As the current commander of the Empire's 13th Cavalry Regiment, the Empire's Major General, General Adric, has naturally become the No. 1 thorny figure in the Empire's military department.
And General Adrick also has a special hobby: he likes to find some special and strange talents in various places, and then recruits these "talents" he likes into the army, and takes them with him to serve as his immediate guard members.
For example, the bald-headed Kevin that I tried with Xia Bi was originally an ordinary cavalry commander in another cavalry unit a few years ago, with extraordinary skills and a great future. When he was out on vacation, he encountered his comrades in the same team and a group of local ruffians clashing on the street. He went up to help without saying a word. He beat out dozens of people by himself, and chased the other party down two streets. Finally, he missed. One was stabbed to death by a knife, and was sentenced to death after being tried by the military court. It happened that General Adrick was working in the military court, and Yu was curious to ask about this matter and asked why Kevin did it at that time. The matter obviously had nothing to do with him.
The guy replied: That's my comrade-in-arms! I saw that my comrades were being bullied. If I didn't go up to help, then on the battlefield, can I still count on my comrades to protect your back and fend off the sharp arrows for you
Adrick asked at the time: When you go up to help, don't you first ask who is right and who is wrong
The stunned young Kevin's reaction was that he rolled his eyes: "I'm not a judge!"
As a result, General Adric was delighted and took him to his army with privileges, and stuffed him into the guards as a personal guard.
And when Char came to the 13th Cavalry Regiment, the second person he knew was Cato.
Cato was a tall, thin man with light wheat-colored skin, thin but still strong. When he laughed, there was always a sly light in his eyes. Usually, such a person would stay far away if Char met him in Wildfire Town—this kind of person was either a liar or a smuggler.
Cato was also a personal soldier of General Adric's personal guard. His martial arts skills were not average. Although he fought bravely, he was not outstanding in the 13th Cavalry Regiment, which was famous for his martial arts. The most powerful thing about Cato is this: this kid is very good at drilling camps, he can always bypass those corrupt squirrels in the quarters, and get a lot of forbidden good things for the brothers.
For example, gin, rye spirits banned in the army, fine tobacco produced by the Toku Turks, caviar produced in the southern inland sea...
The 13th Cavalry Regiment has strict combat discipline, but General Adric is not an unfriendly commander. He is exceptionally good to his subordinates. When a battle is mobilized or when a victory is celebrated, he will let the card To get a large number of good things to comfort the brothers.
And Cato's encounter with the 13th Cavalry Regiment is also legendary: he was a quartermaster in another unit of the original, and was known for his ability to get contraband. Once a general asked him to get a woman into the barracks At that time, that army was fighting against the nomads in the eastern border of the empire. In the vast desert, this guy didn't know what to think of, but he actually put a prostitute in a convoy of military supplies and sent it into the general's tent.
But as a result, this matter was known by the Military Law Division, the general was naturally bad luck, and the manager Cato was also severely punished and almost lost his life. As a result, he was hired by General Adric, who likes to collect "talents".
When Xi Ya followed Kevin to the 13th Cavalry Regiment's station, Kevin threw him directly to Cato: "Cato! Get this kid some equipment."
Cato thief leaned forward, sniffed Xi Ya's body with his big hooked nose, and grinned: "I smell a rookie smell. Well, rookie, you are ours from today onwards. Brother! Just tell me what you want, what do you want? Ham? Tobacco?"
Such words made Xi Ya speechless, but Kevin frowned and said impatiently, "Cato, don't waste your time, the general is waiting to see him."
After that, the guy left in a hurry.
Looking at Kevin's retreating back, Xiaya hasn't spoken yet, Cato has come up and touched Xiaya's shoulder, looking very affectionate: "Don't pay attention to this guy, he is just a stunned young man, in fact, he is A good guy, you'll know it over time."
After a pause, Cato suddenly turned to look at the horse that Xi Ya had brought.
This horse was taken from the Dark Night Royal Forest last time by Xia Ya, and it has been kept behind his own mountain. This time, he chose the most majestic black horse at random.
When Cato saw the horse, his eyes immediately lit up with a professional scrutiny in his eyes. He looked at it carefully for a while, and then looked at Xiaya: "This is your own horse that you brought?" He pinched it. Squeezing his chin, his face filled with a sly smile: "I said, brother, you don't seem to be simple... This is clearly a first-class military horse, which has been strictly trained, and there is a brand on the horse's legs!"
Xiaya was a little nervous, and hated his own carelessness in his heart - after all, this horse was killed by himself, in case something happened...
Cato saw Xia Ya's nervousness, he laughed, and lowered his voice: "Don't be nervous, it doesn't matter if this horse is stolen, we are here, especially the people in the general's personal guard, everyone. But it's not a good thing, hahaha!"
It's not a good thing... Is there such a thing as evaluating one's own people
Having said that, Cato has bent down and grabbed a handful of mud from the ground, smeared the brand behind the horse's leg, covered the brand with mud, and said with a smile: "I'll find a knife and brand this piece of leather. Scrape it off, put some medicine on it, and your horse will be alive and kicking in two days at most. But remember, if someone asks you, you will not admit it! Humph, who in our corps dares to do anything to you!" In his tone, he was full of arrogance.
This guy quickly took Xi Ya to get two sets of military uniforms and a set of armored weapons.
Char, who received the equipment, was a little excited.
A double-edged sword in the shape of a cross, the dark blade feels cold to the touch, and the blade flashes with a cold light. Although it is only a standard weapon of the army, the high-quality steel blade and sophisticated forging technology, It is indeed the equipment of the ace elite army of the Byzantine Empire!
Xia Ya excitedly stroked the blade of the sword with his palm, like a lover's care.
Such a good sword is valuable in Wildfire Town...
This is the best weapon Char has ever used!
snort! That fire fork doesn't count, it's just a fire fork...
There is also an oval shield, covered with a layer of leather, and a line of graphic text in Byzantine imperial language on the shield, which Xia identified carefully: "Rodria! Advance, or die!"
Xia sighed and recalled the glorious history of this army that Kevin had told him - sure enough, such glory has deeply penetrated every part of this army.
Because of Xia Ya's tall physique, he received a large armor. This is a set of light armor, which is made of thick leather and iron pieces. There are three pieces of iron armor on the shoulders and chest respectively.
His uniform was a typical Byzantine military uniform, a short-sleeved robe lined with felt and leather, very narrow, thick breeches, taut leggings that stretched the calves very thin, and a pair of leather boots hanging from the inside of the boots. The thorns make an arrogant owl sound when walking.
"You are only the Guards now. The Guards don't need heavy cavalry armor. Unless there is a combat mission, they will issue us cavalry equipment—those are all good things! Four-meter-long cavalry, and half A tall oval shield, haha! You must be able to move with your physique." Cato laughed jokingly and seemed very affectionate to Char, and finally slipped a small piece into Char's palm. Bottle - This is a bottle of wine, brewed from sweet potatoes, which may not taste very good, but is a contraband in the military.
Cato blinked at Xia, with friendly eyes flashing in his eyes, and whispered: "Don't be quiet, every new brother will get a gift, this is the tradition of our Guards. Hiding in the tent at night Enjoy it while you're there, rookie!"
This move quickly won the favor of Xi Ya, and he began to like this place.
Moreover, the people in the Guards also have quite an appetite for him. Whether it is the friendly Cato, or the stupefied but upright Kevin, they all seem to be good people.
It's just that, according to Cato, the people in the Guards are not "good things", such an evaluation...
Uh, is it good or bad for Char to join such a team