As soon as Zhuo was caught by someone's chin, he just raised his face when he saw a strong hand reaching out from beside him. He grabbed the wrist of the soldier who had hooked his chin and pulled him away.
As soon as his beautiful eyes turned, he saw the man throw him over his shoulder neatly, slamming the man who was teasing him to the ground with a loud clang. At the same time, several more people rushed over and fought with the soldiers.
The gangster moved his hands. The big feet on Jiang Haiwen's face moved away. Jiang Haiwen got up from the ground in despair, not caring to wipe the black snow water dripping from his face. He saw a tall and strong man wearing a fat coat.
The soldier was fighting with the soldier who had just stepped on him.
After the soldiers of the Southern Army fled back to Texas, they were successively issued with winter clothes. Some soldiers did not have enough winter clothes to replace, so they put on several layers of autumn clothes. However, their outer clothing was still mandarin duck war jackets. At this time, they were in the middle of the Ming Dynasty.
During the period when military uniforms are being changed one after another, most of the soldiers still wearing fat jackets are soldiers from various frontier armies, and they are the last to change.
Of course, the frontier soldiers in the Dezhou barracks can only come from the north. It is estimated that these soldiers who have encountered injustice on the road should be the garrison soldiers near Beiping Mansion who did not join the King of Yan. There are also many of them who followed the retreat of the southern army.
They fled back together. At this time, Jiang Haiwen didn't bother to ask about his identity or say thank you. He got up angrily, jumped forward, and started fighting with the soldier in the fat coat.
These northern soldiers who encountered injustice on the road were all tall and burly, and their attacks were fast and ruthless. Those provocative soldiers and scoundrels were no match for them, and they were beaten to pieces. In the end, they could only say, "Just wait and see, you guys will follow."
You're not done yet," he said, and ran away amidst the laughter of the people watching.
Jiang Haiwen patted the mud and snow on his body, then stepped forward and clasped his fists, and said gratefully to the soldiers in fat jackets: "This brother, Jiang Haiwen, thank you for your help. I don't know what you call them.
Which general’s subordinates?”
One of those big men in fat coats stepped forward to return the salute and said with a smile: "Brother Jiang, you don't have to be so polite. My name is Dongfang Liang. My brothers were all sent from Shanhaiguan to seize Yongping City with Marquis Wu Gao. Later,
The Yan army retook Yongping City. We were infantry. Before we could follow Lord Wu to escape back to Shanhaiguan, we followed Governor Gu to Beiping. As a result, Beiping was defeated this time, so we followed the large group to Dezhou. Now,
Because we brothers cannot find a superior in our army, we are temporarily arranged to work in the supply camp."
"Brother Dongfang, you guys are so talented, but you were sent to work in the transport camp? What bastard arranged this for you!"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Haiwen scolded him angrily, and said affectionately: "This girl is..., anyway, her status is very valuable. Thanks to the help of several brothers, otherwise Jiang would not be able to explain to us when he goes back.
We are about to return to the camp. Let some brothers come with us. When we get back, I will give you some kind words in front of the adults. Maybe if you like it, you can put it to good use."
Dongfang Liang said with a smile: "We are about to return to the camp, so let's go together. Who is this little lady? She is really handsome, but... she is a woman, she will not live in the military camp, right?
?”
Jiang Haiwen smiled mysteriously and said: "Are we adults? Haha, it is not appropriate to reveal your identity. You will naturally know it when you return to the camp."
The young girl Yi Zhuo was praised loudly by the thick-browed northern man for being so handsome. Her pretty face could not help but blush slightly, but Fang's heart was full of joy. She smiled sweetly and looked at Dongfang Liangjiao.
He said in a soft voice: "Brother, thank you for rescuing the slave family. Please listen to Brother Dongfang and go back with us. Our lord... Hehe, he will definitely reward you heavily."
Among the crowd in the distance, Xia Xun had his hands in his sleeves, just like an ordinary city citizen. Looking at Dongfang Liang and others accompanying the girl Yi Zhuo, and after Jiang Haiwen and others left, Xia Xun smiled slightly and raised his hands.
He made a motion with his sleeves to wipe his nose, then turned around and walked away leisurely on the crunching snow.
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"The shopkeeper is back!"
Xu Qing pushed a cart of firewood to the stove behind. When he came back with the empty cart, he bumped into Xia Xun who was coming back from outside. He stopped and said hello to him. Xia Xun smiled and nodded at him, Xu Qing said lowly.
He asked in a loud voice: "Sir, have they sneaked in?"
"Um!"
