When Qiu Zhenhai saw that Yang Zhen spoke so seriously and thought so long-term, it was still the scorching early summer before him, and he had already thought of the severe winter of March 9th. He sighed in his heart that he had finally invested in the right person. He suppressed his smile, clasped his fists at Yang Zhen and said:

"Don't worry, Commander-in-Chief, I know this for my humble duty! With Commander-in-Chief's care and support, Qiu's unit can survive no matter how hard it is!

"And no matter how hard it is, can it be difficult to survive the days we had in Dongjiang Town?! Those hard days are over, and no matter how we live now, they are all good days!"

At that time, although the guerrilla zone in Dongjiang Town was vast, many of the islands it occupied were actually places where birds did not lay eggs and rabbits did not poop. Most of them were deserted areas hanging on the sea alone and unable to grow much food.

island.

Most of the supplies that Dongjiang Town needs must be supplied by the imperial court or obtained from North Korea. The supply of supplies is extremely unstable.

Lack of pay, lack of food and even lack of water are all common things that happen from time to time. Whenever the food shortage lasts for a long time, groups of old, weak, sick and disabled people will starve to death, and these are also common in Dongjiang Town.

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Anyway, in troubled times, human lives are worse than dogs. Neither the imperial court in the capital nor the Dongjiang General Military Office in Pidao, which took the lead in controlling the supplies exported to the island, never took these situations seriously.

Yang Zhen thought of the tragic situations on many islands under the jurisdiction of Dongjiang Town in history, and secretly sighed in his heart.

Regarding Qiu Zhenhai's team, Yang Zhen reminded him of everything that needed to be reminded. Now that he was asked to do more, he couldn't do more. After much deliberation, he had no choice but to let him work hard on his own.

On this small hill, Yang Zhen had already roughly understood the general appearance of the boat camp at Zhimao Bay. He looked at the sky and was about to head back home. He also planned to take a look at Yu Liangtai's camp at the mouth of the Xiaoling River.

Just as he was about to speak, he suddenly heard a burst of shouting from people and horses below the hill.

Everyone around Yang Zhen was surprised for a moment, and quickly turned around to check. In just a moment, they saw Dunn riding his horse directly up the hill and appearing in front of everyone.

Dunn, who was originally anxious, saw Yang Zhen and the others, and immediately beamed with joy. He quickly got off his horse, walked quickly to the crowd, and whispered to Yang Zhen:

"Sir! There is news from Zhangjiakou! Yang Shen and Yang Defei have sent people back!"

Dunn's tone was low and urgent, and there was an indescribable excitement inside and outside his words, even in his expression and tone.

"Ah?! Who is back?! Where is he now?!"

Although Dunn's voice was low, Zhang Degui, who was standing next to Yang Zhen, could still hear it clearly. At this time, other people around Yang Zhen didn't know what the news from Zhangjiakou meant, but Zhang Degui knew it was something.

The stakes are high.

Moreover, he saw that Dunn's excitement was definitely not the result of Yang Shen's success in recruiting troops. Ninety-nine percent of it was the result of another matter that Yang Zhen assigned to Yang Shen and the others at that time.

Therefore, when Zhang Degui heard what Dunn said, he was so surprised that he asked questions. It was not until he said it that he realized that there were many talkative people around Yang Zhen at this time, and it was really inappropriate to discuss this matter in public.

But since Zhang Degui asked, Dunn had to answer him.

At this moment, Dunn nodded to Zhang Degui and said, "The one who came back is Jiali Zhu! Now in Songshan City, it's in the Assistant Camp Affairs Office of our General Military Mansion!"

"Oh, Jiazhu, could it be that stupid big black guy under Yang Shen?! Then I know him!"

Zhang Degui heard Dunn say the name and immediately knew who the person was. He immediately said to Yang Zhen: "Sir! It's not too late for us to go out for this trip. Should we go back now?"

When Yang Zhen originally heard Jie Lizhu's name, he didn't have much of an impression, but when he heard Zhang Degui mention that this man was a tall, dark man, his mind immediately recalled the scene when Yang Shen said goodbye to him a month ago.

Suddenly I remembered that there was such a person.

Yang Shen and his party went to Xuan Mansion to recruit troops. They have been gone for a month or so, and finally it is time to send back some news.

Qiu Zhenhai and others didn't know what was going on. Seeing Dunn, Zhang Degui and Yang Zhen all looked very serious about the visitor, they didn't say anything and were all waiting for Yang Zhen's decision.

"It's time to go back!"

Yang Zhen said this first, and then turned around and said to Qiu Zhenhai: "I leave this matter to you, brother Qiu, in our Songshan Zhimao Bay Boat Camp! I urge the brothers in the fleet to take advantage of the good weather now.

