Chapter 317: Personal Guard
Ning Yi and Huang Yuchen walked through the bustling streets and went straight out of Pingjin City.
Huang Yuchen had already learned that the place where Pingjin City trained recruits was not in the city, but a new place outside the city, which was specially used to train recruits.
Come to think of it, the training of 50,000 recruits involves many aspects, Pingjin City is such a big place, there are armor weapons to make 50,000 soldiers and horses, there are many people, it is inevitable that there will be some chaos, it is better to put it outside the city, quieter, and it can also better train recruits.
The two of them did not ride horses, but walked quietly, but the speed was not slow. Along the path outside Pingjin City, it didn't take long to see a military camp in the distance, the wooden city wall stood tall, and the flag was waving on it, and the emperor Yuchen was not familiar with it.
"Uncle Xiao should be in the camp by now. Ning Yi turned around and said to Emperor Yuchen: "I took you in, don't show your relationship with Uncle Xiao, among the 50,000 recruits, it is inevitable that there will be people with bad intentions, your identity needs to be kept secret, if others ask, just say that it is my relative." ”
Hearing this, Huang Yuchen nodded slightly. He came to Pingjincheng, saying that he was monitoring Xiao Yibo, but in fact, he was taking refuge, and if one less person knew his identity, he would have more protection.
Although Huang Yuchen didn't know why the eldest brother had to let him come to Pingjincheng, he no longer thought about these things that he couldn't see clearly, the eldest brother ordered, he just had to do it.
When he arrived at the gate of the barracks, Ning Yi took out a token, and the sergeant on guard saw this token and immediately let him go, and Huang Yuchen followed Ning Yi and entered the recruit camp directly.
The vicinity of Pingjin City belongs to the Gobi Mountains, where there are not many water and grass, and the recruit camp is a few miles outside the city, so it is convenient to come and go every day.
Following Ning Yi into the barracks, Huang Yuchen looked around, the entire barracks covered an extremely wide area, all surrounded by wooden walls, and the place where he just entered was the daily resting place of the sergeants, and tents were set up in the barracks, densely packed. In the distance, it should be the sergeant's martial arts training ground, which is training at the moment, and the earth-shattering shouts of killing are endless.
It was the first time for Huang Yuchen to enter the new barracks, and he felt fresh when he saw everything, but after following Ning Yi, he didn't ask about good things.
The layout of the new barracks is very different from the layout of the barracks during the war, and there are many more things, among which the most fresh thing for Huang Yuchen is that outside each tent, there are stones used to hone strength, and the two stones are linked with wooden sticks, and they can be used to hone their strength by moving up and down, this kind of thing, in the march, will never appear.
When Ning Yi saw Huang Yuchen's expression, he knew that he had seen this stone stone, chuckled, and explained: "Recruit training, every time you want to go back to the tent to rest, you need to lift this stone ten times, otherwise you can't enter the account, this is also Uncle Xiao's order, and only these will appear in the recruit camp." ”
Hearing this, Huang Yuchen nodded slightly. Before going out with the right troops, he knew the layout of the barracks during the war, but now that he looks at the new barracks, he still feels that everything is fresh.
There were no people in the tents on both sides, and most of the sergeants were in the martial arts arena at the moment, stepping up their training. Ning Yi took Huang Yuchen and walked straight to the big tent in the middle, if nothing else, Xiao Yibo was in it at the moment.
Following Ning Yi, the two went straight into the big tent, and there were no sergeants outside the tent, and when they entered the tent, they saw that the surroundings were empty, Ning Yi immediately looked back at Huang Yuchen with a bitter face, and said, "Uncle Xiao is performing martial arts, you say, do you want to look for him?"
Huang Yuchen was slightly stunned when he heard this, and said: "Since you are here, you naturally want to go to the martial arts arena to have a look, otherwise what's the point of just looking at some tents and stones?"
