Putting down such a big bait, it can be regarded as worthy of Cao Ren, a super big fish. I don't know how big the appetite of this super big fish is, how big its size is, and whether it will break the big net they laid for him. Or maybe he didn't swim in the direction of the big net at all? Pang Tong was calm and calm on the surface, but in fact, he was not 100% sure that Cao Ren would take the bait, let alone that he would be able to catch his big fish after Cao Ren took the bait.

It's just that Pang Tong didn't express his uneasiness. His failed career experience on Zhou Yu's side didn't teach her anything else, only that he learned to wear a mask. On the surface, he is calm and composed, but his heart is also drumming.

However, Kou Yan himself is not so persistent in catching Cao Ren at this time. After all, there are many ways to defeat Cao Ren, and taking Xiangyang is one of them. The words of the teacher and Senior Brother Pang are right, they have done their best without being completely sure, and even if the result is not satisfactory, there is nothing to worry about.

Therefore, when the day waned and Changsha officially withdrew its troops, the first thing Kou Yan did when he returned to the Chinese military tent was not to ask Cao Ren, but to ask about the casualties.

Xu Shu advised her not to worry, the barracks were brightly lit tonight, and the first thing everyone had to do was to treat the wounded, and the second thing was to beware of the people on the other side who would come out to steal the camp from tonight.

For these two points, Pang Tong and Xu Shu are extremely experienced. Therefore, leaving the matter to them to handle with full authority, Kou Yan is the most assured. I wanted to go back and rest for a while. But I couldn't sleep unexpectedly tossing and turning, thinking that I might be too excited and excited during the day. The mood has not calmed down, helpless, turned over, dressed neatly and then went out of the Chinese military tent, the guards saw that they just wanted to ask what the situation was, they were stopped by Kou Yan, she stood in the crowded camp, her ears were filled with the moans and shouts of the wounded, and she saw the stretcher passing by her side, and the flesh and blood were blurred on it. People who can't see their true colors at all.

Thinking of her and Xu Shu standing on the watchtower during the day, talking and laughing freely. Free and easy. Suddenly she had a feeling of falling from heaven to hell with one foot in the air. Think of these wounded people in the morning, still alive and vigorous, like a rainbow. Some of them even dreamed that they were the first to ascend to the head of Xiangyang City and gain countless wealth and status, but in the blink of an eye, when the night came, they became wasted people with broken hands and feet.

And they were lucky. Anyway, there is still a life. Kou Yan didn't dare to think about it at the moment. In the moat under Xiangyang City, there are many corpses of people who have not been able to climb up.

Kou Yan felt that she couldn't do anything but sigh now, and the feeling of powerlessness and grievance swept through her mind again. I know I'm going to have to endure. I'm going to crush my teeth and swallow blood. I want to anesthetize myself and say that everything unfolds in an orderly manner according to the preset plot, so the sacrifice of these many sacrifices is negotiated in advance, and there is nothing to be sad about.

Besides, now that the enemy is so urgent, today she slashed Cao Ren, and tomorrow Cao Ren may take his dragoon army to take revenge. Where did she come from so much spare time.

She understands all the truths, but she understands them, and her mood is still a little lower. Originally wanting to stand for a while and blow the night breeze for a while to calm down, she unconsciously walked around. The guards were afraid that something would happen to her, so they naturally followed unhurriedly.

The soldiers on duty everywhere were so excited that they couldn't help but see Kou Yan and his guards come to patrol the camp in person. Kou Yan was a little unable to open his mouth when he saw them at this time. She was afraid that what she said would be too broad to be effective.

Therefore, when others saluted her, she nodded in return in embarrassment. After wandering like this for a long time, Kou Yan didn't know what he was shaking. The ambitions that had just been built up during the day were shattered by the reality of the camp full of wounded soldiers, and for a moment she was depressed again.

At this time, a tall figure came in front of her. The people who came were in a hurry, and Kou Yan was in a hurry. I almost took the initiative to bump into the other party's body. Fortunately, Kou Wang intervened in advance and shouted Zhao Sima to stop. The two of them stopped at the same time. Zhao Yun saw Kou Yan hugging his fist at her: "My lord!"

