Chapter 28 second quarter

This horse is only twelve years old. If it is a human being, it will be in its twenty-four or five years old, which is when it is in full strength.With black fur all over, only the four hooves and the top of the head are white. The whole horse is so beautiful that it is hard to believe.Competing with handsomeness is Feiyu's steed. When he was studying in the military academy, Feiyu was still a horse, and he already had foot strength that all the horses in the military academy could not match. Now that he has grown up, he can run even faster.When Zheng Sichu was riding on a horse in military uniform, almost all the girls upstairs on both sides of Wuyun City Street would cast admiring glances at this handsome young man, which also made him feel a little proud.

The average lifespan of a horse is forty years, and the lifespan of a flying feather is twenty-eight years.Thinking of this, Zheng Sichu felt a little unhappy.However, after twenty-eight years, I was already fully forty-seven years old. At that time, an old man riding an old horse would probably be more suitable.He thought a little self-deprecatingly. "Si Chu." A man's voice suddenly sounded from behind him. Zheng Sichu was taken aback. He put the brush aside, turned around, lowered his head and said, "Father." Father looked at Feiyu.Because he stopped to brush his back, Fei Yu snorted uneasily.Father whispered: "We're leaving soon, aren't we?"

"Yes, we are leaving tomorrow." "Is it Bi Wei commanding the Army of the Fire Legion?" "yes." With his hands behind his back, his father looked at the steed thoughtfully, and whispered as if talking to himself: "Si Chu, have you been inquiring about the empire?" He has always feared his father since he was a child.From a very young age, his father seemed to be able to see everything about himself, what toys he wanted at the age of five, and the first time he fell in love with a certain woman at the age of fifteen, his father always knew his thoughts like the back of his hand. He knew right away that he shouldn't hide it from his father.He lowered his head and said, "Yes."

"Didn't you learn discipline in the military academy? No one is allowed to talk about the previous dynasty. You forgot it right after you graduated?" "My child knows, so I won't ask again in the future." There was a smile on the father's lips: "It's not a big deal at first, but the empire is the darkest period in human history, Si Chu, you have never experienced that time, so you don't need to ask about many things, or you will ask for help." trouble." "yes." There were tiny beads of sweat on his forehead, but it wasn't because of the heat.Although there is no serious crime, but being curious about the empire is always something that violates the laws of the country.Fortunately, my father didn't say much, he just sighed and said, "After washing the horse, bid farewell to your mother, she doesn't know about your departure yet, right?"

"Yes, the boy was going to tell his mother as well." My father squinted his eyes and looked at the horse again. For some reason, he sighed again and said, "I have to go to work. Si Chu, be careful along the way. Langyue Province is a remote and wild place, and those bandits have turned into ruthless men." Sex, don't be as soft-hearted as before." After graduation, he was originally assigned to the Fire Corps because he had the best grade in the first class of firearms, but when he first entered the military camp, he desperately pleaded for a soldier who violated military discipline and beheaded immediately, and had a big fight with the officer Bi Wei A contradiction.At that time, if he hadn't had a father who was the secretary of state, I'm afraid Bi Wei would have killed him too.After this incident, his father used the power in his hand to transfer him from Bi Wei's command and become a leisurely marching staff officer.He also sighed and said, "Yes, thank you father."

The father didn't look at him again, turned and walked out the door.His father's car was already ready outside the door, and Zheng Sichu was relieved when he heard the neighing of horses outside the door and knew that his father had already left.As the Secretary of State of the Republic, my father has a hard-hearted reputation, but he may be more like my mother, and it is always difficult to harden his heart. After washing Fei Yu and asking the groom to serve some good food, Zheng Sichu changed into a set of casual clothes, turned around and walked to his mother's room.After reporting to his mother that he was going to leave, he was relieved.Mother and father have been separated for a long time, but the two still treat each other with respect even when they rarely see each other.Zheng Sichu heard that his mother was also a military commander when he was young, and his grandfather was a famous general in the early days of the Republic, which was mentioned in history textbooks.For the mother, going out to fight is not an accident.

After saying goodbye to my mother, it was getting late, but it was still far from dusk.Maybe it's time to say goodbye to the teacher?Although the teacher said that if you have nothing to do, don't go to his Wuxiangshui Pavilion, but now that you are about to go to war, it is probably not all right.He led the horse and went out the door. Wuxiangshui Pavilion is located at the foot of the West Mountain outside the city.There are only a few hunters living here and there on the west mountain, which is very remote. The Wuxiangshui Pavilion where the teacher lives is built by a pool on the mountainside, and there is only a narrow path leading there. Overgrown with weeds, it is almost difficult to get a foot.Zheng Sichu walked for a while, and the road became more and more difficult, so he jumped off his horse and led the horse.Fortunately, it is not too remote. After walking about half a mile and turning a few turns, you can hear the sound of water pouring down like jade.

That is the waterfall in front of Wuxiangshui Pavilion.This waterfall is not big, if it doesn't rain for a month, the waterfall will become very small, only the pattering sound can be heard.It had just rained two days ago, but the sound of the waterfall was loud at this time. He led the horse to Wuxiang Water Pavilion.The Wuxiang Water Pavilion is built next to the lake. Outside the door is a vegetable garden. A man wearing a straw hat is carrying a bucket of water to water the field intently.There are a few ridges of green vegetables, and the vegetables grow very well. The green leaves and fat white stems are neatly arranged in several rows, like a painting drawn with fine brushwork.

