Li Jiang and Tong Derong caught up with the team from the Military Aircraft Department and went down the mountain together.
As expected, there were still hundreds of men and horses left at the foot of the mountain, and a middle-aged general was waiting on the left side of the road.
Li Jiang had already explained the situation to Zhang Wuji and others when he came down the mountain, so they were not surprised and left the team together to walk towards him.
When the middle-aged general saw a group of high-ranking officials approaching him, he took a few steps forward and knelt down three meters away from the crowd, clasping his fists and saying, "General Han Shantong pays homage to the leader, fellow military planes!"
Zhang Wuji nodded with a smile, flicked his hand, and lifted him up with a surge of zhenqi, and said: "General Han has made great contributions, please rise."
Han Shantong stood up and clasped his fists again and said: "I don't dare to be praised by the leader. It's just my job to do even a small amount of work."
"You deserve it. Your siege of Songshan played a big role in my adoptive father being able to escape safely." Zhang Wuji praised again.
Han Shantong still wanted to be humble, so Li Jiang interjected: "Okay! Commander Han, if the leader says you deserve it, then you deserve it. But you have to keep up your efforts and make new achievements bravely."
"Yes, the Grand Governor." Han Shantong clasped his fists and obeyed. He was able to call out the Grand Governor in one breath, which was obviously because he had done his homework beforehand.
Li Jiang was quite satisfied with his performance. Han Shantong stayed just because he wanted to see him and leave an impression. Now that he has met him, he has expressed his acceptance, so there is no need to say more, everything is left unsaid.
So Li Jiang turned to look at Yang Xiao and Xie Xun and asked, "Two of you, do you have anything to ask this person?"
Yang Xiao actually wanted to ask him why he was staying here, but military affairs were not under his control, so he had to shake his head.
Xie Xun was simply indifferent and remained silent.
Li Jiang looked at Zhang Wuji again.
Zhang Wuji opened his mouth and finally squeezed out a sentence, "Commander Han, be careful all the way. Well, also, when fighting in the future, you must be benevolent and don't kill indiscriminately."
Han Shantong said: "Thank you for your concern, Master! I will give you the general order."
Then he glanced at Li Jiang. Li Jiang waved his hand and said: "Remember what the leader said, when you have an advantage, you can be lenient to those who surrender. Go back and open the south road to Kaifeng as soon as possible according to military orders."
"Yes! I will say goodbye." Han Shantong clasped his fists and retreated.
After he retreated, he quickly wiped the cold sweat on his head. Fortunately, the Grand Governor interpreted the leader's order, otherwise wouldn't he be cowardly and put a halter on himself when fighting in the future? It's fine now, just listen to the Grand Governor's orders.
It is up to the leader to decide when to gain the upper hand and whether the enemy sincerely surrenders.
Zhang Wuji did not realize that Li Jiang had misinterpreted his meaning, and continued to praise Han Shantong with Li Jiang. However, the other two people, Yang Xiao and Xie Xun, behaved differently. Yang Xiao's eyes were twitching wildly, and Xie Xun entered the role of a compassionate monk in advance, shouting Buddha's slogans: "
Amitabha Buddha".
The Mingjiao central army is now heading northeast and no longer returning west to Luoyang.
They were to join Fan Yao's army in the direction of Gongyi and drive to Zhengzhou together.
The Military Aircraft Department exchanged letters with Fan Yao and decided after discussion: The West Route Army will gather the Shanxi army, recruit local troops in Luoyang and bring out the Chinese army from Li Jiang. A total of 100,000 people will go west to attack Yanshi, Gongyi, Xingyang, Zhengzhou and Zhongmou.
, and finally arrived in Kaifeng.
One hundred thousand people from the South Route Army, led by Han Shantong, surrounded Xinmi, Xinzheng, Weishi, and Tongxu from the south to the south of Kaifeng.
The final goal is to seize the Nanjing Road of the Yuan Dynasty and station troops on the south bank of the Yellow River. Release the east side of Kaifeng and drive the remaining soldiers of the Yuan army into Shandong to increase the burden on the Yuan court. Then rest for a while and invade Shandong to block the communication between Yuan Dadu and the Yuan army on the Huaihe River.
