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Chapter 8 Join the Barracks

A thousand miles away from Yanshan to Mobei, you have to pass Jiangzuo, Hengzhou, Guangyang, and cross the Yeshui River. The scenery along the way has been changing constantly, from the green mountains and the shade of green trees, slowly turning into a plain with a flat mountain. In the end, all you can see is the long yellow sand.

In the late spring of the 28th year of Liang Li, it took more than a month. After almost exhausting the money, the group finally arrived at Ye Cangcheng, the largest town on the northern border of the desert at noon. The ordinary horses of Liang State were far inferior to the war horses of Xiliang. The five of them abandoned the carriages, each with one horse. Along the way, they maintained the mentality of experiencing the people's conditions and scenery while walking, and they walked leisurely.

Although Ye Cangcheng is the largest town on the northern border of the Mo, in fact, there are 50,000 Xuanjia Army stationed in this city, and the real people are only 10,000. In fact, it is a huge military camp. Ye Cangcheng is surrounded by open plains on three sides, with only the east side facing Luojia Mountain. There is an uneven river on the west side of the city. The water that people in this city drink is drawn from this river. Because it is close to Ye Cangcheng, people here named it Ye Canghe. Ye Cangcheng walls are made of yellow mud mixed with yellow sand everywhere. The lacquer on the gate tower has long been eroded by wind and sand, revealing the original appearance of the wood. Even the plaque of the city gate is barely recognized.

"I didn't expect the border town to be so declining!" Duan Lang, who was riding on the horse, couldn't help but sigh.

"It's probably not easy to have such a situation after years of war." Xuan Shaoning seemed to have explained Duan Lang, and he couldn't hide his loss when he looked at the city.

"Let's arrive!" Ling Feiyan was extremely excited, "It's arrived, Ye Cang, I'm back!" Perhaps among the five, she was the happiest.

When the city guard saw a stranger coming, he immediately came to stop him and shouted: "Who is it!"

"It's me! What's wrong? I don't know each other anymore?" Ling Feiyan put her hands on her hips and pretended to be angry.

Several young soldiers guarding the city carefully looked at the woman in front of her, but they were still unfamiliar. In addition, the few unidentified men behind her, the soldiers became even more alert.

"All of them are new! No wonder, Uncle Qiu, I am Ling Feiyan!" Ling Feiyan didn't plan to continue to play the puzzle, so she directly reported to her home.

"You are... Feiyan." The older veteran who was known as Uncle Qiu stood up unexpectedly, "Feyan, it's really you! You are finally back, your father is talking about you every day!"

"Haha, am I back now? They are all my classmates and friends. This time they join me in the Xuanjia Army!" Ling Feiyan made way out so that the soldiers guarding the city could see clearly the people coming.

"You tell the general about this, hurry up and see your father!" The veteran who led the lead said and started urging the group to enter the city with a smile.

"So, can we go into the city?"

"That's of course!"

"Thank you Uncle Qiu!"

The four of them dismounted, bowed to the soldiers guarding the city, and then led the horse into the city.

Ye Cangcheng is full of low bungalows, and the shops along the street are all about selling vegetables, irons, medicine shops and other people's livelihood needs. They are completely unable to see a place of romantic love like Feng Yige. The avenue under your feet is not paved with bluestone in the capital, but retains the original dirt road. In late spring, the horse's hooves stir up dust on it.

"The top priority here must be to guard the country, right?" Xuan Shaoning told himself in his heart.

"Fiyan, did Ye Cangcheng look like this before?" Duan Lang looked around the street scene and asked Ling Feiyan who was walking in the front.

"In my memory, there is basically no change in appearance. Compared with the capital, is it different? "Ling Feiyan turned her head and looked at the four people behind her with inquisitive eyes.

"No, no! We don't dislike it!" Huo Qing waved his hand in a hurry, and Duan Lang smiled awkwardly.

"If I regret it, it's still time!"

"Since you come, you will be at ease!" Master Gong Zhengyuan surpassed Ling Feiyan and walked to the front.

