Something around him seemed to move, Xu Ping's eyes opened a slit slightly, and he began to think about where he was. In an instant, his eyes widened suddenly, and the man sat up. This action woke up Huang Zijun, who was leaning on him. Last night, the two of them talked about their love words, and they fell asleep unconsciously.

Seeing that it was already white, Huang Zijun also sat up in panic and muttered, "It's over, it's over, my mother will kill me." ”

Xu Ping hurriedly put on his helmet, put on his cloak, and rushed over and hugged Huang Zijun heavily.

"Xu Lang," Huang Zijun also hugged him gently: "Are you going to leave now?" ”

"yes." Xu Ping rushed over and hugged Huang Zijun, then let go of his master, reached out to grab the sword, and smiled bitterly at her: "Today, Lord Taishan summons, Chenshi!" I'm afraid it's almost time now. ”

Xu Ping hurriedly put the sword on his waist and muttered: "Oops, oops, I have to leave quickly, I can't let the Hou Ye and the adults wait for a long time." If Lord Taishan knew the real reason why I was late, I would definitely be severely punished, and maybe I would be sent to the palace as a eunuch. ”

Huang Zijun blushed and said: "I have already thought of the bride price for my father, one million taels of silver, not a penny less!" ”

Quickly dressed up, Xu Ping walked in front of Huang Zijun before leaving: "Give me another hug." ”

Xu Ping hugged Huang Zijun tightly with all his might, but for some reason, Xu Ping only felt that his chest was extremely heavy, as if he would lose her forever as soon as he let go. There are a thousand words, but time can no longer be delayed.

Xu Ping reluctantly let go of Huang Zijun, who clutched the edge of his armor tightly: "Xu Lang, return safely." ”

"Don't worry." Xu Ping walked out of the tent, and when he opened the tent door, he said loudly: "Zijun, wait for the news of my meritorious service." ”

Urging the horses to rush to the school yard without their lives, dozens of new army generals could be seen gathering in the distance. Without waiting for the war horse to stop, Xu Ping flew off the horse, staggered a few steps on the ground, and almost fell to his knees. Xu Ping bounced up on the ground with one hand, and the guards who came over to pick up the reins showed surprised eyes, Xu Ping didn't care about explanation, and galloped towards the group of officers.

The sound of Xu Ping's footsteps as he ran over attracted the attention of the new army generals, and by the time he rushed closer, Zhang Chengye and Wu Zhong had already walked out of the crowd and greeted him. Zhang Chengye shook his head vigorously, Wu Zhong had a strange expression on his face, Xu Ping panted and ran to Zhang Chengye to stand still, looked at the other party's eyes, still holding on to the luck mentality, and asked, "Master Hou?" ”

"Master Hou has already left, he has been waiting for you for an hour." Zhang Chengye's face was very ugly, and an angry face gradually rose from his face. Judging from the corners of Zhang Chengye's slightly trembling eyes, he must be very angry in his heart. However, when Xu Ping hung his head and waited for a reprimand, Zhang Chengye suddenly let out an undisguised long sigh. Xu Ping quietly raised his eyes and saw that Zhang Chengye's anger dissipated, replaced by deep disappointment.

"Master Hou said to me when he was leaving, there is nothing strange about young people who are greedy for sleeping, and there is no need to be harsh." Zhang Chengye said coldly, turned his head and walked away, without looking at Xu Ping again.

Wu Zhong, who had been standing beside him cautiously with a strained face just now, whispered to Xu Ping after Zhang Chengye turned around and walked away: "Today, the adults have been saying good things about you to the Hou Ye......

Wu Zhong said something Xu Ping didn't hear clearly, because at this moment his attention had been attracted by something else. When Xu Ping flew over just now, he saw the eye-catching figure walking towards him. However, after Zhang Chengye stopped him, the figure did not move forward, but just stopped a few steps away and listened quietly. Jin Shentong was wearing that red cloak again today, and the fiery red feathers on his helmet were bright and dazzling. When Zhang Chengye repeated Huang Shi's words that "it is not strange for young people to snooze at all", Xu Ping seemed to see Jin Shentong's eyes flicker. After Zhang Chengye left, Jin Shentong looked at Xu Ping silently not far away, but he didn't have the slightest intention of coming up to say hello.

