Liang Ke was scolded boringly, and was about to chase after him and tease the little lioness again, when a ranger rode over in front of him. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

"Captain Aragon, there are still five kilometers ahead of us to reach today's camp, and Raki County has prepared a camp for us outside the city. ”

"Got it, you go and report it to Your Excellency the General. Delinko, go tell the vice-captain of Cocoba, to speed up and get to the camp before the sun goes down. After speaking, Liang Ke took the lead in galloping forward.

The power of the empire's army dispatch is in the military department, and the army is not allowed to leave the garrison in peacetime, and the transfer of troops above the division and regiment level in wartime requires the dual orders of the king and the marshal, and the provinces along the way have the responsibility of supplying at any time. In fact, this supply is more like a labor army. In order to avoid the collusion of civil and military officials and the threat to imperial power, the government of the empire adopted the model of civil and military separation. In normal times, in addition to the family exchanges between members of the family, the military generals of Wenchen rarely have the opportunity to contact in order to avoid suspicion. Therefore, this kind of supply along the way has become a good opportunity for local officials to openly contact the military generals, anyway, spending the country's money and making their own friends. So the county guard of Rakki personally led the security team, and pulled the Pigs and Taal sheep into the camp of the little steel cap, and the things were piled up on the side of the camp gate to form a hill, and those large wooden barrels were filled with freshly brewed grape wine, and the rich aroma of wine wafted to the whole barracks, and the dwarven warriors pouted their flat noses and smelled the wine, and drooled greedily, but as soon as they thought of the prohibition of alcohol by Lord Aragon, everyone began to build the barracks in despair. But there was not much time, and the cheers rang out one after another, and it turned out that it was the captain of the Tucker guard who informed everyone that the adults had temporarily lifted the prohibition of alcohol, and each team could receive a large barrel of wine, two Pigs and Tal sheep, and they were only allowed to drink, not drunk, and the prohibition was restored before ten o'clock.

As soon as the order was given, the barracks were set up twice as fast as usual, and this was when each squad had drawn out their men to start slaughtering the livestock, and when the barracks were ready, the Taal sheep had been roasted and squeaked with oil, and the meat of the Pigbeasts was already boiling in the pot, and the smell of meat could be smelled from afar. The soldiers filled their bowls with wine, and forked a piece of meat on their forks, and in this way you saluted me with a bowl, and I saluted you with a bowl and drank it.

According to imperial decrees, troops and generals on the march were not allowed to enter the towns they passed through without a special call. This would prevent a large number of soldiers from passing through the city and causing a nuisance to the locality, and would also prevent disobedient generals from taking the opportunity to occupy the town in order to stand on their own feet. Therefore, Raki County Shou Jeff put the labor banquet directly into the barracks.

This Jeff for this "encounter" with General Mingo But if he has done his homework, if he is just a military general, I am afraid it will not help his personal political career, but the background of the Minggo family is deep, and there are countless family children who serve in the center of the imperial capital and local places, and Mingo's status in the army gives him a certain right to speak in the family, so the shrewd Jeff spared no effort to seize the opportunity to contact this new general, and he actually asked people to set up a super-large tent in the military camp that was fifty meters square, which alone covered an area more than General Mingo's combat headquarters。

Although Liang Ke is only a maintenance captain, his military rank is lieutenant colonel, which is as high as the captain of several thousand-man teams, so he is also among the invitees. Now that Piedro and Tucker have positions in the army, like Cocoba, they have to have fun with their subordinates at this time, and the personal guard who is currently responsible for Liang Ke's safety is Praguet, but the size of the brute bull is really unable to get into the low tent, and it is inconvenient for Liang Ke to attend such occasions with his "face head" Xinjiaer, so his entourage can only be his signal soldier Delinko.

Liang Ke took Deringo to the huge tent, and saw that the heavy curtain was lifted, the tent was brightly lit, and several people in brocade robes were talking at the door of the big tent, among them, the leader was a young man who looked to be only in his early thirties, this person had a delicate face, a slender figure, a gray-brown leather waistcoat was set over the sky blue middle coat, the velvet-wrapped cuffs revealed a short snow-white shirt, the soft leather riding boots under the fluffy breeches showed the strong outline of the calves, and a short cloak behind him covered one shoulder diagonally, and the short sword hilt exposed under the cloak was decorated with precious stones, which added a lot of heroism to him。

The young man looked up and saw Liang Ke coming, and immediately greeted him with a smile, and the others followed closely behind him.

"You're Lieutenant Colonel Aragon, you've had a hard journey, and on behalf of all the citizens of Laki County, I'm going to welcome you, please come in!" the young man saluted his chest and greeted Liang Ke with a smile.

Liang Ke was stunned for a moment, is he already so famous? Everywhere he goes, someone knows him! Liang Ke was confused in his heart, but he could still maintain the demeanor of a gentleman.

"Hello, I'm Aragorn, may I ask your Excellency?"

A slightly chubby middle-aged man next to him hurriedly introduced: "This is Baron Jeff, our county keeper of Laki County." ”

Liang Ke was stunned again, and hurriedly said politely: "Oh! I have long heard that His Excellency the Baron is in good governance, but I really didn't expect that Lord County Guard would be so young." Thank you, Your Excellency, for your kindness to us!"

