Chapter 68: Re-entering the Secret Realm (8)
After a full day's sleep, the little red leaves were rejuvenated under the service of the two old mothers, wearing a pleasing red dress, a small ponytail tied with a red rope, and a little red shoes embroidered with flowers, clean and clean like a brand-new porcelain doll.
Later, Jiang Ge asked the little girl carefully to know that her parents died not long ago because of poor health, and her own brother was a soldier of the Shence Army, unfortunately died heroically when he captured Qingfeng City, so she knew Jiang Ge from her brother at a young age, and buried her parents with the help of her neighbors, and took the only little money from the small village to ask all the way to Qingfeng City, and finally she was really hungry and couldn't help but eat raw green seedlings to satisfy her hunger, according to Xiao Hongye's own words, she could distinguish the taste of hundreds of grasses, that kind of delicious, which ones are not delicious, and what kind of taste each tastes.
Jiang Ge himself was captured by Xiao Hongye's well-behaved, not to mention that Xiao Hongye's brother is a divine soldier, and he can walk hundreds of miles to Qingfeng City at a young age, and the hardships and ups and downs along the way are how much courage and obsession in his heart it takes for a ten-year-old child to persist until now.
So Jiang Ge recognized this sister without hesitation, but although the well-behaved little red leaf called her brother, she abided by the standards of a servant, and did not have that kind of perverse and domineering temperament at all. After getting along for a few days, Jiang Ge went with the flow, sent away the old mother, and let this self-reliant, sensible, and well-behaved little girl do everything independently.
Only Jiang Ge's chest-high little red leaves like to jump up and down to follow Jiang Ge's side, she likes this brother very much, not because he has good food and new clothes, but because his brother will not dislike himself for being dirty, wipe his hands and face, and his brother at that time seems to be his everything.
Jiang Ge also really likes this sister, a soft and glutinous brother, who can be sweet in his heart.
"Yo, the master is here, your table is kept, there are a batch of new ingredients in the store today, the master and the young lady have a taste?"
The guy who saw Jiang Ge and Xiao Hongye coming on foot from a distance hurriedly stepped forward and welcomed him with a smile.
Jiang Ge, who had been here for more than a month, walked to the position of the wall with the little red leaves, and the shiny table of the eight immortals had already been placed with melon seeds, pastries and tea. Jiang Ge swept it casually, it was overcrowded, but fortunately he chose a place in the corner.
The lobby on the first floor of Linjiang Building is lively in the morning, noon and evening, because the taste is good, it is a little cheaper than the other three, the key is that the shopkeeper has a good attitude, and the whole people who come to Linjiang Building can eat, and feel at home.
It's not about being cheap at all, it's about spending money to enjoy respect and discrimination. When the guests are comfortable, everyone is really happy.
Linjianglou will do business, this basic skill is solid, and the gimmick is even better, I don't know where to invite two storytellers and a girl who sings music. From Tuesday to Sunday, one person comes in turns one day, and Monday is closed.
A gentleman is over fifty years old, and his appearance is ordinary, but a pair of white eyebrows is conspicuous, and when he came to Qingfeng City, he was called Mr. White Eyebrows, and no one knows what his real name is, and he doesn't care.
This Mr. Baimei is good at talking about the demon gods and spirits, and every day can not be the same, all of them are talking about the various ghosts and gods on the Jiuzhou Continent, which are bizarre and bizarre, and are the most popular among young men, women and children.
Another storyteller is not far behind, good at the battle formations, anecdotes of the rivers and lakes, and heroic stories emerge in endlessly, all of which are the stories of predecessors in history, and the love of children is also fascinating. This gentleman is not in foreign trade, thin and energetic, and a folding fan in his hand is the key to the officials' addiction to stories. One side of the folding fan has never been to the outside world, and the visitors know that it is a landscape painting, but the other side of the folding fan has never been seen, and everyone called it Mr. Folding Fan before. I don't know which day someone said that he inadvertently saw the other side of the folding fan, with a Xun character written on it, and since then, he has changed his name to Mr. Xun.
As for the Qinmo girl who is in the southern and northern tunes, her life experience is the most secret, and in the eyes of those gentlemen, there is no minor key that the Qinmo girl can't do, and there is no musical instrument that the Qinmo girl can't. Even if a leaf is handed to her, it can easily bring a quiet tune, refreshing and pleasant.
Jiang Ge likes such places, and he also likes to listen to those legendary stories that are ups and downs, true or false, on the one hand, it helps to better understand the world, on the other hand, it is really interesting, and Xiao Hongye loves to listen.
Today happened to be Mr. Na Xun's field, at noon, people who were rushing to finish their work in the morning gathered, and the street outside the lobby on the first floor of the Linjiang Building was full of people.
