Chapter Twenty-Three Winter's Delayed Frightening Spring Dream
In the early morning of winter, Pingjiang Prefecture and Jiyang County on the south bank of the Yangtze River are covered with a layer of light fog, and the grass and wood houses in the surrounding fields are dimly covered. Leaving the Yangtze River, enter the Donglai River waterway from the river branch mouth, more than ten miles south.
Jiyang Lake, Jiyang County is located on the south bank of the lake. From a distance, the jagged city head and a few mulberry elm trees with only sparse leaves hanging on their branches look particularly thin in the fog.
On the north bank of Jiyang Lake is the headquarters of Ninghai Town Shuiying, which is half camp and half water village. In the Shuizhai Lake Lane, dozens of warships of different sizes are quietly displayed, covered with a layer of white frost, and everything is quiet.
Quietly, except for the occasional clear rooster crow that pierced the loneliness of the early morning.
The imperial court did not pay much attention to the construction of naval forces. In the early years, the only navy with border defense significance in the town army system was the Penglai Town Navy stationed in Dengzhou Prefecture. At full strength, it only had four battalions and 2,000 sergeants. Ninghai Town initially only had infantry.
, in the past hundred years, the pirate power of the lake has become increasingly rampant, and Ninghai Town has only established a permanent naval force, which is composed of six battalions, on the basis of incorporating the forces of Yang Tianshun Water Village in Taihu Lake. Over the years, military discipline in various military towns has deteriorated, and military generals have suffered
The issue of empty pay was repeatedly banned, and Ninghai Town was no exception. Only naval generals like Xiao Taoyuan knew exactly how many soldiers the Sixth Battalion Navy still had, and how many of these soldiers were still capable of fighting.
Xiao Taoyuan, deputy cavalry captain of Ninghai Town and naval commander of Ninghai Town, does not usually live in Yingcheng. He has a garden outside Jiyang County, which is also close to Yingcheng. He usually lives in the garden.
It was late in early winter. Xiao Taoyuan woke up and opened his eyes to look at the green light coming through the window. The fog was very heavy. His bones were almost falling apart due to the tossing at night. The two warm bodies were as slippery as nephrite, one on the left and one on the right.
He was sleeping soundly on his chest, and his slightly exposed shoulders were as white and tender as snow. Xiao Taoyuan's hand touched the fat and smooth butt of the woman on the left under the quilt. The woman squirmed in her sleep, with two lumps on her chest.
The big meat rubbed Xiao Taoyuan's ribs and made him feel comfortable. His long legs also wrapped around Xiao Taoyuan's hairy thighs even tighter. Xiao Taoyuan got interested and dug his fingers into the woman's plump buttocks. At this time "
"Dede," the sound of galloping horse hooves broke through the silence of the early morning.
There is no peace in the world. In the past month, only the towns and grass markets along the river in Pingjiang Prefecture have been robbed four times by pirates and bandits. As the general in charge of Jiangfang and Coastal Defense in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River and the coasts of Pingjiang and Hailing, Xiao Taoyuan also has trouble sleeping and eating.
An. Hearing the sound of horse hooves that sounded like drums in the early morning, Xiao Taoyuan's arousal just now melted away like the first snow poured with hot water. He turned over and sat up, looking at the window alertly and blankly.
Know what happened again.
The two pretty concubines were also awakened. They stuck their heads out of the brocade quilt and looked at Xiao Taoyuan in confusion: "What happened?"
The people in the guard room outside were also startled by the sound of horse hooves, and heard someone shouting from a distance: "Urgent report from Changshan Island!"
What happened on Changshan Island? Xiao Taoyuan climbed out of bed, stood barefoot on the bed pedal, and ordered: "Bring the clothes quickly."
Seeing Xiao Taoyuan's serious look, the two concubines did not dare to neglect, and hurriedly got out of bed to help him get his robe. Their white bodies were naked, and they did not care about the cold, so they helped Xiao Taoyuan put on his clothes first.
Xiao Taoyuan couldn't wait for his clothes to be fastened, so he put on his open robe and went to the outside room. The two concubines then dressed and dressed calmly. Everyone outside spoke in a low voice. After a while, there was only a "clang" sound.
Someone smashed the teacup onto the brick floor and smashed it into pieces. The two concubines were startled and their eyebrows were drawn crookedly. Then they heard Xiao Taoyuan scolding in such a gloomy tone that people could only shudder in their hearts:
"You can't see people alive, you can't see corpses after death - what kind of military intelligence are you looking for? You are all fucking shit! Find out for me which group of pirates kidnapped people. Chongzhou sent people to keep an eye on...
No, I don't worry about the others. Bai Ming, you go there in person, Ruizeying will take you there, just to strengthen patrols along the Chongzhou River... What orders do you care about at this time? When encountering a situation, kill when you need to, don't hesitate.
I can't go to sea at all... I know this matter very well. I won't pay attention to anyone's summons at this time! I will go back to the military camp. Qianhu, go to the city and take Nagaze and Changhui to the military camp.
Ignore the others for now!" The two concubines looked at each other and thought to themselves, who has angered the master, and the next days will be difficult again! While they were in a daze, the room was suddenly pushed open, and Xiao Yuanyuan strode in.