Originally, Xu Ping prepared some polite words yesterday, and even thought of a few anecdotes and jokes, planning to use them when he met Jin Shentong today. But now that the two of them were only a few steps away, Xu Ping felt that even these few simple polite words had suddenly become very hypocritical, and he couldn't say them at all.

Jin Shentong always stood there, watching Wu Zhong nag in Xu Ping's ear. Xu Ping talked to Wu Zhong absentmindedly, and gradually felt that it was difficult to adapt to this dull pressure, so he gently pulled Wu Zhong and walked with him to a distant place to talk. After the two walked far away, Xu Ping pretended to look back carelessly, and Jin Shentong was no longer in place. The big red figure was not difficult to find, and Xu Ping found the target with a casual sweep. Jin Shentong was talking to several other people, one of whom was General He Xiao, whom Xu Ping had seen last time. Suddenly, the scene of riding a horse with Jin Shentong in the past is vivid again. Xu Ping now has a feeling: maybe a friendship has been lost like this, and Jin Shentong will never open his heart to him again, or even talk to him again.

At this time, the troops of the battalions of the Forces nouvelles were coming to assemble under the belt of officers. Soon it was noon, and the other armies participating in the battle were also lined up around the review stand, waiting for the moment when they swore to march. Zhang Chengye came to Xu Ping again, and his face basically returned to his previous appearance. He called Xu Ping aside and asked in a low voice, "What do the new army regulations say about accepting orders?" ”

Xu Ping pondered for a while, and then replied: "There are many regulations, but they boil down to one sentence, that is: even if you have thoughts about orders, even if you have grievances about orders, you have to shout 'obey' in the end." ”

Zhang Chengye was obviously very satisfied with Xu Ping's answer, he nodded and said: "There are a lot of things that Hou Ye said today, but it can be boiled down to one sentence: under the Inspector, the previous ones you said can be saved, just shout the sentence 'obey' loudly." ”

"The last will understand."

"In addition," Zhang Chengye leaned closer and lowered his voice: "What Hou Ye means is that if the bandits surrender, they will be punished for their first evil, and if there is no major crime to coerce them." Don't embarrass them too much. ”

These words made Xu Ping slightly puzzled. He always felt that the repeated ups and downs of thieves in the mainland over the years were mostly related to the unstable suppression of the imperial court. Previously, Xu Ping also thought that Huangshi was decisive in killing and would definitely have a stern attitude towards the rebels, and Zhang Chengye's words made Xu Ping quite unexpected.

Suppression was originally a strategy that only the imperial court could decide, and Zhang Chengye also knew that Huang Shi did not dare to say it too clearly, and said softly to Xu Ping: "In my understanding, Hou Ye does not want to embarrass those hungry people and refugees who are coerced by bandits. ”

"This is natural." Xu Ping immediately nodded and said, "What the adults said is extremely true. The people in the bandit area were originally in a dilemma, and it was also a dereliction of duty on the part of the officials and the army to let them fall into the bandit area, and the new army really should not blame them harshly. ”

As the time for the three o'clock in the afternoon drew nearer, the generals of the New Army began to disperse, returning to their battalions in groups of threes and threes. After walking back to the formation of the Changqing Battalion, Xu Ping saw that the leaders and staff officers were gathering together, eagerly discussing the journey they were about to embark on. Because there was still some time, Xu Ping and Wu Zhong were not in a hurry to ask them to go back to their respective teams, but stood beside them with a smile and chatted with them.

"Who will the Overseer let be the pioneer this time?"

Yu Shenhe's question caused a heated discussion. Wu Zhong said with an indifferent expression: "It is estimated that it is either a direct guard or a fire battalion." ”

"Won't it be our turn to the Evergreen Camp?" It sounds like Zhou Dongtian is a little eager to try.

