Chapter 97: The Celebration Banquet
That night, there was another joyful scene on Huo Mountain.
Tonight's program was even richer than the previous night. All the female bandits under Mudanzi put on strange costumes with a mountain style. They danced to the music in the hall, swaying their slim waists and swinging their jade hands. Many soldiers of the Northern Expeditionary Allied Forces watched with disbelief.
As the weather cleared, I admired the dance, with peach blossoms all over my face. Even the many soldiers who couldn't be in the hall scrambled to stretch their necks and huddle together to look inside.
Jiang Lie was still sitting at the same table with Yuan Liaohong, Duan Xiaodong, Zhu Bi, Su Yiyun, He Yiting, Miao Shengning and others.
Mudanzi held the wine bowl and toasted from table to table. When he reached Jiang Lie's table, Jiang Lie joked: "Why don't you dance with them?"
Mudanzi smiled and said: "If General Jiang is willing to perform a dance, Mudan will be happy to accompany him!".
Jiang Lie waved his hand: "It may not be difficult for me to dance with a gun or a stick, but it would really be difficult for someone like Jiang to dance like this!".
Mudanzi put down the wine bowl, took off one of the Yuanyang Swords from her waist, and handed it to Jiang Lie: "The sword dance must be no problem for General Jiang, right?"
Seeing this, Jiang Lie thought: "Her two swords are mandarin duck swords. The two swords are one male and one female. If we dance with the mandarin duck swords, I am afraid it will cause gossip. I am engaged at least, and it is rumored that
It would be inappropriate to start any scandal."
So Jiang Lie handed the sword back to Mudanzi, pulled out the Pingxue Sword, and said with a smile: "Jiang is more comfortable with his own sword."
Mudanzi drew out her swords and made a "please" gesture: "General Jiang, please!"
While talking, Mudanzi danced the Mandarin Duck Sword, and Jiang Lie danced the Pingxue Sword. For a moment, they were both strong and soft, which made everyone at the scene full of praise and admiration.
Su Yiyun clapped his hands, feeling very pleased that he had such an outstanding subordinate: "Jiang Lie is truly a once-in-a-lifetime talent! Not only is he highly skilled in martial arts and has outstanding literary talent, he can also lead troops and even dance with a sword.
It’s very impressive, it’s really exciting!”
Yuan Liaohong nodded and said: "Having Jiang Lie is really a blessing for our Divine Lion Legion and also a blessing for our Divine Lion Kingdom!"
Zhu Bi smiled and said: "Not only that, it is also the coach's personal blessing! Good generals are easy to come by, but good husband-in-law is hard to find!"
Suddenly, all the generals at the table were laughing from ear to ear.
Su Yiyun admired Jiang Lie and Mudanzi's sword dance and praised: "This female bandit leader also dances very skillfully with swords. This sword technique is not simple!"
Yuan Liaohong nodded: "It's no wonder that this Red Star Village has been in a stalemate with the enemy for so many days. There are crouching tigers, hidden dragons on the mountain! Each of these leaders has their own magical powers, and the overall combat effectiveness is also very powerful! Although it is not as good as our Divine Lion Legion
After all, there will still be a slight gap, but it will really be no worse than the motley crew in some places! So I have an idea.”
Duan Xiaodong looked around for a while and whispered: "Is the coach thinking about recruiting again?"
Yuan Liaohong nodded solemnly: "The reason why the emperor has never planned to send troops to exterminate the Huoshan bandits is because they never bully the poor people. Their targets of burning, killing and looting are basically local tyrants and evil gentry, and they can be regarded as green forest heroes. But
These righteous soldiers can't be bandits for generations, right? Recruiting them is the best way out for them."
Zhu Bi asked: "It is indeed a good thing to recruit people, but how should we recruit them? Incorporate them into the Divine Lion Legion?"
Yuan Liaohong shook his head: "They have feelings for Huoshan. It is better to recruit them into the Northern Border Guard Army. They will have the same organization as the Northern Border Army and be responsible for guarding Huoshan. In this way, they are still the masters of Huoshan, but
He is no longer a mountain king, no longer a bandit who has fallen off the grass, but a northern border guard with military pay and military rations. By the way, he has also taught the actors and recruited them, which can be considered as solving a trouble."
All the generals at the table agreed with Yuan Liaohong's idea.
Jiang Lie finished his sword dance, sheathed his sword, cupped his fists and said, "Miss Peony is really extraordinary in her skills, and she is truly a hero among women! Jiang has made a fool of himself!"
Mudanzi smiled and said: "General Jiang is laughing at him, Mudan is just some fancy fists and embroidered legs, not as good as General Jiang!"
The successive talent performances relieved the soldiers from the fatigue of the battle and fully relaxed their bodies and minds. The joyful atmosphere of this celebration banquet was no less than that of the festive evening party in the palace. However, Yuan Liaochen, the emperor of the Divine Lion Kingdom, had a classic saying:
Quotation - "Extreme happiness will lead to sadness."
Hua Yehuo came to Yuan Liaohong with a wine bowl and had a drink with Yuan Liaohong: "Coach Yuan, we are all rough people. I would like to ask Coach Yuan to say a few words to arouse everyone's mood!"
After Yuan Liaohong agreed, he walked to the middle of the hall and said loudly: "Soldiers! Brothers! Today is the first battle after our alliance. We fought beautifully in this battle!"
The audience burst into thunderous applause.
Yuan Liaohong continued: "Today our army triumphed and defeated the enemy, but the enemy has not surrendered yet and the war is not over yet! So we should continue our efforts to win every battle and drive the enemy back to their hometown! I also hope that the brothers in Hongxing Village will
We can become braver as we fight, and we can all serve our country in the future!"
"Wait a minute!" Yi Wuhan put down the pipa in his hand and shouted, "Coach Yuan, I don't understand what you mean! What does 'serving the country' mean? When did we ever say that we would serve the country?
Already?"
Yuan Liaohong responded without changing his expression: "I hope to recruit all the brothers from Hongxing Village and Youling Cult, so that you can become a regular army to guard Huoshan and serve the country."
"Recruitment? I am the first to disagree! Our alliance with you has never been for any country. It is just to protect our mountain, not to work hard for your Yuan family!" Yi Wuhan blushed.
"Third brother, calm down!" Yu Jifeng quickly stepped forward and grabbed Yi Wuhan.
Yuan Liaohong was still unhurried: "You are not working for our Yuan family, nor for anyone else. Accepting the recruitment, you are still the masters of Huoshan, but with a formal establishment, you can live a wonderful life in an upright and wonderful way!"
Yi Wuhan shook off Yu Jifeng and snorted coldly: "Grandma, do you think we are three-year-old children?! The master of Huoshan has a formal establishment, hehe, that's nice to say! With a formal establishment, I won't do anything for you.
The Yuan family works hard, but they have to listen to you, Yuan Datou! They also have to be at your mercy, Yuan Datou!"
"Don't be so presumptuous as the third fat black man! Don't utter arrogant words to the commander of the friendly army!" After Hua Yehuo scolded Yi Wuhan, he turned to Yuan Liaohong and said with a smile, "My third brother is rude by nature and does not know etiquette. Please forgive me, Commander Yuan!"
But my third brother’s words are rude and unreasonable, and we will not agree to Zhao An.”
"Even if Hongxingzhai is willing to recruit people, we, the Youling Cult, will definitely not be willing! We are forced by Yuan Datou to join forces and be what you call rebels, but in the end we have to surrender to Yuan Datou? We want our lives, but we also need our integrity.
!" Xiao Zhengqing threw the bowl angrily and stood up.
Chapter completed!