The morning light is bright, and the smoke from the war has not completely dissipated, but the city and outside have almost been cleaned up.
In addition to them who came last night, the army that led its troops out of the city to pursue the Western thieves who fell into the trap of diverting the tiger away from the mountain also came back. All the soldiers stayed up all night to clean the battlefield, count and capture the heads, while the generals discussed the war.
When the sky was slightly bright, the northwest inspector and the deputy commander-in-chief of troops and horses, who had been protected in the rear to avoid danger, also rushed over. However, these matters were the responsibility of the upper-level generals to welcome them.
After the busy work, Xu Maoxiu and others were placed in the barracks for a short rest.
The gurgling hot water was poured into the large wooden barrel, and two menmen carried it into the house.
"Master Bing, the water is ready, let's wash up." They nodded and bowed.
Xu Maoxiu nodded and threw a handful of money to the two of them.
The two caught it excitedly and thanked them repeatedly.
These few heroes single-handedly broke into a hundred-man formation last night with the strength of five people, helping them delay time and frightening the Western thieves. They are really heroes in everyone's eyes.
What's more, I didn't expect that these heroes are very rich.
Xu Bangchui's shout came again from outside.
"Is there any hot water? Is there any hot water?"
The two men rushed out immediately, but they were still a step too late and were overtaken by the other two servants.
"Mom, do you understand the rules? Our brothers are responsible for this." The two men quit and said viciously.
The two servants were not vegetarians either, especially when there was a big pot of meat in front of them, they sighed when they heard this.
"Yours? Why couldn't I see you when I was alive before?" they said.
Seeing that the two groups were about to fight, Xu Bangchui threw the money bag in his hand at him angrily.
"Hurry up! Why are you making such a fuss? You guys are still waiting to take a shower!"
The four of them didn't care about fighting. They wanted to serve these gentlemen first.
"It's amazing that these seemingly poor soldiers are so rich..."
"Why do you want to be a soldier if you have money? It's really weird!"
Everyone walked away talking in low voices.
When the hot water was brought, Xu Bangchui was proudly enjoying the envy of the other soldiers outside.
"You're not a girl, why should you take a bath..." someone said sourly.
"Oh, I'm used to washing at home. I can't change it now after I leave the house." Xu Bangchui raised his head and said haha.
"Aren't you Xu Bangchui from Jieshi Castle?"
Someone among the onlookers suddenly shouted.
Xu Bangchui stared and saw that he was an acquaintance.
"Bangchui, didn't you run away?" the acquaintance shouted.
Xu Bangchui didn't like hearing the word "run".
"We went to the capital to redress our grievances. The court has already redressed our grievances, and the notice has been issued a long time ago," he said.
The acquaintances gathered around and looked at Xu Bangchui in surprise.
"I just heard someone say that there is a rich soldier here, so it's you? Bangchui, are you getting rich?" he asked.
Xu Bangchui was so proud that he was about to speak when he heard a thud in the room behind him. His expression changed and he ran over hurriedly, only to see that Liu Kui had already taken off his naked body and soaked it in the wooden bucket, and he was squinting comfortably.
"...Get out of here you shameless person..."
In the back hall of the city government, all the officials and generals from all walks of life have met, and the preliminary distribution of merits and rewards has been discussed and decided. The victory report has been considered and unanimously approved, so teams of people hold the victory report and rush out of the official hall to report victory in all directions.
In the courtyard of the official hall, the low-ranking generals who were not qualified to enter the official hall were all standing outside waiting to speak.
Liulang was among them, surrounded by several people.
"Good boy, good boy. He dared to rush to the front line as soon as he came here. He is worthy of being a member of our old Zhou family." An older, dark-faced general laughed and said, reaching out and patting Liu Lang on the shoulder.
"Uncle, thank you." Zhou Lang said, "I didn't do anything to help. I retreated as soon as the enemy came."
"You can't say that, you are brave enough to dare to come." Uncle Zhou Tang said with a smile, "otherwise, why didn't you escort Mr. Zhou and others from behind?"
"That's right, I thought you and your uncles had raised a little white sheep in the capital, but it turned out to be a little tiger." The other brothers of the same race also laughed.
After the war, the joyful atmosphere of the survivor being the victor infected Liu Lang. This was a complex taste of cruelty and joy that could never be felt in the capital, at school, or in dreams. The young boy grinned.
