After saluting Chai Wu, Liu Hong put on a warm smile, cordially took Chai Wu's arm, and walked towards the camp.

The Flying Fox soldiers who were lined up in formation slowly gave way to a passage, and Worm Da hurriedly handed over the reins of the imperial chariot to Liu Budo, and quickly stepped forward, trying to separate Liu Hong from the Flying Fox sergeant.

Suddenly hearing the footsteps behind him, Liu Hong turned around with a little surprise, and saw Worm Da looking around Liu Hong with a nervous face.

His heart was warm, but Liu Hong said angrily on his face: "What is Wei Wei? ”

"Flying fox soldiers, all of them are my humerus!"

After saying that, Liu Hong glanced at the insect with an exaggerated glance, nodded at the soldiers on the side with a light smile, and continued to walk towards the camp.

Beside Liu Hong, Chai Wu, who was a little frightened with a slightly panicked face, saw this, and was a little surprised in his heart: At such an age, the true inheritance of Taizu has been exhausted?

It's really...

It's exciting!

Liu Hong didn't seem to feel the change in Chai Wu's complexion at all, and only walked towards the camp step by step with a smile.

The scene just now was not arranged in advance, it was just that Liu Hong wanted to leave the impression of sympathy for the soldiers of the Flying Fox Army on a whim.

- Again, loyalty cannot be eaten.

These soldiers traveled long distances for more than ten days, marching an average of nearly 150 miles a day!

If Liu Hong is not bad, the soldiers will sleep in the open along the way, day and night...

After working hard to come to the outside of Chang'an City, he didn't have time to catch his breath, so he had to put on a posture to support Liu Hong, and be ready to fight at any time.

lasted for half a night, Liu Hong's business was done, and the soldiers didn't sleep or eat.

What's even more embarrassing is that Liu Hong still came empty-handed!

But don't think that the army and the people in the feudal era are looking forward to the emperor's arrival, just to see the sky.

At least in the Western Han Dynasty, when the emperor traveled, the cost of his travel would not only not be shared among the people, but the emperor would have to throw money all the way and be a good boy who scattered wealth.

When it comes to the army, it is even more amazing - the emperor inspects the army, that is the army!

Since it's a sacrificial army, can you enjoy some meat without some wine?

If it weren't for Tu's wine and meat, how could the soldiers have expected the emperor to come?

But at this time, it is not an exaggeration to say that Liu Hong has just escaped from the tiger's mouth, and he really has nowhere to find wine, meat, and food to reward the soldiers of the Flying Fox Army who are thousands of miles away and go to Chang'an to escort them.

Looking at the soldiers on both sides of the soldiers' clothes full of holes and sludge, Liu Hong felt a little guilty in his heart.

I have no choice but to temporarily use the 'spiritual food' to reward the soldiers of the Flying Fox Army.

Of course, Liu Hong didn't plan to repay the debt - after tomorrow morning, Liu Hong would officially come to Nanying to reward the army.

While talking, Liu Hong pulled Chai Wu and came to the big tent of the Chinese army that he had seen when he came to Nanying for the first time.

Seeing that the southern soldiers squatting on the ground outside the big tent were nowhere to be seen, Liu Hong looked at Chai Wu beside him with some doubts.

Chai Wu hurriedly bowed down and explained: "When the minister arrived at the southern camp, the southern army... The prisoners of the southern camp were all guarded by the northern army, and the ministers did not know His Majesty's holy will, so they took it upon themselves to concentrate the prisoners on the school ground...

Hearing this, Liu Hong's face suddenly stiffened, barely maintained the smile on his face, and said: "The soldiers of the Southern Army are also loyal ministers, and I also ask the general to release them." ”

Chai Wu hurriedly said goodbye, explained to the guards beside him, and stepped forward to lift the curtain.

Seeing Liu Hong walk into the account, Chai Wu's heart moved: What does Your Majesty mean by this, is it to revive the Southern Army?

Did you really think about it?

The little emperor didn't rush to the doctor, but found himself purposefully?

After only struggling for a moment, Chai Wu hurriedly followed, stepped into the account, and waited for Liu Hong to sit on the top before bowing in front of Liu Hong.

