The south wind from the snow-capped mountains melts the snow juice and turns it into the water of the Minjiang River.
I don’t know how high the new height is, but I feel that thousands of thunders are rushing in front of the building.
The Minjiang River, as one of several important water systems in Bashu, is an important factor in why this place can become a land of abundance.
The famous Dujiangyan is on this river, just northwest of Chengdu, the destination of Liu Chan's trip.
They came by land when they set out, and now they took the boat provided by County Magistrate for free and returned northward.
After all, with so many old and weak women and children, and so much food and grass to be escorted, even traveling against the current is much faster than traveling by land.
And people cannot march day and night, but they can sail day and night by taking turns rocking the oars.
The only drawback is...
"vomit--!"
Because it was his first time to take a boat, Hu Li was very excited when he first got on the boat. At this time, he was holding the boat and vomited all the meat that he had worked hard to put into his stomach at Magistrate Zhang's house, and vomited it into the river.
Two legs were even softer than the third leg due to vomiting, and I could hardly stand up.
"Lord, lord... how long will it take for us... to get off the boat?"
Although this trip was against the current, there was a favorable wind.
Liu Chan made some calculations and said with a smile: "We can reach Chengdu in two days at most."
Hu Li's face turned blue again after hearing this: "yue——!!"
…
Most people who live in the mountains all year round have never taken a boat. There are many people who are as unworthy as Hu Li, or even worse.
Fortunately, the wind and waves on the river were not as strong as those on the sea. Over time, most of them got used to it, and there were finally no non-combat casualties when we disembarked.
After they landed, it became lively along the way.
Travelers on the road, convoys transporting goods, merchants on the move...
Even in troubled times, at least around Chengdu, there is still a somewhat stable scene.
Liu Chan did not bring all the people in the village back to Chengdu. Instead, he divided his troops into two groups and escorted the old, weak, women and children first.
The other road he was on led the young men in the village to an open area more than ten miles away from Chengdu.
A large camp built of logs was built here. Unlike the temporary camp they set up on the road, it looked like it could easily accommodate at least a thousand people.
The top of the wooden wall is sharpened, and there is a horse guard outside the gate of the village. There are watchtowers at the four corners. Flags are fluttering on the wall, and a big Liu character is written on the red-edged flag.
This is Liu Chan's base camp for daily garrison training.
This is the place where according to rumors, he hangs out with the refugees and bandits every day.
Every log here was cut and built by him without any help from others.
With Zhuge's military advisor's acquiescence, other officials, although they criticized Liu Chan's behavior of building illegal buildings without permission, could not interfere.
The sentries on the watchtower had seen Liu Chan's team early. When they approached, hundreds of strong men filed out.
He quickly lined up in front of them and then knelt down on one knee.
"Welcome to you, Major General!"
The shouts were neat and powerful, and their momentum was extraordinary, just like the soldiers under Liu Chan's command.
At least Hu Li didn't see any difference.
If I had to say it, they all had envy on their faces.
Hu Li didn't know what they were envious of, at least it wasn't the surrendered bandits like himself...
Liu Chan nodded: "Get up and go back to camp to practice as usual."
"yes!"
These people went back as loudly as when they came.
"The villain thought that my lord only had five hundred soldiers, but I didn't expect that my lord was very confident and only brought out five hundred." Hu Li sighed.
Feelings, this group of bandits, are nothing in the eyes of the lord, even though they have extra soldiers, they don't take them with them.
"Huh? I do only have five hundred soldiers. They are not qualified to be soldiers. They are just reserves."
"..."
Hu Li, who had just recovered from seasickness, almost spat out another mouthful of blood.
Is such a well-trained man not qualified enough to be a soldier? ?
By the way, are there any conditions for being a soldier?
This is the first time that Hu Li has heard that when he is older, isn't it just a matter of being a man and living in the army?
If the government forces military service, even if you don't want to do it, what are the conditions?