After walking through the street below, there are no shops in front of me. Instead, it is replaced by a large square. The square is often large and it is hard to see its end at a glance. A large tripod is placed in the middle of the square, which is shining with a patina under the sunlight. There are many people watching the fun and shouting from time to time.

The five of them approached to watch the fun. They squeezed through the crowd and saw that they were two people competing for martial arts: one of the middle-aged strong men had a strong upper body, strong muscles, and their legs were firmly tied to the ground; and the opponent opposite him was obviously much younger, a young man, and his figure was much worse. When the two compared, they seemed much thinner.

I heard the middle-aged strong man say, "Boy, I don't want others to say that I bully people. I will give you one hand today. As long as you can force me out of the circle on the ground, you will win!"

After saying this, the crowd looked down at the ground. Sure enough, there was a big circle, and the two of them were standing inside.

When he was talking, he was about to start. He took the lead and attacked the strong man's face with his arms, but his legs quickly moved to the surroundings of the strong man. He swept back and headed towards the strong man's legs. The strong man turned his hand to block the young man's attack, but he seemed to have a half-beat reaction, but his feet did not move.

"Not good!" Xuan Shaoning thought to himself, the strong man had fallen into the trap.

Just heard the "Ah", what was surprising was that after the young man swept it, not only did the strong man not move at all, but he fell to the ground, shouted, and immediately rolled in pain with one leg around him. Just when the onlookers had not figured out what was going on, the strong man took a step back and grabbed the guy's back with both hands. The young man wanted to resist, but he seemed very powerless. He was thrown out of the circle by the strong man and fell to the ground.

"Okay!" The onlookers cheered.

"This strong man's lower plate is quite stable, and his legs are already very hard. The young man's leg sweeping power is already quite powerful, but he directly blocked it!" Huo Qing was also surprised.

"Dad, good skills!"

Xuan Shaoning and others looked at Ling Feiyan in surprise and ran over and hugged the strong man.

"He...is Feiyan's...father?!"

Before the strong man could come back to his senses from the competition just now, he suddenly saw his daughter appear. He was so ecstatic that he didn't know why. He pushed away the hug he sent, and turned around several times as the woman in front of him, with a look of astonishment. "Really... it's really Feiyan?"

"Dad, don't you even know your own daughter?" Ling Feiyan said angrily.

"Oh, it's been seven years! We two have only met a few times. My daughter is indeed a girl who has grown up and becomes more and more beautiful. Tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk

"My daughter has learned a lot of good skills, but now she doesn't have time to show it, so I have to introduce it first!" Ling Feiyan held the strong man and said to the few people standing in the crowd: "This is my father, Ling Tieying. Dad, they are all my classmates." Ling Feiyan changed her previous ability and became a spoiled little daughter.

"Dad, I'll introduce you to them, they are..."

"Hey, don't worry, don't look at what time it is now. I'm afraid that everyone hasn't eaten? Come on, I'll take you to taste the food in the military camp?"

Although Ling Tieying is big and thick, she thinks that things are quite thoughtful.

"Okay, the hardships along the way are indeed a worm calling, so let's thank my uncle first!" Duan Lang knew that he could not lose his etiquette.

"Haha, welcome, please come with me!"

I thought Ling Tieying would take them to the military camp, but unexpectedly, he walked directly to the building at the farthest end of the square. The group followed him without asking questions. It was not until after walking for about a stick of incense that the building in front of him began to become clear: it was a mansion with red walls and gray tiles, square, and two vermilion-lacquered doors. Just looking at the appearance, if it was placed in the capital, I was afraid that even the mansions of fifth-rank officials were not as good as those of them. However, in Ye Cangcheng, it could be regarded as a first-class mansion.

Looking at the "General's Mansion" written on the lintel of the mansion, the four of them looked at each other and could not help but secretly guessing that Ling Feiyan's father's rank was the size of that, and that he could directly lead them and his group of people to see the general.

