Hu Zongxian's two nasolabial folds jumped, and a flash of light appeared in his eyes, which stabbed Xu Wenchang to stop his words, he shook his head and sighed: "Wenchang, you should know my current situation, I and Xiaoge Lao are not of the same mind in the matter of fighting against the Japanese, and now we have not torn our faces, but in the future, if I really raise a large army to pacify the Japanese invaders, then I am afraid that Xiaoge Lao will not be able to tolerate me, and he will definitely find a way to dismiss me and transfer me. It's all in vain. ”

"Besides, I, Hu Zongxian, have been carrying the infamy of this strict party for 20 years, and even if I don't sacrifice this auspicious thing, I can't have a good reputation. Wen Chang, it's just that you, a talented man, are going to share this infamy with me Hu. Speaking of this, Hu Zongxian's eyes suddenly became unusually lonely, and his tone was not as imposing as just now, but revealed a sense of heroic twilight and unfulfilled ambition.

Xu Wenchang's eyes were already shining with tears, and he said excitedly: "No, the ministry, the students will definitely do their best to write this article, together with that auspicious rui, together with the emperor, the students receive the grace of the ministry and your knowledge, and there is nothing to repay, this fame, what is it, as long as future generations know that we are people who are dedicated to calming the chaos, this life is enough." ”

Hu Zongxian's eyes were also flashing with tears, he raised his sleeve and wiped the corners of his eyes, and then regained the Yan expression just now, and said: "Wen Chang, then this matter will be hard for you, the wolf soldiers came to help, the Yiwu folk weapons fight, the Jinyi Wei Tian Wolf visited, and the mysterious disappearance of Xu Hai and his party. What do you think of these things? ”

Xu Wenchang also wiped his eyes clean, muttered for a while, and said, "The wolf soil soldiers are foreign Tusi soldiers in Guangxi. It is very different from my Ming official army, its people are fierce and good at fighting, light life and death, believe in ghosts and gods, but the military discipline of the department is corrupt, I heard that this road is thousands of miles away, and it is also a captivity along the way. The local officials were also miserable. I just hope to be able to send it out of the country as soon as possible. ”

"And whether the combat effectiveness of this guest army can be stronger than that of the Japanese Kou, it remains to be seen, the leader of the Guangxi wolf soil soldiers is the Tusi Lady Wa Shi. Due to the early death of her son, her grandson was too young to lead the army into battle, so she took command as a woman. He brought 10,000 wolf soldiers to him. I consulted a lot of information about the wolf soldiers, most of these people are based on short knives and rattan cards, no armor, when fighting, they take seven people as a small team, four people against the enemy, and three people cut off the enemy's head, although they like to rob the people, but they are still warriors who are light and righteous on the battlefield. If used properly, it should still be able to inflict heavy damage on the Wakos. ”

Hu Zongxian nodded thoughtfully: "This matter of wolf soil soldiers." I have also thought about it for a long time, since the Sui and Tang dynasties, the Dong and the barbarians in the two Guangxi areas of Lingnan have always been known for their strong and good war, there is my Ming generation, the rebellion of Datengxia in Guangxi has never stopped, the imperial court is also there to suppress and appease, more than a hundred years down I don't know how much silver taels have been spent, how many soldiers have died, but there is still a rebellion and chaos. ”

"The imperial court had no choice but to order the local Tusi to rule under their restraints, grant them symbolic court official positions, and allow these Tusi leaders to retain their tribal armaments, and only need to pay symbolic tribute to the imperial court every year, which is the origin of the wolf soil soldiers, because of the nature of their tribal armed forces, so the country has fought in previous wars, and these wolf soil soldiers need to give the Tusi tribes huge military expenses and benefits, and they are willing to go out to fight, this time, it is no exception."

