: Having more daughters means strong support

Chapter 035

Dengzhou Weizuo Qianhu City is already in sight.

Jin Yousheng got angry and had blisters on his mouth. There was nothing he could do. Even though he was a third-grade commander, he was nothing compared to Sun Yuanhua, a second-grade governor.

If Qin Wu cannot be dealt with, Sun Yuanhua will definitely deal with himself. This is no joke. Although Sun Yuanhua, the governor of Denglai, is not a big shot in the court, in Jin Yousheng's eyes, Sun Yuanhua has Xu Guangqi, the Minister of Rites.

As a teacher, he was also recommended by Liang Yandong, Minister of the Ministry of War, and 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. It seemed 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 on the city walls and in front of the city gate with their heads held high. Although these military households' clothes were in tatters, many of them still had dried blood on their bodies.

, there are also mottled blood stains on and under the city wall.

None of these scenes seem like a defeated battle.

Instead, it felt like a great victory.

At this moment, the scout came over and reported: "Master Commander, there are many, many..."

"So many 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 were also tied up with their hands in 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, 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 the 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 the Dengzhou Guard.

Qin Wu has always been the only powerful landowner who swept through the Dengzhou Guards and various states and counties. The last time he assembled an army of five thousand in Dengzhou, they still failed and returned with heavy losses. I never thought that Qin Wu's troops were not more than a thousand, but the number had soared to four.

More than a thousand people, these more than 4,000 people actually allowed Cheng Shijie to annihilate his entire army in one battle. This was so shocking.

Jin Yousheng also remembered 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, had 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 permanent friends or enemies, only permanent interests. The fundamental reason why Jin Yousheng was unhappy with Cheng Shijie was because Cheng Shijie blocked other people's positions and affected Jin Yousheng's fortune.

Compared to, it seems less important.

"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, reached out and took Cheng Shijie's hand.

This made Cheng Shijie feel like the hairs all over his body were standing on end. Could 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 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 came to Zuoqianhu City, Cheng asked Huang to command Tongzhi!"

Huang Zuxin's face darkened: "It's not that Mr. 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."

"Dare you disobey me!"

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 parties 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, who was camping on the spot outside the city.

When it was time to turn on the lights, Cheng Shijie came to Jin Yousheng's Chinese army tent. This tent was very large, covering more than three hundred 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, and Cheng Shijie arrived at 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 said with a smile: "Cheng Qianhu, you are late. Shouldn't you punish yourself with three cups?"

Cheng Shijie raised his hand and said: "The Qianhu Office is busy with affairs, and the general is too busy. I am tired of waiting for so long. 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 Distillery. This is also the most famous local liquor in Hanhai City. Although it is not well-known, it is

What's better 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 is 68 degrees and 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 poured by Cheng Hu. 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 started, 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 was only the commander of the Dengzhou Guard, he was in charge of eight thousand-household stations, eighty hundred-household stations, and 1.2 million acres of military settlements, so his annual income was naturally considerable.

Although the military attache's status is not high, it is important to compare with who to compare with. Dengzhou is a coastal commercial city. If merchants want to do business in Dengzhou, they also need the care of the Dengzhou guards. Therefore, Jin Yousheng's money does not come from someone like Cheng Shijie.

Xiaoqianhu can be compared.

Ordinary soldiers are hungry and cold, but the generals have plenty of fish and meat. How can such an army win the war? The generals spend extravagantly, but the soldiers starve to death...

As the wine passed through three rounds, the dishes passed through five flavors.

Jin Yousheng clapped his hands, and a gust of fragrant wind came over. Rings jingled, skirts fluttered, and more than a dozen singers and dancers came meandering over, spreading their wide sleeves and dancing gracefully. The grace of the dance was indescribable, and a large number of people watched.

The old man's eyes were straight.

Jin Yousheng had actually learned that Cheng Shijie and Huang Zuxin were secretly negotiating. As long as they were willing to talk, that would be 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 is not an exaggeration to say that you can pick one out of ten thousand.
To be continued...