choke element

Chapter 33

Xu Yu was originally humming a ditty, but now her expression froze.

Hearing the sound, at least two more Centuries arrived later?

The two teams in the first group had already arrived, and the meal was almost finished.If it was a normal marching training, and the four teams set off at the same time, how could it be possible that there was a gap of more than half an hour?Could it be that something went wrong between the two centurions?Or, the captain of the Centuries...

He turned slightly sideways and glanced behind his house.Beside the willow tree a few feet behind him, leaning on his handy weapon, a copper hooped rod.

This tiny movement was noticed by another person.The man laughed softly: "Don't be nervous, Xu Er, it's not like this."

As he spoke, he himself lifted the stick instead, and casually tied two flowers.

This man is stout, wearing a Fanyang hat, wearing a worn cloth robe with a collar, and the wide brim of the hat covers his face. Others can only see the wide chin under the shadow, and there is an obvious knife on the chin mark.

This person had been at the back of the wild store before, busy with several clerks.Guo Ning's soldiers began to eat and drink, and he walked through the shop to the front.Because he occasionally said a few words to Xu Yu, everyone thought he was a clerk in Xu Yu's shop and didn't pay attention.

In fact, he just came to Yedian today, and he is not a buddy.

In recent days, Guo Ning's Feijunhe camp has become the center for the gathering and formation of many stragglers.And their subsequent training is usually carried out along the upper and lower reaches of the Feijun River, so that the soldiers often pass by Xu Yu's wild shop.

This stout man is the one who rushed here today.His true identity is Jinganmin, the leader of the defeated army who was active in the upper reaches of Laishui and the northern mountains of Zhuoyi.

Jing'an people lived in Yongxing County, Dexing Prefecture for generations, and there were county lieutenants and inspectors in Yongxing County in their clan.He was himself a powerful figure in the county.After the imperial court was defeated in Monan, he led his troops to retreat to the north of Zhuozhou.

For example, Miao Daorun, a wealthy man in Dingzhou, has an inseparable friendship with Jing'anmin.The two joined hands with Zhang Rou from Dongliu Village in Yizhou, and they became a huge force.And Yang An'er, who was also in Zhuozhou, had been stationed in Jiming Mountain in Xuande Prefecture for a long time before, and had been in contact with the Jing'an people, and because the Dafang Mountain where the Jing'an people were active was the Dajin Emperor's Mausoleum, there was a constant relationship between Yang An'er and the Jing'an people. Roughly stable.

Yang An'er's previous changes, of course Jing Anmin also has his own plans.But he was unwilling to confront the Tiewa Ganzhan army head-on, and wanted to contact Miao Daorun and Zhang Rou to put pressure on Yang An'er.

But he didn't expect that Yang An'er was hit with a headache just after he came out of Dafang Mountain, and the rout soldiers turned their attention to Anzhou.

Jinganmin was also very interesting, after learning about this, he did not go back to the original evidence, but went straight to the Feijunhe camp, just in time to witness the scene in front of him in the wild store.

Xu Yu heard Jing Anmin's words, and immediately asked: "Who is here? You arranged it?"

"No, no." Jing Anmin laughed.

The two had just talked here when two more centurions rushed out from the reeds.

Xu Yu took a glance from afar and recognized the figures of the two people in front: "Zhang Xin and Liu Cheng? So it was Zhang Rou's order."

Jing Anmin nodded, then shook his head: "These two people were indeed sent by Zhang Rou, but Zhang Rou didn't order them to cause trouble... They are the ones who have more than ruined things!"

After a pause, he continued: "Guo Liulang called for help in a hurry, and there must be a mixture of dragons and snakes. After all, he is a young man, and the context of this may not be clear in three or five days. Let's take this to see how he copes. Just take it as a joke!"

It turned out that the defeated soldiers from the states behind the mountain had been stationed in Hebei for a long time, and some people had tried to recruit them long ago.Among them, Miao Daorun, Zhang Rou, and Jing Anmin, all of them worked very hard.

Miao Daorun is generous and popular, Zhang Rou is young and promising, and is good at caressing, while Jing Anmin was born in a defeated army and is familiar with all kinds of soldiers.The three of them successively recruited a large number of experienced veterans to join them, thus rapidly expanding their forces in the past two years.

And some leaders of the defeated army who act independently on the surface are actually secretly instigated by them.

Some veterans among them may not be of great use, and it is just right to test Guo Ning's skills.

With the appearance of the two centurions, more and more soldiers put down the food in their hands, first looked at Guo Ning, then looked at the later centurions, and then continued to turn back to look at Guo Ning.

Their movements were so unified that the atmosphere on the beach instantly became weird.

The two teams of soldiers who arrived earlier were all in such a mess that they looked like clay figurines.The later two teams, however, were obviously more neat and tidy in their attire, and their spirits were much better.It's just that some soldiers noticed Guo Ning's gaze, and their eyes drifted away, and some soldiers were full of resentment, and they didn't dare to look at Guo Ning at all.

It was obvious that the team leaders were deliberately causing trouble.

Evidently neither Centurion chose the pre-agreed route.They didn't march close to the swamp at all, but detoured along the abandoned road west of the Feeding Army River. Perhaps, they had been repaired several times along the way.

It's still early for Shangsi, so you're here for a spring outing to watch flowers?Even if you go outing in the spring, you should have a few layers of mud on your feet!This kind of pie, who is it for?
Guo Ning suddenly got up and greeted them in the direction they were going.

As the stragglers continued to gather, Guo Ning deliberately arranged several high-intensity training sessions.

