Under a camphor tree, Zhang Mingyang, Yang Boxing and several other subordinate officers sat enjoying the cool breeze while chatting about military affairs.
"I don't agree with Captain Yang's words. Xu Min is a court official, and the Xu family is a local wealthy family. Moreover, he has a Xu family camp with thousands of troops. As long as he does not surrender to the Qing Dynasty, we should win him over.
"The person who spoke was Ruan Qi, a member of the central army of the Banner Camp, with the title of Dusi.
Ruan Qi is the brother of Ruan Jin, the commander of the navy in Zhang Mingzhen's original Shipu guerrilla camp. The Ruan brothers are from Fujian. They used to be boatmen and later became pirates. Later, they were defeated by Zhang Mingzhen and recruited.
With his fighting skills, he became the chief sailor under Zhang Mingzhen.
After Zhang Mingyang became the deputy general of the flag-bearing battalion, Ruan Qi became Zhang Mingyang's central army.
The position of the Zhongjun is equivalent to the officers of the troops directly under the generals at all levels. For example, the governor has a supervisor directly under him, the governor of rivers has a river supervisor, and the governor of water transportation has a supervisor. The officers in charge of each standard are called Zhongjun, usually deputy generals. The governor's
In Fubiao, the Chinese army is composed of generals, the general's Chinese army is generally guerrilla, the deputy general's Chinese army is generally Dusi, and the Chinese army composed of generals is garrison.
The Flag Bearer Battalion is quite special. It is a pro-military force that supervises the country. The general chief officer of an ordinary battalion originally only had a garrison rank. However, Zhu Yihai built each new battalion and set the rank of generals to be relatively high. For example, the chief officer of the Yongwei Battalion was a guerrilla, and
He personally led the flag-bearer battalion, which he held concurrently, and gave himself the title of admiral and commander-in-chief.
So Zhang Mingyang was actually equivalent to Zhu Yihai's bid for the Chinese Army and was given the rank of deputy general.
Zhang Mingyang took his old subordinate Ruan Qi into the flag-bearer camp and asked him to serve as his central army officer with the rank of garrison commander.
Although the Ruan Qiji brothers were originally from poor families in Fujian, they worked their way from boatmen to sailors to pirates, and then were recruited as soldiers and then became officers, but they still have an official-oriented mentality in their bones.
Between Xu Min and the people, he believed that Xu Min should be won over.
"It should be reported to the Supervisor State and adapted for Xu Min's Xujiaying Camp, just like Qian Sule's Restoration Camp in Ningbo and Huang Zongxi's Shizhong Camp in Meishan. Xu Min is now a member of King Yiyang, but I believe that His Highness only needs to give it to
With a higher official rank than Chongming, he will definitely be willing to support His Highness. In this way, we can add a new team of people for nothing and gain the support of the sitting snake. Isn't it the best of both worlds?"
Yang Boxing also came from a poor background, but he was completely opposed to what he said.
"Then how can Xu Bapi compare with Qian Gong of Yincheng and Huang Gong of Meishan? They are all loyal and righteous men. When the country was in danger, they disregarded themselves and destroyed their families and revolted. But listen to what the people said about Xu Bapi.
?Although he was born as a Jinshi, and even entered the court and held an important position like a minister, the Xu family in Kanpu never had a good reputation. This Xu Bapi was even worse. He engaged in loan sharking, plundered and forced people to pawn their wives and sell their daughters. He was still a human being.
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"Nowadays, when the country is in crisis, they are still recruiting scoundrels. In the fish and meat village, these people are what His Highness calls the national traitors, traitors, evil gentry and local tyrants. They must be eliminated to restore a peaceful world to the local people."
"If we can't tell the good from the good and bring such people into our camp, how will the people here view us? In their eyes, wouldn't we become just like Xu Papi?"
Ruan Qizhe said, "If we want to establish a foothold and develop here, and build the base place that His Highness mentioned, can we do it without the support of the local wealthy and powerful gentry? What's the use of just relying on the support of a few poor farmers? Those
People are just wallflowers and insensitive, so they won’t care about your country’s interests.”
