Qin Official

On October 4th, General Bin Bai led a group of soldiers from Tun County to Yunmengze to chase down the thieves, but after searching for several days, he still found nothing. It was not until the morning of the military exercise on the 10th that he returned to the school in anger.

After returning, Bin Baijiang felt something was wrong: the county soldiers who had stayed in the school these past few days dared to whisper when they saw him from a distance, and his enemy Chen Baijiang even seemed to be smiling but not smiling.

Finally, one of his cronies whispered a few words into his ear, and General Bin Bai learned the whole story.

"Is this true?"

His face was full of disbelief, how could this be possible? When he left, the Guishi brought by the black husband could only stand and squat in the same place, making no progress. How come a few days later, it became what everyone said was "orderly"?

But at this time, it was too late for General Bin Bai to find out the reason. Just after dinner time, the two county captains from Anlu County had already arrived outside...

From a distance, General Bin Bai and General Chen Bai, who were waiting outside the school grounds, saw a chariot with two horses and a shaft slowly approaching. Standing in the car were two military officers. They were wearing knee-length jackets. He wears a breastplate with colorful straps and colorful lace, a long turban underneath, pointed shoes on his feet, and a double long crown on his head.

The visitors were none other than the two lieutenants from Anlu County. The two stood side by side. After getting off the bus, they showed some humility to each other and finally walked into the school grounds hand in hand.

The county right lieutenant is a regular official, his name is Du Xian. He is from Guanzhong of Qin State. He was transferred to Anlu three years ago. He has a typical Guanzhong square face, a thick beard on both lips, and speaks in Qin opera. It is incompatible with the local Chuyin.

County Zuo Wei is the adjutant, named Yun Man, and is a native of Anlu. The Yun family has a long history, which can be traced back to the vassal state of Yunzi four to five hundred years ago. During the hundreds of years of Chu rule, the Yun family also served as local officials for generations. Until the Qin State occupied Jianghan, part of the Yun family moved eastward with the King of Chu, and part of it stayed, becoming the largest local force in the area. Yun Man has a sparse beard and slender eyes. He greets the school officials in the local dialect very kindly.

The two of them were smiling and looked very close, but only close associates such as Bin Baijiang and Chen Baijiang knew that although the two county lieutenants did not fight on the surface, they were secretly competing with each other.

It can be said that because Du Xian, the right lieutenant, was a foreign official, he tended to cultivate talents from outsiders, local people, or people transferred from county schools, such as Chen Baijiang. Zuo Wei Yunman represented the local power and liked to support those who were close relatives and friends, such as Bin Baijiang and Huyang Pavilion Chief.

But no matter how different their origins and personalities are, and how big the conflicts they have accumulated in their daily lives, they still work together under the laws of the Qin State, and have never had any disagreements so far. On the contrary, they are unable to fight with their cronies such as General Bin Baijiang and Chen Baijiang. Very happy.

Du Xian and Yun Man just entered the school grounds together and sat down on the earth platform. Du Xian was in the main seat and Yun Man was in the deputy seat. They still kept talking.

As local military commanders, besides today's weather, they talked more about Qin's recent military operations.

"Liu Zuo, have you seen the good news that was delivered by mail from the county this morning?" Du Xian's thick beard was full of smiles.

"My subordinates have seen it." Yun Man also pretended to be a subordinate and said with a smile: "I just learned a few days ago that the king has launched an army to attack Yan. I never thought that the results would be achieved so soon!"

"This is natural." Du Xian stroked his beard and said: "After all, General Wang, the commander of the carriage, is the commander-in-chief, and both Yan and Dai were defeated generals under him. Although he sent troops to stop the king's division, they were like a mantis blocking the carriage and were defeated by the king. The old general was easily defeated by the Yishui River."

Yun Man nodded: "Although the good news was only delivered today, the battle was already in mid-September last year. Now I am afraid that General Wang has conquered the capital of the Yan Kingdom and besieged Jicheng! The situation of the Yan Kingdom is over. "

"Hahaha, of course, the only thing the people of Yan can rely on now is the severe winter. I think in two or three months, when spring comes, you and I will be able to receive the news that the Yan Kingdom has been destroyed, and that King Yan and Prince Dan will be crowned heads. Good news, but..."

Du Xian changed his words and said with a serious face: "Although it is a good thing for General Wang to break Yan, it has little to do with Nanjun and our Anlu County. The county lieutenant also mentioned in the letter that Chu State is ready to make a move recently and has sent troops. The situation is disturbing the border, so at the beginning of the month, we allocate veterans from various counties to defend the border passes. Anlu County is close to the Chu State, so we must guard against it."

Yun Man lowered his voice and said: "According to You Lieutenant, will Qin and Chu go to war within this year?"

"There will be a small war. The Chu State has always been the leader of the alliance, so it has to send troops to attack from time to time. But I'm afraid it won't be a big war."

Du Xian pointed to the north and said with a smile: "Don't forget, the Wei Kingdom in the north is still there!"

Yun Man seemed relieved: "It seems like you and I can still have a few more years of purity."

"Yes, yes, your Majesty has destroyed Han and Zhao, and the Yan Kingdom is about to fall. Sooner or later, a large army will be sent to attack Chu. We will definitely lead the army to join the war. We should work hard to eliminate the thieves, train the soldiers, and wait patiently. .”

