A large flag on the hill was fluttered up by someone. The breeze on the top of the mountain failed to blow the flag, but Yan Tao's expression changed instantly.
A fiery red long snake is lifelike. The long snake has nine heads, arranged up and down, left and right, and its thirty-two fangs seem to drink blood. The long snake letter is arranged up and down after bifurcation, and it seems that it can be seen at the tip of the tongue. Cold light.
Any Jin soldier can recognize this Nine Infants Commander flag at a glance.
The snake is the totem of the royal family of the Jin Kingdom, and all the successive kings of the Jin Kingdom called themselves the Queen of Nine Infants.
The entire five armies of the Jin Kingdom only have one flag of the Nine Infants. The most powerful and trustworthy people in the official office have always been qualified to take charge. In the Jin Kingdom, the direction of the Nine Infants is where the soldiers are pointing.
Yan Tao stretched out his hands tremblingly and asked in a trembling voice: "Is this... is this..."
Li Shitou breathed a long sigh of relief, and when he saw Yan Tao's look, he knew that his life had been saved.
Li Shitou glanced at the company commander Wu Sancheng next to him imperceptibly. He didn't understand how the trembling person who was still afraid could become the company commander for so long as a civilian in the cruel Jin army.
But now Li Shitou can only say sorry secretly.
"Sir, this is the flag of the Nine Infants!" Tears burst out of the corners of Li Shitou's eyes.
Plop.
Li Shitou held the flag of the Nine Infants in his hands and knelt on the rock. His knees felt severe pain due to excessive exertion, but it made Li Shitou's tears more real and natural.
"Sir, the enemy soldiers succeeded in a despicable surprise attack and massacred indiscriminately in the camp. The army fought alone and was unable to defeat them. So many good brothers were killed even in their sleep. Although the humble men and others fought hard, they were ultimately outnumbered. After losing most of our brothers, we had no choice but to retreat."
The soldiers around him looked at each other with strange expressions. What was this about fighting to the death? The four people in front of them didn't even have any injuries on their bodies, and there wasn't a drop of blood or curl on the long swords. If they hadn't run away and killed them from the beginning, they wouldn't have believed that they could be so flawless. But Yan Tao had a look of concern on his face when he heard this, and even dropped the sword in his hand and grabbed Li Shitou's raised hands.
Li Shitou twitched a few times and then said: "I hate that I can't retreat from the enemy because of my humble position, so I can only act according to the company commander's needs."
"Unexpectedly, the enemy was so cunning that he divided his troops and went straight to the Nine Infants' Flag. The Nine Infants' Flag is my golden sacred object. How could I allow it to be defiled by this little thing? The humble men and the others immediately rushed over regardless of life and death, but who knew that the flag-bearer was The brothers were unable to fight and died, and the flag of the Nine Infants also fell into the enemy's hands."
Yan Tao was shocked and asked: "What happened?"
Li Shitou took out his right hand and said in a serious voice with tears: "How can I let this thief succeed in my humble position? Even if I die in this humble position, I should go there without a burial place." So the six people in my humble position shouted, "Kill him." The thief was obviously killed. The momentum of Beizhong and others was so frightening that more than half of the dozens of people fled without a fight. Beizhong killed eight of them and successfully recaptured the flag!"
After saying that, Li Shitou, who had just been lifted up by Yan Tao, knelt on the ground again.
Everyone's expressions were wonderful. Look at Li Shitou's sword lying on the ground. It was so clean. It would be an exaggeration to say it was spotless.
But Yan Tao believed it and shouted that he was a national scholar and a strong man.
Wu Sancheng was a little at a loss as the two of them sang and watched.
Apparently he had no recollection of what he had done.
"What's your name?"
"My lord, I am from Daying County, Luchuan County. My name is Li Shitou."
Yan Tao heard this and helped Li Shitou up again and asked, "Have you ever been to school before?"
"Sir, I went to a private school for two years when I was a kid, so I learned a little bit about literature."
Yan Tao was even more satisfied when he heard this. Those who have read books and can read and write are all talented people. The smile on his face couldn't help but get a little thicker, and he continued: "Not bad, how long have you been in the army? Do you have any position in the army?" "
Li Shitou was overjoyed that he finally asked about something crucial and substantive, but Li Shitou also knew that every word Yan Tao said was a test of him to determine whether he was qualified to follow him.
Li Shitou suppressed the joy in his heart and bowed: "Sir, I have been serving in the army for five years and am serving as the eight-track track commander in Xin Zi Lian Ding Zi."
Yan Tao pretended to be angry and said: "What? Track commander? Such a virtuous man who has served in the army for five years is only a track commander? What do Li Yousi and your company commander do for a living?"
