Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather

After sending Yang Mingzhi and Yang Minghao away, Yang Zhengshan immediately took his guards to the camp outside the city.

However, when he left the government office, Xie Yuan hurried over.

"Sir, what happened?"

Xie Yuan heard that Yang Zhengshan asked Song Dashan to gather troops, so he hurried over.

"Let's talk while we walk!"

Time was tight. If they arrived at Liao'an Prefecture a minute earlier, Zheng Xiao might have a better chance of survival. Yang Zhengshan did not dare to delay.

The group rode towards the camp outside the city. On the way, Yang Zhengshan said, "Don't worry about other things. I'm going to Liao'an Prefecture next. You are fully responsible for the affairs of the government office!"

Xie Yuan's heart tightened and reminded him, "Sir, it is against the rules to mobilize troops privately!"

"I know, I have already written a letter to apologize. As for the rest, I will talk about it after I come back!" Yang Zhengshan said calmly.

He violated the rules, but Luo Fu was so bold that he was no different from a rebellion.

A salt transport envoy could actually mobilize the soldiers of the garrison, which was a real crime.

In comparison, he led the troops out of the country only after receiving Zheng Xiao's request for help and writing a letter to apologize in advance.

This should be considered excusable!

Seeing Yang Zhengshan's insistence, Xie Yuan did not ask any more questions, but just followed Yang Zhengshan to the camp silently.

At this time, Song Dashan had already gathered the soldiers in the camp.

In fact, Tenglong Guard does not have too many soldiers ready to fight.

In addition to the 500 people brought by Yang Zhengshan from Anyuan City, there are more than a thousand soldiers who have just completed basic training.

Of the 500 soldiers brought from Anyuan City, 100 are now serving as clerks in the government office, and 200 are assigned to each thousand households as middle-level officials. In fact, there are only 200 people left.

As for the more than 1,000 soldiers who have completed basic training, there are more than 3,000 soldiers in the first batch of training, but most of them have returned to the thousand households and garrisons.

The remaining thousand people are better performers and are about to become soldiers in the camp.

However, Song Dashan summoned all the soldiers in the camp at this time.

"Sir!"

Yang Zhengshan had not stopped his horse yet, and Song Dashan came to meet him.

"Yes!"

Yang Zhengshan did not dismount, and glanced at the soldiers who had gathered together.

There are about 3,000 soldiers in the camp now, and the second batch of soldiers who received basic training have not yet arrived.

"Soldiers who have not completed basic training should disperse first!" Yang Zhengshan said in a deep voice.

If they have not completed basic training, they naturally have no combat effectiveness.

Bringing them with them is a burden, and 1,200 people are enough.

In fact, the most important thing is the 200 soldiers that Yang Zhengshan brought from Anyuan City, they are the elite.

As for the other soldiers, they have never seen blood, at most they are a mob.

Song Dashan received the order and immediately asked the soldiers behind to return to the barracks.

The soldiers behind scattered loosely, and the soldiers in front still maintained a neat formation.

Completing basic training means having basic military qualities and discipline.

Military posture and formation are neat and uniform.

From the outside, they look quite elite.

But they lack momentum.

"Get equipment and rations, and get ready to go!" Yang Zhengshan continued to order.

Song Dashan immediately ordered the soldiers to pack up equipment and rations.

There is no shortage of rations in the camp, but the equipment and cotton armor are not yet complete.

But now I can't take care of these, I will take the soldiers there first.

As I said, the real combat power is only two hundred soldiers brought from Anyuan City, and the rest of the soldiers are just to make up the numbers.

When the soldiers were packing up their equipment and rations, Yang Zhengshan said to Xie Yuan again: "After we leave, you transfer the brothers in the yamen to temporarily maintain order in the camp."

"Don't train these days, just make sure there is no chaos!"

"Yes! I will arrange everything, don't worry, sir." Xie Yuan said.

Yang Zhengshan nodded slightly. He believed in Xie Yuan's ability and the current situation of Tenglong Guard.

At this time, Tenglong Guard was thriving. Whether it was the military households of each thousand households or the soldiers in the camp, they were all very obedient.

It can be said that Yang Zhengshan has won the hearts of everyone and made everyone feel that there is hope for the future, so naturally no one will jump out to make trouble.

With this premise, Yang Zhengshan dared to suddenly withdraw soldiers from the camp, otherwise, as soon as he left, the back of the city would be in chaos, which would be a big trouble.

Although the combat effectiveness of the soldiers who have undergone basic training has yet to be verified, their speed of action is still commendable. In just a quarter of an hour, more than a thousand soldiers have been fully dressed and armored, carrying five days of military rations, and completed the assembly again.

"Let's go!"

Yang Zhengshan gave an order and led his entourage out of the camp first.

More than a thousand soldiers followed in neat formations, and another two hundred armored cavalrymen patrolled the front and back of the team.

When Yang Zhengshan led the soldiers to set off, Yang Mingzhi and Yang Minghao had already ridden dozens of miles.

They did not take the official road to Jing'an Prefecture, but went directly south along the small road. This road was actually the road to Qingfu Mountain. Although the road conditions were not as smooth and spacious as the official road, it was more than a hundred miles closer than the official road.

