Hidden in the court

Upon hearing this, the soldiers immediately became agitated; some laughed loudly, while others shouted loudly.

"Thank you, General!"

I don't know who started it, but the soldiers began to shout one after another.

"It's no use thanking me, thank you General Liu." After saying that, Xihe Huchen took the lead in shouting.

"Thank you, General Liu!"

"Thank you, General Liu!"

There were 20,000 soldiers below, and the sound of their gathering was deafening.

Xihe Huchen really thanked Liu Dong from the bottom of his heart. He didn't know how to start the conversation. After all, this matter was very offensive, especially to the Ministry of Revenue, which was in charge of material dispatch. No, this matter was raised by General Liu Dong, and it had nothing to do with me.

The sun gradually set and the sky quickly darkened. Although the soldiers were in high spirits, people would think about other things when they were idle, let alone these "new recruits" who had been trained for two years but had never been on the battlefield.

"Brother Mazi, when do you think we can come back?"

"What's wrong? Are you homesick?"

"Well, I haven't been back for two years. My child is four years old this year and may have forgotten me. I miss my wife and my mother."

"Think about it, bullshit. When we get back from this trip, I'll take leave with you to go back and have a look. You're full now, so think about how to subdue those barbarians and scare them away."

……

The rounder the moon, the stronger the feeling of homesickness

"Let's eat."

At this time, it seemed that only drinking and eating meat could relieve the tension. With the help of alcohol, everyone relaxed a little.

"Who can give us a whole life?"

Xihe Huchen shouted, "There will be rewards for good performance!"

They are all young men full of vigor and vitality, with a strong desire to perform. Coupled with the huge reward, there will definitely be brave men among them.

At that time, four or five people came up, all of them were tall or strong, and they looked like they were not ordinary people.

Sure enough, the first one looked like a muscular man with a lot of martial arts skills. He put a steel spear to his throat and broke a stone with his chest.

"it is good!!!"

The second person came up with a rifle in his pocket, and the person next to him brought up two cages with a few sparrows in them.

"What are you doing, shooting birds?"

"probably."

"Everyone can shoot birds with a gun."

"Why don't you try playing one this late at night?"

The person next to him opened the cage, and the four sparrows hesitated for a moment, then flew out one after another.

The man with the gun raised his gun and took aim, but he didn't shoot, as if he was waiting for the bird to fly for a while.

"Bang-bang-bang-bang-"

Apart from the four gunshots, the surroundings were quiet with only the sound of the bolt being pulled and the gun being loaded.

The bodies of the four birds fell directly into the crowd.

"Holy shit, awesome."

"That's awesome, bro."

The man put down his spear and drew the pistol from his waist. The man next to him released another cage and two sparrows flew out.

"boom--"

After the gunshot, the two sparrows fell down together.

"Two in one shot?"

"It's so scary!"

……

The men below all cheered and were convinced.

A man who came up at the back scratched his head and said, "I am not as good as those brothers. I don't have any special skills, but I have a nickname, called 'Du Paochuan', nothing else, just good at drinking. So today I will show you how to drink."

After saying that, he asked for two large jars of wine, opened the seals, picked them up and poured them into his mouth.

The people below were also amazed. This was not drinking alcohol. They couldn't even drink water like this.

A quarter of an hour later, the jar of wine in his hand was empty. Just as he was about to pick up another jar, Xihe Huchen sent someone to hold it down.

"Brothers, I'm sorry. He can drink, but if he drinks any more, he won't be able to catch up with the troops tomorrow."

"What a disgrace! He got drunk for free and got on my head. Let him sober up. If he can't catch up tomorrow, let him run with the horse with his two legs."

The person who came up this time was different from the others. He was thin and small, and seemed out of place in this army.

"All of you brothers are heroes and have great abilities. I won't show off my abilities in front of you. How about I dance for you all?"

"What, dancing?"

"What's going on?"

There was a lot of discussion below, but people on the stage were laughing secretly.

"Carry the stuff up."

Everyone looked over and saw four soldiers carrying a cowhide drum onto the stage. When they were confused, they saw the little man jump on the spot, his feet passed over the head of a man next to him, and landed on the drum, but there was no sound.

There was silence for a while before everyone reacted.

"Whew, awesome!"

"I almost thought he was really going to dance."

"This guy is showing off his martial arts skills, right?"

……

"You really got it done, kid."

Liu Dong hugged Xihe Huchen and said, "You sent these people, didn't you? You will die if you don't pretend."

"What am I talking about? I'm doing this to boost morale. Think about it, if we let them see what these comrades are capable of, wouldn't that boost their confidence? Once they have confidence, they'll be even more confident when they fight."

"Okay, stop talking nonsense. There's no point in telling me. You should think about what to say tomorrow. I'm going to bed."

Lu family

After a busy day, Lu Shengying came back and heard that her father was going out to fight again. The 20-year-old girl hugged her father's thighs and cried loudly.

"Don't cry. It's not certain whether we can fight this time. I, your father, will not die."

"Then you have to go on a long journey, and you won't be back for a long time."

"That's true, but you don't have to cry like that."

Hearing this, Lu Shengying sniffed and felt a little better. She asked, "Then Chen Xing from Uncle Chen's family will go with you too?"

"Hmm~Hmm?" Lu Peng responded first, but then he felt something was wrong. It seemed like something happened. Was his house robbed?

"My daughter, tell your father the truth, you..."

The next morning, at the gate of Lu's house

"I understand. Don't worry."

After Lu Peng comforted Madam Chen, he turned to Chen Xing and said, "Boy, are you willing to follow me and be a halberd bearer in front of the tent?"

My son hasn't said anything yet, but I'm already getting anxious.

"Old Lu, you are being unfair. You let this kid go to the front. He is lucky. You should let him make contributions."

Before Chen Ju finished speaking, he felt the gaze from his wife and felt a chill on his back.

Lu Peng naturally understood what Chen Ju meant and gave him a look.

Chen Ju understood immediately after just one glance, and patted his son on the shoulder, "Ah, well, Xing'er, it's good to hold the halberd in front of the tent. It suits you very well. Just listen to your uncle's arrangements."

Lu Peng looked at Chen Xing, then at his precious daughter. What should he do if she had a heart attack?

It was almost noon when the army was assembled. Four people stood on the stage, and the soldiers below were waiting in neat rows.

Four of you, look at me and I look at you.

"You tell me."

"Well, you should come."

"You go."

Finally, the three of them looked at the second prince.

Xihe Huchen walked to the middle and spoke slowly:

"What else can I say? The thirty-six countries in the Western Regions have kidnapped our merchants and seized our goods. It's possible that your family members are involved. In any case, it's really giving him face. Since he wants to jump around, let's go over and teach him a lesson. Let's go!"