Zhong Yue squinted at Yuan Wendu and said, "Don't get up yet!" ”

Shao Xu hurriedly stepped forward to help Yuan Wendu, Zhong Yue walked towards the big tent with his head held high, Yuan Wendu was shocked, and had to follow him into the big tent.

"Stand down." Zhong Yue said, looking around.

The officers didn't know what they meant, so they didn't dare to move in place, and Yuan Wendu immediately motioned to everyone to "retreat" with his eyes. The officers hurriedly took their leave, and withdrew from their accounts. Shao Xu followed Yuan Wendu into the account, and there were only these three people left in the account at this time.

Zhong Yue: "When I first came, I heard that you Yuan Wendu wanted to let General Shao Xu come and go, when did you have such great ability!" ”

Yuan Wendu didn't dare to say anything on the side, Shao Xu saw it in his eyes, although he hated it in his heart, but this was a good time to show kindness to Yuan Wendu. So he said to Zhong Yue: "This is just a rumor in the army, I just arrived, everything is carried out by General Yuan on my behalf, General Yuan is busy with military affairs, so that we have no time to communicate with each other, everyone thinks that the two of us are not in harmony, so rumors are spreading, the so-called rumors stop at the wise, hope Marshal Zhong is clear." ”

Zhong Yue suddenly turned his anger into joy: "Seeing you two like this, I am also relieved." Otherwise, if the two of you have a disagreement, then you have the strength to kill the enemy. ”

"Please rest assured, Lord Zhong, I, Yuan Wendu, am not a person who does not care about the overall situation, and in the future, I will work together with General Shao to kill the enemy and defend my family and country.

Zhong Yue said to the two: "I am the commander of the three armies, and you two are the commanders of the right guard battalion, so you should practice today's words in the future, and put the country first in everything." That's all I say, I hope you two will put aside your personal grievances and do your best for the country. ”

After Zhong Yue finished speaking, he went out of the tent, and Shao and Yuan followed him out of the tent.

"There is no need to send each other, Yuan Wendu, you will return to the army to rectify, don't slack off. After Zhong Yue finished speaking, he walked forward, followed by a group of sergeants, and Shao Xu also followed.

"Brother Bochou, thank you for your help today." Shao Xu said with a smile.

"If Meng Zhiqing hadn't come to my house early in the morning to look for me, I wouldn't know. You dare to break in alone, in case he Yuan Wendu is Tian Hong's party, then how can you retreat! ”

Shao Xu bowed and said: "It's me who is reckless, it's all up to Brother Bo to help me today, otherwise I will be driven out of this right guard camp by Yuan Wendu soon." I haven't seen you for a long time, but Brother Bo is still so good, when will I be content with my brother in 10,000. ”

"You kid, your mouth is sweet, don't fool me with this. This Yuan Wendu is my old department, and I will not embarrass you again in the future, you must also govern the army with your heart, and do not vain my painstaking efforts to recommend you as a pioneer in front of Your Majesty, don't do this little thing in the future, I will go home, you go back. ”

Shao Xu took the reins for Zhong Yue, helped him up on the horse, and bowed down to see Zhong Yue off. Zhong Yue's residence is not far from here, and it can be reached in less than an hour, Shao Xu can't help but sigh when he sees the figure of this big brother leaving, the first time he sees him in the Linxing Pavilion, the arrogance of that body makes people yearn for it. Later, under the recommendation of his eldest brother Shao Xi, he met him, Shao Xu was born handsome and upright, and his conversation was unconventional. Half a year ago, Zhong Yue was transferred to Yingzhou, and as Emperor Jing's appointed imperial history, he was appointed as the assassin of Yingzhou to supervise the affairs of Yingzhou.

