It's just that the six princes made a time difference and began to attack the remaining army in Sanyuanli on June 14.

As for Li Xian, after arriving in Humen Town on June 13, he did not enter the town, but camped around a black hillside outside the town.

From Li Xian's point of view, Humen Town is only a very small town, the city wall is still dilapidated and short, not to mention that the army is stationed in it without any protection, and it may be restricted from deploying troops.

The commander of the 5,000 Qing soldiers who marched with Li Xian's troops was called Jiang Ye, and he didn't understand why Li Xian would give up the comfortable town and live in it, and had to endure hardships in the wilderness, and he also invited Li Xian to lead his troops into the town many times, or at least lead some of the generals to Humen Town to accept the hospitality of the local gentry, but Li Xian refused.

"Master Li has worked so hard for state affairs to this extent, he is really a model for my generation. Jiang Ye expressed his admiration for Li Xian's actions, but there was a hidden worry in his eyes.

"I'm not used to living in this kind of town, or the outside is more empty, this Humen Town is still governed by Lord Jiang. Li Xian said generously, causing Jiang Ye to be flattered again.

According to the agreement between the six princes and the Sanyuanli coalition army, after the war with the British, Li Xian and Wang Jiuxuan will be awarded the Guangdong general and deputy general respectively, no matter what, they will be Jiang Ye's top boss, and Jiang Ye will naturally work hard to please Li Xian, the future boss.

"Since the Lord insists, then the general will have no choice but to obey the order.

However, the local officials outside the army have the duty to assist in rewarding the army, and I will ask the gentry and officials of Humen Town to prepare grain, grass, pigs, sheep, and money for a while to reward the three armies, hoping that the adults must not shirk, so as not to chill the hearts of the local gentry. Jiang Ye said good things for a long time, and then the conversation changed, and he talked about grain and grass.

When he heard that Jiang Ye was willing to mobilize local officials to raise grain and grass, and also sent yellow and white things as rewards, he couldn't help but be overjoyed, and he couldn't stop praising Jiang Ye for his diligence in the king's affairs.

Li Xian relied on the Black Mountain station, set up campsites, dug trenches, built walls, set up tents, etc., everything was done without hurry or impatience, and it was busy until it was almost night.

Jiang Ye spoke happily in front of Li Xian before, but he was not very reliable in doing things for people, and the grain, grass and treasures promised before were not sent to Li Xian's camp for a long time, and it was not until the sun went down in the evening that it was dark that a team of people came out of Humen Town and brought dozens of carts of things to Li Xian's camp.

This team was led by Jiang Ye himself, with only seventy or eighty people, with fifty or sixty ox carts, which were full of grain, grass and precious wooden boxes, etc., and they knew at a glance that the value was not low.

When they arrived outside Li Xian's camp, the officers guarding the camp gate stopped the convoy and did not let them in.

"What's the matter with you, don't you know that no one is allowed to enter or leave the barracks at night?

There's no way a convoy of your size can enter the camp, so let's go back first, and whatever happens tomorrow morning. The keeper of the door said.

Jiang Ye hurriedly stepped forward and saluted the general manager with a fist, and then took out a piece of silver weighing five taels without a trace and stuffed it into the general manager.

"These things of mine are all food, grass and property for the army, Li Shuai asked me to bring them before, but my brother and I have always been dull and slow to do things, and I have only now gathered the things and brought them over.

Li Shuai has always been strict with military discipline, and I will not do what I promised to do, and I will not send it until tomorrow, so I will inevitably eat it, and I hope that my brother will be accommodating and let me send everything in. ”

There are almost the same officials all over the world, and after the boss finally got the money, his face finally softened, but his language was not relaxed at all.

"Master Jiang is polite. It's just that Master Jiang is old in military affairs, and he should also understand that the prohibition of entering and leaving at night is the first priority that any army must abide by.

It's easy for me to let you in now, but when the law enforcement team finds out later, they're going to cut off my head as an example.

But they don't care if I have any other reason here, but only whether I keep the door or not.

I hope that my lord will not embarrass my brother and me, so I should go back first, and come back early tomorrow, presumably Li Shuai will not blame for this matter. The general manager said.

"Brother is also reasonable, it's just that it will be delayed until tomorrow, and it will always be my old Jiang who is not doing things well, and I am afraid that I will leave a bad impression on Li Shuai.

In this way, I don't embarrass you, I won't rush in first, you go inside to report it, explain the situation clearly, and see what the regulations are on Li Shuai's side.

If Li Shuai thinks that it is okay for me to come back tomorrow, then I will go back immediately and come back tomorrow; otherwise, if Li Shuai allows me to bring the car in, then I will also be on a good business, what do you think?" Jiang Ye's smile on his face remained unchanged, and he took out a silver ingot from his arms as if by magic, and secretly stuffed it to the general.

"It's... , Okay, it's all for the handsome, so I'll reluctantly report it. The general secretly weighed the weight of the silver, and felt that it was at least ten taels, twice as heavy as the previous one, so he couldn't help but smile, and hurriedly agreed to Jiang Ye's reasonable request.

Jiang Ye secretly sneered in his heart, thinking that Qiu Ba in the whole world was the same, and there was nothing that could not be done if he stuffed some silver.

The general went in, and there was no sound for a long time, and after waiting for most of the hour, Jiang Ye was a little tired of waiting, so he brought an officer over.

Jiang Ye saw that this officer was in a long body, with a handsome face, and an indescribable noble man's bearing, and vaguely remembered that this person's name was Zuo Shaoqing, and he seemed to be very valued by Li Xian.

Zuo Shaoqing is also an old qualification in Li Xian's army, although he is considered a general, he has always been courteous, he has participated in many battles, and he has made a lot of achievements relying on his outstanding martial arts, and now he is also a regimental officer, and he is a senior officer in the first sequence.

"It's a sin to work on Lord Zuo for this little thing. Jiang Ye hurriedly stepped forward and said haha.

"Master Jiang is polite. Zuo Shaoqing just replied nonchalantly, without the slightest intention of approaching.

However, Zuo Shaoqing is also capable of doing things, from the front of the team to the end, and back from behind, during which he also patted the vehicle from time to time for inspection, which scared Jiang Ye and Lord Jiang so much that his heart was about to jump out of his chest.

Fortunately, Zuo Shaoqing didn't see any problems after checking for a long time, and finally nodded and said, "There is nothing wrong with this convoy, it can be released." ”

The general guard of the gate asked the soldiers to remove the antlers and others at the door and let the convoy in.

Zuo Shaoqing led Jiang Ye and the others in, and let the convoy stop in an open space to let Jiang Ye and the others unload the goods.

"I'll put the stuff here first, and I'll have someone come over and inspect the goods later, and I'll record them by the way. Zuo Shaoqing said.

Jiang Ye hurriedly bowed his hand and said, "This has always had the help of Lord Lao Zuo."

Brother has a treasure here, I want to give it to Lord Zuo as a thank you gift, and I hope you must accept it. ”