Xue Shao slept (or fell into a coma) and when he woke up, it was dark. In a trance, he had a little amnesia and couldn't remember where he was. I saw a faint light in front of me, like an oil lamp.

There was a vague figure beside the lamp, as if lying on the table and asleep.

As soon as Xue Shao moved, the man woke up and hurriedly got up, "The young marshal is awake - come on, get the soup!" ”

It's Zhang Renyuan. At first, Xue Shao planned to leave him in Yinchuan Juntun to recuperate, but he insisted on going north with the army. At the beginning of the war, Xue Shao left him in the rear army and escorted the baggage with Duan Feng, so he did not participate in the battle.

Xue Shao supported the bed board with his hands and wanted to sit up, but a sharp pain in his back made him lose strength in an instant, and he fell down again.

"Don't move, young marshal!" Zhang Renyuan hurriedly stepped forward to support him and said, "You were hit by three arrows behind you, fortunately the armor was excellent and did not hurt the muscles and bones, but it also left a sore and lost a lot of blood. Zhang Cheng has already treated your injuries and sutured them, and it is time to recuperate now. ”

I got an arrow? When?

Xue Shao thought about it for a while, but he was unimpressed.

A tribal walked in, holding a steaming soup with the smell of meat.

"Like fresh meat?" At the moment, there was only jerky in the army at most, and Xue Shao was a little strange so he asked, "Where did you get it?" ”

The trilogy replied that it was horse meat.

"I don't eat horse meat, take it!!" Xue Shao suddenly became angry, startling Zhang Renyuan and the subordinates.

The tribe hurriedly took the broth away.

"The young marshal is injured, don't be angry." Zhang Renyuan whispered.

Xue Shao froze and asked, "What about the others?" ”

Of course, Zhang Renyuan knew who Xue Shao was asking, so he replied: "Yan Jingrong, Gan Yuanyun, Pei Siliang and Wang Zhifang were all killed. ”

These four people were all veterans who had followed Pei Xingjian to fight in the south and the north, and later followed Xue Shao to become the generals of the Shuofang army. Zhang Zhiyun, Cui Zhigong and Liu Xuanyi, who died in the battle of Lingzhou, were once the "twelve great generals" of the Shuofang Army, and now only Dugu Zhizhi, Sha Zha Zhongyi and Zhang Renyuan remain, as well as Ashina Zhongjie who followed Wang Xiaojie and Tang Xiujing, who was transferred to Ulzhou.

Xue Shao was lying on his back to the sky, his expression was dry and his eyes were dull, "What else?" ”

"On the side of the Yulin Army, your former personal companion Lu Siyi also died." Zhang Ren is willing to say again.

Xue Shao was still lying like that, as if he had lost his mind, "Go on." ”

Zhang Renyuan took a deep breath, as if he had let go, and said, "General Li Duozuo is seriously injured and is in danger of being unconscious. ”

Xue Shao sat up with a bounce, and Zhang Renyuan hurriedly held him down, "Wu Yuan and several military doctors are doing their best to treat him. The young marshal should not go over now! ”

Xue Shao stared at Zhang Renyuan with wide eyes, Zhang Renyuan looked back at him very sincerely and stubbornly, not giving an inch.

Xue Shao lay down again, "What about the others?" ”

"The losses of the Tukaku cavalry were relatively heavy. General Niu Ben ......" Zhang Renyuan hesitated and gritted his teeth.

"How?" Xue Shao sat up again.

This time, Zhang Renyuan didn't stop him, but said: "I'll help the young marshal go over and have a look!" ”

Xue Shao jumped up and rushed out of the tent quickly. Zhang Renyuan hurriedly followed.

After leaving the tent, Xue Shao was stunned on the spot.

As far as the eye could see, there were all people lying on the ground. And corpses.

People and corpses were mixed together, and the blood of the living and the blood of the dead were shed. Xue Shao almost couldn't tell who was alive and who was dead.

Seeing Xue Shao come out, the soldiers who could still move slowly walked over. Some even lost their legs and were carried by their companions.

They all slowly gathered around Xue Shao, shouting "young marshal" and "young marshal" one by one.

Xue Shao opened his mouth and wanted to speak, but he couldn't spit out a word.

There was a cry. Immediately, there was a scolding, saying that the bad seed was not allowed to cry.

Xue Shao walked up to the crying warrior, a young man who was not yet twenty years old, with only a bloody hole left in his left eye, and his left leg had been completely severed from his knee. Although it was bandaged, it still did not stop bleeding.

He squatted on the ground, tilted his head, and looked at Xue Shao with one eye and a bloody hole.

Xue Shao squatted down and held his shoulder, "My brother in robe, there is no one who is a bad seed. ”

Immediately, there was a cry at the scene.

"Young marshal, when are we going to fight back?"

"So many brothers have died, we have to avenge the blood hatred!!"

"Yes. Definitely. Xue Shao said, "Brothers, let's recuperate first." ”

Zhang Renyuan hurriedly persuaded these soldiers to retreat one after another, and then led Xue Shao to another improvised marching tent.

Before he could go in, Xue Shao heard Niu Ben scolding inside, "dog, I'm going to slaughter you!" ”

"Hold him, hold him! Shut up!! ”

There was a loud noise of struggle and confusion, and Niu Ben was obviously gagged, still letting out a dull roar and roar.

"Young marshal, it's Zhang Cheng who is treating Niu Ben's injuries." Zhang Renyuan hurriedly said.

