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Chapter 614: Soul, Return!

Fuzhou Hailing Wharf, since two days ago, martial law began here, all the merchant ships received orders, leave the port, moored to the sea about ten miles away from the port, Hailing people are no longer surprised by this, because every time the huge fleet of the Dingzhou Navy Division returns, Hailing will have such a move. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

However, this time the movement was a bit big, and the level of vigilance had risen significantly, after many Hailing people saw that their parents, Xu Yunfeng, also appeared in Hailing, and inspected the defense measures of Hailing Port overnight, everyone finally understood something, what can make Fuzhou act with such fanfare, it must not be someone else, it must be the commander who wants to come to Hailing Port.

Immediately after that, there was gossip to come to the hammer, and the people of Hailing suddenly realized that it was in Shenzhou to cover the return of the army that the commander retreated, and I heard that the battle was extremely fierce, and tens of thousands of troops did not survive, and in the end only a few thousand people survived.

Hailing people also want to see these warriors, although the port is under martial law, can not enter, but it does not prevent them from crossing the sea, each showing their magical powers, so the slightly higher restaurants around Hailing Port, the house has become an excellent viewing place, the price immediately skyrocketed, it is still difficult to find a ticket.

At this time, the minds of the merchants appeared, and the merchant ships anchored outside the port keenly discovered this business opportunity, and immediately hung up the signboard, ten taels of silver per person, you can go to their ship, although it is a little vague to see the wharf on their ship, but when the Dingzhou sailors enter the port, they have to pass by, and on their ships, you can get closer to these heroes who have returned home.

In one day, from the coast of Fuzhou, countless small boats shuttled back and forth, transporting people onto those merchant ships. The bosses of the merchant ships laughed so hard that they couldn't close their mouths, this is a complete windfall, they are all big ships that go to sea, generally 3,000 large ships, and there are also wealthy trading companies that have run 5,000 merchant ships, although some of the goods on the ship have not had time to unload, but squeeze it, squeeze it, there is no problem with the last few hundred people, anyway, they don't sail, just moored there, and there will be no danger, but what they get is tens of thousands of taels of silver. This is completely pure profit, the conscientious merchant ship boss will boil a little boiling water or something, provide a little heart, if you run into a black-hearted one, I'm sorry, bring these things by yourself!

Today's weather is not good, it began to drizzle in the morning, and when it was close to noon, it was actually bigger, or in early spring, the rain poured on the body, soaked the clothes, and the clothes were close to the meat, not to mention how uncomfortable it was, and many people were even more cold and their lips were blue.

But these still could not stop the enthusiasm of these people, squeezed to one side, looked at the sea level, but made the ship owners very anxious, the ship was turned to one side, maybe there was a real possibility of turning over, so they could only rush to the fire and command the sailors to move the cargo to the other side, in order to maintain the balance of the ship.

"It's coming, it's coming!" I don't know who suddenly shouted in surprise, and then, the calm sea suddenly boiled, all the people on the merchant ship cheered loudly, on the sea level, suddenly appeared several white sails, closer and closer, you can clearly see the flag fluttering in Dingzhou sailors.

In the cheers of the people, a giant figure appeared in everyone's field of vision, that is the largest warship in the Dingzhou Naval Division, the giant ship Qiyuan, from the completion of the Qiyuan to the launch, to each return, Hailing people have seen his huge figure many times, but once they saw him, everyone still has a sense of oppression, compared with him, those three thousand sailor ships are like some toys.

"Dashuai, Deng Peng, they've arrived!" Xu Yunfeng walked up to Li Qing and reported.

Although it was raining, Li Qing and the senior officials of Dingzhou, who were standing on the dock, did not have any rain gear, but let the spring rain pour over their heads and faces, their bodies, and the rain flowed down Li Qing's face one by one, Li Qingqing was solemn and nodded, "Let's start!" ”

Xu Yunfeng turned around and waved his hand vigorously, on the dock, hundreds of horns and trumpets sounded together, among the trumpets, the hundred-faced cowhide drums slowly beat up, every time the drumsticks fell, it was like hitting everyone's hearts heavily, the drums were monotonous, slow, but they made people feel the pressure like a mountain.

A heavy breath spread over the docks.

The Izumo took the lead, the hull of the ship covered with colorful flags slowly sailing over the sea, and the soldiers in their new sailors' uniforms stood on both sides of the ship.

Behind the Izumo, four 3,000-grain warships sailed past in twos and twos, and every time a warship sailed by, the merchant ship erupted in a shocking cheer.

The Qiyuan came slowly, and after seeing the grandeur of the previous ships and the might of the sailors, everyone had greater expectations for this giant ship, and everyone stretched their necks to watch the Qiyuan slowly glide over.

What disappointed everyone was that on the huge bottom deck of the Qiyuan, there were no dressed sailors, no bright colored flags, but fluttering, but a broken flag, some flags were torn into strips of cloth and flew in the air, although some remained intact, but the flags were full of holes, and the vast majority of the flags, the flagpoles, were covered with purple and black marks.

"That's blood!" Someone shouted in a low voice. The boos on the sea slowly subsided, and gradually, the crows fell silent.