If they took the official road, they would need to go to Jing'an Prefecture City first, and then go south from Jing'an Prefecture City, which was equivalent to making a big circle to the northwest.

And along the path, they can run directly to Qingfu Mountain, then enter the official road from the foot of Qingfu Mountain, and then go south along the official road, passing Pingyuan, mountains and rivers, and finally enter the territory of Shuntian Prefecture.

The two brothers rode non-stop. Near dusk, they drove more than 400 miles and entered the territory of Pingyuan.

As dusk approached, the two stopped at an inn.

"May I ask who the two adults are?"

As soon as the two brothers entered the inn, a postmaster who looked to be in his forties came up and asked with a fist.

"Yang Mingzhi, the commander of Tenglong Guard!"

Yang Mingzhi took out his waist badge, "Prepare food for us, and prepare two good horses, we have to travel overnight!"

The postmaster looked at the waist badge and immediately responded, "Okay, wait a moment, two adults!"

Soon, a simple meal was placed in front of the two brothers. The two brothers looked at each other. Yang Minghao picked up the chopsticks first and ate. When Yang Minghao almost finished eating, Yang Mingzhi started eating.

The reason for this is to prevent the food from being poisoned.

The two brothers knew that this trip was a big deal, so they acted very cautiously and would be prepared for anything.

Although this was the post station, the two still did not relax their vigilance.

As for why they started eating directly, the reason was very simple. They had the ability to distinguish most poisons, and they could tell them apart just by smelling them, but there were countless poisons in the world, and many of them were colorless and odorless, making it difficult to detect them, so one person had to try the poison first.

As for the silver needle test for poison, it was simply unreliable. The silver needle test for poison was only for arsenic.

In comparison, the nose was much more reliable than the silver needle, because most poisons had a strange smell.

The post station chief next to them saw the actions of the two brothers and couldn't help but get nervous.

Of course, this was not because he had done anything, but because he felt that Yang Mingzhi and the others were a little bit unusual.

Tenglong Guard?

I haven't heard of it!

The post station chief muttered to himself.

As the northernmost post station in Pingyuan, he often receives officials and messengers from all over the country. He knows all the government offices and guard posts from Chongshan Town to Liaodong, but he is very unfamiliar with Tenglong Guard.

The reason for this is very simple, that is, Tenglong Guard under the control of the Lan family has almost no official business.

Without official business, there is no need to send letters or do other things through the post station, so the post station rarely comes into contact with news about Tenglong Guard.

After Yang Zhengshan took office, although Tenglong Guard did a lot of things and sent letters and official documents to Kyoto, the postmen would not check them if they were just letters and official documents. They were only responsible for sending letters and dared not look through them at will.

The postmaster did not suspect that Yang Mingzhi and Yang Minghao were fake, because there was no reason to fake, and even if they were fake, they would not fake a Tenglong Guard that they had never heard of.

Just when the postmaster was guessing which government office Tenglong Guard belonged to, Yang Mingzhi and Yang Minghao had finished their meal.

"Are the horses ready?" Yang Mingzhi stood up and asked.

"My Lord, they are ready!" The postmaster hurried over and said.

"Yes!" Yang Mingzhi nodded, then took out a handful of silver and handed it to the postmaster, saying: "Take good care of our horses. We will ride them when we come back. If something goes wrong~~"

His eyes turned cold, and he said in a cold voice: "I will cut off your head myself!"

The horses of the two brothers were all top-quality horses trained by Yang Zhengshan for them, and they had already developed feelings for them.

If this trip was not too urgent, the two war horses would not be able to bear the overnight journey, and the brothers would definitely not be willing to leave the war horses in this strange place.

The postmaster was sweating profusely, "Don't worry, my Lord, I will take good care of them!"

Yang Mingzhi looked at him again, then walked out of the post station, took the two horses from the two postmen, climbed on the horses, and disappeared into the night a moment later.

The night is very nice today, with the bright moon hanging high in the sky, and the clear moonlight shining down, illuminating the earth.

Taking advantage of the moonlight, the two brothers can travel overnight. Although the speed is much slower than during the day, they still run more than 300 miles in one night.

On the other hand, after Yang Zhengshan led the soldiers into the territory of Liao'an Prefecture, he chose an open place to rest for a night.

Yang Mingzhi and Yang Minghao ran more than 400 miles in half a day, while Yang Zhengshan led more than a thousand soldiers and only walked less than 50 miles in half a day. There is nothing they can do about it. Two legs really can't run faster than four legs.

Fortunately, Tenglongwei is only more than 100 miles away from Liao'an Prefecture.

The next morning, just after dawn, Yang Zhengshan ordered to set off again.

"Dashan, you and your soldiers will continue on your journey. You must arrive at the city of Liao'an before noon today. If anyone dares to stop you~~"

A fierce look flashed in Yang Zhengshan's eyes, "Kill them without mercy!"

The situation in Liao'an City is unclear now. Yang Zhengshan must not only arrive as soon as possible, but also be prepared to face everything.

If Luo Fu is determined to fight a big battle, he must also be prepared for a bloody battle.

"Yes!" Song Dashan responded with a fist.

After that, Yang Zhengshan and his followers rushed towards Liao'an City first.