made a request to the official, but it was very offensive, the Ming Dynasty had a strict hierarchy of superiors and subordinates, and the subordinates should obey unconditionally, and they couldn't talk about conditions, but Shi Kefa was a person who could speak, so he didn't care about this.

But Yang Chao still paid attention to it, and it was unwise to offend Shi Kefa for the sake of false etiquette at this time.

Therefore, he kept bowing and speaking: "Lord Shishi, twenty sailing ships will be needed at the end of the day. ”

Shi Kefa said: "Yes! What about the second one? ”

He is the governor of Caoyun, if he has no ship in his hand, no one in the entire Ming Dynasty will have a ship.

Yang Chao said: "Second, the last general needs a handwritten letter from Lord Shi, the thieves are powerful, the last general is outnumbered, if it is invincible, the last general hopes that the governor of Haizhou can let the last general enter the city and hold on!" ”

The guest army enters the city! Shi Kefa frowned slightly, if there was an accident, such as the guest army looting the local people, someone would definitely be impeached at that time, and if he wrote a letter and left evidence, he would have to bear this responsibility. But if Yang Chao's army is not allowed to enter the city, if the field battle is unfavorable and it is impossible to retreat into the city, there will be only a dead end.

Yang Chao went to rescue Haizhou, it was originally a life of nine deaths, if he couldn't take on one or two for him, wouldn't it chill the hearts of the soldiers.

Thinking of this, Shi Kefa said in his heart: "This is also approved." Yang Chao, you say the third one! ”

Seeing that Shi Kefa agreed to this, the other generals also felt close to each other, and they also admired Shi Kefa's responsibility, but no one said it, for fear that this errand would fall on their heads.

Yang Chao pondered for a moment before saying, "Third, the last general hopes to receive thirty artillery pieces, and they are equipped with enough gunners!" ”

Shi Kefa thought about it, most of Huai'an's cannons were in the city, there were hundreds of them, and the civil officials of the Ming Dynasty were extremely superstitious about cannons. This kind of weapon, which can kill and injure the enemy from afar without having to fight with the enemy's cold soldiers, is very much in line with their appetite.

After hesitating for a moment, Shi Kefa nodded lightly, although taking some cannons from Huai'an City would make him feel a little less secure, but if Yang Chao could go to the rescue of Haizhou and block Dongyu from continuing to go south, then Huai'an would be less dangerous, so he also agreed.

In the end, Yang Chao made another request that was too small to be considered a requirement. Pointing to the map on the wall, he said, "Master Shi, the last general wants this map." ”

Shi Kefa also agreed, and ordered someone to roll up the map and hand it to Yang Chao.

Yang Chao took the map. Soon out of the camp.

A tent of people, including hundreds of households in Haizhou, is like looking at a dead person.

After a long time, the hundred households in Haizhou gritted their teeth and asked Shi Kefa to be a guide for Yang Chao, his wife and children were still in Haizhou City, if Yang Chao could break the siege. It's a risk worth the risk.

Yang Chao returned to his big tent with the map. Immediately convene a meeting of his officers.

There is no big enough table, just spread the map on the ground. It occupies a full three feet square of ground.

This is a map of the water system of Nangi, although it is not as accurate as the maps of later generations. With a kind of freehand style of Chinese painting, the river is outlined by a black curve, and Yang Chao is not sure that it is completely realistic. But it was enough for Yang Chao to use.

Yang Chao's hand was placed in Huai'an Mansion.

"We're here now, Huai'an Mansion! Along the river (Yellow River) to the east to Andong, here is the entrance of the Lianshui into the Yellow River, from here to the north, you can go to Shuoxiang Lake, Sangxu Lake, from the north bank of Sangxu Lake into the Lianhe River, you can go directly to Haizhou Mansion! ”

Sangxu Lake and Shuoxiang Lake are two large lakes connected together, the dry season is divided into two, and the wet season is collectively called a large lake, which is even larger than Luoma Lake in terms of area, and not much smaller than Hongze Lake, but unfortunately the lake surface has shrunk due to the reclamation of land around the lake in later generations, and it is not even visible on the map.

