Chapter 21: The battle is about to go

Xu Shichang said: "I heard that Xingwu usually learns to recognize words?"

Ye Xintou said: "The writing is not well written, but there is no problem with reading."

"Okay, having this idea means that you are indeed a craftable material. Come on, look at what is written on it?" Xu Shichang handed the paper to Ye Chongyi.

The Mongolian rioter Bai Yin Dalai gathered a crowd to rebel, and his subordinates gathered more than 4,000 rioters to capture Jing'an County and Taonan Prefecture one after another. The thief was the most important from Tongliao to Taonan, and the harm was very serious. Please send troops to wipe out this villain as soon as possible...

"Mr. Governor wants to be humble and go to Taonan to suppress the rebellion?" Ye Chong put down the paper in his hand and said.

Xu Shichang nodded and said, "In addition, there is another person named Tao Ketao in Tao in Tao, who colludes with Russians and wants to separatist the king and independent. You lead the troops this time and get rid of this person."

Ye Chong thought for a moment and said, "Bai Yin has more than 4,000 people. Bei Zhi believes that there is no problem. However, with Tao Ketao, although Bei Zhi is not afraid of it, he is afraid of delaying the Governor's major affairs."

Xu Shichang smiled and said, "Don't worry, I have sent an order to transfer Sun Liechen's troops from Jilin Province to your troops to expand to the Eighth Camp. In addition, Zhang Zuolin and Wu Junsheng's troops from Fengtian Patrol Battalion together went to quell the rebellion."

In the eight battalions, there were more than 4,000 people under his command. Ye Zhong was happy and bowed to him, "I thank you for your humble job. I will definitely wipe out Baiyin Dalai and Tao Ketao for you."

"Ye Xingwu, are you going to fight?" As soon as Ye Chong left the Governor's Office, Xu Nan pulled Han Ying over.

"Your nose is quite good. The Mongolian rioters occupied Taonan. The Governor ordered me to send troops to quell the chaos." Ye Chongdao was in a good mood. Not only did he add a thousand officers and soldiers under his command, but Xu Shichang was also very interested. He borrowed 500,000 yuan on the first day and approved the next day.

Xu Nan's eyes lit up and said, "Mongolian Grassland? I have never been to the grassland yet when I grow up. Ye Xingwu, would you please take Xiaoying and I there?"

"You think you are going to travel and the war is in chaos. Xiaoying, just stay in Fengtian and accompany this eldest lady Xu. What's the point of going to the desert to eat sand?" Ye Chong shook his head and refused.

Han Ying, who has always been obedient, frowned and did not respond this time.

Xu Nan begged for another battle, Ye Chong refused several times and carried Xu Shichang out before he gave up Xu Nan's thoughts.

"Xiaoying, what's wrong?" Ye Chong said to the depressed Han Ying with Han Ying back to the Liaozhong County headquarters.

Han Ying mustered up the courage to look at Ye Chong and said, "I want to go to Taonan with you."

"No, you can't take the bride with your daughter. I, the leader of the army, naturally have to set an example." Ye Chong refused, "Okay, be obedient, it won't take much time to get back to pacify a few rebellions."

After comforting Han Ying for a long time, Ye Chong called Wenshan, Wang Houchun, Guo Qikai and other six other supervisors.

"There is a war to be fought. Your soldiers have been well trained during this period, but I don't know what it will look like when you pull them to the battlefield." Ye Chong said: "The two official positions of the throne are still empty. I don't look at anything else, I just look at how you perform on the battlefield. Whoever performs well will be promoted to the throne."

"Master, don't worry, our soldiers who have been practicing for so long will never get diarrhea when they go to the battlefield. Other commanders in Fengtian only eat two meals a day, so the commander here is special. Three meals a day, and the soldiers are not deducted. Such good treatment, if anyone is not killed in a war, I will be the first to kick him out." Zhao Erhu laughed. "I'm afraid that those chaotic people will not fight enough, and we will not have the chance to perform."

Compared to Zhao Erhu's big and thick, Wang Houchun, He Rui and Guo Qikai seem much more stable. "Master, who are we going to fight with?"

"The situation of these rioters and bandit leaders in Taonan and Tongliao areas is complicated. There are either shadows of the Mongolian royal family or provocations from the Russians. Don't worry, Erhu, there are countless bandits in recent years." Ye Chong smiled.

"I had contacted the bandits in Mongolia when I followed Du Lisan before. If we fight head-on, we will naturally have a steady chance of winning, but we are afraid that they will escape in all directions and play hide-and-seek with us in the desert. Most of the Mongolians are one person and two horses. If they really escape, we will have no way to do them." Guo Qikai stayed under Ye Chong for a while, and knew that Ye Chong did not care about his background, but only focused on his abilities. Moreover, Ye Chong never showed his authority, so he spoke more freely than in front of Du Lisan. He no longer had to be as cautious as before and be wary every step of the way.

"Then the Mongols always have a place to live. If they can run away, monks can't run away. Let's attack the old soldiers directly, are we afraid that those Mongols will not come back to fight us head-on?" Zhao Erhu said.

Guo Qikai shook his head and smiled, "Zhao Guandai didn't know anything. The Mongolians lived in water, and they could live in places where there were grasslands and water."

"However, the Mongols usually have ways of action. We outsiders have to grasp the difficulties of nature, but the people inside Baiyin Dalai and Tao Ketao are clear. Whether Guan Guo has any way to get inside them to find out the details, and then annihilate them in one fell swoop." Wenshan said.

