Chapter 339 Blame it on the strong wind
. "Don't worry, girl. There will be no major changes for the time being." Chu Xing said, "We have gradually expanded the scope of maritime patrols in recent days. Girl, you quickly ordered the integration of naval forces in various places. Every day, they conduct combat drills on the sea. There is also a general in the camp. Those Japanese soldiers are very smart. They will not dare to advance for a while. I think they will have to wait and see for a while."
Chang Suining nodded. Old Chang had fought against Japanese soldiers before. His name would more or less be a deterrent among the Japanese army. In addition, the soldiers trained frequently and their momentum was shown first, which would always make the cunning and suspicious Japanese army wait and see.
If the Japanese army waited one more day, she would have one more day to train her troops and coordinate defenses in various places.
"Even so, we must not be careless. The Japanese army can only wait and see for a while, but they can't be easily scared off. They have been coveting Dasheng for more than ten years and have waited for this opportunity. They can't be willing to return empty-handed. Therefore, a war is inevitable." Chang Suining and Chu Xing said: "The Japanese army's wait and see may be just an illusion. The abnormal movements at sea are changing rapidly and are often more difficult to capture and control. We must not take it lightly."
Chu Xing replied "yes" seriously, but he felt dazed for a moment.
He didn't know if it was his illusion, but he felt that the girl now was more and more similar to the late Crown Prince... and the once forgotten memories of the late Crown Prince, after spending some time with "such a girl", were gradually becoming clearer.
Chu Xing was in a trance for a short time, and heard the clear voice asking again: "Under such circumstances, the Japanese army will definitely send more spies to spy on us. Have any new movements of Japanese spies been captured recently?"
Chu Xing nodded: "It is just as the girl said. We just caught several spies at the border of Jiangdu and Runzhou yesterday. Now the general is interrogating them strictly to see if he can get anything useful out of them."
Chang Suining nodded and said, "The army must be on high alert and tell the soldiers to be more vigilant and pay more attention to their companions. Everyone can investigate on their own. If there are any suspects, once they are reported, if they are indeed spies, those who report them will be rewarded with great merit. On the contrary, those who harbor or hide will be punished with the same crime as the spies."
If those spies sneak into the army, in addition to spying on military secrets, they will also bribe and sow discord. Many times, under the temptation of sufficient benefits, not everyone will choose to stick to the interests of the country.
People's bottom line should not be challenged, and most people's bottom line cannot withstand so-called challenges. Not everyone will put the interests of the country first without hesitation as long as they put on a suit of armor. People's awareness and position are different, and their mentality is also different. Under the armor, most people are just ordinary people of all kinds.
When dealing with ordinary people, rather than using preaching to raise their awareness, large-scale and close supervision and an open system of rewards are more effective and reasonable.
This is how we guard against spies, and it applies to everything in the military.
Therefore, military discipline and military law are always above everything else for her and must never be questioned or violated in any way.
The Xuan Ce Army, which now fights in an orderly, elite and powerful manner, did not have everyone in the army born to be an elite. When she first formed them, she relied on the strict military law with clear rewards and punishments, and then led them in brutal battles to constantly correct and polish them, and only then step by step did they become worthy of the title of elite division.
Chu Xing considered it for a moment, then confirmed it and asked, "What does the 'if there are any suspects' mentioned by the girl mean..."
Chang Suining: “All of them.”
With the integration and mobilization of various places, in addition to the Japanese spies, it is inevitable that some flies with unclear intentions will mix in. Now that the anti-Japanese army is under her full control, she must first clean up the internal situation.
After getting the clear words, Chu Xing agreed.
Chang Suining added, "If you find Japanese spies in the market, don't rush to kill them. Just try to control their movements."
"Girl, are you going to..."
Chang Suining: "Since we are here, I have to let them hear about my reputation before they leave."
Facing this warm hospitality in another sense, Chu Xing smiled and said, "Yes, I will make sure that the girl's reputation will spread throughout the Japanese army."
In all aspects, the Japanese army had the upper hand in this battle, so deterrence and delay were one of the strategies first decided by the girl and the general.
The longer they delay, the better it is for them.
After another round of questions, Chang Suining asked Chu Xing, "If there is no unusual situation in the war, why did Uncle Chu come back in person at this time?"
Chu Xing did not explain to her right away, but talked to her for a long time, which showed that it was not an urgent matter.
Chu Xing then smiled and took out a piece of letter from his bosom: "The general heard that your calligraphy and painting business is very prosperous recently, so he asked his subordinates to come back and buy a piece of calligraphy from you."
Xier took the letter and handed it to her daughter.
"Two hundred thousand taels." Chang Suining looked at the amount in the letter and said in surprise, "Father is really generous."
