Chapter 1 Soldiers into Leizhou
Five thousand soldiers and soldiers went south, and there began to be more and more mulberry and willows along the road, and people in the water town.
With Su Yong's sharp eyesight, sometimes you can see those rural girls who were washing clothes by the river and fled in panic because they saw the army.
What a familiar scene. He squinted at the long-lost paddy field and sighed.
Although they vowed to send troops before the Mid-Autumn Festival, when they came to the south with a warm climate, these soldiers who were used to marching did not complain. On the contrary, because most of them came from the border, they were a little curious about the amorous feelings of the south of the Yangtze River, and from time to time, they would point to some scenery and shout.
"What is that?" A black-faced soldier pointed to the pond by the roadside and shouted, and several northern men shook their heads when they looked at it.
"That's the lotus root, but at this time, you can't see the beautiful scenery of lotus leaves and lotus flowers blooming." Su Yong smiled and said, "If it is in summer, there will also be a lotus appreciation festival in the south. At that time, people will float on the boat, pick lotus and sing songs. It will be a real Jiangnan style."
Although this group of northern soldiers have never seen it, they can't help but yearn for it. General Su knows a lot," a big man full of scum shouted, "I heard that General Su was very powerful in the poetry competition and took those scholars to the streets. Unfortunately, he didn't have the opportunity to watch it. General Su might as well tell his brothers and make everyone happy.
"There's nothing going on the street," Su Yong scolded angrily and funnyly, "You guys always believe in hearsay." He looked back at Liang Ziyu, who had changed into armor and followed him in the second place in the competition: "This Liang brothers come from the south. They are more familiar with the water, soil and customs of the south, and are the final winner of the competition. You might as well listen to him."
Because Liang Ziyu is familiar with the southeast area, he has been appointed by the emperor as the military division of the Eastern Expedition. Liang Ziyu himself came from the countryside and felt the harm of the dwarf Japanese. At this moment, he has this opportunity to do some practical things for the villagers.
As for the flower, it is to stay in Kyoto. After waiting for Yan Long to negotiate with Yanmeng Khan, she had to be responsible for some send-off affairs. However, the extremely tough grassland tiger general said that once the matter is done, she will enter Beijing again and openly middle him in his mansion.
Of course, Su Yong could only laugh and explain to the people in the mansion, and it was up to her. For a master of martial arts, it is certainly not difficult to steal into the territory of Yanlong. What's more, the people in Jingzhong Mansion have already been familiar with this future hostess. With the means that she was still a tiger general in those years, and Su Yong's repeatedly told her, naturally no one dared to go against her.
Liang Ziyu here listened to Su Yong's words and immediately arched his hand to everyone with a smile, "General Su is right. Every summer, there is indeed a lotus festival in the south. However, although it is called appreciating lotus, in fact, the drunken man's intention is not to drink, and in fact, most of them is to appreciate flowers. Some coquettish Moke frowned with the good lady on the boat and wrote poems and lyrics by the way. Even some kids who don't know poetry and books will also boldly sing love songs and blatantly take the opportunity to seduce women.
Everyone laughed and felt that Liang Shusheng was also a cheerful person. He had the same temper as everyone else, and was very different from those sour scholars, and he couldn't help but have a little good impression.
Xiao Changfeng smiled and said, "Brother Su is elegant. Unfortunately, Xiao didn't know him in martial arts that day. At this moment, let's say a few words to open everyone's eyes?"
Su Yong waved his hand with a smile and said, "That's everyone's praise. There's nothing to say."
Liang Ziyu officially said, "General Su's literary talent is amazing. That's well known. I also saw it with my own eyes. Why do you need to be modest?"
Su Yong had to point to the remnants of the pond and said, "Then describe the grandeur of the lotus leaves in midsummer." After all, in the middle of June in the south of the Yangtze River, the scenery is not the same as that of the outside. The lotus leaves are infinitely green, and the lotus flowers are different in red.
"Good poem." Liang Ziyu and Xiao Changfeng praised with one voice. The soldiers also rarely shook their heads, and only Su Yong was ashamed in his heart.
After marching for a few days, several people pointed out the country along the way, excited the words, and then fought with everyone, but it passed quickly.
On this day, Leizhou City, the first stop of the southeast front line, is already in front of us.
This place belongs to the three major states of Southern Guangdong, Southern Guangdong, Dazhou, Gaozhou and Leizhou. Although Leizhou is not the capital, it is the focus of the southern line, and the Iron Lion Legion is stationed here.
But this place is different from the area south of the Yangtze River that has passed along the way. Before everyone entered the city, they saw fruit forests outside the city, which are like high pastures, sugar cane, bananas with countless huge green leaves, and countless longan forests, lychee forests and mango forests.
This neat and extremely distinct forest stands on this flat plain-like land, like a huge square green gauze tent, which looks extremely magical. Several people came out of Kyoto. It was already extremely cold near the Mid-Autumn Festival, but it was as warm as spring, a little warmer than the south of the Yangtze River.
Along the way, if Su Yong and Liang Ziyu hadn't kept explaining, I'm afraid many soldiers would not have known why.
"General, look, the house here is so strange." A general pointed to the large thatched squatter in front of him and shouted.
Su Yong looked at it and smiled, "It is already close to the sea. Leizhou is a peninsula. Due to the extremely frequent coastal typhoons and sea tides, residents have to tie up a dormitory made of sugar cane leaves, banana leaves and thatch. Once such a house is washed down by typhoons and high tides, it only needs to pull up a rope to fix it after the disaster. In order to reuse it, it saves the trouble of building bricks and tiles.
Before everyone walked to those huts, they could not help but be surprised by General Su's knowledge when they saw that the thick thatched house walls were indeed tied to the wooden stakes around them by ropes.
Even Liang Ziyu from Dazhou praised: "Although Dazhou is not far from Leizhou, it is my first time to come here. I have never seen this kind of grass house before. It's hard for the people here to be so smart and know how to tie such a strong and windproof house.
Su Yong nodded and sighed, "Yes, I know the truth. The wisdom of the hard-working people is endless, which is the essence accumulated over the years.
It's a good job to know. Why does General Su always speak classics? Xiao Changfeng and Liang Ziyu, who had been used to hearing insights along the way, sighed secretly at the same time.
Walking through a large area of thatched squatter and green gauze tents, I gradually approached the towering and unpretentious ancient city of Leizhou. From afar, there was already a black armored team waiting at the gate.
The person in front of the team was obviously dressed in black armor, but standing in the sea breeze blowing from the green gauze tent, there was a fairy smell.
This person is the "Iron Lion" serum wind.