After a while, Wang Ba finally couldn't help but speak: "What formation are you talking about...what is it?"

"When marching in formation, the generals should learn how to deploy the troops. The formation of the troops is originally modified according to the Qimen Dunjia." He Yan said: "It's a long story, but the current formation..."

"What?" asked Stone.

"It's not a military formation, it's just an ordinary Bagua formation." He Yan replied.

She really didn't understand why there was suddenly a formation here. There was no such thing when they went up the mountain, and Wang Xiaohan and the others didn't encounter it either. It seemed that it was prepared just for them, or for her, but why?

"Then... can you get out?" Jiang Jiao stared at her face and asked.

"Of course."

Huang Xiong was also surprised. "You can even do this?"

He Yan smiled slightly: "Just a little understanding."

Her "somewhat understanding" usually means "very understanding". Everyone was speechless. He Yan knew that there must be supervisors hiding in the dark on the mountain to observe their situation. At this moment, her words and actions must also be watched by the eyes in the dark. She must not let on that she is "not good enough".

Maybe Xiao Jue specially arranged the formation for her just to test her ability? After all, I have never seen a "fight for the flag" to the end, and then the formation had to be broken. It seems that it is not easy to enter the Nine Flags Camp. If everyone in the Nine Flags Camp can break the formation, then the Nine Flags Camp is really not easy. Xiao Jue has such an iron cavalry, no wonder he is invincible.

As she thought about this, she said, "Follow me. Walk the same way I walk. Don't take a wrong step."

It was rare for He Yan to be so serious, so Jiang Jiao and the others did not dare to be careless and followed He Yan's footsteps, slowly walking down the mountain.

Huang Xiong walked over and asked, "Brother He, who did you learn this from?"

He Yan smiled and said, "Learn from a master."

"I think so," Huang Xiong nodded. "Your master must be an unparalleled master, otherwise how can you know everything?"

He Yan smiled and lowered her head, but did not answer. In fact, it was not uncommon for General Fei Hong to be brave and good at fighting on the battlefield. There is no shortage of heroes who are not afraid of death in the world. Although she is quite skilled, she is not the best in the world, let alone fighting against many heroes alone. General Fei Hong's best skill should be the deployment of troops.

Her master was indeed a peerless master, but as a woman, she was not as strong and fit as a man. One should learn to play to one's strengths and avoid one's weaknesses. If one learns to deploy troops and deploy them, one will be much more capable than her fighting alone on the battlefield. Her master was best at Qimen Dunjia, so she learned it and combined it with the Art of War, and finally became a famous general named Feihong.

Generals should learn how to train soldiers and deploy formations, but why do the people of the Nine Banners Camp also have to learn this? He Yan was puzzled and could not find a clue, so she could only give up and walk down the mountain. In fact, she could also break the formation directly here and destroy it, but He Yan was not sure whether this formation was prepared for her. What if it was prepared for someone else, and she destroyed it so self-indulgently, what would happen to the people who came later?

So she took Jiang Jiao and the others out through the exit.

This formation was easy for her and she was very familiar with it, but it was a big deal to the supervisor who was watching secretly.

Ma Damei and Liang Ping were hiding in the dark at the moment. When they saw He Yan and his group walking away, they opened their mouths and looked at each other. They could see the surprise in each other's eyes.

"He...he just left like that?" Liang Ping stuttered.

"As if it were nothing..." said Ma Damei.

He Yan didn't even stop to think, nor did he think about how to break the formation. He just took a look and knew how to get out. Such a person appeared among their new recruits. So far, it seems that nothing can stop him.

This should have been a good thing. A heroic young man, extraordinary and incomparable. Anyone who had such a hero under his command would have considered it a blessing accumulated over several lifetimes. However, the situation was complicated now. After reading what the head coach Shen said last time, I didn't know whether it was a blessing or a curse.

The jungle was dense, half of the sun had already sunk below the mountain, and He Yan and her group had also walked out of the formation. She stopped and looked back, the formation made of stones and dead branches was already blurry and could not be seen clearly.

"Are we walking out?" Wang Ba asked.

"nice."