In the study, the quiet and solemn atmosphere had just relaxed as Chang Suining had just discussed military affairs with Chu Xing.
This is mainly due to Lu Xiucai's flattery.
Chu Xing smiled and said, "The general said that this is a good deed to win reputation, and the opportunity cannot be snatched away by outsiders."
Chang Suining knew that the reason why Old Chang took out the two hundred thousand taels from his pension fund was that he sincerely wanted to help Jiangdu recover as soon as possible and let her gain a better foothold in Jiangdu. At the same time, he also didn't want her to be criticized, so he set an example as "her father, the governor."
Chang Suining thought of how she sold most of Chang Kuo's property in Beijing under the pretext of donating to the army before leaving Beijing, and brought it to Huainan Road, where she had people hide it in a farm outside Shouzhou City.
Before leaving the Governor's Mansion, Chang Kuo had sent people to transport those things and money and grain to Jiangdu, and also brought over the people who were assigned to the farm. He also told Chang Suining that he could use them as long as they were needed.
For Yu Changkuo, now that Jiangdu belongs to his daughter, Her Royal Highness, and she is paying for building her own garden, why should he be stingy?
Therefore, Chang Kuo was willing to donate far more than just the 200,000 taels. The 200,000 taels were just taken out specifically to go through the formalities.
"This business of forced buying and selling has even reached my father." Chang Suining was also happy and said, "This time we are all treated equally."
Xier stepped forward at the right time and handed a brocade box to Chu Xing: "Uncle Chu, take it."
Chu Xing took it very carefully. After all, this was probably the most valuable thing he had ever touched in his life.
Seeing this, the young Luo Ze was a little moved and subconsciously looked at his father.
At first, the merchants were "buying" the name of Governor Chang, so Luo Ze did not think much about it. But now that Lord Chang had broken this barrier, the young man suddenly felt a sense of enlightenment.
Since anyone can buy it, can he also collect one?
Meeting his son's eager eyes, Luo Guanlin, who was sitting next to him, felt a chill in his heart.
He couldn't afford her calligraphy! It's not like he hadn't seen the list before. The starting price was 70,000 or 80,000 taels. Even if he was sold now, he wouldn't be worth that much money!
Mr. Luo, who was short of money, could only look at his son with a warning look - young people should not chase after vain things that they cannot afford!
And if you ask him where his wealth came from during his years as an official, firstly, he was an upright official and was honest enough, and secondly... he used it to support Xu Zhengye.
The result of this funding is naturally a total loss of all the money, financially, spiritually, and physically.
The past is too painful to mention. Whenever he thinks of the person who deceived his feelings, Luo Guanlin always feels like his corpse is being whipped, even though he is still alive. What follows is his debt to Jiangdu.
But now, he can't even take out the money to rescue Jiangdu.
Perhaps all he could do was to assist Chang Suining as much as possible... After all, she was really doing practical things for Jiangdu now.
Luo Guanlin's mentality had changed silently again. At this moment, he looked at Mr. Lu, whom he sneered at, and the girl of unknown identity called Ms. Ran, and thought about the shortage of talents under Chang Suining, and fell into deep thought for a while.
At this moment, Chang Suining was holding Chang Kuo's letter in his hand, and he estimated that Lao Kang and his party, who had gone to Shouzhou to retrieve their property, should be back by now.
Lao Kang and others were on their way back to Jiangdu at this time.
Their team was not small. In addition to Chang Kuo's wealth, Chang Suining also placed them in a farm outside Shouzhou, along with those old soldiers and servants who had followed the Chang family for many years.
Most of them were delighted and talked about their girls all the way. Whose girl could become a governor of a state? -- Hey, their girl could!
In comparison, Chang Kuo's being named Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery seemed much less impressive.
Whenever people talked about the girl's deeds, there were always three people squatting aside and listening, with admiring expressions, flattering words and humble attitudes.
The origins of these three people began when Chang Suining infiltrated Li Yi's army last year...
The three of them were ordered to enter Shouzhou City to purchase supplies. They went to have a party and drink that night, but were knocked unconscious and put into a sack. When they woke up, they were in an unfamiliar place, and three shovels were waiting for them.
At first they thought they had fallen into the hands of illegal miners, but later they found out that these people were digging secret passages and building warehouses to hide money and supplies... Considering the vigilance of these people, the three of them began to suspect that it might be some bandit leader who sent people here to hide the stolen goods?
Naturally, I thought about escaping, but I always failed.
And they gradually discovered that the people here were not cruel. They received two meals a day on time, were fully fed, worked from sunrise to sunset, and abstained from alcohol and sex... One day, when they looked down through the water bucket, they realized that they had all become handsome.
And since they stopped trying to escape, other people have become much friendlier to them, and when they have nothing to do, they chat about family matters together.