Xue Shao couldn't help but didn't rush in. After a long time, when the movement inside had subsided, he lifted the curtain and went in.

Zhang Cheng happened to come out of it with a plate, sweating profusely and looking prostration.

Xue Shao saw that there were six or seven bloody arrows on his plate.

Niu Ben lay lifeless on the marching couch, no longer moving.

"Can you live?" Xue Shao asked Zhang Cheng.

Zhang Cheng shook his head with a tired and helpless expression, "My subordinates don't know." The young marshal forgives his sins. ”

"I know you did your best. Let's go take a break! Xue Shao patted Zhang Cheng's shoulder, he nodded and walked out. Several other soldiers who came in to help also went out one after another.

Xue Shao walked to Niu Ben's side and squatted down, looking at him closely.

This bison-like fierce man, pale and bloodless, lay lifeless, as if he was already a dead man. His body was covered in blood, some of it was dried up, some of it was still flowing. A scar on his face had been slashed from the bridge of his nose to the left under his earlobe, and had now been stitched into a twisted and unsightly black-blooded centipede.

His left arm, from elbow down, was gone.

"Brother."

"Brother Niuben."

Xue Shao called softly twice, but Niu Ben did not answer.

Xue Shao shook his shoulder gently, but the two tears on his face fell and just fell into Niu Ben's mouth.

"dog, I'll slaughter you!!"

The bull ran and fought.

Xue Shao hugged him, "Brother, it's me!" ”

"dogs! I'll kill you!! ”

Niu Ben struggled desperately and roared loudly, Zhang Renyuan hurriedly stepped forward to help Xue Shao, and tried his best to hold Niu Ben down.

"Dog!"

"Genius dog!!"

Niu Ben stared at a pair of bronze bell-like eyes, and kept scolding wildly. The wound on his face burst open, and blood poured out.

Xue Shao pressed him stiffly, "Brother, do you want to kill Xue Shao?" ”

Niu Ben was stunned for a moment and stopped scolding.

"Then you can do it!"

Xue Shao let go of him.

Niu Ben's copper bell, who had been staring at him deadly, blinked his big eyes, and looked at Xue Shao with a blank face, "Young marshal? ”

Xue Shao smiled and nodded, "It's me." ”

"Why, even you died in battle?" Niu Ben screamed and sat up.

"My silly brother, you're still alive." Xue Shao couldn't help but laugh, laughing so hard that tears flowed.

"Where are my hands? Hand!! Niu Ben hissed and roared, "My hand, where is it!" ”

Xue Shao sat down beside him, "Many of our brothers are dead. ”

"I'd rather die!!" Niu Ben suddenly cried loudly, "I'll be a waste person from now on!" I'm still alive to do something!! ”

"You have to live." Xue Shao said, "A woman named Shi Xiaomei is still waiting for her big bison to marry her and become her own son." Live a lifetime. ”

Niu Bendouran was stunned, nodded stupidly, and muttered: "Yes, I have to go back, I have to go back alive!" Find my restless stinky bitch! …… And her, for the rest of your life! ”

Xue Shao smiled and nodded.

"But in the future, I can only have one child." When he said this, Niu Ben's eyes were dull.

"Why?" Xue Shao asked.

Niu Ben raised half of his left arm, "If there are two or more in my life, I can't hold it!" ”

……

Night.

The people who went to clean up the battlefield were temporarily withdrawn, and Xue Shao asked them one by one to inquire, had they ever seen Xue Chuyu?

The answer is all the same, no.

Xue Chuyu disappeared from the battlefield. The Jumping Army was almost wiped out, and the few people who survived didn't know where Xue Chuyu was, whether he was alive or dead.

"If you look for him again, you must find him." Xue Shao ordered, "Search with all your might, live to see people dead to see corpses!" ”

The next evening, Xue Chuyu still had no news. A person who was unexpected by everyone came to see Xue Shao.

The great leader of the Servant Bone Division, Yi Li Sip.

He was covered in blood, and he couldn't tell if it was his own or someone else's. Xue Shao recognized the huge bow he was carrying at first sight, which was passed to Xue Chuyu by Xue Rengui when he was dying, Xue Gong.

"This is my brother's bow!" Xue Shao almost rushed in front of Yi Li Sipa and snatched the bow back, "What about the others?!" ”

"I searched for a day and a night, and this was the only thing I found." Yi Li Siba said calmly, "And this knife, which he once gave me." ”

With that, Yi Li Si pulled out the Heavenly Official Imperial Sword from his waist and handed it to Xue Shao with both hands.

Xue Shao slowly took the knife and took it out to see that there were a lot of blood stains.

"Whose blood?"

"Turkic."

Xue Shao was silent for a moment, put the knife into the sheath, and handed it back to Yi Li Siba, "Since he gave it to you, then you can take it." ”

Yi Li took it wordlessly and hung it back on his waist.

"Where did you find this bow?" Xue Shao asked.

"I followed General Jade Crown into battle. His horses were so fast and unstoppable that I couldn't see him anymore. "After the enemy retreated, I looked for the foothills to the northeast by guess and estimate, and found the bow in one place. There were a lot of blood stains and traces of fighting, as well as dozens of corpses of the Don army and Turks. But I searched for a day and a night, but I didn't see the figure of General Yuguan at all. ”

Xue Shao took a deep breath to force his composure, "How about you make a hard trip, and take my people to look for it around that area again?" ”

"Just what I want." Yi Li Siba did not hesitate, "Send a few more people, come with me immediately!" ”