Meishan Su family, Su Yun is the most virtuous

Chapter 248 I'm probably crazy... (4k ha)
Fuyan Road, Funing City.

Sun Rui has been very busy these days. He has to help accommodate the wounded and deal with a series of matters related to the deployment of Qi Yingying Camp. As Zheng Nian'an's confidant, he is the one who is ordered around the hardest.

But this is nothing. As long as the Western Xia army does not come to attack Funing City, the days will be peaceful.

After being busy for several days, things are finally back on track today and Sun Rui can finally sit down and have a good rest.

Sun Rui was in a good mood, so he asked someone to make him a cup of tea. He sat leisurely on a recliner under a tree in the yard, humming a little tune and sipping the tea. Well, everything else was good, except that the tea was of poor quality. Alas, there was no good tea in the northwest.

Sun Rui couldn't help but think of the Mao Jian tea from his hometown. The Xinyang Mao Jian is thin, round, shiny, straight, has many white hairs, is fragrant, has a strong flavor, and has a green soup color. Drinking it in one gulp can quench thirst, clear the heart and eyes, refresh the mind, and remove greasiness and help digestion.

Alas, it is nothing like the tea we have now. When you drink it, it tastes astringent at first and then bitter. It’s okay to be bitter, but you have to wait for it to taste sweet.

This crappy tea tastes bitter and has no sweetness, just like this fucked up life... Ugh, why are you still being so sissy!

Sun Rui spat out the tea leaves, then looked up and saw Lu Song with a fawning look on his face.

Lu Song is a captain under Su Rui's camp. He's a nice guy, and he treats his superiors and subordinates well. The soldiers also have a good opinion of him, except that he is a bit slick. However, he and I are of the same mind... Bah, I am upright and honest, how could I be of the same mind with a slick person?

Sun Rui glanced at Lu Song and said unhappily, "What are you doing? You're laughing like a pug!" (Fun fact: Pug is a Chinese dog breed.)
Lu Song quickly put a paper-wrapped cake in his hand on the tea table and said with a chuckle, "I heard that the commander was drinking tea, and I thought you probably didn't have any snacks to go with the tea. Drinking tea alone will hurt your stomach, so I quickly found some cakes. They are not expensive, but they are made with care."

Sun Rui laughed and said, "You are testing the generals of the Song Dynasty with a few coins worth of cake. Who can resist the test?
I will not agree to anything you ask for next time, so don’t say anything.”

Lu Song immediately cried out in pain, "Oh my, Commander Sun, what are you doing? My good intentions are so insignificant, why do you take them for granted? Commander Sun, even if you don't remember that I blocked the arrow for you, you should remember that I gave Xiao Taohong to you and let you have the first bite..."

"Stop!" Sun Rui jumped up, covered Lu Song's mouth, and said viciously: "Can you mention Xiao Taohong again!"

Lu Song chuckled and said, "Why can't I mention it? Is it because Xiao Taohong is not moist enough, or is it because your commander Sun is not hard enough that you are ashamed to mention it?"

Sun Rui sat back on the recliner and said, "Well, you can say whatever you want. I just think that Xiao Taohong is your concubine now, and it's not good to say too much."

Lu Song said nonchalantly, "What's the big deal? Xiao Taohong is just a prostitute. Commander Sun ate the meat first, and I took the soup and pot home. It's my fault. What does it have to do with you?"

Sun Rui snorted.

Lu Song chuckled again and said, "Commander Sun... I want to ask you a favor."

Sun Rui snorted and said nothing.

Lu Song quickly said, "I want to ask you to let me go out with Su Zongguan to fight guerrillas. Do you think it's okay?"

Sun Rui looked at Lu Song in surprise and said in a low voice, "Are you crazy? What's wrong with you? You always avoid fighting if you can, why did you go up to meet him?"

Lu Song smiled flatteringly and said, "I just want to make progress. I have been doing this for many years and I want to move up a position."

Sun Rui sneered and said, "If others say so, I would believe it, but you, Lu Song, are not such a person. In the past few years, I have been trying to push you up every day, but have you ever been proactive?

I, Sun Rui, am not an ungrateful person. You helped me block an arrow, so can I still let you be the head of the city? What's the matter? Xiao Taohong is pregnant, so you want to earn a future for your son?"

Hearing this, Lu Song smiled bitterly and said, "Please don't make fun of me."

