Xie Ming

Chapter 264 Lu Gucang’s last wish!
At noon on May 10th, in the alley where the Governor's Office was located in Baoding City.

Sun Peizhong rode his horse and chased after Hu Chen!
He said he had a private matter to entrust to him. Hu Chen was very surprised when he heard it. He opened his eyes wide and looked at it intriguingly.

"Oh?! Roar!"

"Private, private matter?!" Hu Chen's eyes moved and he stared at him slyly, trying not to laugh before continuing to speak.

"Pei Zhong, Pei Zhong, you are always so serious and never hang out with people like me!"

"I usually invite you to a drinking party, but you never come!"

"Today, today!"

"Hey hey hey"

"well!"

"Don't worry, I'm the most tight-lipped guy in our army!"

"Tell me now, what's going on?!"

"It doesn't matter what you say. If you speak honestly, I can help you. Old Li will never be vague! Ah, haha."

Hu Chen spoke rashly and tried to hold back his laughter. It was obvious that he had misunderstood his intention and thought that his request was something that was difficult to express.

"what?!"

"You" Peizhong looked at this and felt speechless.

"Hi!"

"What does this have to do with anything?!"

"Brother Huchen, you're getting the wrong idea!"

"oops!"

Peizhong shook his head and sighed, then hurriedly reached into his arms, fumbled around for a few times, and managed to take out a gray and hemp-colored purse and displayed it in front of him.

"Here!"

"That's the thing!"

"Is there a commander in your army who can be called Zhou Changsheng?" Peizhong asked and got to the point.

When Hu Chen heard this, he was stunned. He paused, his brows furrowed, and he responded in surprise.

"what"

"Yes, yes, there is!" Hu Chen replied.

"Okay, that's it!"

"Brother Huchen, this purse belonged to our captain Lu Gucang who died in this battle!"

There was a pause in his words, Peizhong reminisced, with a look of melancholy on his face.

"Ugh"

"That day, the enemy's artillery shelled a huge hole in the western section of the northern pass of Baoding!"

"We are guarding the gate, and the enemy soldiers are trying to take advantage of this opportunity to attack us!"

"As a last resort, I asked my subordinate Lu Gucang to lead the troops to fight back!"

"The order I gave him before I left was a death order!"

"For the sake of the overall situation, the gap in the western section must not be lost!"

"Later, fortunately, the boy fulfilled his mission and the gap was blocked!"

"But the others also died in battle. Once they left, they never came back!"

"As for this purse?"

"Before he left to take the order, he forced it into my hand and told me that he had made a bet with Zhou Changsheng from your tribe before the battle."

"The one who kills the most enemies wins!"

"At that time, Lu Gucang must have known that he would die if he went there, so he left a message for me to pass the money to Zhou Changsheng, and said that he had to lose the bet between them!"

"." Peizhong looked up and let out a long sigh.

"When someone entrusts you with something, you must fulfill their responsibility!"

"Brother Huchen, please give this thing to Zhou Changsheng for me!"

"Make sure to deliver it to him. This will be the last token of gratitude from that kid Lu Gucang!"

Peizhong explained the whole story, and after he finished, he breathed a sigh of relief, as if the matter had been resolved and he could feel relieved.

On the other hand, Li Huchen, upon hearing this, suddenly fell into memories.

He still remembered the night many years ago when Zhou Changsheng, a talkative man, was talking to him at the east gate of Mancheng.

Every scene still remains in my mind.

What a pity!
That night, Changsheng pointed to the sky and challenged himself, unwilling to accept his bad luck!

He made bold statements and vowed to work hard to achieve great things and become respected in front of others!

But what happens in the end?
If God doesn't bless you, your wish will never come true! In the battle at the East Gate of the whole city, he died and his soul was destroyed. His achievements were made, but he was gone!
Forever, sleeping in the newly buried joint tomb outside the east gate of Mancheng in the northwest of Baoding!

