Ma Yun was stunned for a while, and then noticed that Cai Yan was indeed much haggard compared to some time ago. It turned out that this girl was suffering from lovesickness. Cai Yan fell in love with her husband, Ma Yun was not surprised, she had a hunch in this area, but she did not expect that Cai Yan would say it in front of her one day. Ma Yun knew that Cai Yan was completely influenced by her. If she hadn't said to her that she had to rely on her to fight for her own happiness, she would not be able to say such things for a well-known lady like her. of. But what do you tell Ma Yun to do, do you ask her to go back and say to Liu Xin, "My husband, I've helped you get a little wife back." Ma Yun really didn't know what to say for a while.
Cai Yan cried for a while on Ma Yun's shoulder. Seeing Ma Yun didn't say a word, knowing she was unwilling, straightened up, choked and said, "Sister Yun, I know it shouldn't be like this. But I won't make my sister embarrassed. , I’ll feel better if I speak out what’s in my heart. I won’t be married in this life."
Ma Yun was still thinking about some way to persuade Cai Yan, listening to her said that, she couldn't help but feel soft, and sighed secretly. Anyway, Liu Xin has a lot of women, and there are not many Cai Yan, so she reached out to help Cai. Yan wiped her tears and said, "Sister, don’t talk nonsense, there are no girls who don’t marry. It’s just that this is a bit embarrassing, and I don’t know what Liu Xin means, and your dad’s level is not so easy. what."
Cai Yan said nervously: "Sister, you really don't blame me."
Ma Yun sighed and said: "Oh, silly girl, if you are willing to marry my house, my sister can also talk more than a companion. How can you blame you. Don't worry too much, wait for me to find a chance to ask. Liu Xin means it."
At this moment, Ying'er ran over violently and shouted: "Madam, the second lady is born."
Ma Yun said in surprise: "Gave birth? Boy and girl? Yuer, how is she?"
Ying'er said with a smile on her face: "I gave birth to a boy, mother and child are safe, and people have been sent to report to the lord."
She was filled with joy, and it seemed that it was not Bian Yu who had just given birth to her but herself.
Ma Yun was listening to Bianyu’s painful voice outside the room just now. It was even more uncomfortable than her own childbirth. Now her heart was finally let go. She pulled Cai Yan and said, "Let’s go, sister, watch with me. Watch the baby go."
Bian Yu lay weakly in her arms, his face pale, and fine beads of perspiration ooze from his forehead.
Liu Xin gently held her hand and said, "Yu'er, you have worked hard."
Bian Yu's eyes were half-open and half-closed, and he nodded weakly, squeezing out a smile.
Liu Xin knew in his heart that Bian Yu could be said to have walked through the gate of a ghost this time. Bian Yu is only eighteen years old this year. Although he was not too young at that time, for later generations, the birth of a child was still early and it was prone to dystocia. What's more important is that Bian Yu usually likes to be quiet, and is even more lazy to exercise after pregnancy. Ma Yun tried to persuade her to take more walks several times, but she always couldn't listen to it. This time, she really suffered a lot. Liu Xin was still a little reluctant to bear her, and stayed by her side for the past three days until her face returned to some ruddy, and then she was relieved.
The training center outside the city arranged a city offensive and defensive exercise, and Liu Xin, who was relieved, also decided to take a look at the scene. Four months later, he was still full of expectations for what these new troops looked like.
A section of the city wall was built in the training center, which is more than five feet high and about one hundred feet long. Xu Huang's first army was in charge of defending the city, and Zhang Fei's second army was attacking the city.
Xu Huang, Zhang Fei, and Wenpin accompanied Liu Xin on the high platform. From there, the entire exercise field was clear.
As the commander-in-chief of the exercise, Wenpin danced the flag in his hand, and the drums rang loudly. The soldiers of the Second Corps held up the ladder and lined up in a neat line, pressing down step by step toward the city wall. When they were a stone's throw away from the city wall, the drums suddenly became rushing. The soldiers' footsteps suddenly speeded up, spreading their legs and rushing towards the city wall. With the sound of drums coming from the direction of the city wall, countless soldiers have appeared on the empty wall just now. For a time, arrows fell like a rain.
Wenpin turned around and explained to Liu Xin: "Master, these arrows are not equipped with arrow clusters. The arrows are wrapped in cotton cloth and dipped in dry lime. The person who hits the arrow will have white spots on the body, which is convenient for counting the results."
Liu Xin nodded, did not speak, and continued to look at the exercise field ahead.
Soldiers on the offensive side raised their shields to block the arrow rain, seemingly unaffected. At the foot of the city wall, the soldiers quickly erected a bamboo ladder and scrambled to climb the top of the wall. The defenders on the top of the wall made a little resistance and were defeated.
Although Liu Xin had also experienced the battle to regain Wancheng, that time mainly relied on surprise attacks, and there was no battle. Liu Xin has seen scenes like this in TV dramas in the past, and it is much more tragic than this kind of exercise. But like now, watching thousands of troops fight and fight on a city wall, he still feels very much. Shocked.
