The Prosperous Era of Longwan

"I saw my father when I entered the fort earlier. He said that they were just ordered to assemble for a show. I guess the Tatars were beaten back by the border troops before their ship reached Yingtian. Let us be relieved."

After being bombarded with information from later generations, although Wei Guangde knew that the combat effectiveness of the Ming Dynasty army was really not very good, the frontier army was still capable of fighting, at least much stronger than their Jiujiang Wei.

At this point, we can only talk about the powerful combat power of the Northern Army, which at least sounds more convincing.

Although the Jiujiang Guard is one of the few troops in the Southern Army that still maintains a certain level of combat effectiveness. After all, it is stationed in Jiangxi and is not much different from the Huguang side. In addition, Wei Guangde and his father Wei Meng are relatively merciful to his subordinates, so Their Bengshan Hundred Household House is relatively stable, and they can draw a team of more than a hundred people when they go out, which is considered sufficient.

Whether it is the knowledge of later generations or what he heard from his brother, among the Southern soldiers, nine out of ten guard posts are empty, and few of them are free of charge.

Moreover, the officers below also occupied a large number of military fields and directly turned the guards' soldiers into their own long-term workers. Many military households have chosen to flee and become refugees. That is to say, in places like Huguang and Jiangxi, relying on the fertile land and rich products, many military households have also chosen to flee. If you can barely survive, you can at least eat.

Wei Guangde's family also divided up the little farmland available to hundreds of households with the general banner below. In fact, the majority was taken away by the superiors, so they also divided up the rest.

The other is to let his soldiers become his tenants and help take care of the fields.

However, Wei Baihu was also kind-hearted. At least his subordinates worked hard and could still get some food and salary, so they could not starve to death even if they were full.

This kind of treatment is much better than that of the surrounding guard stations, so the Baihu Station is now considered stable, and there have been no cases of defections.

"I hope, hey, there are no soldiers in this fort. When I was a child, there were military disasters here. The rebels from Nanchang conquered Jiujiang. Many people died at that time. Your grandfather was there at that time. Even though there were none on the battlefield, grandpa was also injured, but at least he was still alive."

At this moment, Wei Guangde’s old lady started chattering, which also gave Wei Guangde a deeper understanding of his family. After all, Wei Guangde was really young in the past and didn’t know many things, so he didn’t leave anything here in New Wei Guangde. impression.

Wei Guangde's ancestral home, according to his mother, should be in Fengyang Mansion. Later, after the war, he got a hereditary official and was transferred to Jiujiang Guard.

Wei Guangde's grandfather was a member of the Baihu House. When he heard his mother talk about the Nanchang rebels, Wei Guangde thought of Prince Ning's rebellion. In his previous life, it seemed that the rebellion was a joke.

At the same time, I also remembered what I had heard in my previous life, such an outstanding person from the Ming Dynasty, Wang Yangming, and the awesome Emperor Zhengde.

But this was all a matter of the previous dynasty. Zhengde also fell into the water on his way home because he went south to suppress the rebellion, and died within a year.

No, he also knew it from his mother's mouth. The joke didn't seem funny. Prince Ning immediately captured Jiujiang after the rebellion, and Jiujiang Wei naturally bore the brunt of the rebel attack.

As for the result, Wei Guangde also knew that his grandfather died in the battle, but his grandfather was alive. Although he was defeated, he resisted to the end and was seriously injured, so he was fine after that. He also helped his father attack Baihu.

While he was talking, he vaguely heard it becoming noisy outside. It seemed that many people were crying and making trouble.

"What's going on?"

Wei Guangde's mother stopped talking and asked towards the outhouse.

The woman outside the house only said to go out and take a look, and then there was a sound of footsteps going away. Not long after, she hurried back to report: "Madam, the officers and soldiers are gathering at the city gate and are about to set off. Now the family members in the fort They were all there, crying and saying goodbye."

When the mother-in-law said this, she felt a little choked in her tone.

She is also from the Hundred Households Institute, so naturally her family members are also on this expedition, so she is inevitably worried.

Hearing this, Mrs. Wei immediately stood up, glanced at her youngest son in front of her, sighed and said, "Go over and see your father off."

After saying that, he walked out at the head, and Wei Guangde followed behind his mother.

When I left the door, I glanced at the clerk's room on the right. The door was open, but there was no one on the chair inside.

When they walked to the small square at the gate of the military fort, they saw several lazy lines lined up. They were all wearing military uniforms and holding weapons in their hands, but there was no discipline.

At this moment, the soldiers were looking around for their family members in the crowd. When they found their family members, they all looked reluctant to leave. Judging from their movements, they seemed to want to express something, but several officers on the periphery walked back and forth to organize the team. Under the long-term prestige, the soldiers did not dare to leave the team.

Although by this time, Wei Guangde had roughly thought of some information and guessed that nothing would happen during his father's expedition this time, he could only keep these thoughts in his heart.

From a distance, I saw my father standing in front of the team, and my eldest brother was also there, probably explaining some things after they left.

Although the military order is for the entire army to assemble, there are still some housekeepers left behind.

Of course, most of those who stayed were the children of military officers. Although they had not yet entered the official ranks, they had become small bosses in hundreds of households. This was also an established rule. It was only a matter of time before they became officials. Sooner or later It's too late, who would feel uncomfortable here.

The mother quickly walked up to the father and looked at the man in his forties, who was rarely wearing that armor. Wei Guangde had seen it in the bedroom before. Hanging on the wall was the Ming Army's standard. The armor should be much stronger than what the Ordnance Bureau currently produces.

Seeing his wife coming over, Wei Baihu had a bitter look on his face, and then immediately grinned, "I told the eldest son that he will keep an eye on the fort during this period. You and the waiter will stay at home. I guess this It takes ten days and a half to go out."

"Can't you just go?"

Although she knew it was nonsense, Mrs. Wei couldn't help but say it.

"Military order, even if I don't go, I have to let the eldest son go. Anyway, people have to go."

After saying this, Mr. Wei lowered his head slightly, then raised his head sharply and said, "I heard from the messenger that in addition to our Jiujiang Guards, the Yingtianfu Guards and the Canal Canal Army will be mobilized this time. That's great." Tens of thousands of people, it’s okay.”

At this moment, Wei Guangde saw in the crowd behind him, half-grown men and some young and seemingly rare soldiers gathered together. They were all issued a full set of armors and weapons, and they were a little excited, and they all looked eager to try.

Only those who were older, perhaps those who had seen the military disaster decades ago, knew what they were doing. Some people were already sobbing.

Wei Guangde approached his father and gently tugged on his armor, "Dad, you have to pay attention to your health, you're away from home."

Wei Meng turned around and looked at his younger son, then at his eldest son, and said with a straight face: "Listen to your brother, you know?"

While he was talking, he also saw the crowd around the team behind him. He looked back at his wife, whose eyes were red, and then ordered the general next to him: "One stick of incense, then set off."