"Okay! Anyway, my brothers will soon return to the court, and since I have captured a lot of Liaodong war horses today, I can make up 800 war horses and 1,600 horses, so I can't do anything more. ”

Wang Laicheng's words fell, but Zhu Daolin was startled and asked curiously, "Where did you get so many horses?" ”

Wang Laicheng smiled and told Zhu Daolin in a low voice: "Not long after opening the city gate at noon, Lord Chen, the governor of Denglai, and Lord Ding, the deputy chief soldier of Shandong, quietly found the younger brother and asked for 1,000 horses, 30,000 stone of grain and 500 stone of salt in exchange for 8,000 prisoners in the hands of the younger brother, implying that this was what Lord Zhu meant, but the younger brother could only agree, and in the end, the younger brother only had 4,200 prisoners left in his hands. ”

"Thanks to the elder brother, you take care of the younger brother, and robbed the city to loot more than 800,000 taels of silver and a lot of swords, guns and armor, I have never fought such a rich battle in my life, I am content!"

Zhu Daolin smiled slightly, and admired this open-minded martial artist very much: "If you really want to buy a wild cannon that can be dragged by a horse, I can book it for you when I return to Jiangnan, but it will take about four months to send it to you, if you want to go back, I will do it for you, if you don't want to, forget it." ”

"Yes! How unwillingly? What a wild cannon! A horse can be pulled away, half lighter than the general's cannon, but more than twice as powerful, a fool will be unwilling, how much silver you say, tomorrow morning the younger brother will send it to you. Wang Laicheng was very happy and willing to spend money to buy equipment.

Zhu Daolin said with a smile: "You should keep the silver for yourself, and it will not be too late for you to give it when the goods arrive." ”

Wang Laicheng stood up: "Okay! When it's late at night, my little brother won't bother you...... Oh yes! When does my brother plan to leave? ”

"I can't say, it is estimated that I will first go to Weihai and wait for the emperor's decree." Zhu Daolin couldn't bear to deceive this honest brother, but he couldn't say it too bluntly.

Wang Laicheng was slightly stunned. Then he suddenly realized: "The younger brother understands, the emperor is likely to transfer his brother's elite division to the front line of Xuanda, and at the last time, he will also be transferred to Shanxi and Henan to suppress bandits, maybe our brothers and sons can fight side by side again!" Ha ha! Well, tomorrow morning I'll have my brothers bring the horses over. ”

Zhu Daolin sent Wang Laicheng outside the camp gate, and said goodbye to each other after talking for a while. Not long after returning to the barracks and sitting down, Simeno and Li Changlong rushed to report:

More than 300 shipbuilding timbers are too heavy, thousands of officers and soldiers have just set up towers and are fighting at night, it is estimated that they will be loaded in the second half of the night, and the 400 large wooden boxes sent from the Hekou camp and all other materials have been loaded, asking if it is necessary to send 6,000 friendly troops and equipment of the Jiangnan Army Division back to Jinling?

Zhu Daolin personally brewed two cups of hot tea, handed them to the two capable generals, took out beef jerky and some snacks and put them in front of the two:

"You don't have to wait for the 6,000 soldiers of the Jiangnan Army Division. Perhaps tomorrow morning, the Duke of Wei and the Marquis of Longping will also take the warship of the Jiangnan Navy Division to Tianjin and rush to the capital to meet the emperor...... They are the nobles who sit in the south of the Yangtze River on behalf of the emperor, and it is difficult to come out of it, and there are many of their relatives and friends in the capital, and they must miss it if they haven't seen it for many years. ”

"Secondly, the father and son of the Marquis of Longping estimated that they would bring the new army under their command to Fengyang, the central capital, to be stationed in the northwest, in case the northwest mob moved south to Huaibei and invaded the royal mausoleum. So there is no need to send them back to Jinling. ”

Simeno expressed his understanding, and Li Changlong, who knew that the relationship was complicated, nodded frequently: "Since this is the case." Early tomorrow morning, we will rush to Liugong Island to rest and wait for the arrival of the general. ”

Zhu Daolin waved his hand: "It is very likely that there will be strong winds and waves in the past two days, after you arrive at Liugong Island to meet, immediately select 10 chief officers, 10 navigators and 300 veterans with a solid foundation to stay, and assist me in forming the North Sea Fleet, and the captured warships and transport ships under 150 tons will be left." Then seize the time to lead all the warships and transports back to Shangyuan Port to rest. ”

"I will rush back before the end of the year, and on New Year's Day, the Ming Imperial Navy Command will be formally established, and all officers and men will change into new military uniforms, add new equipment and warships, and all officers will receive new appointments."

Simeno and Li Changlong were excited. To put it bluntly, all officers and men are looking forward to the early arrival of this day.

Zhu Daolin sent the two capable generals outside the camp gate, Xu Hongji and Zhang Gongwei and his son just returned, and Simeno and Li Changlong saluted and greeted, and then got on the horse and left.

