Chapter 67 Officers and soldiers enter the village
Yang He was in the military tent when he heard a loud rumble in the distance.
Jiang Sheng ran into the military tent in disgrace. He cried and said in horror: "Sir Governor, the thieves in yellow are so disgusting. They have mines planted on both sides of the Wei River.
I ran out for more than two miles, but there were still landmines.
If I take a long detour, I'm afraid I'll be ambushed by thieves in yellow.
Coupled with the unstable mood in the army, the soldiers were afraid of stepping on landmines and did not dare to explore the road.
I can only retreat and come back."
Jiang Sheng's posture was very low, but his tone was very firm.
Both the inner and outer meanings of his words showed his attitude.
He will not use the soldiers under his command as cannon fodder and risk his life to break through the mine array of the thieves in yellow.
Jiang Sheng now regrets why he didn't bring some rebels with him when he left.
Use them to test where the mines of the thieves in yellow are buried.
The soldiers who went to break the mines this time were all military households who farmed the land for him.
If he loses one, he will feel sad for a long time.
Most of the military households were related to the servants and soldiers.
Their deaths greatly affected the morale of the army.
When Yang He saw Jiang Sheng's attitude, he had no choice.
Punishing Jiang Sheng at this time will lead to mutiny or camp roar.
You Shilu walked in with a cast iron ball and a smile on his face.
When Jiang Sheng saw the cast iron ball, he said in horror: "Take it away quickly, it's a landmine."
The landmines he encountered did not detonate.
The military households dug it out and showed it to Jiang Sheng.
Jiang Sheng immediately asked them to throw the landmine far away. If it exploded around them, they would be killed.
When Yang He heard that it was a landmine, he turned pale with fright.
Gao Qi shouted in a trembling voice: "What are you going to do? Our family represents the emperor.
If you kill our family, this is a serious crime against the nine clans."
You Shilu quickly explained: "My lords, please rest assured that the fuse has been removed from this mine and it will never be detonated.
I've found a way to deal with the mine array."
When Yang He heard this, he returned to his normal state.
He hurriedly urged: "General Soldier You, tell me your solution quickly."
You Shilu put the mines on the table and explained them to others.
"The way the yellow thieves detonated the mines was that they buried the mines in the soil with a floating board on top.
They used some bamboo pieces for support.
It only takes thirty to forty kilograms of weight to step down the floating board.
The board is connected to the fuse of the mine. As long as the board moves, the mine will detonate.
I tried rolling it over with trees or hitting it with rocks.
This approach simply doesn't work.
But I let my horse go through the mine array, and it was able to detonate the mines.
We don't need people to explore the road, we only need horses to easily detonate the mines of the thieves in yellow."
Jiang Sheng slapped his head in regret, why didn't he think of this good idea?
When he saw Yang He hesitate, he understood the reason for the governor's hesitation.
War horses are really valuable.
In terms of price, it is worth more than an ordinary military household, not to mention cheap anti-thief surrender troops.
Jiang Sheng knew that his opportunity to make a meritorious deed had come, and he immediately said:
"My Lord Governor, you can break the minefield without war horses.
The mules we are responsible for transporting cannot be used, and the food road is cut off. These more than 100,000 people will collapse without a fight.
But there are many large livestock such as pigs, cows, and mules in nearby villages.
There are more of them than war horses. Give me a few days and I will be able to find enough animals."
When Yang He heard Jiang Sheng's promise, he immediately agreed.
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Zhao Mingsheng from Fengxiang Qianhu, nodding and bowing, led a young general into a village.
Zhao Mingsheng is in his forties and has worked as a householder for more than twenty years.
The young general next to him was not yet twenty years old and was a Qianhu like him.
This man's name is Jiang Xiangsong, and his grandfather is Jiang Sheng, the commander-in-chief of Yansui.
The Jiang family belongs to a family of border soldiers, and their ancestors came to Shaanxi with Fu Youde, the Duke of Yingguo.
"Jiang Qianhu, why did the Commander-in-Chief ask us to catch pigs?"
Zhao Mingsheng asked curiously.
The army carried some mutton jerky and beef jerky.
The commander-in-chief wants to eat meat, and their generals also have small stoves.
We won't send troops to catch pigs and cows in villages.
"I heard from my grandfather that the thieves in yellow have a weapon called landmines.
These weapons are very powerful. The purpose of catching these beasts is to deal with the mine array.
As long as you complete this task, you will be appreciated by my grandfather and the Governor.
If you didn't know the road and the villages nearby, I wouldn't even give you a share of the credit."
Jiang Xiangsong told Zhao Mingsheng the news he heard from his grandfather.
He brought Zhao Mingsheng with him this time because his family wanted to get involved in the Zhao family's private salt business.
Zhao Mingsheng immediately smiled and said: "Thank you Ding Qianhu for your support and sharing some of the credit with me."
Ding Xiangsong pulled the reins to stop the horse under his crotch.
"Old Zhao, it all depends on your performance.
I heard that you have three hundred servants, and your name is very famous in all the houses of David.
My father is the commander of the guard station. He has 5,600 people under his command, but he does not even have 300 servants.
How did you manage to be able to support so many servants?"
Jiang Xiangsong was stunned and asked directly.
There were more than fifty servants and more than a thousand military households around him, but Zhao Mingsheng only brought ten servants.
Zhao Mingsheng lowered his head, his eyes flashing fiercely.
He thought of the power of the Jiang family, and then put on a friendly expression.
Zhao Mingsheng could only evade: "I definitely can't support so many servants on my own.
Most of the servants are elite officers and soldiers who escaped from the Guyuan mutiny.
These are my brothers and I am very good to them.
In my guardhouse, if they like any young lady, they can take her home directly."