"Hahaha, what Youwei said makes sense, but I don't know if Youwei will still be in Anlu by then."

Du Xian's expression froze, and then he burst into laughter.

The two looked at each other and smiled, but there was no smile in their eyes, and they were each thinking.

Du Xian always showed that he was well-informed as the chief officer, but Yun Man did not confront him head-on. At the end, he only said "I wonder if the right lieutenant will still be in Anlu by then." Because he heard that the county government intended to transfer Du Xian to Yan County to serve. If this happened, the old Guanzhong official who had suppressed him for three years would get out, and he would probably miss a war to destroy the country.

Both of them have their own support and their own Xiao Jiujiu, so they have been evenly matched for three years, and no one dares to completely fall out.

While they were chatting, the two hundred generals had already gathered all the soldiers who had been training this month, and they were standing in darkness on the school field.

The two county lieutenants stopped talking. Du Xian, the right lieutenant, nodded to Chen Baijiang and said, "Let's begin!"

General Chen Bai agreed and ordered the drums to be beaten. With the rumble of the drums, the ten-day competition officially began...

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"General Chen Bai, in this month's watch, the order of formation is very average."

Right Lieutenant Du Xian sat on his knees on the mat behind the table, shaking his head as he looked at the soldiers passing by in sequence.

Starting from Jiashi, nine people have already lined up and walked past the stage, demonstrating the four basic formations of sitting up, walking and stopping, left and right, and front and back.

As for dividing and combining, knotting and untying, all the soldiers will be trained together in the next few days. At that time, some wooden sticks and bamboos will be distributed, which should be used as substitutes for guns and spears. If you want to actually get weapons, you have to wait for formal recruitment into the army. The Qin State is still very strict about the management of military standard weapons.

However, in Du Xian's view, even in the simplest four formations, these pawns are poorly practiced.

Jia Shi was the best he had ever seen, and Shi Chang Yuan Bai, who was standing at the front, was an old soldier, and the soldiers he brought out were barely in order when they marched. I just don’t know why, but today was a cold winter day, but Yuan Bai was so hot that he was sweating profusely and a little absent-minded. When he was demonstrating "left and right", he almost turned in the wrong direction.

Even Jia Shi is like this, and the remaining eight Shis (Yi, C, Ding, Wu, Ji, Geng, Xin and Ren) are even worse.

Some of them were scattered, some were disorderly, some were moving inconsistently and crookedly, and when some shouted to stop and stand, there were actually some who walked forward in a daze, bumping into people in front of them, resulting in a queue. It was even more confusing, causing other people to laugh out loud.

Seeing this scene, Du Xian's face turned dark. The county had just asked him to strengthen his security and train more quickly this morning. At noon, he saw that these soldiers were in such bad shape, which really angered him. Chen Baijiang looked at You Lieutenant's face and felt a little guilty.

Yun Man was very optimistic and said comfortingly: "You Lieutenant, you can be relieved. After all, we are a new army of soldiers. Can we train them into elite soldiers in just ten days? What's more, most of the old soldiers have been recruited to prepare for the border this time." Police, most of the people who come to serve this time are young people who are not strong enough. How can they be compared with county soldiers and old soldiers?"

"That makes sense."

Du Xian tried his best to suppress his anger. He had already determined that among the nine shrines, Jiashi was considered the best. As for the other shrines... If possible, he really wanted to comment on eight "shrines" in a row, ruthlessly. Punish them severely and see who dares not to take military training seriously in the future!

At this time, Chen Baijiang came over and said, "Of the two superiors, one of them has never practiced before."

"It must be the same as the previous ones, just don't look at it." Zuo Wei Yunman glared at General Bin Bai in the distance and said coldly.

How can this be done? Chen Baijiang said hurriedly: "I dare to tell the county captain that this Guishi is the best trained among all the soldiers. His skills are due to the capture of three Yun Mengze a few days ago." Thief, the black husband of Yunmengxiang who was worshiped as a public servant, right lieutenant, do you still remember?"

"It turns out to be him!"

Du Xian nodded. He remembered that the county prison had specifically told him that he would be allowed to be late for a day. Later Chen Baijiang also mentioned that because Heifu won the lawsuit against Huyang Pavilion Chief, Zuo Wei's son-in-law Bin Baijiang resented and made things difficult for him...

Thinking of this, Du Xian glanced at Zuo Wei's face, with a smile on his lips, and said: "As a county lieutenant, the ten-day competition is your duty. How can it not have a beginning and an end? General Chen Bai, let Guishu Come up quickly and let us see who the warrior who captured the thief is."

"only!"

Chen Baijiang showed a proud smile to the ashen-looking Bin Baijiang. He waved the flag in his hand, and Guishi, who had been waiting for a long time on the other side of the school field, slowly walked over.

Du Xian straightened up and looked around, only to see that the first person in Guishi's row was Shi Chang, a dark-skinned man. He was seven and a half feet tall, with steady steps and a solemn expression. Although he was only holding an ordinary thick bamboo pole , but in his hands, it seemed to be a bright military flag, or a sharp spear!

The people of Guishi just followed Shi Chang's pace, and the queue came into view...