At the Shuiying garrison in the southeast corner of Anqing, dense crowds of people stood inside and outside the government office, making a commotion. The Shuiying garrison was downstream of the Shengtang Ferry, and it used to belong to the Anqing Guard. After the Anqing garrison was established, it became a separate Shuiying garrison. At that time,
Most of the personnel came from military households, but by this time, the imperial system had long been swallowed up by society. Most of the sailors in the Anqing Water Camp were recruited and recruited, and they still shouldered many Anqing Guard responsibilities, such as transporting grain. As a military function,
Almost lost.
The overall failure of the military system in the Ming Dynasty turned Shuiying into a local shipbuilding company, which has been the case for many years, just like the decline of the military guards.
Since most of the military expenditures of the imperial court have been invested in Jiubian, the expenses for inland armies such as Anqing Shuying are seriously insufficient. People in Shuiying have to make a living. In addition to fixed business such as grain delivery, they also do their own business. As for prevention,
As long as the salt disciples pay the money as usual, everyone will be in peace. If the Jiang disciples encounter a few, they can beat them up. But the mine disciples are entirely a matter of land soldiers.
Since Pan Keda took office, a new land camp was established in the Anqing garrison camp, but Pan Keda did not touch the water camp's cake. The water camp and the land camp each did their own thing, and life was still the same. Although Shui camp was not rich, it was
Being able to support their families, Shuiying had a sense of superiority compared to those sneaky soldiers in Luying.
Pan Keda didn't last long. When the rogues invaded, Pan Keda suffered a defeat and was quickly transferred back to Chizhou. After the new garrison chief took office, he came to Shuiying twice and stopped caring about it after that.
Mr. Chen is still in charge of the affairs of Shuiying. Everyone thinks that there will be no changes in the future. However, the treatment in Luying seems to be getting better and better, and the clothes look tidier and tidier. He no longer sneaks around. He is here every day.
School drills.
But after the victory at Beixia Pass, the situation took a turn for the worse. The new military commander, Shi Kefa, did not like to see Mr. Chen. Shuiying lost its backer. The indifferent Pang Guards wanted to attack Shuiying. Mr. Chen had already informed Shuiying.
According to the generals, Pang garrison will mobilize troops from the water camp to fight against the rogues. Those who do not want to go can withdraw from the camp, and those who remain will be mobilized to defend Tongcheng or Susong.
Tongcheng had just won a victory, and was guarded by city walls. The bandits were defeated at the beginning of the year, and they were able to save their lives. But Susong was a place to die, and people in Shuiying were panicked. Today was the deadline set by Pang Shoubei. The Shuiying soldiers in Anqing
All arrived at the school grounds.
But everyone also knows that Pang Shubei is difficult to deal with. He was personally promoted by Zhang Guowei, the governor of Yingtian. He has a strong background and has just won the battle at Beixiaguan. He has nearly a thousand land camps under his command. Everyone is just working on the dock, right?
We have all heard about what happened in Shengtang Ferry. In the past, Yaxing had a close relationship with Shuiying, and the business in Shuiying was naturally good. After the Cao Festival, people from Shuiying went out one after another to go boating. During this period, the former Yaxing
The gang leader was killed for no apparent reason, and then Pang Shoubei took over Shengtangdu. Not only did he close down the gang, but he also created some kind of cao gang.
By the time Shuiying came back, everything was a foregone conclusion. No one dared to step forward at the dock. Caobang controlled the logistics of loading and unloading goods, and Yahang controlled the customers. Shuiying's business was affected to some extent, and the big bowls for eating were replaced by
Everyone had no choice but to endure the small bowl. Unexpectedly, Pang Shoubei even smashed the small bowl.
The people from Shuiying stood in a pile of more than a dozen people. Even if everyone is from Shuiying, they still have to be sorted out, mainly by boat. Some people who are close to each other on the bow of the boat can also form a big pile. Today, we are here to see
News, and also wanted to gather momentum, it was best to make the guard Pang have some concerns and withdraw his life. Because it involves family business, many family members also came to the camp, and the adults made noises and the children cried.
General Chen Ba stood outside the camp gate and did not talk to his soldiers. Several generals under his command were surrounding him. They were talking to each other one by one. An old man with half a beard and half a hair turned around and said loudly to General Chen Ba.
