Guide to Traveling through the Northern Song Dynasty.

Chapter 75 0071【Advancement】

early morning.

Zhu Ming woke up rubbing his sleepy eyes, and came to the deck to get some fresh air.

There is still mist on the river, but the sun has risen from the east.

Last night all the archers slept with their clothes on and their weapons were by their side, just waiting for the bandits to come and attack them.

However, nothing happened...

The gang leader was still making a fire and cooking, when the servant and supervisor came up: "Zhu Dutou, give me a team of archers, and I will go back to the county to report."

"Your Excellency is no longer with the army?" Zhu Ming asked.

The house servant Jianjun said: "The government officials are in charge of money and food, and the commander of the war is under the command of the capital. It doesn't matter whether I go or not."

Zhu Ming smiled and said, "That's fine, I'll send you a team of archers."

Going back is going against the current, and the speed is much slower. At any rate, move all the goods in before the city gate closes.The iron money was heavy and plentiful, so in order to save time, they simply hired coolies on the docks directly to let the team of miscellaneous soldiers maintain law and order throughout the process.

"Camp on the shore first." Ju Ming ordered.

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A group of miscellaneous soldiers were thrown to the servant and supervisor, who ran away by boat, not even having breakfast.

Captain Archer immediately knelt down: "Eat the magistrate's meal and do things for the magistrate!"

The officials of the county government had already left work, and when they heard the news at home, they were very jealous.

"Very good," Xiang Zhixian asked again, "You are not soldiers, but have you learned the mandarin duck formation?"

Xiang Zhixian smiled all over his face, so he had two teams of shooters, a total of 22 people at his disposal.

Xiang Zhixian was even more satisfied. When the archers on Ju Ming's side disbanded, his subordinates would be the most powerful in the county.

"Thank you county lord!" Captain Archer was overjoyed.

Ju Ming still doesn't know how to set up camp. All his relevant knowledge comes from "Records of Military Training".

He asked his servant: "These archers are Zhu Chenggong's confidantes?"

"If there is a sneak attack, where is the easiest place to climb?" Zhu Ming asked again.

For example, shitting, Qi Jiguang also talked about it in the chapter on camping, but it seems to be only applicable to small-scale camping.He is now commanding fewer troops, which is perfectly fine. If he commands tens of thousands of troops, how can he make the soldiers shit?

Zhang Guangdao said: "Continue to go to the deep mountains by boat, and the cliffs by the river will become shorter and shorter. It will take about two or three days to go to the shore and climb around the mountains, and then go around to the back of Heifengzhai. There are tigers, snakes, insects and rats in the mountains. There are so many ants that even bandits dare not go there."

Zhang Guangdao called his three teams to collect torches, dry food, medicinal powder and other items.These are all prepared in advance, especially the insect repellent powder, which is quite expensive, so I will ask the county magistrate for reimbursement.

As a representative of Xiangzhi County, this guy just wanted to go back with his treasures as soon as possible.And it has already been asked, the little white member has a house outside the county, and there is money hidden there waiting to be received.

In the morning, Zhu Ming continued to march with Archers.

Because, Xiang Zhixian had already earned enough, and made two windfalls one after another, and the income added up to nearly ten thousand.

Zhu Ming asked, "Is there a more dangerous place?"

Zhang Guangdao couldn't help complaining: "Yang Ying was so frightened that she dared not come to attack and burn the boat at night. Even the dozen or so families by the riverside all fled into the mountains, and they fled in such a hurry that some food was gone." take away."

The peasants and miscellaneous soldiers acted immediately and moved the grain on the boat to the shore.

Xiang Zhixian said: "There will be a county lieutenant in the future, and you will also listen to me. Do you understand?"

"Explore again."

"Why don't you dare?" Zhang Guangdao said immediately, "I used to smuggle salt and traveled all over the mountains in Xixiang County, so I naturally know how to avoid those big bugs."

The river that enters the mountain is too small, and large ships are easy to run aground, so small boats can only be used to transport food, and all personnel go ashore on foot.

