Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather.

Chapter 530: When I return to Beijing, I will demolish his mansion
After Luo Jinsong left, Yang Zhengshan paced around the room, stroking his beard.

He was considering the reaction from Xingyue Sect.

Dayong has gathered so many naval forces, it is impossible for Xingyue Sect to have no reaction at all.

"They will definitely not sit still and wait for death, so will they take the initiative to attack here?"

The first thing Yang Zhengshan thought of was whether the Xingyue Sect would launch an attack before the Four Seas Navy completed its training.

But he quickly shook his head. Attacking the Four Seas Navy at this time would be simply seeking death.

That’s right, the navies of the four seas are in chaos now. The navies of the five guards have gathered together, the camps and ports are still under construction, and most of the soldiers are still floating on the sea. The situation is extremely bad.

But this does not mean that the Four Seas Marines have no combat capability. Don't forget that the Four Seas Marines also have the Tenglong Vanguard.

Tenglong Vanguard is an elite navy with a complete structure that can be deployed into battle at any time.

Therefore, Yang Zhengshan was not afraid of the attack from Xingyue Sect.

"Then what will they do?" Yang Zhengshan stroked his beard and thought carefully.

At this moment, the attendant outside the door suddenly reported: "My Lord, the commander of the Secret Guard Zhennan Division, Ning Qi, is outside the door asking to see you!"

"Please come in!" Yang Zhengshan said hurriedly.

Marching and fighting requires the support of intelligence, not to mention that he is facing a naval battle at this time and needs more sources of intelligence.

And in today's Darong, the only one who can provide him with intelligence support is the Secret Guard.

Now that the Secret Guards had finally arrived, he felt a little more relaxed.

A moment later, Ning Qi, dressed in tight clothes, came to the study.

"Your humble servant Ning Qi pays his respects to Lord Jing'an!" Ning Qi came in and immediately bowed.

Yang Zhengshan laughed, "Now that Eunuch Ning is here, I feel relieved. To be honest, I have been waiting for Eunuch Ning for several days!"

He had indeed been waiting for Ning Qi. He met Wang Zhongzhi before leaving Beijing and asked Wang Zhongzhi for help from the Secret Guard.

Ning Qi smiled and said, "I went to Southern Xinjiang before, so I came a little late. I hope you can forgive me, Lord Marquis!"

"Oh! Is there any trouble in southern Xinjiang?" Yang Zhengshan asked.

"It's not a big deal. We just found some traces of the Shen Yang Sect!" Ning Qi said.

Yang Zhengshan nodded. The Secret Guards had been investigating the Shen Yang Sect for three or four years, but they had not yet found the Sect's base. Not to mention the base, even if they had found any traces, they had only found some specious signs, and they didn't know whether they were true or false. This put the Secret Guards under a lot of pressure.

Now Yang Zhengshan doesn’t care about the affairs of the Shenyang Sect, he just wants to know the information about the Xingyue Sect.

The two men sat down, and Yang Zhengshan asked his attendants to bring tea.

Although the conditions in Zhaowuwei were simple, Yang Zhengshan lived a very luxurious life. He only drank Donglingchun tea, and he was not used to any other tea.

"My lord, I have received some news about the Xingyue Sect. I don't know if it will be useful to you." Ning Qi drank a bowl of tea and went straight to the point.

"What news?" Yang Zhengshan asked.

"Two days ago, there seemed to be unusual movements from the Crescent Army and Upper Army of the Star-Moon Clan. They were gathering troops and warships, and seemed to be planning to go to war!" Ning Qi said.

Yang Zhengshan raised his eyebrows, "Do you know where they are going to attack?"

Ning Qi shook his head. "I don't know. It's inconvenient to send messages at sea. Once the ship enters the sea, it will be difficult for us to track them down!"

Yang Zhengshan seemed to be thinking about something, and then continued to ask: "Then how many people do you Secret Guards have available in Xingyuemen?"

