Vaguely, forty or fifty ragged Xiang Army soldiers were squatting next to the dilapidated barracks with their arms folded, watching the excitement. There were seventeen or eight of their henchmen from the two teams still chatting with Ruda and a few others.
Confrontation... Ruda squeezed his hand as big as a cattail leaf and resisted the urge to go up and knock over these rubbish.
There was a loud neigh, and dozens of tall horses rushed into the small camp instantly. Several guards at the door crawled up in the dust and hid in fear.
An Chun held up a silver medal and shouted sternly: "Mizhou soldiers and horses are patrolling the camp, and the camp master comes out to obey orders!"
When had the two teams ever seen such a battle? I'm afraid the Beijing Forbidden Army wouldn't have this kind of pomp and momentum?
The two guys looked at me and I looked at you. Finally, they walked out together in fear, knelt down on one knee and raised their hands and said: "Mizhou Xiang Army is... Li Wen, He Gui, have you met Mr. Qian Hao!"
After two riders, a black horse came out. On the horse, a young general wearing an officer's uniform and holding a whip looked at the two people on the ground coldly.
"Where did the Xiang Army's troops go? Did they have the Commander's Soldier Talisman and the Governor's Warrant when they left the camp?"
"Sir, I have... all of them. The military talismans are in the hands of the two captains. The warrants... the warrants must also be there..."
An Chun yelled: "Fart! After the military talisman and warrant verification, at least one must be left in the hands of the camp's army chief or supervisor, and both of them go to suppress the bandits. How many soldiers have been brought and how much food and grass have been prepared? Station the camp.
Where is it located? How many rural soldiers are sent by the local county government to assist? How are military information conveyed? How many days does it take to report military information to the magistrate? Is Dutou qualified to report the battle situation to the commander?"
The heads of both teams were buzzing when they heard this... What does this mean? Dutou... I'm afraid Dutou just wanted to go out and avoid giving you, a Beijing official who comes down to hang out, a showdown. Are you going to
Starting a war? Is this serious?
Song Wen sneered, looked at the group of old, weak, sick and disabled soldiers in the distance who were getting more and more timid, and asked coldly: "Why is this military camp so messy and chaotic? It's like a pigsty! Ruda
Dutou, did you find anything unusual if you took the first step?"
Luda waved his hand, and each of the two Liangshan heroes picked up a rogue and knelt on the ground. Luda held up his hands and said: "Back in Song Qian's jurisdiction, these two people who claimed to be members of Xicheng Pan Yuanwai's family came to fight with these two teams.
There was noisy and drunkenness in the military camp, and they also uttered arrogant words and despised the military camp!"
When have these two scoundrels ever seen such a big battle? I'm afraid the magistrate would not have such murderous intent and power when he went on a patrol? With his troops and horses under his control... Some people believe that they are generals of the Forbidden Army!
"My lord, make atonement, my lord, make atonement! I won't dare to do it next time, I won't dare anymore! I have always been on good terms with Tang and Zhao, except Yuan Pan, but he is a descendant of General Pan... I will talk to you after the general's death."
But... Sir, you have to give Pan Yuanwai some face in Mizhou..."
Song Wen laughed... "Two rogues, what kind of person is Pan Yuanwai? I have never heard of it... No matter how big he is, can he be bigger than the imperial court? Can he be bigger than the commander-in-chief and the state capital? Where is the supervisory army?
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In the distance, a commoner man in his forties was quietly watching the scene in the military camp. Hearing this, he cupped his hands and saluted Song Wen from a distance... "I have just resigned from the post of Ma Liang. I am a secret."
Registrar of the army accompanying the army in Zhouxiang! Under the jurisdiction of Hui Qian, the imperial court did not order the entire army of the Mizhou camp to go out, so there would be no post of army supervisor. Even if it were to be set up, it would be appointed by the Commander-in-Chief or the Third Division! There is only one post in the state capital.
The right to recommend... Qianjia, please be careful!"
Song Wen squinted his eyes and looked at this person carefully... He wore cloth clothes with a pair of cloth boots, and on his head was a servant head commonly used by officials. The whole person looked thin and sick, with a sparse beard, but his eyes had a hint of sparkle.
