Chapter 96: Reconquering the Baiyue in Yuzhang County

Jin Mao came to the feng shui map, which was a gift sent by Zhu Jun.

Now the two of them are in the same boat. Zhu Jun's promotion to the Nine Ministers depends on the power of Jin Mao and the eunuchs. Similarly, if Jin Mao wants to go smoothly, he needs to walk on two legs in the court. Eunuchs value profit, and Jin Mao is afraid of being sold out without knowing it.

"From Wushang to Taimoxi, we can take a boat all the way to the edge of Kuaiji County."

Jin Mao held a small wooden stick and pointed at the geomancy map: "I plan to divide our army into two parts."

"One group will go there by boat with food and supplies, and the other group will go there with 500 donkey carts."

This is the maximum number of donkey carts that can be mobilized in the entire army without affecting grain collection.

"Who wants to escort the donkey cart?"

Jin Mao asked the generals present that this was actually a test, and whoever could complete this task would become the one to guard Yuzhang County.

Bai Shi, Gong Lei, Dong Xi, Yang Lin, Huang Xing, He Qi and Ling Cao all stood up to ask for orders.

Since the last assessment, Yang Lin, Huang Xing, He Qi and Ling Cao have performed outstandingly, but their accumulated achievements are not enough to allow them to be reinstated. However, the situation is urgent and they need to take up temporary posts.

"You better think about it carefully." Jin Mao reminded: "If you mess up this time, you will be beheaded according to military orders!"

The generals hesitated. The military order was no joke. They had no ability to take it head-on. Jin Mao would really kill people.

"My lord, please give me five hundred soldiers."

At this time, He Qi took the lead and asked: "I will escort the donkey carts to arrive on time, not one less!"

"Good!" Jin Mao praised: "I will escort you with a thousand soldiers, transfer a hundred men from the personal guards, and transfer two hundred men from the first and second battalions of the main force, and the remaining five hundred men will be dispatched from the new recruits camp."

He Qi was overjoyed: "I obey your orders!"

He Qi originally thought that it would be good to have one or two hundred soldiers from the main battalion, but he did not expect that there were also elite veterans of the royal guards. He knew what this meant.

The others also reacted and felt regretful and discouraged.

Then, we discussed the details again and finally decided to set off three days later.

November 20th.

He Qi led his men to set off first. The mountain road was difficult to travel on. If they wanted to reach the designated area within seven days, they would lose their heads if they didn't set off early.

After the assessment, Ning Ye was fortunately promoted to the first battalion of the main force, and was only one step away from becoming a royal guard.

After more than a year of training, the 15-year-old Ning Ye has become more and more muscular. It can be predicted that when he grows stronger, he will be the next Pan Lin.

Ning Ye originally did not want to accept the mission of escorting the donkey cart, but after being persuaded by his adoptive father Wu Tian, ​​Ning Ye realized that things were not as simple as they seemed.

Once on the road, things become even more complicated.

Since there were many mountain roads on this mission, we did not bring much food and fodder, only enough for the people to eat.

This required the soldiers to spend a certain amount of time every day cutting grass and picking leaves. Kuaiji County and Yuzhang County were located in the south, where grass and trees were evergreen all year round, which could save a lot of straw for livestock.

However, problems also arise.

How to arrange it reasonably?

Then, Ning Ye learned the first lesson from He Qi: be able to adapt to circumstances.

According to Jinmao's training rules, soldiers cannot take off their armor when marching, but if they really do that, the soldiers will be unable to do anything except march and fight.

This would require a large number of civilians to follow, which is inconsistent with the actual situation.

Therefore, He Qi ordered most people to take off their armor and march, leaving only 200 people to take turns to replace and guard, which greatly increased the speed of the entire march.

And it doesn't delay your business.

After a day of marching, at night, Ning Ye learned a second thing: setting up camp.

He Qi formed the donkey carts into a circle, and except for the fifty sentries on night patrol, everyone else rested in the middle.

Although He Qi's experience was still limited and all his arrangements seemed to be somewhat different from Jin Mao's, Ning Ye couldn't see it.

