Chapter 116: Asking for help
In Yu Moji's heart, a bold idea suddenly arose.
She ran to the galley, found a few soaked clothes that she had hidden before, and ran to the deck, raised her robe, and waved it at the approaching warship.
The way she waved her clothes was hilarious. The sergeant on the ship must have seen that this was a common signal in the army using a military uniform and cloak. Originally, this set of signals could only be used by military ranks above the rank of general, because only officers of this level would wear a cloak when they went out to fight. This set of signals, which can be seen clearly from a long distance, is precisely prepared to prevent officers from encountering accidents in the field and making it difficult to call for help. This kind of connotation of showing weakness is naturally very despised by the imperial soldiers, so this set of signals has the nickname of "women's flag", whoever uses it just doesn't want a manly face.
Although Yu Mochen doesn't want a manly face, she doesn't have such a high military rank, and her set of "women's flags", speaking of which, she learned from Yan Zheng when she was a bandit in the south. Although Yan Zheng has long planned to go to the battlefield to make meritorious contributions, he is not a brave and unscrupulous man, and he has deliberately learned a lot of life-saving kung fu. Although he cares about face like the majority of military children, he is very wise to realize the practicality of the "women's flag".
Yan Zheng hadn't been crowned a partial general at that time, but the famous Yan Gongzi in the imperial capital had bad deeds and had always turned a blind eye to the rules that he couldn't look down on. He himself did not hesitate to skip the level and steal the master, and forced Yu Moji to grasp this set of signals.
"Your performance on the battlefield is so bad, you can't keep it all and fall into an enemy ambush one day." Even if Yan Zheng made a kind proposal, the words he said were extremely ugly, "When the time comes, you can just pull a piece of cloth and wave it like this, and you will be a general." Maybe you can attract a soldier who is not long-sighted and wants to show loyalty, and save your life. ”
As a result, Yu Moji is as good as a stream, and a set of "women's flags" is waved vigorously, and the meaning of "asking for help in distress" can be clearly expressed at any time.
Unexpectedly, this set of skills that I learned by stealing it came in handy in this kind of place.
The sergeant on the military ship was worried that there would be an ambush on Yu Moji's ship, and he originally planned to shoot a wave of bows to clear the field and establish his authority, but he suddenly saw someone on the deck waving the "women's flag", and suddenly had many doubts. After a while, Yu Moji saw a small boat put down on the military ship, and a small soldier who was probably of little status stood inside, slashing the wind and waves towards her.
When the little soldier arrived at her, Yu Moji realized that she seemed to know this person.
Before she could take her life, the other party opened her mouth first, "Yu Xiaodutong? Why are you here? ”
Yu Mojin hurriedly waved her hand, just about to say that she had already been stripped of her position as the commander of the small capital, and now she was just a reserve who was restricted everywhere; However, she suddenly thought that this position of the little capital commander might come in handy, so she swallowed her words, only carefully examined the other party's face, and suddenly patted her head and said, "Aren't you Chief Shen?" ”
Her brain, which was about to be twisted into a twist by the changing state of affairs, finally turned around, and finally recognized who this little soldier was—this was her commander when she was in Juping Mountain, the right side of the car that led her up the mountain to surround the bandits, but instead shot a leg off the scout of the bandits.
The former Commander Shen and the current soldier climbed onto the deck in a few steps with the help of the rope ladder put down by Yu Moji, and then waved his hand and said, "Xiaodutong is not going to kill me, I missed the scout of the mountain bandits back then, which is considered dereliction of duty, and the military rank has already been demoted to the company by a few levels." This time, the DPRK and China tracked down the Jiangshan ship and temporarily mobilized many troops near the Jiayuan River. I could have played some role in the mountains and forests, but this time I was transferred to the fleet, and I was not familiar with the operation at all, and I simply did not even have the power to speak, and now, I am no different from a pawn. You call me by my name, Shen Meng, that is—this is all about lifting me. ”
Yu Mochen was very embarrassed when he heard his many twists and turns, and sighed, "Who would have expected that scout to be so powerful...... Anything can happen on the battlefield, how can you be blamed alone? ”
Shen Meng shook his head and said, "Since we are on the battlefield, we naturally have to be prepared for all possibilities, and that time is indeed my dereliction of duty." He seemed to have accepted his fate, so he smiled helplessly, and said to Yu Moji, "It's the 'anti-intermittent bomb' that Xiaodu Tong made back then, which is very powerful, and even influenced the battle situation, and the veterans who participated in the Zhennan Army back then are still praised." ”
Yu Mojin praised him for a while, and just after a few modest sentences, Shen Meng waved his hand and smiled, "What I said is the truth, why should Xiaodu Tong be humble." Speaking of which, because of a series of twists and turns, it took a few days before I heard that you had sealed the small capital. But I don't know if you have been promoted, why did you come here? In my opinion, with your strength, you should have been crowned a general a long time ago. ”
Yu Mochen said in her heart that it would be good if she could still have a name in the Cardinal, and in the current situation, if she went to ask for a military rank, she was afraid that she would be swept away. However, in front of Shen Meng, she naturally refused to tell the truth, she just rolled her eyes, and said lightly, "I came here to inspect the newly built big ship on the orders of General Yuan. She glanced in the direction of the bow of the boat, and then made up again, "General Yuan has gone back to the imperial capital beforehand, and when he left, he said that the ramming angle he designed was very powerful, and he could withstand any kind of impact, so I wanted to see if it was really the case—and it ended up stuck here." ”
She spoke very quickly, and said a bunch of things like a cannon, for fear that Shen Meng would hear that something was wrong.
