The return journey by boat was naturally different from the experience of going out to sea by boat. Yang Zhen was not in a hurry or rushed. He sailed during the day and rested at night. He would go when there was wind and stop when there was no wind. Along the way, he drank with the generals from Tartar.

He ate the Shaoguo wine confiscated from his wife and ate all kinds of seafood caught by Qiu Zhenhai’s men from the sea. His little life was more comfortable and happier than ever.

In this way, the sun rose and set, the tide rose and receded. After the group left Clam Hill, several more days and nights passed, and finally in the early morning of the full moon night on May 15th, they docked exactly at the mouth of Xiaoling River.

Near that sandbank.

The lookout post arranged by Zu Keyong on the watchtower at the mouth of Xiaoling River, and the soldiers on duty left by Yuan Jin on the sandbar of Sailor Camp on the south side of the mouth of Xiaoling River, have been watching the eastern sea day and night since the day Yang Zhen and others set out.

Especially in the past few days, the news that Yang Zhen, the general training officer of the Songshan Regiment, led his troops to attack behind enemy lines, somehow got to Shanhaiguan.

The new Governor of Jiliao, Hong Chengchou, who is stationed at Shanhaiguan, and the Commander-in-Chief of Jiliao, Gao Qiqian, Eunuch Gao, have successively sent messages to inquire about Yang Zhen's whereabouts. The governor, military equipment, and inspection branch of Ningyuan City have also sent dispatches.

The special envoy came to find out the situation.

Now, the special envoy from Ningyuan City has been here for several days. Jiantiandi took turns asking the remaining generals in Songshan City, such as where did the decision to attack behind enemy lines come from, what is the destination of landing behind enemy lines, and who are the participating soldiers.

How to go, when to come back, etc., the interrogation of Songshan Lieutenant General Xia Chengde, Eastern Expedition Battalion Lieutenant Zu Keyong and others were frightened and their faces were shameful.

The generals in Songshan City were looking forward to Yang Zhen's return day and night, but they were afraid that the soldiers from the Sailor Battalion at the mouth of the Xiaoling River would take a boat out to sea to find out the news.

Yang Zhen and his party led a huge fleet, and as soon as they arrived near the mouth of Xiaoling River, they were discovered by the lookout post on the shore.

Soon, the news that Yang Zhen, the general training officer of the Songshan regiment, had returned victoriously from an attack behind enemy lines, spread to the Empress' Palace and to Songshan City.

When Yang Zhen arranged the docking of the fleet and took Yuan Jin, Qiu Zhenhai, Yu Liangtai, Zhang Chen and others to take the lead in several small boats and arrived at the Shahe Pier outside the north gate of Songshan City along the Xiaoling River and Xiaosha River, Xia Chengde

, Zu Keyong, Zhang Degui and a group of others were already waiting at the pier.

As soon as Yang Zhen got off the boat, Xia Chengde, Zu Keyong, and Zhang Degui surrounded him. Yang Zhen hugged them one by one and heard Xia Chengde say:

"General Yang, you are finally back! If you don't come back, Songshan City and Ningyuan City may be in trouble! Lieutenant General Zu and I can hardly hold on any longer!"

Yang Zhen was shocked when he heard Xia Chengde's words. He quickly looked at the three people in front of him and asked, "What do you mean?! The Tatars are coming?!"

"That's not true! The Tatars didn't come! The main reason is that within a few days after you left, my lord, the news leaked out for some reason! I don't know how it happened. The Ji Liao Governor's Mansion in Shanhaiguan and the Ji Liao Commander-in-Chief Army

There, everything was known for a moment! After that, there were all kinds of reprimands and urgings, asking us to recover the adults and their party!"

Among the three people, Zhang Degui, who was closest to Yang Zhen, was originally full of joy when he saw that Yang Zhen had returned safely, but when he talked about this matter, he also looked anxious:

"In the past few days, Ningyuan City Liaodong Governor's Yamen and Governor Fang have also sent several special envoys to inquire. Alas, I heard that Ningyuan, Shanhaiguan, and even the imperial court are now talking about anything!

"Some say that your lord, you started the war lightly and started provocations without permission, so you should be severely punished. Others say that once you went to sea, there was no news about you. I am afraid that you have already - died in an accident. In short, there are all kinds of theories flying around.

!If you don’t come back, there will really be trouble!”

Yang Zhengang arrived at the dock. He was quite happy to see these people at first, but when he heard what Xia Chengde and Zhang Degui said, he laughed angrily:

"What?! There has been no news for half a month after we went out behind enemy lines. He was killed in action?! Do you still believe this nonsense?! Do you believe it too?!"

Yang Zhen asked dumbfoundedly while looking at Zu Keyong who had been silent. Then he heard Zu Keyong say:

"Such nonsense, people like me in the humble position don't believe it! With the commander-in-chief's wisdom and bravery, and his strategy of making decisions before taking action, how could he miss so easily?!"

When Zu Keyong said this, he looked at Yang Zhen and said: "It's just that people's words are scary. There are still people asking about Jinzhou and Xingshan in the past few days. If you don't come back for a long time, I'm afraid someone will come to seek this Songshan."

The position of Commander-in-Chief!"

"Oh——, is the position of the Songshan regiment's chief training officer so popular nowadays?! Hahahaha!"

Yang Zhen saw Zu Keyong speaking to him seriously, reminding himself to pay attention to the movements of Jinzhou and Xingshan. Suddenly, he felt like laughing for no reason.

