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Volume 4 Midstream Chapter 158 Two Mountains Between Jingzhao-1

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    "This, this, this urgent need has been solved." Wang Tongdeng stood up with his hands on his waist and said, "We have all the military rations for the counterattack in the river." He was stunned for a while, full of pride for a while, and made Zhao Xingde happy.  .  "How much? Not much." He shrugged and explained, "Nearly half of the food and other military supplies were shipped to Longzhu Island. The Transport Department built a warehouse there and hoarded a lot of military supplies." Zhao Xingde said in a tone of voice  After a while, Longzhu Island had only one battalion of sergeants, and there was no large territory nearby. It was really puzzling that the Supply and Transport Department had stockpiled enough military supplies to supply an army of more than 100,000 people for three months.  He shook his head and said, "There are also some we bought along the way, mainly dried potatoes and rice, as well as dried meat from many birds and animals, seafood and pickled fish, etc. You people in the river eat less, so I'm afraid you have to get used to it."  Been a while.  "He said half-jokingly, "If we can endure this, the Navy can continue to raise food and grass from the countries in the Western Sea, sailing back and forth in the coastal waters, and can provide supplies once in a month or two.  " "There is nothing more delicious than marching cakes. We are all eating reptiles, roasted horse meat, and digging for rats. There is nothing we are not used to.  It's okay now." He stood up, clapped his hands and said, "Please come with me to Basra.  Xu Lihu would be very happy to know that you have sent so much food and grass.  The army rations are not enough for twenty days now. If you don't come, we may have to attack Cairo to get rations.  "The two are old friends who have been through life and death. Although they haven't seen each other for many years, they don't know much about each other. As Wang Tongdeng said, he stretched out his hand to pull Zhao Xingde to stand up and walk out. Zhao Xingde also stood up, but he declined politely: "Navy rules.  , the governor is not allowed to leave the ship during the expedition, please forgive me for this.  "    "What?  Do you want General Zhang to come see you?  Wang Tongdeng was stunned for a moment, and then said with relief: "General Xiliu, your temper has not changed."  "After he said that, he opened the door and was about to leave, but he was stunned for a moment and stepped back: "What's going on?  " Zhao Xingde heard the sound and went out to take a look. He was speechless. He saw that the deck downstairs was crowded with sailors. It must be said that Wang Tong fought extremely well when he climbed to the Yeqi Food Camp. The Fire Gun Camp was just returned.  The sailors from the Song Kingdom who had not witnessed the battle were talking more and more about it. During the night cavalry attack, many sailors were below the deck. Now that they had the opportunity, they all rushed to see this flying general who defeated thousands of large food cavalry in one night.  There were so many people standing on the deck and looking up. At first glance, Wang Tongdeng almost thought there was a mutiny at Yingxiao. But when he looked carefully, he saw countless "weird" eyes falling on them, which made him feel sick all over.  "It's nothing," Zhao Xingde looked at it and said, feeling amused, "They are all here to see your power, General Wang, so they just surrendered to you along the way.  "That's it," Wang Tongdeng finally came back to his senses. He felt proud and said, "Old Zhao, your camp is still so simple."  " Zhao Xingde could only respond with a wry smile, led Wang Tong out, and finally passed through the wall of onlookers. "With these five hundred thousand stones of army rations, not to mention letting General Zhang come to see you, even the two senior officers  General, come together, why not?" Wang Tongdeng said half-jokingly before leaving.  Zhang Shanfu and Xu Wenhu, one is the number one person in the general's palace, and the other is a veteran general who has been in charge of Hezhong for more than ten years. Although Zhao Xingde and they are both generals, their qualifications in the Xia army are very different.  The two armies are hundreds of miles apart. If it weren't for the Navy's rules, it would be normal for Zhao Xingde to go and pay homage to these two men.  When the Xia Kingdom's court was in chaos, as a general, every move he made would have different meanings in the eyes of interested people. However, he believed in military regulations as iron. The so-called embankment of a thousand miles was destroyed in an ant nest.  A rule can have thousands of reasons and thousands of situations, but if you stick to it, there are only four words. Military rules are like iron.  Of course, he also believed that Zhang Shanfu and Xu Wenhu were not narrow-minded people.  Now that he knew that the Xia army was stationed in Basra and that the army was fine, Zhao Xingde felt relieved and ordered Xu Xiaoyun and others to prepare for the handover of the goods on the ship.  At dawn the next day, Wang Tongdeng led the cavalry and escorted the prisoners away.  Not long after the Xia army occupied Basra, the leaders of the nearby Dashi tribes were very cunning. They surrendered and rebelled between the Xia army and the Roma Turks. The tribal cavalry also wandered around, making it very troublesome to annihilate them.  This time, Wang Tongdeng used the navy as bait to seize a large number of prisoners as hostages. This gave him an extra bargaining chip to deal with the nearby tribes, and he could also squeeze out some oil and water.  In addition to a few prisoners from the past few days, Zhao Xingde also asked Wang Tongdeng to take away a military report for Zhang Shanfu, two gifts for two veteran generals Zhang and Xu, and a batch of pickled dried meat and fish.  Dry.  Throughout the whole day's journey, there was not a single cavalryman on the shore, which made it much easier for the gunmen marching along the shore. ????????? Du Chuijiao led the Fire Gun Camp into the village to collect food and grass. When he inquired about the news, he couldn¡¯t even see an adult man. The eyes of women and children were full of fear. It can be seen that this battle greatly shocked the Dashi tribe. ??????????????????????????????????When the minarets in the city of Basra were visible, several officers from the baggage department were waiting on the shore. These officers told Du Chuijiao that the channel of Basra port was closed due to a shipwreck. This was the closest port to Basra and could berth many sea ships.  