Geng Gong led a thousand soldiers to eat and sleep in the open, marching day and night, which was very hard.

Fortunately, the third generation of the Geng family is a general, known as prestige, Geng Gong and the soldiers share weal and woe, no matter what food, housing and transportation, they are the same as ordinary soldiers, no special. Therefore, the soldiers obeyed each other and united as one. The farther north you go, the colder the weather becomes, and the wind and sand are overwhelming. After camping on this day, Geng Gong took Wu Meng and Li Dang to inspect the barracks. Li dared to say: "Brother, tomorrow in Taiyuan County, I heard that there is a kind of wine in Taiyuan County, which is very strong, like fire, and it is drunk in the stomach, like a thousand knives scraping in the stomach." When you encounter this bird's weather, it's so cold, why don't you come over a little bit and move your muscles and blood? ”

Geng Gong frowned: "Brother Dare, this is a march to fight, how can you drink?" Drunk, what if the enemy comes? Li dared to say: "Brother, there was not a person named Xiang Yu before, every time there was a war, he would have to drink a lot, kill people, like cutting vegetables, so powerful, how can you call drinking and not marching to fight?" ”

Geng Gong's face sank, and Wu hurriedly said: "Brother Dare, Brother Geng said that you are not allowed to drink, it is a military order, how dare you disobey the military order!" This is not a messy hill! ”

"Military orders, military orders, all day long is a military order, how can there be so many military orders? Hmph, if you don't drink it, you won't drink it, what's so rare......" Li Dare muttered to himself, and a dark face went down.

At this time, there was a scream from the camp tent in front, although the sound was not loud, but there was a heart-rending smell. Geng Gong's face changed, followed the wailing, and opened the tent and entered. I saw an eight-foot man with a swallow's jaw and a tiger's neck, lying across the bed, his pants pulled up to his knees, and his calves were black and swollen to the size of his thighs. He was sweating profusely, biting the quilt tightly, enduring the boundless pain, still moaning a few times from time to time, Geng Gong asked, "What's the matter?" ”

The soldier next to him said, "General Geng, his name is Fan Qiang." After camping in the evening, I went hunting with him, and suddenly a tiger broke out, Fan Qiang drew his bow and shot the tiger, and the tiger turned around and ran away. We then chased after it, and after chasing for a long time, we saw that suddenly Fan Qiang yelled and fell down. When I helped him back, I saw that his calves were swollen like this, and there were several thin tooth marks on them, which were probably bitten by poisonous snakes. ”

"Snake bite? It's winter, how can there be a venomous snake? Wu Meng said, and suddenly realized: "By the way, when I was doing business in Liangzhou, I heard that there is a snake in the north that has a violent temperament, and even if it hibernates, it can burst out and hurt people." This snake is extremely venomous, and the bitten person needs to suck out the poisonous blood, and once it hits the heart, it will definitely die. However, this blood is very poisonous, and ordinary people ......"

At this time, Fan Qiang was already delirious, and he didn't even have the strength to bite the quilt. Seeing this, Geng Gong didn't say a word, bent over, lay on Fan Qiang's calf, opened his mouth to hold the wound, and sucked hard, a strong fishy smell came to his nose, Geng Gong felt that his stomach was contracting sharply, but he couldn't care so much, frowned, sucked hard, spit it out, and sucked again.

Wu Meng was anxious: "Big brother, big brother, this blood is also poisonous, you are the commander of the army, how can you ...... like this" Li dared to pounce, hugged Geng Gong, and pulled back. Geng Gong struggled and said proudly: "Just because I am the main general in the army, the soldiers are in trouble, of course, it is incumbent on them to work hard!" After speaking, he lay down on the wound again, sucked it up, and spit out mouthfuls of black blood.

The soldier next to him was moved to tears.

After inhaling more than a dozen puffs, Geng Gong couldn't bear it anymore, his head was tilted, he fell to the ground, and fainted. As Wu Meng said, the snake venom is violent, and there are toxins in the blood of the bitten person, and when you suck it, you will inevitably swallow some poisonous blood, which is unbearable.

