In the next five days, Chen Hongyi and Li Xiaofei went to Chen's house to count and check the materials, loading 500 trucks of rice, 300 trucks of dried fish, 300 trucks of tea, 50 trucks of dried meat, 20 trucks of medicinal materials, 100 trucks of cloth, and 50 cars of other sundries.

With sufficient supplies, the soldiers gathered at once, and the eight battalions of Nanhai gathered one after another to the school field outside Panyu City.

The 1,000 cavalry of the White Horse Battalion was led by Chen Jingyi, Chen Jingyi had no official position in the army, but his swordsmanship and riding skills were first-class, and everyone obeyed him, so he let him lead the 1,000 people. However, the white horse camp of 1,000 people did not have a single horse, and all of them carried swords on their backs and held nine-foot spears in their hands.

The White Horse Battalion was a group of 1,000 men and 100 people, and ten rows were lined up to stand in the middle, and the spears were staggered forward, even as foot soldiers, they were extraordinary.

The eight hundred archers of the bow and crossbow battalion each carried bows and arrows, and the ring-headed knives were lined up on both sides of the White Horse Battalion, and they were also standing in ten rows, and Lin Changsheng, the commander of the bow and crossbow battalion, stood in front of the team with a big bow in his left and right hands.

The six hundred people of the sword and shield battalion stood in a half-squatting shield behind the cavalry battalion and the bow and crossbow battalion, and the commander Zheng Da was stout and shy, standing in the center of the team with his neck crooked and looking ahead.

The three hundred people of the halberd battalion gathered outside the bow and crossbow camp, and the commander Wu Fengxian held two halberds in the corner and smiled.

The 600 people of the spear battalion were scattered around the periphery of the halberd camp, and Deng Liang, the commander who was more than eight feet long, stood beside Chen Jingyi with a spear.

The 600 people of the Kaishan Battalion stood behind the sword and shield battalion, and the commander Yu Tao was also more than eight feet tall, with a face like a heavy jujube, and a short-handled axe in each hand.

The six hundred people of the dead battalion were opposite everyone, holding a long sword, a long hook, a short knife, and a crossbow machine behind Chen Hongyi, and the commander Cai Guishan was holding a rope and hook in his left hand and a short knife in his right hand.

After everyone appeared, the three hundred diggers suddenly emerged from the surrounding soil, it turned out that the underground had been hollowed out by them in advance, and the commander Gao Yongxin laughed with a short shovel.

The soldiers of these eight battalions are all here, and Chen Hongyi is very satisfied: "Your martial arts are more powerful than when I led the troops!" The South China Sea is mighty! ”

Everyone immediately shouted, "Old General Chen is mighty!" Old General Chen is mighty! ”

After everyone shouted for a while, Chen Hongyi introduced Li Xiaofei to them, "This is my grandson Li Xiaofei!" It's also Lord Li of Nanhai County! Today, when the country is in trouble, how can I, the children of the South China Sea, stand by and watch! ”

"I am willing to go on the expedition with General Chen!"

"I'm willing to continue to follow General Chen!"

"I'll still cook Fulu dishes for General Chen!" Zheng Da shouted

Chen Hongyi stretched out his hands to signal everyone to be quiet, and then told them, "The old man is old, he can only sit in the South China Sea, you follow Li Xiaofei's Northern Expedition, go to make meritorious achievements, and go to win wealth!" If there is someone you don't want to go, you can leave today, and the old man will never embarrass him! ”

As soon as these words were finished, everyone immediately understood that Chen Hongyi was in charge of the South China Sea, and Li Xiaofei was just in command, and the soldiers were still in everyone's hands.

"We will absolutely obey the old general's arrangement and swear to follow the young general to the death!"

"Yes, with us protecting the major general, we will definitely be invincible!"

"I am willing to follow the young general to the death and raise my name in the South China Sea!"

"The old general is waiting for good news in the South China Sea!"

Chen Hongyi untied his saber and handed it to Li Xiaofei in front of everyone, "Remember, good grandson!" Loyal and filial piety, brave and brave to protect the country! All of you remember, from this day onwards! Where my Lingnan children as well

Chen Jiajun, including me Chen Hongyi, must obey Li Xiaofei's dispatch! ”

"Old General Chen is mighty! Old General Chen is mighty! ”

"Old Prince Chen is mighty! Old Prince Chen is mighty! ”

Chen Hongyi clenched his right hand into a fist and raised it high: "General Li is mighty!" General Lee is mighty! General Lee is mighty! ”

The crowd immediately followed suit and raised their right hands and shouted, "General Li is mighty!" ”

After everyone shouted more than ten times, Chen Hongyi put down his right hand and waved his left hand, "Please General Li take the stage and swear to the Northern Expedition!" ”

Li Xiaofei was completely unprepared, originally said that Chen Hongyi would come to swear to the teacher, but at this time, the audience was calling for the Northern Expedition, and he had to bite the bullet.

"Dear Lingnan fathers and fellow villagers! Chen Jiajun's brothers! I, Li Xiaofei, am entrusted by General Chen and you today, in this position, to lead everyone to the north, not for anything else, just to prevent the enemy from coming in, so that our children can play with peace of mind, for our food not to be taken away, for our houses not to be burned down, for our relatives not to shed blood or sacrifice! Of course, some of us have to sacrifice, and some of us can't come back! It's too late to regret it! After I finished speaking, those who are willing to follow me to the north raise their right hands, and those who are willing to stay will go out on their own! ”

Li Xiaofei and Chen Hongyi glanced at everyone, none of them quit, they all raised their right hands and shouted, "Go north!" North! Yuan went north with General Lee! ”

Chen Hongyi looked at the eight commanders, and the eight commanders immediately knelt on the ground, "The last general swears to follow the young general!" ”

"I swear to follow the major general!"

