On the 20th day of October in the Yuan Wu calendar, eight days after leaving the Blood Gate, Cheng Kun finally returned to the barracks, but this time there was a little girl on his horse, who was Yuan Liang's sister Yuan Qiao.

After leaving Anci County, Cheng Kun took Yuan Qiao to several other counties in Jinyang County for a turn. But fortunately, the situation was not as bad as he imagined, although there were several military family members who were in trouble, but they were easily solved after he saw them.

After coming to the barracks, Yuan Qiao couldn't help but look around, looking like he wanted to find the traces left by his brother here.

Hong Chao, Deng Xiaoxian, Zhao Ran and others were very close to the little girl after seeing her, and they all said that they would treat her as their own sister.

Yuan Qiao couldn't bear everyone's enthusiasm for a while, stood beside Cheng Kun with a red face, didn't speak, but was very happy in his heart, and the feeling that someone cared was always very warm.

Because ordinary women are not allowed in the barracks, Cheng Kun also needs to find a place for Yuan Qiao to live outside the barracks, and it is best to find her a job.

Cheng Kun found his master for this. Tang Zhong praised the apprentice after listening to his experience of going back this time, and he was also very concerned about the little girl's affairs.

After thinking for a while, he said to Cheng Kun: "Since this girl has been a maid in a big family's house since she was a child, let her do some sewing and mending things, in the military camp, some women will be found in the city to wash and sew the clothes that the sergeant has changed, and it doesn't hurt to have one more her." ”

Cheng Kun thought about it, and also felt that this was a good idea, he had so many people stationed in the barracks, if he was okay on weekdays, he could take care of one or two, he didn't need to worry about what grievances she suffered, and in two years, he could find a husband for Yuan Qiao that he liked.

After making up his mind, Cheng Kun did not delay any longer, and led Yuan Qiao to buy a small courtyard for her in the Blood Gate Gate, which cost a total of eight gold.

Although Cheng Kun didn't think about asking Yuan Qiao to repay his money, the little girl was very strong in her bones, and insisted that she would definitely pay it back when she earned money in the future, but Cheng Kun couldn't resist her, so she had to agree on the surface.

After buying the yard, Cheng Kun bought some paper money and a pot of good wine, and took Yuan Qiao to the cemetery outside the city.

The cemetery was located in a flat clearing two miles west of the city gate, and in this huge clearing was covered with small hills, each of which represented a soldier who had died in battle. On top of the mountain bag, there is a wooden tombstone with the identity of the soldiers who died in battle.

In order to prevent the occurrence of plague, after each major battle, the barracks would dispose of the corpses of the dead soldiers, usually within three days, and then bury them together.

Yuan Qiao followed Cheng Kun to a mountain bag, and from the color of the soil, it could be seen that this was a newly dug grave. She couldn't help but kneel in front of the grave and cried, "Brother!" Tears suddenly flowed.

Although more than a month has passed since she received the news of her brother's death, after coming to this grave, Yuan Qiao realized so truly that her only brother in this world has indeed left her, and from then on it is yin and yang.

Cheng Kun stood behind Yuan Qiao, watching her cry, knowing in her heart that after crying this scene, she could completely vent the sadness in her heart.

After crying happily, Yuan Qiao calmed down a lot, lit a flame and burned the paper money he bought one by one, and told his brother who had been sleeping underground for a long time about his recent situation, and a smile began to appear on his face. (Paper money in history should have appeared after the Wei and Jin dynasties, and it was necessary to advance it here for the sake of the plot)

Cheng Kun also felt a little emotionally in his heart, the pension system of soldiers in his previous life was supported by the state, and he also participated in the memorial service of his comrades-in-arms more than once. The relationship between soldiers is so hot and hot, it is forged by the iron-like trust that can leave the back to the other party on the battlefield.

It is precisely because of this experience that he resolutely decided to pay for the pension of his subordinates, and if he can persist all the time, Cheng Kun's subordinates will form an incomparably powerful collective.

Of course, the benefits of the able-bodied soldiers' pension were not recognized at the time, but there was a problem that needed to be solved, and that was where the money would come from. There is not enough money, and no matter how good the plan is, it is just a castle in the air.

Cheng Kun only dared to do this now because of the small number of soldiers under his command, and when he had the opportunity to lead an army alone in the future, it would be impossible for him to be as comprehensive as he is now, at most he would just do his best.

An hour later, Cheng Kun and Yuan Qiao left the cemetery.

The north wind behind him whimpered, which seemed to be Yuan Liang's whispers and blessings to his sister under the Nine Springs......

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After arranging the little girl's life in the Blood Gate, Cheng Kun came to Peng Rou's tent. Gai Yuntian was still standing there practicing, and when Cheng Kun saw him again after a short time, he found that this guy's cultivation had made great progress, and he couldn't help but praise it in his heart.

