Today's Liyang, which is not the only martial arts, has long been in the old state of abandoning agriculture and mulberry, and several large-scale tuntian districts have risen just around the town and city. And further east, near the Hengjiang River, there are even more tun stations, and you can't see the edge at a glance.

In the early morning, Mo Yu left the camp early, carrying a bamboo cane, and walked leisurely in the camp.

In the past period of time, these people from Jiangzhou have long followed the brigade along the river to Liyang, Jiangbei. With such a large-scale and long-distance march, even the regular army would inevitably be exhausted, and the soldiers were even more miserable.

People always have to eat, not to mention such a long journey, there will inevitably be more physical strain injuries. Even if the resources are sufficient, there is no reason to open the supply to the pawns. Therefore, in addition to rushing along the way, these Jiangzhou soldiers were also responsible for cutting down bamboo and wood, weaving rafts, making grass for felt, transporting hemp paint, etc., in exchange for food rations.

Such heavy work, coupled with the need to abide by the military deadline, even a normal healthy person will inevitably be tired and paralyzed. Therefore, when these soldiers arrived in Liyang, they were either strained, or injured or sick, and more than 1,000 people were lost. If it weren't for the army's abundant medicinal medical treatment, it would almost have caused a large-scale epidemic.

Mo Yu was hit by an arrow in Poyang's knee socket earlier, although it was not a fatal injury, but in the process of such a march, not to mention a real arrow wound, even an ordinary knock and fall could make a strong force die. However, not only did he not die, but even the arrow wound was almost recovered along the way, although he was lame and had some difficulty moving, but his energy was maintained excellently.

The reason why he was able to save his life was not because Mo Yu really had any ghosts and gods to protect him and blessed him, but because of his son-in-law Mo Zhong.

When they were stationed in Xunyang earlier, their camp had a roaring accident, and Mo Zhong was separated from his father-in-law and brother-in-law because he was a personal soldier of the supervising array, because he wanted to defend the main general. At that time, the Jingzhou army was covered and killed on the back road, and the Jiangzhou army was scattered in all directions, and Mo Zhong was also repeatedly involved in danger, but he was selected to supervise the formation because of his bravery, not only did he not die, but instead tangled up a group of routs and ran all the way east.

After passing through Huangcheng, Mo Zhong and others collided with the Yuzhou army down the river and were absorbed by the Yuzhou military town. At that time, those Jiangzhou soldiers had long been out of establishment, and Mo Zhong recruited a lot of scattered soldiers along the road in order to find them, and as a result, he was directly appointed as a lieutenant in charge of half of the soldiers. Then these people were driven by the Yuzhou army and continued to the east to meet the Dongyang army that had already invaded Poyang, and then finally reunited with their father-in-law on the shore of the Poyang Lake.

After the reunion, Mo Yu was really emotional when he heard his son-in-law talk about his various experiences since the separation. He was born a veteran, and he had experienced a lot of battles, and he originally felt that he was really blessed by God, so he could live to this day. But compared with his son-in-law's luck, it is really unbearable.

You must know that nowadays, it is an obligation for the children of soldiers to die in the army, and the number of lives brought by the mother's womb, if you want to climb the merit, it is simply a dream! Mo Yu has been in the army for decades, and the highest position is that he served as the chief for a period of time when he was young and brave, which is already enough capital for him to boast of half his life!

However, his son-in-law encountered a catastrophe not long after he joined the army, not only did he not die, but he was promoted to a military captain, which is no longer luck, it is simply the help of ghosts and gods!

Of course, what Mo Yu didn't know was that due to the contradiction between those wealthy families in Jiangzhou and Wang Shu, the original assassin Shi, they fled before the outbreak of the war, and the top bosses of their veteran households were those wealthy families. Although they were eventually assembled, there were almost no mid- and lower-level generals. Then there was a large-scale rout, which completely wiped out those military establishments, which gave his son-in-law the opportunity to rise to the throne with courage.

