When Deng Ming went to war, he took away 10,000 soldiers and sailors, plus a total of 12,000 auxiliary soldiers, and took more than 70 sailboats. All the auxiliary soldiers and some sailors did not follow Deng Ming eastward, but had already returned to Chengdu.

"So many ships!" The Ming army guards on Baidi City watched Deng Ming's fleet sail out of Kuimen. At that time, it was already a powerful fleet that the Ming army in Sichuan had never had in many years. The Ming army fleet that entered Kuimen this time was even larger than when they left. There were more than 500 ships of all sizes, carrying 10,000 officers and soldiers from Sichuan, and more than 30,000 Ding Zhuang recruited along the way, more than 4,000 brides who married Sichuan, as well as many teachers, craftsmen and apprentices.

Deng Ming took a clutch in front of the fleet with several guards and rushed to Fengjie to pay homage to Wen Anzhi as fast as possible. When Deng Ming had already arrived at Fengjie Wharf and left the boat to land, the huge Ming fleet had just arrived in a small half from Kuimen. In addition to the ships loaded with officers and soldiers, there were also many large ships carrying food, cloth, metal and horses in the fleet. They slowly sailed past Baidi City and drove towards the mooring ground of Caotang Lake.

The shipping in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River has become increasingly busy this year. Both Baidi City and Fengjie have expanded their docks, but the guards of Baidi City kept shaking their heads when they saw such a huge fleet: "The docks of Baidi City and Fengjie are not enough. The ship behind can only be tied to the ship in front."

"It's probably more than one floor," another guard pointed to the direction of Kuimen and said, "Look, the ships over there are still driving in."

"When the Tartars forced their way through the Three Gorges and transported grain to the Wu bandits, they had never come so many boats in total," the soldiers on Baidi City saw the atmosphere of the Ming fleet and straightened their waists: "Does there still be ships in Jiangnan? The admiral wouldn't have brought all the ships in Jiangnan back."

While the sentries in Baidi City were talking, Deng Ming had already walked into Fengjie's yamen and entered Wen'anzhi's lobby. The Wen Commander, who had already received the sentry report, was dressed in a well-equipped manner and sat upright on his Grand Master's chair.

Seeing that Wen Anzhi was serious again, Deng Ming knew that he would probably be scolded again this time. The four and five guards he brought were also aware of this. Since Wen Anzhi did not let Deng Ming sit down, they stood behind Deng Ming and waited for the inevitable questioning.

"Deng Ming, do you know your guilt?" Wen Anzhi snorted and shouted.

This sentence sounds like it has appeared in many movies in Deng Ming's previous life. Most of the people asked in the movie will look innocent and answer with a "I don't know". However, Deng Ming did not have the courage, so he honestly bowed his head and admitted his mistake: "I don't know the crime."

"Just know the crime." Wen Anzhi nodded and said sternly: "How can the imperial court be proclaimed by himself? Last time you became an admiral of Jiangnan, and I promised it; this time you served as the admiral of the Yangtze River again and did not say hello to me. If this kind of thing spreads, what will the people in the world think of you? You will definitely think that you are domineering and do not take the priest and the court's laws seriously."

"What the supervisor blamed." Deng Ming bowed and took the blame.

"There is also this document, which is really unreasonable!" Wen Anzhi talked about the Yiling Declaration that Deng Ming, Li Laiheng and Liu Tichun made not long ago: "They are both dukes of the court, and you are also ministers of the court. As a result, you got together and shouted that the saints were hunting in the south. Do you also have the saints to take care of the affairs of the saints? This is the second sin! There are also the third sin..."

Wen Anyi's deputy said with a heartbroken expression: "You are all ministers of the court! If you want to be an example of your subordinates, how can you be petty and unwilling to suffer any loss? You even have to set up a committee to coordinate disputes... Now that the state is difficult, you should of course be humble to each other and take a step back in everything. You respect me and I respect you. If everyone in charge of the officers and soldiers are like you three, then when will the great cause of Zhongxing be completed?"

"What the Supervisor is blamed." Seeing that Wen Anzhi stopped and started drinking tea, Deng Ming judged based on his experience that the other party had probably finished scolding. He didn't argue and replied this sentence over and over again.

"You should take care of yourself!" Wen Anzhi said this and officially declared that his reproach would end.

"Sit." Wen Anzhi asked Deng Ming to sit down. After Deng Ming sat down, Wen Anzhi ordered with a smile: "After the battle of Gaoyou, please tell me quickly."

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On the wall of Fengjie, the guards were also looking at the Ming army fleet that covered the river. The pier in Baidi City was already full of ships, and the subsequent ships could only move towards Fengjie.

The ships transporting the women's camp leaned on the dock, and a large number of girls from Jiangxi and Huguang set foot on the land of Fengjie. Deng Ming arranged for soldiers to be stationed outside the city and let these military families live in the city. The curious girls carried box cages in their dowry, chattered through the city gate, pointed at the inside and outside of Kuizhou Prefecture, and talked loudly.

