Su Hao knew nothing about what happened in Ningxia City. According to the order of the Ministry of War, he took the survey camp to Xiaoxing and stayed overnight. That day, he finally arrived in Ningxia City. He asked Deng Kui to take the sergeants with him.
After setting up camp outside the city and waiting, he took a few soldiers with him, went into the city with Chen Dao, Xu Guangzu and others, and came to Dang Xin's governor's office.
"Surveying?"
Dang Xin met with Su Hao and his entourage in the lobby of the Yamen. He took the official document from the Ministry of War handed over by Chen Dao and frowned at it for a long time, not understanding what this team called Kanyu Camp was doing.
Chen Dao knew that Dang Xin was a purely civil servant, knew nothing about war, and deeply looked down on soldiers. He did not explain much to Dang Xin, he just said that this was a task of the Ministry of War, and asked the governor for convenience.
Dang Xin patiently listened to Chen Dao's introduction, nodded and said, "You can discuss this matter with the commander-in-chief of the town. However, Ningxia Town has limited financial resources. You can only raise the salary of your battalion yourself."
"This is natural." Chen Dao agreed.
"Also, you must strictly restrain your soldiers and not disturb the people. Any offenders will be severely punished by this officer." Dang Xinhu ordered with a face.
"Don't dare, don't dare, we will strictly control the soldiers." Chen Dao nodded.
There was nothing left to say. Everyone bowed to Dang Xin and exited the lobby. Once outside, veteran Xu Guangzu curled his lips and cursed: "What the hell? Why did the imperial court send such a waste to patrol Ningxia?"
"Uncle Xu, be careful what you say." Chen Dao quickly stopped Xu Guangzu and looked around, fearing that these words would be heard by the people in the governor's office. He helplessly said to Su Hao and Xu Guangzu: "There is no other way. When we get here, of course we have to fight with the governor.
Just a hello, after all, more than 2,000 horses have come, and what they eat and feed the horses must be provided locally."
"I'm used to it." Su Hao didn't care. He had seen a lot of the faces of these officials in the Ming Dynasty. Dang Xin's official position was much higher than those of them. Being able to meet them once was considered a favor to the Ministry of War.
"Mr. Chen, where should we go next?" Su Hao asked.
"Go to the Guards General's Mansion and meet Commander-in-Chief Zhang Jizhong and ask him to arrange a place for us to stay," Chen Dao said.
Several people were about to leave the governor's yamen when they saw a man walking out of the public house nearby. As soon as this man saw Chen Dao, he greeted with a smile on his face: "Is this Mr. Chen? I was watching him in the room just now.
Feel like you."
"It's Jiang Zhongjun. I was planning to go find you." Chen Daole stepped forward and said cheerfully.
Next, Chen Dao introduced everyone. The name of Jiang Zhongjun was Jiang Tingfu. He was originally a guard at Heng Castle in Ningxia. He had just been transferred to Ningxia City as a camp officer in the Chinese army. Chen Dao was a very well-connected person.
Jiang Tingfu had also dealt with each other in the past, so they knew each other.
"This is not the place to talk. Let's talk somewhere else." Jiang Tingfu said to Chen Dao.
Chen Dao knew what Jiang Tingfu meant. He nodded and said, "I have been coming all the way. I came to see the governor as soon as I arrived in Ningxia City. I haven't eaten yet. Does Jiang Zhongjun know any better restaurants in this city?"
, my little brother is the host, how about asking Jiang Zhongjun to honor you."
"You are guests from afar, so I should be the host." Jiang Tingfu said with a smile.
The two sides exchanged polite greetings, but in the end they couldn't agree on the reason. Jiang Tingfu led the way, and everyone left the governor's office and came to a well-decorated restaurant. Jiang Tingfu asked the waiter to arrange a secluded private room, and called again
After a few dishes with local characteristics and good wine, the waiter was sent away.
Needless to say, there were various social activities at the wine table at the beginning. After everyone had a few rounds of drinks, Chen Dao brought the conversation to the main topic: "Brother Chengzhang, I am waiting to come to Ningxia this time, but it is all because of you."
Chengzhang was Jiang Tingfu's name. When he heard Chen Dao's words, he bowed his hands to everyone and said: "My sin, my sin, I didn't expect that just because of the secret letter I wrote to the Ministry of War, you all came all the way to this border city outside the Great Wall."
"Secret letter? What's going on?" Su Hao asked Chen Dao.
Chen Dao pointed at Jiang Tingfu and said, "Let Jiang Zhongjun explain this matter."
Jiang Tingfu said: "I hope I am just unfounded. In my humble opinion, the city of Ningxia is in danger."
"No way?" Su Hao's eyes widened, "We just met the Party Governor, but why didn't he mention anything? Also, Doctor Chen, when you asked us to come to Ningxia City, you didn't say anything
What danger?"
Chen Dao also knew that he was not honest in what he did. He tricked Su Hao's survey camp into Ningxia. Sooner or later, he had to make it clear to Su Hao about certain things. Now, Jiang Tingfu was present, just in time to clear up the matter. He said
: "Don't blame me for changing it. I didn't explain things clearly before, mainly because some things are just everyone's suspicions and it's not convenient to talk nonsense. Didn't Jiang Zhongjun also say it? I hope it's just his unfounded worries. However, this time the Ministry of War arranged a reconnaissance camp
Going to Ningxia Town first is really a way to prepare for a rainy day."
"Jiang Zhongjun, you said that the city of Ningxia is in danger. Could it be that the Tatars intend to invade?" Su Hao asked Jiang Tingfu.
