Chapter Sixty Four Speculation

The craftsman's suggestion made Ying Yi's eyes light up and he said, "This is a good idea."

He thought that both Bibo Valley and Crescent Valley were important, and there would be omissions if there was only one checkpoint. He said: "From Bibo Valley to the outside of the mountain, set up a checkpoint. There should also be a checkpoint between Bibo Valley and Crescent Valley. Crescent Valley There is also a checkpoint on the other side of the valley. Think about it, and then tell the scholar that this is what I mean."

The craftsman said hurriedly: "Don't worry, sir, I understand."

Ying Yi nodded: "Then you are busy."

Farewell to the exploration team, Ying Yi quickly walked out of the forest and saw Xiaowangzhuang in the distance.

Standing on the hill, I saw three large square formations practicing military formations on the left and right of the dry stream outside Xiaowangzhuang. There is also a small one, only a few dozen people, but they are not practicing military formations, but practicing killing techniques and strength. That is the Ye Bu Shui scout team.

Normally, half of it will be spread out if it is not collected at night, and it will be rotated to practice and practice at the same time. That's exactly what's going on right now.

The army was training in full swing. Ying Yi watched for a while and found no one slacking off, and couldn't help but feel satisfied.

In fact, Ying Yi himself did not realize how well his army was treated. In addition to rigorous training and strict military laws, the various other treatments can be said to be unparalleled in the era. There are some military households like Zhu Bingkun here, and they know how rotten the decadent military household system is. And there are still some people who were once organized by the five hundred households in Ye County. Zheng County respected them and trained them. Although they can have enough to eat, needless to say, there is no salary.

And the rest are common people who cannot afford to eat. Now that I have enough to eat every day and receive military pay every month, what is there to be dissatisfied about?

In addition, Ying Yi is tyrannical, and serving as a soldier under a tyrannical person naturally makes people more sympathetic.

Being a soldier and fighting a war is not like playing house for a child. It is no lie to say that there will be a whole nest of males.

Ying Yi let out a breath and walked happily to Xiaowangzhuang.

Now this army is gradually improving. Various military legal systems, seventeen laws and fifty-four kills, military judges, logistics officers, etc. are all well-structured. Officers at all levels are learning command basics such as flag language and drum language. The training is coming to an end, and each of them performs his or her duties. In addition, there is a military competition every ten days, and a certain atmosphere has been formed.

Ying Yi believed that once on the battlefield, after one or two baptisms of blood and fire, he would definitely grow into an elite soldier.

When they arrived at Xiaowangzhuang, Ying Yi walked around each formation and observed the training until after dark, when they had dinner and dispersed.

"Zhang Baihu is back."

Shortly after the meal, Zhang Shi came back.

"grown ups!"

Zhang Shi beat his chest and saluted.

Ying Yi waved his hand: "Sit down and talk."

Zhu Bingkun and Zhou Li were also on the side.

"How is the situation now?"

Ying Yi was not wordy and just asked.

These days, movements in the direction of Wuyang and Yuzhou have been under constant surveillance. Every night, Zhang Shi came back with a lot of news.

The band of bandit soldiers who came from Kaifeng in the north stationed in the south of Ye County for one night, then went directly south. They first went to Wuyang to join Hao Yaoqi's troops, and a few days later they split up and went to Yuzhou.

Hao Yaoqi's troops have been stationed near Erlang Mountain in Wuyang.

Huguang soldiers are in Yuzhou.

Now the two sides are facing each other, with occasional small-scale confrontations, but no major battles for the time being.

"Liu Zongmin's bandit soldiers fought with Huguang soldiers at the foot of Yuzhou City last night. They left as soon as they touched the ground and there was no fight. However, there was some movement in Hao Yaoqi's troops at Erlang Mountain in Wuyang, and there were signs of marching to Yuzhou. Perhaps After joining forces, we will start a battle with the Huguang soldiers in Yuzhou."

After hearing this, Ying Yi thought for a while and said, "I'm afraid that's the case. How many Huguang soldiers are there in Yuzhou now?"

Zhang Shi said: "I was about to report to your lord. The main force of the Huguang soldiers has arrived, just last night."

"No wonder the thieves left as soon as they touched him." Ying Yi suddenly thought, "How many people are there specifically?"

"No more than 40,000." Zhang Shi said: "I see that the large banner erected at the top of the city has been replaced by a D. It should be the arrival of the supervisor Ding Qirui."

"Ding Qirui has arrived, and all Huguang soldiers must have arrived." Zhu Bingkun said from the side.

Ying Yi nodded: "With two million taels of military pay, Ding Qirui dare not turn a blind eye. Otherwise, Zuo Liangyu will not give him a good look."

Zhou Li laughed: "I'm afraid they don't know that this batch of military pay already belongs to adults."

Ying Yi laughed: "This batch of military pay is still in the hands of the county magistrate..."

Everyone laughed.

Zhang Shi said: "Perhaps we really don't know the specific situation. Hao Yaoqi's troops seemed to have blocked the Jinyiwei at Erlang Mountain and were unable to escape. Because they did not dare to get too close, it is not clear whether they have all been annihilated. But If the Jinyi Guards are wiped out, the Huguang soldiers must think that the military pay has fallen into the hands of the traitors."

"Zhao Qianhu didn't escape?" Ying Yi couldn't help but be startled.

At first, Zhao Qianhu led people to hold back the rebels, while Ying Yi took away the military pay. I originally thought that Zhao Qianhu could escape, but now listening to what Zhang Shi said, it may not be possible.

Ying Yi then thought about it. At that time, the rebels were mainly cavalry, or Zhao Qianhu really had no way to escape.

Thinking again that Hao Yaoqi's soldiers and horses have been at Erlang Mountain these days, Ying Yi couldn't help but said: "I'm afraid Zhao Qianhu really hasn't escaped..."

Zhang Shi nodded: "The possibility is not small."

"This is also a good thing." Ying Yi laughed: "Hao Yaoqi worked hard to annihilate Zhao Qianhu, but he got dozens of carts of stones. The Huguang soldiers came so fast, he must have thought that the military pay had already arrived at the Huguang soldiers In his hands. The Huguang soldiers also thought that Hao Yaoqi intercepted the team transporting military pay and got the military pay. So, we were picked out instead. "

When a few people thought about it, it was really like this.

Zhou Lidao said: "Ye County has been burned to ashes. After so many days, the Huguang soldiers must have known about it. Even if some Jin Yiwei escaped to the Huguang soldiers, they would have thought that the traitors had conquered Ye County, and the military pay must have fallen to the thieves." In the hands of soldiers. They will definitely catch the thieves and not let them go."

"The traitor soldiers will also hold on to the Huguang soldiers." Zhu Bingkun added: "Unless the traitor soldiers captured Zhao Qianhu and learned from him that it was the adults who took away the military pay."

Ying Yi nodded: "Probably not, otherwise the traitors would not have a meaningless confrontation with the Huguang soldiers, but would look for us like mad dogs. This is really good news..." As he spoke, Ying Yi felt in his heart Thinking: "Now Zhongguan Wang is dead, Zhao Qianhu is probably dead, and Zheng County Zun has become my father-in-law, Lao Taishan. In this way, the matter of military pay is really confused. The thieves thought that the military pay was in the hands of the official army, but The officers and soldiers thought that their military pay was taken away by the thieves... Hehe..."

He said: "Zhang Shi, please set some eyes and focus on the direction of Kaifeng. If the guess is true, I think the intruders will send more troops to the south."

Then he said to Zhu Bingkun and Zhou Li: "We have to step up our training. The time to take advantage of the fire is coming soon."