The sun slowly rising in the middle of the sky shines through the clouds, bringing a trace of warmth to the frost-covered earth, and the cold north wind that blows incessantly at dawn finally stops, and the uninhabited wilderness looks particularly quiet and desolate.

In the mottled grove of grass and trees, the big man who had always been energetic opened his eyes again, looked up at the gradually clear sky, couldn't fall asleep after tossing and turning, so he had to sit up and look left and right, and finally turned to the young team deputy who was leaning against the tree and kept writing with a pencil, squeezed out a lewd smile, and asked:

"I said Lei Tou, you, a talented man who graduated from the fourth phase of the Martial Arts Academy, have been praised by the lord twice, and you have worked hard and made meritorious contributions three times in the past year or so, and it is not bad for our brothers, and you are popular, it stands to reason that you are fully qualified to command a main battalion, why have you not been promoted to a level and a half until now, have you offended a bull?"

"What nonsense? Talk nonsense again, watch Lao Tzu clean you up! ”

Uncle Ting, the captain, scolded the big man in a deep voice, then turned to the young team deputy and smiled apologetically, got up and shook the blanket on his body, and secretly sighed.

So far, among the eight hundred brothers in the entire scout camp, except for the veteran scout master Uncle Ting and the two cold-hearted battalion captains, no one knows that the young team deputy in front of him, who has lived and died with him day and night for more than a year, and is no different from all the scout camp brothers who have tied their heads to their belts, is actually the last adopted son accepted by the lord Liu Cun-Meng Lei.

It is said that the name Meng Lei was given by the lord, and there were not many people in the army who had heard of Meng Lei's father's name, but the lieutenant generals and colonels who initially followed the lord all remembered that Meng Lei's father's name was Meng Xuan. He was the best of the eighteen iron guards who originally followed the lord to raise troops. It's a pity that he died in the Battle of the Plains with the six high-ranking disciples of the lord. Meng Lei was only sixteen years old at the time, and he was born without a mother.

The precocious Meng Lei has a very good personality and seems to be a little thin physically, but under the inheritance of the lord Liu Cun for several years, whether it is military ability or personal martial arts, Meng Lei is among the very few who are outstanding, and is deeply loved by the lord Liu Cun and the lord Sun Wan.

It's just that Meng Lei is low-key and never shows his ability and background. Even in the dangerous and many killings in the operation of going deep behind enemy lines, his performance can only be said to be decent, except for one thing that makes the brothers feel strange and jealous, that is, this guy has always been lucky, and has not been injured once to this day.

After graduating from the Martial Arts Academy, Meng Lei, who joined the army for three months, should have a promising future, but he took the initiative to ask to be a small deputy in the most dangerous scout battalion, what did he think. And how to get the permission of the lord and the lord, I'm afraid few people still know.

At this moment, Meng Lei had long been accustomed to the brothers' unmalicious jokes. Usually when he encounters such a situation, he just laughs, so his popularity has always been very good, but this time he stared at the big man's eyes a little abnormally, and his expression was extremely complicated, which made the bold big man feel a little chilly in his heart, and kept smirking to express his apology.

Before the old and dignified Uncle Ting stood up and scolded, Meng Lei had already stretched out his hand and pressed it on Uncle Ting's broad shoulder, shook his head slightly, and showed a faint smile again: "Brothers, we have been together for a year and a half, right?" Although I have been with the brothers every day before, I have not spoken to my heart a few times, and today I will take this opportunity to talk about it, otherwise I am afraid that I will regret it. ”

The brothers were amazed, but when they saw Uncle Ting's wrinkled face, they quickly realized that their team mate seemed to have something important to hide from everyone.

Sure enough, Meng Lei, who was slightly damp in his eyes, continued: "The brothers have also seen it, after the battle in front of us, we will have no opponent in a short time, and the entire Jizhou will be calmed down in less than half a month, and then we can rest for a while, go home to see our relatives, Uncle Ting, who has served for an extended time, will also retire with honor, and return to his new home in the north of Nanpi City to enjoy his family, and I, after the end of this battle, will return to the martial arts academy that has moved to the north of Jinan City as an instructor......"

