"Thanks to Chen Yuhou this time, otherwise we would have been in big trouble!"
Li Jiang was really worried. If the other party's spies appeared five miles away from the main hiding place, would they have discovered them?
"I'm just helping a little. Even without me, I believe General Li will still find them."
Li Jiang smiled bitterly and said: "To tell you the truth, our scout battalion has been completely destroyed. I was sent by the general to form a temporary scout battalion. I was an infantry commander before and had never been in contact with scouts, including fifty of my subordinates.
They were also selected from the cavalry. Everyone was inexperienced and did not notice the frightened bird at all."
"Which army are you from?"
Chen Qing then remembered that there were eight Song armies participating in the Fuping War.
"Does Chen Yuhou know this?"
Li Jiang lifted up his hair and Chen Qing saw clearly the eight words on his forehead, 'Serve the country with all my heart and swear to kill the gold thief'.
Chen Qing's eyes froze, this was the famous Eight-Character Army in history!
Even Yue Fei was from this army.
Li Jiang already had a love for talents in his heart. This Chen Yuhou was wise, brave, and experienced. He was exactly the general that their scout camp needed most!
Li Jiang thought for a while and said: "Chen Yuhou must be from the Huanqing Army!"
Chen Qing nodded. In fact, he didn't know which army he should belong to. Since he got the bronze medal from this Yuhou, he had no choice but to admit it.
"I'll give you a suggestion. When you get to the military camp, you'd better not mention that you are a member of the Huanqing Army."
"Why?"
"This defeat was caused by the Huanqing Army. Everyone hates you!"
Chen Qing was stunned and had a bad feeling in his heart.
………
Wang Yan's army was hiding in a valley fifty miles away. Fuping was defeated this time, and his Eight Character Army also suffered heavy losses. Only 6,000 people were left in the 13,000-strong army, which was a loss of more than half.
Chen Qing waited for a moment outside a small marching tent. The curtain opened and a general came out. He was wearing a black hammer armor, a phoenix-winged bag on his head, and a sword on his waist. He was about thirty-seven or eighty-eight years old.
Years old, with a long face, handsome appearance and sharp eyes.
"Which of you is Chen Yuhou?"
Chen Qing didn't know how to salute. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw several generals kneeling down on one knee and clasping their fists with their hands.
He also followed suit, knelt down on one knee and clasped his fists, saying, "I'm in a humble position, Chen Qing!"
"I am Wang Yan, the commander of the capital. I heard that you not only killed nine Jurchen ranger cavalry, but also discovered Jurchen spies near us and captured them!"
"It's not the fault of one person. If General Li hadn't sent Beiji to intercept them in time, they would have run away."
Wang Yan nodded approvingly and asked, "Where are you from? How many years have you been in the army?"
"Reporting to the Commander-in-Chief, I am from Taiyuan and have served in the army for three years."
After a pause, Wang Yan asked another irrelevant question, "Are you literate?"
Chen Qing was confused, clasped his fists and said: "I am the Marquis of Yu, so of course I can read and write!"
Wang Yan gave him a meaningful look and said: "Opportunities are reserved for those with courage. If you recognize the Eight-Character Army, then stay!"
Chen Qing let out a long sigh of relief. If Wang Yan continued to ask questions, he would reveal his secret.
………..
The rain finally stopped and the sky was overcast.
Wang Yan looked at the sky, his eyes full of anxiety. Although they had caught the Jurchen spies, two spies had left earlier, and the other spies had already discovered their traces.
"Commander, we must set off tonight." Lieutenant General Fu Xuan whispered from the side.
Wang Yan hesitated. He also knew that tonight was the last chance, but they were not ready yet.
"Do you still want to be elected by the general public?" Fu Xuan understood the coach's thoughts very well.
Wang Yan nodded and said frankly: "Appointing Fu Moshan directly will make others unconvinced, so let's elect according to the rules!"
Their scout battalion was completely destroyed and needed to be reorganized. Li Jiang was the commander of the scout battalion, but they also needed a scout commander.
Lieutenant General Fu Xuan recommended his nephew Fu Moshan.
But Wang Yan knew Fu Moshan very well. He was illiterate and reckless. He was fine as a warrior who charged into battle, but not as a scout.
The commander of the scout battalion, Li Jiang, also strongly opposed the appointment of Fu Moshan.
Fu Xuan saw that the coach refused to let go, so he had no choice but to say: "Public election is of course the best, but I am afraid that time will be too late for a lowly position!"
"There are only four candidates in total. It's just a few competitions. It's totally time!"
Fu Xuan was startled, "Aren't there only three contenders?"
Wang Yan smiled and said: "Just now, Li Jiang recommended Chen Qing, the Marquis of Yu of the Huanqing Army who came back with him, to be the head of the scouts."
"What!"
Fu Xuan's expression changed. Li Jiang actually recommended a Yuhou from the Qing Army to compete for the position of scout. Is he crazy?
Fu Xuan said coldly: "The rule of the Eight-Character Army is that direct descendants are given priority. Does the commander think it is appropriate to let a defeated general of the Huanqing Army participate in the competition?"
Wang Yan knew very well that Chen Qingneng led four old and weak remnants not only to escape the pursuit of the Jurchen Ranger Cavalry, but also to kill nine people, and also performed well on the way back. This was a Yuhou who was both wise and brave.
From Chen Qing's calm eyes, Wang Yan saw the potential of an excellent general.
Wang Yan glanced at Fu Xuan and said calmly: "Now is an extraordinary period, so it is not impossible to make an exceptional promotion."
