Now Zhou Daniu is no longer the reckless man who was famous and bold in the past. In his five-year military career, he has learned enough lessons and accumulated enough life experience.

He still remembers why he joined the army in the first place. At that time, he was a street bully in his hometown, carrying a green brick from the east market to the west market, and there was no enemy under him. However, what he saw in the eyes of his neighbors was not admiration, only disgust. "That kid surnamed Zhou,......." The people shook their heads as they spoke, and as long as he was a little farther away, he would surely be cursed and cursed.

At this time, the government began to advertise to recruit heroes, saying that they were going to Liaodong to serve His Majesty the Emperor. If you make military achievements, no matter what your background is, the imperial court will increase the number of officials to the knighthood based on everyone's merits, and will never deceive.

In order to prove that this statement is true, Bing Cao, who was responsible for recruiting Xiaoguo, also specially cited a lieutenant surnamed Li as an example. It is said that this person was originally from a humble background, but because of his bravery in battle, he quickly changed from an ordinary soldier to a captain, and then led 800 dead soldiers to fight for 3,000 miles, shocking Liaodong. received the personal encouragement of His Majesty the Emperor, and was about to be promoted from lieutenant to general......

"Da Niu, it's okay for you to keep dangling like this. Fame but take it right away, if you join the army, with your ability......" Lord Cao, who had never given Zhou Daniu a good face, patted him on the shoulder and spoke seriously.

As if seeing the sun through the clouds, Zhou Daniu suddenly saw the hope of his life. If there is a chance to get ahead, no one wants to be a gangster for the rest of their lives. He took five friends from childhood to adulthood to apply for the expedition, thinking that with the strength of his two arms, it would be as easy as smashing someone else's vegetable stall to make a name for himself immediately. As a result, before arriving in Liaodong, he first met the legendary Captain Li.

The robbery failed, and the mount was robbed. Zhou Da Niu planted a big heel, but he was convinced. Since he joined the army, he must pay attention to the word "fairness". Martial arts and courage are not as good as people, and there is nothing to complain about when you suffer.

But he soon discovered that so-called fairness only exists in the imagination. On the first day after entering the camp, he lifted 140 pounds of stone locks in front of Lord Lang Jiang, but he didn't even get the position of gang leader. After carefully inquiring with people, I realized that the selection of officers in the battalion was not based on courage but on the backstage, and if there was no strong recommender behind him, it would be impossible to become an officer. Zhou Daniu does not believe in evil, he thinks that he will eventually come out, practice hard, and never be lazy. Finally, the famous brigade surnamed Cao, who "knows people and makes good use of them", took a fancy to him, but the task assigned to him was not to cross the Liao River to cut off the heads of the Goguryeo, but to fight with another group of soldiers. In order to find a career, he went, but as a result, he and his five companions who came to join the army were captured on the spot by Mingfa and beaten with 20 military sticks. And Cao Lushu, who had sworn that he would not watch him have an accident, didn't seem to know him, and didn't come forward to say a word of intercession for him.

The work in the camp was dirty and tiring, and Zhou Daniu squatted in it for more than three months. Just when he thought that he would die of exhaustion in the bitter prison camp, fate made him meet Captain Li's cousin Zhang Xiu again, and then he found that he suddenly came to work, from a bitter prisoner to an ordinary soldier, and then quickly promoted from a small soldier to a gang leader and team leader.

Those days were bloody but full of hope. Although Qian Xiaoliu and Liu Chu, who entered the camp together, both died in Liyang. But when the two died, Zhou Daniu had already become a pro-soldier brigade rate. Wang Xingwu, who came with him, died at the crossing of the Yellow River, and he also did the right thing before he died. Fame but take it right away, Zhou Daniu believes that this old saying is not wrong. But soon, reality woke him up from his dream.

General Li Lang, who led everyone to rush three times in and three out of the enemy formation, completely reversed the unfavorable situation of the battle, was not promoted, but was driven out of the Boling army. Then, Murong Luo was demoted because of his petty mistakes. Li Anyuan was beaten in public because he lost his speech after drinking. The entire Xiongwu battalion became lifeless, fair and sharp.

Zhou Daniu quickly understood that the reason why his career had been smooth sailing before was because his immediate boss was Li Xu. When the person in charge of the Xiongwu camp is replaced by the person of the Yuwen family, everything must be in accordance with the rules of real officialdom.

He put in countless efforts, but he couldn't adapt to the new rules like Zhang Xiu. In a year, he watched Zhao Siyan, who was a captain like him, being cut off for public because he ate the empty salaries of three soldiers, and then Yuwen Baolin, who replaced Zhao Siyan as a captain, even stole military rations and sold them, but no one dared to ask. Ma Fengyue, who joined the army, was promoted to the fourth level, just because his sister gave birth to a son to a guy surnamed Yu, and Qin Gang, who joined the army in the Ming Law, was transferred to manage horse material because he bluntly said the mistakes of some people.

