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Chapter 991 The Eastern Sea, the Eastern Bandits

In a mountain more than 20 miles away from Huating City.

Thousands of soldiers and horses were resting quietly in the valley.

Even though they were in the territory of the Ming Dynasty, these officers and soldiers still maintained the posture of warriors when walking, sitting or lying down. They were not seen lying in disarray or in a scattered manner.

Several riders came galloping.

Several soldiers came out from the side of the valley entrance, and the leader raised his hand, "Stop!"

The man reined in his horse, "It's me!"

The sergeant looked at the newcomer with sharp eyes, "Captain Chen."

"Yes." Chen Ji nodded.

The sergeant looked carefully at the men behind him, and Chen Ji said, "These are the guards of the Lord."

The sergeant checked it carefully and then let it go.

Then Chen Ji took a few men into the valley.

"Commander Yan, someone is coming from the Lord's place."

Yan Xu was standing on the top of the mountain looking in the direction of Huating City. Hearing this, he turned around. Chen Ji came up with a few guards.

"Commander Yan." The person who came was Sun Bu Tong.

"It has been three days since our arrival here, and the soldiers have recovered their spirits. Does your Excellency have any instructions?" Yan Xu asked.

A woman's voice came from the side, "Why are we hiding here? If you want to kill us, we can kill us. If you want to retreat, we can retreat. Isn't that more convenient?"

Sun Bu Tong said with a smile: "Why should Hua Qianhu be so anxious? By the way, Shi Tou asked me to bring a bag of things to Hua Qianhu before I came." As he said that, he handed a small bag to Hua Yan.

Hua Yan took it, opened it and saw that it was dried meat.

She took out a piece of dried meat and handed it to Yan Xu. When they set out from the capital, the Huben Zuowei and the Wolf Soldiers used the name of a training march, but turned south halfway.

——This is a long-distance training. How to conceal your tracks and avoid being discovered is your problem, Yan Xu. I only ask about the results.

This was Jiang Qingzhi's explanation before leaving Beijing and heading south.

Yan Xu and his generals racked their brains and thought of ways to do this. They took remote routes, used the banners of other garrisons, and divided into multiple groups to go south from different routes...

The group suffered a lot during the trip, especially in terms of food. In order to hide their tracks, they ate cold dry food most of the time, which made their mouths taste dry and their stomachs cold.

Seeing the beef jerky at this moment, Yan Xu couldn't help swallowing his saliva and habitually pushed it away, "No need."

Hua Yan took the dried meat back, held a piece of dried meat in her mouth, wrapped the bag, and handed it to the soldier behind her.

I'm just pushing it away, please try to persuade me again!
Yan Xu's face was filled with black lines.

On the way south, the wolf soldiers showed the strengths of mountain soldiers as Jiang Qingzhi said, crossing mountains and ridges as if walking on flat ground. Once they entered the mountains and forests, the officers and soldiers of the Huben Zuowei found that they could not keep up with these skinny guys at all.

Mountain soldiers... Yan Xu narrowed his eyes and coughed dryly, "Go ahead!"

Sun Bu Tong was also observing them. This was Jiang Qingzhi's order, asking him to check the morale of the Huben Zuowei and the situation of the generals.

It seems not bad... Sun Bu Tong said: "Recently, Songjiang Prefecture seems to be in a good situation, but many people from the south have come to Huating under the pretext of the Oiran Contest to see which way the wind is blowing. Lord Bo ordered the Tiger Guards, Left Guards and Wolf Soldiers to be ready for battle at any time. Once the military order is given, they will attack immediately."

Yan Xu frowned. "Just for show?"

Use the appearance of Huben Zuowei to intimidate those local bullies?
Yan Xu felt that he was wasting his talent.

Sun Bu Tong frowned slightly, "Commander Yan thinks it's inappropriate?"

Yan Xu was startled, and his heart trembled. "Reporting to the Lord, I will obey your orders."

