Back to the end of Ming Dynasty to be a warlord

Chapter 201 Three Articles
It is very offensive to make a request to the superior. In the Ming Dynasty, the upper and lower levels were strictly hierarchical, and the subordinates should obey unconditionally and cannot make conditions. However, Shi Kefa is a person who can speak, so he doesn't care about these.

But Yang Chao is still very careful, it is unwise to offend Shi for the sake of courtesy.

So he kept bowing and talking: "My lord, twenty sailing ships will be needed at the end of the first period."

Shi Kefa said: "Yes! What about the second article?"

He is the governor of water transportation. If he doesn't have a boat in his hand, no one in the whole Ming Dynasty will have a boat.

Yang Chao said: "Secondly, the general needs a handwritten letter from Mr. Shi. The captives are powerful, and the general has few soldiers. If he is invincible, the general hopes that the governor of Haizhou can let the general enter the city and stick to it!"

The guest army enters the city!Shi Kefa frowned slightly. If something unexpected happened, such as the guest army looting the local people, someone would definitely impeach him at that time, and if he wrote the letter, he would leave evidence and he would have to bear the responsibility.But if Yang Chao's army is not allowed to enter the city, if the field battle is unfavorable and they cannot retreat into the city, there will be only one dead end.

When Yang Chao went to rescue Haizhou, he had a narrow escape from death. If he couldn't take care of him, wouldn't it be a cold heart for the soldiers.

Thinking of this, Shi Kefa said with a stern heart: "This one is also approved by the governor. Yang Chao, let's talk about the third one!"

Seeing that Shi Kefa agreed to this, the other generals also felt sorry for him and admired Shi Kefa's responsibility, but no one said it out, for fear that this job would fall to them.

Yang Chao pondered for a moment before saying: "Thirdly, the final general hopes to receive thirty artillery pieces, with enough gunners!"

Shi Kefa thought about it, most of Huai'an's cannons are located in the city, there are hundreds of them, the civil servants of the Ming Dynasty were extremely superstitious about cannons, this kind of weapon can kill the enemy far away without fighting with the enemy's courage and blood. suit their appetite.

After hesitating for a moment, Shi Kefa nodded lightly. Although removing some cannons from Huai'an City would make him feel a little less safe, if Yang Chao could rescue Haizhou and prevent the Donglu from continuing to go south, then Huai'an's encounter The danger is less, so he also agreed to this.

Finally, Yang Chao made another request that was too small to be considered a request, pointing to the map on the wall and said: "Master Shi, the general wants this map."

Shi Kefa also agreed, and ordered someone to roll up the map and hand it to Yang Chao.

Yang Chao took the map and left the camp quickly.

A group of people, including Haizhou Baihu, seemed to be looking at a dead person.

After a long time, the Haizhou hundred households gritted their teeth and asked Shi Kefa to guide Yang Chao. His wife and children are still in Haizhou City. If Yang Chao can save the siege, he is worth taking the risk.

Yang Chao returned to his big tent with the map, and immediately called his officers for a meeting.

There was no table big enough, so the map was spread out on the ground, occupying a full three feet square.

This is a map of the water system in Nanji. Although it is not as accurate as the maps of later generations, it has a freehand style of Chinese painting. The river is outlined by a black curve. Yang Chao is not sure that it is completely realistic, but it is enough for Yang Chao.

Yang Chao put his hand on the Huai'an mansion.

"We are here now, Huai'an Mansion! Go east along the river (Yellow River) to Andong. This is the entrance where Lianshui flows into the Yellow River. From here, you can go to Shuoxiang Lake and Sangxu Lake. From the north bank of Sangxu Lake, you can enter Lian The river can go directly to the Haizhou government!"

Sangxu Lake and Shuoxiang Lake are two large lakes connected together. During the dry season, they are separated into two, and during the wet season, they are collectively called a large lake. The area is even larger than Luoma Lake and not much smaller than Hongze Lake. , It is a pity that the reclamation of the lake by later generations has caused the lake to shrink, and it can't even be seen on the map.

Yang Chao didn't care whether his subordinates understood or not, he just said it on his own, he thought it was better to say it first, so that everyone could be prepared and know where they were going and what they were going to do.

"We take a boat all the way, travel thirty miles a day, and arrive in ten days. As long as we can solve the siege of Haizhou, everyone will make a great contribution!"

Yang Chao finally encouraged, after more than a year of military training, Yang Chao has never given up on instilling a sense of honor in the soldiers. As a result, they are a little proud in the barracks. Officers have a sense of superiority over soldiers. They have a sense of superiority, but as soon as they go outside, they revert to their old ways and become a humble military household.

On the way of the march this time, Yang Chao didn't see the aura of the high-spirited soldiers at all. On the contrary, he always showed himself in a state of humility, and he felt a little guilty when he saw that strangers were not thieves.

Yang Chao knows that correcting military households’ self-preparation mentality will not happen overnight. This is a long-term project, but he has to do it. Let’s ask a group of people who are always discriminated against by civilians, and their hearts are full of inferiority complex. After that, something horrible happens.

These soldiers must be transformed into a group of high-spirited individuals with a sense of pride in who they are.

"Hu Quan, go to Mr. Shi's account and urge the book office to urge the boat!"

After Yang Chao finished speaking, he ordered Hu Quan to hand over the warship to Shi Kefa. At this time, Yang Chao suddenly felt that it would be great if Wang Xiao was there.

It's a pity that Wang Xiao is a businessman, and he didn't have the courage to go to the battlefield. The two parted in Yangzhou. Yang Chao knew that he couldn't pull this guy to the battlefield, so he asked him to take care of his business after returning to Nanjing.

"Brothers, it has been five months since the Eastern Captives entered the customs in the winter of last year. We are exhausted. But we are waiting for work at ease, and we train every day. We are prepared to attack and unprepared, and we will be able to win by surprise. Defeated!"

Yang Chao didn't say that Donglu was just a partisan, because saying it would distract the soldiers. He simply told them that he could only rely on courage to go this time, and he could only use blood to fight Donglu. Be mentally prepared to work hard early. When you encounter the enemy, you can only go all out. After fighting a few battles and winning a few times, I believe no one will have a shadow in their hearts. Glory, "Look at such a strong Donglu, who defeated so many other armies, all fell to our hands." When this kind of momentum is cultivated, a strong army will come out.

"My lord, someone wants to see me!"

After the meeting, a group of military officers were still staring at the map curiously. They couldn't tell how far it was by comparison. At this time, a soldier of Yang Chao came in to spread the word.

The person who came was the Haizhou Baihu that I saw in Shi Kefa's big tent just now.

"Xiaguan Jiang Yang, a hundred households in the East China Sea, pays his respects to General Yang!"

The person who came directly bowed and knelt on the ground and kowtowed.

Yang Chao quickly helped him up: "Jiang Baihu doesn't need to be polite, just sit down and talk!"

Seeing someone coming, Yang Chao's officers paid their respects and left one by one.

Jiang Yang sat on the edge of the chair, and bowed again: "On behalf of Haizhou's [-] soldiers and civilians, thank you, Mr. Yang, for your righteous action!"

Yang Chao waved his hand and said directly: "You don't have to thank me, I only have [-] troops, so I don't know if I can save Haizhou!"

After finishing speaking, he saw Jiang Yang's face suddenly changed. He didn't know that Yang Chao was just a thousand generals, and that Yang Chao only brought more than 600 soldiers.

(End of this chapter)