Xie Ming

The situation in Jiujiang City suddenly changed, and people were trying to put out the fire and mourn.

In a flash, half a month had passed since the rebellion was suppressed and the internal strife came to an end.

After Zuo Liangyu's sudden death, in Jiujiang, his five direct relatives were used to control all the rebels and kill the mutinous troops in the city.

For a time, people were dying all over the place, some were seeking revenge, some were seeking justice, some were abusing their power for personal gain, some were ganging up on others and excluding dissidents.

It was a brutal disaster that completely tore apart the "million-strong army" that Zuo Liangyu had spent all his efforts and hard work to maintain during his lifetime.

The rear camp was not the main force, and most of the soldiers and horses that had joined the alliance were completely suppressed.

The internal strife continued and the entire army was stuck in the mud and unable to extricate itself for a short time.

As the saying goes, when one thing rises, another falls. When good fortune comes, it cannot be stopped.

After this accidental situation occurred, the situation between the enemy and us gradually tilted in favor of Xiao's army.

This rare buffer period also allowed Xiao's army to make comprehensive preparations.

During this period, in addition to the troops from various units arriving one after another and setting up camps separately as ordered.

He Zhou led the navy in training, and the training became more and more organized in a short time.

In the former Anqing area, seventy-five warships were deployed along the river.

Recently, 500 naval troops from Chizhou were urgently transferred to strengthen the ship strength, and 200 troops from An Qinghe's original boat were added, as well as 2,500 troops from Huchen's battalion, totaling 3,200, all of whom were sent on board to conduct military exercises.

Among them are large ships and ten local navy warships.

Each ship must accommodate 120 soldiers, for a total of 1,200 soldiers.

There were forty small ships, and the combat soldiers were divided into four teams. Each team had a team leader and ten soldiers, a total of forty-four people.

So the total number of people required was 1,760.

In addition, there are ten Jiujiang-style patrol boats, each with ten people, for a total of 250 people.

In total, one battalion of soldiers under Zhengrong Huchen's command was enough.

March 25th.

Just after noon that day, after the soldiers in the camp had finished their lunch, Xiao Lang gathered people in his tent to discuss some trivial matters. He felt very interested, so he thought of observing the naval training site to the east of Anqing and behind Wushan Mountain.

He also brought Chuanwu, Changting, Qi Gang, Minglu and other attendees with him, and rode eastward to inspect and supervise the military training.

It won't take long.

When a small group of Hezhong troops came from the west, when they were far away, the ears of the generals were filled with the sound of drums and trumpets.

As they gradually approached and turned the bend at the foot of the mountain, they came into view. On the river, there were neatly arranged fleets with flags flying, which was a magnificent sight.

"Ha ha ha ha."

"Qi Gang, Ming Lu, look, the navy that He Zhou trained is quite impressive, huh? Haha."

"Come on, hurry up, let's get closer and take a closer look."

"drive!"

On the way, Xiao Lang was filled with emotion. After talking to the person beside him for a few words, he flicked the whip, took the lead, and rushed forward at an accelerated speed.

Behind him, the four generals Chang Ting, Chuan Wu, Qi Gang and Ming Lu were also delighted. Without any hesitation, they rode their horses to catch up.

At this moment, the ships and boats were divided into two groups on the left and right, and they were practicing martial arts against each other, with fierce shouting and killing.

The shore was not empty either, as several teams were also standing by the water, urgently preparing military supplies and weapons.

They were classified into different categories and piled up in piles on the shore.

It looks complicated, but it is actually very neat and efficient.

a moment
Xiao Yang came on horseback, and the soldiers on the shore saw that it was the commander-in-chief himself, so they stopped what they were doing and paid their respects.

"Haha, that's all."

"You are busy with your business."

"I'll just come over to take a look. Don't delay your business."

After saying this, Xiao Lang jumped off his horse and looked at the weapons with great interest, checking and examining them to see if there were any defective products passed off as good ones.

Afterwards, Gu, Wang, Qi and Ma had already caught up with him and had to dismount from their horses.

Seeing Xiao Jun fiddling around, Minglu took the lead.

"Haha, General, what are you doing?"

"Are you looking for me to fill the gap in military supplies?"

"It's okay. I, Ma Minglu, am definitely not afraid of being investigated. Just call me."

Jin Minglu was full of confidence when he teased her, and he was eager to make such a joke. While he was talking, he also glanced at Qi Gang and Chang Ting. He made the other three generals laugh and watch the fun.

"Ha ha ha ha."

"Hey, don't tell me, today, the first task of the investigation should fall on you, the commander-in-chief."

"Come on, Minglu, come here."

"Tell me in detail, how are the weapons allocated to each ship of such a large navy warship?"

“What categories are there?”

"I'll tell you now. If you don't know, you won't be able to pass the test. You will have to go back to the camp and be whipped."

Xiao Chengming immediately fought back at Lu's teasing remark.

"Ah? This, hahahaha"

"General, why are you coming at me?"

Hearing this, Minglu was also slightly startled. At the same time as he spoke with a look of grievance on his face, the three people behind him also came to join in the commotion.

Seeing that he could not delay the situation any longer, Minglu had no choice but to admit defeat and surrender.

He walked forward and came to the front row where the weapons were piled, leading the others and explaining things as he walked.

"Good good."

"I said, I said."

"General, just look at this." He pointed and pointed, explaining in detail.

"Well, the large ships sailing on the inland rivers right now are mostly navy warships with a crew of 120 people."

"As for the weapons needed on these ships, the imperial court has already regulated their standards."

"Fifty iron sickles, one hundred bamboo pole spears, one hundred plowshare darts, and one hundred double-bearded darts."

Following this, the members went to another row where weapons were piled.

"Ah, this way."

"There are also sixty single-dart spears, three hundred iron arrows, ten fishing hooks, twelve iron hand guns, ten packages of poison balls, ten packages of fireworks paper balls, ten fire umbrella tubes, ten swallowtail cards, and ten sets of nine dragon boxes, each set with nine flying spears."

"General, the most important equipment on a ship is its machine guns, rockets, and rockets."

"The guns and cannons that we received will be counted separately."

Ma Minglu told the story in detail, neither hurried nor slow, and his words were very reasonable and confident.

After hearing this, Xiao Lang was also relieved.

However, due to the busy military affairs, he, as a commander, was completely ignorant of the deployment of military equipment for the navy.

"Uh, haha."

"To be honest, I just heard Minglu speak very logically."

"As someone who is responsible for commanding the army, I feel even more ashamed of myself!"

"Alas, as for the navy, our army has always been completely in the dark."

"That's great. We have one more. From now on, the navy must also be expanded as soon as possible."

"This shortcoming really needs to be made up."

Xiao Jingchuan smiled bitterly at himself, and while chatting and laughing, he felt emotional in his heart that it was fortunate that he had General He Zhou, who was able to deal with the current situation.

at the same time!

Just wait for Xiao to lead the officials to inspect the shore.

Suddenly there was a loud, deep and muffled voice coming from a boat on the water.

"Oops, stop! Stop! Stop, stop, stop!"

"No, no, but no."

"He Zhou, you bastard, are you doing this on purpose?!"

"vomit--"

"vomit--"

Looking over, at this moment, a half-grown Li Huchen suddenly appeared on the side of the leading ship.

Before he could finish his words, his appetite suddenly surged and he started vomiting by grabbing one side.

Unexpected, funny and absurd. (End of this chapter)