Chapter 1090 Conflict of Interest

The reason why Pu Xueguang is so concerned about the appearance of the Haihan people is not because he has heard of Haihan before. It is just because he is sensitive to the current situation that he can sense that the threat posed by this group of people is by no means unusual.

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First of all, this group of people appears in the form of a horse team, and can pull out hundreds of good horses and a large number of skilled riders at one time. Looking at the current Jiaodong Peninsula, this is probably only possible for the garrisons of a few large cities such as Dengzhou.

With such strength, the Wanjia Army does have some horses, but most of them are pack horses used by civilians for work. There are also very few real military horses, which are definitely not the same as the tall horses ridden by the Han people in the information report.

Secondly, this group claims to be from the south, but there are many men with Shandong accents among them, and their true origins are very suspicious. Pu Xueguang does not believe that there are really good people from the south traveling all the way to Shandong to rescue refugees. On this point, he

They agreed with Zhang Pucheng, Han Qin and others in Fushan County and felt that the identity and purpose of this group were problematic.

The last and most important point is that this group of uninvited guests actually want to incite the people in Fushan County to leave here and follow their arrangements to move south to other places. This is jeopardizing Wanjiajun's job. Wanjiajun's station

In mountainous areas, the area of ​​cultivated land and the scale of grain cultivation are extremely limited, and daily supplies have to rely largely on the people in the Jiahe River Basin. If the population in this area is greatly lost, Wanjiajun's income will also be indirectly affected.

Damage may even affect its survival in the long run.

As the military advisor of the Wanjia Army, Pu Xueguang naturally could not turn a blind eye to such an obvious threat. The top priority was to find out the origin and purpose of this group of people, and then consider how to respond. Pu Xueguang hurriedly hurried along, and finally made it before dawn

Just outside the city of Fushan County, the men responsible for the response took him directly to the camp where Haihan had set up by the Jiahe River. At dawn, Wang Jinmin and others found two riders monitoring their camp in the distance. In fact, what they saw was

Those who arrived were Pu Xueguang and his men.

Pu Xueguang once worked for the rebels in Dengzhou, and he was relatively familiar with military affairs. From a distance, he could tell that this group of people was definitely not an ordinary caravan, because civilian caravans would not keep their campsites so orderly when camping in the wild.

, the size, format and orientation of the tents are all the same, and there are no roadblocks or warning posts specially set up around the perimeter.

Pu Xueguang had seen the cavalry under Kong Youde camping in the wild before, and it was very similar to the camp of the Haihan Cavalry. This was probably not a coincidence. He thought that if this group of people were not from the military, they had at least received relevant training.

Military training. He also tried to copy the training of the Ming Army cavalry in the Wanjia Army, but Wanmeng's people were too poorly qualified, and Pu Xueguang himself was also a dabbler. He could not understand the essence of the regular army even after being taught many times. In the end,

He had no choice but to give up. And this group of Haihan people were obviously better than Wanjiajun in this regard. At least in his opinion, there was nothing wrong with this camp.

"The origins of this group of people are not simple. They are definitely not a caravan!" After leaving the outskirts of the Haihan camp, Pu Xueguang told his subordinates with a sullen face: "They want to instigate people to leave this place, and their motives are definitely not pure.

...You guys keep an eye on them here and report any changes immediately!"

Pu Xueguang did not leave Fushan County, but took advantage of the early morning, when the vigilance of all parties was at its lowest, to sneak into the slums outside the county. Although most of the people living outside the city were refugees who had lost their homes, they lived in leaky slums.

The Wanjia Army's stronghold outside Fushan County is a fine green brick courtyard.

"Who else heard the Haihan Horse Team's propaganda yesterday? Come to see me one by one." After Pu Xueguang sat down, he immediately began to investigate the content of the Haihan Horse Team's propaganda in Fushan County. Although he had already seen the Haihan People's Seal last night.

We made publicity notices and leaflets, but the content written on them was very limited, and naturally not as detailed as the Haihan people's oral propaganda.

Yesterday, there were six or seven members of the Wanjia Army who mingled with the people and listened to Haihan's lecture. They immediately told Pu Xueguang what they heard. In fact, Haihan's immigration policy is very simple. As long as you are healthy,

And if you are willing to obey the arrangements and immigrate to the south, you can obtain basic living conditions and a stable living environment.

