Chapter 458: Nanzhou Military Town [Seeking monthly votes! ]

Yuanqu Prefecture, a military town in Nanzhou.

Like the North Continent Military Town, the South Continent Military Town was also a living area built around the camp. However, unlike the bitter cold border with scarce resources, this place was located in the most prosperous place in the south, with abundant resources, and the military town was like a small city.

And serving in the army in Nanzhou is not like serving anywhere else.

There are frequent wars in the northern continents, with strict military preparations, frequent training, and often bitterly cold weather, which is extremely challenging to one's will; the people in the western continents are brave and often there are riots, which have to be suppressed at any time, so one has to remain vigilant at all times.

The Northwestern Liangzhou is where the two overlap, with both the Bashan rebels and the Jiuyang directly facing off. No wonder it is the most dangerous military town.

Zhongzhou Military Town is located outside the imperial city. It is under close surveillance, even if it is not under the emperor's feet. Even if there has been no war for hundreds of years, the military discipline must be strict at all times to maintain combat effectiveness.

Dongzhou has a long and narrow coastline and is often attacked by pirates. It also serves as the main force in conquering the countries in the East China Sea. Although there are not many major wars, small wars have never stopped, and the task of guarding the border is extremely heavy.

Southeastern Yuezhou has the largest territory, most of which is the former land of Yunxiang Kingdom. The people are still unwilling to surrender, so it is necessary to station heavy troops there and keep people vigilant at all times.

Only Nanzhou is rich and stable. Not only is the city prosperous and bustling, but the neighboring countries to the south are separated by vast mountains, and many of them are still in the tribal stage. They are content to be vassals of Yin State and have no ability to get angry at all.

As a result, the military town in Nanzhou did not need to be so tense, because there had been no wars for many years, the soldiers' fighting power was weakened, and military discipline was not very strict.

Therefore, Nanzhou Military Town is the favorite place for some incompetent playboys to gild their reputation. They can live a carefree life here for a few years, get some military experience, and then be promoted back to the Ministry of War in Longyuan City.

Although it was already night, the town outside the camp was still filled with singing and dancing, and the restaurants where people were drinking and chatting were connected together, making the long street brightly lit.

At this time, a long convoy passed through the official road, with the armor of Yin State soldiers on both sides. It came all the way to the camp and stopped a hundred steps away.

"Stretch your bows!" The gatekeeper on the camp wall shouted, asking all the archers on the wall to draw their bowstrings to the full and aim at the troops below. Then he shouted, "Who is coming?"

The general of the team below replied, "I am Deng Yongsen, the deputy general of the Fire Head Battalion. I was on my way to Yunlu City to transport food and grass. I was delayed by something on the way and was late for a while."

As he spoke, he threw a token onto the gate wall, and the gatekeeper checked it and threw it back to him.

"It is indeed General Deng. According to the report, he should have returned to the camp during the day, but now he returns at night. Open the door." The gatekeeper turned around and ordered.

As the gate rumbled, the grain transport convoy slowly entered the camp. After Deng Yongsen entered, he waved to the soldiers who opened the gates on both sides and said, "Thank you for your hard work, brothers."

"General Deng, you've worked hard." The gatekeeper said with a smile, "You've brought food back to the brothers in the middle of the night. Will we be able to eat meat tomorrow?"

"Of course!" Deng Yongsen patted his chest and said, "I guarantee you'll smell it to death!"

The military rations were delivered to the Huotou Camp, and the news had already reached the commander. A moment later, a fat man came out in his clothes, without even armor.

"Why so late?" Li Fu, the leader of the Huotou Camp, was already old and had gone to bed long ago. When he got up again, he was still yawning.

Deng Yongsen said, "There has been a turmoil in Yunlu City recently, and the grain transport officer in the city has been replaced. There was a problem with their handover, which delayed the journey for half a day. It was only because I urged them to hurry up. If I hadn't kept an eye on it, I'm afraid it would have been more than two days late."

"Then there will be a rebellion in the camp." Li Fu laughed twice and rubbed his eyes. "Then you can ask the person in charge of the warehouse to check it carefully."

Normally, he would carefully check the military rations when they were put into storage. If there was any problem with the rations, it would be a big deal.

But he was so sleepy at the moment, and nothing had happened before, so Li Fu just wanted to take a break and go back to sleep.

Turning around, he smiled and said, "I wanted to wait for you to come back before going to sleep, but I fell asleep while sitting there. I'm really getting old and can't hold on any longer..."

"General Li is in his prime now," said Deng Yongsen.

