Long Wuju is a native of the Western Regions, but how can he be a general in the Rouran army?

This is because, before the Xin'er expedition to the west, the great destruction of Qiuzi, the establishment of the three battalions of Shazhou, and the complete integration of the Western Regions countries into the control of Dingxi again, Rouran regarded himself as the successor of the Xiongnu with a new generation of "Mobei overlord", and invaded the countries of the Western Regions through Shazhou or from the northeast several times, and intervened in the internal affairs of the countries, cultivating a group of forces close to Rouran.

Dragon without a foal is one of them.

The surname dragon is rare in the Central Plains, but it is quite common in the Western Regions, as early as the Qin Dynasty in the previous dynasty, it has been destroyed, and it was incorporated into the rear of the Cheshi and the country, and its royal family takes the dragon as its surname, and it is still one of the great powers in the Western Regions, Yanqi, and now the royal family is also surnamed Long.

Long Wuju claims to be a member of the Yanqi royal family, as for whether what he said is true, Rouran people don't know very well, and in fact, Pi Tan, Wen Shilan, etc. don't care about this, the reason why they reuse Long Wuju, in the final analysis, is still his own ability.

After listening to Wen Shilan's order, Long Wuju readily agreed.

On the same day, Long Wuju led a thousand horsemen, left the main station of the Rouran cavalry, went southwest, went to the edge of the Yellow River, changed to the west along the river, and then went south along the river, a total journey of about four or five hundred miles, and after three days, entered the desert area west of the river.

There are not only grasslands in the northern desert region, but also deserts, and there are more deserts in the Western Regions.

In this geographical environment, Long Wuju and the soft light cavalry led by him are very adaptable.

A soldier who was good at finding water in the desert found a small oasis in the desert, and Long Wuju and others temporarily stationed here.

In addition to the task of waiting for the arrival of the soldiers and horses in Dingxi and cutting off their way back, Long Wuju and the others have another task that needless to say, which belongs to the meaning of the topic, that is, to spread scouts and investigate in the direction of Longzhou in the south and west to see if they can find the whereabouts of the Dingxi team, and if they find anything, they will immediately report to Wen Shilan.

Therefore, after selecting a station, Long Wuju sent dozens of shrewd and capable scouts, either south or west, to investigate.

But said that among the dozens of scouts, there was a ride south to the foothills of Helan Mountain, there was nothing found along the way, and then go forward, it was the Tengger Desert in Dingxi, he was hesitating, whether to continue to go deeper, at noon on this day, when he was waiting to hunt some prey and make a meal, he saw the Yellow Desert sea in the west, under the blazing summer sun, a troop of soldiers and horses loomed.

He rubbed his eyes, made sure that he was not mistaken, hurriedly got on the horse, stopped fighting the prey, and hurried back to report to Long Wuju.

At this moment, the army that appeared on the desert came from the west, and there was no need to think about it at all, it could only be the troops of Dingxi.

This scout judged correctly, this army of soldiers and horses was indeed led by Zhang Shao and came to attack Shuofang's Dingxi army.

Just when the scout turned around and went back to report in a hurry, there was an incident in the Dingxi army in this army that made the main general Zhang Shao slightly embarrassed.

It's not complicated to talk about this incident.

It was already May, the heat in the desert was unbearable, and there was a shortage of water in the army, so a soldier and a knight fought because of the water grabbing.

It stands to reason that the brawl between comrades is dealt with according to military law, but Zhang Shao is embarrassed, the identities of the two sides of this brawl are a bit delicate, the military officer is his subordinate, and the knight is Gao Yancao's subordinate.

When he heard the news, Zhang Shao rushed to the scene.

I saw the two sides fighting for water, while snuggling on the side of the horse, showing off their might, scolding, and standing on the sand, with a blue nose and swollen face, and angry. Zhang Shaoding looked at it and recognized the person with a blue nose and swollen face, who obviously had the upper hand in the water, was a military official under him, and the one who had the upper hand was a knight in Gao Yancao's department.

Zhang Shao asked, "What's going on?" ”

As if he had seen a relative, the officer under his command pointed to the knight and said in a sad and indignant manner: "General! He robbed me of water! ”

"He robbed you of your water?"