Ning Qi sighed and said, "There are not many manpower available. In the past, the focus of our Zhennan Division was not outside of Dayong. It was only in the past few years that we deployed some forces in the southeastern sea area and the southern dynasties. However, due to the short time, our manpower has not penetrated into the core of Xingyuemen!"

"We currently have more than 20 spies on Xingyue Island and the Four Flags Army, and we have also established a base on an uninhabited island near Xingyue Island!"

The Secret Guards did not have many spies in the Xingyue Gate, only more than twenty. Moreover, these twenty spies were at the bottom level in the Xingyue Gate and could not obtain any important intelligence. They could only summarize some information based on the analysis of the Xingyue Gate's actions.

Moreover, it is very troublesome to transmit information at sea. The Secret Guards do not have the ability to enter and exit the territorial waters of Xingyue Gate by ship, and can only rely on carrier pigeons to deliver messages.

Yang Zhengshan was not disappointed about this. Having more than twenty spies was always better than having none.

He now has no other way to obtain information about the Xingyue Sect and can only rely on the Secret Guards.

"Then please Eunuch Ning, pay more attention to the actions of Xingyue Sect. If you have any news, please let me know as soon as possible!" Yang Zhengshan said.

"Don't worry, my Lord. We brought someone with us this time. He is the centurion in charge of Xingyuemen."

As Ning Qi spoke, he waved toward the door, and a dark-skinned man who looked to be in his forties immediately walked in.

"Century of the Secret Guard Zhennan Division Zhuang Jiuhai greets the Marquis!" Zhuang Jiuhai bowed.

Yang Zhengshan looked at Zhuang Jiuhai and said with a smile, "Captain Zhuang, there is no need to be so polite. I will need to trouble you a lot in the future!"

"I dare not. If you need anything, just tell me directly!" Zhuang Jiuhai said.

Ning Qi introduced Zhuang Jiuhai to Yang Zhengshan and then left. He was the governor of the Zhennan Division and was responsible for many things. It was impossible for him to always follow Yang Zhengshan and obey his orders, so he arranged for Zhuang Jiuhai, a centurion, to act as a liaison beside Yang Zhengshan.

After seeing Ning Qi off, Yang Zhengshan immediately summoned Yu Tonghai and several other guerrilla generals to the yamen.

The commander of Quanhaiwei, Qian Manyi, the commander of Haizhouzuowei, Wu Kai, and the commander of Haizhouwei, Zhang Mandu, were all granted the title of guerrilla generals.

The five people gathered in the main hall of the yamen, and Yang Zhengshan told them the information that Ning Qi had just provided.

"There is some movement from Xingyue Sect. What do you think they will do?" Yang Zhengshan asked.

Zhang Man, Qian Manyi and Wu Kai were not familiar with Yang Zhengshan yet, so when they heard Yang Zhengshan asking questions, they did not dare to speak nonsense.

Unfamiliarity was only one reason, the most important thing was that they were somewhat afraid of Yang Zhengshan.

They had been here for several days, and just a few days ago, Yang Zhengshan killed hundreds of their soldiers in front of most of them.

In order to intimidate the four guards, Yang Zhengshan showed no mercy and killed hundreds of soldiers very efficiently.

The reason why there are four guards instead of five is naturally because the remaining guard is Tenglong vanguard.

As for Tenglong Vanguard, Yang Zhengshan naturally didn't need to say much. The soldiers of Tenglong Vanguard were still the soldiers selected and trained by him back then.

Zhang Man and the other two remained silent. Yu Tonghai thought for a moment and said, "My Lord, they definitely don't want to attack our navy!"

Yang Zhengshan nodded slightly, motioning him to continue.

Yu Tonghai said: "I think they might attack other places!"

"Other places?" Yang Zhengshan's expression changed slightly, and he ordered his attendant beside him: "Go get the sea chart!"

After a while, he casually spread the nautical chart on the blue brick floor, and several people looked at the chart and pondered it.

Yang Zhengshan asked, "Where else will they attack?" Yu Tonghai looked for a long time and shook his head, "I don't know. It seems that they can attack anywhere and cause trouble for us!"