Such long marches, in addition to their practical training significance, were also a means of developing cohesion, honor, and obedience.After one or two trips, the whole army will build trust, unify their positions, and understand what to do with each other and what to do when facing the command of the general.

Before the training, Guo Ning also said that the order of each capital will be determined by this.It is the nature of warriors to be victorious, how can soldiers easily convince others?On weekdays, there is nothing to compete for.At this time, it will naturally push the generals to scramble together.

But these two teams of soldiers are so leisurely... They simply took Guo Ning's training requirements as a joke, and showed their contempt for military discipline to their heart's content!
Guo Ning saw many such behaviors in Wushabao.At that time, everyone was facing a strong enemy, and the court was rarely rewarded with a full meal. Who was interested in training?But this kind of atmosphere must not be brought here!
I thought that the two of them had some uses after all, so they had to be properly arranged.Now it seems that it is time to send them off!
Guo Ning made up his mind, but a smile appeared on his face.

The generals of the two centurions were none other than Zhang Xin and Liu Cheng whom Xu Xuan recognized.

Before Zhang Xin was in Yizhou, he used Zhang Rou's influence to forcefully take the daughter of the exile as his wife.Zhang Rou reprimanded Zhang Xin a hundred lashes and ordered him to release the woman.Zhang Xin was annoyed by this, and once contacted the staff, trying to kill Zhang Rou.In the end, he fell into Zhang Rou's pocket instead, and his relatives and legitimate sons were taken as hostages.

And Liu Cheng was punished for a crime in Yizhou, Zhang Rou came forward to save him.

One of the two had a handle, the other owed favors. They thought they would be driven by Zhang Rou from now on, but they never thought that Zhang Rou would send a letter one day asking them to go to Guo Ning, who was in the limelight.

The two were confused about this, but they couldn't refuse Zhang Rou's proposal, so they led their troops to Feijunhe.

Within the five prefectures, there were 31 rout camps in response to Guo Ning, and not many of them were large in scale.Zhang Xin and Liu Cheng each have [-] to [-] experts who can wield long spears and draw hard bows. In terms of the number of troops, they are only inferior to the troops of Monk Luo and Li Ting.

What's more, the two of them had a high status in the Dajin official army before, and both had been to Meng'an or Qianhu level, and their qualifications were also deep.At the moment, he took the positions of both generals as a matter of course.

Now that the two are having trouble... It's really not Zhang Rou's order, but the two of them didn't pay attention to Guo Ning, a small army, and they were suddenly drilled for two days, and the resentment in their hearts couldn't be held back. , I have to vent.

Seeing Guo Ning approaching at this moment, Zhang Xin suddenly remembered the young man's fierce and unusual name, and couldn't help but glance at Guo Ning's long knives and iron bones hanging on the left and right, and a burst of cold sweat broke out on his forehead .

Fortunately, Liu Cheng was stable, and whispered beside him: "Don't worry! The people close to this kid have been killed by Xiao Hao long ago. Now it's all relying on the Paoze brothers who gathered temporarily to support the scene. If he dares to mess around , all ministries were chilled, and hundreds of people rushed away! Come on, let's go up and see what he can do?"

The two will look at each other and meet each other side by side.

Just a few steps closer, Zhao Jue stopped in front and shouted sharply: "Why did you miss the deadline?"

How could such an unknown person dare to yell in front of the master?

Zhang Xin sneered, and when he was about to answer, Guo Ning waved his hand slightly to stop Zhao Jue.

After taking two more steps, Guo Ning said kindly, "It's good that you two are here, please rest first, and eat first."

Zhang Xin and the two were stunned for a moment.

Zhang Xin murmured: "Liulang, we are late, but this is also to sympathize with the hard work of the soldiers..."

Liu Cheng couldn't understand Zhang Xin's timid look, stomped his feet, and said with a smile: "Liu Lang is right, we have worked hard all the way, shouldn't it be time to rest and eat? If you have anything to say, let's talk slowly!"

Guo Ning laughed loudly and led them forward.

Coming to an empty field, the smell of food came to my nostrils.Both Han Xuan and Qiu Huiluo had already divided up the fat sheep that Xu Yu had cured, but there was still some sheep soup left.Now it's boiled on a large stove, and a handful of wild onions are sprinkled in, and the smell is not bad.

After all, the soldiers had traveled twenty miles, and they were hungry, so they quickened their pace.

And Guo Ning said relaxedly at the side: "The two departments, it's not too late to arrive, in time for this afternoon's arrangement. Everyone must rest and eat well, and then you will have strength."

"Strength? What kind of strength? Liulang, what are you going to do?" Liu Cheng stopped vigilantly: "Liulang, the soldiers are exhausted, and they won't be able to gather any strength for a while!"

Guo Ning said with a smile: "I just thought that the soldiers couldn't cheer up during the training. It's no wonder that both generals are there. I think it's because the various ministries gathered together in a hurry, and they were neither familiar with nor convinced of each other, so from bottom to top, it was like a thousand There are so many threads that cannot be twisted into a rope. Thinking about it, you two also have a headache because of this? This problem is actually very easy to solve."

The family has already appointed cronies as military officers at all levels in the headquarters, and they remember them very much... Liu Cheng thought to himself, but he didn't feel embarrassed to say it directly, so he just asked casually: "What is Liu Lang planning to do?"

"Everyone eat first, rest first. When the time comes, please gather the soldiers of both capitals, and let's have a contest to win the position!"

(End of this chapter)