"Marshal, do we really plan to use the Flying Tiger Army as a pioneer to cross the river?"

Huang Ying, a lieutenant general of the 1st Division of the 2nd Flying Tiger Army and a pioneer officer of the Northern Army, directly raised this issue at the internal banquet of the Flying Tiger Army.

Also present were the second division lieutenant general and the commander of the Chinese army, Chen Sin, and the third division lieutenant general and grain supervisor Hong Mingshan.

Everyone here is the general of the Meng family, and they are also direct when they speak.

Huang Ying's words are obvious, he wants to express: When crossing the river to fight, the first batch of people to cross the river had too heavy a task and were extremely dangerous. If the enemy attacked halfway, the vanguard would have to resist to the death in order to ensure that the army behind could cross the river. Then, the price they paid for one division would be too great.

The marshal Huo Zizhen looked at Zhang Zhikui beside him, Zhang is the commander of the Second Army of the Flying Tigers and the deputy commander of the Northern Expedition.

His face sank like water, and he didn't say a word.

Seeing him like this, Huo Zizhen knew that Huang Ying's words were actually asked for Zhang Zhikui.

Huo Zizhen smiled, his laughter was a little cold, and said: "As a soldier, I think about the country first, and then the family. Foreign invasion and national calamity are at the head, so we should sacrifice our lives and forget our deaths, abandon our views as gatekeepers, and serve the country wholeheartedly. As for the crossing of the river, I had already made an agreement with the deputy marshal, as well as the three armies of Xuanjia, Huben, and Shence, that on the night of 10 April, we would cross the river from four locations at the same time. ”

Obviously, Deputy Marshal Zhang Zhikui knew about this arrangement, but he still wanted Huang Ying to come forward and ask some "nonsense". And Huo Zizhen also replied with a "nonsense".

If Huang Ying still wants to speak, it will be Zhang Zhikui's real thoughts.

Hearing this, Huang Ying glanced at Zhang Zhikui, who was drinking with his head down, and Huang Ying continued: "If the other troops don't cross the river on time, then won't we become the target of public criticism?" ”

Huo Zizhen said: "There are prison guards in every team, how dare they delay the hour? ”

Zhang Zhikui suddenly spoke: "That being said, don't have a situation where only one army is assaulting during the Battle of Hexi." ”

Huang Ying added something and said: "What did the first emperor die for, I'm afraid I can't hide it from everyone here." ”

Huo Zizhen slapped the table and stood up angrily: "Huang Ying, if you dare to talk nonsense again, I will remove you!" ”

Zhang Zhikui also said angrily: "Bastard, I see that you have drunk too much, and you dare to bewitch the people in the army, why don't you get out of here!" ”

Whether it is the tone or the wording, when scolding Huang Ying, Zhang Zhikui seems to be more high-profile and radical than Huo Zizhen, but everyone present knows that Zhang Zhikui wants to protect Huang Ying.

If "talking" is also a war, Huang Ying is Zhang Zhikui's strategic depth. He didn't want to have a direct conflict with Huo Zizhen. But there are some things that need to be said.

Huo Zizhen is also an old fritter in the army, how can he not see these doorways. It's just that he must insist on his own opinion, demanding that the Flying Tiger Army must cross the river at the same time as the other three troops.

If you want to take advantage, this is not the time.

Under his leadership Huo Zizhen, all interested parties must wait for the elimination of the male Jia people before considering it.

Before I win, I will fight honestly.

After Huang Ying was scolded, Huo Zizhen and Zhang Zhikui talked and laughed again, talking about some little things that didn't hurt or itch, and then they seemed to have drunk too much, and said some gossip, such as whose concubine was more beautiful and other gossip. Zhang Zhikui also said that on this march, he took two secret concubines privately, and hoped that the marshal would not blame him. Huo Zizhen waved his hand and said, human nature, human nature, just don't let outsiders find out.

This kind of "family gathering" is to avoid the prison guards.

