Expedition to Europe

Before Zheng Hanxue reached the entrance of the ancestral hall, a young man appeared in front of it.

This young man was dressed differently from everyone else present. He was not wearing a long gown or a short coat, nor did he have a shiny forehead. He wore a flat-headed jacket, overalls, and short boots, and with a newly grown beard, he looked really neat and dignified.

Seeing Zheng Hanxue, the young man stepped into the ancestral hall and knelt down obediently at the entrance, which made the two followers who followed the young man to the entrance dumbfounded.

"Evil son - you still know how to come back!" Zheng Hanxue's voice trembled, and there were turbid old tears in the corners of his eyes. He raised the cane in his hand high, but he couldn't hit it down.

This young man was Zheng Hanxue's son Zheng Lingfeng.

The people in the ancestral hall were not just there to watch the fun, and they immediately rushed up to persuade and pull, not to let Zheng Hanxue really hit him.

Having been separated from his son for three years, Zheng Hanxue was reluctant to fight him. He was just pretending. Seeing that everyone was persuading him, he immediately stopped.

"——I joined the "Protection Umbrella" when I arrived in Lan Fang. This is a security company under His Majesty's command. It is a company in name, but in fact all the members are soldiers. They use the company's name to do things that the army is not convenient to do. During the three years in Lan Fang, I first joined the Lan Fang nationality, then joined the navy, and later joined the Marine Corps of Lord Wusheng. This time I happened to go out to sea with the fleet and do some things in Kompong Som Bay, so I came back to see it——" When everyone was seated, Zheng Lingfeng talked about his experiences over the years. Although he said it simply, you could hear the swordplay in his words.

Kompong Som Bay was called Sihanoukville in the 21st century, and it is now part of French Indochina. Zheng Lingfeng's words were also half true and half false. The so-called "by the way" was really far-fetched. After all, Kompong Som Bay is not close to Padok.

Wushenghou is Griffin's title. After the establishment of the Marine Corps, Griffin was transferred from the position of deputy commander of the Northern Frontier Region to the commander of the Marine Corps, and he was also considered a big shot.

"How is Haizi now?" an old man asked with hope.

"Haizi is doing well. He has now gone to Goryeo as a garrison. Haizi is now very successful. He has the rank of captain and manages hundreds of people. I heard that he will be promoted in a while." Zheng Lingfeng was also full of joy.

Zheng Lingfeng did not leave home to go to Lanfang alone. Seven people from Yongding Village followed Zheng Lingfeng to Lanfang and all joined the umbrella. Now these people are considered founding heroes and are very important in the Lanfang military system.

"Well, well, well--" The old man who asked the question had tears in his eyes. It was hard to tell whether he was crying or laughing from his expression, but the joy in his eyes could still be seen.

"Captain, congratulations."

"Congratulations, Uncle San..." Someone congratulated them immediately. Although they didn't know how high the rank of "Captain" was, he couldn't be a private who was in charge of more than a hundred people.

"Where's my third son?"

"How's my son?" Someone asked, and someone asked again.

"They're all fine! We're not in the same branch of the military. We're from all over the country. Xiaozhi went to the northern Xinjiang region, Ade is in the Air Force, and Acheng went far away to be an instructor in New Baku..." Zheng Lingfeng couldn't answer them one by one, so he just told them about their current situation one by one: "We actually wanted to come back these years, but military life is really busy. Have you received the letters we sent back?"

Since the establishment of Lan Fang, the busiest people are the soldiers. Wars are fought one after another, and the soldiers basically have no free time. When they miss home, they can only write a letter home, and they don't know if their families can receive it.

"Still sending letters - we can't even get into the city now!"

"The door of the post office has been closed for a long time. Not to mention the letters from Lan Fang, we can't even receive the letters from our hometown."

"These dog officials are deliberately making things difficult for us Chinese. We will settle this account sooner or later." When the current situation was mentioned, complaints immediately arose.

"It's okay. When I go back, I will send a telegram and ask the brothers to come back to see." Zheng Lingfeng's expression was normal and he was not surprised.

"Brother Feng, Haizi and others are now officials, how about you now?" Finally someone was concerned about Zheng Lingfeng's position.

Although everyone didn't know Zheng Lingfeng's current position, judging from the posture of the two followers standing behind Zheng Lingfeng, it was estimated that Zheng Lingfeng's position would not be low.

"Brother Feng has been capable since he was a child, and his position must not be low."

"Of course! Haizi is a captain, how can Brother Feng be a general?" There are still many people speculating, and the compliments are getting bigger and bigger.

"Uncles, please forgive me. It's not easy to be a general of Lan Fang. You don't have the qualifications unless you have worked hard and made great contributions." Zheng Lingfeng didn't dare to be arrogant. Although he didn't mention his position, he was still confident.

"Brother Feng, you came back this time, didn't you come to take a look?" Finally someone asked about the main business.

As soon as this question was asked, the ancestral hall immediately became quiet.

