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Just like the one in front of him, Zhu Biao, the captain of the third battalion and the third team of the first division, is the oldest soldier in the Mawei Army, when Geng Jingzhong trained for the first time, he was a soldier under He Kui of Qianhu, and he accumulated military merits over the years and was promoted to captain and captain. More than half a year ago, he had an outstanding record in several battles in Jiangxi, and in the last hand-to-hand fight with Wu Jun, he also survived, but he was slashed twice and stabbed once, this injury would not survive under normal circumstances, but Zhu Biao had an excellent physique and strong willpower, so he was rescued. His life was saved, but he broke his left arm, and it took half a year to recuperate, and it was not until half a month ago that he was discharged from the Sanatorium of the Gushan Military Region in Fuzhou. Since Geng Jingzhong wanted to summon them and commend them collectively, these meritorious soldiers did not go home immediately.

When Geng Jingzhong walked in front of Zhu Biao, the director of the sanatorium who accompanied Geng Jingzhong was just about to introduce him, Geng Jingzhong first smiled and said to Zhu Biao: "I know you, you were He Kui's personal guard, right, well, you did a good job, and you didn't embarrass He Kui." After finishing speaking, Geng Jingzhong grabbed Zhu Biao's only remaining right hand that was at a loss, shook it up and down a few times, and patted his left shoulder when it was over. Although this arm is gone, you will always be a member of my Ponytail Army, go back to the Disability Headquarters to report first, and a new mission will be assigned to you! ”

Zhu Biao saw that the Metropolitan Governor actually knew him, and somehow, he felt his nose sour, and he couldn't help but shed tears. He choked up and said, "The Grand Duke." His subordinates swore to die to serve the governor. ”

"Don't do that!" Geng Jingzhong patted Zhu Biao's shoulder and comforted. "Good men shed blood without tears! It's just that an arm is missing. Isn't the other parts still good, our army is now expanding, and there is a lack of experienced veterans like you to be instructors in the training of the new army, what I mean is to let the disability command arrange for you to be instructors, how about it, you should be good at this thing! ”

"Guaranteed to complete the mission!" Zhu Biao immediately puffed up his chest and said. During the period of recuperation, he also heard that the Mawei Army was expanding again, so it also needed many veterans with rich combat experience to serve as instructors. But the elite of the front line will definitely not be able to be transferred back as instructors, and these disabled veterans of them were also elites originally, which is unequivocal, plus there is no problem in being instructors after their injuries are healed, and being an instructor is the best choice for those who can walk and move. As for those disabled soldiers who have been discharged or have difficulty moving, they have no choice but to receive rewards and pensions and retire early. However, the Mawei Army is not ignoring them, and the Ministry of Government has a proper way to arrange them. There is no need to worry about life at all.

Geng Jingzhong saw Zhu Biao's fighting spirit ignited again, and the soldiers around him also puffed up their chests. He laughed again, and that was the result he wanted. "By the way, that guy He Kui is now the brigade commander of the Second Brigade of the First Division, it seems that there are three guards around him, and the other two are also like you to lead the troops below?"

"Back to the Metropolitan Governor, the three of us started leading troops three years ago, and the brigade commander said that following him could not be exercised, so the three of us all came down. However, the three of us are now captains, leading a brigade, but I have to leave the army early, and I can't make meritorious service anymore. Saying that, Zhu Biao's expression became a little lonely, but then he thought that he had not completely left the army, but just left the front line, and his mood was a little better.

"Don't say that!" Geng Jingzhong's mood was obviously very happy, "Turning back and bringing those recruits for me is also a great achievement, and when the time comes, after the review of the governor of Pontus, it can be recognized by me, then I will personally award you with awards!" ”

Zhu Biao nodded excitedly when he heard this, wanting to say something, but found that he couldn't say anything. I thought in my heart that I must do a good job, and next time I must be commended, and I will be personally rewarded by the Governor again.

After Geng Jingzhong and Zhu Biao finished speaking, they did not continue to stay, and continued to move forward to shake hands with other meritorious soldiers. After shaking hands with all the meritorious soldiers, Geng Jingzhong said a few words of encouragement to those soldiers. The most important thing is, of course, the process of awarding the medal, the Warrior Medal, is the highest medal used to commend the heroic soldiers of the meritorious service, although it is divided into one to five levels, but as long as you can get it, it means that you have become a warrior in the army, that glory is really of course, in the end, Geng Jingzhong also announced that these meritorious soldiers will be rewarded with silver and rank. And after saying these words, the eyes of those meritorious soldiers looking at Geng Jingzhong can only be described as fanatical.

Soon, the whole process ended, and Geng Jingzhong and these soldiers also left. After returning to the barracks meeting hall, Geng Jingzhong was quite satisfied with this situation of military support. Geng Jingzhong also thought in his heart at this moment: "In the modern army, the method of using medals to boost morale is really good. It seems that in the future, for those soldiers who have made meritorious contributions, not only should they be rewarded with money, but also given medals, or learn from what they saw in later movies, allowing them to embroider certain patterns on their military uniforms, this low-cost reward method should definitely be quite effective. ”

In only ten days, Geng Jingzhong got a reply from Wu Sangui. In the letter, Wu Sangui praised Geng Jingzhong's approach, saying that after the Mawei Army officially launched with the Qing army, he immediately mobilized a large army to attack Yueyang. Although Wu Sangui has always wanted to divide the river with the Qing court, Kangxi Xiao Mazi's attitude was very resolute, and he didn't pay attention to Wu Sangui's meaning at all, and still ordered the Qing army to vigorously attack the Wu army to recover the lost territory. For more than a year, in fact, most of the battles were provoked by the Qing army first.