Hearing the sound of horseshoes, the teacher raised his head to look at it, and said with a smile, "Si Chu, today is not a day for gun practice, why are you here?" Zheng Sichu tied Fei Yu under the tree outside the door, walked up to the man, bowed and said, "Teacher, I'm here to say goodbye to you." The teacher took off the straw hat, fanned it like a fan, and said, "What's wrong? You don't want to practice guns anymore?" "No. The army is going to go, and I have to go with the army." The teacher was startled, and said, "Is there another war?"

"The military department has decided to send reinforcements to attack the bandit army entrenched in Langyue Province. The motion has been approved by the House of Representatives, and I will leave tomorrow." The straw hat in the teacher's hand stopped suddenly, and said: "Has the war started?" "Yes. General Fang Ruoshui's 20,000 bandit suppression army set out two months ago, and started the war a month ago, but the situation was unfavorable. Therefore, the military decided to send an additional 10,000 reinforcements." "Who leads the reinforcements?"

"It's General Bi Wei, teacher." "Thirty thousand soldiers, two generals," the teacher murmured, "Yifu really thinks highly of Wudeying." Zheng Sichu was stunned, and said, "What Wude Camp? Is the bandit army called the Wude Camp?" The military briefings he heard and saw all called it "Bandit Army". It's the first time I've heard of it.The teacher also seemed to realize that he had slipped a bit, so he smiled dryly and said, "It's nothing. Si Chu, it's not fun to go to the battlefield. Are you ready?" "Si Chu has been prepared for a long time. Teacher, you told me that to be a general, you should not avoid the front arrow, share the joys and sorrows with the soldiers, clearly reward and punish, keep your word, and don't disturb the civilians." The teacher smiled: "In Langyue Province, you probably won't be able to disturb the people if you want. But this is not bad, haha." He stroked the short beard under his jaw, and said: "Go in and sit down. Tomorrow You have to go, show me your marksmanship." Zheng Sichu lowered his head and said: "Yes." He was a little excited. Although the teacher has no official position, his reputation is very famous in the army. From top to bottom, it is said that the teacher is the world's number one gun .Although he is only a marching staff officer, in terms of marksmanship, he is no longer inferior to those generals.The teacher depends on his marksmanship, so he wants to pass on some tricks to himself, right? After entering Wuxiangshui Pavilion, the teacher just dragged a reclining chair over, sat down by himself, pulled out a gun from under the chair and threw it to him, saying, "Come on, try it." The tip of the gun hadn't been fired yet, so it looked like it had just been made.Zheng Sichu received it in his hand, and the barrel of the gun "huh", sending out a sharp wind.He was taken aback, and said: "Good gun!" This gun fits lightly and fits in the hand, and is firm yet tough. The barrel of the gun has only been painted with a layer of varnish, revealing the wood grain underneath, and the strange thing is that there are circles of horizontal grain on it. "This is a white wooden spear." The teacher smiled slightly, "You are really lucky, you just caught up with it, not too early or too late." Zheng Sichu weighed the spear and said, "Teacher, why are the patterns on the barrel so strange?" "This is iron tower wood." The teacher saw that Zheng Sichu was at a loss, and said again: "Iron tower wood only grows five inches a year, and one piece at a time. The wood is extremely tough and it is an excellent material for guns. But this iron tower wood is very It is rare that the side branches have to be cut off every spring and autumn, and they cannot grow on the tuyere, so that it can grow straight upwards and become mature after ten years. Si Chu, I transplanted ten iron tower trees here 11 years ago. Watering and fertilizing, it has been planted for eleven years, and only this one is the most suitable. You count, here is exactly fifteen knots, and the total length is seven feet and five inches. See if it fits your hand." Zheng Sichu was a little surprised.It turns out that it is so difficult to plant a gun-making tree, probably only if the teacher has time like this.He held the white wooden spear in his hand, shook it slightly, spit out his mouth, and used the 12 Golden Spear Techniques taught to him by his teacher all the way. From the first route to the twelfth route, Zheng Sichu retracted the gun in his hand suddenly, and stood up straight, feeling a little apprehensive, afraid that he might make a mistake, but seeing the smile on the teacher's face, he was relieved Come. The teacher was drinking a cup of tea. When Zheng Sichu was in the position of retracting his gun, he put down his cup and sighed: "Si Chu, you really have a talent for using a gun, ha ha." "Teacher, thank you. May I ask the teacher, is there anything wrong with Si Chu's marksmanship?" The teacher stood up from the reclining chair and walked to the window of Wuxiangshui Pavilion.Looking from the window, a waterfall on the cliff is flying straight down, making rumbling water sounds, which makes the water surface boil, but the water surface under the window is still very calm, with no waves, reflecting the blue sky and white clouds, like a huge mirror.He said, "Si Chu, come and take a look." Zheng Sichu walked to the window with a white wooden gun and looked at the waterfall, wondering what the teacher asked him to look at.The teacher said: "Have you seen this water? There is extreme movement and extreme tranquility, but it is so harmonious." A flash in Zheng Sichu's mind seemed to comprehend something, and he said, "Teacher, do you mean that marksmanship should be the same?"