Wang Ba was delighted: "Damn it, there won't be anything to stop us this time, right? I estimate that we can get down the mountain in half an hour."

Jiang Jiao was also somewhat happy, "It's finally almost over." He saw He Yan still looking behind him, so he asked, "What's wrong?"

"No." He Yan shook her head. She still felt that this formation was inexplicable. When Lei Hou fought with her before, there were also some strange things. These discomforts were like small stones falling into her boots, which made her feel uneasy and made it difficult for her to feel happy. She just felt that she had overlooked something and felt a little uneasy.

"It's getting dark, let's go down the mountain early." Huang Xiong said.

He Yan collected his thoughts and said, "Let's go."

…

The sun went over Baiyue Mountain and fell into the Wulu River, with half of its body submerged in the river. The surface of the water was bathed in blood-red by the setting sun, with ripples, as if a woman's dressing box was opened, with pearls and jades spilling all over the surface.

There was a pot of tea in the room, already cold.

It was evening, the wind was blowing through the green curtains, and the autumn colors were far and near. Two people were playing chess, one of them looked anxious, while the other was calm and composed.

Someone walked in from outside and said, "The first team has come down the mountain."

Shen Han looked at Fei Nu, waiting for him to tell the person's name.

"It's He Yan."

After hearing these three words, Shen Han leaned back slightly and relaxed completely.

This result was unexpected, but also reasonable. He had guessed this result early on, but he was a little skeptical. Now that it was finally confirmed, he was a little confused for a while.

The black piece landed, and the young man in front of him raised his head and said calmly: "You lose."

Shen Han: "...The governor is a great chess player, I am ashamed to say I am not as good as him." He did not win once in the past half day.

I don't know how Xiao Jue got in the mood to play chess like this.

"Commander-in-chief, they have come down the mountain. Should we reward them according to their merits now?"

"No need," Xiao Jue curled his lips, "Du Mao will take care of it. The Mid-Autumn Festival is in five days, and we will go out to enjoy it on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival."

"As for the Vanguard Battalion, should He Yan be allowed to join?" Shen Han asked hesitantly. He Yan had already won first place, so he should naturally join the Vanguard Battalion. But his identity was suspicious, and it was not clear who was his friend and foe at the moment. Wouldn't it be a bit bad to agree to it rashly?

"No," the young man stood up and looked at the osmanthus tree outside the window. The osmanthus tree was in bloom, and the fragrance filled his nose. He and he were in the same place, and they were like a gentleman, a beautiful night. He said, "Let Lei Hou go to the vanguard camp."

…

After crossing the battle line, it took no more than half an hour to come down the mountain and reach the guard post.

There were a few torches flickering outside the martial arts arena, and everything was as quiet as before. There was no coach guarding the door, and the enthusiastic celebration that they had imagined was not to be seen. Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment.

"I thought there was a celebration banquet," Wang Ba said a little dissatisfiedly, "Why is there nothing?"

As they were talking, someone in the martial arts arena saw them and walked over here. When he got close, they could see clearly that the person was Du Mao.

Du Mao was not as excited as he had been when he sent them off in the morning. He looked very calm. When he saw them, he asked, "Where is the flag?"

He Yan took out a bunch of flags from her arms. Her arms were bulging with all these things. She suddenly handed them to others, and she felt a lot more relieved.

Du Mao counted them. "Twenty?"

"Not bad." Jiang Jiao was still a little excited and couldn't help but ask, "We should be first, right?"

"Yes, first." Du Mao nodded, put away the flag, and said to the others, "Go back and take a shower and rest first. You can rest for an extra hour tomorrow morning before coming to the martial arts arena. You've worked hard today."

Still showing no intention of rewarding people according to their merits, Wang Ba asked, "Is that so?"

Du Mao looked at him and asked, "What else do you want?"

Wang Ba couldn't respond to this, and felt aggrieved for some reason. Du Mao said, "I'll go back and report to the head coach first. Don't stay here. You're sweating all over. Go wash up and eat something." After that, he turned around and left without paying any attention to them.

Really ruthless.

