In the spacious carriage, Shen Chongming sat opposite Chengguogong.

"Lord Xiao Shen, look at your age, this official position is not small, it is not easy to be a positive fifth grade in a civil service at your age." Cheng Guogong smiled while touching the wine jug next to him, he is not a stereotypical person, the old man likes it.

"Grandpa Miao, the next official is just luck, but it is not as great as your achievements." Shen Chongming patted his ass to his heart's content, as long as he still had seven emotions and six desires, he couldn't escape this trick.

Sure enough, as soon as he heard him say that he had made great achievements, Cheng Guogong suddenly showed a satisfied look, "Hehe, don't mention it, it's all from many years ago." ”

"Grandpa Guo, since I was a child, Xia Guan likes to listen to others tell the stories of the generals who killed the enemy on the battlefield, you are well-informed, just tell Xia Guan about it." Shen Chongming pleaded with a pleading face, all heroes like to mention the bravery of the past, and of course the grandfather of this country will not be an exception.

"Tell me?" "Let's talk about it." "Well, that was twenty years ago, and the old man served as the deputy chief soldier of Datong...... At that time, the leader of the Tartars, I was the same age as the old man, and he was also a drought opponent in the grassland, and five generals of my Ming Dynasty were beheaded by him, and the morale of the whole army was suddenly discharged...... At that time, the old man was also scared in his heart, and he didn't know if he was my opponent, but when it came to the end, if no one could resist him, my Ming army would be defeated, so the old man could only bite the bullet...... Fortunately, he was not dishonored, and when he saw an empty space, the old man stabbed the war horse under the crotch of my answer, and the horse lost its front hoof, and threw it on the ground at that time! ”

Speaking of this, Shen Chongming, who was originally just listening casually, couldn't help but get excited, and hurriedly asked, "Grandpa Guo, was I arrested?" ”

"Hehe, how can it be so easy, as soon as the Tartar generals saw their leader fall off their horse, they immediately stepped forward to rescue them regardless of the agreement to fight alone beforehand, and the two sides were in a scuffle at that time." Cheng Guogong smiled bitterly and waved his hand, if he had captured and killed me that day, this border would have been stopped for many years, where could it be attacked by Tartars all day long like now.

"Alas, it's a pity." Shen Chongming sighed, and hurriedly raised his head and asked, "Then did we win this time?" ”

"Of course I won, I was seriously injured when I fell off my horse, and the morale of the Tartars suddenly dropped a lot, and my Ming soldiers were highly motivated, and there was no reason to be invincible, and more than 3,000 Tartar soldiers were killed and injured in that battle." Grandpa Guo smiled, although so many years have passed, every time he thinks of that big battle, he feels excited.

The strong man was excited, and the wine was accompanied, so he saw Grandpa Guo pick up a pot of wine, take off the pot plug, and drink it in a big gulp.

"Tsk, good wine, hahaha, happy." Grandpa Guo wiped the wine on his beard and praised. As he spoke, he handed the wine jug to Shen Chongming again, "Come, take a sip." ”

Shen Chongming didn't push it, he took it and poured it, and his face suddenly changed three times, it was really a strong wine, the entrance was spicy, the throat was like a knife, and it was like a fire when it entered the abdomen.

"Grandpa Guo, this wine is too strong, you wait a minute, and the kid will give you some appetizers." didn't wait for Grandpa Guo to agree, Shen Chongming, who had a sad face, lifted the curtain and slipped out.

Xiao Sanzi and his entourage were hanging behind the army in three carriages, and Shen Chongming whipped his horse quickly, and rushed back in a few breaths.

Wan Jiayi had been worried about him, and as soon as he heard the sound of horses' hooves outside the car, he hurriedly lifted the curtain of the car to check, "Chongming, where have you been?" There was a hint of concern in his eyes, and it was really worrying that he was a scholar mixed with those sergeants.

"Hehe, stay obediently, you're going to Tongzhou soon, and I'll come back to accompany you when I get on the boat." Shen Chongming instructed the junior son to get the dry food sauce beef prepared by the shopkeeper, while the horse walked to the carriage and smiled at Wan Jiayi.

"Well, you have to be careful, too." Looking at Shen Chong's half-hearted face holding the reins of the horse, Wan Jiayi was really worried that he would accidentally fall.

Ge's shopkeeper's sauce beef tastes authentic, and it is definitely a rare delicacy in the world with a burning knife.

The grandfather of the country should be strong and strong, and a pot of burning knives is several times more energetic, and he shouted loudly: "Soldiers, quickly carry grain and grass, board the ship and go south after half an hour, if you miss the time, don't blame the old man for military service!" ”

Originally, the 2,000 soldiers who had traveled for nearly two hours were still ready to rest, but now when they heard the order of the Duke of Chengguo, they could only abandon this plan and start to carry the grain and grass needed on the way.

Shen Chongming burped and walked to Grandpa Guo's side, "Old man, the kid has a family member who is going back to Shaoxing, see if you can let them follow behind our fleet by the way, and take care of them by the way." ”

The two pots of burning knives can be regarded as buying Cheng Guogong, and such a trivial matter will naturally not be refused. "Well, let them follow behind the fleet, wherever the army goes, how can any young people dare to come out, hehe."

"Thank you old man for taking care of me, that kid will tell them to go." Shen Chongming was not drunk, thanked him, and staggered towards a medium-sized cargo ship at the end of the dock. In order to provide customers with one-stop service, Tongda Carriage and Horse Shop currently has 12 medium-sized cargo ships of the same size to sail in the canal, which is also the main purpose of opening the Carriage and Horse Shop in Hangzhou, which is to establish a transfer station and use it as a springboard to expand the business of the Carriage and Horse Dealer in the south.

