In fact, there was no need for Lu Jin to inform, the next morning, people from the military camp came to visit, and after learning that Lu Xianling finally woke up, Zhang Dai and Wang Bing, two military attachés, accompanied Huang Hu to the county office.

The first two and Lu Zhen have formed a lifelong friendship after experiencing the previous bloody battle in the city, after all, they have carried guns together in the four major irons of life, and they have also experienced several life and death, so the relationship is naturally much closer. As for the latter, after learning about Lu Jin's previous performance, he also admired this county commander who had already heard his name from General Hu's mouth, so he came to visit.

When they saw that Lu Jin was able to salute them freely, the three martial artists were even more happy, and Huang Hu gave a thumbs up and praised: "Lu Xian Ling is really a tough guy, I Huang Hu admires it!" ”

Wang Bing and the others clasped their fists and saluted in a regular manner, and then greeted: "Is the injury on your body okay with Lu County?" ”

"Except for some discomfort and pain in my shoulder, there is nothing wrong with it." Lu Zhen smiled: "It's inconvenient in my hands, I can't return the gift." As he spoke, his gaze fell on Huang Hu's body again, and after carefully looking at him a few times, he said, "Presumably this is General Huang Shen?" ”

Huang Hu is not tall, but he looks very sturdy and looks quite powerful, but at this time he smiled very kindly: "Lu Zhixian is polite, we are Huang Hu, a rough person, so you don't have to be surprised if there is anything inappropriate in your speech in the future." ”

"Don't dare. It's rude, and I haven't thanked a few people for saving me. If it weren't for the two generals who continued to fight after I was wounded, I'm afraid Lu Zhen would have died at the hands of the Tartars; If it weren't for General Huang, you would have arrived in time with your troops, I'm afraid that even this Guangling county town would not be guaranteed. As he spoke, he solemnly bowed to a few people.

"Brother Lu, you are too polite, everyone is serving the court and protecting the people, these are what we should do, why apologize?" Huang Hu is obviously not a completely rough person as he himself said, and he is not leaky when he speaks.

The other two also hurriedly returned the salute: "General Huang is right, I just want to do my duty, I really don't deserve Lu Zhixian to thank you so much." In fact, if you really want to talk about it, we should thank you, this defense of the city is the duty of our military attachés, but in the end it is up to you to preside over the overall situation. As a result, you were so tired that you were seriously injured and almost ......"

"Since I am the commander of Guangling County, I should protect the people here. The same is true for those who are corrupt to be rectified, and it is natural for them to resist foreign enemies. Lu Jin seemed to be modest, and seemed to show his heart.

"Good!" Hearing this, Huang Hu clapped his hands violently: "Lu County Ling you are really not an ordinary person, just this sentence makes Lao Huang want to make friends with you." ”

"General Huang is willing to hand it over, it is really my honor for Lu Jin." Lu Jinxiang hurriedly said. He knew how important it was to have a friend who was in charge of the military in the borderland, at least so that there would be no more incidents like Xiao Mo's in the future.

Huang Hu saw that he deserved to be happy, and his heart was also happy, and he glanced at him again. Although the gap between military attachés and civilian officials has not widened now, the inherent nobility of literati still makes them think that they are a head above each other, and it is difficult for them to make straightforward martial artists dare to be comfortable when making friends. But Lu Zhen has no cowardice, although he is a civil official, he also has a cheerful and heroic spirit, so he naturally has the appetite of Huang Hu.

So he laughed: "Okay, but since you and I have become friends, this title should be changed, don't keep calling me General Huang, I'm crazy about how old you are, just call me brother." ”

"Since Brother Huang said so, the younger brother is better to obey than to be respectful." Lu Zhen smiled and owed him a little again, which was considered to have confirmed the relationship.

After some friendly gossip, Lu Zhen got to the point: "This time the Tartars are coming, our casualties are not small, right?" ”

His question changed the originally joyful atmosphere, Wang Bing and Zhang Dai glanced at each other, and then said, "Exactly." More than 200 people were killed in the battle by the soldiers defending the city, and with the wounded, there were less than 100 people left to use now. ”

"Are the casualties so great?" Lu Zhen sighed in some surprise. But thinking about it, this is also an inevitable result, although they have a city to rely on, but in the face of several times the enemy, they are still the most warlike Mongolian elite, and naturally they have to pay a great price.

"What about the people?" Lu Zhen thought of it a little more, and then asked.

"The casualties of the people are not small, and probably nearly 300 people died in this battle." Zhang Dai said a little gloomily.

"Hmph, these Tartars are really hateful, if it were the time of the Yongle Dynasty, we would have sent troops to avenge everyone. It's a pity that it's ...... now" Huang Hu shook his head with a sigh, and some words were not easy to say deeply.

