It was the first time for a new soldier who had just joined the army to hear such a noise, the first time to hear the sound of iron hoofs that was like an overwhelming force, so he was very excited.
After all, most of the new soldiers who joined the army were civilians. Even when they went to the county town, they could only see some Qin officials riding horses back and forth.
They had never seen this army of cavalry before.
"Yan, let's go take a look too!"
"Go, go, go!"
"Anyway, I have nothing to do and I have nothing to do. Why don't we take a look together."
Several teenagers looked at Bai Yan and spoke one after another.
They all know Bai Yan's personality, which seems to be a bit withdrawn.
They didn't like Bai Yan very much before because they felt that Bai Yan was a timid person, but today during the training, they saw Bai Yan wearing a suit of armor and sweating profusely.
Regardless of whether Bai Yan was really afraid of death, today Bai Yan insisted on wearing a set of weighted armor to practice with them, which really made them look at him differently.
"Walk!"
Gui also dragged Bai Yan and followed the teenagers towards the main entrance of the camp.
While Bai Yan smiled bitterly, he didn't say anything. He had seen the world-famous Qin cavalry, and they were elite. But he had never seen the cavalry army either.
However, unlike Gui and several other young men who were excited and excited along the way, Bai Yan found that the other older soldiers in the Lantian Camp had vaguely worried expressions on their faces.
Seeing this scene, Bai Yan frowned.
This is Lantian Camp! With their expressions like that, they must know what the arrival of the cavalry army means.
"Is there going to be a war?"
Bai Yan was confused.
Even if there is really a war, Qin people are fond of meritorious deeds and Qin people are warlike. How could this happen?
It’s Zhao Guo!!
No, it should be said that he was afraid of Zhao Guo Li Mu.
Bai Yan thought that a few years ago, Qin State was defeated by Zhao State several times. Even two years ago, General Fei and others were defeated by Zhao State in that battle.
Although the elite cavalrymen did not tell them the number of casualties in that battle at that time, it is not difficult to imagine that the faces of those elite cavalrymen were so embarrassing. Even the elites under General Fei's command probably suffered most of the casualties.
Bai Yan knew that maybe this was the reason why the soldiers were worried.
Zhao Guo Li Mu.
A name that makes Qin people's expressions change when they talk about it, and make them fear when they think about it.
"Look, look!"
"Look, they are all cavalry!"
Outside the main gate of Lantian, the new recruits looked at the cavalry army outside the camp with shocked expressions on their faces.
This is the first time they have seen an army of cavalry with their own eyes since they were young.
Looking at thousands of war horses, a young man's eyes were hot and he looked longingly.
"It's like becoming one of them."
A young man said involuntarily.
And this sentence also expresses the feelings of all new recruits.
It would be great if they could also become cavalry. Although it was dangerous, they would definitely look very majestic when they returned. It is estimated that women from ten miles and eight villages would take a high look at them.
Night falls.
Bai Yan was lying in the tent, where he slept. However, it was different from the past. Although the tent was lively tonight, there was one person who was very quiet.
This is the first time that Bai Yan has met Gui, who has always been lively and cheerful. From the time of Shen Shi to now, he has not said a word.
Bai Yan didn't know why Gui had been silent ever since he saw the cavalry army.
In the camp, other teenagers were talking about the cavalry army they saw today, and their words were filled with excitement.
"What's wrong?"
Bai Yan pushed Gui next to him and asked in a low voice.
This was the first time that Bai Yan took the initiative to care about others except for his eldest brother Shui Shou. After all, Bai Yan didn't have many friends in the village since he was a child.
When he came to the Lantian military camp, Gui was the first one willing to talk to him. When he was not in the camp, Gui was also the one who helped him get his sword and armor.
Now that he noticed something unusual about Gui, Bai Yan asked.
"Follow me out!"
In the darkness, a very small voice came from Gui, and then Bai Yan saw a black figure getting up.