, "Mr. Chen, we are all old people from Shuiying. We have been eating from Shuiying all our lives. We have been with you for these years. Everyone still counts on Mr. Chen. No matter what today, you have to lead everyone to argue.
Only Shuiying has a backbone."
Another bearded man next to him walked up to him and said, "According to shit, no matter which superior officer comes, there is no way to divert the water camp to fight on land. If he doesn't give us a way to survive, we will make a damn fuss."
"
The old man from before quickly advised, "General Manager Liu, please don't do this. We were originally reasonable, but if our nonsense turns out to be unreasonable, then Shidaotai will dislike Shuiying even more and want to clean up us, let alone our camp."
Maybe some people are of the same mind, just like that hob."
"Get the fuck out of here and let him try it here."
The crowd was raging around. Mr. Chen half-squinted his eyes and said to the hundreds of households and Mr. A, "Today we are all one family in Shuiying. If there is anything we don't deal with on weekdays, let's put it aside today. Let the hobs roll or not."
Obedient, he is an old man from Shuiying. He has no reason to turn his elbows outward, so don’t push him to Pang’s defense side."
As he spoke, he looked up at the sun. Pang Yu only said he would come today, and the Tang Ma sent in the morning didn't make it clear. It was already past noon and no one had been seen yet.
The mood in the field is no longer as high as it was in the morning. These sailors make money in summer and autumn. Business is not good in winter, so they have to save the money. They basically eat two meals a day. After eating in the morning, they are basically hungry now, and their momentum naturally drops.
Already.
I was thinking about whether to spend some money and ask the food shop to deliver some steamed cakes and buns. There was a sound of horse hooves in front of me, and the people on the roadside gave way.
Mr. Chen said hurriedly, "Here we come, go and take your respective people with you, and we'll do as discussed."
Several generals quickly entered the camp gate, returned to their group, and told their men to prepare.
General Manager Chen tidied up his appearance and stood in front of the camp gate to greet his superiors. A red queue appeared on the road ahead, which was indeed the color of Lu Ying's fat coats. Red filled the streets along the river, and the queue seemed very long and dense.
Spears filled the streets.
There was a command in the street, someone shouted a slogan, the army camp changed from walking to stepping, the infantry made neat footsteps, the queue seemed to become a whole, the long spears were shaking neatly, and the people along the street were watching.
The shopkeepers and waiters in the shop came out one after another to watch the fun and whispered to each other.
Mr. Chen had never seen such a scene before, let alone where Pang Yu was. He didn't know what to do for a moment, and felt at a loss in his own camp.
The queue quickly arrived at the camp gate. The leader was Pang Yu, the leader of the soldiers. Mr. Chen had seen him before, but he didn't know his name or how to greet him. The queue had no intention of stopping and strode toward the camp gate.
General Manager Chen subconsciously avoided it and watched as the endless stream of infantrymen filed in according to the order. The roar of footsteps resounded inside and outside the camp gate. The queue was unknown how long. He roughly estimated that there were hundreds. He had never seen it before.
After being cut off, Mr. Chen tried to find time to enter the camp gate but failed.
That kind of uniformity that he had never seen before made Mr. Chen feel depressed inexplicably. He couldn't explain it. These land camps had to go from the camp in the city to the large campus outside Songyang Gate every day, and came back from the North Gate in the afternoon.
Mr. Chen lives in the city and has met him many times. Sometimes he feels tidy, but he has never been as frustrated as today.
Finally, when the infantry was finished, there was a continuous line of cavalry behind them. The queue was not short. Mr. Chen had no experience with cavalry and could not estimate the number, but there must be dozens. His mood became more and more depressed. At this time, Pang Yu
The general's flag finally appeared in sight, in the middle of the cavalry formation.
Mr. Chen hesitated for a moment and then went against the queue to meet him, pushing away the onlookers. When he reached the position of the general's flag, he saw Pang Yu sitting high on his horse, with a guard on each side.
He quickly shouted to Pang Yu, "I respectfully welcome the Lord Guard."
Pang Yu turned his head and glanced, but he just nodded slightly and walked forward. Mr. Chen was stunned for a moment and had to chase after him, just like Pang Yu's servant.
They followed him to the camp gate again. Mr. Chen was already thirsty. Pang Yu had already entered the camp gate. The cavalry behind him were still entering. His master was blocked outside the gate. He didn't know what was going on inside.
