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Chapter 50 Military Flag
Entering the legion's garrison, a tall flagpole was erected in front of it, with a scarlet flag flying above it.

The pattern is embroidered on the flag.

A scimitar and a sharp sword are crossed together to resist the burning meteors in the sky.

"Block the falling star with one knife and one sword." Guan Luping smiled and said, "Ren Ning, have you seen this star falling military flag before?"

Ren Ning shook his head, "General Hui, although I'm familiar with it, I've never seen it before."

His eyes fell on the banner.

The red background is the color of Xingluo's blood.

And their Ren clan came from Xingluo County.

Or it can be said that almost all the founding generals of Yunchui, including the imperial family, were from Xingluo County.

The blood of their ancestors was once on this small flag.

More than 600 years ago, the previous dynasty was corrupt, and the people in the country were in dire straits.The strong neighbors around are staring at each other, coming to burn, kill and plunder from time to time.

Emperor Taizu rose up in Xingluo County, holding the banner of "blocking falling stars with one sword and one sword" to fight everywhere, and finally unified the Central Plains, expelled strong neighbors, and ascended the throne.

For more than 600 years, the Yunchui Empire has not always been peaceful, except that the neighboring countries will come to take a bite from time to time, and every time the imperial power is handed over within the empire, there is usually endless turmoil.

Even the entire Yunchui was on the verge of collapse several times.

At these times, the banner of "stopping falling stars with one sword and one sword" will shine again.Almost never failed wherever he went, and saved the empire time and time again.

For the Yunchui people, this flag is a pillar of reassurance.For neighboring countries, this flag is a symbol of invincibility.

"Since you haven't seen it before, let's take a good look." Guan Luping patted Ren Ning's shoulder heavily.

"Yes, General!" Ren Ning responded.

Guan Luping nodded in satisfaction, recruited someone to show Ren Ning the way, and borrowed his binoculars before turning and leaving.

Ren Ning was thoughtful, and then looked up at the flag that was roaring fiercely in the cold wind.

Guan Luping specially waited at the gate of the legion's garrison. Apart from greeting him, it seemed that he specially introduced the military flag to him.

Following the little soldiers around, Ren Ning arrived at his future barracks.

The barracks of the Starfall Legion are no different from the scout camp, but because the legion has a lot more people than the scouts, the area of ​​the yard is narrower.

Standing in the stable and looking around, Ren Ning patted the back of Zhuifeng's horse with emotion, "Such a small event venue, I will wrong you in the future."

Gu Datou hadn't left yet.

He sighed, "What's the matter?"

"Except for the scout camp where there are few rats, the other barracks are about the same size. Our horses can stay still, and chasing the wind is naturally no problem."

"That would be the best." Ren Ning smiled.

Gu Datou patted his bald head, and talked about his experience attentively.

"Generally, when it's cold, the horse will reduce the amount of exercise. Chasing the wind is a good horse. If it is really too energetic, you can take it to the racetrack for a few laps."

Ren Ning nodded his head.

"It's better to let you die." As he spoke, Gu Datou's face was a little gloomy.

"Xingluo is the most powerful legion in the empire, so don't worry about not having enough horse food. Unlike us riding the Eighth Battalion, the status is not high or low, and even the horse food is tight."

He sighed, "Hungry horses don't have to worry about the field being too small, they won't be able to run anyway."

"Big head, you are talking nonsense again." Ren Ning laughed.

"The food and grass are distributed uniformly by the fortress. General Huo Zheng, the general who defends the fortress, is famous for treating people equally. He will not treat them differently because of different legions."

"Cheating a dog." Gu Datou snorted.

Every time the food and grass distributed were not much, his mount was hungry and full, and it was almost emaciated.

Gu Datou looked so distressed that he was dying, and kept thinking about how to get more food and grass.It's just that he is good at charging into battle, so it is difficult for him to do something out of nothing.

"Old Ren," Gu Datou rubbed his hands together, "you have a flexible mind, help me figure out a way to earn food and grass. As long as I can save some horse food, I can do anything you ask me to do."

Ugh!
Ren Ning secretly sighed.

It is a matter of course for the country to guard the border and support the empire.Now it is forcing cavalrymen like Gu Datou to find a way to get food and grass by themselves, and they don't know what's going on in the empire.

