After Yang Xing came out of the inner courtyard, he and Li Zhongzi continued to take a group of small military doctors to the battlefield in Liaodong.

This is a rare battlefield training, and it can be used to make military achievements and gain bargaining chips for future promotion, so the selected medical hall apprentices are very happy.

Behind Yang Xing were several miscellaneous servants of the palace, carrying heavy luggage, and sent them out. Inside are the things brought by the ladies of the inner courtyard to Hou Xuanyan and brought to the gate of the palace, and the officer responsible for escorting them is Wu Ye, the general of the Hangzhou garrison, who sternly refused after seeing these things: "This is a certain person with a military order on his back, and if he goes one step late, he will delay the war, in case there is a robe that cannot be treated, it is a human life." ”

Yang Xing said with a smile: "These things are entrusted by the princess to carry me, can you..."

"Military orders are like mountains, and military laws are like mountains, how can we tolerate feelings."

Yang Xing's face was cold, this general was not of high rank, but he dared to refute the face of the princesses.

Li Zhongzi also persuaded: "After all, the prince is not an ordinary person, and bringing a little salute will not affect our speed." ”

Wu Ye looked at several boxes of things, large and small, so many things were carried back and forth, how could it not affect the speed of the march. Although he also respects the prince very much, the military law is determined by the prince, and extrajudicial favoritism is not allowed.

Yang Xing is a traditional gentry, where did he think that this young officer was so unreasonable, and he was not allowed to say good things. Thinking of his daughter's entrustment, as well as the thanks of several other princesses, he was even more unwilling to give up.

In the end, Lang Zhong met the soldiers, but Yang Xing still chose to compromise, only brought a cotton coat entrusted by his daughter, and went on the road angrily.

When the subordinates of the palace carried back a few large boxes, Huang Ying'er, Qian Wei and others were also helpless...

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At this time in Liaodong, Hou Xuanyan and his people finally stepped into Shanhaiguan, which had been burned beyond recognition.

Even Yao Yiyao himself, after seeing his masterpiece of arson, was speechless in shock. As a firearms expert, he naturally pursues the maximization of power, but after seeing the damage caused with his own eyes, Yao Yiyao said gloomily: "This kind of shell, it's better to use less." ”

Hou Xuanyan disagreed, and said with great interest: "After you go back, continue to improve this arson bomb, what I want is a treasure that can be mass-produced, not extremely expensive." ”

Several other generals are all princes of the dynasty, and the poor ones are all earls. After listening to Hou Xuanyan's words, they also expressed their approval and praised Yao Yiyao's achievements.

Yao Yiyao rekindled the impetus for innovation, and took a few henchmen of the Denglai Navy Master back to Penglai by boat.

The officers and men of the three armies repaired the Shanhaiguan Pass, and then occupied this Xiongguan, and then continued to advance north.

The cold wind froze the soldiers and horses of the Northern Expeditionary Army, but it also had the advantage that the ground was frozen solid, and it did not become muddy due to the water, so that the transportation work became smooth.

Hou Xuanyan, who was missed by the people in the palace, arrived at the military camp like a tiger entering the deep mountains, and how happy he was.

Jinling City on the bank of the Qinhuai River is good, but after all, the hero is short of breath, and the love of children is long, compared with the army, there is a little less happiness and anger of men.

In the past four years of the Northern Expedition, Hou Xuanyan went from south to north, from east to west, to various main battlefields, and after more than 300 battles, he almost never stopped.

The war tempered him into a qualified commander, and the compassion brought by later generations allowed him to gain enough support among the soldiers.

At sunset, the Northern Expeditionary Army camped on the seashore, and the warships of the naval division were moored on the sea in the distance, and a few wisps of cooking smoke rose into the air under the bloody sun.

Hou Xuanyan walked in the barracks, followed by his own general, Zheng Zunqian and Sun Jiaji, the chief soldier of Hangzhou. Everywhere they passed, there were soldiers eating around the campfire, and when they saw them, they all looked sideways.