"Swear to follow the major general!"

"Okay, well, your loyalty, the old man has seen it! The old man doesn't want you to live or die, remember! Give me a good life! Your lives are precious! ”

Li Xiaofei also hurriedly went to help the eight commanders, "Generals, please hurry up, swear to the Northern Expedition today, and in the future, I need you to work together with me to save the people of the world from fire and water!" ”

The rest of the people responded politely and got up, but Zheng Da said, "What is to save the people of the world, we just go out to fight and kill people to make money!" The young general still said less sour words of the literati, since he led the troops, he had to give the brothers some real things! ”

Zhou Dapeng, who was beside Li Xiaofei, shouted, "Presumptuous!" Zheng Da, Master Li is also a person who has led soldiers for several years, how many 30,000 horses under his command back then? If you dare to be so contemptuous, I'm welcome! ”

Zheng Da, who was quite arrogant just now, immediately bowed his head and knelt down to apologize to Li Xiaofei, "Lord Li, the last general will lose his words for a while!" Please forgive your sins! ”

Chen Hongyi laughed, "Forget it, it's not a big deal, I know that my grandson is not good at literature, and his martial arts are not as good as yours, but he is a lucky general, he has been fighting in the south and north for more than ten years, and he is also famous in the world!" People who don't know him will naturally look down on him, and you will know what he is capable of after spending time with him! ”

Li Xiaofei also helped Zheng Da up, "It's rare that Brother Zheng is so quick to talk, I am also a straightforward person, what I want in the army is that all the brothers have something to say, so that we can think in one place and work hard in one place!" I'm really a person with no skills, but I'm just lucky and not afraid of death! ”

At this moment, the other seven commanders clapped their hands and applauded, "Good!" To be honest, I originally thought that the young general could only be in a high position by relying on the protection of the emperor and the old general, but I only knew that the young general's character was rare when I saw it today! ”

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The major general treats each other with sincerity, and our brothers will naturally repay him with national soldiers! ”

Chen Hongyi nodded, "Very good, come on, serve wine!" ”

Immediately, the Chen family's family members brought out more than 5,000 bowls of wine that had been prepared and handed them to everyone, giving Li Xiaofei a bowl of strong tea.

Li Xiaofei raised the tea and shouted, "Heroes of the South China Sea, today I, Li Xiaofei, toast you with tea instead of wine, and I wish to return to my hometown with wealth in the future!" ”

As soon as they heard that Li Xiaofei was drinking tea, everyone stopped raising the bowl to their chests and looked at Li Xiaofei.

Li Xiaofei drank it all and knelt down, "I once swore in front of the Son of Heaven that I would never drink again in this life, it's not that I am arrogant!" Thank you for your understanding! ”

Li Xiaofei knelt down, and everyone also applauded, "Okay!" The major general is loyal and patriotic! We also respect the major general! ”

After everyone finished drinking, they put the bowl into their arms, according to Chen Jiajun's habits, this bowl is called a peace bowl, and you can keep it safe when you carry it on your body.

According to Chen Hongyi's deployment, Zhu A, Santian and Erzhuang led the naval army to continue to reinforce Sanjiangkou, and Li Xiaofei and Zhou Dapeng led the eight battalions of the South China Sea to the north to take Jiangnan.

Chen Hongyi has been sending them out for fifty miles, and along the way, the commanders of the eight battalions have surrounded Chen Hongyi and dare not slack off.

Chen Hongyi held Li Xiaofei in his hand, "My grandson, arrange the troops, no, it is not possible to formulate a marching route!" Raising food and grass to replenish the supply of troops, even more! Therefore, the old man in the military affairs let Zhou Dapeng call the shots, this time, Li Xiaofei is the commander, Zhou Dapeng is the deputy marshal and military advisor, the eight of you from today onwards, you are no longer the captain or captain position, the old man will give you the title of miscellaneous general! ”

As soon as they heard that they could really be generals, everyone was still happy in their hearts, and they had been practicing in the South China Sea for a few years, in order to be promoted to an official and make a fortune one day.

Chen Hongyi then changed his words: "The general is not so easy to do, the battlefield is all real knives and guns, you usually train to kill grass people, chop over wood, at most kill some tigers and wild boars." This expedition must not be underestimated! Don't be self-righteous, among the ten of you, only Zhou Dapeng is the most experienced, although Li Xiaofei's martial arts are not as good as you, but how to save the lives of soldiers, he has more experience than you! ”

The people who said these words were embarrassed, and Zhou Dapeng nodded, "The old prince is very good, and we will definitely obey!" Put the soldier's life first in everything! ”

Only then did Li Xiaofei know that he was bringing a group of newcomers, and his face suddenly turned a little pale.

Chen Hongyi patted Li Xiaofei's forehead, "Good grandson, don't be afraid, although the commanders are all newcomers, there are still 1,000 people who followed you back from Xiangyang among these 5,000 people, and there are 500 veterans who have followed me for many years, and these 1,500 people are enough to match tens of thousands of Wei troops!" ”

Then Chen Hongyi patted everyone on the shoulder one by one: "Everyone, wealth and danger coexist!" Fifty years ago, I was also a boy who had never been in battle, remember, don't be afraid of any enemy, even if he is the best in the world, and don't underestimate any enemy, even if others say he is incompetent! ”

Li Xiaofei remembered the situation against Hu Jian back then, his face was a little red, and he raised his head to look at everyone, "Remember what my grandfather said, so that we will definitely be able to break through!" ”

Chen Hongyi looked at the road and stopped, "I'll camp here tonight, you guys who love to drink should remember that when the two armies are fighting, no matter how big the alcohol addiction is, you have to endure it, otherwise, you will make a big mistake!" ”