Xiao Ruxun had written a letter home early in the morning and had someone bring it back to Beijing for his father and his beloved wife, conveying to them the regret of not being able to go home for the New Year and asking about Cai Yun's pregnancy. Yesterday, his father's letter had also arrived at the camp. In the letter, he said that Cai Yun would give birth in about three months and asked him not to worry. As a grandfather, he would take care of everything and asked Xiao Ruxun to focus on the war and not be distracted by family matters.
Cai Yun also wrote a letter, telling Xiao Ruxun that she was fine and not to be distracted by her own matters. She also asked him not to be distracted by the supreme glory of fighting for the country, and so on. There was not a single unhappy word in the letter, which made Xiao Ruxun feel particularly guilty.
At this time, even if there was something that did not go well, they would not say it for fear that they would be distracted and would not be able to win the war.
This also made Xiao Ruxun miss his father, his beloved wife, and his unborn child even more.
"Commander! The meat is roasted, come and have some! "
Luo Shangzhi walked into the commander's tent with a big bone in his hand and was chewing it with all his might. "This mutton tastes really good!"
Xiao Ruxun smiled and nodded. He stood up and said, "Alright! I'll also try your cooking. I've always been eating these kinds of things, and my mouth is already so bland! "
Luo Shangzhi smiled and brought Xiao Ruxun to the open space where the officers were gathering to celebrate. Everyone celebrated together.
The bonfire here was bright red, dispelling the coldness of the winter night. People were singing and dancing under the bonfire, celebrating the festival that belonged to you, me, and him. They were gnawing on flatbread, tearing apart roasted lamb legs, and gulping down wine. It was as if this was not a battlefield, but their hometown, and they were not surrounded by comrades, but the closest family.
Xiao Ruxun used the flatbread to roll the mutton and chewed it in big mouthfuls, drinking the fish soup while eating. From time to time, some officers came over to urge him to drink. Xiao Ruxun could not refuse, so he braced himself and drank it. He then said that he was not good at drinking and could not drink too much, so he buried his head and ate the flatbread, making the officers laugh non-stop. Commander Xiao was famous for not being good at drinking. Some officers even privately criticized Commander Xiao, saying that Commander Xiao did not drink, which was why he banned alcohol so strictly to prevent him from making a fool of himself.
A person who was so good at fighting actually did not know how to drink. This caused the soldiers to laugh endlessly.
Li Rusong was like a wine jar. He directly held the wine jar and poured wine into the mouth of the jar. It was as if he was not drinking wine but air. He did not seem drunk at all after drinking the jar. Instead, he shouted, "Awesome!" and then carried the wine jar everywhere to provoke others. Everywhere he went, no one dared to accept his challenge.
Then, Luo Shangzhi was not convinced and decisively accepted the challenge. He began to compete in drinking with Li Rusong. They were surrounded by a circle of high-ranking officers. The two of them opened the seal of the wine and began to pour wine into their mouths. The people around them cheered desperately, as if they wanted to see the world in chaos. This kind of scene was not inferior to that of a battle formation.
Xiao Ruxun also called the Korean generals under his command from Jeolla Do to celebrate the New Year. On this side, Li Rusong drank Luo Shangzhi until he collapsed. Then, he came to find trouble with the Koreans. He picked up the chief commander of the Korean side, Quan Li, and wanted to compete in drinking. Quan Li, who was born in a noble family, was frightened by such a boorish Li Rusong. He turned pale and repeatedly refused, saying that he was not good at drinking.
Xiao Ruxun quickly stepped forward to help him out. Then, he kicked Zhao Hu, who was engrossed in eating meat, to compete in drinking with Li Rusong. The Korean generals were generally in awe of the Daming Heavenly General who had won a great battle. At this time, when they saw the famous General Li Rusong being so boorish, they admired him but were also deeply afraid of him. No one dared to drink with him. Fortunately, Xiao Ruxun helped them out in time and prevented them from making a fool of themselves.
Looking at this bustling scene, Xiao Ruxun ate his fill of meat and drank his fill of fish soup. He quietly left the place and walked to one of the sentry towers outside the military camp. He climbed up and saw three sentries standing guard in the cold wind, monitoring the Japanese pirates' military camp.
