More than 10,000 soldiers were stationed in Fox Pass, ranging from Commandant Sima to ordinary Hundred-Man Commander Squad Leader. They were all busy.
Nalan Xu and Xiao Ding are also indispensable for their help. How can they have free time to compete?
When it got dark after being busy, more than 10,000 soldiers finally settled down. After a tiring day, they ate a hurried dinner and fell asleep.
And in the Commandant mansion in the middle of Fox Pass, a banquet has just begun.
I am sitting at the top, and on the right side I have brought more than a dozen generals, including Mo Wang, Nalan Xu, Nalan Fugui, Xiao Ding, Xiao Li and others.
On the left side, there are Fox Pass's original generals, including Fox Pass Commandant, Chang Shi, Sima, Military Justice Officer and a group of Captain.
The atmosphere between the two parties is not good, because Fox Pass Garrison belongs to the frontier army and is an elite. The army of more than ten thousand I brought looks majestic, but in fact it is just a patchwork of the Local Army. To put it bluntly, it is a group of rabble.
Therefore, the status of the border troops has always been higher than that of the Local Army. If Local Army comes to the border to help, the border troops are always respected.
For example, Fox Pass Commandant and I are both Commandant, so we are on the same level. But he is a border soldier, so according to convention, he should command me.
However, I am still Heir Apparent from the Nalan Family, how could I be inferior to others?
But the frontier army listens to the command of the Local Army? Fox Pass Commandant listens to the command of a young boy like me?
Although this group of arrogant and powerful generals had to obey due to the power of Military Order and Nalan Family, they were still unhappy in their hearts, and this was the source of the conflict between the two sides.
I simply came to Fox Pass just to seek death, and I didn't bother to fight with him or suppress him. I said a few indifferent words, both sides ate their own food, and the banquet dispersed.
Early the next morning, I got up early to see off Xiao Li. He was going south to take office at Suspended Spring City.
Xiao Ding was naturally there, and the two brothers said their goodbyes with some reluctance. They grew up together and went out together Training. The relationship between them was far deeper than the one with Xiao Yan.
Now, one wants to stay on the northern border and become Short Blade Captain; the other wants to go south and become the city lord of Tier Three Main City.
We say goodbye today, but we are separated by the end of the world. I don't know when we will meet again.
But what must go must go. Perhaps separation is the normal state between adults.
"Little Yezi, I heard that Little Yanzi is missing?"
At this time, Xiao Li suddenly looked at me and asked. I suddenly felt embarrassed. I feel a little embarrassed when I lose someone else's brother...
"Third Brother He, that, went out Training. When he Training is done, he will come back."
Xiao Li and Xiao Ding looked at each other, and Xiao Ding said in a deep voice, "That's good, Little Yanzi has grown up too, and it's not a bad thing to go out Training Training."
Xiao Li nodded and looked around. The flags were flying and the soldiers were heavily armored. He said, "First Brother, I'm leaving now. The soldiers are in danger and are in a life-and-death position. You have to be more careful."
Xiao Ding nodded, reached out and patted his shoulder without saying anything more. I smiled softly and said:
"Second Brother Don't worry, First Brother is my Short Blade Captain. You only need to protect me, and you don't have to charge into battle. It's very safe."
"Second Brother, you and Suspended Spring City are in the southwest of the empire, close to Black-Corner Region. Mei Er and they have already gone to the Canaan Academy. After Second Brother takes office, remember to take more care of them."
Xiao Li suddenly laughed and said, "You couldn't have thrown me so far away on purpose just for that girl Mei Er, right?"
Xiao Ding also laughed, and I laughed too. Amid the laughter, Xiao Li turned and walked away, followed by several Mo Tie Mercenaries, all the way south.
Watching his figure disappear at the corner of the mountain road, Xiao Ding and I returned to Fox Pass. On the way, I asked:
"How are First Brother, Desert Iron Mercenary Group?"
Hearing this, Xiao Ding sighed quietly. Desert Iron Mercenary Group was created by him and Xiao Li personally, and it took both of them several years of hard work...
"Some of them who want to make great achievements came with me to Fox Pass; some of them want stability and plan to go south with their second son to become City Defense Army; and some of them don't want to be restrained by others and are still working as Mercenaries."
He turned his head and looked at me, with a solemn look on his face, and said very solemnly and seriously, "Desert Iron Mercenary Group... is still here, and the current leader is Xue Lan!"
Xue Lan?
I thought about it, it seemed to be a woman, her cultivation level was Dou Master. I didn't expect that the one who supported Desert Iron Mercenary Group in the end was actually a woman.
But then, I frowned again, my heart for gossip burning. This Xue Lan, I remember she seemed to like Xiao Ding...
She stayed and supported Desert Iron Mercenary Group. If you think about it carefully - wonderful, really wonderful!
"Young Master Nalan, Young Master Nalan, you are here!"
Unconsciously, Xiao Ding and I arrived at the barracks of Mo Tie Mercenaries. A middle-aged man came up to me and smiled flatteringly at me.
I looked intently and was surprised. The person in front of me was none other than the former leader of Sand Mercenary Group - Luo Bu.
"Luo Bu, are you here to join the army too?"
He nodded, pointed at those Mercenaries, and said with a flattering tone, "Young Master Nalan, not only am I here, there are more than 200 of us Sand Mercenary Group, and 180 people have come!"
I couldn't help but frown. Those Mercenariess were only in their early 200s in total. If the original Mercenariess had one hundred and eighty people, wouldn't there be only thirty or forty people in the old Mo Tie Mercenariess?
This ratio...
After thinking about it again, I somewhat understood that the Xiao Ding Xiao Li brothers are very particular about people, and Fox Pass is dangerous, so there must not be many Mo Tie Mercenaries willing to come.
And Luo Bu is a little bit careless. This one hundred and eighty Mercenaries, God knows how he got here through deception, abduction, coercion and bribery.
"Young Master Nalan, no, it's Commandant. Commandant. I heard that the leader of Xiao Ding has become your Short Blade Captain. Look at me..."
Luo Bu looked at me flatteringly, finally showing his fox tail, and said, "What do you think I am suitable for?"
"What kind of official do you want?"
I glanced at him and asked jokingly. He suddenly became reserved, rubbed his hands and said:
"Of course I listen to Commandant's arrangements. I will do whatever Commandant asks me to do, even if I am a pawn and lead the horse for Commandant - however, if Commandant allows me to be your short-hand soldier Five Hundred Captain, I will protect Commandant to the death!"
I sneered in my heart, short soldiers are the last line of defense around me, how could I let someone like him get in?
"In this case, you will be my captain..."
I looked around, raised my hand and pointed at the large banner in the distance, and slowly said three words:
"Banner Holder!"
The flagpole of the large banner is made of fine iron wood, one foot thick and three feet high. The flag is made of red background and black thread, with the words "Nalan" embroidered on it.
I stepped forward, patted Luo Bu's shoulders and chest, and said with a smile, "Look at you, you have such a strong body, it's a pity that you don't carry the flag for me."
"From now on, you will be responsible for carrying my captain's banner. As long as the people are there and the flag is there, even if the person dies, the flag - cannot be knocked down by my captain!"
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