Chapter 143 Adopted Son
When Ding Sheng came back angrily with his troops covered in mud, Zhang Chong was already waiting for him.
At this moment, Ding Sheng had tears in his eyes. He refused to accept it. Didn't he just want to make a contribution? Why is it so difficult? As soon as he saw Zhang Chong, he couldn't hold himself tight.
But before Ding Sheng could cry, Zhang Chong had already given him an order.
"Daqi, you immediately take your troops and the Yu Jin Department to find an ambush point outside Mou County. When Mou County soldiers come to help, give me a hard beating."
Upon hearing this, Ding Sheng stopped crying, grinned and said:
"Yes."
Although Ding Sheng looks stupid now, he actually knows it in his heart. This is the great work arranged by Qu Kuai for him. Didn't you see that Yu Jinbu was following me? He has the first share of command and credit.
Yu Jin didn't have any objections over there, so he hurriedly organized his troops and led two generals, Chang Xi and Zhang Da, to follow Ding Sheng towards the southwest. Over there, Dian Wei and Li Damu also took orders from Zhang Chong and went to the northeast to ambush the reinforcements from Ying County.
Why was Zhang Chong so sure that reinforcements from the two counties would come? Because just after Generals Meng Ju and Meng Liang, who were lurking in Changshaowu, and their flying army scouts attacked and killed the camp soldiers in Changshaowu, a dozen people had already sneaked out of the camp from the corner of the side door and headed towards Mou County and Ying County. Went to both places.
Zhang Chong saw this and deliberately let these people escape in order to use them to mobilize the troops from the two places.
As soon as Dian Wei, Li Damu, Ding Sheng, and Yu Jin left, Zhang Chong led Guan Yu, Zhang Dan and other generals into the wall and blocked the households in the Shanliao where they had gathered.
Zhang Chong, while strangulating all the evil young men who took the opportunity to cause trouble, opened the granary in Changshaowu and distributed it to the households in the Shanliao.
Taishan County has been affected by the disaster for several months. Those who can survive are eating the stored grains. But what else can ordinary people eat? There are many people in Wei City who are selling themselves into slavery in the market. Just let the family members have three to five buckets to survive.
Zhang Chong opened the granary and distributed millets. These people were the happiest. They pulled out the thatch in their hair and swarmed to the granary.
At this moment, the Shi Jiajun military official who was presiding over the distribution stood on a small car and shouted to everyone:
"We are the Shi Jiajun of Mount Tai. We are a team that makes decisions for the poor in Guizhou. We want everyone to have clothes to wear and food to eat. After you take the grain, go back and live a good life."
The Guizhou Shanliao people who had received the corn below tightly grasped the rice bags in their hands, beamed with joy, and cheered one after another.
At this moment, for most of them, the name Shi Jiajun will never be forgotten.
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Taishan County, Mou County County Office.
Since Zhang He, the magistrate of Mou County, learned from the soldiers that Changshaoxu was surrounded by a bandit who came out of the mountains, he was in a state of excitement.
Recently, he had been troubled by the mutiny of the Fei County camp. While he was scolding the successor, County Magistrate Fei, he was a pig. He didn't check the grain and silk he was going to give to those old leather men in advance. Didn't he know that these things were just to confuse the postal supervisors who patrolled the county? How can you really send those things out? On the one hand, he stepped up his interactions with the Taishan County Sheriff. After all, he was greedy for 500,000 yuan, of which 200,000 was given to him. Now he would have to protect him.
He knew from the county that the county magistrate Zhuge Gui was going to deal with him severely. Although Zhuge Gui's family background is not as prominent as his, it is still a big trouble for him.
He comes from the Zhang family in Anding, Liangzhou. They are the most stable family in their local area. They have been filial and honest for generations, and can be said to be the best in Kansai. Then the one who can compare with them is the Anding Huangfu family in the same county. Their family has been producing generals for generations. Among them, Huangfu Gui of Sanming, Liangzhou belongs to their family. Others, such as the Liang family and the Hu family, are not as good as these two families.