Xu Qing said with great joy: "Wonderful, your master's method is indeed wonderful. If they can get them to sneak into Li Jinglong's side, they might be able to find a chance to kill him! Assassinating the enemy's commander is a miraculous feat!"
"Nonsense!"
Xia Xun laughed and scolded: "An extraordinary feat? He is a sinner through the ages!"
Xu Qing was startled and said: "How...what?"
Xia Xun shook his head and sighed: "It's not easy for the imperial court to send such a big stick leader to fight with us. Kill him and replace him with a smarter one? Not only can we not kill him, we must do everything possible to protect him."
Now, we can’t let Mr. Cao Guogong lose a hair, do you understand?”
Xu Qingqi said: "Then why are we trying so hard to get people to get close to him? Those brothers may be more useful if they stay in the supply camp. If they are not cold, they can set a fire...hehe!"
Xia Xun said: "How many things can be burned? If there is a chance for them to get close to Li Jinglong, they may have the most confidential information. Do you understand, our main job is to spy on intelligence. Okay, go ahead and do your business.
You have to be very thoughtful all the time."
Xu Qing nodded and dragged the empty cart out. Xia Xun walked into the foggy lobby.
In the bathhouse, a somewhat obese man was lying on the chopping board. As Lao Jia pushed his arms, the fat on his buttocks trembled rhythmically.
"Use a little more force. The force will be particularly strong on you. It will feel good if you rub it hard."
The man lay on his stomach and gave Old Jia a few words, then turned to a man who was getting a pedicure and said: "Old Huo, tonight, Lord Cao Guogong is giving a reward to the three armies. You can have wine and meat. Do you understand? Haha, there is wine and meat.
, so beautiful!”
Lao Huo, who was cutting off the corns on his feet, said lazily: "Don't talk nonsense, is that Cao Guogong? It was rewarded by the emperor, haven't you heard? The emperor's decree has arrived. Mr. Cao Guogong conferred the title of crown prince and grand master, and all our soldiers will follow.
Thank you, this is the reward."
The man who was taking a bath snorted and said, "After all, isn't it a reward from Mr. Cao Guogong?"
At this time, a soldier asked with some confusion: "Master Baihu, we lost the battle, why did the emperor give us an official and a reward?"
The thin man with shaving feet turned out to be from a hundred households. He bared his teeth and smiled and said: "Don't you understand this? This is called skill. Let me tell you, the most important thing for a military commander is that there are people in the court.
You are fighting outside, working hard, and making great achievements. No one in the court can speak for you, and the emperor does not know. You say that you have no chance of killing the enemy, but it is nothing on paper. But in front of the emperor, he knows how much you have suffered.
, how much sin have you suffered?
The emperor has grown up in the palace since he was a child. He knows what it means to complain and what it means to be tired. If you are promoted to a first-level official and rewarded with a few bolts of silk, then the rewards and punishments are clear. But if someone in the court can say a kind word for you, it will be fine.
It's so miserable and miserable that the emperor will know that it's really hard for you, so he can reward you heavily..."
"But we are fighting a losing battle."
"Don't interrupt, I haven't finished speaking yet. If you have someone in front of you, they will speak for you. Call a defeat a small setback, call the numerous casualties a slight injury, exaggerate some difficulties, and the more courageous you are,
Just turn the defeat into a victory, call the black one white, the emperor... hehe... can you still reward me?"
The soldier was surprised and said: "Isn't this Emperor Meng? Isn't he just like what King Yan said in his letter, and he has become a traitorous minister?"
The thin hundred households hummed and said: "What is loyalty and what is traitor? If the emperor thinks you are loyal, you are also loyal if you are traitorous. If the emperor thinks you are traitor, you are also traitor if you are loyal..."
The fat man said: "Ahem, trouble comes from the mouth. Even with wine and meat, your broken mouth can't be filled! Stop talking! Ouch, if you rub it gently, you will almost be bald..."
"Um!"
Lao Jia responded in a muffled voice and relaxed his hand movements.
A foot rub master who was cupping someone next to him laughed and said, "I'm talking to you, Lao Jia, didn't your mother-in-law just give birth? How come you have such a sullen face and no smile at all on your big day?"
Lao Jia said angrily: "I'm pregnant. I've given birth to another loser. Can I be happy?"
The man then laughed and said: "Old Jia, I think you are very interested in your sister-in-law. Otherwise... just take over the house. If the older one doesn't give birth to you, let the younger one give birth. Anyway, they are the same mother."
Sisters, we don’t see each other outside. When the time comes that we are both big, there is no need to separate you and me."
