Chapter 176 Zhang Guifen in Red Dress Sends Wei Yuan

The three southeastern routes mainly include the areas of Liangzhe, Jiangnan and Fujian, as well as some counties in Lianghuai involving the coastal areas.

Wei Yuan was barely qualified to be a frontier official as the assistant minister of the Ministry of War.

As long as he solves the problem of Japanese pirates in the southeastern area, from now on, no one in the court will use Wei Yuan's qualifications and experience to make a fuss.

After the court was dismissed, Fan Chunren specially found Wei Yuan and said:

"General Wei, please take care of the southeastern trip."

Wei Yuan bowed and said: "Lord Fan, your words are important. I have heard that Lord Fan has the style of Wen Zhenggong. The southeastern trip cannot do without Lord Fan's full help."

Fan Chunren said: "General Wei is polite."

Zhao Zhen trusted Fan Chunren very much.

After all, he is the descendant of Wen Zhenggong.

No matter how high his official position is in this life, Fan Chunren will live under the influence of Fan Zhongyan.

And he will not have any rebellious thoughts, just because his father is Fan Zhongyan.

If the Fan family manages well for several generations, they will surely become a ‘scholarly family’. Now, they can only be called a ‘famous family’.

The next day.

Wei Shuyi, Wei Ruyi, Minglan, Chang Ge’er and others came to the Bo’s house for a banquet.

During the meal, Wei Shuyi and her sister repeatedly reminded,

"I heard that the southeast is a bitter and cold place, I think it is not as good as Bianjing. Take good care of yourself when you go there."

"If you need anything, send someone to tell me. The things in Bianjing are better than other places."

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Wei Yuan smiled and responded, "Don't worry too much, sisters. I will definitely go smoothly and will be back in June or July at most."

Hearing this, Wei Shuyi calculated the date and said, "It just so happens that after you come back, you will marry Guifen."

Wei Yuan also meant this and nodded, "I will write to inform my eldest and second sisters when I am about to return."

"I will trouble you two sisters to help me prepare the things needed for the wedding."

The Wei family no longer has any elders.

Wei Yuan doesn't understand that matter, so he can only let two people with marriage experience arrange it.

Wei Shuyi said, "Of course, it's true. It doesn't matter whether you are bothering me or not. Your second sister and I are so happy to see you get married and start a family."

After a pause, Minglan asked, "Uncle, are the Japanese pirates easy to fight?"

The Wei sisters were also very interested in this topic.

Wei Yuan said bluntly, "The court has promoted the fight against the Japanese pirates very much, making you all think that the Japanese pirates are as powerful as Liao and Xia."

"In fact, fighting them is as simple as suppressing bandits. You just need to take the army for a round, and that's about it."

A few days before the expedition, Wei Yuan visited some seniors and friends, and even had a drink with Wang Anshi in Fanlou.

During the drink, Wang Anshi said, "I thought General Wei would take me to Guangyuntai."

Wei Yuan was stunned and asked with a smile, "I haven't heard that Lord Wang likes to go to that kind of place?"

In the past life, Wang Anshi was famous for not being fond of women and living a simple life.

"If General Wei invites me, why shouldn't I go?" Wang Anshi smiled.

Wei Yuan said, "Then I can only wait until I come back from the southeast."

Wang Anshi said, "There are many noble families in the southeast, and many forces are in collusion with the Japanese pirates. The so-called Japanese pirates are probably disguised by our Zhou people, and their purpose is only for money and sex."

"Many officials are not as effective as the elders of a large noble family in their local areas. Some villages and villages have become mountain bandit dens."

Wei Yuan was shocked, "Is the situation over there so complicated?"

Wang Anshi said, "You will understand it when you go there."

"The country has been supporting scholars for many years, but most of these scholars and officials come from Jiangnan, Shandong and other places."

"When have you heard that there have been any famous scholars and officials in the southeast in recent years?"