"No, no." Li Fu waved his hands. "I've already told the Lord General that I will retire after this year. I've only lived in the big house in my hometown a few times. I've been busy outside for half my life. Now I'm going home to be a cook for my kids."

……

The next evening, Chen Daoguan, the great general of the Nanzhou Military Town, sat in his central army tent, staring at the map in front of him with a serious expression. He was now nearly fifty years old, but because of his high martial arts skills, he looked like a 30-year-old strong man, with sword-like eyebrows, deep eyes, and a weathered face.

There were many incompetent soldiers in the Nanzhou Military Town, but Chen Daoguan himself was not one of them. As the most talented martial artist in the Shendu Chen family, he was fully cultivated since childhood and lived up to everyone's expectations to become a martial arts master. During this period, he followed the army to fight in the south and the north. During the Northwest War, he served as a young general and followed the emperor to fight in person.

If he had not fought hundreds of battles in his life, he would not have been able to pass the rigorous trial of the Divine Generals in Wu'an Hall.

However, there is no one in the Chen family court now, and he, a single military general, is unable to support the family's reputation, so he was sent to the military town in Nanzhou.

For a divine general, no battles to fight means no achievements to be made.

Nanzhou Military Town is such a place where it is difficult to achieve any success.

If the Chen family also had a civil official, even if he was a minister, the Ministry of War would not dare to arrange him so recklessly. For the aristocratic families, both civil and military affairs are really not good enough.

"Alas." He sighed, "The situation in Yuezhou is worrying. The Cavalry Battalion has been sent there for two days, but we can't find any soldiers. It's hard to see any chance of success."

This time, Yuezhou had a large and small riot by the Yihuo Sect, and he finally seized the opportunity to send a team of soldiers to help suppress the rebellion. If he made contributions in suppressing the rebellion, he could at least get his name mentioned. Even if his contributions were not great, it would still be capital for him to operate.

If he didn't have the burden of his family, he would have reached the pinnacle of his career as a warrior, and would not have needed to pursue power. He could live his life to his heart's content, and who knows how comfortable his life would be.

But he had no choice. Everything he got came from his family, and he had to give something back. He had to continue to fight in the army, obey the court's arrangements, and fight for the interests of his family.

It was only after sending his most elite cavalry battalion that he discovered that the small-scale riots of the Righteous Fire Sect came and went like the wind, fighting a blitzkrieg that made the large army unable to track them down at all.

Moreover, the Yihuo Sect in Yuezhou is somewhat like Bashan in Liangzhou. It has a deep connection with the local people. After it dispersed, it integrated into the people and was very difficult to capture.

"General," the staff member beside him asked tentatively, "The situation in Yuezhou is worrying. Why are you looking at the map of Longyuan City?"

It turned out that what was on Chen Daoguan's desk was not a topographic map of Yuezhou, but a map of Longyuan City. If his staff had not taken a few more glances at it, he would have been fooled.

Chen Daoguan glanced at him, pointed to a spot on the blueprint on the table, and said, "I just bought a house here. The location, decoration, and furniture are all top-notch in Shendu."

"Let's take a look at the map of Yuezhou and discuss the next move of the Cavalry Battalion." The staff advised.

Chen Daoguan immediately opened the Longyuan City topographic map on the table and continued to look at the map below.

But when the staff took a quick look, they found that the map below was not Yuezhou map, but a floor plan of a house.

"Look at the layout, a large courtyard with seven entrances. Even a thief would get lost if he came in..." Chen Daoguan said again.

"This is not important." The staff said again: "Sir General, let's take care of the business."

Chen Daoguan opened the floor plan of the mansion, but what was revealed underneath was a portrait of a beautiful woman. "I was thinking that if I could return to Longyuan City, I would take in another concubine. They have recommended me several famous prostitutes from Hongxiufang."

“……” The staff was speechless.

"Alas!" Chen Daoguan sighed again, "It's just that I have never been able to make any achievements in this place, Nanzhou, and there is no chance to be transferred back."

The staff thought to themselves, you are so stupid and yet you want to go back to the capital? You are dreaming.

But when you work for someone else, you can't really say what's on your mind. You can only silently say in your heart that money is hard to earn and shit is hard to eat.

After a long silence, he praised: "Since the general took over Nanzhou, this place has been peaceful and stable, which is a great achievement."

"Forget it." Chen Daoguan pressed the sides of his nose and said, "Everyone knows that even if a dog is tied here in the Nanzhou Military Town, it will be safe and secure. What can go wrong here?"

Before he finished speaking, a messenger suddenly rushed in from outside the tent. He knelt on one knee and shouted, "General! Something happened in the camp!"

(End of this chapter)