flstandardbreds Chapter 177 Everyone's Eyes on Captain Bai
Chapter 177 Everyone's Eyes on Captain Bai
And under the same sky, Wang Er was wearing bamboo armor and holding a spear in the camp outside Beijing, shouting "Hehehaha" with other soldiers, "One, two, one, two..."
Their leader, Niu Baihu, a very strong and rough man, suddenly shouted loudly: "You haven't eaten yet, stab it hard."
Then he walked around and inspected everyone, and felt that the practice was almost done.
So he ordered: "Next, everyone will be divided into two teams to fight against each other. The winning team will eat meat today, and the losing team can only watch them eat."
As soon as these words were spoken, the soldiers exclaimed, "Oh...", in great excitement, as if they had already remembered the taste of meat.
Captain Niu continued: "Listen to my command, everyone split in half, the left is the red team, the right is the blue team, let's start!!!"
As the order was given, the soldiers acted quickly and rushed to their respective camps.
Wang Er belongs to the Red Team, and the confrontation between the two teams is about to break out. "Brothers, charge!" At the beginning of the war, the Red Team charged forward aggressively, but the Blue Team was not to be outdone, and the two sides engaged in a fierce battle.
The Red Team, where Wang Er was, had stronger soldiers and higher morale, and they fought the Blue Team to a draw. However, as time went on, the Blue Team gradually mastered the rhythm of the battle and forced the Red Team to retreat step by step.
Wang Er was extremely anxious when he saw that his Red Team was about to fail. He knew very well that if he did not take immediate measures, the Red Team would lose the game.
So he made a prompt decision and shouted loudly: "Brothers, gather together, spread out to the left and right, and surround them."
Hearing Wang Er's command, the members of the red team responded immediately. They quickly gathered into a tight team and separated to the left and right according to Wang Er's instructions. Then, they circled to both sides of the blue team at an astonishing speed and formed an encirclement.
The Blue Team was stunned by this sudden change. They found themselves in trouble and unable to effectively resist the Red Team's encirclement. At this time, the Red Team's morale was greatly boosted. They took advantage of the situation to launch an attack and defeated the Blue Team in one fell swoop.
There is no doubt that the Red Team that Wang Er was in won the final victory. This result made the entire army boil with excitement, and the soldiers cheered excitedly.
However, what really attracted attention was Wang Er, the leader of the Red Team. He was regarded as a hero by the army as he was thrown high into the air and then caught. Everyone's face was filled with joy and pride in victory.
In fact, they are all new recruits, and no one obeys anyone else. If it is other people's suggestions, they may not listen.
The reason why the soldiers were willing to obey Wang Er's command was more importantly that Wang Er was always helpful and often helped his comrades solve problems. Whether they encountered difficulties in martial arts or needed help in other aspects, he always extended a helping hand without hesitation. Therefore, he was very popular in the army, and even several big men had become his loyal followers.
At this moment, a deafening roar rang out from the military camp: "What are you all doing?!" Everyone stopped making noise immediately after hearing the sound and looked in the direction where the sound came from. They saw a young man in red clothes, with a sword at his waist, standing there with sharp eyes and an imposing aura.
Someone asked, "Who is that young man?"
Someone whispered, "He's General Bai, and you don't even recognize him. You're truly ignorant. I heard he was General Bai's adopted son, raised by him and fought on the battlefield together. He was also personally appointed by the Emperor and now serves as the Zhaowu Commandant."
Another person said with a look of amazement, "To be promoted to a sixth-rank lieutenant at such a young age, his background is truly remarkable!"
Wang Er recognized Bai Mufan at first sight. He was the young man who almost hurt his brother by riding his horse in the street. He didn't expect to meet him here. But then he thought that he was the general's son after all, so he might not come to the military camp.
He felt a little uneasy and lowered his head quickly, fearing that he would be recognized by him.
When Captain Niu saw that the visitor was General Bai’s adopted son, Bai Mufan, he immediately put on a flattering smile and knelt on one knee respectfully, “Your humble servant greets Captain Bai.”
Bai Mufan said "hmm" naturally. In the barracks, the soldiers called him Captain Bai, and outside the barracks, everyone respectfully called him General Bai.
Bai Mufan looked at the soldiers and said with displeasure, "You are making such a commotion in the barracks! Everyone, run twenty laps around the playground as punishment!"
