The situation on Pi Island is much more severe than Jiang Wan expected.
Before Mao Wenlong was killed, the fourth battalion of Pidao had almost 30,000 troops. Each battalion had a general to lead the troops. After Mao Wenlong's death, Chen Jisheng, the deputy commander in chief who was sent by Yuan Chonghuan to control the troops of the four battalions, used his ability to
, and could only barely maintain the situation on Phi Island.
As soon as something happened to Yuan Chonghuan in Beijing, the pent-up dissatisfaction of his old subordinates who had been unjustly killed because of Mao Wenlong suddenly burst out. Chen Jisheng not only did not realize the danger of this dissatisfaction, but also vigorously suppressed the situation.
, which was almost the biggest reason for his death.
Of course, this also has a huge relationship with the fact that he did not control the four battalions of soldiers and horses at all.
General Liu Xingzhi suddenly launched an attack, killing Chen Jisheng and almost all of his henchmen, and then directly supported Mao Wenlong's father-in-law Shen Shikui as the leader. Although his move was crude and cruel, and even a little out of his mind, it won a lot of wins.
The support of Pidao officers and soldiers, after all, to them, Pidao with Mao Shuai and Pidao without Mao Shuai are completely different things.
The generals of the other battalions were inexplicably either missing or dead during this mutiny, leaving their troops without a leader. Even if some people were dissatisfied, it would be difficult to form the strength to resist Liu Xingzhi's tyranny. Moreover, when all was said and done,
After everything was settled, Mao Wenlong's father-in-law was giving orders. Even if they resisted, in the eyes of others, they were not rebels against Liu Xingzhi, but rebels against Shen Shikui and Mao Shuai.
As for the people in Pi Island, if they are anti-Mao Shuai, they will definitely not live long.
As a result, the mutiny in Pidao actually calmed down in such an unjustifiable manner. It seemed calm from the outside, but inside Pidao, the atmosphere seemed to have changed. If the imperial court did not interfere, maybe the situation would have changed.
This kind of weather can continue to be maintained.
It lasted until Shen Shikui died of old age, or was killed by Liu Xingzhi who could not suppress his ambition, or was defeated by Hou Jin. Everyone was finished together, and Dongjiang Town fell into the hands of the enemy.
However, when such a big thing happened, how could the imperial court not intervene and investigate the matter here? After the imperial court received the news of the mutiny in Pidao, it immediately stopped supplying food, grass and weapons to Pidao. For most of them,
For the officers and soldiers of Pi Island who relied on the imperial court to supply food and grass, this was a life-threatening situation.
Pi Dao does not produce food. Apart from a few sampans used for fishing, there are also no ships enough for them to transport troops to North Korea to collect food. They must either protrude out and snatch food from the Hou Jin people to support themselves.
Or they can only hold on and wait for the generals above to carefully calculate the few military rations and distribute them bit by bit so that they will not starve to death.
This situation caused a large number of troops and horses in Dongjiang Town to flee. No one wanted to starve to death here. Moreover, the officers and soldiers of several large battalions basically did not have unified command. They were all based on defense, guerrilla and even general units.
For the sake of war, the entire Dongjiang Town is almost in disarray. On the surface, all the officers and soldiers listen to Shen Shikui, but in fact, if they are all working together to survive, Shen Shikui cannot solve the food problem, and he will never be able to control Dongjiang.
town.
Food, food is the key to solving the problems in Dongjiang Town.
In fact, in Jiang Wan's heart, food is the key to solving all problems. This is true for Shaanxi, Shanxi, and Dongjiang Town.
It's a pity that Jiang Wan didn't have any food. The ship that came with him only carried part of the food that could sustain his hundreds of people for a month. No matter how many ships there were, it couldn't be loaded. What's even more terrible was that sending him
The ship that came was a navy ship, and he couldn't command them at all. The two warships sent him to Pi Island. Even if the mission was completed, it seemed that Jiang Wan was worried that Jiang Wan would commandeer them. He would wait until all the people and cargo disembarked.
After that, the two warships turned around and left without any nostalgia at all.
And the imperial court would not give Jiang Wan a large amount of food. Jiang Wan knew this very well.
