Warrior in Turbulent Han Dynasty Chapter 517: Traces of the war

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The sun in Xifeng came in from the entrance of the alley, and a shadow on the ground was stretched very long. Yao Erniu walked home with his head drooping, looking at the shadows on the ground, looking lonely. The high-spirited shouts on the battlefield flashed in my mind, and the exciting charge; the hustle and bustle, the rush of blood and the brave mood, in this shabby alley gradually disappeared with the wind, as if in a distant place.

Yao Erniu returned home, and his cousin greeted her, talking excitedly about the shop. He didn't even listen.

When he came back, he married his cousin as his daughter-in-law, and he also hosted a banquet... Yao Erniu used to think that he was rich. He came back to marry the cousin who gave him his purse when he was parting, and then let the family members have food. Now that he is satisfied with everything, there is a shop, land, and money left. At least those who want to eat at home no longer worry about starving; but he doesn't know what's going on, and he still can't be happy.

At this time, a group of people were chattering in the hall, discussing how to find tenants, how to collect rent, and what business the shop should do.

The cousin touched Yao Erniu: "What business do you want to do?"

Yao Erniu was stunned. He suddenly realized that he couldn't do anything, so he said casually: "I know how to cultivate land..."

The cousin shook her head and said: "There is less harvest from farming, so it is better to do business in Tokyo. Doing business is lighter, so you don't have to work hard looking at the shop."

Yao Erniu didn’t say anything. He didn’t know what he would do or what he could do. He also felt that it was meaningless to stay in the shop all day long. He was very confused... I thought that when I was in the army, what we did was siege the city. Regarding the major events of the country, the enemy emperors are all terrified under our horseshoes; think about it now, I don’t know what's the use.

"I don't want to leave the Forbidden Army!" Yao Erniu said suddenly.

The cousin was stunned, and hurriedly persuaded him after a moment: "We have land and property, and the battlefield is dangerous. Why bother with my cousin?"

Yao Erniu said solemnly: "It’s not that easy to die. The Tiger and Ben Army left 20,000 people. They fought many battles in the south of the Yangtze River. Not many people died in total, and no one died in 20 people. , I’m paying more for my own army than doing business to collect land rent, and it’s not a reward!"

After a while, his old lady and aunt came up to persuade him, but couldn't persuade him. Yao Erniu is worried that the list of time delays and resignations will be reported, and he will go to the military camp in a hurry.

...The guards at the gate of the camp recognized Yao Erniu and took him to the camp. There were a dozen or so people in ragged clothes outside the camp who were guarded there. Yao Erniu did not know who they were. . Entering the room, a burly man was sitting in the upper position, the commander Zhang Jiankui, and there were some generals and three rags beside him.

Zhang Jiankui turned his head and looked over: "Yao Er, what are you doing?"

Yao Erniu muffled and said: "I want to stay and be a miscellaneous soldier..."

Zhang Jiankui looked at him immediately, and asked: "Joining the army means selling your life, do you want to understand?"

"I want to understand." Yao Erniu nodded.

Zhang Jiankui ignored him and turned to look at a strong young man. The man was dirty and torn, and his hair was still stained with dirt and grass, and a strange smell came out. Zhang Jiankui asked: "Where are the people?"

The strong man said: "Yizhou."

Zhang Jiankui asked again: "Where is Yizhou?"

The strong man said: "Zhao Shuyuan."

Zhang Jiankui asked his name again, and he said it was Zhao Hu. Zhang Jiankui asked him to take off his shirt, and the man obediently stripped off his dirty clothes. Zhang Jiankui looked at his half-naked body and nodded: "He has a good foundation, with a big chest and a thin waist. He seems to be a man who can work. There is a stone on the threshold. You can show it to Lao Tzu."

Without a word, Zhao Hu strode over and hugged the stone, "Hey! Hey..." he shouted twice and did not hug him.

"Haha..." Several ministers laughed.

Zhao Hu looked embarrassed and blushed and said: "I can hold this stone! But we walked from Hebei to Tokyo, begging for food along the way. I was really hungry and exhausted. The general gave me a piece of cake. Try again!"

Zhang Jiankui moved his gaze down, and saw that Zhao Hu's feet were tied with some hay rags tied with a rope, he raised his hand and made a gesture, and the soldiers went to get food. Zhang Jiankui turned his head and said solemnly: "Call Zhang Ying."

Zhang Ying was the military envoy (Dutou) of the capital of Youzhou. The first emperor expedition to the north near Zhuozhou, Zhang Ying and a group of men took the opportunity to **** the horses from the Khitan ranch and ran to the Zhou army. His subordinates have successively accepted many soldiers from northern Hebei...Yizhou was also a territory belonging to the Liao Kingdom a few years ago, and Zhang Jiankui wanted Zhang Ying to find out who Zhao Hu came from.

Not long after, a big man with a round head entered the camp, and when he asked that Zhao Hu was from Zhao Shuyuan, Zhang Ying immediately patted his forehead: "At the end, a soldier will say that his hometown is called Zhao Shuyuan. Ask."

When the soldier walked in, soon chatted with Zhao Hu. "Isn't there a pond in the east of your village?" "Yes, a few years ago there was a new daughter-in-law who just passed the house a few days ago. She washed her clothes and fell in and drowned..."