On the morning of the next day, Shao Xu gathered all the officers and sergeants of the Right Guard Battalion in the school field, which was also the first time he had led the army for training since he entered the Right Guard Battalion on the 18th day. Shao Xu looked around, but he didn't see Yuan Wendu, so he asked, "Where is General Yuan?" ”

At this time, Zhao Huaide stood up and replied: "General Yuan suffered from the wind and cold yesterday and has been suffering from a headache, and now he is recuperating in the camp. ”

"Meng joins the army and Wu joins the army, and the two of you will train on your behalf, and you must not slack off. Zhao Changshi, you and I went with you to visit General Yuan. ”

Zhao Huaide led the way, and after a while, he arrived outside Yuan Wendu's tent, Shao Xu respectfully said inside: "General Yuan, Shao Xu came to see you, I just heard that you felt a cold, so I took it upon myself to come to visit General Yuan, hoping that the general would not be surprised." ”

"It's just that I felt a little cold, and General Lao Shao came to visit in person, Yuan was ashamed, and asked the general to come into the tent to speak."

Shao Xu had to enter the account, and looked at Yuan Wendu, who was sick on the couch, hurriedly stepped forward to hold his hand and said: "General Yuan, you take good care of your body, and Shao will come to General Yuan every day to discuss with you in the army." Now that the day of departure is approaching, General Yuan is the humerus of the right guard battalion, and I hope that the general will recuperate.

Yuan Wendu motioned for Zhao Huaide to withdraw from the tent, although Zhao Huaide was unwilling, he had to retire and walk out of the tent.

Yuan Wendu got up slowly, only to see that he was wearing armor, completely lost the sickness just now, and before Shao Xu could react, Yuan Wendu fell to the ground with a "poof".

Shao Xu: "General Yuan, why are you here, hurry up, Shao can't stand such a big gift." ”

"Yuan is ashamed, embarrassed by the general everywhere, General Shao tolerates tolerance and me, and rushes to this amount of energy I Yuan Wendu, today I have to call sick, just to find out if Shao is a person who has shallow personal grievances, the general does not make doubts and comes to visit in person, so heartfelt, if I Yuan Wendu still says that I can't afford to be sick, I am a little sorry for General Shao's heart."

Shao Xu pulled Yuan Wendu up, the two of them clasped hands tightly, Yuan Wendu invited Shao Xu to go to the marching tent of the right guard camp together, the two talked and laughed all the way, and the past went with the west wind.

A month later, at the beginning of October, three days later, when the army was marching, dust and smoke rose on the school ground, shouts came in bursts, and columns of sergeants came in a row, and the drums beat "Boom! "Dong" responded to the rise, the flag waved, and the columns instantly turned into a phalanx, dozens of people in a formation, with the drum and the change of the flag and constantly moved, from a circle into a phalanx.

There are four people standing on the platform, Shao Xu and Yuan Wendu are listed on both sides, and the first person on the left is this Yingzhou Mu Cao Ren, and one person next to him is his cronies Xu Neishi.

"Shao Xu, I didn't expect that you are young, and you have a hand in training the army, and that kid from the Tian family is far inferior to you." Cao Yiren said.

Shao Xu moved to the front, bowed down and said: "Thanks to the trust of Duke Cao, my subordinates dare not slack off for a moment, the military affairs of this right guard battalion are all handled by General Yuan, and I am just sitting back and enjoying the results." ”

Cao Qiren stroked his beard and said with a smile: "It's still a teacher, his old man has a unique vision, you kid is really a talent for marching and fighting, this time you come to fight, you can only win but not lose." ”

"Please rest assured that Gong Cao, Shao Xu will take down this battle."

"Then I will know that this right guard camp order will be handed over to you today, and if there is any mistake, I will not spare you." Cao Qiren took out the talisman and pinched it in his hand, and after finishing speaking, he handed it over to the entourage beside him and told him to take it to Shao Xu's hands. Shao Xu knelt on the ground, his head down and his hands spread upward, and respectfully took over the order of the right guard battalion.

"You are the true commander of this right guard battalion from today onwards, and anyone who disobeys your military orders can be beheaded on the spot according to military discipline, and you don't need to report it to me." Cao Yi said solemnly to Shao Xu.

Shao Xu knelt on the ground, repeatedly thanked and resigned, Cao Yi did not allow it, Shao Xu should come down, and then led him to look around in the right guard camp.

