Chapter 156: Enlisted Recruits
Chu Feiyan temporarily decided to only tell Xuan Tianyang about his injuries, Xiao Qian's mind was sharp, Wang Ye was impulsive and hot, and Dugu Nanfang was very "treacherous", if he told them the truth in this situation, he was afraid that it would be difficult for him to get out.
As for the timing of Xuantian Yang's choice, it was up to him to decide what time to tell everyone.
At this moment, facing everyone's suspicious gaze, Xuantianyang was a little overwhelmed, and told everyone the words that Chu Feiyan had explained: "He went to Yangcheng alone to support Xie Shuai. ”
"Damn, you didn't even take me!" Wang Ye said angrily.
Xiao Qian frowned, reluctantly agreeing with this statement, only Dugu Nannan sighed softly, turned around and went around to tell fortunes.
Not long after, Lan Lanfeng, who hadn't shown up for a long time, rushed over, and when he knew that Chu Feiyan had left, he showed an extremely disappointed expression. When everyone asked the reason, she refused to say, but just asked everyone Chu Feiyan to tell her immediately if he came back, and then hurried back to Yuezhao, leaving everyone confused.
The Wolf Wasteland was temporarily calm, developing and growing in an orderly manner, and no one except for a limited number of people knew that Chu Feiyan had left.
In the second half of June of the third year of the war record, the war between the Underworld and the Red Flame had entered a white-hot state. Jing Beifeng because of the pain of losing his son and his personal ambition, pointed the spearhead at the Stygian Water, different from the previous Turtle Shrinkage Reservation, this time he was bent on destroying the Stygian Water, and personally went into battle to launch a fierce attack.
However, Yangcheng's tenacity still exceeded his expectations, and after months of attrition and struggle, although Yangcheng was in danger several times, he still survived under the leadership of Xie Yun.
The delay in Yangcheng's breakthrough made Jing Beifeng a little irritable, but fortunately, he had basically figured out Yangcheng's troop deployment and strategic supply, so he decided to save this hard bone for the end to gnaw.
On June 15, when he entered the summer, he ordered Yizi Jing Wuming to lead an army of 500,000 to drag Xie Yun to the death, and cut off all contact between Yangcheng and the outside world.
He had only one request: to blockade Yangcheng, drag Xie Yun down, and not allow him to fight. And he personally led an army of 600,000 to besiege Jinghua City, as long as Jinghua City is broken, then Xie Yun's death will not be far away!
Although Jinghua City is majestic, after all, there are too few troops, including the Praetorian Guard, there are only 70,000 or 80,000 people, and there are no outstanding generals. Hearing that Jing Beifeng personally came in command, people in the city were already panicking, and people kept sneaking out of the city.
But for most civilians and soldiers, they can only wait for the coming of the great war in fear. In order to replenish the army to the greatest extent, the palace has ordered that new recruits be conscripted at all costs, and anyone over the age of 15 can be recruited, and once enlisted, the family in which they are enlisted will receive 5 taels of silver.
In the past, this was enough for two years for an ordinary family, so the recruitment of new recruits was quite impressive, and more than 10,000 people had already been conscripted into the army in less than three days.
Today, Yang Li, the elder of the Ministry of War, personally came to inspect the situation of conscription, which shows that he attaches great importance to it. This unsmiling soldier still has a very high prestige in the hearts of ordinary people, and I heard that his own sons have died heroically on the battlefield.
Seeing his arrival, the noisy recruiting point at the south gate quieted down a little. Yang Li walked to the high platform with heavy steps, looking at the immature faces, they were still children. He sighed in his heart, but he was helpless, now that the national disaster was at hand, he wanted to say something to boost morale, but in the end he only said one sentence heavily:
"Try to survive!"
After finishing speaking, he still felt a knot lingering in his chest, and suddenly out of the corner of his eye, he glimpsed that four figures were running towards the recruiting point quickly.
"Wait, we're signing up!" said the comer, in a radiant and eager tone.
Maybe there is still hope for this country, Yang Li thought to himself. It's just that the young man in black seems to be a little familiar? He settled down, and the four of them had already disappeared into the crowd, so he had no choice but to give up.
The four of them signed up as they wished, and there was still half a day before the recruits gathered. When they received the money, they were in high spirits.
"Why don't we go have a big meal?" said a lean young man with a grin.
"Brother, let's leave this money to grandma, she has worked hard for most of her life, and she should be able to live better with this money. ”
"Hmm. ”
It was a pair of brothers and sisters who spoke, the elder brother's name was Liu Hu, as his name suggested, he was a tiger with a bear on his back, and he was quite strong. My sister's name is Liu Ying, and her appearance is quite symbolic, but there are a few small freckles on her face that make her a little distressed. There is no restriction on men and women in this recruitment, and she is just fifteen years old this year, and she also came to sign up.
The lean young man's name was Li Qiu, and when he heard this, he was immediately deflated, and his face was bitter: "Xiaoying, if I don't give you the five taels of silver, I'll be alone anyway."
"Thanks, loach!" Liu Ying unceremoniously took it and handed it to his brother.
"Hey, you two are money fans, but it's a pity that you can't even eat a good meal when you see that you're on the battlefield, hey!"
Liu Ying grimaced, pulled Liu Hu and ran away. Li Qiu shook his head, looked at the black-clothed young man beside him and said, "Brother Lin, why do you think I will have these two friends."
The young man who was called Brother Lin has a calmness that is different from others, although he is very young, he always gives people a sense of vicissitudes, and there seem to be many stories buried in his dark eyes. At this time, he smiled and said, "Go, I invite you".
Li Qiu's eyes lit up immediately when he heard this, and he suddenly jumped to his body and stretched out his thumb: "Lin Hong, it's interesting!"
But when the two of them walked to the restaurant, they were dumbfounded, the restaurant had already become an empty shelf, and there was not even a decent bowl of tea.
Liu Hu's brothers and sisters also rushed over at some point, and Liu Ying quipped: "Loach, it seems that you can only eat mud."
"Silly loach, in the past few days, the ordinary restaurant has already been requisitioned for military rations, where can I wait for you to eat. There are only two places to go to in Jinghua City, Feiyun Inn and Yanliu Tower, and that place is not something that can be afforded for five taels of silver. ”
Li Qiu touched his hungry stomach and complained: "It turns out that you have long known that I will be happy in vain and starve to death." ”
"Oh, grandma just cooked it, do you want to eat it?" Liu Ying shook the two steaming sweet potatoes in his hand.
Li Qiu's eyes immediately lit up, and he quickly took it over, and said with a smile: "I knew that Xiaoying was still good to me."
"Come, give you one", Li Qiu gobbled it up as he handed the other one to Lin Hong beside him.
Chu Feiyan looked at them silently, and even had some envy in his heart for such an innocent friendship, so he didn't take the sweet potato but said with a smile:
"I'll take you to a good meal. ”
"Wow!"
The three of them have no reason, and they have always been full of curiosity about this taciturn and mysterious Lin Hong.