Chapter 7 The Distinction between City and Field
It was a clear morning, and it was also the day of the army's march. Lingwu woke Xia Yu up early in the morning, and the two female slaves dressed him. Dressed in a white spiritual robe, wearing a red ring-shaped jade pendant on his chest, his hair fluttering casually behind him, and only a red headband on his forehead, he looked delicate and dusty. A golden belt was tied around his waist, and Lingwu carefully hung the saber on his belt. He strode out of the door and saw about a hundred warriors standing neatly at the foot of the steps, which Lu An had specially selected from Lingwu's slaves to follow Lingwu personally. All of them are burly, powerful, and in their tens, to their thirties. Lingwu walked down the steps, and four warriors had already brought over a chair and placed it on the ground, he walked a few steps closer, turned around and sat down, and put his hands on the armrests. There were four lifting bars under the chair, and as soon as he sat down, the four of them lifted the chair easily and smoothly and placed it on their shoulders.
"Go" Lingwu gave the order, and immediately there were eight people as the guide, and the rest followed the master out. When I got out of the backyard, I saw that my wife and Lu An were already waiting in the martial arts arena. Lingwu hurriedly came down, his wife had tears in her eyes, hugged her son and stroked Lingwu's head, and kept admonishing. Lingwu nodded in agreement, thinking that he had never left his mother, and he burst into tears. Lu An persuaded beside him: Mother-in-law, don't worry, the child will definitely take care of the little master, I will pack the ticket and never let others hurt a single hair of his hair.
Madame told Lu An and Xia Yu again, looked back at the black pressure soldiers on the martial arts field, put a little snack, and said to Lingwu: "It's not early, you can go, take care of Lingwu." Son, you must listen to your father."
With Lu An's loud military order, the team guarding Lingwu slowly left the martial arts arena, passed through the front courtyard hall and went straight to the Fumian City Gate.
The last time Lingwu went out of the city was a long time ago, when he was still very young and had no impression. As soon as he left the city today, he was stunned by what he saw. I saw that the black pressure outside the city gate was full of people, and there was no end in sight, it was really a forest of swords and guns, the military flag was fluttering, and the sharp tip of the spear was shining in the sunlight, and Lingwu suddenly shocked this formation. The guard carried the chair and turned around, and Lingwu saw a large red flag towering not far away, embroidered with a large white character "Zhao". Zhao Wuzheng was standing on the high platform temporarily erected under the banner, only to see a person running to the front of the stage quickly, kneeling on one knee and giving a military salute: "The marching president leads the congratulatory sword to greet your lordship!" According to the order of the Lord's army, my 80,000 warriors have been assembled and are waiting for the order of the Lord's general. ”
Zhao Wu's hand pressed on the hilt of the big sword, his majestic gaze swept around, and then shouted, "Children, the slave riot in Hongning Mansion in the south is your chance to make a contribution." General Ben will lead you to level Hongning Mansion, and let those riotous minions honestly plow the land for you and herd sheep. You are Lao Tzu's soldiers, don't be like Hu Fei's straw bales to disgrace Lao Tzu."
The shout of "the general is heroic and invincible" suddenly resounded through the four fields, covering wave after wave like a tide, making people's blood boil. Zhao Wu pulled out his saber with a brush, raised it high above his head and waved it violently: "Let's go." The leading team immediately waved their flags and took the lead, and the heavy and neat footsteps made the earth vibrate.
Zhao Wu jumped down from under the flag platform in one step and shouted: "You all come here to see my son." The crowd of people standing in front of them quickly gathered around, stood in several rows in front of Lingwu, and saluted in unison: See the little master. Zhao Wu smiled and took Lingwu's hand and said to everyone: "You are all warriors I have cultivated for many years, and you are my most powerful and trusted person, my son is extremely talented, and he will also go south this time." You should also get to know your little master Lingwu well, and protect him as your mission."
"Swear to defend the little master to the death," everyone agreed in unison. Lingwu understands that everyone here is at least a samurai, and this is the first time I have seen so many samurai and great samurai.
