Chapter 12: The Struggle between the Two Armies (2)
The last time the eight horse thieves attacked, after making a move, Yihou was shocked to think that the earth dragon turned over, and Ji Chong was drunk. Although he www.biquge.info not obliged to be on guard at all times, Yihou hid under the bed in fright and knocked down the urinal and lost face, and someone had to take responsibility.
As the leader of the city guards, Ji Chong naturally bore the brunt, and thanks to being Yihou's nephew, he was exempted from being removed from his post and investigated.
After that day, Ji Chong's resentment towards Zhao Zheng reached the extreme, and he always wanted to find the field that day, but Ji Chong was a soldier and Zhao was a merchant, and the two professions were very different.
Some people also suggested that Ji Chong use his identity to stumble on Zhao Zheng, such as blocking his convoy of goods and finding some ruffians to go to a comfortable home to "drink tea".
But Ji Chong thought that this was not the work of the eldest husband, he was indeed jealous of Zhao Zheng, but he was more jealous of his opportunity than his ability.
Therefore, when Yihou Xiangzhao asked him to secretly make a stumbling block, he refused, and said awe-inspiringly: "Although the last general is not a fierce general on the battlefield, I hope to be self-disciplined by a fierce general." In the past, Zhao Zheng had never been in charge of the army, and I had no chance to compete with him, but now that he is in charge of an army alone, the last general will naturally have to fight with him in a military way. Let the people of Yixian County see who is qualified to be called a strong army and qualified to suppress bandits. ”
Yihou nodded and said: "You kid is as stubborn as your father, even if you have an idea, I won't force you to use villain means, and it's not good for Ji Jing to pass it on." ”
"Come on, prepare a car and go to Yishui Pavilion to see how our Zhao Pavilion is training?"
Qi Fang showed a smile and hurriedly ran to prepare for the car.
After half an hour of driving, a brand-new military camp was revealed by the edge of the water, surrounded by high walls, and some thistles to prevent climbing were hung on it. There is an arrow tower every hundred steps, on which stand four sentinels, three with crossbow arrows, one holding a flag in his hand, and there seems to be a round and not square thing hanging around his neck.
When he arrived at the gate of the barracks, Zhao Zheng was already waiting here, although he was no longer a guest of Yihou, but he also won the prince's appreciation with Yihou's recommendation.
"Zhao Zheng, meet the prince." Saying that, Zhao Zheng bowed and almost fell to the ground.
Yihou's gloomy face eased slightly, and the staff of the crown prince of the viscount still regarded himself as the lord, and the hostility disappeared a lot in an instant.
"Flatten. Zhao Zheng, I didn't have any other meaning to come today, just to see how your training progress, although you are full of wisdom, but after all, it is the first time to take charge of the army, I have the heart to help you specially call Ji Chong to guide you. ”
Ji Jing pursed his lips beside him and said, "What's the use of him, it's just a wine bag and a rice bag, and the eight horse thieves didn't let Mr. Gao drive him away last time." ”
"Jing'er, stop talking, the eight horse thieves raided that day, Ji Chong was resting that day, what does this matter have to do with him, besides, he is your brother, speak politely next time."
Ji Chong's face changed, and he scolded Zheng Gao in his heart, why did he drag himself to drink that day, this shame cannot be washed away in this life.
"Don't blame Brother Chong, Xiaojing is speechless."
Ji Jing was reluctant to apologize to Ji Chong, he hurriedly bowed down and replied: "The lesson of the little marquis is that soldiers should always stick to their posts, and Ji Chong's dereliction of duty should be punished. ”
As he spoke, he raised his head and glanced at Zhao Zheng, which led to a reverie in the latter's heart.
Zhao Zheng suspected Zheng Gao when he was in distress from the Troubled Stone Valley of Langya Mountain, and later when the Eight Horse Thieves attacked, he invited Ji Chong to drink, which made people even more suspicious of his identity. But Zhao Zheng always thought that Ji Chong and him were the same dog, but he didn't expect that a meeting of eyes just now would see a bit of blood in Ji Chong's eyes.
"The prince is also invited to speak, and Zhao Zheng introduces the prince."
Yihou walked past Ji Jing with his sleeves down, extremely angry with his son in his heart, every time he wanted to arrange a future for him, he always interrupted him. But it wasn't like this before, and it has only been like this since I met Zhao Zheng, so every time I encountered a stiff relationship between father and son, Yihou subconsciously resented Zhao Zheng a little.
On the playground, Tao Yuan stood on a high platform, waving a small flag in his hand to direct the soldiers to the left and right, and a big flag in the middle was hunting in the wind.