Sun Rui looked at Lu Song and said seriously: "Old Lu, you and I have fought side by side for ten years, and we are still friends who have risked our lives for each other. Don't hide anything from me."

Lu Song suddenly felt a little uneasy, and after thinking for a while, he said, "I'm afraid you'll laugh at me if I tell you this."

Sun Rui looked at Lu Song in surprise and laughed, "You also have times when you feel embarrassed. Haha, tell me about it and let me laugh at you."

Lu Song smiled bitterly and said, "If I say that I want to be loyal to the court and want to contribute my own strength, can you believe it?"

Sun Rui widened his eyes, looked at Lu Song in disbelief, hesitated for a moment and said: "No... Lao Lu, are you serious?"

Lu Song smiled awkwardly.

Sun Rui: "..."

"No... You're just a soldier, but you're suddenly so noble. I'm not used to it. You've been in the business for more than ten years, and now you're doing this. What's the difference between this and a brothel owner talking about chastity?"

Lu Song smiled bitterly and said, "It's normal that you don't believe it. In fact, I don't dare to believe it either. I have been dealing with the affairs of the Qiying Camp these days, and I also watched the training of the Qiying Camp."

Sun Rui nodded and said, "Oh, you told me about this. You said you wanted to see why the Qiying Camp was so strong and wanted to learn from them. But what's wrong with this?"

Lu Song's face became serious, and he said, "I know why Qiyingying has become so powerful."

Sun Rui sneered, "They get several steamed buns for one meal, and one pound of fat meat per person. They get three meals a day, and their salaries are paid in full. If our camp had such good treatment, do you think they would be good at fighting?"

Lu Song shook his head and said, "I'm afraid I'm still not as good as them. Although these things are also very important, the most important thing is the personal charm of General Manager Su. The idea he promoted of coming from the people and going to the people deeply touched me, not to mention the soldiers."

Sun Rui was a little surprised, then said: "I have heard of it, but what's so surprising about it."

Lu Song said: "After all, Commander Sun is not an ordinary person, and your father is an old man in the Western Army, so it is difficult for him to understand.

I was also a farmer before I joined the army, so I can relate to what Su Zongguan said. There are thousands of reasons for the suffering of the people of the Song Dynasty, but Xixia and Liao are the root of the root. If these two major problems are not solved..."

Lu Song looked at Sun Rui and said, "...I just said a few words from the bottom of my heart, please don't tell anyone else." Sun Rui nodded.

“If the conflict between Xixia and Liao is not resolved, even if the Song Dynasty falls, with a new person taking the throne and a new group of officials in office, the people’s situation will still not change.

The Western Xia and the Liao Kingdom occupied a strategic location, and our Song Dynasty had to use manpower to fight against them. In order to maintain an army of nearly one million, we had to transport huge amounts of food and fodder to the border. Where did these food and fodder come from? Didn't they come from the farmers?

Only by defeating Xixia and Liao and taking back the key areas such as the Hexi Corridor and the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun, we will only need less than a quarter of the current military force to defend them. Only then can we talk about other reforms and the people can truly have a good life. "

Sun Rui burst out laughing when he heard this and said, "In the 120 years of the Song Dynasty, people of noble character and lofty ideals have fought bravely and failed to get back the things, and the country has almost collapsed many times. How can you think Su Yun can do it?

You know, Su Yun has only trained 500 soldiers now, do you believe he can do such a big thing?"

Lu Song smiled bitterly and said, "So, I also feel like I'm a little obsessed. This is obviously impossible. Why have I been tossing and turning these nights? I just can't sleep every night. I really want to follow him to give it a try. Tell me, am I crazy?"

Sun Rui scratched his head, not knowing what to say for a moment, and then said: "Don't be impulsive, you see, if you follow them to fight guerrilla warfare, people will die.

When Qi Yingying returned, seven or eight people died. Two more died in the past few days, making a total of ten people dead. There are also more than a hundred people injured. War is really deadly!

Of course, we are veterans of the battlefield and are used to life and death, but fighting in a fortress is different from running outside.

If we fight in the fortress, unless the Tanguts break into the city, we won’t suffer many casualties. But if we go out, we will be completely wiped out!”

Lu Song nodded and said, "I understand what you said, but I just can't help it. Commander Sun, I want to try!"

