Yinjiang and Ningbo Tongzhenhai, since the rise of smuggling, both sides of the river have been extremely prosperous.

If the Huaxia army wants to attack Ningbo, it must first open up the Yinjiang River water transportation, so as to ensure the logistics supply line.

Although it is also possible to surprise the light army, but for the attacker with firearms, the safest way is to push it flat step by step.

What's more, before launching the second phase of the war, Ansan also received a handwritten letter from the monarch, asking him to recover some "military expenses" moderately.

Baisha Town, the first important place on the Yinjiang River for the Huaxia Army to attack Ningbo.

Originally a village where mulberry trees were planted in large quantities and silk and paper were produced, the town quickly flourished due to the rise of smuggling.

The largest landlord in the town is the Xia family, they have a lot of land, and they are a column of gentry, they are the first-class soil emperor of Baisha Town, and they have built a fence in the countryside, and there are hundreds of families.

Most of the raw silk business in Baisha Town is occupied by the Xia family.

After learning that the Tu people had captured Zhenhai, without waiting for the government's order, the Xia family summoned the villagers and immediately moved their family to the countryside to the walled village.

When the Huaxia army attacked here, only a platoon of guns was released, and the soldiers of the inspection department who stayed behind immediately dispersed.

The residents of the market town also ran and hid, and the doors of every house were closed.

This made the attacking soldiers all bloody in vain, thinking of being a pioneer and winning a big battle, but as a result, the gunpowder in the medicine pool had to be poured out, and the flint machine did not dare to load, for fear of going off and injuring their own people.

Li Yong was also very depressed, he had long imagined that he would command his company with a saber like a drill, and enjoy the feeling of gunsmoke under the order to open fire one after another.

He even fantasized about the fierceness of the charge with his brothers, enjoying the joy of shouting and white-knuckle fighting.

But the Ming army didn't give him this opportunity at all, and a row of guns passed away, and as long as the Ming army fell two-tenths of the people, they were immediately frightened and fled.

"Company commander, this Ming army is too afraid of death! It's too boring to fight like this, so it's better to go back to Eastern Qin and go to the forest to fight savages. A recruit named He An followed behind Li Yong and said.

Li Yong sighed: "Cheer up, this is fighting!"

He An flattened his mouth, and said with a gun as he walked: "In the entire market town, there is not even a shadow of a single person, and the Ming army has already run away!"

"Why are you talking so much nonsense, if you talk more, don't be a herald for me!" Li Yong scolded.

He An hurriedly shut up, he is only seventeen years old this year, and he has only been in the army for eight months, and he is extremely admired by the company commander.

Soon, all the troops were swept away, and indeed no shadow of the Ming army was found, and the commanding heights were also occupied by guard posts.

With the assembly number of several battalion commanders, the soldiers of the three battalions gathered in the center of the market town.

The 6th, 17th and 18th Battalions were responsible for the attack on Baisha Town.

The commander of the operation was the commander of the 6th Battalion, Lei Lin, who counted the number of people after the battalions were assembled.

Then a star spike flag slowly rose in the sound of "Singing China" played by the military band.

At present, in the military band, there are already three instruments: the transverse flute, the clarinet and the French horn, and with the war drums, the tone is clearer and more exciting, and the distance is also farther.

Therefore, the military band is in the army, and it also part-time works for the propaganda team.

After the flag was raised, the three battalions were divided into three directions and patrolled the streets.

Along with the vigorous pace, the military band played the "Chinese Military Discipline Song", "Military Song", "Student Song" and "Chinese March".

Sure enough, with the sound of music resounding through the streets and alleys, behind the windows and behind the wooden boards, there were more prying eyes.

After seeing the discipline regulations written on the backpack of the Huaxia Army, the people of these market towns were curious and puzzled.

After the security notice was posted, the three battalions divided the camps and analyzed the block to see how they could control it with the least number of troops.

After Li Yong completed the task, he came to his camp.

He took the gift, changed his smile, and went with the guards to knock on the door of a house.

There was movement and whispering from inside the door, and Li Yong hurriedly said loudly: "Brother, it's convenient, my soldiers and I want to build a nest in your yard, don't live in vain!"

As he spoke, he threw a few hundred copper coins into the house.

