Chapter 306 Dongting Navy
With the arrival of the flag soldiers, Yang Shifan finally met the number one general in Lingnan, Pan Chongche.
"Did Liling only bring these barbarians this time?" Yang Shifan looked at the barbarian army of thousands of people and felt unbelievable. It was the first time he saw a barbarian loyal to the court, and he was very curious:
"Although all the barbarians are brave, they are just the courage of ordinary men. If they fight, they will be at a disadvantage. Last time, we are less than half of the Meishan barbarians, and they will also rush to defeat the army and lift the siege of Lizhou."
"These are all familiar barbarians. They follow orders and know military laws. They are no less bad than those Han soldiers. If they have better discipline, they are almost the same as those of the imperial guards."
Pan Chongche took the main position, and the others were meaningless. They took it for granted. Not to mention his title of Liling Bo, just say that his prestige over the past few years has become famous in the nations.
Pan Chongche had long been used to the prejudice of the barbarian army. He smiled and said:
"We Han people are all on the plains, and the barbarians are not our opponents at all, but if they are in the mountains and forests, the barbarians are better and go rashly, the losses are immeasurable. His Majesty asked the general to stop outside the mountains and forests before, and he also had this consideration!"
"Now, Your Majesty reorganized the barbarian army and set it up as a flag army. It is temporarily the four flags, specializing in the battles of mountains and forests. Its steps are as strong as flying, and it is more powerful than us. Only by using barbarians to control barbarians is a good idea!"
"Flag soldier? A sharp blade can hurt the master!" Yang Shifan's face moved instantly, reminding him.
"It's okay, we've already thought of it, there's nothing to do in a short period of time!" Pan Chongche said lightly:
"These barbarians are different from Hunan. They are all familiar with barbarians. The court has recruited them for many years and are very obedient."
Since he encountered a nail, Yang Shifan stopped talking. He wanted to see how powerful the flag soldiers were.
After receiving the military order, Na Shan took the 500 people under his command and went straight to the forest without hesitation.
For the Han people, the mountains and forests were full of traps and dangers. The miasma that was difficult to know was scared, and there were also various poisonous insects that could not be prevented.
But for the flag soldiers who came out of the mountains and forests, although this place is different from home, it is similar. Some traps are no problem at all. After walking for several hours, there was no single wounded soldier.
"There is a river here, hehe!" Looking at the small river flowing down from the mountains in front of me, the mountain realized that there might be tribes living nearby.
"Go and look for it, there are any traces nearby." Nashan said with a sneer.
"I reported to the leader and found three traps-"
"Secrets of cutting were found-"
"Let's go, our chance to make contributions has come, give me some cleverness!" Na Shan whispered, his steps becoming lighter and lighter.
The group slowly walked forward, walked hundreds of steps, and came to the hillside, and found a small farming tribe, barking, children shouting, and the old man scolded. Dozens of wooden houses were hidden in the mountains and forests, and they ignored them if they were not careful.
"Brothers, the head of a strong man is acre of land. The elderly and children have half a share. The opportunity to get rich is here!"
The mountain smiled grimly, looking at the walking figures, it seemed as if you could see a coin of copper.
Everyone was instantly excited. Who doesn’t like so much money? The bow and arrow on their backs were stringed, and the knife on their waists was pulled out. They could only give a command to reap money.
"Kill--" Jumped up, the mountain took the lead, entered the tribe, raised his sword and cut off the head of the dog that was barking...
The flag soldiers rushed away, but Li Jia, who was behind, walked slowly, patrolling the prefectures and counties while enjoying the beautiful scenery. Finally, he arrived at the navy camp on the banks of Dongting Lake in Langzhou.
The Navy Base is not far from Langzhou City, and the remnants of Wuling Mountain. This is the location of the Chu Navy. There are about 1,000 people and about a hundred ships in size. Although it is not big, it is also a domineering place in Dongting Lake.
From the outside, the Navy Camp looked like a small city with strict defenses and only soldiers were allowed to enter and exit.
"Who is coming!" As early as when Li Jia led his men to the base, he was discovered by the other sentry.
When they came outside the door, dozens of people were shouting on the wall.
"Your dog eyes are blind. This is His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty. Let your commander come out quickly!"
Of course, Li Jia didn't need to say anything. The governor of Langzhou who followed him immediately shouted loudly, which made the sailors on the city wall stunned for a moment.
After a while, someone from above leaned down again, but this time it was a man with a beard. It was Zhang Wanghai, the commander of the navy. He was looking at the person below with a depressed look. Suddenly, he saw that one of the people in the team was the governor of Langzhou, and his face suddenly changed.
He has to go to Langzhou to ask for money every month, so he naturally can't be more mature.
"Quick! Put down the suspension bridge quickly!" Zhang Wanghai said in a hurry.
"Governor Li is wrong and I hope to forgive him!" Zhang Wanghai hurriedly bowed his hand and said.
"This is His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty--" Governor Li's face turned pale in an instant, and he hurriedly introduced, this is a presumption!
"I, I, Zhang Wanghai, was sentenced to death, and died!" Zhang Wanghai has always been a man who trained a navy. When he suddenly saw the emperor, he immediately knelt down, lowered his head, and his shoulders kept trembling.
"How can you blame you for this? You didn't inform you in advance." Li Jia said with a smile. "I came here this time and only brought my personal guards. I just saw your training situation. How is this Dongting Navy now?"
"The Dongting Navy has only more than one thousand people. Recently, the food and salary are insufficient, so I naturally don't train hard, and I only have two or three times a month!" Zhang Wanghai glanced at the governor Li, and made the latter's face turn pale, and said seriously:
"Although there are many pirates in Dongting Lake nowadays, most of them are just poor fishermen and cannot compete with our navy!"
"Although there are not many trainings, they are all talented people. It is no problem to control the entire Dongting Lake. Please rest assured that you will never let the thieves harm the people of prefectures and counties near Dongting Lake."
"Oh? Is it?" Li Jia said with a smile: "How did I hear that since last year, there have been hundreds of merchants who died at the hands of thieves. The nearby fishermen are even more poisoned and often blackmailed and threatened. The fish catches on weekdays can only be exploited, but the navy ignores them!"
"I am guilty of death, I am not strict with you. Please give me a crime!" Zhang Wanghai knelt down again and said tremblingly:
"Although the navy controls Dongting Lake, it is a radius of thousands of miles, more than tens of thousands of counties and tens of thousands of households. How can we take care of more than a thousand of us? Please forgive us for your sins!"
"Forget it, get up!" Li Jia said casually as she walked forward.
"You can't blame you. You don't have enough food and salary on weekdays. It's not easy to be able to control Dongting Lake. You can't blame you for protecting the people's prefectures and counties!"
Chapter completed!