"What's wrong with the poor people? Don't the poor people know loyalty? Yes, some people are insensitive, but that's because they don't even care about survival. That's why the supervisor said that our great cause must start with saving these poor people.
First of all, in my opinion, it is right for powerful families and gentry to unite, but people like Xu Bapi are not worthy. Such people must be liquidated and a war must be fought, otherwise we will not get the real support of the people here at all.
Everything is in vain!"
Zhang Mingyang listened to the quarrel between the two people and was not in a hurry to express his position.
Breaking it into pieces or even entering the coastal villages of Haiyan in disguise, going deep into the people, and mobilizing the masses to establish base areas are all meant to supervise the country.
Zhang Mingyang doesn't quite understand, and he still has this attitude now.
Fighting a war should be a matter for soldiers, what does it have to do with the people?
To fight for the world, it is natural to fight for city passes, seize taxes, money and food, go to the countryside, and even talk about going into the mountains and seas to fight guerrillas. What is this?
Do you want to learn to be a thief?
He couldn't understand.
At this time, we should be attacking the city and conquering the Tartars. We should be thinking about the decisive battle in Hangzhou and regaining Nanjing. Why are we going to the countryside to fight against the local tyrants and landlords? Wouldn't that be like breaking into the West? They are the majestic kings.
They are the Imperial Guards.
"If we can pull Xu Min over, we will suddenly add a battalion of thousands of troops. The Xu family has been a local family for hundreds of years and has many in-laws. When the time comes, we can take back Kanpu immediately.
And if the Xu family is beaten as you said, how can the Xu family sit back and watch? Will his in-laws, friends, disciples, etc., die in despair? If they vote for the Tatars, or follow Chongming to rebel against us, then we still have to talk
Why build a base here?"
"We don't distinguish between priorities. We don't try to win over the local wealthy and powerful families who have money, food, men, horses and prestige, but we try to win over a bunch of miserable people. What can we get?"
"Okay, stop arguing." Zhang Mingyang stopped the excited Ruan Qi.
"I think Captain Yang is right. His Highness's explanation this time is very clear. Xu Min is basically Xie Sanbin's second best. Expecting such a person to be obedient is tantamount to seeking the skin of a tiger."
"We have about a hundred people on hand, and Xu Min has more than a thousand rogues. Do you think he can accept our recruitment? Besides, he has paid homage to the man from Chongming."
Yang Boxing was extremely excited when he heard this, "Junmen, I am willing to lead my troops to raid Xu Garden and capture this Xu Bapi."
"I'm just a deputy general. The title of the military gate is the governor and governor. Don't scream." Zhang Mingyang said to Yang Boxing. He was actually a little dissatisfied with Yang Boxing. Yang was just the team leader and his subordinate, but he
Because he is the captain of the prison army, he is obviously not so obedient to his lieutenant.
But Zhang Mingyang had to worry that he was a close confidant of His Highness, so he couldn't do anything to him. Although he was just the captain of the team, he was almost on an equal footing with him as a lieutenant. It was impossible to say that he didn't feel uncomfortable at all.
"We are new here, so we have to be careful, collect intelligence first, and then take action. We have to get rid of this guy named Xu, and his Xu family camp also has to be taken away. By taking away the Xu family camp, we can use the Xu family's money and food as military expenses, and develop
Strengthen our flag-bearer camp.”
The Bannerman Battalion and the Yongwei are the two imperial guards directly under the supervision of the country. There are currently only four battalions in total. However, Wang Xiang is already a deputy general, and he is also a deputy general, so they have a higher level than ordinary troops. They have done a good job from the beginning.
We will continue to prepare for expansion in the future.
A normal battalion officer is just a garrison officer, and above that there are the commanders, guerrillas, and generals. This means that there will be two battalions of flag bearers and brave guards. In the future, there will be a lot of soldiers and horses. A large battalion may have ten or twenty thousand people, and there are also
The middle camp and the small camp are led by generals and guerrillas.
