There is a big bell in the center of Lingshan Wei Fort, according to legend, it is cast during the Zhengde period, the purpose of this bell is only one that is to gather troops, but since this big bell is cast, it has rarely been used, the last bell rang six years ago when a small group of Japanese robbers went ashore, today this bell weighing more than 500 pounds finally rang again.

When Pang Gang ran to the school with Gou Yu and Da Zhuang, he had already seen Qianhu He Zhengnan and Deputy Qianhu Zhao Daxian all wearing helmets and armor and standing on a high platform made of loess.

Ten hundred generals (hundred households) and the general banners and other officers also gathered at the front of the school field, surrounded by more than 100 people with protruding chests and bellies, and they were coldly watching the flag army hurrying from all sides.

After arriving at the school grounds, many military households stood blankly on the school field and spun around like headless flies, some people were barefoot, some people still held hoes, sickles and other things in their hands, and even more people stood aside empty-handed and exchanged ears with people, and the whole school field was as lively as a vegetable market.

He Zhengnan, who was standing on the earthen platform, looked at the military households that were gradually gathering in the originally empty school field, his brows gradually wrinkled, and he turned to Zhao Daxian, the deputy thousand households on the side, and said: "Brother Xian, these shabby military households are really lazy, and they are still so unhurried when they hear the bell, it seems that it is necessary to let them know something about military discipline." ”

Zhao Daxian smiled bitterly on the side: "My lord, these military households have not performed for more than ten years, and it is good to be able to rush over when they hear the bell now." ”

"Humph!" After listening to Zhao Daxian's words, He Zhengnan also stopped, he also knew that he had indeed scraped too hard over the years, and the 1,200 banner troops were eaten by him for nearly 700 empty salaries, and the remaining more than 500 military households also became tenants of him and hundreds of households.

He Zhengnan saw that the people were almost coming, and then said with a calm face: "The army is lined up!" ”

"Line up!"

With He Zhengnan's order, all the generals and the general banner shouted loudly to order the military households to line up, but how can the military households who have never lined up understand this, the hundred generals shouted for a long time, and the military households still turned around like a frowning fly. In the end, He Zhengnan's face slowly became gloomy, and he made a color to a family member next to him, who understood, and took a dozen family members to each pick up a big stick and rushed to the school field, and beat the military households who were still moving around.

The thick stick at the mouth of the bowl hit the soldiers into a loud cry and scolding, and several soldiers were beaten to the ground with blood flowing down to the ground and howling loudly.

Although this way of lining is cruel, but the effect is also immediate, under the education of the wooden stick, the military households who were originally in the ear to each other are silent, and finally under the leadership of the general flag, they all follow their own hundred general lines to stand on the school field, although the standing is still a little chaotic, but it is much more pleasing to the eye than just now.

The clever Pang Gang had already pulled the dog and the two of them to follow closely behind the hundred general bin Shiqian, and when those family members rushed over just now, he had already pulled the two of them to stand straight behind Bin Shiqian, so he was spared the pain of a big stick.

After the rectification of all the families, the team of more than 500 people finally formed a barely visible phalanx, and by the time the phalanx was barely formed, the more than ten family members who were responsible for rectifying the team had already been tired and sweaty.

He Zhengnan looked at the sky helplessly, the sun had risen to the top of the mountain, and he didn't have that mood anymore when he wanted to lecture the soldiers, he just said loudly to the team: "Soldiers, do you remember who we are?" ”

"Returning to the Thousand Households, we are military households!"

A weak, uneven voice rang out.

He Zhengnan continued to speak righteously: "Well said, we are military households, and as military households, we have the responsibility of protecting the territory and the people. Yesterday, the commander of Qingzhou and the garrison have issued an official document, ordering the official to send troops to exterminate the thieves who are entrenched in Wangjiatun for a generation, which is the unshirkable responsibility of our soldiers, so this official decided to send troops to Wangjiatun today to exterminate the thieves in Wangjiatun! ”

"Grass! Why is there a war all of a sudden? Pang Gang, who heard the news at first glance, couldn't help but be a little confused, it's not that he looks down on these military households, if he lets them take hoes and flat shoulders or even go to suppress bandits with their bare hands, it is better to simply let them wipe their necks collectively.

There are not a few military households who have the same idea as Pang Gang, and as soon as they heard the news, they immediately exploded, and they no longer cared about the family members who were still eyeing them and the big wooden sticks in their hands, and they all shouted.

"My lord, didn't you tell us to go to death if you asked us to go and kill the bandits?"

"Yes, do you want us to use these hammers to suppress bandits?"

"That's right, we don't even have an opening fee, why should we fight for you."

Pang Gang on the side looked coldly at these excited military households, looked up at the thousand-faced Qianhu He Zhengnan on the stage, and combined with the history of the Ming Dynasty that he had learned in his mind, he understood in his heart. The army in the late Ming Dynasty was divided into regular soldiers, strange soldiers, guerrillas, and reinforcements, and these armies were also called war soldiers, which were the main forces of the imperial court, and only these armies were eligible to receive the food and salary of the imperial court.

But there is one point, if these troops go out to fight, the imperial court still has to issue a certain amount of food and salary to show encouragement, the emperor is not short of hungry soldiers, whether it is ancient or modern, otherwise you don't pull out a dime, who will work for you.

"Okay, what are you arguing about!" A loud voice sounded in the school field, and everyone followed the prestige to turn out to be the master of Qianhu who spoke, "The opening fee is naturally indispensable to you, and the opening fee of one or two silver per person will be issued to everyone immediately, and Zhao Qianhu will lead everyone to the arsenal to receive weapons later." Remember that we will set off in half an hour, and now everyone will come and get the silver, and then go to the arsenal to get their weapons, and set off immediately in half an hour! ”

He Zhengnan's voice trembled slightly when he talked about receiving the silver, and he felt that his heart and liver were hurting when he spilled more than five hundred taels of silver at once, but this money must be paid, otherwise it will be difficult to deal with these military households once they make trouble, and they can't order the family to kill them all, right? Then who will farm for him in the future?

Hearing that there was silver to lead all the military households to cheer, soon two family members carried a heavy box in front of everyone, Zhao Daxian came to the side of the box and kicked open the box, revealing the white silver taels.

"My mother-in-law, I've never seen so much silver when I'm so big."

Under the appeasement of the silver, the mood of the military households quickly calmed down, and this year, the father and mother are not as good as the silver.

After the boxes were arranged, the officers shouted loudly and ordered all the military households to line up one by one to receive the silver.

As the saying goes, money can make the devil grind, although this tael of silver is not much, but it is better than nothing! After taking the money, the military households were no longer so resistant to sending troops to suppress the bandits.

In order to send troops, He Zhengnan issued both silver and weapons, and it was not until near noon that a total of 500 military households and a bandit suppression army composed of more than 100 Ding soldiers dragged out of Lingshan Weibao and marched towards Wangjiatun, which was more than 30 miles away.

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