Chapter 42: The Storm of Retreat
After listening to Liu Yong's words, the smile on Dong Yun's face instantly froze, his eyes became dim, and he reluctantly said: "Since the eldest brother likes it, then he should go and propose marriage earlier." Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info" and said with a strong smile, "Which girl is it, does the little sister know each other?" ”
Liu Yong didn't answer and asked, "Do you think other girls will look down on me?" ”
Dong Yunqiang held back the sadness in her heart and reluctantly smiled: "What girl would be so blind to such an outstanding person like the eldest brother." If there is really such an unknown girl, the eldest brother can rest assured, the younger sister will go and tell you, and keep it so that the eldest brother is satisfied. ”
"So as long as Yun'er comes out, she will definitely succeed?"
"Hmm!" Dong Yun replied firmly, but there was a sour feeling in her heart, "Which girl does the eldest brother fall fond of?" ”
Liu Yong grinned, put the wreath in his hand on Dong Yun's head, stared at her eyes and teased: "It's this gentle and beautiful girl in front of the eldest brother, are you willing?" ”
Dong Yun said "ah", her face was swollen red, she was excited and flustered, she didn't dare to look at Liu Yong's eyes, she hurriedly lowered her head, and stammered: "Big brother...... Big brother, what are you talking about......" The voice became smaller and quieter, and finally it was almost inaudible.
"Yun'er, would you like to?" Liu Yong smiled, "If you want to, you can nod, and if you don't want to, you will shake your head." If you don't nod or shake your head, it's okay to say yes. Okay, I'll count one, two, three! One, two, three...... You didn't shake your head, you said yes. Liu Yong's mouth was like a machine gun, and a large series of words exploded with a "snap", allowing Dong Yun to hesitate.
Dong Yun was ashamed and happy, and twisted: "Big brother, you are so good or bad, you are not allowed to think about it." ”
Liu Yong smiled: "Then are you willing?" Or would you like to? ”
Dong Yun smiled, her face was flushed, and she said in a low voice, "Yun'er is willing." ”
Liu Yong laughed, grabbed Dong Yun's hands, and said sincerely: "Yun'er, in fact, it's not that the eldest brother doesn't know your thoughts; It's not that I don't like Yun'er. There are many reasons for this......" Liu Yong told her everything he said to Hua Tuo yesterday, and said: "Yun'er, there is something difficult here. Big brother won't get married now, in addition to the instability of the world, but also because you are too young. ”
Dong Yun was a little angry in her heart, and blurted out that I was so young that some sisters of the same age had picked up their children. However, she also knew Liu Yong's requirements for marriage age, so she had to say softly: "Yun'er listens to the eldest brother." ”
Liu Yong said: "I have two ideas, Yun'er, which one do you think is good, what do you think?" Dong Yun nodded slightly, and Liu Yong said: "The custom here is that once a man and a woman get married, they can't meet again before they get married, right?" ”
Dong Yun nodded, and Liu Yong said again: "If Yun'er thinks that we should settle the family affairs earlier, then the eldest brother will come to propose tomorrow, and then Yun'er will wait here for the eldest brother to come back; If Yun'er wants to accompany her eldest brother to Xuzhou, then let's not decide to marry first, and still do it as it is now, when Yun'er turns eighteen years old, we will get married immediately, which one do you think is better? ”
Dong Yun stopped being shy, thought for a long time, and said in a low voice: "Yun'er wants to be with her eldest brother all the time. If you can only choose one of them, Yun'er can only choose to follow you. ”
Liu Yong said solemnly: "Yun'er, don't worry, your eldest brother is what he says, as long as you are willing, the eldest brother will definitely marry you!" Unless you don't want me anymore. ”
Dong Yun said shyly: "Big brother, look at what you said, ......" but his face was full of happiness.
There is no unbroken feast in the world, and after two days, Hua Tuo is finally leaving Fuyi. Dong Yun was extremely sad in her heart, her eyes were full of tears, her face was full of helplessness and reluctance, and she pulled Liu Yong to send her one ride after another.
Liu Yong was sad in his heart and sighed: "Mr. is wandering all over the world, we don't know when we will see each other again." ”
Hua Tuo was also very reluctant, but persuaded: "It's not easy for you to find the old decay, but it is much easier for the old decay to find you." I'm afraid it's either in Xuzhou or in Xudu. Yun'er, don't be sad, the old man still wants to drink your happy wine! Okay, go back quickly, it's going to be dark when you go back! ”
The three of them reluctantly talked for a while, and then they shed tears and said goodbye. Before Liu Yong and Dong Yun entered the city gate, they saw Zhou Cang with a black face and several battalion deputies coming up.