"I have only seen each other once before, and I have not had much contact with the Mongolians. Du Lisan was directly responsible for it before. Moreover, there are not many forces on the Mongolian grassland than the bandits in our three northeastern provinces, and I have never had contact with Baiyin Dalai and Tao Ketao." Guo Qikai shook his head and said.

"Let's talk about these things when we arrive in Taonan first. We have never fought on the grassland, and we can't tell anything about sitting here. Let our subordinates practice the horse skills quickly. The stairs can be reduced appropriately." Ye Chong decided to say that Ye Chong's subordinates are still good at present, and all three thousand people have equipped war horses. But I don't know how Sun Liechen's troops will be organized. Like Zhang Zuolin's fifth battalion, there are two battalions or infantry. The cavalry is only one-third of Ye Chong's. Wu Junsheng's third battalion only has two battalions of cavalry.

Zhao Erhu said: "My commander, should we bring the artillery with us? According to what Guo Guan led the artillery, the artillery will be a complete burden."

"Take it with you, and there will be no shortage of tough battles. Artillery will be of great use at that time." Ye Chong said, and he didn't remember how long Xu Shichang's governor of the three eastern provinces could remain in office. If the artillery that had worked hard to pull the fourteen artillery pieces to the present is left in Liaozhong County, the bandit suppression will take too long, and the newly appointed governor will allocate artillery to other troops, and he will be in tears at that time.

Ye Chong rectified for three days in Liaozhong County, and everything was ready and it was about to start tomorrow.

"Report to the commander! Lu Lin, Sun Yukun, Zhou Youzhi, asked for advice!" Zhao Dongliang entered the house and said.

Ye Chong was slightly stunned. These people were not the gentry and businessmen in Liaozhong County, so why did they come to him at this time? "Okay, let them come in, forget it, I'd better go out to see them."

"How dare you trouble the commander to come out in person? It's really a shame to the old man and others." Lu Lin and others all had gray hair and beards. In terms of age, they were more than enough to be Ye Chong's grandfather. However, Ye Chong was a high-ranking official and had heavy troops in his hands. The leaders of the gentry and businessmen in Xinmin County were respectful.

"It is appropriate that Xingwu comes out to welcome him. Several gentry and business leaders in Xinmin County are two generations older than Xingwu. Don't be so polite." Ye Chong smiled and said, "I wonder what the old gentlemen are coming?"

Several people looked at each other. Sun Yukun, the tallest, over 60 years old, still energetic, said: "I heard that the adults were about to bring troops to Taonan to suppress the bandits. The move was about to start. I specially prepared a few glasses of water and wine at Guanyue Tower and asked the adults to enjoy their faces at noon to attend the banquet."

"Noon?" Ye Chong didn't have much work on hand now, and most of them were left to the lower house to do it. It didn't matter to meet these gentry and businessmen. So he nodded and said, "Okay, Xingwu will definitely attend the banquet on time when the time comes."

When the few people heard Ye Chong's reply, they looked happy and bowed to thank him before leaving.

"Sir, Xu Heiya sent someone to send a letter." Zhao Dongliang presented the letter.

When Ye Chong opened the letter, he immediately browned. It was really good news. The Vogat winery had officially started production. The wine brewed on the first day was more than three tons, and the conservative profit was more than 6,000 taels of silver a year. In the future, the scale could gradually expand, and maybe you could make a profit in less than a year. Then the Yangcai Factory and Yanghuo Factory were gradually put into production, and they also had a stable source of income. When could they set up a heavy factory such as steel? Ye Chong couldn't help but fantasize.

After thinking for a while, it was almost noon. Ye Chong went out to ride a horse and took a team of personal soldiers to Guanyue Tower, the most luxurious restaurant in Liaozhong County.

Guanyue Tower is the tallest building in the entire Liaozhong County, with four floors. The top floor is ventilated and cool. After opening the window, the scenery around the four sides is clear at a glance.

As soon as he got off Ma Lulin, Sun Yukun and a group of more than ten people came up to meet him. Ye Chong surrounded him and went to the fourth floor. There was a table of delicacies in the mountains and seas, and most of them had never eaten Ye Chong. He was afraid he couldn't make it without hundreds of taels of silver.

After a few glasses of wine and a few words, I began to get to the point.

"Master, I have forgotten something, and I hope you will tell me the truth." Lu Lin said after a glass of wine.

Finally came, Ye Chong smiled and said, "Old Lu, please say that in addition to military affairs, Xingwu knows everything."

"I heard that the adults are interested in mining the two major coal mines in Fuxin, Daxing and Daxin, and have arranged people to raise funds from Fengtian's business community. Lao Jiu and others are also interested in participating in a group. I wonder if it is possible." Lu Lin said, and the others were also staring at Ye Chong.

"Liaozhong also belongs to Fengtian. If you want to do so, you will naturally not refuse if you make a decision." Ye Chong said.

"But the commander is about to lead troops to fight. Will there be other twists and turns in mining?" Sun Yukun asked worriedly, mining is profitable, but not everyone has this qualification. In the past, the Qing Dynasty always used Liaodong as the place where the Qing Dynasty was dragon-rise, and it was prohibited to dig and mine. However, due to the cultural atmosphere, there were minerals run by foreigners in various places, and the ban was not strict. However, a strong and trustworthy official was needed as a backing. Otherwise, these gentry and businessmen would not try the waters easily. Ye Chong was not short of credit, and he was not short of strength. But if Ye Chong led his troops outside and did not return to Fengtian, it would be hard to say.

"Please rest assured that even if Xingwu leads troops to fight, this one is still in Fengtian. If anyone doesn't have eyes, he will never ignore the intention of rushing the coal mine." Ye Chong said decisively.

"I'll feel relieved if I'm so old."
Chapter completed!