"Haha., OK, alright!" Hu Chen suddenly changed his playful attitude and responded with a miserable smile.

"Pei Zhong! If he lives forever, there will be no more of him!"

"A battle for the whole city, and death at the East Gate!"

"I think he might have died earlier than Lu Gucang from your unit!"

Hu Chen paused, with a look of regret on his face, and went to see Pei Zhong.

"It's okay!"

"What a coincidence! Today, I am going to lead a team to do some business near Mancheng!"

"How about I take this money bag with me and bury it in the place where I will live forever?"

"hehe."

"These two little brothers!"

"It can be considered as a friendship!"

"That's fine!"

"They went away together!"

"It also saves us from having to worry about each other!"

"This can be a companion even when we're underground, huh?!"

Hu Chen forced himself to smile, but it was a pity that he could not hide the bitterness in his heart. He spoke bitter words, how could he be so heartless!

Pei Zhong heard this from the side and said nothing more.

He casually threw the purse into Hu Chen's arms.

It seemed as if he had tacitly agreed to the other party's judgment.

Then!

The two men looked at each other in silence and rode on for a while.

Until you reach another corner.

Because they were going in different directions, they bowed to each other and said goodbye.

Each of us goes our separate ways and continues on our next journey!
Baoding Prefecture City.

Since the battle to defend the North Gate a few days ago, the troops in the city have been tightened and reorganized.

With this great victory, people’s morale is high and their obedience is unprecedented.

Therefore, by comparison, we were able to prepare for recruiting soldiers, and the source of soldiers and military supplies were greatly supplemented!
[Starting from May 8th - ending on May 15th! ]

【Total number of newly recruited soldiers: 2000】

【Statistics of the allocation of each department! 】

[Sun Peizhong's troops (lieutenant general): 1208 people (after the war) + 600 (newly recruited soldiers) = 1808 people (completed)]

[Li Huchen's troops (lieutenant general): 731 people (after the war) + 600 (newly recruited soldiers) = 1331 people (completed)]

[Wang Chuanwu's garrison: 322 (after the war) + 200 (newly recruited soldiers) = 522 people (completed)]

[Ma Minglu's troops (Military Supplies - Garrison): 131 people (remaining remnants) + 200 (newly recruited soldiers) = 331 people (completed)]

[Xu Jizu's troops (Ba Zong): 118 people (after the war) + 200 (newly recruited soldiers) = 318 people (completed)]

[Liu Wenbing + Gong Yonggu's combined forces: 874 people (not replenished after the war)]

[Li Hongsheng's troops (garrison): 639 people (after the war) + 200 (newly recruited soldiers) = 839 people (completed)]

【Xu Baoyi (Bazong): 274 people (not replaced after the war)】

[Total number of soldiers: 6297]

[Statistics of material distribution and consumption in recent days! ]

[Silver: 13.9 taels - 0.6 taels (silver for newly recruited soldiers to settle down) - 1.2 taels (for military supplies, ammunition and equipment replenishment) = 12.1 taels]

[Food: 1 shi - 0.2 shi (consumption of food and horse munching after the war) = 0.8 shi]

[Artillery: Red Cannon (5 pieces); Crouching Tiger Cannon (45 pieces of small caliber)]

[Fire Gun: Equip 3000 soldiers in the army! ]

[War horses: more than 500]

[Armor and cold weapons are equipped with the army and are no longer counted as extra! ]

Except!
After discussion among Xiao Lang, Qiu Zhizhong, Peizhong, Hu Chen and others, they decided to keep Wang Chuanwu and his troops, as his leg injury was unlikely to heal in a short time.

In the Taihang area, he guarded the two big cities of Zhen and Bao, and began to establish the Taihang base!

Xu Baoyi, as he was from a wealthy local family with a solid foundation and was suitable for the job, was also left behind to serve as Chuanwu's assistant!

(End of this chapter)