Zhu Daolin welcomed the two old handsomes and several brothers who were chatting and laughing into the wooden plank room, and began to discuss the matter of entering Beijing, and then each wrote a chapter, and had to match each other's calibers, and was busy until dawn.

Xu Hongji and Zhang Gongwei really took this opportunity to enter Beijing to meet the saint and get together for a few days with the nobles in Beijing and their relatives and friends who had been separated for many years.

To Zhu Daolin's surprise, Zhang Gongwei did not plan to let his left-behind right guards rest and wait in Dengzhou, but decided to be led by several lieutenant generals and set up in Xuzhou, 600 kilometers to the south, in a long-distance march.

Zhu Daolin immediately understood Zhang Gongwei's purpose, and immediately agreed, believing that marching 600 miles in full armor in bad weather was a rare opportunity for all soldiers to hone their training.

Just like Tang Zhenglin's Longtan Army, after marching thousands of kilometers from the south of the Yangtze River to Dengzhou, the officers and men of the whole army have made tremendous progress in all aspects.

In order to show his support, Zhu Daolin gave Zhang Gongwei and his son 500 war horses, 600 horses and 300 carriages full of grain, which moved Zhang Gongwei and his son speechlessly.

The sky was slightly bright, and all the warships and transport ships of the Tamsui Fleet and Baoshanwei quietly left Dengzhou and rushed to Weihai.

At eight o'clock in the morning, Zhu Daolin sent Xu Hongji and his son and Zhang Gongwei and his son to the north of the city, and six generals, including Wu Jicheng, Jiang Yulong, and Tang Zhenglin, who entered Beijing on behalf of Zhu Daolin to receive the reward, led 100 guards, escorted more than 20 rebel generals and the heads of Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming, boarded the six new warships of the Jiangnan Naval Division, and sailed to Tianjin with the strong northeast wind.

At 10 o'clock in the morning, the rearguard of the Jiangnan Army Division stationed in the Hekou camp was sent off by Zhu Daolin and his subordinates, carrying sufficient grain, grass and horses, and left the barracks in a mighty way, and began a difficult and long 600-kilometer long march.

At the same time, 5,800 soldiers of the Longtan Army stationed in the camp west of the city also rose up to escort the bodies of 117 lightly wounded and 42 fallen soldiers, bypassing the city and marching eastward, taking the lead in Weihaiwei, 140 kilometers to the east.

An hour later, the 5,500 soldiers of the Jinzhou Guard, who had completed their assembly, set off silently behind the Longtan Army, and the long convoy also contained the remains of more than 200 lightly and seriously wounded and 137 soldiers killed in battle.

As noon approached, Xu Wentao led a heavy army and 5,000 recruits into the Hekou camp, hurriedly set off again after lunch, and drove more than 700 wagons loaded with various supplies, more than 2,200 war horses, pack horses, and mules to Weihai.

Zhu Daolin led the guards to deliver 2,000 flintlock pistols, a large amount of lead bullets and 50 barrels of special gunpowder to the camp next door, and personally handed them over to Wang Laicheng.

Wang Laicheng was grateful, and only stopped when he sent Zhu Daolin to the east of the city for five miles, holding Zhu Daolin's hand tightly and sighing frequently:

"Lord Zhu and the generals didn't know that my brother was leaving, and I thought that my brother would rush to Weihai in two days, and the generals and colonels were still waiting to take turns to feast my brother and talk about some business by the way, but I didn't expect my brother to leave when he said to leave, and he didn't even have a chance to have a good drink, alas!"

"Next time, there's a chance."

Zhu Daolin hesitated after speaking: "There is a sentence I have always wanted to say, but I feel that it is too abrupt, but if I don't say it, I can't let it go in my heart, so I just say it!" ”

"If the virtuous brother is transferred to Shanxi or the Central Plains to encircle and suppress Li Chuangwang, the Eight Kings and other thieves, you must be cautious, not to chase them too quickly, let alone believe the so-called surrender of the thieves or be willing to accept Zhao'an's nonsense, catching one and killing one is the safest way, remember!"

Wang Laicheng was slightly stunned, and immediately clenched Zhu Daolin's hand and nodded heavily: "Little brother remembers!" The first two governors of Denglai, Sun Yuanhua and Xie Lian, were defeated because of their gullible belief in Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming's deception. ”

Zhu Daolin smiled reassuringly, patted Wang Laicheng's arm and turned around to get on the horse, leaving Dengzhou, the land of right and wrong, without any nostalgia, and also cut off the friendship between Zhu Dadian, Chen Yingyuan and the generals and academies of the army.

As long as the emperor's appointment edict is issued, Zhu Daolin can set up another mountain, sit on an equal footing with Zhu Dadian, and no longer have to endure anyone's constraints and calculations. (To be continued.) )