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When Lin Hanmo and the others were flying eastward through the wind and snow, a huge caravan was slowly heading south.

The large caravan moved slowly, and Lin Hanmo had already returned to Ruinan County with ease, but Tieshu hadn't arrived in Pinghai County yet.

He was looking at the battle report in his hand while he was on his way.

The battle report was just sent from the Dinghai Wharf behind.

Yun Chui won a big victory, but also suffered heavy casualties.

The iron tree looked at ten lines, and quickly scanned the information on it.

Suddenly, his eyes narrowed.

Wu Jiashu, dead!

Tieshu's heart twitched.

In the first ditch, Wu Baichang, who carefully warmed himself with chili peppers but grinned all day long, and was still fearless even though the Japanese pirates were about to kill him, died in battle.

He flipped through other information.

There were more than [-] northern guards stationed in Huayang County, and less than [-] survived in the end.

Almost all those who survived were trebuchets and crossbowmen on the high ground, as well as the corresponding supporting personnel.

The soldiers who resisted on the front line like Wu Baichang were almost wiped out by the Japanese pirates' crazy attack.

If Tieshu hadn't left early, it is estimated that his name would be among them...

"Chief of the Guard, Chief of the Guard?"

"What's the matter?" Tie Shu came back to his senses, only to realize that his hands were stiff and almost tore the information in his hand.

The little guard looked at him with a strange expression, "Chief Guard, there is a crossroad ahead. Shall we go back to Pinghai County or go directly to Hanoi County?"

Tieshu was slightly taken aback.

The destination of their trip is Guangxin County in southern Xinjiang.

From here to southern Xinjiang, the fastest way is to go to Hanoi County first, and then cross the Xinglan Grand Canal and go directly south.

However, it is the twelfth lunar month now, and the New Year is coming soon.

Everyone in the caravan has been away for a whole year, and their hometown in Pinghai County is very close. Many people want to go home and have a look and celebrate the new year.

Tieshu looked down at the information in his hand again, and couldn't help being in a dilemma.

In this battle at Dinghai Wharf, there were many Japanese pirates.

Yun Chui's victory was due to the soldiers who fought bravely as if they were dead.

However, if there were no riprap machines on the high point and the huge amount of poisonous rubber they transported to suppress the Japanese pirates on the second and third lines of defense, the consequences would be unimaginable.

I am afraid that not only Wu Baichang and others on the high ground will die one by one, but even the East China Sea Barrier led by Lu Pingan and even the forward army of the Central Army led by Lin Hanmo will not escape destruction.

Tieshu thought about it, and looked back at the north.

The walls of Beiguan City are high and strong, and Masato Nei inside will not surrender easily.

Therefore, all kinds of siege materials must be prepared as soon as possible, otherwise once the city is attacked, it is unknown how many good soldiers like Wu Baichang will die under the high city wall.

After a long silence, Tieshu spoke.

"Go and count how many people want to go home for the New Year. If the number exceeds [-]%... then we will go home directly."

"Besides, the situation in the north is urgent. You should tell all members of the caravan. If you go south, we will double your salary in the next six months and take a long vacation. Let's see how many people are willing to leave?"

Double salary and long vacation?
The little guard was stunned for a while, and then hurried to work after recovering.

"Chief of Guard," someone approached, "Our Shang Chief is about to have a baby, don't you want to go back and see your wife and children?"

Ugh.

Iron Tree let out a long sigh.

Home is in sight, why doesn't he want to go back and see the pregnant Gu Shengnan and the child who is about to be born, and spend a good new year at home by the way?
It's just that from here to Guangxin County and then pack the rubber and go north, if the caravan moves slowly, four months may not be enough time...

There are many people in the large caravan, and several guards counted them one by one, until nightfall.
Handed over the data to Tieshu.

"Head of the Guard, look!"

Several people cheerfully pointed to the statistics above.

"Brothers all know what we are doing this trip, not only to make money to support the family, but also to fight Japanese pirates. Everyone is willing to go south with one voice."

"Really?" Iron Tree couldn't believe it.

After carefully reading the statistics, he dared to be convinced of the facts before him, and he couldn't help being surprised and delighted.

"Chief of Guard," the brother next to him giggled, "You are from Laigu County, maybe you don't know how much our coastal counties hate Japanese pirates, so you just want to burn your bones to ashes and kill them quickly."

The man thumped his chest.

"Just talk about fighting Japanese pirates, don't talk about being rich. Even if you don't have money, everyone is absolutely willing to lend a helping hand."

Iron Tree reacted and nodded again and again.

"That's good, that's good."

He pondered for a while.

"Since so many people are willing to go south, let's go south. Of course, the double salary and holidays I promised before are still valid."

hum~
The caravan was even more jubilant.

Tieshu smiled and pressed his hands, signaling for everyone to be quiet.

"But after all, the door of our house is right in front of us. You brothers have been out for a whole year. You must have a lot to say to your family, and you have a lot of things you want to take back to your wife and children."

"Well, let's send a team to send these things to the brothers' homes one by one in the next two days. Let everyone in the family have a good year!"

"Okay!"

Everyone was even more joyful and busy getting ready.

----

Pinghai County, County Mansion, Pinghai City.

In a big house in the west of the city, Gu Shengnan was sitting under the eaves basking in the sun.

From time to time, she gently caressed her high belly with her hands, and her body was filled with maternal tenderness from the inside out.

blah blah.

Footsteps sounded, and the old housekeeper Gu Fugui hurried in.

Seeing this scene under the eaves, he was so angry that he jumped up and down.

For a moment, the old butler forgot that his daughter was married, and still called her by her old title.

"Girl, it's cold and humid outside, why are you staying here by yourself?"

"What's the point, where's the maid, where's the maid?"

"Uncle Gu," Gu Shengnan waved his hand at him gigglingly, "I sent the servant girl to do other work."

"Don't worry. It's not too cold when I'm exposed to the sun here."

Gu Fugui had a dark face, "Ma'am, you have a big belly, you can't sit here alone even if it's not cold. Besides, the road is slippery in snowy weather, how dangerous it is to be alone..."

At the moment, he used his eloquent teeth when he was a starting businessman, and babbled a lot about it.

I almost didn't talk myself into foaming at the mouth.

Gu Shengnan was not bored either, and kept listening with a smile, nodding his head from time to time to show that he had written it down.

After finally waiting for the old housekeeper to finish talking, she asked, "Uncle Gu, where is our caravan now?"

Gu Fugui shook his head, took out a stack of thick letter paper and some gifts and put them beside Gu Shengnan.

Ugh.

He sighed.

"Iron son-in-law really doesn't know what to say. Even though his family is right in front of him and he knows that your wife is about to give birth, he is not planning to come back. He is now heading directly to Hanoi County with a caravan."

Oh?
Gu Shengnan was not angry, but first carefully looked at the letter in his hand.

After a while, she smiled slightly.

"Since there is something to do, he won't come back until he comes back. Anyway, he can't help with having a baby even if he is a big man."

However, in the letter, Tieshu had already named the child and even prepared a gift.

"The man's name is Gu Tiesheng, and the woman's name is Gu Xuesheng..."

Gu Shengnan twitched the corners of his lips in disgust, but
Can't hide the smile on his face.

"What kind of stupid name does this have? In the past, let him study hard..."