Chapter 830: Sunrise in the East (55)

According to modern standards, Niu Zhuang's physique is 1.85 meters, which is more than half a head taller than Gao Yuan. He is an extremely rare big man in this era.

"What a man!" Gao Yuan stretched out his hand and beat Niu Zhuang's chest hard. Seeing that the other man was not moving at all, Gao Yuan couldn't help but praise.

In fact, Niu Zhuang's calves were cramping at this time, but Chen Bin stood aside and stared at him intently. Thinking of Chen Bin's threat, he could only hold on.

"Where are you from?" Gao Yuan asked

"I'm from Tianhe County!" Niu Zhuang was filled with anger as soon as he opened his mouth, and his voice was trembling.

Upon seeing this, Chen Bin immediately answered for him: "Captain, Niu Zhuang is from Tianhe County. He was once a member of Tanfeng's new army. During the Battle of Yuyang, he was captured by our army and was immediately sent to Hetao. , was later picked by his subordinate Fu Xiao, followed Fu Xiao, Niu Teng and the others made great contributions in the surprise attack on Hetao, Niu Teng wanted to take him to where they were, but was intercepted by his subordinates, now follow me, Be a soldier, fight bravely, and not be afraid of death."

Gao Yuan smiled, "Be brave and not afraid of death. I saw it. This guy is the second strong general behind you to rush to the city. He has no weak soldiers!"

Chen Bin couldn't help but smile after hearing this.

"Give him to me!" Gao Yuan said with a smile: "I've fallen in love with him, come and be my personal guard, are you willing to part with him?"

Chen Bin immediately showed a look of embarrassment on his face, "Commander, Niu Zhuang has made great achievements this time. When he returns, I am preparing to promote him to company commander!"

Gao Yuan laughed, "Well, Chen Bin, you actually started bargaining with me. I'm attracted to this guy. I'll give you a hundred horses in exchange for him. How about it? In addition to the normal supplies, I'll give you a third The third division has an extra 100 horses. Do you want to replace the best Donghu horses?"

Gao Yuan said this and turned to look at Sun Xiao beside him. "Is this okay?"

Sun Xiao smiled and said: "The Donghu people have many war horses. This time we have gained a lot. One hundred horses can be exchanged for one warrior, no problem."

Before Chen Bin spoke, Niu Zhuang was already smiling.

"Why are you laughing? Is it because you are willing to be a soldier by my side?" Gao Yuan asked with a smile.

Niu Zhuang chuckled: "Captain, you are laughing at me for being worth a hundred horses. When I was at home, I ate a lot, and my parents often scolded me for eating as much as a cow, but none of them worked. I'm worth a hundred horses now!"

After hearing this,

The generals around laughed. Chen Bin's original intention was to gain some benefits. Gao Yuan really wanted to transfer someone under his command, but it was too late for him to be happy. He immediately said: "Change, Governor, I have changed."

Gao Yuan looked at Niu Zhuang and said, "Okay, from now on. You are my personal soldier. You are from Tianhe. I would like to ask you. Tianhe County is very rich. How did you think of becoming a soldier?"

"Captain, where is Tianhe so rich?" Niu Zhuang looked at Gao Yuan with wide eyes, "There are eight people in my family, father and mother, plus six of our brothers and sisters. For more than a year, I work hard to make a living. Sometimes But I couldn't even fill my stomach. I ate too much and was not welcomed at home, which also affected my family, so I gritted my teeth and became a soldier."

After listening to Niu Zhuang's words, Gao Yuan thought thoughtfully, "Although Tianhe is rich, it has not benefited the general public! Niu Zhuang, you have been serving as a soldier in Hetao for nearly two years. What do you think?"

"Okay!" Niu Zhuang said without hesitation: "When I was a soldier for the imperial court, only half of my monthly salary fell into my hands. But when I joined the Eastern Expeditionary Army, my monthly salary was paid in full and on time. After we win the battle, we say how much silver is rewarded, that is how much silver is rewarded. Now I have given dozens of taels of silver. In Tianhe, our whole family can't earn it no matter how hard we work."

After a pause, he added: "Also, I am a farmer. I also saw the people farming there in Hetao. The taxes are very low. The government even sends people to help harvest when the farming is busy. Every family of the people is extremely rich." As for oil, I was just thinking, when our Eastern Expeditionary Army can reach Tianhe, then our whole family will have a good life."

After hearing Niu Zhuang's words, Gao Yuan nodded slightly. Niu Zhuang came from the lowest level, and what he said and thought were the most primitive and simple hopes and ideas, but this is what Gao Yuan most hopes to see and hear.

To make the lives of all ordinary people better, this is the keynote of all policies of Zhengdong Mansion, and it is also the basis for Zhengdong Mansion to expand to the present level and have strong combat power in a short period of time.

He who wins the hearts of the people wins the world, Gao Yuan will never forget this

"Okay, it won't take long before we reach Tianhe County. Then, you invite me to my home as a guest." Gao Yuan patted his shoulder, "Go find He Weiyuan. From now on, he will be your head."