Any regiment-level troops have a special superintendent from the imperial court, who is nominally the second general of the army, but in fact, except in the Xuanjia Army, other armies have no power. However, no one should underestimate him, after all, he represents the imperial power. There are some things that tear the skin and can't do it yet.

Before this gathering, they first notified the prison guard Chen Hao. Chen Haoming knew what they were going to do, but he pretended to be confused and said that he had been marching for days and felt cold. After receiving a box of silver, he went to sleep. A fair woman beside him is the beautiful lady Zhang Zhikui deliberately arranged for him.

Military law stipulates that generals are not allowed to bring women when they go out to fight.

But...

It is worth mentioning that the number of troops in the Great Liang Dynasty was not fixed, and in some troops, the battalion was even larger than the division. Although the emperor wanted to unify the troops, the three major gates were very ambiguous, and he could always find some reasons to prevaricate in the past.

So far, it has not been unified. In some of the teams, the military orders are different. For example, some say "yes" and "obey"; Some said "Oh" and "get the order".

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Tang Yuan lowered his body to pick up the copper coins and picked up nineteen coins, but he couldn't find the twentieth one.

He searched through the nearby barley, but still couldn't find it.

The boy from a poor background was reluctant to leave this copper coin, so he began to expand the area to find it.

God opened his eyes, and finally let him find it, and it fell into a small puddle formed by the rain.

The boy grinned, trotted over, and leaned down to pick it up, when suddenly a big foot stretched out, stepped on the copper coin, and twisted it, and actually stepped on the copper coin two inches into the ground.

As soon as Tang Yuan raised his head, he saw clearly that the person in front of him was Yue Pu, who could fight against two instructors at the same time.

"Take your feet away." Tang Yuan said coldly.

"Don't be so stingy." Yue Pu smiled, squatted down, and looked at Tang Yuan at eye level: "Compete with me, if you win, I will pay you five dollars of silver." What do you think? ”

Tang Yuan didn't speak.

"What? Scared? Yue Pu smiled playfully, shook his head, patted Tang Yuan's shoulder and said, "No wonder, a person from a peasant background can have any potential." You've only been practicing martial arts for a few days, and you don't dare to fight me, which is understandable. However, right now I have a chance to make you soar, but I don't know if you want to? ”

Tang Yuan stared at Yue Pu with cold eyes: "If you want, what do you need to do?" ”

"You don't have to win against me. But I have to put your potential to the test. ”

Tang Yuan was silent.

Yue Pu stared at Tang Yuan for a long time, and then he stood up to leave.

Tang Yuan also stood up and said, "Come back." ”

"Oh?" Yue Pu was stunned for a moment, looked at Tang Yuan, and said with a smile: "Do you really want to compete with me?" ”

Tang Yuan stretched out his hand and pointed to the location of the copper coin. At this time, the water in the small puddle had been trampled by Yue Pu, and it was still spinning around.

"What do you mean?" Yue Pu tilted his head: "What's the matter, do you still want me to pick it up for you?" ”

"You don't have to pick it up." Tang Yuan said: "Just now, this copper coin was less than half an inch underwater, but it was stepped on by you more than two inches deep. Now, all you have to do is put the coins back in their place, and I'll pick them up myself." ”

Yue Pu glared: "Boy, you have such a temper, let's try to compete." If you win, I'll give you a tael of silver! How about it, have you ever seen silver? One tael of silver is equivalent to a thousand copper coins! ”

The blood was strong, and he was deliberately provoked by Yue Pu, and Tang Yuan was angry from his heart.

"No fighting spirits." At this time, Bai Ke walked over and said, "Yue Pu, if you provoke again, I will meet you personally." ”

Yue Pu snorted lightly, as if he didn't take Instructor Bai Ke in his eyes, but Bai Ke was a centurion in the end, and he was still afraid of military regulations. Not daring to contradict the instructor, he hugged his fists and walked away.

Tang Yuan didn't pick up the money, and squatted on the ground angrily.

Bai Ke picked up the copper coin and handed it to him.

