Something seemed to move around him. Xu Ping opened his eyes slightly and began to think about where he was. In an instant, his eyes widened suddenly and he sat up. This movement made him lean on him.

Huang Zijun also woke up with a start. Last night, the two of them talked about love and fell asleep cuddling each other without even realizing it.

Seeing that the sky was already white, Huang Zijun sat up in panic and murmured: "It's over, it's over, my mother will kill me."

Xu Ping hurriedly put on his helmet and cloak, then rushed over and hugged Huang Zijun heavily.

"Xu Lang," Huang Zijun hugged him gently: "Are you leaving now?"

"Yes." Xu Ping rushed over and hugged Huang Zijun, then let go of his sweetheart, reached out to grab the sword, and smiled bitterly at her: "Master Taishan summoned you today, Chen Shi! I'm afraid it's almost Si Shi now."

Xu Ping hurriedly put the sword on his waist and muttered: "Oops, oops, I have to leave quickly, I can't keep the Marquis and the adults waiting. If Master Taishan knows the real reason why I'm late,

You will definitely be severely punished, and maybe sent to the palace as a eunuch."

Huang Zijun blushed and said: "I have already thought about the bride price for my father. One million taels of silver, no matter how much it is, it won't matter!"

Xu Ping quickly dressed up and walked up to Huang Zijun before leaving: "Give me another hug."

Xu Ping hugged Huang Zijun tightly with all his strength. For some reason, Xu Ping felt extremely heavy in his chest, as if he would lose her forever if he let go. Although there are thousands of words, time can no longer be delayed.

Xu Ping reluctantly let go of Huang Zijun, who tightly grasped the edge of his armor: "Xu Lang, please come back safely."

"Don't worry." Xu Ping walked out of the tent and opened the tent door and said loudly: "Zijun, wait for the news of my meritorious service."

Urging the horse desperately to rush to the school ground, dozens of new army generals could be seen gathering in the distance. Before the horse could stop, Xu Ping flew off the horse, staggered on the ground and rushed forward a few steps, almost falling to his knees.

.Xu Ping put one hand on the ground and bounced up. The guard who came over to pick up the reins of the horse showed a surprised look in his eyes. Xu Ping didn't bother to explain, and sprinted towards the group of officers.

The footsteps of Xu Ping running over attracted the attention of the new army generals. When he rushed forward, Zhang Chengye and Wu Zhong had already walked out of the crowd and greeted him. Zhang Chengye shook his head, and Wu Zhong had a strange expression on his face.

Panting, Ping ran to Zhang Chengye and stood in front of him. Looking into his eyes, still hoping for a chance, he asked: "Master Hou?"

"The Marquis has left. He has been waiting for you for a full hour." Zhang Chengye's face was very ugly, and a scowl gradually rose from his face. Judging from the trembling corners of Zhang Chengye's eyes, he must be very angry. But in his heart

When Xu Ping lowered his head and waited for the reprimand, Zhang Chengye suddenly let out a long, undisguised sigh. Xu Ping quietly raised his eyes and saw that Zhang Chengye's angry expression had disappeared, replaced by deep disappointment.

"The Marquis said to me before he left that it is not strange for young people to sleep a little, so there is no need to criticize him harshly." Zhang Chengye said coldly, turned around and walked away without looking at Xu Ping again.

Wu Zhong, who had been standing by with a sullen face just now, whispered to Xu Ping after Zhang Chengye turned and walked away: "My lord has been saying good things about you to Mr. Hou today..."

Xu Ping didn't hear what Wu Zhong said clearly, because his attention was already attracted by other things at the moment. When Xu Ping ran over just now, he saw that eye-catching figure walking towards him. However, Zhang Chengye stopped him

Behind him, the figure did not move further forward, but just stopped a few steps away and listened quietly. Jin Shentong was wearing the red robe again today, and the fiery red feathers on the helmet were bright and eye-catching. When Zhang Chengye repeated Huang Shi's sentence "Young people are greedy."

"It's not weird to sleep at all," Xu Ping seemed to see Jin Shentong's eyes flashing. After Zhang Chengye left, Jin Shentong looked at Xu Ping silently not far away, but showed no intention of coming up to say hello.

.

Xu Ping originally prepared some polite words yesterday, and even thought of a few anecdotes and jokes, planning to use them to make fun of Jin Shen Tong today. But now, although the distance between the two people is only a few steps, Xu Ping

He felt that even these simple polite words suddenly became very hypocritical, and he was completely unable to say them.

Jin Shentong always stood there, watching Wu Zhong nagging in Xu Ping's ear. Xu Ping chatted with Wu Zhong absentmindedly, and gradually felt that it was difficult to adapt to this dull pressure, so he gently pulled Wu Zhong and walked with him to the

Talk from a distance. After the two of them walked far away, Xu Ping glanced back pretending to be careless. Jin Shentong was no longer where he was. The red figure was not difficult to find. Xu Ping found it with just a quick scan.