, went to get the saber on the desk, and saw the concubine sitting on the dressing table looking at him in panic and confusion. He hesitated for a while and said: "You guys pack up quickly and ignore those useless things... live with me in the military camp.
go!"
These two women were originally prostitutes from Pingjiang Prefecture, and they had redeemed themselves as concubines for Xiao Taoyuan. They were not accepted by Xiao Taoyuan's wife, Xiao Chen, so Xiao Taoyuan bought them outside Jiyang County near the military camp.
Creating a garden to house them is already against military discipline, let alone bringing concubines directly into the military camp?
The two concubines were even more panicked after hearing Xiao Taoyuan's words: What happened? Xiao Taoyuan actually took his two sons and them to the military camp, ready to run away?
Xiao Taoyuan could not care about the feelings of the two women, and he was also panicking in his heart. He robbed the meat tickets a month ago. In addition to coveting the 30,000 taels of ransom money, he also wanted to take the opportunity to secretly build his own family on Changshan Island.
The She family was a pirate force, and the She family could tear apart the earth and make a lord. Why did Xiao Taoyuan insist on clinging to this fourth-grade deputy cavalry captain? How could he have thought of this plan before he laid out the first chess piece, and suffered such a heavy setback? In advance,
The fifteen elites and the thirty-one meat tickets sent to Changshan Island disappeared without a trace from Changshan Island. If the incident were leaked, no matter which one was involved, it would be a catastrophe that would kill people and exterminate the entire clan, which made Xiao Taoyuan heartbroken.
How not to panic!
Xiao Taoyuan's first thought when he heard the news was to go to sea immediately and escape as far as he could. After calming down and thinking carefully, he realized that there was really not much chance of winning in such a hasty trip to sea. In his haste, Xiao Taoyuan had no confidence at all.
How many soldiers from Shuiying went to sea to become bandits with him, could he pull out half of them? Xiao Taoyuan was shocked even if he thought about it! Even if he could pull away half of Shuiying's strength, how could he gain a foothold on the sea without any preparation? The most important thing is,
The She family and the imperial court have already negotiated the conditions for the rift to become a marquis. Ninghai Zhenshuiying also has deep grudges with the Eastern Pirates. Neither the She family nor the Eastern Pirates will allow him to gain a foothold in the East China Sea.
You must be calm at this time! Xiao Taoyuan is not the only person who is bold and reckless these days. Although Xiao Taoyuan did a bit too much this time, those who kill good people and take credit for their own merits, and those who steal from others, are causing nuisance to the place.
The generals may not be so clean! Xiao Taoyuan thought to himself: The court probably does not want another change in the southeast. Besides, it is not yet known which force the people on Changshan Island were kidnapped by.
It's the merchants in Chongzhou. The wealthy locals organized their own manpower to rescue them. Maybe things will turn around. All we need to do now is to be fully prepared. It would be unwise to rush into action without thinking about anything!
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Starting from Qingjiangpu in Huai'an, Lin Fu and Zhou Pu first hired a carriage to take Su Mei, Xiaoman and the fourth lady Feng Peipei to the outside of Jiangning City. They did not enter Jiangning City, but hired a boat to go down the river and sneak into the city.
In Chongzhou, they heard the news. The first step for Qin Chengzu, Fu Qinghe and others was to go to Xinpu County to pick up the injured Liuma bandits. They had not yet gone south.
As Lin Fu had expected, the people from Changshan Island escaped from the island. Xiao Taoyuan did not take the risk and went to sea to commit robberies. Instead, he sent his trusted aide, Ninghai Zhenshuiying Cavalry Lieutenant Chen Baiming, to lead a group to Chongzhou to inspect the situation. Chen Enze
, the families of Hu Qiaoguan and other meat-lottery boys were indeed under close surveillance by the Ninghai Town Water Camp. The Ninghai Town Water Camp took advantage of the river defense, coastal defense, and warships poured into the Yangtze River waterway in front of Chongzhou County. Seeing that there was a slight disturbance in the situation, Chen Enze and other teenagers
Their families may face catastrophe.
The young man Chen Enze had a home and could not return. He stood on the bow of the boat and burst into tears. Zhou Pu secretly lamented that for the young man who was enjoying himself in front of his family just ten months ago, the experience in the past ten months was considered very difficult. Now he has a home and cannot go back.
Reply, I can’t recognize my relatives, and I don’t know how long it will last.
Looking at the turbid river water and the shadow of the warship sail at the end of the sky, Lin Fu sighed: A dynasty with internal and external troubles to this extent can be regarded as depressed! But no matter what, the Yuan Dynasty lasted for two hundred years.
For many years, the empire's system has not collapsed. The inherent inertia will push the huge empire to move forward. Lin Fu does not know how long it will take for this empire to suddenly collapse.
Lin Fu thought to himself that he would resurrect his soul and live in this era. He couldn't see the future direction clearly for a while. If he wanted to survive, if he wanted to be prosperous, making a decision now seemed too risky. He really had to do it.
How prepared are you?
"Let's go back to Dongyang first!" Lin Fu said, "I haven't been back these days, so it's inevitable that I will feel a little strange."
"If you are unfamiliar with Dongyang, what should we do?" Zhou Pu said with a smile. He only thought that Lin Fu was joking. He could neither imagine that Lin Fu was just a bookworm who stayed at home ten months ago, nor could he imagine that the corpse could be resurrected.