"Jin Ye is right, I don't know if the officers and soldiers are afraid or careful, after crossing the river, they waited for a long time for the convergence of all roads over there, and then began to walk towards us, they set up camp every day It takes two hours, and it takes less than three hours to walk, it is indeed very slow, but there is nothing to exploit." Zhang Hubin's introduction is very detailed.

Zhao Jin nodded, the horsemen had begun to take turns leading the horses, they were also riding forward, the second regiment of the Guards Brigade was in strict order, the armor was excellent, they were not distracted after Zhao came in, and the team of the firearms brigade was a little chaotic, the guns and spears of the guards were fine, and those artillery could not have any strict queues, some of the artillery was dragged by one horse, and there were eight horses dragged artillery, and there were people around the artillery to help push it, From time to time, put planks under the wheels and the like.

"Except for the first-level class, the rest of the students have returned to their own teams." Seeing Zhao Jin's attention, Meng Zhiqi explained two sentences, the scholars were all on the side of the firearms brigade, and their queues were very neat, but many people were not very attentive to the march, looking around excitedly, and they were very curious about everything.

These scholars who have little experience in the battlefield are different from ordinary family training, the latter will be nervous and scared in the first battle, while the scholars are often from martial arts, their courage is not weak, and they are used to the victory of Zhao Ziying, so this time they are not afraid of nervousness, but they are just excited. "Don't put these people in front when the time comes, and they will suffer a loss if they go up." Zhao Jin shook his head and said.

Meng Zhiqi hesitated and said, "Master, you may not suffer a loss if you go up." ”

These words made Zhao Jin laugh dumbly, turned his head and pointed to the artillery team on the side and said, "What? These two dozen guns make you so confident. ”

Without waiting for Meng Zhiqi to explain, Zhao Jin shook his head again and said: "If they win, I'm afraid they don't know that the sky is high and the earth is thick, if they become arrogant, it will be even worse. ”

Meng Zhiqi hurriedly agreed, by this time, Zhao Jin's mood was very relaxed, he looked around, but saw the group training and volunteers, although their equipment is not as good as the family, the queue can not be said to be so neat, but there is a sense of confidence and calmness, this is easy to understand the reason, the group training and volunteers in Xuzhou have either experienced battles, or experienced disasters, how much is not strange.

Just walked to the sunset, the manor side of the military station was ready, before the arrival of the brigade, you can still see the carriages and horses full of supplies in and out, which really makes people nervous, they are more than a day away from each other, but they can calmly arrange the distribution of materials, and the officers and soldiers have not obstructed the interception, how can this make people nervous.

The long horn sounded, the horseman galloped in front of the team to pass the order, each team began to act according to the plan, unloaded the materials, built the camp, arranged the defense, and sent the light horse out of the front, there are also battalion heads who do not participate in the work, but everyone has no objections, because this is a night combat readiness mobile team, as soon as it gets dark, in fact, there is no need to worry too much about the night attack of the official army, there is no discipline and restraint of the Zhao battalion, and the night action is easy to cause chaos and rout, and if you want to take the camp of the Zhao battalion, the raid of thousands of people is to send meat to the door, it is useless at all, if more soldiers and horses can be organized, then it will not be an official army

Zhao Jin didn't rest, he inspected the camp as usual, and saw that the main general didn't rest like everyone, and the morale of the family members could be maintained.

"Jin Ye, the news came back from the front of the horse that the official army camped in Shangjiazhuang, that is, around noon." Zhang Hubin hurriedly came over to inform the news.

"Shangjiazhuang? Is it the one that belongs to the Dewei Institute? Zhao Jin asked, nodded after getting confirmation, and said cautiously: "It's not surprising that the Shang family chose like this. ”

Before Zhao Ziying entered the Guide Mansion, all the interests of the Guide Mansion were controlled and distributed by the gentry, the county officials had long been hollowed out, and the officials and servants were the house slaves of the gentry, and nothing could be done in the local affairs without their consent.

Shang family men as usual to hereditary local health office thousands of household positions, and then also support their children to study the imperial examination, these years to raise people into the scholar have been out, on the martial arts can pull out the military household to fight, the thesis officialdom has relatives to take care of, naturally rampant in the local area, this Guide Mansion is divided by such more than ten families, said to be the Ming Dynasty's land, but rather to say that it is the fiefdom of these families.

When Zhao Ziying came, it was natural to change, Zhao Ziying wanted to settle his own grange and Zhuang Ding, to spread out the shop of Yunshan Xing, but also to monopolize the salt road and trade routes, and even the trade on the Yellow River had to intervene, which had a conflict with the local wealthy clans, the body of the Ming resistance was destroyed, and the secret resistance was constantly weakened, but those who took the initiative to cooperate and surrender could still be maintained.

This kind of wealthy family has always bowed to the strong, and has a set of life-saving means that have been passed down for many years.