The target was reached. Jin Shentong was talking to several other people, one of whom was General He, whom Xu Ping had met last time. Suddenly, the scene of riding a horse with Jin Shentong in the past was vivid in his mind. Xu Ping now had a feeling.

:Perhaps a friendship has just been lost, and Jin Shentong will never open up to him again, or even talk to him again.

At this time, troops from each battalion of the New Army were gathering under the leadership of officers. Soon it was noon, and other participating armies were also arranging their formations around the review platform, waiting for the moment when they took the oath to go to war. Zhang Chengye came to Xu Ping again

Before that, his expression basically returned to its previous look. He called Xu Ping aside and asked in a low voice: "What does the new army regulations say about accepting orders?"

Xu Ping thought for a while and then replied: "There are many regulations, but they can be summed up in one sentence, that is: if you have any ideas about the order, feel free to say it, if you have any grievances against the order, feel free to mention it, but in the end you still have to shout 'obey the order'."

Zhang Chengye was obviously very satisfied with Xu Ping's answer. He nodded and said: "Master Hou said a lot today, but it can be summed up in one sentence: Under the Superintendent, you can omit the previous ones, as long as you speak loudly

Just shout 'obey'."

"You will eventually understand."

"Besides," Zhang Chengye came closer and lowered his voice: "What the Marquis means is that if the gangsters surrender, they will be punished for their evil deeds. If the gangsters are not guilty of serious crimes, don't embarrass them too much."

These words made Xu Ping slightly confused. He always felt that the bandits in the mainland have risen repeatedly over the years, mostly related to the imperial government's uncertainty in suppressing them. Previously, Xu Ping thought that Huangshi was decisive in killing and would definitely carry out a severe crackdown on the rebels.

Attitude, what Zhang Chengye relayed surprised Xu Ping quite a bit.

Suppression was originally a strategy that only the imperial court could decide on. Zhang Chengye also knew that Huang Shi did not dare to speak too clearly, so he whispered to Xu Ping: "From my understanding, the Marquis does not want to embarrass the hungry people and refugees who are held hostage by the bandits.

.”

"Of course." Xu Ping nodded immediately and said: "What your Excellency said is absolutely true. The people in the bandit areas are in a dilemma. Letting them fall into the bandit area is also the dereliction of duty of the officers and soldiers. The New Army should not punish them harshly."

It was getting closer and closer to the 3:00 noon call, and the generals of the new army began to disperse, returning to their own battalions in twos and threes. After walking back to the formation of Changqing Camp, Xu Ping saw the leaders of each team, General Qian, and the staff officers

The officials gathered together and discussed eagerly the journey they were about to embark on. Because there was still some time, Xu Ping and Wu Zhong were not in a hurry to ask them to go back to their respective teams, but stood beside them with a smile and chatted with them.

"Who will the Superintendent choose to be the vanguard this time?"

Yu Shenhe's question caused a heated discussion. Wu Zhong said with an indifferent expression: "I guess it's either the Zhiwei or the Fire Fighting Camp."

"Isn't it our turn at Evergreen Camp?" It sounded like Zhou Dongtian was quite eager to give it a try.

Wu Zhong curled his lips and said in a tone that said grapes were sour when they couldn't eat them: "From here to Shandong, the pioneers are actually of no use. They just leave early, and they just want to enjoy the limelight and pretend to be around.

Detective. Oops, I’m tired, I’m tired.”

"I can't bear the pain," Fu Tianjun said, "I'd rather be in the limelight."

"Generally, everyone will give up this kind of limelight to the Fire Fighting Battalion. I don't know if the two battalions, Panshi and Xianfeng, will fight for it, but General Jin of the Zhiwei is unwilling to lag behind in times of trouble, and the Zhiwei are all cavalry, so he is probably going to fight for it.

Fight." In fact, Wu Zhong is a few years older than everyone else, that is, he is slightly more familiar with the New Army than everyone else, but he put on a sophisticated look and said in an old-fashioned tone: "The boss of the New Army is

Naturally, other battalions will not compete for the fire-fighting camp. The younger brothers always have to give some face to the older brother."

At this time, Zhang Chengye also walked among his subordinates. Zhou Dongtian, who was a good deed, began to encourage Zhang Chengye to go to Hou Xun to fight for the vanguard. Zhang Chengye just laughed: "When the supervisor saw that I, an old man, had a white head, he couldn't help but

He will give me the Pioneer Seal."

Xu Ping, who had just smiled and said nothing, suddenly said: "Sir, then I will fight for you and get the Pioneer Seal for you."

"What's the point of hiring a pioneer for others?" Zhang Chengye laughed and said, "You young people are doing good things."