If he waits until he can control the situation on Pi Island, the imperial court's supplies will definitely be restored, but at this time, the imperial court feels that it will not let the already tense food be delivered to the hands of these "rebellious troops" just because of his words.
The imperial court was not taken advantage of.
"Tell me about your Huwei Camp!" Jiang Wan looked at Kong Youde who finished all this and then looked at him solemnly.
"Our commander, General Fei, has not returned since General Shen summoned him last time. Rumors are spreading in the camp. It is speculated that General Fei has encountered many unexpected things. Therefore, now our garrison and guerrilla officers from various departments of Huwei Camp,
I don’t dare to leave the camp’s garrison at any time, and I am always on guard against all outsiders and will not let them get close!”
"Is everyone in danger?" Jiang Wan nodded: "How do you solve your food and salary issues?"
"Where is the food and salary? If the brothers were not afraid that they would die if they fled, they would have dispersed long ago!" Kong Youde said seriously: "We follow Marshal Mao to fight the Tatars, not to fight our own people.
, starved to death in this place, but now that Marshal Jiang is here, brothers have peace of mind!"
"The imperial court has never forgotten your powerful team!" Jiang Wan smiled. He had a good impression of Kong Youde. His military appearance was neat, his mind was clear, and his speech was not only organized, but also level. He was a little surprised that this guy had only been fooling around until now.
With a general manager, can it be said that the quality of the Dongjiang Army is so high?
"How many people do Yao Chunyong have under his command?" he asked after pondering.
"I'm not sure about this, but our Huwei camp has never been fully staffed. The number of brothers that the guerrilla master can command now is probably only one or two thousand. When the guerrilla master comes to join the commander-in-chief tomorrow, the commander-in-chief will ask him directly.
Got it!"
"I don't think he will show up tomorrow!" Jiang Wan shook his head slightly, he knew very well.
A short-term commander with hundreds of men suddenly appeared on Pi Island. It is hard to say how much deterrence he has. Since Yao Chunyong was able to control and maintain most of his troops during this mutiny, he was definitely not a simple man.
Role.
He will definitely wait and see to see if he can hold his own here. Taking advantage of the experience of Chen Jisheng who was killed, in the eyes of the other party, Jiang Wan, the new commander, may not be any better.
If he can keep these two hundred people under Kong Youde, it is already very good. No matter whether he can gain a foothold or not, he can advance and retreat freely. However, he is expected to put all his bets on an unknown person.
For someone with a bottom line, that is absolutely impossible.
"Then how do you provide your daily food?"
Jiang Wan asked Kong Youde. The man in front of him had already told a lot about Pidao's situation today, and this kind of information could be distinguished from the truth with a little verification. What he said should be the truth.
"There are more than two hundred of us, and we can probably get about forty or fifty people to eat a day's worth of food from above. If there is not enough, we have to find a way ourselves!" Kong Youde said: "The food is given every three days, but...
I was left here with the Marshal today, and I probably won’t be able to deliver the food tomorrow!”
"Don't worry about this!" Jiang Wan said with a smile. The supplies he brought were according to the other party's standards. It would not be a problem to feed these people. However, if he did not solve the food problem, let alone go out to contact Shen Shikui and Liu Xingzhi.
Now, even where Huwei Camp is stationed, he can't get out.
People didn't listen to him, a handsome man, so he just carried Shang Fang's sword and chopped off people's heads. That was really seeking death.
It would be easy for Liu Xingzhi and Shen Shikui to kill Chen Jisheng and then kill a general who came from outside without any foundation. The two hundred of them and the opponent's subordinates could drown them all with just a spit of spit.
It’s so nerve-wracking!
This night on Pidao passed calmly, and the whole next day, the guerrilla general Yao Chunyong did not show up again, as if he had completely forgotten that there was a big shot from the imperial court on this small pier.
And Jiang Wan did not break his promise. As expected, he directly allocated a batch of grain to Kong Youde early in the morning. To the great joy of Kong Youde's subordinates, the grain was not just grain, but also meat and vegetables. Although vegetables were all
Soybeans, mung bean sprouts and the like, but this kind of food has made them all happy because they haven't really been full for a long time and have never seen meat and fish.
As a result, Jiang Wan's men wanted to check the terrain around the dock. Kong Youde's men were all very enthusiastic. The officers and soldiers of Pidao were still very simple. They ate other people's food and worked for others. That was a matter of course.
