The invasion of Cangzhou Prefecture by the barbarians has come to an end for the time being. The troops that came to support from various states have also returned to their garrison. Only the nearest Qingzhou Prefecture soldiers remain, and their role is to win over the Cangzhou Prefecture. Break up the army and stabilize the situation.
After experiencing such a disaster, everything is naturally in ruins. In this kind of chaos, anything can happen, and if it is not handled well, it will cause a serious accident, so don't be careless.
As the person in charge of Qingzhou Mansion, Gu Hongming cannot stay here for a long time. After all, his status is extraordinary, and Qingzhou Mansion still has many things that he needs to deal with.
Before leaving, he asked Lin Yan again, asking him if he would like to return to Qingzhou Mansion with him. With his status, he could recruit a soldier twice, which showed that he valued Lin Yan.
But Lin Yan still refused! Oddly enough, I have obviously not been in this place for a long time, and spent most of my time fighting on the battlefield. For ordinary people, this experience is indeed not a good thing!
However, Lin Yan did feel that he had a strong sense of belonging to this place, and this was indeed formed unknowingly and had a subtle influence on him.
So even for the sake of those dead comrades, he couldn't leave for the time being. Moreover, his purpose of entering the military camp itself was not to get promoted and make a fortune, he just wanted to hone himself on the battlefield and find a way to restore his strength!
If you follow Gu Hongming to Qingzhou Mansion, not to mention whether there are many opportunities to go to the battlefield, just because of Gu Hongming's favoritism, it will probably arouse a lot of jealousy, and then it will be trouble!
Although he is not afraid, he will not take the initiative to provoke others. He will avoid them if he can. It is relatively important to solve his own problems.
Seeing Lin Yan's refusal, Gu Hongming was not angry and just left without forcing anything.
He took away half of the Qingzhou Prefecture soldiers who came to support him, and the rest, led by Ma Lu, stayed in Cangzhou Prefecture to help stabilize the local situation.
After fighting side by side these days, Ma Lu is already very familiar with Lin Yan. Although this young man was just an ordinary cavalryman, he was anything but ordinary on the battlefield. Even he admired his bravery in killing the enemy!
And he always felt that this guy's strength was much more than that. Sometimes, he would feel a strong fear when he looked at Lin Yan, and the other party would give him a very dangerous feeling at certain times!
No wonder the master of the palace attaches great importance to this boy. If used properly, this Yan Ling will definitely be a sharp blade for killing enemies!
Malu walked up to Lin Yan, reached out and patted him on the shoulder, saying, "Say Yan Ling, what's so good about Cangzhou Mansion? Are you really not going to go back to Qingzhou Mansion with me?"
He was still trying to win over Lin Yan. This was not entirely because of Gu Hongming. The main reason was that after getting along with him for a long time, he found that this boy was quite to his liking.
Lin Yan looked back at him and said, "If you want to go back, go back as soon as possible! You are such an old man, do you still want me to send you off?"
The two of them are already very familiar with each other, so their words are relatively casual, without the formality between superiors and subordinates. And strictly speaking, Ma Lu was not Lin Yan's superior. The two men belong to different state capitals, and the officers in Qingzhou cannot control the soldiers in Cangzhou and cannot dispatch them at all.
When Ma Lu heard this, he glared and said: "Hey! You little heartless kid. I came all the way here to work my ass off, and now you want to kick me out when it's over! Let me tell you, this is a naked excuse. Kill the donkey!"
After saying that, he suddenly covered his mouth, as if he realized something, and said with an angry face: "Okay, you kid dare to say that I am a donkey in a roundabout way? If you don't treat me to a nice drink, this matter will never end today. !”
Lin Yan turned around and looked at him in shock, saying in her heart: "What did I say about me? You blew yourself up even though I didn't do anything, and you turned around and slandered me. Is there any justice in this?"
"And it's too shameful for you to go to all this trouble just to trick me into having a drink!"
Lin Yan was a little speechless at this time. He put one hand on his forehead and said: "As promised in advance, I can't afford expensive wine. The military pay has not been paid yet, so I have no money!"
Seeing Lin Yan agree, he immediately put on a smile, stretched out his hand to hook Lin Yan's shoulder, and said: "It's okay, for drinking, you have to find someone with the right temperament, so that drinking can be fun! Brother Yan Ling, are you right?"
When Lin Yan met him, there was nothing he could do. However, he knew that although this person seemed unreliable, he performed well on the battlefield, was by no means mediocre, and was not a bad person, so he was happy to interact with him.
Then, Ma Lu approached Lin Yan and said mysteriously: "Brother Yan Ling, I just got some good news about you."
Lin Yan didn't look back and said, "Say!"
Ma Lu said: "Keep it secret for now!"
Lin Yan: "..."
After Cangzhou Mansion was ravaged by the iron hoofs of the barbarians, its vitality would not recover for a while. However, this state capital on the border is unusually resilient, which is more reflected in the people living here.
No matter how severe the suffering they experienced, they always persisted, as if they could not be defeated, resumed production, and lived hard.
Many of the original Cangzhou Prefecture troops have been gathered, but some are still scattered outside. After all, there is so much to care about when the war is going on, and there is no time or energy to search for the separated soldiers one by one to see if they are still alive.
After this battle, the Cangzhou Prefecture's army suffered an almost devastating blow. Under internal and external troubles, it was difficult to even maintain a basic organization of the Prefecture's army.
The previous high-level rebels rebelled and those who were killed were killed, so the entire Cangzhou Prefecture was now almost leaderless, with only a few officers and petty officials left to maintain order.
