Troubled Times: Start with 800 Dead Soldiers

Zhou Bin looked at Shi Qiantian who was kneeling on the ground, "Shi Qiantian, you have been with Zhang Ence for so many years, tell me where he can go!"

Shi Qiantian, the deputy group training envoy, was already frightened.

The regimental training he had followed for many years turned the master into a person whom the prefect ordered to arrest in the blink of an eye. How could he not be frightened!

"I think Lord Zhang, Lord Zhang may have gone out!"

"Report to the prefect that a letter has been found!"

A sergeant handed over the letter Su Xia deliberately left at the scene.

Jiang Tongpan took a step forward and read the letter together.

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I hope that my brother will rob the Guo Wuji brothers as soon as possible, and I hope that the Ence brothers will rush to Tianfu to conspire for big things as soon as possible.

The signature was burned by Su Xia in advance.

Zhou Bin couldn't help but feel nervous. He looked at Jiang Tongpan and realized that something was wrong.

Su Xia pretended not to know and took a step forward: "Master Zhizhou, what's wrong?"

"See for yourself."

Su Xia took the letter that was handed over and her face sank: "Sir, this shows this favor!"

Zhou Bin looked heartbroken: "I didn't expect that our Dengzhou Guard would have such a scum, this rebel."

Zhou Bin, a rebel, completely determined Zhang Ence's character!

He threw the letter to Shi Gantian who was kneeling on the ground: "Read it for yourself!"

Shi Qiantian, who took the letter and glanced at it, was shocked and kowtowed.

"Sir, I have absolutely no idea about this. I don't know about him saving Guo Wuji. Xiaguan, Xiaguan was asked to drink by him. I really don't know about this."

Shi Qiantian was really unjustly accused. Of course he knew that the important suspect in robbing Qingzhou Prefecture's birthday card was Guo Wuji.

But he really didn't know how Zhang Ence got Guo Wuji here, and he didn't know how Yun Tianbiao got into a fight with the soldiers. He didn't know that all this was a trap deliberately arranged by Su Xia.

And they were being played around with!

After all, even this letter was a forgery.

Su Xia had only one purpose - to use the power of Murong Yanda, the prefect of Qingzhou, and Zhou Bin, the prefect of Dengzhou, to join forces to kill Zhang Ence.

Ping Haijun's scouts hurried over again: "Report, report to General Su, receive the report from the first detachment, found the carriage of the regiment trainer Zhang Ence's family in the direction of the west gate of the city!"

Zhou Bin interrupted: "What did you say? The direction of the west gate of the city? Isn't that the direction of Yingtian Mansion mentioned in the letter?"

the sergeant repeated.

Zhou Bin turned to look at Su Xia: "Now the evidence is conclusive, General Su, you!"

Su Xia had long understood Zhou Bin's intention, "Order the First Cavalry Brigade of the Third Detachment (Ping Marine Corps Detachment) to pursue the carriage along the west gate of the city in the direction of Yingtian Mansion, without making any mistakes!"

The messenger immediately left with the message.

Shi Qiantian, who was kneeling on the ground, immediately expressed his determination: "Sir, I, I am, I know where the rebel Zhang Ente may go, I will catch him!"

Zhou Bin didn't have a good impression of this deputy regimental training envoy. He waved his hand and said: "Since you came to report the news, I didn't capture you. Now you should gather all the Xiang troops immediately and go to capture Zhang Ence. It's a great achievement to capture you. I can't capture him." , you are complicit in a serious crime! You will be seen alive, and your body will be seen dead!"

After Zhou Bin said these words, Shi Qiantian trembled with fright.

He quickly thanked Zhang Ence profusely, stood up, and organized soldiers to arrest Zhang Ence!

......

The sky has gradually dawned, and the order in the city has returned to normal.

The Xiang army and various local soldiers and government officials took over the positions occupied by Ping Haijun.

As the saying goes, when you have accomplished your job and retire, let Zhou Bin and the others handle the remaining matters on their own.

