The garrison camp under Jiangpu City was heavily arrayed, and the cheers at the top of the city were like thunder. The east gate of Jiangpu, which had been closed for a long time, was wide open, and the magistrate Li Jiyue was waiting respectfully outside the gate.
Zhang Guowei rode in and inspected the military formations outside the city.
Not only the garrison camp, but also Zhang Ruolai from the governor's Biao camp lined up.
When the rogues entered South Zhili, Zhang Guowei began to mobilize his troops. After the Eight Kings and his group captured Quanjiao, Zhang Ruolai, the garrison of the Biaoying, led hundreds of Biaoying soldiers across the river and entered Jiangpu before the rogues besieged the city.
Defending Jiangpu plays the role of the mainstay.
Although Pang Yu and Zhang Ruolai are both on the garrison, Zhang Ruolai is in the Biao camp, which is generally called the sitting camp garrison or the Chinese army garrison. The level is still a little higher, so the Anqing garrison camp is arrayed behind the Biao camp, and behind it is Jiang.
The guerrilla troops were also transferred from Jiangnan.
There are more than a thousand regular officers and soldiers in the small city of Jiangpu. It is no wonder that Zhang Xianzhong fought hard. When Zhang Guowei passed by the Anqing garrison, he watched the formation carefully.
Since the Second Division and the Third Division were setting up defenses on the official road in the north to fight the horse soldiers held back by the rogue bandits, there was only the First Division here. Pang Yu did not let the soldiers wear iron armor, only some soldiers wore cotton armor and chain mail armor.
In addition, the helmets have not all been changed to begin with, so the equipment looks a bit messy, but it is not much different from the standard camp.
However, the garrison camp has rigorous training on weekdays. The military formations are strict at all times. The soldiers hold their heads high and their chests high, with the arrogance after a great victory. Compared with those Jiangnan soldiers, their energy and spirit are incomparable. The two bronze cannons next to the queue have increased.
A chilling atmosphere.
Pang Yu was also looking at the standard soldiers. Mr. Ma said that the servants only cost nine coins, and the ordinary ones were about five or six coins. This small amount of money could allow them to cross the river and defend the city, even if Zhang Ruolai was not capable.
Therefore, Pang Yu can also understand the ubiquitous withdrawal of silver at this time. Normally, civilian officials intercept it layer by layer, and the military attachés eat empty pay and drink the blood of the soldiers. The remaining ones are barely enough to survive as soldiers. If there is no war, everyone can fool them. If they have to work hard,
Of course, this little money is not enough. Anyone would have to run away. It is reasonable for a soldier to ask for a withdrawal of money.
Zhang Guowei dismounted at the city gate, and Li Jiyue and other officials immediately knelt down to greet him, and a warm welcome was inevitable.
Zhang Guowei maintained the composure of a man in power and chatted with a group of officials and gentry representatives before heading to the county government office together.
Since Zhang Guowei refused the official sedan prepared by everyone, others could only walk with him.
After Li Jiyue followed, Mr. Ma stretched out his hand to stop the other assistant officials and gentry, allowing Jiang Youqi, Zhang Ruolai, and Pang Yu to follow behind. For the first time since he became a military attache, Pang Yu ranked in front of those civilian officials.
"Xia Guan thanked the Du Ye on behalf of the people of Jiangpu. If the Du Ye had not sent several generals here before the siege, how could the small town of Jiangpu be as stable as Mount Tai."
Li Jiyue walked behind Zhang Guowei and said, "After the siege of the city, Xiaguan was unable to report to your Majesty. This time, Jiangpu defended the city. I led the soldiers and civilians out of the city to attack the thieves three times. I also defended the city and killed the thieves, and obtained more than 200 heads of escaped thieves.
They also arrested three thieves in the city. After the whole city was broken, the lower officials sent people to identify the accents at the city gate. If they claimed to be from the south, they would be questioned by the southerners. If they claimed to be from the north, they would be questioned by the northerners..." Both sides
There were many people watching. Jiangpu had just rescued the siege. They were all very excited. People greeted Li Jiyue along the way. Pang Yu could see that the relationship between the government and the people in Jiangpu was better than that in Anqing. Although most of the shops were not open, judging from the decoration situation
, the economy is also more prosperous, probably related to the commercial channels here.
Zhang Guowei watched as he walked and asked questions from time to time. Amidst Li Jiyue's nagging, the group arrived at the county government office.
Naturally, Li Jiyue had no choice but to give up his position as a hall official. Civil and military officials stood in the hall one after another. Those six-room clerks in the county government who were usually impressive and powerful could not even enter the lobby this time.
Zhang Guowei glanced around and said calmly, "Jiangpu has been besieged for several days. The officials and soldiers inside have worked hard to defend the city, and the Anqing garrison outside has rushed thousands of miles to support. I hope you fought bloody battles to protect Jiangpu. This is the result of the united efforts of the officials and people of Jiangpu.
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All the officials in Jiangpu lowered their heads and looked modest.
