Green's expression was solemn, his eyes were fixed on Xia Ya, and he lowered his voice and said slowly: "Nei Nei leads the crowd to vote, of course it is a good thing for us. I naturally believe that Nei has no other ideas. However, Xiaya, you have to understand that the most important and complicated thing about compiling and compiling is how to 'edit'! Nene's 2,000 cavalrymen, although there are old and weak women and children, can all ride horses. Everyone can carry a knife, and everyone has a horse... This is 2,000 people! 2,000 people are used to being thieves, accustomed to being free from control, and accustomed to living at the edge of a knife! But think about it, we only have Less than 1,000 people—to put it bluntly, we have only three or four hundred troops. Among them, the ones that can really be used, or can barely compete with this group of horse thieves in terms of quality, are only the ones you brought back. It's just a few teams of mercenaries. Besides, the other local garrison troops, if it weren't for the sudden southward movement of the Odins, I wish I could replace them all! Have you ever thought about this situation? If we can't properly combine these two Thousands of people have been collected and rectified, and these people have been subdued and controlled, so... hum, I said something that is not very pleasant, did we incorporate them, or did they annex us?"
Green said these few words in a slow and dignified tone, and what he said was even more heartbreaking! Although he understands that Green's words are quite reasonable, Xiaya still feels a little uncomfortable when she hears it, and her face naturally changes.
Green looked at the change in Xia Ya's face, and knew what the kid was thinking in his heart, he just smiled bitterly: "I understand, you must think that my thoughts are not upright. I naturally believe that Nene will not have two hearts, but even if she is She really wants to follow you, but what about the people under her? These two thousand people are used to being uncontrolled, accustomed to swarming up, rushing away, accustomed to eating meat and drinking, suddenly collecting them, and then according to the army's rules Will they be convinced by that set?"
Having said this, Green snorted and said in a low voice: "What is an elite? Unity, bravery, and strict orders from top to bottom! Only one army can be ten with one like this! Otherwise, a group of rabble, whose orders are unclear, and the following will be defeated, even if there are thousands of troops. Pulling it out won't help!"
Xia Ya finally sighed: "I understand what you mean, but..."
"Nene is a smart person." Green smiled: "We rectify this horse thief, we must let her go, otherwise, with her on the side, those horse thieves will only serve her alone. I think I will go with her in person tomorrow. Say it, no need to point it out, just ask her to go to Wildfire with Russell, and she will understand the meaning."
Xia Ya was still silent, but Green had already walked over, patted him on the shoulder, and said slowly: "Actually, if I follow my original plan, this kind of inclusion is absolutely necessary!"
"Huh? Why?"
Green sneered: "These horse thieves, mercenaries, and the large and small tribal gangs on the Wildfire Plain... These people, although there are many brave and sturdy warriors, but these guys are wild and hard to tame, Unruly! Even if it is to be incorporated, it is not the way to do it. I originally planned to have more than a year to prepare the army in More County, train a team of elites, and then pull it to the Wildfire Plain to suppress the bandits. Fight one by one tribe! Conquer one, and then incorporate another! For this kind of thing, you always need to use both grace and power! You only have grace, no deterrence. Even if these guys come to vote, they will not really be convinced. Only ruthless first After playing a few games and conquering these guys, I have awe for you in my heart, and then I will really follow your orders in the future. It’s just… Alas, the current situation doesn’t allow it, we must pull up the team as soon as possible so that we can meet Austrian Ding people are competing against each other, so these ideas can't be taken care of now."
The next day, Green really went to find Nene, and he didn't know what he and Nene said. Anyway, after the two of them finished talking, Nene happily accepted the order, but did not show any dissatisfaction.
Moreover, in the afternoon, she followed Green and Xia to the military barracks in the city, and summoned many of the horse thieves leaders to discuss matters.
She bluntly stated that she was ordered to go to the Wildfire Plain, and as soon as she said this, the horse thieves leaders started to shout.
"Leader goes to Wildfire Field? Okay, let's go for another run!"
"Haha, are you going to grab some votes from him?"
"I just ran here, and I want to run back again? But we naturally dare not disobey the order of the eldest lady."
After these people shouted for a while, Nene waved his hand and shouted loudly: "Everyone shut up and be quiet! This time you go to Wildfire Field, you don't have to follow me, I will only bring a few people, and the rest will be fine. , stay here and obey the orders of the armament commander!"
