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Zhang Zhun slowly stopped the assassination action at this time, and quietly listened to the movements around him.

Indeed, all the enemies have withdrawn.

This place is safe for the time being.

"This strong man ......"

The woman in the fur coat said to Zhang Zhun.

"Let's go!"

Zhang Zhun said unceremoniously.

He didn't mean to talk to the other party.

Because of Lei Laosan's relationship, Zhang Zhun really doesn't have a good impression of Yan Xiao, even if the other party is a beautiful woman.

The woman in the fur coat was slightly stunned, but she didn't expect Zhang Zhun to react like this.

Since the other party doesn't have a good impression of him, why should he save himself?

She suddenly realized that her original ideas were all wrong.

In a hurry, she asked a little puzzled, "Why did you save me?" ”

Zhang Zhun said expressionlessly: "Save you, do you need a reason?" ”

The woman in the fur coat was completely stunned.

Need a reason to save you?

What are these words?

Zhang Zhun ignored her and walked towards the location where Yang Yinghan was hiding.

"Yulin, are you alright?"

Yang Yinghan had already come down from above and asked with concern.

She asked Zhang Zhun to save the woman, but after Zhang Zhun left, she regretted it again, for fear that Zhang Zhun would have an accident. A heart is really up and down, uneasy. Fortunately, Zhang Zhun successfully rescued the woman and was not injured. However, Yang Yinghan secretly decided that he would never do such a dangerous thing in the future.

"It's fine."

Brigadier Zhang threw away the three-edged thorn in his hand.

Such a small-scale fight is his strength, and it is not difficult at all.

If the two armies are fighting, there are muskets, there are artillery, stray bullets are flying indiscriminately, and artillery shells are exploding indiscriminately, then you really have to be careful. Characters as powerful as wild boar skins were killed by cannons.

When the woman in the fur coat saw Yang Yinghan, her eyes suddenly lit up, and she immediately walked up and said to Yang Yinghan: "Sister, thank you for saving me!" ”

Yang Yinghan said very honestly: "It's not me who saves you, it's Yulin who saves you." ”

The woman in the fur coat seemed to sense that Zhang Zhun had no good impression of her, and if she continued to talk to him, most of the time there would be no good fruit to eat, so she didn't continue to entangle with Zhang Zhun, but firmly grabbed Yang Yinghan's hand, and said with a smile: "You are together, this kindness, sister is counted on your head." Sister, what's your name? Where are you from? Passing by here by accident? ”

Yang Yinghan said without any scheming: "My name is Yang Yinghan, and I am from Yangjiatun. We passed by here to collect medicine. ”

The woman in the fur coat immediately said: "Sister Yinghan, you are my sister's great benefactor, and my sister really doesn't know how to thank you......"

She stretched out her hand and took off a piece of jade pendant hanging in the middle of her neck, sent it to Yang Yinghan, and said with a smile: "This is what my sister brought up since she was a child, although it is not valuable, it is also my sister's heart." I'll give it to you, sister. ”

Yang Yinghan hurriedly excused himself and refused to accept it.

Zhang Zhun said: "Let's go!" They're still waiting for us! ”

Yang Yinghan thought of the injured father and fellow villagers in Yangjiatun, and hurriedly said, "Okay." ”

The two picked up the herbs, turned and left.

The woman in the fur coat held the jade pendant, watched the two leave in a daze, and stopped talking in the back. When the two of them walked away, they said to themselves: "Yang Jiatun...... It seems that I really met a noble person......"

After the two left, only corpses were left everywhere in the clearing in the mountains, and a strong smell of blood wafted in the air. Four of her retinues had already stood up and packed their bags. The salt lords have always been very open to their own lives, whether they are companions or enemies, they are dead when they die, and there is no need to even bury them. Let's get everything back to nature.

"Let's go too!"

The woman in the fur coat sighed lightly, brought the jade pendant back to her neck, took the only four remaining retinues, simply cleaned up the battlefield, and disappeared into the darkness.

The night wind blew and blew out all the torches.

A cloud drifted over, blocking out the moonlight.

The valley, where the corpses of the salt lords lay everywhere, was completely shrouded in darkness.

……

Zhang Zhun and Yang Yinghan returned to Yangjiatun safely before the early hours of the morning.

The injuries of the injured have not deteriorated for the time being. Lang Zhong has already prescribed the corresponding medicine, but there is a lack of enough herbs. Yang Yinghan immediately grinded the herbs according to the prescription and applied them to them. Someone else helped to decoct the medicine and give it to the wounded to drink. Lang Zhong said that as long as the injuries of the injured people are well recuperated, there should be no major problems, and Zhang Zhun and others are relieved.

After breakfast, Yang Yinghan went to sleep, and Zhang Zhun still had something to do. Yang Kaide gathered more than a dozen core backbone military households in Yangjiatun to discuss the next move. Zhang Zhun and the eight backbones of the fishing team also attended the meeting.