While they were talking and laughing, a group of generals came out of the official hall, and everyone stood up to greet them.
"Old Zhou." A man shouted loudly, greeting Uncle Zhou.
"This is the Governor of Longgu City, Guo Xifeng." Uncle Zhou Tang whispered to Liu Lang, standing up straight and clasping his fists, "Guo Governor!"
Guo Dujian strode over and his eyes fell on Liu Lang.
"Is this one of the three hundred heroes last night?" he said, a little surprised, "He's still a child. Your Zhou family was too impatient to send such a young child?"
"Back in the capital prison, although my son is young, his determination to kill the enemy and serve the country has not diminished." Zhou Lang straightened his chest and said loudly.
Guo Dujian laughed, stretched out his hand and patted Liu Lang on the chest.
"Good boy, you have some strength, just like a calf." He smiled.
The people behind him also started laughing.
"I heard that when the sentry was sent out that day, Zhou Xiaolang took the initiative to mention it and said that he would be responsible for anything that happened?" someone asked.
Although this is the case, it cannot be truly admitted.
Uncle Zhou Tang was about to wink at Liu Lang, but Liu Lang had already spoken.
"I don't dare. It's Master Zhou and Master Jiang who knew everything and allowed us to bear all the consequences of our actions." He stood up straight and said loudly, "That's why we dared to take the risk."
Uncle Zhou Tang breathed a sigh of relief and smiled.
Everyone present also laughed and nodded in praise.
Since they were named as members of the Zhou family, the Zhou family has many brothers in the army and has achieved great success in battles. Everyone wanted to give face to them, so they all talked about what happened that night, praising Mr. Zhou and Mr. Jiang for planning the strategy.
He praised the three hundred soldiers for their bravery and courage, and ordered Liu Lang to tell him what happened yesterday, how he came to the end and how exhausted he was to chase him to support him.
Of course, they have heard these things before, so giving them another chance now is an opportunity for Liu Lang to get to know and remember him.
A trace of hesitation flashed across Zhou Lang's expression.
"It's okay, just say whatever you want." Uncle Zhou whispered, thinking that he was afraid of making the general unhappy if he couldn't say anything. "Just tell me what you want to do."
This is an opportunity that everyone deliberately gave him, and of course he must focus on himself.
This kind of opportunity does not come to everyone. Looking at the other generals next to him, his eyes could not hide his jealousy.
Liu Lang raised his head and seemed to have made up his mind.
"Actually, this thing was really lucky at the beginning. If it weren't for the carefulness of those few sentries and a few horses that could run fast..." he said.
Luck? Shouldn't it be said that it's clear knowledge?
And horses? People are not supposed to be brave, so what does it have to do with horses?
This was the first time such a statement was made. Everyone present was a little surprised and stunned. At first, they were a little perfunctory, but they were suddenly aroused by the young man's story and became a little curious.
When everyone poured into the barracks, Xu Maoxiu and others had already finished washing. They had soaked away the fatigue from the fierce battle all night in the hot water, put on clean military clothes, and were standing talking to acquaintances.
"Brother Xu, you have really changed..." the acquaintance looked at them and said, and then looked back at the men who were loading the barrels with smiles on their faces.
In just half a day, the news that there were several generous soldiers here spread among the servants.
It is the law of the imperial court for officers to dispatch their servants, but for soldiers, they can only rely on financial benefits to dispatch their servants. It is conceivable that Xu Maoxiu and others will definitely live a good life in the future.
"You have really made a fortune in the capital?" he asked curiously, "Then why do you come back to work as soldiers?"
Xu Maoxiu smiled and shook his head.
"No, no." He denied.
While he was talking, a large number of people came in from outside the door.
"Where are those few heroes who dare to fight with five men against a hundred men?" shouted a general in the lead, "Stand up and let them see!"
"It's the deputy commander."
The soldiers present whispered and hurriedly got out of the way.
Xu Maoxiu and others did not dare to neglect and bowed to greet him. Xu Bangchui, who had just started taking a bath after beating Liu Kui away, ran out without even bothering to dry himself and put on his clothes.
The deputy of the Governor of Longgu City glanced at several people one by one.
"Okay, good job. He is a good man of our Northwest Army." He said loudly.
A good man from the Northwest Army!
They are good men of the Northwest Army!
No more coward deserters from the northwest! No more coward deserters!
Xu Maoxiu and others looked excited.
