Late Tang

In the afternoon, the drunken Song Xi was escorted by Li Jing and others to the Nandao wharf and boarded the boat with the support of two soldiers.The [-] Dengzhou Unite Soldiers, Zhizhou Soldiers and Longshan Battalion Soldiers who came together returned together.Come in a hurry at dawn, everyone thought there was going to be a fierce battle.But in the end, when they came here, they found that they had nothing to do here, and everything was taken care of by Shamen Town.

Feng Zhang and Feng Xun died, the once arrogant Da Xie Bing was completely defeated, his spine was removed, and now he became a mess of panic.

But they didn't come in vain, Li Jing is still very good at handling things, everyone just rushed and didn't do anything.In the end, each of them got five guan rewards, and they were treated to a big meal with good wine and meat.A full five thousand dollars, at the current price of rice, you can buy a stone of good rice.If it is replaced by corn with some chaff, it can be bought for two shi, which is enough for the family to eat for three months.Li Jing earned almost two months' salary for such a trip. Li Jing is really generous.No wonder they participated in the training of the unity camp with them at the beginning, but now they have become deputy soldiers and horse envoys, but they are still only unity soldiers.

However, I heard that the rewards in Shamen Town are heavier, and each soldier has received at least 1 yuan in rewards.I heard that there was a Liaodong prisoner in Shamen Town last night, who killed 37 Daxie soldiers by himself, including five corporal leaders, three team leaders, and a team leader, plus another head. ***, it is said that even Li Jing received the donkey ball in person, not only pardoning him as a prisoner of war on the spot, giving him freedom, but also rewarding him with a huge reward of 60 yuan.The donkey ball who was so far away actually said that he would not reward money, but only hoped that he could be rewarded with a house in the town of Shamen, and sent someone to help him bring his family back. He was still willing to stay in the army.

"Did Li Yanei agree to him?" A group of united soldiers waiting to board the boat on the pier were listening to a well-informed gang leader bragging and sighing, and a young united soldier couldn't help asking.

"Of course Li Yanei agreed to such a stupid ball. According to my fellow villager, Li Yanei promoted that donkey ball called Li Asan or Li Ahsi as the team leader on the spot. In addition, the reward was as much as [-] guan. He also gave him a set of iron armor and a long bow. It is said that Li Ya Nei saw that Li Asan was wearing a pair of straw sandals, and immediately rewarded him with two pairs of boots that Mrs. Li had given him. Now this lucky donkey ball is in Shamen In the town, we got a big seagrass house with three fronts and three entrances, and Li Yanei sent people to Liaodong to pick up his family. The donkey ball is very lucky." The gang leader couldn't help but yelled, he was also the gang leader, But this situation is too different.He is now in the united army, and he doesn't even have a formal salary, only a monthly subsidy for the captain twice a month, plus a daily ration of two liters.Even the equipment and these things were bought with money from my own village.The six donkeys in their group had to pay for the monthly fodder money themselves, and the camp only advanced half of the money every month.

Many united soldiers next to them were full of admiration and envy. They envied Li Ah San's good luck, but also lamented this man's bravery. A prisoner of war joined him and shot and killed 37 enemy soldiers in one night. not human.

"Boss, your fellow villagers must be doing well with Li Yanei now."

The team leader immediately said proudly: "Of course, my fellow countryman happened to be assigned to Li Yanei's team at the beginning. Since then, he has followed Li Yanei to the present, and now he is the deputy team leader. Last night they The team has also made a lot of achievements, and it is estimated that he will be promoted to the top of the team when he turns back. He just allocated a three-entry house in the town a few days ago, and these days he is sending people back to his hometown to pick up his parents and brothers. He is now in charge of nearly a hundred brothers, and his monthly salary and allowances are almost ten guan. Not counting the rewards for fighting against bandits, as far as his wife knows, she is just a yellow-faced woman farming in the countryside , and now they are working as small stewards in the workshop, and they can get five pennies a month."

Speaking of this, he couldn't help but click his tongue: "You don't know, just now my fellow villager brought his wife to deliver some food, good guy, he is dressed like that official wife, at first glance, he looks like our villager It is the same as the Mrs. Yuanwai. Her head is full of pearls and emeralds, she wears gold and silver, and she is almost unrecognizable. The two children of the family have now entered the school to learn to read and write with the husband. It is said that even Li Yanei often goes to give them lectures .Lucky two boys, they are both students of Ya Nei now, and their future will definitely be better than his father's."