But in the end, Zhao Ziying still occupies their sphere of influence and encroaches on their interests, not to mention that Zhao Ziying's current business in Guide Mansion is coveted, and the Ming official army and such wealthy families are naturally on the side, as soon as the official army enters Guide Mansion, and hears the news that the imperial court sent a large army to besiege Xuzhou from all sides, those secretly dissatisfied wealthy families will immediately turn back.

The Shang family usually cooperates well with Zhao Ziying, and even in the eyeliner report, there is no news that the Shang family took the initiative to contact the government forces, and now this choice makes people feel sudden, but if you think about it carefully, it is also reasonable, where the interests are fundamental, and it is normal to make such a choice.

"Shangjiazhuang I know, it is equivalent to the scale of a small county town, there is enough food stored in it, there is no way to cut off the water, plus this Zhuangzi itself can also mobilize two thousand Ding Zhuang, and there are also a lot of weapons in stock, so it is the best choice for the officials and soldiers to choose there." Zhao Jin said.

After out of Hejiazhuang, the south bank of the Yellow River is a flat river, there is nothing to rely on the dangerous terrain, what can really be defended is these manor forts, such places have been built by the big clans like fortresses, rammed earth walls are towering, the trenches are wide and deep, and they are full of barbs, and these manors also have settings for the troubled times, such as fortifications, such as granaries, and weapons storage, to put it bluntly, it is a small city.

"Do the officers and soldiers want to rely on Shangjiazhuang to start a war with us?" Zhang Hubin raised this question, everyone thought in advance that the officers and soldiers of the brigade would collide face-to-face with the people of Zhao Ziying, but they didn't expect to stop directly halfway.

Zhao Jin didn't draw a conclusion, but said in a deep voice: "There are several possibilities, but no matter how possible, he is now in Shangjiazhuang, we will go directly to Shangjiazhuang, and when we get there, we will know that we can not relax our horse detectives, and we must send more people, and the news over there must be passed back as much as possible." ”

This night, the Zhao Zi battalion sent additional men and horses on duty for night combat readiness, that is, they were worried that the officers and soldiers would risk a night attack, but this night was quiet, and no one approached.

There are many dangers in riding horses at night, and the officers and soldiers do not hunt each other at night, as well as encounter people in the rivers and lakes and green forests, and even encounter wild beasts and get lost, this is possible, but this night is not so much trouble, the people and horses on the rivers and lakes and green forests have long been how far away to hide, and the beasts are not rare, what is more puzzling is that the scope of the official and military reconnaissance and riding activities is not large, only in the area of about two miles around Shangjiazhuang.

Many light cavalry of the Zhao Ziying have touched the vicinity of Shangjiazhuang Tuwei, and there are many Ding Zhuang soldiers on guard at the wall, but that's all, and so on Zhao Ziying's side of the fire in the morning to make food, and after a qiē preparation stop and set off, there is new news sent back, and the officers and soldiers on the Shangjiazhuang side still have no action, it seems that there is a meaning of sticking.

The atmosphere of the people in Xuzhou is a little dull, everyone is holding back enough energy to fight each other, who would have thought that the official army suddenly did not move, such a change caught many people off guard, and they don't know how to arrange it next, so the natural situation is not high.

Zhao Jin could feel this atmosphere, and said directly to Zhang Hubin when he was marching: "Our family is still less in battle, and we can't treat this change in the battle situation with a normal heart, and it's not a bad thing to fight bravely, but we can't deal with the usual, which is a shortcoming." ”

"The master is right, if you can fight more in the future, naturally there will not be so many joys, sorrows, and sorrows." Zhang Hubin echoed.

Zhao Jin shook his head and smiled, stretched out his hand and nodded at Zhang Hubin and said, "Do you still want to put a few words?" There's nothing to hide from you, it's not a bad thing to fight, but I don't want to tear my face and beat it to the end now, just like I said before, the time has not come, you see that the Shang family and several other families in Guide Mansion are usually pressed by us, which can be regarded as convinced, but as soon as the official army came, they immediately followed the official army, and they didn't even care about the strength or weakness. ”

The big wealthy families on the side of Guide Mansion should know the strength of Xuzhou very well, and the 10,000 officers and soldiers are not a small number, but Xuzhou can also come up with a similar team, which is strong and which is weak, it is easy to judge, but the wealthy families of Guide Mansion still make a choice immediately.

"Master, those big families in Henan have world officials and civil officials, and they all recognize the great righteousness, I'm afraid that everywhere is like this, and there will be no change if you wait, right?"

"Maybe one day, these gentry and people are afraid of the government and disgusted with the officials and soldiers, and they look forward to us coming, and at that time, the time will come." Zhao Jin replied with a smile, but this answer made Zhang Hubin scratch his head, and the expression on his face was clearly disbelief, but he didn't dare to say it.

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