Last year, there was the Renwu Rebellion, and this year there was a tribute competition in Ningbo, and the Ming Dynasty was very weak, and it was about to fall almost the next moment. This great victory must be carried out on a large scale, so that people know that the Ming Dynasty has the confidence and strength to win the war.

The captured real widows, as well as the captured armor and swords, were all sent to the capital to be sacrificed, which can be regarded as raising the face of the Son of Heaven. The literati in the southeast, under the leadership of Yang Shen, are also preparing to carry out a large-scale propaganda for this pacification action.

When the army arrived in Ningbo, the three divisions of Zhejiang, the eunuchs and Yang Shen were all at the dock to greet them. Firecrackers were placed for a few miles, as well as a drum class invited by the local chamber of commerce, the lion team, and the atmosphere was so warm that people thought they had come back from destroying a small country.

As soon as the new soldiers got off the boat, some went to dress them in red and hang colors, and some people held food and wine to reward the meritorious soldiers. Regardless of whether these foods will be eaten or not, it is enough to have this ceremony, and it has not been a long time since the matter of eating pot pulp to reward the king.

Although Yang Shen's official position is not high, he represents the first assistant, and he is the most valued in the welcoming team. Walking side by side with Yang Chengzu, he looked at the people on both sides as he walked, nodded and praised: "Brother Shi, you have done a great thing for the people of the southeast this time, and you have also saved face for the country. Brother Shi's means, only being handsome, are really a bit subtile. ”

"Brother Yang has won the award, this victory is purely a soldier's life, the new army is worthy of a battle, and my credit is not worth mentioning. With such a strong army here, I don't think there will be any thieves who dare to come to the southeast to harass in the future. ”

"However, the money and food spent to maintain such a large army may not be much less than that of the Japanese invaders." Yang Shen looked at the long queue behind him

"I know it's not good, but someone has to do it, and the people of the southeast are really overwhelmed. During this time, I have seen the money and food expenses of the new army, and it is really ...... In the southeast, how much is it necessary to maintain such a strong force? Now that this group of robbers has been eliminated, I don't think there is any need for so many troops. In addition, although the Long Live Divine Decree says that the establishment of ten battalions of the new army is allowed, in my opinion, if the ten battalions of the new army are really to be established, I am afraid that there will be hundreds of battalions of thieves in the southeast, and the gains outweigh the losses. ”

"Brother Yang, what do you mean by coming today, it turns out that it is not to catch the wind, but to persuade us to break up?" Yang Chengzu didn't see anger on his face, and his tone was still flat, "Actually, I don't have any opinion on this, but don't say it to me, say it to those soldiers." Tell them that after the war, the court doesn't need them anymore, and now they can go back to their hometowns to farm. ”

"Brother Shi misunderstood, I didn't mean that. I'm just talking about the fact that Zhejiang and Fujian provinces, the former experienced the rebellion of the Ning Domain, and now there is the suffering of the Japanese Invaders. If we knock out the bones and suck the marrow and ask them to use their financial resources to raise the troops, then the purpose of our military training will change from saving the people to harming the people. I didn't say that I wanted them to be all disarmed, but I reduced the number of redundant personnel and cut some redundant personnel......"

Before the words fell, in the sunny autumn weather, a thunderclap suddenly sounded. The thunder came suddenly, Yang Shen stepped off the mount and was startled, and the person stood up. Fortunately, Yang Shen himself is a superb horse, and this horse is also a good horse, so he finally controls the mount.

But the loud thunder was one after another, and the people who greeted them suddenly fell into a panic. Scattered and fled, trampling on each other, the honor guard and Taoist team of the government were torn apart in front of the chaotic crowd, and several official title cards were thrown on the ground, cracked and broken by the trampling.

Yang Shen had also understood that this was not thunder at all, but a cannon. Someone was outside the city of Ningbo, firing cannons.

Some of the cannons were not the bowls or guns of the officers and soldiers on the forts, or the cannons of the generals, but the cannons carried by the ships of the pirates. No matter how many victories there were, after all, the city had just been washed a few months ago, and when they heard that the pirates had killed the door, everyone's first reaction was to run home and close the door.

Trampling on each other, bumping into each other, and no one cares about anything else. Even the Taoist team of the government was also smashed, and it was not the same. An attaché from Hangzhou, whose horse had not passed through the battle formation, let out a long neigh, lifted off the knight on horseback, and galloped like crazy.

In the middle of the road, a little girl looked blankly left and right, shouting "Mother...... The ......galloping horse appeared before her like a giant beast in front of her, and to the child, the horse's hooves were raised high like a giant hammer......

But the next moment, the horse fell to the ground with a scream, and smashed up a cloud of smoke. Yu Dayou, who knocked over the galloping horse with one punch, stepped down, picked up the child, and galloped towards the side of the road, and behind him, hundreds of new troops were already in good formation under the command of the officers and restored order.

Rows of shotguns blasted into the air, followed by rows of soldiers raising iron trumpets and shouting loudly to keep the people in order. Those who dare to run around again will be regarded as thieves!

This new army still has some prestige in Ningbo, and the people know that this is a strong army just after cutting off so many heads and capturing so many prisoners. Under the strong pressure of the troops, the chaotic situation did not last long, and gradually calmed down, the people knelt on the side of the road and did not move, and the officers and soldiers saw that there were people screaming or running around, they whipped them and tied them up.

The sound of the cannons was still ringing, but after the initial panic, a closer listening would reveal that the cannons were far away, and there was no sign of moving forward. In terms of forts, there was no sign of the Ming artillery fighting back, and the people's hearts gradually calmed down.

Jin Yiwei, who was in charge of investigating the news, soon came back and shouted, "Don't mess up, everyone, someone is firing cannons in the ocean, and it is far away from us." Don't worry, the imperial court sailors are brave and brave, and there are even new soldiers here, even if there are 100,000 thieves, they can be pacified with one drum. It's just a thief, not enough to worry about. The enemy will not dare to face me ...... Ningbo"

Ningbo prefect Hu Bingzhang came out of nowhere, the black yarn was gone, and the official robe on his body was also torn in several places, but he was the official here after all. With the guidance of him and the officials, coupled with the deterrence of the new army, the people did not form a riot, but each looked for his relatives and went home to wait for news. The sound of the cannon also gradually thinned out, and after a while it was no longer audible.

The next trip was a little dull, and the faces of Sansi and Huang Jin were not colored. Even those new troops felt that they had been poured cold water, and they had lost the courage they had when they first entered the city. When he arrived at the prefect's yamen, Yang Chengzu looked at Yang Shen with a smile on his face, "Brother Sheng'an, do you think this new army should continue to practice?" ”