In the winter month of the second year of Yongli, the clouds were thick and a long-simmering rainstorm was about to fall.

Shi Lang stood on the top of the city in Chengxiang County, looking at the retreating coalition forces in the distance. No need to remind him, he also guessed that Zheng Chenggong was leading his troops to come to the rescue. Because it was not only the Chaozhou bandits who retreated, but also Hao Shangjiu.

I reluctantly went west along Meixi River.

From the beginning in Changning County to today, after half a month of fighting and running, and more than half a month of fighting against trapped beasts, this Fujian army lost too many soldiers on the way back home. Among them, there was no shortage of Shi Lang's

Not to mention the fierce pursuit of his brothers Shi Zhaolian and Shi Zhaoxu, during the siege of the city for more than half a month, the coalition forces also attacked the city several times, and they suffered many casualties.

From the more than 5,000 people who set off, there are now only more than 4,000 people left. It may not seem like much, but for a lone army, every casualty cannot be replaced.

"Hao Shangjiu, just wait, I will settle this account with you sooner or later!"

After looking into the distance for a long time, resentment accumulated in his chest, until the fiery red in the south became more and more dazzling. Under the urging of Huang Ting, Hong Xishan, Su Mao and others, Shi Lang went down to the top of the city and followed everyone out of the city to greet him.

"Honored lord, Hua Ming, I haven't seen you for many years, but you still look like you."

In the Longwu Dynasty, Shi Lang and Huang Ting were chief military officers, while Hong Xishan was only a deputy general. Even after the surrender to the Qing Dynasty, Hong Xishan was still a deputy general without any change. In comparison, Shi Lang was nominally under the jurisdiction of Zheng Chenggong.

Due to Shi Fu's relationship, he and Zheng Chenggong had already known each other, and Huang Ting was also a familiar acquaintance of Zheng Chenggong. Once Zheng Chenggong met the two of them, he greeted them warmly. In this regard, Huang Ting was okay, but Shi Lang was.

After hesitating for a moment, he bowed to the ground together with everyone else.

"Sin will see the country's surname."

"Anyone who commits a crime or not, they are all brothers. Get up, get up, let's go into the city and talk."

With that said, Zheng Chenggong helped them up one by one, and then he pulled the two of them towards the city with great courage. He didn't mind at all whether there would be any danger in Chengxiang County as it was still controlled by these Fujian troops.

Zheng Chenggong strode into the city, followed by Shi Lang, Huang Ting and others as if they were followers. The surrounding Fujian soldiers watched the Ming army commander in python robe and jade belt walk in without any scruples, and stood dumbfounded one by one.

There. It wasn't until a moment later that a cry of surprise woke them up.

"It's the country's surname, it's the country's surname!"

"Master Guo is here. Master Guo has come to save us. Master Guo has not forgotten us old brothers."

"..."

With a crash, the soldiers who recognized Zheng Chenggong fell to the ground one after another, and the exclamations spread at a contagious speed.

"Soldiers, you read that right, I am Zhu Chenggong, and I am here to take you home!"

It has been two years since they entered Guangdong with Li Chengdong the year before last. Living in a foreign land and being bullied, especially when they had just been rescued, one can imagine the lethality of this word to them.

And know.

The exclamations and kowtows turned into howls in an instant. Recalling the blood and tears in the past two years, they never wanted to live a day like this as a child without a mother. At that time, it seemed that

Even if God was infected and the heavy rain came in an instant, pouring on these soldiers, it could not extinguish their newly rekindled burning hope and desire.

In the heavy rain, Zheng Chenggong did not need his own soldiers to hold umbrellas, but loudly calmed the mood of the soldiers, asking them to return to the barracks to repair and wait for their departure south to Chaozhou Fucheng. Cheers resounded throughout the city, from Huang Ting, Hong Xishan, Su Mao and other generals.

Everyone showed excitement. Only Shi Lang looked at everything in front of him with a complicated expression and remained silent.

After the heavy rain, after a short rest, Zheng Chenggong's reinforcements and the troops who entered Guangdong and Fujian set sail back to Chaozhou Fucheng. Following the river, within a few days, the army arrived at Fucheng, the military camp and various facilities. Food and grass had already been prepared.