When Cao Xu was leaving, he repeatedly told Shao Xu to beware of Tian Hongfu, Shao Xu bowed down to see him off, Shao Xu led the horse to welcome Cao Yanren on the horse, and several fast horses whipped away, leaving only a burst of smoke and dust.

The light of the morning dusk dimmed little by little, the red halo on the horizon seemed to be burning, I haven't looked at the afterglow of the sunset for a long time, Shao Xu looked at it in his eyes, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart, he walked out of the gate of the right guard camp, walked to the high slope alone, straightened up and looked at the sky carefully. There is always a wind in this place before the night falls, and the night becomes very cold, and a gust of wind blows up the sand and dust flying in the sky, and gradually Shao Xu thinks about it.

A figure slowly appeared in the sky that was "burned red by fire", Shao Xu saw the figure clearly, isn't this the girl who lingers? "I, what's wrong with me, am I thinking nonsense again, damn it." Shao Xu whispered to the sky. "Shouldn't I go back to the house and see... The Haunting Key Girl is still not in the house, or..."

"It's going to get dark so soon, it's just that, I'll send someone back tomorrow to take a look." Shao Xu muttered as he walked down the dirt slope, he didn't understand what was wrong with him, shouldn't he always be thinking about Lian'er in his heart at this moment, let's put these aside, we will go on the expedition in three days, this nonsense should stop.

"Boom! Boom! Boom! The sound of drums shattered the dawn fog, and the day was just dawn, and the right guard camp was already dark, and the columns stood in an orderly formation, all the sergeants clenched the weapons in their hands, and the armor collided with each other and made a low metallic sound, they were all waiting for an order to rise, and they were fighting for this glory on their bodies.

"All the soldiers listened to the order and immediately set out for the camp! Beat the drums, raise the trumpet, and kill the enemy! Shao Xu held the talisman in his hand, his voice was impassioned, Yuan Wendu assisted from the side, and all the sergeants marched forward like a sea of mountains.

Yuan Wendu led 7,000 people from the Right Guard Battalion and the Left Guard Battalion to assemble and prepare, while Shao Xu brought 5,000 soldiers into battle with light equipment and marched to Jushan with himself for two days in a row. At this time, taking advantage of the night, these 5,000 people touched the mountain, and there was only the rustle of leaves in the wind and the sound of short and rapid footsteps.

"General Shao, will there be something wrong with me waiting for such an unauthorized army, only our five thousand people, I'm afraid it is..."

"The soldiers are fast, the fighters are fleeting, the large army is marching with great momentum, the front foot has just left, and the enemy's back foot knows that if you want to be surprised, you must surprise and attack. General Yuan will definitely try to delay the march of the army, at this time what we have to do is to reach the top of the mountain as soon as possible, if Meng joins the army, he can go back by himself, if Marshal Zhong pursues it, if he wants to cut it, he will cut off my head as a vanguard officer first! Meng Zhiqing was silent, so he had to follow.

Shao Xu walked in front of the crowd, his feet moving among the weeds, from time to time he was entangled and pricked by thorns, he did not stop at all, and encouraged and urged all the sergeants to go up the mountain together.

"Not good! Someone! Someone! Shao Xu looked nervous, everyone stopped, the night was dark and quiet, and even a sound of insects could be heard very clearly.

"Sand, sand, sand." The voice was getting closer and closer, Shao Xu held the sword in his hand tightly, squatted in the weeds, and didn't even dare to breathe, as if he could hear his own heartbeat.

"General Shao! Is that you! I'm Hu Dingzong! This sound seemed to resound through the valley, everyone was like frightened birds, and there was a commotion, Shao Xu was also shocked into a cold sweat, slowly moved a few steps forward, and slowly went in the direction where the sound was transmitted.

