Chapter 424
When the grain ship returned to Pi Island again, it brought news of the mercenary group's victory in the battle.
When Jiang Wan heard that the mercenary group had ambushed a similar number of Tatars as himself and wiped them all out, Jiang Wan high-fived them.
Mei Xiaofei and others were afraid that Jiang Wan would think that they had lied about their battle results, so they salted all the Tatar heads with lime and sent them back by ship. They pitied these Tatars. They probably never dreamed that even they would
Even after death, the body and head will be separated and travel such a long distance.
The inspection of Tatars and their heads is not a difficult task at all for the officers and soldiers on Phi Island. In fact, the identity of the Tatars can be determined by looking at their strange "money rat tail" hairstyle.
Even if your hair is newly shaved in this style, there will be obvious traces. It is impossible to lie about your military exploits.
Experienced people will even check the wear and tear on the teeth of these Tatar heads. The wear and tear on the teeth of people who eat meat all year round and those who eat rice all year round will naturally be different. In short, when these heads are sent to Phi Island, almost
Everyone can be sure that these are the heads of real Tatars.
This is an incredible victory.
Especially when the number of people was equal, more than 200 Tatar heads were able to be taken. Jiang Wan ordered people to pass the heads of these Tatars to each battalion. So many Tatar heads immediately made people who had recently defected to Jiang
The morale of the officers and soldiers who arrived late was greatly improved.
For the officers and soldiers of Pi Island, the Tatars are mortal enemies and irreconcilable existences. The reason why Chen Jisheng, the former deputy commander-in-chief of Pi Island, was killed by Liu Xingzhi, while most of the officers and soldiers of Pi Island still maintain a wait-and-see attitude, is also because of the
Chen Jisheng took over the military power of Pidao after Mao Wenlong's death and was extremely weak towards the Tatars.
Even when the Tatars came to the capital of the Ming Dynasty, Chen Jisheng not only did not send troops to harass the Tatars, but instead suppressed the officers who were leading the battle in each battalion. Such commanders were killed by their subordinates. For most of the lower-level officers and soldiers,
There was no feeling of regret at all.
Not to mention that for the officers and soldiers of Pidao, harassing the Tatars was also a way to replenish themselves. They could not fight, and it was difficult to sustain food, grass, weapons, and even military pay. At this point, Chen Jisheng's death was really not a pity.
Although due to the food problem, the officers and soldiers of Huwei Camp successively attracted many former comrades. Some of them wanted to eat food because they were soldiers. It was only natural that some people, in addition to this, also recognized Jiang Wan as the "imperial court" in their hearts.
"Orthodox", now that the heads of these Tatars have been spread throughout the camps, no matter what kind of thinking, everyone feels relieved.
At least, this commander really dares to fight the Tatars and can fight the Tatars!
Only such a person is worthy of being the leader of Pi Island!
Now Jiang Wan's territory is almost three kilometers in radius, and the number of people and horses has almost doubled. It's not that Jiang Wan doesn't try his best to attract people, but the current food can support such a large number of people, which is already the limit.
Moreover, this grain cannot be eaten as much as possible. Each soldier only eats and eats every day. Almost every time the grain ship arrives, there is not much food left in the specially built warehouse for storing grain.
The power of an individual is too small compared to the power of the court.
And Jiang Wan felt that now he could have a good talk with Liu Xingzhi. At least, even if Liu Xingzhi was domineering and even malicious, he would no longer be in a situation where hundreds of people had almost no power to fight back.
"I'll go!"
Gao Xingsheng knew what Jiang Wan was thinking, so he took the initiative and said: "First of all, I have a humble status. Even if the matter cannot be negotiated and I die in the hands of the other party, it will not destroy the commander's prestige and face, and the other party will
If you really don’t let me go, then the commander-in-chief shouldn’t have any luck and just destroy this traitor with the entire army!”
"The people I send, no matter their previous status, as long as they are my envoys, they are not humble!"
"I know!" Gao Xingsheng smiled: "Secondly, I can still control the commander's intentions. As long as there is no internal strife in Pi Dao, the commander will not care too much whether Liu Xingzhi kills or not. With this
If you make the prerequisites and talk to the other party, then your trip will not be in vain!"
"That's right!" Jiang Wan nodded: "I don't have to kill Liu Xingzhi, but the military power must be handed back. This is non-negotiable. As long as he doesn't surrender to the Tatars and leaves Pidao, he can go anywhere!"
"The commander is really benevolent and righteous!" Gao Gao praised highly: "However, I also need some fine wine and food, etc. It is not appropriate to come empty-handed!"
Jiang Wan agreed to him one by one. This is because there is really no one around Jiang Wan. If Gao Sheng really falls into the hands of the other party, he may feel a little regretful, but he believes that he can still avenge the other party.
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The newly recruited troops, no matter what battalion they were in before, were now integrated into the Huwei Camp. Jiang Wan himself was appointed as the staff general of the Huwei Camp, and Kong Youde also got his wish and became a guerrilla general. The entire Huwei Camp was divided into five groups.
In addition to the guerrilla general Kong Youde, Yao Chunyong also commanded a thousand-man team. The remaining three thousand-man guerrillas were one of the guerrilla generals called Niu Ben who had defected to the army.
Of the two guerrilla generals, Jiang Wan sent out the two capable ones around him without hesitation.
These two people were both from Zhouzhuang. One was named Tan Yong and the other was named Zhang Zhulin. They were both military surplus members in the capital. After Mei Xiaofei left his personal guard, these two people served as captains and deputy captains. Now Jiang Wan was anxious to
To control the army, it is necessary to send these two people out.
Of course, as these two people left Jiang Wan, there were dozens of soldiers. As officers at all levels, they would be enriched into the two thousand-man teams of Huwei Camp. Fortunately, these soldiers had all served in the Nanhai Guard.
With his military experience, it is not unfamiliar now to return to the army. However, it still takes time to get used to the people below him.
If the situation develops well, at least half of the soldiers around him will be sent out. Rather than saying that these soldiers are his bodyguards, they are all his reserve officers. And an army should start from the top.
If all the officers down to the lowest level are Jiang Wan's people, then this army is completely under Jiang Wan's control.
As for the officers and soldiers who had disrupted their organization and joined Jiang Wan, it would not be difficult to reorganize them. The normal act of inserting their own men into the army would inevitably cause dissatisfaction and even rejection among the officers. However, if a team
The army, which originally had few officers, airborne so many officers, and these officers were able to find benefits for their subordinates in terms of food and salary, so the so-called dissatisfaction and exclusion no longer existed.
From this point of view, Jiang Wan should also be grateful to Liu Xingzhi. Without his mutiny, even if Jiang Wan arrived at Pidao, he would only be controlling the military leaders of Pidao with the power given by the court. But now, he is completely
If you have the chance, you will become the biggest military leader on Pi Island.
Just like the former Pi Dao Mao Wenlong.
Chapter completed!