Fortunately, not all the cavalry entered. It is estimated that the small school yard of Shuiying could not accommodate it, because there was a lot of goods piled up in the school yard of Shuiying. The remaining cavalry were lined up on both sides of the camp gate, and the common people watching the excitement saw the cavalry coming.
, immediately dispersed and made room for the cavalry.
There were infantrymen behind them. Boss Chen didn't know if Pang Yu had mobilized the entire army camp. Taking advantage of the gap between the infantry and cavalry, he hurriedly entered the camp gate.
The small school field inside was indeed full of people. Apart from the horses' buttocks, there was a red queue. The infantry were already lined up all around, and the cavalry was in the middle. There was only an open space where Pang Yu's flag was placed. Where could he see his own water?
Battalion's men.
There was a shout from the audience, "The huge crowd has arrived, everyone stands at attention!"
The whole army camp shouted "ho" in unison, and at the same time pointed the ends of their spears at the ground. There was a neat sound of gunshots in the field, and then there was silence. All the soldiers in the army camp stood tall with their chests raised, and no one moved.
Even the people in Shuiying were silent, except for a few babies crying inappropriately.
Mr. Chen was so dizzy that he completely forgot about the plan he had made earlier.
"Where is Shuiying's boss!"
Mr. Chen suddenly realized that he was calling himself, and hurriedly greeted Pang Yuma, "Exit, I'm here."
"Everyone present here voluntarily stayed."
"This... these are all old people from Shuiying. What they mean is to come again to petition you, please..."
Pang Yu interrupted coldly, "My order that day was very clear. The next day, I sent a letter from Chengfafang to your department. Those who remain in the camp must be deployed to guard against foreign invaders. Mr. Chen can regard it as a military order."
Is it child’s play?”
Mr. Chen was shocked. This was how Jiao Guozhao was killed that day. He hurriedly opened his mouth to defend himself, but Pang Yu waved his hand behind him. Several soldiers ran to the parade stand, put some incense sticks on them, and
Set it on fire.
People in Shuiying were talking in low voices. Folks often use incense to tell time. Obviously something will happen when it ends. But recently, the Pangda people came to Luying with great force. Everyone can guess that it will not be a good thing.
Pang Yu did not continue talking to Mr. Chen, but sat on his horse and looked over the soldiers' heads at the surrounding Shuiying soldiers.
"The soldiers of the camp are for fighting. As long as they protect the people and serve the imperial court, no matter whether it is a land battle or a water battle, it is the job of the water camp. The water camp has been suffering for a long time, but as long as I let Anqing guard for a day, I will not allow useless soldiers under my command.
The rogue bandits are approaching, and Anqing's land defense is in dire straits. I have asked Zhang Duye and Shi Daotai. With the approval of the two adults, it is imperative to mobilize the land defense from Shuiying. Those who stay will receive the same monthly salary as Luying.
Distributed.”
Pang Yu glanced at the entire audience coldly. Up to now, Lu Ying's momentum had completely suppressed the people in Shui Ying. No one dared to speak out against Zhang Guowei and Shi Kefa again.
"I am reorganizing Shuiying today. Before this incense stick is burned out, those who are willing to stay in Shuiying should stand in front of me."
He did not say how to deal with the unwillingness. There was a lot of discussion in the field, and no one stood up in the field.
Pang Yu waited for a while and then asked loudly, "There are hundreds of people in Shuiying, but there is no one who dares to defeat the bandits and protect the people?"
I heard a voice outside the venue shouting back, "Count me as Hob Ren, we just want to see what a gangster looks like."
A man walked out from the gap between the two infantry flag teams. Pang Yu heard the sound and looked over. The man was wearing a torn short coat, with strong muscles on his exposed arms. The skin on his face was rough and dark, but there were two scars.
One of the knife marks passed through the bridge of the nose, and the nose bone seemed to have collapsed. Someone took the lead, and then several more people stood up. They looked tougher than the other water camp soldiers. They all leaned next to the first person. They looked like they should
It's someone close to you.
Pang Yu asked the leader, "What is your name and what position did you hold before?"
"The villain Ren Dalang is called Ren Hudao in the camp. He used to be a general commander and took a boat to transport grain. The villain is not afraid of war. In the past, when he met the Jiang disciple, he would take him, and the mine disciple also took it.