"Lu An, you remember, you are responsible for one thing, to protect Lingwu. Take your men and follow my guards". After finishing speaking, he sat down in a chair, and the palace lord's guards rushed up and carried Zhao Wu to set off. Lu An hurriedly ordered: "Carry the little master and follow"
Although Lingwu was small, the guards carried the chairs, and he could still see far away. The first team to set off had gone far away, almost close to the shore of Fushui in the distance, and the long line stretched forward, as if a long dragon was about to enter Fushui. Fushui comes from the north and goes all the way to the south, the water surface is wide, about 2,000 meters between the two banks, the river water is clear, and the tall cypress trees on both sides reflect on the water surface. On the other side of the river, there are wild cattle and sheep drinking in the distance, and there are a few low wooden houses scattered sparsely scattered at the foot of the mountain. The team followed the road along the river, bypassing one bend and exiting from another. Unable to see the tail behind him, the warriors with guns and knives emerged from the bends one after another, as if there was no end, and the water and the team flowed south together. Such a scene is exciting, Xiao Lingwu suddenly had the feeling of being a general commanding thousands of troops, looking left and right, excited. looked at his father not far in front of him, and secretly swore in his heart: I must become a general like my father, so majestic. Xia Yu, who was following on the side, hurriedly ran two steps: "Little master, I'm so happy to see you, what do you see?" ”
"I want to be a great general like my father!"
"You can definitely do it, you usually practice so hard, you will definitely be as good as an adult when you grow up. But you have to persevere, Madame was worried that you would forget to cultivate when you went out," Xia Yu replied seriously.
"Who said I forgot? I'll practice now," he sat up in his chair.
"Oh my God, you've got to sit still. You lifted the chair and fell to the little master."
Although Lingwu said that he was very determined, he really couldn't control his eyes today. It looks like that, but the mind is always quiet, and the eyes are always open a slit, and I think: What is running there?
It was getting dark, and the team ahead had stopped. A herald ran to Lu An: "Report to the commander, the general has an order, and I will spend the night in the gourd camp in front tonight." ”
"Okay, everyone, listen up, let's camp in front tonight. Commander Lu Ping, you take the headquarters to run faster, find an open place in front, and set camps for each team. The departments set up tents according to the designated campsites and buried pots to make food. ”
When Lingwu arrived at the camp, someone had already set up a tent fifty meters away from the main tent of the mansion, and a simple marching bed was placed in the middle of it, on which was a mat made of bamboo. Opposite the curtain was a table and a chair, which was a place for him to rest and eat. There are tents all around, and Lingwu is surrounded in the innermost.
The clearing was full of people, and a few wooden sticks hung a marching pot, and it was not known what was boiling inside. The warriors walked all day, and they all sat on the ground casually to rest. Xiao Lingwu sat all day, where he still sits, he walked around the camp, and saw many people touch a piece of cake, and drank and chewed the vegetable soup in the bowl.
"Do they just eat this? Summer Rain"
"yes, it's good to have bread to eat! They are warriors and eat well, where can they eat so well in general. ”
"What?" Xiao Lingwu was petrified in an instant, and he couldn't figure out what was delicious about it. It wasn't that he hadn't eaten this cake before, but last winter he saw Xia Yu eating it in the next room, and he felt that he had never eaten this good thing, and he drooled for a few days. One day, while she asked people to call out temporarily, Lingwu hurriedly went to nibble on two bites, causing Xia Yu to come back and muttered for a long time: Damn cat, damn cat. The taste of the cake is still remembered by Lingwudu, it was dry and hard, and there was no taste at all, so choked that he couldn't swallow it for a long time.
"Little master, go back quickly, it's time for you to eat," the maid next to him urged. Xiao Lingwu was full of questions, and slowly returned to his tent, and saw a large piece of roast chicken on the table, as well as two stir-fried vegetables and a bowl of rice.
"What do you eat?"
"Little master, don't worry about us, you eat quickly, you've been gone for a day, you must be hungry, eat more" Xia Yu was busy getting a handkerchief of hot water from the hot water basin held by the maid next to him, wiping his face and washing his hands.
"Why don't those people eat meat?"
"Little masters, they are just slaves, just like a dog and a cat raised by the master, it is good to have food. Don't say such things in the future, people will laugh at you. ”
Xiao Lingwu didn't seem to understand it, maybe he was a little tired, he didn't speak, he went to sleep after eating, and he didn't even know that his father came to see him.
This was the case for the next few days, and gradually Lingwu lost the excitement of the first day, so he had to meditate during the march and practice martial arts at night when he rested. Inevitably a little bored, Lu An looked at it in his eyes, and said to Lingwu with a smile: "When you camp today, I will teach you a new thing, so that you will be happy to have something to do next." ”
"Really? What is it? ”