On Salmon Island, since Su Xia came to Ping Haijun as the commander, she went to Salmon Island less frequently.

Early this morning, Su Xia inspected the steel-making furnace of Guo Fuan's son Guo Degang (first seen in Chapter 60). This is where Su Xia will make guns and cannons in the future. If you want to produce good firearms, you must have good steel. Make raw materials.

The island of the steelmaking furnace is on the small island further north of Salmen Island.

Xiong Hui told Su Xia: "Sir, our island is now more lively than Dengzhou City. By next year, the island will be self-sufficient in food."

Xiong Hui said with some pride: "Now not only can the food problem be solved, we in Salmon Island can earn a lot of silver every day from the cloth weaved by the textile machine you made. In addition, the glass balls we made are sold to Ximen Qing. Zhu Gui and the others have made a lot of money, as well as cement. Now it can be said that except for salt, everything else can be self-sufficient on the island."

"How many people are there now on Salman Island and the islands to the north?"

"Sir, there are already 8 people!"

"Eighty thousand?" Su Xia was shocked.

Unexpectedly, in less than a year of development, Salmon Island has expanded from the initial 800 people to an astonishing 8 people!

"Sir, you must be surprised, too. To be honest, hundreds of people come to Salmon Island every day. It adds up to so many people."

After Su Xia finished speaking, she smiled and said: "8 people, what about the standing army commanded by Zhao Wenhui?"

"Wen Hui's standing army now has a thousand men, all of whom were originally deployed on Salmon Island as the main force."

"Now they are probably still fighting under the banner of the Dengzhou Salmon Island Xiang Army."

"Yes, the old instructor Zhang you brought with you from Bianliang, Tokyo, I heard that he used to do gun and stick training. I have now organized the adult males on the island to receive training regularly."

"How many adult males are there that meet the age limit?"

"Probably almost [-]."

Xiong Hui paused and then said as if he had made up his mind: "Sir, this is why, when you talked about Salmon Island the day before yesterday, I advocated sending troops to directly occupy Dengzhou! We now have enough troops!"

"No, the current strength is not sufficient and needs to be further optimized. Our troops are insufficient. Even if we occupy Dengzhou, when the main force of the imperial army comes, we will naturally have to return to the island. Let's do this. I will give you a Pinghai navy. Number."

"Number?"

"Yes, that's the name of the army. It will be expanded based on Zhao Wenhui's army. It is tentatively designated as the Pinghai Navy Second Corps, with two combat detachments under it.

Each detachment has three brigades, and each brigade has three squadrons, a total of 18 squadrons. Each squadron has several squads, each with about 30 people. I think Zhao Wenhui is the commander of the Second Navy Corps. The commander-in-chief, with an establishment of 2000 people, claims to the outside world that he is the Pinghai Navy Second Corps, specializing in land operations. "

"Sir, that's exactly what I mean. There are many people on the island but few soldiers. Setting up the Second Pinghai Navy Corps will probably not attract anyone's attention."

"A few days ago, the great monk Lu Zhishen's brothers Shi Jin, Yang Chun, Chen Da and others all arrived on the island. I suggest that they be transferred to the Second Corps to lead troops and train as soon as possible.

However, you still need to grasp the general direction of the overall situation. In the past, they always dominated the mountain. This liberalism needs to be adjusted! "

Xiong Hui nodded.

"Don't worry. I suggest that after the Second Marine Corps is established, it should also learn from Cao Mengde's army garrison method, and train while plowing the fields during the day. After all, this Salmon Island cannot support idlers yet!"

"Well, that's all we can do for the time being. We on Salmon Island still need to expand, and war is not easy to start."

"I understand, this is called recharging your energy!"

Su Xia nodded in agreement and changed the topic: "Aren't there any officials from Dengzhou Prefecture who went to the island to inspect?"

"Yes, yes, I sent them all over. Pay those who deserve money. There's nothing to say about this, it's just..."

Su Xia asked: "What is it?"