The Zheng family is now in a difficult situation. The relationship with the local government of Padu is getting more and more tense. It is about to reach a critical point. Zheng Lingfeng came back at this time point, and he still looks quite energetic. This made the Zheng family members in the ancestral hall suddenly feel a little bright.

"Of course not, coming back to take a look is one of the reasons, and the other is to see how the elders and brothers are doing, and whether they are bullied!" Zheng Lingfeng answered with a dignified manner, and the key is the last sentence, without the slightest hesitation.

"Brother Feng, we have been bullied a lot——"

"Brother Feng, you don't know that our land tax has reached more than 400 kilograms per mu of land. Basically, more than half of the grain we harvest has to be handed over. They are not satisfied with this and want to increase taxes. We are discussing this matter again today."

"Building a house, having a baby, getting married, which one does not need to pay taxes? Even if you die, you have to pay funeral taxes. It's really crazy to ask for money-"

"Brother Feng, if you have soldiers in your hands, can you come back and destroy these dog officials? We men will follow you!" The whole ancestral hall was filled with complaints, and the last voice was the loudest.

"To tell the truth, the old and young men, our majesty has long been fed up with these dog officials in Siam. This time I came back on the order of his majesty to see the real situation here. If it is really as the old and young men said, his majesty will definitely do justice for us." Zheng Lingfeng did not hesitate and directly stated the purpose of this trip.

"Really!"

"Brother Feng, how many people did you bring back?" Everyone couldn't hide their surprise, and some people couldn't wait.

"Not many, 120 people in a company." Zheng Lingfeng answered clearly, but the answer was not very satisfactory.

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"Only more than 100--"

"Is it a little less?" At this time, the excitement of the crowd was gone. It can be seen that everyone was a little hesitant. Obviously, they had no idea about the combat effectiveness of the Lan Fang Marine Corps.

"Not a small number! Our Marine Corps has only six brigades with less than 50,000 people in total. These more than 100 people are all elite soldiers, different from those county soldiers." Zheng Lingfeng was confident and didn't feel that more than 100 people wanted to rebel.

Siam used to implement the county system based on the Han system. Later, after Rama I ascended the throne, Siam began to implement reforms based on the Western system. Although Siam is still an imperial country, there is not much difference between the domestic aspects and those of Western countries, at least on the surface.

The local army of Siam is actually a garrison army, which is considered a professional army. Its members come from all over the country. It is very different from the county soldiers who used to come from the local area. Zheng Lingfeng called the Siamese army "county soldiers" out of habit.

Of course, in Zheng Lingfeng's eyes, these armies under the banner of modern army are similar to "county soldiers" who are similar to militias, so calling them this way is not considered to be disrespecting them.

"This is just the first batch, is there any assistance later?" Someone had a big imagination.

"Without assistance, our more than 100 people are enough to deal with the Padu government. There is no need to send more people." Zheng Lingfeng was patient and slowly explained to these "country bumpkins" who had never seen the world.

"That's not necessarily true. Padu has more than a thousand people. Can your people fight ten with one?" This was not authentic, and there was a lot of sarcasm in it.

"Don't say one against ten. It's useless to deal with such an army even if there are more than a thousand people." Zheng Lingfeng said confidently.

However, in the eyes of these villagers, this kind of confidence is nothing but a big deal. Zheng Lingfeng has been practicing martial arts since he was young, and he likes to wield swords and sticks. It is possible for one person to fight three or five people, and it is beyond the understanding of these villagers to fight twenty people by himself.

"We still need to take a long-term view--" Some people have begun to back down, and it is unknown how long this "long view" will last.

"Okay, stop talking!" At the critical moment, Zheng Hanxue still had to come forward. Now Zheng Hanxue has regained his composure and stood there calmly: "No matter how many people they have, as long as we have made up our minds, we will never look back! Whether it is a thousand people or two thousand people, if we can't beat a hundred, then two hundred, and if we can't beat two hundred, then our whole clan will go into battle together. As long as we still have one person alive, as long as we still have a breath, we can't let others bully us!"

At this moment, Zheng Hanxue's figure is really tall.

Chinese society has never lacked the temperament of burning their boats and sinking their bridges. At every critical moment, there will always be someone who stands up and sacrifices his family for the sake of the public. It is precisely because of this "trade-off" that Chinese society can continue to this day.

In other words, Zheng Hanxue has no way out.

Zheng Lingfeng is Zheng Hanxue's son. Zheng Lingfeng wants to rebel, and Zheng Hanxue cannot escape the responsibility anyway. In this case, it is better to fight to the death, so that there may be a glimmer of hope.

Zheng Lingfeng's thoughts are not as tragic as Zheng Hanxue's. After hearing Zheng Hanxue's statement, Zheng Lingfeng immediately gave everyone a shot of confidence: "It is true that there are only a hundred people who came back with me, but this time our majesty has made up his mind. There are hundreds of teams like mine, and there are more than 100,000 troops in Kompong Som Bay ready to fight. As long as we fight here, the brothers in Kompong Som Bay will come to support us immediately-"

"Let's do it!"

"Fight with them!" Before Zheng Lingfeng finished speaking, the crowd in the ancestral hall was immediately excited again.