The summer outside the city was scorching like a scorching fire, and the floating soil on the ground was boiling hot, making the horses' hooves smell burnt. Li Siye took off the cowhide water bag from his horse, pulled out the cork, and took a sip.
The water in it is scorching hot. This place should be very close to the legendary Flame Mountain. Qixi is really a big furnace in summer.
He closed the cork of the water bag, turned around and said to Yan Xiaosi, who was waving his sleeves to wipe his sweat: "Xiao Si, we will arrive at Diazhuai City soon. When we get to the city, we will go to the wine shop to buy some wine chilled in the well to cool down.
one time."
Yan Xiaosi suddenly gained strength and said with a smile: "Okay."
"drive!"
The clatter of horse hooves.
After a while, the two of them were sitting in the Orchid Wine Shop, drinking large amounts of cold wine to cool down their burning hearts, livers and stomachs.
"So cool."
The two Orchids walked around holding the jar, their big black braids swinging back and forth behind their heads.
They paid the money, turned around and walked out of the wine shop, leading the horses towards the headquarters of the Eighth Regiment. Before the two of them stepped into the school grounds, they could hear the sounds of the soldiers' drills, and when the two of them led the horses in
, the soldiers stopped moving their swords and guns in their hands, and turned to look at Li Siye.
"It's the captain." They whispered to each other.
"The captain is back."
Yuan Tao stood on the stage and held the command flag. When he turned around and saw Li Siye, he had no choice but to wave the flag: "Disband!"
But the formation was only a little scattered, and no one left. Li Siye led the horse to the flagpole, tied the horse's reins, clapped his hands, turned around and said to everyone: "I just want to read out the imperial court's commendation, everyone will listen.
one time."
He turned over and jumped onto the railing. Yuan Tao saluted him with crossed arms and stepped aside.
However, Li Siye stepped forward and grabbed his arm, pulled him to the center of the stage, and whispered: "This also has something to do with you." Then he took out the imperial edict from his arms and wrote: "My eighth regiment participated in Talas.
The meritorious officers who lurked in the city to earn merit include Yuan Tao, Yan Xiaosi, Tian Zhen, Teng Mu, Zhang Yong... All of them were promoted to one level and received a reward of 10,000 yuan and 60 pieces of silk."
He took out another piece of paper, handed it to Yuan Tao and said, "This is a notice issued by the imperial military department for you. You are ordered to be the captain of Zhiguo and take charge of the 8th Regiment of the 33rd Zhechongfu."
Yuan Tao was overjoyed by this sudden news. He was about to cross his hands to express his gratitude, but then he rubbed his palms together and said, "I didn't know you are now the captain..."
"I am now the Zhonglang General."
Yuan Tao suddenly felt less surprised. The speed with which he was promoted was something he would never be able to match in his lifetime.
He crossed his hands and said gratefully: "Thank you, General Li. After a long journey, I came to Diazhuang City in person to read out the edict and deliver the confession to my subordinates."
Li Siye didn't point it out and said with a smile: "You are an old friend of mine and also my subordinate. Naturally, I would like to celebrate such a good thing with you. Tonight, I will treat you to a drink at a wine shop in the city and congratulate you on your promotion to the rank of Captain Guo."
Yuan Tao folded his hands in shame and lowered his head and said, "What did General Li say? I am here today only because of the general's command and control in Talas City. Besides, the general came all the way from Kucha to the city to hand over and read out the order.
Yuan Tao is extremely grateful, and now he can only express his gratitude with a glass of wine, and I hope General will not postpone it."
Captain Yuan was a scholar after all, so he started to be literary.
Li Siye had no choice but to cup his hands and smile: "Since Lieutenant Yuan insists on inviting you, I will drink it tonight."
He waved to Yan Xiaosi, called him to his side and whispered: "Go to the partition of the captain's duty room, dig out the three-stone pepper from the sack, and carry it between the two of us.
Right away, we will take him away tomorrow morning."
Yan Xiaosi is no longer unfamiliar with this kind of operation with Li Siye. Every time General Li lives in a new place, he must dig holes to hide things, just like a field mouse.
"General, please rest assured, I will definitely fill the hole firmly and prevent it from collapsing when Lieutenant Yuan is sleeping at night."
