Horse on the World

Chapter 168
Hailing County, after many days of panic and anxiety, finally regained its calm with the arrival of [-] officers and soldiers from the Jianrui Camp in Dingzhou. Open for business, finally there is a little bit of the weather of the county capital.

Most of the Jianrui Battalion did not enter the city, but set up camp outside the city. Although they were new recruits, the captains who led the team were all backbones drawn from the old battalions. Set up camps outside the city, erected fences, kept horses and antlers away, dug trenches, and erected watchtowers. In less than two hours, a formidable military camp stood outside Hailing County, and its speed made Hailing Those idlers who came to see the Dingzhou Army were stunned. They were used to the laziness of the Fuzhou Army. They had seen such a well-disciplined team there. Among them, they lined up in a neat queue and walked into the camp all the way singing songs.

"As expected of an army capable of confronting barbarians! This time, those rebellious troops will suffer!" Said the idlers after watching the Jianrui camp enter the city.

And in Jiang Heiniu's big tent, he was pointing at a picture with a group of officers.

"The ones that have been marked on this are all places that must be controlled by the Statistics and Investigation Department. After you lead the headquarters into the city, you must take these places into your own hands, especially the Hailing Wharf. The security is tight." Jiang Hei Niu pointed these places with his saber.

"General, if there are Fuzhou troops or officials guarding these places, what should we do?" A school lieutenant asked.

"What should I do? Let me teach you, disperse! If you are not convinced, beat them, until they leave automatically!" Jiang Heiniu said angrily. "I will only assign tasks to you. How to complete them is up to you. Remember, today is the first time, and there will be a second time. Be careful with the army stick!"

"General Zunling!" The school captains in the tent immediately stood up straight. Although they haven't had much contact with this general, they have basically figured out Jiang Heiniu's temperament.

"action!"

All the school lieutenants agreed abruptly, and filed out.Soon, a row of armored soldiers trotted out of the barracks and headed straight for Hailing County.At the time of lighting the lanterns, Hailing County completely fell into the hands of Jianruiying.

Yu Pei, the new county magistrate of Hailing, spent the night in anxiety and anxiety. The former magistrate embezzled food relief money, which led to the salt workers' riot in Wankou, but concealed it and did not report it. He absconded, and after being caught back, he was so angry that Commander Xiang held the knife in person, and hacked the unlucky guy dozens of times to relieve his hatred.Yu Pei took up the post with trepidation. Fortunately, since he came, that Ban Tianyun has never visited Hailing once, but several neighboring counties have been beaten up by him. It seems that his character is not good. Generally good.While Yu Pei was relieved, she was also terrified. Hailing is the hometown of this gang of tyrants. They have never come to attack Hailing. Is there some big conspiracy? Amazing?In the midst of this trembling, he looked forward to the arrival of the Jianrui Battalion, and after seeing the Fuzhou Army stationed there, he was finally relieved, Amitabha, his life was finally guaranteed.

But the actions of the Jianrui Battalion immediately made him a little confused. Dingzhou soldiers marched into the city in groups and took over the county government office, official treasury, city defense, and docks. In short, all the key departments in the county are now under them. In his hand, the veteran in the political arena keenly caught something. Frightened and frightened, he hurriedly sent someone out of the city, intending to send a letter to the commander in chief, but his confidant who had been away for less than half an hour was sent back by Dingzhou soldiers. After being searched by the other party, seeing the other party's vicious gaze and undisguised murderous aura, Yu Pei's legs almost went limp.

It was night, at the naval wharf, but Deng Peng, the vice-admiral of the navy, was meeting with an extremely important person.Deng Peng, who had been notified in advance, stayed on his flagship all the time. He silently waited for the big man to come. He estimated that Shang Haibo, who joined the army in Dingzhou, would most likely come. This person is Li Qing's deputy, and only Such characters can convince themselves or show their respect for themselves.Seeing that the Dingzhou army took control of Hailing so quickly, Deng Peng knew that Commander Xiang was really at the end of his rope.

The foresighted Deng Peng ordered the soldiers in his navy battalion not to have one foot out of the navy battalion, and all those on board were not allowed to disembark.

But Deng Peng never expected that the person who came was actually Li Qing himself.When he saw Dingzhou Commander Li Qing who was accompanied by Qingfeng, Tang Hu, and Jianrui Battalion General Jiang Heiniu into his ship, Deng Peng couldn't believe his eyes, Commander Li, he actually came over in person.

Huo Di stood up, first rubbed his eyes, and after confirming that he hadn't looked at the flowers, he couldn't help being excited, took a step forward, and knelt down on one knee, "Deng Peng, the last general, I have seen the commander!" Halfway, he was grabbed by two strong hands, lifted him up, and dragged him up abruptly.

"General Deng, last time I was in a hurry, there were many restrictions, and we didn't talk about it in detail. Today, the two of us will have a good talk, hahaha!" Li Qing laughed loudly.

"The commander-in-chief loves you so much, I am ashamed to be the last general!" Deng Peng clasped his fists and said.

Jiang Heiniu poked his head out of the cabin and greeted him, and several soldiers came in with food boxes, taking out all kinds of dishes and setting them up.