Yang Chao didn't care whether his subordinates understood it or not, he said to himself, he felt that it was better to talk about it first, so that everyone could be prepared and know where they were going and what they were doing.

"We took a boat all the way, thirty miles a day, and we could get there in ten days. As long as the siege of Haizhou can be solved, everyone will be a great achievement! ”

Yang Chao finally agitated that after more than a year of training, Yang Chao never gave up instilling a sense of honor in the soldiers, and as a result, they were a little proud in the barracks, the officers had a sense of superiority over the soldiers, and those who had killed Jiang bandits had a sense of superiority than those who had not, but as soon as they went outside, they reverted to their old ways and became a humble military household.

On the way of this march, Yang Chao didn't see the momentum of the high-spirited soldiers at all, but showed himself everywhere in the state of a hill, and he felt a little sorry when he saw that the living people were not thieves.

Yang Chao knows that correcting the self-preparedness of military households is not overnight, this is a long-term project, but he can't help but do it, just ask a group of people who are always discriminated against by civilians, and their hearts are also full of inferiority complex, when they pick up knives and guns, what terrible things will happen.

These soldiers must be transformed into a combative group with a sense of honor for who they are.

"Hu Quan, you go to Master Shi's tent to urge the book office to urge the boat!"

After Yang Chao finished speaking, he ordered Hu Quan to hand over the warship to Shi Kefa, and at this time Yang Chao suddenly felt that it would be good if Wang Xiao was here.

It's a pity that Wang Xiao is a businessman and doesn't have the courage to go to the battlefield, the two are separated in Yangzhou, Yang Chao knows that he can't pull this guy to the battlefield, so he asked him to take care of his business after returning to Nanjing.

"Brothers. It has been five months since Dongyu entered the customs in the winter of last year, and the people are sleepy and tired. And we wait for work, train every day, be prepared to attack unprepared, and win by surprise, we will definitely be able to defeat Dongyu in one drum! ”

Yang Chao didn't say that Donglu was just a partial teacher, because saying it would distract the soldiers, so he simply told them that they could only rely on courage to go this time, and they could only take out their blood to fight with Dongyu, and there was no trick in it, so that they could be prepared for desperate psychology as soon as possible, and when they met the enemy, they could be in one go, and after a few battles and a few victories, I believe that no one would have a shadow in their hearts, and at that time, the former glory of Donglu could only become the glory of the soldiers' hearts, "Look at such a strong Donglu, who defeated so many other armies, They were all defeated in our hands" When this momentum is cultivated, a strong army will also come out.

"My lord, someone is asking to see you!"

After the meeting, a group of officers were still staring at the map curiously, comparing how far it was, and at this time, Yang Chao and a personal soldier came in to spread the word.

The person who came was the one hundred households in Haizhou that he had just seen in Shi Kefa's big tent.

"Jiang Yang, a hundred households in the East China Sea, meet General Yang!"

The person who came directly made a big salute and knelt on the ground and kowtowed.

Yang Chao hurriedly helped him up: "Jiang Baihu doesn't need to be polite, sit down and talk!" ”

Seeing that someone was coming, the officers under Yang Chao left one by one.

Jiang Yang sat on the edge of the chair and bowed again: "Lord Xie Yang, the 100,000 soldiers and civilians of Haizhou, will take action on behalf of the lower officials!" ”

Yang Chao waved his hand and said directly: "Don't thank you first, this official is only 600 soldiers and horses, whether he can save Haizhou is not certain!" ”

After speaking, he saw Jiang Yang's face change suddenly, he didn't know that Yang Chao was just a thousand commanders, and he didn't know that Yang Chao only brought more than 600 soldiers. (To be continued.) (520。 ))