Wu Zhong pursed his lips and said in a tone that he said that grapes were sour if he couldn't eat grapes: "From here to Shandong, the pioneer is actually useless. That is, just leave in advance, that is, to be in the limelight and have fun, and to pretend to be a detective. Oops, tired, tired. ”

"I can't stand it much," Fu Tianjun said, "I'd rather be in the limelight." ”

"Normally, this kind of limelight will be given to the fire battalion. I don't know if the two battalions of Panshi and Xuanfeng will fight, but General Jin of the direct guard is not willing to lag behind, and the direct guard is all cavalry, so it is estimated that they will have to fight. In fact, Wu Zhong is not a few years older than everyone, that is, he is slightly more familiar with the New Army than everyone, but he put on a sophisticated look, and said in an old-fashioned tone: "The boss of the New Army is the firefighting battalion, and the other battalions will naturally not fight, and the little brothers always have to give the eldest brother some face." ”

At this time, Zhang Chengye also walked among his subordinates, and good things such as Zhou Dongtian began to ask Zhang Chengye to go to Hou Sui to fight for the vanguard. Zhang Chengye just smiled: "When the Inspector sees the gray hair of an old man like me, he won't give me the Pioneer Seal." ”

Xu Ping, who had been just smiling and silent, suddenly spoke: "My lord, then I'll fight for the pioneer seal for my lord." ”

"Where is the reason to hire a pioneer for someone else?" Zhang Chengye laughed and said, "You young people are a good thing. ”

Seeing that Zhang Chengye had no such intention at all, Xu Ping felt faintly lost in his heart. As soon as he heard someone mention the word "limelight" just now, Xu Ping began to secretly calculate: this expedition is led by the Inspector, and the recital to the Son of Heaven is also written by the Supervisor, and the limelight is small, but it is very important to leave a deep impression on the Supervisor. If you can compete for the pioneer, after the great victory of the teacher, presumably the good news drafted by the superintendent will also leave a strong mark on himself.

In case of great joy in the day, it is likely that a meritorious person will be summoned. At that time, Xu Ping took out the jade pendant of his grandfather and presented it to the Son of Heaven, maybe the Son of Heaven remembered the loyalty of Xu Ping's ancestors, and would reward him generously, so that he could make up some dowry.

When Xu Ping was turning these thoughts in his heart, he only heard a heavy drum, which was a signal to remind the battalions of solemnity, and also to inform everyone that the Inspector would soon ascend to the Dianjiang platform.

When the people of the Evergreen Camp heard the sound of the drum, they immediately rushed to their positions. Zhang Chengye took two adjutants and strode to the point platform, and lined up in two teams with a large number of generals from other battalions to form a long corridor. Xu Ping and Wu Zhong stood side by side behind Zhang Chengye. Soon, the second drum beat sounded again, and the old general stretched out his hand to straighten his helmet again, and Wu Zhong unconsciously followed along. Xu Ping was anxious and uneasy, only to feel that the jade pendant in his heart suddenly became warm, making his chest also warm.

As the third drum sounded, a group of officers and soldiers in bright armor rushed to the platform and escorted an old man dressed in a whole body to the center of the stage like a group of stars holding the moon. The battle formation spread out by 30,000 officers and soldiers was boundless, but at this time it was silent.

Next, the various procedures were meticulously walked, and Shang Fang was asked to treasure the sword, read the holy decree, kill the ox and sacrifice the flag, and shout long live. After all this, everyone waited for a while, and with the sound of a gong at three o'clock in the afternoon, Hou Sui trembled and walked to the front of the stage with a big seal wrapped in red silk, looked down at the generals standing solemnly on both sides, and asked loudly: "Generals, who dares to be the vanguard?" ”

"The last general dare!"

