Chapter Seventy-Eight: There Is Another Outsider
As he was saying that the big ship on the opposite side was approaching, the sailors standing on the watchtower waved a complicated flag, and the battleships responded quickly, quickly splitting the queue and forming a water alley for their warships to pass through. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
When they got closer, they could feel the height of the ships, almost twice as large as theirs; When the sailors above waited for them to pass, they saluted by striking their hands on the chest.
Lao Cheng also returned the salute in the same way, and it was not until he passed through this battleship alley that Lu Xingxing, Lu Mingyue, and Wang Ying felt the pressure relaxed, and their heartbeat returned to normal. Wang Yingdao: "Brother Cheng, I see that they have no contact with each other, but their movements are uniform and consistent; How? ”
Lao Cheng said with a smile: "When I came back from Goguryeo, I found that it was quite inconvenient for the navy to shout at each other for command, so I asked Liang Menglong, the commander of the navy, to study the flag language and command the fleet. Did you see the flag waving of the sailors on the watchtower just now? It seems that they have succeeded! ”
Hearing this, the three of them nodded and asked, "Brother Cheng, can these flag words also be taught to us?" Cheng Yanjin smiled: "Of course, you are all heroes on the water, and the navy will have to rely on your commanders in the future; Of course you have to learn the flag language! ”
Several people were overjoyed when they heard this, and hurriedly thanked them. Seeing that the three of them had an arrangement now, Xiong Kuohai couldn't help but feel anxious, and he wanted to ask Cheng Yanjin what to do with himself?
Cheng Yanjin laughed and said: "Brother Xiong, don't worry, this time I want to change the military system, and when the time comes, I will arrange it for the eldest brother and the third brother Li." You are all great talents in the world, and you must not waste it! Hearing this, Xiong Kuohai and Li Jing smiled slightly, and finally calmed down.
"Woo-" In the low sound of the horn, Cheng Yanjin and their boat finally docked, and Sheng Yanshi and Du Ruhui lined up on the shore with the army and village elders to greet them.
The sunset was like blood, the water birds were flying, Cheng Biting Jin and the others came to the tidal flats of Liangshan, Sheng Yanshi, Du Ruhui and others ran up quickly to greet everyone; Cheng Yanjin took Xiong Kuohai and others to inspect the troops; As they walked, they came to the front of a group of female soldiers, all of whom were wearing green tights and armor, looking heroic and sassy, and not letting them shave their eyebrows.
A high-pitched and sweet singing voice sounded, and then a chorus of voices sang in harmony:
"A big river has wide waves, and the wind blows the fragrance of rice and flowers on both banks, and my family lives on the shore, and I am used to hearing the trumpet of the captain and seeing the white sails on the boat
The girl is like a flower, and the young man has a big heart, and in order to open up new worlds, he awakens the sleeping mountain and changes the appearance of the river
Good mountains, good waters, good places, all roads are wide, friends come and have good wine, if the jackal comes, there are knives and guns to greet it! ”
The sweet and high-pitched singing aroused everyone's desire to defend their hometown, and everyone felt that their blood flow was speeding up, and their spirits were a little excited. After they finished singing, Cheng Yanjin took the lead in applauding and welcome, and there was a round of applause.
They came to Hutou Peak, looking at the dangerous terrain here, Lu Xingxing, Lu Mingyue and others were amazed. Cheng Yanjin led them to continue walking inside, and came to the Xuelongfeng Juyi Hall, where everyone sat down.
Cheng Yanjin said: "This time, we have met a lot of heroes and heroes for Aunt Qin's birthday, and some people are willing to join us in righteous deeds to defend our hometown." Let me introduce you to some of the new heroes.
This one, probably you have all heard me say, is the master of the Jinding Taihang Mountain, the majestic sea; A cooked copper plate dragon stick beats all over the world, and there is no opponent; Brother Xiong is willing to come to our Liangshan, so that we are like a tiger with wings!
This is called Shang Huaizhu, a flying star in the ground, who is agile and courageous; He will make up for the shortcomings of our Liangshan in military intelligence spying.
