Horse on the World

Chapter 420 The Guerrillas and the Hundred-Day Banquet

One day later, Lv Zhaoting, who rushed to support Baimadu in such a hurry, ambush in the middle of Baima Mountain. Zheng Zhiyuan boldly sent most of the sailors ashore, and with an overwhelming force, he dealt a heavy blow to Lv Zhaoting who was caught off guard. Lv Zhaoting's troops fled .Immediately, Zheng Zhiyuan entered by land and water to attack Baliji. The defenders of Baliji knew that Baimadu had fallen, and Lu Zhaoting was defeated. The door was wide open, and small warships from Dingzhou came up the river in an endless stream.

Lu Fengchun, who had been attacking Zhucheng for a long time, was shocked when he heard the news. He immediately withdrew from the siege and prepared to return to the army. He was blocked in Shenzhou and had nowhere to go.

Quancheng, this is the end point of Zheng Zhiyuan's naval division. After reaching here, he has completed the task assigned to him by Dingzhou. The Zeng's army has completely taken over the defense of Quancheng. More Zeng's troops are gathering here from the waterway, ready to Attacking Yingcheng, another important military site, completely cut off the hope of Lu Fengchun's northern army fleeing north.When the Zeng family was happily gathering troops, on the Tuojiang River, among Zheng Zhiyuan's ship, thirty Captain Yun Hui of the Marine Corps were gathering together.

"Everyone, the navy's combat mission on the Tuojiang River has basically been completed so far. The rest is just to support the battle and deliver supplies. To complete the rest of the mission, it depends on you elites selected from thousands of marines!" Zheng Zhiyuan's eyes swept over every team member.

"The Marine Corps is the elite of the Dingzhou Army. The entire Dingzhou has [-] soldiers. The [-] Marine Corps is undoubtedly the best among the [-] soldiers, and you are among the [-] elites." the elite of the

The faces of the thirty team members were flushed with excitement. Being selected to stand here was the greatest honor in itself. "Willing to die for the commander!" The deep voices of 30 people sounded in the cabin, without shouting loudly, but they seemed more solemn.

"Shenzhou and Shunzhou are both war zones at the moment. The forces of the enemy and us are intertwined. There are also many bandits who take advantage of the fire to rob. It can be said that these two places are now in danger. In these two places, if there is no large army You may die at any moment, are you afraid?" Zheng Zhiyuan asked.

"Not afraid!" Anger flashed in the eyes of the marines, who thought the word was an insult to them.

"Each of you can only lead ten team members into the battle zone and send them to the designated areas for you. The tasks you want to accomplish cannot be accomplished by bravery alone, but also need you to use your brains and wisdom to complete them." Zheng Zhiyuan Standing up, walking in front of the rows of team members, looking at the resolute faces.

"When we set foot on this land in the future, if you have a team of 100 people, you will be Colonel Yingyang Guochang, and if you have a team of 1000 people, then you will be Captain Zhenwu Yichang." Zheng Zhiyuan road. "In short, as many people as you can recruit, you can get the corresponding positions. Of course, what I see should be a well-trained team, not a group of vagrant bandits."

"General, what if I have 3000 or 5000 people?" a team member said loudly.

Zheng Zhiyuan laughed loudly, "Then you are the battalion commander, but I am not just a general. I have no right to approve your position. You need to get the commander's approval, but if you can really pull such a Is it possible that the commander-in-chief will be stingy with a general position, you have proved that you are fully qualified for this position."

There was a burst of relaxed laughter from the team.

Zheng Zhiyuan's face turned serious and said: "Everyone, when we send you down, we not only need to build up the team, but also occupy the territory, and we must digest these territories, so that whether the gentry or the common people in these places only know about Li Shuai and forget about him." Zeng Shuai, this is a test of your ability and wisdom, and this is by no means an easy task. When you have the ability to completely occupy a place, we will send you corresponding civilian personnel to assist you in governing the place."

"Before this period, the only help our navy can provide you is to provide you with some weapons on a regular basis. Of course, this has to be hidden from Zeng's eyes and ears. However, the spies from the Statistics and Investigation Department and the Military Intelligence Department I will provide you with some help. Everyone, I wish you good luck." Zheng Zhiwu said.

Thirty team members bowed and saluted, then turned and left the cabin.

It was night, these men who took off their military uniforms in Dingzhou were carried by small boats and quietly ran along the Tuojiang River to their respective destinations.

Dingzhou, Zhenxi Hou Mansion, decorated with lanterns and festoons, was full of joy, even the big trees on the side of the road outside the mansion were covered with red silk, on the square outside the waiting mansion, there were performances of various colors from the morning Gathering the strength of breastfeeding, they competed with each other with all their strength, and the crowds of audience burst into bursts of applause. Compared with the land of the Central Plains, which is full of wars and smoke, this place is completely a paradise.

In the city, every household in the city hung up red lanterns, and the entire Dingzhou city was full of joy. Although today was not a festival, it was another important day. Marshal Li's eldest son, Li Anmin, celebrated his [-]th day today.The guests of Zhenxihou's Mansion have a big banquet to congratulate the eldest son.

After several months of recuperation in Shanglin, Marshal Ru and his wife Jiyue, who had recovered well, did not return to her former residence, Taohua Xiaozhu, but were directly taken to the Zhenxihou Mansion, where Li Qing wanted to celebrate the birth of his eldest son. hundred days.

