Tang Quan.

The spring breeze in March is still a little cold in the north. Tang Quan wore a thick coat and boarded the special train for the westbound journey from Fengtai Majia Shop in the southern part of the capital.

A few days ago, Tang Quan officially stepped down as his position as the governor of the Right Army Governor's Office. Now his new position is the admiral of the Western Regions Construction Corps of the Ming Dynasty. At the same time, his military rank has been promoted from major general to lieutenant general. However, compared with his previous uniform of major general, the new uniform has an additional silver Panlong mark on the left chest, and this Panlong represents the Construction Corps.

Since the Battle of Tonglu that year, Tang was seriously injured and thus became disabled. Now his left leg is lame, his right eye is almost unable to see people, and even his ring finger and little finger are missing.

If you are ordinary people, these disabilities may have long been mourning and self-repentant, but for Tang Quan, these are the achievements he made for the Ming Dynasty, and it is precisely because of these injuries that Tang Quan earned the glory of the second-class count for himself.

Although Tang Quan was unable to go to the battlefield like before because of his disability, Tang Quan was disabled and strong in his will. He has worked very well in the General Logistics Department over the years.

If it is said that for a general on the battlefield, the so-called warrior is of nominal significance, and the same is true for Tang Quan, a nominal general. Although he is not famous in the court, he can manage the General Logistics Department of the Ming Military in an orderly manner for more than ten years. This is enough to show Tang Quan's ability.

If there were no accidents, Tang Quan might continue to sit in this position, or be promoted to the right governor or left governor in a few years, thus completely becoming the top leader of the General Logistics Department.

Then, after his term of office expired, Tang Quan could almost retire and go home to enjoy a few years of comfortable life. Perhaps in the summer, he sat on a recliner in the yard, drinking tea and shaking a palm-leaf fan to his grandchildren bragging about his grandfather's experience back then, and feeling the short but unforgettable battlefield years.

This is the future that Tang Quan envisioned for himself, and it is also a fact that he had already accepted. But he never expected that such a disabled soldier would one day have been able to catch the emperor's eyes again, allowing Tang Quan to escape from the work of the General Logistics Department and once again have the opportunity to lead troops.

When Zhu Yicheng summoned Tang Quan not long ago and asked him if he was willing to be the admiral of the Western Regions Construction Corps, Tang Quan could not believe his ears at first, and then agreed without hesitation.

Although he has been doing logistics for more than ten years, the idea of ​​returning to the battlefield in Tang Quan's mind has been lingering. Tang Quan is very clear about the imperial court's establishment of the Western Regions Construction Corps. After all, many of the work of the establishment of the Construction Corps requires the assistance of the General Logistics Department. As the general governor, Tang Quan is the direct person in charge. Of course, he understands what the Western Regions Construction Corps is.

In Tang Quan's view, although the Western Regions Construction Corps is not a regular corps, most of its members are reserves and ordinary people. Moreover, the main tasks of the Construction Corps in the Western Regions are not only partially assisting the military, but also more of the local construction and development.

But even so, this is a huge opportunity for Tang Quan, who is eager to go to the battlefield again. How could Tang Quan refuse?

After soliciting Tang Quan's personal opinion, Zhu Yicheng decided to hand over the position to Tang Quan. After Tang Quan received the order, he returned home and drank three large glasses of wine happily, and he was so excited that he didn't fall asleep all night.

In the following days, Tang Quan handed over the work of the General Logistics Department as quickly as possible, and then arranged to set off for the Western Regions. When he set foot on the train, Tang Quan subconsciously looked back at the direction of the capital that had long been unseen, and got on the train with a smile.

Two days later, Tang Quan's special train arrived in Datong, and Datong officials came to greet Tang Quan after hearing the news.

However, Tang Quan did not attend the banquet. He asked someone to tell the local officials that he was only a way to go through Datong this time, and as a soldier, he was inconvenient to contact local officials, so he rejected the other party's kindness.

After a day off in Datong, Tang Quan took his men to continue his journey to the northwest. By the time he arrived in Zhenyuan City, it was already late May.

Zhenyuancheng... No! Zhenyuancheng has now been replaced with a new name, and this name is Hami.

Hami is the title of the former Ming Dynasty. At the end of the Southern Song Dynasty, this place was the location of Hami Kingdom in the Western Regions. Later, the Ming Dynasty expelled the Mongols and restored the Central Plains. During the reign of Chengzu, he advanced all the way westward and rushed to the Western Regions in one breath. He ordered the local Hami King Anke Temur to be named King Zhongshun, and two years later, the Hami Guard was officially established here.

Now, the Ming Dynasty restored the old name of Zhenyuan and reiterated it as Hami. This city was the throat of the eastern part of the Western Regions to station troops and people.

Hami City is much more prosperous now than last year. After the Ming Dynasty captured Hami, this place became an important town in the Ming Dynasty. More than 100,000 troops, ordinary people and merchant groups were all in hundreds of miles of area centered on Hami. Now the imperial court has newly built the Western Regions Construction Corps, and Hami has become the garrison of the Construction Corps.

"General, Yue Shuai and Lin Shuai are out of the city to welcome him!"

Tang Quan and his party were still thirty miles away from Hami. When they could vaguely see the outline of Hami City, they came on a fast horse. This was the scout sent by Tang Quan.

Although this area was already under the control of the Ming Dynasty, the Western Regions were vast and sparsely populated. Tang Quan's soldiers naturally understood the principles of marching. Therefore, since Shanxi entered the Hexi Corridor, Tang Quan and his ranks followed the military march. There were scouts on the side before and after the large troops set off, not only to investigate the road conditions, but also to avoid accidents.

"Help me down!" Tang Quan said to the adjutant beside him without thinking about it.

"General, do you have any difficulty in your legs or feet..."

Tang Quan didn't say anything, and looked at the adjutant directly with the corner of his eyes. The adjutant immediately swallowed the words behind and helped Tang Quan get out of the car.

Tang Quan walked forward with a crutch, braved the wind and sand, with adjutants and guards around him. After walking for more than a mile, he saw Yue Zhongqi and others waiting far away. Tang Quan smiled, raised his crutch and waved it towards Yue Zhongqi and the others, and then continued to move forward.

"I said Lao Tang, what are you doing?" Yue Zhongqi and Lin Jianzhang took the initiative to meet Tang Quan's team after seeing Tang Quan's team. When they got closer, they actually saw Tang Quan limping instead of taking a car. Lin Jianzhang immediately got off his horse and walked forward quickly, and helped him.

"Haha, Yue Shuai and Lin Shuai are in the carriage, how can I sit on the carriage? Of course, I will be a carriage." Tang Quan said with a smile.

"You, aren't you slapping my brother in the face?" Lin Jianzhang didn't know what to say. If he had known this, he and Yue Zhongqi would have been better to meet him earlier.

In terms of military rank, Yue Zhongqi and Lin Jianzhang are both generals, and Yue Zhongqi is the commander of the northwest and Lin Jianzhang is the deputy commander. Their ranks are one of the dukes and the other are marquis, which are far higher than those of Tang Quan in any aspect.

But who is Tang Quan? Not to mention Yue Zhongqi, even Lin Jianzhang is not as qualified as Tang Quan Lao in the Ming army. When Tang Quan became a personal soldier, he was on par with Dong Dashan, and even Wang Dong's position was not as good as Tang Quangao.
Chapter completed!