On the way back, in addition to exhaustion, Yan Wuji felt more fear and regret for the rest of his life, afraid that the secret in his heart would be buried forever, and he regretted paying for his brother's life, but in the end he returned in vain.

But under the circumstances at that time, this was also a helpless move, the group of Humeng cavalry persevered in chasing themselves, not for the lives of a few of their own people, but for the prisoners they captured, if they still took the Humeng prisoners at that time, even if the other party took the Dayan cavalry behind them, it was inevitable that the net would be broken, so if you want to live, the prisoners must not be brought.

Looking back at the comrades-in-arms lying quietly in the caravan, the big living people who were drinking and chatting together last night, those parents, wives and children they mentioned, I don't know how heartbreaking it will be when they receive the pension from the imperial court.

"Major General, will you come with me to meet the battalion commander when you go back?" Zhu Ziming broke the silence with a voice, and continued: "He must be sitting in the big tent now. ”

Yan Wuji tugged at the corners of his mouth and smiled slightly: "I want to meet, speaking of which, he can be regarded as my uncle." ”

Zhu Ziming continued: "If the battalion commander hears the young general say this, I don't know how happy he will be in his heart." ”

"It's just...... Alas! Seeing that Zhu Ziming wanted to speak and stopped, Yan Wuji nodded to signal that he didn't need to scruple, so he said: "It's not that we are resentful as courtiers, but today's Dayan has long since lost the martial arts of the original emperor, and there is no Qingming world of the second emperor of Jinghui. ”

Yan Wuji exhaled a breath of turbidity and nodded approvingly: "Yes, now there are not many battlefield veterans like Qiu Yingshuai left in the army, but Hu Meng is growing stronger day by day. ”

"Let's hope it's just a bluff this time."

The night grew darker with the horses' hooves, and the knights on the way back were wrapped in winter clothes, and in their clenched teeth, they finally saw the outline of the town of Shema, and only now did everyone really relax, with the slowly opening gates, as if they had entered a reincarnation, full of joy of rebirth.

After settling the tired soldiers under his command, Zhu Ziming took Yan Wuji and several other surviving members of the Shui Zishi and went straight to Qiu Xin's mansion, sure enough, as Zhu Ziming said, only a moment after the report, Qiu Xin, whose eyes were bloodshot, ran out in a hurry, his tired look and constricted brows showed the master's impatient mood before, and when he saw Zhu Ziming standing at the door with a living Yan Wuji, Qiu Xin felt that the oppressive darkness had become bright with the arrival of Yan Wuji and others.

Looking at the old battalion commander in armor and helmet in front of him, Yan Wuji had a lot of thoughts in his heart for a while, he didn't want to let himself get any privileges than ordinary soldiers because of his background, he also wanted to gain fame with his own ability, but he had to admit that he was not so powerful now, and he was too small, Yan Wuji sighed secretly, if it weren't for his background, he would have walked on the Huangquan Road at this time.

"Maybe this background is also part of my own ability." Yan Wuji used an irrefutable excuse to put aside this thought, to be honest, for Qiu Xin to care so much about his safety, Yan Wuji's heart was full of gratitude, seeing that Zhu Ziming had finished handing over to Qiu Xin, Yan Wuji led the water team to come forward to meet:

"I've seen the battalion commander!"

"It's good to come back, it's good to come back, go sit down for a while, I let the kitchen prepare some hot meals, fill my stomach first, Lao Zhu, you also come, the brothers under your command, I have already ordered people to prepare their meals." As he spoke, Qiu Xin looked at the people in Shui Zishi with satisfaction, and led everyone to the living room.

"Haha, the food of the camp commander's family is not available at any time, so you are welcome." Everyone sat around the table full of dishes, although it was not a delicacies from the mountains and seas, but there was wine and meat, but it was hearty, Zhu Ziming's stomach had been screamed several times, and at this time he smelled the smell of wine and meat, how could he bear it, and after confessing his sins to everyone, he drank the wine in the cup and began to feast.

"You old boy" Qiu Xin scolded with a smile: "Let's not be stunned, hurry up, it's slow, but it's all eaten up by Zhu Ziming." “

After three rounds of drinking, everyone felt that they had the bottom goods in their stomachs, so they began to talk about the thrills of this road, even the battle-hardened veteran Qiu Xin couldn't help but sweat for them, and after listening to the nine deaths of several people, Qiu Xin said:

"In this way, so far we have not been able to detect the enemy's reality, so we can only do a good job of defending our town first, and then send scouts to investigate."

