The Qingyuan camp protected Zhao Xingde to Leizhou, along the post road to the west, and the overnight stay was very smooth.

Wherever they passed along the way, the government cooperated very effectively, and no matter whether it was a county town or a village, they all sent guides to wait by the roadside in advance to guide the officials and soldiers, and during the morning and evening breaks, the people made hot meals in advance and carried them to the camp for the officials and soldiers to eat, and in some places they also repaired the roads and bridges in advance. Zhao Xingde was originally worried that the Qingyuan camp set off in a hurry and the dry food it carried was not enough, but seeing this, he completely dispelled his concerns. In addition to appreciation, he also instructed Luo Huan not to be too public, so as not to arouse the suspicion of Haikou, but Luo Huan said that the Guangnan Luzhou Legion was trained and transferred, and the practice was like this, and the Qingyuan battalion did not receive special care.

"That's amazing." Zhao Xingde nodded again.

After marching in the past few days, he also found that Luo Huan respected him very much, if it wasn't for his disguise, his admiration would be overflowing. Therefore, Zhao Xingde did not suspect that Luo Huan was pretending to exaggerate in front of him and pasting gold for the Guangnan Road government. However, since the Qin Emperor ruled the world with counties, the imperial power was not lower than the prefectures and counties, and the current dynasty adhered to the "strong cadres and weak branches" system, the county treasury was often empty, and the government service was also very limited. As a result, when officials and troops cross the border, the localities are often unable to do so, which in turn leads to civil and military discord. Zhao Xingde also passed through other state capitals in the Song Kingdom, although there were people along the way, the army always prepared dry food in advance, otherwise once there was a shortage of food, the local government could not count on it at all. Therefore, his ability to do so on the Quang Nam Road government is also particularly strange.

"Mr. Zhao first came to Guangnan, and he didn't know anything." Luo Huan explained: "Tracing back to the source, the current situation in Guangnan also has something to do with Mr. At the beginning of the exposé case, thousands of party members were implicated, most of which were assigned to Guangnan Road. Guangnan Road is despicable, but there is one benefit, that is, the emperor is far away, the education has not been opened, and there is nothing to occasionally have a second-rate official come over, and the imperial court suddenly sent thousands of party members to come, and the people's hearts are all flesh and blood, although we have suffered a lot, but we have finally laid a foundation in this disdainful land. ”

"It's not easy," Zhao Xingde said, "It's not easy." ”

He listened to Luo Huan's tone, both embarrassed and proud, Luo Huan is only in his twenties, he is the back of Chen Dong and Zhao Xingde, and the people in the Li Society were assigned to Guangnan more than ten years ago, when Luo Huan was just a teenager, but he recounted it as if he had experienced it himself, obviously because he was very impressed.

Later, the new emperor ascended the throne, Qingliu upheld the government, and although many people returned to their hometowns, most of them stayed. Immediately afterwards, Princess Chen Xiang ruled Guangzhou, in order to govern one party, many old people were used, plus our original foundation, in only one or two years, the state and county gentry of Guangnan Road, and the teaching gentleman of the rural private school have become members of our society. Chen Xianggong went north to advocate righteousness and chaos, Chen Zhizhou and Liu Xuezheng continued to operate this Guangnan foundation, and the imperial court ordered the state to study and discuss politics, and recommended Xuezheng and the state and county, and Guangnan went one step further, under the state and county, based on the school and the school presided over by the original society, the director of each school is not only the chief of hundreds of households, but also the regimental training officer who summons the local strong men. Chen Xianggong called this "three lines above, only one nail below". From then on, up and down were like fingers. ”

"It's a deep foundation." Zhao Xingde nodded and said, this Guangnan Road approach is similar to the Xia State sergeant's governance of the people, and his letter to Chen Dong has repeatedly described the system of Xia State sergeant, I don't know what kind of impact it has on his governance in Guangnan. Thinking of this, Zhao Xingde asked again: "Is Mr. Teaching competent as a regimental trainer who gathers strong men?" ”

"Isn't the same with Mr. Zhao?" Luo Huan affirmed, "Although we don't have the courage to close Zhang Zhiyong, we still have no problem teaching the people the righteousness of the Spring and Autumn Period, and in accordance with the training instructions written by Mr. It's really time to survive," Luo Huan's eyes flashed with excitement, and his voice was lowered, "As Mr. Zhang Minghuan said, it is our responsibility to sacrifice our lives for righteousness. He looked at Zhao Xingde and asked rhetorically, "Don't Mr. Zhao believe it?" The fire in the tent shone on the young face, but the light in Luo Huan's eyes was hotter than the fire, which reminded Zhao Xingde of when he was full of blood.

After the advent of firearms in the world, the two armies clashed, and the personal bravery of the generals became less and less important, and the army was skillful in drilling, and the execution of orders and prohibitions became the key to victory. Zhao Xingde had never been to Guangnan Road before, so he was not familiar with the situation here, and after listening to Luo Huan's explanation, he remembered that the people who were requisitioned by the government along the way were all columns, and they were obviously trained strong men. There are such strong men in Quang Nam, as long as they are rationed with guns and a little training, they are an army that can go into battle. Thinking about the Liao army's large-scale invasion, although Guangnan Road was at the southernmost tip of the Great Song Dynasty, the people in the Li Society also made the worst plans.