Many of these preachers fled during the Denglai Rebellion and worked under the Haihan people. Now that they have returned to their homeland, they will naturally use their personal experiences as propaganda materials. The areas under the Haihan rule described are like peace.

In the prosperous age, even Pu Xueguang found it very inciting when he heard what his subordinates said. The people who lost their homes in the war longed for nothing more than a stable living environment, and the conditions given by Haihan were exactly for this need.

, it’s no wonder that after yesterday’s lecture, some people had already left the shacks outside Fushan County and followed the Haihan caravan.

"How many people have left the county now?" After listening to his subordinates' stories, Pu Xueguang felt it was necessary to assess the direct impact of the Haihan Caravan, and immediately asked the leader of the Wanjia Army stationed in Fushan County.

The subordinates responded: "Yesterday, only two to three hundred people followed the caravan to the river, but early this morning, hundreds of people left one after another. If this continues, I'm afraid within ten days, the refugees inside and outside Fushan County will be gone.

They will all follow the crowd and follow the caravan's arrangements to go to Zhifu Island in the north."

After hearing this, Pu Xueguang also frowned secretly. These refugees in Fushan County had little output, and their direct impact on Wanjiajun was not great. However, these people began to leave Fushan County in large numbers, which will inevitably lead to other people in this area who are seeking a stable life.

The people chose to defect to Haihan. As a result, Wanjiajun's material supply base will definitely be affected, which is not a good development trend.

At present, there are not many manpower for Pu Xueguang to dispatch near Fushan County, and he is also a little wary of this caravan, which is suspected to have a professional military background. If he wants to use his own personal bravery to fight against the cavalry, Pu Xueguang feels that it is better to avoid this as much as possible.

This risk was more appropriate. But he couldn't just watch the situation worsen, so he immediately selected a few people and let them mix with the people near the Haihan Caravan. If the other party wanted to take them to Zhifu Island, then follow them first to see the local area.

What exactly is the situation?

At noon, Pu Xueguang was having lunch, and his subordinates came into the room to report: "The boss is here!"

Pu Xueguang quickly got up and left the house, and saw Wan Meng and more than 20 horsemen and horses had arrived outside the yard. After Wan Meng dismounted and handed over the reins, he asked loudly: "Military advisor, what is the military situation for recruiting me here so urgently?"

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Pu Xueguang said: "Master, how many people have you brought here?"

Wan Meng responded: "I am leading these twenty-odd riders, and there are one or two hundred people behind me who will arrive in a moment. Could it be that the group of people you mentioned in your letter are dishonest and you want to deal with them?"

Pu Xueguang said: "If it can be solved by taking action, then it is easy. I am afraid that it will not be solved by taking action, or it will cause greater trouble!"

Wan Meng said: "What on earth is going on? Military advisor, tell me carefully!"

At that moment, Pu Xueguang decided to tell Wan Meng the information he had so far, and some of the key points were specially explained to him to prevent Wan Meng from not realizing the stakes of this matter.

Wanmeng came from a rough background and had limited vision and knowledge. After hearing this, he actually still had little understanding of the current situation. He only knew that a group of outsiders had come and planned to lure the local people to move to the south and settle in the name of relief. Although he did not

I understand the purpose of these outsiders, but I also know that without the local people, Wanjiajun's food source will definitely become a big problem.

Wan Meng immediately said: "Since these people are trying to compete with Wan's army for their jobs, there's nothing to say. I'll go and have a meeting with the caravan after I get all the people together!"

Pu Xueguang advised: "Master, don't be impulsive. I see that the caravan is well-trained and has backup at the beach. With the current manpower, we may not be able to gain the upper hand if we fight against it!"

Wanmeng's eyes turned and he said: "Then the military advisor means to wait for an opportunity to take action?"

Pu Xueguang nodded and said: "That's right. This caravan wants to coerce the local people to leave, but we can't obey their wishes. When they leave, we will go out to harass them. These refugees know that the county is safe, so they will naturally go there.

Flee back. The caravan only has a few dozen people, and we will not be able to control the hundreds or thousands of refugees by then. We don’t need to confront them head-on. As long as we prevent them from inciting people to leave Fushan County, we will have achieved our goal."

Wanmeng thought for a while and then said: "This can only be a temporary relief. If they send more people here, we will suffer a loss. We still need to send more people here to prepare for any eventuality."

Pu Xueguang also felt that it was reasonable, and immediately sent people back to the mountains to mobilize troops. However, the fastest reinforcements would arrive would be at nightfall. If the Haihan Cavalry Gang took action today, it would definitely not be expected.

