Behind me is the earth

Chapter 268 266. Dongyang County’s letter of help

The conflict at the exit attracted Ren Pingsheng's attention.

"leader!"

The man in black robe looked this way, his eyes suddenly lit up, he waved his hand and shouted this way.

"It's Gu Annian, the stationmaster of Hukou Station."

Xiaowan recognized this person immediately and spoke to Chen Dachui.

Chen Dachui waved, and the guard over there searched him, and then asked Gu Yinnian to come over. She ran over quickly, holding a telegraph newspaper in her hand, and offered it to Xiaowan with both hands, but in her mouth He Ren Pingsheng said: "Captain, there is an urgent report from Le County about Dongyang County."

"Dongyang County?"

Ren Pingsheng took the telegraph newspaper handed over by Xiaowan, opened it and scanned it quickly, and said in surprise: "Is the sea monster problem already so severe?

I remember that the telegram I received a few days ago was still a small-scale harassment. Today they actually attacked the county seat of Yunmeng County! "

Ren Pingsheng returned the telegraph newspaper to Xiaowan.

Xiaowan took it in her hand, looked at it, frowned and said: "There are thousands of sea monsters, holding knives and forks, like people forming a formation. They are bloodthirsty by nature, have no understanding of human nature, and do not understand human language. They only know how to kill and plunder.

Moreover, after the sea monster landed this time, it directly fought against the officers and soldiers of the guard station. It did not come ashore in small groups like before, looting for a while and then immediately returned to the sea. Instead, it besieged Yunmeng County, seemingly with command and premeditation. "

"It seems that Dongyang County is in danger this time."

During the previous Battle of Yinshan, Dongyang County's military strength had basically been exhausted. Today, the officers and soldiers of Dongyang County do not have any decent strength. Only the Fuyang Guards are left and have maintained a certain combat effectiveness, but they still have a certain combat effectiveness. Very limited. It is very difficult to resist such a brave and fearless sea monster.

However, Ren Pingsheng has interests in Dongyang County. Especially in Yunmeng County, with the help of Haishang Zheng, Qixing Company has purchased a large number of properties here.

And the most important thing is that Yuntai Guard now maintains more than 50,000 regular soldiers, of which nearly one-third of the food is shipped in through Yunmeng County and the Zheng family's shipping terminal.

It is not an exaggeration to say that Yunmeng County is a leg of Ren's life's food supply.

Now that the leg was about to be cut off, Yuntai County was of course eager, and the telegram was sent directly to the intelligence station in Hukou Town.

"In the future, the guard company will be equipped with a telegraph machine to facilitate receiving important messages when going out."

Ren Pingsheng and Chen Dachui said.

"good!"

Chen Dachui nodded and took note, planning to get it done when he goes back.

"Jinyan, you are ordered by me to immediately notify the news of the war in Dongyang County. Dongyang County is currently in war, and ships from Hukou Town Pier to Dongyang County have stopped sailing.

Anyone who plans to go to Dongyang County should think carefully. "

Ren Pingsheng said.

"yes!"

Wu Jinyan didn't have time to say hello to his father Wu Qiong, so he immediately went down to deliver the message.

At this time, the two off-road vehicles in the rear carriage of the train had already driven off. As for those trucks, their drivers will drive to Hukou Town this afternoon.

After leaving the station, Ren Pingsheng immediately got in the car and headed to the town government to stay.

"Which division is closest to Yunlong County?"

Ren Pingsheng asked, rubbing his eyebrows.

"The closest to Yunlong County is the Third Division of Wuyang County, but the fastest to reach Yunlong County is the First Division of Qingcheng Town."

Xiaowan said.

Ruan Tang took out his mobile phone, and with a flick of his finger, the mobile phone automatically connected to the large screen on the front seat of the car, and a detailed hand-painted road network map of railways, cement roads, and official roads appeared: "Xiao Wan said That's right, take a train from Qingcheng Town to Hukou Town, then take a boat down the river at Hukou Pier to Yunmeng County. If delivered in batches, it will only take two days at most.

If it is Wuyang County, we have to pass through Xichuan County. Xichuan County is hilly and the roads are difficult to travel. Plus the heavy transportation, it will take at least four or five days. "

“If the first division is not good enough, we cannot move lightly. We can send a brigade over first.

To the north, Fengtai County and Wuyang County have stationed the Second Division and the Third Division respectively. Now the Beiwan Group is in internal strife and has no time to take care of other things. The Third Division can be mobilized to Dongyang County to quell the sea monster rebellion.

The recruits of the Fourth Division in Le County have completed training and can be deployed to Wuyang County for garrisoning. "

Ren Pingsheng thought about it.

