After Shen Leng returned to the barracks, he sat down and pondered. Zhuang Yong’s attitude was clearly suspicious. Indeed, Mr. Shen and Zhuang Yong shared a good rapport. However, their relationship was not so good to the extent that he would choose to ruin his relations with Mu Xiaofeng over it.
For him to do his utmost to support him, it was clearly not simply because of personal relations.
Shen Leng shook his head and smiled bitterly. How troublesome…
As for the internal conflict within the Navy itself, on the surface it seemed as though Zhuang Yong was suppressing Mu Xiaofeng, however…on a larger scale, it was a battle between His Majesty and the Great Scholar and the officials under him. That was also to say that every emperor of Great Ning was powerful enough. Otherwise, the resistance of the civil officials would be deafening every single time there was an external threat.
It’s a good thing.
Shen Leng consoled
Zhuang Yong was half drunk, whereas Shen Leng was about thirty percent drunk. After they were done drinking, both of them sat in the tent in silence for quite a while. Thereafter, Zhuang Yong let out a long sigh. His sigh was filled with sorrow. He did not know whether his heart ached more for Li Yong or for himself. “General, you are a model general.”Shen Leng cleared the food on the table, and took the empty pot of wine with him as he prepared to take his leave. Since they had finished the wine, and had quite a long conversation, it was already more than enough…In front of Zhuang Yong, Shen Leng always acted somewhat like a child. That was because he knew his limits. After all, Zhuang Yong was a general. He was the commander of the Navy. It’s impossible for them to be too close to one another.“You are a model soldier.” Shen Leng walked and shrugged. “Hence, I am a good soldier, and you are a good general. Whethe
After she finished moving the vegetables, Master Cha saw Shen Leng squatting down at the entrance of the kitchen, facing the camp. She clasped her hands behind her back and walked over to Shen Leng. Her shoulders leaned against the wall as she poked Shen Leng’s butt with the tip her foot. “Lift it up!”Shen Leng lifted his butt.“Arm!”Shen Leng responded, “Oh…”He stood up and laughed, feeling somewhat embarrassed. He lifted his wounded arm. Master Cha carefully removed the bandage on his arm and replaced the medication on it. She took out new bandages in the box of medication that she brought with her and dressed his wound again. “You’re Class A Seventh pin now?Shen Leng nodded. “Yeah! Class A Seventh pin. Awesome, huh?”Master Cha’s mouth twitched. “But you’re injured.”Shen Leng replied, “I will be more careful next time. I will be able to get promoted without
Amongst the hundred soldiers, some had collapsed to the ground, and some were frightened. Shen Leng casually knocked down at least a dozen soldiers all by himself. Their haughtiness had beaten out of them and dissipated. What was even left?“You people truly have nothing to be proud of.”Shen Leng looked at the people who were laying on the ground. “People who want to leave, I will not make you stay. The ones who are willing to stay, you will have to follow my rules. When you were combat soldiers in your respective camps, you were considered to be eliminated. If you get eliminated here too, isn’t it more humiliating?After he finished saying that, Shen Leng turned around and walked off. “For those who are willing to stay, wake up an hour earlier than usual tomorrow and attend additional training with me.”Those soldiers stood there, without budging, for a long, long time.When Zhuang Yong got wind of it,
As far as Master Cha was concerned, Shen Leng leaving for half a year was an extremely unbearable thing. However, after their trip to Changan city, Master Cha seemed to have become a lot more mature. That was because she understood that if she were to impede Shen Leng, it would put him in greater danger.Mr. Shen and her stood by the river bank as they saw the Navy’s battleships start to gradually set out on their journey. Her eyes were slightly red. She lifted her hand and wiped her tears away. “The wind is very strong.”Mr. Shen nodded. “Yeah, it’s very strong.”However, there was no wind.“Over the next six months, I don’t want to deliver vegetables to the Navy’s camp.”“Then don’t.”Mr. Shen patted Master Cha on the shoulder. “Head back first. It’s only half a year. Didn’t you tell me you’ve always wanted an actual sword? I will get Uncle Chen to be in charge of delivering the vegetables, and hire two
Shen Leng arranged his belongings on the ship. Suddenly, he realized that amidst his things, there was something that did not belong in there…that piece of gold ingot. One day before the Navy left for the south, Shen Leng specially asked for a day off so that he could make a trip home. He spent a long time talking to Master Cha and Mr. Shen. On the second day, he rushed back to the Navy’s camp and reported his attendance. At night, Master Cha had already gotten ready some things for him, such as basic necessities, and clean laundry. Master Cha must have placed the gold ingot into his belongings at that time. Shen Leng thought about before dismissing it. When he gave the gold ingot to Master Cha, she did not seem to be very elated. Thereafter, when he was talking to little fatty Chen Ran, Chen Ran reprimanded him, calling him an idiot. He chastised him saying that nobody would give a girl a gift like he did - giving her money to get whatever she wanted. I
To be on the safe side, Shen Leng decided to get his men to board the two Fei Yu ships to lead the way for the Xiong Niu. A Fei Yu ship was thirty over meters long, but for both ships to carry more than 120 soldiers, naturally they were unable to move. Hence, Shen Leng only brought half his men with him. One ship had around thirty odd people on board.Du Weiming and Wang Kuohai took their men and boarded Fei Yu 2, whereas Shen Leng brought three ten-man squads with him and boarded Fei Yu 1. One ship was behind the other. They maintained a distance of approximately two hundred meters with Xiong Niu. Wang Gendong instructed all the soldiers on Xiong Niu to be on high alert and nobody was allowed to take it easy. The soldiers on the ship took turns to be on duty, as well as rest. Even when they were sleeping at night, they were not allowed to remove their armors and gears. They cruised along the Grand Canal for two days safe and sound. Wang Gend
The iron feather arrow followed closely behind Shen Leng. The arrow was precise and ruthless; its speed was extremely fast that even the most agile bird could not evade it…Just as Shen Leng was about to get shot, his body suddenly swung to one side. Shen Leng’s right hand held onto his black cord sword and his left hand was holding his scabbard. A fine string with metal hook shot out of the scabbard and hooked onto a tree branch. He swung to one side and managed to dodge the arrow. “Horrible!”Nie Yuan frowned. He leapt down from the roof. “Give chase! Ignore the people at the back.”Hundreds of water bandits in disguise pursued closely. Shen Leng seemed to be bent on heading towards the hill. As he headed there, he darted and moved about, evading the arrows. The scattered trees below the hill also played a part in sheltering him. When he got to the hill, the trees were dense and closely packed together. The arrows
Not long after the fight had ended, military officer Wang Gendong sent three of his soldiers back to the Navy’s camp via land, passing through the villages. Or else, the credit would be stolen by Cen Zheng and Bai Xiu, leaving nothing behind for them. After beheading more than six hundred water bandits, every single soldier would be able to receive a generous amount of reward. Hence, everyone was very happy.A group of people was in charge of clearing up the battlefield, and another group was in charge of locating the corpses belonging to the local soldiers of the dock. Shen Leng went to look for Wang Gendong and told him that he should send someone over to the local county’s yamen to notify them about what happened, before Cen Zheng and the rest arrived. After all the arrangements were made, Shen Leng sat on the pier. He leaned against a pillar and took a breather. He was the most crucial person in this battle. He had to stay alive and lure