Chapter 10 The golden morning light gradually dyed the eastern sky, and the morning breeze rose, and the waves on the whole river rolled, dyed crimson by the brilliant clouds.

The water city two miles away from Nanning is already full of people at this time. Countless shirtless sailors were shouting neat trumpets and carrying baskets of materials from below to various ships. From Nanning to Guangyang, even if it is smooth, it will take at least ten days. "The soldiers and horses have not moved, and the grain and grass go first." Even if you take the waterway, you must not be sloppy in the preparation of various materials, otherwise you will have to fail.

About 400 men of the Guards Battalion went south with the army this time, and the soldiers divided two large brigs to the Guards Battalion, both of which were more than ten feet long, and compared with the other ships around, they were also considered behemoths.

Wu Ming stood on one of the big boats with his hands on his shoulders, looking at the Lianyun canopy with his hands, and his heart was also amazed. Among the stormy troops who came to the aid this time, Zhuge Fei's ship "Feiyun" was more than 20 zhang long, and such a large ship could carry 500 to 600 people, right? Even if you are far away, you can see the majestic hull of the "Feiyun", and the tall mast stands like a hill on the edge of the water city. The rest of the ships were densely lined up around the water city, and the scene was spectacular.

was watching, and suddenly heard a "bang", and then someone whispered: "Why are you so careless, beware of eating whips." ”

The noise suddenly pulled his thoughts back to reality, and when he looked up, he saw that the sailors were scrambling to clean up, and a small leader-like person was looking at him uneasily, whispering and scolding. In the air, there was a pungent smell of tung oil. His heart moved, and he walked over and said, "What's the matter?" ”

"They accidentally knocked over supplies. Disturbing adults. The little leader's face changed, and he bowed his head and said, "We will clean it up now, I hope the adults will not blame it." ”

So that's the case, this thing will be overturned when it is overturned, and it is not a big deal. He nodded and said, "Then hurry up and clean up, maybe the prime minister will come in a while." It's not good to see it. ”

Several soldiers were stunned, probably not expecting this Guards Battalion Commander to be so easy to speak. Several people replied in unison, "Yes." "I'm going to clean up the grease that has been on the ground. The seal of one of the clay pots broke, and oil stains flowed out of it. The unpleasant smell of tung oil also wafted out from inside, giving off a pungent smell. He was stunned, pointed to the jar and said, "You're not mistaken? Do we still have this stuff on our ship? ”

Because the guard battalion is full of warriors, there are many strange ones on board. But most of them are hidden weapons and the like. But this clay pot is clearly a tung oil bomb, the Thunderbolt has only been invented for a short time, and the Guards battalion has barely been trained, and if it is used for naval warfare, it will definitely have to be rushed.

The little leader scratched his scalp and replied, "I don't know what this little one is, but he was ordered to come down from above." Wu Ming let out an "oh", and knew that he couldn't ask these soldiers for a reason, so he waved his hand and let them go by themselves. He himself got into the hold, ready to inspect the whole ship.

After turning around, a horn suddenly sounded at the gate of the sluice, and I saw that the gate of the water city slowly opened, and a luxury ship slowly sailed in from the outside. On the bow of the boat, the word "wish" is stretching in the morning breeze, changing various postures.

The prime minister is here? He hurriedly walked down from the boat, silently stood on the school field in Shuicheng, and watched the luxury ship slowly approach. When he got closer, a springboard more than two meters wide hung down from above, and Zhu Huai slowly walked down surrounded by a large group of people. He hurriedly walked over and saluted, "Prime Minister." ”

Zhu Huai glanced at him, but there was no expression on his face: "Lord Wu is diligent, he came so early." But it is not a compliment. Wu Ming's heart sank, and he hurriedly explained: "It was windy in the morning, Yuqing's body was not very good, and when I got up, I saw that she was sleeping soundly, so I couldn't bear to disturb her." ”