Fu Xuan wanted to object again, but Wang Yan waved his hand, "We have no time. Let's summon all the commanders to discuss!"
………
Chen Qing's dinner was still dry biscuits, but with a bowl of hot soup.
He is currently still a Yuhou. Yuhou is a military official with the same rank as a sergeant. He does not command troops. He is equivalent to a professional non-commissioned officer below the platoon leader.
But even such a small non-commissioned officer is still fake. His true identity in his predecessor was just a corps commander.
But he was already very grateful to God for being able to crawl out of the pile of dead people and survive the pursuit of the Jurchen cavalry.
Liu Wu and Zhao Xiaoyi are still his subordinates. Liu Wu is from Linyou County, Fengxiang Prefecture. He is a veteran of the army for more than ten years, so he can survive.
Zhao Xiaoyi was only seventeen years old and had just joined the army for half a year. He was Liu Wu's nephew. He was very clever and as thin as a monkey. He followed Liu Wu closely and survived by luck.
Chen Qing followed Liu Wu's example and broke the cake into pieces, soaked it in the hot soup, and sprinkled some salt on it.
Everyone else was sitting together in a group, but the three of them were sitting alone on the edge of the cliff, no one paying attention to them.
Seeing that there was no one around, Liu Wu lowered his voice and said to Chen Qing: "Xiao Yi heard some news, Xiao Yi, tell Marquis Yu!"
"What did you hear?" Chen Qing looked at Zhao Xiaoyi in confusion.
"My humble duty lost my money bag, so I went to the small tent to look for it. The soldiers wouldn't let me get close, but I heard someone arguing in the small tent, and the sound was very loud."
"What are you arguing about?"
"Li Jiang, who brought us back, said, 'He is qualified to run for election, he is brave and resourceful, and he killed nine Jurchen ranger cavalry.' Someone next to him immediately yelled, saying that he has no words on his face, is not qualified, and there are others
Anyone who yells at Huan Qingjun is a dog and can only do bad things!"
Chen Qing thought to himself, is this arguing with himself?
"Then what?"
"Then it seemed that the coach said, 'Follow the rules!' Several people in the tent stormed away angrily, and I was so frightened that I ran back quickly."
"When did this happen?"
"Just now...Yu Hou, they are coming!" Zhao Xiaoyi was so frightened that his face changed.
When Chen Qing turned around, he saw five or six generals wearing mountain armor walking towards him quickly. The leader was a tough man, at least 1.9 meters tall. He looked like a black bear, with a fleshy face.
Now, his eyes showed a fierce light.
Several generals walked up to Chen Qing, the leader of the tall and sturdy man crossed his arms and raised his chin, "So, you are the Huanqing dog who claims to have killed nine Jin soldiers?"
Chen Qing ignored him and used two small wooden sticks to push the cake floating on the soup to the bottom of the bowl.
"I'm asking you a question!" The burly man's eyes widened, showing his fierce look.
Liu Wu quickly stood up, nodded and bowed, and said with a smile: "General, it was just a fluke that we killed the Jin soldiers."
"Go away, I didn't ask you!"
The sturdy man pushed Liu Wu to stagger, and then said coldly to Chen Qing: "I will ask you one last question. Please stand up and answer me. If you dare to show off again, I will kick you in the balls."
Chen Qing still ignored him, tore up the last piece of cake and put it in the soup.
The burly man became so angry that he stepped forward and kicked Chen Qing's bowl away, causing the soup cakes in the bowl to spill all over the floor.
Chen Qing stood up abruptly, clenched his fists, and glared at the burly man in front of him.
The sturdy man stretched out his big fist, shook it in front of Chen Qing's eyes, and said with a stern expression: "The Huanqing dog is not worthy of eating our food, it is only worthy of eating my fist."
After saying that, he punched Chen Qing hard in the face.
Chen Qing turned aside and dodged the fierce punch. He quickly stepped back a few steps and got out of the attack range of the burly man.
Chen Qing said coldly: "I don't know you, and I don't care about eating your military rations. It was your general who asked me to stay. If you don't welcome me, I will bid farewell to General Wang!"
The sturdy man turned around and smiled at his companions: "Did you hear that Huanqing Gou wants to sue me?"
A short general encouraged: "Mozi, don't care what he does, just beat the shit out of him and throw him out."
Another older general advised: "Old man, just weigh it a little. Don't go too far, lest anyone say that our Eight-Character Army is narrow-minded and cannot tolerate outsiders."
"What a shame! The Huanqing dogs made us lose the battle, and we still have to take care of their emotions?"
Having said that, the burly man was still worried about being punished by the coach, so he pointed his thumb at his face, "Huanqing Dog, listen, my name is Fu Moshan. I am the head of the cavalry of the third battalion of the First Army. I am a direct descendant of the Eight-Character Army."
, I am preparing to compete for the head of the scout camp. I heard that you, the Huanqing dog, also want to compete. I feel unhappy. Either you show me your skills, or you, the Huanqing dog, can get away as far as you can.
go."
The other party chewed the dog one by one, and Chen Qing's heart ignited with anger.
But since it happened for a reason, he didn't want to care about it, so he restrained his inner anger, shook his head and said, "I'm not interested in you, and I don't want to fight with you. Please go!"
Fu Moshan received instructions from his uncle to test Chen Qing's background.
How could he give up the temptation just because the other party said a few soft words?
"You're quite good at pretending. I've already issued a challenge to you. I've invited witnesses. Huan Qing Gou, do you want to play a trick on me?"
"I'll say it again..."
Fu Moshan didn't give him a chance, he stepped forward and kicked Chen Qing hard in the crotch.