Chapter Forty-Seven: Rewarding the Soul with Blood

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, Li De got up early in the morning, blew the whistle and called the children up, asked them to put on their new military uniforms, and drove directly to the university in two neat columns. Li Deyi, www.biquge.info of the pen "Fun" Pavilion, thought that he would arrive early, but when he went to the place, he saw that all the battalions had already come early. Wang Zhuangbiao took the Huotou battalion and stood in the middle of the camp with great dignity. In normal times, the soldiers of the Weibei battalion looked down on the soldiers of the Huotou battalion, but when it was time to seize the front row position, Wang Zhuangbiao's role was reflected. As soon as he stood there, the others didn't want to squeeze him at all, so Wang Zhuangbiao grabbed the middle position of the school field. Standing behind Wang Zhuangbiao's huge figure, the gang of the Huotou Battalion also raised his head and chest at this moment, and finally raised his eyebrows. Medical Officer Xiao Liu was running back and forth, busy arranging the positions where the soldiers of each battalion were standing, to prevent them from making trouble again because of the competition for positions, and when he looked up, he saw Li Deyi coming with the children from a distance, so he greeted him.

Medical Officer Xiao Liu pointed out the location to Li Deyi with his hand: "Senior brother, you take the children to stand over there, on the right side of the cavalry battalion, near the gate of the Martyrs' Shrine, that open space is." Li De glanced at it and said in a low voice: "Senior brother, the position there is too high, is this youth camp qualified to stand there?" Doctor Liu replied in a low voice: "It was arranged by the master, although the position there is far ahead, but it is also on the side, it's okay, let's go." Just because there are eight children in your camp who have started to cultivate the original qi, it is enough to qualify. Go with confidence, go quickly, go quickly. Li De said yes and went over with the children. There are now more than a dozen veterans left in the cavalry battalion, and a large space is vacated, so Li Deyi can lead the children to stand next to them. The cavalry battalion doesn't look at it now, but the majesty is still there, and the other battalions don't dare to come to compete with them for positions, they all know that they are the great heroes of the Weibei battalion, and the battle with the Tuliao people was the most tragic in the battle a year ago. Therefore, a dozen people in the cavalry battalion still occupied the empty space of 200 people, but no one dared to say anything, and everyone thought that it should be. Li Deyi led the children to come to the station, but was warmly welcomed by the remaining dozen veterans of the cavalry battalion, because the little medical officer had fought with them to the death to attack the Tuliao cavalry, and after seeing Li Deyi's ability on the battlefield, they admired this little medical officer in their hearts. Naturally, on such an important occasion, "Hummer" and "Four Eyes" also came. "Humvee" was obviously in no mood to bully the military horses that stood with the cavalry today, and honestly stood alone at the back of the queue.

At this time, although the sky has gradually brightened, the sun has not yet risen, and without the drive of sunlight, the cold wind in winter is still howling and raging on this school field. Li Deyi couldn't help but take a breath of hot air on his hands in the cold wind, rubbing his hands together with each other. In fact, he has already entered the state of strength, and it is no longer a problem to resist this level of cold wind, but he is just used to it. Li Deyi rubbed his hands, turned his head and glanced at the children standing behind him, and found that although the children were so cold that they couldn't help shivering, they all gritted their teeth and persisted, and none of them dared to move without permission. Li Deyi turned his head and whispered to the child behind him: "Yang Sanshui, if you pass the word, you can rub your hands when it's cold, and it will be warm when the sun rises in a while." ”

Facing the first rays of sunlight, the old doctor Sun dressed in formal clothes and with a serious expression climbed to the wooden platform at the front of the school field and began to recite the sacrificial text. The three generals also put on a full set of armor that is rare on weekdays, stood in front of the whole battalion, and led all the soldiers to listen to this sacrifice.

