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"General Liu, after meeting with the Left Premier, not only did he give his majesty the order, his majesty also wants me to join the army and serve as a pawn for the marshal!"

"The western expedition to Xinjiang, your subordinate will die for sure!"

Aiyo, the expressions of the warriors present were even more moved. This was not only a guard passing down orders, the His Majesty actually made them the vanguards officers, they were actually here to fight for their lives!

It really isn't acting. Looking at how they've struggled for so long, no one would dare to treat them as useless playboys!

"Whatever it is, we'll talk about it later. Let's go into Guazhou first …" The marshal has arrived. Even if you want to fight, you should have a strong body first! "

"In addition, there are some acquaintances of yours in Guazhou City who are waiting for you …"

"Familiar? "Who is it …" Guan Lu and Duo Luo looked confused.

Liu Jintang smiled slightly: "Ryukyu Ancient Kingdom's King Shang Tai …."

"AHH!" Duo Luo and Guan Lu were stunned. She really was someone familiar, they had met her several times when they were accompanying the Tongzhi Emperor, but she was a high and mighty king. We were just little bodyguards, how could we be considered familiar with each other?

"How is that possible? How could Shang Tai remember us small caterpillars? "

"Haha …" Do not belittle yourself, for a person who was able to cross thousands of miles to find an army to fight for his life, could it be a small worm? "

"After Shang Tai and the marshal heard about your achievements, they got so happy that they got drunk a few times …"

"But why would King Shang Tai come to the Western Regions?" Duo Luo asked curiously.

"I'm not too sure about this. You should go and ask for yourselves …"

Duo Luo and Guan Lu were Angels, and thus carried the orders of the Emperor to meet them first. After conversing with them for a while, Liu Jintang let the guards climb on the snow plow, and then he went to see his old friend Gordon.

"Your Excellency General Titan... "We meet again …" Liu Jintang called out to Gordon and the other officials who were in Shanghai all those years ago as he cupped his fists and laughed.

Gordon also performed the common martial general's salute: "Oh, it turns out to be Dao Tai Liu, it's been a long time …"

In the past, when Liu Jintang quelled the long hair's chaos in Jiangnan, he fought along with his uncle's team, accumulating merit points. In the end, the official position that Long Mao gave him was only that of a Dao Tai.

Ascending to the position of general was something that happened after he entered Ganshan. Right now, the two of them saluted each other using their old official positions, it was also due to the relationship between them and the battle at Pingshuang Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.

This is to show everyone that we were comrade-in-arms back then!

"I thought I would never see you again in this life ever since I left Shanghai. I didn't expect to meet you again in North Atlantic. It's really hard to say how we met each other in this life …"

"Isn't this what the Chinese call fate? [I am fated to be with General Liu, and also fated to be with Marshal Zuo …] Of course, it's also because China and I are fated to be together! "

"Haha, that's … that's …" I wonder what kind of gifts Lord Gordon has for us this time? "

"Gifts are nothing, I was lucky to meet the His Majesty in London. I am indebted to the love of the His Majesty, and am just a Counsellor by my side …" Advise me, advise me! "

"Hehe …" It's good to have an idea, I hope your Lordship will have more … "What a great idea …"

The two of them exchanged a few words, and then Gordon introduced the actual captain of the Expedition to Liu Jintang, while praising him for her amazing achievements in Africa.

"This is the British explorer who found the source of the Nile, Sai Mouerbeike. He even abolished slavery in the Sudan and other places, becoming a very noble gentleman with a high moral character …"

How would Liu Jintang know what Nile is? As soon as he heard that this person was just a scholar from explorer who was familiar with geography, he only said a few polite words of respect towards a scholar.

"Mr. Samuel looks weak, doesn't he?" Hurry and climb on the snow, we have the best military doctors in the Guizhou … "

"Thank you …" "Thank you, General. I am just suffering from an accumulated disease and a cold, so I'm fine …"

Liu Jintang welcomed the Expedition and started to head towards the Guizhou at around 11 PM. Under the guidance of the guide who was familiar with the terrain, they quickly arrived at the main road that the local citizens walked on, and once they arrived, they could start running quickly.

The further south they went, the more signs of human life could be seen. It no longer looked like a deserted area, and now there were scattered village ruins.

Liu Jintang told Duo Luo and the others, "These villages were all destroyed by the rebel army during the battle. A portion of the villagers were terrified and burned down their houses …"

"The civilians and soldiers of the local army have abandoned their homes and gathered in the desert castles. The castles that normally only have 200 to 300 people gathered can hold more than 1000 people right now …"

After running for another few dozen kilometers, Guan Lu finally saw what it looked like. It was actually a small fortress surrounded by an earthen wall that was completely dry base.

When these fortresses saw a large group of people appearing on the road from afar, they all nervously blew their horns to ring the gongs, and then shut the city gate.

Only when they saw Liu Jintang's banner, did they relax their vigilance. They could faintly see that countless citizens were kowtowing to the Cavalry on the wall.

The proud soldier explained on the side, "It's all thanks to the marshal's kindness! Let these people trade work for food... The Western Army needs the commoners, and they need food to survive! "

"Our great army will not rob their property and their women. We will return their work so that they won't starve to death …" It's not like those rebel soldiers who only know how to rob! "

Liu Jintang nodded his head and replied, "The destruction caused by the war is too severe. From now on, we have to think about economic recovery."

"What we lack the most in the western expedition are the people who can transport military rations. Although the Chinese have provided a lot of portable military rations, the price is still very high. The proportion of normal food supplies is still very large …"

"Arms and ammunition, grain cloths, and even huge pieces of wood that don't exist in the area have to be moved from the back …"

"When we recruit people from these war-torn areas, only a small amount of money is paid. The rest are foodstuffs, lambs and other livestock …"

"Let them go through the winter with the food. The lambs, calves and the like will be ready for the spring next year. The wives and children of the local herdsmen can go graze …"

"Men are making money with our army, women and children are growing crops and raising livestock at home... "Restoring the economy isn't that hard. After a year or two, they'll at least have enough to feed themselves …"

"Haha, we have to see something better too. Although the war was a bit devastating, it also allowed the grassland, Gobi, to recuperate for a few years …"

"The rebel army stole the sheep and cattle. The grassland doesn't have that many animals to graze on anymore. These few years, the grasses have been growing like mad …" Once the grazing is resumed, you can just wait. Three or four years later, this place will be filled with the beautiful scenery of cattle and sheep! "