He lightly tapped the horse's belly with his heel. The cowhide straps and copper nails on the black war horse shone brightly. Song Wen came to the civil servant with a murderous look on his horse. However, the middle-aged man did not have a trace of fear and clasped his hands. He just looked up at Song Wen quietly.
Turning over and dismounting, Song Wen waved to Luda and the others behind him... Luda stepped forward and kicked the two troops to the ground one by one. Then several Qingshan battalion guards tied them with ropes and dragged them away. Go down.
A dozen or so bastards from the surrounding army watched helplessly as their team was being dragged away like dogs, looking at each other and not even daring to fart...
Song Wen smiled slightly, raised his hands to the civil servant in front of him and said, "Ma Liang is the chief secretary, right?"
"I've met Song Qianha!"
"May I ask Master Ma, how is the establishment of the Mizhou Xiang army? How is the armament and food reserves?"
"Back under the jurisdiction of Qian of the Song Dynasty, the Xiang Army in Mizhou had two large camps and one small camp, and there was also a prison camp near the sea. There were a total of 2,840 soldiers of the Xiang Army on the register, and 900 military households accompanying the army. Twenty households, 2,398 military households, women and children! There are three military equipment warehouses, two of which have been sealed for more than three years and have never been allowed to be counted by officials. One granary stores 1,340 kilograms of grain, and horse stables. There are fourteen army horses, twenty-one mules, nineteen donkeys, and more than nine hundred stones of fodder! There are also fifty-three carts."
Song Wen frowned... "The horse master is a really capable official... However, there are less than forty mules and horses in total. How can we pull so many carts?"
Ma Liang smiled slightly... "Just whip the soldiers and drive them instead of the mules and horses!"
"Um?"
Song Wen's eyes sharpened, and he subconsciously took a step forward... looking at the civil servant coldly and asked... "Say it again!"
The horse master looked back at Song Wen's eyes without any fear, pointed at the ragged Xiang troops and said: "It is said that this is a good idea thought up by the previous commander-in-chief. If there are not enough mules and horses, the Xiang troops will be forced to pull the carts. ! Now both of them are nothing more than Xiao Gui and Cao Cao... In addition, the Xiang army has insufficient food and pay, so if you want to support your family, you have to work! Xicheng Yuan Yuan's family has thousands of acres of fertile land and quarry bricks and tiles There are quite a few Xiang soldiers working hard in the kiln! What does Song Qian's administration mean?"
Although he has never reached a high position, Song Wen has been leading troops or making plans in the past few years... He has already developed the power of a high-ranking military commander! When he gets angry, he presses on this shabby scholar aggressively, behind him Everyone is stunned!
But those shabby Xiang soldiers who were originally cowering and hiding next to the camp unexpectedly gathered around them silently... without saying a word, they just gathered behind the shabby civilian official.
Song Wen frowned... and looked at the old and weak soldiers who were walking silently.
Not far behind him, Luda was suppressing the men of the two captains. An Chun led a dozen cavalrymen and walked over step by step on horseback, hissing and clanging... more than a dozen sharp sabers came out of their bodies. , An Chun rode on the horse and looked at these ragged soldiers with cold eyes... "What do you want to do? Mr. Qianjia has not gathered the crowd... Do you want to die?"
The last sentence exploded like thunder, and all the Xiang soldiers were so frightened that they immediately lowered their heads... The oldest Xiang soldier suddenly knelt down, and then, most of the people also knelt down one after another.
Song Wen noticed that among the hundreds of Xiang soldiers, there were still twenty or thirty stubborn ones who did not kneel down, but they silently took a few steps back and hid aside to watch coldly.
An old Xiangjun with gray hair on his temples kowtowed, then knelt on the ground and raised his hands to Song Wen and said, "Dare you teach Grandpa Qianha that we are all miserable people... I will never dare to offend you! Really,
Master Ma always takes good care of us Xiangjun, and we miss his kindness! If it weren’t for Master Ma, I don’t know how many old brothers in the Xiangjun would have to sell their sons and daughters to survive... Sir, if it were Ma
The Chief has been rude, so we veterans will kowtow to you!"