The cargo ship is not small, in addition to the shipload of goods that is transported this time, there are more than ten cabins for people to live in, and Wan Jiayi, the future proprietress of the house, lives in one of the largest ones.

"Chongming, why are you drinking?" Miss Wanda, who had been standing on the deck waiting for Shen Chongming, couldn't help but blame Shen Chongming as he walked onto the boat drunkenly.

"Hehe, it's okay, my husband is happy, I'll accompany him to have a few drinks. By the way, the old man agreed that our ship would follow behind the fleet, you go back to the cabin to rest first, and I will go and explain to the third son. ”

Hearing this, Wan Jiayi couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, so that she could be alone with him all the way.

When the army went south, it was naturally not an ordinary civilian ship, but a medium-sized troop transport ship of the naval division, with a length of ten zhang, a draft of nearly one zhang, and three cabins, which could carry more than 200 troops, and 2,000 men and horses with grain and grass were carried out in only 15 ships.

In the early spring, when the north wind is howling, the two masts of the fortune ship raise their sails, and the speed of the ship in the water is not much slower than that of riding a horse on the shore.

"Oops, save time and effort." Shen Chongming, who was wearing a black cloak, stood on the board of his small boat, looked at the thick cable that connected the bow to the lucky boat in front of him, and exclaimed.

"Chairman, if only our future cargo ship could be as big as the lucky ship of the imperial court." The little third son stood beside Shen Chongming and said enviously.

"Hehe, look at your ideals. What is such a big lucky boat, this boat runs on the inland river, and it is no different from a small sampan in the sea. Our future ship will be 50 zhang long and 10 zhang high, made of steel, chopping waves and slashing Lang, and traveling all over the world. Shen Chongming said proudly.

Xiao Sanzi smacked his tongue for a while, this ten-zhang long lucky boat is scary enough to look at, if you build a fifty-zhang one, wouldn't it become a monster, and it is made of steel, so can it still float on the water, it seems that the chairman is a little seasick.

"Lord Shen, the old man is out of wine, let the little one come over and see if you still have anything here." A few Jinyi Wei colonels slid a small boat and approached, and the leader said with a smile.

"Haha, tell my husband that the wine is enough!" Shen Chongming responded with a smile, turned his head and ordered the third son to let people move two more buckets.

Taking the boat, Shen Chongming also ran to the old man's flagship. "Old man, the next official has come to see you."

"Haha, Lord Xiao Shen has brought good wine to the old man again, come in." The old man's deep voice immediately came from the cabin.

As soon as he entered the cabin, he felt the smell of wine coming to his face, and Shen Chongming smiled bitterly in his heart, this old man is really an old drunkard.

"Lord Xiao Shen, stay on your own boat with beautiful people, you are really powerful." The matter of the Lord of the Prison Army accompanying the United States is well known in the past two days, and they are all a group of military men, unlike the old masters in the yamen, who not only do not mind this matter, but are envious.

Looking at the old man's obscene expression, Shen Chongming's old face turned red and sneered: "The old man misunderstood, we haven't married yet." ”

"Hahaha, you dare to live with someone else's little girl before you get married, this is really not a small courage." The old man's face was not serious, which made Shen Chongming speechless, and he no longer explained anything.

"Old man, according to the distance, we will be able to enter the Yangtze River at this time tomorrow, and then we will go upstream, I am afraid that the speed of this march will be much slower, will this delay the war."

"Hehe, that's reasonable, then you say we should do it?" The old man raised his eyebrows, looked at Shen Chongming with a smile and asked.

"The war is urgent, the sooner we defeat the Annan rebellion, the sooner the people of the Ming Dynasty can rest assured, and the imperial court will be able to reduce some of the expenditures. Therefore, in the opinion of the following officials, let's get off the boat in Zhenjiang and take the land route, and go directly to the front line in Guangxi by horse, although we will be tired, but we can rush to Guangxi a few days in advance. Shen Chongming said cautiously, and looked at the old man with gorgeous hair, "I'm afraid that your body can't stand it, old man." ”

"Hahaha, are you worried about the old man? The old man has been riding a horse all his life, and the flying horse is running wildly like walking on the ground, so I am afraid that your kid will not be able to withstand it first. The old man said with contempt, a little doll is a little doll.

"Hehe, don't worry, my lord, even if the lower official is tied to a horse, he won't drag the army back." Shen Chongming is not afraid at all, when he escaped from marriage and returned to Beijing last year, he rode back all the way, how could he be afraid of riding a horse with such rich experience.

"In that case, let's go ashore in Zhenjiang and go to Guangxi by land." Seeing Shen Chongming's attitude, the old man immediately made a decision.

"Come on, immediately fly to Nanjing Wei, and order them to immediately prepare 2,000 war horses to be sent to Zhenjiang Mansion, and the old man will see him tomorrow."

Seeing that the old man immediately handed down the military order, Shen Chongming couldn't help grinning, it was really a general's demeanor.

"Old man, you see that the dress of the lower official is really not suitable for riding a horse, can you transfer a pair of armor to borrow it for a while." Shen Chongming smiled flatteringly, eager to taste what it was like to be a general.

"Hehe, okay, when you get to Zhenjiang Mansion tomorrow, the old man will pick up a set for you." The old man agreed, but he thought of such a way to get this armor for him.