It’s another sunny day on Phi Island.
The ordinary people living on the island are almost slaves of Mao Wenlong's own family. They have to work hard every day just to get a bite of food.
If the people living here want to live a good life, the only way out is to become Mao Wenlong's servant. In the past, there was another way out by boat going south, but for more than a year, the tiger-character flag has no longer taken the people away from Pi Island. The people on the island can only rely on Mao Wenlong.
"Ships, lots of big ships!"
The people on the island who were fishing for fish and shrimps at the beach suddenly saw huge ships appearing on the sea, and they immediately became excited.
Because among the ships that came to Phi Island, only Tiger Flag had such a giant ship.
On a simple pier on the island, the soldiers on the island who were guarding here also noticed the giant ship appearing on the sea level. However, the soldiers were not happy when they saw it, but hurriedly ran to the island to deliver the message.
"Dusi, there are many big ships on the sea." The soldiers came to Dusi and brought news that the big ships were heading to Pi Island.
This Dusi's surname was Mao, and he was originally Mao Wenlong's adopted son. Later, when there were more people on the island, Mao Wenlong promoted him to Dusi. He was usually stationed at the dock on the island and was responsible for monitoring the people on the island.
Mao Dusi walked out of the room, stood on a high ground, and looked towards the sea.
When he saw the fleet of giant ships on the sea, his expression suddenly changed.
Among the forces he knew that could have such a giant ship, only the rebel Liu Heng in the northwest of the Ming Dynasty had such a fleet of giant ships.
He is different from the ordinary soldiers and people on the island.
The people and soldiers on the island only knew that the Tiger Flag would no longer come to Pi Island to do business, nor would he take the people away from Pi Island. But he knew that the reason for this was because the Tiger Flag was plotting rebellion in Datong, and the governor was worried about it. Being implicated, he took the initiative to cut off all contact with Tiger Character Banner.
"You guys keep an eye here and I'll report it to the governor." Mao Dusi told his soldiers a few words and hurried towards Mao Wenlong's residence on the island.
He walked further and further back, and finally started running.
Mao Wenlong's residence was guarded by personal soldiers.
"Quick, I have something urgent to see the governor." Mao Dusi came outside the residence, looked at the soldiers and servants guarding the place, and said urgently.
The soldiers guarding the door knew Mao Dusi.
In the past, Mao Dusi was also a personal soldier of Mao Wenlong. Later, the number of personal soldiers of Mao Wenlong increased, and most of the pretenders like Mao Dusi were promoted. Nowadays, most of the personal soldiers of Mao Wenlong are the grandchildren of Mao Wenlong.
"Captain, please come in later to report." The guard outside the door turned around and entered the yard.
After a short time, Mao Chenglu followed the guard who had gone in to report and walked out of the yard.
"General, something big has happened. There are many huge ships on the sea." Mao Dusi said before Mao Chenglu took the initiative to speak.
Mao Chenglu was also Mao Wenlong's fake person, but it was the fake person that Mao Wenlong valued most. Mao Wenlong's own soldiers and servants were all under the control of Mao Chenglu.
"Do you know where the boat came from?" Mao Chenglu asked nervously.
Mao Dusi shook his head and said: "It's too far away to see clearly, but according to the guesses of my subordinates, the only one who has dispatched such a huge ship is Liu Thief from the northwest."
"You come with me and go in to see the governor and report it face to face." As soon as Mao Chenglu heard that it was about Liu Heng, he didn't dare to delay, so he pulled Mao Dusi outside the door and walked inside.
After entering the gate, the two people quickly arrived at the lobby where Mao Wenlong usually held discussions with the generals of Dongjiang Town.
"Captain, something happened. The people guarding the pier said that there were many huge ships on the sea. They suspected that they were ships sent by the Liu bandits from the northwest." Mao Chenglu said in a panic.
Mao Wenlong, who was sitting in the hall, frowned and said in confusion: "Hasn't this governor already cut off all contact with them? Why did he send a ship over?"
"I'm afraid they have bad intentions when they come here this time." Mao Chenglu said worriedly.
After hearing this, Mao Wenlong snorted coldly and said: "He is just a rebel. Could it be that he wants to do something to the governor and Pi Dao?"
Although he had become accustomed to being a local emperor here in Dongjiang Town in the past few years, he knew that such a shabby place was always threatened by slaves and thieves, and it was not a good place for many people.
Liu Thief is in the northwest of the Ming Dynasty. There are so many places to choose from, and he has no idea about his Dongjiang Town anyway.
Every senior general of the Tiger Banner must learn to look at problems from a strategic perspective, instead of being like the Ming Dynasty, where many civilian officials only read a few military books before being appointed as commander-in-chief of the army, carrying forward the tradition of controlling military force with literature. .
Jia Bo did not look at the sarcastic colleagues around him, but said to Wang Yuncheng who was sitting across the table: "You can leave the baggage camp and let our first battle camp continue to fight with the army."
"Hey, why should our supply camp be stationed at Zhangjiakou Fort?" Ren Guangyong, the leader of the supply camp who had been silent for a long time, quit his job and immediately said, "We transport the army's food and grass, dig ditches to collect water, and set up camps. It’s our baggage battalion that does the work. When you fight, we also act as a reserve team and rush to the battlefield at any time. Our baggage battalion is no worse than your main battalion.”
When Jia Bo saw that the supply camp was anxious, he quickly said: "I didn't say that your supply camp is poor. This is not a city defense job suitable for you. The risk is small. The key is to ensure that the food route is not threatened."
"Okay, okay, don't fool around here. We in the supply camp will listen to Shi Zheng. We will do what Shi Zheng says." Ren Guangyong gave the initiative to Wang Yuncheng again.
Jia Bo looked at Wang Yuncheng pitifully.
If you want to be promoted in Tiger Character Banner, you have to make more meritorious service. Under the same conditions, whoever has more merit will be promoted first. The first battle barracks are stationed in Zhangjiakou Fort. It is difficult to have a chance in the subsequent battle to capture the entire Xuanfu. Get involved.
If you cannot participate in the war, you will have fewer opportunities to make meritorious deeds.
As the commander of the First Battle Barracks, it is unlikely that he will be promoted for a while, but other officers of the First Battle Barracks still have a good chance of being promoted, provided they make enough contributions.
War is where soldiers get the best credit.
Wang Yuncheng did not look into Jia Bo's eyes, but said: "The first battle barracks will serve as the garrison staying at Zhangjiakou Fort, the second battle barracks will go to Wanquan Right Guard City twenty miles to the west, and the third battle barracks will go to the east. At Yangfang Fort, twenty miles away, the baggage camp ensures the baggage and food for both armies."
"yes."
Several battalions in the seats were standing up to receive orders.
Even Jia Bo had to accept the order of the First Battle Barracks to garrison Zhangjiakou Fort.
Wang Yuncheng took out a pocket watch from his arms, took a look at it, and said: "The second battle camp and the third battle camp are ready, and we will set off in two hours."
