Of course, Deng Ming didn't know that he had two more brothers, and he appeared in Shandong and Guangdong almost at the same time, and he would not have expected that he would have more and more brothers.

At this time, the expeditionary army withdrew from Myanmar was resting in Jianchang. Last autumn, the Sichuan Army following Deng Ming from Chengdu had a total of 8,000 people. After nearly a year, they once again came to Feng Shuangli's territory under the banner of Deng Ming, and at this time there were only more than 6,000 people left in the Sichuan Army.

More than 500 soldiers were killed in Myanmar, and more than 1,000 people died in foreign countries due to illness, accidents, serious injuries, etc. The bodies of these deceased were put in a coffin by Deng Ming and transported back to the country without hesitation. Although Deng Ming himself did not believe in any theory of ghosts and gods, the Sichuan Army was unwilling to see his originally alive companions become ghosts from a foreign land, and Deng Ming was unwilling to leave their bodies abroad, for fear that their cemetery would not be well taken care of.

On the way back to China, Deng Ming did not mind placing these coffins outside his camp. At first, the Ming army was a little taboo about this, and the soldiers were also a little afraid of possible ghost harassment. But Deng Ming said to everyone: "These soldiers were our friends during their lifetime. How could they be detrimental to us when they died and had spirits? They would definitely bless our army."

There are many ways to ward off evil spirits among the people, and the same is true in the army. For example, hang a sword at the door of the camp. It is said that ghosts will retreat when they see a weapon that has killed people. It is more effective than hanging portraits of door gods or red cloth strips at the door. However, Deng Ming does not use any of these methods, and it also means that he hopes to reunite with his subordinates. Deng Ming believes that all the words of fearing ghosts are insults to the dead.

Under the influence of Deng Ming, people in the Sichuan Army also began to change their views. Many people thought that Deng Ming’s words were very reasonable. The fallen soldiers were all friends of their comrades and would never come to cause trouble for themselves. Some people even remembered that many soldiers died in order to cover their companions. Since that is the case, how could they come to find the person they wanted to cover during their lifetime as scapegoats?

After entering Yunnan, Deng Ming chose a place to bury the bodies of the soldiers. This place is already China's territory, and if the coffin is continued, the rotten corpses will also cause hygiene risks. However, Deng Ming told Li Dingguo that he only asked Li Dingguo to take care of these soldiers for a few years. In the past few years, he would send people to get the coffin and bring the bones of these sacrificed Sichuan soldiers back to Chengdu.

After arriving in Jianchang, Deng Ming asked his subordinates to send some of the armor back to western Sichuan first. Feng Shuangli is currently definitely Deng Ming's most reliable ally. No matter from any perspective, Jianchang has no reason to be unfavorable to Deng Ming.

When he was in Kunming, although the Sichuan Army and the Yunnan Army were harmonious, they were not completely unwarranted in their hearts; Deng Ming was like this, and the same was true for Li Dingguo. So after seeing that Wu Sangui had no intention of invading, Deng Ming quickly bid farewell to Li Dingguo and led his troops to Jianchang. After Deng Ming left Yunnan, he not only felt relieved, but even Li Dingguo could have a stable sleep. If thousands of Sichuan Army were stationed next to Kunming and the King of Jin was not prepared at all, then he would be irresponsible to all his subordinates. When people arrived at this position, some things had nothing to do with morality and trust, but they had to be done.

After returning to Jianchang, the Sichuan Army felt that they had returned to friendly land. Although they had not returned to their hometown in western Sichuan, the officers no longer required soldiers according to wartime standards. They were nervous for almost a year, and it was time to take a break.

While the Sichuan soldiers were enjoying the entertainment of Jianchang and relaxing around Jianchang Lake, Deng Ming settled the accounts with Feng Shuangli. The two families have been working together for so long and their friendship is already very good. However, Deng Ming insisted on making the accounts clear. All the funds owed to Jianchang in western Sichuan should be paid off early and accompanied by interest.