But although the Zhang family is the commander of the county, they are in Liangzhou on the border and do not have much influence in the interior. Therefore, Zhuge Gui's impeachment will be a big trouble for him.
But you said it was a coincidence, and suddenly he was attacked by soldiers. This was a disaster for others, but for him, it was God who would not stop him, and he had to give him credit.
As Kansai scholars, although their family taught scriptures, they never practiced martial arts. After three Qiang rebellions in Liangzhou, families unfamiliar with martial arts no longer existed. It can be said that the war has tempered the blood of the Liangzhou people. Even their women carry halberds and spears, and carry bows and arrows, not to mention other children of such wealthy families.
Therefore, Zhang He was extremely confident in wiping out this group of bandits. As long as he had this first victory, the original impeachment against him would naturally disappear, and it would even be possible for him to be transferred back to Kyoto to serve as a councilman due to his merits.
Who told him to be from Liangzhou! They Liangzhou scholars just want to be favored by the central government.
But here, just as he was about to take the county soldiers to defeat the thieves, the county magistrate over there stopped him. The county magistrate earnestly advised:
"County Lord, those who can take the initiative to attack Changshao Wall are definitely not ordinary mountain bandits. They are probably the Taishan Bandits. The County Lord was originally County Magistrate Fei, so he may not be aware of this Taishan Bandit. Last year, this bandit was fighting in the south of the county. There was a battle between the Langya bandits. In that battle, both sides gathered thousands of troops, and in the end the Taishan bandits won. It can be said that at this time, the Taishan bandits had become a leader, and the county's soldiers were still only 200. We don’t know how many of the Taishan thieves have come, so how can we leave the city rashly?”
Zhang He calmed down immediately. There were already thousands of Taishan bandits? That's not something you can do recklessly. But he would be in trouble if he didn't send troops, not to mention that Zhuge Gui, the county magistrate, would punish him later for embezzling military pay. He said that if this group of bandits sneaked into Fenggao and surprised the prefect, Zhang Ju would also punish him.
What can we do?
Just when Zhang He was in a dilemma, the battalion stationed outside the city arrived. As soon as he arrived, he excused himself and said:
"County Lord, our battalion is stationed in Mou County. Without the County Guard Tiger Talisman, we will not send troops."
Why did this battalion general say this?
It turned out that some of the Xin soldiers who broke out from Changshaowu also rushed to the camp outside Mou County to call for reinforcements. They cried outside the camp and insisted that the camp general send troops to rescue their camp leader.
The general of the Mou County camp was annoyed by this noise, and he deliberately refused, but seeing that all the soldiers under his command were thinking of two groups of soldiers working together, and also wanted to send troops, so he made an excuse to see the Mou County magistrate, so that he could die. Order, destroy the hearts of the people under his command.
But when he came here, he immediately woke up Zhang He. Yes, his county soldiers were not good, but the five hundred battalion soldiers were capable of fighting. When the time comes, he will lead an army of 700 soldiers, so what if there are thousands of Taishan thieves?
Can a mere scrap of land like a country chicken or a shabby dog be able to stand up to the imperial government's long-standing war masters?
Therefore, as soon as the battalion general said this, Zhang He immediately followed the words and reprimanded:
"Whatever you say, the camp in Mou County is originally stationed in Mou County, and your battalion is responsible for suppressing any rebellion in Mou County. Moreover, your camp is stationed in Mou County, and all the food and stipends provided by your camp in Mou County are donated by Mou County. Now that the children of Mou County are in trouble, can your battalion not send troops?" As soon as this statement came out, the battalion general was dumbfounded. But he knew what County Magistrate Mou said was right, so even though he wanted to refuse, he still had no choice but to agree.
Then Zhang He ordered the battalion generals to return to the camp and immediately reorganize their troops. When the time came, he took the Mou County soldiers and the battalion soldiers to go north to rescue Changshaowu.
