Xie Ming

Chapter 279 Kaoliang Shao

Xiao Jingchuan led a newly formed cavalry battalion led by Hu Chen. On May 231st, they set out from Zhending, headed south, passed Lincheng, and rushed to Neiqiu. By dusk, the vanguard had approached the northern gate of Shunde Prefecture!
The garrison of Shunde was short of troops, and the remaining soldiers were old and weak, and their morale was low. When they saw the main army suddenly coming from the north, with a huge force and a vast army, they realized what was going on and compromised, and surrendered!

At six quarters past the hour of You (18:30 in the afternoon), Xiao's army entered from the north gate and stationed in Shunde City!
At this moment, the infantry teams in the rear were still far from catching up.

In the middle section were Xu Jizu and Li Hongsheng, two armies of more than 2,000 people, who marched quickly and just passed the south of Lincheng!

The last ones were the troops of Sun Peizhong, who was personally ordered by Xiao Lang, and the combined troops of Liu Wenbing and Gong Yonggu!

Peizhong was ordered to move backward and assist Ma Minglu's quartermaster team in transporting the army's supplies, weapons, artillery, etc.

There were also hundreds of boxes filled with silver, as well as a team of mule and horse carts carrying grain, fodder, and other supplies, all of which needed to be transported south!

As for Liu Wenbing and Gong Yonggu's combined forces, they were also responsible for escorting the Crown Prince to the south. They followed at the end of the team. Considering Zhu Cilang's illness, they could not move in a hurry!
Wait until the end of the evening!
In the city of Shunde Prefecture, the guard duties at each checkpoint were coordinated and replaced.

Everything is safe in the city, and the recovery is smooth!

That day and night, the moon was high in the sky, and the stars were sparse!

The four checkpoints under Shunde City are closed as needed.

Inside the courtyard of the prefecture government office in the east of the city, Xiao and Qiu were exhausted and hungry after a day of hurried marching and taking care of various matters after entering the city.

So at this moment, seeing that the superior finally had some free time, the soldier in charge of food hurriedly presented the meal that had been prepared long ago.

In addition to these two people, Gu Changting, who is currently in the government office, has been recuperating in Baoding for half a month. He is now leaving Zhending for Shunde and has reunited with Xiao Lang, following the army here.

There are also several close guards such as Sang Men Xing, Mr. Liu Erye, Qin Jing, etc., who have also taken over the task of delivering messages and are not allowed to eat or drink until now.

So, Xiao Jingchuan asked everyone to move around more conveniently, get together, and eat at the same table while they had time.

During the meal, Zhizhong learned that Qi Gang had some other chores to do, so he ate a few bites quickly and left first.

Not long after, just when they had finished their meals, Li Huchen rushed in from outside the mansion with a loud laugh!
"Ha ha ha ha."

"General! General!"

"Come, come, come, look!"

"Our Hu Chen has brought you something good! Haha"

As soon as the voice came into his ears, Li Huchen, with his big belly, strode proudly into the courtyard gate!
He had two large wine jars slung across his waist, which he swayed from side to side as he walked. He looked extremely happy, with a funny excitement all over his body!

Come to think of it, ever since Xiao Jingchuan started planning to build a cavalry camp for him in Zhending Prefecture, this black guy has been talking nonsense for the past two days.

That guy was feeling so happy that he never forgot to show off whenever he saw someone. He was laughing all day long. I'm afraid his nose was about to burst!
"Ouch!"

"Tiger minister, tiger minister!"

"Brother, can you please give me a good meal?!"

"You said you!"

"How many things have you found for me these past two days?!"

"It's just a cavalry battalion. What's the big deal?" Xiao Lang was speechless. He pretended to be helpless and responded with a wry smile.

As he was talking, the black fellow Li Huchen, with his rough temper and not caring at all, had already approached the dining table in the front hall in a naive manner.

"Hey hey hey"

"Oh, General, what are you saying?"

"I, Hu Chen, am not happy, huh?! Haha."

"Oh, yes!"

"Come on, Changting, give me a hand, don't just stand there and watch!" Hu Chen said.

Hearing this, Chang Ting, who was sitting at the table nearby, was also startled. He followed his words without arguing, put down his bowl and chopsticks, and together with Qin Jing and his left and right, helped De Huchen take the wine jar off his waist and placed it in front of the table.

Taking advantage of the situation, Hu Chen squatted down again and reached out to knock off the mud sealing on the altar!
Then the mouth of the jar was opened wide, and suddenly, the aroma of wine in the jar spread out, intoxicating people!
"Yeah, yeah." Xiao Lang was sitting a little further away, but he could hear it immediately. He sniffed and started talking.

"Mm, this wine smells so good!"

"Hu Chen, you are unfamiliar with this place, where did you get it from?"

"Look at this jar and the seal. It looks like they were just opened from the ground!" Xiao Lang looked closely and asked.

"Haha." "Okay, the general is really knowledgeable, haha."

"Hi!"

"You don't know, this Shunde Prefecture is second to everything else."

"I've heard for a long time that there's an old wine shop in the west of the city. Their kaoliang liquor is one of the best in the west of the city!"

Hu Chen sounded serious while speaking, and when he talked about wine, he looked very excited!

"Well, after we entered the city and changed our guard, I rushed over right away!"

"The owner of his wine shop is an old man with pockmarked face. The old man's method of adding wine is a secret. It is said that it has been passed down for three generations until his generation!"

"I asked around and found these two big jars hidden in the cellar in his backyard!"

"Listen to him, these two jars contain 30-year-old kaoliang liquor!"

"nice one!"

"Hey, speaking of good wine!"

"Our Hu Chen is an absolutely honest man with a noble character!"

"Now that I have found the treasure, I will go straight to the government office and come to you, General!"

"Come on, come on, let's get out of here, hurry up!"

"I'll fill it up for you guys, come and have a taste!"

As he said that, the generous Hu Chen picked up the unsealed jar of wine with his big hand, walked closer, and was about to pour it into the bowl in Changting!
But looking at Gu Changting, he stared at the black man's movements and quickly raised his hand to stop him.

"Hey, don't, don't"

"Brother Huchen!"

"Spare me!"

"I am not used to drinking. Following the general, there will be errands assigned to me at any time. It is not right to make mistakes!"

"Especially this kind of strong liquor, it's really hard for me to drink it!"

"You should just torment them!"

As he spoke, Chang Ting quickly took the bowl and moved it to the other side, putting Hu Chen off from any thoughts.

Seeing that the chief judge was so unwilling to show him the honor, Hu Chen frowned slightly, sighed angrily, and was not going to care about it.

So he turned around and moved to Qin Jing's other side, reaching out his hand to pour the wine again.

But unexpectedly, Qin Jing also covered the mouth of the bowl with his hand in panic.

"Ah, this"

"Li, General Li!"

"Little, let me forget about it, little general!"

"I can't drink much to begin with. This... this is very good wine. General, you should let them taste it. Don't waste it with me!" Qin Jing hesitated and politely refused again.

After a while, after enduring Chang Ting and Qin Jing's excuses, Hu Chen's straightforward personality immediately fell into dismay.

"Hey"

"I'm talking to you two fair-skinned young men!"

"I just want you to have some wine."

"Why do you act like I want to harm you?!"

"What?"

"You're not a virgin anymore. You're a grown man. How can you not drink alcohol?!"

"It's really fucking boring." Li Huchen saw that the two handsome men, Gu and Qin, were disappointed, and he couldn't keep it to himself, so he blurted out these nonsense!
(End of this chapter)