What the hell is the weather!

Chen Mazi spat out a mouthful of thick phlegm, wiped away the sweat that was about to flow into his eyes, and reluctantly followed the team forward.

The good ones suddenly want to suppress the bandits. It's just a matter of suppressing bandits, but they have to go to the mountain fifty miles away.

It's July now, and the poisonous sun can tan people and peel off a layer of skin. Coupled with the unique miasma of Guangdong, it is even more miserable.

He glanced at Wu Ergou next to him, but saw that his eyes were firm, with steady steps, and there was not the slightest resentment between his eyebrows.

This surprised him.

You must know that Wu Ergou is notoriously oily-headed and slippery. Whoever wants to take advantage of him is absolutely wishful thinking.

This point, Chen Mazi from the same village is very clear!

He swallowed and spit, lowered his voice and said, "Brother Ergou, why do you look so excited?" ”

Lord Ning stipulated that it was strictly forbidden to talk to each other during the march. Therefore, Chen Mazi did not dare to raise his voice, for fear of provoking the military judge.

"Excited? Of course we were excited. This is the first time that our new army has suppressed bandits since its formation, right? Brother Chen, why do you think Lord Ning promoted his cronies? Don't you have to rely on real military exploits? ”

"That's the same, but ......"

"If you kid is a little aggressive, you have to seize this opportunity. Lord Ning has said that a soldier who doesn't want to be a general is not a good soldier, and you have to have a snack. Come on, let's not say more, so as not to provoke the military judges and discipline officers. We don't want to die before we get out of school. ”

"Okay, we get it. Thank you Brother Ergou for mentioning it. ”

After listening to Wu Ergou's words, Chen Mazi's mood was obviously a lot better, and he walked with joy between his eyebrows.

"Passing on General Qi's order, the whole army stopped marching and camped on the spot."

Suddenly, a herald came on horseback and brought the general order of the chief instructor Qi Wen.

Although Ning Xiu was the envoy of Guangdong Haiphong Province, he was a civil official after all, and the specific affairs of the army were handed over to Qi Wen. He is in charge of the planning.

This is also a major principle he adheres to - professional people do professional things.

Although he relied on reading books such as "The New Book of Discipline and Effectiveness" and "The Actual Record of Military Training," he became familiar with the process of military training. However, the specific things of marching and fighting are not something that can be done well by reading one or two military books.

Ning Xiu is still self-aware, he doesn't want to become Zhao Kuo's second on paper, so appropriate delegation of power should also be.

To his relief, at least so far, Qi Wen has shown all the qualities of a good general.

After the army set up camp, Wu Ergou was assigned to build a camp tent with Chen Mazi, Little Monkey, and Stunned Boy.

The tents built during the march can usually accommodate four people, which is for the convenience of construction. After all, the military situation is like fire, and it will take a lot of time to build a big tent that can accommodate dozens of people.

The four of them were busy for half an hour, and finally set up the camp.

The little monkey looked up at the sky, and said with a smile: "It's almost time to eat, what kind of dish do you say today?" ”

"As long as it's not steamed cakes."

Chen Mazi shrunk his neck, obviously still apprehensive about steamed cakes.

"It's best to have noodle broth, with some pickles, it's the most exciting to eat."

The stunned boy continued.

Wu Ergou cleared his throat and said, "Don't worry about eating yet, you don't want to know what the situation is with this mountain bandit we suppressed this time?" ”

The three of them were stunned for a moment, and then said in unison: "You know? ”

"Of course!"

Wu Ergou shrugged his shoulders very proudly, and said slowly: "If you want to say that this mountain bandit, they were all military households at first. Later, he couldn't bear the oppression of the officers, so he ran away. They fled, they fled, but they didn't. They have no other skills, so they simply don't do anything and don't stop falling into the grass and become thieves. ”

The three of them gasped when they heard this.

At this time, after all, it is not the last years of Chongzhen, and it is still very sensational that the officials and soldiers have fallen into the grass.

What's more, there are thousands of officers and soldiers in this group.

"Brother Ergou, these more than 1,000 bandits were originally military households?"

"Of course not, but the first people who came to Bishan were basically military escapees."

Wu Ergou spread his hands and said quietly.

"Bandits also have their own rules, that is, whoever has a hard fist is the boss. The mountain bandits successively annexed several surrounding mountains and absorbed many bandits, so their strength increased greatly, and this is what they are today. ”

"Brother Ergou, you know so much, shouldn't you have been a bandit before?"

The little monkey suddenly had a bold idea. Wu Ergou almost didn't get angry when he heard this.

"What do you think, we used to be maritime merchants, and we went to sea!"

Wu Ergou glared at the little monkey fiercely.

That must be the Haikou! The little monkey thought to himself.

Fortunately, Wu Ergou can't read minds, otherwise he would have to kick the little monkey's ass a few times.

"Brother Ergou, don't pay attention to him, keep talking."

Chen Mazi was obviously interested, he rubbed his palms and said, "In that case, these bandits should have a lot of weapons in the Ming army." ”

Although the guards are far inferior to the battalion soldiers, they are also officers and soldiers in the end, and there are still ordinary swords, guns, swords, and halberds.

"Of course. So this time, we are going out with the whole army, in order to exterminate these bandits in one fell swoop. ”

Although Wu Ergou said that the cloud was light and light, Chen Mazi heard a different meaning.

Well, these bandits are not simple, they are not only numerous, but also well-equipped. You must know that it is good for the average bandit to have a single sword.

"What's the matter, you're not scared, are you?"

Seeing that Chen Mazi was silent, Wu Ergou rolled his eyelids and said.

"No, of course not. Let's still think about killing a few more bandits in exchange for military merits. ”

Although the bandit's head is not worth much, it can be exchanged for a few rewards. It is natural to be a soldier to suppress bandits, and it is good to get some reward money along the way.

As for the promotion, don't think about it. That has to be enjoyed by killing the pirates and the tartars. Ordinary bandits are not qualified.

"That's it. No matter how good the bandit weapons are, can we have them? They're just a rabble. ”

Wu Ergou sat cross-legged on the ground, picked up a straw pole and turned around: "Our Lao Tzu can't wait to fight with them." That's all real military feats. Don't look at us, we're talking about our new army's own military exploits, not the military exploits of the imperial court! ”

Wu Ergou obviously didn't think there was anything wrong with these words, in his opinion, Ning Xiu, the envoy of the coastal defense Dao who fed and clothed them, was easier to get people to be loyal than the court that could not be seen or touched.

What's more, isn't Lord Ning also an official of the imperial court? Loyalty to Lord Ning is equivalent to loyalty to the imperial court, and there is no problem in saying it.

"We must let Lord Ning remember the name, this battle is the best opportunity. As long as Lord Ning remembers our names, are you still worried that you won't be able to get ahead in the future? ”

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