Ma Yun was stunned for a moment, and then noticed that Cai Yan was indeed much haggard compared to some time ago, it turned out that this girl was suffering from lovesickness. Cai Yan fell in love with her husband, Ma Yun was not surprised, she had a premonition in this regard, but she didn't expect Cai Yan to say it in front of her one day. Ma Yun knew that Cai Yan was completely influenced by herself, if she hadn't told her that happiness should be fought for by herself, a young lady like her from a famous family, no matter what, this kind of thing would not be able to say. But what do you want Ma Yun to do, do you want her to go back and say to Liu Xin, husband, I helped you get a little wife back. Ma Yun really didn't know what to say for a while.

Cai Yan lay on Ma Yun's shoulder and cried for a while, seeing that Ma Yun was silent, knowing that she was unhappy, she straightened up, choked up and said, "Sister Yun, I know it shouldn't be like this." But I won't embarrass my sister, if I say what I think in my heart, I'll be more comfortable, and I won't marry in this life. ”

Ma Yun was still thinking of using some method to persuade Cai Yan, but when she said this, she couldn't help but feel a little soft-hearted, and sighed secretly, anyway, there are many women in Liu Xin, and there is not one more Cai Yan, she reached out to help Cai Yan wipe her tears, and said: "Sister, don't talk nonsense, how can there be a girl who doesn't marry." It's just that this matter is a little difficult, and I don't know what Liu Xin means, and your father is not very easy. ”

Cai Yan said worriedly: "Sister, you really don't blame me. ”

Ma Yun sighed: "Alas, silly girl, if you are willing to marry into my family, my sister can also have more partners to talk to, how can I blame you." You don't have to worry too much, wait for me to find a chance to ask Liu Xin what he means. ”

At this moment, Ying'er ran over in a hurry, and shouted in her mouth: "Madam, the second lady she gave birth." ”

Ma Yun said in surprise: "Born? Boys and girls? Yu'er, is she okay? ”

Ying'er said with joy on her face: "I gave birth to a boy, the mother and son are safe, and I have already sent someone to report to the master." ”

Her joy filled her face, as if it was not Bian Yu who gave birth to the child just now but herself.

Ma Yun listened to Bian Yu's painful voice outside the room just now, which was even more uncomfortable than giving birth to her own child, and now her heart finally let go, pulled Cai Yan, and said, "Let's go, sister, come with me to see the baby." ”

Bian Yu lay weakly on the bed, his face was pale, and fine beads of sweat were oozing from his forehead.

Liu Xin gently held her hand and said, "Yu'er, you have worked hard. ”

Bian Yu's eyes were half-open and half-closed, and he nodded weakly, squeezing out a smile.

Liu Xin knew in her heart that Bian Yu could be said to have walked away from the ghost gate this time. Bian Yu is only eighteen years old this year, although he was not young at that time, but in later generations, giving birth to a child is still early, and it is easy to have dystocia. What's more important is that Bian Yu usually likes to be quiet, and after pregnancy, she is even more lazy to exercise, Ma Yun persuaded her to take more walks several times, but she always couldn't listen, but this time she really suffered enough. Liu Xin was still a little reluctant to her in her heart, and stayed by her side for the past three days, until her face regained some ruddyness, and then she was relieved.

The training center outside the city arranged an urban offensive and defensive exercise, and Liu Xin, who was relieved, also decided to go to the scene to see, four months later, what these new troops are like, his heart is still full of expectations.

There is a section of city wall built in the training center, which is more than five zhang high and about 100 zhang long. Xu Huang's first legion was tasked with defending the city, and Zhang Fei's second legion was besieging the city.

Xu Huang, Zhang Fei, and Wen Ping accompanied Liu Xin to the high platform, and from there, the entire exercise ground was clear at a glance.

As the commander-in-chief of the exercise, Wen Ping waved the order flag in his hand, the war drums sounded, and the soldiers of the Second Army carried ladders and lined up in a neat queue to press towards the city wall step by step. As they reached a stone's throw from the walls, the drums suddenly became rapid. The soldiers' steps quickened suddenly, and they spread their legs and rushed towards the wall. With the sound of drums from the direction of the city wall, countless soldiers had already appeared on the wall that was empty just now, and for a while, arrows rained down.

Wen Ping turned around and explained to Liu Xin: "Lord, these arrows are not equipped with arrow clusters, the arrows are wrapped with cotton cloth and stained with dry lime, and the person who is hit by the arrow will have white spots on his body, so that it is easy to count the results." ”

Liu Xin nodded, did not speak, and continued to look at the exercise ground in front of him.

The soldiers on the attacking side raised their shields one after another, blocking the rain of arrows, seemingly unaffected. At the foot of the wall, the soldiers quickly set up a bamboo ladder and scrambled to climb the wall, but the defenders on the wall put up a little resistance and were defeated.

Although Liu Xin also experienced the battle to recover Wancheng, that time it mainly relied on surprise attacks, and there was no strong battle. Liu Xin has also seen such a scene in TV series in the past, and it is much more tragic than this kind of exercise, but it is still very shocking to watch the army of thousands of people fighting on a city wall like now.

