As he got closer and closer to the group of people standing on the south bank of the Datong River, Qin Chuan gradually saw that among that group of people, not only Gao Jishan, but also the two battalion officers of Renzi Camp Luo Peide and Wu Bingwen were also there, as well as Nie Shicheng and his subordinates Feng Guozhang, Li Chun, Li Guohua, Yu Guangxi, Xin Delin and other cadres. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

These people Qin Chuan not only recognized, but also knew them very well, and these people had all come to his salt regiment with Feng Guozhang to ask him about military matters.

There is only one military attache standing side by side with Nie Shicheng, also wearing second-grade facial features, this military attache is much burder than Nie Shicheng, and his age is not much different from Nie Shicheng, and he is also over fifty years old.

From afar, these people were all looking at Qin Chuan and his party with a smile.

It's just that at this time, Qin Chuan's mind was no longer on this group of people, and his eyes had already been attracted by the large circular courtyard surrounded by five high walls on the north bank of the river.

These walls are made of stone and adobe, up to four meters high, wide at the bottom and narrow at the top, and there are many holes left under the wall where it is more than a person high, and you can see that this is a shooting hole. Outside the wall, there are also moats. It's not just the walls that are tall, but the large courtyards also cover a wide area, and the largest one even encloses a small hill entirely.

"Commander."

"Commander."

Under the reminder of Xu Tong behind him, Qin Chuan came back to his senses, saw that he could already see the eyebrows of Nie Shicheng and the others, hurriedly turned over and jumped off the horse, and took a few steps forward to rush forward.

Before Qin Chuan could speak, Nie Shicheng laughed happily and had already stepped forward.

Qin Chuan hurriedly bowed down and saluted when he was far away: "Lord Nie, how can Qin Chuan dare to let the adults come to greet him." ”

Nie Shicheng suppressed his laughter, but he still smiled and said loudly.

"Ming Hong, you can rely on your own strength to sink the Japanese ironclad ship Qiujinzhou and rescue thousands of elites in my Beiyang; Later, he only led more than 40 people, and let your five-star battle flag flutter in the sky over Seoul. Zhongtang said that you are, since he led the army, more than 40 years of rare wisdom and courage of the genius; The saint said that you are the rising pillar of Beiyang and the hope of the revival of the Qing Dynasty; The market praises you as the champion of the world, Zhao Zilong of the Qing Dynasty. Ming Hong has done such a heroic thing, how can I, Nie Gongting, not come out to greet him. ”

The so-called champion Hou is to say that Huo Quai, the general of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, is sick. Huo Qubing is good at riding and shooting, the mercenaries are flexible, pay attention to strategy, do not stick to ancient methods, are brave and decisive, and are good at blitzkrieg, long-distance running, fighting with battles and roundabout battles on the outside line in great depth, winning every battle and never defeating. The most classic record is that when he was less than 20 years old, he was defeated by the Huns with Wei Qing, and killed 2,000 Huns with 800 light cavalry, leaving the famous sentence "The Huns are not destroyed, how can they be home". He was named the champion by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and took the meaning of his brave champion of the three armies.

Being able to get the praise of Li Hongzhang and Guangxu made Qin Chuan particularly excited in his heart.

Since the formation of the salt group, Li Hongzhang has been lukewarm to him, and it can even be said that he is a little cold. Today's praise must come from the heart.

And it is also a great thing that Guangxu can have this praise, and since then, the name Qinchuan may have been deeply rooted in Guangxu's heart.

As for the praise in the market, it made Qin Chuan's heart even more excited.

As the old saying goes, "Water can carry a boat, but it can also overturn a boat." "Once the people's hearts are wanted, this sea can lift his boat high.

Although he was excited in his heart, Qin Chuan still gave his hand again and again: "Killing the enemy on the battlefield is the duty of my generation of soldiers, the emperor and Zhongtang praise it, Qin Chuan is ashamed." ”

Nie Shicheng didn't answer his words, stretched out his hand and pulled Qin Chuan and pointed at the military attache beside him and said, "Ming Hong, let me introduce, this is the general soldier of Tongyong Town, Renzi Battalion, Jiang Zikangjiang." President Ye and the generals are discussing the military situation and have entrusted us to come to greet you, the great hero. ”

When Nie Shicheng said about President Ye, he naturally referred to Ye Zhichao, and it seems that Ye Zhichao finally took over the hot position of president of the Qing army in North Korea.

Jiang Zikang, the word Fuqing, the first time to join the Hunan army Bao Richao Division, brave in battle, three years later was promoted to the registered general soldier, now although it is under the command of Wu Yuren of the Renzi Battalion stationed in Beitang, but it is already the general army of Tongyong Town, and was named Salin Baturu, General Jianwei.

In fact, Qin Chuan had long thought in his heart that this person was Jiang Zikang, after all, the thousands of soldiers he saved were all from the Renzi Battalion, and Jiang Zikang is now the highest officer of the Renzi Battalion in Pyongyang, Gao Jishan and others are here, Jiang Zikang has no reason not to come.

Qin Chuan was busy and was about to salute Jiang Zikang, but Jiang Zikang grabbed him and said with a smile on his face.

"Commander Qin, Hugh should be polite, my Lao Jiang doesn't want to pay attention to these common principles, you are the great benefactor of our Renzi Battalion, General Wu called and said, I want me to convey it on his behalf, Qin Commander makes the kindness of the Renzi Battalion will never forget, from now on, the Renzi Battalion from below him, all the soldiers will remember it, Qin Commander Envoy but there is a need, Renzi Battalion will never refuse."

