His immediate priority now is to find Katsubo's battalion.

Although he did not witness the outcome of today's battle, in a war with a generation gap, the final defeat of the Qing army was probably inevitable. The difference is that because of that successful raid, probably not the whole army will be wiped out.

He knew that after the defeat of the Qing army, Shengbao himself would retreat to Dingfuzhuang, where he would reorganize the army and contain the defeated soldiers. Dingfuzhuang is more than 20 miles northwest of Bali Bridge, Guan Zhuofan estimated that he had walked for less than two hours before he saw the military tent outside the village.

The reason why he was in a hurry to get here was because he was anxious to find his identity.

Up to now, he only knew that he was a low-level military attache in the Beijing camp, and his position was that of the foreign commissioner of the Nine Ranks, and he didn't know anything else. And a person without an identity can't survive on this shijie, he has to find his comrades and find out who he really is, where he lives, and who else is in the family. Another thing that sounds strange but must be inquired about is his age.

When he arrived at the camp, he reported to the sentries the names that the supervisor Zuihou had shouted at one time when he was kneeling on the ground today, and reported them to the sentries -- Alhatu, Caierjia, and Tumen. These are the people who charged with him, and it is not known if any survived.

In the midst of the defeated army, the numbers of various troops are complicated, so finding someone has become a legitimate reason. Guan Zhuofan's luck was good, and soon the sentry brought someone to pick him up.

"Guan San!" It was the bearded military attache who came out, squatted slightly, and hugged Guan Zhuofan's waist.

The waist hugging ceremony is a kind of etiquette between good friends of flag people, and it is generally done by the young to the elderly. Guan Zhuofan saw that this bearded man was obviously older than himself, and he made this salute, of course, because he was grateful for shouting "disobedience" in his voice today and saving everyone's lives.

"Go to my tent and sit down first, I've already asked someone to call Lao Cai!" The bearded man took him by the hand and led him all the way to a tent in the camp. There was already a person sitting in the tent, five short figures, extremely strong, seeing Guan Zhuofan, his eyes lit up with surprise, he stood up, and actually asked him to be on the spot: "Xiaoguan, thank you!" ”

This is heavier than the waist hug, and the gratitude is especially heavy. Guan Zhuofan was about to return the gift, but was stopped by two people.

"You're polite, the two lives of me and Lao Ah were all rewarded by you."

This is Cai Erjia, and the bearded one is Alhatu. Guan Zhuofan looked at the two of them with inquiring eyes and asked, "...... other people?"

Alhatu's gaze dimmed, and he shook his head: "Of the seven who rushed together, the only ones left alive were me and Lao Cai, I thought you wouldn't be able to come back......"

"Don't talk about this, it's all days!" Lao Cai waved his hand and smiled at Guan Zhuofan: "You are extremely majestic today, and Lao Ah is not bad, he personally cut a foreign soldier." ”

"Is there such a thing? Congratulations, Big Brother! Guan Zhuofan thought to himself, it turned out that one of the enemy soldiers who died was killed by Lao A.

"The important thing is to grab the head and come back, this is a rarity!" Lao Cai said with great interest, "The big man said that he wants to protect Lao Ah with a Xiao riding school, and in the Xiao riding camp in the future, isn't it our serious boss?" "Say hahadaxiao.

Guan Zhuofan said in his heart, it turns out that we are from the Xiaoqi battalion. The Xiaoqi school is a positive six products, and it is roughly the same level as the thousand in the green camp, and if it is a real job, it is also very valuable.

Alhatu was a little embarrassed, and hurriedly waved his hand to stop the conversation: "Don't say these boring words again." Come on, let's drink! After that, he took out two large oiled paper bags and a gourd from the back of the shop, and said with a smug smile: "Lao Xiangji's sauce tripe, braised mutton, isn't it bad?" The wine is a burning knife in a large wine vat on the street, and it will be drunk. ”

The three of them drank wine and ate meat in the tent, and they all felt a little drunk.

