Dominate the Country

ps: First update.

September 20. Ruzhou Camp Dusi Yamen.

Ruzhou Camp Dusi Xu Shilian sent Ruzhou Zhizhou Wang Jun out of the mansion with a forced smile on his face.

"Damn it. He asked hundreds of men to work for him for one thousand taels of silver. He really made a good calculation." Turning back to the study, Xu Shilian was upset.

"Come here, summon the officers of each team and the chief officers of each station, and let them all come." Xu Shilian had a headache. He knew that the Chen family had cannons in their hands, and it was not an easy bone to chew. Wang Jun had previously summoned the militias of various counties to join the suppression, claiming to have 800 people, but they were killed by two cannons. Dozens of people were killed. After that, he stayed at the Phoenix Terrace, motionless.

If he could choose by himself, he would definitely not go to Lushan. However, there was a document from the Nanyang General Town Yamen that arrived a little earlier than Wang Jun, ordering the Ruzhou Camp to wipe out the Chen thieves as soon as possible. Xu Shilian dared not disobey the order of the general.

Wang Jun was definitely keeping an eye on the Dusi Yamen. He arrived as soon as the official document from the general town was issued, and he also brought a promise of 1,000 taels of silver. Yes, this 1,000 taels of silver was just a promise. Xu Shilian didn't even know how many troops he would mobilize, and Wang Jun wouldn't be stupid enough to take out 1,000 taels of silver.

The Ruzhou Camp headquarters consisted of four teams, with a full complement of only 340 people. The court's regular soldiers in the entire Henan Province only had 18,700 people, including three towns: Hebei Town, Nanyang Town, Guide Town, and the left and right camps of the governor's flag, as well as the Kaifeng City Guard Camp.

The total number of troops in Nanyang Town was just over 5,000, with the left and right camps of the town flag, as well as the two associations of Jingzi Pass and Xinyang. The Ruzhou Camp belonged to the camp under the Jingzi Pass Association. The headquarters had 340 soldiers and horses, plus the troops of three local stations, 460 to 70 people, which was already one of the largest camps in the Jingzi Pass Association.

The Green Camp soldiers of the Qing Dynasty were also hereditary, and the son would take over after the father died. Therefore, the Ruzhou Camp had a very close network of relationships on the ground in Ruzhou. Who didn't know what the militia had done in Lushan? Dozens of people were killed by two artillery shells from the Chen family. This would be a big deal in the Ruzhou Camp.

"Sir, the position of the Chen family thieves is narrow, which is just suitable for the local artillery to do violence. If, if our army attacks, I, Qin Meng, can tell you the truth, if there is no artillery to help, the situation is also worrying." The captain of the left team is the highest-ranking Qianzong in the Ruzhou Camp except Xu Shilian, and Qin Meng was the first to speak.

"Everyone present is a family member, so you can say whatever you want, and there is no need to hide it. You have all read the official documents sent by the general town. We must fight this battle. So how can we fight better and with the least casualties..." Xu Shilian paused and looked at everyone present, "This is what I want to see. I believe everyone present wants to see it too." This is not the last time they went to suppress Qingtiaoling. This time they are going to fight for real!

"Sir, let's not talk about the mere 1,000 taels of silver from Wang Zhizhou. Let's talk about the Phoenix Tower of the Chen family thieves. If you want to break it, you must use cannons." Yang Jialiang, the chief officer of Changfu Town, expressed the thoughts of everyone in the meeting. Cannons, to break the Chen family thieves and the Phoenix Tower, you must use cannons.

Ruzhou Camp has its own cannons, with shells and gunpowder. But if Xu Shilian remembered correctly, the gunpowder in the warehouse had long been solidified and unusable except for the resold ones.

So, the 1,000 taels of silver given by Wang Jun was definitely not enough. How much silver did the Chen family spend to invite them to the foot of Qingtiaoling for a while? During this period, they also took care of the food and drink of their two or three hundred people. Now Wang Jun thought that the small 1,000 taels of silver could send Ruzhou Camp away, which was too presumptuous.

A quiet place in Tiezhai.

Li Xiaomei's round belly scared Chen Ming. As time was getting closer, Chen Ming no longer had the joy and surprise he had at the beginning, and only had endless worries.

This era is not like the 21st century. Even if the fetus is in an abnormal position, you can take precautions early, or even perform a cesarean section directly.

In this era, giving birth is like going through a gate of hell for women!

After Chen Ming returned to Tiezhai from Fenghuangtai, he did two things. The first was to train the troops that had just been transferred from the mining team to the Chen family army; the entire Chen family had no talents in this area, and there were no people who were even related. Chen Ming, at least, had received military training, and had seen some of it on TV, computers, and books. This position could only be taken by him. Except for Chen Ming, no one in the Chen family still wanted to rebel, but with the current situation of the Chen family, training the team was obviously extremely necessary.

The second was to accompany his wife; after the training, he would stay at home, or accompany Li Xiaomei to walk around the house and exercise. It is not that a woman does not need to move around when she is pregnant, but she should keep exercising in moderation.

Li Xiaomei also knew clearly what her husband was worried about, but she didn't care. Around her life, her mother, sister-in-law, mother-in-law, who didn't go through this? Women can't avoid having children. The joy of nurturing blood is far more attractive to women than the unknown dangers. Moreover, Li Xiaomei's mother, her mother-in-law, her sister-in-law, and the old maid among the servants, aren't they all living well? On this point, she turned around to comfort Chen Ming.

Chen Ming had to admit that women are indeed stronger than men in giving birth to children.

But if the topic turns to the Li family, then it is Chen Ming who should comfort Li Xiaomei.

The Li family, who were wandering around in the countryside, and the Gao family, whose head went to the state capital to campaign for the Chen family, were both deceived by the Chen family. Unlike the Huang family, who must have known some inside information, these two families were absolutely innocent. But since they have fallen into a deep pit, it is not like you can climb out by just talking.

Li Xiaomei had no complaints about Chen Ming's choice. Marry a chicken and follow the chicken; marry a dog and follow the dog. This is the Chinese tradition. After a woman in this era gets married, her life, death, honor and disgrace are all on the man. But for her own family, it is impossible for Li Xiaomei to say that she is not worried about them being implicated.

It is approaching early winter. Every morning, the white frost will dye the withered grass and yellow leaves with a thin layer of ice crystals.

When many people have not yet gotten up, Chen Ming has already come to the barracks in neat clothes. The whistle sounded, and a noisy sound rang out in the barracks dormitory.

There are not many people in the barracks. The 200-man mining protection team of the Chen family did not suffer any damage in the last cleansing. Together with the guards of each mountain stronghold and the soldiers organized by the Chen family after the incident, the total force reached 400 people. In addition, there was the backbone of the Chen family led by Chen Erbao. Those people were left in Fenghuangtai and Xiaonangou respectively. It was impossible to summon all 400 people in Tiezhai. The coal mine and iron mine needed the suppression of the mine protection team, and the three mountain strongholds such as Qingfengzhai also needed a certain amount of manpower to deter. Chen Ming divided it several times, and only 200 people were transferred to Tiezhai. And some of these 200 people were to be used as night duty and patrol troops, so after a commotion, only 150 people appeared in front of Chen Ming.

"Stand still, look to the right - all in line!"

"Turn left!"

"Run forward!"

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"One, two, one!"

"One, two, one!"

"One... two... three... four!"

"One, two, three, four!"