The general soldier Wu mentioned by Jiang Zikang is naturally Wu Yuren, who is far away in Tianjin.

It's just that Jiang Zikang called himself a commander, which made Qin Chuan a little confused.

As soon as Jiang Zikang finished speaking, Gao Jishan Luo Peide and Wu Bingwen on the side had already been beaten by a thousand people, and Gao Jishan, who was the leader, was full of gratitude and said emotionally.

"When Lord Qin arranged it, Gao didn't think so, but he reluctantly did it because of Lord Qin's kindness. Now that I think about it, I am very glad. Otherwise, more than 1,000 soldiers have been buried at the bottom of the sea at this moment, how can Gao live alone in the world. ”

Luo Peide and Wu Bingwen also said loudly: "The two of us are entrusted by all the soldiers of the Gao Sheng, thank you for saving your life." In the future, I am willing to go to the soup for the adults to repay the great kindness of this time. ”

Gao Jishan, Luo Peide, and Wu Bingwen said this, but Qin Chuan's heart was warm, knowing that not only these three people, but also the more than 1,000 officers and soldiers on the Gao Sheng also recognized him, and he wanted to say something more generally, but he glanced at Jiang Zikang on the side, and he couldn't help himself, without saying anything, he stretched out his hand to pull up the three of them.

"Three brothers, please get up quickly, don't say anything about life-saving grace in the future, we are all robes, and we help each other on the battlefield, which is due to be affectionate, where do you need to be so polite. Besides, I was also cautious at the beginning, and I was always careful that there was no big mistake, so I let you escape by mistake and sink Qiujinzhou. ”

"Well said!"

Nie Shicheng said with emotion: "The same robe Ze, you should sacrifice yourself on the battlefield to rescue, how can you be alone." ”

Nie Shicheng turned around and smiled at Feng Guozhang, Li Chun, Yu Guangxi, and Xin Delin: "Huafu, Xiushan, haven't you been full of praise for Ming Hong these days?" It's not too late to see Lord Qin. ”

Feng Guozhang, Li Chun, Yu Guangxin and others were already in a hurry behind, but because of their identity, it was not good to greet Qin Chuan first.

Several people have been very familiar with Qin Chuan for a long time, Qin Chuan has no official frame, when they were in Tianjin, these people even called Qin Chuan brothers, although they have not been separated for a long time, but these people have been envious of Qin Chuan's outstanding achievements for more than a month, and they have regarded Qin Chuan as a model, and even Qin Chuan's fans, they have asked Qin Chuan about the situation of making trouble in Seoul, and Qin Chuan can't wait to have a few more mouths. It's just that in this way, Nie Shicheng, Jiang Zikang, Gao Jishan, Luo Peide, Wu Bingwen and other cadres are left aside.

Nie Shicheng, Gao Jishan and the others didn't care, Jiang Zikang was already a little impatient, and he endured it for a long time, pointing to the horses and those Japanese prisoners led by Xu Tong's row of people behind Qin Chuan, and said with a smile.

"Commander Qin, those horses are Japanese horses? They were all about the same as these Japanese soldiers, they were all so short, half a head shorter than the Mongolian horses. Could it be that the dwarves will ride on their horses? ”

Qin Chuan also felt that Jiang Zikang was being snubbed, and said with a smile: "Exactly, these horses are all war horses of the Japanese cavalry troops. Speaking of which, however, these horses are not real Japanese horses, and real Japanese horses are even shorter than these horses. Moreover, the real Japanese horse is also a Mongolian horse, which gradually evolved to become short after being introduced to Japan over the centuries. ”

As for what Qin Chuan said, the Japanese horse was not only evolved from the Mongolian horse, but also shorter than the dwarf horses in front of them, which surprised these people. However, I was a little confused.

Qin Chuan saw that everyone was a little interested in this, and he happened to talk about this topic, so he would not snub Jiang Zikang.

Qin Chuan told everyone that the native horse in Japan is called Laisuma, and the ancestor is the Mongolian horse, which gradually became short and unbearable after breeding in Japan for hundreds of years. After the Meiji Restoration, the Japanese army found that the Japanese horses were far inferior to the horses of the European powers, and they were not much different from the Chinese donkeys, and they were embarrassed to greet people when they rode on them, and it was difficult to win the riding battle with this kind of horse.

It just so happened that in 1867, Napoleon III of France gave Japan 26 Arabian horses, and the Japanese used these tall, muscular Arabian horses to improve their own Japanese horses. After more than 20 years, the Japanese horse has become what it is now, and its height has increased by more than 10 centimeters. However, the average height of Japanese horses is only about 130 centimeters.

Qin Chuan's narration surprised everyone, and Qin Chuan said, "Short Japanese are embarrassed to greet people when they ride on it." With these words, looking at the twenty or so short Japanese prisoners, everyone couldn't help laughing, even Nie Shicheng and Gao Jishan couldn't help laughing.

Nie Shicheng said with a smile: "Ming Hong is not only wise and brave, but also knowledgeable, which is really rare. Let's not bask in the sun today, or talk in the city. ”

After Nie Shicheng finished speaking, he was about to turn around and take the lead into the city, but he didn't want to be stopped by Qin Chuan. (To be continued.) )