The content of the sacrificial text is still too profound for the current Li Deyi, and with the little ink in Li Deyi's stomach now, it is still difficult to understand. After barely listening for a while, Li Deyi couldn't understand it anymore. After the old doctor Sun finished reading the memorial text, the next step was for General Li to lead everyone to the kneeling ceremony. The moment before kneeling, Li Deyi glanced at the martyr's shrine and found that a lot of tablets had been added to it, knowing that this was the last three generals, who had added the robes that had died in the Weibei camp over the years since Di Dashuai left, and the biggest one should be Di Zaiqing, Di Dashuai's god tablet. Now that the imperial court is gone, Weibei Camp can finally worship the marshal openly. Over the years, there have been tens of thousands of robes killed in the Weibei Battalion, and now there are still many tablets that are still being made overnight, Li Deyi knows that there are still hundreds of soldiers who are rotating day and night, and they are constantly making tablets of dead robes.

After the master finished reading the sacrificial text and the whole camp knelt down and worshipped, then the big fat man personally led the first one to offer the sacrifice. He is now the first general of the Weibei Battalion, and it is only natural that he should receive this honor. By this time, many veterans had already cried uncontrollably, and the three generals also had red eyes, and the old doctor Sun stood next to him and covered his eyes with wide sleeves, if you look closely, you will find that the old man's straight back has been trembling slightly. At this moment, the cold wind that was raging on the school field disappeared in an instant, and the rising sun happened to cast the first warm rays of sunlight, and everyone in the school field suddenly felt a warm breath. At this moment, Li Deyi really felt that those dead heroic spirits had been comforted.

At the end of the sacrifice, the soldiers carried more than a dozen large boxes and opened them, which were full of the heads of the Tuliao people, all of which had been accumulated in previous battles over the years. As a result, before he had time to go to Xijing to find Cao Garrison to exchange for supplies, the Pingzhou court died, and these heads lost their value. Some soldiers skillfully began to erect a simple wooden frame in the shape of a tower, preparing to build a Beijing Temple, which was placed in the middle of the school field in front of the gate of the Martyrs' Shrine.

After a while, the soldiers of the Huotou battalion also brought breakfast, freshly baked oil cakes, each with a piece of steamed meat and a little pickle. Later, the soldiers who were going to participate in the drill began to eat on the spot, and Li Deyi took a few children to receive breakfast, divided it, and ate it on the school ground in the warm morning sun.

After breakfast, General Li instructed the soldiers to open the camp gate, arranged for a few loud voices to go to the street to shout, and gathered the villagers to come and watch the soldiers perform martial arts. said that it was a martial arts exercise, but in fact, it was to show the people the content of the training on weekdays, and there was no special preparation. There is nothing to do with the juvenile camp in this area, just because the children are too young and the militarized management has just begun, Li Deyi is not in a hurry to teach them combat skills, but first hand over to the children discipline, obedience, and simple queue exercises. This is very different from the current popular training method, Xiao Liu Medical Officer also discussed this matter with Li Deyi, but after the master Sun Lao Medical Officer learned about it, he did not stop it, but just called the two apprentices together, saying that it was this way to train soldiers at the beginning of Taizu's army, and to train soldiers first, although this method is slow, but it can be trained into a strong army of the world, so that Li Deyi can practice with peace of mind, and must not be lightly interrupted halfway.

Li Deyi took the children to stand on the edge of the school field and watched the soldiers perform martial arts together. Seeing the soldiers performing martial arts, a group of children were very excited, and although they couldn't speak, they couldn't help but have their little eyes flying around. Usually, these children have seen the soldiers train a few times, but today it is different, it is for the people to see, so the soldiers have changed into neat military uniforms, and the drills are also very serious, and for a time the killing sound shouted in unison on the school field resounded all over the world.

After a while, the villagers and people of Dingbei County also came to the school one after another. The military law in Weibei Camp is very strict on weekdays, and soldiers are strictly forbidden to disturb the people. Therefore, although the people of Dingbei County do not like this group of soldiers, they are definitely not afraid, and when they heard that the Weibei Camp was open for martial arts exercises today, they didn't care about their relatives on the first day of the new year, so many people came directly to watch the excitement. In these years, the common people usually have nothing to watch, except for work, they sleep and make people, so I heard that there are martial arts performances to watch, and there are really a lot of people.