Looking at Du Mao's back, the few people felt that the night wind was a little cooler. Wang Ba saw Du Mao walking away, then he dared to point at his back and asked: "No, what does he mean? Just abandon us here? He should give an explanation! It seems that we have worked hard for a whole day, but it's all in vain!"

Huang Xiong and Jiang Jiao were also a little disappointed, but Shitou spoke up. He said, "Maybe it's not about judging merit today, after all, there are still new recruits who haven't come down the mountain yet."

"Not bad." He Yan also thought so. "I wonder when the last recruit will come down the mountain. Besides, the coach needs to discuss the prize for a while, so it's not something that can be thought of immediately."

Wang Ba glanced at her and said sourly, "Of course you don't care. Your prize - entering the Vanguard Battalion is a sure win, so you can naturally say that."

"Once I enter the Vanguard Camp, I will get you two bottles of good wine." He Yan patted his shoulder and said seriously.

Wang Ba shook her hand away and snorted twice: "No matter what you say, Grandpa, I'm going back!"

They didn't live in the same house, so they went their separate ways at the martial arts arena. When He Yan and Shitou returned to the house, the originally quiet house suddenly became lively.

Xiao Mai was the first to rush up and stood in front of the stone: "Brother! How is it? How many flags did you get? What rank did you get?"

Shitou showed a rare smile and said, "All."

The room was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly cheered. He Yan was almost lifted up and thrown into the air, and heard Hong Shan exaggeratingly shouting: "All of you? You are too desperate! Ah He, you are good, you are first again this time, I think you will not live in this room for long. I heard that the soldiers in the vanguard camp eat and sleep better than us, oh, I am so jealous!"

"Shitou, Brother He, please tell us how you captured the flag."

"That's right, there are so many new recruits on the mountain. Did they have a fight? Did they enjoy it?"

"You've got 20 flags, so how can you not fight? I see you don't seem to be seriously injured, are the others so weak in fighting?"

After all the arguing, He Yan could only say, "Brothers, let us eat something and drink some water first, and then we will talk to you slowly. Don't worry."

They talked till late at night.

Outside, he heard the new recruits coming down the mountain one after another, without missing a single one. He Yan finally breathed a sigh of relief, and when it was late at night and no one was around, he secretly ran to the riverside to take a bath.

The long summer finally passed, and the river water gradually began to feel cool. He Yan couldn't help but shiver before she got in. She was a little worried. It was fine in summer and autumn, but in winter, she couldn't go to the clean room with the new recruits to take a shower. She didn't know how cold the river water would be. The coolness was secondary, but when that time came, what excuse would she use to explain why she chose to take a cool bath in the river instead of hot water?

Others would think she is mentally ill!

Therefore, we should enter the Nine Banners Camp as soon as possible. Xiao Jue has plenty of money and is a young master, so he will not treat his confidants badly. It will be more convenient than now.

Her body gradually adjusted to the coolness. He Yan splashed some water on herself and used Xiao Mai's soap to rub her skin.

All the new recruits have already gone down the mountain, and there has been no news of anyone being left behind, which means that the formation on the way down the mountain should have been removed after He Yan and the others left. The formation was indeed prepared for her, He Yan thought, Xiao Jue really wanted her to join the Nine Flags Camp and deliberately tested her qualifications. In this case, after she passed, Xiao Jue should be satisfied with her, and it is almost certain that she will join the Nine Flags Camp. She needs to show more in the future, so that the more Xiao Jue is satisfied with her, the more likely she will become his confidant, preferably his right-hand man, the kind that cannot be separated from him.

It was Lei Hou today. When fighting with him, He Yan always felt that something was wrong. She thought about it over and over again but couldn't figure out what was wrong. It was the same now. She could only shake her head and think that she might as well find a reason to fight with this person again in a few days, maybe she could figure out the crux of the problem.

But this person is ruthless, so we have to be on guard.

He Yan rinsed off the foam, wiped her body with a cloth, and then put on her clothes and walked back to the house. Ever since she bumped into Xiao Jue at the Wulu River last time, He Yan would walk very far away every time she took a bath, so as not to bump into him again. Thinking about it, she, a new soldier, was really very cautious.

