In March in the south of the Yangtze River, the warbler flies and the grass grows.

The water of the Wusong River slowly swept the shore with waves, and the osprey swept over the river from time to time, and its wings caught the fish under the water surface, and then flapped its wings and flew high.

The river breeze is warm and smoky......

"I heard that the military rations have run out and have not been replenished yet?" A soldier lay lazily on the deck, muttering listlessly.

Another elderly veteran was brushing tung oil on the side of the ship with a brush, and his upper clothes were taken off, revealing his lean shoulders. Let's eat food as soldiers and do a good job, that's what the commander needs to worry about. ”

"Alas, that's what I said, but there are people in the army who are now panicking and saying everything, if it weren't for the fact that we are all Xingyang soldiers who have followed the commander for many years, I am afraid that there would have been deserters in the army long ago......"

The young soldier sighed and looked sad.

The veteran continued the work in his hand attentively, brushed the tung oil on the deck with a fine brush, and said nonchalantly: "Do you still know that you are a Xingyang soldier?" Our Xingyang masters are all working under the big handsome's tent, He Zeng, who followed the big handsome in the wind and fire, the corpses and the sea of blood, frowned, and now the world is peaceful, but there are so many complaints! ”

"It's easy to say!" The young soldier stood up and said, "Just us, the old and weak soldiers, lack of baggage and lack of armaments, and when we go to the battlefield during the Eastern Crusade, don't we have to fill it with our lives?" The handsome man has made a meritorious achievement, but we are miserable......"

"Shut up!"

The veteran put down the brush in his hand, glared at the young soldier fiercely, and snorted.

Then he nervously looked at the empty dock, breathed a sigh of relief, lowered his voice and scolded: "Let your mother's fart!" Do you dare to talk nonsense like this? Beware of being listened to by others, it is a crime of disturbing the morale of the army, and it will be killed! ”

The young soldier shrank his neck in fright, and muttered in a low voice: "That's right, did you say something wrong......?"

The old soldier snorted, raised his hand to wipe his sweat, looked at the bright sun above his head, picked up the kettle on the side and drank a sip of water, then sat down next to the young soldier and said, "You, you're a fool!" It is true that we lack baggage and armament, and we don't even have a decent warship, but it is precisely because of this that it is our turn to charge into battle? Why was the handsome man constrained by that Fang Jun everywhere? Isn't it because Fang Jun was unwilling to be snatched away by the big marshal! Wait and see, during the crusade, maybe we won't even be able to take the turn to escort the grain and grass......"

"What?" The young soldier's eyes widened: "Can't you?" The credit of the pouring sky slipped away in vain? ”

The veteran was so angry that he wanted to scold, just we, the old and weak soldiers, weren't we sent to death when we went to the battlefield?

Great merit, then you have to have a life to get the Tao!

But before he could speak, he heard an exclamation nearby.

"Mother! What is the Royal Mariner doing? ”

"it, shouldn't you go to war?"

The warship on the left screamed, and the veteran quickly stood up and looked at the river.

The river is sparkling, the Yangtze River estuary is surging in the distance, and the sea and sky are a line.

I saw that the battleships of the Royal Naval Division, which had just been testing the range of their artillery on the river, had slowly gathered in one place, and the drums on the battleships were bursting, covering more than a dozen warships coming from the rear towards the Canghaidao wharf.

The smoke of gunpowder at the running entrance has not yet dissipated, and it drifts away with the soothing river breeze......

There are only four or five old warships docked at the dock waiting to repair the deck on this side of Canghai Road, and the soldiers are chatting and chatting in the sun in twos and threes, and when they see the abnormal situation, they get up and watch in amazement, and at this time the pot has exploded!

Although Zhang Liang's side has been quite suppressed for a long time, the royal sailors are very close to Huating Town, and they ignore the Canghai Road, but the well water of the two sides does not interfere with the river water, and there has been no contact.

Looking at this menacing posture now, is it going to be a war or not?

But we are all Datang's troops, okay......

Before the Canghaidao side reacted, a new type of scissor sailing boat had already lined up in the royal sailors' array, the sharp bow broke the waves on the river, the river was quickly plowed, leaving a white trail behind the boat, and quickly approached the pier.

It seemed that it was only a moment, and they were already in front of the dock.

The soldiers on the dock swallowed their saliva and looked nervously at the cannon in the bow of the battleship, until the battleship hit horizontally and the black hole of the cannon turned away, and then quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

It's terrifying......

At this time, Zhang Liangcai hurriedly came with his helmet and armor, and Gongsun Chang stepped forward beside him and shouted at the battleship docked: "Who is coming, what are you doing?" ”

A gangplank hung down from the battleship and set it up on the pier, and a group of several people strode off the battleship.