Zhu Huai is now the prime minister of the Southern Han Dynasty, after all, he is still Taishan. This is something that needs to be explained anyway. Last night, the two of them were newly married, and the separation was imminent, so it was inevitable that I would be married. In the end, Zhu Yuqing was weak and fell asleep in Wu Ming's arms. It's just that this can't be said in the mouth. Fortunately, Zhu Huai didn't ask much about this issue, "Hmm", walked over and put his right hand on his shoulder and said: "In this southern expedition, the high-end combat power depends on the Guards Battalion, and your task is quite heavy." But also pay attention to take care, think more about things, and outwit those who can not be defeated. ”

Wu Ming's heart is hot, this can be regarded as caring about himself, right? When they came to this world, Tang Ziou and General Chen spoke to themselves in the tone of an elder. In addition, Zhu Huai should be the third person. He said loudly: "The subordinate official bears this responsibility, and he should fight on the battlefield in blood to drive out the enemy." ”

Zhu Huai's eyes were also shining, as if there was a strange light flickering, he was stunned for a moment, and then said leisurely: "Take good care of ......" He suddenly turned pale and said loudly: "The black armor army is worried?" ”

Zuo Wei turned out from behind him and said loudly: "The end will be." ”

Zhu Huai looked at Zuo Wei, who was standing respectfully on the side, a mysterious smile appeared on his face, and he said lightly: "The remnants of the Black Armor Army, there are still more than 2,500 left, and more than 2,500 warriors came from the bloody purgatory in the Southern Expedition last year, and they have a deep blood feud with the Southern Barbarians. Lord Zuo, I will now temporarily integrate your Black Armor Army into the outer camp of the Guards Battalion, and under the control of Lord Wu, we will go together to reinforce Guangyang, do you think it is okay? ”

Zuo Wei was stunned, his face immediately showed joy, and he said loudly: "The last general will obey the order of the Prime Minister." ”

The Black Armor Army will even go south with him? Wu Ming's heart was overjoyed, this team was originally a division of a hundred battles, and now it has specially trained in water warfare, and it is also quite familiar with thunderbolts. Zhu Huai actually organized them all into the guard camp. However, it is no wonder that the Black Armor Army has the ability, but it is quite loyal to Li Yuan, \ Zhu Huai once wanted to break up this team and integrate it into the forbidden army, but it was strongly resisted. For Zhu Huai, this is really tasteless and a pity to abandon. Now because of Yuqing's relationship, he is also his confidant, and he puts the Black Armor Army in his hands, which can be regarded as a helpless move.

looked at Zuo Wei, who was also full of mixed feelings, and then looked at Zhu Huai with a strange smile. Suddenly, a flash of inspiration flashed through his mind. As Tao Yu said, Zhu Huai has always been cautious in his calculations and every step of the way. The existential crisis of the Black Armor Army is probably also created by him, so he also knows about Zuo Wei seeing himself in private? This qiē was set by him in advance. It's just that if his marriage to Yuqing doesn't work out, what will he do? Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel a chill down his spine.

From last year to now, he has experienced too many things, and after returning to Nanning, due to various responsibilities, he has more things to think about, and now, he also knows that this kind of intrigue without seeing the sword and sword shadow is really not inferior to the real fist and foot.

He couldn't help but sigh in his heart, hoping that what he was thinking was superfluous. Zhu Huai glanced at everyone with satisfaction, and then stared at Wu Ming and said, "This is going to Guangyang, in addition to the matter of assistance, there is also a task that you need to complete by the way." I won't be verbose, and I'll talk to you about it later. ”

Liu Ze is also here? Wu Ming's heart moved. When I looked up, I saw that the latter was standing behind Zhu Huai, and more than a dozen people wearing the costumes of the Ministry of Industry were surrounding him in the center. Lu Fang stood next to him, squeezing his eyebrows at him. Zhu Huai walked towards the "Feiyun" with a large group of entourage officials, and when he was far away, Lu Fang ran up and said with a smile: "Lord Wu, I am your natural noble, you have less of me for that happy event, you have to thank me well." ”