Lu Zhen glanced at him and understood what he was complaining about. Now the attitude of the Ming Dynasty towards foreign enemies has become very conservative, and it is no longer as daring to take the initiative to send troops like the Yongle Dynasty. This is naturally a good thing for the whole world, especially the people, after all, only a peaceful and prosperous era is the premise for people to live and work in peace and contentment. However, this strategy may not be a good thing for the border generals, because they have fewer opportunities to make meritorious contributions, so they naturally have to complain.

If it were an ordinary civil official, he might choose to remain silent on this matter, or he would argue with Huang Hu for a few words, but Lu Zhen didn't think so: "Brother Huang, you're right, sometimes our concessions will only make them more and more rampant. Therefore, if the imperial court wants to protect the territory and the people, necessary military affairs are inevitable. For example, this time, we should use this to teach the Tartars a big lesson. ”

"Well said!" Hearing this, Huang Hu couldn't help but applaud: "I said why did you get acquainted with your brother at first sight, it turns out that our tempers are so compatible!" If you weren't hurt, you should drink three bowls of good wine right now for your words! ”

"Write down this right to drink, after the younger brother recovers from his injury, he will go to Datong to conspire with you to get drunk!" Lu Jinbu hurriedly promised.

"Okay, then I'll be waiting for you." Huang Hu nodded happily, and at the same time kept Lu Jin's previous words in mind, thinking that after seeing Hu Sui at that time, he would report it truthfully, and he could even use this to report to the court, changing the current dull and conservative style of the borderland.

Lu Jin didn't know that the few words he casually echoed would make people pay attention, so he just smiled and nodded. Then, I remembered something again: "I don't know what happened to Mr. Liu's injury?" "It was precisely because Liu Yi fainted from an arrow that he was put on top of the county order.

"His injuries are quite tricky, and even if he can save his life, I am afraid that he will not be able to bring troops in the future." When he mentioned this, Huang Hu's expression was dark.

"Is it so badly hurt?" Lu Zhen was a little surprised.

"That arrow was in the heart and almost killed him, that's why it's so troublesome." Huang Hu sighed: "Don't mention this." By the way, I heard that this time you can repel the Tartars, your brother Lu, the credit should be the first. ”

"How dare you do that? If it weren't for Liu Jiang, Wang and Zhang leading their troops to fight hard, how could I, a civil official, be able to defend this small Guangling City? Lu Jinxi said modestly.

"That's not what I'm talking about." Huang Hu waved his hand and said, "As far as everyone said, in fact, if you hadn't discovered the enemy's whereabouts long before they arrived, this Guangling would have been really difficult to guard. And all of this is caused by the airship invented by your brother Lu. So when it comes to credit, you're naturally at the top. ”

Lu Zhen was stunned when he heard this, and then he understood what was going on. He was really not humble about this, so he could only smile and say: "It's just some little tricks, I'm really ashamed." ”

"Little trick? I've also seen this airship, which allows scouts to be in the air and have a panoramic view of the environment dozens of miles away, this is not a small trick, but a great wisdom! If this thing can be extended to all the military towns in my border areas, and even all the towns in my Ming Dynasty, then I will no longer have to worry about an enemy coming to sneak attack. In this way, how many soldiers can be spared casualties, your credit is very great! Huang Hu was busy with the right color.

Lu Jin didn't expect that the airship he used to deal with Hu Sui before was so valued by them, and he didn't know what to say for a while, so he could only smile slightly. But if you think about it, this airship may be really useful, after all, it is an epoch-making product.

Huang Hu said again: "Originally, the commander-in-chief had the intention of recommending this airship to the imperial court, but he was only worried that some people would make irresponsible remarks. But after this battle of Guangling, I think he should have made up his mind, and then your name as Brother Lu will naturally be known in the court. If you really want to soar one day, don't forget to take care of our old friends. As he spoke, he laughed.

Lu Jinxi hurriedly humbled himself a few more words, and at the same time expressed his attitude. Originally, he wanted to ask Huang Hu why in the end only reinforcements came from Datong, but the closer Wei County and other places did not send a single soldier to rescue him. But because Huang Hu never mentioned this topic, he was also diverted from other topics when he mentioned it slightly, so he didn't ask anymore.

Lu Jin knew that there must be something hidden in this. And they are not people in their border army system after all, and there are some things that they cannot tell the truth to themselves.

Although there are doubts and dissatisfaction in my heart, the matter has passed, and there is no need to delve into it. Anyway, this time he can be regarded as a blessing in disguise, and the credit for defending the city this time must be small, but I don't know how the court will reward him in the end.

As far as Lu Jin's memories of the history of the Ming Dynasty are concerned, it seems that the benefits of civilian officials are far greater than those of military generals, but those are all in the middle and late stages, I don't know what kind of attitude they will have in this era of equal civil and military status?

However, he was sure that after this battle, his reputation in the frontier was high enough, and it should be much easier to do anything in the future!