"Bang bang bang!"
Xuanjia Army Camp, outside the kitchen of Wuzi Camp, a sergeant was sweating profusely with an ax in the setting sun. As he raised the ax again and again, each round piece of wood was chopped into two pieces. In a series of movements, It can be said that it is done in one go, crisp and neat, and it is pleasing to the eye, but the words in the sergeant's mouth are not so pleasing to the eye!
"Hey! Master, I am the son of the Duke of the country after all, but now I am reduced to chopping firewood in the army. It is really unfair!"
"Xiao Xuan! Xiao Xuan! You kid tortured me on purpose. After you fall asleep tonight, I will definitely stuff Baolin's footwear on your bedside! I'll give you a good smoke! Hey!"
"Damn! How much firewood do we burn in the kitchen of our camp in a day? Do we need to chop so much? Could it be that that boy just now was also deliberately trying to mess with me?"
The person who was chopping firewood was none other than Cheng Chumo. After all, this guy had martial arts skills. He could chop firewood with ease, and his efficiency was three to four times faster than that of ordinary people. Although the movements of his hands were smooth and smooth, Cheng Chumo was chopping wood while speaking. The person above was cursing and even threatened to prank Li Zexuan that night!
It’s just that this guy is too overwhelmed. Ever since he entered the military camp, which night has he not fallen asleep first? If he really wanted to prank him, it would be Li Zexuan who pranked him, not him!
"Phew~! Finally, they're all done!"
People with skills are different. It would take an ordinary person more than an hour to chop all the firewood. Cheng Chumo only took more than two quarters of an hour to chop all the firewood. After he finished chopping, he started to pile up the mountain of firewood in front of him. They were sorted and piled into piles.
"It should be more than half an hour before the training ends, right? The food in the kitchen hasn't been prepared yet, where should I go?"
After everything was done, Cheng Chumo couldn't help but feel embarrassed, because the soldiers on the school field were still training at the moment. If he returned to the camp, Li Zexuan might rush him to the school field to train with other soldiers, but he stayed behind. Here in the kitchen, he had nothing to do for a while, because the food was not ready yet, and he couldn't eat even if he wanted to!
Is it possible that we really want him, the son of a dignified prince, to help people cook?
Cheng Chumo quickly shook his head and threw this terrible thought out of his head, because where is the hottest place in this summer? It must be the kitchen! There were many stoves burning firewood at the same time in the kitchen of Wuzi Camp. It was simply not a place for humans!
He couldn't go back to the camp, couldn't stay in the kitchen, and he didn't want to go to the school grounds. He couldn't wander around in the military camp because if he was caught, he might be punished!
"Why don't you just hide in the firewood pile and rest for a while?"
Looking at the neat stacks of firewood under the firewood shed, Cheng Chumo suddenly had an idea and took it into consideration!
Since he can't go anywhere, he might as well hide here quietly and be lazy for a while. The cooks in the kitchen don't know that he has finished chopping the firewood so quickly. By the time they find out, it's almost time to eat; and Li Zexuan's By the way, I must have thought that I was helping with the cooking in the kitchen, so naturally I wouldn’t find out that I was being lazy!
This is really a good plan that kills two birds with one stone!
Cheng Chu couldn't help but secretly praise himself for being smart. Then he walked to the pile of firewood and stood against the wall. Then he placed a pile of firewood in front of and beside him. Then he squatted down and leaned against the wall to enjoy the cool air. Got it!
This pile of firewood is next to the kitchen, with a shed on the top, allowing ventilation on three sides. There is a slight southeast wind blowing at the moment, and it is not too hot even if Cheng Chumo stays inside. Anyway, it is much cooler than inside the kitchen!
If someone passes by here, he will only see the firewood, but not the lazy guy lazing in the pile of firewood at all!
"Oh! I can finally take a break!"
Cheng Chumo leaned against the wall comfortably, feeling the fine particles blowing through the cracks in the firewood. His nerves relaxed and he felt sleepy for a moment. Helping Li Zexuan make the sand table this afternoon really cost him too many brain cells. As soon as he relaxed, his upper and lower eyelids quickly began to fight, and then he fell asleep inside the pile of firewood!
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"Clang clang clang!"
"Today's training is over. Those of Camp Y, please go back to the camp to rest, and then go to the kitchen to eat immediately! After four quarters of Xu, except for those patrolling the camp, the rest will not be allowed to leave the camp at will! Did you hear that?"
