"Master Fang, I haven't seen you for a long time, and you came to inspect our left-wing position again."
"It's been a long time, General Fang. I can't help it."
Fang Yinbao bowed his hand in the direction of Xing Ji City with great respect.
"News has arrived from Xingji City. I will return to the Ministry of War in a few days, but there are still some investigations that have not been completed. I came here today to go through some procedures."
"That's it." Although Fang Yuanwu said this, he didn't dare to relax in his heart, "The general will first wish you a bright future..."
Fang Yinbao nodded with a smile and said a few words.
He didn't give Fang Yuanwu a chance to say more, and went straight to the point, "General Fang, I am sent to the left wing position this time to randomly check some ordinary soldiers. Is it okay?"
"This..." Fang Yuanwu's heart skipped a beat and he couldn't help but frown.
But this was the scope of the imperial envoy's authority, and he could not tolerate his refusal.
"Sir," Fang Yuanwu looked a little embarrassed, "I have a large number of people under my command, and there are at least three thousand in the high ground on the left wing alone. It may not be easy to find a few specific soldiers among so many people."
"And some soldiers left the camp to transport supplies, and may not be at Dinghai Wharf at this time..."
Ha ha.
Fang Yinbao was not surprised. He turned around and took the thick operation book from the subordinate next to him.
"General, please rest assured. Before I came here, I specially brought the itinerary of all your soldiers. How about this, I will not embarrass the general, and just randomly select some soldiers who are on duty on the high ground on the left wing at this time. I wonder what the general's intention is?
"
Fang Yuanwu was speechless.
He and several military advisors looked at each other, feeling more and more irritated, but he had to endure it and said with a smile, "This is best, lest they are not here and your trip is in vain."
"By the way. I wonder which soldiers from the camps the Imperial Envoy wants to ask? I will have them found immediately."
Fang Yinbao nodded and flipped through the book in his hand.
"I have thanked the general in advance. In that case, let's randomly check rooms 1, 2 and 3 of the former 6th Infantry Battalion of the Chinese Army."
Who are these?
Fang Yuanwu couldn't help but glance at the military advisors next to him.
However, the faces of the military advisors were also blank.
There are too many young men from wealthy families in the Central Army Corps who have come to get gold.
These dudes have always been lawless, but the forces behind them are so luxuriant that no one can be underestimated.
It is already beyond our capabilities to pay attention to or mediate the conflicts between them.
Naturally, high-ranking generals like Fang Yuanwu had no concern for those unknown soldiers from the common people.
However, it seemed that Fang Yinbao was really just a small soldier randomly checking a few camps to deal with the problem, and the Central Army's soldier account book had been kept neat and watertight, so there shouldn't be any problems found.
Thinking of this, Fang Yuanwu laughed.
"Come here, go find those people for me and ask them to cooperate with Mr. Fang's investigation, otherwise they will be severely punished."
"Yes!" A young guard quickly stood up.
"No need to bother." Fang Yinbao also laughed and looked towards the East China Sea.
"General Fang, the sea is full of smoke, and the Japanese pirates are about to attack. The general must be very busy at this time. I am just doing a routine matter, so I won't take up the general's precious time here."
"Let's do this. Ask this young general to lead the way, and I will follow you to visit them."
"Okay." Fang Yuanwu nodded.
He didn't want to see those smelly soldiers yet.
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Back mountain path.
The road is not steep, but it has rained several times these days and the soil is soft.
Every short distance a car got stuck.
The cart is filled with strategic materials such as logs, stones, sulfur, charcoal, etc.
Countless soldiers and war horses were pulling forward and pushing back, trying hard to push upwards.
Ta-ta-ta.
The sound of horse hooves sounded.
A tall horseman came hurriedly from the top of the mountain.
"Qi Daming, Jiang Zian, Qiu Fugui..." Luo Junjie on horseback read out a dozen names.
"arrive!"
Although Qi Daming and others were a little confused, they still responded habitually while breathing heavily.
"Very good." Luo Junjie nodded with satisfaction, "You are all from No. 1, 23, No. 1, 23, Sixth Battalion of the Chinese Infantry, right? Stop what you are doing now and come with me to see the Imperial Envoy."
Lord Imperial Envoy?
Qi Daming's heart skipped a beat and he couldn't help but turn his head and cast a distant glance in the direction of Ruinan County.
The first time he heard the word "imperial envoy" was at the headquarters of the Central Army Corps in Ruinan County.
At that time, they were just as exhausted as they are now, carrying things around.
It's just that that time the Central Army Corps received news of Fang Yinbao's visit, and Feng Haohan decided to leave Ruinan County in a hurry.
Fu Ping, who lives in the same dormitory as Qi Daming, is the most knowledgeable.
As soon as he suggested reporting to the imperial envoy the issue of the superiors' deduction of military pay and shoddy military supplies, he was taken away by the inspectors who suddenly broke in. From then on, he never saw anyone dead or dead...
Thinking of this, Qi Daming felt excited in his heart and quickly lowered his head deeply.
However, other people pushing the cart couldn't help but complain.
"Are you going to beat someone up again?"
"These cars are so heavy. We can't even pull them. Do we still have to work if we can't pull them?"
"That's right, we have been pushing the carts for several days, and the brothers have been exhausted for a long time. What's the food on there, and you don't know how to change the people?"
"People are nothing. The legion is backed by Ruinan Racecourse, and there are many good horses. But look, what kind of garbage are they used to pull the cart?"
"That's right. If this continues, I will die of exhaustion before I am killed by the Japanese pirates."
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snort.
Amid the commotion, Luo Junjie on horseback snorted and whipped him hard.
"It's not like I haven't given you food, so what nonsense are you talking about? Hurry up and get to work."
He pointed to the east.
"The Japanese pirate fleet is about to appear in front of us, and the highlands are in urgent need of various materials. If we ruin the affairs of the generals, can you afford it?"
His voice faded, and the supervisor not far away had already walked towards this side with a whip and murderous intent.
It seems like someone will be whipped if they don't like him.
Unable to carry the weight with their arms, the soldiers had to hold back their resentment and push the cart again.
Qi Daming and more than a dozen people followed Luo Junjie, panting and walking towards the top of the mountain.
After a while, the group of people arrived at a small platform.
There were a few people waiting on the platform with their eyes rolling.
Luo Junjie turned over and dismounted.
"Fu Ping, come here and recognize Qi Daming and others. You were in the same dormitory when you were in Ruinan County. Don't make any mistakes later."
"I understand." One of them stood up and looked at Qi Daming and others up and down.
Qi Daming and others looked at each other, their hearts beating rapidly.
This is obviously a stranger. Where is their former comrade Fu Ping?
Regardless of what Qi Daming thought, Luo Junjie placed the other people into other dormitories one by one.
"Okay, now the personnel in each dormitory are complete. We will meet with the Imperial Envoy later. Except for Fu Ping and the others, everyone else should try to speak as little as possible unless the Imperial Envoy calls his name. Do you understand?"
"If you accidentally say the wrong thing..."
He gently lifted the fit around his waist.
Qi Daming and others turned pale and quickly lowered their heads one by one.
"My subordinate understands."
"Very good. Let's go." Luo Junjie nodded with satisfaction, got on his horse again and walked towards the top of the mountain. (End of Chapter)