Chapter 735 [Shandong battle, killing several birds with one stone] four
The next morning, Mu Linfeng woke up. Looking at Miko Takawa who was sleeping in her arms, she thought that she had done nothing for the whole night last night, and was afraid that no one would believe it if she said it. However, he just restrained himself and did everything with Miko Takawa, but he just failed to break through Miko Takawa's last line of defense.
After Mu Linfeng washed up, he told the maids not to wake up Miko Takawa. He knew that Miko Takawa had been carrying the burden for so long and knew that she had only given up last night. She was really tired. Now she is physically and mentally exhausted, so it is time for her to have a good rest, otherwise Miko Takawa would become the second Hu Yanran sooner or later.
After Mu Linfeng simply used breakfast, he immediately went to the military camp. Hong Chengchou and the generals were dispatching the army at this time. Mu Linfeng's decision to let the lieutenant general rest for a long time seemed right. The main reason was that Mu Linfeng knew that these generals who had not been fighting for a long time were extremely high-pitched emotions yesterday, which could easily cause physical and mental fatigue. After resting for the night, everyone was radiant.
Mu Linfeng did not interfere with Hong Chengchou's dispatch work. He just took a brief look. After Hong Chengchou's dispatch was completed, each general performed his duties and took his orders. Then he stepped forward and said hello to Hong Chengchou and told Hong Chengchou that the war here would be left to him and he would be leaving for a few days.
While Hong Chengchou agreed to Mu Linfeng, he looked full of doubts and did not ask where Mu Linfeng was going. However, Hong Chengchou still felt grateful to Mu Linfeng for this time that he was completely based on him, Hong Chengchou.
After all, for Hong Chengchou, he was over fifty years old. Although he was the founding father of the Southern Ming Dynasty, he had never really done anything for Mu Linfeng after being surrendered by Mu Linfeng.
If we miss the opportunity for this Northern Expedition again, would we really have to wait for him when Hong Chengchou is old and come out to serve Mu Linfeng? What Hong Chengchou is worried about is not how Mu Linfeng looks at him, but how others look at him.
As a founding father, he had no achievements. Compared with Wang Zhizhen and Shi Kefa, his achievements were as clean as a piece of white paper. I am afraid that even if Hong Chengchou died, he would be ridiculed by future generations.
After Mu Linfeng left the military camp, he first went to Zhong Mansion. After all, his father-in-law had not been alive for a long time. As a junior, the minimum etiquette at this time, if this battle starts, I really don’t know if I can catch up with Mr. Zhong for the last time.
The Zhong Mansion still looks the same as before, but the two brothers Zhong Bin and Zhong Tian are missing. The mansion looks particularly deserted. I haven't seen Pan Guofan for a few months. It seems that even this old slippery man is a few years older, with wrinkles on his face squeezed together, and his eyes are red and swollen like a panda for a long time.
After Pan Guofan said this, Mu Linfeng understood that Zhong Wannian's body has always been not very good, and he is taking medicine intermittently. However, Zhong Wannian is strong and never shows it in front of outsiders. In addition, he has been asking for a concubine this year, but I am afraid that it will hurt a lot of essence.
Pan Guofan said while sighing. Mu Linfeng couldn't help but think of Zhong Wannian's slutty concubine, and said in his heart: "That slutty girl is not a good-looking lamp when she sees her. It's really hard to make for Mr. Zhong!"
Seeing that there were no servants in the entire Zhong Mansion, Mu Linfeng was like a family whose family suddenly fell into decline. Later, when he heard from Pan Guofan that Zhong Wannian was now haggard and he didn't want his servants to see him in this way, so Mrs. Zhong dismissed all the servants and maids, and even Aunt Zhong was sent to the Zhong Family Garden to live.
Mu Linfeng and Pan Guofan were chatting, and they just asked Mrs. Zhong to carry the basin from the room. With Mrs. Zhong's figure, Mu Linfeng could even see that he was haggard. I think Zhong Wannian was constantly ill and was also his breasts.
When Mrs. Zhong saw Mu Linfeng, she burst into tears. She held Mu Linfeng's hand and said sobbingly: "Linfeng, go and persuade the old man. He doesn't want to see any children... He was about to swallow it in one breath. If he didn't have children, what kind of gift is this..."
Mu Linfeng knew what Zhong Wannian was thinking, and he definitely didn't want his children to see what he looked like now, so he didn't let Mrs. Zhong and Pan Guofan inform the three brothers and sisters of the Zhong family. He couldn't help but sigh when he heard this, patted Mrs. Zhong's hand, comforted her for a few words, and then walked into Zhong Wannian's room.
As soon as he walked to Zhong Wannian's door, Mu Linfeng saw a thin skinny old man with his hair and beard whiter than the snow in winter. There was probably only one skin on his face. Zhong Wannian, who was so majestic in the past, is now just a dying old man.
