Helian only smiled shyly when he heard this. He scratched the back of his head awkwardly and said, "Actually, it's nothing, but I miss Nuo Niang a little."
Of course he wouldn't say that he dreamed last night that Nuo Niang had left him, and when he woke up and faced the empty camp bed, he felt at a loss for a long time.
When Zhang Lijin heard this, she gently touched He Lian's head and said, "Fool, where else can I go besides following you now?"
When He Lian heard this, he looked at Zhang Lijin steadily, and then he hugged Zhang Lijin happily.
Zhang Lijin was already used to He Lian's behavior.
She just thought this was He Lian's way of expressing his tenderness.
But when the two of them were hugging each other, a soldier's voice suddenly came from not far away, "Your Highness, Your Highness needs to come to see you."
Hearing this, He Lian reluctantly let go of Zhang Lijin, but he was not in a hurry to leave. Instead, he just said to Zhang Lijin, "Nuo Niang, you can't even speak Qiang Mo language now. I think it’s inconvenient for you to communicate with the outside world, so I specially found a master for you who can speak both languages. You won’t have to work so hard to communicate with others in the future.” @
Zhang Lijin only nodded slightly when she heard this, and said warmly, "Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness."
After he finished speaking, He Lian waved to the stooped old man who had just come with him, "Uncle Lu, come here."
Hearing Helian's call, the old man only walked forward slowly.
It was also at this time that Zhang Lijin discovered that the other party was actually an old man with typical Yongdi features.
To be honest, this is the first Yongdi man she has seen since she has been here for so long.
And although the old man was a bit stooped, he seemed to be relatively strong.
The old man only raised his head and glanced at Zhang Lijin. He didn't expect Zhang Lijin to be looking at him at this time. When their eyes met, the old man seemed to feel disappointed.
He visited almost half of the camp last night, except for the main tent, which he did not dare to test because of the crowd. However, in those camps, although he saw many Yongdi women, none of them was his daughter.
And the woman in front of him was obviously not his daughter.
But when Zhang Lijin saw the old man, doubts flashed in her eyes.
Her memory is amazing, although she only met the old man once.
However, just this glance was enough for her to remember this old man.
This old man seemed to be the gatekeeper at the west gate of Guanyuan Town. When she arrived at Guanyuan Town from southern Xinjiang that day, this old man was the one who checked her customs clearance documents.
It's just that such a person should be far from meeting the conditions to work as a craftsman in Qiangmo.
But if it wasn't for careful work, then why is he here?
Or is he the workmanship of this Qiangmo man? Thinking of this, Zhang Lijin immediately became alert.
But although she was full of doubts in her heart, she didn't show any of it on her face.
She only turned to look at Helian and said, "Alian, who is this?"
He Lian smiled and said, "This is Uncle Lu. He is very good at training horses, so we specially invited him here. However, I saw that in addition to speaking Qiangmo language, he could also speak Yongdi language, so I thought of letting him He stayed with you to act as a translator for you. After all, I can't be with you all the time. If I'm not around, it will be much easier for you to communicate with others when you have something to do."
Hearing He Lian's words, Zhang Lijin couldn't tell for a moment whether this person was really kind or if he wanted to arrange for someone to monitor her. However, no matter what the reason was, she could not refuse He Lian.
After all, the lesson she learned from He Rong yesterday had made her more cautious.
After He Lian briefly told Zhang Lijin about the origin of Uncle Lu, he left with his soldiers.
Zhang Lijin couldn't tell the origin of Uncle Lu for a while, but no matter what his origin was, she couldn't drive him away.
Therefore, she only planned to leave the old man alone.
Unexpectedly, after He Lian left, the other party suddenly took the initiative and said, "Is the girl also a person who was sold from Yongdi?"
Zhang Lijin felt strange in her heart. At that time, she didn't know what this person meant when he said this, so she nodded anyway.
Don't want to be that old
Then the person suddenly said, "Well... has the girl ever seen a girl named Lu Xingyan?"
Zhang Lijin has naturally never heard of this name. After all, she has only been here not long ago, and she has been busy collecting clues during these days, but she has no time to meddle in other matters.
But this was the best time to test whether the old man was an enemy or a friend, so Zhang Lijin only asked, "What are you doing with Lu Xingyan?"
However, the old man heard a glimmer of hope from Zhang Lijin's rhetorical question. He said excitedly, "Does the girl know Lu Xingyan? She is my daughter. Girl, if you know where Xingyan is, please tell me her identity." *** Set it up."
When he said this, there was only a glimmer of hope in the old man's eyes.