He had a bad relationship with Governor Wang Anguo. Wang Anguo was training new troops and wanted to attack him, and he knew it well. Naturally, the First Division stationed in Qingshui County cannot be easily mobilized.

"What I'm most worried about now is that it comes from the ocean. These sea monsters have already come ashore, and it may become very unsafe to board the ship out to sea. If the sea food channel is broken, we may have a food shortage before we complete the rotation of improved varieties. The problem.

People are like rice and steel. Once there is a problem with food, it will be a big problem! "

Ren Pingsheng frowned, extremely worried about this.

This solution is also very simple. First, launch a war to plunder foreign countries. Secondly, for the poor people, the collected food and wages continue to increase.

However, these two items are contrary to his established governing philosophy of "the people endow the monarch with the right to rule", and are contrary to his long-standing propaganda, which directly shakes the foundation of his governance.

This leaves only the third option, which is to take Wuzhou Province into its hands.

"If there is really a problem with the maritime grain route, the war southward must be advanced and Wuzhou Province won in one fell swoop. Fengqi County, Fuzhou County, Changguo County, and Qingzhou County in Wuzhou Province are all major grain-producing counties. Moreover, we have not experienced any major turmoil in the past few years. Once we win, we can afford to expand our army by another 50,000."

Ren Pingsheng thought silently in his heart.

When they arrived at the town government office for dinner, Gu Annian at Hukou Station received the second telegram from Le County.

"The Dongyang County Government sent people to Le County to command the envoy Si Yamen. They brought official documents from the county government and asked the Governor to send troops for rescue!"

When Ren Pingsheng heard this, he couldn't help but smile.

I was so sleepy that I brought him a pillow, which made me famous.

It's easy to ask the gods but hard to send them away. Once the Yuntai Guards leave, they won't leave again!

"Send a telegram to Liu Qiang and ask him to immediately prepare for dispatching troops to rescue Dongyang County. The Qingcheng First Division will send a brigade to Yunmeng County for rescue today.

The entire army of the Third Division of Wuyang County was dispatched to Yunmeng County, and the Fourth Division of Le County was transferred to Wuyang.

Act now! "

Ren Pingsheng issued the order.

At the same time, after lunch, several electric trucks had arrived at Hukou Town.

The convoy set off again, heading towards Le County.

When passing by the Liusha River, Ruan Tang looked out the window at the broad river surface that seemed calm but was actually full of turbulent undercurrents: "It's a pity that the bridge across the river has not been completed yet, otherwise the train could go directly across the Liusha River and reach Le County."

There are two bridges under construction over the Liusha River, one of which is an arch bridge for traffic; the other is a steel truss bridge for laying train tracks.

The construction of the arch bridge has begun, but the steel truss bridge is still under design. Ruan Tang is not an expert in this field and has only a brief understanding of bridge knowledge. The design of the bridge involves complex knowledge such as structural mechanics and civil engineering. She is currently studying and improving it. She still doesn’t know how long it will take to complete the steel truss bridge.

While Ren Pingsheng was still on the road, Liu Qiang had received a telegram from Hukou Town.

In fact, Liu Qiang knew the importance of today's Dongyang County to his lord. After learning about the chaos in Dongyang County, he had already judged that a war was about to begin and began to make rapid adjustments. The entire command system of Yuntai Guards had entered into preparations for war. status.

"Send a report to Baihu and immediately send a brigade to Yunmeng County by train and carry baggage. Set off immediately!"

"Send a report to Zheng Fangxing and set off to support Yunmeng County. Set off immediately."

"Logistics will be sent from Qingcheng Town and Le County to Hukou Town, and then to Yunmeng County. At the same time, according to the command of the governor, Dongyang County will be responsible for supplying all the food and grass consumed by the troops in Dongyang County."

Liu Qiang quickly issued the order.

As telegrams were sent out one after another, the troops in Qingcheng Town and Wuyang County quickly organized, assembled and took action.

In particular, the First Division and First Brigade, as the vanguard, assembled very quickly. It is the old and powerful brigade of Yuntaiwei. The 4,500-man force is composed of three infantry regiments and an artillery battalion, and its combat effectiveness is very strong.

The equipment had been sorted out that afternoon, and in the evening, the first group of soldiers had packed their bags, brought their firearms and ammunition, and boarded the train to Hukou Town.

"Hurry up!"

Zhou Ming has been promoted from the chief instructor of new recruits to the commander of the 101st Brigade of the First Division. At this time, he was standing on the train platform, watching the young soldiers trotting in line and quickly boarding the train.

After sitting down, the soldiers arranged their equipment and looked curiously at the train carriage.

It was already dark outside, but the lights inside the carriage were brightly lit, illuminating the entire carriage.

Because it was opened to traffic on the first day, the number of trains was limited. There were three locomotives in total, one of which was originally used to pull goods. At this time, all have been mobilized to transport troops.

