, in addition to bribing Shangguan, there was another way to take back the county seat.
Recovering lost ground is also one of the achievements.
Liu Yuanqing was like a drowning person who immediately came to life after hearing that he was being saved.
He grabbed Zuo Mengeng, his humble attitude was really eye-catching.
"Did your good nephew teach me?"
"Uncle, do you have a map?"
A mysterious feeling filled his heart. He didn't know why. As long as war was involved, Zuo Mengeng felt very excited, and various ideas emerged one after another, and he was full of confidence.
Liu Yuanqing quickly brought the map and spread it in front of Zuo Mengeng.
The maps of the Ming Dynasty, even military maps, were too rough to look at.
But it's enough.
"My uncle may not know that although the bandits are powerful, their ranks are scattered and they go their own way, unable to form a joint force."
The civil unrest in Jifu in the first year of Chongzhen was caused by drought and locust plague, which made people's livelihood difficult. With countless hungry people and their families destroyed, they acted spontaneously in order to survive.
Although the White Lotus Sect was instigating and guiding them, Xu Hongru's rebellion a few years ago severely damaged the White Lotus Sect's vitality and was unable to completely take over the chaos.
This can be seen from the horse bandits that Zuo Menggeng and others encountered before.
In order to deal with the government and the army, bandits from all walks of life gathered together, but they were very strange to each other and no one was convinced by anyone.
This will create a situation that is beneficial to Liu Yuanqing.
That is, no matter what the situation is, the bandits cannot accurately grasp it.
This gave Zuo Mengeng an opportunity to use his tactics.
Combining the information provided by Liu Yuanqing, Zuo Mengeng began to conceive.
"Qingxian County fell to the rebels, and the troops from Tianjin Guards and Hejian Prefecture went to reinforce them. Cangzhou Prefecture was frightened overnight and could only defend the city. They did not dare to come out and had no hope. But the arrangements for the imperial court by the rebels were impossible. You know, this is our starting point."
Liu Yuanqing just wants to survive now.
"My dear nephew, just tell us what we should do."
Zuo Mengeng took the lead.
"There are now more than 7,000 bandits in Nanpi County. It is impossible for us with more than 1,000 people to attack the city."
If it is a field battle between the army and the army, a thousand against ten thousand would be casual. But if it were to attack the city, it would be impossible to succeed.
"For the current plan, we must deceive the bandits from the city."
Seeing that the generals were ignorant, Zuo Menggeng was unable to complain about the quality of the Ming army.
"The rebels only thought that there was no army nearby, but what if Deng Guosheng, the commander-in-chief of Baoding, and Hei Yunlong, the commander-in-chief of Xuanfu, came? What if Dezhou in the south also sent troops north?"
A person thinks that Zuo Mengeng is having a whim.
"How can the officers and soldiers from Baoding Prefecture and Xuan Prefecture come? It will be extremely troublesome for Shandong soldiers to cross the border to suppress bandits."
Zuo Mengeng smiled.
"We know about this, but do the bandits know about it?"
This question made everyone scream in surprise.
Everyone made a common-sense mistake, that is, treating illiterate bandits and officials the same.
In fact, for ordinary people, they really don't know how the government works, but they don't know why.
All officials knew that if they wanted to mobilize troops from Baoding Prefecture and Xuan Prefecture to suppress the rebellion in Cangzhou Prefecture, it would be delayed for a long time. If troops were to be transferred from Dezhou, Shandong, across provinces, it would take two or three months for paperwork to be exchanged.
But how do ordinary people know this?
"The rioters are defending the city, and there is nothing we can do. But if we disguise ourselves as armies from Baoding, Xuan, and Dezhou Prefectures and come from three sides, will the rioters still dare to defend the county?"
Zuo Mengeng's detailed view opened everyone's eyes.
Liu Qingyuan stared at the confident and high-spirited Zuo Mengeng, and then thought about the bastards in his family who were just waiting to die, and he had mixed feelings.
"Zuo Dusi gave birth to a good son."
