29 The First Fire Companion (4)
Mulan's archery skills really shocked the recruits in the entire school field, and it also successfully made several lieutenants pay attention to Mulan's skills.
But Hua Mula did not rise to prominence because of this, but was tied up in the torture camp for "colliding with the official" and waiting to be disposed of.
In the military tent of the right army, the adjutant general in charge of taking stock of military exploits was painstakingly persuading the colleague who was "rushed" not to do something unwise.
"I know this Mulan is a bad soldier to lead, but because he ran into you, you can't deal with him too harshly." Vice General Wang has always been responsible for counting the military merits of the Right Army, and he is the most talented.
He knew that Tugui was just angry for a while, so he resigned himself to his fate and continued to grind his tongue." After all, you let him shoot his teammates first, and His Majesty has ordered the same army not to fight each other, if there are a few tempers over there, maybe you will have to go to General Xia to accuse you of the crime of 'abusing your subordinates'."
"I abuse my subordinates? A recruit who doesn't even care about military merit, I'm not so persecutive, can he show his ability? A coward like this should let him know that he is powerful! The deputy general Tu Gui glared, and his angry neck was red, "Lao Tzu has led soldiers for twenty years, and I have never seen such a person who dares to shoot himself with a bow!" "
"Didn't you miss the shot......" Adjutant Wang laughed dryly.
"Nonsense, shoot and die!" He roared.
This shows that he still has self-control. A recruit, who has not yet been divided into battalions, has the ability to wear Yang in 100 steps, and cares about his comrades, and does not care about military exploits...... Weigh it up for yourself how many such recruits there are." Adjutant Wang touched the spit on his face, "General Xia said, next year His Majesty is likely to personally recruit Rouran, there is Mulan in your army, at least a few more marksmen who can take the head of a general, and it is also a help."
"I'm afraid that I won't find help, so he will give me ...... first"
"Tugui, I heard that you tied up that Mulan?" A middle-aged man with a strong body lifted the curtain and entered the military tent, and as soon as he entered the account, he exclaimed." I've heard that this Mulan is really not a good guy. If you really don't like him, I'll ask for a favor and take this Mulan back. I'm short of good shooters."
The veteran of the ancient army, because he has no brains, has not been promoted. He is older than Adjutant Wang and Tugui, but he has always been a general.
"If you are willing, I will take the thorn away, and I will have someone move you over the forty good knives you asked me for last time."
Tugui originally wanted to teach this Mulan a good lesson first, pull out his thorns and then talk about the next step, but as soon as this ancient man was interrupted, he became nervous.
"Who said I didn't like him! I don't like him, can I still tie him up? I cut it early! He bared his teeth, "You don't mind my camp!" "
"Hey, now the entire right army is rumoring that you are going to cut down Mulan to make an example. I also thought that although it was a little difficult to bring, it was better to be a gifted child......"
"Who said I was going to cut him! Who said I was going to cut it! Tugui jumped up all of a sudden. Lao Tzu is going to see who is spreading rumors! It was Mulan discovered by Lao Tzu, and there is still a shortage of good shooters under Lao Tzu! "
Tugui came and went, and the meteor rushed out in stride.
Tugui left the tent, and Vice General Wang breathed a long sigh of relief as if relieved.
"Wang Meng, I'll do it for you, say okay......" Mangu's words stopped, and Vice General Wang took out the dagger from his boots and handed it to him.
Mangu excitedly took the Ugin dagger, couldn't help but pull it out and admire it, and gently sharpened the wooden pillar in the tent, and immediately a small piece of wood was cut off from the pillar.
"It's a masterpiece of a blacksmith!"
Vice General Wang was so overjoyed to see Mangu, and twisted his beard and praised.
"It's useless to put this thing on me, I think only a fierce general like the general who likes to charge into battle, and it is a real match."
He patted Vice General Wang's shoulder straightforwardly and said, "I think so too", but Vice General Wang was stunned for a moment, and then smiled.
Most of the Xianbei men are straightforward, and they are relatively simple in the army, so they can even be promoted to the status of partial generals with such a person.
"I said Wang Meng, but he is just a soldier who shoots arrows better, why do you bother to do so many things, Ugin Dagger gave it to me, and asked me to go around shouting about Tugui to kill people." Mangu is just a rough nerve, and he is not a fool, Wang Meng suddenly came to him to plan this matter, thinking that this Mulan must be different from others.
"What, this kid has an old relationship with you? Aren't you Han? Oh yes, I heard that Mulan's mother is Han."
There are 36 tribes in Xianbei, and in the early days of the Northern Wei Dynasty, almost all the regular armies came from these tribesmen, that is, the military households in the world military system. This makes most people in the army almost all of them have a family relationship, and sometimes it is normal to take care of one or two.
Although Wang Meng is a Han Chinese, he is a Han who has lived in Mobei for generations, and the previous generations of Great Khans let the horses go south, and they put these Han people and Xianbei people in the north together, and also became government soldiers.
