Chapter 114: The Great Drama Begins
Huilongpo, the starting point of the western mountain range of Beiting, has gradually formed a small bazaar as a number of trade routes have converged here in recent years.
On the eleventh day of the lunar month, the west wind blew fiercely, stirring up bursts of yellow sand, and the Huilong Inn opened its door as in the past.
If you look closely, you will find that the shopkeeper and the tenants in the inn on this day are not familiar faces from the Huilongpo market.
They sat around early in the morning, as if they were discussing something.
"Our group scene is very important, we must follow the order of the previous rehearsal, and we must not make a little mistake, otherwise my uncle and his wisdom will definitely find the problem," Zhang Peng is standing in the C position, at this moment he is dressed as a one-eyed thief, and he is telling everyone the details of acting.
That's right, Zhang Peng's plan is to put on a big show for Xu Yanbing, and the title of the play is "Jiangmen Huzi Rebirth Inn Guy"!
"Uncle, don't worry, I have memorized all my lines, and I will be foolproof!" Gundam dressed up as an innkeeper and patted his chest in reassurance.
"What I'm afraid of is that you memorize by rote, the important thing in acting is to substitute, to substitute yourself into the plot, you have to think about the character, action, and habits of the character you play!" Zhang Peng made a serious request, "Once the big drama starts, the behavior of each of our characters must conform to their identity, I asked you to think about this, didn't you listen to it?" ”
Everyone looked at each other, although they all expressed great enthusiasm for this big play, but they were not professional actors after all, and they never thought that acting in a play would have so much attention.
"There's only half a day left, you all listen to me one by one, I'll analyze your roles one by one, I'll just say it once, you listen well! Gundam, you ......"
Just when the rehearsal in Huilongpo was making its final effort, Xu Yanbing had already appeared on the shore of Dayue Lake.
"Major General, this year's changes in Beiting are really big, I don't even know how to describe it!" A burly soldier rode a tall horse to Xu Yanbing's side, and along the way, he was amazed by the changes in Beiting, but his vocabulary was too limited to express his praise.
Ge Shuyan also returned, and his medical battalion showed its skills in the Thirteen Villages of Biansai, not only helping the soldiers resist the smallpox invasion, but also performing operations on many seriously injured patients, bringing many seriously injured back to life.
"How about Biaozi, Zhang Pengjun's ability to blow the horse is not me, right? Have you seen the barley fields outside the city with your own eyes? See the waterwheel? Hmph, "The biaozi in Ge Shuyan's mouth is the big man who just couldn't find the adjective.
Xu Yanbing is a lot calmer, he has a smile on his face, along the way when he sees something new, he will stop to observe and observe, with his knowledge, many things can understand its structure by looking at it twice, such as Zhang Peng's invention of the human trolley, but there are some things he can't understand, such as green bricks and cement.
"I really want to be impressed by this brother-in-law," Xu Yanbing's handsome and tough face showed a hint of relief, "The most important thing is my sister Wanyi, I have always been afraid that she will be delayed by Zhang Peng for a lifetime, but now it seems that Zhang Peng is not a good match." ”
Just when the three of them were talking and laughing about the march, the horse in front brought information on the road conditions: "Report to the major general, there are a large number of migratory yellow sheep gathering on the road ahead, blocking the road, whether it needs to be driven is up to the major general to decide." ”
"A large herd of yellow sheep?" Xu Yanbing froze slightly, this was the first unexpected situation he had encountered, "How large-scale?" ”
He had seen the Northwest Yellow Sheep, a wild sheep with a fierce temperament and great unity, but he had only seen a flock of hundreds at most.
"Tell the major general, there are about thirty or forty thousand!"
"Twenty thousand?" Ge Shuyan's eyes widened, he just wanted to say that he was going to rush into the flock of sheep to catch a few and come over to fight the tooth sacrifice, but now he has no such plans, the Northwest Yellow Sheep is large and has a fierce temperament, and he can still catch dozens or hundreds of them unscrupulously, but tens of thousands...... He was afraid of being pushed out of his internal wounds by those irascible rams.
"Now the question is not whether to drive it away," Xu Yanbing suddenly reined in his horse, he suddenly realized one thing, "The gathering of these yellow sheep in large numbers is probably for these barley fields along the Remnant Yang River!" ”
Biaozi and Ge Shuyan also reacted, they didn't dare to imagine the scene of thirty or forty thousand yellow sheep rushing into the barley field to chew seedlings!
These barley are their main military rations for the coming year! There is no room for error!
Xu Yanbing's eyes gradually became sharp, and he decisively issued a military order: "We are stationed on the coast of Dayue Lake today, and the whole army is on secondary alert, ready to resist the impact of the yellow sheep flock at any time!" ”
Even with the addition of Ge Shuyan's medical battalion, the current team of Xu Yanbing is less than 1,000 people, and these 1,000 people are already overstretched to guard the barley fields along the coast of Dayue Lake.
"As for the barley fields along the Remnant Yang River, I believe that my father will definitely have an arrangement, don't think so much, set up camp immediately!" Xu Yanbing is categorical and unquestionable.
The military order was quickly issued, and Xu Yanbing and his entourage of less than 1,000 soldiers were simply stationed on the shore of Dayue Lake.
Naturally, Xu Yanbing met the militia team that had been patrolling near Dayue Lake, and also met the honorary veteran Zhu Ya.
"Major General, you really saved the people of Dayue Lake, these yellow sheep are really flooded," Zhu Ya expressed his gratitude when he heard that Xu Yanbing had decided to station in Dayue Lake to help resist the attack of the yellow sheep.
"You don't have to be polite, as a soldier of Beiting, it is our mission to protect the people of Beiting Ankang City," Xu Yanbing said humbly.
"Oh, young general, don't stand outside all the time, there is a place to rest in the watermill room, you are tired of driving, why don't you go there to rest," Zhu Ya invited.
"How can I take your place to rest, by all means," Xu Yanbing subconsciously refused.
"The major general is wrong, the watermill house was built by the general's mansion, and we have been borrowing the general's place to rest, besides, our home is in Dayue Lake, we can just go home to rest," Zhu Ya explained.
"Young General, don't shirk it, you have been in the dust all the way, take a good rest tonight, the brothers will take turns patrolling, you won't make a mistake, don't worry," Biao Zi also thought that Zhu Ya's words were reasonable, and persuaded him.
Xu Yanbing couldn't resist everyone's invitation, so he no longer refused.
It was night, torches were lit by the Great Moon Lake, none of the soldiers on patrol relaxed their vigilance, and the yellow sheep were afraid of the fire, although they were hungry for the delicacy of barley seedlings, but they were very afraid of the two-legged monsters holding torches.
In the "maintenance room" of the watermill room, Xu Yanbing quickly felt sleepy, perhaps because the breath of the long-lost field gave him a sense of security, and he soon fell asleep.
"Ratis Keqing, the young general has fallen asleep in the lounge!"
In the small village on the shore of Dayue Lake, the "honest man" Zhu Ya is carrying an oil lamp to report to Latisi in the carriage.
"Very good, if it weren't for you, Uncle Zhu, I'm afraid the young general wouldn't have easily lived in the water garage," Latis smiled slightly, "and then continue to execute according to the plan...... Baili seniors, you need to come out! ”
Baili Yunxi, who was riding in the carriage, seemed to be a little nervous, and her beautiful face was a little unconfident and embarrassed: "This is the first time I've done something to pretend to be a ghost, I don't know if I can wear a goof......