Chapter 365 Borrowing Soldiers

next morning.

"The last general, Yu Dayou, has urgent matters to see the governor."

"Your Excellency is still going to bed... Oh, General Yu, why don't you listen?"

"The last general Yu Dayou, I have something urgent to see the governor!"

Yu Dayou's voice raised, almost like thunder.

Therefore, Governor Hu Zongxian was woken up early in the morning.

Stretching, Hu Zongxian sat up from the bed: "Okay, let him come in."

Yu Dayou strode into the main cabin where Hu Zongxian was sleeping, saluted, and said, "Have you ever met Bai Xiaozhen, Duke Du?"

Hu Zongxian was a little confused: "Really Bai Xiaoren? I saw him yesterday. What's the matter?"

Yu Dayou was silent for a while, and then handed a note to Hu Zongxian: "This is the note left by Bai Xiaoren in the room, please read it."

Hu Zongxian took the note, opened it and read it carefully.

"General Yu Junjian: I have found out the clues of the Japanese pirates who stabbed you. It is the real Japanese leader Matsuura Shinkuro. The Japanese infestation in Fujian has basically subsided. I have nothing to do by staying here. I am determined to go to sea and find Matsuura Shinkuro. One is to avenge General Yu, and the other is to investigate the evil techniques used by the other party, as an experience to increase knowledge."

"The three lieutenants under General Yu's command, Zhang Ting, Yuan Yuan, and Zhou Zhan, are warriors who are used to fighting and are good at sailing. Traveling by boat, I did not inform General Yu of the emergency, so I hope you will forgive me."

Seeing this, Hu Zongxian already felt that something was wrong, and summoned Xu Wei over with a series of voices. He continued to read, his hands and feet were cold.

"However, there are only three school lieutenants who are not able to sail the boat, so I borrowed another two hundred soldiers from the governor's account. When General Yu presents the note to the governor, don't forget to say sorry for me."

Yu Dayou was a little puzzled: "Governor, how could Bai Xiaoren borrow two hundred soldiers from your account so easily, as if you didn't know about it?"

With a sullen face, Hu Zongxian put on his robe in a hurry: "Maybe it's just a joke... Where is the sergeant on duty? Go find my personal guard commander Zhou Shun!"

Yu Dayou had a stomach full of problems, so he could only hold them in his stomach. Although he has a rough temper, he can still see that Hu Zongxian is in a bad mood.

After a while, Zhou Shun, the commander of the personal guard, and Xu Wei, the master, arrived together.

Hu Zongxian didn't have time to say hello to Xu Wei, so he asked Zhou Shun immediately: "Last night Bai... Bai Xiaoren, did you ever look for you?"

Zhou Shun was a little surprised, and said: "Go back to the governor, that's right."

"He asked you to borrow troops?"

"yes."

"Did you lend it to him?" Hu Zongxian's face was almost covered with icicles.

"...Yes," Zhou Shun was a little puzzled, "Why did the Dugong ask this question? Last night, you obviously took the real Bai Xiaoren to find me on the last general's warship, and promised him two warships. Two hundred personal soldiers went to sea secretly."

"Nonsense!" Hu Zongxian said angrily, "You don't even recognize me? Pull it out and chop it up!"

Zhou Shun hurriedly knelt down, panicked but swore: "Grand Du, what the general said is the truth, it was indeed you and Bai Xiaoren who found it together!"

Xu Wei at the side exchanged a few words with Yu Dayou, quickly understood the situation, and said, "Zhou Shun, even if Duke Du wants to lend troops to Bai Xiaoyou, he will call you to give orders on the flagship. How could he condescend to go to your ship in person? ? This is strange, you can't tell?"

Zhou Shun said honestly: "At the beginning, the general had doubts, but after listening to Bai Xiaozheng's conversation with the Duke, he said, 'This is a confidential matter, please trouble the Duke to accompany him personally', the general thought, maybe the Duke did it for the sake of the Duke. Avoiding people's eyes and ears will condescend to come in person instead of summoning..."

Hu Zongxian's face was stiff: "Didn't you ask clearly?"

Zhou Shun bowed his head: "The last general...the last general dare not ask."

Xu Wei said with a smile: "Du Gongping is very strict in governing the army, orders and prohibitions are very prestigious in the hearts of the officers and men. It is reasonable for Zhou Shun not to dare to speak out when he saw the Du Gong in person."

Yu Dayou, however, remembered being on Kinmen Island,

Faced with the fact that Xu Hai shrank back and was ordered to be beheaded by Hu Zongxian on the spot, several soldiers nodded secretly in their hearts.

Hu Zongxian said angrily: "Where is my real body present? I slept in this cabin last night and never went out for half a step."

Xu Wei smiled and said: "This must be Xiaoyou Bai's magic. I heard that Taoist magic can call wind and rain, and spread beans into soldiers. Although Xiaoyou Bai is young, he is a master of Xuanzong in the hidden world. It's not surprising. To be able to deceive someone like Zhou Shun who is familiar with the Dugong, it shows that he has a lot of accomplishments."

Hu Zongxian's face twitched: "This... this little Taoist priest has made me suffer!" He wanted to curse "monster way", but thinking of Bai Xiaowen's contribution and helping him these days, he still didn't curse out.

"What are you doing in a daze? Zhifu, go after him! The little Taoist Bai didn't listen to me, he must have traveled east to Japan and attacked the Japanese country. He must be intercepted!" Hu Zongxian said.

Xu Wei shook his head and smiled helplessly: "Duke, it's too late. Since Xiaoyou Bai set off last night and went smoothly, he should have arrived in Ryukyu by now. The soldiers he took away were all soldiers who had followed you for many years. Zhou is extremely skilled, how could General Yu catch up to him."

Hu Zongxian stumbled and sighed: "Little Taoist Bai misunderstood me! What should I do if the Qing rumor officer finds out?"

Xu Wei smiled slightly, but he was confident: "Duke, don't worry, in fact, little friend Bai is very measured, and there is room for redress."

"how do I say this?"

"If Bai Xiaoyou took away soldiers and horses under the imperial government's establishment, there would be too many people talking about it, and it would be impossible to keep secrets. But what he took away were the soldiers who were loyal to the governor! The soldiers are not under the control of the court, even if The loss of two hundred people is easy to cover up for the governor," Xu Wei said.

The army of the Ming Dynasty had a serious problem of lack of pay. The soldiers and horses organized by the imperial court, such as the three major battalions of the capital, the local guards, etc., many soldiers could hardly even eat, so naturally they could not be said to be combat effectiveness.

The general's personal soldiers are different. In a sense, they can be regarded as armed servants raised by rich families, and they all have to be supported by the general himself. For these soldiers, the generals are their parents. The so-called who takes care of the bowl and who serves, of course the soldiers have to work hard for the generals. Loyalty to the generals is more important than loyalty to the court.

This is why Yu Dayou was called "General Master" by Zhang Ting and others. When Yu Dayou was in a coma, why didn't Hu Zongxian take the initiative to transfer Yu Dayou's personal soldiers, but let these personal soldiers take the initiative to invite them to take advantage of the search for medicine? The reason is also here.

Of course, it is still possible to transfer, even Yu Dayou himself has to obey orders, let alone his personal soldiers. It's just going beyond the general to dispatch the opponent's personal soldiers, which is a bit of a taboo, and the cautious Hu Zongxian is of course unwilling to do so.