In the winter of the second year of Yongli, the clouds are thick, and a long-accumulated rainstorm is coming.

Shi Lang stood at the head of Chengxiang County, looking at the retreating coalition forces in the distance, and there was no need to remind him, he also guessed that it was Zheng Chenggong who led his troops to help. Because, it was not only those Chaozhou bandits who retreated, but even Hao Shangjiu's subordinates reluctantly went along the west of Meixi.

Since the beginning of Changning County, to this day, half a month of fighting and walking, most of the month of trapped beasts are still fighting, this Fujian army has lost too many soldiers on the way back to their hometown. Among them, there is no shortage of Shi Lang's younger brothers Shi Zhaolian and Shi Zhaoxu. Not to mention the fierce pursuit all the way, during the siege of the city for more than half a month, the coalition forces also attacked the city several times, and their casualties were really many.

From more than 5,000 people at the time of departure, there are only more than 4,000 people left, which seems to be a small number, but for a lone army, every casualty cannot be replenished.

"Hao Shangjiu, you wait, this account will be settled with you sooner or later!"

Looking at it for a long time, resentment accumulated in his chest, until the fiery red in the south became more and more dazzling, under the urging of Huang Ting, Hong Xishan, Su Mao and others, Shi Lang went down to the city and went out of the city with everyone to greet him.

"Honorable Marquis, Hua Ming, I haven't seen you for many years, but your demeanor is still the same."

In the Longwu Dynasty, Shi Lang and Huang Ting were the chief military officers, and Hong Xishan was only a deputy general, and even after the Qing Dynasty, Hong Xishan was still a deputy general, without the slightest change. In contrast, Shi Lang was nominally under the jurisdiction of Zheng Chenggong, and with Shi Fu's relationship, he had already known Zheng Chenggong, and Huang Ting was also familiar with Zheng Chenggong. In this regard, Huang Ting was okay, but Shi Lang hesitated for a moment before he fell to the ground with everyone.

"Sin will see the surname of the country."

"What sins will not be sinned, they are all their own brothers, get up, get up, let's go into the city and talk."

Saying that, Zheng Chenggong helped them up one by one, and then pulled the two of them to the city arrogantly, not minding whether there would be any danger in this Chengxiang county town was still controlled by these Fujian troops.

Zheng Chenggong strode into the city, Shi Lang, Huang Ting and others followed as if they were followers, and the surrounding Fujian soldiers watched the Ming army marshal with a python robe and jade belt walk in without any scruples, and stood there dumbfounded. It wasn't until a moment later that they were awakened by an exclamation.

"It's the country's surname, it's the country's surname!"

"The surname of the country is here, it is the surname of the country who has come to save us, and the surname of the country has not forgotten our old brothers."

“……”

In an uproar, the soldiers who recognized Zheng Chenggong fell to the ground one after another, and spread in constant exclamations at a contagious speed.

"Soldiers, you are not mistaken, I am Zhu Chenggong, and I am here to take you home!"

Going home, it has been two years since he entered Guangdong with Li Chengdong the year before last. Wandering in a foreign land, being bullied, especially when they have just been rescued, the lethality of this word to them can be imagined.

exclaimed, bowed, and turned into a howl in an instant, recalling the little blood and tears in the past two years, such a day of motherless children, they never want to live even a day. At that time, it seemed that even God was infected, and the torrential rain came in an instant, pouring on these soldiers, but it could not extinguish the burning hope and thirst that they had just rekindled.

In the rainstorm, Zheng Chenggong did not need to hold an umbrella with his own soldiers, and loudly comforted the emotions of the soldiers, asking them to return to the barracks for repair, and wait for the departure south to the capital of Chaozhou. The cheers resounded throughout the city, and even Huang Ting, Hong Xishan, Su Mao and other generals all showed excitement. Only Shi Lang looked at all this in front of him with a complicated expression, and was silent.

After a short rest after the rainstorm, Zheng Chenggong's reinforcements and these troops from Guangdong and Fujian set off by boat to return to the capital of Chaozhou. Downstream, less than a few days, the army arrived at Fucheng, the barracks and a number of facilities, grain and grass had already been prepared, the army disembarked at the Tsugami ferry outside the Sheung Shui Gate, and under the guidance of the officers of the Chaozhou City Guard, they were assigned to rest in various military camps.

