Tang Yuan came to look for Hu Orchid, but he couldn't even get close to General Zhonglang's tent.

There was also a fence more than half a person high outside the tent, and there were two layers of guards inside and outside the fence, the general's tent was located in the center of the fence, and the small tent of Miss Hu San, next to the big tent, looked more like a mound.

Standing guard outside the fence was not a member of the General's personal guards, but a recruit who didn't even have leather armor, looking silly. Raise your eyes again and look at the general's personal soldiers standing at the door of the general's tent, all of them are in good spirits, and their helmets are bright. The gap between the two in terms of equipment and mental outlook is by no means more than one grade. It is said that the people who served as personal soldiers for the gate lord generals were not from ordinary backgrounds, at least not from their mud-legged backgrounds.

"Brother Guard, how can I get in?"

Tang Yuan chatted with this eldest brother for a long time, but this iron-faced and selfless guy resolutely refused to let him in. It even seems a little irritable.

The guard raised an eyebrow and said, "If you want to get in, it's not difficult." First of all, you have to have something important to do, so that we can inform the captain for you, and the captain agrees to let you in. With that, the guard looked a little smug.

"Captain? Pawn Han? Tang Yuan was stunned: "But I don't have anything important, I don't look for General Zhonglang and the lieutenant, I'm here to find Hu Orchid." ”

Tang Yuan felt that there was no need to report this trivial matter.

"Nope." The guard said with a cold face, "Our guard captain said that Hu Lanhua is not qualified to meet people alone, and is not even allowed to talk to outsiders, if you find out, you must report to the guard captain to know." ”

This person is not easy to speak, and Tang Yuan has nothing to do with him, so he squatted outside the fence and waited.

The moon was high and the stars were scarce, the night wind was still a little cold, Tang Yuan's clothes were thin, and he couldn't help but rub his arms.

"Tang Yuan, why are you here?" Bai Ke didn't know why he came here.

Tang Yuan stood up and said with a smile: "I want to see Hu Orchid, but the guards won't let me in." ”

"Oh." Bai Ke sighed, and strode towards the general's tent, and the guards did not stop him or salute.

Tang Yuan felt that this guard was a typical kind of dog who looked down on people and was on an errand for the gate lord general, so he didn't treat the people below as characters.

Bai Ke just took two steps, then turned his head to Tang Yuan and said, "How did you practice your third move?" ”

Tang Yuan was just about to squat down again, but he stood up straight again: "It's already ripe." It's almost a real combat drill. ”

"If you're not tired, just wait for me here. There was plenty of moonshine today. Bai Ke stared at Tang Yuan with a pair of wolf smoke.

Tang Yuan nodded.

Bai Ke walked directly into the tent, and even the general's personal soldiers standing at the entrance of the tent did not stop him, Tang Yuan didn't understand the reason, and continued to squat at the door.

At this time, Hu Lanhua suddenly got out of her small tent, she seemed to hear something, and trotted to the big tent. While running, he also generally tidied up his clothes, which looked a little rushed.

"Hey, Hu Orchid!" Tang Yuan suddenly jumped up and waved his arms.

"Shut up! How dare you shout here! The guard said angrily: "Shout again, see if I don't beat you!" ”

Hu Lanhua was careless, and he was bent on going to the big tent, but he didn't hear anyone shouting.

"What's the situation with you, the guard?" Tang Yuan was unhappy in his heart: "We are all from poor backgrounds, what kind of superior people are you pretending to be with me?" Do you think that if you are a doorman for the general of the gate valve, you are the one in the gate valve? ”

"I'm finally on duty! If you don't come here to talk weird things to me, if you talk nonsense, I'm really going to beat you. When the time comes, the general will be alarmed, and he will fight even harder! The tendoned doorman waved his long ge, which was quite bright in the moonlight.

Tang Yuan didn't want to get too stiff with him because of this little thing, waved his hand, continued to squat at the door, and suddenly took out a mint leaf from his pocket, handed it to the doorman, and said, "Look at your temper, it's too violent." Come, dissipate your anger, they are all peasant brothers, what are you doing? But people like you serve as guards for generals, and our whole army feels at ease. You are a good soldier. ”

"Hehe, that's pretty much it." The guard looked back, no one noticed him, reached out and took the mint leaf, and asked, "What is this?" ”

It seems that this is a complete old man, he has never even seen a mint leaf, Tang Yuan smiled and said, "You can taste it." ”

The guard was suspicious, looked at the leaf, took a sip, felt refreshed, nodded with satisfaction, and said, "Well, it's a good thing, where did you buy it?" ”

Tang Yuan lied and said, "Twenty miles to the north, Chenjiazhuang." Today I went to buy a straw mat, but I didn't have enough money, so I simply bought some mint, planned to give it to Hu Orchid, and then borrowed some money from her. ”

"Anything else? Give me two more, and I'll send them to our boss when I get back." The guard said, chewing on mint.

"......" Tang Yuan's eyes froze, he didn't expect the person opposite to be so stupid and so shameless.

When dealing with stupid people, you have to use stupid methods, not normal thinking, Tang Yuan changed his tone and said: "You dare to ask me for a bribe!" See if I don't ask your captain of the guard to sue you! Where is the captain of the guard, I'll go find him now! ”

Tang Yuan's voice became louder and louder, causing the sentry to shrink his neck in fright, and even the half of the mint leaf in his hand was stuffed back into Tang Yuan's hand, and he immediately lowered his head by half a head, and begged: "Brother, you be quieter!" Why do you say that you will turn your face? Don't shout, this joke can't be made, I'm seeking this position, I..., I..."

