Chapter 8: Marshal Hong and the Quartermaster (I)

Quartermaster walked forward a few steps and then stopped, as if to see Li Yan did not follow, and then slowly turned back to look at Li Yan's eyes had become very calm. "You look like you're still worried about the close guard test later, right? That is not necessary, you are now my disciple, my master is in the military camp, you are the military master's side, than that what the close guard army can not know how many times better." Said here, the look has been proud of the incomparable, then the words a beat, and then continue to say. "Since you have decided to join my sect, there is no need to address you as Lord, from now on you can call yourself Teacher!" When Li Yan heard this, his face changed and he thought. "It turns out that being by my teacher's side is several times better than that close guard, where did I cultivate this blessing!" Then he remembered one thing, so his face showed timidity, a look of wanting to say but stop. The quartermaster looked at him and frowned. "What else is going on?" "Old ...... teacher, this monthly salary of silver ...... uh... There's still parents' ...... at home" Li Yan stammered a bit for a while. "Oh! I thought what, you are still a filial son, from now on your monthly salary will be paid according to the battalion captain salary, this is more than the close guard soldiers as much as 40%." The quartermaster looked at Li Yan with a smiling look. "Thanks a lot, teacher!" Li Yan heard the words of great joy, at this point has felt like a step to heaven, all this makes him still like in a dream. He can send back more silver to his parents every month, and the word "teacher" he calls out is also much smoother! ............ Outside the tent on the high platform, Marshal Hong is still leaning sideways, half leaning on the back of a wide chair, the right elbow supported on the handle of the chair, hand into a half-clenched fist at the temple. At this time he is a little drowsy half-squinted eyes, an old and calm look, occasionally turning his head to look at the assessment within the fence of the military school field, after a short while, will turn his head back to this look, continue to look in the direction of the tent. Marshal Hong is named Hong Linying, this person is the imperial dynasty's southwest marshal, leading more than 200,000 soldiers and horses to guard the southwest border. He was originally a wandering child, but at the age of eleven or twelve, by chance, he joined the famous Jiang Hu school, Fatuo Temple, and became a lay disciple. The Fatuo Temple is one of the top schools in the jianghu today, Hong Linying is only a lay disciple by definition, it is impossible to learn the profound martial arts of the temple. But he is ruthless and tough, even to himself is extremely vicious, in order to learn martial arts, has reached the point of injury. In the temple for five years, has been all the learning to the second-rate master realm, which for a lay disciple is already extremely rare. The martial arts techniques he learned are just the most common introductory techniques and basic boxing for lay disciples in the temple, not the secret mastery of the temple. Jianghu martial arts level from high to low can be divided into: the realm of experts, the top experts, first-class experts, second-rate experts, third-rate experts. Further down can only be included in the last stream, that is, not into the stream of martial arts practitioners. I think at the time, the current imperial dynasty's great ancestor is also with a hand "Taizu Long Fist" and a group of brothers to fight the hundreds of years of the kingdom. According to the legend, whenever he fought with the enemy, only one set of "Taizu Long Fist" would often kill or injure the opponent. It is not how this fist is excellent, it is the imperial ancestor has practiced this fist to perfection, swift and incomparable, "the world's martial arts, only fast is not broken", you know the opponent's moves and how? If the opponent's body techniques and moves have been practiced to the realm, walking between attacks as fast as thunder, swift as lightning, when it is impossible to dodge. This Hong Linying although not practiced to this point, but also reached the hall of entry. Later, a law enforcement elder in the temple learned of this matter, think this son may not become a great weapon, but also know that he such character can not become a person in the Buddhist sect. The first time I saw him, I knew that if he continued to practice like this, the result would be either death or disability. The elder then used the inner medicine bath to treat his hidden illnesses and also to open up his muscles and veins. After that, he was taught the internal mind technique "Buddha Shine Golden Body" as well as the kung fu, kicks and sticks, which are not the top secret techniques and martial arts of the temple, but they are not easily acquired by the lay disciples. After Hong Linying and four years