In anticipation, Xichi really had the intention of going to war, and their advance team often flowed out of the border to inquire for news, and both sides maintained twelve points of vigilance, and the battle was about to break out.

Early one morning, Xichi's army crossed the hillside and attacked in a big way, and the guards of the border came with the news that the soldiers of all battalions were urgently awakened and assembled.

The advance guards reported the enemy's situation, Cheng Zheng pondered for a moment in front of the map, and methodically instructed several generals, "The enemy army is coming from the uninhabited slope, where the terrain is steep and easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it is not good for us to fight here, we can't rush up the mountain, and the soldiers and horses to meet can only go here at most, five miles down the slope." General Yang, you lead people to guard the barracks, especially the granary, in case the people of Xichi sneak attack. Yuanxin, you lead a team of people to defend Heyang Ridge, and after Heyang Ridge leads directly to our granary, it is very important, and not a single soldier is allowed. General Zhao, you take two teams of people to Mofenggang to ambush, the slope here is small, and it is the only way for them to retreat. Jin Feng and General Liu and I led our troops to meet the enemy head-on. If there is an accident in each team, quickly send someone back to the camp to inform the military division, and without further ado, the whole team will set off immediately! ”

Everyone responded majestically, "Yes, Master Hou!" ”

Yuanxin led a team of cavalry to the mouth of Heyang Ridge, and no one came for a long time, so he paced boredly, when an advance soldier rode a horse and galloped, "My lord, the enemy army is coming!" ”

Yuanxin asked excitedly, "How many people?" ”

"Less than a hundred."

Yuanxin smiled contemptuously, drew his sword and swung it away, "Let's see how I destroy them, uncle." ”

Hearing that the enemy army only had a few dozen people and wanted to rob the granary, everyone was full of confidence, and under the leadership of Yuanxin, they easily beat the enemy to the ground, the enemy was crushed and fled in a hurry, Yuanxin shouted proudly, "Don't let the uncle see you again!" ”

At this time, one person seemed to be unsatisfied, and said to him, "My lord, why don't we take advantage of the victory and chase and kill a few more enemies?" ”

Yuanxin hesitated, "No......"

Another named Zhou Wei also chimed in, "My lord, what Yang Chang said is reasonable, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, if your lord can take advantage of the victory to pursue and take down the enemy army in one fell swoop with Hou Ye, wouldn't it be a great achievement?" ”

"Yes, my lord, the military situation in Western Xinjiang is special, there is no war all year round, and it is not easy to go to the battlefield again, and the brothers are all vying for meritorious service."

Yuanxin was worried, "But, if we leave, who will guard Heyang Ridge?" ”

Yang Chang persuaded, "Your Excellency will lead your troops forward, confront the enemy head-on, and deal a severe blow to the enemy in person, they will only throw away their armor and flee, how can they bypass your adult and come here?" ”

Zhou Wei agreed, "That is, if they want to attack in, they must first pass the adult level, the adult is excellent in martial arts, and it is really useless to stay here for a long time without seeing an enemy soldier, it is better to go to the front line to show Xiàn, and ensure that they are famous in the whole army, and high-ranking officials are not a problem." ”

The two sang and harmonized, talking rhetorically, and Yuanxin was quickly moved by their words, raised his sword and shouted, "Follow me!" Let's go into battle to kill the enemy! ”

Cheng Zheng and Jin Feng fought bloodily on the front line, and gradually found that the momentum was not right, the enemy did not seem to withdraw to the north as planned, but gathered in the south, Cheng Zheng stopped and analyzed, "Could it be that their main force is in the south?" Just a bluff in front of you, dragging us down? In this case, Yuanxin may not be able to resist it. ”

Jin Feng turned the horse's head, "My subordinates will go and explore." ”

"Okay, I'll go with you, General Liu, I'll leave it to you here." Cheng Zheng turned around and shouted, beat the horse and left.

Just a few miles to the south, Cheng Zheng found that Yuanxin was fighting the enemy here, and Cheng Zheng and Jinfeng looked at each other, both surprised.

Cheng Zheng stepped forward and asked Yuanxin, "Why are you here?" ”

Yuanxin looked innocent, "I'm killing the enemy here." ”

"Who told you to come?"

"I ......" Yuanxin saw Cheng Zheng's eyes full of murder, and he was speechless in a panic.

Cheng Zheng scolded sharply, "You go back to me now!" If Heyangling is captured by the enemy today, I will ask you! ”

Cheng Zheng and Jin Feng turned their horses' heads and ran towards Heyangling, Yuanxin panicked, accidentally hit an arrow in the leg, and hurriedly ordered a retreat.

And this side of Heyangling has already been taken by the enemy, it turns out that those dozens of people are just spies for the enemy to test the way, and after finding out the details, they will be quick and thorough, and they will not love to fight, but they didn't expect Yuanxin to raise troops to chase after them. After that, the enemy army went straight to the granary, such as entering a no-man's land, fortunately there was still a main force left in the army, and General Yang was desperately resisting, otherwise the consequences were really unimaginable.

