Chapter 020: The Enemy Returns
It was almost noon, and the two of them finally stopped the training, which was both tortureous and rewarding in Qin Shen's eyes, and took a break with dry food and water in their hands.
"In Brother Qu's opinion, like me...... Among those who practice the sword...... Well, you know what I mean. Qin Shen couldn't stop asking curiously, wanting to confirm the other party's answer in order to understand his own shortcomings, or to prove himself urgently.
Qu Han slowly tore off a piece of dried meat and put it into his mouth, and said lightly: "It's a middle-class asset." ”
Middle-class seniority? Isn't it a superior asset? Qin Shen was slightly disappointed and was about to get to the bottom of it, but when he saw that more than ten horses were galloping in the direction where Qu Han was sitting, he couldn't help but get up and stare at it.
Qu Han, who thought that he would continue to ask, was slightly stunned when he found his abnormality, and then followed his gaze, and after seeing it clearly, he raised the water bladder and drank a few sips, got up and put it into the horse bag and said, "I'm afraid something will happen." ”
Qin Shen wanted to tease a few words, but finally nodded solemnly.
More than ten horsemen rushed to the distance of the two people, and the knight led by the knight slowed down without waiting for the horse to stop completely, turned over and dismounted and landed firmly in front of Qin Shen with a military salute and half-knelt and said: "Yu Dubo, more than 100 traces of the Huns were found in the west twenty miles, and the subordinates ordered the brothers in the team to rush back to report after falling from afar, how to deal with it next, and ask Du Bo to decide." ”
XXX! Why do good things never come to me!
After getting such news, Qin Shen instantly couldn't help but let out a national scolding to relieve the depression in his heart, leaned over to help the other party, turned around, and unhurriedly put the dry food and water in his hand into the pocket on the side of the saddle.
The knight's gaze moved left and right with his movements, and he thought that this unruly demeanor really had a bit of the demeanor of a captain, no wonder the lieutenant would favor him!
After doing these movements in his hands, Qin Shen's mood was no longer as agitated as before, and he said calmly: "The brother who is watching shouldn't be in any danger, right?" ”
Hearing the inquiry, the knight hurriedly withdrew from his nonsense and replied respectfully: "Dubo can rest assured, most of the brothers in the army are good at concealment and tracking techniques, and it seems that this kind of undiscovered tracking is expected to be fine." ”
"Okay, then I'll rest assured......" Qin Shen was about to open his mouth to inquire about how to deal with this matter according to the precedent, when he suddenly found that a small group of cavalry in Han army uniforms was rushing in front of him, and he couldn't help but stop talking, and at the same time, an ominous premonition welled up in his heart.
Everyone followed his gaze and felt the same way.
"Uncle Yu, there are hundreds of traces of the Huns found in the east ten miles...... Cao Jin got up and wiped his sweat after finishing the ceremony, and looked at Qin Shen with anticipation waiting for the next order, but saw that he was indifferent, just reached out and took the horse close to him and stroked the horse's cheek like a lover, and then there was no other reaction, and he couldn't help but call softly in a hurry: "Dubo......"
Qin Shen sighed slightly, and said unhurriedly: "Wait a little longer." ”
"Ahh Cao Jin exclaimed in surprise, and the rest also looked at each other, but there will be an order, and everyone can only obey, Cao Jin immediately added after reacting: "Only! ”
Qin Shen maintained this action like this, the rhythm did not change in the slightest, and it was difficult for everyone to guess what he was going to do, so they had to stand anxiously and quietly in their hearts, waiting for instructions.
"Dubo, do you need to report back to Wuquan, or do you need to tell the nearby Fengsui to warn you?" Xue Yu was worried about whether he was already six gods and no master at the moment, so he couldn't help but whisper a reminder.
"Salary warning?" Cao Jin, who was anxious and helpless, seemed to have found a place to vent when he heard this, and suddenly slapped Xue Yu's head and accused: "Boy, have you lived enough?" Do you think the salary warning is child's play? If the final judgment is wrong, I am afraid that hundreds of heads will not be enough. ”
"I, I'm not ......" Xue Yu looked aggrieved.
"That's it!" Qin Shen frowned and glared at Cao Jin, who was about to continue his seizures, and looked at him with a puff of anger and repeated tepidly: "Wait a little longer!" ”
"Alas!" Cao Jin sighed dissatisfiedly, tilted his head to look into the distance, and said secretly in his heart: Wait, wait, what are you waiting for, waiting for the Huns to swallow me alive?
Qin Shen took in his reaction, but he didn't say anything anymore, just turned around and gently combed the horse's mane with his hand.
In fact, as far as he is concerned, at this moment, more than anyone else, he hopes to have a clear answer and decision immediately, but even if this is the unexpected situation he encountered on his first patrol, he is not so panicked that he forgot the words "there must be a demon when things go wrong".
The Huns came in two teams, or more teams, what is the intention of this?
If a decision is made at this time to send someone to report back to Wuquan, then if there is a third team or a fourth team, how will they deal with themselves at that time?
Continue to send people in return? But how do you report it? Say that the Huns came to attack the city, or that the Huns came to provoke, or that the Huns came to slip around?
If it is just a false alarm in the end, then I am afraid that I will become the laughing stock of the entire Wuquan, although this situation is almost impossible to happen, but it is not completely impossible.
Whether it is from public or private, or from the attitude towards affairs, he must first understand the ins and outs of the whole matter before making the next step.