Without waiting for Hou Sui's word "Feng" to exit, Xu Ping, who had already been ready to go, shouted categorically, and then took a big step behind Zhang Chengye and jumped onto the road between the two columns of generals. He held the sword in his left hand, flicked the scarlet cloak draped behind him with his right hand, turned straight and straight in the eyes of everyone, held his head high, and walked straight towards the Dianjiangtai.

Walking to the front of the stage, Xu Ping lifted his cloak, knelt down on one knee in front of Hou Sui's feet, still holding the hilt of the sword with one hand, and supported the ground with the other, and shouted in a deep voice again: "Master Inspector, dare to ask your Excellency to award the vanguard seal to the last general, and the last general will be determined to overcome obstacles for the army." ”

Hou Sui stared at Xu Ping at his feet, and saw that he was obviously a very young general. Hou Sui seemed to hesitate a little and asked, "Who is the general?" ”

"Back to the Governor, the last general-the commander of the Changqing Battalion knows Xu Ping," Xu Ping reported his name sonorously, and repeated again: "Dare to ask the Inspector to award the pioneer seal to the last general, and the last general is willing to open the road in the mountains and build a bridge in the river to report to the Inspector." ”

It was only then that the rest of the Forces nouvelles reacted from their shock. The fire-fighting battalion officer came out of the crowd, and also strode to the point of the general's platform and knelt down: "The last general, Wang Qinian, the commander of the fire-fighting battalion, is willing to open the way for the army." ”

After Wang Qinian bowed down, there was another person beside Xu Ping, who said in the same powerful tone: "Master Inspector, the last general - Jin Shentong, the commander of the direct guard of the new army, is willing to share the worries of Lord Inspector." ”

The direct guards of the new army are all cavalry, and Wang Qinian joined Huangshi with Zhang Chengye at the age of twenty-five, and he is already a well-known military general and a battalion officer of the fire battalion.

"Master Overseer!" Xu Ping raised his head suddenly, raised his arms to make a gesture to receive the seal, looked up at Hou Sui, and shouted in a loud voice: "I implore the Inspector to give the Pioneer Seal to the last general." ”

Wang Qinian and Jin Shentong on both sides of Xu Ping did not react, and they didn't even say anything to argue, because Xu Ping's action was too much. Traditionally, these generals were expected to remain on one knee and express their enthusiasm in words while awaiting the decision of the civilian officer. And Xu Ping's unexpectedly bold move made them all a little overwhelmed.

Hou Sui was also very embarrassed at this time. The young general in front of him had already raised his hands in the air, and they were about to reach the bottom of the Vanguard Seal—if there was another one, the seal would have to be removed from the expectant hand and placed in the other hand. It's normal for several generals to compete for the vanguard, no matter which one you choose. But if he really avoided a pair of raised hands and gave the Pioneer Seal to another person, Hou Sui felt that he couldn't make this action very natural, and he also had some doubts about whether the other general would be able to calmly take the Pioneer Seal. What's more, Hou Sui did this in full view of everyone, which was equivalent to a great insult to this young general.

It stands to reason that Xu Ping, who broke the rules, seems to be punished, but he rarely meets such unruly people in Hou Sui's career, so he also lacks the training to adapt. He just looked deeply at this young man who didn't understand the rules, imprinted his face in his mind, and repeated in his mouth: "Xu Ping? ”

"It's the last general." Xu Ping straightened his upper body again, and his raised hands moved closer to the square seal. He looked up at Hou Sui and said, "The last general is Xu Ping who defeated Ji Kou in Texas." The last general had a bloody battle with Ji Kou, and he must live up to the trust of the superintendent. ”

Hou Sui squinted slightly at the young man's eyes, those eyes that were so eager that they were about to erupt into flames.

"Okay." Hou Sui leaned over slightly, and dropped the vanguard seal heavily on Xu Ping's hands: "General Xu will definitely kill the enemy to serve the country, and he will not lose the favor of the country." ”

"The last will obey! The last general, Master Xie, Inspector! Xu Ping said yes, jumped up, bowed and took two steps back, turned around and walked towards his position with the pioneer seal.