Qian Manyi, the commander of Quanhai Guard, hesitated for a moment, then looked at Yang Zhengshan cautiously before saying softly, "My Lord, no matter where they attack, we just need to defend Dongyang Island!"

Quanhaiwei is the closest to Zhaowuwei and is the only navy in Fuhai Province, so they know the southeastern waters best.

Yang Zhengshan glanced at Qian Manyi. In fact, he was not very satisfied with these three commanders. Not to mention them, he was not even satisfied with Xue Changan.

Although the Xue family is a relative of the Yang family, Xue Changan's level of military command is really poor, and the combat effectiveness of the Jinhaiwei is also poor. The only advantage is that there is no shortage of soldiers.

Simply put, Jinhaiwei has enough soldiers, but they are a group of poorly trained soldiers.

Compared with Jinhaiwei, Quanzhouwei, Haizhouzuowei and Leizhouwei did not even have enough soldiers and warships, with only about two-thirds of the full quota of soldiers and warships.

This is just a mob.

If time was sufficient, Yang Zhengshan would really like to give these guys a good beating.

"Why?" Yang Zhengshan asked.

Qian Manyi said: "Because the route from Xingyue Island to our coast must pass through Dongyang Island!"

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You can't wander around when sailing on the sea, because it's easy to get lost.

Generally speaking, sea routes are along the coast or island chains, so that they can reach their destination accurately.

Yang Zhengshan looked at the sea chart and asked, "Where is Dongyang Island?"

"Here!" Qian Manyi pointed at the map.

Dongyang Island is located in the east of Zhaowu Wei, between Fuhai Province and Xingyue Island. It is relatively close to Fuhai Province, about two hundred miles away.

Going east along Dongyang Island, you can clearly see an island chain. The islands in the chain are very sparse, but they can be used as navigation landmarks.

"If we attack Xingyue Island, do we also have to go through Dongyang Island?" Yang Zhengshan asked.

Qian Manyi felt a little more relaxed and said, "That's right. If we want to go to Xingyuemen, we have to sail along this route, from Dongyang Island all the way east, passing Shuangzi Island, to reach the territorial waters of Xingyuemen!"

Yang Zhengshan looked at the sea chart and asked, "Is there anyone on Dongyang Island?"

He could see that Dongyang Island was an extremely important place. It could be said that Dongyang Island was the connection between the Southeast Sea and Dayong.

"Yes, Dongyang Island is the territory of Dihuo Island. There are more than a thousand sailors from Dihuo Island on the island. There is also a small town on the island with about four to five thousand people." Qian Manyi said.

Yang Zhengshan nodded slightly. He also knew about Dihuo Island, a force in the southeast waters that was not weaker than Xingyue Sect. However, it did not have much contact with Dayong. The focus of Dihuo Island was on the Lu Sheng Dynasty. It was said that Dihuo Island also had a great influence in the Lu Sheng Dynasty.

"So if we want to guard against a surprise attack from Xingyue Island, we must defend Dongyang Island?"

Qian Manyi replied: "Not necessarily. If they are willing to take risks, they can also bypass Dongyang Island, or even go directly around Shuangzi Island!"

He didn't dare to give a positive answer, as he was not afraid of ten thousand things but of one.

What if the Xingyue Sect really ignored the losses and took the risk to bypass Dongyang Island? How would he face Yang Zhengshan's questioning?

It is certainly possible to bypass Dongyang Island. Although there is a possibility of getting lost, as long as the general direction is determined, the people of Xingyuemen will always be able to get close to the coast of Dayong.

Yang Zhengshan thought for a moment and said, "Tonghai, lead the Tenglong vanguard to Dongyang Island and guard the route there first. If you find any enemy, come back and report immediately!"

He doesn't know the Xingyue Sect's plan now, but that doesn't stop him from taking precautions.

"Yes!" Yu Tonghai responded without hesitation.

Yang Zhengshan looked at Qian Manyi, Zhang Man and Wu Kai again, "Each of you select an elite group and take turns patrolling near Zhaowuwei! Remember, without my order, no foreign ship is allowed to approach the coast of Zhaowuwei, understand?"

