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Chapter 28 Ten-day soldiers

By Doering DavidPublished 3 years ago 9 min read

On the 14th of October, Binbai led a group of county soldiers to Yunmengze to hunt down the thieves, but after several days of searching, he found nothing. It was not until the morning of the 10th day that he went back to the tinker in a huff.

After coming back, Bing Baijiang felt something was wrong: those county pawns who had stayed in the school yard these days dared to whisper to each other when they saw him from a distance, while their rival, Chen Baijiang, was even more smiling.

Finally, one of his cronies whispered a few words in his ear, and only then did Bing Bai know what had happened.

"Is this statement true?"

He has an incredible face. How is it possible? When I left, the black husband's decyl will only stand and squat in the same place, and there is no progress. How come a few days later, it becomes "orderly" in everyone's mouth?

At this time, however, it's too late for Bing Baijiang to find out the reason. Just after the meal, two county commandants from Anlu County have arrived at the door ...

From a distance, Bing Baijiang and Chen Baijiang, who were greeted outside the school yard, saw that a chariot with two horses and shafts was coming slowly. On the chariot stood two military collectors, who were wearing knee-length robes, wearing front breastplates with colorful straps and lace, wearing long pants, high-heeled shoes, and wearing double-edition long crowns.

It was the two commandants from Anlu County who came here, and they stood side by side. After getting off the bus, they gave each other some humility, and finally joined hands to enter the tinker.

The right commandant of the county, named Du Xian, is a native of Guanzhong, Qin State. He was transferred to Anlu three years ago. He has a typical Guanzhong square face, thick whiskers on his lips, and speaks in a Qin dialect, which is out of place with the local Chuyin.

Zuo Wei, an adjutant named Yun Man, is a native of Anlu. Yun's family has a long history, which can be traced back to the vassal state of Yun Zi four or five hundred years ago. During the hundreds of years of Chu's rule, Yun's family also served as a local doctor for generations. Until the state of Qin occupied Jianghan, part of Yun's family moved with the king of Chu, and some of them stayed, becoming the largest local power. Yun Man's beard is sparse, his eyes are slender, and he is kind enough to greet the schoolyard officials in local dialect.

Two people smile all over their faces, and they look very close, but only these cronies, Bing Baijiang and Chen Baijiang, know that although the two county commandants do not fight on the surface, they have been fighting secretly.

It can be said that Du Xian, the right commandant, is a foreign official, and tends to cultivate outsiders, local subalterns, or talents transferred from the county learning room, such as Chen Baijiang. Wei Yunman represents the local forces, and he likes to support those who have relatives and friends, such as Bing Baijiang and Hu Yang Tingchang.

However, no matter how different their origins and personalities are, and how much contradiction they accumulate on weekdays, they still work together under the laws of the state of Qin. So far, they haven't torn their faces. Instead, their cronies, such as Bing Baijiang and Chen Baijiang, are fighting with each other.

Du Xian and Yun Man entered the tinker together, and sat on the earthen platform. Du Xian was in the main seat, Yun Man was in the vice seat, but they didn't stop.

As local military officers, they talk more than today's weather, of course, about the recent military actions of the state of Qin.

"Zuo Wei can see the good news delivered by the mailman from the county this morning? "Du string thick beard is full of smiles.

"The lower official saw it." Yun Man also assumed the attitude of being an official, and laughed, "I just learned a few days ago that the king had started a campaign to cut swallows, but I never thought that we would have achieved results so soon!"

"It's natural." Touching his beard, Du Xian said, "After all, it was General Wang Lao, the commander-in-chief of the chariot, and Yan and Dai were defeated by his men. Although he sent troops to stop Julian Waghann, he was like a mantis blocking a car, but he was easily defeated by General Wang Lao on the bank of Yishui."

Yun Man nodded: "Although the good news arrived today, the first world war was in the middle of last September. Now, I'm afraid General Wang has conquered the capital of Yan, and entered the surrounding Ji City! Yan Guo's general trend is gone. "

"Ha, ha, ha, but also, Yan people can rely on now, only the winter. After another two or three months, you and I will receive the good news of Yan's demise, Prince Yan and Prince Dan be beheaded, but ... "

Du Xian's voice turned, and his face fell. "Although it is a good thing for General Wang to break the swallow, it has little to do with Nanjun and Anlu County. The county also mentioned in the letter that the state of Chu was ready to move recently, and there was a tendency to send troops to harass the border. Therefore, at the beginning of the month, the old soldiers of various counties were assigned to the border pass for defense, and Anlu County was close to the state of Chu, so it was inevitable. "

Yun Man said in a low voice, "In your opinion, will Qin Chu go to war this year?"

"There will be a small fight. Chu has always been the leader of the Union. From time to time, he has to send his troops to beat it. But I'm afraid I won't fight. "

Du Xian pointed to the north and smiled, "Don't forget, the northern state of Wei is still there!"

Yun Man seemed relieved: "So, you and I can still have a few years of quiet days."