Without these prerequisites, no matter how lucky his son-in-law is, he can only die for the rest of his life. The only way out is to be able to perform bravely in battle, or to be appreciated by the lord as a cronie, and it is almost impossible to jump from a soldier to a captain in charge of hundreds of men.

Although he didn't know these inside information, it didn't affect Mo Yu to cheer for it. Because most of his sons-in-law are elite, when he was incorporated by the Yuzhou Army, his identity had been entered into the naturalization, and he had already broken away from the ordinary military household and had the qualifications to be rewarded for his meritorious service!

Therefore, Mo Yu, who has always been humble in the army for many years, entrusted his son-in-law with the blessing of his son-in-law this time, and the father and son have also been taken care of all the way, not only on a boat and raft, but also on food and clothing. Therefore, compared to the suffering of those Jiangzhou veteran household chiefs who are worried about leaving their hometowns, Mo Yu has been very excited all the way north. Because of the existence of his son-in-law, after arriving in Yuzhou, it can be described as a huge leap forward for his family, which can completely make up for the loss of his family business in Jiangzhou.

So recently, Mo Yu is also smiling, and he is looking forward to being able to register as soon as possible, and then bring his wife and concubine's family to him, and the family will take root here and rush to a better tomorrow!

There were five or six thousand soldiers in Jiangzhou, and in addition to Mo Yu and other defeated soldiers, it is said that there were also a large number of new soldiers in Poyang. Now it is temporarily organized into five battalions and placed near the Hengjiang River. Although the final resettlement has not yet been determined, the basic drill and labor production have begun.

Mo Yu was originally placed in the wounded soldier camp, but he was impatient to listen to the wails of those wounded soldiers every day, so he took the initiative to apply to return to the camp. As a veteran oil, Mo Yu naturally knows how to use the identity of his son-in-law to fight for greater privileges, and now the entire battalion knows that his family background is extraordinary, not only giving priority to arranging the camp that is not enough at the moment, but also taking care of him in terms of service strength, and not being too hard to be served.

Now the whole camp is empty, and the soldiers are either out of the camp to practice, or digging ditches and carrying soil, cutting wood and mowing grass, etc., and only some soldiers on duty are patrolling back and forth with guns and knives. These soldiers saw Mo Yu, who was limping and looking leisurely, and there was no shortage of people smiling and signaling.

And Mo Yu also bowed slightly, twisted his beard lightly with one hand, and quickly adapted to the change of identity. It's just a little dissatisfied, I used to bow my waist and hang my head in the past, but now my legs and feet are inconvenient, my chest is not high enough, and my posture looks a little weird, which is really not beautiful.

Now the camp is just a simple bamboo fence surrounding, and there are soldiers digging the soil outside the bamboo fence. Mo Yu circled around the bamboo fence, which inevitably caused people who were working outside to point fingers at him, but Mo Yu enjoyed it very much, and did not mind the resentful or envious eyes of others.

Although he is not lacking in publicity, he is not blindly ignorant and showing off. Although his son-in-law's official position is not right, but now that many soldiers with different old backgrounds are grouped together, who can tell whose family's situation is? He is so flamboyant, but in the eyes of people, he has a sign of confidence, no one cares about the senses of the soldiers, and there is no need for the generals to provoke people who don't know the details, so he wanders around the camp.

"Mo Yu? You, you are Mo Yu! ”

When Mo Yu was wandering there, a call suddenly sounded outside the bamboo fence, and he followed the voice, only to see a middle-aged man with a scar on his forehead waving a wooden pickaxe in his hand and shouting at him.

This shout quickly aroused the dissatisfaction of the overseer soldiers, and he stepped forward with a bamboo cane to be reprimanded, Mo Yu had already waved his hand and shouted: "Wait, let that person come to me!" ”

Soon the man was led out of the bamboo fence, hanging his head and trembling, only daring to observe through the bamboo fence with his peripheral vision, as if he was afraid of recognizing the wrong person.

