"Mr. Ge, don't rush to leave," Zheng Yunming took out an empty name from his arms and told him: "I have discussed it with Weng Lu. Many of the big and small matters in the camp still rely on your assistants, so we plan to sue Meng Shuai and keep you."

"Now, let's divide the Tulong Army into the left, center and right armies. I will be the central army and Lu Weng is in charge of the right army. Mr. Ge, you will be responsible for your hard work. How about being the commander of the left army?"

Ge Huai was stunned for a moment: "Meng Shuai told me that you, a little official, don't like our ignorant big guys to manage the new army for you, so he didn't bring a general over here. Why did you want me to stay again?"

"You misunderstood." Zheng Yunming said a little apologetically: "The essence is not to blindly reject military officials to command the army. I mean, don't mix the old and new troops, so that the new troops are infected with dusk energy and bad habits. We have always been eager for generals like Ge, who are loyal, honest and resolute. Please Ge, don't think about the difference between civil and military, and must stay and help me."

As long as you have a formal title, you will inevitably look down on the martial artists who don’t know a word. Even the staff in the shogunate often make up jokes and laugh at these rude and rough people behind their backs. Ge Huai hasn’t heard such sincere words as Zheng Yunming, such as those of the civil servants with identities and knowledge, for a long time.

"No, the people who lead the troops to fight are loyalty and righteousness." Ge Huai reached out and picked up the imperial edict paper: "As long as the supervisor has something to do with Ge Huai, go in the water, and let's go in the fire!"

"It's just that in the future, you scholars will have to recite poems and enjoy the moon, drink and write essays on a whim. Don't count Old Ge in it." Ge Huai's straight belly made everyone laugh.

There are roughly three roads from Jiangling to Xiangfan. The most convenient road is undoubtedly to go north to Yingzhou first, then take a boat from the Han River and head straight to Xiangyang City.

The most difficult thing is to detour Xiazhou and return to the state. Cross the mountains and ridges, reach the upper reaches of the Han River, and then flow downstream to Xiangyang.

There is another road, which is from Jiangling along the Zhang River, and after the Jingmen Army landed, we went north along the mountain road and crossed Jingshan and land to Xiangyang City. This road is indeed easier than the road to Xiazhou, but it still has to cross the many barriers of the Jingshan Mountains.

Of course, this road is not as prosperous as the Hanshui Road. However, it is not like Guizhou Road, only a few travelers and business travelers pass by. Every day, a considerable number of caravans will come ashore from the Jingmen Army, pass through the dense broad-leaved wood forest of Jingmen Mountain, transport lacquerware, bronzeware and paper from Jiangling to Xiangyang, and then transport the catches, wood and pickled vegetables from Xiangyang back to Jiangling for sale.

But today the merchants at Jingmen Army Wharf cursed their choice. It would rather spend a few more money to take a boat at the Han River than to block the narrow road and move.

Just because this road that cannot be considered a prosperous man on weekdays is now filled with soldiers and relatives moving north.

Their destination is not Xiangyang, but a mountain in the Jingshan Mountains between Xiangyang and Jiangling, which is famous as Laoya Mountain.

The choice of this location as the location of the old camp of the Tulong Army was the result of the struggle of the generals of Tulong Mountain headed by Zheng Yunming and the Jinghu Commander. The original plan of the Jinghu Commander was to place the Prime Minister Gongzi and his huge companion team outside Jiangling Prefecture. It was originally surrounded by water on three sides and was known as the natural danger of the Three Seas and Eight Cabinets. Because it had not been war-torn for a century, it had long been developed into fields by the people of Jiangling. Because it was filled with soil on the riverbed, the soil was particularly fertile and was a fertile land in the Jiangling area.

Zhao Fan meant that it would rather use state power to expel the people who farmed here and let Zheng Yunming take people to farm and study here peacefully than let him make trouble in Xiangyang Prefecture.

However, Zheng Yunming took into account the independence of the Tulong Army and the limitations of freedom of governance. After all, in Jiangling, it is the core of the Jinghu Triangle, namely Xiangfan, Ezhou and Jiangling. There were originally a large number of troops who came here to eat. The second-in-commands of the Three Divisions of the Jinghu Division were also gathered in Jiangling. From a political perspective, it was actually a national important town that was no less than that of Xiangyang.

There are many people, so there will naturally be more troubles.

Zheng Yunming would rather move the garrison to the border of Laoya Mountain at the junction of Xiangyang and Jiangling. This place is located at a dangerous pass, with natural dangers to keep Jingshan. Being guarded on Laoya Mountain is equivalent to protecting the northern wing of Jiangling. What's more, Laoya Mountain originally had only one sentry camp with local soldiers, with only more than 100 militia stationed. For Zhao Fan from Xiangyang and Bi Zhijie, deputy envoy of Jinghu Command in Jiangling, they are all beyond reach.

"These two adults are all people who can't afford to offend." Zheng Yunming complained to Yang Xuan and Wang Deng while using a red pen to circle Lao Ya Mountain on the map.

Of course, since he chose the freedom of activity, Zheng Yunming also had to face the difficulties of staying in the wilderness.

The first thing we have to face is the headache-inducing housing problem. Laoyashan military village has only more than ten thatched huts. The fences are built with several inches of round wood and grass on the outside. This is the method of building a copycat in Jinghu. However, for the Tulong Army, whose population exceeds 10,000, the family members and the people who are in the military farm, this is almost as if there is no cover and safety.

