Chapter 125: Two Wolves (Part I)

After noon the next day, a group of people arrived outside the Two Wolves Pass, only to see the vast and endless barracks tent in the distance, surrounded by the two wolf passes, and each camp tent has a big flag floating on it, with a big character on it: "Han"!

Rooted at the foot of the East and West Yehe Mountains outside the Two Wolf Pass, the Han army flag hunted and hunted, and more than 100,000 White Tiger troops were stationed here.

At this time, it was noon, and many soldiers in the barracks were training, and in an instant, the sound of killing soared into the sky. Compared with the Green Dragon Army, the White Tiger Army is the army of a hundred battles, and the commander of the White Tiger Army, Ye Rendong, is a veteran of the Holy Han Dynasty, although the White Tiger Army only has 120,000 people, but these 120,000 people are indeed more famous than the Green Dragon Army that has been defending the Dragon Capital for a long time.

There are more than 10,000 people, not to mention the tents of the 120,000 White Tiger Army and 60,000 people, looking east, you can't see the edge, and looking west, you can't see the edge. At this time, it was dinner time, and the smoke of each camp rose, and after washing and counting, there were thousands of them, if it were not for the north wind blowing, just this smoke would have shrouded the barracks.

"So many people are just stationed here, but they don't move, and they consume food in vain, what kind of calculation is the emperor playing?" Zhang Xiaowu was puzzled in his heart, concentrating the advantage of troops to destroy the enemy is the first key to the art of war, since ancient times, the two armies have faced each other, as long as there is not too much difference in science and technology and civilization - such as the Qing army against the Eight-Nation Alliance - the more soldiers and the wider will have a greater victory rate, and occasionally the victory with less is often praised. It's just that there are few stories, and most of the time it takes place in a crushing battle. The whole empire should not make such a mistake, even if Emperor Taiqian is a layman to guide an insider, but the Imperial Senate will definitely not allow such a stupid act - unless the Senate instructs Ye Rendong not to support for the time being.

In the later period of the Tiantang Empire, because of the successive emergence of several stupid emperors to govern the country, or reuse eunuchs to disrupt the country, or rely on foreign relatives to cause foreign relatives to disrupt the country, the Tiantang Empire was finally buried. In view of this, the Senate of the Emperor was established shortly after the founding of the Shenghan Dynasty, and Taizu set up nine senators to restrain the imperial power and prevent the stupid emperor from ruining the country in the family-style empire.

The only job of the senators was to monitor the correctness of the emperor's decisions in governing the country, to remind the emperor of major political decisions, and to prevent the emperor from making mistakes. Of course, if the emperor insists on going his own way, the elders of the Holy Han Empire can't stop it, but the elders of the empire are either the emperor's uncle, or the emperor's teacher or the world's old ministers, the emperor really wants to abandon the opinions of the patriarchs, stubbornly and willingly go his own way, but he will also be obstructed by the patriarchs openly and secretly.

Zhang Xiaowu was very interested in the Senate of the Holy Han Empire, but hoped to see how the elders of the empire were fighting the emperor one day. The ministers of the Qing Dynasty did not dare to scold the emperor, which led to the fall of the Qing Empire; The ministers of the Ming Dynasty directly killed the emperor, leading to the demise of the Ming Empire; The ministers of the Song Dynasty did not scold the emperor and the generals, and the Song Empire perished; The ministers of the Tang Dynasty and the emperor fought against each other, and as a result, the country was destroyed by the generals......

In fact, it doesn't matter whether he is scared or not, the important thing is that Zhang Xiaowu, as a modern person, will take a look at how this ancient person scolded the emperor, and whether he would be as ruthless as Li Cunyuan was to Cheng Chu.

When it was ten miles away from the White Tiger Military Camp, the White Tiger Army scout cavalry immediately rushed forward to interrogate, and when they learned that the Dead Soldier Battalion was escorting Miss Gu Jia, the scout returned to report. Soon, a team of people immediately stepped forward to escort and took over the escort task of the Dead Soldier Battalion, and the duties of the Dead Soldier Battalion ended.

Zhang Xiaowu wanted to send the wounded soldiers through the pass, and the rest of the soldiers could only be stationed outside the city, and they had to be on the rocky beach on the north side of the White Tiger military camp.

Everyone set up camp and were eager to see the flowers of the Two Wolf City, but Zhang Xiaowu didn't bring many people, except for the fourteen wounded soldiers who returned to their hometowns, that is, the escort team of ten people such as Wu Song and Zhao Suo, and Zu Gongmao, who entered the city to find his wife and daughter, Wang Yijin and Chen Guanxi, who protected Zhang Xiaowu, and no one else.

Xiao Kai's Guan Cheng was so anxious that he walked around in front of Zhang Xiaowu, Zhang Xiaowu was upset and said, "You can come with it, but if you cause me other trouble after entering the city, beware of your skin." Guan Cheng was overjoyed, knowing that Zhang Xiaowu was taking care of himself, and grinned and said that he would never cause trouble.

While we were discussing, Chen Boqing came to say goodbye and said that I would see you again in the future, and hoped that we were already colleagues. Zhang Xiaowu laughed and said, "If I can come back alive after the war is over, and I want you to drink, you need to get me drunk." ”

Chen Boqing also laughed loudly, but suddenly saw the second lady get out of the car despite the maids' obstruction, and suddenly had a headache, and was about to give up her hand to speak, but saw Gu Ruoxi running all the way to Zhang Xiaowu, holding her knees and gasping for breath. She did not cover her face this time, revealing a peerless face, and the merchants and sergeants were once again impressed by her beauty, but they only dared to peep secretly, and some lowered their heads.