As soon as these words came out, the following controversy became even bigger.
"What? Miss, leave us here?"
"What a joke! We only listen to the eldest lady!"
"That is, these Byzantine officers and troops are pustules, why should we listen to them?"
Seeing the shouting of these people, Green just stood aside with a calm expression, but Xi Ya looked at Green quietly and thought to himself: It seems that Green's worries are really good.
Seeing the reaction of her subordinates, Nene felt that she couldn't hold on to her face. She slammed her sword out, swung it down, and immediately chopped off the corner of the table, shouting sharply, "Shut up!!"
She roared angrily, and her voice immediately drowned out the commotion in the audience. Nene's shuriken blade shone with a cold light, her eyes swept over everyone's body, and she said sternly, "Since we have come to join the army now, we will be the Byzantine official army from now on. Now! In the future, there will be no eldest lady, no leader! Only the officers and subordinates! If anyone has a wrong idea in his mind, he will stick his neck out and eat my knife!"
After a pause, Nene slowed down and said slowly: "Before I came to join the army this time, I have already asked you what you mean! I made it very clear at the time, if there is any unwillingness, I will absolutely Don't stop us, we have accumulated some wealth over the years. We have divided it up, so we can get together and disperse. If we meet again in the future, we are still brothers! But if you choose not to leave and come with me, you will have to change your mind and change your way of life in the future. Now! You are all men, don’t be a fart if you say it! Today I will say another word, if anyone regrets it, I will give another chance, say it now, you can leave, I will never stop it , and a sum of money to give away! But if you don't leave now, you will dare to make trouble again in the future... Humph!"
When she said these words, she was resolute, and immediately many leaders were satisfied, and after a while, someone said: "Okay, everyone and the old boss back then, now everyone is with the eldest lady, anyway, we are all with The eldest lady has decided! Now that the eldest lady has made up her mind, we will change into military uniforms and get paid for the army in the future! Brothers have an idea in mind and will not change it again! If someone doesn't want to do it, don't talk about it now, it will cause trouble in the future , let's all slash him together!"
"Very good!" Seeing that everyone did not speak, Nene immediately ordered and called out the names of several horse thieves leaders. These people were the most rebellious people among the horse thieves leaders. After she named these people, Instruct these people to follow him to Wildfire Field, while the others stay in Denzel City.
"After I leave, all orders will be obeyed by General Xia Ya! Even if I am myself, I will only obey General Xia Ya's orders! No matter what General Xia Ya asks you to do, you must obey them honestly, without the slightest bit. Disobey! Otherwise, I can't forgive me, let alone the military law!"
One of the leaders who had been named by her to go to Yehuoyuan couldn't help but asked, "Miss, let's go to Yehuoyuan with you, do you want to make arrangements for my brothers first, so that after we leave, my subordinates will Out of control…”
Nene immediately glanced at him, and said coldly: "What to control? From now on, it will be General Xia Ya's soldiers! What do you want you to control? Remember, you will no longer be the leader of thieves in the future! What is your subordinate to me? No subordinates, all of them will be subordinates of General Xia Ya from now on!"
What she said was straightforward, these horse thieves leaders all understood immediately, and the eldest lady seemed to have really made up her mind.
Anyway, when we came to join the army, everyone had already negotiated it, and there was no big difference. At this moment, someone heard it and deliberately laughed: "It doesn't make any difference! Anyway, General Xia Ya will also be our uncle from now on. Listen to uncle. It's just to listen to the eldest lady, anyway, even if we are the eldest lady, we have to listen to the uncle in the future, hahahaha..."
These words immediately made Nene's face flush, and he glanced at Xia Ya in a complicated way, but Xia Ya's complexion remained the same, pretending to be nothing.
After leaving the barracks, Nene said to Xia Ya and Green: "What I took away were all the brothers with the strongest temperament. I took away these thorns, and they will be left to you, even if there are people. If you want to make trouble, you can’t make trouble.” After a pause, she smiled again: “Among the few leaders left, there is Uncle Hakan, who is my father’s old subordinate. He is the most loyal and kind, and he has enough prestige. If there are still people making trouble after I leave, you should invite Uncle Hakan to come forward and you will definitely be able to suppress these guys."
Green looked sincere: "Under the cabinet, thank you!"
After a pause, Greene pondered for a while, and then said: "As for the compilation, I'm afraid that your department will be dismantled, and we have a limited number of teams, only one flag regiment, but no matter how we compile, we will always invite you to come. As a battalion officer, any old subordinates you have can be placed in the battalion..."
