Chapter 135: Keeping the New Year
After Huo Yu's wedding, most of the guests who came returned, but Gongsun Zan and Liu Yu were invited by Huo Yu to participate in the entrance ceremony of the Heroic Soul Cemetery to receive the fallen soldiers. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info But before that, Huo Yu invited the two to participate in the "New Year's Celebration" activity held in the military camp tonight, and there was no reunion dinner in the Eastern Han Dynasty, and Huo Yu knew that he couldn't be in a hurry to change the folk customs, and one step at a time was the right way.
In order to be able to create an atmosphere, firecrackers cannot be made without materials, but Huo Yu thought of the method of burning bamboo, from which the word "firecrackers" originated. It's just that there is no bamboo in Liaodong, but fortunately, my eldest brother came to bring a lot this time, at least tonight's New Year's Eve is enough. Back in the backyard, Huo Yu found that the entire backyard was busy, which scared Huo Yu into a cold sweat, and hurriedly stopped a maid and asked what happened, it turned out that the four ladies were helping him prepare for tonight's event.
This year's winter in Liaodong is particularly cold, but no matter how cold the weather is, it can't stop the enthusiastic men in the barracks. Because tonight, the master of Liaodong will bring the whole family to celebrate the New Year with them. They knew about Huo Yu's wedding yesterday, but except for the generals in the army, the rest of them could not participate, and they had already heard that their lord had taken four fairies who were as beautiful as flowers, and it would be worth it if they could take a look.
The sky was getting dark, and the sound of horses' hooves came from far and near, and the soldiers on duty outside the camp gate immediately entered a state of imminent battle, and one of the commanders shouted loudly to the horse team that was getting closer and closer: "The barracks are heavy, and idlers are forbidden to enter." ”
Seeing that the other party had no intention of slowing down, the tun chief said here: "Prepare for war!" ”
"The lord is here, don't be rude!" A loud shout came from the darkness, and a short time a burly man walked out of the night.
"See the Commander!" The lieutenant spotted the comer and immediately stepped forward.
Seeing that the guard was lifted, Dian Wei also changed his smiling face. Then Huo Yu stepped out of the carriage, showing his face, otherwise this group of people would have to undergo strict inspection before they could enter. Since the beginning of Huo Yu's army, he has made strict and meticulous requirements for the entry and exit of the military camp, and a set of unique regulations has already been formed today. Coincidentally, Huo Yu, the tun commander on duty, still remembers.
So he said: "Yu remembers that you are called Ergouzi, right?"
"Hehe, the lord still remembers me!" Today's two dogs are not the two dogs at the beginning, the first battle against Xianbei, with their military exploits promoted to the position of tun chief, these veterans who have experienced the war are the most valuable wealth in the Liaodong Army.
Huo Yu patted Ergouzi on the shoulder and encouraged him again, and then the faint firelight forgot to forget about it, and said again: "Ergouzi, are all veterans on duty tonight?" ”
"Back to the lord, we are willing!" The second dog hurriedly saluted and replied.
"Good, good!" Huo Yu heard the words and said two good words, then turned around and walked to the carriage and said, "A few ladies, let's start at the camp gate first!" ”
After Huo Yu finished speaking, he saw that the curtain of the car was lifted, and the four ladies of Yu'er, Zhang Ning, Mi Zhen, and Cai Yan went down in turn. At Dian Wei's signal, the guards hurriedly took out the prepared pottery bowls from the carriage behind them and distributed them to the hands of the soldiers at the camp gate in turn, Huo Yu took the wine jar that Dian Wei had just taken out and poured the wine in turn. And Cai Yan took the three girls with a smile on her face and gave five baht to these soldiers, although the money was small, but it was also a heart.
"My lord, this... This..."The second dog was excited beyond words at the moment.
When Huo Yu's four wives finished distributing the five baht money, all the soldiers knelt down together and bowed "Thank you, master!" ”
Huo Yu raised his hand and said: "Without you, there would be no Liaodong today, a bowl of thin wine, a string of five baht Qian Yu is here to express his heart, today Yu made an exception to please drink full." ”
"Goo-goo-goo!" For a while, the sound of drinking rang out, and after everyone finished drinking, they thanked each other again and said nothing, but there was a little more firmness in their eyes. Huo Yu smiled when he saw this, turned around and followed the four ladies into the carriage and went to the barracks.
In a carriage behind him, Liu Yu spoke: "What a Huo Polu, what a Liaodong Army!" Look at the eyes of these soldiers, no wonder no wonder, with such elite soldiers, why worry about my big man! Brother Zu Rong, you and I are getting old~"
"Haha, Brother Bo'an, Yu'er has his own hand in military training, and there is a military regulation that you and I dare not imagine, never before!" Liu Pet said proudly.
"Oh? What is the military regulation? Liu Yu stared at Liu Pet with bright eyes. Cai Yong pricked up his ears on the side.
"Don't abandon on the battlefield, don't give up!"
When Liu Pet said this, there was silence in the carriage, in this era, it is not easy to say such words. When Liu Yu heard Gongsun Zhan's battle report for the first time that day, he was stunned by the combat strength of the Liaodong Army, and for the first time in so many years, he heard Gongsun Zhan praise a certain army for being stronger than his white horse righteousness. The expressions in the eyes of those soldiers just now obviously changed, and they didn't want to do it deliberately, so Huo Yu's method not only won the hearts of the army, but also made these soldiers firm in their beliefs.
Everything that happened at the gate of the camp was just a small episode, and at this moment in the barracks, Gongsun Chan led a few of his men to sit in the big tent of the Chinese army and discuss in a low voice. Huo Yu's training method had already aroused his curiosity, so he took this opportunity to let Guo Jia enter early. It stands to reason that this method is rude, but Guo Jia said that Huo Yu had already ordered General Gongsun not to keep it secret. But what Gongsun Chan didn't know was that everything he saw today was just a method of training recruits.
When Huo Yu and the others came, everyone was naturally polite again, and after everything was ready, the banquet began. What surprised Gongsun Zhan and Liu Yu the most was that this banquet looked like a family banquet, and the generals in the tent were giggling and laughing, and the generals actually came with their female dependents, but the female dependents were all arranged in the back tent. What's even more strange is that after the third round of drinking, Huo Yu personally started a barbecue feast outside the tent, and the unique technique made the smell of mutton on the grill scatter, and all the soldiers were eager to wear it.
Of course, it is impossible to satisfy everyone, and the mutton grilled by Huo Yu himself can only be eaten by generals, guests and meritorious people. The most pitiful thing is that Zhao Yu, the girl, has been following Huo Yu with saliva, which makes Zhao Yun angry and funny. Guo Jia took this opportunity to speak out in retaliation, but Zhao Yu didn't think so at all, and there was nothing else in his eyes except for roast sheep.
Everyone praised the delicious meal, but Guo Jia, who was proud of himself, was sad at the moment, but the only piece of mutton he got was snatched away by Zhao Yu with a black face, but he had no power to resist, which made everyone laugh and say bluntly: "One thing drops one thing!" ”