It's a new year again.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, the Taiwei Mansion feasted.

From the second day of the new year, it is a wine banquet in various provinces.

It wasn't until the fifth day of the new year that Huo Bao's side had to be empty and entertain his subordinates in Wangjiang Tower.

If there is one less Huo Leopard, there will be less than half of the excitement.

and Liang Zhuang, who walked down from the Black Python Mountain with everyone, the poor person must have something to hate, and it is not a pity to die, and it is also embarrassing.

Huo Bao sat in the center, on the left hand side were Hou Xiaoming, Shi San, Zhu Qiang, Song Qianzhi, Jia Daishan, Guo Wei, Qiu Wei, Zhu Gang, Wu Yuan, An Changsheng, Li Yu.

Speaking of Jia Daishan and Jia Daihua, the two cousins, they were "Meng does not leave the focus and Jiao does not leave Meng", but there has been a difference since last year.

Zhen only has Jia Daihua, the eldest son, who regards it as his life and refuses to let him fall into battle.

Although Jia Daihua has the heart to obey, he is filial, don't disobey his mother's wishes, and pick up the books again.

Jia Daishan is a few years younger here, but he is beginning to emerge and has a place among the child soldiers.

Qiu Wei has already led the Green Snake Army by himself, and he is considered a foreigner, but he refuses to be a guest, and still ranks according to the old days, and is the first to sit under Hou Xiaoming.

With the concerted efforts of Tang Guang's old department, as well as the support of Huo Wu and the owner of Ma Zhai, the Green Snake Army should stand up smoothly this year, and last year's expedition also made many meritorious achievements, but Qiu Wei still misses the days of child soldiers.

Everyone followed Xiao Baoye, learned to lead soldiers, and learned to behave in a way.

Although everyone and Xiao Baoye do not have the name of master and apprentice, they have the reality of master and apprentice.

On Black Python Mountain, in Chuzhou City, Huo Bao is training all the teenagers and urging them to grow up.

Qiu Wei was in it before, and he didn't notice it obviously, and when he picked out the child soldiers, and then looked at the set he had learned, he understood Huo Bao's power more and more.

The remaining old men of the Green Snake Army also know the truth that "it is good to enjoy the shade under the big tree".

Even if Tang Guang was alive, the Green Snake Army could sit on an equal footing with the Ma Zhai Lord, Du Laoba, Shui Jin and other departments, and it would be replaced by Qiu Wei's leadership now, but it would never be possible.

Not to mention, now under Huo Wu's command, the leaders are Deng Jianbu, Feng Monk Ministry, Shuijin Ministry, and the Taiwei Mansion descendants headed by Jia Shi and others.

Here in the Green Snake Army, whether it is a general or a soldier, it is much inferior.

can't compare with the old marshals, and then estranged from the little marshals on the side of the child soldiers, the Green Snake Army will become a lone army.

Rather than not going up or down, it is better to rely on the side of the Scouts and see later. After all, there is only Huo Bao in the Taiwei Mansion, the only seedling, for the master of the Chuzhou army.

Huo Bao sat in the first seat, looking at the teenagers, after more than half a year of fighting, everyone's faces were taken off from immaturity, and there was a lot more perseverance.

It's the little fat man Zhu Qiang, who is all drawn and long, like an adult.

Zhu Gang, who is slightly older, has stubble on his mouth, like a young man.

Qiu Wei picked up the wine and blushed his face: "Bao Ye, this year, I am not practical outside, and I am at peace when I see Bao Ye...... Before, I was confused, my heart was empty-eyed, and I only thought that I had learned almost everything from Bao Ye's side...... It's much worse......" Speaking of this, he choked up: "I can't live with the old people in the village, and I can't live with the brothers who came after......"

This is talking about war damage.

Not to mention the battle damage under the commanders, only to say that the battle damage on the side of the child soldiers, the three Shi divisions are the least, only one and a half.

Shi San was disposed of by Huo Bao because of his danger the year before last, and he went directly from the hundred households to the white body, and he had a long memory. Even if it is a trick when conquering, it is also thoughtful, and rarely fills it with human lives.

The second is Wu Yuanbu, he is a disciple of the general, marching and fighting, using the right path more, and the battle damage is more than that of Shi San. However, he acted with the demeanor of a famous general, and it cannot be said that he loves soldiers like children, and he is also treated well.

It was Hou Xiaoming who suffered the most losses in the war, not that he acted recklessly, cold-blooded and ruthless, and every time the child soldiers followed the conquest, Huo Bao was the main one; Huo Bao stayed in Jinling, with Hou Xiaoming as the mainstay.

Hou Xiaoming can become the second person among the child soldiers, not only because of his old qualifications, but also because he is the first soldier and dares to fight and kill.