Lin Yan and the others said they were going to drink, but the restaurants in the city had long been closed due to the threat of war. Not to mention that Lin Yan didn't have much money, and even if he had money, there was no place for them to spend money.
Fortunately, the more war this happens, the more something is needed to divert people's attention and soothe their pain, and drinking is undoubtedly a good way to vent!
Although nothing will change after you wake up, at least you can forget all your worries now and worry about things tomorrow!
The ancients said: "How to relieve worries? Only Du Kang." This is the magical effect of wine!
Therefore, there are also some small stalls selling drinks in the city, but the quality is not very good! But in this case, some drinks are good, so how can you be picky?
Lin Yan and Malu sat down on the small stools next to the stall. Malu said to the stall owner: "Brother, bring two jars of wine and some appetizers!"
This stall owner is an old man who looks honest and honest. Even so, he is probably only in his forties, but he may have been tortured by life. He looks like he has gone through many vicissitudes of life!
When the stall owner saw that he was an officer, he was a little nervous at the moment. It wasn't that Ma Lu had bullied him, but it was the fear caused by the difference in status.
Moreover, officers are not necessarily good people, and there are many who bully the people, but if their arms cannot hold their thighs, most of the time they can only endure it!
The stall owner hesitated for a moment, then cupped his hands and said: "Master Jun, the wine here is for ordinary people. It doesn't taste very good. Why don't you look elsewhere!"
Then he was afraid that Ma and Lu would misunderstand, so he continued to explain: "It's not that I don't want to give Jun Ye a drink. I'm really afraid that these bad wines will affect Jun Ye's mood. Please don't blame me!"
Malu looked at the stall owner and saw that his expression didn't seem to be fake. He turned to look at Lin Yan and asked, "Brother Yan Ling, how about this place?"
Lin Yan nodded.
Seeing this, Ma Lu said to the stall owner: "The wine I just mentioned is ready! Don't worry, I won't blame you even if it tastes bad! Besides, if the people can drink, we can drink, we're not so pretentious!"
Seeing Malu's insistence, the stall owner had no choice but to go get the wine as he was told, but he still felt a little uneasy in his heart.
Soon, two jars of wine were served on the table, and the stall owner also brought two large bowls for Malu and the two to drink from.
Malu directly unsealed a jar of wine, poured it into the bowl of Dahai, and said, "It's better to drink from a bowl like this!"
He handed a bowl of wine to Lin Yan and continued: "To tell you the truth, brother Yan Ling, I also came from a poor background before joining the army. When I was a child, my family was poor and we herded cattle for the landlord, so we couldn't even have a full meal. Then one time, The cows ran away, fearing that they would be beaten by the landlords when they returned, so they ran away.”
"I worked as a beggar for a living, and then after many twists and turns, I joined the military camp. With a life-threatening ruthlessness and a drive to fight and kill, I slowly gained a foothold in the military camp."
Lin Yan was silent. He had never thought that Ma Lu had such a sad past!
Malu raised the wine bowl and said, "Come on, brother Yan Ling, let's do it!"
After saying that, he touched Lin Yan, raised his wine bowl and drank it all in one gulp. Lin Yan was embarrassed to take a sip when he saw this, but he had never drank much wine before. He choked and coughed after just a few sips: "Cough cough cough..."
Ma Lu laughed when he saw this, and said: "Brother Yan Ling, I didn't expect that you kill enemies so fiercely on the battlefield, but your drinking capacity is not good? It doesn't matter, drink slowly, brother, I won't pick on you!"
The two of them had a few dishes of side dishes and talked while drinking.
Ma Lu whispered: "Brother Yan Ling, didn't I say that I have good news to tell you before? I heard from the superiors that your contribution this time is not small. If I want to commend you, there is a high probability that it will be awarded to an officer!"
Lin Yan's face was now red due to the alcohol. He was surprised when he heard this, but it was not particularly surprising.
He risked his life to deliver the message, and successfully brought back Qingzhou soldiers to save the crisis and prevent further abuse by the barbarian cavalry. Later, on the battlefield where the two armies fought, Lin Yan fought bravely and made many meritorious deeds, so it was not surprising that he received awards from the court.
Even if the court wants to set an example, it should give him a lot of benefits. It's just that Lin Yan doesn't care about being an official, but thinks it will be very troublesome!
He is essentially a charlatan. If he is really asked to manage soldiers, then he really doesn't know what to do!
Malu originally thought that Lin Yan would be very happy, but who would have thought that he was not interested, but he was relieved when he thought that Lin Yan had rejected the palace master's invitation twice before!
If he wanted to be an official, he would have been a long time ago, so his reaction was reasonable.
The two of them had been drinking for three times, and the two jars of wine on the table were almost empty. Of course, most of it was drunk by Malu, and Lin Yan's drinking capacity was really not that good!
After Lin Yan paid for the drink, he and Malu supported each other and left, leaving the stall owner in a daze with the drink money: "I actually saw the money!"
He had met a lot of officers before, and many of them would not give money at all. If he went up to ask for it, he might even get beaten. Later, he learned to behave and looked away. Unexpectedly, today...
On the other side, on the way back, Lin Yan asked Ma Lu: "Is this wine good to drink? Drink so much!"
Malu paused and said with his tongue hanging out: "It's a bit sour and a bit astringent!"
Lin Yan was speechless: "Then you still drink?"
Ma Lu said: "We need more, we can't waste it!"
Lin Yan looked at him helplessly, then laughed, and Ma Lu also laughed: "Haha...hahaha..."