The leader was covered in armor, his scarlet cloak hung behind him, and the red tassels on his iron helmet danced like flames with his footsteps.

Coming to Zhang Liang, the man hugged his fists and said: "Su Dingfang, the royal sailor, has seen Mr. Zhang!" ”

The person who came was Su Dingfang!

Zhang Liang's eyebrows froze, and he said sharply: "Su Dingfang!" Hugh thinks that if you become a minion of Your Majesty, you can show off your might in front of someone, what do you want to drive a warship into a certain dock? If you can't give a reasonable explanation, you will definitely be in front of Your Majesty! ”

It just doesn't make sense!

It's just a matter of suppressing himself, but all the goods smuggled in private in Canghaidao have been sealed, and even some well-connected Jiangnan Shi clan secretly funded some of their own food was seized by these guys on the charge of "selling grain", and now they are actually driving a warship to block their own door, why is it really special to be a vegetarian?

The tiger is not powerful, when I am a sick cat!

The soldiers behind him also glared angrily!

It's so angry that I can't bear it anymore!

Su Dingfang waved his hand, stopped the generals behind him from wanting to come forward to drink, and said to Zhang Liang with an expressionless face: "Jingzhao Yin Fangjun just sent a letter, please ask the governor of Pontus to transfer 3,000 stone of military rations here, from now on, all the military rations and materials and armaments in Canghai Road will be supplied by the royal sailors first, and then liquidated with Huating Town, I don't know if General Manager Zhang has any objections?" ”

Zhang Liang was stunned.

Fang Jun asked Su Dingfang to send 3,000 stone of military rations?

As soon as Jingzhong reached an agreement with Fang Jun, the Jiangnan Shi clan had already repented, and the military rations that had been promised to him were not seen at all, so Fang Jun sent them to the door......

Zhang Liang's mouth was full of bitterness.

Do you accept it?

If it is accepted, the lack of baggage in the army will be immediately alleviated, and even if some goods are smuggled in the future, the royal sailors will inevitably turn a blind eye and open the net.

If they don't accept it, the Jiangnan Shi clan will definitely send baggage according to the agreement, but they will still face the investigation and interception of the royal sailors, and the situation may not be able to improve much......

Speaking of which, Zhang Liang is willing to accept the military rations in front of him. Although he nominally took refuge in Fang Jun, he actually stood under the command of the emperor, and there was nothing to be ashamed of.

But the problem is that once he accepts Fang Jun's funding, it means that from now on, all the troops in Jiangnan will be under Fang Jun's control...... No matter who serves as the coach of the Eastern Crusade in the future, he will not be able to bypass Fang Jun's hurdle!

What's more serious is that from then on, the Jiangnan Shi clan will no longer be able to confront Fang Jun, and all business will be placed under the management of Huating Town.

Witnessing his rival Fang Junfeng rise to become the de facto controller of Jiangnan, this taste is really difficult for Zhang Liang to swallow......

He is here, considering, and unwilling, but the soldiers under his command don't think so!

Obviously they are all soldiers of the Tang Dynasty, why do the royal sailors and Huating Town eat and drink spicy food, but they lack food and clothing, and even the weapons are rusty? The power that should have belonged to Canghai Dao was all snatched away by Huating Town and the Royal Sailor, who could be willing?

The soldiers looked at Zhang Liang with blank eyes, waiting for Zhang Liang to make a decision.

Zhang Liang looked at a pair of eyes full of hope, and only sighed secretly, if he continued to persevere, the situation was still so embarrassing and not improved, would these of his most loyal descendants still be able to support him as always?

I'm afraid it may not be......

Everyone has a claim for interests, and the commander who can't be brought by his subordinates for merit, wealth, and status, why do you want others to work for you?

Recently, complaints in the army have been heard more than once, and if it had been in the past, Zhang Liang would have ordered the rectification of military discipline a long time ago, and those who secretly complained would be punished by military law. But now he had to consider whether this resentment would affect the whole army.

When people's hearts are scattered, it will be difficult for the team to lead......

That's it!

Even if it's for these subordinates who have driven themselves all the way over, why bend their heads once?

What's more, according to what Fang Jun said, as long as he bows his head, when he goes east in the future, he should also have his own place among the sailors......

It's just that those Jiangnan Shi clan are going to be sad, there is no restraint of their own resistance, Jiangnan is under the control of Fang Jun, and all the goods and trades have to be ruthlessly stripped of a layer of skin through Huating Town, which is enough for the Jiangnan Shi clan to be miserable!