As the sun gradually rose, the soldiers of the Ming army who had had breakfast began to line up. Finally, in the valley plain where the Ming army was temporarily stationed, several large square formations were assembled in a chaotic manner.
Although the soldiers inside are all wearing standard military uniforms, they are in tatters. Moreover, most of these soldiers are wearing tatters. They are old and weak, and most of them are skinny and skinny. If it weren't for them, they all hold blunderbuss, swords and guns.
With shields and other weapons, it is estimated that outsiders can directly regard them as refugees.
However, in addition to this group of soldiers who look like refugees, there is also a group of soldiers nearby who are obviously better dressed than the ordinary soldiers. They are also better equipped and have better physical fitness. There are not many soldiers, only twenty or thirty.
That's all, but although these people did not line up, their momentum was far superior to the more than 400 people composed of four hundred households.
At this moment, directly in front of these hundreds of soldiers, Su Jiakang, the eldest man of Zhengtai County, said with a satisfied look: "Zeng Qianhu has trained his troops well. Your Qianhu Station can be regarded as an elite division."
These four words!”
The young military general walking beside Su Jiakang immediately smiled and said: "Master Su, I am so impressed. How many of the hundreds of soldiers in this lower official's office can come under your discernment, Master Su!"
He was so self-effacing that he even called himself a lower official, but Su Jiakang on the side smiled. At the same time, his eyes that occasionally looked at the young general were full of contempt.
He, Su Jiakang, studied hard for ten years before passing the Jinshi examination, and he served as an official for many years before he became a seventh-rank county magistrate. However, the Zeng Ziyun in front of him was only in his twenties, not even as old as his son, but he had already inherited his legacy.
My father's Qianhu position became a fifth-grade Qianhu, which was higher than his rank.
However, the rank of military attache has become worthless a hundred years ago. Since the Tumubao Incident a hundred years ago, the civil and military structure has changed drastically. Later, because the world has been peaceful for a long time, a phenomenon that will occur in the middle and late stages of any feudal dynasty has appeared.
, that is emphasizing culture over martial arts!
Nowadays, any seventh-grade civil servant who is an orthodox Jinshi can defeat a third-grade guard commander, not to mention that the Zeng Ziwen in front of him is just a fifth-grade Qianhu.
Of course, Su Jiakang's disdain for Zeng Ziyun was not simply that he was a noble or a martial artist, but that as a scholar with an orthodox background, what Su Jiakang despised most was that he had no ability at all and relied on inheritance to get up.
Such a person, especially this kind of person is a vulgar general.
However, this time to attack Huangzhu Mountain, he had to rely on the Qianhu Station under Zeng Ziyun in front of him. Therefore, although Su Jiakang secretly despised this person in his heart, he still did not show his contempt for him clearly. He only occasionally couldn't help it.
Showing a little bit of it.
Perhaps knowing that he was an eyesore in front of Su Jiakang, Zeng Ziyun Qianhu quickly said goodbye to Su Jiakang, and then organized his troops and prepared to set off.
On the side, Su Jiakang stood with his master and a few losers, watching Zeng Ziyun arrange the troops to prepare for departure. Looking at the chaotic soldiers in front, Su Jiakang frowned slightly.
Except for his twenty or thirty personal soldiers, the officers and soldiers of Zeng Ziyun's Qianhu Station were probably not much better than the county warriors he had summoned some time ago.
At this time, Master Sun stepped forward and said: "Sir, we are now less than fifty miles away from Jiguan Mountain. We will arrive at Jiguan Mountain in two days. Once we arrive, we will cooperate with that person to capture Jiguan Mountain. Then he will
You can take us directly to Huangzhu Mountain!"
Su Jiakang asked: "Is that person reliable?"
Master Sun said: "Although this man from Jiguan Mountain is a fierce bandit, when he heard that you had surrendered him and promised him the position of a hundred households, there was a reason for his unwillingness.
Also, although he doesn’t know the specific location of Huangzhushan, he still knows the general location. When we get nearby, we will be able to find Huangzhushan for at most two days!”
"That's good!" Su Jiakang nodded: "If we can successfully annihilate the pseudo-Tang Dynasty and capture the pseudo-emperor Li Xuan, your contribution will be indispensable!"
Before Master Sun could answer, Luo Mazi on the side said with a smile: "You are all aware of your lord's wisdom and generosity. I wish you success, capture Li Xuan alive, and be promoted to a noble rank. When the time comes,
Young ones can also receive rewards from adults!"
Luo Mazi's timely compliment made Su Jiakang look satisfied.
Master Sun on the side looked at Luo Mazi with a dissatisfied look, but when Luo Mazi saw his look, the corner of his mouth jumped and he smiled disdainfully.
When it comes to making suggestions, I, Luo Mazi, am naturally not as good as you, a master who is full of intrigues, but when it comes to flirting with horses, you will not be able to compare with me in the next life!
How can a vulgar person like you surnamed Sun master a great skill like flattery, which requires extremely high talent and understanding?
As the sun gradually rose, this large group of officers and soldiers, under the urging of superiors at all levels, began to slowly move deeper into the mountain.
At the same time, at the foot of Jiguan Mountain fifty miles away from them, Fang Dongquan and the others began to evacuate with people from the foot of Jiguan Mountain.
Their evacuation was much simpler and faster than that of the officers and soldiers. Although they claimed to be the Royal Division of the Tang Dynasty, they were actually a group of bandits. Although these bandits did not have fixed rules for fighting and marching, they did not have much
Scruples.
Carrying weapons and carrying baggage, you can immediately go on a hit-and-run robbery. It's not like those petty bourgeoisie in later generations who say they want to go on a hit-and-run trip, but they check it every day.
I made all kinds of preparations for the strategy, and I wanted to calculate the steps on the road clearly. It took several months before I started the journey with my big and small bags, just like moving.
How can these bandits in Huangzhushan be so free and easy!
With a knife and a bag of dry food, you can travel around the world in no time!
After watching Fang Dongquan and the others evacuate from Jiguan Mountain, the three or four Jiguan Mountain bandit leaders had different expressions on their faces, and three of them all looked relieved.
But only one middle-aged man, about forty years old, showed a hint of worry that shouldn't be present at this time.
After he put away the worry on his face, he turned around and said, "Why did these Huangzhushan people retreat? Yesterday they were still clamoring to come in, so why did they run away in one night?"
Immediately, a muscular young man with a big body and round waist, taller than Butcher Chen, said: "Old Chen, it's a good thing they left, and those guys in Huangzhushan are all lunatics, and they still claim to be emperor."
Well, who knows what they think!"
Then someone else said: "I think something must have happened to them. Maybe the officers and soldiers went to encircle and suppress them!"
"Officers and soldiers?" At this time, Lao Chen once again looked worried, but after the worry, he showed a look of ecstasy: That guy named Sun didn't lie to me, they are really here!