Seeing that Zhang Chengye had no intention of doing so, Xu Ping felt faintly disappointed. As soon as he heard someone mention the word "limelight", Xu Ping began to make secret calculations: This expedition was led by the Governor, and the memorial to the emperor was also led by the Governor.

When the Master writes, it is not a big deal to be in the limelight, but it is very important to leave a deep impression on the Superintendent. If we can win the vanguard, when the division is victorious, it will surely be included in the victory report drafted by the Superintendent.

Leave a lasting mark for yourself.

In case the emperor is overjoyed, he will probably summon the meritorious ministers. At that time, Xu Ping will take out the jade pendant of his great-great-great-grandfather and present it to the emperor. Maybe the emperor will remember the loyalty of Xu Ping's ancestors and reward him generously. That way, he can

Put together some dowry gifts.

While Xu Ping was thinking about these thoughts, he only heard the sound of a heavy drum. This was a signal to remind all battalions to be solemn, and also to inform everyone that the Commander-in-Chief would soon be on the commanding platform.

After everyone in the Changqing Battalion heard the sound of the drum, they immediately rushed to their positions. Zhang Chengye took two adjutants and strode to the general stand, and lined up in two teams with a large number of generals from other battalions to form a long corridor.

Xu Ping and Wu Zhong stood side by side behind Zhang Chengye. Soon, the drum beat sounded again for the second time. The old general stretched out his hand to straighten his helmet again. Wu Zhong followed suit unconsciously. But Xu Ping was anxious and uneasy.

The piece of jade pendant suddenly became warm, making his chest also feel warm.

As the third drum sounded, a group of officers and soldiers in bright armor rushed to the general platform and escorted an old man in full body armor to the center of the platform like stars holding the moon. The battle formation of 30,000 officers and soldiers was boundless, but at this time

It was completely silent.

Next, all the procedures were gone through in detail, the sword was invited, the imperial edict was read, the cow was killed and the flag was sacrificed, and the three shouts of long live were called. After finishing all this, everyone waited for a while, and at three quarters of noon, a gong sounded.

, Hou Xun walked to the stage tremblingly holding a large seal wrapped in red silk, looked down at the generals standing solemnly on both sides, and asked loudly: "Generals, who dares to be the vanguard?"

"The last general dares!"

Before Hou Xun could say the word "front", Xu Ping, who had been waiting for it for a long time, gave a loud shout, then took a big step from behind Zhang Chengye and jumped onto the road between the two rows of generals. He held the sword in his left hand and held the sword in his right hand.

Swinging the scarlet cloak behind him, he turned around straightly in front of everyone's gaze, held his chest high, and walked straight towards the general stage.

When he walked to the stage, Xu Ping lifted up his cloak, knelt down on one knee in front of Hou Xun's feet, still holding the hilt of his sword with one hand, and supporting the ground with the other. He shouted again in a deep voice: "Master Supervisor, do you dare to ask me to lead the vanguard?"

The seal is given to the last general, and the last general is determined to be the leader of the army fighting against all odds."

Hou Xun stared at Xu Ping at his feet and saw that he was obviously a very young general. Hou Xun seemed a little hesitant and asked: "Who is the general?"

"Replying to the Commander-in-Chief, the last general - Xu Ping, the commander of the Changqing Battalion," Xu Ping announced his name in a sonorous voice, and repeated again: "I dare you to ask the Commander-in-Chief to grant the Pioneer Seal to the last general.

At the end of the day, I am willing to clear roads across mountains and build bridges across rivers in order to repay the favor of the Governor."

Only then did the other members of the New Army react from the shock. The fire-fighting battalion officer came out of the crowd and strode to the general stage and knelt down: "The last general, Wang Qinian, the commander of the fire-fighting battalion, is willing to serve

The army clears the way."

After Wang Qinian bowed down, there was another person beside Xu Ping. That person said in the same powerful tone: "Master Supervisor, the last general - Jin Shentong, the commander of the new army's direct guards, is willing to share the worries of Master Supervisor.

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The new army's direct guards were all cavalry, and Wang Qinian joined Huangshi's army with Zhang Chengye when he was twenty-five years old. He was already a well-known general and the officer of the fire-fighting camp. Of course, these two people made Xu Ping immediately feel

to tremendous pressure.

"Master Supervisor!" Xu Ping suddenly raised his head, raised his arms in a gesture of receiving the seal, looked up at Hou Xun, and shouted in a loud voice: "I beg you, Master Supervisor, to grant the Pioneer Seal to the last general."

Wang Qinian and Jin Shentong on both sides of Xu Ping did not react, or even quarrel with each other, because Xu Ping's action was too much. According to past practice, these generals who asked for orders should only keep kneeling on one knee.

, expressing his enthusiasm with words, while waiting for the decision of the military supervisor. Xu Ping's unexpected and bold move made them all a little overwhelmed.
To be continued...