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Chapter 114
"Look, everyone, this is Huaihuang Town!"

After several days of trekking, the [-] garrison people were all exhausted. After someone pointed to the distance, everyone got up and crowded around to watch.

I saw a city built of yellow rammed earth standing on top of a green prairie.

Seeing the arrival of the destination, thinking of a meal that can fill their stomachs and a place to sleep, the three thousand soldiers who have been running on the grassland for several days can't help cheering in unison, sweeping away their fatigue.

At night, the smoke from cooking in Huaihuang City rose, filled with the smell of cooked food.

The garrison residents who had just arrived in Huaihuang Town did not go directly into the city. First of all, they were very reluctant. They were driven to the side of a nearby large lake, forced to strip off and bathe by the lake.

Among the 600 garrisons, although there were family members, most of them were young and strong. There were no more than [-] elderly, weak, women and children who were actually family members, and they were immediately taken to another place to bathe.

The garrisons thought they would have delicious food right away, but they didn't want to have such a thing. They were not happy at the moment, but seeing hundreds of cavalrymen holding whips and staring at them, they had to be happy if they weren't happy.

After many days of trekking, the guards' bodies were covered with dust, and several loads of old mud were rubbed off, and the whole body suddenly lightened.

Afterwards, their bodies were covered with fleas, and their rags and rags were all scraped and piled up.

The garrison civilians who had finished their bath were suddenly chilled to the bone by the autumn wind, and were about to cry out for the cold, when someone brought them a large number of thick sheepskin jackets.

The cavalry on the side warned one after another, saying: "One piece for each person, not many collars."

All the guards were able to wear new clothes, so why would they put the old clothes on their bodies immediately? Such sheepskin jackets, except for the smell of sheep, are much better than sackcloth in terms of keeping out the cold. Everyone is happy right now.

Afterwards, the garrison residents who finished their bath were taken into the city.

Along the way, the cavalry repeatedly instilled in the garrison a few rules in the city.

First, it is not allowed to defecate anywhere, you must go to a special toilet, and those who violate the order can be whipped for ten days or choose to work hard for ten days.

Second, sexual intercourse and molesting women are not allowed, and those who disobey the order will be beheaded.

After night falls on the third day, a curfew is imposed, and no one is allowed to leave their respective garrisons, and those who violate the order can be executed immediately.

The guards all nodded after hearing this. The last two items are still within their comprehension range, while the first item is too incomprehensible.

But looking at these brutal cavalry, no one dared to object.

Golden-yellow pancakes and yellow-colored wheat cakes are stacked on top of each other like a hill. Several wooden basins the size of washbasins are filled with all kinds of green and delicious wild vegetables. There are also several large wooden barrels at the feet of the side. , there are sticky gruel and fragrant cougar wine.

In addition, on the fire next to it, several whole sheep were roasting, and the greasy gravy was continuously dripping into the fire, making a puffing sound.

"Oh, grandma, I never dreamed of eating such a meal."

All the guards had protruding eyeballs, and their eyes were shining brightly, staring at the food on the table.

Champion Hou is generous and keeps his word. This first-class meal, just pancakes and wheat cakes are enough for everyone to open their stomachs and eat well.Not to mention wine, meat and gourmet food.

After everyone sat down before the meal, everyone was drooling.

On the stage, the new official Yingyang Mansion Yingyang Lang, the emperor's own champion, Li Chongjiu stood on the high platform, and the left and right sides had just introduced him. One was Yueqi School Captain Wang Mahan, One is the infantry school lieutenant Tan Zong.

Li Chongjiu picked up a large bowl of wine and said to everyone: "Everyone, I have traveled thousands of miles to Huaihuang Town to defend my home and country, and guard the border for the country. I, Li Chongjiu, am not very grateful. I am here to drink this wine. Thank you all .”

Hearing what Li Chongjiu said, all the men in the audience raised their wine bowls and said, "Thank you, Champion!"

After drinking a bowl of wine, everyone's fatigue was dispelled.

Li Chongjiu said: "The rules have already been mentioned before, so I won't mention them again. Since it is a border town, all the rules must follow the military town's rules. Those who don't obey orders will be punished with hard labor once, whipped twice, and beheaded three times. "

Listening to Li Chongjiu's words, the field was silent.

"From officers and soldiers, including me, everyone is treated equally. Under the military law, there will be no deviation. If you strictly abide by the military law, everyone will live in peace. If you don't follow the military law, there will be no mercy under the military law."

"I would like to listen to the order of the champion."

The crowd agreed in unison.

Li Chongjiu saw that everyone was convincing, nodded immediately, and said: "In the future, we will get along for a long time, and we need to share joys and sorrows. Today's meal is squeezed out of my belt from the whole town of Huaihuang Town to entertain you. In the future, everyone The treatment is the same as that of the townspeople, everyone hopes to work together, and today we all drink to our hearts content, and we will not go home without getting drunk."

Hearing what Li Chongjiu said, all the guards cheered, and immediately stretched out their hands to the pancakes and wheat cakes on the table.

Many people scooped up a bowl of wine or porridge, and gulped down a mouthful of pancakes and soup.

As for the big pot of wild vegetables on the table, they were all vying for it and all of them were wiped out in an instant.Then the woman who was serving on the side, wearing a coarse cloth and Jingchai, was serving mutton and vegetarian dishes on the table.

Most of the guards present were young and strong men, and when they saw these serving women, all of them stared straight.

All the people were subject to military law and did not dare to act frivolously, but they did not stop them from watching with their eyes open and their hands still.

Seeing this scene, Li Chongjiu shook his head with a smile, and Wang Mahan said, "Young escort, oh no, Champion, you said that most of them are young men who have no family, and you said you want them to hold the blood in their crotch." Guy, staying in Huaihuang Town for a lifetime is not going to work."

Tan Zong laughed when he heard this, and said: "That's right, from now on, only the male and the male will form a pair."

Seeing Tan Zong's rude words, Wang Mahan laughed and cursed: "Are all of you monks like this?"

"Straight thief!"

Seeing that the two were about to turn against each other again, Li Chongjiu snorted heavily, but neither of them said anything.

Li Chongjiu said: "Of course it can't be like this in the future. Marrying a wife and having children is a very important matter in human relations. I don't allow them to molest women, but I can encourage them to marry in the open."

Li Chongjiu thought for a while, and said: "In the future, the matter of marrying a wife can be used as an encouragement for military merit. If you make a certain military merit, we can reward him with a house and land, and help him find a suitable one."

When he first came to Huaihuang Town, most of Li Chongjiu's subordinates were old, weak, women and children, and the ratio of men to women was seriously out of balance. Later, after a thousand young men were buried from Sogdian merchants, the proportion was finally harmonious, but now with the arrival of the soldiers , the ratio of male to female dropped again.

They really have their own troubles.

Moreover, the population in the town has also increased sharply. There were [-] refugees before, [-] young and middle-aged laborers, and [-] newly arrived garrison residents. There are now [-] here.

In addition, there are Wang Mahan and Tanzong's horse infantry army, which is 500 small.

That's not counting, the six merchants that have entered Huaihuang Town, more than 300 people, and hundreds of refugees who heard the news, the current population of Huaihuang Town has exceeded [-].

With such a large population, the difficulty of Li Chongjiu's management also began to increase.

(End of this chapter)