dmims Chapter 2089 Impressed
Chapter 2089 Impressed
Zhu Ping'an kept his word and immediately ordered Liu Dadao and others to hand over 500 sets of spare cotton armor to the wolf soldiers.
Touching the brand new, well-made armor, Cen Dalu still couldn't believe it. Such a good armor was really given to us?!
real stuff!
It is lined with iron sheets, which is not only majestic but also has excellent defensive capabilities!
Such good armor, so many armors, and Lord Zhongyuan, who we only met once, actually gave them to us!
"Silly boy, why are you still standing there? Join me in thanking Lord Zhu." Mrs. Wa saw Cen Dalu touching his armor and grinning foolishly, so she slapped him on the back of the head and taught him a lesson.
"Oh, thank you, Master Zhu. Thank you, Master Zhu."
Only then did Cen Dalu react and confirm that such good and numerous armors really belonged to their wolf soldiers.
At this time, Cen Dalu couldn't help but shed tears.
They, the Wolf Soldiers, were recruited from Guangxi to Jiangnan by a transfer order from Governor Zhang Jing to help the people of the Central Plains suppress the Japanese pirates. When they set out from Tianzhou, their local government did not provide them with even a grain of rice, an arrow, or a horse!
They, the wolf soldiers, brought their own dry food, their own weapons, and their own horses. They traveled thousands of miles and endured untold hardships. They went from Wuzhou, through Nanxiong in Guangdong, over Dayuling Mountain, and then took a boat to Nanchang in Jiangxi, and then disembarked at Danyang in Jiangsu, the first stop in the south of the Yangtze River.
However, as soon as they got off the boat and set foot on the land of Jiangnan, they, the wolf soldiers, were severely poured a bucket of cold water.
The exhausted wolf soldiers wanted to drink some hot soup and have a good sleep before continuing on their journey.
Until now, Cen Dalu still remembers the scene when they just got off the boat.
"Hehe, we are here to help the Central Plains people in Jiangnan fight the Japanese pirates. We are their reinforcements, so they have to come and welcome us with food and drink."
"Haha, that's not right. Think about it, when there was a turmoil in Tianzhou, our brother wolf soldiers from Guishunzhou came to help us. How did we treat them? The fat pigs, fat sheep, fat chickens, and fat ducks were roasted until they were dripping with oil. I heard that the food in the Central Plains is so delicious that it can make you swallow your tongue into your stomach."
"Hehehe, I'm still a bachelor. What if a woman from the Central Plains falls in love with me while providing for us?"
"You're just dreaming, Da Chong. You're so ugly, how could the fair-skinned and beautiful women in the Central Plains be attracted to you?"
"Ha ha ha ha."
The wolf soldiers who had just got off the boat and set foot on the land of Danyang were all very happy. They had been sitting on the boat for such a long time, which was damp, cramped and rocking. Now they had finally landed, and they were full of anticipation for the welcome they were about to receive.
However, they thought of so many scenarios, but they never expected that the old magistrate of Danyang would actually avoid seeing them, the wolf soldiers, and the people in Danyang city also closed their doors and refused to accept them!
No!
We came all the way here to help you fight the Japanese pirates, and you treat us like this?! Not to mention providing us with food and hot soup, you didn't even give us a sip of cold water?! You avoided us like we were snakes and scorpions!
We are here to help you fight the Japanese pirates! We are your rescuers!
It's so chilling that you guys are like this.
In the end, I had to give up the idea of resting and continued on my way, dragging my exhausted body.
"Bah! They are still from Danyang. Shame on them! During the reign of Emperor Wu of Han, Li Ling fought a bloody battle against 80,000 Xiongnu cavalry with 5,000 Danyang infantrymen for eight days and nights. Although he was defeated, he still won glory and became famous in one battle. During the Three Kingdoms period, Danyang soldiers were still famous and powerful. Liu Bei, Cao Cao, and Sun Ce all recruited soldiers from Danyang to fight for the world! But look at how cowardly they are now! It's really eye-catching!"