Xu Wenchang smiled slightly: "Lord Ministry, since the wolf soldiers are difficult to tame, and the military discipline is corrupt, and they are captive all the way, they are no different from bandits, why did your lord write to the imperial court and let them come all the way from Liangguang to help?" ”

Hu Zongxian sighed: "Now the military situation in the north is urgent, and the imperial court is cutting the military budget and food in our southeast, last time General Zongli led the elite of Ningxia to help, I expected to be able to rely on him to train twenty or thirty thousand elite and combatable divisions, but unfortunately General Zong died before he left the army, and now the guards in the southeast are not available, and the Shaoxing soldiers and Chuzhou soldiers temporarily trained by Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou are not the elite we want, and it will take time to train the new army, for now, Only by relying on the distant waters of the wolf soldiers can we save the fire in front of us. ”

Xu Wenchang's brows furrowed: "Didn't the Lord of the Ministry have already made peace with Wang Zhi secretly, why do you need to transfer the wolf soil soldiers, the students think that although the wolf soil soldiers are fierce and good at fighting, they mostly use shield short knives, and compared with the long knives of the Japanese Kou, there is no advantage at all." ”

Hu Zongxian's eyes flashed with a grim and cold look, and he lowered his voice: "My move is also to kill two birds with one stone, the wolf soldiers are not the generals of the imperial court, and they are also rampant in the Liangguang area, killing people and doing everything, and the officials of the imperial court are also helpless to them, but they are suffering from the army and the time-consuming salary, which is really not counted, so as long as they do not rebel and establish themselves as kings, the court can only let it go, but after a long time, these toasts will also have different hearts, and I am currently in a difficult situation at home and abroad. It is difficult to guarantee that these Lingnan barbarians will not cut off the king and give birth to a rebellious heart. ”

"And we transferred the wolf soldiers to Zhejiang, thousands of miles away, to fight against the Japanese invaders, whether they win or lose, the wolf soldiers will suffer heavy losses, even after going back, it will be difficult to regain the courage of the year, and they will not be able to form an advantage over the government, and when the time is ripe, they can take the opportunity to take back their land to the country, set up counties, and rule directly."

Xu Wenchang was dumbfounded when he heard this, and only said after a while: "Lord Ministry, isn't this trick too damaging, after all, people are really here to fight the Japanese invaders, how can you bear it?" ”

Hu Zongxian snorted coldly: "Really fight the Japanese Kou? If it weren't for the fact that the official promised a heavy profit and gave them a heavy reward of ten taels of silver for cutting off the head of a widow, plus a salary ten times higher than that of the soldiers of my Daming Guard, would they have come? So what I want is that they have the life to go to the battlefield, and they don't have the life to get a reward, which is called killing the enemy army to level the external trouble, and killing the wolf soldier to level the internal trouble. ”

Xu Wenchang had nothing to say, he could only sigh, a thousand words, all in silence.

Hu Zongxian's tone softened slightly: "Wen Chang, the so-called mercy is not a general, and righteousness is not good, since I, Hu Zongxian, am in this position, I have to serve the country." For the sake of the overall situation, the Ming official army in the southeast is now unbearable, and in the two years since the new army was trained. It is only up to the wolves and soldiers to take it first, and if they can pacify the Japanese Bandits, of course, I am willing to pay this money. ”

"But the shape of the southeast, you and I know that the Japanese are already powerful, and they can only barely maintain the battle line by relying on these more than 10,000 wolf soldiers. It can't be completely wiped out, but our bargaining with Wang Zhi in the past two years must also use our achievements as bargaining chips. If I fight too badly, people will ask for more than my governor's authority, and in the end I will have to break up in two. So in front of you. We also have to be wolves. ”

Xu Wenchang nodded, bowed his hand and said: "Lord Ministry, the Wolf Soil Soldiers should be prepared for military supplies and combat readiness, and the students should make account books for you to see as soon as possible." ”

Hu Zongxian said with a smile: "After winning the battle, let the wolf soldiers divide it, but there is only one point, the Japanese robbed my coastal people." After being rescued by them, they will be resettled by our government. Do not let them buy and sell as booty. The logistics guarantee of the wolf soldiers should be given priority, and they should not be allowed to rob the local people without food or drink, so it is estimated that the imperial history will write to impeach me again. ”

Xu Wenchang nodded again and again: "Students should do their best." ”

While the two were talking, there was a sudden sound of footsteps outside, and a soldier who gave orders said outside the tent: "Lord Ministry, General Qi is back, and there are two strangers who have come back with him, and they are now waiting outside the tent." ”

Hu Zongxian's eyes lit up and said, "Please let them in." ”

Soon, the wolf followed Qi Jiguang and walked into the big tent, his eyes suddenly fell on Hu Zongxian, who was sitting precariously, and instantly felt the awe-inspiring momentum of this old man's body, and there was a condescending sense of oppression, which made him even feel a little breathless, a bit like when he first saw Lu Bing. He swallowed his saliva and saluted solemnly: "The deputy commander-in-chief of Jinyiwei has made the heavenly wolf, and he has seen Hu Butang!"

