Chapter 292 Duan’s Great Sponsorship
In mid-March, Jiang Lie was watching the new warships at the East Port of Daishan to test the waters. Duan Biao hurried over and handed Jiang Lie a letter: "The Sword City is coming in a hurry, and the emperor's handwritten imperial book."
Jiang Lie quickly opened the envelope, took out the letter paper, browsed it, and gritted his teeth and kneaded the letter paper into a ball.
Duan Biao asked, "Master, what does the emperor say?"
"What else can I say?" Jiang Lie returned the letter and envelope to Duan Biao, shook his head, "The Lion Ben Army is not available, the Lion City Army is not available, and the Lion Wing Army is not available, and the Lion Wing Army is not available, so this is still the old saying. Anyway, the Divine Lion Army cannot transfer one soldier, and the local troops need to guard one side, and they cannot draw out any little force to help. If they say that if they are exerting the power of the country, their family will not be able to save it. Originally, I just had a try-and-see attitude, and I didn't expect the Emperor to really send troops to me."
Duan Biao took out another letter from his arms: "Actually, there is still a thousand-mile rush, but it was not written by the emperor."
Jiang Lie asked: "It was not written by the emperor? Who wrote it?"
Duan Biao handed the letter to Jiang Lie: "It was my father, my father wrote it to me in his personal name and asked me to pass it to you."
"Master Duan?" Jiang Lie opened the envelope, took out the letter paper, and asked, "In his personal name, that is, he wrote this letter as a father?"
"You can read it yourself, the letter is written very clearly." Duan Biao said as he whispered to the letter in Jiang Lie's hand.
The envelope reads "My son Duan Biaoqi", and the content of the letter is like this-
Seeing my name, I saw my father, I knew my son went to war, and fought bravely to kill the enemy, and made great achievements. However, my swords and guns were invincible, and our army was invincible, and it was inevitable that we would lose our troops and generals.
I heard from afar that the Lion Flame Army was about to start a prairie war, and I sincerely supported it. However, the military affairs were in charge, the military orders were like mountains, and the emperor's kindness was great. I was holding heavy troops in my father, but I could not send troops to help me, and I could not help my son.
Despite this, my father has recruited many Yi soldiers and issued a notice to recruit soldiers and horses across the country. It has attracted more than 100,000 people, including many originally armed gangs among the Divine Lion people. My Duan family has been loyal and well-off for generations, and the family is well-off, and the wealth of thousands of families should be invested in and serve the country. Therefore, all military expenses such as food, pay, weapons, and pensions are borne by my father, and the combat operations are led by the Lion Flame Army.
Duan Biao, my son, you should present this book to Jiang Dacheng after reading it and tell Jiang Dacheng that my Duan Xiaodong’s support for the fight against elephants and aid Qiu is purely a personal move. The investor is Duan Xiaodong, not the Royal Lion Army of the Divine Lion Army.
May the Lion Flame Army win repeatedly, create new glory, win a complete victory as soon as possible, and win triumphantly as soon as possible.
The divine lion Duan Xiaodong.
After reading this letter, Jiang Lie shed tears of emotion, choked for a moment, rubbed his eyes, and pursed his lips: "Master Duan has devoted all his property. He has to support our Lion Flame Army's prairie battle with his own strength. I... I can only be grateful. I... I... I really... I don't know what to say... I have more than 100,000 reinforcements, how much does it cost? How dare I imagine it..."
Duan Biao smiled and said, "Master, I'm not to mention it. Our Duan family has money. The letter also mentioned that our Duan family has been loyal and well-off for generations. Because our ancestors and ancestors are all loyal ministers of the Divine Lion Kingdom, civil and military officials are talented people, and the salary they receive is endless in their lifetime. After each of the ancestors and ancestors will leave a large sum of money, and the money will be stored in the money house. What I remember is that my wife doesn't know the name of the grandfather of the few grandfathers. On weekdays, she will save any spare money in the family. No one can touch the money until the critical moment."
Jiang Lie widened his eyes: "So, Mariss Duan took out the family fund to sponsor our Liaoyuan War!"
Duan Biao nodded: "It must be like this, and he will not take out all the money, take out some of it from there, and add his own savings, so that it will be enough to support the cost of a army of more than 100,000. The last time I used that money was the Lion Carp War more than 20 years ago. Anyway, the money accumulated by our old Duan family over the years has never been for themselves, but for the country and for the vast majority of people."
Jiang Lie whispered: "If the emperor had your father, General Duan, our reinforcements would have come long ago. I don't believe that Yuan Guocai could not send a few thousand reinforcements. For him, the matter of Qiu Yiguo might be nothing to do with him and be patient. He should wish I could sacrifice my life for the country."
"Who knows?" Duan Biao whispered, "We can't interfere with the imperial power. Now, except for the Empress Dowager, who else can speak louder than the emperor in the entire Divine Lion Kingdom? Who knows the little ninth in the emperor's heart? We have no choice. If he doesn't send troops to us, someone will take the initiative to provide support for us. If we can't change the emperor's will, then we will fight for ourselves."