Sun Rui didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and said, "How can you, a middle-aged old fox, act like a young man? You should think about it again!"

Lu Song shook his head and said, "Don't think about it, I just want to go."

Sun Rui thought for a moment and said, "Think about it again. Besides, one less or one more of you won't make a difference. Why bother?"

Lu Song was much more resolute this time, and said: "This is how it is. If you don't go, I won't go either. In the end, no one will go. Everyone will think that this matter has nothing to do with them. Everyone is just a soldier to eat food. In the end, this matter will not be accomplished!

But when the sky really collapses and the earth breaks, everyone will just have to watch the bloody mess and the people being displaced, and no one will be able to turn the tide.”

Sun Rui looked at Lu Song, who seemed like a different person, and suddenly felt a little confused.

The 500 defeated soldiers of the Qiying Camp were coaxed around by Su Yun for several months, and each of them fought without regard for their lives. How could the soldiers of the Song Dynasty be sent out to fight without receiving reward money before the war? Not only were the Qiying Camp sent out, but after returning from the battle, they did not immediately ask for reward money. This was simply unheard of and unseen!

And Lu Song, an old soldier whom he had known for more than ten years, a corrupt military officer who had been afraid of death all his life, and had done nothing but cheating, drinking the blood of soldiers, beating and scolding soldiers, etc., actually wanted to save the country and the people?

Holy shit, is there anything more shocking than this?

So, where did Su Yun get such great magic power?
Sun Rui was puzzled.

Sun Rui looked at Lu Song and said, "Anyway, I have some free time today, so I'll go and see the training of the Qiying Camp. I want to see what attracted you."

Lu Song nodded.

When the two arrived at the Qiying Camp, the Qiying Camp was in training. More than 400 people were training on the parade ground.

What was going on was queue training, but it was the first time that Sun Rui had seen such queue training. More than 400 soldiers in armor walked in a somewhat strange pace, with their legs and feet stretched straight, and then they slammed their feet flat on the ground. Hundreds of people moved in unison, and the ground made a rumbling sound. Their arms also moved, with their elbows bent and placed flat in front of their chests, with their hands alternating... (in fact, it was just marching).

The whole set of actions looked very strange, but when hundreds of people walked like this together, their movements were uniform, everyone had a serious expression, and murderous intent in their eyes, this scene was very shocking.

At this time, there were not only Sun Rui and the other two watching the parade ground. There were many soldiers and captains gathered around the parade ground, all watching the excitement.

Then they practiced marching in step, goose-stepping, and various formations. After practicing the formations, they did cavalry training. After these, they started to eat. The smell of meat filling the parade ground made the watching soldiers both envious and dissatisfied. They went back to their barracks to eat, cursing.

In the afternoon, there were long-distance running, archery and other events, followed by a dinner that broke the defenses of the onlookers. In the evening, it was time for singing songs and ideological classes. The soldiers of the Qiying Camp went up one by one to talk about their ideological changes, summarize the role they played in the battle and what they did not do well, and finally Su Yun went up to give the summary.

This ideological class really caused many people to think deeply, and even Sun Rui listened attentively.

After a few days like this, Sun Rui finally understood why Lu Song was obsessed with following Su Yun to fight.

However, what surprised Sun Rui was that, in addition to Lu Song, several other captains came and said they wanted to follow Su Yun to fight guerrilla warfare.

When Sun Rui asked the reason, these captains said that they could no longer control their soldiers. Those soldiers all wanted to follow Su Yun, saying that they wanted to eat fat meat, have enough food, and get a full salary. If they were stopped again, they would probably be torn to pieces.

Sun Rui was frightened at this moment and hurried to find Zheng Nian'an.

When Zheng Nian'an heard about this, he quickly summoned several captains to consult on the matter, and found that it was indeed true.

In the barracks, this is a very serious accident. If it is not handled properly, it will cause a big disaster.

Zheng Nian'an quickly asked the captains to compile a list, recording everyone who wanted to go to Qiying Camp, and then found Su Yun and handed him the list.

Su Yun was very generous. He waved his hand and asked these people to come and report.

This is naturally a good thing for Su Yun. This is actually the goal he wants to achieve. Otherwise, the Qiying Camp can completely isolate the inside and the outside during training. How could the guards of Funing City see it? Isn't it just to attract some soldiers to come for reinforcements?

(End of this chapter)