Chapter 126: The Reception Banquet
In the team that received the wind, many of them were old acquaintances of Long Yuandong and Yun Tianjia, so there were not too many restraints when they greeted them.
As far as military rank is concerned, among all the generals below He Xiaoduo, Li Gaotang, the commander-in-chief of the army of the five central prefectures, is the commander of the three-rank light army; the commander of the left and right guards of the forbidden army is second, and the commander of the cavalry is from the third rank; and the ranks of Dai Zhong and Long Yuandong are all from the fourth rank to the town general, which is two or three levels lower.
However, in terms of cultivation and personal combat strength, the order must be reversed, Dai Zhong and Long Yuandong are stronger than the commanders of the Forbidden Army, and the commanders of the Forbidden Army are stronger than the commanders of the five central states.
Although the military ranks of Long Yuandong, Yun Tianjia, He Dali, Xiong Zhuangzhuang, Zhong Ding and the five are not high, everyone knows that they are the cronies and subordinates cultivated by He Xiaoduo, and they are the strength that He Xiaoduo relies on the most.
Although their soul power cultivation is at the peak of the seventh order, their combat strength far exceeds that of their peers, and their natural potential is even more eye-catching, and in time, they will definitely become the dominant force of all the troops under He Xiaoduo's command, therefore, Fan Ye, Liu Yichen, and Li Gaotang do not dare to despise the dragon armor generals with their high rank.
After the ceremony, everyone sat down and drank and talked.
He Xiaoduo was in the main seat, and Dai Zhong sat next to him, and the position was back and slightly lower.
He Xiaoduo's left hand is Wen Yanxin, Li Gaotang, Fan Ye, Liu Yichen, Zhang Pei, and his right hand is Long Yuandong, Yun Tianjia, He Dali, Xiong Zhuangzhuang, Zhong Dinghe.
Fifty soldiers of the Dragon Armor Army, upstart cadets of the Royal Military Academy, Du Qiong, Gui Dong, Song Yu and others ate side by side in the compound.
Long Yuandong toasted a glass of wine to Wen Yanxin who was directly opposite, and a trace of emotion surged in his heart.
That is, more than four years ago, he was just a small soldier in Hawkbeak Town, and he could only look up to the lofty Wen Yanxin. Long Yuandong still remembers that when he faced the attack of the Zhengyang troops of the Zhongming Empire in Mofengkou, it was Wen Yanxin who proposed to let him stay in Mofengkou with He Dali and Yun Tianjia to dig tunnels, so that he had the experience of being chased and killed by others and escaping death.
At that time, his fate was completely in his hands. In a blink of an eye, he already had the qualifications to be on an equal footing with him. Seeing that He Xiaoduo is fully capable of using the posture of a newcomer, it may not be long before Long Yuandong's status in the county lord's mansion can surpass Wen Yanxin.
In fact, Long Yuandong was born to be a soldier, and he didn't particularly care about his status, but simply enjoyed the feeling of commanding and taking the lead on the battlefield. However, when the battle on the battlefield won him a matching status and identity, he naturally accepted it gladly.
After three rounds of drinking, He Xiaoduo asked Long Yuandong about his specific experience in the Huzhou Campaign, and Long Yuandong roughly talked about the ambush in Longwan, the breakthrough of Matai County, the obstruction of Nanjin Pass, the reeds taking refuge, the camping of Lotus Xiangwu, the procurement of Xiangheji, the training of the whole army, and the recruitment of troops in the south to Jianzhou.
He Xiaoduo already knew about these things in the previous military newspapers, but when she communicated face-to-face, she naturally understood them in more detail than the military reports, and she had a deeper understanding of the difficulties that Long Yuandong faced at that time.
Dai Zhong said guiltily: "General Long, when you encountered the Five Elements Sect in Trapped Dragon Bay, I originally brought three thousand men and horses to the rescue, but unfortunately I was dragged by Shen Moxuan in the mountains of Qingyang County and failed to help. ”
Long Yuandong has always respected Dai Zhong, bowed down and said: "General Dai, at that time, I can't blame you. And you also dragged Shen Moxuan more than 10,000 people, otherwise we may not be able to get out of trouble, so it can't be said that we didn't help. ”
Dai Zhong shook his head and stopped talking.
He had always been a man of few words, but when he said what he meant, he no longer distinguished.