"I don't know Mulan's mother, you think too much." Vice Admiral Wang chuckled, "I'm just cherishing my talents. Such a marksman can fall in the right army, and the next time there is a big competition in the army, maybe the archery skills will not have to fall behind the left army."
"You have a point. No wonder General Xia always praises you for taking care of the overall situation. Ah, since it's for the good of the right army, then I'll pay you back this Ugin dagger." Mangu reluctantly glanced at the Ugin dagger in his hand a few times, and handed it back to him.
Vice General Wang is really going to be impressed by this brute now, and he probably knows why everyone likes to use such a partial general. It's just that of course he won't want it again at this time. [,! Returning to the Ugin dagger, he pushed forward and said seriously:
"As I've said before, only a fierce general like you who likes to charge into battle deserves this dagger. This dagger is also cheap for me, and it is a rear army, it is not as dangerous as you, if you can afford Wang, you can accept this dagger."
"Wang Meng, you are happy!" Mangu listened to the words of Vice General Wang, and almost danced with his hands." If there is anything in the future, even if you come to me again, and rush at this Ugin dagger, even if you use it a few more times, it will not hurt! "
He kissed the Ugin dagger a few times and happily went out of the tent.
When Tugui and Mangu were out of the tent, Wang Meng put away the usual smile on his face and sat on the ground casually.
The right army is not like the left army, the left army has a large number of Xianbei nobles who have begun to decline in their families and come to mix the future, the armor and equipment are neat, and there are even those who join the army with their generals. Most of the right army is after the military households in the north, and there are even two recruitment battalions recruited from the Han people, which are large and complex, and the deputy generals and partial generals of each formation are not in unison.
At this time, it is very important to select good talents. A great recruit is enough to boost the morale of many recruits. In a place like the Northern Wei Dynasty, a recruit who has no background wants to get ahead, and the best place is precisely the Right Army.
But only if he has to live. The right army should also allow talents to be able to express their own personalities.
Otherwise, what recruit would dare to stand up for himself?
It's really heartbroken for the big and small, and it doesn't necessarily benefit from it.
If it weren't for the right army cultivating him, he really didn't want to play with this group of colleagues with muscles in their heads anymore.
In the torture camp, the fire companions who came to visit Mulan found that Mulan was locked in a wooden cage, and their eyes were red one by one.
On the contrary, Hua Mulan was very free and easy, changed her posture in the wooden cage slightly, leaned on the cage and asked them: "How is it, the deputy general of Tugui didn't embarrass you anymore, right?"
Hu Lihun shook his head violently.
"No, after you were tied up, Vice General Tugui originally wanted to say anything more, but was persuaded away by Vice General Wang. We've been practicing as usual for the past few days, but there's one less person in the team, which is weird."
"Mulan, it is said in the right army that the deputy general Tugui is short-tempered, and he has also cut down recruits to kill a hundred people before, we can't even sleep well these days, otherwise, we will go and beg for mercy......" Mo Huai'er's tears fell.
"Where will you cut off your head, you think too strictly." Hua Mulan was still comforting them, "The sergeant who delivered the food yesterday said that I would be released in a few days."
"Really?"
"What did I lie to you, wasn't it me?" She smiled very easily.
Hu Lihun and the others were relieved when they heard this, the people of the other teams in the black camp had been hiding from them when they saw them, they had many things to ask, but they couldn't find anyone to ask. As soon as their 100-man leader saw them coming, he drove them away, and they didn't dare to speak again, for fear of causing trouble to Mulan.
They are all little-known soldiers, and when it comes to this time, they are too passive.
Hu Lihun and the others talked for a while, and finally went back first at the insistence of Adan Zhiqi.
There are rules for the duration of camp visits. There is no ban on visits here in Mulan, which is also a reason for the peace of mind of the fellow firefighters.
Seeing that the fire companions were gone, Ah Dan Zhiqi walked to the wooden cage and sat down, regardless of whether it was dirty or not, as if he didn't see the soldiers guarding the torture camp, and chatted with Mulan.
"Didn't you say you didn't want to die?"
"Ah......h I don't want to die yet."
"Then you shot the skin on the heads of a few of us, why bother to provoke the officials?" Edan Zhiqi sighed, "With your excellent first arrow, Vice Admiral Tugui won't let you continue to shoot us again."
"…… Because I'm afraid." Hua Mulan looked at Shan Zhiqi, who suddenly raised his head, "Hey, you don't think I'm not afraid, do you?"
"You dare to shoot the official, what else is there to be afraid of!" Ah Dan Zhiqi pushed back angrily.
"It's not the same as shooting your own enemy, of course I'm afraid." Mulan blinked. When I shoot an enemy, I know that either he dies or I die, and I only want to live with my body and mind, so naturally I will not be afraid. But my hands will tremble, my heart will beat faster, and I even feel that if the arrow misses, I will not be able to lift the arrow for the rest of my life......"
She moved her fingers.
"It's not easy to suppress my fear, and if I don't vent it with the anger I had at the time, I'm afraid I'll become the kind of person who will act against my colleagues without any burden."