"Yes!" the three of them responded quickly.

Yang Zhengshan thought for a moment and said, "The camp has not been built yet, but we can start basic training! You must ensure that every soldier undergoes half a month of basic training! Not even a day less!"

There is not enough time. He cannot follow the previous training method and have all the soldiers receive two to three months of training. There is no time for actual combat training, and basic training can only be limited to half a month.

The half-month basic training was not intended to train these soldiers into elite soldiers, but to give them the opportunity to drink some spiritual spring water, strengthen their physical fitness and enhance their strength.

According to Yang Zhengshan's idea, 40,000 soldiers had to complete their training within three months, two of which were for training while building camps and ports, and the last month was for maritime array training.

Three months later, we must look for opportunities and take the initiative to attack.

As for whether the soldiers are willing to accept training, Yang Zhengshan is not worried about it.

Because he had money and food, he had asked Zhang He to hire dozens of women in Zhaowu Guard to prepare meals for the soldiers in training. He also asked Zhaowu Guard to arrange several teams of people to purchase various meats in the surrounding prefectures, counties, villages and towns.

They are provided with good food and drink, and sufficient food and wages. If there are still people who complain, they are ungrateful. Yang Zhengshan doesn't mind chopping off a few hundred more heads.

"Yes!"

After arranging things, Yang Zhengshan called two assistant officers, Zhang Ruifu from the Ministry of War and Zheng Yang from the Ministry of Revenue.

"Weapons, we don't have enough weapons! Go and take a look at the navy of those guards. Except for the Tenglong vanguard, what weapons do those soldiers have? Are they the shit-stirring sticks in the toilet?"

Yang Zhengshan looked at Zhang Ruifu with a cold face.

Warships need to be manufactured by the Ministry of Industry, but weapons and armor need to be provided by the Ministry of War. Both the Five Military Commission and the Ministry of War have workshops for forging weapons. The four navies are no longer under the jurisdiction of the Five Military Commission, so Yang Zhengshan can only ask the Ministry of War for weapons and armor.

Quanhaiwei, Leizhouwei, and Haizhouzuowei, these three guards not only have a shortage of warships, but they are also seriously short of weapons and armor. Many of the soldiers' weapons are rusted, and no one knows how they used them in the past.

Yang Zhengshan was really annoyed. Zhaowu Guard was so damn poor. Quanzhou Guard, Leizhou Guard and Haizhou Left Guard were also extremely bad.

Not to mention compared with Tenglong Vanguard, even Jinhaiwei is far inferior.

Yang Zhengshan was dissatisfied even with the Jinhai Guard, let alone the other three guards.

Zhang Ruifu said with a bitter face, "My Lord, the Ministry of War can't produce so many weapons and armors in a short time!"

"Then build them. The five guards of Jiujiang haven't arrived yet, and I estimate that their situation isn't much better! Your Ministry of War had better prepare as soon as possible. If the expedition is delayed due to insufficient weapons and armor, I will impeach your Ministry of War to His Majesty!" Yang Zhengshan said with his eyes wide open.

He had to take drastic measures. He knew the officials in Kyoto very well. If he didn't force them to leave, these officials would not take the matter to heart.

"Yes, yes, yes. I will send a message to Kyoto right away and ask you to forge weapons and armor as soon as possible!" Zhang Ruifu said hurriedly.

Yang Zhengshan glared at him again and said, "Write a letter directly to Minister Wang and tell him that if he cannot provide enough weapons and armor for the Sihai Navy, I will demolish his mansion when I return to Beijing!"

The Minister of War, Wang Lu, was also an old minister left by Emperor Chengping. This old man had some abilities, but he also had a shortcoming, which was that he was always slow in doing things.

Yang Zhengshan didn't have any good way to deal with him, but he could act arrogantly, no matter whether he was right or wrong. If he acted arrogantly, everyone in the court would be afraid of him.

Because he really dared to demolish the Wang family’s mansion, and after the demolition, there wouldn’t be too much trouble.

The worst that can happen is that you have to pay some money as compensation.

(End of this chapter)