The father and son of the Zhang family stood for a long time.

It wasn't until she couldn't see the shadow of Zhang Deyi and his party that Zhang Gongwei sighed faintly: "Dezhong, your brother has made great progress recently!" ”

"I didn't expect much from him before, but now it seems that he is doing a good job."

Zhang Dezhong said with a smile: "My younger brother has been smart since he was a child, but he doesn't use his cleverness in his business, and once he gets serious, he will never be worse than others...... In the past two months, he has been following Brother Daolin all day long, and he can't be lazy if he wants to. ”

"As long as Brother Daolin is in the military camp, he will train with the soldiers before dawn, and as long as he is free, he will teach the art of war and skills to the guards around him!"

"My brother is close to the water, and he is naturally making rapid progress, and I envy him a little now."

Zhang Gongwei patted her son's shoulder with a smile: "Don't be envious, you're not bad, as long as you take your 6,000 new troops and follow your Daolin brother to fight for a few years, you have experience, experience, and meritorious." ”

Zhang Dezhong thought for a while and asked in a low voice: "Dad, is it really difficult for me to return?" ”

Zhang Gongwei sighed: "Don't ask, look with your eyes, do it steadily, and slowly you will understand......"

"If your big brother Daolin's speculation is correct, the 400,000 mobs in the northwest will soon sweep through the north and south of Zhili, and then turn around and go south to ransack the Central Plains and Huaibei regions."

"Son, seize the opportunity, don't be complacent, otherwise you will be compared to your brother!"

"Okay, let's go back, tomorrow we will be under the city of Dengzhou, and there is no room for negligence when entering the battlefield!"

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Midnight had passed, the biting north wind had been strong and weak, the surging tide had slowly receded, and the gradually widening coastline was looming like a dark gray ribbon in the dark night.

On the broken wall of the West Peak Terrace that has been declining for a long time, the withered grass is green. The earthen platform next to the shore is surrounded by broken bricks and tiles.

Zhu Daolin wrapped himself tightly around the 460 large wooden boxes, regardless of whether the 500 relief tents and 2,000 truck tarpaulins on the high hill were stacked neatly, rubbed the ice slag condensed under his nose, and silently walked along the coast to the estuary camp 3 kilometers to the west.

This time, all the 345 mortars and 110 sets of rocket launchers he customized were brought back, and only mortars could be used.

For ease of transportation. 580 rocket artillery tubes were packed into 50 long wooden boxes, and 105 sets of unassembled bases and spare parts were packed in another 65 large wooden boxes, and he had no way to assemble them in a short time, and he did not have time to make rockets, most of which would be taken away by the navy after the war, and only a small part of the equipment needed to be sent to the two new armies of Jinzhouwei and Phi Dao.

The 500 tents and 2,000 truck tarpaulins that Zhu Daolin bought will also not be used outside Dengzhou, but will be transported to Liugong Island and Phi Island in Weihai.

In the past few days since he left, Zhu Daolin thought a lot and realized that it was not yet time to step into Shandong.

On the ground of Shandong, there are not only many powerful forces that have been inherited for hundreds of years, but also the Zhu family and the Confucian and Mencian families with deep-rooted influence. The various forces are intertwined and extremely complicated, and it may be more in their own interests to let King Li Chuang and the Eight Kings rush in and make a big deal.

Another key reason is that Dengzhou and even the whole of Shandong were extremely important in the war, and Zhu Daolin, who had an unstable foundation, could not stay in this place for a long time.

Originally, Zhu Daolin planned to occupy Long Island, 7 kilometers north of Dengzhou, which Zhu Daolin had planned to occupy for a long time, and he would not hesitate to give up after the end of the war, and he would also greatly reduce Weihaiwei's investment and concentrate on running Qingdaowei, which is currently inconspicuous.

If you have the power to spare. It is better to occupy Jeju Island than to invest too much in Weihaiwei, the head of the four Davids of coastal defense, which is the focus of the government and the opposition. It should be enough to establish a supply base on Liugong Island, far from the coast.

