After the two generals of the Liu family finished discussing important matters, they each drank tea with a teacup.

"Brother, we are really shabby here, there is no good tea, so there is only Lu'an tea to entertain guests, please don't blame my brother."

"What did the virtuous brother say, Lu'an tea is also a good tea, but it's just ........" When Liu Wuguo said this, he suddenly stopped talking.

"Just what!?" Liu Renyu wondered.

"It's the wrong taste of this tea." Liu Wuguo stroked his beard and smiled.

"Could it be that this tea is fake?"

"Definitely! Definitely! Tea is good tea, but the way to brew it is wrong. Brother Xian, you just soaked this tea in boiling water and drank it directly? ”

"That's how I soaked, what's wrong?"

"Brother Xian, didn't anyone tell you? This Lu'an tea must be cooked to produce the flavor, if you only use boiling water to brew, the tea juice is not out, this tea is wasted. ”

"I don't know this, but my brother taught me today, and I should remember it. Come, hurry up and boil tea with water, and then bring it to General Liu to drink. ”

"Yes, sir." I came from the hall where people entered, took away the teacups, and then went to make tea.

Taking advantage of the opportunity for the people to make tea, the two generals of the Liu family chatted about tea art for a while.

In this regard, Liu Renyu can be said to know nine out of ten - he doesn't know anything, but Liu Wuguo is an expert, when the two of them talk about tea art, Liu Wuguo talks endlessly, and Liu Renyu listens absentmindedly.

When the two were chatting about tea art, Liu Wuguo thought that his ability to fight was far inferior to Liu Renyu, and he always felt that he was being pressed by the other party.

Liu Renyu really didn't want to listen to it, but because of his feelings, he had to pretend to listen very carefully.

The two talked for a while, and Liu Renjie came in and reported: "My lord, according to your orders, several uncles, Mr. Ma Qian, and Wang Zuojiao are here." ”

Hearing that those thousand presidents were coming, Liu Renyu hurriedly cut off Liu Wuguo's words as if he had been amnestied, and proposed: "Brother, can we talk about the tea art another day?" My men are here, so let's start talking about the strategy, shall we? ”

"Why did you come so soon, hey, that's it, let's talk about it another day." When Liu Wuguo saw that Liu Renyu's men had arrived, he had to be unsatisfied, and said in a regretful tone.

"Renjie, go and call a few Qianzong and Wang Zuojiao in."

"Yes, sir." Liu Renjie got the order, so he went to recruit a few thousand presidents, and Wang Zuo hung in.

After a short time, Li Jiye and several other thousand presidents, as well as Wang Zuohang, came to the living room under the leadership of Liu Renjie.

When these people entered the hall, they were all stunned when they saw Liu Wuguo also present.

"What are you doing in a daze, don't you know the rules? Don't hurry up and greet General Liu. Liu Renyu saw that his subordinates were stunned, so he reminded him.

"The lowly rank (the little Wang Zuohang) has seen General Liu." Everyone bowed and saluted.

"No need to be polite." Liu Wuguo waved his hand, signaling that everyone did not need to be formal.

"The lowly rank (the little Wang Zuohang) thanked General Liu." Everyone replied respectfully.

"Yo, Wang Zuohang, I didn't think that you guys even got an errand under Renyu, not bad, not bad."

Liu Wuguo found that the surrendered Wang Zuohang was accepted by Liu Renyu, so he joked with great interest.

"Master Liu, when the little one was a soldier in the past, I never met such a general who treated our little soldiers as a human being, otherwise the little one would not have rebelled. Now God has opened his eyes, so that the small one meets Lord Liu, and Lord Liu looks at the small one, and is willing to use the small one, and the small one will definitely serve Lord Liu sincerely. Wang Zuo hung a word by word, sonorously and forcefully towards Liu Wuguodao.

Liu Wuguo listened to Wang Zuohang's words, and thought that his purpose was to pat Liu Renyu's ass, so he smiled and replied: "This is very good, then you have to kill the enemy and make a lot of meritorious contributions, so that it will not be in vain that Lord Liu believes in you." ”

"The little ones will definitely be." Wang Zuohang nodded vigorously.

"Brother, since everyone is here, let's go to the conference room for a combat meeting, okay?" Liu Renyu waited for Liu Wuguo to finish the salute with everyone, and after speaking, he suggested.

"Brother Xian, can't you talk here?"

"Brother, there is a map in the conference room, which is more convenient, more accurate, and more clear in my heart when checking the enemy's situation."

"Don't you say I forgot, the map in your hand is indeed accurate, so what are we waiting for, let's go to the conference room."

"Brother, please come with me."

After Liu Renyu finished speaking, he took the first step, led the way in front, and introduced Liu Wuguo and Wei Zhongyi into the conference room.

As soon as Liu Wuguo entered the conference room, he saw a huge map, from right to left, the words 'Ming Territory Map' were written on the map, and below were the rivers, mountains, cities and other information of 13 provinces, Uszang, Yarkand, Tumut, Chahar, Jiannu, Korea and other places, which were marked in great detail.

