There is no means of transportation at this moment. Generally, when the army is transferred, it can only rely on the road. When Yang Cong was in Xuanfu Town, he built thousands of chariots for transportation, but the Southeast provinces did not have this convenience because he did not have the time to build chariots, and chariots did not have much advantage over Japanese pirates who were mainly infantry, so it was not cost-effective to build them.

Originally, when the Ming Navy was strong, the marching in the coastal areas could be transported by warships. Although the sailing ships were slower, there was no problem to travel two or three hundred miles a day. Unfortunately, the Ming Dynasty always cut off its own hands and imposed a sea ban. The number of naval warships was getting smaller and smaller. The 50,000 troops went to coastal provinces to garrison and could only go by land.

If you want to take land, Shandong and Zhejiang are better, because these two places are bounded by Nanzhili, and the distance between marching is only four or five hundred miles. If you walk faster, you can reach it within ten days. Fujian and Guangdong will be in trouble. Both places are more than a thousand miles away from Nanzhili, and it will take at least a month for the army to walk through.

Speaking of which, why didn’t Yang Cong summon the Tunwei locally, but instead went from far away to gather Tunwei from Nanzhili? Wouldn’t you cause trouble?

Of course he had his own considerations. He knew very well that the local Tunwei had close ties with the maritime merchants and even pirates. If the local Tunwei was recruited, it would be basically impossible to clean up the pirates and Japanese pirates.

Not to mention anything else, there is no way to prevent this information. People must always know the whereabouts of the army, how can these pirates and Japanese pirates be wiped out?

This may be one of the reasons why pirates and Japanese pirates finally rely on the Qi army to wipe out, because the Qi army recruited not the Tunwei, but the miners nearby. They basically had no intersection with the pirates and Japanese pirates, so there was no problem of venting information.

It was precisely because of this that Yang Cong took it away from the nearest and went far and specially summoned the Tunwei from Nanzhili. In this way, even if you spend more time on the road, at least you don’t have to worry about the issue of venting and reporting.

After the army was launched, he began to consider expanding the scale of muskets and artillery production. Although the 50,000 infantry needed not many muskets and artillery, the number of muskets and artillery needed to form a naval fleet in the future is scary. Think about the maritime powers such as Spain and the Netherlands. A super warship was equipped with hundreds of artillery pieces. Relying on the current output, he probably wouldn't be able to build an advanced fleet for more than ten years.

Fortunately, the southern Zhili is the same as the northern Zhili, with many craftsmen, so it is not very troublesome to recruit them. Moreover, the area near the large school yard is basically either wasteland or garrison stations, so there is no need to worry about safety. Yang Cong decided to build a large military factory next to the large school yard to produce muskets and artillery.

That morning, just as he was planning a factory near the university grounds with Xue Nantang and Li Du, a personal guard suddenly came to report: "Sir, Mao Lie asks for a visit."

Mao Lie is Wang Zhi's godson. From the beginning, he was sent to contact Yang Cong. Over time, he became familiar with the people around Yang Cong, so every time there was something wrong, Wang Zhi would send Mao Lie to contact Yang Cong.

Yang Cong had a good impression of Mao Lie. He heard that this young man came to ask for a meeting, so he directly ordered his personal guards to bring people over, without any intention of avoiding them.

What's wrong with Wang Zhi? Didn't he ask his subordinates to investigate the movements of other pirates and Japanese pirates? Could it be that there will be news so soon?

It was a bit of a coincidence at this time, because he had just sent out a large army and probably hadn't arrived at the nearest Zhejiang yet. Even if there was news, he couldn't send someone to deal with it.

While he was thinking, Mao Lie had already followed his personal guard to approach.

Mao Lie looked a little anxious. As soon as he saw Yang Cong, he hurriedly said: "Sir, no, the bandit leader Li Baitou summoned a large number of pirates and Japanese pirates, and was preparing to rob Yangzhou Prefecture."

When Yang Cong heard this, his brow frowned.

As the saying goes, "There is heaven above and Suzhou and Hangzhou below." The Suzhou Prefecture and Yangzhou Prefecture are not only beautiful in scenery, but also in handicrafts. It can be said that the richest places in the Ming Dynasty at this time were Suzhou Prefecture and Yangzhou Prefecture. The cloth and silk and satin produced by these two prefectures accounted for about 70% of the entire Ming Dynasty. The degree of wealth can be imagined.

Pirates and Japanese pirates must be salivating about these two prefectures, so there is no need to doubt this. However, under normal circumstances, pirates and Japanese pirates dare not rob these two places, because Suzhou Prefecture and Yangzhou Prefecture are too close to Yingtian Prefecture, and there are many treasuries in both prefectures. As long as pirates and Japanese pirates are entangled by local treasuries, the court will send a large army from Yingtian Prefecture, and they are likely to be unable to escape.

What about Li Baldhead? Did you take the wrong medicine?

Yang Cong couldn't help but say, "How many people have they come?"

Mao Lie said anxiously: "We are not very clear. This time Li Bald Head said he wanted to come and make big ones. pirates of all sizes alone have gathered more than ten groups. If the Japanese pirates who came from the news were added, there would probably be at least 20,000 to 30,000."

Two or three thousand people?

Yang Cong was suddenly stunned. Someone was informing him!

Otherwise, why would Li Baltimore not come late or early? He sent the army out in less than three days and the family ran over.

It seems that Yan Song has a connection with pirates and Japanese pirates. People must have learned about his strategy to suppress Japanese Japanese. It is not that simple to know that the Tunwei in Nanzhili was scattered on the coast after the defense was deployed along the coast.

At this moment, people must have known that there are only 10,000 elite troops of the Tunwei left in Yingtian Mansion, and the Tunwei who can be drawn near Yingtian Mansion have almost finished drawing, and there is no more people at all. So Li Ballow dared to be so unscrupulous and threatened to come and make the big ones.

Yan Song wanted to take his army away. If Yangzhou Prefecture was robbed by pirates and Japanese pirates, he, the governor of Zhejiang, would probably have done his best.

Can't I deal with it by myself?

If there are only 10,000 elite troops in the Tunwei, it would be really difficult, because these Tunwei had just organized and trained for a while, their combat power was not very strong, and their muskets and artillery were not equipped with all their guns and artillery, so long-range attacks were even worse.

However, he not only had 10,000 elite troops in his hands, but also 1,000 elite troops in his hands. All the thousands of people were holding new muskets, and the artillery was equipped with dozens of cannons, and their long-range attack ability was extraordinary.

Thinking of this, Yang Cong couldn't help but sneer in his heart: "Hehe, I want to make my army beautiful, and I also want to try the power of the Mandarin Duck Formation."

He thought for a moment, then asked calmly: "When will they arrive at Yangzhou Prefecture?"

Mao Lie said a little embarrassedly: "We are really unable to confirm this, because they did not come together this time. It is very likely that they will be running fast and will almost arrive in Yangzhou Prefecture."

Humph, a group of mobs, I'm afraid I don't know how to write the word "death".

Yang Cong immediately shouted: "Tell me the order, and ordered Qi Jingtong to gather all his troops and prepare to go to Yangzhou Prefecture to suppress the thieves."

The personal guards beside him ran to find Qi Jingtong when they heard this. Mao Lie stood there and asked blankly: "Sir, do we need someone to send support?"

What a joke, you are different from a mob. Come over and don’t disrupt my formation.
Chapter completed!