There was silence for a while, and the latch was pulled open, and the wood that held the door panel was removed.

A thin man took off a wooden plank, poked his head out, and said, "Military ...... Master Jun, Qian ...... We don't dare to ask for money, you ...... Can you change places? ”

As he spoke, he handed out the copper coin he had just thrown in.

Li Yong looked at it, and in addition to the money he sent, he also came with five taels of silver.

He suddenly became nervous, saluted and said, "We have discipline, it doesn't matter if you don't stay overnight, it's your right!" Me and my soldiers, go now! ”

"You dead ghost, what if the military master wants to stay for one night?" But it was this man's mother-in-law who came out, she was really scared, this said that she left with the soldiers, and she didn't know how to hold a grudge and revenge in her heart.

The thin man hesitated, but gritted his teeth and asked Li Yong to let them in.

Li Yong laughed and said: "After the money is collected, what you use and what you eat, you keep the accounts one by one, and calculate the general account before leaving!"

Hearing the three words of the general ledger, the mother-in-law almost fell, and secretly called bad luck in her heart, but this group of Qiu Ba fell in love with their family.

Li Yong said as he entered the house: "You go and tell the neighbors in this alley, just say that I am Li Yong, the company commander of the 3rd Company of the 18th Battalion of the Huaxia Army, and you can come to me for anything, as long as my soldiers violate discipline, you can all come to this courtyard to find me."

So saying, he went into the house with the missionaries and the three guards.

I really took up a piece of land in the yard and simply set up a tent.

The man hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Master Jun, you still live in the back room, right?"

"No, it's good here, but you have to borrow my door panel, and I'll build a bed!" Li Yong smiled kindly.

The man and his mother-in-law believed that what the military master in front of him said was really true.

The two of them were a little confused to move the door panel, and they couldn't believe it, is this still a soldier? No, is that really the case with soldiers?

When they rushed back with the door panels, they saw a few guards cleaning.

The yard was originally very messy, but now it has been cleaned cleanly, and there is a sentence in the discipline song that "indoor and outdoor swag must be cleaned"!

Developing good hygiene habits is the most basic requirement in the army.

Now it was the turn of the husband and wife to be embarrassed, and they rushed forward to help clean up in line with the simple concept that the visitor was a guest.

But he was stopped by Li Yong, and he said righteously that he would do something for the people, and that was as it should be!

This heartwarming sentence almost made the husband and wife teary-eyed, they have lived for most of their lives, and they have never met such a good official family.

They were busy making a fire to rebel, and the chickens raised at home were also slaughtered quickly, thinking of entertaining these guests.

From this moment on, in their eyes, this group of "Qiu Ba" became guests, and the guests should be entertained.

But as soon as they boiled the water, Li Yong walked into the kitchen with a bag of rice and a few pieces of dried meat and said, "Fellow, get together!" We made rice, you firewood, and all this meat, but there was still a shortage of fresh vegetables! This is 200 yuan, you can go and buy some these days, and the extra money will be considered your salary! ”

The husband and wife were stunned, they just thought it was too strange!

As the smell of meat wafted, the greedy little son bit his fingers and crawled down from the inner partition.

The husband and wife were originally worried, but they instantly felt that this group of people were guests, and it was nothing for the children to go out to meet guests.

Li Yong looked at the little boy, took out a piece of candy from his pocket, and beckoned him to come over.

The little boy hesitated for a while, and in the worried eyes of his parents, he approached and took the candy and ran away.

Li Yong laughed: "This kid is clever!"

"Naughty very, naughty very!" The hostess was busy joking.

"Wow, that's sweet!" The youngest son was stunned after taking a bite.

"This is sugar, the sugar of Dongqin!" Li Yong proudly introduced.

When it was time to eat, the little boy had already talked and laughed with Li Yong, and Li Yong still used a small vocabulary reserve to teach the boy to write his name.

In this situation, the male and female heads of households on the side were quite emotional.

Their eldest daughter, who had observed the situation for a long time and wanted to eat meat, also walked out of the back room at this time, and there were still traces of pot ashes on her face.

Her mother glared at her, but she didn't have much worry, her character couldn't be hidden, and the short time she got along made the husband and wife have an inexplicable trust in these people in front of them.

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