Jialan: Crossing the Red Chamber

It's Jalan with such a changeable expression.Since arriving in the army, Jia Lan seldom smiles.Except for talking to Li Li, he was always serious and cold.

If he didn't know what Jia Lan looked like in Jingzhong before, Li Liang would really think that Jia Lan was born serious and restrained like others.

In a year, the child who has changed the most is probably this child.

Back then when Shui Rong ordered him to lead Jia Lan, he was secretly a little bit reluctant, thinking that if the children of a wealthy family wanted to experience life in the army, wouldn't it be great for the Imperial Forest Army to relax and relax, and he wanted to come to Saibei to find trouble.

It's just that I don't know which day I changed my mind.

That upright back figure never bent even after a day and a night of rapid walking in the heavy rain, those slender and white hands that had never done a day's heavy work became rough and hard during the daily training of moving stones, that always gentle and smiling face His face became calm and indifferent amid fierce battles one after another.

Perhaps the biggest change is the sharp and sympathetic look in his eyes.

On the second day when Jia Lan arrived in the army, the enemy attacked the city. Liu Meng, the commander of the guard army, was furious and ordered the whole army to resist with all his strength.Li Liang thought it was probably the first time Jia Lan met so many dead people, the first time he killed so many people with his own hands.

After the city battle was won, Li Li vomited a lot. After Li Liang cleaned him up and persuaded him to sleep on the bed, he found Jia Lan by the stream behind the tent.He thought he would vomit and faint, which was no better than Li Liqiang.But he found that his face was pale, his hands were trembling, his eyes were downcast, and there was no other color.

Jia Lan is not his younger brother. Although he knows that the prince values ​​him, Li Liang doesn't want to take more responsibility.Now that you are here, you must obey the rules here.

Jia Lan also seemed to know what he was thinking, and never took the initiative to look for him.Practice hard, grit your teeth and kill the enemy, and you can't find a soldier who works harder than him in the whole army.

His identity was unknown in the army at first, but after a certain small-scale attack, he proposed to Liu Meng to use formations to win, Liu Meng knew that Jia Lan was originally Yi Yanqiu's direct disciple, he was so happy that he was promoted to centurion , into the chamber.

After that, he was brave and good at fighting, his arrows were not in vain, his formation was like a god, he made great achievements repeatedly, and was promoted again and again until he became famous in the battle of Daliang Mountain a year ago.

"What's the problem in the letter?" Seeing that Jia Lan was lost in thought, Li Liang couldn't help asking.

Jia Lan thought for a while and said, "I heard yesterday that Zhen's house in Jiangnan was raided, is it true?"

Li Liang's expression sank, he nodded and said, "It's true, why did you suddenly ask?"

Jia Lan shook his head: "It's okay, I suddenly remembered." He carefully folded the letter paper, put it in his arms, stood up with his sword in his hand, and said, "It's getting late, Brother Li, go to rest early, I'll take a step first."

Li Liang said: "Well, go and rest, you have to go to Hukou Valley tomorrow morning, be careful all the way."

Jia Lan gave a salute, turned and left.

All the way back to the account, he was thinking about the robbery of Zhen's family.

After the death of Concubine Yuan, Prince Teng died of a sudden illness, Shi Nai was transferred outside, and the disaster of Xue Pan's prison has not been lifted.Now that the Zhen family has been raided again, the Jia family is the only major family left.

Although Jia's mother holds the power to control Jia Shejiazhen and others in Jia's mansion, how much can she control?The life of sensual dogs and horses, fighting crickets and playing birds, does it mean that you can let it go?

Jia Lan pinched the bridge of his nose and lifted the curtain to enter the tent.Gently took off the armor, took a shower, carefully read the water-soluble letter several times, then put it in a square wooden box beside the table, and then sat at the desk to study the map carefully, planning for tomorrow's march.

There was a sound of lifting the quilt on the bed, and Li Li said in a daze, "What time is it, are you still asleep?"

Jia Lan's face was slightly relaxed, he blew out the light, walked to the bed, pushed Li Li in, and lay down with his clothes on.Listening to the wind blowing outside, Jia Lan seemed a little cold, tightened his collar tightly, and suddenly touched the jade ornament he was wearing with his fingers.

This jade ornament was given to Lin Ruhai after Daiyu returned to Yangzhou after Lin Ruhai passed away that year.Thinking of Daiyu in a trance, I don't know what she is like now.Although he told Zijuan to take good care of him before he left, and asked his mother to take good care of him, but for some reason, he always felt uneasy.

According to her age, it's time to get married. I don't know what the old lady thinks.Every year, Jia Lan thought about how to get a few pills of elixir, or some folk prescriptions for Zijuan to mix. Daiyu's body was already in good health, and she slept more at night.I just don't know whether Zijuan is as dedicated as before in the year after he left, and whether Baoyu still loves Daiyu.

There is also Shi Xiangyun, who will be married to Wei Ruolan this fall. Wei Ruolan has just been promoted to a third-class guard at the beginning of the year, and she is working hard to guard the barracks.After Tanchun and Zhou Muxiazhi get married, they probably will go to Guangdong with their husband.Some time ago, Yingchun followed her letter and said that everything was fine in her husband's family, and the husband and wife were of the same heart.

Xichun probably still recites Buddha all day, Xue Pan is still in prison, Xue Biao took over the ancestral business, Baochai may also secretly help, and Li Wei, Li Qi and others don't know what happened.