But now it is different, Geng Jingzhong's side has to have more than 50,000 troops to the north, and the Qing court is bound to send a large number of soldiers and horses to resist the Mawei army. At that time, the pressure on his side will also be reduced a lot. If he concentrates his forces to take Yueyang in one fell swoop. Then the area south of the Yangtze River is in his hands. With the Yangtze River Natural Insurance, it will be easy for him to hold all parts of the south of the Yangtze River. As for why he didn't want to cross the river to the north, one was because of his own reasons, the comprehensive strength of troops and financial resources was not strong enough to absolutely overwhelm Cheng Dù, and the other was that he was not at ease with the Mawei Army.

Although the Mawei Army has won consecutive battles, even his nephew Wu Yingqi has been placed in the hands of the Mawei Army, and the Mawei Army has a lot of cannons, and its strength is indeed not weak. However, it is difficult to say what the strength of the Mawei Navy is. The Mawei Army fought in the south and north at sea, and Wu Sangui, who was deep inland, was not clear. By now, everyone knows that Luzon has become the territory of the Mawei Army. In the past two years, the Mawei Army has not stopped large-scale immigration to Luzon at all, but including the Qing court, they all thought that the Mawei Army was just developing various overseas islands.

What's more, half a year ago, the Zheng family, which has always been famous for its naval divisions, led a fleet led by Liu Guoxuan was actually deflated in the Yangtze River and returned defeated, losing nearly half of its troops and dozens of warships. On the other hand, although the losses of the Qing army's naval division were also very large, they were victorious after all. Zheng Jun's warships were also captured, and more importantly. According to intelligence, all thirteen gunboats of the Zheng army fell, and together with the cannons of other warships, a total of more than 300 cannons of various types fell into the hands of the Qing army. The Qing army's sailors have received a lot of help, and it is not easy for the Mawei army to enter the Yangtze River smoothly.

But after a big battle between the Qing army and the Zheng army, the already weak sailor lost Yan zhòng, and the sailor division could not be trained in a moment and a half, even if there were a lot of artillery supplements, it was okay for the Mawei army to defeat them, but it was necessary to pay a lot of price. The number of artillery of the Mawei Army will definitely not be less than that of the Qing Army, so that after the victory of the Mawei Army, hehe, the strength will also be greatly damaged, but no matter what, the Qing Army will transfer a large number of soldiers and horses to support the Yangtze River Estuary area, and then his opportunity for Wu Sangui will come.

For a long time, Geng Jingzhong himself was a little tired of staying in Fuzhou, and this time he also eliminated the opposition of Yiqiē when he went north, and personally followed the fleet into the Yangtze River. This will still be the same as before, he will not interfere with specific operations, and after formulating a general operational strategy, the commanders of various armies will be free to play freely. He has always been self-aware of this, but he will not learn from the old Jiang of later generations, and the layman will guide the insider, so he will lose a lot of winning opportunities, or increase the cost of his own victory.

Fuzhou City, the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion.

"Okay, you have to take care of the house. My mother's eyes are not good, and I can't blow the wind often, so I can talk to her old man in the room. And the two of you, Juzhong and Zhaozhong, you have nothing to do and come to see your mother! Geng Jingzhong got up from the seat, and Huan Xi and Chunzhu on the side were helping him sort out his military uniform, and Chunzhu took Geng Jingzhong's hat in his hand.

"Big brother, don't worry, there are the two of us, and it's guaranteed." Geng Juzhong patted his chest and said, Geng Zhaozhong also nodded incessantly.

Geng Jingzhong nodded, and then looked at the waist knife wrapped in a gilded scabbard lying horizontally on the long table. picked up the knife, turned his head and said to Cong Xi: "Xi, this knife has been at home since then, do you understand what I mean?" ”

"I understand." Yu Xi nodded silently. In the past year and a half, although he began to disapprove of Geng Jingzhong's opposition to the Qing Dynasty, her husband sang with her wife, and she also accepted her fate. And his two sons (one just gave birth to one last year) are both surnamed Geng, how else can it choose?

However, this time Geng Jingzhong made this move, which also contained another meaning, he wanted to test whether he, the wife who married his hair and the master mother of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, completely put his mind on the Geng family, and whether his heart was still towards his love for the Xinjueluo family. Even if he promised her that if he succeeded in the future, he would not wipe out the Aixin Jueluo family, but after all, her surname was Aixin Jueluo, so Geng Jingzhong was still ready to take this opportunity to test it. Although this command knife, which symbolizes the highest power, is placed in the hands of Huanxi, Geng Jingzhong also left a back hand outside, even if Huanxi is really facing the Qing court, Fujian will not be able to mess up.

After Yan Xi took the waist knife, Geng Jingzhong glanced at his other wife, Chunzhu, the two brothers in the hall, and many maids, and laughed: "What are you doing with your face so tight?" Which time did the Pontus go on an expedition and not return with a great victory! Wait for me at home, give me a good rear, and wait for your lord to return victoriously, and I will be rewarded!! (To be continued......)

PS: Let's have a chapter first, and there will be another chapter in the evening, and today 7,000 words will make up for what was missing yesterday. Tomorrow the younger brother is engaged, and there may only be one chapter for many things, but it will definitely be made up the day after tomorrow! Congratulations, brothers, let me be happy for a while