"I'd be happy to help you, big head." Ren Ning scratched his head, "But I don't have anything good to do."

"Usually everyone can't go out of the fortress. Even if they can go out, it's freezing outside and everything is withered, so it's hard to find food and grass. Unless it's to grab..."

Cough!

He coughed twice and didn't say anything more.

"As for the activities in the fortress, you should know better than me, big head."

"You don't need to go out of the fortress." Gu Datou was a little embarrassed, "You have good archery skills, superb riding skills and superb martial arts, how about we go to the martial arts arena to trick people together?"

Ren Ning instantly understood what Gu Datou meant.

He was speechless for a while, and finally asked silently, "You came up with this method?"

Gu Datou stroked his forehead hey.

"Of course I didn't think so. But recently, some people have competed on the martial arts arena, and the rewards and punishments proposed are all food and grass. If you are so good, we can go to the black and eat the black."

"Black and black?" Ren Ning wiped his sweat.

With such a quick answer just now, coupled with Gu Datou's pitiful eyes, he couldn't say no at all.

"Okay." Ren Ning nodded, "Eat what you can eat. If there are big fish, come and call me, let's go and see together."

"But there are heaven and man outside the sky, and there are people outside the sky. If you can't eat it, don't blame me."

After some planning, Gu Datou happily left.

In the following days, Ren Ning's life became extremely regular.

Get up in the morning to exercise, and ride a chasing wind for a few laps.Next, I will participate in offensive training with other cavalrymen of the Starfall Legion. After that, I will go to the defensive training of the Guards, and finally I will have dinner.

The daily training of the Starfall Legion is very strict. Ren Ning did not slack off or try to stand out on purpose. Instead, he followed the others to complete every training step by step.

During this period, Gu Datou's black and white plan did not go well, and Ren Ning didn't have to play at all.The main reason is that most of the cavalry don't have much horse food left in their hands, and they can't bet even if they want to bet big.

The regular life lasted for more than two months, and only changed when the New Year approached.

When I woke up overnight, it was snowing heavily near the fortress.

The Starfall Legion will be transferred to defense next year, most likely to be transferred to Yumu County in the north.

And Xingluo County is located in the south-central part of Yunchui, so it won't be too cold in winter, even if it snows, it will be sparse.Therefore, Xingluo people are generally not cold-tolerant.

So the Legion added two more trainings, namely snow riding attack and cold resistance training for soldiers.

This has caused Ren Ning and a group of men to roll around in the snow with their upper body naked every day, their noses bruised and their faces swollen from the cold.

Still, everyone gritted their teeth and held on.Unless it is a frostbite coma, no one goes to the line of fire.

Even on New Year's Day.

The other legions are already celebrating the Chinese New Year, while Xingluo is still training as usual.Someone even just lifted it out of the snow, and his life and death are unknown.

Every time at this time, Ren Ning would subconsciously glance at the bloody red flag hanging high.

Perhaps this is the reason why the Starfall Legion is invincible.

More than a month later, the weather began to warm up, and Guan Luping, who hadn't shown up for a long time, sent someone to find Ren Ning.

"Your telescope is a real treasure. It is now returned to its rightful owner."

"Yes," he asked, "you were born in the Grand Master's Mansion and worked as a scout. You can write, right?"

Ren Ning took back the binoculars, although he was a little puzzled, he still answered honestly, "Return to the general, the subordinates are literate."

"That's good. With such a large army, it's really not easy to find a few who can read." Guan Luping motioned Ren Ning to sit down.

"Here is the list of soldiers who died in battle," he pushed over a pile of files. "The New Year is over, and it will be the Qingming Festival soon. The fortress's four-year return to hometown is about to begin."

"There are some soldiers in the file who hope to return to their roots after death. You copy out their names and addresses, etc., so that I can arrange people to collect the relics and bones."

Ren Ning understood, and quickly responded.

Guan Luping took off the helmet and gently placed it on the desk in front of him.

"Since you joined the Legion, I will be able to see your usual performance. The training is serious and meticulous, and you also know how to unite your comrades to respect and help each other. I will be very satisfied."

"Besides, you are so ingenious that even the training battalion and the military doctors praised you." He pointed to the pile of files, "If this matter is done well, I will approve your leave application."

Ren Ning immediately lifted his spirits, "I promise to complete the task."

(End of this chapter)