Nene immediately stared: "Lord Green, are you still suspicious of me? Since I am sincere to vote, I don't need any battalion officers, let alone leave me with the old subordinates of the first battalion! I don't want to bring any soldiers in the future. I… "
She blushed suddenly and glanced at Xia Ya.
Green immediately understood and laughed: "Ah, yes, yes, I was wrong. From now on... in your capacity, it is true that you will continue to lead troops."
Nene looked embarrassed. Although she had a cheerful temperament, she couldn't help but feel a little shy at the moment, so she quickly found an excuse and ran away quickly.
After Nene left, Green glanced at Xia Ya and looked up and down: "Hey, Xia Ya..."
"Well." Xia Ya looked a little depressed.
"I said... you just marry her."
Xia: "…"
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At noon, after Nenei had lunch, he brought a few people with him, and together with Russell, went out of the city north to the direction of Yehuoyuan, and not long after leaving the city, suddenly heard the sound of hurried horse hooves behind him. Nene looked back, but saw the direction of Denzel City behind him, galloping over, looking at the figure, but it was actually Xiaya.
Everyone stopped their horses and waited for Xia Ya to come to the front. Seeing Xia Ya riding on the horse, she looked a little embarrassed. Russell immediately laughed at the side: "Let's go, let's go first, the general seems to have secret military affairs. Talk to Lord Nene."
The other horse thieves leaders were all aware of it, and suddenly burst into a strange laugh, and all the talents slowly walked forward.
After everyone had walked a little further, Xia Ya let out a breath and stared at Nene - at this moment, both of them had normal expressions, their faces were red, and they seemed a little unsure of how to speak.
They just stared at each other for a while, and the two looked at each other, but burst out laughing at the same time.
With such a smile, the atmosphere suddenly eased a lot. After Nene finished laughing, he sighed: "Hey, what are you chasing?"
Xia Ya scratched his scalp, hesitated again and again, then shook his head and said, "I have something to tell you, but I just feel that if I don't say it, I will feel uncomfortable in my heart."
Nei's eyes changed a little: "If you have something to say... just say it."
But Xiaya smiled bitterly and said, "I only know that I have something to say in my stomach. If I don't say it, I will feel depressed and uncomfortable, but when I came here, I realized that I don't even know what I want to say."
Nei gave a "bah" and said dissatisfiedly, "Did you make fun of it?"
"No!" Xia Ya frowned, shook his head repeatedly, thought hard for a while, and then suddenly sighed, staring at Nene's face with a pair of eyes: "That... what... I want to say something to you... Thank you!"
There was a hint of disappointment in Nene's eyes, but then he laughed: "Is it just a thank you? That's not necessary. I came to join the army to find a way out for my brothers. After the Odins went south, the wild fire There will be no way for us to survive after going up, even if I don't vote for you, I have to find another place to live."
Xia Ya shook his head again and again: "No, I must thank you!"
Nei said with annoyance: "Humph! I heard it! Okay, thank you too, I'll go first if I have nothing to do!"
After she finished speaking, she turned her horse's head, but heard Xia Ya cry again: "Wait, wait a minute!"
"What else?" Nene turned her head.
Xia Ya's face turned red, he hesitated for a long time, and finally squeezed out a sentence: "Actually, actually... Actually, I'm not because of you... "
Nene interrupted him immediately, staring at Xia Ya's face with a pair of eyes: "Okay! I know what you want to say, you want to tell me, in fact, you rejected me, not because I am ugly. Right? "
"Yeah." Xia Ya just nodded, but suddenly felt that it was inappropriate to answer, and quickly said: "Ah no, I don't mean to say that you are ugly! What... I mean, you said That's right, that's what I meant... ah no, I didn't mean that, I meant that..."
Seeing that Xia Ya was at a loss and sweating profusely, Ne Nei looked amused, but suddenly a sweetness came into her heart, and she whispered, "Okay, I understand. I understand, you didn't reject me because you disliked my appearance. Yes, isn't it?"
"Well, that's what I meant." Xia finally relaxed.
Nei's eyes flashed, and he said softly, "Then, why?"
Xia Ya sighed and frowned: "This... I don't know it myself."