After yesterday's toss, everyone in Yangjiatun now realizes that they are in a very dangerous situation. Wang Shixin wanted to put them to death. If they want to protect themselves, they will definitely not be able to compromise everything, and they can only arm themselves and confront them head-on. Otherwise, I don't know what kind of suffering will fall on everyone's heads.

Wang Shixin is the hereditary thousand households of Fushan, an official of the imperial court, and has a unique advantage. Yang Jiatun is a poor military household with nothing, and the confrontation with Wang Shixin is not at the same level at all. However, because of the existence of Zhang Zhun, this asymmetrical contest, Yang Jiatun has already taken the advantage.

Now, Yangjiatun wants to continue to maintain this advantage, and even further expand this advantage. They have such determination and will that they will never waver or retreat. However, what to do in order to maintain this advantage requires Zhang Zhun to carry out a comprehensive plan.

Yang Kaide said in an old voice: "Yulin, no matter what decision you make, we, the old bones, will support you without hesitation!" Even if we break our old bones, we won't frown! ”

"Yes!"

"Absolutely!"

"Yulin, you say, what are you going to do?"

Other military households also expressed their positions, with sincere words and firm will.

Zhang Zhun was not polite, and said in a deep voice: "If we want to protect ourselves, we must set up an escort team!" Carry out armed protection! ”

"Convoys?"

"Armed guards?"

Yang Kaide and the others glanced at each other.

"Good!"

"Set up a convoy!"

"Carry out armed protection!"

Without the slightest hesitation, Yang Kaide and various military households quickly expressed their support.

It doesn't matter what the name is, but once the name is officially called, it is to openly argue with the Lord of the Thousand Households, and this is the key.

"Professional team!"

"Professional training!"

"Professional weapons!"

Zhang Zhun continued to say affirmatively.

He explained in detail that the escort force will henceforth be Yangjiatun's open armed force, a "formal army," and that militarized training and management should be carried out in an all-round way. Every day for 12 hours, the convoy will carry out armed patrols inside and outside the tun. At various intersections outside the tun, checkpoints will be set up to intercept and check all strangers. At the same time, in some hidden places, lurking posts will be set up to prevent anyone from sneaking up on Yangjiatun.

Someone asked, "Yulin, what is the appropriate number of people in this escort team?" ”

Zhang Zhun pondered for a moment and said, "Within a hundred." ”

"There is no problem. We have young men. ”

Zhang Zhun nodded and did not speak.

There are indeed a lot of young people in Yangjiatun, and it is completely okay to transfer 100 people, but because of long-term malnutrition, the physical fitness of these young people cannot meet Zhang Zhun's requirements. If they were all recruited, they would not be able to cope with the intensity of training. Therefore, he had to wait for these young people to improve their food for a while and their quality could keep up before recruiting them into the team.

The convoy now does not have a special source of provisions, and it is not possible to open a small stove for the convoy fighters alone. At the end of each day's training, everyone still went back to their respective homes and looked for their own mothers. The level of food in each family is uneven, and Zhang Zhun is not easy to control. In order for the convoy to become a real army, it is first necessary to find a way to find a stable source of "military spending".

Money is not everything, and it is impossible to do without money.

Looking at the source of military spending that Emperor Chongzhen and his ministers had such a headache at the end of the Ming Dynasty, it can be seen.

Some historians in later generations even believed that the Ming Dynasty fell entirely because of the word "money". The finances collapsed, and it was impossible to perish if they didn't want to.

The final number of the convoy was finally determined to be eighty people.

On the issue of whether the players are out of production, Zhang Zhun encountered a certain amount of pressure.

Zhang Zhun insisted that the escort team should be completely out of work, and no longer be responsible for any other affairs except for the duties of the army, which brought considerable pressure to Yangjiatun. Because, these young men who joined the convoy, whether it was collecting firewood or boiling salt, they were the main force. Now that all production is required to be cut off, it has a great impact on firewood and salt, and although there are fish to eat every day, there is less salt to boil. Less boiling salt means that each family's already small income is even less.

For example, Yang Ruifeng really wanted to join the escort team, but he couldn't. He had to fetch firewood and boil salt every day to support his family. Otherwise, you really have to eat fish. Now the conditions in Yangjiatun are so simple, Zhang Zhun doesn't know what is a good way to make money. Some of the common ways he knew to make a fortune in ancient times, such as glass, perfume, looms, etc., are obviously not needed now.

On 20 February, the Yangjiatun Escort Force was formally established.

Zhang Zhun served as the captain of the escort team.

Yang Qianqiang, Yang Zhiyuan, Zou Mingjia, Hao Linyong, Yin Fengyi, Yang Zhiwen, Li Jiaxi, Yang Junjie and other eight people served as the captains of the escort team. According to the general establishment of the Ming army, ten people formed a group, with a gang commander and a military commander, each managing five people. They are all the backbone of the convoy.

Because of the shelves of the fishing team, the escort team was quickly formed. The thirty young men who had just joined the team began to practice assassination with the backbone of the Fish Piercing Team from that day. Because of their participation, the Red Pebble Beach Training Ground is even more powerful, and the shouts of killing are constantly being shouted every day.

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