Seeing that Liu Xin never said a word, Wen Ping thought that he was not very satisfied with the results of the exercise, so he hurriedly said: "Lord, in fact, it is much easier to defend the city than to attack it. However, in order to avoid casualties during the exercise, weapons such as rolling logs and rocks were not used, and of course the attackers did not use some large siege equipment. The purpose of the exercise was only to allow the soldiers to adapt to the atmosphere of the battlefield. ”

Liu Xin patted Wen Ping's shoulder and said, "Well, you have done a lot, it is necessary to consider it this way, but the use of various weapons and instruments still has to try to make the soldiers proficient." ”

Zhang Fei grinned and said: "Big brother, we often organize soldiers to practice with these equipment used in attacking and defending the city, you look at the big pits under the city wall, which are smashed by rolling logs and stones." ”

Liu Xin looked around, and sure enough, he saw many potholes under the city wall.

Xu Huang continued: "Big brother, this training center you proposed to build is really necessary, the soldiers come here to train a few more times, it is equivalent to a veteran who has been on the battlefield." ”

Liu Xin laughed and said: "Although the exercise has improved the combat skills of the soldiers to a certain extent, there is still a big gap compared with the veterans who have participated in the actual battle. People who have been on the battlefield at least many times will naturally exude a murderous aura, and those who have not experienced real war, no matter how well they train in peacetime, may also be at a loss when they see blood on the battlefield. ”

Zhang Fei said unconvinced: "What is there to be afraid of going to the battlefield, the first time I went to the battlefield, I didn't panic at all when I saw blood, and I didn't feel soft at all." ”

Liu Xin laughed and said, "You have been killing pigs all year round." ”

Wen Ping listened to it on the side, and he was also a little uncertain, and said: "In the past few months, I have thought of all the situations on the battlefield, and I have thought of everything I can think of. The drill scenes I arranged for them were daytime, nighttime, camp raids, plain operations, valley operations, sunny days, and rainy days. I don't know how to train these recruits into warriors in the eyes of the lord? ”

Liu Xin Zhengse said: "Training is training, and it can never replace actual combat." Still, it's better to train more than not at all. I think of a sentence that I will take as a motto on the training ground - more sweat on the school field, less blood on the battlefield! Training should be stepped up and drills should be continued. ”

Next, the two sides of the offensive and defensive exercise exchanged positions and conducted another drill. Liu Xin has seen it very calmly this time, although the scene is good-looking, there is indeed a big gap compared to the actual combat.

Waiting for the gong to ring the troops, Wen Ping asked: "Lord, do you want to organize them to use large equipment again, please see the effect of the training?" ”

Liu Xin looked up at the sky, it was almost noon, waved his hand and said: "No, it's not early, the soldiers should also eat, so let's go, I won't go back at noon today, eat with them, and I'll also taste the food in your barracks." ”

Xu Huang said on the side: "Zhongye, tell me to go down and add two dishes to the eldest brother." ”

Wen Ping was just about to make arrangements, Liu Xin stopped them and said, "No need, I will eat whatever the soldiers eat, I don't pay so much attention to it." ”

So, the four of them each joined a squad and set up a team. There was a special area for the troops participating in the exercise to camp in the training center, and after receiving the order, the soldiers got busy, burying their pots and cooking one after another, and for a time the smoke was everywhere. Usually, the generals and colonels in the army eat small stoves, but today Liu Xin came, and he ate in the same pot with ordinary soldiers, and those who were officials did not dare to put on a score, so they found a team to insert it.

These soldiers cook their own meals every day, and their hands and feet are nimble, and in a moment they can all be done. In front of Liu Xin, there was a big pot of rice, a big pot of vegetables, all of which were packed in a copper basin the size of a basin, the rice was rice, and the dish was stewed tofu with radish.

Some soldiers had already served the food in a clay bowl and respectfully handed it to Liu Xin. Liu Xin picked up the bowl and said to the soldiers with a smile: "Don't be restrained, these meals are your enemies, let's destroy them together." ”

The soldiers all laughed, and the lord seemed to be getting along well. The soldiers were already hungry, and when they heard Liu Xin's words, they threw off their arms and gobbled them up. Liu Xin also followed their example and ate like a storm. The soldiers all ate quickly, and rushed to add rice after eating, Liu Xin only ate one bowl, then put it down, watching them eat, thoughtful.

By the time everyone had finished eating, the two large copper basins had already been cleaned, and there was not even a grain of rice left at the bottom of the basins. Liu Xin looked at everyone and said, "I ask you a few words, and you have to answer truthfully." ”

When the soldiers heard this, they all stood up together and said nervously, "Please command, my lord." ”

Liu Xin waved his hand and said, "All sit down, all sit down." I'm just with you, so I don't need to be so restrained. I ask you, can you eat enough in the barracks? ”

The soldiers said in unison, "Yes." ”

Liu Xin nodded and asked again, "Is the food good?" ”