When Cheng Zheng and Jinfeng rushed to help, there were already dead and wounded everywhere, and the scene was tragic. Cheng Zheng quickly adjusted his strategy, joined forces with General Yang, and after fighting for most of the day, he finally surrounded and suppressed all the enemy troops who came in.

Cheng Zheng stretched out his hand and slapped him, and when he saw the bloody wound on his leg, his heart softened, he turned around and took a few deep breaths to suppress his anger, and ordered, "Jinfeng, quickly send military doctors to each battalion to diagnose and treat the wounded, and then count the number of casualties and report to me, General Zhao and General Liu will lead people to clean up the barracks." Cheng Zheng pointed at Yuanxin and said angrily, "You, go back and bandage the wound and come back to see me!" ”

In the military tent, Zhou Wei and Yang Chang hid in the corner to wipe their tears. Zhou Wei cried, "It's all my fault, it's because I want to make meritorious contributions too much, I've been in the barracks for a few years, and I'm just a boss." ”

Yang Chang blamed himself, "Blame me too, I was too underestimating the enemy, I couldn't help but want to catch up when I saw them fleeing with wolves." ”

"What to do? This time he disobeyed the military order and changed before the battle, it must be a dead end, but I pity my old mother at home and there is no one to support him......" Zhou Wei said and leaned on Yang Chang and cried.

"My child is under the age of one, if I go, how will my wife and children live......" The two said and hugged their heads and cried, crying silently.

Seeing this, Yuanxin stepped forward to reassure, "Zhou Wei, Yang Chang, don't worry, I'll carry it, no matter who asks about it in the future, I will say that it is my idea to send troops." ”

The two suddenly stopped crying, looked at each other stunned, and Yang Chang persuaded, "How can this be done, disobeying military orders is a capital crime." ”

Zhou Wei echoed, "That's right, Lord Co-Leader, we will bear the mistakes we make, and we will never affect the adults." It's just that I pity my old mother, can adults help me take care of it from time to time in the future? ”

"And my wife and children......" The two of them cried again.

"Listen to me," Yuanxin patted the two of them on the shoulder, "Duanhou Ye is my own brother." ”

The two looked at each other again and were stunned, "Is this true?" ”

Yuanxin nodded, "Seriously." This matter is pushed on me, Hou Ye will not behead me no matter what, besides, I am your leader, and I gave the order to send troops, and I should be responsible. But you, who have a wife, children, and mother, if you really have three longs and two shorts, how can your family live? Weigh the pros and cons, this is the best solution, you have a unified voice, rest assured that you are recuperating, and I will go to see Master Hou later. ”

The two didn't know how to answer, so they knelt down and kowtowed to Yuanxin, "The big ones are kind and virtuous, and the small ones are unforgettable!" ”

"Toothless and unforgettable! The little one will be a cow and a horse in the next life to repay the adult! ”

Yuanxin pulled the two of them up, "Hurry up." ”

In the evening, Yuanxin went to see Cheng Zheng, "You are guilty of despicability, please send it down." ”

Cheng Zheng knew that he had an injury on his leg, and he couldn't bear to let him kneel, but he was still angry, and said coldly, "You get up." ”

Yuanxin slowly stood up, lowered his head and did not speak.

Cheng Zheng asked, "Say, what is the task I gave you before I sent the troops?" ”

Yuanxin replied honestly, "Master Hou ordered him to guard Heyang Ridge. ”

"Why did you leave your post without permission? Why go to the front line to kill the enemy? ”

Yuan Xin had already thought of his words before he came, and replied fluently, "I fought with the enemy army in my humble position, and when I saw that they were vulnerable, the more I fought and became more and more courageous, I took advantage of the victory to pursue and kill them, but I didn't expect that there would be a big team behind them." Despicable and careless to underestimate the enemy, hastily dispatch troops, willing to be punished. ”

"You may not be able to afford this punishment, and violating the order before the battle is a capital crime!"

"If you do something wrong, you have nothing to say." Yuanxin was righteous and fearless, because he knew that Cheng Zheng would not kill him.

Cheng Zheng walked up to him, his eyes showed a cold light, and he said coldly, "You forgot what price you paid for lying to me last time." ”

Yuanxin knelt down in fear, thinking back to the past with sad eyes, the last time I lied, I lied to you that I let go of Menghan, but I still went to find her, and then, Ah Yin died, and my mother died. Yuanxin closed his eyes and shed two lines of tears.