The junior officers and non-commissioned officers were settled, and Zheng Chenggong led a group of generals into the general town hall in the city and held a banquet for them to receive wind and dust.

On the tower of the city gate of Guangji Gate, Chen Kai watched all this silently, watching the army being placed in three military camps far apart, watching Zheng Chenggong take those generals into the city, and watching the little baggage left in this army being carried off the boat by the people, but the corners of his mouth couldn't help but skim a smile.

The reception banquet was held at the appointed time, and Chen Kai, as the chief planner of Zheng Chenggong, even if he was still "on vacation", he had to come to the banquet.

The guest and the host are seated, Zheng Chenggong is the main seat, and the left is respected on both sides, and the right is secondary. On the left hand side of Zheng Chenggong, what he did was the old subordinates who had followed him for many years, and on the right hand side were the chief and deputy attendants such as Shi Lang, Huang Ting, Hong Xishan, Su Mao, etc., as well as Shi Xian, who came to accompany him.

On the right hand, the Shi brothers sit side by side, Huang Ting is the chief military officer, and he is the four seats under the Shi brothers, and behind them are those deputy generals, staff generals, and guerrillas; On the left-hand side, the leader is Zhang Jin, the head of the town of Ding Town, Zhong Kuangbo, and the identity of the earl is already standing out from the crowd here, and he sits above the chief, and then there are military generals such as Hong Zheng, Ke Chenshu, Lin Yi, Guo Tai, Du Hui, Chen Bin, and Ye Yiyun and Chen Kai, two civil officials.

The Zheng Group itself is a maritime group, and it is also a pirate group and a martial arts group, and the status of civil officials is lower, and Chen Kai and Ye Yiyun are only four or five rank officials, and according to etiquette, they cannot be compared with those senior military generals who are often second or third rank.

Shi Lang saw at a glance that most of the people on the other side were acquaintances, such as Zhang Jin was Zheng Zhilong's old subordinate, Hong Zheng, Ke Chenshu, Lin Yi and Guo Tai He had also seen Zheng Chenggong by his side, and this time he rescued them with Zheng Chenggong in the early stage, and even Du Hui, he also had an impression. But other than that, it's all raw faces, at least he doesn't have any impression.

"Let me introduce you to you, this strong man is a fierce general in our army, his name is Chen Bin, and now he is the head of Houjin Town."

"Long admiration."

Chen Bin is a native of Chaozhou, before following Zheng Chenggong, he was just a rural villager, nothing more than his name of martial arts and courage in Chaozhou is very majestic, martial arts, courage is also a temporary choice, Zheng Chenggong will be vigorously promoted in order to win over Chaozhou people for his use, and now it is also the dispatch of a chief military officer.

This sentence of long-term admiration is nothing more than politeness, no matter what others do, at least Shi Lang doesn't think he should have a long-term admiration for an unknown person.

After introducing Chen Bin, Zheng Chenggong introduced Ye Yiyun to them, and the latter also gained a lot of long-term admiration, so he didn't say anything else. But when it came to Chen Kai, who was the lowest grade at the reception banquet, the group of people opposite all changed color suddenly.

"This is the one I recruited the general to join the army, to manage the affairs of the Ordnance Bureau, and the Zhangzhou Mansion is the same as Chen Kai and Chen Jingcheng."

"Your Excellency is Chen Senjun, who outwitted Chaozhou, and has admired his name for a long time, like thunder."

This compliment is very different from others, but when Chen Kai returned the salute, what he saw was nothing more than the admiration of Huang Ting, Hong Xishan, Su Mao and other generals, even if it was pretended, he could feel useful, but Shi Lang, who was the top one, had a trace of disdain on the corner of his mouth, even if it was just that he disappeared without a trace at that moment, it was also captured by Chen Kai.

"When I was in Chengxiang, I heard people mention that Chen joined the army and was unparalleled in wisdom and bravery, and if he had the opportunity, he would also be interested in asking for advice."