After pacifying the prisoners of war, Chen Chun ordered the Batavia to inform the Second Fleet and agreed to assemble at Haiphong at noon tomorrow. The rest of the ship's crew, together with the prisoners of war, counted the battles. Chen Chun prepared five truckloads of grain and broken silver to enter the city to comfort the local people.

The town is about a kilometer from the port, and the walls are logged back. It will arrive in a short time. And the wooden gate had already been damaged by the first wave of Li Dynasty soldiers who seized the island, and at this time fell to the ground emitting green smoke. Forty or fifty corpses lay around the gate and on the road, and the soldiers in charge of cleaning them dragged the bodies out of the roadside and piled them up, and the city gate that had fallen in the middle of the road was also dismantled and removed. After clearing the obstacles, Chen Chun led the team into the city. Chen Chun looked at the main road, a main road of about five meters leads straight to the west gate, and there are more than 20 blue brick houses on both sides. The houses are almost mud huts and thatched huts, and there are about 300 households. There are also a few corpses lying here and there on the road! It seems that the Li Dynasty army has not encountered decent resistance here.

Entering the city, the Shuangxiong army shouted in Chinese and indigenous languages: "The people of Gaibao Island, we are the Ming army, and recently the Mo Dynasty and the Li Dynasty have been fighting for territory, and their lives have been ruined. The land of Annam has been integrated with the Central Plains since ancient times. You are also my people of the Ming Dynasty, how can you sit idly by and ignore the suffering of your compatriots. Therefore, I am a heroic teacher of the Heavenly Dynasty, and I set out to save the people of Li from fire and water. Now the Li Dynasty rebellion has been forced to the power of heaven and kneeling to surrender, Gaibao Island has been pacified, but the Li Dynasty rebellion army has plundered for many days, I believe that the villagers have little money and grain, the Ming Xiongshi is a mighty division, the division of benevolence and righteousness, in order to let the people of the world feel the imperial grace of the Ming Emperor, today open the warehouse to release grain, so that the people live a stable year. ……！ ”

The team walked to a vacant lot in the city and stopped, and Chen Chun commanded the soldiers to set up the food, money, and silver, and wait for the people to come out and distribute it. After finishing his work, Chen Chun ordered a platoon of marines to go out of the city to continue to pull grain and some pork. At the same time, an order was sent back to assign the Batavia to Tushan to rendezvous with the second fleet, and to inform them to fight coastal defense at noon tomorrow.

After shouting for an hour, the civilians in the thatched huts and mud houses began to come to watch one after another, and the people who came out were dressed the same as the mainland Da Ming's surname, but their clothes were more tattered and their expressions were more wooden! An old man covered in dirt and gray hair walked up to Chen Chun with a cane and asked, "You are really Ming officials!" Didn't lie to me?

"Boss, we are indeed the Ming army, and this official is Chen Chun, the deputy commander of Qinzhou!"

"Oh my God, we have finally waited for this day. In short, Wang Wangguo of the Southern Expedition of the Ming Dynasty visited the commander, long live the Ming Dynasty, long live the Ming Emperor! Banzai! Hooray! ”

"Boss, you...... Are you really the descendants of the Ming army? ”

"But no, our ancestors came to quell the rebellion, but due to the lack of adaptation to the water and soil, the supply could not be reached, and the army of more than 100,000 was defeated by the aborigines of Annam, and our ancestors were captured and sent to this island to be reclaimed! Generations of oppression by the Mo Dynasty. It is now in the early 100s, and there were 7,000 people at the beginning, leaving less than 3,000 descendants. Our generations have been looking forward to it today, not ......! After speaking, the old man knelt on the ground and burst into tears.

Chen Chun stepped forward to help the old man and said, "Boss, we are late, we are ashamed to be loyal to you, please hurry up!" ”

"Thank you, sir!"

