Zuo Liangyu didn't ask the first half, but only the second half, because Zuo Liangyu knew that Hao Yaoqi would not bring the two million taels of silver with him.

Thinking from the perspective of others, if it were him, Zuo Liangyu, wouldn't have done this.

In the army, there are many people and eyes. When Liu Zongmin arrives, he will never be able to hide the news. Even if there are no people who know about this, there will be no one knowing about it. In Zuo Liangyu's opinion, Hao Yaoqi will definitely hide it from most of his subordinates and send his confidants to hide it, so that he can hide it from others.

"Does General Zuo have a map?"

Zhang Shidao.

Zuo Liangyu waved his hand, and someone brought a roll of map. Zhang Shi took it, spread it in front of Zuo Liangyu and others, glanced at him, and pressed his finger on a place on the southern foot of the Chengshan Mountain in northern Yuzhou.

“It’s here.”

Zhang Shi said: "Baihe Valley is very secretive. In addition to Baihe Valley, there are Yufang Pass and Niutouling. But later we found that there are about two or three thousand people with suspicious traces in Baihe Valley."

"It must be here!"

Zuo Menggeng shouted: "Father, how can there be so many soldiers in this area besides us and the thieves? If it is not us, it must be thieves! I would like to hide the military pay here!"

Ma Shixiu also nodded repeatedly: "Young Marshal is right. Zuo Shuai, according to me, Hao Yaoqi is afraid that he will be independent. He pretends to behave here, and when the time comes, he will pull the pole and set the mountain on his own. Two million taels are not a small amount."

Zuo Liangyu looked pondering, and after a moment, he waved his hand and asked Zhang Shi: "Military pay may be hidden here, but there are still some joints in the document, so you must make it clear."

Zhang Shi secretly said that Zuo Liangyu was cunning, but said respectfully: "General Zuo just ask the villain."

Zuo Liangyu said: "The Zheng County Magistrate's document said that the thieves sent reinforcements to the south again. What is the situation now? What if the general commanded his troops to regain military pay, the thieves suddenly arrived and made a mistake?"

Zuo Menggeng and Ma Shixiu reacted suddenly and looked at Zhang Shi in unison.

Zhang Shi hurriedly said, "General's favor."

He paused and said, "My County Master Zun also had this consideration. Before the villain came, that is, this morning, the county master Zun received a reply from the sentry, saying that there was a scout from the direction of Kaifeng to appear north of Ye County. Because of this, the county master immediately ordered the villain to come to pay homage to the general."

Zuo Liangyu nodded slightly.

Then Zhang Shi continued: "According to the county master's estimate, at most, most of the thieves reinforcements will arrive in Ye County tomorrow, and the number of people should be between 10,000 or 20,000."

Zuo Liangyu frowned slightly when she heard this.

Zhang Shi said again: "But when the villain came, the county master personally told the villain to tell the general not to worry. When the county master came to Ye County last year, he began to move the people of Ye County, and now they are all in Fangcheng Mountain. There are tens of thousands of them. During the period when the county master evacuated the county town, he selected and organized five thousand young and strong men. He asked me to tell the general that he would hold the reinforcements of the thieves to the death. He only hoped that the general would send troops quickly and regain military pay."

Speaking of this, Zhang Shi sighed: "The county master already has the ambition to die!"

When Zuo Liangyu and others heard this, they were immediately overjoyed. As for what Zhang Shi said about Zheng County Zun, it is not related to Zuo Liangyu's business.

He hurriedly asked, "There are really five thousand young and strong?"

Zhang Shi said: "There are really five thousand young and strong. Although there are few soldiers and armor, the county master has overcome them. He cut wood into soldiers and fights to death with the thieves. When the villain comes, the county master has already started to mobilize the young and strong and ready to set off."

"How does the magistrate Zheng plan to hold back the bandits' reinforcements?" Ma Shixiu asked suddenly.

Zhang Shi replied without thinking, "Station in Ye County. The county master said that if there are 5,000 people stationed in Ye County, and the bandits will not dare to go south if they do not destroy Ye County."