"Second Miss." Zhang Xiaowu nodded and said hello, "I haven't seen you for a few days, don't come to harm, why don't you dress up as a man today?" ”

"Humph!" Gu Ruoxi knew that he was teasing herself, if he hadn't saved herself that day, but she didn't know what would happen to her, she muttered and said, "Lord Zhang, this time in Longdu, I'm afraid it will be extremely difficult to meet you again, Xi's medical skills, what else do you want to teach me?" ”

Zhang Xiaowu thought for a while and said: "Probably no, I don't know much, and the second lady is better than the blue, and she has surpassed me a lot." Where do I dare to teach you again, I'm afraid that you should teach me now, I don't believe you ask those wounded. I only hope that you can really carry this forward, because the number of specialized military doctors in the army is very small, and it is related to the morale of the army. ”

Gu Ruoxi immediately clenched his small fists and said ambitiously: "Don't worry, Lord Zhang, I will definitely carry forward Xi's medical skills, and if you are injured on the front line in the future, maybe if you return to Longdu for treatment, I will operate on you." ”

Zhang Xiaowu was taken aback and said with a wry smile: "Second Miss, do you know that some jobs are the most taboo to say some things?" ”

"What job?"

"The mortuary of Yizhuang, the doctor of the medical officer, and the jailer of the prison can't say that they want to see you again, otherwise they will be easily beaten."

Gu Ruoxi smiled so much, and suddenly everyone was incensed, and they couldn't wait to replace Zhang Xiaowu in front of her at this moment. Seeing that everyone was jealous, Zhang Xiaowu turned around and stopped in front of Gu Ruoxi, blocking the eyes of the others. Gu Ruoxi reluctantly stopped her smile before she nodded and said, "Lord Zhang, then I hope that in the future, you will be promoted and make a fortune and come to Longdu City to be an official, okay?" ”

Zhang Xiaowu shook his head and said, "Don't go." ”

Gu Ruoxi was surprised: "Why?" ”

Zhang Xiaowu said confidently: "The so-called shallow water is more than eight kings, there are big brothers everywhere, and the dragon capital in the capital is all official eunuchs and their clan forces, and a young general like me from a civilian background goes to Longdu to be an errand for others, so I don't want to suffer that sin." How good it is in the north of this Saibei, the sky is like a dome, covering the four fields, the sky is firm, the wilderness is vast, and the wind blows the grass and sees the cattle and sheep. ”

Gu Ruoxi thought that after returning to the Central Plains, she would no longer see the beautiful scenery and someone outside the plug, and she was very melancholy in her heart, and sighed and said: "If you go to Longdu, you can come to the Gu family to find me, and you will also bring your wife." ”

Zhang Xiaowu nodded, and didn't explain much.

Gu Ruoxi said goodbye, and glanced at Zhang Xiaowu deeply in the farewell, with infinite melancholy and grievance in his eyes, as if he wanted to say something.

As an adult, Zhang Xiaowu naturally knew the meaning of that parting look, and he swore that Gu Ruoxi's eyes were the most beautiful eyes he had ever seen in his two lives, and that resentful and longing look always reminded him of the tenderness of the gaze of the Japanese singer Akina Nakajima in his previous life. "Goodbye, Second Miss." Zhang Xiaowu said in his heart, without any explanation.

In the distance, Chen Boqing said goodbye, he also waved his hand, Chen Boqing had never seen this way of farewell, and smiled slightly.

The rest of the people laughed and talked in a low voice, but looking at Lord Zhang's eyes were full of admiration, seeing Zhang Xiaowu turn around, Wu Song rode close and reminded: "My lord, I'm ready to enter the customs." ”

"Everyone, prepare." Zhang Xiaowu turned around and said.

Wu Song sneered: "My lord, I have married a wife and three concubines, do you need my advice?" ”

Xiao Kai also said: "Yes, Mr. Wu has experience. ”

"Xiao Kai, you will die, stay outside the city and lead the team." Zhang Xiaowu scolded and dispersed the raging fire of a group of gossip men, and then took more than 30 people, including Zu Gongmao, Wu Song, Zhao Suo, Wang Yijin and Guan Cheng, to the Two Wolves Pass.

The Gu family's convoy entered the customs first, and Zhang Xiaowu then handed over the Guan Butterfly and passed through the White Tiger Army camp first, but through the fenced path, he could not see the camp and army in the White Tiger Army, and could only hear the shouts of killing and training. Wu Song smiled: "The last time I came, I passed the same way, but the last time the cry was much louder than now. ”

"Maybe it's someone sleeping." Zu Gongmao said with a smile.

After passing through the White Tiger Military Camp, everyone finally saw the whole picture of the North Pass of the Two Wolves, and couldn't help but exclaim again and again, the two layers of the city wall, and the inner wall with even more towering inside the outer wall, are all built of cyan hard stone, which is extremely hard. On the city wall, white flags were waved in the wind, and nearly 100 ballista carts showed their thick crossbow arrows, glaring ahead. The wolf guards guarding the two wolf passes, dressed in leather armor, with a leather hat on their heads, and a cluster of wolf tails on the top of the hat are quite distinctive, they are holding strong bows, eyeing each other, although there is a white tiger army outside the city, but they still dare not relax, and they are elite divisions.

The two wolf pass city walls are only two miles long, and there are thousands of high mountains on both sides, and the end is the first pass in the world, and even a bird cannot fly over it.

There is only one city gate in the two wolf passes, and when you walk in, the city gate is a foot high, a foot five feet wide cast iron gate, hanging high, looking at it from a distance, it is so frightened that people can't help but retreat, for fear that the iron gate will fall down and smash people into flesh. It is not the first time that many people have seen the Two Wolves Pass, and they can be shocked beyond words by this majestic momentum and coldness.