Back to the end of Ming Dynasty to be a warlord

Chapter 196 Arrival
The warship could actually go further north, but when it reached Yangzhou, Yang Chao let the warship go back.

Because warships are not needed for fighting in the north, this kind of large sailing ship is more suitable for large rivers, and it is more convenient to use shallow boats in canals.

Zhang Damiao and others were sent away, and there were about three other groups of soldiers. These soldiers were those who had the best ability to learn how to navigate a boat during each voyage. They were specially selected for Zhang Damiao and led by Zhang Damiao.

Coincidentally, when we arrived in Yangzhou, it was New Year's Eve.

The 24 bridges in Yangzhou are very famous on a moonlit night, and Yang Chao was interested to see it, but when he arrived in Yangzhou, he couldn't enter the city, even if Yang Chao had a document written by the Ministry of War.

I asked Wang Xiao to communicate with the government, but the government was selling Yang Chao face, saying that Yang Chao can go in personally, but no soldier can go in.

Yang Chao knew that this was not because the local officials deliberately made things difficult, but because of the ancestral system.

It is not even Zhu Yuanzhang's ancestral system, it has been like this in all dynasties, probably formed in the Han and Tang Dynasties.

This is very obvious. The attitude of discrimination and distrust towards soldiers. The theory of civil officials is that soldiers are unruly, and entering the city will inevitably harass the people. Therefore, no matter what the circumstances, soldiers from other places are not allowed to enter the city.

In the Ming Dynasty, this situation became even more extreme. Even if soldiers from other places came to protect the city, they could only fight the enemy in the field outside the city, without the protection of the city wall, and could not rely on the city wall to kill the enemy.

For example, the city of Beijing has been besieged by the enemy many times. There was the Mongolian Oirat army during the civil fort change, and the Manchu and Qing Eight Banners troops who had entered and plundered the customs. Poorly trained and ill-equipped strength to fight the enemy in the field.

The most hateful thing is that there is no provision yet, and the magistrates always find various excuses to shirk.

For example, the Yangzhou government refused to supply the guest army on the grounds that they could be responsible for the supply on the second day.

The local army of the Ming Dynasty was already very poor, and they often had no overnight food. They were already very tired when they arrived at the place, and they had to wait until the next day. Well, of course, if you are willing to bribe the magistrates and help the magistrates to make false accounts, for example, if you take a hundred dan from them and sign for a thousand dan, it will be faster.

Yang Chao can't wait until tomorrow to argue with the Yangzhou government for another day. He still has to hurry to Huai'an. Fortunately, Yang Chao didn't count on the local government. All the military rations are carried on board by himself. It will not be missed by other armies or defeated armies.

Soldiers could not enter the city to rest, and Yang Chao was not interested in going in alone, so he camped outside Yangzhou City.

In fact, they camped in the middle of the night. Yang Chao's troops had never camped before. Yang Chao was negligent in this regard, and Lao Jin never reminded Yang Chao.

It was still this temporary march, and Yang Chao carefully read Qi Jiguang's military manual again. After seeing the relevant content, he realized that he still needs to make relevant preparations, which is really too amateurish.

So three days before leaving, I urgently rehearsed the skills of camping, so I didn't get caught blind.

All large tents are built with wood, bamboo and cloth, and Yang Chao's camp is no exception.

His big tent is made of long old bamboos, and then covered with thick earthen cloth.

"My lord, haven't you rested yet?"

"Feng Manor, you haven't rested yet?"

The person who came was Huangfeng Mansion, and his current identity was also one of the staff members of the marching army.

"The villain can't sleep, look around."

Huang Fengfu said.

Yang Chao smiled and said, "Why can't I sleep, but I'm nervous?"

Huang Fengfu said: "The villain doesn't know either, it's just that this heart can't calm down."

Yang Chao patted him on the shoulder. As a scholar, it was his first time marching, so he was inevitably nervous.

"Feng Mansion, in our army, we are not allowed to call ourselves villains, so we can call ourselves as you and me."

Huang Fengfu said: "Little man, I understand, but I can't change my words for a while."

Yang Chao stood at the door of his tent, looking at Yangzhou City by the canal from a distance. Lanterns were lit on the city wall, and the moat shone with light from time to time.