Wen Pin saw that Liu Xin never said a word, thinking that he was not satisfied with the results of the exercise, and hurriedly said: "Master, it is actually much easier to defend the city than to attack the city. But in order to avoid casualties in the exercise, it is like rolling woods and beatings. The weapons used to defend the city were not used, and of course the attackers did not use some large-scale siege equipment. The purpose of the exercise was only to allow the soldiers to adapt to the atmosphere of the battlefield."
Liu Xin patted Wenpin on the shoulder and said, "Well, you have done a lot. It is necessary to consider this. However, the use of various weapons and equipment must be done by the soldiers."
Zhang Fei grinned and said, "Brother, we often organize soldiers to practice the equipment used in attacking and defending the city. Look at the big pits under the city wall, which are smashed by rolling logs and rocks."
Liu Xin looked around and saw that there were many pits and bumps under the city wall.
Xu Huang went on to say: "Brother, the training center you proposed to build is really necessary. Soldiers come here to train a few times, which is equivalent to a veteran who has been on the battlefield."
Liu Xin laughed and said: "Although the exercise has improved the combat skills of the soldiers to a certain extent, there is still a big gap compared with the veterans who have participated in actual combat. At least people who have been on the battlefield many times naturally have it. There will be a murderous aura, and those who have not experienced a real war, no matter how well they are trained, may be on the battlefield and will be at a loss when they see the blood."
Zhang Fei said unconvincedly: "What is there to be afraid of when I go to the battlefield? The first time I went to the battlefield, I didn't panic at the sight of blood, and I didn't feel soft when I started."
Liu Xin laughed loudly and said, "You learned how to kill pigs all the year round."
Wen Pin listened to the audience and became a little uncertain, saying: "In the past few months, I can think of all kinds of situations on the battlefield. I have arranged exercise scenes for them during the day and night. Yes, there are battalions, there are plains, there are valleys, there are sunny days, and there are rainy days. I don’t know how to train these recruits into a hundred warriors from the lord’s point of view?"
Liu Xin said positively: "Training is training, and can never replace actual combat. However, more training is better than no training. I think of a sentence, just as the motto on the training ground-more sweat in the school field, less bloodshed on the battlefield! Training has to be carried out quickly, and the exercises should continue."
Next, the two sides of the offensive and defensive exercise exchanged positions and another exercise was conducted. Liu Xin had watched very calmly this time. Although the scene was good-looking, there was indeed a big gap compared to actual combat.
When the gong for the retreat strikes, Wen Pin asked: "Master, do you want to organize them to use a large-scale equipment again, please see the effect of the training?"
Liu Xin looked up at the sky. It was almost noon, and he waved his hand and said, "No, it's too early. The soldiers should eat too. Well, I won't go back today at noon. I will have dinner with them. Come and taste the food in your barracks."
Xu Huang said to the side: "Zhongye, order to go down and add two dishes to the eldest brother."
Wenpin was just about to make arrangements. Liu Xin stopped them and said, "No, I will eat whatever the soldiers eat. I'm not so particular about it."
As a result, the four of them each inserted into a small team to form a group. The training center has an area dedicated to camping for the troops participating in the exercise. When ordered, the soldiers get busy, burying pots for cooking, and all of a sudden there is smoke. Normally the generals in the army are small cooks. Today Liu Xin came and was eating with ordinary soldiers. Those officials did not dare to make a statement, and found a small team to intervene.
These soldiers cook their own food every day, with quick hands and feet, and they are all done in a while. A big bowl of rice and a big bowl of vegetables were placed in front of Liu Xin. They were all filled with copper basins the size of a washbasin. The rice was rice and the vegetables were stewed with radish and tofu.
Some soldiers served the food in a pottery bowl and handed it to Liu Xin respectfully. Liu Xin held up the bowl and smiled and said to the soldiers: "Don't be restrained. These meals are your enemies. Let's eliminate them together."
The soldiers laughed, and the lord seemed to get along well. The soldiers were already hungry. Hearing Liu Xin's words, they threw off their arms and gobbled up. Liu Xin also imitated them, and ate like a storm. The soldiers ate very quickly, and rushed to add food after eating. Liu Xin only ate a bowl, then put it down, watching them eating, thoughtfully.
When everyone had finished eating, the two large copper basins were already clean, and there was not even a grain of rice left in the bottom of the basin. Liu Xin looked at everyone and said, "I ask you a few words, you must answer truthfully."
When the soldiers heard this, they all stood up and said nervously: "Please give orders from the lord."
Liu Xin waved his hand and said, "All sit down, all sit down. I just spend time with you, so I don't need to be so restrained. I ask you, can I have enough food in the barracks?"
The soldiers said in unison: "Yes."
Liu Xin nodded, then asked, "How about the food?"