Zhu Ziming asked on the side: "Battalion commander, did you ask for reinforcements from Caiguan?" ”

"The transfer of reinforcements is not possible for the time being, the transfer of the army means the consumption of a large amount of materials, and we have not yet figured out the reality of the enemy, and we should be guilty of lying about the military situation if we move the army rashly, but the current situation must be reported to the old commander immediately, and be fully prepared."

Qiu Xin rubbed his temples with a headache, temporarily gave up thinking about these headaches, and said to Zhu Ziming: "Old Zhu, I know you are working hard, but I have a few things that you still have to do."

Seeing that everyone was looking at him, Qiu Xin stretched out his fingers and said: "First, tomorrow you will escort those scouts who are running south with the team members to Dianjiangtai, and the old man will personally see what these army moths look like; second, send some scouts tonight to spy overnight; Third, go and let Liu Debiao see if you have fewer arms and legs, and then ask him to roll Lao Tzu to sleep. ”

Zhu Ziming inexplicably heard Qiu Xin let him tell Liu Debiao that he could go to sleep, and just wanted to ask out loud, but seeing that Qiu Xin just smiled and waved his hand, expressing his reluctance to say more, Zhu Ziming, who was confused, had to accept the order, said goodbye to Yan Wuji, and went to arrange Qiu Xin's task.

Qiu Xin saw that Zhu Ziming had left, and it was inevitable that sleepiness would hit, so he snorted and said to Yan Wuji and the others: "It's useless to be old, and I will be dizzy and swollen after a few times of water and wine, you can continue, I won't accompany you, go back and sleep well when you're full, and see how the old man gets rid of insects in a few days." ”

……

After eating and drinking, Yan Wuji and the others walked out of the camp marshal's mansion, the cold night wind made several people shiver in unison, and Song Tao hesitated a little and said:

"Team Zheng, we want to go and see the little monkeys first."

Yan Wuji's gaze swept over the other four people one by one, Liu Song, Guo Tuzhi, Jia Yu, and Zhou Songren, although there were no words, their eyes had already revealed their thoughts, Yan Wuji exhaled a mouthful of white mist heavily, and said:

"Go and go back quickly, I'll go back and arrange it first."

Seeing that Yan Wuji agreed, the five of them didn't have time to salute him with their fists, and hurried to the place where the remains of the little monkey and others were stored.

Yan Wuji walked alone to the east station of the city where the Zuowei Scout Camp was located, because the Zuowei Battalion was also responsible for patrolling the night tonight, so he wanted to help Song Tao and others report to Zhu Ziming, he also wanted to go to see the little monkey and them for the last time like Song Tao and the others, look at their appearance again, recall their smiling faces again, and call them brothers again, but he is their leader, and he has his own things to do.

He knew that after dawn, their bodies would turn into a blank of loess and sleep in the flames, and he also knew that in this tent, there would be a few new faces called brothers who would soon join him, and he also knew that in this time of the change of the sun and the moon, there would be a pair of faces that appeared and faded in his mind, but what he didn't know was how long it would take him to become numb to these lives and deaths, maybe tomorrow, or maybe until he also became the fading face in the minds of others.

"Zhang Shide, Liu Chuanming, Little Monkey, Li Sheng, if I forget you one day, remember to tell me in my dream."

All the way to the Left Guard Command Mansion, Zhu Ziming had already finished his work and returned to the house to rest, Yan Wuji informed Zhu Ziming of Song Tao and others, Zhu Ziming also expressed his understanding, but asked Yan Wuji to tell a few people that in the future, if there is no order at night, you must not go out at will, otherwise it will be treated as a detailed matter.

The two chatted for a few words, Yan Wuji said goodbye and went back to the camp tent to rest, Zhu Ziming was a little embarrassed in his heart, "There is no feast in the world", but this way between the ranks is too cruel, thinking that Liu Debiao is looking for himself in order to go out of the city today, he actually fought with the battalion commander face to face, and finally was asked by the battalion commander to tie the guards to the pillar with a rope, until he came to the door, he kept begging to let him out of the city, that sentence: "Please, battalion marshal, I am such a brother now!" Zhu Ziming's heart couldn't calm down for a long time, isn't this the love between robes that is not a brother but a brother.

Wiping the corners of his eyes, his voice became a little choked:

"It's a pity, there were hundreds of brothers who were trapped in the camp back then, and now there are only me and Biaozi left."