Chapter 4 Entering the city

After hearing this, Li Yan glanced at Li Yu and Li Shan and said, "It's nothing. If it's like Uncle Guo Xin said, and he has blocked the enemy soldiers these few times, even if there is a war later, it should be nothing for the time being. For those who have experienced the previous sieges and failed to capture the county seat, with so many casualties, the enemy soldiers should be wary of Marshal Hong, and must also know that unless the leader is changed, there may be a chance to invade, or there is a natural disaster or It is possible to break through from the inside of the city, but Marshal Hong and his advisers have already thought about this. They are all experienced in the battlefield, so they should not be easily pressed in by another large army."

Hearing this, Li Guoxin couldn't help but look at Li Yan in surprise. These things were indeed what Li Yan said. In the past year or so, Meng State had not sent any large troops to Qingshan Pass, but there were still occasional small groups of cavalry harassing them. Just an attack. But being able to say these things clearly shows that this child is mature and not as ill-considered as some other teenagers.

"This little brother, what you said is absolutely true. Marshal Hong and Master Ji are the most powerful generals and talented people in the world. Those thieves from Meng have been unable to attack the country even after four or five large armies. The third army division had taken the head of the opponent's deputy commander and had already frightened the thieves out of their courage. Now our army often sends troops to attack them, which makes the enemy thieves complain endlessly."

At this time, a voice suddenly came from the front. It turned out that they had arrived at the city gate unknowingly. A dozen soldiers in armor were lined up on both sides of the city gate, but there was a man standing in front of him. He was carrying a sword and was also wearing armor, but There was a touch of red baby on the top of the helmet. This man was of medium stature, with a black face and no beard, and a straight but slightly hooked nose. His eyes were looking at them like lightning. He stood in front of the middle of the second row of soldiers, just blocking the entrance to the city gate. I think he should be the leader.

It was this person who spoke just now. He was looking at Li Yan with some surprise in his eyes. After all, Li Yan looked like he was only sixteen or seventeen years old from his body, and he was wearing coarse clothes, but he was not a rich and powerful young master. If he were one of those young masters, he wouldn't be surprised. I often talk about these events, and it’s not unusual for me to imitate them after hearing them. As for the north gate they were guarding today, the visitors were usually villagers from the area under their jurisdiction or people running business within the dynasty. Those princes from the dynasty would not come here to play in recent years. After all, some things are still unsafe. Unexpected. Looking at Li Yan's attire, he would not think that the prince from the imperial family was here to have a private visit. Such an opinion from a country boy made him feel a little interested, so he spoke a few words.

When Li Yan saw the other party looking at him, he immediately jumped out of the carriage, bowed and said, "Please forgive me for what I said just now." These matters of etiquette were the responsibility of the old scholars in the village. I have taught them a lot. Let them remember not to become foreigners or barbarians, and they must practice hard. In fact, everyone in the village is acquaintances and they are rural farmers, so there are still a lot of vulgar words to each other. But the old scholar was very strict in disciplining the young people like them. This should be something that the old scholar was proud of in his life.

The team leader was just a little curious. After hearing what Li Yan said, he didn't say much more. Then he turned to Li Guoxin and asked, "What are you doing in the city at this time?"

Li Guoxin had already pulled up the carriage and came to the leader. He respectfully replied, "Return to the army." "Master, I am the village chief of Lijia Village in Daqingshan, and this is Luyin." He took out the Luyin that he had prepared and handed it over with both hands, and continued, "This is for bringing a few young people to the city to be apprentices and join the army." Enlisted in the army."

The man who looked like the leader took the guide and looked at it, nodded and said, "It is indeed correct."

After hearing the words "join the army," he smiled and said, "But to join the Guards?"

Li Guoxin quickly replied, "Exactly."

The man then asked, "Which of these people have joined the army?"

Li Guoxin pointed to Li Yan and said, "Master, he is the only one who has joined the army, and the other two have joined the army." An apprentice."

When the man heard this, he turned and looked at Li Yan along Li Guoxin's finger. When he saw it was him, he said to Li Yan, "Oh, it turned out to be you, little kid. I have some opinions. It is appropriate to join the army. We, Marshal Hong, attach great importance to people who are resourceful and talented. After all, there are still more capable soldiers."