Li Shitou's expression instantly switched to sad mode and he said in pain: "Sir, when the war first broke out, Yousi and his two brothers rushed forward. The men in the humble position tried to rescue them, but they were scattered by the thieves and had nowhere to look for them. , must have been, already, in distress at this time! As for the humble company commander, he is here. "
Yan Tao's eyes naturally followed Li Shitou's instructions and he hummed heavily in his nose.
Wu Sancheng next to him never expected that there was a pit here, and he trembled and immediately knelt on the ground.
The guilt in Li Shitou's heart was reduced a lot with this kneeling.
"Forget it, Li Shitou, it is a great achievement for you to risk your life and death to retrieve the flag of the Nine Infants. It is indeed a beauty that you can be so calm and courageous in the chaos of war. I am very pleased."
The bowed Li Shitou's heart began to beat faster, and the scene talk began.
Sure enough, Yan Tao went on to say: "Now is the time for the army to employ men, so I will naturally recruit virtuous people to strengthen the army. Therefore, I will appoint you today as the commander of the Xinzi Company of the Jia Brigade."
Li Shitou hurriedly knelt on the ground again to express his gratitude, but then asked hurriedly as if he had just come to his senses: "Sir, isn't Captain Xin Zilian Captain Wu?"
Yan Tao's personal guards said in their hearts, "What a good boy, you are so ruthless!"
But Yan Tao liked this kind of cruelty. He looked at Wu Sancheng with disdain in his eyes and said coldly: "Humph, according to my Dajin military law, those who cowardly fight and escape will be killed!"
Wu Sancheng was startled, and quickly raised his head and knees, walked over and hugged Yan Tao's thigh and said with a trembling voice: "General, no, Beizhi is not a deserter, not a deserter, right? Beizhi and Li Shitou are together, and Beizhi took him with him!"
Yan Tao slapped him to the ground with his backhand and said, "Who can believe that you are so greedy for life and afraid of death that you are not a deserter?"
"Left and right!" Yan Tao sternly glanced at Li Shitou and continued: "Enforce military law for me!"
Li Shitou's heart tightened, but then his eyes became firm, and a chill surged up. He picked up the long sword on the ground in Wu Sancheng's frightened eyes that kept shaking.
"no no!"
"Li Shitou, it's you, it's you, you told me, I'm not a deserter, you said it all!"
Wu Sancheng was so frightened that he could not speak coherently. He wanted to run away, but was restrained by Yan Tao's personal guards.
Li Shitou rushed over in three steps and two steps at a time, raised the long sword in his hand and stabbed straight towards the heart.
At this critical moment of life and death, Wu Sancheng broke free from the restraints of one of them and then turned sideways to avoid the danger.
But the sword in Li Shitou's hand pierced the leather armor and the tip of the sword came out along the ribs.
Wu Sancheng looked at Li Shitou in front of him and still felt unbelievable. He turned his head and muttered: "It's not me, it's really not me!"
However, Yan Tao showed his disbelief and turned around. Li Shitou would not give him another chance, so he drew out his sword and stabbed him again.
This time Wu Sancheng had no strength anymore, and blood quickly flowed into a thick line along the wound.
Li Shitou's long sword was finally no longer so clean, and large beads of sweat flowed down his face, making it impossible to distinguish it from the blood.
This can be regarded as a testimonial, Li Shitou thought. Yan Tao must know the truth. Even if he hasn't seen it with his own eyes, he can guess it. This trick of leading the army for more than ten years is just a child's play. It's just him. As luck would have it, Yan Tao lost nearly two thousand elite soldiers. Even if he was a member of the royal clan, he would not be exempted from punishment. However, the two thousand armored soldiers were a bit painful for the Jin Kingdom, but they would not break their muscles and bones.
However, if the Nine Infants Flag is lost, even if the leader of the Jin Kingdom shows off, he will be strongly opposed by the other generals, and there will even be unquenchable complaints among the clans.
Now that he has solved one of his biggest hidden dangers, a little punishment is nothing compared to the loss of authority. No matter what, Yan Tao will try his best to win over him first. As long as he knows how to count, the result will not be too bad. .
As for Wu Sancheng, Li Shitou glanced at the lifeless body on the ground and sighed slightly. He could only blame him for being unlucky. It was completely normal for Yan Tao to kill someone to remind him. He could also kill himself. The only way out is to rely on it to enjoy the cool air.
After all, no one would want to hire someone who dared to kill their boss.
"Li Shitou, where are these two people?"
When Li Shitou heard this, he glanced at each other. The two of them were so frightened that they were both scared to death. They quickly knelt on the ground and kowtowed to beg for mercy.
After a while, Li Shitou said: "Sir, these two men captured the flag together with the last general. They are the ones who have made meritorious deeds."
Yan Tao smiled slightly, and after a few breaths of silence he said, "Then let these two be your personal guards. After all, a company commander can't be too shabby."
Li Shitou glanced at Yan Tao's half-smiling eyes, but couldn't help but shudder. The chill seemed to come from the bottom of his heart.
