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Chapter 1186 Don’t thank me for your kindness

Ding Qirui felt a little relieved when he heard this, but he did not say anything. Instead, he turned to look at Yang Wenyue. His eyes seemed to say: I have squeezed out ten stone of grain from my teeth, and you, Yang Wenyue, should also bleed a little. You must stabilize Zuo Liangyu, the domineering general, otherwise you will not have enough troops to fight the enemy army.

How could Yang Wenyue not understand what he meant, but he didn't have much food left. Moreover, even if he had extra food, he would give it to Hu Dawei. How could he give it to Zuo Liangyu?

However, he knew that he had to stabilize Zuo Liangyu first, so he said, "General Zuo, I will also support you with ten stones of grain."

Zuo Liangyu did not say much, but just clasped his fists as a token of "thank you".

Looking at his domineering appearance, Yang Wenyue cursed in his heart: He is really a wild dog that can never be fed.

He turned around and looked at Hu Dawei again, sighing in his heart: Oh, I'm sorry, I gave the thief Zuo Ping ten stones, so I can only give you ten stones less!

However, Hu Dawei had no idea about Yang Wenyue's psychological changes at this moment, and he was completely unable to perceive it. After all, they could not communicate with each other's minds.

"General Wan, I would like to ask you to take the risk and return to Earl Yongning again to tell him the situation here. I also ask him to launch an attack on Chuangni within three days. We will cooperate with him to attack him with all our strength."

Upon hearing this, Wan Guangjin immediately stood up, clasped his fists and said, "General Ding, you are too polite. Sending letters and spying on the enemy is our duty as night soldiers. General Ding, do you have anything else to say? Can I pass it on to my uncle?"

Ding Qirui did not rush to speak. He first glanced at everyone in the big tent. Seeing that no one had any other opinions, he turned around and looked at Yang Wenyue again. Seeing that he secretly raised two fingers to him, he nodded to indicate that he understood.

"General Wan, you already have a general understanding of the situation in Shuipoji. I have nothing else to say to Earl Yongning. I just hope that Earl Yongning can understand our difficulties and see if we can launch an attack on Zhuxian Town within two days."

"Yes. I have made note of this. When I return to the camp, I will report the truth to you, my Lord."

"Okay. In that case, I'll have to trouble General Wan."

Ding Qirui's words were equivalent to an order to expel him. How could Wan Guangjin not understand? He bowed, clasped his fists in salute, and immediately left the tent.

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After Wan Guangjin left the Ding camp’s central military tent, he did not leave in a hurry.

He called upon the sentry officer Yu Shanhu and the team officer Zhao Shangxu, who had also come to deliver the letter, as well as nearly thirty Yulin cavalry soldiers, and followed behind a captain of the Ding camp, preparing to go to a nearby tent to take a rest.

In order to get in touch with the government troops in Shuipo Ji this time, Lin Fangping dispatched more than a hundred elite Yulin cavalrymen, all commanded by General Yi's deputy commander Wan Guangjin, and divided them into ten teams to come to Shuipo Ji. In the end, only he, Yu Shanhu, and Zhao Shangxu's three teams rushed over, while the other teams encountered obstacles and were forced to withdraw.

Wan Guangjin led the team directly to Ding Qirui's camp, while Yu Shanhu and Zhao Shangxu found Yang Wenyue's camp one after another. They came to Ding's camp with Yang Wenyue.

Suddenly, Wan Guangjin saw a young general who looked very familiar, so he walked up to him, clasped his fists and asked, "Excuse me, is this general under the command of Tiger Marshal?"

The young general also clasped his fists and said to him, "Your Highness, may I ask who this general is?" "It is indeed General Hu. I am Wan Guangjin, a subordinate of the Earl of Yongning in Xuanfu."

Hu Zichen felt very familiar when he heard his Xuanfu accent, especially when he heard him mention the three words "Yongning Earl", he could not hide the excitement on his face. He stretched out his hands and patted Wan Guangjin's shoulders heavily, saying: "Hey, so you are a general from Xuanfu. How are you, 'Yongning Earl'?"

Wan Guangjin clasped his fists and said, "My uncle is doing well. During the battle of Julu against the slaves, I once met General Hu. I never thought that I would be able to meet the general again here today."

He turned around and told the captain of the Ding camp to take everyone to rest first, while he would chat with Hu Zichen and go there later.

After everyone left, Wan Guangjin and Hu Zichen recalled the Battle of Julu and chatted about the changes in recent years, gradually drifting away from the others.

It was only then that Wan Guangjin whispered mysteriously, "Please tell General Hu that my uncle is very concerned about your safety, and has ordered me to tell you that if Shuipoji is really 'impossible to do', please don't give up. Although it is inconvenient to go to Kaifeng, you can retreat eastwards between Chenqi and towards Lankao. My uncle has already arranged for support."

Hu Zichen quietly stretched out his hand and squeezed his wrist, then said, "I am grateful for your kindness. I have written down everything that happened today, and will report it to my commander-in-chief later. Please ask General Wan to pay respects to Earl Yongning on my behalf. When the war here subsides, I will personally go to the door to thank Earl Yongning!"

"Take care, General Tiger."

"Take care, General Wan!"

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After Wan Guangjin left, the military meeting in the big tent really began.

There were rounds of disputes between the two governors and the four generals over the distribution of food and fodder and the order of attack. Among them, Zuo Liangyu alone controlled more than half of the troops of Shuipo Ji, so he would definitely not suffer any loss.

Of course, times now are different from the past. Everyone is facing the same difficulties, and no one is much better than anyone else. Although Ding and Yang are governors, they are incomparable to Zuo Liangyu in terms of manpower, food, military pay, and grain reserves.

But even so, they were still blackmailed by Zuo Liangyu at the military meeting. In the end, it was agreed that each of their battalions would provide 20 shi of grain to the Zuo Army, and the other three generals would each support the Zuo battalion with 10 shi of grain, in exchange for the Zuo battalion taking on the main attack mission on the eastern half of the bandits and the defense of the corresponding area.

  This was also a helpless measure. After all, Zuo Liangyu's strength was there. If he was unwilling to make a sincere effort, how could everyone withstand the fierce attack of the enemy army?

After more than an hour, the military meeting finally ended in a peaceful atmosphere.

Contrary to his usual behavior, Zuo Liangyu accompanied Yang Wenyue and other Baoding officials for a long distance, but he still did not pay much attention to Yang Wenyue. Instead, he walked side by side with Hu Dawei and chatted enthusiastically along the way.

Before leaving, Zuo Liangyu said very cordially: "General Tiger, it is my lifelong honor to fight alongside you to kill the enemy."

Although Hu Dawei felt that Zuo Liangyu's behavior today was a little different, he had no time to think about it as the battle was imminent. He could only clasp his fists and say, "Let's say goodbye today. Let's fight together on the battlefield in the future. I will never be inferior to General Zuo."

"Take care, Tiger Marshal!"

"Take care, Marshal Zuo!"