The news of Wang Dalun's return to Xinjin was not public, and the first thing he did after he went back was to call all the guards in the city over, and then said very seriously: "Ben Shuai plans to lead people to attack Fu County, and Ben Shuai in the city will only leave 5,000 regiments and 10,000 militia soldiers, which of you is willing to undertake this task." ”

The generals looked at each other, there were too few people left, and where did the defenders follow the expedition, it was possible that when the battle was over, you wouldn't even see the shadow of an enemy, so everyone didn't say anything, and they were more willing to follow the expedition.

Looking at this quiet scene, Zhao Guangning raised his hand, and he spoke: "The last general is willing to defend the city!" ”

Wang Dalun looked at Zhao Guangning, thought for a while, and said: "This expedition, I plan to land from Lianyungang by sea, according to the way last time, Runtian's artillery team is too cumbersome, it is appropriate to stay to defend the city, but Runtian, you are the treasure of our army, and it is too dangerous to defend the city!" ”

Zhao Guangning was anxious, he had not commanded a battle alone, the artillery team always participated in the battle as a vassal, and the Spanish phalanx under him was even more miserable, and was treated as an artillery guard by Wang Dalun, and he had never been on any battlefield, and Zhao Guangning's subordinates had already protested with him.

"Commander, is the last general a member of the Dongjiang Army? You promised to give me the opportunity to lead the troops into battle alone, and the defense of the city is the time when our artillery team is in full swing, not to mention that the soldiers under the last general have been protesting for a long time, and they want a chance, a chance to prove their worth! ”

Wang Dalun listened to Zhao Guangning's words and remembered the heavy infantry under Zhao Guangning. Those soldiers are good, but the heavy infantry is too expensive to raise, and it belongs to the arms that are to be eliminated, so Wang Dalun is not interested in them, but after being reminded by Zhao Guangning, Wang Dalun suddenly reacted, and it is also very good to use them to defend the city.

First of all, these guys are wearing plate armor, and ordinary bows and arrows can't do any harm to them, and secondly, their presence is like a mobile fortress. Houjin's elite what white armor swings the soldiers. There are also cotton armor soldiers who wear double armor to attack during siege battles, and if you encounter these mobile fortresses, Haluha, it will look good.

The more Wang Dalun thought about it, the more satisfied he became. He nodded, "That's good." Runtian. I'll hand over the new gold to you this time, my requirements are not high, just drag the main force of the Tartars for ten days. If something doesn't work. You can evacuate to King County with people. Remember, you're the treasure of our army, and you can't do anything! ”

"Thank you, handsome! Please rest assured, Runtian will guard the new golden city, and the people are in the city! Zhao Guangning assured loudly.

"Stop, stop! You didn't hear me? Although the city is important, you are more important, remember, if something goes wrong, you will retreat for me, understand? Wang Dalun hurriedly interrupted Zhao Guangning's words, he didn't want Zhao Guangning to have something, not to mention artillery research, just said that Guangdong Commercial Bank also needed him to match in the middle.

"Understood, thank you for your attention!" Zhao Guangning hurriedly nodded gratefully.

The surrounding generals were envious, they thought it was a chicken-ribbed task, but they didn't expect it to be such an important task. If this battle is fought well, as the main general who stays behind, it will be in the forefront in terms of merit.

So some people began to speak out, such as Zhang Bao, who relied on his good relationship with Wang Dalun, and hurriedly said with a shy face: "Dashuai, your idea is too right, Runtian is the treasure of our army, how can you let him do such a dangerous thing, let us rough people come to such a dangerous thing!" ”

Other generals also spoke one after another, they put Zhao Guangning in a very high position, and they all said that this kind of giant panda type of people should be protected, and they can't easily take risks, so they still let them go.

Zhao Guangning listened to everyone's gossip, and couldn't help but complain in his heart, when did I have such a good popularity, and everyone thought about me so much! Thinking about it, he looked at Wang Dalun worriedly, afraid that he would suddenly change his mind.

Wang Dalun smiled on his face, watching this group of military ruffians perform there, and when they were almost finished, he asked, "Are you finished?" ”

"That's it!"

"You bastards, where did you go when you signed up? Coming back to life now? Wang Dalun scolded with a smile and pointed at Zhang Bao and others, and said very hatefully: "Look at your appearance, are you like words?" If there is a difficulty, you will hide, and if there is a benefit, you will rush to it, shame! ”

"I won't be the same person to defend the city this time, if you guys want to take credit, let me go to the front line and work hard, and it's against you, I tell you, this time which of you dares to give me a thin belt, see if I don't clean you up! have learned to take credit lightly and fearfully! Wang Dalun said with great hatred.

Everyone ran away in dismay, looking at Wang Dalun's appearance, this time he was really angry, everyone began to think in their hearts, it seems that the next time the boss assigns the task, he must take the lead, and this time it seems that he must remind the rabbit cubs below, so that they can all come up with some understanding, and fight well, otherwise they will be cleaned up by the commander.

