Guanghaiwei is the Ming Dynasty built the acropolis along the coast of Guangdong Province, like the Yongningwei near the left of Quanzhou, there are no ordinary households inside and outside the acropolis, all are hereditary military households, like a strict military fortress, military households are stationed in the periphery of the acropolis, garrisoned, wartime for soldiers, leisure time for the people. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info

After the fleet docked, it began to set up camp, and Shen Xi sent people to besiege the city to inform Jiao Ye, the commander of the Guanghai Guard, to come and meet him.

As soon as the camp was set up, Jiao Ye brought hundreds of followers to visit Shen Xi.

Jiao Ye is about forty years old, about one meter tall and in his early sixties, his figure is slender, he looks a little weak, and he looks unsmiling, and when he arrives at Shen Xi's big tent, he just clasps his fists and salutes, with a slightly arrogant expression.

There is no difference between the Wei Commander and Shen Xi, the governor of the three provinces, in terms of rank, they are both positive three grades. But Shen Xi is a civil official, and he has the title of the right deputy capital Yushi and the coastal governor of the three provinces, Jiao Ye is only a hereditary military general, and in the Ming Dynasty, which emphasizes literature and light military force, the status of the two in the court is not comparable at all.

Shen Xi asked: "May I ask Commander Jiao, Shangchuan Mountain is only twenty miles away from Guanghaiwei, and now it is entrenched by the Francophone people, why don't you send troops to recover it?" ”

Jiao Ye replied: "Governor Shen, the troops sent by the guard are all dispatched by the imperial court and the capital command envoys, and there was no military order to recover Shangchuan Mountain and Xiachuan Mountain before, what is the point of recovering the desert island for no reason?" ”

If you take the island back, and then send military and civilian households to it, tens of thousands of acres of arable land are at your fingertips, plus the fish harvest, it is not a problem to feed tens of thousands of people.

Shen Xi didn't talk nonsense with such people, and waved his hand to let him return to Guanghaiwei, without even handing over the prisoners and goods.

The 2,000 soldiers led by Shen Xi were all waiting to be rewarded for their merits, and if the prisoners were handed over to Guanghaiwei, the credit might not be stolen by anyone, and he had to think about the people who fought with him.

The prisoners and goods could not be carried on the ship, so Shen Xi had to wait for the arrival of the front army to hand over the trust, so he stayed in Guanghaiwei for a day.

On the fourth day of the winter month, the front army that came by land finally arrived in Guanghaiwei, and the 1,000-foot cavalry set up camp near the Chinese army, which was already exhausted.

Shen Xi's Chinese army and the ship were already feeling hard, and most of the 2,000 men in the front and rear army ran on two legs, and they were exhausted after five days of marching.

Shen Xi finally discovered the flaws in the battle plan he had made before...... This Ming sea frontier because of the sea ban and for many years, the road is not smooth, many places need to open the road in the mountains and meet the water to build bridges, even if the land of 2,000 soldiers and horses can reach Leizhou Mansion, they may not have the strength to return to Guangzhou Mansion before the end of the year.

Rather than this, it is better to have the front and rear troops stationed near the left side of Guanghaiwei, so that when they return, they can cooperate with the fleet to attack Kamikawashima.

Shen Xi summoned Qianhu of the former army, explained the situation, and asked him to station troops in the same place, and at the same time monitor whether Guanghaiwei had any interests with the Franc machine people on Shangchuan Island, and after the rear army arrived, he notified the rear army to be stationed here together.

The fourth day of the winter month, noon.

Shen Xi's Chinese fleet set off again, and Shen Xi was originally going to leave Liuya in Guanghaiwei, but Liuya alertly put on the military uniform that was one size bigger on her body, and followed Shen Xi and Ma Jiu inseparably.

Ma Jiu was always surprised by who this handsome little soldier was, and finally Shen Xi had to explain to him: "This is the boatman's daughter, staying on the command ship to take care of my daily ......"

Ma Jiu looked at Shen Xi with a little surprise, as if to say, the adults led the troops to fight the bandits, and actually brought their female dependents by their side?

