Chapter 035
The city of Dengzhou Weizuo Qianhu is already in sight.
Jin Yousheng got angry and had blisters on the corners of his mouth. There was no way, even though he was a third-grade commander, in front of Sun Yuanhua, a second-grade governor, he was nothing.
If Qin Wu can't be dealt with, Sun Yuanhua will definitely deal with himself. This is no joke. Although Sun Yuanhua, the governor of Denglai, was not a big shot in the court, in Jin Yousheng's eyes, Sun Yuanhua had a teacher who was Xu Guangqi, the Minister of Rites, and was recommended by Liang Yandong, the Minister of War. He was already considered a great person.
Jin Yousheng would never dare to offend Sun Yuanhua. Even though he was unhappy with Cheng Shijie, for Sun Yuanhua's sake, he would not dare to do anything to Cheng Shijie.
At this time, the city gates of Dengzhou Guard Qianhu City were open, and military households and merchants were coming in and out, looking very peaceful.
This made Jin Yousheng feel that something was wrong.
He took a monocular telescope and looked at Zuoqianhu City. He saw military households standing with their heads held high on the city walls and in front of the city gate. Although these military households were in tatters, many of them still had dried blood on their bodies. , there are also mottled bloodstains on the city walls and under the city walls.
None of these scenes seemed like a defeat.
Instead, it seemed like a great victory.
At this moment, the scout came over and reported: "Master Commander, there are many, many..."
"A lot of what?"
"So many prisoners!"
Jin Yousheng's eyes suddenly widened: "Could it be that... those thousands of bandits were really wiped out by Cheng Qianhu in one go?"
Huang Zuxin had already seen the city gate, and now a huge motorcade was driving out. The carts were loaded with heads pickled in lime. Each head looked very ferocious. The bandit prisoners also had their hands tied with their belts and strung together. Go ahead and follow the cart.
For more than two thousand prisoners, even if one liter of food was needed to survive each day, they would still need twenty shi of food that day, which is about a dozen taels of silver.
Although ten taels of silver was not much, Cheng Shijie did not want to feed these bandits like this. He wanted to send these bandits to Dengzhou City in exchange for necessary military supplies.
Huang Zuxin, a fellow commander, gasped: "It turns out that Cheng Qianhu's official document is true. It's incredible, incredible!"
Because they had fought against Qin Wu, all the generals of Dengzhou Guard were very familiar with Qin Wu, a ruthless gangster. If Qin Wu hadn't been so fierce and cruel, Qin Wu would have long been a credit to the generals of Dengzhou Guard.
Only Qin Wu had always swept through the Dengzhou Guards and the powerful landlords in various states and counties. The last time he assembled an army of 5,000 in Dengzhou, they still failed and returned with heavy losses. Unexpectedly, Qin Wu's troops did not have more than 1,000 troops, but the number had soared to four. More than a thousand people, these more than 4,000 people actually allowed Cheng Shijie to wipe out his entire army in a battle. This was so shocking.
Jin Yousheng recalled that Sun Yuanhua had strictly ordered him to attack, and the order contained threats. This showed that Cheng Shijie, a member of a thousand households, held a very important position in Sun Yuanhua's place.
Thinking of this, Jin Yousheng was very excited: "Good general, good general, who can annihilate more than 4,000 bandits with more than a thousand old, weak, sick and disabled military households. With this good general here, I, the Dengzhou Guard, can no longer No more suffering from bandits.”
Jin Yousheng initially wanted to use Qin Wu to make Cheng Shijie suffer, but now he saw the benefits of Cheng Shijie annihilating Qin Wu, a tough bandit.
As the saying goes, there are no eternal friends and no eternal enemies, only eternal interests. The fundamental reason why Jin Yousheng was dissatisfied with Cheng Shijie was because Cheng Shijie blocked other people's positions and affected Jin Yousheng's fortune. However, making a fortune is not that important compared with the position of the commander of the Dengzhou Guard.
"Zuxin!"
"The official is here!"
"You go find Cheng Shijie for ventilation first!"
Huang Zuxin instantly understood what Jin Yousheng meant.
"I understand!"
Huang Zuxin rode a horse and led dozens of servants towards Cheng Shijie, who was at the head of the motorcade.
Cheng Shijie looked at the slowly approaching army in the distance, and he and Song Kangnian looked at each other.
"Come so fast!"
Cheng Shijie got off the carriage, cupped his hands towards Huang Zuxin and said, "General Cheng Shijie pays homage to Mr. Huang, the commander-in-chief!"
