After the news of Xi Changzhen's defeat of the Eight-Power Allied Forces came back, the army under Xi Yinglong was extremely excited and had high morale. It seemed that he would drive Li Zhen away even if Li Zhen came. At the same time, the ministers under Xi Yinglong also celebrated one by one. They were extremely happy. The victory in this battle was a reassurance for them.
Xi Yinglong ordered to reward the three armies, conferring Xi Changzhen the title of King of Side by Side, and rewarding the other participating generals and soldiers.
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Li Zhen Military Camp, the main tent of the Chinese Army.
After the news of the defeat of the Eight-Nation Allied Forces on the front line came, Liu Jintang, Lu Shaochuan, Chen Yucheng and Li Xiucheng all had joy on their faces. These foreign devils were willing to be the leaders, but now they were beaten to pieces. They deserved it. , Xi Changzhen is not a fuel-efficient lamp, he should know how powerful he is now.
Lu Shaochuan geared up and said with a smile: "President, the foreign devils have been defeated by Xi Changzhen. It's our turn. You give the order. I am willing to fight as a vanguard."
Liu Jintang said: "Yes, it's our turn to clean up the situation."
Chen Yucheng and Li Xiucheng also asked for a fight, both wanting to stand out in this battle.
Li Zhen was not in a hurry and said: "Let's take a look at the movements of the Eight-Nation Allied Forces and stabilize ourselves first."
"Report,."
While several people were chatting about the situation on the front line, a soldier came in and reported: "President, Mr. Ye is back."
"Please." Li Zhen ordered.
The soldiers went to convey the order, and soon, Ye Chengzhong walked in mentally exhausted. After Ye Chengzhong rescued Ruan Lele, he led the soldiers on the road non-stop, never taking a break. Now he has just returned and has not had time to rest.
Ye Chengzhong saluted respectfully and said: "President."
Li Zhen asked: "Have the people been rescued?"
Ye Chengzhong sighed and said: "Lele was rescued, but Ruan Mingde was killed in the rebellion."
Li Zhen raised his brows, and instantly thought of the series of changes caused by Ruan Mingde's murder, because Ruan Mingde's existence represented the Ruan dynasty. Now that Ruan Mingde was killed, it would cause many problems, but Li Zhen's face did not show it. , said calmly: "Ruan Lele has lost a loved one, please comfort her well so that she will not get over it."
"Thank you, President, for your concern." Ye Chengzhong said.
Li Zhen's expression changed and he said coldly: "This time you abandoned your official position for Ruan Lele, which has a bad influence. I have reassigned people to take up the post of magistrate of Wuzhou Prefecture. You stay in the army and work as a secretary for me. If you don't have an official position, can you have one?" Opinion."
"No, Ye Chengzhong is willing to be punished."
Ye Chengzhong bowed in agreement and then left the camp.
After Ye Chengzhong left, Chen Yucheng said: "President, I think Magistrate Ye has made great contributions."
"Oh, why is this?" Li Zhen asked.
Chen Yucheng said: "Just imagine, when Nguyen Minh Duc is still there, once he captures Xi Truong Trung and captures the entire Vietnam, Nguyen Minh Duc will definitely inherit the throne and take charge of Vietnam. Even if the president supports Nguyen Minh Duc as a puppet, Nguyen Minh Duc will always grow up. One day, there will eventually be a conflict with us. Now, Ruan Mingde was killed in the rebellion, and Ruan Lele was rescued by Magistrate Ye. We have an orthodoxy in our hands that cannot control power. With Ruan Lele in hand, we can win Having conquered Vietnam, we can legitimately hold Vietnam in our hands. Therefore, I think Prefect Ye made a great contribution in rescuing Ruan Lele."
Li Xiucheng continued: "I agree with Chen Yucheng's statement."
Lu Shaochuan said: "This is a good statement. At least it has moral support."
Li Zhen smiled slightly and said: "That's right, it makes sense."
At this time, another soldier walked in and reported: "President, the soldiers from the front are reporting that the remaining defeated generals of the Eight-Nation Allied Forces are coming towards us. It is expected that the Eight-Nation Allied Forces will arrive in one day."
Li Zhen waved his hand, and the soldiers retreated.
Li Zhen said: "Let's discuss how to welcome the Eight-Nation Army."
Next, a group of people gathered together to discuss the matter. Finally, Lu Shaochuan and Liu Jintang said their goodbyes in high pitched voices, with strange smiles on their faces.
A day goes by in the blink of an eye.
When Gobard, Ma Hui, Rahel and others led the few remaining defeated soldiers to arrive outside Li Zhen's military camp, they all looked at Li Zhen's soldiers with bitter smiles on their faces.
On this trip, everyone was prepared to be insulted.
The soldiers went to report, and Lu Shaochuan and Liu Jintang quickly came to greet them at the gate of the military camp. Lu Shaochuan took Gobad and his party into the camp, while Liu Jintang was responsible for settling the remaining defeated soldiers. However, from beginning to end, Li Zhen never showed up. After the army was stationed, Gobad found Lu Shaochuan and asked: "Commander Lu, where is President Li?"
Lu Shaochuan sighed lightly and said: "Alas."
However, this guy didn't speak.
Gorbad's heart skipped a beat, thinking that it must be now, but he still patiently thought about it and asked, "Mr. Lu, what's going on? At least tell me first, and we can also take a look at the details."
Lu Shaochuan said helplessly: "After the army entered Vietnam this time, we did not have enough food and grass. Moreover, due to domestic financial constraints, the soldiers' pay was in arrears for a month. Now the president is raising money everywhere and trying to find ways to borrow food. Borrow money."
"Oh, I see."
Gobad understood in his heart and said: "Commander Lu, I will settle the soldiers first."
Lu Shaochuan watched Gobard leave, thinking that this old boy was quite interesting.
Obviously, Gobard understood the meaning of the words.
After Gobard returned to the place where the army temporarily rested, he invited the envoys and commanders from various countries together and said solemnly: "Just now, I have requested to see Li Zhen. Unfortunately, Lu Shaochuan did not take me there. Instead, he said that Li Zhen Because the problem of army food, grass and military pay is a big headache, we are thinking about solutions."
After a pause, Gobad said: "Lu Shaochuan is clearly taking this opportunity to blackmail us and wants us to pay for food. Of course, I'm sure this is what Li Zhen means. He wants to get food and money from us. Let’s talk about what we should do, whether we should leave Vietnam or submit to Li Zhen and help him raise money and food.”
French envoy Frankfort said: "Retreat, I think we should retreat to the sea. Hmm, even if we don't care about the war this time, we can't raise money and food for Li Zhen."
The Russian envoy also nodded and agreed to withdraw.
Russell shook his head slightly and said in a deep voice: "Gentlemen, we lost nearly ten thousand people in this battle. They are the elites of all countries. If we return without success, it will be difficult to explain after we return. Moreover, if it is true, If we retreat, we will still be looked down upon by others. From now on, we will no longer have a deterrent effect, are you willing to do this?"
"I agree with Mr. Russell's opinion." Ma Hui said solemnly: "Although we failed in this battle, we must establish our prestige. The only way at present is to use Li Zhen to achieve this goal. After all, we, the Nine Kingdoms It is an alliance, it can be considered as a whole, and it signed the Nine-Nation Treaty."
ps: The third update, there will be another update in the evening, if there are more, we will try our best.
