Seven days passed quickly, and Qin Shuhuai was ready to go to Baoding in a low-key manner.

Before going out, Qi took Chen Shu, who had just turned 15 this year, and said to Qin Shuhuai, "Shuhuai, take Chen Shu with you." ”

Qin Shuhuai was stunned, in his eyes, Chen Shu seemed to be the childish child he was three years ago, and every time he came back from the expedition, he even brought him a small gift.

In a blink of an eye, he was 15 years old, and he was almost as tall as himself.

Chen Shu was wearing a military uniform, walked up to Qin Shuhuai decently, and knelt down on one knee to bow.

"The last general, Chen Shu, is willing to follow the grandfather of the country to protect the family and defend the country and the world!

Qin Shuhuai was slightly happy to see it.

Qiu Dali, who was on the side, laughed even more happily, kicked Chen Shu lightly, and scolded with a smile, "You little hairy boy, which kind of 'last general' you are called, you can be a pawn for your brother-in-law even if you break the sky." ”

Chen Shu then remembered that the scenes in the play did not match the reality, his face turned red with embarrassment, and he hurriedly changed his words, "Chen Shu asks to follow his brother-in-law, oh no, follow the grandfather of the country to protect the family and defend the country!"

Qin Shuhuai asked, "Where are you going to practice martial arts now?"

"Xuantong Realm Fifth Rank. ”

"It's been a bit slow. ”

"Brother-in-law, I'll do my best!"

"There is no brother-in-law in the army!"

"Yes, Grandpa Guo!"

Qin Shuhuai nodded and said, "You are not a soldier now, and stay by my side, when you are qualified, I will let you enlist in the army." ”

Chen Shuxi said, "Subordinates obey orders!"

Qi stepped forward and said, "Shuhuai, Chen Shu will be handed over to you, and when Chen Li is older, the old body will also let him serve the country." ”

Chen Qing'er interjected, "Chen Shu has just turned 15 years old, this is his first time going out, you are not allowed to treat him too harshly." ”

Qi glared at Chen Qing'er, "Qing'er, don't talk nonsense. Once in the army, Shu'er is no different from other robes, and it is natural that he will die on the battlefield. This is true of Chen Jing, and so is Chen Shu. ”

Qin Shuhuai smiled slightly, "That's what Grandma said." ”

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Bidding farewell to his family, Qin Shuhuai, Qiu Dali and others traveled lightly and came to Baoding.

A few days later, Man Gui also arrived in Baoding with 12,000 Datong troops and was dispatched by Qin Shuhuai.

After Qin Shuhuai took office, he officially embarked on the Northern Expedition.

Collecting grain, grass, and horses, supervising the manufacture of military equipment, planning the route of the Northern Expedition, and generals from all walks of life, they were busy until late at night every day.

Two months later, news came from Jiayuguan that the army of the Western Expedition had returned!

In this western expedition, the combined forces of the Ming Dynasty and the Demon Sect were almost invincible, conquering everything, and a total of eight small countries under Yarkand were captured, and twenty-one small countries took the initiative to claim tribute.

At the same time, the army successfully attacked Shache, the capital of Yarkand, almost completely annihilated the main force of Yarkand, and forced the king of Yarkand to flee in a hurry and disappeared.

Lu Xiangsheng supported the leader of another big local family, the Tahar family, to succeed him as the king of Yarkand, and accepted the documents submitted by them, stipulating that he would pay tribute to Daming every year for horses, spices, etc., and promised to accept the Ming garrison at any time.

In this way, it is equivalent to almost all the entire Yarkand region to the Ming Dynasty, from then on the Silk Road will be unimpeded, the Ming business travel is not only safer, but also reduces a lot of taxes and fees - you must know that in the past, every small country had to pay taxes.

The only fly in the ointment is that when they returned to the division to find out the trouble of Gar, they found that the Dzungar Department was nowhere to be found, and they couldn't find it for half a month.

In this westward expedition, a total of 50,000 coalition troops suffered only more than 8,000 casualties, which can be said to be very small compared with the conquest of most of the Western Regions.

The triumph of the Western Expedition, Chongzhen was extremely happy, these days he will send someone to send a letter to Qin Shuhuai almost every few days, nothing else, one is to discuss with Qin Shuhuai the promotion of meritorious generals, and the other is to express his ambition to expand the territory and become a generation of heroes.

If it weren't for the lack of WeChat at that time, it is estimated that Chongzhen would be able to spare an hour or two every day to talk to Qin Shuhuai about his various ideas.

It is no wonder that now that the national strength of the Ming Dynasty is thriving, Chongzhen can not have any extra ideas? It is said that now he often has a whimsical idea in the middle of the night, and suddenly bounces up from the bed and goes to the imperial study to write hard.

As for this western expedition, the biggest benefit is, of course, Li Dingguo.

He excelled in encounters with the Dzungar cavalry, in the assault on Ruoqiang, and in the assault on the capital of Yarkand. Lu Xiangsheng knew that Qin Shuhuai intended to cultivate this person, so he naturally praised this person in the Tang newspaper.

Li Dingguo was successfully whitewashed, and he was respected by the officials and soldiers, and Chongzhen was valued.

As for what official Chongzhen will seal him next, it doesn't matter, because as long as Qin Shuhuai is here, his future is bright.

In addition, there is also good news from Xu Guangqi's side.

After five months of rushing production, the first batch of a total of twenty upgraded redcoat cannons came out!

It is said that it is easy to knock down hundreds of square meters of houses with one shot, and the rate of fire and accuracy have improved.

In addition, the manufacture of weapons such as thunderbolts, green gongshui, and fire oil is also stepping up, and they are constantly being shipped to Baoding.

Within the Jianghe Gang, after replenishment, the five Five Elements Banners have now gathered another 2,500 people and are stepping up training.

The Northern Expedition is already on the way. Even among the people, it is a hot topic in the streets and alleys.

On July 20 of the fifth year of Chongzhen, the army of the Western Expedition arrived in Baoding and assembled.

Qin Shuhuai personally went out of the city to welcome the soldiers back triumphantly.

I haven't seen him for a year, Meng Wei, Meng Hu, Lai San'er, Chen Jing, Zhang Xiao and other Jianghe Gang old people are all excited when they see Qin Shuhuai. If he wasn't still in the army, Lai San'er would have pounced immediately. There was only one leather dog, still with a black face, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

Qin Shuhuai looked at these people and saw that they were all thin and dark, and knew that this western expedition was by no means as easy as the war report said.

In the evening, a feast was held.

In the past, the reward banquet was generally for the generals and above to sit on the banquet and eat, and the ordinary soldiers would bury the pot in the camp to cook, but there would be more wine and meat.

This time it's different.

Qin Shuhuai ordered someone to clean up the streets of Baoding City as early as the day before, and then put tables on the streets, which were more than a dozen streets, adding up to seven or eight miles long!

Today, all the restaurants are closed, and all the cooks, cooks, guys, and servants work together to cook only for the soldiers who have returned from the Western Expedition!

Who in the streets and alleys today does not know that the army of the Western Expedition is the pillar of the Ming Dynasty? Who does not know that the army of the Western Expedition will next go on a northern expedition to exterminate the Tartars who have terrified everyone?

In the eyes of the people of Baoding City, this wine is not only a celebration wine, but also a magnificent wine for the warriors!

It's a strong wine, so you have to do it decently!

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