"Brother Cheng, you're welcome!"
Huang Zuxin dismounted, came to Cheng Shijie, and reached out to hold Cheng Shijie's hand.
This made Cheng Shijie feel like the hairs all over his body stood up. Did he have some special hobby?
"With a small number against a large number, he annihilated more than 4,000 men under Qin Wu's command in one fell swoop. This is an unprecedented achievement. Master Cheng Qianhu is really versatile in both civil and military affairs, and invincible in his bravery!"
Huang Zuxin said extremely enthusiastically: "It is rare to win a big victory, so we should really celebrate it. I will send people back to prepare a celebration banquet to congratulate Mr. Cheng Qianhu!"
"Well, when we come to Zuoqianhu City, it should be Cheng who asked Huang to command Tongzhi!"
Huang Zuxin's face darkened: "It's not that Huang looks down on Zuo Qianhu Institute. I'm afraid Zuo Qianhu Institute can't even prepare a banquet. If you want to drink, you'd better go to Dengzhou."
"How dare you disobey your orders!"
Cheng Shijie had no choice but to accept Huang Zuxin's kindness.
At this time, Cheng Shijie's heart was like a mirror, watching Huang Zuxin's performance.
"Cheng Qianhu defeated the masses with a small number and won a complete victory. He must be superior in the use of troops. We all want to ask for advice. Mr. Cheng must not hide his secrets."
In a moment of desolation, Cheng Shijie asked Song Kangnian and Huang Zuxin's staff to start discussing the details of the negotiation. After all, if the two sides talk directly, there will be no room for relaxation. There is also room for relaxation between the staff of both sides.
Seeing that Cheng Shijie was willing to negotiate, Huang Zuxin began to return to Jin Yousheng.
Jin Yousheng also knew that Cheng Shijie had no arrangements at Qianhu House, his family members were not around, and even the cook was an ordinary middle-aged lady, camping on the spot just outside the city.
When it was time to light the lamp, Cheng Shijie came to Jin Yousheng's Chinese army tent. This tent was very large, covering more than 300 square meters. Although the tent was large, the ground was covered with carpets, and a huge tent was hung on the middle support column. The three-legged candlestick, like a tallow candle as thick as a child's arm, illuminated the entire tent like daylight.
At this time, there were eight desks placed in the big tent. At this time, all the dignified generals of the Dengzhou Guard had arrived, following Cheng Shijie to the big tent.
Everyone's eyes were looking at Cheng Shijie.
Cheng Shijie saw this kind of scene many times in later generations, and he didn't have any stage fright at all.
Jin Yousheng looked at Cheng Shijie and smiled: "Cheng Qianhu, you are late. Shouldn't you punish yourself with three drinks?"
Cheng Shijie cupped his hands and said: "Qianhu Office is busy with affairs, and the general is too busy to be dizzy. We are tired of waiting for a long time. I hope Haihan, Haihan."
Huang Zuxin smiled and said: "There's nothing to say, let's punish ourselves with three cups first!"
Everyone started cheering: "Three cups for penalty! Three cups for penalty!"
Cheng Shijie is a cadre who has passed the test of alcohol, so he is not surprised by this. He waved his hand, and several servants came in holding large wine jars.
Because Cheng Shijie usually drinks, but he really doesn't dare to drink the liquor that was blended with alcohol in later generations. He either drinks Erguotou or buys liquor from Hangang Lulou Winery. This is also the most famous local liquor in Hanhai City. Although it is not well-known, it is The best part is that it is made from pure grains and has a soft taste.
This is the liquor purchased by Cheng Shijie in later generations. It has 68 degrees and is used as alcohol to disinfect the wounded soldiers in Qianhu Station.
Cheng Shijie said: "Everyone, wait a minute, Commander Jin is hosting a banquet. How could Cheng come here empty-handed?"
As the wine jar was opened, all the generals smelled the aroma of wine and saw the pure white wine.
Everyone couldn't help but praise: "Good wine, good wine!"
Although they were both liquors, what Cheng Shijie drank was a 38-proof low-alcohol wine, while the one he poured for the generals was 68-proof.
Cheng Shijie picked up the low-alcohol liquor that Cheng Hu poured. A cup was about three taels, and he drank three cups in a row.
Everyone didn't feel much at first, but it wasn't until everyone drank the liquor that they realized how powerful Cheng Shijie was after drinking three glasses of liquor in a row.
Jin Yousheng said: "Everyone, it's rare that our Dengzhou Guard has achieved such a great victory, so don't be restrained and just drink as much as you like."