We had been getting along for a few days, and Liu Chan knew what he was holding in his heart just by looking at his expression.
However, he did not go into details at this time and only said: "You should first take the young men and women in the village to have a look. Those who want to serve as soldiers under my command will stay. If you don't want to, I will arrange a place for you together with the old and the weak. I will never force you." "
When Hu Li saw this, he didn't ask any questions and went in with more than two hundred young men who were equally curious.
What puzzled him was that the soldiers escorting him all the way were smiling.
The smile was a bit complicated, like he was waiting to see a joke, but also seemed a bit nostalgic.
About a moment later.
These men rushed out again, their eyes turning green.
They fell to their knees, and some even used the advanced technique of sliding and kneeling.
"I want to be a soldier!"
"I do too!"
"I came out first!"
"I knelt down first!"
These bandits immediately formed a noisy group, which was in sharp contrast to the soldiers who were serious and solemn in front of them.
Hu Li, who followed behind, felt a little ashamed. The people in his own copycat village were too worthless.
There is no way, they are all rough people who have never seen the world, and we can't expect them to be like me... kneeling so gracefully.
"Lord! And me, me, Hu Li! Who the hell pulled my pants!"
Hu Li came out late, so he pushed forward hard, but before he could squeeze far, he was pushed and grabbed back again.
Everyone else also has green eyes. The village has been disbanded and everyone has surrendered. Who cares whether you are the former village leader or not.
Liu Chan also found it a bit funny. This scene before him was not the first time it had been staged.
Of course he knew why it had this effect, because it was meal time now, and the camp should be eating.
Before the bandits entered the camp, they smelled a strong aroma of meat.
This is not the smell of dried meat. The bandits who had just eaten meat at County Magistrate Zhang knew it was the smell of stewed fresh meat!
Although it is relatively cheap and smelly pork, it is still meat!
A bandit wiped his hair with his hair and mustered up the courage to step forward and ask, could it be some kind of festival today?
The soldiers from the reserve team came over mysteriously and quietly told him...
"What?! Do you eat meat every day?"
With the incredible cry of a bandit, the crowd was completely excited, and then the scene just happened...
…
Liu Chan winked at Li Er who was standing aside, and Li Er nodded.
"quiet!"
He suddenly slammed the spear in his hand to the ground and shouted loudly.
Boo!
"quiet!"
The other soldiers followed suit and stamped their spears on the ground, shouting in unison.
Five hundred voices merged into one sound, causing the eardrums of the bandits to ache.
The spear tips of the black-armored soldiers stood in rows, and the cold light shone, and a chilling aura was immediately revealed.
The originally noisy bandits immediately fell silent, including Hu Li, who had a few large footprints on his clothes.
"Everyone is very enthusiastic, which is good, but... not everyone can be a soldier under me.
"Today you have a good meal and a good rest. Tomorrow at midnight, we will conduct a selection on the school grounds and those who pass will enter the reserve team."
Seeing the playful expression on Liu Chan's face, Hu Li couldn't help but shudder.
Judging from the Lord's expression, I'm afraid this selection is not something that can be easily passed...
However, Liu Chan's expression quickly froze, and he slapped his forehead, as if something big had happened.
"Hey~~" He put his finger to his lips and blew a loud whistle, and the black horse that was grazing leisurely in the open space immediately galloped over.
Liu Chan jumped onto the horse neatly, whipped the horse and drove away without looking back.
"Li Er, I leave this to you!"
The guard captain, Lao Luo, also quickly got on his horse, while the other white guards ran at an astonishing speed to catch up.
Liu Chan did remember something important... He had promised to send someone back every month to report that his mother was safe whenever he was away from home, but this time he forgot.
If he possesses Zhao Yun's [Unyielding] and [Gentian], there is nothing else in this world that he, Mr. Liu, is afraid of.
Apart from the soles of his father Liu's shoes, there are only the tears of his stepmother Mrs. Wu...
"I hope mom won't cause any trouble..."
