At the Xinhe Ferry in Nanjing, shouts and curses with Nanjing accents were heard one after another. It was the escort of rogue prisoners who were setting off. A small team of Marines and a hundred sailors were responsible for escorting them. Since Nanjing did not allow them to enter the city, the team would head north from Shicheng Gate.
Take the land route to Jurong and try to let as many people see the rushed Anqing garrison propaganda flag.
This escort was specially approved by Zhang Guowei. Generally, the captured prisoners are accepted by the local government. This time Zhang Guowei also hopes to show it to Nanjing. As the governor of Yingtian, Nanjing is not actually under his jurisdiction. The two magistrates in it are
He was directly appointed by the Southern Ministry of Civil Affairs, and the guard station was under the jurisdiction of the Southern Ministry of War. There were many officials of various kinds in the city, many of whom were higher than Zhang Guowei.
This time when the rogues besieged Jiangpu and Nanjing was in chaos, many officials in the city complained about Governor Yingtian, but Zhang Guowei did not dare to do anything to them. Now after the siege was lifted, he also needed to show Nanjing that Governor Yingtian was capable of fighting.
There were a large number of refugees from the north of the Yangtze River near Nanjing. After Hezhou was massacred, a large number of corpses floated down the river. Everyone was afraid and hated the bandits. This time there were prisoners in front of them, and the crowd suddenly became excited.
In a second-entry store on the west side of the ferry, Wu Tat-choi was lying on his back on a large bed, without taking off his shoes, and the soft white quilt was stained with stains.
Although there was a lot of noise outside, Wu Tac Choi didn't want to look at it, he just stared at the bed frame above.
There are some ghost-like textures distributed on the wood of the pillars. This is relatively valuable calico wood. The original owner of this shop must have been a wealthy man.
Xiaxinhe Ferry faces Puzikou, where people and goods on the Yangtze River gather. Land is at a premium in Nanjing. Being able to build a second-level courtyard and shops is already considered very powerful.
There was a whirring sound in the room, and Wu Tachai turned around to look. A soldier in the room was rolling up a fluffy blanket on the ground. There were embroidered peacocks on the blanket.
When the rogues besieged Jiangpu, all the wealthy people at Xinhe Wharf ran away, and the place lost order. Camp soldiers, guard soldiers, nearby people and refugees all went about their own business. Most of the shops near the ferry were smashed open to make it easier to carry.
All the valuables are gone. This kind of plush blanket is relatively expensive, but it is difficult to carry and get rid of, so it is only kept until now.
Wu DaCai scolded, "What are you doing moving there? You can't sell it? There are at least five security guards on the dock. As soon as you move out, they will beat you half to death today."
"I made an agreement with the boatmen who were recruited to help me take them back to Anqing for my own use." The subordinate whispered, "The Zhenfu soldiers themselves were also rummaging through things, and the Zhenfu captain who led the team took a large bronze mirror.
, I also asked the boatmen to move it. Mr. Qi, let me tell you, I have never seen such a big bronze mirror polished to such a shine."
"As for you, what do you think the captain is doing?" Wu Dacai sat up and pointed at his subordinate, "I'm telling you, be more careful with your mouth."
"How can you talk nonsense? I am not telling the truth to you, Mr. Qi. When we moved, I asked the boatmen to move them, and they were not given to me until they arrived in Anqing. They are not under the control of the Zhenfu soldiers, so they will definitely not be involved.
we."
"Don't let me see you when you move." After Wu Tachai scolded, he lay back on the pillow. His favorite thing in this room was this bed. Thinking of the experience of the past two months, Wu Tachai felt very satisfied.
After reporting that crooked face, he was transferred to the second division. The last time he had a fight in the playground, he had a big feud with the first division. Everyone from Yao Dongshan to the soldiers hated him, but the benefits were obvious. Blacksmith Qi and Wang Zenglu both
He believed that he had not brought shame to the Second Division, and his relationship with the others had become closer. No one remembered the fact that he had sued his colleagues before. Even Wu Tac Choi did not expect that he would gain a foothold in the Second Division so quickly.
Then good luck seemed to start to take care of it. Blacksmith Qi was transferred to serve as the Marine Corps' Chief Hundreds. Relying on his relationship with Wang Zenglu's night school classmate, he got his recommendation and let him take over the flag commander's position.
We encountered trouble again when we were in the Chinese Army. It was Chiang Guo who was responsible for the blame. The reason was Jiao Guozha's involvement. In the end, Pang Yu decided to appoint him as the flag commander because Wu Dacai was the most literate among the captains of the entire second division.
, reaching seventy-three characters, Wu Tac-choi once again stood in the spotlight.