"It's better to have the soldiers from the capital," the Fengjie soldiers on the city gate tower heard that these were brides from Chengdu. Every time Deng Ming returned to the army, the Fengjie garrison could get a lot of food and clothes, but it was naturally worse than the Chengdu soldiers: "It's better when the admiral took us out of Kuimen."

Behind the ship transporting the women's camp was a ship transporting war horses. After the pedal was set up, the Mongolian Fur led the war horses down from the ship one by one. After sitting in the Yangtze River for so long, Fur is no longer as dizzy as he was at the beginning. Next to Fur was Lei Huo, a recruit from the three walls of the cavalry team. Along the way, the two of them became familiar with each other. The experience of caring for horses together made them have friendship with each other.

Every horse that came off the boat had to be inspected by Fuer. He was originally a military veterinarian of the Eight Banners of Mongolia. During the Battle of Gaoyou Lake, he was not sent to the front line as a veterinarian. After the outer camp collapsed, he and his companions fled to the direction of the imperial camp. After dawn, in the battle between the Mongols, he was still defeated by Deng Ming from the suicide squad because of his identity as a veterinarian.

Under the careful care of Fuer and other Mongolians, most of the more than 4,000 horses seized in Gaoyou Lake arrived safely at Kuizhou Prefecture. On the way, Deng Ming gave Hao Yaoqi and He Zhen fifty each, and later gave Li Laiheng and Liu Tichun fifty each. These war horses were carefully selected by the Qing court. After seeing Deng Ming's gift, the four Ming generals were overjoyed.

"After sitting on the boat for a long time, I was a little unenergized, but I had no problems. I jumped around after two days of rest." After checking every war horse he was in charge, Fore said to Lei Huo: "Don't worry, no one can die."

"Okay, go and have a meal." Lei Huo patted Faul on the shoulder.

After the camp was set up, Foer ate while reiterating the old saying: "When will the admiral give us military rank?"

After getting along the way, the Mongolians understood the rank system of the Sichuan Army, and they thought they would be assigned to the cavalry unit by Deng Ming. As far as they knew, the ranks of the cavalry were relatively high, which meant that the welfare benefits would be better. Although Deng Ming did not marry them this time, nor did he give them military uniforms, the Mongolians believed that it was only a matter of time to obtain the treatment of soldiers.

"You are just prisoners of war, not soldiers, don't always think about this." When the Mongolians asked similar questions at the beginning, Lei Huo would sarcastically say a few words, but after seeing these Mongolians taking care of their horses with all their hearts and responsibilities along the way, Lei Huo now felt a little sympathetic to them. He knew that the Fuer in front of him worked diligently because he wanted to gain a place in the Ming army, and he even began to regard himself as a member of the Ming army.

"But we surrendered." Fuer widened his small eyes. According to his understanding, since Deng Ming did not kill him and accepted his surrender, it means that he had been accepted into the Ming army - these Mongolians once wore armor to attack the imperial camp in Shunzhi. They had no second way to go except to join the Ming army.

"You are captured, well, in our Sichuan army, being captured and surrender are two different things." Lei Huo stammered. Seeing that there was more confusion in Fuer's eyes, he shouted: "Eat, eat! I don't count on this matter. I can't know what the admiral will arrange for you."

Fore didn't eat this meal very well because he kept thinking about his future.

Sichuan is a completely unfamiliar world for Forer. As one of the traitors who wanted to kill him quickly, Forer knew that this strange world was his only place to live: "I only know how to be a soldier. I have no other skills except riding horses, serving in the army, and treating horses. I don't even know how to barbecue." While chewing the food in my mouth, Fer thought silently about his thoughts: "Why are captives and surrendering the same thing? But Admiral Deng will definitely let me join the army. If I don't let me join the army, I will starve to death. Admiral Deng transported me to this place all the way. It's impossible for me to starve me to death, right?"

Not only Foer had such questions, but almost all the Mongolians had similar concerns. They were riders selected from the grasslands. After joining the Qing army, they also enjoyed the treatment second only to the Imperial Guards. Over the years, they had no other means of making a living except for being in the army and fighting.

Moreover, these Mongolians have heard of Deng Ming's credibility. Although Deng Ming did not deliberately promote it, his reputation for doing what he said has spread to Beijing. Compared with rural areas where information is more closed, the people in the capital have more information channels.

Beijingers argued that Deng Ming was also trustworthy towards the enemy's captives. Whenever they talked about this, Beijingers would bring a mocking tone. Successful people should be untrustworthy, which has basically become a consensus among people. However, in addition to ridicule, everyone also vaguely admires Deng Ming, who lacks flexibility.

The Mongolians had asked Deng Ming several times about their treatment, hoping to get the guarantee of accepting them to join the Sichuan Army, but they never got it. Recalling the other party's good credit, the Mongolians' concerns became even heavier.
Chapter completed!