At 8 o'clock, the gong for the end of training sounded on the school grounds, and the soldiers of each battalion gathered one after another. The chief general of each battalion announced that today's training was over and asked the sergeants of each battalion to go to the kitchen to eat! On the Y-zi camp side, Sun Tao looked at the sergeants in front of him and shouted loudly.
Although Yizi Camp did not use Li Zexuan's new drills for training, the daily training time was consistent with that of Wuzi Camp. Training started at 4:40 in the morning and ended at 8:00 in the afternoon.
Although they did not copy the new style drills in terms of methods, in terms of time, they had already followed the Wuzi Camp! And in terms of training methods, they have slowly begun to learn new training methods. In the afternoon, Sun Tao quietly went to watch the fighting training at Camp A!
"Here~!"
More than a thousand soldiers agreed in unison.
"Bai Shanhai, Yang Chengyun, Wu Feibai, Tan Chengye, and Zhao Xingwang, the five of you will go out and the rest will be dismissed!"
Unexpectedly, Sun Tao did not directly announce the disbandment this time, but deliberately left five people.
"Here!"
Most of the sergeants dispersed, but five sergeants remained on the campus.
The five people looked at Sun Tao, obviously they didn't know why they stayed.
Sun Tao coughed slightly, his face a little uncomfortable. He paused and said calmly to everyone: "Colonel Zhang of Bingzi Camp has something to ask you. You guys go find him now!"
"Colonel Zhang?"
Hearing this, Bai Shanhai and others couldn't help but look at each other. A glimmer of understanding flashed through their eyes. After a moment, they clasped their fists and said in unison: "Yes! Captain!"
That's right, the five of them are the five people from Camp B who were selected to alienate Camp E. There are also five people from Camp C, which makes a total of ten people!
"go quickly!"
Sun Tao waved his hand, as if he didn't want to look at these five people.
Zhang Kangnian came up with the alienation plan, but Sun Tao despised this despicable plan. He believed that since it was a duel between two armies, they should defeat the opponent openly and openly instead of using this despicable plan. Abuseful means!
But Qiu Xinggong had already agreed to Zhang Kangnian's plan, and Qiu Xinggong was his old boss. Even if he despised it, he couldn't refute it!
Qiu Xinggong also knew Sun Tao's nature, so he did not entrust this alienation plan to him, but to Zhang Kangnian!
Regarding Zhang Kangnian's "poaching" of people from the Y-zi camp and secretly driving a wedge between the soldiers of the E-zi camp, Sun Tao could only turn a blind eye. In the end, he was out of sight and out of mind!
But he himself may not be aware that the rift between him, Qiu Xinggong and Zhang Kangnian has begun to appear, and it has a tendency to gradually grow!
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"It's time to eat! It's time to eat! Everyone is lined up!"
In the kitchen of Wuzi Camp, as the gong sounded at the end of the training, after a while, the soldiers swarmed towards this side. After all, they had been training hard for most of the day, and everyone was so hungry that their chests were touching their backs. Got it! Facing these surging "starving ghosts", the kitchen side was obviously well prepared. While cooking, the cooks shouted loudly for the soldiers to maintain their formation. Although the scene was noisy, it was still peaceful after all. Be organized!
"join the army!"
"Haha! Zhiping!"
Li Zexuan also came over for dinner at this time, and happened to bump into Sun Zhiping. The two greeted each other, and then stood in the back and lined up. Fortunately, they came very early, and they stood near the front. Otherwise, it will probably take a while to have dinner!
Since Li Zexuan joined the Xuanjia Army, Sun Zhiping has become accustomed to squatting outside the kitchen and eating a big pot of rice with the soldiers. During meal times, he can also chat with the soldiers, and sometimes he can chat with Li Zexuan about military affairs. of.
The two chatted for a while and then got the food. Then they habitually squatted next to the big rock before and started eating and chatting at the same time!
"Joining the army, how is the sand table going? I want to take a look, General!"
After swallowing two mouthfuls of food and relieving the hunger a little, Sun Zhiping asked impatiently.
During lunch, after listening to Li Zexuan's description of the sand table, he wanted to see the real thing. He had already learned from Yuchi Baolin that Li Zexuan left Cheng Chumo to make the sand table in the afternoon, and he estimated that in half a day The work should be done well, that's why I ask this question.
"Yeah! It's almost done!"
Li Zexuan responded, then swallowed the food in his mouth and continued:
"The map of Niushou Mountain given by the general is too vague, and many things are not marked clearly, which will affect our tactical planning! Fortunately, Chu Mo is familiar with the terrain of Niushou Mountain, so I left him in the camp in the afternoon. Make a sand table, and although the final sand table is not guaranteed to be completely accurate, it will definitely be more accurate than that map! If you want to see it, Zhi Ping, come to my camp soon! It’s just in time for us to discuss tactics!”