"Zhao Sima, where are you in such a hurry?" Kou Yan saw that Zhao Yun had finally regained a little sanity.

"I went to the medical tent to take a look, and I heard that a soldier who had just been amputated had suddenly died violently. The subordinates originally thought that he could be rescued. Zhao Yun's tone was a little sullen.

Kou Yan's expression darkened when he heard this: "I won't tell you, I wandered around this camp in the middle of the night, just to go to the medical tent to see the situation, but now you have also seen the situation, there are wounded soldiers everywhere, and the medical tent must be overcrowded at this time, except for the military doctor, it is not suitable for anyone to go in." I'm still out there in circles!"

Zhao Yun was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then thought about it. Naturally, it stopped. Who knew that being interrupted by Zhao Yun made Kou Yan's thinking clearer: "Zhao Sima, I just remembered a matter that I want to consult with you in detail." Don't delay your rest, right?"

"Oh, no delay. Adults have something to say, just say it. Zhao Yun's face tensed, and he got up. Seeing this, Kou Yan walked towards the Chinese military tent and said, "It's not so strict, I just heard you say that you care about an ordinary soldier before I remembered to ask you." You have been in the army for a long time, and you should have seen a lot of big scenes like the daytime, why do you still can't sleep at night for the casualties of a soldier?"

"Indeed, it has been more than twenty years, if not thirty years, since my subordinates have been in the army, and I have indeed seen a lot of such big scenes during the day. But this soldier said differently, at least to his subordinates, he was different. Zhao Yun said in a low voice, his tone full of melancholy.

"When my subordinates were in Hebei, they were cavalrymen. Cavalry has always been the most efficient in killing, and usually a charge, long spear passes everywhere and no one survives. Because we have to do it, once the horses are surrounded, we lose our speed, and it is we who die. Therefore, I have always taken the word life and death very lightly, and this is true for my own life and death, and the same is true for the life and death of others. ”

"But, this morning, although you rode Qingluo, you were surrounded by foot soldiers. And then, what happened to this soldier?" Kou Yan listened and listened.

"This soldier's consciousness and will are very good. He has always consciously acted as my pawn. Charge in front of the kill. The rest of the rank was scattered because of the red eye or other reasons, but he was always in his place. Later, because I had risen up by myself, I forgot that there was him, and when I was turning the horse's head, I unconsciously left him far away. Seeing him besieged, I ignored him in order to hunt down another target, and by the time I came back to my senses, he had already lost one arm and one leg, and the other arm was dangling. It was obviously my negligence when I rescued him. He thanked me too. He's still alive......"

From Zhao Yun's narration, Kou Yan seemed to have returned to the battlefield during the day, and this time, she was not condescending. It's in the chaos of the crowd. She seemed to have seen with her own eyes that the soldier in Zhao Yun's mouth was in trouble. Watch as countless sword lights drown him.

This feeling made her shudder: "Sima Zhao, do you think it's your fault, do you feel guilty?" Kou Yan asked.

"Maybe!" Zhao Yun was noncommittal.

"A man dies for you. Just let you, Zhao Sima, the future General Zhao, lose his square inch and leave his position. I'm sure you're on duty tonight. Senior brother will never let you, an experienced former cavalryman, sleep in the camp. And you, but you appeared here in a panic, what do you think?"

"The subordinates know that they are wrong. Zhao Yun bowed his head and admitted his mistake.

"I don't mean to accuse you, I'm not done yet! Do you know how many soldiers we have killed and wounded today? Seeing that you are so out of shape, it seems that it is normal for me to be a little abnormal. Zhao Sima, just like you said, you have killed too many people, and you have long been down-to-earth about life and death, and you shouldn't blame yourself for a soldier who doesn't even know his name, but it really happened.

In fact, you also know that as an ordinary person, like you and me, it is normal to cherish your life, it is normal to cherish your own life, and it is normal to cherish the lives of others, so why bother yourself and feel that you are abnormal?" Kou Yan was ostensibly talking to Zhao Yun, but in fact he was talking to himself.