Jiang Ge gently pushed the pastries and fruits on the table in front of Hongye, who was sitting on the bench and was more than a head taller than the table, Hongye squinted his eyes at Jiang Ge and showed his white teeth and smiled slightly, and reached out to take a piece of peach cake and taste it carefully.
A foot away from Jiang Ge is the position of Mr. Storyteller, although it is in the corner against the wall, there is no obstruction, and you can see the side of Mr. It's a rare good position.
Hongye saw that Mr. Xun who was ready had already sat down, holding a pear in his hand and holding it high in the air, just waiting for Mr. Xun to follow the action when he took a heavy shot with the awakening wood, Hongye was happy in it, and Jiang Ge was even more happy.
Just listen to "Bang! With a bang, the noisy lobby suddenly quieted down, and the pear in Hongye's hand also fell on the table, and he smiled at Jiang Ge, and learned to tell the story, and said, "Bah......"
"Phew!" The whole city was silent.
Then a deep and loud voice from a very magnetic middle-aged man sounded.
"The song is not straight and will bend in the end, it is difficult to raise wolves as dogs to watch the house, the ink dyes the cormorant black soon, and the whitewashed crow is not strong,
Candied yellow lotus is bitter in the end, and the melons and fruits can not be sweet, good things must be done by good people, and there are mortals who are immortals! ”
After finishing the final poem, Mr. Xun's eyes were full of energy, and the folding fan in his hand snapped open, and the familiar landscape painting was presented in front of everyone.
Suddenly there were shouts in the lobby, the applause continued, and the applause resounded through Linjiang Building, Xiao Hongye bit the pastry in his mouth, and clapped his hands vigorously, and he was really uncomfortable and shouted Okay, just now
The pastry that was bitten in his mouth fell with the sound, but fortunately, Jiang Ge's eyes were quick, he reached out and caught it gently, and naturally put it in his mouth, and the red leaves, who knew that he had made a mistake, just spit out his pink tongue, and continued to applaud while clapping.
"Bang!" The sound of waking wood sounded again, and the lobby immediately fell silent.
Mr. Xun's voice sounded in the lobby again, and Hongye simply turned around and listened carefully.
"Today, I don't talk about the rise and fall of that dynasty, nor the grievances of the rivers and lakes, but only about the pink Dai Nishang who joined the army for his father, how to become the general of the ten thousand armies, recover the mountains and rivers, and make contributions!"
There was another round of applause, endlessly, and the applause was like thunder, one after another.
Mr. Xun finished the scene, finished talking about the beginning, and then painted and painted, and told his story with emotion, the people in the lobby listened quietly, and were filled with righteous indignation when they heard the angry plot, and when they heard the battle array, they were strong in battle, and their hearts were as sweet as honey when they heard the love of their children.......
Little Momiji listened fascinated, like most people, laughing for a while, getting angry for a while, crying for a while, and it felt like he was in it.
Jiang Ge will also listen carefully, but only carefully, but the other ear is constantly listening to the movements around him, seemingly idle, but his heart is always vigilant. The same mistake can't be made a second time, this is the rule set by Jiang Ge himself.
Jiang Ge looked at the little red leaves and red face was listening to the book intently, enjoying the good time of the moment, thinking of the battle on the street that night, the other party's unscrupulous contempt for life, Jiang Ge couldn't tolerate it.
He didn't want the beautiful world he had built up to be controlled by darkness again, and the living people around him would become puppets.
He's waiting for news, waiting for more news, his map is getting better, and all the plans will unfold one by one.
Jian Hong's familiar figure appeared outside the lobby on the first floor of Linjiang Building, Jiang Ge waved his hand, and Jian Hong squeezed in sideways and sat on Jiang Ge's left side.
Xiao Hongye turned his head and smiled at Jian Hong, called Uncle Jian Hello, and continued to listen to the book, his nervous little face for fear of missing something.
Jian Hong also likes this well-behaved little girl, and he never smiles, but he still struggles to squeeze out a smile in response.
Jiang Ge stretched out his hand and rubbed Xiao Hongye's head, looked at Jian Hong, and said, "What's the matter?" ”
"The third group of spies came back, losing half of them, and in addition to the map drawn and arming information, they also got a message."
"What's the news?"
"The enemy has sent additional troops, and there are main generals stationed in Hengfeng City, five hundred miles north of Lingyun City, and Cen Xi City, six hundred miles north of Nanxun City. The original garrison of the two cities was 100,000, and the enemy army was added to the army of 100,000. The cities on the western front of Lingyun and the eastern line of Nanxun sent an additional 20,000 enemy troops, and a demon general appeared. ”
"That means the enemy has sent reinforcements into the defense of the whole line, and there is a main general?"
