Reborn Regent of Ming Dynasty

"Get out, get out."

"Wearing a armor-piercing suit makes you think you are the Imperial Forest Army?"

"When we settle down, we will settle the accounts slowly someday!"

These days, the officers and soldiers of the city guard battalion are in charge of "entertaining" Caozhou soldiers. The two sides have formed a "deep friendship". The generals of each other still have fake smiles on their faces. It is very embarrassing to watch. The soldiers are not fake Yes, the soldiers of Caozhou began to scold, but the city guards were not polite, they cursed back one after another. It's just that there are many soldiers in Caozhou and few campers in the city guards. They only have more than 1000 people in total, and they have to be stationed at each city gate and camp. How many people there are? Here in the outer city?

This is also the reason why the soldiers of Caozhou are so courageous. They are in charge of bidding in the city, guarding the battalion in the city, plus the Laoshizi business group, there are only three to 4000 people in total. To be rough, of course, the side with a lot of people is brave... Could it be that these soldiers in Jinan City are as fierce as Dongchang thieves? [

This side is scolding, but the city guard just sneers. They are ordered to guard the city gates, inspect the passing pedestrians and merchants, and guard against spies. Liu Zeqing is now the acting commander-in-chief. .Just looking at the demeanor of these city guards, if you want to ask them to obey Liu Zeqing's orders, then don't even think about it.

"I'll take care of them when I have the time."

Seeing that there were only more than a hundred soldiers near the city gate, Liu Zeqing ordered a Chinese army chief Qian to bring more than a hundred soldiers to stay, and he would normally be stationed at the city gate from now on.

The boss Qian was so happy that he knelt down on the spot and thanked him, and then retreated with his subordinates.

Everyone is also very envious. This time, when entering the city, someone must make a fortune, but unless it is a rebellion and slaughters the whole city freely, someone will always fail. Now I am entrusted with the errand of the city gate. Collect everything from copper coins to broken silver... In short, it's a fat job.

"It's not the chief soldier who is his mother, and the fat has already begun to be distributed."

"These bastards have really gained power, and we Jinan people are miserable again."

"Do you still remember Marshal Qiu? He was in Jinan back then, and the people in our city couldn't afford it. Anyone who came in to sell vegetables in the morning had to pay ten Wen. How much did he earn in a day?"

"Hey, I just had a good life in Ansheng two years ago, and this fucking thing happened again. Why did the court choose this scourge? This Liu... I know this Caozhou soldier. There is no good person. In Yanzhou, they did evil. There are many things."

This side is discussing, and the Caozhou soldiers assigned to stay at the city gate over there also came over, with their chests and belly protruding, triumphant, which is disgusting.

Jinan Chengshouying couldn't see the side, and the two sides immediately stared at each other, eager to try.

"Don't worry, we just have to wait here." Mr. Qian, who was guarding the camp, vaguely heard the wind, restrained his brothers not to move around, and said coldly: "There is a jug of good wine in the city, waiting for them to drink it! "

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"My lord, the whole army has set up camp. This place is called Guchengji. It is the busiest town before going to Nanyang Prefecture. To the southwest is Neixiang, to the northwest is Xunyang, to the southeast is Xinye, and Xiangyang is very prosperous according to the sand table. Town, so the engineering whistle did not choose Neixiang County, but chose to camp here."

The sun became a round red fireball, and slowly sank below the western horizon. Fortunately, the afterglow was still there, so it didn't affect Zhang Shouren, surrounded by Zhang Shiqiang and others, observing the terrain.

In the north of his line of sight is a big town with a radius of more than ten miles, which is much larger than the county towns with a radius of five to seven miles. It is located in an important place, and it is the center of several counties. It is not an ordinary market town. comparable.

Before dark, Zhang Shouren took his subordinates to set up camp near the ancient city. The location of the camp was selected in advance. There are not many farmlands in the outskirts of the town, and there is a large piece of wasteland. It is more than three miles away from the town. It does not disturb the people, and it is easy to warn if something happens. , Camping is also very convenient.

Unlike ordinary officers and soldiers, when camping in Fushan almost never enters the city or villages, Zhang Shouren is not so delicate, he has to live in a house. The general army officer's Chinese army must have selected the mansion in advance, cleaned it, and then returned to the house. With the master as companion, there are first-class exquisite banquets and maidservants, and it would be even better if there are singing girls, such extravagance, good deeds and effective deeds, only good military discipline can be a ghost. [

Because the camp was ready-made, people from the engineering battalion went to the front and repaired some necessary things, such as wall foundations, antlers for shelter, simple peripheral fortifications, and living facilities such as drainage ditches.

More than 7000 people had to live here. It was not a simple matter. Public toilets, drainage ditches, etc. were very important. The Ming army did not pay much attention to this. The army often suffered from epidemics and dysentery, which were helpless.

When the tents were set up like mushrooms in the field, and the pieces were very spectacular and beautiful, the logistics officer and his men ran back in desperation.