"It is said that the people in the north are fierce, but in fact, if the people in the south become ruthless, It was also ignored by the judicial. "Wei Yuan said:" The way of murder can only solve the urgency for a while. "Wang Anshi said:" Those mountain bandits have done. It seems that the southeast and his party is far more than that. Two days later.

The Manjia Camp was officially established.

In the new army camp, three hundred warriors, each wearing Wuchui armor, with a bow and crossbow on the waist, and three hidden arrows tied to the right wrist for simultaneous firing.

The iron armor on the left arm is made of copper shield material, which can be used as a shield temporarily to resist the attack of iron.

In this army, the weapons held by everyone are not spears, sticks, etc., but Guandao, which is quite heavy.

With one blow, it can not only break the armor, but also kill the enemy with one blow, but it needs regular maintenance.

Each person is equipped with two war horses, and the key positions of the horses are also wrapped in iron sheets.

Xixia horses have a strong load-bearing capacity, otherwise, Xixia's heavy armored cavalry would not be famous all over the world.

Wei Yuan looked at the heroic and high-spirited soldiers of the full armor camp in front of him, and he was very happy.

Such a fully armed army, even if its combat power is low, is enough to fight ten with one.

At this time, General Yang Huairen handed the copper mask made by the general to Wei Yuan and said:

"Follow your instructions and make it as scary as possible. I just asked a soldier to wear it to add some murderous aura and deter the enemy."

"In addition, based on the experience of the Xixia Iron Harrier Army, we made a hook rope to be tied to the horse. Although the soldiers died, they would not fall to the ground. The horses could continue to charge and play a role in breaking up the enemy's formation."

Wei Yuan couldn't help but praise: "Our Manjia Camp can be regarded as the most well-equipped army in the Great Zhou."

"Given time, the number of people in the Manjia Camp will exceed 10,000, which is enough to be invincible in the world."

More than 10,000 people?

Yang Huairen and others felt that this was a little unrealistic.

The effort and financial resources spent on building such an army are by no means a little bit.

Just in terms of food, it costs a lot of money.

For ordinary soldiers, it takes four or five days or even seven or eight days before they can see some meat in their bowls.

The soldiers of the Manjia Camp need to eat meat every day.

Even Wei Yuan specifically instructed that they should eat a mixture of fat and lean meat, rice, and that the meat should not be lower than this standard in the future.

From this point of view, it is not realistic to have more than 10,000 people.

If it is more than 1,000, it can be tried.

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On the 15th day of March.

Han Zhang led all the officials to the outside of the capital to send the king's army to the southeast.

Zhao Zhen specially issued an order that all the soldiers of the new army who have families in the capital can go to see them off.

Many scenes of relatives parting are being played out outside the city.

Wei Shuyi and others also came.

They just watched from a distance and did not come forward to greet Wei Yuan.

Others can say goodbye to their relatives, but Wei Yuan can't, he is the commander-in-chief of the three armies.

If some soldiers whose relatives are not in the capital see that the commander they believe in is also saying goodbye to his relatives, they are afraid that the morale of the army will be shaken.

Although this is a minor detail, Wei Yuan has always been cautious in using troops. Although he has just set out, he has already considered the morale issue in the future.

While watching the soldiers getting ready, Wei Yuan said to Han Zhang:

"Grand Master Han, I will have to trouble you to take care of the subsequent food and supplies."

Han Zhang said: "When have you ever made mistakes in this matter?"

Although they have different political views, Wei Yuan can always trust Han Zhang on major issues.

No matter Han Zhang or Wei Yuan, no one wants to suffer, but the soldiers who are fighting for the country.

Han Zhang once served as the Shaanxi Economic and Appeasement and Recruiting Envoy, commanded the army to fight against the Western Xia army, although he was defeated.

However, he remembered the bloody scene on the battlefield and the tragic death of many men of the Great Zhou on the battlefield.

From then on, although Han Zhang did not like to negotiate too much with higher-level generals, he was quite concerned about the affairs of the soldiers.

For example, in the previous Battle of Yanmen, although the war was over and Zhang Fu and others could return victorious at any time, Han Zhang still prepared a batch of winter clothes to send to the border.