Shen Meng frowned and listened to the general idea, nodded hesitantly, and said, "Then please take me to see it." Before he could finish speaking, an arrow flew to his feet.
Yu Moji reacted very quickly, and before the arrow could be nailed into the ship's plank, she had already jumped to the side, and when she saw where the arrow came from, she said, "What's the situation, the recruits on your ship can't even tell the difference between opening their bows and firing their bows and releasing arrows?" ”
Shen Meng glanced in the direction of the warship, and then smiled bitterly, "They think I'm too slow to do things, so they let out arrows to urge." He was probably used to the treatment, and didn't complain too much, but he didn't plan to go back to the bow to check it.
He looked in the direction of the collision angle, and then said to Yu Moji, "I think with the current situation of this ship, I'm afraid it will take some people to tow it out, and it is unknown whether it can be used at that time." Besides, our ship has a task on its part, and we can't divide the manpower for a while. If Xiaodutong is not in a hurry, he might as well go with our boat first. It's important to get out of danger, the ship's business, and then find a way. ”
Yu Mojin nodded and said, "For today's plan, this is the only way." ”
Shen Meng glanced at the feather arrow, and said, "Xiao Dutong has a military badge on him?" We are old acquaintances, and I can naturally trust you; But these sailors on the ship are used to being powerful, and I am afraid that they will not recognize you. ”
Yu Moji naturally didn't have a military badge, but fortunately, when she left the cardinal, Lu Chen returned the key plate printed with the cardinal's emblem to her. She crouched down, pulled the key card out of the wet mess, held it in her hand, looked up and asked, "Does the cardinal's credentials work?" She glanced at Shen Meng's puzzled eyes, and hurriedly made up for it, "I and General Yuan are developing ships here, and I am not in the army, so it's useless to carry a military license." As you know, Ma Daha is used to it, and if he loses his military card, it will be troublesome. ”
Shen Meng probably remembered her busy appearance when she was a bandit in the past, and couldn't help but smile, and said, "Okay, when you get on the military ship later, please just say that it is General Yuan's subordinates, not to mention your own military rank, so as to save the trouble of those soldiers on the ship looking for you." ”
Yu Moji didn't have a military rank at all at the moment, and after listening to Shen Meng's words, his heart couldn't ask for it.
She was about to go back to the military ship with Shen Meng, when she suddenly paused and said, "On your ship, are there any officers above the seventh grade?" ”
"This is a gunboat, of course there is none." Shen Meng looked understanding, "If Xiao Dutong wants to pay homage to the president, when our mission is completed, we will send you to the military camp on the shore." ”
He'd be wrong. Of course, Yu Moji didn't want to visit the president.
After all, Shen Meng has been in the firing line for a long time, and he may not know much about the situation in the imperial capital; is above the seventh grade, but it is a member of Shangguan, so it is different. Whether it is mediocre or diligent, if you want to stand in the middle of the court, it is your duty to understand the movements of the imperial capital.
Especially these military commanders, they must have heard of the case of the eldest princess, and they should know about the imperial capital's vigorous suppression of female officials. The position of Xiaodutong is naturally not very high, but now that even Ling Ai's status has been cut from his official position and military rank, and in the entire Cardinal, how many women can still keep the position of Xiaodutong, so arbitrarily tossing Yanjia in a place like Jiayuanjiang where the situation is extremely complicated?
Yu Moji just brushed it casually, and he felt that he couldn't get rid of the suspicion of "rebellion". She doesn't have any good ideas now, she can only take one step at a time, and it is a moment to be able to be able to get a moment. For a while, she couldn't meet the commander of the army, and for her, there was naturally a lot more room for turnaround. It really didn't work, and when she got ashore, she found a chance to escape.
Yu Mochen thought for a while, and said, "According to what you say, although it will be later, I will see the chief eventually." She glanced at herself embarrassedly, "After General Yuan left, I was delayed on this ship alone for a long time, because no one else was there, so I didn't have many scruples." What I'm wearing here is still the clothes left by the cook hired by General Yuan before...... Maybe it's not appropriate to just go to the ship......"
In fact, it stands to reason that the military should not care about so much. Even Yan Zheng, a poor and exquisite son, when he should be digging in the mountains and rolling in the soil, he was as dirty and smelly as an ordinary soldier.
But just as a long time ago, when the Zhennan Army had just finished leveling the bandits, Yan Zheng and Yuan Pingzhi told her that the etiquette should not be abolished. In order to ensure the authority of the superior, it is necessary to maintain the distinction between dignity and inferiority. If you wear kitchen clothes to see the chief, even if the ink marks are not thrown out, they will be left behind.
Shen Meng naturally knew this truth, and when he saw this, he hurriedly replied, "If Xiao Dutong wants to change his clothes, then it's okay." As he spoke, he glanced back at the warship and said a little anxiously, "I just have to ask you to hurry." The gang of soldiers on the boat who watch the dishes are not known who you are at this time, and I am afraid that they have no patience to wait. ”
"That's nature." Yu Mochen smiled gratefully, picked up the arrow with his hand, and said, "I think they are actually just playing with you, they really want people's lives, and this strength and accuracy will not work." Come on, I'll go in and change my clothes, and I'll bother you to wait here. ”