Zhou Daniu watched his former brothers being expelled and ostracized one by one, and vowed to find a way out of the desperate situation. Then, he participated in the action of exposing the Yuwen brothers for stealing and selling military rations to the Turks, and once again watched Wang Qijin, Cen Wenjing, Wu Yan and other robes being killed, and the evil ones were safe and sound in front of conclusive evidence. Then, in his coma, he heard people talk that Qin Xingshi, the main initiator of this operation, hid in the military camp of the Li family in Taiyuan, and then disappeared!

"Fame but take it right away,!" Zhou Daniu, who came back from a circle before the ghost gate, completely saw through the officialdom of the Great Sui. That's just a lie to a poor man like him to work hard for the court, in fact, the fame is not based on immediate ability, but on whether there is the blood of a certain big man in his body.

Fame is the game of the Maison. And the flat-headed people are just pawns in the hands of others. When to put the chessboard and when to take it down, it is up to the player to do as he pleases. As a chess piece, he is not qualified to complain about his fate. The chess player doesn't care what the chess piece thinks in his heart.

But among all the players, there is one exception. That is General Li, who was promoted the fastest and treated people the most honestly. General Li has never used his subordinates as pawns, because General Li has also been a pawn of others before this. Only under his command can Zhou Daniu be an official with peace of mind, and he doesn't have to worry about being excluded for doing the right thing. Only under the command of General Li, Zhou Daniu can still vaguely see the promise that Lord Bing Cao once made when he applied for Xiaoguo, "As long as you have the ability, no matter what your background is, what you have done in the past, Your Majesty will not care, a manly man, fame but take ....... right away"

"Only when General Li is here, the fame and wealth of our people can last for a long time!" Zhou Daniu told himself secretly, and was convinced of it. He is now the commander of the guard battalion, General Ning Yuan, in charge of more than 1,200 cavalry. He had forty hectares of land under his name, and a steward with tenants and servants was responsible for plowing and reaping the land, and he did not need to worry about anything. He had two younger brothers, one of whom led the exiles to Tuntian on the north bank of the Hutuo River, and was quite politically popular. The other is studying in the official school, if he can pass this year's government election, he can go to the Boling army to do training, as long as there are no accidents, it is possible to be released as an official at this time next year, and go to the county town where order has just been restored to be a household slot. As for his wife, who was reluctant to pass through the door for a long time before joining the army, is now a dignified general's wife. In addition to calculating how much surplus food there is in the family every day, the most enjoyable thing to do is to communicate with the wives of colleagues about the means to have more children, so that the husband does not find an excuse to take concubines.......

Therefore, no matter what Li Xu does, Zhou Daniu is willing to escort him. He believed that Li Xu did that for the sake of everyone in the Boling army, even if the means of acting may not be bright.

"Lao Tzu doesn't care who he targets, as long as he does it, it must be for everyone's good!" After sending Shi Lan back to the barracks, Zhou Daniu turned his horse's head and walked to the battlefield where the shouting of killing had just subsided. He saw a fire rising from the hill in the distance, and he smelled the smell of blood coming from his breath. But he didn't frown, his eyes were calm, and his steps were firm.

More than 3,000 old and weak captives were connected by ropes around their waists and walked slowly from a short distance. They wept as they walked, their steps staggering, their eyes full of despair.

"The people in the cottage have surrendered?" Zhou Daniu stopped the brigade who led the team to escort the prisoners and asked in a low voice.

"General, the people in the cottage have surrendered, and the general ordered us to escort these old, weak, sick and disabled people to the edge of the canal, and then release them all to vote for Li Mi!" Lu Shuo recognized that the person who questioned him was Zhou Daniu, straightened up on horseback, and replied loudly. For them, the low-level officers, Zhou Daniu, who became General Ning Yuan after five years in the army, was also the goal of life, so the eyes that looked at each other were full of reverence.

"Didn't the general ask you to give some food to the captives?" Zhou Daniu noticed that the shoulders of the captives who were staggering forward were very deflated, and asked again.

"Bring it, and the general will allow each of them to bring three days' rations." The brigade rate glanced at the old and weak women and children, and replied. Seeing that the expression on Zhou Daniu's face was a little confused, he quickly explained, "At present, the east of the canal is controlled by the Outer Yellow Thief King, and they can reach Shiqiao Village in half a day, and even if they cross the river, they will reach the ground of the Wagang Army, and each person will bring three days of food, which is definitely rich!" ”

"Be careful, try not to let anyone die on the road!" Zhou Daniu nodded and advised. After thinking about it, he raised his voice again and added, "Alas! In fact, if it weren't for the fact that the Wagang Army would not even return the head of General Zhang, why would we have to fight all the way to Henan! ”

"That's, that's!" The brigade rate escorting the prisoners was also very smart, and he immediately understood the deep meaning of Zhou Daniu's words. Turning his head, he shouted loudly to the soldiers who were teaching the prisoners: "Brothers, be lighter, this time we are mainly looking for justice from the Wagang Army, and it has nothing to do with other people. ”

Hearing this, the crying of the captives paused for a moment, and then there were howls again.

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