"Centurion Ling Tieying and the disciples of Qingshan Academy are asking for a meeting with the general!" Ling Tieying saluted and said seriously.

"Please come in!" The guard replied neatly, not asking questions like the capital.

It turned out that he was just a centurion! The four of them were even more surprised at this time.

Ling Tieying made a request gesture to them, and then took the lead in entering the General's Mansion first.

The first thing you see when you enter the general's mansion is a screen wall, with two large characters "Xuanjia" engraved on the gray wall. Bypassing the screen wall, it is the school martial arts field, but the area is smaller than that of the square. There are weapons racks on both sides of the site, and the weapons on the racks are really eighteen weapons. Standing in the school martial arts field, you can see the main hall, and the lintel is written: Longlu.

Unexpectedly, the hall in the general's mansion actually gave such a elegant name. The four of them wanted to see the King Yu, who was often mentioned by several masters in the academy. Xuan Shaoning became more and more curious about the "iron-blooded prince" mentioned by the senior brothers of the academy.

"Let's go to the hall for now, I think the general will come soon." Ling Tieying led everyone into the hall. The layout of the inner hall is also very simple: in the middle is a sand map, which marks the geographical location of Ye Cangcheng and some important terrain around it; two rows of wooden chairs are placed on both sides, and a long table is placed on the steps facing the hall door, but there are no chairs behind it.

"The main hall of the dignified General's Mansion is so simple!" Huo Qing's words were full of admiration.

"The character of the general..." Ling Tieying immediately turned around when he started talking. "I haven't read a book, so I won't say it casually. You will naturally know when you get along with each other in the future." But when talking about the general, Ling Tieying looked full of respect.

"Iron Eagle, is your baby girl back?"

Everyone looked back at the voice and saw two men walking towards Longlu. The man in the lead was wearing a green cover embroidered with yellow cloud patterns, six feet tall, wide and narrow waist, walking with a bright and elegant look; his hair was tall and tied, his temples were like a knife, his appearance was like a painting, his skin was dark and he seemed to have a faint shiny flow, his eyes flashed with bright light, and a short scar on his forehead on his left made this handsome face look a little vicissitudes; the man behind was dressed simply, his hair was not tied or tied, and his figure was thin, half a head shorter than the man before, his face was also dark, and he had a goatee beard under his jaw, which looked bigger than the former.

"The last general will meet the general, and see Master Mo!" Ling Tieying knelt on one knee, searched and clasped his fists, and gave a great gift in the march. The five people immediately followed him, but the greeting was with ten arms and half of their bodies bowed.

"Get up!" The man in the leader waved his hand slightly and looked at the five young men behind Ling Tieying with a smile.

"General, Rong Mo will introduce these people." Ling Tieying moved his body to the side and showed the five people behind him completely in front of the people. "They are classmates and Yan'er, all students of Qingshan Academy."

"I have received a letter from Master Bai Shi before. I know that there are disciples from Qingshan Academy coming to join the Xuanjia Army. I waited thousands of times, and finally I waited for you!" King Yu raised his hand to signal everyone to sit down, and walked to the long table, and stood instead. "I am Xiao Yunqi, the King of Yu, and the commander of the 50,000 Xuanjia Army here. You can call me general like an iron eagle in the future."

King Yu called himself "I" instead of "I am" or "I am General", which shows how low his attitude is. From this point alone, Xuan Shaoning and others admire him from the bottom of their hearts.

"This is your senior brother, a civil and military genius. He is not only my military advisor, but also saved me from the chaos army several times." King Yu smiled and introduced the people behind him, "Chengfeng, you should introduce it yourself."

"The general really praised it. Mo Chengfeng is a disciple of the fourth year of Qingshan Academy. We have been a disciple of the same school and will be called brothers in the future."

"Hello, Senior Brother Mo, we have heard from Master mention you several times. Meeting you today can fulfill one of our long-cherished wishes!" Duan Lang said respectfully: "In the next Duan Lang!"