Half an hour later, the county soldiers with the banner with the character "Zhang" and the soldiers from the camp with the banner with the character "Ren" joined forces and headed straight for Changshaowei along the official road.
Ding Sheng and Yu Jin had quietly ambush behind a slope an hour ago.
This slope is also called Quetou Ridge, which was brought by the nearby villagers in Jinzhao. In the words of the villager, Quetou Ridge is the only place where people and horses can be hidden along the official road.
Before coming here, people like Ding Sheng and Yu Jin thought that Quetou Ridge must be a high mountain. They had been in Mount Tai for a long time and felt that all the mountains in this area should be like this.
But when he actually brought his troops here, Ding Sheng cursed his mother. He picked up the guide and cursed:
"Are you kidding Nai Gong? This place is also called being able to hide soldiers? This place is just a short slope. Not even Tian Jun, a five-inch man, can hide when he comes, let alone my brothers."
Originally, he gave him this task to perform meritorious service, but now he is going to be delayed by this guide. The more Ding Sheng thought about it, the angrier he became and wanted to beat the guide.
But he was stopped by his subordinates Qu Jin Quan and Zhao Rong. Jinquan said while pulling back:
"Ding Tou, I'm still a baby. You don't have the strength of your hands. If you beat me to death, you will definitely be taken to the military law."
Ding Sheng looked at the guide who had not yet grown up, with tears streaming down his face. He threw down his hand in frustration and lamented, why did Ding Daqi have such a bad life? He glanced at the golden spring next to him and lamented, "We brothers are really They are all evil people.
While Ding Sheng was frustrated there, Yu Jin had already reached Quetou Ridge and saw that the place was full of weeds, as if there was no way to hide soldiers.
He was unwilling to be restrained. This was his first responsible role, and he did not want to let go of this opportunity to make meritorious deeds. I was also distracted by thinking about something, but I stumbled over the dirt and debris under my feet and fell into the grass.
Chang Xi and Zhang Da hurriedly stepped forward and found that Yu Jin had been wiped out by this throw. There is no trace of Yu Jin in the grass.
These two people were in a hurry and were about to come down.
Suddenly a loud laugh came from the grass:
"Haha, okay. Go call General Ding and tell him that I found this troop hiding spot in Yu Jin."
It turns out that Quetou Ridge is indeed not high, but the grass is deep. This patch of grass is short from the edge of the official road, so even if there are many soldiers hidden under it, they can still hide it. It is really the best hiding spot for soldiers.
After Yu Jin was pulled up by Chang Xi and Zhang Dala, he walked up to the boy guide and said:
"What's your name? Follow me from now on."
The guide, who was still crying, turned red and said:
"I don't have a name, I'm just a beggar boy."
As he spoke, he lowered his head in inferiority.
Yu Jin saw how pitiful he was and said with pity:
"From now on, your last name will be Yu, and your name will be Yu Jin. You will follow me soon."
The beggar boy named Yu Jin was also alert and immediately fell to the ground:
"Thank you, father."
Yu Jin was stunned for a moment, then laughed, hurriedly pulled Yu Jin up and said with a smile:
"You should also be aware that if you recognize me as your father, then you cannot use this name. It is taboo with my name."
Seeing that Yu Jin didn't understand, Yu Jin smiled:
"That's all, we don't pay attention to these things. Why am I so taboo? OK, from now on you will be my adopted son, and I will call you Yu Jin."
The father and son met here, and Ding Sheng had already led his men into the grass. Seeing the two of them still there, he said sadly:
"Wen Ze, take your son down first. Mou County soldiers will be here soon. You have to give your son a big banquet."
Here I would like to recommend Wei Jueye’s "Neon Clothes and Iron Clothes Song". Sir Alex and I have known each other for many years. His novels have always been in the front row in the history section. Many of them have been learned by me as a newbie. I hope everyone can read his novels.
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