Chapter 19: The Mystery of the Lotus Nineteen

Fan Lao Er is very smart, first of all, he coaxed the vast majority of the soldiers with these words, so that he would not be surrounded by everyone. Second, he knew that everyone hoped that reinforcements would come, so he mentioned reinforcements, which gave everyone hope. Third, he knew the truth that mourning soldiers would win, so he used a low profile to win everyone's sympathy for him. Fourth, he learned from Du Yuan that everyone was from a place, so he deliberately used the local dialect to say these words. Let everyone think that he is also their fellow countryman, and they will open up to Fan Lao Er. Needless to say, this trick really worked for everyone, the soldiers not only did not stop Fan Lao Er, but also encouraged Fan Lao Er with a supportive eye. Fan Lao Er rode away almost without looking back, and the speed was so fast that it was almost terrifying. Not only was Fan Lao Er anxious, but even her horses felt a taste of death, so they left here almost at a speed of 100 meters.

I don't know if Fan Lao Er is lucky, or if God really takes care of everyone. Just when Fan Lao Er was desperately going down the mountain to report the news, a team of officers and soldiers was rushing here. They met Fan Lao Er who was in a hurry on the road, and as soon as Fan Lao Er showed Qin Tai's news letter and waist card, they believed Fan Lao Er. Besides, Fan Lao Er himself is also a person of Jinyiwei and has his own relevant certificates. After the officer leading the team learned about it, he sent someone to stay with Fan Lao Er and immediately go to the local yamen to transfer troops, and at the same time ordered his army to rest in place immediately. The purpose of rest is to recover as soon as possible, and go all out to catch up with the mountain to help others hold on until reinforcements arrive. At the same time, the officer ordered that all supplies should be concentrated, not only for safety but also for the direct knowledge of the quantity of supplies. A logistics officer understood what his commander meant, and hurriedly took a few soldiers to requisition food and needed supplies.

Half a day later, the officers and men of this group had everything ready, and the officer gave three orders. First, all the soldiers prepared enough clothes and equipment to ensure that they were fed for three to five days. Weapons, with the exception of large ones, are kept by each soldier himself. Second, except for food, everything that is not related to the battle is left in place. Each soldier had to carry at least thirty pounds of food or supplies, including all the officers. Thirdly, no one should be left behind after the commencement of the operation, and no outsiders should be allowed to come into contact with them. At the same time, the purpose and place of the operation are military secrets, and not only are they not allowed to inquire about it, but they are also not allowed to have any doubts about the orders of their superiors. Fortunately, these soldiers are not ordinary officers and soldiers, otherwise these estimates would not have been possible.

Because they didn't bring much supplies, and the horse-drawn carts for transporting supplies were limited, they had to change their ways to transport supplies. Fortunately, the officer who led the team had some actual combat experience, so he came up with this method. The limited carriages needed to pull large weapons and materials that were not easy to carry, so a large amount of temporarily requisitioned food and supplies needed to be carried by everyone. The officer asked the logistician to divide the supplies and food into small portions and give them to each soldier to carry with him. It can not only reduce the pressure in centralized transportation, but also ensure the safety of materials. At the same time, it is also possible to know the quantity and shortage of materials in time. The officers knew that there was a shortage of food and clothing on the mountain, so the officers prepared the most food and medicine, and did not bring much clothing. Because the soldiers wore a lot of them, and they talked so much about Anu during the day, they could share some for the soldiers on the mountain to wear. Squeezing each other at night can also last for a few days. When the large army arrives, any problem can be solved, as long as it lasts for a few days. The officers also knew that there was a shortage of weapons on the mountain, especially large weapons, so they insisted on carrying large weapons up the mountain with them, knowing that it was inconvenient to transport them.

The officer, with his men, came down the mountain in one go. It just happened that Boss Chen took some soldiers on the mountain to rearrange the secret sentry, and there was almost no misunderstanding. When everyone learned that these people were the vanguard of reinforcements who had come to help everyone, the soldiers on the mountain almost cried. Qin Tai and the others were finally relieved when they learned about it. Du Yuan sat down on the ground, and had the idea of crying, but finally held back.

The officer who led the team asked his subordinates to take down the materials on their bodies, and then concentrated statistics on Du Yuan, Zhan Xiaoxiao and others, and handed a sealed letter to Qin Tai. Qin Tai looked at the words on the envelope and immediately knew that something had happened again. He didn't open it immediately, but instructed his wife Zhan Xiaoxiao and others to take good care of the materials, point them out clearly and ensure the safety of the materials. Zhan Xiaoxiao also knew that this matter was very important, and it was related to the stability of the army's morale and whether it could persist until the arrival of the large army. So Zhan Xiaoxiao personally went out, took the backbone of Jinyi Wei, personally counted the materials, personally found a place to settle down, and personally took care of the materials.