As if to confirm his thoughts, before the tea was done, a third team of patrol cavalry rushed back to report that hundreds of Huns had crossed Tiantian and marched towards the Great Wall.
Hearing such a result, Qin Shen breathed a sigh of relief and felt a sense of relief, and the whole person became relaxed, as long as things did not deviate from his judgment, what could make him afraid again?
When the fourth team returned, Qin Shen finally spoke: "Have you contacted the other brothers to assemble?" ”
After receiving an affirmative answer, he bowed his head in approval, and asked instead: "How many tuntians are there outside the Saiwai?" ”
"Five!" As soon as Cao Jinfu, who was in a hurry, finished answering, he was puzzled: "Dubo is saying that the Xiongnu are going to attack the fort?" It's just that now is not the harvest season, why did the Xiongnu choose this time to attack? Besides, the fort has its own guards, and there are only more than 100 horsemen, and they ......"
Cao Jin was silent, but the suspicion in his words was undoubtedly revealed.
"How can you go to death without your own strength, right?" Qin Shen went on to finish speaking for him, and immediately smiled indifferently in his chest, and said without doubt: "The Xiongnu divided their troops to come just to confuse us and others, and after crossing Tiantian, they will gather and attack one place, as for why they attacked Tuntian at this time, if I expected it to be correct, I am afraid it is for revenge." ”
"Revenge?"
"Maybe, otherwise, as you just said, why did the Huns choose this season to attack and disturb Tuntian?" Qin Shen shrugged his shoulders irresponsibly, and without waiting for Cao Jin to react too much, he suddenly ordered: "Get on the horse!" Honking Dysprosium! ”
"Yui!" With a sound of response, a soldier took out a chirp and shot it into the air, telling the brothers who had not yet arrived to inform them of the assembly place.
Qin Shen turned over and said, "Zhu San, you quickly report the matter to the captain, and ask the captain to send troops to support as soon as possible." ”
How am I again! Zhu San, who had been in the army for a short time and was under the care of everyone in Fengsui, still didn't know what a military order was, and since he saw Qin Shen's gaze, he couldn't help but retreat.
The last time he sent the message to pick up the guards who came to support and didn't participate in any battle, he was made fun of by Cheng Liu, if he continued to run errands this time, he might be ridiculed for what he looked like, in short, he was a hundred reluctant at the moment.
In a short moment, Qin Shen saw his reaction clearly, his brows gradually rose under a slight stunned, and his eyes became sharp, which forced the other party to hurriedly agree and ride away.
Looks like I usually take too much care of him! Looking at Zhu San's distant figure, he reflected on himself, his eyes swept over everyone and said solemnly: "There may be a fierce battle later, and before that, I will make three chapters with you." ”
The soldiers heard the deterrent meaning in his words, and they couldn't help but listen to the instructions with a grim expression.
"You must not leave the team without authorization, you must not engage in short-handed combat, you must not be cowardly, and if there is a violator, you will be punished by military law!" Leng Ran Xuan swept his eyes to get the result he wanted, and said in a slow tone: "At this moment, I don't know where the Huns will attack, so we will gather in the direction of Tuntian first, and wait for the slightest movement, and immediately point the troops directly." ”
Everyone agreed with a bang, and formed a group to follow Qin Shen behind him and galloped slowly towards Tuntian.
"Was there a little surprise to you just now?" Qu Han drove his horse to his side and said in a low voice, and there was a rare bit of schadenfreude in his words.
Qin Shen knew what the other party was referring to, and shrugged his shoulders noncommittally.
Qu Han glanced at his expression and sighed lightly: "Actually, Brother Qin, have you ever thought that if you take good care of him today, you may harm him in the future?" Although Zhu San is young, since he has chosen the path of joining the army, why hasn't he chosen the various situations he will face in the future, and you can take care of him for a while, can you take care of him for a lifetime? Why don't you let him go and let him grow up quickly in the military experience, isn't it a great benefit to you and him? Moreover...... Besides, the army has its own rules, and it's okay to take care of it for a while, but if it is like this for a long time, how will the other brothers think about it? ”
"Rules ......" Qin Shen raised his head to look at the clouds speeding in the sky, and was silent for a moment: "If everything is done according to the rules, then it seems that I shouldn't call you Brother Qu, and you should at least call me Dubo, how can you be so comfortable." ”
Qu Han was speechless for a while, and his face was full of embarrassment.
During the march, the arriving squads gradually caught up with the assembly, and the team gradually became stronger.
"Just kidding, Brother Qu doesn't have to take it seriously." Qin Shen looked back at his comrades who had returned to the team, his face was full of success, and he smiled: "Brother Qu has always been unsmiling, I thought he was a person with a rock-like heart, but I didn't expect to try it today, but it may not be the case." ”
After speaking, he looked at the helpless smile of the other party, and added: "Actually, although you and I have a broken relationship, but they complement each other, you can treat me like this, I am really only happy, but if there is only superiority and humility, the fun in the army will be much less, Brother Qu thinks so?" ”
Qu Han sighed, and his face returned to calm and said: "Xu is that I have been free and used to wandering freely for many years, and I can't adapt to life in the army, if I have to meet a boss like you, I am afraid that it will be difficult to accommodate me in the army for half a moment." ”
Qin Shen's expression moved when he heard this, his lips opened slightly, but he didn't ask in the end, he just nodded meaninglessly.
Who doesn't have a little secret that can't be revealed?