"Hahaha! If you want to say that you are young and promising, Jeff can't compare to Lieutenant Colonel Aragon! Your deeds have spread all over the five northern provinces, and Jeff is really fascinated by Your Excellency's experience! It is Jeff's honor to know a heroic figure like you, and during his time in Rakhi, Lieutenant Colonel Aragorn will do his best to meet any needs, even if he asks them. ”

"Hahaha! Your Excellency is too polite. Speaking of which, Aragorn really has something to ask you for. ”

The young baron frowned slightly, he really didn't expect that someone would take the unnutritious kind words as a promise, and start to make unceremonious requests before he entered the door, but the words were said by himself, and it was not easy to refuse directly, so he could only smile and say, "You just say it." ”

"That's right, some of our baggage trucks have varying degrees of wear and tear, and some have been damaged, in this case, I'm afraid it will be difficult to hold on until the ordnance is successfully transported to Cape Rambet, can you ...... Can you ask the county keeper to send some craftsmen to help repair it, and in addition, can you help us buy some glycerin so that we can solve the next stage of the vehicle lubrication problem? Of course, we will bear the costs incurred as a result, and please rest assured that Your Excellency the Baron will be able to do so. ”

Jeff thought that this lieutenant colonel, who was a few years younger than himself, was going to put forward some non-trivial requests to drink flower wine and find a woman with a big ass to spend the night, but he didn't expect that what people proposed was serious business, he looked up, accepted his contempt, and instructed the middle-aged man next to him: "Depan, send some craftsmen to Lieutenant Colonel Aragon tomorrow morning, and in addition, send some glycerin to Lieutenant Colonel Aragon before the team starts." Remember, we will pay for the money, and we can't add any more burdens to the Northern Army. Haha! Lieutenant Colonel Aragon, business is over, please come in, please come in. ”

"Thank you, please!"

Liang Ke lowered his head and walked into the big tent, only to see seventeen or eighteen pots of charcoal fire lit around the huge tent, not only did not have a little black smoke when the cooked charcoal burned, but also exuded a faint fruity fragrance, and the whole big tent did not look cold at all. The floor of the tent was covered with a gray cloth, and in the center was a scarlet carpet of pure wool. On the innermost side of the carpet is a long row of tables lined with fine food and wine, and courteous servants are dividing freshly fried steaks into silver-lace plates. Jeff's butler smiled and guided the guests to their positions one by one, helped them pull out the high-backed chairs covered with golden velvet, and when the guests were seated, he unfolded the snow-white napkin and pressed it under the delicate plate, and then poured the guests full of wine before bowing and turning to receive the next guest.

The huge candlestick on the dining table and the glass lamps that can be seen everywhere in the tent illuminate the center of the big tent as bright as day, Liang Ke came a little earlier, and he repeatedly observed the layout of the place through the light, and his heart became more and more impressed with this Jeff County Shou. The fact that the things used in the huge tent were not extremely luxurious, but they were all of the highest quality, which showed that Jeff had a good taste in life, and that Laki County had a lot of money, at least the environment of last night's dinner was a few levels worse than today's. The waiter and the cook at the banquet served the food and the wine in an orderly manner, smiling, and politely speaking, which shows that Jeff usually teaches his subordinates well, and must be benevolent, it is not easy for a politician to do this, not to mention that this person is still so young.

The generals of the new army soon arrived, and they were in a hurry for a few days, and it was a lie to say that they were not tired, and it was not easy for everyone to have the opportunity to get together to relax and relax today, and everyone whispered interesting stories along the way. There was not much time, Jeff County Guard accompanied General Mingo, who was dressed in civilian clothes, walked in, Jeff introduced the accompanying officials to General Minggo one by one, and then humbly invited General Minggo to sit in the first place, and the others sat on the left and right, and the dinner began in a cheerful and harmonious atmosphere.

Liang Ke sat at the end of his right, far away from General Minggo and Jeff County Guard in the middle, so he didn't have to participate in their stylized greetings, just lowered his head and killed the food on his plate. I have to say that Jeff has put a lot of effort into this meal, with a total of 12 hot and cold dishes, "fried steak over open fire", "charcoal grilled fish bones with fruit wood", "sour plum and otter rump meat", "baked cod with fire and salt", "raw pickled black bear's paw", "roasted oxtail with frog oil", "foie gras fruit and vegetable salad", ...... Every dish on the table is exquisitely crafted, using almost every specialty ingredient that can be found in Rakhishire. Among them, "sour plum drenched otter buttocks" was an eye-opener for Liang Ke. There is a small river on the west side of Rakki County, the water of which is crystal clear and the townspeople have drunk the water from this river for generations. In addition to fish and shrimp, there is also a small otter that is less than a foot long, with a pointed head and thick legs, and has a particularly developed hind limbs and rump because it needs to chase small fish and shrimp in the turbulent water. In winter, the shrewd chef drags these little beasts out of the grass nest by the dam, takes a small piece of snow-white soft meat from the upper part of the hind limbs near the buttocks, simply drizzles with the juice of the freshly picked plums, and puts it on ice to absorb the juice naturally.