The footsteps gradually approached, Shao Xu suddenly jumped up from the weeds, stabbed at the man with a sword, the man dodged sideways, and immediately knelt on the ground and said, "General Shao, it's me!" Mr. Qi asked me to come and lead the way, and I waited for more than 700 people to wait for the general on the top of Ju Mountain. ”

Shao Xu took a deep breath, sighed, put away the sword in his hand, breathed a sigh of relief, helped Hu Dingzong up, and said, "Leader Hu, you frightened me and almost injured you." How did you end up here? ”

"It's a cheap life, and it's not in the way if you get hurt. It was Mr. Qi who asked me to wait for the general directly from Junpanling more than ten days ago. ”

Shao Xu looked around and asked, "Mr. Qi suddenly left the camp that day, I still have some doubts, can Mr. Qi be on the mountain now?" ”

"Mr. Qi is waiting for the general on the mountain, let's go up the mountain first."

"Good! Give me the order, continue to walk, extinguish the torches in their hands, use this torch as a guide, and walk slowly. ”

Meng Zhiqing gave an order to the next person, he extinguished the torch first, and that person gave the order to the person behind, and went down in turn, the torches were gradually extinguished, and everyone narrowed the distance and moved up next to each other.

The sky slowly turned from dim to light and dark, and it was completely dark before, but now you can still see something, and the trees and flowers can slowly see more clearly, and the sergeants are relieved a little.

"There's light on it! There's light on it! A few people couldn't help but scream a few times, and then a burst of cheers slowly sounded, only a few sounds, and the sound subsided, and everyone understood that it was not appropriate to make a loud noise at this time, in case the whereabouts were leaked to the enemy army, then.... All is in vain.

At this time, the march of the army also increased a little, and then after five consecutive days of marching, it was set up at a distance of fifty miles from Xieyuan.

In the big tent, Zhong Yue scolded coldly: "This Shao Xu acted without permission, and I will behead this hairy boy when I come back!" ”

"Yuan Wendu, you didn't report to me first, but even helped him cover it up, you are guilty!"

Yuan Wendu had already fallen to the ground and pleaded with him: "My subordinates are guilty, if I don't win this time, my subordinates are willing to kill themselves, this matter is a decision made by me and General Shao, and then I will ask the marshal to deal with his subordinates." ”

"You! You! The wings are much stiffer, what kind of ecstasy has this hairy boy poured on you, so that you can do such a risky thing calmly. ”

"The marshal is angry, this Shao Xu is an arrogant boy, and when he comes back, he will behead him directly. I, Tian Hong, would like to personally lead 10,000 soldiers of the Left Guard Battalion to fight this first battle, and I will defeat the rabble in one battle. ”

"Presumptuous!" The bell roared, and the tent fell silent for a moment.

"This is a matter of this handsome, when will it be your turn to speak here, get out of the tent for me!"

"Humph! That subordinate takes his leave! Tian Hongfu clenched his hands tightly into fists, and angrily lifted the tent away.

"What is this Zhong about him, dare to insult me like this to my face, this revenge will be avenged by Tian Hong."

"Gongzi is angry, although this Zhong family is a powerful person, but in terms of the current powerful people in the court, who can compare to Lord Lingzun. We might as well just stand still and let him ask him to toss himself. ”

After hearing this, Tian Hongfu replied: "Li Kun, do you have any good ideas besides these nonsense?" ”

"Don't worry, Childe has already taken countermeasures, it is not appropriate to talk about it here, and I will talk to Childe in detail after returning to the camp tent for a while."

"Command the three armies, tonight's password is to wear armor, patrol and guard by the left guard battalion, each battalion sleeps with armor, and those who dare to be good at disarming will be killed!" Zhong Yue dictated to the herald.

"Order all battalions to sleep with armor on their armor today, be on guard for night attacks, and behead those who disarm."

"The enemy dares to attack at night, and there are still fifty miles there." A patrol sergeant said.

"We can do whatever the boss tells us to do, it's this armor to sleep, who can sleep, it's not as comfortable as the two of us who patrol the night."