Every time a task is assigned, Hou Xiaoming also keeps the hard bones for himself, and assigns the others to Shi San, Wu Yuan and others.

On the battlefield, there were no eyes on the swords and guns, and even Hou Xiaoming, the main general, was repeatedly in distress and was injured twice.

In this way, the war achievements are outstanding, and the battle losses are also very small.

You must know that in the reward and punishment system of the Chuzhou Army, the impact of battle losses is huge.

If there are more soldiers lost, the reward of the main general will be less, and the deficit will be huge.

Hou Xiaoming, a partial student, didn't care about these, he just wanted to make more contributions and make a long face for Huo Bao.

Huo Bao saw it in his eyes, but he was also helpless, and he reprimanded him several times in private.

This is the future founding father, Huo Bao is happy to see him grow up in the conquest, but he does not want him to take risks repeatedly.

Before the banquet, Huo Bao took Hou Xiaoming to the riverside and said directly: "In troubled times, life and death are impermanent, and there is a leopard's regret in front of you...... I hope you will cherish your own body, and don't let me lose my arm again...... If I exchange your lives for your lives, it is not my dignity, it is my shame......"

Hou Xiaoming's eyes were red: "Don't worry, Bao Ye, his subordinates don't dare to fall into ...... again."

Neither of them is a person of many words, so after saying this, they let go of the matter.

It's just that because of the mention of Huo Bao, both of them are sentimental, and their interest is not high.

Loved ones or remnants of sorrow, others have sung for joy.

Huo Bao died violently for half a year, which can be regarded as a time pass, and in addition to the Huo clan, there are only child soldiers who remember him.

Qiu Wei couldn't help but cry when he mentioned the battle damage, and the others also had their own feelings.

In the past two years, there have been fewer partings of life and death.

The adults have long been numb, only the teenagers are still full of enthusiasm and sincerity.

Shi San and Wu Yuan also mentioned the battle losses under their command, and in addition to the pawns who died in the battle, there were also junior generals at all levels.

For more than half a year, both of them have suffered partial damage.

Zhu Qiang is in charge of logistics, and he is also in charge of the pension of the dead soldiers, and he is also embarrassed when he mentions the old man who is gone.

However, Song Qianzhi, holding the law enforcement department, became more and more legalistic, and his heart was much harder.

There are now tens of thousands of child soldiers, most of whom are recruits from Jinling and Zhenjiang prefectures, as well as soldiers from Jiangnan prefectures.

If you want to enforce the prohibition, the law is strict.

There are also drawbacks of surrendering troops, who are accustomed to eating and robbing, and acting like bandits.

In the second half of the year, hundreds of children were beheaded and confiscated from the camp for violating the ban.

On this day of reunion and celebration, what the young people experienced was not the joy of the New Year, but the weight of responsibility, no less than the choice of life and death.

The atmosphere at the banquet was a little dreary, and the room fell silent.

I heard hurried footsteps at the door, and then someone pushed the door in: "Bao Ye, Taiwei is urgently called!" ”

It was Niu Qing who came, Huo Bao hurriedly stood up and frowned: "But Qi Chun moved?" ”

Niu Qing shook his head and was worried: "It's news from the capital...... The prince fell from his horse at the end of November and lost his ......"

The young generals looked at each other and stood up.

Huo Bao explained a few words to everyone, and then hurried away with Niu Qing.

Where can everyone eat with peace of mind, and it immediately boils.

Everyone knows that this prince is the eldest son of the noble concubine and the emperor's beloved son.

In order to establish the crown prince and support the crown prince, the emperor has been suppressing the Jin family, a descendant who holds military power, in the past two years.

If it weren't for that, half of the country would not have been lost.

"Did the Jin family do it?"

Zhu Qiang squinted his eyes and said, "Is the Jin family army going to rebel?" Then the capital is not peaceful......"

Although the Jin family has been dispatched to suppress the white-shirted army in the past two years, the outcome is not good, not because the Jin family army is weak, but halfway through the fight, the court will come out to pull back.

Shi Sanmo shook his hands and said: "The capital should also be in chaos, there were also white-shirted troops in Shandong last year, and only Shanxi was still alive and ......."

All the young generals looked at each other, and they were all a little excited.

Northern expedition! Northern expedition!

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Taiwei Mansion, lobby.

Huo Bao hurriedly returned, met everyone, and sat in the last seat.

The commanders in Jinling are all there, and everyone is not as happy as the teenagers.

The Chuzhou army is now too big to be spread out, and it takes time to integrate, and it is not suitable for expeditions.

Not to mention that between the capital and Jinling, there are also two forces: the Bozhou Army and the Taizhou Army.