Because the "Japanese samurai" suddenly landed in Tianjin Wei Port, Yang Chendong's so-called crime of resisting the decree was not investigated. Even if everyone has done it, it doesn't make the slightest sense to make any promises made by the loyal and courageous fathers.

Yangjiazhuang was quiet, and Yang Chendong was working as his own teacher at Yangjia Academy, and Shi'er would interact with the students and discuss some problems that people could not solve at that time. When Shi Er returned to the inner courtyard of Yangjiazhuang, he "interacted" with several ladies and tried to create the next generation.

Compared with Yang Chendong's comfort, Shi Heng, the governor of the Beijing Division, was so busy that his feet did not touch the ground.

The emperor only gave him three days to gather an army of 50,000 and go to Tianjin. But most of these sergeants have not undergone systematic training, and most of them came to the barracks with enthusiasm, and even many of them were infected by Yang Chendong to join the army.

It's just that these people want to win a battle, and that's a very difficult thing. It's like after Shi Heng returned to the army, he issued a preparation order and allowed everyone to take the initiative to sign up. The result of this move can be said to have broken his heart.

According to the silver taels given by Zhu Qiyu, the number of new soldiers recruited this time was nearly 200,000, but when the order to prepare for war was issued, there were not even 5,000 people who took the initiative to sign up to participate in the war. Anyway, by this time tomorrow, I will see an army of 50,000 ready to go on the march. ”

After throwing this sentence at his subordinates, Shi Heng went straight to the criminal department. Kimura Yoshida and Ikegami escaped, and even escaped without a trace, but the previous envoy, Yuki Aoki, was still caught by the brocade guards and is now locked up in the prison of the Criminal Department.

Shi Heng came to see Yuki Aoki just to learn more information, such as how many troops Japan sent this time, who was the main general, what his personality was, and so on.

To say that Aoki Yuki is also unlucky, first failed to ambush the princess Junko Ohara, and was found by Yang Chendong to sue him for disturbing the security of the capital division and assassinating important ministers, and then he was arrested by the Ministry of Rites and imprisoned for several months. Finally, Kimura Yoshida appeared and rescued him, but it was only a few days before he was arrested again, and he really had nothing to say except lamenting bad luck.

There is nothing to say about this, but not only did he admit his fate, but also when facing the torture equipment of the Criminal Department, he didn't know what to say.

He really didn't know anything about what Japanese troops suddenly appeared in Tianjin, what how many people came, and who the main general was. Faced with all kinds of torture instruments that were called out and could not be named, although he was extremely scared in his heart, he still didn't say the answer that Shi Heng wanted in the end.

"Looks like he really doesn't know." Shi Heng personally watched the scene of Aoki Yugui being tortured, and saw that the other party only shouted that he was wronged, so that he fainted twice, but he still didn't say anything valuable, and he couldn't help but shake his head angrily and said: "That's it, even if that's the case, it's useless to leave this person, then kill it and use it for the army to sacrifice the flag." ”

It is said that the war between the two countries is not a strike, but Japan is an undeclared war, and Yuki Aoki does not appear as a real war envoy, so even if it is reasonable to kill him. And just after Shi Heng said this, his mind was still a little unconscious, but Yuki Aoki, who was still conscious, suddenly shouted loudly, "No! You can't kill me, I know that an important person in our Japanese imperial family is in your Daming Jingshi, I know. ”

"Oh? Is there such a thing? "I didn't expect to intimidate the other party, but I just wanted to kill to boost the morale of the army, but I didn't think that I would force out a big news. Thinking that if he found this important member of the royal family, he could learn more about the dynamics of the Japanese army, and he could also make the other party throw a mouse, Shi Heng's eyes suddenly lit up. Strode up to Yuki Aoki, "Say, who is that person?" Where are you now? ”

"I need to rest, I need someone to heal me, or I won't say anything if I kill him." Yuki Aoki took this opportunity to put forward his own conditions.

Yuki Aoki was injured twice, and if he didn't heal it at this moment, he could have bled and dried it up. Although Shi Heng wanted to know right away, he also knew that the will of a dying person sometimes cannot be lived with a normal mind. He nodded immediately, "I can call someone to heal you immediately, I can also give you good food and drink, and I can even promise to let you continue to live, but remember, if you can't say his name and dare to play with Benhou, I promise that you can't beg for death." Hum! Come, carry him to heal. ”

Yuki Aoki finally survived, and as Shi Heng said, he ate well, drank well, and slept beautifully. But the next morning, when he just opened his eyes, he found Shi Heng standing in front of him wearing a battle armor.