"It is natural to kill the enemy for the country." They said in unison.
"By the way, where are your horses?" After the condolences, the deputy asked what came to mind, "I heard that you can travel thousands of miles and run quickly?"
When Xu Maoxiu brought his people over, Xu Sigen stayed in the horse camp as usual, looking gloomy and arguing with others about something.
Because there were no horses, he did not participate in the support, but followed Mr. Zhou and waited until dawn before arriving.
"Sir, I beg you, bring back those two dead horses, or bury them on the spot..." He pulled a young man from the horse camp and begged.
"I know you love horses to a fault, but there's no reason to pick up horse carcasses and bring them back, right? You drive dozens of miles just to pick up two carcasses, or the horses' carcasses are brought back. Even if we die, we won't be able to bring them back."
It was just burned on the spot. Your horse is more precious than a human being?" the young general said impatiently.
"Of course it's precious, very precious, that's my sister..." Xu Sigen nodded and said.
Seeing many people approaching, the young general pushed him away and hurriedly greeted them. When he learned the purpose of their visit, the young general was a little surprised. Although these horses contributed a lot this time, he did not expect that the deputy of the Governor would be alerted to come and check in person.
Could it be that these horses are really precious?
"Sure enough, it came all the way from the capital?" the deputy asked as he looked at a horse.
After a night's rest, the tired horse had regained some of its energy. It even snorted a little when someone pulled its hoof and looked at it.
The deputy looked at him and then asked questions such as which route he took, how many miles he traveled in a day, etc. Xu Sigen answered them one by one seriously.
After listening to the answer, the deputy looked surprised and a little in disbelief.
"It actually alleviated the wear and tear..." he said, "Just by relying on these few pieces of iron?"
As soon as he finished speaking, someone took over.
"let me see!"
It was an old voice with a hoarse tone.
Everyone moved out of the way and suddenly exclaimed.
"Lord Zhu!"
The person who came was none other than Zhu Si, the veteran who was guarding Longgu City to prevent the city from being destroyed. He lost his strength that day and was carried down by the governor to have a good rest. Unexpectedly, he was helped over by someone at this time.
Although his position was higher, the deputy of the governor was very respectful to the veteran and personally stepped forward to help him.
"Sir, why are you here?"
Mr. Zhu didn't say a word, but directly helped the person to walk to the horse. He pushed away the person who was supporting him and knelt on the ground, staring at the horse's hooves.
"As expected, as expected...as expected...as expected..."
As he watched, he murmured, and his body became more and more trembling, as if he was about to collapse from exhaustion.
Everyone rushed forward to help him, but saw that the veteran had thrown himself to the ground.
"A divine weapon sent from heaven, a divine weapon sent from heaven, my Han family's horses are no longer afraid of being difficult to raise!" He fell to the ground and howled.
The people around him were frightened by his howling.
Mr. Zhu quickly got up again.
"Who is it? Who is it?" he asked.
Although he couldn't speak clearly, everyone knew what he was asking, and someone immediately pushed Xu Sigen, who had been pushed to the back.
"You!" Mr. Zhu staggered towards Xu Sogen and grabbed his shoulders violently.
Although the veteran was old, forty years of killing had been integrated into his bones, and the young Xu Sigan did not dare to look directly into his eyes.
"You will be the hero who strengthens our northwest army!" Mr. Zhu shook Xu Sigen's shoulders and shouted.
The heroes who strengthen our northwest army...
Heroes who strengthen our northwest army!
Xu Sigen was dumbfounded, and so were the people around him.
"...With these horses...horses?...horseshoes...our military horses will not lose so much..."
"...With less losses, you can get more equipment..."
"...Now that the Tibetan soldiers have been added, the total is less than 5,000 cavalry...it will definitely become 10,000 in the future..."
"...Ten thousand cavalry! Ten thousand cavalry! Children, we can crush the Tibetan thieves! We will never return Loulan until we destroy it!"
"….There are two horses that died on the road and were thrown away? How can we do it? We have to get them back. Getting them back is of course very precious. Although they will inevitably be learned by the Western thieves in the future, if we can be one day ahead, we will be one day stronger...
"
"...Oh, yes, I'll report it to the Governor, the Supervisory Envoy, and the Deputy Commander of the Army and Horses..."
Following Mr. Zhu's words, everyone around him became busy, but Xu Sigen remained dumbfounded. He was knocked around and fell to the ground.
