Northern Territory.

In Jialianguan, dark clouds cover the entire sky, and the sky and the ground that stretch for thousands of miles form a natural dividing line. Looking at it, you can see that the scene in front of you seems to be cut open directly by a sharp sword.

The strong pressure only makes people feel a little breathless.

This scene is really too terrifying and makes people extremely uncomfortable.

"Crackling..."

"Crackling..."

Big raindrops fell from the sky towards the ground. Under the impact of the heavy rain, a layer of fog visible to the naked eye appeared on the ground, blocking people's sight.

When the soldiers guarding the border looked at this scene, they only felt a sense of panic.

Wrapping up his clothes, the soldier quickly walked towards the guardhouse. After hiding inside and warming himself by the fire for a while, the soldier felt a little bit of warmth.

"Phew, I feel much more comfortable!"

"The rain is so heavy, it's really uncomfortable!" The soldier put the clothes he took off next to the stove to bake. Only by looking at the jumping flames could the soldier feel a little bit alive.

"Quick, drink some hot soup!" When the veteran saw the new soldier's appearance, he immediately brought a bowl of hot soup over.

It can be seen that the veteran is already very familiar with the climate of this area.

Seeing this, the recruit quickly took the ginger soup handed over by the veteran and drank the ginger soup in one gulp.

After drinking the ginger soup in one gulp, the recruit felt warm all over and felt indescribably comfortable.

"After drinking a bowl of hot soup, my body feels much better!" the recruit said to the brothers next to him with a smile.

"This ginger soup, you should prepare some of it!"

"Have a drink to warm your stomach and your body!"

"Our place is different from other places. Once you get sick, you have to deal with it forcefully!" the veteran explained to several recruits.

"Autumn tiger!"

"After autumn, the weather is getting colder day by day. When the old man in the camp comes, remember to mention it in your letter to your family and ask for some thicker clothes, otherwise this winter will be very difficult.

It’s so hard!”

"If you want to buy a robe in this damn place, the price is extremely expensive. Those are profiteers who want to squeeze all the military pay out of your pocket!"

"You can't suffer such a disadvantage. The robes made at home are thick and cheap."

"It's better to be at home!" The old soldier leaned to the side, with his hands in the cuffs of his robe, talking to his little brothers as he talked about everyday things.

"Old Lin, have you been tricked before?" One of the younger brothers, Leng Touqing, made fun of the veteran.

"Go, go, don't mess around here!"

"If you want to live well on this border, you guys must listen to me!"

"Little bastards!" The veteran also knew that these guys didn't mean any harm, so he said to the little guys with a smile.

"That's natural. Lao Lin, you are just like my brother. Of course we all listen to you!" Although the veterans have just been arranged for a while, the stupid young man can still tell who is good to him.

"Speaking of Lao Lin, how long have you been a soldier?" The recruit who had just been drinking ginger soup put down the porcelain bowl in his hand and looked at the veteran with some curiosity.

"Yes, yes, Lao Lin, we have been together for so long, and we don't even know how long you have been a soldier!"

"Old Lin, you look like you have been a soldier for many years, right?"

"Tell us about it!" In this desolate frontier, there is nothing for entertainment.

Chatting has become a pastime for these soldiers. At this time, these soldiers all raised their heads and looked at the veterans.

"Soldier?"

"Almost ten years!" The veteran said in a very comfortable way, leaning against the wall and talking to everyone.

"I came here much younger than you are now!"

"Almost ten years have passed in a flash, but judging from the current situation, I should be retiring from the army and returning to my hometown soon!"

"I've been away from my hometown for ten years, and I don't know what's going on now!" the veteran said to everyone with emotion.

"Old Lin, are you really going to leave?"

One of the soldiers said to the veteran with great reluctance.

"Is it possible that you still want me to die here?"

"I haven't married yet. If I don't go back and find a wife, my parents won't kill me to continue the family line."

The veteran took the pipe that was placed next to him, took two strong puffs, and said with a smile to the little guys.

"Hahaha, Lao Lin!"

"I'm still thinking about continuing the family line!"

"But speaking of which, Lao Lin, you have been a soldier for so long, why don't you become a centurion instead of a thousands captain?" The recruit who drank the ginger soup looked at the veteran and asked.

Upon hearing the recruit's question, the veteran picked up the tobacco stick and hit him twice on the head.

"screw you!"

"Do you think this thing is so easy to use?"

"A centurion, he is in charge of a hundred people. How can I become a centurion?"

"Fuck you!" The veteran looked at the recruits and laughed and cursed, "Do you know there has been no fighting on this border for how many years?"

Hearing the veteran's question, the few soldiers shook their heads.

After all, they were not particularly old when they joined the army. Who knew how long the fighting on the border had stopped.

"If you really count, it should be eight or nine years!"

"Yes, after Prime Minister Zhang ordered the border troops to fight against the Hu people, most of them were killed, and the ethnic group fell apart from then on!"

"That's no longer the case!"

"If their civil strife continues, they still have time to go south and plunder our Central Plains Dynasty!"

"It's all thanks to Prime Minister Zhang, otherwise it's hard to say whether you guys would be alive to see me!" the veteran said cheerfully to the new recruits.

"Prime Minister Zhang is really powerful. We have long heard of Prime Minister Zhang's deeds of defending the capital to the death!"

"If Prime Minister Zhang hadn't withstood the pressure, defended the capital to the death, and didn't choose to move south!"

"Perhaps half of our Dasheng Kingdom fell into the hands of the barbarians!"

"Prime Minister Zhang is really awesome!" When mentioning Zhang Julu, the chief minister of the cabinet, even a few soldiers were full of admiration.

After all, it was Zhang Julu's iron blood and decisiveness that protected the lives of countless civilians in the Great Sheng Kingdom.

If the imperial court really chooses to move south, not to mention whether it can escape to the south, the northern area will definitely be beaten to scorched earth by the Hu people. With the murderous temperament of the Hu people, it is hard to say how much the people in the north will survive.

Therefore, Prime Minister Zhang's status among the people was higher than that of the young emperor.

In particular, Prime Minister Zhang withstood the pressure later, provided support to farmers, and carried out some reforms.

This has brought benefits to ordinary people.

"If you haven't fought in so many years, where can you get military honors?"

"Without military merit, how can one get promotion?" At this point, the veteran's eyes suddenly lit up, as if he had thought of something.

"But speaking of which, there is one person whose promotion speed is really very fast!"

"Even though I have been a soldier for so many years, this is the first time I have seen it!" the veteran laughed and said to the new recruit.

When the veterans said this, the appetites of these recruits were instantly whetted.

They quickly asked, "Old Lintou, who is that person?"

"Stop being so pretentious, just tell me!"

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Chapter completed!