The two large ships explored the middle of the Yujiang River for half an hour, carefully avoiding dangerous shoals and reefs, and finally docked safely at the east pier of Guiping County. There were already more than a hundred ships of various types on the pier, all of which were generals from all over Guangdong and Guangxi.

The official boats, the Longze and Wuteng, were as majestic as "an elephant standing on a herd of pigs".

He Shenjiang got off the ship happily and flew onto the territory of Guiping County. He was filled with a sense of satisfaction. What surprised him even more was that the Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, Shang Zhouzuo, also arrived at the pier. In fact, the Governor had just watched on the city wall.

Lively, I just think

You should come to the pier to take a look "from beginning to end". And when the governor arrived, his Taoist priests, chief soldiers, deputy chief soldiers, staff generals, guerrillas, etc., plus hundreds of entourage and escorts, all cheered.

I followed it, it was so spectacular.

He Yujiu was a little flattered. He met with the governor and immediately recited a poem: "Liuzhou and Xunzhou have come thousands of miles away. The wind is high and the water is rushing. The generals are mourning. I pulled the rope to the shore. The governor has been waiting for a long time!"

"Okay, just come up." Governor Shang responded casually and ignored him after that. However, the Governor grabbed Shuiying Dusi Jin Shiqi and looked at him with concern.

A closer look revealed that the Shang Governor had a bad temperament. His eyes were bloodshot, his messy long beard was mixed with white, and his complexion was gray and thin. If he took off this beautiful official uniform, he would look very confused.

It looked bleak. But after all, he was the supreme commander of Guangdong and Guangxi. Standing in front of this man, Jin Shiqi couldn't help but feel a sense of oppression.

Jin Shiqi had collected information about this person a long time ago - Governor Shang had a very good reputation as an official, and he was the standard diligent and caring person. He worked hard for the court and had many patches on his pajamas. He only ate carrots and greens at home and only one in the room.

My wife, my concubines, and my sons are all working in the fields and studying.

The kind of honest official who would punch out anyone who dared to pay bribes... But Jin Shiqi felt that these rumors were not credible - because the governor also had some connections with the old devil Ding Laoxi. Although the details were not clear yet, as the saying goes

"Birds of a feather flock together", I'm afraid he is not a good person either.

At this moment, Governor Shang pointed to the river bank behind and asked kindly: "Jin Dusi, how did you do it?"

"Reporting to your lord, this is very simple." Jin Shiqi replied hurriedly, "If the rope is turned back from the far anchor point, the boat can be pulled away from the back... just like going around the windlass to draw water from the well!"

After explaining it, I thought to myself: You don’t understand such a simple principle? You probably have burned out your brain by reading too many Four Books and Five Classics.

Unexpectedly, Mr. Shang shook his head repeatedly: "No, no, that's not what I asked."

"Oh, I'm asking about the pulley... this pulley combination." Jin Shiqi suddenly realized, "This is an ingenious labor-saving structure. It's a long story. I said that when I was in Shanhaiguan, I had the honor to meet Mr. Sun from the Ministry of War. I

We felt like old friends at first sight and chatted and laughed happily..."

"No, no, that's not what I'm asking!" The Governor shook his head quickly, pointing to the sailors lined up by the river, "I want to ask you how you trained such a strong soldier? It's said to be as fast as the wind, as quiet as a mountain, and as moving as thunder.

, that’s exactly what it is!”

"Ah!" Jin Shiqi's face heated up. It turned out that the governor was appreciating those sailors, and he had a good vision. But he was a little speechless: "This military training... is... not easy."

How are the soldiers of Liuzhou Shuiying trained? The principle is very simple - for example, strict discipline, loving soldiers as sons, and clear rewards and punishments need not be mentioned; systematic training and willpower training are also indispensable;

The special features of the water camp are military uniforms, flags, barracks songs, team sports activities and singing competitions, etc. These all invisibly embody the cultural temperament of the army and fill the hearts of soldiers with a sense of belonging and honor.

But what really matters is that Jin Shiqi gave him a generous monthly salary.

These "lower-class soldiers" have a monthly salary of 5 taels of silver, which is not much, but after one year they can be promoted to 1 tael of silver when they are promoted to "medium soldiers". If they have military merit, they will be promoted in advance and their pay will be increased, or even higher.

The more it goes up. This is by no means a blank check. The lower-class soldiers saw with their own eyes that the veterans in the camp were holding 1 tael.