Just when Zhan Xiao was doing it himself, Qin Tai was reading the letter alone in the original Du Yuan's office. There was a person outside standing guard for Qin Tai, and he was Han Zhiyuan, the commander of this army. Although Han Zhiyuan's rank is not high, his origin is not simple, and this army is even more difficult. Although this army is named in the name of a certain local armed force, in fact, this army has been an army from the beginning that outsiders do not know the details. The origin of this army is a little funny to say, but it is an absolute secret and serious matter. As a member of this army, Han Zhiyuan has been a member of this army from the very beginning, and has become the actual person in charge of this child's army for so many years. Even if he is no longer a commander, the brothers will obey his orders, so he is absolutely reassured of his brothers.

It is said that when Yan Song's party was in power, Yan Song was very cruel to his hostile forces. In order to deter and contain political opponents, Yan Song constantly used various means to deal with his enemies. The explicit ones have methods such as bombing, crowding, and ascending and descending, while the secret ones include assassination, framing, false accusations, and so on. Among them, the most unacceptable are the two methods of raiding the family and exterminating the family. Yan Song wants to bring down the other party, and he will definitely not give the other party a chance to make a comeback, this is to prevent the other party from retaliating against him in the future. Therefore, the charges he listed against the other party are not only serious but also huge, so big that the official alone cannot bear them, and it will affect the official's family. Yan Song took revenge on the enemy, and his subordinates also made a fortune by raiding their homes, so they all liked to do this. Gradually, Yan Song threatened the safety of the officials, causing some officials to succumb to Yan Song's obscenity. Local forces also saw Yan Song's strength, so they took refuge in Yan Song one after another. The representatives of local forces, that is, local armed forces, also became Yan Song's weapons and tools. They often monitored and collected the handles of political opponents for Yan Song's people, and became the ones who threatened a large number of Qingliu officials the most. In order to curb this phenomenon, to have the strength to fight against Yan Song, and to have the ability to protect the safety of themselves and their families when necessary, Qingliu also got along with a method of "countering violence with violence".

This is a very common solution, which is to secretly form an armed force under their control. At that time, both the imperial court and the royal family attached great importance to the management of the army. The fact that the officers did not seem to have a high status and were not valued by the civil officials was actually caused by the methods that the emperors of the past generations had come up with to prevent the officers and the civilian officials from working together. The emperor was not afraid of rude officers making trouble, nor was he afraid of the intrigue of civil officials, but he was worried that civil and military officials would join forces. From an early age, the emperor was worried that the civil and military officials would empty themselves and hide something from themselves, and from the old age, the emperor was even more worried that someone would plot to usurp the throne. Therefore, it is impossible for Ming to ask the imperial family and the emperor to promise to form an army, and Yan Song will also find out. In order not to attract everyone's attention, in order not to be known by Yan Song, this army cannot be regarded as a regular army establishment. Although Qingliu is a decent person, not all people are penniless and poor. Xu Jie, Zhang Juzheng and others are not short of money, and this army has been raised by Qingliu officials themselves since its formation.

The number of troops who are nominally armed in the local area is small, but the training equipment and so on are the best. In addition to not being able to make it public and not really going to the battlefield, this army is really no worse than any army. The reason why this army was exposed was because of one thing, which had something to do with Qin Tai. Because Qin Tai's case was cracked that year, the matter of Yan Song's son Yan Shifan was known to everyone. Yan Shifan not only took the lead in embezzlement and disregard for the lives of the common people, but also secretly colluded with the Japanese pirates, and even betrayed the country and bought stolen goods to sell the stolen goods for the Japanese pirates. After the matter was exposed, Xu Jie and others were worried that Yan Shifan's dog would jump off the wall or flee in a hurry, so without the permission of the imperial court and Emperor Jiajing, they mobilized this army to take care of Yan Shifan. It was because of the containment of this army that Yan Shifan did not flee as soon as possible. In the end, although Emperor Jiajing was forced to kill Yan Shifan, he was also dissatisfied with the army in this incident.

In order to make Emperor Jiajing not pay attention, in order to make Emperor Jiajing angry, Xu Jie had to make preparations to sacrifice this army. However, Zhang Juzheng was a little reluctant to this army, so he took the initiative to propose a compromise solution. Zhang Juzheng suggested that this army should be sent to the front line to cooperate with the imperial army's army to fight the Japanese invaders. At this time, the power of the Japanese was still very strong, and generally speaking, even if the army won a decisive battle with the Japanese invaders, it would suffer serious losses. Xu Jie and Emperor Jiajing finally agreed, and the rest of the army finally did not die completely.