Chapter 583 Wuxi Province
The first day of November in the eleventh year of Guangde.
After resting for more than ten days in Yibin County, the "vanguard" of the government army finally broke camp and set out to march towards Wuxi, where the barbarians were wreaking havoc.
Although the speed of the government army was not much faster than a snail and it took them three full days to leave Yibin County, this was still regarded as the achievement of the prefect and the county magistrate, and was widely circulated in nearby prefectures and counties.
Also spread were, of course, the various shameful deeds of the government troops.
October 13th.
Although the vanguard troops tried their best to delay on the road, they finally entered Jianchuan County, Wuxi Prefecture.
The people here had suffered from barbarism for a long time, so when they heard that the government troops were coming to quell the rebellion, they should have run around to tell others and cried with joy.
However, the news from Yibin County made it difficult for the people to have much hope for these young soldiers from the capital.
However, even so, there were still some people in Jianchuan County who spontaneously went to the reception pavilion five miles outside the city, wanting to confirm the strength of the government army with their own eyes.
However, this sight greatly disappointed the people.
In terms of equipment and size, the government troops were much stronger than the local guerrillas, but they were all droopy-eyed and listless, and they were so sloppy that they couldn't even form a neat formation. How could they look like they could fight?
So the officials from the county government were receiving them in the front, while the people in the back were already cursing them.
Some of them were so brave that they even implicated the emperor - after all, these cowardly soldiers came from the emperor's feet.
It seems that if we want to quell the rebellion, we still have to rely on the border troops in Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan!
only……
I heard that the six countries in southern Xinjiang are not very honest. When will the army here arrive?
But in the southwest of the reception pavilion, a short and strong man in the crowd stood on tiptoe and looked around for a long time. His ears were filled with the curses and complaints from all around him, and he could not help showing some contempt and joy on his face.
He lowered his head and said to his companion who was wearing a bamboo hat beside him: "Sadoli, za..."
"Speak Chinese!"
The man hastily rebuked him, and the pretentious man immediately became alert and lowered his voice and said, "It seems that these officers and soldiers from the capital are really useless. The chieftain has overestimated them for nothing."
"Don't jump to conclusions yet."
The man wearing the bamboo hat shook his head slightly: "The chief asked us to take a closer look. We just took a few glances. What can we see?"
Having said that, in his heart he did not actually take those crooked and ugly officers and soldiers seriously.
at the same time.
In the reception pavilion, Jianchuan County Magistrate Ge Qingyun's patience had reached its limit.
Ever since they met, Captain Xu opposite him has been complaining about the climate in Jianchuan County, how it is hot and cold, very humid, and he has to wrap himself in a quilt at night and go shirtless during the day.
Especially just now, this guy shamelessly took off his armor, showing the marks of mosquito bites on his body, and complained to me!
This soldier can't , how can he beat those fearless mountain barbarians? !
If he wasn't stopped, he would take off his boots and talk about the blisters on his feet.
Ge Qingyun cleared his throat and asked, "General, how many days of food and wages do you need us to provide?"
"That's hard to say."
Xu Shouye counted on his fingers and said with a sad face: "Originally, I planned to rest in Yibin for a few more days to let my brothers get used to the climate here, but I never thought that the prefect of Xuzhou would force me to come here early."
"Now that we have arrived in your Wuxi Province, we have to let the brothers adapt to the weather and endure this damn humidity first, right? Otherwise, let alone fighting, just washing all day will be a chore."
After hearing these words, County Magistrate Ge was so angry that his nose was crooked. It goes without saying that Huguang is more humid and hotter than the north.
But it is already mid-November, the driest time of the year. How could it be as exaggerated as Xu Shouye said?
It seems that the news from Yibin County is absolutely true!
Holding back his anger, Ge Qingyun could not help but question, "General Xu, if the border troops arrive in time, will you also have to wait until you get used to the climate here before serving as the vanguard of the army?"
"How is that possible!"
Xu Shouye immediately stood up, puffed his beard and glared, saying: "By then, the military order is as strong as a mountain. Even if we have to crawl, we will crawl to the front of the army."
But then he spread his hands and said, "But the army hasn't arrived yet, right? I'll just have to do what's convenient for me."
Phew!
You are such a coward, and you still have the nerve to say that you are doing things in a way that is convenient for you!
Magistrate Ge resisted the urge to spit in his face and rejected numerous unreasonable demands. He finally came up with an acceptable set of temporary garrison regulations, then left the county governor and stormed back to the county government office.
Not long after, Xu Shouye's shameless face spread throughout Jianchuan County, and everyone despised him.
After hearing these rumors, the short and strong man naturally disparaged the government troops as worse than dog shit.
The man in the bamboo hat did not refute him this time. After a moment's hesitation, he ordered, "Lengyan, take Balbe back first and report the situation here to the chieftain in detail. The rest of us will stay here and continue to keep an eye on those damn government troops."
"Young leader."
Leng Yan was about to nod, but Barbey beside him couldn't help but ask, "Should we warn the passing villages along the way?"
"What warning?"
Without waiting for the man in the bamboo hat to speak, Leng Yan said unhappily: "Do you really think these losers dare to go to the mountains to provoke us? They are just making trouble for no reason, which makes people look down on our leader!"
"good."
The man in the bamboo hat nodded: "I'll keep an eye on this place. If anything unexpected happens, we can still send someone to inform the villages outside. It will still be in time."
As he said this, he grinned and said, "Even if the Han soldiers get to the mountains, they can't outrun the warriors of our Waleng Village!"
After hearing what he said, Barbey said nothing more.
Let me explain this on two sides.
However, after successfully gaining the infamy of the entire county, Xu Shouye felt at ease and set up camp next to the city gate. He even sent people to buy some game and drank and had fun in the camp.
That night, the bonfire in the camp burned high up, and it could be seen clearly not only from the top of the city wall, but even from inside the city.
Countless officers and soldiers sang and danced around the bonfire, with laughter and joy continuing.
However, if you really look closer, you can see that people are laughing but most of them have impatience on their faces.
A centurion who had no appetite was cutting a rabbit leg with a knife, but he couldn't muster up an appetite for a long time.
Finally, he simply left it to the guard beside him, stood up and walked to Xu Shouye, whispering: "Captain Xu, where do you think Lord Sun is now?"
"It's where it should be."
Xu Shouye rolled his eyes and said, "Just eat your food. Can't these wine and food stop you from eating?"
After the centurion returned in defeat, Xu Shouye could not help but turn his head to the southwest, looking at the vast night, muttering in his heart: If all goes well, according to the time calculation, it should be about time for them to take action, right?
