Jiang Wan now has no shortage of manpower. Nanhaiwei has expanded to five thousand households, which has reached the limit of the number of troops that can be accommodated by one guard. According to the Ming Dynasty's military system, one guard has five thousand households, with a maximum strength of 5,600 people.

Editor, and now the number of Nanhaiwei has far exceeded this number.

The first, second, and third thousand households were all sent to Shaanxi after preparation and training in the capital. The required ordnance and armor were all supplied from the Ministry of War. Therefore, they can be regarded as three thousand households fully armed. The third thousand households led by Li Zicheng

Four thousand households, the number of people exceeds the sum of these three thousand households, but in terms of weapons and equipment, it cannot even compete with any one thousand households.

For example, in the first, second, and third thousand households, almost ordinary soldiers are equipped with cotton armor, but in the fourth thousand households, only officers can be equipped with it. Even weapons, the first, second, and third households are equipped with cotton armor.

The soldiers of the three thousand families are basically equipped with one long and one short, or one offensive and one defensive. The spear hand is equipped with a waist knife, and the shield hand carries a short blade. These are all standard configurations.

As for the soldiers of the 4000th household, except for a few elites who were equipped with long and short knives and firearms, most of them only had a spear to solve the problem.

In Jiang Wan's mind, this kind of equipment is actually just a little better than the refugees. However, if it is really used to attack the enemy, it is obviously not good enough. As for fighting the Tartars, it is basically no different from delivering food.

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Therefore, Jiang Wan just put forward the request for ordnance and equipment. He has almost fully tapped the military potential of Yan'an Prefecture. Even the newly built firearms workshop is aimed at the manufacturing, repair and maintenance of firearms. For large-scale improvements, it is generally

The combat power of the soldiers is not of much help.

The difference between the land of a government and the land of a province is too great. Unless the lion opens his mouth at this moment, he really doesn't think that the people he has recruited can wait until the imperial court allocates them.

Even if this smacks of taking advantage of others, he doesn't care. He has long understood that it is very difficult to be a villain praised by everyone in the current Ming Dynasty. Wei Zhongxian has learned from the past, and he does not want to make the same mistake as the other party. However, if he does

It is very easy for a notoriously good person, as long as he takes care of himself and does what he wants to do, regardless of what others think!

Five thousand spears, five hundred long knives, one thousand pairs of cotton armor, three hundred pairs of bows and arrows, and twenty thousand arrows.

This is Shanxi's sincerity, but one thing to point out is that even if Shanxi Dusi is willing to donate these ordnances to Nanhaiwei, these ordnances will not leave the arsenal in Taiyuan, Shanxi, but will have to be taken away by Nanhaiwei themselves.

Shanxi Dusi will not take the risk of these weapons falling into the hands of bandits and deliver them to Nanhaiwei.

"It doesn't matter!" Jiang Wan nodded, "I will bring my own troops and horses to get it!"

"Commander Jiang, I have to say that this batch of ordnance will be handed over to you, Nanhai Guard, after the rebellion in Qingyang Mansion has been put down and this group of thieves in Shanxi has been completely wiped out!"

Jiang Wan nodded, "Understood, no merit will be rewarded. If you leave the tail behind, it will make the two adults laugh. Leave this matter to me!"

"In this case, the Dusi Yamen will inform Pingyang and the officers and soldiers from all over Taiyuan, asking them to coordinate with you to suppress the bandits!" Wang Kang said to Qin Xie: "Next, the liaison between the Nanhai Guards and my Shanxi generals will be done.

You have to ask Qin Qianhu to do more work. The specific situation and battle reports are all here. You can understand them first and then decide how to act!"

Ning Zhongyuan and Wang Kang both left the room. Looking at the documents, battle reports, etc. all over the room, Jiang Wan was stunned for a moment.

"Does your commander know that Jin Yiwei is interfering in local military affairs?" Jiang Wan asked softly: "Qin Qianhu, I am very optimistic about you!"

"Thank you for your concern, Mr. Jiang!" Qin Xie raised his hand and said, "How dare Qin Xie make arbitrary decisions? Qin acted according to the strict orders of the commander. In such a situation, appeasement has become the top priority of our Jinyiwei. Shanxi

Regarding the matter, we have already rushed the news six hundred miles back, so there is no need for you to worry too much!"

"Then I'm relieved!" Jiang Wan nodded: "Tell me about the situation over there in Pingyang Mansion. How many bandits are there, where do they come from, how many are there, and how is the current war situation?"

