Chapter 241

The art of war says: one day is exhausted, and one who goes through the day and night is mentally exhausted.

Marching in a row for five hours, from noon to night, even the cavalry felt sore, let alone the soldiers, so the lord Ding Yuan ordered the army to camp outside the city and rest for a night, and wait until dawn again. Pull out camp and head north.

And those village elders and local officials who came to comfort the army originally wanted to invite the generals into the city, saying that they had prepared a banquet and hoped to appreciate it.

Dan Dingyuan just accepted the good intentions and said, "The thief is not peaceful now, so he has no face to go to the banquet", and politely declined the invitation. After all, the war is coming soon, the commander is not staying in the Chinese army camp, and he brought a group of generals into the city to drink and have a feast , why?

Although he despises the Huns and other foreign races, he has not drifted to this point.

Seeing this, those irrelevant people crowded in the camp did not bother them any more, and left.

"Meng Ming, on behalf of the old man, you will send off the elders."

Ding Yuan had no time to leave because he had to discuss with Zhang Liao on military affairs, and happened to catch a glimpse of Lu Li standing in the corner, so he asked him to leave the camp to see him off.

One is to show that he attaches great importance to the villagers, and the other is to let Lu Li gain a sense of presence in front of those who have been high-minded and virtuous all these years, so as to gain a wave of prestige.

"promise!"

Under Song Xian's envious eyes, Lu Li bowed his hands in salute, then lifted the curtain, and bowed to signal the elder to go first.

Those who are over a hundred years old are awarded the king stick.

At such a high age, he has the strength to swing around with a nine-foot-long wooden stick, which must be something extraordinary.

Fighting spirit.

spell.

The five people in front of them were trembling as they walked. It should have nothing to do with the former, but most likely has something to do with the latter.

Thinking of this, Lu Li became more respectful, and said in a deep voice, "Please, elder."

"Ahem, General Lao will send you off."

After finishing speaking, the old man in the lead gave him a glance, and suddenly let out a little gasp, as if he wanted to say something more, but finally held back, and walked out of the camp leaning on a dove-headed crutch.

What's the matter?

Lu Li frowned, especially when he found five centenarians passing by, they all stared at him in unison, and an inexplicable emotion surged in his heart.

Is there something special about yourself?

Turning their attention to the civil servants in Dingxiang County, this group of people looked much more normal, they smiled and bowed to Lu Li, and at the same time, they hurriedly thanked them.

As for the representatives of the county residents, they showed nothing but a friendly smile.

Thinking that he was still leaving the camp, Lu Li could only suppress all the doubts in his heart, and walked silently beside the five villagers.

After nightfall, in order to prevent soldiers from scurrying around and sneaking in, each battalion must send people to conduct regular inspections, and there are two methods: walking and sitting.

Just after walking a distance of more than a dozen tents, there was the sound of vibrating bowstrings.

Immediately afterwards, a figure walked out of a dark corner where the firelight could not reach.

This is a walking inspection, at this moment the bow is bent and the arrow is set, as soon as the fingers are released, the Ming Di will soar into the sky, waking up the entire army.

Lu Li's expression was normal, he casually glanced at the person, took out a token from his bosom and held it up.

According to regulations, after the martial law in the military camp, people who can stay outside normally can only patrol, and when they encounter suspicious people while walking, they will actively pluck the bowstring to make noise. If they encounter people sitting guard, they will tap the spear in their hands three times In response, the password is called out, and if it fails to match, an alarm will be issued immediately.

"Meet the general."

Whispers came from the corner, and the walking man let go of the bowstring, obviously heaving a sigh of relief, and at the same time nodded in salute.

Since talking loudly was prohibited during the night ban period, Lu Li didn't answer either, and continued to lead the way.

"Meet the general."

"Meet the general."

Along the way, I encountered no less than 20 secret whistles. If they didn't show up, ordinary people would not be aware of their existence. Because of this, those county residents were so frightened that they didn't dare to breathe out, for fear that a cold arrow would fly out of the darkness and kill them. to shoot

It wasn't until everyone left the camp that the antler-shaped horses could not be seen, and the atmosphere eased a little.

At the same time, Lu Li, who had been waiting for a long time, turned around and looked at the five elders fixedly. He wanted to ask for advice, but he didn't know how to ask.

Or, don't know what to ask.

Because, he knows very little about spells.

Searching for souls, changing celestial phenomena, and turning beans into soldiers, compared with the generals' opening and closing, the counselors of this era are obviously more mysterious.

Just as Lu Li was thinking about how to speak, the old man who had groaned softly walked over with a dove-headed cane. The old man's voice reminded him of dead tree bark:

"I have a message I want to give to the general."

Hearing this, Lu Li was overjoyed and hurriedly said:

"Also please show Gao De."

orders?

The current scene made him think of this word subconsciously. After all, the ancients were very good at divination.

Just like that, under Lu Li's watchful eyes, the old man who was about to lose his beard took out a bamboo stick from his sleeve robe, and continued to carve it with a knife.

During this process, another old man smiled at Lu Li, looking very kind: "Coincidentally, this old man also has a message to give to the general."

"Meng Ming is overjoyed, I hope Gao De will show me."

Lu Li saluted solemnly.

At this moment, he had an illusion that tonight he was lucky, and met the legendary grandfather who bestowed opportunities and helped people reach the pinnacle of life.

Thinking of this, Lu Li couldn't help but look at the other three, as if asking: Don't you have anything to say?

It's a pity that the three village elders who stopped at the spot just shook their heads and said "I'm not good at physiognomy" before saying anything else.

Physiognomy?

Sure enough, I guessed right.

Lu Li was more and more looking forward to it, but at the same time, he was a little worried. What should he do if something bad is calculated?

Immediately convert to my fate is up to me.

If it is Shangji...

While thinking about it, the two villagers who are good at physiognomy put down their carving knives at the same time, and looked up at each other, as if curious about what the other party wrote on the bamboo stick and whether it was consistent with their own.

On the side, Lu Li, feeling extremely tormented, restrained himself, kept saluting, and waited silently.

However, the two village elders did not communicate with each other. After withdrawing their gaze, they handed over the bamboo stick engraved with the order at the same time.

"General, don't show this item to others."

Without waiting for an answer, the two of them turned around and walked into the darkness, like a master outside the world.

But Lu Li didn't have time to think about these at all, his eyes swept over the bamboo sticks, thinking about the meaning.

[Soldiers should avoid the appearance of fierce death, and pay attention to the appearance of good fortune]

[Soldiers, ominous weapons, auspicious things are on the left, bad things are on the right]

The literal meaning is easy to understand.

Generals who lead troops to fight are the most taboo to look dead, and they should choose those who look blessed.

Appearance is more important than everything?

Not boasting, Lu Li thought he was a handsome man.

However, being handsome does not mean being blessed.

[Seven feet and five inches in length, ears hanging down to the shoulders, hands over the knees, the eyes can look after their ears]

You have to look like Uncle Liu Huang to be lucky.

The second one is before 12:00, and the third one is gone (don’t dare to stay until the early morning), so let’s postpone the supplement. I donated 300ml of blood yesterday, and I slept all morning. I’m a bit wilted. I’ll do what I can in the future. Last year I finished the donation in November, and went again just after six months...