On October 4th, General Bin Bai led a group of soldiers from Tun County to Yunmengze to chase down the thieves, but after searching for several days, he still found nothing. It was not until the morning of the military exercise on the 10th that he returned to the school field angrily.
After returning, Bin Baijiang felt something was wrong: the county soldiers who had stayed at the school these days saw him from a distance and dared to whisper, while his enemy Chen Baijiang even seemed to be smiling but not smiling.
Finally, one of his cronies whispered a few words into his ear, and General Bin Bai learned the whole story.
"Is this true?"
His face was full of disbelief, how could this be possible? When he left, the Guishi brought by Heifu could only stand and squat in the same place, making no progress. How come after a few days, it became what everyone said was "order"
"In order"?
But at this time, it was too late for General Bin Bai to find out the reason. Just after dinner time, the two county captains from Anlu County had already arrived outside...
From a distance, General Bin Bai and Chen Bai, who were waiting outside the school grounds, saw a chariot with two horses and a shaft slowly approaching. Standing in the car were two military officials. They were wearing knee-length jackets.
He wears a colorful strap and a front breastplate with colorful lace, wears a long trousers underneath, has pointed shoes on his feet, and wears a double long crown on his head.
The visitors were none other than the two lieutenants from Anlu County. The two stood side by side. After getting off the car, they gave each other some courtesy and finally walked into the school grounds hand in hand.
The county right lieutenant is a regular official, his name is Du Xian. He is from Guanzhong of Qin State. He was transferred to Anlu three years ago. He has a typical Guanzhong square face, with thick beard on both lips. He speaks in Qin opera.
It is incompatible with the local Chuyin.
County Zuo Wei is an adjutant, named Yun Man, and is a native of Anlu. The Yun family has a long history, which can be traced back to the Yunzi State, a vassal state four to five hundred years ago. During the hundreds of years when Chu ruled, the Yun family also served as
Local doctor. Until the Qin State occupied Jianghan, some of the Yun family moved eastward with the King of Chu, and some stayed, becoming the largest local power in the area. Yun Man had a sparse beard and slender eyes. He spoke amiably to the officials in the school in the local dialect.
Say hello.
The two of them were smiling and looked very close, but only close associates such as Bin Baijiang and Chen Baijiang knew that although the two county lieutenants did not fight on the surface, they were secretly competing with each other.
It can be said that because Right Lieutenant Du Xian is a foreign official, he tends to train outsiders, local people, or talents transferred from county schools, such as Chen Baijiang. Left Lieutenant Yunman represents the local power.
He likes to support guests and generals, the chief of Huyang Pavilion and other relatives and friends.
But no matter how different their origins and personalities are, and how big the conflicts they have accumulated in daily life, they still work together under the laws of the Qin State, and have never had any disagreements so far. On the contrary, Bin Baijiang, Chen Baijiang and other close associates cannot fight with each other.
Very happy.
Du Xian and Yun Man entered the school grounds together and sat down on the earth platform. Du Xian was in the main seat and Yun Man was in the deputy seat. They still kept talking.
As local military commanders, besides today's weather, they talked more about Qin's recent military actions.
"Liu Zuo, have you seen the good news that the mailman delivered from the county this morning?" Du Xian's thick beard was full of smiles.
"My subordinates have seen it." Yun Man also pretended to be a subordinate and said with a smile: "I just learned a few days ago that the king has launched an army to attack Yan. I never thought that the results would be achieved so soon!"
"This is natural." Du Xian stroked his beard and said: "After all, General Wang, the commander of the carriage, is the commander-in-chief. Yan and Dai were all defeated generals under him. Although he sent troops to stop the king's division, he was like a mantis blocking the carriage.
The old general was easily defeated by the Yishui River."
Yun Man nodded: "Although the good news was only delivered today, the battle took place in mid-September last year. Now I am afraid that General Wang has conquered the capital of Yan State and besieged Jicheng! The situation of Yan State is over.
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"Hahaha, of course, the only thing the people of Yan can rely on now is the severe winter. I think in two or three months, when spring comes, you and I will be able to receive the news that the Yan Kingdom has been destroyed, and that King Yan and Prince Dan will be crowned heads.
Good news, but..."
Du Xian changed his voice and said with a serious face: "Although it is a good thing for General Wang to break Yan, it has little to do with Nanjun or our Anlu County. The county captain also mentioned in his letter that the Chu State is ready to make a move recently and has sent troops.
The situation is disturbing the border, so at the beginning of the month, we allocate veterans from all counties to defend the border passes. Anlu County is close to the Chu State, so we must guard against it."
Yun Man lowered his voice and said: "In your opinion, will Qin and Chu go to war within this year?"
"There will be a small fight. The Chu State has always been the leader of the alliance, so it has to send troops to fight from time to time. But I'm afraid it won't happen in a big fight."
Du Xian pointed to the north and said with a smile: "Don't forget, the Wei Kingdom in the north is still there!"
Yun Man seemed relieved: "It seems like you and I can still have a few more years of purity."
"Yes, yes, your Majesty has destroyed Han and Zhao, and the Yan Kingdom is about to fall. Sooner or later, a large army will attack Chu. We will definitely lead the army to join the war. We should work hard to eliminate the thieves, train the soldiers, and wait patiently.