Zhao Guangning returned to the barracks with a blank face, and when he entered the camp, he took off his mask, only to see that his face was full of excitement, and he muttered excitedly, "This time I finally have a chance, and it's finally time for me to perform!" ”

Zhao Guangning was excited for a long time, and after the most he calmed down, after a while, he sat down at the table and began to write, during which someone wanted to come in to help polish the ink, but he drove them out.

The light in Zhao Guangning's room was on for a night, and the next morning, he finally put down the pen, rubbed his red eyes, dried the ink on the paper, put it away preciously, looked at the things on the table, he smiled with satisfaction, and then shouted to the door: "Little Wuzi, come in!"

The little maid called Xiao Wuzi came in, he looked at Zhao Guangning, whose eyes were red, and hurriedly said, "Young master, do you want to get hot water to wash your face, then eat something, and then take a rest?" ”

"No hurry! I'll explain the matter! Zhao Guangning shook his head, then stared at Xiao Wuzi and said, "Wuzi, how many years have you been with me?" How do I usually treat you? ”

"Young Master, what's wrong with you today? How can you ask these questions, I have followed you since I was ten years old, and now it has been almost six years, and you usually treat me like a brother, I don't have to say it! Xiao Wuzi said very funny, he thought that his young master probably stayed up all night and his mind was not clear.

Zhao Guangning nodded, looked at Xiao Wuzi very seriously and said, "Okay, I have something to tell you to do, you have to promise me that you must do it for me!" ”

"Well, young master, don't worry, when did Xiao Wuzi miss your matter!" Xiao Wuzi hurriedly patted his chest and promised.

"Good!" Zhao Guangning nodded, pointed to the package on the table and said: "There are a few letters on the table, they are for the family, you are responsible for delivering them to me, wait for me to have a meeting, you can take everyone's family letters and set off!" ”

When Xiao Wuzi heard this, he felt that something was wrong, and he asked, "Young Master, are you going to call me back?" I won't go back, I'm going to follow you, I've heard that there is going to be a war, how can I run back, I'm going to follow you to protect you! ”

"What do you protect me? You promised me that you would have to deliver something, you know? Zhao Guangning shook his head.

"Young Master!"

"Don't you listen to me? The big war is coming, send a letter to the family, but it should be right, what are you worried about? Oh, and this baggage, you wait for the end of the war and help me hand it over to the marshal, understand? Zhao Guangning continued.

"Young master, you can wait for the end of the big battle to hand it over to the marshal in person!" Xiao Wuzi obviously realized something, and he was not ready to accept this task.

"The battle is about to start, who can take care of it? You keep it for me first, and when the battle is over, I'll come to you to get it!" Zhao Guangning said with a smile.

"That young master, you promised me that I would only keep it for you, and then you came to me to get it!" Xiao Wuzi looked up and confirmed with Zhao Guangning.

"Don't worry! Your young master is blessed with a great life, quickly fetch water to wash my face, and by the way, notify others to come to me for a meeting, go quickly, my stomach is hungry! Zhao Guangning hurriedly urged.

"Okay, I'll go!" Xiao Wuzi was a child, and hurriedly went to Zhang Luo happily.

When Xiao Wuzi came out, the smile on Zhao Guangning's face was gone, and his face was only solemn.

When all the officers under his command arrived, Zhao Guangning's face became even more serious, he raised his head and glanced at the people below, and then said in a deep voice: "You are all people who have followed me for many years, although some people joined later, but we have long been a family, and with everyone's support in the past two years, our artillery team has slowly gained prestige!" ”

"However, our artillery team is still considered a vassal, and will only pick up cheap in the back, and the phalanx has been reduced to the escort of the artillery team. We don't want to be vassals, we want people to see, our might, we have to prove ourselves! We want to tell others that artillery is the king of war, and we are the first! ”

Zhao Guangning stood up and looked excited: "Now there is an opportunity in front of us, this is an opportunity to prove our ability, everyone said that we should let go of this opportunity?" ”

The officers glanced at each other, and they could see that they were excited and excited, especially Gunn, the captain of the Spanish phalanx, who directly roared: "This opportunity must not be missed, this time our phalanx must let everyone see our power!" ”

"Gunn, you will have a chance, this time you may also meet the elite of Houjin!" Zhao Guangning said lightly.

"That's good, what Lao Tzu wants to do is the elite, and I can't show my strength when I fight weak soldiers!" Gunn clenched his fists loudly, showing that his axe was hungry and thirsty.

"Okay, let's go and prepare, you can write a letter to your family first, and if you are afraid, you can follow the brother who sent the letter home!" Zhao Guangning said in a deep voice.

"Lao Tzu is not a bad seed! His soldiers are not bad breeds! Gunn exclaimed. His words resonated, and everyone began to go back and ask people to help write a letter to their family, or suicide note. (To be continued......)