[69 Book Bar - www.] It has been seventeen years since the founding of the Republic, and twelve years since the country was unified. But in fact, the unification can only be said to have unified 18/18 of the country. The bright moon in the west
The province has never been recovered. The terrain of Langyue Province is extremely barren and steep, and the population is very small. After the fall of the empire, there was a remnant army.
Soldiers flowed there and established a separatist force. Because Longyue Province was too remote and barren, everything was left in ruins after the founding of the Republic, and it was never possible to find the strength to deal with the remaining soldiers. I originally thought that the remaining soldiers of the empire would definitely stay in such a place.
Soon, unexpectedly, the remnant soldiers were like weeds with strong vitality, growing in that piece of soil.
It took root in the ground. In the third year of the Republic of China, when the country was initially settled, a partial army was sent there. Although they achieved considerable results, they were unable to uproot that force. Later, they had no time to look west. Lang Yue
The province is also so poor that it was almost forgotten by the Republic. It was not until March this year that the Military Ministry really
The issue of Jue Langyue Province was put on the agenda. In May, when the weather turned hotter, a bandit-suppression force of 20,000 people led by General Ruoshui, a famous general of the Republic, went out to suppress the bandits. More than two months have passed, and the campaign has begun according to the schedule.
A conquest operation was launched, but after listening to Cheng Diwen's overnight order, it seemed that Fang Ruoshui had a bad start and actually suffered a loss.
Zheng Sichu hurriedly walked to the door of his house. Since the military headquarters had an urgent order, he should immediately put on his military uniform and report for duty. When he walked to the door, Old Wu came up to him and said, "Master, I remembered!"
Zheng Sichu no longer wanted to listen to him talking about the empire, and said, "I have to go change clothes. You can tell me when I come out."
He rushed to his study room in a hurry, put on his military uniform, put on his sword, and pulled the horse out of the stable. When he came to the door again, Old Wu was still standing there. He said: "Old Wu, I have to go out.
There's something going on at the ministry. What's the commander's name?"
"I can't remember your name..." Old Wu also saw the displeasure on Zheng Sichu's face and said hurriedly: "I just remembered when I heard the general calling you, the commander's surname is Chu.
, others call him Chu Shuai!"
Zheng Sichu had already pulled the horse out. When he heard what Lao Wu said, he was suddenly startled. But he immediately jumped on the horse, whipped his horse and ran towards the military headquarters.
The surname is Chu...
On the horse, he murmured. This uncommon surname was exactly one of the characters in his name. Old Wu probably only remembered it when he heard Cheng Diwen calling him. However, what he thought of was not his own name.
, but another person.
His marksmanship teacher. The middle-aged man who has no official position, but is very respected by government officials and is in a state of semi-reclusion, his surname is Chu. Are these two people related?
The emergency summons from the military department was about the bandit suppression army. Due to the large amount of luggage they had to carry, the bandit suppression army only arrived in Longyue Province a month ago. Fang Ruoshui is a famous general of the Republic, second only to the three marshals.
, is the third among the five generals, and the number of bandit troops is not too large, so there is no reason for failure, but Fang Ruoshui still failed.
, the 20,000 bandit suppressing army lost 3,000 people. What is even more worrying is that the morale of the soldiers in that remote province where they are unfamiliar is getting lower and lower. This matter is related to the face of the Republic, and the Grand Commander has ordered,
The bandit army must be eliminated at any cost, so it is necessary to organize a support army to replenish the baggage and boost morale of the bandit-suppressing army.
The person who organized the meeting was General Bi Wei, one of the five generals of the Republic. Bi Wei commanded an army that used long-range weapons and also had outstanding combat capabilities. It was called the Fire Legion. Although General Bi Wei was already old.
,
He was almost sixty years old and was already on the verge of retiring from the army and becoming an official. However, this time he had to lead this army that had made many extraordinary achievements in the expedition. It seemed that the great government was bound to win this expedition.
Success is allowed, failure is not allowed.
General Bi Wei assigned a list of generals to accompany the army. It will set off in two days. Zheng Sichu and Cheng Diwen, as marching staff, are both on the list.
Zheng Sichu was grooming his beloved horse in the stable. The weather was very hot, and the horse sweated easily. When it sweated, its hair would stick to one place. Although this kind of work should be done by the groom, but for this
He really didn't feel comfortable letting the groom do the work for his beloved horse named "Feiyu".
Zheng Sichu poured a basin of water on the horse carefully and brushed it gently with a soft brush. Just after the Founding Day on the ninth day of July, the sky was as hot as burning. The cool water was sprinkled on Fei Yu.
, and then washed with a soft brush, Feiyu shook his slender ears comfortably and snorted from time to time.
This horse is only twelve years old. If it were a human, it would be around twenty-four or five years old, which is when it is strong. It is covered in black hair, with only its four hooves and the top of its head being white. The whole horse is so beautiful.
It is simply unbelievable. What rivals the handsomeness is Feiyu’s steed. When he was studying in the military academy, Feiyu was still a horse.
, already had foot strength that was unmatched by all the horses in the military academy. At this time, he was full-grown, and he ran even more swiftly. When Zheng Sichu was riding on the horse in a military uniform, almost all the people upstairs on both sides of Wuyun City Street
Girls would cast admiring glances at this handsome young man, which also made him feel a little proud.
The average life span of a horse is forty years, so Feiyu still has twenty-eight years of life. Thinking of this, Zheng Sichu felt a little unhappy. However, after twenty-eight years, he was already forty-seven years old.
At that time, an old man riding an old horse would probably be more suitable. He thought a little self-deprecatingly.
"Si Chu."
A man's voice suddenly sounded from behind him. Zheng Sichu was startled. He put down the brush, turned around, lowered his head and said, "Father."
His father looked at Feiyu. Because he stopped brushing his back, Feiyu snorted a little uneasily. His father whispered: "We are about to leave, right?"
"Yes, we will leave tomorrow."
"Is it Bi Wei, the leader of the Fire Legion?"
"yes."
With his hands behind his back, his father looked at the horse thoughtfully, and whispered as if talking to himself: "Si Chu, have you been asking about the empire?"
He has always been afraid of his father since he was a child. From a very young age, his father seemed to be able to see everything about him. What toys he wanted when he was five years old, when he first fell in love with a certain woman when he was fifteen years old, and what his father did to him.
He always knew his thoughts clearly, and he knew from then on that he shouldn't hide it from his father. He lowered his head and said, "Yes."
"Didn't you learn discipline in the military academy? No one is allowed to talk about the previous dynasty, and you forgot about it just after graduation?"
"My child knows that I will never ask again."
A smile appeared on his father's lips: "It was not a big deal originally, but the empire was the darkest period in human history. Si Chu, if you have not experienced that time, you don't need to ask too many questions, otherwise you will be asking for it.
trouble."
"yes."
There were slight beads of sweat on his forehead, but it was not because of the hot weather. Although it was not a serious crime, being curious about the empire was always against the laws of the country. Fortunately, his father did not say much.
What? He just sighed and said: "Wash the horse and say goodbye to your mother. She doesn't know about your departure yet, does she?"