…

On the second day, all the new soldiers who had gone up the mountain the day before rested in their tents for an hour. Cheng Lisu came to look for He Yan.

Young Master Cheng brought two round pomegranates to He Yan, and sat cross-legged on her couch and said, "I only found out about you guys going to compete for the flag yesterday evening. My uncle locked me in the room for a whole day, and I copied books all day. If I had known, I would have come to see you."

He approached He Yan and said, "I heard that you, big brother, got twenty flags. This time you are the first among the new recruits in Liangzhou."

He Yan smiled as he opened the pomegranates that Cheng Lisu had brought. The pomegranates were large and round, and the insides were already ripe. When they were opened, the grains were like red crystals, and the sight of them made one's mouth water. He Yan picked up a few grains and ate them, while answering, "It's just good luck, it's just a fluke."

"Brother, you are good in everything except that you are too modest!" Cheng Lisu said seriously, "How can this be called good luck? You are already amazing!"

"I'm so amazing," He Yan wanted to get something out of him, so she looked at him and asked with a smile, "Do you think I can join the Nine Flags Camp?"

"That is..." Cheng Lisu swallowed the word "of course" hard.

Originally, this was a natural thing, and it was perfectly normal. However, Cheng Lisu still remembered that not long ago, when Xiao Jue got the words out of him, his attitude towards He Yan did not seem to be one of admiration.

"I think, big brother, you have proved one thing to everyone. You are the best in Liangzhou Guards, no doubt about that." Cheng Lisu carefully considered his words, "Any ordinary person would choose you to join the Nine Banners Camp."

His words had already hinted very clearly, "any ordinary person", but Xiao Jue was not an ordinary person, so no one could predict what the result would be.

He Yan did not notice the trap in Cheng Lisu's words, perhaps because she was too confident in herself. After all, she had already taken all the flags in this battle, which was enough to show how powerful she was. Moreover, during the entire battle, He Yan thought about it carefully and felt that she had performed very well. She knew how to use people, set ambushes, and take advantage of others, and she did not lose when fighting against Lei Hou. She even easily broke the formation that Xiao Jue added at the end. He Yan felt that even in Xiao Jue's current Nine Flags Camp, she was one of the best.

How could Xiao Jue let go of such a talented person?

She was very happy in her heart, so she didn't show it. The happier she appeared, the more guilty Cheng Lisu seemed.

"But do you know when the rewards will be given out?" He Yan asked, "If there wasn't any yesterday, then it should be in the next few days. You and your uncle are inseparable, so you should know something about it."

Cheng Lisu heaved a sigh of relief. He could answer this question, so he said, "It's almost Mid-Autumn Festival. On the night of August 15, the military camp will award merits."

He Yan was slightly stunned: "Mid-Autumn Festival?"

"Yes," Cheng Lisu sighed, "time flies by so fast. I feel like I have only been in Liangzhou for a short time, and it is already Mid-Autumn Festival."

He Yan looked at him. This usually energetic boy showed a little worry on his face. He Yan asked, "Do you want to go home?"

The worry faded quickly, so faint that it made people doubt whether it had appeared just now. Cheng Lisu threw his sleeves and said angrily: "How is it possible? Is the scenery in Liangzhou bad, or is my uncle ugly? Why should I miss home? I am so happy here! I don't want to go back to get engaged!"

He Yan: “…”

Children at this age tend to yearn for more freedom.

Cheng Lisu turned to her and asked, "Brother, what about you? Do you want to go back?"

The young man lowered his eyes, and the shadow that passed by made it difficult to see his expression clearly. Her voice was also smiling, with a trace of imperceptible loss, and she said: "Fortunately, I don't miss home too much."

…

In the next few days, everything went on as usual. The discussion about the flag competition was only heated among the recruits. Everyone was talking about what kind of reward the first place winner would get. The coaches were very calm and kept their mouths shut. They didn't reveal anything. This made people more and more anxious.

The autumn moon becomes rounder day by day. In the blink of an eye, four days have passed and the Mid-Autumn Festival has arrived.