The menacing attack of the Huns retreated in disgrace, an unprecedented victory. With the power of high walls, thunder shells, and artillery, the Huns threw down thousands of corpses and fled with more wounded, although it is not certain that the Huns will retreat to the desert from then on, at least they will never dare to watch the Yanmen Pass again.

Xie Baichuan drank a lot of wine, and he didn't know where the helmet and armor went, so he could only laugh loudly. took another big sip of wine, touched a handful of wine stuck to his beard and chest, staggered to Su Ren, and raised the wine bowl high: "General, the old man relied on the old man to sell the old man and said something unpleasant, when you came to Yanmen, the old man was a hundred dissatisfied, the old man was stationed in Daijun for 18 years, and the Huns fought hundreds of battles, watching the robe Ze die one by one, the old man felt bitter!" ”

Saying that, Xie Baichuan actually cried like a child in public, and the atmosphere of the banquet was condensed. Xie Baichuan cried twice and stood up again: "The old man just thought, this child who has not grown all his hair dares to call him the god of war, is Your Majesty confused?" With such a big decisive battle with the Huns, I didn't send an experienced veteran, but I sent a hairy child, isn't it enough for my big man to die? ”

"Many times, the old man wants to write to His Majesty, and wants His Majesty to change you as a general!" Xie Baichuan straightened his body: "The old man is not talented, but the heart of the old man can be learned from the sun and the moon, if His Majesty really can't find a general, the old man is willing to fight this old bone and fight to the death with the Huns!" ”

Su Ren listened quietly, with a faint smile on his face. Everyone stopped drinking and chatting, and their eyes were all fixed on Su Ren and Xie Baichuan. I was close to Su Ren and couldn't wait to go down now and beat up Xie Baichuan, an old fool. Everyone who was familiar with Xie Baichuan sweated for Xie Baichuan, they didn't expect Xie Baichuan to say such a thing, if Su Ren was angry, he immediately cut it, and no one had anything to say.

"Hahaha......" Xie Baichuan suddenly laughed: "But in today's battle, the old man admires the general very much, not to mention how many Huns are killed and wounded, but our dead and wounded soldiers add up to not a thousand, the old man is very pleased, the general cares about the life and death of the sons and daughters, and is a general worthy of the sons to follow!" ”

grabbed the wine jar next to him, poured another bowl for himself, and raised it again, Xie Baichuan gave Su Renshen a salute: "A bowl of old and decrepit hussar generals!" ”

Su Ren nodded slightly, picked up his wine bowl and touched Xie Baichuan from afar, and drank it dry. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and the atmosphere in the lobby rose again. No matter how Su Ren was viewed before, based on today's battle and Su Ren's performance just now, the generals, captains, and lieutenants under him have greatly changed their views on Su Ren.

Han Qing had been silently observing, and took the opportunity to say to Su Ren: "In today's battle, Mr. can be regarded as establishing real prestige, and there is no longer anything to hinder. ”

Su Ren said with a smile: "They are all good men who bleed for the big man, if I start with a small belly chicken intestine to make people laugh, besides, am I the person with the small belly chicken intestine?" Just now, Xie Baichuan has been stationed in Daijun for 18 years, and his four sons died on the battlefield, which is worthy of respect! ”

"I don't know if it's a small belly chicken intestine, but I know that today's battle, I'm afraid the Huns won't mention the spirit of attacking Yanmen for a long time, and if you don't get it, you will ......."

Su Ren glared at Han Qing: "If you have something to say, if you have a fart, you will let it go, I hate you the way you talk halfway." ”

Han Qing smiled: "I'm worried that the Huns will retreat!" ”

Su Ren was stunned: "You mean, we used too much force this time and beat the Huns too hard?" ”

"It's a little."

Su Ren frowned and thought about it, and nodded after a while: "It's really possible!" He turned his head to Huang 13 and said, "Go and see if the scout has come back, and bring him to see me as soon as he comes back." ”

The banquet was almost drunk overnight, except for the soldiers and officers who needed to be stationed, as long as almost everyone in the Yanmen Pass garrison had a sip of wine, which was very rare in the barracks, not to mention that it was still wartime, and drinking alcohol before the war was a taboo for soldiers, and it was intolerable by military law. This time, the military Sima of the hussar general Su Ren was a person named Zhang Huazhi, who seemed to suddenly pop out of thin air, and appeared in the defenders of Yanmen for no reason.

Before leaving, Su Kai deliberately tactfully reminded Su Ren to be careful of this Zhang Huazhi, Su Ren didn't take it to heart at that time, and since he came to Yanmen Pass, the military Sima Zhang Huazhi rarely appeared in front of Su Ren like a transparent person, and even if he appeared, he sat aside without saying a word, sometimes people felt that Su Ren's military Sima might as well not have it, and it had no effect at all.

Regarding Su Ren's military politics, Zhang Huazhi ignored it, which can be understood as not competing for power with Su Ren. However, even the logistics support he needs to be responsible for, the training of armor soldiers and other matters, this Zhang Huazhi does not seem to have any interest. He hid in his room all day long, and no one knew what he was doing. Even if someone reports to the military commander, they will be blocked back by the sergeant in front of the door and asked Su Ren to solve it.