Hou Xuanyan looked at the surrounding terrain and ordered to install a secret whistle, after all, this is Liaodong, which is the home of Wu Sangui, Kong Youde and others, and must always be on guard to ensure safety.

Suddenly, a voice exclaimed, "Why are you?" ”

Hou Xuanyan turned around and saw that he was a young military general with a tiger head and a tiger brain, and his eyebrows were vaguely familiar.

"You are..."

"West Lake Zhang Xiaoyuan, let's swim through the West Lake together!" The youngster shouted excitedly.

Hou Xuanyan finally remembered that he and Yang Zhan went to Hangzhou to hire him, because Yang Zhan was from Sichuan and had never swam West Lake, nor had he visited West Lake in the Ming Dynasty.

The two who went to the West Lake met the teenagers of Hangzhou Jiangwutang swimming in the lake, and they got together.

At the beginning, these boys left a good impression on Hou Xuanyan, and Hou Xuanyan smiled: "It's you kid, have you been transferred to Liaodong?" That's what you want. ”

Zhang Xiaoyuan's face was red, his slightly blackened face was emotional, and he hugged his fists and said: "I didn't see the identity of the prince that day." ”

"Haha, it's normal to not be able to see it, the other one that day is Yang Zhan, the Duke of Shu."

The huge sense of happiness made the teenager Zhang Xiaoyuan a little dizzy, and he actually swam across the lake with such two important figures in a daze.

Hou Xuanyan turned around and asked, "This is your Hangzhou martial arts student, how are you doing?" ”

Sun Jiaji said with a smile: "Xiao Yuan is not bad, I read the previous battle report, he killed three Qing soldiers, and he was quite brave in the charge, and he has been credited with third-class merit." ”

Hou Xuanyan nodded, it seems that this Zhang Xiaoyuan is also a general, otherwise why would the general soldier of Hangzhou know only the third-class merit.

Sun Jiaji saw Hou Xuanyan's face, stepped forward and whispered: "Lord Wang, his brother is Zhang Yuanhua, one of the four righteousnesses of Fengyang. He thrust the blade of the Hidden Elephant Camp into the graves of his three brothers, and since then he has been in seclusion to take care of the four families, all of whom are his closest relatives. This matter has spread far and wide, and has been compiled into a book and circulated among the people, and the four brothers have a high reputation. ”

Hou Xuanyan wiped his eyelids, he remembered that they were talking about his father, it seems that these boys are still very ambitious, and they don't want to rely on their brother's fame everywhere to make people look up to them. At the beginning, the people of Fengyang City were so miserable that they were almost slaughtered by the dog thief Zilharang, and they all died tragically. There were dead bodies hanging at the doors of every house, and the corpses were piled up on the corners and alleys, and the moment Hou Xuanyan entered the city, he almost thought that he was going to hell on earth.

If it weren't for the information that the Hidden Elephant Battalion was empty in the city at that time, and he still wanted to surround the point and send reinforcements, I am afraid that the entire city would have been ravaged for dozens of days.

With a long sigh of relief, Hou Xuanyan said to Zhang Xiaoyuan: "Since you have got the opportunity to come to Liaodong, take advantage of it, this time there is a fierce battle to fight, and I am waiting for the day when you will be rewarded." ”

Zhang Xiaoyuan clenched his fists heavily, his eyes were resolute, and his waist was straight, indeed looking like a Northern Expeditionary Army.

Hou Xuanyan walked forward with a smile, there are juniors like this, and there are really successors.

After walking dozens of steps, Hou Xuanyan turned back to Zheng Zunqian and Sun Jiaji and said: "Maybe in the next war, we can drink and have fun in Jinling, watch the beauties sing and dance, and dance beautifully, and then wait for the good news to come, and say lightly, 'The children have broken the thief'." Thinking about that realm, it's quite desirable. ”

Ha ha.. Zheng Zunqian and Sun Jiaji laughed together.