"Brother," said Alhatu with emotion, "we all misjudged you, but we didn't expect you to be hidden." ”

"Big brother, I can't afford to say this," Guan Zhuofan said with a smile, "Today is just a fluke." ”

"That's right." Lao Cai picked up the conversation, "Xiaoguan, I always said that you are very good, but you are too timid, sometimes...... Hehe, sometimes there are a little straw bales, who would have thought that I would see the real chapter today! You talk back to Lord Sheng, that spirit, I knelt on the ground and thought, this kid is crazy, who knew that Lord Sheng really ate you! ”

Guan Zhuofan has always had a question, and when he saw this, he took the opportunity to ask: "Why did the two eldest brothers who are such heroic people also violate the military discipline of fleeing from the battle today, and they are going to be killed?" ”

"Lao Cai and I suffered the same loss." Alhatu smiled bitterly, shook his head and said, "Our dozen horses are raw horses. The first time they charged, as soon as the devils on the other side shot a big rocket, the beasts exploded and ran around. It's okay to run forward, it's okay to run left and right, but the two of us have been carried to the handsome, and we can't stop it! You say, "If you don't kill us, who will you kill?" There's no place to reason. ”

I see, Guan Zhuofan laughed when he heard it.

"By the way, the Uzo leader in the camp came to ask you just now." Alhatu suddenly remembered something important, "The marshal has promised you, as long as you don't die, give you a real shortage of Lingchang, and I will take you to Urzuo tomorrow." ”

"This ......" Guan Zhuofan pondered for a moment, and still said: "This is missing, I don't plan to ask for it." ”

"What?!" Lao Cai exclaimed, "You're crazy again, right?" ”

Since the Qing Dynasty Pinghongyang's military revival, the war has been fought year after year, and there are a lot of people who have been promoted with military merits, and the Qing Dynasty has an inferior system of donating officials, which leads to the abuse of famous weapons, and the rank and rank have become less valuable. There was once a general's personal soldier, who accumulated merit to protect the third rank, but there was no official to award, so he had to continue to be his personal soldier. These things were said as jokes in later generations, but at the same time, it also shows that the real lack is the most eye-catching thing, so it is not surprising that Lao Cai has such a reaction.

But Kwan Zhuofan also has his own considerations. Soldiers are fierce and dangerous, high returns bring high risks, even if the seven grades are really lacking, after all, it is a day of licking blood with a knife, and it is not necessarily possible to escape death like today every time. Since he plans to live well in this era, he still wants to find another path for himself, first seek a stable and stable situation.

But there is no way to say these words to Cai A and the others. Guan Zhuofan thought about it and felt that he had just made up a reason to the two of them.

"Don't hide it from the two eldest brothers," he sighed and made a confused expression, "The younger brother can still remember now, except for seeing the two eldest brothers, but he has forgotten everything before today." ”

Cai A and the others listened dumbfounded as Guan Zhuofan told him how he lost his memory, how he was hit by a shell from a French devil, how he relied on the shield of the yellow horse to not die, how he fainted and didn't wake up all day, how he walked in the middle of the night to find out where the camp was, and how he saw the two eldest brothers as if he saw his relatives...... All sorts of things. Speaking of which, except for the word amnesia, everything else is true.

After hearing this, the two were surprised and moved, and when they looked at each other, Lao Cai opened his mouth first.

"Xiao Guan, you are a soul disorder!" Lao Cai, who thought he was well-informed, said solemnly, "The weapons of Westerners are the most evil, and when the cannon sounds, how many people are lost and depressed!" But it doesn't matter, I see that you have all three yangs, and God belongs, as long as you go home to recuperate for a while, you can slowly find back a lost soul. ”

That's a good statement! Guan Zhuofan thought to himself, the reason for leaving the camp in this way is even more high-sounding.

"Guan San, can you still remember things at home?" Alhatu is a bit older and thinks more for him.

Guan Zhuofan shook his head.