During the battle at Tiger Bridge, Ng Tak Choi was named as the vanguard by Wang Zenglu. Although it seemed a bit like sending him to death at the time, and he felt a little bit resentful in his heart, but thinking about it again while lying on the bed at this moment, it was Wang Zenglu's high regard.
His men rolled up the carpet, went outside and brought back a copper kettle, filled a bowl of water and brought it to the bedside. He flattered Wu Tac Choi and said, "Young man is being sensible. This time Pang Pang didn't even send the flag team, so he chose
Mr. Qi, please go back to Anqing. If you say you have such a good job, you clearly care about Mr. Qi. How can we hold you back?"
"Your Majesty appointed our flag corps because you don't value me." Wu Dacai shook his feet, "The exact words your majesty told Mr. Wang, the rest of our flag corps are veterans. Any further losses will not be good for morale. The establishment
It is difficult to fight if they are not uniform, so it is most suitable for dealing with bandits along the way. If you go back and reorganize a little, you can create five or six usable flag troops, so that you can become stronger as you fight."
After Wu Dacai finished speaking, he glared at his men, "Be careful with the horses on the road. They are all war horses. Pang Pang said, if you lose one, I will beat you to death if you have no place to buy it with money. Also, this time
The leader is Commander Yang. Although he is a cavalryman, he is also a commander. He will run faster if he is told."
His subordinates fanned the water bowl with a fan to cool down the water temperature, and said diligently, "Listen to Commander Qi. Anyway, we have determined that Mr. Pang Pang and Mr. Wang Ba all think highly of Mr. Qi. This time our garrison camp has another
I'm going to Chuzhou, and if I kill a hundred generals or something like that, you, the flag general, have the best chance of being promoted to a hundred generals."
"What the hell are you talking about?" Wu DaCai suddenly sat up and kicked the man, "Get out of here and come back to me when the people are gathered together."
"Mr. Qi, remember the water, it will get cold soon." The subordinate rolled around on the ground, got up and went out.
Wu Dacai lay back on the bed. The texture of the calico wood looked so pleasing to the eye. He had never even seen this kind of wood before, but he heard from a soldier who worked as a porter in the army that this bed was worth a year.
He will not be able to afford military pay in the foreseeable future.
"President Bai, beat him to death." Wu Dacai gritted his teeth, "But nothing can happen to Panda."
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To the south of Donggeyi Station in Chuzhou, Pang Yu had just put down his telescope.
Beside him, the queue of the Anqing garrison was still advancing. At the front was a group of armored infantry. There were dozens of rogue horse soldiers on the hills a mile away in front of them. Pang Yu felt that it had become Shucheng Pass again.
situation.
Because of the desperate attempt at Menghu Bridge, only forty of Pang Yu's cavalry were left to fight. Among them, nearly twenty were not good at fighting and could only be used to detect road water sources, etc. After crossing the mountainous area to the north of Jiangpu and entering Chuzhou
, the garrison battalion's reconnaissance line was suppressed within two or three miles by the rogue bandits.
"Grandma, if you had known better, you wouldn't have grabbed the Tiger Bridge."
Pang Yu spat on the ground. The victory at Tiger Bridge brought many benefits. Judging from Pang Yu's goals at the time, Puzikou was only fifteen miles away from Jiangpu, and the infantry could also pose a threat to the rogue bandits. During the battle, there was still the southern river bank that could be used as a
Relying on this, the rogue cavalry was greatly restricted. Subsequent developments also showed that the victory at Menghu Bridge did indeed form a strong deterrent to the rogue bandits, forcing them to retreat. Pang Yu successfully achieved the goal of this military operation and was able to make a lot of money in Nanjing.
For other benefits, the loss of cavalry is completely acceptable.
But now Zhang Guowei suddenly changed his combat objectives, and the garrison camp needed to go deep into the interior. The lack of sentries was extremely embarrassing. There were only about 20 sentries to serve as outposts, and the rogues deployed more than a hundred horsemen in the front, completely suppressing the weak strength of the garrison camp.
Sentinel Qi, Chuzhou's hilly terrain greatly reduced the effectiveness of Pang Yu's telescope. Except for the nearby two or three miles, everything else was covered in the fog of war.
This forced the garrison battalion to use the infantry as the vanguard, driving the sentry cavalry along the way. The group kept a distance from the front and back, and the baggage had to walk in the middle. The march was very slow, and we only reached Dongge Post today.
This place is still sixty miles away from Chuzhou. Zhang Guowei's instructions for him to go to Chuzhou to chase the thieves did not say that he would only chase the thieves to Chuzhou. Pang Yu didn't ask. He planned to send Tang Ma to Jurong to ask for instructions after arriving in Chuzhou, so that he could delay the journey.
a few days.
