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As a transport vehicle, nothing is more suitable than a chicken bus in this hilly and mountainous terrain! So after Yu Xiaotian was adopted, he found a local carpenter in Quanzhou and ordered a large number of chicken buses.

This kind of chicken bus is much better than the simple chicken bus used by slaves and prisoners in Danshui Village in the past. At least the wheels are made by serious craftsmen, and the axles are also made of serious ironwood or lychee wood.

If you pay attention to maintenance and oil the axle in time, it will be relatively easy to use.

It's a pity that he doesn't have the ability to manufacture bearings in large quantities now. If bearings are used, this chicken bus will be much lighter to use. Even so, if these chicken buses are driven by strong labor, each vehicle can pull at least three hundred

About kilograms of supplies.

Eight hundred chicken buses can transport 120 tons of supplies at a time, which can basically meet the food needs of two to three thousand infantry for about a month, and also include a certain amount of ammunition.

This is also the reason why Yu Xiaotian proposed to bring a thousand auxiliary troops to assist in the battle this time. One thousand auxiliary troops, equipped with exactly 800 chicken buses, can basically meet the logistical needs of the Sea Wolf marching and fighting.

This time, Yu Xiaotian gave an order to select a thousand young and strong rural warriors with the best physical condition from the county regiments in various counties in Quanzhou Prefecture, and ordered them to push the chicken cart and move with the army.

His subordinates under Yu Xiaotian are not like his colleagues in the sea wolf military system. The Sea Wolf military system has always emphasized the importance of obeying orders and prohibiting them, and not moving. Once they move, they will complete the orders as quickly as possible.

So after Yu Xiaotian gave an order, two thousand elite infantrymen and one thousand transport auxiliaries immediately rushed out of Quanzhou Prefecture. When the Quanzhou Prefecture heard the news, they even sent people to help Yu Xiaotian.

Send off.

Of course, before the large group of troops set off, the special operations team of about 200 people and the scouts from the scout company had already set off in advance.

These special operations team members and scouts hid their identities, disguised themselves as various people, and went on their way separately. They rushed to Yanping Mansion ahead of the large group of people and began to prepare for the upcoming battle.

Although Yu Xiaotian looked down on the black beard in his heart, he did not become careless because of this. Everything he had to do was done according to the highest standards. He used a lion to fight a rabbit and used all his strength to deal with this black beard. Since he wanted to fight, then

Pre-war reconnaissance is the most important factor in winning this battle.

So Yu Xiaotian mobilized a large number of scouts and special operations units without hesitation and devoted themselves to the attack on Blackbeard's group. It was regarded as a major training exercise for his opponents.

Sea Wolf's infantry operations were much faster than Zhang Jiace's. Zhang Jiace was originally ordered to send out troops, but the preparation alone took nearly two months. He was so slow along the way that the distance he marched every day was no more than twenty miles. However, in

Xiaotian's team only spent three days in total from the time of preparation to departure. They rushed all the way to Yanping Mansion, and their daily march distance exceeded fifty miles.

These fifty miles are not the fifty miles in the plains, but the fifty miles in the mountainous terrain. If placed on the plains, the Sea Wolf infantry's daily marching distance could at least double.

Moreover, Yu Xiaotian's troops were strictly disciplined and did not engage in robbery along the way like other officers and soldiers did. This surprised many common people and squires along the way.

However, it would be a bit too flattering to say that the Sea Wolf Tribe has done nothing wrong with Qiu. Although Yu Xiaotian strictly ordered his men not to plunder without authorization on the way, but for some large towns and villages and fortresses they passed through,

He still wants to extort a small sum of money.

Whenever they passed through some villages that looked relatively wealthy, Yu Xiaotian arranged for someone to go to these villages and forts to inform the local gentry and order them to prepare food, pigs, sheep, and silver for the labor force.

Some gentry did not take Yu Xiaotian seriously at first. They thought that the Taiwanese forces or someone in the government did not take Yu Xiaotian and others seriously, so they were prepared to refuse to obey orders and refuse to work hard, but many

When people heard that this troop was the former Sea Wolf tribe, they were immediately frightened. They quickly prepared all kinds of labor supplies and sent them to the roadside for the Sea Wolf tribe to use.

After all, Sea Wolf has gained a good reputation over the years. They have destroyed many strongholds of powerful nobles or bully gentry along the coast. They have killed hundreds of wealthy families alone.

Although Sea Wolf does not do much in the mainland, its reputation for being easy to kill has spread throughout Fujian, and even the surrounding areas have heard of Sea Wolf for a long time.

Therefore, when some gentry who were originally prepared to turn a blind eye to the soldiers and horses heard that these soldiers and horses were the members of the Sea Wolf tribe who had been pacified, they were immediately frightened to the point of weakness. No one believed in a bandit army that had just been pacified.

They will show restraint to them. If they don't understand, few people can guess what these Qiu Ba, who were once thieves, will do.

Therefore, Sea Wolf's men did not consume much food along the way. The supplies and labor extorted along the way basically met their needs, and the silver collected along the way was enough for at least two thousand taels.