Niu Zhuang nodded repeatedly and glanced at Chen Bin. Chen Bin smiled and said: "Niu Zhuang, you will be the person next to the governor from now on. Work hard and don't embarrass our brothers in the third division."

"Absolutely not, sir!" Niu Qiang said loudly.

Gao Yuan clapped his hands and said, "Okay, everyone, come in, Dong Hu has already fallen in front of us, and there are more things waiting for us!"

Walking into Gao Yuan's spacious tent, he sat down one by one in order. Gao Yuan looked around at the joyful generals and then said: "There is one thing that only a few people knew because of the upcoming war. In order to prevent you from being distracted during the war, now I can tell you that although we have achieved a huge victory in Donghu, we are facing a huge crisis in our homeland."

As soon as Gao Yuan spoke, except for a few people who knew the inside story, the other generals' faces suddenly became solemn and they looked at Gao Yuan intently, waiting for the next words.

"Just when we launched the general attack on Donghu, Tiandan of Qi State assembled more than 200,000 troops and suddenly launched an attack on Yan State. In a short period of time, he occupied other areas of Yan State except Jicheng. The Yan court is in danger. Maybe as we speak, Tian Dan has already captured Jicheng."

"Tian Dan's goals are not just these. When he was besieging Jicheng, he also sent his general Tian Fucheng to lead a main force of 50,000 to break through Xinhui and break into Langya."

As soon as he finished speaking, there was already a buzz of discussion in the tent. All the generals here knew that almost all the elite troops of Zhengdong Mansion were concentrated in Donghu. At this time, when the mainland was extremely empty, Tian Dan took advantage of the opportunity. , not only Langya, but also Liaoxi, Jishi County, and Hejian County will be threatened.

"So next, we are afraid that we will not be able to rest and recuperate. We will leave the necessary troops to guard Donghu to prevent recurrence. The other troops must set off immediately to return to the homeland and fight back the invading Qi army," Gao Yuandao said

"More than just beating them back? Commander, if the Qi people dare to mess with us, it is the longevity prince who has hanged himself. He is tired of living. We will not only fight them back, but also bite off a piece of meat from his Qi people." Yan Haibo jumped all of a sudden He stood up and shouted angrily, "Captain, my troops are extremely powerful. They didn't make much effort in fighting He Lin this time. Please be ordered to be the vanguard. We will break camp and send out troops tonight. I promise to get to Langya as quickly as possible." If I don’t beat the shit out of Tian Dan, my surname will not be Yan.”

The infantryman stood up leisurely, "Xiaoyanzi, your troops are very capable, but don't forget that you are an infantry general. Can you run as fast with two legs as I can with four legs? The governor has already thought about it. We have decided that the first ones to return are of course our cavalry troops."

As soon as the infantry finished speaking, Gongsun Yi also came over, "General Infantry is right. This matter is urgent. Reinforcement is like putting out a fire. There can be no delay. It is better for our cavalry to attack. From here, as long as the logistics are arranged If it works well, our cavalry can reach Liaoxi and enter Langya in half a month at most!"

Yan Haibo was furious and was about to retaliate, but then he thought about it. The cavalry did run faster than him. Now was the time to rescue him, but he couldn't argue with them. He snorted, sat down, and stopped arguing.

Gao Yuan nodded with satisfaction. Fighting is fighting, but one must have an awareness of the overall situation and cannot affect the entire battle just because of fighting for credit. Yan Haibo is satisfactory in this regard.

"The six thousand infantry cavalry and the independent cavalry division commanded by Gongsun Yi will be the first batch of troops to return to the mainland. You have strong mobility. I hope to return reinforcements as quickly as possible while ensuring that the combat effectiveness is not affected. I estimate that it is basically impossible to defend Langya. The most we can do is defend Langya County, but we must not let the war spread to western Liaoning. Before we launched the attack on Helin, Ye Zhong had already sent the newly formed First Army back, but they Whether you can withstand the Qi army's attack is still a question, so you must be quick."

Sun Xiao continued what Gao Yuan said: "In terms of logistics, generals, please rest assured that we have set up a temporary supply point every other day. We have already started to arrange this before the war. Liaoning Wei Xiangdong, It was arranged by me. After passing the Liaoning Guard, it was arranged by Zheng Junzheng, the governor of western Liaoning, so the cavalry will not have any supply difficulties."

"The cavalry goes first, and other units must also be ready to leave." Gao Yuan turned to look at Xiong Ben, "General Xiong Ben, you and Luo Weiran's troops will still have to stay in Donghu for a while. Although Donghu is destroyed, there are still many unstable areas. Factors, our powerful armed force is indispensable here. He Lanxiong of Donghu Holy City will also bring troops to return this time after your troops arrive. Also accompanying him will be Gao Che, Mugu Lu, and Agu Huai'en. "

The transfer of these three was naturally to make it easier for Kumamoto to unify and rectify Donghu's forces. By the time the three of them returned, a new order in the Liaodong Peninsula had been formed. Even if they had any ideas in their hearts, they would not be able to put them into practice (to be continued)