At this time, Zhong Wannian widened his eyes and looked at the door, as if he saw a ghost. He quickly covered his face with the quilt beside him, he could no longer speak clearly, and he didn't know what he was talking about.
At this time, Mrs. Zhong quickly pushed Mu Linfeng out of the door and said, "Linfeng, I think you should come back later. Now, no one wants to see you except the old man!" She sighed and closed the door.
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,! Mu Linfeng didn't know what to do at this time, so he finally decided to inform the brothers Zhong Tian and Zhong Bin first. Zhong Nanping still kept it hidden. After returning to the old house of Mu's mansion, he immediately wrote a letter and asked his servants to send it to Nanjing to hand it over to Kong Wu. Kong Wu should know what to do.
Mu Linfeng then called Uedakawa Miko out of Mu Mansion together. Mu Linfeng bought two fast horses and walked east with Tagawa Miko. Along the way, Tagawa Miko did not ask in detail. In her heart, she has really become Mu Linfeng's woman since that night. From then on, Mu Linfeng will be her heaven. Even if Mu Linfeng goes up to the Knife Mountain, she must follow her. If she has a knife edge, she must step on it first so that Mu Linfeng can step on it.
Mu Linfeng and Miko Takawa were working all the way. When they were tired, they took a break on the roadside. Then they continued to rush east and arrived in Huai'an at noon one day.
When he arrived in Huai'an, Mu Linfeng did not enter the city, but went directly to the shipyard by the sea. There were a thousand personal soldiers who had already prepared long ago waiting for Mu Linfeng. As soon as Mu Linfeng entered the shipyard, he asked to go and see the four iron armored ships immediately.
When four warships like steel appeared on the sea, not only Mu Linfeng's heart beat hard, but his excitement was self-evident, even Miko Tagawa was a little surprised.
Although the four ironclad ships were not as large as before, their momentum was far above those wooden warships. The posture of the four steam cannons on the bows of the four warships was incomparable to other wooden warships. If these steam cannons were placed on the wooden warships, they would probably crush the wooden warships.
The warship was also painted with waterproof paint, which made Mu Linfeng feel that the iron armor in front of him would be a powerful tool to dominate the ocean, the world, and help China reach the peak of the world stage in the future.
According to the people from the shipyard, these four warships have not been named yet. When Mu Linfeng came to inspect and accepted, he appointed a name for the imperial examination. Mu Linfeng pondered for a while and immediately said: "Defend the country, strengthen the country, defend the country, and revitalize the country... Well, just use these four names..."
A technician who was familiar to Mu Linfeng on the side said to Mu Linfeng: "Why don't the prince name a ship with his own name?"
Mu Linfeng looked at the man after hearing this, and then said, "These four warships will be symbols of our China opening up a new era and also a milestone for our China to enter the world. Everything must be put first, and it is the power of our China, not the one who is alone in Mu Linfeng... You must remember this in the future... Anyone or thing can only be a public servant in front of the country..."
When Mu Linfeng said this, the following soldiers immediately shouted: "The prince is a thousand years old, the prince is mighty!"
Mu Linfeng turned around at this time and said majestic: "I will shout about the mighty Chinese power in the future!"
When the soldiers followed him immediately shouted, "China is mighty..." The momentum gave Mu Linfeng an unprecedented feeling.
At this time, a small boat rowed to the shore in the distance, and a general on the boat led his way to Mu Linfeng and knelt down and said, "Please board the ship!"
Mu Linfeng's heart moved at this time. After a long time, he looked at the four iron-clad ships of Dingguo, the strong country, the defendingguo, and the Zhenguo, he sighed and said to the man: "No need, I will come here to inspect this time!"
After Mu Linfeng said that, he signaled the followers behind him to take the map, spread it on the beach, pointing to Weihai and Dengzhou, and said to everyone: "I can't accompany you in this battle, but these two cities must be taken down by me... and the four warships cannot be damaged... Can you do it?"
The general stared at Weihai and Dengzhou on the map, and immediately shouted loudly: "If the general can't take these two cities, he will come to see the prince with his head!"
Mu Linfeng smiled slightly when he heard this, knocked on the general's helmet, and said, "What I want is Weihai and Dengzhou. What do you want for your head? Let's wait until your head can hold up a whole lot of the sky..."
The general and the soldiers who were following him laughed at him, but when he saw Mu Linfeng said seriously, "It's a joke, but this time you four warships must not be missed..."
When everyone heard this, they shouted loudly, "Get order!"
Miko Takawa didn't say anything. Now she found that she was looking at the man in front of her and was more and more fond of him, but she didn't know why she hated this man so much before.
From Mu Linfeng's conversation, jokes, and giving orders, his style is completely different from others, but it is... Miko Takawa found that she could no longer find any words to describe this man in her heart.
Miko Tagawa could see from Mu Linfeng's eyes looking at the four iron armored ships, how much Mu Linfeng wanted to board and take a look, but she still gave up.