When Ning Yi heard this, he sighed softly, and Huang Yuchen, who sighed, was even more puzzled in his heart, only to hear Ning Yi say: "This is what you are going to, not that I forced you to go, let's go." ”
As he spoke, he didn't wait for Huang Yuchen to speak, and went straight out of the big tent. Huang Yuchen was confused and followed behind Ning Yi.
The two of them walked straight to the martial arts arena not far away.
In the martial arts arena, yellow smoke billowed out.
At this moment, 50,000 recruits are training, near Pingjin City is a hilly terrain, there is no grassland, the martial arts scene is active and large, paved with yellow sand, at this moment 50,000 soldiers are drilling, from time to time to set off bursts of dust.
The sound of shouting and killing, the sound of military horns, is endless.
Huang Yuchen followed behind Ning Yi, and the more he walked inside, the more excited he was in his heart.
Since he was a child, his favorite thing is the military, and the most longing is the military camp. He had long wanted to know how the Tiger and Wolf Division of the Eastern Prince's Mansion practiced, and now that he was about to see it, he couldn't hide his excitement in his heart.
And Ning Yi was a little worried along the way, not knowing what he was thinking in his heart, but at this moment, Huang Yuchen was excited in his heart, and he didn't have time to think about it.
Entering the compound of the martial arts arena, the first thing that catches your eye is a neat team of sergeants, fully equipped at the moment, under the orders of the generals, holding spears, constantly doing basic actions such as stabbing, picking, boring, etc., every action, shouting like thunder.
Looking further back, a large group of sergeants were running in full gear, each of them sweating profusely, and looking like that, they had already run more than a lap.
Many new sergeants practiced on the ground on the basis of the brigade and practiced separately, and the shouts were like thunder on the entire exercise ground.
On the side of the martial arts arena, there is a huge platform, on the platform, there are several huge drums, on which the flag is displayed, behind, is a Taishi chair, behind the Taishi chair, neatly stood a small group of sergeants, fully armed, with a resolute face.
Xiao Yibo was sitting on the Taishi chair at the moment, his face was calm, quietly watching the drills on the martial arts arena, and he didn't say a word.
Ning Yi took Huang Yuchen and walked straight to the platform, Huang Yuchen also restrained his expression, followed behind Ning Yi, and stepped forward steadily.
In front of Xiao Yibo, Ning Yi gave a deep salute and said loudly: "Ning Yi, I have seen Xiao City Lord." Huang Yuchen was behind Ning Yi, and then knelt on one knee without saying a word.
He entered the recruit barracks, without any identity and without showing any tokens, wearing people's clothes, and when he saw Xiao Yibo, he saluted.
Xiao Yibo nodded lightly, moved his gaze to Huang Yuchen, stretched out his hand, and asked Ning Yidao, "Who is this person?"
"Back to the city lord of Xiao, this person is a distant relative of mine, I heard that the palace is recruiting sergeants, and I want to enlist in the army. Ning Yi said respectfully.
Xiao Yibo nodded, but did not speak, at this moment, a young man behind Xiao Yibo who looked like a general smiled, looked at Ning Yi, and opened his mouth to say: "The date for recruiting new sergeants has long passed, Ning Junshi, you don't plan to show favoritism, right?"
Hearing this, Ning Yi frowned slightly, looked at the sergeant, and said, "I brought him here, I have my own reason to bring him here, when will it be your turn to speak here?"
When the sergeant heard this, he was not angry, but only smiled and said no more.
"City Lord Xiao, my relative has strength, aren't you still a guard, I think he is just right. Ning Yi stepped forward and said to Xiao Yi.
As soon as these words came out, Huang Yuchen was shocked when he heard this, what lacked a guard, what was the conscription, when was this? Why didn't I know?
Just as he was about to speak, he heard Xiao Yibo say: "Well, I do lack a personal guard, but this guard needs to be cultivated to a high level, this child you brought, has this ability?"
"Naturally. Ning Yi chuckled and said firmly.