"Brother Xian, I didn't say it, your map is really detailed, where did you get it?" Liu Wuguo looked at the map with a surprised look on his face for a while, and then asked out loud.

Of course, Liu Renyu wouldn't tell him that it was drawn according to Google Maps, he smiled slightly, and replied: "This is painted by a missionary from Taixi, I was originally a citizen of the Ming Dynasty, and I saw it in Taixi, and I was a little interested in my homeland, so I bought a small one, and then painted this big one according to the small one." ”

"It's the red-haired ghosts who painted it again, you said that these red-haired barbarians, it's okay to draw our map to do, I think they must not be at ease, and want to come and grab our territory." When Liu Wuguo heard that the map had been drawn by the missionary Taixi, he pouted.

"Hehe, brother, do the red-haired ghosts want our Daming's territory, it doesn't matter, the important thing is that the map they drew is now hanging in front of us, you can take a look at it when you beg for thieves, do you think this is a good thing?"

"Naturally, it's a good thing."

"Brother, the red-haired ghost or something, it's still far away from us, let's talk about Wang Jiayin who is close in front of us first. Brother, did you bring any useful news from Yulin? When did Wang Jiayin come back from Shanxi? How many people are there? How many kills and plunders were divided into each place? How many are besieging Yan'an, can you tell me if so? ”

"Well, we don't know very well. Wang Jiayin arrived in Shanxi, we didn't care about him, he was about to re-enter Shaanxi in early March, and then went all the way south, killing and plundering Qingjian, Mizhi, Suide, Yanchuan, Yanchang, Yan'an. As for the number of people, I heard that before Wang Jiayin went to Shanxi, there were 30,000 people, and now he has coerced a lot of people, I'm afraid there are 40,000 or 50,000 people, and we don't know how many people this guy sent to various places. Liu Wuguo said with great uncertainty.

When Liu Wuguo was talking about the information, Liu Renyu looked at the map again and again.

After Liu Wuguo finished speaking, Liu Renyu frowned and asked, "Didn't Hongjunmen and Du Zongzhen send Ye Buhui to reconnoiter the enemy's situation?" ”

"It's sent, but the current soldiers are very complicated, and the people are also very shrewd, and the food and salary sent by the court are not enough, so they are not willing to sell their lives. Therefore, when reconnoitring the situation of the thieves, they only take a look from a distance, and report the number when they come back. We know that the soldiers are perfunctory to us, but we don't dare to be too harsh, otherwise we are afraid that they will be angry, so we will go straight to the thieves. If the soldiers under our command run away, in the end, those of us who lead the troops will be accused of ineffective management of the army. ”

When Liu Wuguo saw Liu Renyu mention this stubble, he explained very depressedly.

"What my brother said makes sense, the court is in arrears of food and wages, and it is natural for the soldiers to be resentful, but it is just that we who lead the soldiers suffer. The soldiers do not do anything, and if they suffer defeat, we will be punished; Forcing the soldiers to do something, the soldiers mutinied, or rebelled, or we were punished, and the errand of leading the soldiers was really difficult to do. ”

Liu Renyu saw Liu Wuguo talking about this, so he echoed.

"Hey, hey, Renyu, it's too much, it's too much, if someone next to me says such things, I still believe it, but when you say such things, I don't believe it. None of your soldiers are well-fed and well-paid, but they are very strong in combat, and they all listen to you. Are you a brother, am I a three-year-old child, and you actually use such words to trick me? ”

"Hehe, I'm just talking about the plight of our generals in Yansui, don't blame my brother."

"Alas! Speaking of now, there are many officers and soldiers who have voted for the thieves are popular, spicy, and the life is extremely nourishing, and some of our soldiers in Yulin feel that instead of being a bitter and haha soldier, it is better to be happy and happy to be a thief first, and then surrender when the situation is urgent, and it can be properly settled, so now our Yulin is already a floating military spirit, and this soldier is really not easy to bring. Liu Wuguo sighed again as he spoke.

"Brother, since you say so, are your people still useful?"

"If it weren't for my brother, I did some small business, had a few small money in my hand, and subsidized the military from time to time, I am afraid that these soldiers under me would not be able to work."

"My brother actually used his own money to supplement the military, he is really loyal to the country, and he is also the pillar of the country."

"Hey, Brother Hugh made fun of me. Brother, I don't treat you as an outsider, to tell you the truth, in fact, I am reluctant to wear this official skin. It can be said that if I were not a guerrilla, I was afraid that my shop in Yulin might not be able to open so steadily, so I invested some money to supplement the military, coax the soldiers well, and treat this official as a good person, so that our business can also be done more smoothly. ”

"I see, my brother and my younger brother want to go together, I work so hard to raise soldiers, in fact, I also want to be an official, so that I can protect my own industry and make more money."

"I'll just say it! Otherwise, brother, why do you feel like you are in love when you see Brother Xian, it's all because we want to go together. When Liu Wuguo heard this, he laughed heartily again.

"Alright, brother, that's all for gossip. The younger brother began to arrange for his subordinates to enter the army tomorrow, and the elder brother and Wei Qian asked to sit and drink tea first. ”

"Okay, I think the Lu'an tea should be brewed too." When Liu Wuguo heard Liu Renyu say this, he found a chair and sat down.