The cooking cart is in charge of the logistics department, and there is a thousand households to carry it, and the whole Ming army, I am afraid that they did not count the cooks as soldiers and make them into a series. In this respect, Fushan is also the only one.As soon as the logistics group came back empty-handed, Qianhu, who was in charge of the kitchen, became anxious and stepped forward and said, "You didn't buy anything?"

"No, let's just use canned food and dried vegetables."

"Otherwise what can happen?"

Chiche Qianhu looked unhappy, but he had no choice but to turn around and go back.Since entering the border of Henan, I have eaten up all the fresh vegetables I brought with me, and the fresh meat is gone. I can’t survive this day. The fish is so dry that it will be boiled and then exposed to the hot sun. The ones brought from Shandong last year have already been eaten, and the porcelain cans are better. There are some dried plums, dried bamboo shoots, potherb mustard and other dried vegetables and pickled vegetables. It’s okay to eat these in winter. There are no seasonal vegetables to eat in this weather. Instead, ask the brothers to eat canned dried vegetables. Of course, the kitchen is very unhappy. .

It didn't take long for dozens of large cooking vehicles to emit fireworks, and then there was a sizzling sound, and then the smell of oily smoke and food diffused throughout the camp.

"Why can't I see any refugees, beggars?"

Zhang Shouren observed the terrain for a while, and watched the boys in the staff office doing surveying and mapping, recording data, mainly the data of nearby valleys and rivers, which must be clearly recorded, how many miles to the city, how many official roads, and No steep terrain, etc., are the homework that the staff office should do every day. Engaging in graphic surveying and mapping is tantamount to a kind of basic skill training.

After watching for a while, he also saw that something was wrong.

Between the sky and the earth, there is really a vast expanse, except for the undulating mountains that can be seen faintly on the horizon, it is the wilderness plain that has been abandoned as wasteland.At the junction of Huguang and Henan, there are many mountains and few flat lands. The people have always been in poverty and their livelihood is difficult.It is conceivable how precious these flat lands are, but looking around, there is no one on the flat land, and the cultivated land has been abandoned in pieces, becoming a wilderness everywhere, full of thorns and shrubs, looking around with a telescope , You can also see some dilapidated villages, but you rarely see people, only wild beasts and birds such as foxes, roe deer, hares and pheasants can be seen occasionally... If you are out hunting, it is really a good place.

From the north to the south, you can occasionally see some scattered passers-by, all in a hurry. Seeing the troops stationed, some turned around, and some rushed desperately.

As for the pedestrians from south to north, they basically didn't look at any of them.

It took only a few days to enter Henan from Huguang, and the journey was only [-] miles. The whole situation was completely different, as if entering a wild world, and everything felt different.

"You didn't buy anything?"

At this time, a group of logistics officers passed by with very ugly faces. Zhang Shouren said with a casual smile: "Eat when you buy it, and don't eat if you can't buy it. As for the ugly faces of dead parents?"

When he said this, the rest of the accompanying officers could tell that this group of logistics officers had the ugly faces of dead parents, and they were all like eggplants beaten by frost. At that moment, Luo Guoqi shouted: "What do you look like? Stand up straight for me one by one."

"Yes, host."

Facing the double pressure from Zhang Shouren and his immediate superiors, this group of logistics officers all stood up straight, but their faces were still very ugly.

"My lord, in the town ahead... the last general is really unheard of and unseen."

"I was frightened, and my heart is still beating." [

"Adults will know when they see..."

A group of officers, the largest is a logistics assistant, with the rank of commanding the guards, and a bunch of ranks of thousands of households and hundreds of households. Although they are not serious military officers, all the officers of the Fushan Camp have received strict military training. Training, they can fight on the battlefield as well, but at this time, they don't know what happened, which frightened them into such a state, their lips are murmured, but they can't speak decently.

"Don't scold them." Zhang Shouren knew that something more than normal must have happened in the town ahead, so he dismissed Luo Guoqi, the logistics director, with a sullen face, and rode his horse first, galloping towards the town three miles away go.

As soon as he moved, except for the generals who were on duty or had official duties, they did not follow, all the other generals and the leaders of the various ministries rushed to follow, and their personal guards also hurriedly followed. Under the twilight, more than two hundred The cavalry lined up in a long and sparse line, and the entire team was chaotic enough. Fortunately, there were scout cavalry within twenty or thirty miles around, which ensured that there would be no sudden enemy attacks. Otherwise, the fun would be enough Big one.

Three miles away, the time consumed by the galloping horse was almost negligible. In the blink of an eye, Zhang Shouren rushed to the outskirts of the town first.

Compared with those villages like ruins and ghost villages, such a large town with a radius of more than ten miles still has some popularity. It was getting dark, and some people even lit candles, but it was sparse and out of scale, in the spring breeze It flickered and swayed, making people feel like will-o'-the-wisps.

This is a typical market town in the Central Plains, with a wide gate, tall and profound halls, straight streets, and when the wind blows, you can see the streets paved with bluestone slabs that are several miles long, and if it is not popular, This is a very bustling town.