694, all the soldiers from the Beijing camp are here
"That's right, people die for money, and birds die for food. Money and silk are so touching. These stupid soldiers in the Beijing camp haven't been paid for half a year. Food is expensive this year, and the whole family is so hungry that their chests are touching their backs. Now I heard that there is money
, and his eyes are red. Anyone who dares to stop them will have to rebel. Soldiers must go in with a white knife and come out with a red knife." Zhang Shize said.
When Yang Fan heard how miserable these people were, he said: "Forget it, let me do something good. Anyone who comes to participate in long-distance running will be given ten pounds of cornmeal to each person. Anyone who can run back to Yongding Gate before dark will be given out. If you can't run back, you will be given ten pounds of cornmeal."
Yes, forget it, my food does not support waste."
Yang Fan has plenty of corn in his hand, which is three-year-old grain, and he doesn't care if he sends out 700 tons at a time.
"Don't worry, just go and talk to Li Banghua, he can figure it out," Yang Fan said.
Zhang Shize touched his chin and said: "This is a good idea. As long as this news spreads, the Beijing camp will have to blow up the camp. These soldiers are so poor. Now, with the money falling from the sky, if they can
It’s strange that I can’t bear it. But there is still a problem.”
Yang Fan asked: "What's the problem?"
"Many soldiers in the Beijing camp are well-connected people. They pretend to receive a ration in the Beijing camp. They don't come to the military camp at all. During the meal, they spend a few small sums of money to have people pretend to be their names. As soon as the reward came out this time,
Those with poor physical fitness will hire people to participate in long-distance running. When the time comes, there will be many such people among the first 10,000 people. What will happen then?"
Yang Fan snorted coldly and said: "What kind of place is the military camp? You can come and leave whenever you want. Once you enter the camp, you are a soldier. Anyone who dares to escape will be beheaded. No matter who he is, we think he is an impostor."
The person we replace will have to go to the Western Expedition with us. Don’t worry, as long as he is in good physical condition, I will train them with military sticks on the way."
Zhang Shize trembled all over. Yang Fan was always ruthless. Many of those who followed him into battle died every time.
If it fell into his hands and went to the battlefield, the sky would not respond and the earth would not respond.
We can only risk our lives. If we survive successfully, we will enjoy treatment three times better than that of the soldiers in the camp. If we die in battle, we can only admit that we are unlucky."
"Huh, why are you two here holding on to bad things?" A voice came from behind.
The two of them looked back and saw Xiao Niangpi and Lin Yueru coming in.
Xiao Niangpi covered her mouth with her little hand and yawned. She cursed: "Zhang Shize, are you tight-lipped? It's so early in the morning and it disturbs people's dreams. If you don't sleep, won't others sleep?"
Zhang Shize meeting Xiao Niangpi is like a mouse meeting a cat.
He quickly stuffed the three steamed dumplings on the plate in front of him into his mouth. Then he chewed a few times and swallowed. He picked up the remaining half bowl of fried liver and drank it all. Then he stood up and left.
Yang Fan looked so embarrassed that he stretched out his hand, hoping that he would eat slowly, stop choking, and leave after eating. However, Zhang Shize had already disappeared in a puff of smoke.
"Hmph, this kid is a ghost. Master, don't be deceived by his appearance. This kid is the best at pretending to be stupid, but in fact, he is smarter than anyone else in his heart. He is a monkey if he has hair on him."
Lin Yueru was so amused that she laughed out loud and said: "Sir, you can't rely on these nobles when it comes to the Qing army. They are unreliable. The Zhang family is the biggest noble."
Yang Fan nodded and said: "I've been kicked in the head by a donkey. Going into the troubled waters of the Qing army will not do any good, and it will also cause trouble. In this matter, we are only responsible for setting up the blunderbuss, and someone will set it off. If anything happens, we can do it."
We have nothing to do with it. All we need to do is get His Majesty's errand lake across."
Xiao Niangpi nodded and said, "Well, this is the right thing to do."
"Why did you two get up so early today?" Yang Fan asked strangely.
"It's not because you woke up so early in the morning that we all woke up. We were tossing and turning and couldn't fall asleep, and we were actually hungry. We planned to have breakfast first, and then go back to take a beauty sleep." Xiao Niangpi said.
After saying that, he covered his mouth with his little hand and yawned. He picked up the menu with his other little hand and started to read it.
Lin Yueru didn't look at the menu and said, "Bring me an egg custard. It should be tender, with oil droplets floating on it like water droplets rolling on a lotus leaf."
Yang Fan had almost finished eating, leaving the two of them to continue eating while he rode out of the city. He needed to summon his 500 cavalry soldiers to meet the 3,600 cavalry soldiers from the Hexi Guard Qianhu Station who would arrive today.
.Then camp outside Nanyuan.
Wait for the army to gather together, and then set out to fight.
Before dark in the afternoon, the soldiers and horses from the carriage camp finally arrived outside Yongding Gate. Zhou Yuji and other generals dismounted one after another and paid homage to Yang Fan.
"Congratulations to the commander-in-chief for being knighted and promoted to General of the Western Conquest. I wish the commander-in-chief a long and prosperous descendants."
"Hahaha, get up, get up. I am relying on the sacrifice of all the officers and soldiers, and I am lucky enough to succeed. I have killed many enemies in this battle. I have already submitted a memorial to express my merit. Soon everyone's contribution will be rewarded by the Ministry of War.
"
Everyone was overjoyed when they heard this. After they followed Yang Fan, although they had good food, good housing, sufficient food and salary, their families were assigned things to do, and they could also get a salary. However, Yang Fan's strictness in governing the army made the Ming Dynasty unsatisfactory.
No one is better than him.
Those who can stay, both officers and soldiers, actually have the idea of making contributions. In fact, it is not difficult to change the local atmosphere.
Once the chief officer's rewards and punishments are strict, the people below will naturally compete according to normal channels and rules, and everyone will work hard. Only when the leaders in the unit are dim and the atmosphere is bad will they just mess around.
"Today you camp next to Nanyuan, unload the horses, feed them well, and let them have a good rest. Tomorrow at noon, you ride horses to Yongding Gate. I will arrange for you to monitor the long-distance runners along the way, and no cheating is allowed."
Everyone followed the order and went directly to Nanyuan to camp. Yang Fan didn't need to worry about any of this.
The training manual for the camp clearly stated it. The officers and soldiers memorized it very well. Those who couldn't memorize it were beaten with military sticks until they memorized it.
They will naturally perform their duties and do these things well.
At noon the next day, Yang Fan arrived at Yongding Gate on time and climbed onto the tower. At this time, Li Banghua, the Minister of War, was looking down from the tower with his hands behind his back.
Zhang Shize was with him, and there were some officials from the Ministry of War around him.
When Zhang Shize saw Yang Fan coming, he made an OK gesture with his hand. This was their secret signal. It signaled to Yang Fan that his matter was done.
Yang Fan came over and took a look, and saw that the crowd outside Yongding Gate was full of people. I don’t know how many there were. Yang Fan had already eaten so much that he wouldn’t have attracted all the soldiers from the Beijing camp.
Li Banghua saw Yang Fan coming and said: "Uncle Dingyuan is really a good trick. I have been struggling for several months and I haven't even touched the hair of these soldiers and horses. As soon as you came up with this plan, all the 150,000 soldiers and horses of the Beijing camp were killed."