Li Qing took Deng Peng's hand and said with a smile: "I've heard about the general's name for a long time when I was in Dingzhou. It's just that I can't see him. The last time I left in a hurry, it left a deep impression on Qing. I wish I could fall asleep on my feet. For a long talk all night, today Li came here specially from Dingzhou City, so he can have a good drink with the general and relieve the pain of lovesickness!" Li Qing said jokingly, the joy on his face revealed his sincerity .

At this moment, Deng Peng only felt his throat choked up, and his eyes were a little blurred. Li Qing, he just knew something about it. He was very arrogant, but the person in front of him was easy-going and easy-going, like a friend he hadn't seen for many years, with just a few words, he made it clear how much he valued him, but he didn't seem artificial.Comparing the grievances he suffered in the hands of Xiang Shuai all these years, Deng Peng instantly felt that the decision he made was too right.

"The commander-in-chief is very kind, and I am inexplicably grateful for the humble position. I am willing to use what I have learned in my life to serve in front of the general's saddle, and I will die!" Deng Peng said slowly, word by word.

"Okay, okay, Li has General Deng, you and I are partners, from now on in the vast ocean, who can be our opponent!" Li Qing laughed and pulled Deng Peng, walked to the table where the wine and dishes were set, and said: "Come on, General Deng, you and I will drink three cups first, in order to congratulate you and me on ushering in a new era of Great Chu Ocean!"

Six wine glasses were lined up, and the overflowing Yipinxiang was poured into the glasses. The two picked up a glass, touched it with a bang, drank it dry, and drank three glasses in a row.

"Happy!" Li Qing shouted.

"Sit down, General Deng!" Li Qing beckoned with a wave of his hand.

"Master please first!"

Li Qing smiled and didn't refuse any more, which was what he should have meant, and sat down first.Deng Peng said to Qingfeng and Jiang Heiniu again: "My lords, please!"

Qingfeng smiled and sat on the side to accompany him, but Jiang Heiniu bowed to Li Qing and said: "Commander, the general is performing military duties and cannot drink. He has to go back to the camp to arrange related affairs tomorrow, so he will leave first. "

Li Qing nodded, "Well, go do your work."

Jiang Heiniu bowed to Qingfeng and Deng Peng, then pulled Tang Hu aside, muttered a few words to the effect of the general's defense, and then retreated.

Seeing this scene, Deng Peng couldn't help sighing, no wonder the Dingzhou Army is so elite, it is an honor to be able to drink with the commander-in-chief, let alone the commander-in-chief invited him personally, but this young general couldn't believe it. Refusing without thinking, it can be seen that Li Qing is quite strict in governing the army on weekdays.

Qingfeng took the jug and poured it for Li Qing, and when he poured it for Deng Peng again, Deng Peng stood up in panic, not even daring to say!

Li Qing said with a smile: "General Deng, you don't need to be formal, today Qingfeng's task is to pour wine for us, if you do this every time, then what's the fun in drinking this wine, how can you and I talk to our heart's content! "

Deng Peng smiled, he knew Qingfeng's status.You can't be a little rude.But since the commander-in-chief has spoken, he can accept it generously later.

"Whoever controls the ocean in the future will own the world!" Li Qing raised his glass to Deng Peng. "I will build a powerful fleet to sail across the ocean, and you, General Deng, will be the first supreme officer of this fleet. General Deng, can you help me realize your ideal?"

Deng Peng, as a navy general, owns a powerful fleet across the vast ocean. Of course, it is his dream to conquer the endless ocean. It is not true for Li Qing who said that whoever controls the ocean owns the world. Believe me, nowadays, decisive battles are still fought on land, and the navy is only used as an auxiliary force, but any naval general does not want his leader to pay attention to the navy, which means countless ships, Countless soldiers!
"Deng Peng is valued by the commander-in-chief. Dare he not try his best? He must do his best to serve the commander-in-chief!" Deng Peng said.

Li Qing knew in his heart that Deng Peng would not believe what he said. Also, no one in this era would understand the importance of the ocean, and only he knew this.A powerful navy will be the most important guarantee for the Great Chu to run rampant in this world.

"General Deng knows about Hailing Shipyard, right?"

"The end will know!"

"We in Dingzhou have secretly bought this shipyard. From now on, this shipyard is yours. Hailing Shipyard is the largest shipyard in Fuzhou. It can build ten large ships of [-] material a year. Starting tomorrow , I want you to supervise Hailing Chuanshi to build at least ten large ships of five thousand materials within a year while reorganizing the navy."

"So urgent?" Deng Peng couldn't help being surprised.This means that Li Qing will inevitably make bigger moves at sea.

"It's really urgent, so I will delegate all the powers of the navy to you, and let you have full power, shipbuilding, military training, etc. I want you to complete it within one year. Within one year, you want me If you ask for money, I will give you money. In a word, after one year, I want to see ten ships of five thousand materials launched. Can you finish it!"

Looking at Li Qing's gaze, Deng Peng stood up anxiously: "The last general can complete it! It's just that the last general is still under Fuzhou's command in name. How could Xiang Shuai not know about such a big move?"

Li Jing smiled slightly, "You don't have to worry about this, the Chinese New Year is only a few months away, but Xiang Shuai doesn't want to celebrate this year in Fuzhou! You should go ahead and make preparations, such a large amount of work requires preliminary preparations. The work is also huge.”

(End of this chapter)