"Yes, yes, the king has destroyed Han and Zhao, and the state of Yan is doomed by the sun. Sooner or later, we will send soldiers to attack Chu. We must lead our troops to the war, or we should try our best to eliminate thieves, train our soldiers and wait patiently."

"Ha, ha, ha, ha. The right commandant has a point, but I don't know if the right commandant will still be in Anlu when the time comes."

Du Xian was stiff, and then burst out laughing.

Two people smile at each other, but their eyes don't smile at all, and each has his own thoughts.

Du Xian everywhere shows that he is well-informed as a job-in-chief, but Yun Man doesn't confront him head-on. In the end, he says, "I don't know if the right commandant will still be in Anlu". Because he heard that the county intends to transfer Du Xian to serve in Yan County, as a result, this old Guanzhong official who has been pressing him for three years will be gone, and he will probably miss a war to destroy the country.

Both of them have their own dependence and their own career, so they have been evenly matched for three years, and no one dares to turn against each other completely.

While they were chatting, two hundred generals had pulled up all the watchmen trained this month, and they stood in the dark on the school field.

Only then did the two county commandants stop talking, and Du Xian, the right commandant, nodded to Chen Baijiang and said, "Let's go!"

Chen promised, and ordered the drums to be drummed. In the rumble of the drums, the ten-day contest officially started ...

……

"Chen Baijiang, this month's more pawn, the order of practice is very general."

Right Wei Du string knelt down on the mat after the case, and shook his head as he looked at the other soldiers who passed by in turn.

Since Jiashi, there have been nine people walking down the stage, demonstrating the four basic queues: sitting up, stopping, left and right, front and back.

As for the separation and integration, it is necessary to train all the guards together in the next few days. At that time, some bamboo sticks will be distributed, which can be used as substitutes for swords and spears. If you really want to get weapons, you have to wait until you are formally drafted into the army. Qin's management of military weapons is still very strict.

However, in Du Xian's view, even the simplest four queues, these guards are poorly trained.

A is the best one he's ever seen. Shi Changyuan cypress, who stands at the front, is an old soldier, and the pawn brought out is barely neat when marching. I just don't know why. Today is a cold winter day, but Yuan Bai is sweating and a little absent-minded. When demonstrating "Left and Right", he almost turned in the wrong direction.

This is true even of A, but the other eight things, B, C, D, E, F, G, Xin and Ren, are even more unsatisfactory.

Among them, some were scattered, some were out of order, some were inconsistent and crooked when they marched, and some shouted to stop and stand, but some people were stunned and walked forward, bumping into the people in front of them, resulting in more confusion in the queue, which made other people laugh out loud.

Looking at this scene, Du Xian's face turned black. This morning, the county asked him to strengthen his guard and pay close attention to training. At noon, he saw that these guards were so miserable that he was really angry. Chen will be watching right commandant's face, not guilty.

Yun Man was very optimistic, and beside him he said with relief, "You Wei can be relieved. After all, he is a better soldier. In just ten days, can he become a good soldier? What's more, this time, most of the old soldiers were called to the border to prepare for the police. Most of the soldiers who came to serve this time were young people who were not strong. Can they be compared with county soldiers and old soldiers? "

"This statement is reasonable."

Du Xian tried to suppress his anger, and he had already spotted it. Among these nine miles, A Shi was the best. As for other things ... If possible, he really wanted to even evaluate the eight "temples" and severely punish them, so as to see who would dare not take the soldiers to heart in the future!

At this moment, General Chen Bai leaned in and said, "There's one of the two officials who hasn't practiced anything."

"It must be the same as the previous ones. Don't look at it." Glared at ZuoYun full guest hundred will in the distance, said coldly.

How can this be? General Chen Bai said quickly, "The lower officials dare to tell the county commandant. This lesson is the best among all the guards. What is its length? A few days ago, because of the capture of three Yunmengze thieves, he was worshipped as the black man and the right commandant of Yunmeng Township in male scholar. Do you remember?"

"It was him!"

Du Xian nodded his head, and he remembered. The county jail specially greeted himself, allowing this black husband to be a day late. After that, Chen Baijiang also mentioned that Heifu was resentful and spite by Bin Baijiang, the son-in-law of Zuo Wei, because he won the lawsuit of Huyang Tingchang ...

With this thought, Du Xian glanced at Zuo Wei's face, with a smile on his lips, and said, "As a county magistrate, it's your duty to have a ten-day contest. How can you not finish what you started? Chen Jiang, let Gui Shi come up quickly, and let us see who the thief-arresting warrior is. "

"only!"

Chen Baijiang smiled smugly at the grim-faced Bing Baijiang. With a wave of his hand, he waved the flag and waited for a long time on the other side of the tinker, and then slowly walked up.

Du Xian looked straight up, but he saw the first Shi Chang in the market. He was a dark-skinned man. He was seven and a half feet tall, with steady steps and a solemn expression. Although he was holding an ordinary thick bamboo pole, he seemed to have become a bright ensign or a sharp spear in his hand!

What decyl all, so follow what long pace, queue neatly into the field of vision ...

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