"Hey, you kid has learned to play off of me, so hurry up and go!"
Yan Xiaosi covered his mouth and ran away hehehehe.
Li Siye called Tian Zhen and Teng Mu to him again and arranged for them to get up tomorrow morning. These two people had followed him when he set off from Chang'an. Now he was promoted to Zhonglang General, and the two of them also entered the 12th rank of the Honored Officer due to their merit.
The third rank of Flying Cavalry Lieutenant, now they are just short of a School Lieutenant.
However, this matter is not difficult at first glance. He is now not only familiar with Tian Renwan, the governor of Jiedu, but also has the trust of Fu Meng Lingcha, the deputy governor and the commander of the four towns.
It shouldn't be a problem to find a captain for the two of them.
"In addition to taking away the guards tonight, you will also call these people." Li Siye reached out and handed over a piece of paper.
Fujimaki looked down and said with a grin: "General Li, you are trying to hollow out the Eighth Regiment."
"Shit, there are more than 200 people in the Eighth Regiment. I only took a few away, but how could I hollow them out? I'm going to drink tonight, and when I'm halfway through drinking, I'll pretend to be drunk and leave, but don't get drunk, you guys
If you let me lose face, I will stay here in Diazhuang City for the rest of my life."
The two looked at each other and had to go about their business angrily.
…
As night fell, the Orchid Wine Shop in the city was noisy and noisy. All the low-level officers of the Eighth Regiment gathered on the third floor of the wine shop, sitting cross-legged in front of tables with steaming basins of water on them.
Lamb slice.
There were two orchids dancing in the restaurant, wearing long crimson double-breasted skirts with bells tied at the bottom of the skirts. The bells jingled as they danced. The orchids twisted their waists and turned quickly, and their skirts were spinning like pot wheels.
The soldiers were so vulgar that they deliberately threw the copper wine cup on the ground, then climbed down to look for it. They laughed and threw themselves down under the orchid's skirt, but they were wearing pink trousers, smooth bare feet, and white ankles.
The bells swayed touchingly. The soldiers shook their heads to express regret. If you are a foot fetishist, you can get spiritual satisfaction.
Hu Ji was not annoyed at all, she showed a charming smile on her lips, turned her skirt and jumped to the other side. One of the Hu Ji fell gently into the officer's arms, raised her beautiful white neck, opened her small mouth and waited.
Have some wine.
The officer filled the copper wine cup and poured it into her mouth. Hu Ji bit the wine cup and drank it all in one gulp. She stood up and continued to twist and dance wildly. This is the advantage of Hu Ji compared to Wu Ji.
The women from the south of the Yangtze River are gentle and lovely, and the orchids from the north of the Great Wall are bold and hot, adding a lot of fun to the boring frontier life.
Although Yuan Tao was a scholar who joined the army, he was not disgusted by this scene. While clasping his hands and laughing, he repeatedly raised his glass to Li Siye: "General Li, since you came to the Eighth Regiment, your subordinates have discovered that you are different from ordinary people.
Today's achievements are not unusual, and they do not stop at the current Zhonglang General."
Li Siye smiled thoughtfully and said, "How is it different? Is it because the nose is bigger than ordinary people? Or is the forehead rounder than ordinary people?"
"Oh, General, I'm not talking about the appearance, but what's here." Yuan Tao pointed to his chest: "General, both the way he manages the army and the way he deals with people are different from ordinary people and have their own unique features."
"Oh," Li Siye was stunned for a moment, thinking that scholars still have delicate minds, but no matter how big their imaginations are, they still can't get the truth about this matter.
"Haha, our country, the Tang Dynasty, has a vast territory. There are tens of millions of households in the world, and there are countless strange people and strangers. It is not uncommon to find any unique people. Lieutenant Yuan, come and have a drink."
After several jars of juice were eaten, Yuan Tao became a bit confused and spoke less fluently: "There are many people in this world who forget their feelings after seeing the benefits. To them, we junior officers and ordinary soldiers are nothing more than nothing."
The chess piece they used. But you are different from others. Just because you can personally come to the Eighth Regiment to hand over the task and not forget to appease us brothers, I can conclude that you are not a heartless and coldhearted person!"
(ps: Thanks to Distant 123 The Starry Sky is Red for the tip)