"Protecting the People's Army, General Zhao Zhonglang is so bold, just a lieutenant battalion dares to call himself an army."
Qi Fang said the banner on the playground, and Yihou looked at it with displeasure, as if this title should be in his city guard barracks.
Zhao Zheng looked at him and was not annoyed, and said: "There are not many soldiers, and there are 500 elite soldiers to block 3,000 soldiers." ”
It's good to die or not, but I just said the number of three thousand, and the city guard army is this formation. Ji Chong stepped forward and shouted: "It is not clear whether an elite soldier is a mediocre soldier or a mediocre soldier, why should Brother Zhao be so confident." Under the proposal to lead 500 Yixian city guards to fight with your people's army, divide one point of elite soldiers and mediocre soldiers. ”
If there is prejudice, it will automatically pull hatred, Zhao Zheng was stunned, and asked himself if there was no provocation in his words just now, but seeing that Ji Chong was eager to duel shirtless immediately, he also had a little more meaning in his heart, not for the sake of fame but to test the results of his military training.
"Okay, husband and fighter, if you don't fight, you can't make an army. Let's make an appointment for a friendly match between the two parties, harmony first, competition second. ”
Ji Chong said: "Yes, but the gambling war is boring without a lottery, so it's better to add a lottery." If I win, after you Zhao Zheng go out to see the city guards, you must bow and worship. ”
"Okay, but if the Protector Army wins, you have to promise me one thing."
Zhao Zheng bowed to Yihou and said: "Please also ask the prince to be successful, if the subordinates are lucky to win Brother Chong, please order the transfer of people to help me suppress the bandits." ”
"Wow~"
Compared with the two, Ji Chong is inferior to the color head. The accompanying officials and servants were all from Yixian County, and when they heard that Zhao Zheng was thinking about suppressing bandits, he couldn't help but take a look at it, and Ji Chong was dwarfed.
"Even if you don't win, I'll go to suppress the bandits, not to help you but because I'm the city guard."
Ji Chong's arrogant remedy was praised by the onlookers, but Yihou's face darkened. The city guards are his family, and he lives in the troubled times, but he doesn't want to be injured in vain for the sake of just a few civilians, but Ji Chong's words have already been said, and he can't take them back, so he has to nod and agree with his heartache.
"Walk in unison, left and right, left and right~~"
The voice of Tao Yuan's commander on the school platform attracted everyone's ideas, and everyone saw the Protector Army advancing in formation, neatly aligned, but there was a canal in front of it.
The barracks are close to easy water, and it is not good to waste it in vain, so Zhao Zheng considered digging a canal to introduce it into the camp when designing, not for drinking, but for everyone to wash conveniently on weekdays.
At the end of the canal is a small lake, purely for the view, but also about ten meters in circumference. The Conservative Army marched forward in unison, and saw that the left team was about to enter the canal, but no one stopped, and went straight towards the canal.
"Whoa~~"
The soldiers in the water slowed down due to the impact, and the other soldiers slowed down, and everyone slowly maintained a single movement. The sound of wading through the water echoed in the minds of Ji Chong and the others.
"Standing"
Tao Yuan stopped the phalanx, picked up the small flag and waved it left and right, and the phalanx suddenly split into two, with a gap of about two meters in between.
"The right team continues, and the left team goes back to the room to change clothes."
At this time, Ji Chong noticed that the division just now was not symmetrical, and the soldier standing on the left side was wading through the small lake.
"Its Xu is like a forest, and the military order is like a mountain. Zhao Zheng, you have two hits, but these against the city guards are far from enough, and we will compete in the open space outside the camp three days later. ”
Ji Chong held back his shock, tried to make himself forget the sound of wading in the water just now, turned around and left the fast horse and hurried towards the city guard barracks in the north of the city.
"It is as swift as the wind; its Xu Rulin; aggression like fire; Immovable as a mountain. The four absolute soldiers have been trained by you for a while, Zhao Zheng, you are very talented, but I can't lose, for my own sake. ”
Looking at Ji Chong who was far away, Zhao Zheng preferred Yihou, who was shocked, and asked with a smile: "Junhou, is our army mighty?" ”
Yihou nodded subconsciously, then realized that something was wrong, quickly recovered his gloomy face, looked at Zhao Zheng and said, "Benhou can help you with the bandits, but after the matter is completed, I want half of the commanders in your army to be incorporated into the city guards." ”
"Junhou is a great calculation, but Zhao Zhengyun is good." It's like a superior promise to a courtier.