Chapter 354 Madam, your sword!

"Then~" Yang Zhengshan was a little confused.

He did not expect that the court would let him be the general of Chongshan Town. He thought that the court would select a new general from other places instead of directly appointing him as the general. After all, he was only a guard commander before, and the general of the border town was usually held by the governor-general.

His position as deputy governor was actually a bit underqualified!
But if you think about it, you will understand that promoting him to the position of Deputy Governor is already a promotion of two levels. If he is promoted to the position of Associate Governor, it will be a promotion of three levels.

too exaggerated!

Yang Zhengshan pondered for a while and felt that it would be a good idea for him to be the general.

If someone else did it, he would still need to consider the new general's thoughts, but now he is the general, and everything in Chongshan Town must revolve around him!
No, there is a governor here!

"What orders does Lord Pang have regarding the current situation in Chongshan Town?" Yang Zhengshan looked at Pang Tang.

Old boy, don't give me blind orders at this time, otherwise I won't care whether you are the governor or not.

Now is not the time to act recklessly. Although he thinks Pang Tang is a good person, he does not believe that Pang Tang has any military talent. It would be better for him to do it himself than for Pang Tang to give orders blindly.

Pang Tang looked at the smiling Yang Zhengshan, the corner of his mouth twitching slightly, "I don't have any orders. I have ordered the Liaoyuan Provincial Government to prepare food and grass for each prefecture and state. It will take about three to five days for the first batch of food and grass to arrive at Tenglongwei!"

Yang Zhengshan laughed and said, "Your Excellency the Governor is really a timely help. I have been worried about food and grass these days!"

Well, he is lying with open eyes.

The amount of food and fodder that Liaoyuan Provincial Administration could requisition was probably less than the amount stored by Tenglongwei.

What's more, Tenglongwei has a large number of merchant ships. As long as Yang Zhengshan needs it, Tenglongwei's merchant ships can immediately go to the south of the Yangtze River and bring back more than a dozen ships of food and fodder within ten days.

Therefore, the thing Yang Zhengshan is least worried about now is food and grass.

"By the way, Lord Cui, what about the position of the commander of the Tenglong Guard?"

Doctor Cui shook his head slightly. "The court has not made any appointments yet. General Yang can take on the concurrent position first. There is no rush to consider this matter after the matter of Chongshan Town is resolved!"

Yang Zhengshan nodded. This was understandable. If he was dismissed from his post as the commander of the Tenglong Guard now, he would be left with no soldiers under his command!

"However, the new military supervisor, Eunuch Li, is on his way, and General Yang may be needed to receive him when the time comes!" Doctor Cui added.

"Eunuch Li?" Yang Zhengshan frowned slightly.

Doctor Cui looked at Pang Tang and said, "He is someone close to the prince!"

Yang Zhengshan and Pang Tang looked at each other and said, well, this is a big trouble!

Using eunuchs to monitor military and political affairs was also a characteristic of Darong. The old emperor liked to use eunuchs to monitor military and political affairs.

There are eunuchs guarding the border towns, eunuchs in charge of division and eunuchs in charge of defense.

Some government offices also had eunuch supervisors, such as the eunuchs in charge of maritime trade, warehouses, tax collectors, mine supervisors, etc.

Moreover, this situation of internal and external eunuchs was not subject to the control of the court. Whether to set up a military eunuch and how much power the military eunuch had was entirely up to the emperor himself.

This created a very unique situation, that is, some military supervisors were like figureheads, for example, the previous eunuch Lu Hua who guarded Chongshan Town was like a figurehead. He did not live in Chongshan Pass all the time, so naturally he had no intention of interfering in the affairs of Chongshan Pass.

However, some military supervisors had power comparable to that of governors and generals, and could even command part of the army.

This creates a big problem. The general already has a governor above him. If there is also a military supervisor, how much military power can the general still have?

If a war breaks out, whose orders should the soldiers obey?
Therefore, what the border town generals hated most was the military supervisors.

Similarly, Yang Zhengshan also disliked the military supervisor.

What’s more, this military supervisor was sent by the prince!
However, he was unable to stop the arrival of the military supervisor and could only wait and see.

After finishing their business, Pang Tang and Doctor Cui went to rest. Early the next morning, they left the camp and returned to Tenglongwei.

Next, Pang Tang will supervise the food and fodder matters, and will also recruit civilians to ensure logistics for Yang Zhengshan, so he has no time to stay in the camp.

However, he planned to first understand the situation of Tenglongwei and see what Tenglongwei needed now, so he planned to stay in Tenglongwei for two days.

As for Doctor Cui, he was exhausted after traveling all the way, and the camp was not suitable for rest, so he also went back to Tenglongwei to rest.

As soon as Yang Zhengshan got the official seal and flag, he issued more than a dozen orders.

First, he ordered Tang Feihu and Niu Zhuang to lead the reinforcement battalion to join him, and then he ordered the garrisons of each city and the guards to hold the city firmly.

The forces of the garrisons and guards were too scattered and difficult to integrate in a short period of time, so Yang Zhengshan had no choice but to abandon them.

In contrast, the reinforcement battalion under Tang Feihu and Niu Zhuang has a complete structure. As long as they come, the strength of Yang Zhengshan's troops will immediately increase by more than double.

Tenglongwei.

When Pang Tang and Doctor Cui came back, Han Fei was responsible for receiving them. He arranged the best courtyard in the yamen for them, the best cook for them, and more than a dozen servants to serve them.

Pang Tang needed no further explanation. From now on, he would be Yang Zhengshan's immediate superior, so he naturally had to serve him well.