"The latest news is that bandits came from Shaanxi and have captured Xiangning County. The magistrate of Xiangning County died for his country. After hearing the news, Pingyang Mansion hurriedly dispatched more than 500 troops to Xiangning, but they were defeated by the bandits.

Most of them were killed or injured!"

Qin Xie is well aware of the recent battle reports: "The information we have received so far mentions the banner of the bandits, one is Gao, the other is Zhang, who is it specifically? Mr. Jiang should be much clearer about the situation of bandits in Shaanxi than here in Shanxi.

, I won’t make any wild guesses anymore!”

Jiang Wan nodded calmly: "Where did the five hundred people transferred to reinforce Xiangning come from?"

"It's the soldiers and horses of Pingyang Guard!" Qin Xie said: "Pingyang Guard has mobilized soldiers and horses of a thousand households to assist the capital this time. These five hundred people are almost all the people they can use. Now these soldiers and horses have been

Defeated, south of Taiyuan Mansion, there are no more available soldiers and horses on the Dusi Yamen side!"

"There are only more than 1,500 men and horses in the Pingyang Guard?" Jiang Wan frowned. He knew that the local guard post was seriously underpaid, but a whole guard post had at least three to five thousand households.

, and in the end, we could only gather 1,500 people, which was a bit outrageous.

"Well!" Qin Xie said expressionlessly: "The whole city of Pingyang Mansion is locked up at the moment. All the soldiers and civilians have been mobilized to go to the top of the city, and they are eagerly waiting for reinforcements from the court!"

"Several other counties in Pingyang Prefecture are also in panic. A large number of people are fleeing towards Taiyuan Prefecture. If this bandit is not eradicated as soon as possible, I am afraid that not only Pingyang Prefecture will be in chaos!"

"In addition to knowing the banner of the bandits, I don't know how many bandits there are, nor their combat power and tactics. By the way, I also know that I lost a county seat!"

Jiang Wan nodded: "What do you want me, Nanhai Guard, to do? Send troops directly from Yan'an Prefecture to rescue Pingyang Prefecture?"

"If that's the case, that would be the best!" Qin Xie nodded: "But even if Mr. Jiang rushes back overnight and leads the army to Pingyang to quell the chaos, it will take at least ten or eight days. I don't know if the army is ready to start.

Such an easy thing!”

"...!" Jiang Wan groaned.

"Don't go to such trouble!" Jiang Wan said slowly: "You, the Jinyi Guards, allocate some manpower, bring the documents and tokens that you should bring, and come with me to Pingyang Mansion, so as not to get to the Pingyang Mansion below the city and not let me wait.

city!"

"Master Jiang, are you going directly to Pingyang Mansion?" Qin Xie was slightly surprised. That is a place that can be attacked by bandits at any time!

"At the same time, I will give a military order to the Yan'an Mansion. However, this military order also needs to be delivered by your Jin Yiwei. No matter what method you use and how many people die, this military order must be delivered to my Nanhai Guards commander personally.

In the hands of Zhen Fu! I am not in the army at the moment, and the two of them can decide on major military matters!"

"Please rest assured, Mr. Jiang, I, the Jin Yiwei, will definitely live up to Mr. Jiang's trust and deliver your military orders!"

"Okay! That's it!" Jiang Wan nodded: "I took all these military reports and other things with me. I will send the general order to you later. After a night's rest, we will set off early tomorrow morning!"

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"Brother, there are more and more officers and soldiers!"

In Ansai County, Shen Yun looked gloomily at the dark figures in the distance. They were the ranks of officers and soldiers. He could see them clearly with his naked eyes without being reminded by the people around him. Compared with the morning, the number of officers and soldiers on the opposite side had not only doubled, but also , it seems that there are still many officers and soldiers arriving.

That's sloppy. Gao Yingxiang is really nothing. There is nothing in Ansai County. He came here excitedly, thinking he had picked up a big bargain. But in the end, except for a few guys who were too old to move, the entire Ansai County was full of people. Not a few living people could be seen.

Not to mention things like food and treasure.

But the terrible thing is that before he could gain a firm foothold, he entered the county town with his front foot, and the officers and soldiers came on the back foot. He saw that there were not many officers and soldiers at first, so he shouted to the brothers to go up the city wall, and also waved the banners of many brothers. In short, put on a strong appearance and see if you can scare away this small group of officers and soldiers.

He, Shen Yun, is out of his mind and has gained nothing. Wouldn't it be crazy to fight the officers and soldiers here?

If he hadn't evacuated in front of the officers and soldiers, he would definitely be chased by the officers and soldiers. In all likelihood, it would end in a rout of his own troops. The moment he saw the officers and soldiers, he actually wanted to leave.