"Woo~~~"

As the whistle blew, the soldiers waiting on the platform watched the train go away quickly. The light from the window looked long and mysterious from a distance.

"This time, the target we are ordered to fight is sea monsters! These sea monsters are all kinds of weird and strange. These are the photos sent back by the intelligence brothers on the front line!"

In the carriage, the company commanders and instructors of each company took out a stack of photos and asked the soldiers to quickly pass them around.

"Among these sea monsters, the most common ones can be divided into three types. One is a sea monster with a hard shell, strong defense, and great strength; the other is a very fast sea monster with pincers, pincers, and thorns. Some of them have venom and are difficult to deal with; one type is a reptilian crocodile-like sea monster, which is huge and has a very strong bite, making it very difficult to deal with."

The company commanders introduced these sea monsters: "So, on the battlefield, facing these sea monsters, we can no longer be overly superstitious about the guns in our hands. Especially those huge sea monsters, we may not be able to kill them with more than a dozen shots. Kill it.

Therefore, according to the combat strategy designated by superiors, this operation uses large corps operations, with regiments and battalions as units. Each unit cooperates closely with each other, including infantry, cavalry and artillery!

No one is allowed to act without permission, and no one is allowed to leave the team, do you understand? "

"clear!!"

"Okay, very energetic!"

When Zhou Ming checked each carriage, he was very happy to see that there was no fear in the young soldiers' eyes, only the determination when they were about to face the battlefield.

When the train arrived at Hukou Town, it was already nine o'clock in the evening and it was already dark.

Wu Jinyan was waiting here. When he saw the large army getting off the car, he quickly found Zhou Ming.

"According to the Lord's arrangement, I have ordered people to prepare two ships of food and grass. If we cannot raise food and grass when we arrive in Dongyang, we can use it for emergencies."

Wu Jinyan accompanied Zhou Ming and guided the troops towards Hukou Pier.

"Thank you very much, Mayor Wu."

Zhou Ming knew that Wu Jinyan was different from ordinary mayors. He was an old friend of his lord and Wu Qiong's son, so he was very polite to him at this time.

"Brigadier Zhou is so polite. He is sharing the Lord's worries. This is as it should be."

Wu Jinyan said politely.

Hukou Pier is very close to Hukou Town Railway Station. The two of them arrived at the pier without chatting for a few words.

At this time, dozens of large ships were already ready in front of the dock.

Zhou Ming commanded the troops and boarded the ship.

Just as Yuntai County mobilized troops to rush to the front line, Dongyang County had already entered a crisis. In addition to a large number of sea monsters besieging Yunmeng County, there are also many traces of sea monsters in Daze County and Fuyang County.

Dawn, Fuyang County.

A group of people dressed as bodyguards were galloping on the official road by the Liusha River.

"Chief, will we encounter a sea monster this time?"

Bai Chuchu was riding a black horse. As soon as she pulled the reins, the horse quickly caught up with Si Nian, who was running at the front of the team and was wearing a black robe and had a heroic appearance.

"I hope I don't meet you."

Si Nian turned his head away.

Now, she has rebuilt the townhouse in Yuntai County and even became the owner of the townhouse, but she is very conflicted in her heart.

After staying with Ren Pingsheng for a while, she had already understood that this man was not so peaceful. There is no awe or loyalty to the Dajing court.

However, he is also a good official who loves his people like his own son. The people of the entire Yuntai County, under his governance, are prospering and are more than a little better than before. Most of the people in Qingshui County can have enough food and clothing, and live a good life that has not been possible for thousands of years!

Such a good and capable official was what she expected.

She didn't know whether she should choose to be loyal to the court or obey the orders of Governor Ren when faced with a choice in the future.

"Alas~"

She couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

"alert!"

At this time, a young soldier who was riding at the front suddenly shouted.

"Zijie, what did you hear?"

Si Nian asked quickly.

Li Zijie was the original captain of the Yuntai garrison.

After rebuilding the garrison, Si Nian called him back. This person is also a person with special powers, very similar to Little Ear's special powers, but in addition to his hearing far beyond that of ordinary people, he can also emit and hear some high-frequency sound waves that ordinary people cannot hear.

"About ten miles ahead, there is a very strange sound wave, probably from a sea monster! Sir, please wait a moment!"

Li Zijie said something, pulled out something from the horse, and jumped off the horse. He quickly ran forward a few steps to relieve his strength. He climbed up quickly like a flexible ape. On one side of the mountain wall.

"Xu~"

Si Nian and others reined in the reins and stopped on the official road.

Watching Li Zijie climb up the hill, open the umbrella-shaped object on his wrist, a metal needle on the concave surface was pointed toward the east, he put his ear to the umbrella and frowned, listening.