"The men are ready to stay. If the Liao thieves really invade Guangnan, we would rather break the jade than be complete! Luo Huan sighed, "At that time, everyone here sent one of our clans to the Nanhai Reclamation Land, even if the clansmen on Guangnan Road died, the family would be left behind." He seemed to convince Zhao Xingde that the people in the society were absolutely capable of sacrificing their lives for righteousness. Similarly, if he met with the imperial court, Guangnan Qingliu would definitely resist to the death, which would make those traitors in the court regret it.

"The wind knows the strength of the grass," Zhao Xingde picked up the saber, stood up, and said in a deep voice: "Let's encourage each other." ”

Luo Huan nodded and stood up. At the hour, it was time to patrol the camp again.

Zhao Xingde bent down and walked out of the camp tent, it was already silent outside, the starlight was sprinkled on the empty land, and the camp seemed extremely quiet. Zhao Xingde took a deep breath of night air and slowly patrolled along the road between the tents. Luo Huan followed closely behind him. Along the way, Zhao Xingde talked with the soldiers in the battalion, which always made people feel like a spring breeze, making everyone happy and convinced, and playing the role of an excellent protector. But when the queen is alone, Zhao Xingde always frowns, as if he is full of thoughts and thoughts.

Luo Huan's age, experience, and experience have not reached the point of Zhao Xingde, so he can't understand it, so he can only explain it with Fan Wenzhenggong's "worry about the world first, and enjoy the joy of the world after the world", a person like Zhao Xingde should be like this. He didn't know that the trap set by Zhao Xingde for Da Shi Haikou this time was not a ten thing, and there were some unknown risks, which would be wasted at least and self-defeating at worst, bringing a catastrophe to the people of Guangnan.

In order to confuse the Haikou, the South China Sea Navy Division was divided into two routes, north and south, and his own forces were weakened first. In addition, the timing of the sailor's attack has a trick. If the sailors attack early, they will startle the snakes, and the sailors will sail away, and the sailors will attack late, and if the sailors really capture Guangzhou, they may loot Guangzhou before the sailors arrive. As the saying goes, the older he is, the more timid he is, what Zhao Xingde has repeatedly considered these days is the grasp of this opportunity, but unfortunately, the situation on Haikou's side is still too little.

"Mr. Zhao." Luo Huan was about to ask Zhao Xingde for some advice on the marching formation, when suddenly, a blazing fire appeared in the distance.

"Beacon?" Luo Huan's eyes widened, and he was at a loss for a moment.

Since the pirates invaded Guangnan Road, in addition to the prefectures and counties to strengthen the defense, all villages have also rushed to repair the wall, once attacked by the pirates, first sound the gong to gather the group to defend the wall, and then light the beacon fire to warn for help. However, the pirates usually stepped on the plate long ago, and suddenly entered the village at night, and more than half of the village was already breached by the pirates before they had time to light the beacon fire. If the Haikou is strong, even if the village lights a beacon fire, it may not be able to survive the rescue of the officials and soldiers. This is easier said than done, even if a person like Luo Huan who has a generous heart to go to righteousness, and is full of wealth, and is familiar with military books, he has never experienced the battle battle in person, and suddenly saw the beacon fire ignited, and his mind was also blank, and he didn't know where to throw the military books he had read.

"Whistle and assemble the whole battalion."

"Yes." Luo Huan subconsciously agreed, and then came to his senses. He glanced at Zhao Xingde, and saw that under the dark night, his expression was calm, his face was like iron, and his eyes were full of determination, which was like two people from his usual appearance. Luo Huan didn't have time to think about it, and hurriedly felt out the whistle, and only after the blowing of "woo-" and "woo-" was he worried.

"Aren't you afraid of alarming the enemy with such a big movement?" With doubts in his heart, he lowered his whistle and asked as if he were talking to himself.

However, these two whistles are sufficient, and the night assembly is a rehearsal item in the ordinance, which talks about "a dog barking, a hundred dogs barking", and it is better to misreport than to be lazy. At first, the scouts of the patrol and the heads of the capitals heard the movement, and they also blew the whistles, and after a while, the officers and soldiers of the Qingyuan battalion rushed out of the camp tents, although many people were still sleepy-eyed, they still stood in line under the greeting of the head and the captain, at this time, many people also saw the beacon fire in the distance, and their faces showed a look of horror. "Beacon?" "The pirates are here!" There are also people who talk to each other.

Zhao Xingde frowned, and said in a low voice: "First send a team of scouts to explore the truth and reality, and the rest of the people will be on guard in place!" ”

Luo Huan's heart sank, and he immediately ordered Dao Zhang Bao to take two people to the front to explore the way. The camp of the Qingyuan battalion was boxy, and a hundred-man team was arranged in each direction to be on guard, and Zhang Bao's hundred-man team stayed in the middle of the camp, and the battalion commander Luo Tong personally commanded and responded to the quartet. Under Zhao Xingde's order, each head ordered his soldiers to sit on the ground, and one of the three people could close his eyes and rest, waiting for further military orders. Although the officers and soldiers of the Qingyuan battalion have not been in battle, they are no longer as flustered as they were at the beginning, but everyone has a trace of nervousness on their faces.

Not long after, Zhang Bao, who was exploring the way, came back to report that there was a village in front of him that was surrounded by pirates, and there were hundreds of pirates on all sides, as if the sneak attack had not succeeded. The village was still some distance away from where the Qingyuan camp was stationed, and there was a lot of commotion over there, but the Qingyuan camp couldn't hear it. The bandits did not hear the sound of the whistle here, and while intimidating the villagers, they were preparing ladders, hitting trees and other things to attack the village.