Chapter 108: Founding Day
The eighth day of the first month of March is the founding of Beiyan. As is customary, it's meant to be celebrated. Even the expeditionary army that was in Goryeo was no exception.
After four or five months of fighting in Goryeo, and seeing that the final victory was about to be reached, the soldiers should indeed be rewarded.
On the hillside where the tent was located, the Northern Yan Army set up a huge camp tent early, and dozens of Eight Immortal Tables were placed in it, which were the seats of the generals above the fifth rank. Outside the big tent, there are hundreds of identical Eight Immortal Tables, which are the places where meritorious soldiers are rewarded.
Before it was dark, hundreds of tallow torches were lit around the big tent, illuminating the entire banquet hall.
As soon as the tallow torch was lit, thousands of soldiers entered the arena one after another, found their own places, and waited for the banquet to begin.
Soon after, the protagonists of the banquet, Xue Wanche and the seventh prince Ji Yue, arrived one after the other.
After Xue Wanche sat down in the chief, the five guards who followed him, including Zhou Hao, Scar, and Weighing Stone, stood behind him. Even the mountain tiger, who has become a spirit animal, followed Zhou Hao and came to this banquet to eat and drink.
Ji Yue also sat in the second seat with a gloomy face, and his eight guards who were first-class masters also stood behind him.
Xue Wanche had a smile on his face, and his tiger eyes swept over everyone's faces one by one, and then he stood up and said in a loud voice: "My Beiyan boy is a good person! I defeated the millions of Fusang army with a few outnumbered people! On the occasion of the founding of the country, we must not only celebrate, but also remember those comrades who threw their heads, spilled their blood, and died on the battlefield!"
After speaking, he raised the wine bowl in his hand, turned over his hand, and poured the bowl full of water and wine on the ground. And thousands of soldiers also raised their wine bowls high and poured the wine on the ground, even Ji Yue, who was full of unhappiness.
Many people think of their brothers who once fought side by side and are now buried in a foreign land, and their eyes can't help but moisten. Especially the fat man Hou not far away, hot tears continued to slide down his fat cheeks.
At this time, I heard Xue Wanche say: "This second bowl of wine, for the sake of those dead brothers, let's drink this wine!"
After speaking, he picked up the wine bowl filled with water and wine again, and drank it in one gulp.
"For the sake of the dead brethren, drink!"
"For the sake of the dead brethren, drink!"
"For the sake of the dead brethren, drink!"
Thousands of soldiers, with red eyes, picked up the wine bowl again, and everyone drank it in one go.
Only Ji Yue, looking at the liquor in front of him, frowned slightly, picked up the bowl, tasted it slightly, and then put it down again.
He is pampered, where is he used to such a bold way of drinking, not to mention that this wine is so bad that it is difficult to eat for him.
Xue Wanche ignored Ji Yue's reaction at all, and continued: "This third bowl of wine is to celebrate our sweep of Goryeo and defeat the Fusang cubs who are several times our own. Victory will always belong to Beiyan!"
"Victory will always belong to Beiyan! Long live Beiyan! Great general Wan Sheng!"
"Victory will always belong to Beiyan! Long live Beiyan! Great general Wan Sheng!"
"Victory will always belong to Beiyan! Long live Beiyan! Great general Wan Sheng!"
Hearing the cheers of the soldiers and the tsunami, Ji Yue's brows, which were already frowning together, are now wrinkled even tighter.
It seems that as long as Xue Wanche is in one day, this Northern Yan Army is a monolith, and he Ji Yue wants to intervene, but it is extremely difficult.
Zhou Hao, who was standing behind Xue Wanche, heard the cheers echoing in his ears, and remembered what he said to Xue Wanche before. If the great general really wanted to rebel, wouldn't it be easy for him to rely on his tremendous prestige in the army? But the general was obsessed with loyalty, and I am afraid that he would not have taken such a step under any circumstances.
When Zhou Hao was burying his head in contemplation, he suddenly felt a vicious gaze stabbing him, and he quickly looked up.
At this look, I happened to see Zhang Ba, who was staring at him more than a dozen feet away, and the eyes of the two collided in midair.
Looking at Zhang Ba, whose eyes were red and his beard was open, Zhou Hao grinned, quietly stretched out his fingers, and slightly hooked at Zhang Ba.
It's a small move, but the meaning couldn't be more obvious!
When Zhang Ba saw Zhou Hao's movements, he was so angry that he stood up, and with a slap of "pop!" was about to pounce on Zhou Hao.
"Zhang Ba, what are you going to do?" Hou Fatzi, who was only two tables away from Zhang Ba, was the first to notice Zhang Ba's abnormal movements, and hurriedly shouted.
The eyes of the people around were immediately attracted by Zhang Ba's actions and Hou Fatzi's shouting. Hundreds of eyes all gathered on Zhang Ba, who stood up.
At this time, I only heard Hou Fatzi continue: "Zhang Ba, sit down for Master Hou, this is a place for you to go wild?"
"Hou Fatty, you!" Zhang Ba turned his head and glared at Hou Fatty.
"What am I, me? Don't forget your current identity! Do you call Shangguan like that?" Hou Fatzi squinted his eyes and glared at Zhang domineering.
Since the battle of Qingyu Mountain, Hou Fatzi's pro-military battalion has almost been wiped out, and his regiment has almost become the commander of the light pole. Coupled with his miraculous achievements, he was promoted to three levels after being released, and now he is now the deputy division of the hussar battalion, and he is really a general under one person and above ten thousand people.
And Zhang Ba is just a deputy brigade leader of the hussar battalion, a full two orders lower than Hou Fatzi. The so-called official level crushes people to death, let alone two levels higher!
In the past, the relationship between superiors and subordinates was completely reversed in just a few months, and it was really a bit of a trick to make people.
Zhang Ba was glared at by Hou Fatzi, and suddenly remembered his current identity and situation, and his arrogance immediately disappeared without a trace.
But being looked at by hundreds of eyes, Zhang Ba really couldn't pull down this face, he couldn't stand or sit for a while, and his face became more and more purple and swollen.
Zheng Chu Xianming, the hussar battalion master who was sitting next to Hou Fatzi, also stared at Zhang Ba at this time, and said in a deep voice: "Zhang Ba, don't you sit down yet?
"Hmph!" Zhang Ba snorted heavily, and then sat down stupidly.
But in his eyes staring at Zhou Hao, he was still angry and murderous.
Looking at Zhang Ba's actions, the corners of Zhou Hao's mouth widened and he smiled more happily, but a trace of disdain flashed in his eyes.
With Zhou Hao's cultivation that is now about to reach the peak of the second rate, as well as his own Heaven and Earth Three Talent Arrow Array, it is too easy to deal with Zhang Ba.
At this moment, Xue Wanche, who had finished drinking three rounds of wine, waved his big hand, and hundreds of Eight Immortals began to serve food on the table. Thousands of men, with all kinds of dishes, began to serve the dishes on the stairs.
As the dishes were brought to the table, the atmosphere of the whole banquet began to heat up. Thousands of soldiers began to hook their shoulders and shout to their friends and began to fight wine. Even Xue Wanche took a wine bowl and walked around the big tent, pouring dozens of bowls of spirits with great boldness.