Shanziying station.
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 guilt in this smile. I really paid too little attention to Shanzi Camp. Since Jiang settled here, Han Du has come here less than once.
Han Du looked at the camp, feeling familiar but yet strange at the same time. Not even one of the two rows of soldiers guarding the entrance of the camp knew Han Du. Seeing Han Du coming forward, a soldier was still a little wary and was about to stand up and stop Han Du.
All this was because Han Du was wearing a python robe and knew that his identity was not simple, so he didn't take action rashly. If he were an ordinary citizen, he would have been scolded loudly by the soldiers.
Before the soldiers could say anything, a man happened to walk out from the gate of the camp. When he saw Han Du, he immediately sneered, "Hey, you still know how to come here to take a look. I thought you had forgotten all about this place."
Xu Chengfei stood at the door, looking at Han Du teasingly with his hands behind his back.
Seeing their general's attitude towards Han Du, the soldiers on the side quickly felt grateful that they had not acted rashly just now. On the first day, the leader hurriedly stepped forward, 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 him before. At the beginning, they were curious about the leader of the dragon who had never seen his face. However, as time went by, Han Du never showed his face, and they forgot about Han Du and decided that Xu Chengfei was This general.
Unexpectedly, I suddenly saw this commander today.
However, no matter how they looked at this Lord Commander, it was extremely different from what they imagined. Originally, they thought that their commander was actually a strong general who could stand people on his fists and run horses on his arms. No matter what they thought, they would never have imagined 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. He quickly clasped his fists and bowed to Han Du, "Young men, I would like to pay my respects to the Commander-in-Chief."
"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, trying to hide his face. After all, he didn't even know his own soldiers, which was 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 never thought 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 to show that He asked half jokingly and half curiously as he was close to him.
"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 smiled with satisfaction: "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?"
After hearing this, several people laughed. Indeed, without this deep emotion, how could they trust each other on the battlefield?
"Brother Hei Niu, please stop showing off. 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 Southeast Asian countries surrender."
Several people heaved a long sigh of relief after hearing this. Since the Marquis of Zhenhai could lead the navy to sweep across Southeast Asia, he was obviously a man who knew military skills. What these guardsmen hope most is to follow a general who knows the troops. At least such a person will not give random orders, and their hope of survival is greatly increased. Of course, it would be better if you could follow an invincible general. Not only would you have a greater chance of survival, but you would also be able to make military exploits and make a glorious name for your family. But such people are all 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 felt dissatisfied and cursed, "That's all you can do."
"Brother Hei Niu, isn't that what we are like? Besides, the Marquis of Zhenhai can lead the navy to fight invincibly, but we can't be the navy. We are content if we can survive. Do we still expect to achieve military exploits? "
Swords have no eyes on the battlefield. It is lucky for soldiers like them to survive. In fact, in the Ming Dynasty, few guardsmen like them lived to the end of their lives. The best ending is to live until your head is full of gray hair, and finally die under the enemy's knife due to 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 who he came from, and he 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 boy used to have big holes in his pants when he was poor, but now guess what? ? He made the ancestral house richer and rebuilt it into a three-level house. He also bought 70 to 80 acres of good paddy fields in Yingtian Mansion. From now on, his family will no longer have to live on that little military land. Listen. He said that he is also planning to let his son study, saying that only his son can study, and his family will have a way out in the future."
"Hiss~"
Not to mention the Sanjin house, the seventy or eighty acres of good paddy fields alone would cost over four thousand gu at least. This is wealth that these people could never imagine in their lifetime.
"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 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 fine...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 by following Zhenhaihou. I forgot to tell you that Zhenhaihou 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 just now he was stopped at the gate of the camp. The gatekeepers obviously didn't recognize him.
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 gone through two expansions of troops, and the emperor just sent down another The order is to send three thousand elites."
"Oh? How many people are there in Shanzi camp now?" Han Du naturally knew how these three thousand elites came. An Qing ran to Lao Zhu to help Han Du get 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 had any misconceptions during the Northern Expedition, it would be difficult to explain to her. Therefore, Lao Zhu only promised Anqing to add 3,000 elite troops to Shanzi Camp, and reluctantly appeased Anqing.