"Oh-" Lao Cai also understood, since he didn't remember anything now, he had to make up for him.

"You and Lao Cai are both inlaid with red flags, I am with white flags, we are all good buddies." Alhatu said, "Your family lives in Shoubi Hutong in the south of the city, the third in the south...... It's still the fourth courtyard, and I'll send you back tomorrow anyway. Your father and mother and eldest brother are gone, and nothing else...... Other...... You don't usually talk to us much about family matters. Speaking of this, Alhatu glanced at Lao Cai, and both of them couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed and ashamed on their faces.

Guan Zhuofan thought to himself, it seems that the person he crossed may not be much better than the one he crossed during his lifetime, and he and Lao A and Lao Cai may not be some "good buddies". The two of them are so affectionate to themselves now, probably because their performance today impresses them.

"Alas, it would be nice if Ma Eqi was also there, usually you are best with him." Lao Cai said regretfully, "It's a pity that the first charge is gone today, and the orphans and widows left behind are really pitiful." ”

Ma Eqi, Guan Zhuofan remembered this name.

"No matter what happened in the past, from today onwards, I will be two of my brothers." Guan Zhuofan said very sincerely, "I'll just go home by myself tomorrow, the capital is so big, I can't lose it!" However, in the camp, there are two things that I ask the two brothers to do for me, one is to take a leave of absence for me, anyway, I can't fight like I am now. The second is that Wu Zuo led the real shortage of the Ling Commander for me, and I still had to be my external Ling Chang. ”

It is also called Lingchang, but the weight is very different. The external commission, also called Lan Lingchang, means that the appointment outside the establishment, although there is also a rank, but it is only nine ranks. And Ling Chang is the title of Zheng Qipin, an upright military attache of the imperial court.

"No!" Alhatu pondered for a long time, shook his head and said. Seeing Guan Zhuofan looking at himself, he hurriedly said: "Don't get me wrong, take leave for you, that's a matter of one sentence, leave it to me." I don't think we can do that. Anyway, I took the ministry of the seven products first, and then took the two official uniforms, and it was also haode to wear them out to scare people. If you don't have a real shortage or not, you can think about it in the long run. Even if you really don't want this official at that time, you have to tell Lao Wu about the catty and a few hundred taels of silver, but you can't cheapen him for nothing. ”

Guan Zhuofan understands that if he doesn't want this shortage, naturally someone will rush to ask for it, and Wu Zuoling will have a great chance to report it to his private pocket. Alhatu was really planning for him, so he said this to him, and he was grateful, and said: "Big brother, I listen to you, what you say, do what you say." ”

"You don't have to worry about it, tomorrow morning, you just have to show up. I'll do the rest for you, and even the envoy fee for the book office will be mine. ”

"How's that going to work! It's still up to me to pay the fee. Guan Zhuofan didn't agree. According to the bad rules of the time, all officials who were promoted had to give a bribe to the scribe who issued the ministry license in order to pass the customs, otherwise there would be a way to frustrate you, and you would never be allowed to get the formalities happily. And when you receive your official uniform, it's the same. Guan Zhuofan doesn't know how much money is needed, but he was promoted by himself, but he asked others to pay for it, which is really unreasonable.

"Xiaoguan, this money belongs to me and Lao Alai, you don't care." Lao Cai saw that Alhatu hesitated and didn't speak, so he simply took over the conversation, "You don't remember, I'll tell you directly, your situation is not very good!" ”

As soon as he said this, Guan Zhuofan understood, to put it bluntly, he had no money. Depressed on the spot, speechless.

Crossing into such an unlucky ghost, not to mention the dead father, dead mother, dead big brother, he was so poor that he couldn't even get the money for promotion - God, you call this a way out?

"That's right," Lao Cai's eyes lit up, and he remembered one thing, "You have been engaged once!" ”

Have I ever been engaged? Kwan Zhuofan was very interested.

"That's it...... It's just ......" Lao Cai swallowed again, "I don't know if I'm married or not." ”