Through the city wall, it seems as if you can see the lights in the city. There are 40 people there, and the prosperity is not inferior to Nanjing City, but these Yangzhou people...

Suddenly Yang Chao asked again: "Feng Mansion, do you believe that someone captured Yangzhou City one day and killed everyone?"

Huang Fengfu was very surprised: "Your Excellency is joking, who would dare to do such a butcher's thing."

Yang Chao sighed, "Have you read history books?"

Huang Fengfu nodded.

Yang Chao asked: "When the Meng Yuan attacked the city, if there was resistance, would the city be massacred?"

Huang Fengfu sighed: "The Mongolian barbarians, in order to frighten China, will indeed massacre the city."

Yang Chao asked again: "Did the great ancestor slaughter the city when he took over the world?"

Huang Fengfu said: "I have never heard of it. Instead, there have been many orders, such as Xu Da's attack on Beijing, which not only told the soldiers not to plunder. Even if there were enemies who resisted in a corner, they were not pursued."

Yang Chao nodded. This is the difference between barbarism and civilization. Barbarism needs to frighten the enemy and kill them all, while civilization uses a civilized way to attack the enemy.

Some people say it's a woman's benevolence, some people say it's an invitation to buy people's hearts, but even if it's a flaunt, Yang Chao hopes to use a civilized way.

The two stood there for a long time, the weather was fine with no wind, no clouds and a moon.

Yang Chao patted Huang Feng's mansion for fear, "Okay, it's getting late, go back to sleep."

Huang Fengfu bid farewell: "My lord, rest early too!"

It was late to set up camp, so naturally I didn't have a good rest, but I had to go early the next day. Many soldiers were listless, but they still had to walk.

In Yangzhou, they received several more ships from the Wang family, making a total of twelve ships, four of which belonged to Yang Chao himself, and eight belonged to the Wang family.

Four ships were carrying equipment and supplies, and eight ships were carrying food and military pay, and the soldiers could only walk.

It's not that soldiers can't be allowed to take the boat, but Yang Chao plans to practice marching, which is also a part of fighting.

At the beginning, Yang Chao couldn't tell what kind of emotion the reason why Qin Wang carried it was because of his loyalty to the emperor. Even Yang Chao himself couldn't accept it, but since he has already come out, he must There are gains, so seize every opportunity to learn how to fight. Yang Chao firmly believes that only in real wars can one learn how to fight. No matter how good the training is, it is just training.

Through actual combat, many problems that are not involved in training, or even unimaginable, will be exposed.

For example, on the first day, I encountered a problem. Although Yang Chao had never practiced marching, he ran exercises every day in the army. I'm exhausted already.

The reason is that the soldiers were too nervous, or too excited. The young soldiers were all nervous and excited.

Going to war, fighting the Tartars, it is a lie because the prestige of the Tartars is not important, but fighting the Tartars can be rewarded for meritorious service, and it is exciting.

Fear and excitement filled the soldiers' emotions, causing them to consume extra calories, so they would be tired after a long walk.

When Yang Chao saw that most of the people were panting, he ordered to stop the march and set up camp to rest.

In fact, Yang Chao himself was also nervous and excited, but Yang Chao's nervousness was not because he was afraid, but because he was facing an exam.

The reason why Yang Chao formed an army, and the reason why he wanted to be promoted in every possible way, was to seek a change. He said it low-key, and wanted to protect himself and his family from a tragic ending in troubled times. He said he was ambitious. Want to change the fate of the world.

This creed is constantly brewing in Yang Chao's heart, and now it has formed a sense of mission, especially when he succeeds time and time again and moves towards his goal time and time again, This sense of mission is getting stronger and stronger.

Is this ambition!
Dominate the king and dominate the world!
Yang Chao sometimes asks himself whether he wants to form an army to rise up in troubled times and achieve supremacy.

Yang Chao admits that this idea is very tempting, and he often fantasizes about it himself, but when he thinks about the huge foundation of the Ming Dynasty, it was not dug by the peasant army again and again, and finally dug to the root of the wall.

To change all of this, it is not enough to rely on a little cleverness. Yang Chao still has a long way to go, at least he has to learn how to fight.

I walked all the way and stopped all the way, sometimes outside the city, sometimes camping in the wild, and walked for nearly a month before arriving in Huai'an City.

(End of this chapter)