In Ning Ye's opinion, He Qi was already very powerful. This was the first time he had seen someone who had learned so many methods from the God.

"I want to be as good as him in the future!" Ning Ye made up his mind. In the following days, Ning Ye tried every means to talk to He Qi, and was surprised to find that He Qi was fluent in several Shanyue languages ​​and could communicate with him to a certain extent.

This is really impressive. In Ning Ye's impression, only a few people like Bai Shi have learned the elegant language well, while others still have to use sign language to communicate.

And so, six days later.

He Qi and his men arrived at the destination half a day ahead of schedule. At that time, Jin Mao was unloading the last part of food and supplies at the temporary port.

"Well done! Credit this to me first, and I'll count it after the battle."

Seeing He Qi's weather-beaten face, Jin Mao said with satisfaction: "You take a day off, and then you will continue to escort the food and grass."

"Here!" Although tired but excited, He Qi went downstairs to eat and rest.

Jinmao is busy with its affairs, and this time he is trying a very new tactic.

Versatile arms!
This time, except for the laborer who drove the boat, no other laborers were brought along!

Regardless of whether they are new recruits or old soldiers, once they put down their weapons, they will all be engaged in carrying food and supplies, and when they pick up weapons, they will become soldiers again.

Although the consumption of food and fodder was huge, greater than previously expected, Jin Mao and Xi Zhicai agreed that it was worth it!

Now the soldiers can eat enough every day and have endless energy. Besides training, transporting food and grass can build up their strength and make them stronger.

The benefits don’t end there.

The speed and safety of grain transportation have been significantly enhanced. The supplies that originally required the escort of a thousand people now only require five hundred or even less!
Moreover, for commanders, there are fewer hidden dangers to consider and more tactics to use!

These advantages are of immeasurable value to war, but they still need to be tested in actual combat.

Of course, this is just one idea of ​​how to fight on the front line, and a large number of civilian laborers are still needed in the rear.

Jin Mao left five hundred mixed new and old soldiers to Xi Zhicai in the rear for deployment, and these soldiers were led by Gong Lei.

The last incident with Yu Fan gave Jin Mao a reminder, so before setting off, he specially gave half of the military token to Xi Zhicai and Gong Lei respectively.

In this way, there is no need to ask for instructions for matters big or small, and they can be executed after both parties agree on the matter.

In this way, Jin Mao still had 4,000 men under his command, including four generals: Bai Shi, Dong Xi, Ling Cao, and Huang Xing.

Moreover, the combat mission this time is not difficult. The most troublesome thing is how to recall the Shanyue.

Fortunately, these days, craftsmen have rushed to make more than a hundred small trumpets that can be put to use.

Jin Mao divided his 4,000 men into five teams.

Bai Shi, Dong Xian, Ling Cao and Huang Xing each led a team, and he led a team himself. Each team had 800 people, a mixture of new and old soldiers.

Each team was equipped with twenty small trumpets, and each Baiyue branch called people back in their own dialect.

Dong Xi and Ling Cao were each responsible for a 60-degree north-south angle.

Bai Shi and Huang Xing were responsible for the 120-degree angle area in the west, while Jin Mao led people in the middle to gather the mountain people. He Qi escorted food and supplies and followed Jin Mao.

The four teams have three days to return regardless of their results.

There are two cycles in total, or seven days. With one day of rest in between, the entire army will set out along the river to Wujun.

Of course, surrender is the main method, but it does not mean that we have to endure resistance.

Jin Mao gave the four people autonomy, using courtesy first and then force. He also encountered mountain villagers who resisted and executed them on the spot.

The four teams dived into the forest like four black dragons, startling countless birds. The shouting and noise gradually faded away.

Soon, some mountain people came towards Jinmao timidly, and their expressions made Jinmao soften his heart.

"No need to be afraid."

Jin Mao took out a larger speaker and said, "There is hot rice soup here. As long as you surrender sincerely, I will not pursue the past!"

Slowly, the crowd grew larger and larger, but no one dared to take the first step.

(End of this chapter)