The soldiers will receive one year's military pay.

Yu Xiaotian is not comparable to other generals of the Ming Dynasty. He is now almost as rich as the enemy. He will not deduct the military pay of his subordinates at all. Therefore, Sea Wolf's subordinates can receive full military pay every month, and in addition to the provisions of the Ming Dynasty,

In addition to the military pay, they can also receive another military pay from the Sea Wolf Group from Yu Xiaotian.

Therefore, the current income of the Sea Wolf tribe members serving as soldiers in Fujian is absolutely top-notch. This kind of income makes many people feel jealous. Every day, quite a few young people are asking around when Yu Xiaotian will recruit again.

Manpower, they are all willing to surrender to Yu Xiaotian and obey his orders.

This is the benefit of whitewashing. In the past, Yu Xiaotian had to be secretive when recruiting troops. Even if he opened his recruitment, many people were unwilling to join the Sea Wolf army because the Sea Wolf was a thief.

But now that Yu Xiaotian has been fostered and his identity has been cleared, the situation is different. A large number of local young people in Fujian are almost overwhelmed, trying to work under Yu Xiaotian as soldiers.

This gives Yu Xiaotian more choices when recruiting troops. During this period, although Yu Xiaotian has not publicly recruited troops, he has secretly recruited at least two to three thousand young men. Most of these people are ordinary people.

Common people, mountain people, or some fishermen's children have honest and simple temperaments and are highly malleable. As long as they are well trained, they will definitely become a group of brave people in the future.

Of course, these people will not stay here in Weitou Bay to train openly. This will be true, and they might be accused of training private soldiers with the intention of rebellion. Even if Yu Xiaotian has this intention, he can't do it now.

Let people know.

Therefore, these newcomers were all sent to the Tamsui Recruit Camp for training. After a few months of brainwashing, they probably forgot who the Ming Emperor was and would definitely become Yu Xiaotian's die-hard supporters.

When Yu Xiaotian led his troops into Yong'an County, Yanping Prefecture, as soon as they heard that the government troops were coming, the local people dispersed in a rush. The villages they passed were almost empty with ten houses in them, which made Yu Xiaotian very upset.

Unfortunately, this was all caused by the first two groups of officers and soldiers.

No wonder it is said that bandits are like a comb, soldiers are like a grate, and officers are like a shave. These officers and soldiers are actually much more hateful than the bandits. The bandits at least have some scruples. After all, they will have to move around here in the future.

Pay attention to forming some good karma, so as not to do things extremely badly.

But the officers and soldiers don't care about this. It can be said that as long as they don't encounter powerful gentry, they will plunder ordinary people with open fire. If they don't obey, they will kill people, and they will cut off their heads to kill good people and take credit for their merits.

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For more than half a year, the officers and soldiers and Blackbeard have been going back and forth in Yong'an County, but these ordinary people have suffered a lot. Almost anything they can eat is either taken away by Blackbeard or by the officers and soldiers. The same goes for pretty women.

Divided by both sides, the people really had no way to make a living. They were forced to surrender to thieves and follow Blackbeard to earn a living in order to survive.

As a result, in just over half a year, Blackbeard grew from a small group of bandits to over 10,000 or even tens of thousands of bandits, roaring back and forth in the mountains and forests, causing repeated setbacks to the Fujian officers and soldiers.

After figuring out the ins and outs, Yu Xiaotian couldn't help but feel sad for these people. In any era, the most unlucky people are often these ordinary people, not to mention living in this era when officials are inferior to bandits, which makes these people suffer even more.

Yu Xiaotian asked himself that he was by no means the kind of person who could only pity others. His long-term hard work at sea had hardened his nerves enough. Although he just sighed slightly when he looked at the miserable situation in front of him, since now

He has temporarily put on this official uniform, so why not just do what needs to be done in a serious manner?

So he gave an order and the team rushed to Yong'an County. The magistrate of Yong'an County was quite happy at first when he learned that another army of officers and soldiers had arrived, but when he learned that it was Yu Xiao who had been rampaging along the coast of Fujian in recent years.

After Tian and his men, his heart suddenly felt as if a basin of ice water had been poured on it, and it became as cold as a cold.

In the eyes of these people, those Ming Dynasty officers and soldiers were all of that kind of virtue. Now that Xiong Wencan has sent such an army of thieves who have just been recruited, Yong'an County is about to be completely destroyed!

After learning the news, the Yong'an magistrate and the gentry and officials in the county had to greet all eight generations of Xiong Wencan's ancestors.

When I heard that Yu Hailang, who came this time, only brought a mere two thousand generals, plus a thousand regiments of local warriors, he couldn't help but almost cursed.

You must know that some time ago, Zhang Jiace, the dignified deputy general of the Ming Dynasty, brought 5,000 officers and soldiers, plus 3,000 local warriors, and was beaten by Blackbeard and fled. Now, Xiong Wencan only sent so few troops, and

Isn't this a joke that a bandit soldier who has just been trained wants to capture him and his fellow Blackbeards?

(I’m dizzy, I didn’t get a single monthly pass yesterday!)