"Yes, General. In this way, there are 50,000 defenders of the city on the east and west lines, and later support is not ruled out. ”
"It seems that the other party guessed the strategy of the big battalion. This is difficult to do, and it has led to large-scale troop movements in the localities. We can only fight the enemy head-on. ”
"The general's analysis is correct, but fortunately, it is a matter of the eastern and western fronts, and the Qin family army and the Ha family army should not be afraid of the enemy's increase. It's just that we ......."
"Tell the brothers to have a good rest, and then you don't need to reach behind the enemy, just pay attention to the movements of Lingyun in the west and Nanxun in the northeast."
"Receive the order, and the subordinates will retire."
Jian Hong got up and left Linjiang Tower, Xiao Hongye listened attentively, but Jiang Ge began to think about things.
I don't know how long it took, Jiang Ge, who was writing and painting with tea on the table, was interrupted by the sweet voice of the little red leaves.
"Brother, Momiji also wants to be the female general, serve in the army for her dead brother, fight on the battlefield, and recover the country."
Jiang Ge heard Hongye's words, looked at the crowd around him that was gradually dispersing, and said with a slight smile: "Where do women need to fight hard, otherwise what do you want us men to do?" You can study hard and marry a good family in the future. ”
Momiji muttered: "Momiji wants to practice martial arts, he wants to join the army, and kill the enemy with his brother, Momiji doesn't want to marry." ”
Jiang Ge rubbed the red leaf's head and felt warm in his heart, and said jokingly: "If you are ambitious, you are worthy of my brother's little red leaves, if you suffer hard, my brother will teach you in the future." ”
Hongye looked at Jiang Ge with wide eyes, stretched out his white little finger and said, "Pull the hook, brother is not allowed to deceive people." ”
Seeing that the people in the lobby were almost scattered, Jiang Ge stretched out his finger and pulled Xiao Hongye and said, "Then Hongye can't cry in the future." ”
"Well, Momiji will practice well." The red leaves who are tightly pulling the hook have firm eyes.
After pulling the hook, Jiang Ge got up and said, "If you practice, you won't be able to listen to the book, you have to think about it." ”
Hongye just pulled Jiang Ge's receipt tightly, and reluctantly glanced at Mr. Xun who was cleaning up the desk.
As if he had made a big decision, he nodded fiercely and followed Jiang Ge out of Linjiang Tower.
Jiang Ge led the little red leaves on the street and walked in the direction of the General's Mansion, and saw several beautifully carved wooden swords hanging outside the door of the roadside toy store.
I think it is also necessary for girls to learn martial arts for self-defense, as I said, to be a lady, there is no means of self-protection in the future, and it is also necessary to practice martial arts to strengthen the body, and it is also good for women to learn swords.
So Jiang Ge led Hongye to the store and took down the wooden sword for Hongye to choose, saying that if he agreed, he had to have a look, and the real sword would hurt himself when it danced, so start with the wooden sword.
The girl was careful, and chose a wooden sword made of sandalwood for a long time, the scabbard was beautifully carved, polished and bright, and there was a faint sandalwood fragrance, which smelled elegant and refreshing.
After paying the bill, Hongye held Jiang Ge in one hand, and held the wooden sword tightly in the other, but he no longer jumped, but learned the rules and regulations of the soldiers patrolling the city, with a serious expression, and followed Jiang Ge back with neat steps
General's Palace.
As soon as he arrived at the gate of the General's Mansion, Wu Yan stopped Jiang Ge and said that he had something to report, and by the way, he touched Xiao Hongye's head and said, "Little Hongye, go to the backyard to play by yourself, Uncle and the general have something to say." ”
Xiao Hongye called Uncle Hao and went back to the backyard boudoir, playing with the wooden sword in his hand, drawing the sword from time to time and stabbing the void, the female general in Mr. Xun's book said: "The enemy is not destroyed, and he will never change back to his daughter's ......body."
The General's Mansion Chamber.
Wu Yan held the thick file in his hand and said to Jiang Ge, who was looking at the map: "General, so far, the 20,000 soldiers screened by Jiang Yibai have been replenished to the end, and his subordinates have recruited another 10,000 strong soldiers in the city as auxiliaries. Qingfeng City has 25,000 soldiers and 15,000 auxiliaries, a total of 40,000. According to the military system, there is no limit to the number of soldiers after becoming an independent army, but there has always been a tradition that the rank of general shall not exceed 100,000, and the rank of general shall not exceed 500,000, and the million soldiers under the command of the marshal are already the peak. ”
"What do you mean?" Jiang Ge crossed his arms and said.