Feng Shuangli, who knew Deng Ming's temper, was not too polite. After Deng Ming settled the food, cloth, and freight for him to ask Jianchang to help transport the spoils, Feng Shuangli generously stated that the expenses of the Sichuan Army in Jianchang during this period were considered to be the treats of their Jianchang generals.

This time, with Deng Ming's troops, Jianchang benefited a lot, and the price was very small. The Jianchang army also paid hundreds of people, but they were basically the auxiliary soldiers brought. Many of them died in the spontaneous resistance of the Burmese people because of Bai Wenxuan's poor occupation policy. A group of auxiliary soldiers and a small number of cavalry died in exchange for further improvement in relations with Kunming, continued deepening of cooperation with Chengdu, and a large number of material seizures and slave labor. Feng Shuangli felt that this transaction was too cost-effective-Di Sanxi did not bring back the bodies of the Jianchang soldiers, but buried them on the spot in Myanmar.

During the meeting with Deng Ming, Feng Shuangli vaguely revealed that he wanted to send Jianchang troops to Sichuan to assist in the war. Deng Ming certainly welcomed this. Although the number of Jianchang factions cannot be compared with Chengdu, they are also quite complicated. They are also an alliance established to fight against the threat from Kunming. Deng Ming saw that the leaders and generals of each battalion were staying in their own defense zones, operating their own territory and military garrisons, and only came to Jianchang to meet Feng Shuangli when they had something to do. The King of Qingyang himself was shaken for a moment and acquiesced to his subordinates surrender to the Qing court, he could no longer restore his courage in the past. Now Feng Shuangli has no ambition to dominate the side at all, but simply wants to keep his life and his current status, and has no desire to integrate the Qin and Shu forces in Jianchang.

Deng Ming thought that such a loose Jianchang Alliance would be easier to deal with, at least it would be easier to reach understanding and cooperate with than the cohesive King of Jin. Therefore, Deng Ming told Feng Shuangli and other Jianchang generals that if anyone wants to send troops to help the battle, western Sichuan is very welcome. However, when dealing with spoils, western Sichuan will still distribute the amount of efforts as a proportion. Therefore, if Jianchang reinforcements want to get a piece of the pie, they need to send elite soldiers and strong generals with real combat effectiveness.

At Feng Shuangli, Deng Mingcai heard that the Kui Dong army was besieging Chongqing, and there might have been fierce battles at this time.

"Chongqing is tasteless, but it's a pity to abandon it." Deng Ming didn't know how many achievements the Sichuan army had achieved in Zhejiang, but even if he knew, he would still sigh to Feng Shuangli. Deng Ming didn't want to send all the population to farm, but he didn't want to make agricultural production lacking manpower. How to choose and balance have always caused a headache for Deng Ming. If he was responsible for occupying Chongqing, it would mean that another large number of people had to leave production and were responsible for defending Chongqing and transporting materials.

After telling Feng Shuangli these worries, Deng Ming whispered softly as if he was talking to himself: "I don't know if General Yuan is willing to move to Chongqing? But if he is guarding me, I may have to spend a lot of money to subsidize him, otherwise how would General Yuan do it?"

Hearing this, Feng Shuangli thought about it, although he didn't quite understand why Deng Ming ignored the occupation of land, Chongqing was a major city. Liu Wenxiu talked about this place with Feng Shuangli many times, pointing out that this was a must-have for attacking Baoning and even advancing to Hanzhong and Xi'an, and it was also a key point to cover Sichuan's safety.

"If Chongqing is my territory, then will Xi'an be mine in Hanzhong and Xi'an in the future?" This thought flashed through Feng Shuangli's mind, but it was just a moment. The ambition that just emerged disappeared without a trace in the next moment. When the emperor abandoned the country and Di Sanxi and others insisted on surrendering, Feng Shuangli had a fierce psychological struggle, but after that step, now he regards peace and leisurely life more than anything else: "If you arrive in Chongqing, you have to fight with Chengdu and Kuidong, and you must also guard against Baoning's attack; if you plan to fight the Northern Expedition, you must actively train your soldiers and collect information from Baoning and Hanzhong... Alas, I have been working hard for a lifetime, and I can finally enjoy a little blessing here, so why do you have to torment yourself?"

