The lieutenant said hesitantly: "This...this...rest..."
The man has already begun to issue orders: "Come on, you, go to that Zhuangzi and ask if you can let us rest for the night. Come back quickly."
"Who wants to rest?"
A light word, but the man who lost his temper chilled his back, his throat was slightly blocked, and his arrogance went down without knowing it.
A woman came over on a horse and joined the conversation.
This woman is twenty-nine years old, with bright eyes and white teeth, and she is beautiful. She was wearing a sassy samurai uniform, blue and white, very cool and awe-inspiring. The only thing is that the odd peaks on the chest stand out, the double pills are ups and downs, and the front of the samurai uniform is almost filled with the fleshy snow tenderness. The woman is slender and beautiful, with slender hands and feet. In addition to practicing martial arts all the year round, the snake waist is used to arch slightly forward. The waist and the two petals are rounded and warped. Naturally, he straightened his chest and traced an amazing curve.
The beauty of women is amazing, and few men will not be tempted. But there was a fierce and decisive temperament between her eyebrows that could not be concealed, like an unsheathed sword, sharp and unstoppable. The beauty of her appearance and body is exactly two extremes, and it is impressive at first sight. It was Shen Yiren, the vice-governor of Six Gates, in front of him.
The young scholar who lost his temper with the lieutenant was naturally Song Ou, the son of the Song family.
Seeing Shen Yiren's questioning with his eyes, Song Ou was at a loss for a while, and said bravely, "I said it. I think we should stop and rest."
"What's the reason?"
"Look at the sky, it's gray, it's bound to rain heavily. If we don't find a place to hide in time, we'll have to rush our way in the rainstorm. How can we make it? Look there is a village..."
Shen Yiren cut off his words without much thought: "The rain is coming, the marching speed must be slow, and it is not advisable to stay here for a long time."
Then he turned back to the adjutant and said, "Go ahead and send the whole army forward. Be sure to arrive at Canhu Town tonight."
Her voice was not loud, but she was firm and powerful, which was more than enough to soothe the gradually impetuous military spirit. The lieutenant said yes, and the horse gave the order to go.
Song Ou didn't want her to be so disrespectful to him, he rejected his decision without even a single explanation, and he couldn't hold on to his face.
"Why are you so impatient? Our people have been going at full speed for three days. We only arrived in Suzhou yesterday. After visiting Hanshan Temple, you kept urging people to continue to Huzhou. Huzhou is the last stop, and we are still There is time, why do you have to travel like this?"
Shen Yi said, "It's raining today."
"That's why I said to find a place to shelter from the rain!"
Shen Yiren looked at Song Ou and felt a sense of powerlessness in her heart. There is a lot of age difference between the two, but the life experience is reversed. Song Ou has been pampered since he was a child. However, Shen Yiren was the one who had survived the experience time and time again, and had gone through hundreds of battles.
Marching in the rain is actually a near-self-mutilation type, but it is also a tactic that persists with great results.
For group warfare, the right time, place and people are the key. In particular, once the time of day changes, the impact is often greater than the latter two. For example, the rainy season and the snow season are suitable for defending but not for attacking. In the case of their close quarters, the rain would slow down the mobility of the cavalry and reduce the combat effectiveness of the infantry. Although the role is two-way, the defensive side does not need to run in the rain, and the negative impact will be smaller.
And marching in the rain is against human nature and normal psychology. Generally, no one would have guessed that the court soldiers actually abandoned the Kangzhuang Avenue and did not sleep on the high bed and soft pillows. Instead, they chose to walk in the rain in the wild. Because this troop marched in the rain several times, it was actually arranged by Shen Yiren on purpose.
Because of this, they went to six places in seven places, and so far nothing has happened.
Shen Yiren sighed and said, "Today the rain will fall for a day and a night. If it is delayed, it will be the most dangerous part of the entire trip. I don't want to take this risk."
"What danger will there be! Or are you eager to return to the capital?"
Shen Yiren thought his tone was weird, but nodded calmly: "So what? After leaving the capital for a long time, I want to go back and see what's strange?"
Song Ou felt even more uncomfortable, and said sternly: "Stop! Don't continue to march, we will start tomorrow morning."
Shen Yiren looked at him and said, "What do you mean?"