Zhang Guowei suddenly raised his voice, "Although the bandits have left Jiangpu, they are still wreaking havoc in Jiangbei.
Ziliu bandits are making noise in the Central Plains, causing great harm to the world. The imperial mausoleum of the capital was burned in the middle of last year. This is a humiliation that our dynasty has not seen in more than two hundred years. The emperor issued an edict to punish himself and appointed Governor Hong. Premier Lu mobilized the world's soldiers and horses within a time limit.
Kill thieves in June.
The duty of being loyal to the emperor is due to the salary of the emperor. Now there are only two months left, and all the elite thieves have gathered here. This is a God-given opportunity to destroy the thieves."
The hall was quiet, Pang Yu buried his head, but he could still imagine Zhang Guowei's expression.
Now he basically knows what Zhang Guowei's conditions are, which is to have a garrison battalion to chase rogue bandits. This is a high-risk job.
The key point in Zhang Guowei's words should be the deadline of six months to exterminate the thieves. Pang Yu didn't know when the emperor said this, but Shi Kefa told him that because Anqing had the responsibility of supplying food and grass, he mentioned this
A little, but this originally had little to do with Zhang Guowei. The main responsibility lies with Hong Chengchou and Lu Xiangsheng. Before rescuing Jiangnan, Mr. Ma also hinted to Pang Yu that the first priority was to defend the jurisdiction of Governor Yingtian and not to listen to Lu Xiangsheng's orders. I don't know.
Why is Zhang Guowei suddenly so enthusiastic?
"Thousands of people in the north of the Yangtze River are displaced, and corpses of the martyred people in Hezhou are still floating down the river every day. I am an official, and everything I eat and drink is the blood of the people. How can I allow the rogue bandits to harm the people?"
There was a loud bang in the hall, and Pang Yu knew that it was Zhang Guowei who was knocking on the wood. In line with his righteous speech, no matter what order he gave at this time, no one below dared to shirk it.
"Accepting the military order from Premier Lu, Jiangbei is required to mobilize available troops to pursue the rogue bandits. Pang is on guard. Are the rogue bandits indeed going to Chuzhou?"
Pang Yu hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Return to your words, the bandits blocked the direction to the north, but my subordinates sent sentries from Puzikou to Liuhe to investigate, but found no trace of the bandits. Then they detoured to Donggeyi and confirmed that the bandits were heading towards Chuzhou."
march."
Zhang Guowei nodded, looked at the people in the hall and said, "The time to serve the country is right in front of us. Do any of the generals in the hall recommend themselves to pursue and suppress the traitors?"
A group of civil servants glanced furtively at several military generals, with a hint of gloating in their misfortunes. Zhang Guowei's words had nothing to do with the civil servants, and ultimately fell on the military commanders.
Pang Yu cursed secretly in his heart, grabbed Ruolai's hand and said loudly, "I am willing to go and eliminate this great harm for the people of the world!"
...On the Xuanhua Ferry, Pang Yu once again stood on the bottom step, handing over to the departing boat.
Zhang Guowei had just left. He crossed the river for a trip and reported to the imperial court that he would personally rescue Jiangpu from the siege. In the future, his character would be added to the skill of using soldiers.
However, he dug a hole for Pang Yu, and his mission to chase the bandits ended up on the head of the Anqing garrison. Jiang Guerbi and Zhang Ruolai were ordered to stay in Jiangpu in case the bandits suddenly returned.
However, Zhang Guowei sent the Biaoying that led across the river to Liuhe, intending to transfer a team from Liuhe, and after meeting Pang Yu in Donggeyi, they would go to Chuzhou together as Pang Yu's guide.
Pang Yu didn't know why he didn't send Zhang Ruolai from Jiangpu. Zhang Guowei must have had his own considerations. Perhaps the general in Liuhe was more familiar with the Chuzhou area.
Mr. Hou's voice sounded next to him, "Sir, are you really going to chase the bandits?"
Pang Yu kept smiling, continued to hold his hands towards Jiang Shang, and whispered back, "If you don't go, you will offend Mr. Zhang Du. Even the garrison officer can't keep him, so you must go."
Mr. Hou hesitated and said, "We killed so many old thieves at Puzikou this time. The eight thieves must hate our garrison to the bone. The dozens of Gao Scar's battalions are together in one place. Once we pursue them alone, we will be defeated by them."
We are surrounded. I wonder which officers and soldiers can come to rescue us. I am afraid that there are more than a thousand soldiers and horses in our garrison..." "Let's go slower. The rogues are all horse soldiers, so it is reasonable that we cannot catch up."
Mr. Hou sighed, "The bandits have gone to Chuzhou. Let's follow them and get further and further away from the river. With fewer river ponds, the bandits and horse soldiers will become more ferocious.
What the governor's yamen gave was just a general in charge of Leigang. However, Leigang used to be an Anqing garrison. Due to the rampant bandits, Anqing garrison was moved to Fucheng. Speaking of which, it should still be under garrison jurisdiction. However, the property is returned to the original owner, but the Lord still wants it.