He seemed to finally be in a hurry: "I understand, let me tell you, I am... I am a little messed up in my heart. Well, I said, you are not allowed to laugh at me... Well, I, actually... " Xia finally said Gritting his teeth: "Actually, I myself don't know how to tell whether a woman's appearance is beautiful or ugly, or, for me, I am confused about a woman's appearance. So, I really don't dislike it because of her appearance. I've missed you. Even, even, sometimes, I think you're actually pretty good-looking."
Nene blushed suddenly: "I... good-looking? You say sometimes, when?"
Xia Ya laughed dryly: "That... I can't remember, um, for example, now, I don't think your expression is ugly at all."
Nene said "Ah!" and immediately lowered her head.
"I want to say thank you to you... Well, I also want to say sorry." Xia Ya sighed: "I know, I refuse you, I'm always sorry for your kindness, but I don't despise you, just... "
"Just what?"
"I... I don't know." Xia Ya thought for a long time, sighed, and her eyes were blank: "I don't know what's going on. I, I don't even know, what kind of woman I should like. Or, I don't even know what it's like to like someone."
He seemed to be at a loss again. After thinking for a while, he smiled bitterly: "I think you are a very good person, really."
"...Thank you." Nene's voice suddenly became very soft.
"Actually... The people around me, Sharba, and Green, they have persuaded me for the past two days to let me just marry you. Actually... I'm a little shaken myself, but I really don't understand. What the hell is going on with my own mind, so, sorry, I can't promise you. I…”
"Okay." Nene waved her hand gently, her eyes swept across Xia Ya's face, her tone became very soft at the moment: "Green and the others advised you to marry me, I naturally understand his intention. However, thank you Be honest with me, even though you rejected me, I'm still very happy. If you actually marry me because of... I'm afraid I won't be happy, but I'll look down on you. Um... "
After listening to Nene's words, Xia Ya finally felt relieved: "Oh my God! I can feel relieved if you say that."
Nene smiled lightly: "I'm leaving, I'll talk about it when I come back..." She took a few steps on the horse, but suddenly stopped again: "Ah, by the way, I almost forgot one thing, there is a Your old acquaintance, ask me to give you a greeting, I was in a hurry yesterday, but I forgot to tell you."
"Old acquaintance? Who?"
Nene smiled sweetly: "Aunt Sofia."
After saying these words, her eyes swept across Xia Ya, then turned around and shouted, and galloped away on her horse.
Xia Ya stayed on the spot, and Nene's words "Aunt Sofia" certainly surprised him, but... I must admit that what really made Xia sluggish was Nene's last look before she left.
This sturdy and fierce woman's last look fell into Xiaya's eyes, but she felt the warmth she had never had before...
Xiaya stayed on the spot for a while, not knowing what his heart was feeling for a while, so he could only turn his horse's head dully and slowly walked towards Denzel City.
When he was on the road, his mind was complicated, and he was thinking about what was going on with him, when he heard a few sneers coming from his mind, the laughter was full of mockery, it was Dora's voice.
"What are you laughing at?" Xia Ya said dissatisfied.
"Of course I'm laughing at you silly boy." Dora's tone was disdainful.
"What's so funny about me." Xia Ya snorted, and then let out a long breath: "Oh, no matter what, I've made it clear to her, and it's a heartbreak. Otherwise, it's always like this. Blocked, it hurts me to death."
"Aha!" Dora's voice was more mocking: "You brat, do you think you can solve the problem by telling it frankly? Hmph! You are naturally happy when you say this, but some people But you have to worry about it!"
"What do you mean?"
Dora snorted twice: "Call you stupid. Sometimes you are cunning and despicable, which is amazing. But you are smart, and sometimes it is really annoying to be stupid!"
After a pause, Dora continued without waiting for Xia Ya to get angry: "I heard that you humans have a saying, 'Women must be deceived', and only by coaxing and coaxing can women be tempted. However, I also heard that There is another reason, coaxing can only deceive for a while, but telling the truth can deceive people for a lifetime.”
"..." Xiaya was stunned: "Truth, lie for a lifetime? What does this mean?"
Dora seemed extremely happy, and laughed a few times: "Silly boy! Telling lies and deceiving people for a while, but once they are exposed, they will be useless. But when you tell the truth... you still don't seem to be very kind. A few truths from you, I'm afraid that people will listen to it and not only hate you, but think that you are sincere and more precious to the Mi clan!"
"I?"
"Humph, don't you know? Your few words of 'sincere heart' just now made the heart of other girls stronger!"