Hu Zongxian didn't have any expression on his face, just nodded, looked at the wolf carefully, and finally his gaze fell on the wolf's face, today the wolf changed his mask, which was different from when he met Xu Wenchang Restaurant during the day, Xu Wenchang looked at it, slightly surprised, and his expression was written on his face at once.

The sky wolf realized Xu Wenchang's surprise and said with a smile: "Mr. Xu, don't be surprised, when our Jinyi Wei comes out to perform the mission, we have to change our disguise, the current sky wolf and the sky wolf that Mr. Bai saw are both the faces after the disguise, not the original face." ”

Xu Wenchang let out an "oh" and stopped talking, although he was well-informed, but the disguise technique was unheard of, and today it was an eye-opener.

Hu Zongxian smiled slightly: "I have heard for a long time that the disguise technique in the brocade clothes can change the shape and appearance of people, and even become a woman without being noticed, and today the official can be regarded as an eye-opener." Heavenly wolf, you came to my military camp, you have a holy order, if you want to see or ask, even if you are casual, this official should do his best to facilitate it. ”

The wolf turned his head and glanced at Qi Jiguang, and said: "When I first arrived, I felt that the people in the city of Hangzhou were extravagant, not very like the front line of the anti-Japanese war, but after entering this military camp, I saw that the military orders in the camp were strict and orderly, and he was worthy of being a strong general trained by Hu Butang, and he was basically relieved now." ”

"It's just that there are two small requirements for the lowly position, one is the lowly companion, Jinyi Wei Fengwu was seriously injured in the execution of the mission, and now he can't enter the account to see Hu Butang in person, we took her into the barracks in a big car, and asked Hu Butang to send a good doctor for treatment, I am grateful."

Hu Zongxian nodded: "No wonder I didn't see your companion, Heavenly Wolf, is there a widow in this Hangzhou city, so that your companion can be injured like this?" Why don't you go to the branch of Jinyiwei for treatment, but find a small inn to hide and seek medical treatment? ”

Heavenly Wolf Zhengse said: "Feng Wu is carrying out a secret mission, even the Hangzhou branch of Jinyiwei does not know that she is in Hangzhou, and there was some accident when she was on the mission, so she changed the rules and asked me for help, so that Hu Butang smiled, I hope that Feng Wu's affairs will not leak out, so as not to affect our actions." ”

Hu Zongxian turned his head to Xu Wenchang and said, "Wenchang, in a while, you will bring the best medical officer in the camp to treat Feng Wu's injuries, remember, this matter must be kept secret, and no rumors shall be leaked." After Miss Fengwu's injuries are a little better, I will transfer her to my governor's yamen in the city of Hangzhou, where my wife will take care of her personally. After all, there are many people in the army, understand? ”

Xu Wenchang replied solemnly: "Students must do their best. ”

The wolf saluted Hu Zongxian again: "Thank you Hu Butang for your care, this second request." It was the humble duty who heard that there was a civil fight in Yiwu that lasted for several months, and just now he had a long conversation with General Qi in the inn, and the humble duty felt that it was worth seeing. I want to ask Hu Butang to make it convenient, and I want to be humble and Yiwu. ”

The corners of Hu Zongxian's mouth twitched slightly, but his face was still impassive, and he said to Qi Jiguang: "General Qi, the situation in Yiwu is unknown, why did you mention this matter to Tianluo?" ”

Qi Jiguang and Hu Zongxian looked at each other, only to see Hu Zongxian's eyes flashing. The stabbing made him quickly lower his head, for some reason, although Hu Zongxian was a civil official. But the aura is full, and he is not angry and arrogant in his gestures, Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou, the famous generals, are all bowing down to him in front of him. Be careful what you say. Now Hu Zongxian asked Qi Jiguang directly in front of the wolf, and there was a reproach in his tone, which made his heart beat even more and he broke out in a cold sweat.