Military orders are as heavy as a mountain. How can they be questioned?
Sun Bu Tong seemed to be smiling, but his eyes suddenly became sharp, which shocked Yan Xu and made him realize that there was something wrong with his attitude.

He thought of Jiang Qingzhi's warning to the Huben Zuowei after the Northern Expedition, the most important of which was that arrogant soldiers will eventually be defeated.

——Forget the Northern Expedition!
This means that Huben Zuowei should not rest on his laurels.

Sun Bu Tong nodded, "Master has heard some rumors that some local tyrants are colluding with the Japanese pirates, and the Tiger Guards and the Wolf Soldiers..." He said to Hua Yan, "Master said that sending the Wolf Soldiers south is not just for show."

"Where is the fight?" Hua Yan wanted to roll her eyes. "If I don't find a fight, my men will make trouble."

These are the wolf soldiers...Sun Bu Tong thought of what Jiang Qingzhi said before he came here.

——The wolf soldiers in the capital are quite restless, causing trouble every now and then. Some people asked me why I didn't suppress them. They are wolves, with wildness. If I suppress them by force and suppress their wildness, then what do I need them for?
In history, the Wolf Soldiers caused a lot of trouble in the process of suppressing the Japanese pirates. At that time, the officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty were weak, which made the Wolf Soldiers feel that they were invincible...so they were complacent and made trouble everywhere.

The wolf soldiers made great contributions in the Northern Expedition, but these wild guys were also suppressed by firearms.

After the war, there was a debate among the Wolf Soldiers, comparing the strength of both sides. Some said that if the Wolf Soldiers faced the attack of Altan's cavalry, they would definitely collapse. Some people disagreed...

As the debate continued, an old man, Hua Yan's think tank, said: In the two battles of the Wolf Army's Northern Expedition, they were used by Long Wei Bo as a detachment, and they were all surprise attacks, and there was never a direct battle. Why?
While everyone was thinking about it, the old man sighed and said, "Front-line attack is not our strong point. Surprise attack or entering the forest is where we can show our strengths."

Someone asked who said this.

—Long Wilbur!

The old man said, "Long Wilbur said that the future of wolf soldiers lies in the mountains and forests. But before that, let's hone our skills first."

The old man finally said: "Long Wilbur meant that the wolf soldiers are seeds, do you understand? Train and fight according to Long Wilbur's instructions, and in the future..."

The old man didn't say what would happen in the future, but Hua Yan got some information from Sun Chonglou.

The two of them would wander around the capital when they had nothing to do. Sun Chonglou once said... Actually, it was Jiang Qingzhi who asked him to deliberately tell Hua Yan: The young master said that in the future the Ming Dynasty will form a garrison called the Mountain Soldiers. If the Wolf Soldiers perform well, they will be the so-called seeds.

Hua Yan originally thought that Jiang Qingzhi kept the wolf soldiers in the capital because he wanted to rely on them, but she didn't expect that it was just for training.

Hua Yan was so depressed that she ate and drank to her heart's content that day that even Sun Chonglou, who had a big appetite, looked at her with surprise.

Sun Bu Tong smiled and said, "Although I don't know what my uncle is thinking about, it seems that fighting is inevitable from now on." "Does he have a direction?" Yan Xu asked excitedly.

The army must be wild and be happy when hearing about war. This is the taste of a powerful army.

Sun Bu Tong said: "My uncle is always talking about something... Yue Ma, Jing, and his children and grandchildren are equal."

"Where is it?" Hua Yan was overjoyed when she heard that.

Sun Bu Tong pointed to the east.

"East!"

“Isn’t that the sea to the east?”

……

The sea to the east is endless.

Several warships were drifting lazily near the coast.

The Ming navy on the ship were also lazily basking in the sun until the lookout shouted listlessly, "There's a ship."

"What ship?" the general asked in the cabin, yawning.

"Fishing boat."

"roll!"