Shen Xi turned to Liuya, pointed at Ma Jiu, and said, "Follow him in the future and be a handyman." ”

Not only did Liuya not understand the new term "handyman", but even Ma Jiu was puzzled by this, Shen Xi explained slightly: "You just do what you are told to do, just be diligent with your legs and feet, and eat with your own strength." ”

Shen Xi let Ma Jiu know that Liuya was his daughter, mainly because he wanted to send Liuya to Ma Jiu's boat, so that when he got on the boat, got off the boat, and even went to sleep, there would not be a follower around him at any time.

These six girls obviously didn't understand anything, except for walking a little more steadily on the boat, Shen Xi didn't see any advantages in her. In his plan, after returning to Guangzhou Mansion, he would leave her at home as a maid.

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Starting from Guanghaiwei, passing through Hailangsuo, passing through Beijin Port, and then passing through Hailing Mountain, we arrived at Pisces Institute two days later.

Hailang and Pisces are both thousands of households, stationed in thousands of households even if they are arrogant and domineering on weekdays, and claim to be the king and hegemon in the jurisdiction, but because the grade is not high, they will greet Shen Xi and his party with high standards, and the fleet will send comfort meat and food as soon as possible after docking, and be diligent.

On the evening of the arrival at the Pisces, there was a strong wind blowing at sea, and the waves were turbulent, but fortunately, the harbor in front of the Pisces was a natural harbor with a deep draft, and the ships could be moored directly to the shore.

Shen Xi was a little seasick and went ashore as soon as possible, while Ma Jiu stayed on the boat to direct the ship to berth, but a big wave came, the hull of the ship tilted, and a box of shells fell unsteadily and fell into the sea, and a group of people hurriedly pulled the rope, but not only did the shell box not be pulled, but several people fell into the sea together.

The officers and men in the south knew a lot about water, but there were also landlubbers, and two or three of them shouted for help, and the officers and men on board hurriedly rescued people.

Ma Jiu knew how to water, a fierce man planted into the sea, and then began to save people, and then several officers and soldiers who knew how to water jumped into the icy sea water, and successively sent the officers and soldiers who could not know how to fall into the water ashore. Ma Jiu was very responsible, and let the rescue officers and soldiers go ashore one by one, but when it was his turn, he gradually sank to the bottom of the sea due to exhaustion of physical strength.

"Help! Pull the rope! ”

The boat didn't dare to get too close, so as not to get Ma Jiu into the bottom of the boat, the sea was stormy and rough, Ma Jiu was still struggling on the water at first, and slowly stopped moving behind.

Shen Xi on the shore personally jumped into the boat and directed people to row to the place where Ma Jiu sank, only to see a figure jumping directly from the board of the big boat, like a carp into the water, without even splashing a splash.

It's Liuya.

Liuya swims very fast, like a white stripe in the waves, she drags the rope loop in her hand, and her body dives directly under the seawater, so as to reduce the impact of the waves on her as much as possible, her slender arms and legs meander in the water like a swimming fish, and with only one breath, she swims to Ma Jiu, and directly puts the rope loop on Ma Jiu's body, and then floats up, and her little head comes out of the sea.

Someone on the board shouted, "Pull! Pull it up! ”

A group of people dragged the rope in the direction of the big boat, and there was no lifebuoy, so Liuya acted as a lifebuoy, hugging Ma Jiu's neck and letting his head be exposed to the sea as much as possible.

The rescue boat came to the big boat, fished Ma Jiu out of the sea, and let him lie flat on the boat, Ma Jiu lost his breath because he had drowned for too long.

"Help!"

It was another compression, and another time to ask the soldiers to go up to do "artificial respiration", but fortunately, the rescue was timely, Ma Jiu finally relieved himself and spit out a lot of water, but after soaking in the icy sea water for a long time, his body had collapsed.

After going ashore, Shen Xi ordered the people to be placed flat in front of the freshly lit bonfire, and then had people bring heavy blankets over and cover Ma Jiu.

Shen Xi said: "Let him breathe a sigh of relief first, and then change his clothes, this weather is cold in the water, it's not a joke!" ”

Shen Xi prepared a lot of medicinal materials for this march, but they were basically wound medicines, but fortunately, ginger was still prepared to ward off cold.

Shen Xi asked people to cook ginger soup, sprinkle it with salt, and send it to Ma Jiu, Ma Jiu woke up, and he was a little dazed. Shen Xi asked Ma Jiu to feed him ginger soup, and Ma Jiu's eyes finally had a little brightness.