"Yeah! Okay! I really want to see the magic of this sand table!"
Sun Zhiping smiled and responded.
"Eh? By the way, where did Chumo go? Why didn't he come to dinner with you in the army?"
Sun Zhiping looked at Yuchi Baolin, who was crouching next to him and devouring his food. He felt that something was missing. Suddenly, his face was stunned, and he turned to look at Li Zexuan and asked.
When eating a few days ago, he, Li Zexuan, Cheng Chumo, and Yuchi Baolin all ate together, but today there were only three of them. No wonder he felt like something was missing just now.
"Huh~? After the sand table was finished earlier, I asked him to come to the kitchen to help, right? This guy didn't see anyone while eating. Where did he go?"
Hearing Sun Zhiping's question, Li Zexuan suddenly remembered Cheng Chumo, who was sent to the kitchen an hour ago, and he couldn't help but wonder.
According to Cheng Chumo's temperament, this guy must be the first one to come over to get food when it's meal time, but now there is no sign of this guy outside the room! Something seems a little abnormal!
"Oh! Then I'll call the kitchen leader Lu Ming over and I'll find out!"
In the military camp, military regulations are strict. Except for training and patrol tasks, sergeants are generally not allowed to walk around casually. Hearing what Li Zexuan said, Sun Zhiping also smelled something unusual. He said something to Li Zexuan, and then He called over a sergeant who was queuing up to get food and said, "Go to the kitchen and call Lu Ming!"
"Here!"
The sergeant took the order and left.
After a while, the fireman who had asked Cheng Chumo to chop firewood was brought over. He first gave Li Zexuan a fist salute, and then he cupped his fist to Sun Zhiping and said, "Colonel Lieutenant, are you looking for me?"
Sun Zhiping nodded, and then asked: "Lu Ming, did Cheng Chumo come to the kitchen an hour ago?"
Lu Ming nodded and said: "That's right! Brother Cheng said that he joined the army and asked him to help in the kitchen. I thought he couldn't cook. If he couldn't cook it, the brothers would be hungry at night. , so I asked him to chop wood!"
"firewood?"
Li Zexuan didn't expect that Cheng Chumo would be assigned to chop firewood when he came to the kitchen. He couldn't help but ask, "Where is he now? Is he still chopping firewood?"
Having said this, Li Zexuan couldn't help but glance at the firewood pile next to the kitchen. He knew that with Cheng Chumo's martial arts, if he had been chopping firewood until now, the firewood would have piled up into a mountain. However, the firewood pile on the east side of the kitchen was It's not as exaggerated as he thought!
Lu Ming knew that Li Zexuan and Cheng Chumo had a good personal relationship. When he heard Li Zexuan ask this question, he thought that Li Zexuan was going to blame him for abusing Cheng Chumo. He was so frightened that he quickly waved his hands and said, "No, no, no, I assigned him a pile of firewood. A quarter of an hour ago, when I came out to see, he was gone, but the firewood was piled neatly! He must have finished chopping the firewood and returned to the camp!"
"Disappeared a quarter of an hour ago?"
Li Zexuan couldn't help but frowned. The kitchen was not very far from his camp. It only took a few minutes to walk. If Cheng Chumo had left the kitchen and returned to the camp a quarter of an hour ago, there was no reason for him to miss it!
"He didn't tell you where he was going when he left?"
Seeing Li Zexuan frowning, Sun Zhiping had already put down his bowl and chopsticks. He looked at Lu Ming and asked aloud.
"No...no! My subordinate was cooking in the kitchen, and Brother Cheng never came in to look for me!"
Lu Ming shook his head, and then he asked in a low voice: "Captain, what's going on? Could it be that Brother Cheng didn't return to the camp?"
Sun Zhiping glanced at him and said calmly: "You have nothing to do here! Go back and continue to prepare food for the soldiers!"
"Yes Yes Yes!"
Lu Ming was suspicious, but he still kept cupping his fists.
"Join the army, I will send people to search for Chu Mo in the camp soon!"
After Lu Ming left, Sun Zhiping said to Li Zexuan.
Yuchi Baolin also said quickly: "Captain, I'll go look for him too!".
Li Zexuan pondered for a moment, waved his hand and said: "No need! The military camp is so big, and you are only allowed in and out now. Where can this guy go? Maybe he is hiding somewhere to be lazy! When he returns to the camp at night, I will Give him a good scolding!"
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