Take millet from the fire."
Pang Yu did not explain what happened in Tongbiaoying. Although there was a deal to be done, he understood that in Zhang Guowei's eyes, he was just a pawn. This was determined by the gap in status. Pang Yu did not feel that his self-esteem was damaged. From the conditions
Look, it was the strength displayed by the garrison that made Zhang Guowei propose the terms of the deal.
Just now I told Mr. Hou that he could not catch up, but Zhang Guowei's condition was to let Pang Yu work hard to catch up. It is best to win for a while and improve Zhang Guowei's status in the eyes of the emperor, rather than just perfunctory, otherwise Tong Biao would
He won't really contribute to the camp's affairs.
He said calmly, "It's not reasonable in the first place. The governor's office gave the military order, so why don't you go?
Even if he won't give it to Leigang, we can only go there.
The emperor issued an imperial edict and gave so much money to defeat the bandits within six months. Now there are only two or three months left. I did not get the emperor's money. Originally, I only had to guard Anqing, but for Zhang
As far as I'm concerned, killing the thieves is the top priority right now. If anyone misses Prime Minister Lu and exterminates the thieves, it will be a huge sin. Whoever helps Prime Minister Lu exterminate the thieves will be a huge credit."
"But if we just catch up, we won't be able to kill the thieves. We're afraid that the thieves will bite back."
"Premier Lu should be not far away. The previous document sent to Shi Daotai asked each country in the north of the Yangtze River to guard the flood areas. We don't know what the order given to Mr. Zhang this time is, so we will follow what Mr. Zhang said.
Officers and soldiers in the north of the Yangtze River can be used to follow the bandits to prevent the enemy from returning to the south, and then we know that Lu Xiangsheng should be waiting somewhere."
"Premier Lu is not afraid that the bandits will really cross the river?"
"Jiangnan is not his defense area. He needs to issue an official document to let all places along the river effectively clear the river."
At this time, the fleet turned around and sailed towards the south of the Yangtze River.
Pang Yu put away his smile and put down his hands and continued, "Those who lead troops in war always have to take a gamble. Firstly, they are waiting for information to determine the location of the rogues. Secondly, they are waiting for the most suitable place. It is best for the rogues to be able to return.
Go east."
"If you go east, you will reach Liuhe and Yangzhou."
Pang Yu looked eastward and saw a vast expanse of smoke. Two hundred miles away from this expanse of smoke was Yangzhou. "It is the local responsibility to protect Jiangpu and Liuhe. Premier Lu's responsibility is to destroy the bandits."
The place where the rogue bandits are walking is not very good at the moment. There is a large river in the south and a canal in the east. Yangzhou is where the two rivers meet. The two rivers in the southeast are blocked by the rivers. The terrain is densely covered with rivers and ponds. There is almost no room for maneuver. That is where the rogue bandits will die. Yangzhou
The prosperous and fertile land is like meat hanging in a trap. Lu Xiangsheng is waiting for the bandits to continue heading east.
If this is the case, his location should be in Chuzhou, Dingyuan area, northwest of the rogue bandits, so that he can intercept the rogue bandits no matter they are fleeing to the west or north."
"Premier Lu probably didn't know that the bandits were going to Chuzhou at this time, so why did he ask the Jiangbei officers and soldiers to follow them?"
"Having Jiangbei officers and soldiers follow him can slow down the bandits to some extent, so that no matter where they go, he can intercept them, in order to encircle and annihilate Gao Scarzi.
Zhang Duye's first priority is to protect Jiangpu and Liuhe in the north of the Yangtze River. Now that the territory under his control is safe, and seeing that we have won the battle, his hopes are high, and he probably also wants to get a share of the great work of exterminating the invaders."
At this time, other people were going back to the pier one after another. Pang Yu also walked up the steps, and Mr. Hou quickly followed behind.
"What He Xianya said is that someone in the court is planning to attack Fushe, and Zhang Duye is eager to seek success at this time. Is this related to this?"
Pang Yu stopped and looked at Mr. Hou, thought for a moment and then whispered, "I didn't expect this. Mr. Zhang Du is Donglin, which is a little different from Fushe, but many people in Fushe have Donglin parents."
Lin, it's really easy to connect them."
After he said that, he closed his eyes and thought for a while, waved his hands and said, "We only know half of this matter and cannot guess the truth. Let's focus on the matter at hand and prepare to march to Chuzhou. When we go back, we will summon the generals of various ministries to come to the Chinese army for discussion."
Mr. Hou couldn't help but feel worried, "It would be great if we knew exactly where Premier Lu is."
Pang Yu shook his head, "What I said just now is just my guess. The bandits made a false shot and went to Kaifeng, the place where Mr. Lu must rescue them. Why did they turn back after ten days of delay? The bandits can't get much faster with their families. Luzhou, Hanshan
, and Hezhou will be delayed for a few days each. Logically speaking, Mr. Lu should not be far away, I hope so..."