In order to prevent a surprise attack by the Japanese pirates, Xiao Ruxun had prepared a mobile force to fight at any time. These sentries also belonged to the same order, so they could not participate in the other soldiers' revelry.
"Admiral!"
One of the sentries saw Xiao Ruxun slowly walking over and quickly saluted. The other two sentries quickly straightened their bodies.
Xiao Ruxun smiled slightly. "Very good. Seeing that you are not slacking off, I am relieved. Is there any movement in the city?"
The sentries shook their heads. "No movement. The lights are weak, and there is no sound. According to your orders, the sentries have not slacked off. There is no news. The Japanese pirates are probably holed up in the city, not daring to move."
Xiao Ruxun nodded. He looked at the city not far away and found that there were indeed only sparks of fireworks. Compared to the bright lights on the Daming Peninsula, the Japanese pirates seemed to have lost all spirit. Xiao Ruxun still remembered that the Japanese pirates' holiday customs were somewhat similar to those of the Daming Peninsula. At least, they still celebrated New Year's Day on the same day. When they celebrated New Year's Day, it was after the Meiji Restoration.
But even so, he could not see any signs of celebration from the Japanese pirates. It seemed that after being beaten to such a state, they were too embarrassed to even celebrate the holiday.
"Okay." Xiao Ruxun looked at the three sentries and smiled. "I will give you an hour. Go drink some wine and eat some meat! I will help you keep an eye on them. "
"Ah?!"
"This …"
The sentries were confused.
"Okay, go. Hurry up. Come back immediately after an hour. I will help you keep an eye on them."
The sentries looked at each other, their excitement evident in their words and expressions.
"Thank you, Commander!"
After saying that, the three of them left the sentry tower and rushed to the camp where the lights were waning.
Xiao Ruxun turned her head to look at the sea between Okinawa and Pusan. The wind here smelled a little like the sea, and it wasn't pleasant at all. It was icy cold, and the wind blew away the alcohol that had surged up earlier. She stood silently on the sentry tower, recalling her journey from Ningxia to Daehan, as well as the situation she faced, and couldn't help but sigh with emotion.
This was probably the first step of the so-called Long March, right? He had obviously achieved an extremely glorious victory, but he did not feel the slightest joy of victory because he knew very well what he had to face in the future. Thinking of this, Xiao Ruxun could not help but sigh deeply.
"Sigh …"
"Why, does the Commander also sigh? Ouch … "
A familiar voice sounded. Xiao Ruxun turned around and saw that half of Yuan Huang's body was exposed, and he was struggling to climb up. Xiao Ruxun hurriedly walked over and pulled Yuan Huang up. "How old are you? Still climbing so high? We hang out together every day, but I'm only 23, and you're already 60. You're my military advisor! "
"This old man does not like to hear such words! When this old man was young, I also fought against the Wokou pirates with real swords and guns! "
Yuan Huang's face was filled with displeasure. "Huang Zhong could still kill Xiahou Yuan at the age of seventy, Lian Po could still ride his horse and roam the lands at the age of eighty, and even when Guan Yu was defeated, he was at the age of sixty and could still lead thirty thousand soldiers to fight against Wu Wei. Why? Are you looking down on this old man? "
"I wouldn't dare!" Xiao Ruxun smiled bitterly. "It's just that this place is a little too high. I'm afraid that your body can't take it. It'll be fatal if you fall and freeze."
"Don't say such nonsense! The commander of the navy, Chen Lin, is also 60 this year. What, are you planning to change the commander just before the battle? " Yuan Huang rolled his eyes and took out an oiled paper bag from his bosom. Opening it, there was a bag of freshly cut roasted mutton. It was fragrant. Then, he took out two wine gourds from his waist and threw one to Xiao Ruxun. He opened the other one and took a big gulp.
"Tsk tsk, not bad, not bad. It is indeed good wine! Try it! "
Xiao Ruxun shook his head with a smile and took a sip of wine as well. The bitter taste was really unbearable. He had never been able to understand how someone could enjoy wine to such an extent. He also didn't know what the aroma of wine was, what the mellowness of wine was …
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