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"Hahaha, what Youwei said makes sense, but I don't know if Youwei will still be in Anlu by then."
Du Xian's face froze, and then he burst into laughter.
The two looked at each other and smiled, but there was no smile in their eyes, and they were each thinking.
Du Xian always showed that he was well-informed as the chief officer, but Yun Man did not confront him head-on. In the end, he only said, "I wonder if your right lieutenant will still be in Anlu by then." Because he heard that the county wanted to tune Du Xian
If he takes up a post in Yan County, this old Guanzhong official who has suppressed him for three years will get out, and he will probably miss a war to destroy the country.
Both of them have their own support and their own Xiao Jiujiu, so they have been evenly matched for three years, and no one dares to completely fall out.
While they were chatting, the two hundred generals had already brought in all the soldiers who had been training this month, and they were standing in a dark place on the school field.
The two county lieutenants stopped talking. Du Xian, the right lieutenant, nodded to Chen Baijiang and said, "Let's begin!"
General Chen Bai agreed and ordered the drums to be beaten. With the rumble of the drums, the ten-day competition officially began...
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"General Chen Bai, in this month's watch, the order of the troops is very average."
Right Lieutenant Du Xian sat on his knees on the mat behind the desk, shaking his head as he looked at the soldiers passing by in sequence.
Starting from Jiashi, nine people have already lined up and walked past the stage, demonstrating the four basic formations of sitting up, walking and stopping, left and right, and front and back.
As for dividing and combining, knotting and untying, all the soldiers will be trained together in the next few days. At that time, some wooden sticks and bamboos will be distributed, which should be used as a substitute for guns and spears. If you want to really use
To get weapons, you have to wait for formal recruitment into the army. The Qin State is still very strict about the management of military standard weapons.
However, in Du Xian's view, even in the simplest four formations, these pawns are poorly practiced.
Jia Shi is the best he has ever seen. The one standing at the front, Shi Chang Yuan Bai, is an old soldier. The soldiers he brought out were barely in order when they marched. But I don't know why, today is a cold winter day, Yuan Bai.
Bai Que was so hot that he was sweating profusely and was a little absent-minded. When he was demonstrating "left to right", he almost turned in the wrong direction.
Even Jia Shi is like this, and the remaining eight Shis (Yi, C, Ding, Wu, Ji, Geng, Xin and Ren) are even worse.
Some of them were scattered, some were disorderly, some were moving inconsistently and crookedly, and when some stopped and stood up, some walked forward in a daze, bumping into the people in front of them, resulting in a queue.
It was even more confusing, causing other people to laugh out loud.
Seeing this scene, Du Xian's face turned dark. This morning, the county commander asked him to strengthen his security and train more quickly. At noon, he saw that these soldiers were so miserable. He was really angry. Chen Baijiang watched from the side.
The right lieutenant's face can't help but feel a little guilty.
Yun Man was very optimistic and said comfortingly: "You Lieutenant can be relieved. After all, we are a new army of soldiers. Can we train them into elite soldiers in just ten days? What's more, most of the old soldiers have been recruited to prepare for the border this time."
Police, most of the people who come to serve this time are young people who are not strong enough. How can they be compared with county soldiers and old soldiers?"
"That makes sense."
Du Xian tried hard to suppress his anger. He had already determined that among the nine temples, Jia Shi was considered the best. As for the other temples...if possible, he really wanted to comment on eight "palaces" in a row, ruthlessly.
Give them a severe punishment and see who dares not to take military training seriously in the future!
At this time, Chen Baijiang came over and said: "Of the two superiors, one of them has never practiced at all."
"It must be the same as the previous ones, just don't look at it." Zuo Wei Yunman glared at General Bin Bai in the distance and said coldly.
How can this be done? Chen Baijiang said hurriedly: "I dare to tell the county captain that this Guishi is the best trained among all the soldiers. His special skills are due to the capture of three Yun Mengze a few days ago."
Thief, Yunmengxiang Heifu, who was worshiped as a public servant, right lieutenant, do you still remember?"
"It turns out it's him!"
Du Xian nodded, and he remembered that the county jail had specifically told him that he could be allowed to be late for a day. Chen Baijiang also mentioned it later, saying that Hei Fu had won the victory over Huyang Pavilion Chief.
During the lawsuit, Zuo Wei's son-in-law Bin Baijiang made things difficult...
Thinking of this, Du Xian glanced at Zuo Lieutenant's face, with a smile on his lips, and said: "As a county lieutenant, the ten-day competition is your duty. How can it not have a beginning and an end? General Chen Bai, let Guishu
Come up quickly and let us see who that warrior who captured the thief is."
"only!"
General Chen Bai showed a proud smile to the ashen-faced General Bin. He waved the flag in his hand, and Guishi, who had been waiting for a long time on the other side of the school grounds, slowly walked over.
Du Xian straightened up and looked around, only to see that the first person in Guishi's row, Shi Chang, was a dark-skinned man. He was seven and a half feet tall, with steady steps and a solemn expression. Although he was only holding an ordinary thick bamboo pole
, but in his hands, it seemed to be a bright military flag, or a sharp spear!
The people of Guishi just followed Shi Chang's pace and marched into view neatly...