Soon they came to the riverside village downstream, which couldn't be called a village, only a dozen or so families, and it was an outpost established by Heifengzhai.

After walking for two or three miles, you can see private houses.

All kinds of things are clearly written, but Zhu Ming doesn't know the details, and how to do it depends on figuring it out.

Zhang Guangdao said: "There are thieves guarding the hillside. Once the officers and soldiers climb up, they will push down the stones. Even if a small group of officers and soldiers climb up while avoiding the stones and traps, they will be attacked by the thieves guarding above. "

If tens of thousands of people stand against the enemy for a month, how much shit should they produce?It is not easy to handle, and it is easy to cause infectious diseases.

Zhang Guangdao said: "It is not difficult to climb at the foot of the mountain. When you reach the middle of the mountain, the place you can walk is very narrow. If you continue to go up, it will become narrower and steeper. The few places where you can not take the mountain road are also set up. The officers and soldiers need to eliminate the traps while climbing up against the falling rocks."

The two returned to the camp, and Chen Ziyi had already set up camp.

Qi Jiguang said that the main general and the generals of the front battalion, together with the rest of the battalion generals and the officers of the Chinese army, had to go to the front post in person after lunch.From one to three in the afternoon, the chief general and accompanying officers should climb up to observe the terrain in advance.After the large troops catch up, the camping site is basically selected, and then the flag of the Chinese army is erected, and specific camping matters are arranged.

After making sure that his whereabouts would not be exposed, Zhang Guangdao led his troops and set off. Before it was dark, he took a boat around the upper reaches.

Immediately, he personally led the troops up the mountain, and Zhang Guangdao followed beside him to observe the situation around the battlefield.

"Yes!"

It is said to be camping, but in fact it is just a few rows of wooden fences laid down at random. Real veterans will be amused when they see it.

Revisiting the old place is quite emotional.

There are traps under the feet and falling rocks above the head, which really embarrasses the officers and soldiers.

"Now we can only attack by force, let's go." Zhu Ming ordered.

Zhu Ming sent all his soldiers to search the nearby hillsides to prevent bandits from observing secretly.

Zhang Guangdao pointed to the front and said: "We still have to go forward and bypass the mountain over there to reach the foot of Heifengzhai. Every time the officers and soldiers come to suppress bandits, the farmers at the foot of the mountain will evacuate, and they will all evacuate to the Heifengzhai on the mountain to defend themselves." .”

"It's not difficult to climb." Chen Ziyi looked at those hillsides.

The side near the river is a cliff, and the remaining hillsides are relatively steep.

When the father and son traveled across time, it was here that they got food.

Pointing to two baskets of iron money, he said to the county magistrate: "These are all rewards for you. Whoever is the leader can distribute them by himself."

The wages of the coolies are doubled according to the usual work, and each of them is elated and full of energy.

Zhang Guangdao pointed to the front and said: "The hillsides on both sides of the road over there can be climbed up, but there are thorns and weeds everywhere, and many traps are installed. In some places where it is convenient to dig holes, some traps have been dug. Sharpened bamboo slices."

The county magistrate was a little scared, and when the goods were moved, he would not immediately move the money hidden in the county by the little white member.

It's a pity that the bandits didn't come, and all the preparations were in vain.

Zhu Ming arranged: "Then you take three teams over there. I'm here, and I'll take the less dangerous places first, and then I'll wait for you for three days before cooperating."

Walking all the way back to the tent, Chen Ziyi came over and volunteered, "Tomorrow I will be the vanguard."

Zhang Guangdao said: "After conquering here, if you continue to go up the mountain, there is still a critical point. The mountain road can only accommodate two people walking side by side. There are cliffs on both sides of the mountain road. One side is up and the other side is down. , you can throw falling rocks down, and the officers and soldiers on the road can't hide, they have to retreat or jump off the cliff."

Continue to move forward, but suddenly narrow, and there are continuous mountains in front of you.

The team bypassed the col, and the terrain opened up a lot, with more thatched huts and farmland.

Chen Ziyi guessed: "It seems that the morale of the bandits is low, and they dare not leave the stronghold at all."

