Chapter Ninety-Three: Heroes (2)

Thirty miles east of Pengyang City, a large camp has been formed. After inspecting the camp, Adjutant General Lu Fang handed over his mount to the soldiers on the side, and walked towards the center of the camp. In the open space in the middle of the camp, Wang Yue was practicing swordsmanship. I saw that he suddenly held the sword in one hand, and suddenly held the sword in both hands, stabbing and slashing at the imaginary enemy.

Lu Fang watched from the side for a while, and said loudly: "On the battle array, the spear and heavy halberd is the right way, and the swordsmanship cannot be used." ”

Wang Yue turned a deaf ear and finished practicing his swordsmanship all the way, and then slowly put away his sword, and then adjusted his breathing.

"If you want to make military achievements, you should practice more mounted archery and spears," Lu Fang said again: "You can't be a general who charges into battle by swordsmanship alone." ”

Wang Yue opened his eyes, turned his head, and said, "I couldn't stay in Luoyang anymore, so I fled to this Xiliang realm with Juluhou." You, General Lu, are already the cavalry lieutenants of the Yue Cavalry Battalion, why do you want to abandon your family and come to this poor country together? ”

Lu Fang said with a smile: "Luoyang City is too dangerous, and several of the important ministers above two thousand stones have died, can't I be afraid?" ”

Wang Yue said "hey" and said, "It's not like that." ”

"Why doesn't it look like it?" Lu Fang sat down, took off his helmet, and said, "Am I not like a person who is afraid of death?" ”

"Only a fool is not afraid of death," Wang Yue said, "but I can see that you are the same person as me." ”

"Oh, what kind of people are we?"

"You want to be a marquis and a general, and you want to go down in history, isn't that so?"

Lu Fang laughed, "That's right! ”

"Then you still run to this place where the Hu people gather?" Wang Yue said suspiciously: "Why don't you learn from others and switch to the general's disciples?" Now it is the time for the general to employ people, and if you learn from your character, you will be able to make great progress. ”

"Hahaha," Lu Fang pointed in the direction of Pengyang City and said, "There is a man named Ma Teng over there, who claims to be General Fubo's Ma Yuanhou." Ma Yuan once said to Emperor Guangwu: In today's world, the monarch chooses the minister, and the minister also chooses the king. Now the world is turbulent, and it is not far behind when the king usurped the Han Dynasty. A good dog also knows how to find a good master, although I, Lu Fang, am not a great person, but I also know that at this time, I have to find a good master. ”

Wang Yue was confused and asked, "You mean, Juluhou is a good lord?" ”

Lu Fang smiled but didn't answer, beckoned to the back, and said, "Xu Rong, you take someone to Pengyang City to tell the lord that there is not much food in the camp anymore, and ask him what to do." ”

Xu Rong was originally a tun commander in the Yue cavalry battalion, and he performed well when guarding Nangong, so after Wei Li left, he was promoted to military Sima, in charge of everything in the army except for combat, and it can be said that he is the third person in addition to Chen Cheng and Lu Fang. He saluted Lu Fang and said, "Obey!" ”

Anding County is between Beidi County and Hanyang County, there are Liupan Mountain and Fengyi Mountain in the territory to block Han Sui's soldiers, and there are two big rivers of Jingshui and Qingshui, which irrigate the land on both sides, so although the local people are not very rich, but life is okay, as long as it is not winter, it is no problem to fill the stomach.

After hearing that the princess and the hussar general of the court had come to settle down, many people heard the wind and drove the cattle and sheep to Pengyang with weapons. The Qiang and Han people have lived together for a long time and have learned to grow grain, but they are not as intensive as the farmers in the Central Plains, just scattering a handful of millet seeds on both sides of the river, and the harvest is completely up to God.

Naturally, this kind of planting method will not produce much food. However, the Qiang people still retain nomadic customs, so even if the fields do not grow well, it is a matter of eating two bites. Ma Teng has the blood of the Qiang people, and has a high reputation among the Qianghu tribe, after these Qiang people come to Pengyang, they first have to visit the Ma family, and then either find a place to live in the city, or simply set up a tent outside the city.

In addition to these Qiang people, many local Han Haoqiang also sent people over, and even people from the neighboring Hanyang County also rode over. As for whether they came to the banquet or to spy on the military, it is not very clear.

Xu Rong rushed to the outside of the city with twenty horsemen, and most of the Hu Han people outside looked at them with envy. Many people whispered, "If you see it, it's the elite cavalry from Luoyang!" ”

"Their clothes are so beautiful!"

Some people were not convinced, and said loudly: "I don't think they are any big deal, if they dare to compete with me, they will definitely beat them to the point that even his mother can't recognize them!" ”

"Haha!"

Xu Rong squinted coldly, and a Qiang chief with pigtails on the side said loudly: "What do you see?" If you're not convinced, let's practice! ”

"That is, if there is a kind, come to the competition!"

Xu Rong sneered, reported to the soldiers guarding the city gate, and then rode his horse and trotted to the gate of the county office. After Ma Teng sent people to repair, and the tidying up in the past few days, the county government has recovered a bit of its former style. He was a military horse, but he went straight to the Chinese army's tent without an order, so he led the horses directly to the stable, and then went to the backyard to find Chen Cheng, who was teaching Liu Qian archery.

