Han Du looked up at the camp made of bricks and stones, and couldn't help but smile on his face. There was helplessness and a little guilt in this smile. He really paid too little attention to Shanzi Camp. Since he settled here, Han Du
The number of times I've been here can't be counted on one hand.
Han Du looked at the camp, and there was a sense of strangeness amidst the familiarity. Even among the two rows of soldiers guarding the entrance of the camp, no one knew Han Du. Seeing Han Du step forward, one of the soldiers was a little confused.
Be alert and stand up to stop Han Du.
It was because of Han Du's python robe that he knew that his identity was not simple, so he didn't take action rashly. If he had been an ordinary citizen, he would have been scolded loudly by the soldiers.
Before the soldiers could say anything, a man happened to walk out of the gate of the camp. When he saw Han Du, he immediately laughed out loud, "Hey, you still know how to come here to take a look. I thought you had forgotten all about this place."
It’s clean.”
Xu Chengfei stood at the door, looking at Han Du teasingly with his hands behind his back.
Seeing their general's attitude toward Han Du, the soldiers on the side quickly felt grateful that they had not acted rashly. The leader quickly stepped forward and clasped his fists and asked, "General Xu, may I ask who this is?"
Xu Chengfei glanced at the soldier in front of him, then looked up at Han Du and said, "This man is a big shot."
After pausing for a few breaths, he continued: "Haven't you seen our commander before? Well, this is it."
"Commander, Commander?" All the soldiers were stunned and looked at Han Du in disbelief.
When they first came to Shanzi Camp, they knew that there was a commander in Shanzi Camp, but they had never seen it. At first, they were curious about this commander who had never seen the dragon, but as time went by,
As time passed, Han Du never showed his face once, and they forgot about Han Du and identified Xu Chengfei as the general.
Unexpectedly, I suddenly saw this commander today.
However, no matter how they looked at this commander, he was very different from what they imagined. Originally, they thought that their commander was a strong general who could stand people on his fists and run horses on his arms. No matter what they thought, they definitely didn't.
I would have thought that their leader turned out to be a weak scholar.
Several soldiers looked at each other, but they thought that General Xu had no need to lie to them. They quickly bowed to Han Du with fists in his hands, "Young men, I would like to pay my respects to the commander."
"Meet the Lord Commander"
Han Du waved his hands in embarrassment, "No courtesy, no courtesy, just go and stand guard."
After saying that, he reached out and touched his nose, intending to cover his face. After all, he
He doesn't even know his own soldiers, which is really embarrassing.
"Yes, Lord Commander."
Han Du walked up the steps, walked up to Xu Chengfei, and greeted him with a smile, "Brother Xu, you are well."
Xu Chengfei cupped his fists and bowed, "General, I will pay my respects to the Marquis of Zhenhai."
Han Du quickly reached out to hold Xu Chengfei's arms, helped him up, and said with a smile: "Brother Xu, what are you doing? We don't need to be so polite."
Xu Chengfei glanced at the soldiers around him, made a gesture of invitation, smiled and said to Han Du: "Master Marquis, let's go inside to talk. Please~"
"Please~" Han Du responded with the same gesture.
Then, take the first step without hesitation and walk in front.
After Han Du and the two left, there was a soldier behind him who stared blankly at Han Du's back, refusing to look away.
"Grandma, I didn't expect that our commander-in-chief is actually the Marquis of Zhenhai."
"Yes, this is a Marquis. Tsk, tsk, I didn't expect that I would be lucky enough to be under a Marquis."
The soldier who spoke first looked at the people around him suspiciously and asked in confusion: "You don't know the Marquis of Zhenhai?"
"I've never heard of it before, but now we know each other. What's the matter, Brother Hei Niu?"
The man known as Black Niu nodded subconsciously when he heard this, and said with some awareness: "You are not from Yingtian Mansion, so it is normal for you not to know the Marquis of Zhenhai."
"Brother Hei Niu, we know that this Marquis must be a big shot. But looking at what Brother Hei Niu means, is there something extraordinary about this Marquis of Zhenhai?" Someone bumped Hei Niu with his elbow as a sign of success.
Being close to him, I asked half-jokingly and half-curiously.
"That's right, Brother Hei Niu, we are all brothers who stir the food in the same pot. If you know something inside, don't forget to remind us brothers if something good happens." Another person also said with a smile.
Hei Niu raised his chin slightly in an arrogant manner, his face was squeezed out by him, and he said with a satisfied smile: "Looking at what you said, we are all brothers of life and death, closer than real brothers. If something good is really going to happen, can't we?
Is it following you?"
Several people laughed after hearing this. Indeed, without this deep emotion, how could they trust each other on the battlefield?
"Black Bull
Brother, please stop being so pretentious. What’s going on? What’s so special about this Marquis?”
