Horse on the World

Chapter 617 Soul Comes Back!
Fuzhou Hailing Wharf, since two days ago, martial law has been enforced here. All merchant ships have been ordered to leave the port and berth on the sea about ten kilometers away from the port. Hailing people are no stranger to this. , because every time before the huge fleet of the Dingzhou Navy returns, Hailing will make such a move.

But this time the commotion was a bit louder, and the level of alert was obviously raised. After many Hailing people saw their parent officer Xu Yunfeng also appear in Hailing, and inspected the defense measures of Hailing Port overnight, everyone finally understood. Something that can make Fuzhou move so vigorously, it must not be someone else, it must be the commander-in-chief who wants to come to Hailing Port.

Immediately afterwards, some gossip came in, and the people of Hailing suddenly realized that they were in Shenzhou to cover the return of the Generalissimo's retreating army. I heard that the battle was extremely horrific. Tens of thousands of troops were out of ten. Only a few thousand people survived, and the commander-in-chief came here to welcome these heroes back home.

Hailing people also want to meet these warriors. Although the port is under martial law and cannot enter, it does not prevent them from crossing the sea and showing their magical powers. Therefore, the slightly higher restaurants and houses around Hailing Port are perfect. The price of the viewing place suddenly skyrocketed, and it was still hard to find a ticket.

At this time, the minds of the merchants emerged, and the merchant ships moored outside the port keenly discovered this business opportunity, and immediately put up a signboard, saying that ten taels of silver per person can go on board their ships, even though they are watching the pier from their ships. It was a bit vague, but when the Dingzhou navy entered the port, they were going to pass by them. On their boats, they could get closer to these returning heroes.

In one day, countless small boats shuttled back and forth from the coast of Fuzhou to transport people to those merchant ships.The bosses of the merchant ships couldn’t close their mouths with laughter. This is a windfall. They are all big ships that go to sea, usually three thousand ships, and there are also rich and powerful trading companies that build five thousand ships. Although some of the cargo on the ship has not yet been unloaded, squeeze it, squeeze it, there is no problem at all with hundreds of people, anyway, they are not going to sail, they are just parked there, and there will be no danger, but the number of people who got their hands Thousands of taels of silver.This is pure profit. A conscientious merchant ship owner will boil some water and provide some snacks. If you run into someone with a bad heart, I'm sorry, bring these things yourself!
The weather today is not good. It has been drizzling since the morning, and when it was close to noon, the patter became heavier. It was still early spring, and the rain drenched on the body, soaked the clothes, and the clothes were clinging to the flesh. It was uncomfortable, and many people even had black lips from the cold.

But these still couldn't stop the enthusiasm of these people. They squeezed to the side of the ship and looked at the sea level helplessly, which made the ship owners very anxious. , can only get angry and direct the sailors to move the cargo to the other side to keep the ship's balance.

"Come on, come on!" Someone suddenly yelled in surprise, and then, the calm sea suddenly boiled, and all the people on the merchant ship cheered loudly, and on the sea level, suddenly appeared several Facing white sails, as we sail closer, we can clearly see the flying flag of the Dingzhou Navy.

Amidst the cheers of the common people, a giant figure appeared in everyone's field of vision. It was the largest warship in the Dingzhou Navy. After returning home, the Hailing people have seen his huge figure many times, but seeing him again, everyone still has a sense of oppression. Compared with him, those [-]-material naval ships are like toys up.

"Commander, Deng Peng and the others are here!" Xu Yunfeng walked up to Li Qing and reported.

Although it was raining, Li Qing and the senior officials of Dingzhou standing on the pier did not have any rain gear, but let the spring rain pour over their heads, faces, and bodies, and the rain flowed down Li Qing's face Li Qingqing nodded solemnly, "Let's start!"

Xu Yunfeng turned around and waved his hands vigorously. On the pier, hundreds of horn horns blew together. Amid the sound of the horns, a hundred-faced cowhide drum began to beat slowly. Every time the drumsticks fell, it was like a heavy blow. In everyone's heart, the sound of the drums was monotonous and slow, but it made people feel the pressure like a mountain.

A heavy breath spread over the pier.

The Izumo took the lead, and the ship's body covered with colorful flags slowly passed the sea, and soldiers in brand-new sailor uniforms stood on both sides of the ship's side.

Behind the Izumo, four [-]-ship warships passed by in twos, one by one. Whenever a warship passed by, there was a burst of applause from the merchant ship.

The Qiyuan was slowly approaching. After seeing the grandeur of the ships ahead and the mighty sailors, everyone had even greater expectations for this giant ship. Everyone stretched their necks to watch the Qiyuan slowly slide over. Number.

To everyone's great disappointment, on the huge bottom deck of the Qiyuan, there were no well-dressed sailors, no brightly colored flags, but what were flying were broken flags, some of which were torn into strips of cloth. Flying in the air, although some flags are still intact, the surface of the flag is full of holes, and most of the flag surfaces and flagpoles are covered with purple-black marks.

"That's blood!" Someone yelled in a low voice.The hissing on the sea gradually subsided, and gradually became silent.