The general lay down, and suddenly there was a prostitute beside him.

The two of them were bored for a while, and the general walked out of the cabin and asked, "Is the time coming?"

"Greetings, Captain." A deputy captain smiled and bowed, looking past him and stealing a glance at the prostitute in the cabin, "This training will last for two more hours."

"Damn, how come time is so slow?" The general was called Wu Jin, a captain of the navy. He yawned, pounded his waist with his backhand, and said, "Captain, the commander Wei Bo has sent someone to patrol the coast and be on guard against the Japanese pirates!"

"When the news of Chang Wei Bo's march south came, the Japanese pirates all stopped. The patrol... was just a show for him to see!" Wu Jin turned around and entered the cabin, closing the cabin door with his backhand.

"My little baby!"

"It's broad daylight!"

"What are you afraid of? I am the boss on this ship. Even if that uncle comes aboard, he has to rely on me."

"That Lord, is the one the Thousand Households is talking about, Lord Chang Wei?"

"Exactly."

"I have heard that the Lord is very decisive in killing people! He killed so many people in Songjiang Prefecture. Isn't the captain afraid of being punished by him?"

"Don't be afraid of shit. Without me, the sea will be ruled by pirates. Come on, Long Wei Bo is hanging out with famous prostitutes in Songjiang Prefecture, and I only love you..."

The situation here was changing rapidly, and the fishing boat avoided the warship and quietly went around it.

Later, the fishing boats came ashore.

Several fishermen wearing bamboo hats walked quickly all the way until they entered a village.

Most of the families in the village were tenant farmers of the Liang family. Liang’s ancestors had served as officials. After they retired and returned to their hometown, they gradually annexed most of the fields in the village, as well as many fertile fields in the surrounding areas.

It can be said that almost all of Fangyuan Ten Li is Liang's territory.

Several fishermen entered the big house.

Liang Shan is over 50 years old and looks energetic. The old man is pot-bellied and drinks while asking, "What did that woman say?"

The leading fisherman said coldly: "The leader said that there is a big deal this time. If it succeeds, we will sell it to Liang at 30% below the market price."

Liang laughed, took two sips of wine, and said lightly: "Fifty percent!"

The fisherman's eyes narrowed under his bamboo hat, "Too little."

"Enough."

"That's what the brothers paid for with their lives."

"But those are stolen goods. I am taking a risk if I sell them for you. If people find out, the Liang family will be in dire straits. Everyone will want to punish them."

Seeing the fishermen getting angry, Liang Shan coughed dryly and said, "Okay, then I'll make preparations. If not, we can just part ways. But I heard that Chang Wei Bo is in charge of Songjiang Prefecture. Your so-called big deal must be robbing somewhere, right? Once something goes wrong, it will be a slap in the face of that Lord, how can he let it go..."

The fisherman smiled, and Liang Shan was startled by his ferocious aura. "Why? Last time Jiang Qingzhi killed you guys in Taizhou Prefecture, you made a mess of it. Do you have any way to restrain him?"

"It's him we're going to target this time!"

"What?" Liang Shan's hands trembled, and a lot of the wine spilled. He stood up in a panic, "Are you going to..."

"Songjiang Prefecture!" the fisherman said, "At this moment, the leader and his brothers have already reached Songjiang Prefecture."

That's why he unscrupulously told Liangshan the news as a bargaining chip.

"What a courage." Liang Shan murmured, "They are planning to launch a surprise attack on Jiang Qingzhi. If they succeed, many scholars and officials in the south will be grateful to the Japanese pirates... That's all!"

Liang Shan raised his eyes, "30%."

"it is good!"

The fishermen then left.

Liang Shan walked out of the house. The midday sun shone brightly on the ground, and he suddenly smiled.

"Jiang Qingzhi, ah Jiang Qingzhi, you are still dreaming of cutting my flesh, but you don't know that disaster is about to happen!"

(End of this chapter)