Secondly, the consequence of staying away from the important towns of land and water is that a large amount of manpower must be arranged every day to organize the supply of the army. The grain of rice and arrow needed by the Tulong Army must be transported from Xiangyang Prefecture through winding mountain roads to Laoya Mountain by a large cart and shoulder pole. The expenses required on the road alone are already quite expensive.

Not to mention that Jingshan is surrounded by mountains, with severe shortage of fields for farming and abandoned for many years. It is impossible to place tens of thousands of people here.

"It is bound to not be left here." Lu Xunzhi suggested to Zheng Yunming: "Only a few people can be left to reclaim deserted fields here. The remaining people can be placed on the land between Laoya Mountain and Jingmen and Xiazhou. There were originally few people who cultivated it here, and the land was very barren. However, according to the people who went to survey, although the soil here is not as fertile as the Sanhai and Eight Guests, it can also be called a medium-sized field."

"Place beacon towers on Jingshan." Zheng Yunming nodded and said, "Once the enemy attacks, the old camp can accommodate the people nearby. The farmer farming in the south of the old camp can quickly retreat to the Jingmen army and then transfer from the Zhangshui to Jiangling."

Having said that, when Zheng Yunming walked in the middle of the team, he saw with his own eyes a few fields that were occasionally revealed among the mountains. All that was left was dense forests and continuous weeds, and he couldn't help but worry about the difficulties of farming in the future.

When the team marched to the open area at the foot of Jingshan Mountain, they saw endless rice fields. The rice seedlings in the fields were the season for their hard work to grow. The mountains and fields were green and lush, and farmers were leading oxen to pass by from time to time. If it weren't for the undulating dark mountains in the distance, Zheng Yunming almost thought he was still in the beautiful Jiangnan.

Yang Xuan walked in the team and saw Xian'er riding a donkey in front of him, talking with Han Silang beside him about which is more beautiful, the scenery here or Jiangnan. He took two steps forward and secretly stabbed the donkey's buttocks with the iron cone hidden in his sleeve.

The donkey was in pain and screamed and carried Zheng Xian away from the main road and rushed into the fields on the side of the road. Xian'er screamed and tried to tighten the reins, but everything was futile on the donkey that was hurt. The donkey ran wildly in the fields with the terrified Xian'er. The recruits couldn't help laughing as they looked at the funny look of the chief general's Shutong screaming in the field.

It was not until several soldiers surrounded the sergeants from different directions that they barely forced the running donkey. At this time, the entire rice field was trampled to the mess. The farmland owner, who heard the news, rushed over, but saw so many officers and soldiers standing on the road, stomping their feet from afar, and did not dare to get closer.

Zheng Yunming rode on the horse, his eyebrows were raised, and he shouted loudly: "Zheng Xian! What have you done! I repeatedly declared military discipline before I set off on the road. How do you say it!"

Wang Deng said loudly: "There are those who trampled and destroyed the seedlings of farmland along the road, and they are twenty rods!"

"I said it!" Zheng Yunming's voice rose higher than Wang Deng: "If anyone violates the people, the punishment will be executed three times as long as the original punishment is done! Military judge! Zheng Xian will be 60 on the spot!"

Two Yuhou went forward to hold Xian'er, completely ignored Xian'er's cry and overturned him to the ground, and when the stick came over, he was about to be punished.

"Wait a minute!" Yang Xuan raised his hand and said, "Zheng Xian was just the first crime, and he was frightened by his mount. The crime was not his original intention. According to the usual rules, he should be reduced in sentence!"

When the generals saw Yang Xuan open their mouths, they bowed to plead with Zheng Yunming. After all, no one was unwilling to give the master's attendant a kindness for nothing.

Wang Deng also said: "The frightened beasts cannot be controlled by human power. If the frightened and trampled on crops in the future, the military will be punished three times more severely. The reason is unfair, and I am afraid it will be difficult to convince the public."

Zheng Yunming glared at Wang Deng: "If the war horses are frightened for no reason, the cavalry is not trained strictly. How can it be called innocent? However, because Zheng Xian was just a first offense, and there is still a reason to forgive. The punishment of the stick was reduced by half and the stick was thirty! Everyone was not allowed to plead again! Why didn't the stick hand be punished?"

The two men raised their black oil sticks in their hands and started to beat them up. As each stick went down, Xian'er's scream was heard by the soldiers of the army and the people who were gradually gathering around to watch. Many people secretly thought in their hearts that Zheng Yunming's actions were too harsh.

When the scepter reached twenty times, Zheng Yunming shouted: "Stop!"

The stick hand hurriedly stopped the stick in his hand and looked up to wait for the commander's order.

"I am Zheng Xian's master." Zheng Yunming said as he turned over and dismounted, and began to untie his official robe: "Zheng Xian broke the law, and I was improperly governed. Part of this punishment should be used on me."

His army was in an uproar. In this era, the noble and humble were clearly distinguished. It was unimaginable that the master came forward to take the blame for the servant.

Wang Deng immediately shouted: "You are the chief general of the First Army, how can you be punished by yourself?"

Ge Huai also hurriedly advised him: "General, you are doing this too much. Although the master and servant are intimate, there is a difference between superiors and subordinates. Why do you have to bear this punishment yourself if Zheng Xian made a mistake?"

Xian'er lay on the ground and kept begging: "Young master, don't do this, Xian'er just be beaten!"

"Mr. Ge, don't persuade him," Zheng Yunming took off his clothes at this time and lay on the ground: "This is a rule for you in the future. Anyone who has a personal military slave who commits military law will have a joint relationship with the master, and can hold his hands and execute the punishment! Otherwise, you will be killed first for the crime of disobeying the military order!"

The two cane hands hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed: "I dare not to torture the master no matter what!"
Chapter completed!