Lao Jia snorted and said nothing, and the fat officer lying there couldn't help but laugh: "That makes sense, it makes so damn sense. Isn't there a saying that my sister-in-law is my brother-in-law's half-ass, no?
It doesn't hurt, it doesn't hurt, it doesn't hurt if you don't touch it! I think this is okay, I see you have nothing to do with your strength, sisters, if you can greet me, I am optimistic about you!"
"Ha ha ha ha……"
There are all men in the bathhouse, and they all get excited when talking about pornographic things, "Brother-in-law plays with aunt, it's only natural, that one, that one, don't hesitate, just do it."
"Sisters, Bing Ti Lian, can't you tell that you have such a bad character and such a good fortune?"
"Is your sister-in-law handsome?"
"That's the girl who collects money in the front hall. Take a good look when you go out later. She has a nice body and looks handsome."
Everyone said something to me, which made the old man blush, but he didn't say a word.
In the outer hall, Xia Xun and Xu Qing stood in the corner. Xia Xun whispered: "This information is very important. Li Jinglong now has 400,000 troops left. If Xu Huizu gives him another 200,000 troops, that will be 600,000."
, Li Jinglong had suffered a big loss once, and he would never give up this time. Xu Huizu wanted to gather 200,000 troops and bring them to Dezhou. It would take less than a month or two to do it. At that time, the troops would be reorganized and the military aircraft would be agreed upon.
, it will take some time, that is to say, for a while, Li Jinglong will not take action against Beiping, and he must tell His Highness the news immediately. This is a good opportunity to send troops to stabilize the rear and consolidate the defense of Beiping."
Xu Qing nodded and said: "I understand, I will send the news right away."
Xia Xun gave a few more instructions, watched Xu Qing hurried out, turned around and returned to the counter, and saw Su Xinchen holding her chin and lying there absentmindedly.
Xia Xun smiled and said: "Little girl, what are you thinking about? God doesn't care about his home."
"Oh, from the shopkeeper."
Su Xinchen woke up when she saw Xia Xun. She flattened her mouth and said gloomily: "My sister just gave birth to a baby, a girl."
Xia Xun said: "That's a happy event, what are you unhappy about?"
Su Xinchen pouted and said: "My brother-in-law is unhappy. He said that there are three losers in the family, but he doesn't wait for the confinement, and he talks in vain. My sister just gave birth to a baby, and my brother-in-law was so angry that he cried..."
As she said that, Su Xinchen's tears began to well up in her eyes, and Xia Xun said angrily: "What's wrong with having a girl? A daughter is her parents' little cotton-padded jacket. She knows how to love people when she grows up. Besides, it's a boy or a girl.
It's not a woman's business. If Lao Jia doesn't give birth to a boy, why should he blame his wife?"
Su Xinchen said in surprise: "Is what the shopkeeper said true? Isn't it a woman's business to have a boy or a girl?"
"Well……"
Xia Xun was a little speechless. He really didn't know how to explain it to a little girl, but when he saw the hopeful look on her face, he had to bite the bullet and said: "Of course it's true. This woman, it's like...
The land, as for men, is like a seed. What you plant will grow. If you grow fruits, it proves that the land is fine. What kind of fruits grow is the business of the person who cultivates the land. This... is not what I said.
I heard this from a very knowledgeable gentleman. How can the words spoken by scholars be false?"
Su Xinchen became happy, burst into tears and said with a smile: "I know it's not that my sister is incompetent, it's that my brother-in-law is incompetent. Huh, if he goes back in the evening and makes trouble for his sister, if I don't scold him, he'll tell me like the shopkeeper
scold him for the truth!"
Xia Xun smiled bitterly and said, "Your sister...who is taking care of her now?"
Su Xinchen wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and said, "There is no one. My sister just gave birth to a child, so she is taking care of the housework by herself."
Xia Xun frowned and said: "How can it be done? There are three children at home, half-grown and half-grown, and how can a woman who has just given birth take care of them? Go back quickly and wait for them well. What if the root of the disease falls in the cold weather?"
"But...I..."
Xia Xun said: "Okay, go back quickly. During the busiest period every afternoon, you come here and work for an hour and a half. It counts as your full day's work. The rest of the time, you stay at home to take care of your sister." After that, he took out a few more coins.
Zhang Baochao couldn't help but put it into her hand: "Take it and buy some chicken, duck and fish meat to replenish your sister's health!"
"Shopkeeper, you... you are a good person!" Su Xinchen was so moved that she hesitated for a long time before saying this with a blushing face.
"Did I turn out to be a bad person?" Xia Xun pinched his chin and looked at her running back, thinking amusedly.