He confiscated it, but instead handed the nineteen copper coins in his hand to Bai Ke, and said, "Return yours." With that, he patted his ass and left.

"Although you haven't been able to defeat me, it doesn't mean that you haven't improved, and it doesn't mean that you can't beat Yue Pu. I just don't want you to show your skills early. Bai Ke said.

"Why?" Tang Yuan was unconvinced: "People can defeat two instructors by themselves, but I can't even beat one, what face do I have to argue with others?" ”

Bai Ke didn't speak again.

Tang Yuan left in a bad mood.

When I returned to the tent, I saw Chen Bao sitting there, as if he was bragging to Tang Hu, Tang Hu didn't like to listen to it very much, and he didn't look at Chen Bao squarely.

Chen Bao is a relatively serious person who rarely brags, what's wrong with this today?

When I asked, I found out that today's little white-faced Zhonglang will say a word, which made Chen Bao's second brother happy all day. Tang Qi said: "This Jiufeng Chaoyang Black Gold Treasure Knife is actually prepared for you by me. Don't let me down in three days' time. ”

Tang Yuan was overjoyed, grabbed Chen Bao's arm and shook it for a while: "Second brother, I knew that you would definitely come out." ”

Chen Bao was slightly excited, grabbed Tang Yuan's hand with his backhand and said, "I have told many people about this, only you sincerely bless me." And the others..."Glancing at Tang Hu, he said angrily: "It's either sour or perfunctory, it's really disappointing." ”

"Hey, Chen Bao." Tang Hu sat up with his body and stared at the bull's eye: "What's the matter, I didn't sincerely congratulate you?" Listen to what you just called that! It's like I'm jealous of you, fat man. Isn't it just a broken iron knife, what's the big deal! ”

The two did not talk speculatively, and soon after a scuffle.

Bang bang.

Tang Yuan felt a headache and didn't care about it.

The two scuffled for a long time, and today the little white-faced Zhonglang General did not come to stir up the situation, and later Tang Hu said that he was too tired and did not have the same knowledge as you. Sit on the ground and gasp for air.

After a while, the air in the room was dull, and Tang Hu said sullenly: "Originally, I also had something to say, but you took the lead." Today, the little white face said to me, I really didn't expect you to be only sixteen years old, so in this way, you are still the time to grow your body, you will be taller and stronger than you are now, and you can have a tie with Dianhan now, so won't you want to be high Dianhan in the future? ”

He also said that he would provide me with meat to eat in the future, so that I could grow quickly. Hahaha! When Tang Hu said these words, the more he spoke, the more proud he became, but he suddenly sank his face: "Hey, Tang Yuan, why didn't you come to congratulate me?" ”

"Get out!"

Tang Yuan was almost angry.

Listening to others bragging one after another, his side is a stagnant water and can't make any waves.

Thinking of the water, and thinking of Yue Pu, anger rose from his heart, and he sat up with a bang.

It just so happened that at this time, Tang Hu pounced, wanting to take revenge on the word "roll" that Tang Yuan shouted just now.

As soon as he stretched out his hand, he pinched Tang Hu's shoulder, and after a struggle, he only heard a "gaba" sound from Tang Hu's shoulder.

"Alas, Xiaofeng, my eldest brother, you light! I can't stand your dragon claw hands! ”

Tang Yuan's tendons and bones have been practiced since childhood, and under the supervision of his grandfather, he trains every day to pinch firewood. Later, his hands became stronger and stronger, so that a person of Tang Hu's physique couldn't stand his pinching.

He let go.

Tang Hu immediately stood up and rubbed his shoulders, "Oh, your phoenix claw is really not simple." ”

This damn Tang Hu, when he was restrained, was called "Dragon Claw". As soon as he let go of him, he immediately changed his name to "Phoenix Claw". If you hadn't just eaten a lesson, you might have said "chicken feet".

"Hahaha!"

I don't know why, Tang Yuan suddenly burst out laughing, laughing non-stop, laughing a little crazy.

Tang Hu and Chen Leopard looked at each other, not knowing why.