"Come on, serve tea to General Liu and President Wei Qian."

As soon as Liu Renyu gave the order, someone brought two cups of hot tea into the house with a tea tray.

Liu Wuguo and Wei Zhongyi took the tea and drank it by themselves, while Liu Renyu continued to arrange the relevant matters for tomorrow's expedition.

"Jiye, this time I went south to fight for thieves, I don't know how much time it will be delayed, there must be no general in Jingbian Fort, you will continue to stay in Jingbian Fort. Since you can't go on the expedition, then you have to recommend someone who needs to go out on your behalf. What's the matter, is there anyone among your officers who can be of use to lead the musketeers on your behalf? ”

"If you go back to your lordship, you will recommend Wang Xuewu, who is the first batch of officers recruited when we first arrived in Zhenbei Fort, and he has sufficient qualifications and can serve the public. In addition, this man is good at getting along with his colleagues, and he is also quite supported by the soldiers, and he is very effective in his work, but sometimes he is a little sleek and not very strict. ”

"It's not very strict and tight, but there is military law in the army, no one is allowed to disobey the orders and discipline of the superiors, you don't need to worry about this, after you go back, you will temporarily hand over your command to Wang Xuewu. Then, you can just guard Jingbian Fort for the rest of your life. ”

"Yes, sir."

"Well, if I'm not there, there is a thief invasion, and there are newly recruited recruits in our barracks, and they have been practicing for half a month, so it's okay to use them in an emergency. If the situation is urgent, you can send a messenger to inform me. ”

"Yes, my lord, I know what I do."

"Well, that's good." After Liu Renyu and Li Jiye explained the matter, they replied to Liu Renjie and said: "Renjie, we don't have any useful information at the moment, you have to quickly send your subordinates to the prefectures and counties of Yan'an Prefecture to find out the truth of the thieves." ”

When Liu Renyu said this, he suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly apologized to Liu Wuguo: "Brother, don't blame the younger brother for being direct. ”

"What Brother Xian said is the truth, brother, what can I say, Brother Xian doesn't have to care, just talk about your business." Liu Wuguo waved his hand and said nonchalantly.

"My brother's belly can support the boat, and my younger brother will obey." Liu Renyu praised it, and then asked Liu Renjie: "Is it clear to hear?" ”

"My lord, it's clear to hear the lowly duties." Liu Renjie replied.

"Desheng, Tie Niu, Wenshan, when we suppressed the thieves last time, we can't replenish the position of the soldiers who died in battle, because the training period of the recruits has not yet ended, and in addition, those soldiers who were wounded in the war will let them stay in Jingbian Fort to live and raise, and you will use the troops at hand to fight."

"Yes, sir." Yang Desheng, Zhang Tieniu and Ma Wenshan responded in unison.

"Slow down, Brother Xian, have you just suppressed the bandits recently? What's going on, what's the harvest? ”

"Hey, my brother is not right, I am here to benefit the people, not to suppress bandits for money and food."

"Brother Xian, brother, I'm dozens of years old, do you think I can believe what you say?"

"Okay, brother, the harvest is not bad, there are 10,000 taels of silver."

"Shhh When Liu Wuguo heard this astronomical figure, he was surprised and couldn't close his mouth for a long time.

"There are so many!?"

"There are so many."

Liu Renyuxin said that we still concealed tens of thousands of taels and didn't report it.

"And how many casualties do you have?"

"The casualties weren't significant."

"If that's the case, brother, I want to learn from you and take the soldiers to fight the bandits. This can also make up for the military. ”

Liu Wuguo saw that Liu Renyu had earned a lot of silver by fighting bandits, and the casualties were small, so he began to dream of fighting bandits and counting silver in his mind.

Liu Renyu saw that Liu Wu was dreaming, so he said to Wang Zuohang again: "Zuohang, your two hundred men and horses are also going to follow me on the expedition, and after the meeting is over, you will take my warrant to the logistics office to support the cotton armor and put it on for the soldiers." ”

"Yes, sir. The small subordinates thanked the adults for their kindness. Wang Zuohang saw that Liu Renyu didn't look the other way because he was a descendant of the army, and under his feelings, he knelt on the ground and kowtowed a few times.

"That's it, I've said all the things that need to be said, everyone will return to the army, and tell their soldiers to check the ordnance and armor. If there is any damage that is unusable, go to the logistics office to replace it. The horse's farrier should also be checked to see if it needs to be replaced. In short, you have to be ready, we will go early tomorrow morning. ”

"Yes, sir."

"Well, Jiye, Desheng, Wenshan, you go down first."

"Yes, sir." Li Jiye and the others responded and left.

"Left hanging, this is my warrant, you take my warrant and go to the armor."

"Yes, my lord, the little one will retire." Wang Zuohang respectfully accepted the warrant with both hands, and then walked out of the conference room and walked away.

Liu Renyu waited for Li Jiye and the others to leave, and said to Liu Wuguo, who was still drinking tea: "Brother, this tea will be drunk here first, and the younger brother will take you to meet the Du family." ”