He was worried that the soldiers guarding the border would freeze to death.

When the auspicious time came, Wei Yuan did not delay, crossed his sword and rode his horse, looked at the new army soldiers, and shouted:

"Go to war!"

Then, 80,000 soldiers set off.

As for the Manjia Camp, when marching, they did not wear heavy armor, but marched lightly, just to preserve their physical strength.

They were good players picked from a hundred miles away, so there was no need to train them during the march.

Zhang Fu looked at the fierce generals of the country that he had promoted, and gradually felt a little proud in his heart, and laughed heartily:

"Yuan'er will definitely make achievements for my Great Zhou when he goes there."

Many civil officials couldn't help rolling their eyes when they heard it.

It's just fighting the Japanese pirates. It would be a pity if they couldn't beat them.

What kind of achievements is this?

The army is going to war.

Minglan and others standing at the city gate felt a little uncomfortable.

"Uncle will be gone for several months. The swords on the battlefield are blind, which makes people worry."

"Why didn't your aunt come to see you off today?"

"I am also wondering. Logically, your aunt should come."

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Not long ago, Zhang's house.

In Zhang Guifen's boudoir.

Madam Zhang looked at her daughter and said earnestly:

"If you don't go now, it will be too late. Do you really not plan to go?"

At this time, Zhang Guifen did not wear any makeup. Her plain face gave people a fresh and refined feeling, and there was a faint sense of heroic spirit between her eyebrows.

She was wearing a red dress with a waistband. If it were not for her pretty face, she would not look like a woman at all.

She looked more like a general leading troops in battle and a knight who spent his time in leisure.

She wore this dress on purpose. She wanted to go and see him off, but at the critical moment, she backed out in her heart, fearing that she could not bear to be separated from Wei Yuan.

Although she and Wei Yuan did not see each other often on weekdays, they were in the same place after all.

Now that they were going to be separated, it must be a bad mood for her who was deeply in love.

"Go, if you don't go now, you will really be far away."

Mrs. Zhang knew her daughter's temperament.

Zhang Guifen gently wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, raised her head, looked at Madam Zhang, and said with a forced smile:

"Mother, does my daughter look good when she smiles?"

Madam Zhang nodded, "Yes, my daughter looks good even if she doesn't smile."

Zhang Guifen stood up suddenly, walked outside the house, and loudly ordered a servant:

"Prepare the horse!"

Soon, Zhang Guifen came to the gate of the mansion, like a man, jumped on the horse, and galloped in the streets of the capital.

Today, many people went to watch the army go to war.

So the streets were a little empty.

But there were still some women wandering around the streets.

Suddenly, they saw a young man in red riding a horse, looking very high-spirited, and they couldn't help but be fascinated.

"That man is so handsome."

"Yes, I wonder which family he is from. It would be great if I had the chance to meet him."

"Don't be crazy about him. How could such a young man like us?"

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Zhang Guifen rode too fast, so those people couldn't see her face clearly.

But they all subconsciously thought that she was a handsome young man, heroic and majestic.

"Go!"

"Go!"

Zhang Guifen galloped all the way to the city gate and flew directly past.

At this time, Minglan was chatting with her mother.

Suddenly, she felt a gust of wind blowing, which made her look up, and saw a familiar back, sitting on the horse, chasing in the direction of the army.

Minglan blinked and said, "That's... my aunt?"

Even Wei Shuyi looked at Zhang Guifen in red with envy in his eyes, "It should be her."

Minglan recalled the scene when Zhang Guifen passed by her just now.

With the red ribbon on her body fluttering, the so-called heroine is just like this.

"Today's aunt is so pretty. No, it should be cool."

"No wonder my uncle chose a woman like my aunt to be his wife."

Minglan stared at the direction where her aunt went away in a daze.

Not to mention men, even women would be in love with Zhang Guifen in red today!

Galloping on the horse, the red ribbons tied on her head and clothes floated in the wind, like a beautiful landscape painting, which made people linger.