This is the first time Pang Yu has left the jurisdiction of the Yingtian governor. He is a real guest soldier when he goes to other places. As the hinterland of the Ming Dynasty, under normal circumstances when he goes to other places, there will be civilian officials or supervisors leading the troops. It is easy to deal with the local area and prevent the officers and soldiers from causing trouble. However,
Pang Yu was not at the level to set up a supervisory army, Shi Kefa was far away in Anqing, and Zhang Guowei was even less likely to come to lead the army. He became a lone army.
Since the rogue bandits ravaged the Central Plains, there have been more and more cases of military attaches leading their battalions to pursue and suppress them everywhere, especially in Huguang and Henan. The rogue bandits were divided into many small groups and scattered in all directions, so the officers and soldiers could only divide their forces to pursue and suppress them.
, there are not that many civilian officials to lead troops.
This situation also has a court system. Pang Yu entered the jurisdiction of Fengyang Governor. According to the court system, he should be under the command of Fengyang Governor. However, the road to Fengyang was cut off by rogue bandits, so there was no practical feasibility. The garrison battalion could only go alone.
Marching, the person who knows their position best at present is not Governor Fengyang or Zhang Guowei, but the rogue bandits not far ahead.
"Bring those two guides over and ask how far away Dongge Station is."
Guo Fengyou immediately arranged for personal soldiers to lead the people. The two guides were hired from Puzikou, one was a businessman and the other was a merchant.
The two of them quickly arrived in front of the horse. Before Pang Yu could say anything, they heard a police cannon shot from the left.
Pang Yu raised his telescope, and a group of dozens of horse soldiers rushed out from the hills on the left and rushed towards the baggage train in the middle of the team.
"Ming Jin, stop moving forward."
The trumpets and drums of the middle army beat the clang of gongs, and the garrison camp immediately stopped, and the second division in the center deployed to the left of the baggage train.
The rogue horse soldiers approached quickly, and the sound of hoofbeats became faster and faster.
Pang Yu was not afraid of them charging into the formation. By interrogating the prisoners, he got to know the bandits better and better. As long as his camp was strong, no matter whether it was the old battalion or the cavalry, they generally would not directly attack the military formation, so this time he also went towards the baggage.
What he was more worried about was that the constant harassment by rogue bandits made the soldiers in the garrison nervous and exhausted, which would greatly reduce their combat effectiveness. Afterwards, the rogue bandits might launch a massive siege somewhere.
There was chaos in the baggage train. The horsemen recruited at Puzikou shouted in panic, frightening the horses and mules.
Several mules dragged the carriages out of the official road and ran like crazy in the wilderness. The carriages were soon damaged, and the mules were also injured. They fell to the ground and became a pile of scraps. A nearby flag team panicked.
They evaded and the formation was in chaos.
"Stupid donkey." Pang Yu cursed and vowed in his heart that he would never hire a mule cart again. Only now did he realize that it was reasonable to scold people as stupid as mules. This kind of animal is more timid than a horse and is more accepting of human beings.
Very low. Once frightened, they will run wildly and pose a greater threat to their own people than the cavalry.
Some archers started fighting under the cover of the infantry. The horsemen threw a wave of light arrows from a distance, and immediately hit the horses to the west. They stopped a hundred paces away, and then slowly moved towards the rear of the garrison camp.
A group of horsemen also appeared on the east side. They approached the highway leading to Liuhe from the east. Facing the position of the baggage train, the garrison camp was fortified on both sides and the queue completely stopped. This was the third time today. The garrison camp was restrained today.
We only walked ten miles.
"Sir, do you want me to go down and fight for a while?"
Pang Yu looked back at Chen Rulie. Yang Xueshi was injured on the face and led the team back to Anqing. Now the remaining cavalry is commanded by Chen Rulie.
"After fighting for a while, how many cavalry can be left?" Pang Yu shook his head and said, "There are many opportunities for fighting, but not now. You should pay more attention to these bandits. They have never learned the art of war, but they use the cavalry very well.
There are no more than a hundred cavalry in total, and more than a thousand of us can't move."
"My subordinates must watch carefully."
"Surrounded by hundreds of cavalry, you can cover up thousands of people. This is how cavalry is used." Pang Yu looked at Chen Rulie, "I must expand the cavalry. You should observe their cavalry more, not only to find their weaknesses, but also to learn from them.
In terms of tactics, you must learn the enemy’s strengths when you should learn them…”
As he was talking, there was a cry of killing from the east. Pang Yu turned around and saw dozens of cavalry appearing on the hill behind the rogue bandits, charging toward the rogue horse soldiers to the east.