After deciding on the general direction, the rest is left to the people below.

As the saying goes, before the soldiers and horses move the grain and grass, the work of mobilizing grain and grass, gathering soldiers, and preparing materials is a troublesome job. In terms of the amount of food eaten by a normal person, each person eats one liter and the horse eats three liters, so that more than 10,000 soldiers need about 80 stone of grain a day, about 220 stone for war horses and mules and horses, 300 stone of grain and grass for a day and 9,000 stone of grain and grass for a month, plus gunpowder and shells, the amount of materials to be brought is very amazing.

There were about 500 wagons in the baggage battalion under Pang Gang's command, which could only transport about 3,000 stone of grain and grass at a time, which was only for the needs of the army for ten days, and this was only food. Therefore, this time, Pang Gang dispatched a total of two baggage battalions and 1,000 carts to transport food and ammunition.

In the past few days, seeing Pang Gang and others busy mobilizing materials, not to mention Li Xianfeng, even Lu Weiqi, who had been the secretary of the Ministry of War, couldn't help but gasp, these Qingzhou soldiers have prepared too many things, right? Even the grain and grass are counted, and even the projectiles and gunpowder have been prepared so much, but they have also heard that the Qingzhou Army itself is famous for its excellent firearms, and even the invincible Tartars have been deflated under their firearms, so it is also appropriate to have more gunpowder projectiles.

When night fell, a room in the front yard of the Dingguo General's Mansion was lit up, and Lu Weiqi and Li Xianfeng were sitting opposite each other, and the dim light reflected Lu Weiqi's originally thin body in a row.

Lu Weiqi stroked his beard and asked lightly: "Qingyang, you came to Qingzhou for a few days, what do you think of that Pang Gang?" ”

Li Xianfeng sighed and said: "Confucian, to be honest, the officials of Qingzhou have been here before, and they can't say it's bad, but they can't say it's good." But the current situation is much beyond the expectations of the lower officials, Pang Gang has only been in charge of Qingzhou for only a year, and Qingzhou has undergone such drastic changes, which is really beyond the expectations of the lower officials.

You see that on the streets of Qingzhou today, people come and go without having to be poor in Jinan and Luoyang, and the lower officials have also heard that Dengzhou, Laizhou and other places have also begun to prosper today, and there are still many Yi people walking on the street, which is unbelievable! ”

Lu Weiqi said solemnly: "Also, have you noticed that the streets of Qingzhou are unusually neat and smooth, the ground is smooth and flat, I heard that they use a kind of cement produced in Qingzhou, it seems that this Pang Gang has great talent!" It's just a pity, he is just a martial artist, and he is disgusted by the emperor, otherwise the old man can be sure that those who will enter the cabinet in the future will definitely have his name. ”

Li Xianfeng nodded, "What Confucianism said is right, Pang Gang is talented, but this person is too unruly and unruly, and he is not liked by the emperor, and I am afraid that Yuan Chonghuan will not be able to escape in the future." ”

Lu Weiqi snorted coldly, "This person is indeed a bit arrogant, I heard that Gao Qiqian was personally led by him to chase and kill, he killed Gao Qiqian, it was not counted, he even sent someone to send Gao Qiqian's head and Lu Xiangsheng's body to the capital in person, it can be seen how rampant his people are, and it is not an exaggeration to rely on this point that the emperor will behead him all over the house!" ”

Lu Weiqi is a great Confucian in the late Ming Dynasty, and he is also a staunch supporter of the old Zhu family, and he has never had a good impression of a bold and reckless military general like Pang Gang.

Just when Lu Weiqi and the others were commenting on Pang Gang in the room, in the conference room at the other end of the Dingguo General's Mansion, various officers and generals from Qingzhou also gathered, and the one sitting at the head was Pang Gang.

I saw Pang Gang's sharp eyes glancing around everyone, and then he said slowly: "Everyone, we are going to send troops again, this time we don't have the official document of the Ministry of War, and we don't have the emperor's holy decree, we are going to Luoyang to help people defend the city, everyone can talk about any ideas here!" ”

Everyone knows that Pang Gang has a characteristic, that is, he will let people speak freely during meetings, and even if he says something wrong, he will not blame, so the atmosphere of Qingzhou Army is still very relaxed when the meeting is held, and everyone has something to say.

Li Yuan was the first to stand up, "My lord, I don't have anything to say, you just need to take me there." ”

"Hahaha......" Everyone laughed, for Li Yuan, a war maniac, as long as there is a battle, he will ignore the rest.

Pang Gang also smiled, but shook his head and said, "This is not good, I can't take your third battalion this time." ”

"Why!" Li Yuan was anxious, "Didn't we fight well in the three battalions last time?" ”

"No why!" Pang Gang said with a straight face: "This time, the third battalion and the first battalion are all staying to watch their families, the fourth battalion is guarding Jinan, and the official will take the second battalion, the fifth battalion and the second artillery battalion, and it is their turn to loosen their muscles." ”

"Why!" As soon as Pang Gang said this, even Da Zhuang was anxious, and hurriedly stood up and said: "My lord, you can have a flat end of a bowl of water, I followed you to fight the tartar last time, but the tartar is also a hard bone, this time the rogue is a piece of fat, why don't we have our share!" ”

"That's it!" Li Yuan was also coaxed on the side.

"Shut up!" Pang Gang reprimanded with a straight face.

"The soldiers of the iron battalion and the flowing water, everyone is a brother who scoops food in the pot, and naturally everyone has a share in going out to fight, can this kind of thing still be picky! Do you think those rogues are soft persimmons? Can soft persimmons crisscross Shaanxi, Henan, and Hubei provinces for seven or eight years? Stupidity! ”

Seeing that Pang Gang was angry, Da Zhuang and Li Yuan both lowered their heads and didn't dare to say anything.

In the end, Pang Gang's face slowly softened, and he lowered his voice and said: "You must know that once my army sets out, the defense of Qingzhou, Laizhou, Dengzhou and Gunzhou will be on your shoulders, and your burden is heavier than ours. ”

"Yes, the Admiral understands!" Da Zhuang and Li Yuan stood up and replied loudly, although Da Zhuang and Li Yuan were one naïve and the other reckless, none of them were stupid. They can see that Pang Gang is determined to let them take care of the house, and it would be too stupid to raise the bar with adults again.

Pang Gang nodded with satisfaction: "Well, that's good, Hua experience!" ”

"Humble duty!" Hua Yan hurriedly stood up.

"Are you ready for the grain, grass, and baggage?"

"Lord Qiqi, the grain and grass are all ready, and you can set off at any time!"

"Okay, pass the order, and the whole army will set off immediately after dawn!"

"Yes!"

A neat answer echoed through the conference room......

(To be continued)