Chapter 157 Wealth

In Gaiping City, the sound of guns and cannons gradually became smaller. Wei Jichen raised his telescope and saw that the city had become the world of the Chinese army. The number of soldiers wearing Japanese military uniforms was gradually decreasing.

After a counterattack for most of the day, Wei Jichen led his army to finally recapture the city. The Japanese who defended the city either fell under the guns of the Chinese army or fled the city and fled to Fuzhou in a panic.

When Wei Jichen led his personal guards and rode into the city, the smoke had not yet dissipated, and there were sporadic gunshots in the city.

There were still raging fires burning in various parts of the city, which were set by the Japanese when they retreated.

The soldiers of various armies were still chasing and suppressing the remaining enemies in the city. Wei Jichen had already issued an order. In addition to encircling and suppressing the remaining enemies, they also had to put out the fire, otherwise, they would only get a dead city.

On the streets, you can still see the baggage abandoned by the Japanese from time to time, but these baggage have been destroyed by the Japanese, and it is difficult to repair them!

Of course, this also shows how panicked the Japanese were when they retreated. They really didn't expect Wei Jichen's army to come so quickly, and they didn't expect Wei Jichen to abandon the near and seek the far, abandon Ximu City and attack Gaiping.

Therefore, they were not very prepared.

Wei Jichen led the army with a victorious momentum, and they were unstoppable all the way. The villages along the way were almost all recovered without any effort.

Then he caught the remnants of Nogi Maresuke in Gaiping City by surprise. The battle was resolved in just one morning. After the cannons were fired, the front camp of the Weizi Army first entered the city through the gap in the city wall.

And the other armies soon broke through several other city gates.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the Japanese fled immediately.

"Brother, do you think the court will make me a general this time?" Nie Cairong rode a horse and circled around Wei Jichen from time to time.

"Yes, yes! By then, our Nie Yingguan will become the youngest general in the Qing Dynasty." Wei Jichen replied perfunctorily.

Then, Wei Jichen changed the subject and whispered: "Brother, I think it's a bit mysterious for you to be a general, but there is a position you can definitely get."

"What position?" Nie Cairong squeezed the horse's back, rushed in front of Wei Jichen, turned around and asked happily.

Wei Jichen suppressed his smile and replied seriously: "General's wife!"

Nie Cairong was stunned at first, then reacted, blushing and spitting: "Bah, who wants to be that..."

Wei Jichen saw that her little daughter's appearance was fully exposed, deliberately sighed with regret, shook his head and said: "It seems that I have to find someone else to be the general's wife."

Nie Cairong was anxious when she heard this, her eyebrows were raised, revealing two small tiger teeth, and she bared her teeth and claws at Wei Jichen, saying angrily: "Without my consent, you are not allowed!"

After Nie Cairong finished speaking, she raised her horse whip and landed on Wei Jichen's mount.

The horse was frightened and ran forward violently, almost throwing Wei Jichen off. The little girl giggled and made faces at Wei Jichen from behind.

Wang Huaiqing and other personal soldiers followed from a distance. They were used to this situation and could ignore it.

While the two were playing, Hu Zi came galloping on a fast horse.

Hu Zi's front camp was the first to enter the city. Now, instead of encircling and suppressing the remaining enemies, they came to look for him. I don't know what happened. Wei Jichen looked at him and saw that he had a smile on his face that he couldn't hide.

In a moment, Hu Zi rode to Wei Jichen's side. He looked around like a thief, and then saw that there was no outsider, and whispered: "Sir, we are rich, we are rich. Brothers captured the county government and found the treasure house of the Japanese. The money is piled up in a room."

Hu Zi was like a local rich man who had never seen the world. He was so excited that he even trembled when he spoke.

It turned out that after the Japanese occupied Gaiping, they set up a post-war office in the old government office. In addition to managing the "obedient people", there was another function, which was to plunder and rob everywhere.

After so many days of accumulation and a large amount of wealth, Nogi Maresuke had not had time to transport the looted wealth back to the country, but he didn't expect to die in the hands of Wei Jichen.

No wonder he was so unwilling to die.

"Sir, I asked a few confidants to guard it, and the news has not leaked much." Hu Zi was rough but meticulous. After discovering the wealth, he immediately sent people to guard it and strictly ordered that no one was allowed to enter.

Wei Jichen didn't think much about it for a while. Hu Zi reminded him: "Sir, you have to go and deal with it quickly. If other troops find it, we will have to share a lot of money."

Wei Jichen then realized that this time was different from the later generations. In the later generations, all the seized property had to be handed over, but now, it depends on your ability.

Wei Jichen's eyes lit up, and he didn't delay any more. He led Nie Cairong and several personal soldiers, let Hu Zi lead the way, and hurried away.