He did have some truth in what he said, the marriage between He Yi and Wu Ming was presided over by this kid himself. And in the initial relationship between Zhu Yuqing and Wu Ming, there was no shortage of gags from this kid. Just thinking of He Yi, Wu Ming's heart was still a pain, and he forced a smile: "Naturally, you have to thank us Lu Gongzheng, but you go south with me, it can't be just to get my thanks, right?" ”

"Lord Wu, you are wrong, now Lord Lu has been promoted, and he is a member of the Ministry of Works." Liu Ze followed from above and took over with a smile: "Another order of the Prime Minister this time is to let the Guards Battalion escort these dozen people from the Ministry of Engineering to Pingdao in Haiwan Province. ”

Lu Fang is already a member of the Ministry of Works? But with this kid's ability, he really deserves this position. If it weren't for his young age, with Liu Ze's temper, I'm afraid it would be possible for him to be a waiter in the Ministry of Works. In the past, in peacetime, the Ministry of Industry could only repair bridges, maintain buildings, check water conservancy and other trivial matters. is at the bottom of the six, and it can't even compare to the Ministry of Rites, which can be regarded as a good character. Liu Ze and Lu Fang are also natural inventors, and now they have developed a thunderbolt car, and they don't know what else they will come up with in the future, it is undeniable that the status of the Ministry of Industry will be greatly improved in the future.

In a way, war has promoted scientific and technological progress. It does seem to make some sense. It's just that the price of this progress is really too great.

was thinking wildly, Lu Fang stretched his waist and said, "Lord Wu, this time you are ordered to protect your own member Wailang, don't slack off." ”

His arrogant mistakes began to be made again, Wu Ming said: "Don't worry, it's for sure, my Lu Yuanwai." "Lu Fang's figure has not grown up yet, and he is wearing a wide official uniform, which is empty, and it looks even more different. After Wu Ming finished speaking, looking at his funny appearance, he couldn't help but laugh at the same time as Liu Ze.

Liu Ze waved his hand and said to the people behind him: "Come on, load the warships of the Guards Battalion on the thunderbolts." ”

"Yes." A worker answered. Then he took a large group of handymen and carried all kinds of parts and assembled them. Wu Ming was stunned, no wonder those sailors were loading tung oil bombs just now, it seemed that the military department had already received the order from the black armor general to be transferred to the tent of the guard camp. Dai Yu and Liu Ze, after all, were Zhu Huai's henchmen before, even if they are his son-in-law now, they can't compare to the status of these two in Zhu Huai's heart.

I don't know what the Ministry of Industry sent Lu Fang and others to Pingdao, a coastal city, to do? Liu Ze must be clear, but he didn't say it, and he didn't want to ask too much, he thought about it, but he still didn't say anything after all.

When all the preparations were completed, the sun had already risen high, and the sunlight was jumping on the sparkling river, like a lake full of broken gold. With an order, this reinforcement force of nearly 30,000 people lined up in a long queue, and took nearly 300 ships of various types to chop waves on the river and march eastward.

It is late autumn, and most of the trees on both sides of the Jiajiang River have lost their leaves. Many Nanning residents also ran out of their homes and silently saw off the team. In this team, there are husbands and sons, and they also contain the worries and expectations of thousands of families. In the last battle of Hanning, tens of thousands of people have been killed and countless families have been torn apart, after this southern expedition, how many people can come back alive?

Suddenly, he froze. On the embankment of the river, there is a familiar blue sedan chair parked, a young woman in a light yellow shirt is standing facing the river, the autumn wind is rising, blowing a dress and floating up, even if it is far away, you can feel her proud figure.

He raised his hand and waved it at the shadow. I remember that at this time last year, I was taking the remnants of the Southern Expeditionary Army and trekking all the way to the north. And at this time this year, it is going south again. In the blue sky, a line of geese lined up in the word "one", shouting all the way across the sky, his heart suddenly soured, and he almost burst into tears.

There are only you, who come and go north and south year after year, but you don't know whether things are right or wrong, and the country has changed.