Jiang Tingfu shook his head and said: "If the Tatars invade, the few guards and horses in Ningxia Town can completely stop it. Why bother the Ministry of War to worry about it anymore? What I am worried about is the civil strife in Ningxia Town."
"Civil strife, what do you mean?" Su Hao was a little confused.
"Let's put it this way, this is not my race, and its mentality must be different." Chen Dao said, "There are several guards in Ningxia Town, and the strongest among them is the Ningxia Guard. The commander of the Ningxia Guard is called Kuai Cheng'en.
His father was a Tatar who surrendered to the Ming Dynasty... I said this, do you understand if I change it?"
"I'm confused. You don't mean to say that Kuaibai wants to rebel, right?" Su Hao understood somewhat.
"No one dares to talk nonsense about things that haven't happened yet. It has been more than thirty years since Kuaibai surrendered to the imperial court. He has made great military achievements. We really can't say that he wants to rebel for no reason. A few days ago, Jiang Zhongjun gave the Ministry of War a
A secret letter about some changes in Kuaibai aroused the vigilance of the Ministry of War, so Wang Shangshu decided to transfer the survey camp to Ningxia Town to prevent unexpected events." Chen Dao explained.
Kuaibai has been operating in Ningxia City for many years, and after establishing a solid foundation, he gradually became arrogant. In addition to controlling the Ningxia Guard's soldiers and horses, he also recruited a wide range of knights and ruffians to form his own private army, called the "Cangtou Army"
". The combat effectiveness of the Cangtou Army is extremely strong, far exceeding the strength of the other guards in Ningxia Town. This makes the knowledgeable people in Ningxia Town very worried.
As a camp officer, Jiang Tingfu had a very clear view of the situation in Ningxia Town. He knew that Kuai Bai was an ambitious man, and that the new governor Dang Xin was too conceited. He and Kuai Bai continued to have frictions, and the conflict became increasingly acute. Jiang Tingfu was worried.
If the conflict between Dangxin and Kuaibai intensified, Kuaibai would take risks and rebel, so he wrote a secret letter to the Ministry of War to ask the Ministry of War to pay attention to the matter.
This secret letter was sent to Wang Yi'e, the Minister of War, but Wang Yi'e was in trouble. Neither the Shaanxi Dusi nor the Ningxia governor reported the possible rebellion of Kuai Bai. The imperial censor Zhou Honghe even said that the Kuai family's army was deplorable.
Under such circumstances, if the Ministry of War takes action against Kuei Bai, it would be unjustifiable both emotionally and rationally, and it would be impossible to get through to the rotten scholars in the imperial court. However, it is impossible to let it go and wait and see what happens, because Ningxia is a place like
It is located on the border. If something happens, the Tatar tribe will take advantage of it and threaten the security of the northwest.
In desperation, Wang Yi'e thought of the Kanyu Camp in Su Hao's hands. After the Kanyu Camp defeated the Japanese pirates in Huai'an, the Ministry of War reorganized the Kanyu Camp into a battalion organization and specifically told Su Hao to strengthen the Kanyu Camp.
Training in firearms, in order to use the Kanyu Camp as a pilot unit for using firearms in combat. Now more than half a year has passed, and the Kanyu Camp has achieved certain results in the use of firearms. Wang Yi'e decided to use this
A detachment of troops was sent to Ningxia Town. If a situation really got out of hand in Ningxia Town, the Kanyu camp might be able to survive for a while, giving the Ministry of War time to mobilize troops to put down the rebellion.
Another advantage of transferring the Kanyu Camp to Ningxia Town is that it can conceal the truth. The Kanyu Camp is a surveying and mapping unit. Wang Yi'e transferred this unit there in the name of drawing maps. No one can say anything. If he transferred other units
If our team goes to Ningxia Town, I'm afraid it will alert the enemy, which will lead to bad things.
In front of Su Hao, Chen Dao naturally couldn't speak too clearly, because some matters were the decisions of the top brass of the Ministry of War and could not be stated explicitly. However, Su Hao and Xu Guangzu were both smart people. If Chen Dao pointed out the key to the problem, they would
After thinking clearly, Su Hao said with a wry smile: "Mr. Chen, couldn't you give me a heads up on such a big matter in advance? You want to be prepared for unexpected events, so aren't you afraid of anything happening to my survey camp?"
"Uh-huh..." Chen Dao smiled awkwardly and said, "No, in fact, I have been inquiring about Ningxia Town along the way. Isn't this a sign of resignation and nothing else?"
Xu Guangzu was not surprised by this situation. He had heard of this person Kuaibai in the past. Jiang Tingfu said that Kuaibai might rebel, and Xu Guangzu also believed it. The Ming army's generals and soldiers came from Mongolia.
Many times, when encountering trouble, some generals and soldiers will defect. This kind of thing is not new. As a veteran, Xu Guangzu thought more about specific combat issues. He said to everyone:
"In this case, it is inappropriate for the Kanyu camp to be stationed in Ningxia Town. Ningxia Town is under the control of Kuaibai, and no one knows when he will attack us. Jiang Zhongjun, you have been in Ningxia for a long time.
Where do you think it would be more appropriate for our unit to be stationed?"
Jiang Tingfu thought for a while and said: "Mr. Xu Qian is right. If the Kanyu Camp lives in Ningxia City, if there is an uprising in Kuaibai, the Kanyu Camp will inevitably be caught off guard. After thinking about it, it is better to ask General Su to lead his troops.
Move to Pinglu Station on the North Road, which is 120 miles away from Ningxia City. The distance is suitable. What does General Su think?" (To be continued.)