The wolf soldier arrived at the second stop - Suzhou, cursing all the way!
"Danyang County is a small place, and they don't have the courage to accept us into the city. Suzhou City is a world-famous city, and it will definitely not be petty."
"That's right, that's right. Big cities must be grand."
The wolf soldiers arrived at the city of Suzhou with great anticipation, dragging their extremely exhausted bodies.
but!
However, the Suzhou prefect strictly ordered the city gates to be closed, not allowing the wolf soldiers to enter the city, and ordered them to set up tents outside the city.
Damn!
In the dead of winter, with howling winds and fluttering snowflakes, you let us set up tents outside to rest! This, this is your way of hospitality!
"Sir, we, the wild people of the southwest, have long admired the beauty of Suzhou and Songjiang. We have come from thousands of miles away to help the king's army defeat the Japanese. Now we are exhausted and tired. We only ask for a place to rest for one night to protect us from the wind and snow. That is enough."
"Please rest assured, sir, we will not harm anyone and will never disturb any of your people."
Mrs. Wa stepped forward and clasped her fists.
"According to the old rules of our ancestors, whenever we recruit wolf soldiers, they are not allowed to enter the city they pass through!" the Suzhou prefect insisted.
"What kind of old system is this?! There is actually an old system specifically targeting our wolf soldiers? What about other guest soldiers? We heard that when the Shandong spearmen came, you were very enthusiastic?!"
"How ridiculous! Didn't you invite us wolf soldiers?! How do you treat the reinforcements like this?!"
"I quit. Since you don't welcome us, why should we come here to work for you? I quit. Let's go home! Do you really think I am happy to come here to work for you and fight against the Japanese pirates?"
The majority of the wolf soldiers were broken down at once. They were tired, cold, and chilled. They felt angry, furious, and aggrieved. They shouted excitedly to go home.
There were even many wolf soldiers waving their weapons and clamoring to break into Suzhou City. If you don’t let me in, I will go in anyway!
"How dare you! Do you think we in Suzhou are easy to bully? Let me tell you, there are 40,000 Japanese pirates lying dead outside our city. Do you want to keep company with them?!"
When the Suzhou soldiers on the city heard the Wolf Soldiers' clamor, they waved their weapons unwillingly, showing off to the Wolf Soldiers below their glorious record of killing 40,000 Japanese pirates in Suzhou City, severely suppressing the Wolf Soldiers' prestige.
"Bah! It was the Zhejiang Army that killed the Japanese pirates, why are you trying to flatter yourself! If it weren't for the Zhejiang Army, you would have been conquered by the Japanese pirates long ago!"
The wolf soldiers had heard about the Battle of Suzhou on the way here, but they still had the nerve to brag about it until they found out that the protagonist of this battle was the Zhejiang Army. If it weren't for the Zhejiang Army, Suzhou would have fallen to the Japanese pirates just like Jiaxing.
In the end, it was Mrs. Wa's prestige that calmed the Wolf Soldiers who had broken through their defenses and were in a turmoil. She then waited for Zhang Jing's envoy to arrive and persuaded the Suzhou prefect to open the city gates before allowing the Wolf Soldiers to enter the city, with their activities limited to the military camps within the city.
Along the way, I have suffered so much disappointment and contempt.
The local people in Jiangnan also discriminated against them, saying that they wore black and white headscarves, like mourning for the dead.
This was the first time they had encountered such generosity and kindness from Zhu Ping'an.
"Master Zhu, you are the first person I, Cen Dalu, admire since I came to the Central Plains. I used to judge you with my own mean mind. I am a rookie and I didn't know the real talent. I apologize to you again. I am a barbarian and I can't speak, but I, Cen Dalu, swear to heaven that from now on, if you give me an order, I will do it regardless of whether it means climbing a mountain of swords or diving into a sea of fire. If I disobey you, let a thousand arrows pierce my heart and I will die a miserable death!"
Cen Dalu's eyes turned red, he knelt on one knee with his fists clasped, and was completely convinced by Zhu Ping'an. (End of this chapter)