Cheng Yanjin and Yan Qing are Liu Mang's most trusted subordinates and brothers.

Lao Cheng is thick and fine, and he is reliable.

The most commendable thing is that Lao Cheng is never greedy for merit. Several times he cooperated with other generals to carry out tasks, and Lao Cheng dared to play a supporting role, which can be called the best partner in the Bingzhou Army.

Lao Cheng can say that he can chat, except for loving to brag, there is nothing wrong with him, and he is the most popular in the army.

is about to be relocated to the general of Luoyang, and the brothers are reluctant to let him go.

Hu Luguang arranged a feast to see off Lao Cheng.

It is called a feast not because of the abundance of food and drink, but because of the large number of participants.

On the grass outside the barracks, a few fat sheep were set on the fire.

The mutton fat dripped onto the fire, squeaking and squeaking, exuding a rich fragrance.

A big felt carpet, Lao Cheng sat in the center, and Hu Luguang and Hu Dahai sat left and right.

A fat sheep roasted and browned was placed in the center, and several people cut a piece of meat, ate wine, and chatted while eating.

The brothers in the camp lined up to toast to Brother Cheng. When everyone comes over, they have to cut off a piece of meat with their own hands, share it with Brother Cheng, and then take a sip of wine.

Lao Cheng's biggest advantage is that he is good at remembering people, the brothers in the battalion, from the rate of the troops to the small soldiers who have just joined the army, he can almost call names.

often chats and chats with his brothers, and most of the brothers' situations are very familiar to Lao Cheng.

Every brother came to toast, and Lao Cheng had to give him an order.

"You, it's okay to wash your stinky feet! It's far away, you can smell it, take you out to ambush, and expose the target two miles away! ”

"You, eat less than two bites per meal, your stomach is about to catch up with me, why do you go into battle to kill the enemy?"

"And you, as a team leader, the brothers have made mistakes, you can't just know how to scold, you have to use your brains, learn from my brother!"

Lao Cheng nagged and admonished while eating meat and drinking. Suddenly, he stared at him with wide eyes. "Uh" and a full burp.

"Oops, no, no!" Lao Cheng waved his greasy hand vigorously. "Kill me!"

The brothers laughed.

The brothers who were still waiting in line for a toast quit.

"No, no, we haven't paid homage yet!"

Lao Cheng rolled his eyes, pointed at a Wu Chang and said, "Xiao Yu, you kid took the lead in stirring up trouble again, didn't you?" ”

Wu Chang, who was called Xiao Yu, scratched his head in embarrassment and argued: "It's not to provoke trouble. Brother Cheng is leaving, we are reluctant! ”

Lao Cheng glared. "They are reluctant, you go to Luoyang with me, what are you reluctant? Dare to take the lead in stirring up trouble? Listen to me! ”

"No!"

Xiao Yu is upright and has a good appearance.

"General Ben ordered you, and General Ben ate the brothers' toast!"

"Uh......"

Xiao Yu was stupid.

"Execute the order!"

"No!"

Xiao Yu got angry, and everyone laughed......

……

Xiao Yu didn't have Lao Cheng's stomach or Lao Cheng's amount of alcohol, so he didn't want to hold on, and finally completed the "military order" issued by Brother Cheng.

"Report...... Belch...... Journey...... Belch...... General uh! Mission Complete...... Belch...... Uh! ”

Xiao Yu reinstated. The hiccups continued, and everyone laughed and cried.

"Come here, sit next to me."

"Uh...... Lao Cheng ...... Uh-hu-...... Can't sit down...... Uh......"

Lao Cheng smiled and squinted his cute eyes, and hooked his fingers at Xiao Yu. "Come here, I'll tell you a recipe for hiccups."

Xiao Yu leaned over......

"Hey!"

Lao Cheng suddenly yelled at Xiao Yu, which frightened Xiao Yu.

"What's going on?"

“…… Brother Cheng, are you ...... Hey...... It's really good! ”

"Hahaha......"