Xu Maoxiu and others who were standing aside were also stunned for a long time, and then they came back to their senses.
"My dear mother, these four brothers have become the heroes of the powerful army?" Xu Bangchui murmured.
"We are just heroes after working so hard to kill the enemy..." Another brother murmured, "How can these horses become heroes?"
"Because, after all, we kill the enemy only with the strength of one person, but these horses can help hundreds of people, thousands of people, and tens of thousands of people." Xu Maoxiu said, taking a step forward and looking at the horses leisurely chewing grass in the horse pen.
Son, "Just like a doctor of one person only heals people, but a doctor of ten thousand people heals the country."
After saying that, he turned to look at the eastern sky.
"Sister, this third gift is really too big..."
On the other side, Zhou Lang was also looking towards the eastern sky.
"Xiao Liu, who are those people to you?" Uncle Zhou's uncle behind him frowned and asked, "You actually gave up the opportunity to them?"
Saturday Lang snorted.
"They have nothing to do with me. I don't know those things." He said, and smiled slightly, "I'm just telling the truth."
Uncle Zhou Tang frowned, telling the truth, there is still a chance.
Zhou Lang looked at the eastern sky and saw a dark cloud approaching, with a faint thunder rumbling.
It's going to rain!
What is that woman doing now?
Explosions of thunder rolled across the sky, and a scream came from the car.
"I'm not leaving, I'm not leaving!" Wang Shiqilang opened the car curtain and shouted, "Why are we still on our way when the thunder is going to split people apart? The rain is about to fall!"
The people in front continued to move forward.
"Our lady said it won't rain today, and the thunder will pass soon." A person turned around and shouted impatiently.
Your mother-in-law said, your mother-in-law said, mother, why is this woman talking all the way!
Wang Qishilang shouted to stop the carriage and jumped out of the carriage.
"Sir!" the old servant who dismounted from behind shouted, but Wang Shiqilang still ran to the carriage in front.
"Cheng Jiaoniang! Are you obedient?" He stood beside the carriage, reached out and pulled open the curtain, and shouted angrily, "It's me..."
The thunder exploded at this time, covering up Wang Shiqilang's words. Banqin watched the young man in front of him open and close his mouth like a fish without making any sound, and couldn't help covering his mouth and giggling.
The thunder rolled over and Wang Shiqilang almost lost his balance.
"What do you want?" the female voice in the car asked, her voice was calm. I don't know when this woman's voice improved, and it was no longer the hoarse and unpleasant voice, but she didn't feel comfortable when she heard it.
"Cheng Jiaoniang, it was me who took you home, not you who escorted me home. Should I listen to you or mine on the way?" Wang Shiqilang shouted, staring into the car.
The woman in the car was sitting upright like a bell, with her black skirt scattered around like blooming flowers. Her fair and slender hands exposed from the wide gold-rimmed embroidered cuffs were holding a book. She slowly raised her eyes.
"It's up to you," she said.
Wang Shiqilang stood beside the car and lost his mind for a while.
Picturesque beauties are like this, no matter what time they are as motionless as stagnant water, but they always look breathtakingly beautiful.
"Son."
The old servant's voice called in a low voice from behind.
Wang Qishilang woke up and realized that beauties are very beautiful, but they should not be arrogant. The so-called arrogant beauties are those who allow them to be arrogant when he wants to be arrogant, not when they want to be arrogant.
"Listen to me?" he shouted loudly, "Since you left the capital, how have you listened to me?"
"Go home." Cheng Jiaoniang said.
Wang Qishilang was choked and stunned.
The sky thundered again.
"Forget anything else, find a place to stay now. Being caught in the rain on the way will be fatal!" Wang Shiqilang shouted.
"You won't get caught in the rain." Cheng Jiaoniang said with a slight smile, "Aren't we listening to you and looking for a place to stay?"
The carriage continued to move forward, and Wang Shiqilang was pushed aside.
"Sir, get in the car quickly." The old servant advised in a low voice.
Wang Qishilang gritted his teeth.
"Looking for a place to stay? Are you listening to my words? Besides the words are my words, what else is mine?" he shouted, glaring at the carriage in front of him, "You won't get wet? You seem to be talking to me.
God is so familiar!"
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The first update is still fat~
It feels good to write a big chapter, and there is actually no difference between one and two updates. (To be continued)