Let them work hard, take a group of young guys who look like new recruits and wander around to get a good meal and drink for a day. This kind of good thing is not for nothing.
When the news from various places came back, Jiang Wan also understood that Pi Dao had a good idea when he chose to build a wharf in this place. Pi Dao has more than one wharf, but it is easy to use and can berth ships with a weight of more than five hundred stones.
There are really not many.
He is alone now, and the stone house near the dock is where the grain supplies unloaded by the grain ship were transferred. In the entire Huwei Camp, Yao Chunyong's troops are even responsible for protecting this
Pier missions.
Of course, now that they are fighting on their own, this dock has become a good resource for Yao Chunyong's troops. The food people who have not been transferred before have allowed Yao Chunyong's troops to support them longer than other troops, but then,
The grain ships no longer come, and their savings are probably almost exhausted.
The Dongjiang garrison stationed in several other places, such as Zhangzi Island, immediately cut off contact with Pi Island after the mutiny. Therefore, the dock in front of them is basically useless. These days, Jiang Wan's ship is probably like this.
The only visitor on the pier.
Based on the current situation where each battalion in Dongjiang is fighting independently, Jiang Wan estimates that Yao Chunyong is not interested in spreading the news of his arrival unless the news can bring him many practical benefits. Of course, for Jiang Wan
, this is not necessarily good news.
As the days passed, Yao Chunyong didn't show up, and Kong Youde began to mutter a little. This new commander seemed to be planning to just eat and wait for death at the dock. In addition to eating and drinking enough every day, and then taking the people with him.
After wandering around for a while, he seemed to have no intention of doing anything.
Although the marshal had no official pretensions and could not only enjoy chatting with him, but also talk to his brothers. However, Kong Youde knew that the food stored in that room was increasing day by day.
Young Master, if this continues, if this gentleman is free for a few more months, he will have to consider returning home.
Anyway, the commander-in-chief was going to the island to compete with Liu Shen for power. Kong Youde had no intention of getting involved at all. This kind of thing would kill people, and he, Kong Youde, was not that stupid.
However, seeing that the commander was quite kind, he also reminded the other party tactfully. However, every time the other party smiled and said it was okay, he stopped mentioning it. Anyway, everyone only had this little food, so they couldn't eat it.
After that, everyone should go back to their homes and find their own mothers. Kong Youde's luck is like this, what else can he do?
On this day, while squatting in his room, Kong Youde was wondering whether he should send someone to Master Yao to get back the share of food he was supposed to receive from you these days, when he heard a commotion outside, and then everyone
All kinds of running, all kinds of panic, all kinds of shouts, sounded almost instantly.
He picked up the long knife at hand, stood up with a flash, and ran outside. This was the movement only caused by enemy attacks. His brothers under Kong Youde are not idiots. Is something happening outside?
"What's going on!"
He shouted loudly, and when he saw that most of his brothers running around had taken away their weapons, he felt a little calmer.
"Ship, there is a ship coming in the distance!"
Someone shouted loudly: "They are coming for us!"
"Here he is, why are you nervous? He might be Mr. Jiang's person!" He said nonchalantly, "Why are you so flustered?"
"No, the mistress said, it doesn't look like our Ming Dynasty ship!" The brother shouted loudly: "It must be a lost ship, boss, must be responsible for this!"
"Hide them all for me, wait until they dock!" Kong Youde was stunned, and loudly ordered: "Why are you all running to the dock? What should you do if you scare the other party away? By the way, Marshal Jiang's people are going to say something.
, let them stay in the house and be brought out..."
He was stunned for a moment, then turned around and ran towards the row of houses in the distance. At this time, Marshal Jiang's people would not listen to his brother, so he had to go and inform Marshal Jiang himself that this was a gift to them.
If you scare away the windfall, it will be a big loss.
But before he reached the house, he was stunned. Marshal Jiang's people must have gotten the news, and they were jumping out of the house one by one. There were almost a hundred people in such a distance.
Ran towards the pier.
The terrible thing is that these guys still carry the firearms that they never leave behind.
"These guys are too impatient!" Kong Youde almost started crying: "If they run out so viciously, the people on the boat will not forget that they are here as long as they are not blind..."