"The full camp sent out three soldiers, plus 800 soldiers from the green camp. The number of soldiers was close to 1,800, and the number of troops was about 4,000. This time the soldiers had excellent weapons, swords and bows, and there were also 600 cavalry and muskets. Three hundred rods. Expected to arrive in ten days…”
Looking at the news that Du Mu had gone to spy on the information that had been obtained quickly, Zhang Rui was nervous and speechless. Didn’t you say it would arrive in ten days? It’s already the twelfth day and it’s not yet here.
In fact, it's not just Zhang Rui who is complaining, but all the men in the camp are also complaining.
It’s really hot in Guangdong, and it’s August. The sun is still blazing in the sky and the heat is overwhelming. They were used to the coolness of the north. If Emperor Qianlong hadn't ordered them to come to Guangdong under the Eight Banners, how would they have been able to endure such hot weather in Guangdong.
But they were lucky. Some Aha packers behind them had to help them carry weapons and armor in such hot weather. That would be really terrible.
Beside the road, under the shade of trees.
Yang Yingju, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, came over to find Sitku and said, "General, how long will it take to arrive?"
"Come here." Sitku waved his hand to summon the mountain guide who was not far away from him.
This guide was discovered by the sentry in Sitku yesterday. When they saw him wandering and hunting, they captured him as a guide and asked him to lead them to Zhilian Mountain. Originally the mountain man hunter refused, but after being slapped with a knife on his neck and slapped a few times, he honestly agreed.
Originally, this army was indispensable for dispatching guides, but there was no guide in Guangzhou who could go to Zhilian Mountain. If we still had to find someone to go to the local area to find a guide to lead the way, it would take too long.
Therefore, Sitku and Yang Yingju decided to go directly to the local area and find a guide. Otherwise, it would take too long for Zhang Rui to find out and run into the mountains, where he would not be able to be surrounded and suppressed. By then, it is estimated that the emperor will blame him, and it will inevitably be a crime of neglect and delay.
It has been ten days since the army was set out, and half a month has passed since it received the imperial edict. As a result, I and others have not yet reached Cangwu County. I want the emperor to know what he thinks.
According to Yang Yingju, some green camp pacesetters who had a general knowledge of the local area said that this expedition should take about eight days to reach Cangwu County, but now, we can only blame the fact that the entire camp is full of trouble.
Originally they went into battle lightly and did not bring any heavy weapons, such as artillery, along the way. They even had horses throughout the camp. The results of it? I didn’t walk long before I felt too hot and wanted to take a break. I didn’t walk long before I felt hungry and wanted to eat. Not long after I walked, I felt tired and wanted to rest.
I only walked two hours a day in the morning and two hours in the afternoon, which was barely enough to cover forty miles.
Sometimes even civil servants like Yang Yingju feel angry, and Sitku is helpless. Everyone looked like they were related to the above, and they were confident. In addition, Sitku "knew" the general details of Zhang Rui, so he didn't want to go too far, so he let it go.
"Caomin Honghu has met the general and the governor." After the mountain man guide came over, he knelt down and said to the two people under the shade of the tree. Yes, this is Hong Hu, the general flag of Zhang Rui's scout team.
At this time, he was carrying out Zhang Rui's planned task, which was to lead this group of people into Zhang Rui's ambush place.
"The Governor just asked, how long will it take for us to reach Zhilian Mountain?" Sitku asked directly, ignoring Hong Hu who was still kneeling on the ground.
"Go back to the general, go back to your lord. If we keep going at this speed, we should be able to arrive the day after tomorrow." Hong Hu, who was kneeling on the ground, looked back at the group of people who were resting under the shade of the trees and said.
"The day after tomorrow? Listen, General Guarjia, it will take two more days. Are you out to suppress bandits? Are you out for fun? What do they look like one by one?" Yang Yingju became angry after hearing Hong Hu's words. Don't come here.
Maybe it was because of the hot weather, but I looked at a group of young people slumped on the ground being taken care of by the Aha minions around them. He could not help but feel angry and said to Sitku:
"My green camp soldiers told me that at their speed they would have cut off Zhang Rui's head by now. If you don't restrain them, don't blame me for not waiting for you."
"Sir Governor, you are also from Zhengbai Banner, and you don't know the habits of these Manchurians. When they were in the capital, they played birds and listened to music every day. If Long Live Lord hadn't asked them to come down, I wouldn't have put a knife to their necks. They will come to Guangdong, a hot place. Give them some time to adapt to the weather!" Sitku was helpless after hearing Yang Yingju's words, and could only explain with nice words.
At this time, Yang Yingju waved the people around him to move away. He quietly said to Sitku: "General Guarjia, I heard that the new Guangzhou general Li Shiyao who came to take over your position is on the way. You should know that the credit this time is important to you, if this continues...! "
"This is what I have said. Don't blame me for not reminding you. I won't rest like this anymore. I will take my pacesetters and set off now. If they want to rest, it's good enough to let them rest. When the time comes If Zhang Rui is really killed, I will also write down a memorial to the general and others for their contribution. With that said, I will take my leave."
With that said, Yang Yingju ignored Sitku and walked away.
"Governor Yang, don't be angry, don't leave in such a hurry!..."
Sitku said behind Yang Yingju, looking at Yang Yingju who didn't look back, he couldn't help but feel a little unhappy. Afterwards, the soldiers were called to call on the Manchu brothers who were resting in the shade of the trees to follow the green camp pacesetters of the Governor's Mansion, otherwise military law would be engaged and all the credit for the encirclement and suppression here would be wiped out.
Under the soft and hard words of the Sitku soldiers, the entire camp of disciples came out from the shade of the trees unwillingly.
Hong Hu, who witnessed the whole thing, couldn't help but scorned in his heart: "Are you still an elite? Even the recruits that Sixth Brother has just trained for fifteen days are much better than them. If all my subordinates are such people, I won't be able to kill them." Hack them to death."
Today is a special occasion! There has never been a day in these days when I was still on the road before noon.
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"Brother Six, a large group of people appeared ten miles ahead, all wearing uniforms of officers and soldiers. They must be coming to surround our officers and soldiers!" A scout ran over and said to Zhang Rui.
"Yeah, I got it. Thank you for your hard work, go down and rest!" Zhang Rui said calmly to the scout who came to report the news.
"It's coming anyway. It's not in vain that I've been lying in wait here for so long. Now it's up to Hong Hu. I hope he won't disappoint me."
As soon as the scout heard Zhang Rui's words, he quickly said to Zhang Rui: "It's not hard, Brother Six, I'll go down first."
The scout looked at the calm Zhang Rui and couldn't help but feel reassured.
Sixth Brother is Sixth Brother, and he is still so...so...confident in the face of the government's siege.