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After Li Yan heard this, he bowed and saluted again and said, "Thank you, Master, for your advice."

The leader waved his hand and said, "Then you go quickly, this time the guards The army only recruits 150 people. This is the second day. The barracks is recruiting very quickly. It is estimated that it will be full today. After all, the Guards is considered a logistics department. There is little blood and only a few hours. It’s just a little less than those of us on the front lines.”

After a pause, he said to Li Yan, "My name is Liu Chengyong, and I am the captain of the third team of Zhan Bing Battalion. We will never have any dealings with each other in the future."

Li Yan After hearing this, I felt very strange. Are all the people in the barracks so easy to talk to? But he didn't dare to ask, so he just said, "Captain Liu, if you are lucky enough to enter the barracks, please give me your instructions if you have any errands."

After hearing this, Liu Chengyong laughed and said, "Very good, very good." ", then he handed the road guide back to Li Guoxin, stepped aside to get out of the way, and waved his hand to let them enter the city.

Li Guoxin took the road and introduced it into his arms. He thanked him and asked Li Yan to get in the car quickly. He then drove slowly towards the city gate, but he was still wondering about Captain Liu just now. If so, he knew that these soldiers were ruthless people who had been in blood for countless times. Apart from meeting the officials every day, he had never seen them be so polite to people like him. The best time was "Oh. "It's a thank you if you let him go. It's common to find a reason to beat him up when he's in trouble; if he encounters trouble, he may be locked up for a few days. He can't get out easily without taking out some silver coins. But at this time, he also There was something on my mind, so I stopped thinking about it and hurried into the city.go.

Seeing them entering the city, a soldier next to him asked Liu Chengyong strangely, "Liu Tou, why are you so polite to a country boy?"

Liu Chengyong glanced at him. , said calmly, "Now when it comes to fighting in this army, it is Marshal Hong who has the final say, but since the last time the Ji Army Division rescued Marshal Hong from the enemy's siege, and he has been acting like a god, The head of their deputy marshal was taken from the crowd of thousands of soldiers. Now Marshal Hong has the final say on many matters. In the past two years, Ji Junshi has personally gone to the school field to check the registration every time he enlists in the army. All the soldiers will be tested one by one, especially those who have read books." When he said this, he also looked strange. After all, every time he enlists in the army, although the number of applicants is limited, since the recruitment, family subsidies are provided in advance. In the end, there were dozens to hundreds of people each time, but even so, the Third Army Division also tested the physical fitness of everyone who applied one by one. Although everyone knew the reason later, but every time I wanted to test the physical fitness of each person by myself, this The workload is huge, so it still feels a little strange.

At this time, the soldier next to him said, "Yes, yes, I heard that Mr. Ji wants to select a suitable candidate to be his successor. When it comes to this, let people I'm envious. Master Ji's martial arts is superb. He must be at least the best in the world. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to take the general's head among thousands of troops last time and bring back Marshal Hong and a team of troops. If so, Whoever learns this martial arts will be able to do anything in the world. Unfortunately, our barracks have been tested by Master Ji one after another, and so far no one can catch his eye. But I heard that Master Ji was in the Central Military Academy at the beginning of last year. A suitable apprentice was selected from the small team of the battalion, but not many people knew him. A small soldier like him in an army of hundreds of thousands usually has nothing to stand out about. Except for a few people around him, he is familiar with him. I got to know the team leader who was directly under him. Later, he was taken back to the house by Master Ji to practice. However, I heard that because he had not read the book, he might not understand the direction of the meridians. His body was swollen and black, and he was very frightening, but this also shows that Lord Ji's martial arts is extremely domineering." Hearing this, some of the other soldiers nearby expressed that they had heard of it, and a few people started talking among themselves.

Liu Chengyong glanced at the soldiers with dissatisfaction and said, "Shut up, the superiors are not allowed to talk about Ji Junshi outside."

After hearing this, the soldiers quickly shrank one by one. He nodded his head in response to "yes, yes, yes" and stopped talking about it.

At this time, another soldier asked strangely: "Liu Tou, why were you so interested in this boy just now? Is there any chance that he will enter Lord Ji's sect?"

After hearing this, these soldiers quickly stood up and took charge, but they were thinking in their hearts that they were casting a wide net.