As soon as he sat down, Liu Hong found Chai Wu standing in front of him with hesitation and some doubts on his face; Laughing helplessly, Liu Hong could only chuckle and say, "Please also ask the general to sit down." ”

After Chai Wu knelt on the side with a little trepidation, Liu Hong said softly: "I have long heard that General Chai Wu marched rigorously, and I think it is very kind. ”

Hearing this, Chai Wu relaxed a little, and his face returned to a flat face - no wonder Chai Wu, he really didn't get an order, and Chai Wu didn't know how to deal with the remnants of the Southern Army.

Liu Hong nodded secretly in his heart: Regardless of ability, from the perspective of honoring the monarch, Liu Hong is quite satisfied with this general!

Liu Hong originally planned to go straight in, but seeing that Chai Wu's face was still a little tight, he had to put aside the business for the time being, and said with interest: "I don't know when the general will get the edict?" When do you leave? Where did you get into the customs? ”

Liu Hong was really curious, what kind of magic did Chai Wu use to cross the Hangu Pass, which is known as 'one husband is the pass, ten thousand people are not open', and with thousands of soldiers, he appeared in the pass like a man from the sky!

Liu Hong threw out this series of questions with great interest, but Chai Wu's face changed slightly, and he suddenly brought some grief and sorrow.

Then, Lao Chai's old and bleak voice came to Liu Hong's ears word by word.

"Since the thirteenth day ago, the minister received the blood edict carried by the servant and the servant, and took the Flying Fox military material officer, the armor shield, and the strong crossbow three captains, with a total of more than 6,000 soldiers, from the Flying Fox to march into Guanzhong."

"The minister led his troops to pull up the mountain, avoid the road, avoid the city, avoid the township, go out day and night, and rush in the starry night, and four days ago, arrived outside the Hangu Pass."

With a look full of memories, Chai Wu's tone gradually became painful: "The minister has no transmission or introduction, and he does not dare to enter the customs, so he led the army to cross the river at night, and Suoden Chousang Plain, and entered the customs the day before yesterday..."

"In the current southern camp, the surviving of the three captains of the Flying Fox Army is less than five thousand five hundred..."

Listening to Chai Wu's account of the arduous march, the faint smile on Liu Hong's face gradually faded, and was replaced by an indescribable heaviness.

Liu Hong never thought that just to enter Guanzhong, the more than 6,000 soldiers led by Chai Wu would lose a full 500 people!

This is a Flying Fox sergeant!

The only powerful force in the early Han Dynasty that dared to harden the Hun cavalry cluster with infantry in front of the infantry under the condition of equal numbers!

It is each soldier who is carried out alone, and it is enough to be responsible for the elite of a county's military!

Just because of Liu Hong's fluttering words, five hundred died...

Hangu Pass, located in a crack in the highlands of the Chousang Plain, is no more than a few tens of meters wide; On the left and right, there are highlands that are tens of meters high.

Outside the Hangu Pass, there is a big river.

The big river is the Yellow River in later generations, but at this time, the Loess Plateau has not yet become a place where thousands of miles of flying sand, the soil erosion in the upper reaches of the Yellow River is not serious, and the water of the Yellow River is extremely clear, so it is called the big river.

But even so, the Yellow River is not so easy to cross!

Even though the Yellow River at this time was still called a big river, it was not as turbulent as in later generations; Even though it's winter, the water level isn't as high and the current isn't as turbulent; However, it is still the Yellow River!

It is hard for Liu Hong to imagine how the more than 6,000 soldiers who traveled more than 1,000 kilometers on foot crossed the Yellow River on dilapidated and crowded rafts, and even cut trees and weaved rafts by themselves!

specially rushed from the Flying Fox to the outside of Chang'an City, just to support Liu Hong, nearly one-tenth of the six thousand people died...

Rao is how cunning Liu Hong is, how thick-faced and black-hearted, he can't sit in front of this more than 500 lives.

Chai Wu was bowing his head to remember his deceased siblings, and the light in front of him suddenly dimmed.

Slowly raised his head, and saw Liu Hong already in tears, standing in front of him with grief in his eyes, his face full of guilt and debt.

"Your Majesty?"

As soon as Chai Wu stood up, he saw Liu Hong weeping and bowing: "This sin of mine is also..."

"The heroes and martyrs of the Flying Fox Army died because of me, and this is all my sin..."