Although Doctor Cui did not hold a high official position, he was a doctor in the Military Selection Department of the Ministry of War, and no one in the entire Tenglong Guard dared to treat him with disrespect.

At this time, Yang Zhengshan was leading his troops outside, and all the affairs of the yamen were handled by Han Fei, Zhou Ren and Lu Wenhua.

Not long after Pang Tang and Doctor Cui returned to the Acropolis, a cavalry unit came galloping from the west along the official road. There were more than 3,000 cavalrymen in this unit, of which the first 1,000 were armored cavalrymen and the last 2,000 were light cavalrymen wearing leather armor.

The three thousand cavalrymen had no flags, they just kept on marching.

Many military households along the way were surprised when they saw this, but they did not suspect anything and just thought that these cavalry were transferred from other places.

However, just because ordinary military households did not doubt it did not mean that others did not doubt it. After the cavalry passed by, several officers of the Qianhu Office frowned when they heard the news.

No flag?

This is obviously not normal!

Even if the cavalry came from other places, they should have flags!
Moreover, apart from the Tenglong Guards, where else could we find so many cavalrymen in Liaodong?

He couldn't have come from Kyoto!
The deputy commander of the thousand-household unit who stayed behind had some doubts, so he sent people to the Acropolis to investigate.

If nothing happens, then everything will be fine. If something happens, they can provide timely assistance.

However, before the men they sent out could catch up with the cavalry, the cavalry had already arrived at the Acropolis.

The three thousand cavalrymen sped up faster and faster as they approached the Acropolis. The sound of horse hooves sounded like dull thunder, and the dust rolled like a large dark cloud.

At the west gate, the soldier in charge of guarding the gate changed his expression when he saw this.

"Quick, quick, close the city gate!"

The flag officer guarding the city gate did not hesitate at all and immediately led the soldiers to close the city gate.

Such aggressive cavalry is obviously not a friendly force!

If friendly forces arrived, they would not rush over at all, because this would easily cause misunderstanding.

The city gates were closed and bursts of noise were heard from the city walls. In just a moment, the noise spread throughout the entire Acropolis, making the originally quiet Acropolis noisy.

A large number of soldiers went up to the city wall, and the Wei Si Yamen soon received the report.

After receiving the report, Han Fei looked solemn and immediately ordered the soldiers around him: "I will go to the city wall first, you come over immediately!"

The uncle he mentioned is Yang Mingcheng.

Although Yang Mingcheng does not hold an official position, he is the eldest son of the Yang family. Now that Yang Zhengshan, Yang Mingzhi and Yang Minghao are not in the city, Han Fei can only ask Yang Mingcheng for the decision.

And the most important thing is that the most powerful force in the Acropolis now is not the one thousand soldiers who stayed behind, but the Yang family.

Han Fei gave an order and hurried towards the west gate.

And the soldier also hurried to the Yang family.

However, before he could enter the Yang family, Yang Mingcheng walked out of the Yang family's gate.

"I'm here to meet you, sir. Sir, Lord Han wants me to go to the west gate!" the soldier reported hurriedly.

Yang Mingcheng nodded calmly and said, "Wait for me a moment!"

Having said that, he turned around and went back into the mansion. Since Han Fei sent someone to invite him, it meant that there might be an enemy attacking. If it was just a matter of the government office, Han Fei would not have invited him over.

After returning to the mansion, Yang Mingcheng immediately summoned a group of guards, took weapons, and prepared to go to the city wall to check the situation.

"Mingcheng, what happened?"

At this time, Yu Qingyi came to the front yard, looked at Yang Mingcheng and asked.

Yang Mingcheng said: "Mother, there may be enemies attacking, I will go and take a look first!"

Yu Qingyi said, "That's great, I'll go take a look together!"

"Madam Song, you stay and take care of Mingzhao! Hongyun can go with me to check it out!"

Nanny Song nodded and handed the sword in her hand to Yu Qingyi, "Madam, your sword!"

"Ok!"

Yu Qingyi took the sword and immediately led Yang Mingcheng and a group of guards out of the mansion.

When they arrived at the west gate, the cavalry outside the city had already stopped, and many of them were surrounding the Acropolis for reconnaissance.

"Your humble servant greets the madam and greets the master!" Han Fei felt relieved when he saw Yu Qingyi and Yang Mingcheng coming.

Yu Qingyi looked at the cavalry outside the city and asked, "Where did these cavalry come from?"

"They came from the West and did not come to negotiate with us. I think they must be enemies!" Han Fei said.

Yu Qingyi looked at the cavalry calmly and continued to ask, "How many cavalry are there?"

"It should be around three thousand!" Han Fei said.

"Three thousand!" Yu Qingyi turned to Yang Mingcheng and said, "Mingcheng, go back and distribute weapons to the servants and maids at home, and let them prepare for battle!"

The Yang family has a rule that all servants and maids must practice martial arts. Even the older ones have to practice. Even if they cannot become martial artists, they can still strengthen their bodies.

Now, there are more than three hundred servants and maids in the Yang family mansion, half of whom are warriors, and many of them are acquired warriors.

That’s right, there are many acquired warriors among the servants of the Yang family. The Yang family is so extravagant.

Those who are close to the water get the moon first. The servants of the Yang family drink no less spiritual spring water than those of the five military camps.

It has only been less than five years since Yang Zhengshan established the Five Military Camps, but many of the Yang family's servants have lived in the family for more than ten years.

After more than ten years in the Yang family, if one’s cultivation has not reached the third level of the acquired realm, it can only be said that one’s talent is average.

(End of this chapter)