By the time Bai woke up, Jingguan had already been piled up, and a few clever soldiers who had already been arranged in advance by Old Medical Officer Sun began to beckon the villagers to come into the school to watch. Even the words are ready: "Folks, this is the Tuliao people that we have killed in the Weibei camp in the past few years!" Take a look, there are many people who can stack up in Beijing! Our Weibei Battalion has always fought with the Tuliao people with real swords and guns, and will never be fooled. Folks, you can go forward and take a closer look, they are all real Tuliao heads. "The large ear piercings on the human head, the animal bone decoration embedded in the skin, the full braids, and the bone pendant tied on the braids are all very recognizable features of the Tuliao human head. The people who came to this Jingguan were obviously shocked by this head Jingguan, and their faces showed panicked expressions.

The people who waited for the people to come in all circled around Jingguan, and they had seen the elite soldiers of the Weibei Battalion who were practicing in the school field, and the fire was almost the same. The arranged soldiers began to shout loudly again: "Folks, in the past few years, the Tuliao people have committed crimes every year, but they have all been beaten back by our Weibei Battalion, and the Tuliao people have not taken any advantage, and they have left so many heads, our Weibei Battalion is really the elite who can protect the territory and the people." You say, don't you? At this time, the villagers who came in to visit began to nod, and some people said loudly: "Yes, yes, our area was originally a government and six counties, but now only our Dingbei County is still there, and the other five counties have been broken by the Tuliao people and have become a ruin." Our Dingbei County can still be safe and sound, and the people live and work in peace and contentment, thanks to Weibei Ying" As soon as these words came out, people also nodded and said yes, whispering that fortunately, Dingbei County is still intact. At this time, suddenly someone in the crowd shouted: "Didn't you let the Tuliao people rush into the city a few years ago?" ”

When the soldiers next to him heard this, they made a look, and a few of them dressed in ordinary people's clothes mixed into the crowd and began to look for the source of the sound. The clever soldier who shouted immediately changed his words and said: "There were 20,000 Tuliao people a year ago, and they were all guarded by our Weibei Battalion!" not only defended, but also repelled the Tuliao people in the end, this folks know it. These words attracted the attention of the people, and the voice in the crowd wanted to speak again, but as soon as he opened his mouth, he was covered by the disguised soldiers who were squeezed over, and the two soldiers smiled and said: "I've been looking for you for a long time, so it's here and there!" For the New Year, go to my house to drink. Without waiting for the man to react, he directly took a short dagger and put it on the man's waist, and the man was about to struggle, but he was hit by this cold hard object, and suddenly he didn't dare to move, and the two soldiers directly dragged the man away.

When he dragged him to the corner, seeing that no one was paying attention, he covered his head with a hood, knocked him unconscious with a stick, and let people carry him to a hut in the camp. Doctor Xiao Liu hurried over and ordered: "Interrogate carefully to see if it is the work of the Tuliao people!" I'll wait until I get back. ”

The soldier on the stage who was responsible for attracting the attention of the people continued to shout loudly: "Although the Tuliao people rushed into the city a few years ago, our Weibei Battalion also made arrangements in advance and moved away from the people near the city wall. Later, after beating away the Tuliao people, Weibei Ying gave each of these families ten silver coins, and also helped to rebuild the house, right? There is such a thing! The people looked left and right, nodded and said, "Yes, my family really received ten silver coins, and a group of soldiers came to help rebuild my house." The soldier took the opportunity to say: "Folks, our Weibei Camp has always been not disturbing the people, and now we have beaten away the Tuliao people, you can rest assured when you go home, our Weibei Camp will definitely be able to protect our hometown and keep this Dingbei County safe!" If you don't believe me! This pile of Tuliao people in front of the villagers is a guarantee. ”