After all, the officers and soldiers who came to suppress the bandits in the past were also temporarily recruited archers, and they had not been trained seriously.If you step on a few traps and get hit by stones a few times, you will probably have to flee on the spot.

There are auxiliary soldiers who want to go out to cut trees, collect firewood, and cut grass to feed horses. These all need to leave the camp, and they must be counted when they return.If there are few come back, it may be due to an accident, so we should send a small group of elite soldiers to look for them.If you come back too many times, there must be spies, so you have to check carefully.

Pockets are safe!

Zhu Ming personally led people to inspect the camp. The camp with hundreds of people can be seen at a glance, and there is nothing to inspect.

"If it's just these things, it won't be difficult to take down." Zhu Ming said.

The eleven archers were elated when they heard it. They couldn't bear the rules, and they didn't take the initiative to be soldiers. They were originally quick-witted people, and they were easy to be bribed if they got a little advantage.

Captain Archer said, "I've practiced everything."

According to the "Records of Military Training", the army should consider camping after lunch.

The magistrate also said: "Zhu Dutou has enough troops. You don't need to go back. You can stay in the county Weisi as a standing archer. From now on, just listen to me. If you have enough money, you can also be exempted from taxes in your family."

In a remote and small county like Xixiang County, there is no quota for standing archers, but it is basically between ten and twenty.In the past, they were all confidantes of Master Zhu, but now they are all vacant, which is convenient for cultivating influence to the county magistrate.

As for the place above, it is temporarily impossible to observe with the naked eye, so Zhang Guangdao can only make up for it from memory.

When the miscellaneous soldiers set up camp, Zhu Ming sent several teams of archers to guard the relatively open hillside.

While setting up camp, sentry cavalry were also sent out to check the situation.

The next thing, the house servant supervising army is too lazy to take care of it.

"Yes!" Captain Archer understood.

They were all thatched huts, and the search team came back and reported: "Tou, there is no one in those houses, and all the food, livestock, and cooking pots have been taken away."

"Yes," Zhu Ming took out a simple map, "Before the attack tomorrow, I will accompany you to familiarize yourself with the terrain. The place marked with a cross on the map is the most dangerous place, and it is absolutely not allowed to attack by force. When you reach this point, you must stop and send people up the mountain." Persuading him to surrender, while waiting for Third Brother Zhang to lead his troops to sneak attack."

Zhang Guangdao was already standing by the river to greet them. Last night he led his troops to go further downstream and took a small boat across the river in ambush in the dark.The purpose, of course, is to intercept the bandits' rout and cut off the bandits' retreat.

"I will definitely be there within three days." Zhang Guangdao promised.

After climbing the mountain for half an hour, the mountain suddenly became steeper.

The servant replied: "More than 300 archers were selected, and more than 200 soldiers were selected. Those are Zhu Chenggong's confidantes, and they were all brought to Heifengzhai to fight. These eleven people are just miscellaneous soldiers in the archers."

Zhu Ming asked, "Then do you dare?"

The county magistrate suddenly got worried, and he called all eleven shooters to the backyard of the county government.

He felt that it was not safe, and ordered: "When the other archers come back, you can recruit another team. No soldiers, just miscellaneous soldiers like you, it is best not to be close to Zhu Dutou!"

Zhu Ming took out a pen and paper, and began to draw a simple diagram, marking several key points.

The main reason is to appease the hearts of the people. When encountering sentries, Zhu Ming will always chat a few words and tell them not to desert.

After dinner, it was getting dark.

"Do you want to bring the door panel?" Chen Ziyi asked.

Zhu Ming smiled and said, "Of course I have to bring it, that thing is of great use."

The rattan players in the mandarin duck formation are divided into long players and short players.Long cards block long-range weapons, short cards block melee weapons.

Hearing that there are earth bows and rolling stones in Heifeng Village, Zhu Ming got some door panels and used them temporarily as long cards.

On-site inspection of the battlefield today, Ju Ming discovered that the door panels actually have other magical functions!
(End of this chapter)