Afterwards, all the soldiers began to run as punishment...
Bai Mufan turned to look at Captain Niu and sternly asked, "Captain Niu, is this how you discipline your soldiers?"
Captain Niu was so frightened that he trembled all over and quickly bowed his head to admit his mistake: "I know I am wrong, and I am willing to run twenty laps as punishment!" After saying that, he quickly caught up with the team and ran.
As he ran, Captain Niu cursed Bai Mufan inwardly: "What a little jerk! He just has a powerful father, but if it weren't for his connections, how could a brat like him possibly have climbed to the rank of captain?" "Humph, back in the day, I fought my way through this military camp, enduring so much hardship, and finally managed to climb to the rank of captain."
After lunch, everyone took a break and started a new round of training.
There was no physical training in the afternoon. Bai Mufan taught the soldiers some basic combat skills. Wang Er was among them, but he deliberately sat in an inconspicuous position with his head lowered. However, he listened very attentively throughout the whole process.
As he listened, he admired in his heart: "He is worthy of being the successor trained by General Bai. He does have some skills. If I could study under General Bai, wouldn't I be able to learn more?"
Soon, the instruction came to an end and it was time for dinner. All the soldiers returned to their tents to wash and change clothes. Wang Er was quick and was seen by Captain Niu as soon as he walked out of the tent.
He pointed at Wang Er and said in a rough voice: "You, it's you, go and deliver dinner to Captain Bai."
Wang Er was shocked when he heard this, "Me?" How could he go?
"Yes, it's you. Go quickly. Why are you still talking nonsense to me here?" Captain Niu said impatiently.
Wang Er had no way of refusing, so he went to the kitchen, took a plate of food, and went to Bai Mufan's tent. At the door of the tent, two soldiers with spears blocked him. He said, "Brothers, I am here to deliver food to Captain Bai."
The two soldiers then retracted their spears and let him go.
Wang Er'er lifted the tent curtain, held the tray high in front of his face, trying to cover his face, and lowered his head as much as possible with his forehead drooping.
The servant Bai Zhu saw soldiers delivering food, and he pointed to the table on the side and said, "Put it there."
Wang Er took the dishes one by one from the tray and placed them on the table. He then heard Bai Mufan say to the servant beside him, "I'm going to Northern Xinjiang soon. Before I leave, would you like me to give Man'er something?"
Bai Zhu smiled flatteringly and said: "I think Miss Maner will like anything the master gives her. It is thanks to the master that she got Su Yu expelled from the academy, so Miss Maner had an excuse to reject this marriage."
"Who would dare to accept a student who has been expelled by the teacher? I heard that even small private schools are unwilling to accept him now. Su Yu's path to the imperial examination is also cut off."
Wang Er paused as he placed his bowl down. Su Yu, Young Master Su? Broken engagement? Expelled from the academy?
Bai Mufan said arrogantly: "Who told him, the son of a minor official, to dream of a beauty like Man'er? Man'er is the daughter of the Minister of Revenue, and her grandfather is the Minister of Revenue. How can he be her match?"
Bai Zhu also flattered him and said: "Only the young master and Miss Maner are a perfect match."
Bai Mufan said viciously: "He was lucky that I didn't crush him to death. After all, he is Man'er's fiancé."
Bai Zhu also said: "Yes."
Wang Er was shocked. They had actually done harm to Master Su many times.
Bai Zhu looked at the soldier who was still slowly carrying the bowl, and ordered: "You, raise your head."
Wang Er had no choice but to obey, stiffening his neck and looking up at Bai Zhu, thinking nervously, "Will he recognize me?" Wang Er was so nervous that he held his breath.
Unexpectedly, Bai Zhu looked him up and down before saying slowly: "Be more careful next time."
The heavy stone in Wang Er's heart fell to the ground instantly. He quickly bent down and said, "Yes, I'll take my leave." Then he was about to walk out of the tent.
Bai Zhu sighed and said: "The quality of new recruits is getting worse and worse. This one is like a fool."
Bai Mufan did not comment, and neither of them recognized Wang Erlai.
Wang Er walked out of the tent and breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that no one recognized him.
He may have forgotten that he used to beg on the street and his face was dirty. Now that he has washed it, how could people recognize him?