"Yes!"

Zhang Shao asked the knight with a pleasant face: "Why did you rob him of water?" ”

The knight was right, stroked the horse beside him, and said, "My horse is thirsty, and he has plenty of water, shouldn't he give me some of it?" ”

Zhang Shao said: "There is a ration of water in the army, and your horse is thirsty, what about the water that is distributed to you?" ”

The knight said, "I have three horses, and where is the little water that is distributed in the army?" He squinted at the officer and said, "He is a little soldier, a useless man, and he has given him water to drink, so why should I drink from my horse!" ”

This knight is Gao Yancao's descendant, but the cavalry in the elite "Taima Battalion" of Dingxi's first-class armored cavalry, the cavalry of the Taima Battalion is a heavy armored cavalry, different from ordinary light cavalry, in order to facilitate marching and fighting, each of them usually has a main horse, a deputy horse, and a number of horses dedicated to camel transport armor, ordnance and other things, so this knight said that he "has three horses".

When the soldier heard his contempt, he said, "It is better to drink the horse than water", and he was furious, and he relied on his main general, Zhang Shao, to come, rolled up his sleeves, and was about to go up and fight with the knight again.

Zhang Shao hurriedly stopped him, hesitated slightly, made a decision to solve the matter, a smile appeared on his fat face, and said to the knight: "Look, you will go out of the desert soon, to Helan Mountain, where there is plenty of water, don't say that you have three horses, that is, thirty horses, which is enough for you to drink!" Okay, okay, a little thing, why make such a big fuss? You go back to the headquarters! ”

The knight snorted, gave a military salute to Zhang Shao, carried the soldier's sheepskin water bag, and led the horse proudly.

Not only was the military official who was robbed of water, but also beaten, he was aggrieved, and said to Zhang Shao: "General, I am careful in my calculations, how can the water that I finally save for myself?" A few of my soldiers were thirsty, and I was going to give them a distribution, but the dog passed by and saw it, so he snatched it for me! General, why did you just let him go? ”

Zhang Shao patted the officer on the shoulder, comforted him and said, "I know that you are careful, and I also know that you love soldiers like children. He looked at the figure of the knight leaving the distance, lowered his voice, and said affectionately and sincerely, "But that knight is General Gao's subordinate, and General Gao is the favorite general of Cao Lingjun, haven't you heard of his name?" One of the hegemons in the Guyin army is also! Even Cao Lingjun also let him score three points, which is a conquest, and waiting for leisure is also up to his temperament. We just came back from the Western Regions, and we are unfamiliar with the people in Guyin, so we have to be polite to him. Bear with this breath! ”

"He said I wasn't as good as his horse!"

"Oh, aren't the knights of the Taima Camp and the Peony Rider so proud? He said that we are not as good as horses, we are not as good as horses? Let's fight a good battle and show them! ”

When Zhang Shao said this, he looked at the soldiers gathered around him, and saw that these soldiers were his subordinates, so he took off the water bladder from the saddle, handed it to the officer, and said, "How many of your subordinates are thirsty?" Helan Mountain is in front of you, when you get to the bottom of the mountain, drink as you please! This bag of water of mine is also saved by me, you can take it and distribute it to the soldiers first, and quench your thirst for the time being. ”

The military officer could understand Zhang Shao's embarrassment, and saw that Zhang Shao gave him his own water, although the grievances and resentment still existed, they were also moved, and said crampedly: "General, Wangshan ran a dead horse, although Helan Mountain is already in sight, if you have to wait until the bottom of the mountain, I am afraid it will take more than half a day, this weather is hot, like a stove, how can the general do without water?" This, this, I can't ask for this. ”

Zhang Shaozhi army, known as sharing weal and woe with the troops, this time through the desert area, he also maintained a consistent style, did not give himself special treatment in water, but like the soldiers of the whole army, every day is distributed according to the ration. His bag of water is his ration today. The officer knew this, because he would not ask for it.

Zhang Shao laughed, forced the water bladder into his hand, and said, "Give it to you, you just take it!" ”

The officer was deeply moved.