Reinforcements are coming to help.

Wan Meng led more than 20 horsemen and horses into the slums outside the city. Naturally, this movement could not be concealed from the attention of the Ming army on the top of the city. After receiving the report, Huang Qu and the magistrate Zhang Pucheng hurried to the city tower to confirm the identity of the visitor.

and intention.

"They should be from the Wanjia Army." Huang Qu basically confirmed the identity of this cavalry team after seeing the location of the horses. The defenders in the city were not ignorant of the Wanjia Army's stronghold outside the city.

It's just that everyone gets along peacefully and doesn't disturb each other.

Zhang Pucheng snorted and said, "This thief is also here to join in the fun!"

Huang Qu said: "The Haihan people want to make a fuss in Fushan County, and Wanmeng may be more anxious than us. Their daily needs, and even population replenishment, have to fall in Fushan County. If all the local people are taken away by the Haihan people, they can

There will be no good days."

Zhang Pucheng said: "Don't forget, we are still the ones who are having a hard time!"

Huang Qu didn't take it seriously when he encountered a soft nail. For him, ensuring his own safety is the most important thing at the moment. Nowadays, there are vacancies everywhere in the army garrison in Shandong. As long as an officer does not make a big mistake, it is almost impossible to lose his official position.

It doesn't matter whether he is punished or not. As long as he can keep the county seat alive, he will have done nothing wrong. As for the possible population loss in Fushan County due to the arrival of the Haihan people, this is not his responsibility as the general manager.

The headache should be treated by the county magistrate Zhang Pucheng.

Although the two of them have their own plans, they must be alert and pay attention to the activities of the Wanjia Army outside the county. Although Wanmeng had an unwritten agreement with the government before, no one can guarantee that this bandit armed force will become powerful.

Ambition will not expand in the future, but we still need to be careful and guard against it.

It's just that the top of the city is at least two miles away from the Haihan cavalry camp by the river. It's difficult to see the movements of the Haihan people clearly from here. And there are people from the Wanjia Army moving around outside the city, so they don't dare to start any more at this time.

The city sent people out to investigate. Among the three parties involved, the government, which should take the initiative, was in the most passive position.

However, Haihan Camp cannot be seen from the top of the city, but Haihan Camp can see the city. When Liu Xian was arranging the camp yesterday, he specifically found a place with a big tree on the river bank and placed this four-foot-tall tree.

The big tree was used as a watchtower, and people were arranged to climb to the high branches in shifts to keep watch. When Wanmeng led the horse team to the outside of Fushan County, the sentry also discovered traces of the team through binoculars.

"I don't know if it's the Ming army or the Wanjia army that's coming!" Liu Xian had a hard time making an accurate judgment on this information. As for the news about the Wanjia army, someone among the people who came out with the cavalry yesterday took the initiative to tell them

From this, they learned that there was an armed bandit force in Fushan County that was almost as powerful as the government. Based on the information they obtained, Liu Xian and Sun Zhen judged that this armed organization might conflict with their own interests, so they were prepared.

, strengthened surveillance in the direction of the county seat.

"Let's gather the immigrants first! When the ship arrives, arrange boarding as soon as possible to avoid any complications." Sun Zhen had seen how to transport immigrants through waterways during his mission in Miaoli, Taiwan. Although the local area was arranged for colonization, it was different from Shandong.

The procedure was exactly the opposite, but the steps for transporting people were the same. He knew that if he waited for the ship to arrive before arranging the immigration gathering, it would inevitably waste a lot of time. Only by making preparations earlier could the transportation efficiency be improved.

This was Liu Xian's first mission outside Hainan Island. His experience in this area was obviously not as good as that of Sun Zhen. He immediately followed Sun Zhen's instructions and asked the soldiers to organize the people near the camp and queue up at the river bank.

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From yesterday evening to this time, about six to seven hundred people have gathered outside the camp of the Haihan Horse Team. When the horse team came out, they only brought five or six days of rations. There was absolutely no way they could supply the consumption of so many people, but this disaster relief effort

The cowhide has been blown out, and now I can only bite the bullet and hold on. Yesterday, I gathered together the rations for dozens of people, took most of the fried rice and noodles to cook porridge, and distributed them to the people outside. Today, there is only so much left

The little food we got was not enough to feed so many people, so we had to wait for the fleet to arrive before distributing the food.
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