It can be seen that Shi Heng can't wait. After seeing Aoki Yuki open his eyes, his voice immediately sounded in his ears, "Benhou doesn't care if you are rested or not, and whether you want to say anything?" Tell you only one thing, you still have ten breaths of time to tell the identity of that person and the hiding place, otherwise, he will kill you with a knife. ”

After saying this with a cold face, Shi Heng pulled out his sharp waist knife, and slowly leaned towards Aoki Yuki's neck, and as he approached, he also said, "Ten, nine, eight, seven..."

Cold sweat immediately flowed down Yuki Aoki's neck, and he felt that the other party was not scaring him, but really murderous. At the same time that he suddenly fell asleep, his mind began to think quickly about whether to tell the fact that Junko was the princess.

"Three... Two..."When the count reached two, Yuki Aoki's whole body was excited. It's better to die than to live, although I don't know if I will be able to survive after saying it, but if I don't say it, I promise to die now. Even if it is to live a little longer, it is a glimmer of hope, and at the moment he shouted loudly, "I said, I said, she is the daughter of our emperor, Her Royal Highness Princess Junko Ohara, she is now in Yangjiazhuang." ”

......

The army in the Beijing division was gathering, and all kinds of useful news flew like snowflakes on Yang Chendong's bookcase.

When he saw that the news data showed that the 50,000 troops to fight had been selected, and most of them were named to the front line because they had no money and could not afford to send money to hundreds and thousands of poor soldiers, Yang Chendong shook his head.

When the two armies are fighting, no matter how you occupy the time, place and people, one thing is more important, that is, the soldier's fighting spirit, that is, morale.

If you don't have this, even if you have a large number of people, you are likely to be defeated in battle.

Fortunately, the opponent of this battle was not the real Japanese army, but the Yang navy led by Kaohsiung, presumably they were in a hurry because of the lack of manpower, these 50,000 people were sent to the door, of course they couldn't do without it.

"Tell Commander Gao about these situations, and at the same time tell him to get as many prisoners as possible, these people don't have any complicated identity backgrounds, and they are all usable people." Yang Chendong said to Hu Mang, who was standing aside, and then handed over all the materials.

"Hehe, young master, then this time Captain Gao will definitely be very happy." Hu Mang thought that if he could capture these strong men, it would greatly alleviate the problem of too few young and middle-aged people in Chiji City, and couldn't help but laugh.

"Yes, he can be happy for a while." Yang Chendong also nodded with a smile on his face. Even if he can be forced to be selected, it is impossible for anyone with a little relationship background, or even a wealthy family, to be among them, this time Shi Heng did a good thing and sent such a good and so many soldiers to himself.

As soon as he thought of Shi Heng's name, Yang Wu's voice came out from outside the study, "Young master, there are a large number of people from outside the village, it seems that there are officers and soldiers, there are Jinyi guards and some eunuchs accompanying them. ”

"Huh?" Yang Chendong's face, who suddenly heard the news, showed incomprehension in an instant. Now that the war is imminent, no one should pay attention to themselves, but why are so many people coming? If they are looking for trouble, then it doesn't make sense. In front of the external enemy, the most taboo is internal instability, who has the courage to come to their own trouble and unhappiness at this time?

"Young master, I'll immediately transfer someone to alert." Hearing that so many people came uninvited, Hu Mang's body was full of murderous energy.

"Proper precautions are enough, they don't have the guts to trouble the young master yet." Yang Chendong shook his head decisively. If someone really does not favor him, he will never choose this time. Anyone with a little brain should know that this is not the time for infighting.

At the same time that Yang Chendong learned the news, Shi Heng from the outer courtyard of Yangjiazhuang had already come here with a large number of people.

Yuki Aoki actually said that Her Royal Highness the Princess, the daughter of the Japanese Emperor, was in Yangjiazhuang, and this news made him both excited and a little worried.

The excitement is that if the news is true, holding the princess in his hands can indeed learn more about the enemy, and at the same time, it can also be used to threaten the other party in vain. What I'm worried about is that the matter involves Yangjiazhuang, which is equivalent to a matter of loyalty, if the news is wrong, it is Aoki Yuki who said nonsense, then he is equivalent to becoming someone else's gun, what a stupid thing it will be.

Shi Heng is a very smart person, not only has his own means to lead troops to fight, but also has his own set of standards for dealing with people.

At least he knew who to deal with, who to offend, and who not to provoke.