Ouyang Xuan reluctantly glanced at the kettle on his waist, and then said solemnly: "I will ask them to pour out the rainwater in the kettle and fill it with drinking water again."
A person who travels a hundred miles has only half a mile, and if they make a joke at this last moment, it will really be a joke.
"Wait a minute, it doesn't have to be so extreme."
Di Xin stopped Ouyang Xuan.
He wasn't really angry, and didn't care what impression the expeditionary force would leave on those who greeted them when they returned.
He just didn't want these soldiers who had been away for a year to be thirsty for two days because of an oversight during the last part of their return home.
"This is just a symbolic meaning. A little rain is enough for everyone. It doesn't take much."
He said: "Go down and form a team with each battalion level, collect the rainwater they collected into a few kettles, and then refill the remaining kettles with drinking water."
"As for you..."
Di Xin glared at Ouyang Xuan, who was disappointed, and told him: "There is no shortage of this kettle in the army, just keep yours!"
"Thank you, Your Highness."
Ouyang Xuan's mood changed instantly, he handed over his hand and left as if running away.
He was afraid that Di Xin would suddenly regret it.
Di Xin: "..."
How old you are to be so childish.
Di Xin's order was conveyed without hindrance.
These soldiers were only temporarily blinded by the excitement of the upcoming reward and being reunited with their families. They were not really stupid.
Because a little rain left you without water for two days, what else would you be like if you weren't a fool?
Thirty thousand troops took turns fetching water. When it was over, the water source of a small stream became visible to the naked eye, and the river bed closest to the shore was exposed.
So, after the army left, the animals that had the courage to come to drink water were confused when they saw the creek.
If the surrounding grasslands were not still growing well, they would have arrived early in the dry season.
…
The day before the Dragon Boat Festival.
The fourth day of May is also the day of Dragon Boat Festival.
With enough drinking water, the army did not take a detour to the new city on the grassland for supplies, but returned directly to Yanque Pass.
Shen Qianhua and An Junshan, who had received the news in advance, had already prepared a huge welcome ceremony for the triumphant army. The people inside and outside the city also temporarily put aside their work for the day and took time to gather at the north gate.
Seeing that noon was approaching, the people on both sides of the road were about to make a noise when they heard a cry of surprise.
"Coming!"
Coming?
What's coming?
Everyone was stunned, and then they saw a shadowy figure appearing in the distance.
On the high flag, the word "Yu" fluttered in the wind.
"The expeditionary force is back!"
There was another loud shout, and the common people who understood immediately let out cheers. Flowers of various colors that had been prepared were sprinkled into the middle after the army approached along the official road.
People in other places are paying attention to the negotiations in the capital, but only the people in northern Xinjiang are sincerely praying and cheering for the expeditionary force's journey.
As people from Northern Xinjiang, they are all honored by the expeditionary force's victory.
It is not because of vanity, but because the soldiers in the expeditionary army are their fathers, sons, brothers, uncles and even husbands.
The expeditionary force is their family.
Apart from daily life, what they did most this year was to keep asking about the deeds of the expeditionary force.
Although the expeditionary force also suffered casualties, the people in northern Xinjiang were used to seeing life and death, and the pensions given by the government were greater than before. Therefore, although they would sigh for the expeditionary force's battle losses, they were more
What's more, the army is excited to gain another territory.
Coupled with the temptation brought by opening up frontiers and splitting the soil, Anjunshan has set up recruitment points in various places. Although they are not full every day, they are never deserted.
Of course, one of the reasons why it is not full is because the expeditionary force's battle losses are much smaller compared to its record, so the replenishment speed does not need to be so fast.
As long as Anjunshan ensures that there are enough garrisons in various places in northern Xinjiang, it will be enough to have a few thousand more that can be deployed at any time for replenishment.
Another point is that after completing basic training, new recruits are usually sent to garrison in various places. Only veterans are eligible to be sent to the expeditionary force.
Signing up to join the army is just waiting for an opportunity in the future.
…
among the crowds on both sides of the road.
Liu Er looked at the expeditionary force who had returned after a long journey, his eyes full of envy.
When he was just an idle old man, he didn't have any big pursuits. His daily routine was to take a few pennies from home and wander around the streets.
Later, for his current wife, Liu Er responded to the court's call and participated in the land reclamation on the grassland and around the new city.
His temperament gradually changed as a result.
What he cared about ranged from what he ate every day to what he should buy at home, and then he paid attention to the expeditionary force.
From one person to a family to a city and a country, he paid more and more attention to things, and the desires in his heart became stronger.
A good man has his own aspirations.
When the news came back that the expeditionary force had captured Hu City, he had a rare insomnia.
Join the army and make achievements.
This became a dream in his heart.
What finally made him choose to give up was the sense of responsibility in his heart.
Just when he was about to discuss his thoughts with his wife, his newlywed wife brought the news that he was going to be a father.
As the responsibilities on his body increased, he also buried the thought of joining the army in his heart.
After a year of fermentation, the thoughts in his heart not only did not extinguish, but intensified.
Liu Er lowered his head and looked at the newborn child in his arms.
A child of more than two months is the time when he is sleepy. No matter how chaotic the surroundings are, he can sleep peacefully in the arms of his "father".
He tucked the child's swaddling clothes into his arms and glanced at his son's sleeping face.
I made a decision in my mind.
If he works hard for a few more years and his children grow up, if he can save a fortune for his elderly parents, wife and children, he will realize his dream.
Go join the army and make achievements.
If he doesn't have enough strength and is eliminated by then, then wait until his son grows up to fulfill his dream for him.
The child, who was sleeping soundly, did not know at this moment that he had been forcibly given some kind of responsibility by his father. He just seemed to sense something and subconsciously reached out and grabbed Liu Erye's fingers at the corners of the quilt.
The two-month-old child didn't have much grip, but Liu Er didn't break away.
In addition to Liu Er, there are also many people on both sides of the road who have not yet joined the army, but whose hearts have been ignited with fire.
They looked at the expeditionary force with envy, expectation and... desire!
When the autumn wind blows, it will start a prairie fire.