activa-t Chapter 293 Reward
Chapter 293 Reward
Soon after he finished speaking, a messenger came on horseback to report that Li Xian, the commander of the Zhongjing Army, had returned to the city and had important matters to report to the general.
When Bi Ye heard that Li Xi had returned to the city, his solemn and melancholy expression disappeared and he said to Zhou Bo happily, "Xiao Xi is finally back. Come with me to see him." Zhou Bo replied yes.
Bi Ye did not even say hello to the others, but mounted his horse, Zhui Yun, and walked away at a brisk pace. Zhou Bo followed closely behind him, helped by two soldiers to get on the carriage. Zhui Yun was tall and had long legs, and in a moment he had already walked a long way.
Chu Xiaomu and others were led by Xiao Zhenrong back to the temporary camp of the Nanding Army. Everyone happily followed Zhou Bo to the general to receive the reward. Although according to military regulations, Chu Xiaomu could at least be promoted to battalion officer, they were all new recruits who could not even do the job of ordinary sergeants, so how could they be battalion officers? Not only did Zhou Bo object from the beginning, but the general did not seem to have such an arrangement.
But it was impossible to say that it didn't matter, especially the hot-tempered Zhou Weide. When he heard Zhou Bo say "You are definitely not up to this important task", he kept glaring at him, cursing him dozens or hundreds of times in his heart, but unfortunately he didn't dare to vent. It was not until the general said that everyone should practice the method of opening the Force that everyone became excited again. What about battalion officers? How can it be as satisfying as cultivating the fourth or fifth realm of the Force?
Chu Xiaomu was so excited that his heart was beating wildly, thinking that he could finally avenge his grandfather, Uncle Huai, the clan leader, and Xiao Meng! As for the position of battalion commander, whoever wanted to do it could do it. Not only had he never thought about it, he also didn't have the ability to do it.
The most depressed person was Zhang Hou. He originally thought that he could get along with everyone with his eloquent mouth. However, he was scolded by Zhou Zhongjun for just telling a joke to the general. He was even said to be punished by military law. It was extremely hateful. Fortunately, the general said "don't worry about it". But on second thought, although the general said "don't worry about it", Zhou Bo had the final say in the affairs of the Nanding Army. He didn't say he would not care about it. Judging from his expression, he was afraid that he would not be able to avoid the military stick. He didn't know whether it would be fifty or one hundred. Thinking of this, he suddenly cried out "Ouch".
Wu Sheng asked in a low voice: "Hou Pi'er, what's wrong with you? Are you having a stomachache?" Xiao Zhenrong and Wang Gu were not far ahead, so he didn't dare to speak loudly.
Zhou Weide said: "He must be afraid of being beaten up when he returns to the camp, so he must have been frightened to death!"
Zhang Hou lowered his voice and said, "You must be the transformed Xue Diao Zi Ling. You even know this."
Zhou Weide snorted and cursed back, "You are the one who turned into a bloody cunning man!"
Chu Xiaomu had never heard of the Blood Diaozi spirit. Wang Gang explained that this was the most notorious evil spirit in the Cangmu Kingdom. It was said that his favorite thing to do was to dig out people's hearts, livers and intestines, and after eating them he could read the person's mind. In order to keep some secrets, some evil people would send the victims to the Blood Diaozi, and let him eat their hearts, livers and intestines before telling the secrets. It was truly bloody and cruel.
Chu Xiaomu remembered that he had not seen Yang Dou for a long time, and when he heard General Bi Ye say that he had opened the Force and was making good progress, he was naturally happy for him. He also wanted to meet him to see how he was doing, what his condition was like after opening the Force, and whether his heart disease had recovered a little.
After asking the soldiers around, they found out that none of them knew Yang Dou. When they heard Chu Xiaomu say that it was the general who taught him the way of original force, no one was willing to believe it. Some even said, "Even if the general is willing to teach, can your friend understand it? Don't daydream."
Chu Xiaomu had no choice but to sneak to the camp gate and try to slip out. However, he was discovered by the soldiers guarding the gate when he was still several feet away. The soldiers ordered that no one was allowed to leave the camp without the camp commander's permission.
Although General Biye had verbally requested Zhou Bo to formally enlist Chu Xiaomu and others in the army, the military document had not yet come down, and it was not known which camp they would be assigned to, so Chu Xiaomu could not ask for leave.
The news of Li Xian's return to the city gradually spread. Few people knew why he left the city. People in Nanding Camp said that he went to Jinyang City in the north to buy black iron, and to Xihai City on the coast to buy cloth, salt and other commercial goods. But no one could explain why he came back from Yutuo City in the east.
Chu Xiaomu knew that Li Qi went to Yutuo City to track down the trace of Mingyuan Ding. As for the result, no word was heard. It was estimated that only he, General Biye, and Zhou Zhongjun knew about it. Chu Xiaomu wanted to ask Li Qi if he had seen a tall and handsome man from the Snow Country. By the way, this man had a small mole on the right corner of his eye, which was the easiest to identify. This man killed my grandfather, killed Uncle Huai, and killed more than a dozen lives in the village. He could not be let go even if he was chased to the ends of the earth!
He thought that after more than a year, and after so many things he had experienced, he should not hate the Snow Countryman Bai Yixing that much anymore. However, when he occasionally thought of him, he still hated him so much that he almost jumped off the bed. Unfortunately, he could not leave the camp without permission, and could not ask Li Qi about it in person. More importantly, he was not very capable now, so no matter how deep his hatred was, he could only put it aside for the time being.
Two days passed, and suddenly a military officer came to the tent where Chu Xiaomu and nine others were, and issued Zhou Bo's military document: "Chu Xiaomu, Wangang, Lin Zhen, Zhou Weide, Zhou Weiyi, Zhang Hou, Wu Sheng, Su Mishun, and Ling Weidou performed their duties loyally and made meritorious contributions to horse herding. Each of them will be rewarded with a set of silver armor, two sets of gauze shirts, two pairs of crocodile leather boots, and a green cloak. Chu Xiaomu made meritorious contributions by stabbing the enemy's camp, and will be rewarded with a black iron sword..." After the rewards were announced, the horse herding team was disbanded, and several people had been officially incorporated into Bicheng soldiers. At the end were a few official words of encouragement and warning against arrogance and impatience, which the nine people could not quite understand.
Seeing that the military document did not mention even a single word about the great achievement of capturing the enemy leader, everyone was very angry and shouted at the writing officer. The writing officer said: "Zhou Zhongjun really loves you guys very much, that's why he didn't mention this great achievement."
Everyone asked why.
The pen officer explained, "The people of Chisha are the most vindictive. They will always take revenge and hold grudges. You have captured the leader of the Claw Clan who attacked our Green City, which is equivalent to killing him. With their barbaric nature, how can they let you go easily? Once you meet on the battlefield, they will do everything they can to kill you even if it means sacrificing the lives of hundreds of people! The central army did not mention this because they do not want this matter to be spread, which is to protect you."
Everyone suddenly realized that there were so many details to be taken into consideration when deciding on rewards and punishments in the army. If the Claw Clan's assassins knew that it was their team that had captured Li Ji, and they issued a "beheading order", it would be a huge danger.