"You're welcome, sir!" Picking up the old man, Chen Chun ordered: "The soldiers of the Shuangxiong Army listen to the order, follow me to salute the heroes and martyrs of the Ming Dynasty!" After speaking, Chen Chun respectfully knelt down and saluted: "The Ming Dynasty and the two heroes knock on the descendants of the heroes!" And the soldiers of the Shuangxiong Army also knelt down in unison and said, "After meeting all the heroes!" ”

"Oops! Hurry up, don't do it! No! ”

Chen Chun said categorically: "Boss, make!" Please accept our gift! ”

"Okay, my old man will give it to my ancestors! Hurry up, please. ”

"Thank you!"

"Thank you!"

Chen Chun and the soldiers got up one after another. The old man turned back to those people: "You still have to wait, go back and wash the tables, chairs, tables, oranges, pots and chopsticks at home and move them out, Daming has not forgotten us, today everyone worships our ancestors and entertains our Ming army." We're going home! ”

"Yes, we want to go home, we want to go back to Daming! ……！ ”

A group of big men who are more shabby than beggars are in tears at this time, and the wish to go home is just a wish passed down from their ancestors, and it is a glimmer of hope for this group of people to live after suffering and suffering!

Somehow, Chen Chun's heart was hot, and two lines of hot tears flowed down. Regardless of the tears, Chen Chun hugged his fists and said: "Everyone, don't work hard, today to commemorate the martyrs, our Ming army has food and meat, and you don't have a few decent things at home, and your generations have made indescribable contributions to the Ming Dynasty, and today we will put a belated celebration banquet for you and your ancestors!" Chen Zizhong, you led one hundred and fifty people to raid the homes of all the cattle farmers in the city, and the rest of the people went to the port to transport the captured money, grain, wine and meat. ”

"Subordinates take orders!"

"Master Chen, slow down!"

"What does the old man command?"

"Lord Chen, although those rich people are evil, there is a family that takes great care of us, without him, I am afraid there will be no us!"

"In that case, please take us there for a while."

"Wait for the old man to tell them to do something." After speaking, the old man said to everyone: "Li Niu, you take ten people to the outside of the city to tell everyone, saying that the Ming army has come to rescue us, let their family master come to discuss the matter, and the rest of the people will bring furniture and firewood to prepare for cooking." Pang Jiu and Zhu Qi organized the young people to assist the Ming army in maintaining stability inside and outside the city. ”

"Yes!"

"Master Chen, let's go!"

"Okay, I'm tired of the old man leading the way."

Walking to a large courtyard, the old man said: "My lord, this is it, the owner of this house is surnamed Zhong, and his name is Wenzheng." The rest of those Lord Chen can copy it casually! ”

"Okay, Chen Zizhong, you lead the team, copy all the other households, and kill the resisters."

"The subordinates receive the order. Guys, the copying guy has started! ”

The team began to search the house, and the old man knocked on the door and said, "Zhong Wenzheng is about to open the door, I am Ma Zongbai, and there is something urgent to discuss when you open the door." After shouting for a while, a man's voice came from inside: "Old horse, there is chaos outside, you don't find a place to hide, come to me to do something." I'll come back in a few days! ”

"You're not opening the door, are you? I really have a big deal, don't blame me if something happens when I don't open the door! Why, you still can't trust me? ”

The door opened a crack, and an old man wearing a square hat stuck out his head, but saw that Ma Zongbai was followed by a group of military men. Zhong Wenzheng immediately stretched out his head to go back and prepare to close the door, although Ma Zongbai was old, but he reacted quickly, when he opened the door just now, Ma Zongbai had already reached in with one foot, and at this time the other hand was against the door and said: "Don't...... Don't close, my foot is in the crack of the door, I'm not here to hurt you. Open the door and let us in! ”

"You old ghost, how can you bring officers and soldiers here if you don't harm people, forget it, you can't escape it. Come on in! "Said that Zhong Wenzheng opened the door first!

Chen Chun stepped forward and said, "Outside of Zhong Yuan, we have heard of your reputation for a long time, and we have come to visit today, so we have no other meaning." This official is the deputy commander of Qinzhou, Chen Chun. It's a Ming officer! ”

"It's good to visit, it's good to visit! There was a lot of offense just now. But now that the army is in chaos, my old man has to guard against it! ”

"That's it! Is that! ”

Zhong Wenzheng closed the door and said to Chen Chun: "Everyone, please!" Let's talk about it when we come into the house. ”

"Okay, bother to lead the way!"

