Chapter 1776 Chou Chou Postscript 1

Qingyun Kingdom, Kongzhou in northern Xinjiang, is full of mountains and wilderness, and there are many barbarians.

The so-called barbarians are a group of powerful nomadic people outside the northern Xinjiang. They are tall, savage and rude. Because they covet the land in the north of Qingyun Kingdom, they are especially fond of invading in spring, summer and autumn every year.

The total number of the Northern Xinjiang Army in Kongzhou is hundreds of thousands. In addition to the Northern Xinjiang Army, there are another 100,000 and 210,000 troops stationed in the local state capital. The troops do not belong to one camp. However, if the barbarians invade, occasionally two parties will cooperate to fight against the enemy. situation occurs.

The Northern Xinjiang Army was under the control of Marshal Gu Chao, and the garrison army was under the control of General Qiao Ding.

Qiao Ding had a trouble these days. The source of the trouble came from a soldier named Rong Ye.

The surname Rong was not uncommon in the Qingyun Kingdom. At first, Qiao Ding really didn't take this soldier named Rong seriously. This soldier joined the Kongzhou garrison during the Spring Soldier Recruitment in February of the 14th year of Zhengqing.

He was not tall, with thin arms and legs. He stood with a group of new recruits who looked like chickens. He looked crooked and unheroic at first glance.

In addition to daily training, the newly recruited soldiers in the camp spend most of their time doing manual labor such as guarding and patrolling. They will occasionally be sent to run errands in the mountains, help nearby mountain people with some things, and help the elderly, weak, women and children climb the mountain trails. Yes, it’s not difficult, it’s all grassroots work.

This little soldier named Rong Ye was so ordinary and ordinary at the beginning. Apart from his thin skin and tender flesh, he was occasionally teased by the old fritters about his effeminate appearance, but there was nothing special about him.

It first happened in March this year.

In the early spring of March, the barbarians invaded again. After a winter's rest, the barbarians were full of food and drink, and began to prepare for a big attack.

It was just a small-scale harassment at first, but later, the three tribes of barbarians integrated. In mid-March, they united 90,000 troops and horses and marched directly.

The Northern Xinjiang Army here had just reported the barbarian invasion back to Beijing, and the counterattack agenda was put on the table.

There are 90,000 barbarians coming, and there are 200,000 troops in Kongzhou. Can we be afraid of him? That must mean we are not afraid, but we can't fight under the city gate. There are still people outside the city, with some fertile fields and endless water sources. The army of Kongzhou can't just win the battle. They want to drive the barbarians out of the territory of Kongzhou, at least a hundred miles away.

In this process, they not only had to expel the enemy, but also ensured that fertile farmland and water sources would not be damaged. If conditions allowed, they would even have to protect several mountains outside the city. The mountains were rich in materials. Kongzhou was a war city, and it is still in Kongzhou today. It is not easy for all the people in the country. As the saying goes, if these mountains are lost, at least half of the people will not be able to survive.

Some people ask, why is Kunzhou located on the border with so many people living there?

Otherwise, three generations of our ancestors have been living in Kunzhou. They have no money or ability to go out to work. Everyone is a farmer in their hometown. They can still have land in their hometown, farm and hunt for a living. If they really go outside, what will they do? , do small jobs for others, or beg for food?

Because we have to protect fields, water sources, and mountains, when a war breaks out, we will be tied up and look forward and backward.

Originally, the Northern Xinjiang Army could fight the barbarians on their own, but because it was difficult to fight, in the end, a combination of the two armies was adopted. That is, a hundred thousand garrison troops also had to follow to help, suppressing the numbers, twenty-one dozen Nine.

After a month of fighting in this battle, both sides suffered considerable losses, but in general, the Qingyun Army was still stronger. Apart from anything else, the few soldiers from the recruit battalion who had always been disliked by Qiao Ding, Just because of this battle, many achievements were made.

The imperial court stipulated that as many enemy troops as the generals killed, they would get as many meritorious deeds as they could. Simply put, they could use their heads to pile up their merits.

The new recruit Rong Ye, whom Qiao Ding had never even looked at in the past, seemed to be a different person on the battlefield. He made bold moves. In the first battle, he killed three barbarian soldiers. After a month, he directly used their heads to pile up Climb the Centurion.

Oh, the little recruit is pretty good! In a battle, dare to fight and charge, and always run at the front. They are obviously infantry, but they run faster than the cavalry. If the cavalry steps on someone, you raise your hand and shoot. Those who don't know think you are cooperating, but they are beaten by the barbarians. The horse stares and tramples you, but you can still run away from the horse's hooves. You can't be judged by appearance, your skills are extraordinary!

