Guiyi Fei Tang

Chapter 30 is about to set off (the last day of the month to ask for monthly tickets!)
"Collect the sheep's wool, wash it, dry it, and then weave it into a short shirt. It's very warm!"

"It's better to have more rice than less, and don't be reluctant to add oil and salt to the stewed meat. The army will set out in three days, and there will be no oily meat to eat on the road!"

"Wash the dishes cleanly, don't be lazy!"

"That person over there, I'm talking about you..."

On the noisy parade ground, the soldiers of the 13th Regiment were busy as hell, not because of training, but to have something good to eat before going to war.

After Liu Jilong received the two hundred strings of cash, he immediately ordered Zhang Chang, Ma Cheng and others to go to the Thirteenth Regiment to call for help and buy more than a dozen sheep and live chickens in the city.

In order to allow Liu Jilong to better command the 13th Regiment, Zhang Huaishen retained two old captains of the 13th Regiment and promoted them to brigade commanders based on their merits.

In addition, he also kept Zhang Chang, Ma Cheng, Li Ji and Geng Ming in the 13th Regiment, but did not give them any real positions. He wanted them to learn with the old team leaders for a period of time and see how they performed.

"Captain, we'll have dinner in another quarter of an hour!"

On the school platform, Liu Jilong was sitting on an open-air chair. Two strong men came forward and bowed to him. Behind him were Ma Cheng, Zhang Chang and four others.

These two men were the two old team leaders left behind by Zhang Huaishen. The man in his thirties with a square face and a thin beard was called Jiu Juyan, and the other man in his thirties with a full beard was called Chen Jingchong.

The surname Jiu is quite common in Hexi. Most of them are descendants of the Huns who naturalized during the Han Dynasty. However, some people say that they are descendants of the pre-Qin Chu king.

These questions were too complicated and Liu Jilian did not want to understand them. He only knew that Jiu Juyan claimed to be a Han Chinese, so he was a Han Chinese.

"Everyone sit down and wait for the food to be served."

Liu Jilong told the six people to sit down, and at the same time, the young man Cao Mao who was standing next to Liu Jilong also took the initiative to step forward and pour wine for everyone.

Alcohol is prohibited in the army, but it is okay to drink a little three days before departure.

"It's really not easy to buy wine and meat in Zhangye. The locals don't want money and just put the money in our car."

"I've encountered this before in Jiuquan and Fulu. Although the people did the same thing, they dispersed after being stopped a few times. But it doesn't work here."

"I'm not worried about going to Shandan now, I'm worried about how to refuse them when I buy wine and meat tomorrow."

As soon as everyone sat down, they rushed to talk about the frighteningly enthusiastic people of Zhangye.

After hearing this, Liu Jilong couldn't help but think of the disaster relief scenes of his fellow soldiers in his previous life.

Although the Shazhou Army cannot reach that level, why can't Liu Jilong train in that direction?
“There will be more scenes like this in the future.”

Liu Jilong raised the ceramic bowl and motioned for everyone to take a sip first.

"Haha... I hope that won't happen." Zhang Chang and the others drank the wine with a wry smile.

This is because they grew up in Hexi and had never seen the real Tang army, but only heard of the legendary Tang army.

Because Tubo oppressed the Han people in Hexi too much, the Han people would describe the Tang army as the opposite.

As bad as the Tibetan army was, the Tang army was as good.

Because of this, the Tang army they knew was not the same as the real Tang army.

We cannot say that such scenes as the Hexi military and civilians enjoying themselves together did not exist in the Tang Dynasty, but they were certainly rare.

If Liu Jilian remembered correctly, the current emperor should be Emperor Xuanzong of Tang. However, he was not very clear about how many years Emperor Xuanzong of Tang had been in power. He only remembered that Emperor Xuanzong of Tang died shortly after Zhang Yichao recovered Liangzhou.

Emperor Yizong of Tang, who came to power later, did not trust the Guiyi Army, and Zhang Yichao went to Chang'an as a hostage for unknown reasons.