Convene with the eastern theater and defeat this leaderless and heavy group of troops in one fell swoop.
On the road leading to the passage of the Mingjiao Chinese Army, all the Yuan soldiers were gone. According to the scouts, they all fled into the city. Therefore, the Chinese Army had no combat mission for the time being and could only move forward slowly to cooperate with Fan Yao's army.
Ten days later, when he arrived at Zhitian Town, Li Jiang finally met someone who came to collect debts.
That night, Li Jiang was reviewing official documents by candlelight when an uninvited guest came.
A figure stood outside Li Jiang's window and knocked twice on the window shuttle.
Li Jiang knew this person as soon as he entered the courtyard, but he pretended not to know and asked: "Who is it?"
A low-pitched female voice sounded: "Marshuai Li, aren't you welcome?"
At this moment, shouts were heard, the guards were alerted, and several people came from all over the yard with weapons in hand.
"Squeak!" Li Jiang opened the door and walked out. He first said to the guard: "It's okay, a friend of mine. Please step back!"
The guard Xiaoqi glanced at the hazy figure in the night. With his eyesight, he could only identify that it was a woman, so he hesitated and said: "Yes."
He waved his hand to signal the guards to retreat. Just as he was about to turn back, he paused and took matters into his own hands and reminded him: "Grand Governor, Miss Zhao has gone to bed."
"Go away!" Li Jiang shouted, cursing Tong Derong in his heart, "Who are the people you arranged for me?"
Tong Derong was conscientiously calculating the consumption of money and food. At this moment, he suddenly felt cold and could not help but shudder. He said to himself: "It seems that Enfu still cares about me! I should pick up the martial arts that I left behind and practice them."
Already."
Not to mention the secret gratitude of some people, Li Jiang repelled the guards, moved his hand to the side and rear, and said: "Miss Yang is a guest, how lucky is Jiang, please come in quickly!"
Miss Yang walked around to the door, brushed Li Jiang sideways and walked in.
Li Jiang's nose twitched slightly, and a sweet scent of roses entered his nasal cavity.
He immediately had a superficial and perceptual understanding of this girl who was cold on the outside and wild on the inside.
Miss Yang did not sit down after entering the room. Tingting stood in the middle of the room, looking expressionlessly at Li Jiang who came in later.
When Li Jiang turned around and closed the door, he noticed from the corner of his eye that she frowned slightly, as if she was not used to being alone in a secret room with a man and a woman.
Li Jiang didn't care so much, not only closed the door, but also added the bolt.
After doing this, Li Jiang turned to face Miss Yang and said with a smile: "Miss Yang, please sit down."
Miss Yang said coldly: "If you don't want to sit down, I'll ask you a few questions."
Li Jiang was stunned and said: "Okay! It's up to the guest to do as he pleases. I wonder if Miss Yang is here at night. What do you want to ask?"
"Did you take something from the Emei sect?"
"Uh, what?"
"The things in Yitian Sword!"
"Isn't the Yitian Sword well placed with the leader of Extermination? The Emei Sect is among the army now. How about I take you to see it?"
"No, I've already taken a look. The sword is still there, but the contents inside should be gone, because there are traces of continuity on the sword."
Having said this, Miss Yang's eyes shone brightly and she stared at Li Jiang closely to see what he had to say.
However, to her surprise, Li Jiang admitted it openly and said: "Oh, Miss Yang, are you talking about the Nine Yin Manual and the Eighteen Palms of the Dragon? Yes, I took them."
"How do you know what's inside? And why do you want to take away Emei's inheritance?" Miss Yang asked.
"I heard it from Master Zhang Sanfeng of Wudang! As for inheritance, it seems that Huang Nuxia didn't say that others can't practice? What she meant is that as long as they can protect me, the Han people, any knowledgeable person who resists the Mongolian Yuan can do it.
Practice." Li Jiang spread his hands and said helplessly.