Hearing this, Huang Yuchen already felt a little bad in his heart, and then looked at Ning Yi and Xiao Yibo, but neither of them looked at him, but the few sergeants behind Xiao Yibo looked at him, but they were a little unkind.
"Ning Yi...... Are you going to play me to death?" Huang Yuchen scolded in his heart, but on this occasion, he couldn't directly say that Ning Yi lied, he was a young man with no body and no share, and if he wanted to refute Ning Yi in front of everyone, he would not have to take out the Dongwang Decree by himself. But if he took out the Dongwang Order, then his secret coming to Pingjincheng would be revealed.
I was afraid in my heart, although I was very unhappy, but I could only kneel on one knee and bow my head and say nothing.
"Master Ning, you're not afraid of the wind flashing your tongue. Another sergeant behind Xiao Yibo said contemptuously: "I look at Xiao Nian at most fifteen or sixteen years old, and he is thin, so he doesn't look like a practitioner, how can he take on the responsibility of guarding the city lord?"
When Ning Yi heard this, his heart blossomed, but his face was slightly angry, and he said, "What, you are not convinced?"
"Master Ning, I will naturally obey, others?" The sergeant glanced at Huang Yuchen contemptuously, and the look of disdain in his eyes was undisguised.
That's right, these people can stand behind Xiao Yibo to guard, which means that they must be outstanding, saving the ordinary training of the martial arts arena. You must know that Xiao Yibo never needs any guards, just with his own combat strength, the entire Dongwang Mansion, except for the East King, I am afraid that Ye Guan and the rest of his life will be able to compete with one or two, if you want to assassinate him, there are not a few masters above the martial artist, it is simply wishful thinking.
Hearing the sergeant's words, and seeing the expression on his face again, Huang Yuchen cried bitterly in his heart, and scolded Ning Yi thousands of times in his heart, but now that everyone is watching, he can't say anything, so he can only let it go.
"It's easy to do. Ning Yi showed a bright smile on his face, looked at Xiao Yibo, and said, "City Lord Xiao, dare to ask the seven sergeants behind you, but this time the recruits are the top seven with the highest cultivation?"
When these words came out, Xiao Yibo and the few people behind him straightened their waists. Ning Yi was right, they were the recruits with the highest cultivation among the 50,000 sergeants who had been selected through layers of selection, and they had only relied on the low-end cultivation methods of the people to train to the junior level of monks, and the average age was not more than twenty years old. However, compared to Huang Yuchen, there is still a big gap.
"Yes. Xiao Yibo nodded lightly and said, "What? Do you have to let this young man be my bodyguard?"
"Go back to the city lord of Xiao. Ning Yi smiled: "My relative really has a few brushes, otherwise I wouldn't dare to bring them to you rashly, and please give me a chance to fulfill one or two." ”
Xiao Yibo frowned obviously, glanced at Huang Yuchen who was kneeling on the ground, then looked at Ning Yi, and said slightly angrily: "Ning Yi, why did you start doing this?" You know that I don't like this the most, anyone who wants to be on the throne must pass his own ability, even if it is the back door you go, you have to be able to match the position. ”
"City Lord Xiao rest assured, any test, I will mention him to take it. Ning Yi showed a bright gaze in his eyes, and glanced at the seven sergeants behind him, smiling.
Xiao Yibo frowned, turned his head slightly, and asked the seven young sergeants behind him, "What do you think, are you willing to give him a chance?"
"Listen to the lord of the city. Several people said in unison, and then Huang Yuchen felt several eyes fall on him, and he felt a cry of pain in his heart.
"Okay!" Xiao Yibo patted the armrest of the Taishi chair and said: "It's just in the middle of the day, it's time to decide on the candidates for my guards, exactly eight people, you catch and fight, and the final winner is my personal guard, promoted to general." ”
"Honorable Order!" The seven people behind him immediately knelt on one knee and shouted like thunder.
Immediately, Huang Yuchen raised his head slightly, and met Shang Xiao's gaze, but he found that there was a hint of a smile in this gaze.