Gai Yuntian found out that this guy was coming, so he didn't go in to report, and said directly to Cheng Kun: "The general has already explained, if you come back, just go in the account and see her directly, please." ”

After Cheng Kun walked in, Peng Rou glanced up at him, and said with a slight teasing: "Oh, I'm finally willing to come back, if you don't come back, that Angel Dai will cross out your list of going to the imperial capital before." ”

Cheng Kun said apologetically: "The subordinates came back a little late, which made the general worried. ”

Peng Rou pursed her mouth and said, "What am I worried about, if you don't return within the time limit, the person who will be punished will not be me." ”

Although she said this, she still stood up and took out a neatly stacked black dress and handed it to Cheng Kun: "Well, this is for you, try it when you go back, if it doesn't work, you can modify it." ”

Cheng Kun took it with some doubts, and as soon as his hand touched the material of this dress, his face changed, and he had a hint of joy compared to just now. This is much harder to the touch than ordinary silk, and there are some tiny bumps on the surface.

He immediately guessed what this was, in the Broken Dragon Mountain, he, General Peng and the Zhu Yan Dabai worked together to kill a huge Xuan Snake, and the two of them stripped off all the scale armor of her body after the Xuan Snake died, and prepared to make it into treasure armor, and the one in front of him should be the finished product.

After shaking it away with his hand, Cheng Kun found that this treasure armor was much smaller than he had imagined, and the shape was similar to the vest he often wore in the summer in later generations, probably only covering the chest of his upper body to the lower abdomen, and the back behind him could also be protected, but the two arms and the lower half of the body could not do anything.

But for Cheng Kun, this is enough, after all, this snake scale armor has many advantages, the weight is very light, the material is also very soft, and you can know that it will not affect your movements after wearing it with your hands, which is very important.

The most important thing is that this is an inner armor, which is worn inside the clothes, and it does not prevent Cheng Kun from wearing an extra set of armor during the war, with two layers of protection inside and outside, and the chance of an accident is much smaller.

Cheng Kun stroked this treasure armor and couldn't put it down, for any martial artist, such a treasure armor is a treasure that is not easy to gold, and it can save his life at a critical time.

Peng Rou looked at him a little playfully, and said with a smile: "How is it, are you satisfied? This treasure armor is not as simple as you seem, I specially found a grandmaster to test it after I made my own one, guess what the result is?"

Cheng Kun shook his head and said to her: "I can't guess it, the general should just say it, I'm also very curious about the defensive power of this treasure armor." ”

Peng Rou had a smug smile on her face, like a little girl who got a toy and couldn't help but show off to the people around her: "Under the attack of that grandmaster, I held on until he exerted eighty percent of his strength before I felt a little qi and blood churning, and the scale armor of this Xuan Snake seems to have an extremely strong defense against the grandmaster's qi. If you and I wear it, under certain circumstances, we may not be able to fight with the grandmaster. ”

That's not all, Peng Rou continued: "And I also found that after wearing this treasure armor, the strength of the protective true qi will also be increased, your main exercise now is the iron cloth technique, if you successfully break through the exercises one day to become a grandmaster, and then wear it, the protective qi may be enough to make your opponent desperate." So, in comparison, this armor is more useful in your hands. ”

Cheng Kun's face was even more surprised when he heard this, it would be great if what Peng Rou said was true.

Because there was nothing else, Peng Rou sent him out after handing over the snake scale armor to Cheng Kun.

In two days, Cheng Kun was about to leave for the imperial capital, accompanied by the two people sent by the prince, the Xinyue Dao people, and the masters summoned by Xuan Yiguan. The remaining two days were spent on him taking care of his affairs in the barracks.

Cheng Kun actually didn't have anything to explain, he just gathered all the soldiers under his command and gave him a lecture.

Because there are many new faces, Cheng Kun didn't explain too much, after he left the Blood Gate Pass, the four hundred people under him would be managed by General Peng, and there was nothing to worry about.

However, the new soldiers were a little disappointed by this, Cheng Kun didn't know that he was already well-known in the barracks.

After joining the army for only half a year, he killed dozens of enemies in the big war, and the high level of martial arts is breathtaking. Later, he participated in secret missions with General Peng and other masters in the army, and made great contributions, and soon after he returned, he was promoted to military Sima by the emperor's order, and the speed of promotion was also okay.

Even if there are many people in the Dingshan army, there are not many people like Cheng Kun.

But after meeting, those newcomers found out that Cheng Kun was just a tall ordinary person, and his appearance was still very young, and there were many such people in the Dingshan Army, but they couldn't see any difference between Cheng Kun and others.

Many people couldn't help muttering in their hearts, the rumors they heard were not mixed with water. Even if the young military Sima in front of him is really extraordinary, it shouldn't be as exaggerated as he heard.