Cheng Zheng's tone was resolute, as if he had already seen through it, "If you still dare to lie to me, you will continue to deceive, you are not an enemy, it is what I have known about you for twenty years." ”

"I was wrong, I shouldn't have lied to you." Yuanxin finally admitted that Cheng Zheng hates deception the most, wouldn't it be self-defeating to insist at this time, Yuanxin said 1510, "I was moved by Zhou Wei and Yang Chang, so I rashly sent troops, but they have an old mother, wife and children at home, and they are helpless, if they are dealt with according to military regulations, it will be equivalent to killing their two families." Besides, I am the one who gave the order this time, and I should be responsible, and I am willing to take all the responsibility for them, and I beg the Hou Ye to spare these two. ”

Cheng Zheng pondered for a while after hearing this, and then said, "You go back." ”

Yuanxin begged bitterly, "I beg you to let them go, I promise you everything." ”

"Go back." Cheng Zheng's tone was no longer angry, but it revealed a resoluteness that could not be resisted.

Two days later, Jin Feng went to the 36th battalion to announce the verdict, and Zhou Wei and Yang Chang were expelled from the barracks and never to be used again. Co-leader Cheng Yuanxin was sentenced to prison and sent to the cold night camp for hard labor, and was to be executed in the autumn of the following year. The Cold Night Camp was a place where felons were held on the edge of the barracks, and the conditions were extremely difficult, and most of the prisoners died before they could complete their sentences.

After hearing this, Yuanxin obviously couldn't accept it, how could it be? My brother won't kill me. Why am I so useless? Why can't I do anything? What to do? Am I going to die? Far from faith, desperate and frightened, panicked.

Early the next morning, Zhou Wei and Yang Chang came to say goodbye to Yuanxin, and they secretly told Yuanxin that General Jinfeng gave each of them a bag of silver to prevent them from making a noise. Yuanxin knew that it was Cheng Zheng's meaning, and he was relieved a lot, persuaded them with good words, and told them to go out and find a proper job to support their families, and the two left with a thousand thanks.

Yuanxin changed into prison clothes, put on handcuffs and shackles, and his down-and-out image was revealed, he didn't expect Cheng Zheng to really execute him according to military discipline.

Yuanxin knelt on the ground as soon as he came in, "Brother, I'm afraid." ”

This is the first time since he arrived at the barracks that Yuanxin has called him brother soberly and seriously. All of Cheng Zheng's strict reprimands came to naught in an instant, and the sad feelings came to his heart all of a sudden, he strode over, grabbed Yuanxin's head and stuck it to himself, "Don't be afraid, there is a brother." ”

Too much grief, too much forbearance, so that everyone forgets about it, this is a child who has been pampered since he was a child, has not experienced any ups and downs, and is a child who is not yet a weak crown, although he has always shown a stubborn and inferior image, in fact, he also has a scared and fragile side in his heart.

Cheng Zheng stroked his head, "I'm really happy, you can still think of me when you are most helpless." You know what, it feels good to be trusted by you. ”

Yuanxin cried incessantly, as if he wanted to cry out all the grievances and hardships in the barracks.

Cheng Zheng asked him softly, "Do you believe me?" ”

Yuan Xin nodded forcefully.

"That's good. The life of the cold night camp is hard, you take care of yourself, I will find an opportunity to give you meritorious service before the autumn trial, you will be fine, believe me. ”

Yuanxin nodded and cried silently, "Why do you want to do this to me, you can suppress this matter, you can pretend that I didn't have enough troops to hold Heyang Ridge." ”

Cheng Zheng pushed him away and said to him sternly, "Because I want to teach you a lesson, I want you to remember what a military order is." ”

"I remember, I don't dare in the future, can you be re-executed, I admit to punishment and punishment, but I don't want to go to the cold night camp, I really don't want to go!"

Cheng Zheng said earnestly, "Yuanxin, you are no longer a child, you must know how to be responsible for what you have done, and reflect on what you did wrong in the past." ”

Yuanxin was escorted to the cold night camp, Jinfeng sent him out of the barracks, and came back to report to Cheng Zheng, "Young master, Yuanxin has gone." ”

Cheng Zheng replied in a deep voice.

Jin Feng was a little worried and asked, "The Cold Night Camp is a place where felons in the military camp are held, there is not enough food and clothing, and it is normal for a few people to die on this cold winter day." Do you want to go down and do some work? ”

Cheng Zheng stopped, "No need, his martial arts are extraordinary, it is not a problem to save his life, it is nothing more than to suffer a little, I believe he can survive, there is no need to make a big fuss." ”

"Is the young master a little too ruthless with Yuanxin this time?"

Cheng Zheng sighed and explained, "It's time for him to suffer, I thought that if I paved a smooth road for him, it would make him grow faster, but I found that I was wrong, his path was so smooth that in his opinion, anything was easy." I won't teach him a lesson, he just thinks that this is the Zhenxi Palace, and disobeying orders is like bullying Zhang San and Li Si next door, just come back and admit your mistake. If this continues, how can he still take military discipline in his eyes, fighting a war is not a child's play, and it must not be tolerated. ”

"It's just that the relationship between the young master and Yuanxin has just improved, I wonder if Yuanxin will hate the young master again?" Jinfeng has concerns.

"Hate it, hate it, it's better than him getting into trouble on the battlefield in the future." (To be continued.) )