"Lord!"

Chen Cheng heard the voice, turned his head sideways, and when he saw that it was Xu Rong, he smiled at him, then held Liu Qian's hand, helped her pull the hunting bow away, and said: "Archery, like doing other things, the most important thing is to be sincere and honest, and have no distractions. When you get to the point where you don't have anything else in your eyes other than a bow and arrow and a target, you'll be considered a little done. ”

"Let go!"

The arrow shot upwards, flew twenty paces, and then hit the bull's-eye with a bang.

Chen Cheng said: "You can practice by yourself for a while, and just finish shooting these twenty arrows today." ”

Liu Qian said crisply: "Got it." ”

Chen Cheng walked to the side and said to Xu Rong: "What's the matter?" ”

Xu Rong said: "The grain and grass in the army are only enough for five days, and General Lu asked me to ask the lord what to do." ”

Chen Cheng thought for a while and said, "How is the morale of the battalion?" ”

"It's not too good, but it's not bad either."

"Huh?"

Xu Rong explained: "I have been marching before, and the soldiers have no time to think about anything else, and the camp has been built in the past two days, and many soldiers are a little confused, not knowing what will happen to us next. ”

"That's right," Chen Cheng thought thoughtfully, "then what do you think?" ”

Xu Rong Zhengse said: "We didn't leave Luoyang after the defeat of the battle, as long as we have the opportunity, we will definitely be able to fight back!" ”

"That's what you think? Then if I tell you that I don't know when I will have the opportunity to return to Luoyang, maybe we will all have to stay in Xiliang in a year or two, will you be disappointed? ”

"If it doesn't work in one or two years, then three or four years," Xu Rong said, "We can afford to wait!" ”

Chen Cheng hammered Xu Rong's chest and said, "That's a good point." Rest assured, sooner or later, we will return to Luoyang with a huge army! Now you bring someone with you and come with me to visit Maarten. ”

The county government was not far from Ma's house, Chen Cheng took Xu Rong out on foot, and it didn't take long to get to Ma's house. Ma Teng was receiving several Qianghu chiefs, and when he heard that Chen Cheng was here again, he asked Ma Chao to accompany those Qianghu chieftains, and he himself went to the door to greet them.

"General Ma, I said before that after two years, I will have a local banquet for the heroes of the county. Originally, I was going to set up a banquet in the county office, but now there are too many people here, and the county government is estimated to be unable to fit it, so I am going to put the banquet outside the city. ”

Ma Teng naturally didn't have any opinions, so many people came, and the security in the city immediately deteriorated a lot. If these people all go outside the city, it has nothing to do with him. "Is there anything else?" he asked. ”

Chen Cheng said: "Because there are too many people coming, we need to transfer more people to come over to purchase supplies...... By the way, I'm going to give some money and hold a jousting tournament the day after tomorrow that everyone can attend. In this case, General Ma needs to send some people to help maintain order. ”

Ma Teng touched the three-inch-long beard on his chin and said, "Then I'll ask Pound to bring a thousand people to help." Juluhou, can anyone participate in the competition? ”

After receiving an affirmative answer, he asked, "I don't know which ones to compare?" What are the prizes? ”

Chen Cheng said: "Now I think of horseback riding, archery, weightlifting, running, throwing, and the prizes are some weapons and armor. Could it be that General Ma wants to participate? ”

Ma Teng said with a smile: "I won't participate, but Meng Qi is probably very interested in the martial arts meeting." In the past two years, he has often found people to compete. ”

"Uh," Chen Cheng asked, "What General Ma means by the contest is the kind of victory or defeat, or even life and death?" ”

Ma Teng asked rhetorically: "Isn't that what Juluhou meant by the competition?" ”

Chen Cheng said: "I originally planned to let people divide the winners and losers, and there is no need to fight." ”

Ma Teng shook his head and said, "What's the point of that?" Juluhou, you are not from Xiliang, and you don't know the customs here. ..... all"

He gestured to the side and repeated, "...... All love to watch bloody killings. The more intense the fight, the more they like it. The people of the land of Binsuri would draw their swords and fight for all kinds of small things, from snatching water to fighting for pastures, and every time they would bleed, and if a few people did not die in the tournament, everyone would be unhappy and would despise us. ”

"It's not a good habit to have the courage to fight privately," Chen Cheng looked at Ma Teng's disapproving expression and said, "I know, then as the general said, the last fight will be set as an unlimited fight, and anyone can challenge it." ”

He said to Ma Teng: "Since they like to bleed, then let them bleed." ”

Chen Chengxin said: The Xiliang rebels have been making trouble for more than 100 years, and now they are getting bigger and bigger, and the local atmosphere is also an important reason.

Ma Teng laughed and said, "I have a hunch, Julu Hou, you will soon like it here." ”

Chen Cheng said with a smile: "Actually, I have begun to like the scenery of Liangzhou now. ”

Speaking of Liangzhou, he missed poetry a little, but after looking at Ma Teng's appearance, he was afraid that it was not an object that could be recited to him.