All the generals said in unison: "Thank you, sir!"
As the banquet officially began, the dishes also began to be served.
Cheng Shijie was stunned when he looked at the dishes on the table. Pheasants, wild deer, goats, lambs, fat cattle, big fish, abalone, sea cucumbers, shark's fins, it can be said that they fly in the sky, swim in the water, and run in the mountains and forests. Everything you need.
Even though Cheng Shijie is now a rich man with more than 60,000 taels of silver, it is still not enough in front of Dengzhou Wei Jin Yousheng.
Although Jin Yousheng is only the commander of the Dengzhou Guard, he is in charge of eight thousand-household stations, eighty hundred-household stations and 1.2 million acres of military villages, so his annual income is naturally considerable.
Although the military attache's status is not high, it has to be compared with who else. Dengzhou is a coastal commercial city. If merchants want to do business in Dengzhou, they must have the care of the Dengzhou guards. Therefore, Jin Yousheng's money does not come from someone like Cheng Shijie. Xiao Qianhu can be compared.
Ordinary soldiers are hungry and cold, but the generals have plenty of fish and meat. It would be damning if such an army could win the battle! The generals spent extravagantly, but the soldiers starved to death...
As the wine passes three rounds, the dishes pass through the five flavors.
Jin Yousheng clapped his hands, and a gust of fragrant wind came over. The rings jingled and the skirts fluttered. More than a dozen singers and dancers came meandering over, spreading their wide sleeves and dancing gracefully. The dance was so beautiful that it is hard to describe. There were a lot of people watching. The old man's eyes went straight.
Jin Yousheng has actually learned that Cheng Shijie and Huang Zuxin are negotiating secretly. As long as they are willing to negotiate, that is a good thing.
Jin Yousheng smiled and said: "Cheng Qianhu, these singers were carefully collected by Jin. All of them are from official families. They are clean and proficient in music, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry, and song. It's not an exaggeration to say that you can pick one out of ten thousand." .”
Cheng Shijie echoed: "He is indeed as beautiful as a fairy and has excellent talents!"
Jin Yousheng pointed at the two singers and said: "Master Cheng has already praised you, but I still don't give you a drink!"
A singer in a green skirt picked up a small wine cup and said softly: "Master Cheng is both intelligent and good at eliminating violence. I admire you very much. Let's have a small glass of wine to express our respect. I hope Master Cheng will not dislike you!"
"Girl, you're rewarded!"
Cheng Shijie has a good drinking capacity, and he doesn't refuse anyone who comes.
"There are so many adults, so I'd like to give you a toast too, little girl!"
This caused trouble, and more than a dozen singers came over at once.
It's coquettish and cute.
Cheng Shijie really couldn't resist. Of course, as an old agency, it was impossible to get drunk, but it was still possible to pretend to be awake.
Cheng Shijie drank a glass of wine, staggered and fell directly to the ground. At this moment, Cheng Shijie felt the fragrance in his arms.
This woman is so strong that she can actually hold a fat man weighing more than 200 kilograms.
Cheng Shijie pretended to be drunk and fell unconscious.
Cheng Shijie narrowed his eyes. He wanted to see what Jin Yousheng wanted to do.
Jin Yousheng looked at the woman and winked.
A woman stepped forward and joined forces with the woman who was supporting Cheng Shijie to help Cheng Shijie walk out of the tent.
Jin Yousheng wiped his mouth and looked at the generals stumbling around in the tent. He did not doubt that Cheng Shijie was pretending to be drunk. The beauty trap could work, and he had an extra tiger general under his command.
He was not afraid of Cheng Shijie being lustful, but he was afraid that he was not lustful.
The thing that Jin Yousheng can best use is female sex.
Because he has five sons and thirty-one daughters, the oldest is thirty-one years old, and the youngest has just turned one year old.
Why is Zhang Weihan loyal to him? Because Zhang Weihan was not only the front-line Qianhu of Dengzhou Guard, but also his son-in-law.
Huang Zuxin has a good relationship with him because they are sons and daughters.
There are eight thousand households in Dengzhou Guards. Among them, five thousand households have two commanders, and one commander is a colleague who is related to him by marriage.
Jin Yousheng was slightly regretful. Cheng Shijie was a little older. He didn't know how old his son was and whether he could arrange a marriage.
In fact, to be precise, Jin Yousheng is not only the commander of the Dengzhou Guard, he is also the father-in-law of the current or future generals of the Dengzhou Guard.
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