Apart from the lack of freedom, these days can actually be described as comfortable...more stable than fighting outside.
Just when the three of them had begun to get used to this kind of life, Lao Kang's arrival broke the peace.
One day, the three of them suddenly found that everyone was packing up, saying that they were preparing to leave, and asked them to get ready quickly.
Are they about to leave this paradise... no, this cage that imprisons them? Why is it so sudden? Is someone coming here to suppress the bandits?
Or was it Xu Zhengye who called? !
The phrase they heard most these days was "Don't ask questions that you shouldn't ask." At this moment, the three of them suppressed their panic and one of them bravely asked - [Brother, where are we going? ]
The other party answered——【Go to Jiangdu! 】
The three were shocked. Isn't Jiangdu Xu Zhengye's home base? The other party seemed to be in a very good mood and was so kind that he gave them a gift - [Our master is in Jiangdu! ]
The master is in Jiangdu? What is the relationship between this "master" and Xu Zhengye? Xu Zhengye's accomplice? Soldiers and bandits? The question of their position, which they had deliberately ignored and avoided for these days, seemed to be suddenly placed in front of them, forcing them to make a choice.
The three of them got on a mule cart loaded with boxes and cages. When they passed a street market, they struggled internally.
Should I run? The opportunity is right in front of me. If I don’t run, I will be betraying my conscience…
Then run!
After making up their minds, they jumped off the mule cart while the streets were bustling, blended into the crowd and hid. They found a commoner and asked, "Where is General Li Yi camping now?"
The man who was asked was stunned for a moment, and then looked down cautiously: "That must be camping in the eighteenth level of hell."
All three of them were shocked.
So, General Li Yi died? What? Not only died, but also rebelled? Oh, he was killed for rebelling, so his death was quite reasonable... Killed by a girl? She was only seventeen years old! What, this girl also killed Xu Zhengye? So Xu Zhengye is dead too! Who is in charge of Jiangdu now? ——It is this girl? !
In conclusion, this woman is the daughter of General Chang Kuo, and now she is the governor of Jiangdu and the commander-in-chief of the anti-Japanese war! The expressions of the three people changed in a thousand ways, and finally changed from surprise to contemplation...
Therefore, the Chang family is now in charge of Jiangdu, and those people said that their master is in Jiangdu...
Combining many clues and causes and consequences, the three of them struggled again and ran in the direction where the mule cart left! Now there are still wars everywhere. Even if they want to return to the capital, they still need a pass and other things. If they are treated as deserters or Li Yi's accomplices, they will really have to camp down there like Li Yi!
The Chang family has not killed them for such a long time, which shows that they have no intention of harming their lives. In this case, why not take the opportunity to hold on to the big tree of Governor Chang!
Why knock them out and lock them up? Who wouldn't have had some difficulty at the beginning? The other party could have killed them all at that time, but they still took great pains to keep them alive... This was clearly a kind of protection out of kindness!
The three of them desperately chased for half a day before they caught up with the team that was resting.
The three sweaty men rushed to the old soldier driving the mule cart and said breathlessly: "Brother, you are driving the cart so fast that you left the three of us behind..."
The other man immediately slapped him in the face: "How can you blame me for driving so fast? It was obviously the strong wind that blew us down!"
"Yes, yes, yes... Fortunately, I finally caught up with him!"
The old soldier, who had already discovered that the three men had jumped off the car, did not expose them and let them follow him all the way into Jiangdu City and into the governor's mansion.
Cart after cart of things were delivered into the governor's mansion through the back door. When Azhi, who came to help with the arrangements, appeared, he was recognized by one of the three men.
It was the other party who knocked him out that night. He could recognize these eyes even if they turned into ashes!
Of course, his state of mind has completely changed at this moment. Facing Azhi, he has changed from "a villain who can be recognized even if he turns into ashes" to "a noble person in his destiny who he will never forget."
A few people found an opportunity and approached Azhi to get close to him.
Azhi never thought that one day someone would use an opening line like "Sister, do you remember us? Last year, you knocked the three of us unconscious in Shouzhou City" to get close to him.
The next day, Ah Zhi casually asked his daughter how to deal with these three people. Chang Suining casually said, "Let's put them back in the army and hand them over to Master Fang."
Previously, these three people were considered relatively common good-for-nothings in Li Yi’s army, but they had intact limbs and could still be used after some training.
Azhi nodded.
At this time, Ah Che came in from outside and announced, "Girl, a distinguished guest from Hezhou is here to see you!"
Hearing the word Hezhou, Shecai became a little more energetic. After all, that was her hometown, and it was in Hezhou that she had the honor of meeting the general.
Thinking of the many things he had done while following the general, which he considered to be quite accomplished, and the shepherd's purse that he would soon see from his hometown, he could not help but straighten his back even more.
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