"I don't need you to protect me now. Your responsibility is to learn. You can't waste your excellent talent. When learning archer skills, you must also learn cultural knowledge, otherwise you will know nothing except archery." Ding Kui said.
The three short arrows were thrown back to Ding Fen.
"Hey, are you reading to read? Xiaohua gets sleepy when she reads." Ding Fen even wrinkled her facial features.
"Hey, I have rewards and punishments. If you don't learn well, I will deduct money. The minimum deduction is one gold coin each time. If you learn well, you will naturally be rewarded." Ding Kui's method of dealing with Ding Fen is very simple, financial stimulation.
"But you can't deliberately make things difficult for Xiaohua. Xiaohua is here to make money and mainly to protect you." Ding Fen knew that she couldn't bargain with Ding Kui and it was best to play the emotional card, but she almost let it slip.
"Why am I making things difficult for you? Well, I have to find a teacher for you first. I don't have time to teach you." After saying that, Ding Kui took Ding Fen and walked out.
After the war, the garrisons in various places in Nanzhao Prefecture were lifted from the war status. Some officers did not need to live in the military camps every day, and Ding Kui was one of them.
The Lu Chamber of Commerce established a branch in Juyang City, and the branch manager was none other than Lu Ji. He teamed up with the gentry to present a yard to Ding Kui, his benefactor in Juyang City, and the yard became Ding Kui's temporary residence.
On New Year's Eve and the first day of the New Year, all officers and soldiers do not need to return to the barracks. They can stay in the barracks if they have no place to go. For example, if the 21st Army Corps is new to Nanzhao Prefecture and is not familiar with the place, most of the officers and soldiers will stay in the barracks.
"Team D, didn't we go to your house tonight? Why are you running back now?" Bai Qian changed into casual clothes and put some makeup on her face, "What a cute little girl, who is she?"
"This is, how should I say, my junior sister? Ding Fen, this is Sister Bai." Ding Kui patted Ding Fen on the head.
"Ding Fen has met Sister Bai."
"Oh, your name is Ding Fen, I'm Bai Qian, how old are you?"
"Well, I'm almost twelve years old."
"Bai Qian, I want to discuss something with you." Ding Kui habitually touched Ding Fen's head and said, Ding Fen was not even taller than his shoulders.
"If Captain D has anything to do, just ask me. You have to give me a chance to repay the debt I owe." Bai Qian's excitement was a little helpless.
"After all, you are also a noble lady, and Ding Fen's birth can be said to be good, but she is not very lucky. I hope you can teach her according to the rules of the Bai family."
When Ding Kui was talking, Ding Fen blinked and looked at Bai Qian with her round eyes.
"Teaching her is not a problem, but according to my family's rules, will her parents have any objections? We still have training after the New Year, does she have to follow us?"
Bai Qian didn't object to teaching Ding Fen in her heart. The rules of the aristocratic family were not Dou Qi skills, and they were not afraid of letting outsiders know.
"I guarantee that her parents have no objection. She is now my personal soldier and will always follow me in the future." Ding Kui was inconvenient to explain to Bai Qian about Ding Fen's parents.
"Your personal soldier?" Bai Qian opened her mouth and forgot to close it for a moment.
The military law of the General Command does not strictly stipulate the age range of personal soldiers. You can use an old man who is hundreds of years old or a child under ten years old, as long as you think he can complete the tasks of personal soldiers.
"Don't compare Ao Yu with her. She is much more normal. She is only at the level of an elite archer now." Ding Kui could understand Bai Qian's surprise.
"What? Just an elite archer!" Li Hao happened to be passing by and overheard, "When I was twelve years old, my subordinate could only draw a short bow and could barely be considered a trainee archer. Can this be considered normal?
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"You came just in time. From now on when the archers train, you will take Ding Fen with you." Ding Kui found another "nanny" for Ding Fen.
Ding Fen's eyes fell on Li Hao's fingers and said: "He is a wild man, I won't learn from him."
Li Hao's face turned red immediately after being complained about by a girl.
"Nonsense, you can't talk nonsense in the military camp. I'm not asking you to learn from your brother Li. I'm asking you to follow him to complete your daily tasks. It's just because you don't read well, so it's easy to say the wrong thing, do you understand?"
Ding Kui knew that Ding Fen was outspoken and did not mean to mock Li Hao.
Seeing this, Bai Qian understood Ding Kui's meaning. She took Ding Fen's little hand, pulled it to her side, and said softly: "Girls can't speak in a hurry. If you have any opinions in the future, you can tell me first. I'll teach you."
How do you respond?"
Fortunately, Ding Fen is not a girl who loves to cry. She was able to endure the grievances she suffered and said in a low voice: "According to my teacher, the calluses on his left thumb and right index finger are particularly thick. This is caused by substandard archery posture.
Generally, hunters in the mountains and forests are like this, they are wild."
"Miss Ding Fen is right. This subordinate is a wild child. I hope you won't blame her."
Li Hao, who was also an archer, admired Ding Fen's eyesight very much and could tell his origins at just one glance. This shows that Ding Fen's apprenticeship has a good background.
"So what about Ye Luzi? What the army values is practical results. As long as it can defeat the enemy, it is a good path. Okay, let's not talk about this. Have you seen Ding Yu?" Ding Kui thought of Ding Cai and Tao Mu.
"Brother Ding Yu just took your two servants to go through the formalities with Staff Officer Liang." Ji Xing, well-dressed, walked over from the other side of the military camp.