When Zuo Liangyu heard this, he couldn't help but praise him: "What a magistrate of Zheng County, it turns out that he is both civil and military."

He stood up: "Zhang Baihu waited for a moment here, and this general went to meet Ding on this matter."

Zhang Shi hurriedly said, "General, the army is like fire, and there is no need for troops and food. My county master may have fought to the death with the bandits at this time. Please be sure to send troops earlier!"

Zuo Liangyu smiled: "Just wait."

Zhang Shi said: "The villain dared to ask the general to hurry up. The villain should immediately rush back to Ye County. If the villain receives the favor of the county emperor, even if he dies, he will die in front of the county emperor."

Zuo Liangyu and the other two looked sideways.

Ma Shixiu said: "It's still a loyal and righteous person."

...

Zuo Liangyu held the document, put on an armor and helmet, and pressed the sword to visit the supervisor Ding Qirui.

Ding Qirui was a Jinshi in the 48th year of Wanli. In his early years, he served as the head of the Nanjing Ministry of War, the doctor of the Ministry of War, the prefect of Taiyuan, and the right-sponsor of Shandong Censorate.

This person's life is ups and downs, and in general, his official career is still very prosperous. After Yang Sichang, the former general of the bandit suppression, died of illness, Emperor Chongzhen promoted Ding Qirui to the Minister of War, and gave Shangfang Baojian to supervise the troops of Huguang, Henan, Sichuan and the north and south of the Yangtze River to suppress the bandits. However, Ding Qirui was not in a good position and saw that the bandits were in great power, so he did not dare to fight with them.

A battle in Henan last year affected the death of the three-sided governor Wang Qiaonian. It can be said that Ding Qirui has done little since he was in charge of the army.

Supervisors like Ding Qirui and generals like Zuo Liangyu are probably a perfect match.

One is incompetent and courageous, the other is like a thief.

The current military pay is intriguing. Zuo Liangyu has long been jealous and has proposed to send troops to attack Hao Yaoqi and Liu Zongmin, trying to defeat these two tribes. However, Ding Qirui rejected it.

Zuo Liangyu did not insist, because he was not sure that the military pay had fallen into the hands of the bandits at that time. Moreover, war was not a joke, and the troops under Zuo Liangyu were his capital for self-respecting troops, so he did not dare to lose too much.

Ding Qirui rejected Zuo Liangyu, one was because he was afraid, and the other was that all the soldiers and horses of all sides had not taken their seats. Whether he was steady or timid, he was unwilling to fight the thieves easily.

Ding Qirui was incompetent, but it did not mean that he was worried. Emperor Chongzhen repeatedly urged him to advance to suppress the thieves. He ruthlessly ruthlessly, but he was afraid that he would be beaten to the end in anger. Since Emperor Chongzhen ascended the throne, even the chief minister has changed one after another like the seedlings in the fields, and has also made ruthless killings. Ding Qirui could not be worried.

Ding Qirui couldn't help but sigh when he was stationed in Yuzhou these days, with people on his back.

I don’t know when I will be dismissed from office and abducted by the emperor.

"It's hateful that some soldiers are arrogant and domineering..."

Every time this happened, Ding Qirui couldn't help but hate Zuo Liangyu and other generals. He was the supervisor, and he did nothing. Whether it was Hu Dawei, Fang Guoan, Yang Wenyue, or Zuo Liangyu, he didn't miss him much.

He believed that he wanted to suppress the thieves because he could not get the cooperation of his subordinates and was unable to make the world come true.

At this time, a servant came to report that it was Zuo Liangyu who asked for a visit.

Ding Qirui snorted coldly: "Tell him to wait in the front hall."

That being said, Ding Qirui could not let Zuo Liangyu wait for a long time. No matter how he said that he had to rely on these soldiers to be considered a supervisor. If he did not give the soldiers face, maybe when the soldiers would let him suffer a loss.
Chapter completed!