Everyone sat down for tea, and Chen Chun asked: "I heard that Zhong Yuanwai's family often helps my descendants of Ming soldiers here, and I thank your family here for Daming!" ”

"Your Excellency is polite, the old man's family was originally a Ming people, and they fled south after offending the ministers during the Zhengde period. In the Beibu Gulf, he encountered pirates again, and was hunted down here. Fortunately, Mr. Ma rescued his ancestors to have today. Hey, but this place is not a clear land, and the senders have to live secretly under the fence. Originally, life was not bad, but this time due to the war, most of the family wealth was destroyed, I am afraid it will be difficult in the future! ”

"Loyal and patriotic, with a bold temperament, he will be rich and noble. This island from today is my Ming land, this time the official set out to sign an agreement with the Mo Dynasty, the entire Halong Bay, Gusu Islands, Gaibao Island, Gupo Island belong to our double army. However, our Shuangxiong army is well-equipped and the soldiers are well-trained, and the various forces in Annam are no opponents. At the end of this battle, the forces of Li and Mozambique will be greatly damaged. When we wait to establish a solid foundation here, it will be a piece of cake for the whole of Annan to take it. ”

"My lord is not a thing in the pool, but ...... the Ming Emperor?"

"As the saying goes, the general is outside, and the king's order is not subject to it. Now looking at my Ming Dynasty, there is a strong enemy in the north to build a slave Mongolian union, there is a Tusi judgment in the south, the Central Plains is thousands of miles away, the righteous armies from all walks of life raise their flags, and the red-haired people on the sea take advantage of the situation to encroach on my Nanyang Han compatriots and drive them to slaughter. The crowd is vying for the court! The elephant of the last days! As a Han Chinese, our generation should remember the five chaotic Chinese and the cars of the former Song Dynasty. Therefore, the soldiers of our generation should work hard to maintain the power of the decisive battle for the Central Plains, and protect our Middle Earth to drive out foreign races. I should also use my Ming sword to obtain land for my Ming people! ”

"A good one to use my Ming sword to get land for my Ming people! Such a bold statement, such a mind, such a husband can hear it today, this life is worth it! This life is worth it! If the adults are driven, even if they are instructed, even if they go up to the knife mountain and go down to the sea of fire, the old man will never be tired of talking. ”

"Yes, my old man Ma is the same, don't leave me!"

"Ladies and gentlemen, the top priority is how to manage this island and calm people's hearts. You two are highly respected here, why don't you join our army of heroes and manage this island together! ”

"After the two of them listened, they got up and saluted, and the adults appreciated and dared to disobey?"

"Okay, that's it, President Ma Baiben now appoints you as the chief guard of Gaibao Island, and the position of the chief guard is from six products and thousands of households!"

"Your Majesty will receive the order, Lord Xie."

"Zhong Wenzheng, this official has ordered you to be the chief of government affairs of Gaibao Island, and I have the rank of seventh-rank official in the Shuangxiong Army."

"The subordinate takes the order, Lord Xie!"

"The two of you have a very good day today, now we will go out to pay tribute to the martyrs, and then celebrate with everyone!"

At noon, the small town on Baogai Island was very lively, and a large open space in the small city set up a sacrificial tent, on which the blue cloth banner of the memorial tablet of the martyrs of the Ming army's southern expedition to Annam was placed. Under the altar are all cows, sheep, pigs, chickens, ducks, fish and other offerings. Chen Chun stepped forward to read the sacrificial book: "On December 23, the fifth year of the Apocalypse, the emperor returned to Gaibao Island. In the past, the warriors fell here for more than 100 years, and now the grave is gone, the bones are gone, and there are no cronies in the country. Today, I have to pay tribute to my two heroes, and my mood is uneasy! In the future, it will be designated as the public ancestral hall, and the public merits will be listed in the world and forever entered the annals of history. The deputy commander of Qinzhou Wei is presented! ”

After reading, everyone went to the incense and worshiped under the leadership of Chen Chun!

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