"Wow, it's so full of energy!" King Yu was interested by Duan Lang's loud recommendation. "Although Feiyan has not seen him for seven years, no one can admit his mistakes. But the other three might as well report to their own homes."

"In Xia Huo Qing, who was born in a farmer family, was fortunate that Master Mao taught the Six Arts. He only hoped to play in the Xuanjia Army!"

"In Xuan Shaoning, an orphan, since ancient times, he said, "Famous fame but win it immediately", so he decided to join the army!"

"My teacher Gong Zhengyuan is from Xiangzhou."

Huo Qing is simple, Xuan Shaoning is far-reaching, and Shi Gong Zhengyuan is taciturn. King Yu has made a rough impression. "In this chaotic era, it is indeed a clear road for a passionate man to join the military camp, but the danger on the battlefield is far more than ten thousand times what you think. Even if the division leaves Qingshan Academy, he will treat other soldiers equally in our army in the future!"

"There are many children from our Qingshan Academy in this army!" Mo Chengfeng smiled and touched the goatee under his jaw.

"What Chengfeng said is that you will be able to meet today." King Yu said to look at the people.

"General, Senior Brother Mo, Zhengyuan is the most talented among us; Duan Lang's tactics have been praised by Senior Brother Chu Kuang; Huo Qing is strong and has outstanding martial arts; as for Shaoning, he can do everything in riding, tactics, and martial arts!" Ling Feiyan was very proud of his classmates.

"Okay, okay, then what have you learned?" King Yu treated Ling Feiyan very much like his sister.

"I can do it if a man knows it!" Ling Feiyan answered with her chest straight.

"Iron Eagle, your daughter wants to be a female general!" Mo Chengfeng joked.

"Oh, it's already a general who can take her in the military camp! Every girl's family is her own, and I will follow her as a sword and gun, but I must not go to the battlefield!" Ling Tieying loved her only daughter very much.

"Dad, this is a bad statement! Since my daughter has received the general's support to enter Qingshan Academy to study, she must use her skills to learn civil and military skills, so that she can live up to the general's expectations!" Ling Feiyan was very opposed to the statement that she would not be allowed to go to the battlefield.

"You girl..."

At this moment, someone's stomach rumbling. Ling Tieying suddenly remembered an important thing, slapped his thigh and said, "Oh, look at my memory! General, they haven't eaten yet!"

"That happens, Chengfeng and I are about to go to the kitchen. Let's go together." As he said that, King Yu led everyone to the backyard of the General's Mansion. It was actually very small, with only one hall, which was shrunk from the previous inner hall, barely able to accommodate eight people. There was nothing else in the hall except a few tables. Two of the tables had already prepared meals: one meal, one hamaccai, one meat and one soup. When the servant saw the few people walking with him, he immediately tactfully placed the same meals on the other tables.

"Mobei cannot be compared with the capital. The food is rough and simple. I hope you don't dislike me." King Yu's speech was humble, which surprised several young people.

Duan Lang immediately leaned over and said, "General, you are so polite! We are all disciples of Qingshan Academy, and we only eat plain food in the academy, so why would we dislike it? Besides, we are all juniors, and we have been following the name of the general for a long time. It is our honor to be able to eat with the general!"

"Don't be so nervous. The general has always been like this to others." Mo Chengfeng waved his hand and said, "You will definitely understand it in the future."

"Everyone sit down! In this night in Cangcheng, I treat every brother equally, and you don't have to worry about it. Besides, I have known Master Baishi for a long time and have a lot of connections with Qingshan Academy. Since you are willing to come to my Xuanjia Army, you will be my Xiao Yunqi's brother in the future!" King Yu said, and raised his teacup and said loudly: "No drinking is allowed in the army, so I will welcome you with tea instead of wine, and do it first."

Everyone present also drank a cup of tea in one sip.

"General, when he was in the academy, I heard that the war in Mobei was tense. We want to join the Xuanjia Army as soon as possible!" Huo Qing said straightforwardly what he was thinking.
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