Zhang Mingyang has a bright future. As long as he works hard, he will not be worse than his elder brother, but the prerequisite is that he works well.
"This is the first time our flag-bearer battalion has left His Highness on errands. We all have to be careful and don't show off to me. Lao Qi, take a few brothers and keep an eye on this village secretly. Don't let anyone go out secretly to report the news.
, sold us, and now we are alone deep behind enemy lines, so we must be particularly careful."
When he was done, he said to Yang Boxing again, "Captain Yang has always been a close guard of His Highness and has a bright future. Now that he is temporarily living under Zhang, I feel aggrieved. I hope we can complete this job together and live up to His Highness's trust."
"The general's words are serious, but his subordinates dare not bear them."
"Okay, let's all go and have a rest. Take care of yourself as you come. Some things are urgent and you can't rush them."
"General, I would like to ask you to take some brothers to reconnoiter Xu Garden tonight." Yang Boxing requested.
"Find two trustworthy villagers to lead the way. Don't alert others first. Let's try our best to find out the details of each other. If necessary, I will send someone to call other brothers from our flag-bearer camp to come and help."
Yang Boxing was very confident, "Although we are only about a hundred people, we are well-equipped, with many veterans and new recruits who have fought in several battles. As long as we are unprepared, what Xu Bapi calls Xujiaying will be destroyed."
I don’t think there’s anything to worry about.”
"It's always good to be careful. If the ship capsizes, it's only a small misfortune for us, but if we delay His Highness's arrangements, it will be a serious crime." Zhang Mingyang reminded.
"It was my subordinate who was reckless. The general taught me a lesson that my subordinates must remember."
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"This firewood collector is so arrogant that he doesn't even take the town seriously." Ruan Qi looked at Yang Boxing's back and said coldly.
Zhang Mingyang glared at him, "I just taught Captain Yang not to call me random names. Do you think I'm farting? Also, we are in the same team now, we are brothers, and we must unite. Captain Yang
Although he used to be a firewood collector, he has won the trust of His Highness. Not only does he command His Highness' personal guards, but he also often receives advice from His Highness. How can he be an ordinary person? Don't think he is just a team leader now. In the future, he will be promoted to a guerrilla general.
Even if you are awarded the title of Commander-in-Chief, it will be a matter of time."
"If your boy is sensible and smart, don't always get along with him, but make good friends with him. You are not as good as your brother Ruan Jin in this regard. Your brother is not only good at sailing, but also can shoot accurately at sea. He can adapt to the wind.
He is also very capable of steering, so you should learn from it."
"Although my brother and I were born from the same mother, our personalities are completely different. I can't learn to be as smooth and sophisticated as him. I just have a straight temper and say whatever I want. But no matter what, I
You have been following the general for so long, but you have paid so much attention to it. I am angry because I think this chai guy does not respect the general."
"What's there to be angry about? We are all in the same boat. Tonight, you will also take a few old brothers to explore Xu Garden and take care of Captain Yang. If he misses, you have to give me
Bring him back, he is a confidant of His Highness, if he is left outside like this, we will not be able to communicate with him."
"I understand, General, do we really want to fight this Xu Min?"
"They are just local tyrants and evil gentry running rampant in the countryside. Even if they recruit a bunch of scoundrels, they are nothing more than local chickens and dogs. You, please understand more about His Highness's thoughts in the future. We warriors are just swords after all, not the ones who hold them."
People, do you understand?" Zhang Mingyang patted Ruan Qi on the shoulder, "Go and rest first, recharge your batteries, and find out more tonight. Once we find out the details, we have to move first. This is our journey to the north.
In the first battle after that, we must do a good job, and we can’t let the other camp sentry outcompete us!”
Ruan Qi slapped her chest and said, "I, Ruan Xiaoqi, am also a hero who has traveled all over the world. This little thing won't trouble me."