Yang Guanggao said happily: "I didn't dare to ask for it." “

Yang Guanggao quickly wrote the letter and sent it to Jingshi. Shen Yourong sent his fourth son, Shen Shouyue, to show them the way. Shen Shouyue was in his thirties, his face was calm, and after boarding Yang Guanggao's boat, he saw that the ship was full of large boxes, and he asked Man Gui with some curiosity: "Man Zhenfu, what is in here?" You don't have to pack food in wooden boxes. ”

Man Gui said with a smile: "The grain is on another ship, and here it is a weapon for General Mao." ”

Shen Shouyue couldn't be calm anymore and said, "Is it finally going to be promoted to Vice General Mao?" ”

Man Gui said enviously: "Yes, Vice General Mao will take one hundred and ninety-seven people to the sea, recover Zhenjiang, take back Liubao, and ensure the safety of the two thousand miles of sea frontier. ”

Shen Shouyue nodded again and again, feeling that this was really too right. When will I be able to make contributions like General Mao, instead of trembling under my father's stern gaze like now?

The two ships arrived at Phi Island a few days later, and Mao Wenlong greeted the angel with great fanfare. Yang Guanggao shouted: "Mao Wenlong took the order." Mao Wenlong knelt on the ground with his subordinates.

Yang Guanggao said: "The emperor's edict said: Add the deputy chief soldier Mao Wenlong to the governor of Pingliao and open the Dongjiang River. Chin this. ”

Mao Wenlong shouted: "Thank you, Lord Longen, the minister's order." Get up and take the holy decree, put it away carefully, and hand it to Mao Chengzuo in the back.

Then he stepped forward and asked Yang Guanggao and others to enter the lobby to speak. Entering the house, Yang Guanggao couldn't help but sigh, there was only a long table and a few old chairs in the house, and he said sincerely: "General Mao has worked hard." ”

Mao Wenlong laughed and said: "If you defeat Jiannu, you will have a good life." Please be seated. The two of them gave in, and then sat down at the table together.

Yang Guanggao said: "Today, Dongjiang opened a town, and the saint said that the military town should have the appearance of a military town, and the Liao people who were originally stranded in the Dongjiang River should be sent to Denglai, clean up the Dongjiang soldiers, and supply the military salary in full by Denglai. ”

Mao Wenlong said: "Thank you for the emperor's concern, I have 30,000 soldiers in Dongjiang Town, and more than 50,000 people in the rest of the people. ”

Yang Guanggao said with a smile: "The minister is entrusted by the emperor to clean up the number of troops in the Dongjiang River, and he will go to all parts of the Dongjiang River tomorrow. ”

Mao Wenlong looked as usual, but the faces of some of his subordinates were not very good-looking, Yang Guanggao ignored it, and continued: "Ben Qin sent a boatload of rice and grain, and asked General Mao to send someone to transport it. ”

As soon as Qin Cha left, Chen Jisheng said: "Take all the Liao people away, then who will farm for us, and what will the army eat?" “

The other generals were silent, the holy decree was about the full payment of military salaries, so what the army ate is not a question, in fact, Chen Jisheng meant who would dig ginseng, who would trade with North Korea, although this piece was mainly used to improve the food problem of the Dongjiang soldiers, but everyone still had some benefits.

Mao Wenlong sighed and said: "It is natural for a soldier to be paid, the army naturally has food, what are you worried about, destroy the Jiannu as soon as possible, and make more contributions, it is naturally all in it." Don't talk about these things in the future, let's all disperse. With that, he waved his hand and walked gloomily towards the room.

At the residence of Qin Cha where Mao Wenlong was placed, Man Gui said: "Lord Tongzhi, my subordinates feel that General Mao is only afraid that we are a little reluctant to clean up the number of soldiers. ”

Yang Guanggao sighed and said: "The saint said, don't think too highly of the officials' discipline, everyone is selfish, this is no way, as long as he can be good in the big aspect." ”

Man Gui retorted: "The subordinates have no selfishness, and the subordinates must be as the saint says." ”

Yang Guanggao scolded with a smile: "You also have selfish intentions, you want to make contributions and make a career for eternity." ”

Man Gui said: "The saint said that selfishness is not selfishness when it comes to this, this is the greatest public heart. ”

Yang Guanggao didn't want to fight with him, so he said: "Okay, I know that Man Zhenfu is indeed dedicated to the public, okay." Of course, General Mao's business here is mainly to subsidize the military, but who knows if he has hidden some of it, even if he doesn't have it now, who can know if he will do it in the future. The saint said that it is necessary to give people the possibility of not making mistakes from the source, so that it is the principle of curing diseases and saving people, and tomorrow we will cheer up and take a good look at the situation of the Dongjiang soldiers.

The next day, Yang Guanggao began to clean up the number of troops on Phi Dao, his method was very simple, demarcating a large open space on the seaside, the Dongjiang soldiers of Phi Dao were divided into two parts and entered this open space from two entrances, at the entrance he and Man Gui guarded one, each with a few subordinates in the Guards, and if they saw that they did not meet the requirements, they were not allowed to enter the open space, and they would record a number when they entered, so that after being busy for most of the day, there were nearly 4,000 people standing in the open space, most of whom were not wearing armor, and most of the weapons were simple.

Yang Guanggao asked Chen Jisheng next to him: "Vice General Chen, but there are still Pidao soldiers who have not been tested?" “

Chen Jisheng was full of unhappiness, but he didn't dare to show it on his face, and said: "Lord Qincha, people have finished their experience, but the ones who are blocking the outside are also our soldiers from the Dongjiang River." “

There were about seven or eight thousand Dongjiang soldiers who did not enter the clearing, and these people were not wearing armor, and the weapons in their hands could no longer be described as simple, because they were all wooden sticks and even brooms. Yang Guanggao said: "It's okay if you don't have a first, but the weapon must be at least iron, is it possible to use a wooden stick to beat Jiannu?" “

Chen Jisheng replied unconvinced: "On that day in Tieshan, in Kuandian, most of us were holding wooden sticks and stones, and we didn't beat Jiannu back, as long as there were many people, we could repel Jiannu without taking any weapons." “

Yang Guanggao smiled and said: "Those who are physically strong here can become soldiers after being issued weapons, but Vice General Chen, you have also seen that most people have yellow faces and thin muscles, so how can they fight Jiannu?" “

Chen Jisheng said: "The reason why the face is yellow and thin is because I haven't eaten enough, and it's good to eat a full meal for a few days." ”

Yang Guanggao said: "Didn't I always pay you money? Why can't I eat? ”

Chen Jisheng lowered his head, but stopped talking, and then Mao Wenlong smiled and said: "The imperial court has paid silver, but it is for the soldiers, and other family members also take money from here to eat, so the total amount is not enough, please check it clearly." ”

Yang Guanggao said: "It is precisely because of this that the Holy Lord wants to move the Liao people into the interior, and stop the soldiers here, as Guanggao saw, the Dongjiang headquarters can be counted as 4,000 soldiers, what does General Mao think?" ”

Mao Wenlong nodded in agreement, and in the next few days, Yang Guanggao and Man Gui went around Kuandian and other places, clearing out a total of 9,000 soldiers from Lianpi Island, and 3,000 sailors ordered by the imperial court to support, a total of 12,000 people.

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