"What? Flying General? Is this a plan to praise me? My position as captain is not even a deputy general. Calling me a general is an act of arrogance." Ding Kui is a bit too low-key.
"If it doesn't appear in formal writing and doesn't call you this on formal occasions, it won't be considered a transgression. You must know that Mr. Zhang has never had such a good name in the military for so long."
Liang Chong was very angry with Ding Kui and hated Ding Kui for being so blessed and unaware of his blessings.
"Look, is it easy to drive a wedge between our superiors and subordinates? If adults are more narrow-minded, can you give me some good fruits?" Ding Kui patted the palm of his hand.
"The key is that I don't have the money to pay for the flying general." Ao Yu said suddenly from the side.
Ding Kui's face froze. He had thought about this but was too embarrassed to say it.
"Reputation, this thing is more important than money in the army. You must have used it last time when you went to the base camp to recruit soldiers. You can't buy it with money." Liang Chong was choked by the two people and his chest felt tight.
Ding Kui put his arm around Liang Chong's shoulder and said, "Tomorrow you can go to the base camp to recruit new soldiers for me. When the time comes, tell me that I have the order of General Fei and I will lend you this reputation."
Liang Chong said with a grimace: "What do you want to do again? During this period, I need to count the division's seizures, and some internal affairs must be handed over to the new county guard..."
"Hey, those little guys are not busy now. You can recruit some people who can help me. I want to go to Juyang City to take a look at my ship. I will hand it over to my country's navy when it exits Chunlu Bay Water Village. Our navy pulls." Ding Kui interrupted Liang Chong.
"But I guess our country's navy won't be able to withdraw from Chunlu Bay Water Village so easily." Liang Chong changed his expression to a serious one.
"What? They still want to hang on and leave." Ding Kui said this, but in his heart he agreed with Liang Chong's view.
"This time our country dispatched a large army of water to help our country, and the total number of troops used was no less than 500,000. However, we did not get any benefits in the final negotiations. The Duke only transferred the compensation from Cao and Qi to our country. You said that we Will Congress give up?"
"That's because they didn't find the right excuse. Ji Man was granted the title of commander of the rebellion and brought a private army to Nanzhao Prefecture to fight against the rebellion. Our country's navy came to protect merchant ships. Now the west side of Tongyuan River is under the control of our country's navy. Among them, our country's merchant ships are safer than at home, so what excuse do they have?" Ding Kui explained from his country's standpoint.
"In fact, our country is involved in the war against the three countries, and they are trying to repay their favor. They can make up countless ridiculous reasons to stay away. What can you do? Is it possible to fight with each other to drive them away?" Liangchong's view is more pertinent.
"Hey, then I have to go and see my warship. It can still be used for a while. Go, go, you can recruit new soldiers for me. It is also a matter within the division's staff."
Ding Kui worked hard and tricked Liang into rushing to the base camp to recruit new soldiers, and then went to Juyang City with his own troops to patrol. Now that the war is over, he can take his troops and move around Nanqiu County as he pleases without having to ask Zhang Jie for everything.
The Meng Army warship has been repaired and renovated by the Juyang City boatmen, and it is hung with various battle flags of Ding Kui's brigade. It often cruises on the river outside Juyang City very powerfully. It belongs to the 2o1 Division's spoils, waiting for the South Reception of the Numazhou navy.
The non-swimmers in the first brigade have been in a miserable state recently. They were thrown into the water by Ding Kui just after breakfast. They couldn't go ashore until lunch. They rested and continued training in the afternoon. They trained like this every day.
"If you don't learn how to swim, you can't go back to camp, and you have to sleep in the water when you sleep." Ding Kui was not kidding, so Ba Xi was forced to learn how to swim before he could go ashore.
After everyone learned how to swim, they boarded the ship for training in overcoming seasickness. Ding Kui specially recruited experienced boatmen and oarsmen from Juyang City to control the war ship, and ordered the ship to be driven as bumpy as possible.
At the beginning, everyone except Ao Yu was seasick, and even Ding Kui vomited several times. Every day, half of the people who got off the boat couldn't walk and needed help from each other to get back to camp.
The situation gradually improved after seven or eight days. I relied on my strong body to survive. I began to get used to the unstable deck. I was able to eat and rest in the wind and waves. With a good foundation, I could fight in harsh environments.
Zhang Jie took the time to visit his elite lineage and asked Ding Kui privately: "We have no chance for the kingdom's navy to board ships and fight, so why are you training your subordinates to improve their water warfare capabilities?"
"What I have created for you is a special operations force. They must be equipped with the ability to fight in various environments. Unfortunately, there is no desert in Nanzhao Prefecture, otherwise I would take them to the desert for training." Ding Kui said grandly.
to answer.
This answer made Zhang Jie very satisfied, and he believed that it wouldn't be long before Ding Kui could bring out the true elite fighting team in his mind.
In fact, what Ding Kui was thinking about was not just training, he also wanted to do something, something that couldn't be mentioned openly.
Things unfolded as Liangchong expected. After the war, Jiman led an army of 300,000 troops to the vicinity of Chunlu Bay Water Village, saying that he planned to return to his country by boat in batches.
