Chapter 79: The battle was won.
Everyone in the room quickly stood up to greet him.
"Husband!" Seeing her husband appear in front of her intact, Yun was extremely excited and her face was filled with joy.
"Father!" Wei Yichen, Wei Qingwan and others surrounded Wei Mingting and looked at him carefully.
"A great victory! We defeated the Japanese on the sea and fled! Now not a single one of their ships can be seen on the sea!" Wei Mingting said with joy on his face.
He was busy with official duties on weekdays. When preparations for this large-scale battle began, he stopped going home and devoted himself to preparations, working day and night to advance and retreat with the soldiers.
Now that the war was victorious, he rushed back immediately to tell his family the good news, so that his family who were worried about him could feel relieved.
"Big victory? Really?" Yun was so happy.
Everyone in the room showed extremely happy expressions on their faces, and Wei Ruo was no exception.
At this moment, the dark clouds that had shrouded the school captain's mansion for many days completely dissipated, and the clouds and mist were cleared away to see the moonlight!
Afterwards, everyone gathered around Wei Mingting and sat down in his seat.
The maid quickly brought tea and cakes.
After Wei Mingting briefly spoke to his children, he asked them to go back first. It was getting late today, and Wei Mingting had just finished a hard battle that lasted for several days and needed to rest.
Everyone left one after another.
In the early morning of the next day, Wei Yichen, Wei Ruo, Wei Qingwan, and Wei Yilin came to Cangyun Garden early to wait.
Normally breakfast is served separately at home in Surrey, but it was different today. Everyone wanted to know more about this battle.
After waiting for a while, Cuiping came out and invited everyone into the house.
After entering the door, he saw that Wei Mingting was already up, dressed in plain clothes and feeling refreshed.
Wei Mingting asked everyone to sit down and have breakfast together.
On the big round table in front of you, there are white porridge, fried dough sticks, pickles, and soup dumplings, all of which are common breakfast items for people in Taizhou Prefecture.
After breakfast, the servants removed the leftovers from the table.
Everyone sat aside. Wei Mingting knew that the children came here early in the morning because they were worried about him, and at the same time they also wanted to know what happened in the past few days.
"I have two people to thank for this great victory." Wei Mingting, who had never talked much, started talking more today.
"Who is your husband talking about?" Yun asked hurriedly.
Everyone looked at him with curiosity.
"The first one is that young master. The reinforcements sent by the Central Government are closely related to him. This time he also arranged the raid, which detoured from Wangyue Mountain and hit the belly of the Japanese pirate army directly, disrupting their formation."
Everyone knows this, so it’s not surprising.
"What about the second one?" Yun asked.
"The second thing is something we all didn't expect. A few days ago, the city was recruiting soldiers. A small soldier was recruited and brought us a powerful weapon. This weapon is a slave but not an ordinary slave. It can instantly Put ten arrows in it, fire it, and then replace it with another one. It is very efficient and greatly improves our firepower after use." "Before the
battle started, we summoned all the craftsmen in the city and worked all night. A large number of these mechanical crossbows have been made for use in battles."
"This is a great blessing for my husband and the people of Xingshan County! What kind of skillful craftsman is that soldier? He can make such a powerful weapon." Yun asked curiously.
"I've already asked him. He didn't make this weapon himself. He got it from an old master who traveled around the world. But even so, it's his credit. And this person was in this battle. He performed outstandingly and was very brave. I plan to request an order to promote him to the rank of general banner (equivalent to platoon leader) after this incident is over." "
This man is really sent by God to help my husband and the people of Xingshan County! "Yunshi said.
Wei Ruo listened on the side and knew that the person Wei Mingting was talking about was Brother Xiaoyong, and the smile on his face deepened. Brother Xiaoyong is fine and has gained military merit, which is really great.
"Father, what about you?" Wei Yichen asked.
If my father wins the battle, will he also be promoted by the court?
"I'm not very clear about my affairs." Wei Mingting knew in his heart that his affairs depended on the attitude of His Highness Seventh Prince.
Both His Highness the Seventh Prince and the Young Master of the Lu family were involved in this battle, and they knew the situation best. At that time, we still have to see how His Highness the Seventh Prince will report to the court.
"Daddy is so brave, they will definitely promote him to the official position after reporting it to the court!" Wei Yilin couldn't help but say.
"Don't think about this for the time being. I can't decide whether I get promoted or not. As long as I can win this battle and bring temporary peace to the people of Xingshan County, it will be the most gratifying thing." Wei Mingting said.
Wei Ruo didn't listen carefully to what Wei Mingting said later. She was only thinking about delivering the good news to the wet nurse and Uncle Xu.
This chat lasted for nearly an hour, and then Yun asked the children to go back so that her husband could rest more.
Wei Ruo came out of the dining hall and saw Jing Hu, Wei Mingting's bodyguard, and went over to ask him the name of the soldier Wei Mingting praised today.
Jing Hu gave a clear answer: Xu Zhengyong.
After confirming that it was Brother Xiaoyong, Wei Ruo happily returned to Tingsongyuan.
"Miss, why are you so happy?" Xiumei saw that Wei Ruo's walking pace was different, as if he was stepping on clouds, something must have happened.
"I want to write a letter to the wet nurse and tell her about Brother Xiao Yong." Wei Ruo said as he walked towards the house.
"How is Brother Xiaoyong?" Xiumei asked hurriedly, her tone becoming excited and curious.
They have no news about Brother Xiao Yong since he joined the army.
"He has achieved military merit."
"Really?" Xiumei's brows were filled with joy, but after a moment she put away her joyful expression and hummed, "This brat, I guess he has some abilities! He deserves to be my classmate. Junior Brother!"
He turned around and asked, "When can Brother Xiaoyong go home?"
"It should be enough in the next few days. I heard that this battle has driven back all the Japanese pirates in Xingshan County. At least we can have a peaceful life for a while. If this is the case, the soldiers should be arranged in batches in the military camp. Going home to visit relatives." Wei Ruodao.
"That's good! Miss, how about I go find some supplements and carry them to Brother Xiaoyong?" "
Go ahead, go ahead. That's what I have in mind. You and I want to go together."
Xiumei turned around, He ran to the small warehouse with brisk steps.
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After waiting for two days, Xu Zhengyong finally came back.
The wet nurse immediately sent a letter to Wei Ruo.
The two families were so close that the pigeons soon flew to Wei Ruo's yard.
After receiving the letter, Wei Ruo and Xiumei went out using the excuses they had prepared.
Now that Nanny Zhang is Wei Ruo's own, even if Wei Ruo goes out and runs around, she will choose to turn a blind eye.
Entering the back yard from Sibaozhai, the wet nurse was talking to Xu Zhengyong with tears in her eyes.
(End of chapter)