Since Feng Shuangli followed Zhang Xianzhong, he has been living a risky life of running around. Unlike now, as long as he helps Chengdu transport some supplies to Kunming, he can get compensation for various luxury goods; occasionally sending people to help Deng Ming fight, and gold and silver will be put into bags. Feng Shuangli thought this kind of life was pretty good. Thinking of this, Feng Shuangli decided to go to Chongqing. In the past, Feng Shuangli only needed to be on guard against Kunming, but now his relationship has improved, and even Kunming does not need to be wary of it; there is Chengdu in the north and Kunming in the south. Since it is impossible to expand its territory, even this thought can be saved.

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It was also from Feng Shuangli that Deng Ming learned that the Senate and Imperial Parliament in Sichuan had begun to operate, and he could even organize an Eastern Expedition while he was out. While the army was resting in Jianchang, Deng Ming sent people to Chengdu to inquire about the situation of the Eastern Expedition and the situation in Chongqing. At this time, the left-behind personnel in Myanmar continued to send the report back.

Deng Ming left hundreds of Sichuan soldiers in Myanmar. They would send a copy of the general situation in northern Myanmar back to the country every once in a while, and would send an emergency reply if there was an emergency. However, Deng Ming was also very clear that this kind of report was just a matter of peace of mind. He had to travel through mountains and rivers when sending a piece of intelligence from Myanmar. It was so far that he could not command remotely. If something happened, Deng Ming could only watch and could not intervene in time.

"Is there any better communication method?" Deng Ming thought for a long time, but couldn't figure out how to invent the telegram, so he had to throw this idea aside.

The situation in northern Myanmar was still stable. Left-behind personnel reported that Siam seemed to launch an attack on Myanmar, and Siam's envoys sneaked into northern Myanmar, wanting to contact the Ming army and jointly attack Mangbai.

"Before Mangru, Panggu could control southern Myanmar, it was not in the interests of the empire to destroy Mangbai." Near Zhuzhechi, Zhao Tianba stayed with Deng Ming for so long, and his worldview was very much in line with Duke Bao: "Even if Mangru, Panggu could control southern Myanmar, and let them unify Myanmar may not be a good thing. As for Siam, their relationship with us is still acceptable now, but if we help Siam unify Myanmar for this, it would definitely be thankless."

"Not bad, not bad." Deng Ming praised: "Now Brother Zhao led his army to Jiangnan alone, which should not be difficult."

"What is most worrying is whether Pang Gao will tell the truth in the future." Zhao Tianba accepted all the praises of Deng Ming. He pointed out a hidden danger, that is, the impersonation of the name always makes Pang Gao uneasy, and he often whispers to Deng Ming's left-behind personnel about this.

"So what? Why is Manglu the son of Mangda? Because we need him, the Imperial Guard and Yang Gelao need him, and the monks of Burma also need him; when Mangbai is deposed in the future, those who turn to Manglu need him to continue to be Mangda's son; Mangda's remnants will also say he is in order to get preferential treatment; even Mangbai himself may one day insist that Manglu is Mangda's son - of course, when Mangbai is not going well, after all, a fake without hatred is better than a nephew who really has a hatred for killing his father." Deng Ming laughed: "When all Burmese people say he is, he said he is not, isn't he? Can this kind of thing be decided by him?"

...

Beijing.

"Does Brother Yang have any worries?"

The owner's behavior today is a bit strange. He always looks unsteady when drinking. Several guests have noticed this a long time ago. But the owner just kept drinking and didn't explain for a long time. Finally, someone couldn't help asking questions.

The host did not immediately answer the guest's curious questions, but filled the wine glass again, lifted it up and drank it all... Then another glass... and then the third glass.

Among the guests invited, one was an officer from the Green Camp of the Capital, and the other was a bannerman's coat, but the owner firmly believed that they were all loyal friends whom he could trust.

"My destiny is not Yang Qilong." The master slapped the wine glass heavily on the table, as if he had made a great determination: "You have heard of the third prince of Sichuan, have you heard of it? He is my brother!"
Chapter completed!