"What? You actually went back to teach at the Martial Arts Academy? ”

"Thunderhead, you can't go! Brother, I don't have the heart to talk nonsense, but I obey you, and the brothers obey you! We know that Uncle Ting wants to leave, although we are reluctant, we all hope that Uncle Ting will go back soon and give birth to a boy and a half girl to inherit the lineage, but if Lei Tou you also leave, what will happen to our remaining thirteen old brothers? ”

The big man was so anxious that he got up and kept his voice, and more than a dozen brothers who were taken aback also stood up and surrounded Uncle Ting and Meng Lei, ignoring any vigilance and lookout, and what turns to be on duty.

Meng Lei smiled bitterly at Uncle Ting, who shook his head silently, and turned to the brothers and explained in harmony: "What's the hurry? Don't shout, big man Li, it's your loudest voice...... Brothers, don't worry, Uncle Ting and I have already discussed it before, and we will recommend two people among you to take over as the captain and vice president. ”

"If nothing else, Big Li will become the next officer of the team, and according to his merits, he is already eligible for promotion to the rank of second lieutenant, and Chai Huan will be promoted to deputy of the team, but he will not be appointed until he rests after the war."

"As for the other brothers, most of them are about to end their term of service, and those who want to go home to live can go home with a generous military salary and retirement settlement money, and those who want to continue to stay in the army and make meritorious contributions need to apply, and it is estimated that the officials are also happy to keep the veterans of our scout camp."

In a word, after the end of this war, there will be great changes in the army. I heard that after the pacification of Jizhou, the lord will carry out a major adjustment of the whole army, and I am afraid that there will be no distinction between the Qingzhou army, the Langya army, and the Jizhou army, but I don't know what to call it. ”

The brothers were astonished, but before anyone could say a word, they heard a sharp and rapid brass whistle in the forest opposite.

Everyone immediately put down all distractions, rushed to their war horses, quickly sorted out the saddle, put on helmets, turned over and picked up their weapons, silently followed Uncle Ting and Meng Lei, who were already on horses, and rushed out of the grove, and soon joined forces with more than forty brothers who rode horses from the other three directions, lined up under the calm command of Uncle Ting, completely blocking the entire road, and then all picked up their steel crossbows, skillfully loaded five sharp arrows into the arrow box, and stared murderously at the dust and smoke billowing from the south.

The sound of horses' hooves and roars got closer and closer, and dozens of horses could be vaguely seen running at high speed.

Immediately afterwards, the banner of the main general Zhang He rushed out of the dust, and thousands of Qingzhou Army cavalry closely followed the dozens of Yuan army generals who fled quickly in front.

"Haha! Our General Zhang actually led the troops in pursuit, and it is estimated that the enemy general Lu Yi is among the dozens of Yuan troops in front, we are lucky! Big Lee's rough voice sounded again.

Seeing that the outlaw enemy raised his sword and gun and shouted and rode his horse to crash in, Uncle Ting, who was in the middle of the command, took a deep breath, half-closed his bloodshot eyes, and ordered loudly: "All of them, steel crossbows are raised, prepare to shoot!" ”

More than 300 eight-inch-long iron crossbow arrows flew out, and the dozens of Yuan troops who rushed forward instantly turned on their backs and fell down, and the experienced scouts didn't need Uncle Ting to give orders again, they had already put down the steel crossbow and drew out their long knives.

The team was divided into two, rode out of the horse, and after successively slashing down six lucky Yuan soldiers, they immediately formed a semicircular encirclement formation, surrounding the remaining four Yuan army generals in the center of the circle.

The chasing army behind him arrived quickly, Zhang He under the banner laughed, ordered the whole army to stop, and slowly came out of the war horse that was standing up, and stopped in front of the tall and gray-faced Yuan army general in the circle: "General Liyi, I'm afraid you won't have a chance again this time." ”

The glutinous man with his cloak looked up at the sky, and only turned to Zhang He, who was riding on a horse, after a long time, slowly pulled out the exquisite saber at his waist, and said with a smile: "Come on! ”

Zhang He smiled bitterly and turned over and dismounted, stuck the long knife in his hand on the ground, stared at the sad and angry eyes of Lu Yi, slowly pulled out the long sword at his waist, and immediately launched it without saying a word after saluting with his hands.

Only to hear the sound of "sonorous" sounded continuously, the figures of the two people rushing forward at the same time were instantly staggered, when Zhang He, who had landed on the helmet, stabilized his body and turned around slowly, Lu Yi's head had already rolled off the dust, and his tall body still rushed forward five steps before falling to the ground. (To be continued......)