Jiang Lie nodded and said, "That's right, that's right. With more than 100,000 troops, our Lanyuan War is like a tiger. But how could he recruit more than 100,000 troops so quickly? When our Lion Flame Army was first established, it could not attract so many new recruits. This is not a matter of money. No matter how much money is given, not everyone is willing to devote themselves to the battlefield."
Duan Biao smiled and said, "You didn't read the letter? How did you write it? It includes many original armed sects and gangs among the Divine Lion people. There are many sects and gangs among the Divine Lion Kingdom, but there are only a few that can be fought, especially those who are familiar with you, the Jinshan Sect and the Monkey Gang. You can't be said to be familiar with it. You are the elder of the Jinshan Sect and the Monkey Gang. The Jinshan Sect and the Monkey Gang are both yours. If I were the leader Yan, I would definitely lend a helping hand when you learned that your Elder Jiang's Lion Flame Army is in trouble. After all, when the Jinshan Sect is in trouble, our Lion Flame Army will rush over to help without hesitation."
Jiang Lie immediately smiled: "Yes, why didn't I expect it! The Jinshan Sect and the Monkey Gang are both my people. General Duan recruits soldiers everywhere, and they can get news. It is natural for me to help me. My power is not only the Jinshan Sect and the Monkey Gang. When I mentioned the last time the Jinshan Sect was in trouble, I remembered that I also have a killer army - the Tiger Roar Army. The combat power of the Tiger Roar Army is too terrifying. Brother Biao, who can better fight an elephant and a tiger?"
Duan Biao scratched his head and smiled, "It may be difficult to solve the problem of fighting an ordinary elephant and an ordinary tiger, but your Tiger Roar Army is not an ordinary tiger, and they have become a spirit tiger. I think it can scare the enemy's war elephants. I just said that, the Jinshan Sect and the Monkey Gang may not be among this rebel army. The letter did not explain the relevant matters, nor did it say which private gangs it was."
Jiang Lie smiled slightly and said, "You said it may not be true, I said it must. You also said that when Jinshan Sect was in trouble, I did not ask for instructions at all, and directly led troops to Jinshan. Now that my Lion Flame Army needs reinforcements, the Jinshan Sect will definitely not be vague. It is impossible for the Jinshan Sect to come out in full swing, but it is natural to send some people over. If Yan Sen did not send troops, I would still look down on him."
"Then let's wait and see." Duan Biao looked at the warships in the water, "Don't worry about what these rebels are. They must be the Divine Lion Man. This at least shows that many of our Divine Lion Man are willing to support us in resisting elephant support. There is also a possibility that many of them come here, after all, your name is well-known in our Divine Lion Man."
Jiang Lie smiled and said, "It's really not that I'm bragging. I have a good reputation among the people of the Divine Lion Kingdom. In fact, there are not many people who know Jiang Damao. Many people think I am a general, but the name of the leader of the Monkey Gang, the Vulcan Monkey, is well-known in the northeast. Some people even pretend to be me and steal the name of my Vulcan Monkey. Why do they pretend to be me? Why don't they pretend to be Duan Biao?"
Duan Biao smiled from ear to ear: "Then there must be someone who admires your name."
Jiang Lie joked: "It is best not to have too many people who come here to be famous. As the saying goes, people are afraid of being famous and pigs are afraid of being strong, and becoming famous may not be a good thing."
Duan Biao also joked: "Diet from drought, and die of flood. You are only famous because you are afraid of becoming famous. I want to be famous yet but I don't have the chance to become famous yet. I want to be famous."
Jiang Lie stared at Duan Biao and smiled for a while: "That happens, my name is ready-made. From now on, you will act as my substitute. You will pretend that you are the Vulcan Monkey and pretend that you are Jiang Lie. This is like marrying a wife with children, taking over it, saving trouble and enjoying it."
"Master, Master!" A soldier with pioneer teeth rushed over, "General Wang of the Eastern Frontier Army is here!"
Jiang Lie said happily: "General Wang is here, please invite him quickly!"
Then, Wang Luoyin jogged over in military uniform, stopped in front of Jiang Lie, and saluted: "The last general of the Eastern Frontier, Wang Luoyin, met General Jiang!"
Jiang Lie replied, "General Wang, how about it? What does Your Majesty say about your country?"
Wang Luoyin took out an envelope from his arms, handed it to Jiang Lie with both hands, and smiled and said, "This is my handwritten letter from the Lord Qiu Si. It is written in a very official style. I will summarize it for you in a general way."
Jiang Lie opened the envelope and smiled and said, "Since you said that, then you can summarize it and tell me."
Wang Luoyin smiled and said, "Then you return the letter to me. I'll summarize the letter more clearly, otherwise I'll forget some of the contents."
Jiang Lie returned the letter to Wang Luoyin.
Wang Luoyin opened the letter and said seriously: "The beginning is to thank your country, your army, and your army for providing great help to me, Qiu Si Country, and protect our Qiu Si Country as your own home. Then, you say that your army is busy with war, and I can't bear to bother you, otherwise you should give you some rewards. But it doesn't matter, this is what I owe. When the war is completely over, I will definitely reward your army for its merits and let your army return to the Divine Lion Kingdom with glory. Anyway, your efforts for my Qiu Si Country will definitely not be futile, and your bloody sacrifice will definitely not be in vain."
Chapter completed!