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Chapter 365 The imperial court sent a secret envoy

Yuanjiang No. [-] Stone Fortress is a large-scale military fortress, covering an area of ​​hundreds of square meters.

The fortress is all made of rough stones, giant trees, and some reinforced concrete.

There are four forts like this built on the south bank of the Yuan River. Basically, each fort is a temporary command post for the commanders of the Fourth Army.

According to Nie Zheng's previous appointment regulations, the four major armies on the Annan border, each of which is equipped with four regiment commanders, 64 battalion commanders, 200 company commanders, and more than 1000 platoon leaders. In terms of classes, there are as many as [-] class leaders.

Stone Fort No. [-] belongs to the command post of Ge Yun, the commander of the First Corps of the Fourth Army.

At this moment, Nie Zheng was sitting behind the desk of a regiment's command post, drinking hot tea gently, and quietly listening to the reports of the regiment leaders.

After learning that Commander Nie had landed on the south bank of the Yuan River, more than a dozen battalion-level officers stationed on the defense line on the south bank all rushed to meet and accompany him.

And Niu Meng, who is in charge of the Fourth Army of the Dragon and Tiger Army, is on his way here.

Seeing that Niu Meng didn't rush over so quickly, it happened that Nie Zheng had been sitting on the plane for so many days, and he was already bored. Now that he finally returned to his territory, he had to sit down and rest for a while. .

Especially Annan's fragrant hot tea, Nie Zheng missed it for a long time.

It has been nearly two months since he went to sea, and Nie Zheng has never had a sip of hot tea, which made it unbearable for him who loves good tea.

The first thing Nie Zheng did when he arrived at the south bank of the Yuan River was to order the dragon and tiger officers and soldiers stationed here to make himself a pot of hot fragrant tea.

Under the desk, more than a dozen battalion-level officers respectfully reported to Nie Zheng what happened on the Yuanjiang defense line, and Nie Zheng nodded again and again, looking very satisfied.

From time to time, Nie Zheng would also ask them some questions about the defense line, and this group of officers and middle-level officers answered truthfully. It seems that during the time he left Annan, Niu Meng managed this team quite well.

Nie Zheng sat in the commander of the regiment and drank less than two pots of tea. From a distance, he heard hurried footsteps coming from outside the fortress. From time to time, soldiers guarding outside shouted: "See you!" Legion Commander..."

Hearing this movement, Nie Zheng shook his head and smiled, thinking that the bull is coming very fast.

Having not seen Niu Meng for many days, Nie Zheng couldn't help feeling warm when he thought of his majestic and rough appearance.

Soon, under the support of several confidant officers, Niu Meng rushed to the command post with strides. Seeing that Nie Zheng was sitting leisurely behind the desk drinking tea, Niu Meng led everyone away on the spot. When he came to him, he bowed and saluted, "Subordinate Niu Meng, welcome the commander-in-chief's safe return!"

"Free gift!"

Nie Zheng laughed, and said, "Niu Meng, I haven't seen you in two months, I didn't expect you to be quite pale now."

Being praised by Nie Zheng, Niu Meng felt a little embarrassed, and immediately smiled awkwardly: "Hehe...the rain has been heavy these days, and my subordinates have stayed in the barracks all day long and haven't seen the sun much, which made the commander laugh. By the way, Marshal, before the subordinates rushed to the South Bank, they had ordered a table of food and wine to clean up the dust for the Marshal, and asked the Marshal to move forward."

Nie Zheng nodded and said with a smile: "Okay, I haven't seen you for a long time, I miss you very much, let's have a few more drinks later, and catch up on the old days."

After saying that, Nie Zheng quickly walked out of the fortress command post under the support of Niu Meng and others.

"Congratulations to the handsome!"

"I'm waiting to send off the handsome man!..."

After being presented by a group of officers and soldiers, Nie Zheng and others went straight to the army headquarters several miles away.

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In the evening, the wind and rain gradually subsided, but the night fell quietly.

Inside the huge main barracks of the legion, there were brightly lit lights and guards standing guard.

In the depths of the barracks, there is a spacious courtyard, which is the office of the legion commander Niu Meng, and also the place where he rests.

In Niu Meng's bedroom, there was a sumptuous banquet, and there were only two people at the banquet, Niu Meng and Nie Zheng.

The two sat across the table.

After laughing and chatting, Nie Zheng picked up his teacup and took a sip lightly after he was full. Looking at Niu Meng's flushed face, he jokingly said, "I didn't expect to see you in two months, and your drinking capacity has decreased so much." So much, three pots of shochu were not enough to appetize your appetite, but today we both drank a total of two pots of Yubing Shao, which almost knocked you down."

Niu Meng hiccupped, smiled and said: "The commander-in-chief doesn't know, since you appointed me as the commander of the Fourth Army last time, in order to strictly enforce military discipline, I haven't had a drink for almost two months. If it weren't for you I dare not drink it when I come back, otherwise, if Uncle Yi finds out, he will definitely reprimand me heavily."

Hearing this, Nie Zheng's heart was moved, and he said to himself: "I really didn't expect that Yi Zixuan was so strict in governing military discipline, but that's fine, the army should be like the army. Drinking, gambling, and frolicking in the military camp is no different from when he was a bandit in Longhu Mountain. It seems that during the time he left Annan, Yi Zixuan was really busy. He is not only Annan He is the deputy commander in chief, and at the same time he is responsible for training [-] new recruits, hey... After returning to the city this time, we must thank him well."

Thinking of this, Nie Zheng was thinking about what he should reward Yi Zixuan after returning to the city.

Seeing that Nie Zheng was suddenly silent, Niu Meng knew that he was thinking about something, so he stopped talking to disturb him.

After pondering for a moment, Nie Zheng suddenly asked, "During my absence, did any major events happen to Annan?"

Niu Meng thought for a while, and said: "There is nothing major, but half a month ago, the imperial court sent a secret envoy across the river, but I drove them away."

"Secret envoy?"

Nie Zheng frowned, and said, "What is the imperial court sending a secret envoy to do? Do you want to recruit us?"

Niu Meng nodded and said: "It is said that the secret envoy is a second-rank minister of the imperial court. Last time he crossed the river, he said that he was going to come to Annan for the bestowal by the emperor's order. I will inform Uncle Yi and Jia about it. My lord, they said that the matter is of great importance, since the general is not in Annan, we can only wait for the general to return before discussing, so they asked me to drive the secret envoy of the imperial court back."

After listening, Nie Zheng pondered for a moment, then asked again: "Besides this matter, are there other matters?"

Niu Meng shook his head and said, "No."

"How is Hongyu recently?"

"Miss is still in good spirits recently, but her body is a little weak. She must have exhausted her strength last time, which has caused great damage to her."

Hearing this, Nie Zheng felt sad, sighed slightly, and said, "It's all my fault. If she hadn't come to save me, she wouldn't have ended up in this situation. Forget it, it's getting late, I have to go back to Yangzhou as soon as possible." The city will do..."

(End of this chapter)