of martial arts training in the Fatuo Temple, at this time is both internal and external training, coupled with his natural intelligence, practice hard, coupled with the guidance of the law enforcement elders, but also let him step into the realm of the first-class masters of the Jianghu. So far, Hong Linying has intended to go down into the world and make a big show. As he was leaving the mountain, the chief law enforcement officer cautioned him. "Lin Ying, this time down the mountain you should bear in mind that the martial arts skills you have learned are not weak, do not kill the innocent, do not rape and pillage. If you use this path in the future, the temple will send the supervising monk to take your head, even if you can be a first-class official, or a party of great power, you will be dead, remember, remember! Hong Linying was also full of agreement. After he came down from the mountain, but also abide by the law taboo, but this body martial arts if you want to do something, without a life and death struggle is not in exchange. So he joined the army, starting as a soldier, and experienced no less than a hundred battles, and because he was fierce against the enemy and had no fear of life and death, he was repeatedly promoted in the army and rose up the ranks. When he was in the position of general, he wanted to quit the military and study martial arts at home since then, but with the outbreak of war in the border area, he was appointed as the southwest marshal to guard the southwest border. He was supposed to be at the army camp about 30 miles north of here, but he was fond of fighting and had to be at the forefront every time to lead his troops against the enemy. The generals know his nature, simply do not dare to disobey him, can only leave the deputy marshal to guard the camp, in order to wait for the opportunity to dispatch, pick up, Hong Linying has been personally guarding the Castle Peak Pass. Ji Wenhe --- military division Ji came here six years ago, when Hong Linying was also just stationed in Qingshan Pass not long ago. That day Ji Wenhe entered the city will come to the city marshal's residence in front of the door, said straight to see Marshal Hong, how can the gatekeeper easily let, and also want to blackmail some silver from its body. A few words down, Ji Wenhe has understood the intention of a few soldiers guarding the door, so no more words. He did not see any action, just a flick of his sleeve, the soldiers have been immobilized. After that, he went straight into the inner house and went. Along the way, they met many patrol teams, they have surrounded the capture, but almost just a face-to-face, a soldier will be frozen in place, can no longer move a bit. Hong Linying is resting in the inner lobby, to his internal power has long heard the sound of yard shouting, was about to get up to watch, suddenly felt a flash of shadows at the gate, there is a black-robed scribe came to the lobby. Its body ghostly, walking between the silent, know is Hong Linying life and death have seen I do not know how many, but also by the sudden arrival of a scene startled. With his martial arts skills, but also failed to see how the black-robed man came in, and what made him even more shocked is that this person's light body skills have never been seen or heard of. Shaking between, but can not afford to bring half the sound of clothes, which he had never seen in his life. People in the exercise of light, due to rapid movement and air friction will certainly bring the sound of clothes, that can not be hidden, so the night people will be a tight suit, is to reduce the sound. And this person in a wide black robe, but like a ghost silent, the high level of its martial arts skills, in no way he can match. Until after the black-robed man stood, Hong Linying only then saw that the visitor was a black-robed scribe. About thirty years old, about seven feet tall, with a long, narrow face, blue and white, but with an abnormal redness, a long beard floating in front of the chest. The black-robed man called himself "Ji Wenhe", is a stealth sect in the Jianghu, a few months ago because into the mountains to collect medicine accidentally by an unknown poisonous insects injured. In this southwest border, the endless mountain, I do not know how many thousands of miles, of which the poisonous insects and beasts are countless, even the old hunters who live in this ancestral home, the name of the poisonous insects and beasts also account for more than 70%. Therefore, Hong Linying is not surprised by this statement, he has entered the slightly deeper part of the Great Green Mountain before and is quite aware of it. Ji Wenhe said that after months of healing, also visited many friends, famous doctors, but also did not lift his poison method, the poison has slowly infiltrated his internal organs. So, he joined the army as a staff member of the government, the condition is that he needs to choose a person in the army and accept as a disciple. His