Not long after, the group arrived outside the government office. Fortunately, other troops were chasing the Japanese and competing for military merits, and they didn't notice the movement here for the time being.

Only Hu Zi's front camp soldiers were guarding outside.

After getting off the horse, Wei Jichen and the others followed Hu Zi around and around, and soon they arrived outside an inconspicuous small room.

Outside the room, several of Hu Zi's confidants were standing there, doing their duty.

Seeing Wei Jichen and the others coming, they hurried forward to greet them.

"Sir, it's inside, go in and take a look, and we will keep watch for you outside." Hu Zi raised his hand and pointed inside, saying with a smile.

Wei Jichen was worried about not being able to avoid their eyes, and he was just happy to hear that, so he didn't refuse and called Nie Cairong, and they both pushed the door open.

As soon as they entered, Hu Zi quickly closed the door, as if he was afraid that the gold, silver and money inside would grow legs and run out of the door.

Wei Jichen was stunned! His eyes were wide open.

Although he knew that Hu Zi was an honest man, Wei Jichen really didn't expect that what he said was a full house was really a full house.

I saw countless gold and silver neatly placed in a corner, emitting dazzling light, almost occupying half of the room.

And pearls, agates, jade and gems were placed in another corner. Although the number was not as much as gold and silver, they were more valuable, and the dazzling light and sparkling jewelry would move anyone who saw it for the first time.

In addition, there are countless antiques, precious porcelain, ginseng, deer antlers and other top-grade medicinal materials placed in another corner. The value of these is also inestimable and cannot be measured by gold and silver.

The whole house is filled with these priceless things.

Nie Cairong is not a person who has not seen the world. Their Nie family is also a big family, but at this moment, she stared at the pile of pearls and gems with her beautiful eyes, and her white neck kept moving.

Nie Cairong pounced on the pile of treasures, happily picked up this and put it down, busy and happy, muttering to herself: "So beautiful, so beautiful, I must wear them all on my body!"

Wei Jichen rolled his eyes helplessly. He took advantage of Nie Cairong's inattention and walked to the gold and silver. With a wave of his hand, countless money disappeared out of thin air.

Of course, Wei Jichen would not be so stupid as to take too much from the same place. He got some here and some there, and waited until he felt that the money was enough.

Wei Jichen walked to the treasured antiques and precious medicinal materials, and with a wave of his hand, hundreds of items were stored in his super space. Fortunately, his super space now has a space of 5 cubic meters, otherwise it might not be able to fit them.

However, when Wei Jichen saw that some cultural relics were stained with blood and he could even smell a bloody smell, he was no longer happy.

These things were looted by the Japanese from the Chinese, and they were stained with the blood of the Chinese. What is there to be happy about? And I don’t know how many things have been taken away by the Japanese.

One day, I will ride to Tokyo and take all of this back.

Wei Jichen picked a few more items with a gloomy face, and then walked to Nie Cairong’s side.

“Brother Wei, Brother Wei, look, am I beautiful?” Nie Cairong raised her head, revealing a string of pearls on her neck, and raised her hand again, revealing the jade ring on her finger, and even more amazingly, she had three strange-shaped gold hairpins on her head.

Seeing that Wei Jichen didn't reply, Nie Cairong kept blinking, changed a golden hairpin, and continued to ask, like a child trying to show off in front of an adult.

Wei Jichen pinched her small and straight nose and replied with a smile: "Even if our Miss Nie is wearing coarse linen clothes, without makeup, and without makeup, she is still as beautiful as a fairy, stunning fish and geese."

When had Nie Cairong heard such straightforward love words? For a moment, she felt dizzy and couldn't turn around. She laughed foolishly a few times and didn't even notice that a few treasures were missing in front of her.

"Let's go!" Wei Jichen's slightly magnetic voice immediately hooked Nie Cairong's soul back.

Nie Cairong came back to her senses and saw Wei Jichen's eyes looking at her teasingly. She couldn't help but blush to her ears and neck.

"Well, let's go!" Nie Cairong replied unconsciously, while hurriedly taking off all the messy things on her body and throwing them into the pile of treasures.

Wei Jichen asked in surprise: "Why don't you like it?"

Nie Cairong shook her little head and said seriously: "These are all captured by the soldiers. How can I take them privately? Besides, I don't need them now, and they take up space with me."

Wei Jichen smiled and joked: "Who was that little money-grubber just now?"

Nie Cairong shook Wei Jichen's arm unwillingly and said coquettishly: "I just saw so many beautiful things and lost my mind for a while. Brother, you can't tell anyone. I still want to be a respected general."

"I know, I know." Wei Jichen smiled and hung her nose.

"Strange, why do I find that things seem to be a little less." Nie Cairong glanced around and shook her head with a puzzled look.