5 yuan or even 2 taels of monthly salary. That is real silver, white light shining, no less! And those so-called veterans are not born rich. They were also the top soldiers of Liaodong Longwu Navy a year ago. Yes.

It is said that today's Longwu veterans are the tomorrow of these Guangxi recruits!

What is more important than money is that Liuzhou Water Camp can provide these poor soldiers with a "way out". The veteran Longwu in the camp once told the recruits the story of Liaodong. Those cold ice layers and the ferocious slaves were...

Jindusi and Chatusi led them to survive from death.

Come to this warm and charming Guangxi and live a life of food and clothing. Not only is everyone assigned a house, it is said that as long as they are promoted to "high-class soldiers", Jin Dusi is also responsible for finding wives for bachelors. The soldiers are convinced that as long as they stay in this water camp

In the future, better days are not far away.

More important than the future of the soldiers is the ideal of the Aiwanlou brothers. Jin Shiqi and others came all the way to Guangxi, of course not to mess around. They want to rely on this army to build meritorious deeds, and of course they will work hard to run it.

.And the generals of the local soldiers are naturally unable to compare.

If these principles mentioned above were in front of his own people, Jin Shiqi would have talked about them wildly. But this was the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, and behind him there were generals and officials full of yin and yang. Jin Shiqi first

He couldn't say a single word - if he said that the soldiers would have a way out if they followed him, would the other troops be on a dead end? If he said that the money and food supplies were sufficient, then others would be greedy? As for ideals, that's even more so.

There will be disaster.

Under the expectation of the Governor, and under the complicated eyes of dozens of generals, Jin Shiqi held back for a long time before he said carefully: "Sir, the backbone of this water camp are all veterans from Liaodong. Liaodong, then

But the hardship

They crawled out from the dead in the battle of Juehua. Therefore, they have a strong character and know that only by being strict with military discipline can they survive and win the war. With these veterans training the new recruits, our Liuzhou Shuiying camp will naturally maintain strict military discipline."

Jin Shiqi's words are very flattering - my team is stronger than yours because we suffer more, so you don't need to be jealous.

Jin Shiqi added: "It's not just these veterans. Among the officers from the three Xinqianhu Stations of our Nandan Guard, who doesn't have a deep hatred? Who doesn't have a father or brother who died for the country?"

As he spoke, Jin Shiqi became a little excited, and he pulled his good brother Yao Mengyang over. He introduced that this person's grandfather, father, and several uncles and uncles all died for the country, and he was the only male left in the family. Don't look at him.

He looks very beautiful now, but he is very lonely when he returns home. Such a young man naturally regards Shuiying as his home, strives for excellence during training, and takes the lead when going into battle...

Then everyone's eyes focused on Yao Mengyang again, and the guy's face turned red.

The Governor gave a few words of praise to the two young men and said softly: "Guangxi guards are also taking turns to fight in Guizhou, so they should also hone some elite soldiers and strong generals."

This was said in a plain tone, but it contained three parts of helplessness, three parts of loss, three parts of doubt, and the last part was boredom. Jin Shiqi understood that this old guy was worried about the troops of Guangdong and Guangxi, and he also sincerely wanted to put an end to Hu Fulong's rebellion.

.It's a pity that this person has no chance - he was only promoted to the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi last year. This year he took the responsibility for Hu Fulong's case and will go home to retire in a few days. In short, he is unlucky.

The Governor asked, gave instructions, and gave some guidance before leaving the dock surrounded by generals and officials.

Jin Shiqi was waving goodbye, but General He came over and shouted: "Idiot! The governor praised you for your military skills, so you just responded a few times. Why are you talking so much nonsense! It's fine now. The governor is thinking about you. I'll look back later.

Drag you to fight in Xunzhou and let you die there!"

Jin Shiqi hurriedly lowered his head, "Ah, my subordinate is stupid."

He Shenjiang lowered his voice, "Don't forget, what is your job in Shuiying!"

Jin Shiqi hurriedly said: "It's river transportation, transporting...those things."

"As long as you remember." He Shen flicked his sleeves and left.

…

In the evening of that day, the Shuiying soldiers set up camp next to the dock. General He Shen, Jin Shiqi and other generals entered Guiping County to stay.

At that time, the city wall was being built on the south side of Guiping County. Thousands of people were working hard under the supervision of the army with great fanfare. Blocks of square bricks were carried on the shoulders of more than a dozen people to a height of three feet, and baskets of soil were mixed with rice.

The lime was filled in and accumulated into a strong and towering city wall.