Mo Yu was kind and pleasant, leaned in front of the bamboo fence and said with a smile: "You are also a strong slave from the Haidusk family?" ”

The scholar family is a soldier, and when the man heard this, he nodded busily, but he didn't dare to say anything more. Mo Yu is a celebrity in Haidutun, his life is too hard, he has also seen it, and when he hears this question again, he is already eighty percent sure that this person is Mo Yu. But there were doubts in his heart, because Mo Yu was just an ordinary soldier, and he could be treated so special in the camp, and even the overseers respected him, which made this person unsure.

After Mo Yu heard this, he smiled and said, "You didn't admit your mistake, I am Mo Yu." But who gave you the guts? Dare to call the master's name! ”

When the man heard this, he was even more puzzled, but the overseer soldier next to him had already said, "It turns out that this person is actually the servant of the old Mo sect?" ”

Mo Yu nodded, pointed at the man and said: "I am also staying in the camp with my family Ah Lang for the time being, and I will not cure you for the crime of death now, and I will see you immediately when the service is completed!" ”

"Since it is a deceased family under Mo Laomen, it should be returned to the original owner. Mo Lao waited for a while, and immediately sent the people to the camp. Later, if there is any more death, it will also be dealt with together. ”

The overseer laughed.

After Mo Yu heard this, he nodded, and gave the villager a look, although that person is still suspicious, and he is sure that Mo Yu is still Mo Yu, but it seems that it is not the same as what he knows. It's just that after hearing what the overseer said, his eyes flashed, and then he nodded secretly to Mo Yu.

Soon after Mo Yu returned to the camp, the middle-aged soldier was sent over, accompanied by several people. The overseer took his leave after sending the person in, but his attitude towards Mo Yu was more courteous.

When the overseer left, Mo Yu smiled at those people and said, "Are you all from the Haidusk family?" Old Mo is here, do you know? ”

Several people exchanged heads, looking timid, daring to admit but not daring to recognize, Mo Yu and most of them knew each other, but the current situation of this veteran oil made them feel suspicious.

"Mo Lao is at the table, what are you still doing in a daze, why don't you hurry up and salute!"

The man who saw the scar first slapped the shoulders of the people and urged, and then he fell to the ground, and Hu Lang called the master to confirm the status of master and servant. Seeing this, the rest of the people were still suspicious, but they were all busy kneeling down.

Seeing this, Mo Yu was already very happy, waved his hand to signal these people to get up, and said with a smile: "Since it is a reunion in the township after the catastrophe, you don't need to be polite." Lao Mo doesn't want to take the lead of you, but the villagers can always take care of them when they get together, right? ”

Everyone nodded again and again after hearing this, although they still don't understand how this Mo Yu became what he is now, but it is true that the villagers can only feel at ease when they get together. And this is also one of the purposes of Mo Yu's swagger in the past few days, which is to gather more villagers while the camp is still chaotic. These villagers are attached to his family, and as servants, they can be exempted from part of the labor, and at the same time, they can also increase the power of his son-in-law, confirming the fact that his family is a wealthy clan in the township.

Of course, there is another point, that is, Mo Yu's current situation is because of his son-in-law, which has to worry him, his son-in-law is different now, and he really couldn't treat his son-in-law well earlier, so it is difficult to guarantee that he will not be resentful and get rid of his family. Now that there are many villagers on his side, even if his son-in-law looks at him and is disgusted, he can't turn his head and throw it away.

Recruit some villagers, on the one hand, the villagers get help, on the one hand, the son-in-law gets help, and on the other hand, Mo Yu also has a guarantee. Although Mo Yu is not a big man who is used to seeing big scenes, he has not been a fool in the military for so many years, and he has to admire his wit for coming up with such a clever strategy in such a short time.

So after those people determined the status of a master and servant, they were driven by Mo Yu to gather more villagers scattered in various camps, and when the people gathered together, their Mo family became a big clan if they were not a big clan, and they wanted to have a foothold in this foreign land.

