Although Cheng Shijie is not worried about the life and death of these gentry, the problem is that he does not want to waste time in Shandong. He must rush to Jinzhou as soon as possible to establish a new base.

As the weather gets colder, we will face more difficulties later.

Ning Haijun left Zhaoyuan County. Although Ning Haijun only had more than 3,000 soldiers, there were more than 3,000 rebel prisoners. These rebel prisoners were very worried and frightened when they were captured. When they confessed to Ning Haijun

Prisoners who committed their own crimes and did not commit murder will all become Ning Haijun's military households. When they are in the field, Ning Haijun will provide seeds, farming tools, and land. They only need to be responsible for farming, and their annual income will be 100%.

Turn it in at fifty.

Cheng Shijie thought that this was enough to show his evil heart, but the prisoners immediately became excited. Isn't this kind of punishment just being a tenant to the landlord?

Working as a tenant to a landlord means you get 50% of the rent, but this 50% of the rent is fixed and is determined according to good harvest years. If there is a natural or man-made disaster, the tenant may go bankrupt.

The land rent for military households in the Ninghai navy is adjusted annually according to the total income, which is much more flexible than that of landlords, and the risks are shared by both parties.

Is this punishment?

No, this is to give them a way to survive.

As for those who killed someone, they were also given different punishments based on different circumstances and circumstances, ranging from three years, five years, ten years, and fifteen years, which was called reform through labor. During the reform through labor period, they had no wages.

There is no income, so I can only work, but I can have enough to eat.

When they were divided into thirty households, they started queuing up to eat, rice and pickles. The rice was brown rice, and the pickles were aged pickles. If you were lucky, you could get a salted fish, but if you were unlucky, you would only get pickles, or salted cabbage.

, compared with the food of Ning Haijun soldiers, this kind of food is simple.

But for these ordinary rebel soldiers, it was simply a luxury. They devoured each and every one of them, and they wanted to stuff the bowl into their stomachs! Some people were still not full after eating one bowl, so they had the courage to go over and ask if they could have another half bowl.

Without saying a word, the leader filled them another half bowl. Now everyone was eager to try it. After finishing the meal, these prisoners were already obedient.

Life was not easy in the late Ming Dynasty, and it would be nice to have a way to survive. They were willing to follow Kong Youde in rebellion just to survive in death. As for those who were prepared to fish in troubled waters or were ambitious, they had been reported and would never have the chance to fish in troubled waters again.

Three thousand Ning navy soldiers, more than 3,000 prisoners, and a total of more than 1,600 carts loaded with food and finances moved westward in a mighty manner.

Magistrate Jia and all the gentry in Zhaoyuan County felt like they had lost their heirs.

On November 5, the fourth year of Chongzhen, that is, 12 days after Ning Haijun launched the mutiny and the ninth day after Kong Youde's rebellion, Ning Haijun's officers and soldiers marched to the Jiehe River in the northwest of Zhaoyuan County.

The boundary river is formed by a curve in the lower reaches of the river. The junction of the two counties in Jinxian County has been called the boundary river since the Han Dynasty.

Just when Cheng Shijie was about to fall asleep, there was movement on the walkie-talkie placed in front of him.

"Report from Scout Team C!"

"speak!"

"A large rebel force was discovered in the direction of Luoshan. There are more than 2,000 people, all of whom are cavalry!"

Cheng Shijie said: "Let's explore again and report again!"

Then, Cheng Shijie picked up the walkie-talkie and ordered to Officer Ning Haijun: "Set up formations along the Hexi border. The rebels are coming. Prepare to meet the enemy!"

Although the boundary river was not wide at this time, the ice was not too severe and it was still impossible to cross the river on horseback. The most important thing was that the slope of the boundary river was very steep, so it was not easy to attack from behind in a roundabout way.

The soldiers of the Ning navy quickly formed an array. They followed the training pattern and quickly inserted their spears on the ground, facing diagonally in the direction of the enemy's attack. Then between the spears, the crossbow shooters and thunder gunners were doing the pre-launch maneuvers.

Be nervous and prepared.

Cheng Shijie left the carriage and RV and came to the front of the battle.

Ma Shilin was indeed a man who was good at observing people's emotions. The two scholars and four soldiers in his charge were struggling to carry a long case unloaded from the cart, while he himself was carrying a Taishi chair.

No need to ask, these things were also sent by the gentry of Zhaoyuan County.

Cheng Shijie really wanted to move this table to later generations. This long table, which is about one foot or two feet long and four feet wide, is actually made of red sandalwood, with exquisite patterns carved on it. But this table

The case is too heavy and it would be a pity to dismantle it, and Cheng Shijie cannot lift the entire tabletop himself.

