After saying that, he started to walk but then stopped, hesitating a little. Seeing this, Liu Haojia knew what he was thinking, so he smiled and waved his hand and said, "You can take these heads away directly. As for the money, go directly to the logistics officer to get it." Kanshu La
Hearing that Liu Haojia asked him to take the head away, Zhang Chaoyong was completely relieved and said hurriedly: "A little money is nothing, why should the Marquis pay for it! This matter has been handled by the lower officials, just sit back and sit back!" The official will arrange a banquet in the city to entertain the Marquis. And he must be rewarded."
Liu Haojia shook his head and said, "I won't be going to the banquet right now. I'm really tired from running around these days! But you can ask the officers below. They should be interested."
Zhang Chaoyong did not dare to say any more, turned around and went out to order someone to take the head away. Then he hurried back to Zhangjiakou and ordered his soldiers to collect everything useful to the army and send it to the military camp. Jump!
In a short time, Zhang Chaoyong collected a truckload of lime, salt, grain, vegetables, fruits, and a large number of cattle and sheep and sent them to the camp. As for the money, he naturally didn't want it. With military merit, you will have a position, but you will not be able to earn back much money by then! Besides, he would have been extremely rich by holding on to his position in Zhangjiakou. Now it’s time to shed some blood!
After a large amount of things were transported to the military camp, the soldiers were naturally very happy because they could have a good meal again! Especially Liu Haojia also ordered that there be enough alcohol tonight, which made the soldiers happy! But they have to do all the work first, the biggest of which is to prepare the head.
However, most of the soldiers in the Wu'an Army were new recruits and were not proficient in making heads. The people sent by Zhang Chaoyong were very skilled in these businesses, so they naturally taught them step by step. It was finished quickly.
Then one of the soldiers found Zhang Chaoyong. As soon as the two met, Zhang Chaoyong asked: "How many heads are there in the camp?"
The soldier said: "Master, there is no exact number for this, but it is estimated that it is at least one thousand seventy-eight, and it is possible that there are two thousand!"
Zhang Chaoyong was shocked when he heard this and said: "How can there be so many? How many of them belong to old women?"
The soldier thought for a while and said, "There are about two to three hundred heads, but there are not many women, most of them are old people."
Zhang Chaoyong took a breath when he heard this and said, "It seems that he has really fought hard for two times!"
The soldier said at this time: "Master, I talked to the soldiers when they were cutting the heads. I can see the battle process clearly. It was a tough battle! And they said that after the attack on the camp, there were many heads of women and children on the battlefield. None of them were cut, but those who dared to fight them were cut!"
After saying that, he told Zhang Chaoyong everything about the news he had heard. Cold sweat broke out on his forehead as he listened! He knew that he had no chance of escaping from the siege of the three tribes, let alone that he would dare to touch the lair of one of them and kill them!
But this strengthened his determination to make friends with Liu Haojia. Thinking of this, he wrote a letter asking the soldiers to send him away immediately. Then he personally invited Liu Haojia to the banquet.
Liu Haojia naturally refused to go. After all, their identities were too different. However, many of his officers were gone. Naturally, Zhang Chaoyong asked someone to accompany him, and also asked for singing and dancing to add to the fun. The two parties had a great time drinking and mingling together!
Early the next morning, Liu Haojia led his army to Datong. The marching speed on this road was much faster. After all, we were walking in the territory of Ming Dynasty, so we didn't need to be on guard all the time.
When the army arrived at Datong, the military attaché stationed here in Datong was already waiting outside the city gate from a distance. The military attache stationed in Datong was also of the noble lineage, and also had the surname Zhang. It was Zhang Jingping, a relative of Zhangjiakou guard general Zhang Chaoyong. When he was young, he was knighted by the court and became an earl because of his prowess in fighting.
However, Zhang Jingping's Zhang family and Zhang Siwei's Zhang family are not the same family. But the same thing is that they have been entrenched in Shanxi for a long time, especially here in Datong, and their roots are extremely deep! It's just a matter of literature and military skills.
When Liu Haojia saw Zhang Jingping personally waiting for him outside the city, he naturally rushed to meet him. After all, they are all from the noble lineage, so they naturally want to be closer.
But he rode to Zhang Jingping
When he approached, the person who greeted him was not a sturdy military general, but a fat middle-aged man standing next to the carriage!
Zhang Jingping was wearing a robe of exquisite materials and a gauze hat on his head. There is also a piece of beautiful jade embedded in the belt. If it weren't for the military attachés and personal servants at all levels standing beside him, Liu Haojia would have thought that he was a rich country man!
However, Liu Haojia did not show contempt. Instead, he jumped off his horse from a distance and walked forward quickly, taking the lead in saluting. Although his title is higher than Zhang Jingping's, he always has to be polite when he is the host greeting guests.
When Zhang Jingping saw Liu Haojia taking the lead in saluting, he stepped forward with a smile, supported Liu Haojia with both hands and said, "Master Hou is really too polite!"
Liu Haojia smiled and said, "You are a senior and I am a junior, so it is appropriate to give gifts!"
After the two of them were polite, Zhang Jingping introduced the generals around him to Liu Haojia, and then asked people to arrange for the army to rest in a camp outside the city. The officers, accompanied by his men, went directly into the city. As for Liu Haojia, he arranged it directly in his own Earl's Mansion.
Liu Haojia felt that this arrangement was good, so it was natural to be respectful rather than obedient. When he arrived at the Earl's Mansion, there would naturally be people waiting for him to bathe and change clothes. But this time he didn't bring any clothes with him when he went out on patrol, so he simply wore a samurai uniform and entered the living room.
When he entered the living room, Zhang Jingping was already waiting there. Look at his attire, which is different from before. He is actually wearing a scholar's green robe, and he is twisting a string of rosary beads in his hand! If it weren't for the protruding joints in his hands, which still retain a trace of the characteristics of a military commander, Liu Haojia would have thought he was an old Confucian scholar!
Liu Haojia looked at the decoration in the living room and it was extremely luxurious! Just a set of plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum screens is worth a lot of money! Even Liu Haojia didn't want to keep him at home.
After Liu Haojia looked around inside and outside, he secretly sighed in his heart, I'm afraid this house will be ruined! The Zhang Jingping in front of me is no longer the hero he was in the frontier army back then! I'm afraid my bones have been softened by being in the gentle countryside!
When Zhang Jingping saw him come in, he stood up and greeted him to sit down. Then a beautiful maid brought him towels and tea. While the two of them were chatting, food and wine were served like a flowing stream! In addition to the specialties of Datong, the dishes also include delicacies from other places, including dry goods and seafood from the seaside! I'm afraid it would cost more than a hundred taels of silver to set up this table!
