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

With the help of General Bai, Leyou's division was upgraded from C to B, allowing it to recruit an additional 1.5 men.

General Bai also hinted that the remaining troops were already waiting on their way to Beijing and gave out a large number of appointment letters.

Leyou excitedly bowed to General Bai in thanks, asking him to see things through and replenish the equipment and ammunition.

"Report"

"Sir, orders from above are for us to depart for Beijing by tomorrow morning without delay."

After hearing what the communications soldier said, Leyou bid farewell to General Bai and headed towards the school gate.

"Senior brother, wait for me!"

Just as Leyou was about to leave the school gate, she turned around and saw a smart female soldier running and shouting.

"Hmm? Mulan!"

"Senior brother, wait for me!"

Leyou asked curiously:

What are you doing here? Did you get into military school?

Mulan happily hugged Leyou's hand and said:

"When you were transferred to Hongxianglu Port, the master asked someone to let me come in for training. Now that you've been promoted to major general, I can help you too."

Leyou happily patted Mulan's head and said:

"My daughter has grown up, what, you want to be my adjutant?"

Mulan nodded vigorously and said:

"Yes, from now on I will be your adjutant. Please take good care of me, Commander."

"Alright, let's go home first. We're leaving tomorrow morning."

And so, as the sun set, the two figures slowly disappeared down the muddy road.

……

"Master, Master!"

"Mother, mother"

"My dad brought a vixen home! My dad brought a vixen home!"

Before Leyou and Mulan even got home, they heard Nianmin shouting loudly.

A moment later, Huang Ying came out of the courtyard with a rolling pin, grabbed Nianmin and shouted:

Where are that heartless man and that vixen?

A crow flew overhead, leaving Leyou feeling awkward.

The oriole looked up and saw...

"Oh my god, senior brother, Sister Mulan!"

Then he raised the rolling pin and tapped Nianmin on the head before quickly turning around and running into the yard.

Nianmin also ran towards Leyou, crying and holding his head.

Leyou picked up Nianmin and said:

How do you know she's a vixen?

Nianmin said through sobs:

“Every time I go to the teahouse, the storyteller tells tales from Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio, and there are fox spirits in them. So I have to protect my mother and not let you be bought.”

Upon hearing this, Mulan covered her mouth and burst into laughter, then glanced sideways at Leyou.

“Nianmin, respectable women who don’t uphold traditional virtues are usually drowned in pig cages or thrown into the river. There are no fox spirits these days, and even if there were, they would be raised by men.”

Nianmin also tilted his head and didn't say anything.

At this moment, Jingxian's voice came from inside the courtyard.

Leyou quickly went inside as well, after all, his wife was six months pregnant, and it was about time.

But Jingxian's abdomen was flat, and there was no sign of a pregnant belly at all.

"Jingxian, is our child gone?"

Leyou said tremblingly,

Jingxian immediately raised her eyebrows and grabbed his ear, twisting it:

"The child is asleep, what nonsense are you talking about?"

"What? But the timing is wrong! Could it have been moved earlier?"

Leyou asked in surprise,

Where is the child? Where is the child?

Nianmin also shouted loudly:

"Father, my younger brother is in the west wing."

"younger brother?"

Upon hearing this, Leyou immediately put Nianmin down, picked up Jingxian, and shouted loudly:

"I have a son! Haha!"

"Now I can finally call you 'Laozi' (a term of endearment for a father)."

Jingxian then repeatedly tapped Leyou's shoulder with her little fists, saying:

"Put me down quickly, the master is coming!"

When Leyou saw the door to the east room open, he hurriedly put Jingxian down and ran towards the east room.

"Master"

"You're back!"

"yes,"

……

After everyone had a good dinner together, Leyou, holding his son, talked about his trip to Beijing, but didn't mention the demons and monsters.

Inside the west wing, Leyou pointed at the child with her finger and kept calling out:

"Building a nation, joyfully building a nation."

……

The next morning

Le You looked helplessly at the officers who had come to join him from Yunnan.

They're all talented people, especially the information General Chen sent over last night—it was a real headache.

There weren't enough positions to go around, even though there were four regiments, plus directly subordinate units, special service companies, logistics units, etc.

"Jiang You, go find General Bai and get the letter of appointment again."

Le You said to Jiang You beside him, and then picked up his pen to start writing the letter of appointment he had given earlier.

A moment later, he wrote down the names of the remaining officers on the appointment certificates that Jiang You had brought back.

"Regardless of your previous official positions, you will be reassigned, and those with ability will be promoted."

I treat you all equally, regardless of whether you are injured or killed. I will raise your descendants, and you can also settle down in Hongxianglu Port.”

"Now assemble the troops and prepare to depart."

Subsequently, Leyou also adjusted the positions of others. Black-backed Lao Liu's Big Knife Battalion was merged into the Guard Battalion, with Lao Liu becoming the battalion commander.

Chen Si's special operations battalion was upgraded to a special service battalion.

In addition to overseeing the cavalry company, Jiang You also supervised logistics.

After Leyou stepped out of the tent and helped his master and the others into the jeep, he looked at the troops who had already assembled.

He mounted his horse and ordered a hasty march toward the city of Sijiu.

However, after traveling only ten miles, Jiang You arrived to report that someone had blocked his path and was requesting an audience.

Leyou also sent someone over directly.

I didn't expect to hear this as the first thing I said upon meeting:

"Imperial Jade Liquor, 180 yuan a cup"

"Odd changes, even remains the same; sign depends on quadrant."

The two stared at each other for a moment, then Leyou coughed a few times and asked:

"Is there something you need?"

The visitor handed over a note and then took his leave.

Leyou opened the note and saw lines of flowing clouds and water.

Strong and vigorous strokes in calligraphy:

Waiting 10 li east of the city.

After hesitating for a moment, Leyou ordered the army to proceed as normal, gave a few instructions to Lao Liu, and then rode off towards the woods on the side.

More than half an hour later, Leyou arrived at the agreed meeting place.

A man was already there.

"Little one, it's a pleasure to meet you. I'm so glad you could come."

Leyou also hurriedly dismounted and said:

"We're all on the same side, so please take good care of us."

The man also laughed and said:

"You are a good comrade. You have helped us a lot, sending us guns, food, money, and supplies. Your contribution is immense."

Leyou scratched his head and said:

"Isn't this what I should do? I'm also a member of the Communist Party."

By the way, I've hidden a batch of gold in Yunnan. You can go and transport it back later. I'll leave someone there to guide you.

The man patted Leyou on the shoulder and said:

"Thank you, the Party and the people will never forget you."

……

Hongxianglu Port

"Fourth Master, the brothers can't hold on any longer! Their warships on the coast are firing cannons at us!"

Chen Si, who was still chasing the enemy, grabbed a soldier who was running towards him and shouted:

"Evacuate everyone from the village, scatter all the soldiers, and then aim all the infantry guns and mortars at the governor's mansion."

I'll make that general pay with his life!

"Go!"

After saying that, he took out a cigarette from his pocket and lit it with a lighter in trembling hands.

Two lines of tears streamed down her face as she murmured:

"Brother, I'm afraid I, Chen Pi Asi, have let you down. The family business may be beyond our control..."

……