This centurion made the recruit Rong Ye directly become one of the many small leaders in the recruit camp. When everyone drank wine, ate meat, and fought bloody battles, their feelings came out naturally.

General Qiao Ding noticed the young talents emerging from the new garrison camp. In order to express his sympathy and inspection, he called Rong Ye over alone to give him a few words of encouragement and gave him a new gun. When Rong Yejiu killed a barbarian soldier, he didn't pull out the gun and lost it.

The military camp is harmonious and everyone is nice.

It turned out that the problem occurred one day at the end of April. On this day, a group of people suddenly came to Zhenge Gate in Kyoto. They found Qiao Ding and asked Qiao Ding to make friends with him with a serious look on his face.

Qiao Ding was confused. He was from the local army and had no contact with the Kyoto generals. He didn't know the imperial army at Zhengemen either. He asked in confusion, "What do you mean?"

He was told that the recruit named Rong Ye was the daughter of the third prince of the current dynasty, Captain Zhengemen.

Female...daughter?

female?

Qiao Ding was frightened. There was a woman in our military camp. Is it true?

They called people to face-to-face questioning, and it turned out that this young recruit was really the young princess of the Three Princes' Mansion who had run away from home.

Qiao Ding was going to make a fuss on the spot. You thought the military camp was just a place for fun, and you allowed your little daughter's family to run wild?

As a result, he had barely criticized him when the young recruit raised the shiny spear to show him.

Qiao Ding: "..."

Well, it's not just any little girl who becomes a centurion based on merit.

Should I say "As expected of the queen of generals"? Her father, Captain Rong, led troops and guarded the border in his early years. His daughter is like her father. She is equally talented and bold. Is she worthy of the same lineage?

After Qiao Ding was slapped in the face, he felt a little hurt and asked the Zhengemen people to talk to the little girl. He thought that since the parents had come, the little girl could be removed from the garrison tomorrow.

As a result, the next day, the people from Zhengemen left empty-handed, but the young recruits stayed behind.

Qiao Ding: "???"

Half a month later, Qiao Ding received a secret letter from Beijing. It was written to him by the third prince, telling him how it was before and how it would be in the future. He should not treat her as a girl or a relative of the emperor. Do whatever you have to do.

Qiao Ding thought about it for a while and felt that this should be the strategy of the third prince. His daughter was rebellious and ran away from home. If she couldn't be persuaded to go back, why not just leave her in the military camp and let her suffer enough before she knows how to go home? .

But Qiao Ding is under a lot of pressure. What does this mean? In fact, the court did not explicitly stipulate that women cannot serve as soldiers. The main reason is that this kind of thing has never happened before. But I didn’t know it before. Now that I know it, I still dare to let my daughter’s family Do those tiring and hard jobs?

Don't be afraid to say it clearly. In the past month, because he was promoted to the position of centurion, Rong Ye did it himself. He often moved and buried corpses. I thought you were a boy before, but now that I know you are a girl, I still have the nerve to call you. Against corpses?

Qiao Ding called Rong Ye over and had a private chat. He said sincerely that since you really didn't want to leave, you might as well transfer to logistics.

Rong Ye didn't say anything. The next day, she left the garrison directly.

After leaving for three days, she returned, accompanied by a deputy general named Xiong from the Northern Xinjiang Army.

Lieutenant General Xiong got straight to the point: "Hahaha, General Qiao, thank you for your generosity. I have long liked this soldier. He is young, courageous, and skilled. Since you are willing to part with me, I will take him away. Don't worry. , our Northern Xinjiang Army will cultivate him well!"

Qiao Ding: "..."

Rong Ye changed jobs, from the garrison camp to the Northern Xinjiang Army. Qiao Ding immediately wrote a letter back to Beijing, and the third prince's letter also came back soon, saying, follow her.

Qiao Ding did not tell the people of the Northern Xinjiang Army that Rong Ye was a woman. He attached the resume of Marshal Gu of the Northern Xinjiang Army to the letter and sent it to the Third Prince. What this means is that if anything happens in the future, you should contact the Northern Xinjiang Army yourself. I don’t care. It has nothing to do with me. Don’t come to me!

So, from that day on, when Qiao Ding occasionally went to meetings with the Northern Xinjiang Army, he would see the little girl disguised as a man, holding a spear and leading the soldiers below to practice, sometimes boxing and sometimes wrestling. , every time Qiao Ding looks at it, he is speechless.

In the end, he stopped going to the Northern Xinjiang Army meeting and asked the deputy general to go and report it to him when he came back!