He had been to Funiu Mountain and met the fearless knight Tao Mu. Of course, he also knew Ding Kui's number one henchman Ding Cai.
"Liang Chong has also come to Juyang City? Okay, we can't let him go. We'll trick him tonight." Ding Kui has already regarded Liang Chong as a good friend.
Poor Liangchong didn't know that others had already dug a hole and were waiting for him.
In the evening, Ding Kui was the host, renting a restaurant on the street, and entertaining all the men of the First Battalion. In order to ensure the combat effectiveness of the First Battalion, Zhang Jie specially transferred veterans from other brigades to fill the vacancies in the First Battalion. This was also Ding Kui's decision.
One of the reasons why I am not interested in recruiting new soldiers at the base camp.
Juyang City is in dire straits, and no restaurant can accommodate a banquet for a thousand officers and soldiers. This big business can only be handled by three restaurants.
Those who could sit in the same private room with Ding Kui were nine squadron captains, plus Liang Chong and four of his soldiers. Ding Kui also served as the first squadron captain, and the "Ding Kui Squadron" was named after him.
We cannot find a suitable replacement at the moment.
"I'm here to bring you a message for you." Liang Chong sat next to Ding Kui.
"Oh? What are your orders, sir?" Ding Kui picked up a glass of wine and was about to drink it, but he had to put it down when he mentioned his superior.
"At present, it seems that our navy cannot evacuate in the short term. Your Majesty wants you to sail the ship to Yanling County after the New Year. The Nanzhao Navy will arrange for someone to take it over." Liang Chong didn't know if he was watching.
To show some signs, I deliberately said Zhang Jie's words at the dinner table.
"Is this an order from your lord?" Ding Kui asked.
"No, it's just a suggestion from an adult."
"Well, I don't want to hand over the warship so early. Let's delay it a little longer."
"Why? If you turn it in early, you can get credit earlier. You can rent a merchant ship to train your subordinates." Liang Chong was puzzled.
"Because that ship is a Meng warship." Ding Kui smiled mysteriously.
"So, what do you think?" Liang Chong's eyes were rolling.
The nine squadron leaders at the table all listened with their ears pricked up.
"Bangladesh invaded our country for no reason at all, killed and injured millions of our soldiers and civilians, and plundered countless properties. However, they did not give a proper explanation after the war. Can you swallow this? "Ding Kui's eyes sparkled.
Xue Sheng slapped the table and said, "No, I will never swallow it."
"But the war is over, what can we do if we can't take it anymore?" Jiang Jiao asked.
Feng Liang smiled and sat silently.
Ao Yu, Tao Mu, Ding Cai and Ding Fen didn't care so much. These matters were not something they could discuss. They were just focused on dealing with the food and wine on the table.
"Yeah, it's no use just being dissatisfied." Liang Chong followed Jiang Jiao's words, but he hadn't yet made it clear what Ding Kui meant.
"Yes, the war is indeed over. Of course we cannot use the banner of the First Battalion to cause trouble to the Meng people, but what about using the Meng Army's warships under the banner of the Meng Army?" Ding Kui showed a mysterious smile again.
"You mean we pretend to be water bandits and go to Tongyuan River to attack Meng's merchant ships?" Liang Chong came to his senses.
He had never thought of doing such a bold thing before.
"Haha, this is what you said. Everyone, Counselor Liang has pointed out a clear path for everyone. Shouldn't we give Counselor Liang a drink?" Ding Kui picked up the cup and smiled even more.
"That's right, that's right, good staff officer. It's respectful for me to do it first." The squadron leaders picked up their cups and talked to Liang Chong.
"You," Liang Chong pointed at Ding Kui, "you can't set a trap for me like this. I drink this wine. Isn't it okay if I drink it? I can't be blamed for coming up with the idea." He quickly picked up the wine. The cup was drained in one gulp.
"Hahaha, brother, don't be nervous. Ding is responsible for his own work. I forcibly seized the warship. It was also my idea to pretend to be a water bandit. Okay. I want to have fun drinking tonight. I can't sweep away Everyone’s happy.” Ding Kui’s fox tail was exposed.
Liang Chong smiled bitterly and said, "I once heard you say, 'There is no good meeting, no good banquet.' Today, I finally understand it deeply."
Ding Kui said with a smile: "Yes, you are a good brother if you let yourself go and drink. However, the matter of pretending to be water bandits to attack Meng merchant ships also requires good brothers to fill in the gaps and try to reduce the risk of us doing this. Our purpose is to teach Meng a lesson." I don’t want to cause trouble for myself.”
At this time, Feng Liang spoke.
"Junior brother, aren't you trying to trick the good staff into the trap? After he knows your plan, he will either go to the top to report it, or he will do it with us. If you don't report it and don't do it, you can't remove the suspicion that he is involved. ."
"You are the worst!" Liang Chong pointed at Feng Liang and said, "You have blocked my way out."
"Come, come, good counselor, I'll offer you three glasses of wine to apologize."
"You don't want to play like this." Liang Chong shouted.
He was feeling miserable. Not only had he accidentally boarded Ding Kui's pirate ship, he seemed to be leaving the restaurant sideways tonight.
Bang, the door to the room was pushed open, Ji Xing, Xu Yan and others walked in with wine glasses, shouting: "Good staff officer, please have a drink with the brothers."
Liang Chong's memory of that night was fixed on the moment when he helped Ding Kui to vomit.