The massacre of a city has always been a taboo no matter which dynasty or country it is in. Because this kind of thing has exceeded the moral bottom line of mankind, no one except those who are perverted will not dislike this kind of thing. Pang Gang and Wang Hai
The people in the castle are no exception.
Pang Gang slapped the table and shouted: "This group of thieves and bandits are so unconscionable. As an official of the Ming Dynasty, how can I sit back and watch this bandit run rampant! We must wipe out all of them and kill them all to protect the place."
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"Yes! We must kill them all!" Everyone in the hall became excited, waving their arms in excitement.
However, after being excited, everyone became a little worried. After calculating the strength of Wanghai Fort, everyone found that there were only 240 garrison troops in Wanghai Fort at this time. Naturally, it was impossible to send out all of them, otherwise once bandits came to attack the company,
There is no power to protect oneself, Qianri Castle is a lesson learned from the past. In this way, the troops that can be sent out can only be the strength of one hundred households, that is, one hundred and twenty people. But if these one hundred and twenty people alone are
They were completely unsure of the five to six hundred bandits who had entered the Canine Tooth Mountain.
After everyone deliberated for a long time, Pang just said: "Don't worry, I estimate that such a big event must have alerted the command room and the prefect, and the government will definitely not turn a blind eye. Let's wait for a while first, and we must do our best in the past few days."
It’s preparation.”
Hua Yan also stroked his sparse beard: "Your Majesty, what you said makes sense. I think the official documents above have been covered up in the past two days!"
Everyone reluctantly agreed. Only Da Zhuang muttered in a low voice: "Hua Zandian is pretending to be a ghost again. Where did the official document come from after several days!"
As soon as Da Zhuang's words came out, soldiers came to report, "My lords, people from thousands of households are here!"
As soon as the soldier's words came out, Pang Gang and Hua Yan looked at each other and smiled, and Pang Gang immediately led the crowd out of the hall.
Outside the gate of Qianhusuo, Pang Gang's old acquaintance and former boss Binshi Qianbaihu was waiting at the door with three followers and horses. Although they were wearing thick winter coats, their faces were still cold.
The cold wind blew a few holes, and the horses behind them kept breathing out white air.
After Pang Gang came out, he quickly welcomed Bin Shiqian and the others into the hall, and ordered someone to serve hot ginger soup to Bin Shiqian and others to keep out the cold.
Bin Shiqian picked up the ginger soup and drank it without caring about burning his mouth. After eating a large bowl of ginger soup, his face, which was originally blue from the cold, returned to its normal color.
Pang Gang had been sitting aside calmly, until he asked at this moment: "What is the important matter, Mr. Bin, that makes you come here in such a hurry?"
Bin Shiqian put down the big bowl and burped comfortably before saying: "Brother Pang, I'm telling you the truth! Brother Yu has really important things to come here this time. The tragedy that happened at Thousand Sun Castle a few days ago is compared to Xian
My brother already knows."
Pang Gang gave a wry smile in his heart. This guest from Baihu was really a stranger. He treated him like a brother as soon as they met. However, he couldn't care about it so much at this time. He said with a serious face: "I just found out that we are talking to each other."
How are the general bannermen and Hua Zandian discussing this? I never expected that Zhou Youcai would dare to commit such a heinous act, and he really deserves to die!"
"Since the wise brother still knows, then the foolish brother will not explain more. After Qianri Castle was massacred, Qingzhou was shaken. The prefect and the command room were very angry. The two adults have issued a strict order, ordering us and the Lingshan Guards to quickly dispatch troops.
To eliminate this group of thieves, no one should escape the net, especially the thief chief Zhou Youcaisheng who wants to see people dead and corpses! At present, the Ministry of War has not sent a new thousand households to our Lingshan Guards, so several hundred households of our Lingshan Guards have decided to send Qiu Hong in three days.
Fort, Wanghai Fort and Lingshan Guards Station jointly sent out troops to exterminate this group of bandits. I wonder how many soldiers my dear brother Wanghai Fort can send out?"