"My son-in-law, something has happened." Zhou Cang raised his voice and said angrily, "Someone reported to me, saying that they want to quit our team and stay in the county and not leave, what do you think should be done?" ”
Liu Yong was taken aback and said in surprise: "Why is this?" ”
Zhou Cang said hatefully: "I see that these people are afraid of death and dare not go out." ”
Liu Yong frowned slightly and said, "I'm afraid it's not the reason." Looking at Li Gui's wandering gaze and looking absent-minded, Liu Yong's heart moved, and asked him, "Li Gui, what about you?" Are you willing to go out with you? ”
Li Gui didn't expect Liu Yong to ask him, he panicked, and replied casually: "Of course, we all swore to follow the head of the regiment, we share blessings and difficulties, how can we talk and not count?" ”
Liu Yong smiled faintly and said, "Now we won't talk about swearing." I just want to know what you really think, would you rather go out with us, or would you rather stay here? ”
Li Gui's heart was beating rapidly, and when he raised his eyes, he saw Zhou Cang on the side with a straight face, his eyes were round, and he was a little scared, so he hurriedly lowered his head. Liu Yong shouted: "Brother Zhou, don't scare him. Walked up to Li Gui, patted him on the shoulder, and said kindly: "You and I are brothers in life and death, what can't you say?" Don't worry, I just want to hear what you really think, and no matter how you answer, I won't blame you, let alone punish you. This is for all to witness. ”
Li Gui was excited for a while, raised his head, hesitated for a while, and said, "To be honest, I want to stay in the county even more." But since I have sworn an oath, I will obey your orders and live and die. ”
Liu Yong smiled slightly: "Then can I know the reason why you want to stay more?" It won't be because Brother Zhou said that he is afraid of death, right? ”
Li Gui's blood surged, and he replied with his head held high: "I used to be a Yellow Turban Army with Brother Zhou, and I haven't escaped death once or twice, so how can I be afraid of death?" Li Gui sighed, and said: "I have always been alone, the rest of the family either starved to death or died of illness earlier, I had nothing to worry about, and I would earn one more day if I lived more, but I didn't expect to meet the noble man Gongzi." Li Gui looked grateful, "We were put in prison, I thought we would die, but unexpectedly, the son exempted me from responsibility, and not only that, but also gave a large sum of silver taels." I used the money to buy land, buy a house, and marry a daughter-in-law. People, that's it, now that I have a home, I want to live in peace and don't want to go out. However, please rest assured, although we have this thought, we will not back down. We have all made an appointment, and we swear to follow Gongzi to repay your great kindness. ”
Liu Yong pondered for a moment, looked at the other people, and asked, "What about you?" Is there anyone else who thinks about it too? Some people shook their heads flatly, while others looked at each other, not speaking, and their faces were extremely unnatural.
Liu Yong saw it in his eyes, pondered for a while, and said, "I didn't expect this situation before. Originally, major issues needed to be discussed collectively. But today I'm going to make an exception and make my own decisions. He turned his head to Zhou Cang and said: "Brother Zhou, you pass the order, pay attention, it must be passed on to everyone, just say that anyone can voluntarily decide to leave or stay in the army." After thinking about it, he reported his thoughts to the chief, and all levels summarized them and reported them to me within three days. Note that for only three days, after three days, no one will be allowed to leave our troops under any pretext. ”
Zhou Cang said anxiously: "I said the head of the regiment, will your decision be too hasty, will there be few people left at that time." ”
Liu Yong shouted: "This is an order, carry it out." After speaking, he turned around and left with Dong Yun, leaving a group of dumbfounded subordinates.
Dong Yun saw that Liu Yong's face was uncertain, and asked cautiously, "Can Yun'er speak?" ”
Liu Yong turned his head and smiled lightly: "Yun'er has something to ask, why are you so polite?" ”
Dong Yun whispered: "I see that the eldest brother's face is not good, I think you are unhappy, I want to ask you, and I am afraid that you will be angry." ”
Liu Yong sighed, took Dong Yun's little hand and said, "Big brother is indeed a little uncomfortable. Fortunately, it is much better to have Yun'er by her side. ”
Dong Yun said puzzledly: "Why did the eldest brother suddenly make a decision." I think Brother Zhou's worries are right, what if many people have the idea of not being able to go out? Let's go to Liu Bei again, will they still want it? ”
"Actually, big brother has no other way." Liu Yong sighed and said leisurely, "If the heart is not there, why force it to stay?" If it is strong to stay, the army will definitely be unstable, and what combat power is there? The army I demand must be twisted into a rope and gathered into one heart, so that it can survive a hundred battles. Therefore, it is better to sell personal favors, everyone is good to get together and disperse. ”
Dong Yun boasted: "Big brother has a really good heart. It's just that Brother Dong and Brother Zhou may not be able to understand the heart of the eldest brother, and you will be wronged again. ”
"Actually, it's not that serious." Liu Yong smiled and said, "Didn't there be many people who wanted to join our team before?" Now that there are more and more people who have fallen to Fuyi, it is not difficult to recruit 600 people. I just had to start all over again. ”
After Dong Xi learned about this, although he understood Liu Yong's arbitrariness this time, he was also worried about the way out of this army. However, the change of things was unexpected by everyone, perhaps because of Liu Yong's selflessness and open-mindedness, in the end, only one-tenth of the people who really left, and they didn't hurt their muscles and bones at all, and even Li Gui, who was wavering in front of him, also made a heart and swore to follow Liu Yong to the death. Even those who broke away from the army were quickly appointed as the leaders of the militia in Fuyi or supplemented in patrols and arrests, and became an important force in maintaining law and order in Fuyi.
After strict selection, some people were added to the army, and the total number of people was only about 600. Thanks to Liu Yong's personal practice, the officers and men worked as one, eating, sleeping and training together, increasing their feelings and cohesion. After three months of individual training and cooperative training, especially through actual combat exercises, these sergeants have greatly improved their physical fitness, adaptability, and ability to fight together.
was about to leave Fuyi, but Liu Yong couldn't sleep all night.