Chapter 44: Rewarding
"Are you saying that you saw dozens of elite cavalry, hundreds of elite infantry, dozens of golden army heads and about two hundred stones of grain into the camp? In the big tent of the Chinese army, Man Gui, who was carrying a tiger on his back, asked the black cloud dragon standing under the tent.
"It's true, I don't dare to deceive Lord Jinglu." The Black Cloud Dragon bowed and replied categorically.
"It seems that I underestimated this township soldier from Chenzhou, who not only brought two hundred stones of military rations that we needed most, but also won dozens of Jin Army leaders who were quite brave and good at fighting, it seems that no matter what aspect it is, I will go to meet this leading talent for a while." Man Gui is now also re-examining the township soldiers who entered the camp this time in his mind.
Man Gui was born in the army, and he didn't twist things when he started to do things, so he made up his mind and did it immediately. "Where are these people now?"
"Lord Jingluo, they estimate that they have now arrived and stationed near General Sun's tent." The Black Cloud Dragon thought for a moment and replied.
Man Gui was not verbose, put on a big hat, and spoke. "Let's go, come with me to meet this man."
Along the way, Man Gui hurriedly walked past the barracks, and saw that the soldiers in the distance were all discussing something in groups, Man Gui didn't have to think about it, those soldiers were naturally discussing the group of township soldiers who had just swaggered into the camp, and no one thought that a group of township soldiers could have such strength.
Man Gui was not angry, this time he was able to bring a rare vitality to the entire military camp. These days, not to mention the soldiers in the battalion, even Man Gui himself, while watching the Jin army rage, while resisting the emperor's urging one after another, while taking care of the only miscellaneous soldiers in his hand, in a few days, without the Jin army to fight, Man Gui himself will not be able to withstand the pressure and go crazy.
This time Yuan Chonghuan was imprisoned, Man Gui, who had never dealt with Yuan Chonghuan very well, was also entrusted with a heavy task by Emperor Chongzhen, and was promoted to Wu Jingluo, it stands to reason that now should be the time when the spring breeze is proud, but in fact, after Yuan Chonghuan was arrested by the emperor, Zu Dashou turned around directly to go back to Shanhaiguan, if it weren't for Sun Chengzong's best to mediate, he stopped halfway back, stationed and watched, and estimated that the current Zu Dashou has already eaten steamed buns in Shanhaiguan.
Except for the exceptionally capable Guan Ning Army running away. What was left to Man Gui was the erosion and unbearable Beijing camp, and the troops of King Qin from other places were also uneven, most of them could only fill the number, and the only thing Man Gui could rely on was the five thousand iron horsemen who entered the guard with him in his hands, and the two thousand soldiers of Heiyunlong, Ma Dengyun, and Sun Zushou on hand. Further down, there can only be more than 10,000 miscellaneous troops temporarily trained with little combat effectiveness.
Faced with such a mess, and then meeting Emperor Chongzhen, who has always felt good about himself and constantly urged him to fight, Man Gui now has a few big bubbles on his mouth.
Man Gui, who was facing the strong wind along the way, finally came to Sun Zushou's big tent with Heiyun Long and Ma Dengyun who was received halfway.
In the big tent, Sun Zushou was originally talking with Yuan Chao about Yuan Chao's experience along the way.
Suddenly, the big tent was opened by Man Gui, and Man Gui and his party walked in.
"Hey, why did Lord Jinglu come suddenly, and he couldn't meet him from afar, so please atone for his sins." Sun Zushou, who was pat his thigh and chatting with Yuan Chao on the main seat, saw Man Gui enter the camp tent, and hurriedly got up and walked to Man Gui's side to salute.
Yuan Chao looked at it, and he was not ambiguous, he got up directly and came to Man Gui's side, clasped his fists and saluted respectfully. "In the Lower Yuan Dynasty, I have seen Lord Jinglu and two generals."
Man Gui looked Yuan Chao up and down, his body was majestic, his voice was bright, and he was wearing armor, he was quite heroic, and he was very respectful when he looked at Yuan Chao's salute, and it seemed that he was not an unruly person. For a while, Man Gui also had a good impression of Yuan Chao.
The black cloud dragon behind Man Gui bowed his head slightly, and the other Ma Dengyun was smiling and returning the salute.
Man Gui didn't have much politeness with Sun Zushou, raised his hand to help Sun Zushou and Yuan Chao, who were saluting, and then walked straight to the main seat of the big tent and sat down.
"Yesterday, General Sun told me that there were township soldiers entering the camp today, but yesterday's military affairs upset me, so I didn't express too much condolences, this time I was rude, the little general who entered the camp today, can you introduce yourself." Man Gui generously admitted his mistake at the beginning. It also surprised Yuan Chao.
Yuan Chao hurriedly organized the language and introduced himself to the master in front of him.
When he heard that Yuan Chao was not only the son of Zhizhou, but also had a talent and fame, and led his subordinates to kill sixty Jin troops, Man Gui was also full of admiration for the young man in front of him.
"Young man, it's really terrifying, this time you stay in the camp, under the control of General Sun, in the future, follow me to kill the enemy, and when the Jin army retreats, I will personally ask the emperor for your credit." Man Gui also raised his heart of love.
Yuan Chao didn't know whether to be happy or unhappy when he heard it, because in history, Man Gui would die in the next war, so naturally he couldn't help himself to ask for credit, but happily, Yuan Chao came this time to expand his influence, and he was appreciated by the Ming Dynasty as soon as he came, and he was naturally happy.
"Yuan Chao must lead his subordinates to fight bravely to kill the enemy." Yuan Chao also immediately expressed his position.
After appeasing the Yuan Dynasty, Man Gui next just wanted some food, after all, there was not much food in the camp recently, although there was not much food in these two hundred stones, but mosquito meat was also meat, and Man Gui still wanted some.
"General Yuan, I heard that you brought 200 stone of military food into the camp this time, you know, there has been a shortage of food in the north recently, can you sell 100 stone to other brothers to satisfy their hunger." Man Gui asked tentatively.
"It's really ruthless, I just came to make a big cake for the Yuan Dynasty in the future, and I opened my mouth to ask for a hundred stone of grain worth more than 1,000 taels on the market now." Sun Zushou muttered in his heart.
"Lord Jingliu has seen the outside, all the people in the camp are brothers, how can we talk about business, Yuan Dynasty is willing to allocate a hundred stones of grain to Lord Jinglue." Yuan Chao brought two hundred stone of grain into the camp this time, and he didn't plan to eat it all by himself, he originally wanted to use this batch of grain to gain some good reputation, but this time he naturally didn't think about it, so he readily agreed.
Hearing Yuan Chao's refreshing answer, Man Gui was even happier in the past few days. "Okay, General Yuan, it's refreshing enough, let's settle down and rest today, and tomorrow morning we will discuss important matters about the military aircraft, and you can also participate." After speaking, Man Gui got up and walked out of Sun Zushou's big tent with a hearty smile.
Heiyunlong, Sun Zushou, and Yuan Chao, after saluting and saying goodbye, also walked out of the big tent.
Ma Dengyun said a few more words to Yuan Chao, "Congratulations to General Yuan, Lord Jinglu has called you a general, and tomorrow I will let you enter the account to discuss, and the future of the general is immeasurable." ”
Yuan Chao also smiled and said a few polite words to Ma Dengyun, which made Ma Dengyun even more happy to walk out of the big tent.