Pang Gang clasped his fists and said solemnly: "Pang Gang, as an official of the Ming Dynasty, has the unshirkable responsibility to exterminate the bandits. Please rest assured, Lord Bin. In three days, Pang Gang is willing to lead 120 elite soldiers to Lingshan Guard to meet with you all and kill the bandits together!"
After hearing this, Bin Shiqian glanced thoughtfully at Pang Gang's face for a few times before retracting his gaze, nodding and saying: "That's very good, then Brother Yu will go back to Lingshan Guard to resume his life. Farewell!"
Pang Gang also knew that Bin Shiqian's matter was urgent, so he did not say anything to persuade him to stay. He led his people to the outside of the fort until Bin Shiqian and his three followers had turned into black spots, and then he returned to the hall of Baihusuo.
After entering the hall, Pang Gang immediately ordered Wang Zhi and Da Zhuang to quickly organize their troops and horses. In three days, they must arrive at Lingshan Guard to join forces with the other hundred households to jointly exterminate the bandits. At the same time, he also ordered Hua Yan and Li Xian to prepare. With a heavy supply of food and grass, Pang Gang didn't expect anyone to be merciful and help him in this round of bandit suppression. The only one he could rely on now was himself.
Since there are currently no mules and horses in Wanghai Fort, the baggage can only be carried by people. For this reason, Pang Gang also ordered Li Xian to recruit a hundred strong men as a baggage team, specifically to carry grain and grass. During the expedition, one strong man The daily requirement for food is about one liter. Now a total of two hundred people will consume two hundred bushels of food per day. Pang Gang prepared five days of food and fodder, plus the fodder for a few horses, which means that he will prepare twenty-two stones of baggage. All this It has to be done quickly.
Among the 120 men in the garrison, except for Pang Gang's 60 spearmen, the rest are soldiers holding firearms. This is already all the elites in Wanghai Fort that Pang Gang can mobilize at this time. , Pang Gang asked the remaining 120 soldiers to stay and watch the sea fort. This is Pang Gang's lair and must not be missed.
Moreover, the number of soldiers commanded by a hundred households is only 120. If it exceeds the limit, it will be troublesome to be held accountable in the future.
According to the rules of the Ming Dynasty army at this time, when soldiers went out to fight, they had to clear money, provide military rations, etc. This was also a common problem since ancient times. However, Pang Gang was extremely poor at this time, so naturally he had no money to distribute to everyone. , so Pang Gang also explained the situation to the soldiers before going to the battle. In order to ensure the safety of Wanghai Fort and his family, and Pang Gang's high prestige in the fort, the soldiers had no complaints. Moreover, Pang Gang had no complaints before setting off. He also promised the soldiers that if there was any success in suppressing the bandits, all the soldiers who went out to fight would be divided into 40%.
In the early morning three days later, before dawn, Pang Gang set out with 120 soldiers and 100 strong men. All the military households in the fort came to see him off, and everyone looked reluctant to leave. Some ladies and The old man was still wiping away his tears. After all, after leaving this time, the men in the family didn't know if they would come back again. However, they only dared to wipe their tears secretly behind their backs. Some women were also asking their husbands to follow the great men to fight well and kill the enemy with meritorious deeds. .
Compared with those military families, the soldiers who went on this expedition did not have so many worries. It was not too far to go to Qianhusuo, and they had been practicing their enemy-killing skills for several months and were already panicking on weekdays. I've been looking forward to this day for a long time.
Pang Gang was riding on the big red horse given by Commander Song, standing at the front of the team in a shiny suit, holding a bright silver gun in his hand, a Damascus scimitar on his waist, and a fish coat on his body. Wearing cotton armor and the Ming army's eight-point iron helmet on his head, he looked very majestic.
He handed over his hands to the soldiers and waved his spear. The sixty spearmen led by Da Zhuang immediately stepped forward, followed by sixty firearmsmen, and finally the ones led by Hua Yan.
One hundred strong men carrying baggage.
As the team set off, the two hundred and twenty people slowly disappeared from everyone's sight...