Work hard and make more reserves, so that when winter comes, everyone's life will be better!"

After Yang Zhen said this to Qiu Zhenhai, without waiting for his response, he said to Zhang Degui: "Let's go! Let's go back to the city first!"

After finishing speaking, he turned around and walked towards the foot of the hill.

By the time the group of people returned to Songshan City from the east gate, the sun had already begun to set, and the golden light in the sky shone on the houses and streets in Songshan, giving people a strange feeling.

Yang Zhen didn't speak any more along the way. His mind was racing with thoughts, and he eagerly hoped that the payer sent back by Yang Shen would bring him the best news he expected.

Besides, it is already late May, spring has already begun to bloom on the grassland, warblers are flying and grass is growing, and it is time for the caravans from Xuanda to take off from abroad.

In this era, there are few good times of the year on the grassland, and May to September are the best days of the year.

They set out in May and headed north to the grasslands laden with all kinds of goods from the pass. They then traveled to various tribes, which took several months and traveled thousands of miles. When they returned in September, they were laden with harvests and various goods from the grasslands outside the pass and the northeast.

Specialties.

Every time I go this way, I make huge profits.

If it were a time of peace, it wouldn't be a big deal to do this. It would be a good thing to exchange what we have and start trade.

But in this day and age, to do so is to complicate the captives, to support the enemy, and to endanger the country of one's parents.

Let's say that Yang Zhen returned to the General Military Mansion, dismounted, drove away several assistants from the Assistant Camp Affairs Office, and then led the way directly to the Second Entry Courtyard with Dunn leading the way.

As soon as he entered the so-called hanging flower ceremony gate of the second courtyard, Yang Zhen saw Ma Keqing, accompanied by Xu Changyong, Meng He, Li Ma and a tall and dark man, coming out of the main room of the second hall.

"Oh my brother! You're back! That boy Yang Shen sent someone to deliver news from outside! And this boy is quite tight-lipped. He won't say anything without seeing you in front of you!"

Xu Changyong knew that Yang Shen went to Xuanfu to recruit troops. As for the other purpose behind it, Yang Zhen didn't want to completely hide it from Xu Changyong at the time, so he knew more or less.

At the same time, when Meng He went to the border area, he went with Yang Shen and others for the first half of the journey. In addition, Yang Zhen repeatedly asked Li Ma about the situation of the trade route on the grassland outside the Great Wall, which gave them many ideas.

At that moment, Xu Changyong met Yang Zhen and explained the situation in a few words.

It turned out that Xu Changyong and the others set out from Rufenggang at noon today and crossed the Wuxin River to the west. They rode their horses for routine patrol and polished the newly formed cavalry, so they went a little further.

Just on the west side of the Wuxin River, close to the outside, he ran into a man and two horses galloping towards Songshan. He was immediately surrounded and captured.

Fortunately, Gao Lizhu, a tall and dark man, had left a deep impression on the short, fat and stocky Xu Changyong when he was in the advance battalion artillery team. Otherwise, I don’t know what would have happened at that time.

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In this way, Xu Changyong, who knew that the matter was not simple, led a group of people, escorted the pillars, and rushed directly to Songshan City.

After Yang Zhen heard Xu Changyong explain the situation in a few words, he immediately stopped in the yard, looked at Jiaozhu standing in the crowd like a black iron tower, and prepared to ask questions.

At this time, the black iron tower-like Jiaolizhu took a few steps forward, knelt down on one knee in front of Yang Zhen and saluted, and said: "Young Jiaolizhu, I have met the Commander-in-Chief!

"The younger one brought back a message from Yang Shoubei! Yang Shoubei told the younger one to tell the young man the message in person to the Commander-in-Chief, and ask him to remove the others!"

As the name suggests, the person who holds the pillar is as tall as a pillar when standing. Even when he is kneeling on the ground, he is not much different from Xu Changyong standing.

At this time, Gao Lizhu's clothes and armor were shabby, his hair was unkempt, his beard was unkempt, his already dark complexion looked even darker, and he was covered in filth, exuding a sour and rancid smell.

However, his expression was serious, his eyes were firm, and his words were unsmiling. His words were decisive and could not be refuted at all.

"Look! Look! Damn it, this kid has a tight mouth!"

As soon as Gao Lizhu finished speaking, Xu Changyong on the other side shook his head, laughed and cursed, and while talking, he walked towards the front yard, and the other people he brought with him also smiled bitterly and prepared to leave.

"Brother Xu! You stay here! Old Zhang! You stay here too! Let's talk in the house! The others will wait in this courtyard!"

After Yang Zhen said this, he first lifted the pillar up, then walked to the official room in the second hall, walked to the door, and turned back to Ma Keqing and said:
Chapter completed!