Seeing that the year 4875 is approaching, more than half of the private troops brought by Ji Man are still in Nanzhao Prefecture. Ji Man's explanation is that the navy ships were seriously damaged after the war, and they must be strictly wary of retaliation by the Meng navy, so they cannot send them.
There are enough ships to transport the country's troops.
Jiman's private army has not yet withdrawn, and Chunlu Bay Water Village is far from being handed back to Shaodian Kingdom. Hua Song is inconvenient to send warships close here at this time, and he has no time to receive Ding Kui's spoils.
On the morning of New Year's Eve, Ding Kui stared at a teenage girl in a courtyard where he was temporarily staying in Juyang City.
"Why are you here? Who asked you to come? Do you know how old you are this year?"
Everyone present could hear the resentment in Ding Kui's tone.
"Young master hates little flowers." The girl pouted and lowered her head.
"Ahem, I have never hated you, answer my question." Ding Kui softened his tone consciously.
Xiaohua was of course Ding Fenla. She raised her head and said, "The teacher asked me to come. If the master is not at home, I will die of poverty without any extra money. Even if the teacher doesn't tell me, I will still clamor to come."
Ding Kui looked at the man next to Ding Fen with stern eyes.
This time there were two people coming with Ding Fen, one was the loyal servant Ding Cai, and the other was the loyal servant's eldest brother Tao Mu.
"Mr. Qian said that his eldest disciple mingled in the dark forces and finally learned the ability to kill people. However, his closed disciple can't follow this old path anymore. Why not send him to your side? Maybe he can become an enemy in the future.
A frightened archer." Ding Cai quickly explained to Ding Fen that Qian Bu had told him before he came out.
"Grandpa Qian is really ruthless in cultivating his disciples." Ding Kui sighed, "Has Mrs. Ru treated you badly? How could our little flower be poor? Come, sit down and talk to me. Tao Mu, Ding Cai, you guys follow
Ding Yu went to the military camp to complete the formalities."
Tao Mu and Ding Cai followed Ao Yu out of the small courtyard and went to the military camp to register for the soldiers' entry into the camp.
Ding Fen sat down in front of Ding Kui and said, "Young lady has not treated me badly. She pays me the money on time every month, and she even gives me rewards from time to time."
"Then you just cried in front of me."
"But the young lady herself doesn't have a lot of monthly money, and the rewards she gives are simply not enough."
"You, a little girl, can afford food, accommodation and food at home. Why do you need to spend so much money?"
Ding Kui thought that Ding Fen had contracted some bad problem and his face became ugly.
"I, Xiaohua, bought a new house for my mother in the county town. All the money I saved before was spent. I even borrowed some from Brother Cai, but I haven't paid it back yet." Ding Fen didn't know what Ding Kui was thinking.
What are you thinking? He looks a little embarrassed because of his bad expression.
When Ding Kui heard this, his expression immediately improved. It turned out to be completely different from what he thought.
"Why don't you go to Dachuan to buy a house in the county? Even if you don't have enough money, Dachuan will pay it for you first. Then he will ask me if I want you to repay it. Why do you need to borrow it from Ding Cai? Did Ding Cai trick you?
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"No, no, Brother Cai is not that kind of person. Sister-in-law Xu Qin accompanied me to see it. I saw two yards at that time. I didn't have enough money for the better one, so Brother Cai found out and lent it to me."
Xu Qin? Oh, Dachuan’s wife is a discreet person. Maybe she didn’t tell Dachuan because she didn’t want Dachuan to use public funds. It can be seen from the last time she asked Long Yan to ask me to name her child.
Ding Kui finally figured out what was going on.
"Well, Xiaohua is a filial child and knows how to spend money to buy a good house for her mother. I am very happy. I paid all the money you spent to buy that house as a reward for your filial piety."
"Okay." Ding Fen clapped her hands happily, "Xiaohua knows that she will have a good life with the young master." She was used to calling her Ding Kui like her mother, so she didn't change her name after Ding Kui's adult ceremony.
"But you are only twelve years old after the Chinese New Year. How can you join me as a soldier in the army?" Ding Kui looked at Ding Fen's thin figure with worry.
Ding Fen took out a short bow from nowhere, raised it and said proudly: "Don't underestimate me, Xiaohua is now an elite archer."
Damn it, I was a trainee knight when I participated in the county competition when I was twelve years old, and this child is already an elite archer? Isn't she better than me? No wonder Grandpa Qian is so rare for her.
Ding Kui looked at Ding Fen with complicated eyes and didn't know what to say for a moment.
"You don't believe it? Then let me demonstrate it to you."
Ding Fen jumped up on the chair, lifted the chair in the air, and turned back twice. When he landed, he held three short arrows in his hands, then strode back and exited the hall.
He stood about ten meters away from Ding Kui, drew his bow and released the arrow in one go, shooting three short arrows at Ding Kui in three directions: upper, middle and lower.
When the short arrows were shot in front of him, Ding Kui waved his hand from top to bottom, and caught the three short arrows in his hand, "He, it's not bad, it's accurate, and its strength is almost as good as when Dachuan captured Ding Cai."
Ding Fen shook her head and jumped back to Ding Kui, saying: "Xiaohua will not allow anyone to hurt the young master from now on!"