Later, Emperor Yizong of Tang divided Hexi into two parts, which gradually weakened the Guiyi Army. The Tang army had no way to defend Longyou, Ganliang and other places, which directly led to Hexi being occupied by other forces again. The Guiyi Army retreated to the two states of Guasha.

Of course, what really made Liu Jilong feel helpless was that Zhang Huaishen repeatedly asked the military governor to issue the imperial seal but failed, and finally died in the civil strife of the Guiyi Army.

Whenever he thought of this, Zhang Huaishen's face would appear in Liu Jilong's mind, and he would feel sorry for him.

In Hexi, everyone yearns for the Tang Dynasty. Even at the dinner table, Zhang Chang and his friends would discuss the Tang Dynasty thousands of miles away from them from time to time. It's just unknown whether they will still yearn for the Tang Dynasty so much after they truly understand it.

"drink!"

Feeling depressed, Liu Jilong raised the bowl and drank it all in one gulp, leaving everyone looking at each other in bewilderment.

"Captain, the food hasn't arrived yet. If you keep drinking like this, you'll get drunk sooner or later."

Zhang Chang was joking with Liu Jilong. Liu Jilong smiled heartily and turned to look at Cao Mao: "Cao Mao, go and get the mutton ready. Sit down and eat with us!"

"I dare not." Cao Mao was only fifteen years old and was not qualified to join the army. He could only clean for Liu Jilian and take care of his daily life in order to stay in the army.

Because of this, he was extremely cautious every day, fearing that he would be expelled from the army after making a mistake.

Given his age and background, even if he was allocated land after leaving the army, he would not have time to wait for the crops to mature.

"You..."

Zhang Chang smiled and said, "The captain is very kind to his brothers. Although you haven't joined the army, you are also a member of our Thirteenth Regiment. Just sit down when I tell you to!"

"Yes, yes, sit down and drink and eat meat. You won't be able to eat it in a few days!" Geng Ming also laughed heartily.

Seeing them teasing him, Cao Mao ran down the platform with a red face and ran to the side where the mutton was being cooked.

Seeing him leave, Liu Jilong turned his attention to Jiu Juyan and Chen Jingchong.

"My four brothers have only been in the army for a short time. Although I am currently serving as the brigade commander, I still need you two to take care of them."

"Although I don't know how long you two can stay in the Thirteenth Regiment, as long as you two are together, we are brothers. I respect you two!"

After Liu Jilong finished speaking, he raised the bowl and drank it all in one gulp.

Seeing his generous appearance, Jiu Juyan and Chen Jingchong looked at each other, then stood up, raised their bowls and drank them all.

"The captain is well-known. If he hadn't led his troops to tear open a hole on the top of the city wall, I'm afraid we wouldn't have been able to get the credit for being the first to reach the top, and how could we have been promoted to brigade commander?"

"If the Captain does not mind, I, Jiu Juyan, am willing to serve him and go forward together with him!"

"I, Chen Jingchong, am the same. Please take me in, Captain!"

People's words reflect their heart, and when Jiu Juyan speaks flattering words, he really makes sense.

As for Chen Jingchong, he gave Liu Jilong the illusion that Zhang Fei said "Me too".

"You two joined the army before me, and you are both my predecessors. Now that we are in the same regiment, we are all brothers."

Liu Jilong stood up to respond to the two of them. Zhang Chang and others also stood up one after another and followed Liu Jilong in raising their wine bowls.

"The words are in the wine."

As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Jilong led everyone to drink up the wine in their bowls.

This is just the muddy wine they drink. If it was distilled liquor, I'm afraid everyone would have drunk too much.

"Captain, the meat is here!"

Cao Mao's voice sounded at the right time. Everyone looked and saw him walking quickly with a plate of fresh stew and placing it on the table in front of everyone.

"Okay!" Liu Jilong nodded and said to his attendants, "The meat is on the table. Let's enjoy it today!"

Following his instructions, everyone ate meat and drank wine with big mouthfuls, and soon the atmosphere became heated up.

　It's the last day of the month, please give me a monthly ticket
　　
　
(End of this chapter)