When the soldier said this, the infantry array of the Weibei battalion that was performing martial arts suddenly sounded with an earth-shattering shout, which directly shocked the people. The people nodded yes one after another, and stretched out their thumbs to praise Weibei Camp for protecting the territory and the people. Standing on the platform and watching the situation from afar, Mr. Li saw this, and nodded to the two generals, Mr. Han personally blew the military horn that was only used in wartime, and Mr. Qian ordered loudly: "The hour has come, let's go!" ”

After receiving the military order, the soldiers of each battalion quickly lined up in formation, walked neatly, and began to walk outside the camp. The soldier in charge of greeting the people shouted: "Folks, today we will show off our majesty in the Weibei Battalion." Let you also know how we can defend the county seat and repel the Tuliao dog thieves who come again and again! Let's go and see it! ”

As soon as General Li raised his hand, the soldiers shouted in unison: "Huha! "It's full of momentum. The tallest man in the battalion, Wang Da Fat, deliberately wore a set of polished and oiled armor today, which looked like it could blind people's eyes from a distance. He carried a huge banner of Weibei Camp and walked in the front. "See! The one who walks in front is the first fierce general of our Weibei battalion! Wang Zhuangbiao! He is one of the twenty-eight generals of Yuntai, the founding of Taizu of the Ping Zhou Dynasty, and the direct grandson of Wang Dabiao! A body of ability to win the true meaning of the ancestors! Killed the enemy chieftain in battle! With the strength of one person, he killed three hundred and thirty-three fierce generals! Of course, this is a lot of exaggeration, but at this time it is blowing violently, anyway, the bigger the blow, the easier it is to convince the people, if you don't blow it, no one really believes it. That's why there are so many people in this world who like to blow, and those who can't blow also try to learn to blow, and strive to blend into this blowing cultural circle as soon as possible. Because only when you blow it badly, will people believe you, will they fall for you, and bring you fame and fortune.

Walking in the forefront is the cavalry array of the Weibei battalion, with all the men and horses, although there are only more than ten people, but the lineup is neat, all of them exude a bad spirit, at first glance, it is a hundred battles of elite soldiers, by no means a show. They were followed by the elite foot soldiers of the Weibei battalion, all of whom were wearing heavy armor and holding spears, arrayed neatly, marching neatly with the beat of the drums, and every step could cause the ground to vibrate. The people watching on both sides, looking at this mighty army moving forward neatly, intuitively felt a huge murderous aura rushing towards their faces, making people shudder. After that, the rest of the soldiers just walked behind in neat uniforms, but they did not wear armor, because the Weibei battalion could not take out so much armor for the time being.

The queue walked slowly, shouting two full stops from time to time, attracting the people to come and watch. Li Deyi's youth camp was arranged at the end, and although the weather was cold, the children were still blushing with excitement at this time, holding their heads high, trying to keep the queue neat, and walking behind the team. Seeing the admiring eyes of the people along the way, the children unconsciously straightened their chests again.

Walking along the middle avenue in the city, the teams of the Weibei camp went out of the city from the east gate, and circled under the city along the city wall.

After all, Dingbei County is not big, and soon the circle is over, and the Weibei camp is back in the city, and the camp gate is closed again. Many people are still waiting at the gate, hoping to come out and take a look again. Li General had to arrange for the soldiers to tell the people who were still waiting at the gate that the martial arts exercise was over today, and let them all go home.

When Li Deyi returned to the wounded barracks with the children, the children were still in high spirits, their faces were flushed, and their faces were full of excitement. As soon as Li De entered the house, he first burned the stove and beckoned the children to sit around the two stoves. Li Deyi sat in the middle and asked, "Are we Weibeiying majestic today?!" ”

"Majestic!"

"Do you like this majesty?!"

"I like it!"