The long table is placed in front of the formation, covered with a tablecloth, and then using the tablecloth as a barrier, a small stove is placed on the left and right sides of the table. The Taishi chair is also made of rosewood, with a cushion made of tiger skin sitting on it.

Without Cheng Shijie's instructions, a pot of tea was brewed and placed in front of Cheng Shijie.

Cheng Shijie was sitting on the Taishi chair, with two stoves in front of his legs. It was warm and very comfortable.

Now he finally understands why leaders like flatterers, because flatterers are so good at getting things done. He has been a guard of Ning Haijun for more than two months, and among the more than 4,800 people in Ning Haijun, no one has thought of doing this.

Do.

However, on the first day after Ma Shilin arrived, Cheng Shijie was served properly and comfortably without Cheng Shijie saying a word.

Cheng Shijie picked up the teacup. The water temperature was just right, neither hot nor cold.

Just as Cheng Shijie put down the teacup, the tea in the teacup rippled layer by layer. As time went by, the water ripples became bigger and bigger.

Without even looking, he knew that the rebel cavalry had arrived.

Cheng Shijie picked up the telescope and looked into the distance. He saw densely packed cavalry appearing in the fields in the distance. These cavalry were fully armored and almost all of them had a saber. The more than a thousand cavalry at the front showed a fierce look in their eyes.

pressing.

The leader, a big man with a beard, did not immediately order the cavalry to attack.

Cheng Shijie wanted him to attack. Under the current weather conditions, even if Ning Haijun soldiers wore gloves, they would not be able to last long in the field.

The cavalrymen on the opposite side dismounted one after another. After dismounting, they began to feed the horses with the beans stored under their necks.

At this moment, Cheng Shijie had an inexplicable feeling like a light on his back. Cheng Shijie had experienced this feeling before. At that time, he was at the critical moment when he was promoted from associate to full department. A colleague with whom he had a fairly good relationship invited him to go.

drink wine.

Originally, Cheng Shijie was ready to leave, but Cheng Jiayue suddenly had difficulty breathing and his face turned red from holding back. He hurriedly sent Cheng Jiayue to the hospital. After arriving at the hospital, it was discovered that Cheng Jiayue accidentally found Xiang Hui's diarrhea medicine from the bedside table. Cheng Jiayue couldn't.

If you understand, just take this medicine coated in syrup.

Fortunately, I was lucky and discovered it in time, so there was no major problem. What was even weirder was that the wine party that I was going to participate in was a meat game, and the wife of the person who was being treated during the banquet reported it. The four men and five women who were participating in the wine game at that time,

They were all arrested. If Cheng Shijie had participated, he wouldn't have been able to escape, and his promotion to a full-time department would have definitely gone wrong.

As time went by, Cheng Shijie's uneasy feeling became more and more intense, and his brow bone jumped sharply.

Finally, Cheng Shijie thought of the key to the problem. Kong Youde was a cavalry officer of the Dongjiang Army. Naturally, he knew very well that, let alone these cavalry, even the elite cavalry of Jiannu would not dare to attack Ning Haijun's tight array. The only possibility was that he

Use other methods to disrupt their formation first, and then rush into the formation to make a final decision.

With his way of thinking opened up, Cheng Shijie thought of the key to the problem.

The way that Jiannu usually disrupted the Ming army's formation was through cavalry shooting, which involved using the cavalry to surround the Ming army's formation and shoot a continuous stream of arrows into the Ming army's formation. Once the Ming army could no longer bear the casualties, the formation would

Let go, this is the time for Jiannu to officially attack.

The cavalry and shooting skills of the Dongjiang Army were not as good as those of Jiannu. What's more, Ning Haijun was equipped with too many crossbows. It was not impossible to use cavalry and archery to disrupt Ning Haijun's formation, but Kong Youde would definitely not be able to bear the price.

What is Kong Youde’s confidence?

Artillery, definitely artillery.

Although Kong Youde did not occupy Dengzhou and did not seize the artillery of the Denglai New Army from Sun Yuanhua, he definitely had artillery in his hands.

Thinking of this, Cheng Shijie quickly ordered: "Order all fire support posts to abandon their existing firing positions. The Thunder Guns will be immediately moved to the Biyuan position. The Thunder Guns must be camouflaged!"

"Order all artillery to move their gun positions immediately, enter hidden gun positions, and make disguises!"

PS: I originally planned to write this plot in one chapter and end the story of Shandong, but in the morning, one of Lao Cheng’s colleagues resigned and sent him off. This matter was delayed. Lao Cheng did not drink at noon and continued writing in the afternoon.

Today is the last day off work, so I'll see if I can add another chapter. Lao Cheng will report the data to everyone again. The current high order is 479, and the average order is 371. There is still 129 orders left, and the average order can be 500. In other words,

Lao Cheng can get a perfect attendance award. He worked hard for perfect attendance.
Chapter completed!