Two months ago, Hu Fulong's bandits attacked Guiping County. Although they retreated immediately, they burned all the villages and crops in the south of the city. Now Guiping County is a fortress to defend against Hu Fulong, and the war is outside the city wall.

Only when Jin Shiqi and others truly entered Guiping County can they feel the misery here. There are homeless and beggars everywhere, floating by the river, lying in the grass, and huddled on the street corners. Some still don’t know whether they are alive or dead, and some are still moaning.

They were squirming, some were infested with flies, and some were even incomplete, revealing dripping flesh and blood.

Jin Shiqi and this group of nobles were walking on the streets of Guiping, and behind them gradually a dozen refugees gathered. They were all men in rags with gloomy faces. They were not begging or begging adults to take them in, but just

They followed behind numbly, staring at the military men with straight eyes. If they weren't guarded by personal soldiers, I'm afraid they would have pounced on them immediately, pushed the white and tender Liuzhou distinguished guests to the ground, ripped off their clothes and trousers, and devoured them alive.

.

Guiping County was originally a prosperous place in Guangxi. But after the war broke out, food and money were levied for several months. Even women were recruited when the army passed by. The people were already miserable. The locals of Guiping County

They can still live happily, and even occasionally receive alms from wealthy officials. But there are tens of thousands of people gathered in the wilderness outside the city, all refugees from Guixian County in the west, and hundreds of people die every day.

After checking into the temporary official residence in the west of the city, He Shen will immediately summon all the officials. He said that the order in the city is chaotic, and there are inevitably spies of thieves. Please be careful, no matter how you deal with people, food, or supplies.

Take strict precautions. If you go out, you should act in a group. You are not allowed to go out to gamble or look for women.

All the officers said in unison.

As soon as the meeting ended, Jin Shiqi changed into civilian clothes and slipped out of the mansion, taking only three soldiers and a servant with him.

They walked along the wet path outside the official residence for a long time and came to the roadside facing the river outside the city wall. There were a few coolies, boat people and pigeon people gathered there. They fished, fished, shrimped and dug clams during the day, and in the evening they set up a few

Earn a few copper coins from a shabby shop.

Jin Shiqi walked back and forth casually, and finally stopped in front of an old man selling roasted clams. He was a dirty old man with gray hair, and three fingers were missing from his left hand. Jin Shiqi whispered: "Old poor man, you are a clean clam.

?”

The old guy frowned and said without raising his eyelids: "It's not clean. I'm sure you'll have diarrhea after eating it!"

"If I have diarrhea, I will come back and smash your pot!"

"Who is afraid of you? I have a big tree behind me." The old man slowly raised his head.

After all the incisions were made, the old man raised his head. His eyes were full of tears, but he only nodded slightly, "Major General!"

"Lao Hai!" Jin Shiqi called kindly.

This old man's name is Long Aohai, and he is the leader of the spies sent to Guiping by the Shuiying Military Intelligence Department. This man has some background - most of the Longwu veterans in Liuzhou Shuiying came from the "Longwu Front Camp" and "Longwu Middle Camp", and

He was one of the few from the "Longwu Zuoying". The Longwu Zuoying was the unit of Yao and Xian Yao Mengyang's grandfather. Lao Hai once did odd jobs in the Yao Mansion and worked as a horse rider for the young Yao Mengyang.

After the Liaodong War, Yao Mengyang saw that he was pitiful and took him to Guangxi. He first worked as an ordnance instructor in the water camp, and then became an informant for the Military Intelligence Department. Because he was smart and experienced, he was involved in several

He stood out in the mission and was sent to Guiping as the leader of the contact point. Now he has led 5 subordinates and developed more than 20 informants, establishing a small intelligence network in Guiping County.

"Du Si, I heard that someone has plotted against you." Lao Hai lowered his voice, "Brothers have found out that he is from Mr. Weihe Yunqian of Xuzhou."

Lao Hai simply said that the commander of the Xunzhou Guard is named Cai Jinghuan. He and his eldest son Cai Wenlong are stationed in Guixian with a large force. Now there is his youngest son Cai Wenbao in Xunzhou City, who is responsible for the river transportation in Xunzhou.

Mr. Qian, he is related to the frame-up of the Longze.

"I hate the Xunzhou Guards the most!" Jin Shiqi nodded, "Last time, we killed four of our brothers. We cannot spare them lightly this time."

"Du Si, although you are a dragon crossing the river, don't provoke that local snake." Lao Hai reminded, "The Xunzhou Guard is very powerful now."
Chapter completed!