There was silence inside and outside the camp.

The fixed sentry and the mobile sentry on duty at night were loyal to their duties, so that Zhu Daolin was quite satisfied, he did not alarm anyone, and entered the camp with superb skills, and only when he returned to the wooden house of the Chinese army did he alarm the guards on duty. He waved his hand to signal the guards to keep quiet, and after a few simple commands, he entered the bedroom reserved for him. Take off your coat and sit cross-legged on the couch to practice.

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The sky was slightly bright, and Zhu Daolin appeared in the camp.

Guo Zhongjun, the captain of the personal guard, and Qi Gongliang, the commander of the cavalry battalion, and other generals were gathering their carriages and horses, preparing to rush to the west peak platform 3 kilometers east to carry goods.

It was learned that the main battalions led by Jiang Yulong and Tang Zhenglin had arrived in Huangxian County last night. Zhu Daolin immediately ordered the generals to go to Xifengtai as soon as possible to transport back the materials and equipment, called Guo Zhongjun and Qi Gongliang back indoors, and several soldiers immediately sent hot tea, rice crackers, butcher shops, red dates, walnuts and other snacks.

Zhu Daolin motioned for everyone to sit down: "In the early hours of the morning, I made a round and found that the newly built horse pen was full, and I didn't have time to count them, there were 300 horses, right?" ”

"280 horses, today General Wang will send more than 100 war horses and more than 200 horses, the two rows of barracks in the north are full of grain and forage, counting the 30,000 stones that will be transported today after paying the money yesterday, the total amount reaches 72,500 stones, which is enough for the time being." Guo Zhongjun, who was in charge of overall affairs, replied.

Zhu Daolin asked Qi Gongliang: "Old Qi, how many horses can Lord Chen, the governor of Denglai, sell us?" ”

Qi Gongliang, who had strong limbs and a thin face, replied excitedly: "A total of 250 war horses, 600 pack horses and mules, and 380 pairs of brand-new saddles can be delivered at noon, and 4,000 stone wheat will need to wait until tomorrow, and the price is the same as the one that General Wang helped buy......

"From this point of view, the generals of the Four Roads Army secretly do business with each other, and the prices are the same."

At this time, Zhu Daolin was finally relieved: "How is the morale of the brothers? ”

"In a word, I want to fight!"

Qi Gongliang answered first, and Guo Zhongjun immediately asked him what about your cavalry? It made everyone laugh.

Zhu Daolin drank the tea in the cup in one gulp, stood up and ordered with a smile: "I just looked at the topographic map you drew in the past few days, and it is very good, but I also want to take a look at Penglai Pavilion in the west." ”

"If it can be opened, the Longtan army will directly drive to Penglai Pavilion to establish a position, and be responsible for the west fort of Shuicheng and the attack on the northwest city wall."

Guo Zhongjun immediately persuaded: "Senior brother, the abbot of Penglai Pavilion, Yuanzhi Dao Changdao is profound, his reputation is far and wide, and I have the same source as the Shangqing faction, and the seniority is two generations higher than us, Dengzhou has been like this, and no party dares to offend Penglai Pavilion, if we are stationed, it is likely to cause criticism from our peers." ”

"Have you visited Penglai Pavilion?" Zhu Daolin asked.

Guo Zhongjun nodded: "I went the day before yesterday when I was surveying the terrain, and Daoist Yuanzhi also asked about the real person in charge of the sect and my master, I briefly told my senior brother's mentorship and current official position, Daoist Yuanzhi was very surprised, and said that I would like to see you." ”

At this time, Zhu Daolin hesitated, and only said after a while: "See you after the battle!" ”

"The southeast corner of Sanqingguan in Penglai Pavilion is less than 150 meters away from the West Fort in the north of Shuicheng, I originally wanted to send a musket battalion to go up, just pick up 500 muskets and shoot at the West Fort continuously, and a few rounds of salvo can beat the West Fort into a dumb ......"

"Alas! Forget it, let's find another way, let's go! ”

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