These three are all heroes on the water, namely Lu Xingxing, Lu Mingyue and Wang Ying; After they come, it will greatly increase the strength of our Liangshan water army, so that our water army can really break out of Dongping Lake and go to the big rivers and even the deep blue sea! ”
"Good!" Sheng Yanshi and others applauded together; Cheng Yanjin waved his hand and said, "In the past two days, I will discuss a plan for military reform with Third Brother Li, Master Yan and Kan Ling; And then adjust the responsibilities of the army and everyone. During this period of time, everyone should calm down and train well, understand? ”
"Yes!" Everyone agreed in unison, and Cheng Yanjin laughed and said: "Then Lao Du asked people to arrange a banquet to wash the dust for these heroes!" ”
Du Ruhui got up and said, "I received a report from the horse visit, and I have already arranged it; Please rest assured. But now we have an outsider on the mountain, so please deal with it. ”
"Outsiders?" Cheng Yanjin was stunned and asked, "What outsiders?" Where did it come from? Du Ruhui said with a smile: "In the past two days when the chief manager was away, Meng Haigong of Caozhou was unwilling to fail and sent people to ask for grain and grass again, but this time his 2,000 men and horses were still beaten by Captain Liang Shitai; Most of their men and horses were captured by us, and even the commander of the army, Meng Qigui, was also captured. In the end, Meng Haigong sent a messenger up the mountain to make peace, and this person is currently living in Xuelong Mountain, and we don't know what to do with him. ”
Lao Cheng was stunned and smiled: "It's just right, bring him up, I'll meet him." Sheng Yanshi agreed, and asked people to invite Meng Haigong's envoy over.
The messenger was short and stocky, and not striking; However, this person was not small, and he entered the righteous hall majestically. As soon as he saw so many people, he obviously didn't expect it, and there was a trace of panic in his eyes.
Cheng Yanjin smiled and said, "Are you Meng Haigong's envoy below?" The envoy's face changed, and he suppressed his anger and said: "Yes, a certain family is the envoy of King Song Yi, Meng Anshen!" ”
Cheng Yanjin nodded and said: "You are also surnamed Meng, the guy we caught called Meng Ghost is said to be Meng Haigong's younger brother, what is the relationship between you?" ”
Meng Anshen was stunned for a moment and said: "Meng Ghost is my third brother, and he is currently the head of the soldiers and horses of Cao and Dai; I am the former prime minister of King Song Yi. ”
"Oh! You are all relatives of Meng Haigong! No wonder this guy keeps losing battles, and he is simply vulnerable; It turns out that he is nepotistic, and his subordinates are all incompetent! ”
As soon as Cheng Yanjin's words fell, a burst of laughter sounded in the Juyi Hall. Meng Anshen was furious and said, "Nonsense! There is a way to fight tiger brothers, and go into battle as father and son soldiers! With us helping King Song Yi, our king is invincible for a thousand years, and he already has the land of Cao and Dai, how can you be compared to a small puddle thief! ”
"Bold!" Liang Shitai and other grumpy generals were already furious, and Cheng Yanjin was not annoyed, and asked him with a smile: "Yes!" In terms of territory, I am not as good as you King Song Yi; However, Prime Minister Meng Anshen, what are you doing in my Liangshan? ”
The crowd laughed loudly; Meng Anshen blushed and said, "Manager Cheng, I came to adjust the relationship between the two parties on the order of my family's Wang Jia. Our King Song Yi has always respected heroes, and since the uprising, the number of heroes in the world has quickly grown to tens of thousands, and he has occupied the land of two states.
We, Wang Jia, have long heard that Mr. Cheng is a hero in the world, and he has always wanted to come to meet but has not had the opportunity. This time, let me come to resolve the misunderstanding between the two parties, and secondly, I want to join forces with Cheng Zhai to participate in the righteous act. I don't know what Mr. Cheng thinks? ”
Cheng Yanjin smiled slightly and said: "Okay, Meng Haigong and I are also neighbors, then you can tell me how to resolve the misunderstanding between the two of us, I will listen to you." ”
Meng Anshen said: "Manager Cheng, as long as you put our captives back and compensate us with a thousand loads of food, we will not investigate the previous things, what do you think?" ”
Cheng Yanjin laughed and said, "Prime Minister Meng, I see if you haven't woken up yet!" Please go back and tell Meng Haigong, I can put these people back, but a soldier will be worth ten taels of silver, and an officer will be worth one hundred taels, as for Meng Qi's ghost? He is the general manager of soldiers and horses, and he is worth a thousand taels of silver.
We captured 1,123 soldiers, 14 generals, and a total of 13,630 taels of silver; So be it! I'll give you a little, and you'll give me 13,000 taels of silver!" When will you bring the money, and when will I release it; I will give as much money as I take!
Of course, you have to remember that they are with me, and I can't eat and drink in vain; They should have caused us harm, and they should be responsible for the construction and restoration. I've got a lot of work to do, just so that they can make amends for their sins! ”