"It depends on what the general means, if you stick to Qingfeng City, 40,000 is enough, but if you have other ideas, 40,000 is too little. Moreover, it is not easy to train troops, and the attrition is unpredictable, so we need to reserve enough troops in case of accidents. The news of the third wave of scouts should have been told to the general. ”
"Well, I've already told me before, I don't object to increasing the number of soldiers, but Qingfeng City is so big, can you arrange it? Although we have sufficient financial reserves, how much can we support the cost of staffing? How long does it last? ”
"During this time, my subordinates carried out planning and accounting with a few good people, and our opinion was to add another 25,000 soldiers to 50,000 regular soldiers, with 20,000 auxiliaries and 30,000 reserves. Reservists are placed in farm areas for drills and patrols, and auxiliaries can grow food to supplement the army. ”
"What about military spending?" Jiang Ge touched his chin thoughtfully and began to think about Wu Yan's proposal.
"One million gold coins are enough to build an army of 100,000 for ten years, and we still have 100,000 gems, and our subordinates have already sent someone to estimate the price, and according to the current market, we can exchange it for another million gold coins."
"Since that's the case, let Jiang Yibai be in charge of recruitment, Chen Sheng in charge of training, Li Ji in charge of defense, Chang Feilong, and call him to come later. In addition, the number of troops has increased, and I will have new adjustments and arrangements for the generals to gather in a few days. ”
"It's the general, and the subordinates are starting to make arrangements."
"The new recruits should be selected as many as possible for the children of middle- and lower-class civilians, and at least give them more opportunities."
"Yes, General." Wu Yan glanced at Jiang Ge gratefully, and then went to the Political Affairs Department.
Jiang Ge stared at the map in front of him over and over again, and an idea that was even bolder than before was slowly growing.
After a while, Chang Feilong, who was in good shape, came to the conference hall and stood behind Jiang Ge in an orderly manner, with a tall posture and sharp eyes.
Jiang Ge saw that Chang Feilong had arrived, so he walked to the main seat in the hall and sat down and said, "Sit down, don't be restrained." ”
"Yes, General." is still sitting upright, a standard posture of a professional soldier standing like a clock.
Jiang Ge still appreciates this, he is also a child of a big family, Chang Feilong has the temperament of a soldier all over his body. Presumably, Jiang Yibai is a little more careless. Of course, it's just a difference in temperament, for the war, both of them are rare young generals, and they are similar to Jiang Ge's own age, so Jiang Ge will be easier to get along with.
"You were hidden before, we didn't have much contact, and your performance on the battlefield was recognized by everyone. I called you here today to talk about family life, and the second is to listen to your thoughts. ”
After finishing speaking, Chang Feilong straightened up and said: "General, there is no family matter in the army, you directly say what orders you have, and your subordinates will not hesitate." ”
"Forehead ......" wanted to close the distance, but was rejected so straightforwardly, Jiang Ge laughed awkwardly and said, "Since that's the case, let's talk about business." Which side are you better at field or siege warfare? ”
"Field warfare."
"Why?"
"Highly mobile, a thousand-mile attack can achieve unexpected battlefield effects, muddy the situation of inherent confrontation, and create opportunities to break the stalemate."
"In many cases, going it alone can be extremely dangerous and passive."
"Accomplishing the opportunity goal and expanding the impact is the first priority."
"What if you are trapped and can't come back?"
"The only way to fight to the death."
"......." Jiang Ge was speechless again, he really met a Tie Hanhan. However, Jiang Ge likes Chang Feilong's temperament very much, and he will not retreat if he does not reach his goal.
Jiang Ge continued appreciatively: "If you are given 10,000 horses, how many enemies do you dare to fight?" ”
"Ride against one, one against ten. Ride against ride, with one against three. ”
"So sure?"
"Yes, but it must be trained and trained by me, and the general must have his horses ready."
"Do you have many people in the army?"
"Not much, mainly in business, and there are two clan brothers in the army, including subordinates."
"Oh? Let's talk about it. ”
"At present, they are all under the command of their subordinates, and they are good at riding and guns, and they are good at rushing into battle."
"What's it called?"
"Often flying fish, often flying tigers."
"How's the combat power?"
"The flying fish is flexible and good at riding and shooting, and the flying tiger is brave and good at rushing into battle."
"Hmm...... Okay, take your two brothers and wait for me at the Beiying campus tomorrow. ”
"Yes, General."
Jiang Ge waved his hand and said, "Let's go to training." ”
Chang Feilong got up and hugged his fists and went straight out of the general's mansion, exuding a unique military charm in his gestures, concise, decisive, resolute, and disciplined.
Jiang Ge laughed while rubbing his head, what an interesting person, I don't know if Chang Feilong's two clan brothers are the same.