The Soldier of the Red Mansion

Chapter 6 The Power of Wang's Army

The moonlight is silent.

Shizhuang.

Fifteen hundred soldiers camped outside the city. One tent held a squad leader's flag, one foot square, on a pole made of a spear, fifteen feet long, and hung nine feet high. Three tents held a general battalion flag, slightly larger than the squad leader's flag, one foot and five inches square, with a diagonal edge.

Nine tents were arranged in a circle, with a sentry flag in the middle. It was larger, two feet square, with edges at the corners and a belt three feet long.

Nine tents in a circle.

There are five circles of general flags, and two general flags are set up on the left and right to guard the central camp. The central camp has a camp commander's flag. One side of the camp commander's flag is embroidered with four big characters, writing "The three armies obey orders", and the other side is embroidered with a big character, "King".

Red, white, with border, without border, red heart with red border and yellow ribbon, blue heart with red border and yellow ribbon.

Against the backdrop of the fire in the tent, brazier and bonfire, it looks like a sea of ​​flags, giving people a sense of solemn beauty that is breathtaking to watch.

On a barren slope in the distance, Qi Yingshe was being watched by soldiers, but he didn't care. He was not afraid of the swords and guns in the soldiers' hands. Instead, he kept looking at the tents over there, his face full of curiosity.

"The Wang family army's strict discipline is truly worth seeing. Today I finally understand the power of General Wang."

He Kuan was actually here, without any armor, sitting on a rock, happily drinking the wine brought by Qi Yingshe, and not taking Qi Yingshe's men on the river seriously.

To the south of Shizhuang is the Yangtze River.

Qi Yingshe's fleet was docked at the riverside. Without Wang Jiajun's permission, no one on the boat dared to disembark, only the host Qi Yingshe went ashore.

Everyone waited.

At daybreak, Qi Yingshe and several of his confidants, led by He Kuan, quietly entered the camp to see the spoils brought back by Wang's army.

“They are all good things.”

"But General Wang has been too generous to us. Could he have some ulterior motive?"

"No matter what his intentions are, as long as it's a good thing and he dares to give it to me, I'll take it."

Qi Yingshe didn't care.

Although General Wang has a great reputation, they don't interfere with each other. The Qi family is not afraid of General Wang. Everyone goes their own way. If they can cooperate, they cooperate. If they can't cooperate, they go their separate ways. The Qi family has no worries about the source of goods.

After reminding their boss, the shopkeepers couldn't let go of the spoils in their hands. They were all good stuff. They could take them out to sea and sell them to the red-haired devils, and they could make several times the profit by reselling them.

He Kuan was getting bored waiting outside. When he saw Qi Yingshe coming out, he immediately asked, "Have you finished reading?"

"finish watching."

Qi Yingshe knew He Kuan's character and said straightforwardly, "One price, twenty thousand taels."

“The price cuts are too harsh.”

He Kuan didn't understand business, but he knew the value of the goods inside.

"General He, you may not know that our business going out to sea is extremely risky. Take the Chongming Sand Fort ahead for example. If we don't feed them, we won't even be able to cross the Yangtze River."

Qi Yingshe deliberately mentioned Chongmingsha.

Although Chongmingsha Suo is just a garrison, it is the gateway where the Yangtze River flows into the sea, and the forces involved are very complicated. The fact that Qi Yingshe can take over Chongmingsha Suo also shows how strong the Qi family's background is.

The price was a bit low, and He Kuan couldn't make the decision, so he went to ask the general.

Qi Yingshe was also very curious about General Wang, but General Wang had no intention of meeting him, so Qi Yingshe could only wait.

“Give him his price.”

"General, the Qi family is not the only one that has the means to go out to sea. We can keep the goods in our hands and find another family in a few days." He Kuan felt that the Qi family had too big an appetite and was cutting the price too hard.

"Leave it to them. I have other plans."

Wang Xin was eating breakfast.

Fried noodle paste.

He eats what the soldiers eat.

He did not make a public show by eating with the soldiers, but ate in his own tent, where the soldiers could not see him.

Hearing this, knowing that the general never suffered any loss, He Kuan went out with a smile on his face.

soon.

He Kuan came back and actually agreed.

Qi Yingshe was stunned. He thought there would be bargaining and he was planning to give in a little, but the other party did not play by the rules, so he had to swallow his anger and feel a little depressed. Why don’t you raise the price?

How can I let go when you don't even mention it?

Qi Yingshe still wanted to establish long-term cooperation with General Wang, who had recently become famous.

Qi Yingshe and his men loaded the goods onto the Yangtze River ship. The shopkeeper hesitated and said worriedly, "There's no such thing as a free lunch. I wonder what General Wang is up to."

Although Qi Yingshe was used to being arrogant, he did not dare to be careless anymore and planned to go back to see his elder brother.

The three brothers of the Qi family.

Each of them is a hero on the Yangtze River.

The Jianghu people call them three heroes from the same family.

The central army's artillery fired.

The fleet on the Yangtze River was still transporting goods. When they heard the sound of cannons in the distance, everyone on and off the boat changed color, thinking that the enemy was attacking.

Qi Yingshe urged people to climb the mast to see what was happening.

"Dong dong dong."

"Dong dong dong."

"Dong dong dong."

Bursts of drumbeats came in, at regular intervals, as if reminding someone of something. After a long time of silence and only the sound of drums, the fleet finally calmed down for a moment, and someone shouted on the mast.

"It seems that Wang's army is leaving the camp."

Qi Yingshe was stunned.

"The flag is being raised, but I don't understand what flag it is."

"There are so many flags, and they move around like they're choreographed. They're more lively than the actors on the stage."

The men on the mast watched in fascination.

They saw many small flags merge into the big flag, like rivers and lakes flowing into the sea. Three more cannon shots were fired, the drums stopped, and the trumpets sounded.

"Wei."

"Wei."

"Wei."

Three shouts.

One thousand five hundred soldiers, in uniform, with an awe-inspiring momentum.

"Boom. Boom. Boom."

The drum sounded again, and it changed to a tap drum.

The flags left the camp one by one.

"What a dragon coming out of the sea."

More and more guys climbed up the mast, and people applauded and shouted that they had finally opened their eyes today.

"Damn it! A guy just leaving the camp caused such a scare." Qi Yingshe was very depressed. It was just an ordinary march of the Wang family army, but it made his own men panic, as if the Qi family could not be compared with the Wang family army.

The young Qi Yingshe was very unhappy and could only urge the fleet to set sail. He raised his head and shouted loudly, and even pulled everyone off the mast.

"How can you say you have no clothes?"

"How can you say you have no clothes?"

"I share the same robe with you."

"I share the same robe with you."

The captain sang.

The sergeants sang.

The military songs are loud and clear.

"Do you mean you have no clothes?"

"Do you mean you have no clothes?"

"I share the same pond with you."

"I share the same pond with you."

The Wang family army sang military songs and marched.

On the riverside.

More than a dozen ships were sailing quietly on the Yangtze River. The sailors ran to the side of the ships, listening to the military songs that were gradually fading away with complicated expressions.

The arrogant Qi Yingshe was speechless at this moment.

Suddenly I felt regretful.

The price cut is quite harsh.

Could it be that this Wang guy really has his eyes on the Qi family?

Everyone knows that the Qi family is rich.

There are many people who want to take over their Qi family. With his eldest brother around, Qi Yingshe has never been afraid. But now he feels a little worried and uneasy. He can't wait to see his eldest brother and remind him of what happened today.

(End of this chapter)