It could be seen that the old man really came here to find his daughter, so Zhang Lijin breathed a sigh of relief at that moment, but she still said to the old man before that, "I don't know where she is? I don't know her either."
Upon hearing this, the hope in the old man's eyes quickly burst like a bubble being popped.
The old man sighed, "I have been looking for Xingyan for a long time. If I had known that it would lead to such a trouble, I should have agreed to them from the beginning."
Zhang Lijin felt at this moment that this old man might be of some value to her. Although he was not a meticulous craftsman, if something unexpected happened to him, this old man might be a backup plan.
Therefore, Zhang Lijin only said warmly, "Although I don't know where Lu Xingyan is? But I can help you find it. Now Na Kezi only mistakenly identifies me as someone close to him. He treats me quite well. I think this is the case." Maybe I can help you."
Hearing Zhang Lijin's words, Uncle Lu's eyes instantly brightened, "If I can get the girl's help today, I will go through fire and water no matter what happens to the girl in the future."
On the school field, a group of elite soldiers were doing daily endurance training. They were either fighting in pairs or in groups of three, competing against each other in hand skills, or practicing wrestling with each other. Those who failed were inevitably forced to stand on the school grounds for half a day carrying sandbags.
When He Lian and He Rong came to inspect, these burly men were fighting fiercely.
It was clearly a frosty December day, but almost all of them were wearing only single clothes.
The instructor in charge of training at the side saw the two masters coming, and he hurriedly greeted them and said, "I have met your two highnesses in this humble position."
He Rong only nodded slightly when he heard this. He raised his hand slightly and said, "You don't have to be polite, instructor. How are the training of these warriors now?"
Hearing this, the instructor quickly replied, "We have already done the city climbing drill a few days ago, and everyone's cooperation is already very high. These days we are paying close attention to endurance training."
Hearing what the instructor said, He Rong nodded in agreement.
Then he only said to Helian, "Alian, the people you were always in charge of were cavalry. Are you really going to attack the North Gate this time?"
He Lian nodded and said, "Judging from the topographic map of Guanyuan Town, there are natural dangers to defend on the east, west, and south sides. Their focus will definitely be the north gate. If I attack the city at the north gate, I will only be able to defend the city." This will further solidify their idea. When the time comes, I will attract a lot of firepower. Brother, you will be much more relaxed when you and the people inside and outside the west city cooperate with each other. And if I really capture the north gate by force, I will not be able to do it even if I can't. Can outflank Guanyuan Town."
Hearing this, He Rong said with concern, "But you have done cavalry training before. Do you really have the confidence to win in infantry? A Lian, I promised your mother to protect you, but I can't Let something happen to you.”
He Lian smiled and said, "Brother, it's not like you don't know what kind of physical strength I have. Although I have never led infantry, this attack on the city was because we were unexpected and prepared. I think even the three brothers of the Chen family came here Defending the city, I can take his head. I'll be fine."
Hearing He Lian's confident answer, He Rong could only nodded worriedly.
Then he said to the coach, "Today's training will be temporarily suspended. You can ask everyone to come and gather."
After receiving the order, the coach naturally just asked everyone to come and gather.
When everyone gathered, the instructor turned to look at His Highness and said, "Your Highness, everyone has gathered now. I wonder if you have any other orders at the moment."
He Rong is obviously still
While thinking, he did not speak.
Instead, He Lian just walked up to those people and said loudly, "I am He Lian. I will train with everyone during these days. How about we capture the north gate of Yongdi together and kill the captain of Yunzhou in the future?"
After hearing He Lian's words, the people below naturally just cheered loudly.
But there are also some discordant voices among them: "Aren't you from the cavalry company?" I'm afraid he is overqualified to be in our infantry company. Besides, His Highness is very skilled in horseback riding, so is it a bit of a waste to keep him here? "
The person who said this was obviously the original infantry general. This general was tall and upright, but now he had to go through a lot of trouble to say such euphemistic words, which was extremely polite.
However, after hearing the words of the infantry general, the people under him were not so polite. Some people just took the initiative and said, "Yes, Your Highness, you see, if you follow me to attack the city, what will we face then?" They will all be close-quarters battles, with lives at stake. When the fight breaks out, no one will care about anyone else. If something happens to you, we can't bear the responsibility."
Hearing this, He Lian was also a straightforward person. He just raised his eyebrows provocatively and said, "What? Do you want to test your skills with me?"
Hearing this, the infantry general just chuckled and said, "We don't dare."
But He Lian smiled and said, "What's the point of not daring? How about this? I'll compete with the general. If the general wins, I won't participate in the attack on the north gate. If I win, I hope The general will allow me to join.”