And Mo Yu is not worried that the lie will be exposed, on the one hand, these soldiers are soft-spoken, but his son-in-law is an official military captain, and it is clear which is right and which is wrong. On the other hand, these villagers have a home to turn to, and no matter how you look at it, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages.

Mo Yu was still there holding his cheeks and fantasizing about hundreds of family servants in the future, creating a portal of a wealthy sect in the land of Yuzhou, and suddenly heard the sound of horses' hooves outside from far and near, and he was busy going out to see, only to see a few horses galloping into the camp, and the first one with iron scales was his son-in-law Mo Zhong.

Mo Zhong galloped on his horse, obviously not good at riding, he couldn't restrain his horse when he approached, and almost knocked the oncoming father-in-law away, but he still relied on the knights around him to come forward to help, and then he hurriedly got off the horse, and he was already at a loss to rush forward to help up the father-in-law who was frightened and fell to the ground.

Frightened by this, Mo Yu was shocked, but he didn't care about the dust behind him, and his eyes were on the horse in front of him, and he was amazed: "Such a healthy horse is really rare!" Ah Zhong, can I touch it? ”

Although Mo Zhong's identity is very different, his face is honest and undiminished, and he motioned to the soldiers to help restrain the horse, and stepped forward with his father-in-law. Mo Yu's old hand trembled and rested on the horse's mane, and when he touched it, he saw that the horse did not overreact, so he leaned out with confidence, and then smiled so much that his eyes became a slit: "It's really slippery and greased, even if those beautiful ladies who are deeply cultivated by the famous sect are not so smooth after being stripped naked!" ”

When the few people next to him heard this, they couldn't help but laugh. Then Mo Yucai turned to look at his son-in-law again, his face full of radiance: "Ah Zhong, you actually have to give the lord a good horse, is it because you have a high promotion and heavy use?" ”

After hearing this, Mo Zhong shook his head: "Grandpa, you misunderstood, the general has an order, and the captain and above are all good at riding, if they are not refined, they must be cut and not used." I've been really hard these days, and I haven't seen a horse in my life, and I've been practicing lately, and I've fallen to the pain of my shoulders and back, and I'm afraid that I will delay the military exercise in the next month......"

"You still have to work hard, and you can't live up to the high expectations of the general!"

Mo Yu was also panicked when he heard this, although his family was a veteran, he had almost never touched a horse in his life, let alone taught his son-in-law, and was about to raise his hand and pat his shoulder to encourage, thinking of Mo Zhongyan's shoulder pain, he was busy retracting his palm.

In the blink of an eye, I saw my son who rode back with another person, his son was tied with sackcloth and bamboo armor, and he was being crushed to the waist and hunchback, his face was pale, and he couldn't help but feel a little regretful, and stepped forward to untie the sack for his son, complaining: "If you don't work hard when you're young, if it's not for your brother-in-law now, how can you be idle in the army, little slave!" ”

"Grandpa, don't!"

Seeing this, Mo Zhong stepped forward and stopped: "This heavy armor is also training the little slave. The general has an order before the Lord's day, and the next day will also select soldiers, that is, to win armor, thick ties, open bows, and gallop over many times. After that, the armies will have to perform together, and if they don't meet the standards, they will be handed over to military justice! ”

When Mo Yu heard this, he couldn't help but widen his eyes, although he was an experienced veteran, after all, he was only at the bottom of the army, and many of his insights were no longer comparable to his son-in-law. It wasn't until Mo Zhong explained that he understood that these items were all tests of the physical fitness of the soldiers, such as being able to carry heavy armor, being able to shoot through thick plates, and opening bows with more than one stone, carrying weights over mountains and mountains, and so on.

"Ha, it's been a long time to see a lot of demons, I only know that there are people who suffer from a shortage of soldiers, but I have never seen such a layoff! With such a harsh selection, do you want to choose soldiers or gods? Win the first, win the first? When does a pawn have a good armor to win? ”

Mo Yu knew what kind of physique his little slave was, and it was impossible to meet such a standard. In the past, he was worried that his little slave would die in the battle formation, but now that he has a son-in-law to support him, this is already a way out. But I didn't expect that this way out, which I thought was unhindered, would be cut off like this, how could I not be angry!