Qi Jiguang arched his hand and replied: "Dashuai, the last general will lose his words, and he is familiar with the wolf at first sight, and he has no intention of mentioning this matter during the conversation, and the wolf thinks that there may be a shadow of the wolf behind it." So I wanted to check it out. ”

The Heavenly Wolf also followed and said: "Hu Butang, there are also those who have seen the Japanese in the mission of the lowly position. When he was investigating the case of the White Lotus Sect in Shanxi, he had seen the great harm caused to the country and the people by these traitors who colluded with foreign enemies, and the people in the southeast were complicated, and many of the coastal people who were relocated to the interior were sympathetic to the Japanese and resentful of the imperial court, so they wanted to see the local situation with General Qi with their own eyes. ”

Hu Zongxian nodded: "The fighting in Yiwu has been going on for several months, and now there is no trend of stopping, but it is really just a fight between ordinary people, Sky Wolf, you are a martial arts master, do you think the tens of thousands of people fighting there will be people from the rivers and lakes?" If they have martial arts, how can they fight for so long without knowing the winner? ”

Tian Wolf smiled slightly: "I don't know the local situation, I just want to see it, of course it is impossible for the Japanese to make a big trouble, but send a dozen, dozens of Japanese criminals, mixed into the people, inciting emotions, causing a fight, they are fishing in the water, secretly hurting people, causing both sides to be excited, and forming a mortal enemy, if the middle government is not properly handled, biased to one side, then the people on the other side have the possibility of falling to the Japanese Kou, and the demons of the White Lotus Sect are also like this and the court to compete for the hearts of the people, and finally sit in Shanxi, the southeast is the important land of the imperial court, where the world pays taxes, and there must not be a situation like Shanxi. ”

Hu Zongxian nodded with satisfaction, and said: "The wolf is really thoughtful, dedicated to the country, it is precisely because of your considerations that this official ordered Yiwu Zhixian not to send people to suppress it, and they will solve it by themselves, but they are now making too much trouble, they have been fighting for more than three months, and there are more than 2,000 dead, and if you don't send troops to suppress it, I'm afraid it will cause a civil uprising, Tianwolf, you and General Qi will take his newly recruited and trained 3,000 Shaoxing soldiers to Yiwu." ”

Heavenly Wolf's heart moved, and asked: "Hu Butang, can you tell me the ins and outs of this Yiwu brawl?" ”

Hu Zongxian sighed, and his expression became a lot heavier: "This matter has to start from more than three months ago, Yiwu is mountainous, the environment is difficult, the people are strong, even the past outsiders, are not willing to stay longer, just three months ago, passing by Yiwu neighboring Yongkang County salt merchant Shi Wenliu, heard that silver mines were found in Yiwu's Babao Mountain, so he was greedy, returned to Yongkang County to gather hundreds of people of the same clan, went to Yiwu to forcibly mine, and later summoned thousands of people from Longquan and Jingning, and surrounded the entire Babao Mountain. ”

"Yiwu local clan Chen, the patriarch is named Chen Dacheng, a man with strong martial arts, a martial arts, served as an official soldier, and later retired from the army and returned to his hometown, became the patriarch, after hearing about this, he took the men of the whole clan to Shi Wenliu theory, the two sides did not agree, and the battle was getting bigger and bigger."

"At first, it was just a few hundred villagers beating each other, and then Yiwu's ten miles and eight townships, hundreds of villages and towns of men, women, and children went into battle together, and a group of Yongkang businessmen led by Shi Wenliu were also recruiting people to help in the nearby states and counties, I heard that there were still some people from the rivers and lakes who came, and this fight killed people, and now it is getting bigger and bigger, and the local county order can't control it at all, and has asked me for help many times, and I am also worried that the use of soldiers and ammunition will provoke a civil uprising, so I have been hesitating until now, since the wolf is willing to take the initiative to ask Ying to go this way, Then the matter is left to you. ”

The wolf gradually had a number in his heart, it sounded like the Yiwu side was all local people, and the people recruited by Shi Wenliu were likely to be mixed with the Japanese people, Hu Zongxian must also know this, so he didn't dare to send troops to suppress it, and now that he is here, he just pushes this responsibility on himself, and he is really a treacherous and slippery.

But the wolf is also more interested in those Yiwu people, this kind of organization in the group, can make tens of thousands of people and mixed with the Japanese and the people of the rivers and lakes of the foreigners hold each other for several months, it is really not to be underestimated, if the real situation is true, it is a good seedling to be a soldier, these people to protect their hometown are so trying, if you know the righteousness, join the army to serve the country, it will definitely become a weapon of the country. (To be continued......)