This is the port where the navy can be found. This is the result of the baggage department working hard for days to dredge and clear the berths.  General Zhang Shanfu of the Marching Department arrived in Basra last night. After he received the report, he would soon come to meet with Zhao Xingde in person.  Almost a moment later, another group of Tiger Wing Army cavalry came and informed that Zhang Shanfu was about to arrive.  Zhao Xingde had just passed down the order to anchor, when fifty tiger-winged cavalry escorted Zhang Shanfu to the dock.  "General Zhao," Zhang Shanfu walked up the gangway in person. The first thing he said when he saw Zhao Xingde was a smile, "You came at the right time." There was no sign of anxiety on his face.  "You, the navy, came at the right time," he stood on the deck, looked around at the navy officers, and said majestically, "you are the mainstay. I will rely on you to turn the tide." Although many of the navy members are from Kanto,  , I couldn't help but be shocked when I heard this. Some people's faces actually showed a look of pride.  "This General Zhang was born in the army, but he is not just a reckless warrior." Ma Yuan whispered, "You can see something if you can see the leopard in the pipe." Xu Xiaoyun nodded, with a thoughtful look on his face.  After admonishing Zhao Xingde, the relationship between the two became closer, and they often discussed the general trend of the world heart-to-heart.  Although most of the soldiers in the Xia Kingdom were brave warriors, it is said that most of the ministers in the court were generals and prime ministers, with both civil and military skills.  Needless to say, Zhao Xingde was born in Guandong. Today, when they saw the demeanor of the number one person in the general's palace, the two of them knew that this statement was true.  However, the more this happened, the more worried Xu Xiaoyun became.  He watched Zhao Xingde accompany Zhang Shanfu into the White Tiger Hall, and whispered: "Liu Yuan of the Jin Dynasty was familiar with classics and history, but he was the initiator of Wuhu's chaos in China. I heard that Yelu Dashi was also familiar with classics. He was good enough to do evil, they  It may not be a blessing for me, Guandong Sheji, to have such a person in the court." Ma Yuan sighed and nodded lightly.  At this time, the door of the White Tiger Festival Hall had been closed, and the naval officer and the staff officer brought by Zhang Shanfu were waiting outside.  Zhang Shanfu had informed him in advance that he would first discuss military aircraft secretly with Zhao Xingde.  Therefore, at this time, only Zhao Xingde and Zhang Shanfu were in the White Tiger Hall. After a secret discussion, the other officers entered the White Tiger Hall to discuss together.  Zhao Xingde was originally the general of the Xia Kingdom, so there was no need to avoid talking secretly with Zhang Shanfu. This arrangement fell into the eyes of interested people and aroused some suspicion.  "These are all General Zhang." After the two sat down, Zhao Xingde looked at Zhang Shanfu and said with a smile, "The ability to strategize?" "I don't dare to take it seriously," Zhang Shanfu shook his head, looking at Zhao Xingde as if he didn't recognize him.  With a look on his face, he confirmed that he was not meaningless. He nodded again, raised the tea cup, took a sip, and said slowly, "The rebellious party has been planning for a long time. Although it is not obvious, there are clues that have already been revealed to His Majesty, Prime Minister Liu, and Zhang  I noticed a thing or two, but I didn't expect that they were so eager to launch their attack, and they didn't hesitate to gamble with the fate of the country, which caused His Majesty to almost fall into Kangguo. Speaking of which, this is all my responsibility. However, although the rebellious party was temporarily powerful,  He is about to run out of energy. With your knowledge, it is probably not difficult to tell." He looked at Zhao Xingde, nodded slowly, pondered for a moment, and then said, "General Zhao, you have been in office for two dynasties and have weathered many hardships in Guandong and Guanxi.  Among the talents of the next generation, they are unparalleled. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Prime Minister Liu Yicheng also agree with you. Now is the time to make a difference. As the saying goes, times make heroes. You must seize this opportunity. " Zhang  Shanfu put down the tea cup, leaned back, changed into a comfortable position and leaned on the back of the chair. He looked out the window, not looking at Zhao Xingde, as if he was admiring the scenery on the river bank opposite the porthole.  On the river bank, the fire gunners were camping. Unlike the sailors who only went ashore occasionally, the fire gunmen loved to stay on the shore whenever they had the chance.  Most of these fire gunmen are Guandong people, coming from countries thousands of miles away. They took sea ships to the place where Xia Kingdom came after a hundred years of expansion. Most of them can't ride horses or even wield swords.  , which makes them rely on the firearms in their hands a hundred times more than the Xia people, treating them as the basis of life.  In turn, firearms exerted unprecedented and stable power in the hands of these people.  They are the sharp sword in Zhao Xingde's hands and the biggest support behind him.  The Marching Department is in charge of marching order and can be called half of the Military Law Department.  As the number one person in the general's palace, Zhang Shanfu always leads by example and sits upright in front of junior officers, even in front of junior generals.  On the contrary, this seemingly casual gesture was used when His Majesty was discussing military and state affairs with important officials such as Liu Yi and Xu Wenhu who were of similar seniority.  Zhao Xingde was able to reach the point of being equal to him so quickly. If he was from Kansai, even if he was a junior, Zhang Shanfu would be more pleased than unwilling.  But he was a Kanto native who was inextricably related to the Great Song Dynasty. This had to make Zhang Shanfu's mood complicated.  Everything in the world is like chess, because this is from KantoFor the younger generation who has faced difficulties, how many variables have occurred in this chess game?
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