Liuya next to her was trembling with a blanket, and when she saw Ma Jiu drinking ginger soup, her little eyes were full of envy.

Liuya has a good temperament, but after all, she is only a twelve-year-old girl with a thin body, and when she saved Ma Jiu before, she showed divine help, mainly because of the forced stimulation of physical potential in an emergency, and she was beaten back to her original form at this time.

Shen Xi asked people to hand over the ginger soup, and Liuya picked it up and drank it, and coughed violently after two sips...... The ginger soup is too hot!

"Little brother, the water is good." There were officers and soldiers next to him who praised it.

Liuya was always despised on the boat because of her thin body, but she rescued Ma Jiu and won the appreciation of a group of veteran ruffians.

It is not easy for "recruit Danzi" to gain recognition, not to mention that others don't know that she is a daughter.

Liuya was praised, there was no joy, only fear.

Shen Xi sighed secretly in his heart and ordered: "Now that they are cold, send them in to rest immediately after setting up the tent, prepare the broth, and remember to add more salt!" ”

"Yes, sir!"

These Ming officers and soldiers are not ungrateful, Ma Jiu drowned to save talents, and Liuya rescued Ma Jiu in the stormy seas, and both of them won the unanimous respect of everyone.

After the soldiers left, Shen Xi walked to Liuya's side and took the initiative to stretch out his hand. Liuya hesitated for a moment before putting her rough little hand on Shen Xi's big hand and getting up under Shen Xi's tugging.

"Go inside and rest, don't think about anything else, get some sleep!"

Shen Xi asked the soldiers to prepare a change of clothes, not only the cloth military uniforms worn outside, but also the single clothes that Shen Xi usually wears, as well as the plush jackets.

Liuya entered the tent, changed it in a hurry, and when she came out again, her body was bulging, and she looked a lot more energetic, and she couldn't help but smirk at Shen Xi.

Shen Xi asked, "Like it?" ”

"Hmm." Liuya nodded.

Shen Xi said: "If you like it, I'll send it to you, there is a freshly stewed broth over there, which is boiled with mutton sent by the guard, nourishing and healthy, go and serve it yourself, get a few more pieces of meat, and have enough dry food." When you're full, go back to sleep. ”

Liuya is getting happier and happier.

In the past, when the soldiers had dinners, she was not qualified to go to the front, and she was silently eating dry food next to her, but this time she was finally recognized, so she mustered up the courage to come back with a bowl, sat on the ground next to the tent, and ate very deliciously. For her, it's a feast, and she can eat as much mutton as she wants, and it's full of salt.

Ma Jiu's condition was much worse, he had a high fever at night, Shen Xi stayed by Ma Jiu's side almost all night, administering needles to him from time to time, and using a wet handkerchief to reduce fever, and bowl after bowl of ginger soup.

Liuya slept until she woke up in the middle of the night, and when she came over, she was very surprised to see Shen Xi in disarray, taking care of Ma Jiu with all her might...... Such a big man would not sleep in order to take care of his subordinates?

Ma Jiu sweated, and finally regained some strength the next morning.

Shen Xi confessed: "Be careful recently, don't catch a cold." If I can't bring you back to Canton in peace, I will become a sinner in my family...... I don't want Sister Yu'er to be a widow! ”

Ma Jiu smiled reluctantly: "The adults laughed, the small ones are not so unbearable, thank you a lot...... Six Brothers. ”

Ma Jiu already knew that Liuya was a girl, but he didn't break it at this time, and he didn't know until he got up in the morning that it was the little girl who had been despised by him who saved him yesterday.

Liuya was a little frightened when she heard Ma Jiu's words of thanks, among this group of people, she only trusted Shen Xi, because Shen Xi gave her food and gave her enough respect.

Shen Xi patted Liuya's thin shoulder and said, "It's okay, follow Brother Jiu to do things in the future, you saved his life, and I won't treat you badly in the future!" ”

Ma Jiu nodded: "That's!" ”

Although Ma Jiu was not physically supportive, as the wind and waves decreased in the morning, he still got up to direct the loading of things into the ship, while Liuya followed behind Ma Jiu, looking back at Shen Xi from time to time. (To be continued.) )