Teachers say that compared with others, my greatest advantage is that I cherish my life, so why do I still have such a state of confusion? Why am I still hesitating and hesitating? What is the feeling of powerlessness that has just sprung up from the depths of my heart? Shouldn't I show the advantages of cherishing my life more obviously and more practically?

"My lord, my subordinates will return to their places. Zhao Yun clenched his fist at Kou Yan.

Kou Yan finally laughed: "Do you know? I'm very much looking forward to seeing you in the future, the one who will be majestic when you are the commander of the cavalry. I think you had a good time in Hebei back then, right?"

"Don't hearsay, adults, where did you come from, there is madness. The Yuan family loves cavalry, and there are many good horses in the north, so there are naturally many excellent riders. At that time, in that environment, he was a person with mediocre qualifications. Zhao Yun said humbly.

"You don't mean what you say. Kou Yan smiled freely: "You don't look at whose apprentice I am, the teacher wants to check your information, and you can write several bamboo books in a moment's effort, if you are really mediocre in qualifications, how can he let General Huang personally enter the city and pick you up to my camp, if you are really mediocre in qualifications, how can you know such a good girl as Qingluo, don't tell me that it was picked up casually at the market, or brought by the roadside!"

Don't be presumptuous! In the past, when you were in Xinye, you wanted resources but no resources, status and no status, and nothing else. Naturally, he is angry everywhere and wronged everywhere. But you are very different from me, you are my hope for the future of building a unified elite cavalry force. I will tilt Changsha's resources in your direction and change the embarrassment of Changsha without cavalry. ”

After Zhao Yun left, Kou Yan's mood completely calmed down. All those fears and regrets have dissipated. Instead, there is a deeper hatred for Cao Ren and Niu Jin, the deputy general in the opposite city, you wait for me, wait for more catapults, after the thunderbolt arrives here from Changsha, I must let you see how powerful I am!

Kou Yan, who regained his self-confidence again, felt that Zhao Yun was really good, with both the courage to move forward in his personality, and the delicacy and calmness similar to Senior Brother Jiang, he was a person with strong ability and good character, Kou Yan became more and more interested in him, and after he planned to take Xiangyang, he began to prepare for the preparation of the cavalry. You can't let a good cavalry general go out to fight with a group of infantry every day, right?

Today's question was a wake-up call for him. Cavalry is not as simple as it seems literally, Zhao Yun and Huang Zhong are completely two concepts. We must find a way to transfer him out of the circle in front of him and return to the high-spirited Zhao Yun who belongs to him.

After Zhao Yun's affairs were thought about, Kou Yan's mood completely got rid of the quagmire of loss just now, and flew again. Back at the Zhongjun tent, her current task is to take a good rest, seize a moment to rest, and wait for the bomb that will explode for her to explode.

On the other side, Xu Shu and Pang Tong were playing chess at Xu Shu's residence. Pang Tong is black, and Xu Shu is white. It's obviously playing chess, but it's actually doing offensive and defensive deductions, and by the way, wait and see if there are any surprises.

Although it was only the first night, the enemy's side was also full of wounded soldiers and suffered heavy losses. It is unlikely that he will go out of the city to steal the camp on the first night. It's just that being idle is idle anyway, and waiting is waiting. It's just that Pang Tong, as the attacker, always loses more and wins less in the face of Xu Shu's impregnable defense, and he can't help but admire Xu Shu.

It's not for chess skills, but for Xu Shu's current state of harmony. is obviously a ranger's character, but it has been polished to the way it is now. How many ups and downs, how many setbacks, there are no words. Xu Shu's ability to get to this point today is the result of his continuous efforts to change and study. This result is certainly good, but it is not something that everyone wants. Pang Tong asked himself, can his little setback in the workplace be compared with Xu Shu's family changes?

Pang Tong was infected by Xu Shu's aura and was slowly trying to change himself. This is bound to be a long road to correction. And Kou Yan's imminent crisis is really coming soon. The dragoons swept all the way, as if they were in a no-man's land, so they became more and more rampant. In Cao Ren's heart, as long as there are dragoons, any defense is futile.

(To be continued.) )