Chapter 150: Expedition to Wanzhou

The two committees finally came up with a resolution the next day. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoHan Wantao led a battalion consisting of 2 infantry companies, an artillery platoon and a cavalry platoon to Yazhou to join Zhou Chongde to quell the Li rebellion, but this battalion had to try its best to stay in Wanzhou or call Lai in Wanzhou after quelling the rebellion, so as to control Wanzhou. The report of the mixed brigade was approved in principle, but Zhou Lei, Wang Zhaoxing and others did not return to Yulin Bay for the time being, but took this opportunity to transfer Ye Zhan and a group of Ming Dynasty officers back, and the team of the mixed brigade will be mainly formed by Ming Dynasty officers. Xu Lang was forced to stay, in fact, except for Han Wantao and Zeng Guangxian, not many people have much confidence in this plan to go north, since this plan was proposed by Xu Lang, then leave these things to him.

Jiang Beiming, Li Fuqiang and Lin Zhaolong each got a new task, and in general, in a word, spared no effort to expand the army and recruit people in Vietnam.

Han Wantao put on the heavy armor again and rode on the horse. Next to him was Xu Lang, who was also riding a horse.

"Wan Tao, this time we will go to Wanzhou, but we will be two of our own people. The rest are from the Ming Dynasty, so there won't be any problems. Xu Lang asked secretly with some concern.

"Put your heart in your belly." Han Wanzhi said with a smile, "Don't look at the small number of people this time, but they are all veterans who have experienced a hundred battles." Zeng Guangxian wants to train the Western Corps at home, otherwise he will also go. Don't be so nervous, anyway, you also survived the rain of bullets in Annan. Besides, didn't you still ask Zhang Guodong for 2 03 rifles, what is there to worry about. ”

After Han Wantao finished speaking, he didn't wait for Xu Lang to speak, and walked forward a few steps: "Herald, order the troops, the cavalry is in front, the infantry, artillery and baggage team are behind, the target is Yazhou, set off." ”

The sound of clattering horses' hooves sounded clearly. "Well, it's still cavalry." Han Wantao said with satisfaction as he stared at the cavalry troops walking in front and Xu Lang.

Xu Lang didn't answer Han Wantao's words: "Wan Tao, how is Wang Hua's arrangement?" ”

"He Jiong has already taken someone to Wanzhou first, and they will contact us when the time comes."

"Hey." Xu Lang suddenly looked up to the sky and sighed.

Han Wantao turned his head and asked strangely, "What's the matter, my Senior Committee Member Xu, what's the matter with you?" ”

Xu Lang smiled bitterly: "Actually, I originally wanted to ease relations with your military, but it's good, it's about to be sold to your army." You said to go to Wanzhou, you still have to drag me, are you still afraid that I will run back to Vietnam with Jiang Beiming? ”

"Hahahaha." Han Wantao smiled but didn't answer, shook the reins and ran to the front of the team, "Quick, quick, hurry, cheer up and take out the appearance of our Yulin Army." ”

The dirt road from Yulin Bay to Yazhou is flat and straight. In the evening, a group of brightly armored soldiers appeared outside the city of Yazhou.

Zhou Chongde and Chen Mincheng were already waiting outside Yazhou City.

"Brother Han, Gongzi Xu." When Zhou Chongde saw this group of soldiers, his mouth opened again, "Thank you two brothers for your help." ”

"Lord Zhou, Mr. Chen." Han Wantao jumped down from his horse and clasped his fists, "The Yulin Bay militia is ordered to come, and all actions are subject to Lord Zhou's arrangement." ”

"No hurry, no hurry." Zhou Chongde stepped forward and grabbed the hands of the two people, "Go to my Qianhu House first, the two of you saddle the horse all the way, and have a few drinks tonight." ”

"Lord Zhou, Chen Muyou." Xu Lang pulled out his hand and said, "I don't think our militia will enter the city to disturb the people, how about letting them camp outside the city?" ”

Chen Mincheng smiled slightly: "Gongzi Xu is really a person with a heart, then treat the two slowly." ”

"Andreas, Deng Zhongguo." Han Wantao shouted.

"Here." Andreas and a non-commissioned officer with the rank of second-class sergeant major walked up to Han Wantao, Deng Zhongguo, who won the first second-class Sun and Moon Medal in Yulin Bay in the Lingshui bandit suppression battle, has now become a battalion-level sergeant major.