On the deck, the queues holding broken flags were not neat. Some flags had only two or three soldiers standing behind them, while others had dozens of soldiers, mostly a hundred or so soldiers. The most orderly ones stood at the end, flying The banner on the flag indicated that they were the White Horse Battalion.

In the whole port, except for the sound of horns and drums, no other sounds can be heard. The monotonous drum sounds seem so heavy in the rain.

Qiyuan slowly approached the pier, and a huge springboard was erected.Li Qing and everyone looked up at the end of the springboard.

A stretcher appeared in everyone's field of vision. Everyone's pupils contracted and their eyes moved with their steps. It was Chen Zeyue, who was sitting on the stretcher, trying to make his upper body more straight.Behind him, Tang Hu, Iron Leopard, and Liu Yuan lined up, stepped off the springboard, and walked towards Li Qing and the others.

Li Qing's lips could not help but tremble slightly.

"Chen Zeyue, a member of the Jimingze Teaching Battalion, is ordered to report to the commander in chief!" On the stretcher, Chen Zeyue held his breastplate with his right hand, and solemnly greeted Li Qing with a Dingzhou military salute.

With a snap, Li Qing stopped his feet and stood up, returning the salute to Chen Zeyue.Then he took a step forward and reached out to hold Chen Zeyue's hands, "General Chen, you have suffered!" At the same time, behind Li Qing, all the Dingzhou officials, the military officers gave military salutes, and the civilian officials clasped their fists and bowed.

Chen Zeyue smiled and said, "Serving for the commander in chief, I will never regret it even if I die a hundred times." Li Qing took his hand and shook it vigorously a few times.Looking back at Xu Yunfeng, Xu Yunfeng nodded in satisfaction, and with a wave of his hand, a wheelchair that had been prepared by the original craftsman Shiying master and now Dingzhou Ministry of Industry Minister Ren Ruqing was pushed up.Put it on Li Qing's side.

Li Qing walked to Chen Zeyue's side, stretched out his hand, and in Chen Zeyue's astonishment, picked him up and gently put him on the wheelchair.

"Master!" Chen Zeyue burst into tears.

Seeing Li Qing turn around, Tang Hu strode forward and grinned, "Master, Huzi is back!"

Li Qing thumped his breastplate vigorously, then hugged him, "Go home, go home!"

"Marshal!" Iron Leopard snapped a military salute, and Li Qing patted him on the shoulder, "Okay, not bad, mature."

"Liu Yuan, general of the White Horse Battalion, has met the commander!" Liu Yuan was also very excited at this moment, this was the first time he had seen the legend of the Great Chu, the lord of Dingzhou, Li Qing.

"General Liu Yuan, very good. This time, several of my favorite generals survived, all thanks to General Liu's great achievements. General Liu ruined his family and family to serve me in Dingzhou. Dingzhou will definitely live up to you!"

"I am willing to go through fire and water for the commander-in-chief, and I will die!" Liu Yuan's mood at this time is simply indescribable. He knows that he has finally made it through, and the previous efforts will soon usher in huge returns.

When several generals saw Li Qing, they retreated to one side. At this time, a flag appeared on the springboard.After this flag, there were only four people including the soldiers holding the flag.One person walks in the front holding a flag, the three behind him stand side by side, and the middle one holds a stack of papers in his hand.

"Five hundred officers and soldiers from the first post on the left wing of the Dingzhou Guards Battalion, report to the commander!" The soldier holding the flag said loudly, and the soldier holding the stack of papers immediately stepped forward, raising the things in his hands above the head with both hands .Li Qing took it with both hands, which recorded the names of the five hundred officers and soldiers of the first post on the left wing of the personal guard battalion, and now, only these four people can come back.

Another banner stepped forward, "[-] officers and soldiers from the first post on the right wing of the Dingzhou Guards Battalion, report to the commander in chief."

"Five hundred officers and soldiers from the first post on the middle wing of the Dingzhou Guards Battalion, report to the commander!"

The broken flags were held high by the soldiers, and they strode up to the port and towards Li Qing.

Among the crowd, there was a soft sobbing sound, and slowly, the sound became louder and louder.

Standing in the rain, Li Qingsu couldn't tell whether it was rain or tears on his face. He solemnly returned the salute to these soldiers one by one, and then took the heavy roster in their hands.

After a full two hours, all the soldiers on the Qiyuan finally got off the ship, and the broken flags were so eye-catching among the brightly-colored flags flying in the port.

"Follow the flag!" Li Qing ordered in a deep voice.

The drum beat suddenly and quickly, and after dozens of times, it suddenly stopped, and the sound of the horn also stopped at the same time. At the same time, all the flags in the port and on the ships were raised at almost the same time. leveled off.

In the port, on a temporary high platform, a well-dressed official raised his arms. It was the official in charge of the Hall of Heroes in Dingzhou.

"Hunxi, come back!" He shouted hoarsely.

"Soul, come back!" There was a huge shout in the port.

"Hunxi, come back!" A huge shout sounded from the warship.

"Soul, come back!" The same echo sounded from all the merchant ships in the open sea.

(End of this chapter)