He Daqing, do you know how I've lived these past years?

"Sir, several hundred civilians have been spotted about ten miles from our garrison. Several of them are dressed in military uniforms and claim to be garrison commanders from Changsha. Another one is named Chen Yulou."

Jiang You cautiously spoke to Le You, who was wielding a broadsword.

"Go and bring them over. Also, have you tallied up the soldiers who want to send money home? Have them bring the money and their addresses."

"Yes, sir"

After Jiang You left, Le You continued to wield his broadsword shirtless.

After a short while, out of the corner of his eye, Leyou saw more than a dozen people walking towards him. He roared and swung his knife at a nearby tree.

"Click"

"Click"

With each swing, a tree as thick as a thigh was cleaved in two.

"Brother Leyou, it truly feels like three autumns have passed since we last met."

"I, Lao Liu, am truly inferior to the commander in swordsmanship."

Amitabha Buddha

……

A moment later, Leyou sheathed his sword, exhaled a long breath, and laughed heartily at everyone:

"You've all come from afar, thank you for your hard work,"

"Jiang You, prepare some food."

"Everyone, follow me."

After finishing speaking, Leyou walked towards his tent.

The others followed closely behind.

The sixth brother gave instructions to the swordsman behind him and then followed.

Chen Yulou was the same.

Leyou dressed, took out a large bundle that Shan Chu had packed at the restaurant from his spatial storage, stepped out of the tent, and addressed the crowd outside.

"Come on, it's all simple outdoors, make yourself at home,"

He then opened the bundle on the spot, revealing roast chicken and other meat dishes inside.

At this moment, Jiang You also came over with some fruits and vegetables.

Everyone immediately sat down around the bundle.

"Brother Leyou, you probably already know all the brothers from the Nine Gates. Let me introduce them to you."

Le You looked at the unfamiliar faces in front of him and nodded to Chen Yulou.

"This master is Master Liao Chen, now a tomb raider. He also has a brother named Jin Suanpan, whose whereabouts are unknown. We've come out to find him as well."

"This is Partridge Whistle, the Mountain Moving Taoist,"

"This is my master, Hu Guohua, who helped me repair the human skin map. He knows the secret arts of Yin and Yang and Feng Shui, and I heard that he has mastered his master's unique art of Dunjia and the Five Elements."

"As for this young man with the sword, he claims to be Zhang, the Lieutenant General of the Tomb Raiders. Master Liaochen and I have already confirmed this."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Qishan and his adjutant on the other side stared intently at Zhang Xiaoge.

Seeing Zhang Qishan restrain his adjutant, who had his hand on his holster, Le You pulled out a chicken leg and said...

"Since we've all gathered here, and I'm the bookmaker, there are some things I don't want to happen during our cooperation. Let's make money peacefully."

If you don't give me face, it won't just be you who dies, it will be your whole family and clan. I hope you all think before you act."

"Now, let's divide it up. I'll take 60%, and you can divide the other 40% among yourselves."

Chen Yulou hesitated for a moment, glanced at the Nine Gates members, and then nodded.

Partridge Whistle, Master Liaochen, and Brother Zhang said they didn't need much, just what they needed for daily life.

In the end, Chen Yulou received one-tenth, the Nine Gates received two-tenths, and the rest of the group received one-tenth.

Seeing that they had already made their assignments, Le You said to Chen Yulou:

"Mr. Chen, I need your help with something."

Chen Yulou suppressed his displeasure and said:

"Brother Leyou, don't talk about helping or not, just tell me what you need."

Leyou nodded and said,

"Now that the War of Resistance has been won and the country is beginning to stabilize, Changsheng Mountain must also consider the future."

"I have something to tell you, something that you all did for us before."

"walking dart"

I'll give you 10% of this 60%; could you please send someone to deliver the letters and military supplies from my regiment's soldiers to their homes later?

Chen Yulou immediately agreed. He reasoned that a well-fed man doesn't understand the hunger of an starving one; supporting so many brothers every day also costs money.

Leyou hesitated for a moment and then said:

"You'll hand things over to Jiang You later."

Jiang You, you should allocate a battalion's worth of rifles to General Chen for head protection.

Upon hearing this, Chen Yulou jumped up from the ground, clasped his hands in thanks to Le You, and said...

"Brother Leyou, thank you. From now on, you can have half of this escort agency's business."

Leyou also burst into laughter:

"Then we'll have to send troops to protect you."

The people around them burst into laughter.

"Come and eat, we'll talk after we've eaten."

Leyou addressed the group, then pulled out several packs of cigarettes from his pocket and distributed them.

"Big brother, I'm back."

Chen Si, dressed in tattered clothes, quickly walked to Le You's side and said...

"done?"

Yes, not a single one was left.

Leyou nodded, walked back to the tent, took out a large bundle, and handed it to Chen Si.

"Here's the food for your brothers. You can recruit the rest yourself. From now on, you're the special operations battalion commander. Change your clothes and come eat."

Chen Si nodded, took the bundle, and walked into the woods.

"Fourth Master, how is he?"

"Fourth Master, what's in this bundle? It smells so good!"

Chen Si threw the large bundle on the ground and smiled as he looked at his underlings who were gathering around him:

"From now on, when you see me, call me 'Commander' or 'Battalion Commander'."

"From now on, you'll be company and platoon leaders. This is food from the commander-in-chief. We'll discuss the details when I get back."

"Eat well and go change your clothes. I'll arrange for the injured brothers to be assigned to logistics."

After saying that, Chen Si walked towards the logistics department.

A chorus of exclamations came from behind.

Wow, it's roast chicken and pork knuckle!

"Don't take it, let me have a bite. I haven't tasted this flavor in almost two years."

……

Hearing the sound from a distance, Chen Si's lips slowly curled into a smile.

After changing his clothes, Chen Si went to Leyou's tent, looked around, sat down next to Er Yuehong of the Nine Gates, and whispered:

"Master"

Er Yuehong hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said:

"From now on, you must listen to the orchestra director and not act out. Your master's wife's recovery and the healing process were both thanks to him."

Chen Si nodded vigorously as well.

Er Yuehong took out a letter and a peace charm from his pocket and handed them to Chen Sidao:

"This is from the girl, you should take good care of it."

Tears welled up in Chen Si's eyes immediately, and he accepted the gift with trembling hands.

Iron Beak, standing nearby, sighed helplessly and grabbed a duck head, starting to gnaw on it frantically.

After the meal was served, everyone smoked and followed Leyou into the tent.

Chen Yulou hurriedly took out a map and spread it out on the table, and everyone began to study it in anticipation.

As the terrain became increasingly familiar, the cigarette in Leyou's mouth involuntarily fell out with his wide-open mouth.

Isn't this a place I've been to before?

Qishan, noticing Leyou's unusual behavior, hurriedly asked:

"Brother Leyou, do you know this place?"

Leyou looked up at the crowd watching him, bent down to pick up his cigarette, sat down in the chair behind him, and said softly:

"When I went on the expedition in 44, we attacked that area, which is marked on the map,"

Leyou stood up and pointed to the mountain range with his finger, saying:

"This is Gongshan, which is located in the past along the Nujiang River. However, if you want to go there, I can put in a word with the surrounding garrisons, whether it's Tengchong or Longling. They are all former commanders, so logistics are not a problem."

Just as everyone breathed a sigh of relief after confirming the location, Chen Yulou pointed to a mountain range to the east and said:

"According to the map, we still need to go to this place."

Following Chen Yulou's pointing finger, everyone saw three characters written on that spot.

"Elao Kingdom"

……