Seeing this, Bai Yan also stood up.
Others in the camp didn't pay much attention when they saw someone leaving the camp, thinking that Bai Yan and Gui were just there to relieve themselves.
Night shrouded the entire Lantian camp.
Bai Yan followed Gui, and the two of them came to the open space for training and found a random place to sit down.
It's quiet all around.
Gui raised his head and looked up at the stars in the sky.
"I want to be a knight!"
Gui said softly, under the moonlight, his face was full of yearning.
Bai Yan smiled. He thought something was wrong with Gui. He had the same feelings as others and wanted to be an iron knight soldier.
Bai Yan didn't feel strange about Gui's thoughts. After all, after seeing the iron cavalry today, everyone else in the camp felt yearning for him.
It’s not surprising that Gui also wants to be a cavalry soldier.
"Yan, why do you want to join the army?"
Gui asked why Bai Yan wanted to join the army when he was obviously a child of a noble family.
"Me? I want to go back with fame."
Bai Yan glanced at Gui, then looked at the stars in the sky.
"I have a relative waiting for me."
The corners of Bai Yan's mouth raised slightly, and a smile appeared on his face.
After hearing Bai Yan's words, Gui turned to look at Bai Yan. When Bai Yan mentioned that relative, his eyes were full of tenderness.
Gui knew that the "relatives" Bai Yan mentioned just now must be the most important people in Bai Yan's heart.
"very nice!"
Gui was a little envious, then looked up at the stars and the bright moon.
"My parents are the only son, so they wanted me to do drills in Lantian for a year, serve as a garrison soldier for another year, and then go home to farm."
Gui murmured, seeming to recall the words his parents gave him before he left the village a few months ago.
Bai Yan listened to Gui's words and nodded.
Bai Yan knew that Gui's parents wanted Gui to serve as a guard after two years of military service. From then on, every year, he only had to go to a certain city to serve in the army for one month, and he could farm at home during the rest of the time.
, only when the Qin State needs a large number of soldiers, Geng soldiers will be recruited.
The age of serving in the Qin State is fifty-six years old, and those without titles are even sixty years old. However, when Shang Yang formulated the laws of Qin, he put farming first.
After all, in the war between the two countries, the food and grass needed by the army are also extremely expensive.
These were all mentioned by his mentor before. It took so long that Bai Yan didn't know if he remembered correctly. After all, he was in Linzi, Qi State, and Qi State was not in the mood to talk about these things.
"You should listen to your parents."
Bai Yan said.
If at the beginning, Bai Yan still thought that in life, you have to work hard, and it would be good to make a contribution.
But now that he knew Gui's family background, Bai Yan understood what it meant when Gui just said he wanted to be a cavalryman.
After hearing what Bai Yan said, Gui looked at Bai Yan.
"My parents arranged for me to get married."
Gui said, his eyes a little dodgey, a little shy.
"Which village is it from? How big is it? Are the people beautiful?"
Bai Yan also laughed and couldn't help but joke. Who would have thought that when everyone in the camp was chatting about the women they had met, Gui already had a fiancée.
I'm afraid if Liang Lang and others knew about this, they would be shocked.
After all, everyone in the camp knew that Gui's family background was not particularly good, so they never expected that Gui's parents would actually get Gui into a marriage.
"Hehe~! I haven't seen it either."
Gui grinned.
"Yan, I don't want that woman to be wronged when I marry her in the future."
Gui took a deep breath, glanced at Bai Yan, and explained why he wanted to be a knight.
Seeing those cavalrymen today, Gui thought how great it would be if he could become a cavalryman and go home to marry that woman in the future.
Bai Yan heard this and looked at Gui. Perhaps at this moment, Bai Yan could understand why Gui wanted to be a cavalry soldier so much.
Gui looked at the stars in the night and said softly.
"Yan, you said that when I come home, I will be a cavalry soldier. How majestic that will be."