At the turn of summer and autumn, the weather gradually cools down, and the air in coastal areas becomes more humid and a little cooler.
At the top of Laizhou City, the rumble of drums could be heard from the tall Bell and Drum Tower. This is the first tom of Yinshi and Maoshi, which means that the curfew is lifted and the watchmen and soldiers on patrol at night can rest.
The morning light was dim and there were few people walking on the streets. When the powerful sound of drums alarmed the birds in the building, they flew across the sky, and the horns of several military camps in the city were blared. The soldiers stood up at the urging of the soldiers, had Jian's breakfast, and then lined up in order and ran out of the camp gate.
The soldiers responsible for taking over the city defense quickly took their positions on the road inside the city wall. Along the way, there was the sound of the metal armor's stomach hitting and the neat roar of military boots on the road.
There were also many soldiers who were supposed to go to the east of the city to join the garrison at the main campus and train together, but today most of them stayed in the city. Some of them set up guard at major intersections in small groups of five or ten people, while others lined up on both sides of the road and around the center of the city.
The soldiers responsible for guarding Laizhou City are naturally elite. As the color gets brighter and the sun shines, the soldiers stand out with their chests and belly protruding, their armor becoming more dazzling and their weapons more distinctive.
Behind them, the common people who woke up one after another opened the doors of their homes, or stood at the gate to look around.
Yesterday evening, special officials from the Recording Department called the door to inform them that the commanders and soldiers who had crossed the sea to work in Liaodong had won the victory and were expected to arrive in Laizhou before noon today. General Luo Chongwei, who stayed behind in Laizhou, had an order. The surnames were allowed to watch and not to block the road.
There are some lanes where households and shaders live.
The residents in the neighborhood were obviously looking forward to it. When they met someone they knew in the taxi queue, they nodded and said hello to each other from a distance. There were also a few more daring children who ran into the soldiers' queue to play or ask for sweets. Those being led would come back with one in each hand.
The local village, with its hundreds of residents, was not as lively as the military ones) but it was always fun to make noise, so the common people came out noisily and stood on the road waiting.
Some of them are family members of soldiers who joined the army during the previous expansion. They were pushed to the front of the group by their neighbors, relatives and friends. Their faces were red, and they could not hide their worries but also their hopes for the future.
According to the battle reports previously passed back, Jieshuai won the battle in Liaodong and won the territory of two states. In such a victory, hundreds or thousands of soldiers will almost certainly be rewarded for their meritorious service. They will receive high salaries and have records of military exploits in the merit book.
These records of military exploits may help improve subsequent military positions and salaries, or they may be used to convert land and households. In today's world, this is a clear way for a family to turn around.
After the previous war with the Mongolian army, the land of naval military households expanded greatly in Dengsanzhou, creating many small landowners who were prosperous. Seeing the autumn approaching, many ordinary people are red-eyed. Is there anything more attractive in this world than real fields? Even if sex is required in exchange, many people are eagerly looking forward to it.
As time went by, more and more people gathered, and the crowd slowly moved from both sides of the road to the middle. Every other section of the team, the soldiers shouted loudly to drive away the people who were too close, or told them to get down from the top of the wall, so as not to collapse the earthen wall and cause trouble.
At the beginning of the Jishi period, when Monk Luo was going out along the south side of the city, surrounded by members, he saw this scene of scoldings happening one after another.
He asked, "Where is the commander-in-chief?"
"We have already passed the Donglai Mountain Martyrs' Shrine. We will arrive there in less than two minutes." Deputy General Liu Yue replied, "Do you want me to send additional troops to order the people to be silent?"
"No need."
Monk Luo touched his bald head: "This is what the people want. It's good like this! I think Lai Liu would be happy to see this kind of scene."
After thinking for a while, he asked: "I remember that yesterday, the military newspaper also included a list of a group of meritorious soldiers?"
"yes."
The list of meritorious officers was sent in advance because Guo Ning planned to award the meritorious officers directly on the campus after entering the school. By sending the list in advance, the officials in charge of the treasury could make preparations in advance.
Anmin is specifically responsible for these things, but Monk Luo naturally knows about it.