Tang Yuan said with a cold face, "What's wrong with you?" If you don't say it, I know that if a person like you can ask for a bribe, he will definitely be able to give a bribe. Okay, you sold the captain of the guard, and now I'm not looking for the captain of the guard, I'm looking for the captain of the guard! Judges! ”

The guards begged hard, and Tang Yuan didn't make it difficult for him, he just said, when Hu Lanhua comes out in a while, you ask me to call her out, even if the chief blames me, he blames me, not you. You are sure to make a profit and not lose money in this transaction, which is suitable.

The guards were helpless and stood with their heads bored.

As a result, Tang Yuan still couldn't find a chance, because Bai Ke came out earlier than Hu Orchid.

Bai Ke looked at Tang Yuan and said, "What are you looking for Hu Orchid?" ”

"Borrow money."

"How much?"

"Twenty cents."

"It's only twenty wen, and you're running here?" Bai Ke smiled bitterly and patted Tang Yuan's shoulder: "The people around the general are not what you want to see, be careful of being suspected of leaking secrets." You say you are borrowing money, but people with intentions can say that you are saying that you are saying the right word. Twenty texts may represent some kind of information. ”

Tang Yuan thought to himself, "Is it that serious? But he didn't say this, just digested it silently, and followed behind Bai Ke without saying a word.

Bai Ke asked him if he was tired, and he said he was not, so the two rode to the field north of the beacon to avoid the shadow of the beacon tower and practice marksmanship by the moonlight.

"You're a quick learner, but you're still a little frizzy." Bai Ke jumped off the horse.

Tang Yuan didn't feel very tired, but Bai Ke said that he was a little tired, and he didn't plan to continue training, so he sat next to the beacon tower and said, "You have just practiced martial arts for more than a month, and you have only practiced guns for less than ten days, and you have fought with me for thirty rounds, which is not easy. I even wondered if I would be able to fight in 30 rounds in 10 days when I was learning marksmanship. ”

"Instructor Bai has won the award."

"It's not an award, I'm just saying it from my heart. I didn't look away, you're a good guy to practice guns, but your shortcomings are just as obvious. The heart can't always sink, and some are in a hurry for quick success. This is a taboo in the military. In the future, you will have the opportunity to observe the generals on the battlefield. Although they are quick to react, they are not lacking in composure. Sometimes 'a little care' is actually a great wisdom. Their small house is actually a big gain. ”

Bai Ke looked a little heavy today and had a deep tone.

He continued: "The small battle looks at the fierce general, and the big battle depends on the boss. In the final analysis, it is the brains that fight in the war, and no matter how powerful the generals are, they are just chess pieces. Unless you're both wise and brave. Of course, the latter is really rare. There are very few generals and all-rounders like Qi Dongyang. If it weren't for the untimely supply of food, how could the old man die on the battlefield, and there were 50,000 iron-clad Liang elite soldiers. ”

"It's only 50,000..."Tang Yuan was a little lacking in confidence: "It's 150,000 cavalry on the other side." ”

"Battlefield, don't be simple numbers." Bai Ke said: "Once, there were 5,000 iron armor in the Anxi Protectorate to resist 30,000 Hu soldiers in the Western Regions, how did they do it? Although the defenders of the city have a great geographical advantage, the power of the equipment should not be underestimated. The Hu people's bone arrows can't penetrate their plate armor, the knife can't cut through, and the gun can't pierce through, which is the key to victory. In the end, it scared the Hu people of the Western Regions away. They legend has it that General Min Yue's troops are invincible. It has been more than 30 years since the Hexi Corridor was cut off by the Sangla people, but I still heard some news from General Min Yue. The soldiers he brought with him were said to be old, and a group of old men continued to defend the city and did not give in to the Hu people. It's admirable. ”

Bai Ke spoke in an indifferent tone as always, but he listened to Tang Yuan enthusiastically, and he was even fantasizing about what kind of warm meeting it would be if he could take an army to help Old General Min Yue.

The elderly can return to their hometowns and live a peaceful old age.

"Instructor Bai, actually, I have always had a question for you. If you don't want to answer, of course you can, but that's how my heart ends. Tang Yuan glanced at Bai Ke.

Bai Ke smiled bitterly: "You kid always speaks with a barb, which makes it difficult for people to refuse." If you have any questions, just ask. As if to remind him of something, he said, "As long as you don't want to inquire into the secrets of the army, I can tell you." ”

Bai Ke was reminding Tang Yuan to always remember to talk about military secrets as little as possible.

"Instructor Bai, I have watched the martial arts competition between Dian Han and Tang Hu, and I think he has a lot of flaws in his martial arts, not to mention you, even me, I have a chance to defeat him. But the strange thing is, why can he be a lieutenant and you can only be a centurion instructor? ”

Bai Ke stood up suddenly, threw twenty copper coins on the ground, and said: "Today, you came out in the middle of the night, isn't it just to borrow money, you take my twenty yuan, and you will pay it back if you love it in the future, and forget it if you don't love it." ”

After that, Bai Ke jumped on the horse, beat the horse and whipped back to the camp.