sect is a single generation, he has not yet received disciples, now the body is poisoned is not much time, so I think about how their sect can be passed on. Hong Linying is also very surprised, originally thought that this person's martial arts skills are high, is to come to ask for any benefits, or enemy people to assassinate themselves, and he now put forward this request, greatly out of his thinking. But the other side of such a strong body, not to mention the search for a disciple, is ten, a hundred are easy thing, why prefer to come to the army. But Ji Wenhe said that his martial arts mind is special and may not be one in ten thousand, so he thought of the military children. Hong Linying also agreed after a thought, one is that he could not see through this person, move strong, only afraid that they can not fall good. Secondly, there are already many in the staff house, important things or their own say, as long as Ji Wenhe is not involved in important military opportunities, I think there will be no gossip. As for the army to select a person to inherit the sect, this is a small matter, hundreds of thousands of people in the army, as long as he has that free mind, let him go to pick. But the next events surprised Hong Linying more and more. This one of the things, shortly after this, there were several successive enemy attacks, the first time, after the scouts scouting the military intelligence returns, Hong Linying in the army with the military division, the generals in the discussion of the strategy against the enemy, then returned to the marshal's residence. He did not want Ji Wenhe to come to his residence in the middle of the night and tell him about the enemy's attack intentions and deployment. He said that although there are many Hong Linying their side has been spied, but there are several descriptions, but Hong Linying did not know, or said the scouts did not spy. Although Ji Wenhe has been appointed to the post of staff, but how can Hong Linying easily trust this person, although most of what Ji Wenhe said and their own information is similar. But when you think of the other party's skills, if you go outside the city, hanging far behind the scouts is also able to get a lot of information. So Hong Linying snorted, thanked him in person and said he would discuss the matter with the army later. The Ji Wenhe only smiled after hearing this, and did not advise each other, so he turned around and left. Waiting for the early morning, the enemy army suddenly attacked and Hong Linying calmly led his troops out of the city to meet the enemy, which was also within their expectations of the enemy attack. Both sides set off a big battle outside the city, straight kill the corpses everywhere, by dawn, both sides of the general soldiers are exhausted, coincidentally began to slowly withdraw to their rear, Hong Linying since also withdrew into the city. In addition to the main attack direction, the east and west sides of the mountain he also sent soldiers to guard, the other side wants to use the mountain woods flanking the intention of the attack they have long been clear, all this is in the plan. Who knows when they withdrew to the city gate, suddenly the earth shook, muffled thunder-like heavy sound from the distance rolled. The opposing soldiers, who were exhausted and walking in a somewhat wooden retreat, suddenly split to both sides, flashing a wide road in the middle, and rolling dust and smoke came from behind them. A team of heavy cavalry suddenly arrived, just a dozen breaths have been killed in front of the retreating imperial soldiers. This makes the retreating imperial dynasty soldiers simply too late to organize heavy shields to meet the enemy, a time of killing sounds, blood and flesh flying. Hong Linying saw that things were not good, immediately decided to immediately shoot his horse into the city ordered the immediate closure of the city gates, poor at least 10,000 soldiers are still outside the city, unable to withdraw into the city. But without the protection of heavy armor, how can they compete with the heavy armor and heavy horses that come and go, only about half an hour, the imperial generals outside the city have been completely wiped out and slaughtered. But just this half hour, Hong Linying has organized the city's only remaining army of about 20,000, made a heavy deployment at the city head, and sent a fast horse with arrows out of the northern gate to the central army camp to transfer troops to help. Just before the army came to help, the enemy has been desperate to start attacking the city, several times even attacked and killed the city above the head. Hong Linying defiantly personally on the city to supervise the battle to kill the enemy, a wave of soldiers fell, and then a wave up, and finally was able to delay the arrival of reinforcements to their side. When their own reinforcements continue to reinforce from the north gate to, the enemy see things can not be done, only to sound the gold retreat.