When Geng Gong woke up, it was already the next morning.

Wu Meng, Li Kang and others were all around him, and when they saw Geng Gong open his eyes, they couldn't help but exclaim: "Big brother woke up, big brother woke up......" Geng Gong struggled to get up, but his whole body was extremely sore, and he said with difficulty: "How is Fan Qiang?" ”

With a "snap", a person knelt in front of the bed, bowed his head and cried: "General Geng, I am Fan Qiang." I am so humble, but you do not hesitate to spend your money, do not hesitate to help me suck blood, save my life, such a great kindness, I Fan Qiang will never be repaid! From now on, I, Fan Qiang, will be your person! In the wind and rain, in the sword and in the fire, as long as General Geng gives an order, I, Fan Qiang, will die ten thousand times, and I will never frown! Geng Gong saw that although Fan Qiang had just recovered from his illness, he was full of energy, and there was a heroic spirit between his eyebrows, and he couldn't help but be happy: "Fan Qiang, I heard that you have excellent archery skills and a thousand catties of strength in your arms, is it true?" ”

"General Geng has won the award. I was born in Orion, since I was a child, with my elders, hunting in the mountains and mountains all day long, some brute strength, know some archery, and like to play boxing sticks, my father let me join the army. ”

"Good, good, good, learn to be literary and martial arts, and lend to the emperor's family. If you have a skill, you should serve the country and make meritorious contributions to your family! Okay, my big man, there's another warrior! Geng Gong saw that Wu Meng and Li Kang's faces were a little dark, and they were very depressed when they sat on the side, and asked, "What's wrong with you?" ”

Fan Qiang said: "After the general fainted, I still had residual poison on my body, and the two elder brothers took turns to suck out the poisonous blood for me, so my face was not good." Geng Gong praised: "Okay." Affectionate, righteous, courageous and knowledgeable, worthy of being my sworn brother! This time to capture the original city, it is very difficult, and I hope that everyone will unite as one, fight bravely to kill the enemy, and conquer the city as soon as possible! ”

Wu Meng and others responded in unison: "Live up to the general's trust!" ”

Geng Gong supported his sick body and insisted on marching, but Wu Meng and others had no choice but to pull out of the village. The north wind was strong, wailing and running all over the ground, Geng Gong rode on horseback, crumbling, barely supporting, and a desolation could not help but gush out from the bottom of his heart, thinking: "How did my father die?" Is my mother okay? Engraved, engraved brother...... "Geng Gong is strong and strong, and every day is like a day." After this incident, Geng Gong won the support of the soldiers even more.

After more than ten days, the soldiers were not far from the Uehara, and the high mountains next to the city could be faintly seen. Geng Gong said: "Who went to the mountains to explore the military situation?" Wu Meng, Li Kang, and Fan Qiang said in unison: "I'll go!" Geng Gong said: "It's okay to go alone, it's not good to have too many people." Li Dang rushed forward and shouted in a rough voice: "Brother, as I said before, I am the vanguard, taking the lead, exploring the military situation, of course I went, don't fight with me." After speaking, the big eyes like copper bells glared at Wu Meng and Fan Qiang. Geng Gong hesitated for a moment, and said with a smile: "It's okay, it's just that you should be careful all the way, don't be reckless, don't be reckless, and if you find out the military situation, you will come back quickly." Li Dang was overjoyed: "My good brother, don't worry, I, Li Dang, will definitely walk with my tail between my legs this time." After saying that, he was triumphant, laughed, and rode away towards the vast distance.

Li Dang was in a hurry, a trip to the mountains and a trip to the water, leaving Geng Gong and the others far behind. On this day, I had reached the foot of the mountain, and when I looked up, I couldn't help but gasp and secretly exclaimed: "What a big mountain!" "I saw that the top of the mountain was plunging into the clouds, and the mountain was full of trees, and I could not see the road ahead. Li Dang tied his horse, tightened his belt, shook his spirits, tore his feet apart, and looked for the way up the mountain.