"The two of you command the troops to camp according to the original plan." After Han Wantao finished arranging, he shouted behind him, "Guard class, follow me and Mr. Xu into the city." ”

On the Xiangyi Restaurant in Yazhou City, Chen Mincheng and Zhou Chongde accompanied Han Wantao and Xu Lang, Wang Jian and others to drink happily. Li Shuang learned that Xu Lang had come to Yazhou, and he also rushed to accompany him. Xu Lang hadn't seen Li Shuang for a few months, and as soon as the two of them met, they drank 3 cups in a row.

"Lord Zhou, how is the situation in Wanzhou now?" Han Wantao put down his wine glass and asked.

"It's hot over there." Zhou Chongde replied, "According to the news from the Qiongzhou Mansion, Li Min has been besieging Wanzhou City for some time, and I estimate that Gu Bin and Cao Hui are probably in a hurry to scratch the wall now." ”

"And when are we going to act?" Han Wantao asked again.

"Haha, Brother Han is really an anxious child." Zhou Chongde laughed, "Don't worry." It's not that we disobey orders, it's just a matter of one day earlier and one day later. But if Wanzhou City really can't hold it, this crime of losing the city, hehe, it's enough for 2 people to drink a pot. ”

"Chen Muyou." Xu Lang asked, "What does Lord Wang mean by this?" ”

"Lord Wang's intention is naturally to protect the territory and the people." Chen Mincheng took a sip of the wine glass and slowly put it down, "It's just 。。。。。。 ”

"Mr. Chen, I have a proposal." Wang Jian said first, but his eyes looked at Han Wantao and Xu Lang, "Now everyone knows the relationship between Yazhou and Wanzhou. I think that if we go to Wanzhou this time, although it is an order from the top, if Lord Wang and Lord Zhou can take advantage of this matter to have some benefits, then why not do it? ”

"Hahahaha." Chen Mincheng and Zhou Chongde laughed at the same time, "Wang Gongzi is really fast. ”

"Brother Li." Xu Lang asked Li Shuang again, "How is Brother Li's progress in Wanzhou?" ”

"Don't mention it." Li Shuang paused the wine glass in his hand, "Thanks to the love of Brother Xu and Yulin Bay, Li has basically completed the entire Qiongzhou now, it is this Wanzhou, water can't be splashed, needles can't be pricked, and Li is also very annoyed now." ”

"In this way, Wanzhou and our Yazhou are really incompatible now." Xu Lang pondered for a while and continued, "I have an idea, you can refer to it when you say it." ”

"Really? What is Xu Gongzi's high opinion, the old man is willing to hear the details. Chen Mincheng said.

"Here's what I think." Xu Lang slowly began to explain the plan of the Yulin Bay Committee, "Let's go to Wanzhou with great fanfare this time. But after I went, I was not in a hurry to relieve the siege. I figured out how to solve that point, and as soon as my Yazhou soldiers arrived, the siege of Wanzhou would naturally be solved. But before the siege is lifted, we have to put forward some conditions with Wanzhou, they agreed, let's help him, after all, they are all Ming people, not to look at the monk's face, but also to look at the Buddha's face. But in case they don't agree, Lord Zhou is right, this sooner or later day, can recover the lost land of Wanzhou, I think Lord Wang and Lord Zhou can also be regarded as a miracle. ”

"But if they agree, let's break the siege for them, what if they regret it?" Zhou Chongde raised his own question, "Also, this time it is not only our Yazhou who will go to relieve the siege of Wanzhou, but also other states and counties." ”

"That's a good question." Xu Lang gave a thumbs up to Zhou Chongde, "But Lord Zhou, don't forget one sentence, 'It's easy to please God, it's hard to send God.'" "If we went to Wanzhou like this time, we won't come back so easily." ”

"Does Xu Gongzi mean that our soldiers in Yazhou want to occupy Wanzhou and not leave?" Chen Mincheng was a little surprised by Xu Lang's words, occupying Wanzhou, which was something he hadn't thought about.

"If Lord Wang and Lord Zhou have any difficulties, our Yulin Bay militia is willing to serve." Han Wantao interjected.