"Deputy Governor Shen, don't forget. This trip was sealed by the emperor himself. I am the commander and you are the deputy. Now I am just questioning that your decision was wrong. I want to revoke your order."
"You use the emperor to threaten me?"
Shen Yiren's tone turned cold. Once she makes a decision, she can rarely change it.
"If you don't believe me, order to try..." As she said, Shen Yi's hand was already on the hilt of the sword. It is foreseeable that when Song Ou really conveys the order, Shen Yiren's sword will open several big holes in Song Ou's body like a thunderbolt.
Song Ou said nervously: "What did you promise my father in Yangzhou, have you forgotten now!"
"… "
Shen Yiren was startled and fell into silence.
"You just promised my father and my mother, the words are still in my ears, don't think about going back! It's useless!"
Shen Yiren was silent for a long time before slowly raising his hand.
"Let's go to the village and ask if we can stay overnight. If not, then camp here and rest until the rain stops. In addition, send fifty cavalry soldiers to search the village in two directions. The search must not miss any trace of the enemy."
After a while, Deputy Future reported that this village was owned by a grandfather in Canhu Town. It wasn't very big, but it was enough to accommodate these people. And the other party said that it was an honor to receive court officials, please rest assured.
Song Ou raised her proud head and peeked at Shen Yiren's beautiful profile like a winner. She narrowed her eyes slightly, not knowing what she was thinking.
"In that case, let's live in Zhuangzi tonight."
Song Ou said proudly, "Right, I'll just say—"
Before the words were finished, a strong wind suddenly hit, Song Ou was caught off guard and had no time to dodge, and felt that he had been hit by a heavy leg whip! The painful bird brother became a dried old shrimp.
Shen Yiren said viciously: "Next time you use this trick in front of my mother, you can wait for the rest of your life to grow flowers with Master Sui."
After speaking, he snorted coldly, rode his horse and whipped his whip, and led the crowd into the village.
Chapter 9
After Shen Yiren entered the village, he was the first to apologize to the owner's family. Most of the common people don't want to deal with the government, especially the military. Shen Yi people know this, so they have never considered borrowing a homestay since they set out on the road.
The six doors are originally to serve the people, and the highest code of conduct is the five characters - 'protect the country but not the king'. When the country is in trouble, I would rather abandon the king. Therefore, although the six gates are weak, their reputation among the people has always been good, all because the people in the six gates do not disturb the people and do not disturb the people, and they do not destroy the lives of the common people. It is very different from Qilinwei's practice of requisitioning private houses for civilian use.
The owner of this manor turned out to be a grandfather from Huzhou. Shen Yi and Song Ou's identities are not easy to expose, but the military position of a lieutenant general makes this village owner deeply proud. Moreover, the heroic female general apologized repeatedly, and even the owner of the village felt embarrassed.
Shen Yiren has the most stringent requirements for herself. This is the first time I have stayed in a common people's house since I started on the road. But she still couldn't help but feel apprehensive, and she insisted that the gentlemen would chop firewood and boil water for the owner's family, repair the roof tiles, and repay the kindness of shelter.
This Zhuangzi can't be described as extravagant, but this place is remote and occupies a lot of land. Enough to accommodate three hundred people without affecting their daily life.
Shen Yiren said: "I went to bathe and change clothes, and then I rested. Don't disturb me if it's all right."
Song Ou said: "But the owner's family said they would entertain us... this..."
Shen Yiren glared at him and said, "Hospitality? Didn't I say that other than one night's stay, one's porridge and one meal are not allowed? What is hospitality?"
Song Ou said hurriedly, "It's the owner who said he wants to entertain the three of us. It's hard to resist."
These three people, of course, included Shen Song and the lieutenant. Shen Yiren did not report the title, and in the eyes of the common people, maybe this general has a higher status.
Shen Yiren pondered for a moment, then called the lieutenant and said, "Go on, don't use all the materials in the village. Eat dry food when you are hungry, and fetch water yourself when you are thirsty. This is not only for the sake of guests, but also for safety. Don't forget. , we are still on the march."
He said to Song Ou again: "Since it was invited by others, it would be inappropriate not to go. I will also correct the official document tonight, so I won't go. You two should go."
After that, he reminded: "Drinking is a mistake."
Song Ou felt that she would not even attend together, which was too much of a loss of face for his fiancé.