Walking in front of Zhang Chengye, Xu Ping couldn't hold back his excitement and shouted: "Lord Zhang, the last general will fight for the pioneer seal." ”

"This is for you." Zhang Chengye smiled and said to Xu Ping: "Why don't you go and lead the army to set off, do you want to make the Inspector wait for a long time?" ”

Xu Ping walked towards the Evergreen Camp with his head held high in the eyes of the generals. By the time he walked to the front of the group, the Evergreen Camp was already jubilant. Xu Ping jumped on horseback and raised the vanguard seal high with one hand, so that every soldier could see it as much as possible: "Brothers of the Evergreen Battalion, beat our drum hard!" Shout, with all your might! ”

"Long live Daming!"

"Long live the emperor!"

"Evergreen Battalion, mighty!"

Zhang Chengye and Wu Zhong had also gotten on their horses at this time, but Zhang Chengye waved his hand to signal Xu Ping to go first. Xu Ping did not shirk, took over the flag of the Evergreen Battalion from the flag officer, and walked out of the school field with it held high. And the headquarters of the Changqing Battalion, as the vanguard officer, also stood out in the sound of gongs and drums, and took the lead in marching to Shandong before the ten thousand troops.

Wu Zhong urged the war horse to sneak to Xu Ping's side, and laughed quietly: "It's really yours, you scared me when you raised your hand at that time." ”

"Are you afraid that I will be scolded and rude, and I will be dragged down in public to play the board?" Xu Ping smiled and said, "Everything is fought for." ”

The large army gathered around Dianjiangtai followed in the footsteps of the vanguard, and battalion after battalion was drawn one after another. In the expectation of most battalion officers of the new army, the firefighting battalion would set off first, and then the other battalions would follow in order, from Panshi to Changqing. The result turned out to be the leader of the 10th Battalion, and now the order is completely reversed, and after Changqing leaves the school field, the 3,000 Battalion next to Changqing starts to follow, and the firefighting, rock, and selection of strikers are ranked last.

He Ma looked unhappy, and when Wang Qinian rode his horse to his side, He Ma complained loudly: "How did Zhang Nanshan teach his subordinates, he even had such a thing as snatching seals!" ”

Wang Qinian looked at the military flag of the Changqing Battalion that was gradually moving away, and said lightly: "When this battle comes back, Zhang Nanshan will almost be a servant, right?" He is paving the way for Xu Keqin. ”

"Paving the way?" He Ma became more and more dissatisfied, and asked loudly with his head sideways, "How old is Xu Keqin?" Half a year ago, you were still a boss under you, and Master Hou still has so many old brothers, how can he serve the public? ”

"I don't know about others, but after today's out, I think everyone in the Evergreen Camp is unconvinced." Wang Qinian said leisurely: "If the Hou Ye sends another person to the Evergreen Camp as a camp officer, I don't know if I can convince the public." ”

At this time, Hou Sui, who was standing on the platform of the general, also squinted at the vanguard banner that was fading away. The general of the standard camp surrounded the overseer, and the staff had already picked up what Hou Sui wanted to know.

"Xu Ping, Xu Keqin."

Hou Sui read the name softly, the flame that danced in the eyes of the young general, and the resolute expression on his face, had been deeply imprinted in the mind of the Inspector along with the name of their master, and it could no longer be erased.

Not only Hou Sui, but also the other staff counselors who saw Xu Ping, as well as those standard battalion generals, also unconsciously repeated this name in their hearts. No one doubts the future of its master, and everyone is convinced that this man will become a shining star in the new army. But no one would have the idea—no one—even to think about whether it was possible for this young man to one day take control of the invincible Immortals; whether this immature young man could grow up to be worthy of succeeding Yellowstone—the new leader of that legendary army; And at this moment, whether the name of this immature young man, who is still full of ideas about how to make up the dowry, may one day become as loud as the name of Huangshi, the same name that moves the world and shocks the government and the public, so that women and children know it.

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Chapter 1: The mountain rain is coming, and the wind is full of buildings

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