He Xiaoduo sighed with emotion: "The strength and cunning of the Five Elements Sect far exceeded our expectations. At first, I only thought that some rabble was making trouble, and my army was everywhere, and with a wave of my hand, the riot could be quelled. How do you know that the counterinsurgency will not succeed, but will fall into the enemy's conspiracy. Fortunately, Yun Tianjia and Luo Erniang made preparations in advance, and finally protected the Longhe army from the encirclement. After that, Lucia helped the most, and you have to thank her for me. ”
During the conversation, He Xiaoduo asked about the series of battles that Long He's army had experienced, as if he couldn't fight side by side with Long Yuandong, and only mentioned Yun Tianjia's rescue of Hanyuan County and the Great War of the Soul Sect, without paying special attention. Yun Tianjia didn't have the idea of inviting merit, He Xiaoduo didn't ask, and it was inconvenient for him to say more, so the hidden dangers of the Soul Conjuring Sect were selectively forgotten unknowingly.
After the banquet, He Xiaoduo dispersed all the maids, leaving only Long Yuandong, He Dali, Yun Tianjia, Xiong Zhuangzhuang, Zhong Ding and five people, sitting around the case, talking about their farewell.
This kind of treatment is not for everyone, because the six of them are all classmates of the First Star Academy.
He Xiaoduo questioned Long Yuandong: "I heard Zhang Pei of the Black Spider Guard say that you arrived at the east gate of Shizhu Island yesterday evening, why did you come to see me today?"
He vigorously interjected: "We went to the Stone Forest Cave Beast Breeding Ground yesterday and almost caused a big disaster. ”
He Xiaoduo said with interest: "You also know what it means to cause trouble?"
He Dali smiled: "You just look down on me." In fact, what the dragon shovel can do, I can do the same. ”
He Xiaoduo snorted: "Then otherwise, the commander of the Dragon Armor Army, let you do it?"
"Forget it, I robbed the army commander to do it, wouldn't the dragon shovel want to give me a hand? He Dali's tone was like the position of the army commander, which was originally given up to Long Yuandong.
He Xiaoduo saw that Long Yuandong did not change his color, and he didn't take He Dali's words seriously at all, so he also smiled.
He Dali is not a bad person, he will say this, one is because of his iron relationship with Long Yuandong, and on the other hand, it is due to his free and loose and authoritarian character. He has neither a sense of reverence nor a strong sense of ambition for power.
There is no desire in the heart, and the words are strong.
For such a person, coercion and temptation are ineffective, and can only be enveloped by emotion.
Yun Tianjia said: "Yesterday in the Stone Forest Cave Beast Taming Field, we just happened to meet Prince Xuan, who was being promoted to the ninth order. "1510, the scene at that time, briefly.
He Xiaoduo frowned and said, "I didn't expect that Uncle Huang also entered the ninth order. ”
Silently groaning, he suddenly noticed that the five people of Yun Tianjia were all looking at her, and said with a smile: "You went to the Stone Forest Cave Beast Breeding Ground to find a Rank Advancement Soul Beast, and you didn't take me seriously, right?" Since I know your cultivation progress, I will naturally try my best to prepare a Rank Advancement Soul Beast for you." ”
Xiong Zhuangzhuang was overjoyed, got up and said, "Really?"
"Is this still false? After our class of students graduated, Star First Academy has not re-enrolled. I thought that the teachers of the First Star Academy, all of them were profoundly cultivated, wouldn't it be a pity not to use such a large force, so I tried to encourage them to go to the Demon Flame Forest to hunt suitable soul beasts. Unexpectedly, Dean Shi and I Dao were extremely in favor of it, and it took more than half a year to finally get what they needed, including Yun Tianjia and Gong Luoluo's advanced soul beasts, all of which were prepared. ”
Xiong Zhuangzhuang praised: "The county is really not leaking. We wanted to surprise you, but you surprised us. ”
He Xiaoduo smiled slightly and said, "The stronger you are, the better I will be." Seeing that you have all reached the peak of the seventh order, I am even happier than if I had advanced. ”
"Then what are you waiting for, now that you are full of food and drink, you can just go to the Star First Courtyard to complete the promotion!" He was full of interest.
"What's the hurry? The soul beast is in the soul lock pass, and it won't run away!" Long Yuandong drank He Dali and asked, "County Lord, just now I mentioned that Prince Xuan was promoted to the ninth order, do you seem to have something on your mind? Are you afraid that he won't succeed?"
He Xiaoduo sighed: "I'm not afraid of him. It's just that he has been promoted to the ninth rank, so he needs to be taken seriously. Although it was not a big deal to ascend to the ninth order, it was an important sign for a soul master after all. Because he is not the only one, there are many clansmen and subordinates behind him, and if he is successfully promoted to the ninth rank, he will definitely get more support. The harder it is for us to overcome him. You are outside, and you don't know that in the past six months, the contradiction between me and him has become deeper and deeper. ”