On the deck, the queue with broken flags in their hands was not neat, some only two or three soldiers stood behind the flags, some dozens, most of them were about a hundred soldiers, and the most neat ones stood at the end, and the flying flags indicated that they were the White Horse Battalion.

In the whole port, except for the sound of horns and drums, no other sound could be heard, and all at once, the monotonous drum sound seemed so heavy in the rain.

The Qiyuan slowly approached the dock, and the huge gangplank was set up. Li Qing and the eyes of everyone immediately raised their eyes and looked at the end of the springboard.

A stretcher appeared in everyone's field of vision, everyone's pupils contracted, and their eyes moved with their steps, it was Chen Zeyue, he sat on the stretcher, trying to make his upper body more upright. Behind him, Tang Hu, Tie Leopard, and Liu Yuan lined up, stepped off the springboard, and walked towards Li Qing and the others.

Li Qing's lips couldn't help but tremble slightly.

"Ji Mingze teaches Chen Zeyue, the general of the battalion, and is ordered to report to the marshal!" On the stretcher, Chen Zeyue held the breastplate with his right hand and solemnly saluted Li Qingxing with the Dingzhou military salute.

Li Qing snapped, stood with his feet closed, and returned the salute to Chen Zeyue. Then he took a step forward and reached out to hold Chen Zeyue's hands, "General Chen, you have suffered!" At the same time, behind Li Qing, all the Dingzhou officials, the military attaché gave a military salute, and the civilian officials clasped their fists.

Chen Zeyue smiled: "Serving the handsome, although I will die without regrets." Li Qing took his hand and shook it vigorously a few times. Glancing back at Xu Yunfeng, Xu Yunfeng nodded knowingly, and with a wave of his hand, a wheelchair that had already been prepared by Ren Ruqing, the master of the original craftsman battalion and the current secretary of the Dingzhou Ministry of Industry, was pushed up. Put it on Li Qing's side.

Li Qing walked to Chen Zeyue's side, stretched out his hand, and in Chen Zeyue's consternation, picked him up and gently placed him on top of the wheelchair.

"Dashuai!" Chen Zeyue burst into tears.

Seeing Li Qing turn around, Tang Hu strode forward and grinned, "Dashuai, Huzi is back!" ”

Li Qing thumped his breastplate hard, and then hugged him, "Go home, go home!" ”

"Dashuai!" Iron Leopard snapped a military salute, and Li Qing patted him on the shoulder, "Okay, yes, mature." ”

"Liu Yuan, the general of the White Horse Battalion, has seen the handsome!" Liu Yuan was also very excited at this time, this was the first time he had seen the legend of Da Chu, Li Qing, the lord of Dingzhou.

"General Liu Yuan, very good, this time several of my favorite generals will survive, thanks to General Liu's great achievements, General Liu broke his family and wiped out his clan to serve my Dingzhou, and Dingzhou will live up to you!"

"I am willing to go to the soup for the handsome and never give up!" Liu Yuan's mood at this time was indescribable, he knew that he had finally survived, and his previous efforts would soon usher in a huge return.

Several generals saw Li Qing and retreated to one side, and at this time, a flag appeared on the springboard. After this flag, there were only four soldiers with the flag. One person walked in the front with the flag, and the three people in the back stood side by side, and one in the middle held a stack of papers.

"Five hundred officers and soldiers from the first post on the left wing of the Dingzhou Guards Battalion, report to the commander!" The flag-carrying soldier spoke aloud, and the soldier holding the stack of papers in his hand immediately stepped forward, holding the object in his hand high above the top. Li Qing took it with both hands, and what was recorded in it was the names of the five hundred officers and soldiers of the first post on the left wing of the Guards Battalion, and now, only these four people can come back.

Another banner came step by step, "Five hundred officers and soldiers from the first post on the right wing of the Dingzhou Guards Battalion report to the commander." ”

"Five hundred officers and soldiers from the first post of the middle wing of the Dingzhou Guards Battalion, report to the commander!"

One by one, the broken flags were held high by the soldiers, and they strode up to the port and walked towards Li Qing.

In the crowd, there was a soft whimper, and slowly, the sound became louder and louder.

Li Qingsu stood in the rain, his face could not tell whether it was rain or tears, solemnly returned the salute to these soldiers one by one, and then took the heavy roster in their hands.

After two full hours, all the soldiers on the Qiyuan finally stepped off the ship, and the broken flags looked so eye-catching among the bright flags flying in the port.

"Flag!" Li Qing ordered in a deep voice.

The drums beat suddenly, and after beating dozens of times, they suddenly stopped, and the sound of the trumpets stopped at the same time, and at the same time, all the flags in the harbor and on the ships were lowered almost at the same time.

In the harbor, on a temporary high platform, an official in costume held with his arms convened, which was the official in charge of the martyr's hall in Dingzhou.

"Soul, return!" He shouted hoarsely.

"Soul, return!" In the harbor, a loud shout rang out.

"Soul, return!" A loud shout rang out from the warship.

"Soul, return!" Above the open sea, above all the merchant ships, the same echo sounded.