Zhang Jiankui laughed and listened for a while, then said to Zhang Ying: "Those people will be handed over to you, and they will be settled according to the rules, and they will be posted." He ignored the people in the house and got up and left. Everyone hurriedly clasped their fists, and the new man Zhao Hu also clasped their fists.

When Zhang Ying saw this, she nodded slightly, and said: "You have over 20 people here, and you can tell if someone is on guard to stay first; after a while, the army will send you back to the local area to find relatives and friends in the village. Sign the roster at the magistrate, so don’t lie...Our Tigers and Armies are the most elite troops in the Great Zhou, and we don’t accept fugitives as rapists and idle rascals.

Everyone first becomes a miscellaneous soldier. People with good bones and high savvy will learn the rules and basic martial arts, and they will soon be promoted to the army; those who fail will be eliminated and go to the camp and farm. "

"Hey!" Zhao Hu nodded vigorously.

"The left side of our Tiger Cardiac Army lost some people in the Southern Tang State, and we are about to replenish our troops. You are having a good time, otherwise it is more difficult to enter the Tiger Cardiac Army." Zhang Ying said, "You said just now you asked for food from Hebei. Why did you come to Tokyo to join the army?"

Zhao Hu's face suddenly showed humiliation, and his teeth clenched loudly: "The Khitan people destroyed my family, killed my father, and humiliated me... Kill the Khitan people in the army to get revenge!"

"Hmph!" Zhang Ying did not agree, but said coldly, "The Forbidden Army is not a place for you to avenge your personal revenge. You must obey the military orders! If you don't follow the orders, you go to the battlefield and think that you are fierce and just run around. , Get out soon!"

Zhao Hu was stunned.

There was a thinner general next to him, his eyes were not so fierce, and he spoke kindly at this moment: "Zhao Hu, since you have a deep hatred, why don't you seek revenge from the Liao people, but come to Tokyo to join the army?"

Zhao Hu frowned and said: "I can't beat the Khitan. Some people in the Great Zhou Army have weapons. Only when you are in the army can you beat the Khitan."

The thin military commander said: "What if the Great Zhou Army can't beat the Liao Army?"

Zhao Hu: "..."

The thin general said calmly: "If the military order is not effective and the military discipline is lax and chaotic, the mob will definitely not be able to beat the Liao army, which has been riding and shooting all the time." He turned to look at Zhang Ying with respect. "The envoy Zhang is an envoy to the capital of Youzhou, and most of his staff are Han'er near Youzhou, who have suffered from the crimes of the Liao people. However, we have fought in the Kingdom of Shu, and we have fought in the Southern Tang. Anxious to deal with Liao, the soldiers are still desperate, what do you know?"

Zhao Hu looked blank.

The thin military commander said: "When today's son was our chief general before, he told the generals a very simple truth. If the imperial court is unjust and does not relieve the worries of the future, we will not be able to spare no effort to deal with the enemy of Liao. If you want revenge, if you want to regain lost ground, you have to win. If you can't beat the recklessness and die, what's the point? It's not too late for a gentleman to take revenge for ten years."

Zhang Yingdao: "I will make it clear first, what should you do? The military law is ruthless. If you disobey the military order, whoever cares what you have, you will be punished severely if you do not recognize it!"

At this time, Zhao Hu clasped his fist and said: "Cao Min is willing to serve the Tiger and Ben Army!"

"Do you want to understand?" Zhang Ying asked.

Zhao Hu said: "General Zhang said, I believe that the Forbidden Army can fight, this is where I want to go."

Zhang Ying smiled and said: "It's a man with a long brain."

At this time, a soldier came up to eat, and Zhang Ying asked people to greet the men in ragged clothes outside. For a while, everyone did not say a word, holding the cake and the soup was just a meal.

……

Jing Ge and Iron Horse come into a dream. In the quiet Charity Hall, Guo Shaogang took a nap for a while, and people turned over frequently on the couch, his expression on his face was not calm at all.

It may not be regarded as a sequelae of the war, but Guo Shao has left too many memories after several years of fighting. From time to time, he would hear the sound of horseshoes and the sound of fighting in his dreams, even in the quiet and safe Tokyo Palace, holding a writing brush every day, but his heart still can't calm down!

He had a nightmare. He didn't know what battlefield he was on or what happened. What I saw was bloody, the blood-red setting sun hung on the top of the mountain, and there was blood everywhere.

Can Qi was drooping not far away, and he saw a pair of round eyes, ah... the man was screaming, full of fear. He saw the cut in the flesh and blood, dark red and soft, which made people convulse, and the fishy smell was nauseating...

Guo Shao woke up abruptly, his heart was still beating, and he sat up slowly and let out a long breath. I heard the "jiji" bugs outside the screen window. In the midsummer season, even if there are few plants in the palace, there are still some bugs in the corner. Then he smelled a faint scent, the scent wafting from the bronze incense pot.

Guo Shao wiped his forehead with his sleeve, only to realize that his sweat was coming out. Today, after a day in the sun, it was quite hot next night. He got up and sat down on a chair, when someone came in with tea. He turned his head to see that it was Dong Sanmei, and asked, "Where is Yulian?"

Dong Sanmei said: "Sister Yulian has gone to do needlework, and let her servants look after her."