……

Finally stopped, Lao Cheng and Hu Luguang discussed things in a low voice, Xiao Yu came to Hu Dahai's side and asked in a low voice:

"Brother Hu. Old Brother Cheng went to be a general in Luoyang, was he promoted or demoted? ”

"A promotion, of course."

Xiao Yu was a little confused. "Brother Cheng is a general of Xihe, Xihe is a county, and Luoyang is just a city. How do I feel demoted? ”

"You know what. Luoyang is the capital! How can it be compared with any other city? ”

Lao Cheng heard the conversation between the two, turned his head, waved his hand, and stared at the two of them very seriously: "What kind of promotion and demotion, you two are not promising!" ”

"What's wrong with us?"

"We are soldiers, generals under the young master. What does the young master tell us to do? Let's try to do it well, you know? ”

Hu Luguang also interjected seriously: "General Cheng is right. ”

With the support of Hu Luguang, Lao Cheng talked more. "Don't think about being promoted all day long, what you should think about is doing your daily errands. The Lord regards us as brothers, and we will be able to repay our lives, understand? ”

"Got it!"

"Well, that's right. Our lord is the best lord in the world, and when the world is pacified, he will never treat us badly. ”

Several people nodded.

"The sea, especially you. I'm leaving, you take over from me as a lieutenant to lead the troops, do you know what to do? ”

Hu Dahai straightened his chest: "Old Brother Cheng, don't worry, without the support of the lord, I would not be where Hu Dahai is today." Hu Dahai promised to bring good soldiers to the lord, to ensure that he would carry out General Hu Lu's orders, guard the border passes, and not embarrass Brother Cheng! ”

Lao Cheng grabbed Hu Dahai's hand and squeezed it hard. "Brother, you all say that my old ancestor Cheng is the young master's guard, so he will be so loyal to the young master, in fact, this is not entirely the case."

"I think back then, at the beginning of the young master's army in Shangdang Tucheng, there were less than ten people. I was injured by the Tucheng guard Wei Feng, and in order to avenge me, the young master took us to risk our lives to break into the Tucheng and kill Wei Feng. You say, "What is the young master for?" ”

Hu Dahai and Xiao Yu said in unison: "For brotherly love." ”

"That's right! It was from then on that I swore that in this life, I would be the loyal guard of the young master, and when I died, I would become a ghost, and I would also protect our lord. You have to keep one thing in mind. Treat his subordinates as brothers, and brothers can serve their lives desperately. ”

"Brother Cheng, I understand, I will definitely live up to Brother Cheng's hopes. Be loyal to your lord and be kind to your brothers! ”

While they were talking, a scout of the rangers galloped in.

Recently, a large number of small tribes of the Southern Xiongnu have joined the Han Dynasty, and Hu Luguang has set up a herding ranger team to patrol the north to prevent the Northern Xiongnu from robbing the herdsmen's cattle and sheep.

"Report! A small group of unidentified aliens was spotted in the east, their movements were unknown, and the Ranger Department was following and reconnoitring. ”

"East?"

Hu Luguang and Cheng Yanjin glanced at each other.

In the Meiji area, the west and north sides are grasslands, and the Northern Xiongnu attack will come from these two directions. To the east is the Guanshui Mountain of the Luliang Mountains, which is blocked by the Great Wall, and the Northern Xiongnu go there, what is the purpose?

In any case, the Northern Xiongnu could not be allowed to break through the border pass.

Hu Dahai got up and crossed his hands: "The last general will ask for an order and lead the team to arrest them back!" ”

"Wait." Lao Cheng stood up, tidied up his clothes very seriously and seriously, bowed to Hu Lu and crossed his hands: "I Lao Cheng is about to leave the border pass, please allow General Hu Lu to let Lao Cheng lead the team to patrol the border for the last time." ”

……

They are also soldiers, but the soldiers on the border are different from the soldiers in the mainland, and they have a stronger sense of mission to protect their homes and defend the country.

Cheng Biting Jin carried a Xuanhua axe, and Xiao Yu followed closely with a small team.

Led by a ranger scout, patrol eastward.

Soon, at the foot of Guanshu Mountain, the tents of the Xiongnu were found. (To be continued.) )