As soon as Li Deyi said this, he stood up and said with a serious face: "You guys remember it well!" The majesty of our Weibei Battalion today is the result of the desperate efforts of those dead soldiers, and the soldiers who are still alive have fought bravely to kill the enemy again and again! Only the bravest and most disciplined soldiers can have the majesty of today! The children couldn't stop nodding their heads, and their little eyes flashed, obviously remembering these words in their hearts. Let's all go and have a good rest, and after standing outside for a long time, I'm tired. Take a good rest, roast the fire, and eat the rice later, today is the first day of the Lunar New Year, in order to reward you for your hard work today, eat barbecue! I'll go to the Huotou camp first. ”

Today's barbecue is special, with whole pigs and sheep roasted together. Wang Zhuangbiao took matters into his own hands and led the people of the Huotou Battalion to dig out furnace pits on the ground, and smoothed them with yellow mud and burned them solidly. The whole pig and sheep are peeled and cleaned, smeared with seasonings inside and out, and then smeared with a layer of flour, and then hung with an iron hook, put it vertically in the oven, open the furnace every two moments to smear the oil, and then put it into the oven, after the oil is touched twice, it is put into the oven and roasted for two hours. Roasting the whole pig is more troublesome, the pork is thick, you must use a knife to pull out a small opening on the meat, spread the seasoning into the meat finely, and then roast it in the oven, so that it can be flavored. Because of the large size of the pig, it is necessary to use an iron ring to support the pig's cavity from the inside to roast it inside and out.

The cavalry battalion was divided into one pig and two sheep. The elite infantry battalion was large in number, divided into five pigs and fifteen sheep. The other battalion leaders have few people and small exploits, only half a pig. However, because of Li Deyi and eight Kaimeng children, the youth camp actually got a whole pig and a sheep. Li Deyi came back with more than 200 catties of pigs after the pig was roasted, and walked back to the wounded barracks with a whole roast sheep in one hand. The children looked stupid, raised their hands and asked stupidly, "Brother Li, can we finish eating so much meat?" Li De put a handful of roast pig on the long table, wheezed for a while, and then said: "Don't worry, after eating, I have already entered the state of strength, I can eat half of the pig myself, and the rest of you will eat half of the fan together." That sheep is just an add-on, it's nothing, hahaha. ”

Li Deyi took out the knife and began to busy distributing meat to the child, and at this time, Doctor Liu also pushed the door and came in. Li De asked while dividing the meat, "Senior brother, why are you here?" What about Master? Doctor Xiao Liu smiled and said, "Master and the three generals are drinking, I can't get used to them getting drunk, so I'll come to your side to get together." Li Deyi hurriedly asked the children to salute Dr. Xiao Liu, who found a place and sat down directly, took out a knife and cut off a whole pig's hind leg. A child saw it and whispered, "Ah! Brother Liu can also eat like this. ”

"Brother Li can eat half a pig himself, and if Brother Liu comes again, he won't eat it all for our group." This is a greedy boy, full of thoughts about this stutter.

As soon as the door opened, a huge figure came in, and as soon as he entered the door, he laughed and said: "The Sprinkle family also came here to join in the fun, and the birds in the Huotou camp are so boring." As he spoke, he took out a whole pig from behind his back with one hand, threw it at the long table, and with a snap, followed by two roast lambs, and then brought out a large basket of scones. Doctor Xiao Liu couldn't take care of it, and said, "Light, don't smash the table." Wang Zhuangbiao touched his brain, approached Dr. Liu and sat down, picked up a whole sheep and gnawed it, and took out an iron wine jug.

Li Deyi divided the meat for the children, put the knife down, and said: "If it is not enough, cut it yourself, until you are full." There's also scones, which are rolled with grilled meat, not to mention how delicious they are, try them all. After cutting the barbecue for the children, Li Deyi also cut off a pig's hind leg, hugged a piece and came to the side of the senior brother, and ate it, seeing that the senior brother was not paying attention, he wanted to steal his hand to get the small pot of wine that Wang Zhuangbiao put on the ground next to him.

Medical Officer Xiao Liu had already seen this sneaky little action of his junior brother, and he didn't knock off his sneaky hand, but only said: "You are growing your body now, don't drink too much, otherwise it will affect the cultivation of Yuan Qi in the future." Besides, Master also explained to us, there are still big things to do tomorrow, don't drink too much and make mistakes! ”