He had already made up his mind that when it got dark, he and his brothers would quietly leave this poor place and return to Yanchuan. Whoever wanted this poor place in Ansai would want it, but Chen Yun didn't want it anyway.

But the number of officers and soldiers is increasing, which is not a good thing. He doesn't want to lead these officers and soldiers to Yanchuan at all, and what if there is a general who is greedy for merit among the officers and soldiers and launches a night attack or something? He couldn't leave even if he wanted to.

"We have to go, we can't wait until dark!"

He muttered: "Brothers, are you ready?"

"Everything is ready. We are just waiting for your order, brother, and we will leave the city and disperse them!" the people around him replied, with bloodthirsty light shining in their eyes.

Silly!

He glanced at this guy with disdain. This guy has definitely never fought with officers and soldiers, especially the officers and soldiers of Yan'an Prefecture. Otherwise, he would not have such virtue. Just think about Wu Shuai. There are many people with the name Wu. It is said that they all defected from the officers and soldiers of Yan'an Prefecture. Just like Wang Jiayin, they were all officers and soldiers.

I really thought that being able to sit in the top position was something everyone could do. There were incompetent people among the officers and soldiers, but there were also many capable people.

"I want you to take your people and guard the city for three hours. After three hours, no matter what happens, you can leave here immediately and return to Yanchuan. Once you have done this, I will personally tell you Wu Shuai gives you credit!"

"Ah!" The subordinate was stunned: "Brother, then you..."

"I will take my brothers and withdraw from the city!" Shen Yun said with a serious face: "I don't know where Gao Yingxiang from Ansai is hiding. I suspect that this is a trap set up by them in collusion with the officers and soldiers. We cannot be fooled. They are surrounding the city, but we cannot let them think that we have abandoned the city and left, so this important task is left to you! Regardless of whether the officers and soldiers attack the city or not, you can leave after three hours!"

"Brother..."

"That's it!" Shen Yun walked down the city: "If you are afraid, you can surrender the officers and soldiers, but the next time I see you, our rebel brothers will kill you. !”

Before this guy could continue to chatter, Shen Yun had already walked down quickly, and below the city, the brothers he had brought had almost gathered together. He gave an order, and everyone began to walk slowly from the city gate with their backs to the officers and soldiers. to evacuate the city.

After the brigade left the city, Shen Yun immediately ordered everyone to speed up and headed towards Yanchuan without looking back.

Not only did he not want to fight with these officers and soldiers, he also wanted to pass the news to Wu Shuai in Luochuan as soon as possible. Since the officers and soldiers could appear in Ansai, then the officers and soldiers could also appear in Yanchuan and Luochuan. Wu Shuai They should be prepared to deal with it.

At the same time, Pingyang Prefecture, Shanxi.

The prefect Chen Yuan was looking at the city with a livid face. In the dusk, hundreds of bandits were shouting at a stone's throw from the city, and even made various dirty moves to provoke the defenders on the city.

Although he couldn't hear clearly what these thieves were shouting, the unscrupulous humiliation by the other party still seemed to slap him hard in the face.

However, he could only endure it. Although there were only a hundred or so thieves shouting outside the city, there were at least thousands of thieves looming in the distance and watching them. If he couldn't calm down, he wouldn't even have enough strength to defend the city. If you pull them out to fight with the opponent, I'm afraid that after a few rounds, even if the bandits don't attack the city, Pingyang Mansion will have no available troops.

"Li Sansheng, can you shoot?"

He gritted his teeth and asked. Next to him, a man holding a strong bow shook his head slightly: "Sir, I can shoot it, but at this distance, it is difficult to hurt anyone!"

Chen Yuan's face was sullen and he didn't speak for a long while, but the foul language in the air never stopped.

Suddenly, Chen Yuan spoke: "Come here, go to the government prison and escort all the thugs who have committed crimes and are good-tongued to me. Isn't this just more dirty than swearing? I'm Pingyang. The government is still afraid of you thieves!"

A moment later, a group of rogues were brought to the city head nervously. Just when they were worried about their fate, the prefect Chen Yuan pointed into the distance: "Have you seen those thieves? Scold me back, who did it?" Okay, whoever works hard and scolds the other person without holding his head up, I will absolve him of his guilt on the spot!"

With such a good thing, the eyes of all the scoundrels suddenly lit up.

So, without anyone urging, a string of vicious curses were directed towards the city. The scolding bandits below the city were stunned for a moment, and then immediately responded to them with even greater enthusiasm.
Chapter completed!