Chen Mincheng was silent in a low voice, and Zhou Chongde said on the side: "What about the soldiers from other states and counties, I heard that Lord Zhang Shiying will also send troops." ”

"Lord Zhou is worried again." Xu Lang said with a smile, "There are a total of 3 states and 10 counties in the entire Qiongzhou Prefecture, 7 schools and 4 cities, even if other states and counties send troops, there will be a few thousand households around, plus Lord Zhang's soldiers, there will not be many, and we are the closest, and we have to rely on us to act as the main force." Besides, even if there are other problems, with silver, is Lord Zhou afraid that there will be something that cannot be solved? ”

"I don't have any money." Zhou Chongde shouted, "I don't know where the money for this expedition came from." ”

"Hehe, Lord Zhou, don't worry." Han Wantao said with a smile, "There will always be someone who will give out the silver, and when the cannon goes off, there will be ten thousand taels of gold." ”

At night, in the Yazhou Governor's Mansion, Wang Kezong was pacing slowly, and Chen Mincheng was standing aside with his body bowed.

"Old Master, do you mean that they want to occupy Wanzhou and not leave?"

"Exactly, sir." Chen Mincheng hurriedly replied, "According to the students' speculation, their intentions may be much more than that. ”

"Really? What else do they have in mind? ”

"Your Excellency." Chen Mincheng replied, "Although we in Yazhou and Yulin Bay are currently getting along quite well, after all, they are not my Ming people. The student is not talented, but he has also been an adult, and the student arranged a few eyeliners in Yulin Bay. According to the information that has been passed back, they are currently in contact with the Fujian guerrilla Zheng Zhilong, and they have heard that they have also sent troops to Annam. At present, a large-scale expansion of the army is being carried out in Yulin Bay to recruit people, and the students speculate that the little place we gave them may not be able to accommodate the people in Yulin Bay now, so they are now anxious to occupy Wanzhou. The students have not been able to figure out where they came from, but the students believe that although they are not many in number, they are all shrewd, and judging from the situation in the past few years, their ambitions are not small. ”

"His ambition is not small?" Wang Kezong stopped, "Old Master, what do you mean by this?" Could it be that these people will have a disobedient heart? ”

"No, no, my lord misunderstood." Chen Mincheng hurriedly explained, "For now, they won't have any disadvantage for my Daming. Moreover, in the past few years, our Yazhou place has been appeased, and the people have lived and worked in peace and contentment, and they also have a little credit here. ”

"And 。。。。。。" Chen Mincheng wanted to speak and stopped.

"Old master, if you have something to say, there is no one else here."

"Your Excellency." Chen Mincheng was ruthless, he had been holding these words in his heart for a long time, "What is Yulin Bay's ambition, students don't dare to speculate." But these days, the students have also had a lot of contact with them, and the students have sometimes calmed down and pondered what kind of committee they have, which seems to be useless, and they change all day long, but in the past few years, everything they have done is not absolutely right, but there is always no big mistake. On the other hand, our Daming, the students are brave, and now there are Tartars harassing outside, and there are rogues making trouble inside, do adults really think that my Daming is still as safe as Mount Tai? ”

Wang Kezong didn't speak, and Chen Mincheng said in a low voice: "The student lost his words. ”

Wang Kezong said quietly: "Old master, please continue." ”

"Your Excellency." Chen Mincheng continued, "Why did the people of Yulin Bay go to Annan, the students speculated, I am afraid that they are also looking for a way back for themselves. But they have spared no effort to run Yulin Bay, and now they want to go to Wanzhou, which shows that they don't want to give up here. At worst, if they can govern Wanzhou like Yazhou, and the people live and work in peace and contentment, it will be a good thing for me to Qiongzhou and Daming. ”

Wang Kezong pondered for a long time, and suddenly sighed: "Has my Daming really reached such a point?" ”

Chen Mincheng didn't understand what Wang Kezong meant, so he didn't dare to answer. Wang Kezong continued to ask: "What does the old master think about their trip to Wanzhou?" ”

"My lord, what the students mean, let's wait and see. If this can be done, it will be good for everyone. In case it doesn't work out, there are Yulin Bay and Zhou Chongde, and adults will not be involved in any case. ”

Wang Kezong thought for a while: "Since this is the case, the old master will arrange it." ”