For all the officials in Dingzhou, Li Qing's decision is very meaningful. Ordinary people can't think so much. Li Shuai defeated the barbarians for them and brought them a stable, peaceful and happy life. They are grateful and sincerely support this decision. A wise leader, he spontaneously organized a Baijing banquet to celebrate the eldest son, but in the eyes of the officials, Li Qing held a hundred-day banquet in the Zhenxi Hou Mansion, which meant more information, was it the commander-in-chief? What has been decided?

Everyone was unsure, Li Qing had never been a boss who could make his subordinates understand their minds, not to mention, at this time in the Zhenxi Hou Mansion, the marshal's first wife, Princess Qingcheng, was about to give birth. My son, by then, I'm afraid the situation will become more complicated.

Shang Haibo was worried, Lu Yiming took it lightly, and the other officials were uncertain, but no matter what the commander thought, everyone was going to attend the eldest son's banquet right now. Among these officials, one person was extremely worried. If you are happy, it is Luo Daoming, the guardian of Shanglin.Mrs. Jiyue has been recuperating in Shanglin for several months. During this period, he has put in countless painstaking efforts, and he also knows that he has formed a relationship with the eldest son. If everything goes well, he will His official career will be smooth sailing in the future, and may even last decades of glory.

In Zhenxihou's Mansion, dozens of tables of banquets were set up in the compound, and those who could sit on these formal seats in the courtyard were of course either rich or noble, and they were all prominent figures in Dingzhou and the two Protectorate's Mansions, and that was Guan Xinglong Yan Nanfei also sent special personnel from Xidu Protectorate to bring gifts, not to mention these nearby people.

Everyone was in high spirits, especially the top figures from the Sanzhou Chamber of Commerce. In the past, their status as merchants was difficult to be considered elegant, but since Li Qing released the Lord, the status of merchants has risen sharply. The state produces a large amount of military supplies, provides a large amount of taxes, and uses their business network to grab a lot of resources for Dingzhou. Correspondingly, their voice in the three states is also increasing year by year. Big, and the most representative figure here is Jing'an Long Sihai. Now he is already one of the heads of the Sanzhou Chamber of Commerce. After being reprimanded and guarded by Li Qing, Long Sihai has changed his mind. Now he is firmly holding on to what Li Qing told him, the last word is that everyone earns money.This not only won him a great reputation and corresponding status, but also made his wealth increase more than before.

Long Sihai sat at the table closest to the main hall. Of course, he would not expect to be able to sit in the main hall now. In the main hall, there are all the leaders of the three states, Shang Haibo, Lu Yiming, Xu Yunfeng, Lu Dalin, Jiewei, Yang Yidao, Luo Daoming, Boyan, Sushun, each of them is a famous character in the past or present, calling the wind and rain.As for the other generals in Dingzhou like Guo Shanfeng, Deng Peng, Jiang Kui, Tian Feng and others were caught in a war or were preparing to fight, so they could only send their personal entourage to give gifts, but they couldn't come.

But Long Sihai believed that one day, he would be able to squeeze into the main hall. Even if he couldn't get in, his son Xiaotian would definitely be qualified to sit in the main hall. The son who was further away had a loving smile on his face.

For this day, he supported the Marshal's cause at all costs.

Li Qing held his eldest son, An Min, who had just turned [-] days in his arms, and sat at the top with a smile on his face. Although Qing Cheng had a big belly, she also sat on one side, and on the other side was An Min's mother, Ji Yue.

Li Qing rejoiced in his heart, he was a father for the first time, and this person had his own blood flowing through him, which made him feel warm and worried when he came to this world inexplicably.Putting An Min on the table, even though it has just turned [-] days old, An Min looked extremely bold, not frightened by the many unfamiliar faces, but staring at everyone curiously with big bony eyes. Turn flattery.

Li Qing laughed and said: "Everyone, you can't just congratulate with your mouth, I am going to receive red envelopes today."

Shang Haibo stood up with a smile, "Commander, Lao Shang is poor, he has no money in his pocket, but he only prepared a book for the young master." He found a well-turned Analects from his arms, and put it Beside An Min's baby, Li Qing said dissatisfiedly: "I said, Lao Shang, you are my military adviser anyway, and you can handle a book." He reached out to pick up the Analects of Confucius, and flipped through it casually, but saw that you had written it all. The notes were obviously added by Shang Haibo when he was reading on a daily basis.Li Qing doesn't quite understand these things, but Jiyue, who was born in a scholarly family, knows that Shang Haibo's countless efforts must have been condensed in this book, so she stood up immediately and bowed respectfully to Shang Haibo, "Thank you, Jiyue." Mr. Shang's great love."

Shang Haibo accepted this gift calmly with a smile, Jiyue was just Li Qing's Ru wife, and with his current status in Dingzhou, he could naturally afford this gift.

Li Qing smiled.

Lu Yiming is similar to Shang Haibo, but he has prepared a high-quality wolf hero, but the other gift that matches it is very expensive, it is an ancient inkstone, look at that, It must be worth a lot.

Lu Dalin and Yang Yidao are warriors, but they both prepared a short knife, but Yang Yidao's is a bit ordinary, while Lu Dalin's is inlaid with gold and jade, very expensive.

Everyone put presents on the table one by one, all kinds, but all of them put a lot of thought into them. These people have different identities, so naturally they wouldn't take it seriously, as Li Qing said, each handed over a thick stack of bank notes.

"Marshal, we all gave you gifts, but I don't know what the Marshal prepared for the eldest son?" Luo Daoming laughed.

All eyes turned to Li Qing.

(End of this chapter)