In today's war with the Huns, Zhang Huazhi did not appear as always, so Zhang Huazhi naturally did not participate in the banquet to celebrate the achievement. Until the end of the banquet, Zhang Huazhi appeared in front of Su Ren for the thirty-ninth time. Zhang Huazhi looks very unpleasant, the willow eyebrows above Danfeng's eyes are what a woman should have, plus a rosacea nose and crooked corners of the mouth, forming a peculiar appearance.

Zhang Huazhi is not very old, according to the notice issued by the imperial court, he is not yet thirty this year, but the deep forehead lines and uncoordinated rough skin on his face indicate that this person must have suffered hardships that ordinary people could not match before.

"General, drinking alcohol in wartime should be done by military law, Ben Sima has ordered someone to block the lobby, and take back the liquor in the hands of the soldiers, and this matter will also be informed to Your Majesty, I have no right to dispose of the general, but those who drink alcohol are twenty military sticks each, this is military law!" After Zhang Huazhi finished speaking, without waiting for Su Ren to answer, he ordered the firing squad behind him to start execution.

Xie Baichuan drank the most, so he was even more drunk to death, and knowing that his pants had been ripped off, the old man felt that something was not right. Before he could shout, he was hit hard on the buttocks. Twenty sticks are not a lot, but who has ever seen thousands of people beaten together? Some people are strong and don't say a word, and some people howl like killing a pig even if they hit them with a stick on the buttocks.

Listening to the crackling movement, Su Ren suddenly had no intention of pleading, and just looked at Zhang Huazhi coldly. Zhang Huazhi saluted again: "If the hussar general has any dissatisfaction with the subordinates, he can write to His Majesty, and if His Majesty feels that the subordinates are inappropriate or arbitrarily powered, they are willing to obey the law." ”

"Humph! You're doing it right! You are Sima and have this right! Su Ren snorted coldly, got up and left the lobby.

Han Qing did not belong to the defenders, and Huang Shisan and Manniu did not drink, so they were naturally not within the scope of Zhang Huazhi's management. Seeing that Su Ren was gone, the three of them hurriedly followed. Without waiting to leave the lobby, Su Ren said loudly: "Send someone to check, what is the origin of this guy?" I want to see what kind of military Sima sent by His Majesty! In addition, send someone to keep an eye on him, as long as he dares to make the slightest mistake or omission, he will be killed immediately without retribution! ”

Huang Shisan and Manniu hurriedly promised, only Han Qing turned his head to look at Zhang Hua, and there was more doubt in his eyes than playfulness and sympathy.

The hard-won victory completely destroyed the whole atmosphere of Zhang Huazhi, and after this incident, Su Ren began to think about what Liu Che meant by sending Zhang Huazhi to be his military commander? Surveillance, this is one of the responsibilities of the military commander. Checks and balances, judging from Zhang Huazhi's past performance, there are no substantive actions to prove this. Then only the investigation remains, could it be that Liu Che has not fully believed in Su Ren until now? Su Ren's heart was a little cold.

Han Qing poured a glass of water for Su Ren: "Sir, don't mind, Jun Sima is not the first initiative of His Majesty, he has the same official position in the previous dynasty, Mr. is leading the army outside, as the emperor will definitely not rest assured, to say a big disrespectful word, if the general is Your Majesty, will you be suspicious of your generals?" ”

"Huh." Han Qing smiled: "The origin of Mr. is strange, as far as I know, the entire Han Dynasty is circulating the wild history of Mr., and the version is peculiar and has a lot of myths and legends, especially after the adaptation of the Nanyue people, the Western Regions people, and the Huns, it is even more extraordinary!" Among the three strategies of heaven and man that Dong Zhongshu presented to His Majesty back then, the divine right of the monarch was enshrined as the truth by His Majesty, and Mr. is a fairy-like existence, and His Majesty may not be too comfortable in his heart. ”

Han Qing waved his hand and motioned to Su Ren to let him finish his words: "However, whether it is surveillance or investigation, there is no need for Zhang Huazhi to come out like this, Zhang Huazhi suddenly made trouble today, there must be some hidden secrets in this, Jun Sima is the most trusted person by His Majesty, so I feel that Chang'an must have changed, or it is unknown if His Majesty sent a secret order to Zhang Huazhi!" ”

"Chang'an?"

Han Qing nodded: "Last time, it was confirmed that Luan Da's younger brother was pretending to be Luan Da to stay with His Majesty, and if he didn't get things right, it would be bad for this person." ”

Su Ren thought for a long time, sat quietly for a while, and tapped his fingers on the back of the chair with a rhythmic sound. Han Qing didn't continue to say more, and motioned for Huang Shisan and Manniu to go out with him.

Su Ren waited for news from the scouts until a fish-belly white appeared in the east, and the scouts finally returned. Huang 13 hurriedly led the scouts to report back to Su Ren. Su Ren carefully inquired about the situation of the Hun camp, and on the surface, the Huns did not mean to retreat, but were sharpening their swords, and they were quite determined to fight again in the future. According to the scouts, the lights in the Xiongnu camp remained awake all night, and the number of patrols and soldiers came and went twice as many as before.

After the scout finished reporting, Han Qing and Su Ren glanced at each other. Han Qing said: "The Huns are really cunning, they will definitely run!" ”

Su Ren smiled: "Run?" How can it be that easy? We started this battle first, and it was not easy to gather the Huns together, how could we let them leave? Go, go and call those guys with messy butts over, Zhang Huazhi's account will be calculated slowly in the future, the big thing in front of him is important! ”