Hei Niu chuckled and said without going around in circles: "This Marquis of Zhenhai is amazing. He led the navy to sweep across Southeast Asia and made all the countries in Southeast Asia surrender."
Several people heaved a sigh of relief after hearing this. Since the Marquis of Zhenhai could lead the navy across Southeast Asia, he was obviously a man who knew military skills. What they, the guardsmen, most wanted to follow was a general who knew soldiers well.
That's good. At least such people will not command randomly, and their hope of survival is greatly increased. Of course, it would be better if they could follow an invincible general. Not only would they have a greater chance of survival, but they would also be able to
They make military exploits and shine on their family. But such people are famous generals of the generation, and they don't dare to count on them.
"That's not bad." Several people nodded with smiles on their faces.
Seeing that they were satisfied so easily, Hei Niu suddenly became dissatisfied and cursed, "That's all you can do."
"Brother Hei Niu, isn't that what we are like? Besides, Marquis Zhenhai can lead the navy to win the battle, but we can't be navy. We are content if we can survive. Do we still expect to achieve military exploits?
"
Swords have no eyes on the battlefield. Soldiers like them are lucky to survive. In fact, in the Ming Dynasty, guard soldiers like them almost never lived to the end of their lives. The best ending is to live until their hair is full of white hair.
In the end, he died under the enemy's sword due to his reduced reaction strength on the battlefield.
"We don't dare to expect military exploits, but maybe we can get rich?" Hei Niu never thought about achieving military exploits, but he was extremely concerned about the other point.
"Get rich? Brother Hei Niu, what do you say?" If you can't get military honors, it's good to get some money. Hearing Hei Niu's words, everyone's eyes suddenly lit up.
Hei Niu smiled and said: "There is a young boy in our hometown who was drafted together with us. He was very lucky. I don't know whose path he followed and got into the Navy. Hey, let me tell you the truth.
, that boy went to sea twice with Marquis Zhenhai, and made a fortune each time."
"Big fortune? How big is it?" Several people stared at Hei Niu, fearing that they would miss a word.
Hei Niu shook his head loudly, and said with a snort: "How old is it? I'll scare you to death if I tell you. That kid used to have big holes in his pants when he was poor, but now guess what?
? They made the ancestral house bigger and renovated it into a three-in house. They also bought 70 to 80 acres of good paddy fields in Yingtian Mansion. From now on, his family won’t have to rely on it.
At that point, Juntian was making a living. I heard that he was planning to let his son go to school, saying that if only his son went to school, his family would have a way out in the future."
"Hiss~"
Let alone Sanjin's house, just the 70 to 80 acres of good paddy fields would cost more than 4,000 guan at least. This is a wealth that these people can't even imagine in their entire lives.
"Brother Hei Niu, do you mean that we can make such a fortune by following the Marquis of Zhenhai?" The voice of the speaker was trembling, and he couldn't help but slap himself on the face, fearing that what he just heard was a dream.
Hei Niu snorted and cursed with a grin: "What are you thinking? I have accumulated it from two trips to sea. It will be good if we can get half of it from this northern expedition."
"Yes, yes, half is better, let alone half. Even if it is half of half, we can still fight hard."
"Hmm~" Hei Niu nodded with satisfaction and said with a smile: "Anyway, we will definitely get rich if we follow the Marquis of Zhenhai. I forgot to tell you that the Marquis of Zhenhai also has a nickname in the capital."
"What?"
"Good Fortune Boy~"
Han Du, guided by Xu Chengfei, walked to the tent and sat down opposite each other.
Xu Chengfei asked someone to bring tea to Han Du.
While drinking tea, Han Du asked: "I think there seem to be a lot of people in Shanzi camp. I don't know many of them. Are they just transferred here?"
Han Du taught the soldiers of Shanzi Camp how to read. Even though Han Du may not know them all, everyone should know him. But he was stopped at the gate of the camp just now. The gatekeepers obviously didn't know him.
Know yourself.
Xu Chengfei had a straight face, and after taking a sip of tea, he looked calm and said angrily: "Master Hou, you really don't care about Shanzi Camp at all. Shanzi Camp has expanded its troops twice, and the emperor has just sent down another
The order is to send three thousand elites."
"Oh? How many troops are there in Shanzi Camp now?" Han Du naturally knew how these three thousand elites came. An Qing came to Lao Zhu to help Han Du ask for them.
Originally, Anqing wanted Lao Zhu to spare Han Du from the Northern Expedition, but with such a tenacious character, how could Lao Zhu change his mind just because of An Qing's words?
Fortunately, Lao Zhu was also concerned about Han Jingyun. She had just married the prince. If Han Du got something wrong during the Northern Expedition, it would be difficult to explain to her. Therefore, Lao Zhu promised Anqing to add three thousand more elites.