Mo Zhong sighed after hearing this, not that he agreed with his father-in-law's complaint, he had only been in the army for a short time, and he took it for granted that he had anything to come into contact with, so he just said: "A few days ago, the lord of the building had an order, and the lord will enter the town from the capital later, and the military exercise will not be taken lightly at that time." The little slave can't do this way, you might as well go another way, recently the town has been rumored to be 'Jiatian Order', I don't understand, it seems to be to choose the children of the scholar family to teach the study of mathematics, and the best one will be selected for use......"

"What can you choose? Could it be that the children of the Shi family can still use the commander of the Chengtun Guard? ”

Mo Yu just sighed after hearing this, in his cognition, his son-in-law Mo Zhong is now the glory of the apex of the soldier's household, but now his little slave can't even be a soldier, and he can be said to be depressed in his heart, and then he became angry with the little slave, stepped forward and kicked a few times, blaming him for not being angry.

After complaining about his son a few times, Mo Yu welcomed his son-in-law into the camp, and then talked about what he had done before, and he was afraid that his son-in-law would be stupid and not understand the benefits, so he explained with a smile: "With these villagers Yin Ding to testify, my family is the foundation of the Wangzong in the township, and you will ...... in the future."

"Grandpa, don't!"

When Mo Zhong heard half of his words, his face changed greatly, and then he said with a straight face: "There is a strict order in the army, if there is an old villager, immediately go to the town to show themselves, but if there are more than five people in the army, they will be sent to the army!" Even our Tian Jingtian master joined the army, but he only followed the army with two servants on the left and right, and he didn't dare to exceed the ban! ”

Mo Yu was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and then smiled and said: "Ah Zhong, don't be surprised, I have also seen this kind of thing, although the general has a strict order, but the following is not what to do, don't be afraid." ”

Mo Zhong shook his head like a rattle: "Grandpa, you don't know, with this order alone, five lords have been beheaded, and two other overseers are in prison, just wait for the lord to enter the army, and immediately behead the public!" ”

"How could it be ......?"

When Mo Yu heard this, he couldn't help but gasp, which had really challenged his cognitive limits.

Seeing that there was no one left and right, Mo Zhong motioned for his father-in-law to come over, and then whispered: "Recently, there have been rumors in the army that it is the horse Shen Hou who will dispatch our army in Japan!" This general's decree is harsh, and there is no change when he comes out, and many powerful generals have not dared to violate the ban recently after learning of this news. There is another case, there are thousands of people in our battalions, and Shen Hou only takes one army to organize the army, so he can have a re-election order. The jury is still out on how the rest will be settled. Grandpa must not leak this matter, otherwise our father and son will die! ”

"I understand, I understand!"

When Mo Yu heard this, his face changed greatly, but he didn't expect that his conceit and wit were not far from death, and he was in a cold sweat when he thought about it. After a long while, his thoughts recovered slightly, and he frowned again: "There are rules and conventions in the army, who is the horse Shenhou?" If he dares to disregard the conventions like this, he is not afraid of riots in the army's hearts and the will of the public is difficult to control? ”

Mo Zhong's expression was solemn after hearing this, and his body sat up straight, as if the concubine Shen Hou was in front of him, and said meticulously: "What Grandpa said is a mediocre general who has achieved success because of everyone!" The horse Shen Hou can overcome the crowd of ten thousand troops, and the handsome stars from the sky bless me Jin Zuo, how can it be mediocre and comparable! All the generals are fortunate to be from the horse, if they can be used to dare to fight, the leopard tail marquis is just ordinary! ”

Speaking of this, his demeanor froze slightly, and he turned to look at Mo Yu and asked, "Grandpa, what does the leopard tail marquis mean?" ”