Several united soldiers were said to be full of yearning, and one of them said: "Boss, then you didn't ask your fellow villagers to find a way to transfer you to Shamen Town. Look at the Shamen Town Army, all of them One pig and two sheep were divided, and everyone had two catties of wine. I heard that this is not only available during celebrations. It is said that in normal times, their standard of food is one pig every two days. Good guy, each is 200 People, counting it down, can eat about half a catty of meat every day. Look at us, we only eat meat once every ten days a month, and each person only gets five or six yuan. There is no comparison."

The gang leader looked up and looked around, and said softly: "I said it, who would have said nothing. But my fellow villager said that there are many soldiers in Shamen Town now, and it is easy not to recruit them. They have to be the kind of brave and unparalleled. I can't afford a stone load of three hundred catties, I can't afford a strong bow of one stone, and I can't shoot a target sixty paces away, so I don't want it at all. You don't know, the thought of being a soldier in Shamen Town is crazy now, there are a lot of Shamen The sons of the officers in the town couldn’t squeeze in if their heads were broken. But my fellow townsman also said that he would watch over for me and would recommend me to his superiors whenever he had a chance, so that I could wait quietly.”

Hearing that the boss had such an opportunity, a group of people were extremely envious. "Boss, if you enter Salmon Town, then you have to think about our brothers in the future. If you have a chance, recommend us and bring us into the Salmon Town Army."

The gang leader fully enjoyed everyone's request, smiled and said with squinted eyes: "I want it, I want it, but the Shamen Town Army doesn't care about it. If you want to enter, you have to practice your skills." Then, the leader of the team on the pier shouted to them, summoning them to board the boat.The gang leader got up and patted his buttocks, looked at the hunting flag in Shamen Town on the pier full of nostalgia, and with some reluctance, he took a group of brothers on board the boat.

There are still many people who think the same as this group of soldiers. Almost all of the more than [-] people who came this time have such thoughts.The treatment of the Salmonella town army is so good that it makes them jealous.But it's too difficult to enter the Salmon Town Army. Now, I heard that there are weekly assessments, a battalion-level assessment every half a month, and an army-wide assessment every month.Those with good performance in the assessment can be promoted, but if the assessment is not good, those who fail the battalion assessment three times in a row will be demoted, from officer to soldier, or even from the main battalion to the logistics battalion.And those who failed the military assessment for three consecutive months would be sent to the army for probation, and those who failed for half a year would be discharged from the army.

After inquiring about the many strict rules and regulations in Shamen Town, many veterans could not help but give up the idea of ​​entering Shamen Town.They have been in this way for too long, and they can't adapt to the vibrant atmosphere of Shamen Town.

On the pier, Li Jing and a group of officers stood and watched as Megan led the ships of the Zhenhai Battalion to escort the reinforcements back.Although he took the first step to occupy Daxie Village, and now successfully sent Song Xi back to Dengzhou, Li Jing understood.It is not so easy for him to really control this territory.Even Song Wen, who is now in the same camp as him, would not want to see him easily occupy this fat and oily territory.

But no matter what, at least this first step, which is also the most crucial step, he has successfully taken.Daxie Village has been actually controlled by him, so what if Song Wen and the others refuse to admit it.He expected that, at most, Song Wen might not give him the title of military envoy, and would send a soldier and horse envoy down at that time.But he wasn't worried about that, and he knew that he didn't have enough qualifications now.But as long as he has soldiers in his hands and actually controls Daxie Village, then no matter who comes, he can take him out.

"Go back, send Song Xi away, we still have to hold a banquet to welcome Li Lingfu's arrival."

Li Jing smiled and said, it's really you who sing and I come on stage, he has already obtained the detailed results of Li Lingfu and the others from Li Wei.The United Fleet was almost completely wiped out. Although there are still about [-] people left, the United Fleet with such a small number of people and a dozen ships is no longer a threat at all.If he wanted to restore his previous strength, even with the financial strength of Duli Town, it would be impossible without a year or two.

Without the combined fleet of Duli Town, it would be a big undefended piece of fat in front of it.

Anyone who reads it will be moved and want to take a bite.

Daxie Village has been basically controlled, and now it is time for Li Jing to set his sights on Duli Town.

In the hall of the military and horse ambassador's mansion, the remnants of the banquet just now were withdrawn, and the cooks of the logistics battalion immediately began to cook dishes, and the maids and servants began to serve the dishes and wine like butterflies piercing flowers.