He waved to Liu Yue: "Go to Jieshuai's Mansion and take a look at the list. Those whose family members are in the city, (this chapter is not finished yet!)
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Please come out, find a special place with a good view, prepare food and water, and send a few servants to take care of them... let them look good! "
Liu Yue went to do it immediately.
After the Liaodong War, Guo Ning returned to the state first and handed over the defense of Gaizhou and Fuzhou with He Shi Lie Huanduan and Wen Dihan Qing Gou before returning to Shandong by boat. The first group of people who came back with him included two thousand soldiers, as well as a group of Khitan surrenderers and a group of Fuzhou locals who had rendered meritorious service.
According to Ning's habit, he doesn't like to publicize things in a big way. This battle, although small in scale, has its own unique effect.
This is an attempt to mobilize troops on a small scale and in a short period of time to leverage the situation and gain practical benefits under the idea of "building walls high and hoarding grain widely." In terms of military discipline and logistics, it is also a preview of Japan's large-scale use of troops. At the same time, this is also a good opportunity to further establish the prestige of the military and cultivate a culture of martial arts and daring to fight among the people.
Therefore, it is necessary to use the opportunity of withdrawing troops to properly promote military power. He arrived in Peng three days ago, deliberately slowed down his marching speed, and only now returned to Laizhou.
Walking slowly under the admiring eyes of the people along the way, the Dinghai navy officers who went on this expedition felt that this was a pleasant experience.
And for people who have never been on a boat, this is a good idea.
South of Hesihan Pass in Fuzhou, Old Hu, the leader of Han'er in the deep mountains and forests, felt that if he hadn't had a good rest these two days, he would have died on the way.
Ten days ago, he took his grandson and a group of wild Jurchen leaders on a boat, leaving the port of Guisheng Town, along the continuous islands on the sea, and spent four days arriving at Shamen in the north of Dengzhou.
This group of people was the first to show their loyalty to Ding Haijun. After that, they led their troops to assist in construction and transportation with the army, and made considerable contributions. In order to put them to good use, Guo Ning intended to sign all their clan tribes to the east, grant them considerable tasks, and then send them back to Liaodong.
With this idea in mind, Guo Ning treated them very well. The fleet assigned to them belonged to Liang Jushi, the most powerful leader of Chucai's subordinates.
Liang Jushi's fleet was the same group that had previously carried Zhao Jue's Qingqi to Liaodong. They were thirty ships, fast and stable. When Dinghai sailed south from Zhigu Village, his fleet made meritorious deeds.
However, in the eyes of sailors at sea, speed and stability are not exactly the same as others. During the four days of sea travel, Old Man Hu and others had eaten enough to make them feel seasick. They were also encouraged to eat a few more meals, which resulted in a stomachache.
"The road ahead is Laizhou City!"
Liang Ju, who was dark and thin but energetic, pointed forward and said to Old Man Hu and others: "Call Ah Xian and Ali Ban out of the car! There will be a reward ceremony in the city soon, don't miss it!"
Old Man Hu sighed repeatedly: "I'm afraid they won't be able to get up. Even if they take medicine, they won't recover that quickly. Let them lie down!"
"As long as everyone else is in good spirits..." Liang Jushi curled his lips and said with a smile: "Those wild girls should really keep their mouths shut. They deserve to be paralyzed. If you ask me, it doesn't matter if they die."
Old Man Hu frowned: "Old Liang, please stop talking nonsense. They all understand some Chinese. If you keep talking, there is no chance that someone will punch you!"
Liang Jushi laughed loudly.
He was not deliberately hostile to those wild Jurchen leaders. However, at first glance, he always felt that these wild girls had a fierce and rough aura, and they were not kind people at first glance, or in other words, they did not look like humans. Secondly, he is a sailor at sea, and he has long been used to life and death. Death from illness, falling into the water, or being capsized by a typhoon are all normal at sea, so Zhang has bad luck.
What others don't know is that Liang Jushi also cooperates with the Recording Department. In the past few months, many people who came to the two states to fight against the Ding army took boats out to sea, and then lost their footing and fell into the water. This was also one of Liang Jushi's tasks.
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