On the fourth day, all the officers and soldiers of the Nanyang Fleet returned to their posts. They all looked energetic and high-spirited! Especially the officers and soldiers at the lower level are always looking after the commander-in-chief and the commander-in-chief is short. I am afraid they have completely forgotten that there is a commander-in-chief!
At this time, in the meeting hall, all the chief officers of all squadrons arrived. Many officers from the Beiyang Fleet also attended. Seeing this formation, many people had vaguely guessed the purpose of the meeting, so they were really a little excited!
Sure enough, after the roll call, Liu Haojia said loudly: "Everyone is gathered together today for one thing, that is, we are about to break camp and go north!"
The officers had already anticipated this outcome, so no one said anything. But there was clearly questioning in their eyes, but no one said anything due to military discipline.
Liu Haojia nodded when he saw their appearance and said: "Well, they finally look like soldiers! Then I will tell you that when we go north along the way, scan all the pirates we can! I want to know the rules. The officers of the Beiyang Fleet should have told you."
When the officers heard this, they all beamed with joy and winked at each other! As a soldier, who doesn’t like fighting? After all, military merit and property can only be obtained by fighting, especially since they have long learned about the distribution rules of spoils from the Beiyang Fleet, so they are full of desire to fight from top to bottom!
Liu Haojia smiled when he saw their expressions and said, "It seems that you all like to fight?"
An officer said with a smile: "Young Marshal, we soldiers don't just have to fight!"
Liu Haojia said: "I think you are waiting for a gift from the battle, right?"
Through this period of contact, the officers also knew that Liu Haojia was not a very mean person, and then they burst into laughter and started talking in various directions! “Money doesn’t matter, what matters is merit!”
"Don't talk nonsense. I'm almost broke. I want to make some money this time!"
After hearing them quarreling for a while, Liu Haojia knocked on the table to signal everyone to be quiet, then took out a huge sea map from the pile of documents, unfolded it, and said, "Don't say I didn't give you any benefits! The targets were all left for you when I came here. , and I have clearly marked the known pirate lairs on the map, and even the routes of each fleet are written on it! However, I have killed many pirates when I came from the north, and I might have chosen their lairs. The rest have been frightened and are hiding! So how much you harvest depends on your luck! Now all the fleet chiefs come forward to assign tasks."
After hearing this, several chief officers excitedly stepped forward to check the map. They found that Liu Haojia's distribution was roughly even, so they argued a little and each chose their route.
When they stood back in the squad, Liu Haojia calmed down and said seriously: "This battle is only for training troops, and also to gain some benefits for the brothers! Therefore, military laws must be abided by! Military judges also perform their duties and must not be lenient. Do you understand everything?"
All the officers bowed together and said: "I understand!"
Then Liu Haojia explained some other things, and finally said: "Okay, let's go and get ready. We will set off in three days!"
As a result, they all agreed in unison and then went to their respective mountainous areas to prepare supplies for the long journey. When the soldiers below knew that they were going to fight in three days, they all went to Quanzhou City again to make purchases! Always stock up on enough supplies before leaving home!
The news that the fleet had begun preparing supplies could not be hidden from anyone who was interested, so the news was inevitably leaked. So in the morning of the second day, a group of people came to the military camp beating gongs and drums, saying they wanted to work for the army!
This surprised Liu Haojia when he received the news! He didn't think his relationship with the local gentry would be as good as this. But when he walked out of the camp, he found that what was coming was really a team of laborers!
A long line of motorcades stopped in front of the camp, with all kinds of supplies on them! Mainly a variety of meats and drinks, as well as a dozen live pigs tied to the car. The most eye-catching thing is a huge umbrella in front of the team and a group of gentry below, as well as a group of sheep behind the team!
Naturally, those gentry Liu Haojia knew each other, but he felt that the umbrella cover looked familiar to him. After thinking about it, he realized that it was not the legendary Wanmin Umbrella! This made him a little angry! How can you prepare the Ten Thousand People Umbrella for military attachés? Are you afraid that I will die unhappy?
At this moment, the gentry in front of the team saw Liu Haojia coming out with a group of officers and hurriedly came forward to meet them. The old man at the head first signaled the gongs and drums team to pause, then stepped forward and said, "I have seen Master Liu in Yu Zhiming!"
Liu Haojia immediately recognized this person and remembered having dinner together. Yu Zhiming was born as a Jinshi. He once served as a magistrate. It was just that he was seriously ill at the time and retired before his term was completed. Then he returned to his hometown in Quanzhou. So it has a high reputation locally.
So Liu Haojia hurriedly returned the courtesy and said: "I have met Yu Gong! I wonder what the honor of Yu Gong and all the wise men are here?"
Yu Zhiming smiled and said: "Of course it's Laojun! Lord Liu led his soldiers to destroy many pirates, and I also saw the heads of many real Japanese among them. It can be seen that Lord Liu has made great efforts for the safety of the people! So I When the gentry had nothing to offer in return, they had no choice but to send some pigs, sheep, and drinks, just to show off their sincerity!"
Everyone likes to hear nice words. When Yu Zhiming said this, Liu Haojia and all the officers showed a hint of joy on their faces! Even the people watching the excitement around him applauded one after another! They felt that the officers and soldiers worked hard to kill the thieves, and the gentry spent money to work on the army. This is really a model of mutual respect between the army and the people!
Liu Haojia bowed and said: "In that case, I am shameless! I have also thanked all the sages on behalf of my subordinates! Thank you again!"
Seeing Liu Haojia's gift, Yu Zhiming turned slightly sideways to express his humility and said: "Sir, wait a minute! I and the others have another gift for you!"
After saying that, he turned around and waved, and two sturdy young men wearing only small jackets on their upper bodies held the Wanmin Umbrella over! The gentry and common people on the side applauded one after another!
In TV dramas, it is often shown that an official is given umbrellas, and then the people below respectfully hold up a bunch of umbrellas! Every time I see this scene, I can't help but laugh!
The so-called Wanmin Umbrella is actually not an umbrella! The real Wanmin Umbrella is more like stacking a complete yurt and two yurts with the tops removed, and then inserting a long bamboo pole in the middle to hold it up, about three or four meters high! There is a top made of silk, and then a long curtain hangs along the edge. It is decorated with colorful silk, silk flowers, tassels and other things. It is very gorgeous!