Jia Lan sighed silently, ignored it and fell asleep.

50. Formation, Dark Guard

The plan is not as fast as the change, the deep love does not know the thickness of the fate

Just after half past five o'clock on the second day, Jia Lan woke up. Seeing that Li Li was sleeping soundly, he relaxed his hands and feet.Earlier, Li Li was asked to sleep with Li Liang, but he retorted that Li Liang was too strict with him and restrained him too much, so he insisted on staying with Jia Lan.Jia Lan thought that if he slept with other soldiers, he might not be able to sleep well, so he agreed.

After a year, Jia Lan got used to the feeling of having someone by his side. Occasionally, when Li Li didn't come to him for an event at night, it made him sleepless.

After tidying up, he went out of the tent and said to the guard: "Go wake them up and order them to gather under the sentry tower at five o'clock." The soldier answered yes and left in a hurry.

Jia Lan practiced his guns in the armory, and ran over to the chief Qiu Sheng to say that they were assembled and ready to go.

Jalan followed him.

Because it was still early, most of the people in the military tent were resting, and Jia Lan didn't say anything. He got on his horse and waved his hand, signaling to go.

This time I went to Hukou Valley because some villagers came to report that there were suspicious people walking around in Yuli Village in the past few days, and hoped that the garrison could help drive them away.Such things happened from time to time in the surrounding villages, and there was no need for Jia Lan to go there, but when Jia Lan checked the map, he found that the terrain here was strange and seemed strange, so he asked Liu Meng for orders to go.

Liu Meng saw that this place is surrounded by mountains on three sides, and there is only one entrance, which is like a place name, like a tiger's mouth.If someone blocked the entrance, he was afraid that it would be difficult to fly with his wings. He also had doubts in his heart, so he ordered Jia Lan to lead [-] soldiers to investigate.

Ten kilometers away from Hukou Valley, Jia Lan ordered 200 people to surround the mountain from the left and right to see if there was any movement in the mountain.If there is any abnormal movement, do not act rashly, and return immediately. The 100 people dispersed on the way, keeping a distance from the march.Jialan brought 200 people to enter from Yukou.

They were all soldiers who had followed Jalan for a long time, knew his habits well, and obeyed every order.

After the 300 people dispersed, Jia Lan rode on the horse and took out a telescope to look in the direction of Hukou Valley.Telescopes at this time were still called binoculars, and there were probably no more than ten telescopes in the entire Celestial Dynasty, all of which were paid tribute to the imperial court by foreigners.Jia Lan has not yet reached the point where he can be rewarded by the emperor. Of course, this book is given by water. When he saw it, Jia Lan was very happy. This thing is much more useful when marching and fighting.

It was already noon, and the direction of Hukou Valley was as quiet as usual, and the mountains on both sides were also mottled with shadows of trees, which seemed to be normal.

Jalan waved his hand and moved on.

They walked unhurriedly, and the ten-kilometer journey took more than an hour.When they arrived at Yukou, several villagers were grazing sheep outside the village. Seeing an army approaching, they immediately drove the sheep into the village.

Qiu Sheng hurriedly shouted: "We are the garrison of Suiyuan City."

Those villagers looked back and saw that it was indeed the military uniform of the Celestial Dynasty, so they slowed down.

Qiu Sheng stepped forward on his horse, and when he reached the villagers, he jumped down and cupped his hands with a smile, "Hi, fellow villagers, we are the garrison of Suiyuan City. A few days ago, a fellow villager said that there were suspicious people making trouble in the village, so we came to check. .”

Several villagers looked dubious and said a few words to each other in the local dialect, and looked at the hundreds of soldiers behind Qiu Sheng before pushing out a middle-aged man.

The man was not very proficient in Mandarin, but it happened that Qiu Sheng could speak some dialect, so the two started chatting.

If it is said that among Liu Meng's subordinates, Jia Lan must be the most reassuring, and Qiu Sheng is definitely the most troublesome.In Liu Meng's own words, this guy is pure chatter.

Probably because he was suffocated in the army, as soon as he came out, he seemed to be letting the wind go, and Qiu Sheng and the middle-aged man chatted endlessly, and at the end, the few villagers even chatted along with him.

Jia Lan looked at the few of them dancing and talking there, took a casual glance around with the binoculars, and then put it down, as if he had no intention of entering the valley, and waved his hands to let the soldiers rest where they were.He himself dismounted and meditated quietly.

About half an hour later, a man came trotting from the rear of the army and whispered something in Jia Lan's ear.

After hearing the news, Jia Lan didn't open his eyes, just nodded and continued to meditate.

After another cup of tea, Qiu Sheng ran over.Jalan opened his eyes and looked at him.Qiu Shengdao: "I just asked clearly. It is said that a group of Mongolian businessmen passed by. When they learned that there was a elixir on the mountain, they forced them to go up to pick it. The villagers couldn't beat them, so they went to the garrison."

Jia Lan asked, "Is there really good medicine on the mountain?"

Qiu Sheng nodded and said: "I've also heard people say that the name of Hukouyu didn't come from the topography, but from a kind of grass on the mountain. The smell of this grass is pungent, and the beasts will run away after smelling it. With this herbal sachet, you can escape from the tiger's mouth, which probably means this. And if you are accidentally injured by a beast, you can also crush it and apply it on the wound to stop the bleeding and relieve the pain."

Jia Lan nodded and said, "It's a good thing." He stood up, brushed off the dust on his body, and said, "That's right.