At this moment, he suddenly thought that Wu Sangui, who had been robbed of his position as Songshan Commander-in-Chief, might be waiting for news of his death in Jinzhou City, and then take over his position as Songshan Commander-in-Chief.

I just don’t know what Wu Sangui’s performance will be like if he returns safely and after a great victory?!

Yang Zhen felt very happy when he thought that his successful return would disappoint those who were looking forward to his early death. On the contrary, the troublesome things Xia Chengde and Zhang Degui mentioned were no longer so troublesome for a while.

After Yang Zhen finished laughing, Yuan Jin, Lu Pinqi, Li Lu, Zhang Chen, Qiu Zhenhai, and Yu Liangtai also came ashore and walked behind him. Yang Zhen immediately turned around and pulled Qiu Zhenhai and Yu Liangtai forward.

He introduced everyone who came to greet him one by one.

Yang Zhen's new advance battalion for the Eastern Expedition is currently in the process of recruiting troops and reorganizing, and he has the imperial edict of Emperor Chongzhen in his hand. He can recruit anyone he wants, and no one can say anything.

It was just that Xia Chengde watched Yang Zhen's team grow rapidly. At that time, he was smiling at Hahaha, Qiu Zhenhai, and Yu Liangtai.

And Zu Keyong, who has always been aloof, only looked at Qiu Zhenhai a few more times when he heard about Qiu Zhenhai's former identity.

Only Zhang Degui heard Yang Zhen's introduction. Seeing the two men carefully rushing behind Yang Zhen, he hurriedly stepped forward to meet Qiu Zhenhai and Yu Liangtai, and then pulled Zhang Chen and Li Lu together to make love to each other.

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Yuan Jin and Lu Pinqi, Xia Chengde and Zu Keyong were old acquaintances. When they met, they greeted and congratulated each other, and everyone gathered around Yang Zhen and walked to Songshan City.

As a result, as soon as everyone left Shahe Pier, they saw another group of people coming out of the north gate and heading straight to where Yang Zhen was.

"Brother Hanqing?! But Brother Hanqing is back?!"

When the group of people came out of the north gate and saw Yang Zhen and his entourage, there was a man shouting and asking from a distance.

Although Yang Zhen could not see the face of the visitor clearly, when he heard the voice, he knew that it was Fang Guangchen, the eldest son of Fang Yizao, the governor of Liaodong.

Yang Zhen stopped when he heard the shouting. After a while, one of the people in the group stepped out and came to the front. After a closer look, it turned out to be Mr. Fang Fang Guangchen, whom he had not seen for a long time.

"Oh, Brother Han Qing! What kind of joke are you kidding? What kind of fool are you?! You are the military commander of the Songshan Regiment. If you don't guard Songshan City well, why are you going deep behind enemy lines?!

"

As soon as Fang Guangchen came to Yang Zhen, regardless of whether other people were present or not, Yang Zhen was embarrassed or not, he complained directly to Yang Zhen:

"Brother Hanqing, you said you were going to attack behind enemy lines, so you should say hello to me first! You have to let me know what's going on in your mind so that Ningyuan City can know what's going on, isn't it?! You're taking this matter seriously,

It’s just that you are frivolous and unsteady in doing things. In the worst case, that is dereliction of duty!”

Yang Zhen saw Fang Guangchen talking so noisily when they met, and waved to the others. Yuan Jin immediately understood, and pulled Xia Chengde, Zu Keyong, Lu Pinqi and others with a smile, and retreated far away.

They talked to each other about the situation after farewell, while observing and waiting for the outcome of the conversation between Yang Zhen and Fang Guangchen.

At this time, Fang Guangchen seemed to realize that what he had just done was inappropriate. He looked around, then lowered his voice and said to Yang Zhen:

"My father and son share the same honor and disgrace with you. If anything happens, my father, the governor of Liaodong, will naturally take care of it for you! But you should not do things like this without asking and doing things without orders in the future! If you gain anything from this trip, then

There is nothing to say! If there is no gain, then it is a full charge of dereliction of duty?!"

Hearing this, Yang Zhen felt a little unhappy. If all the people in western Liaoning and even the imperial court were so unprogressive, and the border generals were easily blamed, it would be difficult to fight in the future. If this continues, the Ming Dynasty

Can the DPRK survive without subjugating the country and the world?!

"Brother Ting Xian, the Holy Emperor ordered me, Yang Zhen, to formulate and train three thousand advance battalions for the Eastern Expedition. What does it mean to conquer the East? What does it mean to advance? This time I attack behind enemy lines, it is exactly what His Majesty ordered! Is there really someone here to catch me?

Considering the fact that I am attacking behind enemy lines, how can I use dereliction of duty as an excuse?!"

Tingxian is Fang Guangchen's cousin. Yang Zhen is several years older than Fang Guangchen, so calling him brother Tingxian is an honorific title to express respect.

As soon as Yang Zheng finished saying this, he saw Fang Guangchen's face full of hatred for steel, and said to him: "Of course! Otherwise, what would I be doing here?! Brother Hanqing, do you think you are like this?"

If you just let go and walk away, people won’t know?!

"If people find out, they won't read your book?! Do you think the guy in Shanhaiguan is a vegetarian?! Do you think you really have friends all over the cities in Liaodong?!"
Chapter completed!