"Since Duke Ping has spoken, let's finish building the rest of the things on the ship!" Fourth Master Luo gave the order, and everyone cheered loudly, and then small boats continued to deliver supplies from the big ship to the shore. .
"Is this what you eat on weekdays?" Seeing that these soldiers were so happy, Li Shimin and others thought it was something good, but it turned out that most of them were salted fish, pickled meat, and pickled vegetables.
"These are already very good. In the past, we didn't have meat to eat every few days, and we often got sick at sea. It was Duke Ping who taught us to grow bean sprouts and eat fruits to relieve the pain!" Although the most important thing is that Tang Ping was not commanded in the first battle, but it did not affect his status in the hearts of the East China Sea Fleet soldiers at all.
Because Tang Ping fundamentally improved the living conditions of these soldiers and gave them the respect and protection they deserved.
The military medical system in the East China Sea Fleet, as well as dedicated cooks and various supplies, were things that the original pirates could not even imagine.
Moreover, Tang Ping's food and clothing expenses were not special at all. He ate and lived with the soldiers, and rewards and punishments were clearly defined.
Tang Ping explained in a low voice: "It has been too long since we have been out, and the supply conditions along the way were not that good. These were bought from Sri Lanka after Zhen Xiong was executed." Li Shimin nodded. These soldiers worked so hard. He defeated the powerful Wei navy with less and more. He, Li Shimin, would never despise them just because they were pirates in the past. He would definitely reward them heavily tomorrow.
In the military banquet, there are no frivolous things, just large pieces of meat and large pieces of fish. There was some wine, but it was not spirits, because they were all bought from Sri Lanka, and they did not have the skills to make spirits.
And because it is a Buddhist country, the wine is not only expensive, but the quantity is also small. When spread out, each person only covered a little bit of the bottom of the bowl.
However, because drinking is strictly prohibited in the military, even this little bit of bad wine has brought out the drinking bug in everyone.
"Respect the Duke!"
"Respect Duke Ping!" Everyone held up their wine bowls, even Li Shimin and Li Yuanji did the same, holding their wine bowls and respecting Tang Ping from a distance.
After Tang Ping returned to Chang'an, when Li Yuanji and others asked him, he downplayed it and only said that it was the credit of these soldiers.
But after arriving, Li Shimin and the others realized that despite the advanced ships of the Tang Dynasty's East China Sea Fleet and the many artillery equipped, this battle was still extremely dangerous.
Moreover, Tang Ping actually risked his own life in order to lure the snake out of its hole. In the end, he encountered Typhoon and Zhen Yougan who were trapped on an isolated island for such a long time.
Li Shimin was terrified after hearing each and every one of them. Only he knew how important Tang Ping was to the Tang Dynasty. At this time, he even regretted sending Tang Ping to the South China Sea with him.
If Tang Ping really had an accident in the South China Sea, the blow to Datang would really be unbearable.
Tang Ping was a little embarrassed to come so suddenly. After saying a few polite words, he shouted directly: "Okay, you brats, stop being so vain. I'll look into your eyes." You fell into the meat bowl, now give me a good meal! Let me finish all the supplies that were taken off the ship today!" Everyone cheered again, and when Tang Ping sat down, Li Yuanji slapped him fiercely. Lowering his shoulders: "Not bad, not bad, he looks like a general!" Then he said with a bad smile: "When I heard that the Turks invaded Chang'an when you first came here, you were scared to death!" Tang Ping heard this. His face turned red, he glared at Lao Cui and shouted: "Old Cui!" Of the three people present at the time, he himself could not say anything bad, and Xiao Luo would definitely not speak ill of herself, so the only one left was Lao Cui.
Lao Cui shrank back, then pointed at Li Shimin and the others and said aggrievedly: "Sir, I was still under General Li Jing at that time. He asked me to tell him everything, no matter how big or small. There was nothing I could do!" Of course Tang Ping was not the one! She was really angry, but she was just joking with him. The two of them had been together through life and death for so many years, and Lao Cui had always stood in front of him.
At this time Li Shimin also spoke: "I don't look like a military general anymore. When I first came here, Cheng Zhiqiao hit him on the shoulder twice, and it felt like he could have been knocked to the ground." Tang Ping had a bitter look on his face. Asked: "So you all saw it, right? Then everyone of you liked to pat me on the shoulder."
"Isn't this training you?" Li Jiancheng said with a smile: "If you don't do this, how could you become what you are today." After speaking, he looked at Li Chengqian and said, "Chengqian, how about competing with your cousin?" Li Yuanji listened. His eyes lit up, and he also cheered: "Yes, let's compete with him." Tang Ping smiled bitterly: "No, the best I can do is keep fit, and I don't know how to fight!" Li Chengqian also stood up and was eager to try: "Come on. Come on, cousin, let's just make some random gestures, didn't you say so? Men can't say no!" Tang Ping saw that everyone was so happy, so he simply agreed. Li Chengqian couldn't really hurt him anyway.
And although he said it modestly, he was always abused by Lao Cui and Lao Du during training, but he felt that his fighting ability had increased, otherwise he would not have been able to fight Zhen You on that desert island.
Li Chengqian never saw him practicing martial arts, so Tang Ping also wanted to weigh himself. Seeing that their coach was going to compete with Tang Ping, the people nearby gathered around and cheered Tang Ping on.
Naturally, no weapons would be used in this kind of competition. The two stood in a circle surrounded by everyone. They both leaned forward slightly and lowered their center of gravity, still circling around the circle, ready to find each other's weaknesses.
After finally going around in a circle, it was Tang Ping who couldn't bear it anymore and shouted loudly before the black tiger ripped out his heart.
After practicing with Lao Cui and Lao Du for so long, he also knows that those good-looking flying kicks and the like are just good-looking. The simplest, most direct and effective way to attack is this kind of boxing.
Li Chengqian paid full attention and judged Tang Ping's punch accurately. He blocked it with both arms, then twisted and grabbed Tang Ping's wrist, stretched out his legs and tried to throw him over his shoulder.
Who knew that Tang Ping had been thrown like this so many times by Lao Cui and the others that he had muscle memory. He subconsciously lowered his center of gravity and pushed his calf against it, just blocking the foot that Li Chengqian wanted to throw at him.
Then the two grabbed each other's hands and began to compete. At the same time, he kept stumbling against the opponent with his feet, and the spectators were divided into two groups, some were supporting Li Chengqian, and others were cheering for Tang Ping.
The two were locked in a stalemate, with their eyes facing each other. Tang Ping suddenly looked at Li Chengqian as if he wanted to spit on his face. Li Chengqian subconsciously turned his head and loosened his grip, and was slapped by Tang Ping. on the ground.
"Ha ha ha ha!"
"Pingguo Gong is such a thief!"