"Isn't Shangguan a colleague?"
"Shangguan who will order others to aim arrows at the robe, could it be my colleague of Mulan?" Mulan was probably a little cold, and crossed her hands and stuffed them under her armpits. At that moment, I really wanted to kill him."
"What?"
Shan Zhiqi was shocked.
"Fire Chief, I think there's a monster living here." Mulan patted her head with one hand. Most of the recruits in the black battalion will feel scared and disgusted when they go to war for the first time, and I have seen people crying......"
She's talking about Mo Huai'er.
"But I didn't."
"I enjoyed the vibe, as if a tenon had finally settled where it was supposed to be. I longed to feel the weapon in my hand sink into my body. Once I go to the battlefield and see the hideous faces of the Rouran people, I have a rush to tear them apart. [,! Moving ......" Mulan's eyes flashed with a cold light.
"I use arrows because I don't have to see their blood splattered, and I can refrain from killing to the maximum."
Shan Zhiqi trembled involuntarily.
At this time, Mulan is very unfamiliar.
"But Captain Fire, I always had a hunch that once my hands were stained with the blood of my companions, I would become a monster that could only kill, just like they wanted to turn us into."
Mulan leaned against the wall of the cage and laughed out loud.
"Do you think I'm ridiculous, a sergeant who has been drafted into the army for the purpose of killing, but doesn't want to kill? My grandpa and aunt will hear this, and I'm afraid they will cry and beg me to go home."
"I'm a rough man, I can't understand you." Arman Zhiqi scratched his head in annoyance. I don't even know what the hell you're bothering about."
"Huh?" Mulan's relaxed expression was punctured at once.
"I'm older than you, but I'm a new recruit like you." Ah Dan Zhiqi's voice was calm.
"When I was in the country, I was praised as a 'warrior', but I am not a man of incredible talent like you. I'm just working harder than most of my relatives' kids."
"Vanity is a great force that can propel you forward. I don't know how such a powerful soldier of the world developed such a character after you, but in our place, as long as you show more than ordinary martial arts, you will become the kind of person that people want, for example, heroes."
"I never thought about what kind of person I would be and what I would do in the future. I just know that I have martial arts, I can be a soldier, and that's enough. That's why I came to the Montenegrin camp."
"But when I arrived at the camp in Montenegro, I realized that a 'warrior' like me was a joke. Even a small boot camp has countless people who can beat me down. Mulan, before coming to the camp in Montenegro, we all thought we were warriors, but in fact, it was more of an ordinary person like me. We always have to admit that we are normal people at the end of the day."
Shan Zhiqi's voice has always been calm.
This made Mulan sit up a little bit, and she couldn't help but continue listening.
"For ordinary people, we don't care about what kind of people we will become, how we will die, and how we will kill the enemy. We're just going to have to exhaust ourselves to catch up with you God-favored."
"When I hear you say, 'I don't want to die, I don't want to go into the pioneer camp,' I want to grab you by the head and beat you to the ground. However, it was only for a moment, and I could only say to myself: 'Hey Shan Zhiqi, wake up, you are just angry again, and you are afraid that you will not be able to beat him.'"
He blushed a little.
"You see, ordinary people are so pitiful."
"I'm also an ordinary person......" Mulan opened her mouth.
"No, you're not an ordinary person. From the moment you said, 'I don't want to die,' I knew we weren't going to keep you. People with conviction are the scariest and we don't even know what we want. Your talent is so amazing, even if you walk slowly now, you can still run when you want to."
He raised his hand and pointed at himself.
"I, Mo Huai'er, ghost slayer, Hu Lihun, all of us know that you are not an ordinary person. But we also wanted to follow the strong, so we were silent."
"When we charge, you sweep the formation; When we retreat, you press back; When we fought, the enemy fell before they even entered the land of the shot...... Mulan, you don't even want to clean up the battlefield, you don't want to show your face, when you receive the reward, we just need to stand by your side, puff up our chests and listen to the captain's praise......"
They were all very happy to be like this, and they felt that they must have been lucky enough to let God share such a fire with them. We're getting used to killing enemies with you, but I'm starting to get scared."
"People like you will be discovered. The lion should be with the lion, and the tiger should be with the tiger. What are we going to do when that happens?"
Arman Zhiqi smiled bitterly.
"This will not work, if we continue to rely on it, we will become waste, and even ordinary people will not be able to do it."
"We're all going to die."
Mulan looked at her fire chief and found that she couldn't say anything.
What could she say?
Say "I won't leave you"?
Or "You're actually pretty good, too?"
These words are so pale and so arrogant.
Mulan couldn't speak.
"So when Vice Admiral Tugui tied us up, I said to myself, it's finally over. It's finally time to put an end to these illusory days." Shan Zhiqi laughed. I told you to shoot me first, do you think I, the fire chief, am simply heroic? But actually, I'm not as brave as you think."
"I just thought, at least once."
He turned his head in other directions a little uncomfortably.
"I can get Mulan to rely on us for once."
"That's the dignity of ordinary people like us."