After being prepared, the army disembarked at Jinshang and other ferries outside Shangshui Gate, and were divided into various military camps to rest under the guidance of the officers of the Chaozhou City Guards Association.

The lower-level officers and soldiers were resettled, and Zheng Chenggong led a group of generals into the general town hall in the city and held a banquet to welcome them.

Upstairs at the city gate of Guangji Gate, Chen Kai watched all this silently, watching the army being placed in three far apart military camps, watching Zheng Chenggong leading the generals into the city, and watching what was left of this army.

The few baggage items were carried off the boat by the civilian men, but a smile couldn't help but appear on the corners of their mouths.

The reception banquet was held at the appointed time, and Chen Kai, as Zheng Chenggong's chief schemer, had to come to the banquet even though he was still "on vacation".

The guests and hosts were seated, and Zheng Chenggong naturally took the main seat, with the left as the most respected and the right as the second most important. On the left side of Zheng Chenggong were the old subordinates who had followed him for many years, while on the right side were people such as Shi Lang, Huang Ting,

Hong Xishan, Su Mao and other deputy generals who came to visit, as well as Shi Xian who came to accompany us.

Needless to say, on the right hand side, the Shi family brothers are sitting together. Huang Ting is the chief military officer, and he is naturally in the four seats under the Shi family brothers. Behind him are the lieutenants, generals, and guerrillas; and on the left hand side, the leader

But it was Zhang Jin, the loyal uncle of Ding Town, whose status as an earl was already outstanding among others. He was sitting on the top of the list, followed by people such as Hong Zheng, Ke Chenshu, Lin Yi, Guo Tai, Du Hui,

Chen Bin and other military generals, as well as two civilian officials, Ye Yiyun and Chen Kai.

The Zheng Group itself is a maritime business group, as well as a pirate group and a warrior group. The status of civilian officials is lower. Moreover, Chen Kai and Ye Yiyun are only fourth- and fifth-grade officials. According to etiquette, they cannot compete with those who easily

Compared to the second and third grade senior generals.

At a glance, Shi Lang saw that most of the people opposite him were familiar to each other. For example, Zhang Jin was an old subordinate of Zheng Zhilong. Hong Zheng, Ke Chenshu, Lin Yi and Guo Tai had also met Zheng Chenggong before, and this time they were with Zheng Chenggong in his early rescue.

He had an impression of them, even Du Hui. But other than that, they were all new faces, at least he didn't have any impression.

"Let me introduce you to you, this strong man is a fierce general in our army, his name is Chen Bin, and he is now the headquarter of Houjin Town."

"Long time admiration."

Chen Bin is a native of Chaozhou. Before he followed Zheng Chenggong, he was just a country man. His reputation as a martial artist was very prestigious in Chaozhou. His martial arts and bravery were also a temporary choice. Zheng Chenggong worked hard to win over Chaozhou people for his use.

Promotion is now also a mission of a chief military officer.

This "long admiration" was nothing more than polite. No matter what others said, at least Shi Lang didn't think that he should have long-term admiration for an unknown person.

After introducing Chen Bin, Zheng Chenggong introduced them to Ye Yiyun. The latter also gained a lot of admiration and said nothing more. But when it came time to meet Chen Kai, the lowest-ranking person at the reception banquet, the group opposite

But people all suddenly change their color.

"This is the general I have recruited to join the army and take charge of the military affairs department. I am also the governor of Zhangzhou Prefecture, Chen Kai and Chen Jingcheng."

"Your Excellency is Chen Canjun, who outsmarted Chaozhou. He has been admired for a long time and his name is like thunder in his ears."

This compliment was completely different from others, but when Chen Kai returned the compliment, he saw nothing more than the admiration on the faces of Huang Ting, Hong Xishan, Su Mao and other generals. Even if he was pretending, he could feel it.

, but Shi Lang, who was at the top, had a hint of disdain on his lips. Even if he disappeared without a trace in just that moment, it was still caught by Chen Kai.
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