"After this patrol, I will change the guard and rest, I have been patrolling for two hours, there is not a single bullshit, and I don't have to wear armor to sleep like them when I go back from patrolling, and I can sleep with peace of mind." Before the man's words fell, dozens of arrows were shot not far away, and the man who spoke was shot dead on the spot, and the other person was hit by an arrow in the shoulder and leg, and shouted urgently: "The enemy is attacking, there is..."

"The camp on the west side is on fire, quick! Fast! "Because all the sergeants are wearing armor, they have gathered together for a while, Tian Hongfu, Yuan Wendu, and He Liang led their men and horses out in all directions, and the enemy army did not love to fight, and ran when they saw people coming out, it seemed that there were not many people, and they fought and retreated, and disappeared as soon as they slipped away.

"Poor Kou don't chase, be careful of deception, these are just camps, withdraw!" He Liang stopped the pursuing sergeant and withdrew into the camp.

Tian Hongfu was red-eyed all the way, and led about 5,000 people to chase and kill all the way, Yuan Wendu immediately sent people back to the camp to report, and he led the army to follow closely in case of emergency.

"General Tian! I can't wait any longer! A soldier stepped forward and said.

"This enemy army does not seem to be in love with war at all, and when retreating, not only is the team not chaotic, but retreats in an orderly manner, and there is no appearance of retreat, and our men and horses are forcibly pursued, I'm afraid..."

"What Liu Senjun said is extremely true, General Tian, we can't go any further."

Only then did Tian Hongfu restrain his horse, and all the sergeants also stopped, standing in place and waiting for the military order. "Retreat, what a disappointment, go back to the camp! Back to camp. ”

"Herald to return to camp!" The flag officer waved the command flag, and when the sergeants were about to retreat, the killings began on all sides, and rows of arrows fell towards it. There was a mess for a while, Tian Hongfu was so frightened that he fell off his horse, and several sergeants hurriedly stepped forward to protect him, and after a while, the enemy army who had just fled turned his head and killed this side. The shouts of killing one after another, the "clang" sound from the intersection of weapons surrounded the surroundings, and these few charges down, the casualties of Tian Hongfu's soldiers gradually increased, Tian Hongfu was extremely frightened, and fled backwards by himself.

"Shoot the White Horse Rider!"

"Don't let him run." A man who looked like a general in the Northern Zhao Army shouted loudly.

When Tian Hongfu heard this, he didn't care about what happened to the soldiers, he whipped and jumped away, and eight elite horsemen followed the escort, and the soldiers under his command saw that the main general had run away, and they were in a mess, and the army's spirit immediately collapsed, and they scattered in all directions.

"General Yuan, there seems to be a battle ahead, how do we..."

"Order the flag officer, herald the march! Support General Tian! Yuan Wendu led 800 cavalry to gallop away, and the infantry followed behind, rushing forward desperately.

Tian Hongfu ran for a while, and saw that there was a sound of horses' hooves, and it was getting closer and closer, and he was exhausted at the moment, but when he saw that the sound was coming from the front, not from the back, he suddenly rejoiced, reinforcements, it must be reinforcements.

Seeing that the enemy was scattered, the Northern Zhao army sent elite cavalry to gallop out, and rushed to kill the enemy in front of them. The five thousand sergeants of the left guard battalion were wounded and died, and the rest were only bent on retreating, and when they saw that the whole army was about to be destroyed, a group of cavalry shouted and came, and it was Yuan Wendu who rushed in front, and he immediately picked up the silver spear in his hand with a horizontal gun, and the silver light flashed, and the three fell under the horse.

"Kill the enemy with General Yuan!" Eight hundred cavalry shouted, one of them led seven horsemen to leap past Yuan Wendu's side, the iron lance in his hand was across the right side of the horse, he turned sideways to pull the lance upward, and one man and one horse fell to the ground. At this time, more than a dozen horsemen and horses in Beizhao ran in a circle around his sides, gradually the circle shrank smaller and smaller, more than a dozen iron lances lined up on one side, and suddenly one of them stabbed him in the back, he returned to the lance and blocked, and knocked the man off the horse, when he did not turn back, the circle shrank suddenly, and more than a dozen iron lances hit him.