Zhang Shao appeased the soldiers who were coming from next week, drove back, and returned to the Chinese army.

The temperature in the desert was too high, Zhang Shao was obese, especially afraid of heat, and when he arrived in the Chinese army, he was already sweating.

A few of his own soldiers set up a simple tent and invited him to come in to rest in the shade. There are no obstacles on the desert, and the march of the troops can be seen at a glance, because the sand is soft and the speed is not very fast, Zhang Shao is as good as a stream, enters the account, and rests for a while.

The captain of the personal soldiers secretly entered the tent, took out a small leather bag from his arms, and presented it to Zhang Shao.

This pro-soldier captain is Zhang Shao's servant, and he is the most trusted by Zhang Shao.

Zhang Shao took the leather bag, pulled off the stopper, and poured a few mouthfuls into his mouth, a red liquid flowed down the corner of his mouth, he reached out to wipe it off, and asked, "How many more bags?" ”

The captain of the pro-soldier said, "There are not many, there are still five bags left." ”

Zhang Shao carefully re-plugged the plug into the sac, returned it to the soldier, and said, "You have to save some drink!" The bar sighed twice and said, "It's a pity that there is no ice, if it can be cold, it will be even more delicious." ”

But it's wine. Zhang Shaojiu was in the Western Regions, and he drank this thing, but when he sent troops from Guyin, he asked his servant and the captain of the personal soldiers to prepare some and bring them with them in the army. Since entering the desert area, the ration of one bag of water a day is really not enough for Zhang Shao, and when he is extremely thirsty, he uses this wine to moisten his throat in the tent. In order not to affect his image of suffering with the soldiers, only the two of them know about this.

The captain of the pro-soldier smiled and said, "Father, isn't it easy to drink cold?" When I get to Shuofang, I'll find ice for my father! ”

At that moment, the curtain of the tent was lifted, and a man entered.

The captain of the pro-soldier was startled, he held the leather bag in his hand, and it was too late to stuff it back into his arms, he turned his eyes to look and saw that it was Li Liang.

Li Liang entered the tent, frowned and saluted Zhang Shao, and said, "General, I heard that a knight in the Taima camp robbed other soldiers of a bag of water?" The general did not punish him, but instead put his own water ......" his eyes fell on the leather bag in the hand of the captain of the army, sniffled, smelled a smell of wine, and what he was saying stopped abruptly, and asked in amazement, "This is?" ”

Zhang Shao looked calm, with an amiable smile on his face, and motioned to the captain of the pro-soldier to give Li Liang the leather bag, and said, "A little bit of Western Regions characteristics, you can taste it." ”

Li Liang caught the leather sac, looked down at the remaining wine stains on the side of the sac, raised his eyes to look at Zhang Shao, and said, "This ......"

"Little meaning, don't push!"

Li Liang didn't drink it in the end, but because of this episode, he originally wanted to suggest that Zhang Shao punish the knight under Gao Yancao's subordinates, so he didn't say it anymore, said goodbye to the account, and after a few steps, the captain of the pro-soldier came out, grabbed him, and said, "...... just now"

Li Liang didn't wait for him to finish, and immediately answered, saying, "I didn't see anything just now. ”

Not to mention that Zhang Shao generously distributed water to his subordinates, but how to judge the fact that he secretly drank wine, only that wine is also wine, and bringing wine into the camp is a violation of military discipline.

After Li Liang's words, the captain of the pro-soldier went back to report to Zhang Shao and didn't say anything, only said Li Liang, walked a few steps forward, paused to look back, looked at the small tent where Zhang Shao was resting, and said in his heart: "This General Zhang is really ......." Borrowing Zhang Shaohao's "small characteristics" and commenting on him, "Hehe, there are no characteristics." ”

At nightfall, the troops arrived at the foot of Helan Mountain.

Further on, we will have to divert to the north and prepare to cross the Yellow River.

That night, after setting up camp on the side of the mountain, Zhang Shao summoned Gao Yancao, Zhao Rangan, Zhao Xing, Li Liang, Bing Bo, An Chong, and other generals who had joined the army to attack Shuofang, and Zhang Gui and Yang Hezhi, who were working on the military aircraft, to discuss the next military action.