I'll hide from the salt bandits when I see them, and I'll do my damn thing just the same. I haven't seen the bandits yet, so I want to go meet them."
Pang Yu nodded and smiled, "Then you will temporarily take charge of the people left behind in Shuiying."
There was an uproar in the venue, as Ren Dalang was about to be promoted.
"Shuiying needs to be rectified, but I am not denying you a way to survive. You are all old people who can sail on the water. As long as you can sail a boat, I have accommodated the Dajiang Boat Club. You can still make money by running boats. Those who are willing to join the boat club can join the boat club.
Stand at the designated place outside the camp gate, and someone from the boat club will accept you." Pang Yu said loudly, pointing to the half-burned incense on the stage, "But only before the incense stick is burned out, and the camp gate will be closed when the incense burns out.
, I don’t care whether you are a man, a woman, an adult or a child, those in the camp will be sent to the land defense, and those outside the camp can continue to make a living by running boats."
Mr. Chen was sweating profusely. None of his plans were implemented at all. He didn't even see a few of his confidants anywhere. Only Ren Hob kept smiling at him. His momentum was completely suppressed, and even more so.
Unable to issue orders, Pang Yu has easily divided Shuiying. Now that there is a way out, the separation of Shuiying's old people can be imagined.
The water camp in the field was noisy. The women holding children were the first to squeeze out of the crowd and fled out of the camp in a panic. They were all timid and were really afraid that Pang Yu would send all the women and children to Susong.
There was not much incense left, and people were walking out of the camp gate one after another, and some people stood at the remaining positions in the field, mostly young people.
The water camp quickly collapsed, and a steady stream of people walked out of the camp gate, waiting for people from the boat club to register outside. Mr. Chen was stunned in the field, watching his base disappear, and the few close friends left at this time.
I came out and looked at Mr. Chen at the camp gate, but it had no effect at this time.
"Mr. Chen!"
He quickly raised his head and saw Pang Yu looking at him with a smile.
"I didn't expect Mr. Chen to be so loyal and brave, but he wants to stay to fight against the bandits?"
Mr. Chen lowered his head and said in a low voice, "I am willing to do so, but I am afraid that this old bone will drag down your warriors and destroy your majesty, so I won't embarrass you."
After saying this, he bowed to Pang Yu and walked slowly towards the camp gate. He passed by the bannermen of several hundred households and walked away without saying hello to them or registering at the shipyard.
Pang Yu got off his horse at this time and stood in the middle of the Shuiying school grounds. He took control of Shuiying more than half a year after taking office. There were only more than thirty people left in the field, and there were more than 500 people in Shuiying. Although there were still
Some were running boats, but there were about four hundred people present, and only thirty of them were willing to fight.
"grown ups."
Pang Yu turned around and looked at Ren Hob, nodded and said, "Things went well."
Ren Hudao grinned, then quickly put it away and said, "The master is the garrison officer, and the villain will naturally obey the master's orders. So when Jiang Fan told the villain, the villain immediately agreed."
Pang Yu put his hands behind his back and said, "Tomorrow, the fourth round will be held at the Shuiying campus. The remaining people from Shuiying will practice with the fourth round, and so will you."
Ren Hudao was stunned for a moment, "Do you really want to go to the land defense?"
Pang Yu didn't comment, and took two steps towards the Shuiying lobby, letting Hu Dao follow behind.
"I have said that no matter whether it is a land battle or a water battle, you must go as long as necessary. This is the duty of a soldier. There is no water or land camp."
Ren Hudao nodded hurriedly, and Pang Yu walked to the back of the lobby, "Show me the government office in Shuiying."
Before Ren Hudao could introduce him, a soldier came after him. He rushed to Pang Yu and whispered a few words.
After Pang Yu listened attentively, he raised his head and looked at Ren Hudao, "There are some things I can't say. The bandits invaded Susong. You and the people from the water camp will go to the campus at nine o'clock tomorrow, bring combat and marching equipment, and go with the land camp."
After Pang Yu finished speaking, he called the messengers, and Lu Ying issued the order, and the generals and flags came out of the camp one after another.
Ren Hudao slapped himself in the face, "If you messed up, you really have to fight the fucking gangsters."