Li Jing personally greeted Whitebeard and other officers and men of the Nutao Battalion who had returned from victory at the pier, as well as Qingnipu Li Lingfu and his son who had come to aid from afar.

"Brother Ji Yu, the joint fleet of Duli Town has been destroyed. Why don't we take this opportunity to attack and take Duli Town directly." Li Lingfu immediately said loudly when he saw Duli Town, "If you take down Duli Town, the city will belong to me. All the population and money belong to you, how about it?"

Needless to say, this is a very tempting proposition.But without the slightest consideration, Li Jing rejected this proposal in his heart.Although the fleet in Duli Town is gone, there are still more than 20 troops in Duli Town.What's more, Duli Town is the largest city in Liaodong, with a permanent population of over 40. Including the constant flow of merchants, the total number is 50 to [-]. It is a large force with a population of more than [-].What's more, this is a force controlled by the richest people in the world. It is not easy to beat them.

"Brother Zhongmou, the brothers have returned from victory, and it is time to be exhausted. Why don't you let the brothers relax, take off your armor, put down your weapons, drink a few glasses of fine wine, and eat a few large pieces of barbecue. How about recovering your energy?" Li Jing pulled Li Lufu's arm and said with a smile: "We two brothers have to drink a few glasses, I have asked someone to prepare the best Wuliangyuye in the wine shop, let's start today Congratulate this great victory, have a good drink, how about discussing other matters later?"

"Alright, let's eat and drink first, and we'll talk later." Li Lingfu didn't insist much, and immediately held Li Jing's hand, and the two walked hand in hand into the hall together.For Li Lingfu's assistance this time, Li Jing is sincerely grateful.Although without Li Lingfu, the results of the war in Shamen Town would not have changed much, at most the fleet in Duli Town could not be wiped out.But no matter what, Li Jing sent a letter to Li Lingfu, only informing him of the movement of the Duli Town Fleet, and did not directly ask him to send troops to help.But he is still obliged to come, this kind of pride and loyalty cannot be ignored.Under the current situation, Li Jing cherishes such an ally very much.

"Come on, all the soldiers of my Shamen town, let's get up first to be the hero of General Li Lingfu, and offer a toast to express our gratitude for the righteous deed of leading the troops to help! I will do it first as a respect!" He didn't replace it with fruit wine, but actually drank a cup of 52-degree Wuliangyu liquid in one go.The wine entered his throat, burning like a fire, but it made Li Jing even more happy.In troubled times, full of intrigues, it is rare to meet a trustworthy friend.

In real terms, Cui Yunqing, Yu Yu, and Li Wei can be counted as half of them, because behind the teacher-student friendship, there are actually a lot of benefits mixed in.They can be regarded as similar to Lin Wei and Wang Chong, Lin Wu, but now that the power of Shamen Town is growing, and Li Jing and them are getting closer, but the relationship between the few people is not as pure as when they first made friends. distance.

Now meeting Li Lingfu, who is a hero in the world, who Li Jing admires, and now he shows a lot of loyalty, which makes Li Jing feel very excited.The relationship with Qingnipu was purely for profit at the beginning. He wanted to find a trade partner and an ally who could help him contain Duli Town.But he never thought that this covenant was more precious and heavier than he expected.

"It's done!" Li Lingfu didn't say anything else, and drank it quite boldly.As soon as the bottom of the cup was lit, Li Lingfu laughed and said, "General Ji Yu did a great job this time, with a clever strategy and decisive victory. This made my brother admire him very much. At first, the two dogs doubted my brother's arrangement. Now, they are considered Completely convinced. Come, Ju Yi, Ju Li, come forward to salute General Ji Yu, and call Uncle!"

"Ju Yi, Ju Li, I have met my uncle!" The two brothers were not polite, they came to Li Jing's seat, knelt down, made a big salute, and called him uncle.

Li Jing was stunned for a moment, he was about the same age as the two brothers, but now he was called uncle.And there is no adult in the back, this is a very respectful term, and it is generally used for fathers and close relatives and elders.Shocked in his heart, he looked at Li Lingfu, and his eyes met instantly. Li Jing suddenly understood that Li Lingfu had gotten closer to him.If his two sons called him that, then he and Li Lingfu are brothers.

In the future, if there is something wrong with the brothers, how can Li Jing not help!

(To be continued)