While Xu Youqing was paying close attention to the war, he also constantly summoned his family servants to train and strengthen his guard force to prevent the wandering army from invading his property.
All the big families in the whole region began to train and organize their own armed guard groups.
They knew better than anyone what kind of people the defeated soldiers were.
They also actively discussed the news with the other rich and powerful families in the area, as well as exchanged martial arts with each other. In short, they paid more attention to this matter than anyone else, while the local commoners didn't pay much attention to this matter. In fact, they didn't even know about it.
It was not until the army of the Southern Army marched to Huating County in a mighty manner, when the common people huddled in their dilapidated houses and watched in horror at the large troops lined up neatly outside, that they realized that something terrible might have happened in the Great Ming Dynasty.
Xu Youqing learned about this matter earlier. When the Zhennan Army just captured Hangzhou Prefecture, he knew the news that the Zhennan Army mobilized troops. When the Zhennan Army captured Huzhou and Jiaxing Prefecture marched to Song Jiang Prefecture and began to threaten his property, he realized that things were not what he thought.
In the Daming world, everyone always paid attention to courtesy first and then force. But this time it was different. There was no "courtesy" at all, and then they directly saw "soldiers", which made Xu Youqing feel at a loss.
What made him even more at a loss was that these soldiers did not seem to have any intention of contacting him. They marched directly to Zhu Jing, captured Zhu Jing, and defeated the Jinshan Guards. They invaded the Xu Kingdom very domineeringly, which made Xu Youqing very angry.
"No matter how domineering you are, Xiao Ruxun can't be unreasonable. Although our Xu family no longer has the Prime Minister in the imperial court, we still have the dignity and power. What do you want to do by doing this? Do you want to offend the public?
Do you still want to replace Shen Yicheng and get the support? "
Xu Youqing immediately called for a family meeting and gathered the main and branch members of the second and third branches for a meeting to discuss their next steps. The descendants of the Xu family all felt that this matter was tricky and difficult to deal with, because they did not know whether this was Xiao Ruxun's intention or the misconduct of his generals.
Originally, they were waiting for Xiao Ruxun to contact them, but in the end, Xiao Ruxun directly sent troops over. What was this? First troops, then gifts?
This was against the rules of the Daming Dynasty game!
"Xiao Ruxun doesn't follow the rules. We've always been courteous before resorting to force. Even if we fall out with each other, we still have to pay attention to first come, first served. What's the point of fighting without notifying us beforehand? He doesn't even have the most basic morality. This is something that only a vulgar martial artist can do. I really despise him! "
"That's right! Such an action was completely against the rules! Xiao Ruxun, this martial artist! Could it be that he wants to go against us? Does he really think he's so great just because he mobilized troops to sweep Jiangnan? Without our support, he simply can't stand! "
"Jiangnan's wealth and important land are all in my hands. If he dares to do anything to us, we can make him not get a single grain of grain or a copper coin. Let's see what he uses to go against us! With our current position, with a wave of our arm, not only Southern Zhili, but also Zhejiang and Fujian will follow. What else does he, Xiao Ruxun, have to do? Does he think that garrisoning troops in the county counts as occupying the place? "
Several members of the Xu family mocked and ridiculed the "naive" Xiao Ruxun. Their tone was full of disgust and disdain.
Xu Youqing pondered for a moment.
He thought more, such as Xiao Ruxun's heaven defying fighting strength.
"Let's send someone to get in touch with the commander of that troop. Let's not talk about anything else. If we really let those martial artists go crazy, we won't be able to get any benefits. Find him, tell him the pros and cons, and let him know the consequences of going against us.
In this way, we can continue to cooperate. In any case, there is no hope for Shen Yicheng. Xiao Ruxun entering the capital to help the retired emperor ascend to the throne is inevitable. We also have to make plans early. We can't really shed all pretense of cordiality. Otherwise, we will still be the ones to suffer. It's not like we don't have opponents in the court. "
The members of the Xu clan looked at each other and expressed their agreement with his opinion.
"Who is willing to go?"
After a moment of silence, Xu Nianzu, a branch member of the second branch, stood up.
"I am willing to go to the army for a chat."
The steward of the second branch, Xu Jing, silently glanced at him with a dissatisfied expression.
Xu Youqing faintly smiled.
"Very well, I wish cousin a safe journey."
"I will not fail the mission."
Xu Nianzu accepted the task. Then, he immediately set off with more than a dozen Knights of the Xu family and went to Zhu Jing.
It was already evening when Zheng Ying commanded the army to take down Zhu Jing. After that, he ordered the troops to camp on the spot and not to disturb the people. They would continue to march to Huating tomorrow. In the evening, the army was given meat. Not only pork, but also a large number of fresh fish caught from the river, which was cooked by Huotou. Everyone had meat to eat and fish soup to drink.
It should be said that when the soldiers of Ji Town were guarding in the north, there was not no meat to eat, but there were few opportunities. Basically, they only had porridge with salted vegetables. When they were better, they ate some dry rice or steamed buns, which were very coarse meals. But after joining the Zhennan Army, their meals were quickly improved.
It was not really good, because there was meat for every meal, but at least the soldiers would not have to fight on an empty stomach without enough to eat and wear warm clothes. At least the soldiers of Ji Town, who were used to the dry and cold weather in the north, were not used to it.
On a cold day, especially in Jiangnan, the wet and cold weather swept across the north and south of the river, which made the soldiers of Ji Town, who were used to the dry and cold weather in the north, very uncomfortable.
After joining the Zhennan Army, they immediately lived a life where they could eat their fill. At least one dry rice a day, and they were given better military uniforms and shoes, and even hand guards and cotton caps to cover their ears. If they were on duty at night, they could wear large cotton-padded jackets and drink extra ginger soup, so they were not cold.
Moreover, if the weather was really too cold, the Cooks' Army Cooks would also cook a very special dish, which was a dish with chili. It was a hot and spicy dish. Once eaten, one would feel warm all over. Sometimes, while eating, sweat would appear on one's forehead, as if it could drive away the cold.
Such a life was very novel to the soldiers of Ji Town, and they were willing to accept it from the bottom of their hearts.
They increasingly regarded themselves as part of the Zhennan Army, instead of the Ji Town Army that was independent of the Zhennan Army.
That was a very good thing.
When Zheng Ying led the soldiers to patrol the barracks, he could sense the subtle changes in the soldiers, and the existence of the so-called "instructors" who had just joined the army, so that the soldiers did not make trouble even once. It was a very amazing thing.
When it was getting dark, Zheng Ying led the soldiers to patrol the barracks, and he was ready to go back to the barracks to eat stir-fried meat with chili. It was a special stove that the old cooks of the Cooks' Army Unit gave him. A big bowl of stir-fried meat with chili was fragrant and spicy. Zheng Ying could always eat two or three bowls of rice and all the stir-fried meat with chili in one go.
Then, he felt warm and comfortable. But there was one bad thing. Recently, when he went to the toilet, he felt uncomfortable. He did not know if it had anything to do with the food. But so far, he had not received any large-scale response from the soldiers …
Back to his tent, Zheng Ying began to enjoy his dinner, drooling. But before he could eat a few mouthfuls, someone came to report —
An envoy from Xu from Huating came to see him.
Why did he come at this time? Beg for mercy? Or to say some harsh words?
Xiao Ruxun's request was to eliminate the Xu Clan and firmly grasp the entire Song Jiang Mansion in her hands. She simply didn't intend to talk nonsense with the Xu Clan. But since they came, Zheng Ying also didn't intend to drive them away.
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